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She As Wle (feette News. THI A8800IAT1D PRIM DISPATOHII LA1T IDmOM. 4:80 P. M Weather V or teas t: Fair and Warner. VOL. XV. NO. 55. ASHEVILLE, N. C, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 13, 1910. Ic PIR COPY a Worst Part of It, POWERS' PLATFORM HIS "MARTYRDOM' Lost' He Says THREADS ANOTHER SWEEP Tl Warn iifrtigti TO DESPOTISM ROBBERS MIKE IK sm,,,, GORREC There Are Some People Who Say Dr. Cook Is Still in South America. MT. M KINLEY RECORDS BURIED BENEATH SNOW And Capt. Osborn, Secretary of the Arc tic Club, Says Or. Cook Will Yet Prove He Reach ed the Pole. New York, April 13. The friends of Dr. Frederick A. Cook declare the explorer is still In South America. Captain Bradley S. Osborn, secretary of the Arctic club, says Dr. Cook will not be surprised to hear that the Fairbanks expedition did not find his records. Mr. Osborn said they were left there four years ago, and doubt less have been buried under the snow or swept away by Arctic storms. "Dr. Cool; is probably still In Argentina," sulil Usborn. "He will not return to ihe United States until Harry Whit ney comes back from Etah with the Instruments and records which prove beyond a doubt the explorer's claims. Meanwhile he will meander slowly northward through South America." Mam Mississippi Senators and Repre sentatives Accused of Boodling. Jackson. Miss , April 13. The brib ery investigation reached the anony mous letter tnge today when Repre sentative RiMsell received, a letter from Memphis making wholesale charges of "Doodling" against sena tors and representatives, whose names were given. ltussel read it In the house amid great excitement. Quiet was finally restored. Tin prosecution in the bribery In vestigation in the senate rested Us case yesterday, and the defense en tered upon Its rcbuttul testimony. The diiy's doings were marked by two minor sens.it inns. The first was the exclusion of the newspaper men while Principal Thames of the Pop larvllle academy told why' 8enntor Bilbo severed his connection as a teacher with that school three years ago. Senator P.llbo's counsel demand ed that If the testimony Involved moral shortcomings, the press be ex cluded. Kvldently the testimony did. for the reporters were requested to withdraw. The second sensation was the finding of three bank notes iasuel by the .National Hank of Poplarvllle, In the 645 bribe money. Hllbo turn ed over to the grand Jury. Poplur vllle Is a small town In Mississippi in which Senator Bilbo lives. The nfternoon session was given over to character witnesses who tes tltied to the good reputation, truth and veracity of Senator lillbo, There were half a dozen of them, and they were strong In their belief that Bilbo was to be believed. Before taking a recess the senate by agreement ex pugned the testimony of Senator Mc Bee, who swore thut Representative Felder told him that Bilbo wanted money for his support of the Walthal county Felder wns present but neither side would put him on the tand. Uiter he Issued a statement eaylng that he had been mlsunder Mood. and that "Senator Bilbo never made any proposition to me for mon ey in support of any measure and thnt s fur as 1 know he Is an honest, hon orable, upright gentleman." Senator Anderson Insisted on a night session and urged that the de fense try to close Its case. Senator McDonald of the defense said he could nt olote hg oase untl, t,,,rt,,in wltm "es arrived, which might not be nntn ... i . lii'Tiiiug. men ine seiiui' reccssed until p. m. ' The senate met at x o'clock but there were no witnesses present and 'r passing u. few bills It adjourned nH today. ENTIRE TOWN THREATENED BY FIRE IN EARLY HOURS "lc. Almost Caused by Powder Ex plwlonseveral Persons Wet Injured, One Fatally. Kbenshurg. Pa.. April IS. A con . 1 " whlcn" threatened t wipe Ul Uw town cuused a loss of Ul, oo tarly today JiE2? ,tored ln hardware store Hercl .Whl,e the W" One 1 lmot causing a panic. Oth Wh0 WM ,"Jr4 will die. Mn eerloualy injured. TMjTWasa' , Iw!!';' "tll p. m. Thursday lght Z t '"1 vUlnllr: to- .1. inursdny: warmer Tlmr- Being Indicted In Mississippi rr l?toylng Poker causes "Private John" Allen No Suffering. Gaxelte-News Bureau, 46 Post Building, Washington, April 13. Being indicted for playing poker in Mississippi did not raise a furrow on the brow or "Private" John Allen, once a member of Congress. Mr. Allen, who is In Washington, admitted a "feeling of annoyance" at seeing his name in print; beyond that he was not worried. "Everybody plays poker; 1 do," ad mitted .Mr. Allen. "But the worst part of It I that I lost In that game. 1 lose every timt, It seems to mo. In fact, I don't remember ever having won anything playing poker. I play for very small stakes, though, so It doesn't matter much. "I shun't worry about the matter until I get bock to Mississippi next month. Probably I won't worry about it then. In fact, I am sure 1 won't. 1 was In good company during the game anyhow." "I don't quite know what It Is all about." he added. "I was before the grand jury, but have not yet been officially notified of the indictment." BOOSEVELTS ON WAYJO VENICE As Special Car Pulled from Station Bands Played anr) Crowd Shouted: "Long Live Roosevelt1' Porto kiaurlxlo, April 13, Col. ltoosevelt and Kermit left at 11:30 this afternoon for Venice, where they ar rive at 2 tomorrow morning. The Journey to Vienna will be made later this afternoon. Mrs. ltoosevelt and Ethel remained here. The former president anil son trav eled In a special car placed at their disposal by the government. An hour before train time, the mayor, perfect of police and clly fathers went to CareW Villa, escorting Mr. ltoosevelt to the railway station amid a veritable rain of Mowers. As the train pulled out Mr. ltoose velt stood on the car platform, waiv ing his hand, while the band played Ihe "Star spangled Banner." and the crowd shouted; "Long live Hoose velt." A NOTE OF HOSTILITY It Pleases the Pope to Indulge in Sar casm, Repudiating Abbot Jans sens' Call. Itome, April IS. The Vatican haa authorised a statement with reference to a call made by Abbot lawrence Jassens, one of the most learned bene dlctlnes, and secretary of the congre gation of the Affairs Religious, on ex President ltoosevelt on the evening of the latier's departure from Home. ........ Hid nut find Mr. Koos- velt at home but left his card, on which he wrote in rrencn uiai desired to congratulate Mr. ltoosedt for the constant support given to his order and the Catholic church In gen eral In America during his "glorious career" aa president which he hoped would soon be resumed. The Vatican's statement says: "The Holy Father has highly dis approved or Father Janssens' Initia tive toward Mr. ltoosevelt as cabled through the Associated Press as this act of bis evidently lends Itself to an Interpretation offensive to the Holy Father. Father Janssens acted through his own Impulse, without any authorization from ai.youe whatever." The statement further emphasises the Vatican policy, which, to use Its own wnrrtf Willi that "It did not wish Mr Uoosevelt to blanket the pope with other more or less royal person iges he will boast of having hunted U Europe after his African hunt." 8. A. L. Engine Get Increase. Norfolk. April IS. Differences be tween the engineers of the Seaboard Air Une railway and the management of that system have been amicably djoetkJ. resulting In a she per cent. .... as i t e..tlueers In all branches That Is the Tendency, Says C. F. Bonaparte, of the Present Distrust of Popular Representation. A PLEA FOR RESUMPTION BY THE PEOPLE OF POWER An Analysis of the Methods of the Bos ses and the Rings, and a Pro test Against These Methods. Utlon, N. Y.. April 13. The annual diner of the Republican club of Oneida county was held last evening and ut tonded by 700 men, for the most part antl-organntatlon men. The gpeu Iters Included Charles J. Bonaparte, former attorney-general of the United States; William H. Hotchkiss. state superin tendent of insurance, and Congress man George W. Xorris of Nebraska. Former Assemblyman Merwin K. Hart, president Of the league. In his Introductory remarks, said the peo ple are as hard to fool as ln Lincoln's time, "were not deceived by the Payne-Aldrlch tariff bill and are tired of continued disclosures about poli ticians for revenue only." Mr. Bonaparte's address was an analysis of the methods of bosses and rings, a. protest against the methods of both and u. plea for returning po litical power to the people. "The mass of our citizens habitual ly come to the polls, not to choose their rulers but to record a preference between nominees of Iwo usurping monopolies," he said. Superintendent Hotchkiss, after re ferring to the message sent to the legislature by Governor Hughes for an Investigation of legislative practices and procedure and also to a recent speech by the governor voicing the public demand "for the uncovering of Ihe secret palaces of political power and legislative fuvor," said: "Thus, within a week, have two blows been struck at a system rath er a system within a system of which New Yorkers have become weary. Executives of groat states do not speak thus without extreme pro vocation. Uonwting bail to ExiKisurcs. "Through what a period have we boca passing? Until recent years considerations on the side seem to have been smiled at by the cynical the boasts of some of these in back room talks led toward several of the dlscloaures In tho Inquiry now clos What an atmosphere was that of the capital city,-' said one witnoFs. "This is not a Sunday school, this Is Albany where graft has been a subject for joking and the distributors of it hon ored ln song." The People's Carelessness. "And what shall be said of a peo ple whose action at the polls or In convention has made such things pos sible? Each decade of late has seen the executive grow stronger, the leg islature weaker; each decade the peo- nlc have become more satisfied to trust a man, not merely to execute, but even, at time, to make the laws. The current Just now Is stronger than ever before. Impressed by the corrupt practices of the few. the pl.iln people are beginning to doubt the re liability of tho legislative branch. Stories from Mississippi contrast in lurid vigor, with those from Pittsburg; New Jersey's of late east In shadow even the daily teles about New York. Carried to the ultimate the present distrust of popular representation In city council, In state legislatures, yes, even ln federal congress, means, soon er or later, a practical despotism, a chieftainship which, while still elec tive, has yet all of the dangers against which the fathers fought. God forbid that the foundations of repre sentative government should thus le weakened. "And so I take It, our governor was looking far Into the future when he asked a 'thorough and unsparing In vestigation Into legislative processes and procedure.' What the people want Is, however, not so much as concurrent resolution as a concurrent revolution an overturn In methods, perhaps rnth er than ln men. The cry Just now Is o Investigate. So be It." AT EXHIBITION DRILL ON THE LADIES' PATROL Tills Will He tln Fcalurc or Ihe Kwii Ing With the Hhiinrrs In New Orleans. New Orleans, April 13. The second session of the Imperial Council of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, in an nual conclave here, was held this morning. The program Included ex hibition drills and serial entertain ments. This evening's feature will be an exhibition drill of the ladles' patrol of the Syrian temple of Cincinnati. Flames Tlireaten Mine. Hanonsburg, Pa.. April 13. Flames have threatened to consume the Man ifold coal mine No. 1, six miles from hare tines Sunday. The fire la eating Its way through the mine, de fying efforts to extinguish It Slaty streams of wnter are being poured down the shaft today. And the Thing Happened at Rich mond, to Utter Chagrin of the Police Depart ment. SUBSTATION IS RAIDED WITH PROFITABLE RESULTS The Burglars Gently Unlocked the Iron Safe and Then Politely Locked It Again. itichmond, Va, April l. Post of -lice robbers made another sweep in Itichmond Iii3t night, obtaining $107 In cash and money orders from one of the sub-stations. The burglars unlocked the iron safe, removed the lock and politely locked the safe again without dam age. Postofflce Inapci tors rushed to work to ferret out the mystery. With the recent $80,000 robbery staling them in the face, this last exploit of the bandits causes the police utter chagrin. IS. Negro Was Dying When He Fell Into Hands ol the Mob of a Thous and People. Meridian, Mlas., April UK Tom O'Neill, the negro who shot and killed Jailer Temple, today was shot nnd killed by officers in a light ln the Jail basement. A crowd of nearly a thousand peo ple took the dying negro from tin officers, tarried him to a telephone pole, and hanged him. After the body had been lowered the negro's throat was cut, bis clothing saturated with oil, and then set on lire. The body was reacw d from the mob after the clothing had been burned off. Jailor Temple was killed by O'Neill when ho went to the assistance oi a deputy whoso revolver the negro had seined. I WIROGRAPHS a m IjBle Afternoon Nowa Stories In 5 . Condensed Form of World's J Big and 1 attic Events. 4 444 Shark Gels a Marine at ChrKtolml Vallejo, Cat., April 13. Advices from Chrlitobal, Panama, state that on March 31 Samuel Barnes, a ma rine on tho cruiser Tacoma, Tell over board and . as carried under by a shark. Daring Flights lado at Sim Antonio. San Antonio, Tex., April 13. Lieut. P.cnhimln K. K.mlera made daring flights In a Wright aeroplane yester day, remaining In the air nve to n minutes each time, his altitude vary ing from 70 to 400 feet. Cout Meut Iteiinr Offered; It M Cheaper. New York, April 13. Because of tho high price of beef und mutton butchers nre offering gonts as a sub stitute. Goat's meat Is live to seven cents cheaper than the price asked for mutton. Croker (Mag Hack to Ireland Soon. New York. April 13. Kichard Oroker. who has been ln America since last October, will arrive In New York tomorrow from Palm Beach, He will soon leave for Ireland. Ohio Grape Crop Injured by Cold eulhor. Cleveland, O., April 13,-Th Id wave whleh swept over Ohio during the last few day, following Ihe al most summer weather of March, wrought hnvoc In the state's grape crop. The damage was heaviest among Concord, Niagara and Wordcn grapes. Chorus Girls Injured In Automobile Accident. IjOS Angclv, April U. Eleven per sona, principally chorus girls, were Injured when an automobile over turned In a ditch In Pasadena today. Tin. an tied to Hill Profiler of France. Ht. Ktlenne, iTance. April is. a workman by the name of Duplanll, ninn d with a revolver and knife, de claring he wished to kill Premier llrlniid, was arrested today while at temotlng to force hi way Into a ho tel where the pi. .nler was staying. Wealthy Italian's Sons Killed by Poison. Pittsburg. April i:i Mystery aur rounds the death of the two eons of Philip Radall. a wealthy Italian of Wllklnsburg. The youths were found dead ln bed today, victims of poison. NEGRO IS BURNED uTMEillS Kmrm'i mm rfyS t&m, k .JH n LAI Fm tr ' A """" ' k HMMiaXC And He Stands More Than an on ItHe Is a Mountaineer, to Handle the Voters of If Caleb Cowers of Knox county, Ky., is elected to the next congress the national lawmaking body will have a brand new headllner. Reports thai come from the moun tains, where Mr. Powers' political ac tivities are now the subject of much comment, agree that he stands more than an even show to do this thing. Caleb Powers was tin- yoine; moun tain lawyer who was elected secretary of state on Ihe ticket with W. K Tay lor, who, on the face of tho returns, defeated William (loebel for governor in November. 1 !!. Qoebel, who was contenting Tay lor's election, was wounded by a shed from Powers' office, in the old capl tol at Frankfort, January 30, 1HO0. Two days later Qoebel was declared HE IS PARDONED Nashville, April 13. -Governor Patterson this afternoon pardoned Col. Duncan 1.1. Cooper, whose sentence of L'O years in the peniteutinry for murdering United States Sena tor I'i. W. Carinaek w.-is coiiliinied today by tho Stale Su preme court. The pardon coming so soon after the action of the court created a sensation. Col. Cooper Loses His Case in Supreme Court Court Affirms Verdict Against Reverses It in Case of Robin, His Son, Convicted With Him of the Murder of Carmack. Nashville. April 13 The Stale Su preme court today in tin ease of state against Colonel Duncan B. Cooper ami bis son, Itobin Cooper, affirmed the lower court's verdict as to Colon. I Cooper und reversed It as to itobin. Colonel Cooper and Itobin were convicted or murdering United States Senator B, W. Carmack and sentenced to 20 years in the penitentiary Court Much Mixed. Today' decision means that Col. HIKE LOSES SUII AGnlNST MRS. M.C. THAW And Judge Intimates That There May Be Perjury Prosecution Against Him. Ntw York. April 1 1. Clifford W. Hartridge, one of the attorneys who defended Hurry Thaw In hir first trial for murdering Stanford White, fulled today In his effort to collect from Mrs. Marv Copley Thaw, the prisoner's mother, a alaiice of 92,OIIO for at torney's fees and disbursements claim ed to be due him. Judge Holt In federal court, deny ing a motion to set aside the sealed yerdlct, made the sensational state ment that an Inquiry was called for regarding the professional conduct of Hartridge and to determine whether ground existed for a perjury prosecution. M91D. Even Chance to Be Elected Besides, and Knows How His Mountain District. governor l.y the general assembly, but died February - without being Inaugurated, Powers was charged with complic ity in the assassination and has been tried four times in the courts. He was i mulcted throe times, and the other trial resulted in n hung Jury. He was once sentenced to be hanged nnd to Ufa imprisonment twice, on June 11. 1!0R, he was pardoned by the present republican eoVcrnor, A. B. Wilson. Powers is now leaking a contest for the seat held by Don ('. Edwards as representative of the eleventh con gressional district. His platform is chiefly Ins martyrdom for his party in its efforts to bold Kentucky. Hi:; (Continued on page 2) Him, in the Lower Court, and Cooper, now shout li,'. years old, must serve a sentence of 20 years, unless he Is pardoned by Governor Patter son. The case of Itobin Cooper Is re manded to the lower court. Justice Shields and Justice Nicl affirmed the decision of the lower court as to both Colonel Cooper and his son, but Chief Justice Heard and Justice Hell re versed as to both. Justice McAllister nfflrmed as to Colonel Cooper and dissented as to Kohin Cooper. ELEVEN KILLED 111 II PREMATURE EXPLOSION Victims Were All Hungarians and Italians-Men Were Scattered in All Directions. Easton. Pa.. April 13. My a pre mature explosion in the stone quarry of the Xt.aielh Portland Cement company today II men were hurled under BOO0 tons of rock and killed. The "ictlms are Hungarians am M -he. is. ihe quarry lorcc was pre paring to put off blasts In four holes and had tilled the holes with hundreds of pounds of dynamite when the charges exploded. Men were scattei ed In all directions. The entire aide of the mountain of rock was torn William H Upson Dead- Akron, ()., April 3 som, former republ of Ohio died tods Bryan Declares Republicans Have Come to His Platform on the Money Question. NEBRASKAN QUOTES WORDS OF PRESIDENT W. H. TAFT With a Return to Jelfersonian Principles, Mr. Bryan Says, the De mocracy Will Prevail. Washington, April 13. William Jennings Bryan, in a letter written from Barzll, to be read at the Jeffer son day banquet Hare tonight, com ments as follows upon the money question: -'President Taft, in his Lin coln speech at New York February 12, attributed the present high prices mainly to the increased production of gold, and the consequent enlargement of the volume of money. This unexpected- indorsement of our party's po sition in 1896, when we demanded money as the only remedy for falling prices, is very gratifying, and how valuable that admission would have been to us had it been made during tic- campaign thut year, when the re publican leaders denied that tho vol ume of money had any influence on prices, and asserted that it did not matter whether we had much money or little, provided it was nil good. We may now consider that the ' uantitivc theory of money has been established, beyond dispute, and proceed tfj con sideration of other questions. But the president and his predecessor luun admitted the correctness of the demo cratic position on so many questions that further argument is hardly nec essary on any subject, ami we mav now take judgment against the re publican party by confession." Mr. Bryan, continuing, declares the time is ripe for a return to Jeffersoi ian principles. He adds: "I trust that representatives of our part- will make a record which will .secure is a majority at the coming congressional election. With that advantage gained, 'he democrats wl) have an opportunity to outline a program, and, i" harmo ny with .leffersonlal ideas, the de mocracy will enter the presidential campaign with promise of success." "love Konst" in Indiana Indianapolis. April 13. Prominent democrats from many states gathered today Tor the celebration of the birth day of Jefferson and a "love feast" under the auspices of the Indiana, party leaders. A banquet of 000 cov ers will be held tonight. John v. Kern, the democratic candidate foe vice president, last campaign, will bo toast ma iter. DEMOCRATIC SEN.VTOUS MIATIT TO MSITSS ISKYAN'S LBTTTKH Washington, April IS. Prominent democratic senators are loath to com ment upon William Jennings Bryan' letter, to be read at tho Jefferson dinner tonight. When approached for statements today a number of democrats said they did not agrea with Bryan on the money question but they thought the chances fop democratic success were too bright to be jeopardized now by taking Issuo with the three times standard bearer of democracy. RAID ON WHITE SLAVE DEALERS IN NEW YORK Numerous Arrests Were Made and Eight Girls Were in Court Today to Testify Against the Prisoners. New York, April 13. With the ar raignment of six men in the Brooklyn police court, and warrants are out for 30 others, the Brooklyn police d -dared one of the biggest raids on dealers in "white slaves" ever made In New York was In progress. Bight girls were in court to testify against the prisoners. SYSTEM OF CONVICT LABOR IN THE SOUTH IS CRITICISED Child LhInm-. Compulsory Education and Factory Inspection Am IMm-UHScd at Memphis Memphis. April IS. At the second day's session of the southern textile conference today child labor, compul sory education and factory Inspection wer Hie chief subjects of discussion. Iahor leaders and manufacturers present discussed the system of work ing convict labor so prevalent throughout the southern states. In not a single discussion was the plan endorsed. Wal-h Will Filed For Probate. Washington, April II. The per sonal estate of the late Thomas F. Walsh, mining king, valued at SS,- 600.000 by petl
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