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THB ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES LAST EDITION 4:00 r. SC. Weather rorecait: Cloudy; Showers Perhaps. VOL. XV. NO. 88. ASHEVILLE, N. C, SATURDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 21, 1910. So PER COPY ASSESSMEliT INCREASED $45,000 apB FOB EDUCTION WORK Conference Decides .to Collect $95,000 Instead, of $50,000 New Methods as to Ap peals1 Adopted. " CHANGE MADE IN LAW AS TO COLLEGE TRUSTEES This Lets in W. K. Vanderbilt and Two Others on the Board of Trus tees of Vander bilt. THIS general conference of the Methodist Episcopal church, south, in adopting a resolution which would permit boards of trust ill' schools and colleges, If they found it advisable, to go outside of the church to llnd men to fill not more than '!' per cent, of the board of triift. in thought to mean that in all probability the much discussed "Van dcrhilt Coiverslty affair" will be set tled. This makes legal the election of William K. Vanderbilt and two other gentlemen, whose selrctlon some time ago as trustees of Vanderbilt university caused a storm of protest from some of those who believed thut only members of the Methodist ehurcl should hold such positions. The plan of electing trustees In the future, is to allow the board of trust of Vanderbilt university to nomlnute, and the board of education of the church to con firm. The conference also adopted a new method of settling appeals ofireach crs from the findings of the annual conference's trial committee. Here after, instead of an appeal waiting until the next session of the General conference, a committee on appeal has been created, which committee Is to meet each year or oftener and to de termine ihese matters. The conference put Itself on record us highly favorlrlg the educational movement, when It adopted the com mlUuu ou education's report Increas ing the assessment from $50,000 to W.000 annually, of this amount $20, """ Kes to the liiblteal department of Vaiidcrhilt university. When Hie sixteenth days' session of the general conference Convened, "iili ;isn,, Waterhouse In the chair there uas a grout falling oft In the attendance of delegates. After devo tional exercises, Bishop E. D. Mouzon took the hcair. A resolution was introduced by Dr. John . Wilson and Hev. M. J. Cofer thanking the persons who had made such generous gifts to trinity college, Ur isboro Female college and Louis- burg college North Carolina and assuring them that the gifts would be proTly used for educational pur poses. This was adopted. A resolu tion was adopted that the bishops,! pastors ami chosen leaders make spe cial efforts to widen the field of the church during tho next year until the whole world becomes Inflamed with zeal lor religion. Secretaries Want No lay. A resolution appropriating $500 to In. A. F. Walking, the efficient secre tary, to be divided among himself and tin- assistant secretaries, was voted down. Dr. Watkins thanked those who Introduced the motion, but said he was glad It hud been voted down, us they had gladly rendered the service and did not wish to be paid fur It. Kids Conference Farewell. Ir. Napthall Luocock, the cbrlcal fraternal delegate from the Methodist Episcopal church,' made an eloquent speech of farewell. He presented the conference an Inkstand, the bust or which was made of wood from the pulpit In England where . Wesley preached. He thanked the conference for the deep and abiding sense of good fellowship between this church and its "twin-sister. M Ex-Oovernor Hanley, of Indianapo lis, the lay fraternal delegate, thank- . ed the conference for Its generous welcome and superlative kindness. "You are my own In comity and fel lowship In the Lord Jesus Christ," he said. In referring to his statement Thursday night when he referred to this as the "daughter-church," he said that since he had been here he had folt sure that he had erred only In the degree of kinship; no matter It there was a difference of fifty years In the birth of the two. there was the greatest feeling of sisterhood existing between them. He hoped the day was not far ofT when the churches would become one in name and truth, as they are now In reality, In their tight against evil. He mentioned the fact -. that the south was leading in the great prohl bltlon movement, and referred to the late Senator Car mack. "You cannot kill a great movement by killing Us defenders. Others will rise up In time and carry It forward." During the morning a collection was taken for the pages who " have rendered such efficient service. In bidding these delegates farewell Bishop MouEon said: "I ani sure I voice the sentiments of my colleagues when I say most sincerely that we "sve great love for you: we know that we are living In the morning of a great age. We are sure that God Is leading us; just whither we are not -. It may be that he Is not leading just as you would have him lend Continued on ae three. PULPIT VACANCY BECOMES SERIOUS Over 1 000 Charges in Southern Pres byterian Church Reported Pastorless. Lewisburg, W. Va., May 21. With more than 1000 vacant pulpits in the church, the Southern Presbyterian church In general assembly today re ceived an appeal, from the executive committee on ministerial education and relief, for larger funds. The com mittee suggested the advisability of the preparation of a ministerial direc tory to facilitate the calling of pas tors. These matters were referred to a committee for report. The third day of the nsseinhlv noen- cil with consideration of the question of remodeling the chun h's business organization. Greetings were also telegraphed the Northern Presbyte rians In assembly at Atlantic City; the Southern Methodists al Asheville, and the Cumberland Presbyterians ut Dickson, Tenn. FLIGHT ACROSS U De Lesseps, the French Aviator, Dupli cates the Daring Feat of Bleroit, in Aeroplane. Efgffi Calais, Frunce, May 21. Count Jacques DcLessops, French aviator, started at 3:30 this afternoon on a double fllgnt across the KngUsh chan nel, ho reacotxi the KngJIsh side suc cessfully. This daring trip heretofore has been accomplished only by I,ouls Iilerlot. The count took the machine In a wide ciri In over the cliffs, then head ed straight from Dover. In 15 min utes he disappeared from view. A torpedo boat destroyer followed the course of the aeroplane. E As a Result Three White Prisoners Are at Large, on the Way to Durham. Special to The Gazette-News. Italeigh, Miiy 21. Three white prisoners overpowered Jailer Justice this morning at 6 o'clock, secured the keys and escaped from the Wake county jail. One pretended to be sick, and when the jailer went to his aid all three attacked him. They were awaiting trial for larceny and rob bery. The men are headed towards Durham, and the officers are hot af ter them. WAS KILLED IN TUNNEL ST II FREIGHT TRAIN Gasettc-News Hureuu, The Hon Air, Waynesvllle, May 21. Muri-us West. aued23. met a hor- rihi ft lute vesterdav when he was struck by the west bound freight train N. 9, with Engineer William Brown at the throttle, Inside of the Indian hill tunnel near the station of Knona, on the Murphy division of the South ern railroad. West, with a compan ion, u said to have been drinking and thev were on their way east. The comrmnion escaped through the tun nel before, the train arrived. West is said to have . waited - Inside, leaning against .the wall. Just as the engine uassed him, he fell forward against the moving train. He was picked up irtnrwHrdi In a terribly mangled con dltlon, but still breathing. He died at Andrews a few minutes later, from the effects of his wounds. A SLAVE DKALl:ll RKNTKNCrn. DKALKIt hKNTEXCF.D llurliiill Murks Cilvcn Term of Not Lews Than Kuur N More Than His Veers In ITimin. Kaar York. May II. Marshall Marks, found guilty under the "White Hiava" Indictment, la sentenced to not less than four nor mors than six years In prison, THE WEATHER For Asheville and vicinity: Partly cloudy weather, with possibly showers ENGLISH CHANNEL 1 tonight or Sunday, Six Insurgent Senate From White House gg,BlEWg'"wwlruwwti nmm 1 j t I. II 'JbEYEJUDfiB They Are Bitterly Attacked by the Vice President in a Speech New York Herald Syndicate, No. 1502 11 Street, N: W.. Wuahingtoii. May 21. It having become necessary to "do or die, I'resiueni lait mis iiuiipi'ii a policy of more drastic, action for the Htipport of tin: republican mnjor it1 Ju srngri stiiid fol' the defence oi his adminlstralion than any one had expected at this time. Tlte president lias further pointedly marked the lii- of eleavuge between tho regular and insurgent senators. He refused to Invite to tho White House the republican senators who have attacked hitn, uud who are, in common with the "Hack from Klhu cluli," doing all in their power to dis credit his administration, defeat him for renominution and cause the loss of the next house to the republicans. Six senators were thus publicly shown to be regarded by the president as hostile to tho republican administra tion. These were Senators Cummins and Dollver of Iowa. Senator Im Fol- lette of Wisconsin. Senator Itristow of Kansas, Senator lleveridge of Indiana. unit Senator Clapp of Minnesota. Vice 'resident Assails Insurgents. Kalaina.oo, Mich., May 21. At the lirst anniversary celebration or the Lincoln Voters' league, ce President James Sherman and Senator narrows of Michigan were tile principal speak ers. Their speeches were a reflection on the honesty and Integrity of the president und the majority of repub licans in both houses of congress," declared the vice president. "U;t me say to you that your president does not try to deceive the people. When he makes statements or presents llgures, you may be sure they ure of llclal." A MILL! MORE VOTES W. J. BRYAN Whether Next President Is Democrat Will Depend on Congress He Sails for Scotland. New York. May 21. It will be up to tho next congress to uoiermme whether the next president shall tie a democrat, according to William J. Bryan, Mr. liryau sailed today on the steamer . Celtic for J Scotland, where he attends a missionary con ference. Mr. Uryan slates that If congress makes a favorable reoord, the demo cruts should win a million votes, In addition to the six and one-half mil lion they polled In the last preslden tlal election. Mr. Bryan was non-committal about tho personalities likely to figure In the race for the democratic presidential nomination. He believed a year must pass before there will be discussion of presidential possibilities. "COMET COLDS" EPIDEMIC IN GREAT CITY OF NEW YORK New York. May 21. "Comet cold" Is epidemic in New York city. . A marked Increase In tha number of cases of cold and grip Is attributed by physicians as the outcome of early morning roof parties watching for llalley's comet. rs 1 iwwwiflmniiHfliiwH 1 I iUiVrW f Jim . J. L BRISTOVf - raOM.TMt scvkw or jtEviewe.) SPENCER'S STATUE Presented to State of Georgia and City of Atlanta by Employes of Southern. Special In The Gaxolto-Neus. Atlanta, .May 21. In the presence of a large assemblage, including a great number of employes and offi cials of the Southern railway of every rank u nil from every branch of the service, the heroic bronze statue of Samuel Spencer, first president of the company, was unveiled this afternoon ut 2 o'clock, being presented to the state of Georgia and the city of At lanta as the gift of 30,000 employes of the railway system which is the fruit of his genius. The statute, whclh shows Mr. Spencer in a sitting posture, set upon u. pedestal of Ten nessee marble, rests on the plaza of the Atlanta. Terminal station, facing the great passenger terminal, the con struction of which engaged bis at tention as did lew other enterprises. The statue is I be work of Daniel Chester Freto b. one of the most fa mous of American sculptors, and is said to be one of hsl masterpieces. The cords which held the veil were unloosed by Mr. Spencer's four years old granddaughter, Violet Spencer, the daughter of his son, Henry I:. Spencer. Envoys Who Attended Edward's Funeral Are Leaving London, Alfonso Hurrying Departure. London, M iv 21. Most of the members of royally, special envoys. and deputations who nttended King Edward's funeral are leaving today for their hone s. King Alfonso Is hurrying his departure, us a conse quence of the disappointing news of Queen Victoria's premature accouch ment. This morning Queen Mother Alexandra received In a farewell uudl rnco In the throne room. SPANISH ROYAL FAMLY'S FIRST STILL-BORN CHILD IKud Son I lorn to Victoria Alfonso llul Not Vet Itcturm-d I Torn Mug l ilard I'unerul. Madrid, May 21. Queen Victoria was delivered of an Infant, still-born at 4 o'clock this morning. Tho sex was male. ' . - . The unhappy outcome Is attributed to premature accouchment. The body will he burled without ceremony In the Koyal Pantheon of tho lloyal Es curlul monastery. When told of her loss the 'mother wept bitterly. King Alfonso is In London, where he attended King Ed ward's funeral. This is the first Instance of still birth In the Spanish royal family. Bl Woodworking Mill Destroyed. Philadelphia, May Jl. The large woodworking mill of Hall Brothers Wood has been destroyed by fire with a loss of $15,003. . UNVEILED TODA! LEAVING TODAY FOR THEIR HOMES Omitted Guest List SjBSJTr M. La TollbttS ' ' i 5, s T0 PUT SALOONS OUT OF NATION This Is the Goal Set by the Cumberland Presbyterian General Assembly. Dioksoii Tenn., May 21. Dcuuunc- nig the I egali.cd saloons us tha na- lion's most gigantic evil the temper ance committee in report to the Cumberland Presb teriun general as sembly set today, us a goal for the church, the entire elimination of the linuor traffic in the Cnlted States. The liquor press freely announces the doom of its own cause, the. re port says. Frequently digressing from his pre pared report, U. I.. HuHkette, Sucre tur of the board of publicans of the Cumberland Presbyterian church, discussed the property interests or the denomination and referred caustical ly to those of the Presbyterian church of America, who lire contesting in court for the property. The report as published recited the resumption of the control by the Cumhcrliiiid church of the publishing house at Nashville on u decision of the slate court and the present status of the appeal pending before the Su preme court of the I'nitcd Stales In stituted by the Presbyterian church of America. The report places the lia bilities of the publishing house ut $5ii.l no.; 58, and the aggregate re sources are stated to be $21 G.403.li4, decrease for the yenr of $18,464.00. SIDNEY LASCELLES' BODY CREMATED IN WASHINGTON llc No. I Said to I to a McioIht of n Prominent Family in New York. Washington, May 21. The body or Sidney Utm elles. who died eight years ago In Asheville and is charged with being the bogus "Lord lleresford," bigamist 1 times over, was cremated today. The body was shipped here from Asheville Friday. Lascelles' wife No. 1. suld to be n woman of a prominent New York family, is said to huve ordered the cremation. Efforts to fix her Identity have lii-eii futile. MIA It I AliV.WCI'. IS "0.U This Will IK" h llcsiill. In nib-ago, or I lie Strike of 12.000) Men In Hit- Coal Imsliicr. Chicago, May 21. Coal dealers say tho Immcdlute effect of the strike of 72.000 men In the coal mines' Inter ests In Illinois today will mean a sharp advance In coal prices In Chi cago. ,ovi;rtNoii roi.K's boom. Missouri Democrats IH-chle to IjiuiicIi It at llanqiiot lo Ho Held June 9. Sf. lmls, May 21. The democrats have fixed June 1 as the data for a banquet at which the presidential boom for former Oovernor Joseph W. Folk will be formally launched. J. K, Ktansbury of Rlclinionil a Buk-ldc .- Washington, May 21.-The body of i suicide, found In the capitol grounds yesterday. Is Identified as that of James E. Stnnsbury, 5 years old, of I 1 lit Richmond. !. .' ------ PAM-UICH TARIFF MEASURE IS BUT I! TRANSPARENT HUMBUG MORE THAN 16,000 MARCH IN PARADE Impressive Feature of Yesterday, Inci- dent to the World's Sunday School Meeting. Washington, May 21. Tile worlds Sunday school convention held a mon ster re-union meeting In convention ! hall today. William N. Hartshorn re ported for field work in North Amer ica, itev. S. D. Zwemer told of the needs of the Moslem world; Itobert li. Speer. secretary of the Presbyte rian board of foreign missions, spoke upon "Needs of Mission Work Among Our Nearest Neighbors." Marion Law rence outlined plans for the next con vention. This afternoon a praise ser vice was held on the east steps of the capitol. A choir of 600 voices, under tho direction of O. E. Excell of Chi cago, sang. An army ol more than 10,000 members of men's liiblc classes from all parts of the world marched down Pennsylvania uve nuo late yesterday nnd around the capitol of the United Slates on their way to a monster muss meeting in Convention hall. This was the feature of the day's session of the World's Sunday school association. The broad steps on the opposite side of the capitol were filled with women, delegates und other Sunday school workers. Several heavy downpours of rain delayed the parade for almost an hour. A Most Kntliusiasllc Ittaly. Pennsylvania avenue never wit nessed a more enthusiastic parade than the "Soldiers of the Cross" which then tramped along its rain-washed street. To the tunes or "Onward Christian Soldiers" and other hymns they marched bearing banners in scribed with numerous Christian niot tooM. At the capitol, which they were nearly an hour In loneing, the?' were greeted hy the waving of thousands of fluttering handkerchiefs und tho mu sic of the girls' choir. 1 STOLE," HE SAYS Little Black Waif Makes Confession in Court, While Tears Course His Cheeks. "1 stole because I was hungry." The words fell from the quivering lips of a mere child in police court this morning; a child of tho black race; a waif; an outcast: just a bit of floatHxni. He was ctmrged with break ing Into the store of Mr. Ilitt on Sonthside avenue and Victoria road. He pleaded guilty and while doing so stained his cheeks with scalding tears. He wore a coat several numbers too large. One trouser leg was missing. the other was rolled up several Inches to escape the ground. The child was pitiful object. The testimony of the witnesses was to the effect thut the boy was found usleep yesterday morning on the steps of the store that the night before he had robbed. He was found by Patrolmen Smith "Daddy" Smith they call him over in police court circle. He was aroused ind when accused of the breaking-in at first made denial and then "fessed" up. For several nights, It Is alleged, the boy had slept on the steps. Thurs day night, he said, he was hungry. He had nothing to cat and the temptation was strong. Ho broke one of the win dow glasses at the store and went In. There were canned goods and cheese and crackers in there and the young thief helped himself. Satisfying the inner man" he stole pennies iroui the cash register, and cigarettes. Theu ho went out In front and lay down und went to sleep. His slumber was peaceful und undisturbed until Pa trolman Smith came along nnd, find lug that tho store had been entered aroused the sleeping waif and took him to police court. In City anil th appetite of the waif wits again whet ted and the food which the prisoners left from their morning meal was eagerly gobbled up. The child told his story this morn ing between sobs, lie was a pitiable objoct. At the conclusion of the trial Judge Cocke found that the defendant was guilty but reserved decision in an effort to devise some means of hu mane punishment. EXODUS OF FASHIONABLES TO RESORTS OF EUROPE Seven Steamers, Nailing from New York Talay. Carry 2695 Per sons on Pleasure IW-nU New York, May !. The tide of wealth anfl" fashion toward Kurope reached Us height today when a fleet of seven outgoing steamers carried 2AB5 persons bound for tha pleasure resorts of Great Drltain and the con tinent. WAS HUNGRY -CHAMP CLARK Democratic Leader Delivers a Speech Regarded as Key note of Congressional Campaign. ASSAILS PRESIDENT TAFT-' FOR SUPPORTING THE BILL He Says There Ought to Be so Many People in the Jails That Their Legs Would Stick Out Windows. w ASfUNCTON, Mhv 21. De nouncing the Payne-Aldrich tariff law as a "iranximrnnt humbug," attacking the tariff views of its author, Ueprcseiitative Sereno Payne, republican, of New York, nnd vigorously ussuiling President Tart for his support of that law. Uepnesent utivo Chump Clark of Missouri, lead er o fthe democratic minority, today delivered in the house whut is regard er of the democratic minority, today of the coming congressional cam paign. Mr. Clark lual prepared his address with great care and spoke ut length, giving farts and figures in support of his contention flint the tar iff had not been honestly revised and that the republican majority in t-on--gress had endeavored to trick tho peo ple. Mr. Clark also paid his respects incidentally to tho $2.'i0.0no item in the sundry civil appropriation bill for the creation of u tariff board. Mo said In part: "During the debate we have wit nessed a spectacle i.crhaiis wil ).... parallel in the annuls Of colli'ri.sa First, we heurd the irentlemnn fr.. New York (Mr. Payne), chairman of me ways nnd means committee anil the republican floor leader, make u vitriolic attack on the speech of the Hon. Jonathan Prentiss Dolliver. a republican senator from Iowa. r--etly delivered in- the city tf .', itrx Moines.-both gpcoch.n being upon -the subject of, the tarilT. a sublei-t which will not down at any man's bidding, and which, like the pnr. w have with us always. Nobody ap pointed me to di-rcnd Senator Dolli ver. This much, however, I will say for him. I have for years regard ed him as the greatest orator in tin. republican party. I would travel far to hear a debate on the stump be tween him and tin- gentleman from New York. When It was over, I am certain that trio country, for a con siderable distance around, would bo so fairly saturated with oil that It would he dangerous to strike a match in the neighborhood, and It would not be oil out of Mr. Dolllver's coporosity. FonliieyV Assault on Itcverlilgr. "The next day we heard thn gen tleman from Michigan (Mr. Fordney), who is a republican of high degree, deliver a most bitter and vicious as sault upon Senator P.everidge, tho republican boss or Indiana, on ac count of a speech delivered recently ut Indianapolis. A stump debate be tween these two eminent republicans would double discount in interest any vaudeville show ever polled off In America. 'Listening to the attack oj the republican gentleman from New York upon the republican senator from Iowa, and tho attack of the re publican gentleman from Michigan . upon tlie republican senator from In diana I recall the words of the Psulm- Ist: 'Heboid how good nnd how pleasant It Is for brethren to dwell in unity,' and then comes lo my mind the question now ringing through the land, 'What is a repub lican?' A Disagreeable Slant. In making a speech in defense of his tariff bill Mr. Chairman Payne appeared to be performing n disa greeable stunt. He did not exhibit bis usual enthusiasm of his old-time fe licity of expression. Ho appeared to be In about as cheerful a frttme f , mind as a lawyer appointed by the court defending without fee a man that he feels certain will lie con victed and hanged. Clearly. It was to him a repulsive job but It hnil to be gone through with suno way. lie appeared to be In the frame of mind of Mat-both when nliout to murder Duncan: 'If It were done, when 'tis lone then 'I were well It were done quickly.' 'Mr. Chairman Puyne was evident ly in a very fretful slate. He also seems to be afflicted with a new dis ease, intermittent tin genu mess. n- rememliered with great Vividness the soup houses of 1S and IM'4, but when It came to tho soup houses or l07, a very recent occurrence, and the soup houses of 1S73, his memory railed him utterly. It does not need a psychologist or phrenologist to ac count for this state of mind on his part, the reason being that Hie soup houses of 1MJ and I 07 were under republican administration and under tariff la-.vs paed by tie republican party, while the soup houses of 1. through the outgrowth of a pnnlc caused by a republican turlff bill, sprang up when a democratic presi dent was, In office. Iluth,kn1s Against the Middle. "The gentleman declared they put Up the tariff on hosiery snd as a con sequence the price or hosiery has gone Continued on pntre three. in
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