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VOL. XV. NO. 108.
ASHEVILLE, N. C. TUESDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 14, 1910.
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RAILROAD BILL LAW-SUIT NOW
WJAPE SEEMS CERTAIN
GREAT LOSS OF
LIFE INJLOQDS
The Valley of the River Ahr, in .
the Eiffel Region, Swept by .?
Angry Waters 200
Lives Lost.
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This Announcement Is Made Af- Sub-Committee of Seven of Van-
ter Senators Aldrich and I derbuilt University Renorts
kins Visit White
House.
Against Receiving Members
Selected at Asheville.
LONG AND SHORT HAUL QUESTION WILL NOW BE
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WILL BE INCLUDED FOUGHT OUT IN COURTS
This and Other Important Provision! This Vanderbuilt Question Was the
Finally Accepted This Storm-Center at the General Con-
Afternoon by lercnce of Church in Aslie-
Conferees. ville Last Month.
A AOlllAUUA, June 14. Nashville. Tcnn. June 11. The llnul
YY The conferees of the "1'"1 bl'lwcin thu ,"u'ral col,r"rt'ncn
senate and linnwt rnol,n.l 01 th0 "h(Klurt Episcopal church
, . " south, and the trustees of Vanderbllt
compile agreement On tlie university came today who., the sub
railroad bill at 1:.J0 o'clock, committee of seven of the Vanderbllt
Senator Elkins immediately ,ri,stefl' rePrtod asainst receiving us
a j ' . . I members of the board of trust, the
jjicocuiu tue lepot'l in Uie Sell- three men, Col. N. E, Harris of Au
ate. Announced Hint it wniilrl Rev. V. A. Oodbcy of Austin
I 11 i n "" Tex., and A. V. Biggs of Memphis,
uv tuucu up iur st'Ililie action who were elected by the General eon
tomorrow. Tlie no-rnmnonf rrnU fertnee at Asheville.
, .... When the board or trust met yes-
in accordance With the an- terday two of the members-elect. Col
Timmppmpnt uinilo nf tlia AV'i;;t "arris, and Rev. Mr. Godbey, pre-
... " "" Mnted their credentials and the whole
nouse mis morning.
The Agreement.
After a conference at the White
House, Senators Aldrich and El
kins announced that a com
plete agreement on the rail
road bill is in sight The confer
ees are said to have decided to ac
cept the house provision as to the
long and short haul, and the senate
matter was referred to a sub-committee
for report.
This means that the entire contro
versy will now be thrown Into the
Courts for a dellnlte decision of the
rights of the church and the rights of
the University board of trust to elect
the trusters of Vanderbllt.
The dlpatch from ' Nashville today
came as no surprise to those who had
provision giving the Interstate com- watched the developments of the Gen-
merce commission ten months to pass eral conference.' The "Vanderbllt
on new rates. I question" was a storm-center at the
The president's wishes for the com-1 meeting here and at that time it was
mission to Investigate and recommend predicted Upon the floor of the confer
a tW supervising mture stock ence mat unless the matter was in l
and bond issues will b met. tied, a law suit, not in the least friend
Attack on Judiciary Committee. ly. would result in which either the
Charging that Representative Par-1 church or the present management
kiT of New Jersey, chairman, and would be ousted from the control of
other members of the committee on the university.
judiciary, were "receiving gifts, I It was hoped that by adoption of an
franks, employment and compensa- amendment to the discipline allowing
tlon of great and pecuniary value"
from railroads to the extent of dls-
one-fourth of the members of the
boards of trust to be non-church mem
qualifying thorn to pass upon the bill b,rH- ,hu Providing for the seating of
to prohibit congressmen and judges
from receiving such gifts from rail
road or other corporations. Represen
tative Randell of Texas, brought be
fore the house a privileged resolution
to remove the measure from the com
mittee. The house voted down the
resolution.
William K. Vanderbllt and others,
about whom the whole controversy
arose, the matter would be settled.
but it seems that the last straw has
been broken.
FATHER Ai SON of
LOSE THEIR
IVES
Clarence Buck, in Showing His Son
the Secrets of "Safety" Powder,
Started a Fire.
All Night Search Brought Forth but
One Additional Victim Offi
cial Investigation.
Corning, Now York, Juno 14.
Clarence Buck, the Inventor of tho so
called "safety" powder, and his son
licrnard, were burned to death In a
Montreal, June 14. An all night
search In ther uins of the Herald
hullding brought to light but one ad
dltional victim, making three recov
ered. Relays of police and firemen
are digging at the ruins. It will he
86 hours before the basement where
the additional bodies probably are
will be raeched. A wild crowd is be
lire which destroyed their powder L,.Kng the city morgue, searching
factory today at Coudcrsport, Pa. It
is supposed the father was explaining
the secret of the process to his son
when something went wrong In the
manipulation of the Ingredients, thus
causing a fire.
WORLD RECORD LOWERED
A WRIGHT
for missing relatives. An officlul In
vestlgatlon Is ordered.
Offers of Awusluiicr.
Tho Typographical union reports
the loss of 13 members by death,
Telegrams of condolence and offers of
assistance have been received from
International union headquarters In
Indianapolis.
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OCCUPANTS OF BARRACKS
DROWNED AS THEY SLEPT
Much Distress Among Peasants Flood
Has Subsided 50 Lives Lost
When Bridge Was Carri
ed Away.
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New York llcruld uiid The Gazette-News.
LAND CHILD ! HOW YOU HAVE GROWN !
Cologne, Germany, June 14. It is ,
estimated that 200 persons lost their'
lives In the flood that swept the val
ley of the River Alir in the Eiffel re
gion. Eighty-seven bodies were re
covered today.
It is reported that 50 lives were lost
at Kehult, where a bridge was carried
away. The flood was caused by heavy
ruins that had continued for several
days.
The flood subsided yesterday. There
is much distress among the peasants.
News of the catastrophe reached
here yesterday. Numerous storms In
the region had made the stream un
usually high and a result of an unu
sually heuvy downpour Sunday night
file Itiver Ahr suddenly overflowed.
Hie water carrying death and destruc
tion in lis path.
The lliind cuused enormous dam
age, completely destroying tne run
way and devastating several villages.
Lightning struck in one village, de
stroying ten houses and seriously In-.
Juring four persons.
Hoods III Virginia,
Richmond, Va., June 14. Floods
are threatening much damage In Vir
ginia. The James and Appomattox
rivers are rising steadily but not yet
to flood level in cities. Much low
ground is covered.
PRESIDENT
MAY
ABANDON TRIP
May not See Son Graduate, Owing to
Press of Legislative Matters Be
fore Adjournment
Washington, June 14. The presi
dent may abandon his trip to New
Haven to sec his son graduate be
cause of the pronuiuiuy mai n
week may witness the end of lh Mis
sion of congress.
The president is particularly Inter
ested In getting tho statehood bill,
while an agreement Is said to have
been reached whereby the senate will
mi km lh house postal Having bunk bill
In return for tho house passing
senate statehood bill.
The president had a conference to
day with Senator Dick or uiiio, a
member of the territorial committee,
lie
MAY
POSTPON
Brookins Reached on Altitude of 4384
Feet-Will Try to Co Higher
Today.
HT GUTHRIE, lU
Guthrie. Okla.. June 14. Twelve
deputy sheriffs were sworn In today
and placed about the state nouse to
ruard against the removal ot state
Indianapolis. June 14. With the records to Uk unoma l uy. wncre o,.
...m-. - -j . .........i m i.i trnor Hasneii nu miamiou no
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feet, established .by Walter Urooklni I quarter
In - Url.. a.l..l - .,,. m t'tn- I
tors will ir. t ... hi. hr today Steamer Dumlotilan Wrecked,
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flUrlnv K .a. At.. , 1 A I M i. sin I la
mo fiiwcv l lll 'iwmiiiieii'"" I ..... . mv. n.liluti
mnt..r .r... at. A.nt. r Norfolk, Va., June 14. Th BrltlBh
Dundonlan. from Cuba to
- . w u u . j , i 1 1 a II .I UI Rimuii" i. j , .
break ih. rM'. nnrA uiu nnni.ind Bait more, with a cargo or iron ore,
the w.v. ...nv was atranded on the Virginia coast
last tllgni two anu uuo-imu .iii.o
Hawkins' Rtwiirnatlon DrmamlMl. south of Cape Henry during a aense
fog. wrecKing ""'i"""
Austin, Tex., June 14. It became position not dangerous.
known today that Governor Campbell
has requested the resignation of Com
mlssioner of Insurance and Ranking
Hawkins. The latter ha refused to
resign. The rause for demand of
resignation la not known.
The Dupndonlan was floated una
listed shortly before noon.
Vpbolds A11U-netting Law.
Soldiers Are Killed.
New York, June 14. Justice Aspln
wall of ths Supreme court of Brook
lyn upholds the constitutionality of
the Hart-Agnew anti-race petting mw
Paris. Jon ii Th. rnvimnr of and has refused to dismiss Indict
French Wni Atvir. rn,,rt. nine menta pending against the Coney Is.
Frenrh s.. Idler and a hundred and land and Brooklyn Jocksy clubs for
rmv Arnt.s kllle.l In a Ihrht l eonsnlrRcv snd ngiilnut Individuals
Jguiu inl. nuv si. I for bonkiimklng.
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PAYMENT OF TAX
Mr. Cullom Has Introduced Joint Reso
lution With Reference to Cor.
poration Tax Case.
Y. M. C. A. PLANNING
PERMANENT CAMP
This Matter Was Taken Up by Directors at Meeting Last
Night and a Site is Now Being Considered Other Mat
ters, Including City Play Grounds, Cigarette
ette Smoking, Etc., Given Attention.
Washington. June 14. Because the
Suoreme court of the United States
delayed passing on the constitutional
ity of the corporation tax untji next
year Senator Cullom has Introduced
a Joint resolution postponing until
January 1, next, the payment of the
tax. -
THE HARVKSTKK COMPANY
DENIES THK ALLKtiATIOAh
At the regular monthly meeting of
the Imai'il of directors of the local
y. M. A., held last night, n number
f ma tiers of Importance came ii for
discussion. There was great rcjolrlng
iinoug the directors over the taking-
u of tin; mortgage oil tne association
building, which was cancelled a lew
ilitys ago. With this debt out ol the
way the directors ure planning great
er work for tile association In the fu
ture. The (inestion of a permanent
camping ground was taken up and dis
cussed ut length. It whs decided that
i summer camp should be established
near Asheville, giving the boys ol the
city and association the opportuni
ties of spending u part of the summer
season In eanip. It was slated this
morning chat tho directors have In
view u most desirable site and that an
effort will be made to purchase.
Another matter of interest consider
ed had to do with a play-ground in
Asheville. It wus decided to ask the
board of aldermen to co-operate with
the Y. M. C. A. In the establishment
of such a play-ground and In uil
probability a meeting of the associa
tion directors and the city council will
be held shortly. The directors of the
association desire to co-operate with
the municipality In this matter and
wosk out some plun whereby the
children of Asheville muy have a
place to romp and play.
The directors passed an oruer pro
hibiting any cigarette smoking on tne
steps and directly In front of the as
sociation building. While lip- asso
ciation management has always pro
hibited the smoking of cigarettes in
the building II has been the custom ol
boys to sit on the stone steps and
smoke Tills has resulted in some
criticism of the association and the
practice Is to be eliminated. The di
rectors further have a plan on foot
to teach every boy in Asheville lie-
tween the ages of II and !i years to
swim and it Is expected tills plan yill
be worked out in the near fill hit.
ii Minis ox Tin ai, nut tiii:
Mt ltli:it Ol'1 EMTOK THOMPSON
ON IN
GREATER
CONQUEST OF AIR
Hamilton, Refreshed from Long Flight,
Desires to Beat Record of
Paulhan.
BRAZIIMNCE
People in Acre District Declare Their
Independence Governor
Driven OuL
from
Pcr-
New York.. June 14. Refreshed
after his nerve racking trip to Phlla
delphia in his aeroplune, Charles K.
Hamilton Is planning lurlher con
quests of the air. Ho wants to beat
the record of the Krenchmiin, I'niil-
hun, for continuous cross-country
Might, which Is 117 miles without
slopping.
Merlin, June 14. Advices
Hrustil state the Insurgents In
lecture Jurua, in Acre, district of.
Western Mrazll, have driven out the
Governor and declared their Independ
ence. The Acre territory was ac
quired by lirazil from Bolivia In 102.
It has an area of 74,000 square miles.
The population Is about 70,000.
MOTOR GARS STAR
T
LEVER SUGGESTS LINE OF
Jefferson City, Mo.. June 14. At
torneys of the International Harvester
Company of America has filed briefs
In the oust rsuit of the attorney gen
eral fo ralleged violation of the antl
truBt laws. The company claims It
does business at reasonable prices.
Iloyburn Score PIiicImh!.
Washington. D. C. June 14 In a
sneech during the senate debate on
the administration land withdrawal
bill Senator Heyburn, spoke of ex-
Forester Plnchot, as an "apostle of
fallacy, theory and ignorance."
MlHslonary Conference Onone,
Edlnburg. Scotland, June 14. The
world's mlsslonery conference, a
gathering of the Protestant church
open.d tinder th presidency
Lord Italtour of Uurleigh.
Several Witnesses Called mid Exam
ined This Morning Thompson
Had Mccii IH-iiiking.
Manassas, Vu., June 14. HeNtral
witnesses for the commonwealth
were heurd at the Harris murder
trial today. Ir. H. W. Mapliis. phy
sician, described the wounds Kditor
Thompson received on the night of
the shooting. John Coons thought
Thompson had been drinking the day
of the shooting. A. It. Bartensteln,
deputy clerk, produced the pistol ad
mitted to have been used by Hurrls,
and blood-stained garments worn by
Thompson of the fatal evening. Hen
ry Glascock, friend of the slain edi
tor, testified that lie took three drinks
with Thompson early in the after
noon. He denied carrying a stick
with threats to harm Harris.
t
ONb
HARD
RU
Nineteen Enter lor Clidden and 1 1 for
Chicago Trophy Route Covers
2,851 Miles.
Says Attorney General Might Call Presi
dent's Brother in "Cotton
Speculations."
Washington, June 14. A criticism .
of the administration's course In New
York against certain cotton operators
and southern spinners on account of
Cincinnati. June 14. thirty auto- the alleged cotton pool, was voiced In
mobiles started from here today on I the house yesterday by Representative
Schooner Wrecked and
Many Lives Are Lost
Wlllcmstad, Curacao, June 14.
The government schooner Van Hordt
bus been wrecked on the northeasi
coats of Curacae. The captain, crew
and passengers, with ie exception of
four sailors and one pasenger, were
drowned. The governor of , Buenos
Ayres is among the loet.
The vessel was bound for this port
rrom Buenos Ayres, a Dutch Indian
Island on the Venezuelan coast, SO
miles east of the Islund of Curuoao.
She struck during tntcx weather
Sunday night.'
1910 (Hidden tour. Nineteen cars
were in lino as contestants for the
(Hidden trophy, and eleven were en
tered for the Chicago trophy, uvalla
ble for machines In tho run-about
classes. The route covers 2,851 miles
and pusses through 13 states. The
tour ends at Chicago June 30
l.ver of South Carolina. , Mr. Lever
declared the suit wa? u - to the
relief of a clique of pIchh cotton
gamb'ers threatened with disaster Into
which they put themselves."
In the years to come, said Mr.
Lever, "l suspect this Interference of
the attorney general In hchaU of
those who tad combined to depress
the price of cotton as against those
who may have combined to raise It,
will be pointed to as one of the chief .
Berlin, June 14. The Vatican haslglnries of Kentucky and Tennessee,
replied to the protest of the Prussian I who In self defense and when driven
government against the encyclical ls-to the lust extremity, combined to
sued by the pope on the occasion of Hear the grip of the tobacco trust from
the ter-ccntenlal canonlvatlnn of I their throats. He has a fertile field
Charles Borromeo. The Vatican dlsa-lto employ machinery of the depart-
ki'knians i:m; oi'kkndeh vat.
ICAX Y1TIIIH.WH ENCYCLICAL
Daring Aeronaut in N. Y.
Interferes With Business
of
New York, Juno 14. Fred Owens,
a 20 year old Mti, hrmight busl
usa virtually to a tanuatlll In lower
Manhattnn by suddenly 'appearing In
a dirigible balloon, flying from New
Jersey across the Hudson end trying
to land In City Hall psrk. He bumped
against the chimney of the county
court house. The balloon shot up
ward and Owens drifted toward
Brooklyn. ,,
Owens landed In a shade tree In
Brooklyn. A relief party with lad
ders rescued the lad.
vows an Intention of offending the
German Protestants, and says the en
cyclical Is withdrawn, so fur as aer!
many Is concerned.
The Germans resented the statement
extolling Borromeo as the champion
ment or Justice In breaking up the
beef trust, butter trust, sugar trust.
steel trust and other trusts, world
without end. Why not try tho tem
per of his steel against these thick
hided old nlnners? Lvt the attorney
of Catholicism against the Protestant I general feed all out of the same spoon
reformation. landnot make the mistake of believing
THK WEATHJUn.
tliar&Kh priced cotton Is a criml?M
orfeneSWnd low priced cotton a divinity.'!
Forecast until S p. in. Wednesday) Mr.Vver declared that - a great
for Asheville and vicinity: Partly I chsnvl would come over the spirit of
cloudy weather, with probably show-1 the dreams of the membership of the
era tonight or Wodnesdny
' For North Carolina: Showers to
night or Wednesday; light variable
winds.
,' A Dividend bochtretf.
New York cotton exchange If Henry
W. Taft, Its attorney who Is a brother
of President Taft, should announce
one evening at the close of the market
that he had been called to Washington
to see Attorr.ey General Wlckersbam
about the affairs of the exchange, that
New York. June 14. A dividend of the ettorney general had directed 1mm,
four per cent ws declared today by I to return with a mcst-Me ti,t be I I
the Mobile and Ohio, a aulwldiary of I made up his min i to -.p ih
the Southern Hallway. I trai'ifg In f inn e . j
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