North Carolina Newspapers

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES LAST EDITION 4:00 P.M., Weather Torecast: .' Sliowern. VOL. XV. NO. 146. ASHEVILLE, N. C., THURSDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 28, 1910. 3c PER COPY BRIBERY PLAN COMESTO LIGHT Chicago Paper Carries. Story That $35,000 Had Been Col lected to Return Hopkins -. to U. S. Senate. BLOCK OF VOTES READY, FIXED, TO BE DELIVERED Roger Sullivan and the Speaker Said to Have Heard ol It and Threat ened to Expose the Gang. Chicago, July 28. The Tribune prints a statement that an attempt was niude previous to the election of William Lorlmer as United Stutes senator to secure the return of Sena iTrTbert j"."Hopklns. The story fol lows a recent luncheon where Roger Sullivan, democratic national com mitteemen, and representatives of the Legislative Voters' league fired point ed remarks at each other. On this ) occasion Sullivan Is quoted as Baying: "Why don't you fellows look Into what Albert J. llopkliis was trying to do at Springneld for tour months?" The Tribune declares $30,000 was collected to secure the needed votes, ll va placed In the hands of two lit tle known legislators and a block of votes selected and made ready for de livery. The Plans Foiled. it Is alleged that Sullivan and Speaker ShurtletT foiled thesu plans. The speaker, it is said, told the cul prits he would expose the plot from the chair the moment a -democratic bal lot was cast for Hopkins, Then Sul livan entered the arena. He arrived ut Springfield at midnight one night and gathering the 17 men around him, threatened to break every political bone In their bodies If they voted for The Tribune exprese the- belief the plot was formed without Hopkins' knowledge. The story leaked out through the babblings of one of the 17, who rejoiced at the prospect of "easy noney." MR. GUDGER IS READY io staotcampaien Will Begin at Rutherfordton August 1; No Reply from Challenge Sent Mr. Grant J. M. Gudger, Jr., the democratic nominee for congress from the Tenth congressional district. Is going to be gin bis campaign in the district whether Congressman John O. Grant, the republican nominee, accepts his challenge for joint debate or not. Mr. Oudger Is still awaiting a reply to his challenge which he directed to Mr. Grant some time ago. Inquiry at re publican headquarters relative to a forthcoming answer Is that Mr. Grant Is now out In the district and that communication with him has not been hud In some time. Mr. Gudger says that he la going to visit every precinct In the district. The campaign will be opened at Rutherfordton at a meeting billed for 11 o'clock August 1. Mr. Oudger's schedule further calls for speeches at cilffsdale August 2, at 1:15 p., m.; at laroleen the night of. August 3, and at Forest City the night of August 4 He says that he will announce other dates as the campaign progresses. GERMANY HAS DECLINED TO MIX IN THE AFFAIR Turns Down Heqmwt of Madrll to ISO Friendly Offices to In- , fluenca Unlled State. Berlin, July 18. Germany declines to entertain the request of President Madrlt that this government use 'friendly offices to put a stop to what " termed Interference of the United States in the affairs of Nicaragua. CATTIES SHIPPING STOPPED. Importation Held Vp, on Account of rresence of the Fcmt and Mouth Dbwaae In Devonshire. v.. Washington. July 18. Owing to tne discovery of the foot and mouth disease among cattle In Yorkshire, England. Imoortatlon of cattle from that country Into the United States has been prohibited until the extent t the disease Is determined. COTTOX REPORT. Washington. July IS. The next lOvunii,... oe Issued on Tuesday, August S, li o'clock. . Funeral of Belgian Minister. Toklo, July 28 Unusual honors - crr,i,,i nt tn funeral of Huron iAII"rt , Tv Aiu-than, H.-lglitn milliliter 0 jLlHin, f..,,iy. THIS CONTEST WILL NOT STOP W.J. BRYAN. He Is Disappointed, but Still Has Hopes for County Option and the Initiative and Referen- HE URGES HIS FOl TO WORK AT PRIMARIES Secure County Option Candidates in I Every District, and in All Parties Says the Fight Was not In Vain. Lincoln, Neb., July 28. William J. Bryan will continue his contest fur county option and the Initiative and' referendum. In a statement issued today he says: "While the democratic convention's failure to endorse county option was disappointing, still the fight for coun ty option In trie democratic party has not been In vain. It has helped to secure a declaration favoring the Ini tiative and referendum In both par ties, and now that all parties have declared for it, there Is no doubt of the necessary amendment being sub mitted at the next session of the leg islature. "The work now to be done is to secure county option candidates In every senatorial and representative district. Democrats who favor coun ty option should turn out at the pri maries and nominate candidates fav orable to county option. Republicans In favor of county option should be aa active in securing the nomination of republican candidates favorable to county option. , County option candi dates should be nominated by all parties . In each district, and I have no doubt this can be "don In -a great many qistricta," :- i:W -, v A LOCAL OPTION PLANK AGITATED IN MINNESOTA Tills Is One of the Centers of Interest In Convention of Democrats, Minneapolis. Minneapolis, July 28. The Minne sota state democratic convention was called to order today for nomination of a full ticket. On account of the harvest. In progress over the state, the delegates were slow In arriving. Interest Is centered around the gubernatorial . nomination and the fight on a county option plank. Con gressman W. B. Hammond was made temporary chairman. RAWN NOT A MILLIONAIRE AS HAS BEEN SUPPOSED Court Petition Kliowa That President of Motion Left Estate Valued at 120,000. Chicago, July 28. Instead of being a millionaire, Ira O. Pawn, president of the Monon railroad, found shot to death In his summer home, died pos sessed of an estate valued at only 8120,000, according to a court petition. KILLS WIFE AND HIMELF IN CHILDREN'S PRESENCE New York Tailor SUslies Ills Throat After Fatally Stabbing Ills Wife In the Neck. New York. July 28. In the presence his Ave little children, Abraham Roth, a tailor, after quarreling with his wife. Bertha, today plunged a bread knife Into her neck, then slash ed his throat. The woman died aoon afterward. In agony. Another, Somewhat Similar. PhlladelDhia. Julv 28. August Don aldson shot and probably fatally In lured his wife. Maraaret today, fol lowing a quarrel. Their seven years old son witnessed the shooting. Tu-rvTV-TiiRrs: people hurt IN A NEW YORK GANG FIGHT One of tin Most Serious In Yea - Police CI uuTre Puts End to the DiHturbanto. vnr York. Julv 18. Three men wt itonirnri.lialv - wounded and 20 others severely hurt this morning In the most serious "gang ngnt" occur ring In New York city In many years. " The police reserves charged me rioters, putting an end to me ais turbance. THE WSATKER. Forecast until 8 p. m. Friday for Ashevllla and vicinity Partly cloudy ...ih.p with nrobablv occasional showers and thunderstorms tonight or Friday. xinrih Parnllna; Partly cloudy. with local thundershowera tonight or Friday. Moderate westerly winas. Convicts Escape: Are Reraptared. i Osslnlng, N. Y., July 18. Several convicts In Sing Blng prison working under guard made a break for liber ty today. Four convicts esrpd,but A"e7! Scheme. r reiiptured later. New York Herald and The Gazette- HAS 520,10110 nr. PiDiTM CtnnK Ul IMI MilL UIUUI International Cotton Mill Corporation Elects Officers and Gives Out Plans. New YorlcJnly 28. Announcement la made that the newly formed Inter national Cotton Mills corporation with a capital stock of 220,000,000 has elected Myron C. Taylor of New York president with associate officers and a board of directors. Negotiations for acquisition of certain textile mills in this country and Canada, it is stated, are under way. It Is further stated that a controlling interest In the Con solidated Cotton Duck company will be acquired and control of the Bay State Cotton Corporation acquired. Corporation officer says the purpose of the company is to concentrate (urge non-competitive cotton Interest man ufacturing a variety of cotton pro ducts. MRS. MARION JENNINGS TIKESJi 01 LIFE Dauflhter-in-Law of Treasurer ol S. C. Shoots Herself at Breakfast Table. Spartanburg, JulV 2. While the other members of the family were at the breakfast table today, Mrs. Marlon B. Jennings, daughter-in-law of K. H. Jennings, state treasurer of South Carolina, committed suicide by shoot ing. Despondency over poor health Is at tributed as the cause. Southerner Narrowly Escapes Drown ing. New York, July 28. Charles Row, one of the best known racing men In the south, narrowly escaped drowning yesterday at Coney Island. He wa reached after sinking the third time ' Found at Newbern. Norfolk, July 28. Nellie Smith the young girl whose disappearance from her father's home, Talbot coun ty, Maryland, recently, fallowing the departure of band of gypsies, was found alone at Newbern, N. U. Soldier Called to Keep Order. Durand, Mich., July 28. State troops have been called here to pre vent disturbances as the result of the Grand Trunk strike. Some of the strikers threaten violence. Judge Lurton Addresses Lawyers. Hot Springs, Vs., July 88. The ad rtiess of Justice Lurton of I'nlted Plate Supreme court featured the mnrnliiK . slni of Virginia and Mrr- l.tud J .. r iii.-.u luU'm. WIti 1 mm' rill will I News. AN AMBUSH UUBETftKIG. WITH 01 HAS PA5SEMIIEI51E The Scotland Yard Inspector Comes to Search for Dr. Crippen, Accused of Wife Murder. Montreal, July 28. The White Star line steamer Iiuretanlc. westbound, passed Belle Ixle this morning. She has aboard Inspector Dow of the Scot land yard representative, who has crossed the ocean in eearch of Dr. Hawley Harvey Crippen, wanted In London In connection with the mys terious death of his actrens wife. SE IS AT AN END He Has t Deep Coat of Tan and but for Sprained Ankle Seems Picture of Health. Blddefo'rd Pool, Me.. July 28. President Taft'a vacation cruise along the Maine coast ended this afternoon when the Mayflower sailed Into Bev erly harbor ond cast anchor off the summ-r white house. The trip to Maine was largely plan ned for and by Mra. Taft. The presi dent Is burned a deep tan and except for his sprained ankle looks the pic ture of health. V CHOLERA HAS SLAIN 6651 IN RUSSIA SINCE LAST MAY The Stricken Region Now Includes ' 43 Provinces, and Tliere Have . Been 37,852 Case. St. Petersburg, July 28. The region now stricken with cholora Includes 42 provinces and territories of Euro pean Russia. Since the outbreak of the disease lust May there huve been a total of 87,653 cases and 18. 061 deaths. ENGINEER KILLED BY POST. Stuck Ills Head Oat of Window as Ills New York Central Train Ap proached Williams Bridge. New ... York, July IS. Norman Crouse, a New York Central engineer, was Instantly killed today when his head struck a signal post as he leaned out of his cab window, when the southbound freight train his engine was hauling approached Williams bridge, i Murderer Finally Csiight. Charlottesville, Vn , July 28, Frank Moore, wanted for the murder of ("hales .Clarke at Mayitone. Hamlin county, Tenn., April last, was arrest ed here todicy. Moore reached here on a freight train and applied for a drink of water to a group of telegraph hiu-inn. WOMEN ARE INVOKING THE "UNmiTTEN UVf Irk Louisiana They Want Sauce for the Gander to Serve Alto for the Goose. New Orleans, July 28. Basing their appeul on "application of the un written law to women," the Era club, one of Loulaiatta's leading organiza tions, has called upon all other wom en's organizations to pledge support to secure the exoneration of Mumle Mclxmghlin, chargtM with murder. Bhe shot and killed Hugh Smith, a wealthy saloon proprietor, when she met htm accompanied by another woman. ,0., OE The Troops Called Out as Result of Rioting Following the Strike of Street Car Operators. Columbus. O.. July 28. While mar tini inw hes not officially been pro claimed, this city is in charge of the Ohio National guard officials. Ka disorders occurred today, ine call for troops came as a result of continuous rioting throughout the cw for the nost few days, following .ti-iira nf union motormen and con ductors, who demand recognition or their union. SETTLEMENT OF THE STRIKE OF 50,000 IS KArKtTKU Interests In the Garment Trade Are . to Hold a Conference tlua Afternoon. vaw York. July 28. An early set- itimnt of . the garment waiters aihifli Involves 60.000 work ers and has demoralised the women's clothing trade for several weeks, .m nrnhnhl today. With the as sembllng of representatives of the con dieting Interests for a conference. INCREASE FOR 1200 MENl Telegraphers of Mlxwiurl Psolfio Get $3 Per Moniii store, arming . Long Wage Dispute, uitla Rock. Ark.. July 28. A six per cent Increase, or an average of tii per month, has been awarded 1204 telegraphers on the Missouri Pacific railway. Tbit ends a long pending wage controversy. Lightning Strike School House. Harrisonburg. Va., July 28. Light ning atrurk Science Hall of the State Normal school here yesterday, cutting a big hole In the roor. chai ring tim bers and following the water pipe to iii rrnnnd. A class of a hundred Klrls wsa taking en examination la the liulldliiK at the time. vir BUSINESS nutriis FOR THLTABMERS Union Adopts Plan to Have One in Each County to Purchase Fertilizers for Cash. Gazette-News Bureau, Chamber of Commerce Rooms, Hollemon Building. Raleigh, July 28. Yesterday there was argument be fore the corporation commission re garding the union passenger station here, which ig now being altered, the alterations not being satisfactory to a large number of people. Yester day the railways decided to make changes In the work already done, so as to provide a retiring room for wo men and a smoking room for men. The committee of business men today asked the corporation commission to require the concourse, or lobby, to be fitted with glass windows, so that In cold weather all can be heated. It Is only a question of a few years as to there being another station, probably westward of where the present one .lands. The work has begun of tearing away the old Belgian block pavement on Fayettevllle street. This will be replaced with asphalt on the sides and vitrified brick In the car tracka The present pavement was put down In 1888 and was never first class. The blocks will be used for paving gutters In the suburbs. About 240.000 worth of paving is to be done, and It Is very safe to say that this will bring about a lot more. Farming at A. and M. College. Yesterday many delegates to the North Carolina Farmers Union were taken out In automobiles to see some of the corn growing experiments In this section. They saw the notable corn at W. A. Slmpklns' "Ideal" farm. The delegates, who are holding their session at the Agricultural and Me chanlcal college, have also Inspected the college farm, a very large one, and also the new dairy and barns. Of the new silos at the dairy one Is of concrete. Thirty-five students of the college are working on the farm dur Ing the summer. Last summer the students took up this work and re placed negro labor there. This plan was found to work admirably and will be followed in the future. A New Era. Your correspondent, accompanied by a gifted young lady friend, visited the penitentiary and entertained the 78 convicts who now compose the prison force. It was the first evening entertainment ever held there and marks a new era. There la now a good library and reading room, pro vided by the new management There was general pleasure here when the news came of the nomlna tion of Charles M. Stedman by the democrats for congress from the Fifth district He Is one of the fore most North Carollntana He was for years In the state senate, and that body never had an abler presiding officer. Hookworm Examination. In the state laboratory of hygiene Coal. nued on l:ig! seven. FLOWS IN SHEW Four Men Shot and Killed, Four Dangerously Wounded, Score or More Seriously Wound ed at Sugar Plant. STRIKERS MADE A CHARGE UPON THE NON-UNION MEN Reserves from Nine Williamsburg Pre cincts Required to Disperse the' Crowd and Put an End to Trouble. New York, July 28. Four men wera shot and killed and four dangerously wounded, a score or more seriously wounded, in a riot of strike sympathis ers at the American Sugar Refining company's plant at Williamsburg this morning. Crowds of sympthlzers threw bricks at strike breakers from the housetops. When non-union men started out with trucks to deliver sugar a mad rush ' was made for the wagons. The police on the scene returned the Are. Sev eral policemen were struck and pain fully hurt by bricks. The entire neighborhood became in volved in the disturbance and re serves from nine precincts were re quired to cope with the trouble. The mob was composed mostly of for eigners. MR. ROOSEVELT WILL STAY INICKdROUSD Afraid That if He Takes Too Prominent ii mil vv miiinn m Being a Dictator. ' . New York, July 28. Those who talked with Theodore Roosevelt at Sagamore Hill yesterday came away with a sharply etched shadow picture of what his attitude would be on state and national politics. Primarily he wishes to keep In the background In the approaching campaign, for he feels that, taking too prominent a part in It, he may be accused of assuming a dictatorship. These views Colonel Roosevelt has explained to those who have come to see him recently. He tells his visitors that he Is anxious to take a hand aa a private citizen, but he is willing to go no further. Broadly speaking, he will do all in his power to help the men who stood by him and his poli cies formulated during his years In the White House, but he la non-com mittal as to whether he expects to carry this to the point of coming out openly In favor of the republicans all over the country whom he considers to be standing for his Ideas. He does say, however, that he must forget factional differences and even party lines, and support the men and the things which he believes to stand for the best interests of the country as a whole. But he has not made up his mind when he will take any decided stand. The republican situation In this state la shifting so rapidly that the colonel said he waa having trouble keeping pace with It. - During the Interview there were mentioned to him the names of Representative Hamilton Fish and William H. Hotchklss, state superintendent of Insurance, as being spoken of recently in connection with the gubernatorial nomination. He re plied by naming over the whole list of men who have been mentioned, adding that he had no idea whatever as to who waa the beat man. He re peated In substance his recent declar ation that the people must choose their man and that his' nomination must result from this fact, not be cause one man or one set of men wanted him. To this statement he added that he had not even decided whether to attend the republican state convetnlon at Saratoga. Colonel Roosevelt said he had not been reading up en Nebraska politics lately and had not heard how William Jennings Bryan had fared In the dem ocratic convention In that state. The Interviewers broke the news of the setback to his former rival, and the colonel asked whether the differences of opinion had arisen because Mr, Bryan went too far or aot far enough In his proposed temperance legisla tion. After he was told that the former seemed to fit the case there was nothing whloh He cared to add ta comment on Mr. Bryan. GOOD ROADS CONGRESS IN ANNUAL CONVENTION Congressmen Holier, Prenklhig OiScer, Speaks nn Roade as AtTecUnf National PmHperUy. Niagara Falls, July 28. The third annual convention of the National flood Roads rongrees opened today. Cnngreixman William Hulner. the pres iding officer, spoke on various asiiert of good roads as vltully an -cling na tional piua,,rtty.