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(rp 7 . , A " ft ft But AlfeW1 (fcetfe News. THE ASSOCIATED ) PEES DISPATCHES LAST EDITION 4:00 P. II. W earner Torecut: Partly Cloudy. rL. XV. NO. 162. ASHEVILLE, N. C., TUESDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 16, 1910. 3c PER COPY t 39 u&Ufi. III THE DEEP Spanish Steamer Martos Found ers at Entrance to Straits of Gibraltar After Collision With a Tramp. ' WOO Bill FOR PICKENS Counsel Make Application Before Judge Council and He Makes Order on Hearing In quest Report. THUMBS DOWN THE MINORITY SUBMIT REPORT FU ROOSEVELT VESSELS CRASH TOGETHER SHROUDED IN A DENSE FOG Nine of the Victims First Cabin Pas sengers on the Martos, the Rest Were in the Steerage. GBllAI.TAR, A"k. 1C The Span ish steamer Martos foundered this morning oft Tarlfa at the entrance to the straits of Gibraltar, iifter a collision in a dense fog with tin! German steamer Elsa. Thirty-nine were drowned. Thirty two of those were passengers. The Mirvivors were landed here. Nine of the victims upon the Mar tos were first cabin passengers. The other 23 passengers who perished were in the steerage. The bow of the Elsa was stove In end her forepeak filled quickly with water. The steamer managed to keep li It oat. i The Martos wps a small steamer of 10,046 tons net, engaged In coasting t'ullU;. She was built at Dundee, .Scotland, In 1883, and i 234 ftiet long. The Elsa is a German tramp Bteamer, smaller In Blze. TO RECOVERY IS STUDY :t ' ' r- .-.i Without Complications, He May Be Moved to Adirondack Within Two Weeks. New York, ,16. Mayor Gaynor con tinues to Improve steadily. When he uwuke today he seemed stronger than at any time since he was shot a week ago, while about to sail for Europe. The danger of Infection Is almost past. Should not complications develop, It Is believed he can be token to the camp of friends In the Adiron dacks within two weeks. Surgeons predict that he will be uhle to leave the hospital In two weeks time and be back at his desk In the city hall within a month. TO PRESENT TO FRANCE OFHDM'S Bronze "Washington" Is to Be Formal ly Presented by Col. James Mann ol Virginia. ' . Paris, Aug. 1. Col. James Mann, chairman of the Virginia commission appointed to present to France bronze copy of the Houdon statue of Washington at Richmond, arrived here today accompanied by a delega tion, . - i i . . The original statue, one of the at tractions of the state capltol at Rich moiid, was executed by Jean Antono Houdon, who went to America imme diately after the revolution and made moulds for the statue from life. The presentation will take filaee at Versailles, Thursday, August IS. A PETRIFIED TORTOISE, CENTURIES OLD, IS FOUND The Creature Weigh 400 Pounds and Will Be Presented to tlie Smithsonian Institute. Washington. Aug. 16. A. petrified tortoise, which probably crawled through Virginia's dale several cen turles ago, has been discovered at virsney springs, va. The petrified animal, which weigh d 400 pounds, will be presented .to the Smithsonian Institute. Armed Pome (search for layer of Woman. New VnrV tin. Posse of arm ed citlsens are scouring the swamps near North Benge, searching for Her trend Pond, wanted for killing Mrs, Marv irmvhljM In tYim nmwnf Ol her six years old son, because she re used his attentions., . , . :, Negro. Is Killed. Nevada. Mo., Aug. IS.-An unidenti fied negro was killed and thirty-five passengers Injured when a tender of 'he Missouri paswnger tmin, No. 209 lumped the track eleven miles north of here today. None were Injured or Seriounly hurt. FIRST DEGREE VERDICT EVIDENTLY IS NOT SOUGHT The State, It Is Evident, Will Ask tor Second Degree Murder or ' Manslaughter Ver dict Judge W, B. Council, who Is holding court this week at Marshall, today beard application by Judge Thiomns A. Jones and R. M. Wells, of the counsel for the defense In the case of Btate agiilnst Dr. Clarence Pickens, charged with killing Jerome and . Furmnn Capps at Woaverville Saturday night, and after reading the evidence token before the coroner and with the con sent of Solicitor . Mark W. Brown, made an order allowing bail In the sum of $10,000, the defendant to be released when the bond is approved by Clerk Brwln of the Superior court. This action of the solicitor in agreeing to bond shows that the state1 will not contend for a first degree verdict. Ev idently the state will usk for either second degree murder or manslaugh ter. Following Is the order of Judge Council: State vs. Clarence Pickens. "This cause coming on to be heard efore His Honor, W. B. Council, judge, holding the courts of the Fif teenth Judicial district upon applica tion of Clarence Pickens through his attorneys, R. M. Wells, esq., and Thos. A. Jones, esq., asking that he be allowed ball to make his appearance at the next criminal term of Superior court ' of Buncombe county and tha solicitor for the state, Mark W. Brown. esq.', agreeing that the application may tif hsajrd -a rul acted upon, aa a, -writ of habeas tforpus; and that the evidence taken before the Coroner, Dr. E. R. Morris, upon the investigation hadi as to the killing of Jerome Capps and Fvrman Capps should be taken anil considered by the Judge In passing upon the defendants application and that the matter being so heard, the solicitor for the' state being present, representing the state and the defend ants being represented by the attor neys above named It Is now ordered and adyiidged and consented to by the solicitor that' ball bond In the sum of 110,000 be and the same Is here allowed the defendant." The defendant Is cited to appear at the next term of Superior court for trial of criminal casea It Is thought bond will be secured without, dif ficulty. The killing of Jerome and Furman Capps by Dr. Pickens Saturday night is still the principal topic of conver sation In the town of Weaver vl)le. The residents of the town are the more shocked by the affair, by reason of the fact that this Is prob ably the most peaceful community In the state. The people are unused to scenes of violence, and are almost dumfounded. Jt Is stated on good au thority that ths Is the first case of homicide that hos ever occurred In the Weaverville belt between Reems Creek and Flat Creek since Weaver ville was settled nearly 200 years ago. As stated yesterday, a man named Reems was killed by the Indians over 100 years ago, but It was on this side of Reems creek, In a cave. Tlie Kiiire That Was Found. , The Interest centers about the find ing of an open, bloodstained knife, by Miss Mollis Baird, yesterday, close to the scene of the tragedy,' which might have been the one' with which Pick ens was slashed. While this throws considerable light on the case, there are certain unexplained things about It that have started afresh a flood of conjecture. The knife was picked up by Miss Baird on a bank above the road about 35 feet from where the dead men lay when found. The ques tion Is as to how It got there. While Dosslble. It Is not probable that either of the men could have thrown It that far after being shot. Besides this there Is a considerable amount of dried blood en the blade, too much, it is thought, to have come from the knife wounds of Pickens, and consld erlng that his clothes would have wiped the blood off even u it naa car ried any from his body.. The general ly accepted theory is that the blood either came from Pickens" nose or from one of the wounded men, and had been picked up by some one dur ing the confusion and thrown to where It iu found. , This Is only what Is being talked, and there Is no hint as to who might have done tnis. it Is but. Justice to say that there seems to be no suspicion that any of the most Interested persons aid tnis. but It Is generally, conceded that It m someone, who might have picked up the knife unthoughtedly, and when he realised that he should not have done so, threw It upon the bank and was afraid to mention the fact. This Is also given for what If U worth. It has not been proved that the knife belonged to either of the deed men. It. a an ordinary, bone handled Knife, of medium size, and gave evi dence of having been In the rain or dew. ' 1 ' - The 'knife was found 'yesterday morning In the yard of Mrs. Margaret rmlf'T by Miss Baird, ss she Was go ing tvher home from Mrs. Parker's, (rwrrajiuedj on page 8) - - - - , ..... p n ii I il-iini ( - Mmmmmm is& ,ii.y imiMhimMmiL M.w ' '- . . IBTir ' I i pii. m ' -If ' --,f f si l4 y ; . jiLmmm, ...n. 'fki.t f i ' i i. ft , ... , iUNLafc, j FAST MAIL TRAIN Two Train Wrecks Occurred in Missouri Today, Four Persons Being Reported Killed. St. Louis, Aug. 1G. The. Iron Mountain fast mail train, leaving here at 2:30 this morning, Was wrecked near Piedmont, Missouri. The train consisted of mail cms. Poplar Bluff dispatches say three men were lulled. ILL USE CERTIFICATES irajHASS BOOKS Committee on Postal Savings Bank Sys- tern Makes Report Hitchcock Favors It. Washington, Aug. 16. Postmaster General Hitchcock has received a re port from the committee on organiza tion of the postal savings bunk sys tems In favor of the use of certiil etites of deposits ' Instead of pass books as previously decided upon by the committee In framing its tentative plan. The system proposed has a me chanical method for keeping the re cords of the postal savings banks which would render unnecessary a great part of the bookkeeping that would be involved In the pass book system. Under this plan every depositor of amounts from ?1 to $9 will be given a certificate punched In duplicate to show the amount of the deposit. He would be required to sign this certi ficate In duplicate, the postmaster re taining one of the certificates. On the back of this evidence of the de posit will be engraved interest com putations showing exactly the amount of Interest due at the end of nny In terest period. For sums of $10, $20 and $50 there will be separate certifi cates, also in duplicate. These certi ficates will constitute the records of the poHtmuslers. Mr, tlitehcoek has approved the form and, engraving of a stamp of deposit for amounts of less than $!. This stamp representing 10 cents in value Is artistic and is printed In chrome orange. OFFER OF PUBLIC BURIAL DECLINED BY EXECUTORS Mb Nightingale, in 1 1 or Will, V. prcNMcd ixwli-e for a Simple, 1 , Private Funeral. London, Aug, 16. The executors of the will of Miss Florence Nightingale, the "Angel of Crimea, who died Sat urday, have declined the offer of a public burial In Westminster Abbey among the historic great. Miss Nightingale's will expressed the wish, for a simple, private funeral. Rhode Island legislature In Special Session. 1 1 Providence, It. I., Aug. 18. The general assembly convened today In special senion to act upon the redis trictlng the commission' report, to enact a corporation tax law and con sider other legislative matters. U Jhiiich K. Hurler lid. Topeka, Kas Aug. 16. A cable gram from Carlsbad, Prussia, .an nounces tha der.th of Jainee E. Hur ley, general manager of the Santa. F6 railway. He was at Carlsbad for hi health. Death was caused by heart tiouhle. :.,' .-"''! m , -i An Expected Increase of $3,000,000. Washington, Aug. !. It Is esti mated the government Internal reve nues lor the 'present fiscal year will Increase $8,000,000 becauso of the in creased taxes on tobacco and, cigar ettes under the Pajne-Aldrlch tariff !W. JUMPS THE TRACK GAVNORBOOM GROWS APACE Talk at Saratoga Is That He for Governor of New York Strengthens Saratoga, Aug. 16. With the meet ings of both the republican and dem ocratic state committees scheduled for this week, there are likely to be im portant developments In the political situation before next Sunday. The re publican committee meets today In New York. The democratic commit tee will assemble here on Thursday. The republicans will select Saratoga as the place for the state convention. The democrat will choose either Rochester or Saratoga. The Impres sion prevail 4biAite democratic con vention wnr'be'hetd' 'here' Immediate ly after the adjournment of the re- More "'Pistol Toters" AraJSieeded in Paris So a Police Officer Thinks Would Arm Good Citizens Fight Bad Ones Only Certain Classes Would Be Per mitted to Carry Arms Heavy Penalty for Others. Paris, Aug. HI. "Gun toting," or as It Is expressed here, llhre revol ver," should be encouraged In Paris, declares the chief police officer of the llrst division. He says that only in this way can the desperate Apaches be subdied. He is planning a campaign against these criminals, and will ask that all good citizens be permitted to arm themselves so they may constitute an ever ready army to wage war on the malefactors. Ills plan Is to have permits to carry concealed arms Issued on application to all deputies, aldermen, state em ployes, members of the Legion of Is Still Standing Pat; Denounces D ANVILLU, Ills., An. 1(5 "TJim'Io Joe"., Cuimon in an interview today de nounces the republican "in surgents;!' says he will be a candidate for the speakership Cholera Scourge's Horrors Are Steadily Increasing ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 11. The horrors of the cholera Scourge in Russia, according Proffessor Rein of ' the feed FIRE LOSS AT BRUSSELS f f IS SIX TO TEN MILLIONS Ust Awards to inhibitors, llellev ed to Have liven Burned, Has Hcen found. Brussels, Aug. A list of awards to exhibitors, which It was thought n as burned In the fire at the Brussels exposition Sunday, hs been recovered. The exhibitors will preserve their (irises. ' The la teat estimate Of the lose range from c, out), ooo to 10,- 000,000. , Will Be Democratic Nominee Attempted Assassination Position. publican convention. Among democrats who have "drop ped into" Saratoga during the last few duya the feeling seems to be that Mayor Qaynor will be the democratic nominee. Ills attempted assassination has attracted the attention of the en tire country to him, and that fact. It Is believed by many democrats, strengthens the probability that he will be the standard bearer. Democrats have been extremely ac tive here for the last few days and there has been an air - of mystery about, their movement which the on lookers tfilnly have fibeen . tryfBB to penetrate. to Honor, others who have been decor ated for any cause, doctors, newspa per men, and all I'itlzens'who can fur nish proper references; persons not so authorized to be sent to prison for lonif terms If found with arms con cealed on thorn. In short, he proposes to raise an army of good citizens to wage war on the army of bad ones who now make It dangerous for any one to appear In the streets after sundown. "In this way," said he, "we would not only protect our good citizens, but we would place the Apaches and others In a position where they would be afraid to carry arms." Insurgents of the next national house of representatives and declares the reports of a contemplated reorganization of the republi can party originated with in surgents and democrats. Cross, are steadily increasing. Children are starving in many instances. Thousands of new cases are being registered daily. ' , NEGRO DELEGATES SCARCE IN TENNESSEE CONVENTION ltP)Hblliiins Gather to Nominate t'andldule to Oppose Gover nor M. K. Patterson. Nashville, Aug. IS. The republican state convention met today to noml n'ate a candidate to oppose Governor Malcom R. Patterson, the democratic nominee. A notable feature of the convention is the scarcity of negro delegates. New York Republican Executive Committee Reject His Name for Office of Tempor ary Chairman. PRESENTED BY GRISCOM BY CONSENT OF THE COL Sharp "Rebuke," Result of Fight by Leaders Who Charge That He Is Attempting to Dictate. New York, Aug. 16. Colonel Theodore Roosevelt's name. was presented for temporary chairman of the convention at a meeting of the republican state committee. His se lection for that honor was lost by a vote of 20 to 15. Vice President Sherman was named temporary chairman of the coming state convention by unanimous vote. The state committee selected Saratoga and September 27 as place and time for the coming republican conven tion. Commenting upon the committees action rejecting Mr. RooseVelt's name arlscom said: "I presented the name of Col. Roosevelt after consulting him. The place of the temporary chairman was obviously his, not only by virtue of his having been president of the United States, but by signal services rendered by him to the re publican party in New York state. Col. Roosevelt was anxious to en gage in the political campaign in this state and his name at the head of the convention would have lent extraor dinary prestige to the meeting and incalculable value to the party throughout the state. "The action foreshadows threat of many primary contests. It Is obvious that those voting to deny him the office of temporary chairman will -qndoj paojua am o junoaou o aAeq licans. '' .vw nr4; ,.v.-:,. Roosevelt suffered this sharp defeat as the result of a fight on him by sev eral state leaders, who charged that Roosevelt was attempting to dictate he fortunes of the republican party n New xork state. T DIRECT PRIMARY IS HELD IN CALIFORNIA Great Demonstration Bell Will Lead Democrats, Curry, Pehaps, the Republicans. San Francisco, Aug. 16. California voting today, selecting the parties' candidates for state ofilces, who will oppose each other at the November election. This Is the first direct pri mary held throughout the state. By tar the greatest demonstration ever recorded Is reported. Theodore Bell, the only democratic candidate for governor, will lead his party In the general election. Five names ap pear on the ballot In the fight for the republican gubernatorial nomination. Secretary of State Charles V. Curry seems the most formidable candidate. GERMAN SHIPBUILDERS The Number Now Idle in the Trade It 35,000, or All but the Gov ernment Employee. Berlin, Aug. 16. As the result of a fight between aerman shipbuilders and their employes, all shipyards of Germany except government works are idle. The men demand a 10 per cent. wage Increase and a 6S hours week. The total number now Idle Is 15,000. Sympathetic strikes of men employed In allied trades are now being or gantzed. Week's Weather Favorable. Washington, Aug. H, Favorable weather prevailed! over large portions of the com growing belt during the week ended August IS, according to the national weekly weather bulletin. In the cotton growing states east of the Mississippi the weather waa gen erally favorable. THB WXATBXB. For AshevUle and vicinity: Partly cloudy weather tonight and Wednes day. ' For North Carolina: Generally fair tonight and Wednesday. Los of 1 15,000 by Fire. - Midland, Mich., Aug. 1 l.Reardon Brothers' department store, the block containing the Mosonlo and other I oilve rooms and lawyers offices were burned today; loss, $120,000, Say the Tariff, Trusts, Monopo lies, Increased Money Supply Are Prime Causes of High Cost of Living. : MAJORITY REPORT FINDING IS CATEGORICALLY ATTACKED The Report Is Submitted by Senators Johnson, Smith and Clarke, of the Special Com mittee. w ASHINGTON. Aug. 15. The tariff, trusts, combines and ' monopolies and an increased money supply, are the three substan tial causes for the advance In prices in the United States, according to Senators Johnston of Alabama, Clarke of Arkansas, and Smith of South Car olina, minority members of the select senate committee, appointed during the last session or congress to Investi gate and make report on wages and the prices of commodities. Vigorous attack Is made In the minority members' report on almost all the reasons given by the majority in its report, submitted some time ago, as to the cause for the advance in prices. "We are without sufficient data," say the minority members In their report just completed, "to apportion the degree of responsibility between these three causes, but that the two first are the chief malefactors we -have no doubt; and they are of our own creation or permission." . Tlie Tariff Attacked. , ' After attacking, one at a time, the ' 15 principal causes contributing, ac cording to the majority report to the high cost of living, the minority take up the tariff, declaring that when the Payne-Aldrlch bill was framed "champagne was put on the acJIusdule , at from 54 to 66 per cent.,. - whilst wearing; apparel was taxed from 80 to 92 per centdrinking champagne was to be encouraged and wearing woolen clothes discouraged. Bo with hats," they add, "those bringing not over $4. DO per dozen were taxed 7T per cent, and those valued at more than $18 per dozen 47 per cent." Fortunes tor Few, Suffering for Many. The result of protection, they de clare, Is "great fortunes for the few and great suffering for the many. We believe," they say, "that the amount of the tariff Is added to the price and taxed to the consumer; that but for the tariff the commodities we buy upon which that fax is laid would be heaper, approximately to the extent of the tariff; and that when we do not buy the imported article the pro tected manufacturer puts approxi mately the amount of it on the goods . produced by him. It Is difficult to understand how anyone cant favor high rates of duty he does not honestly believe that It will Increase the prices to be realis- , ed by the manufacturers producing , the article affected, by diminishing or destroying competition, and thus nec essarily Increasing the cost to the con sumer. Then we were many times mournfully warned that - any reduc tion In rates would flood our country with lower-priced German products, and that the smoke of American man ufactures would disappear from tun heavens. Now we are Informed that the tariff has not Increased the cost of these articles entering into every household and administering to the health and comfort of every family." Showing the effect of the tariff on prices, they Instance sugar, on which the New York consumer, they say, pays more than the London consumer by the difference between the sugar tariffs In the two countries, plus 17 cents per hundred pounds. "It Is scarcely necessary, they add, to mention the iniquitous woolen schedule where the tariff rates are so high on those necessities of our people as to practically preclude any foreign competition with the Ameri can manufacturer, except on high priced goods purchased by the wealthier consumer, who can, to some extent,' disregard price." . Trusts, Etc. Taking up the subject of trusts. combinations, and monopolies, they declare that "there are few trusts that could survive a revenue tariff. They flourish only under the shadow of high protective walls. Standing behind these walls that shut off foreign com petition and destroying domestic com petition by consolidation and absorp tions, ttK-y are limited only to selling at a fraction less than the foreign price plus tha protective duty. That they reduce cost of production seems certain, but It Is In rare cases that the publto or the laborers employed by them participate In tha enlarged profit. So enormous have been their profits that wa flndl organisations springing up all over tha country, like tha Elgin board of trade, tha whole sale grocers, lumber dealers Associa tions that have contributed largely to the advance In prices and tha fronds perpetrated by manufacturers of certain goods introducing the weight of contents of packages from 10 to 50 per cent and maintaining tha same price." . .. - , , , Tho Meat Trust. . "The mrthuds of the mat trust,' thf-y declare, "seem to be admirably Continued on page seven.
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