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ii 'a ii THE AC:CCULTZD DISPATCHES ' ULST EDITIOIT t:OOP. IL Weather Torecast: Fair; Cooler. VOL: XV-183. , ASHEVILLE, N. C, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 9, 1910. f If.. 3c PER COPY. ,1 fcl, i i ACAR FERBf biSSS: 20 DH0B HEAR PORT Bin, WIS. One of the Worst Marine Disas ters in the History of Lake Michigan Navigation Is Reported. BOAT VALUED AT $400,000 , AND CARGO, $ 1 00,000, LOST No Details ol the Accident, Accept Brief v Wireteit Mentget from Another Boat, Have Been Received. I UDINGTON, Sept. 9. One L of the worst marine disas ters in , the history of Lake Michigan navigation occurred early today when the car ferry Pere Marquette No. 18, sank 20 miles off Port-Washington, Wis., with the loss of 20 lives. The boat was valued at $400, 000 and her cargo, which in cluded 29 loaded cars,, at $100, 000 to $150,000. ; "Car Ferry No. 18 sinking; help' 'was the C. Q. D. wireless message that brought the first news of the disaster to the city about 5 a. m. today. The flash was repeated continuously for nnnrlv nn limir Vint, voaa linsirrn. .ed. At 7:30 a. in. Supt. Mer cereau received a wireless from Car Ferry No.'17 stating that No. 18 sank at 7 o'clock after -all on board had been rescued W JifaluMits frnni Vft 17 The lost car ferry carried a crew of 50 men and had on board two lady passengers, . said to be from Saginaw. At this hour the cause of the acci dent is unknown and the facts will not be available until No. 17 arrives here, late this after noon. Reported to Headquarters . Detroit, Sept. 9. A despatch from Ludington to Pere Mar quette railroad headquarters here says Car Ferry No. 17 res cued 30 people and five dead bodies and that 15 of t,he 50 who were aboard . No. 18 are not accounted for. 1SE1TS UNO TftFT'S Kits nice out Factions of the Conservation Congress Compromise by Naming Neither in Platform. Bt Paul, Sept. . The national Conservation congress last night adopted a platform placing the seal of Us approval on national control of natural resources. A threatened fight on the part of state conservation commissioners to place the name of President Taft In the platform along with that of Theo dore Roosevelt as the great friend of conservation did not materialise n the floor. .Under vigorous use of ins gavel It did not even get started. Henry Wallace of Des Moines was elected president of the conservation congress. A. big fight occurred In the resolu tions commute before a platform was nnally drafted. This flaht chiefly cen tered around the mention of Theodore Roosevelt as the originator of the conservation policies, while the name of President Taft was Ignored. The motion to Include the president's name was lost by a Vote of S to 10. ' An attomot warn then made to ellm mate what was said to be an unjustlce to the president and after three bal lots a motion to eliminate the name of Mt. Roosevelt also carried. . .' Federal control of water power de velopment was approved, while the Ught of states to grant franchises for in us of th public streams was denied. The early, opening, of the Alaskan and other coal lands belong ing to the people of th United Btates for commercial purposes on a system of leasing, national ownership, to be retained, was favored. Prominent Utah Jurist Dead. Bait Lake City, Sept I. -Col. 8am fel A. Merrltt, late Justice of the Su preme court of Vtah, (lied here yes- 'r.luy. t , ) bl served i, ,i v In Virginia and! B (H'lH'HI.lHI . , tl but six tens ITTEIIDED .'EfllllS Souteriand, McCall and Denby Refuse .to Sit in the Ballinflor'-Pinchot Committee Meeting. Minneapolis Sept. 9.. Only six members of the Balllnger-Plnchot In vestigation commute, one less than a quorum, were present, when the ses sion opened today. Senator Sutherland and two other republicans, ' Representatives McCall and' Denby, refused to attend the meeting and did not appear at the hotel where tne sessions were being held. , Decided Upon haul Night. The failure of these three members to attend when the" session opened was decided on last night, following the arrival of representative Denby. Mr. Denby had declared that the ac tion of the five members who, Wed nesday, adopted the resolution of Representative Madison , which charged that secretary Ballinger was unlit and should be removed, was the most extraordinary, indefensible and unjudicial that partisan politics could devise." tSergtsurt-aUAfnis Spot for Them. Mcssers. Southerland and McCall took similar views and failed to put in appearance. Chairman Nelson was the only republican member present, besides Madison, when the meeting was called to order. Soon after en tering the committee room the demo cratic mei.tbors affixed their signa ture to their findings which condemns the actions of Ballinger as a public official ttnd vindicate Gilford Pinchot Mr. Madison brought to the committee-room an Independent report which he- had ' prepared. It favors Mr- Pinchot. , , , Shortly after the executive session began-the secretary of the committee. Paul Slemau, was designated, aaa. ser-L. geaht-at-arma and directed to find the absentees and bring them In. They Refuse To Attend. Later Senator Sutherland and Rep resentative Denby and McCall were found' In the tatter's room by the secretary, who told them that the members had requested their attend ance. The latter declined and stated that ho attention would be paid to any demand of the five members or threat to enforce attendance. A sec ond request was also denied. It was apparent that, absentees feared that should they attend It would give the Hve members who voted Wednesday for adoption of the Ballinger resolu tion of Mr. Madison an opportunity to bring up the previous question and possibly secure ratification of tne ac tion of four democratic members and one Insurgent republican. Nelson Leaves the Room. Senator Nelson requested that ad journment be taken until Monaay and a meeting be held In Chicago. This he said would give Senator Root an opportunity to be present No ac tion was taken on this proposition. The democrats were not' disposed to delay any longer. Senator Nelson soon after left the room and the meeting for the time being was with out a chairman. VICTORY IN NEW YORK BMM 1 ii-. Close Districts Will Co Democratic, He SaysRepublican Extravag ance Keynote. New York. Sept . "The enor mous Increased cost of the state gov ernment under republican rule, the h.mrul scandals that have devel- nned from republican maladmlnlstra tlon and the tarin as appueu iu hlrh coat of living" will be the para mount Issues In th coming state campaign, according to jonn a. m. chairman of the democratic committee. . Mr. Dlx was host last ..icrht mt m. dinner and conference ai th Hotel Knickerbocker attended by nearly 400 democrats representing the various elements of th party thrnlirhnllt th Stat. Chairman Dlx sounded the keynote . .. nmnilin In his address of and oavea me wy im i" discussion of Issues and th work of organisation that followed. The other speakers Included Norman E. Mack chairman of the national democratic J i.. D.r.Mhiicnn Francis Bur- ton Harrison, of New York, and Mar- .i. w t.litlpfnn. of new ior. M.iinn.i Chairman Mack counsel llcan leader recently from the Jungle sa "on who thinks ne can ou thing by fighting." but for his own part he declared that as a democrat he had always accomplished mora by peaceful methods than by carrying a chip on his shoulder. ' The national chairman said he brought a weae of good will from Representative Lloyd, chairman of the democrats congressional com mlttee. "He tells me." said Mr. Mack, "that praot cn -nlinfll dlHirU'l III ' ' v - VWllRl.. ' the Insurgents in Surp La Foilette Says His Success Is not so Much Personal Victory . as Triump of Progres sive Republicanism. SENATOR BURROWS HOPEFUL "TIDE WILL SOON RECEDE" Republican Cyclone Cellars . in Order After the Results in Vermont Explanations Offered or the Result. New York Herald Syndicate Special Chicago, Sept. . The victory of the Insurgents In the primaries and elections Is the dominant subject of dlscusvlon by politicians. The defeat of the regulars was more positive than had been anticipated even by the most enthusiastic friends of the party oppo sition. Senator La Foilette said In Madison, Wis., he would have no formal state ment to make until fuller returns are received. His own success, he said, was not so much a personal victory ai a triumph for progressive republican ism. He does not believe his re-election Is endangered by the anil-option vote In the legislature or by any com bination that may be effected by his opponents. - , ' Complacent and Hopeful. In Kalamazoo, Mich., Senator J. C. Burrows, who fell before the tide of Insurgency In that state, said: "The result of the primary election Is, of course, disappointing, but I ac cept it with the utmost complacency. 1 am hopeful that this insurgent tide will recede at an early date and that normal conditions which speak for peace and prosperity, will soon come. I shall at once .proceed to Chicago to enter upon the. duties Imposed upon me by the senate to Investigate the charges preferred in connection with the election, of Senator . Lorlmer." - At Lansing Representative Charles B. Townsend, who defeated senator Burrows, said: "The primary system has been vindicated, and the fact that my plurality came from every point In the state clearly Indicates that I have received the real endorsement of the people.- I was told at the beginning of the campaign that it would be Im possible to win against the powerful financial and political Influence of the state. I am pleased to demonstrate thst my advisers were mistaken." Significant, Says Cummins. I wish I could find some new way of expressing gratification over the continued progressive victories," said Senator Cummins In Des Moines. "The victory of La Foilette is significant. He demonstrates that progressives will always win where there Is a clear out presentation of the Issues and the exploitation of the fundamental prln- Iples of progressive republicanism by capable leaders." Senator Cummins also expressed pleasure at the victory recorded by Robert P. Bas In New Hampsnire. and was not urprlsed by the result In Michigan. Indications are that Representative Charles F. Townsend's majority over Senator Burrows In Michigan will ex ceed X6.009. With less than half a dosen of the eighty-three counties not heard from Chase 8. Osborn. the win ning, candidate for th republican nomination for governor, has 46.20T; Patrick H. Kellcy, 21,415. and Amos 8. Musselman, 16,072. For the republican nomination for Lieutenant governor Incomplete re turns from thirty-six counties gav John Q. Ross, of Muskegan, 21.604; L. D. Dickson, of Charlotte, 17.s, ana N. C. Rice, of Benton Harbor, 15.56S. The returns Indicate that Senator La Follette's plurality for renomlna tlon la 10,000 over his opponent, Sam uel A. Cook. La Foilette ran at least 30,000 vote ahead of the Stale ticket, which la accounted for by reason of th fact that there were several can didate for the gubernatorial nomina tion. . . The nluralltlea of Mcoovern am the other members of the La Foilette state ticket, with th exception of Tucker (deceased), are estimated at 20,000. Tuoker's plurality, presuma bly, because of his death, was cui 10 inoftfl. Ths "insurgent congroHsmen were renominated and added to their strength by the nomination of Henry r rnrhems. the rormer wiBconnui University football star. Orlonei Cellar In' Order. Rurllnaton. Vt.. Sept. . Regular Mnuhiiean cvrlone cellars are In or der after th recent political result In Vermont. The renubllcan vot fell off about tannn from the last election, while ihi democratic vote remained station ary. John A. Mead, the present lieu tenant governor. Is elected governor over Charles D. Watson, by a plurality matelv 17.000. against 29,000 for'Oovernor Prouty In 1208, which was a presidential year. . Th falling off of the republican vnt Is said to be due to the uupop larltv ef Dr. Mead ss a candidate, to the high coat of living, which Is laid hv manv to the tariff and to a ten- dency toward Insurgency. Both the n,...nl republican members of the house of representatives aro returned, Messrs. Plumley and Foster. . Henator La Foilette, despite the fact that Mr. Roosevelt did rot take Wil liam J. Bryan's advice and speak for him, has more than held his own In Wisconsin, where state-wide primaries were held by both parties. He has (Continue, on page I ) hy nviy curtcpiNav .' .- . CpjfSfSwviSl i mva.it , nth "Gaynor;ko6ks Like ja. v an He Stands in Line of Safe Precedence for Presidency in 1912 Thinks Gaynor Would Make a Mistake in Accepting Nomination for Governor of New York. . Brooklyn, Sept . The Brooklyn Eagle prints the following interview with Colonel Henry Watterson, edi tor of the Louisville Courier Journal: ."The attempt upon Qaynor's life makes him look like a man of destiny. It has certainly brought him to the knowledge of hundreds of thousands of people who have only considered him as the Bhadow of a name. "So far as the next presidency is concerned, he stands In the line of a safe precedence, because since Polk, In 1844, two-thirds of the men who have been actually elected president were not heard of or thoiiKh,t of for president two years In advance of their nominations. 'The unexpected (sometimes It seems the Impossible) has come to pass In the case of Polk, Taylor, Fill more, Pierce, Lincoln, Garfield, Ar thur, Cleveland, Harrison and Roose FEWER CHOLERA CASES. BUT mm DEATHS Epidemic Steadily Decreases Total of Deaths, 77,466 This Season Total of Cases 170,363. St Petersburg, Sept . The chol era epidemic continues to claim thousands of victims, but encourage ment Is found In the reports of the nltary bureau which show a steady falling off In tho numec of rases. During the week of August 23 there were 8tt new cases and 440S deaths. The total of the season is 170,282 cas es and 77.468 deaths. Mora Favorable Along Florida Coast. Key West. Sept. . After a night of anxiety on the part of seafarelng men along the southeastern Florida coast, following danger warnings of the wother bureau, conditions became more favorable today, with only a light wind blowing. Th barometer, however, la still tower than normal. Record Breaking Wheat Shipments. Chicago, Sept. I. -Record breaking world's shipments made - the wheat market weak today. The total for the week Is estimated at 17,800,000 bush els, which surpasses anything of the kind previous. KennlCs Movements. ' Paris, Sept i. Kermlt Roosevelt who recently returned here from Tur kev. is the guest of the Duks and Duchess of Rohan. at Chateau Josse the West of Victory rtam.0ir.comM oj ueszmy HENRY WATTERSON velt. Not one of them was dreamed of two years In advance for president or vice-president. "In my Judgment, Gaynor' will make a mistake if he accepts the nomination for governor of New York. He will spread out much stronger from the city hall than from the state house. Tf he goes on with his work as mayor as successfully between now and 1912 as between the first of Jan upry last and now, and gets no black eye, it looks as though he will be the man upon whom all the factions of the democratic party will unite. "Of course, everything as to 1912 Is way up In the air. Many things will have to be reckoned with, but no thoughtful and experienced observer of affairs can doubt that the events of the last six months have placed Mayor Gaynor right In the forefront snd the centre of the line. TT COBB'S EYE T So Thinks Oculist Who Is Treating Him; Says Cobb Has Cyclitis of Right Eye. Detroit. Sept. 9. The oculist who Is treating Ty Cobb, the baseball player, says Cobb has cyclitis of the right eye. This condition seriously affects the vision. Cobb will remain out of the game several days but the oculist feels sure no pernisnent injury will result SOLICITOR GKNERAL BOWERS OF DF.PARTMKNT OF Jl'STICE III Death, at 1 1 :SO Today. Was Due to Complk atlons Following an Attaik of Bronchitis. Boston, Sept. t. Solicitor General Lloyd W. Bowers of the United States department of Justice died here at 11:80 this morning of complications arising lrom an attack of bronchitis. He has been 111 about a fortnight. He was 61 years of age and was born in Springfield, Mass. Death came suddenly while Bowers was talking with has family. blood clot In his heart caused almost instantaneous death. Mrs. Bowers and their son were present. TUB WEATHER. For Ashevllle and vicinity: cooler tonight and Saturday. Fair) - For North Carolina: Generally fair and, cooler torlgUt and Saturday, EXPLOSION ON NORTH DAKOTA Ensuing Fire With Ship 12 Miles from Shore, Cost Three Lives and Injury to Nine Others. ONE OF FINEST SHIPS OF NAVY IMPERILED FOR TIME Ship Was Ordered to Leave Fleet For mation After Explosion New Hamp shire Stood by to Render Assistance. ' Newport News, Sept. .-Accordlng to men landing at Old Point from bat tleships, the three men who met death on the battleship North Dakota yesterday were not killed by the ex plosion of oil, as at first reported, but were drowned when the fire room was flooded to prevent the spread of flames and the explosion of the maga zine located just over the fire. The bodies were recovered when the com partment was pumped out. Accident Happened far from Shore Fort Monroe, Va,, Sept. 9. An other of those tragedies which go to show that the sailor offers his life to his country in time of peice r.s well as In time of war was enacted j ester day on the dreadnaught, North Dako ta, when about 12 miles from Old Point in lower Cheeapeako bay nn explosion of fuel oil and the ensuing fire cost the lives of three men and more or less serious injuries to nine others Including Chief Lieutenant Orin G. Murftn. The accident happened far from any shore, and for several hours a wild rumor circulated through the community that the Delaware, sister ship of the North Dakota, had been blown-up. W The -omcteV ejet'..-.i)t , Admiral Schreeder to the-, - navy department najmes the following dead and Injured in the fire on the battleship North Dakota. The dead: Joseph W. Schmidt, coal passer, en listed at New York October !5, '.90:1, Robert Glimore, coal passer, en listed at Newport, R. I.. January, 1910. Joseph Strait, coal passer, enlisted at Grand Rapids, Mich., June, 1907. The injured: Chief Machinist E, W. Andrews, New York. Machinist T. G. McDonough. 189 Park avenue, Brooklyn. Chas. C. Roberts, machinist mate, enlisted at Norfolk, Va. Sebastian J. Wittewer, fireman, first class, enlisted at Philadelphia. James A. Brady, fireman, first class, enlisted at New York. Leo F. Pleorek, fireman, second class, enlisted at Chicago. John ft. Morrison, fireman, first class, enlisted at Boston. Fred P. Kinney, ft reman, first class, enlisted at Mare's Island, Cal. Report of the Accident Rear Admiral Seaton Schroeder, commanding the Atlantic , fleet, late today made the following succinct statement of the accident: "Between 10:30 and 11 o'clock this morning oil from room No. 8 In the North Dakota caught Are while the first squadron of the Atlantic fleet was making passage froip the southern drill grounds to Hampton Roads. Un der a request from the commander of the North Dakota, the commander in chief of the fleet Immediately ordered the North Dakota to leave the fleet rormanon, ana ine diuo uip i-.cw Hampshire put near to render assist ance In case she could be of service. No assltance was necessary and by 11:30 o'clock the fire on the North Dakota was under control. It has not yet been ascertained how the fire started, although It Is believed that the blase was not due to any carelessness of the men on the North Dakota. A board of Inquiry was named to Investigate the accident con sisting of Capt. C. A. Core, of the Del aware, and Lieut. Commander A. M Proctor, of the Connecticut This board will thoroughly look Into the cause of the explosion." the Injured Will Recover. After naming the dead and Injured stating that the three who are dead were killed outright Admiral Schroe der adds: The Injured men are all expected to recover. Chief Lieutenant orin u Murfin was In the fire room at ths time of the accident and was burned but not seriously. The commander In chief Immedi ately upon the anchoring of the squad ron proceeded to the supply tender Yankton to the North Dakota to per sonally attend to operations. The lire was completely under control before he arrived, and after ascertaining as many facts as possible, he returned to the Connecticut In Hampton Roads. The North Dakota, shortly after the accident anchored off Thimble Shoal light house. Trie wounded men who wr severely hut not seriously burned, were removed from the North Dakota to the hospital ship Solace and are receiving the best medical atten tlon." .The settling tank, near which the fire apparently broke out la part a double bottomed compartment t which the fuel oil Is carried In bulk. In each fire room are two ISO gallon tanks Into which the oil s pumped to (Continued., on page S.) MM HOT Many Friends of Lorimer Declare They Will Resign if He Does ' Anxious to Rebuke Presi dent Batten. ' ' ' SIGNIFICANT STATEMENTS ARE MADE BY THE COLONEL May Return to Public Life" and He . May Work in Consonance With William Randolph ' - V Hearst. . c Chicago, Sept. . The Hamilton chib Is greatly wrought up today fol- . lowing the Roo&evolt-Lorhner Incident of yesterday. Senator Lorlmer has a . host of close friends In Uie member ship and from these men today came rumblings of revolt All declared they were anxious to rebuke President Bat ten for accenting Colonel Koosevelt'4 ultimatum regarding the banquet Tho senator's friend!) say tliey are only waiting a cue from Mr. Lorlmer and If he resigns his membership In the club they declare they will do likewise. So far lie has not given a word and has refused to talk on the I subject i Cincinnati, Sept. 9. Colonel Roose velt arrived from Chicago this morn ing and breakfasted with his daughter, : Alice and her husband, Congressman Longworth, at Kookwood. He was welcomed to the city by a reception committee representing the Ohio Val ley exposition and the 1 chamber r.f commerce, , Enroute from Chicago Col. Roose velt addressed a crowd at Hamilton, ' O., saying: "While we need ' good laws and while there must be some change In existing law, we need still more hon esty in the administration of laws; but the essential thing is to have a good individual cltliemmlp." " ". Chicago, Sept 9. The Incident' of Theodore Roosevelt ftarrlng Senator Lorlmer from the Hamilton club ban quet by refusing to sit at the same'" table came unheralded. The program of the event has for days announced that Senator Lorimer and others would sit at the speaker's table with Roosevelt. . ' Politicians Startled. The occurrence startled politicians - here and over the state with the un precedented demand that the Hamil ton club deny to one of Its own mem bers the privilege of attending the banquet which came with character istic abruptness from Colonel Roose- - velt. i t The Hamilton club delegation, headed by former Jjidge John H. ; Batten, as president of the club, Join ed Colonel Roosevelt at the fair, grounds at Freeport, 111., shortly af-"" ter noon. The colonel at once began questioning members of the delega tion concerning the banquet "Is Speaker Cannon to be there?" he asked. Yea," Mr. Batten replied, "he has accepted the Invitation. 'How about Senattor Lorlmer?" 'Senator Lorimer Is a member of the club," he was told, "and he has accepted an Invitation to the dinner:" Then I must decline to go," said Colonel Roosevelt, adding that he would feel about the same about the - presence of Senator Lorlmer as 'he would sitting down with members of the Illinois legislature who are under Indictment In the graft Investigation. ' He Was Emphatic. The members looked their amass ment and finally after some hesita tion. Informed their guest that they would go back to Chicago and tell Senator Lorlmer his views. No," Colonel Roosevelt replied em. phatlcally, "send him a telegram tell ing him that I will not attend the dinner tonight If he la there." . The delegation of Hamilton elub men were perplexed. Their, embar rassment was apparently not noticed by Mr. Roosevelt who chatted with others standing near-by while the perturbed delegates consulted what was to be done. After some Interval the following telegram was drafted ' and dispatched to Senator Lorlmer: "Colonel Roosevelt positively de clines to alt at the same table with you. Our Invitation to you for this evening Is therefore withdrawn." The telegram was signed by Judge John H. BatteR. The committeemen were taken by - surprise -and their discussion of the event did not cease with the sending of ths telegram to Senator Lorimer. Judge Batten as the spokesman of the party said: "The club had Invited a number of prominent republicans, among th'm the republican governor of Illinois nd various congressmen and It had not occurred to the men who arrang ed the dinner that they should not Invite a republican senator. Under the circumstances there la nothing for us to do except to respect the wishes of Colonel Roosevelt the guest of the evening." All the members of the delegation appeared relieved when they were In formed on arriving in Chicago that Senator Lorimer would not attend the banquet On the street, In offices, and In pub lic buildings the tidings caused mm Ii comment, particularly among tVm! wtia noted that the ban aKnlnut V---ator Lorlmer was co-lm i l. i t , the completion of the mij t of Lee O'Nell Browne, n -.In. ''y I 'J (Continued on 1 4 ) 1 1 Vttth. (Continued, on
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