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lje Abbeville feettt News. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES LAST EDITION 4:00 P. M. Weather Forecast: RAIN OB SNOW. VOL.' NO. 258 ASHEVILLE, N. C, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 6, 1910. 3c PER COPY PRESMENVuIT EMBARRASSED CONGRESS HEARS TAFT'SJWESSAGE Both Houses Gave Close Attention to Its Reading for Time and Then Interest Lagged. Liberals Will Control Parliament by a Weakened Majority is the Prediction I MUS STEADY GROWTH DURING1QYEARS HAVE GOLF COURSE Salisbury Postmastership Squab ble Again to the Front Mr. Taft Will Be Reminded of a Certain Promise Made. SENATOR OVERMAN PROMISED THAT HE SHOULD BE HEARD Mr. Britt, the New Third Assistant Post master General Hard at Work Many Important Matters Demanding Attention. M' TIME WILL NOT PERMIT ACTION AT THIS SESSION, IT IS SAID Several Now Senators Presented Their Credentials and Were In diuted Into Olftec Today. Gazette-News Bureau, The Hotel Hamilton. Washington, Dee. 4. EMBERS of the delegation from North Carolina believe the rep resentation in congress will re main the same. Under the new een sus the representation In congress will doubtless be Increased, otherwise North Carolina, while showing a sat isfactory gain, will lose one member In the house. The five eastern dis tricts showed a better gain than the western districts. When the last census was taken the reverse was true. Guilford, Durham, Nash. Now Han over and Lee each gain one member of the legislature while Edgecomb, Beaufort. Randolph, SumpHon and Wilkes will lose a member each. The democrats here have had a laugh over the figures for Sampson and Wilkes. They say both the people and the federal census have hit these republican strongholds. Minor Office Squabble. One of the minor contests over fed eral offices in the state that rages sporadically, is that relating to the postofflce at Salisbury. Every now and then the president appoints as postmaster In Rowan's capital, the present assistant postmaster, Mr. Hob son, and It Is a several sided contest that has doubtless occasioned the president no little botherment. When Congressman Cowles endorsed Mr. Hobson the Idea was urged upon the president that failure to allow the congressman to control one of the largest offices In the district would so curtail his political prestige as to ren der very uncertain his re-election. On the other hand It was claimed for Postmaster Ramsey, who has held the office from time out of mind, that he had been favored with the endorse ment of about 400t) people, without reference to political affiliations. This mntter of the Ramsey petition would not hnve concerned the president very greatly, perhaps, but Salisbury hap pens to be the home town of Senator Overman, and It is a sort of unwritten law that senators, no matter what their politics, are to be consulted when It comes to the appointment of postmasters In their home towns. It Is a custom that has more than once risen up to plague the president, who has goon reasons for desiring to keep on good terms with all senators. Once Senator Johnson of Alabama became greatly displeased with the course of the president with respect to the Birmingham postofflce, and It seldom happens that the president Is able to arrange things In a manner that will prove agreeable both to a democratic senator and members of his own party. Made Senator Simmons a Prom lap. In this North Carolina case Mr. Taft'a embarrassment was aggravated by the circumstance that he had promised Senator Overman, In the presence of Senator Thomas Carter or Montana, to ta'.e no action until all interests at Salisbury could be heard from. Now It Is said that Benator Carter, who Is unacquainted with the principals, and has no direct Interest In the contest anyway,' Is willing to go to the White House and remind the president afresh. If necessary, of his aasurances to Senator Overman, given In his, Carter's presence. Once during the campaign the president was quot ed aa savinr that he felt absolved from the promise he had made the North Carolina senator because the wleberi democrats were trying to make political capital out of the fall ure to appoint Hobson. at Cowles' ex pense. It wa charged that Senator Overman had made a speech In which he had submitted some Invidious re marks concerning the republican con gressman's apparent lack of Influence with his own administration. This renort onca more stirred Senator Overman to action, because the sena tor t the time of the alleged dls course before a Tar Heel audience, was In Mexico. It la assumed that the president now feeli that he was mis led In this respect, alnce he has shown no Inclination to again aend the Hob son appointment to the senate. What la the President to Do? But, they are asking here, what Is the poor president to do, In a situa tion Just aa perplexing as that relating to the downward revision of the tar (Contlnued 01. page I) Washington, Dec. G. Congress gave respectful attention to the President i tails message today. There were comparatively few members willing to concede the probability of favorable action at the present session on many of the recommendations. The gener al opinion wns that time would not permit action in view of the fact that the session doses March 4. The mes sage was delivered to both houses by Secretary Lattu soon after they con vened at noon. The rending of ;he message began at 11: 19 in the sen ate. At first most of the sen ators listened attentively but grad ually this attention ceased on the part of most of them. Those remaining de voted themselves to the printed copies. In tl e house close attention at first wns paid to the reading clerk. Inter est soon lagged, however, and those remaining did so to study the printed copies New Senators Take Offlie. Tn the senate the oath of office was administered to Claud A. Swnnson, successor of John W. Daniel, as sen ator from Virginia; Lafayette Young successor to Senator Doliiver of Iowa. The credentials of the new senators were rresented by their respective col leagues by whom they were escorted to the chair. The oath was adminis tered by the vice-president. Adjourns Out of Respect to Dead. Out of respect to tho memory of momN ry of the house who tiled during the recess the sennte took adjourn ment after the conclusion of the pres ident's message. President Receives Callers. Prior to the cabinet meeting this morning President Taft devoted an hour to seeing congressional callers. The president will devote the remain der of this week to conferences with senators, representatives and men of prominence regarding Judicial appointments. Hl YgrJ sjn Mesaa. 9H sag 15 51 LORD tV3GnXClUSum I . . 5 i sl ijVyMk ijH Failure at This Time to Secure 1 8 Hole Course Would Be Disastrous Several Propositions. &BlMM8B3MaBygaT SIGHT HONORABLE WINSTON CHUKOOUA Notables In the proceedings are W inston Churchill, John E. Redmond and the Right Hon. L. Lloyd George. Iird Hugh Cecil, JUDGE COMMOR HAS BLACK MOUNTAIN As Result of Elections Thus Far Union ists Lose Hope of Gaining Seats Needed. K St St K m H K Si It It H ! S St FELIX E. ALLEY FORMS TWO LAW PARTNERSHIPS Alley & Buchanan at Webster and Alley & Leatherwood at Bryson City Strong Firms. Special to The Gazette-News. Svlva, Dec. 6. Since tho election of Felix E. Alley as solicitor of this dis trict and the death of Mr. Picklesel mer, Mr. Alley's former law partner at Bryson City, there has been created two Important firms, namely, that of Alley & Muchanan at Webster and Alley ft Leatherwood at llryson City. The Junior member of the Webster firm, Corsey C. Buchanan, is a native of Jackson, a member of an old and leading Jackson county family and a young man of splendid promise. Thurman leatherwood, the Junior member of the Bryson City partner ship of Alley & Leatherwood, is a son of the late Hon. R. L. Lrf-atherwoon, himself a prominent member or the North Carolina bar. Young Leather wood la the successor In this com bination of the late lamented Plckle- selmer. JUDGE THORNTON WINS. Baton Rouge, La.. Dec. B. Judg I K Thornton of Alexandria, was elected by the Iyiulslana general as sembly United States senator to suc ceed the late Senator McEnery. Never Drahk liquor but Smoked. Hhcnshurg. Pa.. Deo. . James Gallagher, who died aged 105 years savs he never touched liquor, but al- had ii clav nine aa a constant WAYS companion. Gallagher boasted never was sick a day. If Brewing Ilant In Flames. Menominee. Mich.. Dec. 6. The T ..tun Ueneae Hrrwinp Plant Is In flames. Indications are It will be to mile destrovetl. Lost 1200,000; In surance sioo.ooo. Ask your grocer for Blue Ribbon Vanilla and Lemon Extracts for your holiday deaaerU. Pure strong -at llctous. Hobble Skirts and Freak Hats Are Doomed to Go ... . . ... w.ki.i .t,i.t i ,,..,, i i Toastmaster Howland, a Chimin, . tmoelmllm b.nqu.t. alludsd to th- long coat, freakish hate ana oonnew are doomed to go, according to msm- Londnn, Dec. 6. Return of a further list of unopposed Hedmondites this afternoon sent the coalitionists again to th. front with a total of 131 scats in the new parliament against 128 now held by Union ists. The totals follow: Liberals 90 Irish Nationalists 25 Labor members 1 (i Total 131 Opposition Unionists 128 H H r M M M ' ' M M ' M U i London, Dec. G. The position of he parties last night after the sec ond day's pollings in the general elec tion was as follows: Government coalition: Liberals 87: Labor 14; Nationalists 1G; total 117. Opposition: Colonists 11G. The result merely confirms the opinion formed of tho results of Sat urday's contests that tho unionists now have no possible hope of replac ing the liberal government in power. The only question remaining is whether tho liberals will return with larger or a smaller majority. To gain a bare majority in the new parliament, the unionists must make a net gain of C2 seats. Thus far with 130 polling, they have a net gain of only flvn scats. They have ginned 11 and the liberals six seats. The gain by the unionists on Saturday was seven, while tne Itoerais guinea tour. Yesterday the unionists gained four and tho liberals two seats. A contin uation al this rate of progress would fulfill the unionist prediction that the Ashqulth cabinet would come back with a greatly weakened majority and would be more than ever dependent upon their Irish and labor allies. SEI A jf CEDENT Scores "Blind Tiger" Detective and Dismisses Defendant Must not In duce People to Violate Law. Gazette-News Bureau, Chamber of Commerce Rooms. Hollemuti Building, Raleigh, Dec. 6. Walter Mitchell was on trial in Fed ral court Saturday afternoon as a All I COMING Manager of Railway Says Work Is Pro gressing Well - Runs from Galax to Burnsvillc. COMMITTEE RECENTLY NAMED HAS DONE EXCELLENT WORK Only $7,900 Remains to be Raised Will tlie People of the Town Get Together nntl Raise It'.' Charles L Ruffin, manager of the Black Mountain Railway company, which Is now constructing a railroad from Galax to Burnsville, is in the city, and incidentally made a state ment which sounds good to the local railroad boosters. In a conversation Hind tiger, whttn it dcvelofed Detective Ruark, here from Carolina with two helpers, working up cases by inducing suspected blind tigers to sell to tl6"1 for purposes of prosecution, had Jerked up the rase aiainst MitchclL-jludge Connor asked Kuttrk if the (tSyernment employed ltlm. then if c6"or state employed him or his assOCTstcs, and being told that neither did, but that they were "on their own hook." the Judge di rected Indignantly that the case against Mitchell be dismissed and stated from the bench that there Is enough crime being committed in the regular ordinary channels without any one, even otlle rs of the law, going out of their way to induce some one to commit crime in order that they may huul them into court. Ho wanted his court officers to understand that sut h cases would not bo entertained by him no matter how clearly the actual sale under such circumsances might appear in the evidence. that iwith Mr. Howland, of the A. & E. T. South railroad, he said that when the peo- ule on this side of the mountain had built a road to the top of Ivy gap, they would find his road there ready to connect. There had been a report to this effect before hut now coming as it does directly from Mr. Ruffin, It will give somt thing tangible to work on. TWO INCHES OF SNOW IN JACKSON COUNTY Remains of Gus Peek, Who Was Frozen to Death in Oregon, Brought Back for Burial. PLYLER WILL DIE IN THE Governor Fixes Date for Execution of the Murderer of Carter Parks Killed His Brother in-Law. Gazette-News Bureau, Chamber of Commerce Booms, Hoik mon Building, Raleigh, Dec. G. Gov. Kltchin nanus Friday, Janu ary 20, as the day for C. B. Plylcr of l'nlon county, to die in the electric ehnir at the state's prison, for the murder of Carter Parks, his brother-in-law, June ir, 1910. Parks' decayed body was found some distance hack of his house three days after his dlsappearence. It ap peared that the top of his head had been ahot oft by someone who had sneaked up behind him. Mr. Itufftn "aid that the work on his road had progressed well consid ering the bad weather. He has sus pended work temporarily but will re sume operations as soon as the weath er will pi rmlt ,E Price Paid, It Is Said, Was $13,000 for House and 1 3 Acres Plans of New Owner. BOMB EXPLODES IN CHICAGO; ITALIANS PANIC-STRICKEN Special lo Th Gazette-News. Cullowhee. Dec. 6 snow to a neptn of two uvIk fell In this section Sat urday night o4i the valley continues to show Its beautiful coat of white. The many friends of Hon. Frank H. Brown, representative-elect from this county, are congratulating him upon the arrival of a fine girl baby. Ous Peek who was froien to death In Oregon last week was a son of Mr. B. M. Peek of Erastue, Mountain townahlp, this county, and a young The body was brought home by the man of sterling worth and character, wife for interment in the family grave yard. He had been married some two years to Miss Cantrell of Macon coun tyand Immediately after the mar riage sought his fortune In the northwest. In Night Clothes They Swarm About Police Station Explosion Blew Out Front uf Large Hullding. DynanUte F.sploslon Felt Cltlea. in Dozen h.,i.t.!e klrt aa a "freak that common H....n, v ahnuld not stand for. It la of ,M .tUl C1a Ml. SHrtlnothln, but a fad; a ,.... fancy." J a tunnel. Boston, Dec. . A dynamite ox nloslon at Waban Hill, a auburb, waa felt In a doien cltlea and surrounding towna, with the violence of an earth- nuake. One workman was killed in i Chicago, Dec. S. Clad In their night clothes, Italians swarmed about the Twenty-second police district, fol lowing an explosion of a bomb which blew out the entlro front of a three- story building at 234 Alexander street this morning There were many nar row i scapes from death. Drexcl Will Try Again for Record. World's -Dr. S. Klizabtth Winter of Phila delphia has purchased the Straw berry Hill property of the late James D. Houghtellng In West Ashevllle, paying, it is said, $13,000 for the hotire and 12 acres of land. Dr. Win ter has had her carpenter from Phil adelphia here for the past five weeks making many Improvements, adding on several new rooms, installing a steam heating plant, screening the verandas with fine kIuss, placing radi ators on the verandas, adding bath rooms and beautifying the grounds. Dr. Winter, who owns lnwond sani tarium, near Philadelphia, where wo men suffering from nervous diseases are treated, has been coming here for quite a while, staying some while at a time at the Battery Park hotel. About three weeks ago the sanata rlum. containing some 120 rooms, wns burned to the ground. The pa tients were all removed safely and temporary quarters established In Phlladlphla. There has been a rumor current for some dnys that Dr. Winter pro posed to move the sanitarium to the West Ashevllle place. When set n by a Gazette-News man today Dr. Win ter denied that such was her Inten tion, saying that she waa going today to Philadelphia to bring her family hero for the winter; the Weet Ashe vllle place she intended to keep sim ply as a winter residence. Dr. Winter has been much interest cd in Improvements In West Ashevllle and greatly desired to get city water on that side of the river. Recently she made a proposition to the board of county commissioners that It the road acroaa Carrier's bridge was Macadamized within two months tlmt the roatl known as the river road, she would pay $1000 of the coat. The county was not In a poaltion to ao the work at present. The business men of Ashevllle, who have the Interest of the city as a whole at hear', have not laid down on the proposition of getting an 18-hole golf course. There Is only $7900 re maining yet to be raised; that Is too near the goal, they say, to admit of failure while there is still time to fight. The meeting of the golf committee yesterday and the gloomy news that met them when they tabulated the results of their labors has put the question squarely before the business men of AshevlMe. In making the rounds this morning a Gazette-News man met many who were aroused to the situation; they declared that something must be done. A move ment Is now on foot to hold a meet ing of business men probably tnmor- im night to talk over the matter; luilurc at this stage would be a big ilow to tho city. The Proposition. Briefly stated the proposition is this: Are there 79 business men of the Installment plan; paying one fourth cash, and balance In six, 12 and IS months? If so the propositior is a go. Or, are there 79 men who will promise to pay $100 each within two years, giving notes without interest? Then the golf course is assured. Another way aid can be given: Arr there SO men, one man, or a syndicate of men, who, Interested In the future of Ashevllle, will contract to float $S000 In notes, payable In two, four and six years? A prominent business man present ed this phase this morning: Suppos Ashevllle falls to raise the $800r needed. Everyone Is agreed that this city must have an 18-hole golf course to attract tourists. The city haa heard his time and again; failure after thf present agitation would be a severe blow to the city. Falftire now would mean that the agitation would crop out again and the next time the city would be asked to contribute $60,000 nstead of $8000. The Ashevllle way s to do things. The Time Is Sliort. The time Ib short when Ashevllle business spirit must be Judged by its fruits. The directors of the Country club are due to meet tomorrow night to hear the report of the committee enlargement; tho option on the Klmberly lands expires December 10; hence the time is running short. The members of the committee ap pointed at the mass meeting of citi zens some days ago at City hall have labored faithfully and done good work; a number of business men read- ly aided them in the movement; oth- assumod an Indifferent attitude. The committee of course could not everyone In the city; those who have not been seen, the committee de sires to say, need not feel slighted for It has so far been impossible to see them. If there are any business men or others who desire to contribute to the golf movement they may do so by calling up any member of the com mittee or the Gazette-News office and tho subscription will be turned over to the proper persons. New York, Dec. S. J. Armstrong Drexel, aviator, preparing to sail for England thla week, announces that he will make no further effort to have bis Philadelphia fight conslder d as a world's record. Drexell will return to the United States early nrxt year, and make another flight In the hope or gaining the deaired record, which must exceed 10,012 feet Walker Geta 81a Years. Cherbourg, France, Dec. 8. Erneat H. Walker, fireman of the battleship Konaaa was convicted by court martini and sentenced to aix years Imprison ment for causing tn death of Patrick J. Fltipatrlck, of the battleship Louis' lana, a water tender. Gave Hla Life to Save Child. Easton, Pa., Dec. 6. Endeavoring to drag a boy from the railroad tracks while a train wns rapidly approach ing In a snow storm cost Harry M Kern of Pnllllpsburg, N. J., his life Kern was 28 years old and supported a widowed mother. Fatal Fisticuff. Grand Prarle. Tex., Dec. S. During a fisticuff between Dr. O. B. Nicholson dentist, and Hugh FoeteT, 18 years old. Nicholson was felled by a blow In falling his neck was broken, dying within an hour. All Western North Carolina Coun ties Increased in Population With Exception of Clay County. LAHGEST GAIN IN STATE WAS MADE BY GUILFORD Buncombe Ranks Fourth in Population, With Mecklenburg, First; Wake, Second; Guilford, Third Census Figures. T HE government census of North Carolina shows that the coun ties of western North Carolina with the single exception of Clay have grown steadily during the past 10 years. The biggest increase waa In Buncombe where a gain of 5510 waa recorded, but Haywood came close behind with a gain of 4798. Haywood is naturally a good county to start with but the great Increase during tho past ten years, or rather the past five, nas been due to the coming of the Champjon Fibre company at Canton and several other Industries of smaller size at Waynesville. For some reason. Clay has lost 623. Largest Gains In State. The largest gain seems to have been made in Guilford county In which is situated Creensboro, the increase be ing a little over 21,000. Forsyth, in which is situated Winston-Salem, shows a gain of 12,000; Wake, with Raleigh, 9000; Durham county 9000; New Hanover, In which is Wilmington, 6300; and Mecklenburg with its Char lotte, 11,763. It is interesting to note' that the gain in Charlotte was much more than in the county, Charlotte's .am being 16,023. These figures should afford Ashevllle people some comfort at least until the census bu reau tells us our fate. If Ashevllle should bo given an even 20,000 this city would show a gain of about 36 per cent which would be a nlca In crease, although there are some who think the city has grown even more than that. Anyhow it will perhaps not be long until the population la given. Western Carolina Counties' Figures. Following table shows the popula tion of the counties of western North Carolina during the past 20 years: Mrs. Scheldt's Attorneys Will Ask for Continue iH-e. 1910 Cherokoe. . . 14,136 Clay 3,909 Graham . . . 4.749 Haywood . . . 21,020 Henderson . . 16,262 Jacksuii . . . 12,998 McDowell. . . 13,568 Macon .... 12,191 Polk 7,640 Rutherford. . 28,385 Swain .... 10.403 Transylvania . 7,191 Madison . . . 20.132 Mitchell. . . . 17,245 Yancey. . . 12,072 Ruiictiinlie's Position In State. Showing Buncombe's position among the larger counties of the state The Gazette-News haa compiled the fol lowing table: 1900 11,860 4,532 4,343 16,222 14,104 11,853 12,667 12,104 7,004 25.101 8,401 6,670 20.644 If,. 221 11.464 1890 9,976 4,179 3,313 13.346 12,589 9.512 10,939 10.102 5,902 18,770 I.S77 5,881 17.805 12,807 9,490 Mecklenburg Wake. . . . Guilford . . Buncombe . Forsyth . . Durham. . . . 36,276 New Hanover. 32,037 1910 67,031 63,629 60.497 49,748 47,311 1900 56,268 54,626 39,074 44,288 36,261 26.233 26,786 1890 42,67 49,207 28.062 .15,266 28,414 18.041 24,0X6 Nominations Sent to the Senate. Wheeling, West Va., Dec. 6. Attor neys for Mrs. ljaura rarnswortn Schenk. under Indictment for alleged attempt to poison her husband, John i O Schenk, the millionaire pork pack er, announced that they would ask for a continuance of her case, set for De cember 19. Affidavits are being pro- pared showing that m iterial witness es are out of the state. Cost $1,000,000 to FUtht Forest Fires. St. Paul. Dec. 6. United States Forester Henry R Graves, addressing the Lake States Forest conference, stated that there were 4.000 fires In the national forest during the past season: and that fighting them cost $1,000,000. The total nrea burned was $.000,000 acrea. Washington. Dec. 6. Among the several hundred nominations sent to the senate by President Taft today were those of John W. Garrett, aa minister of Venezuela; Frederick W. Lehman of Missouri, as solicitor gen eral; Fred Read, collector customs, at Newport News; H. C. Wilson, col lector customs, Petersburg, Va. RMKKKKKftKats) Nineteen Days to Christinas. DECEMBER . Get Christmas Tree mlngs NOW. St Trim- St St St Blizzard Raging Over the Gulf Region; Bitter Cold New Tnrk, Dec. 6. A lusty young hllxaard. which came Unto life In the Tennessee mountains, growing rapid ly as it swept eastward, disported It self today along the Atlantic sea board and over the lower lake re gion. The storm centered over Ches apeake bay this morning. Snow or sleet fell over the entire country from Virginia northeast, and throughout the New England region. Canton, N. Y., reported a tempera ture of 1 degrees below aero. From Manitoba waa reported a temperature of It dsgrees below aero. The bit ter cold Is causing general suffering among the poor. The weather bu reau predicts It will be clear by to night, followed by extreme oold. Twelve InehM In Ohio. Galllpolls. O. Dec. S. Twelve Inches of snow has fallen hare, the heaviest for ten years. Street car traffic Is paralysed. Snow In Kentucky. Lexington, Ky., Dec. (. On of the heaviest snows for many years fell last night and today. The fall In tht mountains was two fset Snow Cause of OnlhVstotl, Philadelphia, Dec. (. A heavy snow 'orm caused a head-on collision between a snow pioy and a pa nggr train on the Pennsylvania ..-I I road near Newark today. Three were Injured. BBBBSBSBBBBSBl
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