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VOL. XVI.
ASHEVILLE, N. C, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 22, 1911.
tc PIS COPY
STATE'S Its?
King Alfonso Risked His Throne in
WALTER PRESSLET
Ordering Home Minister to Vatican
EXTRA SESSION
REPORTED
OF WAR CLAIMS
NOW PflOBl
Flil NOT GUILTY N LOWER HOUSE
L ' '
Indemnity for Property Destroyed
By Federal Troops, Against
Which Mr. Mann Fought so
Long and Valiantly.
PRESIDENT TAFT SMILES
ABOUT THE FOREST BILL
Some Encouragement in the Smile
Simmons and Overman Secure In
crease of Drainage Investi
gation Appropriation.
Gazette-News Bureau,
Hotel Hamilton,
Washington) Feb. 22.
SUN A 'J
with
dav
iTdll OVERMAN had a talk
with President Taft late yester
day afternoon and expressed tin
liope that 111. Taft would promptly
affix his signature to the forest re
serve 1)111, which still reposes in the
war department, much to the discom
fort of its friends. Mr. Taft smiled
broadly hut not unkindly at the sug
gestion, and the belief Is growing
that there is no real ground for fear
uf unfavorable actum.
A Tiling Long to I Remembered.
The Mann filibuster is a thins that
members of congress are going to re
member for a long time. Meeting ai
10 o'clock Saturday morning few
members left the house chamber for
more than an hour or so until the
middle of Sunday Afternoon. It was
a fearful form of punishment fur
those members who Unci service in
the house for more than IS consecu
tive minutes Irksome, and who are
sc(Aorn found in their seats for more
than the period stated. In every
delegation a few members of that
kind are found and North Carolina
presents no exception. Some mem
bers did not like other features of
ihe bill, such as tlie French spoliation
claims, but it was the southern war
llrms li which most objection was
made. Tlie federal troops had used
church houses, schools and the like
during the war, and the court of
claims has held these claims to be
just, but Mr. Mann does not think
mi, and was willing to show his view
point by his works, which lasted lor
Ihe hotter part of a couple of duys
and a hi iii
I'lie North Carolina Claims,
Since Ihe claims grew out of the
war, and M has taken war to get
them through the house, a nuiiilior of
people would doubtless be interested
In knowing what It was all about
Hue arc the claims for North Caro
lina: To littrds A. ISrcwingtnn, adminis
trator of the estate of liaiforil lircw
ington. deceased, late of Sampson
county. thiO.
To William II. ISucklin of Craven
county, S390.
To Lucy A. Dibble, administratrix
of the estate of Sylvester Dibble
deceased, late of lleuuforl county.
$70G.
To J. W. Ilowett. administrator ot
William Howett. deceased, late or
Tyrrell county, J 14X0.
To Mary Lee Dennis, executrix of
the estate of Levi T. Oglesliy. deceas
ed, lute of Cataret county. SI 82.
To O. H. Perry, administrator of
the estate of George V. Perry, dr
i eased, late of Craven county, $3u0.
To the trustees or the Presbyterian
church of Lumber llrldge, N. C,
U00.
To the in si.es of the Methodist
I in.- op., i church south of Morehead
city, 80li
To the trustees of the dloeese of
Kast Carolina ol the Protestant Epis
copal church (for church at Nags
Head). $866
To the First Baptist church of
Newborn. SI200.
To Bushrod W. Nash, trustee of the'
I'nlon Baptist association or North
Carolina, successor In Interest to tho
Hood Swamp BtPlt church of
Wayne county. Ufa.
To E. M Allison administrator of
estate of Francis Allison, deceased,
of Transylvania county, $.ri50.
To John E. Berry and Lovey T.
Williams, sole heirs or Esau Berry,
deceased, late of Dare county, H5u.
To the Methodist Episcopal Church
south of Beaufort, 11280.
To William Cohen, administrate Ol
the estate of Isadore Cohen, deceased,
late of Edgecombe county, SS32.
To Louis C. Smith, administratrix
of Enos Case, deceased, late of Greene
county. $120.
More Mont') ror Drainage Iniestlga
tkm. Henators Blmmons - and Overman
ppeared before the ugrlcultaral com
mittee and very earnestly urged nn
Yioreused appropriation for tho bu
reau of drainage Investigation, a
work being conducted under the di
rection of the secretary or agriculture.
The opinion was expressed that this
was a work sscond In Importance only
to the matter of good roads, and
North Carolina, It was SBld, had
pronted greatly by the work. Agents
of this bureau make estimates of the
probable coat, and the feasibility or
draining swamp Isnds, and these
agents have been In some of the
counties of the Piedmont section, as
well as In ths many counties In the
eastern part of the state. It was re
marked that the state might net have
found It possible to dispose of the
Mat lam usksst lake property, realis
ing a goodly sum therefrom, had It
not been for these reports of these
federal agents. There are now 10 of
(Continued on page I )
President Declares He Is in Earn
estMr. Root Thinks It Doubt
ful if Vote Can Be Reached
by the Present Senate.
NO HURRY FOR ADOPTION
OF NEW JAPANESE TREATY
Intimated at White House That Treaty
Is Satisfactory to Pacific Coast
- Representatives Were
Consulted.
w
ASH INGT( Feb. 22. Pres
dent Taft denied emphall- I
cudy to callers today a mile
lie i Intimation that he is not serious
in his Intention to call an extra ses
sion of congress In the event or fail
ure of the Canadian reciprocity agree
ment. Senator Root declared, coming
out of tlie executive office . that it was
impossible to tell whether the senate
would lie able to reach a vote on the
agreement. Owing to the commllcat
situation in that body and the largd
number of other questions which It is
considering, he thought it doubtful If
8 vote would be reached.
Th suggestion having been man
that tht Japanese treaty sent to tho
senate yckterdav by the prcsldi-ii'
mU'ht be a sort of buffer movement,
the president made it known that
such conjecture should not be given
serious consideration, because there
was no hurry about the adoption of
the treaty and a special session of the
enat could be called to settle the
tre: ty iitlcstlnu.
It as Intimated at the White
House that the treaty was satlsluctory
to the Pacific coast. Representatives
of that section were consulted during
Ihe preparation of the instrument.
They are satisfied the new treat:'
would be more acceptable than the
existing ore.
Senator Uil ollclle Wants Inforinallou
Senator LaPollette wants an Inves
tigation of the published charges that
the government naval secrets are be
ing disclosed to the Argentine repub
lic through the construction of two
battleships in Ibis country. Senator
I,aFnllcttc introduced two resolutions
designed to bring information from
Ihe state and navy departments con
cerning the contracts which private
shipbuilding concerns received from
the Argentine republic for construct
ing two battleships and whether the
administration officials wen respon
sible for procuring this business by
shipbuilders.
WILL ASK LEGISLATUKE
TO ALLOW A BOND ISSUE
Joint Letter from Commissioners and
Good Roads Association For
warded to Raleigh.
A tentative agreement lias been
reached here as to the -oad legisla
tion It is desired shall be enacted for
Huncombe county. President E. C.
Chambers for Ihe tjood Itoads asso
ciation and K W. Patton and J. W.
ltutherlord of the county conimlst
sinners haVS forwanled a joint li tter
to the BONjCombs delegation ut Ral
Igh aaklng ror nn authorization ror
the OSBSmlsiloncis to issue JlOO.fliii
In lionds lor cotistriietloii and to c y
a toHiishlp tax tor tlie maintenatue
of Improved rosdS In the township".
It is understood and agreed, how
ever, between the commissioners and
th' association that tlie bonds shji'.l
not be Issued nor the tax levied until
opportunity has been afforded Tor roll
discussion, alter which a mass meet
in',, open to all cltlxens will be held,
for rejection or ratltlcutlon of the
plan.
The roads to be Improved arc tin
following: To the Henderson counl
lino, the Kalrvlew road, to the Hay
wooj fine, to the Madison line, t-.
Mack Mountain and also the Alexan
der road. If the funds are siittlcle it.
which will probably not lie the case
Tlie township tax is to be ism-iI onlv
for the repair of such Macadam,
saiid-clav or gravel road" as have
been or muy be built.
The commissioners mentioned ar
the only ties that could be seen yes
terdav afternoon, when the agreeim n;
was reached. If necessary, the Audi
torium may be hired ror the muss
meeting'
Pi lain Arrested for Murder.
San h'ranclsco. Feb. 22. A man be
lleved to be Vlncenxo Pelato, wanted
In Cleveland for the murder of Wil
liam L Ulce, whs arrested here. Mot
was shot to death la August by a
gsng In front or his house
lo tin oi i ii iii lid iii Won.
Seattle. Feb. 22. Available returns
on lh city council election yesterday
Indicate Ihm the reform candidate''
won.
women r
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MMM W ! PLEADS OWN CASE
Two or Three Hundred Men, Wometn-
and Children Fled in Terror
from Tenements.
BOMB. EQUIPPED WITH BURNING
FUSE, WAS THROWN FROM ROOF
Exploded in jr Between Second anil
Third lloois rifly People
i In .1 ii from lied-.
r
New York. Keh. 22. Tin
hlacklrand bomb explosion
York Within Ihe past week
early this morning In a block
ninth
I .New I
ceurred
if teiie-
meat houses mi Mast
Slxt -Second i
street Tlie bomb, equipped
1,1. i
fast burning fuse, was throw n from I
the roof of a live store tenement down !
a narrow air shaft, exploding In the
ulr between the second and third
(loot's, l'ift. occupants were thrown
from their beds in terror. When the
police reached the seem- there was a
panic in the neighboring tenements.
Two or tb tee hundred men. w onion
and children were running In narrow
hullways and streets half dad.
More Baffling Than Cropsey or Beasley
Cases Pasquotank River Dragged
for Several Miles.
Elizabeth City, Feb. 22. The dls-
apiieursnce of Kdward F. Oihhs, the
Pasiiotaiik farmer, is still wrapped
In as great mystery as It was when
he was llrst missed last Friday morn
ing. Although the bottom of the river
all along the whore from this city sev
eral miles up has been dragged, noth
ing has been discovered that would
shed any light on the mysterious ease
County and city officers declare It the
most baffling case ever known here in
its i oinplelcness, even surpassing the
famous Crops . case and lleaslev kid
naping case, as there la absolutely
nothing to work upon. The entire
search has been one at random, every
little theory being thoroughly Inves
tigated and loiind without appurent
foundation
A report has been circulated that
(iihbs, several days before his disap
pearance, had n giiarrel with one ot
his negro farm hands and the negro
was ordered off the premises. Officer
roliowed this up. but there is no evi
dence incriminating the nego. That
(ilbhs dead there appears no doubt
hut how, whr
death Is the
though effort
i ml where
he met his
isltt. n. Al
Ss, activity
I not wane
rlends wl
cleared.
fl II Y UP RY PJIsf KM I Y
Ull I ILIII ULIILMIILLI
OBSERVED AT CAPITAL
practjcay A), o Walhinnton Unjted to
Pay Tribute to the "Father
ol His Country.-'
Washington, I', b. 22. Practicall
ill of "Washington tllliteil to pa
tribute to the l ather of Ills t'nun
tiy," In commemoration oi the I Tilth j
aniverssry of ln birth. All depart
ment clerks enjoyed a holiday. Both Washington,
houses of congress were in session. I Larimer's day
WV... .i tv. II, .1 H 1 1., ,1 .,,l .. i
. "l '
, imoortani ec, ins. i-resio, ru in"
" . . .. ...
".went to Alexandria, Va., tills nllet-
no . n ns u gin
Memorial assm
of the Washington
Hon of the .Masons
I'onight he attends a Masonic ban I
met anil win v.. ucn me ueuree h'iimh
of the Mlc'htga
i,-rand lodge. Meni-
rial services w
yesterday. Mm
and cluhe are ol
Ohseriani
New York. I
e held in all schools
civic organisations
rvlng the holiday.
In New York.
. 22. Huslness i
while various suit
! suspended Inru
able functions lure held throughout
New York in ol .-ervance of Washing
ion 'I birthday. VII exchanges, banks
and financial in-tltutlona were closed
('overnor Dix mis a participant in
public exercises if the day. delivering
an address at Ihe formal dedication
of the Hebrew ufant asylum.
Huston, Feb 22. Washington's
blttMajr was observed throughout
the state Business was suspended.
Norrolk. Feb. -'2. The lttth anni
versary ol George Washington's birth
was ushered In with tiring national
salute of 21 guns by the Norfolk
light artillery National salutes wire
lit'ed at the Norfolk naval station and
fortress Monro''
COL ROOSEVELT SPENT
A BUSY DAY IN CHICAGO
Work Piled on Him by Committees and
He Exclaimed: "By George,
I Like It."
Chicago. Feb. Theodore iloo.-e-velt
spent a busy day. three so'
speeches he'lng on the program. "By
tleorge. I like it too," the colonel e
claimed, referring to the work pied
upon him by reception committee.;
His first talk was at Ihe Auditorium
theater on "NatloneJItan ati'l Dermic
racy," at 10:50 this morning. Later
he tnlked to tin boy sen it". His nrln
rlpal speech will be d. arre." tonight
at the Union league cluh banquet.
Thioughiut the day he gavr Inrormul
talks to higli kcIiooI students, univer
sity studer.ts anil teachers.
Till"" It
ih minimum tern
15 degrees; Thurs
ly warmer.
Fair to
of Ull
Reply to Charges Awaited With Keen
Interest as Evidenced by the
Large Attendance.
NOT LIKELY THVT VOTE WILL
BE REACHED BEFORE TONIGHT
l.orimer'
poe
b
in a lira math
on Wllslihlg-
Observed.
N'olc to the Oecus
ton's Itirllidui
fell. 22.- Tins was
i the senate. Chief
number of speeches
. i ..
lue.iio ,i
s Senator Ixirimer's. lie be-
pan promptly upon conclusion of rou
tine business, l.orimer has attended
se.-sions constantly
in which senators
against his retain-
i,.n,,., r,ir i,n,i
bis seat. His reply was awaited
with great interest, as Indicated by
the largo attendance upon the Hour
and In the galleries. The session le
gau with the usual custom on Wash
ington's birthday of the reading of
Washington's farewell address. The
reading was by Senator Young of
low, i. The Lo rimer case then came
up after a brier Interval, it Is not
likely u vote upon the case will lie
reached today unless the session ex
lends into the night. Isirlmer'e
speech, in his own defense, lent a
dramatic note to the occasion.
I hi i Attempted o Is'gal Aigu-
MMtt,
Senator l.orimer stood at the desk
of Senator Taliaferro, a democrat,
w hile speaking. During practically ull
bis speech he directed his arguments
to bis own parly associates for It whs
from them came the most personal
speeches In support of the bribery
i fiit'gos. I iceasiona i I y Hashes or feel
ing marked Ills speech Ills face was
unusual) pale. Senator lorlmer at
tempted no legal argument. He
characterised his answer to the charg
es as "plain matter of fact; simple
truth." His remarks reviewed condi
tions surrounding his election and set
up detilled denial or accusations
about his Influence In corrupting the
Illinois legislature. ,
SHERIFF BELIEVES ONE OF
BANDITS HAS BEEN TAKEN
Man Answers Description of One of
Five Men Who Held up South
ern Railway Train.
(ialnesvllle. lis.. Feb. 22. Sheriff
Sargent has raptured a man answer
Inp the description of one of the Ave
handlii who held up Southern train
N St fig tarda- mm ling. The man
had 44x in Knglish gold coins Sum
ol i lie money taken from the expre'J
sale waa foreign,
Man Charged With Murdering D. Wayne
Kelley Acquitted by the Jury
This Morning.
TWELVE MEN DELIBERATED ONLY
FEW MINUTES TO REACH VERDICT
Defense Did Not Introduce Any E
deuce. Hosting Its fuse Entirely
on State's Evidence.
Only a lew minutes after the Jury
in the case ol Walter Pressky, charg
ed with the murder of D. Wayne Kel
ley, had been iriven tlie case and had
retired, they returned with a verdiet
of "not guilty", r-d the defendant
was discharged.
The vidence in the ease was all
taken yesterday and the arguments !
counsel were also made and with the
opening of court this morning Judge
Webb chained the jury and they re
tired. The case was not conducted entirely
as was expected. The defense did
not Introduce any witnesses but rested
on the Inability of the state to male
n cafl". It was thought probable the
Premier would plead self defense but
the evidence as to the actual kfcjlllig
was circumstantial. Neither side put
the man, Burnett, on the stand, who
was supposed to have been with tin
men at the time of the killing. The
two witnesses who saw the men to
gether and heard the quarrei, testified
that they saw Pressley push Kelley
and both fell to the ground but del
net see any licks struck.
Coroner .Morris testitied that fore
head of Kelley was contused, the
bridge of the nose broken, and that
there was a small clot of blood on the
brain.
Other Cases.
The case of Charles McMahon,
charged with cutting a man named
Davis, has occupied the attention of
the court since the Pressley case was
disposed of. in this case It Is alleged
that Ale .Malum stabbed Davis, follow
Luir a' family difficult in which the
Davis anaftlc.viahon hoys were en
gaged. The evidence was all taken
this morning and counsel are argu
ing the case this afternoon.
If the ease of Harrison Black is
tried this term court will not close lie
lore tomorrow, but this case may not
be tried. In which event it Is likely
that court will adjourn this afternoon.
ARRESTED TOR BIGAMY
AND COMMITTED TO JAIL
S. A. Wakefield and Mrs. Rymer Taken
in Custody in Spartanburg, on
His Wife's Complaint.
Spartanburg, Feb. 22. As they
were returning trom nreaKta&t to
their boarding house In one of the
most lashlonahlo residential sections
if the city, 8. A. Waketleld and a
Mrs Wymer of Pennsylvania, who
bad been living here for u week as
Mr. and Mrs. Reese, were arrested
by Sheriff W. J. White and committed
jail on a warrant sworn out by
Waketleld's wife, who is In Columbia.
Mrs. Wymer's son accompanied them
to the Jail. They had lieen living as
man and wife, and bigamy Is the
charge.
Ihe arrest of the couple was a
slun k in the woman witb whom the)
had been boarding, as Ihey had given
every evidence of refinement. Wake
Held and his companion were traced
to Spartanburg from Columbia by de
tectives. Mrs. Waketleld had followed
them from the, north to Columbia.
She overtook them there and a
stormy scene ensued In Columbia,
during which Mrs. Wymer agreed to
leave Wakelield. Instead a ruse was
adopted by meuns of which the two
were enabled to elude Mrs. Waketleld
and escape to this city.
.Mrs. Wakerteld Is un attractive wo
man, about 21 years old. Her home
is said to be In Pittsburg, Pa. Wake
tleld was employed by the Interna
tional Correspondence schools of
Hcranton, Pa., and after his marriage
lived with his wife at Scranton and
Philadelphia
Two New ltattl-lil Ordered.
Washington, Feb, 22. The naval
appropriation hill tlnaUy passed th '
house shortly before noon. Advo
cates of the naval Increase program
for one battleship Instead of two
tried to secure a recommittal of the
hill for amendment, hut the motion
wits detested 167 to 132.
Death of "Max Eliot."
New York, FeAi. 22. Private Bon
don advices announce the death of
Mrs. Granville Alden Kills, known in
literary circles under the non de
illume "Max Kliot." She waa lit
years old, and was formerly Miss An
na Rosi(r of Dayton, O.
.lanico Mckean Deed.
Nw ' ork, Feb. SI James Mc-
Kean, general manager of the Mutual
Life Insurance company, died of
Hrlaht's disease, aged ST,
Some Favorable and Unfavorable
Senator Martin Introduces
Measure of Interest to
Asheville People.
(OPPOSITION OF SCHOOLS TO
THE TEXT BOOK COMMISSION
Some Places Now Own Their Text
Books and Measure Would Work
Hardship Other Legislative
News from Capital.
t losette-N'ews Kureau,
Chamber of Commerce Rooms,
llollemon Huilding,
Raleigh, Feb. 22.
M
ANY bills were reported favor
ably ani unfavorably In tho
house yesterday and today.
Among the interesting local bills In
troduced was one by Senator Martin
of Buncombe to authorise the elec
tion officers of Asheville to use tho
county election books in all elections,
thus doing away with the annoyance
and inconvenience of a new registra
tion for city elections. The lioyden
bill authorizing the appointment of a
Htnte building commission and the
iseuance of $500,000 in bonds for a
state administration building. was
passed on the third reading and or
dered seit to the house.
At a joint meeting of the senate
ommlttesg on rSvisa and education
held late yesterday afternoon there
was a long hearing on the liarhum
bill placing ail grnoed schools In the
state now operating under special
charters under the text book com
mission. State superintendent J. i.
Joyner In an extended speech ad
vocated the bill. There was strong
opposition by J, W. Bailey and Dr.
P. II. ,ewls representing the schools
of Raleigh. C. II. Ireland and Senator
Hobgood for the Oreenslsiro schools.
Senator Martin of Asheville anil
others. Letters of protest were tiled
from IS graded schools in the ."tnte.
The argument developed the fact that
the school authorities in Greensboro,
Newborn and some other places own
the text books now in use and rent
them to the school children nt so
much tier session, and speakers ar
gued that the passage of the bill
wniibl work a hardship on them. A',
amendment was suggested that the
graded schools operating under spec
ial charters lie given three years In
which to come under the text Imok
comniislson. but no definite action was
taken by the committee.
Tin- House.
Speaker Dowd ennvene d the hotiso
nt 1ft o'clock, prayer by Rev. Uvlng
ston Johnson, of the Baptist church.
This was the first time that them
carne no petitions from any quarter
of the state during a day of the pres
eni leulslatnre
Great numbers of favorable report!
came from committees on bills here
tofore Introduced. They included:
Allow Wilmington to Issue wharr Im
provement bonds: allow sheriff of
New Hanover county to collect fees;
allow New Hanover to employ court
stenographer; authorize certain action
by the governor in settling the dispute
over the boundary of NVirth Carolina,
and Tennessee: Increase salary of the
Supreme court justices (substltutel ;
change name of town of Cronly to
Acme: prohibit conduct which Inter
feres with trude and commerce (The
Turlington anti-trust bill) Kwart anti
trust bill (without prejudice. ) Re
duce tax a sessments of the Charlotte
auditorium.
There were unfavorable reports on
number of bills Including: Impnue
administration of justice In rrimlnal
cases; provide for traveling libraries;
(Continued on page '
NASHVILLE CHARTER BILL
VICIOUS, SAYS GOVERNOR
Gov. IIHrxT Says People An- Kntftliil
lo Register Wishes South Caro
lina Situation.
Nashville, Feb. 22. Gov. Rep W
Hi oper has vetoed the Nashville com
mission charter bill, in his veto h
soys that the enactment amounts to
praetlcslly a new form of municipal
government, and for this reason tho
people of Nashville are entitled Ul
reRister their wishes.
The governor says the bill Is vicious
am! Is d -signed to Increase the power
ot a political machine, whose use of
the power It possesses has not Justl
tied any enlargement of It.
Commission I"onn (oca Glimmer In .
Columbia, H. C, Feb. 22. "I am
opposed to the commission form of
Vovernment In toto."
With this statement Gov. Ilh-ase
yesterday vetoed the two measures
providing for a vote on the commis
sion form of government and sent tho
holies of the cltlsens of Charleston
and Spartanburg glimmering so rar "ji
the new form or g!ove,rnment In the
two cities are concerned.
Drank WinkI Mcohol: Four Dead.
i!w.uoello, N. t Fell 22
person.i ars dead and one dying as a
result nt drinking wood alcohol by
mistake at Morton. Sullivan county.
T e dead. James Kelly. Si ; Thomas
Kelly, ix, Mrs. Thomas Kelly. 14;
Thomas Harvey, to. Ths beverage