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TC2 a::cciatid DISPATCHES LAST EDITION 4:00 P. VL Weal&er recast: Fair; continued coot VrtT.. XVI. NO. 145 ASHEVILLE, N. 0., THURSDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 27, 1911. 5c PER COPY TAFT IS BITTER iOLIBE flliilSrjlIT GOMES HOTCOME BACK BA'dK AT TAFT T 1 CRITICS Knew Gov. Kitchin Had Forgotten Campaign Pledges but Mem- or Is Worse Than V He Thought GOVERNOR'S STATEMENTS , CHARACTERIZED AS4F(ALSE Slate Senator Irom Anion Sayi Gover nor "li Suffering from Case of . , Self Aggrandized and Exaggerated Ego." Gazette-Newt Bureau, - . The Hotel Raleigh, Raleigh, July J 7. TUB row among leaders that has . sprung up in the democratic party with Gov. Kitchin, Jose phus Daniels and State senator Lock hart of Anson county playing the chief roles, is growing "In bitterness and giving democrats who have the wel fare of the party at heart no little concern. The latest contribution to the row la a letter from Mr. Lockhart printed In the Raleigh News and Ob server in which the state senator char acterises statements mode by Gov. Kitchin In his reply to Editor Daniels as "absurd and falsely absurd." Mr. Lockhart in the course or his two col umn communication handles the gov ernor without glove and boldly de clares that the governor with the aid of his allies prevented . the passage through the legislature of an anti trust ' measure with teeth." He says that the most charitable explanation of the governor's letter is that "he is suffering from such a case of self-aggrandised, exaggerated ego as to be unable to recall anything distinctly ex cept his own glory." Mr. Lockhart says he wanted the governor to . sena a hot anti-trust message and the gov ernor didn't send any." Mr. . Lock- hart's communication, and also a tele' gram from Zebulon Weaver of Ashe- vllie, former member, of the general assembly, relative to the matter, lor lows: - To tha Editor: I have read with some care Governor Kltchln's answer to those who, having been his sup porters, have been alienated by hit policy in office, and I reiterate and re aTlrra every word contained in my loimer letter. Carefully analysed, nit d tense is a plea' in confession and avoidance, admitting in effect that he made no effort to secure an effective law and excusing himself upon the ground that Mr. Nlmocks and I" also had cold feet Neither of us Is a can didate for. office, and where we stood makes no difference; neither shall 1 enter Into a detailed defense of my record upon the Trust question. Any man who kept up with the work ol the general assembly of 10 knows that Mr. Nlmocks and I fought in sea son and out of season to secure the adoption of an effective law, and th charge that we were wining to ur. render is absurd, and falsely absurd. The Governor's memory is worst than I had even thought I knew thai he had forgotten the men who neipeo pledges and the Issue upon which ht waa laced. but I did not know thai he had forgotten the men who helped elect him. but he certainly has got m mixed with somebody else. I went to his office with Mr. Nlmocks, as nt says, on only one occasion this wat on either the 14th or 15tn aay in jan u.rv ahout 1:10 In the afternoon. Wm remained there about two nours One nhinot in coin was to consul! with him and sea what bill should bt ' introduced and whom hs preferred te introduce it. We had then not arawn eonled or introduced any bill. When we saw that hs was opposed to any affctva law. we left his omca ana want to tha office Of Mr. josepnui rwnuii nha we told him of what had occurred, and consulted with him and some other gentlemen as to wnu.t bill ws had best Introduce, and w n-M.il that under the circumstance. the Reld bill was the best that we om.M An The next day I wa r x irAr,vtr renresentatlve from Buncombe, about the Governor's back rin Anri .akftd him if he would In troduce the nveesure in the House II t aa .in ib. Remits. He agreed. We went to the State Library, found the Rold bill, had Miss Ellington to m three copies of the bill, and on Janu ary tilth Mr. Weaver Introduced thi measure In the House and I did in the vi . niniKin will doubtless re call the fact that I had Introduced kin h.n t tld him or me uov on rr'a .ttltiltlA and talked with him "nnd Mr. Nlmocks. and that afterwardt It was agreed to make the fight for the Held bill. It would therefore have been Impossible for me to have agreed to eliminate sections from a bill which I had not In my possession, and when I had not decided what bill to mtro- tufa nr hn should Introduce it Would also hav. been Impossible for , me to hove told the Governor how mnnv vniaa could be counted on, had barely made the acquaintance of the mnjorlly of the Senate, had nwi ..o r..ll end did not know how the mood, either on the general quesuo! or any particular bill. The Oovernoi could not have possibly loin me oi Interview wll'.i Brother gentleman or h obrniirv Int. hlrh was nmre ma ... VL....I,. ii f. r 1 we In hi nlMra. i. , . i.i, l.!n e.biiuitlon of Conservation Association Head Says the President Leaves Root of Controller Bay Af fair Untouched. HINKS MESSAGE A POOR EXCUSE FOR BAD MISTAKE Oeclaret It Unfortunate That to Save Domain Hit Following "Must Fight - the Policemen to Stop the Looting." W ASHINGTOI, July 27. Gif- zora fincnot, former govern ment chief forester and new president of the National Conserva tion association, today Issued a state ment declaring that President Taft leaves the root of the matter whol ly untouched" in his message to the senate denying that there could be any monopolization of the water front of Controller Bay, Alaska. Plnchot opens his statement with this charge: "The president's defense of his course In the Controller Bay affair shows how hard It Is to make a good excuse for a bad mistake." Concluding Plnchot states: "It is unfortunate that friends of conserva tion in their efforts to bring about the development of Alaska for the benefit of the people are continually obliged to expend their strength against men who ought to be protectors of the people's property. It looks like an unnecessary duplication of work when we must first tight off the policemen before we can get a chance to stop the looting." CATCHER DQOI,. SUFFERS FRACTURED LEG IN QALiE Oakes ef SL Louie Team Slid Into Phil lies' CatcherManager Out of Game for Season. Bt Tallin -Tnlv 7. -Charles Dooln. catcher and manager of the Philadel phia National league baseball club, is In a hnanit&l here with a broken right leg as the result of a collision at the home plate In yesterday's gome witn St Louis. Physicians announce, that he hardly will be able to play again tills season. In th nrosenne of the managers Invtieut teammates on X-ray photo graph of tho fracture, which is of the right fibula and about four tncnes above the ankle was token. The bone Is broken in two. Th arcidnnt occurred In the fourth Innln whll. Ht Tlllls VH1 St bat Snd was witnessed ' by ten thousand . or more persona Third Baseman Bmitn V. ...... tfcrnwn nut at th fllate On n 'Infield hit Centerflelder Oakes was on third and Pitcher Geyer on first They tried a double steal anif as 3hortstoD Doolan Of Philadelphia, rw inmad the ball to Catcher Dooln, 3aj.ee slid into the plate, striking iwiin with trreat force. While Um pire 'ODay was -waving the runner mt linn In dronned on his race, flay irs of both teams hurriedly carried the manager to a toxlcab, which took him o a hospital. Rhnrtatnn Mltchoel Doolan will act is manager while Dooln is absent, ana vroran and Madden will alternate be- ki-rf h. hot. This la the third sts' player the Philadelphia team has lost ihls season In games witn nr. uoum, tnd the players last night said Dooln's 'nlni-v mora than anything else might ipoll their chances fur the pennant ENSIGN YOUNG VICTIM OF THE HEAT, SAY ALIENISTS ew York riiy laiis Stato tliat North Carolina wavai uukct Jinu w ous Urt-akdowa. New York. July 27. Ensign Robert 3 .Young, Jr.. U. 8. N.. who disap peared on July 11 from the torpedo boat destroyer Perkins, ana wno is now In a North Carolina sanitarium, i. .i.ir.rlni from nervous breakdown. according to New York alienists who examined him. Experts declare mui his condition is probably dus to in tense heat. ' Young's home is In Corcord, N. C. Ensign Young arrived at Morgan inn Tllsaf1llV nlirht accompanied by his lattxr. and was at once taken to nrnart Oak sanitarium. It was said hs would remain there long enough to take a complete rest , ,:OYESTOLViISTICATE house pr.c:;N3 cgdies Wanhlnifton. July 27. Reprenenta tlvn Roberts of Nevada today Intro .lured a resolution to Investigate ,v- ... , i . , . . - h n rem m - bl.b Five egrdes Many Hurt in Hamlet, N. C, July 27. -A negro ex cursion train from Durham on the Seaboard Air Line, bound for Char lotte rushed head-on into a freight train In the yards here at 10:30 this Jury In the Superior Court Holds That Hail Is not the Legally Elect ed Msyor. In Superior court this morning the trial of the case of state, on the part of .L. W. Morgan, vW, C. Halt, the quo warranto casa In which the con test for the office of mayor of Black Mountain Is Involved, was virtually concluded. The arguments were end ed, , the Jury was charged and the cai was put into the hands of the 'jry before court took recess at 1 o'clock. A few minutes afterward the Jury returned a verdict to the clerk in f tr of Mr. Morgan. This has been an Interesting case and there has been strong feeling In regard to It. The contest dates from the time of the town election, last May, when L. W. Morgan received one more vote ror mayor tnan aia his opponent Mr. Hall. At the elec tion, however, Mr. Morgan's vote had been challenged and the rhallen? had been sustained. Also after the votes had been counted Mr. Hall whs declared mayor notwithstanding Mr. Morgan had received one more vote. This action was taken on the ground that Mr. Morgan was. a non-resident of the town. Mr. Morgan, through his attorney, Charles A. Webb, obtained permlanlnn Irom the attorney general to Institute quo warranto proceedings In Superior court and the trial began Tuesday. Judge Murphy, of counsel for the defendant stated that notice of ap peal will be given. Aviator Breaks Endurant-o Record. Mlneola, N. Y., July S7. St Croix Johnstone, the Chicago aviator, broke the American endurance records for monoplane and til-plane today when he remained In the air four hours. one minute and II 1-4 seconds, ctr cling ths five mils aviation course here 91 times. ' skeleton Found on Deck of Maine. Havana, July 17.T-A skV-U-ton. l-n-i-Ht entire but presi-mlng s!h:ht hi,n . T I - ' ' - i.-n, w it ' (1 . . r d ,m MQDCAN DECLARED MAYOHOFBLACK MT DCDFELLOWS. Killed arid " ' Train Wreck morning and instantly killed five peo ple and wounded between BO nnd TS others. Many of t;te Injured will die. All the dead and practically all the Injured are negroes. - Wall Street Man Found Dead on Bed room Floor in Hotel This Morning. New York, July 27. Murdered, ap parently, by burglars, William Henry Jackson, a Wall Street broker, aged 70, was found dead on his bedroom floor at the Hotel . Iroquois this morning. His body was covered with bruises. A deep wound had been In flicted over the right eye and there were finger murks on Jackson's throat and arms. Wash clothes had been stuffed in his mouth as a gag. SENATOR BAILEY QUITS THE ELECTIONS COMMITTEE Washington, July 27. Because he does not believe In the senate's meth- do of takin. testimony In the Investi gations before that body.' Senator llalley today resigned from the com mittee on privileges and elections. He made no explanation to the senate and his resignation was accepted without comment Blnford Girl Tells of notations Willi Ik-atlle. Richmond, July 27. Another long Interview between detectives and Ueulah Blnford, "the other woman In the Ueattle murder com. took place In the Henrico jail yesterday. The girl talked with great freedom of her past relations with Henry Beat- tie, Jr., and while not giving the off! core any testimony upon which a new line of Investigation .might be pur. sued, she disclosed many details which are said to strengthen the web being wound around young Ueattle. Dlfleri-iKTS Adjusted. Rlrhmond, Vs., July 27. It was (iinno-jured hers yesterday that an STRANGE BURGLARS MURDER NEWYQRK BROKER mlable adjur.r.ient of the dlner t'lictS between the shop employes of ihe, C. O. railway nnd tho officials nt the rn.i't bad hern ri-nrhed. 11.- i i.hi jv off-- "' nu n en In- i - v .f I m l.iiur T , . 1tll-J l f .J KSDOnea IWO nere much in vary . .. ... Came and the Slayer Alter- I Wards Killed. a leadinv attomev of Robbinsville u . a. in. AahAviiin to- I day and related the particulars of a ui.u.iu ,uu,.,j . -. tragedy, which occurred last eatur- day near Robbinsville, in which three men are now dead as the result of a nuo, . .am. nf rarda Ed Brv- son. one of the men engaged In the ,... .hut .mi killed James Elliott .- .' o- non.. kviii anil himanlf - ...... ........... ... .ri.ra.rrii biiiAti nv a mem tier or i . hnntinr for him. I - .... I The three men were at tne nome of Ervson on Xellow creek and played cards and drank almost through the whole night Just about aavitcni there was a dispute about making some change, at which time Bryaon Is sup- Dosed to have been very drunk, ana he became angry ana rose rrom nis chair. About this time Elliott quit the game. Then, according to the re- nn urv.nn without savins: a word. drew his pistol and shot Frlsell twice uu. u - -' , - ' throuah the head, then turned on El llott and shot him in ths lung Frtx siill was killed almost instantly and Elliott lived about two daya A posse was formed and searcnea for llryson and Saturday nignt oner- m.n j.nklna came uoon him at the ..f . m.n Hamad Moore, on Tus - kegee; Bryson was armed with two pistols and a shot gun and, according ... T.n.klna Rrvann had Dresented the . . i t i. , aH4 gun at, nim wnen with a Winchester. The snot iook si- ru.t n.iiF Mrvaon's hav.-t. The next day Jenkins was seen on v.iinar eraek and related the clrcum- stances to a number of persons and hs ... later arrested on Little Snow bird 15 or 20 miles from the scene ,. viiiin POLITICAL LEADER SLAIN IN PORTUGUESE CHURCH t i.lv.. Jnlw 17 rHaoatcnes re- k.,. tnH.v tAil of a conflict in . -hi.rrh at Lobriro between royalists and republican Senor Costa, a re- ...,Kiir..n luaior. was stabbed to death and a fierce fight followed. Four were killed and fourteen Jn- Jured. Warship Rusiied to Haytl. Waahlnrton. July 17. The scout cruiser Chester's flying trip from New England to Haytl to protect Americans during the revolution In that republic Justifies the building of rapid scouting sTiln nifsl officers believe. The Chester covered fourteen hundred miles In three days and three hour Frot In Wct Virginia. HE IN KILLED IN GRAHAM COUNTY Assumes Full Responsibility for Controller Bay Affair and Flays Those Who Assail ! ed His Policy. "DICK TO DICK'' LETTER IS CALLED VICIOUSLY FALSE Says He Expected Motives to Be Ques tioned but Was Constrained to Do His Duty as He Saw IL , SHINGTON, July 27. Presi dent Taft sent a special mes sage to the senate yesterday shouldering full responsibility for opening for ' settlement and develop ment 12,800 acres of the Chugoch national forest reserve In Alaska an Incident which has become to be known as the "Controller Bay Affair." In concluding he brands the now famous ''Dick to Dick" postscript as a "wicked fabrication" ana says mat Charles P. Taft. whose name ap. peared in the alleged postscript, "has no Interest In Alaska, never had, and knows nothing of the circumstances connected with this transaction." Moreover, the president adds,, his brother does not even remember that he ever met Richard S. Ryan, repre senting the Controller Railway & Navigation company, As for eliminating the land In question from the reserve, the presi dent says that there Is no danger of the Controller Railway & Navigation company or any other Interests mo nopollzlng the field, and nothing to show that this company la in any way connected with ' the Morgan Guggenheim interests. Hence, he believes that in eliminating the land he has acted for the beat interests of the nation. Assumes Fall Responsibility. "I WWR 'to be as- specific as pos sible- trpon this- point" saya.th. pres ident in his message, "and to say that I alone am responsible for the en largement of the proposed elimina tion from S20 acres to 12.800 acres, and that I proposed the change ana stated my reasons therefor. The thing which the territory of . Alaska needs Is development, and where rights and franchises can be properly n .nnAiiNM InVAHtmAtlt Snd S " " - construct a railroad without comer rine exc usve privileges, i oeueve u to be in accordance with good policy to KTant them. Accompanying the president's mes sage are documents, reports and maps hearing on the case, as requested from him by a senate resolution ot j una 27 last. - . , He relates how Ryan, represent ng tne v-onu-ouer wmmj company, applied in 1809 for the elimination of a tract to enable this comDany to secure rauroaa wrmuiw etc. The application was referred to the forestry bureau and then to tne Inaw dflDartment with a view that , .i. . r.n n.rnnni tna navy uewieu w trailer bay aa a reservation, xne ior- . . . - .k..,ln tn estry lnteresis iounu uu UJov..vru - tho elimination of the tract Indicated, "or Indeed," as the president writes. "to the elimination of 12,000 acres In iha northwest shore of Controller bay." The navy department s answer was n.u-utivA" sava the president and after the matter naa Deen tom.uW I by the secretary or agriculture ujr ui I aAcretarv of ths Interior, and the gen- oral land office, a recommendation was made to him that 220 acres with a frontage of 140 rods on the north wo.t shore of Controller bay be thrown open. A formal oraer to mis Affect was finally submitted to him in Lmhir lilO. but when the matter Lama before the cabinet late In that lmnnth ha found objection to It His reasons for taking tnis snana ne ex plains in his message In part as f ol I Inn! I ... . Jl ... nttnn with -j npnmi - the order because ii purporwu I it faca to make the elimination for .n. benefit of a railroad company oi . tract of land which the compan POuld not by lawful entry secure, for ht wa, a tract of 220 acrea in one body when only 140 acrea could thus Ik. .nuirad. In the secona piace i o referred to make a mucn larger elimination of a tract facing the en tire channel, and with sufficient room f.ir a terminal railway town. I was willing to do this because I found the rAAtrletlona In the law sufficient to nrsvent tne possiDiiny oi njr mvnvy olv of either ths upland or the har- bor or shannel by the Controller Rail- way a Navigation ni...,, other persons or company. Because I of a lack of time sufficient to draft a memorandum myseir, i requesieu jM-retarv of the Interior, who, witn the secretary of agriculture, after full discussion, had agreed in my conclu ton. to prepare a letter setting forth the raasone for making the larger elimination, so that It might become U part ef the rerora. Company Was Independent. . The president says he had every asHurance at the time that the Con troller Railway A Navigation com pany was an Independent enterprise work'ng In all (tood fith, and thnt no avldiinra to Uia cont irv hs s nee hern broiti bt bt I s P ' -' - -I (.,.1 i,s ,: Compromise Bill Offered by La Follette Goes Through 48 to 32, by Union of Demo crats-lnsurgents. HOUSE DEMOCRATS' COURSE REGARDING ACT IN DOUBT Regular Republicans Refuse to Sene on Conference Committee Presi dent Taft May Veto. Any Wool Legislation Enacted. W ASHINGTON. July 27 A com promise wool bill offered by Senator LaFollette as a modi fication of both his own and the house bill, passed the senate today 48 to 52, through a union ot democrats and re publican insurgent-. Upon this mid dle gorund, the democrats having se cured a record vote on the original Underwood bill. Joined with the re- . publican insurgent forces. The meas ure' adopted reduces the raw wool duty to 33 per cent, ad valorem and correspondingly reduces duties on woolen articles. The "regular" republican members of the senate finance committee thereupon announced that because of the carrying out ot the democratlc- rep'.bllcan insurgent wool program they would refuse to serve on a con ference committee between the two houses. . . ; There is doubt about what course the house democrats will pursue with regard to the compromise bill. House Leader Underwood, several days ago, served notice that the house would not accept the original LaFollette bill. .1 - , , . Although President Taft has made no definite utterance It '-has beea strongly- intimated at the White House, from time to time, that' he might feel called upon to veto any wool tariff bill passed In advance of report on that schedule from the tariff board. The Underwood . bill passed the house June 20 by a vote of 221 to 00 and provided for substantial re ductions of duties on wool and wool en goods. . LaFollette today discussed his amendmenta along the same lines as amendments he offered to the Cana dian reciprocity bill. - Senator Smoot advocated this amendment Today was the first time in many weeks that both houses simultaneous ly considered tariff legislation, c HOUSE RESOLUTION TO Washington, July 27. A resolution expressing confidence In Dr. Harvey W. Wiley, the government's chief chemist who has been recommended for removal on technical grounds by Attorney General Wickers ham, was today Introduced lu the house by Representative Roddenberry of Geor gia. ' GR1IL SITS PBEUIEH Tendon. Julv lT.--Premler Aanulth today made a statement in the house ot commons on the subject of Moroc co describing the situation as one of real anexlety. The situation promis es, he said, to reach a point where It Is bound to become difficult and har assing unless soms solution Is found. COTTON REVISION BILL REPORTED TO THE HOUSE Washington, July 27. The under wood cotton revision bill was today reported to the house by Chairman Underwood of the ways and means committee. Debate was poilim- 1 until tomorrow to permit the republi cans to file a minority committee re port. , , COTTQN OPEN ID STEADY. New York, July 27. The cott.tr, market today opened steady at un changed prices to sn advam-e of t points in response to tielter f.,i reports that rains have been or . predicted for India, larger I - pot sales, covering and mi buying for a rertinn. Offi-i.i. - very heavy at tho Inltlny e During the b-ri few n i market ei 9 ami 11 d it to a n.-l j, , ; . r i. . ! I H s- ' ""- ' J.ilv 27. I I-