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I . r . . . TH3 ASSOCIATED, LAST EDITION 4:00 P.M. Weat&er rarecast: Occasional showers. mm DISPATC VOL. XVI. NO. 153. ASHEVILLE, N. 0., SATURDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 5, 1911. IcPIR COPY ' '. x-. . 1 J . etfe iw& i yn i 11 isA . 11 COL. ROOSEVELT ON T.C.& L DEAL Appears Voluntarily Before Steel Inquiry Committee and Reads Them a Lengthy Statement. ALWAYS 1 TEUP7ATIQH TO BULLY IN A CRISIS - "t "" But He Did not Yield to It It Was Necessary to Act Sud denly and That Is What He Did. NEW YORK, Aug. B. Col. Theo odore Roosevelt today took the witness stand In the congres sional Inquiry Into the steel corpora tion to tell what he knew regarding the absorption of the Tennessee Coal and Iron company ,' by the United steel corporation during "the ' 1907 panic. Col. Roosevelt's Intention to appear was kept a secret He ap peared In good humor, and greeted Chairman Stanley and other members of the committee enthusiastically. "I'm glad to see you all," he declared to the committeemen; "I'm very de lighted to see you Indeed, sir," he said to Representative Toung, the re publican member. . Reads Length Statement, . Col. Roosevelt took the stand Im mediately. Chairman Stanley . an nounced that Col. Roosevelt ' did not come In response to a subpoena. After explaining what knowledge he had of the Tennessee Coal and Iron absorption by the steel corporation. Col. Roosevelt , read a lengthy statement,-introducing hla subject by , a description of the financial panic colli dltlon In the tall of 1W7. . " ' "It was the administration s utmost duty," he read, "to prevent the spread of the panic before it hecame a. dis aster." .. . Col, Roosevelt told of the brief con ference at the White House with H. C. Prick and E. H. Gary of the steel corporation, and Secretary Root He read the committee letter, , published In the senate, records of the hearing on the Tennessee Coal & Iron case In 1909. , The Frit and Gary Interview. The letter set forth how Frlck and Gary submitted a proposition for the Tennessee company's sale and how he expressed the. opinion that he did not wish to stand In the way of saving the country , from financial panic. The Arm that was In trouble, Roose velt said, had not been mentioned. Col. Roosevelt went Into details about serious financial conditions' In New York, telling how he took responsi bility to permit the steel company transfer, doing It on tils own initia tive. ' ' , , 'It a matter of general knowl edge," he said, referring to banks and trust " companies In- danger in New York, "that they held Tennessee Coal Iron company securities n Ing no market valued The Gary and Prick DroDosltlon was," he continued. "that the steel corporation take over the Tennessee Coal a Iron company Immediately. . "It was necessary for me to act Im- mfifliiit.lv." ha said, "before the stoca exchange opened, or the transaction might prove useless." - ; Tlnw fnr Action. "If I had not acted Immediately In that extraordinary crisis I ' should have heon a mere tittle. In every such crisis the temptation to Inde cliion and non-action always exists. There Is always an excuse for non action. If a man Is worth his salt he will give the people In trouble the benefit of the doubt and act as the situation demands If the law Is not violated. Every step I took was as open as day." He was satisfied the acquirement -by tha steel corporation of ih. TmnmH Coal Iron com pany did not change the corporation's legal status. He believed It would be for tha nuhllo aood. "Results provau the act was a good one, because the panic stopped," Rooeevelt said. He learned the action was of great ben efit to the people of Birmingham district "I should have proved un worthy of public office If I had not done as I did. CoL Roosevelt con cluded his testimony at 1:8 this afternoon. He received the commit tee's thanks and expresed satisfac tion that as a "plain American cltl xen" he was able to assist the com mittee. , , - i ' AN INSANE f.'.AN IS CURED BY SHCCX OF COLLISION Newark, N. J.. Aug. S. Frank Teellng, an Insane hospital patient, has been cured of Insanity by the shock of a colllnlon between an auto mobile and a prison van in which he Was being transferred. Teellng developed symptoms of vio lent Insanity while In Jail on a drunk nnon sentence. C 'Pit Mi iii llr of 1'iH'iiiiionln OFFICIAL HONORS AHEPAIDTO TOGO Almost Continuous Round of Entertain- mentforthe Japanese Naval Hero in Washington. Washington, Aug. 6 The United States government, through President Taft, Secretary Knox and Acting Sec retary of the Navy Wlnthrope, today officially honored Admiral Togo. .Al most a continuous round of entertain ment had been planned for the Japan ese admiral, who arose refreshed from his fatiguing day In New York. His program Included calls upon and re turn calls by Knox and Wlnthrope. Army and navy officers generally were received by the admiral until noon at his hotel. An- audience with President Taft at the White House and a sightseeing tour wore on the program this afternoon;- The day's entertainment will be brought to a climax by a dinner at the White House tonight , . In anticipation of discomfort they might encounter at the White House tonight because of possible conflict of hot weather and full dress uniforms to be worn, army and navy ofliosra are hopeful cool weather will prevail. . .. j i . , n. . HE LIED ISI "FAREWELL" LETTER TO HIS PARENTS Charles A. White Says He Was Afraic of Foul Play as Result of His - Exposures. , :Washington, Aug. 5. Fear that he might meet with foul play as a result of his exposure In the Lorlmer case, according to testimony given by Charles 8. White, the confessed bribe taker, caused him to write a "farewell" letter to his parents saying he had told the truth In his story. White asserted that this letter was stolen from his satchel In a Chicago hotel. "You wanted your parents to know- that what you have sworn to here as plain lies were' truth." "Yes." "White said a copy of the letter he wrote to Senator Frazier of Tennessee also was stolen. MILLION PATENTS ISSUED; THE FIRST ONE IN 1836 The Millionth One Goes to Orkon, O. Man For a Puncture-Proof Au tomobile Tire. Washington, Aug, S. The millionth patent Issued by the United States pat ent office Is announced by Comm. sloner Moore. It Is for a puncture-proof tire for automobiles and other vehicles ae pending upon rubber springs for 1U resiliency. The Inventor Is an Akron, O., man. The bureau was organised in 1836. The new patent was signed without ceremony, in the regular or der of business. four Persons Killed In One South Carolina County. . Union, 8. C.,.Aug. . Four persons were killed on railroads In this coun ty yesterday. At Santuc, a buggy nuitiinr Mrs. . A. fleeter and four of her children was struck ty a Southern railway engine. Mrs. Oew ter and two children, aged Ave yean and six months reepectlvely, were Liiiod the other two being Injured. The horse was killed and the vehicle demolished. niM" TJniitv. a cotton mill onera tlve, said to have been deaf, was run over and killed while walking on the tracks of the Union and Glen Springs railroad near this elty. All Altitude lteconl Broken. Etampes, France, Aug. 8. -Captain Felix, director of the military aviation i huol. today ascended 11,330 feel. breaking the height recorda The ofh iHiurie record was held by M agmiux, who at Pau, Franco. last tt-cember rose to a height of 10,493 feet. ' Arbitration Trmtlea Jo to CumniltUw. tVnuhlt'Kton. Aim. t.i-i.iv r-'-i M-.l Hi" 5 The wnnte l.-I-il Hll iim' INVESTIGATION H PROBRBL Text Book Commission Reported to Have Set a Date for Going in to the Basis of Rumors Air "of Expectancy, Suspense. XAMINATION AUGUST 24-25 FOR HIGH SCHOOLTEACHERS There Seems to Be a Lack of Teachers Who Have Qualified to Teach in the State High Schools, ' ' Thus far. - V Gazette-News Bureau, ' . The Hotel Raleigh, 1 Raleigh, Aug. 6. AFTER a three hours' executive session yesterday the state text book commission adjourned until Momiay morning without making any important announcement. The only development beside the announce ment by Chairman Joyner that the renort of the aub-text book commis sion had been filed bul would noti be opened until next week was the news of the arrival here of the man from a distant state who may be aljle to clear up the rumors of questionable deal ing that have filled the air for sev eral days. May Go Into Charges. It Is reported on what Is believed to be reliable authority that the com mission has set apart the first of next week to go into some of the serious charges that have been circulated and to clear up the atmosphere before the bids are opened or the report of the sub-commission becomes, known. If it Is found that there is no truth In the reports and there Is much which points that way then It may be that some of the book agents may be read out of the lists, especially If It is found that an effort has been made, as alleged, to form cliques to ,. put through the .adoption- 'The same secrecy" pervades everything today as lias far the last few days and--none will discuss anything. If an Invest! gaflon Is gone Into and it Is believed that one will result there Is proba bility that It will take a wide range. Involving several matters. Among the book agents there Is an atmos phere of expectancy and suspense. Spo-lal High Krhool Teachers Ex amination. A ' Although the state board of ex aminers for teachers has decided to hold only one examination yearly, each July, there seems to be a lack of teachers qualified as state high school teachers and it has been de cided to hold a special examination in Raleigh, In the office of the state superintendent of public Instruction, August 14-26, beginning at t a. m. This will necessitate applicants for the examination to make a trip to Raleigh. County superintendents are asked to notify all those who would probably become high school teachers to take this examination. Tha exam ination will be under the same regu lation as those Issued April for the July examinations. A pardon haa been granted by Gov ernor Kltohln to David Raines of Wayne county, charged with seduc tion and serving 13 month on the roads. This action la taken upon recommendation of the Judge, solici tor, prosecutrix and her mother and tbl entire Jury upon condition that he pay the prosecutrix 125 and IS a month for II month after tne birtn of the child. Hookworm DJspennaiica. Dr. John A. Ferrell, hookworm di rector for North Carolina, says that the dispensaries now In Halifax, Sampson, Robeson and Columbus counties are doing fine work in nook worm eradication and that In about two weeks these outfits will be moved to four other counties. Northampton ha already made provision for get ting one of the field hospitals. More than 1000 ca" of hookworm disease were treated last week. The store of E. H. King on Hllls boro street was entered and robbed last night of about f 40 worth or gro ceries. A strange occurrence about thi robbery Is that It Is the third time this house has been entered In a perlad of two years. There have recently been a number of small rob beries about the city but the police leem unable to get the offenders. Droughta Keema to lta llroken. . Report from the weather bureau socm to Indicate that the drought throughout the state haa been broken and It is believed there will be no further difficulty for lack of ' water for the rent of the year. That this ha been the severest drought In this lection for the last IS years is borne out by figure In the local weather bureau office. Up to August 1 there was a deficiency of 13.41 Inches. The local observer of the weather bureau . haa ' compiled the rainfall figure fnr the first seven month of the last 25 years and as given below prove an Interesting study: Rainfall for J3 Years. 1MT.. 18. . taw. . 1890. , 111. , 1891 . . 1193., 1S94 . . I 9 : . . 1 k . . .30 01 , .11.41 .17.89 . .:t.oo .41 II .11 44 ..2 0 , .27 9(t . .1H.47 , . r. i 1900. . . .31.48 iiou.v.ssj: 1902. ...21.14 101. . 1104.. 105. . 10. . 1 B0T . . n . . 1 SI'S . . l'ii.. .4 61 .11,74 , .SS.I7 . .25.63 , .25.40 ..SO 4 S ,.27 3 t . . '' I A gainBdl fpurz; Displays V London, Angl S. A. . J. Balfour, leader of the opposition In the house of commons,. again displayed that po litical sagacity which for ' so many years has given him undisputed lead ership of his party when he announced in the lower chamber that he pur posed on Monday; to move a' vote of censure of the government for having obtained from King George the prom ise of sufficient peers to pass the veto bill. . s . , The unionist leader had kept .his own counsel and whon he rose and announced his Jnrjj, Uun,to move a Wte of eensure his Ttrtfttwen broke out in rounds of applause., Mr. Balfour' motion follows: "That the advice given to his ma jesty by his majesty's ministers where by they-obtained from his majesty a Saturday's Cotton Market Very Nervous, Unsettled Opened Seven to 12 Points Lower Under Renewal of Selling, Went Down to 15 or 20 Und er Liquidation and Bear Pressure, Later Firmed Up on Covering, Etc. NEW YonK, Aug. 6. Following yesterday's sensational fluctua tions the cotton market this morning was very nervous and unset tled. The morninit opening was 7 to 11 points lower under a renewal of yesterday's selling movement. During the first few minutes prices eased off to a net decline o fabout 15 and 20 points, under liquidation by buyers of yesterday morning and continued bear pressure. Later the market firmed up on trade buying, bull support . and covering, with prices during the mlJdle morning ARRANGING FOR THE ' : STIIEJMl MEET Local junior Making Ready for the Big Gathering August 21, 22 and and 23 The Program. The committee on arrangements for the entertainment of state coun cil meeting Jr. O. U. A. M. have about completed the program, which will be in the hand of tha printer next week. The program will be an elab orate eight-page affair done In red, white and blue, the color of the or der; the cover will be of wood pulp paper from the Champion Fibre com pany' plant at Canton. The badge, which I a very handsome affair, Is made of red, white and blue ribbon with a medallion attached with a photograph of Pack square. The committee with th assistance of the secretary Of the board of trade, has went out several hundred Ashe vllle booklets and hotel llsta and are receiving numerous tetter from mem ber all over the atate slating they would be In attendance. There I a movement on foot to secure the trans fer of the Johnson City baeeball game of August 21, 22 and 23 to Ashevllle so as to give the visitors an oportunlty to see the Mountalneem llny ball. The committee will "k the oltli'MS to decorate their places i.t l.ii- M.i-M with tin' c.. Ii.ru of the or- is Political Sagacity ! WjtWet pledgo that a sufficient number of peers would be created to' pas the parliament bill in the shnpe In which it left this houBo Is a gross violation of . constitutional liberty by which, among other ill consequences, the people will be precluded from again pronouncing upon the policy of home rule." This move will change nothing In the actual situation. The bill will be defeated In the lower house and be carried by the house of lords, where Lord Curzon will move an Identical vote.' Nevertheless It Is a subtle means fyr, satlsfyftffMr.:BaIfrrur' jrebilllous followers with atphrase,. and Is pro posed at the psychological moment when doubts had bepun to assail many members of the Halabury revolt as to tho wisdom of their procedure. about 14 points lower on August, but only 6 to 8 points net lower on new crops. Owing to a holiday, there were no cables from Liverpool, where mar ket will ba also closed Monday. A Sharp Rally. Rumors, of a tropical storm heading from Havana toward New Orleans, were followed by a sharp rally later in the morning. Selling was heavy above the closing figures of yesterday. The market closed feverish, with pric es net 2 points higher to 7 points lower. LINER STRUCK ICEBERG; REPDR1SJIL IS WELL Wireleii Menage from the Columbia Officials Say the Vetiel li not , Much Damaged. New York, Aug. S "All well, every. thing all right. We dock Monday morning." This reassuring wireless dispatch was received this morning from Cap tain Mitchell of the Anchor liner Co lumbia, which, on the way from Olss- gow, bumped Into an Iceberg Wednes day. The line' officials say tne Co lumbia Is not badly damaged. The liner carries 60 passengers. Th Co lumbia wss proceeding slowly through an intermittent fog 10 miles north east of Cape Race when aha collided with an Ice-berg. Her bow wa dam aged above the water line. Will In vcsiiato Preferential Rate. ' Washington. Aug. 5. Special allow ances and preferential rates alleged to be given by Interstate carriers, In offi cial classification territory, to short lines of railroads serving th iron and steel Industries, will be Investigated by th Interstate commerce commis sion. Tha date of the Inquiry Is un determined, ijf Klmon and Parly at Kingston. KlneRlon, Jumnlra, A nr. 5 -eral Antnlne Kitnnn, Hi'tl'l 1" IT.'! if I- f I , I'M''-. Jl '1 1 1-. ' : : ' I' ' I ' CANNOT AGREE LaFollette and Underwood Ask to Be Relieved, but Committee Decides to Let Them Try It Again. ACTION TO BE DEFERRED ON COTTON TARIFF MEASURE At the Request of Senator Simmons, in Order That a Hearing May Be Given to Cotton Mill Men. W ASHINOTON, Aug. 5. Wool tariff revision was today a shuttle between the full con' ferenee committee, representing . the senate and house, and tho sub-corn mlttee of Senator LaFollette and Rep resentative Underwood, who are charged with the task of adjusting the differences between the two branches of congress. When the conference committee were called together Messrs. LaFollette and Underwood reported that they were unable to agree upon a compromise, and asked to be relieved of this responsibility. The full com mittee then made a futile effort to reach an agreement. . It was decided to let LaFollette and Underwood try again, and the bill was again turned over to them together with the farmers' free list bill, ver which there are serious differences be' tween the senate and the house. Mr. Underwood said It would . be several days before a report was ready. Action Deferred on Cotton Tariff BUL The senate finance committee has deferred action on the cotton tariff revision, bill until .next Wednesday. The postponement was al.tharequest of SenattfU Blmmo'ns, in whose state are large cotton mill Interests affected by-Uve.. proposed IX voint averag cut on cotton duties. A hearing will be granted ;v ; ' ? ...;;;.. Senatbr Bmoot expressed the opln Ion 'that the bill would be reported adversely. Senator Williams urged that It be reported favorably. A vote wa not taken. The bill must be re ported by next Thursday'. MAYOR OF CHARLOTTE ISSUESJMTEMEIIT Says Some Reports About Water Famine w . - Have Been Exaggerated Never Without Water. Charlotte, Aug. 5. Mayor Bland of this city requested The Associated Frees to handle the following state ment from him relative to tha pub' llcity that has been given tha recent water famine In thi city. The statement Is a follow: "The city of Charlotte ha never been without adequate fire protection, Mora than 2,000,000 gallons of water have been on hand always. The wa ter wa cut oft several hour dally for a week, just for the sake of con serving the fire protection supply. Thl wa Inconvenient to tha cltlsens but never dangerous The supply now about normal whh constant pres sure on the mains. "The tank car employed to bring water from the Cab.wba river during the crisis will soon be discontinued being no longer necessary. "The health condition are excel lent copious rain having fallen dur Ing the last 24 hours, which have greatly relieved the situation." CHAIRMAN MACK PRAISES ACHIEVEMENTS OF F0SS Say Ila Ha Secured More Progres sive, CofMtractlve DrRtHlauoa Than Any Predecessor In 50 Years. Buffalo, July t. Chairman Norman K. Mack of tha democratic national committee declare tn tha curren number of hi magailne, tha National Monthly, that Governor Foss has ' cured more progressive constructive legislation than any other Massachu setts governor tn CO years." Mack presents Harmon and Mar shall a presidential possibilities. STATE OF TEXTILE TRADE STILL AN ADVERSE FACTO New Tork, Aug. . Cotton now fulfill earlier promise of a large yield. The, re-entrance Into the stock market of erstwhila promt nent operator wa the signal for sharp advance In options In the la ter part: of the present week. The state of the textile trade con tin ues adverse, a shown In tha In definite shut-down of a large print m In MasMtehunetln, with further curUI ment In North Carolina. I nirroVi-UK-nt H rt'!".r!."1 in ' DISCUSS DATE OF THE PRIMARY ' -. " . '-.'.- -1 ' ' " " eneral Impression in Washing ton Is That Senator Will Be Voted for on General Elec tion Day, in 1912. WEBB IS NOT WORRYING ABOUT POLITICAL FUTURE Some Forecasts Made by CoL Claywell - -. . '. of Morganton Gottip of North Carolina Politic!- am, etc. Gazette-News Bureau, Wyatt Building. Washington, Aug. 5. T HERE Ib much, speculation here as to the time the senatorial primary will be held In North Carolina. : The general Impression I that it will be on the day of tha elec tion, November, 1912, after tho local fights for nominations are over and at a time that everybody Is at the poll. 1 am anxious to see how 'many counties go solidly," said a visitor. Kitchln had Person and Stokes and Craig, Johnson, ' Dare, Watauga, Mitchell, Cleveland, Yancey, Madison and all the Tenth district, save Hay wood, In the fight for governor three years ago." - . Representative Webb Is not worry ing about ills 'future. In opposing Canadian reciprocity, as provided in the Taft agreement, he believes that he represented his constituents. . , A KemarkeMe Tar Heel. , Forlor, Sheriff Kerney of Franklin, county, la a remarkable Tar Heel. He I three score and ten, and learning to walk on an artificial leg. Mr. Kerneyv had the misfortune .to break hi leg -and lose It about six months ago.' At his age. none, but a vigoroua person would survive such an ordeal a he passed through. - Sheriff Kerney and .Senator . Sim mons are good frieadSL. Tha senator. called on him the other night. The North Carolina senator were In the thick of the fight on tha wool kill n QMMAn- . . -U. Ma... DOllowi DlllllllW.ia WOW U11V VI UIO first to. suggest and urge a coalition of democrats and Insurgents. Senator Overman did not enthuse much over this proposition, but good democrat that he Is, When the caucus acted ha stood hitched. After the LaFollette bill was substituted for the Under wood bill lip did mmk verv aIavmi. work in getting house members to agree to ask for a nonferenc. He in-. dulged in a button-holing caipnalgn, tha Ilk of which was never senn h r.v, before. He aw tha serious situation that confronted the democrat. House) Leader' Underwood, and a real leader he Is, did not want to treat with the senate, but Senator Overman and other helped to bring him around. Some Predictions. . , Robert T. Claywell, hardware mer chant, politician, democrat, and ' as tronomer, of Morganton, spent the other day In the city getting tha lay of the land and Shaking hand with, friends. Col. Claywell, who generally know what he is talking About, think that North Carolina will send Senator Sim mon back to succeed himself, and. Representative Webb to represent tha Ninth district, and, 'when . tha time comes, nt the toga on Senator Over man for a third term. I am aura that .Simmon wilt ba elected senator," said Mr. Claywell, and that Yates Webb will be our representative, and that Overman will have no serious opposition. Another thing I am pretty certain of, and that is that Torth Carolina democrats like Harmon Governor Harmon, the democrat who gets there and prefer him to Wilson and oth er" I saw here th other day, walking down Pennsylvania avenue, CoL Wal ter Redbone Henry, one of North Car olina' most Interesting character. Among other things he worn long, black coat, all buttoned down before, and a large tan hat. and a troubled look. I wa on the street car and did not have an opportunity to pas the time of day with tha erstwhila populist, and he did not e me. Col. Henry, who la as plctureso.ua ft Nortfc Carolinian as ever lived, took me back 12 or II year ago when Marlon Butler, the one man who give North Carolina democrats chills, ague and fever, was in his political glory. . HUD. , Km. uaj, in i.t" .'Hi North State. Then Joseph Pearson Caldwell, the Charlotte Observer Its brains. Its character and Its life wa In hi prime. Every morning, wher ever one happened to be, the Observer was like wine. There was nothing of the dlshrag, spineless existence about It The little shafts from the old man's pen. Went under the hide of thw person they were directed agalnnt and to the very heart of the reader. Kninr tlmcn the editorial that warmed uu Senator Butler were not more Unci two line long, but they had color hi 1 force. How the state miKnes ihe i.M m . ' There Is no ono to tiike 1 l . i editorials were humor., i h' I v fair, abla nd now.- ' '. Mr. lM.-l i ( pi.klntf r-"l l. i t . v V
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