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VOL. XVI. NO. 284.
ASHEVILLE, N. 0, MONDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 8, 1912.
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Finishing Plant for Fibre Com
pany at Canton, to Cost
About Half a Million and : '
Employ 3J0 Men.
TRACT OF 49 ACRES
TO BE COVERED BY IT
Completion of Railroad up
. Pigeon River Expected to
v Follow Announcement
of Plans!
Announcements are made of mam
moth developments at Canton which
will favorably affect the - industrial
conditions of the western part of the
state to an extent not equalled since
the building of the great plant of the
Champion Fibre company at that
town, developments which will result
In the employment of - hundreds of
men and which will Increase the pay-
II ft . V.. Inl.
run ui wuiiiuu iiiuuuiw wi
lars per month. This is the establish
ment of a plant for the finishing of
the paper pulp now manufactured by
the Champion Fibre company so that
the paper can be shipped directly to
' the southern trade. Following the
announcement of the establishment of
this plant the completion of the rail
road up the Pigeon river Is confident
ly looked for. .
Site Aerotw River from Pulp Mill.
About a month ago land belonging
to the Penland estate, just across the
Pigeon river from the plant of the
Champion Fibre company, was sold
by order of the court for the site of
the. proposed plant. This sale Is not
vet confirmed bv the court: If it is,
then it is said that the Champion
, Fibre company will begin the erection
of the buildings, work which will em
ploy a large number of men and
which will last until next fall. It is
- expected Jhat the construction of the
buildings will be well under way by
v The tract which was bought for the
' purpose is well located for a plant of
this kind. ' ' The transportation of the
pulp to the new plant can be easily
. effected. The to ulldings, etc., will
cover some 49 acres and It is calcu
lated, according to the plans that are
now being drafted, that they will cost
about half a million dollars. It is
stated that 300 men will be employed
and thaf the monthly payroll will
amount to 1 18,000. This with the al
ready" large payroll of the Champion
Fibre company will turn loose In the
town of Canton a sum which will in
sure Its future prosperity, as well as
the prosperity of the country i
rounding. '
Great Freight Saving,
- Eve since the big pulp plant was
built 4t has been rumored that the
promoters of it were considering the
establishment of a finishing plant
which would make unnecessary the
shipping of pulp to Cincinnati where
the finishing, plant is now located.
Much of the paper sold by the Cham
pion Fibre company Is shipped south
and. the establishment of the plant
here will be the means of effecting
great saving in the freight It will
also add much to the freight receipts
of the Canton office since the finished
product will go at a higher rate than
the crude. - ,
Peter G. Thompson, the head of the
j Champion pulp plant, was here only a
few weeks ago, and the announcement
that the auxiliary plant Is to be built
comes as no surprise to those here
who are in touch with him.' .
Direct snd Indirect Benefits. '
It is easy to see the direct benefits
that will accrue as a result of the
building of this plant. It is almost as
' easy to see the indirect benefits; but
not so easy to see their far reaching
effects. Foone thing it starts a man
ufacturing nucleus that will draw
other like enterprises to It, not to
speak of the influence that it will have
In other lines.
It will help to raise the freight to
desirable proportions; to such an ex
tent that other roads will consider it
worth coming after. In fact, it is
stated that the officials of the Ten
nessee tt Nort h Carolina railroad have
already determined to push their road
to Canton. They are now building a
. road from Maryvllle up to Pigeon
river toward Canton and are within
nine miles of that town. They have
' been investigating the complete rec
ords of the freights shipped in and out
of Canton and have become convinced
that another road would be a paying
proposition. It is expected that the
road will reach Canton within six
months. .
lYAN CAECASTIC
What He Thinks of Roosevelt's Inabil
ity to Keep Ills Name Off
Primary liallots.
Washlnston, Jan. 8. "Well a man
who has actually been president hasn't
the same power as a man who has not.
Col. Koosevelt may not be able to pre
vent his name going on the ballot, but
I run and will prevent mine from go
on." T his wiib Wllllnm Jennlntrn Pryan'S
emium-nt wlu n tohl today 'that lioiw-ve'-t
y-'i.l l' v- is . ;. ..) to
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BICHEI HOPES
FOR CLEMENCY
Counsel Believe His Conf ession
May Save Him from
Death.
Boston, Jan. 8. -Rev. Clarence V. .T.
RIcheson, self-confessed murderer of
his sweetheart. Avis LInnell, goes be
fore the Suffolk criminal court next
Week to offer his plea of guilty to the
Indictment charging him with murder
by poison. While the court has no op
tion but to pass the death sentence,
Rlcheson's counsel hope that, in view
of the fact that the confession of guilt
will save the county a large sum, pro
tect Innocent persons from embarrass
ment on the witness stand and sup
press much testimony, prejudical to
public moral?, the governor and execu
tive council may view favorably the
petition for -commutation of death sen
tence to life Imprisonment.
As RIcheson was about to be taken
from Jail to court to change his plea
from "not guilty" to "guilty," his Jail
ers Were notified that his counsel could
not be present. The accused clergy
man will not appear until tomorrow.
Even- if RIcheson pleads guilty to the
first degree Indictment tomorrow, It is
expected sentence to the electric chair
will not be pronounced for a week or
two and that the governor and counsel
will finally decide his fate.
Kichexon's Amplified Confession.
Rlcheson's confession, as made pub
lic was bare of details. It Is under
stood, however, that he enlarged on it
in conversation and possibly in writing
to his counsel and that the district at
torneys now In possession of most of
the Information which has come to
the defense. . While no person can
be, quoted as responsible for it, the
statement is made on high authority
that Rlcheson's amplified confession to
his counsel was on the following lines:
After purchasing a quantity of cya
nide of potassium from William Hahn,
a Newton Center druggist,' ori October
10, the minister took the poison, to his
rooms in Cambridge. A few days later
he borrowed from Mrs. Frank H. Car
ter, in whose home he was a lodger,
an earthenware mixing bowl 'Ho make
some book paste." . . .
Returning the bowl to Mrs. Carter
an' hour or two later he warned her
to be sure and wash It out thoroughly,
saying, "I have been mixing poison In
it." . - . ... ' ,
Gave Girl Deadly Capsule, ' .
It was in this bowl and at this time,
It is said, that the minister, by mixing
cyanide of potassium with flour and
water,, made the capsule which ulti
mately caused Miss Unnell's death.
This was Thursday, October 12, pn
Saturday, October 14, RIcheson met by
appointment, his one-time fiancee, who
still believed herself his Intended wife.
Following their . custom, the couple
had a short walk and then went into
a Boylston street cafe. Here they had
luncheon after which they took an
other walk, this time to the Fenway.
It was while seated In a secluded
bench in the nark after the girl had
again told of her worry over her phys
ical condition, saying she feared It was
becoming apparent to her. friends ana
had once more entreated him to pro.
cure some remedy for . her, that the
minister is said to have handed tne
girl the capsule, declaring it was a
medicine which would certainly act In
the manner of taking it and then tne
Dalr walked to the car line. Mlssxan
nell went to her room in the Young
Women's Christian association house,
whl.s RIcheson boarded a trolley car
for Brookllne, going to the home of
MIbs Violet Edmands, the wealtny
heiress whom he was to have married
a few weeks later. Meeting her chum
Miss Luclie Ziegler, Avis said she naa
been walking with her "friend' (by
which Miss Ziegler understood sne
meant RIcheson) and complained of a
headache as her excuse for hurrying
to her room. A few hours later she
was found unconscious In the bath
room and died without regaining con
sciousness. GCriSULTED ARCHITECTS,
GFECItll DTEIS, ETC.
, ., ( . ,.
Messrs. Randolph Securing
Data .for. Development of
Grove Property.
' Gasetter-NewB Bureau,
Wyatt Building,
Washington, Jan. 8.
W. F. Randolph of Grove's park
and his son. D. W. Randolph, are here
and will leave tonight for Ashevllle.
These gentlemen have spent .ten
days In New York !! iiig over hotel,
bungalow end suburban properties
and In consulting architects. Uoth
are frankly enthusiastic Over the prog
rns bclnar made in the Urove
di-vcli.Mn.f-nls In Abbeville.
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CHARLES S WHITMAN
OHTIE rafilGAL
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Dynamite Plot Witness Makes
Trip to Cell Under Heavy
Guard. v
: Indianapolis, Jan.. 8. Ortle E. Mc
Manigal, principal witness in the fed
eral grand Jury's Investigation of the
alleged dynamiting plot, today ended
a secret Journey from Los , Angeles.
Under a heavy guard he Was brought
into the city before daylight and lodg
ed in a cell room in the government
building. ' 1 i-
SiME'tin BLOCKS'
WHS FRO!.! RALEIGH
Legislative Act Would Necessi
tate Heavy Cost" for
Rights-of-Way. . o
Gazette-News Bureau, '
The Hotel Raleigh,
Raleigh, Jan. 8,
Additional Interest is lent to railroad
speculation lh this - section , by the
statement by James H. Pou, a promi
nent attorney of this city, that the
things which keep the Atlantic Coast
Line and the Norfolk & Western from
entering Raleigh are not physical ob
stacles, but two laws on the statute
books. These laws, passed for other
cities, make it obligatory ori the part
of a railroad -company' to enter the
union depot in town of 2600 or more
and require .the railroads to penetrate
to the heart of the city on the petition
of a proper number 'of citizens.- .This
would force either the Coast Line -or
the Norfolk & Western both of which'
are desirous of building to Raleigh,
to pay at least $500,000 for rights-of-
way to the union depot, and this is a
penalty they will not stand for. It is
believed that . the . legislature will be
asked to change the laws so as to en
able these roads tor enter Raleigh. .
Dr. R. 8. Stevens, acting under In
structions from the solicitor, has ex
humed the body of James Lloyd, t:ie
white man who died last week under
what some consider suspicious circum
stances. The stomach will be analyzed
by a chemist for trances of poison and
If any is found arrests will fellow.
Many persons do not subscribe to the
murder theory.. -.
THE WEEK'S WEATHER
The Coming Cold Wave Will be Pol-
, lowed by Rainfall and Higher ,
Temperatures.
Washington, Jan. g.Snow and sleet
and unseasonably cold i; weather
throughout the . entire country will
usher In- this week, according to a
special forecast issued by the weather
bureau. A general reaction to
warmer and less Intolerable conditions
will mark the olose of the week. The
forecast continues: . . ..i
"The first general storm of the week
to cross the Country: Is how central
over Utah, whence It will move east
ward and. cross the -great central val
leys Monday night or Tuesday and the
eastern states Tuesday or Tuesday
IPO US
night; It will be preceded by moderat
ing temperature and rain or snow In
southwestern and snow In northern
districts and be followed by a wide
spread change to colder weather. Thlt
cold wave will appear in the northwest
Monday night. The next general dis
turbance to cross the country will ap
pear on the Pacific coast Wednesday,
rroxs the middle west about Friday
arid the eastern states at the close of
the w . k, It will be attended by wide
spread cloudiness and precipitation
mtd a general reaction to warmer
w -! tier. - -
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New York, ' JanJ I. Figures gath
ered by the New ' York police show
the. startling fact,, that on death by
violence every M-'hours : was the toll
taken on life" In New. York city during
1911 by the -criminal element, the to
tal for. all of the boroughs being 1S7
homicides which called for grand Jury
Investigation. ' ...
-The-danger of death -through the
crimes of others, however. Is reduced
in . percentage when' It la considered
that- only one person -out of - every
18,650 met an untimely end In this
way; - Few tAwns of -that slse or larg
er can show a record that will equal
or approach it.
Waco m Panic; 55 Dead
in Meningitis Epidemic
Waco, Tex., Jan. 8. Alarmed by the
number of fatalities resulting from
spinal meningistls here, 55 deaths In
26 days,, at a business men's meeting
it .was decided last night to call upon
Dr. A. 8. Opplan, assistant to Dr. Si
fJUBOEilEDFJATSUIDOW
IIIiE OTHER ARRESTED
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Oklahoma Business Man Charg
ed Wife Was Unfaithful
Found Dead.
Oklahoma City. Jan. $. Mrs.
Thomas J. Gentry and J. K. Mackey
were ' arrested today pending an In
quest over the body of Thomas J.
Gentry, a prominent business man,
the woman's husband, found dead In
his room with a bullet wound in the
back of his head. - v.-
The police say Gentry's charge of
his. wife's unfaithfulness started
trouble.
the
OWEN AGAINST IT
Tlwfealens to Fight Jurist's Confirms
' - tlon to Supreme Rrarh If Pres. .
' Klent Nominates. . ,
' Washington, Jan. 8. flenator twen
of Oklahoma today announced that if
President . Taft nominated Judge W.
C. Hook- as associate Justice of the
Supreme court he would fight conflrm
vtion indefinitely. Owen's fight against
Hook grows out of Hook's decision In
the Oklahoma two-cent rate cases. '
STENCCSAPirrHS' STRIKE
HAL J CC" . ZZ2 WORK
Washington, Jan. 8. For the first
time in the government's history, a
labor strike today held up the ma
chinery of congressional ; legislation.
Houna committee s;.'norraphcrs re-
rusi-d to o
"(in; Hi ' -e )t
k 1
-. 1 re
:n the accounts
1 their com-
15 cents a
tal homicide rod
IN THE D1FFFR.I-NI
P-OPOUHS
MOMJC1MLS IN THE BOFIOUG-W
OF MANHATTAN FOR Tut
LAST SIX years
Generally speaking, the statistics
disclose improved conditions- and . in
dicate that New-York -city Is crowing
better so far ias the machinations Of
violent' malefactors are concerned,
while it Is Increasing In population.
' District Attorney Whitman expects
that a rigid enforcement of the new
firearms law, which makes It a felony
for anyone to carry a revolver with
out a police permit and makes it a
crime for a dealer to sell a revolver
to a person without a permit, will
serve greatly to decrease the number
of homicides In future. This law went
Into effect on September 1.
mon Flexner of the Rockefeller Insti
tute of New York to Investigate con
ditions hero. Local physicians are
unable to cope with the situation.
The school board declined to permit
the schools to open today. There are
now 2 active oases.
SUYS MOTHER, FIRES
E, STUBS IMF
Seventeen Years Old Massachu
setts Boy, Believed In
sane, Dying.
t
Mllford, Mass., Jan. I. Clarence
M. Racine, aged IT, today killed his
mother. Mrs. Louise Racine with a
butcher knife and set the house afire,
and then fatally stabbed himself. The
blase was extinguished by ftremen.
The boy, it Is believed, wag tempora
rily Insane.
MORE SHIPS BUILT
Increase Shown in Number of Coast-
' wise Vessels Constructed, a De
crease in Tonnage.
Washington, Jan. 8. The coastwUs
trade facilities of the United States In
creased during the sis months ending
with December by 61 vessels built and
registered in America with an aggre
gate gross tonnage of 88,887. This
was an Increase in number, but a de
crease In tonnage, over the same pe
riod of last year. There were 614
wooden steam vessels built, (1 wooden
sailing vessels, one steel sailing vessel
and 36 steel steamer.
New Orleans' Jackson Day Celebration
' New Orleans, Jan. 8. Jackson day,
the anniversary of the battle of New
Orleans, a legal holiday here, will be
celebrated by the United Iat)Bhters
of 1778-1818 at a banquet touts lit A
wreath will be placet on J.u-kson's
monument In Jackson s ;unre.
1 l-.i' ntmlerMt i.r hi
LUY KOT EHTER CDIITEST
AEAISST J. M. BUDGER. JB.
Rumored That at Least Three
Possible Candidates Will
Stay Out. ,'
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Further developments in the race
for congress in the tenth district are
learned today. Hon. Walter E. Moore
of Jackson county is in the city and It
la understood on good authority that
be makes, the statement that he will
not become a candidate against Con
gressman James M. Gudger, Jr., the
present Incumbent Mr. Moore is con
sidered by many to be the most form
idable candidate that could come Into
the field against Mr. Gudger and the
followers of the latter seem to be
pleased to learn that the campaign is
thus far clarified. -
It Is learned further that a man In
close touch with the situation and a
close personal and political friend of
Felix E. Alley, also of Jackson county,
stated here today that Mr. Alley will
not- enter the race this year. This
news seems also to be very gratifying
to the Gudger following. - I
That does not seem to be all the
news, either, for there Is another man
In town from Haywood county who
has handed out the "dope" that Hay
wood is almost solid at present in its
preference for Mr. Gudger. According
to this politician, the Haywood people
are perfectly willing, and even anxious.
for the latter to have the nomination
again and serve another term, which
would take up Buncombe's quota of
time for the present. .They are not
willing, however, to support Mr. Rey
nolds, It is said, with the chance that
he will be sent back for a second term,
while the other counties are left with
out any say in the matter. According
to this same man W. T. Crawford
may get into the running,' but If he
does he Bays it will be against the
sontiment of the county. .. .
With such reports coming In at this
early date it would seem that the pre
diction of a certain faction, printed in
Saturday's QnseUe-Nwe, ttiat candi
dates outside of Buncombe would stay
out of the fight this year In the belief
that Mr. Gudger can win over Mr. Rey
nolds,, - Is going to prove more than
mere prophecy..
SHIPS SENT TO AID
DISABLED DESTROYER
No News Today from the Terry, In
Distress tn Storm Off Cape
Hatteras.
New York, Jan. 8. No further news
was received this morning from the
Terry, the disabled torpedo boat de
stroyer fighting for her life ore cape
Hatteras with her turbines out of com
mission. The scout cruiser Salem and
the cruiser Prairie were sent to the
Terry's assistance.
Pear for vessel's Safety.
Washington, Jan. 8. Considerable
anxiety Is felt by naval officials for
the safety of the torpedo boat de
stroyer Terry and her crew of three
officers and 83 men. The vessel.
which left New York Thursday, with
seven battleships and the torpedo ves
sel Dixie, conveying five destroyers.
was discovered yesterday in heavy
seas half way between New York and
Bermuda, , Hurry orders were dis
patched to revenue cutters and other
warships to go to Terry assitance.
CONCERNING MAILS
Statement as to Some Trains on Which
Halls Are Received and
Dispatched.
The officials of the Ashevllle post-
office have received numerous In-
quiries lately from the patrons of the
office, asking If mall la received ana
dispatched on the new Ashevllle ex-
press train and on the train arriving
In Ashevllle from Spartanburg at 8
o'clock In the evening. In order that 1
there may be no misunderstanding!
about the matter, the following state
ment was given out this morning by
the officials:
Mall Is dispatched from Ashevllle
on the Ashevllle express. No. 16, leav-
ing Ashevllle at 7 o'clock In the eve-
nlng, to all points beyond Salisbury
for connection with fast mall train
No. 30 at Salisbury. Mall U also re-
reived at Ashevllle on this train. No.
(5, arriving here In the morning,
from points beyond Salisbury. Mail la
also received at Ashevllle from Spar
tanburg on train arriving here 1 at
10:15 in the morning and Is dispatch
ed to Spartanburg and points south
of here on train No. 42, leaving here
at 8 o'clock In the evening."
New Mexico's Bx-presentatlves Sworn
In.
Washington. Jan. 8. New Mexico's
first members of congress, George
Curry, republican and H. B. Ferguson,
democrat were sworn In as house
members today amid applause. They
were presented by Representative 6ul
ser of New York. New Merloo's ad
mission to statehood was ratlhtd Sat
urday by the president V
Attempt to
Break longshoremen's
Strike.
Boston, Jan. 8. To combat the tie
tip of stetuiiMhl'J fr"- -t l-.-'-nn -a of
the rt - if 1
Jersey Executive's Supporters
Say They Control Commit
tee and Will Name Con- ,
vention City.
WILSON-BRYAN BREAK
IS THOUGHT UNLIKELY
Nebraskan Active, Warring on
Col. Guff ey, Pennsylvania's
, Committeeman, Who Will
Likely Be Sustained.
Gazette-News Bureau,
Wyatt Building,
Washington, Jan. 8.
It looks this morning like Balti
more will get the national democratic
convention. St Louis men are hard
at work but Baltimore folks are mak
ing the most noise and will probably
prevail. , National Committeeman
Daniels expressed the opinion at noon
that the effort to create strained re
lations between Wilson and Bryan as
a result of the Joline letter will prove
abortive. This is significant as Dan
iels came to Washington with Bryan.
A friend who met Woodrow Wilson .
at the railway station this afternoon
immediately gave out a statement that
30 members of the national committee.
a majority, over the field favored the
New Jersey, governor for the presi
dency and . that all these would vote
for Baltimore.
M. L. Shlpman is here for the Jack
son day banquet tonight
' W. A. H.
Bryan Wars oa Guffey.
Washington, Jan. - 8. With five
cities in the race for the honor, the
democratic national committee met at
noon today to decide' time and place
for-the next national democratic con
vention. Baltimore apparently has a
sngni neaa tnis morning, will bi
Louis as the nearest competitor. . - "
William Jennings Bryan was an Im
portant factor In the day's doing, eon- -
ttnuing his war against Col. James M. ,
Guffey, Pennsylvania's national com
mitteeman. Democratic leaders from all sections
of the country are here for the com
mittee meeting and the Jackson day
banquet tonight. Business at the
house end of the capltol Is practical
ly at a standstill.
Contests from Pennsylvania and .
Tennessee were expected to occupy the
committee's attention perhaps several
hours and take precedence over other
business. Indications were that the
sitting members, Col. Guffey of Penn
sylvania and R. E. L. Mountcastle of
Tennessee, would be' sustained.
Cities making claims for the con-
vnntlnn will h ptvAti hflnrlnr. - Tt
will be late in the day -before the city
is chosen. Many members favored
June 25 as the convention date.
It was 12:40 o'clock when the com
mittee finally was called to order.
William Jennings Bryan, holding a
Nebraska proxy reached the commit
tee room at 12:30 and was greeted
with applause. Each time he moved
from one seat to another to greet a
friend the applause was renewed. No
other member of the committee was
given a demonstration.
Aimougn Doomers are in town ior
all the avowed presidential candidates.
VIIIllllVlOO IIIGlUmi. .W.VOUb ...
discussing the situation.
Bryan Becomes Storm Center.
When the national committee went
Into session William Jennings Bryan
become a storm center In an attempt
to have James M. Guffey thrown off
the committee. The roll call of states
had but started when trouble broke.
James A. weatheny or Alabama was
recently selected by the ..Alabama
state committee to succeea jonn i.
Tomllnson, deceased. When his name
was called Bryan asked li tnere was
a protest None being received, the
Nebraskan moved that selection be ap
proved. National Committeeman '
Brown of Vermont declared that affir
mative action by the national commit
tee was not necessary: that matter lay
entirely In the hands of the state corn-
( mlttee. Chairman
Mack sustained
- this point of order.
"I appeal from the decision of the
chair," shouted Bryan. He declared
( it was plain there was a purpose to
head off protest against Guffey, and
the matter ought to be thoroughly
; discussed. At this Juncture a motion
to go Into executive session
and the doors were closed. .
carried
J. J, KAELIN
Ashevllle Man Dies at Tells City, Ind.,
Visiting There With His
Wife.
Information of the death of Joseph
J. Kaelln at Tells City, Ind., has Jnt
reached the tlty. He had gone there
recently with his wife to visit her rel
atives. The deceasud lived at 109 Asheltm 1
avenue and was employed , Cham
bers & Weaver.
The Interment will likely be at T : i
City.