North Carolina Newspapers

A A TUS IZZ0C1XTZD PRI23 DISPATCHM LAST EDITION 4:00 P. 1L Weather Forecast: RAIN, SNOW; COLD WAVE. wm VOL. XVI. NO. 288. ASHEVILLE, N. C., FRIDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 12, 1912. 3c PER COPY mm. 3 HPitS LIIIIIIG IIP THE SF'TH Snapshots of the Eqvitable Building Firein New York City ''h. Signs That' the Machine Is W Working Badly Cause Un- easiness Among Admin istration Leaders. ATTACK ON MR. TAFT IN MUNSEY NEWSPAPER Times Asserts President Dares Not Try His Strength Where Patronage Does , Not Control. , Gaxette-News Bureau, Wyatt Building, i Washington, Jan. 12. Administration leaders, albeit well versed In southern political history, do not find the prospect wholly pleas ing In that section. There are any number of rifts in the lute. - Cecil Lyons and. other Texas republicans have gone off the reservation, and If Colonel Roosevelt does not formally eliminate himself the Lone Star state delegation will certainly be divided. .Similar conditions obtain in North Carolina,, while mutterings of discon tent are heard -in Kentucky. It is frankly stated in White House circles that Hilles, secretary to the president, is now giving his personal attention to the south, and will take whatever steps appear necessary to suppress these manifestations of dis obedience and recalc'trancy. There ".re very few of the really nice friends of the president who will associate with southern republicans on terms of DOlltical equality, save In conven tion years, but Hilles, being well paid for the distasteful service, will tem porarily stand for the contamination, Jn a few days Florida will declare for Taft for the moral, or Immoral,- ef fect it may have on the rest of , the country. Lar'ollctte May Come to North Car- - .: - olina. - -It Is Just possible that Senator La - Toilette -WiU -parsonany carry his fight into North Carolina. Since returning from the west, the senator has told friends he would be glad of an op portunlty to speak at some point In the state. It Is pertinent just here to say that the Washington Times yesterday art- did soma significant things. In a signed statement, Frank A. Munsey, owner of a string of newspapers, ae clnred his belief that Roosevelt will accent the. nomination should it be tendered him in the right way, while editorially the Times alludes to the sickening southern program outlined by administration leaders. That pa per asks why Hilles does not try to make some demonstration Htrenirth In some territory by calling early conventions nl hv rettine some delegates that also stand for electoral support An swering this question, the Times as serts: . "They don't do It because they Ann'. Thnif ilnn't rinrA tl-V AnV XiGT firman pes of this kind outside the1 machine-ridden south, which control through; the patronage " " ' ' STTAUON CHIEF2.. I J I :,j-x' :-i'ilSli.!'';S!' ' . ?d$M $MSk. w r7jj, . jgsvMB i f .seiav-fNa coffee-' H vT , v ;: ' ' T" " j s; .4 w 'J- 1 Wl LLt AM 1 ' I IS. OFF FOB CIA ' ' ' '4- Transport Logan Sails from Manila Today 'with a Bat talion of Infantry Aboard. FIENDISH BRUTALITY SHOWN AT LANCHOW Imperialists Torture Republi can Officer to Death and Kill All Queueless Chinamen. oc c"! rc krr tic -rue kcPfAMTII IL.I-IMV1 Arc rirr.lT tn. . . . . V X. ......... ' . - . ... . . . THE MERCAMTLE SE.'pEMSlT CO. WILLIAM CAMPION. CAPTAIN OFJTHfr MERCANTILE SAFE DEPOSIT VAULTS CARNEGIE GRILLED, BUT TELLS LITTLE Ironmaster Repeatedly Denies Knowledge of Steel Corpora tion's Affairs, but the Investigating Committee Hopes a , Yet to Obtain Evidence of Value from Him. ; v y cr." HlQTluG F.1ILL WORKERS IN CUSH WITH POLICE Several Overseers Injured and - Arrests Are Made 15,000 Idle. Washington. Jan. "I am famil iar with ex-Preshlent Roosevelt's views on the trust question and I am Inclin ed to asxeo with lilm" said Andrew Carneci, before tlio steel trust lnves- tigating committee. , Representative tiardner 01 wassa- chunetts had ronfasted those views and the ideas expressecl by President Taft In his recent message on the trust question. "In the solution of In dustrial problems," sold . Gardner, there are two leading thoughts De- fore us. Mr. Taft expressed the view that the dissolution of large , units should co on. The other line of reilly significant fought, expressed by Col -Roosevelt. 1 UHlt UIIUIT l.J ... should look to recognition of large units controlled by the government." "In which class are you, Mr. var- negle?" ' , "I have agreed wltn Mr. nooseveu s views: I think for the present you hnnM allow lareo organizations to 00111111110 and seo how we get along and 1 ..1. 1.1 .... a lava vAo-iilflHtlfl POW-I tlUtt jruu Binfuiw -' r. these organizauons. mm be patient and see what further leg islation may be necessary. I do not hi..ir tlm Sherman law is drastic enough. Give s clear, unmlstaka- ble law aud I believe we win ku "Do yon believe tne aiwomum the United States Meet euniurmiuu Ikwkii the nrlce 01 steeir . an nt believe It wouiu ; w De pends upon what the court might do." Suppose congress noes mn m .tAiu vim ndvise?" "My opinion is congress win iMxesslty for more governmeui trol." Washlneton. Jan. 12. Having gnu cA Andrew Carnegie two days as a witness in the Inquiry into tne anairn nf th United States steel corporation, chairman Rtanlev of the steel trust in vestigating committee continued mc .vnminntinn of the ironmaster, having declined last night to excuse mm. ai W. A. H. Maine sought to show that he had recommended to President McKlnley the appointment of Mr. Knox after he latter,.. "as counsel for his com iany,,had left him in ignorance of the (fovernment statutes so many years, Mr. Carnegie also told the commit ee that he believed no protective arid was necessary on steel rails or teel products, with the exception of leedles that are not manufactured In this country, "You said that you did not know or many years the scope of the Sher man anti-trust law," said Mr.. Mc 3iilicuddy. "Between the years of 1890 and 1900, you were the head of he Carnegie Steel company, were you not?'" VI never was at Us head, not even i director," Mr. uarnegie repnea. was the majority stockholder, owning 5 per cent of the stock "Was Philander C. Knox counsel or the company between the years 1890 and 1900?" Mr. Carnegie whispered to Mr. Reed nd then answered that he was. "During all that period did Mr. Knox or any of your counsellors ever advise you of the existence of the Sherman anti-trust law passed in 190 and that pools such as your company oartlclpated in were unlawful! I never heard a word from any of them." said Mr. Carnegie, "and Lawrence, Mass., Jan., 12. aener nl unrest among 25,000 textile ope' ratives developed into disturbances at . i .it 1 I T 1 tntoit nnd tne American uu.cn ....... - - - . thus . 4nmHnatlatlVa I infllllaTII I UK UUlMIim ---n-- tne operative osviiiiie u.iwipmm. - - - - . . -r r fnr in th, ; solnntng rooms. The police re- far has developed nothing new so far .ponded to a riot call and several over as the b cons seers were Injured in tne encounter vu , """" " , ," : , URftD The textile strikers clashed wltn tne co'ieasue. w, u.. ... ;; .. , . . - ii L.inj Ami aairar. I t hi nruin iicluiv viicriii 1 ' " ponce. miMii. w u. -i --- - . nf value t0 al were hurt. A dozen arrests were mcj ------ made! Fifteen thousand operative, are them upon which the ironmaster may . I find his memory refreshed. I . i. ji M IKa mm. CHANGE IN SOUTHERN'S r'inrr WORKING ORGANIZATION inside a steel mill since 1901. when he retirea. Committee members continued ex- ISIMIS LOSE INN Republican Leader's Power to -'Namtf the" XJommittees' Is Upheld. WESTERN BLIZZARD WORST SINCE 1 886 Temperatures Far Below Zero at Kansas City, Omaha and Lincoln Warning of Severe Cold Wave Is Issued . 'r for the Southeastern States.- Washington, Jan., 12. Republican Insurgents met defeat in the house yeBterday in an attempt to upset Re publican Leuder Mann's power to name all republican candidates for places on the house committees. Led by Representative Norrls of Nebraska, who managed the great rules fight of the previous congress, the insurgents tried to set aside Mr. Mann's nomi nation of Philip B. Campbell of Kan sas, resulur. to succeed the1 late E. H. Madison, insurgent, on the commit tee of rules; and to nominate In his place Victor Murdock, of Kansas, an insurgent Opposed by both ; democratic and .cpub'.ican leaders, the Insurgent at tempt was beaten by a vote of 1G7 to 107. Of the 107 votes cast in favor of Mr. Murdock, 26 were republican and 81 democratic, while" 107 republi can votes were cast against the pro posed substitution. . - The nomination of Murdock by Nor rls came after the- nomination of Campbell by Democratic Leader Un derwood, who Informed the house that Mr. Campbell's name had been pre sented to him by Mr. Mann. Mr. Un Kansas City, Jan. 12. With a tem perature of 20 degrees below zero here at 8 o'clock this morning, con ditions are the worst since 1886, when the most disastrous blizzard the state ever knew destroyed thousands of cattle and drove settlers from the state. Train service on the western lines Is in a chaotic condition. Record breaking temperatures extend throughout the Missouri valley. At Sioux City the temperature is 36 de grees below zero, at Omaha and Lin coln 26 degrees below. The mercury In Topeka registered 19 below. A fuel famine Is threatened there be cause of the shortage of natural gas. Lowest Temperature of Season. Washington,. Jan. 12. With the lowest temperature of the season pre vailing this morning in the upper Mississippi valley states the plains states and the west gulf states zero weather extending as far south as don't think they understood that the ' derwood exhorted the democrats to Kneclal to the Oazette-News. Washington, Jan'., ii.The South ern railway today announced the ap' pointment of W. M. Cowhig as super intendent of transportation , wun oi amlnlng him this morning about his relations with the Carnegie company s attorneys, among them secretary Knox, who, Carnegie said yesteraay, fleta Wlnn d" furtW an- never acquainted him with any fact. Munn.ou I m . K ..norn 11-I COncernillK ius dud... .a.. rectlon of the operation of the de partments of maintenance of way and (Structures, maintenance of equipment, :nn1 trainDortstlon which Is transfer Ted to 'the chief engines of malntpn- law. . Approved Knox Appointment, Andrew Carnegie, pressed hard yes terday by member, of house committee into the stee ltrust, admitted tnat ne ance of way, general superintendent otj commended the appointment of Phil .motive power and general superlnten "lent of trRn8porfn,t!on. Questions of general policy will be handle 'by the vice president and genoral manager. The general superintendent of mo IK power and equipment will con trol and give direction to the Inspec tion, car and use of coal for all pur poses. The superintendent of trann ,'.!!;, ti.ni "ill iliieit the fliHlribntion il. 1 " aader C. Knox, the present secretary of state, a attorney general In President McKlnley's cabinet, Mr.- Knox having been one of the chief counsellor, of the steel corporation since 1890, when the Kherman anti-trust law was pass ed. Mr. CarneKle repeatedly had de clared before the committee that he never knew that thd participation ff liis company In the steel phite pool MM.) oil.er l!le pools i unl.iwful 1 I n'H : e ;. . ' 'y of Sherman law had anything to do with lur business. I had heard somewhere of the Sherman law, . but thought it j applied only to railways." A Shock for Mr. Carnegie. "Now. Mr. Carnegie, as principal :wner of the Carnegie Steel company, for which Philander C. Knox was the principal attorney, wouldn't you have xpected to have been informed about is Important things as the Sherman anti-trust law?" v "No, sir. I had no relations with these gentlemen. I was simply a holder of stock. I did not want to be bothered with the lawyers when I had men to run the business for me." "Then you were left In absolute ig norance as to the effect of the Sher man law?" "Yes, sir." "Mr. Carnegie, did you refommend to President McKlnley after his elec tion In 1900 that,thla same attorney, Philander C. Knox, who had left you in blissful Ignorance all these years about the effect of the Sherman law be appointed attorney general of the United States?'' Mr. Carnegie looked at his ques tioner for a moment In amazement. He started to speak and then turning suddenly to Attorney Reed he ex claimed. "Did I. Judge?" Mr. Reed almost In a whisper ana with a smile on his face, replied: "Yes, you wrote a letter to the president about Knox's appointment." "Now, Mr. Carnegie," Mr. Ollcuddy went on, "after 10 years' experience with that attorney who didn't let you know about the laws you ought to have known,, you rcommended, him as a proper and fit 'man for attorney general of the United States?" ' "Yes, I did," he replied, "but I ob ject to the form of your question." Zero at Chicago. uphold the republican leader whom the republican caucus had authorized to committee members for the repub lican side. Representative Norrls at tacked the caucus method of selecting committees and the right of either party to prevent open nomination on the floor. Mr. Underwood declared nomination from the floor of the house -would destroy completely the balance of committee and said the au. thorlty of some one to pass on ap. Dolntments must be recognized. Not withstanding this attitude many demo crats voted with the insurgents. FRANKLIN HAS AGREED TO PLEA OF GUILTY Los Angeles, Jan., 12- Bert H. FrankAln the detective arrested on the charge of bribery in the McNamara trial It Is declared has agroed to entor a Plea of guilty. Franklin held a con Terence late yesterday with deputy District Attorney Ford. Arkansas and" northern Texas ' and temperature below freezing on the Texas coast, the weather bureau to day gave notice that a severe cold wave would overspread the south eastern states during the next S6 to 48 hours. Snow Is falling in practi cally all districts east of the Rocky mountains except the southeastern states where there was rain. In the far west there was a storm of considerable Intensity over British Columbia, causing rains in the Pa cific states and snows in the north Rocky mountain region. A cold wave warning was ordered by the weather bureau today for southeastern Louisiana, the east Gulf and South Atlantic states, eastern Tennessee, eastern West Virginia: and western Virginia. Storm warnings were ordered continued on the gulf and Atlantic coasts and on the north Pacific coast ' Manila, Jan. 12. The United States, transport Logan left here this after- noon with a battalion of the fifteenth infantry aboard on way to Chin-Wang-Tao, northern China. The American, troops will be employed in guarding the section Of the Peking rail road from Tang-Shang to Lanchow against possible attack of either im perialist or republican troops. London, Jan. 12. The gravest re- ' ports come here regarding the situa tion at Lanchow. According to a news dispatch from T'en-Tsin a re port reached that city yesterday that the imperial troops were acting with fiendish brutality. It is stated that imperialists captured an officer of the republican troops whom they first tortured in other manner and then skinned alive. It is stated they are shooting every Chinaman whom they encounter without a queue. - ; ACUTE POLITICAL UNREST IS MANIFEST Factional Rght There Regard-, ed as Highly Dangerous to Tranquility of Island. GARMENT WORKERS BINGHAM PLAN BIGSTRIKE Proposed Move Would Affect 36,000 Throughout the United States. TO GET ARMY INSTRUCTOR It Is Probable Officer Soon Will Be Detailed to the School. New York, Jan., 12. It is announc ed at the headquarters of the United Garment workers of America today that preparations are being made of a Vin 1 1 ,i nn a nrnnnnori . tlfmnn , . . Ti , , . . . , iaerea an inspector to nmuumn biiuui wide strike. It Is claimed such a strike r... , . , would affect 120,000 garment workers here and twice that number through- Gazette-News Bureau, Wyatt Building. Washington, Jan 12 Secretary of War Stlmson told Sen' ator Overman today that he had or- out the country. PLEADS GUILTY On Wedding Anniversary, !). Harry K. Webster, Wife Murderer, Appear in Court. .Chirniro, Jnn. 12. Chicago is suf fiiring from the ninth consecutive day of v.rrn wrnthor. BRYAN COMING SOUTH Will Not Commit Himself to Anyone's Camllducy Clialrman Norman K. Mack Not Guessing. New York, 'Jan.. 12. William Jen nings Bryan started south today for a series of lectures. Bryan stops off i1 Philadelphia, Washington. Bryan did not commit himself to anyonos presi dential candidacy. The national democratic chairman, Norman E. ,Mack, after a conference with several domocratlc leaders, would not hazard a guess as to which can didate now mentioned for the presi dency hns the best chance for selec tion by tne convention. ! Oregon. Ills.. Jan. 12. Dr. Harry E. Webster today pleaded guilty to murder In court this morning, on the first anniversary of his marriage to Bessie Kent Webster, who, by his own confession, he killed last September. After he entered his plea, Webster seated himself near his mother, who wept throughout the proceedings. State's Attorney limerson placed sev eral witnesses, on the stand to show how Mrs. Webster's nude body was found In the woods last fall and that her death was due to a knife -wtiund In the neck which severed the Jugular vein. Dr.. Griffin described an operation which he said had been performed on Mrs. Webster. to ascertain whether the school Is suf flclently advanced In military tactic, to require the services of an army of ficer as instructor In military tactics. It is very probable that an officer will be detailed to the school In the future. Forester Graves has approved the plan of Senator Overman and Repres- sentatlve Falson that the government purchase the summit of Mount Mitch ell as a part of the Appalachian forest reserve. Elisha Mltchel, for whom the mountain is named, is buried on the mountain and It Is the desire of his grandchildren that the summit of the mountain be under government con trol. Chairman Goodwin of the commit tee on reform In the civil service yes terday began hearings on the Norrls bill, which would put all employes of the postal service, Including postmast ers, under the civil service. During the meeting considerable discussion was had upon the feasibility of allow ing the patron, of postoffices to con Washington, Jan. 12. Acute poli tical unrest In Cuba Is day by day at tracting the attention of the Washing ton government The intensity of the so-called veteran movement Is sweeep ing away the well defined party differ ences In Cuba and splitting the coun try into two rival factions regarded here as highly dangerous to the tran quility of the island. These factions consist on the one hand of men who fought for Cuba during the war with Spain and be lieve those who were on the Spanish side should be barred from public of fice, and on the other hand the politi cal supporters of President Gomez and the party now In power, who find that their opponents have taken up this pa triotic issue and made it a campaign slogan. The pro-Cuba, antl-Spanlsh campaign of the veterans has taken like wildfire with the populace, and , the leaders of this party appear ready to show no toleration for those on the other side of the fence. A political condition similar to the tory fight that followed the American revolution has supplanted the usual campaign be tween the liberals and the conservatives. The state and war departments are uneasy over the political turmoil that is believed certain to preceed the nom ination for president next September. Rumors thhe war department had made tentative- plans to prevent disor der in Cuba were answered by the . statement that the general staff has no other plans than the staff plans always ready for the contingency of another intervention In Cuba under the terms of the Piatt amendment. The veteran movement in Cuba has been reorganized by Strof Aranda, who Is believed to fully understand what an opportune patriotic Issue can do for Its supporters. President Go mes at outs with Senor Zias, the vice president, has cast his political for tunes with Senor Aspert, governor of Havana province. President Gomes has partly met the wishes of the vet erans by providing for the so-called "decapitation committee". to decide on whether office holders come under the ban for having helped Spain. But the veterans appear only half satisfied with the concessions ' they have already gained and wish to pas. their advantage still further. RIFLE CLUBS MAY GET DISCARDED ARMY KRAGS Big Fire at Halifax. Halifax, N. S., Jan. 12. Fire early today burned out a number ot build ings. In the business district causing $300,000 damage. The Hallfnx Her ald's granite building, housing a mod ern nuwspapor plant, was destroyed, Stlmson Would Have Prospective Vol unteers Learn Use of Arms. . Washington, Jan., 12. Secretary of War Stomson strongly urged upon consress today the passing of a bill to firm the the civil service appointees supply discarded Krag-Jorgenson as postmaster ! rifles and ammunition to schools The name of Samuel E. Marshall ' and rifle clubs. In a letter advocating was sent to the senate yesterday to : the measure, Assistant Secretary Oil be postmaster at Mount Airy. ver quote Gen. "Joe" Wheeler as say ing that not over IB per cent or nis men had ever fired a military rifle be fore they landed In Cuba. Many vol unteers In the Spanish war had never had, A rifle In their hands before en Msimet't he declared and a continu ation nf the policy making thin pos sible would te sulclil-il to i in- in. !.!) day. - 1 eaUiblinlnneiiia or t h.; c v Would Abolish Cotton Exchange. " Jackson, Miss., Jan. 12. A resolu tion urging the Mississippi cor.rree- sional delegation to work for a law abolishing the New York cotton ex change passed the stute senato to-