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TXX2 AZIOCIATSD FKSSS DISFATCHZS 4 4 LAST EDITION 4:00 P. Jl Weather Forecast: CLOl-DV, COLDER VOL. XVI. NO. 301. ASHEVILLE, N. C, SATURDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 27, 1912. 3c PER COPY pi SAYS HE RAISED W 21 SON MONEY Watterson Offers Proof that e Was Authorized by Candi ' date or Managers to Collect Funds. MAKES PROPOSITION x TO SENATOR TILLMAN Offers to Submit the Issue to Court of Gentlemen Named by Himself and . Wilson. "Washington, Jan. 87. The Tillman- Watterson-Harvey-Wilson episode held all Washington's attention today. The South Carolina senator-, reply to the Kentucky editor's "challenge" was awaited with keen Interest. Tillman did not reach his office until late in the forenoon. He indicated an answer .,. . , . soon would be forthcoming. Meantime Col. Watterson added j fuel to the fire with an additional sutement, saying: "In my letter to Senator Tillman. 1 promised proof of uny statement Kulelgh for the purpose of devising made by me thut might be disputed, means to enforce the law in this state, Gov. Wilson denies I had authorize- sturted oft with, a large attendance tion from him or any agent of his to ln tno Tabernacle church yesterday raise money for his campaign. I havo afternoon, and was continued in the proof that I not only have uuthoriza- auditorium at night. Congressman R. tion, but thut 1 actually raised a con-'1-'- PllKe delivered the address in the Blderablc sum. I hold myself ready ' afternoon and Dr. P. A. Baker, gen to furnish this proof to Senator Till-; cral superintendent of the Anti-Sa-nian at once If he will do mc the . loon league of America, spoke at honor to personally call upon me, us night.' 1 am confined to my hotel und cannot I Many visitors or delegates are ln call upon him. If Senator Tillman's. tne city from various sections of the single averment, utter Inspecting this 8t"te and the attendance will be large, proof, be either equivocal or Insufft-1 Important resolutions relative to the clent, I propose thut Governor Wilson ' shipping of liquor into dry territory name two conlidcntiitl friends, I nam-;anl to the enforcement of prohibition Ing two, the four to name a fifth and ln the state are expected to be that this court of gentlemen be es-; adopted. tabllshed to determine the Issue be-j Tho convention will adjourn Sun tween us." ' ,- ! j day after an address by Congressman "I must Insist that this be done . without delay, as I shall have to 'eave 4WahlnitJnsTueda) jiU:ht.to .jUlJm. - portant engagements elsewhere.'' . Tillman luted dictated the follow ing: -.. "Senator Tillman declined to be In terviewed further In regard to the in cident, saying there was no longer any Issue between Watterson and - him self. The Issue Is now between Wil son und Watterson and they must set tle it for themselves. So far as he was concerned, ho considered the matter Fettled and ended." Interest ln the controversy be tween Woodrow Wilson and Col. George Harvey and Col. Hen ry Watterson over Mr. Wil son's aspirations . for the democratic presidential nomination was revivified lust night when Col. Watterson gave out correspondence thut had passed j between himself and Senator B. R. Tillman, of South Carolina, yesterday and today. The correspondence, indi cating that the break between Col. Harvey and Col. Watterson on the one hand and Mr. Wilson on tho other, was due to Col. Watterson's appeal for financial aid to Thomas F. Ryan of New York figures, follows: Watterson Demands Explanation. "Washington, Jan. 25, 1912. "My Dear Sir: "Referring to tho so-called 'Harvey Watterson incident,' I find you quoted by the newspapers of this morning to the following effect: " 'I had given Henry Watterson credit for more sense than to try to foist off a, story like this with the material facts concealed. The man who makes a public statement with the material facts concealed is little other than a scoundrel.' I have the right, therefore, to demand of you upon what warrant of authority you make this serious accusation against me and to ask a reply through my friend the Hon. Bwager Shorley, of Ken tucky. "With great respect, "Henry Watterson." Hon. B. it- Tillman, United States Senate. Says Editor Concealed Fuels. "My Dear Sir: "In vour note of Jaouary . 25th, handed, me by the Hon. Bwager Shor ley, you call my attention to an Inter view which I had give out in reter nee to the Harvey-Watterson inci dent In which I say. 'I had given Henry Watterson credit for more sense than to try to foist off a story like thlB with the material facts concealed. "You demand to know 'upon w!iat warrant of authority you make this ' serious accusation against me. "In your statement to the press you described in detail the rupture be tween Gov. Wilson and Col. Harvey, but said nothing as to what caused it All the leading papers of the country seem to know why Gov. Wilson sev- ; ered relations with Col. Harvey and you, an leading newspaper man and self-confessed expert groomer of pres idential candidates, must have known ' It at the. time your statement was pub lished. I very properly concluded that you knew the reasons for the rupture, and when you made public the man ner In wnlch It occurred without glv lug the causes, you were unquiwt'.on ably concealing ffis material facts. "Very truly yours. , "F. R. Tillman.:' ': Col. Henry Watterson, Washington, D. C. -Denounces Report as False. "My Dear Sir: "I havo never pretended to be a groomer of presidential candidates. ( Continued un page I.) ELECTS OFFICERS Li J. A. Hartness President, Col. Lusk a Vice President Pritchard Speaks. Gazette-Nows Iiureau, The Hotel Raleigh, Raleigh, Jan. 27. About 200 persons were present at the Anti-Saloon League meeting to day. Judge Pritchard told of the ben- Iellclal effects of prohibition In Ashe vllle. Attorney General Blckett, after a bright SDpeph vlolrlari In Mh.v speakers. J. P. Spainhour of Morganton thouSht the preachers should get busy SS 1" Offlcers were elected as follows: President, J. A. Hartness, Iredell; vice President, (one from each congres- S01 .t,'trtt)afv T J- T. Flythe, A. D. Ward, T. T. Hicks, R. . Everett. rr .i w MrNm Thn Blue. T. H. Vatderford, W. C. Dowd, and v- 8- Lwk. The three days' meeting of the Anti - Saloon leugue, holding forth in Richmond Pearson Hobson. Ask Mill Assessment Reduced. .Wi.A krwjn.oCPurharo nd, T..al JWebb of Duke appeared before th W,. Erwin .oCPurhero nd.. TJXiv e corporation commission yesterday ln an effort to have the tax assessment of the Erwin mill at Duke reduced. A committee from county commis sioners visited thut township and rec ommended that the mill property should stand a 12 1-2 iter cent increase along with other property, but this committee uld not know that the assessor had raised the valuation $200,000. Last yeur the property was assessed at $360,000, but was in creased this year to $597,000. J. C. Clifford, attorney, and two members of the county commissioners of Har nett county appeared for the county. They said they Intended doing only the right thing and disclaimed any desire to place a too heavy burden on the mill. A. T. Company Drop Appeal. P. A. Woodurd of Wilson, who was here this week. Is authority for the announcement thut the American Tobacco company has abandoned its appeal from the judgment of $60,000 against It secured by the Ware-Kra mer Tobacco company. The issue was tried before Judge Connor last summer. The Ware-Kramer company never effected Its appeal. The Amer ican Tobacco company was assessec tin. 000 to pay the lawyers of tho plaintiff. R. A. Doughton of Sparta ana J. K. Hendren of Wllkosboro were in the city yesterday to see John A. Mills, general manager of the Elkln AlleKhany Rullroad company, rel ative to matters of construction. Mr. Doughton said thirteen miles of the rnnri were ready for operation and that naxsemrer trains would be plac ed by February 1 between Elkln and Thurmond. Hill, Gould and Morgan Inter ests Uniting Against Har jiman Lines. New York, Jan. 27. Despite recent denials. It IB Insisted in Wall street circles that the Hill, Gould aud.Mor rn railroad Interests are about to combine ln a tremendous re-allgn ment of the western situation, une account credits the proposed new combine with being ln alliance against the Harrlnian interests ana lavs it will mean the control of prop erties extending from the Atlantlo to the Pacific. Wolter Must Die. Alhnnv. Jan. 27. Albert W. Wolte murderer of Ruth Wheeler, must die Monday. The governor nat-aeciaea not to Interfere. Kmmville Under Commission Form. Knoxvllle." Jan. "' 2T -Knoxvllle passed under the commission form of government yesteraay. tour in (wiener took the oath of office. GIGAIITiC RAILWAY COME FORMING Noted Manchu Leader as Result of Bomb Outrage & fT.rrn. ' it" i f )A" "tT '' : is-J t - ' 1 1 faMy " isH VIEW OF THE FOREION LEGATIONS IN PEKIN WHER I t '' I ' V - Q'SVVl FOREIGN . RESIDENTS HAVE CONCENTRATED. Ill . 'SjV&A Gen. Liang Badly Mangled The Assailant Killed ty : Explosion. Peking, Jan. 27. General Liang PI, Manchu official, former commundant of the Imperial guards, was fatally Injured by a bomb thrown by an uni- entllied Chinaman In a military uni form today. Tho man hurled the bomb from a roadside as Liang wus lighting from u carriage. Both of he general's legs were broken, one limb being amputated afterward. The assailant himself was instantly killed by the explosion. The armistice between the govern ment and the republicans, which Is to expire at 8 o'clock next Monday morn- ng, probably will be extended despite he imperial edict creating Yuan Shi Kal a marquis, which evidently covers some court design. Yuan undoubtedly favors abdication and the Chinese are confident that abdication will come without further lighting. The throne reiterated by edict that it Intended to bide by the decision of I he national assembly concerning the future gov ernment of the empire. Yuan Shi Kai, however, telegraphed Wu Ting Fang, minister of Justice in the republican cabinet, requesting a ompromlse as to the method of f-hnoslng delegates to the national as sembly and this compromise. If adopt ed, may lead to an assembly more or ess packed to vote for a republic. he court and Yuan evidently are mu- tially suspicious, and It is reported the guards of both have been Increas d. Throws Three Homlm nt General. Tien Tsln, China, Jan. 27. An at tempt to assassinate Brigadier Gen- ral Chan Huai-Clil was made ut the railroad stution here today. The gen eral was uninjured. The would-be as sassin, a young Chinaman, followed the general as he was leaving a train. hrowlng three bombs and wrecking a urrluge. The assailant fled but later was captured. NOTHER SHIP SEIZED or The Manouba Incident Scarce ly Closed When New Diffi culty' Appears. Puris, Jan. 27. The Franco-Italian Incident arising from the seizure of the rrech steamers Manouba and Carthage by Italian war vessels was settled yesterday satisfactorily to both nations. This announcement was made lust night at the close of a meeting of the cabinet, which, after examination, approved the terms of the note agreed upon by Camllle Bur rore, the French ambassador at Rome, ind the Marquis di Sao Oullliano, Itullun minister of foreign affairs. The note will be published In Rome by the ltali:in government. The 2!) Turks said to be members of the Turkish Red CreHcent society, who were taken off the Manouba by the Italians and sent to Cagllari, are to be Immediately turned over to the French consul at Cagllari, who will send them to France where their Identity will be verified by the French government All Questions of law arising from tne oelzure of both the Manouba and the Carthage will be referred to the in tprnntional court at The Hague. The news received last nignt oi me capture off Tunis by the Italians of ih French steamer ravignano, com ing on top of the announcement oi the settlement of tno carmuge anu Munouba incident, caused an unpleas ant sensation here, but public opin ion Is disposed to await furtner details before discussing Its probable outcome of the seizure. Oil Prloe Asaln Advanced. New York, Jan. 27. TheStandard Oil company today advanced the nrice of domestic oil delivered by tank wagons from seven to eight cennts a gallon. This makes a two cent advsnce since the first of the year. Connecticut Tobacco Acreage Greater. Hartford, Conn;, Jan. 27. A large ly Increased acreage will be devoted to ths tobacco crops In Connecticut next spring. . !, .. iw J t uH $ I Tin '':."'t ' ',' . ii - t -' 1 1- 1 C AMERICAN OFFICER.; AND MARINE AT THE UNITED STATES-' IfcUAIION. The foreigners in Pi-kih;;, convinced that the Manchu dynasty would fall, congregated ln he legation quarter for protection. Many foreigners re I'' Conveyed in Ambulance to At lanta Hotel Removal to Florida Planned. Atlanta, Jan. 27 Charles W. Morse, the Nuw York banker, whose prison sentence was recently commuted by the president, left the army hospital this morning. Morse was brought to a local hotel, where he will stay until lie is able to be moved, probably to some Florida resort. Morse was accompanied by Mrs. Morse and his sister, Miss Jennie Morse. He was conveyed from the military reservation In an ambulance. Physicians thought his, removal from' the hospital where he . spent so long a time after his transfer from the fed eral penitentiary would aid his Im provement. For the first time In more than two years, Morse this morning escaped th. cnvprnmunt onTclals' eve. Most of thut time he spent In the penitcn- tin.ir Ahmi. 4u', miMlh. aim Vi.t U'ltd! tuken to the military hospital. Since his freedom was given two weeks ano, he has remained at the hospital, too 111 to be removed according to his doctors. MB. TAFT QUITS CAPITAL POO FlJlfS JOURNEY Reaching New York Tonight, He Leaves for Ohio Cit . ies on Sunday. Washington, Jan. 27. President Taft left Washington at 12:30 o'clock this afternoon on a five days' trip that takes him to New York and three cities In Ohio Cleveland and Colum bus and Akron. The-presldent Bpeuds tonight as the gueBt -of his brother, Henry W. Taft, and starts for Ohio from New York tomorrow night. WILSON STILL SILENT Governor Has Nothing to Say at This Time Regarding Tlllman-Watter-son- Harvey Hatter, Boston, Jan. 27, Gov. Wilson, when asked this morning whether he de sired to make a statement regarding the Tlllman-Watterson-Harvey con troversy, said he had nothing to say on the subject at this tlms. 1 i Steamer Ashore in Alaskan Bay. Seattle, Jsn. 27. The Alaskan Steamship company's steamer Santa Ahha wont ashore In Carta bay, Alas ka, tQday. She struck at high tide. Nine passengers were taken off ln launch. . BSNKERMOHSaEMflVED-JFIGUBES SHOWJATIQN- FROM ARUAY HOSPITAL OF CIGARETTE SMOKERS Dying SNbMsssssHMMsssssssHssmIsIMss siding outside the legation quarter hurriedly entered the town, and for eign soldiers were sent outside to -fuard others at their homes. Many Billions Manufactured and Rolled in United States During 1911.' New York, Jun. 27. America has firmly established Itself as the great est cigarette smoking nation In tho world. According to Statistics pub- lishc'd here, ten billion cigarettes were manufactured and sold in the country during 1911 without counting several billion more exempt from tax because rolled by the smokers themselves. Taking the population as ninety mil lion, every mun, woman and child av eraged 109 cigarettes, 80 cigars, 13 umull cigars'and four pounds of smok ing tobacco during the year. The to tul number of cigars smoked wus seven billion, two hundred and seven ty million. T OVERTURNS IN RIVER Two Others in Craft Escape Death in Icy Kentucky Stream. ' Lexington, Ky., Jan. 27 'A dispatch from Woriey, Pulaski county, today says that throe persons were drownd near there when a boat conveying party across South Fork river was capsized by ice. The victims are Mrs. Mary West, Clarence Dobbs and Mary Vuncey. Charles McFarrin and Luther West escaped. . FOR 8-HOUR WORK DAY Uompers Attacks Manufacturers Be fore Senate Committee for Their Opposition to It, Washington, Jan. 27. President Oompers of the American Federation of Labor, before the senate committee on education and labor today attacked manufacturers ln general because of their opposition to the establishment of an eight-hour work day. Gompers declared nothing would give greater impetus to Industry and the expanslo of trade than an eight-hour day. ,. He Insisted It would better the relations of employer and employee. . Taft Congratulates Kaiser. Washington, Jan. 27.This Is the IjSrd birthday anniversary of the Em peror of Germany. President Taft cabled to Berlin a message extending hearty congratulations fn the name the government and people of ' the United States. i STEEL REVISION BILL TOA VOTE House Is Expected to Put - A Ways and Means Commit-; tee Measure Through Before Adjournment. INSURGENT REPUBLICAN SUPPORT IS LIKELY Consensus of Opinion Is They Will Side With Democrats in Metal Schedule Changes. Washington, Jan. 27. The house took up the steel bill for amendment today and democratic leaders predict ed that it would pass before adjourn ment. When Democratic Leader Un derwood moved to close the general debate, republican leuders objected and demanded a record vote, which was taken. The bill should reach the senate finance committee Monday. The tariff revision fight opened in the house yes'terday, when considera- on of the metal tariff bill was taken p, as the first of the measures which the democratic leaders will attempt to force through congress. Attacked y the republican side as a departure from democratic pledges and as like ly to be destructive to American labor u d industry, the bill went through live hours of stormy debate. About 20 Insurgent republican mem bers met lart night at the house office uilding end discussed the measure. Although no definite action was tak en, the consensus of opinion at the oncluslon of the conference was that the Insurgents would align themselves Ith the democrats in support of it. Replying to charges that the dem ocrats had "abandoned the farmer,' by not putting agricultural machinery n the free list in the bill, Chairman Underwood of the ways and means ommlttee retorted that it was not part of the metal schedules of the tariff. HENRY FAVORS INQUIRY INTO THE "MONEY TRUST ' Chairman of House Rules Com mittee Would Have Pro posed Investigation. Washington, Jan. 27. Representa tive Henry, chairman of the house rules committee, which recently con ducted a hearing on the proposed In vestigation of the "money trust," to day declared himself in favor of the inquiry. There must be no sensational and muckraking inquiry but a wise, de liberate, systematic and effective prob ing into conditions constituting the trust," said Henry. He Intimated that he wus prepared for opposition from some democratic leaders. "There should be no pussy-footing or gumshoeing by trustees of the peo ple now holding scats in congress," he said. "Let those ugents of the peo pie stand up and vote openly and boldly in behalf of their constitu cnls." CLAIM FREIGHT RATES ARE DISCRIMINATORY Interstate Commerce Commission to Investigate Charges of Atlanta Men Tennessee levered. Washington, Jan. 27. Alleged dis crimination by the rallrouds and oceun-und-rail routes against Atlanta In favor of Knoxvllle, Chattanooga and Memphis ln class and commodity freight rates from Boston, New York, Philadelphia and other eastern points of origin soon will be Investigated by the interstate commerce commission. It Is averred the Tennessee cities are accorded a "decided preference" over Atlanta, freight cost averaging about eight cents on the hundred pounds more to Atlanta than to Tennessee points. MINING BUBBLE BURSTS Experts' Renoi Causes Suboldence of Gold Fever In Manitoba 80,000 Claims Staked. Winnipeg. Man., Jan. 27. The gold mining bubble which has been excit ing the people of this country for the past two weeks has burst Mining ex perts after examining samples, an nounced that they were unable to find sulUclent gold to warrant develop ments. It) Is said 8000 claims have been staked out. Three Cities Want Child Labor Meet. Louisville, Ky.. Jan. 27. Niw Or leans, San Francisco, and Milwaukee are bidding for the next annual con ference of the national child labor committee, which concludes Its 1HI session tonight. Three sessions were of i held today. Dr. Felix Adler and Richmond Pearson Hobson speak to- I night nm boom Or BEMUD Supporters of Alabaman for the Democratic Presidential Nomination to Open Headquarters. SITUATION SIMPLIFIED BY NEW DEVELOPMENT Taftite Plan to Raise the Bryan Issue May Help the House Leader's Aspirations. 9- Gazette-News Bureau, Wyatt ISuilding, . " Washington, Jan. 27. The next few days will witness a very decided revival of the Underwood presidenital; boom. Friends of tho Alabama" congressman uronosn to open headquarters here soon, when men will be designated to look after matters ln many of the states. North Carolina is not to be overlooked. Sen ator Bank head admitted as much to tne writer, and it is known that fhA Alabama senator went over the situa tion with a number of North Caro- llnians, some of whom journeyed here for that purpose, although those con cerned are not yet ready to move Into the open with formal announcements. A good many people are of the opinion there is almost a settled con viction it may be said that Governor Harmon Is losing, ground, and these people take the view that Underwood has grown ln exact proportion to tho Harmon loss. If Mr. Underwood wins his fight in thei democratic caucus next Monday, when the public build ings bill will be up for consideration, and democrats turn an attentive plea to the appeal which the chairman of the ways und means committee will make for economy, his friends will be still fur thee encouraged. Under wood is going to toll his colleagues, thut the matter of economy in legisla- ilv -mtUlttrji J , fully. m t-npnrtcnt- sa me tariff, and that if democrats ex pect to prevail this year they must . establish a record which will have to be defended. New Republican Move. Underwood adherents set up the claim that the situation has been greatly simplified during the past week. Senators Penrose, Crane and Smoot have taken charge of the Inter ests of President Taft, and these sena tors they say, are entertaining the conviction that the republican party. in order to win, must get back to the old order of things and they are hop ing for an old-time republican cam paign against a democratic candidate and a democratic platform that has been thoroughly liryanlzed. Of course this program takes little account of the progressive movement In either party, but Messrs. Penrose and Smoot, and presumably President Taft, are willing to chance that sort of cam paign. Those supporting Mr. Under wood point out that while their man, is progressive enough In his habits of mind and political affiliations, never theless it would be Impossible for re publicans to raise the Bryan lssuo against him. Mr. Bryan is against both Harmon and Underwood, but it is likewise pointed out, thut when it came to a show-down the demo cratic party, as through the represen tatlvo body, the house membership, stood by the head of the ways com mittee, that Mr. Bryan, In the trouble over tho wool and sterl schedules, was repudiated, even , Representative Cluud Kitchin assisting in the process of repudiation. In short, it will be a fight ln the Baltimore convention for control, with the progressive of the party, ranged behind Wilson on the one side, and It Is not unlikely that the conservatives will rally to the support of Underwood, and that tho Harmon people will In the end lend their aid to the Underwood enterprise. W. A. II. SHOW PRICE VARIED Packers Bring Out Kvldcnee to Prove Q dotations on ln-emed Meat . Were Not I'niforiii. Chicago, Jan. 27. S. G. Langher. a National Packing company margin clerk, under croBs-exaniination In the packers' trial today, read a long list of shipments showing several In stances when there was a difference of more than a cent a pound In the price of dressed meat sold in in east ern city the same day. The witness produced "red bookB" showing sales aud uiurglms. MENINGITIS SPREADS Four Deaths from the Disease Occur In Cripple Creek, Col., This Morning. Cripple Creek. Colo., Jan. 27. Spinal meningitis, which recently alarmed the southwest, causing the quarantining of several Texas towns, claimed four victims here today. Dallas Stores Reopen After Epidemic. Dallas, Tex.. Jan. 27. -The success marking attempts to combat th spread of meningitis and for tlio erad ication of tho epidemic has developed such optimism that the public school will reopen February 5. 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