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ASHEVILLE, N. ft, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 30, 1912.
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LABOR OFFICIAL
1$ ZJJBPOENAED
Frank Morrison Summoned to
Appear Before Grand Jury
and Bring Records of
Federation.
CLARENCE S. DARROW
IS TWICE INDICTED
Bribery and Attempted Cor
ruption Charge Against
McNamaras' Chief Coun
; sel $20,000 B
Washington, Jan. SO. Frank Mor
rison, secretary of the American Fed,
eration of Labor, and Henry H. Flath
er, cashier of the Riggs . NatlonaY
bank, the depository of the federa
tion's fund( and also for the Mc
Namara fud, were subpoenaed to
appear February 1, before the federal
grand fciry at Indianapolis now inves
tigating the dynamite plot.
"I will appreciate the oportunlty
to show all our books, and have the
federation's 'accounts Investigated by
the federal authorities," declared Mor
rison, when he received the subpoena.
Morrison left for Indianapolis today.
The records the grand jury asked
for fill two large trunks.
The subpoena directs Morrison to
produce the cancelled checks and rec
ords of all receipts and disbursements
made by the federation or by himself
between April 23, 1911, and January
26; 1912.' As those dates cover periods
subsequent to the arrest of the Mc.
Namara brothers, Morrison Infers that
the grand jury intends to inquire Into
the disposition of the McNamara de
fense fund. Morrison declined to dis
cuss the expenditure of this fund, ex
cept to say that out of approximately
$225,000 paid in, little more than
$6000 remains. ... "
Believe Fruiiklln OonfenMrU. :
Los Angeles,' Jan, .80. Whether the
Indictment returned ; against Clarence
vPurroivvJherAlCWa4a,waf4iaX,lhe
grana jury? rws nuiteu on tne aiieKeu
confession of Bert Franklin, former
McNamara defense detective Charged
With Jury bribing, probably will not
bo known definitely until -the trial
begins. Soon after the indictments
against Darrow for alleged corruption
of jurors In the McNamara case were
returned yesterday, it was rumored
Franklin had told all he knew of al
leged jury bribing to the grand jury.
Neither the government's prosecutors
nor Franklin would deny the state,
ment. '
Darrow's attitude indicates he be
lleved an indictment would be return
ed against hlin. He has employed
counsel. Attorney Rogers, in Dar
row's behalf, Issued a statement to
day that he had alwolute assurarn-e
of Darrow's Innocence.
Clarence S. Darrow. the 'union
labor attorney, yesterday was in
dieted for bribery and corruption
of jurors by the county grand
jury which for four weeks has been
investigating allegations of corruption
In connection with the trial jury of the
McNamara dynamite case.
Two indictment . were returned
containing four counts.
Two of the counts charge Harrow
with the bribery and attempted cor
ruption of Robert Bain, the first Juror
sworn to try James B. McNamara, the
confessed dynamiter and murderer,
' now serving a life term In San Quen-
tin orison. The remaining counts ai
Wo ih. bribery and corruption of
Onuren N. Lockwood, a venireman.
summoned In the McNamara case.
Bert Franklin, a detective who Us
alleged actually to have passed the
, bribe money to Bain and lockwood, Is
aneusRd of the same offenses in inior
matlona filed some time ago In the
Superior court. Franklin's trial has
Iwon ant for February 27.
The maximum penalty that could
be im oosed on Darrow for conviction
on all counts is 20 years' Imprisonment
and fines aggregating $10,000. He Is
under $20,000 ball, but last night the
former chief defender or tne iciam
aras said he was glad the suspense
was over and that he would face his
arraignment on Thursday in tne ou
perlor court with an equanimity born
of his Innocence.
Retain Rogers as Attorney
Darrow had several days' notice of
the Impending accusations, and on
Saturday he retained Earl Rogers, an
attorney who directed the first work
of unearthing evidence against the
Times building dynamiters and who
later, as a special prosecutor, na
charge of the grand Jury investlga
tlon which resulted In the filing or tn
first dvnaniltn Indictment against
Bryce (James 11. McNamara), Schmidt
anil Cnntiin. earlv last year.
' Judira C. F. McNutt. formerly Of
the Indiana Supreme bench, and as
socfate counsel m the McNamara d
fense, was also retained by Darrow,
An Intimation of the district attor
ney's office reached Mr. Darrow that
s the charges against him would be re
ported yesterday and he at once set
about arranging for bail. Mrs. Lo
compte Davis, wife of one of Dar
rowa" associates In the McNamara
csae. and Col.' Charles 8. Younff. a
friend of the abused lawyer, supplied
he ball fixed by Ju! N. P. C'onrey,
ho rit for Presiding Judge Georee
II. Hutton.
When Darrow srrl'-ed in the court
room the formalities were brief.
Judge Conrey received the Indict
ment ,1 or l-r-d bench warrants Is
n . I. v n't-! were served on
. -r--
cap Year Drives
Green to Frisco
Says New York Women's Chief je.
light In to Peacock Around Thea
ters and Restaurants.
San Francisco, Jun. 30. Col. Ed
ward Rowland Robinson Green of
Texas, Hetty Green's son, arrived here
today heralded as the man who wants
'marry a woman, not a clothes
store." i . .
Children are the last thing they
want," he said of a New York woman.
Mono of them know how to cook or
sew and they would deny that their
good old homely grandmothers knew
h&w to wash clothes."
If a fashionable New York woman
went up Fifth avenue with a ring In
her nose, Jewelers could not supply
nose rings fast enough to meet the
demand. 1
"They want . to peacock ? around
theaters and restaurants, to be seen
by men not their husbands."
Asked whether the leap year might
not seal his fate w,lth some western
girl qualifying on domestic lines, he
said: "It may be; I'm but human."
BOTH BATTLESHIPS
he Democratic Caucus De
cides to Make No Appro
priations for Either.
Washington, Jan. 30.- Thore will be
no appropriations for" battleships or
public buildings at this session of con
Kress. TJils was th decision, .of the.
democrats of the house after a spirit
ed caucus last night- ' Elimination of
battleship ' appropriation Was a
surprise, the caucus havlngbeen call
ed for-the' purpose of .considering a
$16,000,000 public buildings andl
grounds' appropriation. Represents
five Burnett of Alabama, however, of
fered an amendment to a .resolution
bill be reported to the hoyse.- Repre
sentative Hobson of Alabama headed
bitter attack on the amendment but
was passed, 88 to 68.
The savings resulted from this ac
tlon of the caucus Is estimated by the
democratic leaders to aggregate about
$40,000,000, $24,000,000 to be required
for two modern battleships and $16,-
000,000 fur public buildings, however,
there may be some appropriation for
emergencies. " i '
The caucus was. by no means har
monious, many members from the
country districts pleading the neces
sity of such a bill to safeguard the
welfare of the party in the approach
ing campaign."
Majority Leader Underwood con
troverted the argument of the public
building champions. He Warned that
to saddle the treasury with a $14!,
000,000 charge at this session would
be too apparent an effort to court
favor, without sincerity. Speaker
Clurk was of the same mind.
TREASURES OF HARRIMAN
USD SAGE ESTATES SAFE
Last and Most Important o:
Equitable Building Vaults
Are Opened.
New York, Jan. 30. The last an
most important of three big vaults of
the Mercantile Safe Deposit company,
which had been buried in the ruins o
the -Kqutable building since the Are
of January 9 has been opened.
Everything was intact and the con
tents, including the treasures and se
curltles of the Russell Suge estate and
the stocks and bonds of Harrlman es
tate's Union 'Pacldo and other corpor
ations will be removed within
hours.
STEEL DIRECTORS MEE
Prai-tlrallv Certain . One " ami One.
. Fourth Per Cent. Dlvldent Vll
Bo Declared.
New York. Jan. 30. The United
States 8teel corporation's directors mo
todav to take action on preferred an
rnmnion stock dividends und receive
the report for the fourth quarter ot
1911. which will be Issued late this
afternoon. Thut the regular quarterly
dividends of one and one-fourth per
cent will be declared on common stoc
Is practically certain.
Franklin Sheriff Dead.
Gaiette-News Bureau.
The Hotel Raleigh,
RallghV Jan, 30.
i W. M. -Boone; serving his first -term
as sheriff nf Franklin county, died In
BUILDINGS 60
. UVi iv ' iVV: ; . . : N 7iy
New York Herald and The Gazette-News.
. THE
roops Ordered Out at Cor-
dele, but Fail to Arrive
in Time.
CordolOj Ga., Jan. 30. A mob of
500 men today stormed the Jail where
lhert Hamilton, the negro assailant
of a white girl was coiilined, took him
nd hanged him to a tree. Troops
failed to arrive in time to save the
negros life. .
Hamilton's arrest resulted after a
oung white woman, member of u
prominent Cordele family, was as:
saultcd in the city's principal rcsi-
enco section. As the girl walked on
the street she was seized by the negro
nd dragged behind u high fence only
short distance from a number of
residences. There she was ravished.
Vhcn she recovered consciousness she
gave IN- alarm and officers, aided by
Itizem.. began a search for the
negro.
Hamilton was arrested late last
night It Is declared the young wo
man positively identified him.
Orders Troops Out.
Atlanta, Jan. SO. Governor Brown
today authorized an order to rush
state troops to Cordele, Ga., where It
Is reported a mob Is storming the jail
to get Albert Hamilton, the negro iden
tified this morning as the assailant ot
a girl there last night. It is declared
the sheriff refused to give up the Jail
keys and the building was assaulted.
REWARD FOR FIREBUG
Governor Offers $300 foil Arrest of
Incendiary Who "Touched Off" ,
Marshall Building.
- . Gazette-News Bureau,
The Hotel Raleigh,
Raleigh, Jan. 30.
Tho governor today offered a re
ward of $300 for the capture of the
person or persons guilty of setting lire
to' the dwelling ana siorenuyae oi j.
Ij. Nelson, near Marshall, on uecem-
wl ft
The corporation commission arter a
hearing today reduced the tax assess
ment of G. G. Valentine in Miicnen
county from $50,000 to 3U,uuu. val
entine stated he had never been of
fered more than $25,000 ana wouia
lake $30,000 for his property.
FACTS IN GOUGE CASE
Mitchell County Man's Sentence Coin
muted on Condition That lie and
RomlHiiien Repay Shortage.
- " ' Gazette-News Bureau,
The Hotel Raleigh,
Raleigh, Jan. 30.
TTnon recommendatlou of the sollc
otor. attorney for the prosecution and
sheriff. Governor Kltchin today com
inutod tho sentence of A. M. Gouge,
the Mitchell cuunty mart sentenced to
20 months In Jail for tampering with
tax books. to'SO days In Jail on con
(iiliT.n that he Jf V, the county. $H00
and IhHt Ooar r bondsmen P the
coi i I ice of the ithort.i. ,
mm&m iieosiew
AND HANGS NEGRO AT BAYONET POINT
BOY SCOUTS AGAIN
Troops End Strike Distur
bances Among Mill Work
ers at Lawrence.
Lawrence, Mass., Jan. 30. Several
minor disturbances occurred among
the. strikers of the textile mills here
today. The- inilltia dispersed a body
of Syrians at the point of their bayo
nets where the rioters attempted to
form a parade. v . ' , :
Near Arlington mills the strikers at
tempted to cripple- the electric car
service by cutting.,,, trolley wires.
Troops guarded the V thoroughfares
this morning. There are now about
22,000 operatives on strike.
WHAT WILSON SAYS
Is "Only Korry to Have to Regret'
an Interesting and Enjoyable
Friendship. ,
Trenton, Jan. 30. "The latest
statement of Colonel "Watterson ad
mits of no comment from me," said
Governor Wilson, when asked whether,
he had reply to the editor's statement
of Inst night. "I am only sorry to
have to regret the friendship- which,
while it lasted, I found interesting and
enjoyable."
ROYALTY AT GIBRALTAR
Gibraltar, Jan. $0. King George
and Queen Mary arrived here today
aboard the steamer Medina on their
return to England from India. A
Spanish fleet lying off Algiers and the
British fleet at Gibraltar saluted the
Medina as she entered the harbor.
" White Ribhon" Campaign
Begun Before Committee
Washington, Jan. 30. W. C. T. V.
leaders and a host of state workers
stormed the Benate Judiciary commit
tee today for favorable action on the
Kenyon-Sheppard bill prphiblting the
shipment of liquor Into "dry" terri
tory. 1 Temperance workers from the
southern states are especially inter
ested In the bill. The Georgia dele-
Curfew Law
Urged by Ex-Gov. Glenn
Chics?, Jsn. ' 30. A curfew law
for husbands was advocated by former
Governor Robert B. Glenn of North
Carolina In a speech here last night.
"The man who stivg awavfrom his
i.t:- - at . 1.,.. ' t u E. ..!
-
AOOiO-Fl
AT WAYHESVILLE
Waynesville Hardwood Com
pany's Plant Burned Insur
ance Amounts to $30,000.
npui'iai iu umcic-iw.
Waynesvllle, Jan. 30. t'lre which
broke out before 1 o'clock this morn-1
ing destroyed the main buildings of
, . , . ... ... .
u.o ,,m..v Ul ".-
wood company, doing damage estlmat-
ed at $100,000. It is stated that the
inHuramm amounts to about $30,000.-
The watchman discovered the lire
una starica to try 10 exunguisn n pui
fell und was hurt. The tire plug was I wage increase for the employes that
so fur away from the buildings thatlare paid per diem; they also demand
the firemen could not reach the fire a 7V4 hours day with five hours on
with the hose.
ASK DAVIS FOR PROOF
Solicitor and Mayor Want Anti-Saloon
League Mail to Tell Who
Bought Ilquor.
Gazette-News Bureau, .
The Hotel Raleigh,
Raleigh, Jan. 30
Solicitor Norrls today addressed
letter to R. U Davis, superintendent
or me Aaiui-r...i , '"!"
him to furnish the names of parties
alleged to have oougnt liquor at nye
places laBt week. Davis was asked to
give the information by two officers!
yesterday, but declined. Solicitor
NorriS says ne aesires ine imurmawou
to corroborate other testimony.
Mayor Johnson said the city was
waiting for Davis to produce the evi
dence. Everybody knows liquor
sold here, but everybody, like Davis,
refuses to give evidence,
Ration was headed by Mrs. T. E. Pat-
terson. president ot the stale organi-
uitton and Mary .Harris Armor,, who
attracted attention in Georgia s tern-
pcrance campaign appeared. ine
presence of the, national temperance
leaders signalized a week of "white
ribbon" campaign in the halls of con
gress. .
for Husbands
oontemptible creature," Gov. Gleut
said, "I' wish we had a curfew lawj
for husbandB, a law that would make
every husband stay at home from S
o'clock in the evening until i o'clock
in the morRU:."
EXPECT STRIKE .
IT CCt HIES
Agreements Terminate March
31, and Operators- and
Miners Are Wide Apart
in Their Demands. -
MAY BE AS SERIOUS
AS THE STRIKE OF 1893
Near 400,000 Miners Affected
Price of Coal Will Prob-.
ably Soar, and Contest
May Be Long One.
Local coal men, who make It their
business to keep In direct touch with
the conditions in the coal mining dis
tricts, tel of rumblings of discontent
on the part of the miners with present
conditions which may result In a gen
eral strike within about two months,
when the present agreement between
the operators and the miners expires.
It is reported that It Is the general
opinion of the operators that there
will be a strike, and that if there is it
may assume the proportions of the
strike of 1893.
Nearly 400,000 Will Bo Affected.
Dr. W. J. Sproles of the Virginia-
Carolina Coal company of this city,
which does a large wholesale trade in
the southern states, has Just returned
from a tour over the coal mining dis
tricts of Virginia and West Vir
ginia, where he talked with numbers
of operators and had opportunity to
ascertain the attitude of the coal min
ers, and he states that almost without
exception the operators are of the
opinion that when the present agree
ment expires, March 31, It will be
some .time before the miners and op
erators can get together again.. Mean
while the miners will do no work
while there Is no agreement In force.
If there Is a strike, Dr. Sproles stated
It will likely , he more general than
the-rtrtkfrf;'Hitrftfe--at,1hat"rnfte
each district was controlled by its
own agreement; in this the miners
will insist that the agreement apply
to every district In the country. Near
ly 400,000 miners will be affected. Dr.
Sproles stated that the miners have
been considering the matter for some
time In the meetings they have held
recently. The operators have also Just
had a meeting and the two bodies are
not very near together In the terms
of the agreement to be made. On the
one hand the miners want more than
they are getting; on the other, the
operators are not willing to pay so
much.
s ., . ... - . , . ,uifld with
the terms of the agreement now in
force. Dr. Sproles said that the mln
e recently held a meeting in Indlan-
lapous, aajouriung 10 meei ai ruw
,. and thpn ,, as-aln in Indian-
apolis where they decided on what
they submit to the operators to be
used as a basis for the agreement
P"n c P e8 aJnn l"Z
I mnkA u r a 1 ft mnta mnr ntr inn roi
the mlner, proper and a 20 per cent.
I Saturday. They wish the agreement
to remain in force for a period of two
years.
Operatonr Contentions.
On the part of the operators, who
are very well organised and who have
also held meetings to discuss the sit
uation, It is demanded that there be a
reduction of 10 cents per ton for min
Ing coal, a reduction In the wage scale
and a nine hour day. It will thus be
seen that the terms suggested by the
. mh of .ri.
Under
f prMent agreement, which was for
two years, there is an eight hour day.
Th operator, aiB0 aemand that the
agI.eement De made f0P a per0d of
Bnd th propoBe the above
' ,, nin ,. nn.
tlQng naye been unfavorabie ana that
the operatorg nave Buta,ined losses.
The Effect of a Strike.
Asked as to what effect the strike
would have here Dr. Sproles said that
1nawnuch very little coal Is mined
by Independent labor, there would be
little mined at all while the strike
lasted. He then spoke of one of the
largest operators of the West Virgin!
district who thought that conditions
would be much the same, probably
not as good, as when the strike of
'$$ was on, when common mine-run
coal, the standard price of which was
a dollar, sold at the mines for $2.50
Then too the miners were fighting by
districts. If the strlko should com
now practically all the coal miners
in the country wouia oe interested
The miners are said to be in good
financial condition, also. It Is report-
led that they nave ii,uu,uuu aavea up
against Just such an occasion
The matter Is further complicated
by the fact that a coal miners' strike
has Just been ordred In England and
representatives) of some of the busi
ness Interests of that country have
been sent here to buy coal.
WAR HERO DEAD
Dewey' Chief Gunner In Manila Bay
Battle Sucvumhg to Pneuntfoula
In Chicago.
Chicatro.. Jan. $0. Joseph Holub,
Admiral Dewey's chief gunner at Ma
nila bay, died from pneumonia today,
Tie pnfd the tiiivy 27 m-8 sua maa
.-,.1 to t:. i .i a I.- i
CDL1TTEHI
SCORESWILSOri
Kentucky Editor in Stinging
Words Again Denounces
Candidate as Liar and
Faithless Friend.
ADMITS HE DECLINED
RYAN PROPOSITION
Now Says Harvey Agreed
with Governor That Public
ity Both Feared Might
Do Harm.
Washington, Jan. 30. Col. Henrv
Watterson In a statement issued last '
night and Intended to bring a "dis
tasteful episode ' to an end, so far as
he was concerned, declared that the '
Issue between him and Gov. Wilson
was solely as to which one had lied.
Col. Watterson said he "had engaged
conclusively to show" that Gov. Wil
son had lied and charged that the New
Jersey executive "dared not face the
facts."
Col. Watterson declined to make
public any proofs in his possession.
He denied that Thomas F. Ryan had
ever been approached for campaign
contributions for Gov. Wilson, but
stated that the matter had been talked
over with Gov. Wilson and the latter
had "expressed the fear" that if the
knowledge of a contribution from Mr.
Ryan got abroad it might do more
harm than good.
Col. Watterson's statement address
"to the democrats of the United
States," follows:
"The time limit set upon my stay
in the national capital being about to
expire, and Gov. Wilson having re
fused my offer as to the issue of ver
acity he has raised between - us .to . 1
submit proof of the truth of my aver
ment to party associates competent
to Judge both of Its character and
the expediency 'of Its publication, .1
shuH, Ijrlnp thls. most .distastof ul -oulj
soUfj to JS c'lo3eraafaraa 'i -'anicon- "T
cerned. v . -. , -, - - .. . ..
Maintains He Has Proof. ., ...
The claim that I must rush in
print with this proof emanates either
from the preverse or the malignant.
have it, am ready under proper
supervision to produce It and can be
asked In reason to do no more. If
should publish it, the very men who
are demanding that I shall would he
first to accuse me of reckless dis
regard for what they would call party
prudence and private . rights. The
sole Issue is whether I have lied.
as Governor Wilson says I have, or
he has lied, which I have engaged
conclusively to show. He dare not
face the facts.
With as brief a review as may
be of the circumstances to which I
owe the misfortune of having made
Gov. Wilson's acquaintance, not to
mention my endorsement of his plaus
ible but specious pretensions, I shall
cease to trouble the public with a
controversy no wise of my seeking.
"During the early summer of 1910
was passing a week end with Col. .,
George Harvey, and other friends at
Del Beach, his home tn New Jersey.
There arrived for dinner, Dr. Wood-
row Wilson, then president of Prince-
ton, and the Hon. James Smith, Jr.,
later a senator In congress. Dr. VYU- -son,
I had never met before. The ,
talk at the table was mainly about
the prospective nomination of a dem
ocratic candidate for governor of New
Jersey. Drawn into) the conversa
tion I ventured the opinion that if
nothing more than a governorship
was In sight. It would be a sacrifice
for Dr. Wilson to quit his exalted
station at the head of a great unlver- ,
slty and get down Into the bull ring
of politics to struggle for preferment
so ephemeral and uncertain.
Wilson Right In Smith FlghtL
"That was probably what Col. Har-
vey, who seemed under some spell
wrought by Dr. Wilson, had planned.
Mr. Smith declared that he wanted
nothing for himself; only to see the
state redeemed; that no one but Dr.
Wilson could redeem it and the like.
In due season. Dr. Wilson was nom
inated and elected.
"Not long after I was called to New
York, the situation In New Jersey was
explained to me.. I was told that Mr.
miin wisnea to return to tne senate,
despite his declaration that he wanted
nothing for himself that there had
been a primary election, which had
gone by default. In which a person
of the name of Marline, represented
as wholly unfit, had obtained a rather
meager vote, that Governor Wilson
held Senator Smith to his bond and
stood by the party pledge touching
primary elections. In' this he wos
clearly right.
Dragooned Into His Service.
The presidential campaign, to
which the gubernatorial election had
served as prelude began. In a man
ner I had been dragooned, I will not
say decoyed, Into the service of Gov.
Wilson and Col. Harvey. The sue
ceedlng 10 months brought me Into
confidential relations with Gov. Wil
son. Letters passed between us. Upon
his invitation on his business I vl:ted
his home In Princeton. He was good
enough last winter to come to tho
steamer to see me off for Europe, We
were even caught by the Inevltablo
kodak -fiend and plctorlulU-d in the
ribald press side by side, making quite
a. touching group.
"I feund him a mm of r .,!i.1tH
manners, scholarly a" Hnm. it i on I
undeniaMe t-i !- '