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ASHEVILLE, N. C, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 9, 1912
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MOREHEAD GETS
Mexican Soldiers in U. S. Territory
Traveling to tle Scene of Rebellion
T AFT CAMPAIGN
IS UNDER WAY
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Efforts of Staw. Chairman
Fail to Prevent the Ap
pointmcnt of Two
Duncanitcs. -
ROOSEVELT WATCHES
DEVELOPMENTS HERE
Asheyille Meeting May Per
fect Republican Sentiment
in
This
End
of
the State.
Guaette-NeWB Bureau, '
Wyatt Building,
Washington, Feb. 9. "
No action was taken yesterday in
the matter of the collectorship at New
"Bern, ag some expected, but Christo
pher D. Jones was made collector of
the port at Beaufort, and William A.
Mace was made postmaster . there.
Both ure Duncan appointments tind
have occasioned a considerable stir
among North Carolina republicans,
Chairman Morehead is here, but was
; unable to prevent the action that was
; taken. Me will probably appeal to his
friend Murray Crane of Massachusetts
for aid aud cfcmfort. ; '
One may easily grasp both the poll
tics and the logic of the appointments.
' Mr. Duncan will not only be a factor
In the mutter of selecting delegates to
the national convention, but he is a
member of the committee on arrange
ments for the Chicago convention.
The administration has apparently
concluded that It will be the part of
wisdom to look to the national com
mitteeman rather than to the Butler
Morehead organization for results.
. Morehead, Grant, Settle and Harris
have been using about the White
J louse a good deal of late, but the
course of Morehead politics has not
run as smooth as might have been de
Hired. Morehead is the titular head of
his party,,, which should mean some
thing, but nevertheless his efforta to
rnnti'WL patronage have bean. Jxh
Xi'uYtliSS siulvMiiiirtesa 'it-'-Uti.-'-. '
Mr. Sattle, to even a' greater degree,
has appeared 111 at ease, like "one
who treads- alono some banquet hall
deserted." Obviously ; there Is some
thing tho matter. -,'Ohe may add that
the action of the president la not
witlmut .whut may bo termed state
significance. If the president Is to
link .his' fortunes mainly with those
of National Committeeman Duncan, in
so fur as North Carolina is concerned,
then, In case friends of Mr. Duncan
seek to regain control of things In the
next slate convention, they will prob
ably have the support of those who
are now loyal to tho administra
tion. Statu Delegation With Underwood.
Much comment Is heard relative to
the severe reverse which the Bryan
element of the democracy sustained in
the refusal of the house democrats to
adopt the Bryan-Henry plan to inves
tigntc Wall street seems to have been
another notable Underwood victory.
Every member of the delegation from
the stulo. Including Claude Kitchln,
stood by Underwood in this mutter
although National Committeeman Jo
Seplius Daniels was here in full sym
pathy with the Bryan Iden. While
the majority against them was over
whclmlnir. the Bryan people made a
little better showing than was expect
ed, and a number of democrats ex
prosned the fear that the party would
be hurt .by these periodical caucus
rows. . .
W. George Newman was here yes
terday and said he had enlisted Eng
llsh capital which will enable him to
begin operations at the Gold Hill mine
in Rowan county on a large scale. Mr.
Newman has available a million dol
lars for this purpose.
Mr. Small on Wilson Fund.
Following is the letter received by
the writer from Congressman Small.
' Washington; D. C. Feb. 8, 1912.
"Mr. w. A. Hildebrand,
"Dear Sir: I have read your edi
torial correspondence from this city
!n the Greensboro Dally News of last
Sunday. Your comments upon the
Woodrow Wilson and of
the mrent uttemot to besmirch his In
terrltv and eood name were timely
and well expressed. It Is quite evi
Oent that this attack upon Governor
Wilson was neither casual nor the re
r.ult of Individual impulse, but that a
rntarla nf men ouoosed to his canal
dacv deliberately and cunningly de
vleed ii nlan to disuaragehim anion
democrats. It Is not necessary to lm
uuun the character or motives of ev
erv narticluant in this unseemly po
lltlcai cabal, because democrats would
like to find some pretext upon which
,, ,.-,,.. ,! Hvnrv Watteraon. With
o'd huh some men become more im
prcKKtonable and suscepume iu-iuih-ter
Influences. ' ' I
"The ieactlon has already come,
am) today no intolllgent democrat be
hoves thut Governor Wilson has made
the slightest departure from his Ideals
f nubile service.' He may not be al
ways tactful, but Imputation of one's
Hnccrlty and honor may not always
be repelled with soft words.
"Those citizens who wish to di
vorce big business from government
und who wtnh to nee all forms of gov
ernment administration for the bene
fit of all the poepla with special privi
ly. to none, will llnd In Governor
Wilson ii man In whom there Is no
K'lil". iinii who IK worthy of the nom
ination hv h i-r-.-il party to our hlgh-
! , ',.ii.. !VmM to '-
iiOli
own
Hot Words FpHflW testimony
: That Hines Tried to Bribe X
i
Telegrapher. ;'
Winsh'ingtoii, Feb. !. A mild sensa
tion was produced y.uslcrilay In the'
senate Loiiniur commllloe hearing by
Miss Helen S.ettVers, telegraph opera
tor In a local hotel, who testllled tint,
Edwurd Hlncs, t:ie millionaire lumbrr
men, hal olTered her money to lot
him see a telegraph Detective Bailey
had Just sent to H. E. Kerr some two
weeks ago. Under cross-examination,
she declared that It was not meant r.s
a tip. The telegram announced a
postponement of "the hearing."
Miss Seavers swore a few minutes
after Bailey sent the message, Hlnes
came to her booth und asked to see
the message just sent to Kerr.
"I told him It was against the
rules," said Miss Beavers. "He said '1
will give you something If you will let
me see it.' " I said, "I won't take
anything, nor be bribed when I know
I am doing right. He said he would
come back." '
Miss Seavers added that Mr.' Hines
hen said, he would "put something In
our paw" if she would let him see
the telegram. The witness declared
that Hines had money in his hand bo-
cause she saw "the green," and that
she' shut the money drawer because
he did not want him to drop the
money in there. .
On cross-examination Miss Heavers
as confused In her statements to
horn she had talked about the Hlncs
neldent. The next day, she testified
Detective Bailey remarked to her
little girl, don't show my telegrams
to any one." At first she did not tell
of informing Bailey that HineB had
sought -to see the telegram, v Later,
she testified that she did. .
Told Detective of tlie Incident.
j "Ha asked me If, MrHlnea was the
j ..... m
man who wanted to sVe tha telegram,
eMared the operator. "I replied that
did not like to tell, because 1 dl.l
not want to got any one In. trouble.
Ho described a man Jind I told him
that was the oneC
Physical hostilities were threatened
hen Mlss'Seavers told of a visit paid
to her by Bailey and Attorney Healy
associated Mvith Attorney Marble In
representing the committee. In regard
the Hlnes Incident
Did anybody clxo hold money In
their hands whllu they wero talking
with you on tliu,t occasion while Mr.
lealv and Mr. Bailey were laiKin
with you?" Inquired Attorney Haiiecy.
That Is gratuitious Insult, llashsit
Attorney Healy.
Attorney llanecy retorted that lie
n mited it understood that li,dwaro:
Ilines wua not the only one who could
he Insulted 111 the hearing.
Attorney Ilenl.v sprang to his feet
to demand a ruling.
If that Insinuation about the atlor-
nev for this committee la. true I should
bo -driven from Its doors us unfit to
renresent it." ho shouted excitedly.
r.,. .mhh ik iiinirnRni MiiKucmeo
i,.,i mi inmilt hud been Intended, but
Senator Ia and others protested. At
Inrnev Marble enlivened the already
tempestuous proceedings by declaring
Attorney Hanecy's remark, assume i
money was In sight and that It was a
trick" nuestton
"He would not nuike thut remark
outside tho committee, 1 protest ne
t ho ollnwed to make It here, nureu
Mr. Hanecy. ,
Tho enmmlttee struck out Mr. Man
ecy's question containing Mr. Hcaly'i
name, but ,held that it was nui
trick" uuestlon. ,
The witness was asked if she ever
was given tips and responded
In n Innir time."
vmi didn't understand this to oe
I tip; mquireu aiiimiioj .'.
. i . . . U.naM-
"No sir. I did not."
Attorney Hanecy remarked that th
testimony merely tended to snow tn
Hlnes hud money in his nana wnue
he was sending a telegram, but Sena
lor Jones suggested that the commit
tee might not put that Interpretation
inon it.
"She understood ha was attempting
tn hrlbe her." doelured Senator Jones,
In a statement Issued shortly after
the adjournment of the committee,
Hlne denied explicitly the lesumon
nf Miss Seavers,
"I did notN directly pr indirectly,'
the statement! read, "offer the girl
money or any other Inducement to see
the telegram, and had no : coney
ny kind In my hand at the time. The
whole story is nn absurd fabrication
concocted by the Burns detectives.
SENDS CHALLENGE
Aero Club of Aimrtr After the Tro-
phy Taken from I nit ninics
by Germany. -
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New York. Feb. . Amerlcon s for
mal challenge for the coupe lntcrn-t-tlonale
des aeronauts which Germany
took away from the United fitateB last
year Is on Us way to Berlin today. It
Is signed bv the Aero club of America
und gives notice that three American
balloons will take part In the next
international contest. Aeronauts to
represent this country will be selected
In un elimination coptont at Kansas
City. The ln to for tnt International
ovent Is to be set by tho German' ar-
taniziitiou. but must be between Apt
,M .ov,inl,.T 1.
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iNTEaNATIONAi
CHURCHILL SAYS BRITAIN
IS MOJOR WAR
Speaks of the Sea Rivalry Be
tween England and Ger
man Empire.
Glusgow, Feb. 9. Winston Spencer
hurchill, first lord of the admiralty;
today attended a luncheon given by
the Clyde Navigation trust In the
course of his speech he told of the
preparedness of the British navy to
meet all eventualities. Churchill spoke
it German and British sea rivalry, be
lieving, that while naval power was
necessary to ,the - existence, of Great
rltaln It was a luxury for Germany.
About prospective navul increases in
the-1 two countries. . .(HtnrehiUiHMlaV
thfcre was tio heed '-'Mi" excitement or
Manic; '
GUIM ANTItPASS 11
IS
The Interstate Commission
Threatens to Prosecute Of-
fending Carriers.
Washington, Feb. 9. The Interstate
ommerce commission today ordered
a general Investigation of the practices
of all Interstate carriers respecting
he IsMuuurc of pusses, fruuks und free
rniisporlutioii service. Many carriers.
t is said, are violating the luw. Of-'
funding carriers niuy face prosecution
SUES FOR HER JEWELS
Mrs. ljiui a hem k, Ai iu.Hed Hiin-
buiiil I'nlwom-r, KuyM ;eniM Arv
Wrongfully Held.
Wheeling. W. Va., Jan. !. Mrw.
Uiuru Sehenck, In whose trial last
year fur the alleged poisoning of hor
husband, Millionaire John C. Schenck,
Jury disagreed, today, entering suit
iguinst Clem E. Peters, a prominent
business man, to recover Jevyels valued
at ?3,uuu wnicn sue Claims sne piecig
ed with him for $700 shortly after her
arrest. Sha says .Peters demanded
$1200 for the return of the Jewels.
ABDICATION COMING
Viiiin's lU'puwntullve Believes the
Kml of Munchu Itulo Will ( oine
. by Febniury 18.
Shanghai, Feb. 9. Tang Shac-Yl.
Premier Yuun Shi Kal's representa
tlva here, declared today that hels con
fident the abdication of the throne
will be an accomplished fact before
February 18. The draft of the pro
posed magna chart of the new re
public has been completed by Dr. wu
Ting-Fang and awaits the auproval of
the senate at Nanking.
OVERCOME BY GAS
Three Flro ChleN Victims of Meter
Kxplifelon while Fighting
New York' Illuxe.
New York. Feb. .--Deputy Fire
Chlof Blnns and liattalion Chlofs Mar
shal and Kuss were overcome by th,e
explosion of a gas meter while fighting
lire in a sub-cellar of the Stats-Zvit-
tung building today. The damage was
small. , .
8 HURT IN CAR CRASH
llnike oil F.lectrii' Vehlile at Newark
f Fulls to Work One
Will 1"
Newark, Feb. 9.Klght were hurl,
unci mortally, In -a trolley cur crash
hern today ' A Bergen street ear was
overturned "inn! tho pusKcngnrs were
pinned benruih the car which caught
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BBOTfW BTTTWEEM EL PASO AJJD
Madero Hurries Troops to Chi
huahua, Stornr Center of
Rebel Activity.
Washington, FebJ 9. A request
from-the Mexican government to
move Its troops through United States
territory so as to reach points In the
interior to which febels had severed
railroad connection, was acted upon
by" the state department here yester
day. Both the treasury and war de
partments were advised thut a regi
ment of Mexican soldiers today would
travel through southern Texas from
Eagle Pass to El' Passu In an effort
to reach Chihuahiua and vicinity, the
Btorm center of rebel activity.
The American 'government has
twice liefore given permission to
Mexico to transport troops through
the United States.
; )':.' . ''. ' .. ' -
' fudera W'oulilVjei, ; Qulelly. .
WrrftrrrrTC:if;V Stirred
mo reiieiuon m; nortnern Mexico,
President Malera yesterday asked the
permanent, committee. of congress for
permission to-, cull a special session
of the national senate from - which
the president desires authiirlty to
ommunlcate- with the American gov-
througl),. United StuteB territory to en
ter Chihuahua from Uie nurlh.
President Madero told itho I 'unmit-
tee conditions were such as tu make
It ImpoHslbe to invade tho rebel in
fested regions without great delay tin
less such routing of troops was per
mltted. The committee also con
sidered the petition of a group of
deputies who asked that a special ses
sion of congress be called to consider
the best meaiiB of coplhg with tlic
glowing revolt. The committee sent
both petitions to a sub-committee,
which is expected I o " report within
eight days.
MONEY TRUST INQUIRY
Conference Held Tmlay Committee
Hi-solution Will Not Allege a
Conspiracy Kxlsts.
Washington,- Feb. 9. liemocrulic
members of the liousq banking lino
currency committee met today to plan
the Investigation of the "money
trust" directed by a party caucus
Wednesday. Chairman Pujn said that
further conferences would be held I
fore the olans were completed. The
committee expects to present ii' reso
lution within a few days to direct the
committee to Inqulra whether the
money trust" exists. It will not, it
is said, charge that there Is a "money
trust.
STENOGRAPHIC TEST
Charges of "Faking" , Again Hums
Ageney Man lWlujt Investigated
by Committee.
Wuhlmrton. Feb. 9. The senate
Korlmer committee. In executive ses
sion todv. Dut J. E. Sheridan, the
detective-stenographer who has fig
v.rd In the charge of the alleged per
tnrv of Charles McGowan. a Hlnes-
Lorimer witness, to a test of his abll
itv- tn record conversations over an
electrical apparatus while concealed
from the speakers. The test was long.
The result may be announced later,
Baker Duplicates Famous Bats.
Louisville. ' Feb. 9. "Home Run"
Baker of the world's champion Phila
delphia athletics has placed an order
with a local turner for a dosen "war
clubs" of the same pattern as the bat
with which Baker made the two fam
ous four-base drives that won the
championship lust fall. : .
Rebel Yell Yankee Cheers
Mingle at
New York. Poh. 9. -While 75 sur
vivors of the Union corps which
fought at Roanoke Island 60 . years
ago were boMIng their laut reunion
tUnnur lust nvht, n ibers of the
New York i-iimp of t'onttilerate veterans-
iuHivln-,1 uniixpeeti 'My Into the
...,m lif, ! : !!! r- 1 t '!. T'.'rt
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JXTAKEZ. MEXICO.
PLEA DF SHERIFF SAVES
Fl
Mob Overtakes Speeding Offi
cer but Is Convinced of
Prisoner's Innocence.
Macon, Feb. 9. After an all-night
search. It was reported this morning
that about 30 members of tho lynch
ing party from Millcdgevllle, which
started toward Macon to overtake
Sheriff Terry, who had In pustody
Vine Collier, a negro charged with at
tempting to assault two white women,
found the sheriff and his prisoner at
Hadocks. The sheriff convinced the
njob of the probable innocence of the
UrisoneKl' -"W-lllolierttI'H prHti
Ise to -take the. prisoner - to MtMedgts
vllle for trial the mob dispersed.
MITCHELL DENOUNCES
THE USE UF INJUNCTION
Labor, Leaders Put on the
Stand in Contempt Case
Hearing.
Washington, Feb. 9. John Mitch
ell's hearing In the contempt of court
proceedings against himself, "Samuel
Gumpers and Frank Morrison, of the
American Federation of labor for al
leged violation of u court's Injunction
In the Buck Stove und Range case
ontlnued today with Mitchell on the
stand. During his testimony, Mitchell
continued to speak strongly against
the Injunction power of the federal
courts.
23 MEN EXECUTED
Iiiipei-iullHt Commumler at Mukden
Ints to Death Officers Whom
He DlHtrtistetl. -
Mukden, Manchuria, Feb. 9. Twen
ty-three officers belonging to this
city's garrison were executed by the
commanding general, without trial to
day on suspicion of collusion with the
revolutionary commander. The - city
of Kalping has been subjected to i
severe bombardment by . the revolu
tlonlsts and the town is In flames.
ARRESTS COME MONDAY
Federal Authorities In 20 Cltios NoU-fk-d
of Identity of Alleged Dy
namite Conspirators.
Indianapolis,. Feb. 9. The federal
authorities In 20 cities where are lo
cated 40 or more men Indicted In the
dynamite conspiracy case today were
informed of the Identities of the de
fendants. Plans for simultaneous ar
rests, probably Monday, are pro
gressing. Former Mayor Atlamft, Dead.
Buffalo, Feb. 9. James Noble
Adams, Buffalo's former democratic
mayor and a wealthy merchant, died
today after a brief illness. For two
decades he was a conservative demo
crat of national prominence.
Last Dinner
men In blue arose aud fired back
welcoming volley of cheers. After
warm greetings had passed, the Con
federate commander led his men from
the hall to the strains of "Dixie ' sung
by Union veterans. The Roanoke as
sociatlon, after 40 annual reunions
will meet no more on account of the
mlvunelii j years of Its members-.
COfillCT AT LARGE;
Ml HIS A 6'llH
Ed Mills, Regarded as Bad
Man, Escapes and Takes
a Guard's Gun.
The convict. Mills, was killed till
Hfternooii, at HnriiKvillu Hill, It Is
lea i-lied at the time of going to prow.
About 4 o'clock this morning Ed.
Mills, a negro who was convicted of
housebreaking several months ago
and sentenced to 22 months on the
roads, escaped from Brlttain's convict
camp In the Falrview section and so
far nothing has been heard of him.
When he left he carried with him a
loaded gun of one of the guards.
The guard left his gun ' while he
went to wake the "trusties" to get
breakfast. It la thought that Mills
must have freed himself from his
shackles during the night, for when
the guard returned for his gun It was
gone and an Investigation disclosed
the fact that Mills was also not pres
ent. There was a "laurel" thicket
about 100 yards away where he might
have hidden himself for awhile, but
heh ad plenty of time to get to Ashe
vllje before daylight.
Mills escaped once before and was
captured several weeks ago In Cin
cinnati. He Is said to be a very des
perate negro.
3 KILLED. OTHERS HURT
IN WRECK ON THE N.& IN.
Roanoke, -Feb. ' 9. Three railroad
men were killed and' several Injured
when westbound passenger train No.
IS on the Norfolk & Western railroad
crashed into an extra freight at Dry
Branch, three miles west of Bell
Springs, today. The dead are Con-
,l,,nln U-vuna n n ,1 .Itvaliamnn A rirant I
,uvwa - ,.1.. , .. .i..... .v." . rt- '
l-srigni ana JicnariCHStraii oraoanone.i
Among the Injured are Engineer Ram
aon of Roanoke, Fireman Spangler of
lilueflelda and Mail Clerk E. 8. Jef
fries of Lynchburg.
OPPOSES RATIFICATION
OF MOROCCAN TREATY
si.
PUiion Severely Criticises The
Franco-German Agreement In
Senate Speech. .
Paris, Feb; 9.-M. Pichon, ex-min
ister of foreign affairs, discussing the
Franco-German agreement In the sea-
ate yesterday, delivered a criticism of
the treaty, tho ratification of which he
declared ho would not vote for. He
described It as a bad bargain for
France, which. In exchange for the
gravest sacrifices had got Morocco, but
so heavily mortgaged as to be of little
use. He took the gloomiest view of
the future and feared that the protec
torate In Morocco would prove much
more costly in men and money than
calculated upon at present
The change In the Moroccan policy.
continued M. Pichon. Is subjecting the
existing relations between the great
powers to a severe strain. He was
sure that Premier , Poincare'a great
aim was the preservation of peace but
ho feared that the problems arising
out of recent events would prove an
excessively heavy burdun for tho coun
try, whose strength would be dimin
ished by the dissemination of its
forces In Africa, ,
The first duty of the nation, said the
ex-forelgn minister, was to strengthen
in every way Its alliances and friend
ships, but, he added "we are far from
being safe from tempests. We must
take heed of disquieting rumors which
reach us aud keep up our military
strength, supporting it with dlplo
macy, so that we may not be at the
mercy of every wind."
BRIDEGROOM DYING
Aged Lumber Exporter Who Wed
Girl of 20 Stricken with Pto
maine Poisoning.
New Yorlt. Feb. 9. Elijah Marshall
Allen, the rich lumber exporter, 70
years old, who attracted wide notice
a month ago by marrying Miss Mattle
Walker, aged 20, la dying from
ptomaine poisoning. After the wed
ding, the couple visited southern re
sorts. The groom was stricken at
Plnehurat, N. C, and was rushed here
for special treatment.
SYNDICATE FORMED
Great
Iron and Steel Merger
Fair Way to Go
Through,
In a
Bultlinore. Feb. 9. The syndicate
to underwrite . bonds under the plan
for merging the Alabama Consolidat
ed Coal and Iron company and the
Southern Iron and Steel company has
been completed. The new company It
to be known as the Alabama Consoli
dated, Iron and Steel company and
has a total capitalization of 133,
986,000. . - ; . -
Free license lor Leap Year Pncals.
Paducah, Ky., Feb. 9. To encour
age leap year proposals, free marriage
certificates were oRen-d today by
County Clerk Singleton to all girl
making affidavits that tln-y liroi.os. d
to their fir"-.
Representative McEinley As
sumes His Duties as Manag -er
of the President's
Contest.
ADMINISTRATION MEN
WILL OPEN OFFICES
If Incumbent Is Nominated Il
linois Man May Become
Chairman of National
- Committee.
t - - A.r;-r
Washington, Feb. 9. Active work,
for the renomtnatlon of President
Taft and his re-election aside from
that done at the White House began "
today, when Representative M..B. Me-
Kinley of Illinois, chairman of the
republican congressional committee,
took up his new duties as manager of
the Taft campaign. McKinley began
work early and planned to see many -party
leaders now here.. Quarters for
Taft boomers have not yet been secur
ed -but within a few days McKinley
expects to open offices.
Although republican leaders say It
is too early to talk about campaign
plans until after the Chicago conven-"
tion, many of McKinley's friends be
lieve that If Taft is renominated M"c
Kinley will be the 'president's choice
for chairman of the republican na-j
tional committee. McKinley probably
would be acceptable to the old Una
party leadera. Some of these leaders
object to Postmaster General Hitch
cock and Secretary Hilles, both prom- .
Inently mentioned heretofore for na
tional chairman.
McKinley, Hilles and Senator Crane,
hold a conference. They spent seven-!
hours together and discussed the po- '
lltical situation from Maine to Califor
nia, from Washington to Florida.
After the meeting the statement was
made that a thorough canvass of the
country convinced Taft managers .that.
. - r,-
inn rinit;i'i- "tnuii ,mvo i,,ywia,n
tho first ballot In the Chicago conven
tion out of a total of 1076 or 241 more
than the majority necessary for nom
ination. ' '
KITCHIN CLUB FORMED
BT
First Organization in the State
to Further His Senatorial
Campaign.
' Gazatta-News Bureau,
The Hotel Raleigh,
' Raleigh. Feb. 9.
The first Kitchln club to be organ-"
ized in tho state will be organised in
the court house here tonight to fur
ther the governor's campaign for tho
senate. One of Its promoters said
the call was a spontaneous uprising
of the freemen of Raleigh."
William Hunter, the negro arrested
yesterday on the charge of larceny
from the persons of three men found
dead In tho Wilson apartments was
released this afternoon there being no
evidence against him. . ,
All in a Mix-up Nobody Bad
ly Hurt Considerable
Damage Done.
An accident In which the conse
quences might easily have been much
worse, took place In front of the
building of the Wachovia Bank and
Trust - company on Patton avenue
about 1:30 o'clock today when there
was a mlx-up participated In by nn
automobile, a street car, a milk wagon
nd a bicycle, which was caused when
Charles J. Avery, of New York lost
ontrol of his machine. It Is said
that the milk wagon and the bicycle
vero standing near the south curbing
ind the street car was Just passing
them, when Mr. Avery came upon the
eeno. His machine scraped the slilo
if the street car and struck the milk
vagon Just behind the team, breaking
he glass and the tongue. The bicycle
vas also smashed and Its owner. Sam
lodgers, who was standing near. Is
laid to have been slightly hurt. The
narhlne was smashed as to fenders
and a spring broken. The street car
was not much injured and went on
its way. .
According to a statement nmdo by
Mr. Avery, he was not going very fuit
tnd he said the brake refused to work.
Some of the bystamli-r hmIi! th it !
lost control of the ii-,,h liim- iii.
laner kwh? t-l - . !
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