VOL. XVU NO. 1. ASHEVILLE, N C, SATURDAY AFTERNOON, ; FEBRUARY 10, 1912. 3c PER COPY RE AC&.pN ARIES IN THE SADDLE With Appointment of McKin- ley, Old Element in Party ' PROGRESSIVES MORE HOSTILE THAN EVER Senatorial Pilgrimages to Sag amore Hill Will Soon Be in Order Administration Estimates. 1 . :k : Guzolte-Nows Bureau, 1 , Wyntt Building. Washington, Feb. 10. . AfliT a season of close -"communion between Sccrctury Hilles, Senator Crime und Representative MeKinley of Illinois, who is to open Taft head uuartcrs here next week, a e6rt of semi-official statement was given out, saying the president would receive .in overwhelming majority In the Chicago convention. ' North Carolina and Ten nessee are pu,t down solidly for Taft, but no authority Is given for any of the: figures. The republicans of the Knox v Hie district have already de clared for Roosevelt. In dispatches from New York, the writer told how Roosevelt would re ceive considerable support from Penn sylvania., Now, much to the surprise of some people; Taft leaders formally conceded that Mi Roosevelt will gut one-third of the delegation from that state. The chances are that the col onel will do much better than that. Critics of tne administration are de claring that the old reactionary ela mont in the party has now taken com plete charge , of things, with MeKin ley t of Illinois,, a Cannon lieutenant, in isolo command, and that Vice-President h'hermun will be renominated, S"he progressives, are now more' de termined , than ever to prevent Mr, Tart's re-nomination, and It 18 con slitjtcd altogether probable that some of the progressive senators will be going over to Oyster Bay next week and the country will soon begin to hear about (he Roosevelt senators us welt as the tine assortment of Koose volt governors. W. A. U. . Open Taft Headquurtcrs Monday. Washington, Feb, 10. Taft cam paign headquarters will ' be opened hero Monday or Tuesday and will be known as the National Taft bureau. Representative MeKinley, chairman of the republican congressional commit tee, who was recently selected as pro- conventlon manager of the Taft cam paign, ntado this announcement after a conference with Hecretury Hilles to day. Headquarters will bo In a down- town lintel. GOV. WILSCN'S ATTITUDE Would Give Illegal Combines an Opportunity to Con form to Law. Frankfort, Ky., Feb. 10. Woodrow Wilson expounded his views of dem ocracy to the " Kontucky legislature yesterday, giving what he termed "a straight democratic talk."- tost night he spoke at the" Woodrow J, Wilson league of Kentucky banquet, r ' Dr. Wilson brought his idea of "a system of trusteeship" before the leg islature, which ho said grew out of the power wielded by the big Interests in . the political world by "men who couiq not see farther than across the direc tor's table." . - ' : ' Charging thut republican office holders were guided by these men, he said the government virtually resolved Itself Into a trusteeship. "These men consider themselves guardians of- the country," he said. "They don't believe Judgment of the people is. sound, hence the guardian ship. , "Privlleire-.thls ghost has captured business in this country. No business In free an I the whole wiuiatlon show an urtllliclal advantage. Business men are efral.l to talk . and this tremor clutching, business Is vroot of the grip of privilege and fear of it. "Our laws of 20 years ago don t nt conditions as they are today We siind in the presence of a new .order of things. Formerly the peoplo were im'iimtt a change, but now they Know , It li necessary." Xr. Wilson said hewould not at tempt to revolutionize the entire bus Iucfb fabric at one upheaval, but would try to "clear the channel," give . Mo- lHiuiniom interests a chance to re- :, 4iljiist themselves on the theory that V, Mif . business with privilege Is bad, but big business properly operated is good. i lclrit'H Cnldrsl Day. winter's t.tlV Hll If fllllTC HIPC U Ll U U 1 1 D i ft U L rnn innnnnriirnT rUHIIlUUHbtFilhfll He Agrees to the Proposition Made by . Candidate Champ Clark. St. Iouis, Feb. 10. Former Uover nor Joseph W. Folk loday uniiotinced his retirement from Iho race for the democratic endorsement in Missouri for the presidential nomination Ilo thut) agreed to a proposal made by Speaker Clark, who wanted Folk to agree to a divided delegation. Folk did this and at the same time released all his friends lroin giving him their support. Folk made the announcement after considering a statement ho received from Clark. , Folk said: "f believe Mr. Clark, owing to his prominence In Washington and his long and hon orable service there, has perhaps bet ter chances for the nomination than any other Mlssourian. I therefore release all claims I have on the dele gation and request my friends to Join mo In giving Clark the united sup port of Missouri In this contest." Lon Sanders, Folk's manager, said: "This practically means Folk's with drawal from the presidential race." in mm mil . cunt una tit Machine Plunges and Drags J. G. C. Stevens, Prominent in ' . Georgia Politics. " Ath0liB4 Ga., Feb. 10. Former Stale Representative John G. C. Stevens, aged 66, a wealthy planter and mer chant and a Confederate veteran, was killed by his automobile, in which his Wife was seated, near Comer yester day afternoon. The car was left, in high gear und Stevens attempted to crank it. The car plunged forward, dragging him several yards. Stevens was dead when picked up. SPECIAL GLASSfFlEQ PAGE IS TO BE STARTED SOON Manager Hopes to Begin Dis tributing Those New Dol-, lars Next Week. JubI a few more days of preliminary work and the "Special Classlllod Page" will makc Its appearance In this pa per.; It cannot b stated now jii;il when you can expect It but the Man ager of this Kpeeial Page hopes to get everything hi shape so he can start out to distribute those new one iioliir bills next week. All who receive this money will get it for simply reading the udverfjsements ouch day on that page. ; PROGRESS ON CANAL Work oil Big IMU'll . Wf'Ht Forward 1 Rapidly lMirlng l lie, Month of January. Washington, Feb. 10, Work on the Panama canal progressed steadily dur ing January,, according to cable re ports Just received hero by the isin- mian canal commission. With one working day less, the canal diggers ex cavated 2,641,444 cubic yards In Jan uary as aguinst 2,439,276 during the preceding month. In dums 476,130 cubic yards of fill was placed during the month, an increase of VZi.tib over December. There was u slight falling off in the amount of concrete laid, the total being 107.381 cubic yards, compared with 110,265 laid In De cember. . DROPPED FROM ARMY Name of Lieutenant Lykt-s Ixuik Mis sing from Fort ltusw-ll, ltemoted From lilnt. Washington, Feb. 10. IJeut. Glbbea t kes, Ninth cavalry, IJ. 8. A., was dropped from the list of army olllee.-s ..Mu.; t.vki was granted leave from the post at Fort Russell. Wyo., last October and never reappeared. Army regulations provide that an officer ,ib sent without leave 60 days may he dropped as a deserter. U'kes Is a native of South Carolina and Senator Tillman secured 60 additional days in which U kes could, make his appear ance. ' "; , Frown to 11U on Sidewalk, Chicago, Feb- 10- Oimtav- Melster, printer, whh frozen to death on ,!,. Ik b-re lt tilght. Tim tem- .. !, y-.-rn. T!ie .l.immrv Just No Trace Found Of Their Bodies tvv- Ifl V7 0C i'ft MB. AND MtS.-l H. I . Hecock, father Hecock, seventeen years old, who was E.LDR IC j? STANTKH . of Uurrcll one of those on the Niagara Ice Bridge ""either feared the power nor respect when It passed out.' and Kelson tt. ed -th.e. Juttt at the Nebraakan Butcher, father of Mrs. Eldrldge Stan ton, of Toronto, -who, with her hus band, also lost her life, returned to their homes satisfied thut the bodies would never be recovered. They had spent two days by the side of the great whirlpool in hopes the victims' bodies might be found. PR1VUE PLNSIDN BILLS Says Too Much Money Goes in the Administration of the . Department. Gazette-News llureau, Wyatt Building "Washington, Feb, 10. .,.....ua...n rs, ..!. ,.'h.. ,..! , . ' , , in the debute while pension leglslati-in was pending yesterday. Addressing those who were seeking to secure up- proval of a Hood of private pension I bills, Mr. Giulger, took the position j that the Sherwood bill, which ho hud supported, would have removed the! necessity for passing the priva te bills, .vhlch h feared were not always based upon merit and which ho said constituted u severe drain upon the treasury., lie uiu no naa ioukcu upon (he Nherwood hill as u purty measure and hud .voted for it upon that th.i- ory, but that personally he thought loo uiucil money was now being paid out fur pensions, or rather In the ad ministration of the pension depart ment and that more of this money should be going to men who had per formed. Sonic real service. A sutH- ient amount was now being paid jut, he thought, for pension purposes. Mm. and Mrs; L. U Jenkins will re turn to tlaslonla today to attend the funeral of George Gray. While Mr. Jenkins has consented ' to become a ii)einber of the board of directors of t he Continental Trust company here, Ibis will take very little of his time from his Ashevlllo interests. ET T Expected March . of Madero Troops Puts Insurrectors in Ugly Temper. Washington. Feb. 10, A battalion of the Eighteenth infantry has been otdered from Whipple barracks, Ari zona, to El Paso, Tex. The situation at Juarez, opposite El Paso, Is report ed ugly today, the. Insurrectos being much disturbed, over the threatened entry of Madero troops via American territory. CODE MESSAGES READ Government Introduces Telegrams o Show How Packers Regulated Meat Prli i-s. , r-hi,.ir.. t)-l. 10 Flftv to egrnms t, Ku.irt m to theii1 reuro- nntnttvMi In nastnm cities giving ln .tr,i, tionM in mrard to shipments and margins and which the government declares tends to show that prices were ftxed at the Chicago offlcos, were -,i i., tnrv in the Backers' trial ....toi-.tou . - Manv of the messages sent over, th, ctirticnv's urlvate wires were code and had to be deciphered by Le ,vi i.i,,r. nuMlHtiint manaiter of the lleef department.' C'uiiNt!l f'r the defendants objeetod (o the liitrntliirlliiti of the telegrams lull .1 ml :. ('. ii in-liter allowil the i .i t . , i n 'I i.f i..--.i i-i v to m in DITDESS House Banking Committee Wants to Know What He Means by Charges of Trust Control. - ATTACKED INTEGRITY -OF CURRENCY BODY He Was Quote! as Saying the . "Money Trust'' Believed It Could Control Invest! ' 'gators. 1 Washington, Feb. 10. William J Fryan was :ield up to the house todu us an "evil genius hovering on the Hanks or the democrats." by Represen tative Martino Dies of Texas, who re plied to the Commoner's latest attack upon the democratic house member ship. Democrats and republicans jullke cheered Dies' declaration that he and his further announcement that the democrats under the leadership of Ohamp Clark and Oscar W. Under wood were headed towards complete success swept the democratic side i.f the house Into storms of applause. .. Wunt to Knock Him Into a Cooked :', Hal..' ',' ' "I am almost ready to join Gov. Wilson in his desire to llnd some de cent and orderly manner of knocking Bryan into a cocked hat," said Die amid democratic laughter and up plause. " , toarncd Xollliig, Forgotten Nothing. "Bryan has., led ,; the democrats through three -disastrous defeats' cried Dies, "like the Bourbons of old he has learned nothing and forgotter nothing. He points out .columns straight to the rocks of St Helena The people are ready to give us miiri power. In this situation' tt Is a. oa- lamlt.V If not a cjfe,' for Bryan lo sow the'se'edsW kourd In thcranlii- of the party, "Whatever we do, It displeases him. The prospect of democratic success: seems to anger his very soul. I prefer to follow the leadership of the gen tlemun from Alabama.- I have follow ed the Don Quixote of Nebraska until wearying ui Ml' upuil wind mills, i 1 demand to be led against the (losh bUmd encmlos ot del,iocr- acy." ' The conclusion of Dies' remarkable attack upon Bryan was marked by general applause and a clustering about him of his democratic college who shook his hand, I w. J. Bryan will be the IlrSt wltnese to be summoned before the house com mllteo on banking and currency to testify In the "money trust" grand jury investigation, which the Ueiuo ratio caucus repudiating Mr. Bryan's demand for a special committee re- tyred to standing committees of the house. Mrv' Bryan trial on the toes of the democratic-member of the commit tee when ho reiently declared that the "money trust" thought It could control the committee.. The com mittee inslsls that Mr. Bryan must ex plain what he meant, notwithstand lug the fact that the Bryan adherents In the caucus Wednesday night, of fered a resolution which was adopted exiiressiuir ronliileiico it the Intecrl- jtv of tticir eolleuguc on that commit- !,,, . '"The committee is a unit," said Hepreseututivo Pujo, chairman of the bunking and currency committee "in the decision that Mr, Bryan must ex plain to us exactly what he meant, This Is what Mr, Bryan Is credited with saying about the committee, con rernlng which the democratic mom bers wish to question hint. - WluU Mr. Bryan Staid "Democrats, beware! The money triiBt having fulled In Us effort to pre vent an Investigation Is now trying to force an Investigation by the bunk Ing committee. The fact that the money trust wants that committee en trustod with the Investigation Is proof positive that it thinks It can control that committee. In marked contrast to the proposals nude bv Itenrcsontatlva Henry, of tvxrh. chairman of the rules commit teo. for an Investigation of the "mon ey trust" wus a resolution Introduce by Representative Pujo,-. eliminating all special reference to the ...'money trust." ' . " The Pujo resolution was approved by the majority members of the com mlttce, to which the democratic cau cus referred most of the Inquiry, The Pujo banking and currency ciommittee resolution was referred to the rules committee. It sets . forth that the "committee is desirous of se curing full and complete Information regarding the banking and currency -C:wuions OI tne country ior iiib yui pose of determining what legislation - ils needed." And authorises it to sit as a whole or by sub-committee dur lug the sessions of recess of congress una to com pen me iinumice oi nesses. No Bperlllu Keferem' l There are no specific references In the resolution to control of money by In.linanclai groups and their domlna tlon of railroads. Industrial corpora lions, national banks and the Ne Vork sftii k exchange ' und elearln house such as contained. Iff the He rv fcmiiultdii, ref. l l.y the eaU'i '"llilH r'lull"ii I l-'"n mad' Mme. 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Roosevelt .Partisans Form an Organization It Is Called the Buncombe County Roosevelt Republican Club Criticises Administration's Attitude to South, and Canadian Reciprocity. , goodly number of the rcpuhll- I inns of various parts of the county met at the court house today for the purpose of organizing" ' "Kuncombe ounty Roosevelt Republican club" In the interest of the nomination and election of Theodore Roosevelt to the presidency of the United States. Reso lutions In support of Mr. Roosevelt and In disapproval of the Taft ad ministration and itH policies were passed and a plan of organization adopted. . Dr. Arthur T. Pritchitrd was chosen as temporary chairman and J. F.'Barretl temporary secretary. rho resolutions were read and then ol. V. S. I.usk read some reasons us o .Why tne soutnern repuiincaiin hould not. support Taft and should upport Roosevelt. The plan of or ganization was presented by Charles (J. Leo and is as follows: , '1. This organization yhall be known as the Buncombe County Roosevelt Republican club. '2. Its officers shall consist of the president or the club, 28 vice presi dents, one in each voting precinct In the county. And a secretary-treasur er. These officers shall constitute the executive authority of the club.. '3. The object of this club shall be to promote the republican party's best nterest In this county, state ana na tion, and we believe mat in seniung Instructed delegations from each pre- Inet to the county convention, und from the county convention to t tie itate convention, for Theodore Roose velt for president, that we are pro- motlng the best Interests of the re Duhlican party.'' This was signed by A. T. Prltchard, chairman; A. J. l.y man. J. O. Sumner, Charles G. Lee und W. J. Beachboard. The same committee offered resolu tions which were adopted the effect of which Is as follows: After reasserting allegiance to the party, the resolutions reBent the pres ent executive attitude toward the partv In the south, saying that the appointment of several democrats to responsible positions has reflected on the social standing and dignity or tne southern party leaders and has made toward republican defeat: that the attitude of the present administration toward the trrfdts agreement with Canada Is contrary to the .policies of MeKinley of tariff for - protection, which the mombors still approve; and further agitation of the matter U dlst approved. . Y ' There la a disagreement with the policy of lire tenure in office and civil pensions; only pensions for soldiers Is advocated. Congress should not be deprived of Its power to ratify or reject up pc'ntments of the president. - The party plan or organization which allows each man his strength In the eonveui'in is approved The renoluli'irts sssert .the utmost . (inft ienfe in and reNpertt,.' fur Mr. 1 ' It, liellev'lg that he rctVcts t I t puH'iBS arid pi 1 1 1 i i ! - of tlx- i actress, in discussing styles, savs she party, that ho will reunite all factions and insure the party success. The. club's support is thercforo pledged and It will use its best efforts to have the delegates Instructed for Col. Roosevelt. , There was a short talk by A. J. Lyman,-after which Vonno- Gudgor was chosen as permanent chairman by acclamation and J. F. Barrett was chosen secretary-treasurer. There are to be clubs formed in all the precincts on Saturday, March 14, at which the precinct vice presidents will bo elect ed, and the following Saturday there is to be a meeting of the club at the county court house. Below is given a summary of some of the reasons as to why the club is formed und why the members cannot support Mr. Taft, and wish to sf pport Mr. Roosevelt: :, Because of Mr. Taft's persistent injustice to 1,200,000 republicans iti Kile south; because he has attempted to dragoon unwilling senators and rep resentatives in the support of policies not authorized by the party; because In this he has combined.with the dem ocrats and created a breach in the party that threatens disaster; be cause he advocates civil pensions ani life tenure in office for all civil officers, those hereafter named to be appointed by the president without the concur rence ot the senate; because of his repeated declarations of disparage ment of the republican party in the state and his preference for democrats In the distribution of patronage." On the other hund Theodore Roose velt is enthusiastically endorsed: "Because It is believed that he 1b tho only man who can successfully reunite the party and enable It to present a solid pnd victorious front to' the enemy; because there Is magic in his name since there is magnetism his personality sufficient to electrify in the past; because there is assurance of Inspiration and victory In his leader ship." " CRUISER TO CHINA The Went Virgiui Coaling ut Hono lulu for Departure lOnllro Fleet , Heady to, Move. Honolulu, Feb. 10. The cruiser West Virginia la coaling for departure today. China, It Is rumored, Is her destination.' Rear Admiral Thomas' ordnrs are to hold the fleet In readi ness. .... FREE TRAPPED MINERS Fifty Men arte ImjuriHoiKil Uif 'li Hours In Rliaft Near Dan rtlle, III. Danville, 111., Feb. 10. After 15 hours' Imprisonment in the Falrmount coal' shaft 50 miners were, released this morning by men who chopped the lee from the Htmfi. p! tin iim ii w.-i" " tombed ye'rier !-. v l.i i ... I.. ' : , I SVIM ,,! , .:.: r.VCABE QUIZZED Agricultural Department So ' licitor Defines Attitude of Himself and Wilson Towards Florida Lands. POSTAL DEPARTMENT BEGINS AN INQUIRY Everglades Syndicates Under Fire from Two Quarters New Phase? of The Case.-.'";1 It Kate ft If kick . ' tt ' :. Vy n Washington, Feb. 10. Hep- T. K resentatlve Clark today made K ft public a letter he received last ft ft October from Secretary Wilson, ft. ft i .'.After Clark asked at whose In-' ft : ft stance the everglades circular ft ft : and Wright report were sup- ft ft pressed. ' ft ft "It is impossible to furnish ft ft you with the names of all the ft. ft persons who advised the sup- ft. ft pression of the circular letter ft ft and report." Wrote Wilson, ft : ft ."We have no record of them ft ft and my recollection is these ft ft persons made ; their request ft, ' ft upon me verbally." ft . ft ' ftftftftftftftftftft ftftftftftftftftft Washington, Feb. 10. George P, McCabe, solicitor in the department of agriculture, appeared before the house committee on expenditures In the department of agriculture today to outline the attitude of Secretary Wilson and : himself relative to th Florida everglades land case . and charges of suppressed reports made by Representatives Clark and Bath- -, rick, and to the discharge of Chief Drainage- Engineer Cr G. Elliott ujH ' his assistant. A. A.J Morehouse. Me-.. Cabe was called to complete the state ment he began before tho committee" early In the week preliminary to the . Inouiry which begins Tuesday. It was charged before the commit tee that the report of J. O. Wright, formerly department engineer and now drainage engineer of Florida, was not printed in a senate document on the everglades situation until Wright revised his proofs to conform with his original notes. Senator Fletcher of Florida, who had the everglade re ports printed as a document, declared the senate document "does not con tain the full report made by J. O. Wright." and that It "appears In the document precisely as ordered set up und printed by the proper officers of, the department." Why the publication of the report was stopped originally In 1910, Fletch er declared, is unknown. Another phase to bo Investigated by the com mittee Is why the circular on the ever-, glades published by Engineer Elliott's , order and afterwards suppressed, It Is said, by Secretary Wilson's order, was not printed In the senate document. PoHtoffice Department Investigates. The postoff Ice department Is Inves tigating land' syndicates dealing In F.lorida everglades property, tnvoKeu In the controversy pertaining to the department of agriculture. While Representative (Jlark of Flor ida, whoso charges precipitated the congressional Inquiry, was preparing for the Investigation yesterday ho re ceived a request from the postofflco inspection division for copies of his speech In the house assailing officials of the agricultural department for their attitude In the everglade drain age case and for other Information he has on the subject. 1 TWO VESSELS ADDED TO THE REVENUE The Cnalga anil the Miami launched Today by Newport News Ship building Company. Newport News, Vs., Feb. 10. With the launching today of the new reve nue cutters Unalga and Miami by tho Newport News Shipbuilding company, the United States adds to Its revenue navy under the control of the treas- injury department, through the tmitwi States revenue cutter service directed by Assistant .Secretary Robert O. Bailey, two notable vessels for the work of saving life and property In connection with the duties of enforc ing the customs laws. The Miami, which will be stationed at Key .West.. Fla and the Unalga. to operate in Alaskan waters, are sister ships, each having an armament of elx-pounder rapid fire guns. Milk WlioIalcr Gain loliit. Washington. Feh. .. 10. Wholesale milk operators In Boston won a sub stantial victory through a decision f the Interstate commerce commission of what Is known as the "Boston milk ease." The commission holds, "thut the leased car system is not, If tariff arc properly framed, unlawful." Twelve Itwiuil from Sinking Ship. Bremen, Oermany, F North German 1,ty,1 (, nlU. which left New T'" fur C'liiu'ii. (".''." n ..... 10.- The