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.4 THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES LAST EDITION 4:00 P. M. Weathtr TorcMt: FAIR AN D COLDER. 3c PER COPY VOL. XVII. NO. 17. ASHEVILLE, N. C, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY .29, 1912. HELPED SETTLE TC A DECISION A DISTINGUISHED EDITOR-CANDIDA TE INDORSE TAFT WITH RESERVE P. wim - .. i,, The Project of Severance from Government Job Was Not Altogether His Own, but Suggested to Him. iiii ON SUGAR FAVORED MWH" ft- DEMNITION INTRIGUERS WERE AFTER HIS GOAT Or Else He Failed to Deliver the Goods Would He Be Available as Candidate for Governor? House Committee Probably Will Urge a 50 Per Cent Tariff Reduction. Special to The Gazelle-News. Washington, Feb. 29. Tlio iultiated must, perforce, have been vastly amused iivcr report! that have tin- iimiteil from Raleigh, where republi run lender from all parts of the stale have foregathered, to tho effeet that the Hon. Thomas Settle would resign his position ns member of the Cus. turns eourt In New York, to the end that he may run for governor on a wet platform. The Idea, was advanced with a noticeable decree of elegance, the statement being that Mi. Settle wished to be wholly untrammuled In his political activities. Tho truth Is that the government helped .Mr. Settle to this decision. When John G. Grant, C. J. Harris and John Motley Morehead visited Wash ington h few days since the report was net afloat that the course of true Morehead politics was riot running smoothly, und It was said that the de partment of JutUice had concluded to let Mr. Sell le out of the service. It Was noticed that Mr. Settle was de cidedly unsettled as he and his friends Hilled to and from from the White House, and those who had an oppor lunltv of observing events from "the Inside" were wondering whether things would be patched up, and whether Mr. Settle would be per mitted to skate ubout on thin Ice for awhile longer. A Momentous Development. Whether Mr. Bettle was to be re garded as the veltlm of high-class ?-vllltwiT rntrlBtfeT or "whether trhrw-' vice had simply been unsatisfactory to the department of Justice, was a theme that provoked no end of specu lation. At all events, It was quite gen erally agreed the development was of a sensational character, one that would have considerably to do with shaping future republican politics of this state. The elevation of Settle, it was recalled, had been the single note worthy tichievement of the llutlcr Morehead taction. Without Settle the so-called victory of this triumvirate Butler, Morehead and Settle would take on tho uspect of a hollow mock ery, for the light between this faction and that headed by National Commit teeman Duncan, in the matter of cou tri.llinir the nlnor offices, has been one long-drawn out dogfall. President Taft generally playing both ends against the middle, and now and then making promises to both sides wntui Were usually honored In tho breach. That Is why Former CimgrcssmUn Cowles. umong others, opposed even the half-hearted und emasculated en dorsement of the administration, and why liutlcr hinisolf Is urging an un- Instructod delegation. ine miner erowd got their Settle for a spell but us an offset for this substantial recognition there was the appoint ment of Mr. Brltr as third assistant postmaster general, an appointment made largely at the Instance of Mr. Uuncun: and Mr. Britt has made good. Never did a political organization win honors ho empty,' or win a fruitful victory so utterly lacking in fruit. Moreover and this is where the sit nation takes a eomewhat sensationul it in 11. (mcstinn whether the ser vices of Mr. Settlo as a candidate for governor, on either a wet or dry plat- fr.. will be wholly avaiiauie. n... minutes after the last republican suite convention Morehead, RuHer, n-ni 'untl others made It Mat ni in life to secure recog. liition for Settlo under the national ...t...iniMiroti.n. And now, after all that heroic and concerted activity the ...i in- ii,,a fulled, for some rn-nn. to hold his Job. It Is there , ,..,Mi,iur.l unite likely that even those who like their liquor best, and ...hi. - h,.,n ,i wet platform would i.rdlnarlly outweigh even party affllia-.i...,- -in i. illumined to reflect deep ly un'on the wisdom of nominating for .1 mn who has fai .... ,.,.r,nonni his position under an administration presumably Inllu .t i,v hi immediate menus, administration thought to be predls pofed in his favor. This Settle sidelight may help those who are looking for the whyfores of i. i..- ihi ututn committee In tempering, or nullifying the resolu tions endorsing the president by ex punging tho words: "We endorse ami recommend the renomlnatlon and election of President Taft by the re publicans from this state, and the country at large," Tho Associated Prem Is authority for tho statement that Settlo was the unlhiir of thn resolutions, which orig inally Included this endorsement of the president for renomlnatlon. If that Im so. then It Is probable that the trouble about Settle's Job has been smoothed out, for at least this piping i.vrlml nf nrn.ennventlon disturDance If some other man. with a firmer hold on his Federal salary, was the author of those kind words, which the com mission failed to accept, then It I" no unlikely that Mr. Settle had a hand In atlmlnatlng the distasteful In donation, "".",' Washington, Feb. 2!. I icniocratie members of the house ways and means committee, after many stormy con ferences' and differences, agreed yes terday to make a report to the dem ocratic caucus on the. sugar tariff' ."chodiilo next Friday afternoon. To I guard the exact terms of the revised schedule from publicity Chairman I'nderwood and other members of the I ways and means coninilttee took an oath of secrecy.. From all that could be' learned about the conclusions of the warring factions In the committee, the plan of revision most favored contemplates a duty reduction of more than BO per cent, fixing the tariff at about 80 cents a hundred pounds on rellned sugar, a cut from the present duty of $1.90 and the assessment of a consumers1 or Internal revenue tax on all manufac turers of sugar or from 7-16 to 1-2 a cent a pound. The committee has iK-en considering Increasing the du ties on silks, crude rubber, laces and other things that might be classed as luxuries to make up revenue that would be lost by deducting the sugar duty. Sugar brings In between .rG, 000.000 and $110,000,000 revenue a year. In the committee the fight has been between the champions of free sugar and the advocates of reduction who lavor a tariff for revenue only. Chair man Underwood, chief of the latter faction, has urged a big cut In the duty on sugar and the creation of a consumers tax to be paid by the manufacturers on every pound ol sugar sold. The advocates of free sugar have, urged that the revenue loss be made up from goods that might be classed as luxuries. Vpon this difference the fight has been waged and, Insofar as th e eoiivni luee . Is. eonereil acas. gel tied yesterday. The current report waa that the Underwood plan had been adopted. "I can say nothing about the de cision," said Mr. Underwood last night, "until the question is submitted to the caucus." f' - , S -, ' 6'," ' i"' I, r ' "'t,'' f,' ill ,, , , , - 1 ZjFjLm I in I I -iX '""yUJ BEGUN III ENGLAND i . By Night a Million Miners will Be Idle Government Still Active. Ixindon, Feb; 2!) Three quarters of a million coal miners laid down their tools and wunt on strike tills afternoon when the day shift In the mines ended. The army of striking colliers swelled hourly throughout the morning when It became known that no settlement was reached in the. strike situation. , I The premier. Ills colleagues, board . of trade olllclals and otiiers having ' inlluence with mine owiuirs und mln j ers arc continuing their" efforts to i m old the national coal strike In Great I'rltiiin with only a faint hope of suc- cer.i. j Unless an unc:;pected chunge comes in the slluatloii, one miljiom men and j boys employed in the liilnes, and I t ipusunds in other trades will be idle by tonight. Settle Resolution Unqualifiedly Sustaining President Modi fied and Passed by Re publican Committee. MOREHEAD AGAINST ; BINDING DELEGATES Tells Hearers at Banquet Re publicans of State Should Show They Cannot be Corraled. PATRONAGE AGREEMENT IS DENIED BY No Understanding Between Committeeman and Chair man as to Withdrawals. i TATT SOON STARTS FAST SOUTHERN TRAIN WRECKED SPEAKINETOUR Seek Mysterious Letter Brandt Sent Mrs. Schiff Engineer Killed, Six Injured When New York Limited Leaves Rails. Will Leave Washington to Fur ther His Candidacy for Presidency. Montgomery, Feb. 2!l. Engineer Smedley of Atlanta was killed und two rallroud employes and four passengers were Injured' when the Southern rail way's New York Limited, enroute to New Orleans was derailed near wiu- stead 28 miles east of here, lust night. The cause of the wreck has not been ascertained. The injured all live in Alabama. The postal and club curs turned over and the diner und parlor cars were derailed. 11 was stated un- olTlcluHy that none of the passengers were seriously hurt. ANTHRACITE MINERS CONCLUDE CONFERENCE Forinuluto Demands Which Will He PrewnleU to Operators Mnrcli 1.1 No Strike KxpccU-d. New York, Feb. 29. Representa tives of the anthracite coal miners, who have been here for several days formulating their demands for higher wage, have concluded their delibera tions for the present They will meet the operators at u conference here on March 13. President White of the United Mine wurkers will arrange for a conference on the demands of the bituminous workers as soon as he returns to In dianapolis. "We are not looking for a strike," he said, "but we will Insist upon our demands." Washington, Feb. 29. President Taft will soon start a vigorous speech inaking campaign to explain his posi tion on current questions und further his candidacy for re-noniiiialion. IJeforc the republican national lou vcnlion meets in June, the president will spend many days on the road and Is expected to deliver scores jf siicci lics. He will travel us far west as1 Chicago, as far north ns Nov Hampshire and south at least as far as Georgia. Oilier Hiytugemeiits' liny be made in the next lew weeks. The presldenfa political advisers believe he Is their best orator. Hver since the Taft rcnoiiuiuitiuii, headquarters were opened here some lime ago and Representative William II. MeKinley was put in charge, re-nublii-an leaders have urged the president to get Into the campaign. Me began following this advice when ho accepted an invitation of a yeai's standing to attend the fiftieth annual dinner of the Swedish-American re publican club of Chicago. The accept ance of that Invitation was followed by the announcement lhat the presi dent had consented to stop on his way west at Toledo, o. Invitations to visit Vi.niiuHinwn and Masillion have been received and .probably will be accept ed. A few days ago the White House let it he known that the president would go to Savannah In April or May und might, stop at Pinehurst, N. C. New Yolk, Cell. 2!). The district .itlonicy is searching for a letter writ ten by Koike JO. llnindt to Mrs. Mor r liner' U. Si-hilT as one of the big fac- itors in the liramll case. The uuthor- itius say the lciuT was written to the I bankers' w ile Just before Brandt was sent away on a 110 years terms in I prison. I The district attorney will not ran- cut to the appearance of hchilT and The grand ,1'iry is continuing its In vestigation ol tile charge lhat there wan a conspiracy whereby Brandt was sentenced to ;!0 years for burglary. The mysterious letter Is reported to be in Shift's possession, his alliiincy, Howard (Jans, before the grand Jury unless II is judicially decided that they would not thereby gain immunity. Morgan's Art Treasures Are Crossing the Atlantic Ouzetto-News bureau. The Hotel Raleigh. Kalvigh, Feb. 2!. "No agreement has been entered into by me or any' authorized repre tentative of myself as to' the with drawn! of the ten North Carolina ap HdUlinuUs bhiiI. ta thu.sepate ijor- can- iiniution by Presidetn Taft, of recent date," was the statement most ein phutlcally made by National Commit teeman K. C. Duncan of Raleigh when his attention was called to an article in the Washington Star, and ither papers, which said that these nominations had been withdrawn by irtue of an agreement between Na ionul Committeeman Duncan and State Chairman John Motley More head. Mr. Duncan asserted ho had never icen a party to such an agreement at the White House, that he had never induly inflicted himself upon the vul- lublo time of tho president In at tempting to secure patronage favors for his friends in North Carolina, and lhat he had never traduced the fame and good name of North Carolina re- uiblicans. This statement was made by the na tional committeeman after an exten sive trip to Louisiana, where he, Wil liams of Oregon and Hayward of Ne braska settled the factional party con troversy In that state, and from his at endance at Chicago upon a meeting if tho sub-committee on arrangements for the national convention In June- New York. I'eli. 19. The lifst con signment of J. Pierpolit Morgan's Ku ropeaii art treasures Is being unpack ed today In the storage rooms of the Metropolitan museum. It arrived on the liner Celtic and Is appraised at $7110,0110. Almost every incoming liner now will bring a consignment until the great collection of treasures, valued at more than lifly million dol lars has been transferred to this side of thu water. AMISTRI Fort Worth Jury Stands Seven for Acquittal and Five for Conviction. OUTBREAK IN PRISON SIX FIREMEN HURT Six Killed In Mexican I union ami ItluglcaderM of the DiHliirlmin c Hit" ttxeriiUHl. liH-cmllui')' Starts' Blu.e- hi Kast . Tenement Wlilcli Imperils Scores of Mves. Hide New York, Feb. 29. Six firemen were Injured fighting a lire In an East side tenement today. An Incendiary started the bluze, which Imperiled scores of lives. CnrllHle 'Sentence Held t'p. Ijiredo.. Tex.. Feb. 29. Thirty-one lives paid the penalty for yesterday's revolt in the Monterey (Mexico) penl- tentiurv. Thn Incoming train passun gers state that six prisoners were killed during the outbreak, and 23 others regarded ns ring leaders were executed later. The warden was .imong the slain. Three thousand prisoners were In the prison. Fort Worth, Tex., Feb. 29. Stand ing seven for acquittal and live for eomlclion, the jurors who tried John Ileal Sliced for the murder of Capt. A. a. Boyce, an aged, cattle king, were discharged today. Sneed, a wealthy banker, believed that Captain Itoyce had tried to assist his son, Al. lloyce, in abducting Mrs. Sneed und shot Capt. Hnyce 111 a Fort Worth hotel. The jury was out 112 hours. WILEY DENIES REPORT THAT HE ILL RESIGN Believes Enemies Responsible for Rumor Will Not Attack the Administration. Washington. Feb. 29. lr. Ilnrvey Wiley, chief chemist In the depart nient of usriculiarc. today denied that SECRETARY KNOX VIEWS Leaves This Afternoon for Port Limon and Thence Pro ceeds to San Jose. Panama. Feb. 29. Secretary State Knox left at 8 o'clock this mom Ing on a leisurely trip to Colon with frequent stops, en route to Inspect the Panama canal. Secretary Knox, bo fore departing, told a party of govern ment olllclals that he was Immensely pleased with the cordiality of the welcome ho had received. Knox and party return und bourd tho cruiser Washington this aftumoon. Ancnor he Intended resigning from office. Hewln ue weighed und tho warship will PERISH IN BLIZZARD of Washington, Feb. 29. The presl- .i..i .....i..r,luir illrei'led tho deuart- r--. ... . l .. .....i f.... l-l... I... ment of Justice to hold up until no eeveu icxus mh' i-.. could Investigate the five years sen- tireai niorin nm r,iijm in th nen tentlarv imposed on niswinin-. vi xr rvirtiHln of Newberry. S. C, .,i,'i..H i.r violating the' national Dalhart. Tex.. Feb. 29. Seven per honWimr law and of misappropriating sons In northwest Texas and eastern 1470. Senator: Tillman and Repre- New Mexico have hart their lives In sentullves Johnson, Flnley and Eller be of South Carolina told th preBl a storm which Is sweeping across me Texas ' Panhandle. All the victims unt.noa wua xclv and I were On ranges caring for cattle unmerited. -- - I which are suffering In the blizzard. Southern Mcrchanta Denounce Parcel l"oxt. Nashville. Tcnn., ' Feb. 29. At Its concluding meeting, the Southern Merchants' association adopted strong resolutions denouncing, the proposed parcels post and urging members or congress to vote against the measure. W. II. Carter of Columbus, Miss., was elected president of the association. Tho association adjourned to meet again next year in this city. haracterlzes as "preposterous and pure llctlon" rumors that he was con sidering such action or that he would come out with a statement attacking Secretary Wilson and tho administra tion. Dr. Wiley declared the rumors lhat he was about to resign undoubt edly i iinie fri m "enemies" who rc ecnlly attacked him in other ways. Regarding a report that after re signing he would be a candidate lor vice president on the democratic tick et, I'r. Wiley laughed and wild: "I could not run on that ticket. I urn a whole democrat, that Is, the others are only semi-democratic. I believe In the equal, rights nf man, and the right of women as well as of men to vote; wherefore 1 am a whole democrat." proceed for Port Llmon, Costa Rica, where tho party arrives tomorrow. The journey to San Jose will be con tinued Immediately. Several Hurt on Hock Island. Davenport, la., Feb. 29. Three Pullmans of train No. 6 of the Ilock Island left the track near Anawan ill., todav and tumbled Into a ditch. Several passengers were Injured. Gazette-News Bureau. The Hotel Raleigh. V Raleigh. Fob. 29. It develops today that Marion Rol ler strongly opposed the Settle resolu- lons endorsing Taft und fought them before they reached the committee. It is said here that Rutler has long been Roosevelt sympathizer and the breach between himself and Morehead was expected. C. R. Wheat ley of Beaufort said to- day that the committee yesterday un-. ' seated W. A. Muce as chairman in "arteret county and held In favor of Dr. George Davis, a Butler-Morehead man. This fight was before the last convention and the action of the com- inltue was not surprising. Finding that a resolution by Thomas Settle unequivocally indorsing the ad-, ministration of President Taft met with great opposition, the Republican state executive committee yesterday by a 12 to 6 vote adopted a resolution the most significant paragraph "of wlih h embodies the suggestion that the administration of President Taft be the subject of thought of the peo ple of the state. The action of the committee was In line with suggestions in this corres pondence that Roosevelt sentiment among the mass of the people was as suming such proportions that the Taft leaders were beginning to feel scared. ' One of the developments of the tbiHte- members. ..Those whvvoteaV tt , committee was tho announcement by Hon. Thomas Settle of his resignation as prosecuting attorney In the customs court at New York, a position Mr. Set tlo has held for about a year. Original Resolution Withdrawn The meeting was attended by all but three members Those who voted for the endorsement of President Taft's idministration as embodied In the modified resolution were Dan Patrick, A. .Edmonds. Thomas Settle, Harry Skinner, J. R. Gaskill, James D. Par ker, R. G. Campbell, I. 13. Tucker. J. S. Lewis, Dr. J. J. Mott, C. J. Harris, and J. Motley Morehead. Those who voted against this were C. C. Van, C. II. Cowles. George Butler, I. M. Meek- ins, T. W. I lanes, and J. J. Jenkins. Those speaking against the resolution were Messrs. Van, Cowles, Butler, Mcekins and Haynes. Those who spoke for the original Settle resolu tion were A. E. Holton. Thomas Set tle, J. M. Morehead, Judgo Gaskill, und Mr. Harris. When It was apparent that the or iginal Settle resolution was meeting with such opposition thut its passage was endangered , Secretary Gilliam Orlssom came to the front with a . suggestion that a committee be ap pointed to draft another resolution that would not be so objectionable. This committee, composed of Thomas Settle, C. C- Van, George Butler and Ike Mcekins. retired. and after some Inlxir, llouglit fprth the following resolution, which was adopted by a 12 to six vote. Resolution Adopted. "We hereby endorse and commend the administration of President Taft. "Confronted from the beginning of his administration until today with a series of difficult, complicated and em barrassing questions many of them calllngfor legislative remedies, he has met the situation with firmness, tact and Judicial temperament, ami largely through his personality has secured much needed legislation from congress when he has at no time during his administration been able to Invoke the aid or a cohesive. Arm party majority. There has not been un hour dur ing his administration when the re publicans in congress could pass a strict party measure-. 'We especially commend his po sition on the tariff. "His Insistence that the tariff should he dealt with scientifically. with the aid of accurate knowledge of conditions and details, rather than In a partisan, theoretic and speculative manner, and in the absence of uuthen tle Information and knowledge, Is fundamentally sound. "This Is practically admitted by the conduct of the democrats in congress. If the wool, tho cotton and other bills Continued cm pag two. Troops Revolt III Peking. Peking, Feb. 29. In a revolt among Yuan Shi Kal's troops today, a num ber of houses were tired and wrecked and paradera shut up the streets Indis criminately. ". ' , . " ; Wlckersliiim Defends Lt-uis. Washington, Feb. 29. Attorney Generall WIckersham Is seeking to prevent the American Bar association from ousting W. H. Lewis, his negro assistant, from membership. lwls was elected a year ago but the bar as sociation's executive committee passed a resolution rescinding the negro's election. MY CHOICE FOR PRESIDENT If I could Select the Man I Would Name I M.O lOIIOIIOOl Name Address.... ...... . Out this ticket out and mall It tr. Tito (JairUeNews, or liaml It In at tills office. M yon do not care to write your name ou the ballot, you can write It In a registry book provided at the office. Results will be published from time to time and In no sse will Uie name uf the voter be given oat nines so requested.
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