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Hi'. 0 -M THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES LAST EDITION . 4:00 P. M. Weather Forecast. FA III, LIGHT FROST. VOL. XVII. NO. 50. ASHEVILLE, N. C. MONDAY AFTERNOON APRIL 8, 1912. 3c PER COPY 200 Workers1 Narrow Escape as Arkansas Eribankment Breaks i Ir. V'li ' f - STtnL ' rTTFJlS lIllUffiT VJELL ATTENDED PATENT MOHOPOLY 1MAHY IN PERIL GEiiEAniiiGDEmEoi flS ship eunrjs Democratic Candidate's Suit case Containing Papers and Correspondence Removed . From Chicago Hotel. OWNER SAYS THIEVES WILL BE DISAPPOINTED Declares Nothing Was Taken Publication ow Which Will , Harm Him Leaves for Syracuse. . Chicago, April 8. Thieves, appar ently with political affiliations, broke l-o the rooms of Governor Woodrow .Wilson of New Jersey at a downtown hotel lute yesterday and stole a suit ' fuse foil or private correspondent e and papers belonging" to Governor .Wilson. ,Tho robbery occurred while Gover nor Wilson was at the rectory of St.) Mary's phurch lunching with Rev. P. J. O'Callaghan and other priests of the. Paullstod. The theft was discov ered when Governor Wilson returned to his hotel. Just before departing for Syracuse. N. Y., Governor Wilson mude tne .following statement regarding the rolihery: . "The robbery will greatly inconven ience me. But whoever obtained the papers and correspondence will be Kreutly disappointed. While the cor respondence Is of a nature which necessarily should be considered pri vate, between the writers and myself, there Is nothing but what may be published without doing me harm. "A great deal of the correspond ence deuls with the campaign I am waging, as do the other documents which were stolen." . ' DcIIvcth Four Speeches. . v Governor Wilson addressed four lame democratic-mattings . . her tyut - nigiu to." the wind-up of his campaign for the, primary Vote for presidential delegates In Illinois. Governor Wil son discussed the trusts, the money power, chastised . the "Interests," praised foreign-horn citizens and de nied that he had ever voted anything but the democratic ticket. He spoke first at South Chicago to a gathering' composed largely of Polish-Americans, next at a downtown theater, then on the southwest side, and last on the northwest side. "When we speak of America," Gov ernor Wilson said, "we speak not of a race but of a people. After we have enumerated the IriBh-Amerl-ouiis. the German-Americans, the Jewish-Americans and the Pollsh Americans, who will be left? The term "America" is bigger than the continent. America lives In the heart of every man everywhere who wishes to find a region somewhere where he will be free to work out his destiny as he chooses." At the downtown theater meeting Governor Wilson said. In speaking of the money power of the country: "The plain fact Is that the control of credit is dangerously concentrated In this country. The money resurces of this country are not at the com mand of those who do not submit to the direction and domination of small groups of capitalist?, who wfcri to keep the economic development of the country under their own eye and guidance. The great monopuly t In this country is the money monopoly. So long ns this exists our old variety and freedom and Individual energy of development are out of the .ques tlon." Got, Wilson Buys Clothlnsr. Syracuse, N. Y., April 8. When Woodrow Wilson arrived here today lie Immediately started out to pur chase a ready-made dress suit. The governor's belongings were stolen at , Chicago yesterday. Wilson speaks at the chamber of commerce banquet to. nlnht. HONORS FOR KEARNEY On Body's Reronvnl to Arlington. Tri lHt Will lie l'aid Memory or . General. New York, April 8. Civil and mill .tary honors will be paid the memory ,of Major General Philip Kearney upon the removal of his body from Trinity churchyard vault to Arlington ceme lery In Washington. Kearnv was killed while reconnolt rrinir within the Confederate lines near ChanUlly, Virginia, In September, ISfiL'. Cenerul Lee later sent the botl under n Hag of truce to Gen. Hooker. Ijiter It was brought north and In brred here. .Marlon Mourns Death of Aycwk. Correspondent of The Gnaette-New Marlon, April 8 Resolutions- of sorrow ak the death of ex-Governor Ayeock having been adopted by the Marlon bar. were offered to a mass meeting of the citizens, held at the court house. Saturday evening. J. W. Pless. representing the local grounds which were thrown open to-1 Standard Oil ami Amerl,, Tobacco ir. presented them to the meeting, day for the anuual Easter Monday egg .companies The P"P,hf-ith-a eulogy upon the dead .Utcs- mMlr.S. Tb lr Is chf'ly but the day . solutions was broad reform In eco- i ba w num. It was spoken to eloquently ana feelingly by many cltlwns and adopted. The solemnity of the occa. sinn was ailili-d to by the tolling of alt the church bi lls. Aml-IW-' n I.it.tx In V mil. in, An .l S. An'i ' t . i l,i ih I 'Mm t,, Several Thousand Delegates at Fourth Annual Meeting of Southern Comercial Congress. ADDRESSES DELIVERED .; BY NOTED SPEAKERS Drainage, Waterways and Sub jects Allied to Fanning Are Discussed by Many Experts. Nashville. Tenn.. April 8. Several thousand delegates are attending the fourth annual meeting of the Southern Commercial congress, which convened here today.' The meeting continued three days, Senator Fletcher of Flor ida presiding. Today's program In cluded an address by President Craig head Of Tulane University on "Educa tional Benefactions of the South" Hnd an address on "Danish Dairying" by Maurice Egan, mlnhrter to Denmark. The remainder of the day was devoted to discussions of drainage, waterways, extension teaching and subjects allied to farming by experts from all parts of the country.- ' , . Mr. Egan, E. Dana Durand, director of the United States census, A. C. True, director of the experiment sta tions of the department stations of the department of agriculture and many other prominent speakers who are to participate In the program arrivec yesterday. ; Senator Duncan Fletcher, of Flor Ida, president of the congress has been here several days and Senator New lands, of Nevudu; Herbert Knox Smith United States commissioner of corporations; Chalrmun R. V. Yoak- C - . I T-.-I I d ...... I , II til. ill 1MB rriKU 1 till V. , vi..". .yoluiiih-of jOomt and others, whod are to tippear early Tin the. program have advised the" congress that they have started for. this city. , FOB BETRAYING OUTUWS Detectives Adopt New Tactics in Effort to Locate Allen and Edwards.. Hillsville, Va., April 8. For two rtuys the outside world has received no Information concerning the move ntents of the detective force on the trail of Sldna Allen and Wesley Ed wards along the North Carolina bor der. It is supposed the searchers are still beating the mountain brush In tho Fancy Gup region, confident of finally coming upon the outlaws. A well denned story Is In circulation that a member of the Allen clan has igreed to tell the hiding place of his relatives for 81000. Money may prove superior to moun tain strategy in capturing Sldna Allen and Wesley Edwards, the two outlaws of the Allen clan, still at large. With no definite prospect of locating the fugitives by raiding the mountain-side. the detectives are snld to be attempt ng to secure Information of the hid Ing places of the two men by paying 81000 or more for Knowledge that would lead ot an Immediate arrest, The detectives. It Is said, have learned that there are among the 75 or more families near here who are akin to Allen, some who would not be averse to seeing the outluws captured, but would demand In return for In forma tlon absolute - silence on the part of the detectives, as well as a liberal amount of money. Revelation, It Is admitted, would mean death to the be traver. The detectives, therefore, in keeping with the Idea, are reticent to discuss this nhase of a possible plan to cap ture the outlaws. They tried hard to get Information from Jordan Edwarus, arrested a few days ago on a cnarge of aiding the fugitives, but he stead fflstlv scorned all proffers of money Reuben Edwards, another kinsman of the Aliens, taken Into custody on a similar charge, was released yester day under a' small bond. Rumor la to the effect that the latter had yielded to the grilling of the detectives and that Important developments might ensue from his quick released EASTER EGG ROLLING Thousand of Children Crowd White House UnmiMlH fiMT Annual F.vent. the Washington, April . Thousands of Li..u Ja. th White House otherwise is ienei:i I rclubt Train Wrecked. Columbia,' Pa.. April 8. A locomo ii. in freitriii earn were wrecked. the engine being thrown into the Sus I ! .1 lll if . himiiH rlv.T. w hen n trnln or is .. .... ii... ii,ii,i..h.liln. l'liliiiiinre -Imi I.... ...,lr I run lit.l n l:irill wk tuuiiire K; .l-iiy, .''-':- ' - - . . , . . ' , s . ' ;.. a. .tf ' -x-- $M&yv--T- !!: ,; - r - - -.l h- mm .n i imtmmvm- j , r " MEMPHIS UNDEB WATER.. IN , "7 .THIS STREET THE FtOOO ' V Y C' '-' STRENGTHENING ' i ' ' - -. "t1 LEVEE AT MEMPHIS, , pVi IZr&r " v i " ' . " - ZL ...l lY"WAS SUICIDE --BI FUFJEBAL lena, Under 20 Feet of ........... GQBOriER DECLABES HELD JH RALEIGH Mrs. Doyle Tells of Mrs. Loril- lard's Injury in Accident, torfliaxd Repeats Story. New York Herald Syndicate. New York, April g.-?Coroncr Fein- bcrg Saturday ended -Urn Inquiry into he suicide of Mrs. Eeekman . Lorllr ;ird, who hanged herself In the Hoff man House on March 16. Mrs. Anna Esther T)oyle of Ashevllle. the dead woman's mother, told of an accident November of lust year In which Mrs. Lorillard was thrown from a mggy In . Ashevllle. She received, a wound on the head. Mr. Iirillard, who Is ft resident of Newport, 'It. I., suld he had been in New York only three days from trip to Europe when he realized hi.f wife whs despondent. On the third morning he arranged to go out with her and waited In the hotel office, When Mrs. Lorillard delayed coining down lie telephoned to her room but received no answer, ltecomlng alarm t(l, he said, he ran up and found his wife in the bathroom, hanging from a metal liar with a trunk strap. He tried to cut the strap but fulled. Then he took his wife In his arms nnd lifted her bead from the noose. He placed her on a bed and tried to revive her. Dr. A. A. Moore, of No. 43 East Thirty third street, aim) tried to revive her. A noie signed "Catherine I" saying that the writer was tired of life, was identified by Mrs. Doyle and Lorillard as In Mrs. Lorlllnrd's hand. The coroner ended the Inquest by .tatlng that In his opinion Mrs. l.nrll- iard committed suicide. FOR FEDERAL OFFICIAL TO SUPERVISEGOrJIBINES Commissioner Smith in Report Strongly Urges New Admin . ' istrative Office. Washington, April R. The creation of a federal administrative office to supervise Interstate Industrial corpora tions Is strongly urged by Herbert Knox Smith, commissioner of corpora tions. In his annual report made pub lic yesterday. Mr. Smith maintains that It Is Impossible to enforce effec tively a real system of restraint upon business through the courts alone be cause of the vast complexity of cor porate Interests and the constantly chunking business conditions. As a "convincing object lesson on the need of such an administrative system," the commissioner nf corpor ations points to the disintegrated nomlc conditions, "And yet," Mr. Smith freely de dares, "the country has no effective means nf ascertaining how far the desired reform will really be carried out. No one can foresee the future or - 1 Ihiw now units In the two great In i.iueinc. u win imi i"eiy nniiile and flniinolol process. No Jii'H - I 111 11 1 !i i I! I III T V 1H HHUl'lfl IV i.him.,.' tins novd itollrm." 1 1 VM Memphis, April-. 8. -Three Missis sippi river steamers have arrived here carrying hundreds of honieless persons rrom ine nooa swein utnus di ivraun- life Is reported In several small towns Inundated. , Refugees fwho came this morning saved none of their personal belongings. Many were almost naked. Cairo Surrounded by Deep Flood. Cairo, Ills., April 8. The Ohio river here Is stationary as 54 feet The city here Is stationary at 64 feet. The city is entirely surrounded by water ten feet highi r than;the city's general level. Refugees front other flooded districts were brought here In a . half starved condition, f . .Memphis. April 8. Levees In the Hood-menaced district are holding strong this morning.- The river here has subsided seven-tenths of a foot. The strain on the dikes in the Yazoo district has Increased and danger at several points along the Arkansas shore has not passed. Two hundred levee workers narrowly escaped being swept away when the embankment caved at mile post No. 24, 16 miles south of Helena, yesterday. The town of Modoc, near the break, Is 20 feet under water and Modoc Is practically depopulated. Tho steamer Kate .0nms was near Modoc when the levee proke, rescuing those Imperiled Motor launches rescued farmhands! from cabin roofs and treetops. The work of curing for refugees is pro ceeding. In the wide stretches of the Missis sippi Hooded aieu there are three striking pictures. The nothermost Is the 500 square miles of the Reelfoot lake country of Tennessee where 2000 or" more persons have been driven rrom their homes by the smashing of the Mississippi levee In southwestern Kentucky. In this "district thousands of acres are under water. Scores of persons -who have refused to desert their homes now are Imprisoned in upper floors und on roofs of flooded bouses. A few miles south, In Arkansas, three counties are under water. From this rich "bottom" country hundreds of farmers and villagers have been driven. Flood waters swept over the fertile fields and thriving villages with the breaking of th levee oh the Arkansas side north of Memphis. Ireat numbers of persons, marooned on roofs of houses and In trees, have been taken out of the flood district in boats. Probably many more water Imprisoned are In Imminent peril. There are not boats enough to per form the rescue work required. Three counties. Crittenden. Poinsett and Cross, are flooded. The scene south of these points Im presses one with the migKt nf a giant stream on a rampage. Homes that once 'marked the center of rich "bot tom" farm lands now float in a tor rent that cannot be -stayed. Bits of wreckage floating along In the tawny tide reflect the extent of the damage in the valley ahovet ' - ' From the standpoint of the north ern dweller, a picture of a Mississippi valley flood Is best expressed In fig ures of possible life loss and statistics telling of the number of square miles Inundated. To the valley plantation owner a different picture presents itseir. , ; With him Inundation of his farm by a torrent from the river overflow means erosion of hit acres, set-back of his crop and loss of labor ItcfUMC to Leave Home:. To the small farmer and "settler," the coming of th flood means flight. Hundreds of such persons have re fused, however, to leave their homes nnd In many Instances such esses linve been dep't' with ttirmiRh force. There have been rcporis of lutallties among "poor whiles'" and ru-Krocs ' . 1.5'lni- 5 i i j 4 ) T mi A Vast Concourse of People Attended Great Mass. of v Floral Offerings. Gazette-News Bureau, ' The Hotel Raleigh, ,' Raleigh, April 8, For the profusion of flowers, the multitude In attendance and the sin cerenesB of the tributes paid, the fun eral services over the remains of former Governor Charles Brantley Ayeock, which were held from the First Baptist church yesterday after noon, are unparalleled In the history of Raleigh. Never before have so many notable men and persons of every condition assembled In Raleigh In numbers as gathered here today for the funeral of the ex-governor. Hours before the services the hotels snd streets were thronged with North Carolinians, come to add their silent tribute to the dead; come to show their love for the state's educational governor; come to bow their heads to this friend to man. Practically the whole of the North Carolina congressional delegation. In cluding Senator Simmons; all of the Judiciary, lawyers, teachers, laborers were here. The floral deslg.. were numerous and beautiful. These flowers were sent by public men, school children and Institutions. The death of Governor Ayeock was not unnoted In the various churches, ministers, speaking of the risen Lord, paid tributes to the dead governor, re ferring to him affectionately and quot ing one or more of his eloquent say ings. Threatening weather In the after noon did not prevent the crowds from assembling about the capltol, where since Saturday evening at 6 o clock the body had Iain In stnte. Hundreds of people formed In lines and vlewen ror the last time the countenance of the state's beloved leader. The funeral services were held from the First BaDttst church. Hundreds of people, unable to enter, remained on the outside with heads bowed and uncovered. Within Dr. T. W. O'Kelly, nastor of the First Baptist church; Rev. P. D. Gold of Wilson, ana wisnop Kilgo of Durham conducted the simple ervlces. Prof. Wade R. Brown of Meredith College conducted the music, Interment followed In Oakwood cemetery. TWO KILLED IN CRASH Henry Mellaril, Jr., Loses Control of Motor Car and t.uciH . Lose Uvea. Roanoke, Va.. April 8. Dr. J. N Lewis, one of the leading physicians of this city, and George Bernard, clerk in the general offices of the Norfolk & Western railroad, were killed Saturday night in an automo bile wreck' on the Holltns turnpike, five miles from this city. , The machine was driven by Henry McHarg, Jr., vice president and gen. eral manager of the Virginia Coal Iron and Coke company, and was 90-horsepower car. The driver lost control of the machine and ran lnt a fence. Dr. Lewis and Mr. Bernard were hurled 40 feet Into a field, lU,r nard's death being Instantaneous. Dr Lewis lived for 20 minutes. Mi-llnrg ana snoiner passenger, (eorge, Richardson, were thrown from the rar but were not seriously Injured nlthough they occupied the front seats. The machine was running at a rute of 4J miles an hour. jt- Supreme' Court Refuses to Re consider Its Decision of March 11. Washington, April 8. A rehearing of the so-called "patent, monopoly ' mlmograph cose was refused by the United States Supreme court today, on March 11 the court decided that In selling a patent machine the pat entee may require the purchases to use only such supplies for the machine as are purchased from the owner of the patent, notwithstanding that sup plies are not patentable. COL. ROOSEVELT ATTAGKS 11 LORIfJEB l!i ILLI1S0IS He Vigorously Assails Senator Under Fire for Alleged Corruption. Springfield, 111., April 8. With a dozen speeches and an encounter with a slashing April storm. Colonel Roose velt Saturday put in the first half of his campaign tour of Illinois. He mude his lirst speech of the day In Uockford and his last one In Spring- Held. In his speech here the colonel at tacked Senator Lorimer of Illinois In emphatic language. He took Issue with Joseph Choate and other New York lawyers who have formed an association to combat his Idea In re gard to the Judiciary and expressed his opinion about what he termed the nice exclusive persons" of great wealth, who, he said, are easily fright ened, especially by the bugbear . of majority tyranny." ' . , The formation, of the Lorlmer-Lln- coln Republican league which is op posed to him, furnished . the theme uoev the colonel" remarks About the 'It Is Infamy and an outrage," he said, "that Lincoln,, who stood for honesty In politics as well as in every other phase of our national life. should have his name desecrated by its use in connection with Mr. Lori mer and his associates. They stand for and typify all those evils against which Lincoln's whole life was a pro test." Colonel Roosevelt referred to Mr. Choate and his associates as men who said they were "championing the con stitution." He said they "are merely pettifogging It In the interest of spec ial privileges." As the train stopped at Amboy the rain was propelled by a strong wind, hut the colonel threw an overcoat over his shoulders and went out to speak to those crowded about the car. Until the train drew away he remain ed there, the rain streaming down his face. He upoke at 11 other places. His supporters said they believed that the result of the primaries on Tuesday would be a factor of great weight .in deciding the outcome of the former president's campaign. Illinois has 68 delegates to the republican national convention. BUREAU OF MARKETS- PROVIDED BY BILLS Federal Investigation of Methods by Which Producer May Reach Con sumer Considered. Washington, April 8. The estab lishment of a bureau of markets In the department of agriculture is pro Ided for in bills by Representatives Wlckliffe and Beall, Introduced before the house agricultural committee to day. The bills provide for a director appointed by the president and that the bureau investigate methods of marketing farm products, with a view to recommending the fairest and most direct method by which they may reach the ultimate consumer from iroducers. The committee will summon the secretary of agriculture and other officials to discuss the practicability of such a bureau. ACTS FOR RICHESON Lawyer Begins His F.ffort to Save Murderer of Miss Liimrtl From Electric Chair. Boston, Mass., April 8. The first move to save the life of Clarence V Richeson, the confessed murderer of Miss Avis Linnell, sentenced to die In the electrio chair during the week of May 9, was made today. The minis- ter's attorney, William A.' Morse, had a short conference with Executive Sec retary Hamlin at the state house, fol lowing which It was announced that on April 28 Rlcheson's counsel will appear before the governor and argue the question of referring a petition to the executive council, which rests en tlrely with the governor. Mine Closed Because of Fatalities. Duluth, Minn. April 8. So great has been the toll of human life dur ng the past eight months in the oper ation of the big Norman mine near Virginia, Minn., that the fee owners have cancelled the lease held cy the Oliver Iron Mining company (the United States Steel corporation.) Tho notice of cancellation and rea son therefof was served upon the nf fielals of th Oliver company on 1-Yti- n.iiti mu ajrf.w j.xliiil iii mo vt ,n!ii.i I until Hiitunluy. Captain Drives Steamer Onta rio Full Speed on Moritauk Point Rocks to Save Lives. ' y PASSENGERS RESCUED BY LIFE SAVING CREW Sailors Stay Aboard in En deavor to Quench Flames Many Boats Go to -Their Aid. Dutch Plain - Ufa-Saving Station, Long Island, April 8. The Merchants' and Miners'-steamer Ontario, Balti more for Boston, carrytng 15 passen gers nnd a. crew of 40, Is on the rocks IT Montauk point with fire raging fiercely In her hold. Passengers were taken off by a tug early this morning. The crew is still aboard fighting fire. , Two crews of life-savers In their bouts and three revenue cutters are standing alongside. The captain after transferring passengers to a tug sent word by the live savers that his crew ould remain aboard. The progress of the fire had been checked by 6 clock and at 8:30 o'clock was under control. At that hour the vessel was hard aground and apparently In no danger of breaking. It was reported the passengers would be landed from the tug at New London. A wrecking tug is on the way from New York to pull the vessel oft the rocks if possible hen the fire la extinguished. The fire broke out during the night nd became so threatening - that shortly before 2 o'clock Captain Bood ordered wireless operators to send dis tress signals. - He turned back upon his course and drove the vessel full speed, ahead or .the reels oft, Moptauk point. Liie-savers, reiniorcea oy a crew rrom tne nit her plain station transferred the passengers in small boats to the tug. The fire was con fined entirely to the hold. The hull of the vessel was badly blistered on the outside. The Ontario Is a vessel of 1987 tons net, 290 feet long, of steel nd built in 1904. She left Baltimore Saturday. The Ontario was fully Insured. Most of her cargo was taken on at Newport News. The value of the cargo destroyed Is undetermined. Most of the passengers aboard the steamer were booked at Baltimore. The Ontario Cargo. Norfolk, Va., April 8. The steamer Ontario sailed from Norfolk at mld- ight Saturday after taking on 16 pas sengers and completing a cargo taken on at Baltimore and Newport News. rom Norfolk she carried large quan tities of export cotton, peanuts, eggs and truck, consisting principally of plnach and kale. in umm. iiies n Scotland and Wales Also Many Miners Return to Pits. London, April 8. General activity prevails today In the coal mining dis trict of Great Britain. In Scotland and North Wales the number of min ers who descended the shafts was largely Increased. In English and southern Welsh coal fields, gangs went down Into the pits to clear the roadways and prepare for, a cerefal resumption of work tomorrow. KNOX IN JAMAICA Makes a Motor Car Trip About Kings ton and Proceeds to Port Antonio. ' Kingston, Jamaica, April . -Secre- i try of State Knox arrived aboard the cruiser Washington today. As the cruiser entered the port she exchanged salutes with land batteries and then anchored close to a wharf, where a guard of honor drew up. When the colors were hoisted a military band played "Star rtpangled Banner" and "Ood Save the King." The secretary arranged to call on Governor Sir Sidney Oliver while on the way to Port Antonio. The secre tary made a motor trip around the. town before proceeding to Port Anto nio. Monument to Confederacy's Women. Columbia, S. C, April . The first monument ever erected by a state to the women of the confederacy will be unveiled here Thursday. The memor ial, a bronze group representing the confederal woman in her chair of state, about to be crowned by the in- ed genius of South Carolina. On ea- h side of the chair Is a winged chlM coming forward to lay a garland flt tt " feet of the woman. This eeremony Hill n ,7k - I ' ": n movenieiit f,,r t - I H-nioen ol' S'm!' -if , . ''!! !"- n i" :.
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