North Carolina Newspapers

A A TOE ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES u r r Will LAST EDITION 4:00 P. M. Weather Forecast, PROBABLE SHOWERS. VOL XVII. ASHEVILLE, N. C. FRIDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 12, 1912. 3c PER COPY 0 I 4L A POT THE ENii'NEERS VOTE TO STRIKE The Locomotive Drivers on 50 Eastern Lines, Their Wage Demands Rejected, Vote to Walk Out. MANAGERS TO CONVENE TO CONSIDER MATTER "Next Move Is Up to the Rail roads," Is Grand Chief Stone's Sole Comment on Situation. , New York, April 12. By a majority-of more thun 23,000 out of 23, 000 votes cant, the locomotive en gineers of 00 railroads east of Clil cugo and north of the Norfolk AVestern lines have authorized their officers to call a strike should further negotiations with the railroads for in creased pay fail. The result of the vote was made known today by Grand Chief Stone of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Kn Rlneers to Chairman Stuart of the General Managers' association. The general managers have called a meeting Tor April 15 to consider the result of the vote. Engineers' officers will remain here 'a reasonable time" to await a counter proposition ly the railroads to the original demands of the engineer for an Increase in pay aggregating 1C per cent, which recent ly were rejected by the railroads. Mr. Stone said he did not wish' to comment upon the result. "It speaks for Itself." he paid. "The next move is up to the railroads." FIVE TEXAS NEGROES MURDERED WITH AXE Supposedly., a Religious Fana tic Wiped Out an Entire " Family. San Antonio, Tex., April 12. Wil liam Burton, his wife, two children and Leon Evans, his lirolher-ln-law, ull ' negroes, were murdered while asleep early today. The head of each up pears to have been crushed with an axe and butcher knives were found sticking in all the bodies except those of the children. Apparently there Is no clue to the perpetrator of the crime, but the po lice believe a negro fanatic Is respon sible. The murder Is in every way similar to those in Louisiana where a negro woman whose mind, affected i y oevouon lo a peculiar religious sect, acknowledged crimes. She de dared the tenets of her faith de manded killing all selected sect. FLOOD OUTLOOK GRAVE AT ARKANSAS TOWNS Muter Steadily Rising ut .Marked Tree ami Luxura Ijevce May Give .Way. ; Momphls, April 12 Telephone com munication was made during the fore noon with Luxora, Osceola and Mark ed Tree, Ark., and the last news from ths first two towns was that the levee situation was very grave. The last re port from Marked Tree said the water was rising steadily about an inch an j nour. women ana cnuuien . been taken to the highest points. In Luxora every able-bodied man is working on the levee and a signal has been agreed on to warn all In the event of a break. East UverpooU O., April 12. four boi, crossing the Ohio river from the West Virglnja sldo, were drowned when their ' boat capslxed today. A tilth boy was saved. ROOSEVELT WINS Colonol rniw VlrM Wood In Ala name. IVImartes-rNouth Bur ItiiBtnit Ones for Win. Gazette-News Bureau, Dully News Uulldlng, April 12. A telephone message from Burling ton last night stated Roosevelt nan drawn first blood In the Alamance re publican primaries. South Burlington precinct giving him a three to one vote, over Taft and Instructing Its dele gates to the county convention to work fr a state delejutlon Instructed for F.-ouevelt. . ine South Burlington pre cinct primary was held last night, although the general primaries In Al amance will be helrl today and to nliht ' It Is said by Alamance republican that the Mulrlngton precinct vote Is s fair tent of the strength between Roorevelt and Taft throughout the county. j j Mrsnwy'N Body Bent to Washington. New York, April 12. The body of General Phil Kearney, burled half a century In Trinity churchyard, after lying In state In the city hall was Sfiit to Washington today, where it will be relnlerred In the Arlington nafiftnal ccnifttery. Scissors Victim and Woman Heidi MARY KA&N SNYDER Cool a ml collected uud stoutly main taining .her liumcence of crime, Mary F. Kurns is being held In New York to await examination on a charge of homicide In -the killing of Walter J. Snyder In an apurtmnet jointly occu pied by them. The accusation ugalnst kcr is that she stabbed Mr. Knyder four times with a pair of scissors, the heart be ing pierced twice. SENATORS ATTACK E romerene Advocates Resolu tion for Criminal Prosecu tion of Trust Officials. Washington. April 12.- The right of Way In the senate today was given Senators Cummins and Pomerene, the former to urge action on his bill per mitting the Independent tobacco In terested to Intervene in the so-culled tobacco trust reorganization and the utter t advocate his resolution dl- .,,.,, ti.,i..v General Wickersham to begin criminal prosecution against officers or the Standard Oil and American Tobacco companies. SELF-STYLED MESSIAH IS DflSH SUICIDE Corpse of Hi3 Wife Beside Him Her Throat Having Been . Cut. ' London. April 12. Rev. Samuel Henry, the self-styled "Messiah," who recently caused a sensation . In the hnimn of commons by shooting a re volver at the ceiling, was discovered this mornlna dying in his home with two bullets in his head. His wife's body was by his side, her throat hav ing been cut. MANUFACTURER SLAIN Ilodvof Lynn.. (Mans.) Man, Killed I Bullet Wounds, Is Found Boulevard. Lynn, Maps., April 12. The body of tieorge E. Marsh, president of a soup .........fu.-turinu company here, was found on Point of Pines boulevard to ...... ...in. iua bullet wounds. The police believe Marsh was murdered. TO JOIN IN INQUIRY Canadian timermncnl CorrespomUiiB With Washington Hcsardihg tost of Uvlng Investigation. . n.i. Ont.. Aorll 12 The Cana dlan government Is corresponding with the United Btates with a view . i..,.,,..ruiliiir an International in vestlgntlon Into the cost of living. The Canadian minister of labor wants to Join In such an Inquiry. Albert Nut Tomlng With tJerman Fleet iioriin Atull 12. The German fleet m .Mrlv In May for the United stales to ret in u the visit nf the Amer lean fleet will be composed of the cruisers Moltite, Steetln and Bremen. Prince Albert, son of the emperor, will not go to America. ft $ I U i TOBACCO 00MB1N W GOUL MEH HOLD HIT! MlflYEHE IS IptD Sub-Committee Is Endeavor nig to Bring; About an Ad justment in Anthracite Fields. VOTE OF BITUMINOUS OPERATORS IS CLOSED Counting of Ballots Will Begin in Indianapolis Monday Settlement Seems Probable Philadelphia, Pa., April 12. Th sub-committee representing the oper ators and miners endeavoring to reach an ugrceuient on a new wage arrange- ment for the anthracite miners held a meeting today, Before convening several members said thev exuected it would be several days before they would be able to make a report to the full committee. Tiie wage question, recognition of the union and modill cation of the methods of the concilia tion board or its abolition are still prominent points at issue. Sort Coal Vote Finis. Indianapolis, - April 12. Thousands of he Hots cast by union soft coal min ers in the United States and Canadu on whether to accept the two years wage scale proposed by the Cleveland conference were received at the Unit ed Mine Workers headquarter here today. The counting- of votes begins Monday. - Secretary Perry said he had no In formation changing his estimate that the new agreement Is approved by 90 per cent of the miners or bis opinion that all the miners will he at work by the end of the monlh. DEMOCRATS FOR TARIFF REVISION New York Send3 Uninstructed Delegation, Bound by the Unit Rule. New lor It, April 12. A delegation f DO members uninstructed for any presidential candidate but bound by he unit rule, was chosen to represent New York state at the democratic na- ional convention at Baltimore at the state convention of the democratic arty In this state here yesterday. The proceedings were marked by omplete and unbroken harmony, there being only one note of protest sounded, that of Mayor James K. Sague of Poughkeepsie against the resolution providing for the unit rule. rhis, he declared, ''bound the New- York delegation hand and foot," and was undemocratic In principle. We should stand for. a fair con vention and may the best man win," aid Mayor Hague. By a viva voce vote the orlginul resolution wus car ried with only about a dozen delegates voting against the 'unit rule. The principal plank of the platform iml the leading theme of the speech f congressman John J. Fitzgerald of Kings county, the permanent chair man, was the revision or tne tarur. ,., The ulatform reaffirmed the belief that most of the evils or public life In the United States could be traced to the tariff bills enacted by a republi can congress. These laws we're held accountable for the fostering of mo nopoly, waste of public money and the Increase In the cost of the neces saries of life. . Tho efforts of the democratic ma jority of the house of representative to reduce the tariff were endorsed nd President Taft was denounced for vetoing the tariff hills submitted to him last August. The republican party was accused of deceiving the people In that Its pledges of tariff re vision had been fulfilled, as alleged, by a revision upwards. 1 A platform and candidates chosen at Baltimore which will appeal strong ly to the enlightened and progressive spirit of the age, which will satisfy the people that democracy stands, as ever, for the Institutions of the conn try unalterable against destructive In novations and vagaries which would weaken and destroy the courts which are the safeguards ' of our liberties, but appressively for real progress and reform,'.' the resolutions declared, "will pluce the party again in power In the nation, and permit the work ing out sanely and safely of the prob lems w hich now oppress the masses of the people." v The speech of Seymour Van Sant voord. legal advisor of Governor Dlx and the temporary chairman of the eonvention. was a warm defense of the state administration and of Gov nrnor Dlx. ' - The four delegates-at-large who, with the 86 congressional district del- egutes who go to Baltimore, are Gov ernor John A. Dlx. L'nlted States Sen ator- James A. O'Gortnan, Alton V, Parker and Charles F. Murphy, lead er of Tammany Hall.-' ' The platform was adopted wlthoii anv speeches being made for or against and without one vote In opposltltC State Department Aroused by Tragic Death of U. S. Citizen i : at Hands of Mexican ' : Rebels. PROTESTS OF CONSUL PROVED UNAVAILING Government May Seek Repar ationWashington Won't Recognize the Revolution aries' Billigerent Rights. Washington, 'April 12. The Indig nation of . static; .department 'officials over the execution of Thomas Foun tain, the American gunner- who was captured by the;rebels ut Parral, is he- Heved to be certain to prejudice any attempt on the. part of the Mexlcun Tcbels to secure any recognition f belligerent rights, so necessary to a successful conduct of their campaign. The slate department did everything in Its power to prevent the execution which In Us opinion was in violation of the rules of war of ull . civilized countries. A telegram received yester- day from American Consul Letcher at Chihuahua, dated April 9, and much delayed In the. transmission, said that the consul had protested to the rebels against the execution of Fountain not only at Chihuahua but at Parral, where the man was arrested. How ever, he had Just heard through the local newspapers, which he believed to be accurate, thai. Fountain had been tried and executed that morning. Killing; Called Murder. Jn the opinion, of the state depart ment the man's killing was a deliber ate murder. But it Is recalled that In his proclamationi' President Taft ex pressedly warned Americans against participating. Ill' the revolution on either side, indicating, plainly that they Would do so at their own risk. This, howeverGLes -not frelude-rhe American gnverniVient from taking measures M secure reparation. Mean while there does nc appear to be any Immediate action In contemplation. It Is regarded as rather a coinci dence that at the time of Fountain's execution General Orocozo, the rebel ommiinder-ln-chlef, directed a long statement to the state department. This might be regarded as tlm fori unner of an application for the re ognltion by the United States of the belligerency of the Mexican rebels. In it Orzoco expressly denied the exis tence of uny feeling hostile to Amer icans on the part of the rebels and re pudiated the proclamation which was widely circulated along the border re cently bitterly attacking the Ameri cans in Mexico. This he declared was the product of Colonel Enrlle. who had no authority to represent hlin. IK-alh of Fountain. Fountain of Las Cruces, N". M son of a lawyer of that State, was executed by Mexican rebels on Tuesday morn ing at Parral. He was killed for hav ing operated , a machine gun 'against them while they were attacking the town. He was given a chance to "es cape and shot by guards "planted for the purpose. Fountain, who had been working In the mines around Parral as a shift foreman, was thrown out of work a few weeks ago when the mines were forced to close down. Pancho Villa, commanding the Fed eral garrison, offered Fountain the Job of working a machine gun. Foun tain was in command of a gun throughout the three days battle be fore the rebels captured the ' town. Fountain hid part of the meclumism of the gun and took refuge in a drug store, where the rebels later found him. HOW HEOUS REPORT ABOUT POPEJliTED Madrid Nunciature Attache Read Message Announcing His Father's Death. Madrid. April 12. The erroneous report of the pope's death originated through a telegram which was sent to n attache at the papal nucisture, an nouncing the death of his father. The word Used was papa which means either "pope" or "father." The attache assumed that It was the pope who was dead and he so In formed theSpanlsh government Pre mier Canalejas In turn communicated the news to the reporters. They flash ed the report over the world. King Alfonso and members of the cabinet were Informed and sent 'message of condolence to the nuciature. The pa pal nuncio was absent when the mes sages arrived and the mistake was not dls-overed until he returned. F.ptscopal Bishop Elected. New York. April 12. The Episco pal house of bishops today elected Hev. George Beliefs, Jr.,' bishop of South Dakota and Rev. Hermsn Page of Chicago bishop of New Mexico, F O. Beach and Wife He's A ccused of Slashing miy ''fx 'a J? ' H w ' -fm -A M''" .V:.'-. A" A Warrant has been issued for Frederick O. Beach by an Aiken (S. C.) magistrate at the instigation of the Aiken authorities, charging assault and battery with intent to commit murder. In that he, attacked and attempted to kill Mrs. Beach, his wife, .on February 2 last. . Several weeks ago Mm. Beach was attacked in the yard pf their winter home in Aiken about 11 o'clock at nisiht. When taken to her own apart ments by members of the household, who were aroused by her screams, and after her wound had been dressed by a hurriedly summoned physician, Mrs. Beach told a story of being attacked by a negro. Both are prominent so cially, and the charge against Mr. Beach in mystifying to his friends. GEN- FtffiH UT DIES IMEW W GIT! Heart Failure Fatal to Com mander of the Department of the East. New York, April 12. General Frederick I). Grant, commander of the department of the east and son of the famous civil war general, died suddenly from heart failure last night ut the Hotel Buckingham,, where he was secretly taken Wednesday even ing by his physicians. Although there had been rumors of the gener al's Illness and reports that he would never ngain take up his duties, to day's news came as a distinct shack to the public. His .physicians. In a statement giving tho cause of death, said he had been suffering from dia betes and attendant digestive distur bances, Mrs. Grant was with the General when he died. (Jen. Carter May Kiuiifil Grant. Washington, 'April 12. ('apt. U. S. Grant, third, the only son of Frederick 1). Grant, did not learn of his father's death until this morning, when he left immediately, for New York. Gen. Grant vacates a post which, next to the chief of staff. Is regarded as the most Important in the army. The position cannot bo permitted to be vacant long. Therefore it is con sidered probable a high ranking offi cer will be designated soon after the funeral. It is believed Major General William H. Carter, assistant chief of staff, probably will be syjected. BEACH BOND MADE Millionaire Ai fused of Wounding His Wife Knit Not Hurry Back for Trial. Aiken. S. C.. April 12. Frederick O. Bach, the New York millionaire, for whom a warrant has been Issued here on the charge of cutting his wife's throat several weeks ago, will not be compelled to hurry back from his trip to Europe to Ftand trial. It was announced yesterday that Thomas Hitchcock, jr., the millionaire horse man, has furniiihed bond of $1000 for Beach's appearance at the September term of the Circuit court of Aiken county. The bond has been accepted and this practically ends the case un til that time. It was slated here yesterday that Mr. Beach, who now Is In Paris with his wife, prohsbly will remain abroad until the latter part of August. Bank Safe at Blown; Rohbedpf $5000 Gasette-News Bureau, The Hotel Raleigh. Raleigh,' April 12. The Bank of. Orar.ge at lllllsboro was dynamited and robbed last n.ht and between ttOQQ and $50(0 was taken. The robbers entered thro.'gh M AND FReOERICK. O. BEAOJ. S IKES PUSS; TO A. D. Watt3 in Charge at Ral eigh Pending Campaign Manager's Appointment. Ga.ettc-.N'cws Bureau. Wyatt Building, Washington, April 12. A. D. Watts, who has been clerk to to Senator Simmons' committee, has resigned ajid will go Raleigh, where be will bo, connected with ' Senator Simmons' headquarters. He will open headquarters immediately and be In charge until the senator's manager, who has already been selected and whose appointment will be announced In a week, takes charge. Captain S. A. Ashe has been ap pointed clerk to the committee In place of Mr. Watts and C. K. Cook of Ijoulsbu.rg, Franklin county, has been appointed to the position vacated by - a plain Ashe. The Ganette-News the other day published a story to the effect that S I'. Rogers of Franklin would probably manage Senator Simmons' campaign. So far as is known In this end of the state, Mr. Rogers Is the man who will be named. MAN COMMITS SUICIDE IN GALLOWS' SHADOW Murderer of Columbus Policeman Takes Fatal Drug on Day Set for Kxccutiiin. Columbus, Ga., April 12. James Jefferson, w:ho shot Policeman Mer chants while resisting arrest several months ago and who was to have been hanged this morning, committed suicide in his cell early today. He took poison shortly after midnight, dying early this morning In spite of the efforts of several doctors. It is unknown here he obtained the drug. Hitchcock Not to Resign. Washington, April 12. Postmaster General Hltchco. k today authorized formal statement denying emphaflcal ly "that he has any Intention of renlgn ing as a member nf President Taft cumnei . . i no statement was in re. piy oi numerous rumors that he was about to retire to engage In business. Many of these stories have hinted friction between the president and th postmaster general. Hillshoro the front door, blew open the safe with five charges of nltro-glycerin and made a getaway. Persons recall hearing a dull explosion about -2 o'clock. About 1 2 In loose change, jarred out when the doors were blown off, was found on fhe floor today. SIOW in msm, State Militia and Police Called to Quell Disorder in Mich igan Republican Meet. ATTEMPTS TO ATTACK SPEAKERS ON STAGE Several Fistfights Occur on Floor The Six Delegates- ; at-Large Will Be Contested. Buy City, Mich., April 12. Taft and Roosevelt men in Michigan politics, refusing any basis of compromise fter 24 hours of conferences, yes terday at the state republican con dition attempted to put a quart of delegates into a pint measure and in so doing precipitated one of the most bitter conventions in the history of the state, the birthplace of the repub- can party. Two sets of leaders and delegates. Taft and Roosevelt, fought out their issues to the point where state militia, ollco and sergeant-ut-arms were needed to maintain a semblance of orderly procedure. As a result the credentials com ittee of the republican national con dition at Chicago in June will be re ulred to determine whether six Taft elegates-at-large or an equal num- ier of Roosevelt delegates from Mich igan shall be seated at the Chicago national convention. After the sensational fight on the floor, during which former Senator Albert J. Beveridge of Indiana left the armory, the closing incidents In the convention were comparatively tame. At one stage of the state pro ceedings the convention broke up In., row. ' . Militia and police took charge when ttempts were made to attack speak- son .the stage. Several list fights occurred on the floor. .. Perfunctory resolutions were adopt- i and speeches were delivered by ate leaders favorable to President ift. ' Kentucky Instructs for Taft. Louisville, April 12. Kentucky's four delegates-at-large to the repub- enn national convention were in structed to vote for President Taft by he state convention here yesterday fternoon, but the Roosevelt leaders Kentucky will carry a contest to he nutional convention in an effort , unseat them. . i The action of the convention com- letes the Kentucky delegation of 2S. which 23 are Instructed for Taft nd three for Roosevelt. Four of Taft's district delegates and two of oosevelt's are contested. The convention adopted resolutions reciting specific accomplishments of he Taft administration, endorsing the president's policies and instruct ing the delegates unqualified to sup port him In the convention. ' Contrary to expectations the con vention proved to be one of the quiet est ever held in the state. The antle- lated bolt of the Roosevelt faction Id not take place. The Roosevelt elegates held a caucus Just before convention time and decided to ob serve party regularity by remaining the convention but to protest the adoption of the report on contests made by the committee on credentials and to carry the fight to Chicago without offering a contesting delega tion. CONTRACT FOR E SHIP The Lloyds Give Orders for Biggest Passenger Vessel . : Yet Designed. New York, April 12. A cable from Berlin announces the North German Lloyd company has given orders for the building of a new palatial pas senger liner of 64.000 tons, 8000 tons Itrger than the Olympic end Titanic, new the biggest craft afloat. This la to be the tirst of several similar ships which probably will be used In the Rervlce between New York and San Francisco via the Panama canal. The new liners will cost about tlO," 000,000 each. BILL WELL RECEIVED Irish Nationalist Newspapers Or iwiral ly Approve of tlm Government's Home Rule Mfsminv Dublin, April 12. The Irbh nation, allst newspapers on the whole consid er the British government's home rule bill as satisfactory although some of them profess to regard It as not. be ing final. Freeman's journal describes the bill as the greatest, boldest and most general of the three home rule bills and says: "We should not be surprised tT find It received with hearty web ' Ijy the Irish p.irty."