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TH2 ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES rl A LAST EDITION 4:00 P. IL Weather Forecast. ' FAIR TONIGHT. mm VOL. XV. NO. 65. . .' ' . . " - ASHEVILLE, N. OY THURSDAY. AFTERNNON, APRIL 25, 1912. . 3c PER COPY " A... ' ' FLOt& ; BLOCKFn VESSEL Captain of Mount Temple Re fused to Risk Passengers' Lives by Speeding to Rescue. HEADED FOR STRICKEN I SHIP, THEN STOPPED Passenger Declares He Saw Liner's Light and Believes Steamer Could Have Reached Scene. Strathcona, . Alberta, April 25. E. W. Zeurich, who crowed, from Ant werp to St. John on the Canadian Pa- Me railway steamer Mount Temple made a statement today concerning what was observed from the Mount Temple at sea the Sunday night the Titanic went down. Zeurich says passengers aboard the Mount Temple heard of the Tltanlc's distress at 12:15 o'clock Monday morning, when wireless cnlls .for helpv came. Captain Moore changed the vessel's 'nurse Immediately, heading for the Titanic,' lifeboats being swung from davits and other preparations made for lending aid. The northern course was not held long, Zeurtch said, because a great ice lield lomed ahead. It was reported among the crew and passengers that the captain made no further efforts to penetrate the floes, asserting he could not aiTord to endanger the 2000 souls aboard his ship. Zeurich be lieves the vessel could have reached tile Titanic before it sank. Zeurich corroborates Dr. Quizraw's statement that the Mount Temple's passengers and crew sow the Titanic's lights, Zeurich is positive he saw the Titanic's masts. Told Operators to Sell Stories. Washington, April 25. Guglelmo Marconi, chairman of the Marconi company, limited, today told the sen ate committee Investigating the Ti tanic disaster that he authorized the wireless, operators of- the -CarpathUi and Titanic to sell their stories of the great sea catastrophe for publica tion. Marconi explained that In giv ing his consent for the sale of these stories, he had not attempted in any way to suppress general Information of the wreck. The inventor of the wireless denied any knowledge what soever of wireless messages sent to the Carpathia operators telling them "to keep your mouths shut" and "hold out for four figures." These messages, one of them signed "Marconi," were picked up by the United States battle ship Florida, the night the Carpathia was coming In. and forwarded to the secretary of the navy. Marconi declared he never author ized there messages, but did give his consent that the operator could re ceive the money. Marconi told of repeated attempts he made during Sunday, Monday and days following (he tragedy to get In formation, - Senator Smith said to Marconi: "I would like to have your best judgment as to whether the custom established by Operator Rlnns In the Republic disaster of selling his news and the privilege you gave Cottam In the Titanic disaster had anything to do with your failure to get this Infor mation and the public's deprival of the details of this horror?" Marconi said he did not think so, and repeatedly Insinuated that he had not attempted to suppress any details of the horror. When Senator Smith reached tt.o committee room messages from To ronto awaited him that the deposi tions of officers and erew of the steamer Mount Temple, which sight ed the Titanic on the night of the disaster would be taken Immediately by the Cnnnriinn authorities at St. J"hn and forwarded to Washington The testimony 'of Harold G. I-nwe, fifth officer of the sunken Titanic, yesterday developed that, with a vol unteer arew ha rescued four men from the water, saved a sinking couapsiu.. sinking collapsible nicDoat by toivtng ll asiern i and took off twenty men and one woman from the bottom of an over turned boat. Kvery one of those un der his charge he landed safely on the Carpathia. From first to last Iwe's story showed that he played the man. Or dered away In churge of lifeboat num her 14. he packed it to Its capacity on the top deck - and fearing that some might attempt to Jump Into it while it was descending, kept up a tuslllade from ' his revolver. Once afloat, he tcok charge of a flotilla of small craft which eventuslly were lked up by the rescue ship without the loss of a life! . Competing In Interest with the ,' testimony was the Intrchange t' telegrams between Senator Wil liam Alden Smith, chairman, and the acting Premier of Canada, George B. Foster. The latter told of the docking of he steamer Mount Temple at St. JJohn, N. It. with passengers aboard who n tint, alien the Ti tanic i.,u ii . helleved that the Mount Temple was the ship that was "uly five miles from the White Star liner when she took her nnal plunge. Bi'iiat.r fcmUh has requested that the di-immilim of the officers and Tew of n, Mount Temple be sent ,r him. In addition, he accepted the ( ""'r ,r I,. I-. C. Qiiltr-man (...re the column NEARBY lingers who said they saw the Titanic sink. Telegram From Ship's Officers The committee also received a tele gram signed by J. H. Moore, master m ? , Unt Tem)1, A- Sargent, hlef officer H. Heald, second officer and J. Durrani, the Marconi operator, dated at West St. John, N. B., today pru-tically repeating the Information contained in the Premier's message and adding that the Mount Temple did not see the Titanic's lights. At 6:.10 a. m.. the Mount Temnle iM-hi k- Carpathia and later the Californian. At ociock, sne sighted the Russian steamer, Birma, coming from the south and west. The names of the passengers who claimed they saw the lights of the Titanic, the message said, were not known. Senator Smith asked if it were no true that the reason why the boats were not properly loaded was because the crew were not able to row. The witness denied this. Lowe said the discipline was excel lent. Only one boat, a collapsible one. overturned. All the remainder of the 1 boats, he said, were scientifically handled. Senator Smith asked the number of the crew and the witness said so far as he knew there were 0:i men. "And with 90,1 men aboard," said the senator, "you did not have enough lo man 20 lifeboats properly." "You mean present at the boats?" said Lowe, finally. "So there were not." ' Senator Smith sought to discover whether any men, women or children had been refused admission .to the boats or were put out of the boats after they had gotten In. The officer said no one was refused and declared the only confusion was by the passen gers interfering with the lowering gear. Everything was quiet and or derly aboard, he said. "With everything quiet and orderly who selected the people to get into these boats?" 'There was no such thing as select ing. First we took the women and children, then others as they came." "As you passed the women Into the boats what did you say?" "I simply shouted 'Women and chil dren first, men stand back.' " "Was there any discrimination as to class?" "None whatever." "How about stewardesses?" "It made no dlffevence who, women and children. That was all." Iwe said that First OHicer Mur dock gave the order for the lowering of lifeboats Nog,, 5 add :t. M unlock was in ehargtv ' " " " "Was Mr. -Imnoy" there?"''' " "Yes, he was, he was right along side of me." Lowe then testified that Ismay aided In lowering boat No. 3. Senator sJmtth sought vainly to learn the number ot women In life boat No. 3. The witness said the bout contained about 40 persons. "Why weren't there more?" "We couldn't find any onei who wanted to go. They seemed not to care to get into the boats." The witness said there was no ef fort made by the officers or crew either to restrain or direct the passen gers. DECIDE TO PAY $120,000 At a special meeting of the stock holders of the American National bank held Tuesday afternoon It was decided to pav $120,000 Into the surplus ac. count In order to take out of the bank doubtful and questionable paper. This action of the stockholders evi dences their confidence In the man agement and looks to making this one of the strongest banking Institutions In this section. SOUTHERN TO BUILD STATION AT HICKORY New Bulliliiiif f Hi W Hoof to ItcpliHC Present Structure. Tile Washington, April 25. The South ern Hallway company Is now receiving proposals from contractors for the construction of a new passenger sta tion at Hickory, N. C, work on which will commence as soon as conn on "- N?en aworded, The station will be of hn,.u with tile roof, the dimensions o the bulUIng being 30 feet two Inches In width and lis teei in ihi. win he a white waiting; room, 20 feet by 36 feet, colored waiting room. 2 J feet bv 28 feet, baggage room 16 feet by 28 feet, with sn ample ticket ottlce in the center of the building, together with necessary sanitary toilets for both white and negro passengers. Included .mnrovement will be the work !' wading, drainage, macadam drive way, and concrete and chert plat- ''"The new sfation will give to Hickory better facilities which will be ample to care for Increased traffic anticipated for the future. Taft Gets Iowa. Cedar Rapi.ls. Ia., April 2 ' ... Indorsed by Iowa re- pub leans in their state and congres- sP,nal convention. ..... j-if.at-larae to the nation- B,nve,a.on were cted to vote for him. his usi o- i .hf .national convention . trip Ifliui"a ., i 16 and the "favorite son .. .i.i.nni srin v f n lit ii ' presl- den al canditiacy of United Htates Senator Albert J. Cummins, was re jected President Taft having a ms- . Ml risl r1.?, "L. Vo.;; elf. statesmanship .. indorsed in the minority report ... resolutions committee. His ""' r ,.P,i,icnt Taft were - name aim . i . f ' ' " - 'H I : i) ! II I " 'I IB ' - - . iii : 7h ',1 Ml iii wnft . t i l : , i ni i Hill II I d Hi vi VMUUAM a :. , . 11.: ., , t S ' mm mmm m vmm ma mmmw-ii i -c a. I If . 'Ill Ml I .nRA.w- -J-W . "ilfri,. Ii I v New York Herald and The Gasette-N PERHAPS IT IS NOT "THE PUBLIC" THAT NEEDS 205 BODIES TAKEN FROM THE OCEAf Met Instantaneous Death From Water's Pressure in Vertex, Say Doctors. New York, April 25. Twd hundred and five bodies of Titanic victims were picked up at sea by the cable steam er Maekay-Bennett and are being brought to Halifax, Nova Bcptia. The cable ship's captain confirms the Iden tification of Oeorge D. Wldener, son of P. A. II. Wldener, of Philadelphia In a wireless dispatch. The captain wirelessed that a majority of the bodies will never come to the sea's surfuce. Captain Laruder sent word through the Cape Race wireless sta tion that the Mackay-Bennett has been drifting In the fog since noon vesterday. The captain does not in dicate when he expects to reach Hall fax. The bodies are floating upon the sea many miles east and west in lati tude 47.85 north and longitude 48.87 west, says the wireless. Medical opinion Is that death was instantaneous in all cases owing to pressure when the bodies were drawn down in; the vortex. Of the 205 bodies recovered by the Mackay-Bennett and now being brought to Halifax, only 43 were Iden tified, leaving 162 unidentified dead aboard. . , . 1 SUPERIOR COURT Sludcr vs. Railway, Action fop $1000 DumngcM, in Hands of Jury. This morning in Superior court the case of W. C. Sluder vs. Southern railway, the hearing of which began yesterday afternoon, was given to the jurv. but a verdict had not been re turned when court iook recess ai noon. The plaintiff Is suing for dam ages In the sum of 11000, alleging tnat he had bought a ticket at Alexander in come to Ashevllle and the defend ant company neglected to stop the i ruin on which he expected to come, At the conclusion of tne nearing oi this case the court took up the case of flamlett vs. Cole. Yesterday afternoon the case or w, C. Colle vs. tne uraer or uniieu vum- mcrclal Travellers, In which the plain tiff was suing for 1275 Insurance, was concluded, the Jury returning a ver diet allowing the plalntitt to recover the full amount. The Insurance was for an accident sustained some time ago, and the defendant company con- tnnrind that the piaimui wm nm m good standing, that he had failed to mnke navment at tne proper m, The nlalntlff testified that he had. sent it,, enmnnnv a check covering the premium. Thrf trial of the case start ed yesterday morning. i Taft to Massachusetts. New York, Aprjl 25. President Taft left here at 8:15 o'clock tUls morning for rtoston, where he speaks tonight. Kn roule . the president speaks at Sprltigllt'l't and Worces ter. ' ewe. THE LESSON Another Ship Amid Atlantic Ice Floes Norwegian Steamer, Battered in Vain Attempt to Rescue, , Brings News of Foundering of Unknown Freighter Near Scene of Titanic Disaster. New York, April 25. Officers of the Norwegian steamship Romsdel, In dry dock today after a, perilious trip through a Held of (co, believe they witnessed the sinking of a freight steamship of about 8000 tons In lati tude 45.60 longitude 57.10 400 miles GirVs Warning Saves 500 When Big Dam Gives Way Syracuse, April 25. Warned by a telephone girl that the Mlllhrook dam had broken, 500 persons residing. In Mlllhrook valley fled to the hills to Serious Outbreak Occurs at Dehi, La., Following Lynching of Negro. Monroe, La., April 25. Company D, Louisiana national guard, left to day for Delhi, SO miles east of here, where serious trouble between whites and negroes developed last night.-One negro was lynched. , Further disorder Is anticipated. MRS. W. A. DAVIS Well Known Lady ot Woolney Dips a After a Long lllncm Funeral Tomorrow Mrs. W. A. Davis, a well known woman of the Woolsey section of the city, died this morning about o'clock after a long Illness. The deceased was the wife of W. A. Davis, a merchant on South Main street; they have lived In Ashevllle many years and have numerous friends. The husband and four children sur vive. ' ", The funeral services will be con ducted from the residence In Woolsey tomorrow- afternoon at 2 o'clock by Rev. C. W. Waller, if he returns to the city In time, and thi pallbearers will bo the deacons ol the Mvst Hap list church, of which the deceased hud lung been a member. RUSH MILITIAMEN 10 Ei RACE WAR I in I I Finds Grave north of the Titanic's grave, on March 20. The sunken ship's identity Is un known. The Romsdel, In attempting to re spond to the freight steamer's rocket calls for help, was wedged In the Ice and Be vera 1 holes in her hull resulted from the fight through Ice. day and then watched the torrent wash their homes away, The flood swept away two other dams,. The girl's ' quick work saved hundreds from death. HAGUE GOAL STRIKfjETTLED Terms of the Agreement to Be Made Public Next Month. Philadelphia, April 26. George F. Haer, chairman of the mine operators committee, today confirmed a report that the anthracite miners and oper ators had reached an agreement In the wage and hours' dispute, the terms to he made public after a gen eral committee meeting on May 2. OLYMPIC TIED UP White Star IJne Refuse to Dismiss ' ii ! ,... 1,1.1 v ... Abandon Ship. Southampton, Eng., April 25. The White Star liner Olympic Is still held at Splthead because of the desertion of the firemen of her crew. The trou ble was further complicated this morning by the sudden demand of the Rritlsh Seafarers' union that the com pany dismiss Id union firemen who remained aboard the Olympic. This the company absolutely refuses lo do. Clark 111 Willi Lumbago, Washington, April 25. Speaker Clark In his office today suffered an .ttack of lumbago and later went home. His Illness Is not serious. Representative Saunders of Virginia was uealunated speaker pro tern. HARVESTER CASE LETTERS PUBLIC Roosevelt Suggested Thorough Investigation Before Filing ' of Threatened Suit. ' Baltimore, April 2S. Respecting President Hoosevelt's letter to Attor ney General Bonaparte directing the latter to withhold the anti-trust suit against the Harvester trust contained a correspondence sent to the senate yesterday by the department of Justice, Bonaparte today said1; "Action was withheld pending the result of the in vestigation of the Harvester company by the bureau of corporations, which Investigation was made at the senate's direction." Washington, April 25. The confi dential correspondence which passed between President Roosevelt, Attor ney General Bonaparte and Commis- Isloner Herbert Knox Smith of the bu reau of corporations in 1907 about a government anti-trust suit against the I International Harvester company, was sent to the senate yesterday from the files of the department of Justice, One letter from Col. Roosevelt to Mr. Bonaparte, written at Oyster Bay on August 22,. 1907, said that the colonel had had conferences with George W. Perkins about the com pany's affairs and directed Mr. Bona parte not to file the suit then, hut to go over the matter with Commission er Smith and Mr. Perkins. A letter from Commissioner Smith to the colonel on September 21 told of conferences with Mr. Perkins and stated Commissioner Smith's objec tions to a prosecution at that time. The commissioner wrote that he thought the question of the com pany's guilt or Innocence was merely technical question, and told of a conference with Mr. Perkins on Au gust 24. Perkins' Threat to Retaliate. Commissioner Smith wrote that Mr. Perkins contended with great empha sis "that If after all the endeavors of this company and the other Morgan interests to uphold the policies of the Continued on page two. HMOSEL Tells Big Audience Candidate Has Not Given Him "Square Deal." Springfield. Mass., April 25. Presl dent Taft today made answer to the criticisms Colonel Theodore Roose. velt hase made of him and his ad ministration. In a speech bristling with Indignation, In which he named Roosevelt over and over again, Taft told the crowd that filled the public sauare how he believed Roosevelt had not given him a "square deal,' and how he "misstated" and dhv torted" facts concerning Taft's con duct and actions in the white house. GEORGIA JURIS! SLAYS HIS WIFEJO HIMSELF aft Jealousy Causes Dual Crime of Judge Edward Robertson of Alphrata. Atlanta, April 25. Judge Edward A. Robertson of Alpharetta, Ga.. who shot and killed his wire yesterday, died in a hospital here today from self-lntllcted bullet wounds. Jealousy, it Is said, caused the tragedy. NORRIS ACQUITTED Pwjury Cliargo Against Fort Worth Minister Fallw Arson Case to Come. Fort Worth, Tex., April 25. A Jury In the district court here yesterday acquitted the Rev. J. Frank Norrls, pastor of the First Baptist church, and well known as a reformer, of the charge of perjury. The Indict ment was returned In connection with the Investigation of certain anony mous letters Dr. Norrls received threatening his life. The pastor has yet to face trial on an Indictment charging arson grow ing out of the burning of the First Itapttst church of Fort Worth. It Is probable the arson case will not be called for trial before late In May. STRIKE CONFERENCE CommiflMlom-r Nee.1 and Judge Knapp . Meet Managers' Sub-C)innilt-toe Stone Talks. New Tork, April 25. Commissioner Neal and Judge Knapp, who are en deavoring to settle the wage contro versy between the locomotive engin eers and 50 Eastern railroads, con ferred this morning with the railroad manager's subcommittee. Grand Chief Stone ret the engineers said the engineers v ere "not quibbling over words. We want results," he .said. nulck results, fair piny anil a square deal." CLOSING MEETING I No Session of Sunday School Convention Was Held This Afternoon. FEATURES OF MORNING WERE COUNTY REPORTS - About 30 Represented and the Of , fleers Gave Most Fticotiratt litg Reports. D OCCUR TOFHGHT At the morning session of the con vention of the North Carolina Sunday school association parts of this after noon's program were carried out; con sequently there was no session this afternoon and the closing meeting will be held tonight after the officers have been elected and the place of meeting chosen. The feature of this morning was the reports of the various county officers. About 30 counties were rep- ' resented and most of the officers sub mitted encouraging reports. This wus conducted by the general secretary. The session opened with the fellow- ; ship servliie, conducted by Rev. J. O. Kennedy. This was followed by an ' Interesting address on "The Graded lessons" by J. M. Way. The program for the afternoon was then taken up and a report and two addresses were heard. The report was by Miss Dora Redding on the visita tion department, which was most In teresting. Rev. Lewis Collins of Asheviile de livered a very helpful address, taking for his subject "Some Remarkable Re sults of Home Visitation." There was also an address by Judge Joseph Car- thel of Tennessee concerning the pol icy of the Sunday school. The committee on selecting a time - and place of meeting for next year and the nomination of officers should have reported at this meeting, but It had not finished its deliberations and the recommendations will be made tonight. Invitations from Salisbury were read. 1 The principal action taken by the convention of the North ' Carolina Sunday School association yesterday was the raising of about $2500. at the , night session) which ia to be used in " furthering the work during the next year. This was contributed by the local organizations, many, of them giving Substantial amounts. . At the afternoon session Rev. Franklin McElfresh gave an excellent lecture on "How to Develop Teachers in a Training Class," In which he gave much valuable information. The round table discussion was on "Teach- er Training" and was conducted by W. G. Land es of Pennsylvania. The report of the general secretary, J. Van Carter, showed that many local asso ciations have been established during the past year and that the state or ganizations have been established dur ing the past year and that the state organization Is In a flourishing condi tion. The following service was con ducted by Rev. J. Q. Kennedy of Charlotte. Night Session. The session was opened by prayer . and song service led by Rev. Dr. C. W. Byrd, at the conclusion of which Rev. Franklin McElfresh, Interna- . tional leather training superintend ent, delivered a lecture on "The ' Trained Worker and Christian Pro gress." which was one of the most In teresting and helpful discourses of the whole convention. Referring to thee work that Is expected of the lay men in the future, the speaker de- ciared that there must be competent teachers to train the Christian gen eration. He showed that many child ren are not In the schools and that those who are not must receive a great part of their training In the . Sunday Bchools, In view of which there must be the right kind of teach ers, who will be able to answer the questions propounded by the boys and girls. The speaker said that the Sunday school teacher must be prepared to work hard and to do some sound thinking. The ninth and Inst session will be held tonight, for which the following program has been arranged: Praise service. Rev. R. F. Campbell, D. D.. Ashevllle. Address "Interdenominational Co- operation," J. M. Way. , Address "The New Call for Chris tian Leadership," Rev. Franklin Mc Elfresh. V Reports of committees on resolu tions and recommendations, enroll ment, banners. Introduction of officers, , Farewell words. IEUSOFMOTIIIIIT OF mm CITlZEEiS Refugee From Mexico Brings Fresh News of Robbery ' and Murder. I Laredo, Tex., April ii. How Mexi can t'andlts held up his train, huh. k ed pussengers and robbed and bent men, women Indiscriminately. was told today 6 Peter McFarland, an American locomotive engineer who is among the refugee iiirlviiis; ber.-. Ills train was held mi Am H 1 1 ! Iween Siliir nfiil ... ( . iliieti.r K ant was 1 : of the 'loudly applauded. .an was one
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