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LAST EDITION ; .4:00 P. ,M. Weather Forecast. v FAIR. DISPATCHES VOLvXVII. NO. 72 ASHEVTLLE, N. 0. FRIDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 3, 1912. 3c PER COPY 1 If DIKE IS iiTBOUS Inhabitants of Thriving ' ui- eiana Town, 7 Now Flood- Swept, Removed to Mis . sissippi by Boat. LEVEES WEAKENED , BY HEAVY RAINFALL Baton Rouge Now in Danger . Great Fields of Cane, Rice and Cotton Are Inundated. ( v.' , . 1 New Roads, La.. May 3. The yel low Waters of the mississlppt river are weeping through a' 1000-foot, breech In the levee at Torras In an ever-Increasing torrent. It is difficult to es timate the financial loss, which In volves the whole of Point Coupe par ish and parts of several others. " Sugar cane, cotton and rice crops which were well advanced will he a totat loss. ;- Torras has been cut off from telegraph communication. Hun dred of . persons forced from their homes near Torras were picked up at several stations along the line and brought here. - i . ; -' Torras, La., May 3. A lake of wa ter eovcrs the town-of Torras to a depth ranging fromv two to six feet; and the Mississippi flood waters are pouring through the crevasse at the -rote of -II mile an hour. This tor rent of flood water has covered the , lKtle towns of Lettsworth, Innlns, Dtnvlnue and Bmlthland. . - , While the water from the Terras crevasse may eventually Inundate sec tions of six of eight parishes south of here, state and federal engineers state that the very severe damage would largely be confined to Point Coupe . parish, north of a line " from New Roads to Melville. mtvMmV -and tateftgiwTlie!'7c5mmrtU!ei joresenUmi i the , . . a 1 . I. - 1 .1 n..mn- I - . . . s ' j, . . ' . . ; have abandoned the Idea of attempt , Ihg to close the crevasse... ' Captain C. O. 8herrlll, chief of the United States engineers In charge of the fourth . district levee work, aa- ' signed all of the boats under his con trol here to the rescue work and his forces, together with those under Cap tain Lamax, U. 8. A., on the steamer Nokomls, " transferred practically all of the people in the town and several thousand head of livestock to points . on the east side of the river. These federal forces also assisted In saving . thousand of dollars worth of house hold goods from the buildings. Baton Rouge, La., May I. With an ever-widening rent in the west levee line at Torras, letting the waters of the Mississippi through to the rich sugar lands of Point Coupe pariah; the state's big farm at Angola, on the - east side of the river, flooded by a crevasse, weak spots in the Grand bay embankment above Morgania Mid threatening conditions in Baton Rouge, and with a steady rain falling to soften the already strained levees the situation In central Louisiana is . the most desperate since the floods , began pouring down through the Mis- ' sissippi valley. Bayou Sara Levee Breaks. Baton Rouge. La., May 3. The Mis sissippi river protection levee in front of Bayou Sara, La., broke at 11 o clock today. There Is no chance to save the town from Inundation. THE TITANIC'S SPEED RATE IS CRITICISED Forenoon Session of London Inquiry Devoted to This Phase of , s Sea Tragedy. - . . London, May 3. The wreck com mission Investigating the Titanic dis aster was addressed this morning by the attorney general. Sir Rufus Isaacs, who laid emphasis upon evidence that speed of 21 knots an hour was main talned after warnings of Ice ahead were received and right up to the moment of the collision. The fore noon session was devoted to this phune of the disaster. i ' The Inquiry likely will extend over several weeks. Technical details will figure largely In the probe. SOLID FOR UNDERWOOD Georgia Delegation lo the Baltimore Convention Will Vote as a t'nlt. . Atlanta, Ga., May 3. Delayed re turns from the presidential primary held In Georgia continue to add to the plurality of Oscar Underwood. Official results have been received from 108 of the MA counties and these, with the unofficial returns from the other 40, show a plurality for the Alabaman of 11,215 vote. The ofTI rial canvass, tt is stated, will change theme figures but slightly. ' Although Qoverjor Wilson carried rhore than 80 lountles In the VaU Including all the larger cities, he will not get a fraction of th Georgia del ewnflun to the Baltimore convention Under the order of the state demo erotic executive committee, the stat convention, whleh meets May 2. wl l.e composed of delegates instructe f.,r the nnniiliir choice nf the stale 'ih,, iiHiim tlmt Mr. Underwood cue nf t 2S cl.'lev;(..-t fr GOAL SHE Miners Reject Sub-Committee's Tentative Agreement Fu- - ture Course in Doubt. Now York, May 3. Representatives of the United Mine Workers of Amer ica held another meeting today to de termine what course they would follow as -a result of their rejection of vhc agreement drawn by the sub-committee of miners and coal operators, which was presented for ratification at a meeting of the full committee's of both sides yesterday. Objection to the agreoment, which had been approved by President John P. White, of the United Mine Workers of America, was based onvthe tenure of thfl contract nerlnrl .whleh wn f-ir four years; the abolition of the slid- I Ing scale and failure to recognize the union to the extent demanded. ) The proposal for settlement of the waB uisjni e voiea uown oy l ie miners while in conference with the' operators. John Mitchell, former mine work- era' leader, now vice president of the Aiiivriuun leuumuon til laoor, par-; ticipated in the deliberations of the anthracite miners' - representatives over the course to be pursued in deal Ing further with the operators for in creased pay, recognition of the union and other changes not Included in the tentative agreement rejected yester day by the Joint conference of opera tors and miners. " i . TO FINANCE FnRlS' DEVELOPMENT G. B. Brown of Raleigh One of Committee Meeting to 4-' Consider Plan. Gazette-News Bureau, The Hotel Raleigh, Raleigh. May,. .a.. Jefferson .Standard fend the Green- boro Life will work out. the details' of the. merger of these two companies,, In Washington City today,- whither, the members went last night. At the' meeting it Is expected that the mat-j ter of the home office, the selection of officers and other details will be settled. " - . Joseph G. Brown, president of the Citizens National bank, has gone to New York where he will meet with the- committee appointed by the American Bankers' association to take up the question of financing and de veloping agricultural Interests of the country. One of the members of this committee, Hon. Myron T. . Herrlck, ambassador to France, spent two years In . Europe investigating the work done by the bankers there In the interest' of agriculture and he. will make a report. - The committees will meet at Briar Cliff. ' Besides Messrs. Brown and Her rlck, the committee is composed of Joseph Chapman, Jr., Minneapolis; B. F. Harris, president Illinois Bankers' association; E. R. Garney, Fremont, Neb.; W. D. Vincent, Spokane, Wash., and Edwin Chamberlain, San Anto nio, Tex. '. , . Will Contest Begun. Betsy Anderson in March, 1898, made a deed to the trustees of Mar tin Street Baptist churrh,- colored, leaving them a lot on which to erect church, provided they took care of her in her old age and provided a de cent funeral. Three years later Betsy made a will leaving her property to two nieces. The church people got hold of the property, however, and built a church, and the beneficiaries of the will brought the matter to court. It Is set out in the complaint that the church was not interested in the old woman until after her death and that the two nieces lavished the attention on her; wherefore they prav that the court will recognise the will and make the church surrender prop erty that It did not secure Tightly. The A. and M. track team, con sisting of 10 men, has left for Balti more to compete In the great meet there. . ; Four hundred. Odd Fellows will be here next week, when the North Car olina Grand lodge of Odd Fellows Is called to order In slxty-nlnth annual session by Grand Master W. H. Over- ton of Durham. These delegates win represent 26( subordinate lodges and a total memhersnip oi m sessions will be held In the Masonic templo. The total assets of the Grand lodge are $J12,211.1. and the net assets are I2G&.0HJ.09, an Increase of 2B,- 15. H for the year. The total amount paid for relief work was $27,80.0. The total receipts from subordinate lodges amounted to $126,844.14 and the total disbursement amounted to $127,251.61, In connection with the sessions of the Grand lodge, whlrh will hold Its first meeting Tuesday night and con tinue Its sessions through Thursday, will be the annual meeting of the Re ).!,. h unmhlv. the woman's auxil iary. Several K-lnl functions will be given In honor of the visitors. New Apotlle Delegate i Welcomed. New Tork. May 8. A notable g.tth erlng of Catholic clerrty and laymen i,..1..v rlriim1 the new apostolic del- 110 CRISIS REACHED . e He to the l ulled Hlntes. Archbishop ;,.. lunnl lioivjnil, wh.-n the steamer - am- rt r. - li-l h.T plor. METHODIST BISHOPS OPPOSE CHURCH BAN ON AMUSEMENTS Declare "Rule Prohibiting Dancing, Card Playing, Gambling., Theater - Going, Circus and Horse Races Should Be Abolished" Oppose These Diversions but Would Leave People to Judge of Them for Themselves. Minneapolis, May 3. The "Ameri can people are too far advanced to be restricted longer by church rules upon what their amusements shall be. The rule prohibiting' dancing, card playing, gambling, theater-going, circus and horse races,, therefore, should be abolished." , . , ,- This is the gist , of a report pre sented to the general conference of the Methodist Episcopal church yes terday by the board of. bishops. In recommending this radical change, the 24 active bishops stipulated that the church Bhould not be Indifferent on these subjects, but that . people should be left to judge for themselves what Is right cr wrong in amuse- ments, having before them John Wes- ley's Injunction forbidding "the taking 'of such diversions as cannot be taken ' m the name of the Lord Jesus." ; liThe bsh1)s declared the church reiterated Its opposition to theater going and gambling, but the rule in . , , fl . ,, ..the turf and tne gtock mar. ket" The bishops report was delivered bx Bishop Cranston of Washington, D. C. ..-.-:''(- . . - -. ."As 'a church we cann.ot approve of dancing and theater-going," the re port .continued. "They are question able amusements, again wei stand APPEAL COURT TO SIT HERE MAY 21 Adjourned Session Will Last Two Weeks or More, It Is Said. k The United States Circuit Court of Appeals, wilt hold an adjourned ses- sioif-in Ashevllle. beginning on' May -t and lasting two weeks or more. Judge "Pritchard will leave In a few days for Richmond where Ihe court meets In regular session next Tues- day for a two weeks' or shorter term, and this session will adjourn to meet in Ashevllle on the twenty-first. The coming of the court to Ashe vllle gives the city considerable dis tinction, one that few other cities have been given in the past, and be sides the Judges there will be other prominent men who will come here. , At the term of the court which will be held here only cases that have been sent up from North and South Car olina and the western district of Vir ginia will be tried. This course will be taken, since It will add a conve nience to those Interested In the cases as they will not have to go so far to attend the session of the court. Congressman J. M. Gudger, jr., an nounced early In the spring here that he proposed introducing a bill In con gress to allow this court to hold the summer sessions in Asnevuie every year and such an act may yet be passed. It seems, however, that the session can be held here without such legis lation It the Judges so desire. Ac cording to Judge Pritchard, the court Is required to hold three sessions an nually in Richmond and any of these sessions may be adjourned and the adjourned session held at any point that the court may deem necessary or convenient. r This practically leaves the matter In . the discretion of the court as to whero the sessions may be held as the session In Richmond may be made as short as the judges care to make it and then adjourned and held wherever they please. : TURKS ROUTED AT LEDBft AFTER BLOODY BUTTLE Garrison Dislodged, Leaving 800 Men Dead Italian Casualties 60. Paris, May S. General Relsoll, commanding the Italian forces east f Tripoli, according to Information from an Italian source, attacked and captured Turkish positions ai Iedbu after a lively combat The Turks re sisted fiercely and lost 300 men killed. Eight Italians were killed and wounded. ' Hoiiso Refuses to Cut Mileage Al lowance. Washington, May 2. The house of representatives today declined, by an overwhelming majority, to cut down the mileage allowance ef members. During the debate ' on the economy program upon which the house has entered, Representative Page of North Carolina introduced an amendment to the pending legislative bill to reduce mileage from 20 cents a mile to five cents. Former Speaker Cannon led Ihe r Klit Rsalnut reduction. On a viva voce vote, there were Very few "iiye" for tlie amendment, but n atiound lri fb-rim nf "li"""." unitedly against 'gambling and we recognize clearly it is the same sin in Wall street .that It is In the lowest resort." May Limit Ministerial Terms. Limitation to five years as the longest time any minister shall remain in a given church, it is expected, will be recommended to the Methodist Epis copal general conference by the bish ops as' a means of stimulating the growth of the church, v ' , Much opposition Is expected to arise to the proposal. 'At present the 19, 000 . Methodist Episcopal ministers scattered over the world are allowed to remain in any .pulpit Indefinitely. The new plan,' supported by the 24 active bishops at the conference, will mean a restoration of the time limit abolished Jn 1900.v In favor of the change the bishops have received these arguments: . . "Because some of the churches will not have, the-less able, ministers all the time, and none of the churches will have the better ministers exclu sively; because the prominent pulpits, now held by a few, will be thrown open to younger men." Against the change these objections were made: ; ' ' ' "That preachers who plan great work will not be In a pulpit long enough to accomplish it; that .many groat preachers have left the church OFFICER KftDGKtD DG'.".';j Df gplE; .CE$i Patrolman Bradley the Officer; r Driver Gives Name of i Eubanks. ii' A gentleman, who gave his hame as Etibanks, while driving his auto mobile from Pack square Into Patton avenue, struck Patrolman Bradley of the- .local. ppUce tfW and knoeked him down.- Tho lotaceft stated, how ever that he was not injured. Patrolman Brad toy said that he saw the driver of the machine was making the turn of the corner on the wrong side of the street and started to cross the street to warn him to the other sldu. He stated that Mr, Eubanks did not regard' his warning nor slow up and the fender of the machine struck him. He said Mri Eubanks told him he did' not know of the law. The officer also thought that the ma chine was going too fast. 1 Mr. Eubanks was summoned to ap pear In police court UNDERWOOD OVATION IN HOUSE REMARKABLE Enthusiasm Shown by Democrats and Cordial Good. Feeling by Re publicans After Victories. Special to The Ganette-News. ' Washington, May J. The Wash ington Herald of this morning says: Oscar W. Underwood of Alabama, whose presidential candidacy was in dorsed In the Georgia and Florida primaries Wednesday, ".was accorded an ovation in the house yesterday that was marked by wild enthusiasm on the part of the democrats and cordial good feeling on the part of the republicans. Twice In the course of the . day's proceedings Mr. Under wood was acclaimed. . Upon his ap pearance in the house a few minutes after noon the house interrupted a roll call to applaud the Alabama man and the demonstration ran for near ly three minutes. Later, when Mr. Underwood was called to preside by Sueaker Clark, the house roared Its applause tor more than five minutes. Gallery habitues say that sit has been years since a member has received so spontaneous and enthusiastic a recep tion as that given to Mr.' Under wood. . The Underwood boom ' Is causing uneasiness tn certain quarters in Washington. It Is conceded by prac tically all the democrats' leaders that none of the candidates will go to Bal tlmore with a sufficient number of delegates pledged to nominate. As things now stand in the democratic party, the belief prevails ' that Mr. Underwood's chance are ' excellent. Among the conservatives he is regard ed as peculiarly well fitted to lead the party this year. FREED BY JURY Alleged Member of Mob Which Lynch' ed Zack Walker In IVmieyl - vaula, I Acquitted. West Chester, Pa., May 3. Lewis Denlthorne, on trial for second degree murder In connection with the lynch ing of Zach Walker, a negro, last August was acquittod this morning by a Jury. ' After the Jury brought In the ver dict of not guilty in the Denlthorne case, the commonwealth asked for an acquittal of the other flv defendants. The acquitted men were discharge! Among them was Chief of Folliie Us ted. The commonwealth's reason for asking the acquittals was Inability to obtain convictions because of the stata of mind of the people of the county. Zack Walker on the nlitht of Augjst was burned bv a mob after lfn nrrnMted for killing special because hampered by a time limit; that large congregations cannot be built up from a pulpit where there are frequent changes." It Is said that many of the minis ters have occupied the same pulpits for more than 12 years, and their ob- jeetions to the bishops' proposal, when It comes before the conference, will i be bated on their reluctance to leave , a community where they have lived so long. " It Is expected also that .the bishops wilt rnnnmmitiiil mrifenl nhancon ; in the amusement restrictions now im- majority of 600 or 800 at Chicago, posed upon church members, and i Today he Is entertaining the "hope" these changes will be In the nature that the president will have a major of restoring John Wesley's method of 1 lly of 100, Dne of the presg as80cia allowlng conscience of individuals to . on, rfttrihi.ted tn Mr. Tft the Btate- dlctate what shall be prohibited, in stead of having the church decide. : WUmui Is Excoriated. -' An attack on Secretary of Agricul ture Wilson for attending the Brew ers' congress In Chicago last. October resulted In the adoption of a resolu tion condemning him. : After naming President Taft as having been asked to prevent Wilson's presence at thej tuiigrBwi, - uie -. reaaiuuon. ueciareu "those in authority' forfeited all claim on the future franchise of Christian, sober manhood of the nation." Wil son's explanation was described as "most , frivolous, fallacious, stereo typed excuse." T Showing Expenditures on Bun combe County Schools for . Past Six Years. Some time ago the board of educa- tlon and superintendent nf Buncombe eaatity"; received a petition signed by a number-of people in various parts of the county in which It was asked that a sworn statement be made aa to the disposition of the schools funds of the county during that past six years. Certain questions were asked concerning the receipts and disburse ments. The board and superintendent determined to accede to the request and prepared a report, the proof of which was received this morning. The report shows Just what money has been received and how it has been expended. Superintendent Reynolds prepared a detailed report, Bhowlng many items, but the expense of print ing was too great and it was decided to confine the report to the questions that were asked, and In some cases only the totals are given. : The petition asked that information be given as to the amount of money received, how much of it went tc teachers, how much for buildings and where they are located; the highest salaries paid to teachers and their names. It was asked why ' some of the special tax districts received more than their share of the school money. exclusive of the special tat; also the fines and forfeitures had been col lected from the Ashevllle Police court if so, how much, and If not, why not. The report Is too long to give in de tail but is it shows that the amount collected in 1905 was 343,274; In 1310 it was 394,032; while the total for the six years is $374,990. , . There was paid to white teachers In 1905, $20,343; in 1910, $45,807; the total paid white teachers during the six years Is $155,616. The colored teachers received $1569 in 1905, and $3092: and a total of $9041 In six years. The salary of the superintendent during the six years has been $1378, $1437, $1397, $1880, $1565, $1730, making a total of $9888. The mileage and per diem board for the six years was $1699. In 1906 there was spent for now school houses for white children $3745; and $9472 in 1910; in six years a total of $38,119. The county paid the', city schools $8000 In 1906 and $16,240 In 1910; a total of $87,631 In six years. During the six years $3925 has been spent for repairs and $7949 for furni ture. In 1906 seven teachers received $50 per month, the highest paid. The Mtl arletf have gradually Increased, and in 1910 one teacher received $12 per month and five received $100. . With reference to the apportionment of the money to the special tax dis tricts, the report quotes from the law which Is to the effect that It is tne duty of the board to distribute ai d apportion money In eac township to give each school In the township for each race the same length of term as mav be. each year, and to have re sard for the grade of work done and the qualifications of the teachers. It Is also stated that the present board, on account of Indebtedness, had to do- part from this policy and apportioned the money from the general fund at the rate of $2 per capita, and to cur tall the building of houses. Ther le a detailed report showing the amount spent for. house and where they are located. Hitrenon Stumping Maryland. Baltimore, May . Governor Har mon today continued his campaign In Maryland for tho democratic pres- Identlai nomination. speaking at He- lair. REPOR NOTED BY SCIIQDL BOARD TUFT S GflUPWGII EilEII Ml) BlOl'Ji Barns Seeks Dark Horse The Comment of Various . Publications. Gazette-News Bureau, Wyatt Building, Washington, May 3. One would not be warranted in say- ng the Taft campaign had -reached a atate of utter collapse. It Is true. nevertheless, that there has set In a very definite process of disintegration, x few weeks ago Manager McKinley i "knew" that Mr. Taft would have a ment that he felt fairly well satisfied over what had happened to him in Massachusetts. ' No such feeling has for a moment been experienced In Taft headquarters here. - The Baltimore Sun is of the opinion that Mr. Taft's weakness is fatal. The Saturday Evening Post says enough primaries have already been held to make It plain that the president Is not the choice of his party. John R. Mc-. Lean's Washington Post, always tro- Taft, Is speechless. The New York Sun, faithful Wall Street and Taft court circular that it is, feels certain that the very worst has already hap pened. In an editorial which read like the writer had . Just emerged from a welch rarebit dream, it la mented that Massachusetts was di vided equally on essential declara tions of the bill of rights, and .It is mpelled to the belief that the com monwealth Bhould proclaim a day of humiliation, fasting and prayer, all of which indicates how much the Sun thinks1 Mr. Taft will be nominated. Washington correspondents of Indiana papers are sending out the story that the Hooslcr state supporters of the president are likely to turn to Fair banks, while the New York World hears that William Barnes of New York, In his search for a dark horse, is sounding sentiment among repub lican leaders in the south in the hope that the southern politicians will not all turn to Roosevelt. W. A. H.v HO BASIS FBH REPORT OF Senator Smith's Inquiry Into Titanic Charge Proves Fruitless. New York, May 3 Testimony taken yesterday by Senator William Alden Smith, of Michigan, chairman of the senate Investigating the Titanic disas ter, did not reveal any facts tending to confirm the report that news of the Titanic disaster which the White Star line made public on Monday evening, April 15, had reached New York early that morning. To determine this question was the principal object of the senator's visit here and he had before him in private hearing John Bothomly, vice-president of the American Marconi company, E. J. Dunn, the New York merchant who testified in Washington that he had been Informed by the eon of a Western Union operator that a message had been received In New York on Mon day morning telling of the Titanlc's fate; and the operator himself who returned to the city today, Mr. Smith said, after having been absent since Sunday night. i, These two witnesses were disposed to be recalcitrant the senator said, and their examination was very un satisfactory. He declared he would call the operator again when he hoped to obtain more definite Information. Vice President Bottomly, according to his stenographic testimony, dis claimed all knowledge of any such news being received here at the time reported. "Do you know of your own knowl edge or have you been informed by any person, by wire, wireless, cable letter, word of mouth or otherwise that Information regarding the dis aster reached any office of your com pany or the White Star line on Mon day, April 15 prior to 10 o'clock?" was the question Senator Smith put to him. "No, I don't know of any such mes sage, Mr. Bottomly replied, adding that the Marconi company received Its llrst message of the sinking of the Titanic about 6 p. m. Monday. KILLED IN QUARREL OVER GAME OF CARDS Rfc-haitl Harper of Jacksonville Stabbed to Iratlt His Oppo , neni DangeroUHly Wounded. Atlanta, May I. C. Richard Harp er, member of a prominent Jackson ville, Fla., family, was killed and Kell Potts was dangerously wounded to day In a flht following a quarrel over a card game. The men used knives. Would Iter Railroads' Ships from Canal Washington, May 3. Adrian H, Boole, representing the Independent ohlpping interests today voiced vigor ous opposition to railroad ownership using the Panama canal before th senate committee on lnter-o-eHnl ranalw. He favored tln-lr e Inn iaIho from the cohsIwIhq t;a ' WITNESS TELLS PLOT OF Says Day Before Hillsville Tragedy Occurred Prepa- . .. rations for Killing ; Were Made. THREAT IS IMPUTED T TO THE DEFENDANT Floyd Allen 'Threatened to "Knock a Hole in the Court'" Asserts Geo. Edwards. Wythevllle, Va., May 3. -The com monwealth's witnesses In the Floyd Allen case today continued to tell of the shooting up of the Carroll county court house. The prosecution Is en deavoring to prove that Floyd Allen shot Commonwealth's Attorney, Fos- ' ter and that he and his fellow clans men conspired to murder court offl- , cers and jurors If he should be con victed of the offense for which he was . about to be sentenced when the shoot- ' -lng began. CUM The commonwealth attempted to prove that a conspiracy . existed among the Aliens to shoot up the , the court If Floyd Allen, then en trial, was convicted. Evidence was given that Sidna Allen, Floyd's bro ther, and Victor Allen, Floyd's son. were preparing the day before the tragedy to. carry this Intention Into effect and that a report of a disagree- ment of the jury on that day pre vented the Allen clansmen from start- " ing the shooting then. -, s ' Cyrus Phibbs, a civil engineer, tea- ; titled that Sidna .Alien and Victor Allen made preparations to begin . ' the shooting on March 18. He said that while the jurymen were filing In-, to their plgees -on that day to make their return after deliberating-on the , Floyd Allen case, ' he saw Sidna and Victor, Allen, walk, to the rex.f-thA. --,-. bar and reach' for - the'ir revolvers. When the foreman reported that the jury had failed to reach an agreement . the two men went back to their scats. ' The day following the Jury, . after further deliberation, returned a ver dict of . guilty, and the shooting be gan. '. George W. Edwards testified he ... heard Floyd Allen threaten to "knock a hole" In the Carroll county court. On croes-examlnation he said he was not on friendly terms with Fay& Al len. , . ' The trial probably will run Into next week. Many, witnesses are to be heard. I'll kill Bud Foster before the sun goes down tomorrow night if I'm con vlcted." . J. Floyd Allen was charged with mak ing this remark beforethe shooting on March 14, according to the testi mony yesterday of L B. Weddell or Montgomery, one of the first day's witnesses for the prosecution. On cross-examination Weddell stuck to his story though he admitted no other persons were present during his con versation with Allen. Six witnesses, three of them spec tators at the shooting affray, testified. The first, D. W. Bolen, a lawyer who was defending Allen in the court where the murders occurred, testified . . that he saw Claude Allen flre the first ., shot and that It struck Judge Massie. Court officials returned the fire, he said. Two of the jurymen who were then trying Allen testified, one of them that Allen had fired in the dl- , ' rectlon of where he last saw, Foster, the commonwealth's attorney who ' was killed. Other witnesses told of conversations with Allen in which he had threatened Foster. POSTAL BILL PASSES Additions to Meamire Include Good Roads Provision and a lim ited Parrels Post. . Washington, May 3. The post office appropriation bill, carrying approxi mately $275,000,000 was passed by the house yesterday 277 to 6. The meas ure carried In addition to the appro priations necessary tor the conduct of the department a number of radical additions. . Among these were federal aid for good roads, the compulsory publica tion by newspapers, magazines and periodicals of the names of their own ers and tho establishment of a parcels post In connection with the rural free delivery service. The good roads pro vision added between 18 and 18 mil lion dollars to the appropriation and this amount, It Is expected, will le materially Increased in the next post- office measure. CORRUPT ELECTION Coloiiel Roosevelt Den-larra Men Who Buy and Kell Votes Are tinl lly of TreuiMin. Salisbury, Md., May 8.- "The man who pays a bribe for a vote and man who takes a bribe are both gullly of hlKh treason to the republic," mild Col. Roosevelt In speech here to l.iy. He declared he did not propone to have his opponents (lain -votes at the Maryland primaries Monday l.v cur nipt methods. "I don't want to n I -wtrnlKht method, hot T . . - ! i nur oj. n itwii I k i i - 1 1 ' L v (',.. .,' ),-. . '.