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rr A... f DisPATCnrs T ( n t- t r J lei j J. -. . x w -.4 :ca p. n. Weather Forecast: SHOWERS. MM H i y W VOL. XVII. NO. 82. ASHEVILLE, N C, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 15, 1912 3c FEB COPY , -", ? LOU ID lltllt Cables Say President of Trans continental Had Just Fin- ; ished Successful Bond ; Negotiations. -; BT GIVluG A LUi'iCHEOri Afterwards Went Up With Fisher in Biplane, Which Was Dashed to Ground, Kiling Both Men. City Should Celebrate Opening of New Hotel Business and Professional Men of Ashevile Endorse Idea of People Making Gala Event of the Formal Opening of the Langren July 4. IN Mori pie c I 1 NDER the caption, "Air U man and Passenger Are Killed in Fall," The Gazette News yesterday afternoon pub lished an Associated Press dis patch which described the tragic death of Victor L.! Ma son, American, . and E, V, B. aviator, on the Brooklands avi ation ground Monday in Eng land. Neither the London dis patch nor the Associated Press supplementary description was adequate to local interests and sympathies. -'. ' ' ' For in the death of Mr Ma son the Transcontinental Con struction company, of Ashe ville, constructors for the South A tl aii tio -Transcontinental Kail , way Co. mourns the fossvbf its president."1 lhs mission "to England wa9 to make arrange ments for the sale of the bonds of the construction company Cables are to the effect that the mission had been success - fully concluded. At the of fice of the construc- tiou company this morning nothing dould be given out for publication..'" Officials here had just received - confirmation of the melancholy tidings, and were in deep sorrow and dis tress at this loss of a friend and most valuable fellow work er, following so closely the death of Mr. Laiitry of the com- pany, who succumbed to a sudden-attack of pneumonia a few months ago. "IJe was the best man on the aviation field where thousands had congregated," said one, "and to think that he should be one of two singled out for death 1" '-V.., Xew York Suii'a Account ,' Following IU cabled account of the accident the New York Sun says that Mr Mason left this country on Jan uary 6 to- make arrangements Bar the sale In England of the bonds of the Transcontinental Construction com pany, of which he was president The company was capitalized at 122.000 000 and Mr. Mason had completed his sale and had inumuea o sail lor home about a week ago, but delayed " taking Bhlp at the last moment He was born In Washington, D. C.( on December 1, 1870, and was grad u u ted from George Washington unl verslty In 17 with the degree of bachelor of science. . That same year he became private secretary to See ' retary or War Alger and continued In that position for two years. He then went to Detroit and associated himself with General Alger in the lumber bus iness, . Mr. Mason had Interested himself nday's Gazette-News the sug-i gestion was offered that the peo- of Ashevflle should hold a fit ting celebration In the Langren hotel on the occasion of Its formal opening! July 4. A number of the business and professional men of the city have re sponded to this suggestion with the heartiest approval, following are some of these comments: 1 . A. NICHOLS: The Idea Is an ex cellent one. . The people of Ashevllle should co-operate as a unit with the management of this hotel. , This occa sion "should not only be made a big thing locally, but should be,, taken advantage of to give Ashevllle desir able publicity. F. M. WEAVER: I heartily endorse the idea presented through The Gazette-News. . It will, be the proper thing to do; a wise move. KRWIX SMJDER: , The occasion should be properly celebrated and all the people of Ashevllle should co-operate In making It a big success. , S. IdPINSKT: The Idea Js a good one and the business .community should heartily co-operate. S. A. LYNCH:. I think every busi ness man of Ashevllle should give his support to this 'plan.'-:'. .. ..' 1R. P. R. MOALE: It Is the thing to do, by all means. :" V. E. JOHNSON; I am heartily in favor of It ' -.' ,.'' '.' J. H. WOOD: . The formal opening of this hotel will be a big event in the history of Ashevllle, and every man In Ashevllle should be In sympathy with the idea of properly observing It ' B. -M. JONES: It will be a ltg thing for Ashevllle.- We will gladly co-operate. JULIUS LOYVENBEIX: '- I think It Is a splendid Idea. C. H. HONESS: ' I most heartily favor the movement. I think it will be a great thing for the city, GEORGE S. POWELL: I endorse the Idea and think the people of Ashe vllle should Bhow their -appreciation of the enterprise. ' X J. L. WAGNER: This can be made a big thing for the city. I am thor oughly in favor of the adoption of The Gazette-News suggestion. ; POSTMASTER ItOLLINSf It Is an occasion- that should - be celebrated. and offers ft favorable opportunity of telllhg the outside world what we are doing here. . , .. K. Ij. RAYr 1 heartily endorse the idea and you can count on the hearty co-operation of the Citizens bank. ' L. L. JENKINS: There la nothing else so Important to Ashevllle as good Hotel facilities. The opening of the Langren should be properly and ap proprlately celebrated. , We should re allze the importance of abundant hotel facilities. : J. S. COLEMAN: The press should 2 DEI;:3 HURT, J0.11 WRECKED take up'thlg idea and work It out to a triumphant conclusion. The ' hotel's owners deserve the support of the people; not only that, but this should be made -a gala event for Ashevllle. D. L. JACKSON: I fully appreciate tho value of the new hotel to Ashe vllle. Every organization In the city should get behind the movement for a fitting celebration., - ., ; JOHN A. CAMPBELL: The sug- gestoln made by The Gazette-News Is a good one I believe Ashevllle should signalize . the event with a suitable celebration, 'i ''.1 : ;v;:'.' , ". . ' .' J. G. MERRIMON:; It seems to me the contemplated celebration. Is most commendable.. It cannot . but .filter good feeling . and wil) show the ap preciation the community, feels . tp- wards its enterprising citizens who have- such faith in the city's, future propspertty as to erect a. hotel, of this character. ; ;'. .:.. , ; '. . J. K. .chambers: I think tt .:a good suggestion and will b glad to tend support to it. . . . . , , , , JOHN A. GUF EY.: '; I cannot, say enough In favor of the suggestion that everybody get in line. and make the formal opening a big. success. , .. . R. G. FORTUNE: I think every body should lend support to the move. ment ' ' ,. ;, ' . ,'.' M. MEYERS: Everybody . should be proud of this achievement and lend support to the formal opening. - C. W. BROWN : I ana for the new hotel and will do all I can to boost it EDWIN L. BROWN, JR.! I con sider it a splendid idea. Let all get together and make it a big success. M. SWARTZBERG: Heartily in favor of it. ' - . ' ' '.---' : ' C. SAWYER: 1 The business men should co-operate and make the open ing a success. - ! : ', HARMON A. MILLER: Everybody should encourage the management and show their appreciation by help ing to make the affair a success. This hotel Is a, big thing for the city of Ashevllle. .,''- ; 8. D. HOLT: I am In entire sym pathy with the spirit of the editorial article 'and think the entire - city should- tHiit' in: rn.aktng-' the ' formal opening a big occasion. . . j h , J. K, RIGGS: The-' celebration is suggested by The Gaaette-News is the proper, thing and should receive the support of all the people. The following gentlemen expressed themselves in almost Identical terms. to the effect that they heartily favor the project and will gladly co-operate: S. P. BURTON, J. R. CLEM ENTS, E. C. SAWYER, 8. . L. FORRES. D. S. GUOGER. ADOLPH KOHN. VV. B. WILLIAMSON, F. R. GRANT, CHARLES E. ' HENDER SON. DR. JERE E. COCKE, U. S. MILLER, P. H. THRASIL Combination Car and Day Coach ' . Derailed When ... .... ' . .- Switch: Is Split at . , . ' Connelly Springs. A WRECKING TRAIN SENT FROM ASHEVILLE Names of Dead and Injured Not " Given in Early Re ports of the Ac . ci4ent. The late reports of the wreck of No, 11, westbound paHMenger train, give the luformatiou tlmt Englnetir B. F, Smith of 158 Blantou street and an unknown ncSro girl are dead, and tho injured lire Judge J. C. Prltchard, an unknown tk'ket collector and John Blnukbnni, a negro fireman. Judge Prltchard wired his wife here that lie la slightly Injured. Engineer Smith leaves a wife and a 16 years : old du lighter, Grace, , . westuouna passenger tram, no, ii, was wrecked at the 6S milepost near Connelly Springs about noon today. and it Is reported that one man was killed and two or three- others in jured. Baggage Master Buckner was rather bodly hurt The wreck was the resiii of a derailment, the bag gage :ar having split a switch, and two cars left the track, the combina tlon. baggage and passenger car and the day coach. The first reports of the accident did not' give the name of the dead man, the names of the injured nor the extent of the in juries. The train waa in charge of Engineer. ' Taylor and Conductor Parker. ;. .v -;' --.- : . The. Information xpf the wreck was received 'f the be-adnunrters of the Ashe.ville division shortly after It oc curred, and. at once arrangements were started to clear the wreck and take care of the injured.. The com' pany was unable to get Into commu nication with the regular company surgeon but secured Dr. W. P. Whit tlngton,. who hurried to Biltmore and caught the wrecking train which was proceeding to the scene with A der rick. ... No. It was due here at 2:20 o'clock Convention Given Over to the Roosevelt Men Morehead Calls Walser 'to the Chair Lusk Is Indorsed for State Chairman and Probably Will Get Po r:r : Bition Credentials Committee at Work. DBEDS FLEEING Wants to Get $15,000 More from the Thaws 1 o v.. v Mrs Heanjy rVThow Pvto by MftreuM & New York," May 15. Evelyn Nesblt Thaw, disheartened . by the ob stacles to her divorce from Hirry K. Thaw,- is directing an effort to collect $15,000, the amount of three cheeks given to her by her husband and his mother immediately after Thaw's commitment to Matteawan., Payment on these checks was stopped. - . ' ' , ' ; . . . With the baby boy, said to be a beautiful child, whose constant and devoted companion she has been ever since his birth in Europe 21 months ago and with $15,000 capital she hopes, it is stated, to cut loose forever from Thaw, abandoning the $5000 a year she long has received from him. She wants to avoid testifying at any further Thaw hmirings,, as such .curi-, oslty now repeated would Involve probably an: exploitation; of th.e.iufint to whom she is said to be tenderly attached 411 d whose, young life already has miu more man lis snare 01 mysiery. , ALLEN MAY KFJQIV FATE TOfJIBH T BEFORE n E VV FLOOD Levee Break Near New Or leans Renders 60,000 People Homeless. ' ' Gazette-News Bureau, The Hotel Raleigh. Raleigh, May IS. At S:15 the credential committee Iliad not completed Us work, lele- f ate at large will likely Be Rich niond Pearson, Zeb Walser, T. E. Owen, and . Dr. Cyrus Thompson. Short addrense!' are being made while waiting for the report. At a conference of supporter of Roosevelt held In the auditorium this morning, resolutions were passed In dorsing Col. Lusk for state chairman. This waa done at the conclusion of a speech by Dr. Cyrus Thompson of Onslow, who said he spoke from tho point of view of a man who loved Duncan but believed certain changes should be made In the organization. It. looks like Lusk will be made chair man. ' ' - ' The caucus also passed a resolution favoring the restriction of the powers and prerogatives of national commit teemen and If this resolution is adopt ed, which Is almost certain to be done. In New Jersey politics and In 1898 was J the national committeeman from this I to consist largely of Roosevelt men waa appointed ana tnen adjournment was taken for an hour pending th report of this committee. A message from Senator Dixon was read declaring that Roosevelt had car ried California by more than 75,000 plurality and that Indications were he would carry Ohio by 60,000. . He said he hoped that he would hear that North Carolina had Instructed every delegate, to vote for Roosevelt. It Is probable that a resolution will be passed constructing the situation as bearing upon the first district Con teats wer reported from Buncombe, Anson, Carteret, Franklin, Wake and Vance. The convention was largely attended. ' The credentials committee has a delegate to the state republlran con , Ventlon, which named him as one of the alternate delegates to the national convention of that year in Chicago, lie had been a clerk In the board of ordnance and f irtlllratlon In the ad mlnlHtratlon of Socretary Alger and from the sources thereby placed at his command he wrote the story of Lin coln's nsMiiKslnntlon. It Hppeared in the Century Miignzine under tho title Tour IJiui.ln Conspiracies." In 11102 he returned from Detroit to become vli e president of the Ue- j J i nl riimimnv lit America, nnil from tlmt lime on wns a big Uttiire In the linn m ini world, lie nmilo hln ti me In I'a.-wilc, mid from 1 ! 0 5 to lHO'J ; prcililent ef tllH l'lisvalc liimril of Irwin. In 190H be lie be citmc hk I' Cint secretnry to tho r-- f I ; ii 1 comln ! ' n n.l I ; .1 rv , ,.. : ,. .. ,,f I I. -I II state will no longer be privileged to make recommendations In the matter of local postomces and the like but must give his attention to statewide affairs. With a whoop the .caucus adopted a resolution censuring In se vere terms President Taft's act in withdrawing tho 10 federal appoint ments In this state, declaring that such conduct wa subversive of good morals and good government and In direct violation of the civil service laws and an attempt to male mer chandise of honorable men. The Convention 0X'iis. When the convention met ut noon rimlriniin Morehead stating he reC- m;nl. i the overwhelming Itoosevell -..!,( i ct ii ml fcclhin th.it the eonven M.iii m,,,!)!,! .e III olrll-ise of Itousfvclt n j i n . .,n... ; . h V ! Vul-..r to tit i ..l l , A I '. M CoMI ili iM .-M sa Ul agreed o seat Thomas Settle, but this decision will be appealed to tho con vention. . ' niLSC!! CD D.DODD lia III THE CC1TE5I South Carolina Democrats Likely to Send Uninstruct ; s ed Delegation. . New Orleans, May 15. Hundreds are fleeing before the flood current In the country north of here on tne op posite side of the Mississippi river. The gash forced out of West levee lust night Is widening. Thousands of fertile acres are in the flood's path. Sixty thousand people are affected. Half this number will be wltnout homes until the waters subside. Wytheville Case Probably Will Reach the Jury at To1 day's Session. HUD OF CHILE III KIN. CITY Blaze Destroys Five Acres of Pens in the Stockyards. ROB EXPRESS GAR OF $14010 CASH Two Masked Men Blow Safe Near Hattiesburg and Escape. DEAD MEET King Frederick of Denmark Expires Suddenly in Ham burg, Unrecognized and Unattended. BODY IS CONVEYED ( TO PUBLIC HOSPITAL Where It Is Found by Mem bers of Suite After Search Traveled ' . 4 Incognito. " Kansas City. May 16. Fire swept over Ave acres of cattle pens at the stockyards today. Nearly . 2000 head of cattle were burned.' The loss Is $100,000, The government tubercu losis testing station was destroyed. ' Columbia, 8. C, May 16. South Carolina democrnts meet at noon to day to select delegates to the national convention. An unlnstructed delega tion la probable. The presidential contest Is between Wilson and Under wood and neither Clark nor Harmon will (Iguro In the runwjt. . A spirited fight over four delegutM-at-largo n expected between the forces allotted Willi and those opposed to Governor tUc.i.M,,. Eighteen 1 elcmi I, s will be Tin invention co '-iiilS ol ASSERTS TRUST SUITS. HAVE HURT HIS CAUSE Taft Rays Tliat He Is reeling Effect of ProseetRdlns In Ills Campaign, ; i , Zanesvllle, 0.7' May IS. President Tuft began his third day's campaign In Ohio at Hosevllle. Taft pointed with particular pride to the record of trust prosecutions by hlB administra tion. He told about the administra tion's prosecution of he trusts. Then he said he Is feeling the effects of thcue prosecutions In the present cam palgn. . "When 1 il a camiidnte four years nifo," said Taft. "Uooscvelt commend ed me In language so fluttering 1 couldn't rend what he mild without Mir hint;, and I cun t now." Wytheville, Va., May 15. Floyd Allen's case probably will reach the Jury tonight Arguments to the jury continued when court reconvened. The commonwealth's closing argu ment Is expected to delay adjourn ment this afternoon for an hour or co. Should Allen be convicted at murdering Prosecutor Foster, ar rangements for trying the other mem bers of the Allen clan Involved in the Hillsville tragedy will proceed Imme diately. When court recessed for luncheon, Judge Mairston had not completed his appeal to the Jury In Allen's behalf. Prosecutor , Wyser i follows Hulrston. The case then goes to the Jury. There is a slight probability of aiverdlct late today. - The trial of the first of the six men charged with the premeditated mur der of five people with tho Allen gang swooped down out of the Blue Ridge and shot up Carroll county court be cause It sentenced oner of their num ber to prison, has not been without unusual Interest, and the court room here- has been crowded with many worrien who came to hear tho sensa tional charge on one side, of a fiendish conspiracy to do wholesale murder, nnd stout denial and pleas of self de fense on the other. - Floyd Allen's wife, careworn and ill over the ordeal, sat beside the pris oner, her face hidden most of the time behind a black bordered handkerchief. Allen himself, sore with wounds of the light, followed the arguments appre hensively. Five of his kinsmen are waiting in the Wytheville jail to face trial If he Is convicted. A mistrial or verdict of guilty In a minor degre may change the procedure of their cases, i . Much of the testimony brought out has been to charge Sldna Allen and Wesley Edwards, the only two mem bers of the gang who' have eluded capture, with the shots- which killed Judge Massle, Prosecutor Foster and Sheriff Webb, a juror and a bystander, and upon this, lawyers for Allen have dwelt much In their appeals to the Jury. The other -phase of the de fense Is thnt the court otllcera starteu the shooting and they are attempting to substantiate the claim that the onl claJs were enemies of the Aliens. DIE IN FOREST FIRE Seven Are Kllliil a Flame Sweep Through Woods f Saglt Coun ty, WSKlilngUm, . P.elllnRhnm, Wash., May IB Seven men were burned to death today In a forest, lire which la 'sweeping Hknglt county. Tho property Iosh Is estimat ed at tlOU.OUO. New Orleans, May 15. Two masked men held up the New Orleans-iNew york limited train No. 2, northbound, on the New Orleans and Northeastern railroad, eight miles south of Hatties burg,' Miss., shortly after midnight this morning and after dynamiting the safe In the express car escaped on horses with one bundle containing (150,000. Passengers were not mo lested and no one was hurt The train proceeded to Hattiesburg, where the authorities were notified. Posses were formed and mounted op horses and started In pursuit of the robbers, who, it is said, took a northeasterly direction, evidently heading for-the Alabama state line, .. Five charges of dynamite were ex ploded in the express car, nearly de molishing It. A through safe destined from New Orleans to eastern points, was blown open and Its contents tak en. The train had stopped at a water tank north of Rlchburg wen the rob bers boarded the express car. At the time nearly all the passengers except a few who were to leave tne train at Hattiesburg, were asleep In their berths. .' ' - ' The men first forced the engineer and fireman to leave the engine and, together with the conductor, flacmnn and other members of the train crew they were lined up against the train nnd covered with a revolver by one of the robbers, while the other robber entered the express car forcing the express messenger and a guard who waa watching the government money to get out and Join In the line-up Messenger and guard were relieved of theln weapons before they had a chance to resist After the guard and messengers disembarked, the rooner guarding the crew sent one of them back through the coaches with In structions to Inform the passengers that the train was being held "for cer tain purposes and they were safe as long as they remained inside the cars." - Southern Express officials declined to vouchsafe Information about the amount of money the robbers se cured. Express officials declared an Inves tigation would be necessary before the amount of the robbers' haul could be determined. The sum stolen is variously estimated at between $50, 000 and $150, Onn. the titter figure probably being correct Sheriff Hen nett and a pis.ie nr In pursuit of the escaped bandits, bloodhounds leading the way. It Is believed the two ban dits Med on horses In charge of a third robber stationed In nearby woods., When tho train reached lluttlcalnirii exprcHS employes Inspected the rlllcil cur. They found scattered on the car (Continued on page S) Hamburg", Germany, May HL King Frederick VIII. of Denmark died alone,' unrecognized and unattended - In a public thoroughfare here late . Last night of apoplexy. The king was rushed o the nearest hospital where it was found he was dead. When members of the king"B suite became alarmed over . his failure to i jturn, search Was begun and resulted finally in discovering his body in a hospital. .'r: The -king had been regarded -as completely restored to health. Yes terday he felt particularly well. Flags on all the public buildings here are ' half-masted. King Frederick and the queen had travelled from Nice under the incognito "Count and Countess of Kronberg." Their three youngest chil dren were with them. When the king left his hotel for a stroll last night he was attired in an ordinary business suit. . When ie was stricken and fell, passersby ran to tho spot to assist him, but he was already dead. A policeman was called. The body waa conveyed to the sailors' hos pital In . ait automobile. , There was nothing on the body to afford tho slightest clue to the king's identity. Physicians said .death had been lnstan- HmvtVtPTA,-"' " r-wr :fV" ' King's toeath Stun Denmark. , Copenhagen, .May 16.- Denmark's people were stunned by their popular king's sudden-death." They were in- formed recently that the monarch was returning to the capital in excellent health. There is the deepest sorrow everywhere. It is stated his majesty's return from" Nice-was by order of a physician, who recognized the possi bility of his sudden death. The proclamation of the new king, who will take the title of Christian X.. occurs at 3 o'clock this afternoon in front of Amalienborg castle. . Christian X. was proclaimed king of Denmark from a balcony of the palace at three o'clock this afternoon in the presence of a huge ooncoursse of peo ple gathered In the square In front of the royal residence. i The royal yacht Dannesbrog, escort- . ed by a warship, sailed for Lubeck, , Germany, to embark 'the king's body. Prince Harald, the late king's third son, left for Lubeck where he will receive the body, which wll be con veyed by train from Hamburg. . The Dannebrog Is expected to return to Dannesbrog is expected to return to . have been fired from Fort Slxtus since noon. .'..'.. .v. The reading of the proclamation was hailed with uold cheers from an enormous crowd. Throughout the day church- bells have been tolling. At the palace many telegrams of con dolence from rulera have arrived. In cluding one from President Taft. King Frederick, whose father, King Christian IX., known as the "undo of Europe," was related to nearly all reigning houses. Prince . Christian waa born in 1870 and married Prin cess Alexanarina ot MecaienDurg- Schwertng, thus being a brother-in-law of Germany's crown princess. British Court In Mourning London, May IB. Queen Mother Al exander and Dowager Empress Marie of Russia. King Frederick's sister, are prostrated. Flags on pnbllo build ings were half-masted. The British court Is plunged into mourning, and the social session just commencing will be seriously affected. ROOSEVELT ftriQ EURK m in C!.iifc::: Colonel's Plurality Over Taft and La Follette Is Probably 00,000 - . San Francisco, May 15. Return from two-thirds of the precincts in yesterday's presidential, primary glvo Roosevelt approximately US, 000, Ti'.t 51,000, LaFollette 28, 000, Wilson 11. 00 and Clark 26.000 votes. Hunm-vi :t plurality Is forty odd thouwind, II prohaiilu plurality when all ivlm in are In Is over 0.000. Clin k's la-Jit i -ed majority over Wilson In sa.onf. Clark Wrong In Nc:n' t. Reno, Nev., May IS. -of 1 -A gates to the dein.ii in lie s':i'.- tlnti, returns ii.i.w 1 ' :i mi- j Clark. Ii 7 for .1 - m.-i lllMtt !! 1,
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