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9b Metrtlle faefte fe. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES LAST EDITION 4:00 P. M. Weather Forecast: (,i:m:ihij,v fair. VOL. XVII. NO. 99. ASHEVILLE, N .C, SATURDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 1, 1912. 3c PER COPY U.S.COi 'MANDER READY n ACT Government Gives Naval Of ficer Free Rein in Landing Marines for Cuban Protection. PRESIDENT GOMEZ TO PERMIT LANDING Gives Permission for American Forces to Protect Foreign Property Troops in Battle. MAY INVESTIGATE HIGH MEAT COST Soaring Prices Since Packers' Acquittal Arrests Govern ment's Attention. Waslngton, June 1. No marlnos have been landed at Daiquiri, accord lug to state department reports today. Commander Mitchell ot the gunboat Piiducah, which is standing on there is acting under orders to land a force whenever it becomes necessary to pro tcct American life and property and is free to act on his own discretion with an American gunboat stationed on each side of the eastern end of Cuba prepared to land forces at a moment's notice nnd ready to hasten to the nearest point where foreign In tercets may be threatened by Insur rcctionlsts in Orlente province. It la believed there Is now not so much danger of molestation of American owned plantations and mining proper ties. Havana, June 1. President Gomez telegraphed General Montoaguda. th commander In chief of the Cuban army, who is at the scene of the hos tllilies in the province of Orlente, stat ing that the general might permit American marines to land on Cuban Roll to guard foreign property. The dispatch added that the Cuban forces then might retire from guard ing such places and devote themselves to pursuing the insurgents. Interest In Havana centers on t.M question whether the United States gunboat Paducah would land marines at Daiquiri to protect the property of the Spanish-American Mining com pany. It overshadows completely all the reported occurrences from the theater of hostilities. The American legation has received advices from Daiquiri that the plant of the mining company had been at tacked, but that Its assailants wen held In check by 40 guards, who later were reinforced by 100 other men. This combined force drove off the Insurgent, and on the arrival of the Pndocitfi thi tightllg was over, and apparent! there was no necessity for i. in hug the aid of the American marines. Later in the day Colonel Marti, chief of staff of the Cuban army, and Lieu tenant Colonel Consiugra. sailed from Santiago on the gunboat Haturl for li,iiiilrl lo explain to the commander of the Peducah the situation on shon and lo inform him that there was no necessity for lending American forces. It Is understood here, however, that the Paducah will remain on watch off Daiquiri. There was great excitement last rveninir In Havana when several of the newspapers Issued extra editions announcing that a battle had taken place not far from Santiago, In which many rebels had been killed by the lire of the Cuban artillery. The gov ernment said there had been no battle, but that a collision had taken place between national and rebel forces, III which the former's artillery was brought Into play, apparently with good effect. The extent of the cas ualties, it was announced, was un known. General Montegguido, In command of the army. Is still busy In Orlente province dispqslng of his forces for a derisive movement against the enemy. Numerous Instances of depredations by the rebels are reported. Skirmishes continued bertwen the government troops and Insurgents, but without Important results. Cuban Rebels Worsted. Havana, June 1. The government today received a dispatch from San tiago stating that It was reported there that columns under Col. Vallnti and Col. Vaillant struck the rebels yesterday morning, the fight continu ing Into the evening. Artillery wrousH havoc among the Insurgents. I.orses and the scene of battle arc not given. (iovi-rnnicnt TroopH Victorious. Santiago, June 1. A battle at May nla. near Palma Soriano, yesterday re sulted In a complete victory for the government troops, under Gen. Men dlett Mountain artillery was used with terrible effect. One hundred and iwenty-seven rebels and 18 women who encamped with them were killed. Washington, June 1. The high price of meat probably will be inves tigated soon by the federal govern ment. An inquiry to supplement pre vious investigations Is being plannel at the department of justice. Soaring meat prices and the question whether the country's meat supply may be Co l trolled In- violation of the Sherman law were called to the department s attention by Representative Edward's bill directing the uttorney general to make an investigation. Since the packers were acquitted ac Chicago of criminal violation of the Sherman law, the department has been keeping In close touch with the meat situation. Attorney General Wlckersham has had under considera tion a civil suit for the dissolution of the NUtlonal Packing company. U. S. Attorney Wllkerson, at Chicago, has been reviewing the evidence brought out at the criminal trial and Oliver E. Pagan, government special at'or ney has been studying the situation. It is intimated the federal grand jury recently empannelled In Chicago might investigate some charges re garding the testimony of certain wit nesses in the criminal suit. He Is Now Worth Some $900,000,000; MRS. AB. MCCALL His Income About $1.90 2-3 a Second WARRANT ISSUED FOR TOM WATSON Former Populist Candidate Accused of Mailing Ob scene Matter. Macon, Ga., June 1. A warrant for' the arrest of Thomas E. Watson, once candidate for president on the pop ulist ticket, was Issued by United States Attorney Akerman today. The warrant charges Watson with sending obscene matter through the mails. Watson is expected to be arrested to day at his home at Thomson, Ga., and will be taken before a federal com-mls-ioner at Augusta. The warrant Is the outcome of an article in Watson's magazine alleged to reflect on the Catholic religion. ON THE STAND ASSURANCES E TO THEPRESIBENT Southern Leaders Tell Him His Delegations Are Going to Stick. Strictly Affirms That She Has Never Known Anything About the Death of Myrtle Hawkins. HER HUSBAND ALSO GIVES HIS TESTIMONY Washington. June 1 President Taft through conferences with Representa tive republicans from the southern states is seeking tn learn first hi nd what ground there is for the rumors that there will be defections to Roose velt from the delegations pledged or instructed for the president. He talked with leaders from Florida and Virginia. His luncheon guests were H. 8. Chubb, national c ommittee matt, and W. It. O'Neal and Henry W, Bishop, delegates from Florida, Rep resentative C. P.. Slemp, state chair man and D. P. Summers, delegates from irginia, and Judge J. B. Gaston, delegate from Georgia. After the luncheon Summers said Virginia's 21 votes would stand firm for the president. Speaking for the Florida delegation's loyalty to Taft, Chubb said: "I tis not a question of dislike for Roosevelt but one of per sonal honor and integrity; they come first." It was said at the White House that both Taft and Secretary Hillies had communicated by long distance with many other southern republican lead ers and are convinced that Taft has ittle to fear from the report that his nstructed or pledged delegates are not to be trusted. Rumor That Shellnut Is Man Who Gave Sensational Testimony iu Grace Case, Atlanta. New York, June 1 The litigation That since the "dissolution" of the hat has brought about the examina-, Standard oil trust unuer tne juotj- tlon of John D. Rockefeller as a wit-; meni oi me t tmra d.vob ""I""1" tiers to tell of the present relations court, Interpreting the Sherman antl- etween Standard Oil and Its former ( trust act, the wealth of Mr. Rocke- ubsidiary companies supposedly ais- tewer-suw grown jr ... associated from it under the judgment It Is reckoned ne is now worm tuny f the United Stales Supreme court, $100,000,0011 mure than before the has Involved also a quiet inquiry into Supreme court judgment t SENATE Mir INSIST OR TWO BATTLESHIPS The Naval Affairs Committee Wants the Sea Fighters Constructed. Washington, Juno 1. Two battle ships eliminated from the naval ap propriation bill in the house may he restored to the bill In the senate. The r.aval affairs committee will support the plan. The committee began con slderatlon of the bill today. the stock holdings and other forms of wealth of Mr. Rockefeller. From all the data available, and one of the associate counsel in this inquiry said the available data were lirly exhaustive, the conclusion Has been reached that John D. Rockefel ler is now worth nine hundred mil- on dollar ($900,000,000). This estimate, It is believed, conies within a few millions of being cor- more rect. It Is a practical Impossibility to come. irrlve at an exact estimate, for the, .'nim his hob lings of Standard oil lally fluctuations of stocks may add ; stock alone Mr. Rockefeller derives ir take away several millions from an income nl i io.ouu.ouu every year, he oil king's wealth on paper. Mr. His income from other sources varies, Rockefeller does not speculate. He running as high us $25,000,000 and as nvests, and when the market is quite low as 116,000, so that his yearly ilgh he Bells. When it has dropped ; Income varies between $rr,,000.000 o the low levels he buys buck what and $16, 000,000, witn an occasional he sold and reinvests the profit in flight beyond mis units. more low nrlced stocks or bonds. The Jill I. in a Minute. great bulk of his wealth Is Invested For the purpo In oil, railroad, banking and Indus- Rockefeller Inco trial stocks. nl $60,000,000 a DlNMoliitlon" Has Helped. month, or $1.1 The lawyers who have undertaken $ 164, 1 35.31 SHEPPERD DEFEATED Kit. bin Slid I'nderwiKMl Delegates Will Onilrol the Wake County Convention Wednesday. CLARK WINNER Vote Very Mgbt In Rluxtr Inland's 'In Presidential Preference Primary. Providence. June I. Returns from 'he first democratic presidential pri mary In Rhode Island show Speaker hamp Clark victorious. A very light ote was cast. Clark received 4107 l"'es. Wilson llll and Harmon 73 ''legate lo the Belt Vnorc convention will support Clark on at least one ballot. OazettoNcws Huroau, The Hotel Italolgh, Raleigh, June 1 S. Ilrown Shopper.!, candidate for the state senate, practically conccoea i hi. lection of his opponent, J. C. Ut ile, at noon today. Kltchln and Un derwood delegates will control the county convention Wednesday, which axnected to send linderwood delegates ti the stale convent l nere was little voting In the county. Republl cans arc also vetlng. AMERICANS FLEE Foreign HesliltiHn Are l-avlng Chi Illinium ami Kchel ne Mexico. Paso, Tex., June I. American nd other.forelgn residents are loavlng :he cltv of Chihuahua nnd the rebel ISIII Retains i'timmi'i'i'.' Court. Washington, June 1. A legislative, ttii. anil Judicial appropriations 'II retaining the Commerce court, hlch the house voted to abolish. ' reported by the appropriations Kl a in northern Mexico. The warn m. from Washington recently for Americans to remove themselves from scenes of disturbances, u is nruevwi was reiterated Consul lecher. through American CLAUD ALLEN CASE GOES TO THE JURY Wvth.vllle. June 1 The Claud Allen cane went lo the Jury this after noon after Prosecute. Wiser had nn Ished his address. TjToHN D ROCKEFELLER, ON THE WITNESS STAND A 'J k effect. This is due to the enormous increase In market values of the stocks of many of thq forme subsidiaries of the oil OCtopAls. One year recently, since the panic of 1907, the Income of Mr. Rockefel ler reached the extraordinary total of $187,500,000, it was learned yesterday from one of the investigators. Tills was his high water mark: in fact, than double his ordinary in- s of an average the le may be estimated ear, or $5,000,000 a S46.15 a week, or v, or $6,863.97 an the task of calculating Just what Mr. hour, or $114. to a minute, or $1.90 2-3 Rockefeller Is worth have come to a second. one conclusion that Is noteworthy. In 1865, as he has recorded In his autobiography. John D. Rockefeller achieved his first $5000. Ten years later he was worth $5,000,000, and in 1890 he was reputed to be worth about $100,000,000, which was just the value of the .Standard oil com pany of New Jersey, created about thai time. The wildest guesses have been made at the amount of his fortune since 1900. when It was conservatively fig ured at about $300,000,000. But even those who spoke of him as a billion aire have never dreamed he was, so close to that title as his present store ol we.ilth Indicates, if the figures of the legal mathematicians who have taken the subject In hand are cor rect. Mr. Rockefeller has never ventured to say what he was worth. Several vears ago he placed the figures at "somewhere between $300,000,000 and $400,000,000," but he confessed on the stand he could not tell "within $10, 000,000 or more" just what he was worth if he really sat down to figure il up. Huh (ilven $171,000,000. He has given $174,500,000 to various charitable, educational and selentlll institutions, but this has not made any Impression on the vast principal of his wealth, being merely gifts out of the Income. Mr. Rockefeller's personal wealth aside from his real estate, is cstlmat cd by the city of New York, for taxa tlon purposes, at $5,000,000. He pays taxes on that amount. P.O. MPPR0PRIAT10H FOR HENDERSOHVILLE Chance of a New Building There Soon Goes Glimmering. GERMAN SQUADRON RES 11 ANCHOR Powerful Cruisers in the Lower Chesapeake Entertain ment for Officers. Norfolk, Juno it. The visiting Ger man squadron, comprising a powerful cruiser-battleship and the cruisers Stettin and Bremen, are anchored In Dynnhnven Roads in the lower Ches- ipeake. The squadron proceeds into Hampton Roads Monday and will he welcomed by President Taft and Sec retary of the Nav Meyer. Following President's Taft's visit, the squadron's officers will go to Washington where they will be entertained at the White House Tuesday. THOUSANDS ASSEMBLE TO HONOR DEAD SIMM Electric and Steam Traffic in Dayton Suspended for Five Minutes. Court Approves Seaboard Assets Distributing Plan Oazette-News Bureau. Wyatt Building, Washington, June 1. There will he no appropriation for the postofflce at llcndcrsonvllle this year. Tbl was niade certain yester day, w hen the supervising urchltect of the treasury department notified tho house appropriations committee that llcndcrsonvillo Is number 124 on the lost of buildings to be constructed; that no drawing can lie taken before March. 11J; that no contract Is pos sible before July of next year and that no appropriation In recommend ed to be made this year. In view of this recommendation, Representative Oudger does not be lieve he can get the appropriation for the blinding until next session. Newark, Join I. Vice Chancel'or Stevens of the New Jersey Chancc-v court today sighed an order approving the plan for diMi ilmtlng the assets of the Hen hoard company, the holdln company of the Seaboard Air Line railway compun. The Seaboard com pany by the pav inent had about Jul, 000,1 of stock ...itstandlng. Tho ol der requires tin liquidation of shares of first preferred stock of the Sea board company by the payment of cash at the rate of $101.76 per share. BILL'S INTRODUCTION BILLS INTRODUCTION Majority of Win- and .Mean- Commit tee Fa Mir- Kitra ttetudun Measure. -Democratic The order provides for the even ex change of second preferred and com mon stock of the Seaboard company for second preferred and common stock of the Seaboard Air Uno Rail way company. If this stock Is not ex changed It Is to be sold by trustees on either the stock exchange in New York or at Italtlmore, the proceeds to be paid to he court. A report filed by the trustees showed they handled $2,626,013 In cash. KILLS MOTHER IN-LAW AND SELF; HURTS WIFE ways lingers to lrewnl Baldwin's Name. New Havei., June 1. Oovernbr Simeon B. Baldwin's name will lie presentad to the Baltimore conven tion by Dean Henry W. Rogers of the Yale h'W school. Rogers will sit In the cunvelnlon as a proxy. Washington, June 1. members of the house means comniitlee today directed Chairman Underwood to Introduce the cotton tarifl revision bill passed by the house at lire extra session of congress. Buffalo, June 1. G. K. S spies, a farmer of Angola, shot his wife and his mothor-ln-law. Mrs. Brown ant then blmaelf. Mrs. Brown and thi andi murderer died Instantly. The wife Key i nl Iter Maw Is Ashore. Wesl, Juno 1. Tho oilier Mars is ashore inks and today sent wl or assist" me. The battl ika and twi government tma to her rescue. will live. Throe Kndangcred In Fire. (Jasette-News Bureau, The Hotel Raleigh, Raleigh, June 1, The lues of three employes worn en govern- I daugered today wnen nro in inn II ill lain cut litem oil from escape, the Ireless men climbing out of a window and de laahlp ' scendlng a ladder. Th. lire slat ted tun from a illsconnei ten a pipe. mi I damage was small. Dayton. It.. June 1. Thousands of citizens and hosts from distant places paid a final tribute today to the mem ory of Wilbur Wright, whose body lay In state for three hours at the First Presbyterlun church. Throngs viewed the remains of the dead airman. Dur ing the funeral this afternoon all street car and steam road traffic here will be suspended for five minutes. Another tribute whb the tolling of hurch bells throughout the city. TO GET THOMPSON Reqatattloa Is leaned for Man Sen tei ccd In Bum oiiibe Who Fled tO Tennessee.. 1 1 izett. -N'ews Bureau, The Hotel Raleigh, Raleigh, June 1. Governor Kltchin today Issued a re quisition on the governor of Tennes see for Phillip Thompson, under arrest at Johnson City, who escaped from Huncombe county, where he was sen tciieeil to 1(1 months for Ian any CADETS AND MIDDIES Annual llaw-hnll (.anic Bcluccn Tho UoreraaaeM liutiiiutioiis Will Be I'layi-d Today. Annapolis. Juno 1 The annual bas ball game between West l'oint cadets and Annapolis midshipmen will be plsyed here this afternoon. Included In a record-breaking throng gathered to witness the con test are many dignitaries Including officers of both arms of the service Hotb te ams are iii line shape. Congressman Fattier of IA. Parkersburg. W Va., Ju..s 1. The birth of his fifteenth child last night probably gives Representstlva John II. Hamilton the largest family of any member f the lower house of 1 congress. Fourteen children are llv Ing. The latest arrival Is a daughter. Special to The Gazette-News. Hendersonvllle, June 1. The fact that the defendants In the Hawkins case were to testify was responsible for an unusually large attendance on today's session of the court. Mr. Kpainhour for the state asked permis sion to introduce J. C, Henley of Statesville. Strong objection was made by Mr. Settle for the defense, and the court ruled against the re quest. The defense counsel asked permission to hold a Conference with their clients, which was granted. Mrs. Daniel McCall was recalled and examined by Mr. Settle. She said she first took notice of Myrtle's condition the Sunday before the finding of the body, at John Berry's house. She was cross-examined by Mr. Spainhour. Had suspected the girl's condition for i week prior, but did not tell anyone. She recalled that she had told Jim Jackson, the night after the body was found, that if it was Myrtle she had committed suicide. Mrs. Beatrice McCall. Mrs. Beatrice McCall was sworn. She is the daughter of Daniel and wife of Abner McCall, and is 21. She had known Myrtle Hawkins for years, and was her best friend. She said she had never known anything whatever of the girl's death. She did not know of her condition. She had been in jail since March. She had not known of anyone committing an abortion. She does not know whether Myrtjic is dead or alive. he tiid not Ml Bob Waddell or anyone that' Myrtle was to give her a clock, a ring or other jewelry. She first saw the Britt and Shaft women when they were brought to jail. She had never heard their names before. Cross-examined by Mr. Spainhour: Witness has two older sisters. The next older Is Carrie, living in Jack sonville, who is now here. She has been here for a week. Witness weighs about 110 pounds. She first heard of Shellnut a week or two ago, before her sister came. She had never heard of Dcaver, one of yes terday's witnesses. Denied that Myr tle told her that she (Myrtle) knew Shellnut. She and Myrtle had been school mates and told each other their secrets. The reason Myrtle did not tell of her condition was that she knew they would he friends no long er. Myrtle was often at witness' house. She was sick the week before Myrtle's disappearance and the latter visited her daily. She waB at home when she heard of the finding of the body. She started to go with friends to the lake, but on the way they met friends In an automobile and went to Hendersonvllle. She did not know Myrtle was missing until Hawkins brought her a note from Mrs. Haw kins. She did not hear until 6 or 6 p. m.. Sunday, that the body was that of Myrtle. She was greatly worried; did not go tn see Mrs. Hawkins be cause she was not able to walk that far. She did not send a note to Mrs. Hawkins but sent her husband Mon day or Tuesday to ask about Mrs. Hawkins. She had observed no symp toms of the girl's condition. She went to the funeral but did not get out of the carriage. She again denied that Myrtle had promised her any Jewelry. She admitted they had exchanged rincs the Sunday liefore at Perry's. Tuesday, Myrtle gave hack her ring and told her to keep Myrtle's until called for. This ring was produced and Identified by the witness She did not recall whether or not she had ever seen the clock. Mrs. McCall stated that she never saw Myrtle with the clock Did not telephone to her at Mrs. Jackson's but asked Mrs. Jarkson on Friday to tel. -phone and ask If Myrtle was at home: nnd II she was lo come and help her sew. She thought she would know Myrtle's handwriting. She knows her own writing. She Identified S letter she had writ ten io Myrtle and two letters Myrtle had written lo her. She had known George Bradley about two years. Did not know whether George pnld anv attention to Myrtle or not. Denied that he knew Myrtle was heartbroken when she heard that George was mar ried. She admitted thai George and Myr tle were at her home often and that Myrtle oflun stayed all night She and Mjrtle had dresses alike. Bhe had told Mrs. Andrews that she and Myrtle wished to dress alike. Khe and Myrtle had worked nn a dress on th"i Tuesday before Myrtle disappeared. Myrtle was at her home a few mln utes on Wednesday afternoon. Wit ness frst suspected that the body was Myrtle when her brother, i ner. Identified It She denied that aha thought of going Into mourning when the body was Identified. Witness had known Honey Bradley since the third of last July, Had never seen him wltb beard except when he was arrested. He had been sick at George'a and let It grow. Continued on page three.
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