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m Met fette THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES LAST EDITION 4:00 P. M. Weather Forecast: LOCAL SHOWERS. VOL. XVII., NO. 132. ASHEVILLE, N .0., THURSDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 11, 1912. 3c PER COPY mm CHICAGO PRESS IS ATTACKED Lorimer Complains of Alleged Newspaper Conspiracy to Drive Him from Public Life. SAYS ADVERSE VOTE WOULD BE TRAVESTY Says It Would Mean Senate Had Become Advocate of Recall and of An j. archy. Washington, July It. Senator Lor imer began his speech defending his right to a senate seat today, following the speech of Reed of Missouri, who made a bitter attack on htm. "It Is true that the senate has a right to deny me a seat on the flimsi est . retext, or on no pretext at all," he said. "This is no joke. This is a solemn and serious question. If the senate decides to follow the views of the minority of the committee, it will he a travesty on civilised jurispru dence and a mockery on justice, a declaration that the senate has de cided to follow the red flag, that It has become an advocate of anarchy and has adopted the doctrine of the recall as advocated !y Its arch-champion." Lorimer attacked the Chicago papers. He said the Tribune paid taxes on $420,000, while the property Is worth ten million. He said the News occupied school land at a low rental a square foot and paid no taxes, while less valuable hi ml across the Btreet rented for $3.50 a foot, tie charged Victor Lawson was trying to drive him out of public life. "If the state's attorney would treat Lawson as he would treat Lorimer if he were the transgressor, Lawson and the chief clerk In the assessor's office would be In the penitentiary for con spiracy to commit fraud." He attacked Governor Deneen and hiB fees In office as state's attorney. ''Some day the people will put into the attorney's office a man who will go through the records and make Deneen pay back interest to the school fund of 1200,000 or more that belongs to him no mflrtnhalf tfils capitol belongs to me." He declared erroneous state ments had been sent out by newspaper agendes and referred to what he termed the control of news sources by "Victor Lawson, M. E. Stone and Frank B. Noyea, who formerly ran tho Record-Herald for Lawson." NEW PARTY WILL STAND FOR TARIFF REVISION Whether Specific Schedules Will Be Enumerated in Platform Not Decided. Oyster Bay, July 11. Immediate downward revision of the tariff is to be one-of the demands made by the new party headed by Colonel Roose velt. While the former president was non-committal yesterday regarding the course he would urge the Chi cago convention of the new party to adopt. It developed from the talk of a number of leaders who have con ferred with the colonel In the last few daya that the party doubtless will de clare for Immediate revision. Ac cording to the present program, the demand for legislation will be restrict ed to the schedules which In the opln Ion of the party heads are obviously too high. The woolen and cotton schedules were pointed out as perhaps the best example. Whether the platform will enumer ate specific schedules and pledge It self to scale them downward or will content Itself with a general declara tlon of the principle upon which It will act has not been decided. 'Colonel Roosevelt ha been told that the sentiment of the country, especial ly In the wast where his largest meas ure of support la looked for, Is em phstlrally In favor of quick action on the tariff. The election of a demo cratlc majority In the house of rep reuentatlve In 111! was cited In sup port of the argument that the pro greaslve party must pledge Itself to downward revision. Colonel Roossvelt feels, however that hla view on the theory of protective tariff are well known and It la fnr the convention to decide what course of action la to be adopted. When Questioned In regard to hla view of what the new party ahould do Colonel Roosevelt aald that In the near future ha would make a atate men! of hla position upon the various Issues to be raised In the campaign. 22 DEAD OF PLAQUE Thlrtr-fosr Caere In All In Porto Rico No Infection Among Havana Rate. Waahlngton. July 11. Another fa tal rase of plague at Ban Juan, Porto Rico, was reported by the publlr health aarvlce today. In all. there havt. :en I tfaaoe anu It deutha on. the Island, Plve hundred rata have been killed In the affected dlstrtat In Havana. No Infection ' wi found. MINE EXPLOSION KILLS EIGHT MEN Two Bodies Found, but Gas Bars Further Progress by Rescuers. Moundsvllle, W. Va., July 11. Eight miners are believed to have been klilled in the Panama mine flf the Ben Franklin Coal company this morning. The shaft had been closed for some time until today, when ten men en tered to load coal. Soon afterward ft big explosion was heard. A rescue party found two badly burned bodies, but on account of the gas were unable to penetrate further in the shaft to learn the fate of others. FISTICUFFS SEEM NEAR E DEBATE Representatives Hill and Reil ley of Connecticut Grow Bitterly Personal. Washington, July 11. A fierce po litical debate, which came perlliouisly close to fisticuffs created a furore in the house yesterday. The participants were Representatives Hill ami Reilley of Connecticut, the former a republi can ant! the latter a. democrat. Bitter feeling between them, bcglnnlnc with Mr. Reilley'l election, Increased last winter when Mr. Reilley atacked Mr. Hill In a speech In the house. The trouble yesterday began when Mr. Hill, without wanting, launched into a political speech, criticising the labor views of Governor Woodrow Wilson. He said Mr. Wilson in ad dressing the Princeton University graduating class In 1900, assailed labor organizations on the ground hat they made- for - "unprofitable servants" by hampering the Individuality of their member. Mr. Hill declared that the re-election of President Taft was as sured. "Mr. Chairman," shouted Mr. Reil ley, "the gentleman Is much more confident of the election of William Howard Taft than he was at a recent meetlnir of Connecticut postmasters." Mr. Reilley held aloft a letter which he said he had "providentially" re ceived in the morning. His inform- nt, who had heard Mr. Hill address the Connecticut postmasters, quoted Mr. Hill as saying that there would be many familiar faces missing from and round the board "if they did not do better work In the next election than hey did In the lost," and as admon ishing his hearers to "take off their coats and work openly for the contin uation of the administration. Angrily advancing down the aisle, Mr. Reilley declared that Mr. Hill had personally attacked him in that peech. He quoted from Mr. Hill b alleged remarks. Behold the man you have Bent to Washington to represent this district. Do you know what he is doing? He is voting with the southern democrats to destroy the manufacturers of Con necticut." Mr. Reilly vehemently denied that his vote was cant for tariff measures that would Jeopardize the manufactur- ng Interests of tho country. I am sick and tired of hearing the gentleman from Connecticut he raid, "the know-all of tHrlff legislation, comparod with whom the distinguished gentleman from New York. Mr. Payne, is a mere piker. No one knows anything hut the gentleman from Connecticut. I stiv I urn sick and tired of hearing him, under the guise of protecting the American worklngman, getting up here and feeding them with speeches ore the tariff." Mr. Reilley referred to Mr. Hill's speeches on tho tariff as "buncombe Throughout hjis arraignment. Mr. Hill valnlv sought to Interrupt. When h got the floor he was trembling with anger. Standing in ironi oi me bpchk er's desk. Mr. Hill shook a menacing flat In hli colleague's direction and charned him with having unfairly and knowingly assailed him in a speech last winter. "He did It deliberately, shouted Mr. Hill. "He might have known his charges were false If he had wished to have knowr. It. The gentleman from Connecticut auppreaaed the facts on this floor. I say that statements of that kind, coming from any man republican or democrat, not only are not worth the paper tney are wnuen on but thev make the man unwortnv of anw credence whatever, either now nr In the future. The two Connecticut members, with eyea ablase, were close to each other A number of members imii'o m pom i .ns nearer tho theater of action. The aeslstant sergeant -at -arms also tool ud Doertlone of vantage. Mr. Hill howovur. turned on hla heel and aought hla aaat. Mrs. ftothtn Put on Trtol. Mobile. Ala.. July 11. Mra Mar T Oodau waa today planed on trial for I Fe on the charge of poisoning her n-luw to get Insurance. Her three huahamls eiiner uiHuppearea or were mysteriously killed. She was ' tried and aoqulttod for the death of one. America Stands Highest in Olympic Games Entrants from States Take Eight Heats in Preliminary Hurdle Contests. Stockholm, Sweden, July 11. The American entrants in the Olympic games took eight of 11 heats in the preliminary contests of the 110 me ters hurdle race. Heat winners arc as follows: George A. Chisholm of Boston, lirst heat; Jolin J. Eller of New York, second; Martin ilawllns of Moultonamah, A. C, third; Edward Pritchard of Chicago, seventh; John P. Nicholson of the University o Missouri, eighth; Fred Kellcy of Seattle, ninth; John R. Case of the University of Illinois, tenth; Jas. Wendell, of New York, eleventh. Another American, Vaughn S. Blan chard of Boston took second place in the sixth heat. The British entries were far outclassed in the heats in which they ran. " The standing of the teams at the opening of the day's games wa3 as follows: UnUred States, 72 points; Sweden, 6; Great Britian, 47; Ger many, 23: France, 19. Ralph C. Craig of the Detroit Ath letic club won the 200 meters race, adding another final to the American ictorles. . Ralph Rose, the Olympic Athletic club, won the final weight-putting ontest, right and left handed. Patrick J. McDonald, Irish-American, was second, and E Nlcklander of Finland was third. In the 110 meters hurdles semi finals, third heat, J. P. Nicholson of Missouri university furnished first, sec nd heat. Martin W. Hawkins of the Multnomah A. C. first. The 150 meters hurdle semi-final fourth heat, was won by James Wen dall, New York A. C. The finals in six events were com pleted at the Olympic yesterday and of the 30 points, the United States corn ered 13, England 6, Germany 6, Can ada 3, Australia 3, Finland 3, and France 2. The United States and Germany had the honor of making a clean sweep In the weight putting and 200 meters swimminj back stroke respectively. England won the greatest race of the Olympic so far the 1 500 meters run, In which the Oxonian Jackson broke the record by more than six seconds. Finland won the, 5000 meters In a plendld struggle against France, whllle the Canadian, Hodgson, brought glory to the dominion by his victory In the 1500 meters awlmmlng conies, In which he hung up three records. There Is no denying that the Amor- can family party longing iiDoarn me. good ship Finland ure disappointed. The optimistic expectations of tho nvericar. suffered two hard reverses. This Olympic Is proving that Great Hrltaln and the United States must waive their traditional monopoly or field sports, since other nntlona lilies have set themselves seriously to dem onstrate that they am possessed of as much muscle and endurance as tho pioneers In field athletics, and that the only difference is that they came into the game Inter. Ilrixtsh tlelm Sustained. The two calamities under considera tion so far an the Amerlcnna are con cerned befell In the matter of distance running and seemed to demonstrate what British Bportarnen have always contended, that however unconquera ble Americans may be In- performance requiring quickness, they are Apt to meet their superiors when It comes to the tt of endurance. With such men as Klviat, Jones, Sheppard and Tabor In the 1S00 me ter event. Americana naa every rea- aon to be hopeful, but the Oxford rep reeentatlve, Jackson, who cornea of a famous athletic family, although he does not look the part, proveu to naye the necessary etoutne of heart and peed carry him past a flying field and win the race for England. Hla achievement will be well re membered aa long as foot racing la talked about The meeting ehowa that the veterans muat be reconciled to the younger men taking their places. Sheppard. who, at Unndon, was king of the track, found that the youthe were hla betters In the fifteen hundred. Ralph Rnae, a former Olympic winner and record older, had to take aecond place to P. j, McDonald at putting the ahot (beat hand) l which the winner establish ed a new record of approximately 60 foet four Inches. At that, 'lose aleo 1 (Continued on page five.) PJH hRh1'Lh sVseH bbbyy 1 1 bB& KSSsBSSSs 1 1 11 168 it WM W PAL.PH ccaig. BRITISH PROTEST ON PANAMA BILL London Requests That Enact ment Be Deferred and It Is Believed Will Insist That All Nations Must Be Considered on Equal Basis. Washington, July 11. Great Britain's request that the enactment of the Panama canal administration bill be held in abeyance until Mr. Innes, the British charge d'affaires, can present I u note in behalf of his government confronts congress and the state de partment with an extraordinary situa tion. While the reasons for request to delay are not stated, there Is no doubt but that the British government is GOV. WILSON AND CLARK WILL CONFEH SATURDAY Sea Girt, N. J., July 11. Governor WlUon today announced that he had set aside three hours Saturday after noon for conference with HpcHkcr Clark, who Is coining here to see him. Representative Underwood, the gov ernor, said might dime next week. OROZCO UNDAUNTED Rebel Leader Devising Plans Further to Harass Matlcro Govern ment Now at Juarez.. Juarez, Mex., July 11. In the cus tom houae where President Taft once met Prealdent Diaz and where a year ago Francisco I. Madaro, Jr., estab llhed hla triumphant rebel army, to day aat General Paacual Oroaco weaving the torn thread of hla un succeaaful military campaign against the federal "govei nment. While ad mitting defeat at the hands of the federals, he made It plain that guer rilla warfare Is being planned cal culated to harass the government. He aald he held no ill will against the United Htatea ns "this la a revolution by Mexlcane for Mexicans." Charged With AIMm-Mug Deputy. Lakes Charles. I., J'.ty- I. An drew E. Denby and Will Collihe. both union men. are In Jail bare, charged with abducting Deputy, Sheriff Will Granthlm from the Galloway lum ber mill, where he waa on duty aa guard Tuoeday night. Prohibition!.. Delayed. Atlantic City, Ji bltlonlsta failed to cision over the chi nomination ot tick I. The prohl tb i - .. I, a de mhlp an.1 ads Is delayed. T MEREDITH , concerned In the clauae to grant free passage through the canal to Ameri can vet Mia in the roastwl3e trade and in the article relating to the passage of railroad-owned ships. The Cana dian railways are deeply concerned in both and It 1 expected that some rep resentations will be made In their be half. It is believed the British will hold that the ships of all nations must be considered on an equal basis. WHIG PLAGUE PERIL AROUSES NEW ORLEANS New Orleans, July 11. In organiz ing a campaign against the bubonic plague In Culm and Porto Rico, the local health authorities have provided lor "a rat survey, the plans calling for 1100,000 which merchants and others are expected to provide. Rats are to he gathered In every aectlon of the city, especially on the waterfront, ami carried to experts to be examined as to whether they have fteaa which bear plague germs. All vesaels entoring the harbor are required to uae precautlona to keep their own rata aboard and prevent New Orleana rats visiting them. THE SUICIDE RATE RAPIDLY GROWING Son Diego. Cel., Has Largest Percent age In the United states :'. I per 100,000. New urk, July 11. Figures col lected by statistical experts show that suicide la Increasing at a rapid rate throughout the United State. Re ports from sixteen cltle ahow the general rate wee i'J.6 per 100,000 of population last year aa aga'nat 17.7 for 110. Sap Diego. Cal. has th largest per centage, with SM per 100,000. Hate Order Affecting Tennessee. Waahlngton, July 11. The Inter- ate commerce commission today tial that Miirrlstown. Tenn., and points Intermediate between Bristol and Knoxvllle are entitled to rates from New York and related eastern y.olnta not higher than the rate to Knoxvllle, CM LECTORS I Taft Men Alarmed by the roads Colonel Is Making on Electoral College Strength. FULLY 7S OF THEM FAVOR EX-PRESIDENT No Way to Bind Them to Taft, Although Chosen on Republican Ticket, Says Borah. Washington, July 11. The Taft re publicans are alarmed over the efforts of Roosevelt's friends to name Roose velt electors on the republican ticket nous states. Being bound only by precedent to support the party can didate in the electoral college, Roose velt men, Taft leaders fear, will refuse to vote for the candidate of the regu lar republican convention. The situa tion Is becoming serious, they say. Unless there is a change lin senti ment and methods Taft will not get more than 20 electoral votes," said a United States senator who is support ing the president. "Roosevelt men are running In many of the republican states and, I believe, intend to disre gard the instructions of the recent Chicago convention. The 38 republi can electors in Pennsylvania are Roos evelt men, but were selected by a reg ular republican convention." Henry G. Wasson, republican stats chairman from Pennsylvania, had a conference with President Taft, after which he made this statement: "My visit to Washington was for the purpose of discussing with Presi dent Taft the situation In our state with respect to the republican elec toral ticket, where a number of the candidates have signified their inten tion, if elected, of not voting for the nominee at Chicago. This anomalous condition, I believe, will be satisfac torily adjusted. In Just what manner I do not know and will not know until the friends of Col. Roosevelt make a detpr'pinatlon. "T i re are two plans, as I under stand, that are under consideration. When the Roosevelt ticket is launched it will either contain a brand new set of electors or the Roosevelt people on the republican ticket will be found on both tickets. "If the former plan Is adopted all candidates who would not feel like voting for Taft and Sherman under any conditions will retire and their places on the ticket will be filled by persons in accord with the nominees of the party. "If, however, the Roosevelt people on the republican ticket, a now con stituted, are put on the new ticket as well, they will go on with a statement to the public that in the event they receive a larger vote on the republican than on the new party ticket their votes will be cast for the nominees of that party. The result of the plan would be cumulative. It would be a referendum to the republican voters without dividing the party strength and taking the chance of a democratic victory. "From what I know of the attitude of the parties concerned I am Inclined to believe that there will be two dis tinct electoral tickets without any names In common. Speaking for the prealdent I know he would prefer to have it so. Now that the way is opened for an adjustment of what to me was an extremely delicate and em barrassing situation, respecting the duties and privileges of electors, the plans of the campaign will be rapidly mntured and we shall have It in full swing by the middle of September." Rm Hcvolt ns "Hojnilar." Senator Polndexter, n Roosc-elt pup porter, says that the seven republican electors in Washington State will vote for Roosevelt, asserting that he is the nominee of the "regular republican convention" at Chicago. .Senator Rristow is supporting tho ten Roosevelt electors In Kansa. South Dakota has nominated five Roosevelt electors to run on the re publican ticket. North Dakota republicans are pre paring to put out five Roosevelt elec tors. California and Weat Virginia will name Rooaevelt men to make the race as republican.'. At least aeventy-elght of the repub lican electors, picked to make the flght in their respective states for the party are In sympathy with Roosevelt, and If elected In November may vote for him. This alarma Mr. Taft and hla alllea. "Each atate determlnea for Itaelf the manner of leleotlng Its preeldentlal electors," said Senator Borah of Idaho and congress fixes the time of their election. This being true the state Is responsible for the method of aelectlun and for the qualifications of the elec tor. There Is no way to bind an elec tor to support any particular candl date. A republican "lector can sup port a democrat in the electoral col lege If he desire to do so. "The national convention la a mat ter of form. Up to the time of An drew Jackson the party convention had no part In preeldentlal elections. Any body of men could put out a can II. late The legislature Of Toillieeeee 'nominated Jackson for the presiden cy." Up to 1820 presidential elector wr chosen by the atate legislature, 1820 all atate except six selected th 'by direct vote of the people. In 1118 (Continued on page I.) 10 CAN VOTE ItlTIJIMPRIIR In-'Democratic Committee to Meet Again in October to Discuss Qualifica tion for Voting. FIGURING ON THE COST OF SENATORIAL RACE If Candidates Have to Pay All Expenses of Primary It Will Cost Them a Small Fortune. Gazette-News Bureau, The Hotel Raleigh, Raleigh, July 11. Friends of the three candidates U. S. senator consumer a lot of their own time today discussing the action of the democratic executive committee in refusing to pass upon the qualifica tions of a democratic elector. The rules as submitted by T. D. Warren of Newbern provided that before an elector should vote for a senatorial candidate he must have first voted the. democratic ticket; then the question of what should be construed as the democratic ticket bobbed up, and the committee argued on this. It was not decided, however, the committee de ciding to return about the middle of October to settle the question. The question was brought up by ex Judge J. Crawford Biggs, who said he went to the meeting in the interest of Governor Kitchin. During the dis cussion Judge Biggs made some of the members of the sommlttee such as R. H. Hayes, Francis D. Winston. Chairman Charles A. Webb, and Mr. Warren infer that he was Impugning their motives, and some of these gen tlemen told him so. Judge Biggs was not a member of the committee. The Kitchin men were saying to day that the refusal of the committee to take action '-last night confirmed CHAIRMAN CHARLES A. WEBB. their suspicion that Senator Simmons and his friends were hoping Irbr a large republican vote. If the rules of the primary are made lax, Kitchin men say, Mr. Simmons may hope for a few thousand republican voters helping him along. The opponents ot the senator claim that his friends were dodging. The Simmon men are saying that the Kitchin folks, outgeneraled and beaten at every turn, are unduly sus picious and are going around looking for trouble. They point to the fact that the light against the rules, which were adopted as presented with one exception, waB led by Judge Biggs, who went to the meeting for the ex press purpose of protecting a candi date. They, did not like the Idea of having their motives Impugned, and some of them said they were wining to take tho consequences. One antl- Kltchin man said it showed how des perate tho Kitchin folks were, adding hat they were beaten In the state reinvention, and that later the nation al democratic convention came Sena tor Hirrtmona' way and took two ot Governor Kllrhin'a pet arguments away from him free lumber and reciprocity which they aay have never been democratic. Aa to Cost of Primary. In connection with the dlacuaalon over the meeting of the commim some apeculatlon has been Indulged In aa to the probable coat to each can didate of the primary. A leader who ought to know aaya that aach candi date If he covers the atate thorough ly will spend At least (16.000 In the campaign, and all of thla will be legit imate. The maintenance of an or ganization In each county la costly, and If the candidates have to pay pollholdera and registrars in addition to their other expenses, each candi date will spend a small fortune The candidates are hoping, however, that their frlenda In the varloue countle win look after local expense. ' Charts A. Webb, the new chair man of the state committee, put In some time discussing the political sit uation with former Chairman A. II. Bller, who has had feur ysara ot he work. Mr. Bller will render all the assistance possible. Mr. Weld, la no utranger tn polities, be havlnn . three time a member of
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