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THE ASSOCIATED PEESS DISPATCHES LAST EDITION 4:00 F. M. Weather Forecast: occasional SHOWERS. VOL. XVII., NO. 141. ASHEVILLE, N .C, MONDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 22, 1912. 3c PER COPY 'r$IRD DEGREE jf&ZVEALS CLUES Stirring Finish of 1 00 Meters Final j ANTI-SALOON A . . -v m - At the Ulympics, as Caught by Camerai TlsJTFR FSTS W7W J fflre Mamie feeftt mm. L Jack Sullivan and Sam Paul, Sweated by Police, Make Important Revelations. ROSENTHAL MYSTERY NEARING SOLUTION Final Plans to Kill the Gam bler Were Made at Confer ence Last Monday Night. New York, July 22. The Rosen thal murder mystery is nearlng a solution according to well-founded opinion. Sweated and grilled by third degree methods, Jack Sullivan and Sam Paul, the gangsters, sullenly made statements today from which the police commissioner pieces to nether important and heretofore miss ing evidence. The detectives have learned enough to admit that the gun men gathered Monday night and were taken to "Brldgie" Webber's poker rooms, where final arrangements to slay Rosenthal were made. Webber denies all knowledge of the shooting. Preliminary plans to kill the gambler were made on an excursion trip of the "Sam Paul association," when It was decided that Rosenthal was talk ing too much and must be made away with. That the murderers have been slip ping out of town for the last few days Is the belief of detectives who are looking for certain thugs that the picked band of "bad men" had select ed to shoot Rosenthal. It is said they even had a sort of rehearsal of the shooting. William Shapiro has reveal ed how. the gangsters kept the street in front of the hotel clear of taxlcabs for 30 minutes before the murder In order to give the "murder car" a clean get-away. Shapiro said that at least 16 men must have known of the "Job", as they were In front of the hotel ready to blackjack and kill, if neces sary) anyone who Interfered with the thugs or tried to Mock their escape. Reports ure current today, that Jack ftose has "squealed" and given the names of those who were In the auto mobile. Louis ("Brldgie") Webber, keeper of an uptown resort, and Sam Paul, head of the "Sam Paul association" at the outing of which last Sunday threats were made to "get" Rosen thal, were arrested last night on the charge of suspicion of homicide in connection with the killing of Rosen thal. Jack Sullivan, alleged go-between between Police Lieutenant Charles Becker and "Bald Jack" Rose, the latter already under arrest, was taken In custody as a material witness. The arrests were the result of the activities of Deputy Police Commis sioner Dougherty, who has assumed active charge of the police hunt for the murderers of Rosenthal. More arrests are expected at any moment, the commissioner a.saerted, but as to the nature of these arrests he would say nothing. When plied with questions as to the real significance of last night's' work the commissioner was reticent. This much he said definitely: "Webber and Paul are not charged with being In the 'murder car' at the time the fatal shots were fired, nor arc the men who actually did the shooting In custody: the arreats do not clear up the case, by a jug full, although the police have made material progress In solving the problem which has busied the nolice department and district attorney's office for a week Whether the evidence obtained leads toward Lieutenant Charles Becker, charged by Rosenthal with exacting tribute from New York gam biers. Commissioner Dougherty re fused flatly to discuss. Mr. Dougher ty admitted that Becker was not at police headquarters yeaterday but de clared that the lieutenant been arrested. "Becker Is not Involved more now than he was 24 hours ago," said the commissioner and with that dismissed the subject. Dougherty admitted that 8ulllvan had told him that he left Lieutenant Pecker'i automobile in the vicinity of Broadway and Forty-second street one hour and a half before the ass as ((nation on Tuesday morning. Sulll- van was also In "Brldgie' Webbers thjj wor,d Aorr,rdlng to the re place between 1:30 and 2 o clock. recommendation of the en- ' Whether the rest of the men wno are Implicated were In Webber's the commissioner refused to Bay. Sulli van Is aald to have admitted that he waa with "Bald Jack" Roae on Mon day evening In Sam Paul's place. Roae Is now locked up In the Tomba, charged with complicity ln the mur der. Movements After the Murder. After leaving' the room Sullivan went to the fight In Madison Square Garden and at the conclusion of the bout joined Lieutenant Becker and waa driven away from the garden In the latter'a machlnn. It 1.1 claimed thai Sullivan was In the Immediate vlritiity of 'h murder at the time It was committed, but whether hla ar rant waa .due to this fart. Commis sioner Dougherty refuaed to say. Commissioner Dougherty says that Sullivan haa stated that hit mlaalon after leaving Becker's car waa to aee Sum Paul In "Hrldgle" Webber's place but that he did not find Paul. Sulli van haa further explained what hi business with Paul at that time was IContlnuac on paga I.) OVERMAN ATTACKS F Asserts Many Are on Govern ment Payroll for Nom inal Duties. Gazette-News Bureau, Hyatt Building, Washington, July 22. Declaring that It Is his belief that the forestry bureau is wantonly wast ing the governments money in hiring numberless clerks, lawyers, doctors, chemists and other professional men from eastern and western states and that that department of the govern ment is duplicating work done by other departments, Senator Overman of North Carolina, Saturday intro duced a resolution In the senate ask ing for a sweeping investigation of the forestry service. Senator Overman said that when the bureau was (Irst established it only required an annual appropria tion of $800,000. "Now, according to the estimates for this year," said the junior senator, "an appropriation of $6,000,000 is necessary and the em ployes number 30,000. It cost the government $20,000 to get out a single bulletin, according to figures which I have obtained," concluded Mr. Over man. Men who are interested in the in vestigation believe that the inquiry will- show that hundreds of profes sors in eastern and western univer sities and a goodly number of lawyers who are carried on the government payrool perform few If any duties for Uncle Sam. Not only this but it is claimed they use the clerks assigned to their departments; for private use. Tammany's Contributions to Brynn. Tammany hall contributed $10,000 to help elect William J. Bryan' to the presidency four years ago. Promi nent Tammany leaders as individuals also contributed to Bryan's campaign fund as follows: William F. Shee han, $3000; B. M. Shephard. $1000; J. Sergeant Cram, $1000; Morgan J. O'Brien, $500; Delanoy Nlcolls. $1000, and the national democratic club of New York, gave $2500. Neither Au gust Belmone nor Thomas F. Ryan contributed. These were facts brought out Saturday by Herman Ridder of New York, who was treasure of the democratic national committee in 1908 and who testified before the sen ate subcommittee which is investigat ing campaign contributions. Politicians wno supported unamp Clark for the democratic nomination at Baltimore, and who think only Bry an caused his defeat relish the testi mony. Bryan bolted the Instructions of his state given by a primary, and supported Wilson during the later ballots at the recent democratic con vention. He based his action, he said. on the ground that New York was supporting Clark. He said he would not support any candidate whose nomination would depend upon Tam many's Influence. General Julian S. Carr of Durham has been appointed a member of the agricultural finance committee and Clarence Poe of Raleigh to the voca tional educational committee of the Southern Commercial congress. North Carolina Waterways. The conference report on the river and harbor bill has passed both houses of congress and the bill Is now In the hands of the president, who Is expected to sign It within the next few days. Speaking of the bill, Senator Sim mons aald It might not be generally understood what the appropriations In the bill for the Inland waterway, Cape Lookout and Cape Fear river signified. He said that the $6000 for the purchase and Improvement of the Albemarle and Chesapeake canal was an adoption by congress of the new project which, when completed, would cost about $6,000,000; that the appro priation of $300,000 for Cape Look out was an adoption of that project which, when completed, would coet $3,600,000; and the appropriation of $300,000 for the Cape Fear was the adoption of the new project Increas ing the depth from 24 to 26 fee). ORESTRY BUREAU which, when completed, would cost'or Blease. about $600,000. The three projects thus adopted ''Y'ndavits from a dozen persons that he congreaa will Involve, when complet ed, a total expenditure of about $8, 000,000, and will make the waterway system of eastern North Carolina one ..r 1 1... Anna Inland Wflterwnv RVstemH , .. ...... glneers. it will take two years to com plete the Cape Fear project and from three to four years to complete the other two projects. CONFERS WITH WILSON Senators Reed and Stone Dlarusa Po Iltkal Conditions With Nom inee at Sea Girt. Waahlngton, July II. Senators Reed and Stone of Mlaaourl will con fer with Woodrow Wllaon at Sea Qlrt today, having been aaked by the governor to visit nlm and dlscuaa political matters. Taft and Wllaon to Speak from Same Platform. Atlantic City, July !- President Taft and Governor Wllaon will speak from the aame platform her some time between September SO and Oc tober I. Both hay accepted Invita tion to addrer th Roada congress. National Good MEVER. , SECOND, O f LlPPlMOOIt. 3PO The accompanying picture" shows the finish of the 100 meters final at Craig, the American, was returned the winner. Note the judges at the finish stirring finish. El CI. BLEASE SEMES THE CHARGES BF FELDER ISaVS He HaS Not Received Money for Pardons or from Liquor Sellers. Columbia, S. C, July 22. Governor Cole L. Blease Saturday issued his promised statement refuting the charges brought against him by Thos. B. Felder of Georgia and W. J. Burns, the defective. Including copies of af- fidavits, the statement makos about 60 pages of typewritten manuscript. Each and every charge or rumor is taken up separately and answered by the governor. Blease says Felder erred when he says he went to Charleston between the two primaries In 1910 to get money from the "tigers" for his (1 (lease's) campaign expenses. He says the statement that he is getting graft from the Charleston blind tigers originated with Mayor Grace of that city owing to the gov ernor's refusal to allow Grace to con trol the constabulary there. The governor denies that he re ceived any money for his signatures to the lnterurban railway act or that he knew of any plans to buy a par don for Qua Dedford or any one else and says that not one word about it had been said to him by Nicholls. As to the pardon for F.W. Bentley, the governor denies that he received pay for its Issuance. He says a check for $26 was sent him for the payment of Bentley's railroad fare to his home ln Iowa, but that no other money fig ured in the transaction. The governor montlons persons from whom petitions were received re questing pardons, one of whom was Rev. Dr. W. A. . Mueller, a Lutheran pastor, of Charleston. lie says the ac cusation made by Felder that $2000 had been paid by Raebns for his freedom waa a wilful falsehood and he submits affidavits from Rabens and Dr. Mueller purporting to deny this charge. He presents an aflfdavlt from H. H. Evans to the effect that he has never had any transaction with Blease as to dispensary affairs, or that he and Blease were ever ln Atlanta to gether nor has he ever had money paid to him by any party for Govern- Governor Blease also presented af- was not concerned in any liquor or other corrupt transactions. As to the famous "T. B." letters, of which Felder has denied authorship, the governor said that he had sub mitted tne letters to several grime men of Columbia who are familiar with the handwriting of Felder, and that these gentlemen are willing to go on the stand and swear that the let tera were written by T. B. Felder. Persona In the state of Georgia, who are alio familiar with the handwrit ing of Felder had made the fame as sertions. "1 have also two letters writ ten by Felder one from England and one from a point In the United States to a woman, and the writing ot these letters compared with those of ihe 'T. B.' letters, shows that the let ter 1 hold wero written by Felder." In conclusion, the governor aaya that he haa endeavored to answer ev ery charge made against him, but If any honeat man In South Carolina de sires any Information regarding any thing, however small regarding any alleged dlahonorabl act, he Is willing to anawer the accusation. Tin- Mikado Improving. Toklo. July 2$. Emperor Mutsuhltn continued to Improve throughout tin- day. - P v BeiO'E " 'NIS EVENT WAS CLEANED FULL PROGRESSIVE TIPIffT PIUUHM I IUI.L.I I UH1I1LU Colonel's Adherents in Michi gan Divorce Themselves from Republican Party. Jackson, Mich., I 22. Michigan progressives divorced themselves abso- j lutely from lho republican party in ! their state convention here Saturday, By amost i( unanimous vote the j delegates went on record as favoring the placing of an entire ticket, both state and notional In the Hold A few I i nstiMlPtpri .1. I " it.' : vnt.jfl :iflTiet IV.f. move ln order to rei'ord the sentiment of their home counties, but explained to the convention that they personally were for separation from the old party. Delegates to the national progressive party convention In Chicago, presiden tial electors, members of the state central committee and a member of the national committee Were chosen. At the time of the adjournment of the day session the convention had not recorded (to sentiments regarding can didates for state officers. The state central committee, however, waa asked to recommend to the convention n can didate for governor and to report at a night session. The recommendation of the committee does not mean nom ii.atlon by the convention, however. By the provisions of the Michigan primary law, any man ran file a petl tion for any n mination on the pro gressive- ticket if he has a sufficient number of names. The coming of Senator Joseph M Dixon to the convention probably had as much to do with carrying the "full ticket" plan as anything. The fac tions for a "stub" ticket or the noml nation of presidential electors only and the "full ticket" crowd were lined up for a bitter tight when he arrived But he told them that Colonel Roos. evelt wanted a full state ticket and after that It was all over but the shouting. The fhouting, however, re quired much time for the convention was as enthusiastic as the thousand or more delegates and a brass band could make It. Senator Dixon, while addressing the convention, declared "It la a better chance now that Roosevelt will be elected than It was last March that he would be nominated." He declared that progressive sentiment was being edited out of many papers. New York will go progressive, he aald, and he named as delegates to the Chicago convention, Bourke Cockran, General Horatio King and Governor Garvin, of Rhode Island. FROM FEDERAL BENCH 111 Health the Reason Assign ed Telegram to the President. Seattle, July 22. Federal IMstrlct Judge Cornelius Hanford, whose con duct on the bench haa been under In vestigation by a aub-commlttee of the houac Judiciary committee today. tel graphed hla resignation to President Taft, assigning Ill-health aa the reason. UPBV THE AM PPi CAN S ,y , . -J o the Olympic gam s, wherein Ralph C. line watching with keen attention the DIE IN RASING STREAMS Lives Lost and Property Dam- ageDo ne by Heavy Rainfall. Pittsburg, July 22 A heavy, steady rainfall caused considerable damage throughout the country districts of Western Pennsylvania yesterday. Al though no damage resulted In this city, adjoining boroughs suffered. Industrll plants were flooded, while many homes located along runs and creeks were surrounded by water. In the country section- live stork was drowned and crops ruined. No accurate estimate of the damage Is obtainable but It Is claimed It will be many thousands of dollars. At Cnnonsburg, Pa.. Hester Young, aged 17, fell Into Chartlera creek and was drowned in sight of many persons who were watching the swollen stream. Louis Forsythe, aged 7, was drowned in a run at Ruffsdale, near Greens burg, Pa., and Lando De Tolo, aged 10, was swept away while watching the rnglng waters of Connell Run, at Con- nellville, Pa. Probably the heaviest damage oc urred at Turtle Creek, Braddock Wil- merdlng. East Pittsburg, Oakdale, Sharlerol and several other towns near this city. In the Turtle Creek valley the water spread over the low lands rapidly driving many families to top floors. At Wilmcrdlng, the plant of the Westinghouse Air Brake com pany Wai flooded and the Iobs to the concern may be large. froDaoiy ou houses and 26 stores In Wilmerdlng are partly under water. In all parts of Allegheny county. street car service was crippled for the day, while a number of branch rail road lines were put out of commis sion. A score of small foot bridges were swept away. SAYS THAT NO TRUSTS AIDED COL. ROOSEVELT Washington. July 22. Former Sen ator Nathan B. Scott of West Virginia today told the senate committee Inves tigating the campaign fun ds of 1904 and 1908 that so far as he remember ed no contributions were made to Roosevelt's campaign by any corpora Hon, Henry Havemeyer or any repre sentatlve of the International Harvei ter company. TO CURB ROYALISTS Troops Patrol Disaffected Portugueae Districts Peasant Are iTteno ly to Soldiery. Lisbon Portugal. July 22. Calm reigns throughout the country, but re publican troops continue to patrol the lltrlcts In which the royaint out breaks have occurred. The temper of the people Is shown by the fact that the peasants fraternise openly with the soldiers everywhere. TO REPLACE LANDMARK Gov.WllHon Will IMaiil New Apple Tree Where leii Surrender ed to Grant, Washington, July 12. The famous apple tree under which Gen. Lee sur rendered to Gen. Grant, long alnce carried away piece by piece by.aouv- enlr hunt ere will be replaced by i tree planted b Woodrow Wilson. Th farm on which the tree itood I owned by Col. Qeorge A Armee. V. 8. A. who haa Invited Wllaon to plant the tree and the governor haa accepted BSISTS ON FULL UK TICKET Dixon Calk Plan of Colonel Seeking Only Electoral Vote Folly. Chicago, July 22 Senator Dixon today declared there must be a full third party ticket in Illinois with can didates favorable to Roosevelt. He said it was folly for the colonel to attempt to run merely for the electoral vote, because that would be "only a moral protest, not a campaign." He said "pussy-foot" politics wouldn't go these days." GATE CIIY BOND ISSUE PROBABLY WILL GARRY Caesar Cone to Erect Costly New Residence Cars Smash Wagon. Gazette-News Bureau, Dally News Building, Greensboro, July 22. A force of men this morning began tearing away the home ot Caesar Cone on Summit avenue preparatory to the erection of a handsome new home for the head of the Cone, cotton manufacturing business. The new residence will cost approximately ?40.000 and will be built by the Cones' personal corps of carpenters. The residence will be located almost in the center of Mr. Cone's handsome site and a' ost immediately upon the site of thti present building. Just across he avenue from Caesar Cone tho $20,000 residence of Bernard Cone is nearlng completion. The final work of Greensboro's pro gressive citizens for carrying the $130,000 bond issue tomorrow was completed today and the advocates of the bonds are optimistic that the entire issue will carry. It is proposed to use $75,000 of the issue for street paving to which will be added an ad dltlonal $75,000 to be paid by proper ty owners on streets improved. The other portion of the Issue will be used for improving the city hall, Im provements to city market and sewer and water main extension. A runaway horse with only portions of the harness on him created some xcitement for a moment on South Kim street and at the Clegg hotel Sunday afternoon when he dashed across Elm street and came near plunging through the large plate glass ront of the hotel lobby. But for an ron post into which the animal ran the horse would undoubtedly have gone through the window and Into the hotel lobby. A negro driver named Thomas WU- ams, In the employ of the Udell Hardware company, had a narrow es cape from being killed or dangerously hurt Saturday afternoon when the wagon which he was driving became sandwiched In between a northbound and southbound car on Elm street. The fender and front of the north- lound car were smashed while the wagon was nearly demolished and the driver slightly hurt How he es- aped is almost a miracle. WORKS FOR WILSON Senator Says Unless Roosevelt Runs as Republican Ha Will Not Support Htm. Washington, July 22. The contro versy between Senator John D. Works and progressive leaders of California ndvanced another stage yesterday when the senator was called upon by telegraph by Lieutenant Governor A. J. Wallace, to inform the progressive voters whether he Intended to vote for Booaevelt, Taft or Wilson. 'Will not vote for Taft," Senator Works telegraphed hack. "Would have voted for and aided In the elec - tlon of Roosevelt If he had stood on his Just rights to the nomination at Chicago and run as republican. Will not follow him Into a new party. Be lieve a new party abandons the ground that would make hi claim In vulnerable.'' Senator Works added that whether he would now vote for Roosevelt "de pends on how he la nominated and whether he runs aa a republican." He further said that he felt he could "aa progressive republican, vote for Wilson consistently. If no republican other than Taft la nominated." (iomea's Preliminary Trial 1 xla. Snn Antonio, Tex., July $2. Emlle Vasquea Gomes, for a time provisional prealdent of Mexico, wro waa ar rested hern with five others Uaturdny night on the charge of violating the neutrality laws, waa given a hearing here today before a United Stales commissioner. It is declared they were attempting to etart a revolution against a friendly nation. Oomes waa held In $10,000 bond for appearance next Monday. Senate Committe Favors Bill Giving "Dry" States Pow er to Intercept Liquor Shipments. REVISION OF WILSON LAW IS ADVOCATED Making Whiskey in Interstate Commerce Subject to Laws of a Single Com monwealth. Washington, July 22. The anti saloon interests won a victory before the senate judiciary committee today when a favorable report was author ized on a bill giving "dry" states power to intercept liquor shipments from, "wet" .territory. The report would re vise the Wilson law to meet the decis ion of the Supreme court and make liquor in Interstate commerce subject to the laws of a single state upon arrival within Its boundaries and be fore delivery to a consignee. WORLD PERCE IS THEME OF DR. DAVID S. JORDAN Leland Standford's President Tells of Disastrous Result of Armed Conflicts. Gazette-News Bureau, The Hotel Raleigh, Raleigh, July 22. Dr. David Starr Jordan, president of (."land Stanford university, deliv ered a strong addresa last night on the subject of world peace. The speaker attributed the decadence ot Greece and Rome to the 10ss of their strong, brave young men; the millions of unemployed in England to wars, and the condition of France, a "wounded nation," to the loss of so muny of its true hearts. The speaker had studied well his subject and he spoke with exact knowledge of history. He agreed with Benjamin Franklin that "wars are not paid for in war time; the bill comes later." Speaking of the civil war. Dr. Jordan said that the reason for the disappearance of oratory and literature in Massachusetts may be accounted for by the civil war. North Carolina and Virginia and other southern states may never recover from the loss of so many strong men who were killed In battle. Dr. Jordan and his daughter, Miss Edith Jordan, left last night for Knoxville, Tenn., where he haa an appointment. Both Dr. Jordan and his daughter are republicans, but they will i -te for Woodrow Wilson. Two teams of firemen left Raleigh today for Fayettevllle to attend the State Firemen's tournament. This will probably be the last tournament the Raleigh firemen will attend, aa the city Is soon to have a paid fire department. It Is contemplated spend ing $34,275 for apparatus. The board of aldermen has passed an ordinance requiring railroad trains not to run through the city at a rate of over four miles an hour. Thla waa done. It Is said, because one or two of the roads have refused to make need ed repairs In this city. TRAIN IS ATACKED; MANY ARE KILLED Many Women Captured by Zapatista Are Subjected to Indescrib able Barbarities. Mexico City, July 2$. The dead a a reault of Saturday's attack by Zapatistas on the Mexlco-Cuernavaca train near Parres on the edge of the federal district, yeaterday numbered 84. Three of the wounded died In the railway hospital. A second relief train which reached Mexico City Sunday 1 brought 23 passengers who had ee- caped the butchery and made their way Into Tres Maries, a few mile away. It Is estimated that the train car ried approximately 76 passengers In addition to the 60-aoldler escort. Forty-three soldiers were killed. Nine bodies of passengers were found near the wreck. Of the remaining 32, a majority are believed to have been killed or wounded 'and consumed ln the burning cara, which were tired with oil taken from the tank of the locomotive. Before the attack on the train It became known that the Zapata horde had routed a small garrison of fed eral at Parree. Many women of the company fell Into their hands and were lubjectsd to Indescribable bar larltles. The wife of the chief of th letHchment waa found disem boweled and utherwUe horribly mu tilated Captain Roaendo Nunex. in charge of the escort on the Ill-fated train, 1 said to have fought heroically. After he had received three wounds he on tlnued firing until a fourth outlet pierced hla heart,
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