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VOL. XVIL, NO. 186.
ASHEVILLE, N ,C, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 12, 1912.
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LOSS OF Milt
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Tb Candidate, It is Said, Has
Advised His' Managers to
Get a "Hump"
On. .
NATIONAL COMMITTEE
MAKES CALL TO ARMS
Urges , that Internal Strife
Cease and Appeals for Con
tributions Hilles Very
Cheerful.
New York, Sept. 12. The republi
can victory In Maine came s a dis
tinct shock to the managers of the
democratic national campaign. For
the first time since the campaign
opened there is an absence of that
self-satisfied air which every one con
nected with the headquarters has had.
Governor Wilson saw William G. Mc
Adoo before he left the city, and It Is
said that he Intimated that a little
vigorous work and not so much com
placent confidence would be a good
tiling.
More money Is needed, and that was
one of the things discussed In one of
the most Important conferences hold
at headquarters. Among those partici
pating In were Senator J. A. Gorman,
Representative Ollte M. James, David
K. Francis, of St. Lou In; Mr. McAdoo,
Henry Morgcnthau, Holla Wells,
treasurer of the national committee;
Charles. R. Ctane, A, S. Burleson, Jo-
Ki'phus Daniels and Senator Gore. Mr.
Burleson and Mr. Crane hurried to
Chi' ago as soon as the conference
whs over, nnd will try to Inject a little
"ginger" into the campaign In the
west. .
"While we are sorry that Maine did
not go democratic," said Mr. McAdoo,
at the clne of the conference, "there
is a useful lesson in the result which
nniHt not be overlooked. It will arouse
the democrats from their apathy of
ovenonlldence.
"To win a. victory In November
' three things must be done. First, all
unnecessary fighting within the ranks
tn nt cease; second, a united front
must be presented, and every demo
crat vote must be put in the ballot
boxes; third, the necessary money
must be provided, and 'every demo
crat in the land should make a con
tribution, no matter how small.
"The, national committee calls every
democrat to arms, and asks him to In
tcrest himself actively and Immediate
ly In the party caut. He should con
tribute himself and Induce his friends
to contribute to the campaign fund
e want to win, this election, not
alone with the votes of the people, but
with the money of the rople, In or
der that they may own their govern
ment, and It may be absolutely free
to serve them."
Mr. McAdoo predicted that the elec
toral vote of Maine would be cast for
Governor Wilson, and he was Joined In
that prediction by George W. Greeno,
national committeeman from Rhode
Island, who said the Bull Moose party
was stronger there than In any of the
New England state
"I'll be frank," said Mr. Greene,
"nnd admit It will be the third term
ticket that will make democratic suc
cess In Maine certain, and in my own
rtate as well, Rhode Island Is a repub
lican state, and last year, under ex
ceptional conditions, the republican
plurality was 4000. The Bull Moose
ticket will get 10,000 votes, and the
democrats will have a plurality of at
loit 8000."
Charles D. Hllles, chairman of the
republican national committee, . was
the only man at republican headquar
ters who could sue any encouragement
in the Maine returns. William Barnes,
Jr.. refused to discus tho matter at
a. and some of the other men said,
not for quotation, that they did not
see much encouragement In the re
turns. "There Is one phae of the Maine
"suit," said Mr. Hllles. "which Is
'specially pleasing to the republican
"imagers, and that la we have sus
talned a notable vlrtory, not only In a
state supposedly democratic, but also
In ono of the border states which the
demoeuits have represented as being
unalterably resentful to the attitude
or the republican party on reciprocity,
"I have been told over the telephone
' that one great factor In our Main
victory was the fact that the Canadian
newspapers have been urging the elec-
"on of Governor Wilson on the ground
Ihat his tariff views assured Canada
rv"l greater tariff concessions than
the proposed reciprocity compact, and
exacting nothing In return. This,
think, la true, and doubtless will have
n equally Important effect In other
comer states,
Nordic win (t Take Stump.
Trenton. N. J Sept. 11 George W.
mo New York banker, whi.
lied a petition for the democratic
nomination for I'nlted Plates senator
"nd issued a statement strongly In
ducing Gov. Wilson fof the presi
dency after opposing him previous to
'hs Italtlninre convention and running
n antl-Wllson candidate for dele
gnu at lurse to the convention, has
withdrawn frrm the senatorial race.
l the liml.nnd e.f I.IMInn Nnt'll'-M
HI ll ! I, M',1,,,',11, , Ul.lt six. would
''I'-- ' 1 ' ' , . , t
Assertion Made that Compro
mise Was Effected in Moody
vs. Settle and Defendant
Paid the Cost.
SUM OF MONEY PAID
TO MRS. MOODY, ALSO
Col. Lusk Has Advises Mrs,
Moody to Petition the Court
to Make Record "Speak
the Truth."
Col, V, S. Lusk has returned frpm
Waynesville and today admitted, upon
Inquiry, that he has been conducting
an Investigation relating to the settle
ment of the suit which Mrs. Moody,
widow of former Congressman Moody,
had brought against Hon. Thomas
Settle. The affair has taken a some
whnt sensational turn. -
It will be recalled that Mrs. Moody
had charged that Mr. Setle, as one'of
her attorneys in the Moody contested
election case, had defrauded her in the
amount of $2000. This case was tried
recently in the Haywood Superior
court, and it was announced that the
decision had ' favored the defendant,
the court records reading that way
Tho accusation Is now made that the
court records have In some way been
falsified, Mrs. Moody has requested
Col. Lusk to see to the correction of
the record, and the colonel, who like
wise has n suit against Mr. Settle, has
advised Mrs. Moody, to a peal to the
court, through petition, to make the
record "speak tho truth," In legal pai
lanco. -
The charge is that the case did hoi
go' against Mrs. . Moody at all. Mi.
Settle, the defendant and republican
candidate for governor, paid the costs,
according to tho statement now made
by the court officers, and it Is further
stated that a compromise was effected,
while a hung jury was withholding Its
decision, and that a ruin of money was
paid to Mrs. Moody by the defendant,
or those acting for him.
Mrs. Moody Is quoted as saying that,
when the announcement was made In
the Citizen, to the efTect that she had
failed in the prosecution, and. had
been taxed with the costs, she had
written to that paper asking that the
statement be corrected, but that th
correction never appeared.
The statement Is attributed to coun
sel for Mr. Settle that no Irregularity
occurred in the statement of the case,
but It is supposed that the affair will
be given a further airing, as Col. Lusk,
a Roosevelt elector at large, will
doubtless have a good deal to say on
the subject, while Mrs. Moody has
been advised to petition the court for
a correction of the record
DENVER'S SCANDAL ,
Charges of Municipal Corruption are
Followed by Whole-sale Grand
Jury Indictments.
Denver, Col., Sept. 12. As the se
quel to a war of newspaper accusa
tions that featured largely In the citi
zens' party campaign In the '-ify and
county election of last spi n., more
than a score of present an i farmer
city officials and prominent business
men of Denver gave bond yesterday In
the criminal division of the district
court to answer special grand Jury In
dlctments. The Indictments contain an Infinite
number of allegations of bribery; mis
use of the city's rtreets, theft of fran
chises, operating disorderly houses,
renting property for such purposes,
neglect of duty In non-enforcement of
laws and obstructing public streets.
In all 46 true bills were returned
upon tho testimony of many wltnetea,
some of whom are under bond to re
main in the city and some of whom
are In Jail for lack of bond.
Mayor Arnold and his predecessor,
Hubert W. Hpeor are charged with
failure to enforce the tews against
open vice, together with tho present
and former chlers of police and lire
and police boards.
FOUR MORE TIGERS
Two Dozen Alleged Sellers of Mq"'
Have Now lleen Hounded up
In Raleigh.
Special to The Oawtta-Nlews.
Raleigh, Sept. 12. The police yes
terday and the night before caught 14
more Hquor sellers, running the num
ber up to 24.
News was received yesterday after
noon Ihat the office of the North Caro
lina rating bureau, a branch of the
Southeastern TsrlfT association, would
be ertabllshed hers October 1. The
office will employ ten men, Charlotte
and Greensboro asked for the office,
which underwriters say will be a hell,
to Insurers.
Three Arretted for Train Robbery.
New Orleans, Sept. 12. Frank
Hookcut, Walter Love and George
llernsteln were arrested here last
night by special olTlcers as possible
accomplices of Howard Edwards, who
lecently held up a Louisville A Nash
ville train near here and was felled
by Engineer Ilnrr while opening a
reentered letter.
jvil wards continues tu rally and
in -iy r' iivrr.
Commission Will Examine Hot
Springs Witness as to
Schepps.
New York, Sept. 12. Instead of be
ing called to trial today as the first to
be prosecuted for the Rosenthal mur
der, Police Lieutenant Charles Becker
has won nearly a month's delay of the
ordeal. '
Justice Bischoff of the supreme court
granted the application of John W.
Mclntyre, counsel for the indicted po
liceman for a stay until Monday, Oo
tober 7.
The reason for the stay is to allow
the appointment of a commission of
one or three persons to go to Hot
Springs, Ark., to take testimony which
is said to be valuable to Becker's de
fense. This testimony has to do with
Sam Schepps, the alleged paymaster
of the murderers, who after his arrest
at Hot Sprlng-i Is declared to have told
various persons that Becker had noth
ing to do with the Rosenthal murder.
There we're reports last night that
District Attorney Whitman might go
before JiiHtlce Goff to seek an order
vacating the stay and for proceeding
with the trial, but'the district attorney
on learning of Justice Blschoff's ac
tion, refused to make known what he
would do Until he was served with the
ordor.
"I am ready to try Becker," was all
that Mr: Whitman would say.
The district attorney's office receiv
ed a telegram from Postmaster Doug
lass Hotchklss of Hot Springs, stating
thnt allegations concerning him in Mr.
Mclntyre's motion were false.
The message addressed to "The Dis
trict Attorney," read:
"I have made no affidavit In effect
ihat Schepps here exculpated Becker
and have reason to believe no others
made them. Refute any such alleged
affidavit.
(Signed)' "DOUGLASS HOTCHKISS.'
It Is understood that the district at
torney will send representatives to Hot
Springs to take the 'affidavits of all the
three men by Mr. Mclntyre. Should
these bear out tho postmaster's tele
gram, the district attorney will present
them before some supreme court jus
tice and auk that the order granting a
stay in the Becker trial be vacated on
the ground that it -m as based on an
application made In bad faith.'
Hot Springs. Ark., Sept. 12. G. D.
Burns, representing council for Po
lice Lieutenant Becker, has been ii
Hot Springs for the past week, trying
to get affidavits from persons to whom
Sum Schepps, one of the witnesses In
the Rosenthal case, talked. Schepps
was arrested here August 10. He left
here August 15 for New York.
WILSON. MURPHY, DIX
iew ions governor warns
T 1 r TTT A
and Expects" Renomination,
He Says.
Syracuse, Kept. 12. Governor Wil
son arrived here this morning and
after a conference with Governor Dix,
Charles Murphy and other democratic
leaders, departed for the fair grounds,
where a large crowd waited to hear
seeches by the nominee and Dix.
Meetings r.f the democratic state
committee and democratic county
chairmen were called here today to
allow leaders In the state a chance to
meet Wilson. Dix, who is seeking re
nomination at the hands of his party,
has not changed his attitude on the
subject.
"I am a candidate and expect to b
nominated," he fald today.
Governor Wilson talked politics a
the state fair to the largest crowd that
has ever gathered t,o hear him In his
presidential campaign. Oovernor
Dix, United States Senator O'Uorman
and Acting Chairman McAdoo of the
national committee grouped behind
tho nominee as he loaned . over t
rail and spoke principally about the
tariff. f
"It Is said that prices have risen
higher and faster In no tariff than In
high tariff countries, but statistics
stand In the way of this assertion,
showing that the I'nlted States lis
burdened with the cost of living as
no other country In the world," he
said. "Take the price of meat, for It
Is meat that manes red blood and
work easier. The price of meat has
risen 10 or 40 per rent In 10 years In
this country and the price of Ameri
can meat hat nut risen a fraction of a
rent per pound In the London mark
et." He Mid the' argument for protec
tion when there Is domestic compe
tition Is different from tho argument
for protection where there Is no do
mestic competition.
COLORADO PRIMARY -
Progressive Republicans Nominate
Governor and Attorney General,
Regulars the Remainder.
Denver, Bcpt. 12 lte returns from
Tuesday's state-wide primary' show
the progressive republicans nominated
but two candidates Philip I. Stewart
for governor by teas than 2000 votes
over Clifford Parks, regular, and At
torney Oenernl Griffith, the Incumbent
Progressive democrats wer,i chosen
for sll Mute offices. Kilns M. A unions
Warrant, is Served on New
York Lawyer Whose Client
Met Death While
Boating.
FIND WOMAN DIED
FROM STRANGULATION I
Coroner's- Physician Suspects '
Air Passage Was Closed as
Result ff Jiu-Jitsu .
Stroke.
New York, Sept. 12. Burton W.
Gibson, the New iork lawyer whose
client, Mrs. Rosa Menschik v Bzabo,
lost her life while boating With him
onon Greenwood lake, July IB was ar
rested by Deputy Sheriff McGraw -of
urango county loaay, on a warrant
charging Gibson with murder in the
first degree. Gibson was arrested in
h.s office. ;
Coroner's Physician Schultz testi
fied that Mrs. Szabc v.hs so Injured
before the fell into the water that
s,he never breathed after she sunk be
low the surface. He said there were
tricks of jiu-jitsu whereby she could
have suffered a blow on the throat
so affecting certain nerves as to close
the air passages and prevent breath
ing. He said there was no signs of
water , in the lungs and no conges
tion. Gibson issued a statement just be
lore, insisting that there had bevii no
struggle In the boat or In the water.
"I am not prepared to believe the
report that Mrs. .Hiabo died of stran
gulation.. There certainly was nn
struggle between her and myself, and
wnen she came up she did not hit tho
boat In such a manner as to cause
death by strangulation. I certtitnly
did not clutch her by the throat."
Gibson's greatest sorrow, lie said,
was in .leaving his- little girl. He said
''his separation Witjj the worst feature
of the case.
A warrant for the arret s on
the charge of murder In the
first degree of Lawyer Burton W.
Gibson was issued late yesterduy
In Middletown, N. Y. It chargeu
Gibson with having caused the death
of his client, Mrs. Rosa Manschik
Pzabo, who was drowned July 16,
while .boating with . the lawyer on
Greenwood Lake, N. Y.
The warrant was granted by Judge
Herbert C. Royce, of Middletown, N.
Y., after District Attorney Rogers had
laid before him Information Indicat
ing that Mrs. Szabo had come to her
death as n result of strangulation in
stead of drowning.
When told by newspaper men at his
Rutherford, (N. J.), home that Sher
iff DeGraw was on his way to arrest
him Gibson did not appear to be
alarmed.
"I will be very glad to see him,"
he said, with scarcely a change of
expression, "Either here or at my of
fice in New York. It will make no dif
ference to me."
"If the sheriff attempted to ar
rest you here would you waive ex
tradition proceedings," he was ask
ed. "Why, certainly I would. I am not
a fool. I'm ready for them any . time
they want me."
When told later that It was plan
ned not to arrest him until his arri
val In New York today the lawyer
smiled and after puffing for a mo
ment said:
"All right, I'll be there at the us
ual time."
Gibson then took his four-year-old
daughter upon his knee and remark
auested Interviewers "not to bother
him any more."
The little girl, not capable of un
oerstandlng the serious charge over
hanging her father, kissed him af
fectlonately and began to sing him a
popular song.
The lawyer's home to which h
bad roturned after a day spent In
his office In this city, was guarded by
private detectives employed by the
Austrian consulate, which, instituted
the Investigation of Mrs. Sua bo's J 10,-
000 will, leading to the bringing of
the murder charge. The detectives
had ready In front of the house s
high powered automohllo for emer
gency In case the lawyer should make
on attempt to escape.
Dr. Klscheraur, representing th
Austrian government, announced that
Gibson would be prosecuted by that
government, and that he expects to
have the lawyer removed a executor
of Mrs, Szabo' estate. On this point.
Mr. Kremer, counsel for tho Austrian
consulate general said:
"Our case Is complete as to the
will. We will prove taat Mrs. Bxabo's
molhpr riled two years before the Will
was made. We will prove this by her
birth certificate, and we will prove
Ihat the brothers and sisters of Mrs.
Bzabn living In Austria are genuine
by their birth certificates. We will
present tho entlr family history,
properly authenticated, and we will
produce, In addition, one of the broth
,rrs of Mrs. Sxaho, and prove that he
Is genuine by witnesses who knew
blm and Mrs. ftzabo, and knew thou
to he brother and sister.
"We will prove further by Mrs.
loyd. formerly a stenographer In
Hilton's office, that Mrs. Sraho was
frequent caller there and had talked
with Mrs. Hoyd about the death, of
her n. otter. And we will tirove by
Mrs
Hod slso, that Idler were re
R. L. Compton Wants Broader
Market for Short Time Com
mercial Paper.
Detroit, Sept. 12. Speaking before
the national convention of state sec
retaries affiliated with the American
Bankers' association, Richard L.
Cramnton hf Chloaen neorelnrv r,f th.
Illinois Bankers' association todav
proposed a lentral bureau of credit,
"to protect commercial bank credits
from assault." He suggested a unlver-
sal method for conveniently register
ing commercial notes and other bank
able obligations placed In the open
market and In investigation regularly
of borrowers. He also urged a broader
market in the United States for "legi
timate short time commercial paper."
Organizations affiliated with the
American Bankers' association expect
ed to conclude their conventions in a
tingle session today, although a num
ber of reports remained to be disposed
of and many addresses to be delivered
before the elections of officers.
The bankers have nothing to do un
til tomorrow.
WIFE OF JACK J
ENDS L1FEJN CHICAGO
Says She Was Shunned by
Friends After She Married
Negro.
Chicago, Sept. 12. Shunned and
unhappy because she had married a
negro, the wife of Jack Johnson, the
world's champion heavywelweight
pugilist, shot herself last night and
died this morning. When she mar
ried Johnson she was the divorced
wife of Clarence Duryear, the well
known New York turfman.
When Johnson fought Flynn at
has Vegas she lold friends she Was
very unhappy, as former friends had
avoided her because she married a
negro. ,
REBELS LOOT TRAIN
Mexican Sclzei Arms and Ammunition
But Do Not Offer to .Molest
Passengers.
Nogales, Ariz., Sept. 12. The Sou
thern Pacific paFsenger train which
eft here for west coast points at 11
o'clock yesterday was held up by reb
tls under Kmilio Campa at Quijano,
30 miles south of Nogales and partly
destroyed.
The first Intimation that rebels
were in the vicinity was a volley of
shots fired' at the engine and obey-
ng the Implied, command, the engi
neer brought the train to a stop.
Campa himself boarded the train and
with an exhibition of extreme defer
ence explained to the passengers that
they would not be molested.
After taking what few arms and
cartridges aboard the train the rebels
compelled the engineer to run the
train to Aguazarca where there Is a
bridge. The mall, baggage and sec
ond class cars were placed on the
bridge and set on lire. Telegraph
ires were tied to the engine and
torn down when the train started.
News of the hold-up was brought
here by six members of the crew f
the train who made the. trip to No
gales on a hand car. A switch engine
was Immediately dispatched south to
bring back the passengers and coach
es not burned. All the baggage of the
passengers were burned.
Campa sent word by the returning
train that he Intended to continue
south and take possession of Hor-
mosillo, the capital of Sonora, on Sep
tetnber lfl, Mexican Independence
day. He notified the Southern Pacific
officials that he would burn every
bridge and station and piece of
equipment unless the company quit
transporting federal troops.
SPEAKS FOR SUFFRAGE
Colonel Roosevelt Tells Oregon Voters
Thejr Should Extend toe Ballot
to Women.
La Grande, Ore., Sept 12. Colonel
Roosevelt stopped here for two hours
today en route to Boise and made an
address at the country fair. Ho speaks
at Rolse tonight.
"Oregon should follow the example
of other western states In giving worn
en the right to vote. There are cer
tain Injustices to which women are
sometimes subjected which cannot be
righted unless you give them the bal
lot," he said.
CRAIG SPEAKS HERE
Accepts Invitation to Deliver Address
on October 10. -Simmons on
Voting Qualifications.
Raleigh, Sept. 12. Locke Cralr.,
democratic nominee for governor, has
accepted an Invitation to make att
address' to the United Commercial
Travelers of America at Ashcvllle on
the night of Octolier 10. y
Senator Simmons said today that
he wanted the state committee to act
for the best Interests of the party In
ihe nation and state In defining qua!
mentions for voting la the senatnrla
primary. Thit senatorial iiuentlun
Receivers Named Today for 42
Million Dollar Automobile
Manufacturing Holding
Corporation.
CONCERN WAS KNOWN
TO BE IN TROUBLE
Proceeding Is to Clear Affairs
and Protect Creditors Re
organization Plans
Making. ;
New York, Sept. 12. Receivers were
appointed today for the United States
Motor coraDany. a fortv-two and a
, I,., ... ....
half million dollar holding corpora-1
tion organized in 1908 to control 10
automobile and gas engine manufac
turing companies. Its directors num
ber some of the best known capital
ists in the country.
W. E. Strong and Robert Walker
were made receivers for the motor
company under a joint bond of $100,
000. Five of its constituent compan
ies are involved.
Bankers Identified with the com
pany say the proceedings are friendly
and for the purpose of clearing the
company's affairs and to protect the
creditors. Plans for a re-organization
are said to be under way.
Securities of the United States Mo
tor company had been declining on
the curb market for some time, and
it was generally reported the com
pany was in difficulties.
The petition for a receiver for the
motor company states that the liabil
ities of the defendant companies total
twelve and a quarter million dollars.
FLEE FROM MOB
Three Negroes Implicated In Assault
Are Taken in HuHte from Cum
nilng to Atlanta.
Cummingsi, Ga., Sept 12. Further
ynchiogs as a result of the recent
falal assault by negroes on the young
daughter of a prominent planter near
here, were narrowly averted yester
day afternoon. Three negroes, Oscar
Daniels, Delia Daniels and Ed. Col
lins confessed that they were impli.
ated in the attack on the young girl,
As soon as the news became public
a mob was formed to hang them to
the same telephone pole on which
Robert Edwards, a negro who con
fessed to the assault, was hanged tho
previous day.
Sheriff Reed and his deputies, lcarn-
ng of the mob being formed, rushed
the three negroes from the jail to
an automobile and took them to At
lanta In ha nlnperl In inll. The mnb
then dispersed when it was learned
that its Intended victims were no
longer within reach.
Rumor of a negro insurrection
spread over the city and the officers
thought for sometime that It would
again be necessary to ask Gov. Brown
for state troops to prevent bloodshed.
The city Is being carefully guarded.
ALLENS SENTENCED
Floyd and Claude Must Die in F.lcc-
trle tlmlr on November 22, De
erees Court.
Wytheville, Va., Sept 12. Judge
Staples had Floyd and Claude Allen
who were found guilty of first de-1
gree murder. Into court and passed
sentence of death upon them, fixing
Novomber 22 as the date of execu
tion.
The feature of the evidence In the
trial of Victor Allen was the testi
mony of the defendant He account
ed for the fact that he was in Hllls-
ville at the time of tho tragedy by
saying that he had been telephoned
to and asked to bring a sick wit
ness. He admitted being armed the
day preceding the tragedy, said his
brother Claude had taken his pls
tpl, and claimed that he had a right
as a rural mail carrier to bo armed.
A few other witnesses testified as
to the prisoner's character.
McAdoo Not After Governorship.
New York. Sept. 1 J. William G.
McAdoo, vice chairman of the demo
cratic national committee, in a state
ment la't night asked that his name
be eliminated in connection with the
democratic nomination for the govern
orship of Now York state, and declar
ed that under no circumstances could
he entertain the nomination.
Millionaire F.wapes from Rebels.
Aguaprleta. Sept. 12. Walter
Douglas, millionaire mine owner, who
has been missing for two days, es
caped through the rebel lines south
of Cabullona and arrived here safely.
With a companion he fled on a rail
road motor velocipede which tho two
mon had to carry past two bridge
burned by the rebels.
Red Men- Adjourn Tm'ay.
Charleston, Sept. 12. The great
council, (Improved Order of Red Men
came to a close with an executive
session this morning. Visitors werethe
gueats of the chamber of commerce
on a stesmhoj t excursion nnd fishery
Tho Red Men selected Washington
Board of Trade's Campaign to
Secure Pledges of $10,000
Wound up Last .
Evening.
MR. GROVE SUESCRIBE3
A THOUSAND OF IT
Tremendous Applause Greets
Statement that Money Is all
Subscriped or Pledged
Jollification Held.
After a four days spirited cam
paign to raise $10,000 for the board
of trade it was reported at. a rally
il,i uuue il was
meeting held in
the auditorium of
Hie Y. M. C. A. last night that the
amount had been raised. There was
n very small deficit but this was
pledged by the" men who have been
working In the campaign and the
news that the money has been se
cured for the purpose of carrying on
a boosting campaign for this city was
received with hearty applause by tho
100 business men present.
The members of the committee
who have had the raising of the mon-
ey In hand went out yesterday with
a little over $2500 of the amount to
he secured, but as it was the last day
of the campaign they started with a
determination to secure' the amount
and the result was shown in the re
fort la.st night. The very small dn
liclt which exists at present in the
fund will be raised by the men to
dav who pledged the amount last
tiiiibl.
Mr. Grove Leads,
The largest contribution of the en
tire campaign was received yesterday
when E. W. Grove raised the amount
pledged' by Mr. Seely for the Grovo
Park Inn to $1000. Another large
amount was secured from the Battery
I'ark bank which raised Its subscrip
tion from $3)0 to $500.. There were
several others who raised the amount
they had bigned for already and with
the new subscriptions the total was
brought very close to the $10,000
murk. The remaining amount is con
sidered easy and is assured.
Kcholiitious of Appreciation.
The men gathered at the rally last
niyht passed resolutions of thanks to
F. I Seely for the great part he has
taken in this campaign; to the Ashe
I ville Telephone & Telegraph company
for calling the contributors yesterday
and requesting them to attend the
rally meeting; and to the two Ashe-,
ville papers for the support they gave
the campaign. The editors and busi
l.ess managers of these papers were
elected to honorary membership in
the board of trade as a special mark
! of appreciation.
Following the announcement that
the funi for advancing this city had
been raised there were a number of
enthusiastic speeches by those pres
ent. F. U Seely was the first speaker
ur.d he declared that the campaign
had been the greatest success Ashe
vllle has ever had. Even, lie said, if
the amount of money desired had not
been raised great benefits would have
accrued to the city on account of the
spirit that it has aroused among the
citizens and business men who have
iveen working shoulder to shoulder for
the common good. Since the amount
lias been raised, however, he declared
that It should furnish an Inspiration
to every citizen of the city to do great
things and to make of this city a mu
nicipality to be envied by all Ha
neighbors.
Mr. Seely paid a very high tribute
to the daily papers, deelurlng that
(he greatness of a city depends
largely on Its papers. He said that
Ashcvllle has papers with the proper
spirit and he urged the business men
to stand behind them and patronize
them liberally if they desire to see
the city grow and their own business
flourish.
At the conclusion of his talk he
called for contributions to make up
the slight deficit and those present
( pencd up their hearts and purse
fitrlngs and contributed liberally.
W. F. Randolph was the next
speaker and he followed up the
thought expressed by Mr. Seely by
slating that the fraternity spirit that
has been created by tho campaign Is
worth more to the city than the act
ual ensh that has been raised. He
naid that success is assured with tho
citizens and bustc men working
together as they are now. H praised
the work that has been done for
Ashevllle in the past and predicted
that the future will prove brighter
than Is usually dreamed of.
H. W. Plummer was called upon
next and' he stated that although the
small deficit that exists In the fund Is
practically assured, yet he believed
that the men should keep talking
business until tho full amount Is In
hand. He thought that the time has
been given to the campaign by tho
business men has been well spent and
nald that he does not believe that a
MnfTle one of them grudges a single
minute of the- time so spent.
Dr.. Carl V. Reynolds followed with
a short talk tn which he declared
that the board of trade should hnv
a membership numbering t leiist
1S00 and that after a ciiiiiinlt:n like
the one Just closed the liiiRln"uH men
and citizens of Ashevllle 1- 1 1 1 I I m v
forever any small Jenb.ii-H. -i !' .
have existed and pu-h
lh H'l' 1 J ,e e I' I (, if 1 h' '
l,i hi i; nominated for governor.
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