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ASHEVILLE,' N. C, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 18, 1912.
PRICE THREE CENTS
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DEPUTIES VOTE
DOWW&ESOLVE
Mexican Chamber; Refuses to
Make Demand for the
. Resignation of the ,
Cabinet.
SYMPATHY IS SHOWN
FOR DIAZ MOVEMENT
Many Bitterly Assail .Madero,
Accusing Him of Failure to
Comply With His
Promises.
Mexico City. Oct 18. The chamber
of deputies last night voted down the
resolution Introduced Wednesday de
manding the resignation of the cabi
net. "A counter resolution of confi
dence in the Madero administration
caused a violent debate for several
hours. ... Many deputies bitterly as
sailed Madero, accusing him of fall-
, ure to comply with the promises he
made In the revolution, embodied in
' the plan of San Louis Potesl.
Washington, Oct. 18. Officials here
have been thoroughly alarmed over
the Imminent danger to Americans in
Vera Cruz, Mex., captured Wednes
day by rebels, and Beekman Win
throp, acting secretary of the navv.
ordered the cruiser Des Moines, now
making a tour of Mexican ports, to
return to Vera Cruz. Commander
Hughes will have full power to exer
cise his own discretion in safeguard
ing Americans in the beleaguered
cities and without further Instructions
can land a party if conditions war
rant. The Dos Moines, has 79 bluejackets
aooara, out carries no marines. She
left Vera Cru 10 days ago for Puerto
Mexico, from which port she sailed
iWodnesday for Progreso. She will
Teturn. with all speed to Vera Cruz,
about 450 miles to the ' ' southwest
across the bay of Campechy.
i Although messages to the State de
partment confirming the surrender of
..Vera Cruz to General Felix Diaz, re
port that the-city is quiet, officials
realize the perilous position of Ameri
cans and other foreigners would find
themselves In should the Mexican gov
ernment forces attempt to recapture
the capital seaport.
Iteports out of Mexico City say the
movement of which General Diaz Is
the master spirit has attracted wide
spread sympathy. ..
FOGEL HEN CHANCE
TO PBBVE
Baseball Magnates Set on Ac
cusation of the Athletics'
President.
New Vork, Oct. 18 Formal charges
against Horace Fotrel, president of the
Philadelphia National league club,
bused on his alleged assertions that
umpires had favored the New York
club, and that this year's race had
been fixed for that club to win, were
ordered drawn at a special meeting
here yesterday of the National league
of baseball clubs. '
Mr. Kegel will be given an oppor
tunity to prove statements made over
his signature, accusing certain um
pires of unfairness. The charges also
will include statement which Presl-
dent Fogel l alleged to have made at
the Philadelphia baseball park at the
last series played there with the New
York team; an accusation alleged t
have been made that the manager of
the Bt Louis club weakened his team
by playing substitutes so the ' New
Yorkers could win, and charges made
ugalnst William Elrennan, an umpire
whose fairness was said to have been
impugned by Mr. Fogel.
"If he can prove that the National
league' race was crooked this year,
inil that the umpires or the president
of the league were parties to It," said
President Lynch In a statement to the
meeting, "then the'umplres should be
discharged and blacklisted from ever
taking part In organized baseball and
the president of the league should
stop down and out of his position in
, disgrace. On the other hand. If those
charges cannot be proved, then It 1
up to the National league to pass
legislation preventing this man from
representing any ItaKue club In any
rapacity. I respectfully place this
before you gentlemen and ask your
wish as to procedure In this case."
John A. Heydler, secretary of the
' league, was directed to present the
charges to President Fogel, within
five days and Mr. .Fogel was given
live days additional to draw up his
answer. The league wjll meet here
Tuesday, November 26. to hear Mr.
1'ogel's defense, and take action in
the matter.
Thomas J. Lynch, president of the
league, presided at the meeting.
After some discussion ns to the pro
cedure o le followed, It whs decided
that the charges against Mr. Fogel t
totniulated, and he be given a hear
in on November 26. Umpires Wil
liam !'. lirennan, Chnrles V. lilnler.
A Hlimn Klem ami Al Orth were all
In "..tu'ii i, in' t the inei'litig, but
v.sr ni t i!i"" l iipnti to testify.
i&tlT PASSES
A RESTFUL NIGHT
Best Since He Was Wounded
His Temperature Normal
Today.
Chicago, Oct 18. "Keep the tight
going full blast Johnson; don't let
our boys slack up in their work be
cause I can't be with them for a few
days. Tell the people you speak to 1
wish I could be out there working
with you myself and that I certainly
will be as soon as the doctors let
me,"
This was Roosevelt's parting In
junction and encouragement today to
Governor Hiram1 Johnson, progressive
candidate for vice president, when the
later left the presidential candidate at
the hospital today.
Chicago,' Oct.; 18, Coi. Roosevelt,
awake shortly before seven o'clock
this morning, and assured by his
nurse that ho had "a perfectly bully
night.' The night brought him more
sleep than any time since he was
wounded. His temperature Is normal.
Roosevelt's surgeons Issued a bulle
tin at 9:30 o'clock this morning to the
affect that pain In the chest had di
minished and breathing was freer.
His general condition Is so' good that
he will be allowed to sit up one hour
today. His convalcseence Is progress
ing favorably and unless some late In
fection manifests itself his progress
should be rapid. '..
Surgeons today discussed the prob
able time that Roosevelt might leave
for Oyster, Bay. The colonel told
them his -stay was getting Irksome,
but that he did not want to undo the
good work and be forced to have, it
done over again. He said his time
was valuable and ho hoped they Un
derstood how important it, was that
he return to work. They said they
realized his position but did not want
him. to have a set-back. The colonel
agreed, but said he gueraed all he
could do would be to protest vigorous
ly every time he had an opportunity.
How Roosevelt KH'iit Thursday.
Throughout a day of unbroken
.calm, Colonel Roosevelt lay in his bed
In Mercy hospital with virtually no
'variation of his condition. It was a
day of waiting, with the ever-present
possibility of complications, but with
lessened fears on the part of those
who were watching ocer the wounded
man. He seemed In his almost nor
mal condition, but his physicians
said he was by no means out of
danger.
The clinical record for the day
showed some variation In tempera
ture, pulse and respiration, but only
such changes the physicians said as
were normal In a person suffering
from a bullet wound. The hourly
record told of a slight v fever In the
morning and a sub-normal tempera
ture toward the end of the day. The
pulse rose to 90 in the morning and
again late In the afternoon, but early
in the evening the count fell off.
TOR-HE1
MM, DEAD
Unyeilding Foe of South Dies
from Heart and Kidney
Troubles. -
Washington, Oct. 18. United States
Senator Weldon Brlnton Heyburn ol
Idaho died at his apartments here
last night after a lingering illness.
He was 60 years old and had been In
the senate nine years. "
A complication of diseases Involv
ing the heart and kidneys caused the
senator's death. He had not been
well since last March, when he col
lapsed after delivering a speech In
the senate on the arbitration treaties,
In spite of doctor's warnings that the
effort might cost him his life.
Senator Hoybum was born In Dela
ware May 23, 1852, his parents being
Quakers or English descent. In 1883
the senator moved to Shoshone, Ida.,
which had been his home ever since.
One of the stauncheat of the regular
republicans, a man of strong convic
tions, Senator Heyburn had for years
lieen a conspicuous flgur In the sen
ate. He was most widely known, per
haps, for his unyielding bitterness to
ward the south and frequent denun
ciations of southern civil war leaden.
He called the placing of Lee's statue
In the capitol an insult to the nation
and in discussing this and many other
Incidents engaged In acrimonious de
bates with southern senators.
tiov. Johnson Clowly (uanlcil.
Chicago, Oct 18. Twenty.five po
licemen escorted Governor Johnson
from the railway station to his hotel
today. The lame guard was ordered
by Chief of Police McKweeney, as the
renult of the attempt to assaslnnte
Mfiiiwvelt The chief mid no chance
would be tnken of a nlmllur attack on
the colonel's running mate.
fin
BECKER'S HUE
OF DEFENSE
Claims Webber, Vallon and
Schepps Conspired to Kill
Rosenthal Independently
: ' of Him.
THEN THEY PLOTTED
AGAINST OFFICER
And Net in Which Becker Is
Enmeshed Was Woven in
, the Tombs, Says At
torneys. " : . ;:4 .
New York, Oct. 18. The defense
begins its' Innings today In the trial'
of Becker, charged with the murder'
of- Rosenthal. Among the witnesses'
summoned is William Travers Jerome
former district attorney, who Is ex
pected to discredit Rose's testimony
concerning a telephone conversation
with Becker.
Attorney Hart, defending Becker,
said this morning that the defendant
denied any participation In the killing
of Rosenthal and would prove that
Webber, Vallon and Schepps conspired ,
to kill Rosenthal inrienenrientiu nf I
Becker, each with his own motive for
so doing, and on the day and night
of the murder, he said, the defense
would show where Becker was every
"minute of the time,, thus discrediting
the statement of witnesses. He said
he would show that there was public
bidding for men to testify against
Becker and that "those accomplices
of murderers who have already testi
fied" determined on July 29 to throw
Becker over to the district at,tiu-y.
Jack Sullivan will testify thai he was
thrown In-close contact wfth these
states witnesses and "given every op
portunity to save himself by becoming
a party to the plot In the Tombs to
testify against Becker.",
"We will show that these conspira
tors had already gotten rid of Rosen
thal, one of the two men hated most
of nil in the World by, them and fhut
they planned to get rid. of the otheT
man, Becker, by falsa evidence, of
conspiracy and perjury testimony,"'
said the luwyer.
Jerome was the first witness, but
was excused as the state objected t'o
his testimony concerning a telephone
conversation Biecker is said to have
had with Rosenthal and was sustained.
The state rested Its case yesterday
in the trial of Becker.. ; Former Dis
trict Attorney Jerome will be one of a
dozen or more witnesses the defense
plans to call. Mr. Jerome is expected
by Becker's counsel to break down n
portion of the testimony of Jack Rose.
In connection with an alleged tele
phonic conversation with Becker, In
troduced by the state to show that
Becker had guilty knowledge of the
crime, Sam Paul, whose gambling'
place was frequently raided 'by Becker
and other members of the gambling
fraternity, also are included among
Becker's witnesses. -- ; , -The
accused lieutenant expressed
himself as confident of acquittal,' after
adjournment had been taken on the
announcement by District Attorney
Whitman that the people's case was
complete. , . ' -
Hunk AccountM Kxclmlcd.
Becker was In a happy mood, for
his counsel had Just won a victory.
This, when Justice Ooff granted a mo
tion by Mr. Mclntyre,' that there be
excluded all testimony, tending to
show that Becker had amassed a for
tune In graft obtained from gambling.
District Attorney Whitman had thir
teen bank tellers ready t swear that
Becker had a number of bank ac
counts, but not one was called to tes
tify. Justioe Goff upheld Mr, Mcln
tyre that, without proof that the
"squealer" knew that Becker's bank
accounts were the proceeds of graft,
the evidence would not show a motive
for the murder.
"Distribution Is not charged In this
Indictment." said Mr. Mclntyre.
To Introduce proof, the prosecution
recalled to the stand Jack Rose, Beck
er's alleged collector of graft, but
Justice Ooff refused to permit to, nlr
low him to be examined along thU
line.
Mr Lillian RoBenburg, wife if
"lefty Louie," one of the four gunmen
charged with the actual slaying of
Rosenthal, furnished one of the sensa
tions of tho proceedings when Jhe
Appeared as a state's witness. Al
though denying any knowledge of her
husband's whereabouts on the night
of the murder, Mrs. Rosenburg told
nf tho visit Ram Hchepps and Jack
Rosa made to her home to ask the mil
of her husband in getting Jack Zellg,
the gang leader, out of Jail.
This testimony, corroborative of he
storlet of Schepps and Rose, was In
tended to strengthen one of the Im
portant links In the prosecution'
chain of evidence. I
BRUSH RESISTS.
lrellent ri New Vork Nationals
Dootn't Mailt to Part With
(.utc Kccelpw.
New York, Oct. 1 8. President
Brush of the New York Nationals will
not relinquish 26 per cent of the
trionry the Giants received from the
world series to the National league
treasury without a struggle. A reso
lution to that end was adopted at the
nnniiHl meeting of the league lust win
ter. I rtish contending It whs uncon
stitutional. Ti f Boston club rained no
iM "tlOli. ' '
BITTER ATTACK IS
MADE ON HILLES
Medill McCorinick Calls G. 0,
P. Chairman Character As
sassin and Liar. .',
Washington, Oct. 18. Medill Mc
cormick of Chicago stirred up a sen
sation before the' Clapp committee In
vestigating campaign contributions
when he j readV stoday a prepared
statement touching upon the attempt
ed assassination' of Col. " Roosevelt,
declaring it had been incited by
"falschoods--the falsehoods of char
acter assassins and: liars like Charles
V. Hllles." '-,' .
"It is difficult '4pr any ordinary man
in the compass 'of ordinary language
to compete with', the testimony of
character assasMs and liars like
Hilles. men whKby their falsehoods
incite the weaktnjnded to actual as
sassinations," was the passage, which
developed a ,' storm of protest
from the commltttee, m which Chair
man Clapp Joinedl The statement was
finally admitted to the record without j
being read from the prepared copy.
The reference to- the attempt upon
Roosevelt's life was incidental to Mc
Corniick'g general statement of the
campaign expenses of the progressive
party In Illinois, 'He showed' he had
contributed . twenty-eight thousand
five hundred for t(ie,lllinois campaign.
"During the whole campaign the Taft
people assiduously circulated the lie
that 1 am connected with the Harves
ter trust," said McQormick.'.'"
Washington, Oct. 18. Elmer' E.
Dovei1, secretary of the republican na
tional committee in 1904, placed In
evidence before the Clapp committeee
today what he said was a Hat of con
tributions to the committee in that
year ns given him by the late Corne
lius N. Bliss, it Itemized contribu
tions by B. H. Hurriman, $100,000;
"H. H. R.", $100,000; J. P. Morgan
& Company $160,000; George J. Gould
$100,000, and many others. ,
iSI EXPOSE OF
"THESIISTER SYSTEM"
Knows, Startling Things "In a
, General Way ' Angere d 1
When Pressed.
AVashington, dtt. 18. "The sinister
system" formed a deep-laid plot to
control the present presidential elec
tion, Thomas W, Lawson of Boston
told the se.late campaign contributions
committee yesterday.
Mr. Lawson was careful to impress
upon the committee that he knew
only a "general way" of the alleged
colossal scheme to nominate and elect
a candidate "satisfactory to the Wall
street interests." All of his testimony
was of matters which he knew in the
same "general way" and he became
Involved In a heated controversy with
the committee in defining Just what he
meant by this phrase with which he
prefaced practically every statement
he made. In the course of the dispute
he earnestly informed the committee
that the examination of J. P. Morgan
and other witnesses had been a "Joke."
The conspiracy of the Wall street
Interests of which Mr. Lawson knew
in; a general way included, he declared,
the defeat of Colonel Roosevelt ut the
republican national convention, the
nomination of President Taft and the
injection of Colonel Roosevelt In the
campaign as a third party candidate,
to "split the republican party," all this
without the knowledge or consent Of
Colonel Roosevelt Then, Mr, Lawson
knew, in a general way, a mysterious
fund of $1,000,000 had been raised in
Wall street to deadlock the democratic
convention at Baltimore, prevent the
nomination of any of the candidates
before the convention and to name a
dark hdrse satisfactory to the "sys
tern" who was to be elected.
"I communicated this information
to Mr. Uryan," said Mr. Lawson, "anil
as a result Mr. Wilson was nominated
and the scheme failed."
Frank A. Munaey, who preceded Mr.
Lawson argued at length with the
committee against the publicity
campaign contributions, it was neces
sary that rich men contribute and that
such publicity ns the present Invest!
gallon had enforced had "froaen'up
the pocket books of the wealthy." '. He
outlined his own expenses in the Roos
evelt pre-conventlon campaign fund
amounting to more than $118,000 and
told the committee that compared to
the amount he was reported to have
contributed the real figures made 'itn
"look like a piker." He estimated the
total expenditures of tho Roosevelt
pre-conventlon campaign at $749,000
Before Mr. itwson and Mr. Muif
sey took the stand the committee
heard James O. Murfine, of Detroit,
who declared that the recent prima
ries in that city were "rotten the
worst ws ever had." He charged that
money was used lavishly and that del
egutea were "bought like sheep."
AngiiHta Strike Hettlcd.
ii -
Augusta, Oct. 18. All the former
carmen of the Augusta-AJken railway
and Electric corporation will retri to
work Saturday except those mb'Wi.-re-
Instalment is objected to by th. eom
pany because of alleged violence. Th
bitter's re-lnstntement Is left to a me
illation board sitting today lihu.'.
uriind Jury. Auguxtu Is under quiif
Hied martial, law.
Will: EXHIBIT
IIS AT EI
Haywood Men Carry Off the
Honors at 1 Raleigh in Al
most All Depart
ments. DISPLAY OF APPLES ,
UNUSUALLY FINE
Exhibits of C. A. Webb and
Other Asheville Men Attract
Attention Haywood
Cattle Shown.
Special to The Gadette-News. .
Raleigh, Oct 18e-Western North
Carolina carried off the honors at the
state fair In almost all departments In
which there was competition. In the
agricultural and horticultural depart
ments, where there was keen compe
tition, and a large number of exhibits
the first prize for the best cxhtbit of
agricultural, horticultural and domes
tic science fell easily to western North
Carolina., These exhibits shown were-
rom Haywood county and were made
by Messrs. Noland and Howell, with
apples from the Graves orchard. These
exhibits were the same as shown at
the western North Carolina fair held
at Asheville, but were combined into
one exhibit from Haywood county.
Western North Carolina apples also
formed a conspicuous part In what
was declared to be the finest apple
display ever seen In the United States.
It was admitted by all that it was the
grandest display of apples ever made
in this country. There was keen
competition, and Boiling Hull and the
Mount Airy orchards lead in a num
ber of blue ribbons, Boiling Hall from
Waynesville having eight blue and
five red ribbons, and the Mount Airy
orchards a similar number.. The
question as to who will win the silver
trophy for a second time will depend
on the barrel and box exhibits, so
'.'Josejs .the competition, , ,
The exhibits of C. A.-Webb- and
other Asheville exhibitors attracted
great attention, although not in com
petition for prizes.
Western North Carolina cattle took
a number of first prizes, the first prize
for a herd of short horn cattle being
awarded to B. P. Howell of Waynes
ville, who also won a number of other
first and second class prizes.
There was a crowd continuously
around the apple exhibit of western
North Carolina. The exhibit of Hay
wood county was excellently displayed
and a large sign was placed across
the exhibit reading "Haywood County
of Greater Western North Carolina."
The attendance on Thursday was a
record-breaker, and the capacity of
the cars, automobiles and hacks was
tested to the utmost to take the tre
mendous crowds to the grounds.
STATON IS GREETED
BY LARGEXHOVVDS
Chairman Sevier Doing Some
Rapid Fire Work Organ- .
izing District.
Correspondence of The Gazette-News.
Hendersonvllie, Oct 17. Informa
tion has been received here today con
cerning the progress Mayor R. H.
Staton is making with his campaign
in Rutherford county. According to
information coming from a reliable
source Mr. Staton spoke at Forest
City yesterday to a crowd of 600 vot
ers. His friends there hired the For
est City band to furnish music, and
the fair, which is being held there
this week, adjourned for the speak
ing. Mr. Staton, it is also reported,
spoke to many voters at Cllffslde the
night before last
Letters addressed to Mr. Staton and
received here today from the chair
man of Transylvania county and from
the chairman of . Cherokee county,
state that Mr. Staton is strong in
those counties, and that he will re
ceive an astonishingly large vote In
both counties.
According to reports received from
all parts of the district Dr. J. T.
Sevier, who is In charge of Mr. Stat
ion's campaign, is doing some rapid
lire work in the way of organizing- his
forces, and it is now the opinion of
well Informed republicans that if Dr.
Sevier can keep the work going as It
now is from this date until election
day he will carry the district for his
candidate.
The Henderson County Poultry as
soclation wilt hold its second annual
poultry show here on the 27, 28, 29
and 30th days of November.
Dr. R. A. C'hilds of this place has
purchased one-half of what Is known
as the Syndicate block, on Main street
here. This Is one of the best business
block in the city.
Henderson county has completed Its
part of the Hendersonville-Greenvllle
highway, and the Greenville part Is
still to be done, on ,tn
Hon. Thomas Settle' Is billed to
speak here October 81.
DEM.COMMITTEE
. MEETS OCT. 24
DELAWARE TUBNS
OUT FOB WILSON
, ..
Democratic Candidate Well
Received Confines At
' tack to Taft.
Wilmington, Del., Oct. 18. "My
thought is constantly of that gallant
gentleman lying in the hospital at
Chicago." '
With this sentiniunt running
through his speeches. Governor Wil
son toured Delaware yesterday, de
ploring the assault on Colonel Roose
velt and deprecating tho use of vio
lence to Interrupt the course of poli
tics. The democratic nominee devot
ed his argument mostly to state is
sues in Delaware. He omitted men
tion of the progressive party and
when he discussed national questions,
attacked the administration of Presi
dent Taft, declaring there was pros
perity enough for those at the top
but that it had not "percolated
through to the rank and file of the
people."
The governor made four speeches,
appeared before cheering throngs in
nearly a dozen towns, and closed the
day with a big street parade and
meeting at Wilmington.
Urging Delaware to "Join the pro
cession of progressive states," Gover
nor Wilson declared in his speeches
that it was "dangerous to block the
progress of reform In America" and
that the "standpat dam," which Is the
only thing that holds back the popu
lar forces, will presumably break.
"1 do not predict trouble in the
United States," he said, "I rejoice to
believe that America is singularly a
self-possessed nation. It Is adverse
to making so much violent disorder.
I believe that part of the sadness we
now suffer from because of that
atrocious assault upon Mr. Roosevelt
is a feeling that there Is anybody In
the United States who could dare in
terrupt the orderly course , of poll-
tics and the public, affairs of this
country, by the violence of his own
hand. We deeply resent it. Ave re
sent the thought that there should be
any citizen of the United States that
should .raise his hand against . the
peaceful the orderly, the Just, the
open determination of public officers.
I came out to fulfill the engage
ments of this week with a great re
luctance, because my thought is con
stantly of that gallant gentleman ly-
ng in a hospital in Chicago. Mr.
Roosevelt did a vast deal to wake
the country up to the problems ithat
now have to be settled, and that he
should have been stayed in his at
tempt to discuss the settlements of
those questions, by a hand , of vio
lence ,is a thing which every Ameri
can must deeply deplore and feel
ashamed for.
At the same time, there are these
questions to be settled. There is the
great life of the country to go on, and
we cannot afford to have it go on
without guidance. My Indictment
against, the republican admlnlstra
tions of the past is that under them
we have gone no whither; we have
drifted. We have been without pilots.
We have been without charts. No
man has laid down any intelligible
course and in these latter years we
have ben absolutely aparaiyzed. A
democratic house, a senate mixed of
democrats and republicans and near
republicans; men who had revolted
against the policy of the republican
partv and were coming very slowly
around to the position which their
democratic colleagues had long occu
pied and even a president unwilling
to see even a united house when they
could, upon rare occasions unite, ac
complish anything to change the ex
isting order of things; a president
who, though he had condemned one
most conspicuous schedule of the
tariff, was not willing that congress
change it, but only willing it should
be changed under the advice of a
board of his own appointment; a sing
ular situation, my fellow citizens; a
situation where the president with
holds his assent from the very kind
of reform, the very specific reform,
which, in Its general purpose, he had
himself endorsed, showing that what
you are asked to do, in being asked
to vote for a republican adminis
tration, is one or the other of two
thinps.
'You are either asked to drift un
der no guidance at all, or you are
asked to stand still absolutely.
America cannot stand still wheth
er she could afford to or not. Don't
you catch the sound of the wind In
the air? Don't you hear the mur
murs of the great multitudes of men
whu say 'prosperity?' who Is enjoy
ing prosperity? the blesning had not
reached us.
'We do not find our Wages going
up. We find It Impossible to pay our
bills and when our wages cannot keep
up with the prices. Prosperity? Yes,
on the part of the men who are reap
ing the harvest at the top hut not
much of it percolates to us."
Hack to Wed: Flamvc Dead.
San Francisco, Oct 1 8 After cross
Ing the Pacific, expecting to wed his
fiancee whom he had not seen in many
months. Dr. Phillip Newton, lecturer
in the Georgetown university, Wash
ington, D. C, learned on his arrival
here on the transport Sherman that
the young woman he loved was dead.
Officers of the Sixteenth Infantry
met Dr. Newton on his arrival and In
fnTned hln that his fiancee, Miss
Anlce NIon of Colonial Bosch, Md.,
hud been drowned in September.
Hackett Resolutioi as to Quali
fying for Participation in
the Primary to be
Modified.
MOST OF MEMBERS
INDORSE WEEB PLAN
Senatorial Candidates Have
Acceded to it and no Fric
tion is Expected to De
velop. Special to The Gazette-News.
Raleigh, Oct 18. Chares A. Webb,
democratic state chairman, today call
ed a meeting of the state democratic
committee for Thursday night, Octo
ber 24, to modify the so-called Hack
ett resolution as to the qualification
of those participating in the senatorial
primary. All but three members of
the committee have agreed to the plan
submitted by Chairman Webb and all
three managers Of the senatorial can-
dulati s have agreed to the resolution
that will be presented. There is not
exported to b any friction at the
llioeiiiig. ,
, Chairman Webb said he had hoped
that the matter could be disposed of
without the necessity of calling the
committee together for the third time,
but many members thought it would
be wiser to meet This action was
taken at the request of democrats
from all sections of the state.
Raleigh, Oct. 18. The last day of
the state fair is in progress with a
large crowd in attendance, although
the number Is far short of that yes
terday, when the grounds almost
overflowed. The officers of the fair :
had fine weather and big crowds.
' A series of accidents occurred dur
ing the week to furnish excitement.
Dr. T..M. Jordan city physician, nar
rowly missed being- run over yester
day by an automobile, which demol
ished his buggy. Dr. Norwood G. Car
roll drove his automobile into a ditch
late Tuesday night to avoid colliding
with another machine, the automobile
turned over, pinning the doctor to the
ground and breaking his collar bone.
Policeman Barker was run over by an
automobile and badly bruised. J. H.
Kelly of Henderson lost his car Wed
nesday night, when somebody stole it
and put it out of commission. 4
.The liveliest event of the fair oc
curred about noon yesterday, when J.
C. Ross, a former football star and a
big railroad contractor, endeavored to
put an up-town drug store out of
commission. Ross chased and cursed
a clerk around a counter, and sailed
into a policeman who was sent to
quell him. Four officers did the Job,
after receiving and giving blows. Ross
was beaten up. Some of his friends
lent him aid in resisting arrest and
the fight was waged for a block.
North Carolina banks have enjoyed
unusual prosperity for the past year,
according to the statement Issued by
the corporation commission yester
day. In all departments business ha
picked up. Deposits have shown the
healthiest growth, thus Indicating
general prosperity.
BEIT ZEELIGS SLAYER
Story of Fight on the "Bridge
of Sighs" Leaks
Out.
New York, Oct. 18 The story of a
sharp fight on the "Bridge of Sighs"
yesterday, In which "Red Phil" David
son, Jack Zeellg's slayer, was set upon
and beaten by the four gunmen in
dicted for killing Rosenthal was re
vealed toay. "Lefty Louie," "Gyp the
Blood," "Dago Frank" and "Whltey"
Iwls were enroute to the Tomb j with
deputies and manacled. The party
met Davidson similarly manacled with
a deputy on the way to plead to a
murder Indictment Dragging their
aMonished keepers with them, the
gunmen beat Davidson until he yelled
for merry. The gunmen were hauled
away and run to their cells.
CAVE LIFE TO SAVE
WOMAN FROM DEATH
Man Who PermlttMl Removal of Ixmj
for Skin drafting Dies us
ItCKUlt.
Gary. Ind., Oct 18 "I guess I turn
ed out to be of some good after all,"
sighed Bill Rugh this morning when he
turned his face to the wall and died.
Rugh submitted a few days ago to tho
removal of a withered leg Ihut mate,
rial might be provided for a skin
grafttlng operation that saved the llfn
of a young woman he had never seen.
The doctors said Rugh died of pneu
monia, but that the ailment resulted
directly from h. jelf-merUloe, hiivlm:
been due to lmtetto!! bv tln 1 '!" r
given him wb'-tt I, m i,p v -i . 1 ,