North Carolina Newspapers

A A Mi Sew. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES LAST EDITION 4:00 P. M. Weather Forecast LOCAL RAINS. VOL. VII., NO. 254. ASHEVILLE, N. C., TUESDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 3, 1912. PRICE THREE CENTS ARCHBALD CASE FOREIGN RELATIONS UP ii J SENATE IS THEME OF MESSAGE NOMINATIONS SENT SENATE Commerce Court Judge Ac cused of Using His Office for Gain Brought to Bar. SEVEN CONGRESSMEN CONDUCT PROSECUTION Defendant Denies Acts of Which He Is Accused Are t Constitutional Grounds for Proceedings. By Associated Press, Washington, Dee. 3. bar the ninth time in its history the senate conven ed today as a high court of impeach ment to try Judge Robert W. Arch bald of the Commerce court on 13 separate charges alleged to constitute "high crimes and misdemeanors." , Counsel tor the judge has admitted commission of all the acts alleged but denied that any was improper. The court adopted formal orders, setting the hour of meeting daily at at 2 o'clock and providing that the opening statements of the case should lie made by one person on each side. That will conllno the opening state ments to Representative Clayton, who has been designated by the house managers, and A. S. Worthingtun, chief counsel for Judge Archbald. The senate then adjourned until 2 o'clock after a session of about five minutes. The house is represented by Seven managers who act as the prose cutors. They are Representative Clayton of Alabama, Webb of North Carolina, Floyd of Arkansas, Davis of West Virginia, Sterling of Illinois, Howlntid of Ohio and Norris of Ne 'braska. ' A. S. Worth! ngton of Wash ington, with Alexander Simpson, jr., of Philadelphia, will represent Judge Archbald. Busts for Impeachment. Thirteen separate articles constitute the basis for the Impeachment trial. These embrace dealings between Judge Archbald and railroad officials and others hi regard to Pennsylvania coal or "culm" dumps and coal lands; contributions by attorneys and others to the judge's vacation trip to Europe In l10r reputed "secret correspond ence by the judge with a railroad at torney concerning a pending case; and alleged attempts to have notes pay able to Judge Archbald discounted by attorneys and litigants before his court , In presenting the case to the house. Representative Clayton said that the judiciary committee was of opinion that Judge Archbald's "sonse of mor al responsibility had become deaden ed" and that he had "protituted his high office for personal profit" The principal charge grew out of the Katy did culm bank deal. In this charge It was asserted that while the Erie Rail road company had pending before the Commerce court two suits, Judge Ar chbald, corruptly taking advantage of his official position. Induced the offi cials of the Hillside Coal and Iron company and of the Erie railroad, which owned that company, to agree to sell the coal company's Interest In the Katydid dump to Judge Archbuld ami Edward J. Williams. In his answer Judge Archbald de nied that he had acted corruptly, or had taken advantage of his position. Ills attorneys took the position that it Is not a crime for a federal judge to become interested In an attempt to purchase property from one who was or might become a litigant before his court They declared that no nttcmpt was made to get tho property for less than Its face value. IS OF BQYGE'S MURDER Dramatic Demonstration by Slayer and Attorneys as Verdict Is Returned. By Associated Press. Fort Worth. Tex.. Dec. 3. J. Ileal Knead wna today found nut guilty of the murder of Captain Al. (1. Itoyce, The demonstration by Sneed Hnd his attorneys over tho verdict whs tirnniatle. Walter Scott and William I. MrLeim, Jr., attorneys for the de li;.i. were fined for throwing their hats over the chandeliers. Kneed emitted a cowboy yell, but the court refused to censure him or lo fine him. Mr. Hneed awaited the verdict In seclusion In a down ton hotel. Bneed telephoned the newa to her. John Ileal Hneed ahot Captain A. G. Boyce to death January IS. 112 In Fort Worth, soon after Bneed had returned from Winnipeg, Canada, with his wife, with whom Al O. Hoyce, jr., son of Captain Hoyce, hud eloped. Captain Hoyce was sitting In a ho tel lobby when Hneed entered and al- moit Immediately shot him. t'uptaln Hoyce, It waa testified, was unnrmed. "need claimed eelf-defense and also conspiracy of the Jloyces to rob him of his wife. Al lloyce, Jr., was killed by Hneed in Amarlllo on September 14, lnl Kneed will be tried for this In Feb rimry at Vernon. ENTS WILL BE HELD UP Democratic Senator to Fight Confirmation Through Short Session. QAZETTE-KEWR BUBEAV, WYATT III 11.1)1X0, Washington, Dec. 3. Speaking of the conference which was held here, ' when it was de cided to oppose the confirmation of all nominations for federal po sitions sent to the senate by President Taft after congress con vened. Representative Webb said he heartily approved of the action. j "I am heartily in favor of holding, IVin nnnli.nnillnii r.t nil nntnlmillnli.' for federal jobs until after Marcli 4," said Mr. Webb. "President Tuft has just put some 35,000 postmasters un der tho protecting hand of the civil service. I um in favor of keeping every position possible for the demo crats who have served the party." . By using obstructive tactics the democrats can caally prevent action in the senate until the extra session of congress meets when the democrats will be In control of the upper branch of congress. The Impending deadlock, besides some 15 postmasters in North Carolina as well as postm'aaters In nearly every other state, will Involve the nomina tions of a number of United States marshals and collectors of internal revenue. Most Important of the posi tions affected, however, Is that now held by E. E. Clark, as Interstate commerce commissioner, a position paying $10,000 a year. Clark's term ends January 1, and President Taft has announced he will nominate Clark for a second term. Commissioner Clark was appointed as a labor representative on the com mission. At the time of his appoint ment he'was president of the Broth erhood of Railway Conductors. If the democrats succeed In holding up his nomination, it is not at all improba ble that President Wilson would se lect some other labor leader as Com missioner Clark's successor. Among the men already mentioned as Mr. Clark's successor Is R. W. Moore, general chairman of the con ductors' union on the Southern rail way. Mr. Moore Is a southern man. He lived In Charlotte for a number of years, having run as conductor be tween Charlotte and Washington. Mr. Moore Is eminently lltted for the posi tion of interstate commerce commis sioner, and should he. be appointed it would meet with hearty approval, It Is said, among the railroad men of the entlre.country. Another man mentioned for the place is E. R. Garrettson, grand chief of the national organization of rail way conductors. Mr. Garrettson halls from Iowa. He was a warm supporter of Wilson and Marshall before the election, although he had been a re publican up to the beginning of tho last campaign. North Carolinians in Washington. "You may not know It but some of tho largest financial enterprises In Washington are headed by North Ciirollnians and backed by North Carolina capital," said Robert H. Mc Nelll, a former North Carolinian, now one of Washington's leading attor neys. "The Washington Land and Morf ease company, one of tho most sue ,-,.ufnl suburban operations In the cltv. secured its chief financial sup- imrt from bankers In Salisbury," con- Mr. McNeill. "The same Is true of the Potomac Heights Land corporation owned and officered by business men from Spen cor and Salisbury. North Carolina has also been very iw tlvn In the r aid of tne eoumern , ,im merrlii I congress, a projoct which wa Intended for the development or the south. J. Elwood Cox, A. luie, General Julian H. Carr and George II Itrown and others have been active In thin nrolect The largest odlce bulla ( In Washington, the Southern building, wa partly financed I North Carolinians, among them U. c. uiover, ..ruuidenii of the It gga National nana u-,,,i h. Cnoner. Drcsldent of the United States Savings bank, Is a North .,.nniun nml has two brothers In ih.. l.unklnir business In the state. Then In congress, I reier 10 noin branches. It la universally conceueu w In Washington, that Norm t.aro una lun a. representation In which It n well feol proud, in bom urancnes of congress our members are ret os ni-H m strong, energetic, capaoi and efficient workers for all the peo pie, regardless of politics. Another North Carolinian who has made good in Washington is lapuun John S. Tomllnson of Statesvllle. Cap-...I- Tnmllnimn came here as a clerk it.. irAiiiurv aeiiarcmeni wiiur. Cleveland. He gradually worked his .... th. ton of the classified list and then resigned and went Into the real estate burlness. i apuun iu on la now president of the American t artA pnmninv. in the government departments v,..ih ciirollnlnns are found In al most every capacity. Dr. J. W. Holme Is head of the United States bureau of mines; Peter Wilson or winmon u..i. tw.l.l a very responsible posl Hon at the Semite and Dr. P. P. Clnx i.n who lived In North Carolina r education. ALLAPPOINTM Changes in Tariff Laws Are Suggested to Promote Further Advancement of Commerce. SAYs MERIT SYSTEM'S EFFICIENCY PROVED President Has Words Praise for the Work Re cently Done by Di plomatic Corps. of By Associated Press. Washington, Dec. It. President Taft's first meiauge to the last session of congress In his term was received with close attention in both branches I when legislative business began today. Dealing entirely with foreign relations and America's commercial progress in foreign trade, the message, paved t"ic ay for others the chief executive will nd later dealing with the big qucs- tlons of legislation and government. riie message was as follows: To the Senate and House of Repre sentatives: The foreign relations of the United Stales actually and potentially affect he state of the Union to a degree not widely realized and hardly surpassed by any other factor In tho wellare of the whole nation. The position of the United States in the moral, intellectual nd material relations of the family f nations should be a matter of vital Interest to every patriotic citizen. The atlonal prosperity and power impose pon us duties which we cannot shirk If we are to be tr,ue to our Ideals. The tremendous growth of the ex port trade of the United Slates tins lready made that trade a very real factor in the industrial and comtner- ial prosperity of the country. With the development of our Industries the foreign commerce of the United States m list rapidly become a still more es-, sentlal factor In Its economic welfare. Thu relations of the United State wllh all foreign powers remain upon sound basis of peace, harmony and flrendshlp. A greater Insistence upon Justice to American citizens or Inter sts wherever it may have been denied , nd a stronger emphasis of the nod of i mutuality In commercial and other re-1 lotions have only served to strengthen ur friendship with foreign countries placing those friendships upon a rm foundation of realities as well as aspirations. Continued on page seven. RUSSIAN TARIFF T St. Petersburg Indicates Its Policy After Expiration of Treaty of 1832. iij,7 parnyoonv Ha St. Petersburg, Dec. it. It was offl lully announced today' that t.ho Rus sian government will publish on Jan uary 1, the day of the expiration of the Itusso-Amerlciin treaty of com merce and navigation, a statement outlining Its future commercial policy toward the United States and also a provisional tariff which will not con tain nny great Increase over the exist ing tariff. The policy of the Russian govern ment, .It was saia, win noi ue iihwubu v unv spirit of animosity, but will be directed solely to the protection of the ttunslan markets and to ossuring to the Russian consiuner the most favorable conditions of supply of the stnple Imports hitherto coming direct from the United States namely, cot ton, farm machinery and implements. l'hn pressure exerted on Russia In the matter or Jewish passports and the resulting denunciation of the Ilus so-American treaty, aroused the atten tion of the Russian government to the necessity of protecting the Interests of Russian consumers. Russia, it was pointed out, now grows more than half the cotton she consumes und In is years from now she will In this respect. become self-supporting, Should the United Statea contemplate discriminating measures against Rus sian produce or shipping. It la argued nere that a would be wen 10 remnm her thHt Russia Is able to seek cotton in Egypt nnd India, and machinery In Englnnd and Australia. Kilnann and Audi to Box. - By Associated Press. Cleveland, (., Dec. 3. Johnny Kll bune, featherweight champion, and "Monte" Attcll of . San Francisco, brother of .the former champion, are matched to box 12 rounds here to night. Over a year ago they boxed a U-round draw here. Miss Edison to Marry. By Associated Press. Orange, N. J., Deo, . Announce- ment la made here of the approaching marrliige of Miss Madeline Kdlson daughter of Thomaa A. Edison, to John K. Sloan, a young inventor for merly associated with Mr. Edison. RETALIATORY 9 by Moffet Studio. rUKSIDFAT Jack Johnson Lucihe Cameron Tonight By Associated Prcsa. Chicago, Ipc. 3. After obtaining a marriage license. Jack Johnson wild today thaLtontehl n' Vontdwn (.e Cameron, the white Minneapolis giri who was involved in' the negro fighter's recent troubles In federal court. Johnson said the ceremony would take place in his mother's home. The clerk of the marriage license office declined to Issue a permit to Johnson because the Cameron girl was not there to swear to her age. The county clerk, however, Issued the li cense. Johnson eave his ago as 34. He said the Cameron girl was 18 and that court records showed this. When Chief of Police McSweeney was informed that a moving picture concern had arranged to photograph tho wedding ho declared that if legal URGES THAT GOVERNORS TAKE DECIDED STAND Xorris Insists That Conference As. siiiihi Dc.liiutc .Mtftudo on Public Questions. By Associated Press, Richmond, Va., Dec. 3. Perpetua tion of tho annual governor's confer ence as an organization which sliull aim to mould public opinion and shape public policies was urged by Governor Norris of Montana iu the opening session of tho 1912 confer ence today. Governor Norris said that while previous conferences had accom plished much of actual value, yet no leflnlte position had been taken on any question. 'There seems to be no need lor timidity on the part of governors, said Mr. Norris. "All national poli cies and questions are intimately re lated to tho states." The governors present today were: O'Neal of Alabama, Donaghey of Ar kansas, Shaforth of Colorado. Bald win of Connecticut, Ollclu-lst of Flor ida, Brown of Georgia, Hawley or Idaho, Plalsted of Maine, Foss of Massachusetts, Norria of Montana, Oddle of Nevada, Dlx of New York, Kltchlnof North Carolina, Harmon of Ohio, Bleaso of South Caro lina. Surv of Utah. Mann of Virginia, McGovern of Wisconsin and Carey of Wyoming. Aa manv more were expected to reach Richmond during the day. Plans for placing the convention on permanent basis had already been drawn up, Governor McGovern an nounced and would he submitted for ratification tomorrow. Woman suffrage caused a close vote arly in the conference. By 9 to 8 It waa agreed to have the arrangements committee decide whether Dr. Anna Shaw should address the conference Thursday afternoon. Governor Har mon, acting chairman, cast the de ciding ballot In favor of having the committee decide. LIGHTNING SMITES MOURNERS BY GRAVE By Associated Presi. Johannesburg, South Africa, Dec. 8. Lightning struck down 17 moL, ( nrs while they were standing at a grave side at Oermtston, In Rhodesia, today. One of them was killed and five others so severely Injured that their lives are desplared of. T.JT. to Marry means could 'be found he would not permit public exhibition of the pic tures. - "The whole affair is antagonistic to public policy and morals generally," said Chief McSweeney. The Impending marriuge will not affect his case before the federal court, according to Johnson's attor neys. The prize lighter said a moving pic ture concern had agreed to pay him $5000 to make a film of tho wedding scene. Johnson said he told the Cam eron girl he had been blamed for ill treating her and "that we might as well be married right away." "She Is ulone In the world now," said Johnson, "iler mother has left her and her stepfather Is quoted as saying he wants to have nothing more to do with her." TRAP POLICEMEN IN GAS-FILLED CHAMBERS Axes Save . San Francisco Officers from IXiilb by Asphyxiation in Chinese Plot. By Associated Press. San Francisco, Dec. 3. Chinese gamblers last night lured two police ojlicers to Imprisonment In gas-filled chambers, leaving them to be asphyx ia led. F.neh of the men escaped death, however, because they carried small axes und chopped holes through the walls of their traps. Corporal Goff, the first victim, was walking along when a Chinese brush ed by him and whispered "light in Si beria club." Without waiting to call his squad, GotT rushed to tho club. Ho thrust aside the door keeper. As the door swung back he hoard the bolt click and slmpiiltiineoiisly the gas lights went out. Trying the other door he found himself Imprisoned ill a narrow hallway seven tw.t long and found that bus was rushing from Jets which ho could not reach. After 15 minutes work with his axe he cut through the walls und was res cued. Ollleer Biilley was trapped similarly In another club at almost the same time. TO SELL HANDIWORK BY MOUNTAIN PEOPLE Southern Industrial IxliKUlloimi As social Ion Hopes to KHtalillsli m Market at WaHlUngton. flu Associated Press. Washington, Dec. 3. in the hope of establishing a market for the products of the mountain people of the South ern Appalachian region and to demon strate the need for educating those people, the Southern Industrial Edu cational association today opened an exhibit here of the handiwork of the mountain men and women ana cnu dren. It Is proposed to maintain the exhibition aa a permanent exniDition and the proceeds derived from, the sale of mountain goods will be devoted entirely to educational advancement. The district over which the organ isation propose to wage Its educa tir.mil campaign embraces the moun talnnun nectlons of Virginia, West Vir ginia. Georgia, Alabama, Kentucky and Tennessee. IF GREECE FIGHTS SHE FIGHTS ALONE 'Balkan States Agree to Sign Armistice Despite Objec tions at Athens. By Associated Press, Solia, Dec. 8. The armistice will be signed today at Baghtche on the lines of Tchatalja without Greece be ing a party to It, according to infor mation obtained by authoritative quarters here. Greece will be left to continue the war alone with Turkey 11 she so desires. Ixmdon, Dec. 3. Adrianople,, which was tho obstacle which threatened to wreck the parleys between the pleni potentiaries of Turkey and of the Balkan allies when they lirst opened at Baghtche and Adrianople appeared agrtin at the end of the negotatlons as the most serious hindrance to the t- lalnment of an agreement. During the lirst session of the dele gates the Turks absolutely refused to consider the surrender of the strong hold of Adrianople and when tho Bul garians later yielded to them on this this point the Greek delegates shrank back and demanded time in which to submit the question to the govern ment at Athens. The reason for the lellenic objection to any such sub mission of the desires of the Ottoman representatives is not far to seek, ac cording to the opinion expressed in diplomatic circles. It Is pointed out that it Is obvious that if the Bulgar ians sacrifice the ultimate possession of Adrianople in the interests of gen eral peace, they will expect their allies to share their sacrifice, and the only way in which this can be done is to give Bulgaria compensation In the shape of territory conquered by the Greeks, Servians and Montenegrins, and which they had staked out for themselves. Hence the wall from Athens that any concessions to Tur key will endanger. the. fruita of vic tory gained by the allies above all ithose of Greece and Servia." The firm attitude of Turkey on the subject of Adrianople is shown in a telegram from the sultan to King Ferdinand to the effect that while he Is prompted by the most peaceful motives, he Is unable to renounce Turkey's hold on Adrianople, which all Ottomans consider as a Moham medan sanctuary. Diplomats are anxious to see the real peace negotia tions begin as they consider there will then be a better chance of reaching settlement of the Austro-Servian dispute. ' ' HARVESTER TRUST'S Witnesses Tell of Methods by which Competition Was Throttled. ( By Associated Press) St. Louis, Dec. 3. B. A- McAlecr of )llahoma City resumed tho stand on cross-examination when the hearing in the government suit to dissolve the international Harvester company went Into Its second day here, testifying he did not believe an Indepenent com pany could compete with the Inter national because It could not obtain agents. The greater part of Mr. McAlcer's cross-examination related to percent ages of business the Harvester com panies controlled before the consoli dation. P. O. Griggs of Topeka, Kan., form erly a retail implement dealer, testilled that In 1S02 Cyrus H. McCormlck told tho Implement dealors at a meeting In Kansas City that tho International Harvester company controlled 90 per cent of the business and hoped to ob tain control of the other ten per cent. Griggs was agent for the Champion and Wulter A. Wood lines. He quit the Champion linea because of a con tract which would have held him to that company, and took up the Os borne line, which advertised It was an Independent concern. I-ater he re ceived word from the International s secretary at Topeka that if he did not stop handling the Wood mnchlnes the Osborne agency would be taken awa from him. He refused to do this at nrst, he testified, but at the end of the season he was forced to give up hhe Wood agency. Railroads Toll Adjudged I njust. By Associated Press. Washington, Doc. . The inter state commerce commission held to day that the Chicago. Bt Paul and Milwaukee railroad under existinc conditions, "receives double pay tor the service of transfer of grain, which Is manlfesly unjust" The record of the case disclosed th fact that the Milwaukee road exacH a charge of one-fourth of a cent a bushel for th elevation of grain from the owner and a like sum from the eastern railways for the transfer of the same grain. GONTROLABSGLUTE Names of Many Carolinians Transmitted, but Few of ' Appointments Will Ee Confirmed. SIMM0MNS ASSURED OF CHAIRMANSHIP Gore Lending the Carolinian His Support Major Hale to Be Urged for Em- bassy. GAZETTE-NEWS BUREAU, . WYATT BVIhUlHO, Washington, Dec. 3. By sending In nominations for near ly every postoffice in North Carolina where the commissions have expired, . President Taft today put the question of holding up republican confirmations squarely up to the senate. It 1b gen erally understood among democratic senators that they will not allow any confirmations to be made during the present session of congress, their con tention being that theso positions should be had for democrats, and it can be stated upon good authority that few, if any of the following nomina tions which were sent to the senate today will be confirmed. The North Carolina list is as fol lows: Postmasters William Keaton, Elizabeth City, Carl W. Smith, Ham let; I. J. Frank Jones, Spray, Isaac Snipes, Ahoske; John Burrows, Ash boro; C. O. Ball, West Raleigh; Mag gie Lewis Baucom, Littleton; Samuel L. Marshall, Mount Airy; John C. Mathews, Spring Hope; James W. Ingle, Elon College; Henry I. Scar borough, Mount Gllead; Walter G. Brinson, Belhaven; Thomas H. Dick ins, Enfield; W. P. Edwards, Frank llnton; James E. Smith, Klttrell; W. E. Miller, Lenoir; Walter H. Ever hart, Newton; Thomas C. Smith, Ruth- erfordton; Lonnle E. Pickard, West Durham; W. S. Saunders, Roanoke Rapids; William D. Deal, Taylorsvllle; John R. Gurgapus,. Vlneland., To he collector of customs for the district of Albemarle, Dascar O. New berry. President Taft sent more than 200 recess appointments to the senate. Immediately indications of a move ment among some of the democratic senators to prevent their confirmation ; became evident. Senator Gore, It was said, would have the active support of several colleagues In heading thr; movement. The campaign was direct ed especially against nominations, it was claimed, which have been post poned from time to time, thus bring ing the new terms close to the begin ning of the democratic administration. Democratic senators claimed that tho president already had deprived the democrats of the privilege of appoint ing HO, 000 postmasters by placing them within the civil service law by a single order. . Most of the democratic senators ex pressed themselves as favorable to a "discriminating obstruction," but sev eral progressive senators whose as sistance had been counted on, did nut appear willing to co-operate, it was understood. ' Simmons Sure of Clialrnianshlp. Senator 'Simmons Is now assured of the chairmanship of the senate finance committee. It can be stated upon the best of authority that Senator Thomas -P. Gore of Oklahoma, the man whom a few radical progressives were ex pected to run against Senator Sim mons for this position. Is supporting tho senior senator from North Caro lina. Even the Washington Times, which has endeavored to atlr up strife In the democratic ranks, admitted yes terday that Senator Simmons would be the choice of the democrats of the senate for this Important position. Senator Thomas Martin of Virginia will be made chairman of the demo cratic caucus, and Senator Overman will be given one of the large com mittees, probably the Judiciary. Sen ator Overman says the thousands of letters he ia receiving from North Carolinians asking for positions do not worry him In the least I am glad to receive those 'letters," said the senator. "I only wish I could give them all good plucea Unfortunately, there will lie only - a few positions, not near enough to go around." Senator Slmmona said yostorday he had been Invited to make a speech at the. rivers and harbors congress, but he had declined because when he re ceived the invitation he waa sick at Statesvllle. Congressman Hannibal I Godwin yesterday gave out the following ;alo ment: "Major E. J. Hale of Fayette vllle, haa authorised me to state that hla friends will no longer preea him for a position in the cabinet of President-elect Woodrow Wilson. Some of the state delegation will urge the ap pointment of Major Hale aa ambassa dor to either France or Mexico." Both Senators Overman and Sim mons and the entire state delegation, with the exception of Representative Claude Kltchin, answered ito their names when congress met yesterday. Eastern Firemen Modify Demands. By Associated press. New Tork, Dec. S. Modified de mands, embracing less drastic changes than originally asked, were submitted to the conference committee of gen eral manager representing 50 eaorn railroads by representatives of the Brotherhood of I-ocomotlve Firemen and Englnemen at a Joint executlvo session In New York, today. i