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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES prate LAST EDITION ISO P. 1L Weather Forecast FAIR AXD COLDER.' VOL. XVII., NO. C ASHEVILLE, N. 0, SATURDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 7, 1912. PRICE THREE CENTS -V ErEIIII FLEETS KEARS STRAITS Number of Men-of-War Sight ed by Turks at Enerance to the Darda i nelles. TURKISH VESSELS ARE CONCENTRATED Intent of the Greeks, Who Re fused to Consent to an Armistice, 19 Not Known. 'nuj psjopotty Kg ' Sedalbahr, Dec, 7. A Greek fleet has been sighted hovering about the 'entrance to the Dardanelles. A num ber of vessels of the Turkish fleet are being concentrated In the Dardan elles ready for action. The Inten tions of the Greeks are unknown. The slraltp are believed to be thick ly strewn with mines. A report was current a few days au;o that 40 Greek transports were on the way to the Gulf of Saros with Bul garian and Hellenic troops on board. Whether the Greek squadron formed the escort , io these transports or Is acting Independently has not been as certained. It Is believed that the Turks have concentrated two entire divisions of troops with a considerable force of artillery from Asia. Minor on the Galli polis peninsula and It Is expected that these will resist any attempt of the Greeks to land. ' London. Deci 7 The British govern ment has placed Jiistorlc St.' James pnlace at the disposal of the peace plenipotentiaries representing the ut t man empire' and the allied Balkan nations r.e a place for holding their conferences. Ihe meeting of the dip ,nniats. which 1s arranged for next T'rliliy, December 13, Is looked for ward to with great interest here and the general hope prevails Uiat the outcome of the negotiations will .be a settlement Of the Balkan question wnlch his troubled Europe so many years. - The delegates named by the differ ent countries to act on their behalf at the conference are: For -4'urkeyt Tewflk Pasha, Turkish ambassador in London; Nlzaml Pasha. Turkish ambassador in Berlin; Rechad I Luna, Turkish minister of commerce, For Servla: G. Novakovltch of the Servian treasury department; A. Nik- olitch, speaker of the Servian parlia ment; General Biovltch. , For Montenegro: Ex-Premier M Mlyuskovltch, M. Popovitch, formerly Montenegrin minister at Constant!! rople; Count Veyovltch, chief of the Montenegrin cabinet. ' For Bulgaria: Dr. Guechoff, prime minister; Dr. 8. Daneff, speaker of the Bulgarian chamber of deputies, and General Vavovoff or General Fttchoff. It has not . yet been definitely de cided whether Greece will send plenl petentiarles to participate with the representatives of her allies on the peace negotiations to be held here. In fact, a rtport published this morning says she will enter Into separate peace negotiations with Turkey In one of the European capitals, probably Vien na.' For the moment, however, she Is In a different position from that occu pied by Bulgaria, Servla and Monte I egro, as khe has not officially agreed ti the terms of the armistice signed a few day ago. APPLAUD AS VERDICT DOOMS MAN TO DEATH Widow of Mobile Man's Victim Claps Hands Willi Delight as Jury Reports.. Bv Associated Prese. Mobile, Ala., Dec. 7. Loud applause greeted the Jury's verdict of "first de. gree murder" in the trial -today of William J. Brown for the murder of A'fred Percy. Mrs. Alfred Percy, widow of the victim clapped her hands with delight. "I would not! tnke a thousand dollars for that ver dict," she exclaimed a few minutes later. The wife of the accused man simply nodded. Drown killed Percy as the latter stepped from a street car in Oakdale, Ala., July 6 last Brown sat unmoved when the verdict was returned. "Its nil right," he said. "I'll win on my appeal." Sentence will be pronounced within two weeks unless & stay of execution In asked. The penalty Is death by hanging. , STANDING PAT lllcaxc. Kays ' lie "Apologizes to Man" for Ills Utterance at JovTiMrM' Conference. No Bl Associated Press. Washington, Ixc. 7. Governor lllease of South Carolina, whose re marks (-rented stormy scenes at the Itlchmnnd conference, was among th tlrst of the governors to arrive today, lis took apartments at a downtown liolel asdisiient part of the day sight reelng. To all, Interviewers who asked rbout his utterance t Richmond he replied: . i I rtund upon the official steno Ki.it'hin record of the eae and I apol oi'lzt' (o no irtun for one word I have id." I Contract Has For New Kenilworth Inn Conditioned on Acceptance of Bonds on January 1, When Work Will Begin-Must Be Completed by July 1 Of 200 Rooms, to Cost $200,000 or $250,000. T;he Ktnilworth company, which Wt s organized early ' last spring for the purpose of rebuilding the Kenil vorth inr and received a charter a few weel s ago, has let the contract to an Indianapolis firm for the con struction of the new building. The contract is a conditional one but there Is little doubt that It will be put In force. The condition is that the bonds of the company be passed upon favorably. This matter will be con sidered or. January 1 by the people who are to handle them, and if they ire confirmed then , the construction work wll begin Immediately. All the details of the contract have not been learned, although It Is un derstood that the Inn Is to have 200 l-joms and is to be finished on the exterior with a brick veneer, which will be something unique in , hotel contructlon here. The cost will be between $200,000 and $250,000, It is said. ' - -. One of the most interesting features TELLS OF KATYDID CULWDEnL F. Conn, Manager of Erie Property, Witness at Im peachment Hearing. By Associated Press. Washington, Dec. 7. The alleged connection of Judge Robert W. Arch- bald of the Commerce court, with the attempted sale of a refuse coal dump near Scranton, Pa., still was the sub set of cotnlnued testimony when the senate ccurt of impeachment began the fifth day of the trial of the jurist accused of using his "potentiality as a judge" to further private interests. Judge Archbald. has . attended the esslon since the beginning of the trial, following the testimony of the witnessed closely but exhibiting little emotion over evidence about his rela tions with E. J. Williams in securing he Katydid culm dump and his con ferences with Erie railroad officials oer the deal. Charles F. Conn of Scranton, gen eral manager of the electric line known as the Lackawanna & Wyom ing Valley railroad, an Erie railroad t-ubsidiary, was. on the stand today vhen the impeachment trial was re sumed. Mr. Conn has testified that judge Archbald had solicited him to purchase the coal In the Katydid dump upon which Mr. Williams and Judge Archbald had secured an op tion, bu: Mr. Conn finally, after a coference with his company's attor ney, declined to purchase because Judge Archbald could- not give assur ances as to the title to the property. TELLS OF EDUCATIONAL MEIMT Dr. Ting Twing Criticises American Attitude Toward Orientals Seeking Entry. ... . .. , .. , r.v,,. ! sued today refers to the great pro Washington, Dec. 7. Chinese stu- ' .,,,, ,, dents and others entitled to entry to the United States are treated with contumel; and disrespect according to Dr. Ting Twing, chairman of the Chinese boxer indemnity fund. Dr. ring in addressing the Federal schoolmen club, made this statement und thereby has created today a dis cussion In educational circles in the capital. Dr. Ting declared the exam ination of his fellow-students were close to the barbarous. He declared '.hat If they were to be scrutinized on lunding here the examination should be made In private and not In view of the crowd. This, he Intimated, was due his people because of their ad vance during the past few years. Ten years ago, he said, his country was " ackward, very backward." "Ten years ago China had only 10 government schools," he said, "Those were veiy poor and scarcely worth the nam of schools. In 110 we had 02.650 schools, 1,(35, $34 pupils, 89, 761 teachers and 69 boards of educa tion." The Chinese educator was regarded as being well fitted to discuss the pub lic educational syHtem of his country from an occidental viewpoint, for he was graduated from the University of Virginia and is well versed In the edu cational system in the United States. 5 PASSENGERS HURT IN HEAD-ON CRASH B Associated Press. Claretrore. Ok la., Dec. 7. In a head-on .collision at Koyli, Ok la., early today between the California Limited and tho Kansas City "Meteor,'; two fi.st pnwtcnger trains on the St. Louis A. Hon Krancbico railroad, five pas nenucrs ore reported Injured. Sovernl of the cats were demolished. Been Let cf this contract Is that a guarantee is given i) the contractors that the lulldlng will be completed within six months after the work begins. This will mean fast work and the employ ment of a large force of workmen. It will n'so mean that there will be enother tourist hotel for the next tiimmer season, as according to the contract it wouid be ready for oc cupancy July 1, the construction work to begin Immediately after January 1, provided the bonds are accepted. Much Interest has been attached to this project within the past few months, as the growing need for first class tourists hotels has made addi tional oiiis necessary and the far reaching leputatlon of the old inn, which Wj u burned in 1909, will do much to attract the visitors of other years toi return visits here to be guests at the new hostelry. It will also mean assured high-class ac commodat ons for a large number r.f visitors. . THREE POISONED, POLICEJOIJCLUDE But Motive and Method Em ployed in Cattlesburg Trag edy Mystify Police. By Associated Press. Catlettsburg, Ky., Dec. 7. An addi tional veil of mystery was drawn across the unsolved tragedy of a local hotel room when James York, the man In the case, died today. That York was he victim of a lethal dose and that Minnie Turner, whose body was found lying across the bed when the door to the hotel room was bat tered, down, wee poisoned, together with IdttJttHrtt, only survivor of the trio, there seemed no doubt. But how the poisoning was effected and what prompted it is a puzzle that has baffled the local Investigators. The Gullett woman today adhered to her story that she can offer no ex planation of the tragedy. She declar ed none of them carried a bottle of poison when they registered at the hotel last Monday. " At the coroner's Investigation wit nesses testified that a bottle found in the hotel room after the door had been battered down was not there prior to the arrival of the three. Plague Is Causing Havoc in Native Quarters of the Turkish Capital. f ' Bu Associated Press. Constantinople, Dec 7. Cholera is causing great havoc in the native quarters t the Turkish capital. It Is officially admitted today that over iOOO eaes have occurred in the past 20 days and that half of them have been fata. This total Is believed to be much below the real figures. I i nr. UIL1CVL II U. UIUHWUOUUU W n.1 . ...... . wxMAnln mn.lnH 1 at portions of the epidemic and warns the public that failure on their part to notify cases of cholera to the au tnoritles will be punished by fine and imprisonment. OUT AT HOME RULE MEET flu Associated Press. - London, Dec. 7. Suffragettes put John Redmond, leader of" the Irish nationalist party, to torment today at a home rule demonstration in the northeast of London. For half an hour the Irish leader watched the forcible eviction from the hall of I his disturb era. whose Interruptions and deeper ate resistance to the ushers caused rough and tumble scenes. Mep as well as women were thrown bodily out oi tne nan. Kills Ills FaUicr-ln-Law. Bv Associated Press. Holland. Tex., Deo. - 7. Sampson TV hllams was shot and killed and his Min, Hex Williams, seriously wounded heie today by "Bat" Armstrong, who then shA and killud himself. Arm- sti tng waa a son-in-law of Sampson William. 8lr George Darwin Dead. B Associated Press. Lc.ndo.-i. Dec. 7. Mr Ueorge Dnr- wtn, secend son of the, late Charles l'nrwln. died this afternoon In his Mlxty-elRhth year. He was professor of astronomy and experimental phll csophy at Cambridge university. INDICT CARTER AS EMBEZZLER Amount Named as About $100,000 False Bookkeep ing to Conceal Bank's Condition further Alleged. Special to The Oazette-Vevs. GrGeensboro,! Dec. 7. The grand jury inr the Federal court this afternoon at 3 o'clock returned a bill of in dictment against John H. Car ter, formerly president of the American National bank of Asheville, charging embezzle ment from this bank, and at tempting to conceal embezzle ment by a false systenf of bookkeeping. There are nu merous counts in the indict ment and the amount of em bezzlement is alleged to ag gregate about ' $100,000. The bill covers about 100 typewrit ten pages. ; , . It lias recently . been learned here that Indictments were returned at the last term of Fanning enmity, Ga, court nvaiiiet Mr. Carter, : also in Gilmer, I'ii kens and Fulton counties for mls nienageineut of affairs lu connection with his various banks. President Places More Than 20,000 Skilled Workers in Navy Yards Under Its Protection. t'y Associated Press. Washington, Dec. 7. More than 0,000 skilled workers in the navy yards throughout the United States wero today placed under the protec tion of civil service by executive order of President Talt. The president's or der was issued with the approval of the civil service commission and in accordance with an opinion by Attor ney General Wickers ham. No navy yard employes below tne grade of skilled mechanics will be at- fected bv President Taffs order. A recent conference of navy yard com mandants recommended that the men be placed in the classified service and that was approved by Secretary Meyer. Tool makers, electricians, stonecut ters, machinists, masons, mouia ers, ordinance men, plumbers ana others will be affected by the or der. Until eligible lists for the new clarifications can be prepared, new appointments to such positions will be made in the regular way. Rules for conveying the 20,000 men Into the classified service have been annroved by the secretary of the navy and President Taft and will be made known to the navy yard command ants shortly. It is said . that the order will not displace any employes. . SWORE VENGEANCE WHITE RACE; HANGED Dclelianlte, Made an Outlaw When Hob Burned His MoUier, Dis plays Bravado to Last. J?u Associated Press. Sacramento. Cal., Dec. 7. After eating chicken, enjoying a concert. and singing into a phonograph, Ed v.ard Dclehantle, a negro who seven years ago swore vengeance upon all white people when his mother was burned to death by a mob tn jopun, Wo., yesterday was banged -for the murder of a fellow convict at Foisom state penitentiary. Musicians were called in and a tenor rang a popular ballad, after which Dclehantle called for a phonograph and listened o Bryan's speech on 'Immortality." Then, placing a blank record on the machine, he sang "Al ways Keep on the Sunny Side" and bad It reproduced for him. . HIact of. Planter Lynched. By Associated Press. Mobile, Ala., Deo. 7. Dangling from the limb of a tree the body of Asariah Curtis, a young negro, was found yes terday at Butler, Ala., as mute evi dence that the murder of B. B. Bush, a planter who was shot to death last Monday, had been avenged. Curtis confessed that he and two other negroes killed Mr. Rush while they were lying In wait for two men whom they Intended robbing. Ac cording to the negroe's confession th highwaymen were waiting for Tax Col lector T. B. Bennett and J. F. How-l-iton, both of whom were known to hnve lorte sums of money on their 1'trson. , ,. ,i Bl EXTENDS CIVIL SERVICE Plans Being Considered For Enlarging Grove Inn Seventy Rooms Will Likely Be Added to Structure Now Go ing up, to South Wing Would Make Practically No Change in Present Plans. It is probable that an addition will be made to the Grove Park Inn, which is being constructed on the slopes of Sunset mountain, that will increase the size of the inn by about 70 guest rooms. Such an addition is being considered by Mr. Orove ; and Mr. Seely, according to a statement by the latter this morning, and he left the impression that the making of the addition is highly probable if not al together certain. " Mr. Seely stated that Mr. Kinney, who will manage the Inn upon its completion, was here a few days ago looking over the construction work and that the latter seemed to be sur prised that such a fine hotel is being built by Mr. Grove. It was his first visit to the inn and he Was most en thusiastic over the building and the plans for its continuance. He said that he only had one criticism and that was that for such a plendld hotel, the finest. In America," the accommo dations would be inadequate for the guests who would like to patronize. This criticism by an expert hotel OF SIDNA ALLEN Clansmen's Leader Denies There Was Plot to "Shoot up" Court. Bu Associated Frets. Wythevllle, Va Dec. 7. Sidna Al len of the Hillsville gunmen, testified today at his trial for the murder of Commonwealth's Attorney Foster at the Carroll court house shooting. He dented having planned the shooting and declared that his flight to Des Moines, where he was taken, was to permit public sentiment to. .coo) down, when he intended to return and give himself up. Eight) other witnesses gave testi mony aimed to prove the centention that the Aliens shot at the court officers In self-defense, thinking they were being attacked. TRYING TO SAVE HER Lawyer's Third Rescue Trip into His Burning Home Proves Fatal. By Associated Press. New York, Dec. 7. After rescuing his wife and son from their burning home in the borough of Queens early this morning, Melville B. Mendell, a lawyer, lost his life In an attempt to save his 14 years old daughter, Lil lian. The girl perished with her fath er. Mendell, awakened from his sleep by smoke and crackling flames, first carried out his wife who had been ov ercome. Then he returned and res cued his 12 years old son. Neighbors attempted In vain to prevent him from making a second trip into the burning house to save his daughter. When the flames were extinguished the father and daughter were found dead in each other's arms on the floor of a bedroom. STRIKE BECAUSE ROAD System Tied up When Engi neer Convicted of Drnnk ness Is Punished. By Associated Press. London, Dec. 7. A stflke was de. dared today by the locomotive engl neers of the Northwestern Railroad company because one of the drivers on the main line, owing to a convic tion for drunkenness while off duty, was reduced to running a pilot en gine. The punished man had been prom ised by the management that if his future conduct was good he would be reinstated in his old position, but the locomotive engineers' union demand ed his Immediate reinstatement and as this was not granted by the com pany, the men were called out. Three thousand of the company's engineers have already quit work and the entire railroad, main lines as well as branches, la disorganised. Governor Klteliin In Wellington. KprHal to The (lante-tteve. Washington, Dec 7. Oovernor W. W. Kltchln reached Washington last night and will attend the luncheon at the White House which la to be given to the visiting governors. Josephul Daniels and wife are here. HEARING EVIDENCE ISALIENT FEATURES man set the management considering the addition and it will be decided upon In a few days. What will mili tate toward a decision In favor of the addition will be that the construction now would be much easier than after the rest of the building had been completed and it could be built In without altering very much the pres ent structure. Mr. Seely stated that if the addition Is made it will be put on the south end, that nearest the city, and that the walls which are now being built will simply be continued Out to the proper distance for the addition of the 70 rooms. It will be of the same height as the remainder of the building, and no part of the harmony of the struc ture will be lost. When the plans for the inn were first drawn precautions were taken to have it so built that additions could be built from either end as needed but It was not thought then that an addition would he found necessary before the first part had been com pleted. OF Dr. Waller Reviews the Great Meeting of Baptists at Goldsboro. "Three points of particular interest stand out in regard to the recently closed State Baptist convention. All are significant and will draw the at tention of the publio at large as. well as the Baptist denomination." This was the statement made this morning by Rev. Dr. Calvin B. Waller of the First Baptist church of Asheville. from which he attended the conven tion at Greensboro as a delegate. He had the distinction of making the re port on the subject of home missions, and J. M. Stoner, one of his church, was chosen a vice-president. "The first of these points," said Dr. Waller, "was brought up In regard to the trusteeship of educational Institu tions. Some members, led by Barrett and McCabe, wished that the trustees including those of Wake Forest col lege, Meredith college and the Thom asvllle orphanage, be elected by the convention Instead of made self-perpetuating. In behalf of this, they urged that if the trustees were kept entirely self-perpetuating, they might go their own way and gradually drift away from the denomination, "On the other side, it was asserted that gifts bestowed to trustees elected by a convention would be smaller than boards made up of business men who filled their own vacancies. "A committee headed by Braxton Craig solved the matter. It recom mended that the trustees elect their own members annually, but that theli choice be submitted to the convention for approval. This suggestion was adopted by both sides and It was a striking thing to see the members stand and sing "Blest be the tie that binds," when it went through. "The second point was In regard to edlcatlon and our resolution in favor of longer school sessions. This Is striking for it shows the steadily growing interest religous bodies have taken in the state education. It Is not to be looked upon as an tnfrlngemen in the line of politics, but a legitimate Interest In a proper field. "The third point Is the adoption of a plan for our own Sunday school les sons. There has long been felt the want of lessons suited to local and denominational needs and this want is not supplied by the International Sun day school lessons which are the same the world over. This view was Intro duced in our general Southern con vention In Oklahoma City and the North Carolina Baptists by putting themselves on record as opposed to the International lessons are simply falling In line with the general body of Southern Baptists. "I may add In addition to these three points, one of especial Interest to Baptists alone: that the state Mis sion collection amounted to over $47, 000 and that Secretary Livingston Johnson reported a balance of $400 instead of the debt of $3000 he had expected. This la but one Instance, but every line of our work seems pros perous." PACIFIC MAIL VESSEL FIRED ON BY REBELS By Associated Press. I.os Angeles, Dee. 7. An attack on tho Pacific Mall steamship San Juan In Mexican waters recently by a party supposed to be revolutionists la de scribed lit a letter received today by W. O. Room from his son, E. V. Room, second wireless operator on the San Juan. The Utter said the vessel was fired on while at anchor off Acapulco, Mex anil the engineer was seriously wound ed. rromlnent ProhlMUonUt Killed. By Associttsd press. Scranton. Pa.. Dec. 7. Charles U Hawley, prohibition party candidate for governor of Pennsylvania In 10S, was killed today by a fall from the porch at his home here. CONVENT DEP. GURUS E Question of - Reorganizing Par ty Discussed at Washing ton After Close of Rich mond Meeting. TAKE UP MATTER WITH CONGRESS LEADERS Borah, Eenyon, La Follette and Others in Consulta tion as to the Course to Pursue. Bl Associated Press. Washington, Dec. 7. Governor Hadley of Missouri conferred today with Senators Borah, Kenyon and La Follette on plans for the reorganiza tion of the republican party. It became known today that prac tically all the republican governors at the Richmond conference had dis cussed informally the reorganization of their party and it was said those discussions might be continued today. Several republican governors arrived In advance of the special train bring ing the others from Richmond and immediately went Into conference with senators and representatives from their states. Twelve of the republican governors are to have a "re-organization" con ference late today. Those who will attend are Governors Pennewill of Delaware, Deneen of Illinois, Carroll of Iowa, Goldsborough of Maryland, Eberhart of Minnesota, Hadley of Mis souri, Oddie of Nevada, Tener of Pennsylvania, Vessey of South Dakota, Spray of Utah, Glasscock of West Vir ginia, McGovern of Wisconsin and Carey of Wyoming. Governor Hadley spent an hour or more on the floor of the senate today discussing plana with republican sen ators. He talked with regular andi progressive republicans and allowed it to be known that he was tn hearty accord with the proposition ta. hold a. convention next years fqr the consid eration of various reforms, among which he Included a curtailment of the republicans of the southern states in the national nominating conven tion. T Appeal for Assistance of San ta in His Work How You Can Help. Announcement Is made that the &-inta Clans wagon will not make the usual rounds this season, but Santa .?lnim att'il hoDes for the assistance of - those kini hearted people of AshevUle'' who would wish to have no child wake on Christmas morning to an tmpty stocking, and no home, how ever, lowly, where no Christmas cheer was to bo found. The following ap peal Is addressed to the public: Will yc-u fill a Christmas stocking with new tops, warm mittens, candy, apples, or whatever your fancy dic tates, fir a child who otherwise would have none? J Will t.cl the more fortunate cnlld ren of the city, to whom Santa is sure to come w.th a full pack, help the old fellow in this wayt The stocking might be a gay col ored cambric or muslin, or just the culinary tne with the mate tucked Inside. Be sure to mark it lor a boy," or "a girl," for it would be too. disappointing for a boy to get a doll, ind a girl a knife. Perhaps you would like to know the name of the child .to whom your stocking will go? Tou may do this by inquiring at the office of the Asso ciated Charities Wednesday, Decem ber 11, from 10 to i and from 2 to 6, 'phone 90$, you may learn the name, age and address of the recipient of your Ihristmas stocking. Tend stockings to the office of the Associated Charities on Friday and Saturday, December 30-$l, and they will be delivered to the different homes ir time for Santa Claus to aang them up on Christmas eve. On these days the Associated Char ities will also gladly receive donations tor the grown people; foodstuffs, can ned food clothing, fruit for the sick, or moi.cy to be expended In the Jhristmai work, and will undertake to distribute this where most needed. The association has already, had a number ol requests for the names of needy families. Each person has promised to visit a family before Christmas, see what is most needed, and o provide and deliver some form ol Christmas cheer. FLIES ACROSS SEA Pigeon Canadian IniMiter Makes Es cape and Returns to Kngan.! In Twelve Days. By Associated Press. Montreal, Dec. 7. KrneHt Robinson of West Mount received word today that a plReon which he Imported, nnd which escaped, hns returned lo I up land. It appnrniilly lo' k Ji U ) l make the Journey. N
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