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A A fid FULL ASSOCIATED' PRESS DI3PATCHE3 By Leased Wire, , - a: LAST EDITICS 4:C3 P. 11 ., Weather Forecast RAIN' AND COLDER. mm VOL. XVII., NO. 287. ASHEVILLE, N. C, SATURDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 11, 1913. PSICZ THREE CENTS v ' v; ( : ' ill iWx - BUS. 3W ?i ISIlCtD SHOOTS DETECTIVE - fjj AINU MAh.HO USUALJt!, Senate Measure a Copy of Fed eral Act Compulsory Edu . ' cation Proposal before the House. Police Trap Baited for Highwaymen with Bank Messenger and $300 Disastrous Officer Dying, Messenger's : Skull Fractured, Running Fight Through Streets. WILLIAMS MEASURE . PASSES 2ND READING By Associated Press. " I not know of the plan and for a mo- New York, Jan. 11. A squad of de-1 rrtent detailed one of the detectives While he was explaining, the bandits were maklng.ofT. Then the detective started In pursuit., caught one of thp men and Tolled to v the cobblestono House Holds Brief Session- Legalized Primary and Cor rupt Practices Bills : before Legislature. Rnrrinl lo The OanttS-N-trKW. fltaleigh, Jun. 1VV1' le8B than an hour the house racuivei a number" of local bills and adjourned. Delllnger of Gaston Introduced statewide com pulsory attendance , act, requiring children between the ' agea of seven and 13 years to attend school, wher ever practicable. In the senate Victor 8. Bryant Introduced a bill relating to the liability of common carriers by railroad to their employes in certain coses, that being a copy of the law passed by congress two yeara'ago and held constitutional by, the United Stutui Supreme -court, Bryant's bill would apply the same principles to the railroads In the state. The Williams bill regarding the floating t indebtedness of AshevWe passed second reading. Representative "JS. ; J. Justice's bill .. for primary 'election ays- tern provides for the, primary on i the first Tuesday in September next nreceding each general election In November, except those years when there are to be. elected prsldentlal electors, and In those years the prl- v mury shall be oa the first Tuesday In June. tectives baited a trap for highwaymen today with a 60 years old bank mes senger and a Batchcl contain $3300. The highwaymen took the bait. .One detective-was shot and will dk,r the messenger waa beaten senseless and perhaps has a fractured skull, and a pitched battle with bullets peppering houses like hall. Was fought on the East Side. One of the highwaymen escaped. The other was captured. The messenger, Foter E. Plunkett, left the Union Exchange National ban, where .he had been em ployed star 10 years, with, his satchel in his hand, and a cloud of detectives disguised as laborers trailing him. With the satchel wero' currency and sllyer for the Weekly payrolls of two factories. As Plunkett stepped into the darkened hallway of i one pf the factories, two men sprang up from no where, beside . him. : One of them crumpled him up senseless on , the flagging before he could cry out Tip; assailant used a blackjack. The other highwayman grabbed the satchel and both darted away. The factory did BREAK IIJ DEADLOCK Castro Writ Dismissed By Federal Judge Holt Two Army Appointments are . Confirmed by the Senate . in Executive Session Today. - - ' ' CONTINUE FI&HT ON MOST NOMINATIONS Democrats Adopt Rule . tahtl Only Army, ; Navy and Di- plomatic Posts Will ' Be Given. . By AtsuoteteJ Pros. Washington, Jan. 11. The first Navy Department Stands By Goatj Admiral Abhors Unsympathetic Officials Demand Explanation of Doyle's Or der Banishing Mascots after One of Them Dishonor ed Uniform by Butting Admiral Inside It. By AMMMfed FrvM. Washington. Jan. 11. When "Whis kers," the belligerent billy goat or tne hattlaahln ' New Hampshire, butted The primaries are to Include I Rear Admiral DoylS on boardVhe ship with him. ' Meantime tho detectives in the rear of Plunkett, not expecting so quick a denouement, began biasing away with their pistols at the other fleeing high wayman. The thief fired as he. lie 1 and keeping the pack at his heels, darted down a side street, , through traffic, into a hallwav and out the I ,back door, over fences Into, the strict and disappeared leaving behind a bul let-pierced .overcoat. ; The satchel, dropped in his flight, was found intact, ten feet from tho factory doorway. One of the fugitive's bullets found a 1 mark In James A. Watson, a. detective. entered his. back and passed nearly The man who waa tripped to thirek " e J"k over President cobblestones said he was Frank .Mo-Taffs appointments, bending in the I ran, 19, a packer. He was held with- senate, came todat when at an execu- out bail. Plunkett was taken to a Uve ggg,,!,,,,, BriguVller General James I hospital. ; . . . . . jR leshlre was conm-med a a major general, and Surgeon General George M. Lorney was confirmed as a briga- Idier general. This action followed a I I morning caucus by the democrats, but tne lines are ami so anarpiy arawn " ... HAn..Kllfln- . m nflHilc that no further confirmations are ex pected in the Immediate future except on army and navy and diplomatic ap pointments. The senate spent an hour behind closed doors before It announced con tinuation of the two army appoint ments. .The democrats at their cau cus shortly before; had adopted the resolution of Senator Meyers of Mon tana that only army, navy and diplo matic appointments should be allowed --, x. , . . i id go iiiruuKq -wiiuuui uujcviiuii. tor tne mascots mey pick up in "- -. rtM r,n r An th . nf Rrie. ous pans oi ww w.m " Bdler General W. W. Wltherspoon or favorites and the men become at- , , - k -,, A .. ... United' Statea senators and congress men Section 2 provides for preferential balloting in the June primaries for president and vice Breldent of the United 8tats,tand delegates-at-larg.e to the national Conventions and con grcSHional district conventions shall be bound by this preferential ballot, of the -ourty, ths logallied primaries, of course, applying to all parties. ' The nrimurli'S are to be held under the general election laws except as other wise siiectlled in the bill. The state board of elections is to name county boards at a meeting on the tenth Tuwdav preceding the primary elec tion and tho lutler In turn name the registrars and Judges of elections for tho Drlmarles. Circumstantial evt donee shall io valid for convicting persons for falsely participating In any primary and voting with a party with which he has not ana aoes noi Intend to affiliate. . The burden of proof is on tl person voting to show honest change of , party affiliation. Persons to enter ths primaries as con didates, tdo. must publish primary ex penses ten days before and after th nrlmnrv. . ' A schedule of fees to T"r the pri murles Includes $250 each for gover nor cnnirreasmen and senator: state officers. tltO: lieutenant governor, 150. and candidates for other offices, $10 each, this money to be used for .prlmury expenses, .and any residus turned Ipto county .treasuries., Ths primaries are to be preferential, first iihd second choice. The bill also provides a schedule of . for entrance of candidates for county offices. Extensive and com plete machinery is provided for hold- Inir the nrlmaries ana maKing re turns. . Tlio CnrruDt PwHlce Bill. " The corrupt practices act Introduced by Mr. Justice makes It a mtsaemean or' nunlshable by fine and imprlson- . ment for fallurs of any officer of elec tion to prepare the election or pn marv bonks and make proper returns to nersist In acting as such officer after removal and due notice thereof interfere in any manner with the elec tlon officers In the discharge of their duties: boisterous conduct calculated to dlnturb these election Officers In discharge of their duties; to bet or waner any money on any election: to intimidate any voter from voting his sentiments by threats of discharge or other retaliation: to spend money tnat Is not reported in the Interest of any candidate. The bill makes It a felony Dutilnhalile by not less than four nionthH' impriHonment and $1000 fine to fraudulently reenter In any pre- clni t or roamier In nioi than one pre cinct; lo sell on'i vote for anything of value or 1 1 1 inl support and In- ttueneo; to mnke nnv fraudulent try on any eleetiun book or knowingly buve any errohemin ticket printed or circulated or knowihiKly and fraudu lently omit any net nr report IcKHlly reoulreii of finy pih h p rsuti; take any f., t oath BH to kiii !l ei,.etlons or ful W present any xi.-n. .ti.n from poll tnx or tux receipts i.r other paper to fiilely iiiiullfy any pci won an an elec tor. The II. mi-,-. A .ill was llitroilnc. . I l!:tm of 1 tuncotit le ttt nn- t. Vllle lo Ite'UB lioliild for !!- .' i i . .., ; n I ,-ne I y Mr. ! . ' oft Norfolk, Va., the other day, he also butted that officer into an Invita tion at the hands of the navy depart ment " While suffering from wounded feeling and .sundr? contusions the ad miral ordered all pets' and mascots off the war vessels under his Jurisdiction. The department now wants an official report of the order and reasons there for from Admiral Doyio, who is com mandant of tho Norfolk navy yard. Navy department officials are In clined to sympathize with the sailors. III Kill III! innn DIVORCE HOLDS Judge Heard Refuses to An mil Decree which Separat- ' ed Smelting King from First Wife. LACK OP EQUITY IS BASIS FOR DECISION But .Court Denounces First Proceeding as Fraudulent Mining Man -Has Remarried. tached to them. The presence of the pets aboard ship go a long way to- wara Keeping me men yumnu through the tedium of a long voyage1. For this reason the department Is said to loojt with some disfavor on the abolishment of a practice that long has been recognized as helpful . to the wrrtce. h- ' ' In the meantime the saddened sail ors at Norfolk have plucked up hope, while a motley collection of livestock, ranging from goats to a white Pekin goose, are being held ashore ready to be taken. aboard again if the order Is rescinded. . ' . - CQfllT BIG TIM" 10 A SANITARIUM Step Regarded as Ending Career ' of Popular New York Politician. tttxj pemoonr New York, Jan. 11. By court order, It was learned .. today Congressman elect Timothy D. Bulllvan, who long has .been a prominent figure In New York legislative affairs. Is to be- for mally committed to a private sanita rium in 'Yonkers. "Big Tim," as' he is popular known in the East Side sec tion of the city, has been tn tne ton kers sanitarium for several months to recuperate. It had been said, front a nervous breakdown. Up to now how ever, he has been a voluntary patient, but upon application yesterday In put two of special term of the Su prime oourt, made upon the petition '-'i "HflRTFORDSYSTEM New Haven Must Divert Itself of Properties, Declares ' State Body. Wll- step-brother, and step-sister or 'tna congressman-elect. Justice Amenft signed an order formally committing the Datlent ' , t Recent reports were tnav "ig nm was improving and friends who rec-ar- ni.erl htm In the street Deiteven ne would be In condition to attend m next session of congress, but it is sal 1 that the trouble from which he is suf fering led his relatives to seek a pct manent arrangement for his physl vtl restraint at the sanitarium. ' The action seems to Involve the probability of a special election for a congressman to succeed Mr. Hulllvan In the thirteenth district His East Hide friends regard the action u marking his paaxlng from public JK", to which he rose prominently from an Kast Hide newsboy. His career In pol itics started as a dlntrlr t lender of th Tammany society snd ho was succes sively elected assemblyman, state sen ator and congressman. At the same lime he embarked In theatrical enter prises and controlled 32 theatersin the country. One of the. moat popular features of his career has been the charity work which he conducted on the i:at 8'de. J-A.ry Chri: t mm hn buiriinitcd tho"M"i' of pairs of shoo ....I ,.il,.e siiliHlHlillal rifts US well lis .t-i- I a creat dlmi by Associated Presii Boston, Jan 11. "It Is the consenr sua of intelligent opinion that the New York, New Haven and Hartford rail road system already has exceeded the proper limits of combination, and that unless It proceeds voluntarily' to' divest Itself of tome of the properties now held by It, some other effectual means wilt be found for accomplish ing that result" This la one of the comments, on the New Haven system - made by the Massachusetts railroad commission In its annual report published today. The commission says that the road already has taken steps In this dlrec tlon under the recent act of congress, relating to the Panama canal by ar ranging for the disposal of Its steam ship lines. The report continues: "The management apparently Is do Ing everything in Its power to meet the demand for better service. Nev ertheless It seems imperative that some action be taken by the public authorities to assert a mors effective control over the system." Colonel John McClernand. The deadlock between the democrats and the republicans is expected to continued ver the majority of 1300 nominations now Heading..' Washington. Jan. 11. Efforts by democratic senate' leaders to make an agreement with republican forces for a. Joint Buirmilute Id gb over rn-s;- ent Taft's recent appointments and select certain appointments that should be confirmed by the senate met wun. xaiiure (yesieraay. Attempt at- a, compromise was the result of a meeting of the special com mlttec appointed by the democratic caucus In December to evolve a meth od of handling the hundreds of ap pointments thafchave been sotiI lit. by the president sine December via Leaders informally proposed to the re publicans that five members be se lected by each party to take up the task of "weeding out" tho pt-r.ii'np nomlntlons. - A number of republicans were called together to consider the proposal and promptly rejected It The outcome of the failure win te a renewal of the fight between the two parties next week. - It is exiiectvl tlutt an executive session of the senate wnl be held Tuesday or Wednesday. The republican forces then will inslBt that nominations be taken up in their r-g ular order and that no discrimination to shown against any of the Taft nom inations. Republicans declared thuro would be no attempt to fiilibuster if Uuat the democrat or to keep th'i senate in continuous executive session; but un attempt would be made t on.je to force an Issue with the democrats is the method of procedure upon ' the u.,lnii. BniuilntmfinUL 'To submit the Question or ni min'i tlons to committee would require the hnldlmr of a republican ieu ' saw Senator Bmoot. "That waa ti.t practi cable and we concluded for that t '-a other reasols that the preferablo isn Was to allpw the nominations Ht f ire before the entire senate in tne jnini way. Wa shall insist that the nilen- dar be taken up In the order In vhl' n the nominations appear. CIPUIAXO CASTRO. Bll Annotated Pros. New York, Jan. 11,-r-The writ of habeas Corpus in the case of Clpirano Castro was dismissed by Judge Holt In the United States District court to day. . V " . , ., . v . Washington, Jan. 11. Immigration officials when thejr heard Judge Holt's decision said probably, they would proceed to determine Castro's eligibil ity to enter the United States under the Immigration law. The decision of the New York immigration Inspectors will le .revised personally by Isaoro- tary Nagiil , t , CANAL CONSTRUCTION .f t i 1 1 the Ihi.t i.M .lavs Tim' it v nt 1 i tho fr. 1 1 i 1 1 Slight Rainfall and Added Working Day Make PosHinie uorai 1'ro grcss In, December. By Associated Press. Washington, Jan. 11. Kxcavatlon from the Panama Canal last month was S, 815,81 cubic yards as against 1,605.861 cubic yards In Novembur, while the average dally output -In De cember was 112,632 cubic yards sK'iltist 101,390 In the month preov! ImA The amount of concrete laid li December was 6 . B 0 7 cubic yards against 66,078 cubic yards In Novum her. Jturlng the month 198, 424 cub! ynnla of till were placed In the flat nituliiMt 218,630 cubic yards In Novcm her. . ' liecriHaed ralnr.ill and one iti-it working day than In November w.v t.-Bi.ih Mhle for the higher comttt u tt' rt-i uf I lit Ht montn, Harry and Ernest Bomemann Lose Lives in Accident at Savannah. ConaTess Asked to Investigate re-married, Decision of Van Valken burg and PoUock. By Associated Press. Chicago, Jan 11. The application of Mrs. Grace Brown Guggenheim to have her divorce from William dug- -genhelm annulled was dismissed by Judge Heard here 'today for want of eauity.' ' - . ' :.. .. Mrs. Guggenheim based her appli cation on the allegation that when she obtained her decree she swore er roneously that she- was a resident of Illinois. , Grace Brown married the million- . aire mining and smelting man in 1900 and the decree of divorce was enter ed the next year with alimony in the lump sum of 1150,000. Since the divorce both parties have to Jacob Newman, of counsel for William Guggenheim, Mrs, Guggenheim's first husband was Charles Herbert of Washington, D. C. A divorce separated them. The marriage with Guggenheim came next, hut Mr. Newsan stated, they lived together only three days. After this divorce Mrs. Guggenheim married Jules Roger Wahl, a Frenchman liv ing In New York.; " . "They lived together four years," related Mr. Newman, "when Wahl re turned to France. ' Whether the re port is true that Wahl's parents . had , Jly Associated Press. Washington, Jau. 10. The Investi gation of the conduct of two federal Judges JudgeVan Vnlkonburgh of the -western district or. Missouri ';u .Kiiige Pollock of the district ct Kin strt was" asked .lor ; esteidjyit'iH 1a- pejtl. ,J j,ia marriage, annulled W France ,'i do tlon of the common council of Kansasinot know.' " , Citv: Mo., presented to tha housa by ' Mr- Guggenheim married Miss Amy DRESSED IS m, GIRL RIDES "BLiriD BAGGAGE" Arrested after 320 Miles- Spends Four Days among Unsuspecting Tramps. By Associated Press. Savannah, . Jan 11. Harry Borne- mann of Savannah and Ernst Borne mann of New Orleans, cousins, were instantly killed this morning at 1 o'Llock in an automobile accident on Norwood avenue, a part of the Sav annah " automobile course. Willie Manlgault, the colored chauffeur of the car. was Injured also and . may possibly die of his hurts. M. Jacob and Baron George Knoop of Moscow, who were In the car were slightly in jured. M. Jacob having , his wrist broken. ; - " It was Harry Bornemann's car that waa wrecked. Baron Knoop was driving. The party hadi been ,- out since shortly after 5 o'clock In the afternoon and were returning to the city from a spin around the automo bile course when the tragedy occurr ed. . - The six cylinder car was being driv en out of Norwood into LaRoche ave nue when the right rear tire burst. There was a terrific report and the car became unmanageable. Instead of taking the turn as it should, the big machine veered sharply to the left and rolled .over. -The Messrs. Borne- mann Were caught under the car and instantly killed. Their bodies were mangled. Ths machine smashed the bodies of the two men to a pulp ai most . Reprcsentati ve Borland of M Issou r:. The resolutions charge that fudge Pollock and Judge Van Valkenburgh appointed receivers for the Kansas Natural GaB company, which it is - tt, is controlled by the United Gas com pany of Philadelphia, , who W9r "friendly to the itnerests! design tn-1 purpose." of those two companies. A further charge against Judge Pollock Is that he Issued an order to 1hj re ceivers directing them to charge ,sn Increased price for gas dellvirod to the Kansas City Gas company. ' The resolullonsvcharge that the de- tlons of the judges is an unfair us; of judicial power and destructive of the fundamental rights of the people. It is further charged that Judg : Pol lock is depriving the people of Kanj, City of light and fuel and that ho Is being "aided and abetted" in his pur pose- by Judge Van Valkenburgh. The Kansas Gas company was a pipe line company and furnished nat ural gas from Oklahoma to the Kan sas City Gas company, which dlstr.o uted It for 27 cents per 100 cubic feet. Both companies are alleged to be owned and controlled by 'he United States Gas Development Co. of Phila- deuphla, which, tt Is said, also controls the "Welsbach Street Lighting com pany of America, upon the application of which the appointment of receivers was made by Judge Van Valkenburgn. Stelnberger, by whom he has a son. William, jr. , - . ; . Sued After Third Marriage. It was after Mrs. Guggenheim had married Wahl that she tiled suit In New York state for divorce from Gug genheim, claiming that the Illinois di vorce was illegal. The case went to the Supreme court of that state, where her bill waa dismissed. In 1009 she filed another suit to set aside the original Illinois divorce, but Judge Honors denied her right to file her petition after the lapse of eight years. The present suit was In chancery and claimed that Guggenheim knew she was not a resident of Illinois when the divorce was obtained. Mrs. Guggenheim, or Wahl, claims that she does not want money, but wishes to ascertain beyond doubt whether the divorce was legal. - Judge Heard, In giving hi decision. criticised the divorce laws of Illinois and urged that steps b - taken to change them. He declared that both Mr. and Mrs. Guggenheim procured the divorce of 1901 by fraud. HEARD AS TO METALS nn-BiTts innjmrToeTrtvns-D a UiifiUilVUlIuiugiMUUuau ..4 null.. Av4t.U. AND CONSTABLES OUT y " " w" Governor Blrase Revokes all Their I - CommlHHions to "lurlfy" the Public Service. From Steel Pins to Jew elry Considered. i. MriUirs l-i St. Louis, Jan. 11. After "riding the blinds" for liO miles, dressed as a boy and spending four days and night amona tramps who never, suspected her sex. Miss Edith Pogue, 19 years old. of Mavlield. Ky.. was arrested here last night on a vagrancy charge. Miss Pogue, according to her story, left her home in Maytleld a month ago r., wont la St. Louis In search of omnlnvment Falling to find a posl tion and wishing to return; t nci home to her mother, who had fallen III, she cut her hair, borrowed a man's .,li i.r clothes and stui ted out to "beat her way." All went smoothly, ahe said, until III IN MIME ZBJ1E Congress Asked to Investigate Conditions Alleged by - . Mother" Jones. By Associated Press. Columbia, a C, Jan 11. All com missions of constables In the state of South Carolina and of all commis sioners of deeds for South Carolina In other states and foreign countries are revoked In proclamations received by a local newspaper from Governor Cole U Blease early today. Ths proclama tions war for publication, as adver tising. Revocation of the commissions, ac cording to ths proclamations. Is ef fective January II. 191J. Desire to "purify the public service" is the rea son for the governor's action In regard to the commissioners, as stated In the proclamations. No explanation of the removal of the constables la given. she. h'-rn liblill lllKt 111 III I' d at the night f rlmrKU I: ;,rcu- i , i .till. Wavfarors' Kent lodging, where i. I she t.ilie a i t ml al ti'ii-luiit . . r her rT i- By Associated Press. "Washington,- Jan. 11. "Mother" Jones, veteran organiser of the United Mine Workers of America, dnclarlng the conditions In the West Virginia coal Mclils at a mans meeting here last night, declared she hud sen women and child ren In that section go without fond and nlielter for four davs ttnd n.glits. She Raid rdto hud seen 21 strikers In a purly led whlln UOHHO of lint. Olli-cl p In th r no kH- i Mn by tt - . tit itivi ! --in s .-r Goes to Examine Rockefeller. " By Associated Press. Washington, Jsn 11. Dr. ' C. W. Richardson of Washington, waa to be In Miami. Kla., today to examine Wll Ham Rockefeller at the Instance of the house money trust investigating committee to determine whether the financier's condition will permit him to give testimony. "Dr. Richardson wm expected to reach Miami early today and examine Mr. Rockefeller Immediately upon his arrival from the llahama.-r. By Associated Press. Washington, Jan. 11. A phalanx of heads of big Industries testified today on reductions In th metal schedule of the tariff before the house committee of ways and means. Ther-J were rep resentatives of ths tin plate, iron ore. jewelry, sewing machine, wire, steel. chain, iron or. jewelry, . pins, chain, thorite, gas mantle, steel pen and wood screw, textile, machin ery and hardware and other In dustries. '' Among the witnesses were John A. Topping of New York, president of the Republic Iron and Steel company; C B. White of Newark, N. J., president of the Chemical Refining company; K. R. Crawford of Pittsburgh, president of the McKeesport Tin Plate com pany; Henry R. Towne of the Ami rl oan Hardware company at Stamford, Conn.j Windsor T. White o-ftClevcland, for the White Sewing B&icSln com pany: Thomas K. MeilrlngftHM of t :. Louis, for the National l-.nnniei!iiK m- 1 .lumping company; Alexander I'. White ot New York, vice preaid. -nt f the Onaernt Fire fronting romi ' -; L Y. Spear of Uroton, Ci.mi,, pr. i of the New London Hup hm 1 i company; Richard W. I ; dent of the Fifth avenue c. i, h - Wool Auction fate Opi nci pa n y ; A. K and K. (1. -eiilltmH. n$ of ti V lii'e Mur WINon, nm puiil ho vm I l li"'.-. 1. -! -.., " Jul.' !.e"ilt',
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