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f5 rVli AttOOUTWD Hill. Uillo ITiXl. MAI ST AIM XWWt WVBMAWZ a WABHlSaTOH. UALM19M AMD UUf. 1100. KPMC1AL COMMMiFOWDam rBMovaaour. tow itatm. LAST EDITION WMther .forecast SHOWERS. VOL. XVIII, NO. 183. ASHEVILLE, N. C, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 12, 1913. PRICE 5 CENTS POLITICS : : : !.::. :n:y Com p. : ..... . IS UNSETTLED Opinions Differ Widely as to Effect of Gaynor's Death on the Mayoralty Con- . test. BOTH OTHER SIDES CLAIM ADVANTAGE McAneny Endorsed by the Gaynor League but De clares to Oppose Mit chel for Mayoralty. TIfflP TS TO SHOW CONSPIRACY West Virginia Operator, How ever, Can Name None Who Caused Trouble. 'S BODY LIES IN STATE Liverpool Authorities Accord Full Civic Honors to the Body of the Late Mayor. COMMITTEE TAKES SULZERJVIDEHCE Session Is Held to Force Testi mony from Unwilling Wit-, ' nesses. LUSITANIA TO BEAR CORPSE TO NEW YORK By Associated Press. New York, Sept. 12.- George Mc Aneiiy, president of the borough of Manhattan and fusion candidate for president of the board of aldermen, was designated today by the Gaynor campaign managers as their candidate lor mayor, to take the place made va cai.t by Mayor Gaynor's death. ... Whether-Mr. McAneny would ac ceit the designation Was an open iiui Etion when tho meeting adjourned . jlis designation as head of the Inde pendent ticket was embodied in a ' solution adopted at a meeting of the iiaynor campaign managers with the liaynor Independent league, one of the organizations which was support- nit: (In- latle mayor. There seemed lit- tl rdoubt that other Gaynor organiza lions would endorse this choice, should .Mr. McAneny accept. The resolution further recommend ed that the Gaynor headquarters be li. pl in operation and that the work in progress before the death of the mayor be continued. Thus far the head of the ticket la the only place , Idled., . , Among the leaders formerly fore most in support of the Gaynor candi dacy who attended today's meeting were Harman Rldder, Henry Clews . n ml Jacob H. SrhllT, -Mr. McAneny wan quick to decline the designation as head of the old Gaynor ticket. "- i sincerely ..appreciate the hour," hp said in a.' formal statement, "but under no circumstances could I ac cept a mayoralty nomination In oppo sition to Mr. Mltchel, the fusion can? illdate." New York, Sept. 12. Shock' from the news of Mayor William J. Gay nor's sudden death at sea still weighed heavily upon New York city today. From beneath this weight develop- ments in tho complicated muyoralty situation emerged but slowly and as sumed no more tangible form than opinions voiced by various political leaders as to the efTect which the mayor's sudden . removal would have upon the election of November 4 In some quarters it was held that the situation wa very much simpli fied: In others that the political out look was still more muddled. In either case It was an entirely different situation which the leader confront f(l today with Tammany and anti' Tammany forces asserting that the elimination of the mayor would swing votes to their respective candidates. Chairman Edward C. McCall, of the public service commission, and John Purroy Mltchel, collector of the port. The triangular feature of the cam paiKn upset by the mayor' death Is reinstated to some extent, however, by the designation yesterday of Jamea A. Allen, a lawyer, as the Independence leauue candidate foj mayor.. John I'urroy Mltchel, the fusion nominee, hud been lirst asked to head the In dependence league ticket, but refused. It was Bald, however, that Allen's name might be wlthdrawo after the primaries next Tuesday and Mltchel substituted, should he consent to with draw his declination. Tuminany daJniM Advantage. 1 he question whether Gaynor's sup porters, who brought htm forth by petition as an Independence candi date for re-election, would 1ft their In dependent movement die with the mayor was still an open question to day. Members of the Gaynor com mittee were unwilling to discuss their plans, but the early report that they would abaadon their stand against the other candidate waa offset by as sertlons that Herman Bidder. William H. Wlllcox, former chairman of the public service commission, and Qeorge McAneny. fusion candidate for prcsi dent of the board of aldermen, were being talked of as possible leader of 'he mayoralty ticket which they pro- Posed to have Gaynor head. Predicate on the assumption that the Gaynor supporter will give up their plans entirely. Tammany man "aim that at least half, and possibly two-thirds, of the mayor' npport win pan to McCall,' despite the fact nnt they havs nrmlnimlv asserted that three-fourth of the mayor' vote w'"ild be drawn from Mltchel, the iuon nominee. t'uHlonlitu Hay Imue Clarified. i ne ruslnnlnta declare that the Issue "" now clarified between Tammany "nil and fusion, the affect of which HI be strongly to the advantage 'of " lUMnn Candidate. It wu aimar ' "t, howevar. that nrllkar .11 hull ,,) " hearing since the unexpected death " the trayor, and something In the future of a mce barred official dls- ""ion of the outlook today. The Msyor'i death solved on riddle of the "npnlgn which had vexed the fusion , '"mmittee, the question whether Mr "-nenv nd Comptroller Prender "n and the other fusion nominees -aoiiio g0 In the Onynor ticket. "I'ponmu pay Tribute). By, Associated Press. Washington, Sept. 12. In support of their attempt to show an unlawful conspiracy between the United Mine workers and the coal operators of western Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois fields to stop the produc ion of "cheap coal" in West Virginia, attorneys of the West Virginia oper ators today brought in the name of William B. Wilson, secretary of labor. row- Return Voyage Begins T6mor- -End Came Quietly on Deck of the Baltic on Wednesday. By Associated Press. Llvernool. Sent. 12. Arrangements in Wilson was national secre- were made today bv the Liverpool au tary of the United Mine workers. D. thoritles to render full clvtc honors to C. Kennedy, now secretary of the the body of the late mayor of New Kanawha Coal association, testified York, William J. Gaynor. on the ar that Wilson in that capacity nt a min- rival of the steamer Baltic here this era' meeting In Huntington ordered a afternoon. strike In West Virginia fields "Mr. Wilson told us a strike was necessary in West Virginia to win the anthracite strike In Pennsylvania," testilled Kennedy. He added that dur ing the recent strike on Paint and Cabin creeks, the miners in West Vir ginia raised $6000 while outside thelcharge of the arrangements. state contributed $139,000. "In compliment to New. York, with ivenncuy testilled mat Mother 1 Liverpool has such close ties, ana as Jones waa paid $1368 from June tola mark of sympathy with the Amerl- November last year, according to the lean people, I have arranged with the accounts of the mine workers. I steamship officials to have the body 'Do you know of a single operator I transferred Immediately to the town It was ordered that the body should lie in state in tile town hall, guarded by a detachment of police, until the time arrived to take the casket on board the Lusltanla for shipment back to the United States. The lord mayor of Liverpool took By Associated Press. New York, Sept. 12. Sitting a9 a committee of the legislature, the as sembly managers for the impeachment of Governor Sulzer, examined at their offices here today certain witnesses under subpoena to appear at the trial of the governor beginning Sept. 18. "There are a number of witnesses," explained Isidof Kresel of counsel for the committee, "who have refused to give us any evidence. Therefore we have summoned them here In public for the purpose of forcing their testi mony out of them. We are sitting as a legislative committee, the powers of which were conferred upon us by the resolution creating the board of im peachment managers." Albany, N. Y Sept. 12. The where abouts of Governor Sulzer continued to be a mystery today. His secretary, Shester C, Piatt, said he did not know where the exeoutlve was, and it waB stated at the executive mansion that he wa9 not there. Mr. Sulzer Is said to have been seen In New York yesterday. REP. ANDERSON 11 FEAR A CLASH OVER H.K.THAW Wants Commission to Find Whether Congressmen Are Unreasonably Depriv ed of Their Rights. NORTH DISFRANCHISED, PRACTICALLY, HE SAYS Legislation Shows Marked Lack of Appreciation of Its Commercial and Industrial Conditions. WILL MODIFY THE TtSTS FOB DEPUTY COLLECTORS Both Sides Fear to Remove Him from Colebrook Jail Lest a Battle Ensue for Possession. Few Passed the Examination which Is Criticised Needlessly Difficult, as in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Indiana or Illi nois who has contributed a penny to organize West Virginia?" demanded Attorey Belche, for .the United Mine workers. hall from the ship," he announced. Policemen were assigned to escort the body to the town hall and guard it there, According to the program prepared by the authorities the body Kennedy admitted he did not, and! will be removed to the Lusitania to also that mine owners in four other I morrow morning. states had fought unionizing West I The lord mayor today forwarded to Virginia. The attorney read excerpts I Mayor Adolph L. Kline a cablegram from conference reports to bear that I expressing his sympathies with the out. SUSPECTED VICTIM HAS BEEN FDUiiO IN HAVANA Mrs. Lena Janin Has No Con nection With Hudson River Mystery. people of New York Queenstown, Sept, 12. The steam ship Baltic, on which was the body of Mayor Gaynor of New York, who died Riiddenly at sea on Wednesday, arrived at Queenstown at 4:30 o'clock this morning, The mayor's son, Rufus W. Gaynor, was abed when the Baltic reached Queenstown. Fearing he would be be sieged with Inquiries upon the arrival of the steamer, young Gaynor had left orders with the officers in charge that no one be allowed to disturb him. It was said that the shock of his father's death had somewhat unsettled him. Officers of the ship said that EXPRESS '.TIP IS I IT IS SAID By Associated Press. Washington, Sept. , 12. Investiga tion of the legislative practices of the bouse by a- commission on legislative methods and practices was proposed In a resolution introduced today by Representative Anderson of Minnesota. Anuerson resigned from the ways and means committee last night as alw:ly V, P recently 01 By Associated Press. Savannah, Ga., Sept. 12. A high official of the Southern Express com pany said today, discussing the theft of $71,000 between New York and Savannah: "We know the man who stole the money and we are going to get him.' WORE ON MESSAGE To Bo Delivered by Governor Craig to Special Session of legisla ture Sept. 24. Special to The Gimtte-News. Raleigh,' SeJJt.'i Governor Craig has already begun work on his mes sage to be delivered to the general as sembly soon after It convenes in extra session September 24. While the gov crnor has not indicated what he will say, it Is inferred that only freight rates and constitutional amendments will be discussed. That much was contained In the call. There were numerous Intimations today that the members of the ad- nothlng delinlte seemed to have been I vlsory committee of the Just Freight arranged about the transfer of the I Kate association, in conference here By Associated Press. Havana, Cuba, Sept. 12. Mrs. Lena Janln, who was supposed to have been murdered in New York, her body cut up and thrown into the Hudson river, and Vincent Planella, whose name has- been mentioned In connection with the case, were today found living in a house in Havana street here. The couple said they had lived together in New York and had sailed for Havana ten day ago, after Planells had had a dispute with Casper Janln, the wo man's husband, over the question of the Junto's obtaining a divorce. New York, Sept. 12. The finding In Havana of Mrs. Lena Janln disposes of what the local detective bureau re garded as a promising clue In the solution of the river murder mystery. Hr ' nreaence there Invalidate the Identification made yesterday by Cas per Janln, who aald he knew the torso mayor s body to a New YorK-nouno steamer, but it was surmised that If would be sent home on the Cunard liner Lusitania Instead of on the White Star liner Cedrlc as at first planned. It was learned the mayor had not mixed with his fellow passengers dur- Wedncsdnv. indulged in quite a little harp-shooting among themselves. From all that can be learned, 1t seem that members of the committee from water points thought the interior members did not care whether water points were lost, strayed or stolen In any settlement that might be effected, Gazette-News Bureau, Wyatt Building, Washington, Sept. 12 M. L. Shipman, commissioner of la bor of North Carolina, yesterday con veyed to Commissioner of Internal Revenue Osborn and Senators Sim mons and Overman the extreme dis satisfaction throughout the state with the character of examinations which were submitted to the aplicants for positions of deputy collectors last month. He declared it is the general belief that very few North Carolinians passed the examination, which was altogethe inconsistent with the duties required of deputies and the salary received He told of one case where a college graduate fluked on the examination to secure men to beat the bushes for illicit distilleries and urged that some COUNSEL FOR SLAYER SUGGESTS COMPROMISE Would Waive Hearing in Court and Let Governor Decide to Extradition Proceedings. as protest against democratic legislative methods. Under the resolution a com-j mission of nine memhers of the house would Inquire "whether any system or method of practice has been used or is being used which unreasonably de prives any member of his rights or prerogatives as a member of the house." In a statement accompanying his resignation, Representative Anderson announced that he planned a general campaign against the secret caucus and secret committee work in legisla tive practice. The statement said: "For a period after the civil war the south was without representation in the national legislature. The result was the passage of an unwise and op pressive legislation affecting the south. This great section of the country still labors under the ill result of the legislation of that period. ; "Today the situation has been re versed. The south Is In the saddle, legislatively, while the north, so far as practical participation In the mak ing of legislation is concerned. Is prac tically disfranchised. As a result the legislative acts of the house, particu larly In the present session, have shown a very marked lack of appre ciation of commercial and industrial conditions in the north, especially as regards the Interests of those engaged In agriculture In the great north west." Anderson Is a republican. office until they can pass the examina tion which it is believed will shortly be moditied. After listening to Mr. Shipman's portrayal Senator Overman declared his intention of trying to secure the adoption of his resolution to take the deputy collectors from under the civil service, as a rider to the 'urgent de ficiency bill which is now before the senate. Mr. Shipman is also urging the appointment of C. E. Wilson, for merly of Hendersonville, Shipman's home town, as director of posts and collector of customs for the canal zone. Wilson is now engaged in busi ness on the canal. Senator Overman left last night for Salisbury where he will remain about 10 days. Congressman Gudger returned here yesterday and announced he will be a candidate to succeed himself next spring. r.-i. - v ,.v, The following postmasters are ap, pointed today: W. T. Jenkins, Bird town, Swain county; Thomas L. Gwyn, Sprlngdale, Haywood county, . and Clyde S. Thompson, Vass, Moore county. Goat Kidnapped By Hella Temple ing the voyage and this was recalled I Non9 of the members would say any as an Indication of a more serious In- thing In regard to the conference, but disposition than he admitted when he Mime ot them mKht deny the intima- emburked at New York a week ago tiong tnilt rea,.hed newspaper men by for a fortnight on the ocean. He had variua unj circuitous routes, had all of his meals served in his K.l)eg of i,,a tobacco in the state stateroom, hut he had often gone ,ilirll,. i..IIHt nmminted to 6.788.76s above for the invigorating breezes, and I )louut)g a(J a(?an9t 9,722,302 pounds those close to mm mougnt nm unmi for August of last year. The markets was Improving dally. To them hlsl ,mve jugt i,cgun lo rport big "breaks" death was wholly unexpected. I,., ti, WBO,i Hrwi i)V another month The mayor' body, which had heen 1 ,,, ., fnu.na wiii h aelllns: their tuken In charge Dy me snip owe heaviest after being embalmed and piaceu in u steel casket, wa placed In the hip' mortuary room. tinlilf.'a ni.MRetiifi.rH said wa that of hi wife from birthmarks I Mavor Gafnor had been the ob- on me oai. ,,.,(, I Jct of keen Interest tnrougnoui of a demonstration today by cop 7" " : h Rr. Ian poyage. particularly as ne nau .- m strikers and women sympa- agalnst a wall of mystery, ' I barked o unexpectedly fol owing )hM ,nll(er. who polired Into Calumet from in ... Many Arrests In Copper Fields. By Associated Press, Calumet, Mich., Sept 12. A a re- ha Armenian carpenter, ana nir I ,. .ir demonstration .. . ... .... i ... I ' " . . . . lull I'll daughter, aougnt yemeruuy, ... hn pnza at New XorK. wnen - miin ,,., .... lnciudlng een round ana mm Bnuu.i.ru i,h(lUlulndB of hi supporters lenupiu.. i ,.,.,, ... rw, mmhpr ... i J. (UlirVU 1CIBIVII vn. vistvs) factorlly for tneir movement h, n Independent re-nomination. if (H(f Mecutlve boftro of the Western leaving llieir nvai uiiriiw -" I btH'Ontl IW 111 uuno. irn I x'..-, v.-u Rant. 12. Mayor Gay- Bollan and hi daughter had lived I ,h .econu chief executive of near the stores where-the pillow nnd I N,pw York cuy to die In office, the tur paper wrapped around a portion I t)rHt nBt(tnre having been the death of of the body were purchased and werel,, William F. Havemeyer, nearly nought by the police because Bollan I .. waB trlcken at his had sent a mucn-mainea aim um.- , .,. (n c tv hall in lM ana aieu uc 'ore medical aid could be summoned. By a singular coincidence Mayor Have- never' on. William navemeyer, urns hurled yesterday, London, Sept 12. "HI power lay n his belief in himself," I the west ored shirt to a nearby laundry. The stain on the garment werei found later to be those of vnrnlsh used n hi work. The clearing or tnesei clue leave detective where tney were four day ago when they locat-l all part of the district 15 women nnd Federation of Miner. Ten Indira of Rain In 4H Hours. Bv Associated Press. Washington. Sept 1. The United Slates weather bureau announced to uay that more than ten Inches of rain ha fallen at Galveston, Tex., aurins the lust 48 hours.. Dallas Shrlner Seize Him After HU Victorious Struggle with Im migration Savants. By Associated Press. rallns, Tex., Sept. 12. Lit' Arthur, the Shrine goat of Osman temple of St. Paul, arrived here today In charge of his kidnapers, the Hella Temple Nobles of Dalian. Having him In the Jurisdiction of Texas homestead laws, OF E: Amount Is Deposited With Washington Correspon dent of American National Currie McCutcheon, Dallas county at torney, announced the purpose of the eral days ago to try and arrange for The following telegram was received yesterday afternoon by L. L. Jenkins, president of the American National bank, from his bank's correspondent in Washington: "We credit fifty thousand, deposited by treasury." T..ls means that Asheville has now received Vril),00U of the "crop moving" fund that Is being distributed over the south by the United States treasury. Mr. Jenkins visited Washington sev kidnaping Joke today, saying: "The Osman temple delegation pa raded Arthur in Panama bedecked this amount for his bank, and upon his return stated that It would be se cured. The message yesterday, how ever, was the first definite knowledge next CHOLERA KILLED HOG S WORTH 60 MILLIONS with a big sign reading: 'Get our goat received here that the money has been If you can.' Hella temple merely ac-. deposited for use here. cepted the challenge and the animal Arthur will be kept until the Shrine convention at Atlanta and the local temple will carry him there to present to the St. Paul delegates. It is possible we will have to carry on a legal fight to keep him posted until that time." The Dalla Shrlner got Arthur In New Orleans upon hi release from quarantine. ed the hop where were sold the pll-1 ,nMter Gaiette' comment thl after- low and the tar paper, ine purenn"-1 wn on the late Mayor Gaynor. -ik cr of theee article were Bought with I M ,hown hi tormentor, the news redoubled persistence today. 8 MEN ARRESTED FOR HOLDUP OF MESSENGER inner, what a mrong, oraramw man can do under difficult ' clrcum ttances. The best we can hope for Vw York I that It will find a uc BWages Higher and Hours Fewer Than Ever Before AtU-nmt Made to Identify Highway- men Who Got Katrliel contain- Over $1.1,000. By Associated Pres. Chicago, Bept II Eight imped ed men ar under arrest today in connection with the robbery yester day of Warrington McEvoy, 1 year old messenger for the Garneia ram Stat Saving bank. The police que- essor capabi of carrying on hia poi- t.eort Qf DeDartment of Labor Shows Steady Increase in 'cy with the elf-rellance and with In-1 v ui '"'r Labor Wages for Six Years and Reduction in the Length of Working Day. inference to the opinion of the party nachlne," The other afternoon paper print no editorial comment on the mayor's leath ritrcMnrcvrs tuip rucam1. THE IXY8 OF THK CAMPAIGN By Associated Press. off the cake In the dlatrlbutlon of good paid 0. IHoT in me vniiea mm-. ... the post lx years and thl wa accom By Associated Pre. Springfield. Mas., Sept H. Prl .. 1 . i- . ... .ml Into. htf WPfi I ....... it'll-,.- ...... Ikmuffli k.r at fl confronted by McEvoy In an attempt J 0-rock en route to' the ummr white pllshed In the face of a teedy wduc to Identify them. house, at Cornish. N, H. The trip wan lion In the wrtl "" ' of 'or; a . J aI-iia HAaitiMiAinl O 1 1 I . fn n n Tm rnP nm I NIAI11T1I'I I Ull niivu &irnj V J " w POUIKil U UMwiirti bbhimicm -' rrilllllimviil iff. i"rinn I . . . . .. t.w... night for th four thieve who ecap-1 only did the president rid on the pri- partment or laoor inuicaie "i " ed In an automobile after robbing the vate car "Federal" from which he now I receiving mor remuneration messenger of a -atchel containing I made most of hi back platform for fewer hour of toil than ver r"- 14 600 In currency and checu lor I eecnea, nut ne waa accompaniea or ions . -.- , I10..00. The atche and check later I Secretary McAdoo of the treaury de- parlson of union wao CBl were found Wa.hlnaton. Sept 12.-Thre wa a, things, for their wage, were Increased ttte.dv Increase In the scale of wages per c-.it. ... w A reward of ll.ooo ror me arrest and conviction of the thieve wn of. Both nt ik. ..i:.. i f..r.. today hv th Illlnol Bank- while their working day wa shortened near ly one-flfth.. Stone cutter and news paper compositor are the lowest In the scale In th matter of reduced hour. The atone cutter also received the lowest rate of increase, a fate not hared, however, by th compoltor. The Inquiry wa an elaborate one, Department Official Vrge Use of Serum Which Will Prevent Disease. By Associated Press. Washington, Sept. ' 12. Inaugural- tlon of a countrywide campaign to eliminate or control hog cholera Is urged In a special report today by Marlon Dorset, of the bureau of ani mal Industry, who estimates that dur ing the past year about $60,000,000 worth of hog died of the disease. After experimenting for more than 25 year, the department of agrlrul ture finally discovered a serum that would prevent the disease and which now is being distributed In 30 state. Thl work, however, Mr. Dorset says, ha not resulted In a noticeable dimin ution of the disease In the country ar a. whole. In suggesting a nationwide anti cholera campaign, the report urges that the serum be Used a a basil. The success of the movement. It W. de nenda upon the establlihmnnt of sum clent state and federsl organizations which will work together, but which must enlist "the full co-operation and support of the farmer." Mr. Godte on Trial. By Associated Pre. Mlllen, Ga.. Sept. 11. Cloln; ar gument waa begun thl morning In the and the result I the molt comprehen- , trial of Mr Edna Perkins '.Godbee live document of It kind yt Issued for tne muraer or mr. r lorence uoa k h. ....rnm.ni. . Th. . tatltlc' bee. third wife, of her divorced hui- wr. ohtnined by iMi-egatlng th band. Six attorney were to peak. It u,.t.rv Tnmiiiiv mna i muni, trade union report du wu. . Dudley Meld Mnlon. third assistant In. nmpitiin C"C'"Z ."i division of wa. expected that the case would b. ocretary or itate. an or wnom were i out me u....u , b.king trade, building trade, marW fc-lven to the Jury before tonight, Mr. Wilson traveling companion In 191 J. . . . , tradea The trial began yesterday. preelection daya t 1 Th baker appear to nav i.r. By Associated Press. ' Colebrook, N. H., Sept. 12. The next legal battle In the case of Harry K. Thaw will be probably at Concord, N, H., before Governor Felker. The Matteawan fugitive's lawyers, learning today that an extradition warrant from acting Governor Glynn of New , York was on the way to New Hamp shire capital, decided to defer arraign ing Thaw in police court here and to : demand a hearing by the governor be fore he acts on the matter of extradi tion. They sent representative to Concord to confer with Felker and re- , enforced their appeal by telegraph. Thaw In the meantime is here in the custody of Sheriff Drew. He was to have been arraigned at 10 o'clock this morning, but his coun sel after working vainly to persuade William Travers Jerome not to seize Thaw instantly, should the warrant from New York be produced at once, deferred bringing him Into court on the ground that a preliminary hearing would bring no good results. In fact it might mean his liberation with in cident possibilities of his seizure. Shortly after noon it waa announced that by mutual consent of counsel the hearing has been put over until to morrow morning. Colebrook, N. H., Sept. 12. Harry K. Thaw was guarded by 10 of the 20 special policemen sworn in by Chief Kelley, when the time came for hi arraignment today before Police Judp James T. Carr, on a oomplaint setting forth that he was wanted In the atate of New York on a charge of conspir ing to defeat justice by escaping from ' the Matteawan insane asylum. Thaw slept well during the second night of his detention In the Manad nock house. Four armed guards sat just outside his door throughout the night, others paced about the corri dors and around the building. Shortly after rising this morning and after going to the barber shop tj be shaved, Thaw issued a formal state ment, summing up his case and la menting the fact that New York itite was spending bo much money on him. The statement follows: "I think the people of my own state would like to know by what warrant of law or common sense the money of the people of the state of New York is being squandered like water by many more thousands of dollar than are available to me, In these persist ent and unscrupulous efforts to return me to Matteawan. "If I am sane then certainly 1 don't belong to Matteawan; If- I were in sane, then the laws of New York state Itself make it compulsory that I be deported from New York to my home state, Pennsylvania. "The statutes of NVsw York require that insane persons from another state who are sent to Matteawan, or to any oilier New York public asylum not harged with crime, and I a an ac quitted man stand exactly in thl class, shall be reported to the state board of deportation and promptly lent out or. the state back to the state or tneir residence. The New York law Is so anxious to get rid of alleged Insane persons from another state that it provide inai doctors and nurse, If needed, be sup plied to get rid of them. The United States court nave aa- judlcated mo a resident of Pittsburgh and reaffirmed this fact within three months. Now. why doea any New York om- clal squander New York money to re turn me? (Signed) "H. K. thaw.- Talk of plot and counter piois in kidnap Thaw wa still heard toaay and every time an automomie wniasea down the .treet with muffler open tne guard tightened their grip on their automatic pistol. The pro-Thaw Canadian contingent hir-h followed him over the border after hi. sudden deportation via Nor ton Mill, Vt, waa .omewnat aepieieu, today, although more than a dozen were waiting the outcome of tho " procedure. While resident of Colebrook evinc ed great Interest In the case, they took no open Hand either for or againat the prlaoner. . Hearing-1 Delayed. The hearing et fo 10 o'clock wa delayed by conference between coun let for both ildes. Each feared to make a move on the theory that If th fugitive were released the rttuatlon t would resolve Itself Into a physical truffoie. ' - Counsel for the fugitive atrreea to walv the hearing here provided coun sel for New York would consent to a , hearing before Governor Felker on th matter of hi lgnlng th extradition warrant, with flv flay' respite In or der to give time for suing out habea corpus writ should the governor de cide that tne prisoner must ne sur rendered to New , York. . i Former Governor Stone of Pennsyl vania arrived today and Joined th (Continued on page 1) (Continued on page r BoclHtlon. 4
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