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It Vol!. XIX No. 21 ASHEVILLE, N. C, FRIDAY MORNING, JUU 3, 1903. PRICE FIVE CENTS TELEPHONE DIG WAS Arv American Woman Heads CLOSE OF EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION THIS NOON mm AND INTERESTING i Unique Exploration. Perty V ASHEVII Manager Gentry, of the Bell, Spoke to Aldermatic Commit tee and Citizens' fljleeting but Did Not Convince Committee Appointed to See If Another Company Will Take Field Here at Present Rates Incidental Fight There was a meeting In the court oom yesterday afternoon which lusted hiore Hum three hours, In reference o the proposed merger of the Hell mid fcshvllle Telephone companies In Ashe- ille. It was the meeting: which was au- horlzed by the board of aldermen at Its Friday night meeting, and It began rider control of the mayor and board if aldermen silting na n committee of pie whole, under the'nldermnnlc reso lution, but noon became a citizens' lectins with a chairman of tin own, nd-a resolution was passed and a immltteo. was appointed to confer 1th the aldermen In reference to the -lephone sltuatftwi. Mr. Gentry, vice-president and man ger of the Southern Hell, was present iid after answering questions asked nrlng the committee meeting, made a ilk to the citizens' meeting. . Many others talked also and the in rest In the object of the meeting hether that was to hear Mr. Gentry's ilk or was a citizens' meeting as pinion varied was keen. Some sharp words anil a UstlculT be tween I-'rank Carter and J. D. Murphy Jded further Interest. ' The strong opposition to the merger w the great majority or tnose present i las ovldent. Home fifty people were ' Tisent most of the three hours' ses sion. I Mayor Hawls called the committee to jbrder and said that It met as the eom tulttee of the aldermen as a whole to iiear suggestions from any citizen as So the telephone proposition and want ed all the Information It could get. He aid the franchise would be read If (anyone wished It; no one calling for it the mayor said the committee would "hear amendments or suggestions. Mr. jUplnsky said Mr. W. T. Gentry, vicc fpresldent' and general manager of the , Bell, was present.- The mayor said he Would be glad to hear from Mr. Gantry W anyone else. Mr, H. Taylor Rogers said that the franchise did not con tain a clause sepclfying rates as the fpropositlon for the merger did, Mr. !8. R. Kepler said that the original contract ought to be rend, so the peo ple should know what rights the com fpanles had and what the trouble had. Mr. Carter, attorney for the merger, bald that the proposition or proposed Contract specified rates. -Mr. Rogers aaA n unntrar.t uab tha imoortant matter but that all that was before the board wai the proposed franchise, al lowinfl the use of the streets, etc., to the new company, hf'e said before the aldermen consented to the franchise they should fix the rights and liabili ties; that the franchise should speci fy and refer to the contract. J. D. Murphy asked what the total capital stock and bonded indebtedness of the new company would be. "Why, $135,000 stock and $30,000 bonds," said Mr. Car ter, "andnhe Bell $40,000 and ten thousand dollars more In stock for cash advanced total $50,000. One the the lire sent company's stockholders will L 'sell $17,500 of stock to be issued to the Bell." Mr. Rogers moved that Mr. Oentry lie heard. - Mr. Gentry said he did not know what point to discuss; that he had read the papers and noted that people were for and against It. He understood that the meeting was for the purpose of hearing from citizens and that he was toanswer any questions; but he had NEWS SUMMARY J LOCAL. ' ' N. M. T. A. and 8." M. T. A. elected officers for the ensuing year. Meeting to discuss the proposed tele phone merger was a torrid affaid; a light was a feature. Values in Ashevllle's personal prop erty assessments rose a half million during the past twelve months. Dr. Karl von Ruck donates the $400 necessary to complete the local Y. M. C. A. "gym." " - Oliver Gideon took poison for a queer reason. Educational association will conclude Its session today, " GENERA Two entirely different views of the racial ijuestlon In the South are pre sented, one by a. negro the other by, a white man. German won the Bennett automoblla cup, Americans not showing In the race. In the Thursday trial race one of the faithful members of the Columbia's crew was drowned. NATIONAL Apparently, the gap between the United States and Russia Is widening, although officials are Rtrnlnlng them selves to make the situation appear natural. STATE Only $100,000 was lost In the fire at GreenvlllPj N. C, Thursday morning, instead of $200,000 as first reported Four new rural delivery routes are to be established Jn Mecklenburg county this month. They will serve three thousand people and cause the discon tinuance of fourteen county postofflces. not heard many objections and did not know what to say therefore. He Bug gesiea trial wnen me rruncnise wus read questions might be suggested and he would be glad to tulk afterwards on the general situation. Mr. Mur phy asked what should be the net In come from an exchange having 600 pnones at J40 ana buo at 124. Mr (.aitry said this was nn average of $26 and that this should pay operating expenses, but leave nothing for profit The cost of such un exchange could be $75,000 or $300,000. .. One like that at Norfolk, underground, would, be high so would an underground system In Ashevllle. At -Rnlelgh it would be lesH. With close management such an exchange might make 4 or 6 per cent, but lie didn't think so, and capitalists wouiu not lonu on it. "How deep underground would ca Ides be?" said Mr. Chambers. "From 3 to 10 feet," said Mr. Gentry. "Why $10?" asked Mr. Chambers. "Because of the contour of the ground, sowers, water lines, etc; 4 feet was. the aver age, " In answer to Mr. Murphy, Mr, Proctor asked Mr. Clarke to state the relative number of business and res! deuce 'phones. The statement was: 392 business phones -in business tl i s trlct, : 4 50 residence phones. li phones at $20. 7 phones at $40. ..' 15 phones at $12. 1 phone at $00. 21 Hell phones. 27 phones at $30. 27 phones at $:!6. 7 phones at $18. S3 phones t $8, a total of 991 phones, This In round numbers is 400 business phones nt $24 a year. The full revenue would be $19,430 toll line receipts are estimated at $fi0fl a year; total, $20,030. -"Tins luelunes all toll lines, hut not the Hendersonville exchange, which was small," said Mr. Carter. ' Mr. Proctor said there were 112 miles of toll lines. ,. He said to Mr. Chambers that th" cost was $80 to $100 per mile. $2,000 was donated for this line, Mr. Proctor said. Mr. Gentry Raid that with aerial construction a fair profit could be made at' $24 and $40, such as the present plant here. He said that he was nt Norfolk three weeks ago; the Southern States Telephone company came before the board, rates $28 and $35. and sub mitted a sworn statement that It could not make .expenses at this rate, and the board granted a raise. Mr.. Murphy then nsked about 600 or 400 phonos; what money could such a plant moke. "I am Inclined to think that company could make out at these rates, $30 and $40, or I would not put $48,000 In It," said Mr. Gentry. Mr, Randolph read the proposed contract between the Ashevllle Telephone com pany, the city of Ashevllle and the board of trade, to be executed on the passage of the franchise. This contract bound the company to charge for five years not over $24 and $40 for phones for local service, provided the Company did not have to reconstruct us piaiu in that time. A schedule attached showed these rates, including the duplex ser ving for huslness houses at $3 a month and for residences $1.50. The du plex Is two phones on a. wire, only one of which can be usoa at a lime. mr. Carter said this was admirable for res idences and long distance connection. Mr. Kepler said he wanted to make a motion that the aldermen make no contract for 60 days; that he believed that lower service could be secured in that time: Ashevllle was, he said, In the same position as It was when the AsIibv 1p rnmnnnv came nere. we did not know then whether we should pay the Bell rates. The new company told us not to pay tnem ana prom ised a lower service. We may get that now. V. Roeers Grant wanted to know the number of phones and rates at Waynesville and Hendersonville. Mr. Carter said th company hart no thing to do with Waynesville. At Hen dersonville there were izu pnones hi $17 a yearand the cost of operating was $50 a month. Mr. Grant said this included free toll service. - Mr. Proc tor said it did not. Mr. Grant said he had been reliably informed to this ef fect. H. Taylor Rogers quoted me clause which provided that the line or a portion of it had to be rebuilt in 5 years, and asked if the system wore out In that time was the limited rate abol ished? Mr. Gentry said the city had power to require a reconstruction un der its police power of the lines and plant and it was to guard against this that the clause releasing rates was now put In. The principal idea was that the city might require underground wires, or the installation of the central energy system which would mean a loss of the present switchboard and Instruments. "I am in no hurry," snid Mr. Gentry, speaking of Mr. Kepler's motion, "but Ao not understand that this franchise prevents any one putting In a cheaper system. It Is not exclus ive." Mr: Chambers said that after 5 vears rates were not fixed. Mr. Gentry said he had been In the phone business 25 years, but he could not pre dict 5 years in advance what would happen. "I do honestly believe that this plant will last about 5 years and a new one will be necessary. Furth ermore, I think business prospects for Asheville are such that at the end of 5 years wires must go underground. Then there are the improvements that are likely; automatic systems may be in use. I do not believe that in 6 years from now anything .now in use in Asheville will be used." Mr. Gen try said telephone rates were fixed hy the corporation commission and. appli cation could be made to the commis sioners at any time. Mr. Murphy said that the board should not jict this week nor In the early future, and gave his views. He said he was bfavor of big corpora tions and aggregations of capital be cause they would help the people and the people could control them. "I am In favor of the consolidation of the tel? ephone companies, for it means better service." "And higher rates," said Mr. Kepler. We can't stop this consolida tion but we can control it. .'The people will win but will not win by stopptng consolidation. This matter arouses all the pride of Asheville and the alder men will act as patriotic cltlsens. (Ap plause.) It Is your duty, if the Bell comes, here, it must come on your term by which the rights of the people hall be protected for all time. , (Ap Contlnued on Page 8. r 5-. V . ... i: , i . - ' , - e X2 - 'i w i i i i , , ii i nil ,-- qBF r" - ' - Few expeditions have attracted nmn general intfiiest than the. Mount Sorata expedition which has left .New York In an attempt to scale the summit of an Andean peak never before reached by n. The most-.unique feature of the undertaking, apart from its sclent! tie TWO WIDELY LAWLESSNESS REAPS CRIME Level Headed Address by Book er T. Washington Before an Immense Audience at Louisville, Ky. DEALS TION WITH THE RACE QUES IN A MOST COMMEND ABLE MANNER. Louisville, Ky., July 2. Refore an immense audience Booker T. Washing ton, head of the Tuskegee IiiHtituH", to nltrht delivered an address. He said that recent regrettable events in con nection with the race question, went to show that lynch law is not confined in unv nnt Hontl,,,, nf this .,,,Mtv, Thpsa events, he said, tend to simplify the race problem by making -it no tional. He appealed to the nrgro to be calm and to exercise self control. Among other speakers was W. H. Lewis, assistant district attorney of Massachusetts, who was appointed sev eral months ago, by President Roose velt"" " " "'" " """ "Principal Washington said in part: "In thu present season of anxiety and almost desnair, which possesses an clement of the race, there are two things I wish to say, us strongly as I niav: "First, let no man of the race become discouraged or hopeless. There are in this country, North and South, men who mean to see that justice is meted out to the race. Such a man is Judge Jones of Alamaba, to whom more cred it should be gven for blotting out the infamous system of peonage thin to any other, man. ' i "Second, let us keep before us the fact that, almost without exception, ev- ery race or nation that has ever got upon Its feet, tmse done so through struggle and trial qnd persecution. "No one should'Seok to close his eyes to the fact that the race is passing through n very serious and trying per iod of its develpoment. a period that calls for the uss.of our ripest thought and sober judgment. "Lei nothing lead us Into extremes RACE Q interest, Is the fact that a woman is at the head of the party. Miss Anna S. i Peck, a riiountain ' climber of repute,! leads the group. Her chief lieutenant' is Piofessor W. G. Tight, of the Uni versity of New Mexico. The peak ta be scaled Is Mount ; Sorata, 25,000 tet : above the sea level.: A pigmy city, be-1 DIFFERENT VIEWS OF OESTION ARE PRESENTEI of utterance or action. "It Is in the long run the race or the individual that exercises the most pn ii.'iue. forbearance, and self control In the midst of trying conditions that wins Its cause. Let nothing Induce us to descend to the level of the mob. In advocating this policy, I am not asking that the negro net the coward; we are not cowards. The part t have played in defending the flag of our country is sufficient evidence of our courage. "The outbreaks of the mob empha size two lessons, one for our race and one for the oilier citizens of our coun try, South and North; for it is to be noted that the. work of the lynching Is not confined to one section of. the cnun. try. Tliclcssoi) for us it that we should seeto it that, so fur as influ ence, of parent, school or pulpit Is con cerned, no effort be spared to impress on "our - own 'people that idleness and crime hould cease. , "We should let the world know on all oroper occasions that we consider no leqal punishment too severe for the wretch of any race who attempts to outrage a woman. "The lesson for, the other portion of the nation to learn "is that both in the making and In the execution, the same law should be made to apply to the ne gro as to the white man. "There should be meted out eaual justice to tho black man and the white man. Whenever tho nation forgets, or is tempted to foraet, its basic principle, the whole fabric of government for both the white man and tho black man is.threatened with destruction. This is true whether it relates to conditions in Texas, Indiana, or Delaware. It is wii a nation as with an individual, whatever we sow, that shall we also reap. If we sow crime, we shall reap lawlessness." HANGED HERSELF AND HER CHILDREN PREVIOUS TO THI3 SHE PROS ABLY ATTEMPTED TO POIS ON HER HUSBAND. Rochester, X. Y., July 2. A terrlbl? tragedy occurred tonight, in the vll Inge of Leroy, when Mrs. Wm. Baxter hanged herself and two children, Oood snn.nged eight years and Oladys, aged three, When the husband returned to the house at six o'clock,' he could not get In. He waited for some time, then broke in a window and Searched the house. In nn unfinished attic over the kitchen, reached by a ladder, he saw hanging side by side from the rafters his wife find two children. Moved to be In the locality. Is ulso to be Bought for. The party has already get. sail. It will reach Mollendo, Peru about July 10th. This will be the rea starting point. From thence the ex plorers will plunge Inland and It will bf several 'months before anything If heard from them. BY A WHITE MAN AND A NEGRO WANTS NEGROES FOR CONGRESS Senator Hopkins, of Illinois, Makes Uncalled For Address With Reference to Negro Prob lem In the South INDULGES IN STATEMENTS THAT ARE AN INSULT TO EVERY TRUE SOUTHERNER. Chicago, July 2. Retaliation against the Southern states that have disfran chised negroes, was urged last night by United- States Senator Albert J. Hop kins, of Illinois. Senator Hopkins was one of the speakers at a meeting call ed to condemn the action of the per sons who took part in the Belleville, Illinois, lynching. He denounced the lynchers in strong terms and then dis cussed the negrg, .question,,,, i-m,,,. "In my eighteen years of service in congress it has been my pleasure to remark th ability of a score of negro congressmen, who represented at one time tne states of Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana," he said. "It is a shame and a disgrace to these states that there are no longer men of color in their congressional delegations. It is a shame to the nation that the hewers of wood and the drawers of wa ter in those states are not represented by men of their own class, and until public sentiment shall be aroused and these states return negroes to congress, it will continue to be a disgrace to the people of the United States." OSBORNE WAS CAPTURED May Have Been Lynched Between In dian Trail and Monroe Charlotte, N. C, July 2. John Os bornp, the negro who committed a criminal assault on Mrs. Lizzie Went, a white woman aged sixty years, at her home in I'nlou county. last Sunday, was captured at Indian frail today. The negro was arraigned before a mag istrate who committed him to jail at kMonvoe. Ollleers started out with hlin for that place tonight at 7 o'clock. The route Is over a country road, ten miles, and up to 1 o'clock this morning, the prisoner had not reached Monroe. AMERICAN CARS WERE TO LIGHT Member of German Team Won tha Bennett Cup Moers and Winston Both Fail, ed to Finish EXCESSIVE LIGHTNESS OF AMER ICANS' CARS CAUSED VERY POOR SHOWING.' llully Shannon, July 2. The Interna tional automobile race for the Jumea Gordon ilennett cup was run today and won by Jenaty, a member of the Ger man team, who covered the distance of 370 miles in six hou -s, 3? minutes, and l seconds, including the stops imposed by the regulation. Two members of the French team ran each other so close tor second place that It will not be oiown until Friday whether De Knlff ur Furmun Is entitled to the honori Only one minute divided them. It Is thuiight likely thut De KnlflN claim to eeind place will be upheld.": .he most icr.'aiUable features of th i real race were Its practical Immunity from serious accidents and the wretch ed showing by the American team. At Bally Shunnon, which is the headquar ters for the race, no news had been re ceived tonight of uny cue being Injured, --xeept one of the contestants, the Eng lish creek Jarrott. und his chauffeur. Jairott had a miraculous escape from Jeath and now lies with a broken col lar bone, besides u broken leg. Both, however, are doing well." The accident occurred through the stearins gear of the favorite English car getting out of order when going ut full speed. Instead or turning a corner the automobile ran straight Into the bank at the side of the road and was smashed in twain. Ho ihe occupants escaped death Is mot than they themselves can explain .Stokes, another Englishman, had his ur disabled through the same causa, iut was not hurt. Baron De Outers, after making splendid race, broke the axle of his car, and Foxhall Keene retired because of 0 similar accident. Moers and Winton, of the American team, both failed to finish, owing to de. rangerncnt In the mechanism of their airs, and Owen, the third member of the team, only completed five out of the even laps of the nice. Thus only Hve out of twelve starters completed the ourae. one of these, Edge, the holder if the cup, came in long after the race as officially declared over. The poor showing of the American ompetltois Is generally attributed to he excessive lightness of their cars. ah ;ne arrangements for the race worked well, und the Irish peasants ouignt me once more venturing on the roads though with fearful eye and keep ais for the motors as they come down :he hill of Klldare. The Franchnien received some consolidation In not get' ting the cup, by gaining, the prize offer' -d by the lion. J. Scott-Montague, M, P.. to the team whose members all fin ished. The general opinion expressed by the untisii authorities, Including the Karl if Mayo, and Henry Gorman, II. P., Is ihat the race was the most successful ?ver run and Is likely to do much to cmove the aiitaglnlsm towards slmllui "ontests and motors in general. FAITHFUL SAILOR DROWNED AT SEA SAD AFFAIR MARS THURSDAY'S TRIAL RACE OF AMERICA'S CUP DEFENDER. Newport, It. I., July 2.-Thls after noon for the first time In the history of American ninety footers, a fatal acci dent occurred. Oa'rl H. Olserr, a seaman on the-old cup defender Columbia and one of the best men in the crew, was washed from the bowsprit just before the yacht reached the first turn In to day's race and was drowned. Two other men who were on th bowsprit with Ol en, snapping the big jib topsail on sail, were washed in board by the same sea that swept him away. Hoth man- iged to get another bold on the bowsprit mil were quickly ..iriuued.jh. deck by lumbers of the crew. When the Co lumbia lifted from the big wave into which she had plunged olsen was seen almost at the Ptem, clinging to the bob stay but before assistance could be given him, the sloop dipped Into an other great comer and lie was not seen afterward. Captain Miller of the Columbia is of the opinion that olseti was struck by tho overhang of the craft as It came smashing down and knocked insensible. He was a good swimmer and the fact that he did not reappear after the yacht had swept over him. causes the belief t.hjAvie sank Immediately after being hit byha how. Every effort was made to rescue the sailor without avail. Mr, Morgan gave up the search with reluc tance and out of respect for the dead man, withdrew from the nice and head ed back to Newport. There will be no more racing for the three big sloops until they start on the New York Yacht club's cruise. Professor Francis P. Venable Was Elected President at Last Night's Session Important Action Looking to , Increasing Attendance at - Future Conventions 1 - - This morning's session will close the convention of the Southern Educational association, ' Though the attendance has been small the Interest has been great and the passage of the resolution at the night session is Intended to bring better results at the! next convention which will probably be held at St. Louis next year. The resolution was the re sult of the appointment of the commit tee for the good of the association and represents its Ideas for Improving the attendance and reawakening general interest among Southern teachers. A manager for each state will be appoint ed by President Nicholson, nnd the ex ecutive committee which will be ap pointed this morning will select a time for the next convention which will not conflict with other meetings. These managers and the executive committee are expected to put force behind the association. It is no secret thut there has been a sentiment. by some which favors a limited convention to repre sent the Southern teachers and differ, ences on this subject have Injured the . association. The advocates of a pop ular convention, drawing together as many teachers as possible, have, how. ever, prevailed at this convention. The election of Prof. Francis P. Ven able, president of the University of North Carolina, as president of the as sociation Is a compliment to North enr ol.?', The rtlrlnir president, Col." J. W. Nicholson, has endeared himself to th de egates us i tf fine representative of tha old type of Southern gem emon and his address Is regarded as a beautiful and thoughtful one. ' uiuui Morning Session tu?nhltm?itnll !tMion of tne conven tion of the Southern Educational as sociation was devoted to the wad" and discussing of papers ct SSumR Importance. The interest shown by the audience must have been extremelv gratifying to the speakers" -y ihrriiLlluirU",r,C' Tnncn- President of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute, re ferred to this Interest when he said m?i Mlnir"y hew.pBpe paid but Ittte attention to the dlecuislons t the conventions, but the Ashevllle pa pers gave exceptional reports of the H"(?I1.P"CMJ,I,R for wh!;h he them convention were due Prof. T. P, Harrison of Davidson discussed the requirements In the' Jtudy of English for admission to col Prof. Harrison said that about 25 years ago there was almost no one in this country or in England whose sole function It was to teach Kngliah. Now there is a change and English Is a rec ognized study. Johns Hopkins brought from Germany its methods of modern language teaching and Har vard followed. The middle states of the west first adopted as a requisite for admission to its colleges examina tions in English. But a great deal is V1 ,t,ub! suia on the requirements in English for admission to colleges. But such a standard should not ba unal terable and the scope and methods of requirements are undetermined and the Interpretations, of these requirements require further Htnrlv Whr - . " j . ,, ,. ta iiiv mill, scope, method and Interpretation of .i-4i.ijcinciuM. a nrBt glance at these entrance requirements Bhows that the rhlpf attantlnn nt t I 1 of the high school was Intended to be uuri-ieu iu me dooks suggested for the proper reading not study of English, by those who made the requirements. Hut the authors tntanri, :l tha .,) ' simply the reading. Attention muBt be more directed to the primary study of English arrangement uf sentences and words, paragraphing, spelling and understanding of composition. It is. cebause of neglect of primaries, a question whether there has been an advance In English study. Specimen examination nnrtnra nta naarl K.. . , u... wL.,.u uj many teachers ns a basis and the scholar is . drilled to answer these and like ques- iioiib a mecnanicai process. Equiva lents for the hooks In tho nro,KrU should be allowed. The teacher must have a love for English sturiv. nf llor. ature. Some are born with this love, but they are few. A college president said that boys generally had as much love, for literature as swine. But I think thnt most hnva pun Ka lai n love of literature, but the teacher hlm- sen musi nave mis love. The neglect of composition by reason of attention to English literature re quires attention. The scope of English study Is three fold: 1. KllOU'lprfira Of Ita IHaraliiM Q Studv of the hinfrmtira In Itu Mln,inn A other languages of the Aryan group. S. tin: yuvn-r uj, lHe language lo express thought. The history of the language Is a valuable aid to the teacher, but this belongs to the college. The Inter pretation of the thought of others and jiower of expression Is the field in which there Is tHo (rrpntost .flloo' of students coming to -college. This ' department is not emphasized. We have reacted too far nnd neglected the fun damentalsthe teaching of n hov th proper Interpretation of n written page. "UnderstniioVHt thnn wlint ihm, - - ....... . w M ic-nu est?' Ask a boy to put the thought of ii nemew-p in ms own worus nnd you Will see his failure to rnmnrnhond act studv dispels half truths. Accu rate, .strict interpretation needs more study. The power of communlcntlnff iiitjMj in ninpri i m trantkra iiiv iniiin Ask a man In a city the wiy to a cer tain place; not one in a dosen can Rive accurate and intelligent descriptions. Ruslness men are calling for young men who can write proper business letters. Trnlnlno- in c,.,nDDnn ist exactly nnd fully is a great need. This training In expression goes with clear ness in thinkin". Borne men have the latter ability, but not the former; The clearness Of thnmrnt la tha to clearness of expression. The ma,n continued on Puge X,
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