North Carolina Newspapers

ff t THE izen THITWEATirEE VOL. XXV. NO. 145. ASHEVILLE, N. C, SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 14, 1909. PRICE FIVB CENTS. CAUCUS AFRAID TO BUCKCAflfJOriVOTES TO liOIUATEHIM Republicans Agree to Adopt Old Rules and Let Things go on as Usual POWER OP VESTED INTERESTED MANIFEST Many 'Insurgents" Remained Away and May be Breakers Ahead After All. 1 (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON. March 13. Pro ciaimeu oy nil friend as "the Iron duke of American politics" Joseph a. - . VIII i ui.mii ui inmois was selected to night at thtf republican caucus as the candidate of his party, for speaker of the house of repreentatlves. At the same time, the caucus bound Its members to vote for the adoption by the Incoming- house of the rules which go verned the last house. It was the fourth time the, honor m.rr upon Mr. Cannon, But iit ucuqer tne selection of a can didate for speaker nor the -vote on the wl cnaractrised by the unani mity of party feeling that attended the three preceding caucuses. There was plenty of evidence of the Indi rection promised for Monday, against the Cannon organisation, but In the mtun, tne most determined anti-Cannon republicans were not presented. All. the other officers of the legis lature were selected as candidates to succeed themselves. neperesentMlve Currier of New Hampshire was elected chairman of the caucus and Representative Lou denlager of New Jersey elected to sue ceed hlmslf as Its secretary. Rep resentative John W, Dwlght of New York wa chosen "ship" of the next house. ' Trimmed to Every wind. To nominate Mr. - Cannon. Repre 'pntftU6,jilllaj Rodenberg of 1111 " nols was recognised'. ' ''.".'"' ' 'Illinois is Justly proud of her most dlstihgulhed son" exclaimed Mr, Ro- ,v denberg. ; We are proud of him be ,,, cause In all of the vicissitudes of pub . He life. In the storm and stress and strife. of political combat, in the sun shine of victory and In the shadow of defeat, He has eve, stood four squares to all the winds that blow. "Mr. Chairman, catching the spirit that breaths upon us from the glori ous memories of an earlier Hay. the fplrlt that gave birth to the repub lican party,, of which he was one of the founders. In response to the ad miring sentiment of the republican membership of this house. I nomi nate . for speaker of the sixty-first congress, the Iron Duke of American Politics. Joseph G. Cannon." Significant Demand. By a vote S to t, the Georgia del egation In the- house today adopted, a petition to the democratic caucus. of Monday, that was regarded a lghly elgnllint. The other four represen tatives from Georgia are out of .the city,..;-,- The petition asked the democrats befo14nrlnB into an agreement wltti m republican InsurgwifjW ind the fatter to three policies; ttm , yto vote against Mr. , Cannon for speaker, until his' successor; Jfj elected POLICE WILL AVENGE Blaekhand Operators Will Be Given Little Leeway in Nefarious Schemes (By Associated Press.) KBW YORK March 13. Relent less warfare will be waged against the "black-hand": societies by the po lice .of- this, and. it la hoped, other cities as a result of the murder of Lieutenant Joseph Petroslnl. the no ted detective of New York In Paler mo las night. . For years Petroslnl had been active In his work to bring to Justice members of his own race who carted, on blackmailing opera tions In this country through threats of murder made in the name of the "blaekhand." It Is believed here that his murder was the result of a plot that had its Inrentlon in the United States and that the persons Indirectly responsible for his death are ui ithln the reach of the American po lice, if go, every effort will be made to -bring about their arrest and con viction, and with this end -In view Inspector McCafferty. head of the New York detective bureau, sent tele ms today to the authorities In the principal cities of the country asking Increased activity be exerted Malnst the blaekhand suspects. Im itate Orders wre' given to arrest J nttf H tneii lw New York city wh ar tenlMd ttf hv connection ' .i bckhna 'operations. a , rolnt'a- mblerr. who was a ;. ember of the blaekhand. Ore four -. not tram a revolver. Petroslnl ar MTd, In Sicily only a short time ago was engaged In conducting ""ligation regarding; Italian criml- SWOLLEN RIVERS MAKE VAST SEA OF ALABAMA VALLEY Tide Has Risen Threatens to gomery. (By Associated Press.) MONTGOMERY, Ala.. March IS. Montgomery is threatened with the greatest flood In the history of the city. The Alabama river tonight Is nearlng the fifty foot stage and rising. The weather bureau predicts a fifty five foot stage by tomorrow morning. and by tomorrow night It may go still higher. There is danger tonight of the city being thrown into darkness, the waters threatening the steam plants of both the electric light companies and the gas works. Residents of North Montgomery were warned today to move immediately and all day the po lice aided families In getting to places of safety. Across the river from Montgomery there Is a sea of water extending as far as the eye' can see. The tops of trees which formerly stood high on the banks are barely discernible. The wa. ter Is over the Louisville and Nash- ville railroad tracks at the foot of Commerce street and the Union Rail way station Is In danger of being flooded. So far no fatalities have occurred, but there have been narrow escapes. Damming: waters. A force of laborers has begun a barricade against the probability fit the gas plant being crippled asf a stage near sixty feet would cut off the gas service and a brick wall la being constructed to keep the waters out The greatest alarm Is felt here over the fact that all Industries which use motor power may have to suspend, This would Include the three newspa per plants. The lowlands In Scotts Bend ore threatened, including ' the big ferti liser plants north of the city. A special to The Advertiser from Columbus, Ga says stacks of dyna mite have been placed In the Dilling ham street bridge, a wooden struc ture which spans the Chattahoochee river, connecting Columbus and Ui- rftrd, Ala., and officers are waiting tne signal to touch them off. This will probeby be done to save the Central of Georgia railway trestle, a few yards below It , . ,:, ' Moving Negroes Out. Prnm Elmer county vaarue reports are being received about persons cut off by the high water on Isolated spots only a few feet above the flood. The United States government boat Twin ST PREDICTION THAT TRIP WILL BETEODrS FINISH Courts Head First Entry into Ananias Club by Slandering his Physique ALL MAY SAY GOODBYE - (B)r Associated Press.) -NEW. YORK, March 13. Dr. Fred- erlck Btarf, of the University of Chi cago, repeated tonight at the din ner of the New York Schoolmasters' association the assertion which he made a few days ago that former President Roosevelt would not sur vive the malarial climate or the country through whlcJt he purposes to travel on his African trip. Dr. Starr said In part: 'To a young man thoroughly sea soned by long residence in the Af rican climate the trip which the for mer president has mapped out would be very dangerous. But to a man of Roosevelt's years with no experience In the tropics, it is little short of sui cide. "One of the trips which I made across Africa was over a route cor responding closely to that of the president- But I was thoroughly accli mated, i M "Roosevelt could never survive the fevers which are bound to afflict tilm if he reaches the interior. The coun try's hope of seeing him again Is that he may be stricken before he reaches the Interior." SPARTANBURG HAS DOMESTIC TRAGEDY (By ASMclstsd Press. SPARTANBURG. H. C, March IS. Angered by her husband who remon strated with her because she whipped her daughter. Mrs. Frank Shuler. of El lore, today seised a pistol and shot her husband in the heart He died almost Instantly. There had been a feeling between the couple for some time. . PRES. CtERBT TO KESIGJC. MACON. Ga., March 1 S-At a meeting of the board of trustees of West Ryan Female college here to day. President, Du. Pont Guerry nlned his Intention of resigning short ly. Be will return to the practice of law.' Res. W. N. Alnsworth of Sa vannah Is stated to succeed President Guerry. - ' ' t Fifty Feet and Inundate Mdnt- ing has started on a trip up the river to rescue a party reported marooned. Sunday the Twining will visit the ne gro settlements and other plantations among the river. Drivers. Row. a negro quarter of Montgomery la Inundated and Mayor Teague tonight ordered the city teams to that section to move the negroes from the danger sone. Information reached the city this afternoon that Tallapoosa river had broken over Its retaining banks on Lowe Wetumpka road and that sev eral plantations were flooded. The state convict farm la completely Isola ted and It Is predicted that serious trouble will be experienced there, Roads are submerged, making traffic extremely dangerous ' from washouts At Wetumpka business was entirely suspended and many houses were abandoned by their occupants. Since noon the merchants of Wet umpka have -been moving their goods from stores. The telephone line to Tallassee Is down tonight, but It waa learned that the water waa "roaring over the dam there with a crest of fourteen feet and that the river was still rising. Electric power here lis supplied from Tallassee. It was still raining here tonight REPORTS FROM ELSEWHERE. ROME, Ga., March 18. The waters of the Coosa and Tallapoosa rivers are the highest ever known here. Traffic between Rome and Chattanooga on the Central of Georgia has been tem porarily annulled. Street car service between Room and Lindale has been suspended. ANNISTON. Ala., March IS. Farm lands are badly washed and crops are said to be delayed a month by floods In this section. Several Industrial plants have been compelled to close down. The Southern railway tracks In this city are Inundated and between Birmingham and Wellington the Sea board Air Line tracks are washed out SELMA, Ala., March IS. Three dnys the rivers In this section have been rising andonlght - families In many places are moving from their homes. The Cohaiba river Is a mite and a half wide. The shops of the Southern railway here are threatened with flooding. COUNTRY GENTLEMAN NEEDS READY MONEY Chaloner Gets Additional $3,000 a Year From His Committee (By Associated Press.) NEW YORK, Mafch IS. An appli cation to increase the yearly allow ance from the Chaloner estate., of John Armstrong Chaloner, who now lives on his farm known as "The Merry Hills' at, Cobham, Va.,- was granted by Justice Fitzgerald in the supreme -court today. The papers In the case state that Chaloner Is leading the life of a country gentleman, is a welcome guest at the homes of the best fam ilies (n Virginia and is competent to manage his farm and personal affairs. In June. 1889, Chanler, as he was then called, was adjudged insane by the supreme court of this state, and comf mltted to Bloomlngdale. He escaped from the asylum in 100 and fled to Virginia. He is a brother of rormer Lieutenant Governor Chanter of this state. The application waa made by counsel for Thomas T. Sherman, and SIS, 000 a year was asked where be fore It had been SI 0,000 AtGlTSTA SAFE. MACON, Ga., March 13 Tonight the Ocmulgee, river is twenty-one feet and is rising rapidly. The rec ord height at Macon Is tweny-four feet i Inches which was attained dur ing the flood of 1888. Rain Is fall ing tonight over a great portion of the water shed. The local observer has sent out flood warnings and peo ple In the valley are moving out Much damage has already been done to crops. It is believed the river will reach the record notch. AUGUSTA, Oa.. March 13 An av erage of an Inch of rain fell today at the upper Savannah valley re porting stations. The river at this point is twenty-eight feet. It began falling at 4 a. m., but a rise set In again at noon and It Is now rising two Inches an hour. DID NOT FEASB HIM. LYNCHBURG, Va March IS. In the corporation court tonight Ernest Wade, who was charged, .with way laying and murdering' Isaac Hfggln botham here on .the Bight1 of Janu ary v22nd. was found guilty of mur der la the first , degree. Sentence waa suspended -pending a motion for a new trial. Wade did not show the slightest emotion. " W. K. VANDERBILT, Who Win Keep Horse Show Alive. VANDlSILT WILL KOT LET HORSE SHOW DIE Declares lie Will Assume Responsibility of Finan cing it Himself (Special to Ths Cltlttn.) NEW YORK, March IS. William K. Vanderpllt millionaire horse lover and sportsman, has come to the relief of the agonised society women of this city who In the recent announcement that , the Horst Show ' association would be disabled, saw the valnlehlng of one of their most cherished Insti tutions. ... , j ; :j) ! Mr. Vanderbllt as soon as the mat ter was mentioned to him said that that , the tt Horse Show association would be disabled, saw the vanishing the dead and forgotten glories of Manhattan, even If he had to under take the responsibility of financing it himself. SEABOARO TRAINS IN One Killed and Several In jured iu the Crash at Co lon, N. C. NORFOLK. Va., March 13. Fire man H. Lindsay was killed and sever al others slightly Injured in a head on collision -between a south-bound Seaboard Air Line passenger train and freight at Colon, N. C, near Ab erdeen early today. The Injured ure: Engineer Knwara RobertMon. Conductor W. T. Cox and Express Mesenger W. V. Kowe. Hag- gagemater E. I' Duval and two un known passeng- rs. The pasenger train was bound from Hamlet, N. C, with panneng"rs from Portsmouth ami Richmond f5r At lanta, Ga. WOMAN PROVES SHE IS A REAL HEROINE . (By AwwK-fated Press.) ALBANY. :. . March 13. Desper ately wounded In an automobile awl dent ten miles from here and almost blinded by blood streaming from two long deep wounds In her scalp, Mrs. J. T. Donalsun. of Blakely. Ga., ruhea her husband, seriously Injured to the city for medical treatment late this aflBrnoon, alter lifting the car from his unconeeloiiK form and repairing the mec-hanlum so the machine would make the trip. IIJu FROM IJIACGCRATIOV. (By AfMoctated Press.) WASHINGTON, Mtrch 13 Both Senator Bacon of Georgia and for mer Representative John Wesley Gaines of Tennessee are fighting off an attack of pneumonia as a result of severe colds contracted on tnaugura- j tlon day. The former is greatly Im proved but the la tier's condition is said to be causing his friends much anxiety. WASHINGTON, March IS. Fore- east: North Carolina: Showers Sun day; -fair and cooler Monday, moder ate to brisk winds shifting to north and northwest SHOWERS' s ANOTHER BARELY 0 UT 0FCO UR TROOM Sheriff Borum Resents Lawyer's Allegation His Prisoners. (By Associated Press.) NASHVILLK. Tenn., March IS. A personal clash between Attorney Gen eral McCarn and Sheriff Sam Borum was narrowly averted after court ad Journed this afternoon In the Cooper Sharp trial. In his argument to the Jury, this afternon, McCarn charged that the Coopers and Sharp had never occupied cells, that they enjoyed spe clal privileges, and that In granting these privileges the law was violated. 8ome one told Sheriff Borum of the charges, and when McCarn started to leave the building he was confronted by the big sheriff. "I understand, general." the lattor began, "that you say I have accorded to the Coopers and Sharp privileges I do not extend to other decent white prisoners, if you said that yod told falsehood." There was no mistaking Borura's meaning. He waa angry and he Is known as one of the gameat men In the state. McCarn, too, while small In stature, has proven . hi courage to several Instances. Before hs became a lawyer he was a cowboy. He step ped up pretty close to the sheriff and said cooly: Be a little careful what you say, Sam. I said you had violated the law of Tennessee In permitting prison ers to confer together without an of ficer being present. A friend of McCarn's whispered to him: "Remember, general, ths sheriff Is armed." Borum Explains. McCarn's friends hustled him away, Borum said he treated the Coopers as he always "treated gentlemen who are unfortunate enough to be commit ted to my custody." Borum said - he had, told Sharp he must not go to Colonel Cooper's room and that he relied on Sharp as an ex-aherlff and a gentleman not to do so. Borum said tie dm not Keep Room separated from the others, The boy was Just recovering from a wound anil the old father had begged him, "doh't take my boy away from me." Bo h nut them together. . ,ittntiL . He said McCarn Is tinder indictment now for carrying a revolver. General McCarn, five years ago, was the head of the secret committee of 100 which closed up dives and gambling houses and forced the saloons to shut their doors on Sunday. The liquor man se cured his Indictment for gun "toting,"1 but the case was never pressed, It was expected that the arguments would be concluded by tonight, but General McCarn declared he Wts ex hausted about 6 p. m., and asked an adjournment until Monday at a. ni. This was granted. McCarn will con clude then and the case should reach the Jury by nightfall Monday. Judge Anderson. Judge Anderson resumed his argu ment today, saying: "1 left the Coopers and Cartnack at the telephone post yesterday. The state contends that Cooper had no right to turn around and go over there to see Senator Carmack. I have shown you that he had a right, and his Intent was peaceful for he went with hand extended. The state says, 'why didn't you say your mission was peace ful?' Because he did not have to. SLINGS & ARROWS OF T Wherefore Three Seek the Solaee of the Far Off Unknown Country DISCOURAGED ALL (By Associated Press.) NEW YORK, March IS. Leaving u note of bitter complaint that because of his age he had been the victim of ostracism by employers William Rapp. H years old a machinist, took his own lift by shooting today. Rapp had a wife and five children and left the following letter addressed to them: -Forgive me for what I am doing now, but I cannot help It The mep.nn of subsistence are gone and I do not want any one to keep me. Were It not for this cruel American system thst ostracizes elderly people I would never dream of being tired of life. I am today strong and as able to work as I was fifteen years ago. Frank G. Bruce, a Yonker's Inven tor, commltteed suicide Just as tne mall man brought to his door a let ter Informing him that the patent of fice had granted him a patent on a non-rellllable bottle, a device which his friends say la worth S 1.000,090. Bruce had become discouraged over difficulties in connection with this patent PHILADELPHIA. March J I Leav ing note stating "I said I would end my life In aa hour If I contracted con sumption and I am going to do so," John Murphy, aged twenty-one years, commltteed suicide at hie home hers today by swallowing carbolic acid. CONFLICT AVERTED BmftBshnMmsmmBmnM jr of Partiality i to There Is no law to compel yon when you approach a man on the street to yell out that your mission Is a paclfc one. "Again comes the state' Inquiry, 'then why did Senator Carmack open lire almost Instantly after he saw Col onel Cooper ? The state says It Is because- Mrs, Burch, the colonel's daughter sent word that 'papa la arm ed and threatening to kill Carmack on sight' And that this statement u communicated to Carmack. Mrs. Burch's deductions, however honestly made, have nothing to do with these defendants, and they are not responsi ble for them." -y: ' Anderson declared again that Car mack had no right to anticipate any trouble until Cooper's note actually had been received by him and that the note had not bean sent Iudg-i Anderson claimed that Mrs. Burch, the colonel's daughter, was a state witness and that the state should have' used, her If she knew anything pertinent about the case, - $?jt&' "And now, gentlemen, t am gains' to quit. The responsibility which: has reeted on me la passing to you. You know how handicapped w nave been by the failure of the state to offer any theory at all. But there la one fact In this case which cannot be contro- verted. And that I that Senator Car- mack drew a revolver first and fired first It cannot be disputed that Robin fired only when he had to. I fsel safe In the result, gentleman, and I leave It to you." 1 Ridicules Blue Blood. Attorney General MoCam began hll"""" ""' J " , closing argument at onoe. He oulog- thh,k Fannie Thompsoit . Ised the Jury and then said: ou bound her wild "Washington talked so much about bee martins and sparrows that Jos Gai -ner actually went to roost on a: tree last night and this morning h;on"o ipu n a rage.t lot know whether to go to peek-j this. point Judg McSurley war4 did not Ing at eagle or fly from limb t limb, so we clipped hi wlngoand brousht mm nere., ,.,r-v:'. " " "They y the state has not theory. When your old dad took you out to lick you did you over know what til theory wasj And did he ever sak for yourst No ha Jusi decided- from ths proof that you were guilty ana i mto you. We have no theory, we just have the proof. "They pirate of the blue blood and ancestry of thsse defendant. It al ways amuses mo the way these fel lows with blue blood and ancestor always think of those ancestor when they are brought face to face with tne law. Yet Judge Anderson made a great speech, the only real law speech In this suit He took what testimony he liked from the Mat and what he liked from the defense and he asked you to acquit on that argument." DtaPtsMM Editorial. Oensral McCarn than took the first editorial to which Cooper objected from The News Scimitar. "That edi torial waa not written by Carmack and they knew It They Introduced It for one purpoee, and that was because It attacked Governor Patterson and they hoped to reach you men on the Jury who are and were supporters of the governor. W.iiri.njnii'wi" "i'i'i j fCewtlnue ee oso sm.t THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE GETS IN QUARRELSOME IN ITS USTDAY Senator Expelled, Speaker Asked to Resign Whieh He Declines to Do EXTRA SESSION BEGIN (By Associated Press.) AUSTIN, Texas, March II. After th senate had eipelled one of Its members and the house had requested the speaker to resign, a request that was Ignored, the thlrty-fWth Texas legislature was brought to a strenu ous end tonight, hours after the time originally set for final adjournment, to re-convene Immediately In special session, when the differencee of th session Just passed were at once re newed. At a late hour tonight both bran ches were still in session with pros pects of remaining until tomorrow. Senator Bascom Thomas of Sulphur Springs was v expelled for making cnargee or corruption In the senate. which charges committee declared untrue. In the house charges were mads that Speaker Kennedy secured the salaries of clerks not In attendance at the legislature. When the house by a vote of 71 to it asked the speaker's resignation, he declared that body finally adjourned. The extra session immediately re-convened.. , BASEBALL SCORES. Chapel Hill I. Blngtam I. -Philadelphia Nat' , Trinity Cot t. , Brooklyn Nat 4. Jacksonville t. MAI III PASSION ! UNDER Alteqod Chicago Murderer, Tells jpf oiyto .; V With UncUon won money Gambling ; WITH THE POLICEMEN i .. ' . Manner on Stand Really or Affectedly Reminiscent jof Jhavv. ; V (By Associated Pre,) CHICAGO, March JS.Hls burst of anger, his desperate attempt to eonv irol his emotions, and an Appear anee seeming to telt of nerves atreipj ad almost to the breaking : point, made Uuman C. Mann, abused of th murder of Prances a. Thom nann.. curiously suggestive ef Harry -Thaw. e ' - avwiauivu tiiv . wiinesa stand In hi own behalf. . Under, the state' attorney Day hi fortitude soon gave., way. Y , , .M '(The witness lost control of himself when the prosecutor asked s him Jf 3 whtle travelling for clothing Arm. la Kansas, he had not sold hi samolrs and If hi father had not been pm Belled to square the matter. - - ' "Be a gentleman) don't bg m rat ,liV,i ltng Attorney Tay rose from hi. "You think everybody who trie to, enforce the law la rat, don't youT'Sl h snapped, , . t u"No " MS- that. again ...uuvu mo usienaant. Despite . ths- " ' " yuu gaggea nor and. ?, M to death t, - . d'a t W lt I did not do It at pot r, .Day nd the wHnsso to control themselves, but With Uf lie eneci.- .:.vti;-K,-"--,i s ';.-.: H Wlfo ft Cloak Model. Asked Where h had met Vn-i-t Shank, -who afterward" Wait" lus" Wife, Mann repllad; ; ' ; "At Brttt, Iowa, '. She wa doing A dsmre In -Fleshing' with, theatrical eompany and gettlht III A week for doing It. I used her as a cloak model to show off my samples. Later she cams to Chicago' and w Were' mar rled.',. '.','';: .'.v'r Court adjourned ; tiiitll Monday r morning after Mann had told more of his exploit in th gay life. ' Ho continued to break Into spasm of V rage at hi pitiless cross-sxamlner. .i Once he stepped from th stand to , get a drink of watr. , Don't loss your temper so, Luman'" admonished hi sister Jessie. "Your life Is In the balance," - , t "You lavished much money on li quor, didn't you?" asked the state attorney after the young man had.:, taken his seat again. i "I spent a high a 1100 for Win In one night." '' "Did you ever shoot erap wha gang of coonsT" No, but I won A tew thousand bucks from the polio at th Harrison street station," '' " . f If I DIG BOLD HAUL FROM Snatehed Jewels Through Car Window while Train Was Moving LEFT HER PENNILESS (By Associated Pre.) CHICAGO. March tl. Mrs, Dell M. Cralne. a Chicago artist, who ha just arrived In Jacksonville la re port t ed to haw been th Victim of oaf Ing hold-up near that place. WW la comfortably seated in a Pullman ear which had slowed down at railroad crossing, she I said to have been robbed of MS In mousy and It.! worth of Jewel by negro who run nlng alongside and thrusting til Head and shoulders through the window, grabbed her valuable. She Instincts . Ively clutched at her bag. accordlhaT to the story, just a the hand of th intruder closed upon It A atrugglO ensued and Mrs. Cains called for a slstanco. Determined not to rare render Mrs. Crsne vainly strovs to wrench her property from th negro' hands but at that Instnat he gave tug 'backward and pulling her arm out through the window, he gave , sudden - twist, broke her.' grip and dropped off th train arith hj loot Every cent that Mrs. Calas had In her possession, waa stolen including her railroad ticket and Pullman res. srvsvtioa. . Th railway official passed her through to her deztintlon. passenger, among them Charles o. Gate saw that her wants were t -piled. MERCILESS