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NOU XXV. NO. 176.
ASHEVILLE, N. C, WEDNESDAY MOUNlXd, A PHIL 14, 1U09.
PKICE FIVE CENTS.
TRIBUTES LAID AT
E
Martin Uttleton. of New York.
vXbly Discusses "The Reign
t of Democracy"
UNIVERSITY OFVA.
HONORS FOUNDER
Notable Gifts And Telegrams
Coma From All Sections
of tno Country.
(By Aaeodated Press.)
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., April 13
The' University of Virginia to
day honored the memory of
it founder, Thomas Jefferson. An
academic procession, formed In thi
rotunda and as a drizzling rain was
falling, marched down the right ar
cade Instead of down the hall, to Ca
bell hall.
..Before the program was well un
der wa,y the delegation of descend
ant to the signers of the declaration
Of independence filed Into the hall.
The founder's day address was de
livered, by Martm W. Littleton at New
York, his theme being "The Reign of
Democracy, its Dangers and Its Bles
sings." A large number of alumni
attended the exercises.
Notable gifts and telegrams from
alumni associations throughout the
country featured the announcements.
The grift were made known In Presi
dent Alderman's annual statement,
which followed the address by Mr.
Littleton. Dr. Alderman referred to
the recently completed Thomas Jeffer
on memorial endowment fund of
1,000,OOP and added:
" Princely Gifts.
"Between November and February
t7S0.000 of this sum was seoured as
follows: Andrew Carnegie, $600,000;
Oliver H. Payne, $60,000; Children of
John B. Cary, $30,000; Christian Wo
.'&' pord pt Missions, $80,000;
Thoma F. Ryan. $2$,000;Charles HJ
eenff, $25,000; Charles Steele, $30,000,
friends -of. Charles Bteele. (Robert
BafionT "tlff.flOO; McK. Tworabley.
$10,000); General Education board,
$.0i. ;,.v
: "Th $60,000 given by Mr. Carnegie
will become the permanent endowment
j of six existing schools In the univer
sity; and these schools are to be giv-:
cn th names of great men who have
helped to build the university and
the republic, as follows:
"First, the James Madison school
of law, second, the James Monroe
chool of International law; third,
the James Wilson school of political
science and political economy; fourth,
the Edgar Allan Poe school of Eng
lish; fifth, the Andrew Carnegie school
of engineering; sixth, the Walter
Reed school of pathology."
(Continued on page four.)
d:je dead and several
injured as result of
It HEMM STORM
Sixteen-Year-Old Girl Kill
ed by Fall of Wall Ad
joining Residence
WAS VISITING FRIEND
(By Associated Press.)
PITTSBURG, April 13. One dead
and a number of persons seriously In
jured are the results of a severe wind
storm In this city and vicinity today.
The property 'loss will amount to
thousands of dollars.
' The fatality occurred at Jeannettc,
near her.
The Wind blew down the north
wall of the Jeannette opera house, re
cently1 damaged by fire. It fell on the
residence of Dr. A. A. Custard,' ad
Joining, crashing through the roof
and Instantly killing Mildred Felton.
Sixteen years old, who was visiting
the Custards.
.Grace Swift, sixteen years old, a
niece of the physician, was seriously
Injured about the head and body.
Two other members of the doctors
family war slightly Injured.
DICKINSON OFF
TOE BRIEF JAUNT
WASHINGTON. April 1 J Secre
tary bfcklnson. accompanied by Mrs.
Dickinson and Major General J.
Franklin Bell, chief of staff, will
leave here next Sunday evening for
Charleston, 8. C, where they will
'embark next Tuesday afternoon on
the (Mayflower for a cruise to Colon
to personally Inspect the Panama. On
' the wayamith. the party frill spend
. a..,- .,- at vnrt Monroe to ln-
epect th batteries Installed at that
THESHfilNEQFTH
DISASTROUS FIRE IN
CITY OF ROCHESTER
WITH $500,QQ0 LOJSS
psp
Several Sections
Destroyed
the Jewish Section.
(By Associated Press.)
ROCHESTER, N. Y., April 1J.
Swept along In the face of a twenty-
Ova mile gale, fire today destroyed
several sections of the city and did
damage estimated at half a million
dollars.
For a time It was thought that a
great portion of the city would be
swept, and aid was summoned from
Buffalo and Syracuse. Generously
and promptly the out of town fire
men, with apparatus responded, but
ere they reached the scene the heroic
work of the local department and of
volunteers had gotten the flames under
check and their assistance was not re
quired. One hundred families tonight
are homeless and militiamen are In
the affected zones guarding what lit
tle the people saved of their house
hold effects.
Mayor Edgerton has issued "a call
for relief funds for these families.
Some of them are quartered In pre
cinct houses and a large number are
spending the night In a public school.
A heavy rain set in at 6 o'clock to
night and while It helped In extln
gulehng the smouldering ruins It was
a hardship on the homeless, especial
ly those whose household effects are
In the open.
Thieves Busy.
Thieving which started early in the
day has been stopped by the pres
ence of the militia. Because of the
numerous fires which Rochester has
had lately the board of fire under
writers has Increased rates here on
all buildings except dwellings, twenty
five cents on every. $100. The increase
went into effect at 6 o'clock today.
The Palmer building, a- four-story
brick structure devoted to manufac
ture Interests, at Main and Qlbbs
streets, was the starting point of the
conflagration which spread over a
wide area, and then jumped nearly
a mile and started a second series of
fires of such proportions that aid was
summoned from Buffalo and Syra
cuse. By the time the out of town
firemen arrived, however, the local
firemen were masters In both fire
areas.
Although accurate estimates cart
not be made at this time, the loss is
estimated at at least $600,000. This
includes t0, 000 on the Palmer build
ing; $100,000 on the Hunting com
pany, manufacturers of plumbers sup
plies; $90,000 on the beautiful Jewish
temple, Bcrith Kodesh, which is in
ruins, 'and the rest in small amounts,
is apportioned among manufacturers,
houscowners and tenants. Buildings
which ,were destroyed in addition to
about fifty residences were the Palmer
building, Temple Berlth Kodesh, First
Reformed church, of America; the
Ward apartments, and First German
Lutheran Zion church. The St. Pe
ters Presbyterian church, the Palmer
lumber yards and several small firms
on Main street were damaged. Sev
eral firemen were Injured by falling
MR.GDMPER5 GOES TO
EUROPE TO STUDY THE
C0ITI5JF LIBOR
Famous Leader of Ameri
can Federation Goes to
Gather Data
HE SAILS ON JUNE 23
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON. April 1.1. After
l.i-lnv hi.fnn. Ihn oTnentlve cooncil nf
the American Federation of labor at
today s session a detallea report oi nis
proposed trip to Europe to study and
report upon the Industrial, sociologi
cal and economical conditions of the
laboring people In those countries
President Gompers announced that he'
would sail from New York on the
Baltic on June 23. The executive
,s,,n.i irav-o its hearty endorsement
of the projected visit by authorizing
an expenditure to meet tne expenses
Incident to the trip.
Mr. Gompers announced that suffi
cient funds for the present time to
meet the expenses In connertion with
the federation's legal defense In the
injunction and contempt proceedings
against the Buck Stove and Range
company, of St. 1-ouis. had been
raised, and that It would not now be
necessary to levy an assessment of one
cent per member per mnth as
authored by the Denver convention.
The council authorized the issuance
of a circular to all central labor bod
ies directing that the rights of local
unions be accorded them and that In
ternational unions be communicated
with, with a view to being represent
ed in central bodies.
An Investigation into the facts and
necessity for a large per capita tax
charged by several central bodies was
authorized. It being stated that local
unions we deprived of affiliation on
account of the levying of a tax of five
or ten cents per person per month.
Mr. Gompert" was empowered to ap
point two delegates to the Farmers
National union convention.
-"'- n
of the City Were
Panic Ensues in
walls or were overcome by smoke, but
none was seriously hurt.
Rapid Spread.
The spread of the flames, once they
had gotten a good start In the Pal
mer buPdlng, was rapid. Here and
there, sparks carried 'by the swift
winds, kindled new Are. Residents
became panic-stricken. Apparently
all reason was lost and there was but
one thought the city was doomed.
Some of the women threw from the
windows of houses not yet burning,
beds, bureaus, tables and all sorts of
articles of funlture and personal prop
erty. In this way considerable prop
erty was needlessly demolished. The
fire broke out so frequently In the
northeastern part of the city that
companies could not be dispatched to
all of them, but volunteer brigades
helped in keeping down the Are loss.
From the Palmer fire the spark
carried a mile and set the First Re
formed church of America ablaze,
completely destroying It. Little atten
tion was paid to the new fire at first,
but soon alarms sounded from half
doxen boxes In the same vicinity.
Jet of fire were beginning to appear
on buildings scattered over a wide
area. The Reformed,church fire, aid
ed by the wind, helped to spread the
destruction. The entire district rapjd
ly became a scene of confusion and
calls for additional aid were sent in.
Chief Little then sent three companies
away from the main fire.
Panic Among Jews.
Recognizing (he seriousness of the
situation. Chief Little held a confer
ence with the Are underwriters and
It was decided to appeal to Buffalo
and Syracuse for aid. The Chatham,
Nassau and Kelly street section is In
the Jewish district of the city. This
Is the last day of the feast of the
passover, and many of the Polish
Hebrews, seeing the pall of smoke
and the Are falling on all sides, In
terpreted the situation as the out
ward, visible sign of the second com
ing of the Messiah. Men, women and
children tore their hair and knelt In
the street to pray. Their shout were
terrifying. One woman, MarjKIr
schnamsUy, went violently insane.
Draymen reaped a harvest. A large
number of rigs of various description
Invaded the district and offered for
$5, $10 or more to remove goods to
places of Safety. Any amount asked
was given by the half crazed Polish
Jews and they stored as many of their
goods as nossible on the wagons, never
knowing even their destination.
Clean Sweep.
From house to house, through
street after streets, the Ares leaped
along, burning buildings on Chatham,
Nassau, Kelly, Baden, Oregon and
Harrison streets and Hudson ayenue
until the stand by the firemen at Kel
ly street was successful In stopping
them. The total lnumber of houses
burned is about fifty, in addition to
(Continued on pagie Ave.)
FALL OF THE DICE WAS
FOLLOWED BY CRACK OF
TWO DEADLY PISTOLS
Game of Chance Has Fatal
Ending at the City of
Knoxville
KILLED THEIR MAN
(By Associated Press.)
KNOXVILLE. Tenn.. April 13
Theodore Rose and Dick Thomas
were the principals In a bloody trag
edy enacted near Mentor yesterday.
Meagre details of which have been
received here. Rose was killed and
Thomas lies at the point of death. It
is stated that the two men were
gambling when a dispute arose and
pistols were pulled. Rose was shot
four times and Thomas In three
places.
A coincidence of the tragedy Is that
earfh man had previously killed a
man. Rose killed Harvey Blrchflc-ld
some twelve years ago.
When tried for murder he was ac
aultted. as the principal witness
against him could not be foJJnd.
Thomas k.'led a man six years ago
near Townsend but was acquitted on
the ground that he was shooting at
another party, and that the bullet
had accidentally passed through the
aide, of a cabin and killed an inno
cent party.
GOOD FISH STORY.
(By Associated Prrss.)
NEW YORK. April 13. Captain
Chichester, of the steamship Ara
pahoe. In today from Jacksonville and
Charleston, reports having passed
through Immense schools of mackerel
while off the Delaware capes and New
Jersey coast last night. There was
school after school, esch containing
millions- of Bsh. One chool alone
according to Captain Chichester, cor
ered an area of more than a square
mile. He said he had not seen so
many fish together In year.
c
'I '"jt-; . !y ... I
Sultan
Popular Government Is Causing
DJR.C. P. AMBLER IS NOT A
CANDIDA TE FOR MA YOR
Sends Letter To Executive
Withdrawal From The Municipal Contest.
-it ;
Expressions of Regret Heard
A decided fillp of Interest was given
to the republcan city campaign by the
announcement last night that Dr. C.
P. Ambler,:, who was nominated for
mayor by acclamation at the repub
lican convention Monday night, had
sent a letter to the republican execu
tive committee withdrawing from the
mayoralty rac Inquiries by ya Citi
zen representative as to the reason
which prompted Dr. Ambler's action
elicited BO Information beyond the
statement that the doctor had no wish
to become embroiled In a bitter cam
paign, such s the Impending con
test promises! v be .'. , ,
In another quarter it was stated
that Dr. Ambler was not a man who
would take any political dictation,
and It Was stated that his action may
have been brought about by a disin
clination to play the game of politics
according to the direction of tho pow-
ers-that-be.
At any rate the announcement thnt
Doctor Ambler had, taken himself olf
the ticket was heard with much sur
FILLED YESTERDAY
After Ninety-One Days of
Hard Struggle The Panel
Is Now Complete
(Bv AHMnrtatr-d I'rcwi.)
SAN KKANCIBCO. April IS. The
Jury that will try Patrick Calhoun
president of the United Ksllroann, on
a charge of offering a brllie. was com
pleted today.
Otto 8. Ma' kroth. a retired grocer.
was sworn in as the twelfth Juror.
The attempt to get a Jury has ex
tended,, over a period of ninety-one
days. Assli;mt District Attorney
Francis J. ll' ney Immediately male
application to the court tor the se
lection of n thirteenth Juror who
shall be in r idlness to take the pi,,.-,
of any of tie twelve who may !c 1m
qualified bv illness or by some otbrr
reason. Tie request was eiirnenHy
opposed by "iinsel for the defendant
who declare! it might consume an
other week to ecure the additional
Juror.
After consl lerable argument. Judge
Lawler mnl. an order for the selec
tion of on' alternate Juror, as n
quested by (. prosecution.
WKDMNG pou nun's.
NEW TOItK. April 13. Miss N'nnih
Langhornc. youngest daughter of
Chiswell Diil ney Langhorne of Mlrn
dor. Albern.re county. Virginia, ap
peared In tl.e city hall here today
with her flan'-e, Paul Philips, a Gor
don archite, t and a marriage licence
was Issued to the couple for their
marriage In this city on April 21. Mr.
Phlpps arri- 1 here on Saturday last
from England.
Cooler
WASHINGTON, April 13. Forecist
for North Carolina: . Clearing anJ
cooler Wednesday; Thursday partly
cloudy ahd warmer: moderate t
brisk southwest to northwest winds,
becoming variable, '
of Turkey.
Him Anxfcui Moment.
Committee Announcing His
prise and regret as the doctor was
looked upon as an Ideal candidate by
members of his party. He has always
been In the forefront of public move
ments, showing a special Interest In
the agitation for meat and milk In
spection.
It Is known, however, that Dr. Am
bler was never an anxious seeker for
the mayoralty nomination on the
republican ticket. Indeed, he yielded
only after strong pressure waa brought
to bear on him, and then his accept
ance was baaed on the understanding
that he was In no sense ring can
didate, i ,.-
It Is due Dr. Ambler to state that a
typographical error In Tho Cltlxen yes-
terday morning caused the doctor to
be misquoted in his speech of accept
ance at. the convention. He was
minted by The Citizen as saying,
mayor should not act without regard
to politicians." What the doctor ae
tunlly snld and meant was, "a mayor
should act without regard to politic
ians." SEIZED LIQUORS MUSI
TD
Judge Alford, of Mobile,
Makea Ruling on the Re
cent Liquor Raid
MORIlyK, Ala., April 13 In the In
ferior criminal court today before
Judge Alford, attorneys for defend
ants In the prohibition rases argued
s motion to quash (he. affidavits and
search warrants on lite ground of in
sullli leney. Today Judge Alford hand
id down his decision, sustaining the
loot Ion ordering that all liquor held
under previous orders of the court, he
returned to the parties In whose pos
sesion they were found at the time
of the seizure.
oirrs i.iki: skxtkxck.
JACKSON. Mbs.. April 1.1. Wil
liam Sorsliy has been found guilty of
the murder of PostnfTleo Inspector
Charles Fitzgerald and ulven a life
sentence In tho penitentiary.
KENILWORTH INN IS
BURNING FIERCELY
Fire of unknown origin
broke out at 2:30 this morn
ing at Kenilworth Inn, one
of the best known hostelries
in the South. The fire is al
leged to have started in the
kitchen,. The guests were
roused, and as far as is
known, all succeeded in
making their escape. The
fire is burning furiously at
this hour. The Asheville
fire department has been
called. It looks as if the
hotel is doomed to total de
struction. The Kenilworth
property is owned by Sena
tor M. Gazzam, of Philadel
phia, and was built at a cost
of $140,000. The amount of
insurance is not known.
HOW TO RAISE THE
IZI
IS NOW
LEADING PROBLEM
How To Get Revenue To
Meet $120,000,000 Deficit
Puzzles the Solons
PAYNE MEASURE
WILL FALL SHORT
Receipts From Original Mea
sure Would Be Far From
Meeting Deficit.
(Ily Clydo Tsvouner.)
WASHINGTON, April 13. Th
problem of raising revenue to offset
the $120,000,000 annual dcnclt result
ing from republican extravagance Is
dally looming larger on the horlson.
Although an attempt wus made In the
Pnyno bill to solve the deficiency In
the national finances by increasing
the tax on necessities, and even by
placing a double, duty on death
through an Inheritance tax, It tailed
utterly. Figures show In a striking
munner how the Payne bill falls short,
by over 7.000,000 a year, of bring.
lug In sufficient revenue to equal the
expenses of the republican adminis
tration.
Tho appropriations for the next
year are $1,044, 014, 291. 33, or more
than IU per capita If distributed to
the Individual. To meet this It I es
timated that 1333,840,71 will be re
celved from postal revenue. It Is
claimed that 1(10,000,000 Is for sink
ing fund on public debt and need not
be paid; that 136,000,000 l appro
printed for the Panama canal, which
can be paid by the sale or bond un
der the provisions of the Payne bill.
After these reduction have been
made the sum left as a necessary
amount to be raised by taxation Is
IT35.73,5t.33. To meet this emir
mou sum the following estimate ar
made: from customs duties under
the Payne bill, 1305,824,762; from In
ternal revenue. $351,000,900; from
taxes on legacies, $30,000,000; (mm
miscellaneous sources, $(1,000,000.
Tho total of these , amounts Is
$638, 334,783. , which t $8T,4R,
RS8.t4 short of equaling the expend!
ture of the government.
"Why I Uncle Sam having such
a hard time meeting expenses 7" is
being asked by tho man who has lit
tie time to koop close track of na
tional finance. . "r t
"Extravagance" Is tho answer of
those on the scone who are able to get
a view Into the business methods of
tho government from close range.
It Is almost Impossible to under
stand that the Roosevelt admlnlstra
tlon could have been more expensive
to the American people than was the
(Coiitlnued on pe four.)
CLARK OF FLORIDA IS
CULLED HOME TO TELL
ABOUT RECENT SPEECH
Constituents Want to Know-
Why He Jumped on
Bryan
TO MAKE DEFENSE
(Ily Associated Press.)
TA I.I.AII AHSEK. Fl , April 13.
Congressman Frank Clurk of Klorlda
Is expected by the lower house of th
Florida legislature to appear on the
loor of the house at the end of two
teeks time and defend himself agatnnt
hargea brought In resolutions offered
ly Representative James Alexander
.f Volusia county, today. He Is asked
In the resolution to "return to the
mcratlc fold." and "cease his at
tacks upon the lpaders anil principles
if the great democratic party." ref
rnnre being made to his r ci nt speech
on the floor of the national house of
preventatives
Tho r.n,,lHtinnK cmiiu-d hoitittd 'If.
bate, legislators making many acqui
sition. The house will ixrmlt Rep
resentative .iarK io oeierin mmnt-it.
le Is charg'-d with assailing ana vto
ntlv nttncklnir and denouncing "our
mntehlcRM leafier of the great dem
ocratic r.nrtv. William Jennlnas Hrv-
an" and assailing and opposing Champ
lark, our great ana anie leaner oi
he democratic party In the lower
branch of congress."
EDl'CATOKH BEADY.
riy Ansortated Prrsa.)
ATUANTA. Oa.. April 13. The flrs
day's session of the twelfth annual
conference for education In the Booth
opens here tomorrow morning. . The
conference will be held In thftrtw
auditorium and will continue 1 for
three, days. There are several 'hun
dred prominent educator from all see
tlon of the United State here for
th conference and many more are
expected tomorrow. '
OF
0
ORDER OF THINGS
t--Mitwaa
First Tryout of tho New Con
stltutlon Promises A
Stormy Future
CABINET GETS
OUT FROM UNDER
Khmll Pasha, tho Former
Grand Vizier. To Form -New
Ministry.
(Br Associated rrrsn.)
CONSTANTINOPLE, April !.
, .i ma sjnrrHun nianv si
demonstration . today before th par
llamcnt building against the commit
tee of union "and progress and th
government. They demanded th dls-
missal of the grand vlster, Hllml
Pasha, the minister of war and th
president of the chamber. The' out
break was caused by an order Issued
to tho troops to the effect that they
must obey their officer under all cir
cumstances, avea If railed upon to
shnotdown their co-religionists.
The mutineer as1 th first move
aolxcd all the officer of th 'commit- -tee
of union and progress and held
them prisoner. Only a few ef th .
troops refrained from taking part in
the demonstration. . The latter, which '
LAND
SULTAN IS
STURBED BY NEW
were chiefly artillerymen and. cavalry,
are massed at the, war ministry.
They have order to fire on anyone
approaching-the building, and during
the eours of the day a number 'or
persons were killed or , wounded"
Deputies were escorted to the cham
ber In order that they might vote n
tho Question of forming a nW "cabi
net and' appointing a new president
but, owing to th Easter holiday It,
was Impossible to form a quorum. "
New Cabinet, 1
The cabinet mot at the port early ,'
In the morning and after a Idhg con
sulfation th minister sent in their -resignation
to the . palace. ,A new
ministry l being formed. .The latest ;
rumor is that Tew (lit Fauna, who waa
recently appointed ambassador to
Orat Britain. wlU te the now grand ,
vlsler, with Eillilm Pasha, minister
or war, xjunim - aiiu. w wi um-
Ish commander In the Greek war and
as be proceeded from the tfildU to
Htambout, he wai greeted with choor
from the troop. v ;
The Sultan' principal secretary ,
read to the chamber an i lrd an
nouncing that hi majesty had ae
oepted the cabinet' resignation and
that new ministry waa In proeesaf ;
formation. Measure had been taken))
the irade continued to preserve ordet
throughout the country, , It an
noiinccd that the mutinous troop had
fCnntlnued on par four.)
PLOT TO
PRIEST
THE
POLICE
tt
"Black Hand!' Plot Is Ditf
hi
closed by Trapping of
the Miscreants. ! '
THEY DEMANDED $2,500-
(By Associated Presw.)
NEW YORK, April 1J.. The arrest
bite yesterday at Forty-second street'
and H, cond avenue, of a stranger. Who
gave his name as Edward Zerllnsky,
disclosed a Olack Hand plot to
blackmail the Rev. father Velenrlne
ChleboWsky, pastor of Bt. Joseph'
Polish Catholic church, at Passala,
N. J.
Fath.-r Chlebowsky five day ago
received a letter signed by the Black
Hand demanding that b place an
envelope containing 12,500 at a car
tain spot on the corner of Forty-Sec
ond street and Second avenue.
The priest notified the polio ana
word was seit to Hie NeW Tork Cen
tral office. It wa arranged that
Father Chlebowsky slviuld go to th
point designated last night and place
the envelope, while the detective
were watching, but nf tho last mo
ment tho priest declined to acr and a
messenger, made up to look as near
ly os possible llko him, pluied an en
velope containing marked bills In the
t.t indicated. .
Central office detectives " ac Zer
llnsky secure the envelope a few min
utes later, and beforo- he had tken
five steps he was a prisoner. He de
clined to do more than give his nam
and he was locked up at police head
quarters. ' '
"I have not an enemy that I know
of," said Father Chtobowsky. lust
night, "and I cannot Imagine that the
Black Hand I after me, , The plan
must have originated In 11 fellow':
brain." ? h' .,- .-, : . '
Father rChlobowsky ha i charge of
a parish containing ' twa,r thousand.
mostly mill haads. ,
pnilitary post.