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THE ' jSSHEVIEEE. GHESEHSTi ft THE T7EATHE3t: SHOWEBS Citixen Want Ads Brlsi Results. ASHEVILLE, N. C, FRIDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 9, 1910. rpL. XXVI.; NO. 323. PRICE tPTVE CENTS. REVEALED SECRET 0HRUT5 STERNLY REBUKED Charge D Affaires at Panama Told to Repudiate Inter view THREATENED STATE WITH ANNEXATION Indiscreet Utterances Made For Purpose of Influencing Election PANAMA. Sept. 8. In an Interview today Richard 0. Marsh, charge d' affaire of the American legation at Panama Intimated that if the Pana Oian government should Ignorfe the wishes of Washington the United States would be compelled to occupy or annex the republic of Panama. ' Mr. Marsh's statement was made M a consequence of the evident In tention of the liberal party, which has a majority In the assembly, to elect as the next vice-president to nil the unexpired term of the late President Obaldia, an anti-American. Yesterday the assembly was occupied (With a heated discussion of the mat ter. Public opinion appears to dis approve of the attitude of the exe cutive body. Mr, Marsh made this statement: . "It m view of all the American government has done for Panama and It great interests present and future on the Isthmus, the Panama assembly and government should per Mstenty refuse to accede to the dear -wishes of. the American, government, that govrnment can only adopt such means to prevent such opposition In the future aa ocupation or annexa tion." The foregoing Is published in to day's imp era and has stirred up something of a sensation. MF8T TAKE IT BACK. 'WASHINGTON, Sept. 8.-Instruc-tlons to promptly and publcly repu diate the interview he la allege to have gives today at Panama were Mbte.-4la ftnaoM 'to- Richard O. Moral), the American charge (d'af faires, by Acting Secretary of State , Wilson. The government officials ex pressed "themselves as satisfied that if Mr. Marsh submitted to any inter view he haul been incorrectly quoted as in tl mat ling that the United States would : Intervene In the event that fOmtmnert on Page Six) FOUND STRYCHNINE PEfliSHEOjNHQTEL FIRE Proprietor Who Had Policy on Life Held for Murder and Arson BOUGHT POISON WILMINGTON, N. G. Sept. 8. Prof. W. A. Withers, chemist at the A. and M. college, Raleigh, who was engaged to make chemical analysis of the contents of the stomach of young Edward Cromwell, formerly of Charleston, S. C, who lost his life In the Rock Springs hotel fire here on the morning of August 10th, ha made a report showing that enough strychnine was found to kill several persona The coroner's evidence showed that J. C Holly, proprietor of the burned hotel, was In Jail to await the action of the Superior court, purchased 120 grains of strychnine In two months. An effort was made last night by the Jailer to induce Holly to confess, but It proved futile. He to said to have made a state ment about a negro being implicated but the coroner does not put much faith In it. The boy's life was in sured for II. BOO in favor If Holly. GARRARy DIES OP WOUND. DURHAM, N. G, Sept. 8. Ed Garrard, a well known Orange county citizen, who was accidentally shot' down In the woods a few days ago by Rnfus Sultt, a feudist, when the lat ter attempted to shoot Garrard's cous in because of a land dispute,' died to day. Sultt to held In Jail without all. His, attorneys will endeavor to obtain his release on bail tomorrow, when ha to brought before Judge Manning. TOWW WIPED OUT. ABERDEEN, S. D-. Sept. 8. Fire supposed to have been of Incendiary origin wiped out the town of Lebeau, on the Mississippi river southwest of here today. The loss la estimated at J125 OO0. Lebeau was tiv point of registration tor the land drawing laat fall and the terminus of the Min neapolis ana 8t Louis railroad. ROOSEVELT SCORNS TO BREAK BREAD AT LORIMER'S, TABLE The Mighty Hunter Springs A nother Sensation m His Advertising Jun ket by Barring Member From His Own CJubV Banquet. CHICAGO. Ilia, Sept. 8. Theodore Roosevelt today barred Senator Wm. Q. Lorimer from the Hamilton club banquet at the Congress hotel by refusing to sit at the same table. The Incident came unheralded. Tho program of the event has for days announced that Senator Lorimer and others would sit at the speakers ta ble with Colonel Roaeveit. The occurrence startled politicians here andover the state with the un precedented demand that the Hamil ton club deny to one of its own mem bers the privilege of attending the banquet came with characteristic ab ruptness from Colonel Roosevelt. The Hamilton club delegation headed by former Judge John H. Batten, as president of the club. Join ed Colonel Roosevelt at the fair grounds at Freport, III., shortly af ter noon. The colonel at once began questioning members of the delega tion concerning the banquet. ' "Is Speaker Cannon to be there?" he asked. "Yes," Mr. Batten replied, "he has accepted the Invitation. "How about Senator Lorimer?" "Senator Lorimer is a member of the club," he was told, " and he has accepted an invitation to the dinner." 'Then I must decline to go," ealrt Colonel Rosevelt, adding that he would feel about the same about the presence of Senator Lorimer as he would sitting down with members of the Illinois legislature who are under Indictment in the graft Investigation. - IwdOd Ultimatum. The members looked their amaze ment and Anally after some hesita tion. Informed their guest that they would go back to Chicago and tell Senator Lorimer his views. . "No," Colonel Rosevelt replied em phatically, "send him a telegram tell ing felro that I wilt not attend the- dinner tonight if he to there." The delegation of Hamilton, club men was perplexed. 'Their "embark rassment was apparently not noticed by ,Mr. Rosevelt who chatted with others standing near-by while the perturbed delegates consulted what Was to be done. After seme Interval the following telegram was drafted and dispatched to Senator Lorimer: "Colonel Rosevelt positively de clines to sit at the same table with PROSPECTS' BRIGHT FOR Declares "General Regula tor" of Things Will Help Somewhat COUNSELS PEACE NEW YORK, Sept. 8. "The enor mous Increased cost of the state gov ernment under republican rule, the shameful scandals that have devel oped from republican maladministra tion and the tariff aa applied to the high cost of living" will be the para mount issues in the coming state campaign, according to John A. Dix, chairman of the democratic state committee. Mr. Dix was host tonight at a dinner and conference at the Hotel Knickerbocker attended by nearly 400 democrats representing the various elements of the party throughout the state. Chairman Dix sounded the keynote of the campaign in his address of welcome and paved the way for the discussion of issues and the work of organization that followed. The other speakers Included Norman E. Mack, chairman of the national democratic committee. Republican Francis Bur ton Harrison, of New York, and Mar tin W .Littleton, of New York. National Chairman Mack counsel led peace. He referred to the re publican leader recently from the Jungle an "one who thinks he can dp everything by fighting." but for his own part he declared that as a dem ocrat h had always accomplished more by peaceful methods then by carrying a chip on his shoulder. The national chairman said he brought a message of good will from Representative Lloyd, tphhirman of the .democratic congressional com mittee. "He telle me, said Mr. Mack, "that practically every close congressional district in the United States is certain to go democratic this fall and that the next house will be democratic. The speaker predicted a democrat ic majority of 100,000 in this state In the coming election, If the right kind of e ticket is named, "the kind that the rank and lie of democrats want nominated." Republicans were al ready . admitting, lie said, that the (Con timed oa pagt six.) you. Our Invitation to you for this evening is therefore withdrawn." The telegram was signed by Judge John H. Batten. Tho committeemen were taken by surprise and their discussion of the event did not cease with the sending of the telegram to Senator Lorimer, Judge Batten as the spokesman of the party said: "Theclub had Invited a number of prominent republicans, among them the ' republican governor of Illinois and various congressmen and It had not occurred to the nwn who arrang ed the dinner that they should not Invite a republican senator. Under the circumstances there is nothing for us to do except to respect the wishes of Colonel Rosevelt, the guest of the evening." Lorimer Absent. All .the members of the delegation appeared relieved when they were In formed on arriving in Chicago that Senator Lorimer would not attend the banquet. On the street. In offices, and It), pub lic buildings the tidings caused much comment, particularly among those who noted that the ban against Sen ator Lorimer was co-Incident with the completion of tho second trial of Lee O'Neil Browne, minority load er of the legislature charged with bribery In connection with the elec tion of the Junior senator. If Mr, Lorimer .was surprised at the refusal of Colonel Roosevelt to sit at the banquet table with bim, no indication of It escaped him. If he was dis pleased or hurt at the frank expres sion of distaste for his presence no sign of disquiet appeared. With un troubled brow, and his customary suavity of expression, he courteously declined to comment to newspaper men on what may to him seem 'an extraordinary Incident The news of Colonel Roosevelt'a demand on the Hamilton dub delegation that .they inform the senator of his decision was ' given .to Senator Lorimer when he reached his office, the president's room in the LaSalle Street National bank. He had Just arrived from his summer home in Pistakee Bay. A hurried resume of the dispatches from Freport waa given him by (Con tinned on page four.) ENMITY OF PARTISANS OF ROOSEVELT UNO TIFT COMES TOM SURFACE Names of Both Dropped in Conservation Platform on Account of It. QUIETLY SMOTHERED ST. PAUL, Sept. 8. The national conservation congress tonight adopted a platform placing the seal of its approval on national control of natural resources. A threatened fight on the part ol state conservation commissioner to place the name of President Taft in the platform along with that ol Theodore Roosevelt aa the greal friend of conservation did not mate rialize on the floor. Under vlgoroun use of the gavel It did not even get started. Henry Wallace, Des Moines, Iowa, was elected president of the conser vation congress. Oifford Plnchot, J. B. White, of Kansas City, declined to be nomi nated for the presidency, and Mr. Wallace was not opposed. A big fight occurred in the reso lutions committee before a platform was finally drafted. This fight chiefly Centered around the mention of Theodore Roosevelt aa the originator of the conservation policies, while the name of President Taft was ig nored. The vote to include the Presi dent's name was lost by a vote ol 8 to 10. An attempt was then made to ellm inato what waa said to be an Injustice to the president and after three bal lota a motion to eliminate the name of Mr. Roosevelt also carried. Federal control of water power do vekopment was approved, while the right of states to grant franchisee for the use of the public streams, was denied. The early opening of the Alaskan and other coal lands belong' lng to the people of the United Suites for commercial purpose on system of leasing, national owner ship, to be retained, was favored. EXPLOSION ON DREADN AUGHT KILLS INJURES 9 AND SETS SHIP ON FIRE Oil Used For Fuel Caught Fire While Ship Waa Going to One of Finest Ships of Navy Injured Men All Will Recover. FORT MONROE. Va,, Sept, . Another of those tragedies which go to show that the sailor affara hla life to his country n time of peace as well aa in time of war waa enacted this 'morning on toe dreadnaugtat. North Dakota, whan- about II miles from Old Point to ,lowwr Chesapeake bay an axploeioa of fuel oil and the ensuing lira cost the Uvea of three men and mora of leas aerlous In Juries to nine others Including Chief Lieutenant Orln O. Murfla. The accident happened far from Any shore, and tor several hours a wild rumor circulated Uirewgtt the community that the Delaware: sister ship of the North Dakota, had been blown up. The official report of AAmdral Schroeder to the nafr . department names the following dead, and Injured in the lire on the battleship North Dakota: The1 dead: Jos. W. Schmidt, coat pastier, en listed at New York Ostober 15, 1808; Hooert Hmore, coat passer, en listed at Newport, R. I., January 1110. Jos. Strait, coal passer, enlisted at Grand Rapids. Mich., June, 1807. The injured: Chief Machinist E. W. Andrews, New York. Machinist T. O. McDonough, 188 Park Ave., Brooklyn. Chaa. C. Roberts, machinist mate, enlisted at Norfolk, Va. Sebastian J. Wlttewer. fireman, first class, enlisted at Philadelphia. James A. Brady, fireman, first class, enlisted at New York. WAKE PHYSICIANS MAY STAND UP FOB COLLEGE May Take no Action At All; on Charges Against N, C. Medical College. i RALEIGH, N. C, Sept. 8. The oensatldnal Forsythe contyu med ical society resolution regarding the North Carolina medical college and purporting to launch a move ment to have the legislature take away from the college the power to issue diplomas on account of the Car negie foundation committee's strict ures' on Its equipment was considered this afternoon by the Wake county society, although It was decided to leave the matter for some future meeting more largely attended. Prominent members predict that no action will be taken at all. as It is said that the sentiment of the profes sion here Is decidedly in favor of standing up for the North Carolina Medical cotlege, and glvlns; It sup port that will lift it above criticism, if It Is not already so. SMOWER6 WASHINGTON, Sept f. Forecast for North Carolina: Showers Friday with cooler in west portion; Satur- I day generally fair and coolers mod erate west winds; shifting to north west , ; Hand in Hand. Leo F. Pleorek, fireman, MoonO) class, enlisted at Chicago. John a; Morrison, fireman, first clasH, enlisted at Boston. ' Fred P,' Kinney, fireman, first clase, enlisted t Mare's Island, Cal, Admiral lk'hroeler's ltaport- Rear Admiral Beaton Hohroeder,, Commanding the Atlantlo fleet, ktte today made the following wcoimtt statement of the accident: "Between 18:88 and 11:0 o'clock this morning o8l from -room No. I In the North Dakota caught firs "while the first squadron of the Atlantlo fleet waa making passage from the south ern drill grounds to Hampton 'Roads. Under a request from- th commander of the North Dakota, the commander In chief of tihe fleet immediately or dered the North Dakota to leave the fleet formation, and the battle ship New Hampshire put near to render assistance in case she could be of ser vice. "No assistance waa necessary and by 11:80 o'clock the fire on the North Dakota waa under control. "It has not yet been ascertained how the fire staretd, although It Is believed that the blase waa not due to any carelessness of the men on the North Dakota. A board of Injulry was named to Investigate the acci dent consisting of Capt. C. A. Core,! of the Delaware, senior officer; Lieut Commander C, V. Price, of the Dela-1 ware, and Lieut. Commander A. M. ! Proctor, of the Connecticut. This board will thoroughly look Into the cause of the explosion." Injured Will Recover. After naming ttoa dead and Injured, T C0N0IT1 BELOW PUR Corn and Oats Only Crops That Nearly Measure Up to Ten Tear Average. WASHINGTON, Sept. The Sep tember crop report of the depart ment of agriculture showing the aver age condition of various crops as compiled by the crop reporting board says the average condition of corn on Sept. 1 was 78.2, compared with 78.8 lost month, 74.6 a year ago and 78 5 the ten year average. Kprlng wheat, when harvested was 83.1 compared with (1 laat month, 88.6 a year ago and 78 the ten year average. Harley when harvested was (8.8, compared with 70 last month and 80.6 a year ago and 83,1 the ten year average. The oat crop when harvested a 83. S, compared with 81. ( last month 83.8 a year ago and ,. 78.S, the ten year average. Tho number of bales ofcotton gin ned to Sept. 1, from the growth 'of 1810, Was 358,824 hales, round bale counted as half bales, according to the report or the census bureau made at 10 o'clock this morning. The 1808 total waa 388,242 bales, the 1808, 4';:, 229 bales and the 1807, 100,271. WELLS QUITS GAME. RICHMOND. Va., Sept. I. Jake Wells has tendered his resignation of the presidency of the Virginia state baseball league. A meeting of the league directors will -probably be held here within about two weeks when It Is likely that a sncreseor to Wells will be rhosen or a committee appointed to make a choice. Drill Ground and Imperiled Badly Burned, But stating that the three who trt dead were killed outright. Admiral Monroe der adds; -. '--r.' . ',"'.:"- 'The Injured men are all expected to recover. Chief Lieutenant Orln O. Murfln waa In the fir room at the time of the accident, and, waa burned but not seriously, , . , "The commander In chief Immedi ately upon the anchoring of the truadron preceded. : to . the : tuppl) tender Yankton to the North Dako. ta to personally attend" to openuiona The fire was colMDlatalv under oontrol before he arrrwsd, and after aaoer- taiaing aa many (acta) aa. possible, Us returned to the Connecticut in Hampton Roads. 'The North Dakota, shortly after the accident, anchored off Thimble Shoal light house. The wounded men who were severely but not seriously burned, were removed from the North Dakota to Mia hospital ahip Bolacs and are receiving the beat medical attention." . i- .. ! The settling tank, near which th fire apparently broke out, la part of a double bottomed compartment - In which the fuel oil la carried In bulkt In each fire room are two tftO gal lon tank Into which the oil is pumped to be settled; t , is then pumped Into the fir. Is Second. Escape, The North Dako'A bad a fire ono before since being launched In Nov- ember, 1807, That was on the 18th of last May at the Boston navy yard, when a red hot rivet dropped into ground cork In one of the after mag- (Continued cm page) four.) TARIFF BOARD WILL FIRST Will Meet Last of Month to Begin Its Work in Washington WASHINGTON. Sept. 8 The tariff hoard will meet lit Washington Sep tember 21 and lay the foundation! for the beginning of a scientific In vestigation of three most Important schedules of the I'ayne-Aldrlch law The now famous schedule "K", the woolen schedule, which has been both sharply criticised and strongly defended will have first consideration. The cotton schedule and the metal schedule will follow In the orde) named. Two others may be added to the immediate task, If It la pos sible. What they will be Is not known. However, the board hopes to have at least five schedules thorough ly scrutinised during Its first year's work, and It Is said such a plan ha President Taft's approval. Whether or not the fact that tne board la meeting In Washington the same week that President Taft has called the cabinet to the white house -for several days work behind closed doors has any significance no one here attempts to say. It la generally accepted as a fact,' however, that an other revision of the tariff, to be made schedule by schedule as .may be needed will be one of the subjects discussed at the white bouse confer ence. APPOINTS PAYMASTER. RALEIGH, N. C, Sept 8. Col. S. W, Coper, of Fayetteavllle, was com missioned paymaster-general of the North Carolina guards to succeed Col. Holllngsworth. svho was fatally injured In an automobile collision! in Richmond, Col- Col- Coper has feeea a member of the personal staff of Gov. Kitchin the: pat thrde year. AfilnSEflD LOBBYISTS TO GET Outline Their Demands to be) ' Presented to Legislative Bodies ; LEGISLATURES AND ; CONGRESS MUST LISTEN Speculation In Cotton . and Central Bank Are Both ? Condemned A .'it' CHARLOTTB, 'N. C. Sept With the election of offoers, follow ing three business sessions fraught with interest to every agriculturalist In the nation, the Farmers' Co-operative and Kducatlonal Union adjourn- -ed tonight to meet lit the tall of 1811 et a place to be selected later by the board of directors, -1 K A - l Legislation necessary to the Inter est of agriculture was the subject In hand and deciding upon what legia latlon is most pressing, the farmer resolved to tend lobbyist! to congress and all state legislatures to accom plish their objects. , Words were not mihced and the language of all f the . resolutions wag emphatlo and to the point ..,,'. , What They Demand. .' , ftummarlsed the resolutions aret Condemning speculation In cotton on the stock exchange. Condemning the central bank Idea "which will result in money being withdrawn from circulation and the volume contracted." , : Opposing the contract and lease system being applied to the , rural free delivery mail service and favor ins ine present system, . , Favoring the parcels post, , , , Favoring the physical valuation nt railroads telegraph and telephones. urging a law to prohibit publics. officials from receiving fees, gifts, loans or emoluments from corpora tlons. '- , , Condemning the present tan ft end favoring law that shall reduce It' gradually to a venue hasla Urging more eauttable division of taxation for ' city and rural schools and state appropriation for high anrf technical school for farmers' chll- dren,.tliat they may enjoy the eddca- ' --ri-iir,-nn-iH,-,i,rviptfn-vv-rt.iminm'imu (ContlniKid on peg four.) fcniltD III!? ; SET TO GATGH QlJ; Young Man With Gun Shot When Signal Was Given Without Looking ' WHATTHEYDESfRE NEW YORK, Sept, I. A burglar, scare, In which a fear-stricken youth and a revolver figured, - caused . the f death early yesterday ' morning of . Mrs. Louise Gels, thirty-six year old, . at No. 420 East Una Hundred and ' Eighteenth street .The youth, Kurt Welsfslog, a boarder with the Qeia ; family, who ; did tho ahootlng, waa , arrested,' but discharged1 later in the coroner's court, as Paut Gels, hus band of the dead woman, and Louisa Gels, their fifteen year old daughter, ' testified the ahootlng was accidental. Two weeks ago Oustavus Simon of No. 410 East One Hundred antf . (eighteenth street, a nephew of Mrs.'1 Gels, found that burglars had at tempted to break Into his flat ' It moved to No, 480, occupying apart ments adjoining those of the Gela family. Burglars followed him. Kta- -urday night some one attempted to break Into his flat by means of tha -lire escape. r The (lets and Simon families Joined rorcca in defense against the roboers. . The services of Kurt Welsfslog, tha nineteen year old boarder of the Gels' was enlisted because he possessed a - revolver. Joe Hubert, of JJo, tit V.t Klehtv-Hrat atmsati a friend of Welsfslog, joined the party. A plan of campaign , was arranged -by which Welsfslog was to station v himself et the door of the Blmotf apartments which commands a view of the hall and stairway. The looW v of the door waa removed, leaving an aperture two Inches in diameter. ; Throukh this space Welsfslog when -he heard a scream and hurrying foot steps fired several bullets, ana f which killed the woman. - r , 'J ' With remarkable stoicism, Louise Gels last night told the story of . the .' fatal shooting. ., . , - "We expected burglars would trj and break in last nignt because tney tried to the Saturday night before. : Kurt was to stand behind the door of Cousin Blmon's fiat and If tha burglars ran through the ball nnd down the stairway we were to screarrt and he was to shoot , "About three o'clock papa heard1 a noise on the Are escape. He went Into the bedroom and saw a man ' climbing In the window; another sat on the fir escape ready to come in. He yelled to mamma that burglars) were breaking In and mamma, and t both screamed, v Papa' ran Into thtf hall and we followed him. Then Kurt began to shoot. Mamma was klllvd ana r would nave been killed I guess but I stumbled and XeH.' .,M.'L.t