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THE ASHEVILEE CITIZEN. THE WEATHEE: BAIN A A PASES VOL. XXVII., FQ. U. MR.BICKETTURGES BETTER PAY FOR THEN.G. JUDICIARY He Recommends $5,000 per Annum For The Supreme Court Judges URGES SI. 000 MORE SUPERIOR COURT Attorney General Takes Oc Caslon to Express Opinion Regarding Elections RALEIGH, N. C. Dec. J 2. Very decided change in the judiciary de partment of North Carolina are re commended by Attorney General T. W. Blckett In his biennial report to Governor Kltchln and the general as sembly. He urges that Supreme court Justices be paid $5,000 and that Su perior court Judges receive i 1,000 al lowances for expenses; that there be created two Superior court circuits eastern and western with ten dis tricts each, and that one of the dis tricts be a small one bo that the Judge' In it can be available, for spec ial courts elsewhere when required. He believes that there should be an intermediate court of appeals to sit in the eastern and the western circuits and to have final Jurisdiction over a large number of the minor cases that now congest the calendar of the State Hupreme court. If this Is not done lie is in favor of Increasing the num ber of Supreme court Justices to six 10 that they will not be so hard work ed. The attorney general also In his "observations and recommendation.-!," protests against the frequent elec tions, holding that an election every four years Instead of every two is enough. He says the biennial elec tions are. a frightful tax on the time, energies and resources of the people. He urges that changes be made In the state law so that Judges can sum mans, jurors, from Adjoining aounrles v.-hen'oocssion requires: steps to break up "professional jurors:" allow solici tors to group any number of viola tions of a law into one Indictment in stead of the present costly and cum bersome method of making separate bills for each charge. He asks that simple assault on women be made punishable by fine and Imprisonment. RAHDLEMAN CD. GOES UP FDR THREE QUARTERS OF II MILL! DOLLARS Naomi Falls Cotton Mill, Also of Randolph Co., In Same Disaster RECEIVERS NAMED GREENSBORO, N. C, Dec. 22. Three quarters of a million dollars are the estimated liabilities of the Randelman Manufacturing company and the Naomi Falls Manufacturing company of Randolph county, two of the oldest and largest cotton mills in North Carolina which were ad judicated involuntary bankrupts to day by Judge James E. Boyd, sit ting In bankruptcy proceedings In the District court - of the United States. The petition bringing on the bankruptcy was filed by three credi tors, the Wachovia Loan and Trust company of Winston-Snlem, the Greensboro Loan snd Trust compa ny and the Hunter Manufacturing and Commission Company of Greens boro, whose claims aggregate $150, 000. Other accounts outstanding are large, an official of one of the bank rupt companies estimating that the total Indebtedness would ran?e from $790,000 to 1800.000. F. H. Fries, of Winston-Salem am T. A. Hunter of Greensboro were appointed re ceivers with power to continue the mills In operation and to borrow money on their own certificates through their attorneys with which to buy raw cotton and to otherwise finance the enterprises. ON A DUCK HUNT IN HIS AIRSHIP isa ivnirr.s-s Calif. Dec. 22. Hubert Latham, the French aviator went duck hunting today at tne tiaIm r-htr-n nlnh in a. monnDlane. He circled over the feeding grounds of the wild fouwl. driving nis ma i.Ki at Men rate of soeed. snd frightening the birds Into the air In flocks of thousands. With a double barreled shot gun- Lathem Oreo ten times ax me aucw .tin.. m ta-ar anil crinnlina- others. . Tjthm nursued the birds out to sea. following them three miles. After half hour of hunting Latham landed at the club house. DEATH TOLL OF THE QUAKER CITY FIRE IS TWENTY-FOUR Forty Firemen and Policemen Are In Hospitals Suffering from Severe Injuries, Some PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 2. Twenty- four firemen and policemen Hre known to be dead and forty are in hospitals suffering from injuries from wb'ch some will not recover, as the result of the collapse of the walls of the burning live story factory of David Krledlander. dealer in leather rein- nunts, at 116-18-20 Dodlne street. The ice-bound ruins are still being searched for the body of Charles ICdelman, who Is known to be dead, and to discover If possible the bodies of several other firemen who are re ported missing. William Glazier who was held In the ruins for more than thirteen hours Is In a hospital suffering from pneu monia but at a late hour tonight his condition was reported to be greatly Improved and the physicians have hopes of saving his life. Pinned beneath an lmmnse Iron girder, Glasler gave one of the great est exhibitions of fortitude on record. When he was found alive held down by tons of debris, physicians wanted to amputate his legs lit order that he might be removed. He protested. saying, "1 will get out alright, and in plenty of time. What good would I be without logs? I would rather trust to the boys getting this Junk away." Incendiary Origin It Is reported that the authorities believe that the fire was of incendiary orlgjn and expect to make an arrest In the case. The police and firemen say that the flames seemed to spring up all over the building at the same time. There was nothing stored In the structure of an Inflammable char acter, the floors being filed with ma ll I nery and leather. The mass of debris Is frozen solid and it may be several days before ad ditional bodies are taken from the ruins. Although Kdleman's body was directly beneath Glazier's, as the lat ter lay on the sidewalk, the remaining walls had to be razed before It was deemed safe to continue the work of digging In the ruins. Some of the fire companies whose members met death and Injury in the fire and col lapse are today practically wiped out by the disaster, Knglnes No. t. No. 23, No. 29, and truck No. 7 lost more than half their crews, while other companies suffered less sevorely. Hunlest hit of all was the house at Fourth street and Glrard avenue. Five men from engine company No. 29 had been injured, the other men had received burns, cuts, and bruises. Their housemates, the mien of chem 1 1 NH LEAGUE TEAM WILL PLAr GAME AT GREENSBORO APRIL 3 Will Train at Marlin, Texas and Make Visit to South - era Cities NOT COMING HERE NEW YORK, Dec. 22. The New York Natiomil league club will train neat spring In Murlln, Texas, and while In that state will piny exhi-i Mt ion games 'With the Waco, the Dallas. Forth Worth, Houston and Galveston teams. Exhibition schedule follows: March and 6 One team in Wa co and one In Dallas. March 11 and 12 One team In Fort Worth and one in Dallas. March 12 and 19- One team in Houston and one In Galveston. March 25 and 26 One team In Dallas, one team In Forth Worth and one In Shreveport. March 28 Birmingham. March 29, 30, 31 and April 1. Atlanta. April 3 Oreensboro. N. C. April 4 Norfolk, Va. April 5 and 6 Richmond, Va. April 7 Baltimore. April 8 With Yale and New York. MU RITAMA AKRIVKS FISHHURO. Wales, Dec. 11. The Mauritania, which left Liverpool De cember 10 In nn ntt-mot to m;ike a record voyage to New York and re turn in 12 (lays, arrived nere at l.ZZ o'clock tonight. The quick voyage across the ocean and back and the rapid taking on of carao at New York enabling- the continental oas- sengers to reach their destinations before fhristmas. is a source of the greatest satisfaction both among the passengers and those who gathered here to meet the steamer. . SIIELTOV DEAD. STANFORD, Ky.. Dec.. 12. Wm. Shelton. one of the leading educa tors of the South and West, died at his home here hut night He had been president of the University of Nasi- Me, Los Angeles university and the Southwestern university located at Wlnfield, Kansas. He retired sev eral yean ago. ASI1EVILLE, N. Cannot Recover, ical No. 2 and truck No. 7 had suf fered more reverely; Each had lost two men by death and more of the men are in the hospitals than In the tiro house. Four men In each re ported for duty. Truck No. S came back to Fourth and Race streets at noon with two men, a driver and a tilleimun. The firemen had left the blase in patrols and ambulances. With five, men hurt and their fore man killed, the survivors of engine company No. 10 rode slowly back to the house. The streets nearby were filled with silently respectrull crowds as the doors were opened to admit the battered crew. All the men were dejected and showed their feelings plainly. John Latimer, chief fire marshal), after an all day Investigation, express ed the belter that the fire started In the office on the first floor of the fac tory building, lie was imable to give the cause. The rumors of probable Incendiarism, he said, would be thor oughly investigated. The factory build ing was 68 years old and expert build ing Inspectors declare that the age of the walls rad something to do with their sudden collapse. Kdwln Clark, chief of the bureau of building Inspec tion said the walls collapsed because of their age and the manner of their construction. The mojar, he said, was so old that a little heat converted In practically Into powder so that it had no adhesive power. Then the girders and beams, Instead of being iron and steel, as In modern buildings, he explained, were of wood. This burned out quickly and took away the only support of the walls. A movement has already been started for the relief of the families of the dead men. This afternoon city council passncl resolutions of sympathy and Mayor Keyburn has called a meeting of the cltiuens permanent re lief committee to be held tomorrow, j Besides the -funds to be raised by this committee and by private sub scription, the families and minor chil dren of the firemen and the police men kilted will o provide for- by the police and firemen's pension funds. - Nearly all of the men left fami lies. John Collins, fireman, leaves a widow and six young children; Harry Pertolet. fireman, leaves seven moth erless children and some of the other victims left widows and two and three children. BARREL WIS THAT Of AM AGED CHURCH JANITOR Former Medical Student Is Charged By Police With Knowledge of Crime HE MAY BE CRAZY MONTREAL. Dec, 22. The po Hce today established with practical certainty the Identity of the body found solidly frozen In a barrel marked "Poultry" at a local storage warehouse. They believe It Is that of Matthew Johnson, the aged Jani tor of a Presbyterian church at Jar vis, Ontario. Johnson died November 13 and was buried at Jarvls, where, today, the authorities began excava tion of his grave. They found n empty. John McSorley of Jarvls, who stud ied medicine 26 years ago, but never practiced, Is held by the provincial police In connection with the matter. His name appeared as that, of the original consignor of the barrel open ed yesterday by a railroad claim ag ent following Its non-delivery. Mc Sorley, according to the police, hns long brooded over alleged misuse of bodies for purposes of dissection. He Is said to admit shipping a barrel to this city, but says It contained tur keys. The police do not expect to show that any crime has been coni miited by any person of sound mind JK'K JOHNSON II U.I.K.NOKD NEW YORK. Dec. !. Barney Gerard received a telegram tonight from Al Kaufman at Han Francisco nuking him to send a challenge to Jack Johnson for the heavyweight title. Gerard accordingly sent the following message to Johnson at Chi ago. At. Kaufman, who Is now In San Vrancisco. has requested me to Issue fr him a challenge to fight you for the heavyweight championship of the world, the flht to take place within fix months or a year, according to your decision." RAJX AXD WARMER WASHINGTON. D. C, Dec., 22 Forecast. North Carolina, rain and warmer Friday: Saturday clearing and somewhat colder; moderate east. shifting to northwest Saturday. C, FRIDAY MOANING, Bring Them FIREMENPERISH UNDER FALLING WALLS IN MILLION DOLLAR FIRE Twenty-Thre Brave Fire to Save Big Packing Plant of Morn and Company. "-Eighteen ' Bodiee Recovered, CHICAGO Deo. S3 Fire Chief James Horatl, Asslstnju Chief Wil liam J. Burroughs and II firemen were killed under falling walls In a million dollar firs at the stock yard of Morris Coi early today. Fifteen firemen were seriously In Juredj Including two captains who may dis. Mayor bussa ient ten hours pwsaonally directing the search for the titty, 'of. Chief Huran, who nad een lus-hmg mwd. But the chief' bed? A net been rcov re late tonftllt,, iWiowirV a rJlf road wrecking trtin, with derricks and steam shovjrl wa used to clear away the burning rulna The bodies of 18 menpave been found. The fire broke out afresh at I o'clock tonight, after It had taxed the strength of the fire department for sixteen hours. Acting Chief Bcy- ferllch gent a general call to out lying stations for fresh men. These, aided by police reserves, continued the light on the fire and the search for bodies of the dead. Insurance men said that the kill ing of the chief and his men was not due to an ammonia timk ex plosion as first supposed but to the expansion of cold air In the beef warehouse dm- to the h.iit from the fire. This, It Is said, forced the four story wall to give way and collapse. The force I. .hind the wall wes as strong as though an explosion had occurred. Apparently maddened by the death of their chief, who was popular In the department, firemen threw them selves recklessly Into the work of clearing away the fallen walls. More than 60 men dropped from exhaus r is READY FOR ANOTHER TRIP Reported That Converted Vessel Will Take Part Against Honduras NEW ORI.KANH, iju. D'-r. 2. Again today H Is announced that the mysterious converted yatch Hornet would sail for 'Vntral American waters where, according to reports, she goes to engage In a revolutionary expedi tion against Honduras, but tonight she was still at anchor In the river. four days BK" "i alleged flllibusterer cleared for Ope Graehie, Nicaragua. fix times sh has hauled in her an chor and ami ine announcement went forth each that she had gotten away, but it 'J' veloped on each occa sion that she tuwl merely executed another maneuver In her game of hide and seek i!h the newspaper men and the agent of this and other coun tries who are i harged with keeping tab on her movements. Just When I lie Hornet will get away no'ohe eeenu to know. United Htates government officials again tonight de nted that they had offered to Interfere with the departure of the vessel from this port. BOY 8.WK8 HIS MOTIIElt MACON. Ga , Dec. it. While an unknown Intruder,, a white man, the wore for liquor, wrestled with hi mother. In their home on the out sklrta of Vacon tonight, Wichtel Smith, II years of age, pulled down his father's shotgun and blew the stranger's head off. DECEMBER 23, 1910. The Smugglers, in Dear, The Children Are Fighters and Their Chief Die tion and were carried tack from the Intense heat of the burning warehouse. Despite the work of many angina crews, the fire con tinued to bum stubbornly all day and night, Thousand thronged 'into the stockyards and Ui spectators were kept back frorn the danger tine. Bines the day following the Ircxiuls theatre tragedy, which like tha disaster of today,: was holiday time - horror, have such Bathetic rn attended -'trrltw'tlthleMto"" The bodies of victims Were taken to undertaking rooms on West 4Jrd street, near the fire. Widows and children of the dead men, white fneed and frantic, crowded Into the place. The . bodies were so badly mutilated 'In most cases that the police Woulj) not permit relatives to view them. In several Instances wo men struggled with policemen In at tempts to see their dead. Mayor Ilussa greatly, affected by the death of Chief Horan, called a special meeting of the city council which convened late in the after noon. A committee of fifteen al dermen was selected to take charge of relief work for the families of the dead and to make funeral ar rangements. At the same time a meeting was held ut tin, Chicago club, of which wealthy business men started a re lief fund. Theatre" managers also prepnred to hold benefit perform ances. Wife I Htrtcken. At her Ashland lloulnvard home Mrs. Horan, wife of Chief Jforan, would not believed that her hus PASS TO ETERNITY IS PROiEDJEXPLOIN One Killed and Two Injur ed on The Lillie White an Oil Steamer of Tampa TAMIM, Kia., Dec. 22. One man was killed, one Is missing and two others were seriously Injured tonight when a fifty-gallon drum of gasoline on the schooner Llllle White of Key West, at the Gulf Oil compsny's dork exploded. Caleb Purks. the cook, aged (2, was Instantly killed. Capt. J. Rus sell Is missing,. James I'arks, deck bund, was knocked unconscious and sustained a fractured skull; Harry 1'iirks, son of Oleb Parka, hud his right arm almost torn from Its socket and was otherwise Injured. Thu schooner was wrecked and sank to )llie bottom almost Immediately after the explosion.' The accident happened at low tide and the Vessel was not submerged. Immediately following the explo sion the boat caught fire. There were nearly 200 drums aboard and when the flremen arrived they fear ed that every moment would bring another explosion. Hearing the cries of two wounded men, w,io were lying helpless In the hold of the vessel. Assistant Firs Chief Tores headed a squad of man to I'.e res cue. Both men were dragged out and drum of gasoline In Immediate danger of tha tire were rolled be yond danger. Tha flames Were I quickly extinguished. All AtUep. AT CHICAGO at Their Po$t$ While Trying band was dead until assured by the newspaper reporter Than she tried to peak, as aha gtood among bar four children. but words would not coma and ha fall In a swoon. Mayor Busse, discussing with As sistant Marshal Bayferlich tha death Of Chief Horan, had narrow es cape, An explosion . of ammonia Pipes on the-fourth, floor of tha building they were washing ; threw bricks, beams and ' froitn meat In shower about them. fceyf erlteh Ihsew -himself t trenV.ct .the .mayo ana tnougn wr. Buss is a portly man Beyferllch almost crush d him to tha ground to shisld him from harm. Then grasping tha mayor by tha arm, tha assistant marshal rush ed hi maway to safety, , By 11 o'clock tha news of Koran's death had reached all tha firemen and many of them sobbed aloud as they heard It, Those who wart da tailed to recover tha bodies wept as bits of clothing of thalr lost com rades oama to light, A crushed hel met brought up In a scoop of big scraper proved to be that of As sistant Chief Burroughs and tha de voted workers continued thalr labors with tear streaming down their faces. 1 tillers Body Found. Of the 15 men killed In the stock yards lira todsy by falling walls, the bodies of nineteen, Including that of Fire Chief James Horan, hsd been taken from tha rulna at a lata hour tonight. Tha list of dsad Includes the chief, tha assistant chief, two captains, five lieutenant thirteen city firemen, two private firemen and a railroad employe. , , T FAUF, INJURES H TURK Man Who "Flew" Through Asheville a, Pew Years Ago Comes to Life Again JACKBON, Mich,, Deo. tJ. Kara Osman, a Turkish wrestler, was ren dered unconscious tonight by being thrown over tha head of his op ponent, Charles Olsen, after fifty minutes of wrestling. H Is not known whether ha wa seriously In. lured but he Is still unconscious, thirty mlnutea after tha fall. Osman was revived after being unconscious about hslf an hour. He Is seriously hurt, but his Injury Is not expected to prove fatal. Olsen Is from Indianapolis, and has wres tled In many of the Houthern cities. TIN KOMHKKH MOVE CHIHUAHUA, Mex., Dec. 22. Oni thousand government troops arrived here last night and started by rail road for Han Antonio, which is ten miles from the recent tattle at Mai Paso. The outfit Include a battery of light artillery and one rapid fire gun. Another thousand men are dus her tonight. These together with tha remnant e.f Colonel Ouxman' troops, number ing three hundred at Bostlllos, will concentrate at flan Antonio with the purpose of clearing Mai Paso of In aurrecto and scoring eontrot of the railroad through that strategic point Colonel Ousman, who Is In a serious condition at a hospital here, oescrto d the ambuscade at Mai Paso a a horrible experience. PRICE FIVE' CENTS MUCH REGULATION HAS IMPOVERISHED ROADS SAYSMAHEH Can Find no Plausible Excuse! For Federal Activity In Railroad Control HAS ALSO STOPPED MUCH DEVELOPMENT Rather Interesting Remarks Are Made Before Railroad Securities Commission NRW YORK,. Deo. II. "Fsdaral regulation has put tha ' railroads of this country In the position of not having sufficient means or credit to $a ahead with their work of develop ment," declared Robert Mather, chair man of tha board of directors of 'the Westlnghouse Eleetrlo company and well known, aa a railway executive, when sailed before the railroad se- eurlttes oomm lesion today, Continuing ha saldi . "In my Judgment, whenever tha government authorities to so tar as to regulate the question of rate and when suoh rates do not permit the ooiipany to , operat under average economy so as to earn enough money to maintain tha credit tvvhioh ta so essential In tha operation of a rail road system, I believe tha govern ment should go farther and lend the credit of tha country In order to pro duoa sufficient credit for, tha railroads In looking after thalr needs, . 'HJevernment 4. regulation has no right to stop now and let tha railroads flounder out of their mire difficulties," Hurt HeonriUea ' -Mr. Mather said that while extend ing federal regulation waa In the ef fect of making first class railroad securities very axceilent Investments It also had tha affect of making sec- ; oihI class timrltlea upon which rait-1 road are most - dependent for the raising of money tor additions and ex- tendons less desirable for Investment purposes, s v Mr, Mather rontenned thst If ttic proper publicity were given the finan cial operatlonfc of : railroads there I would not be eo many Instances of unwise Investment. ; Frank Trumbull, chairman of the board nf diieotora of the Chesapeake ' and Ohio Railway company, said that his sympathies were all With federal : regulation, not bsoauss or Its bearing on rates, but because of publlo Inter est, llallroad men be said have come to the conclusion that they must coin mend themseivee to the publlo as Weil as to each' other. Mr. Trumbull said he was In favor of having tha government make a physical valuation of, the railroad of the country, but be was doubtful of the oourse to pursue, ; . .. v ; At the conclusion of today' session It was announced that the next meet- of the commission would be tield In Chicago on January 8 , LITTLE ROT GIVES HISZ LIFE FORMAT SISTEE "Wise" Mother Locks Her Children in Room and They are Burned TJNIONTOWN, Pa., Dec, 11. Locked In hi burning home, little John Her ban fought valiantly for the life of Ma baby slater, ana when. All effort failed, fell dead over her body early today at Herbert, nine miles from here. They bad bean locked In a bedroom by their mother who htt4 gone to the Store nearby, with the Injunction that John rook the baby cradle until h returned. The mother waa delayed, and before her return 'neighbor saw the house wai afire. Breaking down a door they discovered John dead on the floor, while evidence Showed be had at tempted to escape with tha baby by way of a window,, ;: nAI.DWIJf DRAMA KUAR END , IXin A NO EL. KB, Cel., Deo. 12.. Tomorrow afternoon tha curtain expected to fall on the chief attra Hon In the Baldwin will eonte Th case Itself may last two or threj months, but Mrs. Lillian Turnbul may leave the stand for good wiui etflirt adjourn tomorrow, sir, UTJrnouil jour any m vrot examination waa completed tod a All that remain I tha laying foundation for Impeaching her te timony regarding th contract ma ' rUge, on which la baaed her daugi ter' contest for (hare of "Luck. Ualdwln' million. I ROHOOXER ASHORE. J BOSTON.Vass., Dec., II Wht: att sorts o .rumor and eonjectur as to tha possible fata of th BritU schooner Laura C. Hall, of Parnbot N. H., have been circulating since s) waa seen Off Cape Cod battling wit the storm of Decern )r 1, the Hs ha) been slowly working her way it th coast. ., f
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