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ASILEVILLE, N. G, TUESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 3, 1911.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
EDITOR DOWD IS
Ldne LEAD I THE
RACE FOR SPEAKER
Mecklenburg Goes Down to
Raleigh In Force to Secure
His Election
OTHER CANDIDATES
HAVE NOT APPEARED
Caucus Will be Held Tonight
to Select Officers ForSes
slon of Legislature
RALEIGH, N. C. Jan. There
is strong. Mecklenburg dounty del
egation here wtth.?W. C. Dowd, push
ing his candidacy for the speakership
of the, house, and Dowd is the only
avowed candidate for the place
' actually on the scene at this time.
K. M. Koonce, of Onslow, has not
reached here yet. R. H. Battle, who
lives in Raleigh, Is only a receptive
candidate, and Is not personally
worlqingi for the place. The only
other man now being spoken of I
R. A. Doughton, of Alleghany, and
he has not ever publicly declared his
candidacy, and friends of Dowd are
claiming that he Is really for him.
lte will reach here on a late train
tonight. '
Dowd lias Long Lend.
F. R. McNlnch, of Charlotte, who
Is especially active for Dowd's can
didacy, says Dowd Is certain of over
eighty per cent of the democratic
votes for the speakership and that
there Is a strong probability that he
will have a clear field and actually
fret the caucus nomination oy accla
mation, ell opposition be.lng with
drawn. Here from Mecklenburg wirklng
ss they say to make the election of
rowd unanimous are Mr. McNlnch,
K. R. Preston". J. A. McRae, Cameron
Morrison, Herrtott Clarksoii 'and
Senator Pharr.
Will Caucus Tonight
Pemocratic caucuses will be held
Tuesday night for agreeing uponwho
rhall have the various posts in the
io branches of the assembly. Ottis
gelf, of Jackson, and W. K. Brock
,ffjLi.Waeabot'o,s fTOcontending" tor
principal ,;tferk" of the senate, T. O.
cpbb of Burk for principal clerk of
'house. For reading clerk of the
rerite, Mark Squires of Lenoir Is
rlsted, and there Is no avowed can
didate yet for reading clerk tn the
bouse. : F. B. Arrendell is -oooptlve,
C. L. Kirkpatrlck Is asking lor scr-neant-at-arms
In the house again,
with no definite candidate for this
place In tha senate.
CELEBRATED CRIMINALS
MOSSED AFTER
PENDINSFOROIIERYEAR
Mrs. Vaughn and Dr. Hull
go Free of Charge of Pois
oning Prof. Vaughn
WITNESS INFIRM
LANCASTER. Mo., Jan. 2. Mrs.
Alma H. Vaughn and Dr. James It.
Hull, accused of the murder of Pro
fessor John T. Vaughn nearly a year
ago, today were freed of the charges
against .them in tho Circuit court
here. Their cases were nolle, prossed
by Prosecuting Attorney Reiger, of
Adair county, after Judge Shelton
had refused to grant the further con
tinuance asked by the stale.
Thrtj i&nnotuncenv-nt was greeted
iwlth applause by the friends of Mrs.
Vaughn and Dr. Hull. The widow
appeared unconcerned at the demons
stration.
The inability of Dr. Paul Schwelz
er of the Stale university, the prose
cution's poison expert, to be present
caused the request for a continuance.
In refusing the continuance Judge
Shleton said he believed Dr. Schweitz
er, who Is more than SO years old,
could never again appear in court.
Rciger's term aa prosecutor expired
today, and It Is believed that noth
ing more ever will be dono in the
case.
Prof. Vaughn died In Kirksville.i
Mo,, suddenly on October 14, l'JOD.
after an'lntcrestliig career as an edu
cator. In December of the same
a mimtipr of hfn f H on 1 1 h hrjFn
n lnvMrtlHmi nrf in Jannarv. !
1910, his body wa. exhumed. Then
followed a bitter legal fight, made by
the widow upon Dr. Schwcita r's re
port that he had found strlchnine In
ths stomach. Indictments Acre re
turned by a grand jury st Klrks
vllle few weeks later and the case
brought to Lancaster on a charge of
venue.
DR. KINCAID HEAD
CHABLOTTK. N. C, Jan. 2. Rev.
Dr. Morris Kincaid, pant or of the
First Presbyterian church of this
city and well known throughout the
North and South, died at his home
here today, after a brief Illness. He
,had been pastor of this church for
the past four years, coming; here
.. Iron Honolulu. ' .. . ; ',, , '
MILLION DOLLARS
PER DAY COULD BE
SA VEDBYECONOMY
Attorney Brandeis in His Brief in
Rates Cases Declares Not Higher
Rates that Are Needed But a
Pruning Down
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2. Higher
standards of efficiency, not Increased
freight charges, are the paramount
needs today of American, railroads.
This proposition" Is -the essence qf
the brief -tiled today with the ter
state commerce commission by Louis
D. Brandeis . of Boston, counsel for
the traffic committee of 'commercial j
organizations , of the Atlantic sea
board In. the Investigation by the
commission of the proposed freight
rates by carriers In official classi
fication territory that part of the
country east of the Mississippi, and
north of the Ohio and Potomac rivers.
Railroad managers, Mr. Brandeis
declares, in an effort to meet existing
reeds should look not without, but
within.' "If their net income is in
sufficient;" .he says, "the proper rem
edy is not higher rates resulting in
higher costs and lessened business,
but scientific' management, resulting
in lower costs In wages and Increased
business. If. their credit is Impaired,
the proper remedy la not to apply the
delusive stimulant of higher rates.
but to strengthen their organizations
by introducing advanced methods in
eliminating questionable practices.
Thus they will maintain credit by de
serving it."
The Trend Htlll I'pwiird
Mr. brandels indicates that he con
siders the great question Involved in
the Investigation to. be the state
ment of President Wjllard of the
Baltimore A Ohio, that "the tendency
of rates will be to continue upward"
that is, there will bo a progressive
increase in rates.
'As an alternative to the railroads'
practice of combining to Increase
rates," suggests Mr. Brandeis, "We
offer' co-operation to reduce costs.
Instead of a dangerous makeshift, we
offer a constructive policy scientific
management, under which, as costs
fall, wages rise"
, The law places the burden or proor
ct the reasonableness of the proposed
advances yiponp the. railroads,,, Mr.
nranaeis maintains ina mo nw
"have failed utterly to sustain their
burden of proof; have failed so com
pletely that the application of the
railroads for approval of the new tar
iff should be denied."
Can Save Million a Hay
Tn a discussion of "scientific man
agement," it Is maintained that tne
contention of the railways that the
possibilities of economy In railroad-'
DIK INAUGURATED, FIRST
AT ALBANY IN 18 TEARS
Makes "Business" and
, "Economy" the Keynote
of His Administration
FREE FROM CONTROL
ALBANY, N. Y., Jan. 2. With
impressive ceremonial, John Alden
Dix, second of that name to bo cloth
ed with the dignity and responsi
bilities of the governorship of the
empire state, was formally Inducted
Into office today, the firm democratic
governor in 18 years.
Ills first official utterance, sound
ing the keynote of his formulated
policy, was received with close at
tention by an audience comprising all
the higher state officials and us many
others as could crowd into the as
sembly chamber where the function
occurred. That keynote was "busi
ness and economy."
Governor said in part:
"The end of all government should
be the preservation of all true lib
erty. That liberty which guarantees
to every man the fullest measure ol
individual right consistent with a
proper maintenance Of the rights of
all others and at the same time
preserves and maintains the collet
live rights of all members of
Ih't
state.
"I am succeeding to the gover-
norship at a time when business
training and understanding teem ab-
minlstratlon of public an":-.Irs.
"I am a firm believer in the gov
ernment of the people and by the
people, and I solemnly declare that
I assume the responsibilities of this
great office without the fetter of a
single promise except my oath to
obey the constitution of the state
and the nation and to serve and
protect the rights and interests of
all the people of the state.
Preceeding the inauguration cer
emonles there, was a parade of state
military organizations and democratic
clubs.
Governor Dix and his predecessor
In office and their secretaries riding
In automobiles, headed the proces
sion. ... '-;'.',. j
of Expenses.
Ing have been practically exhausted
Is "contrary to all human experience
in either lines of activity."
It is maintained by Mr. Brandeis
that "at least 1 1,000,000 a day could
be saved by the pursuit of mothods
of scientific management" of Ameri
can railroads.
In respect to the contention of the
railroads that the proposed Increases
in class rates are reasonable, Mr.
TrnrtriiiM iiroreji thnl nn ftvirlonn wot
presented to sustain the contention;!
that no increase in any class rate
can properly be made without giving
the shippers an opportunity to be
heard; and that' the pending in
creases were fixed without affording
the shippers such an opportunity. He
arugues further "that tho injustice
and inequality in the existing clossl
hcations are such that no horizontal
rise in rates could be made without
great hardship to the shippers in
communities affected; that the pro
posed Increase seriously distorts, on
some railroads, the relation of long
distance to short distance traffic; that
the imposition of nearly the whole
burdcrn of the Increased rates upon
class rates appears to be unjust, that
the proposed Increase would seriously
contract the market of the manufac
turers nd merchants of the Atlantic
seaboard: that it would .seriouHly In
crease the cost of living, and that It
would reduce the volume of long dis.
tance tonnage and hence the expected
gross revenues of the rrtlroads.
Wages uot a Factor
As to the argument of the railroads
that they need additional revenues on
account of the required increase in
wages, Mr. Brandeis submits three
propositions:
" First: gome railroads, at least, do
not need additional Income.
"Second: In some railroads any ex
isting need of additional income Is
due to causes other than wage in
crease or acts of congress.
"Third: Every railroad which Is
properly. .,uetoMkn and financed.
can meet any existing needs without
rate Increases through the Introduc
tion of scientific management."
The contention of the railroads that
greater Income Is imperative in order
to Secure needed new capital for ex
tensions and improvements. Is met
by the assertion thnt "if tin .riu
of "American railways Is in any re-
m - 11 1 i i .'..njj
(Continued op page four.)
CITY CHAMBERLAIN OF
NEW YORK DISAPPEARS
COAST
Chas. H. Hyde Left House
boat at Southport Before
Her Troubles Began
IS WANTED AT HOME
JACKSONVILLE, Flu., Jan. 2.-"I
don't know."
This was the only response vouch
safed today by A. C. Wiawell of New
York aw to the whereabouts of
Charles JI. Hyde, chamberlain of
New York city, wanted In New York
in connection with the legislation race
ick inquiry. Mr. Hyde left the
houseboat Stop-a-Whlle at Southprot.
N. C, Wednesday morning, following
which tho vessel encountered two se
vere storms which nearly swamped
it. Mr. Wiawell and a crew of three
were aboard.
"Did Mr. Hyde get off with the
purpose of going to New York?" Mr.
Wiswell was asked.
"I don't know," he responded.
Where ho is now was answered in
the same wopIh.
Mr. Wiswell was Informed 'that the
New York newspapers were very anx
ious to locate Mr. Hyde, but he made
no response to tills statement nor
did lie Indhato whether Mr. Hyde
who owns the vessel, would Join him
at Miami. He made no response to a
querry as to why Mr. Hyde had left
the vessel while enroute to his final
destination.
"I never expected to reach this port
alive," said the New Yorker In de
scribing the perilous trip along the
North Carolina and Florida coasts.
The Vssscl was not badly damaged
snd Is iVing repaired for. the trip
south.
GOV.
OIIIMK SWORN IN
RENO, Ncv., Jan. 2. Tasker L
Oddie was today Inaugurated gover
nor of Nevada at Carson City. He
Is the first republican to occupy the
position since the early 0's. Oth
er state officers wer. sworn In at
ths same time, . ,
Looks
THOUSANDS THRONG WHITE HOUSE
AT ANNUAL NEW YEAR'S RECEPTION
Weather Interfered Somewhat With Brilliant Event. Everybody From Highest to
Lowest Privileged to Call and Shake The Hand of The President
t on This Day.
WASHINGTON, Jon. The New
Year's reception at the whits house.
who nthe door ol (lie historic man-.
slon were thrown open to the hum
blest citizen whs ; may care to pay
his respects to the chlof magistrate
of the nation, was held today -tinder
weather conditions h't tended ma
terially to cut domn ,the number that
usually passes -th" fecelvim line In
the blue romn. o Tii presldeut began
shaking "hand' tr' 1 1,0 s-f-ni. and
concluded at 1.4s p. ra. Ho receiv
ed 5.62S persons
It was the second New Year's
reception of the present administra
tion. Mrs. Taft, who has gained
much in strength, during the past
year, stood with the president til the
bead of the line during practically
the entire time the reception was
In progress.
KoosnvcltA .Were .There.
The presence of three members of
the Roosevelt family In the blue
room attracted unustlnl attention,
Mrs. Nicholas Longworth came early
with her husband, ana Drought with
her Miss Kthel Roosevelt and Ker
mlt Roosevelt, and all remained un
til the last of the citizens had been
received.
Another family group that attract
ed much attention was composed of
the president's three brothers, Henry
W. Taft, of New York; Charles P.
Taft, of Cincinnati, and Horace D.
Tivft, of Watortown, Conn.
The white house was made attrac
tive with a wealth of floral deco
rations and Christmas green. The
marine band. In full dress uniform,
was drawn up in two sections in
the main corridor and throughout
the receiving hours the music, was
continuous.
Order of Precedence.
The foreign ambassadors and
ministers and members of their faml-
MIT ERECT MONUMENT
TO THE DRIVE MOISSANT
Did Not Fly for Gain but
in the Interest of Scien
tific Knowledge
NEW dill.KANS, Ijj . Jan 2 The
memory of John fi. Molssant will be
perpetuated in a monument of
granite and bronze to b en-etcd In
the marshes mar Karalian near the
spot twhere tin- notod aviator fell
to his death Haturday from a Hlcnot
monoplane.
Tentative plans aro in the hands
of Crawford II. Kills, chairman of
the citizens' committee., which had
charge of the recent aviation meet
here: Kills said h felt, anire con
tributions to thn monument would
come from every section of ihe Unit
ed Stale and from Europe and Cen
tral America.
"John Molssant djd not fly for
commercial purposes," said Mr. Ki
lls, "but for the sake of science.
The visit of the aviators to New Or
leans, resulted In the death of the
leading aviator of the World and s
loss of $16,000.
"We are of the opinion that
Molssant deserves a monument as
did any other pioneer of science."
COLD WKATHF.Il
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2. Forecast
for( North Carolina: Rain followed
by clearing and much colder, with s
Cold i Tuesday. Wednesday fair,
colder In eastern ' portion; brisk
nortb winds. , , ' , .
Like a Hard Winter.
A'
lies and suites were as usual given
precedence. Many already had
reached the white house- snd were
forming in line In the state dining
room when four nourishes of bug!
announced the descent of the presi
dential party from the upper apart
juentu of the white house. They
came down the -main stairway, tho
president and Mrs. Taft preceded by
six sides. Then (feme th vies presl
flmt sj"Mrs.' Hherman jnl; mem
bers of tho .cabinet and their wives.
Baron Von Hengelmuller, tha
Austro-Hungnry ambassador, dean
"of the diplomatic corps In. Washing
ton, was first tu pay his respects to
the president and Mrs. Taft He was
attired In full court costume, a
Hussar cape of red velvot tnrown
about his shoulders. Tho bnron was
attended only by members of his
stuff. The baroness was detained at
the embassy by an attack of appen
dicitis. A full hour was given over
to the reception of the diplomats and
j the scene as they passed through the
red and blue rooms to the east
room was a brilliant one. Practi
cally every civilized nation was rep
resented. Ambassador Bryce of
(treat Brltlan, who returned via
Europe only yesterday from a trip
through South America, had a little
impromptu reception of his own in
the cast room after paying his re
spects to i ho presidential party,
"Volatile CuUed.
Tin- Chinese minister, family In
rich oriental robes, formed an at
tractive group. Following the diplo
matic corps came the Supreme court
Justices, the line headed by the new
chief Justice, Mr. White. Senators
and representative followed the
Judiciary. The congressional contin
gent was not a largo one, however,
for most of the national legislators
are out of the city. Hpnsker Can
Although Countess Aban
ed Case Against Him Jus
tice Is Not Satisfied
TOITKH, France, Jan. 2. The pub
lic prosecutor in summing vp his
argument today at the trial of
"Count" li'Aulby do Gatlgny, who
Is charged by the Buehess of
Cholseul-Jraslln, formerly Mrs.
Charles Hamilton I'alne, of Moston.
with swindling her o'lt of t201.M00
through the sale of spurious pictures,
admitted t fiat the charge in connec
tion with tho picture "Antlope,"
which the IMInes bought for IFi.000
had not been proven, but he Insisted
that the accusations. In connection
with the I'orofs and Ihe Mignard
had been well established. lit. asked
for the conviction, therefore of
D'Aulby Catlgny, whom he consid
ered "a high flying swlndi.'r arid ad
venturer, who lived luxuriously by
throwing powder Into the eyes 'of his
victims."
The prosecutor also mid stress
on attempted fraud In connection
with a pretended contract between
D'Aulby and Mr. Paine, snd read
threatening letters alleged to have
been written by D'Atilby to Mrs.
Paine after the rupture. H aban
doned ths case, however, Against
"Countess" Jr Aulby. Thd case went
over until tomorrow.
non in a flowing frock coat, a wide
cut collar and black string tie was
a centre of Interest as usual . -Champ
Clark, who is slatsd to succeed Mr,
Cannon aa speaker, was flat in
reaching the while house, lis mod
estly stood by whila the army and
navy officers . were paying, thslr re
spect and then fsll Into tin. Hs re-,
reived a most cordial trsetlug from
tn. preioenh-.'..f r ' '..--
. Representative nyn.' of NsW Tors
tha republican floor, leader of the
house, also was late and when hi
look his place In line, It was in com-
psny with two of ths most con
splcuoiis of tho Insurgents, fie wa
llfwikrd.ou one side by Senator Brls-
tow, of Kansas, and on tho other
by Reprentatlvo Hayes, of Cali
fornia, Representative Henry, of
Texas, a democrat, joined tha trio
"to preserve peace," he declared. ,
As for many years psrt; General
Nelson A. Miles, retired, headed tht
long line of army officers who called
in run dress uniform. With him
walked General Leonard Wood, chief
of staff of- the army. All of tha of
ficers stationed In or about Washing
ton were prnssnt,
Admiral Dewey was at the head
of the naval contingent. He wa
followed by Admirals Walnwrlght
and Potter.
Captain Robert K. Peary was U
line with his fellow-naval officer.
Tho president rhattad with him a
moment, or two as they shook hands.
Following the army, Ihe navy and
the marine corps delegations, tht
president received various depart
mental officials snd then the doort
wer thrown open to tho general
public.
Many men and women had been
waiting In tho ruin -for two or
three hours
DANGEROUS HOLE EN AIR
Radley Sells Machine After
Narrow Escape and May
Give Up Sport
AVIATION Fl RLI, I-O.l ANOE-l,l-;H,
Cal.. Jan. 2. James Radley,
the KiigllHh aviator, began the last
day of the Los Angeles meet with
a narrow escap from death. Al
though the day was calm arid thert
was no wind about the starting point
In front of the grand stand, drift
ing guests of wind caught the Eng
lishman a I'.lcriot monoplane, and
for a second or two It danced and
wn bbled In tho air In a manner thai
startled tho spectators.
Dudley's encounter with the vag
rant air currents, was unexpected,
lis regained control- of tho machine,
however, and irrunedJately Ituidtd, A
few minutes later he accepted an
offer from a purchaser to buy hlr
machine. He said he would fly al
San Francisco meet; but 'after that
ho might abandon tha sport that
had claimed so many vlqtbns. , ,
Olenn Ctirtlss ascended In one of
tho racers shortly after' Radley went
up, encountered- the same .dangerous
air currents and was forced down.
He said tha bad soot In ths atmos
phere waa located just above tht
spot where Arch liuxscy struck lost
Saturday,
JUDGE SI DDIS
SLASHES
THROAT
P
FATALLY
Former Republican Chairman
In Critical Condition In
ureensDoro nospuai
ATTEMPT AT SUICIDET
KEPT PROFOUND SECRE-
Sanitarium Officials Where
Deed Was Done Will Give
No Information
OKBENKnOUO, N. C, Jan. s.i-Kx-Judge
Spencer B. Adams of ths
Oklahoma Claims court attempted
filicide in a sanitarium here Sunday .
night by slashing bis throat with m,
rasor. lis waa removed tu hospi
tal where tonight It la said ha has
an even chance for recovery In ths
event complications do not arias. No
motive for ths act has been as-"
signed, tha family and sanitarium of
ficials denying alt requests of ; the
press for probable causa and clrcum-,
stances surrounding tha attempt.
Tha fact that tha attempt had been ,.
mads wus withheld from ths publlo
until this morning though It occurred
Shout S o'clock HundRy night t -
Judge Adams is one -of tha most
prominent men i .In -t .ths' republican
party in North Carolina haviny taken
active part therein for a number of -
rears. Ills appointment aa a Judge of
th Indian Court of Claims at a time
when there were many -matters of
vital Importance to tha Indians before
that court made him a national tig-
tra for several years, . .
' Ills fight With Butlnr
As a result -of soma of his decisions.
le was mercilessly criticised by -
Marlon Sutler In the Raleigh Cauea-
tan, and as a result of ths editofals .
tppesrltig In that paper hs brought
oth civil and criminal action against
Ititlef In the courts of Otillford. in
tha criminal action Butler; waa found
ullty, and tha civil ease waa eom-
firomlsed, the case - having been' re- -moved"
from ths 'docket of the court
ier at ; recent session. ; ' 1 ' 1
Judge Adams was chosen a the
itats chairman ; In vths memorable,
win, HIHIHTH UU VVVIIVBI
lackburn in ths summer of lo, in
vhat was considered probably , ths
nost stormy convsntfon of tha re ,
publican party aver held In North
Hamlina. Two yesrs later hs was r
iectsd and last summer ha was again
l candidate for ths same position as
ho representative; of the Duncan fan
Ion of the part against John Mot-
ey Morohead, losing out in tha con
.est. ' ;:v ' ?::::
Ths announcement, seml-offlcally,
iss several times been made from'
Washington that President Taft
vould appoint Judge Adams aa dis-.
riot attorney of tha state to succeed
ho prosent attorney, A. B. Holton,
ut though' tha term of Mr. Holton
?tplred nearly a year ago tha official
tppolntment of Judgs Adams has
mver been sent to tha senate, .
LIGHTS INBROAD DAY TIME
Traffic and Shipping in New
York Badly Impeded by
Sample of London Fog vj
NBW YORK. Jun .I.A heavy fog
hung over tha city and harbor all
today, closing in trsfflo on land and
tmost suspending It on tha water.
During tha arly morning . hours,.
rolley cars with their light turned
-in showed only as a faint glow Fer.
ry line to tie Jersey quit and all
others ran on abbreviated schedules.
AJl tha elevated train were behind
llhiA. . . .
Tha Incoming steamships , wr
fogbound and both tha Clyde line
ind the Savannah Una for tbs South .
postponed their sailing until belter
weather. Tha Fall river line
Prim ilia anchored off College Point
n the Fast ' river. The ' , Atlantic
Transport liner Minnewaska, tha
Bormudlatt'of th Quebec Hteamnhip
company, tha City of (savannah of
the Havannah Una,' tho Jefferson ot
the Old Dominion, th Commenrhe
-tr tho Clyde Una, and th Proteus,
K ul snd Jfll Ndri,cXthe Southern
Pacific, linn and the Carolina from
an Juan, all anchored In- the lower
harbor. .: .,.'', ,
POLISH WIlEtfTLEB WWS
BUFFALO, N.-.T.. Jan. S.Stanls-
lans Zbssko, the Polish wrestler, thl
afternoon defeated John Lemm, th
awlss. In two straight falls, th first
In ona minute and thirty second .
snd tha second by default. In tha
first Lemm lifted tha PoIV-iClear off
f nor. hut Inst his balance and
foil backward with his ; bulk? ep-
oonent on toD of hlnv' ; II ,
tunned and -apparently injured about -th
chest When they cam together
for tha second bout Zbysko complain
ed that Lemm offered no reslstanes
and appeared to be badly hurt. The
reforeo declared Zbysko tha winner.