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ZEN. THE WEATHEBs FAIR Citiien Want Ads Bring. Results. VOL. XXVIL, NX 96. ASKEVILLE, X. C, WEDNESDAY MORNINO, JANUARY IS, lill. PRICE FIVE CENTS "S3F CASKET OF JEWELS FAMOUS NOVELIST Champ Clark, E OF Ti OF TOTiceor AS DIED LAST NIGHT G IS RECOMMENDED Will Investigate- All Tariff Questions For Benefit of Congress r J, t- r Consideration of Appropria Thaw Home In Pittsburg Rob , bed In Early Evening of Jewels David Graham Phillips Made Foreign Legations Barred tion For Postofflce Furn ished Occasion Brave Fight For Life in Hospital Against Chinese in Fear of Spread r i j r 4 THE ASHEVILLE CITI GOfJGRESSMErj SAY BUBONIC PLAGU PERM T D ROUGH THINGS in FROM HOUSE SHOT BY ASSASSIN CAUSES EXODUS INVEST GAT 0 FAMILY FROM OLD El O: 0 0 RURAL CARRIERS TO GET AN INCREASE Mail Service All Over Country Declared to be In Very Bad Shape WASHINGTON, Jan.', 24. The house passed the post office appro priation bill, carylng about 1267,000, 000, this afternoon with no votes In the negative. J . The postofflce committee of the house, the postmaster general and others "higher up",-Including, by in fluence, thle president of the United States, came In for another scoring at the hands of member of the house today during the consideration of the bill. Tho debate today reached Its height when Representative Sisson, of Mississippi, declared with vigor: ; Strong language Used. "The mail service all over the United State is In a h of a fix to use a strong expression. And this 'house should) fix the responsibility where It belongs. Som say it is the committee; some say It Is the depart ment, and some suy It is the presi dent. The department hlas declined to spend money appropriated for ad ditional rural free delivery routes . and are going to- turn back a surplus of $1,700,000 for thlile service." As soon as the rural free delivery service paragraph was reached In the bill amendments to increase the pay of the rural carriers from 1900 a year all the way to 11,200 were of fered. Representative Bartlett of Georgia led the fusillade of criticism by, of fering an amendment to give the car. riers $1,000 a year, Representative Austin of Tenn., also scored the pos tal committee. He thought the ooun-T-fc-VwrurhT-t know were tbet wwson atblllty lay. Mr, Byrnes of Tenn., blame the post office department men. "higher up" for conditions In the postal service. Mr. Edwards,, of Georgia, asserted the present ad ministration was no friend of the rural service. Mr. Adnmson of Geor gia, declared thle rural carriers were njV-UU"ULn.-"U'- j-riAj-uuu"iljir' (Con tinned on Page Two.) BRIBERY CHARGES MADE T T On Separate Ballots Chilton Receives Majority Needed WATSON LACKS TWO CHARLESTON. W. Va., Jan. 24 Contrary to general expectation and before the republican senators who returned this morning from Cincinnati could settle their differences with the democratic members of the upper chamber, the West Virginia legisla ture proceeded to the election of the two United States senators. On the first ballot, W. E. Chilton, democratic nominee, received 62 votes, three more than enough to elect, and Clar ence W. Watson was two short with 67 votes. None of the republican members of the legislature voted. The 15 senators of that party were absent from the upper chamber, anil the re publicans In the lower house were re corded as "not voting." Excitement was created in the house when Nelson C. Hubbard, dem ocratic son of Congressman Hubbard, and ten followers boiled the mcet WTj Hubbard declared the Watson nomination had been secured through bribery In the caucus. He nominated J. W. Davis, congressman-elect from the first district. This was seconded by Robinson of Harrison county, who made a speech Mong the same lines as Hubbard. When put to a vote. Watson received fl, Davis ten, Edmls ton 1. In the senute with the republicans absent the 16 votes werex scattered among eight candidates, Watson re ceiving 6. This Blves him 57 on Joint r allot with 6 necessary for a choice. C. W. Campbell of Huntington was nominated in the house by Hubbard for the other vacancy and five bolted with him. Campbell declined on the (round that he was out of the running since he had been turned down by the caucus and asked the members to vote for Chilton. Chilton accordingly re ceived the necessary number to elect. In the senata the vote was scattered, hut Chilton led. After the votes were counted, democratic members an nounced that an Investigation of the bribery charges would be made. DETECTIVE FORCE SEARCHING CITY Daring Burglar Left Absolute ly no Trace of Entering House P1TTSBURO, Pa.. Jan. 24. Thirty three city detectives, a score or more of special officers and the entire oper ating force of a private detective agency are scattered about the city tonight endeavoring to ferret out the purlolner of $35,000' worth of Jewel ry and, gems from the home of Mrs. Wm. Thaw. Jr., on the north side last night. JCvery pawn broker In the city has been furnished with a des cription of the stolen goods and no tification of the robbery with descrip tion of the goods also have been Bent to every city In the copntry. The list of articles furnished by the family is headed by a two strand ed pearl necklace, one strand of 54 and the other of 56 pearls, the value of which is given at $17,000. No val ue Is named for the other articles in dividually but the whole Is estimated at $35,000. Casket Kept in Room The Jewels were kept In a casket in Mrs. Thaw's room and the closet in which the casket wag kept was opened with s skeleton Key. The robbery was committed while the family was at dinner last night between 6 and 7 o'clock and while it was reported at once to the police,' it was not made public until today through a friend of the Thaw family. No clue has been admitted by the police and up to a late hour tonight although the four hpushold servants are exonerated hy the officers in their statement of Jib case. .,.-., . : i, The only way the thief's presence In the house Is accounted for is that he or she sneaked into the house or had a key which would unlock the doors. There is not a trace in the house of aijy person having entered. None of the windows or doors bore any marks of having been forced or (Continued on Page Four) DEPEIIII OPPOSES DIRECT ELECTION OF SENATORS RY VOTE OF THE PEOPLE Offers Amendment of Own To Pending, Measure In Senate BACON REPLIES WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 Opposi tion to the resolution now pending In the senate calling for the popular election of members of that body In the several states was voiced today by Senator Depew of New York. Mr. Depew, while opposing the proposi tion to so choose the senators, yet offered an amendment which would entitle all of the male citizens of the United States to cast their ballots in such elections. To him the proposed amendment to the constitution, as reported from the judiciary committee, seemed but an effort under the guise of popularizing the election oT United States senators to permit the states to disfranchise under the constitution large classes of thetr electors. The title of this proposition," said the senator, 'is to allow the people to vote. The purpose, and object of I the resolution Is permanently to pre- vent the people from voting in any ftate where n dominant power of oil-i garehy wishes to disfranchise a cer tain portion of the citizens of that state.'' Mr T?nenn of fleorela took exceo- tlon to some of Mr. Iepew's remarks' relative to the disfranchisement of the negro In the South, saylnp that the disproportion of the Southern to the northern vote in the regular elections was due larxely to the fact that as a rule the republicans put no ticket In the field, rendered it unnecessary for democrats to turn out. As a conse quence of this condition, he said that the vote at the primaries was always much larger than (that at the legal elections. "How about those who are not per mitted to vote?" asked Mr. Depew. "As to that," responded Mr. Bacon, "in Georgia, and I think it Is true of other states, no man Is denied the right of suffrage who has the quali fications of the law. No obstacles whatever are placed In the way of such electors;, that is a question to be ASSASSIN'S MOTIVE STILL A MYSTERY Seems to Have Felt Phillips Had Reflected on Family In Writings NEW YORK, Jan. 24. David Gra ham Philips has lost his brave tight j for life. He died in Bellevue hos pital late tonight a victim of K1U hugtf Coyle Goldsborough, an eccen tric and emotional musician, who, al though of refined taste and aristocra tic Southern stock, shot the novelist down yesterday for a fancied grudge, then killed himself. Phillips fought valiantly to live but glx bullet holes were too much even for his grit and sturdy constitution and as eleven o'clock came and passed, he died. He was conscious up to within a quarter of an hour of his death, which occurred Just at five minutes past ele ven o'clock. At the bedside were his sister, Mrs. Caroline Frevert, his brother, Harrison W. Bhilllps. his per sonal physician, Dr. Eugene Fuller, and Dr. Donovan of Bellevue. The immediate cause of death was hem orrhage of the right long, which was pierced by one of the steel clad bul lets from Qoldsborough's automatic revolver. Up to nine o'clock the novelist was resting quietly and both physicians and relatives. were hopeful of the out come. He had been conscious all day and had received , visitors, among them his sister, his brother, United States Senator Beverldge of Indiana, and several writers of note. Their visits were exteremly brief, but all who came away appeared optimistic. About nine o'clock the patient took a turn for the worse and although the surgeons did everything in their pow er, the end' was Inevitable. The phy sicians concerned met directly after the death and decided, to "request the coroner to dispense with an autopsy. It Is believed that his request will he granted, although an autopsy is the usual thing In all homicide cases. Harrison Phillips announced thnt Senator Beverldge will have charge of the funei , arrangements. The sen- (Contlnucd on Pagn Three) TO U.S. CONSTITUTION IS ADOPTED BYSTATESENATE Bill Increasing Judges' Salaries Re-Referred to Committee MEANS IT'S LOST RALEIGH, N. C. Jan., 24. The senate today passed the bill ratifying the federal Income tax amendment to the constitution. The vote was 42 to 1, the negative vote being cast by Boyden of Bowan. After over two hours spent in the house today discussing the Spalnhour bill to Increase the salaries of the fluperior court Judges by enalbfing j them to earn 14,000 per year, but re quiring their pay to be regulated by the number of day's court they hold In each term, no Balary to be less than J3.600, the present limit, It and the Wooteri substitute were re-tfe-feirred to committee which means the death of boltj. The Woolen sub stitute increases Supremo court Judg es salaries to $5,000 and Superior court Judges to $4,000. Opposition to the Spalnhour bills declared It would have the effect of legradin the courts to a scramble for pay and would work hardships In many instances wheiw courts were necessarily cut short. Spalnhour said his bill would "spur the lazy Judges" and reward those who take a pride In the dispatch of the busi ness. SHEEHAN MUST WIN BY FRIDAY ALBANY, N. Y.. Jan., 24 The dally ballot for United States sena tor showed no change In the-strength of the leading candidates, but the air tonight teemed with rumors. The most persistent report was that the Tammany leaders had let Mr. Sheehan know that they would stand by him only until Friday and that if he did not gain the neceessary twelve or thirteen votes on the next two ballots they would begin to look for another candidate. Home of Mr. fiheehan's friends saki this was too. ridiculous to discuss. ,P! i 1 l 49 V If .."'J .V 1 l'i:'-i. '. Next Speaker MRS. SCHENK Argument' in. Famous Case 1 . it'1 WiU Decide Fate of Woman Charged With Poisoning Her Husband. WHEELING, W. Va., Jan 24. Apparently unmoved by the storm of bitter Invective from Assistant Pros ecutor Fred L. Maury.i In his opening argument yesterday before the Jury which la trying the case against i.n li ra Karnsworth Sehenk, the woman charged with administering poison to tier millionaire husband, John ). Sehenk, today broke down and sob bed almost continuously while her own attorneys three of them plead her side of the sensational affair he fore the twelve men in whose lunula her fate will rest tomorrow. The) 1 lrt Nlgn of Kniiitfon. The first emotion came today when Attorney Trunk A. O'Brien opened the argument In her behalf and mentioned the two children of whose company she has been deprive 1 since her arrest. She recovered momen tarily but broke down again. It was while her chief attorney, J. J. P. O'Hrlen, was making his plea that she showed most marked emotions and the Jurymen, too.i shed tears while there were many tear-dimmed eyes 4n the crowded court room. oe O'Brien drew . a vivid picture! of the lonely Incarceration of the prisoner behind the grim walls of STANDARD OUT GUILTY OF ILATIMTELAWS So Holds Judge Stronach of Raleigh Municipal Court in Decision RALEIOII. N. ", Jan., 24 - That the Standard oil Co., Is not gulltv t tbe charge of cutting prl-. on oil in Kalelgli ! -low cost of iippllng the trade In order to run out comiie titlon. Hi re is the verdict of JuBtii e Alexander stronai h In the llalelgh municipal court lere Attorney Gen eral Kicked hud the prosecution started, the lirst under the state anti trust law ena ted two years ago. The hearing -continued two weeksuly jtlUiuiC!!.""- ! - .FAIR WASHINGTON. Jan. 14. Forecast! North Carolina; fair north, unct lied In south portions Wednesday; Thursday local rains; moderate north east to east winds. ft A iULUULn v .'iT.io' of the House, WEEPS AS I V 1 JfiMl J T it 1 Ik V ATTORNEYS PLEAD Wfl Close Today , and Jury the .lull on the three real holidays of the yeai- Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year. She was not even permitted to send her two children the little presents she had Worked and made for them, the work of her own hands, he declared, "What doi'S a verdict of guilty mean?" he asked. "It means that she will spend her three holidays In one and her liberty Is what you gentlemen can give her, Shn has been disgrac ed throughout the whole world. Can't Go Hack Home. "If she goes free where can she go to find a refuge? She cannot gi, to the linn home which she left a prisoner In the midst of the dis grace wrought upon her. She can not re in a In In Wheeling. Brie must go somewhere where she Is not rec ounlz.'d as an outcast shd a homeless wanderer. On the aristocratic Is land, ..any place in Wheeling. She would be pointed out as "that Sehenk woman." Her liberty means little but It Is all you can give her. and before God she deserves what little there Is left In a cruel, hard, unhappy life, for she 1 Innocent of (Continued on Pago Ponr.i DISTRICT ATTORNEY WON'T RESIGN THOUGH FIRED Only Thing is to Send Name of Successor to Senate For Confirmation WASHINGTON. Jan, 24. Oiarl ton It. Ilenttle, United mates district attorney at New Orleans, has refused to m i eie to Attorney General Wlck ernham's re'inest that he resign, and haw ro notified the department of JllStlee. No a' tiott hud been taken late to day, Imt It was Mild the usual cus tom followed In such cases was to send the nomination of a successor to the senate. Mr. Seattle's removal would I i accomplished by the con firmation of his successor. The department Interprets that District Attorney .Beattle would con nlder his resignation a public apolo gy for his recont criticism of the at torney general's decision In the New Orleans clearing house rases. The offending Interview which Beattle gave out to a New Orleans newspaper soon after the grand Jury failed to return conspiracy indict ments ugaliint the New Orleans clear ing house axfx latlon was brought to Mr. Wkkersham's attention only a day or two ago and Ms request for beatUe's resignation .followed. MANY CROWD ON DEPARTING TRAINS General Measures of Quaran tine Undertaken In Ancient Capital PEKINO, Jan. it. The weekly ex- press from Hankow today was crowd ed with fugitives. These Included col lege professors, the Italian minister, minor diplomats and persona of mesne who found the moment eon venlent for vacation or retirement. The bubonic plague which had Its first victim a few days, and It la believed many since then, Is the primary cause of the outpouring through the gates of the city. Even military offi cers took opportunity by the forelock and Joined the deserting throng. As matter of official record no rew esses of bubonic plague In Peking were reported today, but the opinion la held at the legation that the Chi nese, fearing the visitation of the for- Ign doctors and the summary dls- sructlon of the dead, are not report ing Illness of any sort, and are pos sibly secreting the bodies. . UraesnnM lUtpur ts The newspapers are supporting the government In Its -efforts to allay the rears. The masses, nevertheless, are much alarmed by gruesome reports, such as one alleging that' the Rus sians at Harbin are casting the afflict ed Into poisoned wells. This story per haps developed from ths possible Use of lime pits for th dead. Meanwhile the diplomatic body has not been abl to agree a to the manner In which the legation quarter should be quar antined. The Hermans, Attstrlans and British are behind the barred gates of their compounds and are advocating drastic Isolation: v Th Japanese, who have the larxaat community outslds the qua nor, aftderhap ths most pressing; generui luiereme to m loos ed after In Peking, ar supported by the Russians In arguing the necessity of continuing diplomatic relations with the Chinese foreign board. William J. Calhoun, the American minister,' has adopted a middle (Continued on Pago Four) SUPREME COURT IS STILL HEARING CASE OF STATES Suit of Virginia Against West Virginia Takes En tire Day Before Court WASHINGTON. Jan. S4. r"or ths third day llje Hupreme court of ths 'nlted Htates devoted Its attention ex- lustvely to hearing oral argument In the suit of Virginia to require West Vlrglna to bear a portion of the old Virginia state debt of 134,000,000. The first argument as made by former attorney general of Virginia, Wm. A. Anderson He asked ths court to decide the case not by the narrow principles of law, but according to justice and the equities In the matter. He then proceeded to defend Virginia from the charges of laches In press ing Its suit against West. Virginia. Mr. Anderson was followed by Geo. W. McCllntlo on behalf of West Vir ginia. He discussed the details of the Masters , report as to expenditures of money by Virginia In what Is now West Virginia and the amount which the present West Virginia counties had paid Into the old Virginia treas ury. He also discussed that portion of the report dealing with the popula tion, area and resources of the two states. LOCAL OPTION IS INTRODUCED MONTGOMERY, Ala., Jan., 24. Governor O'Nell's local option bill, which overturns the state wide pro hibition law of Alabama and allows liquor to be sold in towns having a population of 10,000 inhabitants and over, under the strictest regulations, wns introduced in the house today by John V. Smith of Montgomery and has thrown the legislature and the people into a ferment of excitement. Under Its provisions a state excise board is provided for, to be appoint ed by the governor and this board makes the rules and regulations that shall goner n the sale of liquor Tinder the purs foods laws of ths United Btates. Already the lines are forming for the fight on the bill. In order to make his election legal a Joint ses sion gave United Btates Bona tor J. H. Ban knead a unanimous vote. Another vote wilt be taken tomorrow. DEMOCRATS JOIN WITH REPUBLICANS Ways and Means Committee Unanimous For Tariff Board of Five WASHINGTON, Jan. 14. A perma nent tariff board of Ave members to investigate all questions for ths benefit of congress to provided for In a bill unanimously agreed upon b ths house committee on ways and means today. The bill, effeotlve July X, con tains substantially ths provisions of ths tons-worth i and , Dalsell bills. When the whits house learned today that ths committee had agreed unan imously to report favorably oh ths ' bill. President Taft sxpresssd satis faction. Ths bill. It Is said, will bs taken up next afondajo under sui- v pension of ths rules and ths whits house believes It will pass. Further more, It believes ths bill also will pass the senate, although, Senator Bailey publicly Intimated his Intention to op pose It It Is understood that ths present members. Chairman Henry C. ternary, James B, Reynolds of Massa chusetts and Alvln H. Banders or CM cago, will continue on the board and ths president will name two dsms-' crats In ths near futureeeto fill ths two additional, places on ths board."" ; Home ClMugra Made , . -The democratic members of ths committee voted with ths republicans for the bill after Insisting upori the Insertion of a provision adding to the , functions of ths board ths words: ., 'And shall also make investigation of any such subject whenever directed by either house of congress, and ado a provision discontinuing ths existence of the present board when ths ores ' nt bill becomes effective In order to " avoid duplication of boards, ths un derstanding being thst ths, paper et ther'pr stent? body shell W transfBred irv to ths nsw board, t,J ." - , - s Ths board Is to Investigate cost of production of articles mads subject to tariff legislation with especial refer, encs to prices paid domeetlo and for sign labor and prices paid for raw (Oontlnoed on Page Two) PRESIDENT TIFT URGES EE In Speech . Says Congress Has, Discussed Hatter : Long Enough WASHINGTON, Jan., 4 Preil. dent Taft addressing the- delegates $ to ths National Merchant Marine congress today at ths Whits house ds- dared that hot only was ths country ready for ths creation of merchant, marine, but congress had discussed the measure long enough to act on It promptly. Ths prssldsni said tie ' hoped ths presence of the delegates In Washington would have, It sffsct upqn ths members of congress In ths Immediate passage of soma kind of . merchant marine legislation. Em pht lo resolutions charging gross discrimination on ths part of foreign steamship companies against American manufacturers and urging congress to taks Vigorous measures to destroy "tho arrogant, alien ma rine trust" wers unanimously adopt ed today by the) congress. The con gress also petitioned congress for the creation. of an "Independent steam ship service of American ships, built for ths naval reserve and to bo hon- estly and ably managed In American of 11.700,000 for this servioe." Representative A. J. Barcheld of Pittsburg, told the delegates that congress would pass some form -of ship subsidy legislation at the pres-" ent sesslbn but It would bo only a compromise measura affecting ths mall service to South American wat ers. James U, Bwell, secretary of thte convention, spoke on tho bene fit that a merchant marine would have upon tho export trado of ths country. ; .;', irv'V FEUD TRIAL STARTS. 'AitSUrrOH. Ala.; Jsn if. This f city was filled with visitors today at tracted by ths preliminary hearing . In the noted Pearce-Kennedy feud Is which 8. 'J. Kennedy and hi son. Barge, were kilted) two weeks -ago Dr. J. B. Pearce and his son Cross, ; , aro charged with the killing, erhlls . ' accused with them, a accessories sr. Ada Kennedy, sister of the deed mam W, K, Kennedy, his father acd five others. s Land disputes and do- -mestlc trouble ar said to have led to the killings. The hearing was eon tiaued until torasgiww'. 4 V. lJiA aa
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