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THE ASHEWLE CITIZEN. THE WEATHER ' FAIR Circulation Q AAA Daily Over 0vUv - trvr . Wirrr xrn 04 1 ASHEVILEE, N. C WEDNESDAY. MORXIJjTG, SEPTEMBER 27, 1911 PRICE FIVE CENTS DEATH LISTOFTHE LIBEBTE WILL HOT AFTER WELCOMING TAFT HE THROWS DOWN GAUNTLET lckson County Fair Opens Today, IS REPORTED THAT GH IS READY TO . REACH 300 TOTAL Senator Bristow in Answer to Sec retary Fisher Makes Plain His Position Will be no Let-up. ss of Life on Battleship Not He May Define AtUtude of Steel Trust Toward Wick, ersham's Statement as Great as at First Reported I' ' ' t, Ei-tr . , fS5t3Pc?. I ' A r y.f. MAKE STATEMENT BODIES WERE MANGLED BEYOND RECOGNITION Cries of Men Buried Beneath Steel Were Heard All Through 1 he Night TO ULON, France, Sept. . The latest oiliclal estimate places the num- iber of victims of the Libert disas- tr Z3s dtbd and l wounded, o dangerously, ; it Is believed this esti mate la very near the correct tigures. as it is the result of an exhaustive ex amination of the muster rolls and a roll call of those who survived the explosion. '.'Many of the bodies taken from the ' Libert were unrecognisable. Not a . few of th victims had been literally . scattered to the winds. Every effort has been made to identify portions of the bodies found entangled in the wreckage, but In many cases the muti lation was too great to admit of this. Heard Their Ortes. Tile work Of searching the broken steel hulk continued throughout the day, but, even with perfect appliances, , the explorers were unable to penetrate some parts of the ship, so inextricably was the wreckage twisted and tangled It IB oertaln, however, that no more living men - are entombed. Those whose cries were heard last night ei ther! have been taken out or died from their injuries. The last man rescued alive was In a turret with fifteen dead bodies. The workmen were engaged for hours in cutting away the steel walls. Pood was passed to the prisoner through a small opening. When he emerged he did not seem to be very much the worse for his dread- , ful experience. Engineers from the naval - department have made a survey of the wreck, which 'has been gradually sinking In OS mutt It-lias bean, decided that as on as all the guns and material that can be, secured ars taken off the balk , will, be bio wn"M: otherwise It would " 'Impede navigation In the harbor. A controversy Is raglngoa to 'the cause of Ae disaster. KSfr . The theory of th deflagration of fTTTB". powder Is the one generally ac cepted by the public, Bht the -naval i officials declare that to have been Im possible, the greatest precautions having been taken el nee that type of ' powder first came under suspicion aft er the blowing up of the Iena. Never theless, Vice Admiral Blue tonight Is sued an order to all the ships under ,hls command that In order of the dis quieting uncertainty as to. the cause of the explosion of the Mberte, to land 'Without delay any powderssesved out :to them before 1902. HUTCHINSON, Kafe Sept. 86. r Near the close of what had been a non-partisan celebration of the fifti eth anniversary of the birth of Kan sas as a state, with President Taft as the principal speaker, a political Incident flared up today and gave a thrill to the thousands of Kansans who packed the grandstand at the state fair grounds. Walter L. Usher, secretary of the Interior In President Taffs cabinet. just back from Alaska, made a three minute speech In which he said some things about the difference between "real progressives of the middle-of- the-road type like Mr. Tart and hypo pose practical measures. My friends, vou should know men not by what f they say, but by what they do. Senator Bristow was Introduced by Governor Stubba and was loudly cheered. Courage of Convictions. . "We of Kansas," he said, "may at times have been accused of acting be fore we thought, but we always had the courage to contend for" what we believed was right, and wa have work ed out right here In this state the greatest moral civilisation In the world."' 'the senator then made his reply to secretary Fisher and as he did critical demagogic progressives who so he looked pointedly at the cabinet possessed every practical progressive policy put forth." Senator Joseph I Bristow. rank ing second only to Senator La Fol lette, of Wisconsin, among the pro gressives 6f the senate, followed 8ec- ofneer. Senator Curtis, of Kansas, classed as conservative, then took ad vantage tt the somewhat strained sit uation to pay a tribute to Secretary Fisher. President Taft spent ths entire day retary Fisher and quickly caught up .in Hutchinson, leaving tonight for To il is challenge. "We In Kansas," he said, "are al ways willing to grant that the other felldw lshonest In his views, and we expect him to grant that we are hon est In ours. I want to say to Presi dent Taft and Beewtary Fisher right now that In working out the prob lems that confront ue we of Kansas have our part and have our say, to the end that there shall be equal Jus tice to all and special privilege to none." Both Applauded. Both Fisher end Senator Bristow were applauded. The throng seemed to appreciate the verbal passage at pexa. ... The semi-centennial celebration was heic at the state fair grounds, and the president was greeted by an lm i menso throng. Mr. Taft reviewed a' i historical ; pageant which Included many ambitious floats. President Taft lunched with Governors Stubba, of Kansas, Mann, of Virginia, and Col quitt, of Texas. He dined at th Country club. PRESSMEN ON STRIKE. ATLANTA, Ga., 8ept. J6. Press men and bookbinders, numbering about thirty, went on strike snday at arms, and the virtual serving of notice the plant of the Byrd Printing cora- by the Junior Kansas senator that, pany, following an outbreak of union while he was 7.rtlcipatlng freely and troubles last week resulting In the dls gladly In the welcome to President charge or lockout of a seors or more Taft In this state, there was to be no ' of printers and proof readers who had let-up In the factional fight as soon refused to slgp an agreement not to as the chief exee-tlve left the borders . Join a union. The Byrd company has nf ths commonwealth. conducted an "open" shop for sev- TODAYILLREVEAL THE REASON WHY, MIGHTY ROOSEVELT ST A YED A WA Y I 1 ...... . ',.. . , ; t :.. ,. ' . ' . His Absence.' However, Does Not Leave an Aching Void inthe Conservation Meeting at Kansas G'ty Dr. Wiley Takes a Shot at the Food Adulterator. Bryan May Speak Tomorrow. ' ."' T" SITUATION IS RIPE -. FOR AN EXPLANATION It Is Believed That Some Ac Uon Should bo Taken to Protect Business KAN8AS CITT.t Bapt !, Dele' gates to the third national conserva tion congress will hear tomorrow just The president himself had made ab solutely no reference to politics. His address was puTely historical and In It he had taken occasion to pay' a tribute to the Independence In thought and action of the Kansas people. Mr. Taft had been introduced by Governor Stubba, a progressive among the progressives. ,. Governor Stubba, 'waving a handkerchief, led In "cheer ing that followed Mr. Taffs Introduc tion. When the president had con cluded, Qovernar Mann, of Virginia, made a brief address. Then came Secretary Fisher. The address by the secretary proved the most Interesting feature of the day. When he arose and faced the crowd, Mr. Fisher was silent for fully a minute. Then he said slowly: "I am one of thos that count my self ft progressive. He was Interrupt- j ed by applause "andr cheering. "I am a true progressive." he re sumed, "and I believe In true pro gresrtveness. and not in hypocritical or demagogical progreslves who de clare for a progressive policy and op- eral years. It Is stated that the trou ble will be confined to the Byrd plant TO GET QUICK TRIAL OPELOU8AS, La., Sept. 2. -A quick trial Is promised for Mrs. Zee Rung McCrea, who killed young Al lan Garland . In her room sarly last week," as " ths' defense : today-1 waived preliminary hearing. District Attor ney Garland,, uncle of th slain man, assuring the defense that If the grand Jury returns an Indictment one week from next Monday the case would bo rushed to trial. MEXICAN ELECTION OCT. I. MEXICO CrTY. Sept. 2. Mexico's presidential election will be held n Oct 1. the date, flxed by. official de cree. Petitions for postponement were rejected tonight both by the sen ate and by the chamber of deputies. In both houses the majority against delaying the election was large, that In the chamber being lit. why President E tend the meeting Henry Wallace, pi great announced from Colonel R reasons will, be ssevelt did not tt- lero this year. Dr. ildent of the con- id ay that a letter revolt giving his hven publicity to- TURKEY LOOKING FOR LIS. AID IN CASE ITALY TURNS II -Still the Ambassador Be lieves Dispute will be Set- tied Without Bloodshed HE MAKES STATEMENT PRIMARY CONTESTS IN FIFTEENTH DISTRICT OF Fists and Bullets Mingled With Ballots and One Boss is Badly Hurt THREE WERE SHOT SEC. MEYER COINC AHEAD WITH HIS PLANS TOCLOSE SODTHEBNJUAVY YARD Is Not Moved by Strong Adverse Agitation in the South ELLPORT, L. I., Sept it. ZIs iSsyVPasohm. the Turkish ambassa dor to ttie United States, told a rep resentative of the Associated Press 'tonight that ho had received no In structions from th eport to Invoke the 'good offices o fHie.AinW lean govern ment in tho way of restraining Italy ifrom hostile' action In Tripoli, but ' should, such Instructions be received " J-th-3 ambassador said he"would not be surprised for it would be entirely In aocerd with th treaty of Paris of ''1161 to i which the United States sub ! scribed and by which he powers un dertook to guarantee the integrity of Oie Ottoman empire. Tha-cuaraoty ollntegirty contained in the treaty of Paris, which con cluded the Crimean war, was reiter ated In the treaty signed at Berlin' ,1n 17. ! Zla Bey . Pasoha, believes th Tri- polllsptfte will be serried without reconrse to war. "RepMmber' said th ambaissatio, "that Tripoli Is a province of Turkey. According to some dispatches Italy laould try to take that province and make it an Italian protectorate. When France ' took Tunis Italy, which had declared herself disinterested In Tunis, re ceived from Franca th recognAlon that Italy had predominant rights In Tripoli,. In other words, that she. had in Tripoli a special sphere of influ "Nfo on account of her nearness and her special commercial relations, Ton might dray a parallel 'between this and the United States and Canada. Th United States Is on the border of Canada and. she has special economic Interests tn that country, but It would be ridiculous to say because of those . conditions that ths United States had NEW YORK, Sept !. Primary election contests In the Fifteenth as sembly district in New Tork City to day developed into a fight, In which fists and bullets were used as well as ballots. Three men In a crowd of vot ers in an east side polling plaoe were shot snd seriously wounded, and a number of other district warring fac tions came to blows. Notwithstanding that Sheriff Shea had mpblled his entire force of 1,000 deputies and Police Commissioner Waldo had assigned practically his full army ot 10,000' bluecoats to keep order." In connection with the pri mary fights the surprising Information came from St Luke's hospital tonight that James Ahearn, a Tammany dis trict leader who was havinb.a bitter, fight to keep his power from going to James J. Hlnes, a former black smith, la fn that Institution suffering from a broken arm and other Inju ries. - HURTS NEW ORLEANS GRAFT TRIAL IS OX COLUMBIA. S. C, Sept 26. L. W. Boy kin, John Bell Towljl, former members of tho state liquor dispens ary board; W. p. Tatum, former com missioner of the . dispensary; M. A. Goodman, a liquor salesman, and Dennis Welskojfr, a Cincinnati busi ness man were placed on trial here today on a charge of conspiring to defraud the state. The ess la what is known as the dispensary 'scsndal and has been on the docket several years. ' WASHINGTON, Sept. 26. Un j moved by the adverse agitation In the south, tne navy department Is steadily I carrying out the plans pojected by Secretary Meyer for the practical i closing of southern navy yards. This was made evident by an order pub- ; iianea tooay detaching Captain Jas. r M. Helm as commander of the New Cleans yard and assigning him to general court martial duty. Captain ITnlm will t,e the last commissioned officer of the navy to perform duty in the New Orleans navy yard if the Iirepnt plan continues In force. To day that yard was placed In charge of Chief Carpenter Joel A. Davis, who will be actually a caretaker and nothing more. This action marks the extent of th power of the secretary of th 7 . io auppress tne sew Orleans plnnt. A the yard was created by an act of congress It must continue io i)! a navssi establishment until congress shall see fit to direct Its absndonment and sale. However, the secretory by withholding all naval work from the vard and iii.ir..- Ing the force of employes can secure practically tne same result GOOD ROADS ADVOCATE ths right to take Canada merely be-, cause soma other " cnuntn am ah has a sphere of Influence there." CHICAGO, Sept. 2. Bishop Sam uel Fallows, of ths Reformed Episco pal church, speaking before the Na. tlonal Good Roads ase-x-lation today, asserted that good roads would In crease the attendance at churches. "It is Important that we have good roads," he said. "They will lead to large Increases In the attendance at many churches. They would form a social Improvement and an aid la bus iness as wll." ... - . morrow. Dr. Wallace said coionei Roocevelt did not criticise th pres ent conservation congress. Besides the letter Dr. Wallace re ceived a note 'from th former presl dent giving him; permission to read th lettsr. -This not was lead to th eongresa. Mr. Roosevelt wrote t her was no movement' tn the coun try Important -h 4eVlopmnt of a higher eounfry 1. , D, Wiley Talks A great ' crowd assembled tonight to hear Dr. Ijarvoy W. Wiley, chjef of the bureau of chemistry In the department of agriculture deliver a speech oh the "health of th peo ple." A feature of th speech was an attack on the manufacturer who soils adulterated foods and drugs and who was characterised as a corrupt er of public morals. Officers of the congress announced that the principal-subject to be considered at next year's meeting probably would be pure food and trie conservation ot the public health. Dr. Warren II. Wilson of New YorK snd Mrc. Phillip N. Moore Of St. Louis also delivered addresses at the night session. Much of the program today was de voted to the subject of Improving the conditions of ruraj life and several woman partlclpnfd In the discus sions. Among the speakers were Mr. Mitt hew T. Rontt. president-general of the Daughters of the American th problem of Improving th condl tion of the farmers wife was th most Important before th convention. Advisory Board An action of far reaching Impor tance was; taken by the cbngres when a recommendation of th execu tive committee that the legislation b so amended as to err at, an Vdvt sory board to be mad 'up of one member of each national asoclatlon having a conservation commute adopted. This brings all the impor tant national organisations Into co operation with th congress. Here tofora th organisations have work' d Independently. Elections of officer ,and selection of nsxt Treat's eating plaoa will b 1 taken . up tomorrow. -Among th Cities which ars candidates for th next congress are Atlanta, Chicago, San Francisco, New Tork, Buffalo, Cincinnati and Colorado Springs. Wm. 3. Bryan may speak tomor row night and not tpmorrow after noon ss originally , planned. DrvWi)ey said In part: "If In tho remoto futilr coal. Iron, gold and silver should become ex tinct, science would provide sub stitutes, and hat science would se cure the maintenance and Increase of the wealth In forest, field and stream. "But there Is another natural as set," he continued, "lying at th very basis of the prosperity of the coun try which Is sometimes overlooked, namely, the normal functioning of the human machine, commonly ex pretred by the torm 'health.' This has more to do with the happiness, prosperity anil utility of the human orgnnlcm than any of the other na tural assets which I have men tion." The dangers which cqnfront fcevolutlon, an 1 Mrs. Carl Vrooman i this vast, asset of the nation, h said, of Bloomtngtn, III Mrs. Scott said were the Inheritance of dieoas or weakened bodies, poor nutrition, un wholesom and adulterated food, th taking of disease by Infection and unsanitary conditions, th latter caus ed by overcrowding la big cities and by lack of hygienic knowledge In th country districts. , "In order to unify th national and tat activities, making for ' th pub lic health," h declared, "th estab lishment of national department of health Is almost a necessity. Dj not be deterred by the- cry which goes up of a 'doctor's trust' Th wis physicians r In favor of such a de partment not beuss it Is a physl clan' trust,' hat because It; 1 for the good cf the people. :- V9r Ulhphjteiei wV e ta.,sth prcsantOudlUoa if r fairs qpntinu because. It tends to produce disease , and thu throws Into hie hands an Increased preisf tic,. ' "Th altrulstlo physician believes in prophylaxis rather than In thera peutics. He is willing to sacrifice his own income in hie devotion to the public service. - " "Congress should take early steps towards securing In the oouneils of the nation an adviser to the presi dent charged with th Protection of the health of the people end the proper education to the people In matters relating to their well being both moral and physical. What Is needed Is to bring together all the activities of the national government Into on department having tne pres tige and power of presidential ad visement" - - - . . Vigorously did Dr, Wiley attack as a "thief and eorruwicr ot puono morale" of the manufacturer who sells adulterated oas and. drugs. Th human animal, h declared, is (Continued on Page Six) KILLS HIMSELF IT ALTAR IN THE MASONIC TEMPLE Singular Suicide of T. L. Farrow in Winston-Salem Lodge Room. WINSTON-SALEM, N. C, Sept. 26. Lying on his lack at the foot of an altar In a lodge room in the Ma sonic Temple and with a pistol by his side, the body of-T. L. Farr6w, sr., aged fifty-four, was found this after noon by a negro janitor. , 0"n the al tar a bible w opened at the eight eenth Psalm, the pages being held down by a square and compass. A note was left )y the dead man giv ing Instructions for the disposition of his body and stating that he "did not see any nse in trying to fight It dut." It la believed Mr. Farrow killed himself while kneeling at the altar. He was prominent In the Masonic fra ternity and for many years was city tax collector. Ill health Is believed to hav led him to seek death. - MAIL BTJffi IB ROUTE Postmaster General of the United States Has Novel Experience on Long Island GENERAL STRIKE ON THE UN. So Says Chairman Bower in Statement to the Associ ated Press , Fsrs swni s WASHINGTON, Sept 26. Pors- cast: North Carolina: Fair and conl- Wedneedsy;. Thursday eocr easing cloudiness; moderate east winds. NEW YORK, Sept. 26. Frank H. Hitchcock, postmaetur general of the United Ktates qualified as an serial mell carrier on Long Island late to day. Wffllo a large crowd cheered vo Ifi-founly the postmaitr general took a seat- beside Captain Paul Beok. of the United States army, In the tat ter's aeorplane at the Nassau Boule vard aerodrome carrying 76 pounds of mall matter. Without the slight est mishap the two made a seven minute flight to Mlneola, where upon signal, the postmaster general drop ped the mall sack to one of Uncle Sam's mail carriers. When, the poet' msster general -returned to the aero drome ho was roundly cheered snd the large crowd rushed onto the field to greet him. "The time Is certainly coming," he sail enthusiastically. "when we must depend . upon the aeroplane for carrying mall. It Is not effective yet- but It is being developed In a marvelous way and I. think we shall soon find It practical." Another feature of the fourth day" Of the International meet was a flight by Lieutenant T. De Witt liming, C. 8. A., who broke the American record for carrying, a passoeger, He and a pup'.l were aloft, for one hour and (1 minutes, 42 t-t seconds. DAY AND NIGHT BAVK FAILS LITTLE ROCK, Bept J.Cpon th petition of D. A. Frayser, of Memphis, receiver for the All Night and Day bank, of thata city. Chan cellor Martlnau appointed Wm. M. Lewis receiver for the Night and Day bank of Little Rock this afternoon. NEW ORLEANS, Sept 26. That a general strike of the federated em- pl(.y sf the Illinois Central and Ya zoo A Mississippi Valley railroad ays tern was imminent; that the arrival of a general strike at any time now would not be surprising, was ths statement made here this afternoon to the Associated Press by W. B. Bo wen, chairman of both the local and system protective committee. Mr. Wo won is directing the strike of the clerks 4io walked ftpm their desks yesterday in the local freight office and sheds of the company. He sai l that It was with the utmost difficulty the shopmen ' In this city. Harsh an and McCemb City, Ms., were kept at their work. When asked specifically if any gen eral strike order had been Issued, "o rspllel that he vwew tf none. As to thenumW. of men Involved, he estimate that about 1,000 . workmeni at McComft City division shop head- quartoy-a and Harahan, and bout 600 at New Orleans, Including the clelks wel be affected. Of the 210 uplon clerks here, all but ft ur left their, desks. No nutbound freight was received today, but inbound end through ship ments in car Iota were not delayed. Both aides are settling down for a long struggle. NEW TORK. Sept - II. It wag' stated at the offices of i th Unltei States Steel corporation today that w...... -.. u, j k mj nilgai iiinv a statement within the nox tl hours bear! iig upon the attitude of the cor poration toward the recent statement of Attorney General Wlokersham In the matter of prueecuting the trust' The fact that Judge Gary had the Issuing of such a statement under oonslusratlon was made after te re gular weekly msstlag of the ' cor- , poratlon's flnanace committee this af. ternoon which was attended by J. P. Morgan and Francis Lynde Stetson, the corporation's general : counsel. Neither Mr. Morgan or Mr. Vteuon usually attend the meetings of this committee and It ws reported that they had been specially invited to confer with the Qi ambers of th com-" mmee on the Wlckersham comtnun icatlon. ' i It was said that strong Dresaure, had been brought to par upon tne company for such a statement as be ing urgently celled for owing to the uncertainty of the Insistent rumors of & government dissolution suit, ' ' Wall street had the report sarly in the day that an announcement on the close of the stock market but this proved to be a statement . ' confined wholly to the condition of the cor- , Deration' currnt . tmainu - tv,4. statement was as follows, 1 Affects Business "Existing condition are effecting business to the extent that Instead of contract bookings, for forward de llrery.t customers re buying only for ' WNeIMIHIB. t USB Ei LiiUICM i. strange as rt may eesnvtlie volume of -prompt business Is larger than usual, specification running upwards of so,-' 900 tons per day. Of the ,4, 00,000 . tons on th ljpoks of wnjch 120,000 tons Is In the 1nter-corQjpany business, It may be said from th standpoint; of mill operations,. It Is better busi ness than an old time contract order book or double the vnnage, Inasmuch as It represents a business capable of specifications In sufficient volume to, operate eur mills on the present basis for some month to come," - j wiimiut was i rsao at tne board meeting., Judge Oary and several fellow f offlcsrs and directors of ths corpora tion left - the offices together after business hours and it wae reported thet a nlghi. conference was eontenvt plated, ' ' 'STATEMKNT IfiSURD "' ' NEW TOHK, Bopt, J6.A-The state ment which was made public at mid night pursuant to unanimous vote of the directors of the corporation at a meeting held this afternoon Is slgfed by Messrs, 3, p. Morgan snd Judge Oay end says: ' ' "The corporation was organised for ' business reasons sod purchased ' its (ConUnoed on pago five.) RAO INDIANS CRUCIFY THEN tDTjlP HIS WIFE Women and Children are Slaughtered in Barbarous Manner, Say Reports ; BABIES MASSACRED HOCnESTEK tttN& ROCHESTER, N. T., Sept. it. Rochester defeated tl all-m'' 'up of the pck of the other seven Clubs In the Eastern league. -it, ; w "ii wmigvim vi HBL-nmiH saIUC f U . J 1 . l . n . .... ' WU7 UJ WIS KQI1 VI I IQ . MEXICO CITT. fleDt. it W.n - lao Franco, resident of Act, A email lown In Chfapae was crucified by the rebellious Chamula Indiana :. whn they sacked that place last Saturday. According to telearama wrfviil hv El Imparclsl tonight from Tuxtla' uuiuercas tn state capital. ' The atorv was hron-hi t ne Cross headquarters today by Franco's wife and later confirmed from other sources. ' The ' woman herself had been left for ilead fti h.vinm . stabbed several times with a lance by an Indian, According to the stories ' that have reached Tuxtla Ouittereas,: the lnsurrectos -committed their de predations in manner tnoat bar barous. Women and children, were slaughtered by the mobs. - ' Refugees declare the 'Indians made of the massacre of heble a grue some sport tossing them high Into the air and catching thexn on the tips of their lance. . ,..;'. i: Bemt-efflclally It Is stated that a ; .military governor, probably Gover nor Benches D Lus Blanco, ot re volutionary fame, will be sent to re- store erder.