THE' ASHE VI THE WEATHER FAIR. i Circulation 8,000 Daily Over s VOL. XXVII., NO. 349 ASHEVILLE, K. Cn THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 5, 1911 PRICE FIVE CENTS COWPUHGHERSeiVE E The Real Big Noise. E- PRESIDENT DAY OF OF EXPENDITURES TO ELECTSENATOR RECORDS MADE STfilK BREAKER MilGH MORE n F00CE0 TO LEAVE H'GOMDCITY.MISS. Placed Upon Heavily Guarded Special Train and Hurried lo New Orleans bREAT ENJOYMENT T EVER n E Frontier Day Show at Chey. enne Staged by Charles Ir win a Great Show HORSES NAMED FROM MANY CELEBRITIES President's Declaration of Be tag For Lower Wool Tar iff Didn't Take Result of Controversy in His Department Proves Very Advantageous to Him SOLICITOR'S POWER IS MUCH RESTRICTED RAWLINS, Wyo., Oct. 4. President Taft epent today In Wyoming and left Rawlins after a tan-minute atop to night tor Salt Lake City, Utah, where he expect to spend tomorrow. Dur ing the day the president stopped at Cheyenne and Laramie. At Cheyenne, Charlie Irwin, of the reception com mittee, had arranged a miniature re production of the "stunts" made fa mous at the annual Frontier day cele bration. Mr. Taft watched the Buck ing bronchos, the races between cow boys and the roping of wild horses with great interest. He reviewed eev eral thousand soldiers from Fort D. A. Russell, inspected the town from an automobile and spoke on his tariff vetoes in the opera house to a good- lied crowd The Frontier day show at Cheyenne was as near a reproduction of the an nual affair as Irwin oould make it. There were, about 60 cowboys, cow girls, "broncho busters" and other western types, in the cast Mr. Taft watched the performance from tlfa Judge's stand with United States Sen ator Warren and Governor Carey and appeared to enjoy exceedingly the rid ing of bucking and outlaw horses.' Governor Carey, who accompanied the president across the state, told .Mr. Taft that he woult be backed by the Wyoming delegation at the next republican - convention and that he would receive the electoral vote of the state in November, This an nouncement was of particular interest because Governor Carey , was elected as an insurgent and against the candi dates of the so-called "regular" ma- Drs. Doolittle and Wiley Will Work Hand In Hand Con stituting Majority , "'Senator Warren promised the presi dent today to support the peace treat - as in the senate. He declares that the president's speech on the subject unquestionably had met. the approval of the people. Horses Renamed Charley Irwin showed himself a good stage manager, However, by re naming some of the ponies entered in the bucking contest. There was one called "Billy Taft," another named "Archie Butt," a third that bucked, by-the name of "Schedule K" and an. other that the .residents of Cheyenne Continued on page tbree) WASHINGTON. Oct and controlled by Or. Wiley, the chemistry bureuu chief around whom the pure food contro versy centered, the pure food and drug board of the department of ag riculture which passes upon matters of vital concern to immense manu facturing Interests will hereafter be largely augmented by authority. From the complication that grew out of Bo llettor McCabe's admitted control of the work of the board the friction between McCab and Dr. Dunlap atstant chief of the ehemlstry bureau, on one side, and Wiley on the other. the three constituting the board, the flght for official supremacy aired be fore congress, Attorney General Wick- rsham'a recommendation for Wiley's removal and Wiley's exoneration by President Tatt, there developed today a clearer view of Dr. Wiley's enlarged powers, i .' . Working Majority. Dr. R. B. Doolittle, of New York, a veteran chemist, named to succeed Solicitor Mctabe on the board, was personally selected by Dr. .Wiley. The two will act as a working majority, the only other; member being Dr. F. L. Dunlap, who aligned with the so licitor, and-who will remain away on a vacation until after the president's return. " The official order of Secretary Wil son, issued toaay, iransrerrea .10 me food and drug board many of the powers that have been exercised by Solicitor McCabe since July 1. 1M0, the chief cause of the antagonism. It gives the board authority to deter mine what cases shall be pushed to iMcoaMWtlovbut jBeqwtary .WJJsqtv; of. course, will exercise ma rignt oi p-prvI.or-dlaporoyl ."'St''! Sfwretary' Orapr. The 'secretary's order salif: "Hereafter alt miestlon relating to citation for hearings will be eons!d-j ered bv the board of food snd drug i Inspection, and the rtetermlnatlen made by a majority cf that board as ! to whether the citation shall Issue." . This dlrectiv affects the power of Solicitor McCabe; who had during the lest year determined whether cita tions should iim)e after the bureau of chemistry had recommended a case f Continued on Page Frmr) Testimony Shows Large Sum Having Been Spent For "Organizing" WITNESS "CALLED" IN STEPHENSON PROBE Even Campaign Managers Un aware of Vvhat Became of Much of Money 4. Headed MILWAUKEE. Wis.. Oct 4. Pay- Harvey W. j merits of money to workers in United States Senator Isaac Stephenson's campaign' fer tile primary nomination In 10I were made without any deti nue returns to the campaign man agers as to what use the funds were put, according to testimony today be sore the senatorial committee which Is investigating the charges of bribery In connection with Senator Stephen son's election. It was brought out senator's campaign fund In the primaries for the nomination money was scattered broadcast over the state to "organisers" who turned In no Ite m lied expense accounts. Sen ator Stephenson gave no attention to L. r: ; . , . r , STRIKE-BREAKERS GLAD TO GETAWAY Belief Expressed That Town Will Remain Quiet Sol: diers Patrol Streets ; ,T WWW. TWICE HAS TRIPOLI BEEN UNDER BOMBARDMENT OF ITALIAN FLEET detailed expenses, it was testified, and But no Word Comes Yet of Surrender cf Turks Garrison Returns Fire With En- his campaign managers ' paid out money liberally wherever it was thought it would increase the sena tor's prospects of winning at the pri maries. E. A, Edmonds, who had charge of Senator Stephenson's campaign, was on the stand. Going over Items of sums paid to Individuals Edmonds said none of those who received money had re turned Itemised accounts. "There are a number of Items here charged to 'general.' They aggregate $1,000. Who is this general and what was the money spent for?" asked the chairman, I don't know. . I suppose for or ganising." "Don't use the word organise. It is a glittering political generality used to avoid the necessity of particulars'." Taking up the total of moneys paid ergy and Vigor Keeping up Heavy Cannonading, But no Warship is i i Thought to Have Been H.t Arabs Will Offer Resistance. ' 1 1 . DJERBA, Tunis," Oct. 4. Tripoli has- been bombarded twice by the Ital ian fleet ' The first shot was tired shortly after J o'clock yesterday aft ernoon. Shelling, was resumed early this morning after a quiet - night There was a steady but slow lire from the warship until dusk last evening add shots also ouane from the forts in th town, -Trie. French steamer Tafana took a delegation from DJerl. to the scene of hostilities. Among the party waa the French consul gen eral, U. Leon, who ! made several In effectual attempts to land. Ta Ta fana, . waa stopped M about ten -onlUs torganter Edmonds mi although I TrlPyU , from toe .crul abtraf $,B0o ef th lr.lf cam jpalgn fund had passed f hrough th headquarters at Milwaukee, where he waa in charge, he could not mention any item wherein he was given an itemized account of Just how the mon ey was expended. NO FOHKIGV CRriST". WASHINGTON. Oct. 4. The At lantic fleet will make nn rrulse In fnr. elgn waters this winter. Secretary oelved a request from the Tripoli gar- Meyer announced today that tne pro- er ' Verese whirl ordered hef to re turn but he remained for more than an hour, even creeping in closer to the blockaded town. ; , The white buildings of Tripoli could be plainly seen, and the whole field of operations was unfolded before the watchers. Officers of the Varese ex plained that the battle had been de layed because Admiral Aubrey, com mander of the Italian fleet, had re posed trip to the Mediterranean had been abondojied ind that the fleet would operate In home waters nttll January when it goes to Guantanamo ANOTHER REVOLUTION III Madero's Secret Agents Claim to Have Indisputa ble Proof of It FIXED FOR OCT. 15 MEXICO CITY. Oct 4. Plans for a, new revolutionary movement wltt1 ramification In. Oaxaca, Morelos Paohnca, and In the national calptal directed against he supremacy of Mad ere are said to have been discov ered by secret agents of the president elect October IS Is the date to have been fixed for the beginning of the new insurrection. Already (there have been discovered In this city according to one who has the confidence of Madero, the exls tance of secret coaches of arms which ' were removed through connivance of a polios official before they could be seised. A shipment of arms Is said to be sea route to Sallno Crux from some foreign port Intended for use by one of the parties of the plot. The , campaign it U alleged la to be dl ' rected from San Ajotonla, Texas. Of ail these Madero's agents are said to have in their. Possession in disputable proof of thi names of sev ' eral prominent Individuals concerned. Specials from Ran Antonio with now of similar importance alleging that , a Junta bad been established In that city in the interest of General Reyes who was to direct a counter revo- Intlon in Mexico, were published in EI Pais today. Those dispatches al leged that a combination of the par - tlsans of General Diaa and General l Reyes bad formed a coalition for the the overthrew of "Madero. : Bodolfo Reyes. son of General Reyes, and Jos. Peon DelVUle, the letter's" eAtwhlle campaign manager, j , declared that Meyea' going ta San Antonio had nothing whatever to do STATE SUPREME COURT HANDS 00! DECISIS Most Notable is State vs. L. M. Sandlin, Lower Court Being Affirmed RALEIGH, N. - C., Oct 4. In twenty-three opinions delivered this afternoon by the Supreme court the case of the State vs. Sandlin, from New Hanover wan moat notable. This la against 1 M. Sandlin, under sen tence to be electrocuted for the mur der of his wife in Wilmington. The court finds no error in trial below. The full Hat of opinlona follows: State va. Cole, Warren, new trial. Blow vs. Joyner, Hartford, new trial. Hooker vs. N. and S. R. R., Pitt. no error. Jeffrie vs. N. A 8., Pitt, no error. McLawhorn ve. Harris. Pitt, no er ror. . Carteret Lodge vs. I. James, Car teret, affirmed. Morton va Blade & Bros., Craven, affirmed. Blssett vs. Bryant Library company, Wilson, new trial. Morse and Rogers vs. Schuttz, Nash, new trial. A. Pettite va A. C. L., Edgecombe, no error. j Morgan vs. Morgan, Nash, reversed, Sh erred va Mayo, Martin, affirmed in both appeals. In re Martha vs. Savllle Estate, Franklin, affirmed. State vs. Sandlin, New Hanover, no error. Brock vs. Life Insurance Co., Le noir, no error. Adams vs. K. 4 C. R. R. Co., Lenoir, no error. Burlington va Canady, Onslow, af- iirmea. Howie vs.. Spittle,' Union, affirmed. Powell vs. N. 6. Mutual Life Insur ance Co., Edgecombe, new trial for newly discovered evidence. Tllghman va. N. A S. R. R.. Lenoir, affirmed. --: Henrietta Mills vs. " McDanlels. Rutherford, new trial for new evi dence. .J-....J . . . - , Chavia . W. C, Tet Co Hartford. ap"l Tlthdrnwn. - Chadwlck va. Life Insurance Co., IS CORNER I COTTON VIOLATION OF SHERMAN INTI-TROST STATUTE? This is Question Which Su preme Court of United States Must Decide rlson for another day grace and gave the garrison an extra few houra The battleship Benedltto Brln and armored cruisers Olueseppe Garibaldi and Francesco Ferruclo drew up In line opposite the harbor. There were no small craft In th battle line and the Varese stood oft to keep back in truders. Trwre was no sign of life In the city, which appeared deserted, but the Turkish fag flew from the castle and forts. The first shots were di rected towards Charachattl fort and later Kerkereche fort was shelled. As the first shells burst over Tripoli the garrison seemed to awake. It re turned the fire with vigor and energy. A heavy cannonade wa kept up on both sides for a few minutes, and then firing became desultory. Bo fsr as could be suen no warship was hit , Await Surrender. ' ' Vic Admiral Faravetll at one or dera his ships to cease firing to per mit the own to surrender, but no algn waa given,' and after a' few minutes the ship began again, . This time great havoo waa wrought. Kortlllca- tlotut were rati d, the forts suffered Severely and the lighthouse to the n.t tn west was destroyed by shell from ' the Garibaldi. There waa no mean of knowing what the loss of life wa in Tripoli, but ample oppor tunity waa given th defender to es enpe. ;." :-.t: r . ' 1 j.":?: -i When the Tafana left th seen no Is nfllng had s,bra artefliatad- bfc Ah Italian and It' wa feared that during th nl(?ht th town would b pillaged by nomad Arabs, who had been hover ing In th vicinity for com day. Early this morning the first division of the Italian fleet under ' Admiral Faravelll resumed th bombardment. The Turkish garrison occupied a posl behind the forts, and reaopnded with a few shells which fell short Th Italian commflnder endeavored to avoid damaging private dwellings, but some of them were destroyed, and th governor' palace and the three fort at the entrance of the port are In ruins. The consulates and churches have not heen damaged. rigbttng Experad Today. The second division of, the fleet under Vice Admiral Thaon'pi Revel, 0n approached close to Benghasldk nnd Derna. A bombardment of thes ports. It Is understood, hna been or, dered to begin tomorrow. It 1 de nled that any bluejacket will b landrd In the Immediate future. Such a landing may possibly be decided upon after the arrival of the expedi tionary corp. Before commencing the bombardment of Tripoli th IVvl lan squadron removed all mine and mad a careful revision of the hy drographlo chart to insure a1ly ta th coming transports. Thi opera tion lasted several days and probably explain th real reason for th delay In th bombardment Four Italian off tear hav gon to DJerba and ar proceeding overland toward i .Tripoli on a reeonnotterlng expedition, a th Arabs are expected to offer stubborn resistance to th oo cupatlon of th vlllayet. -. . HEAVY LOSSES RETORTED. LONDON, Oct 4,-r-A Rome dis patch from Tripoli say it Is believed that-aha.,jruKm JuLauflrd ' very heavy losses and that th governor I wounded. It appear , that vn after the demolition of th fort th Turkish gunners continued to serve. uoh guns s were avallatil. . It o cam necessary for th warship to train their gun wpon th ruin. ev eral private houses were destroyed by fir but non , wr strut it by shell. Th town,h ,n antiraly deserted r th inhsbitants, ... CAJfT FORM CABINET CONSTANTINOPLE, Oct 4. Poll. tloal difficulties within th capital ar multiplying and it seems lmposslbi to form a cabinet' Members of the committee of th anion and progress ar unwilling to take offloe, a they do not wish to assume responsioiuu for rscent evenu, while the eldat statesman refuse to undertake th taik of government unless the gov ernment retire, and . dissolves. deadlock practically has Been reached and the only solution to serv th belt Interest of th country I held to be) dissolution or th commute (jd ti (OunUnaed on Pago Four.) BULLET FiREO THROUGH AVON BAED IS CITED Raleigh Man's Head Grazed by 32 Cal. Ball Bound for Asheville WASHINGTON. Oct 4. The legal contest before the Supreme court of the United States over the question of whether a corner of the cotton market Is a violation of the Sherman anti-trust law began today when So licitor General Lehmann filed a brief RALEIGH. N. C, Oct. 4. As the contending .that the law so applies. Southern train duo here from Golds The point arose from the appeal of th boro thla morning at 1:30 o'clock government from t; ac n of the wew rork federal court In quashing certain counts of an Indictment against Jamos A. Patten, Eugene G. Scales, Frank B. Hayne and Wm. P. Brown. The solicitor general quoted the poet Pope In support of his contention tnat a corner was more than a gam bound for Asht-vllle was nearlng tho Raleigh station, a 82 calibre bullet crashed through tho window of a pas senger csr and Indicted a scalp wound on A. J. Thompson, of this city. Just back of him was Hon. Ashley Horn Clayton, ohalrman of the state build PRESENT CRITICISED BY JERSEYDEMOGRATS Lewis A. Waterman, o) Providence, Again Heads Democratic Ticket AMERICAN MUNICIPALITIES LEAGUE HAS CONVENTION Over 300 Delegates Present at Opening Session of At lanta Meeting ATLANTA, Oa., Oct. 4. More than three hundred delegates and visitors from this country and Canada were present when the opening session of Ming transaction, and likewise turned ln commission and there were num- lltersture In an argument that svich a corner as alleged mt only resulted in "squeezing the shorts" but in a' re straint of trade in violation of. the Sherman law. "A general corner can no more be accomplished in a commodity like cot ton without affecting the entire com merce In that staple," says the solici tor general, "than Shvlock's bond the train at all vuuju ue cniorceu vnnout sneaaing a Crop of blood. A well say that Bhy. lock's purpose was simply the pound of flesh. He waa ravenous for th blood that would follow his knife. And thesef dffondante sought th blood of the trade In cotton, th last penny of rice they could draw from either shorts' or spinners. bers of Other well known people In the car. No clue to the culprit has been discovered. The force of the ball was well spent evidently before it struck the car window. Since no one at all susplrlous could be found nearby It la thought probable that the bullet was from a long range ride and may not have bsen intended for ANOTHER HCRT. ' ST. LOUIS, Oct. 4 HUIery Beachy. an aviator, was seriously injured here late today by falling 21 feet to a brick pavement. Beachy tried to land In al WASHINGTON, Oct 4. Forecast flftlrl tSnf m hi r )i wlrM hraaial mwJS frit rVftrf Vi ! tallna .. . Fuloi ' aanf a s ;,u,."'i rrL ? "ucu," ""nma, wake, dismissed under -!e h sought a landing; in h sohoo Thursday and Friday? light' to mod. W.bed 4n today, dumatehaa. , 1 17. j yard. Irau wind mo.tl, south, , pnOVIDEN?E, R. I., Oct. 4. De spite some expresxlons of dlssattsroo tlon prior to the democrutU: state convention here today by delegates who did not like the Idea of having j the thirteenth annual convention of the League of American Municipali ties was called to order here toda; Tho speech of welcome by ayor Winn, of Atlanta, was responded to by the president. Mayor Brown, of Kansas City. The annual report of the secretary, John McVlcar, of Des Moines, showed that in the past year nine cities had Joined the organisation. It wa also reported that the lesue of home rule for cities wa gradually gaining sup port and that others who have come out In support of the movomcM was Governor Lix, of'New York, who has championed the granting of larger irm'prnmental power to municipali ties. I'onlght the visitors were enter tained at a local thctre. Rivalry for the next convention started at t'ie first session today, Wlnnlpek, Kansas City and Duluth being the earliest bidders. the state central committee draw up a ticket of state officers, this tlckot was accented by the convention. The nominee 'for Governor, Lewis A. Watarrnun, of Providence, also led the party last year. The other nominees are: Lieutenant Governor, Alberto A. Archambault, of Warwick. Sonretary of State, Hayles B. Steere, of Gloucester.- Attorney General, James A. Gassell, of Enst Providence. Genera! Treasurer, Albert M. Steln ert. of Providence. In the platform adopted President Taft Is severely condemned for ve toing the tariff fcllls, action which Is attributed to the fact that "thesi bills came from a democratic house" constitutional amendments providing for the election of Unitod States sen ators by direct vote, and' for ah In-" Come tax are recommended and "reasonable regulation" of corpora tions Is urged. The platform also commends the democrat of the sixty second eongrow "who o faithfully carried out the pledges of the demo cratic party In passing much needed tariff, legislation.". DR. WEBSTER IXDICTED. OREGON, III., Oct. 4. Ir. Harry E. Webster, con'essed slayer of his third wife, Bessie Kent Webster, wa Indicted for murder late today. McCOMB CITY, Ml., Oct 4. With the enforced departure lata .o day of the last of th strike-breaker brought out her by the Illinois Can tral railroad cam th Brat real a-1 urcne of th restoration, of peace after twnty-four hours of excitement' and spasmodic rioting. Th people of . McComb City ' dnmandsd that th strike-breakers b removed from their community and th 1 SI war placed aboard a heavily guarded special train and hurried to Nw Orleans, , Sixty soldier rmd with ball cart ridge and with order to "shoot to kill" If necessary, accompanied th special train south a far 'a Mag. nolla. , Thi action by th military ulhorlties probably prevented an-' other pitched ttl that might hav proved mor i lou than th clash of last night Train Delayed ' ' After th stnhe-breakor . had ared to get out o town' at on o'clock th departur or the train wa dlyd for nearly three hour by protest- from th railroad eompany' nd th people of MoComb City b. fan to exhibit sign of urllness snd om how of mob spirit, ? About a half hour befor th train left at :4I a numoer or these person wli arm ad, lt the city going south and tak Ing up position near th tailroa.I track on -which th a-idal would hav to past nrout to New Orleans. Btrlk leaders In automobile finally persusded th men to disband and ommlt overt act " Threa eompanle at Mississippi, guard . patrolled th street at dark and tonight the ' belief la expressed, that th town will rmatn quiet ?flf nr strikebreaker 1 make mov to hurl anything from th win. dow bin him on th spot." r , "If th train I fired upon at any tlm we wlll rturn th fir and you will hoot to kill. 1 '' Tha final ordir wer given Just befor th departure ,pf th ipsclal train ty Major Geo. Ho.klns, of Brookhaven, who wa placed In . charge of th old!rs aboard th train. . i "Th tr)k-breakerg werVaa' to ' t aboard and got way from town, RKACH NEW ORX1CANII. . - NEW ORLBAN8, Oot ,Tho ill Illinois Cntral strlk breakers who wer forced to lv McComb City following thpltohed - haul with strikers end strlk , sympathisers at' that plso Jsst night, reaehsd. N.r Orleans tonight without further mo. testation. Some of th men wera left, ; ath Harahan shops, th others be- uig wrought to Nw Orlaan and quartered at th stayveaant dock, it wa reported that several of th men1 required th attention of - urgeon whn they reached th;lty,' STi 0 VERPO WEH TRAIN CREWS INJOfllNCJEKHALfJEN; All of the Injured -Men Strike-Breakers on Oeor gia ti Florida By. KESTRAIH1NO ODER AXNIVERMAItY OF SURRENDER. WASHINGTON, Oct . 4. With ap propriate ceremonies and a parade of soldiers and sailors, the llth anni versary of the surrender of Lord CornwaHls and his army to George Washington at Torktown. Va., will be celebrued at Torktown Thursdav, Oc tober 19. It is expected people from various part of te cotrv wli --Vft a pilgrimage to th famou battle-1 field at that time. AUGUSTA. Ca.. Oci tlon of train on th Georgia A! FUorld rallwsy met with the first m.' terlal resisunca from th striking fire, men and synipathlsera la th vicinity this evening when two freight train -were topped by mob and th train. enws overpowered, s Kour mploy' of the company were seriously in. Jured. one of them sustaining a frac turea SkuU. Sylvester Mors riety. uard, from New Tork, waa struck oa"'' the hrad with a coupling pin and hl skull fractured. He may dl. , Wll- ' Ham Kins, of New Tork,wa badly: cut about the head and face and iot throuKh th arm. William Ray, ore- . man, from New York, wa badly ul about the head nd fac. All the in jured mm are strike breakera, and arf now in th city hospltaL -'. r j . A - train leaving with supplies for,; -way station between Augusta and'.' Douglas waa stopped Just outstd th city limit on tho belt line and wa -abandoned by the trvn. "'' A' train of(, freight car being transferred from ' the Augusta yards to the Hamburg yard the Southern road waa held up near FMiit'e Hill on th Carolina, dde of the river. Sympathiser of the striking fire (Continued ou 1'sze FXior)

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