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asv. THE WEATHER UNSETTLED. CITIZEN WANT ADS BRING RESULTS ASHEVILLE, N. C, SATUBDAY MORNING, AUGUST 23, 1913. . ol. xxrx; Nor304. PRICE FIVE CENTS, r, QTimnnnn nctn j uuuuiiu i win i nil rnrp nilllllinM tuiiiiittiimviuuL ( BY BEPUBUGMJS Tariff for Politics Only" The t Way They Characterized The Tariff Bill SEN. LAFOLLETTE ' OFFERS 'AMENDMENT Republicans in Senate Wax Wroth-Democrats Sit SU11 and Smile WASHINGTON, Aug. 22. Stubborn opposition to free raw -wool and the -radical redaction in woolen manufac tures m-aaosed In the democratic t.rtir hill w conducted by. repUb- ... . . ntn l nna nT n senate au aav roaav uia . . ' will be rMumed tomorrow. a.-.. w, w.minr n,l 1 Penrose, of Pennsylvania addressed! the senate for six hours, the former characterix'.ng the proposed bill as "tariff for politics only instead of for revenue o:ily."and the ratter assert ing that the woolen schedule as pre pared by tho majority "was distinctly igainst America and for Europe." La t oilette's Substitute. In the midst of the day's discussion Senator La Follette, of Wisconsin, in troduced the third minority substitute lor the woolen schedule, the others t.nYbW proposed by Senator. J Penrose and Smoot. The wide diver gence of minority views on the sub ject of waul demonstrated in this triumvirate of measures, was pleasing to democratic leadens, who confldently asserted that they did not need to talk because "wb have the votea" Though an effort will be made by Chairman Simmons, of the finance committee, and other majority mem bers to get a vote on the woolen schedule by tomorrow night, the vote day from federal authorities respect may be prolonged until next week, Inethe Tiaw extradition. Secretary Senators Smoot and La Follette plan- 'T State Bryan telegraphed to Mr. nine to debate the measure at lenrth.Suleer and wrote to Mr. Glynn, ftp- Senator La Follette'a proposal was , ... i ....... v. n V. t .?vfl . , i .( ft. rot. nf IK ' per cent1, ad valorem on first-grade raw wool, a rate originally suggested by democrats of, the house ways andi means committee before President ,., Wilson, Insisted upon free raw wool. 1-WM..'T J posed that second-grade raw wools be free an would provide ad valorem Instead, of specific rates throughout, contrary -to the recommendations of the tariff board and the views of his republican colleagues, Senators Root ind Penrose. "From the British standpoint," said Senator Penrose, of the democratic woolen schedule, "this bill is almost too good to be believed. It actually carries many, rates of duty much lower and more favorable to British Interests than the New York Importers representing the foreign manufac turers dared to ask .for." His own amendment, Senator Pen rose believed to be in accordance with the desires of the great majority of the American people for protection, while making considerable reductions ftom the existing law. "These are real and substantial reductions," he said, "but it Is believed that the rates proposed will save wool-growing and wool-manufacturing from serious In Jury." Senator Warren, in a lengthy analysis of the wool situation, de clared thnt under the proposed law Immense sums would be lost to the . (producers of wool without benefit to the consumer. Senator LlppHt, of Rhode Island, (Continued on Page Seven.) IS THEN SHOT BY OFFICER Motorcycle Policeman Pa tally Wounded at Charlotte. SHOWS GRIT. CHARLOTTE, N. C, Aug. 22. Joe McNeely, -a negro desperado, shot I L. Wilson, a motorcycle policeman, while" the officer was riding to place him under arrest today, and Wilson, -after being shot from his machine, managed to shoot the . negro twice, once in the abdomen and once In t'.ie head. It was declared that tha r.egro has a chance for recovery, '.but iha: the officer's chances are very ilijht Shortly after noon today word Tvas received at police headquarters that a negro was shooting promiscuously on oh of the -main residence otreita Motorcycle Officer Wilson was sent on call,-and was within a-few feet of the negro when the latter opened . fire. The officerjwaa shot from his - machine, but after falling, drew his pistol, shot the negro twice, and U en -erawled' over to the negro and beat ' him over the head vKS tolackja :k, 'Both were- removed to hospitals, and It was reported late tonight that "Tth negro has a change for recovery. jbrat that hopes for the officer are very J EROME, NEMESIS OF HARRY THAW, WILL STRIKE THE TRAIL Appointed Special About Thaw's State Bryan York -'Governors", ALBANT, Au(r. 2J.--Wllliam TTav ers Jerome, former district attorney of New York, ih appointed by At torney General Carrnody today a Wpe cial deputy attorney general to rep reaent the state In procuring the turn of Harry K. Thaw to New York' jurisdiction. He was . selected be cause of his familiarity with . the Thaw case, gained In the two murder trials and as special counsel in several of Tharw'a attempts to establish , hi sanity. '''. ' ' It is not the present Intention to send Mr.. Jerome to Canada, but. to employ his services In procuring the tr,lltlon Thw t0 n WhWh ha moV hm dADorted from - --. . Canada. Attorney General Carrnody said tonlgLt he had reason to be- Vermont U te Jo ond that the date would be next Wednesday. Earlier in the day a similar announcement was made by Acting Governor Glynn and was em bodlefn a telegram to Governor Fletcher, of Vermont, requesting his good offices in effecting an expedftioue return of Thaw to New York. Deported Wednesday? Neither Mr. Glynn nor Mr. Car irody would discuss the source of their ta it I. known that the attorney general was In tele phonic communication with his deputy in Canada. Some surprise was ex-1 pressed at the apparent certainty of these officials that Thaw would deported next Wednesday, as that is the date set for hearing his habeas corpus application at Serbrook. Quebec. s Both gubernatorial claimants re ceived communications during the prising them that he would do what he could In the mafter, although hampered by lack of authority. A telegram tu. Mr. Glynn and Mr. Car- 'mody from Secretary of Labor Wil son was of the same Import, ; .-, J. No Titles fllTfi.ilJwt, Mr. Bryatfiittlpte'yea no oWrTlfles in addressing either Mr. Sulser. or Mr. Glynn. This is his letter to Act ing Governor Glynn: . "Replying to your telegram, which Is signed by you Jointly with the at torney, general of the state of New York, I beg leave to state that as the case of Harry K. Thaw, who Is re ported to be in custody in the pro vince of Quebec with a view to his deportation under the Canadian Im migration laws is not, in Its present HERBERT E. MILES SAYS HE EMPLOYED WATSON TQ NK F0RJAR1FF BOARD Former Representative Was Paid $250 a Week for His Efforts. CONFIRMS MULHALL. WASHINGTON, Aug. 22. HerUrt E. Miles, of Racine, Wis., , testified to the senate lobby committee today that, acting for the tariff commission asso ciation, he employed former Repre sentative James E. Watson at a sal ary of 1250 a week to work for a tariff board bill in congress In 109. He confirmed Martin M. Mulhall's tes timony that Mulhall advanced th first $500 paid Watson, who was not then a member of the houe. Miles denied that the National Association -of Man ufacturers sought to elect or defeat candidates for offices ' Miles declared he would not have permitted Mulhall to advance tho money , had he known tho National Association of Manufacturers vv.s to reimburse him. The witness Tas Hik ed to explain a letter frm Mulhall naylng M lies expected him. to xonvrcl Speaker Uannon.- . . ; "The only explanation I rap give Is that the exaggerated ego," and lie. "Mulhall could not lift tha ..apltol or control the speaker."- 1" Miles' charged Mulhail with hiaU lng a letter he had written in l:t. saying Speaker Cannon was fa gainst a tariff board. He said Mulhall used' the letter to make It appear that Miles waa 'assailing Cannon. Henry E. Davis, a WashliigtDii at torney, Who got 14,000 f;om local money-lenders to work againrt the federal loan shark law, told the hojso lobby committee he acted only In thej capacity of a lawyer presenting the case of the brokers to consjreeemen and former President Taft. - . ' NEW MASONIC HOME. NASHVILLE, Aug. 22. Ground was broken heYe today for the erec tion by the Masons of Tennessee for a home for aged and Indigent Ma sons. The home Will cost 30,000 and will be constructed, with funds djnat- ed by Individual Masons and the Ma- Deputy to Brings Return to Empire Addresses New aspect, within our extradition treatise with Great Britain. It 1 not, a matter In respect to which the department Ib In a position to make a request of the British or Canadian government xe-tgtepSk however, have been taken "to hms the njatter in a personal sense to the notice of th Canadian au thorittM with a view to such action as they may And themselves Justified lr. voluntarily taking." Thompson Admits Identity, 8HERBRO0KE, Quebec Aug. 21. "Gentleman Roger' Thompson, the New York chauffeur, held under the Dominion immigration laws as having aided Harry K. Thaw, legally a luna- Ha .. fanaAImn trnntiHr mrtm - .......... - nounced from his cell tonight that he was "up against it" and that If the Thaw .family didn't come to his res cue he would perhaps, in Justice to himself, be forced to tell all he knows about Thaw's escape from Matteawan and thus complicate the proceedings under which Thaw's lawyers hope to obtain his release oh a writ of habeas eorpu next Wednesday.. v Tonight Thompson removed "the smoked eyeglasses he has worn sine his arrest and openly admitted that the name "Mitchell Thompson" he had given the authorities was fictitious, and that in reality he la Roger Thomp son, car salesman and dare-devil chauffeur, who drove the black ma chine which whisked Stanford White' slayer away from Matteawan. Tm Roger Thompson "Sure, I'm Roger Thompson," he said. "I ' need money and help now, and it Is up to the Thaws. I was "framed up" in getting in this case and they ought to stand by me now. I haven't a cent and if they admitted me to ball I couldn't raise the money. Even if I could, I would be arreted if I crossed the New York slat line. It's rough stuff. The other four fel lows mixed up In the game made their getaway. But I stuck to Thaw to the finish and I'm the goat. That's protty hard." ' ' "What about the details of tha escape?" he was asked. r i "Don't ask me," said Thompson. l.irBMrbtmt'at''nWTr--" Thaw, in a cell above "Gentleman Roger," refused even to admit he had ever seen him. "Oh, that maa!' he exclaimed. "You know I cin't talk about him." Counsel has been employed for Thompson by the Thaw family a:d It was through their efforts that h'.r ar raignment today as a violator of the Immigration laws was postpone! un til Friday next. His lawyr ts Louis (Continued on Page Seven.) Nine Battles Fought Twenty-Four Hours, is Report. in FEDERALS WIN. MEXICO CITY, Aug. 22. Nine bat. ties between federals and constitution alists are reported to have taken place during the last 24 hours. All the fights are recorded as federal vict ories. , According to official reports the mil itary situation throughout the republic is greatly improved. -The rebels are said to be generally disheartened and on the defensive In all quarters. These official reports virtualy are the only source of Information on which news for local consumption is based. The other side of the story rarely reaches the capital because of Interupted communication and censor ship of dispatches at points outside the capital. In three of the fights reported 175 rebls are said to have been killed while the federal loss is giv as eight. ' in situation aDout Torreon is now admitted to be slightly worse. It Is understood the rebels control much of the country about that section and that 1,000 more are marching south- ward to reinforce those already there. General Pena's headquarter at Mon Hnva hli rnnr4M1 m MriU. ,t. men c.ut off by the rebels and In vtH&l?? W!n".m J' yn7 WM plttC,'d of help. General Joaquin Maas, who Is marching nor Jj ward from Mondova has been Instructed to delay his move ments in order to co-operate wtth General Pens, The government ex presses confidence that Pena and Maas will be able to check he southward movement of the rebels. , - Improvement In the situation In tho state of Chihuahua Is reported by the government, The public ha toeealv en no news fromuaymas.i Sonora, for eevral days, except assurance that rebel in that vicinity are demoralized because of desseesions between the rebel Readers. It is understood that the federal genral. OJada, will attempt no advance in Sonora until h re- SUPPORTERS SCORE IMPORTANT VICTORY IN Show Unqvolififd EndorstmenCof BHIhy Secretary Bryan and ForeatalVInBurgent" Amendment That Would Have Prohibited Interlocking Directorates WASHINGTON, Amp. !!.upport- ers of the administration currency bill scored an important Victory-in the house democratic cauus today .when they brought to their aid an unttuatl- fled endorsement of th measure from oecretary Bryan, -an defeated the proposed "insurgent"! amendments that would, have prohibited Interlock ing directorates la national of state banks Incorporated Under the pro posed hew law. t w ,"1,,, , j Secretary Bryan, l. fc Wtetu ad dressed to Chairman Ojtuw, of the cur rency committee, apprefed the bill as it stand, declarici Pi ..leent WUson' Jyuj,.mitgxtt fsnrtatiiintal rights of popular control in its provisions. . He asserted that the plonk of the demo cratic platform against interlocking directorates was aimed chiefly at trusts, and he urged democrats to "stand by the president" and hot to load down the currenoy bill with any amendment, which might . endanger its early passage. Counter Proposal. Fortlled with the backing of one of the makers of the Baltimore plat form, Representatives Glass and Un derwood met the demand for an amendment to prohibit interlocking directorates with a counter proposal that the democrats of the house take up general legislation against inter locking directorates' at the next ses sion. A resolution by Representative Underwood, adopted by a vote of ISO to 60, referred the entire subject to the democratic members of the Judi ciary committee of the house and di rected them to bring In a bill at the next session of congress that would prevent interlocking directorates of all kinds. Administration leaders tonight said the large vote that supported the Underwood motion and the hearty ap proval that greeted .Secretary Bryan's endorsement of the bill assured the approval of the complete Glass bill with but little change.' There remain several Important amendments to be considered, but it uras declared that the only Important modification would be a change to make it clear that agri cultural paper will be given the same credit as commercial or Industrial pa per. The amendment over 'which the fight waged throughout the day had been offered by Representative Nee- 1 Will Run on Independent Ticket Two Other Con solidates in Field. - NEW TORKrAug. 22. With Ed ward E. McCall's s.ceptancr today of Tammany Hall's designation as Its candidate for mayor, and John Pur roy Mitchell, collector "of the port, already picked to lead the fuaionints, in in iiaia lor rv- ciwuuu on mn in dependent ticket by his friends thU afternoon. Announcement that Gaynor would run was made by Louis Goodman, president of the Kant Hide Gaynor as sociation, after Mr. Goodman bad call ed on Mayor aaynonrt-thacrtjrhall. Prior to Mr.. Good man' visit Mayor Gaynor issued a statement indicating his willingness to be a candidate. "-Present plant of the association and two other organizations supporting Mayor Gaynor are to place the mayor at the bead of "the strongest ticket they can ptek out'" without regard to organizations that may have endorsed his running mates. Thus the indepen dent ticket may be partly fusion, rtly Tss mt mApUK pmm. i , The Jumping off Place OF CURRENCY THE HOUSE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS m Bank Under New Law. y of Kansas, one of the so-called "insurgent" members of the banking and currency committee,' Xt was not until near the close of the session that Chairman Glass, after declaring that President Wilson did not want such an amendment incorporated In tho bill, brought forth the Bryan letter. He also produced a letter addressed to him by Samuel Untermyer, who was counsel for the Pujo money' trust committee,- saying he did not believe the interlocking directorate provision should be In the currency bill. . ' t Mran Ittor rktli It, . Objerting. membewu-HKhq h4 We tttnwd Mf.'aianif Interpretation of tho president' attitude gave way before the vigorous assertions of Secretary Bryan and a vote quickly settled the question. ' ' In his letter Mr. Bryan declared that for many years he. had advo cated a law preventing a duplicating of directorates. "Whilo. the principle applies to banke as well as to trusts although 1 think, In a less degree," the secre tary wrote, "the plan has been con sidered as a means ' of dealing with the trust evil. Competition can be effectively prevented where the same men act as directors of competing companies. "I am as mu;h In favor of the rem edy now as I was when I began to advocate It; in fact, more so, because recent disclosures have given further proof of the employment of this means of eliminating competition; . but I don't think It wise to make It a part of the pending currency bill. In at tempting to secure remedial legisla tion, care must be taken not to over load a good meuure with amend ments, however, good those -amendments may be In themselves. A boat may be sunk If you attempt to make It carry too much, however valuable the merchandise. a, oiii is MRMHuy ma result nr a compromise. The prenldent and Hec- retary McAdoo, In conjunction with the chairman of the currency com mlttees of the houie and' senate, have formulated a tentative measure. It was prepared after extended invest! gatlon and the comparison of views. It embodies rertatn provisions of great importance, and Is, I believe, fundaimmtaljy sound. The provision in regard to the government issue of the note to be loaned to the bank LIUI. BOURNE JR. PASSES E Is Now Eligibje to Appoint ment as Second Lieuten ant in Marine Corps. WASHINGTON, Aug. ZZ.-Hftpeclal) L M. Bourne,Jr,of Asheville, X. mongthe succeaHfur appTi- cants who took the examination for secgnd lieutenant In the United Slates Marine corps, according to announce ment made by Secretary Daniels to day. Sixty-five men took the exami nation, which was conducted to fill sixteen vacancies. Seventeen mon qualified fur the position, two men tlcing for the last vacancy . Secretary Daniels said he would decide later which one of the two last he would appoint A. H. Turnage, of Fermville, N. C, was the only other Tar Heel to puss th examinations. Mr, Bourn I the son of Louis M. Bourne, of Ahe vllle. TIH3 WEATHKIi WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 Forecast for North Carolina; Local nhowers gaturdajr; Sunday, probably fair; mod araie Mulh, wind BILL I tha Ant triumph of the people In connection with currency leHshilon In a generation. ,' It Is, hard to over estimate the value of thl feature of tbefelll. . Government OontroJ. "In the second place the bill pro vide for government control of iho Issue of this moneythat is, control through a board composed of govern ment crucial appoint ey the pre.. dent with the approval of the senate. This I another distinct triumph for the people, on without whi ;h the government Uie of (he money would provision in this bill which I regard u of first Importance as the one per muting state banks to .have with na tional bank the advantage of the currency system proposed. , . t ... i nese tnre provision are, to my mind, of such transcendent . Import ance that I am relatively but little concerned a to the details of the hilt. I do not mean to say that the detail are unimportant, put whatever mis-' takes may be made In detail can be corrected easily and oon. A wrong step In the matter of principle wjuld be more difficult to retrace. I take it for granted that no one who leally Is In favor of the bill will permit difference of opinion on a matter of detail to lead hlrn to Jeopardise tb bill. . . "The paper have, In a few cajc, reported member of congress as pre tentinc view which were allowed to be mine, . I do not know to what ex tent these reports may exaggerate what has been said and done, b it yui are authorized to speak for mo and say that I appreciate so profoundly the service rendered toy the president to the people In the stand that he has taken on the fundamental prlicl pie Involved, that I am with him on all the details, . "If rry opinion has Influence vlth anyone who called upon to act upon thl measure, I am willing to asiiimo full responsibility for what I do when I advise him to stand by the presi dent and assist In securing the panssue of thin measure at the earliest postl ble moment. I am sure the pretfdont will be ready to Join In mak'ng any change In detail that oan be mad eto advantage, and being sure of hi sin gleness of purpose, I am willing to (txmttaned on Tmgm Berrem) ISMPSmESS IN AS SPEG1HL ATTORNEY ' eBMMa ' Will W6rk ln Anti-Trust Prosecution Division of Department of Justice. WASHINGTON, D, Scroop Styles, of Asheville, waa today sworn In as a special attorney In the anti-trust prosecution division of the department of Justice. He will leave for Chicago and St. Louis on a tour of investigation In a few days. James E. Henderson, of Canton, who has been here several days in conference with the Indian commit tee, has been appointed superintendent of the' Cherokee. Indian school, ef fective September 1. He left tor Asheville tonight Ex-Solicitor Spainhour, of the Mor- ganton district, , called on Senator - 4fvfro"n tody J" the InUrwtof Man. ley McDowell's Candidacy for marshal In the west. " Joslah William Bailey, collector In the east, was today appointed custo dian of the Haleigh public .building In place of th republican postmaster, Willi Grig. This give Bailer ev mX mttranu filon HUERTA LIKELY TO BECQHSEHL PROPOSALS 0F0.S, May Back Down From Reject Ion and Start Negotiations Jon New Basis " SasBsM FINANCES HAVE REACHED CRISIS If Huerta Withdraws Objection Wilson May Not Read His Message Monday " . WASHINGTON, Aug. Th( Huerta administration In Mexico mag freconilder it rejection of the Ameri can proposal to restore, peace la Mexico and arrange a new beat foe negotiation with the United Btate before, next Tuesday,", Strong lntlma lion to thl effect reached official . Washington tonight, along with tht Information that th financial condi tion of th Huerta administration wu such that a crista waa Imminent. Should the Huerta government de cide to enter Into a new hasl of dis cussion, withdrawing It eontentlon a expressed in th Huerta not re plying to th proposals cnmmunlcateJ by Mr. Llnd. President Wilson In all probability will not read hi message to both h usa of congress on Tues day, as h Intended, ' j , Huerta Given Until Tuesday, Th president mad no effort today to prevent the hou from adjourning until Tuesday. It had been tuppocsd that he would read the message Mon vlay and would ask . th leader la congress to arrange . a Joint session. Failure to send any word to th lead er ww Interpreted In official circle a meaning that the United State had practically given th Huerta gov ernment untlt Tuesday to make up it mind finally aa to what It would do. It 1 po&itlvcly reiterated that th United State will contlnu to Insist upon th resignation of Provisional President Huerta or an announce ment of hi Intention to do o, a well a hi elimination from the pres. Men tin I nee in th utwiuent e!co( ..;. President Wilson spent th day studying the ote exohang by Llnd nd Huerta and preparing his mf sage. White House official announc ed that no copies of the document would be distributed In advance t th press, a ha been th custom for year, as it waa desirable to keep the document abreast of development to the last minute. The meag may toe modified by dispatches re. celved Tuosday and there also ft th possibility that th president may And It expedient to postpon delivery of (Contluued on Pjge Eight.) PLATE FDR DREADNOUEHT PRICE GREATLY 9E0UCE0 Secy. Daniels Attributed Saving to Proposal for , Government Plant REAL. COMPETITION WASHINGTON. Au. 21, A con tract for 3,900 ton of armor plat for the newest American dreadnought now under construction was awarded) by the navy deportment today to the Carbon Steel company, of Pittsburgh, at $187. Oi per ton, a reduction of n.ii, or 30 per cent., under th last wcepted bid for thl material. Th Carbon company, which nver before ha aought a large government con tract and the Carnegie Steel company, wer th only bidder. Secretary Daniels attrlbut Hh saving of 1371.261 to the government' on thl contract to th agitation In' favor of establishing a naval armor plat factory. In the pat It ha ba th custom to divide contracts be- -(ween all bidders at the lowest ilgur submitted and alt the manufacturer have-iSt-rn vtrttialty-identical bids, --t ileal competition aeveiopea . 'Quay . for th first time In year. ThU, haw- tary Daniels'- dtermlnatln to pre upon congress the government-owned , plant plan. He said today there waa no assurance that the new bid dor. for government work would not be forced into agreement with the other concerns and expressed the opln.on that . If the. government owned a fao '. tory capable of producing half th ar mor plate needed, there would bo no further danger of combination ' to : raUe the prices, The secretary. Issued a r -statment recalling his recent letter to th sen- ate urging; the necessity for competl- . tlon In srmnr plate contract and jug- uitil & eniurruaalonal investiaatlnn of the subject, k .;.. . - - ' "In the. light of these remarks." h saiu, i etU4i.'giiy graviuva vt un nounce that the lowest and accepted bid received on' J, 909 tons of special treatment steel, plate for battlcjhlp No. tt shows th marked reduction of it per cent, under th last aucptud, Itid foe tbto. Ui of matetlai," t-
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