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VOL. XIV. NO. 152.
ASHEVILLE, N. ft, ; TUESDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 3, 1909.
Sc FES COPY.
0 Mllli TESTIFIES
HE llffl Pffl III IIOTES
ARE III TO
D HECTOR
II T Oil
. r 1
R. R. Bawls, Who Later Became
. Vice President of the First
National Bank, a Wit
ness Today.
ADDITIONAL NOTES FEATURE
OF AFTERNOON SESSION
Names Procured by S. T. Dorset! of
Mr, Penland's Instance More
About the Pureloy
Loan, Etc.
Reuben It. Rawls, one time owner
and proprietor of the Swannanoa ho
tel; a number of the board of direc
tors bad vlco-presldcnt of the defunct
Flret ' National' Bank I of , Ashevlllo : nt
the time of 'the failure; of thu Instltu
tion in ill ly,. 1897. was: Uie chief wit
ness for the government this morning
In tha'.Breose-PvhandTDIekerson trlul
before Judge Newman on a charge pt
conspiracy to defraud the bank and
embezzlement of the bunk's monies.
- Mr, Hawls tetllled on direct exam
ination that he wax not connected
with tho discount committee; never
passed on any notes; did not know of
any discounts nt tlmo they wore made;
borrowed money from the bank and
gave solvent security; owed the bank
13000 when It failed: the loan wan
secured. Witness test I lied that he was
at times overdrawn; thHt If overdraft
continued for any time it was covered
with "solvent, security.. Witness never
authorized loan on Ieonard, Ander
son, Parker.' Hradley and Calais notes;
never authorized any loans at all;
never was consulted as a director In
regard to the loans; knew little about
the bank's management. Witness tes
tified that if notes came before him at
all and he did not recollect they were
passed without examination; ' simply
tallied notes with tho list to 'see that
they were all there.
Mr. Hawls remembered signing; a
letter to the- comptroller of the cur
rency with other ottlcers Including
Breege, Ponland and Dlckerson. iW
before the bank's failure was read.
' Witness also Identified another lotter
. which he, Breose, Penland and Dick
1 erson signed; letter was addressed to
Oeorge M. Cuflin, deputy comptroller;
'letter In Breese'a handwriting. Tho
letter stated that Indebtedness of
Dlckerson had been reduced 2,2S0
' and Penland's Indebtedness reduced
' $9,600. The letter referred to ovcr
. drafts and said "take Rawls' case. He
Is sole owner of Swannanoa hotel;
Swannanoa overdrawn while Rawls
(Continued on page 4.)
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SonSe of the) Insurgents Are Displeased,
but Aldrich Has the Situation
in Hand.
TO VOTE ON REPORT
AT 2 O'CLOCK THURSDAY
Culberson Wants Aiiieiidiiient Ailopteil
; Putting Cotton Bagging on
Tree List.
Washington, Aug. ; 3. The tariff
I' conference report will be voted upon
In tho senate at 2 p. m. Thursday. This
.agreement was reached upon motion
f Senator Bailey. In reaching the
agreement Senator Bailey intimated
thero would ho considerable discus
sion of tho proposed concurrent res
olution to correct the hide and leather
paragraph. This suggestion was en
dorsed by Senator Bacon, who said
that several senators nilht desire to
correct other paragraphs. This re
mark was Interpreted to mean that
tho minority would make a diligent
effort to have cotton bagging placed
on tho free list, at tho same time du
ties on hoots and shoes and harness
and saddlery are lowered. The sen
ate adjourned until noon tomorrow.
Washington; Aug. 3. Senators to
day agreed to take a vote on the tariff
conference report at 2 o'clock Thurs
day. No sooner hud the senate convened
than members wero reminded of yes
terday's disturbance over th chattier
schedule of the tariff bill. The sub
ject was Introduced by Senator Cul
berson, who, referring to-the decision
of the, conference committee to bring
In a joint resolution remodeling the
leather provision, gave notlco that he
would present, nn amendment putting
cetton bagging on tho fre HsWThe
deoislinr of yesttfrVay Avith reference to
leather had a reassuring effect. Sen
ator Aldrlcta .expressed confidence that
too' bill how Would go through with
out encountering further difficulties.
A tevt Of tho "Insurgents" were still
displeased, but It was evident that
most of them would also fall Into line
on the final roundup.
In the matter of tho ulleged discov
ery bf a "Joker" In tho bill yesterday,
the difficulty apHared to be a luck of
understanding between the conferees,
the president, and tho western scnu
(Contlnued on page 2.)
New York Herald and The (laietto-News.
E
But Has not Had Opportunity, Ho Says
to Form a Satisfactory
Conclusion.
White Plains, Aug. S. Justice Isaac
N. Mills again stepped into the ex
aminer's case nt today's session of the
Thaw sanity hearing and from. Dr.
Amos Baker, acting sunerlntemlont of
Math-awn n asylum, obtained the clear
est statement j'ct expressed on the
stand at the present proceedings re
garding the, mental condition of the
slayer of Stanfoid White. The result
of his questioning might be claimed
as an advantage by either side.
Witness said he did not consider the
opportunities he hail to examine the
prisoner sufficient to permit him to
form a satisfactory conclusion; never
theless ho declared his licllef that the
prisoner was now Insane and that his
release would be menace to public
safety, '
How Thaw conducted lilmseft at the
Matteawan asylum for the cjinlnnl
Insane, a phase of his life notNtfne
Into before, was described yesterday,
by Dr. Amos B. Baker, Hrst assistant
physician of the Institution, the only
witness railed by District Attorney Je
rome nt the continual ion of the
hearing by which Thaw hopes to ob
tain his release.
Mr. Jerome expects to be through
with the state's alienists toduy ami
Charles Morschnuscr, Thaw's lawyer,
will put hm client on tho viand, possi
bly late this afternoon. Mrs. Mary
Copley Thaw, as she sat In court,
heard Mr. Jerome Introduce ugainst
her son testimony she had willingly
given heretofore to save l.is life. Now
it was seised upon by the state to
prove him Insane. It Included her ac
counts of his nervous temperament us
a child, materially valuable to Thaw
when ho was In danger of the electric
chair, but how menacing to his hope
of proving himself u sane inun.
Dr. Jiulier's testimony was read by
himself from his "case book," and de
scribed Thaw's conduct, ,both normal
and queer, on many occasions from
February. 1908, the date of his com
mitment until June 25, of tho present
year.
While somo of these notes described
tho patient's acta as "silly." the wit
ness suld that In his belief Thaw was
Irrational now. Thaw's attorney made
hlin admit that during the hrsthrce
months of the patient's stay at Mattea
wan, he observed no signs of paranoia.
When Thaw reached Mateawan on
the day the. Jury acquitted him after
the murder of Stanford White on the
ground of Insanity, almost his Hrst
statements, according to Dr. Baker,
were "expressions of amusement over
the clever work of his lawyers and
alienists." " He said frankly, according
to Dr. Baker, that his acquittal was
obtained by exaggerating certuln In
cidents, and putting In testimony Je-
1 rome was unable to refute, because he
had not the facts.
The witness described Thaw's man
ner at most times a "silly" and
(Continued on page E)
R THINKS
;
LIABLE TO GET KILLED SOME DAY
IN QllTAX CASE
It Involves the Power ot the State to
Levy Inspection Tax on Ilium
iiinatinj Oils.
aAT.trrg-mcirg kvrhao
(Jtiamber of Commtrt Hoomt,
ola mo Ma (aMgk, K. 0,
Aug. 3.
Yesterday afternoon beforo Judge
Connor In the Keileral court there was
argument in the rase involving power
of this state to Inspect and also to levy
an Inspection tax on Illuminating oils.
There are five oil companies, chief of
these being the Standard, and one of
the minor companies brought a suit in
the Federal court to test the matter.
Attorney General Blckett and Hichard
II. 1 In 1 1 In appeared for the state and
agricultural department, the latter
having direct ehsrge of the test and
tax; AyciH-k & Winston appeared for
the nil people. The state devoted
in it eh rare to the preparation of the
line of defense.
The suit, brought In the name of
tho four Independent oil companies,
involves somo points not before
brought up In North Carolina. Among
the witnesses who nied evidence fur
the nil side was t. . Chamberlain, the
secretary of the National I'otruleuin
assiM'iatlon, which Is tho combination
of Hit the Independent oil r fining
companies. Another was W. II. Feh
scngcld, president of the Bed C. Oil
company,
Contend It is a Hcvcnue Act.
. The contention by the attorneys for
the oil companies is that tho oil act Is
realty one to raise revenue and that It
wan stated nn the floors of the legis
lature last session that It would raise
some 130,000; the act provides that
the balance remaining after the cost
of InNpccttnn ami testing shall go to
the general ,und. It Is further con
tended that the law Is violative of the
United Htates constitution, In that It
Interferes with Interstate commerce.
It Is .claimed that It Is on the same
basis as the tax nn drummers, once
levied by North Carolina, which the
Federal courts decided to the Invalid.
It Is further asserted that the legis
lature could not properly delegate to
the department of agriculture the
authority It hus given In this matter
and that It should have Itself nxed the
ash-test of oil, as has been done di
rectly by tho legislature of other
stales, Instead of leaving It to the ag
ricultural department to prescribe
such test. eta.
Among those present at the hearing
were Commissioner of Agriculture
flraham and Hecretary Situs Carr.
Mate Treasurer lAcy. the corporation
commissioners and Btote Oil Chemist
Hyrno; ,
The state contends that It has full
authority to authorise the board of
agriculture to prescribe rules and rt g
ulatlont to carry out the legislative
w(ll and purpose. Argument was pro
longed, th papers In the case, com
plaint, answer and briefs being volum
Innus.
The Vnlted States court house and
(Continued on page S.)
SPAIN IS TRANQUIL
EXCEPTJ SPOTS
The Minister of Interior Ssys There Is
Trouble Only in Certain Parts
ol Catalonia.
lleuilaye, I Vance, Ang.TtVj Men
do, a iiowspaiM-r of Madrid, places Hie
iiiimlH-r of killed at Itiircclonu during
tho rioting of last week at 2,000 nmt
tho wounded at 2.500.
Madrid, Aug. 3.' Tranquility now
reigns throughout Spain, except In
certain Isolated localities of Catalonia,
according to an announcement made
by tho minister of the Interior.
Barcelona, Aug. 3. Life In the
city of Barcelona and . Its suburbs
again Is normal. The newspapers are
being published and work generally
has been resumed.
The losses by commerce during the
rioting of the past week have been
enormous and the destruction of
property has been great.
Among tho victims of the military
court martial are two members of
the chamber of deputies and eight
aldermen of arcelona.
No Mrlke.
Madrid, Aug. 3. As a result of the
rumors that a general strike would
lie called the government made exten
sive preparations to meet any emer
gency. Those Included the throwing
of sand on the pavements In order to
make easier the movements of cav
alry or mounted police.
The government announces that
the work of restoring railroad com
munication In Catalonia Is proceeding
actively and that the lines between
Barcelona, Cerebe, Burngossa and
Valencia probably will bo re-ctsab-
llshed Wednesday.
According to oftlciai dispatches re
ceived, the situation at Melllla re
mains unchanged. There are still
strong bodies of Moors hiding In the
gorges. There have been but few
Spanish casualties.
A spoclal dispatch from Gibraltar
says the British cruisers Lancaster
and Buffolk, together with four tor
pedo boat destroyers, have Bulled for
Moroccan waters.
IIKI.D IS JUt AH M-MTtTH
OF MISH NKW MAN'S Ml ltDKU
Three Guilford County Men Taken by
tho Olllcrm, Who Itcfuse to Ulva
Out tho Kvldoncr.
Oreensboro, Aug. S-John Hall, alfas
John Ionard, and James Frasler,
both of fiumner township, and Ernest
Wade of High Point, are In Jail here
being suspected of the murder of Miss
Lydla Newman. Th officers refuse
to give out their evidence sgalnst the
men, faying they are held on minor
charges, pending a preliminary hear
ing Wednesday.
C0TT0II ILL1H
SHORT; ARRESTED
Calhoun Harris ot Anderson,. S. C.
Says Trouble Is Due to Cleri
cal Errors.
Anderson, S. C, Aug. 3. Calhoun
Harris, secretary and assistant cashier
of the Orr Cotton mills here, has been
arreslod, charged with breach of trust
Kxpirt accountants who are going
over his books announced tbO.000
missing. Harris, who Is socially prom
inent, says the apparent shortage will
be found due to clerical errors.
In the cotton compahy's vault ac
countanta found between 18,000 and
$9,000 In old checks, currency and
sliver which hadbeen stored In bags.
some of It for eight years and ap'
parcntly forgotten, somo of these old
checks had been tendered In payment
for nccounts with the company and
apparently had never been cashed.
ORDER ISSUED BY CHINA
OBJECTED TO BY JAPANESE
No Ind Along Anlung-Mukdeii Itoad
to be hold to JaiNtncNC, 1'iulcr
I'ciialty.
Toklo, Aug. 3. It transpired today
that tho greatest stumbling block In
tho way of an amicable settlement be
tween China and Japan of the differ
ences over the Antung-Mukden rail
way Is an order Issued by Chinese an
thorites that no land should be sold
to Japanese along the line, under se
vere penalty.
This and several other questions
concerning the Japanese policy In
China will be determined In a short
time, It Is expected, as the whole mat
ter was placed In the hands of the
emperor yesterday by Foreign Minis
ter Komura.
TRANSPORTS WITH TROOPS
. ARE DESPATCHED TO CRETE
Convoyed by Turkish lice t ; rea tet
Krwcy Observed In Constau
7 tlnople.
fit. Petersburg, Aug. 3. -The Novoe
Vrcmya today published a dispatch
from Constantinople saying that fou
transports loaded with Turkish troops
have left the capital for the Island of
Crete, and that the Turkish fleet has
been ordered to escort them. . .
The greatest secrecy regarding these
naval movements I being observed,
and It Is supposed that Turkey Intends
to effect ft landing on the island.
A (Might Earthquake.
. Vlctorln, B. C Aug. 3. The steam
er Queen City, Which returned last
night from Blver Inlet, 150 mile up
the coast, reported that a slight earth
ntisk shock was felt yesterday, at
Bumflcld Creek on Bark Icy sound. "
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