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te AstanUe fcette N THE ASSOCIATED LAST EDITION. 4:00 P. M. Weather Forecast: Fair and Wanner. PRESS DISPATCHES VOL. XV. NO. 32. ASHEVILLE, N. 0, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 17, 1910. 3c PER COPY 51 PATRICK teWTIfT Both Given Great Honor in the Windy City, Which Is Fairly Buried in Garments of Green. JENNNIE MUD" DESIRED TO SHAKE TAFT'S HAND And She Created Great Excitement in the Big Parade, Trying to Get Into His Auto mobile. Chicago, March 17. Fairly buried in green emblems, banner and bunt ing, Chicago today received President Tat l as its guest in one of the blggets St Patrick's day celebrations the city has ever known. From the time he stepped, from the train at the Thirty-third Street station this morning at 7:1 57 the president saw hardly a building or an Individual not decor ated In green. lie was met at the station by a Na tlonal Guard regiment, and a large reception committee. The president swung Into the line of the great St. Patrick's day paraae which marched through Michigan avenue escorting him to the La Salle hotel. President Taft came to Chicago as the guest of the Irish fellowship club, lb paid visits to the Chicago News paper club und the Traffic club and attended a luncheon given by the Irish Fellowship club, shortly after neon. The president rested a couple of hours prior to his appearance at 3 o'clock at the Auditorium, where he delivered an address on "Conserva tion." Two receptions In the after neon were planned, to be followed at ii o'clock by the Irish Fellowship dub's banquet. Soon after the president left his train the parade was halted live min utes, a-nd great excitement was ere u.ta through the attempts of u woman Swing the name of Jennie Mud, to get lulu I he automobile containing the president. She struggled violently with the secret service men. The woman was finally arrested. She said shr merely wanted to shake hands with Mr. Taft. She was later released. In New York. New York, March 17. Irishmen of New York, by tens of thousands joined today In carrying out the pro gram arranged for one of the most elaborate celebrations In honor of Ire laud's in trim saint the city has ever witnessed; The parade of 40,000 peo ple were reviewed by Archbishop Fair 1 v und other church dignitaries in front of St. Patrick's cathedral. T Turkish Government Apparently Intends to Build War Ships Without As sistance ol American Builders. Washington, March 17. American shipbuilders, through the unusual course which has been taken by the Turkish government, as reported to the tte department, have been de prived of the opportunity to submit bids for tho construction of war ships for tho ottoman government, at u iist of approximately $25,000,00(1 Some weeks ago It was learned at the department that the Turkish gotern ment contemplated a largs increase In li navy, steps were taken to bring the mutt.r In the attention of the American shipbuilders. DEMMD FDR BUSIES OUTRUNNING THE5UPPLY Another Car Load of Them Will Be Sent from New York to New Orleans. New Orleans. March 17 Th de mand for babies has reached such proportions that it Is feared thero will b a serious shortage in the sup ply. A carload of babies from Nsw Vork trundling and orphan asylums was given away last week, when many woman vainly clamored for babies. So numerous are applications that thi Institution decided to send another ear load of Infants to New Orleans. For Reprisal Against France. Brussels, March 1 nt has submitted II providing for r nince. If the tariff ndlna In the Frem pralaals against measure now h parliament Is AMERICANS NOT 0 SUBMIT BIDS Newspaper Boys Appear Sensible Mr. Taft Thinks Tliev T.u.t t.ib They Hud More Sense Than Some or their Editorials , Would Indicate. c H1CAOO, March 17. President Taft in an Impromptu speech before the Chicago XpuTHitn nor club warned to his mihwt- 'th Press," nnd touched on a nhaae of Journalism upon which apparently he leeis oeepiy. The president declared he valued the opportunity to speak to the men who do the work in the Chi cago newspapers but who are not re sponsible for their editorials. I have seen so many apochryphal statements," he said, "so manv un sound arguments and untnst fnnninii. sions that they must come from some otner source than this distinirnished and intelligent audience. "We Have lo Rend Them." "Newspapers of course are essential. We say we do not read them. Well, we have to read them. The difficulty that I find is that I have to read th( m; and after a time of sensitiveness whnt shall I call It? of a sense of injustice, one s skin grows thicker, one is able to forget phrases of con tempt and criticism, and what a news paper man ultimately learns, is thnt after all. If we can only survive two or three days of attack and assault and unfounded statements, most peo ple will forget It." "Public I'slng a Grain of Salt." "The public Is now, I think, taking editorials, as the appeal to the reason of the reader and not because they are editorials or beca-T they are printed by particular papers, and the public are beginning to discriminate with reference to news, and make up their minds accordingly." . TAFT'S NAME Mr. Aldrich Accused of Hiding Behind President While Railroad Bill Is Being Considered. Washington, March 17. In the sharpest debute yet provoked in the senate on the ruilroad administration bill blttcT criticism of tho action of supporters of the trill in trying to put the measure through without amend ment elicited from Senator Aldrich an admission that the bill could be amended. This statement was made during the second day of Senator Cummins' speech attacking the bill, but not until after friends of the measure had been accused of trying to hide behind the president, and the fact that it had been drafted at his direction. For more than two hours the president figured In the discussion and for time his title, if not his name, was bandied about with a freedom that amounted to almost recklessness. In this portion of the debate Senators Aldrich. Hailey. Cummins. Root, El- klns, und Bacon figured conspicuously Senator Cummins contended that the provision referring to traffic agreements would render them legal without their submission lo the com mission. He asserted t lere had been conspicuous silence In the committee on this subject, and thereupon Mr Crawford turned to Senator Aldrich who Is a member of the committee on this subject, and thereupon Mr. Craw ford turned to Senator Aldrich who is a member of the committee on Inter stale commerce and questioned him as to his interpretation of the meaning of the provision. "The whole truth," Interrupted Mr. Bailey before Mr. Aldrich could reply, "Is that the Intention of the provision for the repeal of the antl-irust law Is to reverse the Supreme court of the I'nlted States. The effect and purpose is to take the railroads from under the Supreme court." Mr. Aldrich refuted the Intimation of the Texas senator, and from this colloquy arose a general discueslon as to whether It had been the original Intention to Include the railroads in the oilglnal Sherman anti-trust bill, during which Mr. Aldrich said that no senator who had voted for It had the slightest idea that the railroads were embraced within Its terms. "But all the same you are now try Cortlnu' d on pagt three. TO REQUIRE EQUIPMENT WITH WIRELESS APPARATUS Hill Reported to Senate, Applies All 'K That Carry 50 or Mori- Persons. Washington, March 17. A measure requiring ocean going steamers carry ing 50 or more persons to be equip ped with efficient apparatus for radlo communlcatlon capable of .transmit ting and receiving messages over a distance nt least 100 miles was favor ably reported to the senate today, by the committee on commerce. THREAT OF FIRE MOVES MEMBERS OF CONGRESS They Hustle from Committee Rooms to Holl Call, wnen ins, w Per Day Is Jeopardised. wn.htnton. March IT. Warned that they might be fined a day's pay of $20 If they did not appear prompt ly un the house floor whsn It eou vn.t members In attendance upon committees today exhibited grest anxiety to get away from committees ivth vreat naste lor me IN DEBATE "Brokers Sold the Stock," He Says; "It Was None of My Business Keene Admits Sulk of His Hocking Holdings Went on Market Before Collapse. New York, March 17. While James It. Keene says that he did not coun tcnaiu e the sale, nevertheless he ad mits on the witness stand that the bulk of his holdings In the Columbus and Hocking Coal and iron pool was sold on January IS nnd 19 last, the day before the collapse of the pool which caused three stock exchange failures and the loss of millions. Tho sale was made at a time when mem bers of the pool were supposed to stand firm In keeping with their agree ment, but Mr. Keene maintains that he In no way violated his trust as he was powerless to stop the liquidation In view of an understanding made with his brokers five years ago. He was asked if he had not profited by the sale to the extent of $350,000, hut his counsel objected to the question so In dignantly that It was not allowed. The foregoing Inside details of the Hocking crash ,verc brought out yes- lerdnv nt a. YfinHnuatlon of the bank ruptcy hearing of J. M. Flake & Co.. one of the firms Involved, before n United States commissioner. After repented absence because of illness, Mr. Keene was able to appear yester day afternoon, and although he wus pale and suffering with rheumatism he took the witness stand for a grueling at the hands of Ralph Wolf, counsel for the receiver of J. M. Flske & Co. As manuger of the pool and perhaps the shrewdest operator In Wall street, his testimony was awaited with In terest. He denied emphatically that he had sold any of his pool stork, but when asked more pointedly if any of the stock has been sold, he was forced to admit that his brokers had done so. He explained the transaction as fol lows: "For several years T have had an understanding with my brokers that they could use any stock of mine they held for their own use, I reserving the right to demand the stock at any time on giving 24 hours notice. I suppose thai by virtue of this understanding they may have gone short on tho stock for their own account, using my stock as collateral, but that was none of my business." Accused by counsel for the receiver of being the only member of the pool who sold his holdings, Keene's counsel came back with the retort that Wolf would have to prove his statement. "1 think I did." was the rejoinder. RATE ONHSCOUNT This Aciton Taken by Directors of the Bank of England at Meeting Held Today. London, March 17. Directors of of England today raised the Bank the minimum of rate discount rrom three to four per cent. This action was caused by the continued foreign demands for gold, which depleted the bank's reserves. These are now $25,000,000 lower than nt the some time last year. COLONEL IS ITARD AT WORK WRITING at SI PK.lt WOHU7 After Two Days of Rlghlseetns; tlie Bx-flDsJnVat Tackles a Pile of BSsteem Khartoum, March 17 -After two days of sightseeing In company with Mrs. Roosevelt, Kermlt and Miss Bthsl, Colonel Theodore Roosevelt re turned today to a pile of work before him, devoting his forenoon to writing. He had luncheon In the Blrdar'a pa lacs. HIED AFTER FINISHING THK LAST DINNKIl COURSE New York. March 17 Bdwln Pearson, a wealthy Brooklyn manu- fsrturer, ate too heartily at a dinner in honor of his son's marriage, and died suddenly at his table after finish RAISED MINIMUM ing th last course. JvtBbT SW MtnTiSriFWW m BY Sjfc- STILL LYING IN STATEOF COMA Physicians Attending Senator Daniel Expeet Distineuisned Patient to Die at Any Moment Daytona, Fla., March 17. Physi cians attending United Slates Senator John W. Daniel of Virginia, Issued a bulletin at 9:30 this morning stating that the senator is still lying in a state of coma, from which he has not aroused since early yesterday evening. His death Is momentarily expected. At 11 o'clock the following bulletin was issued by the physicians: "The condition of Senator Daniel continues unchanged. The state of coma remains the same. The putient does not recognize anyone." F TolThese. Says President Gompers May Be Attributed the Great Un rest in Labor Circles. Washington. March 17.-The feel ing of unrest in the world of labor at the present time is attributed l Pres ident Gompers, of the American Fed eration of Ijibor, $0 a combination of forces antagonlstlo to the cause or la bor, designed to crush the rights of workingmen STRIKE LEADER'S DEATH FOLLOWED BY CLAMOR Excitement Ran Riot at Martin's Ferry, but Things Art Quiet There Today. Wheeling. W. Vfw,-March 17. Ex citement which ran riot In Martin's Ferry last night following the an nouncement of the death of Solomon Edwards, the I'nlon tin mill strike leader, has quieted down today. Robinson, the negro non-unionist charged with killing Edwards, Is strongly guarded In St. Claresvllle, O., jail. Lynching Is now unlikely. Americnn Guarded. Tloirota, Colombia. March 17. An attempt to renew the street railway Arvlci' eanset'i serious rioting. Thus far the mob has rtapecled the Amer Ican legation, which is under heavy police guard. Mrs. Taft la New York. New York. March IV Mrs. William RES ARRAYED AGAINST LABOR H. Taft, the president's wife, is here on a shopping expedition, tho guest or the President's brother. Henry W. Taft KCCNK INTERSTATE SUIT; Findings in Case ot Virginia vs. West Virginia Are Presented to the Supreme Court. Washington, March 17. Charles E. Littletleld, muster for the United States Supreme court, to take testi mony and make report on the origi nal suit of the state of Virginia to require the state of West Virginia to assume a portion of the debt ot the mother state, arrived In Washington, and today submitted his report to the court. The controversy between the states has been In progress since Virginia emerged from the trials of the civil war. The state's obligations up to the filing of the suit aggregated fifty million dollars. Littlelleld reports that the estimat ed value of real estate and personal propertv in Virginia counties June 20 18C3. was $050,000,000, when the same valuation lrt West Virginia coun ties was $98,000,000. This sum in eludes the value of slaves, whose value In Virginia la plnced at $250,000,000 and in West Virginia $6,000,000. FIGHT BEFORE Titanic Legal Struggle Is in Progress Over Constutionality of the Corporation Tax. Washington. March 17 The Unlt d States Suoreme court was today again the stage of another tltantlc struggle, when the final fight over the constitutionality of the corporation tax provisions of the Payne-Aldrlch tariff law was begun. Arguments pro and con consumed the entire time of of the court and will extend througn tomorrow. The contest Is attracting almost as much attention as the Standard Oil dissolution case. Fifteen cases, Involving the question of the validity of the tax, were brought to the court for final Judgment. MINI. ST Kit KNOWI.F.S ATTACKED HV HUOTHF.lt OF GOVERNOR I nlleil Slates IlepiTuiiatlve Assaulted on San Domingo Public Highways By Man Probably Insane. Washington. March 17. Horace O Know lea of Delaware, United States minister to Ban Domingo, was assault ed while riding In a vehicle on the public highways Sunday, according to a report from the legation this morn ing. The assailant's name Is Castillo, and he is a brother of the governor of the providence. Castillo has been ar rested, officials say he la mentally deranged. Fire at Haurhill. Haverhll. Mass., March 17. Hav erhill's business section was threat ened with destruction by Are, causing u loss of $7: 000. MASTER REPORT SUPREME COURT AT His First Visitor Was Dermott Shemwell, Who Wished to Talk About His Father's Troubles. MR. SHEMWELL MAY BE EXAMINED BY PHYSICIAN The Penitentiary Has Been Made a Delightful Place for Both Visitors and the Fortunate Inmates. Gazette-News Bureau, Chamber of Commerce Rooms, Hoi lemon Building. Raleigh, March 17. The Improvements at the peniten tiary are so numerous and so useful that they reflect the greatest credit upon the new management. For them credit is given to Warden Sale. A library and reading room, spacious, well lighted and attractive in every way, has been fitted up for the con victs, and they will be given an hour each day there, from about 6:30 to 7:30 p. m. The warden, aided by friends, has made a capital selection of books. A reception room has been provided for use by ladles visiting the prison ,and another room had been arranged in which persons who have permission can see convicts, there being a double screened partition in which a guard sits during the inter view. The death room. In which is the electric chair, has been com pletely equipped, the amount of ma chinery being surprisingly large. The switch, which is operated to turn on the current, is directly outside the door leading from the prison to this room, which is the lower one in a tower. In a room adjoining are the dynamos and other apparatus, all of the best type and most of it patented. The entire prison and grounds are as clean as a new pin. This year no brick will be made by the convicts. It Is said that It has not proved irofltable. Pox of Course Escaped. Several months ago a convict nam ed Fox escaped, having placed a dum my in his cell to conceal hlB flight. This man, who Is very well named on account of his sllghtness, has been re ctrpturcd In Connecticut an will be returned to prison tomorrow. The electric plant at the prison is In charge of Tom Dewey during the day and Wilcox at night, and another man, a defaulting sheriff, la being trained to manage the plant. Raleigh's Ball Team. King Kelly, the manager of the Raleigh baseball team, has signed the following players so far: Lamar T. Ham of Georgia, Albert Ellworth of Washington, D. C, Clarence W. John son of Washington, Byrd W. Baty of Blacksburg, Va., Harry Piefer of Red ding, Pa.; H. R. Samuels, Sam Rich ardson of Georgetown, S. C, pitchers; F. W. Prim of Chariots, third base; E. A. 8herrlll of Charlotte, catcher; M. C. Whitehead of Augusta, first base; R. W. Newman of Summerset. Va., outfielder; Floyd Robertson of Rome, Ga., pitcher; E. Y. Wright of Detroit, short stop; Dan Hart of Pitts burg; H. B. Weesenger of Newberry, 8. C, outfielder; W. L. Keesee of Gal veston, Tex., outfielder. Manager Kelly says he thinks he has a good bunch of players. Two of them were with Raleigh last season. To Examine Soils. State Chemist Kllgore says work has been resumed on the soli map of Mecklenburg county and it Is hoped it will be completed by July 1. Work ie begun on a similar map of Gran ville county, and it is to be finished hv the same date. It Is expected. Ar rangements have been made for mak ing experiments on two leading types of soils, the red clay and me uiaes Jack, In Mecklenbuhg county in order to determine the best fertilisers to ue used on such lands. Charters Granted. Charters are granted the Reed Lumber company at Hickory, capital stock $26,000; the Stanley Manufac turing company at Stanley Creek, to make textile fabrics. $100,000, A. f. Rhvne of Mt. Holly principal stock holder; the Roxboro Redrylng Plant, for redrylng tobacco, and doing a storage business. $50,000; the West Pulverising Machine company at Ashevllle, to manufacture pulverising machines, $$6,090. The state superlntenaent ot puonc Instruction issued two leaflets today, one showing that last year, In 0 days, 132 school dletrfcts voted special tax, breaking all the records, snd making a total of 162 districts in 44 counties, and for the first time a! whole county. New Hanover, voted a special tax. There are now 995 local tax districts, whereas In 1175 there were none and In H$0 only four, and last year II, 037,320 was raised In such districts. Winter Visitors. Raleigh has had an unusually large number of winter visitors from the north, and though the weather has at times been much more severe than a numlier of years paat. they have en poyed the climate very much. Gen tlemen from Pennsylvania, New York and some other states were talked (Continued on page S) Mil. FAIRBANKS ALSO TO HAVE A HOME-COMING Indianapolis. March 17. Prepara tions are complete for the home-coming celebration for Mr. and Mis. Charles W. Fairbanks, who wilt soon return from a world tour. Governor Thomas Marshall will preside. The Fairbanks are expected to reach New York tomorrow. GOV KITCHIN RALEIGH AGAIN THE JUBICIHRY BILL REPORTED House Committee Takes. Favor able Action on Bill vprV vide for Another Cir cuit Judge. THERE WAS OPPOSITION IN THE COMMITTEE Luther's Appointment Will Be Confirm ed, at an Early Date Since no Opposition Has De veloped. Gazette-News Bureau, 46 Post Building, Washington, March 17. The house Judiciary committee has favorably reported the bill providing for another circuit Judgo to sit with Judges PrJtchard and Ooff on the Fourth circuit. There was opposition In the committee, which Is apt to develop when the bill comes up in the house. Webb opposed the meas ure in committee. The senate has already passed It. The expected confirmation of Luther at Btltmore will take place within the next few days. There Is no opposition, and It will not be held up any longer. The Census Work. The director of the census assures the people of the country that tho Information they are to give to census takers will not be used against them In any court proceeding. Many people are afraid to answer questions, lest they reveal secrets which may be damaging to them. To prevent the spread of this feeling Director Durand has given out a state ment showing what uses will be made of the census Information, and some of the things the people need not fear. He insists that the object of the census is purely statistical. "The census Is not, never has been, and cannot be employed," the director says, "to obtain information that can be used In any way in the assessment of property, for the purposes of tax- atlon or the collection wf . atb.rr national, state or local; for deporta tion proceeding; extradition measures; army or navy conscription; compul sory school attendance; child-labor prosecutions; quarantine regulations; or in any way to affect the life, liberty. or property of any person. You Won't Be Arrested. It has nothing whatever to do with the detection, arrest, prosecution, or punishment of any person for any sus pected, or actual violation of the law. whether of city or state or national government, or of a foreign country. The census inquiries are defined by act of congress. They apply to all persons living in the United States on April 15. All person must answer all the inquiries." Director Durand says that census enumerators wearing badges with "United States Census, 1910" stamped will go from house to house and from farm to farm beginning April I. "They are not to be regarded as spies," the statement says, "or as detectives, policemen, constables, tax assessors, or officers of any city, county or state. They are employed by the United States Bureau of Census. They do not represent any other department of the government or any foreign nation." "No person should neglect, hesitate or refuse to answer all the enumera tor's questions. He only asks those necessary to fill the schedules required by law. Nothing that is told him can in any way be used to the detri ment or damage of any person, or his family, or his property. If any person willfully neglects, or refuses to an swer an enumerator's questions or gives false answers he or she can be arrested, carried to court and fined up to $100." This statement of reassurance was Is sued on account of the widespread fear of the people toward a census enumera tor's questions. It is said that during the first census It was almost impos sible to get people to reply to any question affecting their property. THE WEATHER. Forecast until S p. m. Friday for Ashevllle and vicinity: Fair and some what warmer tonight, followed by fair weather Friday. PEACE NEGOTIATIONS LIKELY, SO RUMOR SAYS The Strikers Said to Be Willing to Con cede if Company Will Reinstate All Their Number. t tt st st st n t t H st at (t t st Philadelphia. March 17. There were rumors today of peace negotiations between representatives of the street railway company and the striking motormen and con ductors. It Is said .ue strikers are willing to make certain con cessions If the company will reinstate all the men who struck. t st St t St t st st st ' st st kt m chamber, In time for roll call.