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- k AAiMlfe mMfih to HUE7! THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 'dispatches VOL. XV. NO. 72. - ASHEVILLE, N. C, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 3, 1910, 3c PER COPY FtAlLWAY BILL .. Morse Was Partly Responsible, Says Otto Heinze, For One of Mercantile National Bank's Big Loans BUT I WRECK otvo 1 1 1 1 1 1 j , HE GENE! . GO fl FIlR 8111 (1 s ID THE TARIFF To Correct Them, by Comparing With Foreign Tariffs Sum of $250,000 Will Be Asked for. SUCH INFORMATION HELD TO BE INDESPENSABLE The Idea Is to Carry Out Republican Platform Declaration as to the Tariff Schedule. Special tn The Guzette-News: Washington. May 3. The . next etep In tl" direction of a literal ful fillment i'f the pledge in the lust republican national platform pertain tug to a revision of the tariff will be taken by congress this month, provid ed members of the house and senate who recognize the signs of the times can outvote that peculiar species of talesmen whose hindsight is bettei than tlnir foresight.. In response to a request from President Taft, Chairman Tavvney of the house com mittee on appropriations will insert In the sundry civil hill an item of $230,000 for the use of the tariff lioard which was created by the Payne-Aldrirh act last summer. The purpose of this appropriation la to enable the hoard to ascertain the difference in the cost of produc tion of articles of commerce In the United States and in foreign coun tries. The republican platform de clared for tariff duties which would represent the difference between the cost of production here and abroad, plus a reasonable prollt to American manufacturers. 1 In t when congress was meeting In extraordinary session last year it was not III possession of the data showing "'Is difference, and the result wus. as nt'Hrly everybody knows, that some of the schedules imiliihi inequalities which -vill have to be adjusted before the criticism of a large percentage of the public sub sides. Hals Is liidUiK-iiNihlc The president realises that such in formation is Indispensible to an equitable adjustment of tho rates complained of, us well as other rates which Lave not been tho object of special attack, and he has construed the provision creating the tariff board to mean that that body Is empower ed under the law to obtain It. Cer tain Influential senators and repre sentatives thnught they had succeed ed in restricting the functions of the hoard to the duty of determining whether or not foreign governments were discriminating against the Unit ed States, so as to enable the presi dent to decide whether they were en titled or not to the minimum rates of the tariff act. But Mr. Taft placed a broader In terpretation on the manner In which the board could be utilized, and Chairman Tawney, recognising the correctness of that Interpretation, will report an appropriation of $260, 000 to permit the board to proceed along the lines marked out by the president. As soon as the money Is availal.li. Mr. Taft will direct the board to make a comprehensive glos sary and encyclopedia of the terms iud and articles embraced In the tariff law und obtain Information as to the cost of production of such foods In this country and abroad. He believes this work will take two or three years, and It Is his intention to ask congress for an annual appropria tion until the board completes the task. If coiiKress votes the arinronrlatlon, the president ought to be able, be fore the end of the present term, to "limit data which will form the ba- of a revision of some of the sched ules w hich now accord a greater de Kree of protection to certain Ameri can industries than was nromlsed by e i...icgo platform In 108. or Is just and fair to the American consu mer. Many peoplo seem to have for rotten ttmt the president more than month ago to be exact, on March sent a special message to con fess asking for this appropriation. Tney apparently do sot remember, 'tner that In his regular message to Congress hint lk...i... k- .... a m Interpretation of the functions of JUL ..rl1 board ln th manner herein --Tiuea. CONFIRMATION OF HUGHES WITHOUT DISSENTING VOICE h. . pi IM1 viiqucntwr hi Ac "Wdanee Willi ... . p ., lCicw ot New York. ernnr ft w york Hernoon confirmed by the UsIOflals .. . .. yesterday senate to 5Tl" ,,he..Unlt0 Ute. to Supreme succeed , "iice Brewer. n accordant i. it.. request cf 1'iat ho,,M L. . congfl rmsttnn the J7 ,romP nd unquestioned, neaiatelv act opposition. Th. w" no OPI the . " 01 ,n .""nate ( o 'n,ment Oovernor that tal"Prem cour ", complete Hughe and till e hi. L :t.? ,o him to Inking of Coalition of Regulars and Demo crats in Senate to Kill Cum mins Am end me nt and Traf-JJ fic Agreement. FAILURE OF THE PROGRAM IS LAID TO INSURGENTS Mr. Taft Is Said to Have Telephoned Mr. Aldrichto This Effect, With Much Em phasis. Washington. May 3. Alter u pro tracted conference regarding tho rail road bill, administration senators de cided to move to table the Cummins amendment and then strike out the whole truffle agreement provision. Clay, democrat, will make the latter motion and republican regulars are counting on democratic support for both propositions. At the close of a protracted confer ence! of leading regular republican senators last night it was uppurcnt that the revolt of the senate Insur gents hud been virtually successful und that the provisions relative to traffic agreements and mergers which Senator Cummins and other insur gents have been fighting to amend, would be abandoned. Practically nothing distinctive of the original bill will remain save the sections providing for a court of com merce. Kvcn that has had u perilous time in the house, and nobody is pre pared to answer that It will be enact ed. In fact the difficulties between the senute and the house are so great that In view of the radical notion de cided upon by senute leaders Inst night It would surprise nobody If the entire bill should fail in conference- und the president himself was nd- viHi'd of the situation by Senator Aldrlch. . - - : Dtmpalrlng of putting tho bill through the senate In the form in which reported from the committee on interstate commerce, the leaders In this conference decided to eliminate Section 7. Upon Vie Insurgents the adminis tration will endeavor to place the re sponsibility for the failure of the Tall rallroud legislation. To senator Aia-i-tnh nver the telenlione Mr. Taft Is said to have expressed hlmsMf em phatically to this effect totalMsiMHMMiMM1)Vl! 5 WIROQRAPHS V I JJ Late Arternoon News Stories In I rviwljnal Vnrm nf World's Big and little Events. hs1stlltas1)llls11s1lMM New York, May 3. An Involuntary petition In bankruptcy Is tiled In the federal court against the Standard Cordage company by three bondhold ers who allege Insolvency. The bond holders allege the concern's liabilities are two million four hundred thou sand dollars, assets one million. llur anil llotlk- lllll Is Luw. Boston, May I. -The bar and bottle bill became law today when Governor Draper fixed his signature to the measure, which' prohibits the sale of liquor by the glass and bottle over the sama bar. . Cotton Oil Co. Dividend. Xew York. Mav S. The directors of the American Cotton Oil company declare semi-annual dividend of ZVt per ccnL on common stock. In No vember. 1909. an annual dividend of S per cent, was declared. A t'llMH,rlUl French Duel. Paris, May S. Count Ismael De Iesseps, an army officer, fought a pistol duel with Count Do Hollgny to day. Blx shots were exchanged. Neither wa hurt. Ths antagonists left the field without reconciliation. Klilmiiint of Cotton Hold I'n. Vmv nrimni. Mv 1. Through a rratratninir order Issued in the United States vourt a shipment Of 1800 bales of cotton, -alleged to bo among tne arsots of tho failed spot cotton Hrm ot Knight. Yancey ft Co., has been held up at this place. Krv. Rugviie I4clert Dead. Raston, Pa.. Mny I. Rev. Eugene Lelbert, ons of the foremost clergy men of the Moravlon thurch, died to day of paralysis, 75 yeara old. Violent Kurlhquake Shocks In Kpalu ' Madrid, May J. Violent . earth quake shocks wera felt yesterday af ternoon In the provinces of Ollvensa and Badajos. , THE WEATUEIt For Ashevlllo and vicinity: Partly cloudy weather, with possibly showers tonight or Wednesday; falling tern J nerature. For North Carolina: Showers to night or Wednesday, except fair near the coast; cooler tonight In extreme wee tern portion; cooler Wednesday In ths Interior. Ujht to moderate west to northwest winds. Bhlppers forecast: Protect ship ments north and northeast' for tern poru I tires near 32 degrees. ' A Wit vcitrv Both the Prosecution und Defense Win and Lose on Rulings by the Presiding Judge in Trial of F. A. Heinze for Misapplication and Over-Certification. K 1 KW VOHK, May"j. The I XI of Charles V. Morse, who a ' serving a 13 pears sentence in tho federal prison at Atlanta for vio lotion of the banking laws, was brought Into the trial of e Augustus Heinze late yesterday by Otto llelnze, brother of the defendant, as being partly responsible for ono of the big louns made by the Mercantile Nation al hank while he, Jlcine, was its president, in l'.M)7. It Is through these loans that the government holies to convict llelnze on a charge of mis application of funds und over-certification. - Otto Heinze said that when ho ap plied to his brother for a loan of be tween $400,000 and $500,000 he was DEATH TODAY OF E Mr. Converse Was Known Throughout Conntry, in Railroad and Re ligious Circles. Philadelphia, May 3. John II. Converse, one of the most prominent Presbyterian laymen In the I'nltod States, died today. Converse was 69 yca:s "Id. Death resulted from heart troulde. He wua known all over the country, both In railroad and religious circles. He hud given much of his wealth to the Pres byterian and other denominations and took deep Interest In church affairs. He was a native of Burlington, VI. At the time of his death he was one of the heads of the Baldwin Locomo tive works. In 1900 he was vice moderator of the general assembly of the Presby terian church of the united states. OF COMMANDER PEARY Interest in His Presence in British Capital not Confined to Scien tific Circles. London, May 3. Dondon Is making much of Commander Robert E. Peary. Interest In Peary's appearance Is not confined to scientillo circles. Great crowds awaited his arrival at the Royal society s home and gave him a hearty reception. Peary was entertained at luncheon by the royal society and many notable guosts were present. R00SEVELTS SIGHTSEEING IN CAPITAL OF DENMARK IllHtiM-lo CaMlo rriMlorlckhbiirg and National Museum are Among , tho Place Vlnllcil. Copenhagen, May I. Thn Ruose velt'a begun a charming day In Den mark's capital and adjacent country with an automobllit drive to Castle Fredericksburg, built by Frederick II. In 1561. In the castle church six Danish kings have been crowned. A visit to the national museum was mads tha occasion of a friendly deni onstratlon by ths students ot ths gov ernment school, Mr. Roosevelt ac knowledged their greeting In a brief speech. JOHN eferrecl to Morse, who, acting fur the (utiounl lianlt of 'ortli America, 'greed to take half 'of it. 'fltoth the prosecution und defense scored and lost on rulings by Judge Hough during the day. A decision that no evidence could be offered by the government regarding I'nlted Copper pools unlcsa the defendant was shown to have been actually connected with them and the only pools subsequent ts ,1ny and June, 1!I07, cotMd. be Investigated, was n point for the defense, while the gov ernment balked an ultcmpt to have tlie over-cprtilication charges thrown out of court by showing thai it lias further evidence to offer on this con lit. VOTING TODAY AN Three Aldcrmanic Places Are at Stake and Both Are Working , Hard. Special to The tiiizclte-Ncws. Hendersonvllle, May 3. An elec tion is being held here today for three aldermen. It being u straight party light. At noon over half the vote bud been cast and both sides are work ing hard. The Democrats appear confident, but the Republicans btc making no admissions and are look ing after every vote. President Spent Most of Day Shaking . Hands With Old Friends in Cincinnati. Cincinnati. May . President Taft spent today largely renewing neigh borly relationa with "home folks." Except for two brief addresses before local societies, tho president spent the day shaking bunds with men and women with whom he had been on in timate terms of friendship for years, later today the president boarded the train for 8t. ul. Tho president arrived from Pittsburg slightly behind time this morning. STANDARD OIL CO.'S FINE OF $20,000 IS AFFIRMED Circuit Court of Apprvto Fasne on Charge) of Violation Of Inter state Commerce Act. New York, May J. -Tha United States Court of Appeals has tisnded down a decision ufllrmlng the United States Circuit Court's decree In which the standard oil company was nned 130,000 by a Jury before Judge Noyci In the western district of New York, for violation of the Interstate com merce law. Hamilton Files at Atlanta. Atlanta, May (.-Everything point ed to success ful rights this afternoon when Charles K. Hamilton brought out a Curtis blplsna for ths second days events of tha aviation-automobile meet nt the Atlanta speedway. NE O V IE KErNZ.fi., V.jC WISH. I LOCAL OPTIONISTS GARRYALABAMA Returns Coming in Slowly, but O'Neal, by Every Prospect, Is Gubcr national Nominee. Montgomery, May Ketorns to day Indicate that the giilieinntorlHl majority nf Kiumclt A. O'Neal, local optiiinixl, over . s. I). Malloiy, state wide prohibitionist, in the state dem ocratic primary yesterday, first given at 20,001) to 25, 000, may. bo reduced to 10,000. There Ih every prospect O'Neal is nominated. ltanklieud has more than bolh the other candidates John IS. Knox and Frank 8. White combined for the United Mates senate. The count is coining ln slowly. Thn claim Is made that the ma jority of the delegates to the sta'e convention which meets on Mny 17 will stand for local option and will Insist on a modification of the pres ent state wide prohibition laws. It Is also claimed that a majority of the state senate will favor local op tion as opposed to state wide prohibi tion, although the attitude of u ma jority of the members of the house of representatives will not be known until later. It is accepted as certain that the prohibition laws of tho state will be modilled. The untl-amendr ment candidates on the state ticket appeur to have made a clean sweep on the state ticket. Not In recent yours has there been such a large ballot at the polls. or Their f orce Consists of Three Gunboats and Another Vessel, With Rapid Fire Guns. Washington. May 3. Senor Snlva lor Castrlllo, representative here of the lOstrada provincial government in Nicaragua; today advised the state department that the Insurgent forces have established a blockade of tho port of Uraytuwn. The blockading force consists of four ships, three gunboats und an other vessel, armed with rapid lire guns. MRS. IUTII BltAYAV I.KAVITT WKIIDIII) TO lilKI'TKN'AMT OWKX PiirtlciilnrN of thn Mai-rlngc, at the III) s n Homo, Are WillilH'lil front the lubllc. Lincoln, Neb., May 3. Lieutenant tlcglnal Owen of the British army and Mrs. nnth Itrynn Deavltt, daugh ter of W. J. liryun, were married at Kalrvlew, tho Uryan home, today. In formation concerning the wedding Is withheld. PRINCK TAO TAKKM M'NCII WITH KCHWAH AMI CARNI'XilT Incidentally, tho Head of the general htalT of Cldnewo Armr Is but SI Years Old. New York, May I. His Imperial hiihnoM Prince Tsal Tao. head of the general staff of the Chinese army who Is 14 yeer old toon luncneon today with Charles M. Schwab and Andrew Carnegie, . II WtGKERSHAM ILL SATISFIED Although Hisjob Is Hard and He Is Subjected to so Much Criticism. New York, Mny 3. Attorney Gen eral Wiekorsham declared last night at the banquet given to Lloyd C. liriscoin. chairman of the republican organization In New York county, by tin, Tvvplitv-iiinth TliHtrift AmmpiiiIiIv club, that he is satisfied with his posi tion us a ('HOIIll'L lllllLt'l, III ttlllf '1 1 the fact that "whatever one does in public employment is the subject of criticism,'' and that his office "entails laborious days und involves the exer cise of ureal responsibilities." Upholding; tho policies or the re pulillcan party and urging co-operation among members of tho organiza tion in helping to carry out the pledges of the. party, Mr. Wicker slinm accused the "insurgents," with out mentioning them by that title, of "Impeding at this time the work of the national administration by the lessening of party cohesion and party discipline." The "revelations of the demorali zation of the customs service," he said, "have tuught clearly the need of removing the customs service ab solutely from partisnn political In fluence, und a reorganization of its administration so ns to prevent a re currence of these offenses und to free the service from ull reproach. "This work is now being undertak en," he added, "by the present secre tary and the collector of the port, but tu its accomplishment the loyal, effective co-operation of all republi cans Is essential. Much virtue is Im puted to themselves In certain Indi viduals In refusing to co-opernto with the president und the administration In carrying out the pledges and the progrum of the republican party. They seek to extol the Independence of the Individual at the expense of ixutioll." aii uiii.ieiitn of covernment he de clared, recognise the fact that the success of American Institutions has resulted from tho peaceful submis sion "of the minority to the ruin of the majority; ami tho success of majority rule has been the result of th appli cation of the samo doctrine In party ,.it..i.. ii..rrrliiir to a recent state ment by a democratic senator to the effect that all men wno inina one ....... ..,,, mwemuirH v be rciiuhlicans. mid all who think the other way must necessarily lie iiemocrai, mr. Wlckershtim said, "1 hope It will be pondered over by those gentlemun who still persist In thinking that 'they can run with tho huro und hunt with the hounds. MAV SEJil. OH PROPERTY. Southern Piu-lllc Considering a Plan to Oct !UI f Uie mm,imn,miM Worth It Holds. Knw York. Mav . Tho Southern Purine eomnunv ts considering a Dlan for the disposal of Its oil properties and lustnnution or me proceeos tnrougn suk-k io hs noiuers. It was riix-lured tniluv that the ii gregatn value of oil property held by inn company is iinu.iiuu.uuu. INCRKASK.PASSKNOKR RATIOS IN THE SOUTHERN TERRITORY Move A king Tills Due Will Recoine - Practically timers I on the First of Jane. Boston, May I. A movement to Increase passenger rates on . many railroads ' between the Mississippi river and the Atlantic sen hoard will become prsAtlcally general June 1, Delegates to the Sixteenth Quad rennial Session Are Pour ing in from Every Direction. THE EPISCOPAL ADDRESS TO BE READ TOMORROW Board of Education to Meet This After noonTexas Special Due in Here at 5 0'Clock. Urorn every direction tho delegates to the sixteenth quadrennial general conference of the Methodist Episcopal church. South, are pouring into the city. Some few of the officers of the conference and men connected with handling this great gathering of Methodists arrived yesterday to see that everything was in ftno shape. The general Impression among the delegates is that the local committees huve been "on the Job" and it looks like everything will be smooth sailing when the opening session of the su preme legislative und governing bodv or the conference is called to older by Bishop Wilson promptly at a o'clock tomorrow. At the opening session of the conference, tho Episco pal address by Bishop Wilson will be delivered and, today great ir.ti.rest centers around tlisi document, as it is said that tho bishops will in this for mal address to the conference touch upon many questions of importance to the chin ch. The Episcopal a (hires.-, in the past has always contained a review of the past four years of the ehiirch's history und growth, and while or course, it is not knows, what this important address will deal with this time, it is thought that it will bo highly interesting. It is customary for the college of bishops to recom mend certain changes in the form of liurcli government and considering he voluminous discussions that have been engaged in by proidiiont mlti-s- ers and iaynven ns to tho changes. greater significance attaches to any utterances which tho overseers of tho church may take on this openlnir occasion. It is also customary to recommend the number of bishops that tho college of bishops considers ud- Isuble to be chosen. At the opening of the conference it s always customary to refer the Episcopal address to various commlt- ecs who will consider and report on the various paragraphs. The board of education will hold a meeting this afternoon when It is ex pected that they will get Into final hape to be presented to the confer ence, their report dealing with the various phases of the educational movement. This is an adjourned meeting, a previous session having onvened in Nashville two weeks ago. and several Important things were left open for final decision at the meeting here. The Texas-Tar H"el special Is due to arrive here with its 132 passengers at 5 o'clock this afternoon, coming by way of Chattanooga. A message re feived here last night from B. M. rtur ger. who is in charge of the train, states that the train also has 21 wives of delegates. Bishop J. 8. Key of Sherman, Tex.. although 82 years of age, is still hale and hearty. He was the first bishop to arrive, coming In yesterday after noon, and is at the Battery Park ho tel. Bishop E. E. Hoss of Nashvllio and E. E. Hoss, jr., have also arrived and arc at the Battery Park. John M. Moore of St. Louis, tho editor of the Daily Christian Advo cate, cumo ln last night and hus ev erything In readiness for the first ap pearance of the conference orgun Thursday morning. Among the other delegates and ton- nectlonal officer who are already here are Dr. W. A. Mf Murray of Ijoulsvillc, secretary of the chuiTh extension board, and Rev. (Jcorge S. Hexton, assistant secretary; Row J. . Kllgn, l. I., president of Trinity col lege; lr. J. D. Hammond, secretary of tho general board of education; Or. W. 11. Murrah. president of Mill brook college, Jackson. Miss.; Rev. J. W. Moore of Beaumont, Tex., Rev. 1). U Anderson of tho Chlnn Mission conference of Soo Chow, China; Rev, Frank P. Culver, Rev. James II. Mc Koy, Rev. II. C. Howard of Birming ham, Rev. J. l. Simpson of Ensley, Ala.. Itev. Frank W. Brandon of Bes semer, Ala., Rev. E. M. Glenn of De catur. Aln., J. B. Wadsworth of Birm ingham Judge Creed V. Bata or Chat tanooga, Mr. and Mrs. 3. P. Bushotig of lliintsvllle, Ala, Before nightfall 14 extra, Pullmans are exiwcted to have arrived In tho city, bringing delegates to the con ference. Train No. 1 2 from the west had three extra Pullmans delivered at St. Louis by the Rock Ialatnv system, one front St. Louis and 'One from Memphis. No. 11 hud o u extra from Richmond while No. had one from Atlanta. The Texas special has seven Pullmans. . Bishop James Atkins came over from Waynesvllle on the afternoon train. Congress of I1iysliaiis and Surgeon Washington, May I. The Tlghth triennial convention of the Congress of American Physicians and Surgeons openeijra three days' session thlr morning. Tha congress is composed of specialists from all parts of the oountry. Nearly 1000 delegates sre attending.
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