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K7 . a a ixnr AMOCIATED PKES1 DISPATCHW LAST EDITION ' 4:00 P. H W earner' forecast: Rain and cooler. VOL. XVI. NO. 29. ASHEVIULE, N. C.4 MONDAY AFTEOON, MARCH 13, 1911. to PER COPY mvmm MENMEiti.1 Great Length of Frontier Makes Large Force Necessary to Pre serve Neutrality, Says War Secretary Dickinson. HE BELIEVES U. S. TROOPS WILL NOT ENTER MEXICO No Excuse (or Intervention Unlen Mexico Proves Negligent in Pro tecting Foreigners and Their Property. ' , N: w YORK, March 13. "I do nut believe there will be, any movement of our troops Into Mexico." This was the statement here today of J. M. Dickinson, Secre tary of war, who piuns sailing for Panama this afternoon. There can be no excuse for inter vention," asserted the secretary, "un less the Mexican government proves negligent in protecting persons or property of foreign residents, and such negligence would have to be llrmly established, In my opinion, be fore any such step could be taken. There are no conditions now existing that give us such warrant. "In order to maintain the neutral ity lows it was deemed advisable to send troops to the border, and on ac eount of the Immense length of fron tier, and the, fact that the Rio Grande can be crossed at almost any point, a larger number of troops has been dis patched than would otherwise prove necessary," Secretary Dickinson said there was a possibility that he might postpone his trip to Panama, but If so It would lie because of complications in set tling pending arrangements between the Panama Railroad company and steamship lines operating for . the government, Mexican affairs, he said, would not Influence his plans. InVkliiHon Will Review Meet . n;1 " Army. ' ' " . Washington, March IS. Secretary Dickinson, upon his return to the I'nlted States from' Inspection . of the I'unama canal, for "which he sails iroim New 'York today, will review the maneuvers division of troojis now mobilizing In Ban Antonio, Tex. The secretary. It la expected, will return via New York about April 7, go to Washington and then proceed to Texas. After Mr. Dickinson com I'lctcH his Inspection Major Genera Wood, chief of staff of the army, will i;o to Han Antonio, t General Wood denies that the war department has ordered or ia contemplating ordering more troops to the south. This statement was made because of persistent rumors that another division of 20.000 men was about to lie assembled on the border. Will Cliange Commanding OlfieerH. It is the war department's' inten tion to change, from time to time. general officers now In command of the troops mobilising In the south in order ,that the whole staff of officers or the army may be given opportun ity to assume field command of large bodies of soldiers. - After about two months' service it la the present idea of the department to relieve Major General Cartor, assigning some other major general to the command, like wise tho various brigadier generals, officers of organised malltla will be attached to officers of the regular army of equal grade for the purpose of instructions.' General Wood un lualiHediy denies that there is any Intention of sending two cavalry regi ments from San Antonio to the bor iler. He said the actual patrol of the frontier would not be Increased at the present time and cavalry assembling as a part of the division at San An tonlo will not be detached from camp. . The "maneuver division," It I" Kaid at the war department, will be maintained In the south until well Into the summer. lllunco Forces Loop - Tlrw Men hi l ight Near Douglas, Arts. Douglas. Arls., March IS. Amerl cans gained entrance to the camp of General Blanco lust night after a bat tle . across from Douglas. General Blanco, through an Interpreter, said the rebela could account for only one killed end two missing and the loss of twd horses. Jllanco was especial ly eager for news regarding the ac . tlon of the United States troop When Informed that federal troops were advancing toward Agua Prlota lllanco said: 'There will b more guns for us to Lttpturs." According to Captain Harry Wheel er about one-third of Blanco's force of SIS men were engrfged In the bat tle. Blanco led the sortie in person General Chiapa with 500 men I ported moving rapidly from Monte suma to Naeosarl. Reign of Panlu la Northern Mexico. El Paiw. Mex.. March, IS. Condi tlons bordering on panlo reign almost throughout northern Mexico. Btlrred by the belief that the revolutionary movement has reached a critical stago. the Insurrectos In the state of Chihuahua and Honor are reported to have reached artlvlty In tearln up railroad and telegraph wires. Numerous towns, aocorrting to reports are under siege by the Insurrectos and thousands of women and chll lren, cut off from fond supplies, are fi el piece. Following the receipt of corrected tlelnit i .in, , . rntiir the buttle at Casa Doges' Palace i' . : . ' . 5 '4 It1 t ' . ' : ' - ' 4. M A FTER the lapse of more than a hundred years the Venetians are going to replace the scwlptwed lions, the proud emblems of the beautiful city, which were destroyed In 1797. The lions are those hlch embellished the two main facades of the Doges' Palace. The work has been entrusted to an Italian, sculptor, Signor G. Bortottl. . ' ' .. i '' A correspondent states that the. original lions were destroyed by order of N'apolean, , but this is hardly a correct way of describing the Influences which brought about their destruction. The real course, of events in 17U6-1707 is described in the "Histoire de la Revolution de la Republique de Venl3e t de so."chtite totale con somtnee par Iu traite de Campo Formio," by A. N. P., published at Milan in 1907. They may -'tie summarized thus: ' .'fr.! . "In 1796 Bonaparte was given command of the French army in Italy, when he marched through.the coun-trf-onquering everywhere. The Senate of Venice was In a great dilemmat, finding itself placed between the fear of Veing democratized by French and its hereditary fear of falling a prey to Austria. France several times of fered its alliance, together with a guarantee of the maintenance of the constitution of Venice, but instead of ac cepting these terms with alacrity the Senate refused them and entered Into war with France, The result was that Venice was conquered, Its aristocratic government overthrown and a democracy established. "In imitation of the French, who had destroyed all the statutes of their kings and all outward signs of royalty, the Venetian democrats destroyed all the lions of St. Mark, painted or sculptured, that were to be found in the city, not even excepting those which ornamented the exterior and Interior of the ducal palace. Many valuable pictures and precious sculpture were lost at the same thne. . "The Republic of Venice ceased to exist after the treaty of Campo Formlo, signed 1n" 1797 between France and Austria, by which In return for Belgium France handed over Venice to the Emperor of Austria, but the lions were gone, and It is only after a hundred years that the niches they occupied are-again to be filled." VOTE ON SCHOOL TAX It Is Proposed to Have a Special Tax of 33 Cents on $100 Worth of Property for Schools. By a law enacted by tho last gen eral amt.mbly any county In the state can vote on special school lux bv diK- trlcts, townships or in the whole with out special legislative enactment. Bun- ombe county will take advuntagc f thit law and an election will possibly be called In May for the purpose of voting on a special tax of 33 cents on the $100 worth of property in oi-jcr to give the county longer schoojs. A fund of about 13.1.000 will be rHised by this tux and Hupt. Reynolds lius planned "o have- eight months schools all over tho county in fuse tho meas ure passes. ...... The matter'will not uflit Ashcvlll.t at all, nor the special school districts now existing except that It will give them a little more lax. The peoplu of the town can vote on the question, however, unless the board of educa tion districts the county so as to leave Ashevllle out. ,Thls will not be done probably since It Is believed that Ashevllle peuple will favor the elet: tlon. Supt. Reynolds has sent for a copy of the bill preparatory to planning the campaign. Th commission can call the election on petition of 25 per cent of the freeholders. Thirty days notice must be given. TWO DEPUTY SHERIFFS SHOT HIOJULLtD IN KY. The Oflicers Were Guarding Coal Chutes When They Were fired Upon from Ambush. Stearns. Ky., March II. H. M Holloway and J. T. Uivett. deputy sheriffs. Were shot and killed last while guarding Cincinnati, New nr. leans A Texao Paeltlo coal chute. Both men were shot from ambush. Details art) lacking. It Is believed he shooting was tha result of the strike of firemen on the railroad lines. .Judge Watt Parker Dead. Ixington, Ky March 1. Judge WatU Parker, one of the best known jurist In the south, died today at his home, aged tl. Ha was for 10 years Judge of tha Twenty-second Judicial circuit of Kentucky, and waa probably the oldest circuit Jurist in point of service In the country, due to heart disease. Death was Fire In Now or Still Raging. ' New York, March II A $600,000 fire, which startcJ Saturday In the Pratt Oil Works pltant, a Standard OH subsidiary. Is still burning. Two fire boats and three companies of Bremen are endeavoring to keep th blase confined to the wbsrves nd storage Will Have Lion Restored 'ms "II " -l 1 "I V A v, t FT FATAL PISTOL DUEL AIBORT SUNDAY "Kid" McSween Shot and Killed by John Pritchard Latter Desper " ' ' ately Wounded. Hieciai to Tile (Jaiotlo-Ncws. Newport, Tenn., March 13. This town whs thrown Into excitement yes terday morning When "Kid" McSween and John Pritchard fought desperate ly with revolvers, resulting in the death of McSween und the probable fatal wounding of Pritchard. It seems thut tho affair occurred over McBwccn's sister. It is alleged that Pritchard and Miss McSween arrived In Newport about 3:30 Sunday morn ing, McSween, having wind of the arrival, Was at the train but missed thu couple, lie went to the hotel und to Pritchard' .mom, where he open ed lire,. Prilchnrd was shot three times und while on the floor opened Are on McSween, killing him almost Instantly. Pritchurd has about ' an even chance for rocevorey. ft Is re ported that Pritchard and Miss Mc Sween were not married. I , , . .. ASHEVILLE MAY AGAIN It Is Learned' Hera That Delegates to Southern 1 Methodist General Con ' ference Went to Return In 1 9 1 4. Ashevllle is going to make a strong pull for the next meeting of the Gen eral Conference of tha Methodist Kplscopal .church, south, which meets In 1914. The last general conference was held here lust May and was one of the Itnest bodies of men this city ha ever entertained. Some An vllle gentlemen who have been In cor respondence with members of h committee on location of the next conference have received very en-coiirflglm- news. The fact that the southern Methodist are now building Miatauqua grounds near Waynesvllle Is greatly la favor of holding ths next generul conference in this section. The delegates seemed highly pleased with the entertainment they received hers last year and many have ex pressed themselvea as desirous of coming ag ' to ' Ashevllle where abundnnt tin hotel accommodation may be had. The Auditorium afford d a splendid meeting place while the city proved Itself abundantly able to accommodate tha meeting In all re spects. The secretary of ths board of trade will Immediately get up hotel and hom-dlng house rates to b sub milled to the meeting of the commit tee which will be held April S. It will Inkc a strong hard pull nf nil Interest of this section to get the conference but that It Is well worth the luhora I evidenced by ths result of tho conference last year, ... -1 PUNS HRE WED OUT FOR Memberi of National Monetary Com' mission Will Prosecute Vigor ous Campaign. Washington, March 13. Plans for tho reform of the currency laws will be prosecuted with; a great deal of vigor by the members of the nation al monetary commission during the summer and fall. A campaign of ed uction will be started within a few weeks in the hope of creating sen II merit in favor of a bllf which will be probably Introduced in both houses as soon as the regular session is con vened next December. Thus far the work of the monetary commission has not been regarded ns political und ycKpoclal care, is to be tuken to avoid the introduction ol any partisan views in tho campaign for the bill, A majority of the mom bcrs of the commission who have been working on tho proposed legis lation., are not now members of con gress and must of the members are regarded as out of politics. This Is particularly true of the chairman former Senator Aldrlch of Rhode Is land, who expects to devote a great deal of time to the work during the coming year. Beginning with the hearing to be granted to the currency commission nf the American Bankers' association In this, city on March 12. the mem ber of the commission will be ac lively ent jted in getting the views of the public on needed legls! tlon up to the time a till) ia Introduced It Is not known that there will be many hearings in Washington, but that several' members of the com mission shall visit ths large cities'of the country for the purpose of ascer talning the views of the Interested public. Ths most active tour will be made by Mr. Aldrlch, the author of the bill whlc'.. 1 expected to form, the basis of any legislation attempted, With one or two members of the commission probably he will visit the larger cities of the west and south and meet people for the purpose of exchanging views regarding necessary rsfortns. General approval has been given to the Aldrlch bill by the pub lic so far as heard from Hungers seem to regard It as In the nature of a legalization of the clear tng house methods employed - by the banks In time of panlo. These meth ods for ths most part have proved efficacious. Criticism may arise later, however, in fact members of the monetary commission appretlata that the Aldrlch hill Is too new for the publlo to havs grasped all of Its tea tures. For that matter, ths members of the- commission themselvea are by no means committed to tha bill. It waa brought out by Mr. Aldrlch chief. ly - for ths purpose of forming basis for discussion and . 10 give to the country something tangible to work upon. Chinese Girl Smuggled - Francisco, Into Kan San Francisco, March 13. A spec tacular raid In Chinatown by Imml gratlon officials resulted In the cap ture of six Chinese Bve girls Illegal ly Imported and purc?iased for 35 uoo. it t believed the girls ware CUPO REFORM smuggled lilts this (port. T TAX DECISION Supreme Court of United States Holds in Unanimous Opinion Today That a Tax on Corpor-: ations Is Constitutional. PRACTICALLY SUBSTITUTE FOR INCOME TAX MEASURE It Was Made a Part ol the Psyne-Aldrich Measure in Congress in 1909 Fight Against It Vigor ously Waged. w ASHINGTo.V, March 13. The corporation tax provisions ol the Payne-Aldrich tariff act were sustained as constitutional by the Supreme court of the United States today. The court was unani mous in Its decision. Thereby a source of Income of approximately 25,000,000 annually was assured to the government. Of all. objections to the tax raised by suits In all parts of the country, none wus found sufficient to nullify the law. The court did hold that the tax was not applicable to real estate "trusts" of Boston, which are organized, not under any state, but under the common law. The law was not held applicable to a Minneapolis syndicate and real estate concern on the ground that It was not "doing business" within the mean- ng of the law. Fight Begun In 1906. The light against the constitution ality of the corporation tax began almost immediately after the enact ment of the Payne-Aldrich tariff law of 1909, of which it Is a part. Dur ing the long days of wrangling in congress over- that measure, Presi dent Taft Originated a plan to raise part of the revenue necessary for the running of tne government by lm posing a corporation tax. He Is said to have made th first rough draft of the proposed law and to have ask' ed the department of justice to per- f erf "He-"'1 ''; -y, etW, vos. .- - Scarcely fifteen years- before, the Supreme court of the United State had declared unconstitutional the Income tux measure enacted by con gress. In order to have a valid tax, the errors of that law hud to be avoid ed. Finally the attention of mem licrs of the house and senate were called to the proposed corporation tax as a constitutional measure. It wus urged as preferable to another- cr Income tax which, It was urged probably would be declared unconsti tutional and us under the i-lrcumstan ces better legislation than an Inheri tance tax. When the tariff bill wus in the senute, the corporation tax provisions were inserted um an amend ment to the Payne bill passed by the house. They remained there and be came a part of the tarllr act. Must Ito Paid By CoriHM-atioiiH. The provisions of the law stated that the tax was a "special excise tax with respect to the carrying on or do ng business." It was to be paid by "every corporation, Joint Btock company or association, organized for profit and having a capital stock rep resented by shares, and every Insur ance company," organized under the laws of the United States or of any state or territory. It was provided that the tax should be "equivalent to one percentum upon the entire ne Income over and above 16,000 received from all sources,' exclusive of amounts received as dividends upon stock of other corporations, Joint stock companies ,or associations, oi insurance companies, subject to the tax. The law provided also that return should be made by those taxed to the treasury department, to be used as basis for assessing the tax. The constitutionality of the tax wa attacked from all the point from which any tax possible of enactment by congress could be attacked Prominent among the objections to the law was the argument that the tax waa a direct tax. not apportioned according to the constitution. Some dubbed the tax "a corporation Income tax" and invalid for the same reasons that the Income Tax was declared unconstitutional In 1895. Others claimed that It was a tax on state franchise and hence wa an uncon stltutlona! Interference with the sov ereignty of the states. Another line of objection wa based on the argu ment tnat a an exclae tax, it waa not uniform, but contained unconati tutinnal classifications. The publicity features of ths returns were attacked aa taking private property without compensation. To all of these objec tlon. the department of Justice, through the late Solicitor General, Uoyd W. Bowers, at ths first hearing, and through his successor Frederic W. Iehmann, at the second hearing, mads answer. PRUET ACQUITTED Man Charged With Killing Kcllor Duddorth I IjhmAt Liber- a ted by Jury. 8peclal to Th Gaiette-News Lsnolr, March IS. 4. If? Pruet, charged with killing Kelley Suddarth tha day before Christmas, waa found not guilty by a Jury Saturday. The trouble aeemsd to be a row between th two-famllie, Budderth later com ing to Pruet' house, and against warning from Pruet th former ad vanced, threatening to kill Pruet when ths latter shot. New US Senator From Montana mm 1 a ," i 1 I I LEWIS 1ST GANG PLACEOJN Tit aken Under Strong Guard from Raleigh to Wilson Troops on Guard at Wilson. LEGISLATIVE CLERKS FINISH RECORDS AND LEAVE FOR HOME W nileslioro Military Coiniiiuiy Dis banded Many Guard Olliccrs Will ing to Go to the Frontier. Gazette-News Bureau, Chumber of Commerce Booms, Hollemnn Building, Raleigh, March 13. Although the legislature completed its work and adjourned last Wednes day there was such a rush and such a great volume of business disposed of during, the lust week of the session that the clerical forces of both houses were unable to keep up with final. dally reports und since adjournment the men in the offices of both houseB have been hard at work '.ilnillng up the affairs. Principal Clerk T. G. Cobb and his assistants who kept a record of the house proceedings con eluded their iniinrs Saturday evening iind left for their homes in various parts of the state. Mr. Cobb left lust night for a trip to Itii liiiiond and a brief v ImU to his daughter at Coving ton, Va., before returning to Morgan- ton to resume his duties ns editor of the MorgHnton Record-Herald, Prin cipal Clerk W. Otis Self and his foree In the orHce of the senate finished their work today and Mr. Self will re turn tonight to Webster, Jackson cotintv, where he is county superin tendent of schools. During the hcs- slon 2 1 ! 5 bills were Introduced iu the house anil 1905 in the senate. Many of thoae were Introduced simul taneously and the entire number rati llcd was 1 460. SjMK'ial Traill Takes West Gang to Wllwm. special train left Rulelgh early (his morning for Wilson conveying to that place Iewls West, the notori ous negro desperado and the members of his gang, who have been held in the state penitentiary for safe-keeping since their arrest, charged with the murder of Deputy Sheriff Mumford at Wilson February 3. The were placed on trial at Wilson today at a special term of court ordered by Governor ICitchin, Judge J. S. Adams presiding. Aiding Solicitor Allsbrook In the pros ecution will be a number of well known attorneys. Eighteen negroes are now under arrest for connection with the crimes of West and his gang at Wilson and other places. The pris oners will be under strong guard on their way to Mlson and It is planned to have the Wilson military company on duty during the trial to prevent violence should it be attempted by the infuriated citizens. West has con fessed to all the charges against him except that of being the man who shot Deputy Sheriff Mumford In the head Wadcwbnro Company OlxtMiiuled The Wadesboro military company having failed to maintain the high standard of efficiency required by the rigid Inspections of the United States army officer now making his rounds of tho state, has been ordered dis banded by Adjutant -General Ix'lnster have been hard at work winding up furnished to all the officers and en listed men. Col. T. R. Robertson, chief of ordnance, will visit Wades. buro at onoe and make settlement of tho company' account. Application re how on tile In the adjutant gen eraTs office for companies at Dunn. Wallace and Mt. Gllead to be admitted to the North Carolina National guard. Ths adjutant general ha sent to the wsr department at wasniugton m list of ths commissioned officers of the Stats guard who have expressed an eagerness to go to the Mexican fron tier and the war department Is likely to designate a number of them for this ssrvtos, Ths members of ths dif ferent companies comprising ths thrc North Carolina regiments are plan nine to hold target practice, rifle and revolver competition during the month of April. Th team competing will consist of one commissioned officer and nine enlisted men from each com pany and each regimental meet will liuit thra day. COLLECTIONS FOR JCHJHESE Situation in China Where Thou sands Are Starving Appeals to People Church Collec tions Being Taken. TWO CITY CHURCHES SUNDAY RAISED ABOUT $50.00 EACH Plague Death List Growing Smaller Ex cept in Mukden Russia Demands That She Be Allowed to Police Stations. THKRE seems to be a general feel ing of compassion for the starv ing people in China, by tho people In the city, both church mem bers and otherwise. Numbers of people are anxious to give something and steps have been taken to provide channels through which any sum however small may be contributed. Since it has been put to the public concretely that fifty cents will save the life of one person In the famine district many people are willing to give, as they Delieve that they can actually save one, or two, or three, or more lives without greatly depriv ing themselves. In most of the churches, collections have not yet been taken. Some of the pastors have delayed in order to prepare their congregations for the collection, in this way hoping to get better contributions. It is thought that another week will show the fund much Increased from this source. Where the contributions have been made the congregations have respon ded liberally. The First Presbyterian church has contributed 150.48. Ccn tral Methodist church 145.65. This' would have been larger but for the fact that a special collection was tak- , en at Central Sunday school. Rev. O.-Q.-'HaYley,' , pastor of the North Ashevllle Methodist church. stated that he had called the atten tion of his people to the sufferers and would have a collection taken later. Russia Renews Demand. New York Herald Syndicate. Pekln, March 13. Russia has re newed the demand that sho be allow ed to control the plague quarantine stations and police the Chinese cities and towns from Aigum to Hun-Chun and along the Siberian border. China expresses her willingness to co-opcrutu in enforcing a dual quaran tine similar to that maintained in con junction with the Japanese along the Valu. As to the general situation, there is a steady decrease of mortality In all the known centres of Infection, ex cept at Mukden, where the rate is stationary. There are no stutistlcs from North ern Manchuria, but general reports In dicate an Improvement In conditions. One phuse of the situation In that section that is not welcome In Pekln is that the plague is destroying the mounted bandit bands which the au thorities have been unable to sup press. Foreign experts are gathering for the international plague conferencs at Mukden on April 3. Dr. Brocquet, the French representative, has arriv ed at Pekin. Drs. Farrar and Petrie, from Eng land, after Inspecting Harbin, Fuch latien and Mukden, will reach here to morrow. Dr. Strong, the American, is now at Mukden conducting bacterl logical Investigation. Several unique developments for the consideration of the conference havs been reported to the Herald by the Japanese quarantine bureau. On physician. Dr. Ohtrukl. at Fleh Ling, says he discovered the bacilli not only In the lungs and the milt, but also In . the brains and the discharge of the victims. This Is believed to mark a new epoch. Bacterllogista were suspicious r gardlng the mortality among the don key at the Fushsn collieries and this resulted In the discovery of .plague bacilli In their carcasses. Several drivers who were victims are believed to have caught the di sease from th donkey. These are saldl to be the first case of plague among hoofed animal. Examination of the bodies of dog at Chang Chun revealed a bacillus reiembllng that of the plague, but Its character was not clearly established. TALLEY SMATHERS News Receive! Here of tile Trsglo Iteath In WsHlilngion Slate of Former Haywood Man. Special to Ths Gaxette-New. Waynesvllle, March IS. Marlon Smather. who lives on rural route to. 1 haa received a teiegram Inform ing him that his son, Talley Smather, who went to ths west some months ago, waa crushed to death in Wash ing itate Saturday by a log akldder. , A strange coincidence I that Mr.' Smather. ths young man's mother, had a presentment some dy ago that her son wmrid meet with some horri ble accident and feeling aure that the new would come, she asked the mall 1 carrier to bring any mall for her to her house to keep her from wnlking to the mall bo. The body will be brought back to Haywood county for Interment , I
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