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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES id c Asbexille wazette News. . . i : A LAST EDITION 4:00 P. M. Weather Forecast: Fair. VOL. XVI. NO. 62. ASHEVILLE, N. C.FRIDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 21, 1911. 3c PER COPY Mad& r Ready to Attack Juarez, Demands the Resignation of Diaz Federal Force of 750 in the Town, Heavily Fortified, De clare They Are Ready for Madero's Assault, BOTH FORCES MARK TIME DURING FORENOON HOURS The Rebels, Wei! Armed and Numerous Have Had Juarez Surrounded for Nearly Two Days. E' PASO, Tex., April 21. The armies of Diaz and Madero marked time, this morning. Madero stated that he will not attack before this afternoon unless attacked. His army is waiting outside Juarez, well armed and numerous. Inside the town, heavily fortified, are 750 loyal soldiers of i)az, waiting for the attack. The federals, after a quiet night, undisturbed by shots or war Indications, are ready for battle, they declare, any time Madero opent it Outside the town Madero and his men are waiting for Porfirio Diaz, president of Mexico, to send word that he is willing to resign the presidency. They declare this Is the only thing to prevent an attack on Juarez. Madero assorts that if retirement of Diaz Is not announced Juarez will be stormed. There is no indication that Diaz's an swer will be- favorable. Juarez mili tary official appear confidant of tin completeness of their fortifications. The rebel army has had Juarez sur rounded 36 hours. The federals have fipt ventured outside of the city limits, but are busy preparing fpr the ex pected attack. Gave Diaz 24 Hours. "Ail that the federals want is time' to bring up reinforcements," he said, when asked if he would consider an armistice. "I will give Diaz 24 hours to re sdsn," he said Ao. delegation or El Pasoans and Mexican citizens thut railed on him In his camp in the hills near Juarez and asked him to con sider pence terms. This assertion was also a reply to Gonzales Can, secretary general of the revolutionary junta, who carries e menage from Dr. Gomez in Washing ton asking for a delay In the attack. "Diaz must surrender the presi dency," this he said was his final re ply to all attempts to bring about peace or a truce of arms. Madpro'ft Formal Reply n Associated Press correspondent was in the camp when Madero met the peace commissioners. After the conference Madero dictated the fol lowing: "The peace commjseldn came unoffi cially and asked under what terms I would make peace. "I said that I would agree that In the Interest of peace, I would resign aa provisional president of Mexico, but only if I conalder that the will of . the neoole has been satisfied, other wise the revolution will continue, not withstanding any peace negotiations. "I know all the pooplewant the retirement ot General Diaz. 1 will ac cept aa provisional president any one of the members of the preeent cabinet who will call a new election. "In coac thle condition is agreed upon, -We want Juarez to he delivered to us, and then an armistice will bo signed." The peace pilgrimage Included Fe lix Martinez ot El Paao, Kaqulbal Ob regon and Oecar Pranlff of Mexico City, apeaklai Independently but for the federal government, and Sllvoftru Terrazas of Chihuahua. The conference vra attended by Madero In peraon, Col. Jose Blanco. Lieut Col. Barlbaldl. Raosi Madero nd Frederic Ooniales Oars,, the pro visional secretary of state and head of the Mexican revolutionary Junta In El Paao. lx.es Sot Want Preatdwioy. After the volunteer peace commis sioners had returned to El Paao, VI Martinez lasued the following state ment: " M do ret want t'.ie presidency. Madero said frequently, during the conference. 'If I am wllllnc to sacri fice everything, wealth, position, fam ily name, and even my lire for the Mexico. Diaz ought not to hes itate to aacrlfice the position he has had for SO years for the cause of his rnuntrv.' " While the peace conference was in progress Americans crowded along the river northwest ot Bi t-aao ana con vereed wKh the Insurrectos. Many In ffurrertoa. especially Americans, step- ..oH Avr the line Into El Paso for baths and food. Although General Juan O. Navarro -fimmiimllriff Juarez. Insists that he u. nn d.Amnrt for the aur render of the town, '.ne town (s closed, and civilians are kept off the streets. llurales patrol the outskirts and sol diers are held In readlneas to respond to the slightest alarm Madero's army slmoet surrounds Juarez. The main command Is In tr mountains toward Ranchero De Fore almost due west of Juarez Garibaldi command of 200 men Is northwest of Juarez. There the Insur recto artillery la mounted and there the Inaurreclo ohleftaln and his lieu luiinti mast durtnir the ilav. tiatltii is occupied by troops that a I roin the sou II qmr wtt ssfl i i ii VL1, RTTTOj AT AfiUA. PE.IETA. A- MOa.eoD. STEM 1 BE Efforts 1o Force a Vote Before Adjournment on Canadian Reciprocity Bill Out come in Doubt. SITUATION IS COMPLICATED BY NUMEROUS AMENDMENTS PLUCKS III EYE HUB ONE May Be Necessary to Continue Session into Night Confidence in the Democratic Road Machine. Ohioans "Shuck" Their Coats And Launch A Harmon Boom : Hold a Meeting In Senator P omerene's Office, and Start Work for Their Man for Presi dential Nomination in 19i2 Consider Clark Present Most Formidable Opponent "Don't Overlook Bryan" Is Representative Cox's Warning. WASHING!' Ohio di In congr StttltStStStl.StKStl.ttltStlteK It St Washington, April 21 Six St H days of lively debate upon the St St Canadian reciproctly bill ended H n H at It st st n S at ststststststststststststststititststst INGTON. April 21. The emocratlc delegation ongress, after scanning the political horlgon to east and west, particularly toward Missouri, Nebras ka and New Jwwy, today decided to "shuck" their coats and k to work in earn eat for Governor Harmon, their candidate for the presldewflfll nomina tion In 1912. The the Ohio executive will have formidable rivals was con ceded by everybody at the gathering, which included Senator l'ompercne, at whose office the conference was held, Meutennnt Governor. Ntcbols., who came on from Ohio with a suit case of letters of encouragement, and tcr the conference It was announced house delegation. Who Is Strongest Opinion! .' "Don't overlook Bryan." cautioned Representative Cox, when the Har mon boomers began to weigh the prospects of Speaker Champ Chirk and Governor Wilson to determine from which of the gentlemen they had the most to lear. It is said a major ity of 'those present bet tested that Clark was the one to look out for now." United LmluiNiaxin. In nn Infortnal statement issued af- thpt "united expression of enthusiastic support of Harmon's candidacy of president of the United States was voiced." The statement also said: "Lieutenant Governor Nichols' de clared ut the meeting that the pros per ts of the OhloJ legislature ulti mately enacting into law advanced legislation which M. union, has been advocating were quite good." "The fact is," he said, "fieloro adjournment a law would be paafid directing that all elections of UttjUd States senators In future shall be along the line of the Oregon plan." ODD FELLOWS MEET AT CANTON TODAY It It Expected Attendance Semi-Annual Seation of 20th Diatrict Will Be Large. The eighth semi-annual session of the 20th district. North Carolina In dependent Order of odd Fellows, con venes with the Canton lodge No. 207, at Canton this evening and Saturday, Lodges from Waynesvllle, Canton. Clyde, Needmore, Balsam, Sylva, Buahnell, Ola. Cullowhee, Almond. Franklin, Judsnn, Fontana, Whlltlei. Savannah, nnd Brysnn City are expec ted to send full delegations and sev erla :i od speakers from Ashevillc and other places have been Invited to par ticipate In the exercises and the Can ton lodge Is doing all it can to make th' occasion one long to be remember ed. The degree work Is to be done by the Canton lodge which lodge Is said to have work In the Initiatory and first degrees In about ns good shape as any lodge In the district. All the representatives from out of town lodges are requested to wear their parade badges during the con vention, as well aa all visitors who can do so. The delegates are expected to ar rive nn time Friday afternoon and stay through Saturday night President Urges Republicans Aid VnxloiiH for Ills Party to Have mc I'art In I'assnge of Reciprocity .Men sure In House. Washington, April 21. Before the cabinet aesslon today President Taft turned aside from Mexican trot! bles, called In a number of republican con gressmen and asked their support of the Cunadlnn reciprocity bill. The president pointed out that it would be most unfortunate from a republi can standpoint If reciprocity becomes a law by democratic voles alone. He feara opposition In the senate. and therefore would like Strong re publican support In the house. WANT AN EXPLANATION OF HILL'S RESIGNATION Resolution Introduced in House, Based on Rumors as to the Potash Controversy. THE REPUBLICANS ME BF TWO ttlHDS Some Think It Well o Name a Ticket, Others not Will Decide To morrow Afternoon. CIVIL SERVICE SYSTEM INVESTIGATION PROPOSED To Inquire into CharQe That It Has Degenerated into an Institution ol Favoritism. Washington, April 11. An In ! gatlon of the civil servlw syetsjti Is determine! upon by the bouse t m on reform in the civil ar e. ecnutlvi (Jodwln if No. 1 Carolina, the i bairman. has prepai 1 a resolution granting aotl .: compel cabinet officers' attendance u wltrfesaea The committee sill In quire Into the charges that lie 1v1l service baa degenerated Into in Insti tution of favor. :'im. Washington, prll f I. President Taft Is requested In a resolution In troduced In the house to furnish con grew an explanntton of the resigna tion of David Jayne Hill as ambassa dor to Germany. The resolution Is the Joint effort of Representative Lever of. South Caro lina and Brantley of Georgia, and is based upon reorts that Hill's resig nation was the result of hit attempt to pursue a vigorous policy on behalt of ttit government In the potash con troversy, his activity, report set forth, Incurring tho president's dis pleasure. NEGRO SHOT TO DEATH OPERA HOUSE STAGE The republicans of Ashevillc will determine at a meeting of the city ex ecutive committee tomorrow after noon whether or not they will put out a ticket to oppose the regular demo cratic nor.iinoes for municipal officers It was learned today that sentiment among the republicans Is divided; that some of the leaders favor poming out a ticket for the purpose of holding Intact the organlz.uinn, while others take the view that by not putting out a ticket the democratls by reason the fad that they have' no opposition will lose ns much or more from tin organization standpoint than the i publicans. It Is practically concede 1 that the reoublii ins have no show thl vpar ol' elcinu any portion of Hckri and for thb r. isofl sofne of the leaders oppose making a nght at all However, the matter will be deter mined tomorrow afternoon. It is probable that the dei IstOB of the c mtttee will be against putting out a ticket. Chairman 8. 0. Ilei nard of fie dem ocratle executive . .onmlttee Bald this morning that he had named Major 1. W. Young aa secretary of the com mlttee and Marcos i:rwin and Owei dud gST as assistants. Mr. Bernan furt her wild that in was conducting the campaign Just us though the re puhllcans were making or would mal; a vigorous flght; iliut the executive com mlttee was Insisting upon the pu - mant of poll taxep. tha every effort would made to get out a full vote on election day whether the republl sns had a ticket .mi or not. in .hort It Is tin . i , t , i nil nation of the ieniuerats to poll just us large a vote as possible. There will be workers at all the polls on election day and IF there Is no opposition the efforts i these worker will be directed toward getting the vote to the polls Dying. IXiiIra He Wnmgttl Man Win. Mhk Ulan. New Orleans. April IK A. A, l.lvermore Ky.. April 21 M. Pot ter, a negro, last night was dragged to the opera house stage there, tied to a post and riddled with bullett by 5 men. potter had shot and killed rrsnk Mitchell, aged tl. durln3 a quarrel. The negro was i tptured by Mar ihil Mahler and placed in Jail. Htsb I t heard the mobs approaching and r laliad the negro to the opera house. hellng him beneath the stace. The VVsde s dash to the play-house. sel'Sd the negro, tied him to on of hi ami then took seats ii ha orchestra pit and, at a glvi i -egan nhn volleys Into PHKKI1KN'T M MUHtKHS CHKIKTI.W i:ll.VOU kfJDETING Tentatively ecpls Invitation to World Convention. here SO.IHMl UrlegateN re i:xio'ted. Waehlngton, April tl. President Taft has tentative!. incepted an In vltstlnn to addreva the World' Chris tlan Btidaavor convention at Atlantl City In July. Tho president' accep lance la contingent upon the adjourn ment ef eongress Thirty thousand delegatea, he whs told, would attend In Rear Admiral lnh lend Washington, mlrnl Inch, N. :i Rear Ad ctlred, died to Washington, April It. Six days of lively debate upon the Canadian reciproctly bill ended in the house of representatives this afternoon with speeches ot the three leaders In the tight, Representatives McCall of Massachusetts, Dalzell of Pennsylvania, and Underwood of Alabama. Previous agree ment fixed 1 o'clock for closing the debate. Crowded galleries heard the concluding speeches. Mrs. Taft occupied a seat In the executive gallery. The house prepared at I o'clock to begin rapid-fire consideration of the bill under the privilege of amendment. Hurles It at Judges' Feet, Faints; Camorrists Shout, Cry, Curse; Hearing Suspended, of Course. ALL FORMER HYSTERICS OUTCLASSED BY ESP0SIT0 Telling of His Wanderings He Works up to a Fine Frenzy and at the Proper Time Sheds Viol ent Tears. HIGH y IN M Executive Committee of Trustees to Start at Morehead City and Expect to Reach Raleigh by May 13, in Automobiles. WILL START FROM MADISON FOR EAST, EARLY IN JUNE VITERBO, all the n Camorris w Geological Survey Asked to Locate Routes in the Varioua Counties at Early as May Be Poaaible. SH1NGTOX, April 21. The house ot representatives en tered today upon what its leaders hope is the final stage of the 'anadlan reciprocity bill. Strenuous KWts are being made to force a vote lefore adjournment and Chairman I nderwood of the ways and means ommittee Is exerting all pressure to compel action. The outcome is doubtful. It was agreed ut u conference between Con gresmen Underwood, Dnlsell and Mc Call that the general debate on the measure close at 3 oclock this after noon and remarks under the five min ute rule then be in order. The situation has been complicated by a large number of amendmen' ottered, many of which are not get -inane to the measure and will be hrown out. Doubt Is expressed by some house aders whether trie vote can be cached without continuing the sen- ion into the night. Others believe that Underwood will resort to "steam roller" methods and force action. The democratic "steam roller" has proved ffcctlve this session and optimists tre pinning their faith to it on this occasion. Party and State Line- Rrokrn. State and party affiliations were re peatedly broken In the house yester day In the concluding hours of the fight on the reciprocity bill, demo crats denounced their fellow demo crats for supporting a resolution rotectlve principle; and republl ans hurled criticism against their fellow republicans for marching with the democrats toward the free trade goal. During the seven hours of debate 24 men sKke upon the reciprocity measure. Two-thirds of tnem maae pleas for Its defeat, and In thl num 1 were two democrats from Norlh 'arollna and republicans from many of the northern states Wt'bb's It. pl to Kltcliln. The freedom of the debate against the bill brought forth from Mr. Dal lell, leader of the opposition, the acknowledgement that Democratic Leader Underwood had been "exceed ingly fair and generous" to those op posed to the bill. Most of the crltl- Isms of the bill were from agricul tural sections and baaed upon the be lief that reciprocity with Canada un der the agreement would Injure the agricultural Interests of the United States. Differences in the North Car- lina delegation were vigorously air ed on the floor. Representative Webb declared that Claude Kltehln, who pened the reciprocity flght last Fri day, had no right to class him or other members of the state demo crntlc delegation who proposed to vote against the reciprocity. Mr Kltehln had accused him of Handing side by side with the republican stand-pat leaders, he said; hut ho could with equal justice accuse Mr Kltehln of having worked with these same republican leaders In the past. Temperate words rrom the presld Ing officer, Mr. Shirley of Kentucky btought from Mr. Webb the state nient that he had no. personal feeling Hgutnst Mr. Kltehln hut that four member of the state delegation pro posed to vote against the agreement because they believed It was nppoied to all democratic ideas. The Minnesota delegation broke on the rocks of reciprocity, Representa tlve Nye of Minneapolis speaking for the bill, and Representatives Hteener son. Anderson, Davis and Volstead opposing It. The Michigan delega tlon showed a like division. Repre ecntatlve Dor emu advocating the bill and Representative J. M. C. Smith opposing It. From Pennsylvania Rep resentatives Bowman and Farr ad vocated Its passage, and Representa tive ocht denounced It ITALY, April 21. Of methods adopted by the amorrist prisoners to excite sympathy or incite riot none has sur passed In effectiveness that of Oas- tano Esposito. who at the end of a mad harangue today tore a glass eye from his head and hurling It at the feet of the presiding judge stamped ed the court room. Then he fell in a faint, and President Bianchi suspend ed the sitting. His Record. According to the state Esposito, known as a usurer, is a dangerous malefactor and succeeded Enrico Al- fano as head of the Camorra when Alfano fled to the United States, there to fall into the hands of Lieutenant Petrosino. He is charged with hav ing been one of those who met at Bagonoll and condemned Gennaro t'ueacolo to death for treachery to his associates ip crime. The prisoner attempted to prove an alibi regard ing the meeting at Bagonoll. He gave an account of his wanderings prior to the murder of Cucacolo and his wife and gradually wrought him self up to a 'fine frenzy. He WccpR. The prisoner became hysterical and sobbed violently. Suddenly he raised his head and with a deft movement of the hand extracting his glass eye throwing it on the floor before the judges' bench, and bared his face, 1 disfigured with old cuts, o the Iter- rifled spectators. For a few seconds he posed and then with a choking cry dropped to the floor in a faint. As Fspnslto collapsed a tumult was raised. From the steel cages the prisoners shouted, cried, cursed. The president declared the sitting sus pended. T ADMITTED HE CHIPPED IN Witness Testified That Edward Wiehe Told Him He Had Subscribed. .fprlngfield, 111., April 21. After hearing the testimony yesterday of former United States Senator A. J. Hopkins and of William Burgess of Duluth, Minn., the Illinois senator bribery investigating committee stop ped Its preceding last night to try to decide what should be done about the refusal of Edward Tilden, a Chicago meet packer and banker, to produce his I oi nk hooks before the committee. No decision was reached. Tilden. who had been mentioned as alleued treasurer of a fund said to have been raised to help elect Wil liam Lorlmer to the United States senate, denied all knowledge of such a fund. He wn under summon to produce hi bunking accounts In per son before the committee yesterday; Instead he sent a lawyer. The lawyer read an affidavit and eUer to the committee from Mr. Tilden. The altl davit said that Mr. Tilden knew ah solutely nothing, and his bank ac count showed nothing touching dl reetly or Indirectly upon the electon of Senator Ixirlmer. The letter stated that Mr. Tilden would allow one mem tier of the com mittee to examine his bank account in confidence provided tho member to he named by Tilden should hold In confluence all information gained that did not concern Uie bribery In quiry. Tho biggest surprise of the day was the testimony of William Burgess, an electrical contractor of Duluth. Bur seas testified that In March of 1SU P. F. Wlehe, brother-in-law of Ed ward Illnes. declared he (Wlehe) subscribed $10,000 to a jackpot used to effect the election of Lorlmer, Burgess said that thl conversation took place In the smoking compart ment of a sleeping car, when the two men were talking. Former Senator Hopkins proved somewhat reluctant witness. His memory Tae poor regarding things said to have occurred about the time of Lo rimer's election. Kl.tOCTION OKHOKRS HKNTENt "KD A Dosrn Officials M tin Pleaded (saltt) of Ballot Box muffing In New Or lean- (let Klsjht Month. Gazette-News Bureau, Yarborough House, Raleigh, April 20. HE executive committee of the Central highway trustees has decided to begin at Morehead City, May 1, and make a trip over the route, arriving at Newborn May 9, Klnston, May 10 .Goldsboro, May 11, Smlthficld, May 12, and Raleigh, May 13, traveling In automobiles. Early in June they will start in Madison county, and work east to Raleigh. E. C. Chambers of Ashevlfle and W. T. Morgan of McDowell county were absent, and iredell and Catawba counties provided proxies. The meet ing was a very enthusiastic one and resolution was passed asking the state geological survey to locate this highway as soon as possible so the various counties would know what roads to begin to improve. The central executive committee was appointed as follows: H. B. Var- ner, chairman; William Dunn of Newbern, Dr. J. M. Templeton of Cary, R. R. Clark of Statesvllle, W. T. Morgan of McDowell and J. A. Wellons of Smlthfleld. A resolution was passed. after some discussion empowering this executive committee to proceed with the detail work and to divide the trustees into sections; also to receive any contribu tions and forward same to the treas urer. To provide iunds for i.V pie liminary work a resolution was passed asking the county commissioner of the Counties through which the road la to run to make an appropriation of at least 125 at once. MadlMin Ready to Begin. Thomas J. Murray of Madison coun ty said that Madison stood ready to do Its part of the work any time, and he wanted that part of the road In .Madison surveyed at once to they could begin work. The county now had a provision for levying a special road tax of 50 cents on the S100 of property and could get a rock crusher cheaply. Mr. Varner re marked that one of the objections to the bill was the stipulation that It go through certain counties; much more Interest would have been aroused If ptionak routes could be selected. The activity of the Haywood people, how ever, insures that Madison will not linger long In going to work. Mr. Murray contended that the route through Madison was only 34 miles. while through Haywood It was 60 mile. Srcvral Contests. During the meeting It developed there would be several contests for route through the counties One nf these Is through Orange and Ala mance counties From Durham, some people want the route, to follow the Southern railway to Hlllehoro and thence on, while there Is a strong sentiment favoring the route through Chapel Hill and thence to Burlington. Whether the route shall go by States vllle or Mooresvltle to Newton I an other proposition that of course will have to be settled. The most benefit of course would come by both routes being constructed and let the public travel either It wished. The contests will Insure the construction of the road through those counties. Mr. Wellorw announced that John- ton county could build Its psrt of the highway in SO days. Mr. Verner ad vocated sand-clay roads fo- the east, at u cot of about St0' per mile. There was aome suggestion of a flying trip through all the counties starling in the east and casting about for the beat route. Dr. Cheatham of Durham warned the trustee to go slowly and build on a good founda tion, be thought the best way waa to get the county commissioner of each county interested In the road and then they would be In a way to have something done. A resolution wa passed authoris ing each trustee to appoint r,ve men from hi county to act with him a lecul committee In pushing the work In his particular oounty. Benatsr Barham of Wayne and Representa tive Coleman of Rowan received a vote of thank for getting the bill through the legislature. Home of the oountlej paid the expense of the trus tee to the meeting and resolution was adopted asking them to do thl In all the counties. Madison and Lenoir rountles nv already paid their delegate' expense. The blKhwH I to run Cartaret. Craven, Jonee, Wayne, Johnston. Wake, Orange, Alamance. Oullford, Iiavld son, Rowan. Iredell. Catawba. Burke, McDowell, Buncombe and Madison through Lenoir. Durham. d guilt) stump rose to charges The HooJewnrw idltlonsl i ...,. -i.e, - mi in' inttri n I II Ult'KB liB Ift I n 1)11 tl'l. 11 " K ' H) HilVr H II Mil'! 'I I 11111 SsUI. A Iff It lilki 4Mntll It'll s.if1ham Af ' ill- I alotti UntlAd 1st Was. WaWsft Bnltli Hll t. I" ,hm J"J tjmwnte, , ' 1 '" H -" -r;'"" ' 1 " ' at (.,,! .poke fo, the bill, ,, u, mi,ih.' Imprisonment I
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