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. (1 -111 M? A A- TT THE ASSOCIATED PRESS , . H DISPATCHES LAST EDITION -." 4:00 P.M." Weatner rurecast: ' Occasional showers. VI. NO. Ill ASHEVILLE, N. C, SATURDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 17, 1911. ScPER COPYj I II $ I 1 ' . . II II .l'. II J 7 L T 1 j 1 ' ; ' : 1 I . .. - H : t r u n p tY.r 1 1 a t r TO BUCK WATER Clark and Underwood Decide on a Policy to Compel Senate i to Vote Again on Bris-; tow Amendment. HOUSE SENTIMENT STRONG AGAINST THE AMENDMENT House Will, Next Week, Refuse to Con cur, After Vote on Wool Bill ''An Opinion by Congress man E. Y.Webb. Gazette-News Bureau, ' . ; Hotel Hamilton, ' Washington, June 17 O PEAKER CLAKK and Floor Leader Underwood have deeld ed upon a policy which will compel the senate to take another vote upon the Bristow amendment to the direct election resolution. Pros pects are excellent that the senate, which adopted the amendment only after Vice President Sherman had broken a tie, will reverse Itself, Messrs. Clark and Underwood find that the sentiment among the house democrats Is overwhelmingly against the Bristow amendment The feeling is Intensified by the growing feeling that the amendment, if accepted, In the end must cause the defeat of the long-sought-for reform In the method of electing United States senators. That is, should the resolution In this form be adopted by congress, enough southern states will refuse approval to prevent getting the indorsement by three-fourths of the state legislatures which are required in order to amend the federal constitution. House Will Refuse to Concur. Hence, next Monday or . Tuesday, attr the vote on the wool- bill, the house will refsue to concur in the senate amendment to the direct elec tions resolution. This refusal will make the senate ask for a conference with the i house-.- Incidental to this procedure a. motion to recede, from ine amenomem wiu ue m oruer .in iRN .J.L BlU-STOW the senate" ""The" " motion will be promptly made and another show down must occur. Representative Webb told a repre sentative of The Gazette-News today that in his - oDlnion the Bristow amendment does not effect the con trol of elections by the federal gov ernmcnt In the opinion bf Mr. Webb the amendment calls for Just sucn supervision of elections of senators .... I. nnn In vnana In the election Of members of .the lower ranch of con gress. As Is well known, Representa tive Webb is a .brilliant, lawyer and his opinion .ba a f w .light here. Public VglUlcn CommlHnlon. Representative Doremus of Detroit, Mich., has a Plan which has been ap proved by Speaker Chirk and the other house leaders, which looks to CVlBUllBll. H jiuuny ..w........ slon In. Ihe ptstrlrt of Columbia that also shall be a bureau of information l H,.i,iin , , 1 1 1 1 1 au nmmlm. for the entire United sutus upon matters pertaining, to the regulation of quasi-public, corporations in mu nicipalities. , noremin' Idea is to add a section to the bill giving the commission here nnuier to serve in an advisory capac- ity elsewhere in the country, when called upon. The idea Is that the commission be composed of the best ' exnerta to be had. and that tnese ex- w.rt. rnmnila data upon the exact rnt ner milt of providing telephone, llirhtlns. transportation service and the like. Like information about the various sorts of paving and Its cost . Kim.it all the essential to a cltys up keep, about proper accounting meth ods would be collected. , RIFLE RANGE EQUIPMENT AUTHORIZED BY LEINSTER The Laurel River Logging Conian Stackhouse, IroTeaw iitt Capl- , tal Stork to $350,000. ' Gazette-News Bureau, '. The Hotel Raleigh, .'" 1 Raleigh, June 17.' Complete equipment for rifle range at Ashevllle authorized by Adjutant General Leinster. t Increase Capital to $.1.10,000. The laurel Klver Logging turn pnny of Htaekbonse Increases Its cap ltal from $150,(100 to I3fi0,fli.u, ' The Hubert K. I.ee Mining com puny ( Astii-vlUe, P. Ilnrrls, A. Hwxnie Bel 'ter. Inoorior:il '. r Monster Parade of Suffragettes Forty to Sixty . TIiouhmuI Women March Along tite Coronation Procession Route, London: June: 17, A- coronation procession of suffragettes, which tra versed the' London' streets this even ing prior to a' meeting at Albert Hall, probably 'was the greatest -procession of women in support of the suffrage movement the World has ever seen. : Forty to sixty- thousand women, ac cording to varying estimates, march ed in a five-mile, procession starting at Victoria embankment, which leads east from! Westminster, .bridge; and proceeding along the coronation route to Kensington. Militant ' and non militant suffragettes combined.' All question of caste was, put aside. Every phase of social, professional,' and in dustrial life was represented,., among the paraders being women of , title, prominent actresses, and collegians. THE TAFTS' Floc.king to White House in Readiness for Celebration Silver Wed ding Monday. Washington, June 17. Members of the families of President and Mrs. Taft are beginning to fill the White House Jn readiness for the silver wed ding celebration Monday. Miss Delia Torrey of Mlllbury, Mass., the presi dent's aunt, and Robert Taft, his eld est son, have arrived. Mr and Mrs. Henry W. Taft of New York, Horace Taft of Watertown, Conn., the president's brothers, and Charlie Taft,. his youngest son, are expected before night "Aunt Delia ' was driv en immediately from the union sta tion to the White House. The presi dent was so much Interested in talk Ing over old times with her he re mained In the executive mansion al most an hour beyond the usual time nd kept several scores of would-be handshakers watting- in the executive office reception room. The complete list of presents given the president and Mrs. Taft on ac count of their silver wedding eelebra. tlon probably will not be made pub lie, but some, of those, -alread-y .aent the White House are ' known Among these are gifts from the Unit ed State Supreme court, senate and house of representatives, the famous Philippine "party,"' with which Mr. Taft, as secretary of war, traveled across the Pacific; the .Cincinnati Commercial club, which will enter tain the president at luncheon at the Chevy Chase club here Monday noon; the Gridiron club and members of the press galleries of the senate and house. Vice President Sherman's gift Is a tall silver vase lined with rock crystal. It is Inscribed with the initials of Mrs. Taft and the dates 1886-1911." Descendants of every president of the United States since 1861 have been Invited to tho .silver wed ding celebration. Records of the White House and state department have been carefully searched to find the names of living blood relations of ll former presidents and the list Is believed now to bo complete except mo remuvni oi rresiaeru m civ in icy, The white house has , appealed to George B. Cortelyou, former secretary to Mr. McKlnloy, for the names of members of the' McKlnley family who are still living and invitations will be forwarded to them with all possible expedition. Just how many of the invitations will be accepted is not known at the White House.' GV1. and Mrs. Rooso velt will be unabls to be present but it is probable that members of the Roosevelt family will attend the re ception Monday night. Kin borate preparations have been made for the entertainment of prob ably the largest crowd that has ever been present at a function in the White House. The mansion Itself will be lighted throughout with hundreds of electric lamps, the ground In the rear will be near as like day as artl flclat ilzht can make them; two bands will furnish music, 'and the fountain In the rear of the house will be played upon by a big searchlight erected on the east front of the state, war and navy building Just across the avenue, Unless bad weather Interferes with the plans President and Mrs. Taft will receive on the lawn back of the White House. MaJ. A. W. Butt, the presl dent's aide who makes the presenta tions, expects that mora than 6,000 persons will shake the president' nana. Miss Helen Taft will assist In re celvlng the guests. The White House lawn will not be the only attractive point during the evening. The engineer band will be stationed In the east room, where dancing will begin Just as soon as the guests ar rive. In the state dining room and on the east terrace a buffet runcheo sufficient for thousands of people will bo served. The Florida to Go Into Commission September 15. Washington, June 17. Th battle. ship Florida, nearlng completion, the New York navy yard, is ordered placed In commission September Her sister ship, the Utah, probably wlU be completed August 1. Hiii ured Blood Vexsel Jumping the , j Ilne. ARE GATHERING N Plttsljtirg, , June 1 7. -Ottlllls lan ncr, Hueil six, died tlay as the result of i riiiilu'iTl Moorl 'vt'Hm l, caused by toil lull ll i llMpiKK 1 ll'' ''". 5, FREE Numerous Depositions Tell the Story of How One Brand of Cigarettes Drove Another f Out of the Market AS MUCH AS 20 PER CENT. FREE GOODS AT ONE 1IME he Defendant, A. T. Company, Expects to Show Use of Coupon, Entirely ' Legitimate Agreement Is Heard on the Issues. GaTiette-NcVvs Bureau, . Thu Hotel Raleigh, Raleigh, June 17. vary ll " wtonotony of the read r ing of so many .depositions In the suit of the Ware-Kramer company against the American To bacco company the plaintiffs introduc ed Jesse Ball, wholesale grocer ot Ral eigh, as their, lirst oral witness. After Mr. Ball s testimony was completed depositions of Jobbers and dealers, in Atlanta, Charlotte, Charleston ' and Norfolk were read. At 2 o'clock tho tury was excused ' until Monday at 2:30 o'clock. Today Judge Connor Is hearing Counsel as to the Issues to be submitted to the Jury. There is much depending upon Just how the issues are Joined, The story of yesterday was one of coupons, free goods, pictures of base ball players, etc., as tending to be forces, detrimental to the sale of the plaintiff company's White Rolls cigar ettes. The reading of the deposition of D. B. Cain of Norfolk, a former salesman for Ware-Kramer, brought out the fact that Cain, now a saloon keeper, Was personally popular in some of the Norfolk wards and that through this popularity and political pull and power which he had, he sold White Rolls. He resigned his post tlon, he said, when he found that two coupons, were put into Piedmonts, as he found he could not. "rqake good' against ' tttafe ."Jt . i.:: " As to tlio Use of Coupons. Since so much, testimony has been offered about the effect that coupons redeemable at one-half cent each, had in driving White Rolls - out. of the market. It is learned that the defend ants wilt likely set up that the use of coupons Is perfectly legal and sanc tioned by congress; In 1897 congress passed a law prohibiting the use of coupons in cigarettes but in 1902 thu law was repealed and the American I company claim that the use of cou pons Is now legal and has been since that time. Threatened Libel Suit. During the reading of the deposition of J. T. Holland, a Justice of the peaoe of Norfolk, and former travel ing salesman for the Wells-Whltehead company, It developed that W. M. Car ter had threatened to bring a libel suit against the Norfolk Virginian-Pilot for publishing a story to the effect thnt the American Tobacco company hal purchased Wells-Whltehead com pany and citing as a connecting link the . fact that a son of Vice President Hill of the A. T. company had entered I tha Wells-Whltehead factory. The Vlrglnlan-PUot, so the deposition re vealed, later published a retraction of the story. Holland said that in some way the report got about Norfolk that Wells-Whltehead was a trust factory but that Carter, who was general m. lager, vigorously denied such and that aotinv upon Carter's denial he went about his trade denying the ru mor and representing the company to be independent. In his testimony been a tobacco dealer in Raleigh; that the market was largely controlled by the American Tobacco Co. and R. J. Reynolds but that R. J. Reynolds did not attempt to Influence him in the to nf Whlta Rnlla Ha anlri 11 OTM the quality of White Rolls that made US market. He said the tight against Whlta Rolls was started by the use of Virginia Bright but this was sub stituted with Piedmonts In Which one and later two coupons were used. This with use of free goods and hustle and advertising did the work. He said that the salesmen of R.- J. R. company and A. T. company are still in compe ttttnn with each other here. - Mr. Ball said he used only fair efforts to sell White Rolls. ; " Twenty Per Cent. Free Goods; The deposition of Louis N. Schiff of Charlotte was a repetition of the story of coupons, etc. At one time White Rolls sold so fast they had to be ex- Dressed, freight was too slow; that Carter who was with Wells-Whltehead company then came wltn a squad of six or eight men and . worked the trade, scattered free, goods about the town; that alongiiVa 1806 Piedmonts were sold.' with sa much as 20 per cent free goods. He testified ho hadn't received rebates from ths Ware-Kramer company, but had M - celved fres cigarettes lor letting er talng dealers have soma cigars on ac- t ommodatlon. O. M. Norwood, who was connected with Rrhirr Mid ha didn't hear Carter say definitely that the A. T. company had uny connection with Wells-White head but Carter did say that the Ware-Kramer company might or might not have any. connection with the A. T. eomDanv. REIMS W. V. Oovan of Atlanta testified J Amoy, China, June 17. Eighty one reason for A. T. success was they I three deaths from bubonlo plague and hnd mora capital, adverttsed more iiml hml more men to push the goods, ( ,.,ntiiei on Iir . New York Herald and The Gazette-News. 'a.sK2.. FURNITURE MERGER MOVEMENT AFOOT Ten or More of the High Point . - State, May in tne next x ew Corporation, with Over Gazette-News Bureau, Dally News Office, Greensboro, June 17. FOR several weeks a movement, which is now believed to be rap idly developing into dctlnlte shape, has been under way In central sections of North Carolina, principal ly at High Point, toward merging sev- eral of the leading furniture factories Into one giant corporation, the capl- T r.. oejn(I ConitTUCted by Southern, Two of Them Between Ashevllle and Morristown. Special to Tne uazeue-news. Atlanta. June 17. The Southern rallawy is now making extensive lm pruvements on the Knoxville division between Knoxville ;and Chattanooga and between Ashevllle and Morris- tnwn. involving the construction of ten passing .tracks. ; i . Work 'on the additional trackage I has already commenced and will be L-nmnlBted at an early date, giving .hi. tmnnrtunt line greatly increased I facilities for handling both freight I an(j passenger trains. I Eight of these passing tracks, I which are known as Interlocked lap 1 .id In us. are being constructed on the I nna between Knoxville and Chatta- n0oga and two between Ashevllle ana I Morristown. The points at which I tnAy ar, being laid are as follows: Ebeneier, Tenn.; Loudon, Tenn., Re- gan, Tenn.; nuisen, nn., Tenn.; Ros Junction, Tenn.; Phlla- dutnhla. Tenn.: Bweetwater, Tenn., lTasso, Tenn., and Paint Rock, N. C, With double trck existing between Morristown and Knoxville ana irom Chattanooga out to Ooltewan, tnese trackage improvement will give ine Knoxville division much faster ser I vice and snavr greater safety as well as ' provide for increased business hoped for In the future. Deaths From Plague and Smallpox. I miven deaths from smallpox are re I purled fur the two WeoJift ending yen ii.initiy. " ' .-i . V ':' ' : THE SNAKE DANCE Factories, and Others in . . ' . jjays unite in une uiam $1,000,000 Capital. tal stock of which, may be more than a million dollars. V, If the deal goes through it Is be- lleved that it will be accomplished In me next lew onys ana mai uy ine first of the week announcements of consummation will be made, it is reported that the merger Is backed by large financial Interests of Rich mond and Baltimore, and that ten factories of High. Point have already gone In. CORONATION FESTIVITIES ARE FULLTMNAllBUBATED With Return of King and Queen, in Semi-State, from Windsor to Buckingham Palace. . London, June 17. The coronation festivities were fully Inaugurated to day with the return of the king and queen to Buckingham palace from Windsor. Functions connected with central event of next Thursday will crowd one upon another until July 1, when the court again leaves Lon don." . -,,':- '-. -: '';, ' ' Semi-state marked their majesties' arrival In the metropolis, the pro cession from Paddington to Bucking ham consisting of landaus drawn by four bays with postillions and escort ea Dy the royal horse guards. Large crowds everywhere welcomed their majesties with hearty cheering. Monday will witness the arrival of most of the royal guests. TRAIN WENT 128 MILES IN TO LIT HIES Boston. June 17. An attempt was made to break all records for speed of a passenger train between Boston and Chicago when a apeolal carrying members of the Chicago Association cf Commerce pulled out of the Boston A Albany railroad yard this morning. The train left here at 1 a. m. and reached Albany at 6:06. Advlees received Iwre any the tyo from Albany to Hyraruse, UH miles whh nimle In 128 mltiui,", GOOD CROP JEWS COnOIITUlLES July Sells Off 39 Points Below Last Night's Closing, $6 60 a Bale Below High Record. Kew York, June 17. There was a further engatIona, jecme m the cot ton market this morning and general selling, inspired by favorable new crop reports, Including: private advices of additional rains in drought sec tions of the cotton belt and private condition reports showing Improve ment in crop prospects since the gov ernment's figures were made' up last month. Old crop months were violently ex cited, with July selling; off to 14.81 or 39 points below last night's, and $6.60 per bale under the high record of the season. New crop deliveries sold 23 to 24 points below last night's prices and about $2.60 per bale below ths high prices of the week. H MAIL GAR IS LOOTED ON SOUTHERN PACIFIC Train . Held up by Highwaymen, Who Escape Not Known How Much Desperadoes Got Drain, Ore., June 17. .-The south bound Bhasta limited train on' the Southern Pacific, leaving Portland at 6 o'clock last night was held tip and the mail car robbed by two highway' men between Drain and Yoncilla. The robbers entered the mall car. held ud the clerks, and looted the car. They stopped ths train at Ton' cilia and . escaped. Although the bandits brandished revolvers, no shots wera fired. The mall clerks were helpless. It is not known how much the desperadoes obtained. Passengers and trainmen were not molested. Fifty Steamship Stewnrda Strike. New York, June 17. Fifty stewards ot the Steamship Momus, plylnr, be tween New York and New Orleans, in the Southern Pacific marina depart ment have struck. The men quit with out disorder. Hay and Grain Fire; $150,000 Loas. New York, June .17. Uy and gral fed the flames of a $150,000 lire In th H,iniharrit comnnny. uraln dealers' mill. tint? today. I SEWEJ IDLE House Problem Is Stopping Flood of Eager Oratory, Where as the Senate Has to Wait on Preparation of Speeches. : LONG DEBATE ON WOOL BILL, IN HOUSE DRAWS TO A CLOSE Senate Will Let Opposition to Canada . Reciprocity Pact Have Its Say . and Ihen Measure Will Be Passed. ASHINGTON, June 17. With a view to clearing up tha at mosphere of speeches on the wool tariff revision bill, "the house has resolved on general debate on the measure with the probability that an other night session would be held. While tho house faces tha problem of shutting off eager orators, the senate was forced to remain Idle because senators had not prepared speeches on the Canadian reciprocity bill. This condition will be remedied by Monday. Half a dozen speeches, practically all against the agreement, are being pre- oarcd. There were no committees nf importance in session today at either - end of the capital. The house com mittees in vestigating the two great industries of steel and sugar have ad- ' . Journed until Monday. ' Renresentative fitenhenn nf Missis sippi was the first speaker for the wool bill. The vote on1 the measure, according to Chairman Underwood, probably will be reached Tuesday or Wednesday. , , The determination of the senate fin ance committee to push through tha 'o nnlr.M .! Kill ... t . U 1 1 . slble speed and the confidence ot the senate leaders that there is a. clear majority In favor of the bill without Miueiiuiiimiv v)Mf 4itui9 , pmtn . w 1 1 u Chairman Penrose of tha' committee forced the bill into Its! second reading -before the senate and announced its probable early passage. ' : Consideration Was Brief. Consideration of tha measure yes terday afternoon was brief, as no one as prepared to speak at length upon it Senator Root's pulp wood amend ment was offered, but no attempt was made to vote on It. ; ' Do I understand that no one wants to speak In behalf of this bill?" asked Senator Smith of Michigan. Not so many as want to speak. against It," replied Mr. Penrose; "tha friends of the measure are ready, to vote this afternoon. The bill has been before the country for six months and both sides have been discussed at length." ' : It seems strange," said Senator Smith, "that a measure to bring into competition with our people an em pire larger than our own does not have any apologist or champion lm the committee that has been discussing It for weeks." .- i Senator Penrose said that for his own part, ha was ready to vote now. Other members suggested that the president and many other leading re publicans and democrats had explained and endorsed the bill. Senator Smith then said he was not surprised that a measure so devoid of merit, should And tin republican willing to stand up and risk his reputation as Its cham pion. Fjpcrted a "Burst In Wisdom.'' "I thought when the bill cams here," said Senator Smith, "we would be greeted by a great burst of wisdom that would nood the country with light, and that would cement the peo- i.la tt Ih. Miinlrv tnmtlh.v In anftA of this agreement Instead all lights are out The country Is in darkness so fas as anything has been revealed In favor of this measure." Don't you consider the president's speech at Chicago as enlightenment on this bill?" asked Senator Kern of Indiana. "The president has been able to make intelligible many public ques tlnna." replied Senator Smith, "but It Is amazing that of all things he has discussed and of all the suggestions he has made, this reciprocity agree ment Is the only one that has found favor on the democratic, aide of the chamber and that finds no champion ship on this side." Chairman Penrose volunteered no statement as to the senators who would speak for the bill, If any. Senator Towsend, of Mlcbogan, an nounced that he would offer an. amendment Instructing the president to undertake further negotiations looking to a wider reciprocity arrange ment with Canada. , - n FEEELE, SICK IT HEI.BT, Dili IMS STATELET in Crunna, Spain, June 17 i cally enfeebled and sick at heart. ('. i eral Porflrlo I'las, in exile from t republic -.which be wm tl.e ill f builder. 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