North Carolina Newspapers

) THE MHEILLE CITIZEN ( THE WEATHER A Citizen Want Aa "Fair . Will Rent That Vacant Room VOL. XXV. NO. 31. ASHEVILLE, N. C., THURSDAY IOK I N(, NOVEMBER 19, 190S. PRICE FIVE CENTS WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA CONFERENCE IS CALLED TO Ready For The Next Victim. JOHN D. SAVS HE BORROWED LABOR IDEAS EXCHANGED AT ORDER BY BISHOP ATKINS CASH TO START! WHITE HOUSE Nineteenth Session Entered 'JOKER' MAY BE Attributes Whatever Sue-1 Further Conferences Bo- into and Business Pro- eess He Has Had to T. P. llandv's Loan. tween the President and Prominent Labor Men, . RaPid,r. ! HIDDEN IN THE r hn turn r Sy EPWORTII LEAGUE j HOLDS ANNIVERSARY; M orning Session was Taken j Up in - Organizing the . Conference. i (By X. n. IUelmrdson, Paxlor Spring Garden Church, Uiwiisboro.) With nearly foor hundred miniate and delegate present, representing practically all the churches In the conference. Bishop James Atkins called to order the nineteenth annual t,.-aeln of the Western North Caro lina conference In Central Methodist church yesterday morning at 9 i clo k. The conference at once got down to work, and business was dis patched in an unusually satisfactory man net The morning session was devoted tsrgely to organising the conference .snd the appointment of committees. 11 eports submitted show growth In almost every Held. Bishop Atkins, In i ..hort address, reviewed the growth .1 Methodism in western North Car olina (since the' first session of the conference", " just nineteen years ago, from a membership of 48,000 to 90,- 00. The Epworth league annlv.ersnry vaa held last evening, Rev. A. T. Pell, chairman of the league board, presiding, The speaker of the ev ening was Dr. J. A. Burrow, presl lent of Emory and Henry Ol.llego. of Virginia, who (iwelt on the attitude if the pastor to the Kpworth leauc, ..nd the part tho league plays In the . liglouS affairs of the church. During the evening a telegram ...vi ftoheetjran. nraaident of the 'ireensboro Female college, was read announcing that CoL Julian S. Ca ro of Durham had Just -given $!,B60 to the collfiKfciSJThW.brthgs the endow ment up to nearly $85,000. The afternoon was devoted to com mittee meeting. Morning Session. Promptly at o'clock Elshop At kins announced hymn No. SCO, which was sung by the preachers and d li -Tates with such a heartiness as Meth odist preachers can throw into hymns if praise. Prayer was offered by tho bishop, after which he read as a lesson Luke 10:1-24. Dr. W. R. Lhmbeth, sec retary of the board of missions, from Nushvllle, Tenn.. led In prayer. The bishop's opening address con sisted of remarks relative to his re lation to the 'city,' the brethren anil the conference: He fald he watt lor.n here, and his first work was here, where he was connected with an educational institution; that he was at the first session when the e. in ference was organized and had lieen with it in the succeeding annual gath erings; thit If there was anything lie prised It was fellowship with the brethren of the conference. ne of the finest territories in the nation Is embraced In the conference. He knew hi conference which hn.l grown more rapidly and substantially than lias this one. Growth or Tlinrcli. At its organization, he said, there were about 18.000 members of the hureh reported, and today. Just IS .ears since the firyit .version, then ate tear 90,000 members. "I congratu 'ate you on these successes which yon 'lave won, which were won by the renchers In charge of the stations. ircults Tnd missions, who have been taltihful at their posts, noire than to 'ishop and presiding elders " When BIshoD Atkins was thr.ini.-ti ''is remarks, ho called on the secrc ' ' ry of the last conference In call tin 'II. But Dr. J. C. Itowe arose ami id: "Bishop, I don't think it fair t you to tell ns how much you think f us and not let us have a word In ' swnse. We nre g'fld In have you i'h ns. We have hcvn . i.sp.v:in. "king and praying for om to cme ' tli is place." First Roll Call. Hev W. L. Shcrrill called th- ru'l. 'id a large nnmber of th. menilcrs 'ponded to their names as they re called. AH the members of ti e "ference will huv arrived in tie " by the reassembling of the coti- ence this morning, etcv. Mr. Sherrill was unnnimoiisty (Continued on Do fn"- CALL ISSUED FOR CAUCUS OF THE DEMOCRATIC MEMBERS OF HOUSE WASHINGTON. Nov. is. Con gressman H. I). Clayton of Alabama, chairman of the caucus, t. might is sued a call for a caucus of the dem ocratic members of the house of rep resentatives, to be held December .", two days prior to the opening of congress. The purpose of the aiK-us Is to elect a minority leader to take the ptaoe of John Sharp Williams of MiMislt3pl.vwhl resigned the lender shHtLlasf sammer. '' thtf-'naftleW 'Champ Clark, the KAISERS WORD Promise to Be Good Not the Rosy Road to Popular Government. MILL MAY GRIND t WHEN STORM DIES Serious Questionings as to Future Arise in Polit ical Minds. (By Associated Press.) BERLIN, Nov. IS The Clermnn Bmperor has given his Imperial pledge to hold himself within close constitutional bounds hereafter In matters concerning affairs of state, but though the situation has cleared, serious 'lUestlonlnKs have arisen in political circles ns to the significance of the emperor's action with respect to 'the future relations between tho Kelchstnng und the executive branch of be government. While calm observers interpret the emperor's surrender of what he had considered his prerogative as regis tering us a remarkable victory for public opinion, they fully recognise the fact that It leaves Germany far removed from popular government. The emperor, It Is pointed out, yield ed lo the most Impressive demonstra tion of the people's will ever seen lis Germany, but such an occasion can hardly arise but once In a generation when tho minds "f the people are till ed with an unanimity on such a dem onstration. Under these unusually circumstances tho Reichstag when the emperor's Interference in nation al affairs, came up, was unable to agree upon a single course, setting forth tho -views oS tW -members of the Reichstag, who were one In their opposition to his majesty's course. No action could bo taken, because the conservatives on pretext that the Ilelcbstug did not possess the rights to address the crown, refused to co operate. The radicals and socialists, however. Intend to attempt to pass a resolution demanding an amendment to the constitution making the minis ters responsible to the Reichstag, but It Is already certain that this reso Inlon will be rejected. NEW PASTOR TO BE INSTALLED With iippri.piiiite exercises this afternoon and evening, Dr. Clarence ;. Reynolds, formerly of Jollet, 111., will be instHilled as pastor of flak land Heights Prcsdij terinn church. A meeting of the Krench Broad Presbytery will' be held at four "'clock for the purpose of oflicl.iliy installitig the new pastor. The In stallation sermon ami charge will be delivered at sevep thirty by Rev. Tay lor of Ilornsville An interesting musical program has been arranged. Mr. H.'j nolds is a preacher of great power and elo.iienee. lie cornes witli the hiKiiet endorsements a congre gation eon Rive its pastor from hi charge at Juliet, which Is In the Chit-ago Pre-dy tery. lie and his family arrived in the city some days ago and are now at the Manse on thegrounds of (he Normal1 and Industrial college BOY REVEALS MURDER MYSTERY (Bv Auoclsted Prm.) VIXKI.AXI), N .1.. Nov. 1H Wal ler '. Her. aged IS v.ars. tonight confessed to the authorities, that Wil liam H' id. the lad's axed grand father, was murdered while fllpe Whei l r, Herbert (JrlKKs. and liimsi if were attempting to rob the hous". Z. Her who was under suspicion, wos t .i K -ii to beadqua'-tet s and cross lOleNlionetl llV (let . ( 't i V CS. e tiroliC down and said that with Wheeler and (iriKs. In- w. nt to t!ie house and that be stood cuar.l outside while the oth. rs entered. Z. IIer said that Wheeler beat Mr. Iteid and then fear injr that he would be reoogn ixed, took a revolver nnd shot him. The hoys became frightened and Hew without rohliiner the house. 'Lion of Missouri." is prominent! mentioned as the successor to Mr ! Williams. Mr. Clark said today that the democrats have as yet formulated no plans of action in regard to tariff legislation: that the hearings now being held by the ways and means (-ommittee must be completed In or jder that the democrats might get all j possible Information regarding the tariff situation before they planned j their campaign. GOGKRAN SPEAKS TO CATHOLICS P'irst Missionary Congress ; Closes With Rousing Mass Meeting in Chicago. I (By Associated Press.) CHICAGO, Nov. IK. The first Catholic missionary congress, which convened last Sunday with 1680 dole gates, including most of the distin guished leaders of the church,' both clerical and lay, In the couhtry, clos ed tonight with a mass-meeting, the feature of which was an address by W. iiourke Cockran, or New Turk. On ovury hand were heard expres sions of satisfaction at the -work of tMo aongreai is, outlining a. new jntmstoo tiry movement designed ttt particular to p: rpetuate the Catholic missionary gran from Catholic countries and to send :irlests to sparsely settled coun tries. It is the sentiment of the con gress that the Catholic church should support missions In foreign lands. A message of thanks' was sent to the pope and another was presented to Archbishop Fulconlo. Alexander Uranger sounded the keynote of the new movement today when he declared that the assimila tion of various races Into one race was going on In America, ami It could be most effectually forwarded by the Catholic church and the Catholic church extension society. A. A. Hirst of Philadelphia, another speaker, referred to German Catholics as the most enlightened citlnens of Germany, because they understood their religion. In addition to Mr. Cockran the mass-meeting tonight wais addressed by Archbishop Qulgley of Chicago, Hnd Bishop Donohue of Wheeling, W. Va. EXTENSIVE PLANS FOR WATERWAYS Important 1 (.solutions Pass ed at Session of Deeper Waterways Association. (By Associated Prtss.) BALTiMORK. Nov. 1 S- The Deep er Waterways Association, at today's session, decided to hold Its next an nual convention In Norfolk, Va., dur ing the third week of November 1909. A serieft of resolutions contemplat ing a wide and Important extension of waterways were adopted ..A fol lows: "The purchase of the present Ches peake and Deleware canal, and the construction of a new one. Deepening the Hudson river to the point where It connects by canal with the lakes. Selecting a route through Massachu setts from Narragansett Bay to Bos ton. He.petiiiiK the present water ways from the North Carolina sounds to Norfolk. Hurveying New .Jersey and New York, and along the New Kngland coast, preliminary to further development. Locallll.-s Should Help. It Is contemplated that the work be urged In each hx-aliiy Independ ently, according lo its own conditions each Improvement to be on Its merits The whole vi hen linked by the exist ing waterways nd raised to its great est efficiency by the Improvement of the present Inland transportation fa cilities will make a chain covering the Atlantic coast, and avoiding sev eral points now- of great danger to shippers lo send slower or bulk freight by Inland waters safely and economically, reducing the cowt of shipment to a minimum and making possible the up-building of great In dustrial communities all along the line. The business sessions of the first annual convention of the Atlantic Deeper Waterways Association, which began yesterday morning. wers brought to a close this evening. MIKADO REVIEWS JAPANESE FLEET Admiral Toga Points Out Vessels Captured From Russia in Late War (By Associated press.) KOliB, JAPAN.' Nov. 18 The fighting craft of Japan, comprising 119 vessels, sclualv of submarines, passed In review before the emperor today, The weather; was perfect and the occasion.:' was One long to be re membered. - The emperor and his attendants arrived at Kobe as early as t o'clock today. , (On , h! ,wy to tho harbor front he- ' drovo '.. through ' Streets crowded ' with silent thoosande and rendered ' gorgeous by magnlflunnt decorations In his honor. Embark ing on the batiesidp Asa ma, the em peror -was welcomed by Admiral Togo and the other admirals of the I fleet. ' As dosons of guns volleyed their salute the nun emerged from behind a cloud, transfiguring the great array of ships with their fty. Ins; banners and plainly outlining on a distant hillside the outline of an anchor composed of pines. The Asama with Admiral Togo on the bridge, steamed slowly between the lines of warships and auxiliaries With every band playing the national anthen Togo, at the emperor's side, detailed the strength and equipment Of each vesel, pointing out the shlpr captured from , ituHSla during tin Russo-Japanese war. The review was concluded shortly before noon and the officers took tiffin on the Asama. As the emperor left the flagship the entire fleet united in a thunder ous salute. The emperor congratula ed the navy upon its great improve ment. At Kobe tonlnlti the scene Is n mngnlticant one The fleet Is out lined In electric liithts and the city Is swarming with enthusiastic crowds. MAYORS EFFECT AN ORGANIZATION Mayor T. S. Franklin of Charlotte i- Klected Pres ident of tin I'.ody. (By Aitoc I CHARLOTTK. I Mayor T. 8. Kranl ; day wae elect ! permanent oi km t-. the mayors of .". other officers lie Vice presiih III Salisbury, William mlugton, Jam.s I elgh. W 1. Ijir.o' or BuUurd of l-.i A. Rose of II. treasure, Thorn;..-, mington Insurance . " ! urKed the impoi ' ; spectlon. He ' : the is-st n-i'ofd i for few tins I' her ex isteiice In r 'only $:i,ono. otd Pratt.) C, Nov Is i n of Charlott- to i.resident of tiie Hon effected by i'h Carolina. The D. Boyden of I : Hpringer of Wil- Johnston of Ral e of Klnslon, May ttevllle and George f.-rson; H.s retary i '. MearM of Wll- oissioner Young i . of building In Salem, N. .. bad till' Hllllcd HlSte i.- first century of e losses tiad been (FAIR WASHINGTON. Nov. IS Forecast North Carolina Fair Thursday; light winds, mostly southwest MVJVMsI I NIGHT RIDER CASES DECIDED Judge Matthews Declares .Holding of Eight Alleged Riders is Irregular. NASHVILLE, Tenn,, Nov. 1. Judge Thomas S3. Matthews In the first circuit court of Davidson county, today decided that the incarceration of Thomas Johnson and eight other alleged night riders from Obion County, now In the Davidson county Jail, arrested by the military and ex ecutive authorities was Irregular, and ordered that further .hearing of the nine pending oases be adjourned Until December . i i .... This declares the cat ef lit un constitutional and the election of th jw,"''ent In holding -the-' prtmiMen Irregular. The act of the legislature Involv ed I entitled "An act to Invest th governor of the state with powef to repeal Invasion and suppress Insur rections, mobs, or other like assemb lages." The section of the constitution of Tennessee bearing on this point pro vides that the governor shall not call out th militia ef the state egoept In time of rebcllon or Invasion) and then only upon authority of the leg islature. Among the 2t witnesses who have been summoned to give evidence be fore the grand Jury at Union City, this week, three of importance were heard today. The first testimony to day was as to the movements of cer tain men who are believed to have notified the members of the tipper and lower gangs of the "Walnut night raid". Evidence was brought out corroborating that of members of gang, which killed Captain Quelitln Rankin. ENGLAND GETS STARCH CHEAP Watluii Admits That Com pany Sells at u Loss in the United Kingdom. (By Aiiocletsd Prist.) WASHINGTON. Nov. IK The o terined "starch trust", was undor lire at the hearing on tariff revision today before tin? House committee on ivhvm and means. The "cross exami nation" of J H. Walton, representing the Corn Products Refining company the so-called trust, formed the most Interesting Incident at today's hear ing of the tariff schedule, covering agricultural product and provisions citrus fruits Hleo occupied consider ation attention Mr Walton admitted that his com pany sells corn march at a loss In the I'nlled Kingdom, at a price 4b cent! less than It Is sold In this coun try. Florida fruit growers gave the committee Information on citrus frull pineapples and vegetables, especlall?,' as affected by . ollipetlllon With Cuba and r commended (he retention of the pr-sent tuiirf on these articles or an lueri ase in the duty. I'roleHHc Hilly. Tlo argument that the. HtateS of riorj.ia. Arizona, liulslana and Cal itoint.i cm In time produce all the citrus fruit used In the United IBate, was put forth by K. P. Porcher, ol ,1a. kson. ille, Kla.. for a protection duty on oranges and lemons. .) il Chase, representing tin Jneksoii'. Ille Is.ar dof trade, was urg ing a pr .t. Hon duty on citrus frulln w hen K pr.-HentHtlvH Underwood of Alabama asked : "iJo you believe in lh. gi-n'ral Idea of protectlono" ye", was the reply, "so far as It doe not harm the people of the country". Is that the attitude of the Jack sonville hoard of trade?" asked Mr. Cnfierwood. Mr Chase answered In the affirmative. RWKEJELLKll IS PLEASING ON STAND Relates His Story With Air of Country Gentleman With Kindly Mien. (By Associated Press.) NEW YORK, Nov. !. Relating his story with the air of a country gentleman with kindly mien, engaging a host of friends with incident of days long past, John U. Rockefeller, president of the Htandard (ill compa ny, though for nearly ten years retired from the active cares of office, for over two hours today reviewed the history of the early oil trade and th development of the first companies that later grew into the present so called oil trust. Mr. Rockefeller was a witness for the defense Is, the suit to dissolve the Standard oil company, wqlch la being prosecuted by the United States gov ernment and his appearance at the hearing before former Judge Franklin Ferrlaa, the referee, brought a large crowd to th customs building. The hearing of the big oil combine was surrounded by an Imposing array of counsel. Mr. Rockefeller appeared at perfect ease, and when John (1. Mil bourne, of counsel tor th Standard oil, propounded hi first question th witness spoke out In full tones. - Ills Mart. Mr. Rockefeller tuld of tils start In the oil business and, how under ad verse conditions that business grew to the Proportion of tha Htandard Oil company of Ohio, with It capitalisa tion of 11, 009, 00, nr. Rockefeller eyes sparkled In reflection on that early financial ' organisation l and speaking of Its million dollar capital isation with almost boyish enthusiasm, he said: "It seemed very large to us Who began with only 14,009 In lilt." Thus the proceedings lost in a sen their of tidal aspect of the engaging manner in which, Mr. .Hoekefelier dis played 1ft his answers, which now and then eontafned flashes of kindly hu mor. A glow ef health thowd In Mr. Rockefeller's smooth Iharen face. Mr. Rockefeller was dressed In a plain business suit of dark materia.!, and across his vtst was suspended a heavy gold watch chain, A dark purple necktie, In which a large peart pin was set, snuggled close to a high col lar. c Policy of OH Company. Th development of Mr. Rockefel ler's testimony today, which carried him to tK organisation of the Htand ard oil company of Ohio, indicated that one of th lines of defenso would be that the Standard company Is not th result of an aggresslvs policy to obtain the mastery of the oil trade, as charged, hut rather tha natural out come of an economic development which the exigencies of the oil trade demanded. After a brief recess Mr. Rockefeller, talked to the reporters on th Stand ard's growth, saying! "What a wonderful thing It all has been. The growth of the business. It all seems like a dream to ma and here 1 am accused of doing ths very wicked tiling of selling a good article at a lower prlc than any one else. "This testimony here today brings back to my mind so clearly early days In Cleveland, where we were all friends and neighbor together. How well I remember that day In Cleveland when 1 went into the bank of T. P.I Handy, who afterward became one of my dearest friends. I wanted to bor row money, but I didn't have any col-i lutcral nor any on to endorse my note. I told him what I wanted to do with It and then he asked me how much I wanted. 'I need 12,000,' I said, and I got It. To that loan I at tribute whatever success I have had in life since." Thu taking of Mr. Rockefeller's tes timony will be concluded tomorrow. FUNERAL OF MORRIS HAAS (By Assoelsted Press.) HAN Kit ANCIHCO, Nov. 1. Brief funeral service according to the rit ual of the Improved Order of Red Men. were held today for Morris ( who comin tted suicide after shooting Francis J Honey, A score of friends and relatives were present at thn former residence of Baas, In Mc- Allster street. The body was escorted by a siuad of mounted police to the odd Fellows' cemetery, where It was cremated. STORY OF THE BURNING OF MRS. GUNNESS AND CHILDREN (By Associated Press.) LAI'ORTK, 1NI , Nov. J Care fully working up to the evidence with which he try to show that Ray Ijtmphere set fire to the home of! Mrs (iunness and her three children, I Prosecutor Hmlth In the trial of-l-nmpherc for the murder of Mrs. Oiinness and her children today un-1 ravelled before tho Jury the stories of the fire, told by men who were earliest on the scene. The greatest Interest centered about the testimony of Joseph Maxson, Mrs. OunnesV REASON FOR THAT "LABOR DINNER" i To Better tho Understand- ing Between Officials and Labor Leaders. (By Asaltd Pre.) ,.. WASHINGTON, Nov. ll.-Further , conferences at the White House to day between the prestlent anil men , who are prominent In labor matter mad the attitude of the admlnlstra- ' Bon, toward proposed labor IcgtslA turn a subject of keen dlsoueslon to Washington tonight. Among thoa who saw the president today wera Charles P, Kelt, commissioner of at bor; United States Attorney Henry & , Btlmpaon of New York 1 Edward J, Oavegan of New York, attorney for' labor unions, and Chart H. BharrUI. an attorney of Ne Torlt, att of whom attended the labor dinner at ' the Whit House Tuesday evening. ' It la learned from th highest au- thorlty that tha oojeot of th presl- dent m giving a dinner to frlenda of -law nd In holding the subsequent conferences was primarily to bring ( shout a better understanding between represnmaursw oi ins government labor leader and to impress upon th , labor Interests of the country th dis position of th administration to re ' celva it representatlvM In conference on an equaHty with all other. The . desire of the president. It was eg- , plained, waa to make the laboring man , feet that h had a right to present ; his arlevenoM and. demands and to demonstrat that nellhor tha , labor tesoer nor tne millionaire nsen come to tha bach door of the Whit House , at midnight, In order to hav a con ference with tha president, -. ,,; , " v H waa auggwted that a mere ln- vltfttlon to th Whits House was not to be take aa conclualv evidence of An imMmnl .hiteuuA hnas In vtlfwl and th administration i on matter under dlaousslon or aubjecta that might develop tatr. The . reason member of th uprma .court of , th United States and axoutrv off!- ' car were Invited to b eroasnt was merely to enable them to learn (mm th leaders direct th purpose of h- '. bor and what they regarded as their ', needs. Men who ar In a position ' to know tha attltuds of th president -. on th subject say that h ha been deeply Impressed with ,th idea of labor union employing attorney of high character and sound legal train ing to advise them on matter of' policy and to help them In their eon tests. In - orders to aneourag - this practlo by Indicating his sympathy with ft, he Invited several attorney ' wno nave oesn lasnttneoi wrti jaoor unions to earttolpat In th Kbor eon ferencs held last night Prcslilrnt KnllgiitrnMl. . Th oocasion la said to hav af ' forded a fre exchange of Idea and to hav been of "Illuminating value" fo th president - Whll h may not adopt a labor program at tho eloew of his administration, test ho might thereby emberras his successor, k W believed that he will sst forth hi ' v4ws on th need of tabor, tthr b . hi annual massaga to congress when . It convene th first Monday la Dm cember, or In a special labor message submitted aubsequentty.. - . t-r Ths various conferences of - th past two day srs said v to ' hav brought out more plainly than ever before th desire of ths Isibor inters ' ests to eliminate law suit In oollect Ing damages under employers' llablls Ity laws. li. hss been found, tha lae bor leaders claim, that tha law r suit In benent to-lawyer only,, and that they ars not a neeeestary (Up in the assurance of Justice to either side. As a remedy for alleged abuses of th Injunction. thr stilt seem tf be a wido difference of view oa tha part of labor leaders. GRKAT 1AHB BY FIRES. MKMPHlfl, Tenn., Nov, II. Fir today, supposedly of Incendiary ori gin at the Wabash Screen Door com pany, destroyed 1,100 feet of luir ber. The main plant Waa not dame ged. l.os f 126,000, Insurance 171,-' 000. hired man. who escaped from th burning house. Indirectly Attorney Weir, for tha . defense, on cross-examination, tried to Imply that Mrs Ounness on th night of the Ore had "doped" Max son In the oranges which h at, but he denied this flatly. Sheriff Smultirr told on th Stsnt of circumstances connected wilt Helegletn's presence In La porta, or rumored difficulties between . Mrs, Ounness and Lamphr and of tha.. finding of th bodies In th debris of the burned Ounness horn. "