E ASHEWtLE CITIZEN m
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Sworn Daily
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VOL.XXV.NO. 47.
ASHEVILLE, N. C., SATURDAY, MORNING DECEMBER 5, 1908.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
TRIBUTE PAID
TO MEMORY OF
MR. CLEVELAND
Notable Exercises at Session
of Association of Life
Insurance Presidents
VESSEL LASHED
BY GALE, SINKS
WITHJo MEN
Wreckage on Cape Ray
Beach Reveals Fate of
Little Steamer.
Making it Hot For Him
UNITED CHURCH
ELIHU ROOT IS
NOWCERTAINOF
FAVORS LABOR
ORGANIZATION
SENATORSHIP
Necessary in Protecting
Withdrawal of Woodruff
Leavea no Doubt in
Boot Camp.
Working Men Against
Capital.
TH
"RECORD WILL ABIDE
TEST OF TIME."
Late President Had Been
Chairman of Associa
tion 18 Month.
(By Associated Press.)
NEW YORK. Dec. 4. Notable ex
ercise In memory of the late Grover
Cleveland, former president of the
United States, constituted the feature
at the opening session In this city to
day of the Association of Life Insur
ance Presidents, of which he had
been chairman during the year and a
half between the time of its organi
zation and his death. The program
Included addresses by President Paul
Morton of the Equitable Life Assur
ance society, and Dr. John H"."Vlnley,
president of the College of the City of
New York, and the reading of letters
which had been received from former
Vice President Adlal E. Stevenson and
liovernor Hoke Smith and Hilary A.
Herbert, members of Mr. Cleveland's
cabinet.
President Charles A. Peabody of
the Mutual Life Insurance company
acted as chairman.
Letters of tribute to the late presi
dent by members of his cabinet were
read.
Adlal E. Stevenson, vice president
in the. second administration of the
later.; Q rover ' Cleveland, sent a letter
dated Bloomington. 111., November 18,
In which, after giving expression of
his appreciation of the valuable pub
lic services of Mr. Cleveland and of
the lose the country sustained In his
death, said in part:
' Personally Acquainted.
"Closely associated with him during
Hie eight years of administration of.
the . government, .-I bad an excellent
opportunity of knowing his worth as
.aponsiouuy aevpiving upon mm as me
incumbent ot the great office. His-
. tpry. can' truly say of him 4tha he
magnrfled v the exalted position to
which he had been railed, did nothing
to detract from its dignity In the
judgment of his countrymen and of
the world.
"AWy and with fidelity he met ev
ery requirement of the most exalted
station, and the record he has left
. will safely abide the sure test of
time."
The association's afternoon session
was a "Life Insurance Taxation" con
ference. Robert Lynne Cox, general
counsel and manager of the associa
tion, said that the first step toward
securing Justico for the policyholders
should be a reduction of the amounts
charged by the high rate states, thus
bringing about uniformity.
Prof. Lester Hearlman of Yale uni
versity malhtained that present meth
ods t taxing insurance are unjust.
President John F. Dryden of the
Prudential Insurance company held
that life -Insurance should, in theory,
not be taxed at all; that to tax It is to
penalise thrift.
Judson Harmon, governor-elect of
Ohio, who was attorney-general In
President Cleveland's cabinet, paid a
tribute to the memory of Cleve
land In a letter, In which he said he
thought Cleveland was the "least gen
erally known and understood of all
our presidents."
In a telegram former Governor
Francis, secretary of the Interior un
iler Mr. Cleveland, spoke feelingly of
the character and services of Mr.
"leveland.
CLARK TO SUCCEED
JOHN S. WILLIAMS.
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON. Dec. 4. Kcpresen
tative Clayton, of Alabama, today an
nounced that the democratic mem
bers of the house of representatives
would hold a caucus tomorrow night
for the purpose of forming its organ
ization for the coming session of con
gress. Mr. Clayton said that Representa
tive Champ Clark, of Missouri, would
be elected leader of the minority par
ty to succeed John Sharp Williams, of
Mississippi.
"Mr. Clark will have no opposition
for the leadership." said Mr. Clayton.
Mr. Clark Is the ranking member of
the house ways and means commit
tee, and has been the most active in
terrogator at the tarlft hearings which
the committee has been holding.
ALLEGED NIGH1 RIDERS FORMALLY
GIVEN INTO CUSTODY OF SHERIFF
(By Associated Press.)
UNION CITY, Tenn.. Dec. 4. Car
rying out the mandate of Judge Mat
rhews of the Circuit court of Davidson
county, seven of the eight men. al
leged night riders, who had been con
fined In the Jail at Nashville, were
formally given Into the custody of
the sheriff of this county this after
noon and will be confined in the Jail
here until released on bond. The
state authorities have arranged for
SEVEREST STORM
IN RECENT YEARS.
Same Qale Drove to Pieces
10 Fishing Vessels
17 Were Lost.
(By Associated Press.)
ST. JOHNS. N. F., Dec. 4. Wreck
age which has come ashore at Cape
Ray leaves little room for doubt that
the sturdy little steamer Soo City,
which for 20 years plied as an ex
cursion vessel on the great lakes,
went down with her crew In the midst
of the gale that lashed the New
Foundland coast for two days this
week. The steamer was In command
of Captain John G. Dillon, of Brook
lyn. It Is known that no less than 18
men were on board.
The 8oo City was recently sold by
the Indiana Transportation company
to Felix Jackson, of Velasco, Texas,
and was being taken -to New Orleans,
where It had been planned to put
her In service between that city and
Texan ports. She carried no passeng
ers. She was to be first overhauled
In New York.
Nailed Nov. 1.
The Soo City sailed from Michigan
City on November 1 and jreached Og
densburg, N. Y., November 11. Up to
that time the steamer was In charge
of Captain F. V. Dority. of Milwau
kee, but at Ogdensburg the command
was turned over to Captain. Dillon.
She was last reported at Quebec, No
vember 14. On Wednesday last the
vessel was listed by the Maritime Ex
change among the missing. The
steamer's first mate was John Casey,
of Chicago.
. Today a deck cabin and fittings and
1$ life preservers came ashore. These
all bore the name "Soo City." During
the day life buoys, deck boards and
other gear unquestionably belonging
to the steamer was washed. In. ,
jflhS storm "that wrecked the Boo
City was one of the severest in recent
years. It began Tuesday night witn
a northerly gale that continued for
48 hours, assuming at time the pro
portions of a bllzsard. The same gale
caught and drove to pieces no less
than ten New Foundland fishing ves
sels and while seven of the crews
escaped, three with a total of 17 per
sons, perished. It Is figured that the
Soo City was caught In the Gulf of
St. Lawrence when the storm was
at its height.
The Soo City was of 438 tons net,
and was built at West Bay City,
Mich., In 1888. She was valued at
(35,000.
FEWER DESERTERS
FROM U. S. ARMY
Campaign Against Deser
tions Meeting With Sus
cess, says Gen. Ains worth.
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4. The cam
paign of the war department against
desertions from the army Is meeting
with success, according to AdJt.-Oen.
F. Alnsworth. U. S. A., who stated
In his annual report to the secretary
of war, made public today, that the
relative number of desertions was
less In 1908 than In any other fiscal
year since 1901.
The desertions during the fiscal
year 1908 were 4. BOB, or 4 per
cent of the whole number of enlisted
men In service In the army during
that year. Kvery branch of the ser
vice showed a decrease In the number
of desertions during the year, with
the single exception of the hospital
corps, where there was a slight In
crease. v
The report says that the Fourteenth
cavalry had the largest relative num
ber of desertions of any organization
in the service.
General Alnsworth points out the
significant fact that of the white troops
4.54 per cent were reported as de
.serters, while only .57 per cent of the
colored men In the service deserted.
General Alnsworth says that the cer
tainty of punishment after apprehen
sion has operated to reduce the num
ber of desertions.
their Immediate re-arrest on new
indictments charging with complicity
In the lynching of Captain Rankin at
Walnut Log.
The men returned are: Tom and
Garrett Johnson. Hcb Ie, 8am Ap
plewhite. I.lge Cloar. Bob Huffman
and Roy Ransom. The other man,
Jesse Carter, was too 111 to be remov
ed from the Davidson county prison.
Tomorrow a number of additional
Indictments will probably be return
PLEAD GUILTY
TO REBATING
C. & O. Railroad Fined $9,-
000 and Johnson Company
Fined $4,500.
(By Associated Press.)
RICHMOND, Va., Dec. 4 By
agreement of counsel the Chesapeake
& Ohio railroad and W. R. Johnson
& Co. pleaded guilty to rebating be
fore Judge Waddill late today and
were fined by the court, the Chesa
peake & Ohio $9,000 and Johnson
14,500.
The railway was fine f 1,000 each on
nine counts and Johnson was fined,
$1,600 on the first and $l,0i)0 each
on three other counts.
In view of this voluntary proceed
ing, oner counts in the Indictments
were nolle prossed on motion of Judge
L. L. Lewis, United States district at
torney, and John H. Marble, counsel
for the interstate Commerce commis
sion. Counsel stated to the court that
their principals knew nothing of the
violation as alleged, but that the law
was so broad they thought conviction
was certain on the indiscretion of
their agents and H. O. Gates, and
therefore adopted this course.
This action follows the verdict of
the Jury in the same court yesterday,
finding A. P. Gilbert, assistant gen
eral freight agent, not guilty. Gil
bert had been on trial for ten days.
H. O. Gates, clerk toi Johnson & Co.,
grain dealers, having secured im
munity from prosecution by turning
state's evidence, his statements in
reference to Gilbert being denied and
the Jury taking only six minutes to
reach a verdict of not guilty In Gil
bert's case.
TARIFF MATTERS
ARE CONSIDERED
C. L. Feltman Urges Free
Trade in Barley Miscel
laneous Items
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON. Dec. 4 The vari
ous sections of the tariff and miscel
laneous matters were considered by
the house ways and means committee
today. Charles L. Feltman. repre
senting the Buffalo Ma Inters' Asso
ciation, appeared before the commit
tee to urge free trade In barley.
"You would be lucky if we compro
mised and gave you a duty of 10
cents per bushel, instead of free en
try," said Chairman Payne, "that
would give the government good rev
enue.
Frank 8. Henry of Buffalo, asked
that the provision for the drawback
on wheat and flour be extended.
Myer C Goldman, of New York, de
sired that the theatrical scenery be
specifically mentioned In the tariff
law.
Director North, of the census bu
reau, who notified Chairman Payne
that he would gladly appear to tes
tify under oath regarding his connec
tion with tariff legislation, was in
vited to appear before the commit
tee today or tomorrw. He replied
that he wuld rather appear when
the committee shall have secured au
thority to administer oath.
SAVANNAH FOR
COL. ANDERSON.
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON. Dec 4. Col. Geo.
A. Anderson, coast artillery corps act
ing inspector general, has been order
ed to assume command of the military
district of Savannah, with headquar
ters at Fort Scriven, Oa. He will go
to Fort Scriven Immediately upon be
ing relieved from duty In the depart
ment of California,
DUTCH VESSELS
MENACE COAST
OF VENEZUELA
Naval Demonstration Indi
cates Preparations for,
Blockade.
GUNS ASHORE . .,
COVER WARSHIP.
Reported That Battleship
land for Willemstad.
( Associated Press.
WILUEW8TAD. Dec 4. Having
been unable to obtain an amicable
settlement . of outstanding differences
with Venezuela, the Netherlands gov
ernment has begun a naval demon
stration off the coast of the South
American Republic, and since Wed
nesday vessels Hying the Dutch flag
have steamed nlong the coast, from
Puerto Cabello to LaGuaira, at a dis
tance of 3,000 yards from the shore.
The battleship Jacob VanHeem
skerk, and the cruisers Oelderland
and Frleslancl are engaged In the
operation, which It Is said will con
tinue indeflnitelv. The Jacob Van
Heemskerk arrived here this morn
ing bringing (lie above news.
Two cruisers had proceeded to
Maracalbo. It waa stated, thouah the
officers observed secrecy concerning
the movements of the vessels. The
Heemskerk will relieve the Glder
lund at Marcnllio Mondav.
With ' steam up In all her boilers
the Heemskerk arrived off LaGuaira
Wednesday morning at 5 o'clock. As
soon as the hattelehlp was sighted
all .the lights in the city were ex
tinguished. I'p'm the deck of the
ship could be seen the guns ashore
pointed toward the battleship, which
was lfept reaily for action. The
Heemskerk remained but one duy off
LaOuarla ami yesterday proceeded
up the coast and passed between the
shore and the small sandy Islands In
the bay of I icrto Cabello, off the
city of Puerto Cabello.
The demonstration Is regarded as
Indicating that the preparations for
an effective t "kade of the Venez
uelan coast a i complete.
It Is report I here tha the Neth
erlands battle-hip Dultuljler left Hol
land yesterda- f r this port.
BUILDINGS FALL
BEFORE FLOOD
(By Asocltsd Press.)
PINE W.I I I Ark., Dec. 4. Sev
en frame dw '' ngs and a two-story
business bulliliiK. was the ' toll ex
acted today I' the encroaching wa-
ters of the v
Tonight the n
the water Is
another dyke
bly crumble I
llen Arkansas river
t Is slowly rising and
radually undermining
nt which will proha
re tomorrow.
WASHINGTON'. Dec. 4 Forecast
for North Carolina: Partly cloudy
Saturday, with colder In extreme
eastern portion; Sunday probably
fair, moderate variable wind
REBEL ARMY IS
at cmrs GATES
General Simon Will Enter
Port-Au-Prince Today In
Triumph.
(By Associated Press.)
PORT XU PRINCE. Dec. 4. Oen
era! Simon with hie army la at the
gates f Fort Au Prince, only await
ing the morrow to enter the capital
triumphantly at the head of hie 1.000
men. Had It not been that today wea
Friday a day that to superstitious
Haytlens la one of ill-omen -the fir
teen mile separating them .from the
capital would have proved no oUsta
cle. and tonight the victorious revolu
tionists wuld have been within the
city.
Thedelciiwril
Au Prince yesterday met General
Simon at the cross roade where re
cently the government troope were
entrenched, where he Is lodged in a
villa built by ex-President Hlppolyte
The general assured the delegates his
men would make a peaceful entry
Into Port Au Prince.
Among the lower classes General
Simon Is very poular. The better
classes would have preferrerd a man
more refined than he for the presi
dency. They are resigned, however,
to accepting Oeneral Simon.
General Leconte, former minister
of the Interior, will embark at St.
Thomas. D. W. I., on a French mall
steamer tomorrow and proceed to
Cape Haytien, where he will land
Sunday. General Flrmen Is on board
the steamer Virginia, bound from Ht.
Thomas to Port Au Prince, by way
of Kingston. General Jules Colcou,
military chief of Port Au Prince, to
day took refuge In a seminary
Threatening groups stood In front of
the building, but soon were dispers
ed. The city of Port Au TJrlnce Is
tranquil.
NEGRO IS KILLED
BY LESTERWATSON
County Scoured for Alleged
Murderer of Frank May
hues at Fletcher.
A long distance phone message from
i Hendersonvllle at 1 o'clock this morn
I ing announced that Lester Watson
had killed Frank Mayhues, colored,
i near Fletcher last night.
Nothing could be learned of the clr
1 rumstances leading to the killing,
, Fletcher having no night telephone
or telegraph service.
It was understood by the police that
'Watson Is (still at lurge and there is
possibility that he is heading toward
Ashevllle. Immediately after send
InK the message, Deputy Sheriff Con
nor, of Henderson county, left for the
scene.
A member of the police force said
this morning that he had known Wat
son In boyhood, though he had not
seen or hrard of him In several years,
and thinks he Is now a prosperous
farmer living about four miles from
Klet( her. Watson Is about thirty
years old. He thought the negro was
a laborer at a brick mill at Fletch
er. PROSECUTION ENDS
IN DAVIS CASE.
(By Associated Press.)
OMAHA. Neb., Dec. 4. The pro
secution finished Its case today In the
trial of Charles Davis, charged with
the murder of Frederick W. It list In
ami the defense began its testimony
in Judge Hears branch of criminal
court.
Mrs. Hire took up most of the fore
no. with her story of how Dr. Kus
tln told her of the plan to have Davis
kill him under promise that the phy
sician would furnish Davie with a
deadly poison with which to take his
own life.
"SOCIALISM IS
LEADING CHURCH"
Has Lead in Taking up
Fight for Labor, Says
Rev. Steltzcr.
(By Asseelstsd Press.)
PHILADELPHIA, Deo. 4 A clear
conception of what the Federal Coun
ell of the Churvhre of Christ In
America hope to accomplish through
church unity waa conveyed through
the actions of the body In session
here tfday ln adopting resolutions
placing Itself on record as favoring
active work In the Interest of the la
boring man and organised labor audi
also urging a better distribution Dl
churches and the horn missionary
worker.
Rev. Charlee Stoltser of New Torfc,
superintendent of the department of
church and labor of the Presbyterian
churoh, declared that the relation of
the laboring man to the church was
one that dared not be Ignored. Re
said that topic must be Introduced to
Interest the working man In the churoh
and keep him away from soolallam,
He declared that socialism had taken
the lead from the church In taking
up the fight for advancement in be
halt of labor, and placed himself on
record as favoring organised labor.
No matter what the evil of the labor
organisations, he said, they were
neoeeeary in protecting the working
men against organised capital. , .
MtajM of Child Labor. -Rer.
A. J. MoKelway of New Or
leans, secretary for th southern (tstes
of th National Child Labor commis
sion, declared that th greatest (hams
of th country waa child labor, and
that th greatast 'shame of the church
waa Ha disregard of this Industrial and
social problem.. ... v .y
Tntf76omtftn" ofThi eWmnCMT on
The Church and Modern Industry'
wsl adopted, recommending th aboli
tion of child labor; the regulation of
the work of women so sui to protect
the physical and moral health of com
munities; the suppression I of the
"sweating system"; th protection of
the worker from dangerous machin
ery; a reasonable reduction of th
hours of labor to th lowest practi
cable point; a living wage as a mini
mum In every Industry, and for the
highest wage that each Industry can
afford.
MINING CONGRESS
ON ARBITRATION
T. L. Lewis Takes Stand
That Third Party Should
Not be Utilized
(By Assoslsted Press,)
PITT8BUKO, Pa., Dec. . Arbi
tration was the theme at tonight's
session of the American Mining con
gress. President T. L. Lewis, of the Uni
ted Mine Workers of America, mad
the opening address, taking the stand
that arbitration In which a third
party or outsider had to be utilised
was unsatisfactory and failed to
bring about permanent settlement,
but that arbitration' In which em
ployer and employe get together end
between themselves adjust their dif
ferences, did more for the betterment
of the mining IndusQry than any oth
er agency.
A letter on arbitration from Judge
George Gray, of Delaware, was one
of the Interesting features of to
night's session.
Carroll D. Wright, president of
Clark college, Worcester, Mass.,
former United States commissioner
of labor, prepared art address to be
delivered tonight, but was unable to
be present. Ills address was read
however. . . ,
(.RAM) LAKGKNY CHARGE.
(By Associated Press.)
SACRAMENTO. Cal,, Dec. 4 Gov
ernor OilleU- Unlay authorized the
extradition of Homer Ilaslan, wanted
In North Carolina on a charge of
grand larcey.
C0NQRESS TO INTERPRET THE
RES0URSES
(By Assoclstael Press.)
WASHINGTON. Dee. 4. O. Oros-
w-nor Daw, chairman of the commit
tee on arrangements of the Southern
Commercial congress, December 7-f,
arrived in Washington todav. He
says:
'This congress, to Interpret the re
sources ot the south, la shaping up
finely. The display of maps and dia
grams ot special southern feature will
AMBITION IS IUS
STAR OF ATTRACTION
At One Time Root Heard the
Siren Call of the
Presidency.
(By Sheldon 8. Cllne.) J, '
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 When V.
a New Yorker I met with In Wah
Ington he place himself In an atti
tude to reoslv congratulation upon
what now appear th certainty that
Ellhu Root will ,be elected to th
United State sens to succeed Thom
as C. Piatt. For quite a number ot
year now New Torksrs have taken
no part In conversations that had to
do with th merits, and abllltle of
United State senators,: They, havs)
displayed little evidonoe of enthus
(asm over the men th Umpire atat
has sent to represent It In th "(rent
eat deliberative body on earth."
But they are proud of Root, a
well they may be, vn though they
may not have "learned to love him.
,The austere secretary of atat la a
figure to be edmirea, taougn nia per
tonality I not on to Inspire devo
tion. By those who unwilling ad
miration he ha compelled, Mr, Rort
ha been described a "congeals I
Intellect" and In ether frigid forms,
but the term of endearment are
not wholly deserved. Many ma t
am th reputation of being col l
and distent whose heart beat Jut
a warm and true aa that of hi mor
fulsome brother, V Vice-President
Falruank ha for year been terms
th "human lo!V but th ' writer
recall that the night Mark Ilann
died he aaw Fairbanks sit In a cor
ridor of the Arlington hotel and son
Ilk womad bereaved. , ,
President-elect Teft ha announce 1
that h, had hoped to. retain. Mr.
Root In , hi cablnt aeeretary of
stats, Thar I not a member ot the
senate who' would not gladly aecept
ehe- f mltm of thwbife. Vh v
then, Is often asked, a ore jkooi preisr
to exchange the. state portfolio' for a
senate seat Th writer ha not boar,
taken Into th confidence .of the so-
retary of atat, but he feela Juetllle.l
in guessing, that the thing which
brought Mr. Root back Into th cab
inet 1 now taking him to the aenat.
That thing to ambMfon, ; , !
Ellhu Root want to be president
of the United States. He ha tor
tun, and he haa had every honor
publio Ufa In America could give
him abort of th presidency. ' Serv
Ice in the senate can add nothing to
hi distinction, but service of the
right sort In the aenat might well
add to hi publio preetlg and hi
popularity, ; --, , '
Lure of Presidency.
It t no sac ret that it was th lure
of the- presidency that brought Root
back to the cabinet after h had re
signed the secretaryship of war to
return to hi taw practlo. President
Roosevelt held out the hope that this
year nomination "might, go to - the
brilliant New Yorker, and It was wall
known at the tim that ' h was
Roosevelt's first choice for th guo'
cession. .
The turn of th political wheel
finally convinced Mr. Roosevelt, as
It did Mr. Root, that - whll Root
might secure the republican nomina
tion, he would ib In danger ot defeat
at the poll. Because he had been
at th head of the Nsw Tork bar
and closely identified With th great
financial interest ontrd M uio
metropolis. Root would hav had to
make hla campaign under a cioua ot
suspicion, and this was not yar In
which a candidal suspected or suon :
leaning could have been elected.
Root's service at th head of the
state department had bean a failure,
therefore, so far aa advancing hla '.
presidential ambitions. He had won
lasting renown In th field of world
diplomacy, won th right to be rank
ed among the very greatest of Amer
ican secretaries of state, but the
limelight doe not often penetrate
to the seclusion of tbs state depart
ment. It became clear to Mr. Root that
to win popular leadership he must
seek other lines of activity. Th n- .
ate offered the most Inviting field to. ,,,
a man of hi taste and abilities. It
Is true that for soma year the sen-'
ate Itself and the men who rule thai
body have not boon high In popular
esteem. But the fault Ilea with the
senators, not with th senate as a
forum. To a man with th com
manding ability and exalted preetlg .
of Ellhu Root, the United States sen-n ,
ate offers the most promising field
(Continued en page four.)
OF SOUTH IS READY
cover many hundred of square feet. -'
"indication by telegraph ar that
the attendance from southern state
will run over 2,000. Th congress
merges with the National River and
Harbors congress) on th 1th.
"President Roosevelt and President-elect
Taft will address the mem
bers of th congresg at th conserve
tlon mass meeting Tuesday after- ,
noon." ' ;