E 'ASHEWL CITIZEN THE WEATHER FAIR 6 More Days in Which to Do Your Christmas Shopping. VOL XXV. NO. 60. ASHEVILLE, N. C, FRIDAY .MORNING, DECEMBER 18, 1908. PRICE FIVE CENTS., SHADOW OF THE INCOME TAX IS ON THE HORIZON President-elect Taft and IDs Manager Favorable to the Scheme. TimelylTips CRIMINAL LIBEL TESTIMONY IN MURDER TRIAL AGAINST HAINS TURKEY GETS A PARLIAMENT FROM SULTAN CHARGE MADE BY JOHN D. JR Publisher of Hearst's Amer rvfondaut Inquired Where- With Elaborate Ceremony, ican Arrested and Ar raigned in Court. abouts of Annis, Declares Storm. Ruler Himself Opens New Session. TH c my nor rrrrrr aL pLJlQT r n JLJ 4i WOULD HIT ONLY BLOATED WEALTH Enormous Deficit Causing the Wise Ones to Sit Up and Notice. BY TAV.) (Special Correspondence of The Cltisen) WASHINGTON, Dec. 17. Square against a 1114,000,000 defllolt for the current fiscal year, another of $141. 600,000 for the succeeding one, and with deficits still mora gigantic loom log np further on Uncle Sam's sturdy brow la knit In deep reflection. He is thinking seriously of resorting to practice usea back in the civil war days for raising funds the income tax. Income tax legislation is growing In favor with the administration forces with a seven-league-boots stride. Pres-ldent-lect Taft favors it. So does Roosevelt The first Income tax levied In the United States was in '1861. A tax of t per cent was levied on all incomes over 1800.. By an act of 182 incomes ranging from 8800 to 86,000 were taxed S per cent; Incomes of from 15.000 to 810,000, 7 per cent; over 810,000. 10 per cent All tax on in comes expired In 1872. The financial problem of today Is changed around somewhat from the one of from fifteen to twenty years go. One of the most vexatious fea tures of the administration of Orover Cleveland was what to do with the huge annual surplus. A deficit of $114,000,000 showing on the cash book for a year Is not neces sarily a matter for alarm in a great government like ours. The feature of the situation that really annoys, how. ever, Is the certainty of larger deflolt for each succeeding year. This pros- , ( '.' pcct la pointed out and discussed' lri the. annual report of the. secretary f the treasury, and will not be gone Into ,, further here. The Increased cost of running gov ernment .machinery is not peculiar of the federal government alone. The In , crease of .disbursements over receipts is practically true of state, county and city administrations. The Increase In the cost of running towns and cities and counties and states, as well as the national government, has come ""on gradually and steadily and practically unnoticed,, like frensled finance enter ed the financial world. Take Cook county, m which Chicago is located, for instance. The Cook county budg-1 et, by which the county government Is financed, has grown In fourteen years from $3,173,788 to $8,460,901. Secretary Cortelyou estimates IS24,- 408,948 Is necessary to run the fed eral government during the fiscal year 1910. This is an Increase of $57,900,676 over the estimates sub mltted a year ago for the fiscal year 1909. Into what channels does this enor mous sum the $67,900,00 Increase so? The increase for the army Is more than $14,000,000 or about 16 per cent, and for the navy more than $11,000,000, or abopt 10 per cent We are spending during the current fiscal year over $200,000,000 on ac count of military purposes, a sum that, in proportion to the sixe of our army and navy, Is more than double the ex penditure of any other country for the same purpose. There is an Increase of about $10, 000,000, or 7 per cent, in the amount asked for pensions. Then the river and harbors improvement bill will carry not less than $25,000,000 or $30,000,000, and it will be necessary to make provisions this year for the census of 1910. That will require an extra outlay of not less than $10,000, 000. These figures, however, represent only Secretary Cortelyou's "estimates" as to the amounts that will be needed. The appropriations made by congress for the current fiscal year were far in excess of the estimates. If the appro priations made during the present ses sion are as large as those of the last session, the total for the sixtieth con gress will be $1,6(5.268,786. Where Is the current fiscal year's shortage of $114,000,000 to come from? And the $143,000,000 the fol lowing year? The government might sell enough bohds to meet the appropriations. But that wouldn't solve the problem for future years. It would add to Its com plexity. Besides, bond-selling Ib con sidered by many an odious policy even when absolutely necessary. Will Make Effort. But congress will try to raise the (Continued en page four.) CHAVNCEY DEPEW THAT HE IS (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON. Dec. 17 The nomination of Samuel B. Donnelly to be public printer was called up In executive session today bjr Senator ' felkink Several senators asked Senator- Elklna for Information as to Mr. Donnelly's qualifications, which Infor mation h West Virginia senator ack IS PAROLED IN LAWYER'S CUSTODY Mr. Rockefeller Complains of Article About "Peon . age in Stockage." (By Assoclstsd Press.) NEW YORK. Dec. 17. On a charge of criminal libel, made by John D. Rockefellor, Jr., S. 8. Carvalho, preal dent of the Star Publishing Company, publisher of William R. Hearers New York American, was arrested today and arraigned In police court before Magistrate Finn. At the solicitation of Clarence J. Shearn, attorney for the Hearst publications, and without any objection being raised on the part of Assistant District Attorney Garvin who had charge of the prosecution Mr. Carvalho was paroled in the cus tody of his lawyer until December 26, for examination. Mr. Rockefeller, accompanied by his counsel, Lawyer Murphy, appeared in District Attorney Jerome a office early in the day and made complaint that an article published In the New York American of December 17, under Chicago date of December It, with the headlines "J. D. Rockefeller, Jr. originated peonage in stockade. It Is said," tended to injure his good name, reputation and credit, and to make him appear ridiculous. He submitted a typewritten affidavit, embodying the charges, to Assistant District Attor ney Oarvin, to whom the case was submitted. On the presentation of the affida vits to Magistrate Finn, he Issued wr rants for the arrest of Messrs., Car valho, Bradford Merrill, treasurer, and Edward H. Clark, secretary of the Star company, M. Carvalho was found in his office, Merrill and Clark were not ili -their offices. Mr. Carvalho took Ills ersest good naturedly. ' Mr. Rockefeller was not 'present when Mr. Carvalho was arraigned, as he did not expect that the warrant would be served today. Lawyer Shearn, after pleading to have Mr. Carvalho paroled in his custody, saia that Mr. Merrill had not arrived at the Office when the detective called, but that be would appear In court to morrow. Mr. Clark was In California, Mr. Shearn said. When seen at his "home here to night Mr. Rockefeller said: "I not only have no connection whatever with the comapny in ques tion but until I read the article this morning I was not aware that such a company existed. 'The article states that I went to Chicago a few months ago and talked of the system of poe nage complained of. Now as a matter of fact I have not been In Chicago since the death of President Harper of the University of Chicago, a year ago lost January. Bradford Merrill, treasurer of The Star company, explained tonight that the article at which Mr. Rockefeller haJ taken offense had come from Chicago In the regular routine way; that it had not originated in Chicago and that an Investigation would be started at once. "If we find that we have wronged Mr. Rockefeller," said Mr. Merrill, "We will of course do everything In our power to atone for It." "SANTA GLAUS" LETTERS DEAD Will Not Be Delivered to Various Charitable Organ izations. (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 Post master General Myer today announced that he would not renew his order is sued in December. 1907. permitting delivery to charitable organizations on letters address to "Santa Claus" Numerous complaints have been made to the postmaster general by many charitable organisations that owing to the large number of such letters taken by the various charities while the order was In force. It was not pos sible to investigate each case and that the presents given out fell into the hands of unworthy persons. The practice also was objected to on the ground that It tended to make beg gars of children. ANSWERS "ONLY A SENATOR" nowledged he did not possess. The questions were then directed at Sena tor Depew, of New York, who re plied: 'Don't ask me about these masters connected with New York federal patronage. I could not be expected to know, for I am only a senator." The reply convulsed the Senate. The nomination went over. ZUMtT ser orr a rvr" ca' tut , VM YMH yy HAYS AN AM Wl'; evmua ' NCREASE IN DUTY ON PEANUTS ASKED BEFORE COMMITTEE North Carolina and Old Do minion Represented at Hearing. PARTIES AGREE (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Dec, IT. Th pea nut was a subject of discussion today before .the house ways and means tar- iffic hearing. Democrats and repub licans , joined in . asking for protection for the peanut grower, and the republican embere ndar Meek to mak? a request lor lis Increase In duty by the Virginia peanut grow ers. Although it was claimed that eight southern states supply, nearly the crop of peanuts, North Carolina and the Old Dominion were the only states represented. Representatives Maynurd and Losslter, democrats of Virginia, and Alvah Martin, republi can national committeeman from Vir ginia, supported the contentions of the representatives of the Virginia peanut growers. J. p. Holland, and F. Day, of Smithfield. and Repre sentative Clark of North Carolina, also asked for the increase In the duty. The principal claims made by the peanut growers is that the peanut Im porters from Japan, Spain and other countries are a serious menace to the American Industry. Virginia Growers. Mr. Martin told the committee that the growers In Virginia received iV6 cents a pouna ror tneir peanuts, a price which hardly pays for the labor, i said. The present duty on peanuts Is V4 cent and the delegation from Vir ginia asked that this be Increased to cents. Mr. Day said that there were many thousands bogs of peanuts Im ported Into Virginia last year from Japan. 'The duty Is absolutely inadequate meet the present conditions," said the witness. "We want a duty of 2 cent a pound." Representative Dalzell, (Rod.) Pennsylvania, asked the witness If he was a protectionist. "No," replied Mr. Day. ''Do you believe that anything not ised In Virginia be protected?" Yes, but I could not say what." 'Do you think." Mr. Dalzell queried. that an increase of 300 per cent In e duty on peanuts is a reasonable request to make of this commit tee?" KING EDWARD NOT SERIOUSLY ILL Condition of His Majesty Not Such as to Cause Any Uneasiness to Subjects. (By Associated Press.) LONDON. Dec. 17. Alarmist ru mors have been In circulation in Lon don recently with regard to the health of King Edward, but It was learned today that the condition of his majes- is not such oh to cause any un easiness to the members of his house hold. Some weeks ago. while a guest at country house, his majesty had to forego talking on account of the re sulting Irritation to his throat, but otherwise he apparently enjoys his usual health, and he shows no signs the more serious airments that have been hinted at. When the king was at Biarritz, cer tain winds resulted In a similar throat trouble and other persons at Biar ritz complained of the same thing. The king's aliment has been dlscrlbed by members of his entourage as a Biarritz throat" V II or-YOUH Y0WN4 nOYIM SOU NIGHT RIDER' JURY CHOSEN ON SECOND DAY Not Single Resident of Reel foot Lake Region is Selected,' FATHER 6? NIGHT RIDER WAS JUROR Admits Relationship After "State's ChlirgVand is Excused. (By Associated Press. UNION CITY. Tenn., Dec. 17. Two unexpected surprises sprung by the state on the second day of the trial of the eight alleged night riders, Indicted ror the murder of Captain Quentln Rankin, resulted In the completion of the jury this afternoon end will short en the time of the trial. The state caused cons tern lit Ion as soon as the court opened by filing an affidavit signed by all tho attorneys for the prosecution, charging that J. H. Rus sell, the first of the two Jurors chosen yesterday, was the father of a night rider, and had been sworn Into the outlaw band by one of the defendants now on trial. The son Is Charles E. Russell, and Attorney General Cald well declared that this son had par ticipated In several of the midnight rides of the band, and would be used as a witness at the trial. He told the court that this knowledge of the re lationship came to him after he had accepted the juror. Juror Russell admitted his relation ship to Charles Hussell. and was ex cused by the court, over the protests of the defense. CliaHenges. When the next talesman was an nounced and examined, the defense attempted to challenge him peremp torily. The state raised the point that the defense, having used 26 peremp tory challenges, had exhausted Its le gal number and two more. Attorney General Caldwell admitted that each defendant was entitled to 240 chal-!tV, lenges, but said that when on a Joint trial the defense did not specify on behalf of which defendant It made the challenge It wan presumed to have made each challenge on behalf of each defendant. 1 , , . ,1 klH.a ........ M..n the court promptly ruled with thereprf,w male ana oraer-'i inc case 10 procu. i The work of s. l. ctlng the Jury then i proceeded rapid I . to a conclusion. I Just half of the jurors are citizens of Union count, 'he others belnK res-1 Idents In townn m the vicinity. Not a single resident f the Heelfoot Lake religion was ! led. want lemon duty INCREASED, i (By Astoclstsd Press.) WASHINGTON'. Dec. 17. The de partment of ur "Hlture Is not oppo sed to the proposed Increase in the duty on lemon This fact Is devel oped In correr"'idence that haH Juxt pawed between A. G. Kendall, secre tary of the Citr n Protective I-ague. of California nn.i Secretary WlUon. If AIR WASHINOTON. Dec. 17. Forecast for North Carolina: Generally fair Friday and Saturday; colder Saturday and In west portion Friday. Fresh south winds. ACLATIVt JlFORt . flUlAyvVwoJ PRESIDENT IS ASKED TO SUPPLY "SECRET SERVICE" EVIDENCE House by Unanimous Vote Requests Him to Justify Statement. SPECIAL BODY (v Associated Prsss.l WASHINGTON. Dee. IT. Th fcou of representatives today by unanimous vote adopted a resolution requesting the president to supply It with any evidence that may be In hi possession that will Justify the statement In his lost annual message In relation to the attitude to th member of eon- grew in regard to appropriation for the secret service of ' th govern' ment ' . ' Mr. Perkins, of New York. Chair man of the special committee, charg ed to Investigate the allegation mads In the president's message and John Sharp Williams, of Mississippi,' both stated on the floor that It Was th de sire of the special committee to be Just toward the committee In allowing him to submit any evidence h may have and both declared that th commit tee would give It full and Impartial consideration. Mr. Perkin Mid the committee would continue In session during the Christmas holiday so that It might receive such evidence from the president promptly and proceed to consider It. Adoption. Both the resolution and all of the preamble except that part of the hitter Interpreting the meaning of the president's message In relation to the service were adopted unanimously by a viva voce vote. Mr. Williams Insisted that this could not be done and the vote being taken 270 members voted ay, and 14 no. on this part of the pream ble. Following Is the resolution: "Resolved That the president be re quested to transmit to the house any effect upon which he based hi state ments that the chief argument In favor of the provision was "that the con gressmen did not themselves wish to be Investigated by secret service men." and also to transmit to the house any evidence connecting any member of the house of represents ,)f tn(, goth ronrMI wlth any corrupt action In his official capacity and to Inform the house whether he has instituted proceedings for the punishment of any such Individual by the courts, or has reported any such alleged delinquents to the house of MAYOR OF DUDLEY KILLS RESIDENT Ron of the Dead Man Then Shoots Mavor Bowden with Shotgun. (By Auaclstsd Press.) Ofil.DHHOIlO, N. C. D-c. 17. News reached here today from Dudley In thin county that Ira Hatch, a prom inent ronldi-nt of thut place had been shot and kltlcit by Badger J. HowoVn. Mayor of Dudley, llowden N In b A from wounds received Immediately after the shooting, from a shotgun In the hand of the dead man's son About 1 o'clock thin morning, some one p.-uixed Hatch's house snd shot his dog. Hatch and his son took shot guns and went out to reconnolter and dome rilmarice on the street, met Bow den whom the elder Hatch Imme diately accused of Hhootlng his dog Hot words etmued and Bowden ehot Hatch throuKh the heart with a pis tol and thereupon the younger Hatch shot Bow e'en with his gun, but In flicted only flesh wounds. "VICTIM'S BOAT WAS POINTED OUT" Birchfield Says Hains Drove Him Back With Drawn Revolver. fw AaMelatsd Srttt.) FLUSH I NO, N. Y.. Dec. 17. Fred erick A. Storm, a real estate dealer testified today In the trial of Thorn ton J. Ilnlne, as a principal, with his brother. Captain Peter C. Halns. In the killing of William K. Annis that the defendant had inquired as to the whereabout of Annis shortly before the latter sailed up to the dock, where he was shot. "Thorton Halns stopped talking about real estate and asked me where Annis was," said the witness. "I pointed out Annis'x boat then sailing toward the float." The ehootlng of Annis followed: It Is upon this statement of Storm that ths prosecution hinges Its conten tion that the Halns brother hunted up Annis for the purpose of killing him and that the real estate Inquiry at the yacht flub was a blind. Other Important testimony was given by Charles Birchfield. a friend of Annis, who declared that Thornton Halns drove him back with a drawn revolver when he sought to atop the shooting. Thornton Halns also drove Mrs. Annis from the float with hi revolver, according to Blraohfleld, Mr. William E. Annis, the widow of the victim ol the yacht club tra gedy, gave brief testimony, "dlscrlblng th death ot her husband. Bh will take the witness stand again. t Dr. Blootlgood TrstlHea, Dr. Joseph Bloodgood, of Flushing, testified that h attended Afanl at th hospital. Ann! was etherised, the physician said, and examination dis closed about twenty gunshot memmSm from entrances and exit of the pul lets. Annis died from shovk and hem orrhage, the physician testified. . On bullet made six wounds, the witness said. Th prosecutor called Mrs. William B, Annis to the stand. She said: "I am th wife of .William B, An nie. My name I Ellen Annie. I was present at his death. , Or. Schmook was ther." - "Did you see your.Jiusband die?" "Yes:" "That 1 all," said the district at torney. Mrs. Annie then left the stand for the time being. . Charles A. Birchfield,' a member Of the Bayslde Yacht Club,, testified that Thornton J. Halns engaged him In conversation about real estate just before the shooting. Said the witness: He asked me about the boats around there, and I said they were the one- design class. He asked me If Annis had a one-design boat. I said he had one, and he wanted to know which one It was. I pointed out Annis' boat oomtng down the bay. Annis' boat had No. 7 on the sail. He asked m If Annis had to come In before the race and I said that he did." UNIQUE POINT IN MURDER TRIAL Samuels Was Convicted of Perjury. Can He Be Wit nes at Trial ? .... .. nAWHXE. Vs.. Dec. 17.-After he mmnu,n.llh hurl rested tS ' ase today In the trial of W. Belt Sam uels for the murder of Sheriff William Flartnasan, the defense called the prisoner himself as their first witness At this iuneture an unlouc point In law was raised, Commonwealth Attor ney Thomas Hamlin, contending thst owing to the fact that Samuels had previously been convicted in the Un ited States court, here of perjury he was disqualified ss a witness and could not testify even In his own behalf. Court adjorned deciding this ques tion, which will be threshed over to morrow The feature of the trial today was tho Introduction by the prosecution of witnesses to show that Samuels was sober upon the day he killed Flunna-gan. BILLS ON PRIVATE CALENDAR CONSIDERED; MANY PASSED (By Assoelsted Press) WASHINGTON, Dec. 17. By unanimous vote the house of represen tatives today adopted a resolution presented by the. special committee of five railing on the president for proof of his charge that members were fear ful of an Investigation by the secret service agents. ADDRESS FROM THRONE CHEERED All Creeds ami Races of Em pire Send Elected Rep resentatives. (y Asseclstsd Press.) CON8TANTINOPLB, pec 17." After an Interval of thirty-two years Turkey today entered upon m second attempt at constitutional government with the Inauguration In Constantino. ( pie of the new parliament elected un der the constitution promulgated by the sultan In July of this year. The sultan opened parliament In person, with ' elaborate ceremony, fashioned) , after the custom of older similar as semblies. -The new legislature met In th same chamber where th abort lived parliament of 117 assembled, All the creeds and races of th Tur- . klsh Kmnlra sent their duly eletet representatives. Albanian. " Byrlane and Arab were among th represent.! Uvea, while Qreeka, Armenians, ud Bulgarian, represented th Christian branches. Member from Jruelem and Mecca, rubbed houldere with Kurd and Arabs, Bo far as can be Judged: from ur- fac Indication the new parliament has entered upon It duties with united determination to carry out suc cessfully th aim at th bloodle re volution which mad possibl the In auguration of a constitutional regime In Turkey, 1 "-.,'. The sultan left YUdi palae In a state coach. He was accompanied by. the first secretary of th , Imperial chancellory. All BJsvad Bey, and ' a lsnre number of aides and attendant. Th entire line of march' of th lm-! portal, party,' distance of five' mile.' had been swept and spread with fresh' sand for th passage ot hi majes ty. .-,"' '' 'i ' : . . Trlnmphal ArctiM. , Every regiment in Constantinople, was out ' under arms and' lined up along th route of th procession 'to guard th progress of th , sultan. Triumphal arches spanned th streets, and as ths occasion had been mad ft ' publl holiday th city wo crowd ed. Th foreign diplomat In Constan- ; tlnopl assembled at th British em-, ' bassy. and proceeded to th ball In It body. They were all clad in thlr full official uniform. , Th address from the thron tot low In parti , "When I first proclaimed a consti tution thirty-two year ago ther were many dlfTlcultlee In the way of It - execution and I w advised to u pnd It momentarily, Jit the Interval greet efforts were mad toward po pular education and i for the estab lishment of Institutions of natur calculated to elevate the public en lightenment. I am how happy to know that the people are mor able to understand th benefit of a con dilution and I wa heartily glad to restore It notwithstanding' Influen tlal advise to the contrary. "My will I unalterable and hence fnrth the constitution will regulate th affair of th Emplr." i'..1 'The cabinet which Kemll Pasha hag formed will fulfill .our decision. "I regret to be compelled t an nounce to the representatives ot the ; nation that the Prince of Bulgaria nS the governor general of Eastern Ron mella have deviated from the path of f loyally and proclaimed th Independ ence of those province. I also regret . to announce that- Auetrla-Hupgarln has made the Illegal move of proclaim- " Ins; the annexation of Bosnia and) Herzegovina, which tcmporlly or ofl- rupled by her. contrary to Interna- - tlonnl good faith and treaty stlpula- : itlons. My ministers are occupying themselves with these grave question " ' """" ""' nlfance of parliament." DR. M'OUIEEIS NEW PRESIDENT (By Assoelstsd Press.) 8T I.OCI8, Deo. 17, The Southern ' Surgical and Cynecologlcal Assocla- tlon decided on Hot Springs, Ark., a I the place of its next, annual meeting I In 1909. Dr. Stuart McQulre of Richmond. Va., was elected president; Dr. Joha Young Brown of St Louis, first vlee presldent: Dr. It. 8. Cathcart of Char leston. 8. C, second vlce-preeldent: Dr. W. M. Goldsmith, Atlanta, Oa.. treasurer; Dr. W. A. Hoggart of Nashville, Tenn, secretary. The committee submitted It re port and recommended Immediately after the house convened. The remainder of th day wa given ovier to the consideration of bill on the private calendar, a large number . of which wer passed. . At 4:(0 p. m. th house adjourn ed. ; . : v.;

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