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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.;