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THE SHBVILLE CITIZEN THE WEATHER: A Citizen For Rent A3 Will Rent That Vacant Room. J CLOUDY. VOL. XXV, NO. 81. ASHEVILLE, N. C;' SATURDAY MORNING, JANUARY 9, 1909. VUWK FIVE CENTS. "GRABBCHARGE MADE PUBLIC ''.( ..." ' -:. i ;. '(', HOUSE TERMS PRESIDENT AS They Art Citing Our Way CONGRESS IS CHAFING UNDER THE BIG STICK Long and Ardent Howl of Hago Emitted By the Legislators. IT LOOKS LIKE KNOCK-OUT FOR STANDARD OIL Ousting of Three Subsidiary Concerns Gratifying to "Bad Tnwt8, Enemies. BY PRESIDENT Says oilman Used Influence DISRESPECTFUL f - i Tables So Much of His Mes as Senator for His Own Profit. sageas Reflected on Mem bers of Congress. . PRESENTS EVIDENCE TO SENATOR HALE Tillman is Determined to Make No Statement Un- til Monday. (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Jan. . President -Roosevelt today made public the de tails of an Investigation of postofTfces inspectors' and secret service employe of Senator Tillman's connection with an alleged "land grab" in Oregon.- As he present tha evidence to Senator Hale, in response to the latter'a re quest tc the head of the vrlou ex ecutiv departments for a atatment of the operation of the secret service, the president undertake to show: That Snator Tillman used' In fluence as a senator in efforts to force the government to compel a railroad corporation to relinquish Its control of the land grants of the United States in oroer inni np ana nis luinny ana his secretary, J. A. Knight,, might profit through the 'purchase of some of the land. That the senator used his govern ment franking privllge in numerous instances f-r the conduct (if 'private business. Comparatively few senators were Savored with the opportunity of read ing the president's report to Senator Hale, bnt those who did read! tha re port took a serious vdaw of It although most Of the senators refused to be lieve that Mr. Tillman had ever don anything In violation of his oath as senator. , ',' . ' Senator Tillman did not permit the Tact that the president was giving; out ' the charge against him to alter hi determination, to. make no statement until Monday. He said that he could not make hi reply so complete as he wotrtd sir for tomorrow's papers , n that h'WQ4lttoflereTe iwlthwold . whatever remark he might tiavo to .-make Until' Monday, when ha -would make a statement to the senate. ;No effort was mado by him to conceal the fact that when he had learned tha facta concerning the railroad grant he had made an effort to obtain portions of the land In the name of himself and members- of his family but de clared that, a at most, he coul'a have gotten possession of only a few hun dred acre his efforts were, after all in behalf of th public and not es pecially in his own Interest. Tillman's Statement. Immediately after the conclusion of the rnaplaln's prayer, Monday. Mr. Tillman will ask the recognition of the chair on a question of personal priv ilege:. Departing from his custom of extemporaneous speaking, he will read his statement, thus ensuing more care ful adherence to what he desires to say than he would be able to give in an off-hand speech. The Communication to Senator Hata 1s nearly 8,000 words long, and in ad dition there are appended numerous exhibits including copies of letters (written by Senator Tillman and nis agent, Mr. William E. ' Lee, showing that they did make an effort to secure several -quarter sections of the Ore gon land, and the reports of the post office inspectors who investigated tha transactions of the land agents. It -was through this investigation that the alleged Interest of Senator TUl- .. man was brought to light and fateful ly. it appears that It was at his in stigation that the Injury was begun, The president communication to Senator Hale, opens with the state ment that he had secured far the sen ate Information touching the employ ment of secret service agents, post office Inspectors, and the Information obtained In this connection lie was transmitting. He says that "It was not only the right but the duty of con gress. to investigate the secret service ind postofflee inspectors, by which alone the government can protect It self against wrong doing, prevent crime and to' tiring to Justice crlm nals." He continues: "tt nevertheless remains true that this system Is absolutely indispenslhla if the popular interest is to be adequ ately safeguarded and- wrong doers taught to fear the law." The president says: "I would like . to state hers that very frequently ac cusations have been made to me pri vately by members of the two houses to the effect that the secret service (Continued on page twe.) OIL Y1AR IN BALTIMORE FIGURES IN SUIT AGAINST STANDARD CO. (By Associated Press.) NEW TORK, Jan. 8. The oil war . In 1(04 and 1S05 in Baltimore again ul ' Wupled attention at th hearing tn L,2, h"lgwrimenf sutU to bring about n,Se flWoiUn' of the Standard Oil rrrpatfyoT New Jersey, for alleged violation of th Sherman anti-trust - - ' -.law. . ' - ' ,W. J. Metxei, ef Grafton, ltd., a ' ' : Red C. oil company salesman, denied ' the evidence of Standard witnesses. - .- ;' who swore that the Bed C. salesmen ; clalmecT that tha 'Bed C kerosene TERRIBLE REBUKE BY SPECIAL COMMITTEE Action Caused by Certain o President's References to Secret Service. tnv Asamlstad Smu.1 WASHINGTON. Jan. 8. -Having given consideration to the president' further views regarding the secret ser vice contained! in his message to the house of (representatives last Monday, the special committee appointed to deal with the subject today brought In Its final report. -Accompanying it was a resolution which, declared It to be the sense of the house that, it should decline to consider any communication from any source which i not respectful, rec ommendlng that the objectionable por tion of the president' annual message be laid on the table and that sMHiar action be taken with respect to the message of last Monday because of its being "unresponsive to the inquiry of the house," as to what president meant when he said, referring to the limitation-placed upon the Held of opera tions of the secret service, that the "chief argument In favor of the pro vision was that the congressmen did not themselves wish to be Invest! gated." The house tonight by a vote of 212 to S5 rebuked the president by tabling so much of his message aa reflected on members of congress in connect!6n with, his recommendations aa to the secret service detectives. It also de clared it to be the sense of the house that it decline to consider any com munications from any source- which la not in it judgment respectful. Mr. Gardner, (Mass.) tried vainly to secure, first the adoption of a sub stitution for the resolution in the way of an i, amendment expressing .coofl denee' in the) committee on appropria tion and then the postponement of the whole matter until Monday, But he was overwhohwingly out voted When Chairman Perkins of New York of the special committee, arose to make his report he faced an almost full -membership, while the galleries were packed with Interested specta tors. Messrs. Tawney, Smith of Iowa: Sherley and Fltzgrald were on the floor prepared by word of mouth, to pre sent what they deemed to be Itie In sinuations of the president upon them as members of the committee on ap propriations. They were not alone In their -indignation, as they In turn spoke to the resolution. Indeed for some time past the feelings of the members has been growing more and more In tense and some of them, have been giv ing' way to their feelings in hot lan guage. Opposes Adoption. Mr. Bennett opposed the adoption of the Pcrkin's resolution, but declared that if the house should accept It Its action wohid have no more Influence on the character which history- would give to president Roosevelf than had the action of the senate on President Tyler'a record In connection with hi attitude toward Andrew Jackson.' ' An intervention of the debate occur red when the door-keeper announced "Mr. Speaker: A message from the president of the United States." The house, led by the democratic side buret Into laughter as It beheld as sistant secretary to the President, Latta, standing In the centre aisle with document In his hand. Speaker Cannon could not restore order for n full minute to recognize Mr. Latta For a minute after the receipt of the messages, for there were three of them the house seemed stunned. The de bate was resumed when It was learned that all the communications related to routine matters. Mr. Townsend. (Mich.) declared that If the members were seeking to preserve their reputations before the country It could not be accomplished by the resolution. The house he in sisted. had asked for Information and had gotten it. He Was' opposed to the resolution, he said, because all had been accomplished that could be ac complished. There was no right think ing man In the country who believed that congress was wrong or who be lieved . that the Individual member were wrong. Slemp. of Virginia, and Langlev. of Kentucky, being the only members of (Continued on page four.) whlcii they sold was a natural pro duct from the ground and that more over n contained certain properties mat maae K not only a bettectlum Inatlng oil bnt less explosive.? The witness said they were hmraeted to say only that the Red C oil was Idea tlcal with the other oil except In color. He denied that ha had ever cat prices except to meet the Standard alt reduc tion in order to hold hi trad. - Adjournment was taken until aext Mondayyr : .. "v,-,. , T.J. HA1NS defense COMESJO CLOSE Medical Experts Disagree in Some Main Essentials of Their Testimony. (By Associated Pre.) FLUSHING, N. Y Jan. I. The defense In the trial of Thornton J. Halns, aa a principal, with his brother Captain Peter C. Halns, for the kill ing of William B. Annls, came to a lose this afternoon, and before court adjourned Justice Crane announced to tije Jury that they would undoubt edly be able to conclude their labor about the middle of next week. The defense placed two alienists on the Witness stand today -Dr. Ik. .- Man so a and Dr.- O- Pierce' Clarlf-Mo tell the jury that Captain Peter Halns suffered from impulsive Insanity when he shot Annis. The cross-examina tion was not calculated to aid the de fense, both medical experts disagree ing In some main essentials of their testimony. Dr. Manson was recalled the stand to qualify a statement made early In the day that Captain 1 loins suffered from maniac depres slon from the time of his wife's con fession; could not recognize his ene my and would not know his enemy's name. He qualified this and stated that when he heard the name Annls he was seized with impulsive insanity. Which reached Its climax when the shooting occurred. The other alien 1st stated that Captain Halns knew Annls. Dr. Clark after testifying at some length and when asked about certain authorities, stated that there were no authorities from his polpt of view onJ insanity, and that he did not claim to be an authority. The confusion and seeming conflic- tlons of the alienists served to pro long their examlnaton all day. A few witnesses were called In re- uttal by the state late today, when adjournment was taken. BUTCHERED BODY NOT MINISTER'S By Means of Two False Teeth Discovered that Gid eon Brown is Man Killed. (By Assoclstsd Press.) PORT HURON, Mich., Jan. . By means of two false teeth it was definitely estimated this afternoon that Gideon Browning, of Adair vil lage, was the man who was butchered last Tuesday evening In tha little Rat tle Run Methodist church. In Colum bus township. W ith part of tho mys tery which enshrouded the brutal crime thus cleared the supervisors of flt. Clalt-, county Immediately offered a reward of 50d for th arrest of Rev. John H. Carmichael. of Adair, pastor of the church, and the man who was at first supposed to have been killed, dismembered and then bu. ned in the church stove. Mrs. Carmichael said todav that ber husband was moody and restless the night before he disappeared and apparently brooding over something. Sne stated that her husband' sister was an inmate of an Insane asylum In West Virginia. ACTING MAYOR IS . SUED FOR DIVORCE ATLANTA." Ga,. Jan. I. Charging that she discovered a compromising letter and that when be found It out ha knock-id her down, Mrs. Charles M. Roberts has filed suit for absolute di vorce and for tha custody 'of '": her ehildW Roberta la alderman from' th aristocratic eighth ward,.anJ Atlanta's mayor pro tern. Mrs. Roberta declare that on vari ous occasion her husband treated hr brutally. Five month after their: marriage she says ha tor ber clothe and repeatedly atruck br. t . , PROPOSED TO RAISE SALARY OF GOVERNOR Bill to Change Salary From $4,500 'to ' $0,000 Passed By State Senate. AMENDMENT TO MAKE SALARY $7,500 LOST Mr. Martin , Files ' Formal Protest A tfainsfc Govern-; or Y Reading Message, (apsclal to Th Cltlxtn.) nALEIGH,, N- C, Jan. 1. Demo crats and republican In the senate today Jolm-d In the passage of bills increasing the .salary of the governor from $4,500 tn 16,000 per year. Sen ator Klmocks Introduced the Mil. An amendment by Krrtple, of New Han over, to maki- th governor' salary 17,500, was elevated. A bill by Henotor Mills to increase the salary or the commlsslom-r of labor and printing to $-.500 also passed Its rciKlings without notable opposition and went to tht- house for action, lont with that for governor's salary. Notable bills Introduced In the w-n ate were: lly I'rye, to prevent killing liah with dynamite; amend chapter of the Tennomi'p Railroad compuny; protect forest ranges In Swan, Jack son, Transylvania, and Haywood coun ties; increase pensions of Confederate veterans; ab"hili the office of county treasurer for swain; establish the Swain and Mar, in county line Krye's bill to aholl-li i he office of treasurer of Swain coiii.iv and have the hIh iIIT to act, was i-.i-sed. I ilea Protest. The fil, I Representative Mi.r- ton, of N ! protest aKuirin: mover, of his formal the action of the Ken In allowing Governor ir In person noil read in the priiicijutl reiitnre Another was the an- eral assf-nili!: Glenn to spi ll Is mesHHRe u in the huusi nounceroent I the appolntim ' Hpeaker Graham of i t of old Confederate Of them inmates oj -me, as lubore.ru ilnrinn The announcement of t included their mm. menu In North Caro- veterans, nio.-i the Soldiers' I the session, their names ;il panies and r--k Una troops. 1 ie speaker is hinwlr a veteran. The speak ' announces seven of nlttees, chaimen being: 1, Hayes, of Chatham; -, Btubhs; propositions Cavln; agriculture, counties, cities and ; engrossed hill.", Jul- the house con Judiciury Nil Judiciary No and grievitm Currle; towns, townships. I.- lun. Especially notable bills Introduced were by Harslia to amend the char ter of the Yadkin and . Trans-moun tain railway: iy Underwood, to have all executions In the penitentiary' by electrocution. Iiy Relly, t amend th revlsal relatlv to bridges In Wavne: by Williams, to repeal chapter 924 of the public laws, 1907, relative to Im migration' WABHBirOTOK. 4a, .Korecast: North Carolina: Partly cloudy Satur day and 8onW; stowfy rising tem perature; tnoderat northeast winds, becoming-variable, t: : -, ' RECGIO ORPHANS . ARE CARED FOR Girls Abandoned by Rela tives but Ladies' Commit ' tees Will Secure Homes. (By AssoolaUd Pre.) REOOIO, Jan. . Th un shone again today, all It splendor empha sising th beauties of nature In th surrounding country- along th mountains covered with green, over the, vineyard and lemon trove and down the smiling shore where it re flected In tha opalescent as. Inside Regglo, however, Ks warm ray fell upon only huge pile of dsbrls. : proportionately with ' other . town. Regglo gav the blgneat pereentag ot. orphan a a result of to arth quake. The, boy were eagerly taken care of by relation, but the girl were mostly abandoned. Fortunately, however, these) have been entrusted to. the ladles committees, which ar rived Ire from all part of Italy, and doubtless will secure good homes. All the wounded have ben remov ed from Regglo and 8,000 refugees have departed from tha town. On thousand bodies have been dug u. from the ruins of fallen building and buried In Improvised cemeteries Among others who escaped uninjur ed when the shock came were the children, who after having been bur led In the debrla of their home for seven days got out unaided, burrow Ing like mice. A man and' his wlf also Hive been found uninjured be. neuth ruins where they had laid for eight days, suhslxtlng on a pint of olive oil. The safe of the Bank of Italy, con talnlng (3,000,000. has been found. At Slnopoll all th house were de stroyed except three built after the enrthquake In 1905 of hollow brick with u wire passing through thern and uniting them in a vertlfal line, while at the top another wire unltutl the different lines horizontally, thus making the whole building compact ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE INAUGURATION (lovornor-olet t Kitebin Will Take Oath of Office Tues fl;iy, January 12. (Special to Th Cltltsn.) RAI,KIGH. X. '., Jan. . The Joint committee on the Inauguration next Tuesday completed arrangements this evening for the inauguration of Gov- nor-ee t Kltchln. One o'clock Is the hour for the cer emonies and Frank Htronach of Ral eigh Is chief marshal. In case of bad weather, the ceremonies will be held n the Academy of Music Instead of the east front of the capltol. The chamber of commerce will give an inaugural bull and Representative Cox of Wake will lead the dancing. The joint committee to go to Roxboro and escort the governor-elect to Ral eigh comprises Senator ,Long and Representative Cox, chairman, Sena tors J. 0. Manning, Henry R. Starbuck, Representatives T. K. Murphy. H. S. Harrison and Dr. J. L Campbell. LOOKS AS IF THEY LYNCHED NEGRO LEXINQTOV. S. C, Jan. IRe ports have just reached her of the lynching of an unknown negro In Lex ington county, about four miles north of hero- tonight. The reported lynch ing following an attack upon Mrs. Thomas Wlngard. the wlf of a prom inent farmer. - The negro -was frightened away by her screams. The neighborhood was aroused and a posse formed. Sheriff P. H. Corley also followed with blood - hounds. , -.m THEY ALL SIGH FOU TEDDY'S EXIT Roosevelt Intimates that He Has More Rods in Pickle For Congress. ' (By Miehlon 8. Clin) WASHINGTON, Jan. I. Republican leaders In congress say they have no desire to quarrel with President Roovseelt between now and March 4. It la very apparent th president I not going to run away from a quarrel; hut, than, tb president la going out of office in lex than three month and republican In congress, . except those who fell by th wayside last Novembrt have got to keep on doing business. Mr. Roosevelt' friend predicted two month ago that th president would "turn loose'" this winter and induig in soma plain speaking.: The prediction la being abundantly fulfill ed. Never before did official - com munication from tha whit hous tn th capltol o bluntly call a spade pad, And he ha mad no sec ret of the fact that he ha other plain language It Mock ready for us should congrea Invito It Issuance,, - vvnen you com to tnink or it, mere I no good reason why the president shout not now speak hi mind. Ho ha champed at hi bit, aa It were, for several year because party and other consideration mad It Inadrts abla for him to employ th language he wanted to us In disousslng diver men and measures. He can hav hi ay now without Jeopardising bin own political fortunes or seriously threatening tha fortune of his party. -' Want mm Oat. . 1 : Congress make no pretense of Ilk ing tha thing that have been, handed It, but, on the whole, tha country p pear to lather enjoy th situation. Ther arMboM; of aouw,! who Criti cise the president for hi most recent strentioslty but th crltlo w hava al ways - with us. Thl criticism la not going to hoffler Mr. Roosevelt huge ly., Ife I firmly oonvlncod that publl opinion-will back him up, and believe th more he lambaste congress the greater his popularity. And it would seem that he Ir justified In thl belief. Congress, however, Is In no position to endure public criticism; certainly not more o at thl time than In the past. Senators laughed when the president' special Panama message was read. They would like to p'ase off all hi strictures as a luughlng matter, hut they can't quite do that Hena. torlal diglnty ha got to defend itself even If defense be a precarious enter prise to ventuye upon. There Isn't any manner of doubt. though, that congress will breathe a long sigh of relief when William H. Taft has taken the oath and qualified aa Theodore Roosevelt's successor. The present tttrenuoslty of Mr, Roqsevelt by the way. Is going to be of very material assistance to Mr. Taft. Mr. Taft I much mora conser vative by nature than Is the present executive, btiton occasions he has demonstrated that he can strike and strike hard. Congress, very desirous of rest. Isn't going to Invite any blows from the Incoming president. Want On Head. President Roosevelt's stund In favor of a single executive head for the gov ernment of the District of Columbia baa revived Interest In Jhis very Im portant project, hut It not believed the president's message to congress will result in securing any action at the present session. The time is too short to take up and dispose of so complicated a matter even were the two houses to disposed. A more Im portant reason Is that the matter has not before been made the subject of presidential recommendation and con gress, with Its prcjudh,. against In novations, always has to be hammered at a while before it will undertake, a thing of this kind. But i-wn were conditions at the capltol right for the passage of a hill changing the form of district govern ment, there remains the obstacle that the people of the district are them selves dlvld-d bs to Its desirability. The present three-headed government has Just us ardent champion and tn proposed single executlw plan lius earnest advocates, and both factions would swarm to the capltol should (Centlnusd en page tour.) WAS PRESIDENT AUTHORIZED TO PERMIT ABSORPTION OF CO.? (By Assoclsted rVtss.) WASHINGTON, Jan. . By a viva voce vote the senate today passed Senator Culberson's resolution in structing the committee on th judic iary to report to the senate whether the president was authorised to per mit the absorption ot the Tennessee Coal and Iron company by the United State Steel corporation. . .1 , v Preceding that action. Senator Hop- kins ' renewing 'his objection to , the resolution on . the ground that - the president did not approve the sot of the 'el corporation in absorbing the "INDICATION OF LAW'S SUPREMACY' Many Despaired Because of Reversal of J udgment in $29,000,00086. - . I BT TAT. - (Special Correspondent of Th Cltlsen) WASHINGTON. Jan. .All indica tions are that at last a real knock-out punch ha bean found for tha Stand ard Oil company, and other truat in th heavy-weight division. . . The decision ot th Mlnaourt au preme court ousting three subsidiary concern affiliated with tha Standard Oil company front that atata, la par tloularly gratifying to those member of congress who have worked for leg isiation that would really make bad trusts conform to the laws. Thsy weft, almost on th verge-, of despair oecause or tne reversal or Judgment in tha 129,000,000 case, when Missouri step out and say if tha government fan't regulate a trust, atata can, ' - n ereect tn . m issoun supreme court' decision outlaw the Standard's business, confiscates It property and destroy the- elaborate maohlnsry through which It .conduct a retail -trade reaching every city, town and ' village In Missouri., A 13,009.000 re finery I rendered useless, and the law forbids its sale to any person or corporation desirou of operating it to refine oil, and as that Is about tha' only us any one would hava for an , oil refinery, the decision : practically say the Standard, might a well go - ahead and sell its nlnnft as olil limit . or move It out of the Mat. Pipe lines , must be abandoned, and even th driv ers of tank wagon are subject to nr rest, and : Imprisonment. After the court's opinion, takes the form of final, decree, U will be unlawful for the trust to sell oil in any form. tn a few wntds. the oil companies or tn the same position a - brewery would be In a prohibition wt. The -trust cannot buy, ti or own property. If It attempt to do business, the stnt may appoint a receiver, who may sell th property and ' turn tha proceed Into the state treasury. ( ' Sixty per cent of th output of tha big -Missouri refinery, the second larg- ' est owned by th trust. Is pot sold for consumption In the state, hut la ex. ported to Asiatic countris. Therefor, If the Standard I compelled to aban- , don it Missouri plant, It will hav to locate In a neighboring state In order to handle Its export- business convent- k ntlv. i This Is th way th situation look? today, before th Standard' attorney have been heard from. They will prob- bly endeavor to effect ome com-; promise with th state, or appeal to . the United State supremo court on the question of confiscation. On Of . the companies ousted, the Waters : Pierce, may continue its business, it It withdraws from th trust, which It may do, as It did In Texas.. The standard' attorney appear to be somewhat dumbfounded at th x- tremltles to which th court' decision . goes. This Is a situation that we nave never before found ourselves In," said one of the oil trust attorney. "Thl la the first time that any government ia the world ever ordered a Standard, Oil company to get out and said our goods were contraband and we had no rights. It Is u very singular situation, Indeed." The general belief In Washington Is that the case will be brought before the federal supreme court Great In terest will be manifested In it. If the federal court of last resort maintains the ruling of the Missouri supreme court It will incut) th end of tne Standard end other trusts that con duct their business on a similar plane by like business meth'iu. Other states would simply imve to follow Missouri cad Attorney General lladlc-y regards the decision u vindication ot tne supremacy of the law pver corpora tions, ami as exmbllshlng the power of the courts to compel corporations to answer to the stut whether thy are complying witn me laws unui-r which they are created. Attorneys general of every stute In he union will watch the outcome of the decision with more than a erase merest, and il the decision Is sus tained It is not unreasonable to pre sume the Suindnrd will soon find Itself he defendant In ouster proceed Ins from one end of the country to tne other. Tennessee Coal and Iron company, moved to lay Senator Culberson res olution on th table as soon aa It wa called up by th Texas senator. On 1 that motion the rota wa 14 yea and 47 naya ' ' Ail of tha senators voting to lay th rr-solutloa on th table, were republi can and of the 4t vole against the motion 24 were cast by democrats and 1$ by republicans. Mr. Culberson then moved tha adoption of his resolution and It was adopted by a viva voce vote, no divis ion being called. . ..... j