Newspapers / Asheville Citizen (Asheville, N.C.) / Jan. 12, 1909, edition 1 / Page 1
Part of Asheville Citizen (Asheville, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
;. X THE 7EAfHE2j IJUjEAH Wi"m nt That Vacant .VOL. XXV. NO. 84. ASHEVILLE, N. C, TUESDAY HORNING, JANUARY 12, 1909. PRICK FIVE CENTS. TILLMAN DELIVERS SPEECH butJreserves FLAYING OF All Ready For It MR. TAFT DOES MASTERPIECE OF POLITICS WAS HIS REPLY ' $r-. ' . y.' ..!' Ibpssmspssmsssb FULL JUSTICE THE PRESIDENT TILL LATER TO BARBECUE Bays He JVM Tell People o: Country Who the President Is. EXECUTIVE LIVES v IN GLASS HOUSE Galleries of Senate Chamber r - Were Packed With Curious Crowds. (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Jan. 11. Being greeted with applause from the gal lories when he entered the aenate chamber today to reply to President Roosevelt's strictures in respect to his connection with Oregon 'timber land transactions. Senator Tillman of South Carolina proceeded to read nia pre pared remarks, with little attempt at oratorical affect He was accoraea careful .attention by senators on both aidea of the chamber, the public gal Tories being taxed to their fuH capac- ity by visitors, who occupied all the seats and standing room, while about the entrances long lines of men and women, enable to gain admission, atood for nearly three hours, vainly hoDlng to enter the galleries. , In addition to his speech, which had been printed In advance, Mr. Tillman had prepared other brief remarks which he read. " "It has been expected and desired he said, "that having made my own defense that I Should turn my barter lea upon my assailant I do not feel that my strength is sufficient for the double task,; for my physicians have warned me against overtasking my self. One of the truest and best synonyms in English literature this from Tennyson: '8olUng another will never make one's self clean, The president lives In a glass house, with even a glass floor in it, and should remember the old aOftge. He has exerted all the power of the gov .ernment to destroy me. but I feel that 1 stand unscathed,, because, if all otH- r arguments failed JQ convlce men, the character' for rectitude, truthful ness and honesty which I have build' ad In the (1 years of my life would at last be my bulwark. Men who liave always been clean and honor able do not suddenly become liars and hypocrites at 61 without any ne cessity. win show mm rp. "Later on In this session It Is my purpose to devote some time to bring ing Theodore Roosevelt face to face with his true self, and let- the people of the United States see what charac ter of man they have been so bowed to. For the present t content myself with applying o him this quotation from Spencer's 'Fairy Queen': 'He ranges, throughout the whole world, neither Is there any that can restrain hlrm Of late he has grown especially presumptions and 'pertinent, barking at and biting all alike, whether they be blameworthy or Innocent. None are free from bis attacks. He spares neither the learned wit nor the gentle poetTout rends and tears without re gard "of person, reason or time." " When Mr. Tillman concluded his remarks there was no further out break of 'applause, the vice president havingadmonished the occupants of the galleries against making such demonstrations. Mr. Tillman was congratulated by a number of 3emo cratla, senators. "TbeJJ have got to convict me or they-have got to acquit me. one or the other, that Is air there Is about It." said Senator Tillman after making his speech, and referring to the senate In relation 'to President Roosevelt's charges against him. May have Inquiry. It Is understood that an effort will be made tomorrow In the senate to form a plait by which an Inquiry by the senate as indicated by Mr. Till man will be 'obtained. The sub-committee of thelcommJttee on appropri ations now hits in hand the Investi gation of charges made by the presi dent, and whether that sub-committee or some special committee' will be given the duty pf fully investigating the charges against Mr. Tillman Is to be determined. ' Not long after he had concluded his speech Senator Tillman received a cablegram from a London newspaper, asking him to express In fifty words his opinion of President Roosevelt, and saying that If he would do so the tolls would be paid at the other end. (Continued on page six.) MOTION SERVED FOR ARREST OF JUDGMENT. Ill KING CASE (By Associated Press.) BOSTON, Jan. 11. On the ground that Cardenlo King. the financial agent, was not convicted on Decem ber T of any specific crime, a. motion was served In the superior court to--daytbyla counaet tor Attorney-General Herbert Parker, for an arrest of iudameht' and 'is Stat of sentence. l -lng.has been In jail since last Wednesday. 'Unable to obtain 135,090 ball, and sentence" has been deferred ntft Wednesday next. In his mo tion today Mr. Farker sUted that ba . .... - a . .. ,v ' SECRET SERVICE IN NORTH CAROLINA Emissionaries1 From Wash ington Found Much That Machine Men Did Not. BY TAV. (Special Correspondent of The Citizen) WASHINGTON, Jan. 11. One In stance not discussed by the president, in his recent reply to congress, which goes to show the character of results accomplished by secret service men outside of strictly treasury depart ment work, was the part they played In tha breaking- up of a gang of men engaged In robbing the government of thousands of dollars in liquor reve nues annually In North Carolina. When United States District Attorney A. B. Holton of Winston-Salem, N. C, was appointed ten years ago he found the government was being defrauded, through the co-operation of distillers and federal revenue agents and col lectors, the latter appointees of the North Carolina republican machine. Holton had local inspectors aearch for evidence that would enable him to go into court and break up the con piracy. But the inspectors, also ma chine men in nearly every Instance, reported that they were unable to And any evidence. ' Finally secret service agents, J. M. Wright and E. P. Adams, were sent to worm Carolina from Washington to make an Investigation. In the sum mer of 1801 these officers developed 70 cases in, which revenue agents Had reported the destruction of Illicit stills, when In reality they had Co operated with the "blockaders," al lowing the stills to remain In bus! ness. . Twenty-eight revenue officers were indicted at one time and nearly ft distillers. Thousands of dollars of fines were Imposed. all evidence: a HAINS' TRIAL TAKEN Case Expected to Go to Jury by Noon Thursday Brief Session Yesterday. (By Associated Prsss.) FLUSHING, N. Y., Jan. 11. All the evidence In the trial of Thornton Jenkins Halns has been taken and the case Is expected to go to the jury by noon Thursday after counsel for both sides have summed up and Justice Crane has laid down the law In his charge. A brief session of court was held this morning after which the state and defense announced that there was no more evidence to be offered, and an adjournment was announced un til tomorrow to permit Halns' coun sel to sum up their evidence to prove that the defendant was not a prin cipal with his brother Captain Peter c. Halns, of the United States army in the killing of William E. Annis. John F. Mclntyre, chief of defend ant s counsel, stated that he would take all day to present his case, and prosecutor Darrln said he would take all day Wednesday to sum up. Wives of several Bayslde Yatoh club members testified today that they saw Mrs William E. Annis on the float after the first shot was fired. SOUSE COMMITTEE DO NOT AGREE (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Jan. ll. me nous committee on rivers and harbors again today failed to reach an agreement on general harbors and rivers bill. It Is believed, however, that a majority of the members favor a measure ap propriating about $10,000,000 for Im provements and maintaining projects ow under way. It Is practically cer tain that' no general bill will be re ported, however. i Those who have opposed a bill pro viding for projects not yet begun contend that the condition of tbe treasury is such that a large appro priation cannot be considered, and are now claiming in addition that there is ot sufficient time in which to pre pare a general bill for. the considera tion of the present congress. fore the trial was begun he asked the government to specify tha charge up on which It relied In the trial. The answer at that time was that tha In dictment charged King with embes zlemetlt, larceny and obtaining money by false pretenses ; According- to Mr. Parker, the Jury returned a vardlct of guilty, in , JI counts, but did not state the. specific crime In each count, and;, elalmed that King cannot b sentenced stalea the crime of Which h may be guilty is knows. - There, will be" a bearing on tha motion on Wednesday, l iOVERNOR PATTERSON OPPOSES STATE-WIDE PROHIBITION POLICY Says It violates Most Obvi ous Rule of Personal Freedom LOCAL OPTION PLEA (By Associated Press.) NASHVILLE, TENN, Jan, 11. In a special message to the legislature late this afternoon, Governor Patterson discussed in detail the subject of state wide .prohibition. Ho declared that state-wide prohibition is fundament ally nd profoundly wrong as 4 gov ernmental policy and does not accom plish tha result hoped for. He said It violates the plainest and most ob vious rule of personal freedom. He declared that the use or non-use of liquor should be left to the Individ ual. He reviewed the legislation by states on this subject, declaring that states cannot prevent the manufac- ure of liquor In other states. He do lared further that until the United States forbids tho manufacture and le of liquor It Is not possible to have a prohibition law. To destroy the value of exlutlng plants without remuneration, the governor said. Is onfiscatlon without compensation. He asserted that prohibition states are filled with open and secret vlo lations of the law, and the abolition of the sale of liquor by law. Is "an Impossibility and an empty dream The governor said the choice lay between regulation and corotrol of the liquor, or secret violation of the law. He made a strong plea for local op tion. He asserted that a majority of the people are not demanding Ht&te wide prohibition and that there is nothing In the Divine law which makes prohibition Itself a moral Is sue. He urged the legislature to pro ceed with deliberation and caution and wl(h a due regard for the welfare of the state and In closing recom mended that no bill or bills be pass ed prohibiting the manufacture and sale of liquor in Tennessee. JAPANESE PAPERS ASSAIL U.S. BILLS Protest Against Them as In justice to Japanese Now Living in California. TOKIO, Jan. 11 Following tho re ceipt of special cablo dispatches from San Francisco, relating to bills now pending before the California legis lature, Japanese newspapers todav elaborate on the strained relations that may arise through the passage of bills and the enactment of law forbidding tne ownership of land and the attend ance at public schools by Japanese residents or California. A majority of the papers assume tha passage of the bills as a probabili ty and protest against them as an in justice to the Japanese now llvine in camornia. The Asahi, The Jo Jl. and The Nlchl Chi, express surprise at what Is term ed an evidence of unfriendliness after tha sincere effort of Japan to prove her friendship toward the United States. Tha extreme opposition DaDers as sail the Japanese government for "falling Into the arras which at the first opportunity not only ahows Its un friendly spirit, but even denies equal opportunities to the Japanese." HAYWOOD KE8IGN8 RALEIGH. Ni C, Jan. 11. Mr. F. Haywood has resigned as state bank examiner to enter tha cotton mill bus- Iseas at coaword, . His successor will bs appointed wy ,thH corporation commla- sioir wiiam u uM tew days, tha delay-betes; la order that Commissioner elect Aycock may bare a voice In the appointment -. - OPPOSE GIVING THE GOVERNOR $6,000: SALARY ' ; '"'t' " Committee on Salaries and Fees Unanimously Op pose Senate Bill. LITTLE CHANCE FOB ITS PASSAGE Effort in House to Withdraw . i Bill From Ottnmittce. : Meets With Defeat (Special to The Oltlssn.) RALEIGH, N. C. Jan. 11. An un favorable report by unanimous vote was the fate of the senate bill to- In crease the governor s salary at the hands of th house committee on sal aries and fees this afternoon. One j or two members did ifavor a compro-, mis measure to im Tease from $4,000 to $5,000 Instead nf $4,000', as the bill! passed the senate, but it was seen ! that the majority of the commfttec was so overwhelmingly against tak ing any action whutever at this time so that the substitute was never of fered. Opposition was on tha ground that the measure was unconstitutional be- ."r , T I lfJl'r ':,:':,K.. Ta t Zh I J I s,u.w..B -..u.., ., O.UKUI1K1.JII. II. -no ' tee might be "H-"" tar "' '-1 sion to go over jh ' ' ...u i.m s;;"-'" ' j from now settle II. Short Sessions. A fifteen-mtnnlo cession Qf the sn ate and less than an houTir tin house were charH' terized mostly by the merest routine In (the honne I he representatlv!.i sat up and took notice" when Rep resentative I'uderwood moyd the withdrawal of the xenate bill for In- reaslng the governor's salary from the committee on salaries and fees, where It was tl"'l up in order that It might be put upon Its readings without waiting for final committee action. Tho vote "ii recalling tho 1IH was taken, and tl " speaker declared that "the noes seemed to havn It." Thereupon a dlvlnon was called, and 59 members stood up against recall t i 39 for recall. Thu Is taken to hv been a test vote the real status of the bill in the senate, so that It in hardly expected Hiat there will l" morrow, when the committee give. It' the unanimous unfavorable report de elded upon this af'ernoon-- In the senate Klutta Introducd : bill to create a xtats) highway com mission to co-op. rate with countlei In road improvements. Brltt Intro duced bills to facilitate settlement by executors and administrator, and i bill relating to li' ns and judgment', naming attorney wno procure jmlit ments on litigations and lions on same for fes. v WASHINGTON. Jan. 11-Forecast: North 5- Carolina Threatening, with probably rain and colder Wednesday and Is 'West -portion Tuesday. Ugbt variable wind shifting wtst. ' . ; ' ' AGREE ON INCREASE OF $29,000,000 IN THE NAVY APPROPRIATION Adopt Resolution for Appro - priations for Two Battleships. INSTEAD OF FOUR v Associated Prsss.) WASHINGTON, Jan. 11. A t2, 000.000 Increase in the naw appro nation was agreed upon today by the house committee on naval affairs, The following naval program of ap-1 propriations at inia sessions was adopted: t IPu, .tlMn ) SS AAS ilia. Placement, $ l,000.00t va torpedo kTt slrnvr. 11 000 OftS, Wire el. ni , ;..K.rin.. .; TAv. " I:.-;."'-, : . ""'"" - The two battleships are rwom. menaea By ine commiuea instead m four, as estimated ror oy tne navy department. ,- j ne estimate ror wrpeao Doais tms year wa cut in nair. tne navy depart-1 ment asking for ten. A repair ship I and two mine-laying ships, estimated I for by the navy department, war re - ferred by the committee. The estl-las mates for the three colliers and tha four submarines were agreed to, eg- J particularly In th settlement of con cept that the committee aded one aub-lstltutlonal questions. It was true, he mjrface boat. The committee out down otherwise the estimates sub-1 mMted by the department so that ln- " V" " . 73 7 T 7" ....... . n . '1 AAA AAA I . t. - ' ; '7.. th of ch of the new ships, which A-ml.-a. P....bury. chief of the bur.su powerful shTp in the world." would . h . . ,.mK of (ha fnlnnlttu .Mlnln.l. Ik.l , .oel wll, b. 10,000,oo5 each before they are completed. The committee whm almost unanimous for the appro- nriaiiA. i. ih. ... ,,.1 , . stroyers, each to cost 1800.000, Two members voted for two scout cruisers, the navy department asking for five to cost $2. 600,000 each. NEGRO LYNCHING FIGURES IN CASE U. H. Supreme Court Decides lu Favnrof fowcll fflmrtr -1U X UVOr OI I Ottlll, VjUarg- ;d With Assisting Mob. (By Associated Prsss.) WASHINGTON, Jan. 11. The case of the t'nlt'd Htates vs. Kobert Powell Involving the -jo-stlon whaik.- .. tth amendment an be Invoked in the I'nited Htates rourts to protect ne groes against lynching, was decided by the supremo court of tho United Htates today In favor of Powell on a writ of error brlnKlng the case from the United States circuit court of the northern district of Alabama. Powell Is under Indictment on the ch.-trge of assisting a mob In the hang- lr," n' a n'r" med Horace Maples at Huntsvlllf, Ala., the specific charge , being that as a member of the lynch i ing party Powell had deprived Maples of the right of a trial by due process 1 of law. The circuit court held that . the 14th amendment was not appllca : ble to the case and declared that It could not be invoked unless the Injus i tlce complained of was Inflicted by j the state or its authorities. The su ! preme court's decision affirmed tba da Iclslon of tha lower tribunal. KEEK BODY OP CONSUL MEBSINA, Jan. 11. Major Landla. the American military attach , at Rome, la pushing wit ewery eaergy the work of eicavatioh f tha ruias of tha American consulate td find tho bodies of Consul Cheney end fcta wlfa, but ao far without definlto raauK. " ' Given on Mr. Bolder 's Plan tatiou Ten Miles From Augusta. MAKES REPUTATION IN EATING LINE At Bar Association's 13ari quct'Taft Comes in Strong on Oratory, A. ...( Assselatea1 Prats.) AUGUSTA. Ua.. Jan. 11. Auanl cioua feeding waa tha principal oc cupation today of tha president-elect He did full Justice to tha most famous of the widely reputed barbecues of Charles & Bohler, this afternoon, given on jiis extensive cotton plantation about ten miles from town, and tonight ne raced a spread ot possum and 'ta tera, besides a mend of heavy dimen sions, as tha guest of tha local Bar associations, Mr. Taft had to divide tha honors. At the barbecue ha distinguished himself by eating, while at tha ban qnet ha went noticeably light on the rood, but cams In strong on tha ora tory. , Tha barbecue party consisted bf about thirty distinguished guests from Augusta, Including C. P. Taft, his wlfa and" Sa-oSSJS. r ran n. nucncocR ana others. There were barbecued chickens, lambs and pigs, stuffed tomatoes, aalad and hash and puddings, all served In tha open with tha weather like, June days In tha North. It was nearly banquet time when Mr. Taft tot back from bis heavily laden board and he remarked with soma feeling that aleep waa really what nature craved. However,, alwaya at home, and mora than usual at his ease among lawyers, his afternoon dinner I speech was a tnediy of Interesting com menu on law and tha legal profession. Ha described tht attractions of the i ' " wuoistno epnano aii Nimop wh- I IOS UIM I1B US ILIUM VI. IBB impon f "c community hloh Vdi f th necessity f nforclng tha law and of tha dire re- m mm direction. On V. tl. Snnrems Court. Mr. Taffa remarks on tha Upi,, court of tha United Htates that attracts tha keenest attention, , dtacrHMMl this body and tha weight land Importune which attach to its decisions, as m new element In civil- nation. The United States, ha said was tha originator of a court of last resort whose mediation and settlement 1 of fundamental disputes was accepted final. Its benefits were apparent, and Its usefulness was a growing ons. said, that we had gone to war once through Ignoring this tribunal The unique position Mr. Taft found himself In during the campaign ot having to defend himself on the stump for decisions he had rendered on the bench, wss a subject he discussed with no little Interest. .This, he believed, waa the first instance of the kind on record. Mr. Taft paid a feeling tribute to the South as he has found It on his present visit, with Its preponderance or hospitality and good fellowship, all of which he has enjoyed to the ut most. Other speskers of ths evening were Jurt Kmory Hpeer, of tha federsl Ju dietary; Judge H. H. Hill, of the state Judiciary and Judge Henry C. Ham mond, of the local state Judiciary. SMITH APPOINTED SPECIAL MASTER (By Associated Press.) ATI.ANTA, Oa.. Jan. 11. An order of Judge Tardea of tho United Htates court appointing Victor Smith special master In the case of the Atlanta, Ilir- m,"h4tm Atlentl ral,fV w7 ".k" inIn wlih tht flnrlt Of tllfl United Htates district court. The ordfir dlrct, that all Interven tions and claims In connection with the receivership of this property be referred to Mr. Hmllh, as well as the petition of the Old Colony Trust com pany of lioston. that tho capital stock Uf the Atlanta Terminal company and that of the Alabama Terminal com- iuliiv be transferred to It from the Atlanta, Birmingham ft Atlantic rail road. It Is fhe rontentlon of the Old Col ony Trust company tnai me iuimuh stock of these companies was mort gaged to it and should havo been transferred Home time bko. The cap ital stock Of the terminal compunlee amounts to $4.. ',00.000. RELATES HISTORY OF WAR BETWEEN STANDARD OIL AND INDEPENDENTS . (By Asseelsted Press.) NBW YORK. Jn. 11. everal witnesses testified In rebuttal today, mostly on technical points, In the government's hearing to dissolve the Standard Oil company of New Jer ary ss an alleged vlolater of tha anti trust laws. The proceedings .ware somewhat enlivened by tho re-appearance of frank K. Kellogg, tba gov ernment's counsel, and. Mori ts Rosen thal, senior counsel (or tha Standard Oil, both of whba hava bean I?' Roosevelt's Reply to Secret ; Service Request of (Jon gress so Regarded. OTHERS CALL'lT GROSS OUTRAGE Is Stated Mr. Roosevelt Did Not Use AU of His Information. BV TAV. (Special Correspondent Of Tha Cltlsen) - WASH INQTON, Jan. 1 1 Roos. Velt, past-master of politics! i . With each day that has nassed sine . tha reading of tha presidant'a reply to the request of congress lor proof that Its memuera feared investiga tion by the secret service, and Con. vivtlon has dawned mora forcibly on ' shrewd politicians, that tha document waa a masterpiece in artlstki - -noli. tics undupllcated in tha - messages tf American prealdenta y , , .j ' . A . : i. Now that sufficient time has elan.. aed for tha message to be clearly un. deratood, It is just being really ap- , predated. It Is known positively tha president did not use gll of tha Infor. matlon ha waa in pwssslon of, which i would hava besn nvallahla for una to Show why congress might hava fear ed Investigation, but, following tha Instinct of tha politician, withheld it to save his party from disgrace. He " lowed to pass what may be hia last opportunity to pay - his. respects to a body that hits' humiliated his every . earnest - , suggestion, and last, but not least, lauah ad ao boisterous) while Ma last mes- . saga waa being read that the clerk had to atop- for order , tit 11 it -Outrag. " , ' ' Borne republican members of 'the house assert th message wss In tha naturs of an apology because th'd president stated "nb one holds the i authority of ths eongresa In higher respect than do." ' Other renublitan. mnmbsrs a declare the document waa 'outrage" because T. It. -addi-4 v tho action nf trie house last Mny waa ..amhatleallyan- action - sgslnst tha Interest of isw-bidlng People, and - in Its effect of bnentnly to Ubttr- . era." -'j : ... "I have read-tha mMga several ' times since 1 heard It delivered .on i . the fioor of the' house,' ' luld ona' . congressman, "and I tell you lta para diwteal features are msryelous. Ona half of (ha message is devoted to describing what good body of men congress Is, and tha other half ' is used to throw mud, : It appears to me the message wll) not be a. val- ' uable addition to republican ' docu- ' ments because the president Allows tha mud stick on tha republican le ad orn of the house." , , . , , jIianiSBliig Case. , ' Many are tipresslng . the opinion that while It waa sviddnt the prsii- . dent was desirous ot (tot t making a scape goat of his party, he made out a mors damaging cast than in fully realised. , In' the message tha bureau Of res ponsibility for ths alleged wrong-doing of congress In llmitatlng the scope of work of ths secret servlcs, la placed upon Tawncy of Mlnneasota, and Hmlth of Iowa. These two men dominate the committee on appro prlatlonv as much as flpeaker Can non dominates the houss. The rep resentatives whom tha president prac tically charges urn wholly responsible for. the "action against the Interests of the law-abiding people, and In lis effect of benefit only to law breakers" are the ones Of republican party selected to superintendent, ths judicious spending of more than a million and a half dollars annually for . good many years. It is further declared the president clinches the case aiialnut the O. O. P. by stating ss a fact what Is well-known to those having nn intimate knowledge of the business methods of congress, that many members followed the lead of Tawney and Smith without having had the opportunity to know very much of the rlghtx and wrongs of tha question. It Is contended that the fact members rely Implicitly on Taw ney and KtTiHh only adds to tho res ponsibility to the positions in which the republican party has lonar main tained them I'r-Kident ftoiaMvelt In his mcsag noi onlv pt- Tawney In the Anan tis club, but tangles Smith, except on uppropri.it ions, in a wib of still more ugly intlinjtlon.'. He said that Charles T. Hu-wurt of Council Bluffs, waM indicted fur conspiracy to de fruod the ijovcrnmont of the title to public lands, mid went to great trou- .--ii-.iaaawai-,..a,-ai (Continued on page twe.) some time absent from tho heafThg. Charles K. Smith of tha Charles JO Smith company of Philadelphia re lated the history of tha oil war In re cent years between tha Standard Oil company and Independents, and bow tha Atlantic Oil company, a Stand ard sutsldlsry. visited his customers, offering then a reduction ofone-ljaif cent gallon belpw the local tit:" , Other testimony adduced was (cJfc- . nieal and dealt with tha Output and pries. Tha hearing will be continued tomorrow.. J i!2C
Asheville Citizen (Asheville, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
Jan. 12, 1909, edition 1
1
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75