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unn AS 4. rns 7EATHE3s H S. 3'A Citiien'TorRlnt' AI Willi Rent That Vacant Room. ' i jy .1, F - I 4-''w RAIN. VOL. XXV, NO. 86. ASHEVILLE, N. C., THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 14, f909. PRICE FIVE CENTS. RUMORS TO EFFECT THAT ROOSEVELT ANDTAFT ARE He Has Dug It Up Again MOVEMENT FOR BEGINNING OF A NEW ERA IN CUBAN HISTORY SHORT SESSION NEAR PARTINGOF THE WAYS IN THE SENATE n r MX. X If ft 1.-. Reported That ' President- ; elect Uat Getting Rid of , Rooseveltian Incubus. ROOSEVELT HAS INJURED PARTY Serious Reaction of Public ' Sentiment Against Presi dent One of Reasons. BYTAV. .'. (8peclal 'Correspondent of Cltlsen.) ,' WASHINGTON, Jan. 13. It i be 'tag declared', persistently Jn many quarter! here In Washington that The- dore Roosevelt and William H. Taft are rapidly approacning a parting of the way. The teport In high places la that the president-elect "In unloading all the Personnel, appurtenances and Inherit nncea'-or Rooeeveltlsm, and Is getting ready to emancipate, hlmseir entirely from relation or obligation to Roosevelt regime.". Riu-h an airoroachlng crista cannot be elated as a fact at this time. The rumor Is V persistent, however, and svhether or not a break occurs, It can- not be denied that at the present mo- ; ment blac ominous clouds are hover Ins; vet' the political firm of Kooao- velt and Taft. Time alone will tell whether the storm will break. - President Plquod. President Roosevelt is said to have been seriously piqued because the president-elect refused to Include In his cabinet William Loeb, Jr. It Is stenerallv; understood Mr. Taft prac tlcally promised the president Loeb would be giver a cabinet portfolio. It ! la declared his reason for changing bis mind was: that Loeb had too much Rooseveltlsm about him. This ,is substantially all the reason the president has, it Is said, for hold ing any animus against the man he placed Ad the executive chair to suc ceed himself. 1 ' " flii.:ff. Reasons lor It. ,: Reasons 'given for Taft's alleged de sire, to , break away from Roosevelt Thai" file president has made ' a capegoat of the republican party by making Ugly. Intimations against cer tain house leaders. For Instance tn his recent. now famous, message President Roosevelt charged that Con gressmen Tawney and Smith were practically wholly responsible for the "action against .the Interests of law abiding people, and In its e fleet of benefit only to lawbreakers." Tawney and Smith dominate the appropria tions committee, and are the ones the republican party selected to spend more than a bHllon dollars of the peo ple's money annually, all of which makes out a pretty clear-cut case against the O. O. P. That a sefTous reaction of public sentiment Is Impending against T. R. as a result of alleged questlnahle grounds for hla charges against Sen ator Tillman. That unless Taft disclaims allegi ance) to the president he must shoul der part of the responsibility for the latter' acts, and a certain proportion of adverse public sentiment which may result. . Congressional Breach. It Is a matter of public knowledge that congress and the majority of the leaders of the republican - party are now hostile to the president. The al titude of these forces toward Taft is most friendly. Roosevelt's enemies are no doubt urging Taft to cut loose from the president, and If the latter should do so, Taft's stock would go up BO per rent In the eyes of congress and poli ticians. A breach between Roosevelt and Taft would place the. president In A delicate position with the people. He would nd doubt be charged with j standing sponsor for a man he had not weighed as carefully as he should have weighed. In the meantime Mr. Taft la going ahead with the organization of his an. tl-Roosevelt cabinet His whole ten dency in cabinet construction, , it Is broadly declared among persons In volved, Is, toward minimizing Roose velt ideas. V And this tendency, it ia averred, has displeased the president quite as much as has the disregard of his personal preferences in the , matter of Mr. Loeb's presence in the cabinet. On behalf of .the president-elect the explanation is made that he wants his official family to be a body of men whoTwIirstand oh their merKsr Inde pendent of any reputation,, that' may (sntlnucd on pags two.) PLANS FOR MILLIONS OF YOUNG PEOPLE TO FOLLOW JESUS' STEPS (By Associated Press.) CLEVELAND, Ohio. Jan. IS. Be tween Ave and six million young Christians will be following In the footsteps of Christ, not as an experi ment, but permanently, within a short ' time 1f the plans formed by the lead "" ""eri of the movement in Cleveland are o.-- ft If. I.MMM MI. . . T ' committee of thirty, composed of Hen-rpresentatlv of ah the Ep FWtri leagii. the 'froulkg people's so giety of Christian Endeavor, and tha Authority of the president is questioned As to His Refusal to Furnish Any Information to the Sdfiate. REGARDING TENN. COAL AND IRON CO That Senate JHas Right to Call for Inf ormatioi of That Nature. - (By Associated Pr.) WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 Senator Baoon of Georgia today Introduced a resolution declaring that "any and sv ery publlo document, paper or record. or copy thereof, on the flies of any de partmerit of the government relating to any subject whatever over which congress has any grant of power, Juris diction or control under the oonatttu t Ion and any Information relative thereto within the posiMwion of of fleers of the department Is subject to the call or Inspection of the senate or its use in the exercise of Its constltu tlonal power and'Jurlsdlctlon." Senator Bacon stated that this was In reply to the attitude of the presi dent, who had stated that he had in structed the attorney general not to furnish Information to the senate In regard to the absorption of the Ten nessee Coal and Iron company by the united states Stem corporation Mr. Bacon proceeded; 'This is the first-time that the denial of the right of the senate has ever been mad. In such unlimited and emphatle language aa , that now employed by 4hs presi dent. Senator Hale expressed the opinion that tha president had not taken square ground upon the right of con gress to direct the transmission of pa pers By the heads of departments. Mr. Bacon said the president did not stop at questioning the acnate's reasons for its inquiries but that he had said that the heads of the exec utive departments were subject to the constitution, to the lawa passed by congress and to the direction of the president of the United 8tates, and to no other direction whatever." mat, said Mr. Bacon, Is as broad as English language can make It." Challenge Contention. Senator Hopklna challenged Mr. Bacon's contention on the ground that not congress, but the senate alone re. cently asked for the information re garding the action of the attorney general, and Mr. Lodge asked whether congress In the Judgment of the sen ator from Oeorgla had a right to de mand papers from the state depart ment "As an absolute right," Mr. Bacon replied, "yes." But on the other hand, while congress has the right It exer cises Its discretion In auch matters." Mr. Bacon aald the president had but one royal power and tint was the power of pardon. All other power, he said, he exercised in conjunction with congress. Senator Fulton declared that while the congress has the right to command heads of departments, (: has not pow er to enforce its commands. He said We should provide a way to enforce our power to command." Mr. Bacon did not agree with the senator from Oregon that there was no way to enforce this power. He sug gested that the power of congress to withhold salaries was one way to ac complish this end, but said because the power to enforce may be difficult it does not affect the power. Senator Teller asked that Mr. Ba con's resolution he allowed to lie on the table so that It might be discussed later. He referred to a statement by Mr. Hale that cabinet officers are not mere clerks and said that depended upon who is af the head of the gov ernment i "It also' depends upon the kind of men the president has under him," said Senator Tillman. "I do not think any self-respecting secretary would take orders from the president," said Mr. Teller. The resolution was laid aside for the day. Baptist Toung People's union has been appointed to undertake the task of making 'tha movement a national one. Letters have been sent to new. Dr. Francis E. Clark, of Boston, president of the Christian Endeavor; Bishop W. A. Quail and Bishop W, A. Chandler, presidents respectively of the Jforth, ero and Southern branches of tbe'p worth league, and to Rev, Pr. t. Mvllinav ,of Louisville, , Ty.. preAdant of the Baptist Toung People' union. EVENTS CROWD FAST IN TRIAL OF CHAINS Juror Walsh Battered Al most Beyond Recognition in Car Accident. PLUCKILY SITS THROUGH TRIAL Defense Concludes Summing Up and Prosecutor Be- gins Address ' . i .. 1.M-I.I.H Pnu.1 S-T.ITHHINQ. N. Y.. Jan. 13. Events mwlfri fast today In tne iriai ui Thornton Jenkins Halna. When court Ainurned tonight Juror xnomas Walsh, injured In a street car accident New York last night, u piacen in the care of a pnymcian ny rvn that hla Injuries rmgni noi i-.nu a mistrial of the case. Counsel for the defense conciuaea their Bumming up this evening ana Prosecutor Darrln began his address to the Jury. Mr. Darrln win conciuoe his speech some time tomorrow, ana Justice Crane will give the case over to the iurv. Onlv the pluck of Juror waian saved the case from mistrial, patter almost beyond recognition from a fall from a street car, ne came rroin the hospital to tne coun ana mi throuKh the trial today, although at mes he appeared to surfer greaiiy 4 Justice Crane took frequent re cesses that the Injured Juror might re cover his strength. The Juror inform ed Justice Crane that ho felt that o could continue, but only when physician gavi his consent would the iuatlce permit the case to go on. i fl ight Juror Walsh is being cared for by a physisian in Flushing. Scores Witnesses. Prosecutor Darrln bitterly scored many of the defense's witness called to testify to the insanity of Halns. For over two hours the state attorney dwelt upon the question of the ra tionality of the army officer. His ad dress to the Jury was clothed in no dramatic terms or forensic utterances and he confined himself to marshal! Ing the facts from the evidence. Only once did the prosecutor rise to an ora torical climax, and that was In talking of the killing of William E. Annla. He aaid: "And after August IS, when Cap tain Halns lrarned of hla wlfe'a coun ter charges to his divorce suit, for three days they planned to kill Annls. Upon the framework of what had happened In thHr lives they hung the Cloakvof falsehood with which to con ceal the ghantly crime. The meet ings with the real estate men were he framework. - But there had to be a defense for both the defendant and the captain, and It was agreed that Captain Halns' defense should he Insanity and the de fendant only went to the Raynidn club to prevent his brother from killing the publisher." The prosecutor waxed sarcastic when he referred to the fact that liven carried check hooks and hot revolvera when they go to buy real estate. Justice Crane aaid after adjourn ment that he wanted the case to go to the Jury tomorrow night. CONVENTION GETS SIXTH ENDORSEMENT ' (By Associated Prsaa.) INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.. Jan. IS. The National Tariff commission con vention, approved by Prealdent Roosevelt and by President-elect Taft, .called " to meet In IndJanpotis February 1 .! "and 18., receive its sixth endorsement today. This en-1 doraertient, from Hi Cotton Man-1 uffceturerf ssectttloa. INQUIRY UNCOVERS SECRET MARRIAGE Asheville Student's Absence From College Gymnasium Leads to Discovery. (Spclal to The ClUsen.) CHICAGO, 111., Jan. 13. Hyde Park aocloty and the University of Chicago student wore surprised today to learn of the secret marriage of a wealthy girl and a- prominent student. F. H Bate of Asheville and" Hiss ' Sallle Plows are thu principals In the ro mance.'1 They are now on their honey moon trip, after which they will go to tha home of the bridegroom. Bate is tnomber of the college track tsam, an artist on the staff of "Cap and - Gown," and a member . of Chippsi - fraternity, -and number; of honorary aoci sties, , .-. ,, . ,. ..,;' t ;.. Tha rMsrWi 4e-wnly-oa -'SSj's old, ttne year younger than the bride groom, la prominent in the younger so ciety circles of Hyde Park. Rhe has been -greatly Interested In settlement work. The secret marriage took place last Thursday. It became known when an Investigation was made to learn why Bate had absented himself from the college gymnasium. The bride's par ents naa "I'I'Osea tne marriage, put were Induced to consent to It. - FAIL TO CHOOSE IND. SENATOR jveni jnm uooa jjeau on First Ballot But Khively Gained Steadily. (By Asseelatsd Press.) INDIANA I'OLIS, ind., Jan. 13. The cancu t tha democratic mem bers of tli- Indiana legislature which met tonlKM in the house of represen tatives to I'M' -OSS a United Ktiilr-g sena tor; had up t -i midnight failed to make choice. Thirteen ballots had hcen taken and n ire was a likelihood that the contest may result In a deadlock and no on- i-e chosen for some time. As predicted, John W. Kern had a good IcH-l i. ii the first ballot and on the third In Increased his vote to 34, only eight more being necessary to win, but tln-y were not forthcoming. B. F. Shh- iv has made gains throuRh- out the liallotlng. Edward !. Hoff man's 8iJi"rter have stood solidly by him, but h Is unable so fur to moke any hoadu.iv outside of his district. The result of the ISth ballot was as follows; Kern, 31; Hhlvely 31; Kluok, 3; Lamb. 7; HoffniHi. 2; Monzlcs, 4. OTHERS ARE AFTER THE PRESIDENT WAMIf ' - TON, Jan. T5 Anoth-r tie controversy between I the president developed ' )! today, when It became ' the eommltten on public I soon start an InvestlKa i 'ie" demoltlon of the old ' depot, whb h whs torn ler of the presil nt. ap- the absence of legislative phase f congress i at the cap known tlui buildings v tlon into Pennsyl 11 ' down by parently Ii authority. WA gHTNOTON, Jan. 11 Forecast North Carolina Its I a . Thursday, and prooaory rnoay; warmer, exoept near tne eoast rxeen east, winaa. LEE S. OVERMAN IS AGAIN NAMED FOR U.S. SENATE tt i. vr x i Unanimously IN ommatCa IOr Upper llouso by Demo: cratic Caucus. FITTING TRIBUTES PAID TO SENATOR T Rnanh rf Anorvtonnn TTa wfvvv i.vni-.v ""Crri.: " UT x rn,,r o' Predicts Victory;,; for Democracy; (peelsl to The Oltltett.) HALKIOH, N. C, Jan. It. "This vote of confidence and approval of my record In the senate of the United States, coming through you from the people of this great state, overwhelme me with deepest and most profound gratitude," declared united State Senator Lee 8. Overman tonight In addressing the Joint democratic cau cus of the generally assembly imme diately after he had been nominated by a unanimous rising vote to succeed himself In the senats. Senator A. S. Dockery made a brll liant speech In placing In nomination Senator Ovmrman. 'The day for th dissolution of democrats l genera tions removed and the party Is ne'lTTT er doad or asleep." he declared, Kternal In the day of Vance; It Ig nvinclblo In the day of Kltchln," he aald, as a wave of applauae awept over tho hall. The Man, Overman. Ho declared that Ihe caucus pro ceeding tonight was In startling and striking contract to the eceno alx years ago, In that tonight, with pro foundest peine and absolute unan- mlty. the caucus was renominating a great and distinguished senator, fie eclared that North Carolina has al ways, except when traitor hands dsalt tho cards, sent none but tho very best men to tho national senate, and that ho mere fad that In this aspiring nd aggressive age hla name alog was mentioned for this great office, spoke In (hundred tones of his place n the pride and esteem of th people. n an eloquent peroration he declared Senator Overman the peer of any nlted States senator, his democracy ;is orthodox as the religion of the postles. I-Vir Eastern North Carolina, Rep- esentatlve K. M. (!rn. of (Yawn conded the nomination, and tor Western Carolina., Senator jnntt, of Iredell. Both were fitting tributes. When the unanimous vote had been taken Senator Travis snd flepri-scnta- ves Julian and Hayes, of Chatham. ere sent to escort Senator Owirmnn nto the hall. Members of the cau us atood and applauded vigorously hs the senator passed down to tho speak- r'a desk. He waa deeply moved and spoko with emotion aa he expreased his gratitude and predicted In vigor ous, eloquent terma that only demo- rutlc principles could ultimately and Ightly solve great national problems nd predicted an early triumph of emocracy on national Issues N. CAROLINA MAN COMMITS SUICIDE (By Associates Prau.i WIDMINOTON. N. C. Jan. U.H. Khort, a wealthy and prominent ttlzen of Lake Waocamaw, N. C, near thla city, committed suicide at ia home today by shooting himself through the head with a pistol. He was a member of the board of direc tors of the Atlantic Coast JJne rail- j road company, ana of the Murchlson I National bank.' Ill healto a given as I the cause of big tulclde, Adjournment Sine Die Feb. 15 Discussed Hut Action Deferred Till Jan. 20. BOTH HOUSES HELD ONE HOUR SESSIONS Senator Britt Prominent in Introduction of Bills in In- terest of Durham Co. (Special to TIm Citiaen.) HALEIQH, N. C, Jan. IS. The sen- ate discussed at length today the JolntrlM of self-covernment . will not be resolution of Senator Elliott for the general assembly to adjourn alne die February is, and after considerable "airing" of views the need for a "short Ion" and "no session at all," de- ferred action until January t A, when, In the language of Senator Travis, who moved the continuance, "there wdll have developed some Idea of how long It thould really take to dispose of the legislation ths stats Is In need Senator Fharr of Mecklenburg took! a decided stand for arlyailjournment.j contending that, aside from the ad- vantage a abort session would be for tha business interests of the stats In relieving the anxiety and unrest now naturally disturbing business. It would be a "ten etrike" for the dominant IP"rl 'n smimg an unnrseeaenteu eg - j ample In that In the past the full limit 01 per diems have been drawn.' ' In ths house, the announcement by Speaker Graham that ho would pre- sent to Mrs. W. H. Kltchln, mother of the new governor, the pen with which the formal declaration of the Joint session of the assembly was Signed, setting out the result of the canvass of votes for her eon, was received with A Htnrtllng mil. -a diii inai wui mK jwopio fonnr ''i " no" " ..onu, provHimg na , any,, person v.mw v U(. wrum 10 pi fails, to pay on receipt of. such ewl - nea assets, snail t guilty or a misne H.ni.h.i.t. k. . ... flfty dollar, or work'on road ten to thirty day for each offense, ; The law makers were tired nut tn- day from the dissipation of Inaugural I1'' CBB,Pe of the. American soldiers ceremonies and sessions of both houser1 '""'l!1!! th "" Ath and senau were less than an hour In length. In the senate Mr. Rritt Introduced. by reauest. a number of bills involving n..hn. unm. r,,iinara nm. Mbit payment of fees to salaried of-1 fleers In criminal cases In Durham county: to regulate the board of ed - ucatlon In Durham county; fig salaries of officers of Durham county, and In crease the general county fund. Mr. Elliott Introduced a bill to re quire Judges of superior rourt to re main In the county the full prescribed term of each court convened ACTS ON CASE OP DEFICIENT CADETS (By Assoclatsd Press.) WA8HINOTON, Jan 13. The sec retary of war has acted upon the cases of tho cadets found deficient at (he United States military academy and has directed that Cadets H. M. Fletcher, of Trovldenre, It. I., and W. A. Pendleton, of South Hallston, Va., suspended without pay and allow ances until January 1. 1S10, and at that time Join tho then first class, that Cadet O. J. Confer, of Klmlra. N. V., and It. C. Holllday. of Kirk wood., Ill , be suspended without pay and allowancea until August 2s, lo. and at that time Join the then third class, and that Cadet T. C. Thomp- son. Chattanooga, Tenn , Join the present fourth class Immediately, CONFESSES MURDER OF REV. ASENIO (By Associated' Press.) NEW YOIIK, JJan. 1 Knr!n,ue Deijira. tho 17-year-old Dominican student who fatally shot Kev. Arthuro Asenlo lust September In Central Park, pleaded guilty today In the su- preme court to murder In the second aegren lor me Killing oi urn priesi. He was remanded until January 25 for sentence. DeLarn was a proteirn of the priest. who met the lad on a steamer which was bringing them from Ban Domin go, and befriended him aftor their ar rival here, tha two living together. LABOR FEDERATION FUNDS TO USE IN GOMPERS AID (By Associated Press.) W'AHHINQTON, Jan. 1 8. The ap peal from tho recent decision of Judge Wright of the District of Columbia supremo court. In sentencing. Samuel loompcrs, John Mitchell and Frank Morrison to Jail for contempt, will be vigorously pressed and a call for funds for that purpose will shortly te Issued by the American Federa tion of Labor. This action was decided upon at a conference here today between the executive council of the federation. now in smion her and rn, Judge Alton B- Parker, of New York, chief vooncU for the federattoa t-' Congress' Session Marks Be ginning of End of Amer ican Intervention. LIBERAL PARTY HAS - OREAT MAJORITY. Rein of Self-Government Will Be Officially Turned Over January 28. (y Atssolsted Press.) HAVANA, Jan. II Although tha I officially turned over to the Cuban UuthorltJea until January SI, when I the Inauguration of ; President ' Jose Miguel domes. and r Vice-President Alfredo Zayas win Uke place, the meeting today of the hew Cuban ooh-" gres In Initial , session, marked tbe beginning; of the end of the second period of American intervention in the ian. which began with the breaking: out of MVFoIutlln , . With the tinkling' of e, bell three times as a preliminary signal and than on flv. minou. i.t.r nn.n.,t . . . . lna e",0n- .Tpere was no formal pr- "i ' : " N""" . "natorg, nor representa. Uw" w", '",lve pay when absent 1 " '"-.', wimiwup,. wm I n"!l,her house will be permitted to (gram leaves or aosence to more than one-slxih of their mnmbershlps at one time. These rules have bean the stie- Jct of, much discussion among the member end undoubtedly will be amended as soon as ths .Americans Iqult ths Islands., . , , , j fkn k Ughtlng. 1 I Hin eatahllahlng cock flgfiMng and a national lottery will be anuinr tha tint t h. part, whirh baa an ovet-whelmlng majority In the senate said to fAvor a lottery and its mem- ber re openly announcing that bill providing for cock fighting will ltroduced. - i.' -" 1 .H; -.,! , The, second period. Of American In- f"1 " ,"" i: L- ivu . Amer rair our "- ""-' nT vwry iiw or ine men sre seen in the streets I of the City, the khaki-clad Cuban ru rw gunrd and the . Havana pollost I dressed in Kandarme fashlnti tn htt blue uniforms, having the entire ret eponsiomiy ,ior tne maintenance (order. J MENTAL HEALER , s LOSES IN COURT He Sought to Secure $4,125 ; from Widow of Man Whom . He Had Treated. lv . (By Asseelatsd Press.) ':'LXZ Piin.ADRi.PHlA. Jan. is. On the-: ;; ground that mental healing was net., reqognlatcd by ths law of thla atate, ' George William Htrong, an electrlo ' physician and hypnotist, wag non .- suited in common pleas court here) ! whiui he sought to secure 14,128. from ;! the widow of John E. Wooten, late ";. ' of Hi-cone, Delaware county, for treat- Sj ments given her late husband. A Wrong testified that he was a grail ;.' uate of the Kclectlc Medical college, . iitit. of New York, and started to treat '.i, Mr. Wooten In March, I8. He went - to Secone on June IS, and remalneg. ."''.C until December, when thu patient : f ?I died. vtiif? In replv to questions of hla coun 'Ss'; sol tin- plaintiff said that suggestive hypnotism was his specialty and that he had b.en parctlcing that branch of his profession since 1X82. '$'1 SHIP KKPORTED AMK)KE. ,l ( By Auoclatai BIKN08 AY11E8. (By Auoclatad Press.) !.' Jan- 13.-Thg , British steamer Wansard, frorh To- coma for Ht. Vincent, v., before r-' ported at Puento Megoa, Is full 04? , r water and will probably prove a tot,' iv loss. ' .' TO CALL FOR flclals. The latter SMtlsted by loca counsel, will Immediately begin the preparation of an appeal. ; , Much of the tlmo of today Session waa devoted to a consideration of proposed spectfio legislation v that . might be presented to congress to remedy the conditions brought about by the injunction and contempt pro ceedings, as trell as the application of the Sherman anti-trust act to la bor organisations.. ..Promises of aid and support In the appeal in the eon' tempt cava were given to the council In. letter and telegrams received to day from labor. -cTaanuaUotts. -, .;. I J. t