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the weather: -pair. ; ,VOL. XXV. HO. 92. ROOSEVELT HAS TAKEN HAND IN "JAPMATTER Has Asked Gov. of Cali fornia to Hold-up Anti Japanese B ills THE PRESIDENT HAS WRITTEN HIS VIEWS Believes Passage of Bills Will do Incalculable Damage to Union. (By Associated Press.) SACRAMENTO. Cala., Jan-, 19 The Sacramento Union says: President Roosevelt has taken a hand In the anti-Japanese legislation now before the California legislature and has asked the governor to take steps, to have all legislation held up uptll the president can be heard from in Jhe matter. In - a telegram sent Saturday- this request was embodied and a letter la enroute to Sacramento which will have the chief executive's views and wishes in the matter of leg islation against the "little brown men." President Roosevelt's telegram follows: "Washington, Jan 16. "Hon. James N. Glllett, Governor of California, Sacramento, Cala. We are s-rentlv ennevrne,! Bt news- paper reports on anti-Japanese legis lation In California's legislature. Have written you at length on tin; subject. Earnestly hope that no progress will' b made on bills until you have chance to receive my letter, and If necessary to discuss its contents with leaders of two houses. My knowledge of the International situation, partic ularly with reference to immigration of Japanese Juborers to the United States satisfied me that passage of proposed legislation will do incalcula ble damage to the State of California as well as to whole union. ' ( Signed. y - .:,.:-;;",? ' :V u,t,.., omcu mm. mo knowing r I Mr. Jlemenway said In replv to a Sacramento. Cal., Jan. 18 .question that officials In Washington Theodore Roovelt, president of thejhnd a little scheme by which they United States, Washington. , -short circuited" congress I n the "Telegram received. Have caused matter of the use of appropriation for urns to ue neia up until I can hear , rrom you- Copies of bills. Introduced i affecting Japanese together with briefs on same, mailed to you. (Sighed "J. N. OILLET.' The Drow measure prevents owner-j ship of nroperty for more than seven years ny nliens. and this measure was reported out of committee today fav orably and w as to have pawed through the Assembly. It was held up until Wednesday when it la made a special order of business, and according to Governor Glllett wll probably be post poned still further when the time ar rives. Governor Glllett said: "There is this about the matter th.at is not fully understood: Japan does not look to any state In settlement of differences, hut to the head of the government at Washington. In this way there Is much known of which the different communities and status of the union me Ignorant. For this reason as stated by the president, he knows bo much relative to existing conditions that his wishes are to be respected " PRESIDENT'S LETTER. WASHINGTON, Jan. 19. Presi dent Roosevelt's letter to Governor Glllett, dated January 16. follows: "My Dear Governor: I am greatly concerned over the anti-Japanese bills, which are apparently going through or are on their way through the California legislature. They are In every sense most unfortunate. At last we have in first class working or der the arrangement which with such difficulty we succeeded in getting through rfwo years ago. The Japanese government are obviously acting in entire good faith. During the six months ending October 31, last the total number of Japanese who have come to the mainland of the United States has been 1,074 and the number who have left has been S.1S1. In oth er words the whole object nominally desired by those who wish to prevent the Incoming of Japanese laborers has been achieved.0 ' "More Japanese are leaving ' the country than are coming In. and by present (indications in a very ,few years the number of Japanese here will be no greater than the number of Americans In Japan: Jhat is the move ment will be bs normal in one case as in the other, which is Just what we de sire. There Is therefore, no shadow of excuse for action which will sim ply produce Irritation and may result In upsetting the present agreement (Continued on page four.) EIGHT ARE REPORTED KILLED BY SHARP EARTHQUAKE IN TURKEY (By Associated Press.) ' SMYRNA, Turkey. Jan. 19. So far aa can 1 be ascertained eight persons ere killed this morning by a sharp. earthquake Which occurred at Pbocae. twenty five mile northwest of this ; city; and at other neighboring towns. ; Considerable damage was dona, to buildings at Pbocae. J - ' ! ' ' ' Ths shock was very 'strong at Chi. TH E SENATE VOTES LARGER SALARY TO PRESIDEN By 35 to 30 Adopts Anient ment Increasing Salary to $100,000. fto DEMOCRATS FAVOR INCREASE Chief Justice of Supreme Court Salary Fixed at $15,000 by Senate. (Special to The Citizen.) WASHINGTON, Jan. 19. The sen ate today adopted the amendment In creasing the salary of the president to $100,000, Including; all traveling ex penses. The senate fixed the salar of the chief justice of the supreme court at $16,000, and the associate justices at $14,500. The amendment increasing the sal ary of the president was adopted by a vote of 35 to 30. The republican senators who voted against the in crease were Beverldge, Borah, Brown Burkett, Clapp, Dolliver, Lafollctte, and Piles. No democratic senators voted In favor of the Increase. Senator Warren stated that the committee had accepted the action of the senate In fixing the salary of the speaker of the house of represen tatives at $15,000, as significant of Its desire to give a similar salary to the vice president, but they did not tak ' tha I'll..,' that Ik. nimmlHo.'. , n tion favoring a salary of $100,000 fo the president was affected by it. He expressed the hope that the allowance of $5,000 annually for carriages or other vehicles for the speaker and vice president would be allowed to stand. Senator Bailey offered an amend ment to eliminate the words, "Other vehicles," so as to prevent the ' pur chase of automobiles and In this con nectlon he delivered a glowing tribute to the horse as man's best friend among the dumb animals. Mr. Warren declared that on hts ranch In Wyoming automobiles are 4 ti(t tfTtllfWt'trf'' ntVif matt mh,n thm otherwise would perish. purposes different from which they were made. Mr. Warren ."What does that 'mean?" Mr. Bailey "It means that they cheat the government.' Mr. Hemenway "It means that they use funds for othtr purposes that for which the appropriation was made. Opposes Motion. Mr. Bacon opposed the motion for horses and carriages. "A senator." he said, "has ten times as much need for a carriage as the heads of the depart ments. I pay 25 cents for six tickets to ride on the street cars and I pre sume that is what most senators do when they go about the city." Mr. Money argued that large ex penditures were not necessary to maintain the dignity of office "There Is a gradual change of opinion going on." he said, "and people do not re gard the president as the servant of the people, because In a current maga zine a statement is made that there are two great rulers of the world, one Theodore 'Roosevelt and the other William II. Both have been rebuked. William submitted, while the ruler of America, Theodore Roosefelt refus ed to submit. This sentiment has gone so far that a coup d'etate by the president of the United States would be welcomed by some admiral In the navy and some general in the army as well as I can learn. Now it Is time we should go back to something like republican simplicity." Referring to the attorney general, Mr. Money said a rumor had been go-J Ing about the senate some time ago that Mr. Bonaparte was going to Baltimore to study law. "It Is unfor tunate that he did not do that some years ago, he said. Mr. Borah said he would offer an amendment doing away with all offi cial carriages. "There is a bread line being fed day by day." said Mr. Bar- ah, in the Shadow of this capltol while we are using the people's money In this way." Mr. Hale commented upon the In crease in expenditures on battleships which he said, was so great that the mere Interest on the amount expended on one of them was more than all the Increases In salaries provided for In this bill. He called attention to the fact that we face a deficit in the rev enues of the government during the next year of $130,000,000. By 40 to 31, the provision of $5. 000 each annually for carriages and horses for the speaker and the vice (Continued on pg two.) where the population became panic stricken, though no serious damage resulted there. This city also experi enced the earthquake, but there was no loss of life and no damage was done. .' " 'i.:f .-.; . :a ;';)" , ' e 'The American battleships Lonists.ua and Virginia' are' at anchor" Hi 'this harbor. 'i . -' CITIZEN ASHEVILLE, N. sJ2rovr5 HIGH TRIBUTE TO . MEMORY OF POE Address at Centenary Cele bration by C. A. Smith of University of N. C. (By Associated Press.) CHARLATTKSV1LLE, Va., Jan. 19 The Edgar Allan Poe centenary celebration reached Its climax to night, when addresses were delivered by Prof. Barrett Wendall, of Har vard, on the "Nationalism of Poe," and, by Charles Alphonso Smith, of the University of North Carolina, on 'Poc's Influence on Southern Litera ture," Especially pleasing to the Southern audience was- the former's statement that "the work of Poo Is among the still few claims which America can ui'Re unchallenged in proof that our country has enriched the literature of the world." President Alderman Introduced the speakers. Original poems by Jtobert Burn. Wilton, of Kentucky; Judge Waller Malone, of Tennessee, and cnaries Hubner, of Atlanta, were read. Letters containing appreciu Ions were Impressively read by Prof. Wlloughby rte.ade. An interesting feature was the bestowal of medals, struck ny Tiffany, to commemorate the occasion to some 75 persons who had added materially to furthering Poe's reputation as n man of letters. Among those awarded memorials were George Jurian Zolnay. of New Vork, and Thomas Nelson Page, of Washington. In a symposium of tributes to the foreign Influence of the genius of Ed gar Allan Poe, Prof. George Edward f Northwestern university, Illinois, rormeriy ot Munich, Germany, wus among the spe akers. in. Alcee rortler, of Tnlane uni versity, New Orleans, discussed Poe rom the standpoint of French litera ure. A cablegram was read from the Alienors ciud. or London, and poenis by Arthur Christopher' Benson, of England, Professor Edward Dowden Ireland, and John Boyd, of Can- da, were read. There were also many trioutes frr.m distinguished foreigners. Dr. Charles W. Kent oeslded at In. ay's exercises. OPTICIANS MEET IN STATE CAPITAL 'Special to The Citizen.) RALEIGH, N. C, Jan. 19. A bill as prepared and approved hero to- ight by members of the North Caro- Ina state optical society to create a tate board of examiners, to license opticians and put an end to "peddlers" eye glasses, who the opticians de- lare are in the great majority of ases doing irreparable Injury among large class of peopje who should have the protection that such a board nd rigid enforcement of the proposed law would afford. The bill is to be ntroduced in the legislature at once. About fifty opticians are here. POE CELEBRATION IN NEW YORK. NEW YORK, Jan. 1. The centen ary of the birth of Edgar Allan Poe was fittingly celebrated here today. There were three notable celebrations. ne In Poe park, where a bust of the poet Was unveiled and the others in ' Tork University and Columbia University. Early In the day a bust of Poe. the work of Mr. Qnlnn, was unveiled In Poe park, a plot of ground" In Ford ham, on which stands the little five roomed cottage where Poe lived for time and where his child-wife Vir ginia died. The bust Is a gift to the dty from the Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences. It Is - of bronze and is mounted on a Ave foot pedestal. Ar thur A. Btoagnton, chairman of the Poe memorial- committee,' made the presentation ' ' speech, ' and Wilton Lackre. read with fine' effect John Henry Boner's poem Toe's Cottage at 4Tordhsm." J " -i j Y 600S. i Witt J C.f WEDNESDAY' MORNING, JANUARY, 20, 190!) Getting On the Old Man's 1 i OVERMAN AGAIN TO REPRESENT N. C. IN SENATE Present Incumbent Chosen to Serve Another Term by (iVneral "Assembly SPENCER A&AMS MINORITY'S MAN Nominated bvKenatot J.Xl Britt and Rep. Grant Recess Yesterday. (Special to Ths Ottlsen.) RALEIGH. N. C. Jan. 1 The elec tlon of Senator Lee ' 8. Overman to succeed himself for a second term In the senate, of tie- united States was the feature in both branches of ths general ussemhh today. The vote In the sena'e was .:! to 8 and in the house 00 to zti. Judge Spencer H Adams being honored by the minor ity with Its complimentary nomina tion. The speeches in nomination were made In the senate by Senator Kluttz and Senator llrlil respectively and In the1 house by I:-presentatives Julian and Grunt. In the house, the full democratic stn-ntrili was voted, there being thirty republicans In that body According to the usuaf custom on Jan. 19, adjournment was In honor of the mem )ry of General Robert E. Lee. The majority of the members went to Chapel Hill on tile special train at one-thirty o'elo. k to attend the Lee celebration th f and hear the ad dress of President Woodrow Wilson of Princeton nniwrslty on the "Life and Character of General Lee" Henator Scott introduced n bill at the morning hon gate approprl;tii Morganton Hrli" Dumb IVr ma $50,000 for prim, for repairs, $::." i carrying an uggre m of 198,800 for the I for the Deaf and ntainance, there is try building, $40 mm, '", for an eye, eur. throat an! to'dli specialist, $8.'i(1ii A bill bv Ken.v.. Elliott calls for an increase of the -ilary of the state li brarian to !."" In the house, 'he looked for solui tor's salary bill v. is Introduced. Rep resentative Krooi:' e, of Onslow, is the author. It n.-irio - a salary of $:',Tun for all solicitor- In lieu of fees mid allowances, the f.es now presorlti.il to be eollecti ii ;i- heretofore and paid to the clerks the courts and ! them paid Into Ton state treasury. A bill by l:e,ies;ntatlve Hpaww provides for a shortening of the week work in factories to 54 hoor Instead of 66 as at present. The chairmanship of the commit tee on trustees of the unlversHy goe to rteprosentat n Hinsdale, of Wiki one of the youngest members of the house; that of 'i committee on Juf tlces of the pa e to Mr Bryan, of Edgecombe; pw I lie buildings and grounds to Air. ' x, of Wake, another young member The Hecllon. The house went Into election of United Sutes m i,.itor. at noon. Julian of Rowan, plae the name of Lee 8. (Continued on psa three.) WASHINGTON. Jam 1 Forecast: North Carolina Farr Wednesday and Thursday; warmer near1 the coast; lirht mrinlils wtsds. II I III v, .V Nerves MILITIA SHIELDS NEGRO FROM MOB Sampson County Infuriated Over Strange Negro's As sault on White Woman. (By Assoelattd Press.) WILMINGTON, N. C, Jan. 19, tlm local military company at Clinton has been called out by Qov. Kitchen to protect the Jail there from attack from a mob of Infuriated cltliens who threatened summary vengeooce upon William Ward, strange negro, eon fined there, who today mads ft brutal attempt to criminally assault Mrs. W. of Moltonvllle, four miles from Clin ton. Beteween 9 and 10 o'clock this morning the negro entered the homo where Mrs. McLeod was alone, choked her and threatened to cut her throat when she broke away and ran scream ing Into the yard. The negro gays pur suit and was In the act of dragging her back Into the house when her screams attracted a young white man passing, who reaehed the scene In lime to see the negro flee to the Woods, Bloodhounds from the county con vict camp at Clinton were put on the trail three hours In tor and the negro was lliially captured after some re sistance in a swamp, identified fully by Mrs. McLeod and hurried off to t'llntun by the sheriff, who asked for military protection when the crowd began to gather. Mrs. McLeod received no Injury other than a severe shock and the militia believe they have the situation well In hand. WILLETT'S ADDRESS TO BE CONSIDERED Special Committee Will Re port on Speech in Whieli President Was Attacked (By Aasoclstcc Prtis.) WASHINGTON. Jan. 19. A special (oninirllee was authorized by the house by resolution today to consider am report what action it any should be taken with regard to the speech lelivered yesterday by Representative Willett, of New Vork, In which he at- laekeil the president. The speaker appointed the follow ing committee: Representatives Mann (Illinois,. Perkins (N'l-W Tork), Fos ter (Vermont). Howard (Georgia), and Clayton (Alabama). Representative Clark (Missouri). minority leader, objected to the reso lutlon as finally adopted, because the wopos or the speech objected to were not specified. He contended that the objeitlonable part of the speech should be Incorporated In the resolu tlon. or the action of the house would at some future time be taken ss a precedent to be used by the majority as an "engine of oppression." GOVERNOR VETOE STATE WIDE BILL (y Asseclstso Press.) NABHVILLE,, Tenn., Jan. U. Gov. -rnor Patterson this afternoon' filed w 'th the clerk of the senate a message vet..:ig the state-wide prohibition bill which lost week passed by both bouses of the legislature. The governor's ac tion followed adjournment ot the sen ate, after it had passed on third read ing by a vote of 20 to 11, ths bill pro hibiting the manufacture In Tennes see of Intoxicating liquors, , Ths veto fhessag will be read to ths senate tomorrow morning, when It must be sustained or, the bill passed over the executive's protest. ' WHOLE NATION REGARDS LEE AS GREAT MAN Lour Ago Ceased to be Re garded aa Sectional, Says Woodrow Wilson. CELEBRATION AT CHAPEL HILL, N. C President of Princeton ITni versity Speaks of Lee's Qualities of Greatness (By Asseolstsa Press.) CHAPEL HILL, N. C. Jan. llv Many gratifying changes have taken place sines the great struggle between the states In which General Lee play ed so conspicuous a part; and one of the happiest thought of a celebration like this is that General Lee long ago ceased to ba regarded as a sectional character: that he has been accepted the country through aa gr.at Amer ican, devoted In the time of his chief distinction to a 'particular cause." Thus spoke Dr. Woodrow Wilson, president of Princeton !unlversy, at tne Lee birthday celebration at the University of North Carolina tonilrht. The South does not grudge him to the nation as one of Its great tig urcs," he continued, I'but it cherishes as a section a particular and ardent affection for the gracious gentleman who led Its armies in the great contest which was fought regarding some of the essential questions of pur consti tutional life. It lives Mr remember sll the qualities ot greatness that were In him, how gentle and magnanimous a spirit dwelt In the great soldier and how great a soldier It was who led her armies. We do not corns together upon his birthday to praise him. It Is not now necessary to assess and value him. It Is rather our privilege and duty to speak of what he means to us In a new generation. Wt rehearse traits to quicken our own 'conscience and guide ourselves In times of stress and difficulty Onerai , Lee's mod set dantMnof . upa' every fluid, qf action seems almost an attempt to withdraw himself from sight. He was ln fact. like every man of supreme force. compact of fire, as Washington was. Ure under control Is the Very emblem of force; uncontrolled It Is the emb- eni of destruction; and this man's perfectly schooled and disciplined power Is the model of what men who command should be. I Hplrlt and HervU'C. 'And so the life of General Lee means for us first, the vision of per sonal force, expressed not in terms of seir-lnterest, but In terms of service; and, seoond, service rendered In the spirit of the soldier not only, but In the spirit of tho soldier who I a houghtful citizen a statesman In the field. "We are trying to form a national policy concerning many difficult mat ters. Each political party seems to ask what will be most acceptable. Home things urn sufficiently plain. It is plain that principle Is best for the ountry rather than mere expediency; that the. mere make-shift of the mo ment, or the measure which has no principle us Its foundation will nut in tho long run either command voles or ement partlei. Unless I am greatly mistaken th only permanent princi ple of political liberty I the princi ple of Individual republic and of in- llvldunl opinion. In the economic field the old order of enterprise hus pased titteily away. We must make use of combinations and of organiza tions on a general scale such as the past generation had not dreamed of. There must be governmental control. but It muni take the form rather of a clearing ordering and policing of the Held of Industy whose object shall be restoration of a quality of oppor- tunlty, the removal, so fsr us possl- of the opportunity for monopoly Hnd above all u return to the prlnel- of strict Individual reponlbll- Ity." LEB IV OHKKItVKf). WASHINGTON, Jan. 1 . Lee- acksori day wa generully observed esterday throughout ths Hoiithern states with appropriate exercises. In most of the cities banks were closed nd In many Inslanees stores suspend- d business for half a day The Daughters of the Confederacy figured argely In the duvs exercises. AT MOI1ILK. MOBIL";. Ala, Jun. 19. The birth day anniversary of Oeneral Itobert E Lee wss observed here today by the onfcder.it.- societies. All schools and banks were closed. The I oiled Daughters of the Confederacy with Raphael Kemmes camp, and Joseph Wheeler company of veterans held ap propriate i xerctses. (Continued en page four.) EUHU ROOT HOPES SECRETARY BY END OF WEEK (By Asseefsted Press.) WASHINGTON, Jan. If. Secretary Root, following his expected election as senator from New Tork by the leg islature of thst state tomorrow, hopes to be able to attend to some pressing matters In the stats department and retire by the end of the week. After bo glees up his work in Washington hs will go to Hot eprlngs. Ark., for A Citizen For Rent Ad Will Rent That Vacant Room. PRICE FIVE CENTS. MANY SIDES TO PRESIDENT OF UNITEDSTATES Flays Men With One Hand (Ireets Them "With the Other. , HAS SMILES FOR THOSE WHO HATE Storm nud Sunshine Follow Each Other in Quick I Succession. ' (By tiny W. Finney.)' WAUIIINaTPN, Jan. ! llThso. dore Roosevelt In hl seven odd jrsaM of ups and downs as president of ths United Mates has earned a reputa tion as a "many-glied man" aqua) ta that, of Benjamin Franklin.. , Certainly In this respect ths presi dent Is ths most striking- prototyps of the revolutionary statesman-philosopher in the publlo life today. Amid he stirring events of ths last two or hts years, when ths "big stick" has been frequently employed to dsal sturdy blows hers and there regardless of persons or politics, the chief exeou! tive's ability to adapt himself to nit conditions has been displayed In noteworthy style, It Is quality that has won him mors friends than ne-. mlns, which would make him seem worthy of emulation by his able suc cessor. , v flompciy IlecfnMnn. Take, for instttnes, the president's) reception 'of Hamuel flam per at th white, house - True, it is incumbent pnn any chief executive to make a show of cordiality to friends and n- mls alike, but who other than Thso- dor Itoossvelt would receive on term of easy, disarming friendliness so Im placable a foe as ths president of the American federation of Labor has shown himself to be T One has only to, refer1 to certain passocss, violent Indlctivs, ear-splitting, news-making, between this distinguished pair during the,A!iiliaral)sii amisliUuil Inl nHftiinuJ,;jt to refer to nrtalrt passages, violent, stand today" s bitter, unforgiving, warring enemies. Kot so with Wr. Roosevelt. Tales coming from the whits house apropos that recent mem orable meelng betwesit Mr. Roosevelt, Mr. tlompers, and his fellow labor leaders tell of something approaching a "love fesst." . k ' Mr, tlompers, whether his heart was In his mouth or whether It pulsatsd normally from behind its accustom' ed rib, forgot, either anger' or fear when he crossed the presidential , threshold snd came within tho spelt of the Roosnveltlan smile, Instead of ' greeting a lurking enemy, he found a brother; yes. a ilmlllng, Veamlnf brother there with a warm handclasp and ready to let bygones bs bygones. There was no knifs-behlnd-ths-back truce about this mestlng; nnr could It , bo called a "reconciliation." ' Just sweet, nerve-soothing meeting as If be tween old friends, snd a spirit of com raderle hung In the atmosphere that even BccrMary Loeb, Jr., exuded. I'orskcr and HorVtman. Hume way with ft-naior Foraker and Mr. llarrlman, If they only cared to experiment with this side of the president's character. Everybody who has read of the distinguished Oh loan's noisy, demonstrative defence of tho black soldiers who "shot up" Browns vllle, Tex , his defiance of the "big' stick," and his declarations against and denunciations of ths executive's "unconstitutional usurpation of pow er." has natumlly assumed, when Mr. Roosevelt cslled his favorite weapon of offence and defence, ths much heralded "big stick." Into play, that he bore bis senatorial opponent (ho most Intense hatred possible. Not so with Mr. Roosevelt. Vor those scars of political warfare he has Inflicted on the Ohloan, admittedly done with ma lice und aforethought, ss most every body believes, the president stands ever ready to administer a soothing bslm, If Mr. Kornker would only Wslt the white house. The same wurm hand that greeted Mr Ooinpers likewise would be ex tended to Senator Ko raker. He Would find the "big stick" laid aside for the time, reposing for want of action In some dark corner of the executive of fices. Temporarily tho Inscription of that weapon would be missing from the presidential coBt-of-urms, and In Its place would be found something symbolic of peace and good-will. Dss plte their little differences of oplnlan as to men and issues, Mr. Roosevelt has always entertained, and frequent ly expressed to newspaper men, a sneaking admiration for Mr. Foraker's fine powers. Though there are some who doubt It, he thinks the Ohio statesman's abilities and his services to the nation outweigh his lapses. TO RETIRE AS rest, but expect to return to Wash ington in time for' th Inauguration. Upon tho secretary's relinquishment of his office, it has been announced semi-offlcially Robert Bacon, now as sistant secretary will be named for secretary of state, and he In turn will be succeeded as assistant secretary by John C. O'Loughlln, cf this city.