North Carolina Newspapers

THE THE THEB ssociatei fr&i f.M liwed Wire fctporta. ?AIE VOL. XXV. NO. 123. ASHEVTLLE, N. C, SATURDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY 20, 1909. PRICE ITVE CENTS. getting d0wnn to Important VOTE MONEY BY MILLIONS IN The Passing of the "Teddy Bear STEEL PRICES MODIFIED TO GET BUSINESS PLAYED: HORSE; WITH TAFT, DID THE KNOCKERS ASH BILLSAT LAST Anti-trust - Measures Come BOTH HOUSES jp Tuesday on Com mittee's Report. WANT, FEDERAL GOVT TO BUILD POST ROADS House Passes Measure Per mitting Stopping of Freights on Sunday. ianoelai to The Citizen.) RALEIGH, Feb. 18 Tuesday of next week 1 the day set by the sen ate for fighting out the matter of just what sort of "teeth," if any. the North Carolina anti-trust law ahall have. The bllU came from, the com mittee thii morning-, the Lockhardt subsection "A" bill with an unf avert able, and the committee aubstitute bill with a favorable report in accord ance with the action taken yesterday, the motion for Tueaday to be the time 1 for their speolal order, conaideration being mad by Senator Lockhardt. In aplte of the fact that the senate had earlier in the session unanimous lv tabled a similar senate bill, that body today passed unanimously a res olution that came from the house where It'nad unanimous passage, call ing upon -the general government to undertake the construction and main tenance of post roada In North Car olina. The opposition was on the around that It was encouraging fed eral Intervention in state affairs and therefore undemocratic. However, this yielded to the view that the gov ernment Is expending large sums In the North and West for this purpose, and North Carolina might as well have her share of the benefit. The house by a vote of 62 to 44 passed the bill to allow through solid freight- trains to pass through the state on Sunday, making no stops ex cept for orders, water and coal. There was aulte a lengthy discussion of the question of Sunday laws and Sun day freight traffic. For Bute Conservation. An important new bill ::ls by Mr. t;iWW' Wi''Mtklilth the sTEle conservation commission ror in pro taction of -forests and water powers of the state. Representative Connor introduced bill to relieve holdera of mileage books from the necessity of exchanging mileage for tickets before boarding trains, similar to the bill killed yesterday In the senate by one vote A bill by Speaker Graham calls for state aid to the erection of a memo rial by the Daughters of the Confed eracy W the women of that period in North Carolina. If a resolution by Mr. Hayae' is adopted no ne bills will be introduced after February 26, save by unanimous consent. "Avery County" Report. After receiving a favorable report some days ago, and being tendered for passage in the senate and referred to the committee, the bill for the crea tion of Avery county out of the eastern half of Mitchell county received a re port without prejudice at the hands of the senate . committee cm counties, cities and towns late tonight. A ma jority of committee really favored an unfavorable report but out of defer ences to the former action when fewer of the members were present the 'without prejudice"- report was agreed upon With little prospect now o Its passage. The bill is special order for tomorrow. SenateThirty Seventh Day. The seriate waa convened by Lieu tenant Governor Newland. New bills Introduced: Prevent and publish the sale of adulterated, impure mlsbranded grass and garden seeds in North Carolina, Starbttck: Incorporate Yadkin River Railway company. Elliott: Placing all ex-Confederate soldiers oh the pension list Dawes: Regulate the appointment of receivers. Bill Introduced out of order: Pharr: Amend JI90. revise!, rela tive to building and loan associations. KlutU: Authorise directors of the soldiers home to furnish uniforms or suits oi gray ior f m fSK Amend the revlsal relative to the operation of freight train, on BundayT . ;J (Centlaued on a four.) COMMITS CRIME, CAUGHT, TRIED, AND SENTENCED TO DIE IN 2k HOURS (By Associated Press.) ROANOKE, Va.. Feb. !. Aurelius Christian, the negro who yesterday criminally assaulted and then mur dered atlas Mary Dobba, the pretty fourteen-year-old daughter of a prom inent Botetourt county farmer was today sentenced to die In the electric chair ta the state penitentiary on March II. Christian was taken from Clifton Forge tcSeW to Ftncaetle and tried at a special sitting of the court by Circuit Judge Anderson -who ac companied tha negro and officer to Flacastle. Christian was Indicted by tho grand Jury and' Judge Anderson appointed three lawyers to defend fcim. : At conference between the law- yero and tho prisoner. Christian made a confession of tho crime, which ho later repented in court to the Judge.- Appropriation Bills Passed Quickly With Their Large Expenditures. OLD DISPUTE WITH PRESIDENT RECALLED Secret Service Limited in Activities by Special Amendment rBv Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Feb. II. Three of the great supply measures of the government passed through .various stagvs of enactment into law In the house of representatives today. The fortification bill was completed and went over to the senate; the sundry civil bill was reported and the post' office appropriation bill was sent to conference. During the time that general de bate lasted on the fortification bill numerous speeches on miscellaneous toDics were made. Mr. Peters, of Massachusetts, pleaded for a children's bureau for the study of the problem of the welfare of the young: Mr. Fos ter, of Vermont, discussed the ques tion or order among members In the house: his remarks being supplement ed by Mr. Davis, of Minnesota, and the speaker, who opposed the chair. calling, members by name; Mr. Smith, of Missouri, made some observations on recent court decisions affecting labor; Mr. Foster, of Illinois, advocat ed free antitoxin and Mr. Cox, of In diana, favored a modification of the law relating to writs of injunction in certain cases. Old Disputes Revived. Two famous disputes between President Roosevelt and congress were revived today when the house committee on appropriations report ed tho sundry civil appropriation bill. One was In regard to the limita tion of the use of the secret service of the treasury department. The oth er was the appropriation for the x- niniriarinii of ftcpftnnti of railroads. The bill carries an 'appropriation "Off. 1137,022,04)7, or 126,000,000 less than the estimates. The committee incorporated In the bill the same limitation on the use of the secret service operatives as was included In the bill which became a law last winter. It was this limita tion that drew forth the stcre criti cism of the president. For the en forcement of section 20 of the Hep burn rate law 1350,000 Is appropriat ed the same as last year. In the bill the president is authoris ed with the consent of the republic of Cuba to mvlte proposals for removing the wreck of the battleship Maine from Havana harbor. The bill car ries authority for the construction of a building In Washington at a cost of 12,500,000 to accommodate the geological survey, the reclamation service, the general land office and the Indian bureau. For Panama Canal. Tho largest Item In the bill is for continuation of work on the Panama canal. For this purpose 133,638,000 is appropriated. The second largest Item is 119, 074, 574 for rivers and har- bors construction work authorized by law. During the hearings on the bill an Investigation was made of the cost to f-the government of granting holidays, half holidays and leaves of absence to government employes In the District of Columbia. From data which was furnished by the public printer. It ii estimated by the committee that this sum reaches fully 3, 600,000 annual "v. Appropriates Quarter Million. Thirty-five minutes was all the time required for the passage by the senate today of the bill carrying ap propriations of $160,000,000 for the payment of pensions for the next fis cal yesr. The passage of the bill provoked no debate. Mr. La Foll.-tte stated that being a member of the pensions com mittee he was familiar with the meas- . election to it. 1 631,050 was also passed. There was but little discussion on the measure (except upon the senate amendment j appropriating $350,000 for the con- (Continued en sago four.) The court heard three witnesses who established the time and place of the crime. No Jury waa summoned. The Judge accepted Christian's confession and Imposed the death sentence. Tha negro aald he waa hiding In the woods when Hiss ' Dobbs passed by on her way to a store. He seized her and after assaulting her cut her throat and stabber her three times, to keep her from telling." Chris tian showned no signs of fright In court. The sentence came within twenty-four hours after the crime waa committed and Christian was sent to the Flncastle Jail. The Jail ie being guarded tonight to prevent an attack that might be made by a snob A mob gathered last night near Clifton Forge hot agreed net to attempt to lynch Chratlaa while ho "was at that pines." , LAWYERS PREPARE TO RESUME TODAY Both Sides Very Secretive and Closeted all Day With Witnesses. (By Associated Press.) NASHVILLE, Tenn., Feb., II The day's recess In the trial of Col. D. B. Cooper, Robin J. Cooper and John D. Sharp, charged with the murder of former Senator E. W. Carmack devoted by attorneys for both sides to preparations for resumption of hostilities tomorrow. Counsel on both sides are very se cretive tonight. They were in con ference with witnesses nearly all day. The missing witnesses, for the .state had not arrived tonight, but Attorney General -Meflwtt seemed . confident they' would be In court tomorrow. " It Is probable that the defense will put Colonel Cooper on the stand among Its first witnesses, and that upon his testimony It will build up its theory of self-defense, John D. Sharp will testify, too, according to general belief, but it Is doubtful If Itobln Cooper will be called upon to five evidence. The Jury spent the day In open air exercises largely devoted to walking, The defense has not yet Issued a sin fie subpoena, but promises to have Its witness In court when they are need ed. It Is generally conceded that the biggest fight of the trial will come when the defense closes and the state begins Its rebuttal testimony. WALL STREET BETTER THAN LOMBARD (By Associated Press.) NEW YORK, Feb., II. Belief that the London stock exchange Is sur passed by the New YorK stock ex change both as regards Its methods of trading and Its personnel was ex pressed today by Thomas F. Woodlock a former members of the English ex change who was testifying before the government's committee which is In vestigating the methods of practice on the different New York exchanges. Mr. Woodlock Is now a member of the Sew York stock exchange. He explain ed the systems In vogue In each ex change, and said that he thought that Americans had nothing to learn from the London stock exchange. Former Congressman Llttlefleld, receiver for the defunct firm of A. O. Brown A Co., will appear before the Investigating committee tomorrow to explain the operations which resulted In that con cern's failure. CUBA GETTING PERT IN PRIDE OF FREEDOM (By Associate' Press.) NEW YORK, Feb. 1. A bill pro hibiting foreigners holding any prop erty in Cuba has been Introduced In the house st Havana acocrdlng to a special cable dispatch to The Herald. Property of Americans, English, Spaniards, Germans and French to the amount of nearly two billion dol lars would be affected by the passage tt such a measure, says the dispatch. WA8H1NOTON, Feb. 1. Jovern ment officials are not altogether sur prised over the fact that a bill has been Introduced In the Cuban house of representatives prohibiting for eigners holding property In the Island, but at the same time say that Its en actment into law would be the most unfortunate thing that could happen for the future prosperity of Cuba. The proposition, should It reach the point of legal enactment, is sore to meet with strong diplomatic objec tions from all countries whose citl- sens have Interests In Cube. There Is nothing In the Cuban corf- etKotion which would prevent the suggested legislation, hot explicit pro-1 WASHIXOTO!, Teh. It. rrerast visloa la made that there shall not. for North Carolina; Fair colder Rat he retroart(y legislation nor any neurday with dlmtnlehiag west wlnde; tloa mat would work to the impair-1 meat of contract. - ; -. TOOK HER OWN LIFE AFTER SHE SAVED LOVER " T - Tragic End of Young Wo man Who Intended to March to Altar. -'T WAS WORN OUT WITH LONG VIGIL Intended Husband-Not Iri- -formed Sflcidtf for Fear of Fatal Meets. NEW YOU K, Feb., 19. After visit ing the sick chamber of her hethroth ed whom she liatl nursed through s lingering illness, yesterday Miss Jennie McI)rllo committed sukiiili at her home, No. 621 West One Hundred and Forty-third street. Her devotion probably suved the life of Thomas Jewell, of No. 34 West One Hundred and Forty-fifth street, hor prespootlvo husband, and when she left his home yesterday It was with the physician's aasurancre that Jewell waa on the road to recovery. News or Ills finance's suicide was kept from Jewell, and Mr. Frank W. Chamberlain mild last night that the only danger to his patlnrt would he knowledge of the girl's death. Every effort will be made to 'keen the news from him, and to explain away her failure to make dally visits. Miss Mc llrldo was twenty -seven yeara old, and the daughter of Thomas McBride, a retired merchant. l.ast summer she became engaccd to Jew ell, an employe of the MeVlcksr-iiall Hard Realty on-many, at No. 7 J'lne street. They were to he married In the springs. KIshcn Her Finance UntMlhye. Several weeks ago Jewell fell III and pneumonia developed. Miss Mcc Bride went t" his home snd acted ss a nurse. For weeks she eared for him remaining with him almost constantly during tho slow and treacherous pe riod of convah sence. The strain had told upon Miss Me- Brlde, hut it seemed to he offset by her happlne that her sweetheart soon would he restored to health and strength. As long as he did not need hex constant attention, she recuper ated her strength at home, making a dally visit to Jewell's bedside. Yesterday morning, accompanied hy her father, she visited Jewell. Dr. CHnmberlain wild last night that she exhibited the name Solicitude and ten derness which had Imprensed every one during J- well's Illness, and that she had spent her time v.lth the pa tient In laying plana for their future Hhe kissed Jewell food-bye and prom ised to see him today. Mr. McBride and his daughter re turned home. The visit seemed to have depressed her, and when Mr. McBride. l ft the house for a few minutes she slipped up to her room. On his return Mr. McBride asked for his daushter, and was told that she was upstairs. Her Sister was sent to find Mis McBride. The door was locked and th're was no response to (Ceetlnuod en psos sis ) Sunday fair, sHgnuy warmer m in tsrtor. - ; : r.-j m.amiML1 REDUCE TARIFF ON PAPER SAYS REPORT Committee Unanimous, in Jts Recommendation &r Cutting Down Duty; ; (y Asseelatsd Press.) ' 1 WASHINGTON, Feb. II A rdu tlon In the duly on news print pser from a ton to t a ton; th plac ing of ground wood on the f re list, and the establishment of a duty of on twelfth cent per fiound on me chanically cround wood pulp, are the recommendations of the select com mittee on pulp and paper Investiga tion - which made 1U report te th house today. The report atate that It preernta the unanimous report ef the entire committee. The eemmHtee'a rrf'ert ette! ihat It would seem that the reduction of news print paper or the ether very cheap grades of paper are today de pendent upon the continuation of cheap ground wood produced from spruce trees, and that condition Is likely to prevail In the future. The amount of spruce consumed In the United States In 1(07, according to the report, was about 1, H0, 000 oords for ground wood; about 1,420,000 cords of sulphite fibre, and about 3.4 60, 000 cords of lumber. The amount of standing spruce Is various ly estimated, but IB roughly jtueaaed to be about 70,000,00 card east of the Jlockles. The paragraphs recommended for Insertion In the tariff bill, placing a duty or one-tweirtn of a oent per pound on mechanically ground wood or pulp for use In th manufacture of wood pulp. The dulls recom mended tor print paper are: on print paper valued at not over two and one-uarter cents per pound, one tenth of one cent per pound, and on paper valued at over two and one quarter cents a pound, two-tenths of a cent per pound- Tho report wns referred to the committee on ways and msarte. IH KHICA.NK IX MjUItlbA. IBy Assoolatstf frost.l PRNHACOLA. "! , Keb. H, The most secere storm experienced here since the hurricane of three yeara ago visited Tensacola today and while the damage In the city wa not great, reports from the nary yard tonight are that the masts of tha wireless telegraph were broken, one residence was wrecked and the roofs of many others blown off. Boat houses and sheds were demolished along the water front No damage to shipping Is reported. SEA GIVES UP EVIDENCE OF A FOUL CRIME (By Associated Pros.) SAVANNAH, Os., Feb. !. Charg- Ins that the finding of the body of Olse Anderson, a Danish marine en- glneer, washed up by the sa on Cumberland Island, Camden county, with a bullet hole) through the heed, has revealed a story of murder at sea In a tweniy-seven-foot launch, Cam den count;- officers, sided by local detectivea arrested James Olsen. of Brunswick, here last nlghL They charge that on a trip from .Kernan- dlna to nrusnwlck, Anderson was shot In the head and pitched overboard, Olsen, stating when his launch reac ed Brunswick that Anderson wss missed, and that no one sew him go. Me exhibited a pair of shoe as If they had been taken off by Anderson, and left In the launch. Bhoes were on the body however, when It wa found. A German boy and a man known as "Bcotty" are elso belng sought by of ficers, as they were on the launch oa the trip. The officer charge7 that And croon waa murdered from behind, snd that hie stayer believing that the sea would hide the crime, tossed the dead body Inte the Atlantic ocean, but that the sea cast up the ghastly evidence. . Tariff Agitation Compels Trust to Urcak From,Long Fixed Schedule. IT WILL QUOTE NOW DIRECTTO BUYERS Independents Compelled Ac tion by Underselling Steel Corporation. NWW YORK, Feb. It. An "open market In the Iron and Meet trad that manufacturers believe will lead to stimulation of tha Industry was reated late today when former Judgs Elbert II. Clary, chariman of the di rectorate of the united Htatea Btonl corporation mad a formal ea aouncenient that the leading manu facturers of Iron and steel have de termined to protect their customers, and, fur th present Mil at such mod ified price as may he necessary with respect to different commodities In order to retain their fair share of the business. The price which may be determined upon will ,h given hy the manufacturers to tha customer direct ' ' ; ( 1 1 .' The action of th leading manufac turers It effecting an open market fol ih. t.- thv t..rt n mA th head of th yarlou tubalriary companies of th Meet corporation together with official of other Meet manufacturing companies. - Judge Oary, In the official tat Ittent, y that the smaller steel man ufacturing concerns for one cause or another.- particularly the tariff agi tation, tiav become more or lea cited and demoralisd, and have been selling their products below those price generally maintained, and thl led to unreasonable pile cutting hy Certain manufacturer who ware op posed to a change and felt th eesslty f protecting their customer. - " Cadge- Oary'o lali'inwiii. f $ Foltowmr I part la the staUmant made public by Judge Oary after th "Following tho penlo of October. I OOf, th Iron and steel Industry was In jeopardy. Jobber and consumer throughout the country had purchas ed large stocks at prions prevailing when conditions were favorable, and theas were undisposed of. An imme diate and radical reduction In price would have meant bankruptcy to mul titude. T prevent disaster and ruin, and at ths request of score who war Interested, a large percentage of th leading man connected with this In dustry met to advise with each other In regard to the beet Interest of all concerned and Including th general public. Partly, at least, as a result stability of price, as distinguished from wide and sudded fluctuations, lmi& uttitt about the beginning of If 01, although no agreement were made to maintain prices and notwlth standing a small percentage of man ufacturers stood aloof from th con ferences. nuslnees Falling Off. "Kor a year preceding January 1, 1 101. there wss a gradual, though not entirely regular, Improvement In the Iron and steel trade, and an Increase In the sales mad. "There has been a material de crease In new business during the last month, for the reason, ss stated by consumers, that Ihey proposed to wait until they were satisfied bottom prices had been reached. "The leading manufacturers of Iron and steel have determined to protect (heir customers and, for the present at least, sell at such modified prices as msy be nereasary with respect to different commodities In order to re tain their fair share of the business. The prices which may be determined upon and the details concerning the same will be given by the manufac turers to their customers direct as oc casion may require. "The friendly relations which have existed between the principal manu facturers will continue." two imow rtum htvstxt. llAIriMOHK. rVb 1.Wllllam Baners snd Christopher Myers, of this city, were drown In the Spring Oar den section of l.iltlmre harbor to day while trying a new speed launch. William V- Miller nerrowly escaped, a like fate. ORPHAN ASYLUM GIRLS WANT TO MARRY TOO QUICKLY SAY MOTHERS (By Associate PrM.) NEW ORIKANH, Keb. l. Among, tho Important nmttere pssoed nM,n , at todays session of the National Con- "When orphan asylum girls are re gress of Mothers, wa the adoption; leased at the age Of sixteen, their of n resolution approving bills before j one Idea U to marry,' esetertedi Mr, congress, suggested oy 'President Johnson, "and they know nothing of Ronaoveit nrovidlns- for a children a bureau in the federal department of f commerce and labor. Both house of congress were advised by telegraph of tho endorsement the given. That the day for orphan asylum had passed, waa the expression of sentiment which met with the sym pa th y of th majority of the membera ef the congress. Enthusiastic ap plause followed In thl connection the speech of Mrs. O sorgo K. Johnson at Philadelphia who advocated) the rear ing of dependent children. In homes, It wa admitted by the speaker that, orphan asylums have accomplished a great work but b claimed that thoee Club in Cincinnati; , Has Nothing to do Witj. . 4 Rig Stick. l: ; . MADE UP DOUBLE DID THINGS FOB HIM Guest of Honor Was Not ....-. , Even Allowed to Make . a Speech fj-,.n;-.. . ."M. ' r'i -ilvy :r (r Aaseslsted PrM.) J . " ? CINCINNATI, O, Feb. U. Fteel. dent-elect William1 ft. Taft M to night mad' It nor her "at alght" ill initiation .furnished entertainment for titut hundred promlntnt business and nrtrreimMl ,',Wn f th VHy at U) KrioM ei . unmmr .limtyri , . Cincinnati's Knockers- organisation Is ankaukl)lary of It "fliislneaa Men' club," It particular business la to knock hard ant effeotrveir vmhln tendlnirV t i.u.urr tb' inaienut d ' vulit-cmehl f Iht1 i;ity trhcTto OrlbircVw and promote enterprises . and, under takings for th oily' .wulrnre, it, la unique In that t has no known organ isation n4 noon know whaare lis memberiii It -t makes ? member , of whom It pleases, and dismiss them , Knockerr club nv become famoua for their entertainment features, and th "stunts" which begin with the iret course and continue throughout ntt ail cai'iildied to havo their origin In um siilou purpimfc of advance ment although depicted : In tnerrl" mnt, , Kid Allowed to fcprab. The president-elect waa not allowed to mak speech which we Inter unteil a a ilollcau nr,il)nent from in Inwiuimsn who w ire in tact say ing orwlf t him . a -private citi sea. A, the .guRst of honor at th dinner It wis,,hl ,flrst escape from tratory fd twenty year. The. tension puh Mr. Tsft, wu mad even lighter than freedom from speaking as a fully made i up ..'dnulile't Jupresented hi.nt In ih , stlirrminnwn h utur, ih" upyiiiH n)UniiM. p"m st the rslsiti nll with, "Unci liaUi ' and JtiM t'l.lun.lilu. li, " A' tech tr th leu talii sal nn piroiiii.ti.y costumed A'tiorker tt rs .rMMit on Of sIMeen f if J t;fl tia- tlons and during tb evening a me, age to th president-to-be was mad known from each ". J -s- Km per or Wllllsm'l ."wlreloss mes sage wa announced tg Mr. Taft a kiss for each cheek end th hop Ihat , th nat would not find J necessary to red lies the presidsntisl salary be-, fore the new president could get In.' Miss Columbia got n ef th fclsse; from the enthusiastic German. t An Irish conk dlrerl from th pal ace of King Edward wa England' tribute, but th Cook at one began' to make term That "llttl ChaHl" 1 would hot be bos of th whit house -and "Charlie .' Would, hot llv with his brother were assured her befors ? she would remain. -. Mullen Offer Wire. ' Any one of his fifty-seven rarlelle of wives wa offered Mr, Taft by th representative ef th ilultan, but t'n cle Ram would har none of this, re--jectlng the offer with the assertion that "one wfe I enough to keep a man poor.' , With hands upon Mr. Taft' eran um, Persia's representative told the assembled Knocker of the thought, passing through hi brain fol lows I "He Is just now congratulating himself that he wa made a Mason at sight arid so I the-goat. Ii is now trying to discover some word to us Instead of "D lighted. "Me is wondering whether the in' vlstlifo Knox who bosses tlrl hunch ran possibly be the ubiquitous Sena tor from Pennsylvania. "Me wishes he could find a caddy who would not laugh when he make a drive. i "He wonders whether a union cab inet maker ought to work over eight hours a day.. 'He wonders whether If the Fili pinos had been cannibal he would have penetrated -their Interior., He resolves In th tariff war to fesfttlnued en pot !.) Instutitlon lack, too eeeentlallr, tha , . t-. how a home should be conduct ed and have become to fully Imbued With ne iaea oi aepenoence. ; At tonight' session of th congress James struther Heberllng, superin tendent of the Charter Junior Repub lic of Pennsylvania, empaaixedi th feature of personal work In child training and th necessity for giving th child n measure of confidence and love. ' The epeaker nroueed a warm discussion among th members of th congress by declaring that he did not consider feasible the co-tr&ining of boye and girls In ! ,-'!?'-!.. ct te character of t - r J ' public l