THE .WEATHER .
FAIR ,
VOL. XXV. No. 153.
LINING UP FORGES
FOR USUAL FIGHT
OVER TARIFF BILL
Payne and Dalzell will be
Supported by Evidence and
Experts Ready at Hand
PARTY LINES WILL
BREAK ON LUMBER
Administration Features of
Bill Make Many Changes I
Collection of Duty
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON. D. C March 21.
The administration features of the
new tariff bill Is receiving the earn
est attention of the treasury officials.
An Important change proposed In the
new bin la the method to be adopted
In certain cases In finding market
value upoa whjeh to assess ad va
lorem duties. In the present law tha
treasury department, when it Is un
able to find market value in the coun
try of origin of the goods, Is permit
ted to make such value by finding
the cost of production and adding
thereto an arbitrary amount for prof
It. ,
The proposed plan In a way turn3
this system around. It takes the
wholesale selling price in the United
States and deducts from that the es
timated duties thereon, cost of trans
portation. Insurance and other neces
sary expense from the place of ship
ment to the place of delivery and a
reasonable commission If such has
been paid.
The seising point of goods that
have been undervalued is changed
from fifty per cent to 100 per cent of
undervaluation. It is also provided
that additional duties for undervalu
ation shall not occur If such be under
five per cent, providing customs' offi
cials having knowledge of the trans
action shall be satisfied that there was
no Intent to deceive or defraud.
Will Bo Contest,
. -,Tht JIt-.WUl.J b6. ft lively COnJesJ
over the tariff bill is evidenced by tha
preparation that are being made by
the sponsors -of the bill and by those
who oppose It.
(Continued on page Four
ALLEGED DEMOCRATS
KEEP DN TRYING TO
EXPlilNJT ILL MM
And to Shift Blame on the
Other Fellow; Whack at
at Southern Members
WHERE'S THE PINCH i
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, March 21. Anoth
er explanation was forthcoming today
as to the course of certain demo
crats In opposing minority leader
Clark last Monday by voting for the
Fitzgerald amendments to the house
rules. Representatives Kellher and
Peters, of Boston, Mass., and Reper
sentatlve Francis Burton Harrison of
New York, issued a statement In
which they assert that the action of
the democrats who voted for the
amendments has been misrepresented.
The Fitzgerald amendments are de
fended as being very effective in the
"curtailment of the power of the
speaker."
The statement declares that Repre
sentative Underwood, of Alabama,
took the floor of the caucus to bind
the members to support the Clark
plan for a committee of fifteen to
report next December on amendments
to the rules, and refused all an oppor
tunity to amend the plan in the cau
cus. Referring to the fight in the house,
the three members said that when
Mr. Clark offered his resolution, he
refused any democrat a chance to
speak. "And when he did the very
thing we democrats have teen de
precating and fighting against for
years. He moved the previous ques
tion. Then the Fitzgerald amend
ments were offered, and in marked
contrast to Mr. Clark's action, Mr.
Fitzgerald allowed free and full op
portunity for debate and amend
ment. The truth of the matter is
that so enraged was the old republi
can machine at its defeat, that in 1U
anger It would have conceded almos'
anything rather than surrender to
the Insurgents an Inch."
The Clark resolution Is attacked
because or the six democratic mem
ber proposed by Mr. Clark for the
committee of fifteen, not one came
from Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Mas
sachusetts, New York, Ohio or Penn
sylvania, with nearly one third of thj
total democratic membership In the
present house. Every man except Rep
resentative Hitchcock or Nebraska,
represented ft southern state, It is
said. :-
THE
POLICE THWARTED
PLAN OF WHIT LA
Father Followed
Left Money
Who Got Scared
(By Associated Press.)
CLEVELAND, O., March 21 Af
er falling in an attempt to negotiate
a settlement for the reurn of his kid
napped son Willie, In a park at Ash
tabula today, J. P. Whitla has re
turned to his home in Sharon.
Whitla was instructed In a letter
from the kidnappers to leave $10,000
in Flatiron Park Saturday night. If
no detectives were about, the kidnap
pers promised, they would deliver the
boy safely to the father In a hotel at
Ashtabula at Z o'clock this morning.
Whitla deposited .the money as re-
Quested, but the Ashtabula police
learned, of the plan to pay the ran
som and went tp the park." The kid
nappers are supposed to have seen
them, for at 3 o'clock the money was
intact and net a man had approached
the spot..
Whitla believes that the failure to
effect a settlement with them last
night will frighten the kidnappers
and they will not communicate with
him again. The police of Ashtabula
are unwilling to believe that the
kidnappers have left that section of
the country.
The letter from the captors of Wil
lie Whitla came to the boy's parents
in Sharon Friday afternoon.
Upon receipt of the letter, Whitla
called In private detectives and asked
their advice. They were anxious to
capture the kidnappers, and pleaded
with him to permit them to place a
decoy package of bills at the .desig
nated spot and let officers lie In wait
and capture the men who came after
the money. Whitla would not agree
to this. He finally consented to per
mit the detectives to accompany him
to this city and await his summons to
start a search for the kidnappers.
Police Very Smart.
Promptly at 10 o'clock Whitla left j
the pacKage or mils in me imriv. rxv
went to the designated spot alone
feeling certain that his comptlance
with, the request of the kidnappers
weuld prove the means of delivering
his boy back to him.
Three policemen who had been sent
out from the Ashtabula central sta
tion saw Whitla leave the money In
the park. They apprised Chief Laskey
of their discovery and received in
structions to remain on duty and cap-
ROOSEVELT ON EVE OF
DEPARTURE FOR AFRIC'S
WILDS' WAKETH MERRY
If Anybody Tries to Peek
After Him He May Use
Amuuition
WILL BE NO CEREMONY
(By Associated Press.)
OYSTER BAY, N. Y., March 21.
Happy in the prospect of his depart
ure Tuesday morning for his long
planned African "safari" or hunting
trip. ex-President Roosevelt was the
soul of good humor today at his homed
j in Sagamore Hill, where the nu mbers
' of his family gathered for a final re-
union before the long Journey to the
j jungle. Mr. Roosevelt was up with
; the sun today, as he said, to make the
most of the first day of spring. Ncar
I ng church time the start was made on
' foot for Christ rhureh three miles
j away. The Rev. Henry Washburn.
rector of the church, Incorporated a
(special prayer for Mr. hoost velt's
j safe return In the regular prayer. Mr.
Roosevelt ana nis wne mane me imr
trip back to Sagamore Hill on foot.
"I am going to New York In the
morning." said Mr. Roosevelt, "and
will go to the steamer to Inspect my
quarters and see that my personal
baggage Is safely cared for."
Mr. Roosevelt was shown a dispatch
stating that a gentleman from the
west would Join the expedition here
as an additional member.
Very Much Surprised.
"I don't know anything about it."
said Mr. Roosevelt. "If any one else is
going. I don't know It. If they try.
I think there will be some way to stop
them. There Is a story that a man
went to Texas with a twenty-two cali
bre revolver, and a cowboy said to
the new comer, 'stranger. If you shoot
me with that thing and I find It out, !
I'll kick you out of Texas." Well. If j
I find any one trying to follow me, j
I may think of the cowboy story."
Mr. Roosevelt seemed surprised I
when Informed that several thousand
people undoubtedly would be on hand
to give him a parting cheer as the
steamship goes out.
'Gracious me." said Mr. Roosevelt,
"you don't really mean to say there
will be such a crowd as that Are all
those people coming? The French
ambassador, M. Jusserand, wrote me
that he would ee me at the dock. If
a big crowd is coming I will write the
company to see that he ha no troublo
In getting through the crowd. ' There
will be no speeches or statements from
Ins ftt the steamer."
ASHEIELE CITIZEN.
ASHEVILLE,
TO REGAIN SON
Instructions and
for Kidnapers
tura the kidnappers should they ap
pear. ' .
In the meantime Whitla returned to
the city and communicated with his
detectives In Cleveland. They ad
vised him not to go to the hotel for
his boy a. minute before the time set.
After five hours of anxious wait
ing, Whitla started after his boy. As
he was on his way, a policeman In
formed him that three officers had
been on guard at the park and no
one' had called for the money.
Whitla was ' overcome when this
news was broken to him. He went to
the park and found his package of
money, undisturbed.
A detachment of detectives was
sent out from Cleveland as soon as
it was learned that the Ashtabula po
lice were working on the case.
May be Found.
A man and a boy aid to be Willie
Whitla and one of his kidnappers are
being detained by the police of Cuya
hoga Falls.. The man claims he is
from Harrlsburg, Pa.
A special dispatch to The Plain
Dealer, from Sharon, Pa., says J. P.
Whitla while he was in Cleveland met
a representative of the kidnappers of
his son, Willie, and agreed that he
would pay the ransome demanded, Mr.
Whitla granted to the spokesman, the
dispatch states, that there would be
no prosecution.
Tony Muscarelll, thirteen years old,
told the police of Ashtabula tonight
that It was he who carried the note
from the kidnappers to the hotel.
SHARON, Pa., March 21. WearJ
and wqrn, and showing in his face
the terrible strain under which he
has been for the last three days, J. P.
Whitla. father of Willie Whitla. the
kidnapped boy. returned this morn
ing from a fruitless trip to Cleveland
where he expected to find a trace of
his missing son. Upon what Infor
mation the hope was baaed was not
given out, but yesterday afternoon a
conference was held at Mr. Whitla'
of lice, after which Mr. Whitla, Gil
bert R Perkins, head of a detective
agency In Pittsburg, and B. F. Ward,
of a Philadelphia detective agency,
'Continued en psps five.
PRESIDENTS OF THE
CENTRAL AMERICA'S
WILL COME TOGETHER
To Discuss Plan of Perma
nent Peace Among them
Under the Pact
END DISTURBANCES
(By Associated Press.)
CITY OF MEXICO, March 21. It
Is now believed to be a certainty that
a conference of the five presidents, of
the t'entral American republics will
be held. Word has been received here
that President Cabrera of Guatemala,
Davlla of Honduras and Zelaya of
Nicaragua have agreed to attend the
proposed meeting. It is thought cer
tain that president Flgueroa of Sal
vador and the president of Costa lilea
will also consent. The Invitation was
sent out by Senor Echeverrla, presi
dent of the Central American branch
of the Bureau of American Republlics
and the purpose of the gathering will
be a discussion of ways and means
to live up to the letter and spirit of
the Washington peace pact and thus
remove ali cause for intervention In
Central American republics on the
part of either the United States or
Mexico.
The news of acceptance of the pro
posal on the part of Estrada Cabrera
of Guatemala and his arch enemy,
Jose Bantos Zelaya of Nicaragua,
comes as an agreeable surprise to the
well wishers of Central America. Ca
brera iirst declared that he would at
tend no meeting that was not held at
Guatemala City but later revised his
declsjon by agreeing to be present at a
conference held on neutral grounds.
This new turn In Central American
alTalrs Is looked upon by those well
Informed as the most Important thtt
ffmr happened In recent years and Is
believed to have been forced by the
firm stand of the state department at
Washington.
BOCTHEK.V MEET IX MAY.
(By Associated Pre.)
NEW ORLEANS, March 21. Plans
are now being completed for the an
nual spring meet of Southern Ama
teur Athletic uhlon which will be
held at New Orleans early In May.
Special efforts are being made io
bring this meet up to the highest
standard and invitations are being
sent out to all the crack athletes of
the southern state to compete.
N. C, MOKpAY MORNING,
.if 1 'nr1 !5&Zt'mm I ' Uj
fAFRCM
L""2J
FIRE BREAKS OUT AFRESH AFTER
SMOULDERING FOR A WHOLE DA Y
Destruction of Beaumont Furniture Company's Stock Was lAmost Complete, Adjoin-
ing Stocks Injured. Good Work of Firemen Highly Commended and v
j 4 Rewarded by Merchants of VJclnity
Though flv stream of water had
been kept' playing on It lmot con
tinuously for, nearly three hour, fif
teen hours after all flrs was thought
to be extinct burning cotton Wft dis
covered In tha pasement of the store
of the Beaumont Furniture company
on outh Main street which was
practically destroyed ty Are that
originated from tome unknown cause,
shortly before midnight Saturday and
continued into the early hour of
yesterday.
A line of hose was soon connected
with the nearest- Hydrant and a
stream of water was brougnt into
play and In a short time the fire
seemed to have disappeared. Several
times during the night there were
alight outbreaks but none of a dan
gerous nature. A line of hose was
kept In readiness and a man detailed
to watch the ruins In case there
should be another outbreak. This
fire was caused ty the cotton In the
matresses, In which the conflagration
Is supposed .to have originated. It
seemed to be started when tho fire
men left at an early hour yesterday
morning.
The Los.
A member of the firm, said yester
day that the stock of goods was al
most a total loss. Practically all that
had not bren destroyed was injured
by fire, water and smoke so as to
PAYING PRICE
OF HIS CIVILIZATION
Doomed to Extinction From
Dreaded Tuberculosis,
Dying by Thousands
WASHINGTON. March 21. As the
Htini,. v.ni.h.rl fron. t h e irreat west
ern plains, so Is the red man grad
ually disable .ring through toe im
ages Of tule n tllosls. To sav the
Indian race 'rom extlncllon i,y uns
dread dtsease and yet lead it into
the ways of the white man. is the
great task h:' h oftlclals or trie ou
reau of Indian affairs have under
taken. There villi a concerted effort on
the part of ill connected with the
Indian servl- for the removal of
the cause of tuberculosis, for educa
tion In the me, mure of prevention and
for systematizing the rare and seg
regation of patients afflicted wltn tnis
disease.
About a nn!,rter of a century ago
when the white man undertook to
civilize the Indian, tuberculosis wus
an almost unknown disease among
that race. Gradually the disease made
Its appearance until todav the Indians
are dying oft at the rate of approx
imately a thousand p'r anDum. None
seem to be so susceptible to the on
slaughts of tuberculosis as the Kloux
Indians In S.uth Dakota.
wm
WAniNOT(5x. March 21. Fore
cast for North Carolina: KaJr Monday,
preceded by rain near the cost; Tues
dalr fair with rising temperature;
brisk north winds.
MAKCII 22, 100?.
The Helping Hand
make It almost valueless, ho said.
The stock was Insured to the amount
of $8,000. its value was variously
estimated by different members of
the firm at from tlt.OOO to I1S.000,
no recent stock having; been ' taken
by the company. A car load of
chairs Is now, at the depot and was
to have been moved In shortly and
other goods was on the way,
Frank Loughran, owner ,; ot the
building, estimated his loss between
18,800 and 6,O0n,, Jvitri Insurance
amounting to t.09. vths j&utfdtng
was. valued at $10,600. '
One accident occurred, F. W. Har
klns, one of the flreuTrn, being Caught
In a puff of smoke and fume while
standing in front of the building and
his eyes Injured, though It I not
thought serious. He was attended
by Dr. If. II. Rrlggs. who sent him
to the Mission hospital but believes
he will be out In a few days.
In yesterday's report of the Are it
was Inadvertently stated In The Clt
Ixen that the Mlller-Rlce Paint com
pany had a quantity of gasoline
stored In their store next door. The
officers of the company declare that
this was a mistake and that while
their stock of varnishes, paints, oils,
etc., was of a highly Inflammable, na
ture, there was no gasoline whatever
In the store.
AT END OF THIS MONTH
Disagreement Between Op
erators! and Workers Indi
cates a Long Tie Up
(lly AxMOclolctl Press.)
I'MILAOKLI'lllA, March 21. Tin
convention of the anlhracite mine
woikern hleb meets at Hcranton, Pa.,
on Tuesday Is expected to make broil
decision so f.ir hh (be men are con
cerned in the mutter of n new agree
ment with coal mine operators to
lake the place of the present working
'irntngemerifH
::l. The mlii"
litmus as to
and therefore
or less in the
which expires March
workers are not unan-
what should be done.
the operators are more
dark as to the condi
tions thai will prevail on April 1.
As it now stands the situation is
this: the miners have made certain
.demands, the principal one being the
recognition of the union. The opera
tors have flatly refused all the de
mands and In turn have offered !
renew- for another term of three years
the present agreement, which Is Ihe
same as that made by the authruclle
coal strike commission.
; The rank and tile of the mine work
' ers believe that the coal presidents
' w ill clow the mines April 1 for an
Indefinite period They lwse thtls
belief on the fait that the mines are
being worked to their full rapacity
this month notwithstanding that the
i previous custom during March has
been to operate them only about half
time. The o tators have made no an
nouncement what they Intend to do
next month, nor have they made any
public declaration as to whether the
price of domestic sizes of coal will be
reduced fifty cents a ton April 1 as
has been done In other years.
PIIIVCK WORKED FOR f7J0
HT. PETKR8UURO, March 21.
Prince Michael Hllkoff (Khllkofl) a
member of the council of the emplrt
and formerly minister of communica
tions died suddenly today.
Compliment Firemen,
The toss to the Mller-Rlcs com
pany .through amoks and water will
aggregate between $1,000 and $2. BOO
covered by Insurance. Ths company
expresses the highest appreciation of
the , good work of the firemen who,
at the risk of their lives, bravely
fought back the (Ire from the stock
Of paints and oil. The Cltlavn gladly
publishes the following card from tht
company: ' ' "'
"To ib Ashevilja Firemen: '
"We wish to thank thx ,flrmmn for
their good work during , the fir Sat'
urday night in which they saved our
stock from burning, the' work 'was
very dangerous and we shall always
feel that we owe them a debt Of
gratitude we can never repay.
"Respectfully.
THE MIMJOR-RICB PAINT CO.,
8. O. Bradley, President."
The company further expressed
their gratitude In entertaining the
firemen at breakfast at the New York
Lunch when their service were no
longer needed to check the flames
and presented them with a check for
$2S.
11. Ij. Flnkelstoln, proprietor of the
pawn shop next door to the burned
building has expressed hit apprecia
tion of the good work of the firemen
In a check far $25, which he left at
The Cltlsen office yesterday to be
turned nv-r to the department.
TO MOST OF DEMANDS
Under Secretary Will Prob
ably Lose His Job as Sac
rifice For Peace
(Iljr Associated Press.)
I'AHIH. March 21. The great strike
of the employes of the postofflcy de
partment, which has practically Iso
lated Paris and cut off France from
communication with the outside world
for the past week, collapsed today.
The strike, committee rl i Ided to cull
off the employes and made the firs
move to effect a settlement, virtually
suing for peace. The government nn I
the demand half way.
This afternoon, repesi-nttitlves of
the linemen railed on M. Hiirthoii.
minister of public works, ostensibly
for the purpoxe of protesting against
the charges that they had cut the
wires, but during the Interview they
made known the terms on which the
allied associations collectively would
resume work. These were:
First, the re-lgnatlon of M. fJIm
yan, under-secretary of posts Hnd tele
graphs; second, that no employe
should be dismissed on aeocunt of the
strike. They ulso desired the assur
ance that the delegates of the as
sociation hereafter should be permit
ted to lay their grievances directly
before the minister of public works.
M. Harthou received them In a con
ciliatory spirit. He said that the gov
ernment could not discuss the resign
ation of an official except with parlia
ment, but he practically gave the dele
gation the satisfaction they demanded
on other points, explaining to them,
however, that the government had not
yet exercised its right of dismissal.
He said that warnings had been sent
to every striker without exception to
appear for duty not later than Tues
day. '
Premier Clemenceau later met the
deputation and confirmed M. Bar
thou's statement with regard to th
attitude of the government. At .the
conclusion of these Interviewsthe
strike committee decided upon the re
sumption of work.
Leased Wire Reports.
Associated Press
PRICE FIVE CENTS
DIPLOMATS WILL
Social Favorites of Great
Wealth no Longer to be ,
Only Ones Available
ROOSEVELT SENT LOT
OF MOLLYCODDLES
Taft Ignores Civil Service Or
der In Regard to Naming
of Consuls
(By Sheldon ft. Cline.) ,
WASHINGTON Marori il.Thera
are rumors about tha whit housa
and stttt ilBiUMmhfc : at ult Ants
BE CHOSEN
ANOTHER
SYSTEM
ahead for tha bufferfllea ot our dlplo
matte srrvleoi It Is said Mr. Taft has ;
conceived tha idea that our ambassa-'
dors and ministers should be some-
thing mors than leaders ot cotillions
In the capitals ts which (hey are as-' t
slgned; that while aouiaf accomplish- '
menu art deslrabls In a diplomat,
their possession should not b the lone;
and sola test tor appointment. And .
It Is said furthor that If tha. presi
dent can't And men with both horse
sens and social sens to flit tho posts,
horse sens is going to have tha pref
erence. Horse eenaa has been conspic
uously lacking In tha maks-np ot sonto
of our diplomats who are vast uo
rssaes In a social wy. ,
Itoosovelt fk'iit Mollycoddles.
. It was ona of tha paradoxes of tha
Roosevelt administration 'that, virile
ana masculine as was tha president,
ha sent poplnsys to represent him at
tnora than' one foreign capital. This
tendency nf the diplomatic service to
ward mollycoddllsm had antldated ; '
Roosevelt, and thsrs wars mors Vital
things nearer to hand needing stren
uous attention, . . ( '
No doubt a good deal of the blame
for , present oomlltluns in the dlplo
made, service lies at tha door ot con-. .
gress because . of Its failure to pro
vide official residences for our repre
sentatives abroad. Were thas resi
dences provided men of larger ability
but ewer dollars could afford, to ae
cept dlplumallo posts, and good
deal of the present ostentation and.
even vulgarity of display would bs
made Impossible. ; .
Ignores Civil Bervloe, ' -
Nor will tha Consular service bS ,
thrown open te every Tom, Dick and .
Harry who. happens to hav a politic
cal pull, but the fact that a man has
been active In politics isn't going to
bar him from appointment to a con-v
sular post. Much Is the Intimation
which has been conveyed from tha
white house. President Roosevelt's
executive order of June f, ItOt, waa
intended to place consular appoint
ments on a strictly competitive basis,
but sven Mr. Roosevelt did not feel
himself bound to the letter of tha or.
der when It came to filling the high
er posts. Mr. Taft, so the public Is
informed, will not hesitate to Ignors -the
order when hs deems It wlsa to
do so.
The fact that the consular examina
tion which was to have been held
March 10 wsa Indefinitely postponed ' .
caused consternation In the ranks of
the dvll service reformers. Word want
forth that the consular service was to
be turned over to the "spoilsmen.
This Is strongly' ddjiled by those closa
to the president, but It Is pointed out
that Mr, Taft Is bound neither by law
nor precedent to observe the Roose.
velt order In every case. A stroks
of the pen would wipe the order en :
tlrely out, but tha president has no
inti ntlon of doing this. He is merely
going to satisfy himself of a candl-
ilui', onulttlcnr Infia.
AWFUL TOLL OF HAN
LIFE TAKEN Br OCEAN
Over Two Hundred Ilavfi
IVrinli'd on New England'
Coast in Few Months
(Hy AsMM-laled Press.)
IMiSToN. March 21 Two hundred
and twenty-one persons perished by
ehipwrvck and eighty-nine Vessels
met with disaster off the New Eng
land and Hrltlsh North American
coasts, or while engaged In the New
Knglitnd or Canadian trade, during
the full ami winter season of 1908-08.
which ended tonight. Of the
eighty-nine vessels cast ashore or lost
at sea. six steamers and fifty-six sail
ing crafts were totally wrecked. The
financial loss exceeds $3,000.
The most thrilling disaster of ths
season was the collision between'tho
White Star line steamer Republic and
the Italian steamer Florida.
In the series of storms which pre-,
vailed from Nowmber 17 to tNtcem
ber 8.. one hundred and slxty-flve
persons were drowned and four
steamers and thirty-five sailing crafts
lost The greatest disaster last fall
was tha destruction of tho American
steamer 6oo City, which foundered
off the southwest coast" of New
Foundland, with all on board twen-ty-elgbt
men. ' l.
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