THE WEATHER
.V CLOUDY. ' :
VOL: XXV. NO. 155.
(I'OfilAYTO
L
Tbeodor Roosevelt And Son
Kermlt .Leave With
Loud Acclaim
HE WILL BE GONE
.TOR OVER A YEAR
Toft Sends Present And Best
; Wishes For His
Sa'e Return,'
(Bf Associated Press.) -
NEW VORK. March 23. Waving
hearty farewell with his black
j slouch hat, his smiling (ace- beaming
In the morning sun a he stood on the
captain' bridge of the steamship
" Hamburg. ex-President Theodore
- Roosevelt sailed today (or hla 'long
planned . African "smart." He left
amid the cheers of thousands ' thai
swarmed the Hamburg-American line
pier, the 'whistles of countless river
craft and the thunderous feverbero-
thirteen guns from Forts Hamilton
and Wadsworth. Beside the happy
flfour. of the former chief-magistrate
as the big steamship slipped out of
- her deck stood a young lad, seeming
ly dejected as he wistfully gazed at
low. It was Kermlt Roosevelt, who
' accompanied hla father as official
photographer. Father and son, both
clad )o brilliant buff hued army coats,
remained on the bridge on the trip
- down the bay and acknowledged with,
: sweeps of their hats the salutes ot the,
vessels.
The ovation was unofficial in char
acter, but many high In the affairs
of the nation were present. The
crowd bowled over the lines of police
men on the pier, surrounded the
' former president while he was being
' presented a bronse tablet by - the
Italian-American chamber of com
maeos n& bl ore he was again safely
back oh' the sheltering gang plank
, xnocxea ma nai irom nisneaa ana
caused htm to. drop a vacuum bottle
which had been presented by some
admiring Pittsburg friends. Fortu
nately Mr. Roosevelt was not hurt in
the tush arid he seemed to enjoy his
experience with the crowd.
(Continued on page Six.)
PAYNE EXPLAINS HIS
TARIFF BILL IN SPEECH
TAKING IJPFIVE HOURS
Says That Measure Will Not
Injure Tin Plate or
Steel File Industry
AGAINST INCOME TAX
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, March 23. Occu
pying the entire session of the house
today Mr. Payne of New York, chair
man of the committee on ways and
neons concluded his speech In ex
planation of the tariff bill. He was
on his feet almost all of the five
hours and ten minutes that he had
the floor. At times he gave evidence
of being greatly fatigued and leaned
. on his dsk, hoping In that way to
get a little rest
The majority leader began his
speech this morning In no particular
ly good frame of mind, but as the day
wore an he exhibited the best of
humor. He closed amid the plaudits
of the republicans who crowded
about him and extended their con
gratulations. His arguments today
covered a wldo field. He took the
position that the bill would not Injure
the tin plate or steel file Industries
(of the United States, and thai free
hides would not be a menace to the
farmers. He discussed the inheri
tance tax at great length and said
it was preferable to an Income tax.
becuse It would not give rise to per
jury or fraud. He held to the views
also that aa income tax was wholly
unconstitutional.
The minority leader, 'Mr. Clark of
Mlssaourl, followed, and proceeded
but a minute or two when at the
suggestion of - Mr. Payne, he suspend
ed and the house at 4.20 p. m. ad
journed. Had Tilt
Mr. Payne had a sharp colloquy
with Mr. Garner of Texas, who aeked
him for an explanation regarding free
hides,
"I will get to free hides."' said Mr.
; Payne hotly. '1 know it to a local
issue, with rvmtKlman " lie nairf
"and, he added. -I know he will
try to hide himself behind a revenue
duty In order tonec the demands
of those democrats of his district who
ore clamoring for duty on hides."
MIGHTY HUNTER IS
SCARE BIB
IS
(Continued on page Bis.)
TAFT WANTS TO BE
REMEMBERED
FD
DEMOCRATIC
For That Reason May Ap
point Democrat To East
ern N. a Judgeship
POLITICAL PULLS
NO LONGER COUNT
News Comes As Shock To
Politicians In High Places
Who Wanted Seawell. 4
(By Sheldon S. Cline.)
WASHINGTON. March 2.It Is
now being openly asserted that Presi
dent Taft will throw a bombshell Info
the ranks of southern republicanism
by nominating a democrat for the.
Judgeship of Eastern North Carolina,
and that. the appointment will be one
that will be pleasing not to repull-
can politicians, but to the people of
the state 'generally. The president Is
quoted as saying that the day of "po
litical pulls" has gone by, and this
news will come as a heavy shock to
the politicians In high circles who ad
vocated the nomination of. Mr. Sea
well.
His Democratic Ways.
It Is one of Mr. Taft's ambitious
to make his administration known for
its democrcay. People who call at
the white house- will be recelvel
whenever the president's official du
ties will at air- premit, and It isn't
going to Involve the unwinding of
ot of red tape to secure an audience.
Only a small fraction of the Ameri
can people, of course, can come to
Washington, so the president is going
to the people whenever he can. Mr.
Taft unodubtedly travels more than
any of his predecessors, and whenhe
travels he ' Is going to see as many
people as possible.
In his Inaugural address and upon
other occasions Mr. Taft has let it be
known that he feels the tremendous
responsibility of his high office, but
don't Imagine for a minute that he Is
bowed down -under the weight of that
responsibility. In the three weeks of
his administration he has hardly had
a minute at his own disposal or at the
disposal of his family, but he appears
to extract as much enjoyment out of
the enormous amount of work he has
to do as he would out of a closely
contested game of gol(. One old white
house attache declares that he even
has President Roosevelt "beat to a
(Continued on page Four)
BAPTIST MINISTER IS
OF
Quarrel Over Telephone
Matters Has Fatal Re
sult in Missouri
SLAYER SURRENDERS
(By Associated Press)
LEBANON, Mo., March 23 'At
Russ, a remote town in La Clede
county. Rev. Alartln D. Johnson last
nlRht shot and killed Rev. Solomon
O'lxM. Johnson Is the Baptist miji
igtfr of the neighborhood. O'Dell was
a Pri-ibyterlan preacher of Runs. The
mm iiuarreled over business matters.
Johnson Is presidieint of the La
Odi' County Telephone company.
O'lh-ll represented the Farmers' Tele
phone company, a rival.
A meeting was held in the post'
oflicr yesterday looking to a combi
nation of the companies. Johnson
says that O'Dell made a remark
about him in the meeting. Later
they met on the street and agreed
to settle their differences then and
there. O'Dell was removing his coat
when Johnron fired the fatal shot
Johnson then fled. Today, however,
he returned and gave himself up.
WANT LIKENESS
OF JEFF DAVIS
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, March 23. It Is
believed by prominent officers of the
navy that no official objection would
be made if the silver service to be
presented to the battleship Louisiana
by the people of the state (or which
It will be named, should bear the like
ness or the name of Jefferson Davis,
who was president of the Confedera
cy. This question, however. wl not
be derided until It Is actually before
the department Up to this time the
department has not received any offi
cial information concerning the mat
ter. "COLrJIBCS DAT."
ALBANY. N. T.. March 23. Gover
nor Hughes tonight signed the bill of
Senator T. D. Sullivan designating Oc
tober 12th, as a legal' holiday to be
known as "Columbus Day." .
ASIIEVILLE,
SMITH MURDER
TRIAL CAUSES KICK
Special Venire Costing $1,100
Was- Drawn But Case Fail
ed To Get Hearing
CRIME IS NOT ON
INCREASE IN STATE
So Says Judge Lyon In His
Late Charge To The
Grand Jury.
(Special to the Citizen.)
RALEIGH, N. C, March iS. Wk
superior court, Judge Lyon presiding,
convened today for a two weeks term
the principal case (or trial being that
ot Earle Cotton, Tim Holderfleld and
Red Hopkins, charged with the mur
der of Pr. E. W. Smith, of Richmond
November 14, last This is set for
next Monday and Is likely to require
several , days for the hearing. The
special venire for this trial will be
drawn within the next day or two.
Two hundred and fifty men will be
provided from which to select the
ury. A special venire was drawn for
this case at the last , term at a cost
of fl.100 and the case continued with
out going to trial. No little complaint
among taxpayers at this action Is
heard. There are Ave other murder
cases and five cases for criminal as
sault on women to be tried at this
term, all being negroes.
Judge . Lyon la his charge to the
grand Jury today said there was talk
about state that crime was on the
Increase in North Carolina, but he
doubted-lf this was the case. He
thought the Increase in crime Is hard'
ry In greater proportion than the In
crease In population and the gen
eral Industrial developement. He
charged that the people of the state
had said by a large majority that
North Carolina should be what. Is
known, as a prohibition state and as
officers of the court It would be the
doty of the grand Jury to, without re
gard for private opinions the Jurors
might have as to the expediency of
the law, to find true bills In rigid
conformity with the law.
Charter for Road.
A charter was granted today for
the Sanford & Olendon Railway com
pany for the construction of a road
(Continued on page thrss.)
NOTED CONFEDERATE
SOLDIER DIED AT HIS
E
Col. William Lamb Hears
Last Call of "Taps" .
And Goes Out
EDITOR AND LAWYER
(By Associated Press)
NORFOLK. Va., March 23. Col.
William Lamb, aged sownty-three,
soldier, lawyer, editor, merchant and
politician, died hwre today. He was
best known as the "hero of Fort
Fisher" in the Confederate war, when
In a siege of three days he held the
fort near Wilmington, N. C, with
1,900 men against the attack of 10,
000 Federal troops on land and 600
guns on water. Butler and Porter
losing more men than Lamb had.
He has been mayor of Norfolk and
held man7 other offices of honor In
this city and state. He was a dele
gate to sevora" deiocratic presiden
tial conventions, stumped Virginia
for Blaine and Logan, was nominated
as an elector at large on the Harrison
and Morton ticket in 1888, and sub
sequently declined the republican gu
bernatorial nomination, becoming re
publican state chairman.
Colonel Lamb was at Charlestown.
W. Vs.. In 1859 with the "Woodl
Rifles" during the trial and execution
of John Brown.
CURRY TAKES BACK
HIS RESIGNATION
(By Associated Press)
SANTA FE. N. M., March 23
Governor Curry In response to a tele
gram from Washington today tele
graphed President Taft withdrawing
his resignation as governor of New
Mexico.
Governor Curry refused to make
public the telegram he received from
President Taft, saying publicity must
come from the white house. It is
said, however, that the message con
tained an expression of ' President
Tafts confidence la Governor Curry
and promise of his support and re
quested the governor Co re-consider
his resignation.
"I withdrew my resignation because
President Taft desired me to remain,"
sold Governor Curry.
OM
TAXPAYER
N. C, WEDNESDAY MORNINO, MARCH 24, 1909.
CLEVELAND
THEY HAVE CAPTURED
Two Men and a Woman Found With Satchel Containing
Dollars Abductors of Little Willie, Whitla Are Probably Caught With
Ransom In their PossessionClever Work of Police.
(By Associated Press)
CELVELAND, Ohio, March S3,
In Uie arrest iw.r tonight ot a man
and woman having 19,790 in their
possession, thw ' polio 'believe they
have captured the kidnappers of Wil
lie Whitla. In tact the. woman In the
case, who Is somewhat bewildered,
admitted that ante hod boon respon
sible for 4h kidnapping. When
placed in ousted y at the central police
BtajtkMi sh sold to Captain Shattuck:
"I am th one who planned the
whole thing. . Therto will be trouble
for ma and hell In Sharon tomorrow."
Seneath th Woman' skfe was
found "tH Jtt of but 440 was
bound In packages with the original
slips placed on the money when
Whitla took It from the banks still
around It
Clever Capture
Captain Norman Hhattuck and De
tective Frank Woods made the ar
rests In the cast end of the city.
When near the police station tWS man
broke away fsom Detective Wood
nd ran towards an ally. The police
official fired two shots from his re
volver into thie air and the man
stopped. The woman mode no at
tempt to escape. The woman appears
to be well educated and Is rcflnod in
manners. She says she spent fifteen
years of her life In a convent In
Pennsylvania but denies that she over
has been In trouble before. Both thte
man and the woman dmy that they
NTENDS TO CONSULT
WITH WHERN MEN
Mr. Taft Will Stick to An
nounced Policy of Dealing
With Senators
(By AsHoriated Press.)
WASHINGTON, March 23. There
as further Indication at the white
house today that President Taft In
aklng federal apolritrnrntn In the
south Intends to consult as far an p'-
ble the wishes of the senators from
tho states In which the offices are to
be filled. In pursuance of this policy
e had a lengthy Interview with Son
tor Edley D. Smith, of South Caro-
na today and It was said he also
would consult with Senator Tillman
regarding South Carolina offices. Mr.
Taft also has notified Senator Hiilley
that his wixhes would be consulted
ong with those of his colleague re
garding Texas apolntments. The same
rule. It Is declared, will apply to all
the southern states.
RKNAtliT IS l)l:.l).
NEW TORK, Mart h 23. A private
cable dispatch received here announces
the death in Paris yesterday of Fer
saud Renault one of the two partners
F Renault Preres, the head of the
merlcan branch of that automobile
ndustry. Mr. Renault was not yet
fifty years of age.
WASHINGTON, March 13. Fore
cast: North Carolina: Increasing
cloudiness and warmer Wednesday;
rain Wednesday and Thursday; ' In
creasing southeast wlnda.
E GITIZEN.
He's Sorry Now But He'll Do
jfCki f ill uf you r
x tit Mnl 0,f this mi X
J V BUT DOW Ml X
' "' jjj
POLICE PR O VE
knew the nam of each, other. They
admit they an hot man and wife.
According to the police they were in-
toxluatod when planed in custody..!
uue so meir condition tney were not
questioned closely by the police and
wre locked In separata cells. Both
will be arraigned in police court to
morrow on the charge of aL-duotkm,
aceordlrfg to Detective Wood, At
tempts were made to communicate
with Whitla In ftharon tonight but
he could not be looated.'
Captain Shattuck la said to have
secured his description of the kidnap
pers from Willie Whitla and this de
scription led to the sxrest ' -
Willie told Captain Shattuck on
Monday that the woman who kept
him a prisoner hod smallpox scars on
her face. The woman In custody has
red spots on her cheeks and appears
to have had smallpox. She Is a tall
blonde, probably twenty-flvs years
old. The man Is dark and smooth
faced.
Woman Admits It.
Today detectives hoard that a man
and woman answering the description
of the kidnappers had been seen on
the outskirts of the city. They came
down town and bought numerous ar
ticles of clothing, tendering fS and
ItO bills In payment, It was learned.
Hhortly after nightfall the police
learned that the two had gone to the
Kast End of the city. The police
walked up behind the pair, and Cap-
"BOLTERS" SI IIP RID
Kclilicr, of MaH.sachussettn,
Says He Will Not Recog
nize Clarke's Leadership
(By AmuM'laUxl lreM.)
WASHINGTON, March 23. Feel
ing among the democrats In the house
was at fever heat today as a result of
the rebuke the democratic caucus de
livered Ibhi night Impersonally to the
twenty-three "bolters" who voted for
tho Kltsgerald amendments to the
rules of tlui house, in opposition to
minority leader (.'lark.
Representative Kellher of Masna
chusctts. one of the recallcrants, an
nounced that henceforth he would
not recognize Mr. Clark as his leader.
"Anyone who approves the appoint
ment of Representative Harrison to
the ways and means committee one
day and two days later criticizes the
apointment by referring to the gen
tleman as an emissary of Cannon, can
not be my leader," said Kellher.
Representative Fitzgerald, the author
of the Fitzgerald amendments, ap
peared on the lloor later In the after
noon. HARD COAL STRIKE
NOT NOW EXPECTED
(By ANWK'lated Press.)
BCRANTON. Pa., March 3. With
the preliminary work of organizing
the trl-dlstrlct convention of the an
thracite mine worker out of the way,
and with the delegates ready to take
up the question of a new agreement
with their employes, the Impression
grows among those who are watching
the developments in the hard coal
fields that Che mine workers will not
call a strike unless something not
now on the surface develops. This Is
the opinion of many of the mine work,
ers who .ere here from all parts of
the anthracite fields.
The convention held Its first ses
sion today and consumed the morning
snd afternoon hours in perfecting
their organization.
lt Again
THA T
KIDNAPPERS
More Than Nine Thousand
tain Shattuck took the woman by th
arm, Detective Wood securing th
man, The couple staggered, say the
police, as If they were Intoxicated.
They mads no protest against accom.
panyief the officers. The woman
chu,iad with the policeman at her side
at first and asked to be released.
It was then she admitted having
planned the kidnapping. In the mean
time the man attempted to escape and
tho revolver shots of Captain Sim V
tuck brought him to a stand-still,
Whitla says he has the numbers on
the currency bills handed the kidnap
pars and the police ars comparing
the notes found in the possession of
the prisoners with the memoranda of
Whitla. ,
W1IXIK DID IT.
CLEVELAND, 0 March M.The
simple, childish habit of Willie Whit
la, of spelling out the names ot street
cars may prove helpful to the police
or cieveiana in finding the house in
which the boy was held a captive
during his enforced absence . from
home.
While the boy was seated at a talil.
today at his home In Sharon, he be
gan spoiling street! nomenclature.
Among others was the name of s
street car line In Clrevland. Detec
tive Ward, who was near the lad ask-
(XB ed no pnuiuo,-))
NO PARDON FOR IN
WHO ASSAULTED EDITOR
Former Inspector of New
Oilcans Must Serve Out
His Sentence
(fly AssoriHtod Press.)
NKW ORLEANS, March 29. Hy
the action today of the state board of
pardons In refusing to grant his pe
tition for a recommendation of par
don, Edward S. Whltaker, former In
spector of police of New Orleans, must
serve three months In prison here.
While at tho head of the police de
partment, Whltaker accompanied by
several detectives entered tho office
of a local morning paper end shot
several times at the editor, Mho was,
however, not injured. The asxault
grew out of articles which ths editor
had printed, attacking the Inspector.
UNITARIAN CONFfcRENCK.
(fly AsMM-lated Prewt.)
NKW ORLEANS, March 21 Ths
southern conference of Unitarians was
called to order here this afternoon b
President Charles Uehre of Atlanta,
Ga. The afternoon session was taken
up with reading of reports from var
ious churches. and devotional exercises
were tho order tonight.
DR. CAHILL MURDER
CASE POSTPONED
(Ry A wox' In led Press.)
ROANOKE, Vs., March 18. The
trial of Dr. J. 8. Cahlll (or the mur
der or Robert O. Smlthers was today
for the third time postponed In the
circuit court at Rocky Mount, Va.
Three special terms have been called
to try the case, but each time it has
been postponed because of Illness of
witnesses. It hi said Smlthers was In
strumental in separating Cahlll and
his wife. A fatal gun duel followed.
The unwritten law will be Invoked
by the defense. Cahlll Is out on 12.00)
bond. Ths next date (or the trial
has not been set. . i '
Leased Wire Reports.
Associated Press
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
THEIR Jii HIDES
' Having Put Cannon At The
Helm They Again Bolt
Party Caucus
CLAIM THAT VOTES
WERE A LA DENVER
( aught Playing Judas, .They
Now Seek To Make A
"Fearless Stand t
WASHINGTON', March !. De
fending their action in not attending
the democratic caucus Inst night and
in voting as they did on the day the
house organised for the Fltagcrald -
amendments to the rules - the six
Georgia ;: "bolters! from the ; party.
Representative Brantley, Livingston.
Lee. 'Howard, ' Griggs and Edwards, .
assert In statement mads today that ,
'the action of the caucus last night
In adopting rules to make the action
of future raucuai.il binding under cr- ,
tain conditions Is our eompluts vindi
cation at the hands of the caucus it
self for ths votes we cast on the day
the house organised. .
They claim' that their votes "were ,
In strict accord with the Denver plat,
form and the precedent of the party
for all time and not 'In violation' of
any party caucus, They were- demo
oratlo votes on amendments Initiated
and proposed by a domocrat and wj
stand by them." f ,
"Not Sincere."
They declare that tha light against
one man power under the rules of the
house wot Inslrteurs and merely a pre,
tense. In which connection they call
Attention to , the caucus held on ths
morning congress opened "where it
ti proposed that democrats should
take their voting orders blindly from
Mr. Clark on tho floor of the house
and .follow: hi . lead regardless of
where he went," and ato to the cau
cus held that sam evening, "where
It was solemnly rusolved that no dem
ocrat should accept committee as
signment at the hands of the speaker
unless Mr. Clark consented thereto. '
"Speaking (of ourselves demo
crats, and . w believe, for a large
majority of the democrats we repre
sent," they add, ''we want to say fur-
ther that 14 our opinion the plan of
fusion, of recent year so popular
with ths , leadership of , our party,
should be abandoned, unless it can bo
had without sacrifice of democratic
principles. Th evil of this last" t ,
tomptid fusion was, first: The aban
donment of ' - democratic: precedent.'"
nine the foundation of our govern
ment and of our party; and, second,
the protection of the republican party ,
by unloading It sins of commission ,
and omission on the fake called 'Can-
nonlsm,'" v -yvivf 'Vv'';-:-"'
What TJwy Deplore. .
They "deplore the unseemly wran
gle that took place" at lost night's ,
csucus and declare that they did not
attend because they thought their ,
absence would "be mors conducive to
harmony than our presence." , In r- -ply
to ths resolution adopted In which
their action In "supporting ths Pits
geruld plan of saving Cannonlsm" was
declared to be "In conflict with the
caucus action of their party and In
violation of Its platform pledge," they
hold "that a more indenniti ana
meaningless criticism could not have
been written." - 1
BRITONS EET NEAR THE
POLE BUT 0ECI0E TO
LEAVE HJfVHEHE IT IS
Shackleton's Expedition Re
turns After Getting in
111 Miles Of It
IN TIIK ICE ".-'FIELDS
LONDON, March 1 1. Lieut E, II.
Hhaekelton, of the British navy, com
mander of the Antartlo expedition,
which returned on the barkentln
N I in rod lo Inver carglll, New Zealand,
today, although he did not achieve
his object, succeeded In getting with
in 111 miles of tho pole.
Tho Nlmrnd expedition left Eng- ,
lund in July, 1007, and after reach
Ing the Ice fields and making the most
elaborate preparations,' the main ex- ,
pedltlnn started on a sledge Journey
RENEGADES
m
PUTllIEHOfl
which occupied lit days and tra
versed 1.708 miles southwards. The '
evplorers reached latitude 8.23 and
longitude 102 east, which was esti
mated as 111 miles rrom tns poie. -A
aerond nsrtv pushed forward to , ,
the southern magnetlo pole at latitude
7J.2S, longitude 164 east. The British '
flag was left flying at both points. The
ascent of mount ErbuS was accom--ii-h-rf
with rtimrultv. and seoloalcal
discoveries of great Importance were
made. The result ' etuunea ns ve
thrown much light on the psst history
nf h. antarctic continent. The expe
dition suffered no loss of Ms. ;v-.u .