,X THE T7EATHEB t
VOL. XXV. NO. 177.
PROPOSED TO TAX
INCOMES OF RICH
TO (MEVE1E
enator Bailey Introduces
Amendment to Tariff Bin
Similar to Previous Act :
BELIEVES COURT
WILL HOLD IT VALID
Provisions Which Will Obviate
Certain Palpable Objections
to Other Law.
, (By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON. April 16. Senator
Bailey today introduced an Income
tax amendment to the tariff bill. It
provtdea for a straight tax of three
per cent on all incomes above 15,000
a year. It exempt all Income from
federal, atate, , couny and municipal,
securities, salaries of all state officer
and Incomes of corporations below
15,000. Hiv Bailey does not attempt
to avoid the constitutional questions
and In effect challenges them.
Mr. Bailey said that the tariff bill
reported to the senate was In the
main the same as that of 1894. His
Income tax amendment, he said, was
the same as the law which had form
erly been enacted with minor except
ions, ' He' had in this amendment
raised the exemption from incomes of
14.000 to Incomes of $5,000 and had
raised the rate of tax from two to
three per cent, which he said would
result In a greater revenue than would
thevtwo per cent tax on $4,000 In
comes. "I have also," said Mr. Bailey, "re
sponded to the unanimous decision of
the Supreme' court of United States
that congress has no power to levy
an income tax on state, county and
municipal securities and I have
specifically exempted Incomes derived
from that source. I regard H as un
fortunate that they were previously
Included In the law. I thought it
plain -that the court would, and
think If equally plain that the court
ought to have decided that that part
of the law was not constitutional.1
Challenge Court.
In other : vreeeeots, he said, - his
mnflmf-uit i..n.... - ootr was
atlsfleil ,tnat his amendment was not
in covventIon of the constitution
jje yteleved a majority of the court
errfAln that decision.
fkti," he said, "remembering that
tkatteclsion was by a divided court
mm " " - i---u-j-rlj-ji
(Continued on page Six.)
IFEREIfCE SCHEME
FO BUILD UP UNIFORM
EDUCflTLONAL SYSTEM
To Have States Co-operate
in Making Their Plans
f Correspond
SPLENDID REPORTS
I (By Associated Press.)
A1TT . A o.tfw A ...
n.uaxn, us, April is. a move
ment to build up an educational
scheme which shall embrace the en
tire South was launched today at a
pro.ongea session of the campaign
managers of the conference for edu
cation In the South, now In annual
session here. It was proposed that all
states of the South bo induced to take
action toward a strong educational
system whlph shall be as uniform as
possible. The Idea to be worked out
was thus expressed by President P. P.
Claxton of the University of Tennes
see: "We should have." he said, "an
architectural plan built up from all
the styles of education now In vogue
in the South." We have been strength
ening here and there for years with
good results, until now it Is time to
construct a system more or less per
manent for general development
Dr. Claxton presided at the cam
paign maiuwrs' meeting and It was
decided to take early action to spread
the urgform education idea.
Reports on educational progress In
the Individual states of tht South pre
duced interesting figures, foe Ala
bama report showed that the appro
priation for education in that state
for the past year had inceased 1319,
00. The compulsory education law
Just passed by he Arkansas legisla
ture was commended. Florida report
ed forty-one high schools, seventy
five junior high schools and forty-one
rural graded schools.
Georgia showed a state appropria
tion for 1(01 for schools of $2,250.
000, an Increase over 1908 of ar quar
ter of a million. For Kentucky one
of he most successful years In state
school history was predicted for 1909
and Oklahoma called attention to the
salaries paid her teachers as being
probably tire highest In the South.
lUiral life as a business and indus
trial success therein was the leading
feature of the nhvht session, the prtn
al address -(King jxit&e. JJX. QWord
THE
PRESIDENT SENDS
DRAFT OF TARIFF
Philippines Noed Revision of
Duties Also to Match
New Schedules
GIVES TO ISLANDS
LIBERAL REVENUE
Requests That Measure Be
Passed at the Same Time
as the Payne Bill.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, April 16. The
president today sent to congress a
special message regarding the Philip
pine tariff. This message transmits
recommendations by the secretary of
war for a revision of the Philippine
tariff so as- to permit as much cus
toms revenue as possible for the Is
lands and at the same time to extend
to the islands the principle of a pro
tective tariff for its Industries. Under
the conditions which wilt arise from
the enactment, of the tariff bill pend
ing In congress which provides under
certain conditions for free trade be
tween the Philippines and the United
States, the revenues of the island will
be considerably affected and numer
ous protests have been received here
on this account. The message was
submitted to both houses of congress
shortly after they convened. General
ly speaking the bill submitted by the
president makes a slight Increase In
the rates of duty, now provided m the
Philippine tariff, but It framers ay
its tendency 1 to Insure a far a
practicable the benefit of the Phil
Ipptne market for American manu
facturer and product.
The president's message follows
The Preatdesnt'g Message.
To-the senate and house of repre
sentatives: "I transmit herewith communica
tions from the secretary of war, en
closing one from the chief of the
bureau of insular affairs. In which :s
transmitted proposed tariff revision
law tor ine rniipji '",;-fflnirt
"This measure., rsXMW,. nd 1
muxes rt corrtofm as 'nearly as possi
ble to the regulations of the customs
laws of the United States, especially
with respect to packing and packages.
The present Philippine regulations
have been cumbersome and difficult
for American merchants and export
(Continued on page four.)
COMMANDERS OF BLUE
P GREY CLASP HANDS
Commander-in-Chief in G.A.
R. Guest of Honor at U.
C. V. Reception
WORE OLD UNIFORMS
(lly Associated Press.)
ATLANTA, Oa April 15. At a re
ception tendered General Henry W.
Nevius, commander-in-chief of the
grand army of the republic, at the
Kimball hotel tonight, the regulation
blue and the cadet gray In which the
soldiers of the opposing armies were
clothed in the civil war, were strong
ly in evidence and the followers of
Grant and Iee mingled informally for
several hours. A feature of the even
ing was the meeting between General
Navius and General Clement A. Evans
the commander-in-chief of the United
Confederate Veterans, who clasped
hands In undying friendship and en-
Joyed an Interchange of war experi
ence.
General Evans on behalf of the
men who wore the gray, welcomed
General Nevius to Atlanta and to the
South.
General Nevius Is on an official tour
of the grand army poets of the South
and tonight's reception was tendered
him and visiting veterans by the O.
M. Mitchell post G. A. R. The Fitz
gerald post was present In a body and
tomorrow these posts will accompany
the commander-ln-rhief to Tallapoosa
where the annual encampmert of
Georgia will be held.
NIGHT RIDEK TRIAL.
By Associated Press.) .
NASHVILLE. Tenn., April la. The
night rider cases were called at Wav
erley. Tenn.. today, and the tr'al set
for Monilnv next. The sherif was
ordered to summon five hundred ve
nlremen. Troops will be present dur
ing the trial.
BANK SISPEXDS.
KORFOLK.'Va,. April 15. t'nable
in meet the heavy demands of .depos
itors the Merchants and Tijflckers
bank of Suffolk, with a small trrmitoH
in Southampton county, partially sus
pended business today, and the direc
tors announced that there would bej
voluntary liquidation. , ... .
SI
ffiHElILEE CITIZEH.
ASHEVILLp, N.
r
III WHEAT AT RISK
E
Manipulator Buys Three Mil
lion Bushels of Wheat
In Few Minutes
PRICES BROKE. BUT
HE FORCED THEM UP
Situation Now Is One Lone
Speculator Against the
Field of Bears.
CHICAGO, April IS. It was aday
or tumult and sharply shifting for
tunes In the wheat pit of the board
of trade today. July wheat following
a docile advance to new high level
suddenly dropped an extreme of t
cents. The "pyramided" fortunes of
small speculators vanished In a trice
and the day was saved from rout only
by he vigorous exertions of the bull
leaner, jnmes A. rauen.
Within the last fifteen minutes of
the trading Mr. Patten bought 3,000,-
000 bushels of wheat for July delivery.
"Nothing but a flurry," he said, but
that was after the turbulent pit had
been deserted for the day.
Durjng that final quurtor of an hour
he was a very busy man. Into the
corridor of the Wewtern Union build
ing, In which the Bartlett-Patten of
fices are located, floated the sound of
high pitched, nervous voices as clerks
at the telephone shot in buying or
ders to other clerks in the pit: "Huy
fifty. Buy a hundred. Buy twenty-
five."
These numbers referred to thou
sands of bushels of wheat, and there
were many .smaller ones o many, in
fact that not all of them were filled
It was a physical impossibility to do
so.
One Man Against Field.
It was ratten against the field and
the final gong showed the former ap
parently was as mighty mm ever. His
purchase and those of his followers
(Continued on page four.)
HILL DECLARES PEOPLE
MUST NOT BE FOOLED
Expect Tariff Revision, ant
If Disappointed Republi
can Party Will Suffer
WASHINGTON, April l!i. Jnmes
J. Hill, chairman of the hoard of di
rectors of the Great Northern rail
road, talked to several friends at the
capitol today regarding the tariff leg
islation. "The people throughout the coun
try feel that something has been
promised to them In the way of tariff
revision." said Mr. Hill, "and they
want to get It. Both parties placed
pledges In their national platforms to
revise the tariff. The task has been i
entrusted to one party, but If It falls.'
In my opinion, the duty of tariff re
vision will then be given to those!
who are unfriendly to tho protective!
policy. j
"Party lines have never been so i
nearly obliterated as at present. With j
this condition, a party cannot afford j
to disregard the demands upon it.
"I have no special Interest In this
tariff bill. But I have an Interest In
the prosperity of the country. We
are tired of Conditions that have ex
isted' for the last two years. We
wsuyt to get the business of the coun
try ots a sound basis.
To do that we
need ftAjtet the tariff question out of
He way.'
I .v.'-, viuW I : COHGRESS goii:
' T&k? a UwLllIlwUllk
SAVE IS
Gill
OFM
LL1SM0R
C, FRIDAY MORNING,
' so- 1 v t
General,Tiew of City of Con stantinople Where Trouble Is
s Massacre ten
CHRISTIAN AF.'.!ENfANS
TOflVEnGEDNEQF RACE
Martial
jaw lias Been Pro-
claimfl and Troops Dcs-
elicd to Scene
pa
NOT RE
PORTED HERE
(Bjr associated Prom.)
CONSTANTINOPLE, April 18. At
Mersina, a saport of Asia Minor on
the Mediterranean, 'acveral Armenian
were massaied today. Enraged . at
the murder Y two Moslems by-aa
Armenians aA fry the fact tha the
assassin had tot , been apprehended.
slna, which coViis a'tot'a! of le.OOQ
Inhabitants, tpit the law Into its own
hands and attacked the Armenian
quarters. '
The Chrlstln communities of Mer
sina appealedto the consuls here for
help. Two American missions are
represented 4i Mersina.
The Mersina trouble is not connect
ed with the pcltlcal upheaval at Con
stantinople of he past two days. It
Involves the Arpenian question which
is religious ant racial, and has noth
ing to do with .he internal politics of
Turkey.
The first nevs from Mersina was.
happily, exagigeated. Early advices
stated that a mssacre of Armenians
was In progres at that place. The
disturbance In reality occurred at
Adena, which lsilout. thirty-six miles
from Mersina. Only ten Armenians
were killed. Mirtlul law has been
proclaimed thor and reinforcements
of troops aro h'ng despatched from
Beirut.
WASHINGTON April 15. The
massacre of Ara'enlans at Mersltiu
hss not been rejurted to either the
Mate department or the Turkish em
bassy In this cll
HALF LOAF HILL LOOK
LIKE SOML BREAD SOON
Advance in I'ricc of Flour
Putting Bikeries in Des
perate Struts
(By AHsxlai'd Presw.)
Ni:V YOKK, .-H 15. With floor
up firty cents a I .irrej In the local
market and the ' hances apparently
good for a furtl'r rise, New York
city now faces th- possibility of bread
at seven cents a l if. What will ap
pear to hundreds ,r thousands in the
poorer quarters I I famine rates for
this staple of all Imlers bll fair to
be forced as a n ult of the Tcccnt
rise In the price .f wheat.
While no eoiir""d action In the
matter of ralslni; l.r-ad prices has yet
been taken dev '' laments along this
line are experb-l nt the next meet
ing of th east Kid-; master bakers'
association.
WASHINGTON. April 15. Forecast
(for North Carolina: Fair Friday and
'Saturday; variable winds shifting to
moderate aoutUeasu
usonnu .- viamu -vr gers of the governing board oi tiw
jMQtoh smrnefr nf jpolatioiM MTCTtgt" mnmV rninma . a laerlra n re.'
APRIL 1G, 1JJ09
T
AS
DF
Object of Ranquefto Bring
. Closer Ties With Latin
. Countries to South
BARRETT WAS HOST
(By Associated 1rem)
WASHINGTON.. April . IS. Elabd
rato decorations, brilliant speeches b
men1 of international prominence and
the greatest of good and tho kindliest
of human fellowship, wore tho fea
tures which made the banquet given
here, tonight in honor of Bex-rotary ol
State Knox, chairman.' and the. meni-
gers of the governing board of tlie
publics tr John"ltarrMt,"trtHWt''
the bureau, one of national and In
ternational significance,
Ambassadors, foreign ministers ami
others in the diplomatic service, the
vice-president of the United Btates.
the speaker of tho house of represen
tatives, members of congress, promi
nent government officials and others
of national note were present
Becretnry Knox. Ambassador Nab
ueo of nraxll. Vice-President Sher
man, Hpeaker Cannon and Senator
Itoot responded to appropriate toasts
and the ministers of Costa Rlea and
Argentina also spoke briefly. The In
vocation was delivered by the apos
tolic delegate, Monslgnor Faleonlo,
The object of the dinner was to cm
phaslxn tho development of closer re
lations of commerce and friendship
between the United States and her sis
ter republics of Latin America.
Secretary Knox In responding to his
toast. "The (iov ruing Board of the
International Bureau." declared that
he regarded "as one of the most
agreeable honors and one of the itioM
important duties" that which had
developed upon him as secretary of
st.ite to lie president of the governing
board of the Intcrnalloiinl bureau of
the American, republics.
FROM NIGHT RIDERS
Jury Hrings in Venli-t ..Fu
ller Instructions of the
Court
(lly AsHoriak'd I'ress.)
CINCINNATI, it, April 15 -A Jmy
ill the l-Vil' r.ll ourt of the K,ihIciii
distric t of Kentucky at Covington thu
evening 'acting under the court's In
structions, rend' red u verdict In the
niht rl'h r ilntniiKe cimc, awju'ilint;
the plaintiff W K. Ilenil'-rsoii $j:,0
'1;iiiuu s.
1 1-inh'Tson, a former t'l;i':co iri'-r-etiant
of Aiigu";i. Ky, sii'-'i foiift'-. o
prominent rcsnlitiis of lirackeri conn
IV, Kentucky, for Si.'i.OOO ilHinaKes
for an alleged assault upon him In
Augusta during the night rider trou
bles In thai section. JudK- Cochrcn
instructed th" Jury that "any person
is entitled to da irm. for the shock
to his feelings caused by an Invasion
of his rights," and that according in
the pr'Kif in the ra.se on trial the
plaintiff was entitled to damages.
IMI-OHT Wilis FltOM IKKIjAND
(lly AsHorlated lress.)
NKW OKLKAN8. April 1 i. Sev
eral weeks ao Irish potatoes w r
selling In New Orleans at 12.50 a bar
rel. The price has bM'n gradually
crawlfng upward, until today they
wer quoted at 14.50 per barrel. New
potatoes are quoted -at 15.60 to $
a barrel. Many of the local mer
chants have sent large of d ere .to Ire
land for potatoes, and sera;l ship
ments have already . arrived from
England. .
., or 1
Brewing
yoiGiiuoisfi
MPiMi
CONSTfllilLE
Everybody Net Ea'.!sf;cd iv'lih
tho N6WRc;!.t.3 r:rccr.t!y
DISUKE MNISTCn;
lynch an orncir;
Futher Disorders Aro Dr-"
cd'Mornc-t:::: n
VcUy'o'n : , ,m
(By AwMK'iuti'tl Pre..),
OONSTANT1NOPLH April 15.
Thu third day off the revolutionary
movement In the capital was marked
by disorders, the must : serious of
which was a demonstration by ma'
rlnes who objected to the new mlu-
ister of marine, Vloe Admiral Adjl'i
mln Faahey V.Tha marine gathered
in force and Sullied and conveyed to
the palacet Arlf Hey, commander of
the battleshlpi Assar-I-Tewllk, a mem
her of tho committee of union and
progress, who ordered the guns of
his ship trained on the Ylldls Kiosk
when the - risinsr was at its height
with the Intention of supporting the
(iommlKno.' . .
Arrived at the Ylldls Kiosk, the
men lynched Arlf Bey, notwithstand
ing tho efforts of tho palace guard
to save him.
Although publlo confidence la hy
no means restored by the reformation
of the cabinet, a favorable impression
has been produced f the appointment
of Nn xm rim' Pastia a commandur of
the first army crpi and this has
been strengthened by the nominations
of Mumduh Pasha to command th
f i r,t division- at Constantinople. . Ed
herm Pasha, . the new . minister ' nf
war and Naslrlm Pasha today made
the round of the barracks in-the city
and exorted the soldiers to oheyy
nti'1 exorted the " ex'ldlers to obey
ceivtd and heartily cheered 1 ' f
Tlirealen Is AtlftffcV
forte circles are extremely disquiet
ed by new from Halonlkl and Won
astir, where tho Influence of tha eom-
mliiee of union and progress la strong
(Continued on page 8lx.
MRS. HSOLLINS
LONG SUIT FDR OLD FEE
Huh Htjon'fa Litigation Kvei
Siiwio Death of Ilcr I)i
tingulrihcd Hiiband
(liy AmnvlmUsd Prrtts.)
HOBTON, .Mass., April I'. -The
lerigttiy. litigation against relatives of
the late Andrew J, Davis, the wealthy
Montana ml no owner by Mrs. Ilva, A.
Intfcrsoll, i Of Dobba Ferry. N. Y..
widow of the late Col. Iiobert O. In
gersoll, ended today whi'fi Judge Wil
liam P.. Putnam In the United Blntes
circuit court handed down a final do-
rer, awarding Mrs. Ingcrsoll tUH.fUO
with Interest and costs.
Following the death of Mr. ravls,
certain of hla relatives engaged Col
onel Ingersoll as counsel to break
Mr. Istvls will, making a contract
by which they were to pay him 1100.
000. After Colonel Inxersoll died, his
widow,' aa administratrix, endeavor
ed to Collect this amount from the
Davis relatives, who oonteated the
case, claiming that the full services
called for by the conract had not been
performed.
Tha- ease waa fought through the
courts uBttU-JUrs. Iniersoll'a-victory
, ii"..'Tf."
' Associated Trcsc
Leased 7ire' Itepor'
PRICE PIVE CENT,"1..
TARIFF REVIS:
Other Measures Ir.troC
In Spite of Restricted rt -4
poso cf Session ,
BEVER1DCE WANTS
TARIFF COAtVJSI
lniliouse. Corner In w;
. Resurrecti Old Ant!
Futures Measure.
. i (Iy Asso'lated rrrss.)
NVASHlNQTONi April' lR.--eh.
after the senate met today It
to a resolution of the house of t
reaentatlves, asking thul the turllT
lie returned to that body so it tu
be amended to pltico upon the fi-
the products of, as well n mi h
refined petroleum. The bill , is
returned to the senuto n u
amendment Inserted."
The president's hh'sshko It i
vlslim of the rinllpplun tHiln f
the principle of piot.i ihm e
applied to the initiiKli iea of t
Inmls, and t tlur wiim time, l r
of practleiil free trade wli'u t'-n (
Htutes sufficient - revenue ii
provided wns li'.'l before I '
mid referred to the cuiTnr.1 j
l'hlllppines.
Heimtor Hiiliey t.f f.
amendment IiIoi-Ihk l it :
cent upon Incomes of nv.-s .
nuuliy. f.'
A bill provi.i ii.; for
mission vris inlro.jM.' i
llV .Mr, l!eeflil,;o.
snld the t.a'HT eonii'i
been morn widely
new Mpi, j : i of t' 'i
idler pi'.-,-. I I It
Hint it I I I. .1 I I
hy nn-,' !
., . A l.ii'i i- co.,
do. I .- ,1
A 1 I
lull. ii'. i
H I I i-
M ,1 . i i tM: : .
be repoil. .1 ! '
Tin, .!,,:,. . . :
ed until Unit i. n:e.
The hoiiHu vius In
mtimtes. Tho pririi ipnl Im
acted was the receiuion m
to committee of a nn
president tinnsmli hut t:
taiilf rvlnlon law of tin
Islands, . , ..
A bill to, prohibit Uih
II
us.
nca
I I
m tha
" posed
.ilipplne :
-.-if. :-- "''
dealing Iff ,
tha futures of wheat) cotton, and olh
er agriouUuml luoducts ws Intro
d tiled In the t;ii.i-. toiluy by tepre
entntlvo Boott, of Kansas. v
"We have enough republicans and
democrats to Insure the, passage Of
this bill, or one drawn -along similar
lines, at the next regular. suasion, of
congress," said Mr. Boolt "Tha main
tlilnar is to take rare . that msasure
la drafted (hat will be constitutional."
During the last session of congress.
hearings were given to bill, seeking
to prohibit the dealing In "futures'
of agricultural prod note, but no ac
tion was taken by the committee, ,' At
that time ; tha principal demand for
legislation came from bkiuthorn mem-
CLARK TRIES TO DEFEND ;
ANTI-BRYAN SPEECH IN
FLORIDA LEGISLATURE
,. - -. ..
DeiiicH Right of Anybody to
, Cull Ilim to Account But
llm Own District
JtKITKUATKH WORDS
(Hy AsHorlatnt Prcsa.)
TAI.I-AIIAHHKK. Fla April IS.
AHhcrtlng that hn Is answerable to the
people of the second Florida district
and not to the state legislature. Con
gressman Krank Clark, opposed the
resolution by representative Alexan
der of Volusia, denouncing him for
alleKed uitersnces made on the flenr
of eonr-ss in a two hours speech be
fore the Florida house of representa
tives tonight. "
Tho hall was crowded to the ddbrs
and the speaker won frequent ap
plause . - I
The resolutions were not aeted Upon
as they were set for a special order
for April 27.
Clark quoted his utterances from
th congressional record and claimed
that he did not attack Champ Clark
or say that the Florida legislature In
ructcd him to spiik against Bryan.
Ho reiterated his attacks upon Qryan.
designating him aS "that Nebraska
populist." lie brought many .argu
ments to bear against the d em oe ratio
leader and claimed that he is already
a prospective leader for I'll J., - . "
He claimed- that he had done mora
work (or the cause of tha party dur
ing the campaigns whrte Bryan was
the standard bearer, than alt thekcs
Continued on pagtt four.lj
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