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VOL. XXV. NO. 184:
ASIIEVILLE, N. C, TIItJBSDAY MORNING, APRIL 22,1909.
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PET DOCTRINE OF
Oilers Income Tax Amend
ment andSpeaks In Favor
of Its Adoption.
but would exempt
all;corporations
In This Feature It Differs from
The Bailey Amendment
Proposed.
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, April 21. His
amendment to the Payne-Aldrich
tariff bill providing for a graudated
Income tax was Introduced today by
.Senator Cummins, of Iowa.
Mr. Cummins 'pointed out that it
differs in some important particular?
from either the law of 1894 or the
amendment offered by Senator Bailey.
It exempts Incomes below five thou-
said dollars and authorizes the -deduction
of that amount from every dutia
ble income. The rate provided for is
as follows:
Upon Incomes not exceeding $10,
000, two per cent: upon incomes
not ' exceeding twentythousan dol
lars, two and one-half per cent
Upon Incomes not exceeding forty
thousand dollars three per cent; upon
Incomes not exceeding sixty thousand
dollars three and one-half per cent;
upon Incomes not exceeding eighty
thousand dollars, four per cent; upon
incomes not exceeding one hundred
thousand dollars five per cent; upon
all incomes exceeding one hundred
thousand dollars six per cent.
Mr, Cummins belioves that the
graduated tax so provided for will
produce a somewhat less revenue than
a flat tax of three per cent, and Is of
the opinion that the amount raised
under his amendment would be about
forty millions of dollars.
Corporations Exempt.
Another point of difference Is that
the duty Is .to bo levied only upon in
dividual Incomes. He treats corpora
tions as mere nsturmentalltles tor ln
.dlvldual. profit, and the chief reason
for not' ijftluaing corporations Is that
to put a tax upon the Income of cor
porations Is to tax those who are
stockholders of the corporations, but
whose total incomes would not reach
five thousand dollars, precisely as
though thoy had dutiable Incomes.
This would bo the result with a fiat
(Continued on page Four)
OPPOSE PROTECTION
FOR COTTON SEED OIL
Imports of Products in One
Year Were Worth
Less Than $100.
SOMEBODY IS JOSHING.
" (By Associated Press.)
WASlflNQTON, April 21. In the
nenate today cotton seed oil was the
subject of an exchange of opinion be
tween protectionist republicans and
tarriff-for-revenue democrats. Taunt
ing members of the minority by stat
ing that the cotton seed oil Industry
of the South had appealed to him for
tariff protection, Senator Aldrieh
suggested to Mr. Bacon that If the
senator from Georgia and other
Bouthern senators should get together
In favor of placing that product on
the free list as was the case when
the bill passed the house of repre
sentatives, he thought an agreement
' to that effect might be reached.
This suggestion has been called
forth y a statement by Mr. Bacon,
who said If the twenty-five per cent
ad valorem levied on importations of
cotton aeed oil did not produce an
Income he thought It should go on
the free list.
Senator Simmons of North Carolina
protested against such action, declar
ing that he was free to say that he
was not in fawor of placing cotton
seed oil on the free 1st.
Stating that the Importation T cot
ton seed oil In 190S was 202 gallons
worth 181. and yielding revenue of
$8.28. Mr. Aldrlch said the tax on
that article was "for protection, pure
and simple." .
"Any pretense." declared Mr. Tin
man, rising In his place and "Peak
ing In vigorous language, "that there
Is protection on cotton seed oil through
such a duty hi a humbug. Cotton
seed oil producers do not want an.
. .. .11 "
Mr. -Aldrlch said he had been a.p-
. - w k .vwYitrprs from the
peaiea xo or - . .
Sooth and Mr. Tillman retorted that
he "didn't represent sucn pv
Mr. Money Joined In a declaration
that the South did not wm
--A nil
lion on cmwn ie- .... .
. . ... . made by
the senate In the consideration of the
tariff MIL No aenator being pre-
DEMOCRATIC SIDE
HORSE SHOW ENDS
BEST EXHIBITION
EVER GIVEN IN CITY
The Real Spirit of Occasion Was
More In Evidence Yesterday in
Enthusiasm of
As the sun fell below the grim
peaks in the west yesterday, a tired,
pdusty grimy and dishevelled lot of
people poured from the gates of the
arena at Riverside Park, and the
seventh annual horse show, the great
est event of the year In Ashevllle,
was ended. '
Tired as they were, dusty as they
were, and dishevelled as they were,
the. ones who witnessed the closing
day's events cared little for such tri
fles for they had witnessed a part
of the best exhibit of horses ever
seen In this city. Those who did not
see the first day's exhibit really
missed tho best part of the show, for
in comparison with yesterday's exhib
it the first day In the opinion of
many was better.
From the' standpoint of attractions,
the show this year was the best ever
held in the city, 'but in point of at
tendance It ranks far below those of
iprevlous years. It Is difficult to ac
count for this waning Interest. The
directors of the association strained
every effort this year to provide an
entry list that would bring In new
horses and swell tho classes to larger
numbers and they succeeded so well
that their disappointment in the
failure of the people of the city to
suport the how' Is all tho greater.
Fair Attendance Yesterday.
However, the attendance yesterday
was much better than on the open
ing day although still below the
standard of previous years. There
was more of the horse show spirit,
more enthusiasm over tho feats of
horsemanship, keener Interest In the
competition for the ribbons than on
.the first day and one wondered If
a third day would bring the enthusi
asm up to what it really should have
been.
The Judging yesterday, while not In
accordance with the views of every
body, was generally accepted as satis
factory. Those at the ring side will
pick their favorite at long range, ut
terly Ignoring tho fact that their par
ticular plckmay be spavined, blind,
or have no cups In his teeth. The
judges at closer range and with ox
pert eyes cannot always bo expected
to overlook such little things as con
formation, age, soundness. Mr. C.
Beverly Broun and John C. Selhert
were assisted yesterday by M. N. Itos".
of Blltmore, in the Judging.
The excitement of the crowd was
roused to so high a pitch by several
spirited brushes "around the ring by
the entries In the roadster class that
the Judges, humoring this liking of
T THE
IS CLAIM OF ATTORNEYS
Argument on Motion For
New Trial Heard by
Judge Hart.
CASE NOT CONCLUDED
(By AxsoHated Press.)
NASHVILLE, Tenn., April 21
Arguments for a new trial In the
Cooper case began today before Judge
William II. Hart. The defendants,
Co. If. B- Cooper and his son, Rohln
J. Cooper, who were found guitly of
tha miinlnp nf former United States
Senator K. W. Cormack and were giv
en twenty years Imprisonment, were
in excellent spirits, and held an im
promptu reception before the sheriff
opened court.
The defendants were represented by
Judge Anderson, General Washington.
A n Rwine. tr.. and General Meeks.
Attorney General McCann, Captain i
Fitzhtigh and General Guinea appear
ed for the state. ,
General Washington opened for thej
defense. He argued at length thati
liohln Cooper could not have been;
guilty of murder as he hart not oeen !
nation with his father, had;
not read the offending editorials; had
not even lived with his ratner tor:
v,9r and went along that day
merely to protect his parent.
u maintained that the Jury should.
have been Instructed I bat If Robin's,
intentions in crossing the street were;
peaceful he had a right to ncicnoj
1.1 if k.n attacked, and made the;
mill"'" " ,
declaration that 'even if Colonel
Cooper went across tne street u.
Carmack as the state contends he did.
there was no evidence to show that
Robin knew anything or sum pu.-,
General Washington was followed;
briefly bv Attorney General Garner,
for the state. Judge Anderson then
took up the argument for the defense. I
That the court by Its Instructions,
practically commanded the Jury to
convict .Colonel and Robin hooper,,
was the contention of Judge Anderson. I
"The court In tnis mnrucu.m. .m
Anderson, "declares In effect that the
Coopers had a right to cross the street
and seek Carmack. but that they
croased that street at their pgrll and
ujxnrii 1 - m
Crowd.
the spectators encouraged the drivers
to show their speed. " s
Idulti' Were Favorites.
The riding of the ladles In tho
ladles' saddlo clans and In tho com
bination harness and saddle class was
much applauded. Mrs. Beekman
Lorlllard whose tflne horsemanship
has contributed so much to the suc
cess of the shows and Mrs. J. B. A.
Bennett, her sister, receiving the lion's
share of the applause. Miss Mary P.
Howard with her fine exhibit and Mr
Baker Edwards with her splendid
prizo winners although not so well
known among the patrons of tho
show, received ithelr full meed ot
hand clapping. Tho presence of the
ladles In the ring unquestionably
adds greatly to the popular Intercut
In tho events. Whatever the mere
men may think of their chances of
winning against a woman as a com
petitor, the public is not willing to
spare the fair riders from the ring,
and when they cease to be a part of
the show there will be no show.
After the horse show was endofl
and the crowd had loono its way
there remained only the celebration
of the event, and that celebratjin
took place at the clubs and the vari
ous homes of those who took promi
nent parts In the show, and finally
wound up In a see no of social splen
dor with the grand horse show ball
at the Battery Park hotel.
Here Tlicy Come!
The first event was the exhibition
of class 3, single harness horse, open
to all, horses to be. over 16.2 hands,
and at the call of the bugles came a
doaen fine horses attached to appro
priate traps. There wore IS entries,
but three were scratched and did not
appear. The spectators showed ani
mated Interest In the superb display
of equino kings competing for the
Battery Park cup, J25 and $10.
As the traps were driven rapidly
around the ringside ranked with peo
ple there was applause for tho" favor
ites, and the Judges took a liberal al
lowance of time In Judging. The blue
went to Mrs. Beekman Ixtrillard,
driving Mrs. Doyle's handsome "Ha
jah", the red went to Dr. Burroughs
Charles Heard, driven by Dr. C. V.
Reynolds, the yellow to Raven, the
handsome black of P. 8. Henry, driven
by Frank Mears, and the white to Mrs.
A. K. Bates, Benmount, driven by B.
L. Mulllken.
Indies' Naririlo Clam.
The ladles ..'saddle horse class
brought Into the ring ten notably
(Continued or. pogie, five.)
ICE JAM FROM NIAGARA
THREATENS TO SWEEP
EVERfTlGJEFORE IT
Dynamite Will be Used in
Attempt to Break Up
The Floe.
REVEALS A SUICIDE
flly Associated Press.)
LKWIHTnN, N. Y.. April 21. The
great Ice Jam still stills the water of
the lower Niagara river. lit twonty
four hours the ponderous mass has
not moved forward a harsbreadth.
Residents and property owners all
along the banks from Queenstown to
Ijikc Ontario are panic-stricken,
fearing not so much a further rise
In the river as the sudden breaking
of the. Jam. The ice wlilch In Its
slow progress during the past few
days has uprooted huge trceg and
carried away dozens of docks and
boat houses and would. It is feared.
In a sudden rush, erase acres of ter
ritory along the upper ibanks of th'-riv-n
'
interest In the falls today centered
In the huge mounds of Ice at the
hem of the bridal veil falls where the
liody of a supposed suicide had been
exposed partly by the drop In the
water level, and partly by the pound
ing of the Ice. which Is steadlll"
sailing down the rlwr and over the
cataract. Attempts to rescue th :
body were unsuccessful.
ALBANY. N. Y.. April 21. With
th approval of the war deportment
and Governor Hughes, efforts will be
made early tomprrow by state em
ployees to dislodge the Ice un In
the Niagara by the use of dynamite.
Reports submitted this 'afternoon
to Superintendent fUcvens by experts
in the use of explosives, detailed to
make an examination of tho river,
stated that conditions were serious.
that th Ice was twelve miles lonz
and sixty feet high, that damage wm
inevitable and that something should
be done at once. They recommended
the use of dynamite.
GOES TO PANAMA.
CHARLESTON, S. C. April 21. J.
M. Dickinson, secretary of war, ac
companied by General Bell and mem
hers of his part embarked on the ruv
val yacht, Mayflower at t o'clock this
' 1 Now
.' Twinkle, Twinkle, little star,
' How we wonder who's you are.
CONFLICT OF
BRINGS
Way Old Sultan Making Desperate Stand to If old Power,
j. Progressive by Secret Emissaries Sent
i Present Status of Empire.
CONSTANTINOPLE April 2t Tho
conflict between Mussulman piety and
the political Ideas of the west has
brought th Turkish people to the
verge of civil war, , Zeal for tho faith
has been unloosened, and tho ad
justment (kf the sultan's relations to
the committee of union and progress
probably will only post puna the strug
gle between the deliverers of tho an
cient teachings of tho prophet and
those who am urging the teachings
from Western Europe. , V "
The cabinet flehflted the situation
for four hours WiJay, giving special
attention to the negotiations on be
half of (he sultan with the military
members ot the committee, among
whom are Husni Pasha, the com
mander of the Third army corps, his
dlvlson commanders luet Pasha, chief
of the general staff.
The sultan's primary demand Is to
remain the constitutional sovereign,
with all the splrltaal powers of the
caliphate, and with liberal allowances
for his household, while he also asks
for variety of minor guarantees, which
It would be dlffk-ult to grant. The de
mand for tho commit! of union and
progress Is that the sultan offer no
resistance whatever and submit un
conditionally. TO EVADECUSTOM DUTY
Combination Was Worked
Through Agency and Did
Uncle Sam for Millions.
(By Aswclat"d Press.)
. NRW YORK. April 2 1. SmiiKKllnst
operations conducted at this port ly
means of .trunks left on tho steam
ship plors until they could bo re
moved . without detection are now al
leged to have been carried on by 'i
firm of Importers of silk and drewi
matfers'. supppll's of this city. The
firm, which has an office In Paris,
is said to have anted as a clearing
house, in this country for American
dressmakers s- uttered throuRhout
the country who received the goods
so smuggled by the payment of fifteen
per cent, instead of sixty per cent
In custom duti'-. It Is understood
that ppocecdiiig-s will be Instituted
agalnnt these dressmakers. The goods
were sent to the Paris office of the
smuggling firm bearing tho Inltlalx
of the ultimate purchasers In Amer
ica. In this connection It is stated
ttrni seven bm i , ..I agents of the cu
tomn houae In this city were ordered
to be dlHmliw d a few days aijo.
The tlrm In 'U"Stlon is understood
to be one of a d-izcn firms which hav--been
rngagol in the (lllclt traffic
for a year, tlir-ciub which fho gov
ernment has sofT'Ted a loss s mount
ing to about tl.'iliO.OOO a year.
SHOWER&
tirsaiirwrrrtK. Anrll SI. Forc
es! for North Carolina:- Ixical show
ers Thursday, slightly cooler in the
interior svidav. partly cloudy, show
er by night, moderate winds mostly
southwest.
You See It; Now You
OLD AND NEW IDEAS
TURKEY ON VERGE OF WAR
The Salonlkl committee, which Is
the backbone of tho whole progressive
movement, Is largely military, and Its
most Important civilian members aro
with the army.
Conflict ot Ideas,
"Tho committee vague term to
represent Influential men, of modern
spirit-Is without definite limits. Its
adherents who have a right W a voice
In Us affairs, are divided among them
seivea The radical faction insists
that there shall be no compromise;
that the sultan must be deposed and
a reasonable prince, for instance; Y
suf Ixsedln, should bei named as his
successor; that the whole administra
tion should be cleansed; that no prom
ise of Abdul Hamlds can be trusted,
and that to re-establish, the system of
ten days ago would bo to settle noth
ing. The conservatives urge that the
deposition of tho sultan would only be
possible after severe fighting: that It
Is uncertain whether the troops under
the control of the committee would
uphold such an act with their bayo
nets; that the wavering soldiers of the
First army corps, to the number of
26,000 or 30,000, now garrisoning tho
city, would be Inflamod and break Into
open revolt, and that to demand too
much means the failure of all.
-"The sulinn has got them to quar
TEDDY UIS, LIS
SGDAMBLEJO SAFETY
Military Drawn Up in His
Honor and Populace Out
to Kee Him.
MOMISAfiA. Ilrltlsh Kt Africa,
April 21. Kx-Presldent Theodore
lloosevrlt arrived here fhls evening
on the steamer Admiral. Mr. Roose
velt was In the 'Kent of health, as werr
iill the members of hid party.
The people of MonilwiKii Were In o
great slate of expectancy throughout
the day. and the first word of the
slKhtlng of the ship brought them In
crowds to vantage points, where they
mlKht catch ii glimpse of the dlstln
gulshed visitor. The Admiral, how
ever, came slowly up the harbor, and
It was dark when tho en-prealdent
accompanied by his son Kermlt and
the captain, mode the landing. They
were hrouglit axbore In the command
ants serf boat and carried to a plac
of shelter In chairs on native should
ers. The former president sermei high
ly pleased when he observed the mil
itary guard drawn up In his honor
it the Jer. lie repllml to the guard'
a!ute hy doffing hlB hat and smiling
broadly. The crowds on shore prcaaed
eagerly forward to pee the not.-d
American.
It had been the intention of the
party !" remain In MomlpBsa for two
diiyn but the flood have been hcav .'.
Snd It was deemed advisable to
change this plan. The special train
which will carry Mr. I loose vclt and
his party to Blr Alfred Pease's ranch
on he Athl river will leave here at
2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. The
acting governor of the protectorate.
Frederick J. Jackson. entertained
the ex-predent at dinner and later
proceeded ti one of the clubs.
PKOXAGK THIMj.
GRKKNVII.r.K, H. C, April 21
The trial of Joshua W. Ashley, of An
derson, accused of peonage, will be
gin here tomorrow In the ' Federal
court. Ashley I now a member of
the state legislature, serving a second
term in ths lower house. There are
many count In the Indictment against
him. -
Don't.
Undermining Forces of
to uamp.
relling among themselves," said oh
of the ambassadors, today, "and hs
will have hla own way yet."
Numerous agents of the Mohamme
dan leagues have penetrated the invest
Ing armlet lines, pointing out to ins
men that It was their duty to Ood and
Allah to rid themselves of their offi
cers, who were no better than giaours
and who scorned (he sacred law of the
Koran.
Three days ago two ot these hodjas
were caught among the troops, were
boaton after court martial, f and
turned out of the camps. The "fol
lowing daw thirty of them were ar
rested and Imprisoned, ' Yesterday
Yesterday the camps were over-run
with proselyting aeaiots. Number of
them were arrested 'and today ten or
them were shot by order of court
martial. The Mohammedan league,
which Is disowned by the Ulnmsa can
not be located. This vcret stotety,
which has sprung up since July to
tight the battle of faith and to repel
herstes I busy undermining the loy
alty of the troops which are affiliated
with the committee while the disci
pline of the soldiers outside the walls
Is sttlcked. The demeanor of the
soldiers within the city Is much more
respectful. The men salute tholr offi
cers rheefully and have resumed their
regular drill. .
Sudden Storm Covers City
With Pall While Elements
Kage in Fury.
CLEVELAND, O,, April 21. Proh
ably four deaths, scores of pernons
Injured and hundreds of thousands of
dollars worth of damage marked the
path of a tornado which passed acroet
the northern part of Ohio at noon to
day. The storm consumed only five min
utes In paslng a given point, but dur
ing that brief period it was as dark
as night, hall battered In windows
lightning set fire to hundreds of build
lugs, one fifth of an Inch of rain foil
snd tho wind, which reached a veloc
ity of sixty-six miles an hour, raxed
buildings and chimneys, tore off roofs
laid low many telegraph and tele
phono lines and demoralized traffic
upon the steam and electrlo railways.
In neighboring towns considerable
damage was done. Ten dwellings wore
reported to have been blown to tht
ground In the southwestern part of
the city. Many homes wore burned
as the flro department could not at
tend to all of the calls.
An unidentified young woman was
reported to have been thrown Into a
pond at Wade park by the force ol
the wind and drowned. Throe men
ure reported to have been killed by
falling walls In the fiats.
Ht. Htanlslaus Catholic church war
demolished. The loss there was up
wards of 1100,000.
NO NEW JI HOHH.
FLUSHING, I j. I., April 21. A
special panel of ISO talesmen was ex
hausted today without getting a lngl
additional Juror In tho trial 0 Cap
tain Peter C. Halna, Jr., tor the mur
der of William B. Annls. Practically
all those examined had . developed
such "robust" opinion in regard to
the defendant, guilt or Innocence that
they were excused. -
STORM WORKS HAVOC IN
MIDNIGHJDARKNESS
BRITISH
CRUISE
TAKES AMERICAN
FISHIHG VESSEL
Captures And Takes Her Into
Port On Charge Of
Poaching.
APTAIN OF SHIP
LODGES COMPLAINT
incident Will Be Investigated,
May Cause Closing
of Conventions
VANCOUVER, & C, April I!.
The cruiser Kestrel, ot th Dominion
government arrived in port today ha-
I .. . H ...... , fc, . , n. II - It tK.
fishing schooner Chertea Levi Wood
bury, which h captured after firing
four round Irons her machine gun
and threatening to sink th alleged
poaching vessel unlet she su rendered.
The action took plao Sunday after
noon In northern waters,' alleged to
be contlguou to Canada. Five shot
sped In the direction of the Wood
bury. When th machine gun wa
tired th vessel wsa headed at full
speed fromvth wost coast ot Van
couver Island and pointed toward
th middle ot th Pacific , ; '
Three of the round wer warning
r. kn thm last meant holi
ness. Th shot ripped th main sail
of th schooner, and on or two
knocked splinter off th main mast.
Captain Sinclair fearod that h would
be unk and the Woodbury' nglne
were then stopped and her sail, gash
ed by th British shot wer huld
down.'' "':' -: ''''' ''V'.r'J,
An officer and three men from tht
Kestrel boarded th Woodbury and
took charge. Captain Neweorob. ot
the Kestrel declare It 1 a clear
cam against Woodbury. ?Th warhlp
took the Woodbury, in tow and hand
ed for Vancouver, arriving tht morn-
,n' - ,
Captain Sinclair, .master of 'th
Woodbury visited ' the, United Btatos
consulate today and .lodged com-
.1.1. .l,k Ci..t..Hl tha lmKh
piKlM. .1111 v"e,. .. ........
lean control, who will investigate. It
he think th selsur was hot juHnd
he will kidg a protest. , Th choonnr
I owned bf the Standard Fish . com
pany of Seattle.
1 WABHINOTON, April II. Th
selxur of th American schooner
Charles Levi Woodbury for alleged
poaching will hav a tendency to has
ten the reaching of A definite nnde
standing .between th American and
British government a to their at
titude toward Uecat Wrslt, which
th Canadian desire shall b. regard
ed a a "closed sea" and th right of.
Ashing therein denied to Americans.
CARNE9IE PROPHESIES
TREMENDOUS CONFLICT
T
Britain and Germany Ready
to Jump at Kadi' Oth
er's Throats.
FELLS PEACE SOCIETY
(By Associated Pre.)
NEW YORK, April tie That .a
treat world conflict I threatened b
ween flreat Britain and Oermany
iver their naval armament w th
ledaratlon of Andrew Carnegl today
fore tho annual business meeting
.f the P-ice society, of which h I
iresident. The time ha come, h
aid, for the other nation ot th
world to intervene between the "two
listurblng powers."
Mr. Carneglo said In part:
"Never In our history haa the
world's peace been sn seriously threat
ened. Britain ha discovered In Oer
many a menace to her existence.
lermony. having eUal rights upon
be ca, falls to recognise me nn
,f rti-Hain in continue forever as mis
tress of the seas, France, Japan and
'tussla are all nunaing ursaamnigpi-..
which have returned to plsgu th
inventor. Lost of all. Austria an
nounces that she ha resolved to build
v.- rtrAA'w.titf'tit. ji omlnoue in.
Indeed, and ugwcstlve of a Oermen
alliance. All c u i m w
presence of a great Impending danger.
'I. I nr.mlnentlr the mission Of
our peaceful. Industrial repubilo to
'ead the worm to peace, oiw cmnuu
but Indulge the hope that en presl
1e nt. In due time may And a way
open to call the attention of th two
disturbing power to th fact that our ;
w...,ra haa rlvht to BNtteet t
behalf of It own Imperilled Interest
and perhaps to invite ne leaning nw
i -m.au A (uindnnr svhftther Hffll
kind of so agreement could b
reached whlcn wtruw averx tne ap
tii. Aa.,wa which threaten i io
convulse the world in the not distant
future." . i - . ...
(Continued on page tour.)
afternoon for Colon. t j
(Contlnued on page four.)