E1ILLE CITIZEN. THE THE WEATHER SHOWEES. Associated Press Leased Wire Reports. VOL. XXV. NO. 184: ASIIEVILLE, N. C, TIItJBSDAY MORNING, APRIL 22,1909. PRICE FIVE CENTS. mm CUMMINS USURPS mm 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.)