THE ASHE W.LE CITIZEN". THE WEATHER SHOWEBS. Associated Press Leased Wire Reports. VOL. XXV. NO. 185. ASHEVILLE, N. C, FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 2X M). PRICE FIVE CENTS. PATTEN GOES OFF WITH PROFITS AIID LETS BOLLS SUFFER What Spring Brings. T RELIEF FROM THE VICTORY BUT MAY TAKE EVEN MORE ssseasaBMsMsBBBsW OTHER SENATORS PUBLISHERS OH US 61 " -wr i BREAK FROM THEIR GREEDJFTRUSTS Protest Against Change. In PARTY0N TARIFF DofflverAnd Nejson. Repub licans Denounce The In creased Duties J Aft CANNOT BREAK : - Vw '' SOLID SOUTH-BAILEY i Debate Started by Gas Retorts t Schedule Brings Explos ion of Oratory. (By AkwocUUmI rrrsa.) WASHINGTON, April 22. Two re publican senators Nelson of Minne sota and Donver of Ohio, today sharp ly antagonized the senate commutes on finance in th consideration of the tariff bill. Mr. Nelson denounced the measure, declaring that the cotton, glass and woolen schedules were too high. There are no other schedules as high as t;hese," said Mr. Nelson. He declared that placing duties on woolen manufactured goods ftfty-nine per cent higher than the duty on raw wool was unjust. Mr. Dolllver's crit icism also was severe and he pre cipitated a lively debate. The woolen schedule.1" he said, "ought to be reduced. I undertake to say that for two years this schedule has been a ibad advertisement for the republican party." Mr. Dolliver said that he had been told that the system of classifying cotton goods had been put into the Wilson bill by the cotton manufact urers themselves, and that when the Dlnglcy law was framed in 1887 It was perpetuated, as, he said, It was today In the present bill, Mr. Aldrlch asserted that no man ufacturer had been before the com mittee on finance in regard to this scheule and added that every change that had .been made had been upon suggestion of the government cx "pert and was not only defensible bt't would be fully defendad at the prop er time. ' Replying fo $enalo Bale who asked ,1hetW'"Wt defended the Dlngley law. Mr. Dolllver replied that hei had done so In every state of tho urUon,. but, lie- abided, "my audiences are growing tired. The people ax tired of. having those duties raised from a hundred to a hundred and fifty 'per cent for the clothes they wear upon their backs." m w ,irnr-"-ii.ii.ri.iM.' Winn Tn '"------ tConlltmed on page four.) WIFE TO PULL TRIGGER 10 KILL HER PI Admts:T;hat She Enticed Him tp 'Spot. Where He Was Slain. HUSBAND APPEARED (By Associated Press.) HATTIESBUHG. MlflS.. April 22. Mrs. Minnie Crosby confessed late today before the coroner's Jury here that she pulled the trigger whldh sent the contents of a double barrel shot gun into the head of J. R. McShane, whose decomposed body was yesterday found In a secluded spot near the Boule street bridge in I-af River swamp. She sobblngly admitted that she had been Intimate with McShane hav ing met him upon numerous occa sions close to the spot where he was killed. She said that her husband had intercepted the correspondence between McShane and herself and by threat of death if she disobeyed, had forced her to assist in decoying Mc Shane Into the swamp where he might be slain. When Mc8hane kept the appoint ment he had made with Mrs. Crosby, near the bridge on Easter Sunday, his greeting was Interrupted by the order of the husband, emerging from a clump of bushes, to throw up his hand Mm Crosby said her hus band then leveled his gun upon Mc Shane and compelled her to pull the trigger. The full charge of the gun struck McShane la the mouth. He ran a few steps, moaned pitifully and fell, expiring almost Instantly. McShane recently came here from Alabama. He was a young brick mason. MY8TERIOr8 SIIOOTTXG. ft - Waynesboro, Mass.. April 22 A. L. Mercer was shot tnrougn .,- h two load of buckshot ear Clara. Miss., this afternoon. A man named Rosier Davis was in . room with Mercer, bnt It Is claimed the snooting was done from the out aide. Mercer's slothing wis burned by Are from the weapon. - ( Said to Have Cleaned Up At Fine Profit Before Slump. NANY FORTUNES LOST IN PIT YESTERDAY Liquidation Heavy. And Sess ion of Board Sensation al And Exciting. CHICAGO. April 22. That James A. Patten, the "wheat king" has withdrawn from the market after dis posing of his heavy holdings of May and July wheat whs asserted In many quarters here today To this assertion verisimilitude was added by the fact that prices havti tumbled over nine cents during the last week and that Mr. Patten himself has sought rest m the fastness of a New Mexico ranch. Whether he has eliminated himself from the so-called "deal" and if so, whether he came out with profit or loss, axa quest inns which can be an swered only by Mr. Patten himself, but according to the dispatches today, he does not M inclined to answer. The session of the board of trade was a sensational one today. The first -quotations were a start ling disappointment to the bulls. From nearly every point came reports of normal, even better crop prospects. Bears filled the wheat pit in a demie mass and poured forth a swollen ..tream of wheat. It was a tremendous liquidating market Patten might have Ween buying secretly through others than his own house. From him there ha come no word that he has changed lilt views as to the value of wheat. He called May wheat cheap at f 1.29, and If he still thinks so It Is pointed out that the same option at $1.21 today was an excellent Investment. The same was said of July at $1.09 B-$. These prices are approximately nine cents under the price of last Friday. Many a. fortune has been wiped out by the decline this week. MEXICAN STRIKE. ME&ICO CITY, April 22. The strike of the cotton mill operatives at Juancatlan, state of Jalisco, Is grow ing. Two thousand men nre, now out, the workers of the Hio Grande factory Joining the movement today. DAUGHTERS IN FLUTTER BALLOT FDR PRESIDENT OF THEORGANIZATION And WA-e Still Counting Votes at a Late Hour Last Night. VISITED WHITE HOUSE (By Associated Press.) w AauiviiTriN Anrll 22. All '' susiN n.se tonight among the Daughter of the American Kevution over in.' election of a president-general and other officers today. The balloting began late In the afternoon' and to night the tellers were engaged -hi the prodigious task of counting the votes. This may take many hours and the loeslbllitlc are thnt they will not '. able to submit their report unt:i morning. The day -as one of intense ex citement for the daughters. Then was a mad rush for Continental hall and long before the day's sessions were begun every delegate was In nor seat, the galleries were packed to over flowing and many rlghtffully en titled to admission were competled to content themselves standing out In the lobby. The bare mention of the names of Mrs. Story and Mrs. Scott, the anti-admlnlstratton and admlnij tratlon candidates respectively. for president-general, was enough to set the great gathering Into a state of pandemonium. The delegates and visitors threw aside all semblance of restraint and wildly cheered, rlappe 1 their hands, waved their handker chiefs and in other ways displayed their partnership. Visit Whit House. The nominating speeches were re plete with oratory and fiery spirit and gave every evidence that the contest was to be a battle royal. The fury of the struggle of the opposing factions was somewhat broken when tn the afternoon the daughters pro ceeded to the white how m a body to pay their respects to President and Mrs. Taft. There were but two candidates pnt forward for vice-president-general in charge of chapters. Mrs. Annie J. Draper, the administration candidate, and Mrs. Miranda B. Tullm-h. the "Insurgent" or "Story candidate." There are ten retiring W-e-presl-ji . ..n.rol anH Mrs. Edwin C. rGregory was pat in nomination among a dusea other Paper Schedule As Fix ed By House. PAPER-MAKERS HAVE PILED UP FXACTIONS The Imposition of Higher Duty Would Stop Importation of Pulp; (By Associated Press.) NEW YORK, April 22. At a meet ing of the American Newspaper Pub lishers' association today the follow ing resolutions were ad-opted: f "The American Newspaper Publish ers' association In Its annual meeting In New York today, with the largest attendance In the history of the or ganisation, comprising representatives of 290 daily newspapers, instructs Its secretary to telegraph and write Immediately to each United States senator advising him thnt the asso ciation by a rising vote earnestly urges the confirmation by the sen ate of the action of the house of rep resentatives In the matter of pulp and print paper. Th(e Inweetlgatlon made fay the select committee of the house of rep resentatives, covering a period of ten months and surpassing In thorough ness any trade inquiry ever attempted In tariff history, has shown that Amor lean paper mills actually make paper cheaper than the most mmdern Cana dian mills, and therefore any Import duty upon print paper Is in the na ture of a concession to the American mills. We are Informed that the pa per manufacturers are trying to In duce the senate to raise the rate of duty fixed by the Payne bill. The success of such an effort would pre vent the possibility of an arrangement with Canada, which arrangement the select committee deemed of utmost Importance In order that we might continue to obtain from that coun try the considerable supply of pulp iisoodlvoWjused X the American mills tn news' print paper ronnufantur. Victims of Trust. ,Wt protest against any procedure which will Ignore the work and re sults of the house committee's In vestigation and which by provoking a trade war and "topping the exporta tion of pulp wood from Canada may LU''tfVrii-'iM.'- - w-w e (Continued on page Six.) BUIGKS PROVED TO BE GOOD HILL CLIMBERS Led The Way in Every Event Uj Steep and Dangerous Road. NOTED DRIVERS THERE (By Associated Press.) CHATTANOOGA.' April 22. The automobile mountain races were run here thte afternoon, fine weather con ditions marking the events which were witnessed -by thousands. Ten noted drivers were among the entrants among Dhei.i being Iv-wia Strang, De Witt. Chevrolet, flrelner of Chicago. Harry Tuttle. and Miller ana Lytic of Memphis. The course 4. miles lonrf lay over the public wagon road from base to summit of Iokoiit mountain. There were sixty-eight turns. nmong them many very sharp-and difficult. First event, motor cycles, J0 cu bic Inches and under: Stubba on "In dian," first; Cfresn, wfif wid. (Time 6.r,0 2-6. Third race, stock automobiles sell ing $1,009 and nnder. George De wltt. Huick car. first; C. James, substituted for Fred Joyre, Rulek car. second. Time, t minutes, 67 i-T, seconds. Fourth, stork automobiles soWn? $2,000 and under. Louis Strang. Bulrk car. first ; H. Tuttle (Stoddard Dayton) Chalmers Detroit car, sec ond Time t.t. Fifth race, stock cars listing at $3,000 and under: Strang. Bulek, first; Tuttle, Stoddard-Deyton. second. Tuttle failed to finish. Time, 6.J 4-5. Sixth race, called off. Seventh race. Free for all, stock cars: Iuls Chevrolet. In a Bulek. won; Bert Miller. Btnddaxd-Dayton. first Ixiuis. Strang (Bulrk) serond. Time t 58 3-5. Event eight, free for all, automo biles: Strang (Bulrk) first; Bert Miller (Btoddard-Dayton) second. Time, J9 4-5. Special trial against time; Louis Chevrolet (Bulek). Time. .38 2-5. Tn the seventh race two cars were ditched on the dangerous 'Hair-pin'-turn. Louis Doerhoefer, driving a lo comotive car. west over the bank and was badly bruised abnut the face, but not seriously hart. George He witt, driving a Bulrk car. also went over in this) race, but warn not bait. FARNUM GRILLED ON STAND BY Rude and Uneallant Attorneys Ask Him Embarrassing Very Proper Little Dinner parties ana Also concerning urs. uouia i Personal Appearance on Various Occasions. (By Assttctotert ffW.) CinCAOO, April 22 Ustween a bad tooth and wearisome cross examina tion by Attorney Archibald R. Wat son, representing Howard Gould, Dus tin Farnum, actof, put 1n a trying day here In making his deposition cover ing the allegation of Mr. Oould thst hie wife, Katherln Clemmoaa Gould, had misconducted herself at divert times and pkw with Mr. nirnum. Mr. Farnom displayed ltttleof that Irritability which had prompted him last night to remark that he would like to slap Howard Gould's face, On all points Mr. Farntira dpnled the charges made againr him knd 'Mrs ' Oould, declaring that, her conduct was lady-like and that he could not re member ever seeing her take a drink of intoxicating liquor. Kefewlng to testimony concerning a luncheon which Mr. Farnum and Mrs. Oould enjoyed together In Mrs, Gould's apnrttm-nifl In the Ht. Rigls hotci, Now York, in August, 1SO0, Mr. Watson askwl: "What mil the color of Mrs, Gould's hair on that day?" 'Brown reddlHh brown, 1 think," said Mr. Farnum. "What was the color of her eyes?" "I don't know. I never looked at them." or Sirs HE IS SANE And Lawyer for Defense Severely Rebuke Him for His Statement. (By Asws-lated Press.) FLUSHING, N. Y.. April 22. A commotion wax mused In the camp of the defence t ulsy at the trial of Captain Peter ". Ilftlns, Jr., . fur the murder of Willl.-im K. Annls, by Ir L. H..Manson, mi alienist retained by the defense who declared that In his opinion Captain Ifalns was not In sane at the present time and that the defense did not int-nd to raise sueh an Issue, but would rest with the proof that the defendant was Insane at the time of the shooting. The physician was severely censured by the Ilalnn' lawyer for expressing this opinion anrl afterwards partly de. nled having nial" the statement cred ited to him John M. M'lntvre, chief counsel for the defense, admitted that two of their alienists are of the opinion that th--prisoner Is now Insane, but he said he does not agr- e with them. Mr. Mr Intyre further slated that he hoped a commission of lunacy would be avoid ed and that th- ouestlo'n of his client's sanity would Is- left for the Jury to pass upon after all the evidence had been placed before them. Two new inrors were added today to the five al Irea.l ly in the Jury box. SH0WER& "I WASHINGTON. April 2S Fore cast for North Carolina: "howers Krldav. cooler in the interior; Bator- day showers; moderate to hrbtk south west winds, becoming variable. LAWYERS IN GOULD DIVORCE "Von don't mean that ,do youf" asked the lawwyer, "Well, I may have looked at them, but not into them, t don't believe In looking straight Into a lady'e eyes." "How tall It he?" Height Depends on Hlioet. M'I can't eay exactly, That Is a matter which depends upon the hat and show In Judging. I never saw her without tier hnt on,H "oc her sheet ?" hfever.' "Wae her flgur well dvelopd?" "At far at I could tee." ' Concerning a meeting , Wllh JMrt, Oould In irattforrT, ftnn.r during thll etune week Mr. Watson akd amohlf Ojher iuestlon: "lld Jim see her eyes at thlt Hart ford meeting?" "Casually." 'Tour glances did not meet?" "J'ou mean 'clash of souls Hcmm the dmep' and that sirt of thing? No." At Lynchburg, Vn., h said he met Mrs. Gould again In October. Hhe arrived at his hotel a few houra after he did. "D4d yon see her that night?" asked the lawyer. "Ves, a colored boy told me lady wanted to see me. J went right up TOMMIES MS, TYPEWRITERS, ID ILL Roosevelt Party Leaves Out skirts of Civili7.nt.iou to Hunt Man-enters. (By Associated Press.) MOM KAMA, Awll 22. Theodore l!oocvelt and the members of his party left hire on u speHal train at 2.30 o'clock this afternoon for K.nltl Plains station, whence thev will ! conveyed tj the ranch of Mr Alfred Pens'- for their first shooting trip. The parly Is accompanied by K. J. Jacknon, u-tiv-- govcrn'r of the protectorate. lie fore leaving Mr. Roosevelt tele, graphed to ' King PVlwurd thnnkln hlrn for the message trf greeting rea.l Uy Mr. Jackson at the dinner given in Mr. Roosevelt's Iwmor at the Mom liasa rlu In last nhrht. A guard of honor, composed of marines sod blue Jackets from th--Pandora, was at the railroad s'.atlori wh'B the RrKMevelt party flrTlve) silo wa." Insfiectcl by Mr. Roosevelt. Mr Roosevelt spent the morning st government house, where he was the guest last night of Mr. Jackson. K- rmlt Hoosev It. J. Alden fyorinst fdmund Heller and Major Mearns spent their time up to the leaving of the train In driving shout the clt seeing the sights. From Mombasa Mr. Roosevelt dls mtVie l a cablegram to the emperor of Germany, saying: '"I d--ire to express my apprerls tion of my treatment on board the German steamer Admiral tinner Csp taln Koherr. and my admiration or the astoundlsg energy and growth of the mercantile and colonial Interests of Germany In Kast Africa " MRKIftIf T KKJf BACK fBv senclsted Press.) COVINGTON. Vs.. April 22. A. C. Tirodcr. who signed himself at a lo cal hotel as "United State density marshal. AMIen. Texss" has been taken ihea-k to Txas by detectives, where he is said to be wanted on several grave charges. After staying at the htt4 In style, he gave a Check for 22S on an Ablllne bank which prove) to be worthless. He admitted that he was traveling under an as sumed name. ; Questions Concerning Very and found htr tn bad thtpe. "he said the thought the wat poisoned. Bhe asked me to cotnt back tt supper, did so." "Wtrt you aione with htrf Wtllers Wore Thrm ."No, the waiters were coming and going and t think there wat a maid there." , "Don't you know the mid wat sent back to New York T" "I do not know It." "Did you see Her Again thai hlfhttT "I did not." "Win you nwear that you old not gente her al t tln . rwim tvfr th t did not." "When did you tea her next ft "I got Up early " took her to her train. Then t waited for my own." "When did you tee her again T" "Not until a thort tlms ago In New York. I saw this suit In the paper and told her that I would do all I could to help her." "You are Inclined to proteet the lady, are you not?' "I don't know what you mean. I never saw her act In any way a lady should not. "he was always extremely dignified. Thlt whole thing is trivial and sslnlns on Mr. Oonld't part." ARE "STATEW1DERS" I'ttHB Bill for Submission of Prohibition Question Two Venrs Henee. (Ily AsMlatc1 Preen.) TAiXAHAHHKB, Fla., April 22. ThH M'-Mulleii bill providing for the submission of the question of state wide prohibition passed the senate on final reading this afternoon by t vote of 24 to T amid scenes of wildest confusion. This bill has the support of the sntl-saloon league s nil sll ele ments of the prohibitionists, to whom the overwhelming majority accorded ! It in the upper house was no less s . surprise than to Its opponents, j The McMullen bill Is Identical" with ! the Illlburn bill In the house and I when It comes up In the lower house a motion will be msoe to sunstuuie the senate bill for the house bill, snd It is possible that a vote will be reached this week. The bill provides for the submis sion of the question of state-wide pro hibition to the qualified voters of the state at the general election to be held In November. 101 1. When the McMullen bill reached the house this afternoon It was Immed iately referred to the house commit tee on constitutional amendments. The mother of Henator McMullen died last night st her home at Hills boro, yet, notwithstanding. th au thor of the bill remained at his post throughout the day. CAN DIG TREASURE HEREAFTER IN PEN (By Associated Press.) ABBEVIILK, I A., April tl Jo seph Chaste, charged with fraudulent ly obtaining Jhousand of dollars from several citizens of this parish to pro mote a plan to dig up a vast treasure said to have been burled in thlt lo cality by a pirate La Fltte, was found guilty on several counts of the In dictments against him today.. Choat wat sentenced to tig years la tbt pen Itentliry. Klebert Oaspard entered -plea of guilty at aoceasory and was sentenced to three years. Abdul Hamldls Wllllnflto Surrender Everything But Empty Tltlo NEXf TWENTY FOUR HOURS WILL DECIDE Naval Fleet Leaves Capital to Make Way Open For Army. , : CON8TANTINOP1.1B, April It Tt ynurwr Turki have won another victory ever th sultan, Abdul tumid, but whether the sultan will remain at sovereign of the tmplra, It yet ta be decided, although he hat offered to place the affairs of the government entirely In the hands of the minister responsible to parliament. ; Ttwftk Ptsha. the grand vliler, today tr.. runted a compromise with certain In fluent lal eonttltutlanatlstt and thlt wtt approved by the tultan personally, tut doubts exist whether thlt agreement wilt ht accepted by the majority of the eommlttee of union and progre or by enough of the military group to carry It Into affect. In addition to the promising Id withdraw himself front administrative tctlvltlet tl j tultan agrees to a ehang In the personnel or ths troops, guard Inf the ptihoe, and the replacing of the Constantinople garrison by troopt from the corps which hat practically been Investing the rlty tor four dayt. Ths chamber of deputlet tnd torn of the senator met today at Bansefara tnd art now dlsnuttln th auetilptt nf depoallinn of the tultan. Tht Ware thlpt have tont to that piaet and offl etra ana men nave onerso insir sr vice to tht eonttltutlonat party." MM ' Itoad Hchefket Pasha, commander ot the third army oorps, hat arrlvtd tt ' lhat place and the -concentration of the tnvettlnd. army- tt now eomplete. boubtlest the neit twenty-four hotirg will deeldt tht fate of tht tultan, hi remalnt passively at hit palact, await Utg the issue, . ' - The tuthrllle art"1otlnir "thelp svea to ths great numbers of flrser tiont yesterday and today from th unit itatloned in tht ftplfol, To night hundredt of soldiers, uniformed) but without arm tf tmmunltlon, wr lipping out, bound for Asia Minor Their old battalion will be freshly rt ' crultsd and shifted ta tht province ' which will make th Introduction of the constltullonallsl. toldlsrt tn My matter. i1"' " ':", ','":;h.'-' f. 'ew whit or grtnn lurbaned priest are teen on tht street, Many of thtnt have alto left tht city for plant Inj Asia, threatening to false th country tnd return with th ftithful to rtnu the grand caliph and tav tht rellglott front ths unbeliever Th fleet tallidl thlt afternoon for tht Msdllerrtnetn, ostensibly for maneuvert but In realty a guarantee that th investing army would meet with no opposition front th navy .':":.:': 90 ; , . LIST NIGHTS CONCERT THE MUSIC FESTIVAL Work of Artists and Choral ("lass of Converge Col lege Was Excellent. LOCAL PEOPLE THERE fteeclsl TN tHfrt.) BPAftTANHUHQ, April II. An a dlence estimated tt hearty three thou and people pecked the big Converse college auditorium tonight and taw the crowning triumph of fifteen yetrt tt faithful effort to make tht South Atlantic utates musle festival one of best attrsctlon of the tort In th coun try For this Hadns't Immortal Work. The Creation" was chosen and It rendition tonight hat seldom been tur ps seed anywhere In the country says llerr Hchmsllof, of the New Tor Symphony orchestra Splendidly supported by tht Con erse college chortt society of four hundred voice, Mra Corrlnt Rider Kelsey, Mr. Reed Miller and Mr. Out. taf llolmqulst gave evidence of tup nor work long before tht opening not of the second part waa reached. Mr. Kelsey. a soprano singer of rert at- tslnment. acquitted herself tuptrbly in that matchless solo, "Wltk Vsrdur Clad", the chore sang as M had never sung before and th sod lenc cheered wildly after "The Heaven ar Tell ing ". had been rendered -with Unusual precision and coloring. Th New , Tork Symphony orchestra tutted wtu In the honors of tht evening. The four dsyt festival It being mad a gala occasion hi Spartanburg, th principal etreet being profusely decor ated with bunting by day, and elect rlo Illumination by night. i.very incom ing train brings aIdl'lons to the enor mous crowd of tt.iru .o already here, There ar about li'"(y Asheville people bar, . , . ,