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yOL.XXV.NO.189.
ASHEVILLE, N. C, TUESDA Y SIOKNINO .APRIL 27, 11KK).
PRICE FIrE CENTS.
TARIFF COULD BE
REDUCED A THIRD,
DECLARES BAILEY
Cites Profits of Trust to Show
What Protector) is Giv
en Corporations
ASSUMES $5,000 AS
LIVING EXPENSES
Argues Income Tax Amend
ment in Senate With Sen
ator Aldrlch.
K --. By Associated Press.)
lisWAStttNaTpN, April Se. Senator
Bailey, of ' Texas, today spoke on the
tariff bill with special reference to
the desirability of an amendment pro
viding for an Income tax.
Mr. Bailey first took up the propo
sition to turn over to a tariff commie
mission the consideration of the sched
ules of the tariff bill, commenting on
which he declared that he did not be
lieve In "turning over to political
unucha" the consideration of such a
great question even though they were
so Impartial aa to "entertain no aver
sion for what is bad or preference
for what Is good." '
The question of taxation, he said,
had always engaged the attention of
statesmen and he did not believe In
withdrawing It from the people to
place it In the hands of a commission.
He would not. ha said, at this time
discuss free trade which, he declared
was impossible In this country. The
whole purpose of the protective tariff
he said is to enable the American man
ufacturer to get a higher price for his
products that he could otherwise.
"You purpose,' he said, address
Ins the republican side of the cham
ber, la to give the American manufac
turer an -Advantage over the foreign
manufacturer, but the effect of that
policy . hi to put the American con-1
turner at the mercy of the American
manufacturer'
..Mr. Bailey insisted that he shad no
prejudice -against, any .man- because ha
was fichT'but he' had a strong preju
dice against some men on account Of
the way in which they had become
rich. "1 do not hesitate to say,'- he
continued "that taking other men's
money- through favoritism of a law
Is but tittle less dishonest than to
take It by fraud and force. It Is be
cause of the belief that is o wide
spread among the American people
iT'rtntiniieil on page four.)
NEGRO MURDERER SAVED
FROM LYNCHING BY THE
SPEED OF AUTOMOBILE
Had Killed Postmaster Af
. ter Robbing Office and -Other
Business Houses.
NEGRO CONFESSED
(By Associated Press.)
SPARKS. Ga., April 26. Whil.'
searching for two negro men Who had
in succession robbed the postofflce, a
bank, a dry goods store and a drug
yjire at ILenox, thin county early
thi morning, Assistant Postmaster
Rutherford, of that place, was shot
turiroi thrnnirh the head and win In
stantly killed by Mnrshall Lewis, one
of the negroes who had tanen reiuge
In thn fbIIwov at SI 1 iftrt.
Lewis' accomplice was caught, but
Lewis escaped and was later iraiicu
down by dogs to Adel and was taken
. .j. vr..hviil Ga.. Jail. The
negro confessed and ibegged not to be
taken back to Lenox. a "
i -. T...v.n-t-.i went to Adel
inenua VI buwiohu -
late thla afternoon with the intention
of Intercepting the snerire. n .
mltted that lynching Is Imminent
.1 rha murder Is deep.
inuiguaiwa
and if the heriff fail to reach a
ubatantlal Jail the proDsm. ....,
mat nis prinuuci .
Rutherford, while seeking the rob
bers put tile head In the door of the
depot welting Som and struck a
match. At that Instant two shot"
rang out and he dropped to the floor.
VALDOSTA. Ga.. April 8.-Fear.
, Apaivi1 of men
lnr an approsvenms - . .
. ...iii n. made a ta
orincera ai wwiiv'"--' , ,
. kii from that place
i rip ra an uw""" . .
and brought Marshall Lewi, the ne
gro slayer, here.
nranvrA WT RULING
TO CITY STREETS
(By Aanocutea i-rc
r WASHINGTON. April "V'.o
ran compel a rau wnen
bridge it. street crossings
the streets may n r-nr0ad
after the construction of the
tracks. Such, to effect was . And
inf by the Supreme yZ
United States 4oday. It f
favor of the city the ease brought J
certain railroad against the enr
TUFT niDS HUT.
OBLIGATIONS ARE
TO BEJJLFILLED
Political Lieutenants Have
Made More Promises Than
He Can Easily Keep
ADOPTS FABIAN
POLICY OF DELAY
Where Public Service. Will
Not Suffer Just Walts Un
til Things Get in Shape.
By Sheldon S. CMIne.) ..
WASHINTON. April 24. William
Howard Taft is not the first president
to be embarrassed by the political
debts contracted by his managers; but
that fact does not greatly console Mr.
Taft. probably, in his present unhappy
situation. Patronage Is causing him
more vexatious hours just now than
is the tarrlff, and no small part of
the vexation comes from the fact that
promises were made which Mr. Taft
finds exceedingly hard to keep.
The case of Chancey M. Dewey of
Illinois is only one of numerous cases,
Dewey Is the man who delivered two
votes from Illinois to Taft In the
Chicago convention last summer, thus
breaking the solid Cannon delegation
Postmaster General Hitchcock wants
Dewey taken care of in a nice fed
eral office. Members of the Illinois
delegation in congress are against him
almost to a man. Their position Is
that Dewey's desertion of Cannon In
the face of explicit Instructions amount
ed to nothing but political treach
ery, and they contend that a prem
ium should not be placed on treason.
There Is no suspicion that Mr. Taft
though he benefited by Dewey's
course, at Chicago, was party to any
promise made him, but naturally the
president Is disposed to give consid
erable weight to Mr. Hitchcock's re
commendations. Oullom Bald No.
But Mr. Taft, announced that lie will
consult with senators before . send
ing In1 nominations for federal
places In their states, and Jn accord
ance with this program he consulted
Senator Cullom, the only represent
ative Illinois now Hhas in the upper
house of congress. He was not long
fn learning where Senator Cu'llom
stands, and the chances are very
strong that should Dewey be nomi
nated for an office Cullom would be
able to prevent confirmation by the
(Continued nn page three.)
GIRL WENT OUT TO EARN
LUG, GOT TIRED WHEN
SHE GiSHEDJER FINGER
With $5,000 Reward Offer
ed, Went Home Before
It Was Claimed.
SHE IS ONLY THIRTEEN
(By Associated Press.)
vttto,- vnnk' Anril 28. Adele Boas
the thirteen-year-old daughter of Ar-
v,... t. nmi n wealthy thread manu
facturer. Is at home tonight with her
parents. The mystery ot ner ui ap
pearance last Friday has been solved
and the case resolves Itself Into noth
ing more than an escapade of a child
with a sudden desire to see the world.
Boston in particular, and a wan iu
. and work for a living.
She Is back with a cut finger and dis
heveled clothes, and apparent!) sum
ing from fatigue.
The girl was found on a mew mm
New Haven and Hartrora imm v
Stamford. Conn., by detectives from
New York. An hour later sne w ...
her home. She went away volutarlly.
she said, under the impression that
u in,- in om her own living
sne woiuu
and seeing the newspapers and learn
ing that the police were iu..n....B ,
. -ij tjtA . nme home from Fos-
ton, alone without notifying the police.
Adele told the defectives f
Sensed of U In cash, she was seized
with a desire to go away and make
her own living. Friday night she
boarded a train for Boston, where she
found a furnished room and tained
employment at a restaurant. Bhe
Z ked only a few hours when she cut
her finger and the manager discharged
her for awkwardness.
CHARRED BONES
REVEALS CRIME
(By Associated Ire0
LUMBEKTON. Miss., April Z.
The commission of a sensaUon.l
crime, it is believed, was revealed to-
woman were iounu
frame bujld.ng neat ' m h, thU
ocCl-ed r monthaandnj. conjee-
tared that tne won.-. ---the
character of the remains to have
W white, waa hilled and her body
been "' " . hirh the
placed m u
torch ni ppll"4i , -
ADMINISTRATIVE
FEATURES OF BILL
TO BEjiPLIFIED
Senate Provisions Obviate
Many of TheObjections
To Payne Bill
PRESIDENT IS GIVEN
BROAD AUTHORITY
May Put Into Effect Highest
Rate Against Nation Dis
crlmlnatlng;Agalnst U.S.
(By Associated Prraa.)
WASHINGTON, April 26. Some of
the administrative features of the tar
iff bill will be submitted to the full
membership of the senate finance
committee tomorrow. They will In
clude the substitute for the maximum
and minimum feature of the Payne
bill which has been worked out by
Chairman Aldrlch and approved by
the republican members after having
been perfected with the aid' of Sena
tors Root and Curtis and others who
have given the subject careful study.
The substitute for the Payne meth.
od of applying rates fixed by the bill
Is much shorter than the house pro
vision and It Is believed by members
of the committee to eliminate many
of the features that have provoked
objections, chiefly the means of re
taliation against countries that have
failed to give to the United , States
the benefit of their most favorable
rates. The senate plan makes the
established rate the minimum and
provides for a maximum of twenty
live per cent, additional, as Is done by
the Payne bill, but the term maxi
mum and minimum Is avoided) and
the president Is given discretion In ad
vancing the established rate. De
scribed briefly, the amendment will
provide for the following:.
Duties will be collected Ion all ar
ticles Imported frem foreign countries
at the rates named in the senate bill
and twenty-five per cent, additional
from countries which assess agalnsti
goods rrom this country fates Which
are "unequal and unreclprocal." The
established rates will continue In ef
fect until March 31, 1910, and there
after unless the president by procla
mation puts Into effect the additional
rate of twenty-five per cent. oNhe es
tablished rales. This will be done on
ly i:ion the president receiving satis
factory evidence that a foreign coun
try is discriminating against the Uni
ted States. "
ARDUOUS HUNTING TRIP
Leave African Game in
Teace for One Day While
They Recuperate.
SMALLPOX
1
IN CAMP
(By Associated Proas.)
NAIROBI, April 26. Both Theo
dore Roosevelt and his son Kermlt
are Indisposed today as a result of
their recent hunting activities and
their Journey from Kapltl Plains to
the ranch of Sir Alfred Peaae on the
Athl river. They are resting well
from their fatigues at the ranch.
Mr. Roosevelt left Kapltl Plains
yesterday. Major M earns, Edmund
Holler and J. Alden Lorlng. members
of the Roosevelt party, went over to
Sir Alfred's this morning. George
McMillan and F. C. Seloua are going
to Machakos Vila the Pease ranch on
Wednesday. Lions are reported nu-
tneroua on Mr. IMcMailan'e Uu Ju
ranch and there Is a herd of 150 buf
faloes and Mr. Heatley's ranch, where
Mr. Roosevelt will hunt The weather
here today is cloudy and hard ralnn
fell last night. The prospect of sport
on the plains are exceptionally goo'l
owing to the rainfall.
Thorp have been no more cases ji
smallpox in the Roosevelt caravan.
TEN JURORS IN
THE HAINS CASE
1 11 w AMW-Itd PfYWfl.)
tn.iTRHIVO. 1 I.. Anrll 2. With
ten Jurors in the Jury box and the
peremptory challenges allowed by law
in -h alrin nearly exhausted. It Is
likelv that another day will see the
Jury completed and the real battle
begun for the life of Captain Peter
r iioina 1r.. now nn trial here for
the murder of William E. Annls. The
presentation of the people's case Is
not expected to occupy more than a
,.ir Aair. RhnuM a commission of
lunacy to determine the defendants
present mental condition be applied
i. arm tut ordered either br the
onilcatlon of district at
torney Dewltt as soon at any evidence
of Insanity la presented to tne jury py
tbe defense,
Snap
'FIGHTING BOB" AND ADMIRAL
Japanese Admiral Says 'Russians Sank Their Own Sh
Captute.
(Br Associated Press.)
LOS ANGELES, Cel., April 2S.
Admiral H. EL JJIoTil, commander of
the Japanese training squadron now
at San Pedro, had a long talk today
with Hear Admiral' Hobloy D. Evans.
The two admiralav who are old friends
and wso are bow. staying at tho same
hotel, 'discuaeedi 4aternaUoaaI ques
tions, Including thai possibility of war
between the United States and Japan.
They i agreed thajt ,4a. between the
natioRsj was impoasrme, v.
Tees iftey-1ialt&y-tJirW
us Into trouble," said Admiral Evans.
Tee." replied Admiral IJIchl. "But
such a thing la Impossible. The Uni
ted States and Japan understand each
other too well for anything of that
kind. The people of your country
and mine have too deep seated a
(friendship for each other o ever
allow any trivial mater to bring
aibout trouble."
FANATIC
THE EXPLOSION
Is the Police Theory of the
Bomb in St. Louis Cathe
dral. (By Associated Press.)
NEW ORLEANS, April 26 That
the explosion of a bomb in the SI.
Louis cathedral here yesterday wa
the work of a religious fanatic wan
the opinion expressed here tonight
by District Attorney Adams, who In
conducting a minute Investigation of
the occurence. After survevlng the
immediate scene of the explosion, ex
perts announced late today that there
was no question but that a dynamite
bomb was the Instrument whlcn
caused it The theory that a "black
hand plot was responsible fur the
explosion Is not Vedited by the au
thorities. Governor Sanders tonight
offered a reward of 1500 for the ar
rest and convict Inn of the party or
parties who dvnamJted the Kt. Louis
cathedral In New Orleans yosterdav
afternoon.
WOMAN KILLED IN
AUTO SMASH-UP
(By AsMoclated Press.)
PEN8ACOLA. Fla., April 26.
Four prominent society women wen-
Injured today, lint probably fatallv
when the automobile in which tln-y
were riding was Ktruck by an eler-trlc
car. The hurt were. Mrs. J. M. Mol
coon, of Pensai"la. and Mrs. Luce qnii
Mrs. Clark, of Mobile, and Mrs. Clon-
xales. The automobile was struck by
a Bayshore car running about forty
miles an hour. Mrs. Gonzales later
died of her Injuries.
WASHINGTON, April it. Fore
cast for North Carolina: Partly cloudy
Tuesday, ("warmer i ine .raiwnir
Wednesday showers, cooler In the la
terlor; variable winds.
Shots From The Laundry Fire,
IJICHI DISCUSS WAR AND PEACE
San Francisco Prepares to Entertain
Of The Training . Ships.
"I agree with you," said Admiral
Evetns. "Such a thing Is rldloulous
Admiral IJIchl told Admiral Evans
that he was delighted with his recep
tion at Los Angeles. He commented
upon the apparent friendliness of the
officials as well aa the press and pub
lic and predicted that he and his men
would be equally well received at
other American ports.
"I should like to know," Inquired
Admiral Evans, "how your - people
succeeded In raising the Russian ships
which you sank, and In what eon-
n- ' S -
Admiral IJIehl replied, "we raised
the sunken battleships and oruisers at
Port Arthur and Chemulpo without
any great difficulty. We found that
those at Port Arthur were not sunk
by the tnortar fire directed upon them
from 203 Metre hill. None of the
shells penetrated the protected decks,
although the euperstructure' and gun
mountings were badly shattered. The1
TRUNK LINES BEGIN
BATEJiVAR TO WEST
Boston and Maine's Cut on
Import Traffic Met and
Reduced by Other Lines.
(Ity Associated I "re.)
WASHINGTON. April 26. A rate
war among the Eastern trunk lines Is
nearly Inevitable in the opinion of the
nterstate commerce commission. Thus
fnr the trouble extends only to rates
of Import trafflce. wcstibound, but the
likelihood Is that It will extend, be
fore a great while, to domestic trafilc.
The trouble was precipitated some
time ago by tho Roston and Maine
railroad In wiping oui. a differential
f one cent a hundred pounds on
Import traflie. 'ent hound, which hal
existed for years between Ronton and
ports of New York. Baltimore un'l
Philadelphia, it wns not expected
that the trunk lines generally would
eet the second re.wtlon made by
the Huston and Maine, but a day or
two ao the Chesapeake and Ohio
reduced Its rate, effective May 2!.
from Norfolk to meet the Hon ion anil
Maine's rates.
The Baltimore and Ohio made a like
rate, effective from Baltimore on
May 25 and from Philadelphia en
June 1. The Pennsylvania also filed
a like rate from Baltimore effective
on June 26. but thus far has ftl'd
no rate from Philadelphia. Buch s
rate will be filed In a day or two.
PENNSY DOES NOT
CONTROL THE N. & W.
my Ao-lBtcl Press.)
ROANOKE, Va., April 26. In an
Interview today President L. E. John
win, of the Norfolk and Western Rail
way company said that there would be
no change In the management of the
Norfolk and Western because of the
recent purchase of 1. 000,000 Nor
folk and Western stoc k by the Penn
sylvania Railroad company. Mr. John
son added that the Pennsylvania does
not control the Norfolk and Western;
MISTRIAL IN ASHLEY
PEONAGE CASE
(By Aeswlsted Press.)
Greenville, 8. C. April U Through
the Inability of the Jury to agree In
the case of Joshua W. Ashley, on trial
In the federal court here for peonage.
i-it -d.,ilil Miv. Ashlev is
member ot the stats legislature from
imt-nnn ennntv. The case was giv
en to the Jury Saturday evening. L
ips at Port Arthur to Avoid
Oflicers and Men
ships were sunk by the Russians by
opening the sea cooks when they found
the port must fall into our hands.
After raising the ships we found that
the projectiles (had penetrated the
woden decks but lhad flattened out
against the steel and were lying there.
It evidently would have been Impos
sible to sink the ships by the fire from
tho heights," i
SAM FRANCISCO, Cal., AprH M.
Arrangements tut the reception And
ytejnenttn'ig Wers And men
Of tne Japanese training squoarun,
soon to arrlvs at this port are nearly
perfected. A committee of twain
men appointed by Mayor Taylor, Is
trying to raise ,000 for an entertain
ment fund. The Japanese . resident
are preparing to welcome their coun
trymen. They have arranged for an
Oriental garden party in uoiaan un
park.
WITNESS SWEARS THAT
STATEMENT WAS FALSE
Heney Draws Out Humiliat
ing Confession of plot to
Bolster Up Rottenness.
(By Associated Press.)
BAN FRANCISCO, April 2. The
feature today in the trial of Patrick
Calhoun, president of the United
Hallways on a charge of bribery, was
the admission by Judge Lawlor of a
legal answer made previous to the
present prosecutions wherein James
L. Gallagher, former member of the
board of supervisors had made oath
as to his Innocence of wrong'dolng
Imputed to him by the district attor
ney's Office. Beet Ion by section, Gal
lagher, who was on the witness stand,
heard the document rad. and at the
end he confessed to the jury that the
sworn statements made were fulse,
Francis J. Heney then drew from
Gallagher all details of the plot to
remove district attorney W. H. Lang
don and substitute Abraham Ruef in
his stead. The evidence was admitted
In order to show that Gallagher, fesr
Ing Indictment because of the em
ployment of IJeney and the pending
empanelment of a new grand Jury,
had sworn to tho document In the
hope of saving himself and tils col
leagues from Investigation.
FIRE WIPES OUT
BUSINESS BLOCK
(Hy Associated Press.)
RICHMOND, Va., April 2. A spe
cial to The Times Dispatch from
Pamolln City. Va.. says that fire broke
out In the store of Franklin Brothers
today at three o'clock and burned the
entire business block. Nine stores,
the building of the BUte Bank of
Pamplln, the postofflce building, ttne
main building) si warehouses and
three negro residences are In ruins.
The loss will go over sixty thousand
dollars with only about fifteen thous
and Insurance.
STORM SWEPT
OKLAHOMA TOWN
OKLAHOMA CITT. Ok!., April -M
Blxteen persons were Injured, one
perhaps fatally In a tornado which
destroyed a large part of Centrahoma
today. Not a building In the town re
mained Intact, Twelve buildings. In
cluding the Methodist, the Beptist
and tbe Presbyterian churches were
wrecked. The town contains about
lOO Inhabitant. Many of these are
homeless, , . .
in iim
L
F
SHEIHHSI1
rhls Mysterious Power Will
Determine Whether Abdul
Hamld'sRulo Shall Continue
PUBLIC SENTIMENT
FAVORS ABDICATION
Would Retire Him With Lib
eral Allowance And per
manent Abode.
(By Associated Press.)'
CONSTANTINOPLE, April JI.
The deposition of Bultun Abdul Ilamld
appears now to be certain, and the
101 guns saluting Mohammod Iteechaa
Effendl a the new ruler of the em :
pire will probably be heard before I he
next Beiainlik on Friday., The dlgna-
torles of the church care aa little for
Abdul Mamld as does the committee
of union and progress, but the, higher
clergy are seeking to curb the aglta
P Till
DO
GULIHIi 0 nU
POIRIiAiSO
tlon of the enthusiasts ot the Moham
medan league,- Senators and deputies
who - have made inquiry1' among the r
ITtemas, find thsm In different degrees -favorable
to the sultan's removal. 1
The tide Is running strong against th
sultan, Abdul Hamld It. A caucus
of senators and deputies today deter
mined to make an effort to compel
him to abdicate under the scclealaxU'
cal law by the terms of which a de
cree may be Issued by tha thetkUV
Islam, tho highest authority of "Mo .
hammedanlsm next the sultan, pro-
nounclng the sultan Incapable of rul
ing. ' :i v.v.v -- --y... t;;:.:
The grounds upon which the Issu
ance of a canonical rescript Will be
demanded are that th sultan's in v
premacy Is harmful to the churoh,
contrary to the sacred law, and un-i '
Just to the Turkish people- Tha pro
gram was agreed .upon at the caucus
la that -a demand from tha highest
courr of the church, from the nation
1 auAfYtht v jind ' fermt 'the mil Its r - .
chiefs. The sultan will be offered a
place and liberal alio wanes.
" The" parliamentary leaders "wish to
discuss this program at a public sit
ting before they approach the Bhelk--in-f
slam on the subject, for in the1 ,
popular belief, H Is with this man,
who lives a secluded' Mfe of a mys- (
terlous, semi-holy character, that the
difficulty lies. ' He is not likely to act .,
without giving serious eonslderatoon ,
to this Important matter, taking
counssl with the principal ulema and
seeking the opinion of tha wisest and .
most powerful men In the church.
HurrfsMor In Prlsun,
The constitutionalists have no wish ,
to oppose ecclesiastical authority nor
to undertake the tasks of , progress
without the support of the majority of,
tha wise mn, and If they strongly op
pose the abdication- of. the sultan, it
would hardly be Insisted upon at pras-
ent. although this Is regarded aa tits
simplest course, to avoid further com .
plications with Abdul Hamld., . ,
Mohammed Racahsd EfTendt, the "
heir apparent to the throne, would
probably be selected for the accession.
lias lived practically a prisoner tor
twenty-five years In. tha large palace. I
and' gardens not far from the Ylldla
Kiosk. Since the July revolution.,
(Colitlniied on page four.)
TOWN AND STARVE ITS
THOUSANDS! PEOPLE
Conditions iu Asiatic Tur
key Beyond Comprehen
sion of Civilized Man.
WOMKN MISSIONARIES
(By Associated Press.)
ALEXANDRETTA. Asiatic Turkey,
April 26. Refugees who have made
their escape from DurtyuL which la a
small town not far from Alexandretta
bring most alarming accounts of tho
situation there. They affirm that 10,
000 Armenians are beleaguered br
50.000 Mosrlem. The besetged are
half starving and the conditions with
in the walls of the city are pitiful.
It Is difficult for foreign residents
here to credit these numbers. 'The
foreign consuls estimate about 1,00
townspeople and refugees at Deurtr
ul with perhaps as many mors Turks
threatening them from the outside.
It is certain there are no Americans
at that place.
Commanders of the British and
other warships at this port havev na4
under consideration tbe landing of a
force to relieve the fcesetged town
which Is within oris day'a march -of
Alexandretta, but they finally decided
thai this was wholly Impracticable,
aa they had not the right to Interfere
In a purely Internal matter and tbe
governor declined to give his permis
sion to the landing ot an armed force.
If relieving forces were sent out In
(Continued on page four.)