North Carolina Newspapers

i?-S.'-'.-'. NDM" CITIZEN THE THE WEATHEE CLOUDY. VOL. XXV. NO. 200. ASlf EVILLE, N, C.; SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 9, 1909. PRICE FIVE CENTS. FRENCH LODGE DECLARES 'A- Running Behind Time. N. CAROLINIANS E I FOR II. CAROLINA Crubb. of Alabama: Donworth And Willard Pall Heirs to The Ermine TO REDUCE TARIFF POORJPRESIDERT Oangling Sword of Damocles Swept From Over De voted Heads of 0.0. P. Sweden And America Come Second And Third In The Gruelling Contest Revision as He Construes It May Mean Up. Down or No Change at All 99 Pages Today ! I IDS JUDGES JUDGES Mill HI 1 PARTY NOT BOUND SWOOP MUON SPRIN ONLY SEVEN MEN CROSSED THE TAPE Twenty Thousand People Packed The Polo Ground to See Killing Race (BJr Associated Press.) NEW YORK, May 8. International Murthon: Distance 26 miles 385 for purse of f 10,000. Thirteen start ers; first severi to finish to share in prizea $5,008 ta" first; 2,000 to sec ond; $1,200. The seven to finish were: Winner, Henri St. Yves, 2:44:05. Second, John Svanberg, 2:60:54. Third, Ted Crook, United France. Sweden, States, ?:52:10.' Fourth, Fred Simpson, American In dian 2:62:13. Fourth, Fred Appleby, England. 2:56:17. ' '., Sixth, Oorando Pletrl. Italy, 2:58:18. 8eVrtt.,Bdouard Cibot, France, 8:03:2. Attendance 20,000. In a gruelling race in the course of which runner after runner collapsed only to stumble on again with almost superhuman effort to the end Henri St. Yves, the stocky little French Mara thon runner, who-jumped into fame a month 8"6 by defeating such run ners as Dorando, Hayes, Shrubb and longboat In the first great professional out-door Marathon Derby held In New York today took the measure of 12 sturdy competitors In an International Marathon held at the Polo grounds' rand romped home a winner by the handsome margin of five laps, or five sixths of a mile. John Svanberg, of Sweden, -finished second, and Ted Crook, an unknown runner from New England, Btaggered over 'tfi"tapVli third place. "Also Ran." Tim foils I la i Simpson, the Indian and Fred Apple by, the English entry plodded their patient way td the end as did Edouard Clbot the rfench six day runner, who iContlnund on page four.) SWINDLING CLIENTS TO GET MONEY WITH WHICH TD BUILD FINE CHURCH Man Arrested in Washing ton Was Prpminent Law-, yer in Raleigh Once. WAS ADJUDGED CRAZY (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, May 8 There were sensational developments today In the case of John C. Davis, a member of the local bar who was arrested last night on the charge of obtaining money under false pretenses. The amount which Davis is alleged to have misappropriated in transactions with his clients, mostly women, was thought at first te have been small but today notes aggregating J50.000, said to have been given by Davis were exhibited to United States Distriet Attorney Baker and It is rumored that the amount finally may reach 100.000. Martin C. Davis, a brother of John, and secretary of a local building and loan association, was arrested today on a charge of conspiracy. The larg est amount aiiegea to nave . cured from any one person by John C. Davis was $18,000, advanced by a woman client who received five or sin Dotes therefor, the next largest amount being tlJ.000. When a search was made today of the safe in Davis ele gant suite of offices nothing was found btit a few deeds. o arrested on complaint made by Miss Nettie McKeeown. of Cincinnati, who declared she Inst SI 600. Davis said today that he had been In the state hospital for the in sane at Raleigh, N. C. between six and even vear and that he had been In a private sanitarium In this city, but that his mind was "a" bright as a dollar." , , "While I was In North Carolina. T gave more than $50,000 to the erec tion of ehurchea," he said District Attorney Baker fixed ha.i for John C. Davl. at $20,000 and for his brother at $10,000. nrrvrTiu RCHF-s. RALEIGH N. C May 8. John C. Davia, of Washington. D. C. who is under arrest Id that city, created a sensation in this state in the early nineties, resulting In his Incarceration wwwwx (Continued on pg tour.) TAR HEEL FIGHT IS ONLY ONE LEFT Talk to Effect That Judge Con nor Gets Plum Still Heard At Capital (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, May 8. Three fed eral Judgeships contests were today decided when President Taft sent to the senate the nominations of William L. Orubb, as Judge of the northern district of Alabama; George Donworth for the western district of Washing ton and Charles A. Willard, as district judge In Minnesota. Two of the Judgeship appointments were made personally by the presi dent. Mr. Orubb, of Birmingham, was formerly a resident of Cincinnati, a Yale graduate with high honors In the claBS of 1883 and a room mate of the president's youngest brother, Horace D. Taft, for four years at the New Haven university. Mr. Willard served for several years as a Justice of the Supreme court In the Philip pine Islands. ' Hundley Quit. John Orubb succeeds Judge Hun dley, who was twice named for the place but failed of confirmation by the senate and resigned. After leav ing Yale Mr. Orubb graduated from the Cincinnati Law school, and then settled in Birmingham, where he Is a member of one of the leading law firms. He Is distantly related to President Harrlson'B family. He had democratic tendencies when he left Ohio and supported Palmer and Buckner In 1896, and has opposed Mr. Bryun ever since. He voted for Mr Taft at the last pi sldentlal election, but has never taken an active part In politics. w He had rruyiy, rec,uromenda,r tlonsf or the appointment. With the nominations aenL intflday leTSfeslo'enf STeareif'u p all the Judge ships pending before him except that for the eastern district of North "Car olina, which Is still a subject of ear nest consideration by him. There are persistent reports to the effect that Judge Connor will be named. PRES. TAFT AND TILLMAN FRATERNIZE LIKE OLD CRONIES IN POLITICS Former Bete Noir of White House Takes Hide in Im perial Automobile, GUESTS AT BANQUET (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, May 8 President Taft. tonight was entctalned at a ban- (uet tendered him by the citizens of 1 Washington under the auspices of the board of trade and the chamber of j commerce. More than three hundred representative business men of the j nutional capital were present, and an array of prominent men in public life , ., Whr.e the oresident was being In-! troduccd, Senator Tlllmali strode Into the hall toward ine presiuem. " n cordially, remarking: I Hello Senator, what are you try- ! ing to pass yourself oft for tonight ?" j Tillman laughingly rejoined: "Oh., I Just drifted In hi re to see now you (...Ken vourRolf nmonir the i m,r,r,n monle" This merry Intro- ehange provoked much amusement among the guests ! President Tail made a thirty mln- u tea speech during which he declared tknl ha warn MtronErlV In favor of re- taining the munleip.il form of govern-. ment for I he District of Colombia, but that he had not reached any conrlu- sion as to what he would recommend , eomrresss about the real point of contention, whe ther there shall be a hy giving It up he may secure advan govrnor or three commissioners as at (ages during tvis captivity and possibly present. The president declared him- be given a share of the foreign de- self unalterably opposed to me plan for suffrage In the district When the president left the hotel he Invited Mr. I.,,, n i, .in him in the wtilte I...;,. ..-a ,!, ,.M,.n nouse auioiiioi.uT m,., ..... . ,u c h Carolina cnator to M.c liter's home. DIED AFJ 107 YEARS. pnrnHKEEPSIE. N V.. May 8 j Man- Sullivan, 107 years old, an em : ploye and pensioner of the Chanler I . ' .... .1... .,. i.nar il i , il ia, Rokeny. the Chae'r homestead at FINANCE COMMITTEE ADOPTED THIS IDEA Bacon Denounces Attempt of Republicans to Dub South, erners Protectionists (By Associated Preaa.) WASHINGTON. May 8. When the tariff bill was takon up by the senate today and the section placing a duty of two and one-eighth cents per pound on pig lead was read, Senator Brlstew arose to oppose the Increase' ;'from .one and one half cents a pound as provided tti the house bllL Saying the increased rate would make It equal to the rate of the Dlngley bill, Mr. Brlstow read from tariff hearings held by tbe ways and means commu te to shdw that it was there contend ed that thi1 Increase If made would necessitate an increase of duties on other Ingredients that are used 1n making paint.. He argued that the house had been judicious In its action. The readlpg of the testimony of Mr. Brush of the American Smelting and Refining company provoked colloquies among senators, during which Sena tors Smoot and Smith of Michigan suggested that the witness was Influ enced by his Mexican Interests and by the Interests of his general business so that his testimony should not be taken as satisfactory. ' Saying he could not sit still and hear these statements In silence, Senator Root declared that he knew Mr. Brush, and had every confidence In anything he should say. Wants Hill Right. Mr, Burkett condemned the method by which the committee on finance had prepared its tariff bill without tutvlng hearings. "Business men," he said, "have had to come here chasing senators up and down these corridors In an effort to get a hearing. The country is watching this bill. Benators mqy think the people are not watching It. But you cannot fool them on" these schedules on lumber, nails, steel and Irdn. "I appreciate the fact that business interests are In a hurry to have this legislation concluded, but there are a (Continued on page three.) SULTAN ALWAYS KEPT SOME MARKET MONEY IN CLOSET OF PALACE Search Reveals Two and a Half Millions in Coin of - Realm Hoarded There. HAD OTHER MILLIONS (By Associated Press.) CONSTANTINOPLE. May 8 Up to the present time the sum of $7,500,- 000 has been found In the treasury boxos of the Imperial palace at Yll ,lz, occupied before his deposition by Abdul Hamid. Two and a half mil lion dollars of this Is in cash while $5,000,000 Is marketablo securities equal to cash. Furthermore, papers Siere found Indicating that Abdul Humid has on deposit in Germany Kngian,i, Frame and the United States upward of $15,000,000 " " understood that the cabinet takes the attitude that all these for- gn deposits as well as the treasure flt yillUz aro the property of tlffe state. ment respecting these foreign depos- its; one Is to obtain them through , nal procc and the other through u,horl!satln from Abdul Hamid him Self. It is not believed that Abdul Hamid will refuse to direct his agents to pay OVer these sums for the reason that as a prisoner it is quite impossible for him to make use or mo money, wnne posits auu luitumnii. HACKETT BANRIUPT. F.W YORK. Hay 8. James K. - Hackett. the actor, toatay filed a vol untary petition In bankruptcy giving . hi liabilities as 1126. tbt. ana nis as sets as $744- He named 140 credi tors, of whom the actor's wife, Mary Mannering Hackett has the largest claim. 160.000. Daniel Hanna Cleveland Is named as a creditor for (10.000 In money loaned. The claims ; of only two of the creditor, are se- CHIROPRACTIC DOCTORS FAIL At Heariig Bf ore Clerk Yesterday Bail Was Reduced la F' ' '4 . , ., . . A 1 ConJent of fiaintins uounsei ana une vblquwuh, wwouou uwuu, The hnarinsr ibeftire Clerk Marcus Erwln In th 8prtor court yester day on the motlH inade hy Dr. C. Y. Compton an DtW. B. compton. u hlrnnroetln Biract It loners. to quash the- proceeding in arrest and ball for malpractlfe. under wnien they were held at the suit of Mr. K. W. Brannon and tf 1 wife developed few feature whlctlt have not already been recltod In tti accounts of the case in The CIMeeft. AI.,M W Neurit fin MffldavltS and oral evidence fcoth the plaintiffs my consent ,sjnwrinK nwi rY,,...... orally In order to facilitate the hear Ing. At the cohoUiston of the evi dence the case was Submitted without argument and CiaI Brwln at the re .,immt r.iui .nrtSaHta -ordered the plaintiffs to ftle a new Indemnity bond In the sum of 1200 each, ibut rerusna to vacate the arrest and release the defendants from custody. At the re quest of Mr. Julius C. Martin, coun sel for the defendant, which wos acquiesced in by Mr. Frank Carter counsel for the plaintiffs, the bond to be given by the defendants was or dered reduced to five hundred dol lars In each case to make It possible for them to give It. One Gives Ball. Dr. O. F. Compton furnished bon.l last night, Mr. D. A. Donnahoe, of the firm of Donnahoe and Bledsoe, IN BI1TLEJITII COAL Someone Find Shot Which Killed Union Man and Ended Ihe Kiot DULUTH. Minn May g During the unloading of a steamship tonight In Superior, Wis., strikers engaged In a riot in which on.- man was killed and six others Injured. When the coal laden steamer Berlin, tied up at the Northwestern l'uel comwny'.4 dock the riot broke out between the union and non-union men. The dead man's name Is Itonrke, a member of the Ikc Seannins' union. Soon after the arrival of the Iter lln. which Is a n .n-un!on boat, a large crowd of union men gathered at the dock an J began throwltm i ("hunks 'of coal and other missies at1 the captain anil n.w. Several of the! latter were Injur- l and when the light was at Its to inht, some one. It Is1 said, aboard the le.at. fired a shot and' Rourke dropped 'lead This ended; the fighting, t'p io midnight nobody j had been arrested A detective employed by the I-.ikej terriers' association as a guard at the' docks was arrented at midnight In j connection .with the riot In which Rourke was killeA WASHINGTON. May I. Forecast : North Carolina: Increasing cloudiness; Sunday: showers and cooler Monday; moderate to brisk south winds. TO GET PROCEEDINGS QUASHED Interesting Testimony Heard. entering his ball. W. B. Comlrton being a stranger here did not furnish the required bond and remained in the custody of the ahorlff. Both defendants declared that they had no Intention of leaving the city, and wanted the bond reduced to an amount that they could gl',"J, Mr. Carter, when It was suggests 1 ,-vi r. t urier, wiiitii ii. w cw Dunn1.' hy Mr. Martin that the defendant could an to lull for twenty days and then take advantage of the bankrupt laws, decided to agree to a reduction of the bond specifying, however, that this acquiescence on his part meant no abandonment of any part of his claim for damages. The hearing yes terday being tnerely W quash thenar i'iisv hn .iiise goes to 'the Superior court for trial on Its merits, Kvldeiut Voluminous. The evildenre heard at the two ses sions yesterday would form quite a bulky mass If It were transcribed, and while In greater details, merely corroborated the statements frorn both sides as heretofore cfutllned In The Cillsen. The strongest feature of the plain tiffs' case was the testimony Of Vic toria Reed, an old time darkey "mammv." who was present during the treatment given Mrs. Brannon hy Dr. Compton, and who In t ehtr- aiterlstlr manner described the chl IS. DOYLE MAY JOIN HER HUSBAND IN PEN Convicted of Participating in Kidnapping f Whitla Uov. (Hy A"rM'lated Press.) MBHCKR, I'a., May H. Mrs. James II. Boyle, formerly Helei, Anna Me lermott or Chicago was convicted today on a. charge of aiding, assist ing and abetting i.i the adduction of Willie Whitla. of Sharon. I'a. A motion for row Irlal will be made next Monday by her eoun I. hut It Is said that Jii'lue Williams will on r rule- the motion and lin-ni-imti lv iwtst-i tentefn-e upon th woman and also her husband who wax coni' t.d of kidnapping yester day. Potli. il Is said, will piobahly be sent t" the Wi stern Pennsylvania penitentiary at I'ltlshurK for a long term of years. Hoyle Is liable t- lif. iiriirlsoninenl and the maximum vn t nee In the ease of the woman l twenty-IHe years. It Is probable that Hoyle and the woman will be taken to Pittsburg Monday iiefternoon or Tuesday morning letter an appeal to the Supreme r-oiirl of Pennsylvania will 1"- made hy ihe attorneys. In th- higher eouri the question as 'o whether the Pennsylvania courts have Jurisdiction In the case of the woman. H Is said, will be strenuous ly fought Two ballots were taken by the Jury In the ' ase of the woman today The lrst was eleven for conviction and one for acquittal. The second bal lot was unanimous for the convic tion of the woman on the second count charging her with being an ac cessory. When Mrs. Royle left the court house following her conviction. a nunytH-r of persons were In front of the building but there was absolutely no demonstration. When she arrived at the Jail probal.lv a dozen persons were standing about Mrs. Boyle, who has displayed re. markable nerve and Indifference since her arrest at Cleveland. Ohio, main tained that attitude throughout the ordeal today. Case to $600 With the jnV,f1 T)n.1 ropractlc methods of "adjusting thi snlne." At the opening of the testimony In the morning Mr. M'artin orrcreu th nfflrtnvlts of rhoth the chlrooraetl doctors together with several other aflldavits from the patients of Dr. C V. Coinnton. which told of the Sen Hta rncelved bv them under his treat ment. The affidavits' of the due tors " - after denying generally the charge thai Men. Tlrnnnnn' arm was broken during their treatment went Into de tails. Itr IX It rVuiittlnn'a Hlnlcmeut. Dr. W. It. Common, the elder, and not the younger brother of Dr. 0J- R (Vintiiiiii urn anAeara nil 'the record. being first to give treatment, In his nfflrtuvlt snva that ' tia'fnrme here last Sunday fof the purpose of locating navmg graouaten irora ine t;ervir- Denny ('hlropractlc college at Okla homa City, April 2, of thl year, after taking a course of seven months study. He declared that he practised two months In clinics In Oklahoma City, but had not formed any part nership or taken out any license to practice here when he was called to Mrs. Ilrunnon. He went to sec Mrs. Brannon, he says, merely because his brother was nusy at tn time ann could not answer the call, and that 'w-',-''rw ( Continued on page four.) CHALLENGE TO 15TH. AMENDMENT IS LOST Florida House Dot-linen to Take Lead in Important Test of Constitutionality. (Hy Associated Press.) TAI.l-AllAS.SKK, I'ia. May 8. The Joint resolution for irje disfranchise ment or negro voters In Florida wai today defeated by the house of rep resentatives Notice was given thai a motion to re consider today's action will be made Monday because there no-r,. eleven absentees today. Senator Money said In a speech thut there Is a profound revolution going on In the minds of the Northern people, thai lliey are ready to Investigate thi fourteenth and lirteentli amendment to (In constitution, but that they ex p.ei the South "to take the Initiative Steps." Senator Money made a plea for Wilte supremacy," saying 'The Florida senate Is the only body that has had the courage to challenge the validity of these amend ments, (the fourteenth and llftecnih to the federal constitution.) This I? an opportune time for this agitation. To remain without altailon mean stagnation Under our present law we have excluded from the ballot the moral element, woman, and taken In another raee." When the roll was 'ailed inch mernber responding "aye" received great applause The supporters of the resolution entertain high hopes regarding the requisite three-llfths vote upon the re-rorislderatlun, as they assert that enough of today's absen tees will votw for the resolution to In sure Its passage. PAID THE CLAIM. ROME, Oa.. May I It. Shoc' ley, alias Hchocel, arrested In Deca tur, 111., on a warrant charging him with swindling Mrs. Harrington wai ters of this city, has been release! from the Decatur Jail, according to Information received here today. Bbockley paid the claim against blm today and the warrant was with drawn. . CONNOR'S FATE IS AGAIN IN BALANCE Was About to Be Appointed When Machine Got Busy And Scored Point (BY TAV.) WASHINGTON, May 8. A tearful hut determined aggregation of North Carolina republicans swept down on ihe white house today to save Pres ident Taft from Jarring the state ma chine In the ribs hy appointing Judge Connor, a Tar Heel democrat, to the viK uni y caused by the death of Judge Purnell. Wordwars passed down the linn last night that Mr. Taft had about made up his mind to give Con nor the place, and. In fact. It waa openly asserted that Connor name wits Included In the batch of nom inations si' nt to the senate today. whereby., Oruibh and Donworth land federal plums. It Is stated that eany this morning the president was urged lo withhold the disposal of th North Carolina Judgeship until somebody could give him a good lino on Con nors. Who the "somrtbofiy" waa, nm tory does not record, but Judge Con ner's name did not show up. Where upon the main cogs of the Tar Heel machine got busy again today, ana President Taft was bearded ht his den. It was emphatically pointed not to him that the anDOlntment of Connors would put brake on repub'- Mean enthusiasm in norm varoiins. Indeed, U woulrt absolutely wreck the party. Furthermore, Brother Taft was told that such action would be a plain reflection on the nallnr of North Carolina's lawyer; an open assertion to the effect that the 0, 0. P. In the state did not have deeenfc materiel -"herefrom to tflOuM V.f" eral Judge. ' ' ' T , WIihCs the Answer? Nobody know what the answer I. ZaU Jln .oiut, mtehUuturd ihlnH.. Ing. 'He "would JtK to ire rm wt question that h !"' him many anxious moments. 0 ha heen heatd to Intimate that he wished Colonel Roosevelt had disposed of the tn' tor before he (Taft) had picked up the Rooseveltlan mantle. At any rale, the delegation that went to the white house today left It In a happier frame of mind. The threatened iblnw of derrwtc'' ap pointment had been temporarily. If not permanently averted1. ' Rut Con nor's friends smile knowingly, anil nay that they are doing no shouting until they gt out of the woods, C. H. TV MARRIED COUPLES MAY ' SOMETIMES APPEAR IN PUBLIC IN CHINA NOW Wu Ting Fang Tells of New Conditions Which Prevail Jn Empire. y()MKN SHOULD VOTE (Hy Associated Press.) CHICAGO. May 8. Wu Ting Fang, Chinese minister to the United States discussed equal suffrage and other women problems before the annual iinelieon. of the ChhagO) Wellcsley luti The women In China, said the mln sier, are not demonstrative In their Iters to their husbands. This Is but littoral, as most women cannot read ir write, and II would be awkward tJ have oil., rs Interpret endearing termn. China Is reformed now. Schools ire being established for girls. Co dinaiion Is unknown as yet, but It may The segregation barrier surely lll be broken down when we are bet ter advanced. Already married cou ples have begun to appear together sttolilng or even driving. "Woman suffrage lit out of the question In China, now at least. I cannot se why the ballot should not be granted to women In the United States. It woulif bo for the country were this r the good of right granted to them. WALSH AMD KVEBH FINED. CINCINNATI, May I. Pitcher "Kd" Walsh of the Chicago Ameri can league team and Second Base man John J. Fivers, of the Chicago Nationals, must each pay a ftp of 1100 for failure to report to their respective, clubs before May 1. The players were reinstated yesterday. Announcement of the amount of th fine was made by the national base ball commission today, j ... , . I Barrytown, . J ulea-