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THE ASHEVILLE CITIZEN. THE WEATHER: SHOWERS Associated Press. Leased Wire Reports. .VOL. XXV. NO. 217. ASHEVILLE, N. C, WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAY 12(, 11)01). IMiK'K FIVE CENTS. STATE BANKERS IN ANNUAL SESSION ATTHEQUEEN CITY President John H. Carter, o Asheville Responds to Address of Welcome REVIEWS PROGRESS OF CITIES OF STATE Charlotte Gives Royal Wei come to Financier From All Parts of State (Special to The Citizen.) CM AKIjOTTE, May 26. The thlr- tt'fnth annual convention of the North Carolina Hankers' association hold Its opining session at tho 8'lwyn to night, with President Herbert W. Jackson, nf Raleigh, In the chair. lli-v. W. M. Klncalil. paBtor of the Charlotte First Presbyterian church. offered pruycr. The address of wel come wan delivered by Judge Ar mislead Burwell of Charlotte, M. John H. Carter, president of the American National bank, of Asheville responded. A meeting of the execu tive committee followed. Tho first business session will be held at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. President Carter's speech was an unusually Interesting one and was ably delivered. He reviewed the sub startial progress made by the lead log cities of orth Carolina during the last ton years. Mr. Carter said: "Mr. President, Ladles and Gentle nien: If there could have lingered any doubt in the minds of the visiting Tankers as to the cordiality of your welcome, which we have seen in such abundance on every hand since our arrival, tho generous words just spoken by Judge Hurwell, in his clo qrent address, have dispelled all doubt, and doubly re-assured us of our welcome. "In behalf of the bankers of the slate, I am directed to return those delightful sentiments, with Interest at per cent, and to assure 'the hospitable- peord of Charlotte, and the lwl bankers, that the pleasure Is all ours. In fact, even since this city was named for this meeting, we have looked forward to the coming with most happy anticipation. Tho historic associations, the civic pride, and (he commercial importance of your city, nil tlx upon our minds and hearts a (Continued on page four.) COTTON SAY TELEGRAPH COMPANY IS NOT FAIR Cotton Manufacturers Pass Resolution Attacking Re ports of Western Union. EXCHANGE RAPPED. (By Associated" Prom.) RICHMOND, Va. May 2ft. Tho American Cotton Manfuaetur ers' association began lis convention here today. The early part of the session was taken up with an addross of welcome by Mayar Richardson, a i-ply by L. D. Tyson, of Knoxville, Tenn.. and the annual addresses of President T. H. Rennie. At the close of his address the re tiring president was presented with a handsome gold watch fob. At this afternoon's meeting resolu tions were adopted by the association declaring Its approval of the New Or leans cotton exchange as a market for spot cotton and depressing specu lative elements alleged to lie m con trol of the New York cotton exchange. In the discussion which preceded this action, a sharp attack was made on I lie Western Union Telegraph com pany, both by members of the com mittee and of the New Orleans cotton x' hange, for what was claimed to !' unfairness to New Orleans market mid discrimination In favor of New York. This action followed the report of a special committee on cotton ex - hanges presented by Captain Ellis A Smith, of Pelser, S. C. This com mittee has had the subject under con sideration for the. past year and has Mailed the exchanges lxith 'In New York and New Orleans. Recent changes In the management of the New Orleans market make that mar ket according to the report, almost Ideal, giving an opportunity both for the purchase of spot cotton and the hedging necessary to protect future contracts for goods. The New York exchange, It was re ported, had not met the suggestions bv the committee and continued to operate in the interests of specula tors and plungers rather than of the manufacturers and dealers In cotton. Resolutions were adopted asking the telegraph companies to furnish In n'l HANDFUL OF MEN TIE UP AN ENTIRE RAILROAD SYSTEM Strike on Georgia Railroad Pre sents Unusual Labor Commissioner Has Noti Been Able to Solve. ATLANTA, C,a., May 25. How lew than one hundred striking firemen were ablo to stop practically all train service In a territory 170 miles Ion? and from twenty-live to one hundred miles wide was tho knotty problem into which United States Commission er of I,abor Charles P. Ncill plung ed Immediately after his arrival here tonight. As emissary of conciliation he faced first the race problem, the force behind the strike, second tho announced wish of many persons In this section to have Georgiuns settle this question by arbitration; and third the necessity of moving the United States mails Immediately. Within two hours after his arrival Mr. Neil! woa In private conference with Gen eral Manager Scott of the Georgia railroad, with no intimation as to v.hen the negotiations might bring results. Automobile Service. What a remarkable feat this hand ful of union' firemen accomplished1 and what power was behind them became apparent today when a con siderable section of this state was compelled to rely on automobiles for passenger, mail and express service; and when the transportation of such necessities of life as food dropped back to the methods of a former de gree of civilization, namely to wagons and even pack animals. The four score firemen alone did not produce this situation. It was the communi ties which the railroad served that stopped every wheel of the system during tho past three days; not the officials of these communities, but a few men who are said to have light ing blood in their veins, who came forward and announced that negro firemen should not be given seniority over white firemen. From some hid den source of public opinion these men have up to now made good th(p racial ultimatum. Few of these men were firemen, some did not even claim tc be acquainted with striking fire men and a dozen or more aro said to have come from counties lying some distance from the railroad. They accomplished the tie-up without serious acts of violence with a few cases of throwing stones, which ap pear to have been accepted as warn ings of what might happen If trains continued "to run. ASSEMBLY TO REPLACE ' CHURCHES TAKEN AWAY BY THE DISSENTERS Presbyterian Assembly Will Erect New Buildings in Place of Those Lost. NO TAINTED MONEY (By Awociatexl Press.) DKNVIOIt, Col., May 2T, "Let Rockefeller and Carnegie alone go l,l., v.nr own nockcts for college en lonmenis" was the advice of Dr. J. C. Hteffen, of Dubuque, Iowa, In an address before the general assomniy of the Presbyterian church tills af ternoon. It was decided that $100,000, should he sncnl In the erection of churches in the synod of Tennessee to replace those taken from the church by the ri.w.isi.m of the Presbyterian church in the United States of America and the Cumberland Presbyterian church illegal. The regular anil special reports of the executive committee were accept ed after debate Objection was made to the appropriation of only $16,000 to the temperance board, nut u was pointed out that this sum Is $1,000 In excess of the amount usually ap propriated. Dr. W. L. McKwen. orroreil tne re ,,r ,,r the board of home missions, showing that the amount received $1,073,971 was the largest in the history of the church. Bennett, of New York, ho Is a commissioner t" the assem bly, denied that the majority of Im migrants are Idlers and criminals. Dr. Thomason referred to the re moval of Robert Watchorn, formerly commissioner of immigration station ed at Kills Island. n.iit i " h.. said. hitterlv, or what not," was the cause of the re moval of a great man Congressman Bennett ana james Vereance. of New York. debated sharply over the effort to close sa loons In New York, on ."-unnay. sir. iienn. lt said the Idea of the prosecu tion had been to force the saloon keepers to obey the saloon law re quiring them to close their places except between the hours of one and eleven p. m. tv wished to have the law on- served." said Mr. Bennett, "it was a matter of expediency." Problems Which .Should be Ksy to Sell lr. A settlement by arbitration should not be difficult so far as the strikers' demands are concerned, Vlce-PrCsl dent Ball of the firemen's organlza tlon said today, because the firemen are not trying to exact a hard and fast settlement. They struck because ten whlto firemen were replaced by negro firemen. The railroad officials declare that tho negroes were put in these positions as rewards for faith ful service and that they are within their legal rights In such action. Upon this one crucial point of the contro veray there has as yet been no sign of agreement. Directors Divided. The directors of the road, the gen eral manager and other officials were In almost continual conference today and It was reported that some of the directors strongly favored Governor Bmlth'B pro- osition for each Bide to select three Georgians as arbitrators. Mr. Scott would not say whether this offer would be accepted. The dlrec tors Include men with local business Interests which are liable to be af fected unfavorably by a long tie-up. Hand cars, automobiles and Inter urban cars today made little Impres sion upon the 3,000 pounds of de layed malls In the Atlanta postofflcc. Here and there In the strike district ti rural postmaster shouldered a sack of outgoing mall and after hours of hard work riding and walking man aged to reach a railroad station not affected by the strike. Reports were current that the federal courts might Interfere and place guards on trains In order to get the malls through No such action, however, developed locally. The strikers have announc ed that they are willing to lire en gines to carry malls, but thai such engines must carry malls only and not passengers. Reports that tho necessities of life were lacking In some communities caused Governor Smith today to tele graph along tho line of the Ueorgla railroad Inquiring whether there was any food shortage. No replies Indi cating such a condition wer recelv ed and numerous reports stated that there was plenty to eat everywhere. (Continued on page four.) SUPREME COURT CITES STATE OFFICERS TO ANSWER FOR CONTEMPT Tennessee Sheriff and Dep uties Will be Sentenced for Permitting Lynching LIGHT SENTENCES. WASHINGTON. May 25. Senator Frazler of Tennessee today received a telegram from Attorney Luther Wil liams one of the defendants In the Kd Johnson lynching contempt case saying that he would voluntarily come to Washington, receive (he sen tence of tho Supreme court of the United States and-asking that no ef fort be made to serve the writ of ar rest in Tennessee. Mr. Frazler thinks all the defendants will pursue thai course and that they will surrender themselves here If permitted to do so. The writ of attachment was issued today In tho name of the president, as follows; "Whereas, It has been made to ap pear to the Supreme court of the United States that Joseph F. Shlpp. Jeremiah Gibson, Luther Williams. Nick Nolan, Hciyy Padgett and Wil liam Mavse have been adjourned by the said court, now In session at the city of Washington, in the District of Columbia, to he In contempt of sail court; "We therefore command you that you attach said Joseph F. Hhlpp, Jer emiah Gibson. Luther Williams, Nick Noan, Henry Padgett and William Mayse, so as to have their bodies be fore the said Supreme court of the United States at the city of Washing ton, In the district of Columbia, on the (list day of June, 1909, at 12 .'clock noon of that day, to answer the said court of the said contempt, by them lately committed against it. as it is said, and further, to do and receive what our said court shall in that behalf consider." The prevailing opinion among at torneys is that the sentences will not, be heavy. s 'fli mf''' 1 'Je m 1 - iMMimm "s-! mm"1 1 y SOUTHERN DEMOCRATS PLEAD FOR PROTECTION TO SUGAR INDUSTRY Louisiana Senators Boldly So Far As (By AssortoU-i Frees.) WASHINGTON, May !!5 The sen ate passed over the lumber schedule of the tariff bill today and took up that on sugar. Representing the great cano sugar producing state of Louisiana, Senator Foster, although a democrat, made a plea for the protection of the sugar Industry. Asking that the same consideration be accorded sugar In tlu tariff bill as la given other Industries he spoke at length In favor ot sustaining the du- tles on raw and refine sugar as pass ed by the hooee and recommended by the committee on finance. 'If the revenue provided In this bill from the Importation of sugar.'1 said Mr. Foster la necessary for the honest and economical administration of the government, then it should not .be disturbed." Mr. Foster said In tha United States sugar Is sold cheaper than In any other country on the face of tho earth except England. Mr. Tillman Interrupted to say that sugar ought to yield a revenue, where. upon Mr. Foster laughingly said he did not wish thai offensive word "pro tection" to be used In connection with the revenue. INVITES HIS FRIEND TO WITNESS MURDER Sampson County Man Asl:s Crony to See Him Out in Wild Shooting Affray. Kyiul o Tin hlftrii.) CLINTON, May 2&. Humlay aftor noon about 6.'i0 o'clock, Mr. 'rkt-r. one of tho bent known men In Kamp Hon rounty, whn murdered at I'ar- kerHhurff. Tho ful and Inexcuwibl deed was commltl' d by William Hfu. a rural carrier. Haw wa evidently drinking. Before nhootlni; Mr. Parker he Mu d a number of nhois in Mr. Ilftlln' houne, terrorized the tuwn and tried to K-t Into ono or two Mher storea and fin ally uereedd in breaking Into Mr Cation' h. another merchant, where he nut-reeded in getting a revolver und dome more ammunition. He nhot Mr. arker with a find gun right In the heart. Parker r f itted to open up hli More Sunday night and give hirn shells. A young fellow was with him by the name of Arthur Hohrson. He H;tid io Koberston : "I a m going to kill Capt. Oreen and Mr Hall. Now you ha v been following rue around, come and ft me kill 'em." He lived In a h;tnty and went there after the shooting. He came out this morning and gav. him If up and th sheriff took h irn to Ollnton this morn ing. I lass has a wife and child. Par ker was an old bachelor and was 65 years of age. y 7 "A 6HOWER& WASHINGTON, May SS. Korcjt for North Carolina: Local thunder- showers Wednesday; llgh to moderate) Who Will It Be Come Out in Their Advocacy It Applies to Raw Material. Both Denounce Sugar Trust. Under the Dlnglcy act the sugar production had Increased In value from $4,072,000 to $43. 480. 0110 In ten years, he said. In reply to a ques tion by Mr. Tillman, the Louisiana senator declared his belief that if the duty should be taken off sugar, the domestic industry would be destroyed "Then we farmers will have to pay to keep this Industry going," suggest ed Mr. Tillman. Mr. Foster declared that the Inde pendent sugar refiners Were not In collusion with the trust and that t lie trust had nothing to do with the Uigur production of Louisiana. Denouncing the trust as having en raged every principle of honesty In trade, he still appealed to the senate not to strike a blow at the sugar In dustry In order to punish the trust. "They should be punished," he suld, "like criminals. Put slrlpes on them but do not strike down a domestic Industry." Closely following his colleague. Mr MiKnery made no effort to conceal his protective predilections. . "It is gratfylng that at Ihls ses sion of congress," be said, " we no tice a change of opinion among demo crals who nre voting for a duly ;n PREACHER NOT FIT TO PLACE HER CHILDREN Mother Proves to Court thai I lis lOstalilislinient Ha 1 Two KepiitatioriM. (Special to The 'lllwn.) CLINTON, N. I", May ?A. A rather sensational trial occurred In I be mac or's court yeHlcrd.-ij Ii n John K. I'owlcr. M 1'alP loth. H. II Crull pier. Jere Matthias and F'rank Tur lington Mere tried for II tl UHHHUlt oil Itev. ",. M Koniby. I'roni the facts that came out In the trial they were about iik follows: Mrs, John K l.u ten. of Perry, !" I a . . recently hail tin peculiar experience, so Hlie t' Si ill' d of having won lo r children from lo r husband In a divorce null at her home and then having a I'loilda Justice of tin- peace award their custody to l!ev r,. M. Kornliv to take t,, the rescue home for failen women that he wai conducting Mrs. I, uteri beard he wax In Clinton and came to ace about her children. Itev. I'otnbv had not arrived. VVto n be ano he wan net bv a large croud at the depot, and Mrs l.ufen demand' d to know where re-r children were, only to be tod It mm none of Iter hu.HlncHM She did not take kindlv lo that suggestion and ahkod Mrs. Kornbv where they were. Mr. Kornbv called iter an Inniililn name and said she was not lit to know Where they Were, whereupon Sonie of lie d fendanlH tried their lists upon th" anatomy of tho H. v. Komby Ms ought refuge under the train and a lively scene whi the result. One of th' children i al'l to be seven months old and the other one seven yoari. The li.v Mr K'.ioby Indicted the above named Influential clilaens, and Mrs. I.ut'-n who a accompanied by her husband retaliated by having Mr. and Mrs, Komby put under a thousand dollar Justified bond each for the appearance until requisition paprr can be gotten here from Florida and a warrant charging the F'.Mnbys with the abduction The defendants plead guilty and the mayor fined them ach five d'dlars, except Turlington, and their part of the costs Komby admits placing the chllnlren In a home main tained Ur Rev. Fomby which has a reputation of two kinds. of Protection Theory raw material, although at one tlm free raw material was considered a cardinal principle of the democracy 1 hope that the condition of the coun try, Its necessities and (he liberality generally that Is pervading all class es of the people may dictate to the democrats the abandonment of all the -absurd theories of five trade and cause them to come In with the great body of tho people and vote a liberal protection for all tho manufacturing Interests of the country, to make ii as Independent us the fathers declared II should be. of all foreign milloiia The Louisiana senator staled that so far as he could discover tho Ahl- rlch bill imposed no Injury to any domestic Interests, "nor", ho added "has there been Imposed In any of Its schedules any burden upon tho peo pie." Mr. M'-Knery's remarks did not ap pear o bo popular among tho demo crnts, and toward the latter part of his address, Senators Foster, Daniel Halley and Bacon were the only dem ocrats who gave him attention. No vote was reached. COAST LINE ASKS TO BE EXEMPT FROM STATELAW I'ecituse Its Trains Run in Daytime Wants lOxenip 1 ion from I leadlilit Law. (SM' lal lo The lllwn ) II A I ,:' 1 1 1, Mav Zip. - Asking abso ippluio exemption for IU4 Urn' In Norll f'arollua frurn (hp- provMppiia of Ibi I act .pf the legislature of 1!9 re prilling cIppIiIc or powr lo-adllglits I of l.r.'lll p iinilie ewp r 'in nglni'H on main lines pin the Atlantic ''iast I.lne ralinav wan lo-aril veslerday by lb1 i or ooi ., I Ion corn rn ission as was also I to 'Spab'.al'l Air l.llr". Wlil'h akfp ii I million for Its daylight trains and j for brain Ii lluua. ! Appearing In behalf of a full o. ..onarifc of tile law was Mr. II. K j right, of Halelgh, cngiri' er pii tin Keaboarpl Air l.lric, the ilialrman of tin- b'glsbifive bp.ard of the llroth'i hoo.l of ls' ornoi Iv e Knglro-p-rs of North Carolina, whose a lib llghi hat j-.-curd Ihi' pasaage "f til" hill l'o Ho Seftb.wir'l Air l-lro- there wir pr i rit Mr Jurrns II Poll, of ICabogli and for the Atlantic f'',ist lane .Mr. loorgp- Klliotl, 'pf Wilmington, a-pslsl- , ant geperal counsel, with htm as wll to'SHcH Is lug Mr W. II N w Ii. ol Hocky Mount, general .Mupp-rlnieiid' M jof the road, Mr. J.-K. Chambers, so per Imeriflent of loconiPil-lvp' power, and six engineers of the Coast I.I ri" sys tem, p-ach 'tf the wltneiv"-M saving that Ho oil headlight is lh: superior of lb" p Ip-clric headlight, Mr Newell say lug that the less light an i riglm: ban tho better It Is TIip- confp'ntlppns of Ho- Atlantic Coast IJne Is that as 10 road 1 straight arid lev p I In a largp degree that It ought to be exempted IljOm the law, ami It antagonized tho law by submitting witnesses to show that the electric headlight Is a danger and should not be used, that If It Is a saf.-ty device that roads would use. It. The Keaboard Air Line made no light on the law, but asked exemption for daylight schedule trains and for branch lines. GlEf.fi FINDS FIVE GREAT EVILS IN THE CITIESJF SOUTH And Among Them Is Illiter acy And;Poverty of Moun tain People ho says PRESBYTERIANS IN M1XUP OVER CARNEGIE Dobato Over Acceptance of His Tainted Money Has Not Been Settled (lly Assnchttrit Prcs.) HAVAMIA'll, May it. After an f tcrnoii "t dctsUn that grsw mmta at times, the general assembly of the Southern I'resli) ln-i Ian church in oon vntlou here, fulled bo ruach llr point w here a vt cxiiitil bo taken upon the reports of Its Judiciary comi.illtco upon the dispute which 'has arisen over the status of thw Central University of K enlucfcy. II v(w annoumwd at tho afternoon s 4ciMtt that the richnte would m con. iludcd tonight by tlim evening ser rilon pusmhI by with no debate ami tomorrow Is net apart, except for th regular ad drew and other matters tin' iwrogram haul arranged for thw dual tat-to. The committee's major ity report upholds the contentions of ilu, complainants In the matter while the minority report upholds lbs con tention of tho synod of Kentucky. Tho light before tho asaWmWy,' sitting an an nccleslusticnJ court, Is now, whether tho tuesptnilily shall review tl)4 .u lion of the Kentucky synod in per mitting the amending- of the chartkrt of the university so as to qualify fo tho Carnegie foundation for teachers Mii'tlng itaoe Olxwrn. While this debute fWHS of chief in lp.ii.nt Ire the day's ecuelons yet the light for (lie honor of iwst entertain' lug 'th general aseiubly was hotly wnged. t l.i wlsbnrg. W. Va., won out with) ln votes with 1ouIsvHIh Ky., naxc ullb-fiH. and Tesnrkana, To.) Mitrd wJtlt seventeen. ( ho tlArnooga, Ten.., through H. A.tlimliers served no tice that It iwouM Hsnt ' tor IbJ con vent Hon of l!i I i. - ' ' , The stopiii' church In LewlsbWBj where feb'" tra-xt inonvidtion wf 11 t liield Is 113 years trid. At noon ttopiy Or. H. V Morris of Atlanta delivered n sjddrcss upon "The itciiitsui of Culvln and CsJvam Ism to Missions." iov. OIciiii Hfieaks. Tonight lr. Omotk-o W. Oenny ot Washlikglion aind Ise unilveralty spokd "Calvin's Contribution to.Hdtiea- tOMial Pripgn-es" Oil ring the after noon former Oowrnor Olimn of Norlli I'arolitut made an address on home mlwlapns. He so hi that In bis travels through title Houth, ho hl tH-Poms onvlneed of tli exlstance of tlvo great p vlls: wldi-epread lesocrallon of il Hablstth, in disc rim hi Inmilgra. tlon. the vice of eltkos. tho Ignorance and ilestltutipon of Indians, and the II. Iltirsey and isivierty of the ponpHv of the inoinnialii and plain districts ot Ihe H. iu III In t h" Central university light Uev. w. Horiip-rviin. lagan the argument f.,r the complainants. lie chargnl that In tin- face of notlne of am ap peal tii it he, goners l assembly ths Iwrlio of CVn-tral uiilversliy was iimenibd so as to tflke advetntawe of the Carnegie fou nidation for learners. II. i bnrgi'd tbnit this ftcthm In miOi ng the university In'tcpmidiMil of the pi i-Mlivierlim synoO of Kentucky hS't liveried a trust and that the re-hear. lug .inteni) by th general assem- (Cnnllnneit on pegs four.) M;iter if Prrippity Jtight Will lie Cai rictl to High est ( 'tiiii l in lie, Land. f If V K'lH,tCl l"rcs ) P.I.NTONVII.I.K. Ark., May 25. Sitli plans pp rfp-i tp-d for the cornliipf ir both as to ecclistlastli-al en- Icnors ami . hiin ii policy, tho seven- t ii i nt ti ass- ni lily of inn uumncrianci I'r-p slij I. rl.m church was mnoludi'it in today and adjourned to meet In iii k-"ii. T. mi . on the third Thurs- liv In May. Ill 10, In annual session") ml ip.br,iie the centenary of ths bureli lit Its birth place. Tim w salons have been harmpinlous i hroughoiit. Tho property question. n ipiitgrowth of the ass"-mbly vote f three years ago, to amalgamate with the Presbyterian church of ths rth, ami the declination of mom- pts of the Cumberland church as now ("instituted, to enter Into the un ionization, while the all-absorbing topic without the assembly hall, hail but brief time before the assembly and then only Indirectly. The matter of compromise was not suggested as th" fund to be used In fighting for the property was subscribed to It, it ! now tak. ti that the legal controver sies so far as the Cumberland church Is concernM must ultimately reach; the highest court In the land. variable winds mostly south. - (Continued on page four.)