1 THE ASHEVILLE CITIZENI THE WEATHER: FAIR. Associated Press Leased Wire Reports. PRICE FIVE CENTS. VOL. XXVI., NO. 138. ASHEVILLK, N. C, TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH 8, 1910. IB IS EXACTING HEAVY TOLL FORA IITEMf S DEATH Three Negroes Lynched and Others are Slated For Similar Treatment DEPUTIES FIRED ON BY TWO NEGROES One Officer Seriously Wound ed and Another Slightly But Latter Fights on TAMPA, Fla., March 7 The lost of the three negroes Implicated In the murder of the two deputies and the fatal wounding of the third, was lynched at dusk this afternoon In the l'almettos on the banks of the Mana tee, river. He had fallen asleep und when he awoke was Razing into the barrels of a dosen rifles and shot guns. Even then he showed resis tance and reached for his rifle. In a second he was riddled with bul lets. . The dead: Samuel Stribbllng, contractors' Superintendent. Tampa; Deputy she riff Edward Matthews. Wade Kills, negro; Sam Ellis, negro; unknown negro. Pobably fatally injured: Deputy Sheriff J. B. Morran. Second Day's Hunt. One negro lynched and two white men desperately wounded, marked the second day. of the man hunt in Manatee county, following the kill ing of two prominent white men Sunday by negroes near Palmetto, a small town forty miles south ui Tampa. The end la not yet asd the news of. the lynching of othey negroes is expected at almost any hour. Armed posses tonight a.re literally scouring Manatee county and guards have been placed on every road leading out' of the county. Sam Ellis, one of two negro broth ers, charged with the responsibility of . the trouble, was riddled with bul lets by a posse tolay. not however, before he and hi brother, Wade EWa TTiaa mortally wounded Deputy Uheriff J." ' B. Morgan and seriously wounded Deputy Max numett. Wade Ellis escaped. At daybreak Deputies Morgan arid Jlurnett, who were placed ou guard at a bridge, sftw two negroes np proaehlnif and commanded them to (Continue)) on pntro two.) PREVENT HIS FATHER S Shot Him ami Brotlier-in-Law Dead Two Hours Re fore Time for Ceremony FLED TO MOUNTAINS VNIONTOWN, Pa., March 7. "If the old man tries to marry that wo man I'll kill him and I II kill you for letting him do it," was the Ihri: made by It. Frank Smith, a rich far mer, some weeks ago. Today he is a fugitive with a reward offered for his capture. This testimony was to day unearthed by She riff P. A. Jones, who has been working on the case and gives the story of the killing ' aged D. I' Smith by his son. I! Frank Smith, who later killed his l.rot lu r-in-law, Evans Moscr. the man to whom he had made the threat (pioted above. It appears that I . P. Smith did make an attempt to marry Mrs Manna Wolf, and the son made good his threat, killing not nn'y his father, but bis brother-in-law lis well. The day the mnrdered men were burled wan to have been the wedding day of the elder Smith. Two hours before b. hhot dead by his own son the rich ol.t larmer had made arrangements to drive to Uniontown the follnw'nv Wednesday with .Mrs Ilanna Wolf und marry her. Toe lirst murder was that of t!r elder Smith, who while returning f: om church last Sunday n'trht was killed on,the coulter., road leaditiK bis home. He was shot through the back with a Winchester. Throw'tig the life'ess body of his father into the I 'ishes by lh roadside and hastily placing a half-loaded revolver in the stiffening hand, attempting to show suicide, B. Frank Smith, the son, rushed up the rood to the home of his brother-in-law. Evans Moscr. an 1 killed him, tresis making good , his threat. Since that time thirty-nine deputy sheriffs, with orders to shoot first and explain after, have been scouring the mountains. on several ncrnsions Bmltn, who still carries his Winches ter, has been sighted, and many soots tuive been fired at him. It is thought that he was wounded some days iiinee by ct long shot, as he was seen to lim: and blood was found at the stot where Im had been when last shot r.t. (Continued on page four.) LEADERS CLAIM TO HAVE CALLED OUT 125,000 STRIKERS But Police Figures Reduce That Number to Less Than 20,000 Workers. Additions Are Ex pected Today. PHILADELPHIA, Maiih 1t-K the compulation of the Philadelphia po lice department ie correct and the officials declare it to be based on a careful and complete canvass of the city less than 20,000 workers have responded to the call for a general tie-up of the city's industries. Tonight Director of Public Safety Henry Clay issued the first detailed statement purporting to ahow the ex tent to which the long heralded la bor movement in support of the striking conductors and motermen of tho Philadelphia Itapid Transit company has affected the Industrial life of the city. It came at the elope of the first full working day under the general sympathetic strike order which became effective last Friday at midnight. In brief it showed that a total of 18,407 men were on strike out of a total of 176,193 persons employed In the shops. Industries and occupa tions. Establishments and occupa tions enguirinir a total nf 1 9 1 ieia hands were entirely unaffected by the general walk-out order, the police I canvassers reported. , , ! t'emflle ling Statement. The leader of the general strike movement, however declared tonight that at least 125,000 were out In I obediance to the general strike call j and that there were practlchl assur-j anees that 25,000 more would Join the ranks of the striker, tomorrow, j The day was nbsnlutely the most peaceful, not only since the calling of the general strike but eclnce walk ing out of the carmen more than two weeks ago. A minor demonstration following a big meeting of working men In labor lyeeum this afternoon was attended by some disorder and atoning of cars, but the police speed ily ipielled the disturbance. Tonight there was absolute quietude accord-j Jng to. the pojlcc reports In all parts j or tne ciiy up 10 a luui nour, wnn every indicatlonthat the night would pass "without outbreak .of any sort worth mentioning. Mayor's statement. Mayor Keybnrti late todny de clared that the sympathetic strike was over so fur iw the city adminis tration wan coneerned, added (hat the aftermath could safely be left to the efficient police department to handle satisfactorily. Word that the I CONVICTION OF GRAFTER E T OF THE STATE Snyder After IIcaringNews Submits But Declares lie Is Innocent SAYS HARMED NO MAN PHILADELPHIA, March 7 The 1 conviction of Willlum P. Snyder and James ,M. Shnniaker, charged with conspiracy to defraud the state in connec tion with the furnishing of the state eapltol was affirmed by the state Supreme court here today. .Sny der was a former state treasurer and Sbnmaker a former superintendent Of public buildings and grounds. Former Auditor General Snyder speaking of the Supreme court's de- j islon. s-tid today: "The highest tribunal in the state has decided my ease adversely and H becomes my duty to submit myself to the processes of the law. I am compelled to suffer an Im prisonment that to mo is worse than death itself without having clone my fellow man or my state an intentional wrong, or ever having knowingly committed :i c riminal act. I have the fullest confidence in our courts and from my youth up was taught to re- I lepe-ct our judges, and those feelings remain unchanged although in my rase 1 know there hits been awful miscarriage of justice." VIRGINIA REJECTS INCOME TAX MEASURE rtlCH.MONI). Va., March 7. The. Virginia house or delegates tonight rejected the proposed Income lax amendment by n vote of '.4 to .17. PF.H STItlKK? (ILICN'.V FALLS. N. Y.. March 7 The .International Paper company Is threatened with another general strike. At Corinth. N. Y.. six hun dred men already are out because a back tender was discharged and It wart learned today that the pulp sul phite workers have matured plans for a general strike March- 20 for a ' ten percent Increase In waged and no Sunday work. order for federal troops, had been cancelled, Indicated that the authori ties believed that the worst of the trouble over. Transit conditions showed to every appearance, , continued improvement during the day and evening. There was less necessity for the presence of the police on the curs and even tim id people are beginning to show a disposition to' ride. Polk' Figures. The police department made a ear ful canvass today of the city's Indus trial establishments and visited cm I loyers of all classes of labor In an effort to get actual figures of the number of men on strike, which showed a total of 18,407 persons who responded to the general strike call. The labor leaders scoffed at the police figures and declared that fliey were something like 100,000 too low. An important orcfer was issued late In the day by the commandant of the Philadelphia navy yard which for bids the granting of the leaves of ab sence to men in the yards und on the vessels of the station during the strike troubles In this city. The effey-t of the order will be to keep the jacklcs from getting mixed up in any way with strike disturbances and involving the government authorities In possible complications with the legal keepers of the peace. one. of the incidents of the day in the strike movement was a parade of u small band of men. in Allegheney avenue which was broken up by the police without Just cause, the men claim. Clubs were used freely and the marchers were dispersed. Two nrresis were made. Builders Condemn It. The master builders met late todny, adopted resolutions condemning the sympathetic strike and discussed ten tatively action against some 'of the bodies of men who joined the gen eral strike movement. Four thou sand men und Women today attended i moss .meeting of the strikers in La lwir -Lyceum,, at Sixth and Brown streets. Pratt, M alien. Murphy. Tra e cy and others of the strike leaders addressed tho crowds. The city ad ministration was bitterly denounced fur Its attitude In Ihe present crisis und the speakers were especially ve hement in criticism of the eniploy- (Conlluiiecl on page four.) WILL SOMEBODY PLEASE TELL COMMUTE WHERE THAT LOBBY IS HIDING? Wires for Ship Subsidy Law are Being Pulled by Experts, but What Kte. MKMB'K'S Til I? EATEN' I WASnt.VflTo.V. March 7. The ciue8tlon of whether there is a lobby working for the enac tment of a ship subsidy law and threatening members of congress who are opposed to such a measure Was again before a sub committee of the judiciary commit tee Of lie house today Representa tive Stoenerson. republican, of Min nesota, who made the original c harges on the floor of the hotiSi-. was again before t'oe committee and submitted : numbe r of h Iters said to show that several congrc ssmen were being threatened with de feat for re-election II they opposf'd ship subsidy. The letters were addressed tee Rep resentative norland. democrat, Missouri; Lenroot. republican, eef Wisconsin, anil Kusterman. republi can, ctf Wisi-onsln. and w -re from the Merchant and Marine league. It is this organization which Mr Steener son charges with menacing him with letters Hnei newspaper articles. Sev eral prominent men, Including ex fiovernor Merric k, of Orjio, ami John Hays Hammond, are vice presidents e f the league. Represe ntative Humphrey of Wash ington, who Introduced the adminis tration ship subsidy bill this year, of fered to produce the secretary of the league to testifv regarding the- letters, but Ihe committee ruled that It hart no power to subpoena witnesses. The committee will hear further statements, .heewever. before deter mining whether a forms! investigation shall be made by congress of th--ship subsidy lobby charges. I'AHMI US' FATAL f'KHIT. rcriOEFIFLD. H. C. March 7. Following a dlspiile ovenj a debt, Hor ace Hammond Tend W. F. Vance, nromlnent farmers of this county, engaged in a pistol duel on a crowded J streel- here todny. resulting in, thej elenth of the former and the serious wotindlnii or the latter. Vance is in Jail. SyiJ?'- FUND TO RllmM Hf Jl ADVERTISE U IP -lift rf&HE YUE It illWlff ySJ I ' I "P ' ! ' " ': on risii)T a Y7r. C A VCTWI TDH4 Jl WTTl. Rtf BVfLT IF Returns Froirf Pittsburg' Where He Interviewed Leading Capitalists who Will Aid In Completion of Weaverville Line If Local Support Is Forthcoming, j Believe Proposed Road is Good Proposition. President R. dJi lleiwland. of the Wcavervllle line, returned to Ashe vllle Sunday afternoon from Pitts burg, where he spent a week for the purpose; of Interesting capitalists In the extension of ths railway which Is Intended to gives Ashevllle another outlet to the wet. Mr. Howland reports that the bankers that he saw were well pleaseej swlth the Ashevllle proposition- and Were ready should this city do Its onrt. to subscribe, liberally to tho extension of the elec tric railway. . . i "All that is ntssded npw." said Mr, Howland. 'la for VJjple yf vtlle to become interested In the rail way and lose their present Indlf rorence. The PlttsburiT and other Northern bankers that I saw. have the money ready for financial sub scription for the line, hut they de cline tee subscribe unless there Is a financial support coming from Ashe vllle. They say Hint they know that Ihe new railway Is a good thing. I.,, e ulll thev liave the idea that the road can t l much If It meels with such weak support from the people of AshiMlle." on his return to the city Mr. Howland hud a number of Inte-rest-Ing announcements to mnku In con nection with tin Weavervillet (line, I'lcluellng t ho- matter of Increase, of e epilpment, and al the plan that ihe company has In hand towards holding air ship ascensions at W'eav ervllle during Ho coming summer. It has been announced that the SUCCUMBS ID i WOUNDS Powell His Slayer is Re moved t iVnitentiary to Hst-ape I'liiliiiltli'ViolciK't' me'eiTl.AVl) Ni: Deputy HherllT ' Ifax county. .V ' the effects ef "i eelved at the- b March 4 when " Senator Travis . Kltchin, brother and t'ongressm ii state, Travis . 1 1 I Improve. (Jovernor Kit' 1 man Kltc-hln. an K, N. C. March 7 W. Dunn, of I in ! . died today from bullet weoind re is of K. Iv Powell latter shot stae I Asyman Paul i Oovernor Kltchin Kltchin, or this Kltchin coin inue to i, brother of Asy ed early today. The removal of prison at itnh lc-l effect. rowell to the- state has hael a imletiro-' ItKATF.N DKATH. BAVAXNAII, Marc'.i 7 Van Davis, a white n.an, Was beaten to death at IJurnsnb . this county, this afternoon by a negro who used a heavy stick. Tie negro, whoso name is McKeever. scap'-d. mm WASH IXflTt "V. March 7. Fore cast for North 'aroliiia:; Fair and colder. . Who Comes Next? PEOPLE OF CITY WILL HELP Muthodist conference will hold its annual Chataueiua at Weavervlllo and In the course of the next sev eral weeks a start will he made in construtlon of the Chatauqua hall. , New Kuulpnient. Tne new equipment will consist of thre new cars, each of a seating ca pacity of 84 persons, simitar, to the largo car that Is now operated from this city to Wcavervllle, jind , tha delivery of these cars . which jtra known as the "Combination, mbur ban," to be used both In wlntr an summer, manufactured by . t. . C. Brill & C... of Phlldelphl. WIM e mado' during the spring months- ThTe two Reroplanea ara'ary aixpsn second car of this type ordered by the Weavervlllo line Is flhlshed and will bo shipped to Ashevllle short- , . , . ..... i... ..I .1... It.,., urlfh I ty to lane oie imii e eoi cu! ., the first car which has given satis faction. In addition tei these four large double truck cars, thiit the company will operate this summer, ! there are seve ral smaller cars which j will be put in service whenever I ded. The Weavervlllo line Is building up a substantial fn-lght and express business und when the' busy time arrives It will operate a special car for Ibis work. When the slimmer tourist season opens It Is expected that the trave l i on the Weavervillet line will bo very heavy, and the big cars will bo muc h needed These cars are- Judged by those- In Ashevllle. who have ridden ou tho one now In service to be t In most comfortable und easiest rrtn- T EQO THAT PUTT WAS DUD Says She Will Xow Con tinue Her Fiht as Wid: mv of Senator Piatt I Jl'DKBIil'ItU, Col., March 1. Thank Hod," was the ejaculation of Mae Wood when lold today of the death of former .Senator Thomas (,'. I lair "I shall continue mv fight now ns the- widow or H.-nator Piatt," she ad ded, "and I shall fight to that end." I'or two years Miss Wood has lived almost alone- on her ranch on the e rest of the bills that overlook tho Platte river. "It would have been better far better for me had he died years icko." she- continued. "The new trouble I am having over this ranch is doe entlre-lv to the Plait Influence, lie and his friends tried to say that I was Insane and the wonder Is that they did not get me under lock and l ey In a New York mad house." SPARTANS GATHER FOR THE FESTIVAL SPA UTANBI'flO, H. C, March 7. Tickets for the sixteenth annual (tooth Atlantic States music festival go on sale tomorrow at 9 a. tn. The festival this year Is held April 13. 14 and 15. At midnight there are thirty persons In line before the box office and others will falling In con stantly between now and -the hour set for opening the doors. The sale of nut of town seaw has been unusu ally large. AFTFH "OI.WI" FIlArnS. f'HIf'AOi . Marc h 7. Determined to rid Chicago of alleged oleomargar ine frauds, the state food commlaalon er today filed twenty-three ne cases In the municipal courts and prepared Information against two hundred mil ter, lee. frocerv und meat merchant. nlng In which they have ever ridden. The car are equipped with . lr brakes and on account . of their splendid construction, will be able to remain In Wet In. accidents, al though It la believed that these wilt bs few , upon th well constructed Wcavervllle Una, Tha road passes through a beautiful stretch of coun try for; nlna mile and tha scenery i as pretty, as can be seen from mny (iloctrlcal line In M Bnuth. j ' Concerning th airship -Mr. Mow land aald that alt preparation wars made for ths ascension In July, slve machines and their dimensions are, length. S feet; width, it feet, and height, 11 feet. They ara of the type kpown as tho Palman ma chine, and ore similar to those uscnl by Pnuhliin, tho great French ftoro mutt, In his world-record ascension In Ixis Angeles. They can travel forty miles and when they are placed In use at Weavervlllo they will be In charge of expert aeronauts from New York. At present thn engines are being tested, and am It Is ex pected that they will prove satis factory it will then only be neces sary to wait for the decision of the court on the suit of Ihe Wright hrolhers, who desire to keep tits moniifacteurers nf the "Fulmnns" rrom Infringing their patent. It is the belief of Mr. Howland that tho Falman manufacturers will win the case. T T! RACE WITH SNOW SLIDE Canadian Paeifie. PaHsenger Train Makes New Record for Fast Railway Rutin VANCiM'VFH, 0. C. March 7. A I'anaillan Pacific passenger train had ie thrilling race with a gigantic snow slide Bunehiy Just each of Field on the western slope of the Kockles, It was learned today. The engineer opened j the throttle and the train dashed e down the grade, escaping by only a few feet. The train was west-bound express No. 97. The engineer heard plainly the thunder or the avalanche booming down the mountain side. He opened the throttle und the race was on. Tho last cur had Just got by a steep point when the slide struck the rails. An enormous mass of packed snow and Ice, tarrying three big trees trunks, covered the rails to a depth of twenty feet The train was stalled at Field and news of the slide was not received until today. This evening only twenty bodies had been recovered from the debris of .Sunday morning's accident near Itogers Pass on the Canadian Pass. SAYS HATPIN IS PUBLIC NUISANCE CHICAGO, March 7. Women's long hatpins were declared to be "public nuiiance" and a "anti-hatpin" ordinance was ordered drawn up by the Judiciary committee of the c ity council today. The action fol lowed a week's crusade against the hatpin, which culminated today In a public hearing. The ordinance will stipulate that hatpins worn in public places "ahall not extend more thm oii-half an Inch beyond the crown of the bat". It is to be presented for action by the illv council next Mon thly night. . PEK REFUSES TO SUBMIT HIS PROOFS TOTHEGOMMITTEE if Naval Snob Discovered Polo he Makes no Effort to "Come Across" HE SAYS HE'D LOSE MONEY ON THE DEAL Enthusiastic Blatherskites Want Congressional Recog nition for Him Anyway WAHMINClTt iV, March 7. Com, mander Psnry declined today to sub mlt to congress tho proofs nf hi dis covery of tha North pole. : M sent In rare of Representative' Alexander, of New York, a statement written In tha I third person and addressed to tha sub-committee of ths house eommlt tee on naval affairs, lit 'which ha i forth hi reasons fur refusing to semi bis duta to the committee. The slate!. . ment follow: Commander Peary and hi friend -aay that contracts signed month ago . ' with his publishers render tt Impos sible to make hla record and sclen- title data public now, . It would not only subject Peary to heavy daman a lose which he cannot meet, having just extricated himself from debt In curred In conneeelon with hi various .expedition, but it would be breaklnr faith with hi publisher which he Is unwilling to do under sny circumstan ces. After hearing statements by Repre-c sentsllv Hobson, of Alabama, -, and' -Moore, ; of Pennsylvania, urging : tha . granting of a congressional, reward to Peary Irreapectfve of the question of hi proof, tha committee adjourned -until Wednesday without talcing art--. tlon, . ' - . ' Of the committee of seven memlier It 1 known that three are opposed to granting recogntlan to OommstieW jl'aary, unless the proof of his dis covery of the pole are submitted to jptmgres and mad public, , Hoth Mr. Hobson and Mr. Moors Vigorously urged ths comttiHtea-ljjeiajt. to huaor Commander Pesry without ' further quibbling over the proofs. The former declared that the granting of the rank of retired rear admiral , waa none too much honor to bestow Ha argued that the endorsement of Peary' proof by the Natlnat Oro graphic society wa sufficient evidence, ' Representative Macon told the com- -milte that since h publicly declared ', 1 a few day ago that h would Inslstj . upon seeing tin. Peary' proqfs and. wa opposed to any "legislation In the dark" on the subject, he had received1 . letters containing three thousand sl-. -natures, endorsing his stand. 5 CAPITAL SOCIETY MUST NOW EXTEND WELCOME . TO SALES-LADY BRIDE Seeretary of Htnte'i Sorr Places Golden Hand on Department Store Girl - SENT FROM SCHOOL 1'HOVIDENCK, It. I,, March 7. Wearing ft broad wedding band of gold and with a large diamond en Hitgement ring sparkling on a finger or her left hand, Mis May Boler, twenty-one years old, until recently employed In a department store of this city, tonight coyly claimed Phi lander C. Knox, Jr., the twenty-year old son or the secretary of state as her husband. "W'ij were married In Burlington, vt., Munday evening at 7 o'cloclt by a minister," she confessed tonight. The first revelation of the romance proved rather disconcerting to young Knox. News of hi effo'rts to obtain et marriage license preoeded bis re turn, early today, after a three days Hleaence. iteftislng to-tell .principal French, of the-Morris Heights school, w here he) was a pupil, whether or not he had1 been married, he at first was confined to his room and later was expelled from the institution. At noon he had luncheon at one, of tho hotels here, but later disappeared. With James E. Oillen, a youthful . .. . friend of Knox, the young woman, who says she la Mrs. Knox. Jr, re turned to providence today In com pany with young Knox. Oillen, aod the young woman went to tho apart ments of Miss Holer's mother. Where they remained undiscovered until the middle of the afternoon. TO RECLAIM LAXD9. NEW ; ORLEANS, March T. Re clamation of Southern swamp land was advocated by B. ' P. - Yoakum,, chairman of tha director of the fit. Ioul and Ban Francisco railroad In an address delivered tonight before, he New Orleana board of trade. Miy Yoakum was one of several speakers who called attention to the area of rich Southern lands, r ;