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THE ASHElffili S'lITIZEN. P THE VTEATHEB: VOL: XXVI., NO. 215. ASHEVILLE, N. C, TUESDAY MORNING, MAY 2, 1910. PRICE FIVE CENTS. 'I S.S. CONVENTION Gee, I Wish I Was Out There. NAVAL BILL WITH DEATH STUGL E BACK 10 TELL ALL , w TS TRUSrSTRICKERY Spltzer. Convicted by Court SHIPS IS PASSED : """sWJssfsjs x j Regardless of impending; De ficit. Senato Piles up Ex penditures ' ' Shoot Down One Prisoner Who Was Leading Attempt A Blue Hen's Chick In Rear and Conscience Will Lay Bare Secrets Outdoes The Great Alexander to Escape PRISON GUARDS II PARDOfJED.CdES ' m i STIRRED SONG ITS flllS FO IVITIi CUTTHHOA OFIilGR ESSMAF NEGRO KILLED WAS DESPERATE CRIMINAL Had Escaped From State's ..Once and Been Recently Recaptured RALEIGH, N. C, May 23. State prison guards shot to death convict J. l. Fox today In order to prevent the escape of a number of convicts who had evtldetitly conspired to break away from their aquad even at the coat of 'killing; a guard or so. Fox wai serving twelve yearB for man slaughter from Anson county. Me escaped from the prison nearly a year ago by making up a dummy mat he left In his cell to fool the guards while he made good his es cape over night, the dummy being tucked away snuggly in the cell cot. Recently Fo was re-captured in New London, Conn, with a young white man aid to have killed two men. The convicts with three guards were grading the rifle range north west of the city. Fox went to get off a wagon and seized Ouard Hon eycutta gun, at the same time shov ing him off the wagon and cutting it him with an ugly looking double edged knife that he was secretly carrying. At the same time a negro convict Mcintosh, thirty year, old from Scotland county seized Guard Hayes in an attempt to get his gun. .The third guard, Smith, fired at Fox inflicting a fatal wound. Hayes was equal to the assault of Mcintosh and order was quickly restored, some of the convicts coming to the aid of the guard, in the stirring experience. Ouard Smith wounded Fox twice and Hayes once, three shots being fired. QUITS THE RACE. PHILADELPHIA, ' May ll.The Loaotake, which was obliged to with draw from the Philadelphia to Ha vana, motor boat race, after brp-iUIn? down four times on her way to the sea came back today. The Loantaka was this largest of those entered In the race. Ail went well wltb the Loantaka until she was off Bombay Hook at 4.84 o'clock Sunday after noon. I !KT0 BE DONE NINE YEARS 188 First Man He Stopped to Beg of on Street Was De tective Who Knew Him DENIED IDENTITY NEW YORK, May 23. Hnmcsick iHsa besetting him for nine years, during which time he roamed through the West, a free and in9i-spected man, finally drove William Whlteway, thirty-six "wanted" as one of a trio who murdered Theodore Johnson 'icre in 1901 back like a homing iigoii to New York, to fall Into the cinches of the police, who for th? nine years have been on the lookout for him. He came back disguised by beard, .mustache and the (changes wrought hy y.ars. Keeling thoroughly secure from detection He slipped from the freight train whlrh brought htm here, "broke" but haipj. K r hours h tramped the familiar streets for love of which he hid rlBked his liberty. Then, exhausted and starving, ho i.r costed a man Inn One Hundred :ind Twenty-ninth street. "Please give me some money. 1 must eat," he pleaded. The men loowed stral;';t nt.- .lis ipyes. "Hello, Whlteway," he .ild. It tvps Detective Hart, who nine years ago looked Ihlgh and low forfthe man. A few minutes later Whlfeiway was n prisoner in the Harlem Detective Bu reau. At first he resolutejy denied his Identity. Later he broke down ami admitted It. Theodore Johanson was wounded in Lefgett's lene. Oak Point. Bronx. In the early morning hours of July 7. lint. It Is rharged that Whlteway, John Fisher and Massey Bchofteld held Johanson up. Fisher, convicted of filing the fatal shot. Is serving a life sentence Bchofteld confessed and named Whlteway as the third man In the case. Stnofield got six years for his part in the crime. In his eonfee " he tM ho he. Whlteway and ' Fisher, befag- "broke," held up Johan ' soni-amt l inn celled Haffner, and how Fisher', when Johanson made off " flred' twtee. bringing Ms man down, Johanson died three days later. ' SKRVED ONLY THREE MONTHS OF SENTENCE Testifies That Government Employes Were on Sugar Trust's Payroll NEW YORK, May 23. Oliver Splt er, a man whose conscience hurt him, came back to New York today like a spectre from the grave, and, with a pardon from the president In his pocket, gave testimony at the trial of Charles Hel?ke, secretary-treasurer of the American Refining company, who with five subordinates la charged with conspiracy to defraud tho government In underweight of sugar Imports. , Spitzen, as superintendent of the company at Williamsburg (Brooklyn) docks, got two years In the Atlanta penitentiary for his participation in the frauds, but he was quickly par doned by the president last Thursday after serving only three months and, having made full confession, from now on he will aid the government in Its attempt to convict his former as sistants. Causes New Arrest. Spltser's story on the stand today does not directly connect Helcke with the frauds, but his confession resulted In one new arrat tonight. James Rrezezlnskl, formerly an employe of the treasury department and now a private detective, was locked in the Tombs, charged with perjury. Hpitser conf.iwd that he attempted to bribe Brexestnski to conceal the frauds and the latter Is alleged to have denied this before a federal grand Jury. This apparent conflict brought about Bres rstnskl's arrest. Spltser told so amasing story on thj? stand today under direct examination and hurried from the court to the fed-Wt- grand Jury room. Tfo promise of pardon brought about Spltser's confession, say the federal authorities. His con science merely hurt him. It was ex plained, but realizing the importance i of his testimony and the legal ob- I Steele likely to bar it were he a con- . - - - - - ---,-.-. yir-ww-iryinrummx ! fContlnned on page four.) I MOTHER OF TOFT'S PET MEASURES RECEIVES II SEVEREJLT IN HOUSE Appropriation for His Pro posed Tariff Board Was Stricken Out NO FINAL ACTION WASHINGTON, May 23. Aftor prolonged debut? the proposed $250, 000 appropriation to defray the ex penses of the tariff board, recomr mended by the president, was strick en from the sundry civil appropria tion bill In the house today. This action resulted from a decision by Representative Mar.n, pf Illinois, who was iu the chair, sustaining a point of order by Mr. Fitzgerald, of New Vork. who contended that there was no law authorizing such an ap propriation, In nrdet- to meet the objection . tb the tariff board of In quiry of many democrats and some republicans. Mr. Tawney proposed another amendment which appropri ated $2r0,000 practically for the pur pone with the adtled proposition "that it was to enanle the president to give to congress! the Information of the state of the finion and recom mend to their consideration such measures as he shall Judge necessary and expedient," etc Lnder this wording of the measure It is understood that the president shall send to congress any informa tion which may have collected un der the proposed appropriation by leavimr out of the amendment all reference to the tariff board which already exists. It was hoped that the provision would come within the rules of the house and not subject to a point of order. Representative Fitzgerald promptly made a point of order against the new amendment and pending his argument upon it the house adjourned until tomdr- ro' FI.IK8 OVER BKKLIV BERLIN, May 23. Herr Krey. a German aviator made a apendld flight in a Farmen bl-plane this evening over the city of Berlin from Jnhannis Thai, H covered & distance of slx'y miles and returned to his starting point without accldet ' COLOR QUESTION IS ALL SMOOTHED OVER Whole Matter Settled by Mak ing Booker Washington Life Member WASH 1 NUT N, May 23. When former Congressman Walrer O. Hot l'ttker, of Delaware, and the son of a former congressman from the same state, rose tonight, fur back In the great crowd that tilled Convention Hall, where tonight's session of the World's Sunday School convention was held, and Mil by himself sang, "Travel ing Home, Led by Jesus I Am Trav eling Home," the audience uipplauded so long and so lustily that Mr. llof fecker was compelled to go to the front, mount the platform and sing it again. It was during a song service led by Charles M. Alexander, the singing evangelist who has sung the gospel story to Immense audiences In all parts of the world, that Mr Hoffecker, when a volunteer was call ed for, stood up far off In one corner of the big hall and almost swept the audience off Its feet with enthusiasm. Among the officers of tlve association for tho ensuing three years elected tonight were: President, Dr. George W. Beiiley, Philadelphia; vice presidents. Sir John Kirk, England; Justice J. J. Mac Laren, Canada; Bishop J. Hartsell, Africa; W. N. Hartshorne, Moston, and K. W. Krllchley. Incite. Hugh Cork, of New Orleans, was elected statistical secretary for the United Statics. Bishop Hartsell. of Africa, spoke on The Moslem Peril In Africa," declar ing that "the Christian church ha come to reallzo that In the conversion Of the Mohammedan world, the Church faces the supreme crisis of It history." ., All the wrinkles whlrh wrre formed In the world's sixth Sunday school convention when the color Hn was drawn on the negro delegates, were month.i.d out today when Hooker T War'ilngton was made u llfo member of the organization and the necessary subscription whs promptly pledged (Continued on page four.) ON TRIAL FOHIHIS-LIFE ON ATLANTIC CITY PIER Young Married Man Alleg ed to Have Attempted Girl's Honor STATE'S EVIDENCE MAYS LANDING, N. J., May 23. Rapid progress whs mnde today In the trial of Wi Ilium Sayler, the young mnrried nin ac-rused of murderinR Jane Adiims, white she was defwndlnK, her horMr. on the million dollar pler at Atlantic City last February. The 1 Jury was chosen within an hour and twenty minutes after the prlP'er was arralKned. The Drat witnesses c alled w, re the molorman and a policeman who found tlti Klrl's bruised body with tho torn! elothlng frozen to II, lying on the beach where It ha.d luicn cast by wuvesj several des after the Klrl had dls- appeared. Charles Adams, the Klrl's father, was then plumed on the eland. He slatted that on the night of Feb ruary 4, rvls, a brother of the de fendant, came, to his house and took Jane and her alrter ArJcflJUlt about 7 o'clock. Allqe later returned! at one, and said she left Jane on the pier with William Beyler. Asked whether William Seyler ever rame to his house to see Jane, Mr. Adams answvred "No" decisively. "Jane was seventeen years old June 17 last," said Mr. Adams. "Orvts of ten came to the house to take her and Alice out" Dr. Emery Marvel, a surgical ex pert, testified that the bruise found on the girl's fade" must have been caused before death ensued. The dead girl's mother told of her seftrrh for her daughter on the night she disappeared and of swearing out a warrant for Seyier's artvirt on the charge of abduction. A signed statement given to the detectives by the prisoner when he uum t rrnMI aA In. PatArahnpir tt .' u also placed In evIdVnce by the prose-4 cution. In it Seyler denied that hl had been out of his borne or seen the girl on the night In question. ., The prosecution will continue the presentation of Its case tomorrow. DIGNIFIED PRESBYTERIANS 1 POISE Proposal to Adopt Form of ' Arouses LEWI3BURO, W, Va May 23. The Presbyterian cassem- My 1s deeply chagrined at mistake which is said to have crept into thie greetings sent to the Southern Methodls con- ference at Aehevllle, N. C. In the message the assembly re ferred to Isaiah U-T ex- , pressing Its sentiments. In- stt;ad of this brotherly Dassage the himmm 'fnim .'thi mountain being cited, tt la nn .4 Jt , derstoor the rfjn when It 4 4 arrived a Ashcvllle. was to, 4 Isaiah IZ-7. This passage tells about "lambs led to tlvu 4 slaughter." 4 "Coming1 Just after the elec- 4 tint of seven bishops," the 4 Rev. C. R. Hyde, of Little Rock, Ark., told the assembly 4 today, "our Methodist breth- 4 ren may think us officious." 4 He suggested no more refer- 4 ences be Included In greetings. 444444444444444 Despite the protest that the action might hinder union with some other church the Southern Presbytia ns In general assembly adopted an optional SUBSIDY ADVOCATE APT Words Sound as if Spoken From an Intimate Knowl edge of Himself WASHINGTON, May 23. "An it norant ass, an unprincipled dema gogue or the paid hireling or balefu Influence" ! the way Wm. P. Hack ney of Wlnlleld, Kan., who testified I today before th house- subaldy in vestigating committee characterir.es every man In these United States who opposes the principles of trtlp subsidy. Thls statement was made In pam phlet which Hackney- wrote and circulated and sent to members of congress, newspaper men and others i "to Jerk them loose and set them I thinking." n h- expressed It today, j "Can you think of anything ele ftibeh a man miirht be railed'- KarcaK- tkally asked Mr. Oarrett of Tennes see. "That's a stinger I put In to challenge public attention to the situ ation" replied the witness. Mr. Hdrkn-'v's charges of Indul gence of congressmen in wine sup pers etc., were based on belief and not knowleelKc. he sUld, because he had some "knowledge of leglxtafrvc matters." William Boyd and Justus Flu peril, representing shipping interests t New York disclaimed any knowledge of foreign lobbies. 8MOWER& l WAHHTVOTOtf. May II. Fore cast; North Carolina: Showers Tues day and possibly Wednesday, cooler Wednesday In west, moderate south west winds. IN ANIMATED DISCUSSION Gift Whereby Property Shall L " ' ' ' k ' BB St 1 ' BBSS' Heated Discussion. Debate Funny Breaks. form of conveyance-; whereby future donor will ba assured that their gifts will remain forever In that organisation.-. ' 1 ' ' The fight over the proposal was the most turnout of any contest of the as sembly, judge Frank B. Hutton, of Abingdon, V-, led the forces In favor of the adoption of the form, having presented majority report of a spec ial committee. . ' ' -'' i Rle. C, R. Neshtt. of Nashville, Tenn., submitted a minority report signed' by himself and was the Wrter of what proved to be (ha majority on tho floor. Dr. w. u. i-ingia, or At lanta, ., played the role of m n sneoesaful compromiser. He Wanted tho ass mbly to adopt no form. The contest on the floor was Inau gurated by Judge Huttori. He read the form of deed providing tha the property given to emy Institution In the church could not be delivered to any Institution beyond the) control of thm church. Where Does Holy Spirit Lead? The discussion became Interesting when Dr. Nesblt declared that the action proposed by Judge Hutton would provoke an untimely discussion of organic union. He asked that the church be left to "follow where the Holy Bplrlt leads." EUROPE RESTS EASY; Roosevelt Suffering of In growing Silence Spends Day With Whitlaw Reid t LONDON. May 23 Mr. Itoosu velt Is enjoying the quietest day thus far of his European tour and la get ting something like a real rest. The throat still bothers him and his voice Is husky. After spending the week end it Wrest Park, the homo of American Ambassador and Mrs. Heed, Mr. Roosevelt, Mrs. Koosevelt, Miss Koosevelt and Kermlt returned to London today to be the guest of I.b ut. Colonel and Mrs. Lee. Lieut. Colonel l'o was military attache at tho Hrltlnh embassy In Washington In 1. The Ronsevelts will remain with the Ijei-K tor the greater part of the week. The demands upon the nx-presldentg time do not lessen, and It Is almost Impossible for the Colonel to refuse to receive callers and to have thcqulct he stands so much In need of. Mr. Roosevelt's only speaking engagements for this, week are Wednesday and Thursday. On Wednesday he will receive a del etion from the British" group of Interparliamentary onion and on the following day he will receive a de gree, from Cambridge university. Today Mr. Roosevelt was the guest at luncheon of 20 big game hunters, several of whom Joined In presenting him with a rifle before he started on the African expedition. In the evening Mr. Roosevelt had tea st Dorchester bouse meeting An drew Carnegie and Mrs. Carnegie, Ir. Wm. Osier and a few others. HlllGLAIW HRK OWKWJXO, BARTOW. Kin. May 23 Aroused by flames and smoke in their home here after midnight this morning, the family of E. U Burton escaped Just In time to save their lives. The Bur-, ton home adjourned and partly was over the store occupied by Burton. Burglars entered the store, robbed It and set It on fire. The building was destroyed with a loss of several thou sand dollars. LOSE Remain Forever in Church 1 bniwenea by "My conscience tulls me," said be, "If I let thla go without protest I will bo a sinner." pulling tip coat alsevet in court room fashion, Judge Hutton set to work to defend his report "Whose leading tha Holy Splrttf" be .demanded of tha minister with an expression that he we not facetious, 'pees any on know where the Spirit la going to lead usfVlIoW do. we know that wo will Intarfcrta with tha leading of the nlritr Judge Hutton aaJif that tWa would not prevent organ lo onion, Hs ex- plained that !t merely provided a form whereby persons could glva property to the church and know tha It would never Ira diverted to any Institution outside the Southern. Presbyterian church. "Your assembly , asked our committee to draw such a form tad w did It, And yet you aoovs ua of stirring up a debat on organic union and of being sinners." Objorta to tstwyera, ' Dr. Nesblt got thw , floor long enough to say that the report was dangerous because It provided for the fCVmUnnert oti f-c four. I Second Section of No. 10 Is Derailed Near Calverton Virginia WASHINGTON, Mty II.EIgh teen passengers were Slightly Injur ed in the wreck late today of a special train running aa the seoond section of No, 10 on tha Southern railway near Cedar Run bridge, be tween Catlett and Calverton, Vs. The engine and four passenger coaches were derailed, two hundred yards from the bridge, the cause of the accident being a mystery. All the passengers were seriously shaken up and some were badly cut and bruised. Among the injured were Hardy M. Edwards. Buffalo; H. O. Ashley, Mo bile; Mrs. A. U- tiller, Honesdale, Pa.; Herbert A. Whiting, Boston; Jas. ( ' ark, New York city; Chas, F, HmltK Buffalo; Mrs. 8. C. Farandls, HeatU; J. P. Dlmmlck, Montgom ery. Ma.: Mrs. O- B. Melltra, Bridge port. Conn.: 8. P. Miller, Baltimore; Miss Marietta Walsh, New York city; Cajpt. H. V. Buck, Baltimore; Mrs. Wm K. McAvoy, Balto; W, W. Tow er, V.-w York city; R. C. Hill, Buf falo; Mrs- I. 8. Van Loan, New York city; A. M. Dumler, Baltimore Physicians from Calverton, War renlon and other nearby towns, gave aid to the Injured and alt were brought to Washington on a special train, arriving here tonight. May 2i: Hal ley's comet sets - 10 34 p. m. tonight; 10.64 p. m. 4 tomorrow. Bun seta 7.14 4 Comet's speed today about 1,- 4 ttS miles per minute. Comet's 4 - distance from the earth 10,- 700,000 miles. Position de- 4 greea south of where sun la 4 July It; right ascension, 4- hours. It minutes; I seconds; 4- declination 10 degrees 14 mln- utea, north. ,....(. -e TWO DREADNOUGHTS S '. , ARE PROVIDED FOR Depew Tells How we Escaped War With England Un der Cleveland WASHINGTON, May .-By the action of tha senate today tha coo tructlon of two now battleships for tha navy was assured, Senator Bur ton's amendment to the naval ap propriation bill, to limit tha author isation to one ahlp of tha Oread naught typo. Instead of two as aw Ihorlaed by the nous wm defeated l to II. - . Tha bill than wai passed. It car rled appropriation ,- aciregatliis; 114,000,000. , Two Important amendments were ' adopted today. ; On of them offered by Senator Johnston, appropriating 14 SO. 000 for tha purchase of torpedo boats, "who vltaia ar below tho normal toad llnet" the other by Sen ator Jonas, ellmlnat railroad com pany and municipal bond from tha securities which may bo deposited by banker. ? ' Increase provided. -The naval Increase for the flees I year ending Jun to. It 11, provided by th bill a follow) -v Two first class battleship to cost not exceeding IS, Ooo.OQO ch. Two fleet collier to cost not t- cdlng tl.000,009 each. - PIv submarine torpedo boat not exceeding a total of II, 500,000. Six torpedo boat 1 destroyer to cost not exceeding 75O,OO0 mu h. ' The nous bill provides ' for only four submarine and no torpedo boat destroyer. Th enat slso added a provision that no mure than on of th battleship should be built by the sains contractor, v 1 he provision In serted In the house . bill, requiring that ' (h battleship and ' fleet col lier ahould ba built under th tight hour law w retlnd by tlve sen at. , ' ' i - ' 1 ., ; , .' -, : Depew Tell History. Th closing hoar of th - debate served to elicit from Senator Depew, of New York, some history concern ing the Venesuelan plod i of tha llrst Cleveland administration.,. . "An Intimal friend of mine; who ls was an tntlmat friend of Lord'. Salisbury, then' th. British prim ; minister told m." ha aald, ; "that - ; whan th president' msg was promulgated Lord Salisbury aald to. him: 'I bellev that en account of the rancor coming down from .the revolutionary war and accentuaxed by certain oocurrencea In th Civil - war. America mean to hav a war with Oreat Britain at aom time, and I bellev now I th best time. when America ha no navy.' The view of the prim minister ware overruled by Quen Victoria, but If Lord Salisbury had. had th power possessed by om of th English. prim minlater. tn lu certainly s would have been tried out." (. Mr. Depew used the Incident tar' enforce an argumt tit favor of a - (Owi tinned on page four.) w m mm urn ON THE Ll'LIBER TRUST Department of Justice In; vestigating Alleged Corn-1 bination ' WA8HINQTON, May II. Tho d- Mrtment of Justice la Investigating . ' the subject of thw price of lumbar In the United states with the view to . determining whether or not the so- called lumber trust mar b reached by the Bherman antitrust law on the . ground tat it le a combination In ro stral t of tradev For some time tha officials hav. been looking Carefully t Into charge that the so -called trust controlled the price Of lumbar and an agent ha been at work securing Information for th department, 'The lumber combination le said to be one of the most formidable with which ttv department has had to deal. That the cost of lumber Is an Im portant consideration In tha high cost -. of living problem i the opinion of those who, have been looking Into th subject and It la said to be higher than It should be. "The point la made that tha Inquiry' now under way is In line with the policy of Una depart ' merit of justice to Investigate and prosecute combinations alleged to he In restraint of- trad that eater into the high cost of living without watting for the decision of the Supreme court In the Standard Oil and tba American Tobacco cases.' That such would be tho attitude of the government wa announced by Attorney General WVk- ersham lust after the announcement mad by th Supreme court for the rttarument of thos case
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