THE ASHEYlEEE GITIZEN.
THE WEATHER:
FAIR
Citizen Want Ada Bring
' - Results.
VOL, XXVII., NO. 105.
ASHEVILLE, N. C, FRIDAY MORNING FEBRUARY 3, 1911.
PRICE FIVE CENTS ;",
CITIZENS OF &SHE WILLE
declare nmmE people shall mm
mmssMETim
BY OVERWHELMING MAJORITY
ADVOCATES OF COMMISSION
GOVERNMENT REACH POLLS
Meeting at The Court
Largest Crowds in The History of Local Public Movements.
Judge Jones Submits His Majority Report
REPORT OF COMMITTEE OF
19 CARRIED WITH CHEERS
Business and Laboring Interests of City Repres
ented in Mass Meeting Which Came to
Close Without Unpleasantness.
The advocates of the commission
form of government were In a- vast
majority' at the mass meeting of
' Ashevllle citlsens at the court house
'- last night, and it was decided ly
an overwhelming majoriiy tn ank the
Buncombe representatives In the leg
islature to introduce a bill providing
for an election to be held In this
city to permit the citizens Jf Ashe
vllle to determine whether or not
this pity shall have this form of gov
ernment. At 7.SA o'clock last night the coun
ty covrt house was well filled; at
, , 7.4B, the seats were all taken, and at
Ill i I it m' illlil1 JIM t ' iff '
r OVlUVft HUIUUW nilin, I1.UH1.VI & win
balcony rails were serving ai seats,
while standing room was limited.
Much -"lobbying" was In progress
and many groups were congregated
discussing the question to b-s decid
ed. It ws hard to tell Just how the
spirit of the audience was, and every
man In the house seemed to be sav
ing his expression of opinion "for
future use."
Promptly at 8 o'clock the meeting
was called to order by Mr. P. i.
Bernard, chairman of the commit
tee of 100 who had been chosen to
make reports. He called for an t-lcc-
DEMENTED ATLANTA MftN
PLACEDJN SANITARIUM
Canadian Cotton Company
Garnishees His Bank
Accounts i
ABOUT COTTON DEAL
ATLANTA, Ga., Feb. 2. T?ieamon
Smith Cuyler, the Atlanta broker who
led his friends a lively chase tnrough
North Carolina mountains after he
Jumped off a Southern railway train
last Sunday, only to be recaptured
at Toecane, N. C, on the Tennessee
line, was brought to Atlanta this
morning and placed temporarily in
a sanitarium.
Cuyler's dementia is believed by
his friends to be due to worry over
financial matters ard this belief was
strengthened today when it was
learned that he probably roust face
an Investigation of a recent cotton
deal in which the Canadian Cotton
company, limited, of Montreal is re
ported to have pVd about $42,000
for cotton the re?.l value of which
is given at tIO.00". A representa
tive of the Canadian company has
been in Atlanta seeking adjustment
of the matter without litigation.
The cotton involved in the r.lleged
transaction is saM to be 600 of
llnters", sold for 3 1-2 centp per
pound to a man giving the n: me of
K. G. Bottum. who shipped It to
points in Canada. A stenographer
in Cuyler's office today said that
Bottum had been receiving h:" mall
at that office but that she did not
know him. The sellers did not know
Cuyler In the transaction and could
not say If he was interested. Seven
Atlanta bankers ha,e been wrved
with garnishment papers pre anting
their paying to Cuyler any sums held
to his account, this action "being
taken by W. V. Boyd, agent cf the
Canadian company.
COTTON" EXCHANGE HOLIDAY
NEW YORK, Feb. J. The New
York, cotton exchange today decided
upon a double holiday for Linctln's
birthday, and the exchange will be
closed Saturday, February 11, as well
as Monday, February 13, which last
la, the, day fixed by law for obscr
vance of the holiday falling thts year
a Sunday.
House Last Night Was Featured by One of The
tion of a chairman of the mass meet
ing, and Mr. Haywood Parker was
elected to this position without op
position. Mr. Parker frtated that lie had
been out of the city for a month and
that lie had formed no opinion as
to the merits or demerits of the com
mission form of Rovernmei.t. He
would endeavor to preside fairly and
impartially and ho desired! that the
meeting should be conducted in a
quiet, dignified manner. He was
glad to note, he raid, that, the au
dience., was so large, which meant
that the citlsens of this city or
deeply interested 1n .a. subject which
means much to every man In th
city.
Proposed Charter Read.
The reading of the majority re
port wns oalli'd for. and Mr George
S. Powell rend the report and re
quested Judge Jones to read the pro
posed charter for the rommiaslrtn
form of government for this city. Mr.
Powell stated that this meeting was
one of importance and should be
held in a manner that would reflect
credit upon the members composing
it. Diflereuces of opinion were rep
resented but In view of the fact that
IKE
Short in Accounts About
Fifty Thousand
Dollars
WALL STREET DID IT
NEW YOP.K, I'lb. 2 The body of
Edward St John, assistant treasurer
of the Wentinghouse Electric and
Manufacturing company of New York,
Pittsburg and other cities, was found
in the surf off Coney island today.
It was fully dressed and ther is no
theory advanced other than that he
committed sulcid by drowning him
self some time during the last 24
hours because of shortage In his ac
counts, believed to be due to specu
lation in Wall erteet, with the com
pany's funds. The amount is es
timated to bo not greater than J 50,
000. "The shortage was not discovered
until alter the report of his suicide
today." said Vice president Charles
A. Terry of the West inghr. use com
pany tonight.
"St. John has been in the employ
of the Westlnghoiiso company for
more than ten yi-ars and for the lat
ter half of that time he had been
assistant treasurer here. He had
charge of collections and disburse
ments, and his .misapplication of ne
gotiable securities which he handled
is a surprise to ail his associates,
who regarded him as a most trust
worthy man. We believe this must
have been his only weakness and his
first fall. We have not determined
definitely the extent of hfs shortage,
but I do not believe It is over 150.
OOO. He was bonded to the extent of
only $15,000, for the amounts he han
dled were not generally large."
Mr. Terfy said he did not know the
exact nature of St. John's specula
tion, but believe J it must have been
a sudden venture, and perhaps his
first one In Wall street.
Mr. fit. John was sixty years of age
and married. He lived In the Flat
bush section of Brooklyn. Mrs. Bt
John Is prostrated over the suicide.
The body was removed to his borne
tonight.. .
all present have the same end in
view tta good of the city personal
ities should be avoided and business
attended to.
' Judge Jones read the proposed
charter, this consuming over an hour.
This was a repetlt'on of the charter
read at the meeting of the commit
tee of 100. After fifty minutes of
continuous reading, and while read
ing that part of the charter which
contains the details. Dr. H. P. Wea
ver Interrupted the reader, nd sug
gested that these matter b skipped.
Mr. 8. O. Bernard was on his feet
In an Instant and demanded heatedly
that nothing be skipped. - "You have
no right to shut us off. like that."
Judge Jones replied with fervor "You
shall have it." The charter wns read
verbatim with the txceptlon of two
or three (places filled with' "details
concerning forms of ballot, etc.
After the reading of the charter.
Judge Jones moved that. the report
be adopted which motion' wns sec
onded by Ca.pt. J. V. Sawyer. Im
mediately Mr. Bernard demanded" the
reading of the minority reportj thl
motion being seconded. Men all over
the house rose and attempted to be
heard. Chairman Parker rapped for
order and after two or three minute
continued rapping be managed to
mtakie himself heard. Seeing that
a demonstration was about to take
place, fie pleaded for dignity, deeen-.
eyj.- ami orderv- J'Hwswy.
have hearing,' Jle said, "and now
Is no time for a row.''
Mr. Klngsland Van Winkle was
called for and he read the minority
report.
Mr. Cnrti's Speech.
The two reports having be?n read
the chair called for discussion. It
looked as If no one cared to discus
the matter, and for a while those
wishing to hear speeches weie dis
appointed. Voices from all, over the
house on both slds of the question
(Continued pn page 6)
INE RAIL
TO PREVENT IN5UHREGT0S
I
Rebel Train Runs Into Mine
and Many Are
Killed
JUST ACROSS BORDER
EL PASO. Feb. 2. Culdad Juarez.
across the river from here, is prac
tically depopulated tonight, the resi
dents havlns fled to this city In fear
of an attack from lnsurrectos which
Is expected before daylight tomor
row. The Mexican post office and two
branch banks In Juarei were .closed
tonight after all the money an re
cords had been brought here for
sifety.
Federal soldiers, acting under or
ders, took desperate measures today
to check the approcah of the lnsur
rectos, who tonight are reported to
be within twenty miles of Jaures. The
forteenth cat-airy was sent out to
dynamite the tr.icks of the Mexican
Central railway, over which were
trains traveling northward to Juarez
loaded with rebels
The train bearing the lnsurrectos
ran over a mine of dynamite which
exploded, shuttering one of the coach
es, lint it Is not known how many per
sons were killed. The coal passer oh
the engine was blown to pieces, but
the engineer, suspecting danger,
leaped and was, only sllnhtly hurt.
The engine pa.is d over the charge
of explosives and was greatly dam
aged. A battle between the 14th cavalry
and the Insurrecos raged for several
hours. Thirty federal cavalrymen are
believed to have been killed, the es-
Itlmate being bawd upon the number
of riderless horses which strayed In
to Jaurez today. Hlx lnsurrectos were
killed. Many were wounded on both
sides.
Residents of this city and the few
who are left in Jaurez were aroused
tonight by a heavy intonation, and
immediately the attack on Juarez was
proclaimed.
Investigation developed that the
Henry Soggerman Powder house, two
and a half miles soutn ot juares, con
taining quantities of powder and dy
namite was shot off by Mexican off!;
Cera to keep the lnsurrectos irom cup.
tuiing It.
It's
WATSON OF WEST VIRGINIA BY, HIS
For First Tim in History of
dert Cast Deciding VoteJDemocfats and Insurgents Combined Against -
Ocean Mail Subsidy. 4
WASHINGTON, Feb. I. For the
first time In the history of the gov
ernment the viae president of the
United States today exercised his con
stitutional prerogative of casting a
vote to break ties In accordance with
three successive roll calls In the sen
ate. By the first of these he saved
from impending defeat the ocean
mall, or ship subsidy bill, and by the
the third forced an adjournment of the
senate -on a vote having direct bearing
on the resolution looking to the elec
tion of senators by direct vote of the
people. The vole of the passage of
the ship subsidy bill, both In commit
tee of the wholn and In the senate
proper, stood S3 ayes and .19 noes.
and on adoumment 37 ayes and 37
noes. On all three occasions the vice
president voted In the affirmative.
Watson Mas Abwnt
Another notable occurrence In con
nection with the vote on the subsidy
was the absence of the new senator
of West Virginia, Clarence Watson
who had taken his seat early in the
day as the successor to Senator El
klns. Mr. Watso.i was In the senate
chamber only for a few moments dur
ing; the session and voted on only one
roll call. This vote was cast on an
amendment offered by Mr. Hhlveiy of
T
GENERAL CONFERENCE HELD
For Discussion of Proposed
Canadian Reciprocity
Treaty Before House
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2. Some of
the democratic; leaders in the house
today expressed themselves In favor
of a neneral caucus of the house
democracy to determine the party's
attitude on the Canadian reciprocity
agreement legislation. So far, how
ever, no definite step In this direc
tion has been taken but fifty signers
are all that Is necessary to bring
such a conference which may be
called within a few days. Home of
the state delegations are divided In
their views. UeorgU democrats, for
Instance, tried to get together on
the question today, but split, six
voting for reciprocity and four
against Kentucky and Indiana and
other state delegations also met In
the main- favoring reciprocity.
WASHINGTON, Feb. J. Forecast
for North Carolina: Farrj colder
Friday; Saturday lair moderate va
riable winds,
Beginning to Bloom.
'ABSENCE LETS SHIP
Government Vote in Senate
Indiana regulating the aggregate ex
penditures whlcL may be made under
the terms of tffe bill. On this pro
vision the new West Virginia senator
cast his vote In the affirmative, thus
Indicating his' opusltion to the meas
ure. After casting this vote he dis
appeared and when the next ballot
was .taken Mr. Knott, his republican
colleague, announced Mr. Watson's
absence, saying that he may be away
"on Important business.0
The result on this roll call was not
so close as to iodr material the
presence or absence of any senator,
and no notice was taken of the fact
that Mr. Watson was not In atten
dance. WaWon's Vote Vital
After the final result became known
the opponents of the bill, Including
all of the democrats, realised that
Mr. Watson's absence had prevented
the defeat of the bill. He was the
only democrat present during any of
the rob calls whoso vote was not cast
against the measure.
The final vote on the bill came af
ter three hours of determined conflict
.iver amendment. Apparently there
was no Keneral appreciation of the
sharp division which afterward devel
oped, snd as a body the senate was
EDITOR OF LIBERATOR IN
STATEMENT ATTACKS TB1AL
Asserts that Trial of Mylius
Was Illegal and He Won't
Apologize
PA nip, Feb. 2. Kdward H, James,
the editor of The Liberator, whose
article was the basis of the suit
against Edward Mylius, convicted In
Iondon yesterday for libelling King
George, today Issued a statement de
claring that the trial of his brancn
agent wns llli'isal rind the proceedings
a "whitewashing ' The etau-meiit
proceeds.:
"The trial was Illegal because
Mylius was not In lifted, but was
tried under an 'information ex-of-flclo'
which Is used only In charges
of sedition. It was a whitewashing
because the crown had no right to
call witnesses to disprove charges
when the defendant had refused to
offer evidence proving the charges.
Mylius having refused to substantiate
that bigamy was practiced, the case
ecded immediately.
--""Mylius refused to proceed be
cause the klnir refused to testify. If
the king had gone on the stand and
sworn that the ciairlage had not
occurred, I would be glad to apolo
gize in The Liberator which tinder
the circumstances can only attack
tfce trial as a violation . of almost
very principle of English law, tvl-
dence and liberty." '
SUBSIDY PASS
Was Tied an! Vice Presi-
unprepared for the tie votes. . The II
senators who voted for tho measure
were till republicans. Those Voting
against the bill were mad up of a
combination of Insurgent republicans
and democrats, '
Mr; Oronna, tha new senator from
North Dakota, although republican,
voted against the bill on all roll calls,
BuhstltuU) Offarwd
When In accordance with the pre
vious agreement the subsidiary bill
was laid before thi senate at I o'clock
Senator Oalllngor presented a sub
stitute for the entire measure as ori
ginally Introduced The first- bill
granted a bouifrV only to American
built vessels from American porta to
the southern half of South America,
but the substitute extended It to the
Phlllplnes, Japan, China and Austral
asia. Senator Hlmmons was the first
speaker to raise his voice In opposi
tion. He delivered a set speech di
rected against the subsidies In general
and tn especial opposition to. the
Qalllnger bill. Amendments were of
fered to the bill by Senators Hhlveiy
of Indiana, Htone of Missouri, New-
(Conllnued on Pag" Three)
STRAIGHT LOCAL OPTION
BILL Lira ALABAMA
Prohibition Question Reach
ing Point Where Settle
ment is in Sight
MONTGOMERY, Ala., Feb. I
Aside from consideration of the state
banking bill by the house, there was
little of general . Interest done in
either branch of the legislature to
day. This bill came from the state
bankers' association and has for Its
purpose the protection of depositors.
An amendment seeks to eliminate
the provision which does not allow
banks to lend money to Its officers
or employes.
The local optlr.n atmosphere Is
clearing and It If thought that a
simple stralghtout local option bill
will be passed. A caucus of tre local
option forces In both houses was
held tonight to consider the sttua
tlon and It was the concenrus of
opinion that neither of the Bmlth bills
flu the situation or can be enacted
Into law. The only thing In the way
of a local option t ill la adopting the
nlt of option. It Is thought that
the county will be unit finally agreed
upon.
PRISONERS PROBABLY SHOT
LAREDO. Tex., Feb, According
to Information reaching this city to
day, fifteen prisoners were taken from
Saltlllo and Monterey last night and
placed in the prison of the; Utter
city. They are charged with having
tried to wreck a train oa the Coahuila
and Zacateca railroad, which runs
from Saltlllo to Zacalecaa.
RAILROADS L1AYBE;:
C0L1PELLEDT0 PULL
ilEHBEOfilJOS
Legislative Comrr.Utca Now
: Holding Hearlnoa ."la-
' . age Nulancot ; .
' CMMMMH i ' 5
Aniiiii Aiiieu li ill
UKANUCr vUUfX I MAW -
:l OBJECTS TO FASHIONS
Quicker Dili Relieving VcJ.V
I road Employes Passed ty
r . Lower llouso
RALEIGH, - Feb. . Tha
house passed tha substitute Kent bill
to' prohibit the sal Of , near-beer;
betrina and ether Ilk drinks In
North Carolina tonight with amend
ment by the author of the bill sub
stituting "orM for "and" In th sec
tlon exempting medical preparations,
to- It shall read "or which are man-
...a....... " w.w '
not aa beverages, " "...:
Other material amendments, Of;
Which there wer quite a number,
were voted down, Including sub.
Stltute bill by Kellum of New I! tn
ovr providing for local option elc.
Hons, The second reading vote v'
by roll call and stood tt to T. '
final reading; the ' bill was am-ii''-' t
by Kellum to make the bill eifoctiv
June I Instead o( Harcli 1, U'i
being adopted, vi ,v , '''
A Joint committee cri railroads h,l
public service corporation gave hair
ing this afternoon un two house bias
aV n senate. .Mil r quiring rait
road to have .tuilsuge pulled , : oa
train',- J'W;,'
, Testimony was given by conduc
tors of the Beaboard Ar Un, Bou
them railway, Atlantis Coast Line
and Norfolk and Western that to pull
mileag on train required much
mora tim than taking tickets and
that with iTeatiy Increasedi travel In
recent year this would malt their
work to heavy to properly look .af
ter duties in caring for passengers
and carrying out train - orders.
Amendment for cmptlon of road
less than on hundred mils , tone
wer accepted, Th hearing will to
eonoluded tomorrow.
Senator Cotten of Pitt, Introduced
In th senat today a bill prohibit
ing coupons- In olgsrstt snd tobao-
on fuLckavMS. anil SU,natne ThAfn git
Nash, a bill to encourage tho us
of good manufactured by Indepen- .
dent concerns, and discourage th
us of trust mad goods. . , .
- lUnMom County Tropoerd,
A bill by Senator Hawkins, of
Warren, would create Ransom eoun
ty out of Wake. Johnson, Franklin,
Nash and Wilson countl.
A bill by McLaughlin, of Cumber-
land, would Increase th number of
regent of Barium Springs Presbyte
rian orphanage and allow ' th or
(Orm tinned on Page Threo)
JEALOUS OF SWEETHEART
MS 1.1 KILLS CI
THEN TAKES OWa LIFE
Shoots Girl Through Heart
In Lonely Church
yard v
DIED IN AQONY
j HARRISONBURG, Vs, Feb. I." -(ting
on th' steps of the country
church at Naked Creek sear her to
day, Fitzhugh Comer, a young farm
er, shot and killed hi betrothed.
Mis Cora Turner, aged It years and
then committed sulcid. ' t
Comer was jealous of th atten
tion of another farmer to Mis Turn
er and several times. It 1 alleged, h
threatened to kill th girl if shs eon
tinned to writ to any on els but
him. Having heard that th girl Waa
exchanging letter : with another.
Comer today went to th girt sous
armed with a shot gun. Mis Turner
did not regard . him with suspicion
mnA thm rjtt nlm tMllA tn th
churchyard nearby. They talked for
so hour and suddenly Comer draw '
way and fired a load Into th girl"
shoulder. When She did not fall, h
reloaded and fired again below her
heart. Th gtri lay In Intense pain
for several minute and died. Comer
watched her nd calmly loading hi
gun, turned It against himself. Death
was Instantaneous. -
A sister of tit dead girl heard
th shots and ran to th church yard.
When her mother learned of t
shooting she became prostrate an )
In a serious condition.