THE ASHEWLLE CITIZEN.
THE WEATHER:
FAIR.
Citizen Want Ads Bring
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VOL. XXVII, NO. 112.
ASHEVILLE, N. FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY .10, 1911.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
HOUSE VOTES TO
Driving it Home.
GUILFORD LOSES
IS IIS FIT FOB
STOEY OF CRIME
ERin
DR. T
GANAOIAF
ROUS
RAISE MEMBEhSHiP
NOVVGGNSIDERING
T0T010F433
Democrats Aided by Few Re
publicans Succeed In Push
IS STILL RUNNING
fil
RECIPROCITY BILL
SEPARATE COUNTY
ing Measure Through
NO STATE WILL LOSE
IN REPRESENTATION
By Reapportionment New
York State Will Gain Six
New Members
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9. The dem
ocrats of the house, aided by a few
republicans Who declined to be bound
by the party caucus, today won their
light for an Increased representation
In the lower branch of congress un
der the census of 1910. They voted
down the republican caucus bill to
maintain the membership at 391 a
at present, and then passed the orig
inal Crumpacker bill tlxing the mem
bership at 483 on and after March
I, 1913. If Arisona and New Mexi
co should be admitted to statehood
they will be given one representa-
tive each, bringing the total up to
485..'
. Today's action of the bouse must
be ratified by the senate. The house
leaders believe that the senate will
follow the wishes of the, lower
branch. Under the new reappor
tionment plan no states lose a mem
ber. The following states Kiiui the
number Indicated ; '
Alabama 1, .California 3, Colorado
1, Florida I, Georgia 1, Idaho 1. Illi
nois 2, Louisiana 1, Massachusetts 2,
Michigan 1, Minnesota 1, Montana 1,
New Jersey 2. . New York 6, North
Dakota 1, Ohio 1d Oklahoma . Ore.
gon I, Pennsylvania 4, Khodo Island
1, South Dakota 1, Texas'.' Ota ti 1,
Washington 2, West Virginia 1.
lve-Honr Wraiislo.
The house spent more than Ave
hours In dlscussim? and voting upon
the bill and various proposed- amend
ments. -An amendment offered by
Representative Bennett, of -New York,
and designed to cut Southern repre
sentation, was voted down by 154 to
96. Representative Crumpacker, of
Indiana, chairman of tho committee
on the census, and author of a num
ber of hills to reduce the represcn
t,ulonfrom states in the South, vot
ed today against tho Hennett amend
ment and was applauded by the dem-
(Contlmiod on Pago Pour)
MAY YET DEVELOP INTO
Newspaper Men Feel En
couraged Oyer the Pres
ent Outlook for "Copy"
TROOPS ARE MOVING
LAREDO, Texas, Keh. 0.--!nsur-
redo forces and federal troops ar:
lined up for what is expected will
develop Into a decisive conflict in the
Mulata territory. General Dorantis
of the federal troops, who led his
forces safely around a rebel trim
m the mountains and succeeded In
reaching JlniKa In safety on Tues
day, promises he will proceed to
Mulata and Kive battle to the in
surrectos tomorrow. Iiorantes- fiiehl
was spectacular. He led his Mexi
can soldiers In a forced march ol
sixty miles across the dark moun
tain trails at night. About -100 wei
armed Insurrectos are encamped at
Mulata. When warned that Doran
tee was escaping from Cohame thev
dash to Intercept him but thev
arrived an hour too late. At .Mulata
the Insurrectos have the largest body
of men yet concentrated in this (lis
trlct.
Dorantes has announced his inten
tion of marching to Mulata and liv
ing battle to the insurrectos tomorrow-
The two forces ere about equal
in strength hut the federals have two
machine guns and two mountain
howitsers Both sides are prepar
ing for the light and a du'ienitc
battle Is expected.
Troop F. of the Third cavalry,
from Fort Sam Houston, Is on duty
at Presidio.
HUNGARIAN IN
THE LOWER HOUSE
WASHINGTON. Feb., 9. The un
usual srene of a former speaker of
the Hungarian house of representa
tives standing, on the Speaker's ros
trum and! addressing the lower
branch of the American congress
was witnessed in the house today
irtilpn Count Apponvi was formally
presented, and brought a message of
greeting to "The representatives of
the new world from a representation
Of the old world."
Poisoner of High Degree Again
Goes Over Deta(lsof
His Deeds
END OF THE TRIAL IS
NOT YET IN SIGHT
He Refuses to Say That Bout
urlin Was Victim of
SelMnjection
ST. PETKRSBCUG, Feb. 0 The
trial of Count DuLassy and Ir.
Pantchenko for the murder f Count
Vasllll Mouturlin is drag-King alouK
interminably. Today Pantchenko
went over the entire case afresh, but
added practically nothing tm the
facts. He explained that he .hail ob
tained toxin from Cronstadt for a
bacteriological lnbatory projected by
Deljassy. Ho had been told that
Bouturlln was accidentally infected.
He examined the patient and discov
ered an ulcer on the left buttock,
whereas he had made tho spermo
Injections In the right buttock,
Uouturlln, on that occasion, Hssured
him that he hnd not used the syringe
himself.
Pantchenko said that ho wmif
not afllrm thnt Houturlln's death had
been the result of self-Injection, and
Bald that he was willing to take the
blame on his own shoulders. Sud
denly he veered and declared em
phatically that in any case Dr. Cog-
un who was last In attendance on
Count Vasal ill, whs directly responsi
ble1 for the patient's death, even If
Pantchenko had accidentally Infected
him.- ,
The magistrate called upon Pant
chenko to confess, and tho wltnoRs
cooly narrated the semblance of i
confession as though he was telling
an Arabian tale, pausing every now
and- .then to -diinoupc lie I say. He
said that in- his nrlginal confession
he was prompted solely by tho wish
to be a scapegoat; he was animated
by the name wish mriw. lf disclaim
ed knowledge of the Del-a-isy letters
and denied that he hail ever black
mailed the count.
The evening session was devoted to
ftntassy's financial affairs. The court
records of Vilna showed that 2.r.l
civil suits had been brought against
him during the past eight years.
MAGAZINE PUBLISHERS
MAY HAVE TO PAY FOUR
I!
Advertising Sections of
Publications May be Swat
ted in Proposed Bill
FAVORABLE REPORT
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3. Magazine
publishers will have to pay a rati' of
four cents a, pound on tho adver
tising sections of periodicals carried
as second-class mail If an amend
ment to the postofhee appropriation
bill adopted by the senate, commit
tee on postoflices and post roads to
day Is accepted by both branches of
congress Senator I'enrose let" In
the. day reported the bill to the sen
ate. Tlie- action of the committee was
not accomplished without a spirited
contest, although the amendment wa
adopted hv a vote of S to 2 . The
Increase In the rate for carrying
the advertising sections of niHtf'lzinee
will applv only to the large publi
cations as n n exemption is provid
ed for such periodicals of los.w than
four thousand pounds weight per ir
stie. The privilege of carrying ad
vertising matter will bo accorded bv
the amendment to fraternal, patri
otic, scientific and educational puh
lioiitionis which privileges hen lofor.
has been denied to such periodicals
when entered as sccoiid-elaw mat
ter. It is estimated by Postmaster Gen
eral Hitchcock, who framed the
amendment as It was adopted, that
its operation will reduce the annual
postof flee deficit $a, 000, 000 to
000.000.
other Important amendments are
as follows:
For the extension of the postal sav
ings, banks svstem l.iOO.oau Is ap
propriated to !ia available immedi
ately and authority is given to the
postmaster general to designate what
postoffhe shall be selected as postal
banks.
An appropriation of $"). loo is
made to provide for an Investiga
tion as may hp necessary to determine
the lowest rates of postage at 'hleh
'the government can carry parcels
not exceeding eleven pounds by mail-
on rural routes.
Neighbor Beyond The Wall
Ready and Anxious to
Pass it Through
MUCH INTEREST IS 7:.
;; : SHOWN IN MEASURE
Canadian Parliament not Both
ered by Machines of The
Bloated Interests
OTTAWA. Feb 9. The Canadian
house tins afternoon began, the de
bate on tho reciprocity agreement
with the United States. The great
interest in the measure was indicated
by crowded galleries and an unusu
ally lurge attendance of members. The
result of the discussion was a declar
ation by Flnanoo Minister Fielding
that parliament would put through
the measure without delay with a pro
vision that it should come into, force
as soon as the. Uultod States hns
taken favorable- netlon and a declar
atlon for the opposition by Mr. Uor
den, conservative leader,' that after
a forty year development struggle
Canada had reached a position where
reciprocity and increased trade With
the United States was no longer de
sirable, but that Canada should con
tinue to seek British markets with
her surplus products.
Reforritu: to the reciprocity agree
ment Mr. Fielding said, "t promises
prosperity to tin people of Canada
and this house would make a grave
mistake and do a grave wrong If it
refused t take advantage of It.
"I have very strong hopes that
President Tuft will be able to over
come tho opposition at Washington,
but whether he succeeds or not, we
in Canada will Jo our part, and by
so doing will fin J our position strong
er for all future negotiations."
"The reciprocity measure Is so for
reaching." declared Mr. Borden, op
position leader, "that no man can tell
what Its cnjisequenees will bet J6 ttrtjf
yean we have been meklng and the
United States has been denying reci
procity. And, now when their natural
resources of timber, minerals and
agriculture are being overtaken by
the demands of their population, they
turn to us."
Home of the results of the agree
ment which Mr. ISordcn foresaw were
the abandonment of the Hritish niar-
(Contlnned on Paffc Four)
GOVERNMENT RESTS IN
CASE AGAINST TOM RILEY,
T"
Man Who Stole the "Sugar
Letter" for Publication
Goes on the Stand
WERE GIVEN TO HIM?
M-1W YollK, lib II - The gm i rr
ment rested lis aso today agani.' t
Thomas I!. Itilev. who Is accused of
selling a copy of Attorney General
Ickej -Hhum's sugar trust letter to
magazines and Kiley took the stand In
his own defense. The government
contends that Kiley sneaked tho let
ter from the desk of District Attorney
Wise, copied it and then fulled to
restore the copy. The defense hen
sought to prove that Riley was en
courage by his superiors In furnish
ing the sugar trust prosecution with
newspaper and magazine publicity.
Illloy testified today that J. H. W.
Crirn, an assistant United States dis
trict attorney, one Saturday afternoon
handed him the letter book of the
sugar trust, saying:
"Vnu may use what you want of
thorn but I itiu1 have them back
Mmiday morning.--
Tlie U'iclu rsha ;n letter, he testified,
had been handed to him by Frank
l,eitlieiser. stenographer to District
Attorney Wise, mho had said:
"Here Is an Interesting sugar let
tcr."
The witness denied that, he sold a
copy of the letter to unv magazine,
although he admitted showing copies
to Judseoii VVelllver of Hampton's and
to Chun. P. .Norcross of The Cosmo
politan. LORD DECIES AND
HIS BRIDE IN SOUTH
BRUNSWICK, Ga . Feb.. 9.Lorrt
Pedes nd his bride who was Miss
Helen Vivian Gould arrived here to
day ani immediately went by tMHit to
Jevkl island a tew miles off th( roast
where they will spend tho first part
of their honeymoon after that thev
will sail for Kgypt to remain until
the coronation f King George and
Queen Mary -of Knglnnd which they
will attend.
The couple while on Jekyl Island
will oocupv Edwin Gould's cottage
whldhj was prepared several Weeks
ago for their reception.
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DECLARES RECIPROCITY TREATY WILL i
PARTLY
Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson Makes Answer
- to The NationaJ Grange.' Statement Made
'n io republic. :;
WASUINGTON, e Feb, t Th
ponding reclproclrr treaty with Cana
da will no some t distance -, towards
meeting the demand of the, people
at the last election - Without Inter
fering with the poller of protection
us appllea to the .World."
This is- the declaration of Jatant
Wilson, secretary of agriculture, in an
answer oa behalf t the Taft admin
istration to the National Grange's de
clared opposition ' to the proposed
amendment Ttaa answer in in the
form of an open, loiter made public
tonigh V,-dUv. to Is. VffiesMlve
committee of the National Grange,
Concord, N. If, Secretary Wilson ar
gues that the cost of production In
the United States and Canada is more
nearly Identical than It Is between the
United States and any other country,
that the mine difficulties with regard
to farm labor on both sides of tho In
ternational lino and that Canadian
and American farming methods are
virtually the same.
Towns Have Grown
'Our town population has grown
much faster than our country pop
ulation," which Secretary Wilson.
Prices f ir the necessities of life have
been hlmi and wages, stipends, arid
salaries lu-ve not kept pace with the
increase Ir. the price of food. There
was a demand for lower tariffs dur
ing the Inst election by the popula
tion of the towns. That Interest car
ried the election by default; the farm
er cither svmputldzod with the town
dweller or he stayed at home on eloc-
day and husked corn. A new con
gress was elected along lower tariff
lines, If it bail any Instructions from
the peopl.c The rrpublleim party Is a
LOCAL OPTION WINS IN
1LABAMAJEGISLATURE
Measure Expected to Be
come Law Before the End
of Next Week
MONTGI iMF.KY, Aia., Feb., ft.
Hy a vote of r,n to 44. tho house of
representatives at 0 o'clock this af
ternoon passed thin Parks local op
tion bill. As tho senate is known to
be overwhr Imingly In favor of a local
option bill, It Is believed that the
Parks bill will bo rushed through
that body and liwomc a law before
the end of ne xt week,
i Tho Parks lull was so amended to
day as to mas It ImporatRo until
other measures to aocompany it are
enacted.
The bill provide that 4S percent.,
of the number that vote for gover
nor con pet u ion for an election on
tho question of wet or dry. It also
provides for distilleries and brewer
ies. FAIR
WASHINGTON. .Feb.
Forecast:
North Carolina
fair Friday and tta
pnrday; moderate northwest to north
winds,
MEET DEMANDS OF PEOPLE
protectionist party) , the democratic,
party want revenue tariffs. .
"There is quite aa lmeitt In the
democrat!)) party that believe in pro
tection, end there always hat been,
and maybe that- la th reason why
that parry favor thie reciprocity
treaty. That element In the demo
cratic party niav tie willing to jro as
for as this reciprocity treaty goes
In letUntf-the natural products .of
Canada into , the Uuited Htut and
that may b as fnr -as treat many
people in congress) and nut of It think
tttiaT; 4i4 in .tneKMUraU.:!.
our statutes regarding Importations
from frtrtlgn countries.
Not OiK-Klilcd .
"This treaty is not one-nlded, glv
Ing inarkttH lor meats and grains to
tho Canadians with nothing in return.
We get In the C.inadian woods, nine
ty million, more of us for timber pro
ducts, things very much needed ss
our home supplies are so much re
duced that ihey have gone up mark
edly In the lust few years" and our
development in the future will draw
hinvlly on what remains. Much build
ing has halted on this account. The
Houthern Mates have a new market
for their cottonseed oll, which will
be valuable to thtm. Canada opens
her doors to our fruits, which will
give to our orchards a growing mar
ket for thler products. KIhIi comes In
to tlie Uiiltorl Blntes free which will
menu ipilte ns much to our people
as tlie opening of our markets to
Canadian poultry products.
I'reo Keodw.
We arc to have free trade In seeds
which Is well, beojtuMo many seeds
are fnorr valuable coming from Nor
EXPLOSION ON DOLPHIN
One of the Men Loses an
Eye While Engaged In
Giving Naval Salute
WASHINGTON. Fib. 9. An ex
plosion of one saluting charge of a
gun on tho American gunboat Uol
phln, now at Port Au Prince, ilavtl,
caused "extensive superficial burns''
to two of her crew, according to a
telegram received by the secretary of
the navy today from Captain IJtws
of the vessel. ' An eyo of one of
the men was Injured, Captain lww
stated, and thl .' seetrmil to bo the
most serious result of tho accident.
For the purpose of meeting the neciln
of tho injured, the iJolphln Imme
diately left Port An Prince for Gua
ntHnsmo, Cuba, where thti United
Ktates Atlantic - fleet Is engacre't In
battle practice.
There are a numlier of naval srir
trenrm on the lerf. As soon as the
two wounded men have been placed
In the hands of the prrvsletaew the
Dolphin will return to Port An
Prince. Captain Utw did not report
the names of the men.
W.KCF. Ct ' FKREVCE,
PUF.liTO COKTF.Z, Honduras, Peh.
The peace conference between
renroMentativi s of th revolutionists'
and tho present llonduran admfnls
trsitlon will take place m the United
Kiates gunlx it Twins Immediately
after the arrival of General Manuel
Uonilia, leader of th revolutionary
forces and other conferees. General
Itoh'lla Is now enroute from Celbn
on the fruit steamer Founder and is
expected to reach this port tomorrow
The armistice Is being observed by
both the government and revolution-1
torcva anl the situation I thl
respect la unchanged.
m Behalf of President Taft
in Open Letter "
, v
thern latitude. We do ftut fro A
enoug-h of flax (o make our oil and
will . derive , benefit , froirj , the free
Haxaeed. Barb fenoleg wire will be
m boon to oat farmers. '
"Reciprocity with Canada, must iif
considered from a viewpoint some
what different from that ot tariff
ant affecting our conimerc With the
entire world: 'localities In bo.h Cana
da end the United flutes win bo op
poKcd from, rcjil or ,lm-";Uo"7.. f '"
tana, liut the development of either
(Aintry as a whole call for first
consideration from lis statesmen.
' "There is Just as much onnosl
tlon In localities there now to let
ting In American manufactured good
at lower rates, as thera la lit locali
ties on the American side to lot
ting in Canadian farm products nt
lower rate or without duty, If this
reciprocity treaty becomes the taw
of our countries our rotations with
Canada, will become more Intimate,
and our trade with her will extend
and Increase."
Secretary Wilson conclude that If
the United Htntee handls Canada's
surplus wheat, American transporta
tion facilities will tend to reduce the
price of bread to the American con
sumer. He suggests that the Cana
dians filsr, will be able to furnish
cattle feeders for the corn belt of
tin- Fnlted States and that meats
will be reduced In price by the ao-
(Contimicd on Page Four, i
MERCHANTS OF GOTHAM
' Send Message to President
Taft to Encourage Him in
His Present Fight
NEW YOUK, Feb. 9 The Mer
chants' H-MMociatlon of New York, with
it membership of fourteen hundred
odd llrms and corporations, added Its
endorsement of reciprocity with
Canada today to the approval reg
istered by the New York board o(
trade and transportation. Copies of
tho resolutions and a statement of
the vote have been sent to President
Taft, tho senators from New York,
Secretary Kiiok of the slate depart
ment, Knrretary MacVongh of the
treasury, Henator Shelby M. Cullom,
chairman of the senate committee
on foreign relations; llepresenl'itlcr
Hcreno 14. Pnynn. I'hulnruin of thu
house committee on ways and means,
nnd Prof. Henry ' Kmerv, i hnirman
of the tariff board. '
OKLAIIOMA. TIIK tJAPITAIi.
OKLAIIOIf A CITY, Okla , Feb., 9
Mustalnlng tho contentions of the
supporters of Oklahoma. City In every
ftfilnt In the capital - removal contro
versy, tho state Supreme court In s
decision rendered today, declared
that this city I to be th permanent
capital of Okinhama, The court d
clded that, the legislature hod the
power to revoke tho provision of the
enabling act Whiten made, Gnthrlo the
capital until U 13,
TKIUtY RKTHtra.
WABHtNOTON. Veb., . Ttear
Admiral Mil Wright Terry, retired,
who was prominently Identified with
the haval operations of the Civil wan
died at his Washington home of
pneumonia today. He wa a native
of Wailtnnfa, Ky., where he was born
tt year ago.
Is Defeated in The ; Lower
House by Only Small ,
Majority . ,
ADVERSE REPORT ,
ON THE EWARTBILL
Will Not Reduce Fares on Rail
roads Refusing to Pull
MIlcaQe -
RAMSMrt, N. C, Feb. . After ft
spirited discussion rxtundln far In
to the afternoon, the bill to create
Piedmont county out of portions ot
Guilford, Randolph and Davidson,
with High Point a county went. ws
defeated In h house 14 to 41
' The house received' from 'imhru
rvlc corporation eoinnilttea an un
tavurattle report on i warts bill to
Mdltflfe fund . f ullpDwila, tlkUt VMM
tuned to, pull milenne on train to
two cent. 3Ur,- Kwart gave notice nt
a minority report on the railroad
mileage Itlll. -
Among .bill Introduced! were:
Bikes, to provide additional rlorlt-ut
nuiD nir inn mvHmur. UFfiiariu
Carr' bill to appropriate 114,00V Is- '
ward a monunent to women of the
(lout hern Confederacy ram from
pension committee with favorahls
renorl anil Gene ml Carr mad a An
eloquent address that stirred; thu rep.
rvsnttivs fimatly and at his re
quest the bill then went to th com.
mitts on appropriation. - - -
k or tn ifm-mai ' .'
In the seiuitn IfoliKood, of Cull-
ford. Introduced a bill provldn s.t
annual sppropri.iHon of lioo.ti for
Ilia malntBiisiine of tlie st-tlc Nor
mal and. Industrial roll. end
1100,000 to enlartfe the it -m - V
capacity and uthir prrnisiirnt ioi
provnuvRtsi llS0,i for ni"'--proof
bulldttiK t houws i.it libmiy.
stute record. At 1 r '
was !' " ' to i
UllUHll,. .l.u.,.. . ... ...... -
ConneetlyU with the Boyiiuil till ap
poliitin Mate bulldlntf column
ion and authorlrln minion dollar
bond Issue for a wte admltilstra-
turn building, The mil . ore-inn
Avery. county out of Mitchell, Calrt, ,
well and'autoicA passed third read
ing and was sent to the house. Sen- ,
..... I,. 1 Liiv u.klnili.k ii. Ihn trtli. .
aior vjiawu iHii irminw w
rector of tho stats- prison wn . de
bated at li(tn and iinally Hbled.
iTho senate committee on edurs- .
tlon decided thl flvenln to f'or(
favorably tho bill t establish farm
school by pruvirtlmt stata aid
to every eounty ri.tt.In! a Ilk amount
for bulldlnit and eqilplment antt pro
oldinif for maintenance, kj 4
ltalsr Tadttiis" Malary.
Senator Heba-ood' bill and th bill
of KprrntaUv Turilnifton, and
McOIII, r!atlv to th lrte ot
Judes -wer dlcud , at ' Joint
meetlnn of the eiiUft. and hous
oommltte of alarle and fse thi
MnAn A. eiihMt.nntlnl - raise "V in
alary w.'i urged by C, Vf. Tlllett,
of Charlotte; crx-Oovernor J. T. iar.
vis, c.JudKe R. W. Winston,
Judgn O, II, Olon, Attorney General
T W. Blckett and Senator Mobgood
and Johnson, Honnte rommlttoe tool
no action, but house commute d
..1. m ,httMtiit tn nav fiunretni
court Jutle I4.8U0 per year and
Huperlor court junre ..ow ir,
and allowancea of H.OHO pene.
f -a
stint
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ilt.lUllJ b.ll
T
FAITH fflJE TfiADt
First Division "of the New
House Shows Thsjt Flag
Is Still There
ASQUITH SPEAKS
tASl)OS, Teh.. . In the nrl
division of tho new parliament, th
hnusn of commons by a majority ot
10! tunhcht reaffirmed axlhorerice t
free trade principle, The aivMon
was tiikew on the opposition mend
merit to tho address in reply to the
speech from thie throne, urging- fiscal
reform, with special reference to tha
proposed reciprocity agreement be
whkh wa moved yesterday by Aui- '
tweon Canada, and the' United State
ten Chamberlain. The amendment
was rejected by B. vote of 334 to J2S,
Tho nationalist, -who heretofore have
alwavs abstained from voting lij fis
cal divisions on . thl occasion sun-
ported the government, a-did also
thn labourites. The debet hnd far
greater vitality than, many former
debate, owing - to . the reciprocity -
agreement hut thl very fact reveal
such a divergence of opinion on the
Ida of the unionists as to" hovr to
meet the new situation t'nt In spite
of Austen Chamberlain's I mlmr pre.
Rented preference an m i ' i ti ti.e
ablest pechc8 ho hai e,. r i! '1
no whole. hoai'V' .1 eu'h . , j
shown by the uiiioni iia.