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THE ASHOTOLE CITIZEN. THE WEATHER: ' CLOUDY. Citizen Want Ads Bring Results. V iVOL. XX.V1L, NO. 116. ASHEVILLE, NC TUESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 14, 1911. PRICE FIVE CENTS L A Morning View. REPUBLICANS ARE ) T- rlnlf L UlluflrH L IS ABLY DEFENDED T BY iu liimu. nuimiuL E I fln Event Pending peace Ne gations Should Prove to Unsuccessful Mr. Roberts Introduces Four New Bills of Particular In terest to County Texas Senator Makes Power ful Speech on Behalf of Accused Illinois Man Ranks of Both Regulars and Insurgents Spilt Over Pro . posed Treaty - nnniii a pnrpjinrn REPBESENTATIVEOF SENATOR UU 1 LUt I ULI flULU BulJGOMBE OFFERS ORN ASUNDER ilOTHEIilT i .- --li. "sj.-c- i i - . v jr- rs BOB BILLS OR COUNTY BY E ATO BAILEY RADEAbREEMEIII j FOREIGN SAILORS , HAVING MUCH FUN -Capture of Celba Seems to Have Been Decisive Battle For Insurgents JP0BRTO CORTEZ, Honduras, Feb. & Via New Orleans, Feb. With Manuel BonUIa la control of the en tire north coast of Honduras, the rev- orutionists axe prepared to carry the right Into the ' Interior and to ad vance, upon Tegucigalpa, the capital, la) fh vent the peace negotiations Initiated by the United States fall. An armistice wax'i .into effect today, both (Idea agreed g to a complete susv , pension of hostilities until the oonotu alon of the' conference to tie held board the- United State gunboat Taoomav at thls porf upon the arrival of representatives of President Da' Vila, and General Bontlla, president of the provisional government. " As tha situation stands, ilt; appears that tha fight at Celba , two welts ago In which the revolutionists iron a sweeping victory waa the. decisive battle- of the war. Every native in Puerto Cortex appears to be a "Bon- d llalsta'' and every, foreigner here Is Bordlla sympathizer. When Davlla clayed in agreeing to an armistice. tha report waa circulated that he was employing dilatory tactics In or der to create tha Impression In the interior that Bontlla waa suing for peace. , Lefcort received here from tha Interior towns stated , that Da vita's' adherents were winning re cruits to their cause by Informing Ignorant n&tlvea that the present rev olution really waa an American in vasion being part ; of a plpt to turn, over tha country and It rich unde veloped resources to foreigners. Shouting "Vivo BonUIa." General Lee Christmas landed 800 man from sloops and schooners yes terday and tfcfcr marched' triumph antly u the .ionly, street,, la. 'town, jdjouilng "Viva BonUIa." .' The Araerlcan and.. British Blue Jackets had a solid week of fun fn patrolllpg this place and the way they fraternised was a source of great satisfaction to their command ing officers, ' . E 16. General Crowder Has Had Extended and Varied Ser : Vice in Army r WAS A VOLUNTEER ' WASHINGTON, Feb. 18. Colonel Enoch H. Crowder, tomorrow will become Judge advocate general of tha army, with the rank of briga dier geperal. He will succeed Gen eral George B. Davis, who will re tire naccount of having reached the statutory age of 64 years. Sec retary of War Dickinson today paid General Davis a rare tribute In an fcutosrraph letter upon his retire ment "I cannot aee our association sev ered,' said the secretary "without Jtifpressing my regret and thanks for mlha ability with which you have aid ed me in the discharge of the duties of my office. Tou carry with you into your retirement the conscious ness, Justified by the testimony of all who kneiy your work, of duty ably and faithfully performed." Colonel Crowder, who becomes Judge general has had an eventful career. One of his most Important assignments was In Cuba In 1908, during the insurrection In the Island. Ha '"a detailed by the United States for duty with the provisional gov ernment of Cuba as legal advllor and lil thi- capacity was of material as sistance In regulating Cuba's code of laws and re-establishing the Judici ary. The new head of the law de- f Tartment ot the rmy was born in Missouri, April II, ana was graduated from the military acad emy In June, lltl. lie reached the grade of colonel in 143. During the war with Spain and Philippine Insurrection, he served In am volunteer army and became a Igadier general of volunteers. Dur g Russo-Japanese war he was op pointed an observer with the Japan eaa army, beligr with the first army of Genesal Kurokl from May, 1904. to April. l0Si He was a, delegate to the Pan-American congress- at Buenos Aires last March and special minister of the United States to " Chill en th occasion of that coun : toy's) eeteanaxy In June last EWART RESOLUTION MEETS WITH DEFEAT Pro p o s e d Investigation of Trusts Causes Lively De bate In House RALEIGH, N. C, Feb. 1 J. -Representative Gallatin Roberta of Bun combe today introduced In the house several important bills affecting Bun combe county. One is to allow the city of Asheville to issue refunding bonds, another Is to allow the coun ty to . work the convicts outside the confines of the county, another Is to encourage the prompt payment of county taxes by allowing-a special discount for taxes paid early, and a fourth is to allow the county cpm mtSBioners to collect mileage. Kwart Resolution Defeated. The house had a remarkable ex perience with the Ewart resolution for a commission to investigate the conduct of trusts In North Carolina and the effectiveness of the present anti-trust law and its alleged "tooth -lessness" .and report back, to the next assembly. The bill came up as a special order, and was discussed quite spiritedly, and at length, by its Introducer, who Is republican , leader on the floor of the house.' The sen timent was expressed by Representa tive Ray that the house should not waste time with the resolution which he said was without" merit.. The vote was called and showed 34 to 21 for tha resolution. The vote was re taken on the statement that mem bers did not understand the Issue up and the resolution, or at least tha favorable minority for it, carried 17 to 80. Spirited discussion followed that seemed to get before the major, lty a conception of tha Issue that meant defeat, and on the- final read Ing the resolution went to the tama u to- s. v ..'s-. '-, carr Of Durham introduced In the house a new bill providing commis sion government for any cities desir ing to adopt it. A bill by Koonce would Increase the pension fund for Continued on Pace Six) IL PRESIDENT OF MEXICO BELIEVED TO BE HIDINjJ EL PASO Warrants are Issued for Arrest of Francisco Madero PAPERS WERE FOUND EL PASO, Texas, Feb., 13. The provisional president of Mexico, FranciBCo I. Madero Is In El Paso, unless he slipped out In the lnt 2 4 hours. So -confident are the. United States officers that the directing head of the Mexican revolution is still here that they had a warrant issued this afternoon for his arrest. The warrants was issued by United States Commissioner Geo. B. Oliver. The issuing ot the warrant came as a result of the capture of papers on the person of Martin Co Cussillas a revolutionary leader, as he was re turning to Mexico on Sunday from a trjp to El Paso. The papers were In the handwriting of Madero and were signed by him. AH were dated Feby l'i at El Paso. The warrant charges that Madero planned an arm ed military expedition against a friendly nation and caused arms and ammunition to be sent Into Mexico from the United States in violation of the neutrality and customs laws. The United States troops and nil United States federals on the border have been ordered to make the ar rest. Martin Cassillas, Mexican revolu tionary leader today was held In 110,000 by U. S. Commissioner Oliver In default of which he Is spending his second night in the El Paeo Jail. He was arrested on Sunday while re turning to his command in Mexico after a trip to El Paso to ace.rtatn what disposition to make of military prisoners. TABLET TO HIGH MASON HALIFAX. N. :.. Feb. 1J, On his toric soil with simple tut Impres sive ceremonies, a lutndsome tablet In memory of Joseph Mcntford, provincial grand master of Masons for America, waa unveiled her today In the presence of the governor of North Carolina prominent Masons and citizens. Montford held Ms com mission from Henry Sommerset, Duka of Beaufort, (rand master of Eng. ELABORATE PLEA WINS APPLAUSE Charges That Forgery Has Been Resorted to by Ene m mles of Sen. Lorlmer WASHINGTON. Feb. 1J. Defense of Senator Lorlmer of Illinois was offered by Beater Bailey of Texas to day In a speech so powerful that It was heard and applauded from time to time by what was perhaps the largest attendance of members and spectators that tins been seen on the floor and In tha g.illerk-s of the sen ate' chamber during the present ses sion of congrless. Hla plea that the senator from Illi nois be' permitted to retain hla seat waa of so elaborate a nature and de livered with such force and fervor that It placed Mr. Bailey In the chief place among thj defenders of Mr. Lorlmer. , From the legal and the personal points of view, Mr. Bailey presented tha case of Mr, Lorlmer. i Charge Fonrory In the main tha Bpeech was a re view of the law and the testimony but Mr, Bailey Introduced many novel and striking features, not the least start ling of which was the assertion that forgery had been resorted to td mak a case against the Illinois senator. This; he asserted had been In con nection -With the effort to show that Senator Holtslaw of the iUia?fo leg- islatnre, had Msen bribeirr vote for Mr. Lorlmer.' He pointed out that Holtslaw's name had been' Improperly spelled on tla deposit slip used when the mo ney he waa alleged tp have received had been plaoed In bank. It develop ed that a portion of this atatemftit m(J' been .based fln, a brief In -the wane but the Texas senator did not retreat from the statement that Holtslaw made the deposit personalty. Sena tor Cummins presented the original slip, which' he said was not in Mr. Holtslaw's handwriting, but Is was not aceepted by Mr. Bailey. SECRETARY WILSON GETS OF THENAtlONAL GRANGE Who Advances Arguments of Farmers Against Reci procity CLAIMS IT IS UM ..a CONCORD, N. H , Feb., 13 The proposed Canadian reciprocity agree ment is attacked in a letter sent to day to Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson by former governor Nahum J. Bachelder, of this city, national master of the national grange, patrons of husbandry, and chairman of the legislative commit tee ot that organization. The letter Is a reply to a communication favor Ing the agreement sent by Secretary Wilson to Mr. Haclse'lder on Feby. 9. Mr. Bechelder declares that the agreement is unfair to the farmers of the United States who "ask for noth ing but a square deal equal pro tection for all classes and interests, and they will take nothing less." The letter says In part: "In reply to our statement that the pending hill was one sided and un fair to the farmers, In that It makes no material reduction In duties, on manufactured articles used by them, you attempted to defend consequen ces of a high tariff for manufactur er with free trade for farmers by claiming that it Is the protected work ers who furnish the farmers with their chief market. We would re spectfully submit thai your are simp, ly repeating the pet argument of the domestic manufacturer and that In asserting that the prosperity of the farmer depends upon the works . In protected industries, you are claim ing what Is exactly the reverse of actual conditions. We cannot under stand how at this late day you should be found repeating the stale and ex ploded theory that the farmers ex ist by the grace of protected manu facturers or any one else on earth." DOROTHY STILL LOST NEW YORK. Feb 13 Notwith standing) the personal advertisement Inserted in a New York newspaper apparenfjf,' by Gey. 8. Grlscom, Jr.. to tne erreci mat ne nopeo to sea uo rothy Arnold Tuesday, John W, Ar nold, her brother, said tonight that he had no idea the suitor's hope would b realise RECIPROCITY ADVOCATED BEFORE President Taft, Champ Clark, Secretary Knox and Others Speak Before Meeting of Pan American Congress in Advocacy of Closer Trade Relations With ' Countries of South and Centred America WASHINGTON, , Fab,' Reci procity with Canada, reciprocity with all countries of North and South America and reciprocity In fact with all nations, was advocated by both President Taft and Speaker to be, Champ Clark in' stirring address at the opening session of tha Pas Ameri can commercial conference today. Speeches favoring a closer com mercial - union of North and South America with frequent reference to the future Influence of tha Panam ca nal were made by Secretary ot State Mr, Knox;, James A. ferrell, presi dent of tha United States Steel corpo ration; Senor Catvov the post Rtcan minister to the United, States; Senor Caldaron, the Bolivian mtojatar to the United 'Stataa. ' and . Honor Casacus, formerly tha Mexican ambassador to this country. N-arly 00 delegates were present. Champ Dark Speaks Champ Clerk, w ho had Just left the house of representatives! announced In his address amid loud applaus, that the test for Immediate considera tion of the Canadian reciprocity bill had been won by the administration. Turning to President Taft he said, laughingly: "That's a document which the president and and myself have In partnership But speaking for myself, not for President Taft, or any one else, I am for reciprocity not only with Canada, hut with all Southern Government of Nicaraugua Will Thoroughly Investi gate the Matter WASHINGTON, Feb 1 3. -Salvador Castrlilo, NlcTaKu;n. minister to the United States received a cablegram from Salvador Calderon, Nlcaraguun minister of foreign relations, report ing an explosion at Manugua. The cablegram, dated Managua, read as follows: "This morning at six o'clock, an explosion of government ammunition occurred in the Larracks on the presidential mansion grounds, There was no loss of life. After the ex plosion much of the ammunition was saved and moved to a place of safe ty. The excitement following has subsided and everv;Mni now Is tran quil. "The government Is now proceed ing "with deliberation to ascertain all the fact possiblu regarding the cause of the explosion and Is deter mined to place the responsibility where It belongs. An Impartial In vestigation will he mode to deter mine whether there- was any criminal intent." WASHINGTON. Feb. II. Forecast: North Carolina; Increasing cloudiness Tuesday, yfollowoil by rain In after noon or night; Wednesday rain, light variable wind becoming brisk, south, 1 v y V F 1 I m m m i I WITH ALL NATIONS and Central Amerioan- republics. In fact. I'm In favpr of reciprocity with all nations of jlhe earth. ' My prin ciple is that honest trade never hurt any nation yet," . Mr. Clark's concluding statement that the Pan American anion and tha Hague tribunal were two Influence which would finally put an end to war among civilised nations, waa enthu siastically received. t Have Gotten Together - "Tha last apeaker and tha next speaker and J," Mid President Taft, who followed Mr. Clark, "have gotten together un one. plank ot tha plat form; we're both rather heavy men and I hope it'll support us. , Its a I mat pleasure .ta..ba .with-. Mnr lu tha promotion of trado In one- part of the world (Canada). He's In favor of reel, proclty In all pans of tha world and so am I but that doesn't help much toward a definite agreement. We'll all. vote for the wise measures, but when It comes to determine what measures are wise, thure's a differ. an;e. In anticipation ot his coming to the head of trie great popular branch of the legislature' we have al ready gotten together on the most Im portant matter and I hope wa carry it through," Lea Clistue for War The president declared that the promotion of commercial relation I necewsarllv bring a closor political and EXECUTORS ARE TRIG TO SAVE LAMAR'S ESTATE Aver Marriage of Heir Was Not According to Terms of Will MACON, Ott., Feb. It. Executors of the estate of the late II. J. La mar of Macon are defending the suit Lamar Washington for an eighth In terest in a half million dollam on the ground that when young Wash ington wedded MIsa Lucille Graves Osborne, of New TTork, several year ago he did not obtain the necessary consent stipulated In the Lamar will. Lurnar Washington now lives in New York. When a youth he whs adopted by his uncle, the late II. J. Lamar, and In consideration of the lad's transfer, the v.ncle paid Lamar's father, Colonel W. H. Washington, of Nashville, 110,000. . When the uncle died his will pro vided that young Lamar Washington was to receive an eighth of an es tate of 1800,000, providing he ob tained his aunt's consent to any mar nags engagement he might make. Several years ago, young Washing ton wedded Miss Lucille Gravs Os borne, of New York. Executors of the ertato refused to turn over any part of tin proprtv t Washington, contending that he had married against Ms aunt's wishes. WRECKAGE SIGHTED OFF CAPE HATTERAS NEW YORK, Feb., 1 J.--Wireless message from tbe steamship City of Macon, bound from Boston for Sa vannah, off Hattera tonight report ed sighting wreckage which might have been that of a large steamer. Seven miles southwest of The Dia mond shoal' IJghtshlp the City of Matron parsed a large ship's spar fifty feet long, with considerable submerged wreckage, sltached. Four miles further on more lance piece of wreckage were sighted and these wera believed by th captain of the Macon to be portions of the deck of some steamer: No clue to tha Identi ty of the wrecked vesstl waa obtain- able. CONFERENCE social relationship betweerjt nations and ''snakaa lest likely thr hostility and hard fctllng that tha likely to lead to war, ' "I nave, no doubt;," added the pres ident, "that as commercial relation become wider and tha Hague tribu nal' purpose In. preventing war be comes better understood, the union at all these countries In this work can ba don by an icternatlonl union for the purpose of maintaining peaoa, Seorotary Knox emphasised tha part that American capital should play In developing tha, resource of Pan Amerloa. -' 3 u i j. - s!lt fgiaarH! AdmHtMl v-V'. "Let ma oandH y eonfe," he aaid. "that in tha pant w have been too Ignorant of our southern neighbor, their vast undeveloped resources and the measures they have been taking to open themaelvrs to the world. Tha trade currents to follow between tha United m&te anl It Latin Ameri can neighbors should be north and south. Wa have reached tha stag in our national development where our capital, never timorous when th opportunities are commensunt with It efforts .look to the south," Secretary Knox declared that tha United State relieved in better wwiw (Continued on Page Tliwe) TDISCRI IN COnONHATE ALLEGED Hearing Before Interstate Commerce .Commission of Vast Importance WASHINGTON, Feb. 13. Two of the most Important cases respecting the shipment and compression of cot ton that ever Iiavp. been brought be fore the Interstate commerce com 'mission today wero assigned for hear ing at Montgomery, Ala., beginning on March , and at Atlanta, Ga., be ginning tin March 6. The esses are those of the Com mercial and Industrial association of Union Billing, Ala., against the Cen tral of Georgia railroad and other carriers and the railroad commission of Alatmma against the Central of Georgia railroad and others. Roth rases affect the rates on the shipment of cotton from every part of the cotton belt In the South, not only to points of compression, but to ultimate destinations In this country and in Europe. The complaint In the first case alleges titijust discrimination against cut ton buyers, entten mmr charits and compressors; and the sec ond avers that the railroads Invoke unreasonable and discriminatory re gulations respecting the transporta tion of com j. res-! nl cotton. Not only every cotton planter snd every cotton buyer, but every tntlroad in the cot ton belt Is Interest d directly In the adjudication ot the casos. They are regarded as of so much Importance that Judge Clemen U. chairman of tha commission, hlmrelf will go South to hear th testimony In them. . . FIVB. YKARH FOlt CAXDY THFFT CLEVELAND, ty., Feb. I Five years, for stealing candy, valued at Jt cents waa the -sentence Imposed on Colonel Stcvenron and Joe Klo baugh in criminal cnurt today, Tha men, both whom have criminal records were charged with breaking Into a freight cwr. Candy was all they found. They filled their pockets. ,. , , McCALL BILL WILL . BE VOTED ON TODAY Fate of Reciprocity , Tjeaty to , be Settled In House Dur Ing. Session Today WASHINGTON. Feb.. lt.-Th Mo Call bill carrying Into effect th Ca nadian rooiprocity agrmnt reached th floor of tha nous today and pro-' balily will ba coated by that body ba for adjournment tomorrow, night.,' Even th opponents of th maaaurt ' admitted today that thara waa no . hop of Mopping It In tha kouea, A teat vol earn t day soon after tha house was veiled ta order by Speaker Cannon, Mr, McCalt moved tha 1m- madtate consideration ot hla bill, Thi -wa objected to ostensibly on tha ' ground that It was District of Colum bia day on tha ratendar and that lm- portant matter of legislation affecting1 th district were pending. When th voting bgan. however, it goon be -came apparent that, .with compara tively few exception, tha line were ' being tightly iVswa between those v favorlng and the opposing tha trade agreement. A finally corrected the vote to take up th bill waa HT to ltd. The bill will ba passed, It 1 expected, by even a larger majority. Today 101 republicans voted against' immediate consideration. Thi number ', will show a decided diminution on th jlnsl toll call Sixty thru repub- ' Uean voted for immediate consider ation. The demcorrtUo vote wa d. vlded 114 in favor ot Immediate con slderatloB and It against Demo- " cratlo leader say there will be but six or aevem vote sgalnst the pa., sag of tha bill from their side, ' No' time for a vote was set today,' but tomorrow Mr. McCsll-wlH-emlenvor to secure an agreement to -end debate at I e'nlock and then beiln tha reading of the bill for amendment, tl hmu-e 1 trnalw Isr sniun tim.l tha uii'S sure la Passed. - - Serious Republican Split The teat vote taken today and th general debet that followed clearly demonstrated the serious spilt that . exists among the republican of the house on reciprocity.. It now appear (Continued mi Page Five) P0STr,1ASTEfl CEKER1L IS ' AFTER MORE POSTAGES! ILL NATIONAL LlAoMS i Says They are Getting Rich While Government Loses Money ," : QUOTES FIGURES WASHINGTON. Feb.. il.Lar profit asserted to be inuring to tha publisher of magazine and tmmtns losses being sustained by the gov. emment in the transportation . of ' magiilnes an second class malt mat ter at existing rates are made tha basts of a statement issued tonight by Postmaster General H'ltchoock in response to the attack made by th ' magazine publishers upon the pro Posed Increase of the postage rata on th advertising page of th large msgttslnes from one oent to four - Conts a pound, Mr. Hltchcork make It clear that the proposed new rate "dos not at- ' feet newspapers r.f any kind, nor does It apply to periodicals mailing . l-ss than four thousand pouad ef la.Cll ISHUtf." 1 . V:,.1-' "Applying the Increase to the n- . tire amount of second class mall mat ter," continued Mr, ffltchcock, "lt would amount to less than on cent a pound." ' : Mr. Hitchcock save: "In a whole page newspaper ad vertisement signed by 'thirty-four of the, principal magazine and period. ? leal publication of the country, jt Is ; stated that I flrt increased rate 'wilt drive a majority o ithe popular mag azines out of existence and with them the enormous .volume of profitable first class mall their .advertising cre- -atcs' The public should know that, this change la made In tha face of the fact that a part. If not Oil, of, the signers of the statement are re- i allzlng tremendous profits from th vast amount ot high priced adver- i , tlsernents contained m the column , of their periodicals which the gov crnment Is tod"? carrying at the ex traordinsry low rate f one oent per pound and av total cost f .mof than . nine cent a pound." , y ' T'OWAHD FT8 DECJSIOX , . MEM ""HIS, Tenn., Feb. 13. After . tight rounds of rough fighting - to night, Jtmmy'Hotvsr, 0f Chicago, got the decision over Kilt McKennon, of England. Howard forced th fighting from the start. I- V,
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