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VOL. XXYH. NO. 127
ASIIEV1LLE, N..C, SATURDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 25, 1911.
PRICE FIVE . CENTS :
DnmiRnjiflR iviri
RECIPROCITY BILL
TAKES ITS PLACE
Are You One of The "500?"
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T IllllhllWIIWW !
appeal Ruiiries
OF
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till
Will Take Rate Case to Newly
BUI Reported For Reappor
tlonment of Ten Congres
sional Districts
Trade ; Agreement Reported
Judges Also Included In Ac
tion Required by New Com
mission Charter i
j Created United States
' Commerce Court
i From Senate Finance
Committee
THE WEATHEE:
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SPECIAL ORDER IN
SEHATEOriTUESDAY
ALDERMEN
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Ofi THE CALENDAR
CDMIiELECTIOl
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PESSIMISTIC VIEWS
! FREELY EXPRESSED
Jlarrlman Lines Will Not Call
of Announced Plans For
Improvements
NEW, YORK, Feb. 24. The ship
pars' victory over eaatcrn and west-
m railroad! in yesterday's decision
Of the Interstate commerce commie
Ion enjoining Increased freight rates
was the axis about which the financial-
world swung .today, both here
and abroad, and was responsible for
a period . of demoralisation on the
New fork stock exchange. Rail
roads continued to express pessimis
tic views of the situation and both
her and In Chicago railroad officers
together' with their bankers and
counsel,' discussed the situation and
decided to hold a conference on
Monday next. At these' meetings It
is- understood plans will be made
looking to an appeal to the new
eomnvere court
Various expressions "of opinion on
the decision were uttered 1 by heads
of railroads, most of whom sought
to place a'most discouraging lnterpre.
EE
tlon on the outcome. This senti
ent was not altogether shared, out-
ardly at least, by financial inter
ests, which seemed to take the re
su wltlth greater equanimity. It Is
thought that 'some of the smaller
railroads may deem it .necessary to
enter upon a program of retrench
ment and economies, but this it is
believed 'will not apply to the more
Important lines.
There is authority for the state
ment that the proposed extensions
and new constructions on the Harri
man lines, as recently announced,
will not be abandoned.
. It Is pointed out that the commis
sion has not yet issued any order
upon which an appeal can be .taken
and - It is understood thatthe fight
will be opened with" an attack on
that -.r- f the Mann-ElkUmClaw
'Which gives"' the ; commission power
to suspend rates. :'
DOUBT AS TO APPEAL
WASHINGTON, Feb; 24. Officials
of the interstate commerce commis
sion observed with keenest Interest
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NEW TREATY WITH JAPAN
PROMPTLY RATIFIED BY
, llltlTFfl STITFS SFNITF
Will Allow Japarf to Reor
ganixe Its Fiscal System
- at Once
SIGN OF FRIENDSHIP
WASHINGTON, Fetf. 24 The new
Japanese treaty of trade and naviga
tion was ratified tonight after two
hours executive session. While the
apprehension of western senators that
the treaty might let down the bars
to coollo labor was not entirely re
moved, these senators Contented
themselves with expressing their so
licitude. They Interposed no objec
tion to action. The action of this
government In promptly accepting
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1
the new agreement is expectea to
jrove the feeling or coraiauiy mat
fIs country has for Japan more than
nv thins else that has been done
for many years. The effect will tie
to permit Japan to enter at once up
on a reorganisation of Its fiscal sys
tem and the making of a new tariff
with all nations.
Japan's treaties with other coun
tries are to expire July IT next. That
with the United States by reason of
Its later ratification, would have con
tinued' until ths same : date a year
later had. not this government con
sented to Its expiration at the same
time as the others.
Failure to have ratified the new
treaty would have allowed the opera
tion of the Japanese program for a
year beyond the time It was planned
lb put It into effect..
ROTHSCHILD'S YACHT
WRECKED IN CUBA
CAPE SAN ANTONIO, Cuba., Feb.
1 4. Baron Rothschild's yacht Atmar
with the baron and . a party of
friends aboard, is aground twelve
lies south of Cape San Antonio on
a . sooth side of the Island. The
iwsel is in no Immediate danger.
The yacht went aground late yes
terday while en route from Jamaica
to Havana. She lies In 11 feet of
Water ' on a sandy bottom .with a
light list. Although the yacht la
In an ' exposed position, the sea is
moderate and the vessel Is in no
danger of breaking up. The accl
rfsnt resulted from miscalculations
due to heavy weather. ,
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SEVEN WORKING DXYS
ALL THAT ARE LEFT
Ashevllle Not Affected by Ap
plication of State Text
Book Commission
RALEIGH, N. C, Feb. 24. The
senate today spent an hour and a
half debating Senator Cotten's bill
providing for the Torrens land title
system in North Carolina and when
the, hour of adjournment arrived It
was decided to postpone further con
sideration until 18 o'clock Saturday.
The state text book commission bill
was made a special order tor 11
o'clock Saturday and the ' Baggett
mileage book, bill was postponed un
til Monday at 12 o'clock.
Senator Kltchin Introduced -a bill
establishing the congressional districts
of the state according to the plan de
cided upon by the democrats of the
joint committees on congressional ap
portionment. It was placed pn the
calendar until after the democrats
take caucus action.
Senator Hobgood Introduced" a hill
to create two additional Judicial dis
tricts, and asked that It go on the
calendar, but on objection by Sena
tor Barnes, It was referred to the
committee on Judiciary:
Senator Bassett Introduced a bill to
make uniform-.the laws as to bills of
lading and Senator Pnnlx, a bill to
prohibit the use of dynamite or other,
explosives in killing flsh In any of the
waters of the state.
Primary l aw Special Order,
Senator Hobgood' bill for a state
primary law was made a special or
der for next Tuesday.
Ths committee bill for the reap
pointment of the membership In the
house of representatives of the gen
eral assembly was Introduced by
.jauICk4,lJhldKwpu-
through Immediate passage and sejtt
to the? senate. It gives Guilford,
Mecklenburg, and Wake three mem
bers each; Buncombe, Durham, For
syth, Oaston,- Halifax, Iredell, John
son, Nash, Pitt. Robeson, Rocking
ham, Rowan, Union, and .Wayne, two
(Continued on PagePour)
FILIBUSTER OR VOTE IS
CASE BEFORETHE SENATE
Famous Case Is Placed Be
fore Body As Unfinish
ed Business
MORE SPEECHES YET
WASHINGTON, Feb. ?4.-r-The
case invoking the right of Senator
Lorimer of Illinois 'to retain his seat
was advanced today to a position
where the senate must filibuster or
vote upon it.
At the conclusion of a three days'
speech by Senator Beveridge, the
leader of the antl-Lorlmer forces
Chairman Burrows, of the committee
on privileges and elections, made
several ineffectual attempts to have
a day fixed fer a vote upon the case.
He suggested days as far in advance
as March 1. only two days prior to
the legislative day on which the sixty-first
congress will expire by con
stitutional limitation. By a vote of
the senate the resolution of the Lor
imer case was made unfinished busi
ness. All of the opposition to settling a
time for a vote came from senators
who have announced that they in
tended to vote to deprive Senator
Lorimer of his seat.
Notices of future speeches in op
position to Senator Lorimer were
given by Senators Stone, LaFollette.
Owen and Crawford. All are antl
Lorimer. TRAIN KES TliROTGII BRIDGE
VALPARAISO, Chill, Feb. 24. A
railway train made up of eight cars
in one of which were eighty miners
and others loaded with cement, broke
through the Rancagua bridge near
the American Braden copper mines
today. The bridge crossed a ravine
150 feet deep and the train was tre
clpltated 1 the bottom. The miners
were all -ans; eighteen of them
were kit: 'tl the remainder in
jured.
The Only American Injured In tho
disaster Is Engineer Albert Brsgen
ton. 'ot Ban Francisco.
AN EXTRA SESSION
" NOW ALMOST SURE
Hostile Senators Will Talk
Measure to Death In
Present Session
WASHINGTON. Feb. 84. Oppo
nents of ' the Canadian reciprocity
agreement attempted to pui a quie
tus on legislation on the subject
when the McCall bill to carry
out the provisions of the agreement
late today was 1 reported 'without
recommendation" from the senste
committee on finance. So far as the
present session of Congress Is con
cerned they took long step to
ward . accomplishing their purpose.
The return of the bill to the senate
by acting chairman Burrows of the
finance committee was made the oc
casion for brief speeches both In op
position and in favor of early action.
. Death Knell Sounded.
As only a few days remain to put
the bill through a hostile body the
speeches against It were accepted
generally as Its death knell until a
resurrection should come In extra
session. Senator Hale, the veteran
republican leader who will retire
March 4th, declared that ths com
mittee had yielded to public clamor
and had -reported against the .real
Sentiment of a large majority of the
committee. He served notice, how
ever, that the Mil would have to go
to the calendar, to take Its course
and any. effort on the part of any
one of whatever authority to drive
asthe senate would be an unwarrant
ed assumptlo not power.
Declaring his opposition to It, Mr.
Bailey, of Texas, expressed the cpln
ion that the' best interests of th ag.
rculturist would be. served by the
defeat of the bill.
Senator Stone of Missouri,' a mln
ority member of the committee , an
Bounced, his intention of supporting
the measure ;' on the ground that It
would Be in tne una of wlsa. am
Senator Bailey ..stated that while
opposed to the bill ha ' would not
seek to delay ' Its passage. "I am
ready to vote on It as soon as the
Lorimer case is disposed of," he said.
The bill went on the calendar where
it Is subject to consideration when
ever the senate may decide to take
It up. , -,.
L'IPRESMOI'CREATESRIOT
Fl
' RIMIN6 THOSE OF 1831
Adherents and Opponents
of Bernstein Clash in
Play House
SEVERAL FIOHTS
PARIS, Feb. 24. There were riot
ous scenes at the Comedle Francalse
tonight during the production of
Henry Bernstein's "Apres Mol" riv
alling those which In 181 forced
the withdrawal ofter two presenta
tions of Vlctorien Sardou's "Ther
mldor." M. Peplne, tha perfect Of police,
had hundreds of police and republi
can guardn scattered about inside the
theatre. In the first act where Le
Bargy is asked the question, "what Is
the most irreparable thing In life,"
a man In the balcony arose and
shouted a coarse epithet in response.
Instantly the theatre was In an up
roar. Cries of "put him , out" and
"no, no" were every where yelled as
detectives dragged the offending man
from his Seat. This demonstration
was followed by cries of "deserter,"
and "down with the Jews," and it
was several minutes before the manl
festanta ceased and permitted the ac
tors to proceed. "'
A moment, lster, however, pigeons,
which had been hurled from the gal
lery caused women In the audience
to shriek as they fluttered helplessly
In the orchestra.
. During intermission after the first
sot the "Camelota du Rot' started a
riot and as they were dragged out
out several of them struck at adher
ents of Bernstein. After this soares
of spectators, men and women, with
threatening gestures engaged In loud
arguments for and against the play.
The climax of Ifie disorder was
reached in the second act when Jx
men barricaded, themselves in a. logs
and caused a suspension of the play
for five minutes ' by blowing fish
horns. Finally the police battered in
the door of the logs and arrested
the disturbers. . .
YVIXKTOX-8ALKM HAS BIO FIRE
WINBTONI-SALEIJ. N. S., Feb. 24,
The1 old Farmers warehouse, a
large brick building in the heart of
the city was destroyed by fire tonight
with a loss af tio.ooo.
JAMES'B. ALLISON,:REPENTA,NT AND
RESIGNED, DIES IN ELECTRIC CHAIR
. ?'-' , . : . ' - ' ' ' ' -' - "7 -.: - :"--,
Slayer of Floyd McGhee Pays The Penalty of Crime at The State Capital Expresses
Sorrow For Sin
1
RAXJSIQH. Feb. 14. Breathing a
spirit of forgiveness to all mankind,
Including tha governor of North Car
olltia who refused to commute his
sentence, and declaring that he Pre
ferred the electric route to death,
with its merciful swiftness and free
dom from pain, James B. Allison.
whose bludgeon bore three notches
for the three human lives he had
taken during his earthly career, was
this morning electrocuted, for ths
murder of Floyd McGhee at Ashe
vllle last July.
The condemned man met death
With apparent calmness and resigna
tion. His last words formed a pray-
tnant -ore7mitiifl4"wh
expressed contrition for his crimes.
Twice before passing to his Creator
or Judgment he' dwelt upon the evils
of sin and he hoped that his fata
would be a warning to those who
broke tha laws of God and man.
. The Death Scene.
It was exactly 10.10 when Allison,
accompanied- by the Rev, Jas. Betts
and two guards, entered the ' death
chamber . A brilliant morning sun
played upon the electric chair which
was to send the first white man to
eternity for crime committed. The
chair Itself, forbidding In Its wealth
of death trappings, formed the most
conspicuous piece of furniture In the
room. .
Before Allison was placed In the
chair the minister stated that the
condemned man wished to make a
statement. Then Allison said: "I
go to meet my Ood. Why should I
fear Him? Sin has brought me to
this. I know He will be merciful to
me. I hope to meet you alt in heav
en, and may Qod bless you all. Amen.
Allison then took his last earthly
seat, and without apparent tremor
awaited the adjusting of the straps
on his arms and leirs.
The Impressive silence which per
vaded the death chamber was bro
GRIEF STRICKEN HUSBAND
KILLS SELOTFE'S SIDE
Few Minutes After Wife's
Death Husband Shot Self
at Bedside
RALEIGH, N. C , Feb. 24. The
state senate today adopted resolutions
of sympathy for Senator Hawkins
whose daughter, Mrs. Mile Pendleton,
died at Warrenton this morning and
was followed soon be the suicide of
her grief stricken husband who haa
watched at his wife's bedside several
day and nights almost without food
or sleep. He had asked the physi
cian to report the wife's death to
friends and the physician had gone
to th telephone for this purpose,
leaving the husband In the rooh with
th remain of his wife when th
pistol shot rang out and the husband
was found dead on the floor closs by
th bad on which the body of the
wife lay. There is to be a double
funeral tomorrow.
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"mi,
FAIR
.WASHINGTON, Feb. 24. For.
cast: North Carolina: air and warm
cr Saturday and Sunday;, light -west
winds.,, ,
VT''rS::-;;'': .;:--:,?'V'-':'---4.'s-.
and Cites Himself as a Warning to AH Evil
Doers.The Death Scene,
ken only by ths clicking of ths
straps as they were pulled Into
place. Ths cap was fitted to ths un
fortunate man's head and a minute
later the flrnt electric shock . want
flashing through Allison's body.' A
low moan, a sudden stiffening of tha
body and the peculiar otor which
features an atmosphere surcharged
With electricity evidenced the .fact
that the murderer had begun his ftV
mil Journey. At 16.17 the- current
was out oft and. tha first daath test
was made by tha attending physi
cians. There being signs of Ufa. the
second., rurrent. was, turned '.on at
10.? and allpwe4 to emal A mln.
'ute anil a halt -The second exanv
lnatioh revealed tha fact that lit
was not yet extinct and. for a third
time a current of; 1, 100 wit was
turned Into the man's body. 'At
10.41 Allison was declared dead and
tha law. was satisfied. . -
Ills Statement.
While talking with his spiritual
advisor and his son befors tha elec
trocution, Allison mads tha state
ment that he was ' prepared to die
and much- preferred the death chair
to ths commutation of Ufa Imprison
ment. He regretted leaving his chil
dren, and was going to leave them
In the hands of the Loro He also
asked that others taka him for ax
ample and beware of sin. Sin had
led him to his horrible crime and
he had now repented, and was now
prepared to meet his Qod. Allison
also addressed a letter to ths pastor
of the West Chapel M, E. church,
Ruenavista, asking him to state that
Ood has forgiven him of all his sins
and that he was not afraid ' to dla
and to warn all' of sin for none can
tell where sin will lead them. Mr
E. B. Allison, son of ths condemned
man; made all arrangements to have
the body prepared for burial and
this mornlnf It was . tamed over to
Floods Prevented Receipt
of Goods but They Will
Have to Pay
WASHINGTON, Fb. 4. Demur
rage charge assessed by the Charles
;ton & Western Carolina railway and
other carrier against th Riverside
Miss at Augusta, Oa., were declared
by the Interstate commero commis
sion hi a decision handed down today
to be not unreasonable.
Th Riverside Mills sought to es
cape the payment of th demurrage
charges because Of the flood which
visited Augusta between August . 15,
and September 2t 101.; The mills
of th complainant were inundated
and the cars of material shipped to
complainant could not bs received
during the flood period. The com
mission holds that this was no fault
of ths railroad and that thy are-en
titled to th demurrage charges.
WITNESSES TTXTIFy
NEW YORK, Feb. 24. Thre eye
witnesses to th . slaying ef David
Graham Phillips, the novelist, on
January 21, by Fltzhugh C, Golds
borough, who shot and killed himself
a few minutes after fatally wound
ing Phillip, testified at the inquest
today. Ths verdict was that 'Golds
borough killed ' both Phillips and
himself. No relative of either Phil
lip or OoldsboroufQ was present.
SUfc:klanda , undartoklng Mtabllsh
ment Tha remain will be taken to
Huenaviet s ; . tomorrow s morning.
Young Allison ; will accompany "the
oooy noma, wnere in funeral ser
vice will b oondMoted from ths
West Chape) M. E .church Sunday
arternoon, , . , , v
Story of tlw Crinto
Tha crime for which Allison' for
felted his Ufa was committed last
July when . ha - brutally murdered
Floyd MeOhes, driver' of th city
polio patrol. in a blacksmith shop
within a few yards ot th city. hall.
H shot th man four times and then
beat hi min th head with a sledgs
hammer after' he had fallen dead
Previous to thl he had been tried for
the murder of two men, in both cases
coming clear.' H was tried for th
murder of a Metro In livery stable,
having struck him with a shovel and
later wtills In tha employ of th city
he killed a, man by tha nam of Ro.
borta on Eagl Terras by shooting
him In th back ot th hsad. In both
of the case ha was acquitted.
Sine receiving his death ssntenc
for th murder of McOhe h ha ap
peered Indifferent and haa stated that
ha only wanted to ba turned loo
for twenty Your hours In th elty of
Ashsvllls with a Winchester rlfl. He
mad on attempt at suicide but fail
ed to tnd hi Ufa, ; .
- He waa a quiet ma nand gave th
offivar no troubl except th thre
time he was arrested for murder. He
had th appearance 'of a 'man who
would do no on harm hat It seems
that h had a dsslr Jor revenge
which eould only be satisfied with
human blood. The action of Cover
nor Kltchin In refusing to commute
hi sentence I generally approved
here.
DAU RESCUES AT FIRE
OF FUEHlPLOrES
Destruction of tobacco
Stemery ait Richmond En
tails Loss of $100,000
RICHMOND, Va,, Feb. 24. Fir
today destroyed the F. V. Williams
and company tobacco stemmery at
list and Cary si rests and loss about
1100,000 wheh is covered by insur
ance. Daring rescues of employes
trapped in th burning building and
ot firemen overcome by smoke were
feature of th fire and were ap
plausde, by thousands of spectators.
Several firemen war Injured, none
of them seriously, however. The
Henrico county Jail was at on time
threatened by th flame and th
prisoners were removd to the city
prison. . They were panic stricken.
Both Williams &' company and
th Laru company which wa also
in ths conflagration, will start up
work as soon as possible.
IXriS STRANO SUSPENDED
NEW ORLEANS, Feb, 14. Louis
P. Strang, team manager for th 1.
I, Cas Threshing Machine company,
together with hi company, were to
night disqualified and suspended for
12 month by th contest board of
ths A, A. A. from racing under tha
Jurisdiction of the A A. A for failing
to appear and atart In th Mardl
Gra spaed carnival f, ot ' thre day
chedulsd to begin. hr tomorrow,
SPECIAL OFFICER FOR
YOUTHFUL OFFENDERS
Meeting of Aldermanic Board
Last Night Has Several
Interesting Features 1 5 '
Th meeting of tha board ot alder
men, last night was foatursd by th
appointment of registrar and Judge
for th election to b held March It
fer th purpose of deciding whethsf
or not this city shall b placed unjsr '
th Commission form of government,
and the decision of th aldermen to
appoint a special probation officer f ot
thl elty Whose dutlsn shall consist '
in keeping tab on th youthful of '
fender of th law hers,
Th aldsrmen appointed" Judges
of th commission election tho who
acted In tha last state and . county
election, except In two cases whr
aldermen war substituted by eltl
sens having no official connection
with city government.'. A law oil th
old city charter ; - provide that .all
election for the city shall b called
at least thirty day be for th .date .
of th lectloa, but as thl Is Impos
slbl In thl eas It was deoldsd at
last night' meeting to appoint the
Judge and resist raY at th earliest '
opportunity, Th . charter : for th ,
new ; form of government provide
"that th election shall b adver
tised by ths board of aldermen for
twenty consecutive day prior to th
holding of such election. Said ad
vertliement shall b Inserted in ach .
daily newspaper published in th elty
of Ahvlll." '
Ask Air Probation Offldir
Judg P, C. Cork. Or. R. P.
Campbell, Xr. C. W. Byrd, and Mr, ,
Zeb Curtl appeared before th board '
asking that it provide for a proha '
tlon officer for thl city. It was
their opinion that the only way td
check the vice which now exists,
among th young boys ot th city li. '
In th appointment of such an offl
r. Among bis dulls shall b th
attending of polio eourt and report
ing to that court the deportment of
boy In who eass Judgment ha
been suspended and prayer for judg
ment continued, , H shall look after
' - n"riiih'ninrM'iMiuiwMui.n j-mjuyij.
(Continued on Pge Throe.)
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Unexpected .' Display ot
Feminine Ankles 1 ijt irjy ,
Causes' Riot in Gotham
SHE WAS A BLONDE
NKW; TORK, Fab. f 4.UBroo'kly '
Bridge brok It record M ft Men
of daredevil exploits today. A ul
eld, or professional brtdg Jumper,
nsver thrilled th throng of h(ldg
promenade mor than did th ap
pearanc of a dashing young blond
on th great thoroughfar Ittt 'thl '
afternoon. She was tttra In th ''
new Ilarsm klrt th ; Drt of ; th
million of New York woran publicly ,
to venture th new affsfTotlott ot
men' clothes which haa stirred eon
tlnenul cities to riot It nearly earn
to that on th bridge today. Pedes '
train trafffflc. waa blocked by th
crowds which collected In her '
wake, and followed her , bold lead -
right Into newspaper row. post of ..
Ac siiuare and down Broadway, nnal. -ly
vanishing Into th underground
station of th Hudson tubsa. , Th l,.
boldest of newspsper reporter "foil 4
down" 'on th story, all balking at ?
th suggeation that some on lnqtilr '
th heroines nam. Ther wr few"'
who even observed th dtall i that
she wa a blonde; that her eye wets'
blue and that ah wor a black fur '
coat. The focus of attention was on '
the spilt skirt reaching tittl ba- .
low the kns. disclosing black bloom,
er-llke eontrlvancea tightly gathered . i
up about the ankle. , : ,...
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IARGK SCTWCTOPTIOIfS MADE "
WAflltlNOTON, ' Feb. v 14. Th
committee which J , directing th ' z-?
rasing of 1600.000 for th erection .' '
of a memorial convention td Georg
Washington met her today' Oran
vlll M, Hunt, of the Washington
chamber of commerce, which is dl- ,
recting the raising! of Washington's ,
share to th project, reported that
1D24.180 has already been gubsorlbtd ;! '
toward the fund.
V. P. I. 1EFEATS W AND- U)
LEXINGTON, Va.. FeK 14. Th .
Virginia Polytevhnta Institute today
defeated Washington and Le hero
0 to tl in basket ball. .