THE MHE' VH E::CITIZEN; THE WEATHER: . .FAIR.. . Head the Toaltrr and Kmn" '. Classlftot Ads.', ' " , ' VOL. XXVTX, NO. 131. ASILEVILLE, N. G, WEDNESDAY MORNING, MARCH,!, 1911. " PRICE FIVE CENTS E ROLAND AND GRANT ARE GIVEN BERTHS BY MARSHAL LOGAN Won't You be Good? L T.HIS AFTERHOOH T. F. Roland and Lunnie A; Grant Tariff Board Is MaQo Unflnlsh cd Business In Senate , ' and May Pass Fedoral Government v- Wants ; About $30o!ooo Worth:,;,, -Paid Named as Deputy U. S. Marshals And Will Take Office Today. inner PirriTMBn SPECIAL MESSAGE FRDHluOVERHOIiOfl SUBJECT OP BO (IBS loiiLLiiiun uinu DHIMER VOTE 0 4 LEGISLATIVE SKIES BEGINNING TO CLEAR There Is Chance For Canadian Reciprocity Without an Extra Session WASHINGTON, Feb.- 21. The agreement of the senate reached hortly after o'clock tonight te vote at I.JO tomorrow 'upon the reaoutton to unseat Senator Lorimer, of Illin ois, and to make "unfinished bust sen" of the bill to create a perma nent tariff board materially Improv ed the legislative situation, . This improvement does hot by any means' Wipe out the probability of an etxra session of congress, -but it gave'a ray of hope which was seised upon , eagerly by the advocates . 'of Canadian reciprocity. ' The storm clouds (in the ; senate which ' hung menacelngly tow through an all-night session .last night lifted materially late today and when an adjourn ment ' was taken shortly after p. U. Until 11 o'clock tomorroW there was promise of a further, clearing f the legislative skies.' - : r. r .Reach Agreement. After aw day of constant search for basis of agreement' 'aha amid a " seen , of etxraordlnary. intensity . of. ' Interest and evident mutual suspic ion, the pro-Corlmer senators, most of them opposed to the tariff bftard and the ; pro-tariff ' board senators most of them opposed to Lorimer, "got together" about p. m. in - a modus vivtndi which cleared the sit uation and obviated the' impending ' danger of another protracted night session, . , ' ".' ,' ' ' 80 there, will be a vote tomorrow ifterneon on Senator Larimer' case and there Is little reason to doubt that it will sustain Lorimer. The tariff board proposition Is at ; The vote of IS to tl, ty which It was made, the unfinished business, would Indlaat that should it come to (Continued on Fasje Five-) FORTY TWQ PRISONERS EN . PE1ITENTIJIRY IN MEXICO In Desperate Fight Thirteen of Number Arg Shot Down by Guard ONE AN AMERICAN CHICAGO, Feb. J 8. A private telegram to The Associated Press from a reliable source at Chihuahua, Mexico, confirms the report of an uprising of long-term prisoners in the penitentiary in that city. Forty-two prisoners. Including one American participated In the out break. Despite the fact that the prison Is a modern one the prisoners overpowered the corridor guards, se cured 13 rifles and a large amount of ammunition, and after dispersing tVe ouler guard made their way into the street Police and soldiers, led by Gov- rnor Ahumada In person, engaged ho fugitives. . Fifteen prisoners were killed and live wounded, the remain der escaping. Among the slain pris oners was the American, who was serving a ten year sentence for mur der. Two policemen were killed. The telegram giving these details was sent via Laredo, Texas, and was de layed in transmission. MESSAGE 18 CONFIRMED WASHINGTON, Feb. 28. The kill ing ot II prisoners Including one American, in the Jail delivery at Chihuahua, Mexico, on Sunday, was reported to the state" department to day in a telegram from American vice-consul Leonard at that point. Mr. Leonard said that 4: prisoners escaped and that 10 are still at large. ' '; , PARCELS POST CONVENTION. NASHVILLE, Tenn.. Feb.. 28. With an attendance of several hun dred delegates, representing many points fn Tennessee and practically (11 the Southern stales, ana wun a ew from Illinois, Wisconsin and oth- r states of the .north, the first days' session of the parcels post conven tion closed tonight. Additional ar rivals, late tonight indicate a larger attendance for tomorrow. Organis ation was effected today by the elec tion or Robert L. Burch, of Nashville, as chairman, and Dixon L. Merritt, of Nashville, secretary of the convention. The official announcement thr.t United States Marshal W. E. Logan has appointed Mr. T. F. Roland and Mr. Lunnie Grant . deputy United States marshals and that these ap pointees will be sworn into office today. Is of geat political significance and of more than local Interest. , The news comes as a distinct sur prise to all political parties and in volves the whole local republican machinery. These appointments have been unlooked for by the pub lic The position which Mr. Rolnad will fill Is made possible by the res ignation of Mr, Sam WsJdrop after a year's service. The amount of work in the district provided for a second appointment which M.r, Grant will receive and he will be located in Statesvtllle. Mr. Roland Willi be located in Ashevllle. The new of ficers will enter upon their duties at once. ' Reward for Service. The appointment involves repub lican politics to a great extent and Mr. Roland's appointment la gener ally considered as a decided recog nition of his service to the republi can party. Mr. IGrant's appoint- ment will also be considered a po litical reward, although he has been barred from "pernicfous" activity be causa of his position under civil service rules. . The , action taken by Mr. Logan Involves past history and the" entire mechanism comes around In the fol lowing way'. During the campaign of 108, Mr. Logan was republican chairman of the tenth congressional district, and "bV' nls effective " servicer succeeded In .electing Congressman. John G.,Gra,nt to congress. Soon stter nis election United States Marshal J. M. MUHken resigned his position after thirteen years service, Judge Boyd appoint ed Mr. J.. M., Bailey to fill the po sition unMUoongress convened, when President Taft could make a perm a nent appointment. Just .' here a great political fight was engaged in by the different congressmen from Western North Carolina, and other persona Interested in the fight. Af ter a strenuous activity and a, rest less suspense of several weeks. Con gressman .Grant succeeded in land- for Mr. Logan. fwhohaI rendered him great political service. During the same . campaign, Mr. Roland was chairman of the Buncombe county executive committee and during; the last campaign was chairman oC the HEIGHT OF FOLLY WOULD BE -DISARMAMENT AT PRESENT v ' S1YS FUS HUNGA Disarmament when it Comes Must Be Simultaneously By All Nations MISSION OF PEACE PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 28. Count Apponyl, a member of the parlia ment of Hungary and a prominent Statesman of that toountry, visited Philadelphia today and tonight made the principal address at a meeting of the Academy of political and social Science. He took for hla topic ''The Menace of War as Europe Sees It." Justice Horace Harmon Lurton, of the United States Supreme court presided at the meeting which was attended by a large audience. Although Count Apponyl Is in America on a mission of universal peace, he declared this afternoon In an address to the students of the University of Pennsylvania that dis armament at the present time would be folly. . "The' time for disarmament." he said - "is not yet ripe. When it ccmes It must be simultaneous. It would be the height of tfolly tor any nation to take this step at present when peace Is not secure. We cannot do away with the fact that the possibility of war exists. Not to arm ourselves because we be lieve In peace is as foolish as not to lock one's "door because one Is for honestj-." ENVOYS MTST HAVE CREDEN TIALS WASHINGTON. Feb. 28. Dr. Vss- quel Gomes, representative here of the Mexican revolutionists, issued an ultimatum tonight declaring that un less so-called peace envoys presented w'rltetn credentials they would be treated as spies by the Insurgents army. TOUR MASTER LOST BOSTON. Feb. 28. The loss of the Boston four masted schooner J. C. Strawbrldre. 286 miles off Bermuda on Feb. 23 and the rescue of her crew by the Russian ship Edy En dymlon was announced here today. The Strawbridge was bound from Rockport, Maine, to- Nassau, New Providence, with lea. congressional and county committees. Mr, Lunnie A. Grant Is a son of Congressman J. G. Grant, and al though he has hot been able, be cause of his position In the .postof flce to take a, very active part In the game" of politics, he has been counted one , of the wheels of the macriln because of the position of his father.. This favor conferred up on Him by Mn Logan comes as a token of the appreciation ot the po sition made possible for Mr. Logan by Congressman Grant. Mr. Grant hetlraa from the posi tion of superintendent of the regis try department of the local postof flee, 'after holding . that place for eleven years. The position of dep uty: marshal pays 11.200 annually, the same as Mr. Grant is receiving at tils present position. Frrends of Mr. Roland will be glad to know of the poaKton given him. He, waged strenuous campaigns dur ing his chairmanship-of the party, which believes that he highly de serves the '. honor ' conferred upon In speaking of. the resignation of Mr. Waldrop, Mr. Logan said:. "He has been one of the most faithful and -efficient deputies ' I haVa had during bis service of one year, and has- made a most satisfactory . of fleer. He will possibly be employed In another branch of the service." S '- "' . 1 i;l " f '-: THREES MEET VIOLENT . DEATHS ''KSSW't: ROLEANS. Feb. it - Three , persons met with violent deaths , today in the : street of this cUy. : Dorothy Loftise Seymour, aged 10, daughter of. a prominent family, frolicking with playmates,, all mask ed. atePDed n front of street oar sad was crushed, to death. Peter Cotter shot and killed John Sutton. Cotter with a four year old child - was , watching a wardl gras parade when, It is said, he was at tacked by Sutton because of an old grudge. . A negress stabbed and killed a negro in a fight in the tenderloin district, i ' ' , , , MONROfe. L ; Feb. . The Ds. troit American league baseball team arrived here today and begun spring training. Manager Hugh Jennings put his men to work at noon. I IT OF f With Imposing Staff Will Represent America When George V Is Crowned BATTLESHIP ALSO WASHINGTON, Feb., 28. John Hays Hammond has been seleoted to represent President Taft as special ambassador at the coronation of King Oeorge V. Mr. Hammond was born In San Francisco, March 81, 1865, but his legal residence Is Glou cester, Mass., and hla business offices are in New York. Mr. Hammond was a member of the famous party led by Dr. Jameson which Invaled the Transvaal before the outbroak of the Boer war. He was arrested and sentenced to death but was afterwards pardoned by President Kroger. The British gov ernment has invited the United States to Join In the naval pageant which will be an Incident of the'oronatlon of King George. The snips- will be assembled at Splthead for review and the American navy will be represent ed by one of the best battleships of the United States. The special embassy to the coro nation, In addition to . John, Hays Hammond, will consist of a secretary, a naval attache and a military at tache. The nairal attach? will be a rear admiral and the military attache will be a major general .of the army. GREAT COMMERCIAL GATHERING ATLANTA. Ga.. Feb. 28. Qrosve nor Dawe. managing director of the Southern Commercial congress, arriv ed here today to assume personal di rection of the preliminary work of the congress. He announced that Gov ernor Mann. of Virginia personally will head a lare delegation of leading business men from that state and that in addition to the representatives named by the governor, business or ganisations throughout the state will also send delegates. ' LYNCHBURG Y. M. C. A. WIX8 LYNCHBURG. Va.. Feb. 28.-The Lynchburg Y. M. C. A: defeated the Virginia Military Institute basketball team here tonight in a hard played, though loose contest. The score was 41 to 28. JOHN HITS HAMMOND TO DIRECT-ELECTION OF SENATORS LOST, BY ONLY FOUR VOTES IN THE SENATE ' ! " ' 1 's mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm " ; f , f Majority of Senator Favored it But Measure Lacked Four of Necessary Two-Thirds Majority.Ita Advocates, However, Believe That The Next Session of , ; Congress WW Pustih Through. ; WASHINGTON, Feb, 18. The sen ate today defeated the resolution pro posing an amendment to .the consti tution so as to provids that senators be elected by direct ote f the peo ple, a brave fight had been mad by the supporters! of tthe measure as was indicated by th vote. Fifty four senators stood for the resolu tion and thirty-three' jtsgalnet Jt Though this division showed so large a majority ot ths senate to favor pop ular elections, yet the number was notj sufficient by four to carry n meas ure, which required a two-thirds vote for Its success.'. Immediately, after the reading of ths JAurnal . the popu lar election resolution was taken up under . unanimous vee"""1"- jjramau tlon been before th , senate ana so carefully had thef membership' beenj canvassed y ; in supporters w opponents. that tt a wul feeognlsed from ths moment the question was brought up that It would go down In defeat Nevertheless there was a large attendance on the floqr. j Bacons Fffort. , 5 f Though it had i been understood that debate would be shut oft on the measure when called up. Senator Ba con, who determinedly has opposed the resolution as it was altered under the Sutherland amendment placing control of ths elections in ths hands of congress, yet hoped to have an amendment adopted that might ren der the measure acceptable to soms of the Southern senators. The Geor gia senators effort was to provlse that the federal supervision of the elec tlons should apply only In those states DEATHS FROM POISONING May Have Been Either Sui cide or Murder in Case of Three People PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Feb.. 28. Mystery that may never be solved surround the deaths from cyanide of potass rum poisoning of Mrs. Sarah Lewis, 87 years old, her daughter Jeanette Lewis agd 27. and the for mer's grandson, Kdward Mldlen Jr., aged years. The 'trlpple tragedy occurred at the home of Edward B. Mldlen, the boy's father, at Pelham, a fashionable- suburb, an It was at first believed that Miss Lewis, crazed over the death of her sister, the wife of Mr. Mldlen, had murdered her mother and nephew. The older woman and "her grandson were found dying in the bath room of the house by a servant while miss Lewis was found' dd in her room. Although the younger woman ordered the pois on from a drug store over a, tele phone, it ha nt been proven con clusively that she administered It. One theory Is that the two "imra, worried because ot the death of Mrs. Mldlen, agreed to commit suicide and decided to also kill the boy. Mr. Mldlen is a well known business rrmn. WASHINGTON, Feb. 8. Fore cast: North Carolina, fair Wednes day and Thursdsy, moderate north to northeast winds. 'V? '' where in th legislatures had, failed to designate th manner and method of holding ths election' . , i Vic President Shermsn ruled th Raoon amendment out of order and the roil was begun. ; j. it 'v,. Though as indicated. It " Was prac tlcally a foregone conclusion that ths resolution would fail to get a two third vote ths roll call was followed with deepest interest, - For g' mo ment it was thought that calcula tions would bi upset for when Sena tor Galllnger's nam was reached his answer was "ay,1 Look of I sur prise were exchanged by niany senv ators for ther Is no more' Invetfarat enemy to the fesniutlon that the New ; Th dierk bad relva several sponses ' before It . ooeurreo to m r. Oalllnar that something was wrong. He arose In soms hast and had hi nam shifted to t' s "nays." Tlw Hi I C:.!!." . ; Th roll call was. Ayes Bailey, . He trldge, Borah, Bourne,' Bradley, Jrlggs, Brlstow, Brown, Burkkett, Burton, Carter, Chamberlain, Clap,i, Clark, (Wyo ming), Clark (Arkansas), Culberson, Cultom, Cummins, Curtis, Davis, Dix on, DuPont, Frye, r Gamble, Oore, Gronna, Guggenheim, Jones, La Folletts, McCukler, Martin, Nelson, Newland, Nixon, Overman, dwen, Paynter, Perkins, Piles, Bayner, Shively, Simmons, Smith (Maryland), Smith (MJchlgan), Smith (Kentucky), Stevenson, Stone, Sutherland, Swan- son, Taylor, Thornton, Warner, wat son, Young. T TO PLACE Lewis of Boston is Made Assistant Attorney Gen eral of United States ASHI.VQTON, Feb. Z 8. President Taft today nominated Wm. 11. Lewis, of Boston, a negro, to be an assist ant attorney general of the depart ment of Justice. This Is the, first time that a negro has been named for such a prominent position in the de partment Lewis who I at present an assistant United State attorney at Boston I one of the best known negro lawyers In the United States. He will suoceed John G. Thompson, who resigned recently to take up private law practice In Danville, 111, The place pays l&.OOO a year. RCEF MUST SERVE 8E.VTEXCE SAX FHANCISCO, Feb, 28. What appears to he the last hope Abra ham Huet, formerly political leader of San Francisco during the regime of Mayor Eugene B. Schmlts, of es caping his sentence of 14 years In San Quentln, was dissipated today when the state Supreme court vacat ed Its hecent order, granting Ruef a re-hearlng. Ruef was convicted on one of more than seventy Indict ments charging bribery of supervis ors, returned during the bribery In vestigation of 1807. Ruef Is out of Jail under bail of nearly 1860,000. SOCTHFJtX LEAGl'E MEETS NEW ORLEANS, La.. Feb. 18. Representative of eight clubs of the Southern league will gather here to morrow for the annual schedule meeting. President William M. Kav anaugh, who haa been here severs! days, does not think the meeting wiU thranaact snir Important business oth - er than th adoption of th coming ' season's schedule. Naye Bacon. Bankhead, Branda gee, Bulkley, . Burnham, Burrows, Crane, Depew, . Dick,' - Dillingham, Fletcher, Vllnt, Poster, Oslllnger, Hal, Heybura. Johnetoni Keen, Lodge, Lorimer, Money, Oliver, Page, Penrose, Percy, Klchardson, Boot, Scott, Smoot, Taliaferro, Tillman, Warren, Wetmor. - Yea 14, nays 88. Total It. -s There were four abscntese Sena tors Aldrlch, Praslar, Crawford and Terrell, Had they been present, Mr. Terrell It was announced would have voted' against the resolution and Mr. Frasler for It, For Mr. Aldrtch, no announcement was mad. Later Mr. Crawford appeared on the floor and explained that h overslept, and had of a street ear delay. His vwte, he said, would hav een-ay.'! v ; Senator. Borah who has led ths ad vocates of popular election, .though disappointed In th result, was not discouraged, w On th contrary, he felt that ths vote plainly Indicated the, growing popularity of the mess- ur. The senator said: "While X would like much to hav had tour mora vote, yt I am grati fied with th result. When I it la demonstrated that the senate stands within four of two-thirds, it is csr tain that the real fight Is over. Th resolution will be again Introducfd at the first session of congress, regular or extra, dnd urged unremittingly. Th friend of th measure may rest assured that ths matter will not be permitted to be forgotten. The next congress, in my judgment, win pass favorably on the resolution." HEAD MINISTRY OF FRANCE M. Monis Will Succeed Briand as Premier of Re public of France PARIS, Feb f 8. There ! practic ally no doubt that Antoln Emmanuel Ernest Monl will be M. Brland'S suc cessor as premier, although he has announced that he will give no for mal answer until tomorrow to Pres ident Failures' request that he form a new cabinet. M. Monl is regarded In , polltcal circles a peculiarly fit ted to organized successfully a work able ministry. He Is acceptable to all sections of the republican major ity, while assured also of the support of the . radical socialists section whose defection was the ptlclpal cause of M. Brland'S resignation. M. Monis Is a lawyer and has sat in the senate for Olronde since 18(1. He took a prominent part In the ov verthrow of the Burgeoise ministry in 1198. As minister of Justk's In ths cabinet of Waldeck-Kousseau, he signed the decree convoking the high court to try the royalist plot against the republic In 189. He has been vice president of the senste since 100. In politics he Is a radical re publican. W. V. AMERICANS TO VA. i NEW YORK, Feb. U. The Nw York Americana began getting away tonight for their spring' training. Manager Chase, Inflelder Kntght and Outfielder Daniels left on a night train which will bring them to Hot Springs, Va, at 1.81 o'clock tomor row morning. En rote they will be Joined by players Roach and Qulnn at Philadelphia and Blair at Wash- .lngton On' Saturday- another d tachment of th Highlander will leave for practice In Athens, Ga. NORTH CAROLINA HAS r OLD COUNTER CLAIMS Bill Passes For EstabHsnrnent i of Western Teachers Train- .;, .''JnaStonooO'V v KALKTGH. N,- C, Feb. iiS. Gov ronr Rltchln'sent to th gnrl ai- ' sembly today a menage relating' to th bonds the Utnted States govern-1 ment ha ol .'ortS" Carolina Jit Jth . class of the South Dakota bond and recommending step for adjusting (h , difference.',.,. ... Th govenrment has $88,004 of .: these bond purchased many year ago , with certain Indian fund of the gov ernment, thsy being of the class of bonds Compromised. In lltl at 49. cents on th dollar. ' t Th Interest and all on the now runs to something like $800,000. On the other hand th efute has a claim against the United State for i(,v00 worth of cotton that was seised and oonflseated during th civil war by the: fedeal government and this with " accrued interest, offsets th govern ment Claim largely The- recommends tloa'of the overnor I that th gen- : eral assembly authorise th governor to appoint two commlsslnners to meet with , two eommlalsoner ; from . the federal government at Washington and adjust these two accounts,' . . Th senate spnt two hour dis cussing th Hobgood state wide pri mary bill for alt parties and took re cess without reaching a vote. In the senat unfavorable sreports learn In for Benntor Thomas' bill to encourage th uh ot Bon-trust good. Senator Lemmon's bill to prevent monopoly or opression by gns, elec tric powor and Ugh companies met . same fate, ' r 1 ' . " The Wall bill from ths house pro viding for 10 hours for week' work, came from vunmttefb without preju dice and little or no prw; ' t, of en actment. t i . '.: Training Scliml PahiK-a V Senator Martin's bill to provide for Western - Carolina training school passed th senate and was, sent to th house, f y Among new bills Introduced were; I Boy den ! provide engineering assis tance v by th tat to any county in road-construction, ( .! Martin, of Buncombe: make appor tionment of senatorial district. Th hous passed on final reading the bill for 8210,000 firs proof state administration bluldlng and sent M to ths senate for " concurrence In th . amendment cutting th amount from isoo.ooo voted by th natin (fVmtlnned) on Psg Four) v " ; Hiio:iJL!Ei;Z.l:i; CHOSEN IS OIC1TES ' ' v - -i -V v- Merriam Has Walkover But Harrison Barely Wins -Out Over Graham , ' v FIRST CITY PRIMARY CHICAGO, Feb, t Charl B. M err Ian, professor of political econo -my at th University of Chleigoi a republican, and former Mayo? Car ter II Harrison, a democrat, tooay . , were today chosen a candidate for mayor of Chicago at a primary lc- . tion. Th election win nia in . April. . . ' 1 Th democratic vote wan heavy ana : Harrison, who ha been mayor of ! Chicago four time, led th former 5 mayor, Edward B. Dunne, by fewer than "two thousand vote. ' i Andrew J. Graham, candidate of th regular" democratic organisation, dropped nearly twenty thousand, vote .i behind Harrison. ' Prof. Merriam polled a vot almost , equal to th combined vot) of hit 1 , four republican opponent. . .i - , It was the first test of a direct . primary In a Chicago mayoralty eon-. test and th return are taken to indl- -oat that the independent-voter . turned out In considerable fore. Th . total vote ran far ahead of that i pected. ' . . ' : '. .... - Merriam In hi campaign proved a . surprise to the politicians. - He gained -' publicity a, head ' ot a oommltte . which Investigated ths city purchas ing system. He is known a an c- , thorlty on political economy and I th author ot several work on history and politics. Harrison s victory end .the show ing mad by Dunn cam .as a sur prise to many, Grahsm 'having been a favorite In the betting during the primary campaign. -J Charges of "KniBinr and "doubls crossing" were made by Graham sup- f porter during fh day. , -