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VOL. XXVIL NO. 140
ASHEVILLE, N. 0., FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 10, 1911
PRICE FIVE CENTS
PRESIDENT GIVES REASON : FOR "MEXICAN INVASION"
ry
AMERICAN GOVERNMENT SAYS
THATFIGHTING IN MEXICO MUST
COME TO END WITHOUT DELAY
President taftat Last
With Movement of United States Troops to The Texas State
Line. All Doubt as to Activity Swept Away,
SOLID MILITARY WALL TO
FORM ADROSS THE FRONTIER
Hope to Stop Smuggling of Arms and Contra
band into Mexico and Thus Bring
Revolution
WASHINGTON,. March 9. That the administra
tion has decided to dissemble no longer its reason for
the sudden and unprecedented movement of troop
to the Mexican border is indicated by the following dis-
paten received UUIlllt iroui lilt: sslo.il uum-spmunn
jot The Associated Press who is accompanying Presi
dent Tart on his journey, to Atlanta. rne aispaxcn,
dated Charlottesville, Va., through which place the
president's train passed to-night at 7.10 o'clock, is as
follows:
"All doubt as to the purpose of the government
in sending 20.000 troops to the Mexican border has at
last been swept away. The United States has deter
mined that the revolution in the republic to the south
must end. The American troops have been sent to
form a solid military wall along the JRio Grande to
stop filibustering and to
Bmuffelins of arms and
UUUUUarV, Jli lO UCIIC
, . " "I l- 1
COntraDana supplies 'Ut on, me lnsuirecuoiiary muve
, merit which has disturbed conditions generally for
i nearly a year, without accomplishing anything like
j the formation of a responsible independent govern-
j: ment, will speedily como to
Tuft SatiNflcd.
President Taft on his way to At
lanta and Augusta for a ten day'
vacation, passed through here at
7.10 o'clock tonight. He appeared
well satisfied with the situation.
Ihere Is a general belief that the
rapid movement of troops Into Texas
nd Southern California will so speed
ily accomplish It purpose that the
net results in the end will consti
tute a valuable lesson In quick mob
ilization of an effective fighting force
that will provve a revelation to the
country at large, to the critics ofitunlty to answer criticism both in
the army in particular" and a justl- j and out of congress, and that In
flcatlon of 'the diplomatically worded j terpretatlon was put upon the move
explam'lons that have been givlrn ment.
out from official sources in Wash- - Public Aroused.
lngton. There Is no longer reason There was little doubt in the minds
of the American government was
THREE U. 5. SAILORS MEET
DEATH BY GAS ROUTE IN
A NEW YORK CITY HOTEL
Bodies Found Fully Dress
ed in Boom Filled With
Fumfls of Gas
SAW FOREIGN SERVICE
NEW YORK. March 9. Three sail
ors from the United States armored
cruiser Tennessee were found dead
from gas in a room In the hotel Wash
ington In Hoboken today. The gas
jet in the room was turned on anl
the gas" pouring from It but a gas
heater In the room was lighted. One
of the men was found on the floor
fully dressed but the other two were
undressed and in bed when the porter
broke Into the room.
The men registered as J. C. Wallin,
J. Wadsworth and E. B. Bradley.
Wallin was about 30 years of gae
nd on the arm of his Jacket was a
service stripe showing that he had
done ten years duty In the navy.
From papers In his pocket it would
appear that he had seen service in
Manila and China. Wadsworth was
bout 26 ycara of age and Bradley 24
years.
Two other sailors from the Tennes
see were In another room of the hotel,
but left before the death of their ship
mates was discovered. These two reg
istered ss L. Brady and T. W. Winn.
COFFYN BREAKS HECORP
AUGUSTA. Ga.. March . Frank
Coffyti, in his, Wright biplane, made
tho trip to Aiken, S. C. a distance
of twenty-eight miles In thirty-one
.minutes today.
Removes All Cause For
to a Close.
see that there is no further
men across the international
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a close. '
the result either of unofficial rep
resentations of. foreign governments
regarding the situation In Mexico or
the Intimation that several of the
European powers were sounding each
other as to the desirability of mak
ing representations to the United
States at an early date. At any rate
the matter was put up to the ad
ministration In such a' way as to
call for the quickest sort of action.
The necessity for this speed of mob
ilization was seized upon by the war
department as a Heaven-sent oppor
'Continued on Page Four)
MEXICANS SEE NO CAUSE
T
OF UNITED STATES TROOPS
President Taft's Message
Said to Have Had Re
assuring Effect
MAKE STATEMENTS
j NEW YORK, March 9. Senor Jose
Limantour. the Mexican minister of
I finance, continued his conferences on
! the Mexican situation at his hotei here
today and maintained his attitude of
optimism that he saw no unotward
optimism that he saw no outward
J events forshadowed In the rush of
j United States troops to the border,
j Others who called upon Senor IJ-
mantour toaay were J J-. .Morgan, jr..
D. P.. Bennet, vice president of the
National railways of Mexico; Cecil
Greenfel. a member of the British
parliament; Jacob H. Schiff, tlic
banker, and Cloe. Nordenho a mining
engineer and friend of vice president
1 Roman Carrall of" Mexico.
Referring to President Taft's mes
sage to President Dias last nifht Mr.
I.lmantour said:
"This communication will, I an sure,
be reaasurlng to my government and
should be to my people, who natural
ly, have been .greatTy discouraged by
the sensational statements which have
been made by the press.
It is Impossible for me to under
stand why sensational developments
should be expectei with the two .peo
ple whose relations are so well de
fined as those of Mexico and the
United States are and who are living
and for a Ions; time have lived as such
good neighbors."
Doubt in Connection
E
STATES RECEIVE
THE INVITATIONS'
Limited Number of Officers
From AH States Asked to
Join "Maneuvers"
FINE TRIP MAPPED AT
GOVERNMENT EXPENSE
Adjutants General Are Asked
to Furnish Lists of The
Available Officers
WASHINGTON, March 9. The
scene of activity in connection with
the movement of troops to the Mexi
can border has shifted to the long
tins which they will occupy and of
flclal Washington has become merely
a place for the receipt of reports
wards their places of rendesvous.
Before leaving for Atlanta this aft
ernoon President Taft had a pro
trscted conference with Benor De la
Barra, the Mexican ambassador, and
assured him, as In a telegram he
yesterday assured President 'Dl&s at
Mexico City, that the Mexican gov
ernment and people need have no
concern as to the Intentions of the
United States In this military demon
stration, no matter what gossip there
might be to the contrary. The am
bassador declared himself more than
satisfied with the president's assur
ances. It was learned from official sources
that there has been more or less dis
cussion between the state department
and representative of several Euro
pean nations as to Internal conditions
in Mexico, but it was said that this
discussion had at no time taken pro
portions of what the diplomatists
ca)t "representations." ,
As to National Guard.
The war department tonight made
public the text of the telegram
(Continued "n Prge I'onr)
BODY OF N.C. PLANTER IS
PASQUOTANK RIVER
Wounds on Captain Gibbs'
Body Indicate That He
was Brutally Murdered
POLICE HAVE A CLUE
ELIZABETH CITY. N. C March
The body of Captain Edward Gibbs.
a prominent and wealthy planter of
this county, who disappeared myste
riously from his home early on the
morning of February 17 was found
floating In Pasquotank river this af
ternoon. Gashes on the head, face and
hands showed, that Gibbs had been
murdered and that he had fought he
roically for his life. There was no
water In the hints and all the evi
dence pointed to the fact that he had
not drowned. Glbba had a small
amount of money on his person and
this was missing. The police claim to
have a clue and It Is expected that the
coroner's Inquest will develop a sen
sation. Searching parties have scour
ed the country unremittingly since
since his disappearance, the military
aiding, but -no trace was found of
his movement until the body was dis
covered today by a fisherman.
CRISP GETS JOB
AMERICUB, Oa., March Chas.
Crisp, son of Former Speaker Crisp,
of the national house of representa
tives, today received a telegram from
Champ, Clark, speaker-to-be of the
house offering - him the place of
house parliamentarian and clerk to
the speaker. Judge Crisp Immediate
ly accepted the appointment and was
Instructed to report In Washington
March 21 for-duty.
GUARDSMEN OFTH
SECOND DAY OF COMMERCIAL CONGRESS
EMPHASIZES SOUTH'S OPPORTUNITIES
Excellent Speeches Set Forth Facts and Figures Which go to Show That Fortune
Knocks at Our Doors, Asking For Admittance. -A Notable Gathering of
i " '.' Notable Men at Georgian-Capital.
ATLANTA, Ga, March . Strict
governmental regulation of all in
dustrial combinations but, to attain
that end, the making of laws which
reforms and are 't not completed In
the minds of demagogues plating to
the clamor of Ignorant agitators and
a mislead: minority of the peoie. was
OT'tMUUfrr'fn'fr
In his speech "before, Che Southern
Commercial congress, now meetilng
in Atlanta. ''
... The subject of the former presi
dent's address was "The South s uu
ligation In Statesmanship and Busi
ness Endeavor."
This was the first stop In the Col
onel's great swing around the coun
try .the 'Very last, according to his
own declaration, he will . make. A
crowd estimated at 8,000 rilled the
armory and adjacent halls.
Jtoowvcll Hncaks.
Hpeaklng, as he said, as a "half
Southerner," Colonel Roosevelt at
tempted to show the way for that
great prosperity and business awake
ning the commercial congress has for
Its object The gist of his remarks
along this line .that purity Is in liv
ing must reach 'to all parts of hu
man endeavor political and business
if th South shall reap the bene
fits nature has bestowd and If the
republic which he called the great
est experiment of government Bhe
world had seen was to stand and
reach the Ideals of its founders.
Combination of great capital, he I
declared, was the natural outcome of j
this day and age of great business,
and also was the proper thing, pro-
vldlng however, that the men. who
N.
IRE ANXIOUS TO MOVE
Many Telegraph Their Wil
lingness to Oo to the
Mexican Frontier
RALEIGH. N. , March 9. There
are coming into Adjutant General
Lelnr.ter, of North Carolina national
guard, a number if telegrams from
guard officers In various quarters of
the state volunteering service In the
event therels a call by the United
States government for militia to par
ticipate In the demonstration on the
Mexican frontier.
j Cain, .,EL P. Copeler, .High Point,,
ICapt A. U Bulwilkje, Gastonla, IJeg-
tenant York, Coleman, Rutherfordton,
I Lieutenant, T. Ward Eshelman and
! Captain E. A. Siskins of Oolds-
boro, have teletrnphed their tender
I of service. All volunteers are being
'advised that the p-wlhlllty of a call
' on the North Carolina guard is very
j remote, depending especially on nee.
eseity to actually invade Mexico to es
! tabllsh order.
WABHINOTp.V, March . North
Carolina, generally fair Friday and
probably Saturday somewhat warmer
Friday moderate south winds,
t
Still on The Job.
0$).
directed the affairs of those mam
er to Influence politics and work
harm to the man lit moderate cir
cumstances. "I do not approve," he declared
with vigorous ' gestures, "of certain
forma of legislation directed against
Industrial 1 combinations. But some
leistoBBSSMsslrab'
Person who trade with a merchant
go to other merchants if he does
wrong. Tradesmen refuse to deal
with those who will not pay. When
the merchants or these tradesmen
control that which is necessary to
comfort and combine In such a way
that they can dictate what the peo
ple shall pay, there Is only one thing
which can call a halt ont that state
of affairs that is the government.
As to IUillroad.
"The railroads occupy a peculiar
position In- this regard. They are
situated so that If you ship you must
in many cases ship through them
alone; If you travel you must travel
on them. These have been fit ob
jects of federal regulation. Ulti
mately other groat aggregations of
money will be regulated in the some
way. Beware of those persons who
unduly criticise wealth. liewsre of
those who constantly launch tirades
against the wickedness of one class
of people. Beware of demagogues."
The Colonel mentioned the ques
tions asked him In Europe concern
ing stories of political and business
corruption In the United States snd
declared fhey often were the sub
ject of sneering mirth of those who
predicted the fall df our scheme pf
rule.
ROOSEVELT SAYS NEGROES
SHOULD SOLVE PROBLEM
Tells Colored Audience at
Atlanta That Black Man
Can Solve Race Question
ATLANTA, Ga., March 9. Theo
dore Roosevelt delivered the first
speech of what he has announced as
his lajit speech-making tour, when he
talked today to the colored popula
tion of the city at the Central avenue
Methodist church. The address was
made at the solicitation of the offl
ferj of Hie, church and tho building
was peeked to the doors when Colo
nel Roosevelt arrived. He was greet
ed with a burst of cheering and his
remarks were frequently Interrupted
by renewed cpplsuse as he mad
points which appealed to his hearers.
The great need of technical educa
tion among the negroes as move
toward the solution of the race prob
lem in the flouth was the keynote of
the colonel's talk, He cited figures to
show thst the vast majority of the
population of Georgia wae engaged In
agricultural pursuits but declared
that between &0,000 and 800.009 of
those were Illiterate and unklllful la
borers, and aa such could not hope
to better their condition or make
themselves necessary to the white
race, it was for this reason Colonel
Roosevelt declared that he had taken
such (rest Interest In the agricultural
colleges n the Bouth,
"It Is the common school not the
high university," he sa4 "which Is
the foundation pf Amsrlcan ttUwn
Ulp. ...
"Let this be a warning," he de
clared, "if this colossal experiment In
government la w stand, we must
stand together, and develop evenly,
and we must not fall short of hon
esty and right" e, .. . .. '
He predicted Hhat the t'ss-teet de
velopment" IW" flare yw would ' be
In the South and called all to for
get past dispute! and sectional
strife.
An ovation was tendered . John
Temple Graves, editor of The New
York American andev former At
lantan, when he rose to speak on
"The Promotive Power of the Sou
thern Press," andi It was several
minutes before he could proceed. He
paid glowing tribute . to the Bou
thern newspapers for their part in
the upbuilding of the Bouth since the
lays of the Clvvll war, Henry Gra
dy, Patrick Walsh and other great
editors of the past generation, he
declared, set the example which has
been followed by the more modern
papers and which has resulted In
placing Houthern newspapers In the
forefront of Journalism of .today.
Other speakers of the evening were
Atherton Brownell, of New York.
American director for the Brazilian
commission of economic expansion,
and Colonel U V. Tyson, of Knox
vllle, Tenn.
Tomorrow President Taft will re
view the business forces of the Bouth
at the morning session of the con
gress. Delegations from each Sou
thern state win present their state
standards.
LOCAL PHYSICIANS ARE
E
Drs. Minor and Dunn May
Oo to International Con
gress in Italy
NEW YORK, March . Announce
ment was made today at the head
quarters of the National Association
for the Ntudy and Prevention of Tu
berculosis of the appointment of s
special committee of one hundred
members to represent America at the
seventh triennial International con
gress on tuberculosis, which Is to be
held at. Rome, Italy, from Bept. ti to
JO,-. ... .,
Drs. W. L. Dunn and C. H. Minor,
of Ashevllte, N. C.. have been ap
pointed es members of the commit
tee -
In addition to the American com
mittee of one hundred It Is expected
that the federal government will send
represents lives. The exhibition of
social hygiene Is expected to be the
greatest of Jle kind.
Thirty countries are participating
In the plans for the exhibition and
congress.
WIIX XFin.f TREATT,
OTTAWA, Ont,. March . That
the reciprocity agreement with the
United States will be confirmed by
parliament as soon ne t Is possible
to reach a final vote was the decision
reached by the liberal supporters of
I he rovernment In a fauoua behind
closed doors today, Btr Wilfrid tjiur.
lev and the other members of the
government were present, end t Is
understood were heartily commended
for the agreement made With the
American authorities, , .
GRUESOME TALES
TELL OF
Natives in Famine Districts
Cut Down Llk Chaff Say
Reports Received
hunger and disease
Claiming hundreds
Cincinnati Chinese Relief Com
mittee Sends One Thousand
' WASHINGTON, March I Mora
gruesome stories of the horror ot
the Chtneso famine reached the state
department today from the consul
general at Shanghai who sums, up
conditions at the beginning of Feb
ruary. One traveler reported pass
Ing thirteen dead bodies in thirteen
miles on the road. The missionaries
tell of the native eating cakes mad
of leaves and stem mixed with mil
let chaff, which they buy with the al
lowance rrom tna government or v
three cents a piece. The tree had
been stripped of bark which had been '
eaten lr, 4 Cochrane, an American
Presbyterian missionary, declared that "
In the Whole afflicted realnn there .
were two minion starving people, jri
one village of one hundred families
one-third war dead of hunger and
pestilence, flnow was 'fulling and'
many were without proper shoiier of
clothing. The missionaries have at- '
tacked the werk of relief with the
greatest system and directness, The
famllte In th province of Punchow,1
for Instance,, were divided into four ''
classes and enumerated with thla r-
ttltt''-:-r4VV.i':'' if '':--': V
Thn ' who had pmty number:
II, S: i those who eould enlst till
harvest on wht - grin "'. v
SQMIT; (hose Who r. 1 I
but Would be In nm.a bvfore tu r4
of February, 15,I01, and those really
destitute In need of immediate relief.
I7,L - .,,'-(.
On thousand dollars raised by the'
Chinese relief oommlttee of the chain-
ber of commerce of Cincinnati wag
cabled to Shanghai today , by ' the
American National nod Cross. : '-
THIS STORY OFKIlllIifi
Says She Shot Floyd in an
Effort to Save Herself
From Assault ' -
WHITEVILLE, K. C March
Mrs. Ilosa Hayes, on trial for th
murder of -ilobert fiord, young
medical student, took , the stand in
her own behalf today and swore, that
when she killed rtoyd h was making,
a desperate effort to assault her In
her own home. The 17-year-old wife
was cool and collected and told here
story without , hesitation, ,. Bhe swore
simply that ah fired not once but r
or. The state In closing It case to
day Introduced letter from the de
fendant to rioyd In which th wom
an be rtsyed hsr love for the victim.
It was shown also that Floyd wa
engaged to a young lady of Charles
ton, and following this line the pros,
ecution endeavored to prove that it
was the old story of a woman
sqomed; that Mrs. Haye Setermlned
that Ployd should die rather than
mm anoiner woman snouia nave
him. The explanation of Mr. Haye,
was not concluded when court ad
journed for the day.
SNOW HILL FIRE ,4
DOES MUCH DAMAGE
BVOW TTTLL. N.'C, March t.The
entire district of this town wa swept
out of existence by a fir which
started early this morning In the
store o J. 8. Hugss-r, a merchant.
The town ha no fire fighting ap-.
Prtu and the fire burned Itself out. :'
Immediately after the fire Sugar wa
arrested charged with Incendiarism.
Circumstance point strongly to hi
guilt. Wednesday ha took out ad
ditional Insurance on a stock; already'
over Insured, and after the fire hla
room at the hotel wa found stock
ed with good removed from hla
store. Sugar earn here she months
ago from Baltimore. Feeling against
him la high.
STOttV OV Bl'FFKIUNa, :- k
XORPOUC. Va., March After a ,
night of terror, to be greeted br a, day :
of sunshine and warmth, the II mem
ber of the crew of the British steam,
er Manchuria, stranded three mile
below Uttte Island on the Virginia '
eeast refused to leave the vessel lodav '.
and from the deck of the ship waved
their hata to their- eight shipments,
who last, night risked their Uvea tu
the breeehe buoy la roaoh. h-e nn
were pearly drowned by ! i
high wave that beat s
HORRORS
OFGiESEFilflE