THE ASHEVILLE CITIZEN.
THE WEATHER:
FAIR.
Complete Associated
Press Reports 1
VOL. XXVIL, NO. 150
ASHEVILLE, N, 0, MON DAY MORNING. MA ARC II 20, 1911
PRICE FIVE CENTS
ALDERMEN OF
RALEIGH FOR THE
COMMISSION PLAN
Declare They Have Done Their Best
,But Aldermanic System is Weak.
Urge Citizens to Adopt Com
mission Government.
A Work In Trinity.
RECIPROCITY AND
TARIFF BOARD TO
GO IN HIS MESSAGE
President T aft is Not Expected to
RecommendCeneralRevisionofthe
Tariff to Extra Session.
RALEIGH, March 19. The alder
men of Raleigh sprung an unexpect
. ed sensation on lhoo opposing the
Commission form of government for
this city when they, issued a signed
Statement urging the people of Ral
tgh to adopt the commission form
of government as being beat suited to
the city's needs. The aldermen de
clare that under the old aldarmanlo
system there can be no further prog
ress, that a system such as the com
mission plan would doubtless bring
relief, The statement which appeared
In The News and Observer yesterday
morning follows:
"To the- Voters of the City of Ralrtgh:
"An opportunity will he given you
on Monday to adopt the commission
form of government for the city of
Raleigh. Thia plan has been inaugu
rated In one hundred and twenty-six
cities and has proven entirely satis
factory, and our Information Is that
In every Instance taxes have been re
duced. . Since the first of this year
Greensboro and Wilmington have by
large majorities determined to try It.
Asheville and Winston are soon to
pass upon It ' It seems only a ques
tion of time when this form of mu
nicipal government will become al
most universal.
'The reason for It Is Its perfect
simplicity and Its business efficiency.
, It practically removes the city from
..the control of politics, and places it,
like other great corporations, upon a
strictly business basis with a respon
sible head and a responsible advisory
board. ,
"For "nearly two yeara at your be
hest we have served the city as alder
men. At the conclusion of our term,
which Is now approaching, we' will re
tire, thoroughly conscious of the fact
that not a much has been accom
plished as we had desired, and yet
fully satisfied that with the means and
time at bur disposal, we nave done
the beat we could.
"We have had an abundant oppor
tunity to get an Insight Into your city
government, and we are thoroughly
v convinced that the rtty can never at-
SCARLET FEVER COULD
NOT STOP II OF THt
BLACKSMITH! OF LOVE
New Use for Rubber Suits
Found by Young Man
and Allies
, CLERK DISINFECTED
WASHINGTON, fa. ,Mar. 19.
Overcoming the obstacles of quaran
tine snd the board of health regula
tions by means of rubber clothing and
sterilized pens and paper. Dr. Eliot
Round Clark, a member of the fac
ulty of Johns Hopkins University at
Baltimore, this afternoon secured a
license to wed Miss Eleanor Acheron
Linton, who Is til at the home of
her parents, Prof, and Mrs. Edwin
Linton.
The young couple were to be amrrl
ed next Tuesday evening. This week
Miss I.lnton was stricken with scarlet
fever, and her nance came to Wash
ington and took charge of the case.
Today Miss Linton Insisted that the
wedding proced as scheduled.
Clerk of Court David L. Williams
agreed to asxist. and securing a rub
ber suit and a liberal supply of dis
infectant, he went to the Union
home. Wearing rubber clothing and
gloves. Dr. Clark appeared at a rear
window, which was raised sufficient
ly for him to reach through and sign
the necessary documents. This done,
the window was closed .and. standing
outside with raised hand. Clerk Wil
liams administered the oath to . the
prospective bridegroom Inside. The
papers were then disinfected and
placed on file. In the house of sick
ness the plans for the wedding are
going on toward completion.
FIVE KILLED IN
MINE EXPLOSION
PITTSBURG. Kans.. March It
Five men, one of them John Jopltng,
general superintendent In the coal i
department of the Missouri, Kansas! " -" "
Texas railroad, are dead as ,heTWO FOUND WITH
17.1111 ui cm ca.m,biim, V. UIJI1H U M If I J
In the company's mine at Mineral,
Kansas, today. There were three
explosionai the first Just after Thos.
Cheek and John Burgan, shot flrers,
went Into the mine. Both were kil
led Instantly. The second came
when William Jeffries, another shot
flrer, went underground to rescue his
fellow workers. By lying flat Jef
fries saved himself.
As soon as he reached the ' sur
face a rescue party composed of
Jopnng and two miners,
Samuel
Watson and
foreigner, rushed Into
the pit to search for Cheek and Bur-
gan. Less than thirty minutes later
there was an explosion which killed1
Joplln and his men.
tain I la highest standard under the ,
present system. The trouble la that j
there la no responsible head. The re
apontlblltty Is so divided, that no one
feels It. Pick out eight of the teet
men to be found In the city of Hal
elgh and make them aldermen, and
six more equally aa good and place
them upon -the boards, and you will
find that the limited time that thay
can spare from their private business
and their breadwlnnlng la not suffl
dent for them to give the attention
that Is absolutely necessary to ths
proper conduct of the affairs ef the
city.
The remedy Is elmpie. no away
with your fourteen practically unpaid
directors who are not expected to be
able to give their time to this work,
and employ three first-class business
men aa any other bualness concern
would do, pay them for their services,
and demand of them value received,
"Such la our deliberate opinion aft
er an opportunity to study the situs
Hon from the Inside, end we feel that
we are doing our duty when we give
you the opportunity to adopt this
plan. If you wlah ft, you will vote
for It. If not, It la your privilege to
defeat It We shall be entirely aatla
tied with your decision. Our only ln
terest In the matter Is . from the
standpoint of the public good.
"In matters of taxation the old
charter has been followed.
"It la hardly necessary for us to
ray that we are not politicians, have
no axes to grind, no one to spite, no
one to criticise, and no personal ends
(o accomplish. But as our best judg
ment we unhesltatlngsly, unreservedly
and most earnestly advise you to try
this business plan for the admlnlstra
tlon of the alTalra of our beloved cap
Ital city.
"JOS. G, BROWN,
"C. A. JOHNSON.
"WM. A. COOPER.
"D. K. WRIOHT.
"J. C. ELLINGTON,
"Alderman.
"Raleigh, Mareh It, I m,"
P"j . :. . . Mi i-'i i''. ii- in i v ' i '!!
WARNED BY THE FATEOF
OLD UNCLE JOE CANNON
GDM M ITTEEAGTS SLOWLY
Ways and Means Men Have
Sense Enough to Appre
ciate Some Possibilities
'THOSE MENTIONED"
WASHINGTON. March II. In re
organising the house of representa
tives under the new rule which pre
cipitated the 'downfall a year ago of
what was termed "Cannonlsm," the
democratic members of the ways and
means committee fully appreciate that
they are putting to Its first test a se
vere test, too the new order of
things for which such unrelenting
legislative warfare was waged for
years.
Chairman I'nderwood and his 13
democratic colleagues confidently be
lieve that when they have completed
the task of selecting the chairman
and majority personnel of the various
committees their report will he adopt
ed by the democratic caucus. Atf least
they have hopes that the new rule
of house procedure election or com
mittees by a committee will not be
wrecked by Its own makers.
The committee Is proceeding cau
tiously In making its selections for
the new committees, and an an
nounrement will be made to the dem
cratlc caucus April 1. It Is reasona
bly certain that Representative John
J. Fltstgernld, of New York, will be
the chairman of the Important appro
priations committee: that John H.
Hay, of Virginia, will be head of the
the committee on military affairs;
that Representative Burleson, of Tex
as, will be chairman of agriculture,
and many other chairmanships are
believed to be settled..
Changes still are being made In the
tentative slate. Members of the com
mittee realtxe-thst some -Heartaches
cannot be avoided' because there are
not enough plums to satisfy the ambi
tions of all, and they are proceeding
slowly In an endeavor to reduce the
disappointments to the minimum
SKULLS CRUSHED
AKRON I A, Conn.. March ll,a
Thomas Fltzglbbons. sr., and his
Nora were found dead In (heir home
late today with their skulls crush-,
ed In with an axe 'and the house on
fire, the son, Thomas, Jr., Is under
srrest charged with the murder,
though according to (lie story told
bv htm- to the police, his father
killed his mother and he In turn
killed his father. The son has two
slight scalp wounds which' he said
he received In the. struggle with his
father, but the', medical examiner
who thinks the wounds were self
thinks the ounds were self-inflicted,
mm mmi -
EVEpFTHE COMMISSION GOVERNMENT
ELECTION FINDS ADVOCATES OF NEW
FORM CONFIDENT OF GREAT VICTORY
Never Before Have AH Walks of City's Life Been $o United in the Cause of Progress,
Without Regard to Party Affi1iati6ns.'-Pattiotic Action of Business Menof
City in Closing Stores Favorably Commented Upon in AH Quarters.
The commission government nam-
palgn comes to a close tomorrow
when the voters will decide whether
they want the new plan of govern
ment or will adhere to the present
system in every particular. The ques
tion Is whether the people want
mayor and, two other commissioners
to give their entire attention to ths
affairs of Asheville or prefer a mayor
with a salary of Il.tOO and eight el
dermen with salaries of tttO each per
year to give as much or little time to
municipal affairs as they see fit. t
- Tht campaign started with the first
Committee meeting when, the major.
Ity of the committee, composed of clt-
Isens. chosen regardless of their views,
voted, by a divided vote, to bring the
Question before a mass meeting. At
this packed mass meeting those who
had been appointed by the committee
to present the majority report recom
mended that the mass meeting ask
the legislature to allow the people to
vote on the question. This was op
posed by those prominent sgalnst the
commission plan and many voted
against allowing the people to vote on
the subject but the large majority of
those present favored allowing the
people to decide the matter.
The legislature passed the art Bl
owing a vote after aome considerable
effort to Induce, the Buncombe mem
bers not to let the people vote on It.
The commission people then sought
to Inform (he people fully about the
plan. For a time It seemed that there
would really be no particular opposi
tion to the voting of the new plan, at
east no organised opposition, but lat
er It was found thai a strong secret
organisation had been perfected
against It. This organisation has been
kept very secret, even until this day,
although now the names of some of
TWO KILLED AND FOUR
NJORED
Lackawana Passenger Train
Crashed Into Street Car
at Buffalo Grade Crossing
BUFFALO. N. T., Mar. 1. Two
persons were killed and four Injured
today when a Lackawana passenger
train running at high speed crashed
Into a street car at a grade crossing
on Clinton street.
The dead:
Mis. John McCormack. 3D years
old.
Robert W. Hoehen. motorman, 20
years old.
The Injured:
John Fay. vaudeville actor, three
ribs broken, leg broken. Internal In
juries: may die.
Frederick Goettman. motorman, aj
most completely scalped, arm broken.
Thomas "Uple, conductor , slight
bruises.
As the car neared the crossing the
gates went down for the passage of
the express train but the street car
failed' to slow down. Motorman Oott
man wrenched the controller from
Hohen who was breaking In as a
motorman, but It waa too Isle. The
street car struck the derailing switch,
bumped slong the pavement to the
rails of the steam railroad. Then
the pSasenfer train crashed Into It,
cutting It completely in two and car
rying debris down the tracks.
THIRD SQUAD WJ.XS
, HOUETON. Texas. Mar. -it. -The
third squad of the Nationals defeated
Houston this afternoon 1 to 0. New
York played spectacular ball In the
field while Houston drew five errors.
the self-constituted members are
known. Argument was started against
the measure and A number of disin
terested cltlsens, no favorable to the
plsn for various reasons, round that
they had allies who did not care to be
known. . .. 'vip-f' ..-'"f?
In the past few days the discussion
of the subject oil the streets, by pros
and ant Is, has turned largely on the
matter of prejudice, and appeals have
been matte largely te prejudice. Those
favoring the ; commission Man have
been at dlsHcl villi tune in this re-
ed to present the matter to the peo
ple have sought tot conduct s cam
paign on a high plane, von the other
hand, emissaries of the unknown
committee fighting the measure have
been busy with many false or mis
leading reports. . They have told peo
ple that a "slate" had been made up
and they put on this slate as com
missioners men they thought were
most unpopular with the people, vary
ing the 'slate" aa their fancy dictated.
These gum shoe emissaries circulated
the report that commission men ssld
all against the plan were "blind tig
ers," etc.. or any other term that oc
curred to them. A dosen other false
reports were distributed, and still oth
er "yarns" of a similar nature are
expected.
Merdtant Hers Victory.
But, fortunntcly, such designing
measures to prevent (ha people from
expressing their true sentiments have
not, to a large degree, affected the
high character of the campslgn, sines
those who have been through elec
tions are keen to recognise shams and
will recognise at their true worth the
other false reports which will bo
sprung too late for contradiction.
A feature which has made many
CORPSE NO FIT ASSOCIATE
FOR THIS IMHO TALKED
After Ring Locked in for
Two Minutes With "Dead
One" He Gives up
ST. 1X)VI, Mar 1 , Being locked
In a "cooling room'" with the victim
of a murder as the 'latest "third de
gree," loosened the tongue of Peter
Stsnlsh after he had refused to testi
fy at an Inquest Iwld Ip Rdwardsvllle,
III., last night on e death of Andrew
Stein.
Bteln died following s gunshot
wound. Htanlsh w a suspected, but
htt was so firm In his refusal to talk
at the Inquest that ha was locked In
ths room with Htln's body to think
it over. In two minutes he shouted:
"I'll come out and tell everything!"
Wnen released he could hardly talk.
He finally said Hi. In was shot by an
other msn who already was under
arrest The lutter was held for the
grand jury.
WASHINGTON. Msrch It. Fore
Cast: -
' North Carolina Local showers, fol
lowed by generally fair weather Mon
day; Tuesday generally fair, moder
te'youthwest winds.
votes for commission government Is
the fact that, although they did It
quietly, sums of the city offllcali, In
cluding some who expect to become
Candidates for office, under any sys'
tern, have taken active steps to defeat
If they could the proposed change of
government In Asheville. One lead
log merchant said last night: "This
effort to retain political power at ths
Mpenau of popular government has
Don more to grouse the people to the
necessity for a, change, than any sr.
I tnimerir. !hnl has vet tinea advanced in
favur f oommtiHrion government., la
sharp contrast to the attitude of
some of our city offllcsls," continued
the speaker, "is the notion of some of
the aldermen who have appealed to
the people to adopt the commission
form of government, declaring that
under the antiquated aldermanta syi
(em of government they were power
less to da sny more for the city,
Asheville will adopt the commission
government by such an overwhelming
majority that the outside wdrld will
know thst here Is snother community
which means to keep pace with the
times,"
An Old Trick,
A worn-out campaign trick was re
sorted to Friday and Saturday by the
opponents of commlasion government
when they went softly about and tear
fully Informed some of their commis
sion government friends that "com
mission governmept waa beaten." An
other report circulated In the cotton
mill district was one to the effect
that the "First regiment band was
taken Into that district ss the strong
eat spprsl that could be made to the
voters In that section." This latter
"gag" caused much amusement among
(Continued on Page Four,)
RETOOK BOOKER T. FOR
Negro Educator Goes to
Hospital as Result of En
counter with Janitor
NEW YOHK, Mar. ID Upon com
plaint of Hooker T. Washington, the
well known negro educator, a man
wos locked up by the police tonight
charged with assault upon Dr. Wash
ington. The latter received so se
vere a blow on his head from a club
that he at the Flower hospital
for over sn hour late tonight having
the wound dressed. The trouble oc
curred In front of a sixty-third street
house at which Wsshlniton called
n't.ouf ten o'clock to see a friend but
no one answered ht repeated calls
on the dfoorbell, Thinking the msn he
wlehed to see might appear any mo
ment Washington walked up and
down In the vicinity for more than
half an hour, when his walk was In
terrupted by a man having the ap
pearance of a Janitor who emerged
with a big club In his hand, accord
ing to the complainant and struck
Washington.
Washington said he returned the
Mow with his net snd held the msn
until the police arrived. The Janitor
scted, according to Washington, "ss
thourh he thought I was a burglar."
The ejtleged assailant, who is a largs
Ot m m, gave bis nam as Albert UI
rich, Ulrlch told the pollcs hs cam from
the basement with his club when his
wife complained that a negro had
been hanging around the hallway act
ing suspiciously. He walked up to the
man sad asked him what he wanted
around there. No answer being given
(Continued on" I'ago Font.)
COLUMBIA, a C. Mar, It. (On
board Prealdent Tart's train. Colum
bia, 8. C, Mar. It, ) President Teft,
according to present plans will confine
his message to the extra session of
congress to be convened on April 4th,
to Canadian reciprocity and to the es
tablishment of a permanent tariff
board.
The president Is convinced that the
country desires and ought to desire
a further revision of several sched
ules of the Payns-Atdrlch' act; he
feels that the woolen schedule, sched
ule K, Is particularly Indefensible. It
Is said that he Is anxious that It shall
be revised at an early date,
The president Is equally convinced,
however, that ths country desires
that revisions In the future shall be
mads In the light of ths solentlflo In
formation which It la the duty of the
tariff board to collect. Bo at this
Km It la said he rather inclines' to
the Idea that no schedule should be
revised upon 'which the tariff board Is
not ready with Its information. The
president has directed the temporary
board to make a report on the wool
en schedule by December first next.
Personally he would like Very much
for congress to wait-until that lime
and not attempt to rev is any or the
schedules at the extra session. Ht
will give the latter further consider,
tlon, however, after he reaches Wash
ington. .': HI Wiahr. ' ' :
It Mr. Taft't present wishes war
met, the extra session would dsvot
Itself to reciprocity first, ths perms,
nent tariff board second, and then a
speedy adjournment nod a postpone
ment of the revision of the textile
schedules until the tariff board com
pletes Its work on December 1st. la
addition to the president's Instruc
tions that ths woolen schedule shall
be ready at that time, the appropria
tion bill carrying funds for ths tar
iff board contains a proviso to that
effect. This does away with the pos
sibility of delay, v President Taft
frankly expects the democratic house
DOLLAR BRIO EE
'OR OF THE
Notables of the Democratic
Party Will Be Present
at the Brent
HITCHCOCK IS GOING
MNCOUf, Neb, March It. Wm.
J. Bryan, who was 11 years old today,
will tomorrow evening participate in
sn anniversary "dollar dinner' ten
dered! In his honor, Ths dinner, for
which seats hsve already been en
gaged by tOO people, will bring to
Lincoln many leading democrats.
Two of ths early arrivals, wsrs Sen
ator Owen, of Oklahoma, and John
W. Kern, of Indiana. Hpeeker-to-be
Champ Clark and Oov. Bhsfroth, of
Colorodo, will arrive tomorrow. They
are on th program for addresses and
the toast list In addition Includes ths
nsmes of Senator-elect Hitchcock, of
Nebraska, and ssversl leading Ne
braska democrats.
Ths function, which I Intended ss
an Indorsement of the position and
principles declared by Mr. Bryan, Is
regarded, locally ss ons of the open
ing events prior to ths csmpslgn or
11I, Independent of the so-called
progressives of the psrty, though as
suranc Is given that It Is not Intend
ed ss originating a boom for any pos
sible candidate.
STEAMER STRANDED
FOR TWELVE DAYS
NO n FOLK. Va, Msrch It. After
being stranded for twelve days dur
ing which time her crew and the
wreckers were trying to flost her
were twice fan to face with death,
the fjrltlsh steamer Manchuria.
Captain Trayler was pulled Into dep
water at .4 o'clock tonight from
th shoal three miles south of Llt
.C Island. The Msnohurla was
floaied by the Merrltt Chapman
Wrecking tugs ltescu snd Relief, j
Wltn tne rteecue rarrying ins low
line and tne Relief made fast to the
stern of ths vessel, tsklng the place
of her rudder which wss lost be
fore shs Wss drKen on the beach,
the Manchuria was towed tonight to
Newport News for . repairs. The
Manchuria when she stranded wss
loaded with coal snd was bound to
Tsmplco, Mexico, She carries a crdw
of thirty-five men. ,
VANDALS Bl'ST
EL PASO, Tex., Mar, It Accord
ing to reports received today from
what are . considered unquestionable
source, vandalism by lawless per
sons and interference with th free
activity of business peopl ar grow
ing in northern Mexico to such on
exigent that thousands of non-combatant.
Including many Amenc.- .Ks,
re leaving the country.
and the nearlv damaaratle senate ef
the sixty-second con tress to help Mm
to tarry out a program of tcientlfle .
revision of th tariff. H hopes that
another year will mark treat prog
rets In that direction. H is particu
larly anxious, however, that tho rs ;
vision shall bt made In neeordanc .'
with his established policy of lifting
ths tariff aa far as possible eut of
the realm of politics and placing it
as la Sent in Otrmgnr ttpon a sclen
tlfio, non-partisan and disinterested
baals. . i , xi ; . (.. , r '
V' How Dmimmis Jml. , 1
" Just . how , th dsmor ratio leader ,
Will receive a proposition to postpone
action on tariff revision until hxt
Decsmber remains to be teen. A num. .
ber of ths leader have already indl '
cated that at least two or three schsd.
tils of the Payne.Aldrtch law will be
acted on prior to th adjournment of
the extrg session. -
President Tift has stated that he
believed that it would b Illogical,
wssnaero tlIIVU S,t i.
Interests If general tariff revision
should be Immediately undertaken.
It wss a bitter disappointment to th
president that the permsnent tariff
board should hav been defeated at
th very close of th last session of
eongrees. A.'tsr passing the- senate
on th day of gdournmsnt. th bur
was killed in th hout by a filibus
ter. :vxv,i';:te-t.v -''A-1
Mow Important th president rs
gards a permanent tariff board was
mad evident after congress adjourn
ed when hs plaoed upon th present
board the very men, Mr. Howard and
Professor Page, whom h Intended to
place on the permanent tariff com
mission with, Messrs, Kmery. Panders
nd .Reynolds. ;: . ?; ': .-i . -
. Therefore thers now exists in tarn,
porary form precuely thai tariff
board which would hav existed If
th law had been passed. All that is
now required Is to secure for th
.. . (Continued on rage roar.)
FCC.lCLDTEXil3iV.LirZ
seiittoitsdgeti:e;
nra tiFLEs
Historic Battleship to Cerve
as a Target for Boys of
' New "Hampshire .
JUST MAN0EUVER3
WASHINGTON1. Mora), 1.Bfers.
tsry Meyer, with A fw official guests,
left Wsahtngton on th Dolphn to
night for Tangier Round in fhes
pesks flay to witness sn attach upon
th battleship Mn MsrroS i formerly
ths Vnlted Btateg ship Tsiail by th
big It-Inch rifle of th battleship
New Hampshire. With the secretary
Waa Senator Claps, of Minnesota, and
Representatives Roberts, of Ms
chusetts: Loud, of Michigan, ' snd
Oregg, of Texas; Admiral Walnwrlght,
chief of operations, and Commando
Andrews, th secretary's naval old.
This attack upon th San M arena
I expected to pro on of th most
Instructive snd valuibl xprlments
ever conducted by our navy, Sim list
firing tests hsve been mad gbroad.
th last of Importance being ths at
tack by a part of th British channel
fleet upon ths famous old Ironclad
Hero, Little Is known ef th techni
cs I value concerning thss Kurepeatt -experiments
becsus of th preotu.
tlons that were adopted to Insur '
crecy. Therefor. Secretary, Meyer ,
seceded to th reeommondstlnn ef th '
nsval general board that th San Mar
cos he used as a target, th ship hav.
Ing become obsolete In type, t ear
rylng enough armor to afford A basis
for judgment ss lo what might b . -prrtsd
td follow sn stuck Upon n
modern bsttiashlp.
moFT'S DUD,
INDON. March ' It. Ernest '
Croft. R. A., the noted painter and
keeper of th Koyel academy, died
today,"' . .' . ' " 1 ' J '
RELATIVES WOULD
NOT TAKE BODY
BHREVEPORT. La., March It.
Relatives In Ooldsboro, N. C hav.'
Ing declined . to send, for hi body,
C. H. Korneawy. who ws shot to
death In his office hero yesterday '
by Mrs Lee tab Haynls. wag. hurled
today In a local cemetery. A tele
gram ' ws received from th dead
man's brother In Ooldsboro. staling
that th wife of Kornsaay Is In .
straightened circumstance finan-
dally and would not b able to send
for the- body.
Mrs. Hsynle, who was hysterical
for several hours after th killing
of ' Ksmgy.. with whom she'h '
lived her s wife, regained -posvjr
today and spent a pn
the day reading newnpsr
refused to answer any a
gardlng her husband I '
Miss, V '