NBAY CITIZEN THE WEATHER FAIR. 24 PAGES TODAY OL. XXVn., NO. 163 ASHEV1LLE, N. C, SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL 2, 1911 vitfCK FIVE CENTS . r THE cue CHANGES ARE CITY OF f J E W YORK On 11 Tend to Correct Many De fects In Present City Administration l MAROR GAYNOR FAVORS CHANGES AS PROPOSED IFire Department Given Broad ened Powers and many Im provements Offered ALBANY, N. T.. April 1. The cre ation.. OK two municipal uepai too-ni-a, engineering and architecture and radical change In the name and functions of four other departments, are provided for In the proposed new charter for New York city now be fore the legislature, the text of which was made public today. The proposed charter ha the approval 'of Mayor Gaynor and contains numerous pro vision which in his opinion will tend 'to correct existing defects in the city administration. Chief among the changes are the ahearng of the city eomptroNer of many of his powers; the creation of a small board of edu cation with salaried memben, the .enlargement of the mayor's powers and the bestowal 'of undivided au thority with the Are commissioner In the regulation of fire escapes and oth er appliances. Power to Fire Department. To the fire department the charter etve a wide supervision over the equipment of buildings with life sav ing and fire preventing appliances, in dependent of the building department and the latter is given wider author ity In th supervision of buildings. The most salutary and far-reaching provision declares that fire traps 'are nuisances, which the fire com hm'.ssioner must bate. The city cham berlain is to become a city treasurer land from the comptroller's Jurisdic tion he w'" take' the collection of city revenues, taxes and assessments, making the city treasurer one of the ost important of city officials, while comptroller becomes merely a city dltor. Another important provision the establishment of a department of licenses to have supervision of Jilt lincenes from neddlers to mar- Ths succession of the mayor is made definite by providing that In case-of vacancy the president of the board of" aldermen shall act as may or until the vacancy is filled at the (Continued on pago seven) Tight Made Through South Carolina Railroad Com mission is Settled MILLS WIN POINT OREENVILLE, B. C April 1. -Ai cording to a statement tonight by J.ewls W. Parker, a prominent cotton j manufacturer of this city, the fight ! lietween the cotton mills and the rail- ! reads for a more convenient schedule nienor noinis uno .naririoM unu hrough rates to New York has been j SlLUeU vy an aKreerm.lll out ih niun. I The statement of Mr. Parker ih In fleet 'hat the agreement has been 1 reached on, two questions. One. tn regard to the through rate from Inte- ' rlor points In South Carolina to New , York, is to fix a maximum rate of 4" ! cents per hundred pounds on piece j goods, the roads agreeing to reduce to j this figure wherever the raic how ex- j reeds It. The other question was In regard to the use of Charleston as a i tinrt. and it Is agreed that on ship- ments of goods on all through rates, j a proviso of stoppage in tran.HU is made, enabling goods to he restored Charleston and distributed from re without extra eh.-irffC. This Is mllar to the well known "contre- tton provision. This agreement practically ends the tight which has Tein made through the railroad com mission of the state. Warehouses will probably he built Jn Charleston for storing and, distrib uting Centers in the near future. ptjATEij as thky ti kaskd. j KANSAS CITY. Mo.. April J. j This was an enjoyable April fool Cny j for the first division of the Chics go Americans. They got twenty hits in , a game with the local association team j find ran bases almost as they pleaded. ; ATLANTA PEI'EATEI i!ATS ATLANTA, Oa., April I It tiok ten innings for the. Atlanta So'uthern ; league team to bai out a victory from , the New, York Giaitts ; today, but 'they many won out by a acore of to t. '(He presence of a lare squad of blirecoats prevented anv repetition PROPOSED FOR of the fighting which marked the two etueen hits and won over Mlnneap previous game. , , , , oil 11 to I. - ORGANIZATION OF HOUSE ON TUESDAY IS FULLY PLANNED Democrats in All Day Caucus Adopt New Rules, Appoint Committees and Outline Work of Reducing Many Expenses. WASHINGTON, April 1. In a par ty caucus, noteworthy for its har mony and the smoothness of its pro gress, the democratic members of the new house of representatives today adopted without change the commit tee assignments, the economy pro gram and the new rules prepared for the coming Session by the com mittees that have been working .dur ing the last month. Important changes in proceedure, and a general re-organization of the house will result from the action of the democrats today. The power of naming committees was defiantly ta ken from the speaker by the new rules and lodged In the house itself. Committee members are to be elected by the house not only in the first Instance btit also in the filling off va cancies. Will Cut Expenses.. , A saving of ($182,000 in the annual cost of running congress Is prom ised through the cutting out of su perfluous employes and Inactive com mittees; and through the abolishment of the time honored "extra month s pay." Appointive places all are put into the hands of one committee, a special body to be known as the committee on organization and the scramble for congressional positions will center about Its door. The important changes In the rules under which the new congress will operate are: Changes in Hules The selection of committees by the house. A provision to prevent filibustering under the rule giving authority to discharge committees from consider ation of bills! A provision permitting amendments will result in . retrenchment of na tional expenditures. Authority for bills to come up twice for passage under the unani mous consent provision. The rule to prevent filibustering on a motion to discharge a. commit tee from custody of a bill is the re sult of the filibuster conduc ted in the last session by Representative Mann of Illinois. He had the post office (radar tinder this rule and demanded that It be read completely, an Opera tion that consumed several days. The new rule provides that a bill shall be read only by Its title, and thnt Its title shall not be more 100 words long. EVINCE AGAINST PilSECUTEDJOCJ COU Using All Efforts to Make Case Against Popular Soda Fountain Drink SOME MORE MONDAY CHATTA N'OOCIA, Tenn., April 1. Interest In) the case of the United States against the Coca-Cola company today (entered In the rebuttal evi dence being taken by the govern ment ,tlte defense resting lis ease. Dr, t. H. Wert and Joseph Smith, of Chattanooga; Judge John S. Chan dler, Howard Candler. Dr. Stewart Roberts and Dr. W. B. Reeves, of Atlanta, and Dr. VV'm. Salant, Dr. I'ormad and Dr, Charles A. Cramp ton ( of Washington, were on the stand. The prosecution did not have other witntsams ready to testify to day and court adjourned at l'J .15 o'clock. The rebuttal testimony of the government probably will be con cluded Monday. Howard Candler, general manag er of the Coca-Cola company was the first witness called in rebuttal. 5 ohn S. Candler, chief counsel and f,,rmer vice president of the com-' pan. testified that so far as he knew there had flever been any change In i the formula fnr making coca-cola I Wlliiees admittefl that, according to evidence of Dr. Crnmpton and Dr. Payne, chemists, there was a trace of cocaine In cocai-cnla. Dr. Schaefer was Relented fomc. time after that to manufacture "mer chandise Numeber E" as the beHt man lo eliminate the trace of co caine. He ;tid "M-efrhandise Num ber r," had been used as tine of , oca cola ingredients einep NATIONALS WON IN T. MriS. ST LOCIS, Mo., April 1 -The Na tionals won the eeeond game of the spring series between the two local mnjor league tteams toda.v by ", to 3. Murray, right fielder of the Ameri cans the first man up In the eighth inning, knocked a home run. The Nationals have won the two games played In the series. SI VKNTKKN HITS OFF PATTKH j . '. OX. j M KMPHIS, Tcnn.. April 1. The Memphis teem played mid-seagon ball today, pounding Patterson for sev It prohibits any member from hav ing before the house at any one time more than motions to discharge com mitteea from the custody of bills. Un der, this rule the democrat believe this rule can be made to work as originally intended to prevent the burying of bills In committees. The new rule affecting appropri ation bills I a renewal of the so called "Holman rule" first used by the democrats in 187S. It permit amendments to appropriation bills, of wide character, when those amend ment will effect a reduction of fed eral expenditures. In Session All Day. The democratic caucus met tn tho house chamber this morning and it sessions continued throughout the. af ternoon and evening. Presided Over by Albert S. Burleson of Texa. a chairman and W. a". Ashbrook, of Ohio, a secretaryi the caucus dis posed of the rules, the committee as signments and the economy program before six o'clock and completed the election of officers of the house to night. . Following the adoption of the, rules Chairman Henry of the new rules committee stated that they would be offered to the house Tuesday, imme diately after the preliminary organi zation of the 82nd congress. In its efforts to reduce the house pay roll and dispense with extra em ployes the democratic caucus author; lzes sweeping changes: 'The abolishment of 98 appointive positions; the dropping of six stand ing commlittee from the house list; and the abolishment of the extra pay allowed each session to the employes. The first of these item Is expect ed to save $120,000; the second $12, 000; and the withholding of the "ex tra month" will . save another $50, 000. The positions under the house,, heretofore, apportioned amongst the member generally, are to be given by the democrat only to those mem bers who were not given commute chairmanships. . --" Many Minor Place Abolished?" In it attemf.t at economy, the dsns' ocratlc. organisation decided th't it of the special policemen Mntttoywt about the capltol could be dispensed with; and that 32 clerkship , fciyi minor positions under the cletg the house could be abolished, "ttmdl (Continued op Pge Six) THAT MUCH EVIL EXISTS IN METROPOLITAN CITY Challenges Mayor Gaynor 's Statement That New York is Orderly Place QUOTES SOME NAMES NEW YORK, April 1 A challenge to Mayor Gaynor to substantiate his claims that "New York is the most orderly large city In the world," was 1 Issued this afternoon by Magistrate Joseph Corrlgan, whose criticism of the police department Mayor Gaynor recently characterized as seditious. Tht magistrate addressed a luncheon given by the city club to which May or (iaynor, who had been invited, sent his his regrets In a letter last night defending himself and the po lice, -ft. "I have lOka list of 312 all-around i rooka Who mn be found In various resorts and o the street, said Mag istrate Corrlgan. "AIho the names of twenty-two hold-up men, seventeen professional shop lifters, twelve con-1 fldencc men. forty-six burglars and j fifty-four badger women who were recently enen on Broadway. I have here the address also of gambling houses, 'dope' 3ointsWijI Informa tion that one mftajfTj,ref used to 'come a'Lross' with I89assesament this month for protection for stuss game." The magistrate sandwiches between his general deratenatjiin of various brands of criminals the names and addresses of half a aeore of alleged law breaker known well to the po lice department; These, he said, jwere plvlng their vocations unmolested and apparently without fear of Interfer ence. CXKVKIAAD II-.YKI KLOW. NEW ORLEANS. April 1. The Cleveland first team again defeated the local today 8 to' In a slow con test. 3 HITS AM at BCSS. tiflEENgBORO. N. C April . The Boston Nationals made 34 hits for .11 runs In a game with the lo cal club of the Carolina 'association here today. The locals failed to score. Ingerton hit over the park fence; it being the tint time such feat waa ver accomplished. ,-.'v" l , f "''''WlilKnIiVl it iiw "i'"" DIAZ SEEING WALL:WILLING TO INSTITUTE REFORMS His Message Advocates No Re-Election for the President and Other Executive Func-tionaries.--Reformation of the Electoral Laws is Promised in Document Which Win Doubtless Make History. MEXICO GtXt, April 1. Commit ting himself to the advocacy of many of tha reform demanded by the rev olutionist, although professedly bow ing to the Influence of public opin ion, General Dial answered' his crlu tea through hi semi-annual message at the opening -of the national con gress today. - ' f ' The principle of no re-election of the chief executive and Incumbent of other elective office and the re form .of the electoral law so that the privilege of the ballot may be enjoyed by those rlttscns "who are considered capable-, of voting" were advocated,. Tht.,pub,!i? knowing, that the pres ident would' tn (nil message to the piiry course and ugget apeelat legis lation, ,hns ahovrn the most intense interest." Thh feeling of expectancy found expression In .the member of cronarwui and f mm ih mlniii f hn chief executive entered the chambr of deputies, until the last word of his message every man on the floor as well a those person in the galleries listened Intently. Every available seat In the galleries was occupied, either by diplomats, public officials or by those fortunate enough to have ob tained cards of admission. President Din appeared no more aged tonight than he did when he read his message In September, and In spite of the fact that the read ing today required more than an hour hi voice was as strong at the con clusion as at the beginning. Only once was the president In terrupted by applause. At the men tion of reforms there was a spontan eous clapping of hands for one brief minute and then no mora was heard until the close, when the big audi torlum resounded to hand clapping OLD MAN IS RUN OVER ; BY FRIGHTENED HORSES Oliver Has Purchased Con trolling Interest in Salis bury Electric Road SALISBURY, N. C, April 1. Cyrus Barnhardt. an aged and well known citizen of Rowan county, was run over, and It Is thought, fatally hurt by a team of horses at China drove this afternoon. The team w being used at a land sale and taking fright dashed over the old man, rendering his condition precarious and he was taken home by a phyiclan. Announcement waa made here to day of the purchase by William J. Oliver, of Knoxville. Tenn., and a number of associates, of a controlling Interest in the HaltsbuCV-Bpencer and Concord electric llmjs, Including the electric and gas plants of this com pany. The concern operates a street rail way and 1 building an Interurban line to Concord. While, the purchase price Is not made public It Is under stood to be more than two hundred thousand dollars. The deal Is one of the largest ever consumated here. 'WW WASHINOTON, April 1. Fore cast: North Carolina, fair Bundayt Monday increasing cloudiness, light to moderate north to at wlnnds. r Yesterday Was April THE HANDWRITING ON THE and arte of "viva." now nd thsn some one would cough or a shuffling of feet would be. heard and Instantly core of frowning face were turned toward the origin of the sound and low chorus of hisses, the signal for Hence, would arise. The Message, After reviewing at length the prog res of the nation during ths last six month and more briefly the Interest leading up to the rebellion and It progress, the meaaag continued!' "Beoettt expression of public opin ion on varlou question, of govern mental policy have attracted general attention, and for thl reason the ecutlv deem flit to malt known the measure tilcj h-Believe ought to be adapted and lh"vlew by which he will be guided In hi endeavor to warrant the confidence which the eountry ha placed In him. "The chang. pf ministry Just f. fected aim, for jxample, at satisfying in practice on very general aspira tion which is that the political per. aonriel be renovated front' time to time. If I have not haltat4 to pert with the services of capable, loyal and honest odvlsers, who for a greater or less length of time had given mo their valued co-operation, my single aim ha been to set tha precedent of not carrying on the government Indt-n. nllely with the same cabinet, however, high may be the merit of the person composing It, and to show that room should be made from time to time to new energies In the dJrectlon of public affairs. "Furthermore, measures will be taken that will demonstrate a firm purpnae to give heed to reasonable complaints that are made ngnlnst some of the out horltles, especially those who are In close touch with the people. FREIGHT AND ONE MAN IS KILLED! Tracks for Two Hundred Yards Torn Up on South ern at China Grove CHINA OROVE, N. C, April 1. Th,. sudden breaking 101 an axle on a coal car' wrecked an extra south bound freight train on the Southern railroad at the town limits early to night, killing nn unknown negro train hand, demolishing six cars and tear ing up both of the main line tracks for two hundred yards. The most serious damage will be the delay to the main line trains. The track was so badly torn up that It is probable tho schedule cannot be resumed be fore Sunday morning. Wrecking crews are building a track around the wreck. .IOHNKOV lFNIKI) RFXIKT. HAN FftA.NClHCO, April 1 -The Htate upeme court denied today the application of Jack Johnson, the heavy weight chemplOn, for relief from the sentence of 2D days Impris onment In the county -Jail, Imposed by acting Police Judge TreadwMI for automobile speeding. Johnson Is noav serving his sentence. IIIO CROWD KF.ES (JAMK. PHILADELPHIA. April 1 Th American won the opening game here todsy with the Nationals for the local hasekall ehmplonshlt.ty the eor of to . Nearly W peraon braved the cold ,whrto th world's champion !'Fbll llea." who have bwn,' jni hened by th addition of Ctneiihsti yyrs who figured In last wlato TRAIN WRECKED ! TWELVE THOUSAND WATCH .s taalpus Jeau 1st. "It I to be hoped that lit till pol icy the federal government will be econded by the governor of the tateg which, by reason of th admln Istrattve Instrumentalities, depending on them are better able to remedy the evil in question. No He-rcitvtlnn. "The principle of no re-election for executive functionaries, elected by popular suffrage, had not of late been broached In any of th legislative a emblle of the republic, and for that reason the federal executive had not thought proper to express an opinion a to question which; by lu nature, falls within the province of those . emblle, but seeing that the lu aa Franly preught " tn -soma - of tmr tat legislature end discussed in the presa, the executive lake this occa lon, to manifest hi hearty assent to the principle In question, and to de clare that If a bill I brought before eohgres providing for the periodical renovation of the functionaries refer red to. the administration will give to uch measure It heartleatgunpnrt. "Intimately bound up with the adoption of the principle of no re election Is the question of the reform of the electoral law for, lnnmtieJi as the long continuance In power of car tain functlonnrlea I nellevud to he In part attributable to the defects of those laws, It Is Indispensable without delay to amend them In order to In sure the electoral activity of those citizen who are considered capable of voting with a full consciousness of what they are doing. "In view of the not ver satisfac tory results of the measures hitherto taken to bring about the Sivtalnn of large rival estates on terms that would be fair to all concerned, so ss to rn (Continued on Page Six j GOVERNOR GRAY WIN DERBY Wins Purse of $6,000 in! Great Bace at Jackson ville Spring Meet JACK.HONVII.IjB, Ila. Twelve thousand people April l wnnexsed the running of the American derby for $6,000 here1 this afternoon when Governor Gray, piloted by Jot key llyrne, came home first The odds on the winner were 11 to 2. The Nt ger, with IjOftu up came second un der the wire while Messenger Hoy ridden by Ilrannon was third. Star Charter and Dr Daenrier also r The favorites were the Nigger -n.l Htar Charter. The winner vv .j- ... a.-. . I OS IMl 11. j garded as dangerous by the wlso ones Jockey Byrne wss presented with a gold mounted saddle snd Trainer J Bverman received a gold loving cup. Thl 'as the last, day of, tho race meet In Jacksonville and every seat In the stands was tilled. OPPOSING NTKIPIJNU'H PARDON. ATIjANTA. Cla., April 1. If Kdgar Stripling, captured under the name of Morrl In Danville, Va., where he was chief of police, for killing a man In Georgia 1 year ago, succeeds In obtaining a pardon It will be only after a stiff fight on hi part. .Attorney ft. C. Cameron, of Co lumbus. Oa., and I. It. Oake of Uiw rencevllle, Oa., came hero today for th purpose of opposing the grant ing of a pardon. The ! matter will coma tip Thursday before the pris on commission. The widow and rela tives of Cornette, the man Stripling killed, awe opposing executive tkm njf tor him. 'CONGRESSMEN OF north niRfliiui uuiiim uiuiuuun . GET GOOD PLACES In Committee Assignments j Made by Democrats Yester day for New House TARIFF BOARD IS CAUSING TROUBLE Ways and Means Committee May Have to Build Tariff Without Help CiUutt nuronu, Cutlgrcw Ilult. My H, K. C. Mount. WAKJUNUTON, April t. Thr ol- i long eommluoo nsalgntiutit were ru en the North Carolina membor of ' the hoiiaa today by th democrttlln ' cauuu: tlmull, on viier and hurl of ; Klu-nln, on wy eiivt metvr.e; 'al(.u, on meruhuht mnilne; IVu, vtt otwltr. utni rules, and cheinmui of sluimii; Btcdmmi, on foreign affair; Clodwln. ' on reform lit the rlvtl rvle end ' public lend; rage, on approprlatlotia; . Doughtun, mi banking and :orretK-yi Webb, on JitUli'lary ami nutentai 5m-, ( ger, Indian -affair and nubile tullil. ' lng and ground. Tha assignment ef, Mr, fiudgt-r from the Tenth district to tha tn prominent committer mentioned was ' foretold In thl correspondence sever al day ago. Trouble Willi Tariff Board, The way and mean rommiueo tf tha house ha atruck. a snug lo th' lartff hoard, , Not one bit of Informa tion, upon which to build a uhtdul', ha been given to the member vt tit 4 committee that'll) preparing thtf tfc,-prc-clty bill, and, Incidentally, a few,' bill reducing duties or transferrin,) article to the free list. This eltun-.. tUui I I'auaing'fonsldttfMlile cVtmtiinut among member -of 'tho commlUe... wh expected eonshlpiulde. help front ' the tariff board, whit ft has been -o-ductlng Investigation im certain ul Jot, i , e - It developed this week that the tar iff board believe thnt 11 first tluty I to the president ill nut to coil- gre. The following from thu Imv making posaltile tho hoard 1 cited In support of this iHtaHton.' The hoard ' I to enable the tire')hlr;nt to secure In formation ' t assist -him In ue tl. charge.nf the duties imposed upmt hlm by aectlon two of 'the act ntltlt'r "An act to provide revenues, equal--la duties and encourage the Inrtiis trie of the t'nited States, and for tilh- . er tirpoea." approved Aug: 8, K9oa, and the officer uf the government in administering tlio cuatoms law. In cluding such investigations of the C"t of production of com modules, rcrer-1 tng cost of material, fabrication and every other-element of ufh roat vt 1 production are authorised by sal'l set, and including the employment of such persons may be rmmlred fnr those purpose, and enable in to fl" any and all things In connection there' with authorised by law, or If th tar-'-Iff hoard ba established by law then for th purpose of meeting the pen dilutes authurixed by tha law, $326,000, together with th bnlaara unexpended July 1 next uf the appro, prlatlnn made for these purpose for the fiscal year 111. , Tho "tariff board 1 not established I taw, ahnll make report to eaeb hotis.' j of congress on 'be wool and wentm - sehedule not is'er than ih fi'-'t Mob-' j (lav 'n P'-emljr. 191?." . j The 'tariff bo.-rd Is BJt (gt1Uaht4 hv tp.w hut Is nn exnptitiv tioJrfd' l,t t ' , ' .'4. WW jr- (Contlmii'd on fafiw fUt) IAL CREATINES FOR SOUTH ! Executive Committee , Fills.: Many Places With Some Prominent Men CONGRESS GROWING WASHINGTON, April 1j Jtut. 9- i . ... vl,',. ..unit 1 II (Jill "III "- '" ...W.e..r -we" .-'. tlan cfillcge at Lynchburg, v., wuj appointed commissioner of education " . UrtiithArn fnmmertrlal eon. A: grcse; Ieroy Hodge of Norfolk, V , . commissioner of Immigration; " lt ' Clarence J. Owens, forfnerly of Ab-' beyville, Ala-, cornmiseloner of grt- ' , culture and Nathan B. Forest. J Memphis. Tenn,. field representative ; preparatory to taking the office .ot , commissioner of road . development, . by the exuetttivo committee Pf th congress tonight Mr. Thomas Iwlll. develop for consideration a plan ; whereby those in tho South desiring ; a wlentlflval or terhnk-al education can be aided tlnamjlally nm ot!-r-wle. Mr. Hodge who ha beri wlt'.l ' ths national tarlft board in Washing-'' ton. will give his time to the devel opment of a system to Irlnst s.-.tlt-rat-tory sgrlculturlsts tj the vacant lundt f of the flouth. Director G. c-i.-.-nor !)?,( p:! Secretary JMi 1 v , -,. rc- ' elected. ... fialocttnn of t'.e i i - jug cl!y -;!' 1 'w X'