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THE ASHEVELLE CITIZEN.
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Complete Associated
Press Reports
VOL. XXVIL, NO. 164
ASHEVILLE, N. C, MONDAY MORNING, APRIL 3,
PRICE FIVE CENTS
WASHINGTON FULL
OFASPtRANTS FOR
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Today's the Day.
INSURGENTS ARE
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PEACE MEXICO
Important Conference Will be
Held This Week In El
Paso. Texas
J
FIERCE JACE RIOT
Mob With Arms Swooped
Down Upon Crowded Thor$.
. oughfare and Opened Fire
rasnF diaz
Confidential Agent In Washing
ton Points Out Two Solu
tions of Trouble
After Many Lean Years Hosts
of Democracy Flock to
Rich Rewards
lEGQIinS
AM
D NEGROES IN
PRDER
SSTOWARD
DELAWAR
ENCOURAGED WITH
DEMOCRATIC
DBS
JUST A PRELIMINARY
TALK ON SITUATION
Tentative Proposal Has Al
ready Been Submitted to In
surgents by LImantour
BAN ANTONIO, Tex., April 2. As
forecasted last Tuesday the first steps
looking to the restoration of peace In
Mexico are proceeding with-all possi
ble speed. Francisco I. Madero, se
nior, Alfonso Madero. Lie Estrada
nd Hernandez Gonzales will arrive
at El Paso tonight.
Qoniales. It was stated today by
Jua,n Benches Azcona, a member of
the Junta, is the representative of
Minister LImantour.
Benor Azcona emphasized the state
ment that the El Paso program is of
a necessity Informal, looking to the
bringing about of a real andblnding
conference of representatives to be
appointed by either side If the pres
ent negotiations succeed. Lie Es
trada is a lawyer and a member of
the Junta. His home Is in Mexico
at Masatlan.
Will Meet at El Paso.
Benor Azcona stated that the dele
gation named will wait at El Paso,
if they go to Mexico at all. for pass
ports giving them the fullest assur
ance of safety and freedom on their
mission. It may not be necessary for
them to leave American soli In case
Francisco I. Madero, the younger,
has digested Limantir's tentative
proposal, and. as Is honied, has already
dispatched a nssenger from his camp
to El Paso. It may, however, be
necessary for the negotiators, after
the receipt of a letter to secure a
personal Interview Bhould the corre
spondence fall to be full and explicit.
Should the trip into Chihuahua be
made, automobiles will be used over
the direct route from El Paso, the
railroad being out of commission.
Members of the party today reiter
ated In a general way their comments
on Gen, Diaz's message to congress
as being unsatisfactory. It makes no
direct reference to any real move on
the government's part to secure peace.
In fact It Is held rather to minimize
the Importance of the revolt. Import
ant reforms are advocated but the
pressure of the revolutionists in se
curing them s not recognized. The
Jnsurrectos held that Diaz must do
more than his message promises.
IS UNMANAGEABLE AUTO
One Killed, Two Fatally In
jured and Machine Burn
ed Up at Daytona
WOMEN INJURED
DATTONA, Fla., April 2. Felix
Fanst, a chauffeur of New York, was
killed. Misses Doris McDonald and
Gertrude Pflffer of Boston fatally In
jured, and Miss Emma Laird, of Bos
ton, hurt Internally In an automo
bile "Joy ride" accident on the Port
Orange road near here early today.
The car was the property of P. A.
Warner, of New York, who left for
his home Friday after spending the
winter season here. He left Instruc
tions with Faust his chaffeur, to ship
the ear to New York today. last
night Faust Invited a party of his
friends to take a farewell "joy ride"
and they were on their way home
hen the accident occurred. While
the car was proceeding at a high
rate of speed. It Is said It became un
manageable anl left the road, plow
ing through a ditch and striking a
tree. The tree tore away the steering
post. Drone rausts neck and crushed
his skull. The car continued for a
hundred feet and collided with an
other tree throwing the occupants
In every direction. Miss McDonald
suffered a broken Jaw. broken shoul
der and concussion of the brain and
Is said to be dying. Miss Pflffer's
injuries also are expected to prove
fatal. William Thompson, of New
York and Clyde Spring, of Daytona.
who were also In the car. were
thrown out but their Injuries are
Blight The car took Are after the
accident and was burned up.
NEW ORLEANS WON.
NEW ORLEANS. April 2 Five
hits, two of which were two-base
drives, the New Orleans team, Cham-,
filons of the Southern league, won the
final exhibition game of the series ;
from the Cleveland first team today, j
4 to J. Tonight the (Cleveland first
team, headed by Manager Jim Mc
Oulre, and accompanied by President j
Somers, departed for Chattanooga,
where a game will be played Monday
before Jumping to Cincinnati for a
eerlea with Griffith's Reds.
SENATOR SIMMONS WILL
OPPOSE RECIPROCITY
Outlook Is for Long Continued
Session Once Congress
Gets to Work
CI lien Bureau,
Congress Hall.
By H. K. C. Bryant.
WASHINGTON, April 2 Congress
convenes next Tuesday at noon In re
sponse to a call from President Taft
to consider a reciprocity bill and oth
er matters. . The new house la over
whelmingly democratic while the sen
ate has a small republican majority,
counting insurgents and regulars.
Champ Clark, one of the most charm
ing of gentlemen and loyal of demo
crats, will preside over the house, and
Vice President Sherman the senate.
On the eve of the assembling of the
extra session of congress Interesting
things are happening at the national
capital. For the first time in years
the democrats are viewing the boun
tiful pie counter of the house of rep
resentatives, and their honest mouths
are watering. More than GOO posi
tions are to be given to followers of
the democratic donkey and as many
republicans will be turned out to seek
livelihoods for themselves. As the
blowing elephant . of the grand old
party passes out the braying beast
of the Jeffersonlans comes In.
To a man back In the states this
does not Indicate a revolution but to
the Washington newspaper corre
spondent it does. For more than a
decade certain men have held posi
tions about the capital and drawn
salaries' ranging from $750 to $5,000 a
year. Many men have grown corpu
lent, gouty and Indolent sitting
around doing nothing, drawing mon
ey for keeping doors, running eleva
tors, winding clocks or doing some
thing easier. Senator Vance, of North
Carolina, used to say that the horse
that pulled the plow should have the
fodder. The republicans have bean on
good feed for a long time 'but' the
democrats are about to supplant them
In this neck of the woods.
One of the most pleasant pastimes
a student of human nature has here
nowadays Is watching the new-comers,
most of whom are prospective
office Seekers, round up the man with
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ON WAY TO VISIT SICK
FATHER AND HELD IN JAIL
Mexican Officials Refuse to
Divulge Reason for Ar
rest of Harmless Man
UNCLE OF LEADER
LAREDO, Tex., April 2. Mexican
authorities early today arrested Sal
vador Madero, an uncle of Francisco
Madero, Jr., leader of the Insurrectos,
when he reached Neuvo Laredo en
route to Monterey to visit his sick
father. He was placed In Jail Incom
municado. Mexlcsn officials will not
say on what charge Madero Is held.
EverlFte Madero, the sick man, Is
the father of Francisco Madero and
grandfather of Francisco Msdero, Jr.,
the lnsurrecto leader now operating
in Chihuahua.
Don Salvadore left this morning by
rail for Neuvo 1-aredo. When he
reached Mexican soil he wag taken
from the train and planed. In Jail.
While the Mexican officials refuse to
announce the specific charge against
Don Salvadore it is known the ar
rest was one of precaution.
Jt was learned from a government
source In Laredo that Francisco Ma
dero, sr.. and his nephew, Alfonso
Madero, recently In San Antonio, had '
departed, ostensibly for El Paso.- j
Ever since the receipt of this news,
the Mexican officers have exercised a j
close surveillance over their mote- i
menls. Salvadore Madero will be
held Incommunicado until a special j
inquiry Into the motive for his enter-1
Ing Mexico Is found. I
If It wss found that his sole motive!
was to visit his sick father he will be;
released.
T. R. GOES TO RENO.
SAX FRANCISCO, Cal April 2.
With the departure tonight of Col.
Theodore Roosevelt for Reno. Nev.,
the reunion of the Roosevelts at the
the home of Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.,
came to an end and Mr. Roosevelt
began the last half of the Journey
which he has repeatedly said is his
final extended tour. He will spend
tomorrow In Reno and will speak on
"'Sood Citizenship."
He will return to Sacramento Mon
day night and after a brief stay, will
go north, arriving in Portland. Ore
gon, Wednesday afternoon.
WHITE MAN KILLED
AND MANY INJURED
Tgnse feeling Between Races
In Laurel. Del. Results In
Fearful Tragody
t
LAUREL, Del , April 2 The Ill
feeling which has existed for some
time between white and colored resi
dents of Laurel and vicinity culminat
ed In a race riot that raged In the
heart of the town from ten o'clock
last night until three o'clock this
morning, resulting In the death of a
white boy. the serious Injury of two
white men and minor injuries to a
number of white and colored men
and damage to a number of buildings.
A lynching Is threatened If the negro
who fired the fatal shot Is found.
About ten o'clock Saturday nlgbt
a mob of armed negroes swooped
down apon a crowd of spectators In
the main thoroughfare of the town
and fired a volley or bullets and buck
shot Into the crowd.
Many Were Wounded.
Orem Stokeley, It years old, son of
a farmer living near Laurel, fell to
the ground, shot through the head.
He was taken to a hospital In Salts
bury. Md., where he died today. Oeo.
Hudson, 50 years old. a white man
of Bethel, was shot In the leg, neces
sitating amputation, and John
Thompson, a white barber, was shot In
both legs while shaving a patron.
Other white men received minor In
juries. It la known that several ne
groes were injured but they cannot be
located. Officers were unable to cope
with the mob, and there was a fierce
struggle between the two races until
three o'clock this morning. Windows
were shattered and the exterior of
buildings was greatly damaged.
Raided Negro Quarters.
Today when It was learned that
young Stokeley had died a number of
white men armed themselves, and
with Chief of Police Ellis and other
off leers, .entered the eorored .section
and raided the house which was said
to be the headquarters of the negro
rioters. Three men alleged to be the
ring leaders were arrestd and taken to
the Sussex county Jail. Earl Rich
ards, a 15-year-old white boy, stole
his father's revolver, and captured
Oeo. Wright, a negro, for whom the
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C1NILEJAS Will REMAIN
REQfleANIZETHE CABINET
Believed to be Only Course
Which Will Avert Ex
ceedingly Grave Crisis
ALFONSO ASSENTS
MADRID, April 2. The ministe
rial crisis which appeared fraught
with the greatest possibilities, seams
to have ended as abruptly as It be
gan. It has resolved Itself, seeming
ly to the general belief. Into a sec
ond reconstruction of the Canalejas
ministry. King Alfonso on his ar
rival from Seville this aftesnoon
Immediately received Canalejas and
requested him to continue In power.
The minister consented on the con
dition that he be permitted to make
such changes In the ministry as he
deemed necessary and to this the
king readily consented. The minis
ter hopes that the work of recon
struction will be completed tomor
row'and that the new ministry will
appear in the cortex without delay.
The retiring ministers probably will
b Genera) Asenar, minister of war,
who was mainly responsible for the
crisis by his attitude In demanding
that the Feme debate be suspended
Immediately by a vote of the major
ity, and Senor Cobian, minister of
flnnnee. who appears never to have
been wholly In sgreement With the
religious policy of the premier.
It Is understood thst one of the
first steps of the premier will be to
relieve the Captain-general of Ma
drid of his command. The continu
ation of Senor Canalejas In power Is
universally regarded as the only pos
sible solution of a crisis of excep
tions! gravity. Canalejas Is support
ed both" by public opinion In Madrid
and the, province and all sections of
the liberals as well ss by many con
servatives STRIKERS THROW BOMBS
ML'BCATINE, Iowa. April 2. Three
bombs were thrown early today at
the homes of button workers who
took the places of employes who are
on strike. No one wss hurt, but
the houses were damaged. A re
ward has been offered.
TARIFF REVISION AT EXTRA SESSION
TO BE BLOCKED B Y REP UBLICAN SENA TE
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Democratic House May Go Ahead However in Effort to Fulfill Pledges.- Reciprocity
Treaty Will Take Several Weeks for Consideration, Probably Until
June,-Some Democrats Against Tariff Revision Now.
WASHINGTON, April J Despite
the fact that the democrats of the
house by official Caucus have declared
a purpose to enact tariff legislation
during the extra, session, the predic
tion was freely made In Congressional
circles tonight that no Mich; legisla
tion can be put through the senate at
this time, and .that the tre session
will adjourn earlier than has generally
been anticipated.
Sentiment among the - regular re
publicans In the senate, to overwhelm
ingly against any sort of tariff revi
sion at the eUtra. session. Without
the support oth progressives the
democrats cannot tWlbly get any
tariff bills through tha upper branch
at congress. i,
It Is apparent that. the regular re
publicans of ths senate will do every
thing In their power to postpone all
matters of general legislation until
the regular session next December.
President Taft. by sending In a mes
sage dealing with Canadian reciproc
ity alone, will pave the Way for the
program which the senate republicans
propose to sdopt at a caucus to be
held probably on Tuesday afternoon.
The promise made by the president
that the tariff board will be ready
with a complete report on the textile
schedules of the tariff by Dec. 1 next
and the hope he has Informally ex
pressed that congress will decile to
wait for this report, makes I he sltua
atlon a little more difficult for the
democrats In thai the Insurgent vote
in the senste Is likely to be won over
to the president's proposition.
GENERAL PUBLICITY Ul
Extra Session May Enact i
Measure Providing fori
This Before Elections
WASHINGTON. April 2 The dem
ocratic house caucus having decided
to consider during the extra session
a bill requiring the publication of
campaign contributions in congres
sionsl elections prior to the election,
the executive committee of thp Na
tlonal Publicity Law association, of
which Perry Belmont is president,
held a meeting here today at which It
was decided to support vigorously the
plsn of securing action st the extra
session In both houses. The-association
Is particularly anxious for action
now so that the campaign for pub
licity before election may be carried
through the various state legislatures
prior to the presidential campaign of
112. Borne 'twenty states already
have laws requiring publicity after
election. The publicity association
thinks It will be easy to get these
slates to adopt amendment providing
for publicity before election If con
gress would blaze the way with such
a national law. Representative Mc
Call, of Massachusetts, will Introduce
a publicity bill on the opening day of
congress.
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WASHINGTON. April 2. Fore
cast: North Carolina, fair warmer,
Monday east rain Tuesday rain, ---erate
east to southeast winds.
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The republican Insurgents regard
the tariff board Idea as of their own
creation. President Taft may send In
a second message to the extra session
on a permanent tariff board.
Many Wrvk of Discussion.
It Is pointed out tonight that with
a report on the much discussed cot
ton and wool schedules promised by
next December the Insurgent republi
cans will not stultify themselves by
voting for house bills amending these
schedules without regard to the tariff
board.
There is little doubt but that con
sideration of the reciprocity measure
will occupy many weeks of the sen
ate's time,. It Is argued that it would
be- lata in Sum before consldqratloa
bill dealing with even one schedule of
the Payne-Aldrlch law. With de
termination of thirty or more senators
that there shall be no house legisla
tion at the extra session It can be
easily seen, according to the republi
can leaders, that attempts to get such
measures through the extra session
would, be futile. There Is every rea
son to believe that the regulars will
promise the Insurgents to ncllile
consideration of schedule by schedule
revision of the tariff at the regular
session of congress If no sttempt is
made to put through such legislation
at the extra session. With such an
agreement between the republicans. It
Ih believed that the democrats might
not attempt to prolong the extra ses
sion until late In the fall.
There Is said to be no disposition
on the psrt Of the senste republicans
IT
Thousands of Meetings Are
Held in Churches All Over!
United Kingdom
IiNDON. April 2 The attitude ot
the Imperial Herman chancellor, Dr.
Von Hethmnnn-llollweg, has not
cooled British eal for arbitration.
The projected demonstration to be
held In Albert hall has been aban
doned In favor of a wider national
movement. II took the form of nine
hundred meetings yesterday and to
day In all the cities of the kingdom.
Councils representing ten thousand
evangeli' al free churches adopted a
resolution In support of the proposed
treaty and welcoming the Idea of
American churches observing April 2
as arbitration Sunday. Copies of this
resolution was forwarded to President
Taft and Fir Edward Grey, the llrlt
Ish foreign secretary. News that the
negotiations had actually been begun
was received f these meetings with
grent enthuslusm. Arbitration was
these theme of the sermons In most of
the churches again today, and a great
peace demonstration was held at the
Whlttlelds tabernacle. where Lord
Coleridge presided. Augoatlii iilrreil,
chief secretary for Ireland, was the
principal speaker After quoting
"There Is a tide In the affairs of men"
he satd:
Today there Is a great tide and
peace wave rolling across the Atlantic.
It ousht to be taken at the flood."
SALLY LEAlil'E OPENS.
MACON. Ga.. April 2. The South
Atlantic league season will open to
morrow. The Macon club will open
at Columbus, Jacksonville st Albany,
Augusta at Columbia and Savannah at
Charleston.
The league will operate under a sal
ary limit of $1,00 and a player limit
of thirteen. A schedule of 140 games
will be played.
to block legislation of comparatively
minor importance at the extra session,
Caucus Tills Week.
The senate republicans will caucus
either Tuesday afternoon or Wednes
day. Senator Cullom, of Illinois,
will be chosen chairman of caucus to
succeed Senator Hale. After Senator
Fry, who ha declined on account of
Ill-health. Mr. Cullom Is the senior
republican. In the senate. Senator
Oalllnger, of New Hampshlret will lie
mad chairman of the senate commit
tee on committees. It is said that the
committee assignments In the new
conrress will clearly Indicate the pur.
pose of th regulars to give Increased
attention to the progressiva republi
cans In ths senate.' ; (J, ..t.-;
night indicated tnat tney win go
ahead with their program regardless
of the probable fata of their meas
ures In ths senate until such a. time aa
the senate clearly demonstrates that
It will give no consideration to . gener
al legislation during the extra session.
In this way the democrats feel they
will have done their utmost to fulfill
their pledges at the earliest possible
moment.
Some of the senste democrats are
strongly In favor of watting until the
regular session convenes before revis
ing the tariff. They declare that ths
republlcsns have already passed big
appropriation bills for the next fiscal
year and that revenue must bs raised
to meet them. During the regular
session the tariff could be revised and
the new appropriation bills scaled
accordingly.
I
III MIXED IN CHICAGO
Merriam and Carter Harri
son Both in Peculiar Con
dition on Election Eve-
CHICAGO, April 2. Despite san
guine claims by campaign manager
of Prof. James Merriam, republican
candidate for mayor, and Carter H.
Harrison, four times former demo
cratic mayor who Is seeking re-election,
political forecasters admit
themselves st sea on the result of
the municipal election next Tuesday.
The campaign which practically clos
ed last night, has been one In which
party lines hsve largely been forgot
ten and the fight waged chiefly on
the personality of the candidates. A
msyor, city treasurer, city clerk and
thirty-seven aldermen are to be elect
ed .two Important bond Issues are
to be voted on and the question of
the annexation of three suburbs to
be decided.
Both Merriam and Harrison were
antl-organlxatlon candidates at the
primaries and their victories have
given rise to an unprecedented situa
tion In which chsrges of knifing by
the old time party leaders have been
rife.
! OFFICERS IMSCIKMNO PLANS
HAN ANTONIO, Tex., April 2
Senior army officers are unofficially
discussing opportunities offered by
the present mobilization to work out
plans for tactical re-organixatlon of
the army. Though nearly a omnth
was ordered only 11,000 troops, 2,
000 of whom are recruits, have been
ssscmbled. A division at war strength
numbers 1M&0 officers men and civ
ilian teamsters. To bring the pres
ent force up to war strength would
call for ths enlistment of approxi
mately 9,000 recruits.
The absorption ef ao many J'rook
les" officers contend . would affect
military efficiency. :
HUMANITY DEMAMDS
CESSATION OF WARFARE
Message of President Contain
ed Admissions of Conten
tions of Rebels
WA8H1NOTON. April i.-Polntlng
out that the message of President
Diss to the Mexican Congress Indorses
the demands of the Mexican revolu
tionists, Dr. Vasquei Qomea, head of
the confidential agency of the lnur -gents,
tonight Issued a statement sug
gesting two solutions to the trouble
In Mexico: 1 -
"The government 1 ot President
Dial," he declares, "by throwing aalda
Its pride and furnishing proof, ot Its
patriotism" may treat openly with the '
revolutionists, putting an end. to the
conflict and arranging "the best man-
ner nf guaranteeing the reform and
Just demands of the revolutionists."
or the war may continue to Its final
triumph, which Dr. Cornea believes la
not far. distant. , Dr. Qomea said that
If ths revolutionist were obliged to
pursue the latter course, he hoped
that "In the Interest of Justice and
humanity.' the .United States would
recognise the belligerency of the In
surrection. ,
In Intercut' of Humanity.
"f ssy in the Interest of Justice and
humanity," said Dr. Qomea, "because
up to the present time, Inasmuch a
the government of Oen, Dial has In
stated on treating the revolutionists a
bandits, they have not been able to
properly organise a medical service to
attend to the sick and wounded and
the burial of the dead, A present If
a member of the Insurgent medical
service la taken prisoner by Dies'
troop ha la shot Immediately." , - -
In his analyst of the message of"
President Die. Dr. Qomea said ha
found much encouragement fpr the
aaa of tha revolutionists, ; , "
i Dr, Qomea say the message of
friksMti ntaa arfmlls .ViriAiu vas
tentlons of the revolutionists. Among
these I that there shall tea no Indefi
nite governing by the ssme group of
men. President Dial ha been III
power thirty-four year. Dr. Gomes
say the Dlaa government - treated
with disdain all effort to obtain tha
reform, and Imprisoned all con
cerned and then cam tha "actual
national Insurrection," Dr. Gome
say Gen. Dla confesses that these'
reform are supported by the think- -Ins
men throughout the country and
that the government hss not been able
to suppress the revolution. Dr. Gome
concludes:
Itofurtn Must Follow,
"The revolutionary party alona 1st
entirely cognisant of the necessities nf
the people, and la tha party which
ran and should carry out the re
forms. Otherwise, It would b equiv
alent to voluntarily delivering Into ,
the hands of the enemy all ths bene
ftts of the triumph and reducing tha
Continued on Psire Six)
FAMOUS AGRCULTp'5T,
nR SFIMINI KNIPP niFS
UIIIWMIKIIMIIUIIIIIII I I r
Work for Many Years Has
Been of the Greatest Ben
efit to States of South .,
FRIEND OF FARMERS
WASHINGTON, April 2. Dr. Sea
ma Asahel Knapp. one of the .fore
most experts of the department of .
agriculture, who has made Investi
gations In many part of the world.
died at hie home here yesterday. He
was 78 years old.
Dr. Knapp wss from New York and
II.. In xnnnaetlnn uilh rlr OfO-
duitlon In the South and the promo- .
tlon of various southern crops made .
him famous among agricultural In .
vestlgators.
Dr. Knapp Introduced the Improv
ed Japanese rice In this country af-
ter extensive travels In Japan, China
and the Philippines for the depart-
ment of agriculture. His Investiga
tion stimulated the rice Industry In
Louisiana, Mississippi and Aarkan
sas, as he frequently mad prolong
ed lecture tours In the Interest of ..
farmers. Throughout the South but
particularly In Louisiana Dr. Knapp '
became well known for his effort in
behalf of tba cultivation of rice, and
cotton. He was one of the leader
In the fight of the government
against the cotton boll w vll.
Of recent years he ha' beat di
recting tha work of the department
toward tha diversifies!- of crops
In. the South and through hi effort
many Southern farmers Were induc
ed largely. to glva up their one sta
ple crop, cotton, and to plant corn
and ralsa hogs.