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1 V it I" bo I: 4 THE WEATHER: . RAIN fOL. XXVII-, NO. 166 MAY BE COLLECTED Millions of Dollars Was Taken During war and Money Can be Had SENATOR MARTIN TO : BE SENATE LEADER Senator Simmons Will Offer Important Amendment to Reciprocity Treaty Cltlaen Bureau, Congress Hall. , (Bf H. E. C. Bryant). WASHINGTON, April 4. It look now if the senate democrats would elect Senator Thomas S. Martin of Virginia leader of the minority. This f a clever bit of politics for the Old Dmlnlon man. Is very popular, be ing one of those men. who does much but says little, he has not made many enemies. The ejection will be held tomorrow or Thursday. Hie North Carolina representatives met to discuss the distribution of' patronage. Each member will have about $2,000 In pie to give out and their constituents are entitled to It Jfo definite plans were made. ' Senator Simmon .believes that North Carolinians can collect money from the government on cotton that was Seized and sold as a consequence of the Civil war. , "The act to codify, revise and mend' the laws relating to the judi ciary," 'said he, "passed March 3, 1911. section 1J, confers upon the court of claims the right to hear and determine claims of all persons whose property was taken subsequent to June 1, 1881, under the captured and . abandoned property act, un called, where the property taken was old and - the net proceeds thereof placed In the treasury of the United States treasury, and requires that the net proceeds be turned over to the owners thereof on the Judgment of the court of claims, which Is given full Jurisdiction In said claims and the act expressly waives the statute of limitations applying to actions for such property." Thla will make interesting mdYng to North Carolina people, for they are, entitled to more than'1300,000 of- money; ' The act, declared Sena tor Simmons, covers what are known as the cotton seizure claims. He called attention to the fact that, as shown by executive ejneument No. 13, of the 43rd congress, second ses- (Continned on Page Three) T MOOE OF PHECEDURE FOR TARIFF REVISION TODAY Ways and Mean Committee Will Formulate Definite Plan for Action w MANY BILLS OFFERED WASHINGTON. April 4. The plan of reform revision to be recommended to the house ,by the ways and means committee WHI be the subject of a conference tomorrow morning among the democralc members of the com mittee. Although revision and reci procity have been thoroughly consid ered by. Chairman Underwood and his associates no definite method of proeeedure has been determined upon up to this time. There Is a division of opinion in the clmmlttee as to whether the Can adlan recipSCy measure should be presented as a separate bill or should have attached to It revised schedules embracing parts of the existing; tar iff law, Such as the woolen or cot ton schedules. A decision may be reached at tomorrow morning's meeting and the committee will be ready, if desired, to report some leg islation to the house by Thursday. It la understood that the democratic members of the committee have a reciprocity measure In slightly dif ferent terms than the McOa.ll admin istration bill and that it may be presented by chairman Underwood. Bills on almost every conceivable subject both public and private were Introduced today. They provided for changes In tariff, pensions, improve ments in the postal service, an In come tax and many other matters. HARTFORD DEMOCRATIC HARTFORD. Conn., April 4. As a result of today's elections, the city government will be democratic for the first time In about 2 years. On Joint ballot the court of common council stands Si democrats to 25 republicans. SMALL BOT KIU BROTHER ANDERSON, 8. C. April 4. J. C. Colwell, son of O E. Colwell. a far men waa accidentally shot and fatal ly wounded by his brother. Homer, aged It, near here today. The wound ed lad nervlly told the story of the shooting before death eut short his word MOIiEYFORCOTTOli CHAMP CLARK NOW BYTJORTH GARDL1HA THE SPEAKER OF HOUSE El Outlines Measures Necessary for Party to Deserve "the Wider Confidence" MUST DEMONSTRATE WORTHINESS BY ACTS President Posslblp Two Years Hence If Promises Are Fulfilled Now WASHINGTON, April 4 This day marked the opening of the trial of the democratic party to demonstrst Its worthiness' to receiv 'thft wldet confidence" of the voters of the c,oub try. Asking his colleagues to keep that fact uppermost in their, minds during the present session of congress, Representative Champ Clark of Mis souri, In ' his speech'' accepting the speakership of the house today out lined the measures through, which the democratic' party hopes to continue to enjoy the faith of the people. Intelligent revision of the tariff, election of , United States fse-hatop by popular vote, changes In the house rules to permit . proper consideration of public measures, economy In hand ling the purse strings of the coun try, the publication of campaign Con tributions and the early admission; of "New Mexico and .Ariiona to atatt-d- hood were some of the things Which Speaker Clark emphasised In tha democratic program as measures which would be undertaken, . by the majority Jn the house, ; . , . Speaker Clark said; .'., ; , "Election., to the high position of speaker Is an exceptional honor tot which you have my profound grsttt tu'de. To be a member of the house, to represent 200,000 American cltiien In the more numerous branch of Ml greatest legislative body In the World la an honor to which In the nature of things comparatively few,, men at. tain. '' .'" j ' The pleasure of being' elected speaker Is much enhanced by th perfect unanimity with . which H lit conferred by my party fellows and j the universal good will with wfetsV tl''ia v:wvw" - w jvpr" Pfffwf im the minority. j "My democratic bfetheren, coupled wMh the Joy of once mora seeing a house, a large majority of which is of my political faith, Is a keen sense of our responsibility to our country and our kind. "After sixteen years of exclusion (OOnUnned on Pago Four.) rs is INTO DIFF ICLULT OFFICE Hilles Succeeds Norton in the Hardest Job in Of. ficial Washington 'VALE OF TEARS' WASHINGTON. April 4. Chag. Dewey Hilles, of Dobbs Kerry, N. T.-, for two years assistant secretary of the treasury, took the oath of Office as secretary to the president today. The oath was administered by Col onel W. H. Crook, veteran disburs ing officer of the white house. President Taft and Andrew Car negie evere among those present. "1 welcome you to this vale of tears,'' said the president to Mr. Hilles after tb ceremony-. C. D. Norton, the retiring secreta ry, leaves the whit house to become vice-president of the First National bank of New York. Robert O. Bail ey also took the oath of office. H is successor as private secretary to Secretary MacVeagh has not been ap pointed. As the Junior assistant tec- ! retary of the treasury Mr. Bailey will j be Secretary MacVeagh's right hand man in several of the most Import- ant bureaus of the tressury. He will j have Immediate supervision of the revenue cutter. Interval revenue and ! life saving service. the erection public buildings, the public health 1 service and the secret service. DR. BLAND NOMINATED MAYOR OF CHARLOTTE CHARLOTTE, N. C. April 4: Af ter one of the hardest, fought andf most bitter campaigns ever pulled olf In Charlotte. Dr. Charles A. Bland was today nominated on the demo-! cratlc ticket for mayor. , J The nomination is equivalent to an election. Mayor Thomas W. Hawkins, the incumbent, waa sup ported by a large following of the best citizens of the city and the out come of the campaign was shadowed in uncertainty until the last official report was received from each ward.. A heavy vote was polled and the day was fraught with excitement from the opening of the polls until the last count was announced at a late hour tonight." The total vote cast was - around S.000. ,. WAR SE iCRftT MHEVlLtiE CITIZEN ' A8IIEVILL& N. ., WEDNESDAYMQRNING, AV1UL 5, 1911 R1DHIDED Near Tuxtan, Mexico. Ameri can Is Attacked by Unknown Parties In Hiding GEORGE CREICH FIELD FROM NEW JERSEY ftllllonare and , Famous Ex plorcr. Owner of Mines In Mexjcan Interior . WAfiHINOTON. April 4. George Crelchnetd, American, was . nbot from ambuih at his ranch near T ox- tan. Mexico, " and probably faUlly wounded according to a telegram re ceived today by the atate department from United States consui Miller at Templco. v The department immeai- ately ordared the consul to make a thorouah. investigation of the shoot ing. U not known here by hom tn snooting was none. ''''j f.t"AIOW EXPLORER - " NSWTORK.- April 4.Mr, Crotch Held Is wall known In New Jersey whore' ho Recently was a candidate for ooncrese on the republican ticket And 1 reputed to be a millionaire. Ho left for Mexico about, two monms agar wnaiije neera mni mo revolu tionary -trouble had spread to the vicinity .of the asphalt laker , mine nd Chlcl forest ,tn which he was interested. If la helleved that his ef fort to protect hi property brought about' tfcpf' npon htm." ' . . A a. moling engineer Mr.. Crelch- fleld wsa one of the first , to, go to Central America, His name and fame as an explorer ana. a siuooorn ngnw for, hip rights aro: Known rrem tna Rio Grande to the Equator. ' It was ha - who organised the Venexu la As- phalt company in 1MI and bought n aaphalt lake from President Caa- Disregard of, the agreement of Cas tro to. Jshpooe "o lax on" the expor tation pi asphalt 'provided the com pany , built A, railroad from tha lake kJIU!rsw 0trwvrsy " which at . ono 11m threatened to ail' for annad' fore: After expelling -Castro the Vena xuslah government Anally paid the company 1410,000 In settlement of a two, million dollar olaim, This was by no means satisfactory to Mr. Cratchfleld and he voiced - his disap proval in- writing a book dealing with conditions in Central and South America. MEXICO FOR MEXICANS iSII Revolt is Alleged to in Re ality be Against In terests of America ' "DOWN WITH GRINGO" NEW YORK. April 4. Of all the great' combinations of American cap ital which has exploited Mexico, not one hag placed in that country an institution for the uplift or educa tion of Its Illiterate millions, writes the Rt. Rev Henry D. Aves, Episco pal bishop of Mexico, to the Church men under the caption, "The Church and Social Unrest In Mexico," and in the conditions resulting the peon and the Indlefl have arisen in revolt against thelr rich, proud brother of tha norttL" end his spoliation of their mplre, lays the bishop, flg-htlng blindly In the main, against their thralldom father than a human ene my. The 11,000.000 of Mexico's 15, 00,00 souls who are thus fettered, have witnessed the granting by their government of vast concessions to Americans, he writes. They have seen Americans grow wealthy at Mexico's cost, and they see now them selves at the bottom of the social scheme, working for a pittance and living In Ignorance and discomfort,, he declares. From the bitterness ensuing, he as serts, has been launched the revolu tionary slogan "Mexico for tbe Mex icans; down with the Gringo." NORFOLK GAMBLING JOINT 13 RAIDED NORFOLK, Va.. April 4 Eleven detectives and. patrolmen, headed by Sergeants Mayo and Knapp, raided1 an alleged gambling house at 8 Gran by street . shortly before 11 o'clock tonight. The police forced the doors of the place to gain an entrance and 2, OOt people lined the streets to see tha prisoners brought out Extra police had to keep the crowda back so that street cars could paas. Eleven men. poker tables, ' keno chips aj)d other paraphanalla was loaded Into, tha wagon and carried to police headquarters. The place waa the' headquarters of tha Hanklns Pleasure clab orgMrisa tlan for tho purpose . of Hunting; nsmng ana pleasure.- AFJERICAN l --j.,- -r I !(.,!.. rsBjBjsxsr .-a . - -MM ggW JJ I SIXTY-SECOND CONGRESS CONVENEDIN EXTRAORDINARY SESSION YESTERDAY v. Champ dark Elected Speaker of the House Amid Democratic Che ere. Only Formal Organization Yesterday. Ha)) of House Crowded With Visitor. ; Democrats Overflow Into Republican Section. WASHINGTON, April The !nd congress met In extraordinary session today. What that session will bring forth lit the way of legislation or when It will adjourn' are matters on which no one In Washington eared to venture en opinion. , : The democrat! took full possession of the house and put Champ Clark of Missouri In the speaker's chair. In his speech accepting the Honor Mr. Clark warned the democratic mem bers that the eyes of the country were upon them; that tha party waa on trial and that jt nad an opportunity loti; th i flrw ltlm5toi ;ataoit'; yer ts provw' ft worjitote".' for a Itill higher axpresslon of confidence on the ' part t ths American people. Throughout the day the shadow of the coining presidential fight hovered about the capltol and there is ho question but that maneuvers for po litical advantage will play an Impor tant part In the affairs of the house and senate for the next few months. Wm. J. Bryan of Nebraska and Gov ernor 'Harmon of Ohio were promi nent on the floor of the house during I he opening ceremonies and both shared In the democratic demonstra tions that marked the day. Ambitions Program Brady The democrats of the house have formulated an ambttous program which Includes revision of a number of schedules of the Pajne-Aldrlch tariff law. Republican leaders of the senate have announced that there shall be no tariff legislation at the extra ses sion. Thsjy declare tney are rot alarmed at the threat of the dem ocrats to hold bark the reciprocity ORGANIZATION WINS OUT IN MTIMORE PRIMARY Though Opposed by All the Newspapers of City, Dem ocratic Organization Won BALTIMORE, Md April 4 The democratic organization, opposed by all the newspapers of the city, won a sweeping victory In the primary election here today. James H. Pres ton, orgsnlzatlon candidate for the mayorslty nomination defeated May or I. Barry Mtlmol by about .00 majority. Mayor Mahool Is a formi-r president of the Lt-ague of American Municipalities. Indications point to the nomina tions by Urge majorities of James T. Thrift for city comptroller and John Hubert for president of the second branch city council both of whom re ceived the -support of the? democratic organisation. " Jormer Mayor B. Clay Tlmanus defeated Charles H. Torsch for t the republican mayoralty nomination by a large majority. Canlddates for nomination for member of the city council also were voted for. GHOWER& WASHINGTON, April 4, re- North . Carlo! na. rain Wednea- day;. warmer In tho Interior; Thurs day rain, somewhat' colder; brisk oath to aoulheet winds. . Just His Size. agreement until action In secured on , several tariff bills. . 1 . : This difference of opinion promises soon to bring tha two, branches Into aharp conflict. , A legislative1 deadlock la freely predicted and tha length of the SessloA seems "4w to depend up on-thow'tong the democratic house will continue to bombard tht repub lican senate with menacing bills. From. political standpoint that one of; the .most important things tha democratic housa will do will bo in order a thorough investigation, of tha various departments n4 branches of . thf government aervica-e J .Tha. (dam ai-rf.;i!m.)' fhiw-f. thera havo 'baif auch'Tttvastfgatlrrfartwofrir yesrl ana thai much good campaign material as well as much saving to the people, will result from them. Insurgents Gain Member The republican Insurgents in tha houe Indicated their purpose of con tinuing to act Independently by de clining td vote for Mr. Mann for speaker and by givng their support to Representative Cooper of Wiscon sin. The Insurgents gained a mem ber when Representative Theron Akin of New York was elected as an "Independent democrat' and hereto fore carried on the democratl crolls, cast his lot with them and chose a seat on the republican aide. Repre sentative Merger of Wsconsln. the sole norlallit in the house, voted "pre sent" during the speakership ballot ing. He also chose a seat on the re publican side "because" he afterward explained, 'I belong to tho opposi tion . The drswlng for seats attracted keen Interest. A page, blindfolded sat st the clerk's desk and drew num CARTER HARRISON WINS OF Elected Orer Republican Opponent, Merrimam, by 18,000 Majority CHICAGO. April 4. Carter H Harrison, democrat, was elected may or of Chicago today. It was the firth time he has been given the of fice and his plurality Judged by about 75 per cent of fhe returns. Is In the neighborhood of H-600. Charles E. Merrlam, his republican opponent, ronceeded the election two and a half hours after the pools closed. Scrutiny of the returns by ward and ! prerlnct show that Prof. Merrlam got nearly seven per cent fewer ! votes that Fred Busae, republican, 1 had four years ago, while Harrison ran over IT per cent of the figures attained by E. F. Dunne, at that time. The vote reached above 340, 000, which it approximately J5.000 more than the record at the Isst pre vious mayoralty contests. In spite of thin, both sides agreed that Merrlnm lost through failure of the "silk storking" wards to show the strength thai had been expected from them In favor of Merrlam. POriTAL CLERK ARREHTBO TAMPA. Fla.. April 4. J. J. Ab bott, mall clerk on the Tampa North ern railroad was arrested here today In connection . with tha disappear ance of a packet supposed to con tain SI 0.000 from a registered mail pouch between this city and Tapon Sprints on March it. Thirty two hundred dollars of tha amount has been recovered and postofflca In spectors are on the trail of two oth ers believed to be connected with the theA. Abbott la the man to whoaa custody tha mall ' pouch was consigned at Tampa terminal. TV bered merbles from ballot bos. Each member had previously betn given a number In alphabetical or der. As ths marbles were drawn and their name called tha members an tsrad tha chamber and cheat any seat that remained vacant. . ' , Becauaa of thalr heavy majority It waa necessary for 10 democrats. In c4iHng nany prominent ones, to pre-empt a atrip of seaU sa the fcs publcan aide, "v ;4 , Whan tha republics tuj1 found It ne cessary to Invade tha democratlo lids of tha chamber their section; Was known as tha "Cherokee Hirlp. To. day 'hefiresentstlve: Burlton of T" a drifistened h democratlc'ssction on the republican sida 'The Pan Handle. Honso was Ouwded Tha scenes In tha house were filled with unusual Interest. Tha house gal. larles, as also were those of tha sen ale were crowded to overflowing earjy In tha day. By noon tha floor of tha house had been Invaded by hundreds of persons. Including many women- They were mostly members of the families of representatives who had been unable to secure admis sion to ths galleries. No attsmpt wag made to clear tha floor until tha time came to draw for seats. After Clerk McDowell had called the house to order and Chaplain Couden offered prayer the clerk call ed the roll of states, Ths roll dis closed tha presence of Mi members out of a total membership of til, Nominations for spesker then wera In order. Mr. Clark waa nominated by Representative Burleson of Tex- (Continued on Pagw Four.) or Following up Congressional Victory of Last Fall They Elect Others ' NEW YORK, April 4 -Following up their victory last fall when Mar tin W. Llttlefleld- democrat, defeated W. W. Cocks, republican, the demo crats In Nassaju county, Long Island, the home of Theodore Roosevelt,, were successful In two out of three bl-ennlal elections today. In North Hempstead, the demo cratic ticket rolled up a plurality of about three hundred and In Oyster Bay township the democratic plural ity was about lit. In Hempstead the republicans apparently have won by a narrow margin of about SO votes. Nassau county's normal republican plurality Is about 1,100. CHICAGO PASTOR TO CHARLOTTK CHARLOTTE, S. C, April 4 Rev. Jos. A. Vance, D. D., one of the foremost Presbyterian ministers of Chicago, will be extended by tho con gregation of tho First Presbyterian of this city at a congregational meet ing to be held Sunday next. The church has been without a pastor since the death of Dr. William M. Klncald, six months ago. RICHARD CROKBR LEAVES NEW YORK, April 4. Richard Croker, former Tammany hall leader held his final reception at tho dem ocratic club tonight before saling to morrow for Ireland wnera no will spend tha summer. Mr. Croker had little, to say oh politico but asserted that ha had evolved a schema to lv the gJlftictiltlea teseMtng. the avlla of horse racing. Complete Associated Press Reports PRICE FIVE CENTS' 0 Leader of Rebels Gives Special Interview at Gamp to As sociated Press , PRESIDENT'S ACTS CAUSE SUSPICIONS Madero Says Friendship for Americans Is Intense Among Insurgents MADKRO'S CAMP NEAR. CHI HUAHUA, April 4.A11 talk of peace Is futile so long at President Dla refuses to rssign, declared Francisco , I. Madero, Jr., tha' provisional presi dent, in an Interview given' to tha Associated Press today. -, Mia father and Gustavo A. Madero, his brother,- who were reported to hava Initiated peace plans, tha In surrectionary president intimated I hat n authority to act for him. : Msdero's camp waa reached gfter sixty miles travel In carriage.. The building occupied by ths leads' and his staff is an extensive ston and plaster palace, - which ha laughingly referred to as hit "capltol," It la tha heat of a hacienda of mora than a million acres, bwnsd by a member of tha Madero family, When tha visitor arrived Madero eame to tha front portico, attended by General Pasqual Orosoo, and member of his staff. After formal greeting, tha leader swept hi. hand toward tha plantation where j, 40t. men were en camped and wanted to know if It lid not look Ilka army. With him wera ssven Americans, ., Including Dr. Wilson, hit i physlclafi, ; and Oscar G, Crelgstont, who has been active In blowing up railroad, bridge. . "Nothing haa taken place slnca took up arms ta Justify u In laying them down,",: Mid Madero. ."Mr. Llmantour has said that the peo ple's wish for reforms whloh, pa olflcally asked, would be granted. In December, 1109, I wrote a letter to Mr, Llmantour, tellng- him a revolu tion surely would com If the gov. arnmenr did not grant a free ballot, That was asking for reform pad- flcallWi The ancwer w ti U with rt":f oriwer f- y -"; .-.., i Mill Tight II Out,' "We took up arm and w mean to fight It out, Tha chang In the rehlnet l something- unheard of in Mexico before - , , "A to tha cabinet Itself, Is sum what of an engine; it I untried, Da ' la Barra I baiter than Creel, but De la Barra I without any prestige. Ha has dons nothing In the past by which we may gauge ' hi future. soot ana pominguec r is known. "Th only promise of note which Plan ha made is for th cutting up of th big estates and: selling them In iM.tl tf, , 1 1 ik, hAH I A " ft-)-.) of from ten to fifteen ysars. , Tha Idea I .good, but we should hat to e Diss put It Into effect because It would ba a pretext for great specu lations In th part of Diss's friends. It wouia result the same a did the appropriation of US. 009, OOt for tha encouragement of agriculture. , Th money went Into ih hand of a fW men. chiefly friend of' Dlaa. , r "I wish to repeat, and I hop tha people of tha United Stat will be lieve ua slncers, that W ,mot em phatically do not Intend to lay down our arma until Dlaa la out. and we ar certain of fre tlactlon. It Is (Continued on Pag fonr) II CITY OF CHIHUAHUA AND BLOODY FIGHT EXPECTEO Message of Dias Having No Effect Upon Force of :'-t Rebels in the Field - i SKIEMISHINQ NOW MADERO'S CAMP, BEFORE CHU ' HUAHUA CITY. via. Laredo, Tema.' April 4 -Although no Immediate at tack Is expected tha Insurracto are now within eight miles of Chihuahua,' and it Is known that extraordinary precaution have been taken for the safety of the cltlxen. ' People living In the outskirta hava been Earned to move within the city, large outposts of federal troops hav been stationed on surrounding hills. The Insurracto and federal outposts are within sight ' of each other and small sklrmlshe are frequent , Precaution have been taken . to - prevent destruction of the railroad south. This la now the only means of transportation, I nsurrectos hava served notice that civilians only may . , be transported an hauling of troops will result In tha destruction of th road and slg of tho city. President Dla'a message ha pro duced no visible effect on th rela tion of the federal and Insurreeto in the field. Madero looks upon th message a a strong bid for peace and a conces sion to his cause, which will hava th effect of strengthening his de termination. The offer, he says, l Unprecedented in Mexican history ni holds out a brilliant future for 1 . people. DIAZ MUST RESIGN BEFORE PEAGEWILL COMESAYS MADEF1Q