ASHEYMjLE CITIZEN.
THE WEATHER:
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Complete Associated''-'
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VOL. XXVII, NO. 172.
ASHEVILLE, N. C, TUESDAY MORNING APRIL 11, 1911.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
3
Fi
EARTH CONTINUES
TO GIVE UP BODIES
The Passing of the Coal Man.
1CATI0NS ARE
LEFT OF THE FIGHT
BY BAGGING TRUST
Eiiponi
i PRIMARY TODAY
)Southern Cotton Growers Pay
Awful Havoc Wrought In Dep
ths of Earth Retarding
Work of Rescuers
Senator Overman Took Lead-
Pons Will Open at One This
Afternoon and Close at
Eight In Evening
High Privilege Tax on
Jute and Ties
ding Part In Contest Which
Made Martin Leader
THE
ftRMERSQFSDUTH
JOTHINGBUTSGARS
ANNUALLY
ROBBED
FOR
HEAVY VOTING
FROMBJBM
MAO
OS
NEW ORLEANS COTTON
EXCHANGE RESOLUTIONS
Urges That Handicap b Taken
off by Removing Tariff on
Both Articles
NEW ORLEANS, April 10 That
the cotton bagging and tie trust "not
tinned with robbing the American
cotton planter of nearly one million
dollar annually through unjust tar
iff. placed upon bagging and tie un
der the Payne-Aldrich tariff law are
planning to Increase their levy on
the cotton crop to 12,800,000 annu
ally," Is declared In resolution!
adopted today by the New Orleans
Ittln exchange. The resolutions ap
peal to congress ti place bagging and
ties on the free list and urge the
enactment Kthe necessary legislation
t the present extra session of con
gress. President W. B. Thompson, of the
cotton exchange. The resolutions ap
eddremed to each member of con
gress, tells of the great Importance
to the ' South If this alleged tariff
teat.
Mr. Thompson's Statement.
He says in part:
"The cotton crop of the South
yields annually an average of about
12.000,000 bales of this total approx
imately 'five eighths of 7.600,000 bales
reresentlng an average money value
of over 1500,000,000 are exported
nd exchanged for foreign goJd. The
mere statement of these facts attests
the Importance of the cotton pro
ducing Industry, emphasises the ob
ligation which the country at large
owes the producer of this crop and
establishes, his right to at least Just
treatment at the hands of the gen-
erl llw making power.
Under the present tariff law the
duty on steel cotton ties amounts to
.027 cents per bale or to 1124.000
on a crop of 12,000,000 bales This
arlff Is prohibitive as is shown by
the fact that no steel ties are Im
ported. Therefore J the government
e ttAh n this Impost - wHlch
consilium simpiy ana solely trimite
levied upon the cotton farmer for
the benefit of the cotton tie trust.
Bis; Sum In Jute.
"The duty on Jute bagging Impos
ed by the present tariff law MHCIynts
to .05 cents per bale or to $630,009
In a crop If 12,000,000 bales. This
Continued on page three)
OF JIM RECALL IN
rttt
Seeking to Find Way to
Have That Provision
Stricken Out
SUBMIT TO VOTE
WASHINGTON, April 10. Al
though President Taft might be un
willing to disapprove the constitution
of Arizona on account of its provision
for the recall of judges, he Is seek
ing to find a way by which that pro
vision may be stricken out through
the action of the people of Arizona
themselves. The president looks with
disfavor on the proposition for the
recall of udges. H ehas. however,
consulted further with Attorney Gen
eral Wlrfkersham and other members
of his cabinet and ras concluded that
it might be unwise for him to dlsa
prove the Arizona constitution on ac
count of one clause.
To Representative Flood of the
house committee on territories the
president today outlined a scheme to
solve the problem.
OThe president's proposition was that
he legislation pending before con
gress be adopted and later the people
propose an amendment to the consti
tution. As the president understands
now the people of Arizona no matter
how they felt upon the recall of the
udlclary did not care to vote against
the constitution as a whole and thus
endanger their prospects of state
hood. If there Is a sentlmstit against
the recall of Judges In Arizona a sub
mission of the question to the voters
' would reveal It.
40,000 BOXI FORFEITED
f
ALEXANDRIA, Vs., April 10. Be
cause C. Jones Rlxer, president of
the defunct Virginia Safe Deposit and
Trust corporation, failed to make his
appearance In the corporation court
this morning for the purpose of re
newing his bond, his bond in the sum
of 140,000 was declared forfeited by
the court and a ' rule returnable at
11 o'clock April 21 next was Issued
to show cause why the bond should
not be forfeit'
RAPID INVESTIGATION
ORDERED BY GOVERNOR
Only Fifty-Four Bodies so far
Found and Some Are Hor
ribly Mutilated
BANNER, Ala,. April 10. Only 64
bodies of the 1-8 victims known to
have perished In the Pratt Consoli
date coal mine have been brought up
at f) o'clock tonight. Sixteen bodies
are at the bottom of the pit and will
He decided to convert the fan from
Change Apparatus
There was considerable delay in
the rescue work this afternoon be
cause of the change in the air supply
ordered by Mine Inspector HlllhouHe.
He decidede to convert the fan from
an outlet to an intake, in other words
to push the air in instead of pulling
It out. This work began at 10 o'clock
and required several hours and when
It was finished the experts from the
federal rescue car went down for an
Inspection so that It was late this af
ternoon before the workmen could re
sume the removal of bodies.
Nine bodies brought from Number
7 this morning were horribly muti
lated. Parts of one white body were
found scattered for several yards, the
rails of the track were twisted and
mine cars had been hurled for some
distance, tl Is believed that the cen
ter of th'e explosion Saturday morn
ing was at this point.
The accident oocurred from careless
handling of powder, bringing It In
contact with an exposed lamp. Mine
officials still maintain that there were
128 men In the mine although there
were rumors today that ten or fifteen
of this number might not bo found.
My Take SereTa! Bays '
The first eight bodies were shipped
away tonight and seven others are
ready to be sent tomorrow morning.
There is no way to tell tonight Just
when the mine will be cleared. There
are two rather bad tails of rook and .
If the bodl-Bt-e "under these It "wfft
take aeevrat days to get them out. t
Dr. Burns of the state board of Con
vict Inspectors was here again this af
ternoon. It la understood that Gov
ernor O'Neal has ordered an unusual
ly rigid Investigation of the disaster
In order to recommend suitable legis
lation to the legislature which la now
In session, but which will adourn at
the end of the present week.
FAVORED NATION CLAUSE
IS
CANADIAN RECIPROCITY
Commercial Treaties Now
Existing Have No Re
strictive Effects
COMMERCE COURT
WASHINGTON, April 10 The cus
toms court In a decision today held
In effect that the so-called "favored
nation" clause In the existing com
mercial treaties with England,
France and Germany does not re
strict the United States In effecting
the proposed reciprocity agreement
with Canada. ,
The court's decision was brought
out by a comparatively unimportant
contest over the rate of duty which
should be. Imposed on whiskey Im
ported from England and France.
The point involved Is the same rais
ed in opposition to the proposed
Canadian reciprocity agreement by
those who claimed It whs practically
forbidden by the "favored nations"
clause.
A. D. Saw & Co.. a flam of New
Yor Importers, protested payment of
duty on whiskey from England at
the rale of J2.25 per gallon, hold
ing they were entitled to a rate of
$1.75, which is imposed on whiskey
and other spirits from France. The
essence of their claim was that un
der the most favored nation clause
with Great Britian Importation from
England are entitled to be entered at
the same rate of duty levied upon
such merchandise when Imported
from France and the other countries
with whom similar treaties have been
executed.
BIG DECISIONS NOT ANNOUNCED
WASHINGTON. April 10. By rea
son of the failure of the 'Supreme
court of the United 8tates to an
nounce today Its decision In either
the Standard Oil or the Tobacco dis
solution suits another week at least
must pass before the outcome of
these cases will be known, Neither
was any case decided today which
touched in any way upon the con
troversy In the big corporation- cases.
FEELING AGAINST
OWEN OF OKLAHOMA
Democrats in Spirit of Econo
my Have Cut off Jobs and
Have no Patronage
Cltlsen Bureau,
Congress Hall.
By H. E. C Bryant
WASHINGTON. April 10. All is
quiet after the storm among the sen
ate democrats. . Senator Martin, al
though he bears the battle scars Is as
affable as over. He does not blame
any one for tho fight precipitated
upon him at the last moment of the
contest H Is not a man of harsh
words.
"It is all over and we will have har
mony," he aald today. "We must pre
sent a united front to the enemy."
Senator Overman of North Carolina
took a leading part In the senatorial
fight He was for Senator Bacon for
leader. In fact he managed tho Ba
con boom, mustering more than '20
votes, cut when tho Georgian saw
that he could bring peace by with
drawing, he did so, and Senator Mar
tin was entered and the Bacon sup
porters became Martinltes.
Feeling A a Inn Owen
There la some feeling against Sen
ator Owen of Oklahoma who has been
very aggressive against the South
em senators, for his vote on the oil
schedule was far from democratic.
They ssy he should be the last man
to try to , dictate to a fellow demo-
oorat. He Is pointed out as being the
only democrat in the senate that vo
ted the way the Standard Oil com
pany wanted him to vote on oil tar
iffs. Senator Btbhe torff iome one Satur
day that the "progressives" would be
good now. 'Senator Martin has the
satisfaction of knowing that only two
Southern senators. Smith of South Ca-
dollne-end Davis of Arkansas, and
neither of them rank,.n feigh -voted
agarest, him. senators, uore.mna uw-
en and Stone and Reed are not class
ed as Southerners.
Frsnk Plckey, apolnted post mas
ter at Murphy, will not be confirmed
If some of his fellow townsmen can
help It Serious chargea are to be
field against him. lit is alleged that
he was convicted under Indlotmeats
(Contlmicd on page five)
REPUBLIC PROCLAIMED
A SPANISH PROVI
IS NOT TAKEN SERIOUSLY
But at Same Time Republi
cans in Spain Are Said to
Be Actively at Work
ATTACKED MILITARY
MADRID, April 10. A republic
which has been proclaimed at Canl
las de Aceltun In the province of
Malaga Is not considered seriously
by the government. The populace of
the town rebelled against the royal
authority and attacked the barracks
of the civil guard.
Several persons were wounded in
the fight that followed. Reinforce
ments of troops are being hurried to
the scene.
The republicans are somewhat ex
cited over the movement In Malaga
province. The easy overturn of the
Portuguese monarchy appeara to have
Inspired the republicans who dur
ing the past two weeks have been
using the Ferrer debate In the cham
ber of deputies as a means of agi
tating the monarchical regime;
Had the Insurrectionary break oc
curred near the Portugese frontier It
would have given more concern to
the government which la determined
not to tolerate the Intervention of
the Portuguese republicans in Spanish
affairs.
Canllas de Aceltuno Is a town of
about (,000 Inhabltiants In the Vrlas
Malaga dlstrolct the southern psrt
of the province of of Malaga. Mala
ga province borders on the Medl
teranean. Its capital, Malaga, being 15
miles northeast of Gibraltar.
STATE DAIRYMAN
IS APPOINTED
RALEIGH. N. C. April I a. Com
missioner If Agrlculutre Graham an
nounces the appointment if W. H.
Eden as state dairyman to succeed
J. A. Connover.- ' resigned to take
charge of the mammoth dairy of the
Naval Academy, Annapolis. Eden
is an A. and M. college graduate and
hae been assistant to dairyman Con
nover two years.
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TOM JOHNSON, THE STORMY PETREL
? OF OHIO POLITICS! PASSES AWAY
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Twice Congressman and Four Times Mayor of Qeveland.Once Nominee for Gov
ernorsAdvocate of Three Cent Street Car Farce and of Single Tax
t
CLEVELAND. O, April 10. Tom
L. Johnson, twice Congressman from
the Hist Ohio dkrtrtcw tow, times
mayor of Cleveland;-champion vt
three cent railway, fare and advocate
of single tax theories of the Ute
Henry Goerge died at) his' apartments
In the White Hall t ,M. O'clock to
night f fter long Illness, Death wa
caused by cirrhosis of the liver.
He was 67 yearn, eld. .; , ,
III Over Jfnr
Mr Johnson haa teen lH for more
than a year, but his condition was not
thought serious until, he suffered
relapse on Wednesday. March 16. He
had been gaining ssreBgth .ever since
he came home affer eoetdlng . the
summer on NantUCk.pt tatamdion flat"
nrday. March 11, he left his apart
ments and attended a banquet of the
Nisi Prlus club, an organisation of
Cleveland ' lawyers. He- remained
until 1 a. m., Sunday morning and
when he returned to his home com
plained of not feeling well.
The following Wednesday his con
dition was such that he waa obliged
to go to bed. From that day to the
time of hla death his condition was
grsve, tnougn several times ne mine
seemingly impossible rallies and de
spite the fact that he realized he did
not have long to live, the former
EARTHQUAKE
FELT THROUGHOUT ITALY
Prisoners in Rome Prison
Attempt to Mutiny and
Rumblings Felt in Sicily
ROME, April 10 Two earthquake
shocks were felt here today. The
first occurred In the morning and the
second, somewhat lishtsr. sbout noon.
Some alarm was mused In the city
but In the prison there was conslder-
abel panic, the prisoners making two
seperate attempts to mutiny. These
however, were qult kly suppreasea.
In the villages surrounding Home
the shock's were more severe and at
various places people showed great
alarm, although no damage was done.
RUMBLING IN MCILY
MESSINA, April 10. About seven
.i.v this vpninit In various dis
tricts of Sicily earth rumblings were
heard. A suaaen unn ui jigm yaw
lso observed and an electrical con
dition of the atmosphere. No earth
shocks were recoredo and it Is be-
iuvvi tht th disturbance was caus
ed by the falling of a ball of Are.
WOTI.l) STOP KXPREM COM
PETITION. WlsHlNOTOX. Ai.rll 10. A bill to
nAhihit ..nr... rfimnanles avid com
mon carriers from competing with
he postofftce department In the
transmtss on of mall matter weighing
less then eleven pounds was intro
duced In ths house today by Repre
sentative Howard of Georgia.
7fW
FAIR
WASHINGTON. April 10. Fore-
cast: North Carolina: fair Tuesday;
showers at nfght or Wednesday morn
ing in west portion; fair, warmer In
east; moderate northeast to east
inds.
1
System. Man of National Reputation.
mayor was cheerful and cptlmlstlo al
most to the last, -.-i
" "A Stormy Pntrrt" ' '
"Tern ' L Johnson onoe- refered to
himself In a publle address as '
stormy petre.l" and this metaphor,
aptly described blm and Indicated the
course of, his career.- From the time
he entered the offices of the Louisville
Street Railway company a boy of
It until hla defeat for a fifth term
as mayor of , Cleveland on Nov. 1.
190 , ha was ever IB the center, of
some storm, political of flnanotaK
And he Often said that I wanthaj
that he enoyed himself best. r'-
Johnson, wag bord. In Oeorgatofn,
Ky. July IS, 16 He started, to.
work ...,1,.vAoilUl.,-. traction office
and when sttir a youth" seemed -awf-flcient
backing ana bought A control
ling Interest In the Indianapolis street
railways. In the eighties, with hi
brother Albert, he came to Cleveland
and became Interested In the street
system Here and assisted In a par
tlal consolidation of them.
Had Wide Interests
He also entered Into the steel man
ufacturing business at Pohneton, Pa.,
Moxham. Pa., and Lorain, Ohio. In
April. 1801, he was elected mayor
of Cleveland on a platform which
promised universal three cent ear fare
000CED FLYINC BULLETS
AND KILLED RIS PURSUER
" JU I II III
After One Man Was Dis
armed Other Sent Bullets
Through His Body
'SYLVAN! A, Os.. April 10 Eseap.
Ing unharmed, though three loads
from a repeating shot gun had been
sent at him, C. E. Lee. a farmer of
this county, thl s after
noon kent three plslol bullets Into
the breast of L. H. II Hon. president
of the Screven County bank, mem
ber of Sylvanla city council and one
of the wealthiest snd ffost prominent
men of this county'. Hilton was dead
In Ave minings. Hilton, armed with
his gun, approachsd Lee on he
street and began firing. Friends dis
armed and held him after hs fired
three times and then walked up
and sent three bullets Into his foe.
l,p escaped but telephoned the sher
iff he was ready to surrender.
r.V.S. WILLIAMS WAH CANADIAN
Kid PASO. Tex., April 10 Gener
al Stanley Williams, who was killed
near Mexican In an attack on the
federal troops was a native of Win
nipeg, according to T. P Black of
Toronto, who has just arrived here
from Chihuahua.
Black seys Williams formerly was
a sergeant of the Northwest mounted
police and served with the Canadian
vo!urera In the Boer vdtr. His
brother. Dr. K Williams, Is said to
reside at Superior,' Wis.
MORE MIOOTIXG AT TEXAS.
WASHINGTON, April 10. The San
Marcos, known In the daya of her
prime as the battleship Texas, will
be the target for another ordnance
on April 1. which probably will
consign her to the Junk heap. The
Monitor Tallahassee wilt bombard
the old ship with U-lnch guns, fired
from vsrylng rsnges .to obtsln tech
nical data for the navy department's
Information.
SENATE TARES ADJOrRNMENT
WASHINGTON, April 10. The
senate today adjourned until Thurs
day. Senator Raynor did not deliver
his speech concerning conditions In
Mexico. ..' . .
'After fight with the ttrest car
company, which lasted until 1101. and
through four ' elections, in eaoh Of
which he was triumphant, tho Cleve.
land Traction company lines passed
Into the hands . of the Municipal
traction aompany. After six month
trial of the three een fre the pe6'
pis at a refereadun election voted out
the franchise and the municipal
company passed Into ths hands of
receiver where It remained until Feb
ruary I10 One more attempt 'was
made by Maro Johnson to sscure the
passage, of the S oent grants but
his proposal! were reacted at an elec
tion held August S, If 01. Hti own de
feat followed three months later and
on January 1. 1J10, he surrendered
th-rms of office to the present war
or, IWman'fC.' BaMrr. "Tw "mtratfU
later tore cent fare waa established,
the result of Mr. Johnson's efforts. In
1 101., while. Mr. Johnson was mayor
of Cleveland he was nominated for
governor by the democrats of Ohio,
Utas twsuooeaful at the election.
Crlsned both In health and spirit,
after hit defeat by Mayor Baehr, the
former mayor went abroad. He hoped
to regain his health, but came home
no better. , ,
Besides big wife. Mr. Johnson Is
survived by one eon, Loftln, and a
daughter, Mrs. Bessie Marian I,
nm i rnrn m
111 UULLLbLO IU
BE STUDIED Bl EXPERTS
Prominent Educators Begin
Tour of Inspection in
Southern States
WASHINGTON, 'April 10. Ken
drtck C. Ua brock, specialist In higher
education, and Arthur C. Monohan,
specialist in land grant and collage
statistics ef the bureau of education
left here fur u (our of the Southern
states, the former study the stan
ilitrls In colleges uP'l Ih is.
look Into the conditions In agricul
tural colleges Before returning to
Washington, the last of this month,
they will attend the conference on ed
ucation which Is to be held at Jack
sonville, Fla.. beginning April 1
Mr. Babcock will visit the stales
of Florida, North Carolina, Ueurgla.
and Virginia.
Axt'iculturtl schools n Florida,
Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, and Ten
nessee will be visited by Mr. Mona
han. AFTER JjAHM rtTJ"
BAN ANTONIO, Te., April 10.
H. E. Honeywell and J. W. Tolland,
both of St. Louis. Mo., started at
CSS o'clock tonight In Hnnevwell's
balloon In an effort to win the Lahm
cup and to break the world's record
for long distance flights for balloons.
The balloon carries an unusually
small basket snd a lime atnve la
carried for cooking purposes.
MISSOURI SOCIETY MEETS
NEW YORK, April 10 Two hun
dred members of the Missouri society
of New York had as their guests at
their anual dinner tonight the presi
dents of ten other state societies and
Dr. Nail MacPhatter of the Cana
dian club.
Dr. MacPhatter predicted that Can
adian reciprocity would soon be re
alised and In speaking of the propos
ed arbitration treaty with England,
he said; . ,
'This suggestion means more for
the advancement - of - the English
speaking people than any ever pro
CONTEST BETWEEN
CANDIDATES WARAJ
Qualifications Required from
Those Who Offer Them
selves at Polls Today :
Featured by widespread popular ' '
Interest and with the prospect that an '
extraordinary vote will be cast, the '
democratlo primary te select nomi
nees for the city election May will
be held today. The polls at the km
precincts will be open at one o'clock
this afternoon and close at eight
o'clock. ') - v t ' , , '
It Is eatlmated that, not counting
duplications, the -names ef at least
I.T00 cltlsens appear on the regis-v'
tratlon books, and with an official ;
weather bureau prediotion ' of fair '
weather for today It will hot surprise '
ome politicians If , 1,400 er , 1.100
votes ara cast. Certainly there Is the
sharpest of interest manifested ' by
the voters, as waa shown last night
by ths orowds on the. square and a" :
the office of the various campaign
managers. ; The chief contests ar
those between the three candidates
for mayor, 3, B. Rankin, 3 Frsaler
Glenn and A. U Fltspatrlek, and the V
three, candidates r tor police Judge
Judge P. C. Cocke. Junius O. Adams
and W, R, Qudger. It wea nollieahle
that people who dlscuaaed politics on
the streets teemed Impressed by the
need of considering the tnterests ef
Asheviiie and th democratlo party
rather than those of (the candidates.
. The precinct polls will be opened
at one o'clock this afternoon at ths
following places:) . ,
J. Court house, '' - .
. I Webb's stable, rollega street
. -HvashB' store. Merrimon avenue.
I 4 Brltfe stable? College street,
5 Barber shop, Buxton street,
'. Blagle building; Petton avenue.
Who can Voteif - ',
The voter will be gives an official
ballot containing the names of the
varteu andJdawe-who are duly en.
lered In the rees, and ha will scratch
out the name or names of those for
whom he' does not wish to Vote, leav- ?
Ing only the name of th person whe -Is
his choice. At ths bottom ef th '
bellpt will be blank space in which
he may write th name of those he
selects for members of th prednot
executive commute. No , attention
seems to have been paid to thl latter
matter. .,
Only those who registered for th
democratic primary two years "ago
or wha reelsterert recemtv fn H kx-.
mary can vols today. ' Registration,
""I
(Oontlnned on Pago Four.)
"t 11 ' 11 vt:
CAROLINA TUIIIIIj TABLE '
ON VIRGINIA JNO TAKES J
GIHAGLOSEKJ
Defeat at Greensboro Re
venged by Glorious Vic
tory at Charlotte
FINAL SCORE 1 TO 0
CHARLOTTE. N. C, April 10fha
University of North Carolina took
the second of a series of three game
with the University of Virginia her
this atternnon by the narrowest
possible margin of 1 to 0. A base en
balls to Wliherton, Carolina's catches'
his steal of second, and Driver's
error of a line drive by Calmee, gave
trie lar Heels the single run that
spelled victory.
The score was made In the third.
Inning.
An enthusiastic crowd of 200 fans,
among whom were a large number
of aupportera of the Old Dominion,
kept things lively with almost eon.
tlnuous cheering, singing and other
varieties of rooting. Exoept that th '
air waa a trifle chilly, the day was'
perfect for baseball.
Carolina's victory is mainly due te
the excellent work of pitcher Lee,
who held the Virginians to three hit -and
fsnned twelve men, three of the
strike outs coming In three separate
Innings. 4 ,
Rlxey also twirled a good game,
a trio of safeties, one of which wag
of the scratchy order, v
Virginia had thrse good chances te .
score, but each time the Tar Heels
tightened up and the Impending run
wae killed.
The best chance the Virginians had
came In the third Inning. 'when Rlxey
waa thrown out at the plate.; He
gone to the nair way r Jlifl bit
snd MO out, , snd on Undery's error
of Carter's grounder he attempted to
come home. A beautiful Virow by
Fember nabbed htm at hoifre by a
hair's breadth. . .
Both teams have won a rm
and there la some talk tonight of
third and deciding game ber?r p" 1
In Charlotte, Instead of at r -
villa. , .. .
t