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VOL. XXVII:, NO. 176
ASHEVILLE, N. C. SATURDAY MORNING, APRIL 15, 1911
PRICE FIVE CENTS
VICTORYOFREBELS
AT AGUA PiilEIA IS
GREATEST YET IN
OrVIll Make City Headquarters
for Provisional Government
for All Sonora
REINFORCEMENTS ARE
RAPIDLY ARRIVING
Means Closing of Douglas.
Arizona, and Heavy Loss to
Mning interests
AUGUA PRIETA. Mex., April 14
Vis. Doualas. Ariz. April 14. In full
possession of six hundred rebels to
night, Augut Prieta is to be made the
headquarters of rebel operations la
Sonora.
It i openly Mid by the rebel com
mnders that they expect to estab
lish here a provisional government
for Sonora and that the Insurrecto of
ficers are now in Douglas waiting for
the word to cross the line.
With "Red" Lopex and his band
holding the town, following Its cap
ture yesterday, the rebels are hurry
ing their troops toward this place
With their- men assembled, they ex
pect to have a fighting force of 1,500
with which they believe tney can suc
uccessfully withstand any attack.
The hardest fighting which the
Mexican rebellion has afforded to date
Is expected to take place at most any
hour in Augua Prieta.
Reinforcements Arrive
The first rebel Telnforcements to
arrive 100 mounted men reached
here this afternoon. They were led
by Belasaria Garcia, one of the best
known leader of the insurrectos in
Sonora.
...He had brought his force In hot
haste fjrorn. the Sierra Madre moun
tain! to tend all possible aid to hold
Augua Prieta. Included in the com
mand is a small band ot Yaqul In
dian!. The arrvial of Garcia'! command
riding at top speed, aaross the plains
and raising a great cloud of dust,
0 together wffh the lrin tf shots by
fci detachment of rebel scout sent
- - s,4Mt to. intercept' fhepi fed 't& fWe be
lief thai ihe expepUd' tttackT'.hy
federals was on. .
Both Augua Prieta and Douglas
Were thrown Into a fever of excite
ment. In Xugua Prieta. the rebels
mads ready to resist -an attack and'
In Douglas the citizens, remember
ing the disastrous occurrancee of yes-
Contlnued on page three)
Nil AGIDEMY CADETS
L BE
At One of Hops Slighted a
Governess and Congress
Will See About It
PECULIAR SYSTEM
WASHINGTON, April 14. Social
life at the United States naval aca
demy as reflected In the academy
hops Is being lnveWated by 1 the
nay department In order to discov
er If snobbery has crept into the In
stitution. The Investigation Is based on the
complaint of Miss Mary H. Beers,
daughter of Professor Beers, head of
the English department at -Yale, was
a recent .victim of snobbery at the
academy. It is said that Miss Beers
escort at a hop was given an Intima
tion by a midshipman that her pre
sence there was not desired because
of her position as governess In the
family of Llet. Tarrant of the navy.
The Investigation Is the result of
a request of Congressman Korbly of , rumors were current that he had in
Indiana. He asked the secretary of j view gome other high position in pub
the navy to Investigate "that peculiar j nc nfe or the academic world In
social system at the academy that
akes unwelcome at a social function
an estimame ana laiemea gin wno
hirmpni to be earning her own liv
ing-"
The matter was referred to Super
intendent Bower of the academy who
reported on the facts. This report was
forwarded to Lieut. Tarrant now on
the Michigan, for a statement as to
the status of Miss Beers in his family.
Lieut. Tarrant's reply has not yet
reached the department
MAY ABANDON POLO GROUNDS
NEW YORK, April 14. The New
York National league club may never
play baseball again at the Polo
grounds. 'City authorities Insist on
a fire proof structnre for the grand
stand and this raises a serious doubt
as to whether the promoters care
to Invest thousands of dollars In
stee land concrete and a leased site.
One thing Is definite, however, the
Giants will use until further notice
the American league park on Wash
ington Heights, beginning a series
with Brooklyn there tomorrow.
PRESIDENT WARNS
MEXICQ AGAINST
BORDER
Lives of Americans On This Side
Must Not be Endanger ed.- Mex
ican Government and Rebels Are
Both Warned
WASHINGTON, April 14. Presi
dent Taft is determined that battles
between Mexican federals and Insur
rectos shall not be fought on Ameri
can soil. He Is equally determined
that the lives of American non-combatants
shall riot be endangered by
the forces of President Dial and those
o Oen. Madero. Future combats be
tween the rebels and the forces of the
Mexican government must not be
fought out so close to the American
line as to put In Jeo-iardy the lives
and property of Americans.
Has Notified Mexico.
Through the state department the
president tonight notified the Mexican
government that It must see to it tn
the future that no such unfortunate
incident that of yesterday at Agua
Pretia near Douglas, Aril., when two
Americans were killed and eleven
wounded, be allowed to occur,
Through the war department and the
department of Justice the president
sent the same, sort of warning to the
leader of the Insurrectos at Agua
Prieta. The view was expressed at
the white house tonight that these
warnings will be obeyed to the letter,
and that no more battles will be
fought in the vicinity of the boundary.
Neither the president nor any of the
advisers whom he icalled Into consul
tation tonight was Inclined to regard
the Incident at Agua Prieta as a fore
runner of anything serious, but they
did not Include that It must not he
repeated.
Troops' Presence Justified.
President Taft feels now that his
orders sending the troops to Texas,
has been entirely Justified by the de
velopments of the last few days. He
Is more certain than ever that condi
tions in Mexico 'are alarming. He la
hoping that there will be no need for
any further movement to the south,
but If there should be he knows thai
20,000 American troops are near the
Rio Grande and that on that river
and the Mexican border itself is ai;
ready a force that la not Insignificant.
General Wlckershaf, Secretary ef War
Dickinson and Acting Secretary of
State Huntington Wilson. Following
the conference the white house gave
out a copy of a telegram sent by the
president through Secretary Hllles to
E. P. Grlndall, of the Douglas cham
ber of commerce and mines. Mr.
Grlndall had" reported to the president
T
Announcement Caine as Dis
tinct Surprise to 6f
v? ficial Washington
NO REASON APPARENT
WASHINGTON, April 14. After a
brief conference between President
Taft and Secretary of State Knox, the
resignation of Dr. David Jayne Hill
as ambassador to Germany was an
nounced at the white house. The
only Intimation of the probable reason
for the resignation came from Dr.
Hill tonight when he pointed to the
second part of his letter to President
Taft, made public earlier today, which
read that he had resigned "at this
time" to take effect July 1 "in order
that, if you desire to do so, you may
be able to make another appointment
to that post."
Dr. Hill was en route from New
York to Washington when the an
nouncement of his resignation was
made at tlje white house, and on his
arrival lonignt Be was aavwea inn
which he always has been Interested.
"All that I am prepared to say at
thle time." said Dr. Hill, "is that I
have no plans or engagements."
Dr. Hill said he intended to return
to Berlin about May 1 to arrange bis
household effects for departure be
tween then and July 1.
Following Immediately on the an
nouncement yesterday of the new am
bassador to both Turkey and Russia,
official Washington scented an ' Im
portant diplomatic shake-up as In
prospect. President Taft's comment
to callers today was that Dr. Hlir
period of service had been entirely
satisfactory to both the state depart
ment and himself.
AUTOMOBILE DRIVER KILLED.
KANSAS CITY. Mo.. April 14. Ned
Crane, driving a Buick racing car in
practice test at Elm Ridge track
here this afternoon, preparatory to an
attempt tomorrow to establish a new
record, was Instantly killed when his
machine' threw two tire and turned
over. An employe of the Buick fac
tory riding with Crane was danger
ously injured.
FIGHTING
Officially.
by wire the casualties lit Agua Prieta
and asked:
'is there no way by which Amerl
can can be protected In the peaceful
pursuit of their affairs?" '
In reply Mr. Hllles wired a fol
low:
President's Mesage.
"B. P. Grlndall, Secretary:
"Tour telegram to .the president
received. He 1 much distressed at
the situation as you have described It
He has directed the secretary of state
and the secretary of war to take
steps by which such a deplorable oc
currence as that of yesterday at
Douglas may be avoided In the fu
ture. In the meantime the president
sincerely hopes that the chamber .of
commerce and the local authorities of
Douglas may use all Influence possible
Upon your cltisens to keep as far,
away as possible from the scene of
fighting and to avoid taking eidee In
order not to aggravate a situation al
ready acute."
The president's Instructions were
transmitted bv the war department
late today to the commanding officer
of the department of Colorado, who
is making his headquarters at Fort
Huachuca, Aria. Tomorrow these In
struction will be repeatea to urn,
Duncan, commanding the department
of Texas, and Gen. Bliss, commanding
the department of California,
BRITISH LANDED TROOPS.
WASHINGTON, April 14. A force
of thirty men and a Maxim gun from
the Brltieh man-of-war onearwwer
were landed at San QMlntin. . w
nmteet that town against a tnreaten
ed attack of Insurgents. The revoiu.
tipnary movement, however, am noi
materialise, and the Britisher! and
rim were withdrawn. This, the nrst
etuil landln of foreign forcee on
Mexican loll In connection with the
preeent revolution, was reported to
the' state department in a telegram
from American Consul Schmueker at
Bnaad. .The telegram am not ewi
from the1 insurgent! had passed the
Shearwater sailed for Ensade, where
she arrived today and her commander
advised the American coneul of the
action he had taken at San Qulntln
fnr th. aafetv of the town. Ban
(Continued on page Iw.)
Attitude of Regulars to Fill
buster in Tennessee
is Well Defined
ISSUE RESOLUTIONS
NASHVILLE, Tenn., April 14. At
a caucus of the so-called regular
democrats of the house, attended also
by Speaker Leach and Representative
Swan, thia afternoon the following
resolution denning the attitude of the
regulars toward the present filibuster
In the Tennessee house was adopted:
Whereas, thirty-four members of
the house of representatives have left
the state and defiantly assert that they
have done so, and propose to absent
themselves from the sessions of the
ho.y for the purpoe of defeating the
will of the majority of said body, and
"Whereae, we have taken our stand
upon the election laws after due de
liberation and earnest consideration
of the public welfare, and are con
fident of the correctness of our posi
tion, and
"Whereas, we know that to permit
a minority to thus thwart the will of
the majority would tend to destroy
he foundation of our free institu
tions, to breed a Jujrt contempt among
the people for our government and to
disrupt the state; therefore be It
"Resolved, that It is the unanimous
sense of this meeting that we will
meet the revolutionary move with the
force necessary to destroy it, and that
we will continue in attendance and
continue- the regular session of the
fifty-seventh general aseembly until
these members return, and so long
thereafter as may be necessary to dis
pose of all matters before the assem
bly, and alt business demanding legis
lative attention, regardless of how
long that may be."
STRIKE PETERED OCT.
CHATTANOOGA. Tenn., April 14.
The call for a strike by the motor
men and conductors on the Chatta
nooga railway, which wae to have
taken effect at three o'clock thle aft
ernoon1, proved a failure. A mere
handful of the men responded to the
call, and the operation of car wa
not Interfered with In the least. A
demand of the men Is for the rein
statement of a number of men who
were recently discharged and recogni
tion of their union,
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CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS MUST BE .r
MADE PUBLIC BEFORE ELECTION DA Y
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Statement Must'b Published Ten Day$ Before the Election and Every Three Day
Thereafter.?Itili Passes Without Dissenting Vote in House. Democratic
Insurgents Joined Republicans On Important Amendment
WASHINGTON, ' April - 14. The
democratic party met It first rlou
trouble In the house of representa
tives today. At the close of a ses
sion market by Insurgency la the
democratic rank, bf reason cf whleh
the republican akrrowiy missed
scoring a triumph, the lieute pete4
the Ruoker bill for tWMty M emm
palgn contributions fceWe eleotlon.
The fight aro ,6ver the extent to
whleh publicity should be applied.
Whip was Knapped
But for the vigor ou is and continued
use of the democratic party whip,
an Important republican amendment
extending publicity to the personal
reoclpta and expenses of candidates
for congress, would have been "re
tained In the hill when It finally
passed.
As It was. the amendment was
adopted over the protest of the dem
ocratic leaders by the support i 82
of the democrats, who voted vVh
the solid republican strength. licsoit
to a parliamentary move enabled the
democrat later tn get rid of the
amendment, but 28 of their number
refused to change their attitude and
stuck with the republican In oppos
ing the democratic majority. '
The Rlcker bill passed finally by a
unanimous vote, but ' only after a
stormy scene. The amendment offered
Representative Jackson, a new re-
ublican member from Kansas, re-
JAPANESE IMMIGRATION
IS
President is Asked to Oive
Congress All Correspon
dence on Subject
WASHINGTON. April 14. Repre-
entatlve of California today Intro
duced a resolution on calling on the
president for all th correspondence
relating to the Immigration of Japa
nese to the United Mates and its pos
sessions, also the correspondence on
the same subject ahk-h Is in the pos
session of the secretaries of state and
war. The resolution ask the presi
dent also to Inform congress what is
being done by the executive depart
ment of the government to restrict
the further immlsratloo Intv this
country and Ita posnstolons of Japa
nese coolie labor, it provides that
the president shall notify congress as
to what he knows 'f Japanese tm
migration Into Canada and Mexico and I
thence Into the United State. Hawaii,
Guam and the Philippine are men-
tloned in the resolution a the posses- j
ton which Information on this ques- ,
tlon la desired particularly, The !
nmilatii i rnrrMDnnduiu with ri. i
fornla and Ban Francleco authorities
during the past five years 1 specifl-jin"
cally called for.
THE WEATHER-
I,
WA8HINOTON. April 14. Fore
cat: North Carolina: showers Satur
day; cooler west portion; Sunday un
settled p.obably shower; cooler eat
portion; moderate south wind becom
ing variable.
OPERA MXGER DEAD.
NICE, France, April i4.iHnieJperty suposed to be worth aeveraf
Anna Hart Louise Jodie, famous a
light opera ginger, dj4 her today.
The News Looks Good to Uncle.
V V&-'tyQ "Hi
to file statements of the aouree and
use of their. Individual campaign,
fund In both the primary and (fn
eral election.
Rerrivod Instant Support '
The i -amendment met-Instant vp
port from, the republican side and, n
countered the opposition of t-he dm
Oc ratio teaaeTtv": "
Mr. Ruoker, of MleeeuH, ehalrroatl
of the committee in charge of the
bill, assertad that It would so change
the form of the law that It might en
danger Its final paaeage.
This did not deter 62 democrat
from supporting the Jackson amend
ment. They, with the solid repub
lican forces, gave the amendment a
majority that resulted In Its adpatlon
172 to 121 and the announcement of
the vote was followed by a storm of
applause from the republican side,
hradnr Oot Busy
There was a flurried conference of
democratic leaders as the progress of
the vote showed the success of the
amendment. A the vote, was an
nounced Mr. Rucker moved to recom
mit the bill, with Its new amendment,
to the elections committee with In
struction to that committee to send
the bill hack to the house without
the Jackson amendment. This par
liamentary move to snueese the
amendment out of the bill hroughtt
about a split In the ranks of the dem
ocrats who favored the Jackson
ATLANTIC COAST LINE
OBJECTS TO LOW RATES
Asks Commerce Commission
for Relief From Water
Competition in S. C.
WASHINGTON. April 14 Oral ar
suments were heard today by the in
terstate commerce commission In pre
sentation of the petition of the At
latlr Coast Line In regard to rate be
tween New York and point In South
Carolina. Colonet Moore, counsel for
the railroad, presented the case and
said that owing to water competition
between New York and Charleston,
fl. C. the Atlantic Coast Ijne wa
forced to grant rates for shipments
between these two points that are
not in ex'esH of those granted by th
water carriers.
The cam comes under the long and
short haul clause of the Hepburn
railroad act. Bhlppers are now forced
to pay a higher rate to points In
Carolina, to Florence for In-
atan e. which Is a shorter haul, he
asserted, than they ao for shipment
to Charleston, rnis ne said que
to the water competition which the
j railroad has to meet. He asked that
railroad be relieved of granting
I the same rates to Intermediate points
j in 8outh Carolina as are granted to
IChar! uton. The commission took the
under adlsement.
RECEIVERS FOR COAL. COMPANY
BRISTOU Tenn.. April 14
Judge A. W. fikoen today appointed
H. Hardaway and A. K. Morrison a
receivers for the Empire Coal land
company, a corporation operating li
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million dollars. A reorganization win
follow, U U said.
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amendment, Twewty eight of them
too4 b their former action and vot
ed galnt "the motion to recommit
the bill; but the democratie .leader
muttered enough vote to carry their
point lit to' lt. and tnoJFtlt fechnl.
CallV Wa eetil back tmTia committee
of the committee around him and
without leaving the floor they In
structed him to report the bill again
without the Jackson amendment. A
soon as the vote had been an
nounced he once more reported the
hill to the house with the Jackson
amendment left out of It; and thl
motion carried th house without a
dissenting vote,
Hake Stringent Iaw
The Rucker bill, a finally passed,
make more stringent Uje campaign
publicity law paaeed In 1110. That
election. The Rucker bill will require
publicity of funds by the campaign
committee ten day previous to eleo
tlon and tie filing of supplemental
statement every three days there
after until eletolon day.
The Rucker bill limited publicity of
campaign expenditures to sum of
1100 or over; but Mr. Rucker accept
ed as amendment of Mr. Kopp of
Wisconsin, republican, requiring the
publicity of any payment In sums of
110 or over for campaign purposes.
SE
Thinks it Will be to Advan
tage of Party for One to
be Held in State
WASHINGTON, April 14. In re
pons to n Inquiry to hi position
with reference to a senatorial pri
mary Senator Simmons said tonight:
"I hav no heeltancy In saying that
In my opinion a primary would be
greatly to my advantage. The first
time I was nominated for th senate
I was nominated by a primary or
dered by th state convention, with
my hearty consent and approval. I
earnestly hope when the next demo
cratic state convention meets it will
see Its way clear to order a state
wide primary for the nomination of a
candidate for' the United States sen
ate. "I assume that the convention win
settle thia question in accordance with
Its view a to what will b for th
best Interest of the party and the peo
ple, and not because either my op
ponents of myself think It will be to
our advantage. I repeat that I hope
fhe convention will call a primary and
It Is my opinion that the Interest of
the party will be subserved Thereby."
This Is considered a challenge to
Governor
Kltchln and others.
SEARCHING rH)R DERELICT.
WASHINGTON, April 14. Two
revenue cutters are searching the At
lantic coast for an abandoned ship
which It menacing navigation off th
Virginia coaat.
Opt Kenny, of the steamer Rio
Grande, reported the derelict today
ST mile northeast of Cap Henry.
The derelict destroyer Seneca im
mediately steamed south from New
Tork and th cutter Onondaga put
tit from Norfolk - - 1 '
FARMERS WILL CET
MANY BENEFITS III"
FREE LISTOFFEHED
Many of the Things to Eat Un
der Proposed Bill Will be
' Much Cheaper
COTTON BAGGING AND
TIES ARE BIG ITEMS
Democrats Are still Up In Air
Over Distribution of Patron-;' .
'.. .. age in House .
' ?tlMi Bnreaa, '
(By M. E. C Bryant).- ,
WASHINGTON, April .-.Thro
ta Mm rculaorr her at to the
real meaning of the till, to ratify the "
Taft Canadian reciprocity treaty and
lo give the farmer a duty-fr Hit,
Since the reciprocity agreement
ad the farmer' organisation ,q(
th country hav been vigorous V
their protu against lu Th demo, .
crau in order to appeaa thla element
ha 'Introduced; along with," tho tin.
erwfti reciprocity measure th fr
llt hilt. , . ' ' . ,
,Th reciprocity bill 1,' virtually th
McUall bit! with, a section added au
thorising the president to treat fur
ther with Canada. Th bill to Place
on th free list agricultural imple.
menta, cotton bagging,: leather,- buot
and hoet and other thing term
Woro than a hundred articles, includ
ing many produou of th beef trust,
th te trust, th farm lmplem.nl
trut, th biscuit trust, th aowlng
machine trust, th leather truat and
the aalt truat, " ,. v, 'v. -
Th list wa Prepared by Represent
tatlva Kttohin. a member of th com.
m It tee. and. ho atudled ,lt carefully
with a view to trlklpg lb th hgh
place. i .
"During th year I0," Mid ha to.'
day, "thl country the boef tru.t
exported 1181.000,000 meat product..
For th Jast flv year we exporte i
annually i an average. f tm.(ioo,oi
worth. The export of bacons !
ham for Ji amounted to
fouf cant a pound, Jforlgner were
ab to buy Amrioan ..baeon and
ham for about two cent less than
ws could. Th trust fixed th price
her. W Imported fi.fM.Ovo worth
of meat product in 1101. and I14.111
of bacon and ham. Th dude r
prohibitive. The thing w transfer
to th free Hit.
"Lard, another interesting meat ,
product, la on the Underwood free
list, In 190 thl country , exported
ISI, 000,000 and Imported S4,f0,08
worth. The duty wa reduced by th ,
Payne bill from 1 cent to 1-1 cent
a pound." ? :. t
An examination of th list of Im
porters of meat product reveala th
fct that foreigner In thl country
send back to the old,countrle for cer
tain favorite stuffs. , Th democrat
say that the Importation would
amount to .nothing If it war not th
peculiar taste of foreign bora resi
dent. Exportation of farm Implsmsnt
brought 110,000,000 to American
manufacturer In 10, and th aver', ,
ag sum for Importation ha been
about MO.Ooo for five year. Id th
farmers' Implement list there ar at
least 100 different kinds, all carrying '
duties. Common farm wagon py
IS per cent. A wagon that sail for
tlOO In Canada bring till here Hay
tedders, feed cutter, grain crush
ers, field roller and manur spread
(Continued n Peg Foort ,
WILL BE PASSED S
Democrats Have Demon-,
straited Ability to Pass
Any Measure Wanted
DEBATE TO BEGIN
WASHINGTON. April !. ' Th
Canadian reciprocity bill formally waa
laid before the house Just before ad
journment today, and after general
debate, which will probably continue '
for three days. It will be passed. That
this action will be taken Is no longer
a matter of speculation. Th demo
cratic house In It conduct of tb
resolution providing for -the direct
election of senators. Which passed
yesterday, and the bill providing for
the publication of campaign contri
butions, which paesed today, ha Indi
cated beyond all doubt its ability t
put through It legislative - program.
Chairman Underwood, of th way
and mean 'committee, called up th
Canadian bill at flv o'clock. While ,
no time wa fixed for general debate
motion wa adopted dividing what
ever time I consumed between Mr,
Underwood, Who reported , the bill, -and
Representative Dalxell, of Penn
sylvania, the republican member of
th way and means committee, who
will lead th opposition to the mi-
ura. .