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D THF WEATHER! FAIR. VOL. XXVII., NO. 194 11 OF T SO AS AGAIN MARKED PROGRESS CAMORRA IL Q While One Testifled Another Stood by Excitedly Denying the Allegations GUARDS PREVENTED ACTS OF VIOLENCE Member of Band Who Has Turned States Evidence Tells Story to Court VTTERBO, Italy, May 2. Two fea ture made ttie camorricu trial today Of more than ordinary Interest. Thcae were he presence of Ueorge B. Mc Clellao, former mayor of New York, in whole term of office Lieutenant Petroalno arrested Enrico Alfano, the alleged head of the Camorra. for which Petroslno le believed to have paid the penalty of hia life, and the confrontation of AlfatemagKlo. the In former, by Corrada Sortino, whom he accused of being one of the actual assassins of Cuoccolo. The scene of disorder were even more marked than usual, the prison ers In the cage interrupting; the wit ness incessantly, and shouting curses on his head. Hut through It all the slttlni; continued and Abbatemaggto told ngaln the story of the Camorra and details of the crime. Abhatemaftglo repeated the details of the murder while Bortlno' stood before him and at times it seemed as though the two men were about to spring at each other. Carabineers were plHeed us a guard between them and the two prisoners, the one In the witness stand and the other before the bar, vvrre forced to content thpm selven with baneful glances and the clinching of fingers. Guards Prevented S'IoIoimt. Several times a violent scene was prevented only, by the Intervention with skill . and pointed out contradic tions and impossibilities in the state ment of the Informer. He Ironically Billed attention to the fact that Ab batemagglo In his accusation had de clared that those directly concerned Jn .,thsj, murder -had changed their clothes With the exception of gortlnoj" although he wag guilty of two mur ders. It was ridiculous to say that he wore a false beard, because until May, 1905, he had a natural one and there fore a false beard would not have rendered, him unreropnlzahle to the (Continued on Page Four) E GOMMfTTEE NOW TO GRIND OUT BILL FOB WOOL REVISION Democratic Majority Said to Be Somewhat Divided on This Subject UNDERWOOD POLICY WASHINGTON, May 2. The house committee on ways and means will begin next week to grind out the tariff bill providing for revision of the wool schedule. Upon this both the democratic majority In the house and the democratic membership of the committee are divided, but the committee division Is not so wide as In the past few weeks. It Is the policy of Speaker Clark, Majority Leader Underwood and other demo cratic leaders not to submit to this congress a bill placing raw wool on the free list. Many democrats want raw wool on the free list, others believe that the schedule should not be so radically revised at this time. That a majority of the democrats on the ways and means committee fa vored free raw wool until a few days ago, there Is no doubt but a maporlty of democrats could not swing such a bill even In commltee nor could a majority of democrats in the house effect the passage of such ,a bill To agree upon a bill tha the dem ocrats can support unanimously or nearly so is the purpose of the par ty leaders and the Mil when finally reported will be a compromise ap proved by the demoeratte eaoeus. Today It Is reported that of the 14 democrgtc on trie committee ottfy seven are standing firmly for free raw wool Originally there were nine. The other seven believe tti a gradual reduction of the tariff on wool and the plan which Is for 50 per cent reduction the th-st year, or a tariff of about six cents a pound, a cent a pound to be out off each year for five mars, mi the esrf ttt via the' comrjMdtty would automatically go on the free list Such a compromise sug geetkm has mt with favor in the minds of many of the .democrats and some such arrangement doubtless wiu be astproved befere the- bill reaches the hous. "We do not expect to have the bttj ready for several weeks." said Chairman Underwood today. "There will be nothing but statehood before the house until the tariff bJ is ready, and it is probable that gMs fecaoch of congress wtll be adloarnlpc three dt .t . .tlrae." THE CHAMBERLAIN OF FIRE Gives up in Face of Indict ments and Charges In Every N. Y. Paper FOR YEARS HAS BEEN PROTEGEE OFGAYNOR Declares He Is Victim of Con spiracy Which Will be LatT Disclosed NEW YORK. May S. Charles H. Hyde will resign as city chamberlain at once. Under indictment, and un der the fire of practically every news paper in New York, he announced tonight that although he Is the victim of "one of the most wicked conspira cies In the history of the city," ha will relinquish his position In order not to embarrass the Gaynor admin istr&uon. He has been the .mayor protege for years. Pleaded Not Guilty. Indicted secretly yesterday on two counts, one charging bribery, the other with taking an unlawful fee, Hyde pleaded not guilty In the crim inal branch of the supreme court this afternoon, with permission to change or withdraw the plea until May 10, and was released under 7,600 bond while the grand jury resumed Its In vestigation of the Carnegie Trust fiasco with O. H. Cheney, state super intendent of banks, as a witness. Other officials of the banking depart ment also will be questioned as to why the Carnegie Trust company was not closed, (although known to be tot tering. The city's chamberlain's statement predicts his complete exoneration. bitterly assails the district attorney' office and concludes: CI urge) Conspiracy. "I have no fear or doubt that the whole conspiracy against rite :""w"lH" be laid bare within a very short time." Hyde asked the public to suspend Judgment until the "motives behind the prosecution are brought out" and says that with one hundred and twen. ty or more banks-with which he has had daily transactions,- vit Is) string' that more alleged Irregularities Were" not brought out. "If I were capable of the dastardly crime of betraying the city. He was Indicted mainly, he adds, on the testimony of the discred ited and self-convicted Joseph (3. Robin, who has "been enjoying the (Continued on Page Fonr. ) IS IT BETTER TO BE BALD STILL MOOTED 00ESTI0N Bald Heads Shone and Whiskers Flared as Statesmen Debated REFEREE IN DESPAIR WASHINGTON. May 2. Whether whiskers are a greater detriment to a man than a bald head Is still a mooted question. Four of the ablest men In public life debated the sub ject before the National Press elub here tonight. The bout was under Marquis of Queensberry rules and when the bell rang the referee threw up his hands In despair. Speaker Champ Clark, of the house of representatives, called on In the emergency, declared he couldn't i any use In either whiskers or a bald htad and referred the whole matter to the ways and means committee of the house which has now the wool and hair schedule under considera tion. The bald headed side of the ques tion was In the hands of Senator Robert L. Taylor, of Tennessee, and Representative Nicholas L rig-worth of Ohio) The chin curtains found their champions In former Senator Thomas H. Carter, of Montana, .and Uncle Joe Cannon, of Illinois, Messrs. Taylor and Longworth en tered the ring amid cheers and ap- l-.ause. Their hairless domes sparks led beneath the radiance of myriad electric lights. Senator Carter and Uncle Joe Cannon came with their whiskers combed for the fray. The shouts that greeted them were deat enlng. Dr, "Pure Food" Wiley, of the de partment of agriculture, was chosen as time keeper and each contestant was allowed ten minutes. Scott C, Bone represented the Press club as reltree during hostilities, but cave t Shaker Clark at the end The audleire was gathered from every part of the 'country and In cluded most of fthe prominent men cf Washington, The absence of a verdict prevented any money from changing; hands. OM BALL PkAYER DEAD BALTIMORE. Md., May Herman H. Vonderhorst, former sec retary 'of the Baltimore Baseball club, when ' tt was a three-tlmes-pennant-wlnner In- the National EW ES UNDER HEAVY AS ASIIEVILLE, N. C, LEGISLATORS ACCEPTER No Immunity Will be Granted Those Who Give Testimony , Before Grand Jury ANOTHER SORE SPOT ON POLITICAL BODY Bunch of Money Alleged to Have Been Paid Is Safely - Locked in House Safe COLUMBUS, O.. May I. Ohio leg lslators who hoped by testifying be fore the grand Jury now Investigating alleged bribery in the assembly to tss cape conviction by means of Immu nity, were disappointed today when prosecuting Attorney Turner ai Attorney Oeneral Hogan refused to accept their testimony yesterday, Other Immunity pleas were headed off when an investigation -by a legis lative committee was deferred until the grand Jury should finish Its work. Throughout the day the grand Jury was In, session. Among Its witnesses, besides detectives who disclosed the alleged corruption, was Governor Harmon. Judge A. Z. Blair, of Ports mouth, who conducted the recent compalgn which resulted In the dis franchisement of 1.100 voter In Adams county for election frauds, was also a witness. A bill Is pending In the assembly to legislate Blair off the bench. Rumors have been current of wrong doing In connection with this measure. . Committer) Rod gnu. . The house calendar committee, of which Dr. George B. Nye, one- of the early Central figures In the alleged bribery disclosures, was an active member, went out of existence today. The democratic and republican floor leaders, Representative Langdon and Russell, respectively, first declared they would resign from the commiUfis unless Dr. Nye and one other quit at once. The two threatened members declined, but ' later, all of the seven members save Dr. Nye turned In their resignations to the 'house. The house adjourned without deciding what ftoti, tj take on the resignations, .fjtorspjj; Jfot Wanted tt was asserted today that the money which Dr. Nye said he had re ceived as bribes and which he turned over to Speaker Vlnlng, was not In the same denomination of marked bills, which the detectives asserted (Continue! on Page Four) COTTOIMEHOUSE BT STATE IS OFFERED IS SOLUTION -OF PROBLEMS Would Make New Orleans Instead of Liverpool Great Cotton Center NOT CHIMERICAL BATON ROUGE, La., May I. "The warehouse operated by a sovereign state through one of Its boards of administration will be known wherever cotton Is known, and Its receipts will be current through the financial world." In these words President W. B. Thomp son of the New Orleans cotton ex change In an address before the Louisiana State Bankers' association here today endorsed the public own ed warehouse as th -w.utlon of the present defective system of handllug the South's great cotton crop. "If we can store cotton In such a warehouse at a comparatively Insig nificant expense to the owner," said Mr. Thompson, "and can furnish him with a receipt of unquestioned and widely approved character: and If we can supply the shipper from such warehouse with a lading doc ument of unquestioned authenticity, and sterling values, or market will combine the availing, virtues of economy and probity, and will answer the demands of the exporter, the banker find the producer st once. "These things can be done by proper effort supported by determin ed purpose and when accomplished will establish conditions which will automatically bring supplies, buyers and money to our supplies. Increase the value of cotton to the producer thereof, add to our own Importance and prosperity and finally, will lib erate economic forces which will make New Orleans snd not Liver, moot the concentrating and distrib uting market of fthe world," Mr, Thompson said the presence of great free stock of cotton at an American port would invite, com petition In ocean carriage, cause a reduction in rate, and by these means, overthrow the injurious monopoly of the great Liverpool business. WEATHER FAIR WASHINGTON, May 1 for North CwHla Jtlrt slightly cooler Wednesday;, Thursday prob- bly fair, mim oth winds, CMHD JURY AFTER WEDNESDAY MORNING, ARE FIGHTING LIKE CATS IN MEXICO WHILE DOVE OF PEAC&HOVERS AFAR Rebels on Pacific Coast Continue Active Despite Peace Negotiations, American Lives qnd Property Threats to NOQALES, Arls.. Jlayt What ever the prospect oft Mexican pCaoe are at Jaures and Chihuahua, .there ar0 no peaceful signs silong' the west ern coast of - Mexico. '- News that dribbled Into Nogalea today from va. rlous parts of Stnaloa and Sonora tell of almost continuous fighting 1b those states. rs t Americans here . familiar with the eondlttona across the border regard the situation as grave, Not only is the political welfare, of "the Mexican states affected, put American Interests are said to be tn danger. Even the Uvea of Amerlaens.. hitherto ' bald sacred by federals) and rebels are no longer safe, In 'tno;'WiMf :Me tee, 4t.se al:;f$n Railroad officials vh reached No- gales from . MexU'o today brought warnings from the rebels to remove all thelrf amines as quickly as pos sible Into 'the United States and to advise all American friends to do likewise. Their Intentions Couplsd with these warnings was the threat of the, Insurrectos that they Intended before the end of the week to launch attacks against all Mexican border towns. Many Mexican families are leaving Mexico. Word came today from the Mag dalene district, southeast of Nogalea, of the wiping out of thirty federals under Luis Cstrella by rebels near Otates. Reports of heavy fighting near La Colorado, southeast of Her moslllo were brought across to. day. The rebels. It Is said, have secured La Colorado which was the scene of bitter fighting several weeks ago. The situation along the Southern Pacific railroad lines which parellel tlje western coast of Mexico for hun dreds of miles Is grave. MORE FIGHTING 10 REPORTED CHIHUAHUA. Max.. May 1, Ad vices received today tell of continued revolutionary activity In Durango and Cahnlla, and confirm reports of the DEMOCRATS DEFEND THE FlEBSBEE LIST BILL Republicans Say It Is an Outrageous Assault on Protective Doctrine WASHINGTON. May I. Protection and free trade were the themes of today's debate In the house over the democratic bill to put agricultural Implements, certain food products and manufactured articles on the free list Mr. Tllson, of Connecticut, said his state held large and Important farming Interests; but that the farm ers of that state refused to be caught br the name "farmer's free list bill" on the democratic measure. Messrs, B. W. Smith, of Michigan. and Burke of Smith Dakota, republt- cans, opposed the measure because J protection. Mr, Catlin, of Missouri, de clared that It would give a firmer foothold in the United State to the growing Japanese trade. MeeararByrnee and Blms, of Ten nessee, and Lever and Byrnes, of South Carolina, all democrats, de fended the bill. ELECTION IX SPENCER. 0PSNCKR, N C. April ,-The municipal election held in Bpeneer today elected J. D. Dorsett, repub lican, mayor over W, H. Barton, In dependent, and 1, K. Dorsett, demo crat, by a majority of it. The alder men chosen Include th straight dtm. erratic ticket W. B, MeKlaaey, a, W, . Robinson, R, V, Wright, B, jr. Karris, V, L, Bay sad l, Fulk . At the close of the count Burton M4 Dorsett tnade speeches le citizen; MA Y 3, 1911 The Fan Has a Date. 1911 MAY 1511 5kw "wowlrue "wtoTM rm aar JLJLJLi.JL.JL JLAJL.JLJLJ2.ii 14 1 15 ,6 17 18 Id 0 23 14 &5 26 2? f ' Are Still m Danger.-' Insurrectos Renew Thehr Again Attack Towns Along capture of Lerdo and Gomes Psla ckrnear Torreon and of the taking of . San Pedro, where the revolu tionary leader have established head quarters, 1 . , , The fall of Torreon Is Imminent, ac cording to the dispatches, Many In surrectos are about the eitr and from within a thousand are urging thsm to attack, the sympathy of the In habitants tending to Increase the eg reasiveness ot th rebels, -i la Dursngo, Paralad the situation Is critical. ' Chihuahua Is. virtually isolated.' Railroad and telegraph service-Is Intermittent. "'. , The." southern ..revolutionists f say the war Is social as well as polltlrat still In power, would be unpopular and would result In suppressing the revo lution only In spots. Railroad men assert that unless the southern revolutionists are sup pressed, the whole Interior will soon be tied up. COMMISSIONER ARRIVES EL PASO, Tex., May J. Judge Francisco Carabajal, the official Mex ican peace commissioner, arrived to night and Immediately went Into con ference with Oscor Uranlff, Esqulbal Obregron and Rafeal Hernandes who have been acting In the negotiations. At the conclusion of the conference Senor Uranlff annpunced that Judge Carabajal had brought full and neces sary power for treating with the re bel commissioners and that no hitch would occur on that score. Formal Negotiations Today It Is said that the formal negotia tions would be taken up tomorrow in a tent to be erected In a willow grove on the Mexican side of the Rio Grande, half way between Juares and the Insurrecto camp. Judge Carabajal will act alone while Dr. Vasques Qomex will represent the provisional government, advised by Don Francisco Madero, sr., and Pino Buares, provisional governor of Tuea tan. 1LDRICH CURRENCY PUN Executive Council of Amer ican Bankers Association Are Unanimous NASHVILLE. Tenn., May 2 With every member In the city attending, the executive council of the Ameri can Bankers' association this after noon unanimously adopted a reso lution offered by Frank O. Watts of this city, president of the associa tion, approving the report f the currency commission of the execu tive council. The report endorsed Is In most respects Identical with the plan sug gested by Senator Nelson W. Aldrtrh, of Rhode Island, regarding frhwne- tary legislation, The t iearln house department re port embodied a plan for providing a number for every bank to be used In the transit departments. .The principal feature of the savings bank department was the consideration of rteps looking to the celebration of the centennial in 11. The trust section decided, take ieghdatlon Into their own hands. The commit tee on express companies embodied a plan to communicate with banks requiring the Issuance of new money orders, 1)1 FD ht'DDEJTLY AT STATIOJf KICKMOND, Va., May Harry O, jtaunlster, manager of the Wes tern LTnlnn .Telegraph company at Raleigh, N, C, died suddenly In the V'lUiU rsllway station this afternoon as he. was taking a train to go home. Ilu had . been here under treatment tog ' tuberculosis, ,.-.- ' aV .U elr" the Border f After a tedious wait for -news of the whereabouts of Judge Carebubjat General Franolsoo L Madero, Jr., this afternoon. Anally Informed General Navarro, in command of the federal troops, that ft three days prolongation of tite present armistice which expires at noon tomorrow will be acceptable It the government. o desired. Gen eral' Navarro telegraphed : Mexico City for - Instructions. Restlessness snd Impatience were written In the racvs of the leaders today . because of the : dllatorlnesg of . the neotia Uoaa, ' ,f'-Te ' ' ' 'Armistice Prolonged .t , 1 "We shall prulbng the .srmlstlce,' mid Oerei .. Minlpro, "Ikmbuss e wish to be reasonable as possible, We do not '-want to be accused or having seised on any pretext to break of the armistice. We wish to show our earnestness and sincerity in the negotiations. Senors Branift and Obrejron visited the Insurrecto canmp today fer the first time since there hi i been a full gathering of the insurrecto chiefs In ths camp. It was rsported that they brought a proposition to neutralise the railroad between Laredo and Mexico City which Bow furnlshss the only route of entry Into Mexico and whloh in the last few days ha suffered from rebel activity. It is said that the Insurrectos were amenable to some proposition for neutralising ths road, but would not consent to the suggestion to allow th federal gov ernment to transport over the line sufficient troops to protect ths In habitants of the country from bandits for fear that government officers would continue to characterize the rebels as bandits. The rebel leader today completed and signed their party platform, which' contains the composite Ideas of all the governors and other officers of the provisional government They call It an "act" and admit It Is an anala- fOontinnrd on Page Four) BLUE AND GRAY WILL JOIN IN LOVE FEAST AT BULL RUN Victors and Vanquished Will Hold Orea tCelebra- tion During Next Week MANASSAS, Va, May i. Ths blue and the gray met on Bull Run battle field today to arrange the reunion and love feast to which all veterans are Invited July 21 next. After a lunch eon served by the Daughtere of the Confederacy, a flag was raised on a pols erected by Duryea's New Tork Zouaves. Colonel Edmood Berkley, of the Eighth Virginia, wae the principal speaker, followed by three promi nent grand army commanders, Ross, Entriken and Hendricks, also by Captain Hutchinson, of Oeneral Lee's body guard. Captain Brown, of a Tezae regiment, and Sergeant Comp ton, who was one of Oeneral Pick ett's meu. The Oroveton public school children sung "America" and the audience sang the "Star Spangled Banner" and "EM tie." Chaplain Low ell, who presided at the first meeting of the blue and the gray In St. Louie, appealed "to all to support the Bull Run Battlefield Park bill now pend ing before congress. DTHAMITERS CAKE THIS WEEK , LOS ANGELES. Cat, May An nouncement was mads today that the arraignment of John 3. snd Jamee B. McNamara and Ortie A McMahl gle, alleged dynamiters, would occur some time this week. Mo- one con nected with th etdefsnee has received any definite knowledge of Indictments returned against the three men. The ohargss will be ready when they are arraigned, -Jr ,5, :iA , V , , , , Complete Associated Press Reports PRICE FIVE CENTS 4 E Mr. J. E. Rankin. Mayor. Gets the Highest Vote With Curv few Coming Second MAJORITY FOR BONDS ' IS ESTIMATED AT 123 Day Passed Without Incident and School Commlttco Work-' ed Hard to Carry Bonds Ths democratic -. city ticket, the school bonds and eurfew law received , ' flattering - endorsement , terday from the voters ' of Ashovllle when ttt vote were oast from ' the head, of the ticket, Mr, J, E, Han kin. to 8I for an al derman, The school bond Issue re ceived MS votes whirs the curfew came nest to the titehrst vote on the tluket, getting a total of tt. It "is practirslly certain thai the school bonds have carried by , a safe majority, Superintendent Tlghe plac ing the figures at Its majority, but the definite result cannot be known -until the poll hooks have been purged. The total registration of those entl tied to vote is placed at 1,700 now, but It Is believed that many of this number failed to pay their poll taxes hut Monday, , The only outward sign of Intere-t tn yesterday's election was the I"t-r-mlnatlon and activity shown by thw-o who were working for the bonds unl the eurfew and they got out a mot radltahlaV Vole.:: :v HtieHntnrittnt Tlghe and the school board worlictf like Trojans. No OpptMidon . ' ' There was practically no opposition shows to the bonds and eurfew only fourteen rotes, ; having been rust , against the former and ten against the latter. , i The total vote register-l against the curfew was cast in war.!. two and four, each of whic h Jmd five gainst the curfew,-':4-.,'- The ourfsw election was only a -tet vote called by the aldermen to Inn how the people stood on this matt. In view jf the heavy vote ont iris upposeei tha ttba iildonm n yli t.' t t action at e early flat. ',,,1. ,",' The democratic candidates received little opposition by reason -of the fact that the socle lists had placed a tic ket In the field, However, that party polled the largest vote M has ever re ceived in this city and iq spits of the feet that It had no chance of Wn nlng In yesterday's election, ths so cialists of the city worked hard to poll a large vote.' ' H "V-'-V The totals cast for ths various elty officials were! i Rankin franels Sites tit fihuford Brown Adams , Barrett Erwln . tti The socialist vote wag as follows! Tiller 67, White 0, Bean II, Lip plncott ti, Starnes 0. Moore II, For ths school bends and curfew-. the vote stood: for bonds, tl; etnst U; for curfew lift against 10. FOUL STAIN OF POLYBAUy SHOULD BE WISHED OUT Soothing Syrups, Medicat ed Soft Drinks and Comic Supplements Also ; MOTHERS CONGRESS NEW TORK, May I. Declaring that wherever the Mormon organisa tion controls the church .is in undis puted possession of all ' political power, contrary to the constitution of the United States, the national con gress of mother, just before the close of Its fifteenth annual session her adopted resolutions urging , eon grass ' to enact the necessary legis lation te "wash out the foul stain of polygamy" and destroy the power of this institution, recommending an amendment to the constitution giving the federal government Jurisdiction over the crime ot polygamy, and pre ' testing against the acceptance by the battleship Utah of one silver eervlee - bearing the representation of Brig- ,. ham Young. --. . Other resolutions urge the passage of laws prohibiting ths Inter-mar- rlage of feeble minded and degener ate persons, i denounoe the se of soothing syrUps and '"medicated soft ; drinks." thank President Tsft for his, fight against the "white slave" traffic, and deprecating the publication of anything that la a menace to morals, particular reference being made to the so-called "comic supplement" - The congress meets next year In Texas nd tt Is probable that Dallas will be chosen as the city. Mrs. Frederick Schoff. of r. : . phla. was unanlmnu" !y t-- . 1 president of the concfi r. I 1 O'Mears, of Albany, N Y was v.:-- - .1 mously choen r I v Can. ' , , BONDS tin MUNICIPAL TICKET NDQRSED ATPOLLS