North Carolina Newspapers

:HE ASHE VIIiLE CITIZEN. THE WEATHEE: FAIR. Complete Associated Press Reports VOL. XXVIL,' NO. 196 ASHEVILLE, N. C, FRIDAY MORNING, May 5, 1911 PRICE FIVE CENTS CALL MEETING TO IF NEGOTIATIONS FAIL MEXICO WILL SOON BE PARALYZED T ALLEGED ABUSES TfiEftM SIGHED Tells Federal Envoy That He. Madero. h Willing to " Step Out Rev. John Butler Tells Board of Missions That Country Will be in Blaze of Revolution. 0 ;eW Orleans Wants Folks to go Down and Roast In Middle of Summer 1 DIAZ MUST RESIGN Justifiable "Herpicide" MbsbMbbsssssHHsssssssssNissbMs ilQQD7W ILL TEACH yoiy TO rTE Ttfi "JT aft our OF CITIZEN WHO Zsf tf'i'y vine ni am uses in s I ' W!fi To SHoOT Y0U JO I 1EUG1S SAYSiWADEROIFTHE 3 ENTER PROTEST IN THE MATTER Of STOP-OVERS Everybody Invited to go to Crescent City and Scalp the Railroads NEW ORLEANS, May 4. Follow ing unqualified charges of unjust dis crimination by the railroads against the' south In the matter of stop over privileges, the board of directors of the New Orleans Progressive Union Issued a call today to southern com mercial and civic bodies and railroads to participate in a conference to be hed In New Orleans in August this year, to be known as the (Southern States Transportation conference. In the resolutions adopted the Tact Is noted that the wonderful development of the west Is largely due to the al most unlimited stop over- privileges granted by the trans-continental rail roads and it was declared that these privileges are withheld from the south without reason, if the south Is placed on an equality with the west and east In the matter of stopovers the' belief, Ib that a lrue percent ot the trstns-continental travel which notv passes through the northern gateway will be diverted to Southern Hallway lines and will have a great educational effect In directing the at tention of the nation to the undevel oped resources, and possibilities of the south. It was declared to be the mutual Interest of southern Callfornta and the south that visitors to the Pacific coast expositions in 1915 should be Induced to either go or return through the south. It was at the suggestion of Colonel T. C. Collier, director general of the Panama-California exposition, to be held at San Diego that the progres sive union took this action. The out hern commercial congress has ,.Jol ur ined with Colonel Collier In Inaug urating this campaign.. t. G. Orosvenor Daw, and' Colonel Collier will devote much, "of thelK time during the next three months to this work and the latter predicted tonight that the transportation to be held In New Orleans in August will be one of the most profitable meetings held in the south In recent years. T TUFT GUEST T OF PHIL Passes Fragrant Boquet to All Members of Medi cal Fraternity MAKES GOOD SPEECH PHILADELPHIA. Pa., May 4. President Taft was the guest of honor at a reception given here to night by the Medical club of Phila delphia. The president was hailed as the chief executive who had done the most for the advancement of medical science and his two recom mendations that national depart ment cf health be created by con gress was dwelt upon approvingly by W. L. Rodman, who presided. The president praised the doctors of the United States army and doctors In general for the efficiency they have displayed in conquering disease in Cuba, in the Philippines and In the Panama canal zone. He found Jus tification for the war with Spain In the stamping out of yellow fever In Cuba that threatened death "to our southern cities." President Taft referred to the ef ficiency of the army medical corps, and pointed out that In the camp at San Antonio where 18,000 troops are quartered, only one case of ty phoid fever had appeared. He com pared this to the dreadful scourge n Cuba during the Spanlsh-Amerl- an war, where he said, ninety per cent bajjame J ected within eight weeks from the date of mobiliza tion. The president said that much money had been expended and many lives sacrificed In the Spanish-American war, but that they art as noth ing compared to the benefits to hu manity which have accrued from the discoveries made during that period. On his way over from Washington Ihe president talked reciprocity with Chairman Penrose of the senate finance committee. PEN FOR BLACKMAILERS WASHINGTON. May 4. Florence B. Knott, formerly of Detroit, James B. Knott of Orangeburg. S. C. her husband, and Albert A. Armstrong of Watertown, 8. D., were today con rlcted of conspiracy to blackmail a local merchant by the "badger game" and were sentenced to the penitentiary- Mrs. Knott for two years and the two men for four years each. Ben jamin Knott, an elder brother, con victed of complicity, filed application for a new trial and waa re leased on. bond. , NEW YORK, May 4. Should the negotiations for peace between Mex ico and the Dial, administration fall "the country will be In a blase of rev olution from one end to the other, as soon as the news gets out. This was the message received here from Mex ico today by the board of foreign missions of the Methodist Episcopal church In a letter written April 28 by by the Rev. John W. Butler. Confirming the gravity of the situ ation In the capital there followed a telegram from Dr. Butler dated tc day, reading: "Excitement exists; out look serious. Circumstances have changed for the worse. Insurrection prevailing throughout the field." Dr. Butler's letter In part says: "While negotiations for peace are going on up in the northeast, disturb ances in all parts of the country seem to be spreading. This is particularly so in the states of Ouererro and Pueb la, and In the latter state our work ers are being annoyed. Notwithstanding the victory which the government forces won .some daye ago In that district near Atlixco, a large part of the- seems to be in the hands of the rebels." "It is to be sincerely hoped thit peace negotiations will be pusned and will Include not only the states where Madero himself has been oper ating, but the entire country- We are all hoping much from these negotia tions but should they fall, the coun try will be in a blase of revolution from one end to the other immediate ly after the news gets out.- . LOOKS FOR, INVASION WASHINGTON, 'May 4. Invasion of Mexico within the lrrimedlate fu ture was predicted fh the house to day by Representative" Focht of Penn sylvania. He said an army officer Just returned from the bordei told him intervention was Inevitable. Mr, Focht did not name the officer. Mr. Focht said the officer, a young man associated with htm, declared that the army was going over the Mexican border "to stay." "I would not think the persldent would object. We have been absorb ing everything they did not want In Europe for years and years. We hv taken as trade In stock, what nobody wanted in the Philippines another white man's burden. We added a lit tle more down In the West Indies, Why couldn't we occupy something that Is worth something and where IWT LABOR MEN 61 LOSEElESWD JURY Twenty - One Returned Against Men Accused of Dynamite Conspiracy WITNESSES HEARD LOS ANGELES, May 4. Twenty one new Indictments according to good authority were voted late today by the grand Jury against the ac cused dynamite conspirators, James B. and John J. McNamara and Ortle McManlgle. Nineteen of the Indictments, It la said, are against the McNamaraa alone and charge them with murder in connection with the blowing up of of Los Angeles Times newspaper plant on October 1 and the conse quent deaths of 21 men. The other two are said to be against McManlgle as principal and the McNamara brothers as accomplices in the Llewl lyn Iron Works explosion on Christ mas day, in which no one was killed. The Inquisitors completed the work at dusk and the true bills ordered will not be filed In court until to morrow. The prisoners will be ar raigned tomorow afternoon and a date then will be set for them to plead. McManlgle was the principal wit ness heard by the grand Jury. He was examined for more than two hours, Immediately afterward, the grand Jury adjourned. District Attorney Federicks said that the indictments ordered were so numerous that they could not be drafted In time for presentation in court today. No one connected with the defense of the labor leader and his brother had official information tonight that the defendants would be arraigned to morrow. Attorney Leo Rappaport said that he had not een advised by the district attorney. The grand Jury heard several wit nesses besides McManlgle. Among them were employers and officers pf the Llewllyn Iron Works and Paul Stuperich, proprietor, of a hotel at Sausallto, Cat., which the alleged dy namiter known as J. B. Bryce visited before the wrecking of the Times ' plant. J Another witness was Douglas Bur rows, partner of Howard Baxter In the ownership of the launch. Pastime, which, ' according to detectives, was! used to transport ihe dynamite pur chased by the alleged conspirators. we could be of some great good to somebody? "I am not a soldier of fortune. do not expect to be at the head of the army, but we are called upon to discus occasional paramount ques tions and I believe this will be a mighty Interesting one before the house adjourns." Mr. Focht contended that the United States wanted empire and It was about to follow the "lure of gold and the call of adventure." AFTER DIA35 EL PASO, Tex., May 4. It Is evi dent that the proceedure with re spect to the resignation tf President Dias has been, the most exacting por blem before the commissioners. Re bel leaders tonight declared peace Impossible except as was indicated by General Madero In his statement On what General Dlas would do, It was admitted by federal representa tives and revolutionists alike, rested the solution of the difficulty. Rebel successes In the southern and central parts of Mexico, where the resignation of President Diax is said to be pre ferred above all demands for poli tical reform is known to oause Gen eral to take the stand that he did . General Madero tonight received the following, message from Mexico City from Francisco Fuerro In com mand of the feredal forces In Guars. In personal conference today with Mnlster Limantour and Minster Coslo. with the 8,000 which composed my army I will support the conditions of peace being arranged by you. GETS HYDE'S JOB. NEW YORK. May 4. Robert . Moore, who ran for comptroller on the same ticket with Mayor Uay nor ,was today appointed city chamb erlain to succeed Cha. H. Hyde, now under indictment, charged with bribery, who resigned yesterday. COAL MERGER. .-.CHATTANOOGA, Te, -JBay . The Continental Coal 'corporation, a SC.OOO.OOv coal company merger, was formed here today. The pro ject is financed by Chattanooga and Louisville parties, with main offices in Chattanooga and nine offices at Walsand, Ky. E DIED LIST NIGHT AFTER ILLNESS DFT1 WEEKS He Succumbs to a Compli cation of Liver and Kidney Trouble WAS TALE GRADUATE HOT SPRINGS. Ark., May 4. Af ter being" unconscious for 48 hours former Senator Klttredge, of South Dakota, died here at 8 o'clock. He came to Hot Springs two weeks ago. For the past ten days his life has hung by a thread. A complication of liver and kidney trouble Is given as the cause of death. . Senator Kltlredge's body will be taken to Kent, New Hampshire, for Interment In the family burial grounds. The senator's brother and sister and other relatives and friends ,who have been at his bedside for the past week will "accompany the body. The funeral party will leave Hot Springs tomorrow. Alfred Beard Klttrldge was born In Ch'eshlre county. New Hampshire, March 28, 1801. Immediately after his graduating from the taw school at Tale In 1886 he began the prac tice of law at Sioux Falls, 8. D. He was appointed to the United States senate July 11. 1(00, to fill the vacancy caused by the death Senator Jas. H. Kyle and took, his eat December, 1001. He was elect ed himself In 1108, his term of of fice expiring March 8, 1801. GOIWG FOR CAESAR'S HEAD(?) NEW ORLEANS, May 4. Earth tremors were recorded by the seis mograph at Loyola college this, af ternoon beginning at 1:48 o'clock and lasting thirty minute. The second preliminary began at 6:68 o'clock and the main tremors at :11 o'clock. The tremors were from east to west and It Is calculated that the earth quake took place In or near Italy. FELT AT BREVARD MOBILE, Ala., May 4. A severe earthquake shock was recorded upon the seismograph at Spring Hill col lege at o'clock tonight. It la esti mated that the center of the dis turbance was about 1,000 miles dis tant. , -:,-, -. ' 1 " "' '1 '.. 111 " 1 ' ' ( REPRESENTATIVE HILL, REP. MAKES FIERCE ATTACK ON FARMERS' FREE LIST . . . esleassssBsaissiiiiilsiliBBsaseW -, Says it Will do aW Sort of '' ' WASHINGTON, " Msy , Not since the republican guns were- unllmbered against the democratic free list by minority. Leader ManS, over ,a week ago, has the debate in the nouse developed such an attack on the measure as was mada today by Repre sentative Hill of Connecticut a re publican member 'of he waya and means committee and oen of the lead ing republican' advocate of the Ca- nation reciprocity bill. " " Mr. Hill declared tha the bill de vised by the democratic leaders, re moving the tariff duties from jnany food porducts ana manufactured ar tloieev wa so erupslv:awo. and. 0 indefinite tn Its terms "Hhat instead of $10,000,000 reduction In revenue, as the democrats expected, . It might make a reduction of 60,000.000 and that its effect upon business would be to transfer many flourishing In dus tires to Europe. What He Predicts Mr. Hill explained that the Inter national Harvester company, the large sewing machine companies and other great manufacturers would be able under the democratic bill to manu facture parts of their machines cheap ly abroad and bring them Into this country to be assembled by cheap la bor here. Mechanics and skilled la HELD DEATH WATCH Lewis West Will Today Pay Penalty of Crime at the State's Prison RALEIGH, N. C, May 2. The death watch is being maintained for the last night out . the stale's prison over Lewis West, the Wilson negro, who Is to die at 10:80 to morrow for shooting down Deputy Sheriff Oeorge Munford of Wilson last February. Rev. J. E. King, ne gro Episcopal rector here, and Rev. H. B. Delaney of St. Augustine school. are his splrltusl advisors and report that Lewi manlfent a marvelous degree of composure and gives as surance of read In PH from a spiritu al point of view to die. The per sult of West for dayn after the killing of the Wilson offVer and his ar rest in Lumberton wlH) six revolvers on his person, caused the biggest sensation In criminal events of the year. TRAPPED LEGISLATORS. COLUMBUS, O.. May 4. Intima tion that the knowledge of Prose cutor Turner and Attorney General Hogan posses concerning bribery In the general assembly was limited to the few cases In which detectives posed ss lobbyists tn trap legislators. I were refuted today when the grand jury took a recess until Monday. The , recess was taken according to the prosecutor so that the could arrant and make presentable a mass of In criminating evidence. WASHINGTON. May 4Forecast for North Carolina : Fair Friday and Saturday, not much change In tem perature;' light to moderata north oast winds, . . ' "J r m Bad Things, and He Thinks tiition Bow-Wows if the Bill Becomes a Law.--Pro-tectionists Are Dying Hard bor would suffer loss of employment he said. Mr. Hill said that tn at tempting to make free bagging used to wrap up cotton bales the bill would result In free bags used by the fertiliser trusts, the cement bags used by othnr monopolies which would give no corresponding reductions In prices to consumers. . Chairman Underwood of the way and mean committee Interjected that Mr. Hill's whole argument was from the 'standpoint of the American man ufacturer; that the bill' purpose was, to "reduce prices and cost of living for the American people." tioas would ttt almost every case be taken up by the big corporations that control the markets. 10,000 a Minute Mr. Focht of Pennsylvania said that the tariff debate In the extra ses sion waa costing the country $10,000 a minute. Mr. Blmm of Tennessee retorted Mr, Focht. "You had to make try would be the same whether the house were In session or not. "We did not call the extra session," retored Mr, Focht. "You had to make your agreement with the white house that you would pass the reciprocity bill." "Whose white house Is It?" asked ILL SUGAR REFINERS ARE IN FOR INVESTI6ATI0N Pou of North Carolina Greta on Committee Which' Will Insert Probe WASHINGTON, May 4 An Inves tigation of all sugar refining com panies In connection with the pro posed Inquiry Into the American Su gar Refining company Is contemplated by congress. The house committee on rules today appointed a sub-cotn- mltte consisting of Representatives Hardwlck or Georgia. Pou of North Carolina, and Lenroot of Wisconsin which will broaden the scope of the Hardwlch Inquiry resolution so as to Include other companies that may have violated the law. The rules committee will call up the Ktanley resolution to Investigate the United States Steel corporation soon after the house has passed the free list bill. HORSE SHOW A SUCCESS WASHINGTON. May 4. Beautiful weather, a large number of entries snd a grandstand crowded With horse kivem, made the first day of the National Capital Horse show a sue ecus. leaders in official, political and vial Washington were present to admire King Horse, President Taft, arcompanied by Mrs. Taft and Miss Helen, spent shout a half hour at (he Bliow. "The show will continue tomorrow and Saturday. Blue rib bons for today' event were won for heavy weight hunter by Taconlte, owner E. H. Wetherbe. New York; heavyweight chargers, Chlswell .own er Captain Ouy V. Henry, Fort Myer, V. THE MAS WITH A HOE" BOOK NEW YORK. May 4. With to night's session of the Hoe library auction the total of receipt waa brought up to within $48,000 of an even mIUlo4 dollars. The auction will end tomorrow. The price feature of the day wa 111,260, which Bernard Quarlttch, buying for the British museum .paid Clock of ' Wisdom," by Henrtcu de for the first French edition of "The Buso. Country Will go tothe Dem- Mr. Rlmms. "You claim that and everything else in sight." said Mr. Focht. . "Who owns the white house?" In sisted Mr. Slmms. "You act a If you did," returned Mr. Focht, "and you ant a though you really had the president now. I believe you have discounted democrat tie success for It years ahead, but you ar entirely mistaken. The optimism of these democrats . reminds me ' of the man who Jumped off the llnd story of ths "inr VHdlnr in M.w Ylr Whan t, mnt riawn about inn$ar obr hdnTa'Tra"n' right so far.' tut whan he landed on the sidewalk there was not enough left of him to hold a post mortm up on; so It will b with you when you hit the sidewalk In 1111." PCRITAUr FLOATED. NORFOLK, Va May 4. The Unit- mA ntatM MAnltni Puritan was float ed late today and will be turned over to the government at the Norfolk navy yard for docking, tomorrow. The (eat waa accomplished by wrecking company after the govern ment had praotlcally abandoned the work. ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY BOYS PMM1TI Among Them Four Boys From N. Carolina Jar lyle Craig and Bourne WASHINGTON, May 4. On hun dred and fifty boy from all see tlon of the country have success fully passed the mental examination for entry in the Naval Academy, a midshipman. The physical exami nation will be held later. The successful candidates from Southern state follow: Florida Nwcomb Barrs, Forest 3. Hyde, jr. North Carolina L. M. Bourne, jr., Carlyle Craig, H. A. Fisher, Norwood G. Calvert. Virginia -Chaplin E. Evan. Arch er E. King, jr., James R. Kyle, Tul- ly Shelly. Georgia Robert O. Glover, Wm, H. Hnelllng. Alabama Walter A. Hicks, John A. Mlnnla. Louisiana Ebb T. Lamkln. Mississippi Jos E. Wheeler. South Carolina Leon B. Scott. Tennessee Elijah J, Arnold, Wm. Thomas, Leon Truesdal. jr. Arkansas Harold D. Barton, Hugh E. Woodward. Texa John H. Campman. Bolo mon F. Clark, Dal la D. Dupree, Jas. M. Lewi. Kentucky Jonathan D. Lee, Ralph R. Morgan. Oklahoma L. O. Esaley .Flnnery B. Smith. West Virginia Elmer B. tHough, Karl N. Watklns. STILL IJf MIDDLE NASHVILLE, Tenn., May 4. De spite the fact that member of both faction In each house are holding Infcfmal conference, there la no break In sight In th legislative mud dle. Th runaway representatives in Alabama, will it Is reported return to their homes In the stato next Wednesday and In the meantime their opponents will continue the legislative sessions. Th senate had a quorum today and transacted ome business, but th house roll call showed only about one-third of Its membership present. The matter seemed to have resolved Itself down to a tost of, nduraacev CALLS ON DIAZ TO MAKE GOOD HIS WORD Believes That Country Will at Once Become Quiet If Old Man Gives up His Job EL PASCO. Tex., May Th peace commissioner of the Mexlcas revolutionists formerly presented to day to Judae Carbajal, the fodera.' envoy, a statement stgned by Frn Cisco I. Madero, Jr., appealing to President Dlas to mak public the suranoe given privately that lis In- own resignation president of tht provisional government of the Re public Sehor Francisco I. Madero. Jr suggesUd that both President Dial , and Vic President Corra resign and that Benor De la Barra the minister of foreign relations, become preil-: dent until a general election could b , made. The statement Inform Presi dent Dla that there Is no other way out of the prswont difficulty and that a word from him wilt bring peace in a. few days. ' 1 - Benor Mdero, . In his statement, colls on President Dial, particularly to make known to the people of Mex- Ico his Irrevocable decision to rttlrs -from power as soon as pc is i tabllshad In ths country," Madero de clare this ttatemant was ! mad to, Dlas to "go between" Interested In restoring peace, f ... Ths Madero statement was present ed by ths rebel commissioners at th negotiations, which began early to day a'ter a heated discussion among th rebel leaders, Rom of them liJ declared that It was absolutely es tsnttal that President tla make pub. He ennouncement of hi Intention te rrilg In order to bring about torn. piet tranquility. rsaoe, tnsy ; sain, would not follow an agreement, hack, ed only by private assurances, which hardly, eoud be transmitted to mill- tinriTrntriMrdtrs to ths soutSk nd central .parts of the republic lonii of the rebel leader went so far a addressed a letter to General Ma. dro stating that unlsss he asked for th Immediate resignation of Trsst. dnt Dla or at least publlo an. nouncsment of future Intention the would not support ths peto negotia tions, 1 , , ' , Madrwo Alarmod, General Madero was alarmed by th extent of the Insurrection which he has created and now desirous of making every effort to save ths eoun try from a stato of anarchy, finally wrote Instructions to his peac com missioners, Dr. Vsaques Gomas, Fran , elsco I, Mader. ar., and Pino Suare. ' In his Instruction General Madero , after Mating that h had aecseded to treat relative to peace because no gentlemen who acted as g' tweens had In a way. confidentially indicated to him that General Dlas had mad to them hi Irreoovacabls decision to retire a toon a peac I established. He adds that Diss retirement In the (present mimet I th only thing which can satisfy public opinion and that h Is on 1 vlnced that H Dla make publlo hi intention to retire it win permit of the peclflcatlon -of the country in e, few day. It would be difficult to obtain It In any other way, ho add. "For the reason," cays Madsro, , "and not doubting th patrloUsm of ' General Dla. t wish to present tq ' the envoy fit the (government th following proposition." He then, after referring to' his proposal for General Dies and hlw self and ths vice president, ftamwj Corral, to resign and ' that Do la (Continued on Page) Four) KOVELINSUMNCE SCffEME State May Insure Against Unemployment or Sick' ness Lloyd George's Bill LONDON. May 4. The long prom ised scheme of state Insurance against ' unemployment, sickness and Invalid. Ity, Introduced In th house of com mons today by David Lloyd Oeorge,'' chancelor of the exchequer, was r. ' eelved with an extraordinary eoun of approbation by all parties in par llamenL . J;r: The plan proposed that every work r r whose earnings fall below the In come tax level, 1(0 pounds, be com. ' pulsory insured against sickness, the -worker himself contributing one-halt and the balance to be paid Jointly by, employer and atate. Mr. George estimated that ths ex pendlture Incurred would be tli, 000.000 In lill-Ii, rising to 10. 000,000 In im-H. The uneroploy. ment Insurance under the Van. would apply first only to engineering and th building trades and the govern , ment' share ot expense would ba 11,760. 000 annually, out aft telegraph wires and began a march toward Sal. tlUo. "'