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THE SUNDAY CITIZEN THE WEATHER FAIR ASHEVILLE, N. C, SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 7, 1911 VOL. XXVII., NO. 198 PRICE FTVE CENTS AA PAGES J TODAY re IS or the Head of a Deparment Can Dismiss or Demote Without Warning SERVICE II0PR0TECT1T0 THE MEN WORKING -4 rn TIGATIQN NOW INTO METHODS USED Congress Wants to Know Why Postoffice Employes Can not Organize Congress Hull. CiiUcn Bureau, liy It. i V. Bryant. VAsKIIMSTUN. Ma;- . In 1902 Preside:'.' Knosevalt issued an order denyln 'Joyiirtmon. employes the right to .J.Tliiul.) with labor organiza tions. 8tiniU;iic US' tho postoffico department dismissed some railway mall cU-rkg for Joining labor unions at St. Haul and other points in the West. This cauiied a vigorous pro test from the American Federation of labor. As a result a, bill has been Introduced by Mr. Lloyd, of Missouri, to permit government employes to or ganize. Hearings arc given on this bill by the house committee on reform In the civil service. Before this com mittee Second Assistant Postmaster General Stewart appeared. 'TJo you deny the right of civil service employes to strike?" Mr. Stewart was esked ly Itepresentatlve Wilson, chairman of the house com mittee on labor. In response. Mr. Stewart said: "Is not the oath taken by government employes In which they agree to serve the government, to be regarded above everything else?" When asked by Chairman Godwin concerning the reported dismissals and demotions of employes because of their affiliation with labor organiza tions, Mr. Stewart faid: "There can be no question of the right of a de partment head to dismiss or demote a civil service employe. A dismissed employe was notified of the charges against him: a demoted employe was lilven 1,0 reaon-" 7J"How about the dismissal of one of your mail upertntendent at Cincin nati ?' epreeentatlye, , FlnUy .asked. -Wll ne turnisnea wiw nouw na n copy of charge?" ' "I believe not," was the reply. '"What harm can come from the enactment of the first portion of the Lloyd bill, which provides that such notice shall be given In writing?" asked Mr. Flnley. "I don't know of any particular harm, except that there are cases (Contlnned on Page Six) OF ARE 111 EMEDILT GOOD CTSTf Declaration of 'Indepen dence and Constitution Carefully Locked Away KNOX LOOKS AT THEM WASHINGTON, May . The sacred relics of enduring popular govern ment, the original Declaration of In dependence and Constitution of the United (States, which for nearly a de cade, have been locked up In the archleves of the state department, were personally inspected today by Secretary Knox who during his tenure of office Is charged with their pre servation for posterity. Thoh- ex posure forcible revealed to the soo ret&ry that the safe In which they are kept Is neither water nor fire proof. Although without available funds, he Immediately Issued Instruc tions that an estimate be made of the cost of a receptacle which would make the historic Instruments abso- L lutely secure against destruction, Jj Both aocumeats have been) ob- I .... 1 . ... 1 .1 1 . ,..,. .(... 1 Q A Jn ordjer to save them fom the spolia tion of sunlight, from accident or vandalism. When uncovered . today the Immortal declaration displayed the ravages ot time and the disastrous effects ot press-copying t which It was submitted in 1162 and from which all facsimiles have been made. Nearly all the signatures have rad- ed, even the famous serolj of John i Hancock being only vaguel and in- i completely visible. The dimmed ! text, however. Is readable In its en- 1 tlrety. The condition of the, decls- ; ration Is ascribed by officials more to the press -copying than the wear of years. The constitution, wnicn nas never been pressvcosled. Is in almest perfect shape, A rs-arraagement ot the depart ment's library afforded the secretary an opportunity to view the relics. They were returned to the safe and Mr. Knox announced that, for the sake ot their preservation, there would be bo chans; la the policy ot locking then up from puttie Mt- fciblUen, '. ' . - INTERVENTION IS ONLY MOST REMOTE OFPOSSIBILITIES A dmiinstration Reaffirms Inten tion to Play Hands Off in Mexico But Situation is Tense. S ecr e tar y Knox May Resign From Cabinet. WASHINGTON. May 6. Stories printed today to the effect that Gen eral Leonard Wood, chief of staff of the army, t an informal gath ering of the members of the house committee on military affairs on Thursduy. expressed the opinion that intervention in Mexico was inevitable ar.d that it wauld take two hundred thousand American troops to patrol th foubled republic, brought no lit .i . i,ir, tn administration cir- Offlcluf denials were pui out from a number of sources and care was taken to express anew the ad ministrations position that intervention is a most remote possibility. One of President Taffs callers tod.ay went so far as tn quote the president as saying that "blood wj3"ld have to be so deep In Mexico that a man could not wado through it" before the American army would cross the bor der. Officials Wax Bitter General Wood . himself and Sec retary of War Dickinson, were par ticularly bitter In denouncing the Cir culation of stories of intervention at this time, declaring that they con sidered them calculated to work In finite mischief, to endanger the lives of Americans in Mexico by Innaming the natives to murderous assaults and even to plunge the two countries Into war. "It Is like poisoning a well." said General Wood, Secretary Dickin son was even more emphatic. Thorugh all of the conflicting re ports as to the American attitude to day there stood out the fact that In tervention in Mexico can come only hrough the act of congress. Congress Alone Can Act President Taft, conscious of the constitutional restrictions as to In vading a foreign country and thereby committing an act of war, has tlma and again made the declaration that he would lay the whole matter before congress If the time . should aver come for Intervention by thla coun try and that the responsibility tor action would be placed squarsly pt the- congTe, '-wm wMnwa -rf5'4WW''fhS(ssja Congress leaders,' it can Bo stated, are of the same, opinion as the presi dent as to intervention and matters in Mexico would have to reach an extremely desperate stags before American troops are ordered across the line. The fight is Mexico's and the United States proposes tp keep hads off unless unwarranted out rages should be perpetrated against American and ether foreign Interests. GRAY HAIRED VETERANS AND TINY INFANTS WERE "'TFRAGETTE PARADE With Banners Streaming Women March Down 5th Ave. as Living Protest THEY WANT A VOTE NEW YORK, May . Gray haired woman suffrage pioneers, styled "The Girls of '61," dimpled, laugh ing girl babies of 110 not yet out of their first long dresses, girls and women of all ages between, swept down Fifth avenue from 67th street to Union square this afternoon In an organized protest against denial to their sex of the ballots. Every avenue through which woman has invaded man's field of endeaver was repre sented from sculpture to cab driving. One hundred male supporters of the cause Joined in the parade. Four brass bands, dozens of elab orate floats and fluttering pennants by the hundreds, with here and there a banner bearing epigrams, length ened the line of 2,000 marchers. The ranks were separated into seven divisions and more than half the marchers were laden with camp stools, besides the regulation In signia and banners which many car ried. These camp stools, an Inno vation In New York parades, had served as seats for the femlne army preeeedlng the formation. Having answered their purpose, they were folded up. tucked under arms and carried along. Every one marched with the ex ception of the veterans and the ba bies. Anna Garlan Spencer and Mrs. Phoebe A. Hansford, representing 'The Girls of Slx(ty-One," rode In open carriages. The pounjgest re cruits were trundled In go-cart by their mothers. Out of town asso ciations, in a separate division, con sisted of delegations from Colorado, Wyoming, Massachusetts, New Jersey and Connecticut. When the march ers reached Union square an open air mass met ing was held and ad dresses were delivered by the leaders. FIVERS GOT DECISION. LOS ANQBL.ES, Cel., May . Joe Rivers, of Loa Angeles, was awarded tbo decision over Johnny Kllbaae, of ClevcUad, at th sad ot their twenty, round ge taday, Friction In Departments Today's happenings brought out fresh rumors that friction exists be tween the war and state departments over the handling of affairs connected with the Mexican situation. It Is said that Secretary Knox fecis that he has not been consulted freely In the matter as his position at the head of the department of state demands and that the war department and offi cers of the army have too much sway with the. affair. A report also was persistent tonight that Secretary Knox's resignation In the near future would not cause great surprise. No confirmation was obtainable. In fact there was every indication that with Its publication denials would be fotrh- comlng. At the same time members of congress who have had, occasion to consult with the secretary about foreign affairs recently have indicated That he was In anything but a happy frame of mind. A suggestion that Secretary Knox might retire from the state portfolio was current even before the Mexican situation was sprung. The report that the troops ordered were south without consultation with the secretary of state, carried with It the suggestion that this incident had serv ed to Increase the tensity of the sit uation in the staate department. YASSAR RECORDS BROKEN POUGHKEEP8IE N. C, May Three Vassar college records were broken at the annual field day games today. Miss Dorothy Smith, of New the running high Jump and the base ball throw, and Miss Caroline Johnson of oVnnkers, set a new mark for the 100 yard hurdle going the distance In 10 1-6 seconds. The previous re cord was.l4. MUs Smith threw the baseball 204 feet 5 inches, as against the previous record of 186 feet 3 Inches and set the figures' for the high Jump at four feet six and one half inches. The class of 1912 won the championship banner for the greatest number of points. Winners in the various events were carried oft the '.flldnn th hmitriftW of their NOGALES IS EXCITED. NOGALES, Mex., May 6. Nogales became excited late today by the re port that a large force of Insurrec tos were marching toward the town from the southwest. Six hundred reb els were said to be within a few miles of Nogales. An attack Is expected within twenty-four hours. OF IN SESSION TRIS WEEK CONSIDER UNIFICATION Three Branches of Great Denomination May Agree Upon Plan of Union SAME IN CREED CHATTANOOGA, May . Begini ning tomorrow and continuing to Ma- 21, the Joint commission rep resenting three branches of Method ism will meet here to consider im portant quesqtlons. Under different names there are nineteen separate denominations of Methodists in America and the total membership is nearly 7,000, The twenty-seven commissioners who will meet here next week represent about six million Methodists. They were appointed by the Methodist Protestant, the Methodist Episcopal South and the.M. E. church to con sider the Question of unification through re-organtzatlon. Nine com missioners as follows have been ap pointed by each of the three church es. Methodist Protestant church President, T, M. Lewis, D. D., West minster, Md; the Rev. M, L. Jen nings. D. D., Pittsburg, Pa.; the Rev. D. O. Helmlck. D. V. Weston, W. Va., the Rev, C. D. Stnklnson, D, D., Atlantic City, N. J. 8. R. Harrison, Henderson, N. C i W. N. Swift, Adrian, Mich.; J. J. Barge, Atlanta, Ga. J. E. Petersen, New London, Iowa: the Rev, Geo. Shaffer, I). D., Pittsburg, Pa. Methodist Episcopal church. South Biahop A. . W, Wilson, Baltimore, lfd.i Bishop E. E. Hoss, Nashville, Tenn.i Bishop Collins Denny, Nash ville, Tenn.i the Rev, W, J. Young, D. D., Danville, Va. the Rev, F, M Thomas, D, I., Louisville, Ky. i the Rev. C. M, Bishop, D. D., Wichita Falls, Tex. Judge M. L. Walton. Woodstock, Va. President R, 8, Hyer, LL, D., Dallas,' Tx.( W, B. Stubbs, Savannah, Ot, Methodist Church Bishop Earl Cranston, Washington, D, C.j Bishop J, M. Walden, Cincinnati, Ohio. Bishop L, B. Wilson, Philadelphia, Pa.; Rev. J. F, Oouchsr, D, D., Bal timore, Md.j the Rev. G. A, Roods-, D, D Berea, Ohio; the Rsv. W. W, Evans, D. D., Hanisburg, Pa-1 R. T, Miller, . LL. D., Cincinnati. Ohlo Hanford Q, Crawford, Bt, Louis J, A, Patton, Chaitaaoega, Teem, - . A Find the man who hasjust asked the other for the use THOUSANDS OF AMERICANS FLEEING FROM TENSE SITU A TION IN MEXICO Fatlureof DW to Resign Creates General Surprise, Grim Old Warrior Stands Pat Of ficial Will Not Talk. End of Armistice Comes and Mexico ; Faces the Most Desperate Situation Yet. MEXICO CITY, May . Believing that General Dlai had determined to accede to the demand of . MaderOj thousands of tha capital were astounded this afternroon to learn that the last moment of the armistice had passed without an agreement having been reached. , In the decla ration of Madero that he would re sume hostilities they read ths answer of the . pjusldent that he would not yield his height position. Surprise felt by ibb public was shared by officials. Almost all of ths residents had en tertained the hops that peace would be ticc !afd. :fi " Tonight newsboys are finding it dif ficult to supply ths demand for pa peri. In tha cafejfc-Uw iubs, the linvwtfM i lit the sts.roWTn ll.'Jr1 wis tuiinrlv seeklna- news, and .on ever hand IS heard the querry regarding intervention. Facing Desperate Crisis. Meanwhile the old soldier presi dent sits in his office at his home, grimly facing the most desperate sit uation which has menaced Mexico since he assumed control more than 30 years ago. Army officers, mem bers of his cabinet and other high officials come and go but from the president's home comes no word that he is' yet willing to announce his in tention to resign. Members of his cabinet refuse to discuss the situa tion. Minister Limantnur and Minister De la Barra have had numerous con ferences with Diaz since yesterday noon and It may he assumed that Llmantour at least has urged the ndvutarility of yielding. Proposed as he has been for the provisional presi dency, De la Darra declares his po sition is too delicate for him to talk for publication more than to state hours after the breaking of the aj-mi-tlce, that the government Is waiting for a reply to the note sent to Judge CarabaJal. May Vet Tako Action. It is thought to be barely possible that Diaz may yet avail himself of And Hold Last Great Re union on Ground Where They Fought so Well RICHMOND, Va., May 6. At the Little Rock reunion of ' Confederate veterans next week a concerted ef fort on the part of It. B. Lee camp No. 1, Confederate veterans of this city will be made to bring the re union of 1lt to Richmond. Hon. J. Taylor Ellyson, chairman of the committee In charge of the erection of the Confederate memorial Insti tute, sometimes called the Battle Ab bey, has announced that architects of the building give assurance that It will be completed In eighteen months or two years. It Is proposed to have probably- the last great re union of Confederate veterans here : at the opening of the Institute.- The I structure is to be a very handsome one, to cost tl60,ooo or more, and to stand on an ample site, adjoin ing the grounds of the Lee Camp Soldiers' Home, which was presented by the stats. , MEXICAN BOLDIEIM RELEASED DOUGLAS, Ariz.. May I. Fprty three Mexican federal soldiers, held prisoners by tha United States troops since they crossed from Agua prsita when the Insurreetes captured the town on April II, were released to night by Colonel Chas, M, O'Connor on orders from Washington, Many Immediately crossed to Ague Prleta to rejoin, the federal garrison, The - rebel - prisoners' who surren dered to the United States troops when the federals recaptured the tow a April T, were also released, Seasonable Puzzle. t ie opportunity to bring peace to his country by yielding, but those who know the old man's personal char acter now say that having ignored Madero's ultimatum hs will not yield. For weeks Americans have been leav ing the city for the United States and the news ot today has resulted in a sudden augmentation In the exodus. Tonight's strain "to Vera Vera Cruze carried numerous Amer icans chiefly women and children and many unable to obtain accommoda tions on the boats -whoso reserva tions are booked for three weeks' 1n advance are attempting to get ut or tns country over the one railroad left ' open- to the fiorth,. - i -... ... w .... m .- "r mm. junnor ngnung 1 flirhtHvu1l ti-f followed by intervention and that this will result In scene of tragic dis order Is expressed on every hand. Belief that the United States will take part In Mexico's affairs waa stim ulated this morning by the publica tion In a local newspaper of a dis patch from New York purporting to bo copy of a Washington dispatch published In a New York newspaper. According to this dispatch President Taft had discussed at length the situ ation saying that Intervention was im minent and furnishing the details of the movement of troops and war ships, the landing at Vera Cruze and even the amount of the Indemnity the United States ask at the close of the war. This afternoon the New York newspaper telegraphed to this city a statement denying the publi cation or receipt of any such story. Although not true the story has had Its effect on the people, many of whom now believe the end of Inde pendence is at hand. It Is this feel ing which may grow Into more se rious menace for Americana. PREPARING FOR HOSTILITIES EL PASO, Tex., May The ar- mlstlce covering the Chihuahua dls trlct and all official comunlcatlon be FOR AN ATTEMPT TO POISON TWO HEGROESPAY PENALTY Became Mad at Planter and Used Strychnine Getting Rope Themselves MOBILE, Ala., May . On the public road three miles west of Louis ville, In Winston county, Mississippi, the dead bodies of Cliff Jon and Hruce White, half brothers, colored, were found dangling from the llnib of a tree at an early hour today. The negroes had been In the employ of Johnson Pearson, a planter, and had been placed under arrest Friday afternoon for an alleged attempt to poison (he Pearson family by placing a solution of strlchnlne obtained from rat poison, In drinking water. The men were taken away frem de puty sheriffs by a mob. Pearson had occasion to reprimand Jones for cruely to one of his horses and later In the day refused to ad vance him money. This evidently angered the nero and, aerdlng to a confession which he made at the time ot his arrest, led to a deter mination for revenge, HCHOOXEIl MADE RECORD TRIP SAVANNAH, Ga., May . The schoonez Anna, Captain B. H. Wall, is siwhered In Tybee roads tonight after a voyage from New York ac complished in II hours which Is be lieved by' local mariners to be a record for four masters for the trip. The seheaner will be towed to her destination, Belfast, G., from here, of his lawn mower. tween the revolutionists wers broken off today and tonight ths Insurrecto army under General Francisco I. Ma. dero, Jr., is preparing to pursue ths revolution as vigorously as ever. Juares will be the first point of attack but the rebels will probably not move far another 24 hours.' Judge CarabaJal, having notified Dr. Vasques Gomes, head of the rebel peace commission, today that It was Impossible for him to continue thg Peace. jmwti nations on 1 ths basis suggest- d by the rebels, the rebels refus d to extend ths armistice. Tbo foU towing statement waa issued by Gen eral Madero, . MArinro'f Rtatotncnt " ' . all laws wilt be fictitious and all pro mises tricks of, war. With that idea and In order to' obtain Peace In Mex ico, I. asked him to make publlo ths Intention which ho had manifested privately of resigning from ths gov ernment. In order that ho might not feel humiliated or have any pretext to deny such a request I proposed that I also would rsslgn as provisional president, even manifstlng to him that I would accept as prasidsnt for the interim a member of his cabinet who occupies a post of much confi dence and who is correspondingly able to fill It "It is not posstblo for me to do more for my country and If the war continues it wilt be due solely to the inexplicable ambition of General Diaz. He therefore will be alone re sponsible before the civilized world and In history for all ths misery which ths wsr may cause." Rebels 'are Disappointed Though determined to pursue their demands to the last ritch, the rebel leaders tonight plainly showed their disappointment at the outoome of the days events. The answer which Judge CarabaJal made them today ad,- (Contlnnevl on Page Six) CONGRESS WILL CHANCE DATE OMNAttlTION Also Probable That Time for Holding Elections will be Changed, Too. WARHINOTON, May . A change for the date of the Inauguration of president is assured ot ratification by the sixty second congress and It I not improbable that similar action will be taken to change the date of holding the national ejections, This assurance has been given by a two thirds majority of both houses of con gress to Representative Henry of Tex as, chairman of the house committee on rules, who Introduced recently a Joint resolution providing fer the sub mission of this proposal to the legis latures of the states, Ths proposed amendment of the constitution of the United Statea ( hanjes the date of the Inauguration from March i, usually an Inclement day In Washington to the last Thurs day in April, The data of holding national elections would be changed from the first Tuesday In November to the first Tuesday In April preeeedlng the expiration of the terms of the president and member of congress. Provision Is made for extending the term of office ot these officials after ths ratification from March 4 till the April date. ( WEATHER, PAIR WASUINQTON, May . Porecsstl North Carolina: fair in Interior! un settled en coast Sunday; Monday fair) moderate rthet -wind, CANNON SARCASTIC IN SPEAKING UPON He Declares President Taft Is Greater Humorist Than MarK Twain VOTE ON FREE LIST EXPECTED ON MONDAY Many Notable Speeches on Measure Have Been Dellv- . ered to Empty Seats WASHINGTON, May .-A handful or faithful members of the house witnessed the termination lata this afternoon of a memorable debate en the tariff free list bill which proba bly will be voted upon Monday. The debate was noteworthy because of the number of speeches and on account ot the scant membership of the house that followed them. From the opening of the general discussion of the bill there was no restriction - on the speaking on the measure, - Few of the speeches, however, received much attention.'-'-'"., ' - ' Former Speaker Cannon - had good audience today when he spoke against the bill. The seats were de serted during the remainder of the day, however. The close of the days session ended general discussion on the till. Monday the measure which is the first of the democratic tariff bills to come tie to re congress will he subjected to attempts at amendment, but the democratic leaders hope to secure a final vote on Its passage be fore adjournment that day. Representative Fslson of North Carolina, was among those who today spoke In favor of the measure, Tn hie attack on reciprocity, Mr, Cannon said: ' ' " ; v - , 4 Publishing Interest Did It '."I believe ,, thla n secret agreement never would have been made la It had not been demanded by -the great pub llshlnx Interests of the country." President Taft'S speech , at 'tha publisher banquet In New York, he said,- wee a tins piece of humor; bet ter than anything ot Clemens. In it the president told tha publishers to "be consistent in favoring the pas-sar-0f, tbft reetnrncfty ton without amendment." .' -"w- , 1 i The former speaker referred - to the Associated Press,, saying It waa made up of the publisher and that in turn the publisher made up the Associated Press. He declared It was a great Organisation and that he "wouldn't kill It if he could." "I lost my temper over the reci procity pact" said Mr. Cannon, "I felt that those who represented two thirds of the people were willing to sacrifice - the other . to answer the hysterical cry raised by the dema gogues, the democrat and the news papers." He predicted that the dem ocrats would be overthrown la tha next election, , - TIIDENNEEDNOTPRODOGE II He is Man Alleged to Have ' Spent Slush Fund for' Lorimer'a Election ' BOOKS ABE PRIVATE CHICAGO, May . Judge . A. T. Petit In the Circuit court today de dared that the Illinois enat could not force Inspection ot the private ac- ,' count of Edward Tllden. HI de- r clslon. having this effect, was to up , hold the writ of habeas corpus oh- ; talned by Tllden, O. W. Benedict and ' W. C. Cummlngs after he had been , arrested on charge of contempt ( V the senate In refusing to present the V, account to tha' Helm committee :' which I investigating th eletclon of " United Htates Benator Lorimer. Til- den was named by Clarence Fank of the International Harvester company ' as a person to whom he was directed . to send a check for 110,000 to help -' pay repay a fund of 1100,000 said to have been used in electing Benator Lorimer. Attorney John 1. Healy, re- . presenting the Helm committee waa T ASSAULT ON TARIFF given ten days In which to-ftle ex captions. He Indicated that the case V probably would be reviewed by the : appellate court. ., Judge Petit based hi decision a a , large part on the premise that th yhole proceeding before the Helm ':.' committee were Invalid. ; , ' ' , TRAVIS MEETS DEFEAT, ' "f v i ii i i ml i J'... . . v '; : GARDEN CITT, U t. May , After being down most of the way Gardner W. White, of Oakland, the interscholastlc champion, defeated Walts J, Travis, of Garden City, for the chief cup In the Invitation timnm ment over, the links of itm li.-'.rdi i City Golf club today. V v after five extra holes out green, -
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