ASHEVILLE CITIZEN.
THE WEATHER:
FAIR.
CITIZEN WANT ADS
BRING RESULTS
VOL. XXVII., NO. 204
ASHEVILLE. N. C, SATURDAY ilORXlNO. MAY 1911
PRICE FIVE CENTS
THE
POLICE RAID GETS
IN 76 BARRELS OF
BDnLEDWHISKEY
Home of W. H. Southers and
Bush Establishment Are
Entered by Officers
RAIDS MADE UNDER THE
SEARCH AND SIEZE LAW
Men Give Bond and Will be
Tried In the Police Court
This Monlngf
It will be dry in Ashevllle today,
except perhaps In the court room of
th city police court where aa a re
sult of the raids conducted by the
police department yesterday after
noon 'on alleged "blind tigers" there
are stored seventy six barrels of whis
key in half pint and pint bottles, a
case of whiskey and a quantity' of
beer. As a result of the raids, W. H.
Souther, W. H. Bush and Peter
Briggg have been arrested charged
with violating the search and seizure
law and with selling vinous, malt and
Intoxicating liquors. Each of the
men gave bond in the sum of 1200
for their appearance In city police
court this morning. '
Raided House
The first raid was conducted yester
day afternoon at about 4.30 o'clock
on the house occupied by Mr. W. H.
Souther and family on Clayton street.
The fact that the raids were to be
made was held in the utmost secrecy,
although at the time that the police
men arrived at the Souther residence,
Mr. and Mrs. Souther and their at
torney, It is said, forbade the officers
to enter the place. In spite of the
orders, an entrance was forced to the
basement where It is alleged there
were stored fifty one gallons of whis
key, all of which were seized and
hauled to the court room In the city
hall. The house isiarranged In such
a way, It Is reported, that the base
ment cannot be entered from the
house except through an outside door
which opens on one side of the house.
A number of windpws In the basement
were securely locked and were cever
d with heavy boards nailed across
them.
The second swoop was made upon
the room over 31 South Main street
where there were found twenty five
barrels and one case of whiskey, a
number of bottles of bppr, which were
in a tub of ice water, and several
Jugs of wine. The whiskey and beer
was taken to police headquarters, and
W. H, Bush and Peter Briggs. who
run the Club cafe Just under this
room were arrested. They promptly
gave the amount of their bonds for
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OVATION ALL WE
Will Start From Marshall
Eastward Over Western
End of Road in June
NOW IN RALEIGH
RALEIGH. N. C, May 12. The
scout cars, out as path finders for the
Morehead-Beaufort to Raleigh sec
tion of the proposed great Central
highway to stretch the length of the
state from the seashore to the Tennes
see line, traversing nineteen counties,
arrived here this evening and the
party Is being royally entertained,
their wait here being for a bis Wake
county good roads rally, with special
view to stirring Interest In the Central
highway movement, to be held tomor
row at noon.
President H. B. Vnrner of the Cen
tral highway association, who heads
the party of path finders, says they
have received a continuous ovation
along the road traversed, the greatest
possible enthusiasm being shown by
the people everywhere they have
been.
Mr. Joseph Hyde Pratt, state ge
ologist, who is a member of the
party says that even where there
have arisen contest as to the exact
route for the highway the rivalry
Is of the most friendly sort and it
looks like in nearly all such Instances
the outrame will be that both routes
will be built up and go down on the
map for the tourists to take their
choice or use both as the choose.
The moBt notable contest of this sort
Is between Morehead and Beaufort,
Involving considerably different
routes, both towns pledging the mon
ey for the construction of the re
spective sections of the highway. It
Is practically settled that both will
go on the may . with equal demon
stration leaving the routes optional
with the tourists.
President Varner declared tonight
that It looks already like the highway
will have to be doubled tracked.
After taking part In the good roads
Continued on Pace Four)
DICKINSON GIVES
UP CABINET PLACE
WITHOUT
Washington Can See Nothing But
Politics in Resignation But There
Has Been Friction Between War
and State Departments
WASHINGTON, May 12. Secre
tary of War Jacob McOavock Dickin
son, of Tennessee, the democratic
member of President Taft's cabinet,
has resigned. Henry L. Stlmson, of
Now York, recently defeated repub
lican candidate for governor of that
state, has been given the war port
folio. This announcement was made
at the white house tonight and occa
sioned great surprise.
Pressing Private Business.
In the letters exchanged between
the president and Mr. Dickinson no
other reason, other than that of
pressing private affairs, is given for
the secretary's retirement. The pres
ident will confer with Mr. Stlmson In
New York tomorrow or Sunday, but
the new secretary of war will not be
sworn in until the return of the presi
dent to the capital on Monday. Mr.
Dickinson will go to his Tennessee
home immediately upon the qualifi
cation of his successor. He expects
to devote his attention to business
and will not return to the practice of
law In which he was engaged when
President Taft appointed him secre
tary of war In 1908. He is the second
member of Mr. Taft's cabinet to re
tire to private life, Secretary of In
terior Balllnger having severed his
connection with the president's official
family only a few honths ago. Coin
cident with Uie announcement of Mr.
Dickinson's retirement" came that of
the appointment of U. S. Mllllncton, of
Herkimer, N. Y,, to be insistent
treasurer ctt the Linlted States at New
York,
Mr. Stlmson was the RooBevelt can
didate for governor while Mr. MI1
lington was a former member of the
houBc from the twenty-seventh New
York district, and Is a close fHend of
Vice President Sherman and other
leaders of the old guard In the state,
having succeeded Mr. Sherman in the
house wfceu' the latter became vice
president. ,
In the two appointments official
Washington found food for specula
tion and many politicians thought
they saw therein the first step of the
administration to straighten out the
tangled skein of New York polHtcsv
Taft Is Well Fleam.
No effort was made by the presi
dent to conceal the satisfaction with
which he viewed the appointment of
Mr. Stlmson. Not only has he the
highest personal regard for the In
coming member of his cabinet but he
Is well aware that the appointment
will bp acceptable to a large faction
of the republican party In New York.
While the selection of Mr. Stlmson
was made after only a few days'
consideration Senator Root and other
leaders were consulted and give It
PROMINENT PACKERS MUST
GOTO TRIAL ON CHARGE OF
Tremendous Blow at De
fense of Meat Packers
Delivered by Judge
CONTROL INDUSTRY
CHICAGO, May 12. Ten Chicago
meat packers must go to trial on fed
eral indictments charging them with
conspiracy to control the price of
fresh meat in violation of the Sher.
man anti-trust law. This was decided
today by Judse George A. Carpenter
of the T. S. district court, who over
ruled a demurrer in which the pack
ers had held that the Sherman law
fulled sufficiently to define the of
fense It sought to prohibit. The men
who were Indicted on Sept. 1. 1909,
and are affected by the decision arc:-
J. Ogden Armour, president of Ar
mour & Co.
Louts F. Swift, president of Swift &
Co.
Edward F. Swift, vice president of
Swift & Co.
" has. If. Swift, director of Swift 4
Co.
Edward Tilden. president of the Na
tional Packing company.
Arthur Meeker, general manager
for Armour Co.
Edward Morris, president of Mor
ris Co. .
Francis A. Fowler, director of Swift
& Co.
Thomas J. Connors, superintendent
hf Armour & Co.
Iouls H. Heyman, manager for
Morris & Co.
Attorneys for the government de
clared the decision was a tremendous
blow at the packers' defense, and said
the prosecution had scored at every
nolnt. The indictment charger that
the packers controlling the greater
part of the meat Industry were di
vided Into three groups, the Armour.
Jwlft and Morris groups, and that th
three had a common medium of ex
change of price lints and Instructions
'hrough the National Packing com
oany. The Indictments also charged
that three groups had, an arrange
ment whereby each would not com
pet In territory belonging to another
group,
WARNING
their unqualified Approval. Former
President Roosevelt was not culled
Into conference but there Is no que
tlon but that he must approve the
naming to such an Important post of
a man for whom he worked tooth and
nail In the recent governorship cam
palgn. The position of assistant
treasurer at New York, which has
been given to the Sherman-Barne-Woodruff
faction, while not so Im
portant as that given to the Roose
velt-Psrsons faction, la believed here
to be a move in the direction of peace
that will count for much In the fu
ture. Friends of the president were
pleased over the polttlcal outlook.
Friction In Departments.
Unofficially Washington tonight dis
cussed with relish the resignation of
the secretary of war. Unofficially
there were those who found other
reasons than that given In his letter.
Mr. Dickinson is a democrat. His
presence In the cabinet of a republi
can president has not been looked
upon with favor by some of Mr. Taft's
political advisers, who were of the
opinion that the office of secretary of
war shoutd be held by some ons of
the president's own party, and who
also pointed out that Mr. Dickinson
tnlght prove a source of embaras
jnent when the 191 J campaign opened.
- There were others who thought Mr.
Dlsklnson had Incurred some criticism
by his conduct of the war office. As
was pointed out recently, there have
been reports of friction over the Mex
ican situation between the state de
partment and the war department.
In some quarters It was asserted
that Secretary of State Knox was be
ing overshaadowed by Mr. Dickinson
and there were reports that the for
mer contemplated resigning, but these
met with official denials.
There had been no hint that Mr.
Dickinson contemplated retirement.
President Moved Swiftly.
The president moved swiftly when
he found that he had to select a new
secretary of war. On Wednesday
Secretary Hllles was dispatched to
New York post haste. He mat Mr.
Stlmson the next day but the1 latter
wtthed'to consult with his father, "wTio"
was then on the Atlantic bound for
Europe. Mr. Hllles came back to
Washington and Mr. Stlmson resorted
to wireless. His father's answer ad
vising him to accept came today, and
late in the afternoon he called up the
white house on the long distance and
said he would be glad to become Mr,
Taft's second secretary of war. The
deal was closed right then and the
president gave a sigh of genuine re
lief.
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TWENTY-TWO AMERICANS
REALLT CAPTURES JUAREZ
And Mexicans in Jealousy
Have Preferred Charges
of Looting
SO THEY COME HOME
JUAREZ, Mex., May 12. Warrants
were sworn out today before Mexi
can provisional officers In Juarez for
the arrest of a number of members of
the American legion in the lnsurrecto
army, on the charge of looting and
robbing Chinese during the recent
fighting. Several have come to the
American side.
Twenty two Americans composed
the American force that made Itself
famous by its desperate fighting In
the streets of Juarez. Whethei
charges of looting have been brought
against all these Is not known. In
deed ft has been Impossible to confirm
from official sources the report that
charges have been made against
Americans.
The Americans themselves were
quietly told by Mexican frineds that
officers were looking for them ai.d
quietly In turn they crossed the line
Into American territory.
Whatever else may result the Im
mediate effect has been the elimina
tion of the American fighting forces
from the ranks of the lnsurrecto army
at Juarez.
The American vehemently deny the
charges of looting asserting that Jeal
ousy among the lnsurrecto leaders
is back of the accusation and that
the moving Incentive is the taking of
ail credit for the victory to Mexicans
to the exclusion of Americana, of
Colonel Garibaldi, the grandson of the
Italian patriot, and of thrlty eight
Mexicans, who, the Americans assert,
came to sld them aft..- they haa
fought their way Into the city.
PACKET M'FARUM) WO.
BUFFALO, N. T., May 12 Packer
McFarland. of Chlcaao, outpointed
and outfought Tommy Kllbane, of
Cleveland. In a ten-round oout before
the Buffalo Athletic association bars
" 'c
That th ere are lots of men who go
fishing and wait all day in the hot sun
for a fish to bite
IN DEAD OF NIGHT GREAT STEAMERS
STRIKE. ONE SINKING IN FIVE MINUTES
Wireless Apparatus Out of
Passengers and Crew of Sunk Steamer Safely Transferredin the Dark
to Other Ship Not a Life Lost and Only One Injury
NORrfJLK, Va., Many 12. A near
tragedy of the seat tilled with many
thrilling narratives of human rescue
and escape occurred off , this coast
early this morning When the splendid
Ward Una steamer Merlda, hound
from Havana, Cuba, for New York,
with Sit souls on board, sank in 85
fathoms of water jlfty miles north
em of Cap Chare after she had
been rammed by the fruit steamer
Admiral Varragut. bound from Phlla
delrhia for l.r Aiuonio.
Only Oi gtjured
Every person aboard the Merdla
was rescued and but one was seri
ously Injured, the wife of A. Peon, a
land proprietor of progreeso, Mexico,
who with his family was bound for
Paris to await the end of the Mexi
can revolution.
Mrs. Peon, occupying a room imme
diately next to where the Farragut
struck the Merdla, was Injured.
The Meidia was struck by the Ad
miral Farragua during a dense fog
at 12.30 a. m.. after the Merdla's de
lightful voyage from Mavana, with
fine weather and a perfect sea.
Hank In Five Hours
In five hours the Merdla was at
the bottom of the ocean but with her
passengers and crew safely aboard
the Admiral Farragut.
Ky wireless telegraphy the Old Do
mini, in steamrhlp company's steamer
Hamilton, bound to New York from
Norfolk, was summoned by the Admi
ral Farragut and took aboard the
rescued passengers and crew of the
Merdla and landed them In Norfolk
at 7 o'clock tonight. The Admiral
Farragut, which carried but one un
known passenger, proceeded for the
Delaware breakwater under convoy
of the United States battleship Iowa,
PAYS PENALTHOR CRIME
Man Who Killed Chief of
Police of "Spring Hope
Dies in Electric Chair
RALEIGH, N. C May 12 There
was not a mien ni any son in ui
electrocution of Norman Lowls in tht.
state's prison this morning, when the
negro prisoner Pa'd the death penalty
for the murder of Chief of Police
Stalllngs. of Spring Hope. Nash coun
ty last September, when the officer
was attempting to arrest: the negro
for selling whiskey. The negro Viis
brought Into the death chamber this
morning and strapped Into the chair
In time for the first 1,800 voltage to
be turned on by Warden Sales at
10.27 o'clock.
The negro was pronounced dead
within eleven minutes, a usual sec
ond voltage havlnir been applied.
There was no statement from the
mr who w as attended by the rec
tor of the colored Episcopal church
here, Rev. J. E. King. '
1 7m
FAIR
, WASHINGTON, May 1 z Forecast:
North Carolina: generally fair Satur
6r a4 Bundayi light variable winds.
1
Have You Ever Noticed
Commission and Aid Could
which answered the wireless appeals
for assistance and which was stand
ing by the Farragut when the steamer
Hamilton left with the rescued pas
sengers and crew for Norflk.
Great Ship Was Helpless
The Admlarl Farragut after ram
ming the Merdla, several times her
size, staggered away with a bad hole
In her port how and It wa feared
she, too, might sink. The Farragut
crashed Into the eMrlda disabling
the latter" engine out wrecking her
ship and wireless apapratu helpless.
and in tut darkness.
Wireless operator I-och of the
Farragut attempted to call assistance
but found his appeal could not be
heard Meanwhile passenger and
crw were being transferred from the
sinking Merlda to the Admiral Farra
gut Passenger Was a Hero
One passenger, I'e.ly K. Benton,
proved himself one of the real heroes
of the hour. Benton Is an expert en
gineer and It was largely through hi
assistance and knowledge of mechan
ics that the wireless apparatus on the
Farraxut was repaired and Operator
l.ach was finally, at 5.30 o'clock, abje
to send out his first call for aid. Trils
was heard by (he Old Dominion Liner
Hamilton and the battleship Iowa,
both of them were about 65 mil)
away, and the Hamilton sent an en
couraging message saving:
"V will reach you by eight
o'clock."
Then the Iowa and the Hamilton
began a race to save lives. The Ham
ilton won. It wa Just a few min
utes after 8 o'clock when the Ham
ilton sighted the Admiral Farragut
Rnd In half an hounwH close enough
to send out life boat. The three
SENATOR TILLMAN DENIES
HE IS IN-LINE HEALTH
And Proceeds to Prove
Statement by Ordering a
Substantial Meal
ACOl'BTA, Oa.. May 12. "Dp 1
look an If I am falling?" asked United
Btulea Senator liciajmin ' Tillman, of
oouth Carolina, while seated in the
Ulnlug room of a local hotel today
when liuestloned regarding a report
mat his he.iith was reaching a criti
. ai state.
The senator proceeded to order a
, i!)j!!:uu!ul meal.
Speuklng of the Wilson boom for
it: presidency. Ml. Tfllmn said
that public sentiment had not yet
crystallized ,n any one man and trim
there would he pever.'tl booms to
flourrilsh and die before the next
I democratic national convention.
i
WOMAN ACQUITTED
ON INSANITY PLEA
SliREVJOPOitT, La., May 12.
Mrs. Lcota llaynle, of Greenville,
Miss, who was charged with man
slaughter In connection with the kill
ing fit i KorneKay. a railroad
clerk, several months ago, wts de
clared not guilty today by a Jury, the
verdict sustaining the plea of the de
fense of temporary insanity.
THOUSAND FOIl UMKIa,
NEW YORK, May 12. J. M. Ward,
a former captain of the New Tork
National baseball team, wa awarded
$1,000 damages today against Ban
Johnson, presllent of the American
leagua
But act like this if they have to
wait over two minutes for their wives
to dress for the theatre.
Not be Summoned for Hours
hundred and , nineteen souls were
tranaeferred from the Farragut to the
Hamilton in lust two, hours, The
sea was calm and the work of rescue
except for the fog and darkness, was
easy,
Khlp Was In Darkness
According to the passengers, the
Merida's lights wer extinguished ten
minutes after the collision occurred.
There was, however, no great excite
pnant Paseger wer thrown oft
their beds in staterooms and bunks
below, but whip officer assumed eon-
fro) of the situation and appeased th
fright of the women passengers, three
or four of whom having rushed to the
deck In their night dress,
The Merlda Is 417 feet long; HO
feet beam, Si feet deep with a dls
Placement of 10,000 tons. The ves
sel was only about Ave years old. It
tonnage was (,200.
According to passengers the accl
dent occurred during a dense fog, but
unlet sea. Six life boats ware Im
mediately lowered and in addition two
life rafts were thrown out,
Mexican Refugi Aboard
There are said to have been among
the Merida's pessengers fully two
core Mexican refugee who fleeing
from the revolution, were en route
for the United States and European
points, one woman lost not only
li.uuo in gold which she had deposit
ed with the Merida's purser In the
ship's safe, but also halt a car load
of tropical bird which she was Im
porting. The secretary to the Ital
ian legation In Mexico lost eight
trunk and there were many other
losses equally a great.
The passenger for the most part
lslssss,s
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s
Aged General May Have tp
Face Court Martial for
His Action at Juarez
JUAREZ, Mex., May 12.-When an
Associated I'ress representative to
day showed Genu. Navarro the dis
patch from Mexico City stating that
he probably would be tried by a court
martial for surrendering Juare to
the lnsurrecto, the defeated com
mander received the news without
displaying any feeling-. His attitude
he explained, wa guided by humani
tarian motives. Four hunrir.rt ,.!
dlirs, thirsty, hungry and with no
possible chance of vie Inrv m. ....
army that numbered nearly one
mousaiirj were saved, in hi opinion,
from a pitiful fate by the surrender,
'Jen. Navarro's conscience i
he says. He thinks he whs right in
surrendering when he did. lnsurrec
to to a man agree with him, as do
Americans who watched the fight
VA, TH.iVKLKHS MKET.
DANVILLE, Va May 12,with
over 200 delegates present, th State
Travelers' Protective association con
vention convened here for a two days'
session. Reports wer submitted by
the various officers and all showed
that the association was in a flourish
ing condition, both financially and
otherwise. Especially flattering re
ports were heard from eighteen state
posts which showed a net gain over
last year. The day's 5 session was
wholly of a routine, patur and to.
morrow, tha various officer , will b
chosen. Th visitor Wer guests of
the local post at a banquet tonight.
E
BUSY ALL SUMMER;
li ITSJlfllS
Investigation of Postofflce De
partment Will bo Most Im
portant of ail
THOROUGH PROBE
INTO ALL CORNERS
American Sugar Refining Co.
Also Will be in Limelight
of Congress
ClUscn nurcau,
Congress Hall.
By II. K. c, Mryaut. . ,
WASHINGTON, May ll.U the
democrat investigate as much at they
threaten to do they will have busy
summer. Two Important resolutions
providing for Investigations have have
passed the house and other are pend
ing. Tha ilardwlck resolution to in
vtstigata the sugar - trust and th
Saunder resolution to look into the
poatofflo department wsr adopted,
without serious opposition. They ara
of Interest to the general nubile. .
There ara two pronounced views on
th Investigations suggested hers, Tha
democrats are divided In their opin
ions. Bottie look for great beneficial
result from th house-cleaning ef
forts of their party, whlla others fr
fares and a horse laugh. On school
says that tha resolutions passed ar
all right! another, that , they lark
teeth,
Tha Saunders resolution which will
reach every pntiofTIc and avsry rail
way mall train directs tha nmmltle
on' spenrtltiirn In tha postofflc de
partment to Institute and carry for
ward an investigation Into the conduct
and administration of tha affairs . of
tha postnffloe department and of tha
service under and in connection with
tha same. In order to - ascertain
whether abuse exist either tn tha de
partment or In the - service to th
prejudice of th public welfare,
' ThM committee msv aacortnln . tha
amount of work dona by th postmas
ter, official and employe In th de
partment and in th serevlce, th
number of hour devoted tty surh i f.
flolals, postmasters and employe, ut
their work and whether th,umttt
of officials and employe may b re.
dunrd without detriment to th publl
Interest. '
Tha commit! may further lnonlr
as to the lime devoted hv siimu.i
to private enterprise and personal vo
cation to the rtetrlmept of th puhlla
service. They may Inquire Into and
ascertain th extent to which uch
postmasters, official end employe
Btl-I ........... . . .
im. L,v.pi in political campaign,
mske political addresses and serve
active member of Domical nmni..
tlons.
The committee may further tnmiir
Into and report to what degree th
public Interests and tha rmii.l,i
wishes of th communities affected
have bean disregarded In th estab.
Ilshment. removal and iliicnnttmt,
of potofflce and tha appointment of
potn.Hfera under what is known i
the refer system anit nlhar vUmi
adopted by the department, . -
Tha committee may ascertain and
renort tha evtent tn wMcH nnatita
tar and their employes hav con
frontlnmed on page) live.)
BE BRIDGED
r
Committee of Methodists
Feel That Much Real
Progress is Made j
GOES TO CONFERENCES
CHATTANOOGA, Tnn.. Mav 11.
An address was issued tat today by
the committee on unification at tha
Methodist churches which embodie
the plan which will, be submitted to
.th. general conference fvr final act
tlon. The plan itself will not b mad
public until It comes bfor tn con .
rerences. The address of th com. .
raittee Indicates that while great
progress toward unification has been; '
made there ar yet wide chasm to t
bridged bo l ure Uie desired end i e
compllghed. 'J
The address in part says:
"While our work is not In such ft .
state of maturity a In th judgment
of the commltte would warrant us la
jm&ktng a detailed statement to tM .
public, even if w supposed had.
authority to do so, we yt do not
hesitate to say, as w hav intimated,
that w have mad real and substan
tial progress, and that we close our
present meeting with hop, holding
ourselves open to recelv any light
that may corae to us in the futur
and ready to convene again when it
may be deemed expedient.
"W wteh It t b distinctly nn.l, r.
stood that what we hav done U ji :
and doe not pretend to bof t'c it,
tur of -.;jflnit plan of w:
but I east In th form f
suggestion to th gen. -
such as maybe h-1.- ' '.
tern, Uiuf final corn-1
CONGRESS
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