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'THE WEATHER: RAIN THE ASHEVILLE CITIZEN. CITIZEN WANT ADS BRING RESULTS VOL. XXVII., NO. 206 ASHEVILLE, N. C, MONDAY MORNING, MAY 15, 1911 PRICE FIVE CENTS NEGRO DEFIANT BOTTLE OF Mi HOUR CONGRESS GOSSIP o WOUNDS OFFICERS Himself Is SmoKed From Cab In and Snot Dead as He Stumbled Forth DEFIED ARREST FOR MURDERING ANOTHER Killed Negro on Plantation and Barricaded Himself Against Sheriff MONTGOMERY. Ala., May 14 Two negroes are dead and one mor tally wounded, and four deputy sher iffs are wounded, one fatally, as the result of a murder committed by one of the negroes this morning on the Williams plate, 21 miles south of hare on the Mobile road, and a spectacular battle followed an efort to capture the murderer. The dead: Tom Benson and Peter Foils .both negroes. Injured: ' Ik Primers, colored. Eugene Naftel, deputy, shot In shoulder. Harry McCord, deputy, shot in ab domen and will probably die. Owen Ellis, deputy, shot in the eye. Alford, chauffeur, shot in shoulder, hand ar.d face. Shot Negro Down. About nine o'clock this morning the Benson negro murdered the Foils negro and shot the Primers negro down, inflicting a mortal wound on him. What the trouble between them was could not be ascertained. Sheriff Hood was telephoned for and he sent Deputy Sheriffs Rives, Naftel and Ellis to the scene in an automobile. When they arrived Ben son was barricaded in his cabin, re fusing to surrender, and declaring that he would die before he would submit to arrest. The officers then opened fire on him and he returned It, wounding Naftel. The officers failing in their purpose, then telephoned for Sheriff rHooi and he went out this after noon with Deputies McCord and NTS TOWARD AN END BYJULY FIRST Republicans and Democrats Alike Fear the Excessive Heat of Summer DEMOCRATS CLAIM WORK WILL BE OVER House May Not Walt for Sen ate to do More Than Pass Reciprocity Bill Battled for an Hoor.' 'V , . The poses Main opened fire and , buttle lasting an hour ensued. E. in and Alford were wounded in this fight Failing to dislodge Benson by their continuous fire from pistols. the posse set fire to the cabin and when i to sit during recesses of tho 2nd the cabin was filled with smoke the their program, barring unforeseen WASHINGTON. May 14 Although the special session of congress Is but little more than a month old, talk of adjournment has already become general and the. suggestions are not I all one-sided. Republicans in both hranehea have been hinting that a recess during the hot month would not interfere, with legislation at alt, while many democrats In the house are beginning to believe they , will be through with all the legislative program they care to enact within another month. High temperature, a sample of which wus experienced last week In, Washington, served to stimulate in the minds of democratic represen tatives more Interest in summer re sort matters than in tariff questions. For several days they have been con sidering the possibility of getting through by June 15. The house ex pects to have before it the revised I woolen schedule within a week orj ten days. There has been much mis sionary work during the last week to unite the factions for an agreement upon a revision which will be In the nature of a compromise between the advocates of a revenue tariff on raw wool and the champions of no duty on raw wool. While many dem ocrats have npenlv declared for free raw wool, all have agreed to abide by the caucus decision. The demo crats helleve that this matter can be disposed of In the house without and Initiative and are urging that this end Initiative legislation for the ses sion. Outside of that feature1 of the tariff with perhaps wm revision of the cotton schedult- there la little before the house. The caucus decld- VETERANS DF LOST GATHERING T T Bowed With Years Wearers of the Grey Journey for An other Reunion a LITTLE ROCK GAILY DRESSED FOR OCCASION Heroes of Confederacy Gath er for the Twenty-First Annual Reunion W-j4.i.on. tp wk.shl.,, tariff, session, men tne jioiwo inevu iu flay there 1s nothing o-me before It except some Jnaulry resolutions. Adjourn Jul Mt Tot est. As to the many Inv. rt.Tktions that LITTLE ROCK, Ark.. May 14. Al though the opening session of the twenty-first reunion of the United Confederate veterans will not be held until Tuesday morning railroad offi cials estimated 75,000 visitors arrived in Little Hock today. Reception committees are meeting all trains and visitors who have l ot already engaged quarters are being assigned to the homes of Little Rock, practically all of them having been thrown ,open to visitors. Tonk?ht the veterans' encampment, Camp Bhaver, is open to the visiting veterans. United States army tents have been erected In the city to accommodate about 100,000 visitors. Meals will be furnished the veterans by the city. Two features never attempted before at a Confederate reunion are a lunch stand where veterans may obtain free lunches at all hours and a free vaud eville show given three times a day at the city park for the entertainment of the veterans. The encampment Is in command of Gen. R. O. Shaver, of Mena, Ark., who commanded a bri gade at the battle of Shlloh. City Gaily Decorated. The city Is gaily decorated In hon or of the first reunion ever held In Arkansas. The bulldlncs along the principal business strer.., are almuat hidden under masses of red and whl bunting and United States and Con federate flags. From the Auditorium, where the sessions of the veterans will be held, to Camp Shaver, a distance of morn than a mile, rows of white pillar ex tend on each side of the street. These are connected with strings ot mean Met nL.fln at!- P"' , lari Wht bfred lmd white, the rV union colors, flash forth at night Successful Reunion Expected. The preparations have been thor ough and systematic and the reunion Going Some! DEMOCRATSTRYTO DODGE VOTING DIGGER PENSIONS Uncle Joe Wants to Deliver, Utile Lecture on Soldier but Isn't Allowed PRESIDENT OPPOSES AFFILIATION OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYES WITH UNIONS Declares Thai They Are Privileged Class and That Their Problems Are Entirely Different From Those of the Ordinary EmployeWould he Dangerous f to Allow Government Service to be Paralyzed have been Instituted, all the commit- , migea to be one of the moKt ,uc negro stumbled through the door and was shot down. , He picked himself lip anl returned the fire, wound ing Deputy McCord In the abdomen. Taking refuge behind a fence he fired several other shots at the officers but finally wns killed. The wounded men were hurriedly brought to a hospital- here. cessful ever held despite the fact that Little Rock is the smallest city that ever entertained the reunion. (ien. George W. Gordon, of Mem phis, commander-in-chief of tho V. C. V., and (ien. Wm. E. Elrkle. of senate- it may not be considered at ; Sfw Orleans, anjutam general oi ins all the democratic leaders Insist I organisation, will arrive tomorrow and thnt they have demonstrated to the open headquarters at the Hotel Ma- dcvelopments, is to be ready to have June F,, or July 1. at the latest. Though the democratic free list bill probably will not be passed bv the. TEXAS LEADS NATION IN BY DISPLACING ILLINOIS (Continued on Pago Two) (Continued on Paw Two) TALK EVEN IF NOT UP ! PLANS FOR PEACE AGAIN MUST BE CHARGED FOR AT ITI UNDER CONSIDERATION BY North Carolina Rises From 1 Telephone Companies Will Twenty-Second Place to the Eighteenth Not be Allowed to Dis criminate in Rates GENERAL INCREASE COMMISSION ACTS Diaz Statement About Re signing May be Accept able After All RESULTS SOON WASHINGTON, May 14 The val ue of wealth produced un farms of the United States was $S.2f, OOO.0OO during 1910 ns estimated by the de partment of agriculture In a state ment Just Issued. This is an Increase of 1104.0011.000 over 1909. Texas with her ten million acres of cotton, wrested from Illinois dur ing 1910 the honor of being the tirst etate of the union in point of value of her principal farm crop which aggregated $264.1 10.000. an lncren.se of 14.9 per cent over 1!09. Illinois with $290,295,000 dropped to second place, the decrease raving been 13.9 per cent. Iowa held her place as kthlrd state, while Kansas In 1909 poli- JI'ArtEZ. May 14 Peace negotia te!..; phone I Hons, unoffic ial, hut auspicious, have vital blow when 1 heen resumed between the federal WASHINGTON. May 14. A cy pursued generally by companies received the interstate commerce commission : government and the Insurrectos and in a dr. Won m.ide public today held . the prospect tonight was that a dpfi that "as between subscribers to a ! ni, understanding would be reached telephone service who ere similarly j within, twenty four hours, situated nothing but a difference In, Raf(.ai Hernandez, who was the the service rendered or the facilities r,rlg)na K,,-heiween when efforts were furnished can justify a difference in nra( mudp ,u hrng the warring tac tile charge exacted. Hons together a few months ago, has The ue. ision prepared by Com-j tiarisnij,(1 t.ertan proposals which mb-ioner Harlan, was in the case of re ookt(J rav(,rab,y by both Wm. I). Shoemaker of Drummond Mil , against the Chesapeake & "Po- speech to the tenth biennial confer ence of the Ilrotherhood of Kail road Trainmen. " e The president, was Introduced by Gov. Ttinner. It .wm a straight from the shoulder talk, the president made, but the delegates seemed to like it He spoke of trades unions, their good and bad points, but he wound up his position In regard to th. affiliation with the American Federation of L. bor of organisation f government clerks. Ths question, he said, is most likely to be made an Issue In congress. It presents a serious problem which the president declared demanded the earnest consideration of ths whol people. ' 4 Endorse KmpJoyt) OrgtoUsaMonaV "I think.' said the president; "oms persons have gone t oth extreme of holding that there ought to be no commissions of government employes permitted. I think, however, that In all government, the employes are per-, milled to combine and have associa tions for their betterment, but the proposition Is that such circum stances should be allowed to affiliate with trades union organisations mad up of the employes of private employers, and to use the same math ode In securing better terms of em ployment that are recognised as law ful and Justifiable in Che ordinary trade union; In other words, that II Is entirely out of place im oomblnatlons of postal clerks and others to corn- bulletins posted about town of Mrs. ' Mne In an nssocinnon to amusie wiin Taft's sickness; visited Representative , the American rencraiion or inor Olmsted, of Pennsylvania, and made 1 and then to hold In reserve as an In- HARRISBtfRO.! . Fa., May Ji. Contrary to his personal Inclinations but In the belief that It would do much to silence sensational reports of the seriousness) of Mrs. Taft's Illness, President Taf(?m to Harrisburg today. He had intended to spend the night In the Pennsylvania capital but Instead he stayed, here only three hours and then left for New ork. He will go to the home of his brother, Henry W. Taffc Where Mrs. Taft He Ia order that alters might be no misunderstanding: of Mrs. Taft's con dition white housa officials Issued the following statement. Just after the president loft Nftw orkt-e . . , " -: . Mrs. tmMt-nbt, Very . lUr' "Mrs. Taft had a recurrence this morning of the nervous, trouble which she suffered two years ago, but In a leas severe form. n account of this it Is probable she will not return to Washington for three or. four days. This has caused a change In the pres ident's plans for the Harrisburg trip, and he will return to New York to night. Dr. Evans is In attendance. The president probably will return to Washington tomorrow unleas there are developments that are entirely unlocked for now." Spent Busy Hay. Tn the few hours he was here the president motored through streets lined with people, silent for the most part because they had heard through strument for enforcing their claims presented to congress for increased compensation, or ths betterment of terms In other respects, the boycott and the strike which ara instruments recognised by ths American Fedora uott of Labor and supported and Jus tlrted by It when used by the trades unions affiliated In such federation. -"This presents a very serious que tlon, and one which, If decided in fa vor of the right of government em ployes to strike and use the boycott, will be full of danger to the govern ment and the people. . In a IMffloalt rronoaltkm. "I don't thins that . reasonable minded trade tinlnn men who are fully alive to the neoesstrr for rigor oUsTfiettns to' nfdra tneir"ttrnt tn their communities with capital and with their employer will fall to see the broad difficulty that exists be tween their case In which they are contending for the betterment of their livelihood against the naturally set fish motives of their employers, and that of the class of government em ployes who are privileged not only In the amount of their compensation the less number of hours of their em ployment and the greater permanen cy of tenure, and who serve the gov ernment of all the people, the very existence' of which will be threatened should they combine together to quit the government service all at once and paralyse the benefit and the equa benefit that that government Is INVESTIGATION GERM INFECTS CONGRESSMEN Everything under The Sun Is Subject pf Resolutions Ask ing Investigations .. (Coin In tied on PanhB Two) BESIDE PARADISE CHEEK IS MD MISS MAN VICTORIOUS REBELS ARE OFF FSfl Ulil POINT Norfolk Iftan Goes From After Capturing Cananea Sitore With Lots of Money! and Electing Civil Of- teniae Telcphom imp.iny .the first rfotirth state. dronopH t,. r,.nth Ocorala made , ranid "n.l. , I telephone case considered bv the corr, crop production for the year ami jumped from tenth to fourth state with a total of 1210, 192. OuO. an in crease of 2fJ.B per cent over 1909 All the other Southern states marie good Increases except Louisiana and Kentucky. South Carolina made the largest. .28.4 per cent, or $140,009. 000, Jumping from 21st to 13th state, he state of North Carolina rises from the 22nd state to the ISth Messages were passed back and forth j today hut It was not expected that a I plan of proceedure w ould be deter i mined before tomorrow. The propo- tnlsslon piricc congress placed tele- sals are somewhat different from phone companies as common car- those hitherto considered, though ners under the commission's Juris- ; amiiar in intent. The question of the diction. Shoemaker decline, 1 to sign resignation of President Dla2 vaguely the residence telephone contract pre-1 handled in the Diaz manifesto, it is sented because the charge demanded -the regular Washington rates was by Minister IJmantour In materially nipner man paiu ior ine same service by neighbors in Drunimons. old subscribers who had I contracted with the company when It now- felt, was amplified and explained an Asso ciated Press dispatch two days ago and the inaurrecto leaders are satisfied. and Is Found Dead NORFOLK, Va . May 1 4 Search -ers hunting f(.r J I (lemon, mln.'ln from his home on :he shell road in Norfolk county, th's morning found his l.orlv on the el!' of a woods ne ir Paradise creel;. In the face whj.t. man had been kill ' shotgun. No lr;j has been found .Mi mlrslng from his ! He kept a g-vr c: rond and was pre ; left his home Kn his pocket. When I. the money v. as iiii Mr. Denton v old and Is survived six children. fleers They Leave fANANKA. Mex , May 14. The major portion of Juan Cabral's army today moved away from Cananoa, REBEL LEADER BANISHED BY MADERO FROM JUAREZ Charged That He Had At tempted to Bribe One of the Military Chief a JUAREZ, Mex, May 14. Notlflca tlon from Provisional President Mft dero today to Kenor Esqulval Obre- mrchirig westward. It Is not known j gon tnat his presence In this city was ,ere was a hole . showed that tli- ! l.y a loi-rt fr un a ,,f the murderer ' llento,! had bei n I oie since Krldav. ...re on lio shell r ous. When he he had IHiiO tn . tiody was found : ng. j 'orty-four year . his widow nn.l vvhethe. ' aljral is headed for Horm osllo or Nogales. Cabrul lilmaetf baa not left. The revolutionary leaders at a no longer desired by the revolutionists Is the culmination of what is believed to have been a general plot to In fliienc the military chiefs of Ma- meeling today pn sided over '' i di.ro to desert his standard judge r-ni.rai. seien.-o ine .ro.,o.ia. , Overtures were said to have bean official of r.aianea. At noon 'He ( made to General Pasqual Oroxco to new officials were sworn In, pledging j ,urrilsb him with any money ha might ir. niseivrs lo maHe r- ,,e wie n(.K(, or tlllil,,rH bJt by wm,m stituiion of the republic; to assist in i trH overtures were made General n aming the laws of the state olj,ln,2(.a w()ll(1 ,,, Bta Kenor Obre Honora end to uphold the no re-oloc- Kn ,.,in,,lllUl.alIy d,.niad any connec tion and nil other demand of thn wUh lh(. BUKra a(rillr 8nor revolutionary puny i n ioe um-i uoo , , Oregon had been one of the go- COTTON ItFI'OKT nilDAV WASHINGTON. cotton report of i'1 atrlculture this sets Friday. June S. at and will give the 14 -The first department of . n will be Issued ! on. eastern tlnn t! mated acreaiv the officer were Introduc d to the people in the plaza mid were received by grtt p'.piilxr demonstration. Afler a thorough ex-ariilnatton failed to unrnrih any military mines the rebels occupied the city hall and the barracks. Federal hj mpathlers wore taken Into i ii'ilody. the crowd cheering each arrest. with an Increase of 18.3. of f 122.03 7.- 000. TRAIN'S COI.MIRI IN FOG. WHITE MOUNTAIN". Vt.. May 14. Two freight trains on the Boston & Maine railroad collided head on to day during a fog. killing four train men and Injuring three others. The wreckage caught fire and several of the bodies were badly burned. The men killed were P.. I. Webb-r, fire man, and Ralph Fairman. James M Livingstone and Roy Kendall, all brakemen. The wreck, it is said, was due to overlapping orders. What they really want and have been waiting for for some, time Is a J operated the new abandoned ex- , h'.na.. of rr, , m ri'i. .r. The complainant maintained ,ha, i 8arantr that the desired reforms will the rate was unlawful and discrimi natory but did not aver unreason Mdeneys. The commission upheld his attitude as "entirely sound." . It held: 'The contracts between "Id sub scribers and the defendant. even though valid when made, cannot after congress has undertaken to regulate the rates and practices of telephone companies be accepted as now jus tifying different charges as between different subscribers similarly situ ated, such dlscrimnaton btng for bidden by the act." be put In operation and that khey will be able to participate In the ad ministration of the republic. To satis fy both these conditions, the proposals now under consideration 'nclude an Immediate reorganization of the cabi net of President Diaz probably by a blanket resignation of that body and the introduction ln:o the new cabinet of four members, half Its member ship, from the revolutionists party. President Diaz would remain tn power until ' complete tranquility is restored, the revolutionist having no Objection to that , , ' ; of -cotton planted this year with the condition of crop on May 25. 6HOWER& WASHINGTON, May 14. Forecast for North Carolina: Increasing cloudiness folowed by local rains by Monday night and on Tuesday; brisk to hif h northeast wind, CHURCH MEMBERS ENGAGE IN FIGHT WASHINGTON. May 14 A riot bet weens in the recent peace nego tiations, lie was a candidate for president of Mexico In th last elec tion on the antl re-electlonlsts tic ket against Madero but tho support era of that party since then have largely merged with the Maderlsts. General Pasqual Orozco was asked concerning the efforts which Obregon Is alleged to have mado to turn him from General Madero and the rumor that a bribe had been offered was mentioned to him. In reply he de clared that no fixed prices had been 11 offered hut It haH h.n ii. In which two perron were shot and dlPIltpd , hlm h h v '.'j ten others Injured from stone throw- . . m,. ' Th. . , . ' Ing and first lighting resulted late j l"'"' .h"" Th "n"ht the . . . .... . affair Is that Obregon has been hn. egatlon or't. casmlers Polish lio-V.'"' m lnUIto territory and an .-atholic ehurct, attempted to ! '";' "rogco one more Is In the todav when a delegation of the con gregi forcibly remove the pastor. Rev. j T("M of commander-ln- Ignatlus Pltorowskl. because they were dissatisfied with the way he conducted the affairs of the ,hurch The delegation was met by mem- i chief. TRAIN KTRI'CK At'TOMOBILE. bers loyal to the pastor and. a fight ensued. Police were callel and a general fight followed In whkh re- IrriCA, N Y.. May 14. An automo bile containing a party of five was struck by a Mohawk & M alone train vnlvers were draw n bv the ooltce I ""ar bridge today, three and the protesting church members, members of the party were killed Snd Thirty Dstrolmcn tonight tare guard- two seriously Injured. The dead: . Ing the block In w hich the church j W. H. Vanwle, civil engineer; and priest residence residence ar I Fred Hamy. xhauffeur, and Mis located, Julia Bllllnetos, all of Pultonvill. Cltlsen Bureau, ' Conynes UaisT. (By H. K, C, Bryant.) WASHINGTON. May n.-u W democrat Jnvttgata a much as they hsve planned to do the hook worm will have tn hunt inoikM . Til human ytem will not ma k him ecure. All sorts of examlna. tlons are promised for Ih summer, th autumn. th fall .nd th intr. Bafor they quit th democrats of lit house of representative ar go ing to find out who struck Billy pat -terson. who ftol Charll Ross, and who found th gold at Ih end of th rainbow. , . . , . Jnv.stlgaUI That I th slogan. avry fellow Who has sens enough to frame a resolution I starting something. ... .n , . Mr. Btanley, of Ktntucky. will look . into the affair of th great ti trust. " " n houM to elect committee of nine . to call on th rest corporation for information. Tomml. Hardwlcg. of Qeorgi, la on th way to th camp of th sugar trust He will see what th Have myr did to th people. light con. greasmen will go with him. Sugar cn, sugar beet and other sugar will tiar from him. HI resolution Is already a part of th records of th house and th work should bgln.. Mr, flaupders, of Virginia, Is deslr. ous of peeping into-- ths posrofflce books. jf thinks that Oen, Hitche cock play too much ' politic with ooutnern republican. It Is his pur pM to learn whether or ftdt patron ge I exchanged for delegate to na tional conventions, , . .The wild, Jrihmn..,lHtt Butter, of New Torkc I for peace wit Mexico, and trouhl at home, lie does not think that th United Stat should Intervene in Mtco but he 1 In fa. vor of congress Inveatlgatlngf th Im migration bureau of th country. Ha has Introduced a resolution t that ftect. , ' . . The Western Insurgent republican """ra invcsugai. nir. jvorri. Of Nebraska, proposes to hav . a tariff -board make a careful study of th sugar business, th sugar tariff and H ugar trust. Mr. .Jackson, of Kansas, would delv into rh fits of fir insurance offices.- He thinks that 4 bureau at Washington. abmiM L, track ' of Mr lnturanc people. - Mr. William Rodenberg. a stand-pat ' republican with a sens of burner, ha introduced a resolution to ascer tain the statu of the baseball germ, ' He would have Jack Oarner, of Tex- (Oontlnunl on rag I"onr.) DEVELOPMENTS AT JWREZ Hoping Against Hope That Dissension Will Break Ranks of Rebels MEXICO CITT, May H. Clutch. Ing the faint hop that th quarrel between Madero and Oroico would yet result In the disruption of th rebel force snd thus relieve th govern ment of the responsibility of facing a crisis, President Diaz and hi cabinet today decided to await th develop. menta of another twenty-four hour . before altering their policy. The cabinet meeting today took 1 (dace nt the home of the president Th ministers had received . little news of an encouraging character, and the tusk .of discussing th situation' was not rendered mors pleasant by the fact that the president Is suffering . - from an ulcerated tooth. Th era wer . numerous reports of the movement of the rebels including occupation of small towns and battle Impending. but ths minister was unable to report ( anv federal victories. ' Fnllowlnr the meeting of th eaM- ,-. net Minister Pe la Barra stated that It had been decided to await develop ments at Juarez. Speaking for him self the minister manifested . one v more his optimism. II declared that ' the unofficial effort toward. r-1 sumption of peace negotiation would" ', yet prevail. , . ': ADDITIONAL POSTAL DEPOSITORIES NAMED WASHINGTON. Ms. " ' 1 1,-i-Post. master General Hltehcook announced today the designation fef 47 addt ional postal saving depositories. This number make a total of 1T postal bank established since Jan uary I last. . Tne olrices designate i today will; be ready to receive de. posits on Monday, June 12. The forty-flv office selected and an. nounced a week ago have r porf. 1 that they will be in rea line.a f r operation on June L , ,
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