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BRING RESULTS
ASHEVILLE, N. C., SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 20, 1911
VOL. XXVIL, NO. 211
PRICE FIVE CENTS
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BELONGS TO JUSTICE
SCHOOL OF DEMOCRACY
Chief Justice Believed to Have!
Endorsement of Some ; Presented to Presiding Of
Promlnent Workers i Acer of Assembly
KALEIGH. May 19. Those who
are politically wise say that Judge
Clark is undoubtedly the iwndidaie of
that brand of democracy known as
"progressive." ,.ln fact it la asserted
that the candidacy of the Supremo
court Justice was born from close con
sultation between the aggressive e. j
Justice, of Greensboro; the redoubta
ble editor of The News and Observer,
Josephug Daniels, and the able and
versatile chief Justice himself, It Is
thought that Mr. Justice had a large
hand In the announcement of the
judge's candidacy for the sejiior sena
torshlp. The following facta are stated
by those who claim to be able to see
'through a millstone:
Last week Mr. W. J. riess. of Ma
lion, and Solicitor A. Hull Johnson,
of the same place, were In Raleigh.
nd both were in close and frequent
conferences with Chief Justice Clark.
Both of these gentlemen are very
close friends of Mr. Justice, who until
recently Jived In Marion. Mr. Pless is
his kinsman and law partner, and the
sentiments expressed in Mr. John
son's letter to Judge Clark were very
similar to those enunciated by Mr.
Justice on the trust question. Mr. Jus
tice and Mr. Daniels were regarded as
the leaders of the "progressive" move
ment In North Carolina,
It Is believed by many that Editor
Daniels will, for personal reasons, sup
port Charles B. Ayoock should the
latter decide to become a candidate,
but It U asserted that Mr. Justice's
whql strength and power will be g
(rresslvely thrown to Judge Clark.
It will be remembered that some
months ago both Mr. Daniels and Mr.
Justice declared that there would be
Another senatorial candidate In the
field besides Senator Simmons and
Gov. Kltchln. Indeed, his published
opinion, unfavorable to both Senator
Simmons and Gov. Kltchln, although
implied. Is still fresh In the minds of
the public. Without mentioning
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SITE OF ADMINISTRATION
BUILDING TO BE ERECTED
BY STATE HAS BEEN CHOSEN
New Building to Cost Quar
ter of Million Will be
Very Beautiful One
ON CAPITAL SQUARE
RALEIGH, N. ('.. May 19 The
state building commission In session
here this afternoon and tonight de
cided to purchase the Orimes property
fronting 210 feet on Capital square
and 6" feet each on Fayettevllk- and
Salisbury streets ns the site for the
$250,000 state administration build
ing that was provided for by the re
cent legislature. The price paid for
the property Is 14 5,000. the purchase
being from the Orimes estate corpora
tion by whom ft was first offered two
weeks ago for 150.000. The old build
ing on the corner of this lot, now oc
cupied by the state department of In
surance. Is three stories and was first
the old Bank of Newbern building and
was in 1834 sold to Dr. F. J. Haywood,
the elder, for a resilience and passed
into the hands of the Grimes in 1883.
It has been a T. M. C. A. and home
for the Capital club within the past
few decades and has been leased by
the state for six or eight years for
the department of Insurance.
The building commission had a
number of architects before It tonight
going over the tentative plans, or
rather, explaining to them what is in
tended to be housed in the building.
It is known that It is planned to have
the state llgrary on the first floor, the
hall of history and the state historical
commission on the second, probably
the state department of Insurance In
the thlr and the Supreme court and
Supreme court library In the fifth. It
is to be a five story structure, equip
ped amply with elevators. As little
time as possible Is to be lost 4s. get
ting at the actual work of constru
tion. The bonds are to be sold July
1, but in the meantime, the state
treasurer Is borrowing any money that
may be needed for the preliminary
work. All members of the committee
except General J. S. Carr of Durham
are her for the meeting. . General
Carr Is attending the reunion of Con
federate veterans at Little Rock, Ark.,
The commissioners are Chairman
Ashley Horn, Clayton, sec.. William E.
Springer, Wilmington; J. A. Long.
Roxboro; W. U Parson, Rockingham;
3. Elwood Cpx. High Point; and A. S. I
nucot. sera county.
One Regards the Elect Infant
Clause and Another Case
From Alabama
PRINCIPAL ADDRESS
BY NORTH CAROLINIAN
Gavel From Historic Wood Is
LOUISVILLE. KV., May 11. To
night's session of the general assem
bly of the Presbyterian church In the
United States (Southern) was devoted
to the address of the Rev. E. W.
Smith, D. D., pastor of the second
Presbyterian church of Louisville. Dr.
Smith spoke on "The Mission of the
Presbyterian Church In the United
States." The morning session was
marked by the reception of communi
cations and overtures from Individ
uals and presbyteries and the address
of the Rev. T. H. Rice, D. P., of Rich
mond. Va., who spoke In the place of
Rev. W. WrvMoore, D. D, president of
the Union Theological seminary of
Richmond, who was prevented by
illness from delivering the address on
"The History and Progress of the
Presbyterian Church In the United
States." The Rev. W. E. Hoggs, D. D.,
of Atlanta, chairman of the committee
on divorce and remarriage, today an
nounced that the committee would
have no report to make and the gen-!
era! assembly will be asKed to provide
funds so the members can meet this
summer and take up the question
thoroughly. He stated two additional
names will be suggested to be added
to the committee. Prof. Henry Alex
ander White, D. D. L.L. D., of Colum
bia seminary. South Carolina, and the
Hon. A. M. Scales, of Greensboro, N.
C.
Of the subjects treated in overtures,
those which excited most Interest are
those touching the "elect infant"
clause amendment and the "Slnnott
complaint," or "North Alabama
case."
On the former overtures were re
ceived from -the praebyterle of Mor
folk, Knoxvllle, Savannah, East Miss
issippi, Nashville. Dallas, Oiichlta,
Central Texas. Mobile. Fort Worth,
Mangum and Maryland, all of which
were referred to the standing com1
mlttee on bills and overtures.
Overtures were received regarding
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DEMOCRATS MAKE PUNS
TO FORCE SENATE ACTION
Expect Insurgent Republi
cans to Combine Them
and Stop Loafing
JUST ADJOURNING
WASHINGTON. May J9. Deter
mined to speed up the senate In the
consideration of several measures now
pending, (he democratic steering com
mittee todaV dnpted a program that
the minority will endeavor to enforce
with the aid of progressive republi
cans. The program Includes immedi
ate consideration of the resolution
providing for the appointment of a
special committee to Investigate the
report of Senator i.onmer to his seat,
the Joint resolution providing for the
direct election of senators and the
bill reapportioning the representation
of the states in the bouse of represen
tatives. Senator Martin, chairman of
the committee, has openly criticised
the republican members for failure
to? act on measures before them. He
has also protested against the prac
tice of adjourning from Thursday to
Monday and from Monday to Thurs
day again, which has marked the
progress nf the extra session in the
senate.
The democrats hope to secure
enough aid from the ranks of the pro
gressive republicans to carry out their
plan, They feel certain of sufficient
assistance to Insure Immediate con
sideration of the Lorlmer and direct
election of senators resolutions and
through arrangement It is thought
certain the reapportionment measure
can be formed Into the pen.
Senator Martin issued a call for an
other meeting of the committee Mon
day. Final plans then will be consid
ered. CONDUCTORS STILL IN SESSION
JACKSONVILLE, Fla , May 1. At
this afternoon's session of the Order
of Railway Conductors. It was evident
that the convention would have to be
continued Into next week as there re
mained many important matters to be
taken up.- A majority of the remain
ing business before the convention
was passed to the second reading this
afternoon and final consideration will
b commenced tomorrow., ,
Tariff Duty of Twenty Per Cent
Has Not Been Collected
at the Ports
MILLIONS IN REVENUE
WAS NEVER PAID IN
House Committee Is Invest!
gating Charges of Dere
liction of Duty
WASHINGTON. May 1. Creosote
Importations and alleged Irregularities
concerning them through which 'the
government is said to have lust mil
lions In revenue were considered to
day by the house committee on ex
penditures In the treasury depart
ment. Stimulated by published
charges that creosote, dutiable under
the Payne-Aldlrch tariff law at 20
per cent advaloretn, was being admit
ted at New Orleans and other South
ern ports as creosote oil, free of duty,
the committee summoned Allen E.
Benson who wrote the article which
made the charges.
Mr. Benson told the committee that
In the summer of 1909 J. E. B. Stuart
then collector of the port of Newport
News, found at that port a British
steamer, the Balkany, loaded with
two thousand tons of creosote which
he believed dutiable at 20 per cent
ad valorem. The captain told him
he had been bringing It In free for
years and that It was not dutiable,
The argo was billed for New Orleans
snd Stuart required the captain to
give a bond that he would not at
tempt to smuggle it Into the country
before he perimtted the vessel to pro
ceed. At New Orleans the cargo was
admitted free as creosote oil.
Benson said Stuart called the at
tention of the treasury department
to the matter in the spring of 1910,
when the Balkany appeared with a
larger cargo of creoste for Mobile and
New Orleans and that assistant Sec
retary of the Treasury A. Piatt An
drew In September, 1910, Issued an or
der to the collectors of customs to
collect' 20 per eenl duty on creosote
containing chlorine gas," such as the
cargoes coming Into New Orleans were
alleged to be. In November, 1110,
Benson told the committee that as
sistant Secretary of the Treasury Jas.
P. Curtis In charge of customs, who
was 111 when the Andrew order was
Issued, gave an order directing that
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ANNUAL SESSION ELECTS
South Carolinian Heads Or
ganization of Makers of
Cotton Goods
DISCUSS TRADE
RICHMOND, Va., May 19. The
American Cotton Manufacturers' as
sociation ended its convention here to
day by electing Ellison A. 8myth, of
Greenville, 8. C, president, and W.
A. Erwln, of Durham, N. C, vice
president; re-electing -C. B. Bryant, of
Charlotte. N. C, secretary and treas
urer, adopting a series of resolutions
and hearing read a number of tech
nical papers.
New members elected to the board
of governors for a term of three
years are: John A. I -aw, Spartan
burg. 8. C; William E. Hooper, Bal
timore; 8. W. Cramer. Charlotte, N.
C. and T. L. Walnwrlght, of Stone
wall, Mi. Immediately after the ad
journment the boasd of governors re
organized, electing Chas. D. Tuller, of
Atlanta, Ga chairman for the ensu
ing year.
The selection of the next place of
meeting was left with the bosrd of
governors, Rlchmand being the only
city as yet in the field, the chamber
of commerce having extended an In
vitation to the association to make
this Its permanent annual meeting
place, a plan favored by many be
cause of Richmond's central location.
The convention elected Sir Charles
E. McCara. baronet, president of the
International Federation of Master
Cotton Spinners' and Manufacturers'
association, to honorary membership
THREATENED TO HANG 8TTOEXT
RALEIGH. X. C. May 1 Thurs
day morning about 2 o'clock Ave stu
dents of the Agircultural and Mechan
ical college here went to the room of
a freshman who they claimed had
stolen their property, took him out
near the railroad track back of the
college, tied a rope to a tree and
threatened to hang him If he did not
confess. The freshman broke away,
went to the college and gave th
alarm. Th Commandant, with the
aid of the seniors and other stu
dents. Inspected th dormitories and
found four students missing. After
an Invetlgation. Four students, all
freshmen except one, wer expelled
from th Institution..
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GOVERNMENT HAS INSTITUTED SUIT
AGAINST ALLEGED LUMBER TRUST
First Case Following Recent
Conspiracy Unreasonably to Restrain Trade- Important Action to Lumber
Trade of Country Southern States Affected
NEW YORK. May l.-In the first
federal anti-trust proceeding brought
under the Sherman (law as interpreted
by the Standard Ofj decision, the de
partment or Juettei filed suit in the
United States court Iter today agalnat
various constituent! organisations of
what la popularly kiewn a the "lum
ber trust," alleging Jtjie existence of a
widespread conspiracy "unreasonably"
to restrain the lumfer of trade in this
country.
First of Lent Horlcs.
It Is said that th.i suit may be the
first of a series planned by Attorney
General Wickers ham looking to the
breaking up of alleged agreement
smong. th retailers of many, of the
commodities of life to maintain high
prices; to force all ultimate consum
ers to buy from retailers and to black
list wholesalers who sell to others
than members of the retail organisa
tions In the various states and cities.
Ten trade organisations and more
than 150 Individuals- are named as
defendants In today's suit. It alleges
violation of thp Sherman anti-trust
law and seeks a permanent injunction
restraining defendants from continu
ing the conspiracy charged.
The elaborate system of black
mailing attributed to the nlleged con
spirators, copies of circulars sent out
by the various organisations classify
ing consumers as "proper" and "Im
proper" trade, extracts from reports
threatening "short shrift'', to dealers
daring to violate the rules of the or-
BOIL COTTON LEADERS ARE
E
Despite Curtailment of Mills
There is Very Little Cot-
ton to be Had
NEW ORLEANS May lit. Today,
for the first time In this calendar year
and for the first lime since the move
ment of the last crop became heavy,
the visible supply of American cot
ton went below laHt vear's record, the
figures being 2.04f..l bales against
2,064,841 a year nn
This shrinkage nf American cotton
to; below the scml-famlne levels of
the supply a ye;ir an has been pre
dicted many time In the last few
months by bull Ira'lers like Frank B.
Hayne and W. P. frown but was nt
thought possible by leaders on the
Short side of the cotton market who
were Impressed with the general cur
tailment movement among the mills
of th county. Leading bull today
explained the statistical psltlon by
stating that great a the curtailment
may have been In this country, it has
not been great enough to meet the
small supplies of cotton left and that,
to no amall extent, the curtailment In
this country has been offset by the
record breaking consumption of cot
ton In England, where according to
private cable messages from Liver
pool and Manchester, mills are run
ning full time and have orders shead
that will keep them on that tlmo If
supplies of cotton permit, until next
December.
6HOWER&
l
WASHINGTON, May 19. Forecast:
North Carolina: local thunder show
ers Saturday and Sunday; light to
moderate, variable, wind
Decision of Supreme Court
ganlsatlona and branding such . of
fenders as "poachers," "scalpers."
"mavericks" and "Illegitimates" r
fully ant forth In the government's pe
tition, ,
ITlvato Consumers Hint Minted, '
H Is alleged that not only htve pri
vate consumers been blac klisted, bfy
that many of the great Industrial cn
earns of the country have been put
under the ban by the lumber dealers,
The government's bill Is replete with
senaationsl allegations and Interesting
exhibits.
The suit Is directed specifically
against dealers In the Eastern states
but the trial unquestionably will em
brace methods adopted by rsUllsrs
and wholesalers throughout the
t'nlted States. In general the case Is
regarded as Attorney General Wlck
ersham's long planned test suit to
have the courts determine how far
combinations of retailers may go to
prevent the ultimate consumer from
dealing directly with the wholesaler or
producer.
The government takes the position
that any agreements or acts which
prevent a consumer from buying
whore he chooses or to his best ad
vntage are "In unreasonable restraint
of trade," and violates the Sherman
Isw. No attack on the mlddlem"
as such Is Intended, the department
of Justice holding that there Is legit
imate business opportunity for him.
May Ite Mnny Whew.
It Is known that while the depart
ANOTHER WORLD'S RECORD
AT
New Bern Fire Company
Did It Asheville Fails
to Get a Prize This Time
CHAHLOTTE, N. C, May 19 For
the third tlrne since the tournament
of the North Carolina Firemen's as
sociation begun here Tuesday, a
world's record was broken today.
Newbern t-ngipe company No. 1 In
the Interstate horse hose wagon eon
test making the run. the (dug con
nection and getting water In 2 2-5
seconds. Thirteen cities participated
In the contest. Klnston, N. C, wlnnng
the second prize In 27 4-5 seconds.
The contest here brought the tourna
ment to an end. the place of the next
meeting not having been selected,
though it Is understood Fayettevllle
will probably be chosen.
HOT WAVE WILL
GIVE WAY TO COLD
WASHINGTON, May 1. Cooler
weather not later than Sunday In all
sections affected by the hot wave was
promised tonight by the weather 'u
reau to the people who have sweltered
today under the sun rsys that drove
the mercury to record breaking
notches. Already the break In the
wave has begun In the tipper Missis
sippi valley and on the New Enfland
coast and thunder showers tomorrow
and Sunday are expected to bring
about a general and decided drop In
temperatures throughout the east,
south and the great lake region.
Abilene, Tex., was the hottest place
In the t'nlted States today, official
themometers registering 98 degrees.
Washington was a close second with
M degrees shown on the weather
bureau's thermometer and street ther
mometers making 102 in the shade.
These are the highest temperatures
ever recorded here In May. There
were several prostrations here during
the day.
With midsummer weather prevail--Ing
in the east and south. Yellow
Stone Park, Col., and probably Wy
oming and Nevada had heavy snow
falls, with temperatures ranging
arouM M degree ; .1
Asks That it be Adjudged a
ment has been making a nation-wide
investigation of the question as It ro
tates to lumber, Its agents have ret
ported that the rase Is nearly paral
leled In the marketing of many other
commodities In dally use. If the gov.
arnmenfe contentions tn this ease art
sustained there la promise of a sweep
ing attack upon similar alleged con
spiracies. ' The department of Justice
regards th rasa ss ths most import
ent In principle of air th anti-trust
suit undertaken. Attorney General
Wlckersham personally dlretd ths
gathering of the evident which has
occupied mors than a year, hi spe
cial assistant Clark Hv MeKeeeher,
who has bn In artlv charg of th
preparation of th rasa filed th bill
today which waa also signed by Hen
ry A, Wise. United State aisinct at
torney at New York! James row
ler, assistant to th attorney gsnsrsl,
and Fella Frankfurter, assistant
United States attorney.
The principal defendants In th suit
are;
Th Eastern States Retail Lumbar
Dealers' association, a New fork, cor
poration: th central body of th nln
other defendant organisations, th
New York lumber Trad assoeoatlon,
of Nw York City; th Building Ma
terial Men's association of Wsatehes.
ter county, N. Y.i the dumber Deal
ers' association of Connecticut; the
Msssachuaetts Retail Lumber Dealers
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Prominent Southerner Sent
Bullet Through Brain in
Central Park
NEW YORK, May 19 III health
and despondency because of stock
market losses are believed to have
led Colonel Henry O. Selxas, South
erner, (Ipancler and director In sev
eral widely known corporations, to
fire a bullet Into his brain In Cen
tral Park today.
A balance sheet showing steady
losses In the stock market waa found
In the coat pocket of Colonel Selxas.
According to his broker, the colonel
i had been on the wrong side of the
market for some time, although hi i
recent losses had not been heavy.
He had lately complained of con
tinued Illness, however, his broker
added, and was apparently on the
verge of a nervous breakdown. He
was a director of th Columbus &
Hocking Coal A Iron Co., Davis
( reek Coal Coke Co., Lanston
Monotype Machine company and
gloss Sheffield Steel Iron Co.
Heixss was about 70 years of sg.
He come of an excellent New Or
leans family.
FllUrr HTATK BAM,
INDON, May 19. The first stat
ball of the reign of King Oeorge, th
date for which was selected in honor
'of the visit of the German emperor
1 and empress, wss held at Bucking
ham palace tonight It was an un
' usually brilliant affair,
i King George and Emperor Wil
liam wer Joined by some thirty mem
bers of th royal household, who
formed Into a magnlfltcent procession.
The king and emperor respectively in
German and English uniform pro
ceeded the state officials attired In
gorgeous robe and carrying their
wands of office through the whole
length of th state apartment to
the ball room where had gathered
thousands of guest Including White
law Rled, th ' American ambassador,
and Mrs. Raid and th kntlr diploma
tic corpr-
Announcement of Chief Jiuiim
Created Little Suprlso
Among Tar Heols
SENATOR SIMMONS IS
BUSY SAWING WOOD
Madison County Man Is Kick
ing Against Freight Rates
on Southern Ry.
' !' Cttlsoa Bureau, '
1 Ongroa Halt. :
By H, E. C. llriant. -
WASHINGTON,. May rl. Th .
nounucment of Judge Walter Clark'
candidacy for th UnlUd State n.
at did not com as . surprise to
North Carolina people in Washing
ton, for It had ben xpctsd for soma
Urn. Although non of th con
greasmsn would stand for an Inter
View on th subject it la prtty gen
erally understood that this muddles
th waters for Senator fllmmons and
Gov, Kltchln. Judg Clark ha friend
In th stat. Th coming fight prom
Is something for th summer, fall
and winter months.
? sy aim .fi :. . i . -f .
Senator Simmon la sawing wood.
Many Invitation hay earn to get
him to th stt to deliver com
mencement addresses but being a
mmor . or tn nnano committee-
tho busy commjtte he deems H hi
duty to remain her and perform hi
dutlea. will b tied hrr until th
eatra session la pvar, -
Banatora Ciimmon snd Overman
hav secured th promise of engineer
and other to help th Central liigh
way association parry through it
irreat scheme to run a road from,
Beaufort to th Tenneise lln.
Rome of the Tarheel congressmen
hav been visaing Mr. Webb went to
Waa Forest to mak an address. Mr.
peg helped to dedlcat a court hous
in Msryiana, Mr. mtrhinrnwent to
Halifax to ti with Jl Wlf who Is ill.
and Mr. Doughton spent several day
In th district. ' .
Mr. Kalson had good luck In is
curing fish. . He got 11.000.000 young
snati ror tn stream of hi district.
MJ. ) Btedman . mad ' a eapltat
speech on th statehood bill. He was
complimented for hi argument and
U's ;wiii,nv language, n . .f -
Mr. J, ,3, Kedmon, of Marshall,
Madison county, has asked Itepresen
tatlve Webb to full th attention of
th Interstate commerce commission
to th fact that th Southern Hallway
charges hint 41 cent a hundred for
freight from New York via Norfolk,
when Knoxvllle, which is 1 OH mile
farther west, pay but IT cent. ;Mr,
Webb ha taken th matter up with
Contlnipl on Pase Fonr)
ASSEMBLE NEXT YEAR III
Session Yesterday Featured
by Lively Discussion of -'
Secular Affairs ,
STRONG RESOLUTIONS
JACKBONVIIXB. Fla., My !.
Oklahoma City wa selected for th
next meeting place of th Houthem
Raptist convention this afternoon,'
the convention to be held th second
week In Msy, 19IJ. Dr. Z. T. Cody (
of Greenville, 8. C.. wa appointed
to preach th convention sermon with
the Rev. A. W. Boone, of Msmphl,
a alternate. . -. jij.
Ttesolntlon calling upon the con
vention to put forth Its best effort
for th suppression of lawlessness
and murder and for th promotion of
civic righteousness throughout th
South ss well ss for th establish
ment of missions in Haytl wer adopt,
ed at the afternoon session of th
convention. Th committee on de-
nomination press mad Its report on
church publications and ' advised
recommendation for Increasing cir
culatlon.
The morning session 'was featured'
by a lively discussion, precipitated
by the Introduction' of resolution
dealing with secular affairs.- Th dis
cussion wss brought to a halt when
Dr. Lansing Burrow, of Georgia, ob
jected to further secular activity,
declaring; '.
"This is a religious convention and
it should not aiv it time to con
slderation of political matters. If
th thing keeps up. It will not be
long before commute wil be ap
pointed to examine Into the origin,
ffect nd our of th hookworm.'
4;The woman's missionary union, an
auxiliary Baptist oreaiiiyation. h' ' 5
n Important meeting this aftortvm
and after creutlnsr tne ct;Ve of (!
lege secretary end e'fnff M F
Tylor of I (
ri-el-Jc' '