vt BEBEWiEE CITIZEN.! THE WEATHER: 'BAIN . CITIZEN WANT AD3 BRING RESULTS e ASHEVIIXE, C.r SATUltUA MORNING, MAY 27, 19U VOL.XXVIL, NO. 218 PRICE FIVE CENTS TO ERO FORMALLY Sizzling Summer Sidelights BY 1 AEROPLANE HUSHES ALL A. CHUNK OPSQUO CQMFOrU IS Y ynctual Tlmelof Flight Over So Declares Bailey of Tf$s, Who Lives up in the Clouds , Resigns as Provisional Presl , dent of Mexico a nd Again I Retires from Public As Special Agent of United States Drew Salary and . From Another Also . . Seven Hundred Miles Is ' About Twelve Hours of Self Righteousness- ' J PARIS fun SENATE SHOULD BE ENERGETIC I REL HOLLAHDERIO ACCOMPLISHED GLAMOR OF PUBLIC OF HIS AUTHORITY OREWiCRifJE ' KltiG ALFONSO HAD DECORATION WAITING Pierre Verdrlne Is Now the Hero of the Aerial. World -and Heavy Winner MADRID, May . tt. Pierre Ver drlne, the French aviator, completed today the cross country, erOss moun tain flight In the Petit Parisian race from Parla to Madrid and tonight la the lion of the Spanish capital. On the lapel of his' coat hangs the cross of the .Order of Alfonso XII., which Is reserved for persons who have dis tinguished themselves in the arts and sciences. It was pinned there' by the hand of the Spanish monarch. Who, at an audience .granted Vedrlne today, also warmly shook hla hand and congratulated him for his intre pid bravery. Vedrlne completed the last stage of the race ,a flight of a hundred and forty miles from. Burgos to the aviation field at Getafe ,n two hours end 45 minutes. The honors nd emoluments of the great Inter national flight all belong to him, for Carres I still within the fastnesses of the Pyrenees r .tains near An doaln, and Gtberi. .he only other competitor, abandoned the race this afternoon at Burgos when, a strong wind, accompanied by rain, set In. Glbert made a game effort to finish. He left -Olaxagutia where' he spent last night at 7:25 o'clock this morn ing and finally gave up the race at !:( o'clock this afternoon. His dis tance was about 100 miles. .The ef flolai time for Vedrlnes', flight ef the l.li! kilometres (T21 miles) between Parts and Madrid Is given as 27 hours nd tt minutes, which includes the numerous , delays- In transit due t making repairs, waits for fogs t clear s-wsy, etc. 1 Actual Time of Flight. His actual time of flight, howeve-. wm '11 hours, is minutes, which is rata above sixty miles an hour. on.lght a terrific rain' storm accom panied by high winds burst. over the aerodrome at Getafe ' and wrought neiili cohSldereble ;,demage to the grand stand and hangars.- The race was under " the -auspices of the Petit Parisian, which offered a prise of' $20,000.' the ' Spanish Aero club added prise -of 110.000. and King Alfonso offered a special prise for speed over Spanish torr. terrl- ADMIT THEY WERE MR ILL THE MONEY POSSIBLE Bat Their President Denies That There is Air Gentle men's Agreement JUST MUTUAL GOOD WASHINGTON, May 26 Acknowl edgement waa made today that tha American Peped and Pulp association at times had advised It. members to curtail their production of paper apd that Its purpose was to "educate the paper manufacturers of the country to get all. they could for their pro duct." .The admission came from Ar thur C. Hastings, president of the American Paper and Pulp association, who before the senate ' finance com mittee opposed the Canadian reci procity agreement. He denied, how ever, that any attempt had been made to fix arbitrarily the price of paper by gentelmen'a agreement or other wise. Mr. Hastings, denied the exis tence of a paper trust that dictates prices. Mr. Hastings acknowledged In re ply to a query by Senator Stone that he sent out letters last July to the members of the association advising them to reduce their product because of over supply of the market and that at other times he had advised storing art of their product until supply and. mand were more neacjy equal. He eB! denied that he had suggested to them the price they should demand or at what price they should sell. Senator Bailey sugested that Mr. Hastings in appearing . before the finance commit tee might be seeking Immunity from being called as a witness In case the government should Investigate the so called "paper trust." Mr. - Bailey said that If there were such a trust he wanted to see It prpsecuted. Mr. Hastings announced that he would waive any Immunity he might secure as a result of his appearance to day. RECORDS BROKEN. ATLANTA. Ga., May . All rec ords for high temperature for May tt tor thirty-six years were broken here today when the thermometer registered 44 degrees at t o'clock this afternoon. The previous high record for that date waa in lttl and 110! when the mercury reached 10. No prostrations werg reported. LAFOLLETTE IS AFTER IMPARTIAL COMMITTEE Investigation of Lorlmer Def ered Till Next Week by Unit ed States Senate WASHINGTON. May it. After de voting practically the entire -session today to the discussion ol the pro posed reinvestigation of the election of Senator Lorlmer the senate ad journed without action, determined to proceed again Monday. Senator La Follette concluded his , fpur-day speech and announced that when tb voting stage Is reached he will so change his resolution as to provide that the senate shall elect an investi gating committee of five front among the new senators..' Senator' Borah supported the LaFollette proposition and Senators Bailey and Dillingham opposed. Mr. LaFollette attacked the caucua rules and denounced the prac tice of selecting standing committees by caucus as un-American. He Indi cated that the day would cosae when the senate would dispense entirely with the secret caucus and prophesied the general adoption of the Initiative, referendum and recall. "With the re call in use." he said, "no Jackpot pol itician can hold his commission against the wishes of the people, he misrepresents." '"; ; Want Unprejudiced Committee. New Investigators had been pro vided, for because Mr. . LaFollette be lieved that the uueatlon should go to a committee not handicapped , by a previous decision. i The next Investigating committee, he felt, must have the confidence of t-e people, which he did not believe '-ft old standing committee of prlvi--es and elections would 'have. . Mr. Bailey said that all the demo. ,- -tic senators desired a new 'Inveetl vetton, he himself favoring It because ef the discovery of nev evidence. He declared that the ro'ic se;mept against Mr. Lorlmer. waa not wll In formed., because It had been shaped by newspaper expression rather than by !lrig of the taattoonK-y:,,;.;' .. 'If we have saved' the seat of - a guilty man-' said 'Mr. Bailey. 'we owe reparation and we shall be ready to make It." he said. He sounded a note of warning to the ren- ate not to be "swayed by mere public clamor." ' " -r MOBILE JS CELEeRATlNU iNJtnEuejnra Martial Music, Boom of Guns, Tread of Soldiers, ,x and Much Oratory IS IN GALA ATTIRE MOBILE, Ala., May 21 Martial music, splendid oratory, the tresd of soldiers and sailors, the boom of guns, nd the spirit of progress and pros perity mark Mobile's celebration of tha two hundredths anniversary of the founding of the city and not In all the years since the rule of the Aborigines was disputed by a foreign! power has this section of the South land witnessed ceremonies more bril liant or exercises more I m pre wive. Representatives of the nations whose flsg has flown over the historic city of Mobile, high naval officials with hundreds of trained men represent ing the government pf the IThlted States, governors of states and an Imposing array of ecclesiastic and civ ic officials with thousands of visitors from every section of the South give the celebration a national significance. The signal flashed from Washington by President Taft turned In alarma at every fire station In the city, re leased tbe horses and a few seconds Ister the fire department with the exception of the emergency reserve took Its position In the line of march Of the great parade. Tonight tne Mobile theatre was packed to the doors at ths "historic night." participated In by some of the ablest orators of the city. Following the addressee aa elaborate banquet was served to the members of the carious committees and guests of the city at a hotel where covers were laid for two hundred and fifty. The cel ebration will conclude tomorrow with an automobile parade in the morning and a reception at night ST. LOC1S SWELTERED ST. LOUIS, May Thie waa the hottest May day locally since the es tablishment of the weather, bureau, tha. government therlmometers regis tering 4 degrees, while the mercury In a government kiosk at street level touched degrees. One , death and seven prostrations due to heat were reported. All pub lic schools closed at noon, . ISSUES MANIFESTO v . ,, ' TO INSURRECTOS Tells Them, They Have Won Admiration of World In Winning Revolution JUAREZ, Max., May !. Francisco I. Madera, Jr.. In a manifesto to the people of Mexico tonight resigned the position of provisional president, con ferred on htm by a convention of rev olutionists at San Luis Potosl last Oc tober and called onalf Mexicans to support Senor De ia Barra as ths sole executive of Mexico. . Offer His force . Senor' Madero placed his forces at the dlsposSl of Senor De la Barra, and paid tribute to the character of the new executive, pointing out that ha might well be regarded as "one of us.". The' msnlfesto was Senor Ma dero's last' act as provisional presi dent." Haying relinquished -the post, which he believed did not permir htm to enter" American ' territory, he ac cepted an invitation of El Paso- of- Adala to attend a public reception In his honor! next - Monday, ,, following which he probably will leave far Mex ico City. -The manifesto In part fol lows: . . ' " k; , Reconquered Liberties, . , "Fellow cttlsens. when; by the San Lull Potest plan ef last October. I In vited you to take up-arms to recon quer our liberties and political rights you all concurred In jny call and In six month by your hsrolc efforts you have . overthrown the dictatorial re gime which for about thirty-five years has oppressed our fatherland., ' "The triumph has been complete, and '1W succession will'"- -be- - Justice equally foe the rich and the poor, for the powerful and for "'the humble. Liberty , will spread its broad wlnga to all Mexicans -snd united fraternally, we all win work for. tho aggrandise ment' of our country." . V '":'. .iv , 'Prc Coma tjnlcklr,;. U Msdero. , then' 4nresa .."ihf hope that a IH fallow his efforts in Jre establliHIng quickly peace and tran quillity to (he end that very loon . the Mexican- people will enjoy ' the - well being which proportionately ' is due under the pew regime ef government Inaugurated-today with President De (Continued nn Pnee Seven) OliS IRE GIVING GREAT itlONTOMErVBiCF FlEETf iTEOlTIilS Admiral and Officers Visit With King "and Are Given & Banquet Also SAILORS ARE POPULAR COPENHAGEN. May 2,6. The officers and men of the four Ameri can battleships now visiting here are being favored with beautiful weather which idds greatly to their enjoy ment of the festivities arranged for them. Tody Reaj- Admlrsl Bsdger In command of the squadron, and the officers or the battleships were pre sertc.l to King Frederick, had lun chc.n at the Amer'cau legation as guests of Dr Ilaurlre K. Esgap, the American inmlntr. sm later took an au'.m.bile tiip wiili; their Danish hosts to Fredericksburg, El Slnore and Marielust. There they were ten dered a banquet at which were pre vent the ministers of foreign affairs and of commerce. Tonight the coast line was illuminated and .fireworks displays Were set off In honor of the Americans. Todaj again mem bars 'of the crews tf the battleships were given shore leave and every where met with popular ovations. King Frederick's visit to the fleet hss been fixed for I o'clock tomorrov afternoon. His majesty will fee ac companied by the minister of marine and his military stsff. The royal yacht win sail around the fleet, the ere s of which ijrllt dreaa ship and then will vistl Admiral Badger on the Ui lana. WHITTAKKR JBEWTHB- LISflT. NEW ORLJCANS; May '.-Edward 8. Whittaker. formerly chief of the New Orleans police department, who was convicted of criminal abuse of a lo-yesr-old girl, was today sentenced to serve ten years In the state peni tentiary. Immediately after tbe court In quick succession had denied a mo tion of a stay of Judgment and a mo tion for a new trial, the defense gave notipe of appeal returnable una Id. Sixteen bills of exception were Sled. In imposing the sentence of ten vaarfc the court gave WhltUker .the limit REJECTED BY OF NIGHT FLEES FROM CITY OP MEXICO Left Gty Whh Family and He Will Board Ship for . Was Kept MEXICO C3TT, Msy, J6.- Porftrto Dies, for whom during thirty year all Mexico stood , to one side, early today, hat In hand, Vstola from the capital. Only a -few ,devotd friends whom he dared to trust, followed hint to the station at tko' o'clock this morning shortly aftenV the celebration over his reslgnatiol had quieted down. Dies was bluild for Vera; Crux to take ship for Spain. In, the distance he could hear the voice of a few of tha more ajnthuslaatlo who war still acclaiming" (ne new presi dent, Francisco Leo De Le. Barra, and shouting "viva Madero." '' Plane Carefully Laid So carefully were the- arrangements made for. the- abdicated president's escape that .the asws triK ..feeder ana pir.nui late today - Serresy was due tsea to prehension of a popular out burst than to a desire to reach Vera Cfus before marauders along the route could learn of the trip. Travel between Mexico City and Vera Cms Is over ths Melxcan rail road, a standard guage, line with mod. ern equipment. Ralls along the route however, frequetly have been re moved of late by bandits who were determined that Diaz, for reasons best known to- themselves, should not leave the capital. They are reported to have harbored the idea that Dies would follow the precedent -of other Latin American presidents and emrrf the national funds wfth him. There Is s.Isq a narrow guage railroad to the coast. Taking It for granted that Dies would take the more luxurious foute the bandits did not molest the narrow guage road. For this reason It was chosen by Diss for his trio. Ha Reached Vera Crux The general Is said to have reached SOUTHERN FIREMEN XG1 DEGURE STRi IS COMING Refuse to Arbitrate De mands for Increase of twenty per Cent in Wages WASHINGTON. May 26 "Unless our demand for an inrrease of 20 pur I cent Increase In wages la granted there will be a trlk of all n rem en j employed by the Southern railway be- I fore the middle of neit week." said ! Vice President H. . Teat, of thej Protherhood Of Locomotive Firemen, f tonight after a day of Im-ffectual con ferences between PrcKldent Flnley, of the Southern, and riresentetlvee of the firemen. Following the refusal of the fire men to agree to President Finley's proposition to submit the waxe ques tion to a board of mediation, this matter waa put aside temporarily and rules, against many of which the fire men complain, were considered "Wlth eut conclusion. The conference will Continue tomorrow. i READ" FOR BATTLE TODAY, SAN FRANCISCO. May 26. Cham pion Ad Wolgast. of Cadillac. Mich., and Frank C. Burns, of Oakland; Cel., the youthful challenger, who are to fight for the world's lightweight pugt llstlo championship in an open air arena tomorrow morning, rested to day after an Irksome siege or train ing.. The eve of the contest finds each eager to begin the twenty-round bout Jack Welch will referee. The jingle of the pool sellers' coin would Indicate that Burns ia in. for a trouncing. He la on the end of a 10 to I 'hook. . Even money that Wol gast will, win in ten rounds found a ready market. Wolgast believed that ti win ,! h knockout. Burns says that he la not worrying.' HIS PEOPLE DIAZ IN DEAD Few Friends at Two in Morning for Vera Crux Where Spain Plans Wert Carefully Laid and Departure Profound Secret Till Late Yesterday - , ' Vera Crui this evening, but whether he arrive la not publicly known hart Presumably De La Barra and the higher government officials have been informed, of; the movements of Dlax, but their lips are sealed. Gen eral Diss, ' stilt; feeble from' his Ill ness and for from a wall man, left his home under ' adverse , clrcum stances Rain had fallen earlier' in ths night and by the time tha former president emerged from his horn tha air waa chilly. He was closely mat- fled. To aid in th dUgulse, a bor rowed automobile waa used. The trip to the San Lasaro station wag made ovor unfrequented streets. ' By a pra arranged scheme at the last .moment, police were scattered along the way, At pertain points, close. frlendV of the former- ahtet ;xecutivjj, including; vnoee --wnn are 10 actmmpsny -mm .cross the Atlantic;, fell In-behind the Duis automobile, k Three trains, were used, the first as a pilot. The Dlas special followed. A third train,, oc cupied by a detachment of the twenty-fifth infantry, brought ,up tha rear. The cars of the fugitives special ware occupied aa follows ,' 'First i fiar GHerkli.bia"n4 JlriV Dlas, Mrs. Rontero He-Mo de .Teresa, Colonel Porflrlo Dlas, a son; Lieut Lorenzo ElUaga sod their families, ., Second car: . General Fernandino Gonzales, .Manuel-, Gonzales, ' Colonel Santa Crus, Major. Esplnosa y Ron dero. Third Fradelaco , B. , Garcia, Ignaclo de la Gartla. and a kitchen crew. The trains ran without orders for fear the bandits along the Una might tap the wires and get news of the flight. Just when or on what ship General Dlas wilt sail Is a matter of conjecture. TENNEE5SEE LAW ITERS 9ET SEN WHOM JUDGE After Investigating Porto Rico He Comes With Statement of Conditions NASHVILLE. Tenn., May 26. Judge John Judd who was sent to Porto Rico to Investigate the taws and condition In the Islands by the war department made a sensatlopal speech before the Tennessee Bar as sociation today in which he urged that this nstlon drop the Philippines and bsware of the Monroe Doctrine, as tt is now understood. A prepared paper en "Porto Rico and the Porto Klcans." waa to have been read Jto the convention by Judge Judd, but be stated that he could not read It. aa the authorities at Washington had asked him not to give It to the public, asserting that it would cause embar rassing diplomatic correspondence with other countrlee Judge Judd rxpreased the opinion that if the Monroe Doctrine Is en forced sa construed by President Roosevelt It would only gring the l.'nlted States Into troubles not dreamed of today. WASHINGTON. May 26. Forecast: North Carolina: unsettled Saturday with local thunder showers; Sunday fair; moderate east winds. v ' What Stain Old) Be Takef Tha French ship, Espagna, was due to leave eVra Crux, but may have oeen at the disposal of the party from Mexico City, A Spanish liner, tha Manuel Calvo, II scheduled lo weigh anchor tomorrow) aeiiing via Havana to Barcelona. A Oerman ship, on wnich ths Dlas party recently re. served staterooms, sail next Wtdnee day. These reservations have not Stan cancelled, .;, - General Dlas will probably make nig nome in Madrid, , V9 hm Barra Inaugoarted Tha Inauguration today of Da La Barra aa provisional president waa a brief gffair, occupying only ten mln- k COS; ' ins imtnw administered ty ths president' of ths' chamber1 f depa tlea. The provls;pnal president stood with his hands extended and repeat ad tha oath. It la not the custom In Mexico, to use tha Bible In taking tho oath, nor la tha name t of the maty used. ' ... it..-.::. : -moss present remained standing If"!- ojn.! wag ; administered. When this waa completed, many vivas and eheera i rang throughout the chamber. , The diplomatic corps waa present. - n city waa quiet through out tna day. a few street urchins apparently not recognising that- tha cnangs or regime had been effected, meo io, renew tne demonstration of the lag two 'days;; ton' they were kindly and firmly suppressed by the police. Apparently the capital has passed the crisis with the greatest oreuit io iteetr and has given the He to those who prophesied that thee could be no change without mKU. iient anarchy. TED PIC 1TAL PATIENTS Colored Institution at Ral eigh Had Close Call Dur ing Severe Storm RALEIGH, N. C May 26. -During a very severe rain, electric and wind storm that swept this city and section this evening lightning struck within la special shaft In St, Agnes hospital mrougn wnicn the wires passed to ths different floors snd set the shaft on flrs. Panic spread through the hospital, In which were eighteen negro pa tients. These were gottsn out with out any serious result that has yet developed. Damage by fire and water wss probably $600. Five years ago a frams hospital was burned snd tha present structure Is of stone, three stories. It is part of ths plant of St. Augus tine school. Episcopal. TRIAL OF NEGRO OONTTXl'KD. MONROE. Oa., May 26. Because of the Ill-health of Mrs. Leila Knight, the trial of Tom Allen, the negro Charged with criminal assault, which as scheduled for today, was post poned until Mrs. Knight could attend. Allen and hla father, accompanied by the four companies of militia from Atlanta, returned this afternoon to At lanta, where the negro will be held for safekeeping. HOT IJf NASHVILLE. V NASHVILLE. Tenn., May 14. The mercury here today stood it tt de grees, bio hottest for this season of the year at Nashville In thirty-three year .!; .:'; . SX' SANTO DOMINGO WAS HIS OTHER VICTIM Congress Is Now Looking In to the Salary Which the Gentleman Drew ' , Cliises Barean : t. ; , ' Congress Han -r . By M. E. C. Brjaut WASHINGTON, May , II Tha martest citizen that hag drifted this way recently Is Dr. Jacob H. Hollan der, who wag sent to Santo Domingo by President Roosevelt as agent of thlg government to help the Domini can government adjust H foreign and domestic debts, Tha doctor had been treasurer of Porto Rico and wag an expert In figures and ".name. He describes himself aa a tonatruotural flnanclsn Without Mr. Root, who waa secretary of state at that time, and tha minister of finance1 of Santo Domingo knowing It, he was draw-. Ing money from;, both governments. In all, In tha short apace, of a few years he got from Uncle Sum 113, 00 and tha Dominican government 1100,900. , ' The souse commute on' sxpendl turea -In the state department. Mr. Hamlin of Missouri, chairman, is looking Into Dr, . Hollander's connec tion with the government. , Dr. Hol lander, who now resides In Baltimore and la a. college proiviinor, testified. In his own behalf NVnlr.-mlay, end ti better ; witness ever ! went before a commute, t He Is not only an expert In finance, but on the witness stan t. The oommlttee, try as It did, eou d not trap him, Ho told a strsiint atory and put It up to ths state c partmsnt He said that Senator Ro t nd 'hla assistant' secretary, Rob it O. Bacon, now ambassador to Frani u. knew that he was to receive par from tha Dominican government if ths results-of his efforts at adjustment w r -successful., f, -,.,,- , ... went to see -Senator i . t this-after tha hearing was over ail, h said that ha know no such thli Dr. Hollander la. a middie-agi -f man. With largo nose, black hair a-d clear-cut features, lie talks wall sal thinks faster than tha eommltaa on expenditures in tho state department. mo was, apparently, a wllllmr witntaa. Chairman Hamlin nd-. Mr. iDent of the committee grilled. him for houss, but ha waa .always ready, , ror months there was no und r standing about my pay," said Dr i Hollander, "I took tho matter u with Mr, r Bacon. He aald ihit I. should receive 11.000 per month for my worg as expert financier, and un. on the completion of my tsak. If th Dominican government uw fit to iv- mo anything. I could receive it. This agreement was submitted to Mr. Root. and ha approvsd it. frothing was but In writing. It wag necessary- Hint such agreements be verbal, for one day, to accomplish my task, I rs presented tha United States ovrn- ment and the nest, the Dominican government. 1 know that tho -sit-uatlon wag fully understood by th representative of both governemtna. I wa the mouthpiece of both gov' ernments. .,.'.";..:'.-','...,.,!'.. "ithlnk that Mr. Root know that (Continued nn Pege) Six) oil cony MIT GET TElfl OF GRJIEE E ITS Motion of Re hearing In Court Would Delay tt feet of Recent Decree SUCH IS EXPECTED WASHINGTON, May II. The eloa. Ing hours of ths present term of the Supreme court or the United States are being watched for some move on the part of tha Standard Oil altor- . neys to stay the dissolution or tho -Standsrd Oil company of New Jersey In accordance with tho court's decision that It violated the . Sherman antu -trust law. In practically every big case before the court In years a mo- " tlon haa been made by the losing s'deA for a rehearing, and many expect that, the Standard Oil will pursue tho usual ' course. : , MVm 8CFTER1NO ;IN CHICAGO . CHICAGO. May t t.-Tho second day of sweltering weather -with tho, thermometer,, equalling Its May ' re cord of yesterday, tt.l degrees, cans, ed sis deaths and score of proatra- . tlons today.' j Many families made pre parations to spend most of the night io tbe open air and as darkness came on the parks ' and lake shore were crowded. In the - tenement quarter tho suffering wag intense. ,