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.1 V'' HE iiSHEflLLE CITIZEN. THE WEATHER: ....FAXEV..-.., CITIZEN WANT ADS BRING RESULTS V VOL,;XXTOrTa 252 . ASIIEVILLE, N.J3., EBIDA MORKING, JUNE 30, 1911 PRICE FIVE CENTS )G0l1FjITTEE WANTS SEfiEES-OFlEfl FUItTESTiOIIY ABOUT SINCERITY OF Ea-PRESIDENT ED F HasN Not Completed Labors. Senator Kenyon. Aroused by Situation. Says There Will be Penury Charge Earle Renews Attack Upon That Number of Superior Court Judges be Increased to . Twenty-Four . ButVouldn't Walt in Regard K-f to Portrait Case Roosevelt for Not Starting Criminal Action QUESTIONS EVADED T' It's Hard to Keep These Days BAH ASSOCIATION. MAY HEGOfllEff. RADICAL CHANCES DENIED . ENTIRELY BY EDWARD DINES El 0RTHW1TH oIm hi I h hli uM'J TWO MEN ADJUDGED 71- ' Jl . FA11AU.Y filHLTY , Chairjnlif Hamlin Says if Michael is Dismissed That Morrison Must bo WASHINGTON. June 29.Th ro- mmondation for the dismissal from f'- the government service of American I 1 Consul General W. H. Michael, at 1 ,Clcutta former chief clerk of the Itf UDCM lUnMi, J (IT ...... - ion, present . disbursing clerk, for ' their connection with the Day por ' trait case, ax announced yesterday In ) Which misappropriation of state de pactment funds is charged, was re ported to the house committee on expenditures in the state department today by the subcommittee which Is conducting an Investigation of the- de partment 'The sub-eotnmlttee said It - had not comphrt'sd Its labors but re . ' ported in the case of Michael and .Morrison In the hope that their ser vices would be dispensed! with Imme diately. The committee's recommen dation is the result of an investlga tlon by It Into an alleged expenditure ' by1 the department uf 12,450 for a . palm lnf of former Secretary of State , Day, of which amount the artist,. AI feert Rosenthal, said he received only ,$150. the remaining; $1,600 being tin . 'accounted for. r i i" "The conclusion reached by your "committee." said the report, "Seems Irresistible. that this sum of $1,600 'j was Jointly misappropriated by Michael and Morrison, or individual by Michael either through the lncom- petence or the connivance of Morrl ' ' tan." - " The full committee In adopting the report added, two amendments. One condemned the practice of . signing ivourhnrs in blank "as not only un-bustneeslrfcn- a Inexcusable hut as a' V- Vttialt. Initiation . (o wrohc doim" ""'-f I (Jther set ftorth ' that In view of -he -statute i of limitations andthe'illT-TTo1iieB 'flculty of obtaining proof, the com mlttee' deemed it "unnecessary to ' make any suggestions, or recommon ' dation relative to criminal proseou : tion of. either Michael or Morrison." fCfimlnnpi! on I'mre Six) SMITH WILL ANNOUNCE AFTER INAUGURATION FDR SENATORIAL TOGA 'Believed His Announcement Will Considerably Ee- lieve Situation OPPONENTS WORKING ATLANTA, Oa June 29. "After I 'am Inaugurated as governor I shall announce as a candidate for the United States senate." This statement Is said te have been made by Governor-elect Hoke Smith to members of the Inauguration commltVe today and it Is believed it will in a great measure clear the ";torlal situation whlcb for several Jim 's past has threatened to resuiT? deadlock In .. i i. SJ'ru. ' Frtenda and suprif 0,os2f those candidates who are, " en,, to ipn,r"r 8mlth and who favo,;"" - ""'VjHrl- maty fof the selec 0 SUC- cessor- to the late United States Sen -ater Clay, held a meeting tonight and adopted resolutions calling upon the legislature to provide for a senatorial primary and favoring those candl ' dates who have announced themselves supporting this method of election. These candidates are Senator J. M. Terrell, P. A. Stovall, of Savannah; Judge W. A. Covington, and S. Q. Me Lendon. Reports that this movement was headed by Thomas E. Watson, erst while populist leader, was denied by, 'representatives of these candidates. In the senate J. Fraser Lyons, at- ; torney. general of South Carolina, was ' accorded the honor of the freedom of the chamber during the sessions, KEDltTIt.'. OF FREIGHT RATE . WASHINGTON, June 29 A rate Tf- t.ii . a ton on eoal shipped from .the Coal Creek Mines in Tennessee to the Spartanburg district In South Carolina was established today by the ' Interstate Commerce Commission. This is a reduction from the existing rate of ten cents a ton and la effec- tive August. 15. TO TOKIO KMBAS8V. WASHINGTON. June 29 Among the nominations sent to the senate today by President Taft was that ef Charles Campbell, Jr., of Virginia, to be second secretary , of embassy at PRESIDENT TAFT'S NAME BROUGHT UP And Witness Quizzed as to Al leged Support of Lorimer From White House WASHINGTON, Jon 29. Intima tlon that prosecution of certain wit nesses for perjury- would grow out of the senate investigation Of the elec tion of Senator Ijorimer was forth coming today during the examination of Edward Hlnes, the Chicago mil llonalre lumberman, whose name Is connected with the alleged $100,000 fund collected to elect Mr. Lorimer. Mr. Hlnes flatly contradicted many statements of previous witnesses and t'ie situation aroused Senator Kenyon, of Iowa. "Now there ought to be some pros ecution for perjury right here," Tie exclaimed,-He did not indicate' whom he, would, have Indicted but hla re mark created a profound Impression. Mr." Hlnes' first testimony that at tracted deep interest was his detailed account of how he said President Tart, former Senator Aldrtch and Senator Penrose had him exert his Influence to have Mr. Lorimer elect ed to. the senate. It was announced at the white house tonight that the president 'would not discuss Mr. Hlnes' reit erated statement- that the chief ex ecutive expressed any preference for Mr., lorimer for senator. At the time Mr. Hlnes made his declaration to the Investigating committee of the Illi nois senate that; Mr. Taft, Senator Aldrlch and Senator Penrose had ex pressed a desire for Mr. Lorlmer'a election, friends of the president were prompt In their denial that M. Taft Vis In any way Interested, it was raid then that the president had merely expressed the hope that the deadlock hi Illinois would be broken. , Senators Gomble, ; Keny i " and plied "the " witness wftK 'ques- tlons, designed to show that he knew nothing directly of President Taft's attitude o nthe matter. The .witness declared that at first he understood the administration was merely anx- (Contlnueri on Pave Four.) LITTLE DIFFICULT? IN OF U. SJi ENGLAND Merely a Question Now of Phraseology of Proposed Arbitration ISSUES TO TRIBUNAL WASHINGTON. June 2. All for mallties necesary to the final conclu sion of the general arbitration treaty between America and Great Britain could be completed within four hours, assuming that the machinery was properly Working and smoothly, was tne official declaration today. The differences between the two countries now -relates merely to phraseology and can be readllv adjusted. 1' fh British ambassador has full to sign the treaty an5 the ad' Istratlon has so far failed to find ntv .ton -f ) . i ....,1 n k. . UJJV i.Uil SO U tVlUyWl on uie part oi tne senate. It Is dis tinctly stated that notwithstanding an impression to the contrary, the treaty conserves to the utmost the constitu tional powers of the senate In treaty making and thut every question to be submitted must first receive the ap proval of the senate. Unofficial ad vices Indicate that the French govern ment Is practically ready to enter Into treaty relations- Itlj America on the basis of Secretary Knox's proposal. An interesting feature of the projected treaty Is the provision for the refer ence of issues to a tribunal which is so framed as to forecast the creation of the permanent court of arbitration' towards which the administration la steadily working. KIMiED BY PITCHED BALIi. BRIDGEPORT. Conn., June $. John H. King, seventeen. Is dead to day as a result of being hit on the temple by a pitched balK-dwlsg a game yesterday In which he was tak ing part. He dropped unconscious when hit and died without regaining his senses. BOBBERS FIJ.D IIIDDKX $1,000. AUBURN. N. T June, 2. Mrs. C. D. Becor. of Nlles, received $1,000 In a real estate office at ilyracnae two days ago ana when she arrived home hid the money in her house. While she was calling en a neighbor last night $1,000, as well as a gold watch, .waa itolsp-. . . MADISON DEFENDS FORMER PRESIDENT Little Progress Made by Con mlttee Investigating Alleg ed "Sugar Trust" WASHINGTON, Juhe 20. George FT. Earle, jr., of Philadelphia, re newed bis attack upon former Presi dent Theodore Roosevelt today before the hpuse "sugar trust" investigating committee. He was especially de nunciatory of Mr. Roosevelt's alleged failure to Institute criminal prosecu tion of the American Sugar Refining company officials after the Pennsyl vania Sugar refining deal was exposed In 1(06. Mr, Earle spoke with such emphasis that he offered to apologise if the committee thought Mr. Kooie velt's Inaction was not reprehensible. Mr. Earle declared he had offered to debate the issue with Air. Roosevelt In New Tork last fU but the latter de clined the opportunity "to overwhelm him." He said he ;,, had "approached Mr. Roosevelt with the feeling that he was 'the greatest man In the uni verse." ivow, however, he wanted, lie said, to submit his ease to the people of Kansas "who still think" of the former chief executive as "he once did." This aroused Representative Madi son, of Kansas, who declared he still believed In the Integrity of Mr. Roose velt, and a spirited colloquy fol lowed. 1 Representative Madison said the former president relied on Attorney General Bonaparte for advice. In con nection with Mr. Roosevelt" failure to prosecute the so-called sugar trust. and there was no evidence before the committee to ahow he had acted from Improper motives. Mr. . Madison ln- silted upon reading Mr. Bonaparte's decision in the sugar trust ease, upon which he declared Mr. Roosevelt had to lean.-. - '; -f 1 ." ' " You Btteme -pmmtf !, cute anybody if yon try; 't' find ex cuses for officers who -negleet' their duty," said Mr. Karle.: 1 am not at tempting to excuse Mr. Bonaparte." said Mr. Madison. "The president of the United States relied on his law (Contlnnnd on Pave Four) PUT TO OF 0.5. ATTENTION Did Not Finish His Arcru t Before Senate on Reciprocity Bill NOTHING ELSE DONE WASHINGTON, June 28. Senator Cummins, of Iowa, continued his ar gument against the Canadian recip rocity bill Jn the senate today but did not conclude. He attacked the meas ure from the standpoint not only of lt( alleged Injustice and political in expediency, but on the ground that it was not properly drawn as a tariff law. If passed In Its present form, Senator Cummins declared, the agreement would give Canada the op tion of recognizing one-half of It, without accepting It all. This state ment drew the attention of the senate many sea tori questioning the Inter pretation thus put upon the bill as sent to congress by the president Senator Cummins declared the pas sage of the bill would be follotted by a storm of disapproval against which the republican party could not stand. He said It would be accepted by the agricultural Interests as notice that congress had determined that they were not entitled to the same con sideration at Its hands that Is given to the other producers of the land. GAMBLER BRINGS COUNTER SUIT NEW TORK. June 2. Mrs. Edith Russell Gambler, formerly an Atlanta society girl, closed her suit this after noon against Edward V. Gambler, a New York bank cashier, for a separa tion, and Immediately thereafter Gam bler's suit for annullment of tne mar, rlage was railed. Gambler's counsel aaked for a trial by jury but Was op posed by Mrs. Gambler s lawyers, and the court deferred decision until to morrow . - ; , The close of proceedings . today found Mrs. Gambler on the witness stand and in tears. , Counsel for her husband bombarded her with ques tions relating to her conduct on al leged occasions described In the testi mony of detectives who had preceded her. The questions put to Mrs, Gam bier were of such a delicate nature that she was soon weeping, r She de clared that ana had done no wrong. 111' .-:J-Tfi$a II BSfflKa VIOLATION OF SHERMAN ANTI-TRUST LAW CHARGE AGAINST -WIRE-TRUST District Attorney Wise Says -if -Nin Indictments Returned Against as Many Associations and Long List of Individuals Prominent Defendants NEW TOP 4June 29. Nine ln dirtments ell anjk'stralnt of trade In vlolaiO.;tnii'cs? Sherman anti trust law inf-"'rned by a federal grand JuMr , this afternoon against rxrt j .associations snd a long list .)s.5T5duals comprising the sa-caVVii "Wire trust" affiliated with the ;ler Aidustry. Prominent among the dWdanta are Herbert L. Satterlee, pr jdent of the Itabler f haw Wire or eny. Vonkers, N. V :A . ' win-m-liii;,"" 3- Pierpont Mor Bii.n, jUl.il WmPlmer, president of the American witeel aV .Wire com paoy,;..a subid.jry of the United . Bf eel: poratlon, and Frank J, Gould o:NW ' Tork, president of the , Old &"inl9n lTn Nail Works eomp ' ..'! Ball isle, Rlch snMMti ,3t', JIiJr " "What this suit charges," said dis trict Attorney , Wise, "'Is a trade agreement in restraint of trade.' The government dees not seek to establish a physical or fiscal merger of the properties or Interests Indict ed, but a series of pools to maintain prices nd spportion territory, In elimination of competition, and so In violation of the Sherman act. Thus the suit appears as a further earnest of the . government's deter mination to deal rigorously with re strictive trade agreements. There Is no indication, however, that evidence gathered by the bureau of corpora tions in its Investigation of the steel corporation played any part in the Indictments, Only two of the subsldary com panies of the United Statos Steel cor poration are mentioned, namely. the American Steel & Wire company and the Trenton Wire company. The American Steel A Wire com pany, however, is mentioned In the Indictments against seven of the as sociations. In the Indictments SOUTHERN MUST PROVIDE Corporation Commission De mands Extra Sidetracks at Saluda RALEIGH, N, C, June 29. The corporation commission issued today an order for the Southern Railway to provide within sixty days addi tional sidetracks at Saluda that will facilitate the loading and unloading of car shipments. Also the commls sion declines to. grant the petition of citizens of, Saluda for the location of the Southern depot to be changed. RAILROAD MAN DEAD. RICHMOND, Va,, June 2. W. L. Pierce, superintendent of the ; Rich mond division of the Southern railway. died suddenly at his home here today shortly after returning from a ball game. He waii 4 years old and had been thirty-three years in the service of the Southern. The Interment will be at, Lynchburg, Va. WEATflJER FAIR., Generally fair Friday and Satur day; light 'to moderate ' northeast "'SSI- " . l ! winds. i j&mE Suit Charges "Trade Agreement in Restraint of Trade against the telephone cable associa tion and the Fine Magnet Wire as sociation It Is not mentioned. The most prominent Individual de fendants, in addition to those above named, and a full list of the asso ciation in which thy are members, follows: . Wm. P, Palmer, president of the American Steel ft Wire company, Waukegon, 111., and Worcester, Mass, Charles F. Brooker, vice president Of the Ansonla Brass dc Copper com pany, Ansonnla, and member from Connecticut of the Republican . Na tional committee. Harry G. Stoddard, prealdent of the Trenton Iron company, Trenton. N. J. Erskln Hewitt, vice president of tna Trenton Iron company, 'ut' f- i Frank W. Phillips, vice prealdent of the American Electrical- Works, Phllllpsdale, II. I. u Ferdinand W. Roebllng, president of John A. Roebllngs Sons Company, Trenton, and Roebllng, N. J. Phillip H. W. smith, second vice president of the Standard Under ground Gable conjpany, Pittsburg, Pa., Oakland, Cel., and Perth Amboy, N. J. - ' - '..i---. A'irln tlons: J The Horse Shoe Manufacturers' association Wm. P. Palmer and, others. Bare Copper Wire association Wm. P. Palmer and others. Weather Proof dt Wire Magnet association Wm. P. Palmer and others. Lead Encased Rubber Cable asso ciation Wm. P. Palmer and others. Wire Rope Manufacturers' asso ciation Edwin K. Jackson, Jr., and others. j Fine Magnet Wire association Ferdinand Roebllng and others. Underground Power Cable asso INAT OF MENDS TODAY Defendant Endeavors to Show That Plaintiff Ran Business at Loss RALEIGH, N. C, June !. This was the third day of the cross-examination of F. D. Ware as a witness In the trial of the damage suit of Ware-Kramer Co. vs, American To bacco Co. and again the letter books were lined by defendant's counsel with a view to Impeaching the direct testimony of Ware as to his company being a victim of trust methods of crushing competition. Attorney Par ker for the defendant, especially sought to show that . the . plaintiff really never did make its factory profitable, that In 1997 there was a cash loan of $10,000 never accounted for and that In 1007 an Investigation of the factory by a government ex pert showed a shortage of $57,000 worth of tobscco according to the books. The cross-examination drag ged through the afternoon session with the notable development that In efforts to show that coupons In goods did not reduce the cost of goods sold anything like the face value of the coupons. Attorney Parker ahowed that Ware-Kramer Co, Issued., during a period of two years,' 1(07 and 101, about $111,000 worth of coupons and redeemed only $11,000. The an nouncement was msde st the time recess for the day was taken that it will require about twenty minutes Friday morning to conclude the cross examination. IHOX PLANT CIOSED, GADSDEN, Ala.. Juno 2.--!rhe plant of the Southern Iron A Steel company was closed tonight for re pairs. There are about 2,000 men who will be out of work until the plant re sumes operations. on July t, ciation -Phillip H. v W. Smith and others. Telephone Cable association Prank Phillips and other Rubber Covered Wire association Wm. P. Palmer and others. The general Charges in all the In dlctments are the same, allowing for the difference ol the business in which the defendants were engaged Thus one Indictment reads: ' "Because said corporations, at all such times, have been and la fact now are,, separate and distinct from each, ' other, their said ; interstate business should have been conducted by each strictly on a competitive basis, and would be so conducted but for the unlawful conspiracy here inafter mentioned.'. . Delations oraanlaed. under thir ociatlon name .and each elected supervisor, and adopted ruloa and regulations. An arbitrary rating was determined. It Is charged, by the ratio of output for an agreed time: each member was obliged to pay $(, 000 or less Into a fund called "the general deposit," and in case any member failed to abide by the reg ulations nts . deposit was forfeited. aw materials were bought, it is alleged in one Indictment "Arbl trsry and non-competitive prices to be agreed upon by said defendants being price lofrver than those for which . the respective ! corporations would be enabled to purchase said raw materials but for the unlawful conspiracy herein described." s In the indictment against the Bare t-opper wire association It I charg ed that the 'cnrnnratlnna hmim i.. association produced S per cent of tne entire bare copper wire oonsum sa in tne unnted states and that mey naa absolute control of the price. HAD TO WATCH TRAIN COME ANDjjElfEfl FODT Fireman Gets Foot Caught and WiU be Bad Cripple for Life SPENCER, N. C. June 20. At Norwood this afternoon, John Melton, fireman between Spencer and Nor wood, was run 'over by a locomotive and lost one leg with the other badly crushed. In crossing the track In front of the approacilng train his foot caught In a guard rail and he was unable to extricate himself' until struck by the engine.- He was ruahed to a hospital In Salisbury and It. is said the other leg will- have to' be amputated! He tore a shoe off trying to release hla foot from the ' track .and was foreed to faoe the locomotive, know ing his fate. LOWER COURTS MUST CARRY OUT DECISION WASHINGTON, June 20 The Su preme court of the United State to day Issued , an order to the attorney general directing him to instruct the lower court- to carry out' the ' Su preme court's decision providing for the dissolution of the American To bacco company. The thirty daye al lowed the company to ask for a re hearing has expired. JTKW BISHOP OF X ATCKEZ . WASHINGTON, June 2t. The apostolic 'delegate. Mgr. Fslconlo, has received en official cablegram 'from Cardinal Merry -Del Val announcing the appointment of Very Rev. John E. Gunn. S. M., D. D., of Atlanta, Oa., a Bishop of Natch, Mlas. ' COMMITTEE AGAINST SYSTEM OF ROTATION Keen Disappointment at Ab sence of Martin W. Littleton and Hon. J.JBrltt LAKE TOXAWAT, X. C, June t. In the meeting of the North Carotin Bar association tonight the commit tee on law reform offered a report which afforded Considerable discus sion. The report was a distinct out. come Of the splendid address of Pres Idem Chaa. W. Tlllett last night. The, committee strongly advocated three ( radical changes: First, that the num ber of Superior court Judge be ln creased to twenty-four and sutgested that the state be divided Into three circuits of eight . Judicial . districts each; second, that the present ystera of rotation of Judges be abolished! third, that the solicitor b put on m salary, Further the committee ad vised change In the law governing the matter of challenging juror. The report of . the committee also sug gested the appointment of a commit tee of five who are to -prepare bill to be presented to the next legislature that shall embody thasa chtnge and that 'these proposed Hill shall be published before the next meeting of the association and these bill are to be considered by the gssouiatlon before being presented to the legisla ture. The report provoked much dis- eusslon... k .;."v'W If ::Vr'-;;: . . : : j v Colonol T. 8. Davidson, of Ashe- vllle, led the discussion especially op posing the change in the policy of ro tation of judges, ' Colonel PavlUson plead for the time honored custom of rotation. ' The debate 'grew warm s time passed and at 10:10 a motion wa ac cepted potsponlng further rnnsldera tlon iii,til after the addres ft Jude James B. Manning, of Durham. Judge Manning's address wa on the subject "Need of a Constitutional Convention,"' and wss forceful nd welt received. The keenest disappointment we felt and expressed by the assembled member of the. North Csrollna Bar association today when th new earns that two of the principal peak era, J.J, Brltt and Martin W. Lit. tleton, could not be present. Mr. Brltt la the third assistant postmaster gen eral and the pressure of buslnesg compel him to remain In Washing, ton..-. .':A-'i:-.::-''t:' 'i. Congressman Littleton Is engaged in the trial of an Important case la Nw york and can't get away,- Thomas A, Plttman. of Henderson, addressed the. association thl morn ing on the "Terrene System of Land Registration,"' . - ' i The cocci t tee on memorial report ed that during the year the follow- Ing member have died: ' J. 8. Adams. N. A, McLean, Polk Ella and A, A. Featherstone, Suit able memorial addresses were - msde The absence of (heir former presi dent, Thomas A, Keenon, Charts A, dmannft nej Pag jlx OF ACRES APf AlACHIAR UNDJSAUTHDHIZEO National Forest ; Reserva tion Commission to Protect Streams - MORE TO BE BOUGHT WASHINGTON', June - 2.-A - lt first set ls protesting the navigabil ity of streams, the national .'. forest reservation commission ; ha author ised the purchase of $2,000 acre of land In Northwestern Georgia.- The tract lie in Fannin, Union, Lumpkin and Ollmer counties and Is on the watershed of the Toccoa river, a trib utary of the Tennessee river. The land la In the heart of the southern Appalachian mountain.' The ,: com mission Is - considering 'the purchase of many other tracts In ' bqth the Northern" and Southern Appalachians. Mineral lands In the Appalachian forest reserve must " be purchased outright by the . government In . the opinion of Attorney General Wlcker sham, who bold that .the purchase of sucH lands cannot be msde with a reservation to the original grantees to mineral rights. Thl will preclude the purchase of land and timber only en mineral land needed for the Ap palachian reserve SJid will interfere to some' extent, especially In the. south, with the commissions plans 13 expending, the $11,000,000 approp: -lien. - ' ; ;
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