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THE WEATHER: FAIR VOL. XXVIL, NO. 282 SWEETHEARTS LOST ON THE SOUND ARE STILL UNHEARD OF Now Believed That Denlke and Fiancee Perished After Striking Steamer FATHERS OF MISSING ONES LEAD SEARCHERS Theory Advanced That Couples Craft Was Caught In a Sudden Calm NEW YORK, July IS. Several hundred persons In all kinds of oraft war scouring Long Island Bound yes terday ln search of Mlsa Lillian Sawln and Lorlmer Denlke, of Mount Vernon. The young couple, sweat hearts for years, favorites ln society, left New RocheHe ln Mr. Denike'a 21 foot knockabout boat, the Jigger, at i o'clock Tuesday afternoon. Three hours later the Jigger waa seen be calmed In the middle of Long laland sound of! Sea Cliff. Then she and her occupants vanished. Mlsa Lillian, nineteen. Is the daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. - Frank E. H Sawln, No. 418 South Fourth avenue. Denlke, twenty-one. Is the only on of Mrs. Florence S. Denlke, a widow, ' No. 414 South Fourth avenue: Young Denlke la an expert sailor. It has been found that from New Rochelle he and Miss Lillian sailed to Sea Cliff, where they dined at a hotel. At 4 p. m. they started for home. There was a fine breeze then and tha boat flew before It. But soon -the, wind died down and by 6 o'clock not a breath waa blowing. Father Takes Vp Search. Hours passed; growing intensely anxious. Miss Lillian's father, with a friend, got a rowboaf and went to hunt for the Jigger; an all night search revealed not a trace of her. Mr, Sawln. ln a motor launch, and irlany of his friends, renewed the .Starch at daybreak yesterday, pene trating all the Inlets and coves along tne Long island snore. Denlke. Is a member of the New -f hi ' IeHoflr irrem15ar Joined 1 the . search, which was taken op by scores ' of people living along the sound. There was no food or water aboard the Jigger when she left New Ro chelle. Old sailors at Sea Cliff say the boat cannot have capalied, be cause the expert Denlke left there un der a double reef, and ln that con- (Continued on Page FIto) NAMES OF CANDIDATES IN THE CITIZEN BIB S5,B40 CONTEST PUBLISHED SUNDAY List Is Still Open and if Have Not Already Entered Now Is the Accepted Time Contest Is Open to Both Sexes Start Work Today and Win The names of those who have en tered The Cltlaen's big 5,640 sub scription contest will be published for ' the first time tomorrow. There is not a great number of entries and the list of candidate is far from full. Why not enter your name today and get an sarly start? A few hours' work will secure you enough votes to ' put your name at the top of the list. It you do not enter as a candidate pick out your favorite from the list and booet hira pr her to win one of the big prises. That the great opportunity offered to the. people of Ashevllle and sur rounding territory by The Cltiten's 15,640 prize contest is fully appreci ated Is shown by the numerous In quiries which are coming ln from all sides and the talk in every quarter about tha magnitude of the prises. A very active Interest Is already felt ln this big enterprise. The object of the contest is to se curs subscriptions to The Cltlsen. Greatest Ever Conducted. This contest is so much the larg est ever conducted In this section of North Carolina, the prlsea are so re markable and they are all so desira ble that It Is natural that people wonder how it Is possible to Tlve away such magnificent prises as three automobiles, planoa and other valu able prlsea Why We Do It. It Is easy why we make this mag nificent offer to the public. We wish to send The Cltlsen Into every home for miles around. To do this we must Introduce this paper to every Individual we can reach. To give away f 6,040 la a sure way of ac complishing this result We know the value of this newspaper and feel no fear that we will ever lose a friend once made. Our object la to make It known -to those who do not already subscribe. When they have taken The Cltlsen for a while they will know that they cannot do without It. Once a friend, always a friend. Is true of our readera. Let Us Hear From Too. , ' This is a proposition in which the contestants take no chance. There Is no expenditure Involved. It Isn't a case of social prestige; anyone may enter and anyone may win. It's just : a simple problem of 'manifesting tha proper energy and ambition to be properly rewarded. This la the time f aa anter. When tha list at candidates THE MINORITY REPORT ON COTTON TARIFF , BY SERENOE. PAYNE Author of Tariff Bill Now In Ef fect Opposes Democrats' Cotton Views UNDERWOOD MAKES STRONG DEFENSE Republicans In Power Because of "False Appeal to Labor ers of Country" WASHINGTON. July 28. Debate on the democratic cotton schedule re vision bill wa, begun ln the house to day by Representative Underwood, of Alabama, chairman of the ways and means committee, which prepared the bill. No date waa fixed for closing debate on the measure, although it is believed It will end Wednesday with a vote on the day following. The mi nority report was presented today by Representative' Payne, of New Tork, leading minority member of the ways and means committee. It expresses opposition to the bill "because It doea not furnish protective duties for a great American Industry, and It is frankly, admitted that it Is not In tended to do so." The report save: "There Is no demand for such leg islation at this time but on the con trary the country appreciates the sound reasoning that aaka the post ponement of the re vision of the co,t ton schedule until after the report of the tariff board has been received. Its Inevitable tendency will be to de stroy the business confidence of the country." ' Representative Underwood declared that the cotton schedule revision pro posed by the bill would saveAmerl can consumers $209,000,000 a year. He denied that labor would be In jured In the least by the proposed tariff reductions. "The only basis on which the re publican party has stayed In power' he declared, "ha been a. fa Ire -pna to the laborers of the country, r Mng them believe that they wer- lv Ing mora wage because of kf- He Insisted that the duties which had been levied under republican tariff had amounted to from 100 to S00 per cent of the labor cost of, the goods, and that , the laboring man had received a very small' percentage of the added tfuty. The charge had been made, Mr, (Continued on Page Five) appear Sunday you will probably flnd the names of many frlenda who have entered to try and win one of tha many valuable prises. A boat Grand Prise. The grand capital prise, $1,170 Chalmers 1911 touring car will be shipped next month jand will be on exhibition the latter part of August.' Remember this is a new 1012 model and one of the handsomest cars that has ever come to this section of the country. The two Maxwell runa bouts, to be given as first prise In each of the districts, are new 1011 model runabouts, equipped with top and windshield, and. will be on exhibi tion within the next two weeka Start In to win one of these handsome prises today. They will be awarded some one at the close of the contest why not you? How to Enter. Send in your nomination. Tou will And the nomination blank on an other page, which counts for 1,000 votes. Only the first nomination blank can be used by candidates. Tou get votes and Subscriptions snywhere from either district Votes will be given on all paid sub scriptions. Call or send to the Contest Depart ment of The Cltlsen for a reclept book. The contest manager will be glad to explain anything yon do not understand. Telephone Or write to him. If you cannot call, and a repre sentative will give yom full details. Don't forget that children can do most effective work In collecting Cou pons, as well as securing many paid-in-advance subscrlptlona Should your father, mother, broth ers, sisters or friends belong to any organization, get them to secure the votes and assistance of that organisa tion. Do not let a day paee without se curing some subscriptions and votes. The steady, persistent worker is what will make the winner of a valuable prise. Keeping everlastingly at iti Is what always brings success. Anydne, anywhere ean vote for can didates "Candidates may secure sub scriptions and votee anywhere. It Is easier to, ask questions than It Is to correct mistake, so da not hesitate to ask questions.. Tha Contest Msa ager is at The ClUxea off lea to help ,: ...w-v,,,,;.;,,,.:..,...! ASHEVIMLE CITIZEN. ASHEVILLE, N. BROADER TARIFF REVISION . GAINING GROUND RAPIDLY Fight of Democratic-Progressive Republican Coalition Bearing Fruit PRESIDENT MAY HAVE TO USE VETO POWER If Present Progress is Carried Adjournment Predicted Middle of August i WASHINGTON, July 1$. The fight of the democratic "progressive" repub lican coalition for broader tariff re vision gained ground today and it was confidently predicted In both hc-uses that a conference created compromise W.....1 bil'. the farmers free list bill and 1. nail ly the cotton bill, with steel, sugar and other achedules, would he passed. Meantime the Indications are stronger than ever that President Taft will exercise his veto poorer on tariff legislation prior to the submission et the tariff board report In December. The cotton bill will pass the house next Thursday probably. Democratic leaders asserted that If the present program la earried out there is noth ing to prevent adjournment about the middle of August. Compromise on Wool. The plan contemplates a compro mise wool till on a 10 per cent ad valorem raw wool basis. This measure will go to conference either next Mon day or Tuesday! The free list bill. In stead of being handicapped with the sugar, eteel and other schedules ss riders Is to ha changed only by the Bailey amendment which strikes out the provision placing farm products on the free list. This amendment it necssary to Insure the republican in surgent vote. Democrats of both house express certainty that the free list bill will be put through the senate next Tuesday by tha aame combina tion that put tha wool bill through. To Compensate Farmer. Tha Intention of tha free list bill as a whole as tha insurgent aenator regard It. lata compensate the. farmer for the loss tuppesed to have been In fllcted upon him by tha acceptance of Canadlanr eckprocity and they will not consent to a-i extension to other coun tries of the free import provision en tne products of tha farm. Practically all the opposition to tha bill on the democratic aid will be on account of this amendment. The woo Mil will (Conttnoad an Pago Three) TO HOLD BEULAH BINFDRQ mmm of bail Commonwealth's Attorney Decides Bond Be Raised to $5,000. TO BE KEPT IN JAIL RICHMOND, Va., July ll.Plan to obtain the release from Jail of Beulah Blnford. held as a material witness for the oommonwsalth In tha Beat tie murder case, were blocked by the state's representative today. "A friend," whose Identity Is not dis closed, offered to furnish the one thousand dollars bond required of the woman, but the commonwealth's at torney decided that the bond be raised to f S.000 or more .If necessary. The authorities are determined under no circumstances to releese the alleged affinity of Henry Beattle, accused by the coroner's Jurv of being the slayer of his wife. She is to be kept In jail until the trial and repreeentattvee of the prosecution are to be tha only persona admitted to see her. BOILER EXPLOSION KILLS YOUNG LADY CHARLOTTE. N. C, July 10. Miss Tina Blackwelder la dead and her father, brother ands liter are se riously Injured as tha result of a boiler explosion at the father's saw mm a Cabarrus county today, Tha gtrla ware assisting at the mill whan the explo sion came without warning. All four were badly scalded and also Injured by flying timbers. Ths sister. Miss Lenora, Is expected to die. STEAMER DISABLED. NEW TORK. July It. The Clyde Line steamer Algonquin, from Jack sonville, waa anchored off Ocean Grove, N. J., tonight In a disabled condition. The steamer was over heard sending wireless messages to the vice president of the line. H. H. Raymond, who aaid that the ship had reported herself disabled because of a break la tha steering gear, and de sired that a boat be sent te her. One of the company's tugs waa 'dispatched, and It waa said that tha steamer probably would dock ; here la the aoralaa. . - C, SATURDAY MORNING, - ' .'1 hmu Xiiiw i fcwww" 'Wan mutmm nenmeiimr "SEEMED ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY TO SELL1T TO A VERT SERIOUS TROUBLE" One of Syndicate Owners of Tennessee Coal & Coke Co. So Declares Before Com" tnittee Investigating Methods of Alleged Steel Trust Says no Ulterior Motive Lurked Behind Taking Over of Big Concern BW tOKK,.jruy, . No ulterior motives lurked behind ,tha taking ever of tha Tennessee Coal and Iron' com pany by tha United States Steal cor poration during tha panic of 1(07 In the opinion of L. C. Hanna, of Clave land, one tf th aynoVate owners of tha Tennessee concern before the merger, who apant tha day on the wit ness stand before tbe eteel trust In vestigating committee of tha house ef representatives. That surreptioua motives had , been su-fgested, Mr, Hanna, -who ' hr a brother of tha lata Senator Mark Hanna, admitted but he had never sv.a the reports. lie believed tha transaction was neces sary to averfcff Hure ef the-New Tork banking and brokerage firm of Moore and Schley who held too much Ten nesaee Coal and Iron stock as collate ral for loans to avert wild spreading f threatening business disaster. Wo Knowledge of Plot In answer to a eerles of questions by Representative Beall of Texaa, Mr. Hanna aaid he thought the congress man believed a plat had been framed whereby the Tennaaace Coal and Iron oempany would be gobbled up by the stsel Interests but ha had no knowl edge of such a plot and did not cre- SHOE LEATHER JUSTICE IS INVOKED BUMS JUDGE Saves County Expense of Trial by Kicking Pick pocket Until He Howls WTLKBBBARR1C, Pa., July i Punishing a pickpocket, by klcklnft him unutll he howled for mercy. Al derman John F. Donohue, the Solo mon of Wllk.-i-Harre, this morning saved the counsv from the expense of a trial and the Imprisonment of a thieving tramp. Walking into his office near the Lehigh Valley Railroad he saw a tramp picking the pockets of a drun ken man. Selling the thief by tho back of the neck A Merman Donohue kick ed the tramp along toward the rail road, at th name time lecturing him upon the wrung of thieving. "I'll not arrest you." he said (kick, kick, kick). Ill give you another chance to live honestly (kick), but not ln this city i kick. kick). You'll gst out of here (kt"k) as fast of you can (klok). Now go, aad here Is one to remember me by (k)ok)." The tramp fled and the alderman Is satisfied that sloe leather justice was effective and opened his court TWO MORE ARE DEAD. CHARLOTTE. N. C, July 21. Jas. Warren and Oi-a Ford, two of the col ored excursionists from Durham, were Injujrad In the wreck at Hamlet yes terday, died in a local hospital today. Both men sustained such Injuries that little hope of their recovery waa en tertainend from the first A special train tomorrow morning will carry II of the victims who suffered only minor Injuries back to Durham. WASHINGTON. July . rorecast; North Carolina, fair Satarday. Sunday, Increasing cloudiness, probably show ers; mm rarjaBia. wiaflu- JULY 29, 1911. Who Will it be? dlt such an Idea, Ho declared that he stnilshad-JuLxeulil have held on to hh tck;F,SUTrTWLW seemed absolutely necessary to 'sell It to avert serious treuble. ''ilefore the threatened failure of P'iore and Schley," asked Represen tative Heall, "had , net tha United States treasury poured 1 5.000,00a in to New Tork to stop the penloT" "I think o,' Mr. Hanna replied.' "Also before that time.". Mr, Beall continued, "had not ltr.it, Plarpont Morgan and . bis associates advanoad 11,800, 00 to relieve, tbe financial sit uation?" -, , If v (',f ' , heartV-.lt a otaUd.7 (UU4 Jlfc jaaaaa.- . n , f,t -, " . Psnio Not Averted , " ''After that tha panic waa not avert' ed," Mr. Beall resumed, "and ean you tell me why tha taking up of only 000,000 In loana In Tennessee Goal and - Iron collateral of - Moora and Sohley affeoted that restoration of confidence ln tha ualnsss world whloh the United States treasury and tha Morgan millions had been unable t dOT" ' : - -: ' ..ie:-S';.-'.f "The only explanation," Mr. Hanna mailed, after some tiealtatlen. "Is thst tha pansNitaatt4 reaohed that onararter of -business E Was a Well Known New York Lawyer and Demo cratic Political Leader IAKE GEORGE, N. Y., July . Edward Morse Shepard, the well known New York lawyer and demo cratic political leader who bad been ill since the contraction of a cold In New York on June II, died at hi summer home here at ( e'alock to night of pneumonia. The and aame with the members of his family at the bedside. Mr. Shepherd waa re ported yesterday to show marked Im provement A bad turn came during the night, however, and the patient sank gradually all day. Kdwatd Morse Shepard was one of New York's best known democrats, a lawyer by profession. Mr. Shepherd identified himself with , the reform element In politics and had been mentioned for many public offices in the city and state. Mr. Shepard was born ln New York city July II, 1060. He loomed large In political life when as special attor ney general he directed the prosecu tion of the noted boss, John T. Mo ntana, and twenty other offenders for ballot stuffing at Coney Island in ISM. McKane was an absolute boss within his district but Shepard broke his power and sent him to prison. Though he had ofttlmea warred against Tammany Hall ha Waa mads the democratic candidate for mayor In 1(01 bat was defeated. Last year hs was strongly considered as a can didate for governor of the state and later was urged for United States sen ator to succeed Chauneey M. Depew. Mr. Shepard was Identified as a di rector' with many Mexican mining en terprises. He wrote numerous arti cles snd monographs on soolal, eco nomic and political subjects had waa a member of many New Tork clubs. PRESIDENT WOT ELECTED. MONTGOMERY. Ala.. July II. Owing to the absence of three mem bers of the board, the trustee of the University of Alabama did not elect a president to succeed 3. W. A be rc ram ble today. It Is understood that the position will be tendered Chancellor Ja. H. Klrkland. of Vanderbllt uni versity, at a eatary of IT.IO and a home. Hi election, tt 1 elated, will v k- itaat mutlni of tha hoard whloh will ha held August U. houses which were involved in this transaction.' i almane)Hlil)i .fliutdJier also Ques tioned the witness. To llNctre4lt Stocks ' ' ' "The report has been current,." aaid Mr, ' Gardner, "that an attempt waa made by persona anxious of soqulrlng the Ttnneese company to discredit that concern's stock In tha hanking world and to Induce banker to make Imperative calls on loan secured by that stock? for the purpose of hammer ing down tha Tennessee price so that tt mlfht 'b acquired by tha United States Steal corporation, Did you aver hear that, tha deal -was a deliberate Hrrvar r,-' . , "I've heard gossip about It," Mr. Hanna laid. ."I think t, beard Mr. Oates discuss It and probably others talked about the rumor afterwards. I never felt that way myself and did net believe any one would have been se foolish or so dishonorable a to attempt such a thing." Tomorrow Lewis Case . Ledyard, counsel for Oliver Payne, Grant B. Schley and the Tennessee Interests In ; the HOT transection, , will testify jl JV.W. Oal ehaii eeisthee mem oOheTenneaeee syndicate who was present today, - :. CHANS CARRIED Off , HOiflS INTHE REGATTA Win Three out of Six Events and Make Fine Showing in Other Events SARATOGA,. N. T., July II, Canadian men carried off the honors in three of the six events In today's regatta of tha National asaoclation of Amateur oarsmen, Saratoga like. Boston raptured two races and the other event went to Detroit. In the most exciting struggle of the day. All the races were rowed over a mil and and a quarter straightaway course ,'n a drltsllnc rain. The ohamnlnn an. lore single scull event the future of the program, was won by B. Butler of Toronto, carrying the colors of the Argonsut Rowing club, after ha had qualified as an entrant by winning the association senior scull race. Butler matobed his skill and stamina against Samule T. Gordon of the Vesper Boat club of Philadelphia and Pred Shep ard of the Harlem Rowing club of New Tork. The Canadian finished nine lengths In the lead. Gordon was second, a length ahead of Shepard. (Cononaed on Page Three) Nominate a Candidate Nomination Blank Oo od for 1,000 Votes. - The Ashevllle Citizen 5,640 Subscription Contest Candidate .... ... a Address . . .... Telephone No. . , V. J-J'' . v 7 $ v Only One Nomination Blank for Each . Candidate ..-JWill Count at 1,000 Votei. ' 5 Cut out and bring or tend to The Clllrcn. CITIZEN WANT ADS J BRINO RESULTS PRICE FIVE CENTS , t Less Than Day's Supply Re mains in Reservoir andTMs , Cut Off Indefinitely WATER TRAINS WILL BE RUN NEXT WEEK The Insurance Companies An nounce a Refusal to Renew. Any and All Fire Policies ' CHARLQTE, N. C July tl. Long expected but for week averted by careful conservation,! tha '.forty thousand inhabitants of Charlotte to day ar axpertenctng a water famine with its attendant dlaeomfl'urei and dangers! Tha last drop or water wa drained from tht nond which has fur nlshed tha aupply for year, and only. 40,000 galons. much . less than a day' supply remain ln tha reservoir." This ha been cut oil from users in definitely and In the meantime the' people are dependent upon tha mea- gre supply of various mineral water agenclaav .'-4-viv;; v't'?Wi':'1:5';,',i With tank' car loaned by the Southern Cotton OU company, ar rangements have been made to haul water from tha Catawba river, twelve miles away, and by Tuesday a regu lar ytem of water train will be running. Recently a bond tint ef three hundred thousand wa voted to bring tha water aupply. from (he river, but It wll require a year to compute this project Tha Insurance companies an-; ntfUTiwfw fe'aanl 't' itint wra poll-' cles. ' "i - ; 4 ,' .j, 1 , ; The City t employing a squad of men to patrol each ward as watch' men. . Tha minister have Issued a call for' the people to gather hourly and pray for rain. SEIATDRIIl J.5FI;..'.:iT5 , TULIIIbj lil ILLI..J3 1 However - Neither Threv ! Much Light on How Lof-' i imer Won for Senator, , i VOTES "EXPLAINED" WABHINOTON, July II. Two sen. atorial aspirant from Illinois,, "Wil liam K, Mason, a republican) and Lawrence W. Stringer, a democrat, were on tha stand today before the Senator Lorimer. committee. Keith er threw much light on tha method by whloh Wm. Lorimer defated them for tha senatorial toga but each made valuable contribution to tha atory of how tha political game I run In Illi nois. In an eptlmiatle way, former Senator "Billy" Mason told how the senatorial bee busied around him so long that ha had developed a ebronlo oase of senatorial ambition, Pessl- mlstl and disheartened the demo cratic candidate for senator 1n Illi nois ln ltoo, expressed tne opinion that his party In Illinois lacked 'Co hesive foro generaly. : - Mr. Stringer told of hi fight, "In splendid Isolation" In the Illinois leg tslature for election to the senate and of hi never failing hope that ha would land In the senate by sn "accident." He gnva some testimony about a 'fourteen club" reputed to have bean In progress of ograniaatloh at on time to elect Hopkins to tha sensto by the use of money and cited the seme of Chas. E. Luke, a dem cratlc member of tha legislature-who said he had been Invited to become a member. - vf "I'll stick to wou till h fraeae over," Mr.. Stringer quote Luke a remarking. Did that phsnomenon ever eoeurT' asked Atorney Healy. -..... "I don't know. Luk voted for me (Contfaued on Page Three) ))) i V Iniuni nTTr in n nn bnAtiLUI Ibtlftu liU v ITER, SITUATION; GETTING SERIOUS-
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