CITIZEN. Citiien Want Ads Bring Results -. - ft , ' ASHEVILLE, N. C, THURSDAY, MORNING; DECEMBER 7, 1911, - VOL. XXVIII, NO. 46 PRICE FIVE CENTS rmTT75 ' A .:C1T,TTTTT :T T7 THE WKATHER w FAIR COULBH'TFEELTHE PROBE FOB HE WAS ENJOYING HIS NAP Senator Lorlmer. Found In vestigation Proceedings Dry and Fell Asleep QUESTION OF LIQUOR . INJECTED SOME LIFE Lorimer's Lawyers Endeavor ing In Every Way to Refute Testimony of White v WASHINGTON. . Dsc S. Senator primer's lawyers today began lay ing the foundation of his defense be fore the senate committee which ! Investigating this election by Intro duclng-witnesses to refute the testl- won v; of chas. White, a former Illi nois hHfisiator.; Who Jme a so-palled confession of -having accepted a bribe to vote for Mr. Lorlmer for United States senator, . George Gloss, a Chi cago ' motorman was called to' dls- ; prove White's statement that BIdney Tarboroueh, sv stenographer, was in ' his room In a hotel at Springfield en is night of May 44. ISO. White had testified, to Tar borough's " pres ence n connection wJt'b- soma of his . ; allegations of bribery. Gloss testl fled that Yarborougrt slept af his house on that night and did not go to Springfield until tfte next day.,'; " : William ' H. Stumer, clerk n the Brlgg 'iiouse, in Chicago,, an Fred Zen t nor, a salesman, were called to ' testify to an alleged conversation with White In August,, l.g0. " Under questions by Judge Haneey, ftmator Lorlmer's counsel, -both- wit nesses repeated tbelr testimony given at the previous investigation that White had announced to them "that the Lorlmer crowd and my old' pal Browne will have- to coma across wen I say ths wprd.' V The witnesses testified that they both drew tfis inference that White intended to extort; money from Browne or Lorlmer. Question of Sobriety " Both' Zentnor and Sturmer tsstt, fled that they and White .had been . drinking, on f ie tilth of the alleged conversation : and v th,p question wa T f raised as to how much ttioy drank. "Under questions by Senator Kern the testimony as to high balls and how to mak thein, how much whiskey makes, one drunk -and Kow many drinks will make one drunk. "How many drinks had; you IhadT' asked Senator Kern Of Sturmer. "That depends on how much yon think makes a drink," replied the tvltnese. ' "Well, about two Inches and a quarter,", replied the senator. "Was it part of your business to go around your hotel buying drinks for guests?" "No. It was not a business," said Sturmer, "Tt was a pleasure." Zentnor took the stand and corro horated Sturmer's testimony. He and the investigators (had a length y con troversy without " reeuft as to how .mncn one must tirimt to Become- in toxlcated. He testified that White had declared: "You know I'm a democrat and voted for Lorlmer and I"1I make that bunch come across. I'm going to get a lot of money without working." The .hearing dragged until tfie dis cussion of sobriety entered it. At one time Senator Lorimer tilted his head on the back of his chair and dozed elf into a nap. M ANNOUNCEMENT MH BF ftNYTHING DONE BY Ways and Means Committee Members of Democratic . Faith Meet AWAITING MESSAGE WASHINGTON. Dec. . The first meeting of the democratic msmtoer of the house committee on ways and means since adjournment of congress l&s August was held today. Chairman Underwood and his colleagues discuss ed general tariff situation and considered the plan of action for the session. . Following she meeting no an nouncement was made. Probably none will fce mads until after Presi dent Taft sends to congress the report of the tariff board on wool and cot ton. - , Jtb& committee, however, wtll be gin at once- the preliminary work of revising " schedules. Included in . the program for tariff revision will bt wool, cotton, iron and steel, sugar. agricultural Implement and -food- scuffs..,. . " ' 8 A scheme to link some of " the schedules already tmxsed at the extra session but vetoed by the president ato one omnibus tariff bill has been Jiscuseed by some of the leaders m centres, but it was Insisted today that the committee Idea of levhson dheduls toy schedule would k car Tied out. - - . - REVOLUTIONARIES MORE DETERMINED THAN EVER BEFORE Will Efface Manchu Administration Even to Child Emperor as Only Basis of SettlementrTerms of Peace Will be Discussed. SHANGHAI. Dec. I. The southern revolutionaries apparently are more than ever determined upon eftacement of the Manchu administration even to the child emperor, as Wis only terms upon which peace can lbs made. The abdication of the regent as regarded with suspicion, according to revolu tionary leaders seen tonight and the guardianship is unsatisfactory. . ,- Notwithstanding the peace negotia tlons at Wu Chang and Shanghai those at the head of the republic movement at a .meeting tonight decided o float the first issue of republican war bonds covering a patriotic and syropathetlo loan amounting to ten million taels. , Hope was expressed' tfiat .Americana could be induced to subscribe. One speaker said the United States was the only country to which China look ed for sympathetic assistance because the United States was the. only, disin terested friend of China's millions of starving and oppressed people. , Arrangements practically hare been completed for a meeting of delegates representing thw Shanghai republicans and Yuan Shi Ksv'to 'discuss terms of peace. Wu Ting Fang, secretary of foreign affairs on. the republican side, , has been invite to go to Wu Chang to Join In the peace negotiations there, but has declined. He considers the negotiations at Wu Chang unofficial as the' center of republican govern ment has been transferred to Shang hai." ..; ;;.'; :' RESIGNATION OF RBGENT PEKING, Dee, . edict an nounclng the resignation of the Re gent Prince Chung was Issued today by the empress dowager. It is signed by members of the cabinet, and points out that the administration has been unpopular and that a constitutional government has not yet been estab lished. , Explaining hb y the fact that coajpllesiUons arose, the people's hearts ware croken and the country I kS thrown Into turmoil. ' The regent regrets that his rspeatenes came too late end feels that if he continued in power, his commands wouM soon b disregarded. n H- i "vrv-i .: 1 1 Tlhe edict continues! ' ' "'-' : SBSBSSSBBSBBBBSSaaSaSSBBSaSBBSBBBBaBSBBBBBl STATUTE PROVIOIHS FDR State Supreme Court Hands Down Regular Weekly BatcU of Opinions TWELVE DECISIONS RALEIGH. N. C. Dec. Ths constitutionality' of the act of the general assembly (establishing , the Stonewall Jackson Manual Training and Industrial School is sustained by the supreme court In the decis ion of court In re Richard Watson from Mecklenburg county in which efforts were made to effect the re lease of. Richard Watson from the institution where he tiad been com mitted by the r0r6r of Charlotte for vagrancy while his father, was in Jail and declared to b,e an unfit person to havw the care of the boy. The question of the constltutlon- sllty of ths training school act was raised because It provides for im prisonment as punishment for crime in excess of that fixed by statutes for vagrancy and for such length of time as Is "crnei or unusual" and under the court's decision the youth was deprived of liberty without due process of law and his ' detention un der the statute amounts to Involun tary servitude. After sustaining the reformatory act the opinion holds; It is advisable for notice to be givien to the -pansmt before ten order of detention is made, when this can be done, and for the order to Include a finding as to notice and of age of child and that It is made after In vestigation and because, it is for the best interests of ths -child and of community In which he Is convicted. The supreme court delivered the fol lowing opinions" this weekly delivery day: John Church vs Dawson, Beaufort, affirmed. ' Aberdeen and Asheborn Railroad vs Seaboard Air Line, Moore, new trial. May vt Telejrraph Co., Guilford, no error. Earnhardt vs Southern Railway Co.. Rowan, no erro Carry v Southern Power Co., Da vidson. no error. . " Ex Parte vs Watson, Mecklenburg, affirmed. Culvwr vs Jennings, Watauga, af flrme. Southwest National Bank vs JTus tlc Mitchell, adhrned. ,t . Caldwell Land and Lumber Cs.. vs Hayes. Caldwell, modified and af firmed. The costs gainst each party. ' ' Bowman; vs Blankensfilp. Catawba, no - error. '" " K .' - Stout vs Turnpike Co.. Watauga, bo error."'.' ' 8tats vs Blake, Henderson, no er ror.' . - . "He wept and prayed to resign the regency, at the same time expressing mi earnest intention to aosiain irom politics, the empress dowager, lUlng 'in the palace Is aware of the state of affairs and knows that the rebellion exists and fighting continues, causing disaster everywhere while the com merce of friendly nations suffers. The regent is honest, though amtottloue. Being misled he has harmed ths peo ple; therefore his resignation is ac cepted. -:v . il f ' T.ie edict demands loyalty to ths ministers from ths people, who "must now realise that the court does not object to the -surrender of the power vested in the throne." ' The regent has been granted ICO,. 000 taels annually from the Imperial household allowances. As the Imperial and revolutionary leaders at Hankow, tiave not yet come to an understanding the armistice has been extended for an additional thres ay - ANOTHER TOWW CAPTtTKED SAN FRANCISCO. Cal., Dec. I. Dispatches, received today ; from Shanghai by the Chung Sal Yat Po, report the capture of Wong Po, north of Hankow in Hupeh "province, by thersvolutlonists. A battle Is said t be In progress about the town of Hao Kan, where ths Imperialists, have mads a decided stand. - - .- . Regent's Sacrifice . Ths regent sacrificed himself In a last effort to save the throne for his son., but unless all signs fall It Is too lata. Premier Yuan Shi Kal has let Peking know that tie has taken ths British minister,' Sir John Jor dan into his confidence. He has told the minister his plans and hopes much from the minister's mediation. . v On ths: other hand." the rebels to night' confidently dclars that .Yuan Shi Kal Js their man. They describe him i. a master statesman because he . is . accomplishing . the ...transition jrron ihaManest dyasatjr. rs- fCtntlniied on Pare Six) TEN CHICAGO PACKERS MUST AT UST ANSWER CHARGE OF RESTRAINT No Time Was Lost in Get , ting Down to Work of Ex amining Jury Panels LITTLE MORE DELAY CHICAGO. Deo. After eight years devious travel in the ways of grind juries and special pleas, the cases of ten Chicago meat packers. Indicted for alleged violation of the criminal provisions of the Sherman anti-trust law, reached trial today. Indications were that the early stages of the trial at least would be rapid for the government's examination of the first parlel of Jurymen win brief. By agreement each side is entitled to SO peremptory challenges and by night ths government had exercised ten of these. None of the veniremen had been questioned by the defense. Questions of Attorney Sheeban for the government) Indicated that the acceptability of a Juror chiefly on his willingness to accept as part of the government's function the regulation of affairs of private business. All of the defendante were In court Im mediately after the case was called. Personal pleas of not guilty were entered and the examination of ve niremen begtfn. Veniremen wh.o pressed doubt of the propriety of the government exercising control of bus iness conduct peremptorily . were challenged. Attorneys here are of the opin ion that the trial will proceed with out any further attempts of coun sel for the peckers to cause delay. The only action now pending which would bring a stop to the proceed ings Is an appeal to the United States Supreme Court for a ruling on the constitutionality of ths -criminal provisions of the lay; This appeal was filed a week ago together with a plea for a stay of proceedings pending the decision. Ths stay was refused In a verbal decision. The packers. It was said, was resting their hope that the high court would declare the law con; trary to the constitution and . bring the 'trial to an abrupt end. The twelve Jurymen who had been passed by the government Were or dered locked up tonight and the rest of the venire ordered In court to morrow, f ,.; NAVY FOOTBALL CAPTAIN ANNAPOLI8, . Md., Dec. Mid shipman Pefer Powell Rode, of Ken tucky., was tnnlaht elected captain of the naval academy football team for next year. Fades Is fall, back on the team, a position which- he has llllad satisfactorily for two sessonav . CONDITIONS'-APPROACHING PEONAGE IN COLORADO BEET SUGAR FIELDS s-"vr Testimony tk Thia Effect Offered to Sugar "TrutM tnve$tigating , Committee of the ' ' . Hoveef "trtt Filibuster . 7 '., I of Bequest WASHINGTON, . .T-Deplctlnf conditions in ths sugar beat .fields of Colorado approaching peonage,. James Bodkin, of. Meade. Col.,' today told ths ss-callsd" sugar trust investigating committee of the ihouse . that olty derelicts recruited ..-. fro roths slum were kept practically tn . av stats of .bondage. ; His statement oaused .f, a mild sensation. 'i , :. Mr. . Bodkin ieorbl: a system eJ contract labor in ths- Colorado Held and detailed ths hardships Ta charged were Indicted -on working, people re otulted by ths Great 4 Western Sugar company. He said that a man, his wife and several children ranging from eight years upward, would put In: from ten to sixteen hours a day at 'ftack breaking work." which an Am erican would scorn to do. With farm logic, Mr. Bodkin ex pressed his -contempt for the "city chaps," who were, sent by the sugar company to oversee his operaatlonx. The committee took great Interest in hi description of ths "slum labor." Democrats, led by Representative Ba ker, of California, sought to show by ths witness that the tariff protection TRIPLE WRECK RESULTS IN SIX DEA1V FIVE HURT Two Freights and Fast Ex press Collide, Twenty Horses Killed PITTSBURG, Pa,. Dec. Six men Vers killed and five injured today in a triple wreck of two freight and a fast express train on tha Pennsylvania railroad at Devil's Bend near Manor, Pa., 26 miles east of here. " One freight, train became stalled and a second crashed Into it. Before warning could be given, ths express train, carrying nothing but express, west bound, smashed into the freight wreckage. There wre twenty horses being transported west on the expres train and all were killed. It Is estimated that the total val ue of the horses killed was between $10,000 and $60,000. BROKE DOWN. CONFESSED ALBANY, Ga.. Dee. . B. M. Rsmsay. a baggagemester on the At lantic Coast Line railroad, wJio was arrested last night on ths charge of stealing a package containing $500 from an express company .safe, today it Is ssld, broke down and confess ed. The theft was committed Sep tember Jlmd since that! tims express Messenger Bradford, wCio occup d tha car jointly with Ramsey, has been paying liars?' the money lost in monthly. Instsllments. i ' FAlll WASHINGTON, Dec. I Forecast North Carolina, fair Thursday and Friday; light to moderate northeast to east winds. - . Y. of Present Session Comes For Hubbard, Collection of levied in ths name of American labor did -not reach down to ths Russian and Hindus who were worked in the Colorado beet fields. Ths republicans, Representatives Vordnay, Hinds and Maltby, emphasised ths . point that Americans would not- descend to ths labor ' , '"Ho much does a woman earn in ths OeldT" asked Mr. Hind. . ; ,I don't .knvwk" ssswtrsd -ths WK' ness, - "She Is better worker than ths man ha Is generally ths. boss- the woman and ths- children da the - Mr. Bodkin expressed tha belief of ths committee of farmers, of wmett tie Is a member, that the Sugar company was, not paying a fair pries for ibsots. The profit rf an arrs was small, ht said. Us 4ad asked ths sugar com pany for a dollar mors on ths ton and was refused. - - s t "If aha tariff is of any benefit ths sugar company get it," said ths wit ness. ' , , W. P. Wlllett, New York sugar ex pert, recommended ths adoption of the Danish system of Internal taxa tion and announcement sf ths beet ALLEGED HORSE THIEF ' AT Wife Shadowed Through Streets Until She Finally Met Her Husband SPENCBR, N. C-i Deo. .Milton Blankemmtp, ' a young ' whits . man wanted for ihorss stealing at Spartan burg, g. C, was run down and cap tured on the struts In Spsncer this afternoon by Sheriff J. H. McKensls. Deputy 8. C. Tolhert and Special Of ficer Grade of the Southern railway force. Die officers traced Blanken shlp to Sprnoer through Information that his wife was a passenger on an east bound train Into this placs last nigrtit. They were without a descrip tion of Blankenshlp and his wlfs wa shadowed over Salisbury and Spencer last hlgttt and this afternoon when she was swn to meet her husband on the streets In Spencer, ths officers closed In snd Blankenshlp was landed In jail to await. requisition from South Carolina. .3 COMMON FLY GIVEN ATTENTION NEWPORT. NEWS, 'Vs., Dee. .- Addreosv-a on ''Milk and Meat Inspec tion," by Dr. Ixule A. Klein, dean of the department of animal ftiusbsndry ! of ths University of Pennsylvania; the ! most dangerous animal in ths world i ths house fly, by Dr. Ennlon G, ! Williams, state commissioner of jliealth, Kkrhmond, Va., and "Munlrl I pal Hygiene," by Dr. A. C. Abbott, profecxr of bacteriology and hygiene at the University of Pennsylvania, featured the meeting tonight c4 the Seaboard Medical association of Vir ginia and North Carolina in annual secstonf here. The morning snd after noon business sessions today " wore taken up chiefly fty the reading and discussion of papers on various dis eases and their treat rtfent and unusual observances. About 160 physician and surgeons representing' nearly ev ery stats in ths east and south as welt as representatives from' the fed eral heala.i bureaus and army and navy sunrons were present and- par ticipated in ths discussions. Ths con vention will adjourn tomorrow follow ing ths election of ofHcsrs, . ii up Over Acceptance : :; Etchings,' sugar Industry toy tha Unttsd States, lis said If this was dons sugar would s t.l sent per -pound cheaper In the United mates, although ths Internal revenue rat of taxation would be 41 cents tier hundred weight. This tax would yield Mt.000,000 t revenue to ths government which now raise 153,000,000 on ths import tax on su gar. ' . ' t t e ' i'- ft ,r ymsT riuuusrrEn WASHINGTON, Dee, Ths'. Arst filibuster of ths .'present session - of congress was mads Ut ths house today over tha acceptance of a bequest of 120,000 a part of the gift of tha Hubbard collection of -etching to .ie congressional library. Ths gift, mad by Mrs. Osrtruds Hubbard, of this city, entailed obligation for an annual appropriation of 1100 for maintenance to which many republicans and demo crats objected. Finally-! ; Democratic) Leader Underwood, to and ths fight moved adjournment. ' - Republican Leader Mann countered by demanding a roll call claiming that ths republi can war ready to stay and "do busi ness." Ths houss adjourned without set ion on ths matte. Overflowed Lands May be Given Attention by Na tional Government CHICAGO, Dsc. I Another con servation movement wa created to day when st the national irrigation congress the delsgatss Interested in drainage of swamp lands decided to form a separate organisation to urge the federal, government to car for the overflowed lands of , ths country as It is doing for ths arid land. Ths new organisation which probably will bs called the National Drainage Reclamation congress Is to compels with ths Irrigation congrcy. "It wa decided that if drslnag la to rs celvs support from ths federal gov ernment ths movement must take a form separata from Irrigation pro, Jct," said K. T. Perkins, of. Illinois, who was selected as temporary chair man. "The new movement will ef fect ths Mississippi Valley, tha Gulf snd the South Atlantic states. There are about 70,000,000 acres of swamp lands which can bs drained for bout 110 an acre. "When the Panama canal Is com pleted ws are going to ask the gov ernment to mow ths pumping ma chinery to New Orleans and begin ths work. Our purpose will bs to drain the swamp, to regulate the course of river snd to pomp the submerged lands dry. The drainage congress, with ths approval of ths Ir rigation congress will be formally organised tomorrow night" KKXV YORK DOO WON , WAYNESBORO, Ga.. Dec. Ths snnual trials of the Georgia Field Trials club closed here today with the announcement of awards in tae all age; stake, which began, her yester day with sixteen starters,- Ths Eng lish setter, Happy Day, owned by V. M. Flelschmann, of New York, was named ths wlnnsr ths setter Unclf Dav-e, owned by H. C. . Parson of New York, second, and tha ' setter. Miss Mettle, owned by P. R. Edwards of Cleveland. Ohio. Dtilrd. ' All the dogs placed are well known winners snd have been on ths - circuit sevrral rears. - ' , GOMPEfiK CLOSELY WATCHED , Untied States Attorney Miller . . . t " Springs Surprise by Tell- Ing of Conference IRON WORKERS' UNION SENDS OUT LETTERS Asking Whether it Is Advis able to Meet and Discus: v Outcome of Trial . . INDIANAPOLIS, V Ind Doe, I That .ths federal government has been watching closely ths movement of Samuel Gompera, president of ths; American Federation of Labor, 6 mads known her tonight, when tinn ed KtaU Attorney Miller told of a secret , Washington . conference held between ths labor head snd Pro ecu tor' Baker of this county. Th visit was mads about ths tims ths country official wets attempting to prevent ths federal .authorities from gaining possession of the' books and records obtained in a raid at ths offices o the International : Assorls, lion of Bridg and Structural Iron and Stsal , worker whan t. J. Mo Namara was arrested. j v prosecutor Baker admits that ht conferred With Gompars snd soy ha intends to mak a second visit next January. In reply to Mr. Gomper who said th district attorney wa impertinent, Mr; Millar said! - . . "Mr, Obmpers insists that hi po sition is secure and hi attitude con slstent, but h Is vory tender and touchy, stuns-his 'credulity' was im posed upon by ths statementa made by the McNamara brothers. ' Because I was quoted as ay- Ing that. In my opinion,, 'Oomper is an unsafe lBd,T, he very passion ately exclaims that he la not afraid J of hatng prosecuted. - ' '"Mr, Gomper and ths prosecuting' attorney of Marlon county can It they will (Inform ths ' pennls Just what .1 took place at their 'Washington con-' fersncs about six weeks ago. A full; statement mads by fnees genilemenj mny tnake If neewsesry for the Mr-' inn county prosecutor sgaln to go to. Washington to get Gomper' advice as to how ths , laws of Indiana aro not to bs enforcsd. "Mr. Gomper can bs assured that: ths United States attorney In thl jurisdiction will not healtsts to pros--scuts any man If ths facts and ths, law cleayly justify ths prosecution."' .-'. letter were sent out today from ths' headquarter of the Internation al Association of Bridg and Struc tural Iron Workers here to theimem-v bsr of ths sxecutivs bosrd In vaj (Contlnnevt n Tge Wlvl EARLY GOUPLETIOn OF PANAMA CANAL TREATED ' IN NEARLY EVERY TALK National Rivers and Har bors Congress . Holding Eighth Annual Session ' MANY DELEGATES WASHINGTON, Dso. Ths sarlyi completion of ths Panama canal and It probabls effect on transwortation' In ths' Unltsd State featured thai addresses of nearly every seaksr at! the eighth snnual session of the na tional rivers and harbors congress her today. ... ' ' ' V Secretary of War Stlmson welcom-, ed ths delegates and spok on tha relation of the canal to the foreign; trad. In ths afternoon President Tsft received the members of ths Atlantic Deeper Waterways Who ars; delegates to ths convention. , t Every section of; the country wad represented In the delegate, in at-J tendance and Representative Hans dell of taulslsna, president of thtj organisation In his annual report ex-i pressed ths belief that congress would; psy early attention to ths' demands -for waterways legislation. Repressn-j tatlve Fpsrkman of Florida, ' ssldj lhst by llll the government will! have expended mors than a . bllllont dollars for waterway Improwament.. Representative J. Hampton Moore oft: PennsylvanW, brged the wldenlngj and deepening of all canals alongj th Atlantis coast, and Jos. N. Teal.j f Portland. Oregon, spok on tha probabls effect of ths Panama canal on ths lumber trade of the country, j. Olher speaker were Dr. David KIn-j lay director of the University of llll-, hols; John A. Fox. special director or ths congress: Edgar C. Ellis. Kan-' ass Cltv; M. W. Peebles, Detroit: " C. 8. E, Holland. Victoria, W. C, Karnaugh; St., I-ouls,' president of! the Lakes to ths Gulf Deeper Water-' way Association, and Edward I, lavage of New York. ; .Speakers on the program for to-i morrow Include Secretary of ths In-j teiio Fisher; : Senstors Jones - of' Wsshlngton snd Fletcher of Florlds.' General Blxby. -chief army engineer, . Judge W. F. Bland, of Kansas City, snd Mayor Gaynor and 'August Bel mont st New York. ,