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ASTIEVTLLE, N. C., SATURDAY MORNING, JUNE 7, 1913.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
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ASHEVILLE G
DYNAMITE
CHARGES
06
CONSIDERED
BEFORE TRIAL
JUR
famous Strike Cases Are
Now Nearlng End In
Boston Court
JUROR CAUSES LONG
DELAY IN HEARING
Judge Gives Explicit Instruc
tions with Referenco to
Counts In Indictments
BOSTON, June 6. The case of the
alleged dynamite "planting" conspir
ator, William M. Wood, Frederick E.
Atteaux and Dennis J. Collins, were
flven to the jury todar.
( Judge Crosby Instructed the jurors
to return a verdict on eaoh of the six
counts of the Indictment but to find
the defendants not guilty on the sixth
count, which charges conspiracy to
Injure certain buildings and other
property. No evidence to support this
charge has been presented, the court
aid.
The other counts specify distinct
offenses but all have a bearing on the
broad accusation that the defendants
eonslpred to lnnure the cause of the
textile strikers at Lawrence by "plant
ing" dynamite on their premises.
' Juror Sees Judge.
The opening of court was delayed
an hour and a half while one of the
ijurors, Morris Bhuman, was closeted
with Judge Crosby, DlHtrlot Attorney
Pelletter and counsel for the defense.
No explanation for the delay was
made and the jurors took their plac
es in the box.
After Instructing the jury that they
should return a verdict for the de
fendants on the sixth count, the court
described the other specific 'charges.
The flr'rt count charges conspiracy to
lnnure the. textile strikers; the recond
.jeonaplracy to lnnure unknown per
isonsf the third and fourth conspiracy
to lnnure Joseph Ass&f, and Urbano
De Pratto, respectively, by Imputing
to them . the Illegal storing of dyn.-v-rolt
In premises occupied by them;
the fifth conspiracy to falsely charp.
.unknown persons-with Illegal storing
'and keeping of dynamite.
Charge of Court,
,"'AmrreMaMmnt Tti tntant inv Mr.
eon constitute a criminal conspiracy,
the court said, adding: i
. "If. the. Jury should find that no
conspiracy existed, that ends the case,
but If the existence of a conspiracy Is
established then all of the cr
declarations of each of the defendants
may be considered as eviuen. ..
the other defendants."
The court said the evidence of on
conspirator was not competent against
another conspirator after the object
of the alleged agreement has been ac
complished. Passive acquisence or
silent knowledge of a conspiracy was
Insufficient to convict; the failure of
.Wood to offer a defense should have
no Influence with the Jurors.
STATE AGAIN ASSISTS
III FAIRS CONDUCTED
I-CIASS SCALE
State Board of Agriculture
Transacts Important
, Business.
VWKMSkasawssa
OFFICES COMBINED
RALEIGH, June 6. (Special) In
founding up the work of Its semi
annual session, the state board , of ag
riculture this afternoon h-dopted a
budget for the work and expenses of
the department for the next six
months amounting to $135,000. One
of the new features provided for in
the budget is a division of co-operative
marketing for which an appro
priation of $2,500 was made. The di
visions of agrimony and botanv were
consolidated under J. L Burgess, who
is to have an assistant at $1,400 per
year. Mr. Burgess Is to receive $3,000.
The board made the usual appro
priations for state and county fair
premiums, but enacted a provision
that any fair that allows gambling de
vices or Indecent features In the mid
way shall forfeit the right to premium
money. The sum of $100 was appro
priated to be awarded $100 for ten
fairs as a premium for the finest baby
the state board of health to provide
the ' judges and award the prize.
. The board determined to continue
affort for the Improvement of cattle
throughout the state. Last year thir
teen fins bulla of the Short horn,
Harford and Angus breeds were dis
tributed In different parts of the state
and 860 calves are already reported.
As many more bulls are to be added
Mils year, "
MIDDIES GIVEN DIPLOMAS.
ANNAPOLIS, Md. June 6. Com
mencement wees at tne mavai acad
emy culminated today In the gradua
tion . exercises when two score of era
brvo admirals went forth Into the
world to serve their country on the
diplomas from Secretary Daniels.
SENATE FAILED TO
RATIFY RENEWAL
OF BIG TREATIES
Uncle Sam May Not Sign up with
Great Britain, Italy and Spain for
Long Time to Come Opposition
Is Gaining Strength.
WASHINGTON, June 6. The prin
ciple of the compulsory arbitration
written Into the code that has bound
the United States with twenty-four
nations of the world for the last five
years Is In danger and unless there
Is a decided change la sentiment In
the senate the renewal of the treaty
which gave concrete evidence of this
nation's belief1 in such a policy may
be impossible.
In executive session tonight the sen
ate legislation failed to ratify renew
als of the arbitration treaty with Great
Britain, Italy and Spain, which re
cently expired. ' r
The Panama canal tolls question
would have to be submitted to The
Hague, but during the discussion the
Japanese question and the general at
titude of the nation toward compul
sory arbitration was brought up and
led to the expression of views Utterly
at variance with entrance Into such
binding agreements in the future.
Kef er to Committees.
A motion to refer the treaties to the
foreign relations committee with In
structions that the one with Great
Britain so as to exempt specifically
the Panama canal tolls question was
abandoned, but prolonged debate was
predicted for future sessions.
One senator went so far as to de
clare: '
"There are many people In the
United States and In the Benate who
ought to live in England."
Senators who did not speak, but
who discussed arbitration with the
colleagues during the debate, express
ed decided opinions on the extent to
which this nation has bound itself to
argue matters out before a court.
Many senators were convinced to
night that few of the twenty-three
agreements, which come up for re
newal in the next few months, will be
agreed to without a hard fight. Al
though the treaties probably have
many supporters. Chairman Bacon,' of
thB foreign relations committee, was
abctut the only bne who spoke In their
behalf. "
Mr. Bacon held the view that under
the British treaty, the tolls .question
must be artittratfeij anil 'expressed On
tire sympathy with the California land
legislation.
Ten Senators Object.
Senator Chamberlain was the only
member to object to the British treaty
vesterday, but In tonight's session
there were nine senators behind him.
Senator O'Gorman, chairman of the
lnteroceanlc canal's committee. In di
rect charge of Panama legislation.
SENSATION IS SPRUNG
IN THE ILLINOIS VICE
Merchant of Chicago Talks
Ugly Before Members
of Commission.
CLAIMS AN INJUSTICE
CHICAGO, June J. Motives of the
Illinois senatorial vce commission
were questioned openly on the witness
stand here today by Julius Rosenwald,
president of a mall order house em
ploying more than 7,000 persons.
"At the first session of the commis
sion I came prepared to help In any
way I could," said Mr. Kosenwald. "I
produced our payroll, which I have
failed, after several efforts, to recover,
and I did my best, thinking that good
might come of the Investigation. Since
then I have changed my opinion, the
commission no longer has my confi
dence." Lieutenant Governor Barratt
O'Hara, chairman, and Senators Beall,
Tossey and Woodward, of the commis
sion, listened without change of coun
tenance, save that Senator Beall grew
somewhat red.
The announcement of Mr. Roscn
wald's opinion came suddenly when
Senator Beall asked him his opinion
as to whether female help was as effi
cient as male.
"I prefer not to give this opinion,"
replied the mail, order man.
Pressed further by members of the
commission, Mr. Rosenwald said: "I
do not believe that the purpose of this
investigation Is sincere."
In the course of the questioning
Senator Woodward asked if It were
true Mr. Rosenwald had employed de
tectives to shadow members of the
commission
"I will say," responded the witness,
"that anyone who says that, says what
Is untrue."
Then you would say that Mr. Coan,
our Investigator, made a mistake
when he reported such to be the fact."
pursued Senator Woodward.
"I would go further and state that
the man who made that report know
lngly uttered a falsehood."
Senator Beall attempted to get on a
friendly man-to-man footing with the
Witness'
to ths original uusstion.
declared his opposition to arbitration,
but said that In his opinion the treaty
would not cover It,
(Senators Crawford, Pomerene and
Brlstow argued against ratification of
the British agreement Senator Brls
tow offered a resolution modifying the
treaty so that the tolls question would
be exempted specifically.
Chairman Bacon asked the senate
to vote against such a proposal. He
took a stand alfcd against the proposal
to recommit the treaties, saying that
they should be the subject of debate
in executive session.
Ratification of Pacta.
Senator Bacon favored the ratifica
tion of the pacts arid pointed out that
aside from the tolls question th
United States might find itself in some
controversy with Great Britain within
th next five years, which It would be
glad to submit to The Hague. Senator
Lewis counselled moderation. Senator
Borah took the stand that If the United
States was wrong in Its attitude in
ths tolls matter It should ake the
"manly" stand and openly admit Its
mistake. Senator Newlands was
against compulsory arbitration, but
favored the "persuasive" sort.
Senator Works defended the alien
land law of his state and announced
the disbelief In the soundness of In
terference with the acts of a sovereign
state by the national government.
It was pointed out at the conclusion
of the session that if the arbitration
agreements are not ratified the United
States would then be bound only by
the second Hague treaty, under which
disputes relating to the Interpretation
of treaties or arising In other ways
are not compulsorlly arbitrable, but
van be settled In the fashion of the
nations concerned, so agree.
Bryan's Peace Plan.
Attention was directed to the recent
ly announced peace plan of Secretary
Bryan, which has . progressed far
enough to receive favorable notice
from the several countries. The Bryan
'plan, In the opinion of many senators.
would not prove binding at all in case
of serious difficulty and niigbt thsre
fore'ne't be subjected to the" sharp
criticism brought out today. If It Is
laid bfore the senate.,
The ratification of a treaty by the
senate requires a two-thirds vote and
those opposed to the British treaty
and to general arbitration agreements
believed tonight that It would be dif
ficult to find a sufficient number of
senators to endorse the foreign com
mittee's, action.
SPEAEEH OF DAT AT
TIELETHEETINC
Convention of TwoJarolinas
Is Now in Session
at Salisbury,
OFFICERS ELECTED
SALISBURY, June . (Special)
The seventh annual convention of the
United Commercial Travelers of North
and South Carolina convened In Sal
isbury today. The first session was
held in the Grub theatre and was
called to order by E. W. Tatum, past
councilor of th Salisbury council.
In a stirring address, Senator Lee
S. Overman, who came from Wash
ington for the purpose, welcomed the
three hundred visiting traveling men
to Salisbury. He was particularly
pleading in his remarks, declaring the
traveling men are very near to him
and have done much for him and that
j rhat they are the advance guard of
commerce. The senator was heard
.with great Interest
! Senator Overman was followed by
! W. M. Ruth on behalf of the Salisbury
council, his add re ho was witty and
pointed. Mayor Walter H. Woodson
also extended a cordial welcome on
the part of the city. A response to
the address of welcome was made by
J. N. Watkins of Greenville, S. C.
In the forenoon a business session fol
lowed the public meeting.
While the traveling men were at
tending to routine matters, a commit
tee of Salisbury women welcomed vis
iting wives at the Empire hotel. In
the afternoon a garden party was
tendered the visitors by the woman's
committee at the home of Mrs.
Charles Price.
The afternoon was given to busi
ness In the council chamber and the
visitors were enthusiastic In their
work.
Officers of th organization cover
ing the two Carolines were elected
this afternoon as follows: Grand
councilor, C. O. Kuester, of Charlotte;
Junior councilor, E. H. Hodges, of
Durham; grand secretary, E. B. Lit
tlefield, of Charlotte; grand treasurer,
N. V. Porter, of Charlotte; grand
conductor, H. R. Barrows, of Spartan
burg; grand page, E. E. Call, of Aahe
ille; sentinel, T. H. Pope, of Green-
ncltor, J.- H. -
Seme kin. of Charleston.
MICHIGAN SENATOR OFFERS LAME
EXCUSE FOR HIS CRITICISM OF THE
PRESIDENT ON THE "LOBBY" PROBE
Appears That the Chief Executive of the United State's
ets' Nest and Someone Seems Sure to Get StungSensational
1 Developments Are Looked for at Any Time.
WASHINOTON, June t An unex- i
pected turn was given the senate's'
lobby Investigation today when Sen
ator Townsend, of Michigan, declared
on the stand that "the Influence
wielded by President Wilson and by
the democratic secret caucus upon
the making of a tariff bill constituted
th nearest approach 1 to undue In
fluence upon members of) conrresa
that the Investigation committee
would be able to find."'
Senator Townsend, criticised th
committee Tor not having asked mem
bers of the senate whether the pres
ident has sought toi influence thorn
and declared that . Wen though th
peesWent had not JuUndefl' It, his re-'
cent denunciation- of 'lobbies worn
tng in support of changes In the tar
tft, would force certain senators to
vote against amendments they know
to be Just
Names Aro Demanded.
"Who are these equators ?
manded Senator Reed.
"I don't care to name ny one,"
retorted Senator Townvnd
'he two democratic members of
the committee present. Ueed and
a th, resented any In'itnu'l n that
Prosldent Wilson had usrt patronage
or threats to fvi-ce any one to sup
port free sugar or fres wool, or t
support the bill as a wlu'le. Senator
Townsend Insistei the comnntu-e had
U' t asked ai' senator this far
whether the president had tried to
Influence him.
"I move," Interrupted Senator
Walsh, "that In view of the serious
statements touching the executive.
SERIOUS CHARGES AGAINST
Partnership Between the
Officers and Criminals Is
Said to Exist.
NEW YORK, June . -Scathing
arraignment of the Jetectlve bureau
of the New York police department,
and a charge that a partnership exists
between some detectives and crimi
nals, are contained in the third sec
tion of the Outran committee report
on police conditions, submitted to the
board of aldermen today. A brisk
fight over the report's adoption was
expected. The report Says In part:
"Benjamin Levy, who had never
been convicted of a crime, testhled
that at the request of officials In the
detective bureau he had often Induced
criminals to commit fcursrlarly In or
der that thay ml:it be arrested, fie
was strongly corroborated by repu
table dtleens. Including an official of
an Insurance company, a merchant
ami others.
"Levy testified that In one case
Commissioner Poughtery, in chance
of the detective bureau, gave him
$25 with which to purchase burglar
tools, and after he succeeded In the
burglary, paid him $75 for his ser
vices. CHy -vouchers for these amounts
In Levy's favor were found In the
comptroller's office.
"Deputy Commissioner Dougherty
and others involved were subpoenaed
by us and asked to waive immunity
before giving their testimony. Th:s,
they refused, with one exception, and
they were not Interrogated. Notwith
standing the shocking nature of this
testimony and the corroboration re
ceived, the nmm!nlnnr hrur taken
no action whatever In the premises.
It Is not surprliflr, that under such
tax discipline some aetectlves turn
thlews."
In oonernstan, the report says ?ha
.bureau is hopelessly Inefficient fend
SlwmU - be rcrtnised -4tnednurao
ne
Making The Sparks
A ML,
that any senaotr who has already tes
tified may be recalled and Interro
gated In reference thereto."
"I am for that," said Senator Nel
son, and every member of. the com
mittee agreed.
Activities of Wilson.
magging President Wilson's tariff
activities . Into th investigation
somewhat Intensified feeling In , the
committee. Senator Weeks, of Mas
sachusetts, following Senator Towns
end on the r stand,' expressed ' the
opinion that "executive had .mors
influence on bills than all th persons
who have come to Washington ' put
togethes. M. J-'ve' '-- . - .v'.-
The stateWnt that the president
pot out In negard to an insidious lob
by Influenced the public mind," said
Senator Wet-ks, "and that has Its ef
fect upon senators. The public be
lieves a lobbyist Is a bad man and no
senator likes to oppose a measure of
whloh the president says the lobbyists
are seeking to change It."
The senate agreed early In the af
ternoon to extend the time limit tor
the lobby Investigation until June it.
Members of the committee doubt
whether It can be completed within
that time. The new element inject
ed Into It today probably will carry
the questioning of senators over Into
next week. Features of the so-called
lobbies on sugar, wool and metals and
liquor, labor and other legislation
must then be taken up as the second
stage of the Investigation.
Worn Not Charges.
Senator Townsand's statement In
relation to President Wilson were not
SEIZED BY AUTHORITIES
Sensation Is Created in Dub
lin by the Customs Offi
cials' Action.
T'UELIN, June . A sensation was
canned by the solzure today l.y the
centum authorities of a oonsnment
of 600 rifles and bayonets on board a
eieamer from Liverpool.
The arms were addressed to Boron
Farnham, an Irish peer at his country
sU, Farnham, county of Cavan.
Baron Far ham, and the eleventh
baron of his line, was formerly an
olfk-er in the regular army. H Is one
of the leading unists' of .the province
ol Ulster andl had taken a promin
ent part In the campaign against
home rule.
The case of rifles and bayonets
came from London, and It Is said ow
th"rlt1 have discovered an elaborate
rrgvu)zatlun In London for supplying
the unists followers In London with
ar.ns. ".
HEKTEIl DISCHARGED.
PITTSBURGH, June . The board
of education today discharged 8. L.
Heter, superintendent of schools,
finding him guilty of Immorality In
making Improper advances to women.
e- MAY YET ACCEPT,
. ' T
f 'WARHVJOTGN. June 6. Wil- 4-
llam McComba; chairman of th 4
democratic natldnal committee,
may yet be v ambassador to -f
France, It was said today. Though
he has twk-e declined the post,
4- the president has not abandoned
hope of his acceptance and It Is
known Mr. Wilson Is holding the
position open for him, 4
f The president talked with Sen-
ator OXJorman today about dlplo-
tnatlc appointees from New York, 4
4MrfMieOonlriSsetiipitaSr-,-
Fly.
Has Stirred up Real Horn
In the form of charges. He sxprftstly
said that he did not charge the pres
ident with using Improper method.
but Insisted that charge existed and
the activity of the president In tup
port of free wool and free sugar
amounted to ' "an undue Influence"
even though h did not use the "big
stick of patronage."
"A the term 'lobbyist" is generally
understood," he said, "and a I bo
Hove -It was used by thepresldent In
his recent statement, upon which his
Investigation was founded. It means
one who trie to secure or prevent
legislation by -the- s of mean that
are. improper; by th offer - or . par
ment of money, th granting or with
holding of Tatars, by Ineldloos threats
of political opposition; by ths use of
patronage or the giving of political
rewards. As I know of no Improper
lobbyist of that kind the nearest ap
proach to undue Influence) everted
on members of congress, I believe I
that exercised by the - president and
by the . use of the party sscret cau
cus." What ta Lobbying?
"Do you mean to say that Is lob
bying? demanded Senator Reed.
"A lobbyist is a man who attempts
to Influence legislation against the
honest conviction, the conscience and
the notions of duty of the legislator,"
returned Senator Townsend. .
"Because of the insinuation that a
lobby exists to influence them to vote
for amendments they belle i. In. I
tnink some senators will ref'uln front
(Continued on Page Fight).
AMERICA WILL BE VIOLATED
Rejoiner Goes Fully Into the
California Land
Other Features.
Act
TOKIO, June . The rejoinder of
Japan to the United States note on
the subject of th California alien
land ownership legislation reiterates
that the land bill passed by the Cal
ifornia legislature violates the spirit
ot the Japanese-American treaty by
discriminating against a friendly pow
er. It points out that even If the ques
tion Is an economic one it enters the
domain of International relations, and
therefore becomes a political ques
tion. The note says that the California
land legislation violates article I of
the Japanese-A merles n treaty of ltl
which authorizes subjects of citizens
of Ute contracting parties to own or
lease houses whlcn are Inseparable
parts of real estate. '
It also declares that the new bill
violates the fourteenth amendment to
th United States constlutlon requir
ing the states to grant equal protec
tion under Its laws to all persons with
In Its jurisdiction.
Interest In ths Japanese-American
land ownership controversy Is unabat
ed In Japan. Several mass meetings
of protest are being arranged.
Tats lie Yamamoto, minister of ag
riculture and commerce, declares the
Japanese government wants to par
ticipate In the Panama. Pacific expo
sition, but owing to popular feellnf
on tihe California land question It feels
obliged to wait to determine public
sentiment. The Japanese government
has postponed Its reply to Secretary
Bryan's proposed plan of internation
al arbitration.
THE WEATIIEII. "1 '
WASHINCrTON, jW tXvmtHM
for North Carolina: Local thunder-
skwwers ydjr.an-robely gssurW
COMMITTEE flOW
WRESTLING WITH
PAPER DUESTI
Retalltory Duty Against Cs
nadlan Print Product May
Be Finally Levity
NEWSPAPER MAN
OFFERS EVIDENCE
In Underwood Tariff Sched
ule Print Paper Is on
Free List
WASHINGTON, June .For Wt
eral hour today the senate finance
sub-committee of which Senator John
son of Maine Is chairman, dlsoussei!
the paper schedule of the Underwood
bill, and It Is reported tonight that a
amendment to put a retaliatory duly ,
against Canadian print paper value
At not more than 1 1-1 cents a Bound
Is being seriously considered.
Because the majority of the tub
commute was Inclined to this, view,
they summoned from New Torlt
John Norrls, chairman of the papsr
committee of the American Newspaper
Publishers' association, who today r
Iterated opposition to the tmposltloa
of any counter duty. '
No decision was rsached, fcut It wag
learned that the matter hangs la th ,
balance with the leaning toward put ,
ting on the countsrvallng duty. .
Print paper In the Underwood bill
la on the free list and the amendment
being considered would provide "that
if any country, dependency, province
or other sub-dtvlslon of government
shall Impose any export duty, export
license fee, or other change of any.
kind whatsoever, whether in the form
of additional charg or license fee er
otherwise, upon printing paper, woodt
pulp or wood, In the manufacture of ,
wood pulp, there shall he Imposed
upon printing paper when Imported
either directly er Indirectly from such ,
country, dependency, province or oth ,
er subdivision of government, a duty
equal to the amount of such export'
1uty or other export charge Imposed
by such country, eto upon printing
paper,1 wood pule or wood for use la
the manufacture of wood pulp." 1
' CbwitunpUoit tirewingv ' -. t
. "The consumption of-paper has heeif '
growing steadily," Hr. Morris said, "at
the rate of 10 a tons per day, but In
the year 1811 not a single paper ma'
chin was built In the United States. .
"In th month of March, 11L at th ,
time they were appealing to your oom
mlttee for relief, their reports to the .
bureau of corporations showed that
they were restricting their output be
low normal capacity to the extent ot
1M.O0O tone per annum or It per cent.
They were aggravating that restriction
(Oomlnuod on Page raght)
TOBACCO TRUST LIVE
ISSUE WITH THE
Administration Proposes tf
Go to the Very Bottom
. of Great Combine.
STATEMENTS MADE
IW1ASHINOTON, Jun -In view
of the -widespread Idea that Attorney.
General MoKeynold'g proposal for aj
graduated excise tax on th outpud
of tobacco was the expression of aj
new policy on ths part ot the WUsoa
administration to correct trust evilsj
white house officials tonight disclaim-!
ed that any general policy had beeaj
discussed or adopted. "'''"
President Wilson ftnd the attorneys
general today dtscussea the numerous
report that had gone form as to tna
govwnments alleged Intention' t,
strike a blow at the tobacco trusU
and later white house officials, decided
to explain Just what had taken place,
in administration councils on the to
bacco industry. ' .- ' J
The proposal of the attorney genJ
eral was described as a "suggestion, "i
offered for discussion and bearln
neither the approval nor disapproval
of the administration, when broached;
to the senate finance committee for
consideration as an amendment to th
tariff bill. j
The whlt house version of the InJ
cldents of the last two days was given1
with the knowledge of the attorney
general. It called attention, first, t
the fact that Mr. McHeynoVds pro4
posed Identically th same schemer
when the Aldrlch -Payne tariff Jaw
was under dtocusslon, and pointing to
the introduction at about the same,
time of a bill by Senator Hitchcock,'
of Nebraska, embodying similar Ideas.'
The Introduction by Mr. Hitchcock of
practically the same measure yeater-j
day was explained as having no eon-J,
neetlon with the susrgeetlons mad by, ;
the attorney general to the cabinet on
Tuesday. -.. I
The attorney general, according M
white house officials, was convinced
by a nuatiter of prominent imlepen-'
dent tobacco manufacturers who saw
FORGES OF PRESIDENT
tOoattoaevon I"
"1