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It" ' .U'-Jy'Jcx...:. '( a-, .LAST, ;-.. ,',,, - Washington, July 22 Forecast .for North. Carolina for tonight and Fridays Partly, cloudy With local showers tonight. r E3TABUSII11D 187f RALEIGH, N. C, THURSDAY, JULY 22, 1909. PEICE CENTO ..- -. V:: THE PRES DENT sAio. BOSS Ehcde blacd Senator Holds tts Upper Hand and PresI dent Admits It GETS FEW CONCESSIONS President Sees That Senator Aldrich is in Command and Learns That - the Concessions He Asked Can Not be Given -Aldrich Says He is Pledged to Stand by the Present BUI in Conference President Can Not Get a General Lowering of Du ties Location of the '.New Court of Customs Dismissed Mr. Payne WKh the President, But Can Do Nothing. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Washington, July 22 After the bouquet of the wine and the smoke of the cigars had been dissipated, President Taft at the dinner given by him last night at the white house,' to the republican tariff conferees,' ob tained a true picture of the tariff conference. He saw, and appreciated, the truth of the newspaper stories that Senator Aldrich, who heads the senate con ferees, was in command of the situa tion, ably assisted by Representatives Calderhead and Fordney, who were appointed, members of the house con ferees by Speaker Cannon in disre gard of precedent President Taft gathered from the information given him by his distinguished -guests that the senate holds the wt)ip-end of the handle, so far as the revision of the .tariff is concerned. .When the presl dent was Informed by . Senator Aid- rich that free raw materials, as urged by the president, is absolutely out of question the president accepted the statement as a fact and let it.be known' -that he would be satisfied with -whatever concessions Senator Aldrich would be able to secure for him. The impression prevails strongly that President Taft will secure free crude petroleum and iron ore, with a reduction of the duty on coal, hides, and rough lumber. Senator Aldrich gave the president to understand that in order to get the tariff bill through the senate it is absolutely necessary for him to make conces sions to senators interested in par ticular schedules and that . when he made the concessions he gave his word to stand by them in conference. This made it clear to the president that he could not get all he desired in the way of raw materials, nor a gen eral lowering of duties. The effect of the dinner. It was said today, will be to hasten an agreement of the con fereea- and in consequence a report to the house and senate may be looked for next Monday. :. Aside from discussing the differ ence between the house and senate on the items in dispute the president hrought up for consideration the lo cation of the new United States court of customs appeals, as provided for in the tariff bill. Secretary of the Treasury MacVeagh, Attorney-Gen eral Wickersham, and Senator Root were asked by., the president "what they thought, about the location of the court. There was a diversity of opinion, and it was suggested that New York, as the largest of the cus toms districts, ought to have, tup court because most of the cases the court will have to ..deal with come from that port, but because of the influence of the importers, Washing ton Ws mentioned as the most desir able place, however,, the president and his advisers were unable to reach a conclusion so the matter was passed over tor the present. It may not he determined until after the tariff bill has become a law. . One of the good effects of the din ner was the admittance on the part of the conferees that there must be- a MUCH ' compromise on the recommendations '.'.submitted by President - .Taft The president himself saw the force lot the argument and acquiesced in it. : Mr. Payne took occasion to let'the president know that the house was With him in the demand for free raw . materials and lower duties, but Be tould not hope' to obtain a majority M in conference for the reason that 3he h.td been out-voted. ; ' . Reference, being' made to the cor poration tat the members of the house conferees took occasion to let the president know that the corpora tion tat was no( as popular as the in herltance - . tax. . Representative Dwight, of New . York, - the hous "whip", informed the president that on a direct' vote the -corporation tax would have no votes to Buare. ' President Taft gave his guests to understand he believes the corporation tax wIH become popular with the people after tljey are made acquainted with Us provisions, and that it will not prove a hardship to any honest corpo ration. The dinner was In every way a success but one, and that was that the president failed to secure unani mous Consent agreement to put into errect his ideas of tariff revision down ward. He was told Just what he could expect tn the line of lower duties,, and when he understood that he could not obtain the votes to reject the confer ence report and again open up the subject without causing uxorious split in his party, he diplomatically yielded rfend allowed the conferees to under stand he would accept the best they could do in compliance with his wishes. This was construed by, the cohferees as an admission that the president will not veto the bill even though ha, should fail to get anything like half of what he asked. It Is this fact that adds to the belief that some form of agree ment will be reached within the next forty-eight hours. . Those who attended the dinner say that the result accomplished, which was to bring the opposing factions to gether and produce a spirit of harmony that cannot help but have a wholesome influence throughout the country in that It directs public, attention. to the congress which after, all is the respon sible body for carrying out the prom ises made the people, by the admlnis tration in the Chicago platform. The guests at the dinner were: Sen ators 'Aldrich, Hale, Burrows and Pen rose, of the senate conferees; Represen tatlves Payne, Dalzell, HcCall, Bou telle, Calderhead apd Fordney. house conferees; Vice-president Sherman, SDeaker Cannon. Senators Root and Crane, Secretary of the Treasury Mac Veagh, and Attorney-General Wicker sham. REVIVAL OF STEEL BUSINESS. Heads of Subsidiary Companies Held Conference Will Sleet Prices of Independents. New York, July 22 The heads of the subsidiary companies of the United States pteel Corporation hold an all-day conference yesterday at 71 Broadway. President " Corey pro- sided. The company heads reported a general revival of business and fa vored an advance in tie price of all classes of steel products,, with the ex ception vof ails, .th&priee.. of which is to htt.mat'9eit:Mlii.was' de cided, consequently, to meet thfe ad vances made earlier In the week by the independents. The mills of the corporations are, with few excep tions, booked up to October, and it was predicted yesterday that the cor porations production will reach 100 per cent early In the fall. 'ASSENGERS SPEND A RESTLESS NIGHT Southampton, July 22. Their ship lashed by wind and waves, the hundred passengers on the stranded Nord Deut- seher Lloyd liner Derfflinger on the Needles reef, spent a night of terror and were relieved today by calmer waters and lower winds. With the coming of darkness a high wind sprang up and the great liner groaned und tossed while the passengers waited for morning. Women became hysterical and though the officers and crew tried to impress upon them that there was no immediate danger, they refused to be pacified. The Derrfflinger was towed off by eight tugs this afternoon. An inspec tion showed her apparently uninjured ACTIVITY IN THE LD Considerable activity in the" business world Is shown by the fact that the "charter business" is picking up. Sev eral very 'important charters , were granted today by -the secretary of state. One of the biggest enterprises chartered was the Reidsyille Co-opera tive Tobacco Co., .of Reldsvllle, which begins business With 110,000 paid In and the stock held by 268 of the leading citizens of Rockingham county. The hew concern will do a general tobacco business', buying, selling and manufac turing,' . . :.. The' Graham Real Estate, Loan and insurance Co. will do a. general real festato business. The authorized capital Vtock is (25,000, with fSGO paid in. J. A. Long and others pre the stockholders. ' xne nocKjngnam Aiojetic ussockkiuii, backed up by Senator A. S. Dockel-y. B. F. Reynolds and others. Will encourage athletlcs-'-especiaUy baseball.'. - The Capitol Producing CO., of States. vllle. Is backed . up by C. T. Budworth, H. B. Campbell and W. Mllvllle, all of Washington, -JJ. C. each holding stock to the ; amount of 15.000. W. " E. Mat tress, Of Statesvllle, holds one Bhare. The paid m capital Is $16,100 and the new Arm will manufacture moving pic tureHlmi nd photographic supples. . Tne Dixie Guano Co.. of Durham, be gins business, with tSOO paid ln capital. Wi' J, QrisWoid, W. M. Tsar by and W. C, Llndsev are tho stockholder. BUSINESS i'llll SITUATION IN : ulOWOAliN SPAIN IS WORSE Battalion of Troops -About to Be Embarked for Melilla Revolts ARE OVERPOWERED Situation in Morocco and at Home js Hourly Growing Worse .Battalion of Troops at Barcelona Revolts and turns Guns Upon Their Officers Were Overpowered by Other Troops But Feared Their Example Will be Followed by Other Discon tented Regiments Tribesmen Can Put 50,000 Men in the Field and, Will Take Big Army From Spain to Subdue Them. Madrid, July 22. The situation irf &orocco and at home is hourly growing worse. A dispatch from Barcelona to day says that a battalion of troops about to be embarked,, for Melilla re volted and turned their weapons against their officers. They were over powered by other troops Without any casualties but it is feared that their example will be followed by other dis contented regiments which are expect ing to be dispatched against the tribes men. Little definite news is being given out by the war ministry in regard to the fighting in Morocco. It is known that the Spanish troops under General Marina have been under lire around Melilla for about ten days and it Is believed the government is suppressing news of heavy losses. More than 20, 000 tribesmen are said to bo under arm and it is feared that the ruffians soon will swell their number to 50,000. Those men are all Splendidly armed and their horsemen constitute the best JrregukjX cavalry In the world perhaf irhey possess the courage of fanaticism and if they all take the field Spain would need an army of from 50,0000 to 75,000 to subdue them. In this connection it s said today Former Captain General Weyler, who commanded the Spanish forces in Cuba at the outbreak of the war with America, may De sent- to Africa in supreme command. The fact that the expense of an armament of tho magnitude that now seems neces sary would be ruinous to the crippled finances of Spain, is being eagerly seiz ed upon by the liberals and socialists to add to the public discontent with the war, and the charge is freely made today that the whole trouble had its inception in the government's attempt to protect private mining concessions In Morroccan teritory. The newspapers, too, are ranging themselves In the ranks of the oppo sition and the demand Is freely made that the cortes be convened to deal with the situation. Popular demonstrations continue in the streets, and the jails are filled with men and women who have been swelling the great processions which serenaded thertiomes of members of the eovernment With cries of "down with the war!" Town Bel-?ngured. San Sebastian, Spain, July 22.-Offi cial messages received here from the beleaguered Spanish garrison at Hern- la In Morocco, state that the town has been surrounded by the Moorislj rebels. The Moorish troops have thrown out a cordon a mile and a half distant from the Spanish forces. STEELCAR WORKS start Pittsburg, Pa., July 28. The Pressed Steel Car company will endeavor to start its works on Friday next whether any of its 6,000 striking employes re turn to work or not. ' Box cars, tightly closed and sealed and marked "scrap , iron" are being daily run into the plant under police protection and the strikers claim the cars contain supplies for strike break ers. Including cots, bedding, etc. Sheriff Gumbert Increased the force at deputies at the works today and the railroad yards, - heretofore guarded by ight men,: Will now . be taken care of by 25. More guns have been sent to the Works, and eVery guard will have riot Winchester. Notices of. eviction have been served on Bix hundred men living in company houses In BchoenviUe of "Hunkyvllle," as it Is better-known. . These men were the vanguard of the strikers,' and are given until August 2 to ; vacate the houses. 'VC'' ' The saloons have beeh opened under close restrictions, : President Hofstott, of the car 'company, still maintains his defiant attitude and will meet nothing but unconditional surrender and even then absolutely refuses to . re-cmploy the six hundred men who first went on strike. . SUTTON HAD AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE GIRL Was to Have Seen Her Day After lis is Alleged to Have Killed Bimself L WRITES LETTER Mrs. Sutton, Who is to Take the Stand, Says She Expects to Prove That Her Son Was Slain Relies Largely on the Stewart Letter Thinks Letter Shows Conclusively That He Bid Not Commit Suicide, or at Least That It Was Not Pre meditated and That He Had No Thought of Killing Himself When He Left the Girl Former Board , of Inquiry a Most Irregular Oiie.t (By Leased Wire to The Times) Annapolis, Md., July 22 "At the end of this inquiry I will move for the indictment of one or more of the witnesses who have so brutally tes tified that tliey aided in inflicting the serious injuries my son received be fore his death." This was the declaration made by Mrs. James N. Sutton, mother of Lieutenant James N. Sutton, today just before Lieutenant Edward A. Willing was recalled to the stand for cross-examination in regard to his story of yesterday told to the naval Court of inquiry of events leading up to Sutton's death. 'Society women turned out in large numbers today, attracted by the prob ability of a severe ordeal for Willing, who as a first cousin of Mrs. John Jacob Astor. has enjoyed great iywulnencin -the. social,, life of napolis. Lieutenant Willing was subjected to ;a grilling cross fire of questions by Attorney Davis The nam? of a witness heretofore not mentioned was disclosed when Mr. Davis called upon Judge Advo cate Leonard to summons Charles Kennedy, private in the marine corps, at present on duty at the Norfolk, Va., navy yard. Counsel refused to disclose the nature of the new wit ness' testimony. Willing left the in quiry room before the formal read ing of previous testimony had been completed. When Major Leonard called Willing to the stand the young officer could not be found. After a short adjournment had been declared the missing witness walked back Into the room. Captain Hood severely reprimand ed the young lieutenant for delaying the proceedings. "Any repetition of your action and 1 wJll order your arrest for contempt of court," said the presiding officer of the court to the embarrassed wit ness. Lawyer Davis began by pointing out various discrepancies in Williug's two sworn versions of the conflict preceding the firing of the fatal shot. "Some of the testimony given the clay after the shooting was 'reckless,' Willing offered by way of reconciling the statements. 'I don't remember no one could remember the exact language used and you shouldn't ask me to remember things two years old." " "Were you the superior officer "on duty the night of the shooting?" asked Mr. Davis. "I was." ; "And despite that, you told Adams to go and beat Sutton's head off?" "Not in the line of my duty," Will ing said. . "But an order from you as super ior officer would have stopped the fight?" , "I was the superior officer," was the witness' only response. "Is there any reason why you didn't Interfere when Adams was at tacking Sutton?" "It all happened so ' quickly I couldn't." ' "But you did say, 'Let Adams go ahead and beat his head off. : It will do him good,' didn't you?" j "i did." ,'-... With this declaration on the re cord, Davis allowed Willing to go. , Surgeyn General Pickerell, the physician on duty at the naval hos pital was then called. The witness said he found Sutton lying face down. His pulse was still , beating and he was placed on a stretcher and hur ried t othe hospital. He had. a wound On the too of the head. : ' ' - ! : ' . "I was then told by Colonel Doyen that Roelker had also been shot. I found him at the office of the officer of the day, He had been Struck by a44iave decided- to restore Cotton bag bullet that only bruised tho skin hear the Bixth rib. , "Strapped to Sutton's right -thigh was a most peculiar looking holster, a sort of knitted affair. "I went to the hospital and found Sutton had died. The wound that caused death was inflicted from a re volver held close to the head, because the hair was singed and burned pow der was found In the brain." "If you were to draw a semi-circle across the top of the head from one to the other ear, the wound would be located on that line at the vei'y highest point of tho head," he de clared. "In your opinion, could the wound have been inflicted by Sutton, con sidering the facts of the quarrel?" asked Major Leonard. "It icould." Q. Did you find any bruises on Sutton's body?" Yes. On the face and head there were four distinct bruises. Q. Were they sufficient to have caused Sutton's death if the revolver shot had not been inflicted?" A. Of course not. The witness gave the first corrob oration of the earlier testimony that mess jackets and other belongings of the marine officer had been found on the parade grounds near the scene of the tragedy. This tended to re move the impression that the officers had gone after Sutton to kill him and not for the purpose of recovering the clothing, the .contention of Mrs. Sut ton and her daughter. Over the vehement objections of Lawyer Davis, Captain Wood and his associates ruled to admit Surgeon Pickerell's evidence which bore out the narratives of Adams and Oster man. "Potts, Osterman and Adams came into the hospital to have their injur ies dressed," the witness said. "I gathered from the talk the men had quarrelled first in the automo bile. Osterman and Adams both said that Sutton had shot himself while he was lying on the ground." In detail the witness declared that the main facts of the early fight as told by Adams and Osterman on the stand was the one related by the three lieutenants, when they visited the hospital. To Lawyer Birhey, attorney for Adams, the witness said that Sutton's wounds were only superficial ones. (Continued on Page Two.) THE DUTY ON LUMBER Will Probably Remain at $1.50 Thousand It is Said That North Carolina Inter ests Have Told the President That Duty on Lumber Will Swing North Carolina Into Republican Column. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Washington, July 22 The tariff conferees are endeavoring to conclude their work today, in accordance with the understanding reached last night at the white house dinner. The talk at the capital today is that the presi dent was given to understand that he could not obtain all the concessions which he has been demanding, but that in ordep to ensure the passage of the bill a compromise must bo adopted. Practically the same thing, it is said, has been told to the presi dent by Senator Crane, of Massachu setts, whose work has been to sound senators, and Jine them up as far aa possible for the president's program. The basis of tho compromise is said to be free oil, free iron ore, 40 or 45 cents a ton on coal, and probably 1 to S per cent, on hides, with house rates on boots and shoes, and other leather products. These leather rates are lower than the senate figures. Some senatorsaro now standing out for 10 per cent, on hides, althougn they will probably accept the compro mise. They have informed the presi dent and the conferees that they will vote to reject the report if hides are made free, unless leather products are treated accordingly. The New England leather manufacturing in terests, while fighting for free hides, refuse to accept these reductions, and the compromise on the house rates seems likely to be the result. It is probable lumber will remain at $1.50 a thousand feet, as in the senate bill, North Carolina interests having reached the president and in formed him that there Is prospect in the future of swinging the state into the republican column if the duty is hot further lowered. ' Republic senators have been summons iom their vacations and asked to be here tomorrow, although the report probably will not be sub mitted until Monday. The republican "progressives" will hold a meeting this afternoon to de termine What their attitude will be on the report. The high tariff "in surgents" of the house will meet to day to decide on their course on the report. . It is understood that the conferees ging to the dutiable list. -: This Wilt t6 vigorously opposed by southern rep resentatives and senators. THE GREAT OFFER FOR EXTRA VOTES ISNOWRI Will Only Hon One Week But the Candidates Will Make the Most of It NO TIME TO LOSE How to Get the 50,000 Extra Votes. It is Easy and Every Candidate Should Take Advantage of the Of fer One New Subscriber a Day Will (Jain the Extra Votes Inter est. Constantly Increasing in the Contest New Entries Are Being Kent in and Those Who Have Al ready Entered Are Working in Earnest. Now that the first great offer for extra votes has been made in the great Canadian Contest, there is no doubt but what the contestants will do some great work before the 28tn. This offer closes at noon of the 28th, only running one week, but this is ample time to secure five new sub scribers and get. the 50,000 extra votes. Just think, one new subscriber a day, and how easy that will be. This grand offer will close at noon of the 2Sth, and you must enter the subscribers' names before then. You send in the five subscribers and we will issue the votes, allowing you 50,00 extra, and either return them to you or vote them for the person you name. Interest Is certainly increasing in this great contest every day. New entries are being sent in and those who have already, on tered. have -gone to4 work with a determination of win ning one of the trips. There are four of these trips to be given away and you should feel as if you have just as good a chance of winning as anyone else, for you have. Don't allow yourself to become the least despondent, Just keep working and let your friends know that you are in this race to win. The following rules and information n'lll cover tho contest: 1. This Is only subscription contest, and advertising will not be allowed to count for votes. 2. Anybody can enter for the race, boys, girls, men and women. 3. There are no districts to cut you out, and you can send In your sub scriptions and have an equal chance no matter where you live. 4. The four people who have the highest number of votes will be award id the trip. 5. Three judges will be selected on August 2Gth to count the votes and award the trips to the four people who hold the highest number of votes. 6. Many are asking what will be giv. en in the trip. The itinerary publish ed last Saturday of the trip Is what will be given FREE. That outlines the whole trip and tells What will be in cluded free of all cost to the contest ants. We give you everything Includ ed by the Seaboard In the trip. Votes will be given when money is paid, and no votes will be issued at a later date for money paid now. Get your votes when you pay. S. People living In other cities will have the same chance to win as the people in Raleigh, because there will be no districts and the four people hold, ing the highest will get the trips. Each person will have the saihp opportunity to win. ' 9. Votes cannot be transferred after they have been published In the paper, but until they are published In the pa per the person holding them can do as they please with them and vote them for whom they please. 1,0. No votes will be issued on August Oth, the closing day, but ail sub scriptions and money will be counted and the votes Issued by the judges. 11. Each week the vote will be pub lished in the paper and the Standing of each contestant given up to that time. 12. No coupons will be printed In the paper good for votes. This Will give contestants outside of Raleigh an equal showing In securing Vote., 1.3 The following schedule gives the number of votes issued for payments on account and for payments in ad vance. .. ' ' ' See how the contestants are stand ing: Schedule of V otes. $ .45. .. ,.' .. .. .. .. k, $1.25.. .. .. .. .. $2.50 i'.j- . $5.00.. ., .; 46 votes 126 votes 250 votes' 500 votes Payments Made In Advance. AS., i .. .. .. 800 votes i 1.25.. .. .. .. .. .. WB votes $ 2.50.. ,. .. 1,006 Wen $ S.5D..... .. .. 1,800 vteos t 5.00.. i,m V&tes $10.00.. , ,) .. 7,1)00 votes $15.00,. .. .. .. ., .. .. .,115 vfttes . $20.00.. .. ............ ..ao,OMOte $25.60.. .. ... ., ., ..,-..80.000 votes INNING . (Continued oa Page 8.). 'V