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THE SEM I- CITIZEN. DOLLAR PER YEAR ASHEVILLE, N. C. FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH, 27 1908. 1 DOLLAR PER YEAR DEMOCRATS APPLAUD THE PRESIDENT'S REFERENCE REGARDING 'PULP' DUTY Another Special Message From President is Sent To Congress.

REPUBLICANS NOT VERY ENTHUSIASTIC Wait and Confine Their Applause to the Message As A Whole. (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, March special message from the president was read in both houses of congress soon after convening today and ha both it was closely followed. In the house the president's declaration that the time had come tor 81 revision of the tariff elicited hand-clapping on the part of the democratic members, Democratic approval also was given by way of pounding desks to the suggestion that congress could with advantage forthwith remove the tariff on reduction wood pulp, upon with paper a made corresponding from wood pulp. The republicans waited and confined their applause to the message as a whole. In the senate the message was received without comment of any kind.

The Message. To the Senate and House of I call your attention to certain measures as to which I think there should be action by the congress before the close of the present session. There is ample time for their eration. As regards most, if not all of the matters, bills have been introduced into one or the other of the two houses, and it is not too much to hope that action will 1 be taken one way or the other on these bills at the present session. In my message at the opening of the present session, and, indeed, in various messages to previous congresses, I have repeatedly suggested action on most these measures.

Child labor should be prohibited throughout the nation. At least model child-labor bill should be passed for the District of Columbia. It is unfortunate that in. the one place solely dependent upon congress for its legislation there should be no law whatever to protect children by forbidding or regulating their labor. I renew my recommendation for the immediate re-enactment of an an ployers' liability law, drawn to conform to the recent decision of the Supreme court.

Within the limits indicated by the court, the law should be made thorough and comprehens-' ive, and the protection it affaords should embrace every class of employe to which the power of the congress can extend. In addition to a liability law protecting the employes of common carriers, the government should show its good faith by enacting further law giving compensation to its own employes for injury or death incurred in its service. It is a reproach to 118 as a nation that in both federal and state legislation we have afforded less protection to public and private employes than any other industrial country of the world. Injunction Ruie. I also urge that action be taken along the line of recommendations I have already made concerning injunctions in labor disputes.

No temporary restraining order should be issued by any court without notice, and the petition for a permanent injunction upon which such restraining order has been issued should be heard by the court issuing the same within 81 reasonable time-say, not exceeding a week or thereabouts from the date when the order was issued. It is worth considering whether it would not give greater popular fidence in the impartiality of sentences for contempt if it was required that the issue should be decided by another judge than the one issuing injunction, except where the contempt is committed in the presence of the court, or in other case of urgency, I again call attention to the urgent need of amending the interstate com- (Continued on page three.) OBJECTIONS OF THE EMPEROR ARE PERSONAL Successor to Ambassador Tower Not Acceptable To German Gov'm't. PERSONA NON GRATA TO THE EMPEROR Change of Front Over His Appointment Causes Surprise in Official Circles (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTONh March The German Government has decided not to receive Dr. David Jayne Hill in the capacity of an American ambassador to succeed Charlemange Tower, whose resignation has been accepted, to take effect upon the qualification of his successor. ister to The Hague, and formerDr.

Hill is at present American ly first assistant secretary of state under the administration of Secretary Hay. The objection to Dr. Hill is one pure ly personal to Emperor William who has simply caused it to be made known that the American- diplomist is persona non grata to him. The reason for the emperor's objection is connected with the visit to America several years ago of his brother, Prince Henry, the ranking admiral of the German navy. Dr.

Hill at that time state and was first necessarily assistant was secretary, into of official contact with the distinguished foreign visitors. Just what he did or did not do to give offense is not not known here. Perplexing Feature. A perplexing feature of the case is presented by the fact that last vember the German Government let it be known that Dr. Hill would be cordially received as American ambassador to Berlin.

Dr. Hill was selected to fill this important vacancy for two reasons. first because of his high rank in the world of literature and plomacy, and second because his promotion would be in execution of civil service principles in the diplomatic service. For two years preceding Hill has been an American minister, first accredited to Switzerland and then to The Hague. Today's decision of the German Emperor has come as a complete surprise to officials in Washington.

It 18 nevertheless final so far as Dr. Hill is concerned. Notification of the action of the German Government in Dr. Hill's case came to the state department quite un officially today, there being nothing in the shape of official notification but simply an intimation of what to fol- low. Secretary Root was amazed because his own opinion was that not only the German Foreign Office but Emperor William himself had formally assigned a willingness to receive Dr.

Hill when his name was suggested last fall. It was said at the German Embassy that no knowledge of Dr. Hill's rejection had reached the embassy officially. FILIBUSTER STIRS REPUBLICANS UP. (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON March view of the tentative announcement yesterday by Mr.

John Sharp Williams. leader of the minority, of a general democratic filibuster retaliatory of the policy of inaction charged against the majority. Representative Burke, of Pennsylvania, assistant whip on thte republican side of the house today sent out calla to all republican members to be in their seats each day as promptly and as continuously as possible. An unusually large attendance was noticeable today 0n1 the republican side. CONSIDERATION OF AGRICULTURAL BILL CONTINUED IN THE HOUSE (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON.

March voting to devote four hours more to general debate, the house today proceeded with the consideration of the agricultural appropriation bill. The work of the department of agriculture was highly praised by Mr. Pollard, of Nebraska. Further commendation work of the agricultural department came from Mr. Smith, Missouri, who strongly advocated the encouragement of agricultural education through experiment stations.

Mr. Humphreys, Mississippi, criticised the bill for its failure to make proper provision for the bureau of soils. There were only three sources, WELL I GUESS IT'S ABOUT TIME WAS DOING SOMETHING WITH. THIS MAN 402 9 GODF IT WAS BOURNE IN Billy MUCH OF THE BATON ABOUT THE 'BIG STICK' Bitter Denunciation of Roos evelt Indulged in by Mr. Stanley of Ky.

COMPARES HIM WITH "THE PEERLESS ONE" Takes Occassion to Pay a I Tribute to Bryan In The Comparison WASHINGTON, March Stanley of Kentucky, addressed the house today in reply to the recent political speech of Mr. Dalzell of Pennsylvania. He characterized Mr. Dalzell's address 18 'an eulogy of the republican party" and said eulogies were only delivered over the dead. He denounced Hamilton, whom Mr.

Dalzell had praised, as "an obscure adventurer." He contrasted Hamilton with President Roosevelt and ing of him as an imperialist said that the imperialism of Hamilton had no semblance "to the imperialism of Roosevelt. These two characters hold only this common" he said. "and that was their profound contempt for the constitution and an everlasting impatience of its restraints." Roosevelt he deciared was dominated by glamor and intoxicated with success, while Hamilton in early babyhood dreamed of power." Mr. Stanley said there was nothing of the "big stick" about Hamilton "This man performed more than he promised meant more than he said, but" he added, "your new imperialist is strenuous in speech and fickle in purpose." thought there was much of the baton about the "big stick." "At best" he asserted amid general laughter, "it is a shellalah. It is large, but it is light.

It is an excellent thing with which to erack the heads of recalcitrant congressmen but sincerely doubt' its efficiency in actual war." Put To Base Uses Mr. Stanley referred to a case re: cently before the local courts involva charge of violation of the pure food and drug act, and charged that, while the jury was out, the president had demanded of the district attorney that the defendant be sent to jail. "It must in shame be admitted" said, "that the big stick is being used to kill rats." He drew a comparison between the president and Mr. Bryan, "Bryan" he said, "had no office, 110 patronage, He commands because a majority of the freemen in the democratic party respect him as a statesman and trust him as a man, one he insisted. "takes his fellow by while Roosevelt takes his partisans by the throat." Addressing the republicans he charged that twice only, "amid blatant and difference of the president; in his strenuous career have you raised your cowering and trembling heads.

Once, he sald was when they refused to allow simplified spelling and when they put back on the coins the motto "In God We Trust." FAIR WASHINGTON March 25-Porecast: -North Carolina--Fair. warmer Thursday; Friday fair; fresh south winds, THOUSANDS UNABLE TO HEAR ADDRESS OF BRYAN ON APPLIED' ALDRICH BILL AMENDMENTS ARE VOTED ON Good Progress Made by Senate in Disposing of Those Proffered. BUT TWO OF THEM WERE ACCEPTED Aldrich Stands "Pat" Regarding "Safeguards of National Bank Notes." (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, March progress was made by the Senate today in disposing of proffered amendments to the Aldrich currency bill. It was evident throughout the session that the bill would be perfected by the financial committee amendments only. One Senator after another offered amendments which except in case of one proposed by Senator Dupont and one by Senator Lodge, were voted down.

Senator Dupont's emendment provided that during the first six months the emergency currency is out, interest shail be paid at the rate of one half of one per cent per month and after six months at the rate of 3-4 of one per cent per month. Mr. Aldrich said this amendment would be accepted by the committee and it was agreed to. The amendment by Mr. Lodge admitted bonds of the insular government of Porto basis for the emergency currency." Several amendments were proposed and laid aside.

Among these were the amendments offered by Mr. Lodge for the acceptance of the bonds of the Manila, among the securities for the Philippine Islands and of the City off issuance of emergency by Senator Nelson for the payment of interest at not less than 1-2 per cent on deposits of public money in national banks; alSO by Mr. Nelson repealing sections of the law giving credit to national banks for parts of their reserve deposited in other banks Senator Aldrich promised that the committee would take up all amendments relating to bank reserves and report tomorrow. Hepburn's Amendment. An amendment by Mr.

Hepburn, requiring national banks to keep on hand at not less than 15 per cent of their deposits at a reserve was defeated by 58 to 2. Senator McLaurin offered amendments all of which were defeated. One providing that no officer of a national shall be permitted to hold an office in any other such bank, and providing that individuals should be allowed to receive treasury notes from the department on the same terms that the bill permits banks to secure emergen-, cy currency. Senator Nelson offered an amendment which was voted down allowing banks to make loans on farm mortgages. Senator Aldrich made another statement relative to the appointment of a monetary commission, in response to a question from Senator Owen, saying: 'It is apparent to me that recent events have shown an absolute necessity for taking up this question in a legislative way and the preparation for that will be entered upon in the immediate future." As To National Banks.

The discussion on Senator MeLaurin's amendments served to bring out a statement by Mr. Aldrich in which he said he would never consent to taking away safeguards of national bank notes which had existed by act of Congress for 40 years, a government preference having existed for more than a century. Richmond's big Auditorium Packed and Fully 5,000 Were Turned Away WAS GUEST OF THE VA. LAW MAKERS Royal Reception Accorded The Nebraskan in The Old Dominion State PHILIP S. HENRY MARRIED ABROAD Marriage To Miss Wolfe is Solemnized In London.

Few Guests Present. (Special to N. Y. American.) LONDON. England, March Forty guests witnessed the wedding of P.

S. Henry, American millionaire, to his cousin, Miss Annie Hyatt Wolfe in the Coburning hotel here today. The marriage ceremony was said by Chief Rabbi of London Adler. The only attendant was the brother of the chief rabbi, who was Mr. Henry's best man.

The couple will leave at once for Italy for their honeymoon, and afterwards will return to America. They will make their home in New York where the two daughters of Mr. Henry now live. The marriage of Miss Wolfe and Mr. Henry is of peculiar interest here since Mr.

Henry is an Ashevillian, though of late he has resided in New York. His beautiful home. Zealandia, on the top Peaucatcher, is one of the paints of always shown to visitors and he has a host of friends here. Miss Wolfe is also well known here having made this her home for a considerable period. Mr.

Henry has always taken a great interest in local affairs and was characterized by his readiness to respond to all charitable appeals. STANDARD FILES APPEAL FROM FINE (By Associated Press.) CHICAGO, March Standard Oil company of Indiana, through its attorney, John S. Miller, today filed in the United States circuit court of appeals the brief of the company in its appeal from the tine of $29,240,000 imposed by Judge K. M. Landis.

The brief presents nothing new in the legal proceedings resulting from the government charges that the oil company accepted rebates on shipments of oil from Whiting. to East St. Louis, Ills. CONSPIRACY TO DEFRAUD BANK (By Associated Press.) PITTSBURG March ry Silverman. Pittsburg operative of Miller Company prominent stock brokers.

operating in New York and other cities, was arrested here tonight land released under $15,000 bond on a charge of conspiracy to abstract of the funds of the Farmers National Deposit Bank. The information was made by William L. Folds, national bank examiner for this district, before United States sioner W. T. Lindsey.

ILLINOIS FOR BRYN CHICAGO. March a harmonious meeting of the democratic state committee today W. J. Bryan endorsed for the presidential. It was decided that the state convention should be held at Springfield, April 12.

The friends of Roger Sullivan, 11- linois member of the democratic national committee, were in complete control of the meeting. CHARGED WITH MURDER. (By Associated Press.) LEXINGTON. March a warrant sworn out by Katherine Hedges, widow of Hiram Hedges, who was shot last Friday night by "Night Riders," Butler ghan. and Andrew Fanningg.

farmers of Nicholas county, were arrested today, charged with the murder of Hiram ROUGH AND TUMBLE CONVENTION HELD Black Eyes Much in Evidence After Gathering of Tennessee Republicans. Associated Press) NASHVILLE, March Republicans of Tennessee assembled here this morning for a state convention. Tonight, black eyes, skinned heads and bruised faces testify: to the riot that marked the gathering in the hall of the house of representatives at the capital. In the list of casualties Chairman Newell Sanders, of the state executive, figured prominently. The fight occurred between the supporters of Congressman W.

P. Brown low and inose of Former Commissioner of Pensions H. Clay Evans. The Brownlow forces wanted W. J.

Oliver, of Knoxville for national committeeman; the Evans men favored candidacy of Congressman N. W. Hale for that position. By sheer force of numbers and fighting powers the Brownlow-Oliver-Austin adherants and held the hall. nominated Ernest Caldwell, of Bedford county, for supreme court judge; John Robertson of Chester, and R.

E. Robinson of White county, for the county of circuit apapeals. Jesse L. Rogers, D. C.

Swab, Jesse M. Littleton and H. B. Anderson, were chosen for delegates at large to the national convention. Ror electors for the state at large, T.

A. Lancaster. and Ramond B. Harrison, were successful. Uninstructed.

The convention adopted a motion that delegates to the national convention uninstructed. Roosevelt's administration was endorsed. and W. J. Oliver endorsed for national committeeman.

The resolutions urger the state committee to call a primary to nominate a candj-. date for governor. The state committee was re-organizand the secretary of the convention instructed to communicate with the Evans Caction and submit 8 proposition to lay the claims of the rivall factions before the people in a republican primary. The Evans-Hale forces held no convention but will meet tomorrow and put out a ticket. IND.

DEMOCRATS TO VOTE FOR BRYAN INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. March Delegates to the state democratic convention today selected 26 delegates to the national convention at' Denver, and the committee on rules selected four delegates at large. A majority of the delegates will vote at Denver for the reelection of Thomas Taggart as the Indiana member of the inationcommittee. While some of the district delegates were not instructed. it is the present announced intention of all 30 delegates to support the candidacy of William J.

Bryan for presidential nomonee. The state convention held a brief session at noon and one tonight. The resolutions committee will report tomorrow. After the adoption of the platform tomorrow a state ticket will be nomInated. VICTIM OF KOREAN ASSASSINS DYING SAN FRANCISCO, March Alarming symptoms appeared in the case of D.

W. Stevens who was shot by a Koran. tonight and an operation hastily performed revealed that peritonitis had set in. The intestines were found to be punctured in six places. The physicians say he cannot live beyond morning.

(By Associated Press.) RICHMOND, March J. Bryan, speaking under the auspices of the general assembly addressed an audience of 5,00 people in the city auditorium tonight. As many more thronged around the building in the futile effort to gain entrance. The members of the legislature, stato and city officials and party leaders from all parts of the state were seated on the rostrum. Lieutenant Governor J.

Taylor Ellyson who is democratic state chairman presided and Governor Swanson introduced Mr. Bryan. His public address tonight ended a busy day in Richmond for Mr. Bryan. He came east especially to accept the Invitation of the Virginia lawmakers, and upon arrival early this morning he was met by Governor Swanson and taken to the executive mansion where he was entertained while here.

Later he visited the capitol, held a reception for members of the senate land at the house, home and of state Lieutenant officials, he Govern- dinor Ellyson, and this evening took a drive about the city. Bryan's Address. in public life has much to bear that is unpleasant," said Mr. Bryan in his speech tonight, "but there are many compensations and great rewards. It is unpleasant for one to have his motives impugned and his acts misrepresented.

It 1 is unpleasant to be made the victim of editorial venom and abusive speech, yet when one has added together all that is unpleasant and weighs against it. the rewards of public service that The can remember with gratitude and delight it makes him lose sight of that which stings and burns. Among the rewards which have come to me shall treasure this invitation extended me by the law-makers of this grand old commonwealth. I am glad to come from my distant home and assure them of my deep appreciation of the compliment and honor they have done me. I want to take this opportunity to tell the people of the South how my heart was touched by the loyalty of twelve years which have shown me not only for me personally, but as the repthese resentative of the ideals for which I stood.

Nowhere in all the land have had more faithful friends than in the states south of the Mason and Dixon line. I was born in the North, lived in the West, but you of the South became my champions. In the national convention when I was only 36 years of age you did not ask where was born; you simply asked the direction I was going, and you have walked side by side with me. I have no words to express any gratitude for 344 this devotion. 1 ever doubt that democracy was sound at heart I could not longer doubt it by the power of corporations and a subsidized press to wean you from my companionship.

Best of Evidence. What better evidence that democraey was wedded to a principle than the fact that with nothing but an idea tio present I've been able to keep you. I never had an office to give or money to bribe or power 10 terrorize: I had nothing to offer but democracy as I had learned it from my father that had been sufficient for you. don't know and, whether I will hold public office or not. That has caused me no concern.

But it would make life sad if I lose the confidence and affection of those who have been my friends these years. It is reward enough for me to know that we still cherish the same ideals; that we still follow the same principles and still advocate the same policies in public affairs. PROPOSE TO DISSOLVE VOTING TRUST OF SEABOARD AIR LINE the said. from which the national wealth was drawn. Those were the soil, the forest and the mines.

It was a shame. he charged. and a sin against our constitution to hear men in this new world talk of worn -out soil. The remainder of the session was devoted to brief speeches by Messrs. Georgia.

who gave notice of Griggs, an amendment increasing by $100,000 the appropriation for the investigation of soils: by Mr. Bell. Georgia, who also favored increased appropriations, for soil investigation. General debate having become exhausted bill was laid aside until tomorrow when it will be read for amendment. (By Associated Press.) NEW YORK.

March 25. -At meeting of the voting trustees of the Seaboard Air Line railroad, today resolutions were adopted looking to the dissolution of the existing voting trust 011 May 15, 1908. In accordance with the resolutions. notices will be sent to all holders of voting trust certificates advising them that upon surrender of their certiticates they will be given in exchange actual stock of railroad company. for the common stock of the company are to he exchanged at the office of the Baltimore Trust and! Guarantee company of Baltimore and certificates for preferred stock will be exchanged at the office of the Continental Trust company, Baltimore.

Practically the entire capital stock of the railroad, including $25,000.000 of preferred stock and about 000 of common stock, has been held since the organization of the Seaboard system about eight years ago by eight voting trustees. These trustees are: John Skelton Williams of Richmond; S. Davis Warfield, of Baltimore; Thomas P. Ryan. James A.

Blair, John B. Dennis, T. J. Coolidge, B. Y.

Yokum and H. C. Pierce. The action taken today was in accordance with an agreement made in Washington, on December, 21, 1907. when the receivership of the property was decided upon between counsel for the Saboard Air Line railroad and the New York interests in the property, and John Skelton Williams representing the minority..