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FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS SERVICE BY LEASED WIRE. LAST EDITION 4:00P.M. Weather Forecast COLD WAVE. VOL. VXIL, NO. 304. ASHEVILLE, N. 0, SATURDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 1, 1913. PRICE THREE CENTS mmii ME WOULD STORM ADRIANOPLE Allies Plan to Take Fortress by Onrush When Hostili ties Are Resumed . . 1 Monday. SCUTARI AND JANINA WILL BE ATTACKED Fabrian Tactics to Be Aban doned Throughout Penisu- , la According to Allies Announcement. By Associated Press. Umdon, Feb. 1. Represcntutlves of the powers at Constantinople and So fia are making a last attempt to pre vent a resumption of war In the Bul kan peninsula, according to Informa tion received by the European ambas sadors in London. A detailed report on the subject Is expected this even ing. :.' In the meanwhile everything has been made ready for a renewal of hostilities. . Members of the Bulgarian pence delegation have received com munication from the front In which (Jeneral Savavoft asserts the army surrounding Adrlanople is one of the must efficient ever gathered together. He declares that every detail for the storming and capture of the city has been carefully prepared. The general commends the spirit of loyal rivalry between Ihe Servian and Bulgarian troops who In almost equal numbers Invest the f ortresa Bets are freely offered among the besiegers, he says, as to which nationality will be the first to enter Adrlanople and plan on Us walls the victorious flag of the allies. ... . ' It Is asserted here that the Monte negrins and the Greeks have received tiKiurunces that Russia and France win support their retention of Scutari 11 nil Janlna If they succeed In capturing them while the Bulgarian are taking Adrlanople. - King Nicholas of Monte negro, on the one side- and Crown Prince ConBtantlne of Greece on tlje other, declare that they will take the fortresses by storm or lose their lives in the attempt. Austria, Continue War Preparations. St. Petersburg, Feb. 1. Austria Hungary continues the active enroll ment of supplementary reservists in the frontier districts bordering on Russia and Servla, according to a dis patch from Prague. A force of 250,000 Austro-Hung-artan troops Is now concentrated in Bosnia. . HIGHWAY ROBBERY CASE BY Blanchard and Christopher, Ycung White Men, - Are Bound to Court. Charged with holding up J. Bharpe, a young man of the city, ' , him of a pocket book containing about $10 In the West Ashevllle sec tion last night, Jim Blanchard and Phony Christopher, two other young white men, were given preliminary hearing before Magistrate W. H. Gudger this morning and bound to court. In default of bond they went to Jail. Blanchard admitted huvlnn taken the money from young Sharpe but Christopher denied It, The money has not been found, both prisoners saving that they do not know any thing about It. Sharps testified that he was walking In the direction of Ashevllle Just after dnrk when the two men, little more than boys, emerged from a thicket: they attacked him and bound and gagged him, leaving him by the road side after they had taken his money. Later he managed to work himself loose and told of the robbery. The authorities were notified, and Blanch ard was found at his home in the east part of the city and Christopher In West Ashevllle. . Carson Plucrd In Asylum. By Associated Prsss. Sacramento, Cal., Feb. 1. Charles Carson, the Folsom prison convict who Is under sentence of death for participation In an attempted prison break In April, 1906, will not be hnnged until the state asylum authori ties decide that he has regained his mnlty. A jury decided yesterday that Carson Is Insane and he was taken to an asylum. I He Paper In Kchelf Divorce Suit. Bv Associated Press. White PUIna, N. Y-. Feb. 1. Pa I'eis grunting n Interlocutory degree o.' Ilvorce to Miss Frltiie SchefT, the actrens. from her husband, John Fox, Jr... the author, were tiled with the county clerk here yesterday. They Wi re not ms1e J,ulille, but II wns said Ihut mi names were mentioned In the o E T IS P. 0. Saunders' Divorced Wife Accused of Abducting His Children. By Associated Press. Galveston, Tex., Feb. T. Word has been received here of the arrest In Ventura county, California of Sophia Martinez, charged with kidnapping Consueln and Esperanza Saunders in Galveston, November 24. The chil dren are the daughters of P. O. Saun ders, who has been living here pend ing the cessation of hostilities, in Mexico. Sophia Martinez was Saunders' wife. They were divorced. The wo man is now under Indictment by the Galveston county grand Jury charged with the kidnapping. The two chil dren were called from school Novem ber 24 by a telephone message say ing their lather was seriously 111. They were later seen in Houston In com pany with two women. Mr. Saunders Is now at Ventura, Cal. Is "Afraid of No Man," but . Considers Caution a Virtue. ' ; By Associated Press. New York, Feb. 1. Cipriano Castro shunned the streets of New York to day, kept very close to his quarters In a Filth avenue hotel and announced he was not . going aitt to see-the" sights or for any other purpose. This, he explained by saying that he was ''caught here like a mouse in a trap." "Do you fear for your - personal safety?" he was asked. "I am afraid of no man," the little Venezuelan replied, "but I am looking out for number one. This Is all I can say about this today. More, maybe, later." Castro would discuss no further the abrupt abandonment of his Blght-see- Ing plans. From his room, however, he issued n. statement declaring that his difficulty in setting foot on United States soil was due to, the opposition of "certain interests which desired to obtain possession of Venezuelan mines." . These interests, he averred, he had always opposed, the result of which had been"all the persecution to which he had been subjected for the lust five years." He continued: "And for that reason I will go back to Europe as soon as I possibly can because I do not want to expose my self to new persecution. "I could have answered alt the questions the special board of Inquiry at Ellis island placed before me. says the statement, "but It would have been equivalent to recognizing the Im migration dtithorltles of the United States as an international tribunal, to deal with the civil, political and crlm inal questions of all the nations. refused to answer as a matter of prin ciple." ' , EXCHANGE OF COURTS Jiulire Justice to Irertde In Rnther- fordton Instead of Judge Lyon, Next Week. r . . i . , 1. rTl. .n,tnu Kutnenoruiun, reo. . ih..b term of the Superior court ior Rutherford founty for the trial of civil causes, will convene juonoay, Judge M. II. Justice presiding. Judge C. C. Lyon was scheduled to hold this court, but exchanged work with Judge Justice, this being the lattefs home. John Williams, a negro living near town has been arrested be deputy sheriff. M. D. Justice, on the charge of stealing a mule from Mr. Gordon nf Foerst City. Williams took the mule from the stable of Mr. Gordon, but was suspected and apprehended before getting far away with it. Jus tics Bean bound Williams over to rnurt under a $200 bond, also a $50 bond for earning a pl"l which was found on his person. Williams wore three suits of clothing at the time of his arrest. WALTER L. MESSER Young Flagman Injured In Wajrnca- vllle Two weens Ago vwm , ;, lit Hmrftl Here, The deith of Walter T. Messer, the Mm. i hern railwny flagman, who nm over bv a train at Waynes vllle about two weeks ago, occurred vtrdav st the Mission nospiiai where he hnd been since the accident. fh hodv has been taken to tne nom at Dlllsboro, where the interment will tw nlnee tomorrow. On being taken to the hospital one f in. vouna man's legs had to'be nimiinteil and several days Inter It whs found necessary to amputate an arm, at whl'h time It was feured that KIDNAPING ARES MADE CASTRO SHUNNING NEWYORKSTREETS NEW TREASURY Change Adopted to Prevent Tying up in Vaults of Large Amounts of Money. WILL PLACE REVENUES IN NATIONAL BANKS Disbursing Officers Checks Will Be Payable at Sub Treasuries or Other Depositories. By Associated Press. Washington, Feb; 1. The United States treasury today revolutionized its business system and placed the ordinary fiscal transactions of the federal government on a modern basis. The change, it is declared, will prevent in large measure the tempo rary tying up in the Vaults of the sub- reasuries of a large amount of money available for circulation without In creasing the deposits' of the govern ment In the banks. Beginning today the dally govern ment receipts from customs, Internal revenue and other sources, will be placed with the national bank deposi taries to the credit of the treasurer of the United States. All checks of gov- eminent disbursing officers will be drawn on the treasurer and will lie payable at any sub-treasury or na- lonal bunk depositary In any part of the country. A national bank de positary paying one of these checks may reimburse its specified govern ment account from daily receipts of customs or internal revenue deposited with it and forward to the nearest sub-treasury only the remainder of the receipts. This extends the clear ing house i principle to the govern ment business system. ' : . In the past all receipts In the shape of checks for customs duties or Internal revenue taxes have been for warded to the sub-treasuries for con version into actual cush. This pro cess, which it is said- drew money into the treasury unnecessarily for a lim ited time at least, will now be avoided. Also it Is declared the change will obviule the payment by. pensioners and others of exchange on govern ment checks. Cold Wave Mows Spring Flowers By Associated Press. Now York, Feb. 1. January "closed without the remarkable mildness of weather in the east being broken, but February opened today with a cold wave forecast whose advance was felt today. Ice men saw In It the possl bllity of a freeze up. Spring flowers of all sorts were re- ported coming out on Long Island yesterday, which was - the - warmest January 31 on record. The mercury stood at 69 degrees. Wilson Southern Society's Guest ', By Associated Press. Washington, Feb. 1. Woodrow Wilson as president of the United States will be guest of honor of the Southern Society of Washington at Its annual banquet to be held here April 13. Plans for the dinner were made at a meeting or the society last night when Representative Richmond Pearson Hobson . of Alabama was elected president and Dr. Clarence J. Owans, executive secretary. Guard Iieaves Rockefeller Estate. By Associated Press. White Plains, N. Y., Feb. 1. After having guarded the estate of John D. Rockefeller In Pocantlco Mine since last August, when an attempt was mads to dynamite the cottage of Frang Brlggs, superintendent o ' the property, a force of 10 deputy sheriffs was removed from the estate by Coun ty Sheriff Doyle. Proposes to Anna Shaw Me fore Audience of 600 Suffrage Leader Gasps When Wealthy Farmer Pops ' ; Question in Midst of Lecture Turns Him Down Dramatically. . Danielson, Conn., Feb. 1. Big hun. dred persons, most of whom were suffragists, who were listening to an address by lr. Anna Howard Shaw, president of the National Suffrage as sociation, ' In the Danielson theater last night were thrown Into confus slon when John Trlsble, a wealthy fsrmer of Muchanlcsvllle, Interrupted the' speaker and proposed .marriage to her. "Just a minute, Mini Shaw," shout- CUMMIUS PLAN OFUMEUT Would Enable People to Alter The Constitution Without Prior Action of Con gress. PRESENTS (ARGUMENT FOR A SINGLE TERM Says President Should Be Freed from Influences Great Interests May Exert. By Associated Press. Washington, Feb. 1. Senator Cum mins opened the debate today on the Works proposed amendment to the constitution to limit a president to a single six-year term by proposing to permit voters to amend the constitu tion directly without previous action of congress when "a substantial ma jority" demanded such a change. Senator Cummins declared a presi dent's work was often "neglected and badly performed" because of attention to efforts for renomlnation and re election. ' "I think the Sherman anti-trust law will be more thoroughly administered, more energetically applied to all per sons alike, If the' president of the United States Is made free from all the Influences which these great in terests may exert," said Senator Cum mins. . . Senator Borah declared that with the chance of re-election before the people this "subtle and Insidious influ ence of corporation Interests was counter-balanced by the influence of the public demand that that law be enforced." No Alterations Made Yesterday. Washington, Feb. l.The senate yesterday defeated e9W alterant to amend the' Works single six year pres idential term resolution.' As a meas ure emerged from the day's fight In the senate, it still provides for one term of six years for the chief execu tive, and makes ineligible to re-elec tion any person which has in the past held the office by election or by suc cession. The closest votes of the day came on Senator Owens' amendment for a direct popular Vote on president and vice-president, defeated 35 to 32 and Senator Payntcr's amendment to lengthen to six years the term of the president who might be in office when the constitutional amendment was ilnully ratified. This was defeated 36 to 30. Proposals for two four-years terms and one four-year term, suggestions to modify the resolution so it would not affect Taft, Wilson or Roosevelt and amendments to make It apply only to president's elected after its ratification were ail defeated by large matorltles. Progressives and republicans who declared themselves friendly to Colo nel Roosevelt again led a fight against the entire resolution. The progres' sives declared it was against the American governmental principles to limit the right of the people to choose a president. Senator Crawford Insist ed it was aimed at Colonel Roosevelt. "We are asking the American peo ple to foreclose themselves from the right to call Into their service the man of the hour during a crisis upon which the very destiny of the republic may be hanging," declared Senator Craw ford. "We have no fear of a despot." "No, we are not afraid of a despot,' retorted Senator Williams. "Neithor was any other fool nation that ever existed until after they had got him. Pension Agencies Abolished. - By Associated Press, Washington, Feb. When Dr. A. H, Thompson, a long-time employe of the pension bureau, took the oath of of' flee today as disbursing officer, the pension agencies that existed for years passed out. .Hereafter all pensions sent to. veterans wlU be forwarded from Washington by check. Eighteen agencies are abolished under the con solldatlnn reform and their clerical forces have been established here. the ed Frlsbie. "I have been a widower tor It years. Will you marry me and make me happyT I have plenty for us both" For several minutes Dr. Shaw stood speechless. Then she cried out dramatically: "I don't want a wedding ring; all t want Is the vote." "I hope you never get the vote If that's the way you feel about It." wns Frlnble'a parting shot as he left the hall. JAMES WILSON ; AT COLUMBIA Address of the Secretary of Agriculture Features the Day at Corn Exposi tion. 800 BOYS AND GIRLS GUESTS AT BANQUET Bronze Bust of Dr. Seaman A. Knapp Is Won by Alaba maFormal Award Today. By Associated Press. Columbia, S. C, Feb. 1. Eight hun. dred boys and girls of the corn and tomato clubs participated in a ban quet today at noon, given to thorn by the local chamber of commerce. The banquet marked the closing of the school for prize winners which has been one of the features of the fifth National Corn exposition. James Wilson, secretary of the United States department of agricul ture and the members of the house committee on agriculture are the principal guests today of the exposl tion authorities. Mr. Wilson will de liver an address at 4 o'clock. Late in the afternoon the secretary will be the guest of honor at a luncheon tendered by the authorities of Winthrop col lege. To the state of Alabama goes the bronxe bust of Dr. Seaman A. Knapp, awarded as the National Corn expos! tion trophy in the exposition school for DrUe winners which has been conducted here during the first week of the exposition. The announce' ment of the result of this decision was made last night at the exposition grounds during an entertainment giv- en by the Juvenile students of the school. ) The formal award of the bust will take place today at the banquet given the youthful students. Monday will be known as Winthrop college day. The entire student body and faculty, will attend. the exercises. Alabama last night was awarded the bronze bust of the late Dr. Seaman A Knapp, offered by the fifth National Corn exposition for the beat exhibits of corn and canned products from boys' and girls' clubs. The award was made on the display of 20 boys and flvo girls from each of 27 states, having exhibits at the exposition. Attendance at the exposition yes terday, "National Education Day,' was the largest since the show was thrown open to the public. In the afternoon a speclul educational pro. cram was carried out at which the speakers were Walter H. Page, edl tor of the World's Work, New York Dr. S. C. Mitchell, president of the University of South Carolina; Miss Mabel Carney, secretary of the Illinois Country Life Federation; Clarence Poe, editor of the Progressive Farm er, Raleigh, N. C; J. D. - Eggleston, of the United States bureau of educa tion: W. K. Tate, South Carolina in spector of rural schools and Dr. Brad ford Knapp .head of the farmers co operative demonstration work. KILLED THROUGH WINDOW OF HIS HOME KT Aged Farmer Assassinated Near Jonesville, S. C Third Tragedy Recently By Associated Press. Union, S. C, Feb. 1. R. R. Cole man, an agea rarmer living near Jonesville, this county, died today from the effects of a wound received last night when an unknown assail ant shot at him through the window of his home, Coleman was alone at the time, his gai. Ichlldren having i gone to visit neighbor- some distance teBtlf.1n(t for tn, defense) and he away. About 40 wh.h the old man. h. hart nr,nte(, . i,.t had In his pm'ket, remained Intact Bloodhounds were put on the trail of the assassin today, but no clue was found to the murderer's Identity. This Is the third tragedy of a siml lar nature In this section In the Pt two months, all the victims being sged farmers. Dies on Sword of His Father t By Associated Press. It New i York. Feb. 1 Louis H Durrca, a Brooklyn yonth, tied t his father's sword to a chair H liHlay, tlwo lunged forward It suit Impaled hlmxrlf on the It ' blade. Found dead In the hall, K the family thought lie had died H of heart dlwse, until eisml- t nation disclosed a deep wouad K In his abdomen. Trra Mood- It stained sword, a rvc of the) H civil war, was then discovered t dxetl to a rhslr.' ft stunuftftftftftftiiftftumiftft. WOULD OUTLA W THE CIGARETTE 0 IS s to Speak at North Carolina Society Dinner This Even . ing. . GAZETTE-NEWS BUREAU, WYATT BUILDING, ' Washington, Feb. 1. Senators Simmons and Overman ar ranged to have Governor Locke Craig meet President Taft at the White House today. Governor Craig arrived on an early train and will be one of the principal speakers at the North Carolina society dinner at the Raleigh hotel tonight. i The dinner promises to be one of the biggest events of the season. Dr. J. A. Holmes, president of the society, and Dr. R. O. E. Davis, secretary and treasurer, have received response from over 100 Tar Heels residing in Wash ington announcing their intention Of joining the society. Governor Craig has a number of warm personal friends here besides several hundred men who only know him by reputa tion and will take advantage of the opportunity to meet the governor. Senator Simmons has introduced a bill to appropriate $1,100,000 to con tinue the . work on the harbor of refuge at Cape Lookout. An appro priation of $300,000 was made to be gin the work last year. The project will cost $3,600,000. Robert E. Coker, who first had charge of the Beaufort flsh station, is a candidate fV)r the position of United States flsh commissioner to succeed Commissioner Bowers. Representative Webb announces that as a result of the examination held at Shelby for candidates to the Naval academy Howard Council of Hickory bad been named as the prin cipal; Samuel J. Erwin, jr., of Mor- ganton, first alternate; Frank Diets of Hickory, second alternator- and John. Gardner of Shelby, third alternate; The Webb liquor bill will undoubt edly pass the house next Wednesday. An agreement has been reached to re port the bill out of the committee and it is not expected that any serious op position win be raised. However, a vote may not be reached until a later date, but it is certain to come before the house before the session ends. ARE FOUND NOT GUILTY Of Violating Federal Lottery Law Did not Contract to Mail Circulars. Special la The Gazette-Nrwt. Hendersonville, Feb. 1. A. H. Hawkins. W. M. Sheppard, A. C. Mor ris and F. E. Tipton, four prominent men of this place who were arrested last Monday but United States offi cials, charged with violating a sec tion of the federal lottery laws by distributing circulars through the mails describing prizes to be award- ed by chance in consideration of cer tain purchases or amounts paid on accounts, were given a preliminary hearing before United States Com missioner Valentine yesterday after-1 noon and found not guilty. They bad been held for the preliminary hear ing under bonds of $200 each. The case for the government was presented by Postofflce Inspector C. M. Setier and Postofflce Clerk Clar ence Pace. The former swore that the circulars produced . were In vio lation of the statute and that the scheme was a lottery. The latter testified that the circulars had been mailed at the Hendersonville postof flce. Frank Evans was the only witness swore that he had presented a list of names to the four defendants and stated! that he would send circulars to the names on It for a certain sum of money. He swore further that he AA nn anuilftf that lh. . 1 1 1 1 a d b mal,ed ,nd hat wnen , m... .h. . h nnt . th. and consequently did not know of their nature, thus establishing to the satisfaction of the commissioner that all parties concerned were Ignorant of any breach of the federal laws. Jr wherefore the defendants were dls Glass Confers with Wilson on Bank Reform. By Associated Press. Washington, Feb. 1. Represents tive Glass of West Virginia, chairman of the house currency reform com mlttee, returned yesterday from Tren ton, optimistic over the outlook for legltlatlon early In the Wilson admin iatratlon. Mr. Glass added that he found his views on banking and cur rency reform In accord with those of It' the president-elect believed he could It I write k bill that Mr. Wllsnn nt1 approve. Recently Mr. Glass Indicat ed hs favored a system of regional reserve banks, with a central board of control In Washington, IN WASH NbTulil Bill Introduced at Raleigh to Prohibit Its Manufacture or Sale in the State of North Carolina. ANOTHER SUFFRAGE MEASURE IN HOUSE Clark Bill Would Give the Franchise to the Women in the Municipal Elections. Special to The Gasette-Newi. Raleigh, Feb. 1. Representative D. M. Clark of Pitt county, introduced in the house today a bill to make it a misdemeanor for any person, Arm of corporation to manufacture or sell or offer for sale or bring into the statu for the purpose of selling, giving away or otherwise disposing of any cigar ettes, cigarette papers or substitute for the same, the violation of any of the provisions of the act to be punishable by not less than $50 fine. A preamble to the bill declares that "Whereas the public welfare .demands that the health of the citizens be protected, and that the young men of our state be allowed to grow up to a fully de veloped manhood and whereas the use of tobacco in the form of cigar ettes is admitted and recognized a poison very injurious to the human system," therefore this bill is intro duced. . - Another bill offered by Mr. Clark proposes to amend the revlsal of sec tion 2974 so as to confer on women the right to vote In municipal elec tions, the right of franchise to apply to all persons 2 1 years old without re- gard to sex. ' .- The house passed a great number of public local bills. ' : The Benate passed without discus sion the house joint resolution far the . governor to appoint a commission of 4 three to confer with 'officials of rail road companies In an effort to settlw the contest over freight rate discrim inations without regulative legislation at this season. Ward introduced a bill by the Joint committee. A bill to maintain the East Caro lina teacher training school was in troduced by Evans and one by Gilliam to' amend the constitution so that the legislatu.d can regulate appeals. A resolution of greeting to the building of the trans-continental highway from the Atlantic to the Pacific was intro duced by Ward. Stuart BUI Favorably Rcnortcd. The house committee on pub lic service corporations, with only about - half the members pres- ' ent, voted to report without pre judice Stewart's bill to require rail roads to pull mileage on trains and that, Interchangeable mileage be good for the families of the purchasers, or if not to make the local rate two cents a mile. The vote was a tie. Senator Thome's bill to provide a home for needy wives and widows of veterans was reported favorably by the senate committee on pensions. Tho bill carries an appropriation of $10, 000 for establishment and 1600 a year for maintenance. The daughters of the. Confederacy were represented, several speeches being made. The committee vote was unanimous Bills to report 20 ) dges and one circuit Instead of 16 judges was tho outcome of the meeting of the Joint committee on courts and Judicial dis tricts. The meeting was lively. Chief Justice Clark spoke by special Invita tion and advocated three district and 24 Judges, The Senate. Among reports of committees was an unfavorable report from the com mittee on education on the bill to , give women the right to serve on school boards. Privileges of the floor were extend ed to ex-Senators Odell, of Cabarrus, and Cotton, of Pitt Petitions were received for right of women to serve on school boards from the Civic league of Henderson, Vance county, Elon College Book club. Unit ed Charities of Morganton; for six months' school term 'from Stokes, Forsyth, Johnston, Cabarrus, Bladen, Nash, Rutherford counties, and citi zens of Mscoeleafleld; for expenses of attending Wilson Inaugural from sev eral companies of the National Guard, for better child labor laws and compulsory school law from Jun ior Order councils at Winston, Spencer, Rocky Mount, Randolph county, Rutherford county and cltl sens of Johnston county; for search and selxure law from Randolph coun ty. Xew Bills. Brldgers Amend and codify laws of banks and hanking. Peterson Establish Jarvls county from territory of Johnston. Harnett, Sampson and Cumberland counties. Gllllon Establish a fisheries com mission and protect fishing Industry. BUI as prepared by . State Oeolnglst Pratt and Indorsed by the meeting of the fishing Industries at New Bern. Carson Protect certain game In Rutherford county. Mashburn Consolidate and amend road laws of Madison county. Ward Increase age from It to 25 for prisoners who may ho placed In special departments of the Sjtr ji ri. on. Tlw IIimimt New I'.ilN IlollliHn Kntulillxh iti'-i nmi Continued on p.i ' ' t - ho could not recover.
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