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A A FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS SERVICE BY LEASED WIRE. LAST EDITION 4:00 P.M. Weather Forecast CROBABLY FAIR. VOL. XVII., NO. 3c: ASHEVILLE, N. C, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 7, 1913. VP? ,;E THREE CENTS BILL DEBATE NOT GUTJuTY IS QUESTIONED BEACH VEDICT if? d.jft M f flit t. mmtm. UHEDT lilt IWILL WOVE MISDEMEANOR DISSOLUTION Pujo and Untermyer Seek De tails of "Frenized Fin ance" Organization of ' Copper Trust. WITNESS' CONDITION IS DECLARED BAD Newspaper Men Barred from Hearing, which Is Intend ed to Be Brief and Pertinent. By Associated Press. Brunswick, Ga., Feb. 7. The gov- eminent "money trust" investigating committee rune to Brunswick today to attempt to wrest from the trem bling Hps of tlie aged William Rocke feller, the secrets of his financial ca reer as the active -,- agent of the so called Standard Oil group of bankers. Representative ' Arsene P. Pujo, cliairman of tlie lieuse money trust committor, and Samuel Untermyer, the committee's lawyer, with a retinue of clerks, stenographers, and typists, and a following of newspaper men, came with the direct autliority of the investigating committee to beard the 73 years old witness In his alongshore refuge, Jekyl Island. After fleeing be fore squads of subpoena servers for six months, from Mew York to tlie is lands of the Carrlbean, tlie Standard Oil magnate, palsied, and almost voiceless, agreed to submit himself to such examination as his physician and . lawyers .would allow. After defying the authority of the government and Its officers for lialf a year, he sub mitted himself to the ordeal upon whitdt the Pujo committee Insisted. But lu lawyer, ' John P.- Garber of 1 Jicw' York,, who camo nonth yestcr- day, was on hand to guard the Inter- X -!f hW.agod, Utseasc-worn client. Witness'. Condition Wretched. . Neither ; Mr. Pujo nor Mr. Unter myer was inclined to subject the en feebled witness to a' grilling "that would harmfully effect bia health. Neither desired to badge:' the falling old man, whose thin, throaty voice faded to a hoarse whisper under strain, and whose bent head and with ered Wands shook like wind-bent branches when excitement augmented j the veteran financier's palsy. Of these things the doctors who had examined Mrt Rockefeller had warned the com mittee, as they had cautioned it about the possible effects of bringing on a spasm of the throat that would choke or strangle the aged witness. Mr. Pujo and Mr. Untermyer agreed, that confronted by these conditions the ex amination of Mr. Rockefeller, In the boudoir of tils elegantly appointed " apartments overlooking the sea would . be brief and to the point Two incidents in the long financial career of Mr. Rockefeller were the object of the long chase that ended In today's visit to -Jekyl Island. Mr. Un- . tormyer wanted to get Into the record the history of the socalled "frenzied llnance" organization of the Amal gamated Copper company In 1901 and the romance of the transactions in Amalgamated stock In 1906 and 1907, when the securities, after a dizzy climb to about 120 points, dropped to 42. i The Amalgamated Deal. William Rockefeller, with the lute H. H. Rogers, Marcus Daly, Thomas Lawson and - others, organized the Amalgamated company, according to testimony already before the-1 commit tee, acquiring the stock of Boston & Montana, Butts and Boston and other , copper producing companies, which was later sold to the new concern at a big Increase In price. Mr. Unter myer wanted the details of this deal from the Standard Oil magnate him self. Other testimony before the com mittee showed that In 1907 the Unit FLEXNER MAKES NEW DISCOVERY Studies at. Rockefeller Institute Will Result in Cure for In fantile Paralysis Stable Fly Transmits Dread Scourge of Children. , 1 By Associated Prcsii. -.-'' Buffalo, N. Y., Feb. 7. The study of Infantile puralysis during the epi demic hero last July has resulted In discoveries which, It is claimed, will result In finding a cure for the dis ease, according to Health Commis sioner Froncznk. The dlseass Is caus- 1 by a germ which Is ultra-mlcTOii-plc, a discovery resulting from ex periments by Or. Hlmon Flexner and lr. Illdego Nogurhl of the Kockcfel ler Institute of Medical Research, made from cultures obtained during tlii' e lilrriile here. The virus reunit ing from tlie Rrrni nun been dlsrov , !,,M. 11 m 1 from ihW a cure run i. i ed Metals Selling company, controlled by Mr. Rockefeller and Mr. Rogers, which handled for the producers about 60 per cent of the country's copper output, held back the bulk of the pro duct from sals, maintaining the price of the metal at 25 cents .a pound. Meantime on the stock exchange, deal ings In Amalgamated were active at high prices. In October the metal was released, the price dropping to 13 cents, and Amalgamated stock, in a falling market, dropped to 42. The relation between the "corner" of the United Metals Selling company and the vigorous campaign in Amalgamat ed in the stock market, was what Mr. Untermyer wanted to get from Mr. Rockefeller. From Brunswick Mr. Untermyer will continue south to Palm Beach, Fla,, where he will spend two weeks framing his report on the money trust Investigation, The report will prob ably reach Washington during the last week of the present session of congress. Prior to that time. Wow ever, a meeting of the committee will be held at which a statistician will de velop further from th evidence Mr. Untermyer's chart purporting to show control of finance by New York, Bos ton and Chicago concerns throughi In terlocking directors. Chairman Pujo, Counsel Untermyer and their following of secretaries and newspaper men were taken to Jekyl Island on the launch of the Jekyl Is land club shortly after their arrival here, following a series of railroad de lays. , It was announced that the ex amination : of Mr. Rockefeller ' would be private and that the newspaper men would not be represented. OR DIESAY DOCTORS Counsel for Accused Lawyer in Court Today Despite Warning. , .. By Associated Press. . ... ' Ims Angeles, Col., Feb. 7. Disre garding doctors warnings to "quit the Darrow case- or die," Earl Rogers, counsel for Clarence S. Darrow, con ducted the cross-examination today of John N, Lockwood, a venireman who played the principal part in the brib ery Incident which, abruptly ended the McNamara trial In November. , Rogers was taken ill last week and Darrow directed his own case. The doctors decided last night that unless Rogers abandoned all work he would die or lose his" reason. . He Insisted nevertheless op opening court today. ; CHILI) BURNED TO DKATH. Daughter of Loiinio Klgmon, of Ca : tawba. Tried to Kindle Fire f With Kerosene. Special to The OaseM-Newt. Newton, Feb. 7. A six year ,old daughter of Lonnle Sigmon, of Ca tawba, was burned to death one day this week. The child was In the house alone and undertook to kindle fire with kerosene oil. The cup which held oil was ignited throwing tire over the I oil waa igniieu inrovwng nre over me little girl whose clothes caught and she ran to the yard where her parents were. They soon put out the Are but the burns were so severe that she soon died'. - Quite a unique accident happened on the Jockey ground here this week. Julius Brlnkley had some trading stock on the ground and was showing off a mule when the mule decided he would do some showing off too. He let fly with his heels -striking Mr. Brlnkley and his 16 year old son each a blow knocking them about 10-feet. A. O.- Yount has returned from the All American Field Trials at Roger's Springs. Tenn. His prize winning dog Ruby Sport was the attraction of the trials. The day he left he was offered J1000 for her but refused. . . Washings from the mfcuths and noses i m .1,1 . HII.1....I u.llh ttiA Alttaamn ' 01 cnnurcn hiiiii.-iu here were taken to the Rockefeller Institute. Montaeys were innoculat ed and It was found that the filtrate always brought out the same charac teristics of the disease. Filtrate of the spinal cord of these affecttd mon keys Innoculated to other monkeys resulted In the same effect. "It was discovered that the virus will go through the best filters and even porcelain. By the Identification of the virus a tremendous advance In the ultimate iirrent'i; the disease has hren madi. It ts now a settled fai t Hint the stable flv Is responsible for the (.prcMilii'g "f the germs. We are now plnnniui to eliminate everv pos , ,. , , r and tlie key to tlie el! Senator Paynter Opposes Measure to Prevent Liquor Shipments into the v "Dry" States. CALLS ON SENATORS TO REMEMBER OATH Says Vote for Bill Is Vote to Violate Constitution Hitchcock Introduces Amendment. By Associated Press. Washington, Feb. 7. When a mem ber of this body is charged with the duty of construing the constitution the question of the effect his decision may have on his personal fortunes should not for one moment be considered. When such a thought enters his mind he should with due haste exclaim 'get thee behind me, Satan.' " Senator Paynter of Kentucky, thus began a speech in the senate today in opposition to the Kenyon-Sheppard liquor bill, which would prohibit ship ments of liquor into "dry states." The bill is to be voted on in the senate February 10. Senator Paynter said he would like to have the respect anil approval of the people urging passage of the law. "But Is one. must' violate the consti tution he has sworn to support and .maintain, and thus suffer the prostitu tion and self-abasement consequent upon a violation of that oath, the price which he pays to obtain their approval is too great," he cried. Mr. Paynter condemned the bill on the ground that it violated the consti tution in that. It surrendered to each "dry" state the entire control over the interstate commerce In that-state. Congress had no right, he said, to prohibit direct personal shipments of Ilquar. or any other merchandise to citteens-wlthln-anr-state. " Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska in troduced an amendment to the bill to day to permit the continued shipment of liquor direct to individual citizens in "dry states," "for personal or fam lly use." AS UN'S SLAYER Alleged Murderer of Mrs. Williams Offers Desperate Resistance to Mob. By Associated Press. ' Houston, Miss., Feb. 7. Andrew Williams, aged 3D, negro," was lynched bv a mob here early today. Williams is suspected of having murdered Mrs. , - Williams, wife of the deputy " - . . " fh. pountv. who chancery clerk of this county, who was found dead in her home here yes terdav. Her body was found in an abandoned pit under the house. Robbery is believed to have beep the motive for the crime as a diamond rlnif which Mrs. Williams wore was missing. When the mob attempted to take Williams from the Jail, where he was confined, he offered desperate reii--t ance, but was Anally dragged from the building and lynched to a tree near by. The negro refused to make a con fession. The lynching came after admissions by two negro women who told a num ber of citizens In the presence of the local authorities they had seen him enter the Williams home. EIGHT BUCKET SHOP MENMO GUILT Men Caught in 1910 Crusade Pay Fines Aggregating $50,0004 Freed. By Associated Press. Washington, Feb. 7. Eight men caught In the government's anti-buck etshop crusade in 1610, pleaded guilty, or nolo contendere in the district su pre me court here today and paid fine aggregating 50,000. Louis Cella of St Louis, Angela Cel la and Samuel W. Adler of New York pleaded guilty and were fined 410,000 each, Cscar J. Ruppel of Jersey City pleaded guilty aud was fined $5000. William F. Fox, of Baltimore and Charles H. Alley, of Washington nleaded nolo contendere, n?id were lined 2!i00 each. Cases again Kdward Altemus an Robert Hull. Jersey City; Henry K Iturvee, Wnlill..-4jn' . Wcnry Slump, rhihi'lelihln.jsf. Rrowninr 0 l iiliimete, ami S-imuel Itavmntnl. . . - l M - -'. V 1 ' i ! , '!' l. Where Sum Involved Is $20 or Less Agriculture Com missioner's Fixed by Law. FEW BILLS PASSED AT PRESENT SESSION Less Than One Hundred Rati fied Thus Far Commit tees Just Getting Down to Work. Special to Tin Gazeiii-Hswt. Raleigh, Feb. 1 Among the bills which passed nnalireadlng in the sen ate today was the senate bill to make thle larceny of $2f or less a, misde meanor Instead of a felony throughout the state and a compromise substitute agreed to, requiring the Carolina and Tennessee Southern railway to com mence work within two years from the ratification of the act and com plete the road within eight years; also the Senate bill fixing by law the salary of the commissioner of agriculture, now fixed by the board. ,. The house passed the building and loan bill from the senate with an amendment providing that the bor rowing privilege of the associations be 30 per cent of the monies paid in in stead of 50 per cent of the assets, as the senate passed it, the Increase to be from the present 25 per cent limit. Following an animated dis cussion the house committee on counties, : cltieav t townships and towns last night voted 14 to 7 to re port favorably Representative Gold's bill to create Aycock county out of portions of Guilford, Randolph and Davidson. ' The opponents to the new county say they expected this, but predict u. well nigh impregnable op position- when the bill reaches the senate.- -The cntnlnlUoe- iir the. after noon voted to report unfavorably the Kellum bill to annex to New Hanover part of Brunswick.- There have been less than 100 bills and resolutions ratified at the present session- of the general assembly. Only about 70 new laws and 18 resolutions have received the signatures of the president of the senate and the speak er of the house to date. Of bills and resolutions Introduced the house num bers run to something over 600; while the senate numbers are a little over 400. The session Is half over, but the committees are now getting down to dally hard work and the calendar will hold a larger number of bills with each day from this time on. The statowido primary bill was dis cussed in the house again, but did not come to a vote. Instead, It was decided to refer the, whole matter to a special commltte of five, who are to draft a new bill and report the name to the house within seven days. Some New Senate Hills, Nlmocks Extend the usefulness of the state library. Hannah Allow Jackson county to vote on the removal of the court house from Webster to Bylva. Jones Place all public utility com panics under the control of the cor- ooratlon commission. Thorne Provide compensation lor Justices of the peace for performing marriage ceremonies. The Page house bill requiring coun ty officials receiving fees to report the amount each year coming up as a spe elal order, there was a flood of amendments striking out counties In eluded. Some senators explained that their county officers were not on sal ary basis and those receiving fees had them aud ted. There were aiso amendments adopted Including coun tie. In the bill. Senator Daniels offered an amend ment nrnvidinK reDorls be made to embrace the fiscal year up to Decern ber t. 1913, which was adopted, ana the bill as amended passed final read Inir. Counties exempted were Pitt, Caswell. Bladen, Randolph, Cumber land. Haywood, Davidson and Meek lenburg. The county of Sampson was added. ' Passed Final Reading In Senate, Extend for two years the time for the construction of the North Central Railway company. . Authorise the A. and M. - college and state department of agriculture to co-onerate so as to prevent duplica tion of work and expense and provide a loint commission for the purpose. Provide for a -nonpartisan board of education for Forsyth county and n their eomnensation. firm Bills Introduced In the I louse. Wooten Enablo the commissioners of Lenoir county to borrow money to build good roads. Bowie Road law for Ashs county. Gulther Reduce the cost of wit nesses appearing before grand Juries In tircsontments. - Rector Defining the boundaries of certain school districts in Madison county. Turner, (by request) To prevent misrepresenting and "twisting" insur anee Dollcles. Turner, (by request) Value life in surance policies. Gordon Amend i.he law sa to treatment of tuben-tilosla In North Carolina. Provide for the malnten ance of the North Carolina Hanltorlum for Tuberculosis. llenver Relative to the iiirehn.i of bloiiilbnnnils bv the inniml , i ef Ti n lee K ,-t n n i - ti e i v Wickersham Inclined to Con sider the Union and South- ern Pacifies' Plan Satisfactory. UNION PACIFIC BUYS CENTRAL OUTRIGHT Syndicate Is Formed to Fin ance the Sale of $126,000, 000 Southern Pacific Stocks. By Associated Press. Washington, Feb. 7. Attorney Gen eral Wickersham said today that while he would make no official state ment about the announced plans for the dissolution of the .Union Pacific Southern Pacific merger until he re ceived the official draft, he believed it would meet his approval. I believe from the news dispatches and my telephone conversations - with officials that the plan of dissolution Just what I have been working for for weeks," declared Mr. Wickersham. New York, Feb. 7. Plans for the dissolution of the Union Pacific com pany and the Southern Pacific" com pany as decreed by the United States Supreme court were officially an nounced In detail last night after a protracted session of the directors of the two companies. The terms are suid, In a statement Issued Jointly by the roads, to have the approval of the department of Justice at. Washington and the agreement now awaits con firmation of the court in the federal districts where the action originally was taken and by the railroad com mission of the state of California. In accordance with recent Ultima tionl, the severance of Union Pacific and Southern Pacific results In Union Pacific's absolute purchase of Central Pacific, which has been "the. bone or contention between' the two principal roads of the Harrlman system. It Is understood that a syndicate has been formed under the? lead of Kuhn. Loeb & Company and their foreign connections to finance the sale of Union Pacific's holdings of South ern Pacific, amounting to $126,650,- 000. . ' , ARMERS MAKE PLANS TO New York State Grange Names Committee to Devise Dir ect Selling Plan. By Associated Press Buffalo. N. Y Feb. 7. A definite line of action to do away with the middleman and to build up a co-oper ative system whereby farm products may be sold and delivered by the pro ducer to the consumer was adopted at yesterday's session of the fortieth an nual convention of the New York State grange. The plan provides that a committee shall formulate a workable plan for the organization of co-operative so cletles in the various suburbanite granges, after which a supervisor will be named to direct a state-wide or. canizatlon. The second stop will be the estao- llstment of co-operative wholesale and retail markets in New York and other cities throughout the state. ill OIL PRICE INCREASE Department of Justice Is Mak ing Inquiries in the Penn sylvania Fields. By Associated Press. Washington, Feb. 7. The soaring price of crude oil la being investigated . by the department of Justice In con-! nectlon with its Inquiry to determine whether the decree dissolving the Standard Oil company has been vio lated. The government wants to know whether any of the former subsidia ries of the trust have created condi tions responsible for the enormous rise and whether there has been any concerted action. Information in pos session of the department alleges that some of the iblg companies have a year's supply' of crude oil In their tanks and the present high price does not affect them but la a burden upon smaller concerns. Lever and Page lulls to Conference, By Assuclstsd Press. Washington, Feb. 7. Tho and fnge bills for iitrleiihnr WH'ltllonill Whiml evl.-U.llcn t,,,i , ;i rce', ! e rem : , , Iver . 1 nml 1 BE Management at Columbia Ask ed to Keep Show Open Another Week. By Associated Press. Columbia, S. C, Feb. 7. Officials of the fifth national corn exposition. now being held here, will probably announce today whether the exposi tion will be kept open another 'week for the benefit of thousands through out the nation who have not seen the show. Great pressure has been brought to bear upon, the manage ment to keep the show open and It looks as If the movement will be put through. Many telegrams have been received by the exposition manage ment from prominent Individuals and commercial organizations urging a continuance of the show. Those who are Interested In keeping the exposi tion open another week feel that the show is of too great educational val ue not to be seen by many more thou sands. . Rural life conferences with special emphasis on the country church fea ture today's program of the exposi tion. The morning conference was led by Dr. Warren H. Wilson, super intendent of church and country life of New York City. Reports of coun try churches were made by a' num ber of country ministers. Dr. - Wil son will deliver an address at -the exposition this afternoon. Herbert Myrlck, editor of the Orange-Judd (Farm Journul also spoke today. Senor Dominguez, a leading agri culturist of Mexico, is scheduled to speak at the exposition tomorrow morning. . ' ... The atUndancaJJte.3eeond. weeJL.-of the exposition has been large. POWERS MAY HALT flLLIESVADVANCE Germany Declares . They Will Intervene if' Dardanelles Forts are Threatened. By Associated Press, London, Feb. 7. War reports thus far received here are viewed with considerable skepticism since it is well understood that they merely reflect views which the respective army headquarters desire to spread. Yes terday's report from Constantinople of losses inflicted by the Turkish fleet on the Bulgarian army advancing .1. .n.ih llu nnnlnoiilo rxt flaWinnXl U' ,1 a today declared unfounded by the Bui- garian war office at Sofia. The Bulgarian staff asserts also that an Ottoman force which attempted yesterday to advance from Tchatalja In the direction of Izzedeln was quick ly repulsed by the Bulgarian troops after suffering heavy losses. The . bombardment of Adrlanople continues without any appreciable ad vantage to either side. In Germany It is asserted that if the allies operations actually threaten the forts dominating the Dardanelles, the powers, will abandon their posi tion as mere spectators. 1 EXTENDED Suffragists Preparing For Hike to Washington By Associated Press. New York, Feb. 7. "Try our rub ber heels; try our aoap; try our court plaster; try our sure cure for blisters." These are but a few of tho many re quests which "General" Rosalie Jones, commander of the approaching suf fragette march to Washington, is re ceiving from manufacturing firms seeking advertisements for their wures. Her mall is flooded witn sum pies of various articles which might be of use to the women on their 230 mile Journey from hair pins to pedo meters and if the flood keps up she promises an auction sale of her col lection for tho benefit of "tho cause.' Women of Reno Ashing Stricter Divorce Lai .i i- . . . - By Associated Pross. Uuno, Nev., Feb. 7. Three Iwinilred omen went to Carson City tmliiy to rm' the I irinlnt ure tn rluuiffe tic IVl.fl e 1. -V nf tl.t. le !.,, to I Jury Returns Finding in Case of Millionaire Clubman Af ter Deliberating Almost Two Hours. EVIDENCE OF STATE WAS CIRCUMSTANTIAL Prosecutor Gunter Attacks Story of the Accused Man's , Wife as "Mere Fabri cation," By Associated Press. Aiken, S." C, Feb. 7. The Beach Jury returned a verdict of not guilty after being out one hour and forty five minutes. , Aiken, S.: C, Feb, 7. The . Beach case went to the Jury at 1:14 p. m. ' After the Jury In the Beach case had been out an hour this afternoon three raps were heard on the door of the Jury room. - The Jurors were not ready to report,, however, and had merely sent out for ice water. Court was in recess at the . time and the verdict could not he announced even If eached before 3 o'clock. Beach and his wife went to dinner, but one or two of the lawyers of the defense remained in the court room. The judge's charge simply was a recital of the law bearing on "assault and bat tery with intent to kill" and circum stantial evidence. The court was care, ful'to caution the Jury that a verdict of guilty should not be found as long as a reasonable doubt of the defend-, ant's guilt existed in their minds. The society colony of Aiken turned out in force to attend what'was ex--pe.ctcd to be the last day of the trial. Mrs. Beach, attired in her usual brown dress, sat again' beside her husband. When the case was taken up at 8:55 o'clock Judge . Spain ex pressed the desire that the case should go to the Jury before the eni of the morning session. ... Congressman Byrnea.first addressed ,, the inry for the defense. He Contend- A ed that the prosecution had failed to produce any evidence to connect ' Beach with the assault. As he spoko Mrs. Beach appeared weary for tho first time during the trial. Resting her chin upon a gloved hand, she gazed at the lawyer v through tired eyes. '- .V Mr. Byrnes spoke for half an. hour and then yielded the remainder of his time to Judge W. Q. Davis of defense's counsel, who made an eloquent appeal to the Jury in behalf of Beach. Col. D. 8. Henderson closed for the de fense. He began by reading to the court the instructions he asked to be in cluded In the Jury's charges to the Jury. Attacks Mrs. Beach's Story. The prosecutor attacked the story told by Mrs. Beach, terming it a "mere fabrication, no more no less." He said it was absurd for her to claim that the alleged negro assailant had forced her to thle ground with, his two hands and afterwards hit her in the head with a stick that she said he Was carrying when he entered the yard. "rMs. Beach! never told how she got around the corner of the house where her earrings and combs were found. I declared the solicitor, "sne claims to , have been forced to her knees on the front walk. Then again Mrs. ueacn says she did not scream until after the negro had cut her. Don t you know that she screamed and kept screaming the minute her assailant, whoever It was, touched her? All that story was made up by Beach and afterwards corroborated by Mrs. Beach for tits protection." . "What motive did Beach have for cutting his wife?" asked Col. Hen demon, addressing the Jury. "Not only has the prosecution fulled to (Continued on page 3.) Profiting from her experience on her recent march to Albany, the gen eral has provided for each "soldlerf a kit of selected medical supplies cal culated to relieve all pains less seri ous than a broken limb. This time, also, her army will go uniformed in cloak and hood of flannel after the manner of the pilgrims of old. Twelve women. Miss Jones an nounced today, have promised to walk every step of the Journey, which Is scheduled to begin on Lincoln's birth day and to be completed on February 28. In timo for the marchers to re eiiiierute for the Inauguration intrude in which they will take part Voree li-xNlallc t)U.iltiewfl for toil Seiernl IVni pi.. lit bv th- t - ec lul