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VOL. XVIII., NO. 1.
ASHEVILLE, N. C, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON , FEBRUARY 12, 1913 7
PRICE THREE CENTS
AICmERY RAKING
MEXICAN CAPITAL
U.S.GIES NOTICE
m eight mm
is
Duel in Progress between Ar
senal and National Palace
i without Apparent
Advantage.
Ml) Ansvciated PreM.
exico City, Feb. 12. The
- federal troops reopen
ed the battle in the streets' of
the Mexican capital at 6:35
o'clock this morning with a
light artillery fire. : 7
The action soon became gen'
oral, all the. artillery on both
fiides being brought into' play.
The camion fire was augment
ed by sweeping salvos from
the machine guns, while the in
fantry came into action with
volleys and individual shoot
ing. ''IS:
The Mutual Life Insurance
building was set on fire at 8
o'clock by a shell from a re
bel field gun. It is a .four
story structure Von the corner
of the Cinco Mayo; and San
Juan de Letran streets.
The rebels seemingly are
employing heavier cannon
than tiiey did yesterday. They
directed their fire toward the
. Nalipjial4iulace,ftnd on Jq Jlje
higher buildings in the center
of the business: district, on
many of which federal machine
guns are mounted and federal
riflemen posted. ,
Dlux Strengthens Position, -'
The contending federal and rebel
forces occupied this morning approx
imately the game positions as at the
beginning of the fighting yesterday.
Fellxp Plat, rebel leader, appeared to
be prepared to ofTer resistance when
ever tho commander of the govern
ment troops saw fit to resume hostil
ities. -
An effort made by the federals to
Ixolulo tho rebels from their water
.supply whs Ineffective, because there
are a number of artesian wells in the
portion of the city occupied by the
insurroctos.
According to reports from the rebel
lines, Felix Dins utilized the night
hours to further fortify "he positions
he had taken no and which even-yes:
terdny had proved strong enough to
withstand the government attacss.
The federal force was strengthened
during the night before reinforce
ments of both artillery and Infantry.
The new arrivals took up positions
along the streets leading to the battle
scene.
- The streets of the capital during the
hours of darkness had the appear
ance of a great armed camp. Sentl-
. nels challenged all passeers-by. Sol
dlers of all branches of the service
slept on the pavements while large
numbers of horses were tethered In
the Alameda park, many of the cav
alrymen lying down beside them.
In many parts of the city the elec
tric wires were cut by bullets and this
resulted in long stretches of almost
complete darkness.
Thousands of residents took advan
tage of this to escape from the rcme
of danirar. This exodus began in the
early bours of the night, as soon as
the people realized that nruis
temporarily ceased.
Lawlwtsnons In CMty.
A number of robberies were effected
by lawless elements, which were em
boldened bv withdrawal of police pro
tection. Numbers of boys and men
took great risks In looting the ruln
of houses which had been battered
by the artillery. Commerce has been
utterly paralyzed since Sunday. The
fronts of nil the stores are boarded up.
A few residents who were able to ao
so. Immediately after the Incursion of
IMaz Into tho city, hurriedly "
h.ir homo, with provisions at tnc
hlch ..rices nrevatllng. but the poorer
people were unable to pay and llic
are guttering.
' Food Supplies MearcH'.
Those who usually supply tho cli
markets tear now to enter with stun
commodities as milk and vegetable.
ni,i. . ..., ti, hIIv unattainable at
opv price. As an example of the !n-cruis-d
prices, charcoal, which Is used
as fuel by en ir rent of the P""'1'"
lion, ban rl-.cn from DO cents to -"
per sa k. ,
Ironps of men of the lower Has
urv ihlr inn-nlng followed the cm -itlrv,
s.-ia,.'.,g up from th pavement
v. i'ii in hv
n Hie corn u "
.1 v.-lille fo
illlli!
, ( lieen lii -,ln
ef the
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mmuwrn
DONE BY SHELLS
Massacre of Christians
By Turks Is Reported
Put Entire Male Population of Seaport to the Sword, toge
ther with Many Women and Children Take ;
Young Girls Captive.
By Associated Press.
London, Feb. 12. The Turkish gov.
ernmcnt today formally requested Sir
Edward Grey to invite the European
powers to intervene to bu the Bal
kan war. The request was commun
icated to amlrassadors here, who
transmitted it to their respective gov
ernments. The ambassador will meet
on Friday to report the result. ", "? "
Sofia, Feb. 12.1-AccordinB to dis
patches given out here today, the
Turkish troops yesterday assembled
the whole male Christian population
Progress o f Mexico City
Fight Told in Bulletins
Cable Office Twice Struck by Shells Building Sheltering
Americans in Line of
Land U.
By Associated Press. ...
: Mexico City, Feb. 12. A shell torn
through the iron shutter protecting
the cable office and fell inside. This
oct un'ed at 9 o'clock. Porter's hotel
and the American club. In both of
which scores of American visitors
and residents are gathered, are in the
direct line of fire.
Another heavy shell struck a build.
Ing In front of the cable office at about
40 tt'clocUv-ripptng .away Aveurnel-of
tho structure. The lire at the Mutual
Ufe Insurance building has been ex
tinguished but shells have, severely
damaged the structure. ,
Alfonso Miranda, one of the Zapa
tista leaders, entered the capital last
night with 300 of his followers who
are harracslng th federal troops at
BY MARKED BILLS
Five are Arrested for Alleged
- Vote Selling in West
Virginia.
, QAZBTTB-KEWB BUREAU,
Charleston, W. Va., Feb. 12 Prose
cutor Townscnd began conferences to
day concerning the calling of a special
grand Jury to investigate ' alleged
charges of bribery In connection with
the campaign for United States sena
tor. It was said the Invitation would
enter Into every phase of the sensa-r
tlonal situation which arose when five
members of the legislature were ar
rested yesterday afternoon charged
with bribery.
While thes legislatures were releas
ed on ball, they remain members of
th legislature and It was expected
they would appear In their seats A
usual today. At the state house It was
asserted that if they attempted to take
any part in the proceedings, their
riffhi would be questioned, opening
.i.. fnr a legislative investigation,
It was reported that evidence had
i,iine! aitalnst seven other
men nd they would be arrested be
fore liie end of the week.
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COMING TO ATTEND:
GOOD ROADS MEET
CSH'TTK-IIKWH BVRKAV.
DAl' V HhWH HU1LOINO, .
Washington, Feb. IK.
V Jefferson Davis, commissioner
at large of the Panama exposition at
San Diege, Cal.. and Congressman
William Kettener of the San Dieie
district, left Wnshington this morn
ing for Ashevllle to attend the good
".i. conference which convenes at
" ...i ei.v today. Mr. Davis
came all the way from California to
rf th ABhevillo meeting and will
have some Interesting things to say
In regrd to good mail construction.
Nashville May Have Commission Form
By Associated Press.
Nashville, .Venn., r eo. n-
proportion to place the city govern
merit of Nashville In the 'hands of a
roinltlls
l..n f.f I Ve rcMIJi "'HI
trapXegislators telegraphers wTrT
nor Hooper, the hoi
on final reading "'
),.i..iilny afternoon.
1 he I, ill docs
vuu, n I t I"""
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i we having passed
h a measure late
with tt"
of imM.c
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of the seaport of Buyuk Chekmedjl in
the village school house and mas
sacred them. Subsequently they killed
all the Christian women and children
except the young girls, whom they
carried off on board ship.
Turkey Ih-cparlng to Ask Peace.
London, Feb. 12. It Is becoming
increasingly evident that Turkey is
taking steps to resume the peace ne
gotiations with the Balkan allies, al
though It is possible that no direct
action will be taken until some de
cisive result in the fighting in the Gal
llpoli peninsula has been achieved.
Fire Steps Taken to ;
S. Troops. ,
various piinls. The cable oftlce has
again been struck by shrapnel shells.
Washington, Feb. 12. Preparations
have been made to move approxi
mately 2500 marines from the ships
of the Atlantic fleet and the Guan
tanamo naval station into Vera Cruz,
to be held in rndiness there for land
ing In case it should be necessary to
relievo the foreign legations In Mexi
co City. ' ,
, Mexico Clli-. ttb. 12. The British
legation is under fire from the re
bel position und a battery of federal
artillery has been' placed close b yus
tv protection. . i ' ; i ' , '
liellem Jail, the famous old city pri
son, has been thrown open by the
rebels and from 3000 to 6000 desper
ate prisoners have been let loose. ...
Nearly 400 Station Agents also
Get Substantial Raise un
. der Agreement.
QAZBTTB-XEWg HVREAV. '
, WYATT BUILD1NQ,
Washington, Feb. 13..
The Southern railway telegrapher,
who have been In conference with the
Southern's officials here since Decem
ber 1, have won another victory. H.
O. Alexander, chairman of the teleg
raphers' committee, announced today
that the men had secured a fiat In
crease of 9 per cent and many other1
concessions in the. way of shorter
hours and vncatlons. One of the most
Important concessions made by the
ralway Is that nearly 400, station
agents heretofore not included in the
negotiations, will receive an Increase
In pay amounting to )f6 each a year.
Telegraphers employed In Charlotte
will receive under the new agreement
a minimum wage of $80 per month
with an eight hour day. The same
scale will apply to Ashevllle and
Greensboro. Among the station agents
in North Carolina who will be bone
fited by the new scaWjf wages are
those at Concord, Morganton, Marion,
Old Fort. Kings Mountain, Canton,
Hlltmore. Fort Mill, Itlack Mountain
und a number cf others.
The annual Increase in the South
crn's pay rool by the agreement sign
ed today amounts to $110,000.
Dy Associated Press,
Washington,. Feb. 12. Southern
railway telegraphers Will receive an
advance of approximately eight per
cent In their wage scale, according to
an agreement effected lust night
throuith the good offices of Judge
Martin A. .Knapp of tho Commerce
court and O. W. W. Hanger, acting
cominlHlo""r of labor, comprising th"?
hnnrd of mediation under the Krd-
ntan luw.
Approximately 2t00 operators of the
Southern railway had recently de
manded an Increase of wages anil
changes In working conditions. Th
controversy win rulitnltid to the
hoard of mediation ami laa; nU'.ht rep
resenlutlves of the railway and 'jt th
telegraphers' nt Ion wre. brou'iiRt Int
.ii iceliii-nt bv the nif'lii,!.,f. '1 h
i ffclJ" nt v iil !.e nine , ' ' : ,- i,
Hint- innnri nrn
GREASES
Until STRIKE?
President of Railroad Firemen
Who Threaten Tie up in
East Blames Wall
Street.
"WOULD PUT pAR
IN WILIS Otl'S HEART'
Carter, Refusing to Yield Posi-
tion, Says Railroads Real
ize Justice of Their
Cause.
By Aociotvd Pra.
New York, Feb. 12. W. S. Carter,
president of the Urotlterhood of Loco
motive Firemen and Fnginemen, am
plified today his statement of yester
day that the railroads were deter
mined to "put fear ito the heart of
Wood row WIKon" by a great strike as
a means of securing higher freight
rates, and added that In his opinion
Wall street was responsible for the
situation. -. i ,
The firemen's leader gave this as
his analysis of thie deadlock now ex
isting between 64 ;- eastern railroads
and their 34,000 firemen Immediately
after he had concluded a conference
with Judge Martin A. Knapp, of the
United States Commerce court, and G.
W. Hanger, acting commissioner of
abor, before whom both sides were
to explain their contention.
'It Is not the men who run the rail
roads who are to blame," said Carter.
'It Is the big men of Wall street back
of them. They are thte ones urging
the whole thing, upholding the rail
roads in their stand. If it were not
for them the railroads would not dare
shoulder the blame for a strike."
Mr. Carter and the adjustment com
mittee of the union discussing their
grievances with Meesrsn" Knapp and
Hanger for more than three hours to
day, refusing to yield any points of
their demands for higher ' wages and
h'ettetv worklfng aJisv-Arter. the
conference Judge Knapp said no state
ment would be made' at present, al
though he emphasized that no pessi
mistic inference should necessarily be
drawn from his conservatism.
FINLEY
H
Commission with Large Pow
ers Asked as Result of Dis
. crimination Probe.
Special to Th9 tJaMtte-NeiM. ' -
KUfeign, eD. 12. in a, corner
once between officials of the railroad
companies and Governor Craig and
the legislative commission for, inves
tigating as to the amicable adjust
ment of alleged discrimination In
freight rates against North Carolina
cities as compared with Virginia cities,
the railroad officials, through Presl
dent Finley of the Southern today
asked thnt there be a commission with
such widened power as will admit
of going Into the whole scope and
principles that control making rates
the specific Instruction to the present
legislative commission as being too
limited. ,
Representative Justice, for the
commission, demands relief from the
operation of the long and short haul
clause or specific - relief for North
Carolina shipping points. '
Raleigh, Feb. 12. Senator weaver
today Introduced a bill to abolish joint
tenancy between husband and wire,
and" a bill to amend the act of 1911
establishing an institution at Ashe
vllle for the detention of Juvenile ot
fenders.
MISSOURI STANDARD
OIL OUSTER STANDS
Bv Aitoeuiti Prft.
Jefferson City, Mo., Feb. 12. The
Missouri Supreme court today refuS'
ed to modify the judgment of ouster
aguinat the standard oil company and
tho original order, ousting the com
panv from the state now stands.
The original order wus Issued more
than four years ago.
CHIHUAHUA CITY
FORSAKES MADERO
F.I Faso, Tex., Feb. 12. Ulotlng
broke out lust night In Chlhuahu
Cltv. the rioters shouting "vivas" for
the Kellx Dlas revolution, say pas
sennets who arrived here early today
from the stste capital. It was not
learued whether the federal garrlso;
had revolted.
Iliait Argues Against lo Tolls
Ity Associated Press.
Wnslilmitnn, Feb. 12. Repeal
of
ic tree paa'Hge pm
n.:i canal act as 1 1
, ! v v out f a V'-i v
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PARCEL POST AS A SHOPPING
CONVIENENCE
That national Innovation, the parcel post, is )ust now "finding
Itself." The people are learning Us uses, Its adaptabilities. Its limita
tions. It l a big problem and touches individual Ufe and family
life In many ways. As In the case of every thing of the sort, It will
minister most to the benefit and convenience of those persons who.
study most carefully Us relation to them and their environment. -
The parcel post Is a great extension, In one way, of the rural free
delivery. Rural delivery haa put the towns and the country districts
Into much more intimate relationship; the parcel post draws them
still closer. The good things of city market and farm may be rap
idly and eusily exchanged, to the mutual advantage of the people of
the city and of the farm. ,
One thing that is going to add much satisfaction to country life
and village Ufe is the broadening of the shopping here of the
housewife. This Is a convenience that will lie of increasing use and
appreciation. The possibilities of strapping by mall have become, al
together different, and Invite a more careful study. Henceforth tho
merchants of the larger towns will In their buying and listing and
newspaper advertising give espeoiul attention to parcel post shop
ping. If you live in the country and need something not kept by the
country store, you can easily send to the nearest town in your sec
tion; and the advertising columns of the newspapers will keep you
advised as to these matters. Thus the newspaper plays its part in
this new and lurger convenience of the postal system. It Is an op
portunity for the merchants of a community to expend their market
spheres 'constantly. If they do not seize the opportunity it will be
absorbed by more distant markets. .
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For Washington J ourney
By Associated Press.'
New York, Feb. 12. "Votes for
women, votes for women, Washington,
Washington, Wilson." ' '' ' :
This was the shrill feminine yell
that attracted crowds of early morn
ing workers to the Hudson terminal in
towntown New York today to watch
t)h departure of the army of suffra
gettes who are going to march to
Washington to take part In the wom
en's suffrage pageant on March S.j
Klxteen "regulars" who have prom
Ised to inarch the entire dlBtancef4ur.vi,----
ELECTORAL VOTE
T
Last Step toward Formal Inau
guration of Wilson as
President.
By Associated Press.
Washington, Feb. 12. Congress to
day declared Woodrow Wilson elect
ed president of the United States and
Thomas R. Marshall, elected fckce-
presldent.
The- electoral vote certificates, op
ened in the presence of the house
and senate sitting together, showed
that Mr. Wilson and Mr. Marshall re
ceived 485 electoral votes; that Theo
dore Roosevelt for presidert and
Hlrma W. Johnson for vice-rrosident,
received 88 votes and that Wm. H.
Taft for president and Nicholas Mur
ray Butler for vice-president, rectev
ed 8 votes.
Washington, Feb. 12. The last step
toward the formal Inauguration of
Woodrow Wilson as president, and
Thomas R. Marshall as vice president
?ame today with the opening, verify
ing and counting of the electoral
vote.
The proclamation, made aa the re
sult of this count, in irae nan oi inei
house of rei
preeeniauves, curavau
the formal notice to the nation that
Wilson and Marshall received the ma
jority of electoral votes.
The certificates from the states,
each sealed in the envelope in which
it was delivered, were taken out of
the senate vault early today and put
Into a big -rosewood box, to be carried
to the house dhamber. House and
senate made arrangements by formal
orders to suspend business shortly be
fore 1 o'clock and assemble In the
louse chamber In the "Joint conven
tion" provided for by the constitu
tion. Two senate pages, William K, Jur-
tensen and weiaon v.. canine, nan
been designated to carry the pox of
electoral votes. Ahead of them In
the line of march decided upon by
officers of the senate came Sergeant
it-Arms E. I Cornelius and Immedl
tely behind tlilem Senator Bac on, pre-
Idlng officer of tho senate; hecretary
Bennett and the members of the sen
ite In a double column.
Formality attended every stage of
the proceedings leading up to the
count of the vote. Senators IMlllng-
ham and Martlne and Represent atives
Rucker of Missouri and 8. W. Smith
of Michigan, hud teen appointed tell
ers for the respective houses to ran
vass and count the vote.
Allen to Preside In New Court houv
SoWrtl to The Onrlir-Nriin.
Kali-lk'll, rn, ll. jimae ,iiT ii.
Allen will be flrxt to preside In the n-iv
court hiiiiMn of lotplln mini'-. i-ciitimii-iii'nerp
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230 miles and some half a hundred
sympathizers who planned to march
at least for the first day, mustered
shortly before 9 o'clock at tli call of
"General" Rosalie Q. Jones, com
mander of the expedition, and veteran
of the recent "hike" to Albany. They
loft the city by the Hudson tube for
Newark, N. J... where the actual start
was made. Their schedule called for
the first day a journey of 15 miles.
The '"regulars" were clad , in pil
grim cloaks and hoods and carviad
knapsacks filled with suffrage lltera
-A;-'
BILL REPASSED
BY THE L
Speaker Clark Overrules Point
of Order Against "Dry"
Measure. '
By Associated Press.
Washington, Feb. 12. By a viva
voce vote the house late today re.
passed the Webb bill to prohibit the
shipment of Intoxicating liquors Into
"dry" states, aa it passed the senate
Monday and thereby removed a par
liamentary obstruction which thueat-
lened to delay Its final passage until
another session of congress.
Although the parliamentary experts
had thought earlier in the day that a
special rule would be required to get
the bill before the house again, Repre
sentative Clayton of Alabama called
the measure up under a rule per
mitting the house to consider without
reference to a committee any bill
passed by the senate which is sub
stantially the same as one thitl has
been reported by a house com
mittee. Republican Leader Mann and Rep
resentative Fitzgerald made a point of
. lh bi contending It
. h
did not come within the rule because
It was not on a house calendar, had a
senate number InBtead of a house
number and was not substantially the
same as the Webb bill aa originally in
troduced.
Speaker Clark overruled the points
of order and the bill was passed with
out debate or division. r
Dclujr In Baseball Schedule Ratification
By .Associated Press.
Now York, Feb. 12. Delay In the
ratification of . the National League
baseball schedule, which was post
poned from yesterday until today, Is
said to Involve a clash over the plan
to allow the Brooklyn club to' open
Its new stadium with the Philadelphia
team on April 9, one day ahead of the
opening games in other cities. It Is
understood thnt the New York Na
tional club vigorously objected to the
plan, and thnt President Lynch of thi"
league also Is Inclined against It. It
was wild today, however, that six of
the National Ieiiguo clubs were In fa
vi i granting the privilege.
Ice Harvest Dcglns.
By Associated Press.
New York, Feb. 12. Krom
points on the upiier Hudson
several
reports
cement
weis received today of commcne
fo the Ice harvcHt, of which tli
tropoliH bad almost (lcMpMil-il !
of ill,. ! hnn nt ;-.;eh II:
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SHIPS RUSH SOUTH
TROOPS
Expeditionary Forces Prepared
to Embark at Newport
News and Galveston
- at any Hour
By Associated Press,
asliington, Feb.
United States
W
12.
Ain-
bassador Henry Lane Wilson
and the German minister to
Mexico went to the National
palace at Mexico City this
afternoon to demand from
President Madero that the bat
tle cease immediately.
The first brigade of the
first army division, number
ing 3000 men, resting on their
arms ready to entrain at a mo
ment's notice for Newport
News to board transports for
Mexico. '
Twenty-five hundred . ma
rines from the Atlantic fleet
.and the Guantanarao naval
station prepared to sail for
Vera Cruz go to the relief of
the foreign legations should
they become besieged as at
Peking.
"Four dreadnoughts of bat-
ftlesMp1 fleet steaming . at top
speed to Tampico flnd vent
Cruz, and two others rushing
on the Pacific side to- Mexican
ports to afford refuges to
Americans and other foreign
ers., .jjj
PretiJont Taft and the cabi
net firm in their determination
not to land an American
trooper in Mexico unless the
most dire necessity forces it.
These are the developments
of the day in the attitude of
the United States towards the
Diaz revolution in Mexico.
The first brigade of the first divi
sion of the army, about 5000 strong,
has been ordered prepared for "ex
peditionary service.
It Is composed
of the third infantry at Madison bar
racks "and Oswego, the fifth Infantry
at Plattsburg, and the twenty-ninth
infantry at Fort Niagara, all in New
York.
This organization has Just been
brought into existence as part of tho
scheme of army re-organization and
Its responsiveness to the call for for
eign service may regarded as a
first practical test of the Va of the
new system. f " :'-- r-
The- first xrigade will entrain for
Newport News, Virginia, only In the
event that the preparatory orders Is
sued this morning are followed by
others setting the troops in motion.
Within 24 hours after such an order It
Is expected that th emost distant or
ganizations within the brigade will ar
rive at Newport News. '
Galveston, Texas, would be the port
of departure or tho n rtlllery forces
and some cavalry, in the event it
were necessary to follow up the first
brigade. The original Intention was
to employ the four army transports
named for that purpose after they
had discharged the first brigade on
foreign shores. But this will tie done
only In case It Is found Impossible to
secure the merchant marine ships t"
carry the artillery and cavalry. l.
orders Issued by the general staff this
morning, the senior military ottnr
near Galveston beuan immediately tn
get In touch with merchant ' ship
owners to see what could be gotten
on short notice.
The state department made pulili'
today the sulwtanee of telegrams re
ceived over night frnm Mexico.
Ambassador WIlKon's report u i
ennflmatory of the news i!lintci. m
Mr. Wilson states tlmt both H.
were balanced numcrldiillv Ma-ie'"
and Plus ea'-h commanding '" '
4000 men. lie states that while t
AmerlcnM were reported to I
been Injured, none van killed
Consuls nt IJiredo mid lit I
da report all ouP t.
The two additional
which ere t pi
upon at the n
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