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FULL AC C wX.TD PR Jukll) w. BY LSACZU TO ! ill I ",'r vA rO: -v,avvy flfl 411 4 Al Ivf Aj LAST EDITION 4:00 P.M. Weather Forecast BAIN. VOL. XVIII, NO. 26. AS HI VILLI, N. C, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 13, 1913. PRICE THREE CENTS II1T,S5II TO Flte,,! Besieged by Tuberculosis Suf ferers, Dr. Anderson Goes to Washington to Con fer with German. APPEALS ARE COMING FROM ALL SECTIONS MYSTERIOUS VESSEL FIRES ON SERVIANS Warship Flying Austrian Colors Riddles Four Transports High Feeling in Balkans Is Intensified by Previous . Interposition by Austria - Hungary, . v.But the Government Will Do Uothing until Tests Now Under Way are Com ' , pleted. By Associated Press. Cettlnge, Montenegro, March 1 3. News reached here today that four Servian transports loaded with troops were yesterday riddled with shells tired by an unidentified - War 1 vessel. Accounts of the engagement from two ! different sources declare that the at tacking vessel flew the Austro-Hun-garlan flag. -i. The transports were , conveying strong detachments of Servian troops to awslst in the siege of the fortress of Scutari. The attack on the four boats occurred off San Giovanni Dlmedua. Two of the transports were set on (ire. ' The number killed and injured has not been reported. No official account of the engage ment was available this morning. 'The unofficial dispatches from San Giovan ni Dlmedua varied somewhat. Ac cording to one account the attacking Who Strikes Matches At People's Windows At Dead of Night? Eaton Family of Pearl Street Find Curtains and Shade Burn ed in Dining Room Fifth Case of the Kind : The Nashes Experience. ' . By Associated Press. Washington, March 13. Director i. F, Anderson of the government's hy-, glenic laboratory, who has begun the tests for the public health service of Dr. P. P. 'Friedmann's tuberculosis cul ture, will leave tonight for New York to confer again with the Berlin -doctor. Dr. Anderson will join Dr. A. M. Stlmson of the public health service, who Is watching the development In patients treated in New York hos pitals y Dr. Frledmann, and another effort will be made to obtain the meth od of procuring the vaccine which Dr. Frledmann has withheld, making the condition that the government must recognise improvements In the , condition of patients already treated before he ' reveals . the ' secret of his mixing method and the dose. The public health service today pro cured reasonable ' verification of the report that Dr. Frledmann, as far back as last July, applied to, this gov ernment for a patent on his remedy. No patent, however, had been Issued. It was pointed out also that no com mercial firm could Introduce any such vaccine. Into the .country without tha approval -of the public health service, which approval could only come after thorough tests. - ' Thus far the government authorities have received a culture from , Dr. Frledmann and they have begun the making of' various sub-cultures through various culture media. When these sub-cultures are grown they will be tested on laboratory animals. The government will use the vaccine on no human beings but will keep con stant watch of the patients already treated by Dr. Frledmann. The public health service is daily be sieged by tuberculosis sufferers seek ing Dr. Friedmann's treatment Mem bers of congress also are receiving ap peals from persons In all sections of the country, but the government can do nothing at this time and can make no recommendation until a fair test has been made. Ottawa. Ont., -March 13 Dr.. Fried ma nn inoculated ten tuberculosis suf ferers today In the presence of a num ber of leading Canadian physicians ' and members of the Canadian Asso ciation for the Prevention of Tuber culosis. From 37 patients gathered at the general hospital, the Berlin phy sician selected 18 whose cases' were noi oeynnu me incipient stage, ouem- aM.., , Th(, njtt-Nws. Iy and scarcely glancing at the spec-1 rRalel(-hi March ,.--The slmulta tutors, he worked under an apparent! ,,, .... , . nervous tension, which relaxed at the noou tolling of the gavel of the pres conclusion of each demonstration. Ident of the senate and the speaker of No criticism of Dr. FrlednVann's the house of representatives, sounding technique was advanced by any one of tno ciose of the 1913 session of the the group of physicians present These . . , . Included Dr. J. W. McCullough. med Nrth Carolina general assembly, took leal officer of health for Ontario; Dr. ' place at 4:15 o'clock yesterday after- Froderlck Montizambert, director gen- noon In the presence of the feweit oral of public health, and Adam Beck, I number of maml)ers and spectators In lion. These and others heard Dr. j session, past, probably less than Frledmann earlier .make an address BO members of both houses being on his treatment at the' tuberculosis ' present and considerably less than that convention, in tms talk ne atscusse. number of pectator8. . the manner of his discovery and thei . . nrecHutlbn. h. took to insure its Final adjournment had been ex harmlessness. Adam Beck had asked I pected earlier In the day, but tardiness . the convention to give the Berlin phy- e( the senate In completing disposition slclan full oDDortunity to prove nis claims. Thus encouraged, Dr. Fried-1 . , . ., msnn adjourned to the hospital to,'.." give his demonstrations. . "Iled bill, for ratification, caused Dr. Frledmann employed an electric lW numbers of member, to have to steriliser, ordinary forceps and a hy- take outgoing trains. before adjourn podermlo syringe. Only once did he w "fched. interrupt his treatments to make ex- The last hour of the senate was tak- planatlons.. This was while preparing v - YVvT j ship was the Turkish cruiser Hamll dleh, which Is alleged to have been Hying the colors of Au'jtro-Hungary. Another report doubts the war vessel was the Hamiedieh at all, and says that the cruiser resembled a vessel of the Austrian Kalserin class. ! Feeling against Austria Is high here since Tuesday, ' when the . Austrian minister to Servla announced that his government objected to Servian troops assisting in the siege of Scutari. . - Today's news of the attack on the Servian transport therefore created a tremendous sensation here. In official circles, however, no credence was giv en to that part of . the press dispatch relating to the Austrian flag. Officials declared that the attacking vessel was undoubtedly the Hamiedieh, which was reported in the vicinity a few hours before, and added that the Turkish cruiser -would have no rea son for hoisting false colors. ' PHESSIS in ciaracE SENATE COMMITTEE : PLACES ASSIGNED Roosevelt, , Beveridge, Pinchot and Miss Keller to Speak at Gathering in Phila delphia. - . MORE THAN 1500 SEATS ARE SOLD FOR TONIGHT When Col. Roosevelt Will Speak--Gathering of the . Members of Party in : . Pennsylvania. , By Associated Press. Philadelphia, March 13, The first annual progressive conference of Pennsylvania will' be held in this city todny and tomorrow. Former Presi- Another of a series of mysterious fires which strongly Indicate that a pyromaniac la operating in this city occurred last night 'when he family of J, H. Eaton awoke this morning to find the curtains and shade at a win dow of their residence on 26 Pearl street ' almost entirely burned aw ay. How th fire started and how It burned out' without doing more damage are unknown, but In view .Of recent hap-. pnng-s there is a strong suspicion of Its origin.. V .. ? Monday night a fire of similar char acter was discovered in the residence of Congressman J. Mj-Gudger, jr., on South French, Broad avenue, and the police began Investigating it on the theory that a careless housebreaker had accidentally set fire to the drap eries and fled without giving an alarm to pfevent possible arrest. This theory was quickly dropped, however. Evidences of a similar fire were found in the home of T. J. Rlckman, adjoin ing the Gudger home, on the same night, and at two other residences in that vicinity, while at a fifth a siml lar attempt Is believed to have been frustrated by a locked window. : ' Residents of that vicinity, are in state of ; uneasiness. , bordering on alarm, believing, as they do that they have had to deal with a "firebug, ' or madman. .The" police Investigation continues,' but 40, Jbi& has bserj. wltn- v resuK. .- r . -. .- - r. It will be recalled that about ten days ago Mrs. J. D. Nash, who lives on Asheland avenue, was awakened late at night .and saw a man at the window holding a lighted match in his hand and peering Into the room He had opened the window In fact it was the cold air on her face that waked Mrs. Nash. She called her husband, but the man ' had dlsap pearod before .he could be appre hended:).!.. ".',...'.' 5 .v. Beveridge of Indiana, Gifford Pln- ohot, Miss Frances A. Keller, William Draper Lewis anoVothers prominent in the formation of the national progres slve party . at Chicago last summer will address : the conference, which ill be attended by more than 400 elegates from various sections of this state and about 600 from this city. Moret han 1500 seats have been sold for tonight's meeting at the Metropoll tun opera house, which will be ad dressed by Colonel Roosevelt. The remaining seats have been held for sale at the door. Conservation, with Gifford Pinchot as the principal speaker, will be a subject discussed. Miss Keller and Dean Lewis Speak this afternoon on "Party Organiza tion." ' "Soolal and Industrial Justice" and "Progressive Legislation in Penn sylvania" will, ba the topics discussed at meetings tomorrow morning and afternoon. The conference will close with a banquet . tomorrow night at which former Senator Beveridge will make the principal address. , -'. Col Rooeevlt . ho Is 'making his first visit to Pennsylvania since he re ceived a majority here in the recent presidential election, 'is scheduled to address a meeting of .negro progres slves tonight after he has spoken at the opera house. He will remain here over night and attend the banquet to morrow. SESSION WAS ADJOURNED CHILD LABOR CONFERENCE YESTERDAY AFTERN00N,4i15 OPENS AT JACKSONVILLE Final Adjournment Had Been Expected Earlier, but Sen . ! ate Was Tardy. ., Orphanage Head Declares Against .Policy of Obtain ing Employment. to Inject vaccine Into the leg of a girl whq had been brought to him on a strtcher. She auffered with muscular tuberculosis. ' Dr. Frledmann explained that thore ure ho after effects, such as fover, when this form of the disease. Is treated. When the Injection is for pulmonary tuberculosis, however, the patient is affected with a high temper, ature' for several days, he said. bero on Impressions of the session. DEMOCRAT IS CIIOSSN SENATOR AT CONCORD Ily Associated Press. Concord, N. H.. March H. Henry K. Mollis, democrat, wns elected Unit ed States senator by the leglnlature today. j. a Winiimm Nut I-.nlcr Trcaury Department. BEO! in cotor mm Ankles Badly Wrenched, but She Expected to Act This Afternoon. . " - By Associated Press. Jacksonville, Fla March 13. At the opening meeting of the National Child Labor conference held In this city this morning at the board of trade auditorium, the question "Shall Charl table Societies Relieve Family Distress by Finding Work for Children,'.' was Interestingly discussed by A. T. Jam! son of the Connie Maxwell orphanage of Greenwood, 8. C. Mr. Jamison said In part: ' - - "It seems to me that so far as th question relates to children under 14 years of age, a negative answer must be given. Work Is not the little child1 greatest need. The charitable society is supposed to seek intelligently to supply the greatest need. The child needs care and training. He must be developed along normal lines, and It is abnormal for him to work at a re munerative task, supposedly In a man ufucturing establishment. In order that he may support the destitute family of which he la a member, The tyro in charity work may feel that It Is quick, easy and cheap to And the child a job and thus relieve family distress. But It Is stopping the stream at Its source to compel a young, tender child to labor for the very small wage that Is possible for him to earn when he should be engaged diligently In an effort to secure training that will lit him to take a developed and well tuught man's place In the world. No child can get an education and sup port s family at once and the same time. The community should realise that It is economy to support the wld owed mother for awhile, In order that the child may have opportunity to get Mich training as will enable him support her In all the years of th future." T'.v 'ilU'li iHftrhitrd Prf'PS. March 13. John ! h liiinkcr of fl.-hiii ' 1 '1 H f:.. ' 111 CI l-l- ..T,.l. By Associated Press. I,os Angelc Cal., March 13. The condition of Sarah Bernhardt, who was painfully Injured In an automo- l.lle accident last nlht, showed mark ed Inprnvement curly today and her nnlc InnK 'id ("lie would be able to 1 . fl I 11 11 1 . . 1 . , . f t perforriHii ItevlHlon of Navy Academy Currh-n luin Work Well, . By Associated Press. Washington, March 13. The effec of the. revision of the Naval aeailem curriculum on the first year's work reflected in tha decreased number finiiih class men dropped for de clei.ry In studu.M at the semi-ami' c - . niiiaiinn. 'I hii yiir or ! v I 'I . . , f ,(.,. f 1 , : . v , , . . . Work of the Steering Committee Completed and the Result Will Now Go before the Caucus fdr Confir - mation on Friday. M'GOMBS I'll DEGUIIE POST -- By Associated Press. . Washington, March 13. The work of the democratic "steering commit tee" of the senate in assignment of new committee places practically was finished today and the assignments probably will be submitted to a cau cus of democratic senators tomorrow. ' National Chairman Tells Mr. Wilson He Does Not Care to Accept French Embassy. The naval affairs committee, to which Senator Tillman would be as signed If not given. the appropriations committee, would otherwise fall to Senator Smith of Maryland. The' chairmanship of the new committee rA-jSlDENT INSISTS on banking and currency will go to Speculation still existed today as to j Senator Owen of Oklahoma, according a number of the mwt Important chair manships. The bitter personal fight made by. Senator Tillman for chair manship of the appropriations com mittee left that, position in doubt, al though It was believed Senator Mar tin would be the choice of the steer ing committee. The question will go the democratic caucus In that event, with the certainty that Senator Tillman will renew his fight there. Senator Martin is In line for the chair manship of the commerce committee, but should he be given the other, it is understood Senator Clarke of Arkan sas may take .the commerce chair manship. To Divide the Patronage Between Party Factions McCombs Goes to President with Proposition to Recognize Both Organization Men and "Antis" : v in the Distribution of Offices. lObULES I Sonera State Troops Make Vigorious Attack on Town Near the Border. ' By Associated Press Nogales, Ariz., Ma 13. Firing be gan at daybreak on three sides of the Mexican town of Nogales. The Sonora state troops used grenades in their attack. " At 8:30 o'clock Dr. Gustetter,, who had crossed the line to attend the wounded, reported that 17 of the de fenders had been killed and 11 hurt At this time the firing became scattering, and mostly centered upon the left flank. The United States troops patrolling the border unllmbered two machine guns on Tltcomb hill, commanding the two towns. At the outbreak of the battle Cap tain C. C. Smith. In charge of the Fifth United 8tates cavalry patrol here, deployed his men - along the border and sent word to Fort Hua chuca that the fight had opened. The warning, howevet had been anuci pated and at daybreak a train bearing three additional troops of cavalry and a machine gun piaioon unam xam was on the way from the fort The American troops guarded the border to prevent either party cross Ing the line and warned residents of the American town - to keep inaiti their houses to avoid he stray bullets which fell frequently In the residence district Forbidden to lteturn Fire, Washlnaton. March 13. American troops on the Mexican border have been forbidden to return the fire of Mexican troops except upon specific authorisation from the war depart ment at Washington. This instruction has been sent by direction of Secretary Uarrlaon to Brigadier General Bliss, In command of the border forces. In conformity with the war department' uurnose to remove all possible causes of friction between the Americans and Mexicans, especially In the neighbor hood of Nogales along the Arlsona line, the center of a fight between the contending Mexican actions. The Initial step la the policy Was taken when General Bliss was In strui'ted to withdraw the American border patrol far enough from the II 10 keen them out of eight from the Mrxlean guards an the south side. Apprehension in Mejlco t'llv. .Mexico City, Man si.?., northern dt; ! v I -.-eile. t , Mirl to . 1 1 14 New will, h fro h THAT HE ACCEPT to authoritative information today, Senator Stone, who was talked of for this place will retain membership on other Important committees and re- Strongly Urged tO Reconsider tcim in. -iiuii iiiaiiBiiiif ui me -iiuiuii j i-uiumuiee. ii waa lepurteu Luuuy that Senator Kern, the democratic , leader, probably would be chairman of the committee on privileges and elections. Assignments to be given to a num ber of other leading democrats were not known today. Complete reorgan ization of the senate Is not expected before the end of this week. Republi can affairs were settled at a meeting today and submitted to a caucus. Richard Olney May De cline the Appointment to Londoa By Associated Press. Washington, March 13. The ques- on of patronage in several aemo- cratic states, which has brought, scores of democrats to the White House to push the claims of rival candidates, has been compromised by a plan worked out by two of President Wil son's close advisers, . According to this plan both the "or ganization" and . "antl-organlzatlon1: men will be recognized and an attempt will be made to satisfy all. Postmas ter General Burleson and Chairman McCombs of the national committee spent several hours yesterday in con ference over the patronage question and Mr, McCombs saw the president today. Although he would not say he hed taken up the patronage question with Mr. Wilson, it was believed his Idea of compromise was acceptable to tbe White House, - :- ; ' DIAZ WOULD TOUT INVASION Says That He Will Go to Mex ico Only in the Event of Intervention. By Associated Pres , ' Naples, Italy, March 13. General Porlirlo Diaz declared today that he would not return to Mexico. He ar rived here this . morning. He ap peared in excellent health. In reply to Inquiries, the ex-presldent said that his only desire was to be allowed to rest quietly. "All. my efforts, however," said he, will be directed toward assisting' my country to reach a condition of pros perity. I would go back to Mexico onlv in case of Intervention In that country by the United States. At such a time all Mexican citizens without restriction would be united against the foreign invader." Former President Taft, said General Diaz, had given him full assurances that the United States was not plan nlng anything .of tha kind, "but no body can tell," he added, "what politics keeps In reserve, or what the new American administration may pro ject." - Diaz Intend to remain here two days. PLEA OF MRS. EOGELL IS DENIED BY She Believes, However, She 1 .( Has Started Campaign that Will Have Good Results. By Associated Press. New York, March , '1,3. Although the plea of Mrs. Katherine C. Edgell, a Brooklynghlgh school teacher, for a year's leave of absence without pay to bear and rear a child, was flatly denied by the board of education last night Mrs. Edgelt believes she has started a campaign fur honesty and candor, which eventually will receive recognition by the school authorities. In a pecuniary way Mrs. Edgell is really the gainer by the refusal of the board to grant her request for she has filed a physician's certificate as to her' health which will entitle her to leave with DO days' pay in addition to two months' vacation the coming sum mer. It was said among her friends to day, however, that this solution of the problem, which is one which teachers have hitherto followed under these circumstances, was not at all satlsfac tory to those who desire to have the board of education recognize the prlv liege of maternity among women teachers of New York. The action of the board was declared as virtually barring motherhood for teachc "s. By Associated Press. Washington, March 13. Chairman William F. McCombs, of the demo cratic national committee, told Presi- . dent Wilson today during an early conference at the White House that he preferred not to accept the post of ambassador: to France, that he -might remain in private life and prob ably retain the chairmanship of the national committee. President Wilson urged Chairman McCombs not to de finitely decline the offer until he had considered It further and ; Mr. . Mc Combs agreed to do so. Mr. McCombs told the president that his preference had been from tho start not accept public office., The president however, had told him that he was earnestly desirous of having him accept a foreign post Inasmuch as he had declined to become a mem ber of the cabinet. The president asked Mr. McCombs to hold his mind open until at least April 1. Mr. Mc Combs said later to inquirers he was so strongly urged by the president that he felt It his duty to give the question more serious and careful considera tion. v ' ' ; Mr. McCombs declared the presi dent had determined to pick out di plomatic representatives solely on a basis of ability rather than wealth.' Mr. McCombs said he thought- that even if he were to ccept the ambas sadorial post he mlsht-not resign as chairman of the "democratic national committee, as he did not' think he would stay abroad for the full period of the administration. Close friends of Mr, McCombs deolaredothat It was practically certain that Mr. McCombs would not accept a diplomatic post. Intimations have been received in Washington that Richard- Olney might decline the post of ambassador to Great Britain. Friends with whom Mr. Olney has been in communication. thought today that the veteran diplo mat would not accept the post because his law practice had become so ex tended that he did not feel It possible to abandon that work now. No word had been received at tho White House early today from Mr. Olney. Telegrams have been dis patched to him by many close friends of President Wilson urging him to accept TON 52660 NOTE "HEADS OR TAILS" LOSS Defendant Says He Was Drugged It Is a Gamb ling Debt, Anyway. By Associated Press. New York, March 13. In the sim ple game of coin-toning for "heads or talis." Dr. Matthew S. Borden, a New York physician, who is a son of the late M. C. 'D. Borden, former owner of the large Borden cotton fac tories st Fall River, Mass., ran up a debt of 12660, It Is alleged In a suit which has been begun here for pay ment of a promissory note for that amount. Dr. Borden's answer to the suit al leges that two casual acquaintances induced him to toss coins for money after they had given him something to drink which so inflamed him that he did not know what he was doing. He was told he had lost 32660 and In- luced to sign a paper which he alleges he did not know Was a promissory note, and ho saw-rts that the whole i it,, 1 r was a ron-plraey. The m 1 ' 1 lei,, the hands of a man ! . .1 f,l lr. 1 ..t.l- 11 .' ! ; ; It M ' H I . .' I' SI f :.:'(' GIVE UP EASTER FINERY TO AID STRIKING V.DFJ1EN The Boston Telephone Opera tors, Numbering 2200 As sist Garment Workers. By Associated Press. Boston, March 13. To render fl nanclal assistance to the striking gar ment workers, telephone operators In this city will go without their Easter bonnets and new suits this year. The Boston Telephone Operators' union, which has 3200 members, voted at a special meeting to dispense with all Easter embellishments and give tho money which would have been paid for new clothes to the strikers. TIIAME3 BOAT EACI. 13 WON BY OXFCI D T! sst(i:i((-fl Ir' n I'utnry, f-.'nj: In rul, .V ;i n h M 'I won Itip unnutil l"M i STUDENTS TRIED FOR MANSLAUGHTER University Men Accused of Responsibility for the Death of Rand. By Associated Press. Hillsboro, N. C March IS. For the flrt time in the history of the state college students were placed on trial here today In connection witn a nnz lng escapade. It resulted In the death of one 'of their number. Charged with manslaughter in causing the death of William Rand, four sopho mores of the Uiersity of North Car olina, W. L. Merriman, A. H. Btyron. R. W. Oldham and A. C. Hatch, were arraigned in the little court house here, which dates back to the time of George II. of England, Because of legal precedent Involved, many prominent lawyers from throughout the state were on hand. The defendants are represented by a brilliant array of counsel, while Solic itor S. M. Oattls also Is aided by lead ing members of the bar In this state Young Rand met his death as the result of being hazed by upper clans men September 13, last. Following his roommate, Robert Wellons. who also was hazed, Jtand was dancing on the head of a barrel when it toppled over. In falling Hand' nock siriiok the ragged edge of a broken bottle, severing the artery. He died within half an hour. noi.iinatic::3 cr-T SENATE LY 71LZ By Aasorlatcd Piphs. Washington. March 1 S, Pre A ' Wilson sent thce nominations to 1 senate today: John Skellon V IMIctn. "t I ' I lo Vs., BHHlBlailt seetei.iry of Hie t .M'V, novwrly T. is..f'.... . ' re'Mrv of mo ion' 1 ,l in )'. :
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