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PRESS ZZ2.YIC2 BY LEASED JTZ2i azetteSe' LAST EDITION '4:00P.M. Weather Forecast SHOWKKS; COOI.KK SUNDAY. VOL. XVIII, NO. 64. STREET CARS STOPPED AT 11 STRIKE ORDER ASHEVILLE, N. 0., SATURDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 26, 1913 PRICE THREE CENTS First Section of Motormen Arid Conductors Took Cars In at 11:45, Others at 12 CONTROVERSY n OF ACT UN Several Cars Manned by Mem bers of Company's Office Force, Were Soon in Operation. This afternoon curs are run ning on nil linos of Ashevlllc Power and light company ex cept East street These are manned by employes of the company not' affected by the strike. Cars run at Intervals of 30 minutes, although there was considerable Irregularity in setting down to this tenta tive schedule. ; - . i GANA AT, 11:45 o-'ohr-ic today, the employes of the (: Ash'o ville PoAypr'f jarrri-JJgtScomr my who run the cars went on a strike un&V few minute's af ter 12 every car was in the liarn mid most of the street car men were on the (streets. From 'statements' made both by the company and by the men, tlie strike is about a question , of wages; and no 'prediction can lie made at this time as to wlietlier there is nny likelihood of .settlement or when the com muy will be able to maintain a regular schedule From a stiitement made by the com pany, however, it is evident that it considers taking care of the public in some 'way until Rome definite ' arrangements are made. . Tlie strike came as a great surprise to the people f Asheyille, and the company fayn that it was almost as great a surprise to them; that they were tfiven scarcely five minutes notice. The statement in made on the part of the raw that the company, bad plenty of notice, that offers were made of arbitration and that the 'company both refused these offers and the demands f the men. It is clear, never theless that the best of good feeling prevails or as much as could he expect ett under tlie circumstances., The men de Hare that they have no inten tion of conducting ' anything other than an orderly strike; and Mr. Hummer; superinten dent of the company, says that l'R is sure the men .will he per- icctly iniiet and orderly. Im mediately. after the -men took their cars to the barn they were on the streets talking to their friends and evidently ' without excitement. Every Han is out. At 12:45 an eirt l'hiyo of the office brought h ''ir to th square and took it t the Charlotte street line. Managed by ;crgo Koeniin. . Th strike In being managed by Oorge Keeniiti, fourth vice president of I he International organisation of "treot ear nu n, of Rochester, N. V. Week bko, and since that time. '!! Iieen holding meetings with the firwj 0Hr m,,n. .I,,, m which time he '" that attempts have been made to l'"t Ih, e Com , of In.- tiH.it,- ile to tlie re- her win:1- or I !. k H that the men are not being paid according to the scale In other places; that the amount in dispute will amount to onlv $8000 per vear, which the men have reason to believe that the company is amply able to pay. He stated that the company proposed to make a small increase but that it was too small even to be consider- d. He Is to meet with the men this afternoon, when commit- tees will be appointed and the prepa rations organized for the strike. Asked ! if the men are In good condition to stand a long strike, he suid that the national organization has over 100,000 men and that the local men will be backed by every one of these. Of Long Standing. The wage controversy is of lone standing. For about two years. It Is stated, the men have been asking for higher pay. The men met with Mr. Keenan several days ago when It was decided to approach the company for the Increase desired and n, committee wart sent to Mr. Plummet-.- Nothing' was done at this time but another meeting was arranged. At this meet ing no agreement could . be reached. This morning the committee and Mr. Plummer met with Mayor Rankin, but again no agreement was iViade; and a short time later the strike was ordered. Mr. Fisher, of the local organlzatlpn, telephoned the office that "the cars are on the way to the barn.'. This was about Hve minutes after Mr. Plum mer had learned for certain that the Strike wan on, he states. u, w -. 3m nit-nan s rtintcnicui. ,, , ., Mr. Keenan was on the street just after the last car left the, square. He said he. had not much of a statement to make; but he was anxious, thut the people should get the men's side of the matter. In ffect his statement was as follows; The matter Is one of wage entirely. When the committee went to Mr. Plummer the first time, they were asked to call again, which they did yesterday. He refused the conces sion. The men offered to arbitrate. He refused that also. There was a special meeting of the men last night at which it was practically unanimous ly agreed that the men would strike, if after the committee waited on the company one more time, tne conces sion was refused. This morning there was a meeting in the presence of the mayor, and the men were turned down hat Mr. Keenan went on to say that the fundamental principle of the or ganization Is arbitration; that the In crease is only $8000 annually: that they have reason to believe by the records they have seen that the com pany Is amply able to uay the Increase, and that according to the regular scale they are underpaid. , He said the men greatly desire the sympathy of the people. Kxpect to KPKiimo Regular SHiediile. When Mr. Plummer was seen u fhort time after the strike had been declared he made the following state ment: "We have for some time had under diseulon the matter of wages. We feel that we are paying all that we Can afford as a matter of fact, -onialilernhlv above the average on !mllar orouertles. We received a tele hone nusruge that 'cars are on ine toy to tne nam. wnicn muiu ""' 'seun-elv live minutes) has nnturaiis left us handicapped, but we hope to esume regular sehedui,. within a rea- or-sble time." I The strike was entirely unexpected to the people and It was not long be fore there was a large crowd gathered on the square waiting for cars. These soon learned, what was the trouble. Kvervone seems to be taking tne mat ter philosophically. One lady tele phoned to the company to b the car had not been on her, street; an when-told whv, said quietly "Very well, I will walk." The strike U all the more surprising since It has been generally known that the men and the company have always been on excellent terms. In fact, that the men declare that there Is nothing personal In the matter, whatever. There have been a few rumors to the effect that the employes were consld--i . .i-iko hut those who were asked about It said they knew nothing ... . -irikia None of the men will talk now or at least for publication. A few minutes aner wic ...--- .., r.i rharlotte street, another was put on the Houthside line, "man nert" by Oscar White. ..... nrrvr from 1" tO Zl ui0 t-itiiiic.. :. . . .w cents an hour, according to ie j- -service. The demand Is for from l i to l!5 cents an hour. tween 80 and mil men m Men taking employment with he company flv. a month to re'v'" Instruction. After this they r Mrun , extras until vacancy In a regular run ! reached In turn. ' j Weavervllle Uw N" AnVrlnl. . 'The A.hevllle and Ka-t Tennessee rallwa vofflce announce that tne 'schedule will be maintained on the Weavervllle line. The employes of this company are not affiliated with Ar.hcv.lle bs-al. and It Is staled ,,.,,. , a: scale controversy. , L DISPUTE IS CALLED PEACE TEST Hannis Taylor Pleads for Cau tion in Realing with Pana ma Question. By Associated Press. Washington, April 2fi. The Puna mi canal tolls controversy between Oreat Prltain and the tJnited State tlCHE TAXING IS DEFENDED Author of the Provision Re plies to Criticism that Measure Is Class Leg islation. SAYS MASSES BEAR BURDEN AT PRESENT Will Help Relieve Victims of "Intangible and Invisible Tariff' Taxes" He Asserts. By Assodaitt'd Press. Washington, April 26. A compre hensive analysis of. the income tax by Its author, Representative Hull ' of STORM CAPITOL FOR SUFFRAGE Advocates of Votes for Women Again Plead with Sena tors for the Right to Ballot. MANY PROMINENT WOMEN ARE PRESENT Wives of Senators and Repres entatives Among Speak ersSay No Radical Change Result. TO PROSECUTE INSURANCE COS. CITE BANKER ON T CDNTEMP CHARGE House Committee Recommends that Speaker Take Action Aganist Glover. furnishes a test in a century old peace i Tennessee, -. -featured ' 'today's general between the two countries In the opin- j debate' on the tariff In the house. Mr. Ion ot Jlannis Taylor, former minis-, Hull replied today to numerous com- to Spain, w ho spoke at today s mpnt nn the nrovlslons of the Income ter meeting of the American society of International law. "We have a pending problem whose solution is to test the strength of the so-called moral alliance between tlie two-grand, divisions of English speak ing peoples," he said. "U-t us never forget that through the Panama canal the fleets of both countries are toi tax. To the suggestion that it Is class (By Associated Press) , Washington, April 26. Suffragists for the second time in a week again stormed the capltol to argue whv I women should nave the ballot and be admitted to suffrage on the flame plane as men, through the adoption of constitutional amendment. Chief among those present to plead for universal .suffrage was Dr. Anna Howard Shaw, president of the Na- legislation and a distinction between j tional American Women Suffrage as sociation. She was ably seconded by citizens of large means and those with otu particular means, he answered that its purpose was to reach for taxa tion those Who . have escaped taxes and who are most able to bear them. T unite for the protection of the peace j He declared the majses of the people of the World. It is not a good timelwere paying most oi the $312,000,000 turlff taxes and mosj of the state and local taxes, save In a, few states;: to nuam.'l lust .t the moment whe". I we are about to join hands in such undertakings. - . "Through-a restless and unneces sary impatience, we committed an un paralleled act of international vio lence in taking away the canal zone from Colombia. Does It not therefore behoove us to be calm, discreet and fair-minded in dealing with the second question of international law and di plomacy which the building of the canal has presented for solution?" "The. need of the hour is to suspend the menacing and probably hopeless contest in congress for the- repeal of the act to which Great Britain objects. diplomacy .first rexhaiwt (ts -resources nnrt then' let ' congress It called upon." , t'JSlMSSH By Associated Press. Washington, April 26. The special house committee, which investigated the assault by Charles C. Clover, a lo cal bunker, on Representative Sims of Tennessee, reported today -It had found Clover In contempt of the house and recommended . that the speaker issue a warrant for his arrest to answer that charge. Chairman Davis of West Vihginia said he would call It up for action as soon as the house had disposed of the tariff bill, BUBONIC PLAGUE APPEARS IN MANILLA Reappearance of the Scourge in the Philippines Arouses Health Officers. By Associated Press. -Washington, April 26. Alarmed at the reappearance of the , bubonic plague In Manila, live victimi of the scourge having died In that city this vear, the Manila board of health has employed 50 additional rat catchers to rid the city of disease-spreading ro dents, according to reports received to day by the United States public heulth service. "It is of interest to observe," says the public health report, "that the increase In the rat Infection corres ponds to the Increase of the number of plague cases in such typical plague centers as Hong Kong, for Instance. Several plague Infected rats were found In Manila, most of them in store houses containing wines packed in utraw imported from Japan, mostly from tka. In this especial Japa nese city, the report declares, the plague is more or less constantly pres ent. Keports from the service surgeons In Hawaii and Porto Rico announce that of all rats and mongoose Cap tured and examined,, not one was found to lie bearing the infection. "Where then," he asked, "is the in-ju-'tice of requiring the receiver of Incomes more than J4000 to: equalize in some measure these tax burdens by contributing less than $100,000,000 to the federal treasury?",: He denied that I here was any sectionalism inthe ef fects of the tax, , : "It would be monstrous," he said, "to say that the rereivers of great in come, drawn irorp.: every section of the country, may ewrWte .tnemseive ufid 'upon thK-liTea1 -segregation at sectionalism, successfully exempt their; wealth from, taxatlom They should j Invoke the plea of segregation and not sectionalism." "The tax he said Is fair, producUve, ' responsive to changes in rates and cheap of collection. - j Hus "Como to Slay." No honest taxpayer hud anything to I ear he said. Against the assertion that the tax was upon thrift, industry und profit, Mr. Hull replied that the tariff was a tax upon consumption, want, poverty and even misery, and added that the proposed Income tax was measured by net profits or gains, and not Imposed upon gross income nor capital nor other property. He characterized the income' tax as the utgrowth of centuries of tax legisla tion throughout the world. Victims of our Intanglblo and in visible tariff taxes, with all their fea tures of spoliation and plunder, wnl welcome the proposed tax; the re ceivers of large incomes and owners of great wealth uhould be prepared to accept it as a permanent ,tax, for It has come to stay. Its effect will be to displace about $70,000,000. derived from vicious customs house taxation to the. end that this country may have n the future justice In taxation, flexi bility and stability of revenue and economy in expenditures." Mr. Hull said he had received from policy holders of mutual insurance companies circular 'letters Issued by the companies, designed to frighten them Into the belief that the proposed one per cent tax upon the net Income of the companies would do the policy holders Injury and carrying veiled threats to Increase the premiums. "These companies, 1 said Mr. Hull, well know that there Is no purpose to tax the proceeds of life insurance policies nor the return of any amount of the principal Invested In Insurance during life for business purposes, but only the gains and prollts that arise from the same. The tax would not n the least Increase the amount of the premiums under the theory of fair dealing.'? ' STOPS SMITHTS RETURN Governor O'Neal Wires tht He Cannot Allow Bank er's Extradition. Special to Tne Oaztee-Ncws. ' Kalelgh. April 26. A telegram re celvel from Governor O'Neal of Ala bama stated thut Ecter II. Smith wanted here for violating the bank ing laws had been Indicted for em- bezxlement In that Itato and piae etf under a $5000 bond. He cannot i,o returned to North Carolina until ihn case there is disposed of. Smith ham rpyUted so .vigorously extradition that tnls leads to he suggestion that his friends might have "framed up this prosecution to prevent his re turn. ... Gov. Craig today granted a pardon t" "VJ!" P'",'3'. convicted In Wilson county in May. HI 6 of manslaughter and sentenced to It J'ftrs In the penl i..ntliirv. Judge and Jury recom mend pardon, the prisoner dined eight years. Miss Helen arrlck BoseWell, presi dent of the Woman's National Re publican association; Mrs. Harvey W. Wiley, wife of the former pure food advocate; Mrs. William Kent, wife of a representative from California, and several others. Two senators, Snaffroth of Colorado and Brady of Idaho, and the wives of two mem bers Of the upper house of congress Were also ready to advance argu- nients for the "cause." The women were Mrs. Robert Lafoliette and Mrs. Sutherland of Utah. Representative Bryan of Washington state was also among the leaders. Mrs. Lrfifolletta argued the Interest of woman was as vital In tariff leg islation as tne men, and declared that every Important piece of legislation before congress In the last 25 years had affected women equally. "If the tariff In; any -way affects the price we pay for what wo eat and wear. If -the trusts--'-have anything .to :i ..- r...;i l- ' ill J:- ,:-u "-.- n. .m.r. UO IVIU1 LIIC OIKU Ul living, men should, understand -about it," said Mrs. Lafoliette. "If the prices of the great staple like beef, sugar, oil cotton, woolens, are fixed my mono poly, if the; tariff affects the cost of the children s food and clothes, tne only rational way to right the wrong is througn national legislation. Women do the - buying. -jj Ninety pen cent of ten billion dollars paiu out annually in the United States for food, clothing, shelter, Is spent by women. Mrs. Lafoliette said she was not one of those who believed that equal suffrage wedd bring about any im mediate radical changes and declar ed that the real Issue in the suffrage struggle was wnether In the Interests t th.. home and society whlcn- sne maintained it was. ' Miss Helen Varrick Boswell argued that a federal law wouia oo me ouickest and 'surest way to procure eonal suffrage. Dr. Shaw made tne conciuuing ar gument : are not afraid or tne lauies who are going up and down the land noosing suffrage, she said. inc urn lust enouch in number bo that by holding out their skirts they can maae a screen for the men operating dens of vice and Iniquity and prostitution to hide behind." nifffird Pinchot said "Of course, we nil know that equal suffrage Is com in,,- the nnlv Question Is In wnai form." AT HOTEL IN BOSTON HE How About Those Who Have Served without Commission? Mr. Fields Wants to Know. Uv Asioclated Press. Washington.' April t6. Postofflre patronage was taken up with Post maete'r General Burleson today In i letter by Representative Fields of Ken tucky, who called attention to the pol Icy of allowing present holder n iiostmastershlps to serve until the ex piation of their commissions. H pointed out that In many Instances these postmasters were appointed or reappointed nd allowed to serve sev eral months and in some cases for vears without receiving a eommi slon. He asks a ruling that will hold that Dostmnstcrs' terms expire four ears from the date they entered the having service, or four yHrs from the time Ihclr last commlMon explrrd. ALL Father of Heiress Reported in Conference with Her or Companions. By Associated Press. Boston, April 26. The search for Romona Borden, 17 years old daughter of a New York millionaire, was trans ferred to this city today, after receipt of information that the girl, with two women companions, had been located at a Back Bay hotel. Miss Borden's father, Gall Borden. urrived from New Tork at 7 o'clock this morning and went at once to a hoteil where, he registered sjb'G, Bor. ue-ji, i-u rtiiK-icw. ' A few minutes later he left the hotel In the company of two detectives. For the next few hours the movements of the party were secret, but it was Inti mated at the hotel that they had gone for a conference with the missing girl and her friend's. It was stated that Romona's sup posed whereabouts had been made known through private sources and not by the detectives, who were en gaged by Mr. Borden a day or two after she disappeared from the sani tarium at -Pompeon, N. J., last Wednesday. "Mr. Borden has now gone out to keep an appointment, the nature of which I cannot disclose," said a mem ber of the party. "He Was accom panied by both Boston and New York detectives. I expect that he will re turn until late this afternoon. Mr. riorden is hopeful, and I believe he has good reason to be, that he will soon be In- the company of his daughter." Missouri's Attorney General Institutes Quo Warranto Procedings to Keep Them in State. CLAIMS AGREEMENT TO QUIT STATE ILLEGAL Official Intimates He Will Seek Indictment Against Offi cials of Many Insur ance Companies. (By Associated Press) ' Jefferson City, Mo., April 26. At torney General Barker filed in the . Supreme court today quo - warranto proceedings against a number of fire insurance companies on a charge of violating the anti-trust law In com bining to withdraw from the state. The attorney general asked that the companies be lined. The proceedings were directed against 109 companies belonging to the Western Insurance union. The information cnarges that the companies have entered Into an un lawful combination to refuse to write insurance In Missouri, thus leaving : the people of the state without ade quate insurance protection and to -.. cancel policies heretofore written, ' which would cause a financial calam ity. - . The attorney general asks that the Supreme court Issue an order restrain- ' lng the companies from carrying out their agreement to quit the state find to impose such a fine as the er" ? may deem necessary to prevent -"".neni from again entering Into similar, unlawful combination. - S ; .. . The at torney general lut I mated he might seek Indictment ftgalnst the . 4, chief oflicers of the 1'iaurauc-e , conj- panics. Violation '.( ilte ntt-tras - .. law Is an extraditable offence. . . , . - v - ' 5- t' re 'flEYNI INDEFINITE EXTENSION OF VESSELS FOR THE CANAL Cayo Puga Decides to Send the Three Designs to Amer ica at His Own Expense. Willing to Give the Pacifies until July 1, but No Lon ger. . By Associated Press. . Washington, April ' 26. Attorney General McReynolds today told the Supreme court that an extension r time to July 1 for dissolving the Union Pacific-Southern Pacific merger mlxht be greatly to the public Interest, but he "emphatically" opposed an exten sion beyond that date for the granting of discretionary power to the lower court to extend the time. The attorney general's position was stated in a brief in reply to the re quest of the Union Pacific attorneys for modification of the mandate, so as to authorize the lower court to ex tend the time for submission of a plan of dissolution. "This cause has been before the courts for more than five years and the public is entitled to early relief In harmony with the provision of the statute which declares that such, cases shall be given precedent over others and in every way expedited," the brief states. COBB'S APPLICATION BEFORE COMMISSION Constitutional Amendment to This Effect Proposed hy Curley of Massachusetts. By Associated Press. whlnaton. April 28. An amend ment to the constitution which would give congress the power 10 hihre uni form the hours oi laoor imuuiuum the United State Is proposed In a res olution Introduced In the house today by Representative Curley or Massa chusetts. Representative l uriey cuu- tends that the difference in tne nours of labor In many states, varying from 4 hours a week in Massucuhselts to hours In routhern states, creates an unwarranted discrimination' in favor at manufacturers located in suites here the long hours prevail. It was for the purpose of eliminating Itus discrimination that the resolution was offered. Korean' Case? With Court. By An'ociated Press. Madrid, April 26. Cayo Puga, de signer of reproductions of the three vessels In which Columbus crossed the Atlan'tlc, which were exhibited at the Columbian exposition at Chicago In ISlta, has received a request from Har vard university students for the de signs. It Is understood a plan Is afoot at Harvard to construct a similar car avan to send through the Panama '-a- nal when It Is opened. It is proposed that the ships shall go to San Fran cisco afterwards. Senator Puga has decided to send the designs to Ameri ca at his own expense. Clutrge Transportation Monopoly By Associated Press. Washington, April 26. Represen tative Cary of Wisconsin wants the house Interstate commerce commit tee to Investigate the management of Mount Vernon. A resolution by him referred today to the rules committee says there Is a monopoly In trans portation at exorbitant rates from the national capital to Washington's tomb, In which the Mount Vernon Ladles' association, which manages tne historic spot, shares profits. By Associated Press. Cincinnati April 28. The National Baseball commission, at Its meeting In Chicago next Wednesday, will con sider the application of Tryus Cobb of the Detroit American league team for reinstatement. "Cobb's application for reinstate ment was officially receiveu mis morning," said Chairman Harrmann today, "but the commission win nave to acquaint Itself with details of the case before any action will be possi ble." Cobb May Play TonxsTow. . Chicago. April 28. Tyrus Cobb is to play with the Detroit team of the American league tomorrow, accoruinij -to Information given out at the ofllco ' of B. B. Johrjon, president of mo American league her, today. It Was said that Cobb had been reinstated by Johnson, pending the outcome of his application for reinstatement, which the national commission Is to consider at a meeting In Chicago next week. Johnson loft his office "for the day" without making any definite announcement In the case. i ( By Associated Press) New York, April 26. A dispatch received here today by tne Preshy terlsn board of foreign missions from fleoul. Korea, says the trial on appeal of the six Koreans convicted, five weeks ago on charges of conspiracy against tho Japanese government has come to a conclusion and that the Judgment of the court was reserved. Ninety-nine other Koreans bad Iwen ucqultted. (.'rest Passes Arkansas City. Bryan Declines Spraklna; Engagement. By Associated Press. Sacramento, Cat., April 26. "I ap preciate your invitation, but I am com ing t.i confer with the governor und the legislature and do not deem it proper to make engagements to speak. (By Associated Press) New Orleans, April 26. Tho crest of the Mississippi river passed Ar kansas City but nlgnt and the gauge 1 1 shall return as soon as possible." there this morning showed a fall of j Secretary of State Bryan thus re-, one-tenth of a foot for the past 24 pllod to an Invitation wired him by hours. For Ave days consecutively the .the Sacramento cliainoer of commerce river remained stationary at Arkansas to make a public speech here durltu: City at fiS.l one-tenth below last his visif In connection with the pm year's record. 'posed alien law 1 t 'i-.Mnn.
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