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1 V A A JLZZDZ11.TZJ LAST EDITION 4:00 P.M. Weather Forecast FAIR. 1 2233 czavica BY LEAID wna, VvV.'Vm,NO.70. A: ASHEVILLE, N. C, SATURDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 3, 1913. PRICE THREE CENTS ST$KE IS SETTLED ON WAGE BASIS T PARADE FOR SUFFRAGE Street Car Men All Re sume Former Runs With Status Unchanged. MORE CONCEDED THAN IS ASKED Scale Advanced to 20 Cents an ' Hour for Minimum, 25 N ' Cents Maximum. THF. conductors and motormon of the Athevllle power and Light company, who had been on a strike eince last Saturday at noon, are again at work, having taken out the care at the regular hour this morn ing. The strike ended last night at ' tt:30 o'clock, following a conference which convened at 5 o'clock, of the citizens committee, the committee from the hoard of trade, Governor Craig' and Mayor Rankin, and after this conference had conferred with President Johnston of the Asheville Tower and Light company ,and a rep resentative of the . street car men. President Johnston made a proposi tion to the conference which the con ference approved and sent to the car men, who accepted it.. By this propo sition the men, get practically what they ask-for. The wage scale was ad vanced to 19 cents an hour for the minimum to 25 cents for the maxi mum, the' men to receive the latter after four years of employment. There were various conferences of parties working "to settle the - differ . ences; one yesterday morning.of the ma us meeting committee, at which rep resentatives of the car men were pres ent and the last at 5 o'clock yesterday, . at which the company was represent ed. The strikebreakers, who have . been operating the cars not very regu larly for the past three dayr, .left.J.he city this morning at 7 o'clock . '' . The city Is breathing easier than It has for a week, and everywhere' there ,1s thankfulness that the Btrike Is over and amicably settled; that the men have been given, the concessions they have received. ; : - TrnuV of Ktt lenient. My the term of the proposition . wiulu last rtlyht by President Johnston of the Asheville Power and Light company, and later accepted by the striking cur men. the men receive 20 cents for the first year they work, 21 cents for the second, 23 cents for the third and 25 for the fourth and every year thereafter. Under the old scale " the men were paid 18 cents the first year, 18 cents tit scond yar 20 cents tho third year and: 21H' cents the fourth year and thereafter. In addl- - tlontlon the men received two unt ' foms per year after serving live years, and they will receive the same under the new agreement. All other condi tions arc as they were before. The men made some concession. They had uskei for a minimum wage of 20 cents un hour and the mlxlmum of 25 cents lifter the third year. However, they made no demands o,9 to freo uniforms, and this was given voluntarily by the company. . .. The proposition was submitted to the committee representing the car men last night at o'clock. It had been submitted by President Johnston to a sub-committee from the confer ence, which accepted It; and It was then approved by the conference. After this the proposition was present ed to the committee of the car men, by which It was approved and made known to tha meeting of the car men by which It -was ratllled. At 9:30 o'clock the conference was Informed that; the proposition had been ac- opted. '"'An account of the conference held yesterday morning by, the committee from the board of trade, the' citizens committee and Governor Craig was given In yesterday's Gazette-News. At thin meeting the car men were rep resented. . Judge. Thomas A. Jone?, R. 11. Williams and T. J. Harkins set forth the posltlon'of the ear men. To the conference at 5 o'clock the Asheville Power and Light company had been asked to send representatives and President Johnston was present Mayor Kankln wax also present by . request. George 8. Powell was chairman of the cltlxens committee and presided urn he hud In the morning. He also represented the board of trade. U U Jenkins of the American National Isink was made secretary. Mr. Powell read the call and Secretary Jenkins read the minings of tho conference held In the morning. Mr. Powell then naked President Johnston to ate the position of the Asheville Power and . Light company. Mr. Johnston asked the chairman to state what the confer ence understood were the differences that existed between the company and the men. The chairman stated that he understood that It tm a matter of wage and asked the others present to exnrens their understanding of th, matter. All who expressed themselves stated that they understood that It was a question of wages.- President John ston then aaked that a committee of three. Including the chairman, be named It would fadlltaU the handling of tha matter He stated that he would confer with tbl com- mlttee. To this committee Chairman Powell added the governor and the mayor, The conference adjourned temporarily. On the pub-committee Mr. Powell represented the board of trade a.3 well as the.' citizens confer ence.. President Johnston submitted his proposition, heretofore given, to the sub-committee. After it had been approved It was submitted to the con ference, which recommended that it be accepted by the car men. It was then presented to the committee of the car men, approved by them and communicated to the body of car men, by which it was quickly accepted. Negotiations for Settlement of the Strike. C. Sawyer was this morning a-ked by a Gazette-News reporter for the story of the negotiations leading up to a settlement of the strike, as seen from a board of trade angle. The president of the board and others constituted a committee which discussed the situa tion Tuesday at noon. Said Mr. Saw yer: . , - "The president saw the representa tives of the motormen and conductors and secured the appointment of a committee of three, with power to act, from them.' This committee and the board of trade committee were in ses sion together the remainder of the HfternoonMhe committee continued to hold conferences with the representa tives of the strikers and of the Ashe- llle Power and Light company. Thursday morning a called meeting of the board of trade was held and two committees were appointed, one to confer - with, the striker, specifically with reference to measures for the maintenance of order; the other to confer with Vice Presidents Darbee and Plummer of the company. "This lutter committee immediate ly conferred with the company offi elala. A message was wired to Presi dent Johnston of the company urging him to come to Asheville. : "Yesterday morning the committee was with Governor Craig. In confer ence" with Messrs Johnston, Darbee and Plummer at 9 a. m. At 10 o'clock the -ffovernwand Mr; Powell Un to attend the session of the committee from the mass ' meeting. They re turned, after the conclusion of that session, and the board of trade com mittee meeting adjourned at 2:45 p, m. Agreements had been reached upon which it was felt certain the strike would be settled. This proved to be true. "The beginning of the end wa-j when the board of trade committee had Its conference with Mr. Darbee and Mr Phimmer, and induced Col. Johnston to come here." , ; Gencrul Manager riiimiucr. General Manager , Plummer made the following statement: "The settlement of the wuge ques tion which has been under agitation here during the last week has been happily concluded and I feel that all who contributed to the causes which effected the satisfactory solution of a most perplexing and serious problem are to be congratulated on the out come, and that the business interests will no doubt feel that great losses have been avoided. "With the summer season ap proaching, a city of the size and character of Asheville witheut ade quate car service would lie .'seriously I handicapped In the competitive race for prosperity, and this situation wus tromptly recognized by all parties In Interest. , "To Governor Craig, for his Inter est, the thanks of his home city are certainly due. Such Interest I feel ure was not only promptea Dy nis sense of duty, but a regard for the af fairs of his fellow citizens. The conduct of the trainmen dur ing their few days absence ' from duty has been most favorably com mented upon, and to me, personally, the greatest satisfaction comes from the feeling that throughout a most trying time there has never been tne slightest 111 feeling between the man agement and employes. "The committee appointed by the mass meeting and u'lso by the board of trade are to be congratulated, as through their able efforts the adjust ment of the matter was materially hastened. "The effective preliminary work of the board of trade committee, cul minating In the cordial co-operation ... .. i . . .... - with the oiner i'ommmer, n,, " - suited In an effective settlement. .Pk. ..nii.,,1.. i.f ih business men and the community of interest oe- tween the city of Asnevine hhu Ashevllle Power and Light company ware recognized by Col. Johnson, preildent of the company, and he promptlv evinced his usual desire to reach a'satlsfactory settlement of the problem. "My Intlmnte association with Mavo'r Rankin, both as a superior of ficer In corporate affairs for many years; and later, as head of the muni cipal government, renders my appre ciation of his valuable services pecu liarly keen. ' ' . "1 believe that anomer pnr which citizens generally In Asheville should be most proud Is ' 'ntrne lovHlty to the company of the em Vlovri who were not directly Inter ested In the question at Imue. A position wa. cr.tel which, of course, was to an extent embarrassing, but It whs ft position which cornea to a soldier In any cause." u.iuwni hr Mr. Jenkins. "It was a splendid manifestation of good spirit on tho part oi everyon concerned that was responsible for the settlement of the strike," said L. U Jenkins of the American Na tional bank, a member of. the citizens committee. Mr. Jenkins said he thought the settlement was the direct result of tho mass meeting held Thursday night, and that great credit was due to the conciliatory efforts of Governor Craig; that the sympathy of the citizens for tho car' men, the character of the mo tormen and conductors, the manner in which they conducted themselves made such a peaceable settlement pos. Bible. 'us well as the very broad and liberal manner lo which President Johnson received the committee and the disposition he displayed to treat with the conference. He declared there was a feeling on the part -of everyone concerned that the matter should be Bottled. Mr. Jenkins Btated that the commit tee' was the means of getting the two sides together, as friends of both, and that the board of trade co-operated heartily with the committee. He went on to say that the matter had been handled wisely; that It could not have been adjusted more satisfactorily. He continued that the committee repre sented the sentiment of the people, and that they so expressed it to the officials of the eomoany, which met the efforts of the committee very promptly In a broad and kindly spirit. All parties who took part cannot be too highly complimented, he said; that j no one body. Interest or man can claim more than their or his shae of the credit. And he concluded by Buy ing' that the settlement resulted -from the manifestation of good spirit on the Part of all interested. ICeslutlons Passed.. ' The following resolutions were adopted unanimously by the local union last night: : "Resolved, That we extend a vote of sincere thanks to Hon. Locke Craig, governor of North Carolina; Mayor J. E. Rankin, Judge J. C. Pritchard. George. S. Powell' O. H. Jarrett and U L, Jenkins for their valuable In fluence and able .assistance in effect ing the settlement. "Resolved f urther That we extend our sincere appreciation and thanks to the committee from the board of trade ' and to the committee of ten citizens appointed at the mass meet ing held at the Auditorium Thursday night, said committees having done so much to bring about a peaceable adjustment; und be, It ... Resolved further,'. That we extend our sincere" thanks to .Judge Thomas A. Jones, II. R. Williams and Thomas Harkins, who so ably assisted us in the controversy; and be it' "Resolved further, That' we extend our sincere thanks to the good citizen ship of Asheville which has stood by us so loyally In this controversy. The kindness, friendship and sympathy of the citizens and the press of Asheville in our behalf have proven a - most potent factor in our cause and it shall not be forgotten; and be It "Resolved further, That we hold no malice or hatred towards any one and shall resume our duties and perform the same, as we have ability, with the same kindly feeling toward every one that existed so uniformly before this controversy arose. "Z. C. FISHER, I ' President, "13. W. REACHAM, ' Recording Secretary. "Division No. 128 Amalgamated. Asso elation of Street Rallwaymen of America." , NEGRO SLAYER OF 11 HAS ELUDED PURSUERS Manhunt Along 'the Savannah River Continues Dogs 1 Fail to Trail. Ity Associated Press. Columbia, S. C, May 3. The Co lumbla Record at noon today received the following despitch from Allendale from a staff correspondent: Henry Austin, the negro who. Wed nesdaV, killed two- prominent citizens and wounded four others, seems to have made a complete getaway, Nura erous purtiea are this morning goln to the Savannah river, where th search Is centered. There Is appar ently little hoiie of capturing the ne gro murderer today, or any time In I the future unless by mere chance, aa I . .1 .1 I .. u.all hiKiitufnt urtth tue rp"-iaw - - m - - I every mile of country In this section I and has several time evaded the blooiinounns nj casing hi m and throwing the dogs off the acent President lU-tiirim From New York. By Associated Press, Washington, May 3 President Wll son returned to the White House at o'clock this morning after a two days speaking trip to New Jersey. Ho ex pressed himself as pleased with hit reception In his home state and conn dent that the' reforms he advocated ultimately would be accomplished. llohcadcd by Aeroplane Propeller. 1 ' By Associated Press. Oakland, Cal., May 3. Herman Jansacn, a Loa Angeles aviator, was beheaded by the whirling propeller of a hydro-aeroplane here yesterday. He was assisting Hoy N. Francis to start th machine for a teat over the buy when he lost his balance and fell for ward. Krancls made an unavailing ef- ;rt to save, bis friend by stopping the ncchln. r f ' t I . . .'. -.''.-' '-"...'."' ; - "AS. WE WERE TO JAM ALIEN LAW THROUGH By Night Johnson Will Have in His Hands Act Bar ring Japanese from . California. ! TO DELAY SIGNATURE ; A "REASONABLE TIME" Opportunity Will Be Given President Wilson to Lodge Protest Against the Measure. By Associated Press. Sacramento, May ' 3. Governor Johnson Is expected to have In his hands tonight un alien land law barr lng Japanese and other aliens Ineligi ble to citizenship from tne sou ot California. He has agreed to delay signing the bill until opportunity shall e given for hearing whatever protests President Wilson may desire to mane, In the governor's' own words, this tie. lay will cover a "reasonable time. probably not more than 1U days, cer talnlv not more than so. Although the act is designed to ex clude all aliens Ineligible to citizen ship It is drawn in conformity with treaty obligations and guarantees to every alien nis iuu ireaiy ris"'. omitting the phrase "inengioie 10 cm enhtn." obiected 'to by Japan, with ht nroirram on the cards, the assembly picked up today the work of the senate and began final consmera lion of the Hloodgood bill, which is MentlPRl with the Webb re-draft oi the antl-allen bllla passed early this mnminir bv the senate. It was pian ned by administration floor leauers in the assembly to adopt the same proce dure followed yesterday by the senate and to begin at onca the long debate that must necessarily precede conclu slve action. The effect of the senate almost unanimous decision was ex nwiud lii hasten the vote. Since the Bloodgood bill Is Identical u.itt. ho aw-nute bill already passed, it win Im sent on passage at once to th committee on enrollment, there lo be compared with lui companion meas ure. When the. Identity of the two acts has been verlfled, the committee will report back to the house and the bill will be sent to the governor for his signature. " Sacramento, Cal., May 3. The ad ministration antl-allen land holding bill drawn by Attornoy General Webb passed the senate at 13:45 this morn ing by a vote of It to 3 shortly after nearly 10 hours of debate The only negative votea were cast by Senators Cartwrlght, democrat, and Wright, re publican. The principal provisions of the bill are as follows: I 1. Aliens eligible to citizenship may acquire and hold land to the same ex tent as cltlxens. t. Alt other allena are limited to the ipeclllc rights conerred upon them bv the existing treaties between the United Htatea and the nations of which such alien are cltlsens or sub- Jeets. In the cae of the Japanese, the bill prohibits ownurshlp of farm ing or agricultural lands, while per mitting them to own resldonce and factories, manufactories and shops, 8. Le'aaea of agricultural landa by such lien are permitted for a period Continued on page four. SAYING, BEFORE WE WERE INTER- RUP TED" ssiiiii mn wo m nisi hits ncendiary Fire Destroys Great Freight Sheds of Midland Railway. TSy Associated Press. Bradford, Kngland, May 3. Exten slve sheds belonging to the Midland railroad containing much freight burned down here last night, causing loss of $500,000. Nineteen loaded freight cars and quantities of dry goods and carpets were consumed. Mysterious tires have broken out in these sheds on three successive Friday nights. The militant suffragists were suspected of arson, but there was no proof of this. The latest lire was evi dently Incendiary, for the firemen dis covered it had been started simulta neously in several parts of the build ing Earlier in the night a lire had been started in some cars loaded with straw in another yard, apparently to divert attention from the principal scene of operution of the Incendiaries. Aberdeen, Scotland, May 3. One o the public schools of this city was partly horned this morning by mili tant suffragists. OF IS KILLED BY BULLET Police Undecided between Sui cide and Murder Theories Found in Park. I?y Associated Press. Henley, England, May 3. The Countess of Cottenham, wife of the fourth earl of Cottenham, was found dead this morning with a wound from a revolver bullet through her heart in a wood near the family residence of Elveden Priory, Gorlng-on-Thames, Oxfordshire. The tragedy Is a mys tery and It could not be learned this morning whether the countess was murdered or committed suicide. The dead countess' , maiden name was Lady Rose Nevlll. Sho was a daughter of the Marquis of Abergav enny and was born In 1866. Nelou Cmmo 1" for Argument. Tty Associated Press. Jefferson f'lty, Mo., May 3. Argu menta in the contempt of court case against William H. NVIson editor and owner ot the Kansas City Star, were to be heard at today's session of the Missouri supreme court. The case Is on appeal from Kansas City, where Judge Joseph A. Outhrle, of the Jack son county court found Mr. Nelson guilty of contempt and sentenced him to a day In jail. . Knoxvlllo Man a Sulclile, ,.l (By Associated Press) Washington, May 3. Samuel Murphy of Knoxvllle. Tenn., took his own life In a park her today by shooting. He had heen under treat menl In a local sanitarium. . Wool schedule before house Tariff Fight Reaches Climax in Bitter Debaxe over Free Raw Wool Provision ,PtMBiU-V c4j DECISION OF CAUCUS PROBABLY WILL STAND Underwood Insists the Presi dent Was Within Rights in Removing 15 per "Cent Duty. 1!Y Associated Press. Washington, May 3. "Schedule K," the much discussed, always dis puted wool tariff, upon which the democrats maintain the republicans stumbled in their full from power lust fall, and over which their own party Is divided, brought the tariff tight in the house today to a ell mux. It vvhh apparent early in the day that free raw wool as projected In the L'mlerwood bill was in for u three-cornered tight, the republicans demanding a duty of about 18 per cent, supported by some of the pro gressives, and the wool Insurants of tile majority demanding a 15 per cent duty, which they claimed was the original Judgment of the ways and means committee until President Wilson took a hand.' Though approved by the democratic caucus after a two days' tight and al most certain to come through the house struggle unscathed, the wool schedule brought the heaviest ora torical artillery of the opposition. and many predicted that free raw wool would not stand Are In the sen ate, but eventually Would come back to the house with a duty and receive the solid democratic support Majority Leader Underwood champ ioned the schedule with all his force on behalf of the ways and menns committee and the president. As he ain in inn ram-un. ir. i - dared the president was entitled to as much consideration In the making of a tariff a any cltlwn, and he lauded him for his general approval of the measure us It came originally from the committee. The open secret that the ways and means committee had first favored a IS per cent tax on raw wool was freely discussed In the debute. Many members freed from the hiding rule of the caucus were out spoken In their opposition to the schedule, the protesting majority members coming from Ohio. Texas, Indiana and other western states. Those who voted against It In the caucus but who agreed to stand by the majority, were silent In today's discussion, which promised to con tinue tonight. Representative Payne offered as n substitute for the wool schedule, the republican wool bill he Introduced In the last congress. Representatives Murdock arid Martin also had amend menta. The schedule was read under an agreement for three and one-half hours general debate. Mr. Under wood urged that purely political speeches be avoided. Representative Payne explained his Continued on page four. Women from Many States Par-, ticipate in the New York Pageant, Largest in History. . HEAVY POLICE GUARD PROTECTS MARCHERS Procession Reviewed by City Officials 2000 Male Sym pathizers in the Line of March. j ' I'.y Associated Press. New York, May 3. New York's streets were astir today with the fluttering yellow of woman suf frage. Hundreds of women from all over the country poured into the city this morning to reinforce many thou sands more pledged to march up Fifth avenue this afternoon in probably the biggest parade ever planned for the cause of "vote? for women." The muster roll indicated an army ' 30,000 strong, augmented by 2000 male sympathizers brave enough to dare the taunts of unbelievers and the "antls." Perfect weather conditions inspired the marchers.' While platoons of police began to take positions alpng Fifth avenue to protect the parade from possible dis orderly demonstrations, the marchers, recruited from every walk of life, be gan to gather this forenoon in Wash ington square and nearby cross streets. They were due to swing into New York's famous thoroughfare of wealth and fashion at 2 o'clock and to the music of 40 bands, march eight . abreast to the plaza at Fifty-ninth street and Fifth avenue. Upon dis handment at that point the program called for two mass meetings, one- to be held in the plaza, another t Car negie hall nearby, at which prominent , speakers were to make addresses. In trpntf. the .sreut ,NflwYoii j?uy !tt Ji.- brary at Forty-second street and Fifth avenue,, a reviewing stand had Deen erected, from which city officials and other persons of prominence might review the parade. Under the command of Miss Jose phine Beiderhasse, chief marshal, the', local paraders ' mustered behind the banners of the seven women suffrage organizations which have headquar- . ters here. Those from out of town gathered under banners of the 'states whence they' came The order of march placed the National American Women Suffrage association In the lead, with Miss Inez Milhollanrt, mounted color bearer ,in the front ranks. Followed then the , congressional committee of the association frum Washington, led by Mrs. Alice Paul and Lucy Burns: then women voters from the nine suffrage state and Alaska. The latter were garbed in white with laurel wreaths and golden stars In their hnir and bore aloft a map of the United States showing the states where "vWdry has been won." The Women's Political union, divid ed into professional .group", and "bus- Inets women' prepared to tall In next. The last named Included department store clerks, stenographers, telephone operators, milliners, dreys and white goods workers and house servants from the suffrage nations, Norway, Sweden and Finland, in national cos tume Tho F.mial Franchise society, the New- York State Women's Suffrage associa tion; the Women's Suffrage party, the College league; the Men's League for Women suffrage; delegations from the non-suffragist states and the Political Equality aiwoiiatioii followed In the order named. The woman suffrage party wore yellow rseorge Washington straw hats adorned with yellow rosettes; and ev ery man and women In the parade carried a yellow suffrage flag. The men's division mustered behind Os wald Garrison Vlllard and . Mrs. lieatrice Forbes Robinson Hale, on horseback, and n cavalcndo of other prominent women and men In couples, Conspicuous In the line-up whs the . little group of "pilgrim-" commanded by "General" Rosalie Jones, who are famous for their cross-country marches. HSHiipR SELLER G. King of Raleigh Taken on Warrant by R. L. ' Davis. Special to The Gazette-News Raleigh, May 3. Accepting the challenge of O. f). King, candidate for commissioner of public safety, R. 1 Davis, superintendent of the anti saloon league, and Dctcetlu Roark today swore nut a wsrrant for King, and a clerk on the charge of selling lliliior, ' The rase was continued until Thurs day. ' :t i j' . . .' i i s ': Vi I k IV t. iff ! it ' M f? f if r i . in i ; i t ' i
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