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VULL ASSOCIATED PRESS. LEASED WIRE. MAINTAINS' NEWS BUREAUX IN WASHINGTON, RALEIGH AND GREENS BORO. SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS THROUGHOUT TH STATE. LAST EDITION 4:00 P.M. Weather Forecast FAIR. VOL. XVIII, NO. 75. ASHEVILLE, N. C, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 9, 1913. PRICE THREE CENTS DOUBT EFFICACY H&FNEW VACCINE Federal Experts Say Public Confidence ; Is Unjustified FRIEDMANN CURE ITIS E Tests WilJ Continue to Deter mine Possible Value of Preparation, which, Is of New Type. f ID (By Associated Press) Washington, May 9. Public health ' observations so far Into the condition of the patients Inoculated by Dr. . l'Ycicrich Frani Frledmann with his tulierciilnalH vaccine "do not justify that eonltdence In the remedy, which -J ha been lnsiiired by' widespread pub- llclty," in the opinion of tlie surgeons who have conducted the government's Investigation. Th'la flret Aiitltntif nml nMolHl pnn. elusion from the tents was announced! here today before, the American Asso ciation for the Study and ITcventlon of TulKMViilotais, by I)r. John F. An derson, director of tlie government's . hygienic laboratory, and Dr. A. M. Ktimsnn, another public surgeon, who were detailed to olserve the progress of the Friedmann patients at Mount Rlnal hospital In New York. I "We believe that at the ' present time," says the report, "we are not yet in position to express an opinion based on the. present-condition of patients under observation. The dis ease for which the remedy Is used is : prolonged - and. -1 . , "characterised by . periods of advancement and retrogres sion. It la also on in which psychic influences are a powerful factor. Time is, therefore, necessary, to prop erly evaluate the effect of therapeutic measures. . , - "We' do not lose sight of the possi ble theapeutic value of this preparer tlon and on the other hand it la neces sary guard against too great an. op!, tnnlsm.on respect to Its merits. Without presenting In detail the con dition's of patients under observation, we are in a position to state that the facta thus far observed do not justify that confidence In the remedy which has been Inspired by widespread pub licity. : Harm Possibly Done. "In our opinion, harm may have been done by this undue publicity, insofar as it has lessened the confidence ot tuberculosis persons in well recognized methods of treatment or interrupted their use. We are constrained to ad vise against any lessening of those well known measures, which not only have effected' cures, but which have reduced' the prevalence of the disease. We are aware that Dr. Frledmann . does not wish to be judged scientlfl cally on newspaper statements and he would undoubtedly disclaim responsi bllity for certain of those which have .appeared. Nevertheless, It is on those that the public base Its opinion until replaced by reliable and unbiased scl- entitle pronouncements, supported by convincing data. ' "In our series of patients, Dr. Fried mann has almost exclusively made use of the Intramuscular method alone in pulmonary case and a very consider able proportion of them have either developed no considerable Infiltrate at all, or have suffered from abscess for. motions. It Is evident therefore, that a very considerable portion of these . patients may expect their treatment at the hands of Dr. Friedmann to -extend ovur a long period. Experiment With Culture. "Concerning the cultures submitted tn us we may state that a series of . experiments Is under way. The bacil lus has been found to be an acld-fnst organism, having properties quite dif ferent from those of any tuberculf bacillus with which we are acquainted. It appears to be identical with an organism cultivated from a few coop ' fuls of the material used for injection which Dr. Frledmann permitted us to place on culture media in his. pres ence.' We requested Dr. Friedmann to furnish us with a large amount of this material for examination, but this he has declined to do. We can state, however, that living acid-fast bacte ria are being Injected by the Intra muscular and Intravenous method, al though we are ignorant of what medi um they are suspended In, or what ad ditional substance or substances may be contained In the final mixture." The report covers exhaustively the history of the Frledmann "cure" so far as the facta have been available to the public health service, from the .time of Its announcement In Berlin In November, 19M. and reveals the efforts of the publ'.u health sonic to gather matcllAl from Dr. Frlendmann for Its Investigation. Frlfdniann's AttltucWv On the whole Dr. Frledmann's re Juctance to furnish certain details ...' " "ws not aatfactory from a sclcn line Rtandpolnt," Put the report says "tn view of the great Importance of the mutter to tuberculosis patient thrmiKhoiit the country and on the hope tlmt a valuable renin!)' inh,lf have at last found to not only cure tuberculosis patients but to prevent the disease, the conditions imposed by Dr. Frledmann were accepted. An additional reason for taking advan tage of opportunities to make every study possible was the assurance by Dr. Friedmann of its harmlessness when injected Into human beings." One of the conditions imposed by Or. Friedmann, according tq the report, was that he would furnish detailed in formation of the methods of prepar ing his remedy when the public health board recognized favorable results in patients. The board found that under ail the conditions Imposed, it would have opportunity only to study a cul ture of the bacteria said to be used in some way by Dr. Friedmann in .the preparation of his treatment as to itf pathogenicity on the lower 'animals and observe the effect of treatment by him of tuberculosis patients with his finished remedy. These limitations, the investigators found unsatisfactory from the scientific standpoint. The report is careful to say that Fried mann's reticence had In no way beer allowed to interfere with the Judg ment of the board of the effects which it has observed. The government investigation Is not finished, as the tests being conducted In the hygienic laboratory here and the observations of the persons inoc ulated will be continued. Immediately after presentation of tho public health service report, a resolution was unanimously adopted declaring It to lie the judgment of the association that "no specific cure" for tuberculosis had yet been discovered to warrant the confidence of the pul- llc or the medical profession." The resolution recommended to all that present met1 'a of treatment be continued. Dr. Frledmann was . not mentioned by name in the resolu tion,. t. ' , J " JACKSDN VOTERS DECIDE TO T Indications That Affirmative Majority May Reach 900 Votes. Special to The Gazette-News. Webster, May 9. With the actual count from 10 townships in the coun ty and only flvo more to hear from there are Indications that there la a majority of ' probably 900 Jackson county people who favor the removal of the county' court and offlcei from Webster to Sylva, the election to de clde which waa held yesterday. In the 10 townships reported there was a voto of 12l8 for removal and 373 n gainst. Word has Just come that there Is a mujoority for removal In Klver township. Cashiers, Hamburg, Canada and Mountain townships are still to hear from. Majorities for re moval are expected in Cashiers and pun.l inH ni.nk.hi. m.to-i.i-. against In Hamburg and Mountain townships. The vote lows: by townships is as fol- For. Against. Qualla. .7... 191 15 Markers Creek 130 7 Dillsboro ... ; ....101 27 Green's Creek 411 30 Savannah .. . 61 67 Webster 28 98 Cullowhee 91 (IS Caney Fork 105 42 Scott's Creek: . , . Addle precinct ....... 55 4 Wllletts ... ,68 t Balsam . ' 77 . 1 Rylva 302 12' Totals t .1258 271 There' wa a great deal of bitter ness Injected Into the fight U remove the county sent. The question has heeq up several times, and each time the contest has been bitter. Ever since the railroad waa built through the county there has been a sentiment for moving the court house to the rail road. At the last legislature the peo ple of. Jackron were given an oppor tunity to vote on tho question again. The new court house will be built midway between Sylva and Dlllshoro. 10,000 MAY STRIKE Carmen t Workers In Chicago to Wi Out of iwn Shop J 1,000 Not Affected. Ik By Associated Prese. Chicago, May 9. The district coun cil of the United Garment Workers of America voted last night to call oi't 10,000 worker If members of '.he Wholesale Clothiers amorlstlon con tinue opposing the unionising of their ihopa. The action was brought almut ly troulile st a factory where 400 men walked out Wednesday. Tim ftrlke. If called, will, not affect 11,000 worker la do J cflops. MOTION FILED 10 T Against John H. Carter, in U. , S. District Court Not Yet Considered. John H. Carter, through his attor neys, has filed In United States Dis trict court a motion to quash the In dictment against him on 54 counts found by the Federal grand Jury in Greensboro on December 7, 1912, al leging irregularities in his a,cts . a president of the American National bank and violations of tho United States banking laws. The substance of this motion is that the indictment was secured in an ir regular and improper manner, upon Illegal, improper and Incompetent evi. dence, under illegal and . improper suggestions, advice and Influence and In violation of the Bill of Rights and the United States laws. The fact Is dwelt on that the investigation was made in Greensboro instead of in Asheville.where the alleged acts .were committed, that a United States exam iner was the only witness examined and that he was not a resident here and knew nothing of the methods ol the bank, and that the defendant was not advised of all the alleged irregu larities upon which the indictment was found so that he could explain them. ' It IS not known when this motion will be considered by Judge Boyd, but In case it Is not sustained Mr. Carter will be tried at this term of the court, It is stated: although It may require an adjourned session of the court for the hearing of the case. SAYS MEXICO'S HEAD Huerta Insists Foreigners Are Safeguarded Can't Treat with United States. ' 'ssajr. pajupossv Xg Mexico City, May 9. President Vic. torlano Huerta, during his conference yesterday with Henry I-ane Wilson the American ambassador, stated very clearly the position of Mexico in rela tlon to the United States. The follow lng official version of the conference was given to the Associated Press to day: . , s . "Provisional President Huerta re spectfully stated to Ambassador Wll son, that diplomat having referred to official matters, that the government of Mexico was disposed to arrange the affairs pending between it and the government of (he United States. It was pointed out, however, that for the time being the American ambassador should understand the necessity which the government of Mexico has for abstaining from treat lng any official matter, with the ex ception of urgent affairs, or ordinary procedure, for the simple reason that while the government of the United estates cio. not recognize me govern ment f Mex,c? all agreements would be ineffective, in view of the fact that the government of Mexico has no per sonality before the government of the United States. "This waa the substance of the con ference between hla exceltencey, Am bassador Wilson, and the president of the republic of Mexico, General Vlcto rlano Huerta. , "In addition, however, the govern ment of Mexico, whether recognized r not by the United States has adopt ed and will always adopt measures for the security of all the Inhabitants of the country, whether Its own nationals or foreigners, and this has been dem onstrated by the attention given to the Just petitions of those who have been In any manner Injured by past revulu lions. "The United States and all the peo ples of Europe have Irrefutable proofs that the government of Mexico Is ape dally pledged to give guarantees to everybody without distinction of na tlonallty." Itrcnicn to London Flight. BY Associated Press. Bremen, May 9. The Frenrh avla tor Marlet O. Brlndejunc dee Moull nals. who recently tllew from Paris to London In three hours and five mln utes, started from here at 1:40 this morning for Brussels and London. H reported from Wanne, Westphalia thnt he landed there to replenish his fuel and resumed his Journey at 11:20 Frank C. Ilrlgga Dead. By Associated Prese. Trenton. N. J.. May 9. Former United Htate Henntor Frank C. Brings died last night at hi home in this city. He had been 111 for several months and lapsed Into a state of come yes terday from which he never rallied. I'tinernl arrangements have not been completed. - QUASH in TUESDAY IS SET bv -.inner, nnvn'tnniiii pmwcti ui uuuul uuiu As Day When Breese and Dick erson Are to Be Delivered by Court to , Custody of Federal Marshal. DELAY OF FIVE DAYS GRANTED TO DEFENSE W. E. Bruse, Jr., Now in Wash ington, Trying to Secure Some Action of Clem ency for Breese. Next Tuesday morning. May 13, at 11 o'clock, W. E.' Breese of Brevard and J. K. Dlckerson of Asheville must ap pear before Judge James E. lioyd in United States District court, to be de livered into the custody of the United States marshal. Unless something Un foreseen happens before that date the two men will be taken immediately to Atlanta and placed In the federal pris on to serve the terms of two years each, imposed for the violating of cer tain banking laws in connection with the failure of the First National bank of Asheville about 15 years ago. Immediately after the District court convened this morning, District Attor- ey A. E." HoVtoii "jnade a motion be fore the court that the two men be ordered into custody at once. J. Sneed Adams, representing Messrs. Breese and Dickerson, appealed to the court for a slight extension of time, and asked that his clients not be required to appear before the court until next Wednesday or Thursday. Judge Boyd at first was unwilling to grant any such extension, but finally compromised on naming Tuesday as the date. He or dered that the two defendants be .giv en formal notice of the date. Regarding the request for a contin uance. of time, Judge Hoyd Btated that he Is much in sxunudthv with the two men ana thnt be efTveft UieMndlCTuv tion existing against them when the eases were first heard has abated to great extent, yet, he urged, the cases have been pending since 1897 and there seems no further necessity for delay in having the Judgments ex ecuted. W. E. Breese, Jr., is now in Wash Ington and it i i understood that he Is making final desperate efforts to have his father, Major Breese, pardoned or have recommendations made by the department of Justice to relieve him of serving the sentence. It Is .thought that an extension of time was desired on this account, to find if he is to ueet with any success. The action taken by Mr. Holtnn this morning in moving that the sentences be at once executed followed a tele gram received by him last night from the department of Justice at Wash Ington, In which he was advised tc proceed immediately to have the Judg ments executed. It was also stated In this message that the act of Judg Boyd in having them committed to prison would be purely .ministerial and the fact that he was connected with the case as assistant district at torney when the case first came up for trial would have no bearing on this act. ABOUT PLAYERS' FIGH Umpire Connolly , Says He Knows Nothing Except , What He Saw in Papers. By Associated Press. Chicago, May 9. President Johnson of the American league lam night or dered an Investigation of the fist light between players of the Boston and Cleveland clubs at Cleveland Wed nee. day afternoon. He sent a message of Inquiry to Umpire Connolly, who re plied that he knew nothing about th occurrence except that what he had read In the papers. President Johnson then Instructed the umpire to Immediately ajcertal the facts. At the Invitation of President Co. mlsky of the Chicago Americans, M Johnson has promised to accompany the White Sox nml the New York Na tlonala on their world tour next win ter. Xcgro Hanged for Murder. By Associated Preaa. Nashville, May 9. Pat Mulloy, ne. gro, charged with the murder of Her man Heddin, a merchant, August 1909, was hanced at daybreak at the siuie prison loony, ne nieu protest lng his Innocence. Militant Fire IIoiiHfs T.v Associated Press. ' London, May 9. A militant stiffra gette "arson sqund" ..this mornln set lire to a targe untenanted mansion near Barrow-in-Furness, T-anrnnhlre It waa destroyed. A quantity of suf fragette literature was scattered in the lawns surrounding the hou. JAPAN LODGES i uiimnu nu.lu.u---- Special 'Meeting of Cabinet Considers Objections Rais ed to the Anti-Alien ' Bill. SECRETARY BRYAN IS SILENT ON QUESTION Refuses to Indicate Nature of Ambassador Chinda's Cummunication Short , Cabinet Session. By Associated Press. Washington, May !). Japan's for mal protest against the ' California ien hind bill was submitted to Sec retary Bryan at the state department early today by Viscount C'hinda in peivon. Tlie . protest . was placed be fore President Wilson and the cabinet by Secretary Bryan this forenoon, that an answer might be promptly returned to the Japanese embassy. Secretary-Bryan, wa u little late in arriving at his office, but five minutes after the appointed time he was in conference with Viscount Chinda, who came to the state department alone. The conference lasted for half an hour and at Its conclusion the secretary and the ambassador left the depart ment together, the former going di rectly to the White House to submit to the president the written commut ation which the ambassador had giv en to him, ana tne amuassaaor re turned to the embassy. Photographers snapped pictures of the two men as they came from the department side by side. The secre tary declined to make any statement as to the character of the protest he had received until after the cabinet meeting. At noon Secretary Bryan left the cabinet meeting. I have no statement to make at this time," warf his only reply, tor 1J inquiries. The cabinet - remained In session and there were some Intima tions that some statement might come from the 'White House later. Bryan Aguln .Meets Chimin. Shortly afterward Secretary Bryan and the ambassador again met at the state department but their conference was necessarily short. The secretary had to take a 12:30 o'clock train for N'ew York. Mr. Bryan said the conference with the ambassador would be resumed to morrow upon his own return from New York. This was taken as an In dication that the state department was not yet prepared, even after the brief consideration in the cabinet, to make a final answer to the Japanese objec tions as presented today by the am bassador. Other members of the cabinet re fused without exception to discuss the situation further than to say the gen eral subject had been gone over. There is a strong probability of a upeclal cabinet meeting tomorrow to permit Mr. Bryan to lay before the president and his colleagues the re sults of his further conference with the Japanese ambassador. At the White House and the state department there was every evidence of the intention of the president and the cabinet to go into the question without delay and give to the Japan ese government a prompt ouuine in the federal government's attitude to ward the Webb bill should Governor Johnson Bign It ARE VIGILANTLY GUARDED Unusual Police Precautions be tray Nervousness over Threats of Suffragettes By Associated Prese. London, May 9. Apprehension of the authorities over the threat by the militant suffragettes to eclipse their destructive acta of the past week was manifested by the precautions which were taken this morning when Prem er Asqultli u1 Winston Spencer Churchill,' first lord of the admiralty accompanied by their-wives, left Wa terloo stotlon on the Southwestern railway to proceed to the coast to loin the admiralty yacht Enchantress, on which they are to make a long crtih In the Mediterranean. A large number of naval aides, gov ernment departmental secretaries and railway officials surrounded the par ty, formed by the cabinet ministers und those who had come to hid them good-bye. " Beyond these there was an outer circle of detectives to protect the ministers from any undue altentlon by militant suffragettes or their male supporters. Hrt great woe the protect Ing force In the railway station that any demonstration by the suffragette would have been Impoiwthle. Mr. Aii qulth and Mr. Churchill Intend to In spect the British garrison and naval nations In the Mediterranean. 4 inspectors sent ON CHICAGO MEET Progressive Republicans, How ever, Go to Discuss Party Reorganization Plans. By Associated Press. Washington, May 9. While many progressive republican congressmen headed by Senator Cummins were leaving today for Chicago for a con ference on the re-organization of the republican party; - some of the "old guard" leaders dubiously were shaking their heads. "When the time comes to re-organlze the republican party," said Senator Oallinger, an old line leader. "I think we must follow the men who helped build the party and not those who helped to wreck it." Senator Smoot and other regulars expressed similar sentiment. The pro gressives, however, went away hopeful of results. . Senator Bristow said his senatorial duties would prevent him from going and Senator Norris said he did not believe he had taken any interest in the conference. Mr. Cummins refused to give a list of those expected to at tend. Chairman Hilles of the republican national committee has called a re organization conference for May 24. FRENCH PRESS IN FAVOR OE SPANISH ALLIANCE Alfonso's Visit to France of Importance in European Diplomacy. By Associated Presa. Paris,' May 9. PoliticalresuTts of King Alfonso's visit to' Paris have not been disclosed, but the opinion is gen eral In well-informed quarters that a close understanding between the French and Spanish governmenta has been attained and that it may develop nto an alliance. , Virtually the entire press of France, the socialist newspapers excepted, ex presses itself in favor of such alliance it would, . the newspapers say, add 100,000 excellent soldiers to assist In the defense of France and would make Snal'.i a secure Held for the Invest ment of French capital and thus de. velop the. Immense latent resources of the country. Spain would also, it Is pointed out, be raised to an Important place In the diplomacy of Europe. King Alfonso's visit came to an end late today with a review of France's aerial fleet. OF PHIL GALLS UPON MINISTERS To Co-Operate with City in Pushing to Successful Com pletion Vice Quarantine. By Associated Press. Philadelpsla, May 9. Mayor Blon- kenburg yesterday called upon every clergyman in Philadelphia to co-operate with the city authorities In push ing to successful completion the vice piurnntlne established over the city s tenderloin by the police In the pro gram last Tuesday night. One of the chief necessities, the mayor pointed out. Is to botain reput able employment for the women who have been driven out of their lawful habitats by the police order and urges the ministers especially to aid In meet ing the situation. SUFFRAGETTE LEADER IS SERIOUSLY ILL Mr. Flora Briiminoiitl Suffering from the HcNiilt of Hunger Strike In Jail. By Associated Press, London, May 9. "General" Mrs, Flora Drummond, the militant stiffra. getle leader, who collapsed twice in Bow street police court doting yester day's proceedings against the prlncl poP officers of the Women's Social and Political union for conspiracy, Is very III today from the effect of her privations during her "hunger strike," while under remand. Her physicians have advised her to undergo an opera tion. (iceman Balloon Mlsnlnc. By Associated Press. Kocnlgsherg, Germany, May 9. A German pillltary .spherical balloon, which ascended from this city on Wednesday, Is missing !t Its pun sen serm. It was last seen In the neigh borhood nf Plllau, shout 25 mllea from here, trnveralng the Frlsche Neuhrung peninsula In a storm. OLD GUARD FROWNS to jail New York Police Officers In volved in Graff Disilo sures Get Maximum Sentence. REPORT OF "SQUEAL" SEEMS UNFOUNDED None Indicates that He Will Save Himself, by Reveal- J ing Guiding Hand of "System." By Associated Press. . : NW York, May !). Dennis Swee ney,.John J. Murtha, James B. Hussey and James F. Thompson, former po lice Inspectors, convicted of conspiring to obstruct Justice to cheek graft reve lations Involving them were sentenced today to serve one year in the peniten tiary and pay a fine of (500 . each. This is the maximum sentence. . -: Up to the moment that sentence was pronounced. he belief prevailed that one of the four would "squeal" to the district attorney on "the 'man higher tip." ' if any of them entertained such in tention, he masked it under a stolid front of calmness as he faced the bar. Reports that' one of the four waa bargaining with Mr. Whitman for a , suspension of sentence and that the long-sought guiding genius of "the system" would be brought to Justice through a confession, were still preva lent about the criminal courts build-, lng after sentence had been . pro nounced. i V. It is not yet too late for one of the inspectors to save himself by an eleventh-hour statement. ; No move of any sort looking to an appeal was taken by any of the four prisoners today. An effectual club against appeal Is held by the district attorney In the form of 19 indictments for bribery a felony recently re turnedayalpst the quartette. . r "... - The ciime for which the four' In spectors highest uniformed officials In the department were convicted, was brought to light by the district at torney in his crusade against graft In the police department, begun after the murder of Herman Rosenthal. OeoTge A. Sipp, a resort keeper, told ' Mr. Whitman that he paid regular protec tion money to collectors acting "for Sweeney. When it came time for Sfipn to testify before the grand Jury he had fled. He waa found at Atlantic City. brought back to New York and testl-' tied that Sweeney and his three con fidantes had raised a fund and hired him to remain out of the state. IS IT French Maid Faints, Falls Be fore Tarin, Hand Is Cut off and Disappears. $ By Associated Prese. New York, May 9. One of the most. , remarkuble thefts ever committed In New .York Is that charged against some persons who Is believed today to . he In possession of a hand which Felice Bournler, a French maid, lost last nlghr when she fell In front of an elevated railway train. In a faint she toppled from the station platform and was dropped some distance by the train, which bore down upon her. Hundreds who were looking1 on ex pected to learn that she wns ground to death but her worst Injury was the . cutting off of her left hand. She waa too pained at first to note the loss of the member but soon conscious of It. i ho shrieked: "Where la my hand? Don't lose my rings." , Investigation developed that the severed hand, on which ahe had worn two rings, one a diamond, had fallen between the ties to the street. A po liceman waa Immediately sent In tearrh of the missing member, but there waa no sign of it and he de- dared some one in the crowd below had picked It up and made off with It and the rings, Meetings of County ConiralxHlonrrs lo lie Opened With ITaycr. By Associated Prea. Special to The Onsette-News. Fnyettevllle, May 9. The delibera tions of the commissioner of Cumber land county will hereafter be opened Ith prayer by one of the ministers of the city. ThW policy was adopted at the monthly meeting of the hoard, on motion of Commissioner I D. K. Taylor. The commissioners.' to whoru th powor of electing the officers of the Recorder's court was given by the bill creating the Court, named John A. Oatea recorder, former Mayor Von C. Bullard prosecutor, and R. F. Sim mons clerk. C. C. Howard was eleci ed County auditor, a newly created Po sition brought Into existence hy the N'lmiM-ks bill eMalillhlng the tuliirv yntem In 'umb-i I ru! cnuntv, A!l these rb-rtluna wet in.i.'w ini.n! iy. I i
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