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rV TVLL ABBOC1ATB0 FBMBB. - LAST EDITION Weather Forecast FAIR. WfM. MAI1TTA1NB BBWt BVXMAVX 13 WAsnwaToii. uuioi axo qmmkib- BQBO. BPBCIAL COBBEBPONDBNTB TBBOVaBOVT TBB STATE. VOL. XVIII, NO. 125. ASHEVILLE, N. C, MONDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 7, 1913. PRICE THREE CENTS "1 : I mm x t it y First-Second National, One of Country 's Biggest, Closed wj wv. By Associated Press. ClirrenCV ' I London- July Organized mill i - , 4h ,....,,,., V,... V,r, broken up, according to the Dally I ll II I. I .. . Llll I M 4 1 i utniTi i v nr i mennr ai ve "all PiU.iira revw m me aiuxiMuan naioftwvaiw six months of "terrorism" and com I nnreil --tt with th nrnpnt nrHnr nf "COMPANY IN TROUBLE things since the recent passage of the "cat and mouse law." The Mall. I which oposed the law when It was fl f d nrnivlMil o- 1 vim I tha nvarltt nf iCeCeiVer IOr AnOtner Ureail having broken up militant conspiracy. Organized Militancy Is Broken Up in Britain Suffragette Organization Reduced to a Few Disabled Leaders by Working of the "Cat a nd Mouse Law" Money Subscriptions to "Cause" Checked. , ' MR AUTERDACH Kuhn Concern Appointed by Court Failure at McKeesport. I The law now requires that when a suf. I fragette who has been sentenced to prison falls ill through a hunger I strike, she, shall be released only long enough to recover her strength and I then be returned to jail to continue her sentence. Mrs. Emlllne Pank- ,L BLAMES H . ! t - . ii I . Lawyer Involved in Wall Street Hold-up Denies all Knowledr e of the Im- personations. CONFESSES HE LIED ABOUT CONGRESSMEN hurst, who la recovering from her latest hunger strike, is not likely to be arrested again, it is said, unless she tries to participate in a militant campaign. She has already been re turned three times to Holloway . Jail In connection with her last sentence. The Mall, claiming to have made a special inquiry Into the status of mili tancy, declares that the organization Is reduced to a few disabled leaders with tKAlf. f ''' rr u n t-m 1" tf fnllnofAra scattered and the organization as a But Complains-that Mr. Led- wnole crippled financially, subscnp-'i tlons to the militant cause have been greatly checked by the official warn ing that subscribers are liable to pros ecution. The sporadic suffragette crimes are attributed to a few Isolated fanatics. . THOUSANDS SLAIN IN JaA.LKA.JS riUMl Timok Division of Servian Army Surrounded and Over whelmed 10,000 Slain and 4000 Taken Prisoner Rumanian Army Planning to Invade Bulgaria. MUG IN BUNCOMBE yard Has Been Plotting to Ruin Him for M,ny Years. - 1 : By Associated Pre. Pittsburgh, Pa., July 7. The First- Second National bank of Pittsburgh, the second largest In the city and one of the largest In the country,, was closed today by order of the comp troller of the currency.' The First National bank of McKeesport, Pa., an allied institution, also closed its 'doors. ", ' " i W. S. Kuhn and J. 8. Kuhii own thecontrolllng Interests In and their closing led to persistent re ports that a receiver would be asked for the American Waterworks and Guarantee company, the largest con cern of Its kind in the country, with which the Kuhn are . prominently Identified. This concern controls over 40 waterworks plants in the United States. Differences between the officials of the First-second bank and me treas ury department over the character of hte bank's assets are said to have led to- ths order closing Its doors. No de tails of the differences had been an nounced by the treasury department this afternoon. The First-Second National bank Is a recent consolidation of ths First and Second National banks of .Pitts burgh and has deposits of more than 30.000,000. .. The suspension , of the Institution . precipitated ;a run on the Pittsburgh Bank for Savings, j of which J. S. " Kuhn is president Pittsburgh, July 1 -Differences of long standing with the treasury de partment' concerning the- character and .value of Certain assets of the for mer First National Bank - of Pitts burgh, which was merged with the Second National bank last March, un der the title of the First-Second Na tional Bank of Pittsburgh, culminated this morning In the closing of the in- Lynchers Hold up Train To Kill Negro Assailant By Associated Press. Pensacola, Fla., July 7.r-r-For crim inally assaulting the six years old daughter of a farmer living near Bon tfay, Fla., an unidentified negro was lynched at Milton, 20 miles east of here, early this morning. Shortly after the crime was committed late yesterday the negro was captured and the sheriff made desperate efforts to land his prisoner In jail at Pensacola. After lodging the negro in the Jails of two different counties, the sheriff attempted to reach Pensacola by train. The mob stopped the train at By Associated Press. .' Washington, July 7. Edward tau- terbach, NV;w York lawyer and friend of David Lamar, flatly denied before the senate lobby committee today that he ever ,had told Lewis Cass Ledyard, counsel for J. P. Morgan & Co., that he represented Speaker Clark, Sena tor Stone and other democratic lead ers in negotiations with 'Wall street" By Associated Press. Vienna, July 7. Eleven thousand officers and men of the Servian Timok division were killed during the battle with the Bulgarians, in which the division was defeated, according to the Sofia correspondent of tho Reich spost. The division consisted of 16,- 000 men who were surrounded by a Bulgarian army which had outflanked them. Only 4000 of the Servians sur vived and these were taken prisoners. According to other newspaper re ports, a Bulgarian column of 14,000 men has succeeded in reaching the Servian town of Vranya and is threat ening the line of retreat of the Ser vian army. The Bulgarians presum ably were pushed forward from Kgri Palanka. The mobilization of the Rumanian army will be completed by Thursday or Friday, according to dispatches from Bucharest. The Rumanian troops are expected to cross the Danube into Bulgaria immediately, and as a result of this step It is assumed that Bulga ria will be compelled either to agree to the Rumanian demands and permit Rumania to occupy the territory she desfres or to engage In war. London, July 7. A despatch from Milton and took possession of the oyer pending legislation. prisoner. As Milton is 100 miles from the scene of the negro's crime, the lynching was postponed' five hours until a mob from Bonifay arrived. The negro was then strung up to a 1 telegraph pole and his body riddled with bullets. The body was left hanging. - The negro's victim Is at the point of death. Judge Carter Analyzes Condi tions in County and City, and Summing up Is not Flattering. Sofia says official messages received from the front report the occupation of Nigrita to the west of Lake' Tohrnna hv thn Tliilp-arlfi n Irnnns whn I have also captured other important' 111 strategical positions from the Greeks. pTQlpnT mrtTTMP T TATTftTJ General Ivanoff, commander of the riDiU-Li XUX1JNU, JU1UUUJ& Bulgarians, by a surprise attack dis-1 persed a large part of the Greek army numbering 80,000 men under the per sonal command of King Constantlne. Rfflsrrnrlf. Jnlv 7 A numhnr nf wnr correspondents have left for the JJOCKet XiaS 210 Via UaseS, ana Servian headquarters at TJskup. The commander of the Servian troops an nounces that the newspapermen will 1 be allowed to go to the front. Denies Servian Defeat. London, July 7. The Servian minis ter here denies the defeat of the Timok division of the Servian army and says that yesterday it recaptured the town of Krivolak from the Bulgarians. Ac- pnrritnir tn nthpl rpnnrlfi hnwpvpr it is not certain that the Timok division to tne rani 1UTV tnls morning, did was engaged in that operation. I not draw a very flattering picture of Salontki, July 7. Part of the Greek social conditions in Asheville and Bun- AS CAUSES OF CRIME There Will Be 300 or 400 Before Superior Court Term Ends. Judge Frank Carter, In his ohargu right wing has driven the Bulgarians across the river -Struma and Is now marching on the town of Serros, ac cording to official reports from the Greek headquarters. STRDriG INSURGENT SGOTT WILL VALID; MOVE AMONG ELKS Lodgt Polities' Plays Impor tant Part at the Rochester Convention. - SACKvlLLES WIN Lauterbach testified he did go to the late J. P. Morgan with the resolu Hon for an Investigation and -solely with the idea that If Mr. : Morgan would personally ask Lamar- to stop the resolution tho broken relations between the two men would be re stored.' ' '.' v - . Lauterbach denied he knew of La mar's Impersonations of congressmen in telephone conversations with Wall street leaders and said that his pro posal to stop congressional Investiga tion of the steel corporation was, to have the corporation make certain reforms which would make an Investi gation unnecessary' He flatly denied having made any claims to having in fluence with members of congress. Washington. Jul 7. With the re newal of the congressional inquiry into the "lobby" today Edward Lauter bach, a Nw York lawyer and alleged Judge F. Carter Restrains Sale of Railroad Bonds Cherokee County Commissioners Enjoined from Selling v75,- 000 Issue Voted in Valley Town Township on Ap plication of Several Property Owners. Jurv Finds No Undue Infill- I lobbyist for whom "David, Lamar" op , . I mataA tn aM.Im m niwltlnn with rBr. ence Was Exerted by Lady m Sackville. By Associated Press. Rochester, N. Y.. July 7 Gover nor Sulzer and Mayor Edgerton will welcome the Elks here tonight for their forty-ninth annual convention. ntltutlon by order from Washington I The city Is gaily decorated and elabor from Deputy Comptroller of tho Cur-late plans have been made for the en- rency T. P. Kane. Directors and officers of the insti tution v.'er in session all of yesterday and most of last night with special bank examiners sent here to lnvestl- turtalnment of the anticipated host. General lodge politics promises to play an important part in the week's deliberations A strong Insurgent gate the bank and- at an early hour I movement to break the slate of the this morning notice wer eposted on regula nag gained considerable Im petus,, the main Interest centering In the contest for grand exalted ruler. Edward Leach of New York, present the doors that It had been ordered closed. The Pittsburgh Clearing House as sociation has taken charge of the sit-1 Krand treasurer. Is slated by the regu- uation generally and announces that no further trouble is expected. A statement will be issued by it later In the day. None of the officials of the bank would make statement this morning, announcing . that affairs were In thr hands of the government officials. Attorneys this afternoon appeared before Judge C. P. Orr In the federal court and asked for receivers for the American Waterworks and Guarantee company and also for the firm ol J. S. and W. & Kuhn, inclusive. For the former these were appointed: J 8. Kuhn. W. 8. Kuhn, J. P. Purdy. general manager of the company, and Samuel Bailey, jr., a bank official ol this city. For the Kuhn company was ap pointed: J. K. Duff, who is treasurer of the company. Bonds of $60,000 were ordered filed for each receiver, DUIement of Condition. The last statement of the bank's lars for the chief office. He will be opposed by J. Cookman Boyd of Bal timore, who is- running on a liberal platform, demanding a more open ex pression of the "untrammeled will of the membership at large and not ac cording to the dictation of any select few." Charles A. White of Chicago, candi date of the regulars for grand treas urer, is opposed by W. A. Evans, St. Joseph, Mo.; P. J. Brennan, Denlson, Tex., and George D. Locke, Rogers, Ark. Present Grand Secretary Fred C. Robinson, Dubuque, la., Is opposed by Thomas J. Darling, Temple, Tex. v The Insurgents are counting on the support of the western and southern delegates. Denver and New Orleans are bid ders for the 1914 convention. Salt Lake City Lodge 85 will publish a paper during the week advertising Its city and state. C. L. Swenson and E. H. Tomlinson' tain Vall street Interests, -mis on- hand to take the stand for the second time. Senator Cummins of the committee finished his Mil today, 'which would serve to visit with a prison sentence of not more than five years or a fine of $5000 or both, any person who so-ight to Impersonate a member of congress of any other public official. There is no law,-so far as has been discovered, that will permit of the prosecution of 'David Lumar" for his Impersonations of concressmen. Representatives of woolen and sugar Interests also were present, hav ing been summoned to tell of their connection with attempted changes in tariff rates. Tho committee today subpoenaed I. A. Smith, of Tannine, Ga., president of the Deorgla division of the armors union, to testify as to that organiza tion's efforts to affect duties on cotton goods or on sugar. Chairman Overman read to Edward Lauterbach, the first witness, the statement made last week by Lewis Cass Ledyard, the New York lawyer, reviewing a conference February be- RefrifferatOr Car Leaves Track Pween Lauterbach and Ledyard. The I lotto. allnirAri I .u i it orhn f i had rpnre- By Associated Press. - London, July 7. The will of the late Sir John Murray Scott, leaving nearly $5,000,000 to Lady Sackville, daughter of the rormer British min ister to Washington, was sustained today by the Jury which heard the evidence in the contest brought by Sir John's relatives. The Jury found no undue influ ence, or fraud on the part of Lady Sackville. ; " FRED L. SMATHER5 KILLED A, condition made up on call of the com- of Junctlon cltyi Kan ' delegates, ar ptroller aa of close of business June 4, showed the resources were 138,103, (86 Including loans and discounts fl.,704,901 and real estate listed at f 1.7U.7II. Its liabilities Include: Capital stock paid In tl. 400,000. Surplus fund. 11,700,000 and undi vided profits, less expenses, and taxes laid, 3250.068. Individual deposits subject to check were 115,105,144; demand cer rived here on foot, having walked the entire distance of 1500 miles. VICTIM OF ACCIDENT Mrs. Murray Painfully Injured , Runaway Team Which Car , Had Frightened. by Mrs. Murray of Beaverdam suffer ed painful Injuries yesterday after- tlcatea of deposit tlS.OtO and certified I nooo about o'clock, when a light checks $471,8. I wagiW- ran over her leg and came The bank held United State de-1 near breaking It Mrs. Murray was posits $14, 814 and postal savings de-I brought to the office of Dr. A. F. posits 110,451. I Reeves! where It was found that some The legal reserve of the First-sec- I or tn 'blood vessels in ner leg were and-Natlonal Was deficient by II,-1 bunted: and from there she was at Switch Funeral Ser vices This Morning. When a refrigerator car turned over yesterday morning about 8 o clock near the Southern station, Fred . L. sented himself as coming with author llty, from Senator Stone and Speaker Clark to make proposals to the Mor gan firm and the steel Interests on be half of the democratic leaders. Mr. Lauterbach followed the Led yard statement closely, reading It him self from the printed record as Chair man Overman read it aloud. Ledyard representor Lauterbach as having said Smathera,' a switchman, and well! that Representative Henry was to be known trainman of AshevlMe. wu. attorney general: that legislation could caught and crushed beneath It. He was dead when he was taken from be neath the car. It is said that the train had Just been Iced and in passing over the switch where Mr. Bmathers was standing, one car was somehow Jerked from the track and turned over. Mr. Smathera was Internally Injured. Mr. Smathera rad lived for several years at 172 Asheland avenue, coming from Candler. He was 14 years of age and Is survived by the widow, four be controlled In congress by tpeaqer Clark and his friends, and that the democratic leader wanted the Mor gan Interests to agree to certain things tn return for a cessation of jongressional activity against them. Senator Stone last week entered specific denial before the committee. that he had ever had any dealings with Mr. Lauterbach, or authorised him In anyway to represent himself, Speaker Clark or anyone else. Before Chairman Overman could brothers and four sisters: Locke b'K'n examination of Lauterbach 145,000 on June 4, the date of the last call by the comptroller of the currency. This brought the situation to a climax. McKeeeort Batik Falls. taken to the Mission hospital where ihe Is now. It Is said that Mrs. Murray was walking along the road In the Beav erdam community, and Just behind Washington, July 7. The First Na-1 her was a vehicle to which two mules tlonal hank of McKeesport, Pa,, hat I were hitched. - A passing automobile closed Its doors. Secdetary McAdoo wr I wared the mules, which bolted, the sol advised today. W. 8. Kuhn, brother I vehicle striking Mrs. Murray and of the prenldent of the closed First I knocking her down. Second National bank of Plltsburh Ii president of the McKeesport bank, usose capital il $300,000 and sur plus 8500, according to last reports to I the comptroller of the currency. Automobile Parade for Suffrage. Bmathers of Providence , R. L, Claud Z. Bmathers of San Francisco, Marcur Smathera of Candler, and l K. P. Smathera of Asheville; Mra. C. O. Kel ly of Candler, Mrs. L. Kelly of Plsgah Forest, Misses Pearl and Rosle Bmath ers of Candler. He waa a member of the order of Eagles and the Brother hood of Railway Trainmen. The funeral services were conducted this morning from the residence and were. In charge of the trainmen, fol lowing which the body was taken to Old Plney church for Interment The active pallbearers named from the trainmen were P. J. Huff, W. R. Maronvllle, E. B. lyrmlngham, O. W. I'arnam. k, f. tenon, n. a. uiveioisa. The honorary pallbearers named from the Eaglea were 8. M. Click, W. H. Bush, W. P. Daxnell. J. A. Rogers, O. W. Davis and X. D. Lange. The family of the deceased has the sympathy of a large number ol friend. Bm Associated l)reM. 1 Washlntcton, July 7. General The First National bank of McKees-1 plans for the descent of women suff- iort an allied Institution of the First-1 raglst on the capltol were agreed Second National bank of Pittsburgh, l-upon today when officers of the Na closed Its doors later In the day, post-1 tlonal Woman SuRrace-aaalatlon de' termlned that the "attack on the na tional legislation would be marked by a monster automobile pnrnde. Buff Irnglets from many stntea hnv ad- IhimI tho run nillti-f of their inten tion to taRe pari. Ina this notice: "On account of the First-Second National bank of Pittsburgh nuking f r a receiver, It la thought best fui i. of our i!--! turn to rlone this Imnk (i . , ui I on puss 3) Noted Engineer Killed by Automobile By Associated Press. New Orleans, July "7. James C Haugh, aged 18, resident engineer ol Ihe New Orleans and Nnrthestern rail road, who superintended the construe tlon of the 18-mile bridge for thai railroad acme l-nke Pnntchartraln Ir I8H4, was killed by an nutomobtW here yeoterdny. Marshall Manual, th negro chauffeur, Is under arrest. Senator Reed asked for an executive lesslon of the committee and the members retired to an adjoining room for consultation. For thirty-five mlnutea the commit tee debated In secret whether Lauter- bach's further testimony would give Him Immunity from prosecution, If It developed that he and Lamar had been guilty of violating federal or New York statute Members of the committee sent for copies of the statutes and considered he cose carefully. When they turned. Chairman Overman asked Lauterbach If he came before the ommlttee voluntarily at this time. He aald he had. "You have never been subpoenaed T Walvin Immunity, "No, I appear voluntarily. If there la any question In your mind as to 1m munlty I waive It absolutely," said Mr. Lauterbach. ' Senator Overman then asked Lau terbich algiut his Interview with Led vard In fSe library of the latter'i home la Krm York. . The witness explained at length his motives for desiring to rehabilitate himself In the good graces of the Mor gan Interne In WaJI street. He aald until he had heard Representative Palmer testify he knew nothing of the lmar project for Impersonating con cri'iwmen lAuterharh aald' lie had felt . that (Continued on pa S) iAn order was signed here Saturday night, in chambers, by Judge Frank Carter, by which the board of coun- commlssloners of Cherokee coun ty, their agents, attorneys and all other persons are restrained from ad vertising: or selling,' -or-attemrHlh g" to advertise or sell, bonds aggregating 75,000, which were voted on June 2 by Valley Town township, this amount be subscribed or donated to the Hlawassee- Valley Railway company. The commissioners are also cited In this order to appear before Judge S. Ferguson in Bryson City on July 25 and show cause, if any, why the restraining order shall not be made permanent. This order was signed on i the strength of a complaint filed by W. N. Cooper, through his attorneys, Haynes & Gudger, on behalf of him self and other freeholders and tax payers of Valley Town township, the complaint being filed against J. W. King, B. B. Palmer and D. W. Wlsen- unt, the board of county commis sioners of Cherokee. county, in which Valley Town township is located. The action thus begun will be continued in the Superior court of Cherokee coun ty. It is set forth in the complain that an alleged election' was neia in val ley Town township on June 2 for the purpose of voting bonds In the sum of $75,000, by virtue of the special local law Incorporating the Hlawas see railroad. The complaint states that on advice and belief the proper notices of the election were not post ed for the election; that the alleged registrars and Judges of the election were not appointed and qualified ac cording to law; that the election was held, or an attempt was made to hold by dlwers persons not qualified to do so; and that It was otherwise Irre gular, Illegal and contrary to the rules and regulation as provided for the election of county officers by the gen eral laws of the state. It Is then further stated that aa a result of this alleged election the de fendants are attempting to sell bonds n the sum of 175.000 of Valley Town township to be donated or subscrib ed to the above named railroad; tnat Cloy county Is alleged to have sub scribed or donated 75,ooo to tne railroad, to be raised by the selling of bonds: and that the railroad Is only uthorixed to Issue capital stock to the amount of 1125,000. or $25,000 than Is purported to have been subscribed -or donated by this town ship and county, not to mention the individual stockholders, wno are sup posed to hold . stock In the com-Pn- . . . It la then alleged In tne compiaini that the plaintiff and other freehold- era and taxpayers or valley mwn townshlo would be heavily taxed and irreDsrablv injured by the sale ot these bonds, wherefore the restraining order was asked The Issurance of this restraining order will probably hold up the op erations In building the road tor some time, if not permanently. The bonds of Valley Ton township were to have been sold today, the commis sioners of the county having adver- combe county. Speaking of the num ber of cases to be tried at this term he declared that no Judge in North Carolina has like conditions to face. He declared that the Asheville Police , court Is trying more criminal cases ' than are those of Wilmington and Raleigh combined. The wealthy and influential man in North Carolina is not punished as he should be, Judge Carter said. 1 The first part of Judge Carter's charge was devoted to an explanation 1 of the duties of the grand Jury. Ho said the average man has sufficient knowledge of criminal law to dis charge the duties -of Juror; that he sometimes thouebt that a technical training disqualified a man to act as a Juror. He was prone to confess that it is almost Impossible to convict a man of Influence and money in North Carolina; he challenged the dockets of the state as to this, the cause of an electric line, and to furnish "cur-! which is the unwholesome' public rent for the small towns along the .opinion of the average conscience of route. " V '' . the people, by which many crimes are not condemned This conscience ner- On Friday, June 13." the officers, mlu the carrying of concealed weap dlrectors and others interested (in the'ons, Judge Carter said, to which Is building of the road held a confer- due many murders: the carrying of nee-JjereV - with-- Governor Xocke" concealed weapons Is. directly respon Cralg and1 secured his promise of 60 slble for more than 50 per cent of the state convicts to build the road, pro-1 homicides in the state. He went On to' vided that they would be available, the state to take stock in the road for the use of these convicts. This ar rangement would make the road one owned by the state and the munici palities taking stock in it by the vot ing of bonds. . It Is stated now that when the elections for bonds were held In Val ley Town township and Clay county that the people were given the as surance that if the issue carried that the work of building the road would be given over to local people. The arrangement with Governor Craig was made after tho elections were held. OMRS GOHIHGTO Gil! Invitation of Gov. and Mrs. Craig for Visit Thought to Have Been Accepted. Hon. and Mrs. William Jennlngts Bryan have been Invited by Governor and Mrs. Locke Craig to spend aaca tion here with them this summer, and it Is believed that this Invitation has been accepted, although this could not be confirmed today. Mrs. Craig ad mltted that the Invitation had been extended but stated that she does not know about it further, the matter be ing altogether In the hands of Gov ernor Craig, who is now in Raleigh. Mr. Bryan Is to be the speaker at the Hendersonvllle Chautauqua next Sunday, and It la announced by F. L. Seely of the Grove Park Inn that he will also be the principal speaker at the opening banquet of the Inn, to be held on Saturday evening. July 12. The banquet will be altogether formal and Invitations will be sent out for the occasion. Covers will be laid for 450 guests, and immediately following the banquet, the doors of the Inn will be thrown open to the public. Owing to the fact that Mr. Bryan Is to be here for these two occasions It Is thought that Mrs. Bryan will accom pany him and that they will visit Gov ernor and Mra Craig during next week. While here last fall Mr. Bryan said that he expected to bring Mrs. Bryan here for a vacation trip, which adds weight to the belief that he and say that the carrying of '' concealed , weapons causes a man to lose his natural courage and makes him a coward; that every year 100 lives are charged to the consequence of the carrying of concealed weapons. Judge Carter said that another de moralizing factor is the illicit traffic in whiskey and that ' the Asheville Police court is trying twice as many cases as the Raleigh policy court trying more cases that those of Ral eigh and Wilmington combined that more than 4000 cases are being tried In the local Police court every year. He continued that the enforcement of criminal law in Buncombe county is largely by the municipal authorities, aa Is always the case where a large town Is the county seat: that nine tenths of the cases in this court are from Asheville. He asserted that In the last analy-Bis it depends on the grand Jury whether a town shall be wide open or not; that a wide open town Is Impossible where the officers and Juries do their duties. Ashevllle's large floating population he gave as one reason for the large amount of crime. He declared that It 1b his ambition to have Asheville and Buncombe a town and county of law add order. Judge Carter went on to say that law is not thoroughly enforced on North Carolina; that the poor and in significant white man or negro gen erally pays the penalty for his crimo, but the wealthy and influential crim inal is not punished as he should be. Thirty times as many murders are committed in the United State as in ' Canada, Judge Carter stated, there being a rigid enforcement of the law t In Canada. . He also stated that there are 115 ' old cases on the docket he Is to try. and that there will be between loo and 400 before he Is through with the term a condition which confronts no other Judge tn the state. Used for bids to be opened today In ( Mrs. Bryan have accepted the lnvlla Murphy. I had been announced by . tlon to visit Governor and Mrs. Craig. the promoters that work on the road would begin Immediately. The officers of th Hlawassee Val ley Rallwsy company are: J. Q- Bar ker, president; Stanley Lee Cover, treasurer; B. 8. Russell, secretary; W. H. Reno. O. F. Williams, C. M. Wat son, J. M. Kilpatrlck. J. 8. Btansbury and Capt H. L. Herbert, directors. The proposed route of the railway Is from Andrews, via Marble and Hayesvllle. to Hiawassee, fla. Hlg water power development near An drews Is also contemplated to furnish power for the road, which I to be Flying Boat Race. ' V - By Associated Press. Chicago. July 7. Aero-yachtsmen entered for the flying boat cruise from Chicago to Detroit will compete today In a 10-mlle race against time for th - tffflclency trophy offered by the A o club of llllptjis; and worth 1000, ' WILL INVITE BMW TO DELIVER At Hendersonville and Special. Rates Have Been Put on for Chautauqua. . Hon. William Jennings Bryan, ec retary of state, who I to be an Ahe vlile visitor the latter part of this week, will be Invited to deliver the principal address on Brotherhood day, which Is arranged for the second day of the Western North Carolina fair. It la not yet known when or In what manner the Invitation will be presented to him. but the manage ment of the association ha strong hope of hi acceptance. Dr. L. B. McBrayer la chairman of the committee which ha In hand the arrangements for a speaker for thle day, and the committee will hold a meeting some time this week to ap point a delegation to tender ths Invi tation to one of the country's most distinguished men. The form nf the Invitation will also be decided upon t this meeting.
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