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rCLL AJSOCUTMD fMBSM. UMIIO W1MB. MAINTAIN! KtWt MVMMIVX U WASHINGTON, MALMWB AUD fiUm BOBO. SPECIAL CORMXSPONDMSTt TBKOVOBOUT tBM BTATB. LAST EDITION Weather Foreciut UN SETTLED ; SHOWERS. VOL. XVIII, NO. 151. ASHEVILLE, N. C, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 6, 1913. PEICE THREE CENTS COIIIJil RITES rmino cniiri .' i So Asserts Senator Lippit, De nouncing Schedule on Be half of Rhode Island Mills. SAYS DISCRIMINATION ; IS " INDEFENSIBLE ' New England Mills Not Profit i able Even with Protection, He Tells the Senate. . tj'- . .''-;. . By Associated Press. ' Washington, Aug. 6. Discrimina tion against the luxuries of the New England mills In favor of southern made goods was alleged by Senator Llppltt of Rhode Island In speaking In opposition to the cotton schedule of the tariff bill In the senate today. "80 far as the cotton schedule' is concerned It was made by southern ers," said Senator Llppltt. "I say it In no disrespect and In no criticism of Individual. I know that Senator Smith of Georgia, who took a prom inent part In the nub-committee delib erations gave It his very best consid eration, but no man can come out of the training of the law, where he has never been accustomed to dealing with these mercantile questions,, and a few weeks become an expert maker of tariffs. "I do believe that in the considera tion of these schedules the gentlemen of the south have had the ear of the committee and the result is shown in this bill with the products of the south protected. I think they ought Xo be protected, but I also think some con federation should be given to the lux uries of the cotton trade made in New England." Fifteen per cent duly for article fabrics of the northern .cotton mills, Senator Llppltt asserted was Indefen sible. The textile schedules of the bill, he said, were the result of Incomplete mostery of the subject. ... The senator denied that the textile Industries of the .country were enor mously profitable. He said there was scarcely a mill In New Kngland whose stock could not be bought on a basis materially less than lis reproduction cost. Senator Llppltt proposed as a sub stitute for tho cotton schedule the rates of the Dlngley bill less 20 per cent, which would leave the average duties of 30.4 per cent as against the rates In tho pending bill ranging from '714 to 30 per cent. THREE - TRAINMEN AND " NEGRIIJIEJN WRECK L. & N. Freight Rolled Down " Steep Embankment Near 1 ; Marietta, Ga. By Associated Press, Marietta, Ga., Aug. 6. Three train men and a negro tramp were killed at Noonday station, six miles from thlf place, when southbound Louisville Nashville freight train left the tracks early today and rolled down a steep embankment. An engine and ( 10 freight cars were wrecked. The dead trainmen are 8. K. Farrls, engineer; R. P. Merrell, brakeman; and M. R. Flenncll, fireman. Super intendent J. L. McCollum of the West ern A' Atlantic railroad, on the track! of which ttu freight train was run ning, attributes the wreck to a wash out caused by heavy rains. LUMBER CO. FAILS Rerrlver Is Named for the Newton- McArtliu'r Company of Kllxa- hctlituwn. Ppeclal to The Oaactte-eNwa. Raleigh, Aug. 6. Inability to make small payments and complication over local endorsement1 of note hav forced the Newton-McArthur Lumbei company of Ellzabethtown, Bladen county. Into the hands of a receiver former Judge J. Crawford Biggs ol Raleigh being named. The companj owns a plant valued at $76,000, 4000 acres of land and nearly 30.000.00C feet of stRndlng timber. The llahllltlof arc $160,000. Bunks In another stat are the principal creditor. J. Bprunl Newton of Fayettevllle la the princi pal owner, PRICE TO PANAMA Kei tiK'klan ft-ta-trd for Mlnlat Mayor Hale Irvm for Coh Kin Sunday. ' By Associated Presa. Washington, Aug. f. William J Price of lmnvllle, Ky., has ixwn se lected by President Wilson for min ister to Panama. Mr. Irlce wan In rodm-ad. t the president today b Hciialor Jnmes. Mainr Edward J. Hale of Nlirth Carolina, tiewlv xilntd minister t Ci.Htii Rica, Mid goiMlliy to President Hi In. in unit will liuve Mupdtty for hi puet. 200 NEW LETTERS FOUND BY MULHALL VMng Postponed for Him to thday Says Letters Are on Fairchild's By Associated Press. Washington, Aug. 6. Examination of Martin M. Mulhall. self-stvled lob byist of the National Association of Manufacturers, was postponed today by the house lobby committee until Monday at the request of Mulhall. He announced that in the last few days he had discovered in his files in Baltimore some 200 additional letters bearing on. national politics, and he believed that if given a few days he would be able to discover more. He pronounced the letters found impor tant, stating that some contradicted testimony already given before the committee . by Representative Fair- child. "Furthermore, i am celebrating my sixty-first birthday today and have been, invited home. I also need a rest," Mulhall said. ' .; . The committee excused him until Monday, granting his request to have counsel during his examination but withheld decision on his Invitation to the committee to send a representa tive to Baltimore to assist him In go ing through his flies. CARTER DEFENSE FIGHTSJJ QUASH On Grounds Counts in Indict ments Are Indefinite And Uncertain. The fight to have the bills of in dictment against John H. Carter, charged with misapplication of funds of the American National bank of Asheville, false entries on the books, and false reports to tho comptroller of the currency, was continued before Judge Jnmes E. Boyd In United States District court this morning.. The mo tion to quash la now being based on the grounds that the counts in the two bills are indefinite and uncertain. Arguments were presented this morn ing by Judge Francis B. Carter and W. A. Blount of Pensacola, attorneys for the defendant. These arguments will be answered this afternoon by United States District Attorney A. E. Holton. One of the principal points empha sized by the defense this morning was that In the majority of the counts it Is alleged that the defendant "mode or caused to bei made," or "did or caused to .be done" certain things con trary to the statutes of the United States. , It was argued that a thing could be caused either directly or In directly, and that the latter Is not an offense; therefore, that It Is Improper to Include this allegation in the bill. On this point Judge Boyd held with the defense, the statute having been read and authorities quoted. The defense then went further and argued that If something is charged as an offense and is not an offense, that it cannot be Btricken from the bill of Indictment but that it renders the entire bill bad. A decision with reference to this point was quoted from a decision of the Supreme court of the United States. . This point will doubtless be one of the leading ones to be decided as to whether or not the two bills are to be quashed. Another point argued by the de fense was that In a large number of the counts two offenses are charged, thus making the particular counts du plex and rendering the entire bill bad. Still another point was that certain transactions were cited In the counts In which, it was alleged that the de- fondant had no right to secun fundn from the bank and convert them to his own 'use, yet the funds had gone to other parties and It was not charged that these parties had no right to re ceive them. The entire morning was taken up In the arguments by the two attorneys for the defense, and the two bills were literally torn to pieces from their standpoint, their arguments concern Ing them being based In most cases upon decisions In I'tilted States courts, a few from the United States Supreme court. A good .deal of attention was called to tho Indefinite language of the vari ous counts, It being contended that the defendant has a right to know Just what the government proposes prov ing so that a defense might he pre pared. It wsa argued that In the lan guage of the two bills no Idea rpuld be entertained an to what the specific chargea are In a great many of the counts. ' 'ff m -Yesterday afternoon, following the Introduction of A. J. Gordon, the fore man of the grand Jury which returned the Greensboro Indictment, Judge Hoyd refused to allow the motion to quash this Indictment on the charge that It wsa secured through Incompe tent and hearsay evldenne. Xo DpcWhii m to IItV Pardon. Special to The Oazetta-Mewa. Raleigh, Aug. . Governor" Craig left today for Windsor to visit Francis I). Winston without announcing hl dcrlslnn In the matter of the Merrl ninn. Match snj Oldham pardon ep plli hi Inn. The governor will also IkII Munhoud City, ' Get Them Besides It Is His Important as Bearing Testimony. Attorney McCarter before the senate committee, announced he intended to show that the National Association of Manufacturers had only been op posing the work of the American Federation of Labor, "taking the op posite view on most subjects of leg islation, y . "We are going' to Investigate the American Federation of Labor, too," said Senator Walsh. Senator Reed observed that his Idea. of the duty of the committee was to establish the truth or falsity of the Mulhall letters. . Emery testified he had been na tional counsel for the manufacturers since 1907-and for the National Coun cil for Industrial Defense since 1908. The council, he explained, was the na tural outgrowth of the desire of em ployers of labor to form some na tional organization that might be able to do for them what tho united labor organizations wished to do for labor. Broadly speaking, he said, the main idea was to fight for the "open shop," Instead of the unionized shop for which labor contended. James Conley Apparently Un shaken by Severe Cross Examination by Defense. By Associated Press. Atlanta, Ga., Aug. ,6. Cross-examination of James Conley, state's wit ness In the trial of Leo M. Frank, for tho murder of Mary Phagan, was con cluded today. The negro maintained his composure throughout the ordeal, which was begun Monday afternoon. ;'.Whon court reconvened today Judge Hoan ordered the jury to withdraw. He then announced he would not tell that bods of his ruling, made yester day, eliminating from the record Con- ley's testimony attacking Frank's character, until later In the day and possibly not until his charge to the jury. Little of interest was brought out durlnif the last part of Conloy'g cross examination. When the defense an nouncod that it had finished with the witness, Solicitor Dorsey began a re direct examination of the negro. Re-dlrect examination of Conley lasted only a short while and the negro was excused after having been on the stand for more than fifteen hours since he was first called Monday, Only one new feature was brought out during the re-direct examination. Conley was asked If he had seen a mesh handbag which It had been shown the Phagan girl carried when she entered the building on the day of her disappearance. This bag hao never been found. The witness testl lied that he saw the bag on Frank's office desk after he and Frank had carried the girl's body to the basement of the pencil factory. He declared that Frank took the bag from the desk and locked It In the office safe. SUFFRAGISTS TO WAGE CAMPAIGN IN DISTRICT Have Instituted Street Meet ings in Hope of Securing Converts. - - By Associated Press ' Washington, Aug. i. Looking on the District of Columbia aa an excel lent ground for proselyting, members of the National Council of Women Voters, which meeta here next week. announced todoy that they would wage a vigorous street speaking cam paign In the hope of making converts fur the "cause , Suffragists of nntlnnal reputation will preach the suffragist artlclea of faith on the street cornera every eve ning for the next ten days, and the crusade mny he continued even longer The campaign really wsa launched last night, when a big meeting In Pennnyl vanla avenue was addressed by Mlso Mabel Vernon of Wilmington, Del. Mim Doris Stephens of Dayton. O. and Mrs. Jeaalo Stubha of Chicago, iinojMH) Cotton OompmM Fire. Augusta, (la., Aug. I. Fire com pletely destroyed the Rlveralds Cotton mm press here at lf-.lt o'clock this afternoon. The loss. Including 421 halea of cotton In the wara house estimated at 1100,000. lr. DunefT Si A. Arrmted. Ily Ananctsted Preas. Sofia, Aug. f. There la no found tlnn for tha rni-orts published abroad of the errent of Dr. H. Iimneff, fnrmar f'litgnMun premier, at tha Instance of DultfurUn government. IS Fill GIRLS HANDBAG WHUffi CUUU Again Gives Notice that He Will Insist on Its Enact--ment at This Session of Congress. ONLY TWO DEMOCRATS 'STPniIPT V nPPOSPTl OiAUUUiil jrrVQXiU J Seven Others i Would Prof or Delay, but Will Be Guid ed by Majority Op v in'ion. ' By Associated Press. Washington, Aug. 6. President Wil son talked currency to a number of his callers today and made it plain that he Intends to stick to his deter mination to have a bill passed at the extra session. Senator James told the president to day that the democrats would put the bill through. Senator Hughes took a similar view. Senator Owen, chair man of the banking committee, point ed out that in his poll of the senate ly Senators Hitchcock and O'Gor- man were flatly opposed to legislation at this time. All the other democrats but seven were earnestly in favor of the legislation, he said, and they though, preferred to defer the task to the next session, would abide by the decision of the president and the ma jority. The president . expressed his satisfaction on the action of the bank ing committee of the house when he talked with Representatives Wilson of Florida, Patten of New York and Sel domridae of Colorado. Washington, Aug. 6. Copies of the revised draft of the Gloss currency bill, containing amendments adopted late yesterday by democrats of the house currency committee were in circulation about the capitol today, and were the subject of careful scru tiny by friends -and opponents of the president's currency reform plan. - An amendment adopted by the hoime committee democrats, making the federal reserve board, to a partial extent, bi-partisan by having the ap pointive members divided between po litical parties is expected to allay somewhat opposition based on fear of 'political control" of the proposed new currency system. Antagonists of the Glass bill expect to direct their chief attack in next Monday's democratic caucus toward securing amendments to establish "an agricultural currency," secured by ac tual supplies of corn, wheat and cot ton. Friends of the currency meas ure have urged that this proposed leg islation be considered later, and not as a pnrt of the general currency re form plan. IF RATE IS SUFFICIENT Twenty per Cent a Big Cut, but Some Should Be Cut 50 or More. One of the leading merchants of Aohevllle was asked today concerning his opinion of the proposal of the railroads to make a 20 per cent re duction In freights In North Carolina. He did not make a, definite statement as to whether ha thought the reduc- . tlon ought to be accepted or not He . said that 1 20 per cent reduction Is a I thing but that In ' anmeparticular cssea a 60 per cent reduction wouia not be enough. He stated also that he did not know Just how Asheville would be affected. PRESIDENT INVITED TO COMMERCIAL CONGRESS , By Associated Press. Washington, Aug. . President Wilson waa Invited today by Senator Fletcher and a committee from the Southern Commercial congress to at tend the fifth annual convention of that body at Mobile, Ala., October 27 to t. Senator Wllllama of Mississippi and a delegation from Meridian asked the president to atop at that city If he took a southern rlp. Southern senatora have been plan ning, ahould Prealdent Wilson Jour ney by roll to New Orleans or aome other southern port, to take ahlp for the Panama canal, to arrange for him to atop at a number of placea an route. Tha president la uncertain aa yet about hla plana, which hinga entirely on when conures adjourna. CIIANRRN IS BY-LAWS ARK CONKIDKHKn BY TUB EAGLIS By Associated Preaa. Unit I mure, Aug. . ;onalderallon of proposfrd changea In th"by-law consumed ha greater part of today's meeting "t tha fifteenth annual con vention of tha Fraternal Order of Knle In aesstnn here. Later In the day delegate were given a ateambe ixiurnlon on t'heaapeaka bay. MAJOR RAY LOSES PROMOTION FIGHT Court Refuses to Compel War Secretary to Advance VPoli, tical Paymaster" in Army Rank by Enjoining Pro motion of Anothe r over His Head. (By Associated Press) v Washington, Aug, 6. Major Beech er B. Ray's application for an In junction to prevent Secretary Garrl- son from promoting another officer in the army pay corns over his head, was (Jen'e here today by the District SupTeme court. Although Ray is in line of seniority, the war department, in view of disclosures before a con- gressional committee, asked Attorney- General McReynolds if the president might nominate another man. Mr. McReynolds held that the president could. Ray appealed to the court. In Its decision today, which is looked upon as having a great Importance to Of Twenty-Five Children All Were Twins, Triplets Married Three Times, Sisters; First Two Twins; Third, One of Twins Only Child Now Living Gets An In crease in His Pension. By Associated Press. Washington, Aug. 6. What is re garded by the pension bureau as the history of the most remarkable fam ilies ever coming beneath its notice was contained In a letter received to day from Dr. William Warren of St. Joseph, Mo. The letter was in reply to one from the pension commissioner asking Dr. Warren for his family his tory so that a readjustment In his pension might be made under the new law. Dr. Warren replied: "I do not know whether there was SAY GOV. SULZER T Witness Tells of $5000 Discrep ancy between Sworn State ment and Fund. By Associated Press. New York, Aug. 6. Contributions to Governor Sulzer's campaign fund, under the fire of a legislative Inves tigating committee, were at least 15000 more than his sworn statement rep resented them to be, according to the testimony of bank officials and others who took the witness stand today at the resumption of the committee hear ings. Counsel for the committee sought to show that the governor had pur chased 200 shares of railroad Btock on October 22, 1912, paying cash for them, and to establish connection be tween this transaction and the con tributions he failed to lncludo in his sworn statement. Witnesses met such inquiries with flat refusals to answer. Senator Frawley, chairman of the committee, was of the opinion that the testimony showed that the gover nor had boupht the stock; Eugene L. Richards, counsel for the committee, thought otherwise. The contributions alleged to have been made to the governor'a cam paign fund but not mentioned In his statement aa brought out today were as follows: William F. McCoombs. chairman of the democratic national committee. S500 on October , 1H12; Henry Mor genthau, treasurer of the democratic national committee, J1000 on October 6, 1912: John Lynn. New York, 1500 on October 22, 112; Jacob H. Schlff, $2500; Ahram I. Elkus, $500. Borne of the checks which were pro duced were deposited In the Mutual Alliance Trust company and aome In the Farmera Loan and Trust company, both of this city. The attempt to connect Governor Putr.er with the purchase of 200 shares of "Big Four" railroad stock on Octo ber 23 Was made through questioning Arthur A. Fuller of the New York stock exchange firm of Fuller ft Gray concerning an unnamed account desig nated aa "account No. 500." Mr. Ful ler refused point blank to answer the question and waa directed to remain under subpoena until the courta can deride of he must answer. Melville E. Fuller, another broker, declined to answer any questions con cerning his business relations with the governor. He, toa, waa directed to re main under subpoena. TWELFTH INFANTRY TO SAN FRANCISCO By Associated Press. Ban Francisco. Aug. 1 Orders from Waahlngton received a prealdent dl rect the transfer of the 12th Infantry regiment from Monterey, Cal., to Han Franclaco. The rhanga, which la to become effeotlv September 1, .will make the Prealdlu tha moat atrongly garrisoned post alao direct company M of tha 1 2th Infantry to proceed to Ban tego at once to guard C0 Me- lean prisoners takin along tha border, FALSIFIED 0 army and navy officers the curot-held In part: . "The court recognizes that Borne one must have some discretion In the selection of officers to be promoted ror appointed to higher grade, and that it would be difficult to pass a law that would operate automatically .without such discretion. The per- sonal equation is one that must be considered and 'personal fitness for an office should be determined by those who are responsible for the proper execution of the duties of such office. '. "The question seems t obe one for an executive or administrative officer rather than one for the court." famllv record of the births of all my father's children, of whom there I "This resolution Is not introduced were 25 In all, by three wives who In a spirit of hostility to the adminis were sisters, and of whom the first j tratlon or of criticism of the foreign two wives were twins, and the third relations committee," declared the wire also one or tne. twins, my mother had triplets, three boys, of whom I was one. She had no other children. All the other wives' chil dren were twins. In all, of the three wives there were 13 boys, all of whom were soldiers. All of the 25 children are dead but myself." The veteran is 75 years old. He will get an Increase in pension. PLAGES FOR BOTH Indications That Both Appli cants for Holton 's Job Will Be Satisfied. Gazette-News Bureau, Wyatt Building, Washington, Aug. 6. Smiling and apparently confident that he has a good chance to land the district attorneyship for western North Carolina, W. C. Hammer of Asheboro descended upon the capitol yesterday and filed another large bundle of In dorsements with Senator Lee S. Over man. It is now said that Hammer's indorsements for Holton'a place ex ceeds by many hundreds those which were brought to Washington by Col. A. D. Watts when the Iredell man was seeking appointment as collector for the western district. Watts broke all previous records, and Hammer, It is said, has shattered Watts' high-water mark. It is pretty well understood here that there Is a movement afoot to take care of both Hammer and Chairman Webb In such a way that both will be well satisfied. At present It Is not deemed wise to say Just what the plans are, but It is cafe to say that both will be well pleased when Hoi ton finally gives up his Job as district .attorney. The president sent to the senate the nomination of Josiah William Bailey of Raleigh to be collector of Internal revenue for eastern North Carolina The confirmation will follow In quick order und, as already predicted In these dispatches, Mr. Bailey will take charge of his new Job within the next week. In Indian commissioner told Sena tor Overman he thought he wou)d be able to appoint James Henderson of Canton superintendent of the Chero kee Indiana at the Cherokee Indian school In wertern North Carolina, Cenator Overman waa adviaed by tha treasury department that speci mens of confederate states paper money have been forwarded to the leading libraries In North Carolina. Among the Instltutlnna receiving this old paper money are the public II brary and the State Normal and In dustrial school, Davidson college, pub lic library and Balam Academy col lege, Winston-Salem: public and Olivia Ralney library and Meredith college, Raleigh. The condition of Mlaa Mary Belle Small, dsughter of Representative John H. Small, who waa operated upon for appendicitis, la much Im proved. TF.NX! EXPFRTS TO COMPF7TK KOH NATIONAL DOVBLK8 TITLE By Associated Presa. Chleago, Aug. t. Tennla experts from the coaat will play tha cham pions of the east thla afternoon at Onwentsla to decide who shall com pete In tha challenge round for the national doubles title at Newport Au guat IS. John Struchan and Clarence Griffin, the Ban Franclaco pair, will meet Oustav F. Touchard and W. M. Wunhhurno, who hold tha eastern title. HAMMER Ain Senator Clark of Wyoming Says President Has Not v Acted ' Adequately to , Protect Americans. SENATE INOUIRY IS " ASKED IN RESOLUTION Rebel Chief of Staff Urges r Lifting of Present Embar- go on Arms Ship . ments. . i. ; By Associated Press. Washington, Aug. 6. President Wilson's action in sending former Governor Llnd to Mexico as a special emissary In the present situation was attacked in the senate today? by Sen ator Clark of Wyoming, who declared "something else must be done by the administration" to guarantee adequate protection to Americans. Senator Clark presented a resolu tion for an immediate investigation by the senate foreign relations committee of the conditions of American citizens and American Droperty in mexico. senator. But conditions are growing steadily worse in Mexico. Now we learn that Governor Llnd has been sent there by President Wilson. That doc? not satisfy. Mr. Llnd does not go ns the official representor tive of the United States. He 'does not go aa an ambassador clothed with authority to represent the Unit ed States. He cannot be appealed to bv American citizens for protection.' Some other steps are necessary to give, to Americans and American property the protection they need and are der mandlng. - 1 Col. Eduardo Hay, chief of staff of the constitutionalist forces in Sonora, gave to the senate foreign relations committee today-a detailed account of - his views on conditions In Mexico. The constitutionalist movement, he declared, controlled at least two-thirds, of Mexico. Though he made no recommenda- tions, Col. Hay Insisted thot interven-t tlon by the United States would make things worse and that any mediation which recognized the government of Provisional President Huerta was Im possible. His idea of the solution of , the situation was to lift the embargo on arms so that the constitutionalists could carry on a more active cam--, palgn. Then, he declared, the troubles In Mexico soon would be settled. Five American Captured, Today's official dispatches from Mexico contained no information ot the five Americans, official of a lum-i ber company, who are believed In EI Paso to have been taken prisoners and held in Chthuah'ia. Inquiries are be ing made. Former Governor John Llnd of Min nesota, who la on hla way to Mexico aa President Wilson's personal repre sentative, will sail from Galveston, Tex., for Vera Crut on the battleship New Hampshire tonight Secretary Bryan today asked Secretary Daniels to provide the battleship. The gunboat Wheeling, patrollng the lower gulf coast, has left Cam- peche for Progreso. On the Pacific- coast the cruiser yorktown has left Sallna Crua for Topolobampo. WAR OF BUTTER BOARDS CAUSl HIGH PRICES Another Advance Predicted Although There Are 65,- : 000,000 Pounds Now in Storage. By Associated Press. Chicago, Aug. . Although Chicago housewives have been paying mid winter prices for butter and a further advance Is expected, there are mo rife than 85,000,000 pounds of the produ In cold storage, according to the re port today of the Warehousemen's as sociation. Thla Is. better than 10.000, 000 pounds more than the reserve a year ago. A further advance waa predicted for today. Prices to con aumera range from 3t to 28 cents, ac cording to location. Jobber attribute the high prlcea and enormous cold storage stocks to the warfare between the Chicago and Elgin Butter boards. BKABY HMD TO HAVE BEEN AS mt'll AS MOnGAX By Associated Preas. New York, Aug. I. Although tha. provisions of tha will of the late An thony N. Brady have given no Indica tion of the aize of hla eatate, unofficial estlmatea are published her today placing Mr. Brady'a wealth practically on a par with that of the late J. P. Morgan. A former financial adviser to Mr. Brady la quoted aa placing hla estate at $75,000,0(10 aa a minimum and aa adding that It mlKht provo to be In excess of I I00,ooo,o0. M ATTAGKED