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TBK OA1ETTB-NEWB BAS TEE MOST EXPENSIVE ASSOCIATED PRS8S BE T1CE UT TBE CAB0LINA8. LAST EDITION Weather Forecast: FAIR. r. VOL. XVIII, NO, 209. ASHEyiLLE, N. C, MONDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 13, 1913. 4 i PRICE 5 CENTS 1 ' '' nV fl IK PA BAiJKERS URGE IEIIDIIITS Representatives of County Banks -..lear Before Sen ate Committee and . Visit President. 'ATTACK PROVISION TO SEGREGATE ASSETS Suggest Refunding by Higher Interest Paying Bonds or Retirement at Not Less Than Par. i " By Associated Press. . Washington, Oct. IS. Banker rept resenting the "country" banks of the nation, or those outside-the reserve and central reserve cities, today dls- AamA th. arim niitrnnnn " rturrAnrv bill before the senate banking com mittee. The delegation, appointed by the recent Boston convention of the American Banners association, urgea om.nHm.nt nf th hill In RAVeral lm. .portant particulars.- later they were : received by . President Wilson at the White, House. V.- f - ' Trie Banners urgea tne commuiee to make spme provision for. retiring . .hi. .wa na ..tit ooTForn m ant VinnHa ATI v.. V. It. 41. n-Aa nuronM1 4 a hamaA xney suggesiea reiunuiag uy iiigner 'interest paying bonds or ret!rement at tint lojea thnn nnf. 'Gordon Jones of Denver made a special plea on that George W. Rogers of Arkansas, Mfc I.'3ii Tllton of Alabama, Wr B.-Harrl-ron of 'Oklahoma, James H. Perkins -. of Albany, N. Y., Robert HvTremalne Of ainaqa, in. x., nnu ueorgo vuuruu 'of Joliet-Ul.. were among those who appeared. ..-'v. . ,- ..j:ha-nrlsln to. xotjetj : ''national Jfcan ks maintain to . , anvlrig depart- nsrets fo that purprse,- and' invest -caving deposits in special . kinds of KKQiirlUes was etta'oked.' The bankers nlsc declared that the function given th federal rejorva banks under the bill of acting free of charge as a clear- . ing nuuBB ior me uueunv ui uioiiiuoi portant partof their profits, now de rived from the collection of out of town checks. They also urged that . the bill be amended to allow them to carry a portion of their reserve In the reserve city banks with which they vtnnr A mi t M I W ft CM V.-, -, No Conspiracy, Ho Says. Before the country bankers criti cised the bill, S. D. Sudder of the Rlch- ; mond Trust company of Richmond, Vs., who characterized himself as an ' "Insurgcnf'was called by Chairman Owen. Mr. Sudder read a statement saving that he became an "Insurgent" by, imposing the bankers' proposal that any new currency should be Issued by the banks without government guar antee. . He endorsed the bill generally but recommended a number of amend ments. - - Under examination by Senator O'Gorman, he said that he thought there was no "conspiracy" against the bill at the Boston conference. He said supporters of the administration bill did not get an opportunity to present their views. ' ' "There was no lack of good faith," be said. "The leaders simply were trying to hurry things along." ' EXTENDING HOME RULE F0L1GY IN PHILIPPINES Number of American Revenue Employes ' Reduced Growth in Revenue". By Associated Press. Washington, Oct. .18. Carrying out the policy of the administration to extend to the Filipinos the greatest measure of home rule, the American employes of the bureau of internal revenue In the Islands have been re duced almost half within six months, according to the annual report of William T. Noltlng, revenue collector, received by the bureau of Insular af fairs today. ' Incidentally, Mr. Noltlng reports that in the fiscal year ending June 80, last, the receipts from internal reve nue were $11, S9 J, 382, an increase of more than 8800,000 over the previous fiseel year. The greatest' Item collect ed was from alcoholic and tobacco products, although there was a decid ed Increase In the taxes derived from the Increased output of manufactured articles. . One condition evidenced by the tax returns, says Mr. Noltlng Is the grati fying falling off In the Importation of opium, the duties having been one- fourth less than the previous year. In view of this decrease the collector says the time is at hand when the opium evil "will be eoectually eradicated among the Chinese residents, ac It has already among the I'lllclnoa." DISCO VERY ARCT IC LAND CONFIRMED Russian Admiralty Receives Official Wireless Report from Commander Wilkitzky Concerning New Explora tion Narrow Strip North of Northeast Cape. By Associated Press. - St Petersburg, Oct 13. Confirma tion of the discovery of new land In the Arctic ocean Was received by the Russian admiralty today in a brief official wireless report from Comman der Wilkitzky, of the Russian navy. The new land extends In a narrow strip from about 60 miles north of Cape Tchelyhskln, also known as Northeast cape, the northern termin ation of the Asiatic continent, to 81 degrees north. t The admiralty expedition, on board the transports Taimyr and Walgatcli left Vladivostok In July last and sur veyed the coast' from Kolyma to Cape Tchelyuskin. ; . Commander Wllkitzy is a son of the famous hyddographer who died last year. He wanted to go west to the Vice President Marshall May Buy Motorcycle Since Congress Refused to Authorize Purchase of Automobile , . for Him He Still Has Street Cars and Says That ' Walking Is Good." , I'y, Afsoclated .Press. Wnnhlnsrran, t'Oct. .13.Vlce .; Presi dent "Marshall has laughingly told his friends that he might purchase a mo torcycle since congress has refused to authorize the purchase of an automo bile for his use . An appropriation for the purchase pf cars for the vice presto dent and speaker was stricken out of the urgent deficiency bill, v ; "I've still got .the street car, and walking Is good,; Mr. Marshall told friends who 111-advlsedly sought : to oommlserate with him. "I haven't got CHURCHMAN FLAYS SYSTEM OFDIVQRCE Present Conditions Declared to Be Detrimental to All . Family Life. v By Associated Press. New Tork, Oct 13. A sweeping de nunciation of the present system of divorce reached the house of deputies of the Protestant Episcopal church today In a resolution Introduced by the Rev. C. F. J. Wrigley of the dio cese of Long Island. The resolution asked the convention to express Its sympathy with the effort of the. inter national committee on marriage and divorce which Is trying to have the constitution ' of the United' States amended to enable congress to enact uniform marriage and divorce laws. In his resolution Dr. Wrigley de clared that the condition of these laws at present "Is detrimental to all family life and morals; has encouraged fraud upon our courts, sham proceedings and various evasions of the law which would otherwise be Impossible so that unscrupulous lawyers organized sys tematic and persistent attacks for fin ancial gain upon the domestic life of the whole country, thereby adultery Is legalized, Innocent children are made orphans.' and defenseless, Innocent spouses are Irreparably Injured." Of the various committee reports on resolutions Introduced last week , re ceived by the house today several had to do, with changes suggested In the prayer book. The Joint committee appointed today that, on Wednesday the convention would consider the re port of the commission appointed to bring about a world conference on Christian unity. This report was made public today, says It la doubtful whether such unity will be realized during the present generation, "but," the report adds, "we are convinced that the movement has actually begun and that visible factors are making for this glorious consum mation." After long debate, the house of bish op this afternoon decided by a nar row majority not to open its sessions to the public. The vote against the proposition was 88 to 4D. During the 129 years that the house of bishops has played its part In the government of the church Its sessions have been secret. ' The house of deputies, the other, governing body of the church, does all its work at open meetings. Nelson-Wolgast Bout.' , ' ' ' By Associated Pres. Milwaukee, Wis., Oct. 18. Battling Nelson will tonight attempt to wipe out the sting of defeat suffered at the hands of Pugilist Ad Wolgast some five year ago. Theso former cham pion lightweight boxer are billed to 'so 10 rounds In a no-doclslon contest. river Yenesel to winter, but met with solid ice and on this account proceeded In a northerly direction, where he discovered land extending for 200 nau tical miles. '"'. The expedition was then compelled by the ice to return toward the east. When passing Bennett Island in lati tude 76.40 north, longitude 148.30, east, they found the diaries and docu ments of the ill-starred expedition un der Baron Toll, which was lost in 1900. They also discovered a new island. The expeditions Under Baron Nordenskjold, Frldtjof ; Nansen and Baron Toll passed between Cape Tchelyuskin and the newly discovered iand without noticing its presence. , , The discovery of the new land is regarded as having the most Import ant bearing on ice conditions In the Kara sea. . much money, but if the time came when I thought I ought to have a machine I might be able to scrape to gether enough to buy one for myself. Automobiles are a little high falutln', though, but motorcycles are cheaper, aren't they?" ; v The vice president made It plain that he had not Inspired; the item providing public funds Xer: the pur chase of an automobile for Ahlirt .Friends'; who., baileyefys. wesL.entjtled to 'a new motor corV'he said,, were re sponsible for Its inclusion In the urgent deficiency measure. ' v . SMUG; VERDICT IS NEAR Session Is Delayed by Discus sion mong Judges as to Procedure. By Associated Press . Albany, N. T., Oct. 13. The high court of Impeachment convened shortly before 8 o'clock, this after noon to render Its verdict on the guilt or innocence of Governor Wm. Sul zer. Hundreds of persons thronged the corridors leading to the senate cham ber long before that hour, eager to obtain admission to the galleries to witness the final scene In the trial which had today nearly completed its fourth week.- . The court was delayed twenty minutes In assembling owing to a meeting of the Judges of the court of appeals which preceded. It was un derstood that' they were discussing the procedure to be adopted In taking the court' vote on the eight articles of Impeachment and In deciding the several constitutional questions which were left to the end of the trial for determination. One of the first to take a seat at the counsel table of the board of managers was William Travers Je rome of New York. His appearance In the court room caused a renewal of the oft-repeated rumor that he had been secretly In the employ of those In charge of the Impeachment proceedings. He Insisted however he came only aa a spectator. Within 15 minutes after court con vened It was decided to go Into exeo utlve session for the purpose of con' sldering whether the testimony of Duncan U Peck and Henry L. Mor genthau should be considered as Iden tified with the articles of Impeachment or as separate and additional charges. FINDING OF BODY REVEALS A KILLING By Associated Pres. Norfolk, Va., Oct. 13. The body of a nude man, found in a hovel by the creekslde on the Virginian railway's terminals here, was today identified In part- as that of L. V. Sheffler, from some point In West Virginia on the Chesapeake A Ohio. The man came here in the summer, he brought with him a box of tools, and the name of Sheffler waa found on a shipment re ceipt for the tool. The man had a bullet hole through his leg. The body had been undiscovered . for several weeks nnd was badly decomposed. It was burled by the county. COMEEIS BITTER ITTH on uiinoD Rep. Hobson in House Speech Assails ' Majority Leader as Friend of Thomas ' F. Ryan. OBTAINED LEADERSHIP BY "FALSE PRETENSE" "Dummy of the Interests," Senate Opponent Con tinuesHouse Cheers : the Democratic Chief. By Associated Press. Washington, Oct.. J 3. The candl- dacy Of Democratic Leader -Underwood for the vacancy In the senate from Alabama was attacked by Rep resentative Hobson, also a candidate for the vacancy, in , a speech in the house today, in which he charged that his support of Underwood's can didacy for the democratic presidential nomination In the Baltimore conven tion was obtained under "false pre tenses." .. ,' ' Hobson referred to printed reports of a recent speech In which he charg ed that Underwood was the "tool of Wall street and the liquor interests" and read from the senate investiga tion of campaign contributions the testimony of Senator Bankhead con taining the record of. a- contribution of $35,000 from Thomas F Ryan and Bankhead's statement that Underwood had not known who financed his cam paign. ': , :.. -.. ' ' .. ; "J,lad I known," .shouted Hobson, ''that Thomas Fortune Ryan, the man whom , Mr.-Bryan rebuked and named before ?fheBal'tImore convention and accused, .of . ,belnK'th e-' pbl : vot Walt street, had financed the major portion of the campaign of Oscar W. Under wood, . I not only would 'not have sup' ported him but I would have fought him, and what is more, he never would have, been the choice of the people of Alabama. The support of the people of Alabama for Mr. Under wood for president was secured under false pretenses and I here declare that their support of him for the United States senate shall not be obtained un der similar false preterses," Underwood Loudly Cheered. Underwood, on his feet at once, was loudly cheered by democrats and re publicans as he was recognized. The majority leader first referred to Hob son's published speech and said he had been waiting to answer it "when he could look Mr. Hobson In the face." "I would like the gentleman," Mr. Underwood continued, turning toward Hobson, "to say here what he said In his Alabama speech and whether he charged me with being a tool of Wall street and the liquor Interests." "I used the double Word," replied Hobson. "I read the testimony I have Just read here from the campaign contribution hearings and I assumed what when Senator Bankhead said was true- that Mr. Underwood did ' not know his campaign was being financed by Wall street I asked the people of Alabama why, when charge were publicly made that his campaign was being financed by Wall ' street, . his friend didn't find out. I said that he was In the hands of managers and was being used and apparently did not know It. I said that he was a dum my being used as a tool and that If he had been a dummy used as a tool of Wall street he could be used by the liquor Interest or any other Interest' "But did you charge directly that I was the tool of Wall street or the liquor Interests?". Mr. Underwood de manded. "I said you were a dummy," replied Hobson with emphasis, "and a a dummy you had been used and could be used again. .. Underwood then demanded to hear anything else In his public or private life upon which' to base such a state ment and asked Hobson to state it In the presence of the house. Hobson referred to the conference on the tariff bill which struck out the Pomerene amendment' requiring the full revenue tax on brandies used in fortifying wines, " He charged that In agroelng to that Underwood had con sented to let more than $7,000,000 "rest In the pockets of the liquor In terests."' . ' After explaining briefly the history of that amendment Mr. Underwood turned to answer Hobson's general charge. "Is there any other man in this chamber who believe the charge that I am or ever have been the tool of Wall street?" he demanded, swaying In his place to face every member present. "No, no," shouted members of both sides. International Balloon Race. Paris, Oct 18. Five of the 18 spherical balloons which started yes terday from the Tutlerles gardens In the International race for the James Gordon Bennett cup passed over Tours today .at dawn, proceeding south. They could not be Identified. REPRESENT A TI' NS MADE TO jy iXJCO Lind and O'Shaughnessy Instructed to Inform Huerta Injury to Mexican Deputies Would Displeasure . i By Associated Press. Washington. Oct 13. After a con ference between Secretary Bryan and President Wilson today It was an nounced at the White House that tele, grams had been dispatched to both John Lind at Vera Cruz and Charge O'Shaughnessy at Mexico City to make representations to the government of Provisional President Huerta, that the United States would look with dis pleasure upon any Injury to the Mex ican deputies now under arrest ' ' It has been left entirely to Mr. Llnd's discretion whether he should return to Mexico City to impress those views on the Mexican authorities, hut Charge O'Shaughnessy has been di rected to address himself to the min ister of foreign relations and make it plain that the United States attaches 'the gravest importance" to the arrest of the deputies and is keenly Interest ed in what will be their fate. President' Wilson .told callers to day that with the present state of affairs he did not see how a constitu tional election could be held In Mex ico.' j '. ' '.'." So far as the Immediate policy of the United States is concerned, it vas made plain by the president today that He Had Premonition Of The Volturno Disaster By Associated Press. 1 New Tork, Oct. 13. A story of pre monition of such a disaster as oc curred In the burning of the steamship Volturno at sea has taken up, as such stories . so often do following great catastrophes, but always to , be -regarded as "remarkable." Mrs. . F. W. Alexander, of this city, who has made bo' taany; trip on ho. Uranium, lino steamship that she knows many offi cers of the line has reported to the company's officers here that C. J. Pen nington, one of the wireless operators on the Volturno, had told her about a month ago of a terrifying dream he had had of a fire aboard the ship at sea. In his sleeping vision he said "Girl With One Stocking" Again Enlivens Senate By Associated Press. Washington, Oct. 13. A little pro tective pastoral entitled "a girl with one stocking" enlivened the senate proceedings today when presented- by Senator Tillman, who recently Illum inated the pages of the Congressional Record with a cartoon of hi Income tax cow, Mr. Tillman claimed no credit for the contribution, but ac knowledged It was originally presented by Senator Zeb Vance in the tariff de bate of 1889. , BEFOREIUIECESS President and Senators Alike - - elay of Currency Bill. . , By Associated Press, Washington, Oct. 13. Conferences today between President Wilson and Senators disclosed a sentiment atfalnst any recess of congress while the cur re nscy bill is pending. "I think it would' be a political blunder equal to a crime," said Sena tor Stone of Missouri at the conference with the president, "If we do not pass a currency bill during the present ses sion. We cannot let It go over until December." ' Senator Simmon said democratic leaders would continue to work for a prompt termination of hearing and early consideration of the bill. Sena tors Sheppard and James of Kentucky also expressed emphatic views against any recess. Representative Underwood discuss ed with the president the question of keeping a quorum in the house while the senate committee was handling the currency question. Secretary Mc Adoo also had a brief conference with President Wilson. SUPREME COURT CONVENES ADJUORNS, VISITS PRESIDENT By Associated Press. , Washington, Oct. 13. The Supreme court convened today for It fall term, adjourned, and paid it euatomary visit to President Wilson at the White House. Tomorrow motions will be re ceived, and next Monday will be the first decision day. ! MEASURE Be Looked on With ' by U. S. there would be no departure from the original position that the Mexicans should settle their own affairs. There are no plans today for any increase in the number of the American warships In Mexican waters. The government here ha practical ly abandoned all hope of seeing' an election or treating any further . 1th Huerta as an Individual. . There Is a disposition in administration circles to await the course of events wllli hope that the factional lines will he so tightly drawn as to bring about a nat ural adjustment without c iitside'lntsr ference. - . - ' '. "'. "My opinion is that there can be no constitutional election In Mexico under . the existing circumstances," said Senator Bacon, chairman of the foreign relations . committee, after a conference with President Wilson 1 at the White Souse. . The senator said that- he had not discussed that phase with the : presi dent, but that It wa obvious that with the arrest of the deputies and the -dissolution of congress no one would dare to take Issue with Huerta and that there could not be any free expression of the will of the peo ple. he saw 'himself at work at his instru ments calling frantically for help while passengerB were In a panic. Help came finally from . many big ships, Just as it turned out In the Volturno disaster and he was among the rescued. ' . . Mrs. Alexander' declared that the young man's dream- had so affected hlpii that -he-had written to- the Lon don office of his employers telling them of his vision and asking to be transferred- to another steamer:' Mrs. Alexander said she had assured him that such wild dreams were of little account and she' had thought little more of It until she read of the Vol turno disaster. ' "Our Mary had a little lamb and her heart was most Intent," it rhymed, "to make its wool, beyond Its worth bring 66 per cent" - The classic went on to tell that "where'er the poor girl went oije leg was warmed with wool and one with 68 per cent" "Now with free wool," said Senator Tillman, "Mary will have to let her women friends wear stockings on both legs Instead of one something they have not been abde to do In 20 years, T VISITS THE SCENE OF AT More Evidence as to the Ber liss Murder Is Pre sented. By Associated Press. Kiev, Russia, Oct. IS. The entire court engaged In the trial of Mendel Bellies for murder of the boy Andrew Yusklnsky In 1(10 waa transferred temporarily today to the cave In which the boy's body wa found. Judges, Jury and counsel were driven in car riages to the brickworks where Belllss had been employed and in the vicinity of which the body waa discovered. The first witness was Dobjancsky, a publican, who testified that he had heard Yushlnsky's aunt Natalie, who ha sine died from tuberculosis, say: "HI own people killed him." This remark, according to the witness was made before the arrival of the author ities at the cave and before the char acter of the wound on the boy'a body had been ascertained. Dobjancsky added that Tushinsky's uncle. Theodore Nejlnsky,. had visited a cafe on April 1, ten days after the crime, when he seemed excited. His overcoat was splashed with clay. A boy gave evidence that he had brushed and cleaned Nejlnsky's coat on that day. 1 '. '.- '. i Another . witness, Yastchenke, a stove maker, told the court an extra ordinary tory of how, on March It, 1M0, he aw near the ditch In the vi cinity of the cave where the boy's body wa found an unknown person wearing black trousers and an over coat and a white scarf, with buck hair and mustache, walking toward the wood RESCUE SHIPS MAKING PORT Gosser Kurfuerst With 105 Voluturno ; Survivors . on Board Is Nearinff : New York, SPECTATORS WITNESS J THRILLING SCENES Stories of Disaster Are Har rowing Explosions on III- ' fated Ship Add to ! t . Panlc- . 9'" n?3--, ... By Associated Presa, Jiondon. Oct. la. None of tha steamer which brought sucoor to tha ill fated Volturno when she waa burn ing In mld-AUantlo has arrived at Its destination thl morning, but a wire less report from the Cunard Una steamer Carmanla. which was the first to reach the seen of the disaster, told that she had passed Browhead at 8:4 a. , m. and expected to reach Fish guard at half past one this afternoon. All the other eastbound vessels whioh played a part In the rescue of the Volturno' passengers are expected , to reach Port with survivors of tha wreck today or tomorrow., The Min neapolis 1 due at Gravesend In tha Thames at half put one o'clock to-' morrow afternoon, the Devonian at Liverpool and the Ciar at Rotterdam tomorrow evening, while LaTouralna may arrive at Havre this evening. last Message. The Uranium , line has made . ar rangements to., send those survivors who desire to proceed to their destina tions to'Amertoa on board other ves sels as soon as .possible. , The, last mesmige received . by jths , Carmanla from the commander of :h doomed steamship 'Volturno before he abandoned the burning vessel wai . as follows: v ',;' .-.',.-.. . :, , . "Cannot something be -lone to help us? We must abandon thj ship. Her, plates are buckling. Stand n;ose as 1 itiay have to Jump for It" v.ay Lmu r rancu inon nanaea rms to the wireless operator of the .Vol- i turno Just before he waa driven out cf his room by the flames. Shortly after-. ward the Volturno was a raging fur- , nace from funnel to forecastle. , The rescue of the only passenger taken on board the Carmanla, Walter . Trlntepopl, a Oerman was effected by - a gallant seaman of the Carmanla's crew. His name Is Helghway. When he saw that the efforts of those whs were trying to reach the man strug- w gllng in the water, from ladders hang- " ing down the ship s side, were useless he dived from the upper deck of the Carmanla and attached a life line to the exhausted swimmer. , . The British cruiser Donegat was dis patched today from the west coast of - Thrilling Scene. ' . On Board the North German Lloyd Steamship Grosser Kurfeurs, at Sea (by Wireless Telegraph to Cap Race), Oct 18. -With 105 survivor on board from the steamship Volturno, burned to the water's edge during a gale In , mld-Atlantlc and abandoned on Frt day last, the Grosser Kurfeurst Is ap proaching New York. The passengers and crew of the Grosser Kurfuerst witnessed somf ' thrilling scenes when their vessel, ' called by distress signals from the Vol turno, arrived In her vicinity. Th Volturno was found burning fiercely and her crew and passengers helplesf In the heavy seaa It was learned by , wireless messages from the flaming .ug Jlio llftu UBU IUUICU , by an explosion In tha forward hold , at 7 o'clock on Thursday morning, ship's time. , ni (ha 4..-I m .. r XT . fuerst the flames of the hold . of the' T1 . . , a n . . vviiunio nen leaping v xeet into tne air through the hatchway. It was .earned that 60 or mora of the Vol- ; tuino's crew and steerage passenger! hadben killed by the explosion and the fine. j Disasters Follow Explosion. Six boat were lowered Immediately afterward from the Volturno's davits. Three of them, still empty, were smashed to piece against the vessel'! side. One boat with 40 passengers on board capsized while being launched and all were lost 'The two others, with from 60 to 80 passengers on board got away, but apparently wert lost In the mountainous seaa Altogether 13 liner were brought by the wireless distress signals within hall of the Volturno. The Cunsrd liner Carmanla was the first of theA She reached the scene ' at about 11 o'clock, noon. Then followed t.f Bedyllts, the Grosser Kurfuerst, th Kroonland, the New York, the Devon. Ian, La Tourralne, the Narragansett the Minneapolis, the Asian, the Rap pahannock and the Czar. The sea waa running too high iii allow th taking off of the Volturno passenger when th rescuing vr-.-. cam on the scene. During the day time the flames f rn th hold of the Volturno were Y' more or less under control, but Bt i 'clock on Thursday night th t reached th coal bunkers and It (Continued on page I)
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