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V.. x - irrrm.KKWM mam ram matt . . X JBO w - f tlPKSBIYS ASSOCIATED PRIMS MB- Weather Forecast: RAIN AND COOLER. TWt W ' CAMOUXAM. " ' VOL. XVIIL-NO. 232. ASHEVILLE, N. 0., SATURDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 8, 1913. PRICE 5 CENTS WAITING FOR HURETA REPLY CI STRIKERS ASHEVILLE LADIES HARRY THAW TE IS EXTRADITED lliliiiiiiiii TO RESUME II OPERA CI Washington Officials Make No. Announcement of Negotia tions Going On in' Mexico ", DIPLOMATIC PRESSURE : BEING USED MEANTIME Next Step in Mexican Affairs Dependent on Receipt of Absolute and Final : ry Answer. -: By Associated Press. Washington, Nov. 8. No announce ments were made either at the White House or state department today as to the progress of the negotiations being conducted by Charge O'Shaughnessy of the United States . embassy and John Llnd, President Wilson's confi dential representative in Mexico City to bring about the retirement of Pro visional President Huerta. Though there have been Intima tions, official and unofficial, that Hu erta would reject "the American de mands, the next step is dependent on the receipt of an absolute and final an swer. In the meantime diplomatic pressure from many quarters is being brought to bear with hope for 'the suc cess of the negotiations. President Wilson went golfing early today. Secretary Bryan said he had nothing to say. Discussed In Berlin. Berlin, Nov. 8. The American am bassador, James W. Gerard, called at the foreign office today and conferred for some time with Dr.' Alfred" Zim merman, under secretary of state for foreign affairs. . .-. The ambassador declined after wards to discuss the subject of the conference' but It is generally believ ed here it relates to the Mexican sit uation. DISTRICT COURT-DOCKET CLEARED OF JURY CASES An Equity Hearing Monday Will Hold Adjourned Ses (, s ion in January All cases not continued or otherwise disposed of have been cleared- from the criminal docket In United States District court and Judge Boyd .this morning dismissed the members of the petit Juries. The grand Jury was discharged a few days ago. There was little before the court this morning and there will probably be no after noon session. - ' ' - On Monday there Is an equity cause, Wlllard vs. North Carolina Electrical Power company, which will be heard before Judge Boyd, this being' the only civil action to be taken up at the Present session of the court.' Follow ing the disposition of this case, the court will adjourn until about the middle of January, when Judge Boyd states that he will return for the hearing of any civil cases that require Jury trials. The Jurors who served during the present session will be re called for the adjourned session. EXAMINATION TODAY FDR IL Civil Service Examinations Held Almost Daily Twenty-eight Next Month, A civil service examination la being conducted here today by J. C. Brad ford, assistant postmaster and local secretary of the civil service examin ing board, for applicants for rural carrier routes In Buncombe county. mv . 't are no vacancies In the .force t present, the examination fcaing v.ij . .... . "-.u ,0 prepare a list or eligible in esse of vacancies. A number of ap plicants are taking the examination. Mr, Bradford has been kept rather tUSy latslv cnnrluMIn Avnmtnations of various kinds. Thore Is seldom a uay passes that does not huve at lenst lint examination scheduled and there re nln. .. . me examinations. There ar i - tmln.llnn. ..I .... M . " uirvaujr acuoauiuu IOT uu- (ember, which does not Indicate that nr. UratltnfA will ........ .,-nAA racatlon for the Christmas holidays. E HONOR IS PAID CftSTLEMAN ',..''"' "' ;'- ' .'''.'. Heroic Statue Erected to Prominent s Kentuckian, who Is Yet Living. By Associated Press. Louisville, Ky., Nov. 8. With the un-veillng here today of an heroic equestrian statue of General ' John Breakenrldge Castleman veteran of two wars and long a leading citizen of Kentucky, the residents of Louis ville paid unique honor to him. Ceremonies, attended by General Castleman, himself, members of his family . and several thousand of his fellow citizens, were staged beside the statue which occupies a commanding position sit the entrance to Cherokee park. , ' ' . ine statue, one of the few. ever erected to a person during his life time, is of bronze and shows Oeneral Castleman in civilian garb, seated on his famous black mare Caroline. Th sculptor Is It. Hlnton Perry, of New xorn. The lieutenant governor of Ken tucky, Edward J. McDermott. Mavnr W. O. Head of Louisville, and several other public men spoke at the exer cises ana a letter from Henry Wat terson. editor of the Cmirlnr-Jnnrnul whose absence in. Europe prevented mm irom delivering- the principal ad- arees, was read. General Castleman was a major un der General Morgan in the war be tween -the fltAteR und hanriori an at. pedltlon which sought the delivery of Confederate prisoners in Illinois and Indiana but was-tptrred. J He voluhr, teered tor .'Service In the war with Spain and was discharged as a brlga dler general. KENT ASTOR WILL Young. Millioniare Confirms Report of Betrothal Wed ding in Spring. By Associated Press. New York, Nov. 8. Vincent Astor confirmed through his secretary to day the announcement that he ' was engaged to marry Miss Helen Dins mere Huntington eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Huntington of Staatsburg, N. Y. The wedding. It Is understood, will take place next spring. Young Astor Inherited about $66, 000,000 from the estate of his father, the late Colonel John Jacob Astor who perished on the Titanic, He will be 22 years old this month. , His bride-to-be is twenty. RITUAL CASE VERDICT EXPECTED TOMORROW Assertion Made That tlio Jews Have Spent 8,B00,0()0 During the TriaL By Associated Press. Kiev. Russia. Nov. 8. The Jury is expected to return Its verdict tomor row In the trial of Mendel Belllss for the altered murder of the Christian boy, AndrewYushlnsky as a religious sacrifice In March, 1111. Speeches of counsel were finished today. M. Grusenberg, one of the attor neys for the defense, opened the day's proceedings by arguing that Belllss was being made a scapegoat for the miitnkH of the officials who con ducted the preliminary Investigation, The activities of the anti-Semitic black hundred continue without ces satlon. Their society, "The Two Headed Eagle" Issue today an asser tion that the Jews had spent 18,600,- 000 during the trial. MEXICAN SMUGGLERS SHOOT U. S. INSPECTOR By Associated Press. San Diego, Cal. Nov. 8. W. B, Evans, United States customs Inspec tor, was shot and seriously wounded early today at National City by one of a trio of Mexican smugglers, The shooting occurred when Evans and his son attempted to arrest the Mexicans. When called upon to halt by the officer one of the men fired, the bullet taking effect In Evan's shoulder. One of the fugitives as he ran was shot In the foot and cap tured. Seven cans of opium were found In his possession. Two cither Mexicans escaped. After Susnension of Seven Days Indianapolis Again Has Street Railway " Service. ARBITRATION OP MOST OF DEMANDS ACCEPTED Attempt Will Be Made to Set tle Troubles of Car Men in Other Indiana Cities By Associated Press. Indianapolis, Ind., Nov. 8. Traffic on the street railway system of this city,' suspended seven days ago as a result of the strike of the street rail way employes, was resumed today Arbitration of most of the demands of the employes was agreed to y repre sentatives of both employers and em ployes late yesterday. President Robert I. Todd of the In dianapolis Traction and Terminal company announced last night on some lines it probably would be sev eral days before the former service could be, restored, but upon the lines where the heaviest traffic is handled the service would be the same as be fore the strike. ...... Situation Klsei. here. In charge of the cars were the mo tormen and conductors who a week ago last night quit their places when the company refused to receive a com mittee appointed to present the griev ance jot .the men. i Since then eltlzens of Indianapolis' have walked but not until yesterday did they experience much discomfort through the. enforced exercise. The weather during the week had been Ideal, but yesterday It rained hard during the day and night and colder weather Is predicted. J. J. Thorpe, representing the Amal gamated Association of Street and Electrical Railway Employes, who was one of the leaders of the strike, will remain in Indianapolis ,to try to bring about a settlement between the employes of the Interurban Traction companies and the officials of the Terr,e Haute, Indianapolis and East ern Traction company and the In diana' Union Traction company. The motormen and conductors em ployed by these traction companies went on a strike two months ago but failed to win the fight Labor leaders attempted to Inject the demands of the men into the terms made with the local strikers but Gov. Ralston would not allow it . The governor told labor leaders that he would use his personal influence to aid in settling the differ ence between the men and the com panies. Cleveland S. Moffett, representing the department of labor, who was or dered here from Washington, is ex pected to arrive today and will offer his services in trying to bring about an agreement between the traction companies and the Interurban em ployes. ' Bthelbert Stewart, who was sent here to represent the department of labor In the local strike, will de part for Washington today. Unusual Result. An unusual result of the strike is the release oct a prisoner from the federal penitentiary at Fort Leaven worth, Kas., to attend the funeral here of his brother who was killed during the rioting. Acting Secretary of War Breckenrldge yesterday or dered the release of Harley C. Carlton, a military prisoner, so that the man could attend the funeral of Thomas L. Carlton, a chauffeur shot and killed In the disturbances at the Louisiana street car barns on last Monday. HATFIELD PLEASED WITH COMPENSATION MEASURE By Associated Press. Charleston, W. Va.. Nov. 8. Gover nor Hatfield and other officials are pleased with the showing of the work men's compensation act, the figures for the first month of which are now available. A the result of fatalities In West Virginia, October 28, widows or mothers are to be provided for. Temporary disabilities during the month cost the state f lt.797. The re port says the total Indemnity for the first quarter, based n the first month will reach 146,000. This will Insure 120 a month to each widow or mother and S a month to each child.' Filipinos Destitute. By Associated Press. Washington, Nov. I. Reports that 46 Filipinos taken to Ghent as one of the attractions of the commercial ex pnltlon havo been left destitute are being Investigated by the United States consul at Antwerp. The Fili pinos have complained that the man agers of the show owe them eight month salary. In consequence It is alleged that nine Filipinos have died of starvation and the remainder are tald to be In danger. Will Meet This Afternoon To Plan Aid for Park As ; sociation. A number of the prominent ladles of Ashevllle will' meet at the Y. M. C, A. building this afternoon to devise plans for aiding in the membership campaign that was launched yesterday by the Appalachian Park association. The general plan which they have out lined for this co-operation Is to place one of their number at each of the stations where the memberships are being taken for the purpose of advis ing the people of the purposes of the association and the vital necessity of their co-operation through joining in the work. Volunteers for this work will be asked at the meeting this af ternoon and everything will be ar ranged for tsem to begin work Tues day morning. , In the meantime, those who are to take part in this active campaign for members to an organization that is working for the benefit of the entire Southern Appalachian section, as well as well as for Asheville and western North Carolina, will thoroughly ac quaint themselves with the purposes of the association in detail, and like wise with the .situation as to forest reserves as they now exist In the sec tion. Then they will be In a position to explain fully to the people of the city why they should join and lend their efforts in the accomplishment of the purposes of the organization. The ladles will probably work in relays at the various stations, and this work will be carried on for four or five days next week, beginning Tues day morning. With their aid it will be a real whirlwind campaign and there Is little doubt but that the 1000 members desired In Ashevllle during this period will be obtained. From the very first the Appalachian Park association has received the hearty support of th good women of this city, the memoes of Edward Buncombe chapter, D. A. R., being the first local organization to Adopt reso lutiong endorsing- inewurn outlines and pledging their, support in the un dertaktng. This spirit has spread to the outside, and at the meeting of the State congress of the North Carolina D. A. R. in Charlotte this week, reso lutlons wero adopted by that body in convention, endorsing the purposes of the association and pledging support AN ALDERMAN TESTIFIES IN MERVILLE CASE Hearing of Bond Issue Matter Continues Three Men ' Engaged in Fight. AN ALDERMAN PJ The trial of the case of several Wea vervllle citizens against the mayor and board of aldermen of the town, in volving the issuing of water bonds, which was called in Superior court yesterday afternoon, is stlU In prog ress. The morning has been taken up with hearing the testimony of J. J. Reagan, a member of the aldermanlc body. Several WeavervJUe people are in attendance at the court and a great deal of Interest Is being taken in the trial and outcome of it. Merrlmon, Adams & Adams are counsel for the citizens, and the firm of Jones & Wil Hams represent the city officials. The case is being heard before Judge Frank Carter and Is not Jury case as was at first thought by many. It Is stated today that when the Weavervllle car, which left the square at 8 o'clock last night, had gone short distance out Merrlmon . avenue, Frank Blackstock and C. C. Brown, who had been engaged In conversa Uon. presumably over the trial, got into an argument when Mr. Black stock Is said to have struck Mr. Brown, after which, Josh Burgln, who was on the car Interferred, and Black stock and Burgln then started to fight each other. Hard licks passed and blood flowed, according to statements of several parties on the car at the time. Several men on the car separ ated them and the car proceeded on 1st way. LUDWIG m. TAKES THE OATH AS KING Successor to Otto of Bavaria Is For merly Inducted Into His Re gal Office. Munich, Bavaria, Nov. I. Ludwlg III., the new king of Bavaria, who replaces ths mad King Otto, took the oath today In the throne room of ths palace with the simple formula pre scribed by the Bavarian constitution "I swear to rule according to the con stitution and the Imperial laws, so help me God and His Holy Scrip tures," The new king had previously deliv ered a short speech giving his plecigs to devote himself to co-operation with the Bavarian parliament In furthering the cultural and economlo progress of Bavaria.' Change in Internal Revenue Office of Ashevile Division Will Be Made Monday. SALISBURY MAN IS NEW REVENUE AGENT R. B. Sams, Agent Here Since 1909, Will ' Transferred No Other Changes Known. Revenue Agent Thomas H. Vander- ford of Salisbury will take charge of the Internal revenue office of the Asheville division here Monday, No vember 10, relieving Revenue Agent R. B. Sams, who has been in charge of the office since January, 1909. ' No change is announced in the clerical force of the office, and it is presumed that it will remain the same, at least for the present. It Is not known if appointments will be made at this time to relieve the old- field men. which appointments were expected the first of the present month. Mr. Sams, It Is stated, will be transferred as rev enue agent to another territory, al though this territory has not yet been decided upon by Commissioner Os borne. Mr. Vanderford, the new agent who Is to take over the office, has been in the service now only a few months, having been sworn in as a deputy cot- lector early in the summer under an executive order issued by President Wilson. A short time ago he was promoted to the position of revenue agent. He served as a deputy collec tor under the administration of Pres Ident Cleveland, and his appointment by President Wilson was in the nature of a reinstatement He is about 60 years old and is a well known real estate man of Salisbury. ' Mr. Sams' lecord. , During thfi term of almost five years that Mr. Sams has had charge of this division, he has established for him self a most enviable record. Between 2500 and 300 Illicit distilleries have been seized by his men, as a result of which hundreds of prosecutions have been Instituted and convictions secur ed. Although his division has not had as bad a reputation for illicit distilling as some of the others of the country, he and his men have often established records for the entire country In point of seizures made and prosecutions re commended for a given period. In addition to this work, many thousands of dollars have been collected In the form of special taxes. Change In Territory. Since his appointment there have been several changes In the territory of the division. At first it included a great part of Tennessee, a large sec Uon of North Carolina and a portion of Virginia. , Later the Tennessee ter ritory was cut down, and finally taken out entirely. The next change was to add a part of South Carolina to the North Carolina and Virginia territory. and now the division is made up ex cluslvely of the two Carolinas, Includ ing all of the territory In these two states. Mr. Sams first e Jeered the service of the internal revenue department m 1898 as special gauger, serving in this capacity for four or five years. . He was then promoted to the position of revenue agent and was stationed at Asheville when the office was first located here in 1909. He has become known as a conservative and untiring Investigator and has had the dlstlnc tlon on a number of occasions to make apeolal investigations for the department and government Of special interest in this connection Is the fact that during the admlnlstra' tlons of , both President Roosevelt and President Taft these executives called on the commissioner of Internal rev nue for the best man he had In the service for these special investigations, and Mr. Sams was the man selected, Such investigations have been made by him In New Tork. Kentucky, In diana and other states. The present commissioner, although of adverse po titlcal views, has stated that Mr. Sams Is the best revenue agent In the ser vice. Such a reputation is Indeed en viable. . Mr. Sams is a resident of Ashevllle and numbers his personal friends hore and throughout the section by the hundreds. In public life he has per formed his duties conscientiously and has made friends with all with whom he has come in contact, no matter of what political faith. This is evldeno sd by expressions of men high In the political life of both parties since It has, become known that he would be replaced here. These friends will be sorry to learn that he Is to leave Ashevllle, but glad that the high class of his work 1 to cause his reten tlon In the service of the department Mrs. Goddard Dead. By Associated Press. Hartford, Conn., Nov. 8. Mrs. Lu rlnda. Treat Goddard, 78 years old, whose marriage to Charles A. God dard. a 20-year-old Yale student brought her to publlo notice In 1109 died yesterday at her home here, Death was due to apoplexy. At the time of her marriage to Goddard her on made an unsuccessful effort to I have a conservator appointed for her state wnich. la said to Ds extensive. STATESMEN MftY E Reported That Underwood, Bankhead and Craig Plan to Purchase. It Is reported here that Oscar Un derwood, majority leader of house. and' Senator Bankhead, likewise of Alabama, have planned to buy house ites In the Kenslworth Inn property. Before leaving . Asheville yesterday, Governor Craig also looked over the property and may buy a site there with view to building a home. , For some time it has been hoped - that President Wilson and Secretary Bry an would conclude to spend a part of the summer seasons at Asheville; and should there be a realization of these hopes, Asheville would, during parts of the year, divide with Washington the honor imparted by the presence of distinguished men. It will be re called that Mr. Underwood spent his honeymoon in Asheville. THE SUFFRAGISTS WISH TO REACH AGREEMENT Trying to Induce British Gov ernment to Grant Enfran- chisement. By 'Associated Press. " '' London, Nov. 8. Decided efforts are being made to induce the British government to come to an agreement with the suffragists whereby a meas ure for the enfranchisement of wom en Can be made a part of the official program of the liberal party. Some of the suffragist leaders de clare that this movement has obtained considerable headway. A significant feature of the conferences has been the presence of Mr. and Mrs. Fred erick William Pethick-Lawrence, who left the folds of the Women's Social and Political union at the request of Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst and who took with them their paper "Votes for Women." It is known that the government will consider only a com promise based on an unqualified re pudiation of the Women's Social and Political union and all its militant methods. Hitherto the constitutional suffrag ists have refused to criticise formal ly the actions of their militant Bisters, declaring that it was bad tactics in the face of the common enemy to question the actions of the militant organization; but several of the prom lnent constitutional suffragist leaders now express themselves as willing to abandon this attitude. They have. they declare, become convinced that suppression of the militants Is the only hope of securing the parliamen tary suffrage of women. Women al ready possess the municipal suffrage and may hold any civic office outside of parliament PLAN NATION-WIDE TUBERCULOSIS DAY Tubercnlosl Association Is Booking Endorsement of President and Governors. By Associated Press. Washington, Nov. 8. The nation wide movement for tuberculosis day December 7 Is being given Impetus through requests for indorsement that have been sent to President Wilson, every state governor and to the may ors of the principal cities. The details of the movement, to gether with the program for a tuber culosis week, beginning December 1, are being worked out by Dr. George J. Fisher of the international committee of the Tuberculosis association. Tentative plans contemplate lectu res and discussions on tubercolosls on the afternoon of December ' and during the following week by many organizations connected with the Y. M. C. A. It is planned to have leading speakers In various cities of the country address these meetings. I DR. WHITE OBSERVES HIS EIGHTY-FIRST BIRTHDAY By Associated Press. Ithaca, N. Y., Nov. 8. Dr. Andrew White, first president of Cornell Unl verslty former ambassador to Ger many and Russia, observed his eighty first birthday at his home here yes terday. Dr. White la In splendid health and may be seen almost any day walking briskly on ths Conrell campus as wsll as down town. His health, has been good for yean al though he finds It wise to spend most of his winters In a wanner climate. BU HOMES Requisition for Matteawan Fu gitive Is Honored Case Goes to Federal Courts. - ACTION IS BASED ON CONSPIRACY CHARGE Writ of Habeas Corpus in Be half of Thaw Now la Pending in U. S, . : nsr;.;; ..Court, : By Associated Press. Concord, N. H., Nov. 8. Governor Felker today honored the requisition of the state of New York for the ex tradition of Harry K. Thaw the fugi tive from the New York state hospital for the criminal insane at Matteawan. The case is now transferred automat ically to the federal courts where a writ of habeas corpus on behalf of Thaw is pending. The governor based his decision on the Indictment returned against Thaw In New York county which charged him with conspiracy to escape from the asylum to which he . was com mitted after his second trial for the killing of Stanford White. Thaw made his Bensational flight on August 17, and a few days later was arrested near Coatlcook, Canada. To Amend Petition. Thaw's attorneys announced that they would Immediately file an amendment? to their petition for a writ of habeas corpus, application for which was made soon after Thaw was arrested in. this state after his depor tation from Canada- - The original petition was based on allegation that Thaw was Indicted for conspiracy by "'the"1' Duchess ,cmmty grand Jury, and it' was , suspended pending the governor's decision upon the matter of extradition. Because the extradition has now been granted on the strength of the New York county indictment It will be necessary to amend the petition accordingly. Thaw was not present when Gover nor Felker announced his decision to the attorneys representing th3 fugi tive and the state of New York at the capital. He will remain here in thecustody of United States Marshal Nute and Sheriff Drew pending further pro ceedings. IS NEW DENMARK TREATY Understood That It Will Be Broader in Terms than j Knox Treaty VBTfP By Associated Press. Washington, Nov. 8. Secretary Bryan announced today that he was negotiating with Denmark a treaty for arbitration for all questions aris ing, Including those of national honor. The negotiations were undertaken at the initiative of Constantin lirun, Dan ish minister here. The proposed treaty Is understood to be even broader In its terms than the Knox treaties with Great Britain and France, which were so radically amended by the senate as to be prac tically devttalized. The Knox treaties proposed arbitration of all questions, even including those of honor, but to conserve the treaty making powers of the senate provision was made for a Joint commission to determine the questions to be submitted subject to the approval of the senate. While in the present state of the negotiations It is not possible to devel op the details of the pending con vention, it is believed that It dlspenxes with such a provision and proposes that all questions without regard tu limitation shall be subject to arbitra tion. WOULD PAY WORKING MAN WHEN NOT BUSY By Associated Press. LaCrosse, Wis., Nov. 8. Payment of the working man when out of a job from a fund to be created partly by assessments upon him during his sea sons of plenty and partly by state aid, was advocated by William Lelsersoiu superintendent of the Wisconsin Free Employment bureau In a speech at the closing session of the state con ference on chanties and correaptlons. To equalize furthci the labor mar ket which some time la ever-supplied and sometimes cannot supply the de mand, the speaker urged that all pub llo works except the most Imperative be poatponsd to the periods of stag nation which, h said, could always he counted upon to follow periods of extra activity in industry, 4
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