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TBS OAZSTTt-KEWa SAB TBB MOST gXPSSSIVM ASSOCIATED PBMBM 8MB nCK IS TBM CABOLUIAM. - Weather Forecasts FAIR AND WARMER. VOL. XVIII, NO. 235, ASHEVILLE, N. C, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON', NOVEMBER 12, 1913. PRICE 5 CENTS ANXIETY FELT IN CLEVELAND Great Drifts of Snow Make distribution of Food and Coal Almost Impossi-' , I we. 1500 BABIES WITHOUT . MILK FOR 36 HOURS Factories Are Shutting Down , Impossible to Get Food , to Suourbs Bread Given. Away. By Associated Press. Cleveland,' O., Nov. 12. Storm-rid den Cleveland today started the work of restoring her activities o their normal status. It will be some time, however, before the work of restora tion is complete. Bright, sunshiny weather prevailed and the slightly rising temperature pointed to a thaw thai would assist the workers. Prospects for a speedy resumption of street car traffic were favorablo to day. It also was expected that the railroads would arise above the ef fects of the blizzard and establish communication ( with the outuide world on a basis approaching much nearer to schedule time than yester day. . '...'''.: '- -' i Cleveland, O., Nov. 12. With the city under from two to ' six feet of snow, the problem of distributing the available food and coal supplies In the city caused the greatest anxiety to day. Fifteen hundred babies have been without milk for 36 hours and pros pects of getting any milk into the city are not very good, but of other food .xeept green stuffs, a fairly large sup ply is on hand.' The big milk com panies' yesterday made sales only to those who wanted It for babies. ..'. Factories began shutting down yes terday because of the shortage of coal VA they may not be able to open for week. Retail dealers say a famine it coal for dwelling houses and apart ment houses depends . on deliveries which just now are Impossible. . High Prices ..for .Hauling. Triple prices were, paid to the few teamsters who would haul produce Irom the cars- In-the. railroad yards to the central market house and at noon yesterday the supply there had been sold ou. . . ..... Meat, eggs, flour, and butter In suf ficient quantities to- last several days are In the downtown groceries, but in the suburbs where It has been Impos slble to carry supplies, grocers have almost empty shelves. ' : Failure to replenish' yesterday's iupply, inability of employes to get to work and the difficulty of deliveries have brought the bread situation al most to the famine point. . -Plant Shut Down. Ten plants of the American Stesl and Wire company, employing about 6000 men, were shut down yesterday evening because of the lack of coal and GUO men employed at the Olldden Varnish company were sent home for ; tho same reason. Several smaller plants, not equipped with gas, ulso were forced to close down and many others probably will be forced to do o today. , Ha k err Gives Bread. ... Residents of the west side, which comprises nearly half of Cleveland. r In a more precarious condition as deliveries of coal end food over thefe r even more impossible than in other sections of the city. One of the larscHt baking companies there today "l give away BOOO-ples and 8000 nnves or brend since ithorwlse II uld only spoil in their plant : . 0lnjoiig as to lVfCfk, ' . rt IIuron Mich., Nov. 12. Al though many vase! men are firm In heir belief that the steamer whh'b turned turtle In Lake Huron a few miles northeast of here during the big Sale la the ill-fated steamer Reglntt of the Merchants Transportation com pany of Toronto, others are eqnally convinced this foronoen that she le . Dot. .' It Is certain, however, that the Re glna went down during the, storm. An official representing the owners M the Reglna has visited the scene of the wreck and ho does not believe that 't Is his vessel, . The wreck of the Reglna was eon nrmed yesterduy when 10 bodies were found strewn on the boouh at tbe little anndlan Ashing vlllngo of Port 'inks, 0 mllus northeast uf Parnla, Joiix rrnnov mitciill to PANAMA IXMl A VACATION Py Associated Press. New York. Nov. 12. John Purroy Mi'chel, mayor-elect of New York, as booked to will for Panamn to My to ftDAnd a. h.. ....(l,.r. M'. Mllchrl would, have nothing to "y regarding the report that he '"ni nnic Col. GoorK W.. Ooollu.li to come police commlntlnner of New "IK t-'lv ... in, ..... -i ... . i irded tho police commlH-lonamhln n . ,mrt'it l"M he hint t ,ul e would not ins'-f known y child es for this or niiv o'.bcr nu Polntlvp omc; uti uter b, r,ty-ft Irom hi, vcr.tlon. M P DtD II Dl IPIIMC III. U. IILI uuLiumiu I A 1 1 1 I DC "ILL UL Holton-Sewell-Logan ' Matter Has Been Taken up with President. " . . Gazette-News Bureau, Wyatt Building, Washington, Nov, 12. : District Attorney Holton and Sea well and United States Marshals Lo gan and Dockery will not be allow ed to continue in the ogvernment ser vice merely because they -refused to "resign." Within a very short time. it can be stated, President Wilson will remove all four of the above men tioned gentlemen from office. It' Is expected the order will be Issued within the next week probably today, after Senator Overman has consulted Attorney General McReynolds. : But whether It Is this week or next, it is certain that the order will be is sued. V This In substance was what Attor ney General McReynolds said to the Daily News correspondent when ask eid what action would be taken since Messrsr. Holton, Logan, Dockery and Seawell had refused to resign. It was. stated that the attorney general desired the changes because he want ed men In office who were In sym pathy vith the Wilson administra tion. It was strongly intimated that some of the four officials in North Carolina were "not Interested"- In their work since Wllcon became President and that a change had been contemplated for some time in order that more ; "eff ioient" service -might be had. , . The decision of the department of Justice to take the matter- "higher up was reached after today's cabl. net' meeting was" held. It is. under stood ' that the question of separat ing the North Carolinians from their jobs was fully discussed with ' the president and that the attorney gen eral's decision was based upon what Mr. Wilson told him he could do. It was pointed out by the department of justice officials that there were pre cedents aplenty for removing men who refused to resign. They point ed to the case of the dlatrlc attorney for Oklahoma and a judge in Alaska who recently refused to resign and were removed by the president him self." : ' . NOT ENOUGH LIFE BOATS; 5 Department of Commerce De termined to Enforce Na vigation Laws. By Associated Press, " . Washliigteu, JVeV, 12. Determined td enforce the United States naviga tion laws relative te safety appliances the department of commerce today approved a fine of $1000 against the Spanish steamer Montevideo for not oerrylng sufficient lifeboats. The steamer sailed from San Juan, Ports Rico, last August With 768 pas sengers, many of whom Were children, and only 12 lifeboats. The govern ment should not take into considera tion three canvas boats Which the owners said made the life saving ap Dnratus sufficient The flno is ' the heaviest ever imposed by the United HlatosW. ' ADDRESSES HEARD AT HOMEPATHS' MEETING By Associated Presa Atlanta, Ga Nov. 12. Business ses sions of the Southern Homeopathlo aa SwcMJen. In convention here began this morning wltb the annual address of lr, Wellford B, Lorraine, president liloutlon of officers -was sot for today. The aftornoon program consisted of a discussion of the homeopathlo prop agnndlsm, lod by Dr. A. lL'Sohott, St Louis. Sections In materia medio lod by Dr. Dora Wheat, Louisville, and clinical modlt'lne under the leadership of Dr. Henry R. Stout Jacksonville also were hld.' The convention will close Thursday, wrrnAGH convention to VOTE JUKT UKK MEN Uy Associated Press. Now Qrlt'BiiB, La., Nov, 1 2. Dele- j mites attending tho stute suffrage con-' venlion will today vote Just like the j limn in electing ineir oiuccrs ior ma; ' vnrulng year. The convention will till O IWUI'l ifcw. imhuiiuu, v u.'i "tfmithurn Hlntee Woman's Suffrage conference," Is the tentative name of the permanent organisation. The state organl-utlon will also elect oillcers. . . i . .....,ui,,inn ' Tk. ,iti REMOVED HEHBY M. P1NDELL ENVOI TO RUSSIA Alleged Correspondence With Lewis Will Not Influence Wibon. By Associated Press. Washington, Nov. 12. Henry M. Pindell, of Peoria, Ills., publisher, will be nominated for ambassador to Russia and the recently published correspondence which was alleged to have passed between him and Sena tor Lewis will not Influence President Wilson's decision. Secretary Bryan today Issued this statement: "The ambassadorship to Russia is vacant and the president has for sometime been desirous of filling it by an appointment which would be entirely worthy of., the great dignity and importance of the post. Know ing Mr. Plndell personally, his char acter, his ability, his exceptional fit ness for the duties of such a place he offered him the appointment. "Mr, .Pindell did not seefl the ap pointment. . It was tendered him without any knowledge or anticipa tion on 'his part that tl Would be offered to him. .!'..- "In response to the offer he frank- ly stated that he would be glad to serve the administration in anyway ' In which the president thought he ' could serve It sur.cessf ully but that ! ne am not reel tnat he could con scientiously obligate himself to serve the full ordinary term of a foreign I appointment because he did not feel that he could leave his business so long. The president asked him to accept it for as long a time as he could stay and he consented. "This is a full statement of a mat ter which has been grossly misrep resented. The president will not al low malicious representations to inter fere with his right to nominate to the senate the best qualified men within his choice for conspicuous and re sponsible positions." ftGTIDN m PLftYERS- MiSlICEIITI Some " Baseball Magnates Think It May Bejleferred Farrell Reports. By Associated Press, Columbus, O,, Nov, 12. The annual convention of the National Baseball association which opened here yester day, resumed work at 10:80 this morning, The day Is expected to be taken up largely with committee re ports, , No officers are to be elected by the convention. Columbus, Ohio, Nov. 12. What ac tion will be taken .by the convention of the National association of baseball leagues on the demands of the players' fraternity was a matter of oonjecture here last night. Some magnates who attended the opening session of the convention thought the demands would be referred to a committee, while others believed they would not even be presented. . FarroU's Report. ' The annual report of Mr. Farrell to the association set forth that the num ber of players drafted during the year from the minor leagues by the major leagues was SS, of whloh the National league drafted 45 and the American league 43. National association clubs drafted 18. The total amount received for draft ed players, including money refunded en National association drafts disal lowed was $227,2(0, distributed . follows) National league 159,100; American league $51,450; National association $109,700. On optional agreements 151,800 was paid and $7,200 on drafted players returnable under the waiver rule. The amount paid for releases by ourohase of National association play era was $188,250, and the grand total resolved through Mr. Farrell's office for drafted players, optional agree' ment players and releasod-by-pur- ohsse players was $481,600. The report added that the associa tion in 141$ embraced 43 league or ganisations, including 802 cities and Uwns of the United States, Canada and Mexico. - 110 Cases of Measles. i By Associated Press. Seward. . Alaska, Nov. 12. The steamer Dora, which arrived' yester day from the westward, reports 110 " IV ":."L" ? ' , w nt Saldovla. Kodiak has the jsltuiillcn well in hand, due to a strict quarantine. Mntlnwrs Have) Ilcnrlng. By Associated Presa Wilmington, DpI., Nov. 12. Twen - ty-two mutineers of the bark. Manga it an. hm b hanrini, iinTnr. a r,i.,rai I ...... ..r ...... - . commissioner here yesterday. Threo Tho government today forwarded i I of them pleaded guilty. The others- large quantity of provisions and has ; pleaded not guilty. Th commissioner. appropriated funds for the purposv of I held them ,all under ball Ireliuf. U. D. C. ERINED 111 MEMBERS Mrs. White, 'President General, Makes Report for 1912 at Twentieth .'Annual : .' t Meeting. MUCH "WEEDING OUT ". OF DEAD TIMBER' Strongly Opposes Movement for Federal Aid to Con federate Veterans Her Reasons. By Associated Press. New Orleans, Nov. 12. About 4000 members were added to the ranks of the United Daughters of the Confederacy duslng the last 12 months and soon a new state division Colorado Is to be brought Into the organization, Mrs. Alexander B. White, president general of the Daughters, told delegates at the twentieth annual convention here today. As a contrast to this record, more chapters have been dropped than In any year of the organization's history. This, Mr& White in her report, attributed to "weeding out dead timber." After her two terms as president general, Mrs. White reported that ,she believed It better for the organization to have only chapters that realty were working even if it was necessary to have tewer of them. Against Federal Pensions. In speaking othe failure of passage of a resolution at the Chattanooga U. A. R. encampment providing for the government giving funds to keeping up Confederate veterans homes, Mrs, White said "Your president-general asks this convention a C. to discourage any movement irasre any movement to- wards securing pensions from the United States government and to re quest the United Confederate vet erans not to ask for them. The great majority of our veterans would not accept these pensions, but our state pensions are small, many, of our vet erans are needy and some might be tempted with visions of comfort to ask for these pensions, Let us insist they be not led astray by this mirage, pledging them we will do more for them than we ever have done. Let us save them and the south from this humiliation. "Pour president general feels that because of the spirit of amity pre vailing throughout the whole coun try, that the Confederate organiza tion should not be led into asking too much of the government for. Confed erate veterans; that we want this good feeling to continue and we do net want any rebuffs." One of the striking recommenda tions of Mrs. White was that "every chapter and every Individual mem ber should have the , privilege and protection of appeal from chapter to state organization and the state or ganisation to the general organiza tion." New Orleans, La.t Nov. 12, The first business session of the United Daughters of the Confederacy in con vention here was held this morning when the committee on credentials made its report and the delegates lis tened to the reading of tho annual report of the president general. The social features on today's pro gram Included a muslaal tendered by the Ladles Confederate Memorial as sociation to the state and general offi cers of the U. D. C. and distinguished guests and a reception tonight by the local chapter of the U. D. C. at the Athanaeum. . Tableau dances In ante bellum costumes will be a feature of tho program. MANY ARE KILLED; E Ten Towns Destroyed Num her of Known Dead Is 120. y Aui.itw Lima, Peru., Nov. 12. Ten towns were destroyed and several hundred persons killed In an earthquake which occurred last Krlday In the mountain- lous Peruvian province of Aymaraes. ' ew" of, the AUaalar acbe, ,hta clty by courier. The number of known dead was 120 when the couriers left the de vastated district but it was believed that severs! hundred more bodies would be recovered from the wrecked towns. .The survivors aro living In 1 the open spsces and ore suffering ''great privations owing to the lack of lonn anil Anrucr. EARIRQUAK E RIGAN w RECEIVED BY VuPE t . t ' , .. ,' Large Party of Jackies Grant ed Audience The Pope Is Cheered. By 'Associated Press. Rome, Nov. 12. A large party of American sailors was received this mbrnlng in private audience by Pope Plus. The men were conducted td the Vatican by Captain William J. Max well of the battleship Florida, and were presented to his ' holiness by Monslgnor Thomas, F. Kennedy, rec tor of the American college in Rome. The reception was held in the papal apartments Instead of in the court of San Danraso, The pope was robed in white and was accompanied .by the major domo of the Vatican and a de tachment of Swiss guards. He spoke with the American officers and im parted to them and to all the men the apostolic benediction. As the Bailors left the hall they gave three cheersf rot he pope. , Flagship at Naples. Naples, Nov. 12. Tho battleship Wyoming, flagship of the United States squadron, arrived here this morning from Malta. E COURT US LIQUOR CASE ARGUMENT Defense Seeking to Have Court Reverse Itself Famous Case. m Special to The Gazette-News. Raleigh, Nov, 12. State vs. Lewis Russell, from . Mecklenburg; county, was argued In the Supreme court yes- .. . . . DiuMjLi. tor me eiate, me case oeinsj one In which counsel for the defense Is seeking to have the Supreme court reverse Its former ruling in the noted case of State vs, Barrett in which a special act making possession of more than one quart of whiskey prima facie evidence of retailing. In the RURsell case from Mecklenburg the amount Is two and a half gallons instead of one quart, Russell was convicted In the trial below exactly In line With the law as laid down on the Barrett oase, Attorney General Blckett, in his ar gument Insisted that Instead of the Supreme court revising itself in dis posing of this case it should be just ten times as strong as the Barrett ease, since there was ten times as much whiskey In possession prescribed In the act to constitute prima facie tvldenee, Asked today When he expects to name the three special commissioners to pass Upon the- new schedule of In' tra state freight rates named In the Justice act of the Special session to which the railroad companies have filed exceptions and protests. Governor Craig said that he will probably name the commissioners some time this week. "HT By Associated Press, Columbus, O,, Nov, 12, Today's session of the Anti-Saloon League na tional eonventlon was designated as Governor's Day," notwithstanding the governors present were hot to be heard from the platform until the evening, The program for that period called for addresses by Governors Hanna of North Dakota and Hodges of Kansas, Former Governor Malcolm R. Pat tenon of Tennessee was to be the principal speaker at the afternoon session, Twlae elected governor of Tennes see as "wet,'' Mr, Patterson came to Columbus lit, a spealal car accom panied by Governor Hen W, Hooper, who succeeded him as Tennessee's chief executive, to give his endorse ment to a nation-wide program that would have for it aim the entire elimination of the saloon. Former Governor Malcolmn R, Patterson of Tennessee said In purtl "The Anti-Saloon lena je and I have nnt iIwhvi bain frifffidM. ThA nntha wn trav-lnri worA wlriA nnnrf. . Th.v iMmml in hnrallnl that It lrfnkn.1 In , Pr,uble thoy should ever meet Rut ; tncy nn,Ve mpti Tha pnth T traveled .-,. ln it. cour,. u ran Into the other and we now find ourselves In tho same road, marching In the some direction, under the same flig, actuat ed by the same dcnlro to destroy the traffic ln liquor and redeem a nation from Its curse." Greek and Turku Agree. Athons. Nov. 12. The Greek and Turkish peace delcgutes have reached an agreement or practically all points under negotiation. They Initiated a draft convention .which it Is believed will result In a complete settlement of differences, ; CARRANZA AND HALE PARTY CONFERENCE Will Make Effort to Get Cur- rency Bill Out of the , Muddle. . ; '- r By Associated Press. Washington, Nov, 12. Senate dem ocrats In a party of bringing the ad ministration bill out of the complex ities which have grown up about it In the banking committee and putting the measure on the way to passage in a form acceptable to President WU- Before the conference met the dem ocrats of the committee met again In an effort to agree on a report pre serving the fundamentals of the house bill for which the president contends and embodying those amendments agreed upon for Its perfection. Senators Owen, Pomerene, Shafroth and Hollis, who have stood behind the house bill In the long committee fight, were prepared for a report, and ad ministration supporters believed Sen ators O'Gorman and Reed, who have been opposing some features, would swing into line when the bill became a party measure. None expected, however, that Sena tor Hitchcock, the so-called Insurgent democrat of the committee, would join them. He has announced that he would decline to abide by any de cision of a caucus should one be called. L DELtGllTES REPORT TO LABOR MEN Federation Delegates Wel come Peace Policy , for i Electrical Workers Factions? ; By Associated Press. Seattle, Wash., Nov, 12. The first business before the convention of the American Federation of Labor today was the report of the fraternal dele iTHtea to the British Union congress. ThA neaeo overtures of the Reld faction .of the International Brother hood of Electrical Workers, which Dronosed that the officers of both regulars and seceders resign and I reoriranlzatlon be effected were wel mined by a majority of the dele gates. The truce between the carpenters and sheet metal workers of Seattle is exnected to be followed by a settle' ment of a disagreement between these two trades that has caused trouble all over the country, There still Is no sign of the threat ened revolt against the regime of President Gompers, All tho subjects treated in the legislative council re port and alt the resolution handed ln by delegates are ln the hands of committees appointed by Gompers, It Is known that no action will be taken In the matter of certain pend ing strikes where there Is hope of a settlement and where radical action by the convention mlsht complicate tho situation. Secretary of Labor W. B. Wilson addressed the convention today. MISS HALL SAYS TOO LITE FOR SOPHISTRY Delivers Address before In ternational Purity Con gress at Chicago, By Associated Press. Minneapolis, Minn., Nov.. 12. In an address before the International Pur ity congress today Miss Lucy A. Hail of Chicago declared that it was too lute for the old sophistry. "If you see .no flagrant wrong and do not hear too much about It you're not seeing. and hearing will do nearly as well as eradicating the wrong," she said. "People now know that blinding the eyes and stopping tho cars do not re novo evil," she continued. "Silence docs not cure else, there, would be no needs of boards of health and other plans that contribute to our advanc ing civilization. "It was not silence but facing thr need and agitation that brought about our best Uws," DEMOCRATS HOLD CONFER Conference Between Mexicai Rebel and Wilson's Friend -Is Interpreted as Sig- . nificant. OPEN INTEREST IN CONSTITUTIONALISTS LWhile Acting Unofficially Hall's Information Will : Be Used for Official Purposes. By Associated Press Washington, Nov. . 12. Conferences now being held between William Bay ard Hale and General Venustiano -Carranza at Nogales are interpreted in. official circles hero as the first open move by the United States government to show Its Interest the constitution alist movement In Mexico. No officials commented today on Mr, Hale's exact status, but on a pre vious occasion, when he spent three months in Mexico City gathering in formation. President Wilson let It be known that Mr. Hale was there as his personal friend. Mr. Hale transmitted reports, however, and took part in conferences with John Lind and Rear Admiral Fletcher. Little doubt exists In diplomatic cir cles that while Mr. Hale retains the character still of unofficial envoy, ho is furnishing the Washington govern ment with Information for official' purposes. ' ' It was pointed out by some observ ers that Mr. Hale's conferences were not necessarily a forerunner of recog nition but might be an Important fac tor In determining the future attitude of the Washington government toward the- constitutionalists. ,'."'--' Mr: ' Hale probably., will report on the personal characteristics of Gen eral Carranza, whether he has the united support of all constitutionalists or revolutionists and whether, if suc cessful by arms, he would establish a provisional government that would guarantee fair and free elections. There is also a possibility that the Information he gathered will be useful to the state department In its ex changes with foreign diplomats Uore. The diplomatic corps in Mexico City Is said to be at a disadvantage in mak ing reports on the constitutlonalllts, as its only source of Information there Is the Huerta government There were no announcements here today as to future steps in the Ameri can ' policy. News of the arrival at Nogales of Mr. Hale gave rise to the suggestion that the Washington "?ov ernment was waiting for more infor mation about the constitutionalists be fore proceeding. Rebels Attack Toxpam. Mexico City, Nov. 12. The Mexi can federal garrison at the port of Tuxpam, In the state of Vera Cruz, has asked the war department for re inforcements to defend the city against the attack being made by a strong force of rebels commanded by Can- dldo Aguilar. The garrison numbers only 250 men. The war department replied that the reinforcements were not available. Last night's dispatches from Vera Cms quoted Arthur C. Payne, tho United States consul at Tuxpam as estimating the attacking force to number 1000 men. There are 2S Americans in the town, all of whom were reported safe up to yesterday. Japs Will Send Ship. Tokio, Japan, Nov. 12. The Japan government decided today to send the armored cruiser Izumo to Mexican waters for tho protection of Japanese subjects ln Mexico. . :.' PROPOSES $25,000,000 ROADS APPROPRIATION By Associated Press. St Louis, Mo., Nov. 12. Senator Bankhead of Alabama, president of th i United States Good Roads asso ciation, has submitted to the National association in session here a bill pro viding for a federal appropriation of 125,000,000 for good roads work. Senator Bankhead expects to intra duce it at the next session of congress The bill provides that the $25,000,000 shall be divided among the various states In proportion aa thoy contribute to road work, the federal allotment to the state to be equal to Its own appro priation. . , tXJtlSlAWA CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION AWAITS REPORT Baton Rouge, La,, Nov. 12. The state constitutional convention Is to day awaiting the report of the com mltUe on bonded indebtedness and the committee on style and revision. Both committees were In session un til late last night and resumed their lellberatlons this morning. It Is un lerslood that H has been practically agreed not to Insist that the proposed (mils, four and' a half per cent serial o float the state's lll,000,00t Indebt edness, be sold st bar,
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