TBM OAXBTTa-SSWt BAB TBM BOBT BXPMSIVn ASSOCIATED PBMSB III. tfCM.'ia 'rBM OABOUBAB. Weather Forecast: j FAIR AMD WARMER. VOL. XVIII., NO. 243. FRIGE 5 CENTS ASHEVILLE, N. 0., FRIDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 21, 1913. U.S. WILL PLAY WAITING GAME Officials FeelEach Day Adds to Gradual Disintegration of the Huerta Administration. FOREIGN ATTITUDE IS VERY SATISFACTORY Acts of New Mexican Congress Will Not Be Sanctioned by Any of the Powers. themselves and the property of the company under the protection of the American consul. ENGINE PLUNGES IN LnOPERIOR Engineer of C. P.'s Imperial 'Limited . Drowned Pas , sengers Narrowly Escape. Washington Nov. 21. Convening of the Mexican congress and Provi sional President Huerta's reading of his message are regarded by officials here as merely carrying the situation between Mexico and the- United States one step further along and not as events which forecast any Immediate action by the United States. The view here is that each day adds to what administration officials re garded as the steady and gradual dis integration of the Huerta regime. Understanding With London. The official view is that should the Mexican congress act on English oil concessions pending such acts will be reRarded as Invalid not only by the United States but ty Great Britain. A perfect understanding Is understood to have been reached between Lon don and Washington. ' Inasmuoh as foreign governments generally have signified their assent to the American pdllcy as thus far outlined, it is being taken for granted here that so far es the nations of the world are concerned the new Mexi can Congress may legislate as It will hut its acts will not have Internation al sanction as the constituted law making body of the southern republic Such a favorable attitude by other nations generally, strengthen the con fidence of the Washington govern ment that the power of the Huerta regime is crumbling. The fact that many members of the Catholic party did not attend the sesion of congress hy previous agreement Is regarded as another evidence of the loss by Huerta of one of the chief sources of his previous suppori - While no positive steps are being taken and no action of a summary character so far as known In plan ned, the disposition of high officials Is to await the slow but what they deem Inevitable process of forcing Huerta to retire. Late Conferences. Mexico City, Npv. 21. The fact that Nelson O'Shaughnessy, American charge d'affaires, has had two con ferences with the Mexican minister of foreign affairs, during the past few days became known here today. The exact character of these meetings and the nature of the conversation are not known, but It Is evident that their net result did not change the situation. Assurances were given at the em hussy today that no instructions had l'r-en received from Washington for charge O'Shaughnessy to leave his post. It is known that his personal nffa!is are In such order that he could leave at an. hour's notice If the necessity arose. , ' Levy to Pay Troops. A levy of 500,000 pesos has been made at Monterey to pay the troops there. It Is stated that the American Smelting and Refining company's con- moutlon toward this amount was 25,000 pesos. Muderos Want Refuge. There was no cabinet meeting today but the president saw Secretaries Gar rison and Bryan and Acting Secretary Roosevelt, of the navy. Dispatches received from Rear Admiral Fletcher were discussed but the contents were not divulged. Later It became known that Admiral Fletcher's dispatches concerned asy lum for Evaristo and Daniel Madero and some of their followers who have heen liberated from the Vera Crur Prison and have applied to Consul Canada for protection. It was Indi cated that they probably will be taken aboard an American warship ai was Fells Diaz. Fighting; Continue. righting was still in progress today about Ciudad Victoria, the capital of 'he state of Tarn au II pas, aceprdlng to Information received at the war office. Although the city was said to have been captured by the rebels on Tuea- aay last It la now claimed that Gen eral Antonio Rabago, the federal com mander, Is still holding the place, al though continuous fighting has gone on Inside the city for the last 24 hours. Federal reinforcements under General Rublo Navarret are due to relieve the Harrison at any moment, Refuse U Fay Levy. A demand was mads 'by the federal military authorities on all ths foreign business concerns In Monterey for cash to provide for the maintenance of army In that district From the Mon terey Steel company 20.000 pesos was asksd. and from ths Waters Piece Oil t company 15,009 pesos. Oothers were taxed In proportion to their Import ance. Ths managers of ths Waters Plerc Oil company Instructed their representative In Monterey to refuse bayment of ths levy and to place PLANS FOR RIVERS HARBORS CONGRESS Opening of Panama Canal Will Be Given Important Place. rlDI GALLONS LIQUOR SEIZED Winnipeg, Man., Nov. 21. Fireman P. O'Connor of Schrlber, Ont, was drowned and other crew : members and passengers narrowly escaped death shortly after 2 o'clock this morning when the first section of the Canadian Pacific railroad's Imperial limited, westbound from Montreal to Vancouver, was wrecked near Cold well, 175 miles east of Port Williams, Ont. ";" The wreck was caused by the en gine Jumping the track at a point where the road skirts Lake Superior on a ledge 30 to 60 feet above the wate.r. The engine plunged into the lake, carrying Fireman O'Connor to his death. The engineer escaped by Jumping from the window of his cab. Baggage cars, club and dining cars. and the heavily loaded Pullmans re- malned on the top of the grade. A severe storm whipped across the north shore of Lake Superior all night, carrying down poles and teld graph wires for many miles east of White River, Ont For this reason Canadian Pacific railroad officials ex perienced difficulty In communicating from Fort William with trainmen at the point where the ' wreck oc curred. . . . . . . The railroad officials received suf ficient Information, however, to war rant an announcement at 9:30 o'clock this morning that none of the passen gers had been killed or Injured. At first. It was thought the wreck had occurred near Rossport, where sink hole has been giving considerable trouble. 1 ' , Washington, Nov. 21. Plans for the tenth annual convention of the National Rivers and Harbors con gress are announced. It will meet here for three days, beginning De cember 3, and President Wilson and several of his cabinet members will address the delegates, who will- be present from every quarter of the United States. Because of the ap- proaahlng completion of the Panama canal the convention expects its de liberations to be of especial import ance. The opening of the Panama canal will occupy a large part of the deliberations of the convention, It was announced. John Barrett, director general of the Pan-American union, is down for an illustrated lecture on waterways .In general, including the big ditch; while Elliot Woods, super intendent of the capitol, will discuss the canal with the assistance of lan tern slides and moving pictures made under the supervision of Colonel Goethals himself. The women are to have a hand In the deliberations of the convention, for the Women's National Rivers and Harbors congress announced that they would, tender a reception to Vice President Marshall and Mrs. Marshall and Speaker and Mrs. Clark, and after those formalities would plunge Into a discussion of the waterways development question. Mrs. Sarah W. Strout of Portland, Me., president of the auxiliary organization, will be the principal speaker. Century Drug Store Raided by Sheriff's Officers and Man ager Placed Under Arrest. OPERATING WITHOUT LICENSE IS CHARGE use DOMINIC in AN TRADE Results of U. S. Supervision of Customs Have Been Gratifying. NO ASSURANCE BYCARRANZA Sheriff Makes Affidavit Order for Seizure of Whiskey Signed by Judge Carter. ilsili FOR U. S. OFFICES Rebel Leader Could Not Guar antee Rules of Civilized War Would Be Observed. -:TV ELECTION OF TENER IS YEAR ATJHITE HOUSE President Decides He Will Take Holiday During V Congress Recess. Now - Certain Governor Pennsylvania Will Head National League. of Washington, Nov. 21. There will be no New Year's reception at the White House next January. President Wil son announced today that during the holiday recess of congress he would take a 10 days vacation. Exactly when or where he will go was not announc ed and probably will not be until his departure. The White House New Tear's recep tion is a historic Institution in Wash ington besides being one of the mile stones in the capital's social season. It has been the custom for the presi dent to receive congressmen, army and navy omcers, me diplomatic corps and all official Washington according to rank and then shake hands with citizens. More than 6000 have shaken hands with citizens. More than 5000 have shaketv hands with the president on such occasions. The reception Is always followed by rounds of official calls. The White House issued this state ment: "The usual New Tear's reception will not be held on January 1, 1914. The departure from custom on this occasion Is due to the fact that the president will not be In Washington at that time. Owing to the long session of congress the president has had no vacation' since his inauguration. As the approaching session of congress will be the long session the only op portunity for the president to secure a rest will be during the usual holiday recess of congress." New Tork, Nov. 21. It has become to be accepted among local baseball writers as a foregone conclusion that the proposed election of Governor John K. tTener of Pennsylvania, to the presidency of the National league, will go through without a hitch. It is said to be now practically certain that all of the eight club owners of the league are united in favor of the proposed successor . to Thomas J. Lynch. Governor Tener's term of office as governor does not expire until Jan uary. 1, 1916. so If he Is elected to the league presidency next month he will serve only In the capacity of an hon orary president until his guberna torial service Is ended, the league af fairs meanwhile being left In charge of Secretary John A. Heydler. The result of opposition of election of President Lynch Is still a matter of some surprise. No specific charge has ever been made against him though it Is well known that he has antagonized many of the club owners by the firm stand he has taken in many disputes, particularly with re gard to 'the upholding of umpires. Some observers assert that one of the reasons that the National league has in mind a man of Governor Tener's prominence Is a hope of "restoring the older league's' prestige." It Is pointed out that this prestige has been threatened If not actually affected by the success of the American league In winning the world's championship regularly for the past four years. Sheriff C. F. Williams and Deputy Sheriff E. M. Mitchell this morning made a search and seizure raid on the Century drug store in the Lan gren hotel building and took posses sion of about 30 Ogallons of intoxi cating liauors of various kinds. F. H. McMullen, manager of the store, was arrested on the charge of unlawfully keeping on hand over one gallon of spirituous, vinous and malt liquors, for the purpose of sale.. He was ar raigned before Judge Frank Carter and was held for further appearance, no bond being required, however, as he is already .held under a bond of $1000 for his appearance before Judge Carter In the investigation that is to be begun next Monday. The order for the seizure was maue by Judge Carter, upon an affidavit made by Sheriff Willams to the effect that Mr. McMullen had on hand for the purpose of sale more than one gallon of such spirits. The order was for the seizure of all fixtures, In cluding empty bottles, barrels, glasses. etc., necessary for carrying on the trafTio In liquor, which might be found In the drug store or the base ment of the store.., , . ..... The liquors Beized Included about 200 bottles of assorted wines , and whiskies, 60 bottles of brandy, be tween five and six cases of cham pagne, a barrel of sherry wlrie, part of a barrel of port wine, 15 gallon Jugs of corn whiskey, and gin and other liquors In varying quantities. No beer was found, although three barrels of empty whiskey and beer bottles were seized. One or two emp ty whiskey and wine barrels were also Included in the round-up. The keys to the storeroom where the goods were found were turned over to Sheriff Williams, and he stated that ev. rything seized will be moved out and stored elsewhere some time to day. The seizure was made 'on the ground that these Intoxicating liquors were being handled by the drug store illegally; that no one holding a license to. sell whiskey on prescription has been in the employ of the store since August 2. The affidavit was made under the new search and ' seizure law that reduces the amount allowed on hand from two gallons to one gallon. , Since Judge Carter made his an nouncement here a short time ago to the effect that he expects to conduct a thorough investigation Into possible violations of the prohibition laws here, the sheriffs and city police de partments have seemed to vie with each other in the work being done to uncover any alleged violations, and the seizure this morning came as a total surprise. Worcester, Mass., Nov. 21. A five fold . Increase in the trade of San Domingo has been-one of the bene ficial results of the six years' opera tions of the "Dominican convention" under which the United States super vises the customs collection of that country, Professor Jacob Hollander of Johns Hopkins university told the Clark university conference on Latin Americat oday. Professor-Hollander was financial adviser of the Domini can republic from 1908 to. 1910. "The foreign trade of San Domingo for 1911-12, the latest fiscal year for which figures are available," he said, aggregated nearly $20,600,000 as compared with some $5,00,000 in which year preceding the conven tion. "Little short of a revolution so cial, political and economic has been wrought in the country. The people of the island, protected from rapine and bloodshed, are fairly on the way to becoming a decent peasantry, as industrious and stable as sub-tropical conditions are likely to evolve." Professor Philip M. Brown of Princeton, former minister to Hon duras, advocated a union of the Cen tral American republics and urged that the United States take the initia tive in bringing it about. Professor Hiram Bingham of Tare and George F. Tucker spoke of the Monroe doctrine. Seems Certain That Marshal and Revenue Offices Will Be Transferred. It Is the general understanding here now that the office of United States marshal for the Western district of North Carolina will be transferred from Greensboro to Asheville, and that the office of the revenue agent of the two Carolinas will be taken from here to Salisbury. A final order of the transfer Is expected to be receiv ed now at almost any time. The transfer of the marshal's office Is to be made for the benefit of the new marshal, Hon. Charles A. Webb of this city; and as there would be no room In the Federal building here for the accommodation of this and the other point with the possibilities in favor of Salisbury, since it is the home of Revenue Agent Thomas H. Vanderford. When asked about the proposed changes this morning, Mr. Vanderford stated that he does not know anything about the matter except that he un derstands that the marshal's office is to be brought here. As to the trans fer of his own office, he says it will rest entirely with Commissioner 0.s borne. WILL TRANSFER A NEGRO MAIL CLERK Officials Will Take Chas. t Brown FromrAliEeviile'lRun. Segregation. . ABSENTED HIMSELF FROM CONFERENCES Hale May Resume Negotia tions Americans Are Being Rrecruited for Carranza. SEC. WILSON WILL TRY TO SETTLtJGORL STRIKE Secretary of Labor Wires Col orado Governor He Will Arrive Today. E TROUBLE IS FEARED FROM 1115 ROADS ORDERED TO REMEDY DISCRIMINATORY RATES Washington, Nov. 21. Upon com plaints upon the cities of Camilla, Sylvester and Pelham, Ga., that tho Atlantic Coast Line and other ral roads were discriminating In freight rate to these places in . favor of Thomasvllle, 'Albany and Tlfton, Gu, ths Interstate commerce commission has ordered the roads to apply freU'U rate not discriminatory. Shiprock Agent Hopes for Speedy Adjustment of the Situation. CANADA 18 REQUESTED TO Hl'RKKNDI Jt MA DEI t OH Vera Crus, Mexico, Nov. 21. A re quest for the surrender of Evaristo and Daniel Madero to the local au thorities was made upon Consul Wil liam W. Canada today by Colonel Eu nenlo Gutierrez, aide of Qensral Gus tavo Maas, federal commander of Vera' Crui. Mr. Canada promptly refused to comply with ths request Durango. Col., Nov, 21, Hope for a speedy adjustment of the Navajo Indian situation In northwestern New Mexico was expressed today by W. T. Rhi'lton, agent at the Shiprock agen cy. In a telephone conversation Mr. Hhelton said that only a few Indians were on Heautlful mountain with the seven braves wanted In connection with Indictments returned In ths fed eral court. He stated that In his belief the ac cused Indians did not have the sup port of their fellow tribesmen and that their companions on Heautlful mountain were endeavoring to Induce them to surrender. i . Today the -situation was quiet at Shiprock, and Shelton was confident the recalcitrants would yield without teolstance on the arrival of General H. I Scott nnd troops of the Twelfth cavalry. ' E OF Charles A Brown, colored, who has been employed as a helper in the railway mail service for the past year or more between Asheville and Union, S. C, is to be transferred from this to some other run. The trans fer papers have not yet been received but Congressman James M. Gudger, Jr., Is authority for the statement that all arrangements have been made for the transfer of the negro at a early date. Brown Is the only negro employed in the service on any of the runs from Asheville, and since he waB placed here there has been a great deal of complaint about the other men in the serevlce being forced to work with him. There have been numbers of rumors to the effect that he was to be taken off, but no as surance from headquarters to this effect has ever before been made. Congressman Gudger took the mat ter up some time ago with officials of the department In Washington, this step having been taken on ac count of the great dissatisfaction existing on account of his being here; and in an interview with Postmaster General Burleson, Mr. Gudger was tssured that a policy was being fol lowed out to segrtgate the negroes employed in the service. Arrange ments were made then to have Brown transferrtd. Although It has not been definately stated who will succeed Brown, it is understood that W. C. Pace, former ly postmaster at Tryon and now substitute mail clerk will be the man This, however, Is not stated defl natly. Will Settle Today Fight Be tween Electrical Workers Factions. Denver, Ool., Nov. 21.' Governor E, M. Ammons received a telegram from Secretary of Labor Wilson at Evans- ton, Wyo., saying that he would arrive here today and that his services would be at the disposal of the Governor in the settlement of the strike of coal miners in Southern Colorado. The executive was disappointed to dpy b' the failure of a proposed con ference between the mine operators and the Union officials to discuss a strike settlement. "Until today I have been very san guine that a settlement of some sort could be reached, but I see no hope now," said the governor. "I may even have to ask the federal government for aid. There is nothing left for me to do but enforce the law, rigidly and impartially." Tribunal to Sit Walsenburg, Colo., Nov. 21. Within 48 hours, according to information here, a military tribunal will sit in Walsenburg to hear the cases of the six strikers said to have participated in the ambuscade In which three mine guards and an automobile driver were killed at Laveta recently. This announcement so soon after the establishment of a military com isalon in the military district in the military district by Adjutant Gen eral Chase at Trinidad, has created much excitement here. Adolph Gerner, an active strike leader, today called upon miners to avail themselves of "their right and duty to protect their homes against the aggression of capital." VENGEANCE VISITED ON STRIKE THRENTENED IN GENERAL ELECTRIC Unions Adjustment Is Made 12,000 Employes Ray They will Walk Out Seattle. Wash., Nov. 21. All of the big questions were out of the way when the American Federation of Labor met today excepting the dis pute between the regular and seceding factions of the Brotherhood of Elec trical Workers. The resolutions com mittee was expected to bring In a re port commanding the seceders to seek cards from the regular body. The resolution committee already has before It resolutions urging fed eral Investigation of the charges that Michigan, copper companies acquired title to part of their land by fraud. The election of omcers and selection of a convention city probably will tul:o place Saturday morning. The pre dieted tight between ths administra tion and ths socalled .radical forces has not materialized. Strain's Queen Retter. Paris, Nov, 21. Ths Improvement In ths condition of health of the Queen of Hpnln, who Is suffering from lnfluenxa, was so marked today that King Alfonso decided to proceed to Vienna to pay ths visit, to ths Aus trian court already arranged. ' The queen will Join Alfonso In London. at ths close of his visit to Vienna. Offices of Suffragette Wrecked After Lumber Yard Had Been Fired. Oxford, England, Nov. 21. Ven geance was promptly visited on ths suffragettes who early today set fire to a great lumber yard on the Thames near Oxford, While the lumber was still burning the offices of the suf. fragette society in this city were raid- ed and wrecked by a mob. All the furniture and a large collection of suffrage literature were thrown Into the streets. Ths damage dons by the lumber yard firm amounted to $100,000. Postcards and placards left on the seen Indicated that the blase was set by a militant arson squad. Inscrlp Hons on -the placards Included: "Send the bill to Chancellor Lloyd George tonight," and "Democracy never has been menace to proper ty" a quotation from one of Lloyd George's speeches. Lloyd Qeorgs Is hero today on visit. ' if Nogales, Ariz., Nov. 21. It was learned today from authoritative sources that one of the principal rea sons why the conferences here be tween William Bayard Hale, Presi dent Wilson's personal representative, and General Carranza, the Mexican lebel leader, were discontinued was the failure of Carranza to give tho American government assurances that accepted rules of civilized warfare would be observed by the constltu- , tionaUsts if they were allowed to Im port arms and ammunition. Sold He Was III. Carranza, it is understood, was not in a position to give these assurances because of inability to control the generals in the field. The first Indi cation that the constitutionalists could not meet this demand came, It Is said, when Carranza absented him self from the conference, giving ill ness as an excuse. After his second failure to keep the appointment Halo refused to confer with subordinates. Although Hale declined to accept invitations from Carranza's subordi nates to discuss the situation infor mally after the general's departure, he is said to have assured the minis ters before he left for Tucson .thut he would -meet -Carranza personally -' anywhere if the constitutionalist lead er so requested. It Is said Carranza came to the con clusion that he was making a politi cal blunder by permitting the Mexi can people to believe he would submit to American dictation if he succeed ed In defeating Huerta. This is said to have lod to the story of the de mand for Hale's credentials. Rumors are heard here foa disa greement between Carranza and Gen eral Villa whWh threatens to disrupt the constitulonallst ranks. , May Resume Conference. Tucson, Ariz., Nov. 21. William Bayard Hale arrived here last night It Is understood that his conferences will be resumed with General Carran za, the Mexican rebel leader, if Wash ington directs or at Carranza's re- quest, but without the presentation of credentials. Any further confer ences, It is said, would be held at Herniosillo. Recruits for Carranza. Chicago. Nov. 21. General Le Christmas, soldier of fortune, has Just completed a successful recruiting1 campaign here in behalf of General Carranza, head of the constitutionalist forces in Mexico, it was learned today. Christmas left ior the border ljt night wtih some of. his recruits and the others followed him today, 19 :n all. It Is said. Christmas was liberally supplied with money. He promised pay rang ing from $200 to $500 a month, ac cording to the experience and special abilities of the men enlisted, and bound his contracts by payments of $200 and $300. Two of the recruits who will receive maximum salaries are expert telegraphers and all have had some experience In warfare. 1 Funds for the recruiting campaign are said to have come from American capitalists whose Important interests In Mexico have suffered severely from the disturbances of the lost three days. Among the recruits It was reported that the capitalists subscribed $1,000. 000 to the Carranza chest. Schenectady, N. V., Nov. 21. Unless an adjustment of their grievances Is made before night the 12,000 em ployes of the General Electric com pany will go on strike. Officials of 25 unions, embracing men and women In every department of the big plant made this announcement early today. The workers demand that two dis charged employes, Frank Dujay, pres ident of the Electrical Trades alliance. and Maliel Leslie, chairman of the Girls' committee of the Electrical Workers be reinstated. Union em ployea allege that the dismissals her ald a reduction In the force. THE TOUGHEST BOY IN CHICAGO WANTED He Will He Taken to Farm for Oppor tunity to Recome tiood Man. , FIRST MILITANT PAYS FINE OF A DOLLAR Washington, Nov. 21. Miss Lucy Burns, ths capital's first militant suf fragist paid a fine of one dollar In police court today for chalking tho White House sidewalks with "votes for women." The Judge proposed to release Miss Bums on her personal bond not to re peat the offense which Is a violation of a city ordinance. "I want this thing settled and over with," said Miss Burns, so the court made it a dollar and she left the cen ter of admiration of her sjsters. Pittsburgh, Pa., Nov. 21. Juvenile and truant officers here were today asked by Jack Robblns, president of the National Fellowship club of Chi cago for assistance In finding tho "toughest" boy In the city. After he Is located he will be offered member ship in the Last Chance Boys Club and with eleven others taken to a ranch near Reno, Nev., where he will bs given an opportunity to become s, good man. . Iluutti, Jack London and Jack Rob blns formed an organization having for Its object ths saving of a dos en of the worst boys In the country and Mr. Robins was chosen to se lect them. Already bad boys have bean locat ed at Racine, Wis., Mlshawaka, Ind., East St. Louis, Lima, O., and St. I Louis, Mo. No boys over It year old are. considered. v . -. - v