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4 , n rat oi.teTTE-sr.va bab rsi, most xrtxaitB ASSOCIATED PRSS3 BAS ICS W TBS CABolSAM. " , O . ' LAST EDITION 'Weather.rtjrecast: -;v CEXERAXLT FAIH. ! v vr. VOL. XVIII. NO. 254. ; ASHEVILLE, N. 0., THUECDAV AFTERNOON,:. DECEMBER 4, 1913. PRICE 9 CENTS HIGHER WATERS MENACE TEXAS HSDID Ml MR POLICEPROBE WILL BE BEGUN :PU10 i "5T1E" ( t I I s II II II I xTN ',ain Continues in Center ' of State Adding to Inv 1 mense Damage 13 ' v Lives Lost. THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE " " RENDERED HOMELESS 3ut No Serious Relief -' Prob lems Presented San An- ; tonia is Reached: .; By Flood.' ' . Dallas, "Tex.; Dee. 4. Rainfall con lnued today In the flood districts of central Texas, .adding to the menace it high waters 'which already: have cost thirteen, lives 'and about $1,000, pOO property damage. . v' -'V I The ' area of j overflowing rivers !pread rapidly last night, the most Im portant new point. affected being San Antonio. The- floods today -. covered portions of .nearly every county from San Antonio northward almost to" the Pan-Handle and from this point east ward to Include, all ' the Important cities of North" and '. Central Texas. Houston, Beaumont - and Galveston alone were. not threatened.; ' I The homeless numbered .thousands hut inasmuch as they were divided In small groups throughout the-immense flood territory no serious relief jurob-, ems Were :. presented. ..At. Belton, ivhere part of the. town Was cut oil ly water, baskets of provisions , were propelled on telephone poles to flood .IcUms. Bosque, near Waco, repcrted hh tho rise which did not eaach there unt! yesterday me In wall, of lents Jni been warned.-.v.- i ; ,,, ,, v; One hundred . and seventy-five pas sengers en a. Houston and. Texas Cen tral railroad train were marAoned art night near Martin, - The flood water rose over the rails until occasionally it lapped the lower steps of the coaches. The MarMn overflow is from the Bra zos river bed. It is estimated that the Brasos is 10 miles wide at some points. Marlin is five miles from the river. At Waco, where several thousand persons were driven from their homes by the Brazos flood, no loss of life had been reported.. Inundation of the cemeteries stopped burials throughout the city. Planing mills turned out scores of boats to rescue the marooned and salvage property, . . I At Fort Worth in the Trinity river where there was apparent relief from Hood, conditions changed this morn ing when a dangerous new rise set in. t The flood's death list Is: ' ;- - At Belton: 'Five members of the Polk family. ; ! i At Brownwood:- D. Lyton. ' At Dallas: B. F. Lacy, i At Grand Prarie: . , Manley. At High Bank, near Martin; Two ngrlea ' At Austin: Three unidentified men. San Antonio, -Tex.,. Dec, 4. Floods which have driven thousands of per sons from their homes in other parts of Texas reached San Antonio today, when the river here went out' of Its banks and Inundated several sections of the city. Rescuing parties, hastily organized, began, carrying the ma rooned to safety. ' The damage" to property was considerable., ;-No : life loss has been reported here, . . Hoods Recede. .'..' 1 After several hours the flood began to recede almost as rapidly as it had risen, saving the elty from Imminent danger of having its supply of water for domestic purposes shut off by flooding of the pumping plant. Bdl diers from Fort Bam Houston helped police and firemen rescue people In "it lowlands. - AMERICANS ORDERED RELEASED BY REBEL Washington, Dec. 4.- -Immediate re , " of W. a Windham, an American jnd companion named Dunn held or ransom near Mozatlan has been ordered by Governor Felipe Rlveros, wmmander-ln-chlef of the constltu tlonaliats In Blnaloa, accwding to dlH ptaches to the state department lndham formerly was cashier of a '""in rssadena. CaU, and Is now uperintendent of a rnnoh. ' Today's dispatches. whlcri confirm -r capture of Victoria by the rebels. - iioin Monterey nnd Tampleo are ' ' "nM- e.ly all the Americans. I '"reigners and hundreds of Mex L'1"' have fled from Monterey to NOT DlSTUItEID BY oppo:itic:i to tax "nn nirinn rv,. a t- ii " M'lllljr I'll " .- not turlrl .v th nuit flUd irt fV, luran to teot t '' h Income t;(X ''lfctr1 wiin, ,,, ""'11 th Km,.,. ,ln" fie lw ki inaionnlliy i.-it will lie li-ii.liiK a'i'l "ir U'.e tii-y ciui'l be REBELS SUPDEL1E Leaders Consider . Days of Fighting There Are Al most Over. Jaurex, Dec- 4. While - looting - by Isolated bands or . confiscation ot property hy the Mexican rebels may continue, the days "of ' fighting - la northern - Mexico are . numbered, - so far as the rebellion Is concerned, ao cording to expressions made by rebel leaders today. General Francisco Villa's assertion -that .there -was not much more to fight for in the north because of the bankrupt ; conditions of the federal, army which caused it to evacuate so , important .-a city. :as Chihuahua, has spread tumong the rebels. "Av .jAVhat most ; immediately; , concerns the t so-called - constitutionalist party now Is the elaborating . of its civil government. This embraces a more systematized customs to-be, enforced along-the border. The rebels holdcall the ' Important border towns . except Nuevo Laredo and Pledras Nlegras, opposite- Eagle -Pass. .. v ' There remains' also to be put In force a uniform currency system, for now rebel and federal currency are in conflict, or. s kind being acceptable In one place and another kind in an other Rebel postage stamps already are in use. Many governors and state officials Are to be selected.: ; . The settlement of the civil' ques tions - Is one reason ' why : Villa has asked General Carranza to 'meet hlra at Chihuahua, gylvestera Terrazai t newspapkr editor in Chihuahua, who is not-related to 'the wealthy ' Ter- rasas: fprril'y, has .been .iMected for to leave ta Carranza" the "tank of eBr tablishinr civil government; devoting himself ,. to rthe military, campaign southwards towards. Mexico - City, ElOIIfM BP F1K1IT 0 BARaES!S HOUSED But Younger Members of Re , publican Conference Will Continue" Attack.-- '. IJew Tork. Deo. 4. A conference of republican leaders in 'Now, Tork state over which Senator Elihu Root will preside has been . called for-tomorrow to consider the situation con fronting the party in state affairs. -A number. of local leaders are said .to have agreed at a conference last night upon a program to submit at the meeting 'tomorrow in advocacy. of a airect primary law, doing away with state conventions and working men's compensation measure to offset-the proposals mads by tha present demo cratic administration alons these lines. ' . ., " Opposition to the oontlnuance of William Barnes as state chairman of the' party has received considerable publicity of late, but it was said that loaal leaders at last night's conference had counselled abandonment' of the fight against Barnes; and if on other ground than.- that factional strife should be discouraged at this time. There are some of the younrer lead. era, however, who declare they will continue their attack upon Barnes and the outcome of tomorrow's Conference of state leaders will be watohed with interest.' ,--. ASHEVILLE SHRI'JEHS ED TO CKAFILOTTE T.'EETluG Party of 25, Left This Morning In Special Car "Will Re turn Torr,orrow, Twenty-flv fihrlners nt Ashevllle left this morning for Charlotte to attend the meeting of the fclirlne thero this afternoon and tonight. The party went down In a special car at tached to Southern piiMXiiiKnr trnln No. 18, leaving here at 7 o cloi It, and will return tomorrow morning on No. IS, arriving here at 10:05. The meeting and icreiiionliil In Charlotte will be tlie bl tct of year In (he state and pi:mi fur th I he event ha been Rnlng forum-, for om! time. The proKtani announced la moat ritenalve an.l Un.w -'rif down from here .o.- to ri ; . (gnat time during th d.iy m I i.. t m Conference on .'High Cost of Living Meets , in Philadel , .' ptiaReduotion ' ' - Campaign. r". MANY HOUSEWIVES , ARE UP IN ARMS Investigation Started in Pitts' burghBoycotts on Eggs - Start - in Many - : Sections. .. Philadelphia, Pa., Dec. . Rela tions , existing ' between the city and, country with reference to .the high cost of eggs was expected to be one of . the topics' considered at an agricultural -conference which: began. here today to consider the cost of liv ing and to plan a campaign to obtain a reduction of the price of food prod uct. ' Campaigns now being conducted in Chicago, ' Kansas City and Pittsburgh to reduce the cost of eggs attracted muoh attention among the delegates here today and there was much in formal 1 discussion of the subject in connection with the general high cost of .food products. - v. Make-Up of -Conference.-' Farm experts, bankers, educators. merchants and other business men made up the conference which ' will continue three days. Various methods for Increasing efficiency In marketing, transportation, farm and soli surveys, farm bureaus and ' corn "shows as means of reducing .prices would be advocated at the different sessions by speakers from Beveral states. Whole sale and retail dealers, cold - storage nmn and railroad -efllclaliS' a:v- n iUviieii"to partlclpat3"1n ' the discus-" sions. -'.; .; v n United States Senator Gore of 'Ok lahoma 1 was on : the program today for an address on "The Inter-relation of City and Country." "V J ; ; Others who have accepted Invita tions to speak Include H. B. Fullerton of New York; . Q.- P, Warren of .the agricultural department of Cornell university; Dr. John R. 'Williams qf Rochester, N. T.; Dr. Carver, chief of the bureau of markets, United States department of agriculture; Emory R. Johnson, University of Pennsylvania; Joseph Chapman, Jr., Minneapolis, and B. F. Harris, president of the Illinois Bankers association. - ' p -" The conference was arranged by a committee representing agricultural. oorremrclal, educational and business organizations under - the direction of Charles S. CaldweU.-as chairman. It is being held In connection with a corn . show at . which farmers from Pennsylvania, -Delaware, -v Maryland and New Jersey are competing for prizes.', ' . ' . Two thousand members of the Ohio Boys Corn club party, who are now In Washington, are expected to, be guests at tomorrow's session. -- Pittsburgh, Pa., Deo. 4. In the face of the fact that agents of the depart ment of Justice are here to Investigate the cause of the high price of eggs, quotations for "selected eggs," as the Pittsburgh butter and -egg exchange terms them, ' were advanced today from 45' and 46 cents to 60 and 62 cents a' dozen. , Dealers declare this . (Continued on page two.) ESI l:rs. pousT; KQ DISORDER RESULTED I- T Militant Leader is Taken tin Custody on Arrival at ' . - Plymouth.; . --' Plymouth. England, Dec, 4,--Con-trary to expectation there was no disturbance when Mrs. Erhmellne Pankhurst, the militant auffraRette leader, was arrested on board the steamship Majestic, on her arrival from New York today. Mrs. Tank hurst was.tranaferied to a tug which had been chartered by the police and was taken to DeVonport dockyard. The police officers bearded the Ma Jestlo as soon a the liner hAd an chored, shortly after noon. The po lice tug with the prisoner and offi cers on board uti-amed off directly for Devonport. Everybody ' except offi cials was excluded from the govern ment dockyard and Mrs. Fankhumt was landed without Incident. Two motor rats merj waiting In the dnckyanla and tho small party, conHtitlng of the prlnoner and a niiin- ' tier of det.'1-tlv,-' :anl alrti-.l T entered the vehicles Immediately in I he I direction of London. A hody of nilll-j 'Mm. (iuth. a prosperous went side . tant (nifrim.-iii-i tmd conrei,-iitiMl In'dremt maker, was found dead n bed the mraninn, hi 1'lvmotuh, and after IhhI nklit with four knife vounds In i.nneIiK tl.e en. e! llh a h.ind at lu-r ImmIv, almost any of which might their h !, inn- i I to the l'. ka. i have a used her death. H."L. Nettles Declares They Will. Not Submit to ; au ' ... - ' : ' 1 ' Inspection Tax. ; .. . ', The- Buncombe County Dairymen's association will hold a meeting In the oounty oourt - house' Saturday after noon at 8 o'clock, for the purpose of deciding .what further steps will be taken by. them in regard to the milk situation in the city. -It will be re membered that sometime ago several members, of the 'association refused to pay the 'tax-levied by the city on all dairymen doing- business in the city. wnicn was on tne .basis, of 1 per head. 'Then, a lrlefcaiv suit was en tered; by the city against H. . 1 Net ties, president of tlie association, -and this was continued from time to. time until- during the loxt session, of court it was heard - by Jttdge Carter,'' who decided in favor l the city. The dairymen then appealed to 'the Su preme court of No: th Carolina, where the case 1b now. to be heard. in an interview '.with- a Gazette- Newa reporter this morning Mr. Net tles stated that ihe -dairymen, 'are maxing .arrangements to Ship their milk to a creamej-jr in. Columbia In event they, are forced t6 Pay this tax. If these arrangements are carried out then it will mean3, (hat Asheville will! - be cut off from Its present flu-pply of milk, ; He rwent 6 to sav - that ar rangements) will .Tjft- made : wherebv milk wlll.be supplied to invalids and babies on doctors i prescription.-.' . He went 6n to say that the Aairv- men objected to the tax "from - prin- u uvm in - tact mai mey thought that; It was 'excessive;' that the tax was .imposed -fop the" benefit of . the people of AsheviHe and that the dairymen maintained '-that the city should stand' the' expense of the Inspections and not taithe dairymen tor it. . " ; ; ','- i. The dairymen clRlm.that owing; to the. increase in the,--'cost of foodstuff' and labor, there w: i no nroflt in the dairy business now 'according to' Mr xsetties. He sale t ir'he has operat- ftd hia Urn .1 1 jw. ',.- and -could" show ,thiabv 'rn?'Tfoourfr'&H'T He said ; while the' cost of foodstuffs- . - ... ' w had advanced,: during ' the. last, few years at least ,60 to lOO perJcent that the price being paid for milk whole sale had not Increased at all. -...- According to Mr., Nettles the dairy men, wholesale and retail,: are .will lng to pay , a . reasonable wagon tax but will not .pay the tax now levied against , them. - He wishes it to be clearly understood, however, that all the dairymen are willing to. co-oper ate with the local board, of health In tarrying out Its regulations as to in spections, sanitation, etc,; ? and that theyf have gone : to considerable ex pense to that end,; He cited as an In stance his : own case, ' saying that to comply with the health board's sug gestions he had made expensive im provements and employed additional help. . , i . WILSON S COLD BETTER BUT HE IS I'i BED YET President Unable to See Dele gation Prom Suffragist . . Conventiori.- Washington, ' Dec. 4. President Wilson's cold was a little better today but he remained abed. Dr. Cary T. Grayson, U. S. N., thought it probable the president would have to keep to his room tomorrow as well so engage ments were cancelled. It was said at th White House that while the presi dent was not suffering in any way the cold remained In' his head and throat and Dr. Grayson thought best to guard against exposure. ' . . Mrs. ModiU MeCormlck ' and ; Mrs. Delsha Breckenrldge, the committee of i two appointed by the. National American Woman Suffrage association to ask the president to see delegates, called at the White Houso offices and laid their request before - Assistant Secretary Forster.- Secretary Tumulty had gone to Jersey City to attend the funeral of a relative. ' The., committee was told that the president was ill today and they asked that they be received sometime tomorrow.- They were Informed that if the president had sufficiently Improv ed tomorrow he might be able to re ceive them but that the matter prob ably could not be determined until later. MTtS. AGNES GVHTH MfKjOETlED; SWISS SOtiDIEIl DISAPPEARS New York, Dec. 4 -A former HwUw soldier who lived at tho home of Mrs. Aanos Guth and had heen introduced as her second husband, had disap peared today and efforts to solve the 'murder of Mrs. Guth centered in the ; i tempt to find him. Emperor William. Takes Hand In Troubles Between Citi-- zens andtThe Military - Authorities. PAPERS DEMAND THAT CHANCELLOR RESIGN Declare His Explanations of ..Affair Cause ' of . Resolu ? -, tion of Non-Confidence In (Jovernment. . Berlin,--Dec;-' 4. Emperor William today decided that the time hadcome for ..htm to interfere personally' with the 'full , weights of his authority; iii order to put an end to the differences between the ' civil' and military- au thorities of Alasca. ' His majesty this morning summoned ; . (the ', governor general of - Alasce-Lorraine, Count Charles von ' We'del, "! and the com manding - general,,. Lieutenant ' Gen eral Berthold von Deimling, to re port to- him- immediately at Donaue- schihien. ' : . . .' -..j-.. ' The strife between : the military authorities and the civilians in the- little". garrison ,. town of . Zabern brought about over night . a . political crisis, of. the most acutfe order In Ger many; Demands for; the resignation OtUhe Imperial chancellor were voiced today by the "Tageblatt," the ."Frank- fort Gazette," and other' radical- hews papers. -i's.ii -'-'.' The uhsatisf ytpg nature of the ex planation of Dr. von iBethmann: Holl-wegi- -the imperial chancellor, yester day tn the imperial parliament- arid th .hnJBQV th .hruBQVa sratmenti, et-MaJorwGen- 4 of war, it was pointed out, had not only ensured the passage of the resolution- expressing non-confidence . in the government but had made , pos sible a serious delay : in considering the budget program. ',: It was thought not unlikely that the imperial parliament would re fuse to proceed with the discussion of the budget until it. received satis factory guarantees that there would be no repetition of such incidents as those which have occurred atv Za bern. '.'-.; ,.- The Imperial, chancellor appeared n the imperial parliament . at the opening ot today's session.- Taking the floor at .once, he declared that Emperor William . had expressed ex treme displeasure - over the occur rences, at Zabern and. had given the general . In command strict ; orders that such violations of the law as the clearing of the streets by the military and the arrest of civilians should not be repeated. - . . , i Dr. von Bethmann-Hollweg denied the existence of a secret Inner-government' In Alasce which overruled the decisions of the recognized au thorities as had been reported and said he would resign Instantly If such a thing were true. . 'The present moment is a serious one," the chancellor said, W'not be cause . of the possibility of my reslg. nation-but because of the danger that the Zabern Incidents and the debates In' the Imperial parliament may lead to a permanent breach between the army and the people. The Imperial chancellor leaves the capital tonight to make a personal report on the Zabern incidents to the emperor, at Donaueschlngen. A vote or non-confidence In the German government In connection with , its attitude In regard to the troubles between the military and the civilians at Habern, a lasce was ad opted In the Imperial parliament to day by, 293 against 54. One blank papef .was handed in while 49 mem bers were not present. , SAYS DEBATE "OH MONEY MEASURE IS A FARCE Senator Cummins Charges De mocrats Approached a . "Near" Conspiracy, Washlncton, Dec. 4. Charges by Senator Cummins that the Democrats had approached "dangerously near a conspiracy against the tights of all the people", in taking caucus action on the currency bill marked the open ing nf today's session of the senate. "This hill has been considered else where and passed elsewhere," ho said. "There will be no real debate In thin chamber, it will he simply a farce. I hesitate to participate- In it for I do not want to give It. before the country, the color of actual tleliberatlon. "I cannot believe th American ! people will for a long period tolerate i this leglHlallon by a cauctia" M-SUFFIISTS OPPOSEGOMMITTEE Delegation Visits House Suf fragist Convention Consid- . ., era Important Matters. Washlngton, Deo. 4j Opponents of woman suffrage appeared before the house rules ' committee today to ar gue why a committee on woman suf frage should not be created by the house. The delegation was headed by Mrs, A. M. Dodge of Npw Ylork, wno yesterday was re-elected presl dent of the National association op posed to woman suffrage. The delegation marched to the house office building In a body. In that respect they followed the plan of the national American ' Woman Suf frage association , which . yesterdjay sent a delegation of nearly 1000 wom en to present the suffragist side of the argument to-the rules committee. ' Mrs. - Arthur Dodge,- the leader1 of the ahtl-BUffrage f movement, had charge of; presenting arguments. ' She said the speakers represented . "more than ninety thousand American wom en, all over voting age." -J- . Miss Alice Hill Chittenden of New York, declared the - equal ' suffrage question was not a federal one; that it should be left to the streets. - . Mra Robert Garrett ;of Maryland.i declared' that .thousands' of women, of her . state actively , opposed woman s sun;raj5e, . Speakers for the opponents declared wdki'ng "women Were' bpposed to, 'the franchise - becausey- they would .flose-more- than they would gain. ) This was in answer to the statement of the suffragists that the Working, woman needed- the franchise and was strongly .In. favor;, of -it -;' i.'V ; - ft wnA pontATi1f1 4rui4 fh sa'nfrrece movemeni was.;Sp6radio'iin.,lts nature the. fcalSbtf WS ' hot' waited by as many 'vsojnea a-the suffrasts declare... It Was denier, that tne sut fragist movement had grown, to such proportions as to demand' a house committee. ' ' . Suffragist sympathizers , had , been warned by Dr. . Anna Howard Bhaw, president of their association, to re main away from the hearing room and give their undivided attention to the business of the suffrage convention to which they had been sent as dele gates. Washington, Dec. 4. Discussion ot a budget and ot a new constitution for the National American Woman Suffrage association, the sending of a committee to urge - President Wil son to send a message to congress asking immediate consideration of a woman suffrage - amendment and election of officers for the ensuing year were the features on today's program of the convention, in forty fifth annual session here. Debate over the adoption of a new constitution centered around the pro posed method of raising the money among the state and other affiliated organizations to .carry on the work of the national body. The states' rights question was involved in the discus sion, many of the delegates fearing that state and local suffrage bodies would be weakened If the national organization were allowed to secure Its money as proposed. LOPEZ WILL BE SMOKED 24 Sheriff Continues Smudges in Efforts to Drive Bandit" From Mine. : Bingham, Utah, Dec. 4. It was de- elded by Sheriff Andrew Smith early today to continue for another 14 hours the smudges which were ignited in the Minnie mine Monday afternoon In hope of driving Rcflph Lopez, the Mex ican outlaw, from his hiding place. It has been learned several tunnels' have not been reached by the poisonous pases. Coal tar will be employed to day In the generation of gases and It was definitely announced the mine would not be opened Until Friday af ternoon. - Lopes has now heen a fugitive for two weeks and in that time he has killed six men, one a countryman with whom he had engaged in a quarrel, and five peace officers who attempted to arrest him. lie took rnfugo in the Minnie mine last Thursday but many believe he made his escape from the underground workings either Satur day or Sunday before tho work of filling the mine With poisonous gases was begun. INMAN8 TOFniCT THFUK WILL UK NO WTSTEn ' Pierre, R. D.. Deo. 4. The Indians' of this vicinity are predicting there will be "no winter this season." Freak December weather prevails all over the Dakntas. -with warm rain and tho thermometers well above freezing. Committee , of Aldermen De cides to Investigate Alle- . ; gation of 'Leak" Be- i, ; fore Serving of ' . Warrant. JUDGE CARTER TO BE CITED AS A WITNESS' Indicates t Willingness ' to Tes-1 - tify in Inquiry PredpitaU ,'ed by 'His Remarks In .Courts ' - The police committee of tbl board 1 . of aldermen has called a meeting to j be held tomorrow morning: at i 10 o'clock in the council chamber -at the 1 city, hall, as the result of Judge" Car- f: ter's implication, made during the hi i veetigations; he t held recently in the 1 alleged , illegal traffic in whiskey , in this city,' that there Was a "leak' In ' tne police department, f-: t 1 The committee, consisting of' Rr li. ' Francis, .chairman, W. R. . Patterson, t ana wB.iJohnson. will, according to I a statement made, this morning by Mr. f ranclB to a -Gazette-News reporter 1 issue '. subpoenaes ; for ' Judge Frank Carter,' Gay Green, John HwLange and Ji Bayllss Rector,, to appear , before I the committee jo morrow and tell what I they, know if anything about members of the police force .tipping off-Jnfor-v i mation to Vance Wells, so that he was able to leave the city before he could be. arrested as a defendant in the in- , vestigation recently held by Judge Carter. , -. t; '-.'; f . ': - i " ;. Mr.' Francis Stated this morning to I a Gazette-NeWst reporter, that If nv 1 charges re. preferred .against any ) -membe of . tholice force they' will ! -bherougnljrres ho further said that the committee dotw nob want any man. on the fore who i. , does anything else than his duty as a i sworn officer of the UWV ..?-v--'t ! ""I believe that the Ashevllle police I force has done everything in. its power ! t to enforce the prohibition law and to , -uphold all laws," Mr. Francis said. "I ; am informed that seven out of the 16 i warrants served during tho recent in vestigations were served by members of the force and further that most all the information was secured from the police. This Is the. first Intimation I that we have had that any one thought 1 that there were members of the police who were not living up to their oaths." J On last Monday morning,, just be-1 fore starting the testimony in the pre-1 limlnary hearings at the court house. Judge Carter said a few things In re gard to rumors that had come to him ' in regard to "a leak" In the police de partment He suggested that the po lice committee Investigate the disap pearance of Vance Wells, a defendants in the cases. He said ha was after j the officers who were falling to do their duty as well as liquor sellers. Following is a stenographic report of an interview between Chairman i Francis and Judge Carter prior to the calling of the committee meeting: R. L. Francis-: "Judge, I would like to see you a few minutes. " Judge Carter: "All right, sir; but ' In view of what iras said In the morning paper, I would like to have -the stenographer take down what -passes between us." Mr. Francis: "The city wants to i investigate these things, and If there ' la anybody working for us that Is tip ping off these things we want to get rid of them." Judge Carter: "I am glad that such Is the attitude of the city, and I wish you Godspeed In what you may un dertake." . Mr. Francis: "When do you want the city to make this investigation?" ' Judge Carter: "I have nothing to do with your Investigation." Mr. Francis: "I want to suit your" ' convenience and mine." Judge Carter: "I have nothing to ' do with the city's business." Mr. Francis: "We would like to have you as a witnesa" , Judge Carter: "Have you come seeking Information or to be pert?" Mr. Francis: "I am souklng in for atlon." Judgo Carter? "If yon start your . Investigation and subpoena me as a witness. I'll answer." Mr. Francis: "All right, sir." . Judge Carter: "is there anything else you want?'' Mr. Francis: "That's Jl." Judge Carter: "All right, sir. I con alder this interview as ended." Mr. Francis: "All right, sir. Thank you very much.". CHICAGO 18 HAYIXG . -.r " , WEATHER POH BASEIVALL . Chicago, Dec. 4. Baseball was s popular pastlmo In 'Chicago yeater day as a result of warm weather fCoatllwS men Snd boys played tw. games on the diamond In (Iran: park. Employes of hmUni bou facing. the yrk played tha fliTit gm.i. and mnKaengM" boys staged tho n nd content. Iatk" crowd n,-rr ,.. tracted hy the unu;;n.il fe'Uil.of V . - ball In . r- ' , ' . - J