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VOL. XVIII. NO. 278.
ASHEVILLE, N.- C, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 2, 1914.
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THE FEDERALS
MiKkt Soon Leave Ojinaga' In
Forced Retreat Across
The Border Deser
' tions Slackened.
PERMISSION GIVEN
REFUGES TO CROSS
Federals May Enter U. S. Ter
; ritory if ' Necessary to ;
Save Their Lives,
' Garrison's Order.
Marfa, Tex.. Jan. 2. -General Or
tega's 6000 Mexican rebels besieging
OJinaga, Mex., had approached near
er to the fortifications before day
light today and apparently the fed
erals could not hold out much longer
against a forced retreat across the
Texas border at Presidio. The 'last
word received from Major McNaraee,
commanding the United States bor
der patrol at Presidio, was that the
desertions from the federal army had
slackened. The federals received
some of their back pay, Major Mc
Namee said, and this had discouraged
further desertions. .
Major 'McNamee has the situation
well in hand in DreDarlng for a
flight of the entire federal army
across the border. The danger of the
federals drawing the rebel tire closer
to the border in case of flight was
considered but the border patrol had
received the promise of General Or
tega that the fire would be directed
away from the. river. . General, Villa
has. more ammunition on the .way
from Chihuahua in the hope of re-
- plenishing the rebel supply-at OJinaga
' before t is '(.Sifcwrted. The federals
have way of renewing their sup-
plles. - . c"Vi ''.' -j ;..'' -
The federal wounded ' at Presidio
.'have all been. removed to the. Mission
church there, In care of the" , Red
Cross. The federal commsf(ler re-
' quested Major McNamee to permit
the removal of the wounded to Clu
dad, Porflrio, Mex.,' opposite Eagle
Pass, Tex., but' the request was re-
' fused. , - j-
KfTiigecs May Cross.
' Washington, Jan. 2. Brigadier
General Bliss, commanding the Texas
border forces, has been instructed by
Secretary Garrlon to permit Mexican
refugees to cross Into Texas from
OJinaga if that is necessary to save
their lives. . The latest order to Gen
eral Bliss, which reiterated, former
orders on the same subject follows:
"With reference to possible situa
tion at OJinaga. lncid ont trt riAAnl.
crossing the river, you will have to
meei aemanas or the situation which
cannot be foreseen at present Ex
tend such aid to wounded a hlimnn.
Ity Indicates, and permit refugees to
cross me river if crossing Is neces
sary to save life.
"In other words. It Is not expect
ed to force people back to the Mexi
can side if they .are liable to be shot
or otherwise Injured on their return.
Co-operate fully with Red Cross. You
are not expected to turn supplies over
to Red Cross but to co-operate with
them In their work to such extent as
may be necessary to meet urgent
needs of the situation with reference
to caring for wounded."
Garrison's Statement. '
Discussing conditions .at OJinaga,
Secretary Garrison today said:
. "When the fighting first took place
on the Mexican side and the soldiers
of the defeatsd party began coming
across the border, we. without regard
to technical questions of law. and In
the Interest of humanity, took In as
refugees all those who came un-
im W" kPt them 10 ,on "
conditions on the other aide were
uch that we felt it would b' Inhu
man to turn them back. In a gen-
aiAar ?. kept tnem unU1 they
could be safely allowed to filter back
ncross the border Into their own
, country.
"These orders have never been
thoT.n -2' 'I Pr0perlv """Prated,
tho men who have been fighting .on
the other Id. of the borderanTwh
came over Unarmed, are treated as
refugee, and are allowed to stay "
tuLTnth ,,n raih" E
Zh Ar J pneny certain
Armed, men who corns over
Are of course disarmed, the arm. are
, held by our peop) an(J n are
"WUhVeirrd?1 nthP
J7 l"6 num''' attempt to
he orders ar. changed (which t
b trs Ted l rTh th'M men
h Ti" bB trtt! M How
ir, KUi be Pmltted to stay
IZ , m!": ""thet.cal quesuon. ?
. m unable to answer."
light Renew at Nuevo Lar,,i
Uredn. Tex.. Jan. 2.-FlshX 1,.
Ihm tZ, . "do. Mexico. and
1h. fe.lor.1 gan-lson was renewed to-
day. There t in only occasional nrlns:
during the nlirht. Constitutionalist re
inforcements arrived last night.
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STILL IS MYSTERY
Secrecy Maintained Concerning
Every
Phase of Visit
Is Puzzling.
Pass Christian, Mass., Jan. 2. Mys
tery which has enveloped the visit
here of John Llnd, President Wilson's
special envoy to Mexico ever since his
coming was announced, today continu
ed with the refusal at the president's
cottage of all Information as to when
or where the president would see Mr. i
IJnd.' ' .
;Mr. Llnd still was on board the
naval cruiser Chester early today, hav
ing arrived off Chip Island, eight miles
below here last night. The revenue
cutter, Winona was waiting to transfer
Mr. IJnd, but up to 9 o'clock no move
had been made.
Reason for the secrecy which its
being maintained with regard to every
phase of Mr. Ltnd's visit, notwith
standing announcement by the presi
dent's envoy himself, as to his coming
is puzzling the correspondents here,
nor has there been any explanation
from the presidential cottage.
Although 'permission had been
granted Mr. Llnd to come several day;
ago, the dispatches quoting him as
saying he would leave Vera Cruz for
the United States were met at the
presidential cottage with the state
ment that "If the report is true, his
visit Is of no especial significance."
The doubt which then was express
ed as to Mr. Lind's coming was In
creased yesterday by failure to re
ceive any word from the Chester, and
it Is believed President Wilson had
absolutely no advices from the vessel
at any tlm during her Journey, a clr.
oumstance wniefreaused a tmi
lety and lnterferred with hi. plans for
recreation. The president golfed, as
usual today. -
IS I
Accident Occurred Last Night
On Concrete Bridge Ver
sion cf Car Men.
About 8:5ft o'clock last night, while
returning from Candler In a carriage,
A. P. Jones and W. E. Hege of Win
ston-Salem, Fred Roberts of this city
and Rufus Hobart, colored, driver of
the carriage, were struck by a street
car Just as they were turning Into the
concrete bridge and the two rear
wheels of the vehicle were crushed
and all the men bruised or scratched,
although no one was seriously injured,
The horses to the carriage broke loose
when the car struck it and were
caught after a chase by the driver.
According to statements by the
street car men, the car was Just about
turning the curve to go off the bridge
when the vehicle appeared only about
80 feet away. The driver tried to
cross the tracks to the right and there
being only about five feet of spack
between the car tracks and the railing
of the bridge he could not make It In
time to avoid the car. The carmen
stats that they did not have time to
stop the car when the driver tried to
cross the tracks. One of the Winston-
Salem men was either knocked or
Jumped from the carriage and landed
on the bank, which slope, down to
the river, although none of the party
got within SO feet of the river. The
other two men Jumped from the car
riage to the floor of the bridge on the
left side and escaped with slight
bruises. The driver was only slightly
scratched. 1
The carmen brought all the parties
to the passenger station In the street
car and there put them in an automo
bile to be brought to the city. It is
stated that the horses were not hurt
at all. ' .
ALL QUIET AGAIN IN
GROVETOWN VILLAGE
Augusta, Ga Jan. 2. After a day
of frenzied excitement, all Is quiet In
the Mttle village of Grovetown this
morning. Claude Jordan, the manlao
who did such fearful execution with
a shotgun or pistol, will be burled by
the side of the wife he killed. The
two little orphaned children will be
cared for by relatives.
Major Greene, tho negro Whom Jor
dan claimed to haves hot and killed.
wus only badly wounded. He made
his way to Augusta and is now being
cared for here, It is believed that he
will recover. Jule Keale, the Grove
town mnn who' was trying to pacify
Jordan-und Vho was shot In the neck
with buck shot, will recover also.
LID
RETURN
DAI CHI ON
EUROPEAN PLAN
Report Confirmed of Institu
tions to Be Established
In U. S. For Small
Borrowers.
IN REALITY SYSTEM
OF CREDIT AND LOAN
Practicability in America is
Established Not Affect
ed by New Currency
System.
New York, Jan. 2. Confirmation
of reports from Berlin that Julius
Koscnwald of Chicago, who Is at pres
ent Investigating European banking
systems for financing mon of - small
means would soon establish in this
country a chain of banks In an effort
to aid small borrowers who are unable
to obtain, loans from ordinary finan
cial Institutions, was given, here today
by Dr. Edwin R. U Gould.
Mr. Rosenwald is co-operating with
Andrew Carnegie and Vincent Astor
and others. Dr. Gould said. It Is
probable that Dr. Gould will be head
of the system of banks, the first of
which Is to be. established in Chicago
with a capital of several hundred
thousand dollars. ,
'I have studied the systems abroad,"
Dr. Gould said, "and conferred with
others as to the practicability of its
adoption , in America. In reality it is
not a banking system but a system of
credit and loan. There are 15,700 in
stitutions In Germany of this kind
and they are controlled by a central
institution. The whole. Idea is to es'
tabilsh credit for the small man on
the .basis ofcharajter. Just as. is done
in italy,Xustria,' Germany anT Ire
land.,' " : v . .."'.'
Dr., Gould said that the new cur
rency law would not affect the system.
A report on what the founders of the
plan hope to accomplish, he said,
would be issued in about two weeks.
The banks will make loans of small
amounts as low as $10 as is done
by Italian bonks of the same charac
ter which were founded by Signoi
Jussot,. the Italian minister of finance.
who Is a close friend of Mr. Rosen
wald. An attempt will be made, as Is
done in Europe, to encourage only
such patronage as Is too small for
ordinary profit making Institutions to
accept and to make the Interest rate
only sufficient to pay actual expenses
of handling the account.
According to Dr. Gould the found
ers aim to eliminate the loan of. ice
evil all over the country which en
courages the small man to borrow
beyond his means and which extorts
such high rates of Interest that a bor
rower is seldom able to repay the
debt. No loans will be made without
evidence that the money is to be used
for legitimate purposes.
Another efature wjll be the Issuing
of certificates In small denominations
purchasable on small weekly or
monthly payments and bearing Ave
per cent interest, which Is a rate far
above that ordinarily allowed by sav
ings banks. These certificates will be
redeemable on demand. A working
man Is thus encouraged to Invest his
savings.
Dr. Gould said that there was no
pretense on the part of the founders
that there was no pretense on the part
of the founders that the banks are
to be purely philanthropic, but would
combine phllanthrophy with a fair
business Investment
DECLARATION OF PEACE
IN VENEZUELA EXPECTEO
President Gomez Returns to
'. The Capital After Five
Months' Absence.
Caracas.' Venezuela, Jan.' 2. Presi
dent Juan Vicente Gomez returned to
the capital today after an absence of
five months, He brought with him
the army of 7000 men with which he
had been encamped at Maracay since
early In August, when General Clp
rlano, Castro, the former dictator,
made an unsuccessful attempt to bring
about a revolution
The soldiers marched through the
principal street, and then were drawn
up in front of Mlraflores palace, where
the members of the foreign dlplomatlo
corps had gathered to offe their New
Year's greetings. .
It seem, probable from the Indira
tions given in the New Year's address
i of acting Pi-vsldent Irr. Jose Gllfqrtoul,
inai tn termination ot the state nf
wr at present existing will He shortly
proclaimed by the government. The
constitutional guarantees, covering
trial by Jury and so forth will there
upon be re-establlbhed.
SBIFFS REHL
TO BE UTTEMPTEP1 .
Petitions Prepared in Effo
To Remove Cruse From
His Office.
Lansing, Mich., 'Jan. 2. Until Gov-
ernor, Ferris receives further informa
tion from John B. Densmore, solicitor I
of the department of Justice, who is I
now in the Calumet copper mine I
strike region, no action will be taken j
by the executive to communicate with I
rresiuent enuw oe me Aaiumei aim
Hecla Mining company in an effort
to obtain a basis for negotiations for
a settlement of .the labor difficulties.
This was announced at the governor's
oft Ice today. ; ' ......
Clarence S. Darrow and other labor
leaders who conlerrea witn tne gov-
ernor earlier in tne ween, urgea' mm i
to make another effort to bring to- j
gether the parties involved In the
strike, which began last July. It was
stated at the capltol today that labor j
leaders and strikers are preparing
petitions to be used in an attempt to
recall Sheriff James Cruse of Hough
ton county., Governor Ferris declined
to comment on the matter.
Until Wednesday afternoon, It Is
said, Mr.; Darrow, who Is general
counsel for .the Western Federation
of Miners, did not know that Michi
gan had a recall -law. The constitu
tional , amendment adopted by the
people of Michigan last spring pro
vides that the recall shall be effective
against all elective state, county and
city officers except Judges of courts
of records. y - ,
Under the statute passed at the
last session providing the machinery
for the recall it is provided that sig
natures amounting, to 25 per cent of
tho total vote for governor must be
secured to petitions when a county
officer Is to be recalled.
At the last, election the total vote
for. governor In Houghton county was
12.096, and It will be necessary for.
the strikers to secure the signatures
of 302. voters of Houghton county
before the election can be held.
, :A majority ,vote; at the election is
needed to retail .. an-' officer..; If. the
Tabor' Teaders ut through their pro
posed plan It will bo the first time
In the history of Michigan tliat a re
call election has been held.
Mover Decline to Talk.
Chicago, Jan. 2. Whether Charles
H. Moyer, president of the Western
Federation of Miners, shares the hope
reported from the copper region of
Michigan that the strike will soon be
settled, could not be learned from him
today as he declined to see reporters.
Moyer expects to leave the hospital
about the middle of next week. ,
BUTTER TRAINING DF
Prof. Henderson Says Mission
aries Must Do Much More
Than Preach.
Kansas City, Mo., Jan. 2. "Ignor
ance on the part of a missionary will
not long hold the intellectual respect
of the oriental student," declared
Professor Charles R. Henderson of
the University of Chicago In urging
better training of missionaries In so
cial study and actual service before
the Student Volunteer convention for
foreign missions here today. The ob
ject of the movement Is to Induce
trained college men and women to
volunteer for service In foreign
fields.
Professor Henderson declared mis
sionaries today were called upon to
do much more than preach.
"Many kinds of social services are
demanded by various situations," he
said, "not only caring for the sick and
teaching boys team work In play, but
also translators of scientific liters
ture are needed to aqt as guides of
municipal, provincial and national
law makers, who are already awnre
of the fact that they must learn from
western science.
"The young men who are to com
mand attention and hold Influence In
the mission fields today must have a
long and thorough discipline in
science and experience. This train
ing should begin In tho secondary
schools, extend through college and
specialized In graduate studies." '
INAUGURATION OF
FINLEY IMPRESSIVE
Albany, N. Y., Jan. 2. Impressive
ceremonies marked the Inauguration
today of Dr. John Huston Flnley of
New York as state commissioner of
education and president of the Uni
versity of the state. Noted eduoatorr
from all ports of this country and
abroad participated.
Tho program for this evening railed
for speeches by Governor Glynn,
Franklin K. Itie. secretary of the
Interior, Charles W. Eliot, president
emeritus of Harvard, Dr. Calvin H.
Kendall, commissioner of education
of New Jersey, and Jutes J. Jusserand,
French ambassador to the United
i States.
B'" .oSES IN
uPREME COURT
First Meeting of the Year on
Monday Many Decis
ions Will Then Be
Announced.
, ,
LIABILITY OF TITANIC
QQ "JQ JJjjJ DECIDED
Millionaire Yacht Owners At
tack Tariff Law Gom-pers-Michell
Con
tempt Case.
Washington. Jan. 2. The Supreme
court of the United States will begin
the new year on Monday next, its first
meeting day of the ' year, with an
amount of work that promised to
make a record for the ensuing twelve
months. In addition to the probable
announcement of many decisions the
court has set down for hearing on
that day, or as soon thereafter as pos
sible, enough cases to consume the
time of the sittings of the court for
nearly a week.
One of the most interesting of these
involves the liability of the owners of
the ill-fated Titanic which went down
after striking an iceberg on April 14,
191-.' The owners of the vessel, the
Oceanic steam navigation company, a
British corporation, is seeking to have
its liability for the million dollars'
worth of claims lodged against it for
the loss of life and property In the
catastrophe limited under American
law to the value of the salvage, the
freight and passenger fares received
on the trip, in all about $90,000.
. Millionaires' Honor Hole.
A millionaires' honor roll will be
heard when the court calls a series of
, oases, during .the, week, involving the
legality of the tax imposed by the
Payne-Aldrich tariff law on the use
of foreign built yachts by American
citizens. H. Clay Pierce, Cornelius K.
G. Billings, James Gordon Bennett,
Roy A. Raney and Mrs. Harriet Goe
leit, each will have a case before the
court attacking the tax.
Mr. Pierce claims that his yacht
was not used in the years for which it
was taxed; Mr. Billings that his was
not within the territorial limits of the
United States; Mr. Bennett that his
boat had had a situs in France since
1904; and Mrs. Goelet that she had
been for several years residing perma
nently in France.
The state of Ohio is interested in
two tax cases involving the consti
tutionality of the system of imposing
excise taxes upon railroads, electric
light companies and various other
public utilities.
The contempt cases against Samuel
Gomoers. John Mitchell and Frank
Morrison Of the American Federation
of Labor will be considered again by
the court. About two years ago the
court set aside the Jail sentences Im
posed upon them by the local courts
because of the method of procedure, j
Among other cases to be urged are j
the Blrdsall-Brents van wen mman
bribery cases, the Alabama School
land case and the Henry contempt
cose, growing out of the money trust
hearing.
HE CAN HEAR V
EREC1GJATH HOUSE
Arthur Bosworth Sentenced to
Be Hanged Today For
Killing Girl.
Windsor, Vt an. 2.J From his cell
in tho state prison, Arthur Bosworth,
sentenced to be hanged today for the
murder of Mae Labelle, could hear
the '.'orkmen erecting the death
house In which will be placed an
electric chair. Hereafter all mur
dcrers condemned to death In Ver
mont will be electrocuted,
Bosworth shot and fatally wound
ed Mas Labelle, the It years old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George La
belle. on the platform of the railroad
station at Essex Junction, on June
7, 1111.
The prisoner', conduct was model
during his long confinement. H was
born In England 29 years ago. He
was under the Influence of liquor at
the time of the shooting.
CUKUKNTIAIjS PIIESENTKD AT
Till KAPPA RIGMA CONVENTION
Nashville, Tenn.,' Jan. 2. Creden-'
tlnls Were received and committees
were appointed at the first business
session today of the Phi Kappa HI Km a
fraternity In convention today. The i
200 delegates representing 27 active1
chapters and 36 alumni clubs are In,
attedance. One of today's social feat-1
urea wa. a visit to the Hermitage, the
home of Andrew Jackson. j
MORGANS SEVER
BIG RELATIONS
IS
Local Congregationalists to
Receive Aid From Central
Organization.
It is announced that the Home Mis
sionary society of the Congregational
church has decided to give financial
aid to the Jocal congregation, and on
the strength of this aid a pastor will
be secured for Ashevllle at once. An
informal call has already been ex
tended to Rev. J. Brainard Thrall of
Leicester, Mass., and this well be fol
lowed by a formal call as soon as a
business meeting of the congregation
can be called.
Rev. Mr. Thrall was a visitor in the
city for a time last summer and while
here aided greatly in the movement
launched to organize local members
of the church Into a congregation and
arrange for the calling of a pastor and
the erection of a hous of worship. The
Congregationalists here were deeply
impressed with his zeal and personal
ity and they are very anxious now to
secure his services. It is believed that
he will accept the call.
The financial aid extended by the
Home Mission society of the church
will mean a great deal in carrying on
the work here. The secretary of the
society was here last fall to look over
the situation, with a view to compiling
a report that aid is given.
At the business meeting of the local
members, which will probably be
called at a very early date. It is prob
able that tentative plans will be made
for the erection of a church. A num
ber of individuals have already pladg
ed their hearty support In the under
taking and there seems little doubt
but that a sufficient fund can be rais
ed within a short time. It is planned
te build th church In the Grove I'ark
association. ;
FORMER BASEBALL
PLAYER NOW MAYOR
New York, Jan, 2. Dr. Albert
Daly, once a member of Connie
Mack's Athletics, was installed as
mayor of Bayonne yesterday.
Dr. Daly is a graduate of the Bal
timore Medical college. He played
with the Newark team in the Eastern
league in 1902. In Philadelphia he
played second base for part of one
season. He bought a half Interest in
the Hartford club of the Connecticut
league the .next year, and acted as
manager. After quitting baseball Dr.
Daly took up politics.
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PUBLIC SENTIMENT
And "Some of the Problems
And Criticisms Having to
Do With Interlocking
.. Directorates."
New York, Jan. 2. J. P. Morgan &
Co. today announced that they had
severed their connection with some of
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nounced, was taken voluntarily in re-1.
spouse to "an apparent change in
public sentiment" and on account of
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ing directorates." Among the com
panies from which they retired are
the New York Central and the New
Haven railroads. .
Morgan's Statement.
J. P. Morgan made this statement:
"The necessity of attending many
board meetings has been so serious a.
burden upon our time that we have
long wished to withdraw from the
directorates of many corporations.
Most of these directorships we have
accepted with reluctance and only be
cause we felt constrained to keep in
touch with properties which we had
reorgani 'r' or whose securities we
had recommended to the public, both
here and abroad.
. "An apparent change In public sen
timent in regard , to directorships
seems "now to warrant us In seeking
to resign from some of these connec
tions'. Indeed, it may be, In vle'wjOf
the change in sentiment upon the sub
ject, that we shall be in a better posi
tion to serve such properties and their
security holders If we are not directors
We have already resifmed from the
companies mentioned and we expect
from time to time to withdraw from -other
boards upon which we feel there
Is no special obligation to remain." :
The companies to which Mr. Mor
gan' referred, from whose boards
members of the firm have already sub
mitted their resignations are: s
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and Hudson River Railroad company.
West Shore Railroad company. .;
Lake Shore and Michigan Southern
railway. - , .
Michigan Central Railroad company
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