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fff OAZBTTS-KSV B HAS TBM MOST tzpsaaivt ASSOCIATED PBSSS- 8 IS St YICM IN TBI CABOUSAM. ' I Weather Forecast: GfHVKRAl.I.Y . FAITC. . . ' VOL. XVIII. NO. 282. ASHEVILLE, N. C, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON , JANUARY 7, 1914. PRICE 5 CENTS CHAMBERLAIN I WILL' RETIRE .Venerable ' British Statesman To Quit Parliament at v The Next General ' jj Elections.' - " COMMANDING FIGURE IN BRITISH POLITICS NEW TURN IN NEW HA VEN RY AFFAIRS Boston Chamber of Commerce Insists Disposition of Steam ship Lines Should be Left to Interstate "Commerce Commission One Point Unsettled. ENDORSEMENTS NATION-WIDE NOW A XTTT TP JL- ABOUT COMPLETED 1 Members of House Since 1876 j . ( Believes Coostituancy ; Needs Services of a I Younger Man. Washington, Jan. 7. Reorganiza tion of the New York, New Haven & Hartford railroad took a new turn to day when a committee representing the Boston chamber of commerce pre sented . the views of that organiza tion on the whole transportation prob lem ln New England to Attorney General McReynolds. The commltte was Introduced ' by Senator Weeks and consisted of Geo. Hutchinson, G. F. Weed and Russell T, .W. Gregory, the special assistant who hag had charge of the New Ha ven case, was also present. The Boston committee told Mr. Mc Reynolds that it had 'no objection to seperation of the New Haven: from the Boston and Maine, the Boston and Albany railroads and from its Inter- Purposes of Appalachian Park j Association Arousing In terest all faver Country. state trolley tines. But It was said to have taken the position that the question of the disposition of the New Haven's steamship lines should be solved by the interstate commerce commission. The Panama Canal act gives to the commission authority for such action. .-' "- -- - Chairman Elliott of the New Haven did not appear at the conference to day and It was said he was -working On a draft of an agreement comply ing with the demands of the depart ment of justice for a reorganization. About the only point left In doubt to day, it was said, was the question of how to separate the : interstate and Intrastate trolley lines controlled by the New ' Haven, but it was believed that point would be adjusted before Chairman Elliott leaves Washington. McReynolds Ready to Submit Details of Proposed Corpora tion Legislation to President When He Returns Believed He Will Advocate Few Changes. Ml MB Birmingham, England, Jan. 7. Jo ' seph Chamberlain, the venerable Brit- ish statesman, has decided to retire 4 from parliament at the next general 1 election. . Ho has served oontinuous- ly as a member of the house of com mons since 1876, all this time repre ' sentlng West Birmingham. In' a letter addressed today to the ; president of, the unionist association of Birmingham Mr. Chamberlain says:. ?' "Before -leaving for the south of ''France, I think I ought to communi cate to you the decision at which I ' have arrived to retire from parlia f inent at the next general election. I have not come to this decision with- out many regrets at the severance of J a connection which has already last- ed over 37 years and has been mark si. ed on the part of my constituents by v ever-growing confidence and sup '. port. 'V . "But I cannot hope to do my work 7 In parliament and I feel that our city . 'and. the constituency of West Birm 'i Ingham need the services of a young : er man who will take an active part in the parliamentary struggle and help you to maintain the supremacy of the unionist cause hi Birmingham. --, . Mr.i Chamberlain leaves Highbury, this residence at Birmingham, next 8 week for Londpn. .. After passing -a V few days there he will proceed to his ;S usual winter visit to the south of .." France.' ft There has been no change for the ,' worse In Mr. Chamberlain s health re ' , ccntly It Is, however, nearly eight years since he spoke In the house of commons and nearly three years since he appeared there and then only for a few minutes at the opening of the session of 19H, when he was as sisted Into the house In order that he might take the- oath. : Originally Radical. Joseph Chamberlain at the outset of his political career was a radical. He served under Gladstone In several .cab Inets, as president -of the board, of trade and president of the local gov ' ernment board. He became a union 1st at the time of the break In the lib eral party over home rule for Tre land, and he was secretary of state for the colonies at the time of the Boer war. He Is now 78 years old. Mr. Chamberlain has been married three times, his third wife, to whom he was married In 1888, being Mary Endlcott, only daughter of the late W. C. Endlcott, secretary of war during President Cleveland's administration Mr. Chamberlain was the chief com' mlssloner for the settlement of the North American fisheries dispute In 1887. - It Is generally expected that Neville Chamberlain, a younger son of the re tiring stateman. will become unionist randldate for West B'rmlnghnm In succession to his father.' , London, Jan. 7. Laudatory refer ences to thef- long political career of Joseph Chamberlain and expressions of regret at the passing of one of thi commanding figures of British public .. lire are made today by newspapers of - all political sides announcing the re tirement of the aged statesman. 8pecial mention Is made in many In stance of Mrs. Chamberlain's affec tionate care of her husband during his long Illness. Mr. Chamberlain was born In London, but the greater part of his business life was passed In Bir Energetic pronation of Hie ; pur poses of the Appalachian Park asso ciation by Secretary George S.: Powell has been featured by the enlistment of men and women . or. Influence m furthering the cause.' The enterprise has become more than an affair mere ly of the southernNAppalachian states but rather one whose merits are re ceiving nation-Wide endorsement. , George F. Baker, the noted finan cier,, who was here two weeks ago at Grove Park inn, 'has accepted a vice presidency and Unites that he will do all he can to forjwnrd the movement. First Assistant postmaster General Daniel C. Roper, in accepting a place on the directorate,, writes . Secretary Powell: .4 I see' much wisdom and can inters Washington, Jan. 7. When Presir , authorized dent Wilson returns to statement of Ins position Washington ' so-called' trust legislation. -it if 1 nr.Hv tw.!l 1 1 1 1 1 1 l'l . Ukl 1 in Wll ll I O Lr t Oil j early next week he will find Attorney . h,u hf; u -,, wlt ,n shorman I General McReynolds prepared to take ; Iaw ,,hoiit an it now stands and is not i up in detail all the proposed corpora- j anxious to sec it amended in anv pnr Ition legislation which has appeared in tic.ular, unless it tie along the line of i the form of bills In congress during 'definition of restraints -of trade.' I the last nine months. Some of his 1'rlcnris hit not ron- A comprehenesive summary of these j vineed that Mr Mcltovnolris would bills, comprising some portions of ev-!weicome even legislation of this sort, ery measure that has appeared on the !UUj point out the fact that the deci congressional horizon in that time has : sjons of the Knpreme court in the last been prepared by the department of. ! few 'vears have nretlv clearlv outlined Basel all Fraternity Wins Near ly All Points in Requests Made to National Commission. j LIBERALITY CONSIDERED WISE AT THIS TIME justice and is now in the hands of G. C. Todd of the department, : ' When Mr. Todd has gone into the subject of trust legislation thorough- j ly. the: digest of the. bills will - be the patli that business should follow, to keep within the law. It was recalled lodav In -tins ..con nection . that Mr. McHe.vnokls made no. mention in his annual report of the need lor amendment tnNhe Sher- President In the Role f ' :' Of Belated Santa Claus turned over to. the attorney general and by the time the president returns; man law In the past, attornevs gen his principal law adviser will bejeral who wished to see such amend- prei noin.ng out souu in u.f ,u. puj value ot actlon , COI1gres8. , slow ln makins , .ir suggestions or your association 10 conserve ine . Although Mr. McReynolds has not ' known. Action Expected to Conciliate Players And Keep Them ; From Jumping to the Federal League. Cincinnati. matters were O.. Jan. considered 7. Routint bv the Na- (.. y . niuiwiigii nu( iviL'nejituius -lias uui Known.. I ... i ., c, ! forests of -the southern Appalachians tioiial Baseball commission today In what was expectea to no tnp niim Pass Christian, Miss., Jan. 7. Pres ident Wilson today demonstrated his fondness for children by assuming the role of a belated Santa Claus and dis tributing boxes of Christmas candy to the youngsters along the route from the Gulfport golf links. Since coming here the president- has made warm friends with the children who dally have run to their front gates to wave greetings to the nation's chief execu tive. . .'.'.: Today there were many expressions of delighted surprise at homes along the way, when the big White House automobile stopped and a secret ser vice man appeared at the door with land to use them as natural play (grounds for the nation. , . . Cer-, italnly no section of the country Is bet- iter adapted for this purpose." I President C. S Barrett of the ! Farmers bureau of America s:ys: - ."You are doing. a great work and hope you will accomplish much good." 1 '' ' "' '':.-'' ft.. J. Reynolds of tobacco manufac- a box of candy undr his arm, a pres ent from the president to his little friends. Frequently the children in L..C1I Olfiut iu i.....a I fom ,rilc frnm V1lntnn. until reminded by their mothers to , say "thank you" to the man. The president was delighted with his role of "Santa Claus." When news of Mr. Wilson's gener osity spread among the children it became known that many of the youngsters who do not live along the route to the golf course were disap pointed. They were promised, how ever, that they would not be over looked and that the supply of candy at the presidential cottage was suf ficient to meet all demands. . FEfiK HEARS SIDE JTR1PLE TRAGEDY IN IDS OF Labor Officials and Strikers Give Version of Long Calumet Struggle. TAIN 15 REPORTED President's Conference .With Lind Satisfactory Ship Movements. fl ED Smith and Burlingame Are Charged With Conspiracy To Swindle Investors. Houghton, Jany. 7. Organized la bor was heard today In the Investi gation which Governor Woodridge N". Ferris is making into the causes and conditions of the strike of the copper ! shots In ed ln a lodging miners ln northern Michigan. j late last night. The police theorv umciais or tne western federation i that Mrs Marv f'uv or of Miners and the men on strike ap- Washiugton, Jan. 7. Lifts official despatches today from Tampico trans mit apparently reliable reports of serious fighting between Mexico fed erals and rebels In" the vicinity of Cardenas and San Luis Potosl. Re ports from Saltlllo say all communi cation to the south has been Inter rupted since December 22, Food In Saltlllo Is running low. The gunboat Yorktown has left En senuda for Mazatlan. At the navy de partment It was said that no Increase of the vessels In the Gulf of Mexico or further relief ot any vessels now there Is planned. Officials here have learned that President Wilson regards his recent conference with John Llnd as very satisfactory' and that Its prime pur pose, to unfold the president's plans and purposes toward Mexico, more clearly than could have been done by long distance communication, was very successful. ' . Suffolk to Icave Mexico. Plymouth, England.. Jan. 7. The British cruiser Essex has been com missioned here for service with the fourth cruiser squadron under the command of Rear Admiral 6lr Chris topher Gradock. She is to sail on January 14 for Jamaica. Her arrival will bring the strength of the British cruiser squadron In the West Indies un to Ave vessels. The Suffolk Is the flagship ot the rear admiral and the! other four cruisers are the Bermick. I the Lancaster, the Herjnolne and the Essex. The Suffolk Is now off Vera Cruz, Mexico. New York. Jan. 7. James Buulop Smith, president of the Radio Tele phone company, was sentenced today to spend a year and a half ln the Fed eral prison at Atlanta and to pay a line of 85001 for conspiring to swindle investors in the stock of the corpora tion through use of the 'mails. Elmer E. Burllnghame, agent of a subsidiary company, was sentenced to two and a half years Imprisonment and fined $10,100. The Ellisworth company, a subsid iary which handled the. parent co--poralion's stock, was fined $10,500. Sentences were imposed by Federal Judge Hunt.. The government charges that Investigators ln radio stock wore swindled out of a million dollars by the false representations of the defendants. "I heartily endorse the work and ambition of the esociatlon and I am glad to be a member of it." Mr.. Rey nolds Is one of the directors. Hon; E. J. Watsom commissioner of agriculture of South Carolina, gives the following endorsement:. "I think the formation of the asso ciation and Its purposes one 'of the greatest things that could be under taken at this time. There is absolute ly nothing so beautiful and attractive for a playground 'for the people of ithis country anywhere in the east as the mountainstif tbi Appalachians." Hon.. Walter ' I;, w isherformer sec- retnrj "f the. tnty rtrr,fW' W hearty support lo the association 1n a letter giving helpful suggestions, and Mrs. A. B. Avery, secretary of the Louis iana Forestry association, nnd Hugh McRae of Wilmington write that they will do all they can for the associa tion as vice presidents. The Salisbury Industrial club and the Knoxville board of commerce have nnaoAil fii'm. I roonln Hnnn anilnralntr the'ereation of the park. ' ' j """; f, " Btrikf '! jummer. Sonrotnrv Prn,-..ll ha luuiied a fi.lir- mini ...-. I. ..l,l( l-in.. l.,ll,..l. tU WKHiUIIHlUH, Jilll. i purposes of the association and giving .' "- i-. ... ii.. ,.f ,.i ..u.. r, j;,,i,r. labor, returned today from almut. IP Found Dead After Num ber of Shots. E:;- meeting of tne commission lor mc present. General congratulations were ex changed today on the result of ncgo- iations with the baseball players Ira- ternltv concerning the players ue- mands The extreme liberality with I which the commission dealt with the plu vers fraternilv was said lo be a Man Wnmnn and T ittlo KM 1 wme niove by prominent baseball men. man, woman ana ijittie wn,..lna81Tllu.h as thev beueve it iu tend I to conciliate the players . ana Keep I them from lumping to the D'edeial I league. The exoidiis of baseball leaders be- : gan alter midnight last night. . and there was no intimation given out by I them on leaving that anv trades or Los Angeles. Jan. 7 A man. a wo-1 ,ieas nac ,Pt.n made since the N'a man and a little girl are dead todavjtional rrrmmlpsion went into sefslon as a result of a number of revolve'-! Monday . houoe heif I " comniission was in session nl- I lllOHl lllllll lIUUOIKlll last iiiiii coiimu- 'n I enng the reiiuests of the plavers' fra- Wlwn the night meeting had and killed W. M. uravea sno: ! ternitv Melton, a local -it- been concluded all requests had been fraternity having pearea oeiore me governor auu tuiu . .lii.n.icttrt ftr ,vo f,"ii.r . . . . . . . tornev . nnrl then killfl hoc tlmivht-r J u-POjea Of. tne lull) tnier versions oi me proionBeu siruK- - - vv - . -j 1 gainwd Ms- piilnt. In -15.. while' a COW- gle. Tomorrow may see the couclus-1 Horence, 12--ear old. and ' Anally prom,ae a!t noied In two minor re Ion of the inquest which Is expected shot herself. commehdations- Six requests were to close with a hearing of the mint ;Tne womH. inuwn l() ,he police is j considered at the night session. These owners and operators. j , . : , ,. . N, Gr ives discussed earlier in the day and At yesterday's Investigation Gover. Cox but i ehistei e, ..s M. s. (,rav. s - c(msUlpraljon nor Ferris was given data on a num- came, here Irom San ! rancis-co ahoni The fjl.H( nf (h(, HjN rPHled in a ber of socalled "gunmen-' employ-'two weeks ago.' No motive lor the : compromise, when it was decided to ed by the operators and the number.1 shooting is known. I insert the word "negotiate" instead it lot strikebreakers that had Imported i into the copper country since She be- -John U. Dens- No ( iiue Known. San Francisco. Cal., Ian 7. N'o cause for the Los Angeles triple trag edy could be learned from Mrs. Eliza. both Graves, the aged mother of Mrs. Mary Cox Graves. Mrs. Graves said her daughter was a divorcer and that Melton bad been Amontr the vire nresidents. as has i Mien., wnere ne went 10 oner ..is Be. previously been published, are: Presi-1 vices 88 concllator in the copper . attentive to her for three years. He dent Fairfax Harrison of the Southern 'strike ,nda reported to Secretary Wll- preceded her about two months ago railway, President Mark W. Pottpr of;80" nHt unless one side ortlie other to Los Angeles, where he bopeil to the C, C. & O. railway, and Hon. S. Davles Warfleld of Baltimore, chair man of the Seaboard Railway board. IS 7 HOUSES 001 SLOPE MARTIA iLim mm port In Connection With Attempt To Seat Izzel Pasha On Throne. showed some willingness to yield In Its determination to stick to all pres ent demands there seemed to be no prospect of peace. Mr. Densmore will make a more extended report later. The executive council of the Ameri ca Federation of Labor at Its regular meeting here on January 18 probably will consider the assessment of a tax 'upon (he Ichor unions throughout the country to aid the copper miners. find remunerative employment. I the word ' sign" in the rule.. This rule now reads , "When a player receives 10 days' notice of unconditional release, he shall be free to negotiate with any team Immediately, the cmntra': '.f run from the expiration of the 10 day period." Number "J request was .modified to include a five-day notice of release i t class A and class AA playejrs, hut no Continued on Page 9. . Fear Felt For 40 Dwellers Moving to Homes Of Neighbors. 46 SAO PAULO BANKS AFFECTED BY FAILURE . Sao Paulo, Brazil, Jan, ' 7. The fallurs was announced here today of , the Incorporadora company of Sao Paulo. The fallur Involves 46 banks In the principal towns of the state nf 8o Paulo. The banks affected Were all founded by the Incorporadora company. Several foreign 'banks are aid to be the principal creditors. APPLICATIONS AUK HKCKIVK.I) FROM 178 NATION AL BANKS Washington, Jan. 7. Applications from one hundred and seventy-eight banks scattered throughout 'the coun try to enter the new currency system have beet) received at the treasury de partment up to the present time. A majority of these applications are rpm ens ern and middle western cities, , MONTREAL DENIKD ADMISSION. TO TIIB FKOFJIAL MJAC.l'K Chicago, ' Jan. 7 Montreal is the latest city tp be denied admission to Iht Federal baseball league. Business men In that city yesterday applied to President i. A. Ollmore for a fran chise hut were told that, the circuit had been completed for the coming season. Cincinnati recently was re fused a franchise for the lumu tiuson. ' - i IN VITATIONS ISSt'F.I) FOIt ItrX'KPTION OF DIPLOMATS Washington. Jan. 7. Invitations are being sent out from th eWhlte House for the reception to the diplomatic corps which will be given there by the president and Mrs. Wilson Tuesday night. January 13. The affair will mark the first of the slate receptions to be given at the White House during the winter. . San Francisco, Cal., Jan. 7. Seven cottages on a hill In the mission dis trict are being slowly carried down a steep slope today on the crest of a great V-shaped landslide. Heavy rains are supposed to have started the slide. Occupants of the houses .have gone to other quarters. The sides of the triangular mass of earth which began to move Sunday night are clearly marked by a fissure at one point nine feet deep Aviono, Jan. 7. A decree proclaim ing martial law here was Issued today owing to the excitement among the I Albanians over the arrest of six Turk J Ish officers and 200 Turkish soldiers TTnrn who arrived here on board an Aus- XlOmcS ' .rnn .(..mnr frftm Cnnata nt 1 nnnl0 Their visit was with the object of an nouncing the accession to the Alba nian throne of Izzel Pasha, former I Turkish minister of war. The detarhment of Turkish troops was promptly surrounded and disarm ed. The provisional autonomous gov ernment of Albanian hud been fore warned of the approaching arrival ot the Turkish troops and of their In tention to try to rouse the Albanian population In favor of Irzei Pasha and had made all preparations to deal with them. , The Dutch officers attached to the International gendarmle assisted In the arrest of the Turks who, it Is stat ed, had many sympathisers among the Albanians." Vienna, Jan. 7. Martial law was COL MEANT TO S If T Von Renter Meant to Preserve Dignity of Army at All Costs. Strsssburg. Germany, .Ian. 7. The readiness of Colonel Von Router of the 99th Infuntry regiment to reply to the laughter of the citizens of ''.abern with fire from his machine guns was shown In testimony given today before the court martial sitting to try him for Illegal assumption of authority. District Commissioner Mueller of Zabern swore that .when Colonel Von Ueuter was requested to withdraw the military pntrbls from the streets of the town, as they were merely Irritating the populace of the town, as they were the populace, he curtly refused even to discuss the subject, replying: "I am In command now." The colonel was then reminded that the civilians were merely standing Fear Is felt for two score of homes within the possible path of the slide proclaimed today at Avlona. the Ab-!at,nut, to which he responded and many or .j dwellers navs moved unlun sea port on the Adriatic sea. ! intend to prevent this standing to the homes of neighbors. HAS NO AUTHORITY TO GRANT APPEAL No detslls were given In the dis patch reporting the proclamation, but it Is considered probable that this sec. about at any cost. 1 do not Intend to let the people Inugh nt the army In this way. If it continues I shall order tlon Is connected with recent report j me troops to fchont ASKS FOR MONEY FOR Wushlneton, Jan. 7. Replying to day to a telegram from P. HuJI Pack er, president of the Heabrlght, N. J.. board of trade asking the war depart ment to "help devastated Keubrlght build a breakwater. Secretary Garrl of a scheme to place lw.ett Pasha until recently Turkish minister of war, oil the throne of Albania. Another view Is that It was Irrnughl about by the vendetta between the adherents of Kssnd Pnshn, who Is Mr- tuufly dictator In central Albania, nn.l ; those of lsmae) Keinal Bey, head of ; be provisional autonomous govern-) The greatest victory ever won by the American army was the cutting of the Panama Canal. Save this coupon for the book that tells the story. COUPON Save it for a Copy of .. THE DAAMA CAM I fy Frederic J.Haskin sr Gazette-News, Wednes., Jan. 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