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TBI GAtKTTB-NSWa BAM TBS U087 tVtSBlVX A8BOC1ATMD FBS8I Mi VICE tH TBg CARuLWAM. . Weatner Forecast: Slightly Warmer Wednesday. mm t VOL. XVHI. NO. 287. ASHEVILLE, N. C, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 13, 1914. PRICE 5 CENTS EXTREME COLD PUNISHES POOR In New York 2500 Men and -Women Seek Shelter in The Municipal Lcdg-; ing Houses. 'FREEZING WEATHER IS NOT YET OVER Cold Wave Spreads Over Cen tral and Eastern. United - , States Many Rec- : ords Broken..; . New Tork, Jan.:-13. Freezing iveather that threatened to continue tor.- another J 4 hours ovsrspread cen tral and eastern sections of the coun try today. . j . . , . ' , , ' In New York the temperature had dropped to 10 above zero early today, and weather forecasters predicted still colder weather. : In the north-west, be low zert temperatures were common last night, ,; At White , River, Canada, 30 degrees below , zero was reported. Other low temperatures ' early today were 14 degrees' above at Cleveland; zero at Syracuse, N...Y.; 10 degrees above at Boston, 10 below zero at Quebec. . Zero weather at Chicago probably will give away to a rise be fore nightfall. , Much suffering resulted from the extreme cold In New York, and 2500 men and women sought shelter last night at municipal lodging houses and charity organizations. At 2 o'clock this morning 1860 men had ; been given .beds by the municipal lodging house. The coldest night of the winter in the Adirondacks was reported, the thermometer' registering . 14. ; degrees below. at Utlca and 28 below' at Tup , per Lake, N. Y. In Canada heavy snowstorms . are .reported,, 14 Inches having "fallen at! Montreal, where the Ihermometert-reglstered , seven degrees below Tielro. Hundreds of unemployed In Montreal have been given work re moving the snow. . , -,' Along the. Atlantic coast .shipping suffered from the off-shore gale and in New Tork harbor early today the number of vessels .towing and trans ferring freight was far below normal. Unemployed to Ice fields. ' Chicago, Jan. 18. If cold weather continues for several days many Idle men who are making Chicago- their temporary headquarters will be sent to the Ice field north of here to help in the harvest. , . . "If the cold continues, we will send at least 6000 men- to the ice fields," said W. K. Murray of the city health department. . , . ,. Although the wetaher bureau pre dicted a rise in temperature for the central states today, the thermometer continued to hover far below the freezing mark. At 7 . o'clock this morning It was 18 degrees above zero in Chicago. Municipal lodging houses and cheap hotels were crowded by the unem-' ployed last night , Railroads Handicapped. ' . Amsterdam, N. Y.,1 Jan. ' 13. With the mercury down to22 below zero In this city and six degrees lower in suburban towns, the Mohawk valley is In te grip of the most severe weather of two seasons. Railroad traffic Is completely handicapped. Coldest Sine 1905. Watertown. N. Y., Jan. . 13 The coldest weather since 10I was re corded here this morning, the official thermometer , registering 28. below zero. Much lower temperatures were reported In outlying sections. Much Suffering. . lnghamton, N. Y., Jan. 13. The thermometer reached 12 degrees be low sero here this morning and a high wind caused much suffering among the poor. Zero Temperature. Philadelphia, Pa., Jan. 18 The cold wave reached this part of the country during the night bringing with It the lowest temperature of the winter. In Philadelphia the weather bureau re corded eleven degrees above zero at a. m.. the coldest In two years. Zero temperature was reported from dlfferont points In eastern Pennsylva nia. WIU Get Warmer. Washington, Jan. 13. The season's first Visit of Old-fashioned winter promised today to bes hort lived While the temperature reached zero a below In the north and central ectlons of the country, yet In the a est an "area" was pressing for room nd when It began to move eastward It was expected to displace the colder air. Lowmt In Three Years, Boston, Mass., Jan. 18. A breath from the Arctic, which followed the Bt. Lawrence storm of yesterday, brought to New England today the lowest temperature In three years. Ht. Alal.ln, , Vt., reported a reading of 34 !? Deiow sero. jn J lout on the mercury reacned six below zero. The north west urn uiew a nine a minute on (ape Cod and nearly 40 miles an hour In cilher pans of New England. The linxlmum wind velocity was 72 miles In hour on fp Cod. 'it lld.iw .rro. Pyrsru, N'. Y., J.m. 1.1. Thr h-r Bnmeter rcilelrrerl 2 below if-ro In AMUNIT10N RESERVE : URGED BY GEN. CRDZlEil Declares Army Would Be Un : able to Supply Demand . In Emergencies. Washington, Jan. 13. In event of a sudden threat of war, the army would be unable to supply Its usual reseve of ammunition for small arms to meet the emergency needs of the navy. This situation was disclosed by Briga dier General Crozier chief of the ordi nance bureau of the war department. In a plea to the house military affairs committee for an appropriation with which to Increase the army's ammuni tion reserve to 180,000,000 rounds. He said that at the end of the present year his bureau would have less than 170,000,000 rounds. . .. : . Pointing out that practically the navy Itself does not accumulate, any ammunition reserve ror small arms, General Crozier said, the navy depart ment had notified the war. deD&rt- ment that It would want the army to carry about 54,000,000 rounds of am munition as a reserve for the navy and marine corps. "If there should be a sudden threat ' of war." he de clared, "we would expect' to need our selves our ammunition up to 180,000,-. 000 "and we would. have none to meet the emergency needs of the navy." General Crozier contended that there should, be some where a reserve for the navy and marine corps to meet their . emergency needs Instead ; of looking to the army for its supply. : STRIKE IMS. SEEM"; - RATHER DISHEARTENED Because of the Cold Weather, Eviction Suits and Break ' In Banks. Houghton, Mich., Jan. 13. For the first time since the beginning of the copper miners strike last July, state troops did not patrol the strike zone today, the last company of - militia having left yesterday. , Because of the cold weather and the new eviction suits and a further break in the ranks of the union men, the strike leaders appeared somewhat disheartened today. Union stores throughout the district were crowded again today and num erous requests were made for . In creased fule. and food supplies., " DIGESTION PRODUCED BY ULTRA-VIOLET RAYS FROM MERCURY LAMP Paris, Jan. 13. Professor Daniel Bertholet claims to hav reproduced artificially the processes of digestion by the action of ultra-violet rays from a mercury vapor lamp on food sub stances contalred In a quartz vessel. The processes were produced with out the aid of the ferments which play so great a part In the natural pro cesses. . ' FIRST SWINDLING OF POSTAL SAVINGS BANK Omaha, Neb., Jan. 13. What is be lieved to have been the first case of successful swindling of th postal savings bank through forgery came to light with the. announcement of the arrest of Phillip Nugent, alias Jack D. Lynch at Phoenix, Ariz., yes terday. . Nugent Is accused of forging the name of Coval Morris and obtaining 330 deposited by him In the Omaha postal bank. Syracuse this morning. Tha big drop followed one ' of the worst bllszards the city has suffered In years. The snow Interferred seriously with elec tric and steam truffle. Cold In Adirondacks. Utlca. N. Y., Jan. II. Utica had the coldest night In two years. The tempsratufV this morning was 10 be low tnro. In exposed places 11 below was recorded. Throughout the Adl dondacka tha mercury ran about If below sero, - Foot of Ice. Albany. N. Y.. Jan. II. With a temperature of 14 degrees below te rov a foot of Ice formed on tha Hud son river , here during the night Detroit. Mich.," Jan.' II. Miohlgan experienced this morning the coldest weather of the year. Locally . the thermometer roistered five degrees above sero when It reached Its lowest point. Chatham, M Jan. 11. Two hooners were anchored- under the lea of Cupe Cod early today with dlii trrw slsnsls set A 10-mile rl swept the count and the temperature w tflow rpro. II S. WILLIAMS COMPTROLLER President Nominates Assistant Secretary of Treasury For Place. Washington; Jan. 13. The presl-; dent sent to the senate today the nom- i lnation of John Skelton Williams of Virginia to be comptroller of the cur-i rency. 1 . . : Washington. Jan. IS. President Wilson early today prepared the nom ination of John Skelton Williams of Virginia for comptroller of the cur rency and ex-ofiicio member of the federeal reserve board. The nomina tion is expected to be sent to the sen ate today. - - - -. Mr. Wilftams assistant secretary of the. treasury In charge of the fiscal bureau, and Secretary McAdoo's first assistant In matters of government finance. The office of comptroller of the cur rency has been vacant for several months. From time to time various reports have been afloat of opposition being .brought to bear against the nomination of Mr. Williams. It was said that the so-called great financial interests were opposing him. There never has been recorded, so far as Is known before any committee or through any official channel, any op position to his appointment, though there are various reports of pending opposition to his confirmation by the senate. -. , , . . Announcement of Mr. Williams' selection was made after a conference between President Wilson and Secre tary McAdoo. It Is understood that during the president's absence Mr. Mc Adoo had ; been . sounding senators about the nomination and believes it will be confirmed. . So far as known the president has made no other se lections for the federal reserve board, i Secretary Houston said today he did hot plan to resign' from the cabinet to become a member of the board. P FOR FIDS JO T Y. M. Cl. A. Drectors Meet To ; I night to Arrange Budget And Plan Campaign. , There will be a very important meeting tonight of the board of di rectors of the Ashevllle Y. M. C. A. Supper will be served at 6:30 o'clock by members of the Ladles' auxiliary and there will be several Invited guests at the supper.. The business session will follow Immediately there after; ' ' . . , The principal business at this meet ing will be to arrange a budget for the coming year and arrange for the annual campaign for funds to carry on the work. This campaign will be begun, tomorrow .morning at 9 o'clock and It Is expected that a large num ber of the directors and members will participate. It Is hoped that the cam paign can be successfully closed by Friday night of this week. The directors and those interested in the welfare of the association do not feel that there will be any trouble experienced In raising the funds for this year as the association work has been remarkably successful for the past year. The work has been ex tended along ell lines that have been taken up, as shown by reports sub mitted each month. This growth has proved moat gratifying to the direc tors and they are hoping that the people of the city will realize tht ne cessity for keeping the work up to Its present high standard. City News Mme. Harriet Labsdle will appear at the Ashevllle High school on Feb ruary It In an Interpretation of Ib sen's play, "A Doll's House." Mme. Labadle haa been enthuilastlcly re ceived in almost every state In tha union and In foreign countries and her appearance here Is being antic ipated with much interest. Two of tha beet local basket ball games of tha season are promised at tha Y. M. C. A. tonight, when all of the four teams of class A will partic ipate.. The leader of this class, the teams of Newton and Case, will play at 1:15 o'clock, and tha second gam of tha evening, between the follower of Bollng and Hnnnlcutt, will begin at :0. OdotIo Woanded. Pittsburgh, Fa,, Jan. 11. In an ex change of shots between two elty de tective an l William Bmutxer, said to be an escaped convict from Indianap olis, Smulscr was perhaps fatally wounded here today. The officer were sent to a hnusa to arrest flmutier and ho was declared to have opened fire which the detective returned. Klin IS AT Finds Mass of Accumuated Work When He Arrives ' At Natoinal Capital. MANY APPOINTMENTS ; WILL BE MADE SOON Commissions to Be Signed; Orders And i, Executive Congress Mesasges to -5" Be Postponed. . Washington, Jan-. ' 13. President Wilson and his family arrived here at 7:30 o'clock today from Pass Chris tian,- Miss., and motored to the White : House for breakfast. ' i , i It was" 18 degrees above zero an abrupt change from gulf coast tem peratures when the--president step ped from his private oar and he walk ed briskly through the station to the waiting automobiles. The trip north had been uneventful. The presldont greeted crowds everywhere but made no speeches. ; To those' who begged him to- talk he would always say with : a smile: . ,., ' "I'm not In the habit of talking when, I'-haven't anything to say." . The president's face was a picture of health as he got back to Ms desk. Dr. Cary T. Grayson, V. S. N, pro nounced him much better physically than he has ' been for many months and in fit condition for the strenuous work ahead. , ; Tb.e president's desk was piled high todEfy With accumulated correspon dence, for Secretary Tumulty had per- Jmitted nothing but the most urgent 1 communications to . be forwarded to I pass Christian. Appointments to be i made, "commissions to be signed, ex- lecutlvc orders for consideration to i Wll4Wta(rvCW -'WSjkl.abead .wijU Idents attention. . .... A new surgeon general ; for 1 the army; a new commandant . for the marine' corps; the apolntment of the federal reserve board which is to con trol the new banking system, the Mex ican situation and the forthcoming special message to congress on trust legislation were foremost among the first subjebts to be considered. The cabinet had been summoned for the usual Tuesday meeting at 11 o'clock this morning. Secretary Mc Adoo had a lint of eligibles for the federal board ready to discuss with the president, and Secretary Garrison had under consideration the apolnt ment of Col. W. C. Gorges .for sur geon general of the army. The president had a conference this morning with Secretary McAdoo at which it was understood a report of the progress of the organization com mittee at work on the new currency law was made. . ' The president has set aside tomor row for conferences on the trust question. GIT AND THE FILE" IS COMING THIS WEEK Best Attraction of Year Prom ised at Majestic Last of The Week. "Th Cat and tha Fiddle" will be the attraction at the Majestic theater for tha last three days of this week, beginning with tha matinee perform ance Thursday afternoon. The lead ing comedy role in this merry, musical extravaganza la carried by 'Ed. Oil more, who ha been seen at tha Audi torium here in' II attractions, which will insure the high class of th pro duction. Tha cAsfand chorus include 20 people, and the management of the Uajeatlo assures It patron tha best entertainment of the season In this production. Tha how Is now being produced by this company In Augusta, and the af ternoon paper there yesterday said that It I th bast aver seen in Augus ta at th price and the equal of a large number of II and fl.SO attractions. There are two aot and 10 scene and scenery sufficient for th reproduction of the play a presented on the road during' It long and papular run. CHICAGO UVE8TOCK. Chicago, Jan. II. Hogs: receipts 11,000; steady; bulk of sale, 1.110 1.18; light, f.flOl.lltt! mixed, 1.00 1.10; heavy, I.OOOIUHl rough, I.00WI.10; pigs, I.TIOT.I0. Cattle: receipt 1000; slow; beeves, I.16OM0; Tessa steers, II5OI.00; stork era and feeder, l.007.0; cows and heifers, S.40OI.30; calve, 1.10 B11.7G Sheep: receipt 17,00; weak; native, 4.IS(ff.0S; yearling. t.O'0T.t; lambs, native, .71 0 8,10, BACK 1 L HAS. GONE FIE Position RepovV Dangerous Severp's- jssels Sent to ; .-sistance. St. John, N. .fl., 'Jan. .13. The Royal Mail steamship Cobeuqid bound .from the West Indies for Haii- ; fax with passengers and cargo went ashore today off Brair Island at the mouth of the bay of Fundy. Wireless dispatches reported her position dan gerous. Several vessels immediately hurried to her assistance. The marine department sent the government steamer Lansdowne and two tugs to Briar Island and wireless advices said tha . lute steamships Kronprinz and Lady Laurier were heading In the same direction. The Cobequid is a packet steamer of 2,974 tons. She left Grenada In the West Indies for Halifax Decem ber 30, stopping at several ports on the way. It was said that she car ried a number of passengers. Unable to Keach Ship. Montreal, Jan. 13 Advices received here at noon by the Marconi wireless station said that rescuing . steamers were unable to reach the stranded liner Cobequid at Briar island because of the terrific storm which was lash ing the Bay of Fundy. The ship carries a crew of about twenty. Schooner Sinks Vineyard. Haven, Mass., Jan. 13.--Three masted schooner John Paul of Ellsworth, Me., sank In . Nantucket sound early today while in tow of the revenue cutter Achusnet. A wireless message from the Acushnet made no mention of the crew of the John Paul. It was thought here that with the Westerly gale and high seas f .which prevailed their transfer to the revenue cutter could have been accomplished! only with great difficulty and danger.! The schooner carried a crew of six) men and was in command of Captain; Hutchinson. i H FAT" . PROGRAMS ON TODAY Princess and Galax Theaters Are Offering Exception , v ally Good Bills. " The ' management of the Oalax Ill theater assures its patrons today theyjval base In the gulf of Fonseca. may come to the theater this after- Patriotic clubs are organizing noon and "laugh and graw fat". The throughout the republic to work feature picture on the bill is "Alkali against the American proposal. ' Ike's Gal", an Essany western come-1 dy in two parts. Augustus Carney Is the central attraction as this comical 'Alkali Ike". i 1 Another picture on this bill that is said to be a real laugh producer Is, A College Cupid,", a Lubin .comedy ! that depicts the real funny side of college life. It is followed by a vra-'i graph drama, "A Christmas Story", ! In which the leading roles are taken j by James Morrison, Tefft Johnson, ! Charlotte De Felice and Ethel Lloyd. The program at the Princess for this afternoon and tonight includes a Vltagraph comedy drama featuring; the popular favorites, James Morri-j son and Clara Kimball Young. It Is entitled, "Up In a Balloon." Other excellent reels on the program will be I "The Love Theft , an Essanay come- dy; and "Riley's Decoys", a Blograph farce comedy. "TIE TALKER" DRAWS TWOIIMIENCES f Drama, ih Full, Presented at The Majestic Theater Yesterday. "Tha Talker", a drama presented by the Cresent Stock company, which was presented at the Majestic theater yesterday afternoon and last night for tha first time, drew two large audi ence and those attending the attrac tion seemed to ba well pleased with tha change from' musical comedy to drama, There waa only one, show during tha evening, as tha production 1 a not tabloid one, and the house was packed almost to "capacity. This attraction will continue at tha Majes tic today and tomorrow. NEW YORK COTTON. , New York, Jan. II. There was a renewal of scattering liquidation at th opening of the cotton market to day and some local selling also seemed to b Inspired by easy cable or con tinued report of southern hedge sell ing In Liverpool. Opened steady 4 to T lower but offerings were well taken and th market later rallied to within a point or two of last night' clone on report of a better spot demand In tha wuth. TIDAL HITS T1TANT1C DISASTER CASE E THEME Defense Argues Liability Act Applies Equally to The Foreign Owners. Washington, Jan. 13- Consideration of the Titanic disaster was taken . up today by the Supreme court. The ab stract questions of law before the court produced a sterner atmosphere than the senatorial Inquiry into the disaster.' Yet the mourning-trimmed attire of women In the spectators seats was a constant reminder of the world wide grief caused by the wreck with its loss of 1490 lives. Charles C. Burlingham, on beha.r of j the owners of the Titanic, the Oceanic Steam Navigation company, argued before the court that the American limited liability act applied equally to American and foreign ship ; owners. He, said it established the maritime law of the United States to be uni versally applied in American courts as the 'expression by congress of the American conception of Justice. He added this view of the statute had been authoritatively, settled by decis ions of the Supreme court. Under his contention the liability of the owner would be fixed by the salvage recov ered, the freight and passenger money, amounting to about 390,000. Claims for damage amount to some 313,000, 000. PAT BOHAXNON OFFERED CONTRACT WITH FEDERALS ; Louisville, Ky., Jan. 13. "Pat" B6- ihannon, manager of the Danbury club lot the New York-New JerseyLeagueU j had been offered a contract In the B'ederal league. For several days it has been rumored the Pittsburgh dub of the new league iws trying to get the services of iBohannon and. one or more members of the Louisville clyh in the American association. MASS MEETING TO PROTEST AGAINST PROPOSED TREATY San Salvador, Republic of Salva dor. Jan. 13. 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A tidal wave add ed Its terrors to the earthquakes and volcanic eruption wliicli struck Kago chima, in southern Japan, yesterday, aeording to official advices today. It is believed here that the Kago- . sliinia disaster will prove to be one of the most serious In Japan's history. The loss of life and property Increase with fuller news from the scene. The full extent of the disaster could not be ascertained today, as all' com-' munlcatlon was cut off from the stricken . district south of Kumamoto, 90 miles north of Kagoshlma. Ashes to the depth of six Inches faUen , tne 8eap0rt of Mlya2a. ki on the east of Kiushlu. A pos- -taj employ who fled from Kagoshima . states . that . the big postal building there collapsed during the earth truakes-and tidal waves and that a preaf 'number "of residences w?i ruined, killing many people and. '-MiN mats. - - ., ---...' - Navy and army departments are hastening' succer and supplies to Kagoshlma. . ':'.' Nagasaki, Japan, Jan. 13. Indica tions today are that the death list from the earthquake and volcanic dis turbances around Kukoshima will run into the thousands. Kagoshima which Is almost com pletely burled In volcanic ashes and stones had a population of 60,000 at the last census. The population of the adjoining island of Sakura, the center of the disturbance. Is given as Continued on page four. ta Tuesday, Jan. 13 HORROR ADDED VOLCANO 0 1 " J
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