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VOL. XVIII. NO. 295.
ASHEVILLE, N. 0., THURSDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 22 1914.
PRICE 5 CENTS,
SULZEH STO R
TO GRAND JURY
Farmer Governor's Discolsures
In John Doe Inquiry May
Lead to Criminal
Prosecution.
WITNESS INVITED TO
GO BEFORE THE JURY
Declares That 0 'Gorman Told
Him of Effort to Hold up
"His Friend Stewart
For $100,000."
rfew Tork, Jan. 22. 'William Sul
xer's story of "Graft,' Graft, Graft.
Kverywhere," as sketched by him nt
the John Doe Inquiry yesterday, as
sumed the grand Jury phase today.
Having sworn yesterday that United
States Senator O'Gorman described
James B. Gaftney as ."Murphy1" chief
bagman," who tried to "hold up my
friend Stewart for $100,000," the ex
governor was Invited to go over the
charges in more detail before the Jury.
Later it was thought Senator O'Gor
man might be called.1
. The Stewart mentioned Is James
Stewart, a state highway contractor.
Gaftney is a prominent politician, con
tractor and business associate of the
leader of Tammany hall. On the Stand
Bulzer said Senator O'Gorman had
said to him; "Don't you know Gaft
ney is the man that held up my client,
James E. Stewart, for. over $'1:00,000
and he could have got away with it if.
Stewart had not come, to me, and I
went, to Murphy and I read the riot
act, telling him I would not stand for
that kind of politics." , , i
Sutter reviewed his clash' with Mur
phy, ; describing ' Murphy's alleged
threats to- wreck his administration
If GaffWey were not appointed state
commissioner of highways. .. '
. Senator O'Gorman today declined to
comment on the testimony given by
ex-Governor Sulzer at the John Doe
Inquiry,
"The senator wishes to refrain from
making any statement at present be
cause he may be called upon later to
appear in the proceedings," his secre
tary said. .
"The evidence . given by Suiter
speaks for Itself," said District At
torney Whitman today. "It was giv
en under oath and should be Judged
accordingly. I will not comment up
on It but the public may rest assur
ed that If a crime has been committed
in this county I shall do my duty no
matter who "the offender may be."
FLORIDA MAGISTRATE
EXCEEDS JURISDICTION
lebuked For Deciding Ques
tion of Extradition of
Prisoner.
. Washington, Jan. 22. Solicitor
Polk, of the state department, has
rebuked a Justice of the peace in
Tampa, Fla., for overreaching his au
thority by deciding a question of ex
tradition without consulting the of
ficials who administer the foreign af
fairs of the United States.
Cuban authorities sought the re
turn of a fugitive. He was haled be
fore the Tampa Justice. The first
state department officials heard of the
proceeding was In a letter In which
the Justltce reported that In accord
ance with the terms of the treaty be
tween the United States and Cuba he
had turned the prisoner over to Cub
an authorities.
Bolocltor Folk has written the ever
tortious Justice that while the treaty
dues admit of the reading accorded It.
the state department usually takes a
hand In such affairs. No Internation
al embarrassment will arise from the
Incident, however, as the prisoner
voluntarily agreed to return to Cuba,
DAUGHTER OF WEALTHY
GERMAN DISAPPEARS
Chicago, Jan. 22. Judth Klauaaner,
daughter of a wealthy manufacturer
of Dusaeldorf, Germany, disappeared
here six days ago, according to Infor
mation given the polio today by her
uncle, Henry Rltter, wealthy Chi
cago manufacturer, i
Miss Klauasner, according to Bitter,
la 17 years old and a water color ar
tist. Rltter said the girl had Insisted
on becoming an actres In Oermany
and that to prevent this her father
consented to her visit to the United
States.
BrbooiMY Wrecked.
Gloucester, Mass., Jan. II. The
Clouoestar fishing schooner Eglan
tine has been wrecked off the Nova
Hcotla coast, according to htwa re
reived here today. While the rrew of
eighteen was saved, yet the schooner
Hrlvsn ashore near I.lscomb, will be
total Joss.
OPINIONS
ON JAP
Speech of Japanese Minister Concerning California Land Law
Seems Not to Be Clearly Understood by Wash
. ington Officials Next Step Problematical. ,
Washington, Jan. 22. After con-i
slderation of the Japanese . situation
today the house immigration commit
tee today declined to open hearings
on Uie Baker bill to bar Asiatic Immi
grants. Chairman Burnett declared
the commute was not yet ready to
proceed. .. Other members said they
wished to hear from Secretary
Bryan.
. Washington, Jan. 22. The speech
of Baron Makino, the. Japanese for
eign minister, explaining to the 'Jap
anese parliament the status of nego
tiations with the United States over
the California alien land laws devel
oped radical difference of opinion be
tween the principals as to the respon
sibility for Us next step.
Although Baron Makino referrel to
the fact that the Japanese foreign of
fice .had received no answer to. its
note 'of August 18. 1913, evidently' in
timating that one was expected, the
state' department regarded the negotla
tions.as practically closed at that
point; argument on each side having
been exhausted. .,.
. A hew treaty to define the rights of
ALLEGED DEALER
IN WRESTED
Emil Decoin Charged With
Being Leader of White
Slave Ring.
San Francisco, Jan. 22. Emil G.
Ducoln, who the police say .- Is the
leader of a white, slave ring that has
operated ,, jn ' San Francisco for - two
4asr,-wasey shrdlu' cmfwyp ;
years, was arrested here early today
la his handsomely furnished resid
ence. The police refused to permit
him to ride to Jail In his automobile.
He was booked on two charges of
white slavery and spent the night in
cell.
Duooln was said to have amassed
a fortune of $300,000 in a short time.
According to the police he openly
boasted that ho was enjoying ipollce
protection and defied arrest.
Ducoln' Is alleged to have traded
extensively In European .women of
the underworld, preventing their de
portation by marrying them to impe
cunious men who 'Wllllnglngly sold
their names to the women for $100.
INDICTMENT OF BIG
, PACKERS IS EXPECTED
Chicago, Jan. 22. Investigation of
charges that Swift and company,
packers of Chicago, profited to to
the extent of $60,000 by what was said
to have been in effect a rebating ar
rangement with the Ann Arbor rail
road company, was begun by the fed
eral grand Jury today.
Shipments Involved in the Inquiry
were said to have - been carried by
other roads not Involved In .the
charges to points on the Ann Arbor
road,, the. main line of which runs
from Toledo, O., to Frankfort, Mich.
' This road is alleged to have hauled
consignments of beef of less than a
carload at carload rates. The beef
waa ,'peddled" from town to town
along the line. It Is alleged.
ANOTHER CASE OF
TYPHUS REPORTED
New York, Jan. 22. Joseph J.
O'Connell, port health officer, report
ed today the development of another
case of typhus fever among detained
passenger! of the Austro-Amerlcan
steamship Belvedere. This makes
three cases from the Belvedere and
five cases in ail at this port. The case
reported today. Dr. O'Connell said,
waa a closer approach to the malign
ancy of the dreaded typhu than had
been observed In the other cases.
STRATCHCONA MAY BE
BURIED IN THE ABBEY
London, Jan. II. The body of
Lord Btratchcona and Mount Royal,
late high commissioner for Canada,
who died Wednesday, will probably
be Interred In Westermlnster Abbey,
aa a recognition of his eminence In
the double capacity of empire build
er and philanthropist.
Inventor Dead.
New Tork, Jan. II. Word wai re
ceived here today that Robert Zahn,
director general of tha Vogt Laend
lsch Maachlnen-Kabrlk of Plauen,
Baiony, and Inventor of the Zahn au
tomat, a -device universally used In
embroidery making, I, ad died yester
day in Leipsto after an operation.
DIFFER
QUESTION
Japanese in America, treating par
tlcUlarly on the subject of naturalize
tlon, though not taken up In any of
the official notes, was Informally dis
cussed between Secretary Bryan and
Ambassador Chlnda, but without ad
vancing the subject very far. It was
then contemplated that the Webb law
be tested In the United States courts
but the Japanese government did not
care to become a party to such pro
ceedings, considering that to do so
would be to abandon Its contention
that the subject should he treated
diplomatically. ;'
On the "other hand, Secretary Bryan
was unwilling to follow the precedent
set by President Roosevelt In direct
ing the United States government to
Intervene as a party in the Japanese
school cases which figured In the Cal
ifornia courtsi - ;
Unless the "other means" referred
to by Baron Makino refers to a re
newal of the attempt to frame a
treaty that will be approved by the
United tates senate, officials here arc.
at a loss as to what the next step will
be. - -. . ' -
BANK OF ENGLAND RATE
TO 4 PER CENT
Made Possible by Improve
ment in Money Situation.
, V Of the World. -
London, Jan. 22. The Bank of
England was enabled today to reduce
Its minimum rate of discount to 4. per
cent owing to the improvement in the
monetary- situation -both , ;-here and
abroad to the settlement of the South
African general strike. . The fact that
the German bank rate also was low
ered today and the belief that the
German bank rate will soon follow
suit mako market experts confidently
anticipate a further reduction of the
English bank. rate In a week or two.
ROBT. F. WAGNER WILL
RETIRE FROM POLITICS
Albany, N. Y., Jan. 22. Lleuten
ant Governor Robert F. Wagner, who
for years was the Tammany leader on
the floor of the state senate an
nounced today that he would retire
permanently from politics at the close
of his present term this year.
"I am tired of office holding," he
declared. "Nothing can liyiuce me to
run again. The last year has kept
me here almost continuously and I
cannot afford to neglect my business
to that extent."
Wagner is a practicing attorney In
New York city.
NEARLY 4000 BALES
OF COTTON BURNED
Memphis, Tenn, Jan. 22. -Nearly
4000 bales of cotton were destroyed
or damaged by fire which swept the
warehouse of E. W. Trout and com
pany here today. The loss is esti
mated at between $200,000 and 1300,
000. Captain 8. Gilbert and two other
flrement were slightly Injured in
fighting the blaze. The orgln of the
fire has not been determined.
ASKS IMPROVEMENT
OF PEMBROKE CREEK
Washington, Jan. 22. The war de
partment today recommended the
Improvement of Pembroke Creek, N.
C, from Its mouth up to the United
States fish commission station, to se
cure a channel ten feet deep and 160
feet wide at a cost not to exceed
110,000 for first construction and a
nominal maintenance cost.
The department adversely reported
on the proposed Improvement of the
Elizabeth river In Brunswick county,
N. C, as a separate project because
the pending Inter-coastal waterway
scheme might embrace that stream.
TORONTO'S FANCIU8E MAY BE
TRANSFERRED TO CINCINNATI
Cincinnati, O., Jan. 22. That To
ronto's Federal league franchise
might be transferred to Cincinnati
was indicated by a meeting here last
night between President Gilmore of
the new organisation and local pro
moters. A site for a bad park with
in fifteen minutes ride of the heart
of the city waa considered but no fi
nal arrangement were made. It was
understood Mr. Gllmor waa to visit
her again to go Into the matter
more thoroughly.
Schooner K trended.
Philadelphia, Jan. II. The schoon
er Levi HL Andrew stranded early
today three mile southeast "f As
sateague, V. according to a dispatch
rerolved by the maritime eichange.
The crew waa Mved. The schooner
oleared from her on January II for
Savanuah .with, a cargo of coaU
ATTORNEY WITNESS
SPEER INQUIRY
R, C. Ellis Testifies of Con
tempt Citation in Bank
ruptcy Case.
,Macon, Ga., Jan. 2-. -it was ex
pected When the congressional inves
tigation by a subcommittee of the Ju
diciary committee of the house of
representatives of charges of alleged
official misconduct on the part of
Judge Emory Speer, of the United
States court, southern distiet of
Georgia, 'was resumed here this morn
ing, that a number of important wit
nesses would be examined during the
das'. Among these are Thomas S.
Felder, attorney general of (ieorgia; i
W. It. Burwell, xpeaker : of the
Georgia house o representatives; and
John :Mf Barnes, former United
States marshal and present postmas
ter at Thomason, On.
R. C. Elils, of Tifton, Ga., Ilie first
witness, corroborated the testimony
of J. S. Ridged.1 examined yesterday
regarding tho citation for contempt
by Judge Speer of attorney's for al
leged delay in obeying an order of
refree in bankruptcy. Mr. Ellis was
one of the attorneys named In the
citation. Home of the attorneys who
had through error in settlement re
ceived dividends for their clients In
the case had not been named in the
citation. Some of the attorneys who
had through error in settlemnet re
ceived dividends for their clients in
tho case had not been named in the
contempt citation, the witness testi
fied. .. . " . "...
Walking Tight Rope.
John M. Barnes, postmaster of
Thomson',- Ga., and former United
States marshal, was called.
He charged that after his appoint
ment as marshi) I Judge Speer kept
him walking ''the tight rope" all the
time, and cited aa an instance that
while court was in session all the.
court attendants, including the mar
shal, were kept busy adjusting the
windowshades. i
The, witness charged' that Judge
Speer took an active -part Jn politics
and, that ho-autrd us campaign man
ng&r for Judson'W.LyortSi-Tf-fimrflt
th.e republican national convention of
1908.
He charged that after his removal
aa United States marshal Judge Speer
"wrote him up" In a newspaper ar
ticle, which appeared as a' purported
news Item. His answer, he said,
quenched; Judge Speer's thirst for
newspaper, controversy. .
REPORTED FORTY-TWO
KILLED IN WRECK ON
THE GREAT NORTHERN
Si. Paul. Minn.. Jan. 22. It was
rumored here this morning that a
serious wreck had occurred near
Pembina, North Dakota, ' on the
Great Northern railroad. Unconfined
reports stated that forty two had
been killed.
Railroad officials declared they had
nn mllnhln Information ' that the
wreck had occurred and said they
doubted the accuracy of the report.
PLANS APPROVED FOR
RED CROSS BUILDING
Washington, Jan. 22. Plans for
tho new Red Cross, building to be
erected here as a memorial to the
women who died in tho Civil War
have been approved by a commission
which chose the design submitted by
Trowbridge and Livingston, archi
tects of New York. The plana have
mission for final decision.
The building Is to be erected be
been referred to the fine arts com
tween the Corocroran art gallery and
the home of the .Daughters of the
American Revulotlon within a stone's
throw of the White H"use.
GIANNONE'3 MUR'dERER
WILL BE DEPORTED
New Tork, Jan.' 22. Antolne Cup
ertino, an Italian emigrant, who be
came vloletnly Insantfe and hilled Dr.
Arrigo Glannone, an- Italian govern
ment emigration inspector,- while the
steamship Berlin was approaching Gi
braltar on January 12, last, waa
brought Into port today In 'custody
when the Berlin docked. The assas
sin will be deported. Dr. Olannone
waS assigned to duty an Inspector to
accompany steamers carrying steer
age passenger to Aemlrca. II had
a fine record In the navy.
The Berlin will go Uo .'Newport
New to dry dock before resuming
her(orvlc to Italy.
CREW OF M18MNQ filllP
PICKED UP BY 8TEAMFH
Portland, Me., Jan. la. The rrew of
the mtaslng schooner Prenrot Palmer,
I'rnm Norfolk for Portsmouth, N, II.,
were picked up by a steamer which
landed them at Bermuda, according t
a cablegram received by the owners
today. ..
The schooner was abandoned dur
ing the aever storm last week.
DENIES fA TEMENT,
NAV7 IS
Officer , Writes Secretary Daniels Branding as Untrue and
Unjust Charges That T here Is Snobbishness
Among Officers of The Navy.
..'Washington. Jan. 22. Accusations
of "snobbishness" in the United States
navy are branded as "untrue" and
"unjust" in a letter from an officer' of
the naval reserve to Secretary Daniels
today. ' -, . , ;
The officer refers to publish state-i
ments attributed to - another officer
who recently resigned from the naval
service and who was alleged to have
stated .that navy . officers in general
were snobbish and looked with disdain
and contempt upon all who were not
graduates of the naval academy. The
author of today's letter was one of the
naval militia officers who participated
in the recent battleship cruise to the
Mediterranean on the battleship Dela
ware. ""I-.'was received aboard this ship
IE TO
HAKE TRAP SHOOTING
New Riding and Driving Club
Will '--Install Traps on
Beaumont Ridge.
One of the main features of hte
rtidinn- and rtrivincr dub. recentlv or-'
iranl,! here, will he .ran shooting,
, , , , . . r . , ,
and officers of the club have been in -
vestlgaling a site for locating a trap
equipment at the club's headquarters
on Ueaumont ridge, at the Battle bun
galow, which will be used by the
members of the clubi . .
It has been found that the skyline
Is Just right for such sport and, every
thing else taken Into consideration,
the governing board has decided tJaa ihcChamberlaln bid,
"establish trapa on "the fidget
..cttntillwli Irnnii nn' tllft " fldtr" '.
Orders have already . been sent for
clay -pigeons, traps and other equip
ment. Applications are coming In to the
governing board from people who
are anxious to Join the club. These
applications will be passed upon at
the earliest possible date.
According to a member of the club,
it Is expected that even- feature of
the club will be finished by February
1; the Improvements on the roads
and drive will be under haadway by
the first ot February and other de
tails of tho club worked out.
Honorary memberships will be ex
tended to ladles, where there la no
male member In the family; also hon
orary memberships will be extendel
to a limited number of no-resldents,
this number not to exceed ten at any
one time.
AFTER NOT PICTURES
DF P
Former Congressman Going
Into Jungles With Flash
Light Outfit.
New York, Jan. 22. Night picture
of the animals that prowl in Panama s
Jungles are prizes sought by George
Shiras, a former Pennsylvania con
gressman, who will leave here for the
canal sone next week equipped with a
flashlight outfit. With Mr. Shiras will
go A. C. Anthony, an explorer on
the stnff of the American Museum of
Natural History.
Gatun lake will be made the basis
of operations. Mr. Anthony explained
that the lake had a great deal ot
water In It as a rosult of being
dammed and this would permit ex
ploration of regions heretofore Impos
sible to reach.
Mr. Anthony ha subjected himself
to typhoid immunity treatment.
Th- AvnlnrAra nlftn tn nrnrum for
the museum the animals caught In
traps set by nr. uniraa to tax ineir
picture by flashlight. Jaguars, pan
thers, tapler, deer and monqeyi
abound In the region to be explored.
PROPOSES AMJ5JNDJ.NU I
SMITH-LEVER BILL
Washington, Jan. 22. Alleging that
the Hmlth-Lever agricultural exten
sion bill discriminated against states
of the north and west In favor ot the
south. Henator Cummin of Iowa an
nounced today he Intended to Intro
duce amendment that would alter the
distribution of $3,000,000 government
fund. . . '.
Cummin ha prepared statistics
which show, he amarta, that under the
bill 12 southern state with about 13,
000.000.000 worth of agricultural
product will get nearly 40 per cent
of the fund, while the II leading ag
ricultural states or the north, produc
ing over 10,000,000.000 annuitli get
only 31 per cent of the fund.
SNOBBISH
with every courtesy and was treated
throughout the entire cruise with the
utmost cordiality and friendship on
tho part of every commissioned officer
on board with whom I came in con
tact.'" stated the 'writer. "I found
that, without exception, they .. were
thoughtful, courteous gentlemen; al
ways willing and ready to discuss mat
ters of professional interest and never
too busy to stop long enough to mako
explanations.
"I made friendships there which 1
shall always. value highly and my re
flections of this cruise are only of the
pleasantest kind.
"If these men on ship are represen
tative types of American naval offi
cers, surely no such charge can lie
at their door,"
CONFIDENT ALASKA R'Y
BILL WILL PASS SENATE
- i
Measure Comes to Vote This
Afternoon Being Debat
ed in House.
Washington, Jan. -J. ine .. projeti
for a government owned and operated
railway' in Alaska was up for a vote
in the senate today after nearly two
weekg of debate. It has been agreed
to begin the roll call at 4 o'clock,
Senate leaders were confident It
would pass by an overwhelming non
partisan vote.
The subject la yet In the first stages
of debate in the house, where Dele
gate Wlckersham of Alaska, has of
fered a measure virtually the same
..1 - " 'W, Y. .,','1A '.i.thnt.a .it
president to construct about a thou
sand miles of railway at a cost not to
exceed 135,000.000, to connect some
point on the Pacific coast of Alaska
with the Interior of the country.
DIFFICULT TO GET WOMEN"
TO ACT AT THS POLLS
Chicago, Jan. 22. Because It has
been Impossible to get women to
serve, only about one half of the 1,400
voting precincts In Chicago will have
women Judges and clerks of elections
at the April primaries. Figures given
out by the election board today Indi
cate that about 700 women will be
included In the list of 5,000 Judges
and clerks who have been appointed.
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I'll DECLARED
Shipping Combination Reor
ganized at Paris Confer
ence, Excluding Ham- "'
burg-American Line. .
COMPANY'S DEMANDS "
CONSIDERED FLAGRANT
Lines Refuse to Recognize the
Claims of Disputant and
Will Carry Out Exist
ing Agreement.,
Paris, Jan. 22,-r-War officially, was
declared today between the Hamburg
American Line and other steamship
companies The ; delegates to the
north Atlantic shipping conference re
organized the combination this morn
ing, leaving out the Hamburg-Ameri
can, A notice' excluding that com
pany and declaring a state of war was
promptly issued.
The declaration issued by repre
sentatives of the trans-Atlantic ship
ping companies was as follows: .
"At the conference of the continen
tal lines interested in the North At
lantic passenger trade held in Paris
on January 21, the demands of the
Hamburg-American line, which did
not see fit to appear In order to ex
plain Its Justification of its claim for
an Increased proportion of the steer
age passenger traffic, were fully con
sidered. - ' .'...-'"
"The lines were unanimously of the
opinion that neither past nor present
conditions warranted the demands put
forward by the Hamburg American
line, but that on the contrary they
were In flagrant contradiction with
the position the Hamburg-American
Itnw ha .emphatically maintained In
simllarMnstance' toward mother com-;
panlns. - - -i
."The lines therefore refuse to recog
nize these claims and resolve to carry
out the existing agreement among
themselves, but without the Hamburg
American line, with the object of up
holding an organization which has
given enure saiiBiaciion uunng w
long period of 22 years and thus pro
tecting the recognized position of the
various lines toward each other.
Hotel Burned.
MIneola, Fla., Jan. 22. The Lake
view hotel was totally destroyed by
fire nt an early hour this morning.
There were several narrow escapes ot
winter tourists. None was injured.
Loss 110,000. ' -5
a Copy of
ft
Thurs.; Jan. 22.
Accurate and Dependable"
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