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fflie fertile fcritete. TBS GAZETTE-NEWS BAB TBS MOST Weather Forecast FAIR WEATHER. VOLUME XVIII. NO. 304 ASHEVILLE, N. O, MONDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 2, 1914. PRICE FIVE CENTS . . m. pindell REFUSES POST : mt Tki: CUiUt mail ICIIUCD AppUllllr- ment as Ambassador to Russia After Being Confirmed. ACCEPTS RESIGNATION Pindell Thinks Contro versy Surrounding the Ap pointment May be Mis I understood Abroad. Y.n shintrton. Feb. i. Hcnrv M. ndell nf Peoria. Tils., who was re- biiv nnmiiuuMi iinu t 11 1 1 1 nico liM 11) . lSl . llilfl UtSUllI cu Mr. Pindell wrote President Wilson appointment, he felt, nevertheless, nv nnihaRRjiilnr n tt wn liable, to misunderstood abroad. The president In a letter of regret The correspondence made public Peoria, Ills., Jan. 28. jL'ear pal. r-remeni. 'I deeply appreciate the honor you I' M O 111 II 111 U 1111 ,11111'. I.- auor 10 miss a ma me very Kieai lo accept tne posi inai i couiu uo au ar Dim ami rane uo wie wurn u.i u . . 1. 1 1 I-!,..! , 1...I ..!- L l. .. ...V.I..U ...ill ko inn mission. 'I have, aa you know, been put In very false light by certain mlsrepre- l .1... , .i.i,,. nnri lllie 11 lO HUP I...M.V pted in its true light by the senate ! ter a inoroupn aim uibpotou ..to vest lira ion. i ieei won n wuuiu Uu i ore delicate for me to decline the nolntment than to accept It. o , ntroversy of this kind should sur- --- ilnr to ft rountrv which cannot ne xnected to be familiar with the real Ircumstances as they are known at j ome. There snouin no noining pei-i . . . i 1.. !.. II ' IHHIil! in mm .,.,.. ... ; ns far ns the ambassador mmsiu is i "I beg, therefore, that, trusting me be guided by my own Instinct in bis matter, vou will accept my as- I. f,.t. tha perniu me wmi t.i-u u 1 1 n- . , r . .i with no hesitation of Judgment, to decline the appointment. With senti ments of distinguished consideration, believe me to be, Mr. President, "Your obedient servant. "HENRY M. PINDELL. President's Itrply. The president's reply to Mr. Pindell follows: "Dear Mr. Pindell: "Your letter does credit to your delicate sense of propriety and serves to Increase, If that were possible, my , .1 ... i. . n. ... fn. ,...i, on4 tvtv , nnTi dence In your eminent fitness for the mission which you now decline "I enn but yield to your Judgment ! In the matter; because It ! clear to ne that feeling us von do. whether you are fully justified In that feellngi or, not, you would not be comfort able or happy In the post. I therefore cannot Insist. You will allow me, how ever, I hope, to express my deep re gret. I know your quality so well and was so anxious to aee you at St. I'eteist.urg tnat I reel a Keen msnp- , polntment. It Is only a very Imperfect! consolation that I may now again ex- j press my unqualified confidence In your ability, your character, your dls- enllon and your entire suitability for, uch a post. "Cordlally and sincerely yours. j "WOODHOW WII.BON." ! Tho Controversy. The controversy over Mr. PlnrleH'a( nomination grew out of publication of, what purported In be a letter from Senator Lewis of Illinois to Mr. Pind ell urging the lnfter to accept the poet of ambassador to Russia for a year and saying he would be relieved of diplomatic responsibility for Im portant negotiations and could travel freely In I rope. Renator Lewta charged that the let ter was a forgery, and Secretary Bryan. In a public atatement. revealed that the circumstance were that Mr Pindell had said he cotild only accept Ihe poet for a year because he did not feel that he could he alent from hi business for nny longer period. No mention. It wo aald, was mad of any diplomatic task or duties. , Aa to Nncrwaanr. Washington. Feb. I There wu soneln In official circles about the likelihood of Charles R. Crane of Chicago being named for the ambas (CoaUoued on page I) . , DIVERS SEARCHING FOR MONROE DEAD Choppy Sea and Great Depth Makes Task of Finding Bodies Hard Norfolk, Va., Feb. 2. Divers from the Norfolk wrecking- steamer I. J. Merrltt went down In a choppy sea today to search for bodies of those who perished when the ill-fated Old Dominion liner Monroe sank off this coast early Friday morning, following collision in a dense fog with the Mer chants and Miners Transporation com pany's steamer Nantucket. Wireless reports from the .Merritt received this) forenoon said that though diligent ! Jimlnez, .Mexico, Feb. 2. Ten thou search had been made no bodies had ; sand soldiers were mobilized here and come to the surface of the water and:lU po4nta n th railway to thc south the only hope now seemed to be in . . ,,, , , , the finding of bodies pinioned in the, j today Raiting the order of General wreck of the Monroe as she lies in Villa to hurl themselves against the 15 fathoms of water about 25 mill's ! federal stronghold at Torreon. Other oft Hog Island. constitutionalists forces were draw- The Old Dominion steamship com-ling on Torreon from other directions, pany has repeated Its instructions t.i!and the rebels generals said they those working aboard of the Merrllt I to spare no effort in their search tor j the bodies of the missing. Tho com-1 pany officials have hope that search of the wreck by divers will result in the finding of a number of the bodies. The weather at sea today was clear. ; but a stiff breeze resulting in a choppy sea made ihc work of thc divers quite difficult, The divers also have to prn I eeed wUh great care because of the great, depth to which they have had to ! go in making the search for the bodies of the missing. The exact location of the wreck at the Monroe is 24 miles southwest, one quarter south of Winter Quarter light, ship. A portion of the Monroe's mast is projecting above water. Two divers from the wrecking ! steamer Merrltt are making search ! in the wreck of the Monroe for the i missing. If bodies are found tliey will be brought to the surface at once and placed aboard of the Merritt. A ; special steamer will be sent out to bring these In, while the divers con-1 tinue their work from the Merrltt. The testimony taken by the United States local inspectors of steam ves- , t-ZSZtSl A.,.a k the,m of Binkin ,., ,h teiner , .... ... . . t Krldnv mnrnln ,1W ,n th. hnnrta f ,h .,,,,,.. .,,., . Wnf,hin.rn Tho ,, speciors announce tnev vi nave ul ..... .. ... . , . , .. . (1(ipl.:lin- ,..., n.lblil. ut Washington. Th Oontntloits hv ihe KMiMotlva ' s n 1 IIS 1(1 IIW1I1IT III' .Xl.llll lll-U ft - l mi n 11- ,.m1in are aimost identical with those growing out of the sinking of the American steumer .lulla I.ucken bach by the British steamship Indrali uala In Chesapeake bay In January, 1913, when 17 lives were lost, Includ ing those of the captain of the Luolc enbach und his wife, who was aboard ut the time. It Is contended by Captain Merry of the Nantucket that the Monroe was seeking to cross the bow of the Nan tucket, which resulted In the collision was due to the negligence of the Nan tucket A. D. OLIVER fl VICTIM OF MISTAKEN IDENTITY Fnrmpr Rpfiroia. KAnlfAT SflTV-! ed Two Months For Of- fense of Another. Ailuntn. C.s... Feb. 2. A. D. Oliver. f(rmfr pr.iuoni ,,f the Climux. Qa . b,inl( an, ,.,. pectacular figure In th,M palWod through here to- day on Mn way lo county. Oa.. w. ,ro h(. d he was going to "begin Uf,. anew ' lie said be bad .been re- leased from a Mississippi prison farm. where he had been serving a sentence which should have been Imposed upon another man. said to be U C. Harding, Oliver claimed Harding was his brother and that he now was safe In Honduras. According to Oliver, It was hla brother and not hlmef who per- petrated offense which have been laid at the former Georgian banker door. N 0. REPRESENTATIVE HEARD ON QUESTION OF INCREASED RATES Washington, Feb. 2. opposing the flva per cent lncrrau In freight rale had taken up strong positions in tne oufht by eastern railroads, J. C. For- rocky faaliienus and ravine at Ibnl estor, representing the Just Freight Sab m The Spanish commander or Hate association of North Carolina den-d out a column of cavalry, ar told examiner of the Interstate com- i tlllery and Infantry. The battle begun merce commission today that to grant at sn early hour Thtiradsy and lasted th advanc would be to burden the all day, the Moors holding thelr'posl- publle for roundabout and Illogical 1 Hons with great tenacity. Tin y were dlacovrred when the cancerous growth routes of shipment and for the aup- finally forced to rwtieat. isvlii h Urge was in Its mclpleney a simple opera port of "Improperly financed and in- proportion of their number dead or, Hon would have relieved the putbnt effecltntly mauagsd prupertlea " . . .led. jund prevented yiais of auffeilng. TORREON GOAL nr Tur Dron p Uf I IIC riLDLLJ Ten Thousand Constitutional ists Are Preparing to Hurl Themselves Against the Federal Stronghold. FEDERALS WILL MAKE STUBBORN RESISTANCE ! j They Are Outnumbered Almost j Two to One The Attack May Be Deferred For Soms Days. would attack the city with total : I strength of Hi, 000 men. The rebel army Is divided into the commands of five brigadier generals, with General .Villa commanding the division, and while their main body is still more than a hundred miles north of Torreon, their advance guards extend to within a few miles of the city. About 40 ticld pieces and great quantities of ammunition have been shipped southward in readiness fo the attack. Against the rebels the federal gar rison under General Refugio V'elaco will put forth as formidable a de fense as their means will permit. Thc federal strength Is estimated by the rebels at from f.,000 soldiers upward. It is expected that the rebels will out number the federals at least two to one. General,. Velasco's oldiers, how ever, have the advantage nf positions and are said to 1 e supplied with the j superior artillery, Torreno with 26,000 population, is i an important railroad center and thc j industrial seat of the l.aguna cotton i district. It is flanked on the west by sp,1pb "f nl"H aml 'yons. tin the. ""'' sweeping command of the city over the river to the north and over the flat l.aguna dis trict eastward the-federals have plant ed their cannon. One hill In particu lar, known as IjiCruz, has been con verted into a veritable fort, bristling with long range guns. It will lie for possession of these hills that thc preliminary battle will be fought, lor in the opinion of the rebels neither side Without the hills could bold thc tentii. In case of defeat the federals ordi narily would follow the railroad southward to acatei as or eastward J to Saltlllo, but the rebels operating i in thos? districts have been ordered ito cut off railroad communication in i both directions and completely bottle Torreon before the attack begins. Be cause of these preliminaries It Is like ly that the attack on the city will be ! deferred for sometime. Generals Villa. Ilerrerra and ilr i tega have had previous experience In attacks on Torreon. The city has changed bands several times. In the M'adero revolution atention was Bt- i tracted to Torreon because of ,m massacre there of several hundred Chinese. ilia on the Way. Jaiirez, Mexico, Fob. ". Oenerul j Francisco Villa will leave here to i night for Chihuahua to prepare for his campaign soutn. Me prohubly a Week will remain in hlhuanua r I before be starts for 1 orreon to tag p"ona. ""'""" " KILLED BY SPANIARDS In Stubborn Battle Salem Spanish Are Small at Beni Losses Tetuan, Morocco, Feb, Hun Hi a idreda of Moorish tribesmen fl stubbornly contested battle with a column of Spanish troop on Friday at Bssll 11111. south of ht i '. The Spanish force reported that their own oi was four officer and VI men Rilled, and four officers and lit! men wounded Hcont reported early Inat week that some tinmen ml of Moorish li lbelneii S HARP FIGHTING AGAIN IN HAITI Between Followers of Theo dore and Zamor Meagre Details Received. Port Au Prince, Haiti. Feb. 2. Sharp lighting has occurred at Gon alves between the followers of the two rival revolutionary leaders, Senator Davilmar Theodore and General Oreste Zamor, formerly government delegate at Cape Haitien. Only the most meager details were obtainable today about the battle, These came from the crews of the j "ultlen naval vessels which were iy-; 111, ill ,',!! J 1 ' , 1 111 Hit: 1 Utltieil'UU 1,1 j Bonaives but which left hurriedly as Boon as the firing started. The war craft arrived here today and their ocers assert that they saw llames ris- j ing over a vast area, giving reason for j the belief that tho city of Qonaives i had been set on tire. The German cruiser Vineta left immediately for. Uonaives to investigate. Senator Theodore, who announced several days ago that he would take supreme command of the rebels was understood to be marching with his followers on the capital. His rival, General Zamor, was reported to have left Gonalvea for the same destina tion at the head of a body of revolu tionaries. Port Au Prince, Haiti, Feb. 2. A demand lor the withdrawal from the Haitien capital of the German and American bluejackets and marines I was presented today to the members of the foreign diplomatic corps by the citizens committee of public safety. The committee which was formed immediately after tin- flight of the president of the republic, points out that perfect tranquility has prevailed for some time in thc capital and that therefore there is no necessity for the turther presence of foreign troops. Tfll'OP liTV, A MMAnW Dnln Committee Considering Trust Legislation. Washington, Feb, 2. Glimpses of business and legal mazes it must Head in framing trust laws were laid before the house judiciary committee today by I!. L, Uatta and 1''. ('. Proctor of Keaumont, Tex., representing an independent oil company, They op posed the prohibition of holding com panies unless some other means can lie provided to accomplish the legiti mate work of such companies. History of the live separate corpor ations comprising what he said was generally known as the Gulf Oil En terprise was related by Mr. Proctor. In its business of producing and trans porting oil the company enters Texas, Louisiana and Oklahoma. Restrictions Imposed upon foreign corporations by the various states' made it Impossible, tie asserted, for a single corporation to undertake all the branches of the business and the only way out or the difficulty was a holding company. Publicity of all thc facts gathered by the proposed interstate trade rum- mission was nri ssed as a cure-all of corporation cvIIb by Wuddlll Catch- Ings of New York, president of the t'cntrul Foundry company, who ap peared before the house commerce commission. Mr. Catchings said that seven years ago corporations were Quietly n.'Oing commissions on pan. ( ra.-t to employes on the other sjde ,,f ,l,.-,s that these tr.'iminetinnu wore not regarded then oa bribery, but that public discussion had developed u change of sentiment. FOR CANCER TREATMENT Statred in New York by Skin And Cancer Hospital Bulletin Issued. New fork, Feb. 2. A rarnpaign of education In the treatment of cancer has been started by the New York Skin and Cancer hoapltal. Aiming to help control cancer this bulletin has been Issued: "In the ease of cancer the patient can help greatly In Ita discovery. Vrsons suffering from lumps, uiyst" rloils pains and scores should Innm fllately consult competent no .11 d vices. Those three symptom arc gen erally, although not alwiiya, nature warnings of cancer." It Is asserted that many case reach the hospital practically beyond relief. If these race, It Is added, had been VIVID STORY OF Monroe Survivor Tek- of Fu tile Attempt to Save Wife After Vessels Strck Off East Coast. LIFEBOAT IGNORED HIS CALL FOR HELP tr i rji., Ti i tt acui otiuiy in uicu vvuma.ii Afloat For Two Hours Died Aboard The Rescue Boat. New York, Feb. 2. Survivors of the disaster to the steamship Monroe reached here Saturday over the Pennsylvania railroad from Norfolk. Among them was Thomas Harrington of Bridgeport, Conn., accompanying the body of his wife, who died after being taken aboard the Nantucket. It was Harrington who swam in the cold water supporting bis wife by holding her hair in his teeth. "I am too weak to talk," he said. "All that 1 know is that my wife is dead." Harrington's father, .loseph met him here. "Tell what happened, Tom," said thc father. "We all want to know and it will get It off your mind." Then in . i . . 1 1 ....... .t fV.n vniinir llllll lliuiiliiii .... man told his story. Harrington and his w ife had a sta'e-' room on the side where the .Mont .e ; was rammed. When the shock came1 ho said, "we got up and diessed a'id. wasted time that might have saved the. poor girl's life." By the time they reached the main saloon the ship had keeled so that i mi KM wall , was their lloor. "Th"rc ! was a lurch," said Harrington, "anil1 Margaret was thrown 20 feet ami lodged under the bench built along th. sides of the cabin. I slid and scran) -hlnit and oointed to her poor right arm. "It was broken and hanging lamp. 'Don t touch me, she screamed. lA!t mo die.' 1 told her she would I,.,,., to eom,. and she would feel bet- ter about It later. Oh, God, she was ,-iirhi and I didn't know it. Hut I got her loose. Then the ship sagged uucit again and there was a rush of water that washed us out to the deck. 1 managed to get off our outer clothes. Then we let go and the ship went away from under us." Harrington told bow he tried to swim holding his wife by tho broken arm. but this pained her so that final ly he . twisted her long hair into a rope close to her head, an taking it in his teeth, flouted on his back, beeping the woman's bead on his chest. "One life boat passed within ten feet, he said, and ignored their calls for help. After nearly two hours an other boat came. "I held Mar gar el up to them," continued Harrington, "and a sailor said: " 'l.et her go. She Is dead." "She Is not dead.' I said to him; "and you take her aboard If you don't want to go to bell with murder on . nor soul." "So they took her in nil she open ed her eyes and smiled at me. "When they got me aboard the ship they put her In on- stateroom and left her ami put me In another. I believe if a. doctor had been Willi her right away with stimulants she might be alive now. Hut they were nil mix ed UPi and when I found where nhe was lying all alone she was dead." H ISLAND STOCKS UK ON EXCHANGE Ker York. Feb. 2. Ho. k Islam! common and preferred and ( ho igo, i Hock Island and Pacific railway col latersl 4 per cent bonds were features of weakness of today's market. The Hock Island Issues went to new low i levels In connection with rumors of readjustment or reorganization of th" system. Itock Island common mild down to I as compared with 13 at Saturday's clime and the preferred lost 6H points, selling at it'. The collateral bonds yielded almost three point. ARIZONA CORPORATION LAW GIVEN BLOW BY THE SUPREME COURT Washington, Feb. 1' Arizona's pop ularity as the birth place of corpora tion was given a blow today when the Supreme court held that the pro vision of Arlsona law exempting the ' private fortunes of atoekholdcr In Arizona corporations from liability lor Ihe corporations debts, Is not ef (votive In all sliiii where the enrporu- , t ion-- du buslneu. .S. RATE WAR IS UNDER WAY TRIM FAVORED BY PRESIDENT Has Not Announced His Posi tion on Literary Test, However. Washington, Feby. Wilson regards it as President universally , , , , ,, , agreed that there should be some re trictions to prevent what is known as "assisted immigration." He has not j yet announoed his position o n the I terary test feature of pending In:- ! migration bills and indicated today that he would not do so until con-i suited by leaders of congress. The president has heard many persons interested in that phase ofi immigration legislation and there is i said to be some ground for belief that he may suggest certain modifications In the literacy test as now proposed. A report on proposals In the bill ; "" l ' . , i wiiy VVJlDVij 'i Lin- tit i.u inifiiL jl in- bor who said he was not opposed to BBiI lo "ve the principle of the literary test. He i The mve effective today is the re proposed that in addition to barring 1 'lotion of steerage rates by the Ham immoral women the law be amended I'urg-American line to $25 flat for all to keep out all procurers. He suggested that skilled laborers imported under contract as well as unskilled laborers be. barred. Secretary Wilson stated immigra tion increased the country's popula tion by 1,017,000 in 113 as against 646,742 in 1012. Of this increase only one per cent, was Asiatic immigration. Secretary Wilson reported 20 per .1 ,-f.Tif .if Mm fmirilepuntii were illitcr- n ate and would lie bailed under the pending bill. House democrats will caucus to morrow night on the party policy to ward the italter bill for thc exclusion of Asiatics. WILSON SURPRISED AT LACK OF SUGGESTIONS Washington, Feb. 2. President Wilson is surprised at the lack of re sponses from business men to the in vitation for suggestions on pending trust legislation. The president does not know whether business men tentative measures, or approve whether the they have not yet taken notice of the hear ings. When -It was suggested today that business men might fear being brand ed as "lobbyists" if they came to Washington In that connection, Sir. Wilson laughingly remarked that no one could be regarded as a lobbyist who came by invitation. Will the Panama Canal pay? Clip this coupon and IT will pay you. aCOUPONn Save it for THE iy Frederic J. Hat kin IP Aatksr at "TK Gazstte-News Colonel Coethals says: MlWsUastsssssssSBaMsV. HOW TO GET THIS BOOK On account of the education value and patriotic appeal nf this l ook. The OoSOttO-NOwl has arranged with Mr. llaakln to distribute a limited edition among Its readers for tho nieru cost of production and handling;. It Is bound In a heavy cloth. It contains 400 pages, 1 II lustrntlons and diagrams, an Indti, and two map (ono of them beautiful blrd'-eye view of the Canal Zone In four colon). IT IS ACTUALLY A $2.00 VALUE. 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All attempts to heal the breach between the North German Lloyd and the Hamburg American lines have failed, and the period covered in their agreement having expired on Saturday, January 31, the rate war for steerage traffic on the trans-Atlantic lines may be lasses of vessels, a reduction of more than $4 a ticket. This cut will probab ly be promptly met by the other lines. Steamship men here think the war is bound to carry all classes of pas- senger fares far below previous rec ords. The trouble had its origin in the demand of the Hamburg-American line for a larger percentage of the German steerage traffic. This was re- V....1V. I ..,. ' c ' i-n j.-..i.ao m.w ing its claim for retaining its present percentage on its horse power as against tile claim of the Hamburg American because of greater tonnage. The company. however, offered to submit the dispute to arbitration. Director Albert Hallin of the Hamburg-American line paid no heed te this proposal and lie also failed to at tend the recent meeting of the North Atlantic conference In Paris. The North German Lloyd line lias the backing of the North Atlantic conference, which Includes the Inter national marine, the Cunard, French and Italian lines. Big banking houses and even the emperor of Germany have interceded in the dispute but all to no avail. Mr. liallin in a, statement today de fended his company's attitude. "I am a friend and promoter of the syndicate, " he said, "so long as they serve the interests of the under taking for the management of which I am responsible. I separate myself from them when attempts are made (Continued on Page Nine). a Copy oF c Arca Crnino Monday Feb. 2 Ace urate and Dependable" Sic esSSsssssssssssssssM rKTAT
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