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VOLUME XVIII. NO. 305
ASHEVILLE, N. O, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 3, 1914.
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ETIREMENT OF
MURPHY HED
Resolution Declared Passed by
New York Democratic Club
Demands a Change of
Leadership.
1 FRIENDS OF MURPHY
WILL ENTER APPEAL
Insist Resolution Was Illegally
Declared Meeting Ends
. In Disorder Fists
Are Shook.
New York, Feb. 3. Friends of
Charles F. Murphy, whose retirement
as leader of Tammany hall was de
manded In a resolution adopted last
night by the national democratic club,
today announced their Intention o ap
pealing to the board of governors of
the club on the ground that the aye
and nay vote was illegal.
Thomas F. Smith, secretary of Tam
many hall, denounced the action of
Edward F. OTjwyer, president of the
club, in refusing to put the question
to a rising vote as "the worst Instance
of boss mile I ever saw." It was an
nounced that another meeting of the
club probably would be called and an
attempt made to rescind the action or
declare it illegal.
The full membership of the club Is
725. Only 125 attended the meeting
last night. The board of governors
consists of 24 men, most of them in
dependent democrats. Among them
arc Thomas F. Smith, Judge Warren
V. Foster, Nathah Straus, Richard
Croker and Richard Croker, Jr.
The attack on the resolution, Smith
announced, would be based on a pro
vision of the club's bylaws which, he
.sold, state that the club shall take no
actfSn in state or municipal politics.
The resolution adopted follows:
Resolved, That we favor the im
mediate reorganisation of the demo
cratic state committee and of the
county committee In the greater city;
that we are opposed to the present
leadership of Charles F. Murphy and
declare our belief that the interests
of the democratic party, its future
prestige and success, demands his im
mr.diato retirement from all participa
tion In party affairs."
The meeting of the club ended In
disorder, after the resolution demand
ing that Charles F. Murphy be retired
from the leadership of Tammany hall
had been declared adopted on an aye
and nay vote.
When the chairman announced the
result of the vote the Murphy parti
sans and 'those ravorlng his retire
ment started a demonstration against
each other. Fists were shaken freely,
threats were made and hard names
used. It was fully ten minutes before
a semblance of order was restored.
Prior to introducing the r- lolutton,
Justice O'Dwyer reviewed i.ast suc
cesses of the democratic party in state
and city and declared the defeat of
the entire democratic ticket at the
last election, "for the first time In the
history of the party by a majority of
the voters," was not tho fault of the
candidates, for "they were as good a
set of men aa ever ran for office."
"The cause that led to our defeat."
he continued, "waa the Issue that was
presented to the people charging u
with corruption and with being graft
ers. Evidence has been produced since
In a court of record that proved some
of those charges. The people have de
termined that the charges ate true.
They showed that at the last election,
and If we ever want to go before the
people again u-ith candidates we will
have to get rid of that element In our
party that Is responsible for this state
of affairs."
Mr. Smith, In reply, said that It
was amaalng that Justice O'Dwyer
Him ii id say that what had been
brought out In the John Doe Inquiry
"constitutes the guilt of every man
"mentioned." Mr. Smith then began a
defense of Mr. Murphy, concluding
with a motion to lay the resolution
on the table. Justice O'Dwyer declar
ed the motion not in order and said
I he vote would be taken on the adop
tion of the resolution.
A thunderous "aye" waa the re
sponse, nnd a moment later seemingly
just aa loud a "no" waa given. Presi
dent O'Dwyer then snnounced the
resolution passed. Smith demanded
that a ballot vote be taken, but hu
demand waa unheeded and the meet
ing adjourned. After the meeting Mr.
O'Dwyer elated the resolution had
been adopted In a regular manner
and that the club would go ahead
with its plana to change the leader
ship and reorganise the party.
CONGRESSMAN BREMNER
REPORTED WEAKER
Hatlmore. Md Fab. I. Although
he paaaad a fairly comfortable nlfbr,
Hubert O. Bremner, New York con
gressmcr, "ho in suffering from malig
nant eviNr at a sanatorium bar, waa
reported to be weaker today. The ra
dium applications have been discon
tinued aa nil hopa for the pattern s re
ouvera hnv baas abaadonai
331,000 Men Are Out of
Work In New York City
Report Made by Employment Bureau Says Most of Employes
Feel That Business Relief Is n Sgiht and that
Conditions Are Abnormal.
New York, Feb. 3. Statistics gath
ered by the employment bureau of
the society for improving the condi
tion of the poor showing that 331,000
men in New York city are out of
work, furnished an Interesting study
today for employers and social econo
mists. As a result of a canvass of
manufacturers, contractors, and mer
chants, tho bureau reported that pres
ent conditions are abnormal and the
worst since the winter of 1907-1008.
"Most of the employers feel," says
the report, "that business relief Is in
sight and that a very few months will
see the renewal CoT -normal business
conditions."
ANOTHER NEW FEATURE
IN HEARING ON RATES
Reasonable Charges to Be Fix
ed for "Free Services" for
Industrial Plants.
Washington, Feb. 3. Another new
feature In the case before the Inter
state commerce commission In which
eastern railroads are seeking to ad
vance their charges five per cent, de
veloped today when Commissioner
Harlan announced the commission In
tended to hold supplementary hear
ings on the question of fixing reason
able charges for free services railroad
systems now perform for large indus
trial plants.
The recent decision In the industrial
railways case indicated that such free
services to so-called trusts not only
cost the railroad systems about $16,
000.000 a year trot discriminated
against smaller Industries.
HE
IS CHIEF EXECUTIVE
His Army Defeated Theodore's
Three Hundred Men
Killed in Battle.
Port Au Prince, Haiti, Feb. 3.
Three hundred men of the rival revo
lutionary armies were killed in the
battle at Gonaives, according to ad
vices received here today. Tho adher
ents of Senator Davilmnr Theodore
were signally defeated by the follow
ers of Bencral Oreste Zamor, who to
day proclaimed himself chief execu
tive of the republic. Klre broke out In
the city of Gonaives during the battle,
but no foreign property was damaged.
BRITISH STEAMSHIP
TROJAN IS AGROUND
Norfolk, Va., Feb. I. -The British
steamship Trojan has been floated by
the Virginia pilot boat Relief, and
proceeded to Norfolk apparently unin
jured. Norfolk, Va., Feb. 3. The British
steamship Trojan, captHin Nicholas,
from New Orleans to Hamburg via
Norfolk for Bunker coal, was today
aground off Cape Henry, where she
struck this morning. With clear
weather and a light sea the Trojan la
In no Immediate danger. She Is a
vessel of 2578 net tons. The Trojan
truck on a bar Just off Cape Henry
at low water shortly before 10 a. m.
today. She waa proceeding slowly at
the time and Is believed to be on the
edge of the outer bar. The sea was
quite amooth today and it la believed
the Trojan can be floated at hlghttde.
Tho Virginia pilot boat Relief, which
waa cruising off the Virginia Capes at
the time had a line to the Trojan
within less than an hour after the
hip itrurk.
BRYAN IS HOPEFUL OF
COLOMBIAN TREATY
Washington. Feb. . After another
conference today with Sanor Iletan
court. the Colombian mlnlater. Secre
tary Bryan waa encouraged to believe
that a new treaty between tha United
Htataa and Colombia could be agreed
upon In tha near future.
In Ita praaent form the convention
waa understoon to provide for the ac
quisition by the United fltatee of cool
ing privileges on the Colombian
coast; the exclusive light to construct
a canal through Colombian territory
connecting the Atlantic and Pacific
oceans and the payment to Colombia
of a lump sum believed to be f I&.oOO,
000. Disastrous lire
PltUAeld, Msss.. Feb. 3. Eire curl
today did $100,000 damage In tbi
bOSftMsa section ot DxUan. Umm
Of the total unemployed 140,000 a"re
unskilled laborers. The building
trades come next with 70,000. Then
follow: Longshoremen, 18,000; cloak
and suit makers 18,000; waiters 0,500;
tailors and presseis C.OOO; clerks,
bookkeepers and accountants 5,000;
mechanics 4,500; boatmen barge men
and sailors 4,200; barbers, 3.S00;
drivers 3,000; engineers and firemen
3,000; and other trades In smaller
proportions.
The bureau acknowledges that
these figures are only approximate
but says the most conservative infor
mation was followed.
GASSIDY AND WALTER IN
JAIL AWAITLIC SENTENCE
Convicted of Selling Nomina
tion For Judgeship to
William Willett.
New York, Feb .3. Sentencing of
William Willett, Jr., former congress
man, convicted of paying a bribe for
a supreme court nomination to Joseph
Cassldy, erstwhile democratic lead
er of Queens was deferre dtoday un
til tomorrow. Then probably he will
be sentenced along with Cassidy, con
victed last night of receiving the
bribe, and Louis T. Walker, Jr., the
go-between, also found irolltv. All fura
a maximum penalty of two years In
prison and $3,000 tine.
New York, Feb. 3. Joseph Cassidy,
former democratic leader of Queens
yountyi ftttd- rowiB C jWaUacJj , jya
lieutenant, who were found guilty late
last night of conspiracy In selling a
nomination to the state Supreme court
bench to William Willett, a former
congressman, are In Jail today await
ing sentence. The maximum penalty Is
two years In prison and a fine of
$3,000.
Willett, who was convicted ten days
ago of buying the nomination for' n
judgeship, was arraigned for sen
tence today.
Cassidy Is the third leader of a
wide political Influence to be con
victed in the courts of New York city.
The others were Tweed and John Y .
McKane. Cassldy's power In hla dis
trict, which Included Long Island city.
Jamaica, and the Rockaways, had
never been seriously questioned for
years until the scandal over the Judi
cial nomination Was made public by
a Brooklyn newspaper in October
1911. Then his Influence began to
wane and some time later he waa do-
posed from the leadership.
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aiio viuniim viiuiny KIU.IIU July, me
iiomo couniy or assiuy, railed to
take action In the scandal after an
Inquiry, but public pressure was
strong and District Attorney James C.
Ciopsey of Kings county, where It
was charged the bribe money Was
passed, took up the case. On June 20,
1912 tho Kings county grand Jury
found true bills against Hnssldy. Wil
lett and Walter.
S. C. STATE HOSPITAL
NVESTIGATI BEGINS
Both Senator Tillman and Gov
ernor Blease Expected to
Figure Prominently.
Columbia, 8. C, Feb. 3. The spec
ial committee from the general as
sembly was ready to begin Its Investi
gation of the state hospital for thn
Insane this afternoon at 3 o'clock,
when the first of a series of hearings
held In the 8upreme court room. The
Investigation Is the result of a sensa
tions! message from Governor Mlcose
enclosing n personal letter alleged to
have been written by I'nlted States
Senator Ilenjamln R. Tillman In
which It waa stated that there would
he an effort made to oust thn hospit
al authorltlts and thst Governor
Rlease's underlings nnd staellltles
iwsnt to manipulate the sale of the
property."
Dr. J. W. Babcock, superlntrnd-
ent of the asylum, the board of reg-fR
ents, the state park commission, the
secretaries of the hoard and others
will be suhpoensed, while the gover
nor and Senator Tillman will also be
tasked to appear.
Mariner Dead.
Norfolk, Vs.. Fab. t. Captain John
Twohy. aaed 71 yaars, prominent In
Atlantic ''oaat marine circles and
holding larga financial Intereata at
this poit, died today, lis was a native
rl count Uosrlak. tralaaf
JTHTESTIFIES
IN ISSIHLT CASE
Patrolman in Store Before At
tack and Constable When
It Happened.
MAGISTRATE GUDGER'S
.
COURSE ATTACKED
Plea of Former Judgment Sus
tained in Lee Case Mor
ris Decision Is Held
Over.
The pela of former conviction, en
tered In Police court this morning by
Judge W. P. Drown, counsel for Bob
Lee, charged with assaulting M. L.
Roth, manager of the Guarantee Shoe
store last Thursday, was sustained and
the case against Reynolds Morris for
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announced later.
Testimony was given in the hearings
this morning, in regard to the conduct
of Magistrate W. R. Gudger in the
issuing of ".'warrants against Lee; and
Mark W. Brown, attorney for Roth,
severely attacked the magistrate in his
speech to the court after the conclu
sion of the evidence.
On the direct examination of Magis
trate Gudger by Mr. Brown, it was
liought out that ''unstable Mack
iones appeared at the Magistrate's
office. Just after the alleged assault
sriid asked that a warrant be Issued
against him. It was brought out that
Le suggested the warrant be drawn
charging simple assault, which was
done; although the magistrate test)-1
line" that "In his own mind he said" if,
when the case came up for trial he
' flld that hy'was assault with a deadly
weapon, over which it did not have
jurisdiction.
Magistrate Qlldger went into this In
delia, Ik.,w
rought put that, when
tr"mtfc M'lttlMrM
with his attorney, his witnesses and
Mack Jones, and without the state bc -
ing represented at all. Magistrate
Gudger allowed the defendant to
waive examination in a case In which
he did not have iurlsdietloii and held
to Superior court under
bond of
$500, the defendant.
Mr. Hall's Testimony.
In the hearing of Ilia Leo cose, T.
E. Hall, a clerk in the shoe store, was
the tirt witness called. He testified
that on last Thursday he noticed a
crowd, composed of Bob Leo, Reynolds
Morris, Ward Mitchell, "Buddie" Ear
wood and possibly five or six more,
standing in front of the store about
noon, and on until about i! or 3:20
o'clock in the afternoon. Witness said
that he was sitting in back ot store
and saw Patrolman Snvder across the
street. Came to front door and heard
the officer say that some one had com-
plalned about the crowd standing In
I front of the store. Went on to say
! that Hob Lee and Ward Mitchell asked
j who It
wus that had complained.
Later Patrolman Snyder, Morris, Lee
and Earwood came In the store. Sny
der in tho lead. Witness heard a con
versation between the officer and
lloth. but could not understand what
was being said. Heard Lee ask Roth
what he bad said ubuut the crowd
gathering out in front. Roth replying
i thut the men were talking among
! themselves but that it was hurting his
; business. Snyder and two or three
others said. ' l,ct's go out; we don't
1 want anything like that to happen In
i here." Witness did not know what
was meant by the remark, as he could
not tell w ho it was talking. He then j Washington, Feb. 3. The modified
i testified that Snyder and several of i "Hayes amendment" was before the
i the men went out. but le staid, ask- j houso today when It resumed the
Ing again what was meant by asking1 right over the Asiatic exclusion re.i-
thS men to leave the front of the store. : tlire ,,f the immigration bill.
; Moth made no reply to this question. as modified by Representative Lon
j It was then that Iee struck Roth In roofs amendment, adopted last night,
I the mouth with his fist, witness said, j (t would bar Asiatics and Africans ex-
Witness made an attempt to get to!rept those whose entry to the United
Hoth, he says, when Reynolds Morris j jtes has been provided for by
j blocked his way. by putting up his j treaties or passport srrangemn:
hundsand making the remark, "What which now exist or may later be en
j the hell are you going to do ."' Then ,erp(j lnto. Its supporters contend that
Ix-c struck Kotn on tne neau m.h the,
crooked end of the stick he curried
witness swore. Witness said that he
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TO 1UIEX. LIFTED
Waahlngtoi). Feb. $. ('resi
st dent Wilson has decided to lift
H the embargo on exportation of
K arms to Mexico
K A proclamation under the all
ot thorn v of the congressional reso
K lutlon of 1012 which will restore
H the status of the arms question
K to where both Huerta forces and
H constltutlonnllstK may export
Ot arms from the United States
H soon will b Issued from thr
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Aft r Perihus Journey
Mr. and Mrs. aes and Infant SonTravelled 200 Miles in
Open Boat and Rebels Burned Their Home Come
Back to Old Home in Georgia.
San Francisco. Cal., Feb. 3. Forced
to leave their ranch at Ixjs PInos,
state of Jalisco, Mexico, after rebels
had looted and liurncd their home,
Dr. Thomas C. Jones, a Georgian,
Mr9. Jones and their three year old
'son mado a perilous trip in a small
open launch along 200 miles of sea
coast and were taken aboard the
United States collier Nan Shan which
arrived here yesterday from Maztlan.
NEW SEA SAFETY
LAWS ARE LIKELY
Prompt Action Is Expected
When Convsntoin Is Given
To Senate Feb. 15.
Washington, Feb. 3. Although rati
fication of the convention of the Inter
national congress of safety of life at
sea has not yet been made a part ot
the administrative legislative program,
It Is believed here today that prompt
action will be taken by the senate
when the convention is laid before it
February' 15- The recent Monroe dis
aster is expected to hasten action on
the treaty which will serve to make
the ideas of the convention the law
for ships which sail from American
ports.
The convention takes up the con
struction' of ships along stanncher
lines; provides .rules for more careful
navigation and demands better equip
ment for steamships in passenger traf-
! He. Among the requirements, it is
I eai'l. will be .more water, tight com-
; partments, higher bulkheads extend-
j'nsl"g these departments to higher
i decks, sufficient life boat and life raft
j equipment to care for all passengers,
wireless on all steamships and a con-
. tinuous watch by operators. Wireless
apparatus shall have at least a 250
mile radius and storage batteries must
be provided to take care of the wire
less in case of flooding of a steamer's
engine room.
Every passenger ship must carry
three "life boatmen" for the smallest
size boat and when motor boats are
used men trained io run them must be
employed.
The convention provides for slower
speed at night and will force the
trans-Atlantic companies to steer away
from Iceberg regions. The conven
tion declares that a ship Is a passen-
i Ser vessel if It carries 1
j addition to Its crew.
persons In
HAYES AMENDMENT IS
T
Fight Resumed Over Asiatic
Exclusion Feature of Im
migration Bill.
in .ch ,. form It did not disturb nor
affect the status of Chinese or Japan
ese immigration. In Ita original terms
the Hayes amendment would have ex
cluded all Asiatics.
Chalrinnn Hurnett of the Immigra
tion committee and his followers be
gan work early today, however, In an
attempt to kill tho amendment entire
ly and leave the Immigration bill en
tirely free of Asiatic exclusion fea
tures. They contend that exclusion
clauses would Invite a presidential
veto of the entire Immigration bill.
TO FILE PETITION TO
MAKE ELLIS ANSWER
Chicago, Feb. t. Representatives
of the Interstate commerce commis
sion were prepared today to file a pe
tition In Federal court asking for nn
nrdar to compel Frederick W. Kills,
vi. e president of the Armour Refrig
erator Car llnea to answer questions
regarding business being done by hla
company. On the contention that the
commtslsnu had no Jurisdiction over
Its business 'because the Armour Car
company whs engaged In transporting
Its own product. Rills recently declin
ed In answer questions hi the private
car line Imiulrv.
Mexico
A detachment of seventy-five of the
revolutionists that captured Los Plnos
on January 10, surrounded Dr. Jones
tobacco ranch, stole S4.000 in casfi
and Mrs. Jones' Jewelry and then set
fire to the house and outbuildings.
After many hardships Jones and his
family reached the coast, sixty miles
away, and chartered a launch.
They will return to their former
home in Georgia.
SENATE IS DEBATING
F. P. GLASS CLAIMS
Denied Seat in Senate by
Majority Report of Elec
tions Committee.
Washington, Feb. 3. Claims of
Frank P. Glass of Alabama as succes
sor to the late Senator Johnson, were
taken up for consideration in the sen
ate today.
The long pending controversy
reached general debate when Senator
Walsh called up the majority report
of the elections committee which rec-
j ommended that Mr. Glass be denied a
seat on the ground that Governor
O'Neal had no authority to appoint
him under tho terms o f the seven
teenth amendment without special
authorization of the state legislature.
The report also contended that the
governor should have called a special
election.
Senators Iiankhead, Bradley and
Clapp of the elections committee and
others were prepared to urge that Mr.
Glass be seated; that technicalities
should he waived and that the state of
Alabama should not be deprived of its
share of representation In the sen
ate until the November election.
THE LITERACY TEST
OPPOSED BY JEWS!
j Springfield, Mass., Feb. 3, A com
mittee appointed by the convention of
, B'nal B'rlth, representing 1,600,000
j Jews will present to President Wilson
I and congress a resolution opposing the
! literacy test In the immigration bill.
I The association asks for the exemp
! tion of literacy test of "all aliens
I seeking admission to avoid religious
persecution, either through overt acts
I or by oppresslev laws."
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ANOTHER BIG
REALTY DEAL
S. A. Lynch Purchases Chero
kee Inn, Located at Corner
Oak and Waodfin
Streets.
PURCHASE PRICE IS
SAID TO BE $32,500
Purchase Included Furnish
ings Mr. Lynch to Make
Big Improvements His
Plans Indefinite. ( i
A real estate transaction of unusual
magnitude occurred yesterday, when '
Cherokee inn changed hands. That j
well known hostelry was added to the
large real estate holdings of S. A. j
Lynch. The Cherokee inn, a house of '
"0 rooms, located in a beautiful grove
of two acres at the corner of Oak and
Woodfln streets, is an Ashevllle land
mark. Of late years it has been owned
by R. P. Robinson, and has been con
ducted successfully. The purchase
price Is understood to be $32,500, and
the transaction was made through J.
W. Wolfe of the Western Carolina
Realty company.
When asked concerning his plans
affecting the Cherokee inn, Mr. Lynch
stated that it might be for sale at the
right price, like most of his realty
holdings, but that in the meanwhile
he purposed making a number of im
provements, such as repainting, im
proving the grounds and the like. Tho
inn is now well furnished and tho
purchase included all the. furniture.
It was reported on the streets about
noon that Mr. Lynch had taken over
the Cherokee inn ,and the transaction
stimulated no little Interest and dls..
cussioii, especially in real estate cir
cles. I PREPARED TO BEGIN
TRIAL OF DEPUTIES
Houghton. Mich., Feb. 3. Counse'
in the trial of the five deputies wh
were indicted for the murder of twa
striking copper miners last August ex
pect to begin taking testimony today.
Search was under way by bondsmen
for Thomas Raleigh one of the depu
ties who has disappeared and whose
bond of $5,000 was forfeited yester
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