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m Maftlle mk ism. ram oazbttk-kkw ham the moat Weather Forecast I EXPENSIVE ASSOCIATED PBSBB ISM- vice nr ru cabuunam. UNSETTLED WEATHER. VOLUME XVIII. NO. 307 ASHEVILLE, N. O, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 5, 191' PRICE FIVE CENTS mm press FLAYS WILSON fewspapers in Southern Capi tal Severely Censure Presi dent for Lifting the Em bargo on Arms. FIRST STEP TOWARD SAYS- ONE FRONTIER "Is Friend and Protector of Rebels," Says El Pais No Disturbance in Mexico City. Mexico City, Feb. 4. 'President filson has dropped the false mask of Fthe Puritan and declared himself the friend and protector of the rebels," I Is the seven column head line placed by El Pais over its account of presl- 1 dent Wilson's action in raising the embargo on arms and munitions of waa. The newspaper declares that Presi dent Wilson's motive, while alleged to be based on high pretexts of neutral ity, originates really in commercial in terests. It contnues: "It was known that European and Japanes efactories were turning out war materials for the Mexican govern ment. Similar establishments in the United States were dlaatisfled and brought pressure to bear on the gov ernment at Washington to put an end to the embargo and not block their business." The article in EI Pias continues: The humanitarianism of President Wilson lias been put aside to make way for mercantileism. The worthy Yankee believes that everything in life should be reduced to dollars and cents. He could not bear to see such a propitous opportunity pass with out profiting to give us what ho surely believes to be a decisive blow. To ac cumulate in our territory the elements of destruction is a labor which will soon facilitate American meddling with our affairs. "it Is the first step of the Yankees toward our frontier. Afterwards will come intervention. The phamom grows more distinct beyond the Klo Grande." El Plas calls on the Mexican people to have faith in the good Mexicans unci in the government of Huerta, de i Wiring: "The triumph w'.iich will crown his efforts will be not onli a triumph over the revolution butTanothcr arid more important one. because America as far south as Tierra del Fuego will ring with the , hymn of victory and right over Yankee rapacity. The only thing President Wilson will accom plish will be to place in ' bold relief the figure of Victorlano Huerta; who, thanks to the Yankee intrigues, sym bolizes today on this continent the soul of the honest Latin race." El Impartial, under the headline "President Wilson declares himself barefacedly and opprobrlously the ac complice of bandits," says: "We can scarcely credit the news that the Yankee government permits the pas sage of arms to villains of Villa, who rob, and assassinate. It Is unbelievable that a cultured people under the In fluence of. a headstrong functionary should become accomplices of such a horde of outlaws. "It appears impossible that Presi dent Wilson can be a man devoid of conscience or shame. If the American people approve the stupendous mea sure of the White House It will de serve the execration of all honorable i nations." In Mexico City no Idences of hos tility toward American residents was observed. The patrols on the streets were doubled, but there was no sign of apprehension on the part of the Mexican authorities that disorders would occur. STEAMSHIP COMPANY TO PENSION EMPLOYES Mobile, Ala., Fab. 1. Local agents of the Elder-Dempster Steamship company today announced that the company had In augurated a pension ayatem for Ita employee. The fund, nmountlnf to 1314,7(0, Includes a liu.at of 1202.210 left by the lata lit Alfred Jones, who was a large kiuckholder. Employee of the company, with the exception of those on the African weat coast, may retire whan they are about If yearn old. employes In Africa may retire when they are IS ears old. Provision alao la made for a superannuation allowance to em ployes more than SO yeara old retir ing becauae of ill health. Knglnewr Hcaldrd. New Torlt, Feb. 8 The oil tank steamer San Oregoiio In port today from Rotterdam, reported that on Monday evening a valve box In her engine room broke, filling the com partment with ateam. William Kemp, na engineer, was scatded to death and three other members of the crew BREMNER IS DEAD AFTER LONG FIGHT New Jersey Congressman Succumbs After Treatment For Cancer With RadiumMade Wonderful Struggle To Recover With Odds Against Him. Baltimore, Feb. 5. Robert Gunn Bremner, member of congress from the seventh New Jersey district and editor of the Passaic Daily Herald, died today of cancer at a local sana torium, where he had been undergo ing radium treatment since last De cember. He had been suffering from the disease for four yearB. Mr. Bremner was 39 years old and married. Mr. Bremner came to a sanatorium here to try the radium treatment after physicians in this country and Europe had vainly tried to cure him. It was found that the disease had made such inroads that the fight against death would be made with all the odds against Bremner. He was optimistic, however, and tubes containing $100,000 worth of radium were applied to the growth. For a time the patient seemed to Improve, and members of his family frequently expressed the blief that he would re cover. They clung to this hope until a few days ago, when he was seized SURGERY'S GREATEST AID Dr. Cameron Says He Has Ob tained Wonderful Re sults With Mineral. New York, Feb. 4. Characterizing radium as "one of the greatest aids which surgery could possibly have," Dr. W. H, Cameron, of the Pitts burgh Radium clinic today discussed the properties of the mineral as a therapeutic agent on cancer and orthrltis at a meetin society. of the Radium Many of the physicians present said the curative effects of the mineral as sketched In his experiments was more astounding even than the radium it self. Dr. Cameron said his most astound ing results had been obtained in cases of orthrltis. "Nothing influences orth ritis as much as radium," he said, "and in many cases 1 have Secured results which I once considered and you would consider absolutely Im possible. One of my cases, a Joint in capacitated by venereal disease, was cured in two weeks. 'For any cancer where It Is possible to use radium I shuld never use the knife until after radium. The best way, of course, Is to kill- the cancer by radium and then cut It out to pre vent absorption and then It presumes to kill the rest of it If there Is any left." FIREMEN OF PITTSBURGH FIGHT STUBBORN FIRE Said to Have Been Discovered Two Hours Before Alarm Was Given Pittsburgh, Pa., Feb. 6. The stock of the Fifth avenue store of Mcirory and company was destroyed and a number of nearby business places were damaged by a spectacular fire that kept all the downtown fire com panies on duty from midnight until dawn today. Tone of water were pour ed Into the burning store to prevent the spresd of the flames to buildings filled with valuable merchandise. Scores- of persons on their way home from theaters when the fire broke out were deluged with water before the police could control the crowd. The loas today was estimated at 1200,000. James F. Richards, chief of the fire department, announced today he would immediately Investigate a wide ly circulated report that the fir had been discovered two honra before the first alarm was turned In, and that efforts to extinguish It were confined to the work of a few men from a private detective agency on duty at that time. Among bualnesa concerns that euf fered loss were Frank and Seder, the Hilton company. W. I.. Douglaa 8hoe company. R. H . Long Shoe company, Sell brothers and the Davis reetaurant. ARREST SUFFRAGETTE ON ARSON CHARGE 'Haagow. Scotland. Feb. r. A euf fracette giving the name of Khode rtoblnaon waa arreated here today and taken to Dunblane, Perthshire. In con nection with the Incendiary Area at tributed to militant suffragette "anon snuada" which occurred yesterday at Aberuchtll 'astle. the "House of Rosa." and HL Milan's mansion. with a sinking spell. From that time j on Mr. Bremner grew steadily weaker. nithniiL-h h sBvomi timoa rnitio,i in nl surprising manner aided by his strong vitality and powerful will. In his last days of suffering Mr. Bremner still fought on and islsted that he would get well. He declared that he wanted to go back to congress to right for a bill to have a govern ment owned radium Institute so that this mineral could be at the disposal of the rich and poor alike. Mr. Bremner was a warm personal friend of President Wilson who was kept constantly advised of his condi tion arid who frequently sent him messages of sympathy and encourage ment. Mr. Bremner's election to con gress was accomplished while he lay in bed ill. He did not make a speech. The election was said to have been a tribute to his pluck. Mr. Bremner was a native of Kelss, i Caithness, Scotland, whence his family I emigrated to Canada when he was a ! youth. PREPARING EOR FLIGHT ACROSS THE ATLANTIC Mr. Wanamaker Will Attempt To Make the 1600 Miles In a Single Day. New York, Feb. 5. The success of Rodman W'anamakcr's flying boat in crossing the Atlantic oCean is a single flight will depend almost entirely up - on its motor, according to aviators and aeroplane constructors, who to - day revealed that other machines were either in process of ciesigning or huHdlng with a eimitei view. object. li Through the Aero club of America Mr. Wanamaker last night announced that Glen. H. Curtlss was building to his ortfer an 'immense hydroaeroplane in which an attempt will be made this summer to cross the Atlantic. When the order for the machine was placed Mr. Curtlss told Mr. Wan amaker that in his opinion a motor could be perfected of sufficient power and endurance for an ovcr-the-ocean flight. His and other aviators experi ences had proven, he explained to Mr. j Wanamaker, that a motor can be run ; for 40 or 50 hours without mishap. ! The Wanamaker filer is designed to . make the ocean flight In 15 hours. Alfred Molsant, who today admit ted that he was working on an air- 1 ship for an ocean flight, was of the opinion that Mr. Wanamaker should modify his plans as to motive power. substituting a 500 horse power motor; for the 200 horsepower which his an-, nouncement says he contemplates using. Mr. Wanamaker in commenting pon the proposed flight declared that i,Tl, . !.., ii its accomplish . ua Villi lllll IlieilL 11 CI unil .in achieved vision of his for years. His purpose, he said, waa In the interest of world peace, and by this he eg- pected a trip over the ocean In one flight would awaken the world to a realization of the tremendous Import ance of aviation in warfare. In announcing that the flight will surely bo undertaken this summer, the aero club of America on behalf of Mr. Wanamaker has asked for the co operation of all pensons Interested In seeing America first to conquer the air routes between the United States and Europe and also the co-operation of the United States weather bureau, the navy and all owners of pleasure yachts and merchant Vessels. Wanamakefs route will bo from St. Johns, N. P., to the Irish coast. It calls for 1,600 miles of continuous flying to be done, If- possible, between dawn and night fall of a single day. WILL EXAMINE SEN. BACON WITH X-RAY Washington, Feb. S. Physicians will subject Senator Bacon of Ueorgla to an x-ray examination to ascertain If he Is suffering from Inflammation of tho rib which recently waa frac- lnri.il u h.n thr, Nfnutnr fell In n lmth tub. The nature of Mr. Bacon's Illness, which has confined him to his home moat of tills week, has mystified his physicians. His abaence has delayed consideration of arbitration trcatlaa In the senate. The condition of Senator Stone of Missouri who Is alao confined to his. home by lllne as Improved. wus announced toSS DIMWIT NT RATI'. Or IMI'KRIAI, prosecuted Carl .Hlchter. the firms Washington. Feb. 6. That no at GKRMAN HANK IK HKDUOED . stenographer, sentenced here recent- i tempt bo made to destroy the wreck Berlin. Feb. 8. The rate of 41a - count of the Imperial bank of Oar- many waa reduced rrom m to per cant today. Wlillr Eagle Dead. . Ponca City, Okla . White Eagle, 111 vnare old, chief of the Ponca tribe, and salt to be the oldeat Indian in the United Status, died yesterday. F J! TO Owing to Delightful Weather Here, Roof Garden Will Be Open Tonight. 1 Visitors in AsheviUe Just now can easIly Imagine that they are in Flori- ua. i.einpeittiui-w i-auuii hi. lue present time would never indicate that there is ever such a thing as snow or frost here in February. In fact the weather has been good so long that the management of the Lan gren hotel had overlooked the fact that this is winter in so far as to an nounce that the roof garden of the hotel will be thrown open tonight. To have a roof garden attraction in Asheville at this season of the year is unpredecented in the history of the city but the Langren management is opposed to partiality between seasons, especially when there seems to be very little difference in them here. The roof garden will remain open every evening just as long as Ine weather man will permit it; and the hotel orchestra will furnish music for the visitors and people of the city who desire to go up and enjoy the re freshing breezes. There will also be vocal solos by T. K. Sanders, tenor. MINISTER IS REQUESTED TO RESIGN HIS OFFICE !Dr. Aked Said He Would Not Support Dcctrine of Mir aculous Conception. San Francisco, Feb. 5. Dr. Charles 1 F. Aked, president by unanimous j election of the church federation of 1 San Francisco, yesterday said that if 1 there was dissatisfaction of even one per cent of the .pembership of his i-iiw.orbMifVvJ-iiiuir. n'salga. .10.4 pastor of the First c ongregational church. Sun Francisco, Cal., Feb. 5. When Rev. Dr. Charles F. Aked. a clergyman I of international renown, takes the ' chair February 1.1 next, as president i of the Church federation of San Fran- clsco, he will be called to rule on a communication from the Presbyterian Ministers association of the San Fran cisco bay cities, asking for his resig nation because of utterances from the pulpit of the First Congregational church last Sunday. Dr. Aked said he would not support the doctrine of the miraculous conception and birth of Christ. "My conclusion upon this question," he announced, "Is that the faith on Mark and John and James and Paul is good enough for me. it is good enough for any Christian. These men say nothing about Jesus having come into the world In a miraculous way. "What do we mean by saying. 'He was divine".' It Is a question of quan tity and not of quality. There Is di vinity in us but so much more in Him Ml I prefer to call Him divine. Per haus It would be better to speak of th Per- - - , . .ll.,l,,l.., UlVineneHH Ol man auu inn uiviim.' m GARDEN LANG REN Chrlsl." titled that his company had no objec- After vending this quotation, the on t( (po ln,.riai)e f the rates made Presbyterian association sent to the j ulBl..rimmatlon in favor of compct li deration a letter reading In l,u-rt: I itur( "We believe that statements of his Thc nte.rstute commerce coram lS belief as given by Rev. C. F. Aked, D. I )on jn w orUm of i arlugn on the D thoroughly disqualified him to act 1 aP(1 ve ,.,. (:enl relght rate ln- as the official representative of the j (,rf,am, ,)v CB8tern railroads, devoted Evangelical churches of San Francis- tuday to (hoge lutercsted In ttti ln co. ,.ru ns Ihev would affect linseed "Therefore be It resolved that the executive committee of the church i federation be requested to suggest to Mr. Aked the wisdom and justice of his retirement from the presidency of the church federation, and In the event this 1b not secured as a protest against such leadership the Presbyte j rl.n curchca f the city be advised to withdraw from the federation." connection with AN ILLICIT COMPACT !TjtterS Allege to Relate to Dealings Between Japs and German Firm. . Berlin. Feb. S. Photographic j copies of stolen documents relating to alleged Illicit dealings between Japnn- naval officers and a Orrman elec trical firm 'were aald to be In the possession of the atata'a attorney who prosecuted Carl Hlchter. the firm's ly for blackmail. The originals have , been returned to the firm. V. Herrmann, the representative In Toklo or tne ucrman rjrm. la unuer detention on (he penal charge of de-i straying documenta valuable to a! I criminal ault. I The documenta are supposed to 'have Implicated Admiral Kolchl Kujll, formerly Japanese naval attache In Merlin. An official Inquiry la In pro - cress la Japan. "ej Peru refecU President, Is Arrested Oreste - erro Refuses to Recognize New Government Three Newspapers, Semiofficial Organs of the Billing hurst's Government, Are Suppressed. Lima, Peru, Feb. . Oreste Fcrro, prefect of the important inland city of Curio, today announced his refusal to recognize the new government of Peru, brought into power by yester day's sudden revolution. The garrison of the town, increased at the prefect's attitude, placed him under arreet. Ferro'wat a close friend and supporter of the deposed president, Guillermo BILL READY TB TESTIFY Untermyer Reads Statesment In Conclusion of His Plea For Regulation. Washington, Feb. 5. Opponents of the stock exchange regulation bill be fore today to present their views when Samuel Untermyer began reading a statement which he said would con clude his case in support of the meas ure. The report of the. Pujo money trust committee on which the bill was founded, Mr. Untermyer said, did not suggest federal regulation as to all of the abuses revealed. Many of these, he said, were matters for state regula tion. Mr I'ntermvr-r read from the Puio rtAmMiiMu .T,et rpfrnriUllff (L hnVCOtt I maintained against the Consolidated exchange by the New York Stock ex change. The purpose of the boycott the witness declared, was to destroy a competitor. Senator Weeks challeng er! thin usion and ueciareu in Pujo report showed a "tendency to: seek to create such an impression on "insufflcient facts." HeBaii.V-Wksansisted there wer" other and legitimate reasons for the boycott out. which he proposed to bring FAVOR OF NGREASED RATES GIVEN Witness Has No Objection if There Will Be No Discrimination. Washington, Feb. 6 The first testi mony by shippers favoring an increase in freight rates was developed today before the interstate commerce com mission at Its hearing on protests against the live per cent advance ask ed by the eastern railroads. T. A. (Jantt, traffic manager of the ( urn Products Rellning company, tes- oil. cotton- oil and similar products. Among those who noted their protest were the Vlnginla-Caroitra unemicai company, the Southern Corn Oil com pany, the Charleston, S. C Mining and Manufacturing company, all of which were represented at tho hearing by H. W. H. Olover of Richmond, Va. THE FALSE CEILDJG THREE WHITE GIRLS OF OPIUM DEN HID Ixs Angeles, Cal., Feb. C While searching a Chinese rooming house In Chinatown lust night for opium smok ers police discovered three white girls hidden be voen a false celling of the first ator and the flooring of the second. Tho girls said they were all over 20 years old. They refused to tell how they came to he In the house or to give uny Information against Vming Ylek, a Chinese who was arrested with them. Tho police believe they havo found a Chinese white slave de pot. AGAINST DESTROYING WRECK OF MONROE f the liner Monroe off the Virginia 'const was recommended .o 4ha rave- ; Mue cutter service today h Captain c'hlswell of the Cutter Onondaga. He reported that the masts of the Monroe extend only alx fathoms above 'he pilot house and that It would aeem advisable to use whlatllng and gas buoys to mark the wreck acena in stead of removing the masts, , T'.g recommendations were sent to me department of commerce. Friend Of Billinghurst, and was the leader of the revolt against President Leguia in 1911. The newspapers Nacion, Acciou and Popular, semi-official organs of Presi dent Billinghurst' s government, were suppressed today and w ill not b allow ed to reappear. In Lima and Caliao normal condl" tions were restored today. GIVE SILVER PLATE FOR CHURCH ALMS BASIN Members of St. John's of Sa vannah Provide Family Silver for Purpose. Savannah, Ga., Feb. 5. St. John's Episcopal church with a very wealthy and representative membership will have an alms basin made from the silver plate of the families in the con gregation. Sometime ago this idea was advanced by some of the ladies of the church seeking a means of pro viding such a basin to be used at the services. The plan was considered and adopted. The announcement was recently made by Rev. W. T. Dakin, the rector and the request made that those mem bers of the congregation who desired tO d so contribute such silver as would be useful for the purpose. Since that time quite a quantity of the metal has been donated for this purpose. The pieces of silver will be melted, then refined and made into a sheet. ""' " "n-c and appropriately engraved. TnV fA STS tK , SJUAlili rOA lASJSS iCi LEGISLATURE OF KY Frankfort, Ky., Feb. 5. Numerous members of the Kentucky legislature and many residents of Frankfort are nursing sore arms today after vac cination due to a smallpox scare which developed yesterday when It was an nounced that Senator J. Forrest Por ter and Representative A. J. Oliver were ill of the disease. Hoth cases are declared by physl- 0 n ians to be slight. Health officers did not consider the situation serious enough to necessitate recess of the legislators contracted the disease from a negro waiter at a hotel. Here's the book that tells you everything you ought to know about your Pan ama Canal. COUPON Save it for THE PANAMA CAKAT I hy Frederic J. 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The Oesette-News will cheerfully refund tha price of the book to any purchases who la not satisfied with It Present Six Coupons of Consecutive Dates FtrrtUCN CENTS EXTRA IP BENT BY MAIL SEIZED HIS IRE RESTORED Contraband Guns and Ammu nition Turned Over to Con stitutionalists as Owner ship is Proved. ARMS MARKET SAID TO BE STIMULATED Manufacturers Report No Rush However, Following Pro clamation Lifting Ehe Embargo. Washington, Feb. 5. Hundreds of thousands of rounds of rifle and ma chine gun ammunition , under seizure along the Mexican border are being turned over to the constitutionalists as fast as they prove ownership. During the two years that the em bargo on arms has been In force agents of the department of justice have arrested hundreds of men in the act of transporting arms across the border and have seized car loads of ammunition. In many cases the am munition so seized was turned over after it had been used as evidence. Such arms as may be needed as evidence against persons still under indictment will not be released for the present. It was said today, how ever, that the department of justice, probably would not attempt to prose cute all the cases against arms smug glers. New York, Feb. 5. Manufacturers of arms and ammunition report through their representatives In New York city that the lifting of tue em bargo on exportatlons to Mexico had stimulated the market. No rush Is re ported, however. All companies re port extra Inquiries and some orders from border agencies, but it was ex- - i-ptelnod that the iiierchans of Tux&. New Mexico, Arizona and California who have been trading with Mexico discounted the action of the president. They laid in a large stock of cartridges and guns a month or more ago. Constitutionalists will have no trou ble obtaining any amount of cartridges in this country, it is said. Rapid fire guns, automatics and revolvers also will be available, but when It comes to Held artillery there will be some delay. Europe supplies I He artillery, except to the United States army, and It takes from three to six months to fill an order. lc l ama Will Return. Paris, Feb. 6. Adolfo de la I.ama. who In January resigned his position (Continued on Pago Nine). a Copy of Thursday Feb Accurate and Dependable" .5 w
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