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mm OAZETTB-NKWS BAB THE MOST EXPENSIVE ASSOCIATED PRESS SER Weather Forecast VICE ix the Carolina. FAIR AND WARMF.R VOLUME XIX. NO. 5 ASHEVILLE, N. O, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, F EBRUARY 17, 1914 PRICE FIVE CENTS STORMDAMAGES . BIG STEAMERS Violent Winds Prevail Over The North Atlantic Many Vessels Forced to Seek Shelter. FOUR MEN PERISH; BARK STRIKES REEF The Castagna Hits Bar at Cape Cod Captain and Three Men Frozen In Rigging. Queenstown, Ireland, Feb. 17 Such violent storms have prevailed In the north Atlantic during the last week that many passenger steamers and cargo boats being to America have turned round and run for shelter on this side of the Atlantic. Three large steamers among those bound for tho United States are re turning to Europe in a severely bat tered condition. The French liner Niagara, which left Havre on Febru ary 7 for New York lost her starboard propener soon alter sne got oui ana is now crawling slowly back. The big Jutch oil tanker Rotterdam, when eight days out from Amsterdam lost her rudder and was forced to make for Queenstown In tow of a steam trawler. The British steamer Trltonla from Glasgow for Mobile passed In Ishtrahull today after being seven days out Her steering gear was carried away and her decks badly damaged during the gale on Friday. Another steam whaler la towing the . It ... l..1... 'II, .. oViir, lrvat ei 1,11)11,11. IIIL LllT nUU.I I V'LlilL .'II 1111 1 nil.l.i . Alio nun gniiwuiaiuwi maH,.an llnor WorlAilrlr VT IT nil her CW IfirK HHa UtttI KlCit-UV UCl.t.Vo o :io gale, -one sent a wireless raeMUBc Several big cargo boats have put Four Perls! i. Wellfleet. Mass. Feb, 1". Four Castagna struck on the outer bar or i Cape Cod, u mile and a half south of i the Cahoon's Hollow life saving sta- j tlon today. Seven seamen all nearly unc.onsci- j Bus from exposure were brought i ashore by the life savers. The frozen bodies of Captain Oarva and three sailors were left In the rigging where j the men had lashed themselves to avoid being carried overboard by the seas that swept the decks last night. I The' Castagna, from Montevideo for j Boston with phosphate rock, struck the l.ar early today during a blinding snow storm and 60 mile northwest gale. The beach patrol sighted her at dawn 380 yards off shore with the surf breaking over her and threatening to pound her to pieces. The combined life saving crews from the Nausct and Cahoo's Hollow sta tions shot three lines across the Cas tagna'H deck, but the sailors were so benumbed that they were unable to handle the breeches buoy tackle. The gnlf had moderated to 30 miles an hour but the surf was so high that the life savers had to wait for some time before they could launch their lifeboat. The survivor were o overcome that they could give no coherent ac count of the disaster. Boston. Feb. 17 How a huge sea which boarded the German steamer Wnrtenfels, wrecked the chart house, smashed a powerful electric signal lump, short circuited the wires and for a time charged the ship with elec tricity was related today by Captnln Bchov upon arrival from Calcutta. The sea broke over her whllo she was off the coast last Saturday. Chief Officer Volght was thrown from the bridge and a beam from the demolished chart house pinned the Malay quartermaster to (he deck. The vessel was rolling' heavily and a hu man chain was formed to pull away the beam. When the end man In the chain took hold of a steel stanchion he and all the others were knocked down by an electric shock. Roma In Part. Provtdenoe. R. I. Feb. 17. The Fabre line passenger steamer Roma, which freed herself from a ledge off No Man's lane? on which aha struck during a hllttard laat night, arrived at Quarantine at 10 a. m. today Hat ing heavily to port. Havre, Feb. 17. The disabled French liner Niagara was signalled off the Utard at 10 o'clock this morning. 8he la expected to arrive here tomorrow. SHARP FIGHT OCCURS AT PORT AU PRINCE Port Au Prince, Haiti, Feb. IT. Sharp fighting occurred mlay between police and the aoldlera atatloned In the capital. Th" repeated claahea caused a panic among the Inhabitants. The authorities made strong erfnrta ' rwtorr order hut m i,-,, o'clock the lutuibunce continued. BACKBONE OF GOLD SPELLJSJBROKEN "Depression" Pushing South And Has Already Caused Rising Temperature. Washington, Feb. 17 The backbone of the cold snap which has held the east In a grip of discomfort and suffer ing for the last three days is about to be broken. The agency of relief comes from the British northwest and in the parlance of weather sharps is known as "a de pression." Pushing southeastward It already has caused rising temperatures ! in the Missouri, upper Mississippi and lower Ohio valleys and by tomorrow its warming influence will be chasing Jack Frost out to sea oft the Atlantic coast Street Cleaning. New York, Feb. 17. With an arniy of 18,000 men the New York street cleaning department today continued its attack on the mass of snow that has blocked the streets since Satur day. Something near normal traffic con ditions were restored eurly today on the main lines of travel. The total snow fall Saturday and yesterday was 14.9 inches. Conditions all ovar the greater city yesterday caused Robert Adamson, fire commissioner to order firemen to clear the approaches of all engine houses and assist the street clean ing department in uncovering water plugs. In many parts of the city it was Impossible for fire apparatus to I o-,. ihm, a hineir nr ten from 1 .-. aj oiaiiui'o null uiiuinoaiiiKii auailwii 5 feared thnt in the .'Vent of a hie fire ui. .i...... , ..d v. kii... : r n. C.t.., ... ..,i..; - u - i . r I'uu'imuiic, aiicui . itkiuiiiv rnmmisiHlnnor i.ntirYiHteH thn i nst tn th city to remove the snow would be about $)(), ooo Ilood Threatened. Pittsburgh, Pa., Feb. 17. Snow be gan falling here again early today, adding to the widespread discomfort occasioned by the storm which last week buried this entire section under a foot of snow. River men are watching conditions closely asserting that If the snow on the Allegheny or Monongahela water sheds goes out with a aud.kn thaw or rain a disastrous flood cannot be averted. SIX MORE RAILROADS ASK TO KEEP S. S. LINES C. L., N. & W. and S. A. L. Among Roads While File Petitions. Washlnfflon. Feb. 17. Six more railroads applied to the interttate j cuipmerce commission today to be permitted to keep their water lines after July 1. The Panama canal act forbids such ownership' unless the lines are nnn-competltlve or the com mission should rule that they are a benefit to commerce. Among the applicants were the At lantic Coast Line railroad owning 1. 200 of the 1,5000 shares of the Old Dominion Steamihlp company and 2,000 of the 6.000 shares of the Ches apeake Steamship company; the Nor folk and Western Railway, owning 2.100 shares of the Old Dominion Air Line railroad owning 2,100 shares of the Old Dominion Steamship com pany and the whole of the Balti more Steam Packet company, the stock of the latter being pledged as security for obligations; and the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad com pany, the stock of tho latter being pledged as security for obligations; and the Chesupeake and Ohio rail road company owning 1,200 shares of tha Old Dominion Steamship com pany. "CHIEF SAM" SECURES VESSEL FOR EXPEDITION New York, Feb. 17. "Chief Bams" leader of the proposed expedition of negroes to the gold coaat of Africa waa today on board the old steamship Curyltaba, purchased for the vnyafe, but he said he mm not know when th vessel! Would set under way. It la planned to make the trip via Gal veston, where recruits will Join the party. No more than 0 negroes have been quartered on the steamer for several day. Bam refused today to discuss his expedition other than to say that the purchase pf the vessel was an earnest of his goo1 faith. During th cold spell the negroes on shipboard have been nilcklng close to the holler roum. LIST TRIBUTE 1 TO SEN. BACON State Funeral Takes Place in Senate Chamber The Ser vices Are Impressive ly Simple. GALLERY IS RESERVED FOR INTIMATE FRIENDS Services Restricted to Episco pal Ceremony, Prayer by Chaplain, Announcement By Vice President. Washington, Feb. 17. Washington Paid its final tribute to the memory of Senator Bacon' of Georgia at a state funeral which took place today in tho senate chamber. The service was impressively simple. There were no speeches of eulogy, no music and no flowers. The ceremonies were re stricted to the reading of the Episco pal funeral service, a prayer by the chaplain and the announcement by the vice president Two hours before the body was taken into the senate chamber, It lay In the adjoining Marble room, where coleagues and associates of the dead senator viewed it for the last time. The public was excluded. Later the body was taken Into the senate chamber and placed upon the drape 1 bier directly In front of the WvO president's desk. Seats upon the floor were reserved for the president, members of his cabinet, the chief justice and asso ciate justices of the Supreme court. members of the diplomatic corps, members of the house of representa- itlves thp in! mil :il of the navv. the - - - chlet Ot stall of tne army anu me i-ppontH nnd aeoretarv of the Smith- nivLaj. Invtitutions Menihers of the " T . r.-- dead senator a family and the otficiat- Ing clergyman remained In the vice nresldent's room until time for the services, when they were conducted ! companies have been on continuous to the seats reserved for them on theldutv all that time, fighting a blaze floor. Admission to the galleries was by card extended only to the members of the house and the more Intimate friends of the dead statesman. One gallery was reserved for the use of those invited by the president and vice president. Hundreds of those who came to pay homage to the dead Statesman's memory were turned away. I When Vice President Marshall walked to his seat and called the j senate to order the services began. I Departing from the customary form, Mr. Marshall, In a voice lowered al most to a whisper, said: "Senators the hours has arrived at 1 which ln accordance with the orders ; of the senate, the final ceremonies over the body of Augustus Octavlus Raton, late a senator from Georgia, and an unusually distinguished mem- ber of this body, are to be obseryed. In conformity to custom and in token i of our common faith, the chaplatn of the senate will offer a prayer to j God, the father; God. the redeemer; and God, the comforter." The Rev. Forrest J. Prettyman. ; chaplain of the senate, said thlsl prf.r We bless Thee for the life and work of this great man. 'between two passenger trains on the "We praise Thee that the hand ofjst x,,, lllld San ,,-ranclli(.() railroad death was not la d upon him until :near nere early today. Both trains he had spoken his message to the Xa, g und from Joplln and the world, and had sent forth the In- wHt , Springfield, and No. 14, bound tAHiA . . t A .l,..r.f.jl I f . . 1 I i I i i Inn tt, . Ill ..... mm mm a , . . " " -""' oi our tumuli. "Blest with a physical form which was animated by a presence full of j the repose of self-mastery, confident i through a rich and varied scholar- I ship, Inflexible by reason of a con- , ,,ejn,. and baggage car of tho Kansas. the cltv secrated will, dominant with a pur- .,ty ,rnn o(T the ,rack and ,t (.har Senator Ron denied that he ktmw pose of lofty aim, he faced and nil- and Bl,.c,mr d,)Vvn a f0ot em- Robrtson, .Tacobs and Klrhy FlUpat tilled the great demands of a faith-, UaJ,kmcn Th(we two coaches turn- rick were In the next room while he ful senator." B(J over pinonlng occupants between was talking with Mrs. Bond. ine r.piscopai iunerai service wan pronounced ny uianop Airreu naming and a benediction followed by th chaplain, then the vice president poke again. The body was borne back ot the Marble room where It remained until escorted to the railway station for the Journey to Atlanta, where It will lie In state at the Georgia rapltol until taken to Macon for Interment. The body waa taken from the hotel Netherlands to tly capltol early this forenoon and placed In the senate marbleroom tn chrxgo of a detail of capltol police It was decided not to open, the coffin either In the marble room or In the senate chamber. LITERACY TEST WILL CAUSE VETO OF BILL Washington, Feb. President Wilson' veto Is walling for the Bur nett Immigration bill If It passes con gress carrying the literacy test, ac cording to the beet Information today In circles close to the White House. Thousands of naturalised cltlxena have been campaigning against the teat which caused former Preeldent Taft to veto the same hill. President Wilson will give public hearing before h" takes action. SWRIH WILLENTER n ninr b KHbL Democratic County Chairman Soon to Announce For Of fice, Say Friends. SOLICITOR There has been a great deal of spec- The J Ury. ulatlon as to who will be In the race for the democratic nomination for solicitor for. this Judicial district. Any! Oklahoma City, Oltla., Feb. 17. number of names have been mention- j Th(. caBe f Mrs. Mfn rile E. Bond, who ed as possibilities in this connection, I . but there have been no definite an. Is asking o0, 000 damages from Sena nouncements. It is stated now, how-itor Gore for an alleged attack made ever, by friends of J. E. Swain that he ! on her in a Washington hotel, was will certainly make the raec and that j given to the jury today. Judge Clark his announcement may be expected at ! insetruoted the jury to Judge the evi any date. Idence and creditability of the witness- Mr. Swain has never filled an elec-jes, both for the plaintiff and defend tive office, but he is now chairman of I ant. Judge Clark referred to the al- the Democratic County committee and j helped to lead his par y to victory in i tho last election. Partly in reognltion for this service and no less because of j Mrs. Bond then she was a party to It his ability, Mr. Swain was appointed , and was not entitiled to recover dam county attorney. He has been recog-jages. nized as one of the most energetic I As to character, the instructions party workers in the county. jrcald the part character of Mrs. Bond Mr. Swain's strength In Madison Isjor Gore had no bearing on the case. also declared to be considerable, a val uable asset to a democratic candidate for solicitor ln this district. ALBANY, L T, IS HAVING MANY DISASTROUS FIRES Eighteen Alarms in 48 Hours One Man Dead Several Are Missing. Albany, N. Y., Feb. IT. One man dead, several missing and live injur- ed was the toll of a $100,000 lire early i fodnv In the Medwiu block. lour - story ptick structure in uie nn I section. The lire v:is Tin. lire wits still burn ng I a.t .1 0 LvtascM and it may be hours be- -- ti v fore the ruins can be senrcned Albany firemen have responded to 18 alarms In 4K hours. Most of the which started Sunday and was still burning uhen the Medwin block was found to be flumes. It Is thought an explosion cuufd today's fire. The combined loss of the 18 tires is $500,000. Church Buniwl. Syracuse. N. Y., Feb. 17. Fire early today destroyed the University avenue H. B. church with a loss of $160,000. T SERIOUSLY HURT IN COLLISION OF TRAINS j i Wreck OcCUrS On S. & L. and San F. R'y. Nearly Fifty Slightly Hurt. Springfield, Mo., Feb. 17. Eight ! persons were seriously Injured and , , ro ibmi.. iulrl a , oliislon from Springfield to Kansas i ity were Inroceeiinir s ow v when the accident '-.,rr-ri ..nfi ,h(, rrKW of ,,.. tr.ln disclaims blame. No. 8 struck 14 sldewise as the lat - ter was leaving a switch, hurling the , spn(g am, S),ml1nK a shower of broken I , RHKJ, j,,,,, n., fan s. Passengers on the train from Joplln suffered little beyond a severe shake up. A relief train from Springfield brought the injured to this city where 16 were taken to hospital. VILLAGE IN SPAIN IS DESTROYED BY FIRE; MANY DEAD AND HURT Madrid. Feb. 17. Fire destroyed the village of Eplnosa de Los Caballer In the province of Arlla today and brief official dispatches received here referred Indefinitely to numeroue dead and Injured. The flames broke out at midnight and were fanned by a strong wind until every house In thn place was on fire. F,splnoa de I. Caballer Is a small agricultural center with about 300 In habitant favorable Action. Washington, Feb, II. Favorable aotlon on the nominations of Francis H. Weston for federal attorney, and Jam 1 I.. Sim for United Btates mar sae!. In Hnuth Caroltns. was taken today by the senate Judiciary commute POLITICAL PLOT CIM L Damaf ait Instituted by o. Minnie Bond For $50,000 Is Given to leged conspiracy against the senator j and u,e Jury was told that if there , was a sonsplracy and It was known to The court said if the jury believed an assault was attempted then the ver- i diet should be for the plaintiff. If there was no attempt to assault or if there was a conspiracy in which Mrs. ! Bond was a party then the verdict i must be for tho defandant, the j court held. I Oklahoma City, Fob. 17. Senator j Gore, who is being sued for $50,000 : damages by Mrs. Minnie Bond, on the; ! charge that he attacked her. was on I the witness' stand yesterday. Senator Gore was asked about his acquaintance with Mrs. Bond, the pianiLiii, anu repneo mat lie rmem ! bered meeting her at a reception here and that her husband's candidacy for internal revenue collector was men tioned at the time. He said he had not I given her any encouragement about her husband's candidacy. Regarding the alleged assault in Washington, the senator in reply to questions, told of meeting Mrs. Bond at ner nntel after she had telephoned I I, ttia . TTo ........ ..... 11 .... .... saio ne never Knew mat James it. ; Jacobs, T. K. Robertson and others were ;tr the hotel at the time. "I had never been in there before." he said, "and when I reached the door Mrs. liond approached me in the lobby. I supposed we were to go to the hotel parlor, but she took me to another room." I "Where did you sit?" Senator Oorc ; was asked. "I sat in a rocking chair." replied he. "We talked about the appoint ment of her husband. I told her again there was no chance for him. She ; seemed to feel that he had lost. "I arose remarking that I must go, and Mrs. Rond took hold of my j hands. She was remarking that 1 was ! going to have a hard race. At that moment the telephone rang and she answered It. Then she came back und . sat on the bed. "We talked only a few minutes. I I arose and she took hold of my hand, then fell on the bed. 1 asked: 'What (does this mean." just then Robertson I came into the room and told her to stop that squalling." "Did you at any time touch Mrs. Bond?" he was asked. "I did not," the senator replied. ' . Continuing his testimony. Senator Gore said he told Robertson he want ed to see Mrs. Hond again. "I asked her If she hud anything to say about the Incident, 'lwant to I know what this means," I said. She replied that she didn't want her hus- band to know nhnul It. Rnherlxon at. . i. hh ..tm... . ..... ...., it" The senator denied that snv time ; his clothing was disarranged while in I the room. He said he met Dr I 11 Rarp of Oklahoma City the nest day 1 - and discussed the incident. "r fnlI him" .ia 'ii..i i , A.'. .,.,,.' , ... L (was nn Infamous lie." : Senator Core denied that he told Earn tn trv tn r n,,., ,, Sought pMlntmoniv. flcplylpg to questions, the nntor told of his acquaintance with I'ltspnt rlck, Jacobs and RobertHon. II - said Fltipatrtck wanted to be appointed as sistant attorney general for the Inte rior department: that Robertson was seeking the selection of R. K. Rogers, for the post of secretary of the inte rior; and that Jacobs wanted some body appointed assistant attorney for the eastern district of Oklahoma. 'In reply to a question In cross examina tion as tn when he first told any body that tin. Bond had pulled him over on the bed whit her. Benators Oore said: "Probably the flrM time I talked about It" The senator then detailed the effort of the politicians In the alleged con spiracy against hltn to get appoint ment. He did not remember having talked with u man named Graves leepr about the appointment of Ju lian Bond, Mr Hond's hutfband. hut was certain he never gave any one any encouragement. He mild he might have told Dr. J. H. Karp he wuuld recommend Hond for a clerkship "When Mr. Roiid pulled you over on th bed did you makv any out cry?" he was asked. "No," the nenatnr esggwst, (Continued on Page Nine), LEO M. FRANKS APPEAL DENIED TO AT GROVE PARK Event in Honor of President! Fairfax Harrison Will be At the New Inn. The banquet which is to be tender ed here on the evening of February 2 3 in honor of President Fairfax Har rison of tlie Southern railway will be nei,j at Qrove l'ark inn. There was a mMtl ln tne buard uf trade rooms , ,, ,, f ,i, TT.itio nn arrangements, composed of H. V . I-Mummer, chairman, F. M. Weaver, 1'. M. Miller, J. E. Rankin, S. H . Cohen, J. G? Adams, W. F. Ran dolph, F. II. Branch and N. Buck ner, at which time it was voted to hold the banquet at Grove Park. There are two sub-committees ap pointed to look after details, the meun committee being composed of P. H. Branch, II. W. Plnmmer and W. F. Randolph, while the ticket committee is composed of F. M. Weaver, S. 11. Cohen and N. Buck ner. There was a meeting of the menu committee today, too. but no action was taken regarding this part of the arrangements. It Is stated that the menu will be announced, however, within the next few .lays. this banquet promises to be one of the biggest entertainments of its kind ever given in Ashevllle. It villi HOLD BANQUET be tendered conjointly by the Greater ' popular racial feeling against the Western North CaroFna association ' young factory superintendent, who is a and the various boaids: of trade of the j Jew, had made itself felt in the court section. The event will bt ln honor ! room and influenced the verdict. Slg of the first visit to western North nificance was also attached to the Carolina of Mr Harrison since he he-1 statement of the trial judge, who in came the head of 'lie Southern rail way gysteif and it is expected that there will h" v large ami representa tive gathering prmor.t to learn first hand of his plars for co-operative de velopment of th ; reso'Tcts of the HBfHltt MUST PAY $25,$$$ FOR TELLING TALES .Vow York. Feb. 17. For telling tales which cost Charles Tielenlus the affection and the society of his wife, a Supreme court Jury today directed Fdererlck llollender. n wealthy Brooklyn brewer, to pay the Injured husband $2."i,000. Tlelenius alleged that llollender, who is 73 years old, slandered him by telling Mrs. Tlelen ius of Tielenius' allaged attentions tn other women. Want the book on the Panama Canal that's breaking all selling rec ord sr Right here. 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It has undertaken the distribution of this book solely because of Its eduoatlonal merit and whatever benefit there la tn b derived from the good "Hi of IhoM who profit from our offer. The Osteite. New win cheerfully refund the price of the book to any purchaa who la not satisfied wltk It Present Six Coupons of Consecutive Dates FIFTsSEN CKNTH h'XTRA IF KKN'T BY MAIL Supreme Court of Georgia Af firms Decision Denying a New Trial to Convicted Girl Murderer. FIXING DATE OF HIS DEATH EXPECTED SOON Decision Adds Another Chap ter to One of Most Sensa tional Crimes in History Of Georgia. Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 17. The convic tion of Io M. Frank for the murder of Mary Phagan, the 14 years old fac tory girl, today was affirmed by the Georgia Supreme court. The court held four to two that tho conviction last August of young fac tory superintendent had been in every way regular and according to the criminal statutes of Georgia. Chief Justice Fish and Associate Justice Beck dissented. It is expected that a date soon will be set for the execution of the pris oner, postponed indefinitely on the tiling of a motion for a new trial. It was on the denial of this motion that an appeal was taken. More than a hundred counts were contained in the appeal. Stress was laid on allegations of prejudice on the part of two jurors and charges that denying a motion for a new trial, said that although he had heard all the evidence, he was not convinced either of the guilt or Innocence of the de fendant. Today's dcuiblcri adds another chap ter lo .i case whose recuids are al ready said lo be more voluminous than any other ln Georgia annals. Every stop of the prosecution since Frank's arrest on suspicion on April 29, 1913, has been stubbornly con tested. Much popular feeling has ben manifested both for and against the defendant. Frank's arrest came two days after the body of Mary Phagan was found by a night watchman in the basement of the National Pencil factor?', where she had been employed, and of which Frank was superintendent On May 8 a coroner's Jury ordered that FranU anil Newt Lee, tb negro watchman who discovered the body, be held f;r grand jury Investigation. Frank was (Continued on page 9) a Copy of A Tuesday Feb. 17 Accurate and Dependable" rfl