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She (jettlle azettejfe tmm srrT-irirs Hag raw most tzranuva asbociatkd fum ua nam nr tbm camouvam. Weather Forecast PROBABLY SNOW; WARMER. VOLUME XIX. NO. 12 ASHEVILLE, N. O, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 25, 1914 PRICE FIVE CENTS SECOND BECKER TRIAL UNLIKELY Whitman is Silent But It Is Known He Believes Re trial of Becker Would Be Futile. THE CASES OF OTHERS SnifiAKftASS wja.irra.A3N Rumored That Becker Will Seek Reinstatement on Po lice Force if He Even tually Goes Free. New York. Feb. 26. Charles Beck er, former police lieutenant, convicted of Instigating the murder of Herman Rosenthal, who has been granted a new trial, waa visited at Sing Sing prison today by his attorney, Joseph A. Shay. Tomorrow, the attorney told Becker, he expects to serve the remittitur of the court of appeals on the prison warden. Becker then will leave the death house where he has been confined since the autumn of 1913 and be returned to a cell In the Tombs here until final disposition ot his case. Behind him In the death cells, Becker will leave the four gunmen "Dago Frank" Clroflcl, "Gyp the Blood" Horowiti, "Lefty Louie" Ros enberg, and "Whltey Lewis" convicted of the actual killing of Rosenthal, and they will be executed next month unless the governor grants clemency. The opinion was expressed by at torneys and friendp of Becker that he would never be tried again as the Instigator of the murder of Rosen- !.t.t .1 . U ,.. nl. .nil. II1CL1, a ll u iiit-ir wao .,,.-, uiui.il mm tnat Beciier, u ne eventually goes free, will seek reinstatement on the i i ..,... District Attorney Whitman, who tn mav what fnrt her fiction ne will take. It is known, however, that Mr. Whitman believes a second trial wniiliT ho futile in the face of the nAit.t nf annanla .1 aMot nn That In ! effect, stamps "Sam" Schepps, one of the principal state witnesses, as an accomplice in the murder plot in which "Jack" Rose, "Bridgle" Web ber and "Harry" Callon confessed, Implicating Becker. The decision, it is pointed out, also leaves the dis trict attorney In an embarrassing po sition, with reference to Rose, Web ber and Callon, who might under certain circumstances of a new trial be held and tried for the murder of Rosenthal. When Informed of the court's ac tion, Becker's first thought was ot his wife, whose loyalty to him has never waned. He asked that she be notified. Later he met newspaper men and to them he exprssed his feeling of happiness and confidence of ulti mate freedom. Becker's stay of 16 months in the death house has resulted In changes In his appearance. He has improved In health and his make-up is that of an athlete in training. Also he has read a great deal the Bible, Shakes peare and many other works of liter ature. . "I tell you that death house Is an awful place," said Becker today. "Just think of it I've seen 12 men march past my cell to die since I have been there. Most of them went like men too. But you can believe that things like that are hard on any one s nerves. I've fought to keep out those Influences from my mind and I've succeeded. " Jack Rose, chief state witness against Becker, said .today he was ready to teitlfy again If wanted. He showed feeling when mention was made of the suggestion that Becker was made a victim in order that he and others who confessed their' part In h nlnt mlsfht he Hftved. "If it can be proved,' he saw. "that it was a frame-up I want to take the cell made vacant by Becker. T want also to pay the penalty and I waive Immunity. We must all face the Judgment of Ood. There and there "nty ran I be judged upon the testi mony I gave at the trial." Albany. N. T., Feb. 2S. Captain trial has been rranted to rharles Becker, the former New York police lieutenant, under death sentence for the murder of Herman Rosenthal, by the rourt of appeals. The rnurt stood six to one, Justice Wsrner flllnf .ha only dissenting opinion. The oonrtctlons of the four gunmen who appealed with Becker were unan imously affirmed. The reversal waa based entirely on rrore hold io have been commuted by Justice Onff during the trial. The question of the evidence against Reck er entered In no war Into the opinion though It was discussed. , Judge Werner, held that the convic tion should be affirmed becauee main nets fended to prore Becker's rullt. Hs said that the fart that the main witnesses were gamblers, criminals. Regenerates and murderers, should hare nothing to do with the lectslon. He said there was nothing to authorise P" rourt of appeals to Invade the rnvlnoe of the Jury, -'nor io deride (Continued on nag ) tins us am IT STB OF in Sways in Seat as Detective Tells of Finding Body Of Ellis' Wife. Chicago, Feb. 25. Collapse of Wil liam Chene Ellis, former Cincinnati leather merchant, seemed imminent today when the detective of the hotel where Ellis killed his wife last Oc tober described the appearance of the room in which the tragedy took place.. John O'Rourke, special policeman, told of opening the door and finding Ellis there dressed In his wife's ki mona to trying to light a cigar. "He asked me for a match," said O'Rourke. "I saw the woman's body on the bed with a handkerchief laid over the face and neck. She looked like a wax figure." Ellis put his hand over his eyes and swayed in his seat in which O'Rourke testified. TAYLOR WILL SUCCEED KEITH AT WILMINGTON Early Change Expected in Wil mington Collectorship Hammer Confirmer. Gazette-News Bureau, Wyatt Building, Washington, Feb. 25. Senator Simmons and Representa tive Godwin will call on Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo today or tomor row and ask that Collector of Customs B. F. Keith of Wilmington, be re moved from office and that Col. Wal ker Taylor be appointed in his place. It Is believed the change will be made within the next 10 days, perhaps ear lier. . Colonel Taylor has already been re commended for Keith's Job and as he is a gentleman of unquestioned stand ing there is little doubt that he WM1 be named In short order. Colonel Taylor has been recommended by Sen ator Simmons and Senator Overman, every member of the state delegation in the house and by hundreds of other democrats. The last word was written In the Hammer controversy yesterday when the senate In executive session con firmed his nomination as district attor ney for western North Carolina. NEGRO BOY SENTENCED TO ROADS; TWO CASES Charles Redman, colored says that he is Just 17 years of age, was sen tenced In Police court this morning to serve six months on the roads on enlarges of forcible trespassing and three months for retailing. He ap pealed both cases and bond were fixed aggregating $300. It, was brought out In the evidence given by Thomas Norvllle, an aged shoemaker who lives on the second floor at 10 '4 North Pack square, that last Sunday afternoon he met Red man, who suggested that they buy some whiskey. This the old man re fused to do, he states, until Redman Insisted that he could get the whis key In about Ave minutes and that It was very good, when evidently the old man's thirst could stand It - no longer. Anyway he says that he gave : Redman 75 cents and that the latter j brought back the whiskey very soon. "H was the Worst whiskey I ever tasted", the old man testified this Tmonlng. He went on. to say that they were seated on the bed, tn his room. drinking the "llqker", when suddenly hu becsjne unconrlous and knew no more un'il about 6 o'clock that af ternoon. He says that when he got up he realised that he had been drunk or doped, he didn't know which. He then missed his money. $47 In all. and told the officers all about the deal of getting the whiskey from Redman. Redman Was arrested at his nnme In "(oubleday". and the money found on him He admitted having the mon ey. but said that Norvllle got drunk and gave It to bim to keep for him. Redman In turn swore out a war ant and ge saeel.d wlkuor TllshU rant against George Bates rhargtnf that he had bought the whiskey rrom Bates. He failed to prove this In court this morning and Bates was found not galley The Rednuin hoy hat a long po lice record, having been arrested 11 number of times, ones before this for larceny, , Born, (r Glanh, a as M 1 id Mr J, Fraler Hon iilnn. VON BIOS BLAMES DEWEY ! German Commander at Manila Admits Threat to Shoot Americans But Pleads Justification. BITTERLY CRITICISES CONDUCT OF ADMIRAL Says Dewey's Claim of Right To Cross Examine German Commanders Caused Clash. Baden Baden, Germany, Feb. 25. Admiral Von Diederlchs himseir ad mits he informed the British val commander In Manila bay at the time of the Spanish-American war that he would shoot any American officer who attempted .to board a German warship "to make Inquiry fend estab lish her identity," in carrying out the orders of Admiral Dewey. This admission was made today in the course of a further narrative of events given to the Associated Press. The controversy between Admiral Dewey and the German admiral arose over the visiting between the vessels of the various powers, which, accord ing to Admiral Von Diederlchs was quite promiscuous. He admitted there was a certain justice in Admiral Dew ey's complaint as to the German ships being constantly on the move, al though this was necessary and in no way meant to be unfriendly. The bulk of the German squadron was about to be withdrawn, said the German commander, when the conflict arose over the right of visitation, and he then decided to retain his whole force there. Admiral Von Dledriehs blamed Dewey for the clash and intimated that it would never have arisen if the American commander merely had pro tested "one or two trivial incidents." instead of firing shots to stop two German pinnaces. One of them was passing the American vessels and was held up because the flag was not showing plainly and the other was approaching the Olympia at night with a message and was not promptly iden tified. The German admiral felt that Ad miral Dewey's action was decidedly unfriendly! He sent his flag lieuten ant, Von Hintze, to make a formal protest against the action of the Mc Cullough in halting the German cruiser Irene In order to learn her Identity. This, said the German admiral, was the Incident incorrectly attributed to the Cormorant by Admiral Dewey. The American admiral retaliated with an announcement that no ship, com mercial or naval, would be allowed to pass his lines. He then announced his intention of sending an officer on board every warship arriving in the bay "to make Inquiry and to establish her identity." The word "inquiry" apparently aroused the irt of the German ad- mlrrfl who identified it even today with a claim to the right to cross-examine any German commander. Admiral Von Diederlchs says he discussed the situation with the British commander and told him he would shoot any offi cer jattemptlng to carry out this order of Admiral Dewey. A substantial victory for the Ger mans was Claimed ny Admiral von Diederlchs in the final settlement by which anv arriving warship was to report Itself to the American comman - der and afterward was required only to show Its flag. According to Admiral Von Diede rlchs his call on the Spanish author ities was Justified by the fact that no blockade had been formally proclalm- I ed. Before leaving Manila Admiral Von Diederlchs and Admiral lewey ex changed presents and cordial letters, burying the hatchet and blaming the 1 newspapers for the friction. Admiral Von Diederlchs said he had I hoped the aflalr had been forgotten i and Admiral Dewey's action In revlv I ing the controversy in an erroneous statement was a matter of surprise I and regret to him. I Baden Baden, Germany, Feb. 25. ! Admiral Von Diederlchs, 'who was 1 commander of the German warships I In Manila bay st the time of the 1 Spanish American war has given the Associated Press an exhaustive ac- count of the occurrences at Manila The German sdmlral says admiral says Dewey's story contains many errors, perhaps due to defective memory or to mln infArm.tinti nhtnln.-d from .iii ,i, ...... u. ..n,H r.r.. th.. th Manila affair had been raked out of oblivion., "Admiral Dewey and I." he said, "smoothed over our mlsutider stsndlngs sometime ago and have since exchanged visits, letters and. gift'" O Grand Children rrrweut. Preston, Minn., Feb. St. A fealur of the celebration of the sixtieth wed ding anniversary of Mr. and Mr, Michael o Connor here today wan the presence of V0 annul children of the Wrtafldt AUTOMOBILE ROAD FOLDER Map Will be Made cf all High ways in W. N. C. For New Advertising. Letters were sent out today H orn the offices of the Greater Western North Carolina association to the various boards of trade and similar organiza tions in the seven counties comprising tne association, in which It 13 re quested that maps of the counties . howing all automobile roads that are now in use or will lie opened before1 the summer season be prepared at IP R once and sent in for the purpose .'f;ReacheS Dentil TWO Or Three arranging a map of the automobile highways of the section. This trap will be used in the folder to be issued at an early date advertising the new Asheville - Spartanburg automobile highway and the various other high ways of the section. It is explained in these letters that an appropriation of $250 was made at the meeting of the, jiKsncinti on lsial Monday for such advertising purpos e, ' the Southern railway pledging $5(l;snow storm throughout the southeast additional at the same time. It is fur ther stated that the counties below Polk have given assurances of finan cial aid in this undertaking and that at least $1000 will be available for this purpose. A brief review of the new route irom apartanDurg is given, attention being called to the fact that It nnsses through the beautiful Pacelot valley and thence across some of the most I ln soutnern Georgia snow reached rugged and beautiful of the mountain a depth of from two to three inches; ranges of western North Carolina, at 1 for lhe fir3t time in a score of years, j the same time opening up a new route I At MaCon, Ga., and neighboring cities for automobile tourists from South j more than three inches had fallen be-; Carolina, Georgia and Florida, as well j fore noon and the storm showed no as shortening the old route from the!61""8 o abating. In Birmingham and j east. , 1 throughout Alabama generally snow! The folder which is to include the ! began to fall early this morning and I map of automobile highways ln west- I continued during the day. Charleston. cm North Carolina Is to be of pocket jS. C, experienced snow flurries as size so that It can be used as a con- l did Atlanta and practically all of j venient guide to tourists. It will alsi j northern Georgia and southern South; .u, i, .,, nr ...1... , ,, ..,v, : Carolina. tourists and will be widely distributed, It is expected to bo, instrumental In bringing thousands of tourists hero during the coming season. The map will be completed just as sofm as pos sible and other data to lie loceadafl will be ready for the publication of the folder within a very few weekf. L. LANGEL IS HERE TO TO OVER knagemH UI UUWU XlOSteiry To Change Hands Satur day of This Week. Harry L. I-angel arrived in the city last night and on Saturday of this WAOlr will t'.l... nvar I h Berkeley hotel, which he leased from I owner, itsiik uougnran, a snort i tlme aK- teb' Mr. Langel has been connected with the management of a hotel in Johnson City and another in Bristol. Ha retains his connections at Johnson City but has sold his Inter ests at Bristol. He will give his per sonal attention to the management of the Swannanoa-Berkeley. Mr. Langel closed the lease for the Swsnnunoa-Berkeley only a short time ago tor a long term of years. The deal 1 had been pending for some time but ; was generally known. The news 1 that Mr. Loitghran waa to give up the j management of the hostelry came as a surprise to many of , his friends, ills other Interests wero ho great, however, that he found that he would have to employ a manager for the hotel or lease It. He finally adopted the latter course, being conversant with the r cord of Mr. langel as u hotel man. DENIES FRANK'S APPEAL Atlanta, Ga., Feb. ll.WThe Hu preme court of Georgia today refused to grant 11 rehearing of the appeal for a new trial for Leo M. Frank. undvr death iitence for the murder 01 MttTy ntignn. in April isia. T7TT. Z . rvii.uers iwMiir- rouuu. , NelHse. ( iertitanv , t eb. 2 1 . The de - caultaled bodies of two orderlies Major General Hoese commander of the Infantiy brigade here, were found toosy on tne railroad iracKa., roe soldiers had fled after assaulting the general who hud reprimanded them for rising lata. This afternonii Uiers will be a spec ial prayer servh in Iho I'hllathea room of Central MethudUt rhurch for the Woman a Missionary society, to which all women uf Asheville are in vited. The prayer meeting will be i lntsr-denoinluntlonal and. a warm ImvHetloji la extended (u all desiring Ji" come. SNOW FLYING m DIXIELAND Breaks Records by Visiting Cities Which Have Had No Snows in 15 or 20 Years. EVEN NEW ORLEANS HAS WHITE BLANKET , IflChes in Southern Geor gia Falling Tempera tures Continue. Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 25. A general today broke weather bureau records of 20 years standing. A white blanket covered the Atlantic seaboard as far south as southern Georgia, and light j ! flurries of snow were reported ; i throughout the gulf state New Or- ' ; leans and Mobile had their first snow I ifa11 in more tnan 1" years. i falling temperatures accompanied the storm. At New Orleans Mobil and other gulf points thermometers: hovered about the freezing point and the snow melted ns it fell. Sleet i crippled traffic In many eltios of this: section, Further norlhe.'tsl tempera-' tures were several degrees lower, 2.1 ' .degrees being recorded in Columbia S', C, and Atlanta early in the fore-i 1 noon. In some sections along the Carolina j coast a minimum of 20 degrees was I reached. Nashville. Tenn.. reported 19 j degrees early today, but temperatures rose throughout this section during! the forenoon. Washington, Feb. 25. Snow today , " tions of the south where they have not been seen before In fifteen or twenty ictiiB. 111 naannan mere whs two' I inches of snow the first In a score of jrars wn.ie. Augusta nan a m' amount. New Orleans probably was lhe point farthest south to report snow fall the first there since 190:1. An area of extremely cold air and a "disturbance" over the eastern part of the gulf of Mexico, were re I sponsible for the snow fall, the offl , rials at the weather bureau stated to- day. More snow was forecast In the i extreme g .lf and south Atlanti states ! t;,nlght witn l l,iir"'S weather Th urs- day. Ill I h. ill. -1. in Charleston. H. ('.. .Feb. 25. Snow 1 began to fall here at a little after. 7 , o'clock this morning and continued for I several hours, giving Charleston the first snow in two yeara Two Inches in Columbus. Columbus. Ga.. Feb. 25 Two Inches of snow fell here early today. It was the II it snow of consequence in 15 years. 22 Dslow. Pittsburgh, l'a . l'Vb. 25. The gov ernment river observer reported a temperature of 22 below zero at Park er, 11., early today. In Ohio. Columbus. O., Keb 25. 1'i.of fli in I 1 temperature if is below xero was re-Zani-svllle at daybreak. " appeared to be moving ather bureau tnatru d zero here at 7 BfCock. ported from 1 The cold wnv eastward. W' , menls recordi Water liM's Froaesj. I Columbia. S. C, Feb. 25. llund 1 reds o.' wafer pipes were frozen tit Its morning by a -mid 11 1 old wava which nt the temperature to 2." degrees low as recorded this winter here. In the outt-lng districts as low as 22 wss reported. Bitterly cold winds added to lhe dleagreeublenexa of the weather. Snow fall ia predicted. IreC 011 the Gulf. New Orleans, Im.. Feb. 2.',. Mtmw fj Ver a Inrgeportlon of Mississippi and p , s m Louisiana today. Sleet if" on ""' "ulf At l-autet. Ml-, there was six in ches of snow At Merlilun the r.ll 'iimounte.i to three Inches. Fruit tree. f ami siiI'Icum urohnlilv wilt ..i.rfer mm the thermometer reached 32 (P areas r lower almost to tU .L IA 1 ost I T Mi ;n v IIKFOKK GOING TO Fl.lll It l.s Lot Angel. 1, Keb. 25. Hrfort. sign ing a contract with the Giants or ac cepting the proposition of Presddem GihTiore j.. name hla own terms for tmniHgintr me iirooiuyn f ederal clti'i. Chrliv Mathewnon aald m.lv ih.i k. womi.i talk the matter over with John MrOraw. the manager of the :i.m , lor mime trpreaenlatlve f big. , ' again request mmm'$ body MR SUFFRAGISTS Charged With Obstructing Po liceRefuse to Enter Into Bond. London Feb. 2;,. Five prominent suffragists were How street poile brought before the court today charged ; with obstructing the police (luring last night's denomination in parliament square when they protested violently against Premier Asqutth's refusal to receive them. The prisoners wer Laurence Housman, author and artis Henry W. Nevinson, war carrespond - ent; Mrs. D. A. Thomas, wife of the Welsh Goal magnate; H. D. Hafben ; aud Miss K. Hatg. The magistrate ordered them all to give bonds of $25 each to guarantee ilu.ir irnid h h'l VIA f frit civ mntltht I The prisoners all refused to enter into j the bond. in a speech from the prisoners' en-1 closure. Laurence Housman said: "i! am here as n nrotest neainst th treat-I ment of women political 6ffenders. I shall continue to nrotest so lone as I think it justified and necessary offenders In the ordinary course refusing to give bond remain in prison for six months. DOSED WITH PEROXIDE, HENS STOPPED LAYING Villa's refusal to accede to the re- Pennyan, X. T , Feb. 25. John B. j Quest for the body has not met with Cramer, president' of the board of ed-Uvor by officials here who are seek ucation, had a fine nock of chickens j in now to impress upon him the im he wanted to sell. He was told by i portance the world generally will at a prospective purchasers, who looked ! tach to such a refusal. : """ ' " w "" not white enough for the New York ! constitutionalist torc.es, is expected ln market to which "he was shipping. Juarez within a week. It is under A friend advised him that small i stood here that n wlu takp charge doses of peroxide of hydrogen fed in of an investigation of the Kenton water or mash would aid his hens to , caHe Pon hia own account, produce eggs of the proper degree of! uPn the character of the wounds whltncss. He tried the experiment and the eggs grew whiter, but not list cnoue-h to suit him Ho then In. creased doses but the hens soon stopped laying eggs of any color and a week ago one of them died. Today all that was left of his flock was one old rooster. I'routy Willing. Burlington, Vt.. Feb. 25. A party of repuhllcanB oaIIed uon rharles A. Prouty today and later announced that the Interstate commerce commissioner had expressed a willingness to accept i a candidacy for the l-itecl States sen- Th ,rrn . i.,tr,r 1 ,, n 1,,, ,,, j wll explre on March 4, lgn That free tolls snarl? This book will explain both sides of it. Save it for THE PANAMA CANAT I iy Frederic J. Haskin AJ Gazette-News Colonel Coethals says: HOW TO GET THIS BOOK On account of the education value and patriotic apnea)! nr this book, The Gstta-Kews has arranged with Mr. Haakln to distribute a limited edition among IU readers fur the niera coat of product lull and handling. It Is onuhd in a heavy cloth. It contains 00 psges, 100 Its lustration and diagrams, an index, and two maps (one. of them beautiful bird's-eye view of the (.'anal Zone In four colors). IT 13 A( Tl ALLY A $2 00 VALUE. Tut the abovs coupon from six consecutive Issues of lha paper, prhscnt them with 60 cents st our office, and a copy of the hook Is yours. Fltesn cents extra If sent by mall. OUH GUARANTEE: This Is not a money-making schems. Tte OaseltS-News will not mske a penny of profit from this campaign. It has undertaken the distribution of this book sulely because of It vduoatlonal merit and whatever benefit there Is to b derived from the good 0f th who profit from our offer. The Qaaettr-News tslli cbfrfully refund the pries of the bool to any purchuaea who la not satisfied mlXM it Present Six Coupons of Consecutive Dates II till IN I- I U. S. Officials Further Urge on Villa The Importance of Giving up the Body of Ths Englishman. VILLA'S REFUSAL HAS NOT MET WITH FAVOR ' So Far Little Satisfaction Has Been Gained From General Villa's Replies to Representations. 1 1 Washington. Feb. 25 Further rep- j resentations were maue by tne Ani- I erican government todav to General ; KranCKic.0 Yilla pointing oul the im- i Portance of giving up the body of j William S. Benton, the Englishman recently executeu at juarw, uose death Is being officially investigated bV ,,otn tne Vnited States and Great Britain. Immediately upon the receipt of word from consul Letcher, at Chihua- Immediately upon the receipt i ,,ua- tliat Benton's body would be ex- i humed for the benefit of Benton's widow and relatives who could visit the cemetery with an American rep resentative, a second request went forth to Villa asking that the corpas ' be turned over to the widow on Am erican terriory. ocnerai carranza, enter ot all tne found rests proof of Villa's version of i 'ne. killing. If the botiy is found 'riddled With rifl bullets, officii Im think the story of an execution after a court martial will be confirmee' and attention then will be further directed to a point now carefully being investi gated as to whether Ilenton had com mitted crimes, a? Villa charges, and was of a disposition to fight with fire arms. Official Explanation. White House officials made this ex planation of the status of the inquiry for Benton's body: "Two dispatches were received yes terday, one from Consular Agent Ca- ' rothfre, saving Villa would not permit - nf h. i,. 'f .1,1. ,1 v.... (Continued on page 9) ' a Copy of Wednes. Feb. 25 19 Accurate and Dependable" Mil SKMT BY MAIL
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