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m MBTTt-NXWa BAM TBB MOtt txpwmrm associated fxmmm ui vjcm nr rm camoukam. Weather Forecast NOT SO COLD. VOLUME XIX. NO. 13 ASHEVILLE, N. C, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 26, 1914 PRICE FIVE GENTS mm TESTING POWER OF CARRANZA Benton Incident Promises to Show Extent of Authority Of Chief of the Constitu tionalists Over Villa. EVERY PRESSURE TO BE EXERTED ON LEADER Estimation of Carranza by Washington Depends on His Power to Cause Clear Ex planation of Affair, Washington, Feb. 26. The Ameri can government today was exerting every Influence to obtain from General Villa the surrender of the body of William S. Benton, British subject, ex ecuted at Juarez. No reply had been received to Instructions sent to Consul Letcher yesterday to find Benton's ......... , .1 U... .-...,.,. ... ,.,,, -in.' UIIU UVVICUUJ '1 JBII HEW SKI prised by news dispatches quoting VI la as saying Benton was buried in Chihuahua City. There have been persistent reports here, too, that the body was cremated. Official denial came from the White House of one published report that Bear Admiral Fletcher had recom mended the landing of marines at Vera Cruz. Attention was chiefly centered on the Benton Investigation and high offi cials conceded that future develop ment of the American policy toward Mexico hinged largely on the outcome of the Inquiry. Another feature which loomed as of commanding Importance was the fact that the Benton incident promised to develop Into a test of Carranz&'s au thority as chief of the constitutionalist movement. Every sort of pressure, It is understood, is being brought to bear ou rranza, both by Americano and Mexicans, who have the confidence of Washington officials, with the purpose of Impressing upon him the necessity of a clear and convincing explanation of al the circumstances surrounding the death of Benton. If Carranza cannot obtain that from villa, the power of the so-called "first chief of the constitutionalists" will fall In the estimation of the Washington pivernment. Persons In a position to know the view point of the president and the cabinet say the disposition of the ad ministration la to insist upon the facts nf the Benton episode and possession of the body for medical examination, hut that there Is nothing yet to lndl cate a critical stage. Another report which attracted at tention was that the American em bassy In Mexico City had been equip ped with machine guns. The only arms there Is. It was said, are several rifles Imported Just before the street fighting that ended In Madero's down fall. Possibly that Great Britain, Ger many, France and other powers may fonw the ead of the United States In warning their subjects to leave Mexico was discussed In officla clrc es as a likely effect of Benton's execution. The Washington government. It was understood, would render any assist ance possible to foreigners drilling to leave Mexico. Those In officio! circles here who believe foreign countries generally ought to ask their subject to leave, think such a m.... would be an added precaution In case the Mexican question developed more seri ous aspects In relation to the American policy. Villa Res tenant Declaration. Chihuahua. Feb. M. General Villa tndny reiterated he would permit the examination but not the removal of the body of William S. Benton, which he asserts Is burled here. He said that representatives of the American and British governments and of the wid ow alone would be permitted to view the body. Go to Scene of Execution. Laredo, Texas. Fob. 16. United States Consul Oarrett and 8. J. Hill, of Laredo, brother-ln.law of elem ents Vergara. wars to reach tha scene ef Vcgara's execution by Mnxlcnn fed erals near Hidalgo, Meg., today. The ronsul's visit was largely to demand that Vsrgara's body be sur rendered to the family for burial. Opposition to this was not expected Personal responsibility for Vsrga ra's death, however, scarcely will bs flxsd until an extensive Invest! gs . Hon Is mads. Colonel Alvareg, com mander of Nuevo Laredo, has as sured Consul Oarratt that the guiHy nan will bs punished Mas "Watching and Waiting.' New York, Fob. tl Oenerat Fallx tnax nsphsw of former President Dies of Mexico and himself a recent presi dential aspirant, has no Intention of taking part In Mexican polities st present. Under existing condition he declared today, he did not ses what he oould do to help matters. "To bor row the phrase of anoihr. I may say that my policy Is one of 'watching and a:tni,' " said Dtaa "I am nf course, very anxious to help my country In " way I can. but I can do -.thing of Metarthr Feb. II, The r here of George W. McCarthy, a rail road engineer, were waiting today for word from Secretary Bryan as to whether a report that McCarthy had been slain In Mexico more than a year ago had been verified. McCarthy was reported to have been dragged from a train on the Texas and Pacific railroad, en route from El Paso to Mexico City, and killed two years ago. Washington, Feb. 28. General Vil la's proposal for an American exami nation of the body of W. S. Benton, the English ranchman executed at Juarez, without permitting Its remov al from Mexico, has been accepted by this government, without waiving, however, any further movement to demand Its delivery on American soil. British Consul Perceval at Galves ton has been ordered to proceed to Kl Paso at once, where he Is expected to arrive tomorrow, to go to the grave In Juarez with a delegation of Amer icans. Major General Scott, command ing tha United States troops there, will detail an American army surgeon and any other officers to accompany the British consul. A member of Ben ton's family will be taken with the party. That course has been decided upon pending the outcome of efforts to secure the surrender of the body to Benton's family, which will not be abated in the least. Further complicated by dispatches telling of official confirmation re ceived by Consul Garrett at Neuvo Laredo of the hanging by Huerta troop of Clemento Vergara, an Amer ican near HUdago, the Mexican situ ation took on more tensity, If It could be said there was any change at all. Will Try to Locate 10 Americans. Later dispatches from Consul Letch er said General Villa had given assur ances that he would endeavor to locate the ten Americans whom he says he rejected as recruits for his army. Villa says when he offered them a special train to Juarez they said they pre ferred to remain in Chihuahua. There are no Americans In prison at Chihuahua, according to the con sul's report General Villa reiterated to Letcher that Gustav Bauch had not been brought to Chihuahua and that he knew nothing about him. England Still Waiting. London, Feb. 26. The British gov ernment, it was announced today Is still awaiting an answer from the slate department at Washington to Its request to the United States gov ernment to secure a safe conduct from General Villa to enable Consul Perceval of Galveston to participate In the Investigation Into the death of William S. Benton, at Juarez. Francis Dyke Acland, parliament ary secretary for foreign affairs, stated today In the house of commons that the foreign office was not pre pared to order Consul Perceval to leave El Paso for the dangerous dis tricts of Mexico until It had received some assurance mat ne wouia ne safe. Ban on United States Papers. Mexico City, Feb. 26. A ban ap pears to have been put on the deliv ery In Mexico of newspapers from the United States. By the last mall or two almost none have reached the ad dresses. News dealers here declare they have no doubt the deliveries are being Impeded by the officials. Interest In foci-eval ' Arrival. El Paso, Tex., Feb. 25. Interest In the case of William H. Benton who was executed by General Villa at Jua rez, centered today In the arrival of Charles Perceval, British consul at Galveston, who was expected here to-, day to make a thorough Investigation. His efforts to find out Just how Ben ton was killed It was expected would bring a definite statumant from Gen eral Villa at r-hhuahua as to what may be done v uk th; body. Reports of Villa's intentions were varied last night, rangirg from a flat refusal to deliver the body to permission to rela tives to visit the grave. It was re ported also that he would permit an examination of the body later. Luis Cabrarn, Carransa's confidential agent, visited ths rebel offclals at Juarez yesterday and Is reported to have done some very plain speaking with reference to the Benton and Bauch matters. Plain Talk. "We mutt clesr up these matters no matter how black they may turn against us," Csbrara told his fellow revolution!-! "Delay only makes things worse." as a result of this conference two rebel officials left Jnares lst night on a special tretn and arrived at Chi huahua this morning Cabrera's rep resentation will be placed bsfore Villa today. If plans do not miscarry. Consul Edwards St Juarez and Gsnrge C. Carnthers, special ,snt of lbs state department wars without definite Information as to Bauch and as to Bsnton's body today. Vegara's Hanging Omnrmed. larsdo. Tax.. Fsb. tl. official eon Urination of the hanging of Clemsnto Vergara Amsrlran elttsen. by Mexican federals near HUdago, Max., was re ceived today by I'nlted atatsa Consul Garrett at Nusvo tararto The rport said Vsrgara's body remains hanging thrse miles from HldaJao Consul Oarrett Immsdlatsly left Nuevo Ir.do for the Lnry Crawford Dim. Springfield. Ma, Feb. SI Oawford. part owner of Louis national, dlt 1 at his I today from a throat affao ass 41 issrs eld. O Las ths at EDUCATIONAL O HAVE A BIS! DAY Association Gives Attention to Many Subjects and Con siders Reports. Richmond, Va., Feb. 26. The sun's bright lances routed the mists of morning and gave the National Educa tional association a brilliant winter day for its convention work. The department of superintendence opened Its session with a discussion of "The Foundation of Educational Achievement", a paper read by Ed ward L. Thorndlke of Teachers col lege, Columbia university. ' H. B. Wilson, superintendent of schools, Topeka, Kas., delivered the report of the committee on economy of time in education, participated In by J. F. Hosic, Chicago Normal col lege, and W. A. Sessup, University of Iowa. The annual business meeting open to active members only, completed the morning and early afternoon session. The "Round Table," opened at 2 p. m,. was participated in by J. M. Gwinn, superintendent, Philadelphia, David Sneddeti, state commissioner, Boston, and other college presidents, school superintendents and state commis sioner, Boston, and other college presi dents, school superintendents and state commissioners, J. J. Doyne, president of the State Normal school, Conwuy, Ark., was a leader irt the department of Normal schools, conference. AUTOMOBILE SPEEDERS ARE WARNED BY COURT Substitute Police Justice Stev ens Threatens to Impose Heavier Fines. Substitute Judge H. B. Stevens In Police court this morning Issued a warning to drivers of automobiles In the city that speeding will have to come to an end, or else very heavy fines will be Imposed on all convicted of this offense. He stated that he made this warning In view of the large number of speeders that have faced him during tha last few days that he has presided at the court. The court went on to say that, whilo to some It seems that the present fines Imposed on speeders are excessive, that It does not seem to check the number that appear In Police court. He stated that a large numbe'r of com plaints are continually coming In from people In all sections of the city that automobillsts are speeding, but that In a number of the cases it Is utterly impossible to tell who they are or to get the numbers. Especially true does this seem to be on Southsldo avenue, the court stated. Only recently sev eral speeders have been arrested on Southaide avenue by members of the polios department. The police use more or less of a sys tem In catching the speeders. First they stake off about 100 yards, put a man at one end with a stop watch and flash light and the other man stands about one hundred yards away. When the speeder passes over the "deadline" the policeman with the flash gives a signal that he has passed over, If ths limit Is exceeded, and the other man stops out Into the street and halls ths driver. Sometimes the speed -ers fall to slow down at the signal from the policeman and then an effort Is made to get the number of the ma chine. Following out the court's orders the members of the police department will make more strenuous efforts to get ths speed fiends and thsy think that some relief will bo effected. SIXTEEN CARS ENTER VANOERBILT CUP RACE Driven Have Record of 78.72 Miles an Hour to Beat In Events. Monica. Cel., Feb. Is. With course record of 7(.7t mils an hour to beat, sixteen big cars piloted by some of the best known drivers In ths country started at 10 o'clock to te In tha first Vandsrbllt cup race run on tha Paolrlc coast. Ths best tints heretofore mads In a Vandsrbllt wont was 74 07 mllss an hour. Ths distance la 194. ! miles or 81 laps of ths 14.11 mile course which might t- ha covered by the winner in leas than four houra. oldflold, Da Palma and Carl Cooper . wars fav- oiitaa iFISCALETTI GASES ARE THR OUT Found That no Complaints Were Piled in Sensational Italian Cases. Yesterday afternoon, when the cases of Pletro Flscaletti, an Italian, against Sarah A. Qwenby and R. A. and Lee Owenby were railed in Superior court, it was found that no complaints had been filed In the cases by the platntlff and Judge M. H. Justice ordered that the actions be dismissed for failure to! new trial for the murder of Herman file complaints. This ends, so far as I Rosenthal, was announced, the court is concerned, cases that have1 Today's meeting between the coti attracted irreat interest in westeon I P'e, who for 16 months have conversed North Carolina. According to the records of the cases, Flscalletti came to this country from Italy; went to Graham county, the home of Owemhys, and there fell in love with Miss Sarah Owenby. They entered Into a marriage contract in 1911, It Is allaged, to guarantee the fatihful performance of the contract,! Flscaletti was asked to deposit the sum of 11200, which he alleges that ; he did. He further claims that the father , R. A. Owenby, used this mon-1 ey to purcahse lands, that he majle a! trip to Italy and upon his return went I to see Mtes Owenby to marry her, j which she refused to do, nor would j she deliver his money back to him. It was further claimed by Fiseal- etti that on Januory 10, 1913, In Cher okee county, he was set upon by B. A. and Lee Owenby and beat up and finally shot, seriously wounding him. For this he thought suit against them for $10,000 damages. Complaints In the coses were filed by Fiscaletto's attorney on September 4, 1913 and at the May term of court in 1913 they were ordered nonsuited. Later sumons were issued in new cas es' the ones disniissed yesterday, but no complaint was ever filed. HT.il PUNS TO SELL STUCK ARE APPROVED Will Dispose of $29,000,000 of W. U. T. Stock Through Kuhn, Loeb & Co. Washington, Feb. 26. Plans by which the American Telephone and Telegraph company will dispose of Its $29,000,000 of Western Union Tele graph stock through Kuhn, Loeb and company of New York, have been ap proved by the department of justice and, according to Information here the the stock will be transfered with in short time. The underwriters will dispose of the Wetern Union stock to parties other than the American Telephone and Telegraph company, so that the sepa ration of the two concerns shall meet the Idea of Attorney General Mc Heynolds. EQUITABLE TO RESIST DISTRIBUTION OF STOCK Will Oppose Plan of Union Pacific For Disbursing B. & 0. Stock. New York, Feb. 26.-The Equitable i of commo..s today. The home secre Llfe AsHuran. e soolet it was au- j tary added : "However. If Miss Kmcr thnrltstlvelv learned tWv. will In- son again commits an offense bring-. stitute legal action M restrain the Union Pacific railroad leompany from distributing Its holdings of Haltlmore and Ohio 1ork and a cash dividend of . $.1 to holders of Union Pacific com iinnn. Such a disbursement plan was recently announced. The Kqultable ! holds $1,618,000 par value of Union Parlflc preferred. Other holders of the same stork havs Instituted suits against the Union Paelflc. TREATY ACCEPTABLE TO GREAT BRITAIN London, 1'eb. 2 Draft of a treaty establishing a peace oomlstlon at The Hague which was Kntly sub mitted to Great Britain of the United Mates Is regarded by ths British for elgn secretary. Informed the house of common, today. howaasjK that tha teraty would have to ha dttnslderad In connection with tha ' stlf -governing British dominions .as certain special provisions In regard to them would be required. The foreign secretary expressed hop that the ratifications of the arbi tration convention between Orat Brl ttlh and the United Stats renewed on May 91, last year, would h en banged -horth ( . Horn to Mr. a i Woodko. . a son Irk A .hard BECKER r TO GO If Retried Former Police Lieu tenant Will Testify in Own Behalf Sensation Promised When Webber Testifies, By Becker's Counsel Wife Visits Becker. New York., Feb. 26. The last hours of Charles Becker's stay in the death house at Sing Sing was gladdened to day by a visit from his wife Owing ! to the death of her mother, whose f unerai was held ' yesterday, Mrs. Becker was prevented from going to the prison on Tuesday when news of the decision granting her husband a through bars, was pathetic, although each attempted to keep back any out ward display of feeling. It was ex pected that Sheriff Griffen Hagen would take Becker back to the tombs late today or tomorrow morning", where he will be confined pending Anal disposition of bis case. wnetner Keener win ne tried again remains problematical. Even District Attorney Whitman, it is said, is as yet unaecmea. ins aesire is to nave a second trial on the. murder charge, But before he reaches a decision he wisnes io mane a murnugn siuoy oi the opinion of the court of appeals, -..-.--.----- Launching Of Marks New Belfast, Ireland, -'eb. 2fl. The launching today of the Britannic, the 50,000-ton White Star liner, marked an important development in construc tional safety, so far as engineering in genuity can ensure it. The Britannic, intended for the trans-Atlantic service, had just been laid down when the Titanic disaster occurred. Immediately the plans of the new liner were almost completely remodeled. ;; . he Is a triple screw steamer, 900 ffcet In length, and there has been in trwJTuceid' into her construction every device possible to prevent a recurrence of disaster which overtook the Titanic. A complete inner-skin extends to a considerable height above the load MILITANT SUEFRACETTES BORN HOLY LAND RELICS Many Priceless Curios Destroy ed in Burning of His- toric Building. Dunbar, Scotland, Feb. 26. Militant suffragettes today burned to the ground the historic parish church of the village of White Kirk. Many priceless relics and curios of the Holy Land were destroyed. The church was erected in the sixteenth century and contained many relics of the battle In which the Scots were routed by Oliver Cromwell's forces In 1650. In the vi cinity is the famous battleground of Dunbar, where the English defeated the Scots In 1296 and caused John Ballot to give up the crown of Scot land. Will Not Be Deported. London, Feb. 26. rConftrmatlon of the statement that no steps are being j taken by the British government for ! the deportation of Miss Zelles Kmer son, militant suffragist, of Jackson, j Mich., was given Reginald McKennu, homs secretary, In a printed reply to !a question nut to him in the house, ' lng her within the provisions of the I aliens act. the question of applying to the court for a recommendation for her expulsion will be considered. CONTINENTAL SHIPPING POOL AGAIN RENEWED Hamburg. Keh 26. The continent al shipping pool In which Ihe Hamburg-American and North German Lloyd lines are the principal parties ",nT ! ears. concerned was renewed today for five Kill. ,1 in Duel. Met. Germany, Feb. 26 lieuten ant Haage. of tha 8th Infantry regl- men!, was killed today In duel with 1 Lieutenant Von La Valletta Halnt Oeorge. nf the asms regiment. The encounter wn brought about by a gross Insult." according to the offl- clal report. Hchrcw Atilhorltjr Dlea. Oxford, England. Fab. It. Rev amuel Rnllea Driver. Regius profes aor of Hebrew gt Oxford university and canon of Christ rhurch, died here I iikIsv aged II. Professor Driver wss probably Ihe grralcst authority on Hebrew. TENDS ON STAND Jack Rose, Harry Vallon and Sam Scly-'ppe, thre of the four star wit nesses for the prosecution, have in- formed the district attorney that they stand ready to take tha witness stand at any moment. BridRie Webber, so far as could be learned today, made no such offer. "I don't think there will be a new trial, but if it does go on Becker him self will take the stand." said Becker's counsel today. "Not only that, but we will spring a sensation when Bridgle Webber testifies. We believe he will tell another story this time. Fix "teiecution Date. Albany, N. -., Feb. 26. "Gyp the Blood, 55 "Lefty Louie" "Whitey Lew is," and "Dago Frank," jointly con victed with former Police Lieutenant Charles Becker, for the murder of Herman Rosenthal, the gambler, will be electrocuted during the week be ginning April 13. The date was fixed by the court of appeals today when the judges signed the four death war rants. Exercise of clemency by Governor (Continued on page 9) Leviathan Development line, the most vulnerable portion of : uc..c. ipuieu uy sieei ana snow, im the vessel, and the height and number I P,oven hourly. In many cities lncon of bulkheads has been increased. vemence was experiencea by the burst It is claimed the Britannic will be I ln of water main' due x th low able to float with six compartments flooded. The inner-skin consists of heavy plating, which extends for more than half the length of the vessel, from the water tight bulkhead in front of the forward boiler room to the after end of the turbine engine room. It is connected to the outer Bhell by longitudinal tubes and angles wth especially strong connections at bulKheads and watertight divisions. In addition.an extra watertight bulkhead has been introduced and the existing bulkheads have been carried up to the bridge deck. MEMBERS OF WEST VA.-VA. DEBT COMMISSION' MEET Charleston, W. Va., Feb. 26. Members of the Virginia-West Vir ginia debt commission arrived here to day for a meeting tomorrow at which It Is expected West Virginia's position will be finally outlined. 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Over southern Geor gia and Florida It had turned to sleet and today that district practically was cut off from wire communication with the north and west. Under a clear bright sun, the snow which in many districts had reached a new record depth for years when it ceased to fall late yesterday, slowly disappeared today. Railroad and street TL w r.acneo .asr mgni ou with the warmer weather today little additional trouble from this course was expected. 10. . Inches in Augusta. Augusta, Ga., Feb. 26. A total fall of ten and one half Inches of snow was recorded in Augusta. Snow began falling at 6 o'clock yesterday mnrnlnit and did not cease until midnight last night. Accompansing th? ar.ow Wr temperatures ranging from 2 8 to jIV, the latter being the lowest tempera ture that has been reached here this winter. The snow was nearly four I Inches greater, than the next to the largest snow which was on February 12, and 13, 1889, when 6.9 inches were recorded. The street cars on the belt line, which reaches Augusta's largest suburban residence section, were not running up until noon to duy, having gone out of commission last night. Hundreds of people are not at their downtown places of busi ness In consequence. Snow 11.7 Inches In Columbia. Columbia, S. C, Feb. 26. The snow fall In Columbia and vicinity reached a total of 11.7 Inches last (Continued on page 9) a Copy of Thurs. Fsby. 26 Accurate and Dependable" j in --Ej i
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