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VOLUME XIX. NO. 17
PRICE FIVE CENTS
ASHEVILLE, N. C, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 4, 1914
BRITISH PAPERS
DEMAND ACTION
London Press Insists that U. S. 1 1 ft M A D fll 1 1 P Tfl
Is Responsible for Benton's
LnlVInn I HI LO IU
Death and Should Pun- MIK (1IIT PMCC
ish the Murderer. IVIHIlL UU I UHuL
GREY'S STATEMENT IS
LAUDED AND CENSURED
His Moderation Commended,
But His Profession of Im
potence Is Declared
Humiliating.
ELLIS on
n PROSECUTION
Charges That Steel Company
Receive.. Rebates Seem
To Fall Flat.
Malto Him "Vile Coward
Who Killed Wife and Then
Tried to Blacken Her
Character."
EMPLOYED WILL
REITERATC CLAIMS
Tannebaum's Followers Insist
On Getting "Bread and
Place to Sleep."
WAITING POLICY
IN BENTON CASE
A YEARS WORK
BY DEMOCRATS
Washington,- March 4. At the con
clusion of the Interstate commerce
commission's hearing oday Into David
Lamar's charges that the United
States Steel corporation had received
Illegal rebates from railroads during
last six years, Lamar submitted
the
London, March 4. The Mexican
situation and Sir Edward Grey's pro
nouncement of the views of the Brit
ish government In regard to the in
vestigation into the death of William
S.. lienton are the subject of much
comment in today's newspapers. The
Pa!l Mall Gazette says: "The temper
ate iind restrained language In which
Sir lidward Grey referred to the Mex
ican murder will have the approval
of all Englishmen. Its moderation,
however, will not disguise the depth
of their feeling.
"Patience makes every concession
to Sir- Edward Grey's difficulties, but
if there is any danger of that patience
plug mistaken for indifference It
n.ni.l.l ,, I r. . II... ..!... t .
VVei,l I I V. Vv UVG ' I' ll. ' Ill Ul JI'IVf
disadvantage Into international poli
tics.
"Every reason of moral and Inter
national right requires of the United
PRISONER TURNS PALE
AT DENUNCIATION
Prosecutor Insists on Death
Sentence Attacks Cauld
well, Alleged "Man
In Case."
what purported to be an agreement
between the B'ederal Steel company
and the Carnegie Steel company by
which the former was to pay the lat
ter forty cents a ton from the pub
lished rate for carrying ore from the
Minnesota mines to Lake Superior
ports. The agreement, it was said, was
made before the organization of the
steel corporation and never became
effective. Lamar declared that was
the basis of his charge of a rebate
conspiracy and that he had no other
documents to present. Certified copies
of entries on the books of the steel
corporation showing rebates which
were promised at yesterday's hearing
were not produced today.
"I feel," said Lamar, "that I have
performed all the duty incumbent on
me in the matter."
C. A. Severance, counsel for the
steel corporation, declined to cross-
examine i.imar or w . H . Ureen, an-
state-
HLtes tnat tne punishment of Ben- other witness, saying their
ton's murderers shall be undertaken ments were not evidential.
Without delay. At the present moment! Other witnesses whom Lamar ask-
Hviliaation stands flouted and Great ' ed to be subpoenaed probably will
Prltain outraged. The application of not be summoned and the under
the Monroe doctrine paralyzed and standine is the commission will re
cked. I nort to the senate that there is nn
Thr Globe says:
"Sir Edward Grey said much to
llnphasise the gravity of recent events
iUj ........ 4 .11 n ....
orni -i 1 1 1 .it' m relieve mi uie-
(JUlefude which those events have In
evitably provoked. The nubile opinion
uf t It is; country, however, sympathetic
to the Tniied States, will not make
Dnslderritlont. for the embarrassment
of President Wilson an iideuuute ex-
hlse for acquiescing In such deeds as
these uf which Ptmcho Villa with the
tpproval of Venustiano Carranza has
been guilty. If President Wilson can
lot le held responsible for the nc
rier nf the Mexican insurrectionists
his policy is directly responsible for
the state of things which has led to
Intolerable excesses. What the United
Mates has done is not merely to allow
civil war to persist hut to foment it
by allowing arms and ammunition to
he supplied to the belligerents.
"The United States Is hound to
(yxcrt that predominant and exclusive
Influence which it claims for putting
an end to things which have become
a danger not merely to the United
fltntes itself but to the civilized
i. World."
'I' I
Exei
necessity for further investigation.
ALASKAN COAL BILL
. REPORTED 10 HOUSE
Early Action on Measure to
Develope Coal Lands Is
Expected.
Chicago, March 4. "A vile coward,
who killed his wife and made his
children motherless, then attempted
i to blacken her character to save his
I wretched life." As Prosecutor Malato
uttered these words of denunciation
jot William Cheney Ellis in his open
ing argument to the Jury today, Ellis,
I on trial, swayed In his chair and had
to be supported.
"Look," exclaimed Malato. "Bills
gets a glass of water and has some
one to lift him up but he gave his
wife no water while she lay there
shot four times and with her throat
gashed. If he receives the death pen
alty at your hands he will have a
chance to make his peace with the
Almighty. He gave his wife none."
Malato also attacked Frederick j
Cauldwell of Brantford, Ont., alleged
by Ellis to be "the man in the ease."
"Cacldwell lives out of the jurisdic
tion of this court and could not be
compelled to come here to testify,"
(Wd the prosecutor. "We have begged I
him in the name of humanity and In
the name of the little children made
motherless by this trugedy to come
here and speak, but he has refused.
"There are no adjectives to de
scribe Ellis. The defense probably will
I talk about the fireside and picture a
'home broken up through no fault of
Ellis. I want you to remember that,
Ellis brought nothing to that fireside
but a body that he himself pleads in
extenuation was unfit."
Under the fire of Malato's Invec
tives Ellis turned white but the pros
ecutor's attacks only grew more bit
ter. He insisted that nothing but the
death nenaltv could be imposed on a
New York, March 4. Frank Tan
nenbaum, Industrial Workers of the
World leader, and his followers who
recently started out to Invade churches,
demanding food and lodging, early
today left the parish house of St.
Paul's Episcopal church where they
had rested during the night. Tannon
baum told his followers to gather
again tonight in Kutgers square to
prepare for another March to obtain
what he claims is their right bread
and a place to sleep.
Tannenbaum, self-appointed leader
and organizer of what he styles the
unemployed men of New York city, is
only 21 years old. He is well enough
informed on events to talk glibly to
his men. He practically has had no
experience except in the present move
ment. Up to five weeks ago when he
lost his job he was a waiter.
Speaking today of the movement he
Is leading, Tannenbaum said:
"We don't want charity. We be
lieve we are entitled to our bread and
a place to sleep whether we are work
ing or not. We are entitled to more
than enough to keep body and soul to
Every Indication That
United States Will Reir
In Position of "Pat. .
Observer."
iciijcra
BECOMES
X TO
Mr. Wilson Took Oath of the
President 12 Months Ago
Important Legislation
Has Been Enacted.
CARRANZA MEANS TO
INSTITUTE INQUIRY
Matter Not Pressed Since Body
Is Decomposed Certain
Conclusive Evidence Yet
Undisclosed.
Angrily Refuses to State Sal
ary As Calumet and Hec
la Manager.
Washington, March 4. Announce
ment of General Carranza, constitu
tionalist commander in chief, that he
had appointed a commission to in
vestigate the recent execution of
William S. Benton, a British subject,
coupled with the declaration from
Great Britain that she would not look
to the I'nited States for action as a
gether; we are as much entitled to the! result of the Incident was generally
good things as the wealthy people i accepted tooay as meaning tne aoan
because we are the ones who haveldonment of the expedition of Ameri-
produced them.
BUT MANY PROBLEMS
REMAIN UNSOLVED
"We will not go to work for less
than union wages; we will not take
jobs tf it is endangering other men's
Jobs. We will not work for less than
$.1 a day, no matter what the nature
of the employment."
A canvass of Tannenbaum's follow
ers developed that they are mostly
unskilled laborers.
TRAFFIC CONDITIONS ARE
can and British representatives wno
were to have gone to Chihuahua to
examine Benton's body.
There Is every reason to believe
that Great Britain has closed the
Benton case for the present, though
she has reserved the right to exact
reparation In the future. England's
withdrawal at this time and Carran
za's determination to Investigate the
Benton killing of his own accord will
put the I'nited States, it is believed,
in the position of a patient observer
with no present necessity for further
inquiry.
The decision of Carranza to invest!- j socialist
Houghton, Mich., March 4. James
MacNaughton today declined on ad
vice of counsel to state before the con
eressional committee the amount of
his salary as general manager of the
Calumet and Hecla mining company
The question put by O. N. Hilton on
cross examination precipitated a heat
ed discussion during which Mac
Naughton arose to his feet and shak
ing his linger at Hilton exclaimed: "It
is not $100,000; otherwise its none of
your affair and I won't tell you."
Hilton had explained that his reason
for asking the question was because it
had been reported that MacNaugh
ton's salary was $100,000 a year and If
It was true that he was getting such
a sum while men were "working for
him in the mines for as little as twenty
cents a week," he thought it ought to
be shown.
Congressman Casey asked the wit
ness if he had any objections to tell
ing the committee what his salary
was.
"Privately, no," replied MacNaugh
ton. "Will you cite any Instances outside
the copper district as to any officers
of the Western federation ever being
convicted of offenses against the law?"
inquired Hilton of MacNaughton.
"I cannot recall any convictions,
t'ndoubtedly there were some convlc.
tions for they have been guilty of of
fenses." "on said you were somewhat of a
did you ever seek to join the
President Has Broken Many
Precedents Will Read His
Sixth Mop age to Con
gress Tomorrow.
Large Forces Engaged in Re
pairing Wire Lines and
Clearing Tracks.
LOST DURING STORM
gate the Benton execution will mean party ?"
a test of his authority over General "No," said MacHaughton.
Villa, according to many officials
: here, and will further demonstrate ! (JANAL BARGE SATURN
whether tne constitutionalists lntenu
to afford protection to foreigners and
! make reparation for injury done
! them.
Conclusive Kvidenco Undisclosed.
One of the reasons why there 19
i little tendency to press the inquiry on
the part of the United States or Great
Norfolk, Vs., March 4. That the
Philadelphia canal barge Saturn, car
rying a crew of one man, according
to register, was lost In Palmlco sound,
North Carolina, during the recent se-
Britatn is the fact that Benton's body vere storm on this coast, was estab-
already has decomposed considerably ! Ilshed today when wreckage bearing
and evidence of a conclusive charac- j the name "Saturn of Philadelphia"
ter as yet undisclosed has been In the ! was today found by life savers of the
hands of officials for several days. Hatteras Inlet station on the Palmlco
Next stens in the situation seemed sound side near Igglns reof. The
Westminster Gazette and the
g Standard agree with Sir Ed-
- w - - iar trains were Deing resumed, i-rac-
was forecast today when the house bv Judg'e" Petit Tnls ! tica the on " h
public lands committee submitted the j . " tn(, 'teleeram Jersey Central, the Pennsylvania and w
measure with a favorable report. A "Cincinnati October '0 1913 iN,w. York ('entral lines had been th
committee amendment would limit ..bwj n.uir RnMfnWl nut fourtd early today, In New Jersey, ,tu
and a pilot house supposed to he from
the Saturn have come ashore near
lagging reef.
. Ware
poll
Hon
It.
Tl
run t
srin
blllty In Benton's murder than
dward Grey stated. Villa. his
n r. obtained practically all his
and supplies from across the
American border because the United
I deliberately nlsed In his favor
an i mbargo otherwise Imposed by in
b i n. tiollal law. He whs able to keep
the rebellion on foot partly for this
reason but chiefly because the United
Males forbade European lenders to 1
advance Huerta money to crush him.1
"If this policy of the Unltd Stales
lid i a exist Benton probably would
Hill he alive, and If he wtvi not Knu
lattd would be In a position to get re
dress from the regtjlar Mexican gov- i
srnment. Thus, It Is really the United j
State which stands between England!
pi .1 red-ns. Though we may be phllo
Amerlcan enough not to say so offl- !
rtsllv. other powers In a like easel
might not be. The I'nited Htates. In !
Short, emi liurillv find 'n raatln nine
l"dl- lea must either go forward
l'h the assumption of more resptnel
MlUei or backwards; with the aban
onment of some, If not all which It
ass now assumed."
The Dnlly News concludes Its edi
torial by commending Sir Edward
Qi-ev'a caution. "It Is Irritating." ths
New says, "that a scoundrel should
be able to murder a British subject
with Impunity, but our anger should
Sol drive ui Into dangerous quarters,
sir I -'.dward Orey's policy may seem
or ths moment barren but no other
Policy la practicable."
The Dally Expmas saya: "We rgret
h rather humiliating confession of;
Impotence and we think that Hlr Ed- j
ard (Irey'a language not too aptly ,
chosen: hut the sense of his stats-1
mnt la in accord with public sentl-!
""t and la on the whole satisfactory. !
-xt mova clearly Ilea with Preal
New York, March 4. Fair weather
! nnri 1 ItAllaa nHn nf annw ulinvplerfl
man who had itlilea nis wue as dins ,,omblned ,oday to brlmJ about nImP ,,
did. normal conditions of transpor.atl n
; Chicago, March 4 The telegram ! . . communication i,Aiun
upon which William Cheney Ellis laid ' N ,. . . ,.,... r ,h. to deoend on General Carranza. His i fate of the one man or others who
! responsibility for the frenzy In which COuntry declaration that the United States has may have been abroad of the Saturn
. . . 'he said he killed his wife in a hotel; p . ..h ,i.v,ic wiiu no right to inquire about the welfare j is unknown. Eleven hatch coverings
.. uuiiidi.iii, umiv.u v.iiiiv hi live i ..., nB n nhcr. was read 111 CJII1S ' . . ..!.. o..l,lncto Vint her own
- . .. ., . ,,,, . . . IT. . , " . . . . . was stopped reported tnat an wire, ui "i'"" ..jvw- ' .
on the administration bill for develop-1 trial yesterday and defense declared raoldlv and regu- will not be accepted by the Washlng-
ment of Alaska's vast coal resources ; Its evidence completed, r.lils Durst, ,rajnjJ wr bf.inl, resumed Prai - ton government. Carranza's friends
here were liopetul today mat ne
ould eventually alter his position on
his point and reveal a friendly atti
tude toward the I'nited states.
where the force of Saturday and Sun- While pressure tnat nau Decn ex
day's storm did the most damage, ! pected from Great Britain over the
large forces of linemen began gath- Benton case had been removed, the
erlng up the tangled telcgrnph and American government is much con
talephone wires, more than 800 miles cerned over the reported murder or
of which were still down together Oustav Bnueh and Clemente Vergnra
with 1.000 poles. both American citizens, the one by
Trains which bring In the larger contsltiitlonalists and the other bv
Mexican federals.
I'uimt Suppressed.
Vera Cruz, Mrs.. March 4. The
.ni'flmm"nl n 1 1 1 h ,vrl I Inu lorlav nun
i .i npftven n iirniH is uciok s 't to v , r
IV I ' '.V I. l.D
Washington, March 4. The demo
cratic administratitn was a year old
today. Twelve months ago at noon
Woodrow Wilson took the oath of
office, ushering the democracy Into
control of the natitnal government for
the first time in 12 years.
At the White House, In executive
quarters generally and In congres
sional circles the day served to recall
the work of the fleeting year. Mem
bers of congress realized that except
for a short breathing spell at the
Christmas holidays they had been In
practically continuous sessltn.
From the time the president broke
a century-old precedent and stood be
fore an assembled congress to urge
enactment of a low tariff there has
been close co-operation between the
chief executive and democratic leaders
in congress. Enactment of a tariff law
on October 3, 1913, making vital
changes In import duties was follow
ed by the signing of a banking and
currency action December 23, 113.
These two laws and the recent ratlfl
I cation of the arbitration treaties ar.
the things which the president s
friends were pointing to as the direct
result of the intimate contact estab
lished between the executive and legis
lative departments.
Problems Unsolved.
Much of the president's time and
energy have been spent in wrestling
with a troublesome Mexican situation,
as yet unsolved, and the diplomatic
tangle with Japan growing out of the
passage by California of a new anti
alien land law. Lately he has been
devoting himself to a rehabilitation of
the foreign relations of the United
States to draftii g with Secretary Bry
an of new peac i treaties, the settle
ment of the Panama tolls controveiy
with Great Britain, difficulties with
Colombia growing out of the partition
of Panama and many other subjects of
foreign policy.
Five times the president has ap
peared before congress, delivering
messages on the tariff, the currency,
(Continued on Page Nine).
"Wen Cnnlilwell Rrnntfnrd Ont
rights under proposed leases to mining ..Arrlve rMcago alone Sunday 7 a.
only, reserving all surface rights to j m Pennsylvania. Cousin meets train,
the government. The bill would pro-! (SKtu,,i) "K. If. ELL.IS."
vide that Alaskan coal lands be leas-i .., it - .ni,ho,i wniu "i knew
Gery that the only possible , ed In blocks of from 40 to -560 acres, I that Jy suspicions were we'll founded.
Is to await and secure repara- lor not more than :'0 years, resultlnft m,, n i. ,inH "
when the circumstances permit ! royalties and rentals to gq. Into a fund I "The defense here
lor Alaskan development. A royalty
i Daily Chronicle says: "In a I of three cents' a ton would be charged
the United States has more re-1 for all coal mined In addition to s
rests Its case."
announced George Remus, counsel for
rental of SI cents an acre a month for
the first year. 50 cents an acre a
month for the second and succeeding
years up to five, and Ilia year for the
remainder of the 20 year period.
. part Ol ine rniiK cunoumeu in inu i
' Mlet.lsts called bv the state started j greater city began running on slight-!
to try to tear down the psychic epl-l'V delayed schedules and freight long i
delayed in uruis is oeing rusnsn io
VESSEL FROZEN III ICE
III MERCY OF CURRENTS
Officer and Three of Crew Are
Picked up Suffering From
Cold and Exposure.
I)r Kidney Knh of Chicago contra- , markets here.
dieted testimony by defense alienists! Shipping still is hindered by an al
that Ellis might have .-oni lltted theimost solid mass of Ice In the harbor
crime while In a seizure of psychic land arriving trans-Atlantic and coast
epilepsy or transitory Insanity. Re- j wise steamers are reaching their piers
spending to a 1 5,000-word, hypothet-j with difficulty.
leni question, ur. Jun sain tnat cuiss
acts before the killing showed a per
fectly logical sequence.
"The acts of the defendant were
based on sound reason," Dr. Kuh said.
lie has shown a particular good
memory concerning all the Important
and many of the minor details of the
.rime."
pressed a new local paper. El Moni
teur, and arrested the staff of six em
tors who vero considered to the for
tress of San .luan del'lua. They were
charged with circulating false news
calculated to excite popular anlmoslt
against the United States.
II
Loulsburg, N. 8., Marrh 4. Krosen
In an Ice pack and drifting at the
mercy of currents off the southern
REV. DR. HILL DENIES HE
STRUCK REV. DR. HOG AN
IS BRUTALLY MURDERED
STARVING WOLVES KILL
HUNDREDS OF SHEEP
Stayer, a Foremaji, Jump. Into Driyen ApMmtaes by
coast of Cape Breton, out of coal and SeVS He Merely Tried to Re
water and short of provlalona la the , J J
cover Papers Belonging
perdlcament of the steamer C. D.
Eaalngton, long overdue at this port.
News to the effect reached here to
day wliii the report of the rescue
of first officer Heabourne and three of
the ateamer a crew. They were picked
up oft the Ice near Uouln Island, suf
fering from cold and expoaurs. They
had set out In a dory to reach Oouln
Island stop l he ateamer a plight but
loat their hearlnge In a fog and were
for many hours In an open boat.
To Him.
Su-ajiHT Moated.
Norfolk. Va.. March 4 The nrlt-
Wiia .. ii. . - Ish ateamer Klverwlalo floated at 11
... ..Miinum in.. nil- ..-,, ... . .. fc. ,.
iinmaa r 1, r no not recur "
New York, March 4. Rev. Dr.
John Wesley Hill today Issued a de
nial of the statement of Kev Dr. J. C.
Ilogan of Monroe, N. Y that he had
truck the latter In nn altercation
following a debate on aoclallam In
Hartford, Conn., nn tho night of
March i. Dr. Hill eayu his alterca
tion with Mr. Ilogan aros eover the
poeaeaelon of aoma papera that were
lying nn the table. Thrae papera,
aM claims, were hla personal property .
and Mr. Hogan attempted to leave the
Machinery and Is Crushed
To Death.
Snows Descend Into Val
leys Near Rome.
Rome, March 4. Hordes of starving
Bt. Petersburg, March 4. (Tap lain
Von Htahl. chief of works at the
Hhrapnel tuhe factory of the- Putlloff ! wolvea, driven from the Apennlne
armament works was brutally mur- mountains by the heavy snows, des
dered today by one of the foremen. cen(lea KAKy lnto , valleys of the
1 ne muroerer men mrrw nimaeiE in
and was
to the electrical machinery-
crushed to death.
There has been a strike at the Pu
tlloff works for several days and Cap
tain Von man!' attitude toward the
strikers Is supposed to have been the , miles north of Rome.
Abruzzi provinces and In tho vicinity
of Rome and devoured hundreds of
she.-p
The wolves afterward took refuge
- In tho caverns of Mount Huracte,
cause of the tragedy.
ANOTHER MEDAL TO
BE OIVEN GOETHALS
Peasants have gomi to bunt the
wolves and according to the latest re
ports have killed a large number of
them.
III I, Kits III AI.HWI lil'.AVK
rR TIIKIH DOMINION
lanlh IVace Treaty ftlgnrrt.
olrld. Marrh 4 If In. a
a rrnrwal of th" Ananlsh .,.. win
"Iglird
titration -aiy with
-mi. a,
the Pulled
o'clovk last night after having been land Mr. Hogan attempted to leave the N'w York. March 4. In reoognl-
aahore near Little Island south of I room w them In his poeealnn. Uon of his uork aa chlaf engineer In
Caps Henry for ten days, paaa.-d In j Dr. Hill says he then Interferred and the construction of the Panama canal
ths Virginia tapes early today and 'caught Mr. Hogan'a coat as he was Colonel Ueorge W. Ooethala will re-
proceeded to Newport Neas. where going through the door, demanding celvn thla evening the Civic Forum
b docked for nainlnalion I return of his papers He says no medal of Honor. It alll be the first
rrpeurs as may ia usees- niowa "ere siriica hmu no violence or time the ni.'dal has been bestowed for Wled. Waa chnaen na the new
jSny kind offered during tho dispute, distinguished seivks, of Albania on February 21,
and Mil h
mi y.
Waldenburg. Saxony, March 4
Prince William and Princess Bnphl.
of Albania, left here today for Al
bania after paying a farewell visit t
the prlnceas' paternal home.
The prince, formerly William of
mler
"Accurate and dependable,"
says Colonel Goethals of the
story of the construction of
the Panama Canal.
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