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VOLUME XIX. NO. 27
ASHEVILLE, N. C, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 13, 1913
PRICE FIVE CENTS
NEWAFFIDAVIT
IN FRANK CASE
Wmwf
ABOUT HIS SPEECH
LOWER WESTERN N
he BiawiioiiK ui uuuuuguoui
Woman Attacks Theory of
State as to Time and
Place of Murder. ,
EARD SCREAMS IN
FACTORY BASEMENT
Ifwo Hours Later Than State
Contends Murder of Phagan
Girl Occurred on Third
Story of Factory.
Says Reports Were Too Con
densed Prepares Reply
To The Senate.
'ESTIHOH
MIES FOR NX POLICIES STAND
QUIZ CARNEGIE
PEACE OFFICII
Interstate Commission Orders Will of Famous Inventor, Who i Secretary of EndowmeD' x'es-
Better Rates From St.
Louis and Ohio River
Crossings.
Atlanta, Ga.. March 13. An affl
vit turlher attacking the theory of
e stiitu a to t"e time and place
.... I. II IaiI ..... tnuHa
afV rllHIbail 8 miicw una mouo
ubiic here today oy counsel tor jeu
Frank under death sentence fur
factory girl's murder. Mrs. J. B.
iminc.m.s the affiant, alleges that she
earii a woman scream in the Natlon-
Fencil factory here between two
no" three o'clock on the afternoon of
pril -li, 1 I a two hours later than
time the state contends the mur-
er occurred, ine amuaviL iuiuibi
eclares that the scream came from
he factory basement and not from
e third floor of the building, where
he stale charged that Mary pnagan
as killed.
Mrs. Simmons' home Is In Birmlng-
:am, Ala. m ner ainuavn one wja
he was isillng in Atlanta on the day
the murder and heard the scream
rom the street as, she was passing
he pencil factory. She further al-
tegts tlmt she reported the Incident to
local authorities on May 5, more than
wo weeks before the Indictment of
itank. but that she was not sub-
oenaed to appear either before the
rand jury or at the trial.
At the trial of hrank The state
ought lo establish that Mary Pha-
n was killed on the third floor of
he factory near tire office of the ac-
usccl superintendent, a few minutes
ast noon. James Conley, negro fac-
ory sweeper and principal state wlt-
II, testified that between 12:30 and
o'clock lie helped Frank take the
l's (lend body to the factory base-
ent, and secret It there.
The si nte also contended titit at
limit 1 o'clock Frank went to his
ome for lunch, returning to the fac-
ory again after three o'clock.
The affidavit of Mrs. Simmons, It
expected, will be Included In the
xtraordinary motion for a new trial
loon to tie filed by the Frank attor-
eys. Counsel for the convicted man
oulcl make no statement today as to
RATES THROUGH TENN.
MUST BE PROPORTIONAL
Died Yesterday, Provides
For the Continuation of
Great Interests.
INDIVIDUAL WEALTH
MORE THAN $50,000,000
London, March 13. Ambassador
Walter Hines Page today received
from Secretary Bryan notification of
the senate resolution about his speech
on the Panama canal and th Mon
roe doctrine delivered before the As
soclalon of Chambers of Commerce on
Wednesday.
The secretary of state requested
the ambassador to cable art explana
tion of the speech, and Mr. Page Im
mediately began preparation of his
reply.
After reading fuller accounts of
the proceedings In the senate Ambas-i
sador Page came to the conclusion by the interstate commerce commis
that the senators had been misled by si(in to establish rates from Ohio river
Subject to Change When The
Commission Shall Rule on
Long and Short Haul
In the South.
Washington, March 13. Railroads
operating In the Virginias. North
Carolina and Central Freight associa
tion territory were authoried today
Was a Foremost Figure in
Engineering World Began
Inventing Career at the
Age of 15 Years.
WITH
tifies Before Senate Lobby
Committee Concerning
Institution.
French Author Wounded by
INVESTIGATION FOLLOWS Theater Manager Wives
CHARGES OF O' GORMAN! Were the Cause
BENTON SLAYER
UNDER ARREST?
R1CHEP1N FIGHTS
P.
Unconfirmed Reports That
Mayor Fierro Is In Custo
dy For Killing Briton
Are Believed.
CARRANZA INQUIRY IS
SAID TO BE THE CAUSE
the excessive condensation of his re
marks In regard to his Interpreta
tion of the Monroe doctrine.
Mr. Page declared that he had dis
tinctly said that the United States
would object to or -prohibit any Eu
ropean power from aklng more ter
ritory in the New World and then in
concluding had said amid the laugh
ter of the audience:
"So you see that the United States
would prefer that no European power
should gain more territory in the New
World." Kj
The ambassador's remarks, he de
clared, had been too greatly con
densed. When referring to the Pana
ma canal he had said that Great
Britain would profit most from the
canal becaustf she owned the great
bulk of the world's shipping.
crossings and from St. Louis to Caro
lina territory materially lower than
those existing.
Rates through Memphis, Tenn.,
from points west of the Mississippi
river to Carolina destinations, it was
held, must be proportional, so ad
Justed as to prevent increased dlscri-
New York, March 1 3. George
Westinghouse, engineer and inventor,
who died here yesterday of heart dis
ease, provided In his will for continua
tion of his interests under a trusteeship.
It was officially stated today that
his death will not cause any change
I of policy or operation In connection
j with any of the Westinghouse indus
tries. I The individual wealth and holdings
I of Mr. Westinghouse have been esti
I mated at more than $50,000,000.
Mr. Westinghouse, who was in his
S8th year, will be buried Saturday in
Committee Seeks to Ascertain
Whether The Institution Is
Interested in Panama
Tolls Question.
Paris. March 13. A sword duel
fought today between Jacques Rlche
pin, son of Jean Rlchepin, the "Im
mortal" and Plen-e Frondaie, author
of a play now being performed In
Paris, resulted in the wounding of
M. Frandaie.
The quarrel arose out of an incident
in the lobby of a theater on Wednes
day. Madame Frondaie. it Is alleged,
Also Reported to Be Convinc
ing Evidence That Colonel
Avila Ordered Execu
tion of Bauch.
El Paso, Texas. March 13. Uncon
firmed reports received here that the
commission appointed by General Car
ranza had caused the arrest of Major
Rudolfo Fierro, one of General Villa's
subordinate officers, as the slayer of
William S. Benton, a British subject,
niination against intermediate points i YVoodlawn cemetery, this city
of origin. George Westinghouse, a foremost
These rates must be subject to j figure In the engineering world and in
change when the commission finally ventor of the airbrake that bears his
shall act upon the general long and name, died late yesterday at his resi
shoi t haul cases affecting schedules ' dence here. Heart disease manifested
throughout the south.
Washington, March 1 3. James
Brown Scott, secretary of the Carnegie made some cutting remarks to Jac
Endowment for International Peace, ques Riehepin's wife, known as Ma
before the senate lobby committee to- dame Cora Lrfiparcerie, who is co
day submitted the financial statements I manager of the theater. M. P'randale
of contributions to the support of the j took full responsibility for his wife's were gjven credence today by those
Institution ana a record oi uisourwe- comments and was mereupon cnai
ments. jlenged to fight by M. Richepln.
Investigation into the endowment I The encounter took place on the
was precipitated by the charge made lawn of a house in the suburb of
in executive session in the senate by Neuilly. More than a hundred notable
Senator O'Gorman that its main pur- j literary and dramatic men watched
pose was not to promote international the combat from behind hedges and
peace hut to bring about a British- j windows while numerous reporters,
American alliance In the Interest of a ; photographers and moving picture
selected few who supported the in- operators occupied a ,loft overlooking
stitution. the lawn.
Senator O'Gorman is leading the j Tne wives of both principals ap
fight in the senate against repeal of ! peared DUt were not allowed to watch
the Panama canal tolls exemption, i tno combat. They remained on the
,3 SHIPS LIE ON
DEFENDS DUELLING
MOROCCAN
CMS
T
AMONG
German Minister of War De
clares It Necessary For
Military Caste.
Wrecked by Terriffic Hurricane
Now Raging Five Steam
ers Are Included.
Berlin, March 13. Duelling among
army officers in the German army
the probable date this motion would jwas strongly defended today by Lieu-
be filed hut It is understood it will
ready early in April. It may be
Bled at any date prior to April 17,
Ihe date set for the prisoner's execu
tion, t
Melilla, Morocco, March 13. Forty
three ships lie wrecked today near this
port, having been driven on the rocks
and shoals by a terrific hurricane
which started yesterday. The wrecked
vessels Include five steamers and 38
sailing craft.
The storm Increased in violence to
day and a number of large vessels put
to sea to avoid being smashed against
the Jetties.
itself about fifteen months ago and
the end came a few hours after It
became publicly known that Mr. West
inghouse was seriously ill. He was in
his sixty-eighth year.
Westinghouse became an Inventor at
the age of 15, when he produced a ro
tary engine. Four years later he con
structed a device for replacing de
railed steam cars. Then, when 21
year old,. Jigi. jiWtShW Uw, -financial.
backing of the late Commodore Corne
lius Vanderbllt, for his now famous
airbrake, perfected after three years
of labor.
For half a century Mr. Westing
house continued to matke other con
tributions to electrical 'as well as en
gineering advancement.
George Westinghouse was born In
the village of Central Bridge, near
Schenectady, N. Y., October 6. 1846,
anii attend the nubile school in
Schenectady. He entered Union col- I ator Burton and dlstrinuieo to smaller j rhjnn
and the lobby committee sought to
lind if men interested in the endow
ment were in any way interested in
that Issue.
Senator Walsh went through the
financial statements with the witness,
seeking detailed information as to how
the 500,000 annual revenue of the en
dowment is expanded. The outcome
is derived from five per cent bonds of
the United Statesfn Steel corporation.
Mr. Scott said the department of in
ternational law i. hichbe is director,
was preparing a review of legal his
tory of all nations on this subject and
to circulate a review of the world's
arbitration treaties.
"It is our belief," he said, "that the
best way to show what can be done is I
to show what has been done." j CONFIRM PIAFFTY OF
Senator Walsh asked particularly ns ' TrrMurmur urrciernir i ninn
to an annual contribution of $31,000 ! WOMEN MISSIONARIES
to the American Peace society shown j
in the statements. The witness said T,nndon. March 13 The safety of
this organization was neaueu uy om- tno ,wn Misses Black of the British
road outside In their automobiles,
where they were surrounded by
crowds of women friends. They could
hear the sounds of the clashing swords
from where they sat.
During the first hout neither com
batant was touched, in the second
however. M. Ttiehepin's sword pene
trated M. Frnndale's forearm and the
engagement was brought to an end.
Jean Richepln then embraced his
son, and his wife threw herself into
his arms, while Madame Frondaie
helped the surgeon to dres.i her hus
band's wound.
The combatants left the ground
without being reconciled.
IBoth Sides Making Effort to
Work Out Plan Satisfac
tory to Government.
"Washington. March 13. Officials of
th' department of Justice and the New
Haven railroad resumed conferences
today in an effort to find a plan accep
1l'le in both sides for dissolution of
lllic stem.
Although Attorney General McRey-
I "oi ls and his assistants still wero
IJiopcrul that the New Haven represen-
ItathlH Would i Ihilr vivuliu in
iNl the demands of the department
wan conceded that the negotiations
had reai hed a critical stage and that
6rther delay on the part of the road
lKht lend to the filing of an antl
trut suit for dissolution hv & nonrt's
lien.
The principal Points of difference. It
sulci, Involved the length of ter
" "f the trustees who are to take
Aver unci dim,,.. ,. n.- --h
I , Lite Ajvmivii nnu
I Millie KlnxL I . 1- - ,
I,. " ccnc-ci n i i r
I Haven unri .., ,. . , . , , . ,.r
new Haven trolley lines
Shrlners Bark from Orient.
tenant General Ernch Von FalKen
hayn, minister for war, in replying
to an interpellation regarding the
duel on February 2C when Lieutenant
linage was killed. The minister for
war said the Institution of duelling
was a necessity for the military caste.
He made It clear that his efforts to
difinish duelling in Ihe army were
directed not against the duel but to
ward the restriction of the number of
oases in which an encounter was re
garded as Imperative.
"I personally would consider it a
misfortune," he said, "if the concep
tion of personal honor on which the
practlcs of duelling Is baaed should
be eradicated. I admit that duelling
Is an offense under the laws of both
God and man. and Is an evidence of
physical rather than of moral cour
age. Moreover, the penalty is liable
to fall on the wronged man. Never
theless, an officer must be the defend
er of his own nonor anu is eriuuea 10 ,ja. for th(! Hrg Ume
regain his self esteem, to vinnirnte
his manhood and to repel the Imputa
lege but left in 1RB3 to serve in the
war between the states. His love for
engineering led to his transfer from
the army to the navy,' where he be
came attached to the Potomac flotilla,
acting as third assistant engineer.
In August, lSti", Mr. Westinghouse
marritd Miss Margarite Ersklne Wal
ker, who survives him, together with
their one child, George, Jr., who lives
near Lenox, Mass.
RAGE FDR TREASURER
J.
Ed Brookshire of Azalea
Makes Formal Announce
ment Today.
ENGiNLER WOUND THREE
Pitching Merchandise From
Train When They Were
Interrupted.
Peoria. 111.. March 13. Hundits.
who were Intenuptedshrdvbvbvbvt
j who were surprised while pitching
merchandise from a Chicago and
Another formal politic al announce
ment appears In the Gazette-News to-
Thls announce
ment is made by J. Edd BBrook-
shirp of A'nlefl. who flelnrpH himaolf
tlon of lack of courage by facing his a. candidate lor the office of treasurer
adversary, pistol in nano i of Hunconihe county, sublect to ihf : vrihiern frelirht train near Man-
Duelling, according to the minister. a(.t)on of the democratic primary. He nUe, III., early today, killed the loco
Is decreasing In Germany. w( oppose T. M. Duckett, the pres-1 motive engineer and shot the flre-
lent treasurer, who Is the only other j man and In a battle that occurred
'candidate In the race to date. i later with a posse, probably fatally
Mr. Brookshire Is wldly known to! wounded a deputy sheriff and hit
the voters of the eouny having made ' another man. Two of the robbers
the race for treasurer in ono or were shot by the posso which Is con
more campaigns In the past. In Hie tinning ils pursuit of two more of
last primary the vote between ri tin the band.
and Mr. Duckett was very close.
peace organizations throughout
country documents prepared by
the
its
agents dealing with the peace propa- j TTu.pp).
ganda. He agreed to produce copies
of all which dealt with general arbi
tration treaties or canal tolls exemp
tion. A physician notified Chairman Over
man that Clarence W. DeKnight. who
was examined yesterday, had suffered
a nervous collapse and would be un
able to appear. DeKnight had prom
ised to produce his contract with for
mer Bear Admiral Bowles, head of the
Fore River Shipbuilding company, rel
ative to work he did during pendency
of the Panama canal act.
Inquiry into the peace endowments
records shewed an allotment of
469 in 1!13 for "propaganda for Pan
ama tolls." This, it was disclosed,
never was expended and still was car
ried on the books.
inland mission who were re-
! ported missine after the burning and
Inotinir of the town of Uao TTo-Kow.
Interested in the case. The reports
stated that Major Fierro was held on a
blind charge for the killing of two
Mexican railroad men in a resort at
Chihuahua. At the time of Benton's
execution it was reported Fierro was
in General Villa's office, said to have
been the scene of the execution.
General Carranza's commission is
said to have gathered convincing evi
dence that Colonel Fidel Avila, com
mander of the rebel garrison at Jua
rez, ordered the execution of Gustav
Bauch, a German-American who was
tried as a spy but in whose case no
verdict was rendered. Bauch was
not executed until two days after Gen
eral Villa had left Juarez, it is said.
it Is not known whether Avila had or
ders for the execution but the commis
sion is said to have evidence indicat
ing that he directly ordered the execu
tion of the German-American.
Developments connecting Fierro
with the Benton case has been looked
for since Monday, when the major
was removed as general managor of
he rebel railroads. Many had looked
for Flerro's "disappearance" or ap
parently accidental death.
French Ouisor Arrives.
Washington, March 13. Comman
der Taylor of the cruiser Buffalo at
Guaymas reported to the navy depart
ment today the arrival of the French
cruiser Montclam. commanded hy
Rear Admiral Huget. The Montcalm
will go to Santa Rosalia on the ooast
of Dower California, where there is a
considerable French colony.
There will be a called meeting of
was confirmed In an official the Saturday Music club on Saturday
afternoon at 4 o'clock at the T.M. C.
today at ' A. to arrange for the Rappold-Melz-i
ger concert.
disAatch from P'king todav
The two women arrived
Fan rheng.
CHARLESTON DRAWS
LIGHTHOUSE DEPOT
H ENDERSQHVILLE WANTS
MEMBERSHIPIN LEAGUE
Application to be Considered
At Meeting of Athletic
Committee.
Washington, March 13. The new
lighthouse service depot for the south
Atlantic coast will be located at
Charleston on a site on the mainland
known as Chisholm's Mill landing.
i Secretary Redfleld today selected
the Charleston site and thus ended a
contest which has raged for months
among Charleston, Wilmington. Sa
vannah, Brunswick, Ferdlnandlna,
and Jacksonville. Congrey has appro
priated 1126,000 for the depot which
will be the supply station for light
house Inspection district No. 6.
SUFFRAGETTE PAPER
DEFENDS VANDALISM throat
Arthur Kisher was the locomotive
engineer, fieri Skoglund Is the depu
ty sheriff who probably was mortally
hurt when shot through the face and
leattu UT..1. . a
i-v inrn,,., representing most of the!
"""iruiM tempi,. In th United
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thry went n im.ii IRA
InOVIcM. 'I'll. .1, ,!..,. .... a...
m- 1..,.. .. . ... -
pPV7- rl . maae tne longest
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......... j , , I in- ill HE, ,
Declare Vessel Vnseaworthy.
Olbralter March 13. Part of the
craw of tho RBrltsh steamer Batlsc
an on hsr arrival today refused to
proceed on th voyag to Philadel
phia, declaring the vessel was un-seaworthy.
1 w.
Tokln l. " 71 !J
I HuiHtM ' , ' "' Mrcn 13 TamoUul Tohlo. Japan, March 13. The ap
dii. ""mt,,,r "f the Japanese prnprlatlon for ih construction -f
wi. '7 . today a a new ships for the Japanese navy was
aliin.1 i. altitude of the reduced by the house of peers today
B. 1 in nnnriin. . . .1. ... ... ... .. . i
.,. --"
Ijondon, March IS. Votes for Wo
men, the suffragette newspaper edited
by Freciurlck and Bmmellne Pethlck
Lawrence, comments today on the
mutilation of the "Rokeby Venus" In
the national gallery as follows:
Miss May Richardson has demon
strated once more that society rests
upon mutujl forbearance and consent
and that If one section, however, pow- '
erful, outrages the feelings of another'
section, however small, there are'
Tho sixth annual Purlm hall given
at the Langren hotel last evening un
der the auspices of the Hebrew Aux
iliary society was attended by about
76 couple and proved a brilliant suc
cess. Music- was furnished for tho oc
casion by the Umgren orchestra, the
program being inspiring and varied.
Between dances punch was served.
means of retaliation open to those who '
have been wronged which will
An Important recent fenlure of the
ork of the v'lrst Presbyterian
hurch Is Ihe Hllde clnss Instituted for
i. k men and taught 1' " H,
keenly fell hy the community at large
llh th ncval by II 6.000,000, making the fig ur $41,- I a strong right arm which . un strike
'000 000. . irieparani uiow,
llinicHS. The elan meets ever? Sunday
ii. i . i. .. ............ murium: itl n .tv in mr cnurei, in
widely criticised and condemned but younr. men Of the congregation me tPrpM(.,,
th real culprits are Premier Aequllh 1 ' orniany inMieu to ...ruu "... eted
and his government, who hsve taught "'""' "csnin wwvwn
kromeq by precept and example that
hey care nothing for equity or Justlc
or the priceless traditions of liberty
The onlv thing which Influencep them
President j . M. Roberta f the
Western Carolina Interscholastic
Athletic league this morning received
application from the Henderaonvlll
Hlirh School Athletic association, ror
membership In the league. The mat
ter of grunting this application will
come before t he executive committee
St R meeting to be held tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock at the Y. M.
C. A.
At the meeting tomorrow the com
mittee will formulate the rules and
regulations that will govern the track
meet and declamation unci recitation
contests which will be held In this
city on April 24. under the auspices of
the league.
It Is expected by members of the
IciiKiie I hid other schools III western
North Carolina will u,pl fo incm
hershlp Within the "'Xt few ilays nml
In u few weeks the league will he
composed Of practically H the
school In this section t lint are In-
in athletics or will be Inter-
-- fjrB(e Vanillver. formerly of
Key F. A. Prince, of Athens Oa., Weavervllle. will he guest of honor lit
will fill the pulpit at Calvary Kapilst reception given hy Mr' H . ,1. Noell
hurch In West Ashevllle Snur'ny at her home I" Hpsrlanburg. Mrs
tnornln-i am! evening. In tin- absence j Ouy Jersey will nisi, ! a gucet of
of Ur. Mlllaiil A. Jenkins. honor,
For your boy in high
school. You can't
do better.
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