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VOLUME XIX. NO. 39
ASHEVILLE, N. C, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 27, 1914
PRICE FIVE CENTS
CLARK ASSISTS
WILlSON'S FOES
Speaker's Powerful Influence
Is Given to Opponents of
Measure to Repeal the
Exemption.
VIGOROUSLY DENOUNCES
ATTEMPT AT CLOTURE
Fight Now Centers on Propos
al to Limit Debate Which
Will Prove Test of
Strength.
Washington, March 27. The house
disposed of routine trasiness in less
than 10 minutes and the rule to limit
the Panama tolls repeal debute to 20
boars was taken up.
I Washington, March 27. When the
Panama tolls fight was resumed In the
house today the battle lines were
; drawn in this manner:
I Fifty-five minutes remained for de
i bate on the special rule to limit dis
cussion to 20 hours on the Sims bill
for repeal of the exemption on coast
wise ships.
Chairman Henry of the rules oom
mlttee, leading that phase of the eon-
I test for the administration forces, was
ready at the conclusion of the 55 min-
utes to "move the previous question,"
, parliamentary maneuver to shut off
r debate on the rule and forro a vote,
the first real test of strength.
Opponents of the administration
program, strengthened by Speaker
Clark's vigorous denunciation of th
' attempt nt cloture, were prepared to
bring every resource ini play to beat
1 "the previous question" and thus
(. throw down the bars for unlimited do
I bato no) only on the rule but on the
repeal bill itself.
Eu On this first test vote bung not only
the quesnon 01 pressing me atiminis-
Liin. t ),,-,.,,(. I, 1,,,- at.n Mm
I gre.itcr one of opening It to amond
F merit, fur the rulo proposes that only
one amendment may be permitted to
intervene and that would be one mo
tion to recommit to the commerce
committee.
Administration leaders realized that
If beaten on the clpturo rule the bill
Itself would be open to amendments,
one of which gaining favor today, was
to repeal the exemption but spccltl
cally to provide that the right to grant
free passage to American ships under
Misting treaties should not be sur
renilcrod. In this tray the opposing forces
were drawn up to renew one of the
bitterest congressional fights of recent
years.
Early today there was no visible
shift in position of either side. Party
lines have been broken; and demo
crats, republicans and progressives
divided Into two camps under banners
proclaiming either for or against re
peal. Defection of such party chiefs as
Beaker Clark, Majority Leader I'n
derwood. Chairman Fitzgerald of the
appropriations committee, and others
from the president's support made the
tent more bitter. President Wilson
eetved early reports from his sup
porters and was confident that his ar
gkment that he was asking no man to
change his opinions but to corrcvt a
situation, would win the day.
Speaker Clark's vigorous statement
denouncing the rule received various
constructions.
In Senate.
There was no change in the senate
in the status of the repeal bill which
teats with the canal committee await
ing developments In the house.
L Senator Chamberlain", leading re
'al opponent, in the senate, was
latdl nt the situation in the house
hen I started this
"1 was lonely
flfht." he said, "but we are gaining
strength every day. It's going to be
the old battle of 'TI over again, the
ftry element on ono side and the
Itiie-.e i ,,f the poople on the other."
Administration leaders continued
n as confidence in the outcome
pf tin controversy.
Mriimo administration leaders went
Into executive session with Kepresen
jMlv damson to plan the fight.
TBOe who attended were Represen
tative Sherley, A dam son. Hardwlck,
ter. Flood, Henry. Covlngtoli, Sims
"ay and Palmer, It was decided to
later the attack upon the attitude of
PMkor Clark. Tho time was divided
atWeen Representatives Adamson
d Unrdwlck, th.. former to make
jMn discussion of the bill and the
Pr to devote his speech entirely to
rPlv to Speaker Clarlt's statement
lt night.
oine representative expressed the
J thai the struggle hud assumed
peot of a contest between the
JjJHIdent and Speaker Clark. It was
JeKht possibly Ihe spesker might
J the floor and lead the fight on
2 '"I- but It was considered prol
J1 'hat he would reserve his attack
W the , U)f
I'rinoc of Bourbon Drsd.
Wontresux. HwlUerland. March
nee I i,,,,.,.!. U-l ..t UAi.rlinn II II il
Mrllisa, died hers loday.
MS
CASE TO WILSON
Appeals to President in Effort
To Keep Post Office in
Virginia.
Washington, March 27. Miss Hat
tie R. Tyler, 70 years old, a grand
daughter of former President Tyler,
went to the White House today to
plead with President Wilson to con
tinue her as postmistress at Court
land, Va
Miss Tyler, who has held the post
for 17 years, says she supports her
self and sister on the annual salary
of $650. She charges that "a clique of
Virginia politicians" is trying to de
prive her of the position. Recently
Postmaster General Burleson, on the
recommendation of Representative
Holland and other democrats con
sidered the name of 13. A. Williams.
Miss Tyler heard of It and took her
first railroad journey in 25 yoars to
protest. She did not see the president
but left a note asking for an engage
ment which will be granted.
This is the second time that Miss
Tyler has had difficulty over retaining
her place. The postofl'ice department
had on one occasion recommended
another to succeed her but she suc
cessfully pleaded In person with
President Roosevelt and retained the
position. ,
"1 have held the position," se'.d
Miss Tyler, "for 17 years and never
have missed a day on account of
sickness or anything else. I have
opened the postolfice each day lit i
o'clock in the morning and never
closed It until 11 at night. In 1911
there was a civil service examination
but 1 did not take It, Miss Sadie Cole,
who is with me now, was at the top
of the list ami B, Williams whs sec
ond. Certainly if I cannot base the
place any longer Miss Cole Is on titled
to it."
Postmaster General Burleson, ask
ed about the Tyler appointment, said
today:
"If Miss Tyler did not take, the
civil service examination of course
w e can make no exception in her case.
There are numerous cases of this
kind among old confederate soldiers
but a rule has to be adopted requir
ing civil service examination and T
think we will have to adhere to it."
First Assistant Roper of the post
office department said later in the
day that B. A. Williams already had
been appointed by the postmaster
general and that nominations or this
class were not presidential appoint
ments. The commission, he added, has
been mailed to Mr. William and he
regarded the incident as closed.
OF CREW Of
FRENCH VESSEL DROWN
Steamer Saint Paul Strikes
Rock and Sinks Off Aus
tralian Coast.
London. March 27. Eighteen of
the crew of the French steamer Saint
Paul were drowned today. The steam
er struck a rock and sank while en
tertaining the port of Brisbane. Aus
tralia, according to a Lloyd's dispatch.
The Saint Paul was on the way from
Noumea to Sydney. She was a new
220-foot vessel, built In 1012, com
manded by Captain force and owned
by the Oceanic Navigation company tf
ISordeaux.
COULD NOT VOTE IF
CAUSE SHOULD WIN
Ureenwlch. Conn., March 27. Mrs
Krnest Thompson Heton and Mrs. Her
man Paull. suffrage leaders, after
years of work for the "causo" have
discovered that even If the women of
Connecticut should get the right to
the ballot neither of them could vole
or hold office. Both married foreign
ers who never have been naturalised.
Krnest Thompson Heton, author and
naturalist, has lived In this country
many years but never has ntade an
effort to become a rltlten. He was
born In Bngtand, Mrs. Heton. a native
of California, was married to Mr. He
ton In According to law she
must bo considered of tho same na
tionality as her husband.
Mrs. Paull, 'lw Is press agent for
.1.. .i.siiiirUita In tbl section, Is a na
tive of OMomdu mil ha exercised the
frsnchlss In that state. However, har
m.rrlaso to Mr Paull. an Importer of
New York, made her an alien as Paull
never was na.turalleJ.
Mliis Ultian Weaver la the guest of
h,r sister. Mr Jame Mortimer, n
Humter. & C and wW ftm in
Houth Carolina, until the middle of
. I Mm ka lllV tril 0
next monin. ........ -
Tlllc
In
the Darlington snu ou.....
horse eii
I ' ! ,
IS TO SOLVE
PROBLEM
English Cabinet Has Difficulty
Repairing Rift Caused by
French and Ewart
Defections.
STATEMENT OF PREMIER
ASQUITH POSTPONED
Two Generals Seem Determin
ed Not to Withdraw Resig
nationsAnother Meet
ting to Be Held.
London, March 27. Field Marshal
Sir John French, who has resigned
as head of the British army, was
called into the meeting of the cabinet
today to discuss his position. It was
announced the statement which Pre
mier Asquith had promised to give to ;
me nouse or commons; nail Deen post
1
The session of the cabinet minis- "mue lne ""Vf "ui wiuhmb
ters continued three hours. It was de- j stand that the liquor investigation
duced that they found difficulty in j conducted here last fall by Superior
repairing the rift In the army organ-Co t Jud K,.ank earter slttlng as
lzation caused by the blow given to it! . ', ,.
by the resignations of Sir Johna 'committing magistrate, was a
French, chief of tho general staff, ' blackmailing scheme and that Judge
and Lieutenant General Sir John Carter was a party to it.
Spencer Ewart, adjutant- general to I Mr. Iangc was being cross examln-
the forces. The two generals today
seemed determined not to withdraw
their resignations, as they considered
they had received a rebuff in the gov
ernment's repudiation of the guaran
tees which they gave to Brigadier
General Gough regarding Lister.
No solution of the dlfloull prob
loins eonfrontinir tho Hritish irovern-
ment whs reached at the cabinet retailing and had Submitted to a fine "ro factory, sweeper, andchlef wit
councll this morning and It was an- of over $2,600 and .onfe-third of thol"eBS against the convicted superinten-
iiimneeit thjit snnihpr mnpHnir nf thr, :
luimsferi. wnlllit rtlamloji the m-. 1 1 er ,
before) Premier Asquith made his ap- As the questioning continued Mr.
pearance in the house of commonst i Lange declared the entire lnvestlga
The lobbies of the houses of partta- tion was a blackmailing scheme,
ment were crowded and' all kinds of When asked then if he thought Judge
rumors werc inclrculation.
HPS DEAD IN HOTEL
Benjamin F. Keith, Proprietor
Of "Keith Circuit" Sud-
denly Dies in Florida.
Palm Beach. Fla., March 27. Sud
denly stricken with heart failure,
Benjamin F. Keith, pioneer vaudeville
producer to tho United States, drop
ped dead in his room in a local ohtel
at :nidnight. Ho was 68 years old
but apparently had been in th best
of health. Only esterday he was
whlee chair riding with friends.
The theatrical magnate s sudden
,l.,oth eom., of.or ennferone. nvor
, , , i.i i.- tl ,
bi.slness affa rs with his son, Paul.
... . j . , .u
he alter stepped out of the room
, . .... . . ,
for a few moments. When he returned
- . . , - j ,
he found his father dead.
Mr. Keith wsb born In Hillsboro
Bridge, N. H.i and until he was 18
years old lived on tho farm. Then he
saw a performance of Van Amburg's
circus and he became a follower of
the shows as a laborer. He ventured
Into the show business for himself
several years later and followed It
until 1885 when he conceived the
idea of continuous performance thea
tres or vaudeville.
... j , I, i
l ne BiiecruB oi vnuuavuir ns '-
most spontaneous, in 1908 Keith
'
tor,
combined forces with F. V. Pro
his greatest competitor and for a
short time the firm owned a large
number of vaudeville theatres known
as the Keith and Proctor circuit. La
ter the firm was dissolved and Mr.
Keith organized a new string of thea
tres now wU known as the Keith
circuit.
ELEVEN WORKMEN ARE
DROWNED; CABLE CAR
FALLS IN CANAL LOCK
Prunabuettel, Germany, March 27
Klevan workmen were drowned today
when a suspended cable car fell Into
a lock of the Kiel canal.
Jaian' Dowager KniritN III.
Toklo, March 27. The Dowager
Rnipress Haruko of Japan Is seriously
III today at NSimaiu, a watering place
southwest of Yokohama. Suffering
from heart disease. h-r condition
causes considerable alarm.
The dowager empress Is 64 years
old. Her husband, ths Emperor Mut
suhlto, died In 1112.
Mr sno sin msiM ""'"i.
.i,.r..m .! dinner
ssswaTIWW evening
,-.-
at Utslr horns on Church street
TERMS LIQUOR
E
TO
J. H. Lange on Witness Stand
Further Says Judge Frank
Carter Was a Party
To It.
SAYS JUDGE CARTER
VIOLATED AGREEMENT
Man Who Plead Guilty to
Liquor Law Violation
Makes Bitter Attack
On Investigation.
There was a sensational occurrence
tne Superior court roo
terday afternoon when John H. Lange
ed in tho L. F. Uavis hearing by J . j
VV. Ilaynes, an attorney for the de-i
fense who was the prosecutor in the
Investigation) before Judge Carter. I
Mr. Mayncs Vuskcd the witness a num-i
her of question relative to his being al
defendant In the Investigation. Mr.
l.Mnirn n-.Jmitto.l tlv.it he Wilfl n ilel'im! 1
PR M
LA 1
not hail nleaiieil miillv In ebiirtre.s nfiomt'p 111 franK
pnnpl onfttfj .fr if ,flie ii i vest 1 w:i .
t i, ,n I'
Cartel1 had been ii party to such a
scheme, Mr. Lange answered in the
affirmative. He went even further
I than that by declurlng that before he
j went Into court to plead guilty he had
an agreement wltn Judge Carter,
through his attorneys, to plead guilty !
and be lined $2,000. lie declared that
Judge Carter violated this agreement
after the plea was entered und made
the fine over $2,600.
Immediately following this state
ment and In explanation of it, Mr.
Lange said that Judge Carter's motive
in the entire transaction was to even
up an old score that had existed,
which was that he (ange) had not
Voted for him.
Mr. I, ange also declared In 'the
course of the examination that the
only reason he had pleaded guilty to
the charge of retailing before Judge
Carter was to keep the case from
ruining his business.
The cross examination by which all
these declarations were elicited was
being conducted In the hearing of L.
F. Davis, charged with false pre
teSises In soiling Mr. Lange and Gay-
i-t ....... i . i. - t
J," JJTXJHff? 1" "VT,rL"
' H,,u "''I'UonilMg 1 rom lllem COr-
root knowledge of the outstanding Jn-
, . " . , iiumi
dehtodness of the p ace. Both men au-
, . v ., v
peared as prosecuting w tnesses
M .. ' '
.against Mr. Davis. Mr. Green adm t-
hio ,,.,, fc V Ti ttu",
I ted his relations with the liquor In-
vcstigatlons without apparent heat.
Following iB the official report of
Mr. Lange's evidence as taken by the
court stenographer:
John H. ltnge, cross-examined by
J, W. Huyes. testified as follows:
Q. Mr. Ixinge, you have plead
guilty recently tor the Illicit sale of
whiskey?
A. No, sir, I plead gulltv bv airroc-
ment to save my business and because
I considered It a case of you fellows
. . .
blackmailing me.
Q- "m follows" you mean that
.in.iec i.nk ( lvrtor , ,,ul.ty ,
blackmailing Miiemn to blackmail
yon?
. Vr-s. Dun's what I menu to say.
Q. You are now under continued
prayer for judgment for three years
for your good behavior?
A. That was simply because I
hadn't voted for Judge Carter. Ho
asked me If I had voted for lilm, and
when I told him that I had not and
would never vote for him to get even
with me he Increased my tin.
Q. What was your fine?
A. It was to have been 2200, but he
didn't leave It at that. Our agreement
was 12000, but to get even with me for
not voting for him, he Increased It to
1100.
Q. Tou hsd a contract with Judge
Carter for $2000?
A. Yes, at the Urns I plead guilty,
but Judge Carter laid down on me bs
canto I wouldn't vote for him.
Q. Do you mean Judge Prank Car
ter of the Hupeiiur court?
A. Tea, at least he asked me that
question .and then changed my fine
after I told him I had not and Would
not vote for him.
Q, And that was on your plea of
guilty?
A. Yea,
rr. and Mrs. II. II. Bligg will re-
. . - 7 7. . :
. no .. .i m . .tir iiwh
la few days' trip to Baltlmorvi.
NEW MOTION ''
FRANK'S m
!
Notice Given That Extraordi
nary Motion Will Be Filed
Day Before the Date of
The Execution.
MANY AFFIDAVITS
ACCOMPANY NOTICE
Some Allege Affiants Testified
Falsely at Trial; Others
Charge Conspiracy
Of Evidence.
Atlanta, Ga., March 27 Notice that
an extraordinary motion for a new
trinl tnv T.ori M. Frank, under death
i j ....., 1
Hemeiice ior me luusuc. ui wiaij
Phagan, will be tiled on April 16, the
day before that set 101 tne young wt
torv superintendents execution, was
irerved on the Superior court here
I day.
'II,.. r., .iron .-,,.... I ' i I , I , , ( llV
: a copy
Ul llie LUIUWVUIDIQ CAi'tt'Jiui
I nary motion, which alleges that new
i evidence favorable to Frank has been
discovered since his conviction seven
months ago.
Many affidavits are included In the
copy of the motion. Several of these
signed by witnesses at the trial of
Frank, allege that the affiants testl
tied falsely against the accused man.
others charge conspiracy of evidence
against Frank and others attempt to
establish an albi for him, An effort
also is made to prove that the notes
found beside the factory girl's body
i were written In the basement or tne
National Pencil
factory, not in
is James conley,
the
I UCllt, testlll'Ml
7 "be affidavits Hibinitled tnM
" AfTTnTl
day ahd hitherto unpublished is MO '"'"'" "'" "
by C. B. Datton, declaring false thel
testimony he ga-ve against Frank's (.term Kmlorsos Movement,
character. Dalton at the trial testi- j
lied that the defendant had been I Speca (() The Gazette-News,
guilty of misconduct with several wo-1 Raleigh, March 27. Chairman
men, corroborating statements of I clarence Poe, of the special commit
Conley In this respect. Dr. II. F. liar- tep for calling the state convention of
rls, in an affidavit alleges that a ml-! progressive democrats, has a letter
croscopls examination of strands of irom Former Governor Robert B.
nair sakl ,0 nRVe ,iec" found "" tn'
second floor of tho factory and used
at the trial to prove that the murder
occurred near Frank s office, showed
mat tneso stranus were not irom tne
head of the murdered girl.
Three affidavits allege that the af
fiants saw Frank on a street here
between 1 and 1:10 p. m on April
last, the time at which Conley testi
fied he was helping the factory super
intendent conceal Mary Phagan's
body In the factory basement.
An attempt is made in several affi
davits to show that the two notes dis
covered In the factory basement had
been written on faded carbon copies
of used order blanks, discarded and
placed in the basement many months
before the murder. Affiants declare
that such blanks had not been in
Frank's office, where Conley testified
he obtained the paper upon which the
notes were wriucu mm iimii eaies.
I Faint carbon tracings on one of the
, , , ... ... ,
notes Is ulleged to be the signature
of a former employe of the factory
who worked in a room some distance
removed from the superintendent's
office.
A hall doen affidavits charge that
detectives and legul representatives of
the state attempted to secure false
testimony against Frank and refused
to Introduce before the grand ury at
and at th trial certain evidence con
tradicting the state's theory. The
1 state's contention us to the time and
place Mary Phagan was killed is f?r
! attacked In an affidavit declaring that
a woman's cries were heard In the
factory basement two hours later
I than tho hour fixed in the stale's
I th,'"ry ,,r ,lle m,mlcr-
Th. filiing of the extruordjna
ry mo
tion mi April D! will automatically
stay the prisoner's execution. Should
it be denied, it is expected an appeal
will be taki n t" the Georgia Supreme
court, which already has confirmed
Superior Court Judge Koan In deny
ing new trial on previously submit
ted evidence.
TARDY FRENCH STEAMER
IS APPROACHING PORT
New York, March 27. The (French
liner la Touralne, whose four days
tardiness In reaching this port caused
apprehension for a time, was reported
110 miles east of Handy Hook .by a
wlretens dispatch at U : 30 a, ill. today.
She should reach her dock lute today.
La Tuiiralno Is bound from Havre,
which she left March 15 with 3(0
steerage and 2 09 llrst and second class
passengers. A previous dispatch re
ported her proceeding slowly with
deranged machinery on account of
heavy sees.
union to Iteturn.
London. Mnrch 27. Blr Lionel Car
den, the Itiitlah minister to Mexico.
mils from Liverpool tomorrow f.
.New i nrn uu
his return to MeUo
I City.
VILLA DF
LATEST
'5
DEE05 RECOUNTED
Inscriptions on Clay Cylinders
Found in Babylon Are
Deciphered.
New Haven, Conn., March 27. In
scriptions on clay cylinders In the
Babylonian collection at Yale univer
sity have been deciphered, it was an
nounced today, and much Information
obtained.
One cylinder inscribed for Nebu
chadnezzar, who reigned B. C. 60S to
561, recounts his deeds with reference
to the restoration and enlargement of
the walla and moats of Babylon and
nt temnlPs and sanctuaries there
abouts. He
records the rebuilding oi
- , . -iont
A are 11 K. rtlUUHOIWU ma lih?
tower of Mabel or tne nooK cenesia.
Nebuchadnezzar adds, according to
uii... "T .. ... I.i anH fnlind
. I me ire iisim-liuii . a .p,,ufr.i.t ..
. 1 Hie foundation stone of the temple
and laid
, . , -
it noon
ine LUUUUW'ivn qmio -' "
rani-Sin. king, ancient ancestor."
Thin ancestor presumably lived
:!000 years before .Nebuchadnezzar.
Naram-Sin was the builder of Babylon
and perhaps the greatest builder of
history.
The Nebuchadnezzar cylinder was
found near Nippur on the Kuphrates.
Another cylinder found by Arabs at
the same site bears an Inscription of
Naram-Sin and IS probably one of ihe
actual foundation stones of the tem
ple of Lugal-Miirada in Murad. The
Inscription says that Naram-Sin sub
dued nine hostile armies in a year and
carried throe o fthcir kings bound be
fore the god Btliili The record ends:
"Whoever alters this inscribed
ui.inc. mav the gods Shamash and
! Glenn asking to bo enrolled as one of
jg indorsing the movement for the
convention and the issues to be con
sjuereL
Submarlne Launched.
Quincy, Mass., March 27.
rine K-6 was successfully
yesterday.
Subma-launched
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REPORT
Rebel Leader Completely Rout
ed at Torreon Says Federal
ist Message to Washing
. ton Embassy.
JUAREZ HAS BRIEF
MESSAGE FROM VILLA
General Orders Speedy Ship
ment South of Monoplane
And Railroad Track Re-; '
building Equipment '
Washington, March 27, Complete,
11 f ci ' i f nf Trill o nA t tin onnclltntl nn. 1
'II T 1 lll'l .Iiilt 111- i IMIOIHUUUU
allst forces before Torreon was re
ported to tho Mexican embassy here
today in a dispatch from Senor Por
tlllo y Rojas, minister of foreign af
fairs.
Minister Portlllo's dispatch confirm-'
ing an earlier one from the Mexican ;
consul at 131 Paso, says the constitu
tionalist forces were decisively repuls
ed and driven back several miles from
their position of vantage.
Villa's Message. ,
Juarez, Mex., March 27. Federal
soldiers at Torreon last night failed
in a 10-hour fight to retake Lerdo,
according to a telegram received here
today signed "General Villa." The
telegram was dated Gomez Palacio.
Lerdo is a. manufacturing town in tho
suburbs of Torreon.
Juarez, Mex., March 27. Out of tho
mass of rumors and unconfirmed re
ports of the result of fighting around
Gomez Palacio received here yesterday
and early today no reliable informa
tion could be gleaned.
From federal sources came the news
that General Villa had been beaten;
from rebel sources came declarations
of victory for the constitutionalist gen
eral and from whence none knows
came scores of other unconfirmed re-
Lports.
One brief message came from Villa
himself. It contained nothing con
cerning the results of hla battle. It
was a command for speedy shipment
of the military monoplane from Jua
rez and a norder that all equipment
for rebuilding railroad track he jhur
rled south. The fact that the message
was sent from Gomez Palacio gave
rise to the belief that the message was
sent from Gomez Palacio gave rise to
to the belief that the rebel leader had
captured that suburb of Torreon and
hope ran higher among constitutional
ists here.
That Villa had ordered the mono
plane was constructed by some to
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