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MMle rra MiirTMun mam tmm mot txmmrm ambociatkd rmmm urn VIC UT m CAMOL1MAA, Weather Forecast GENERALLY FAIR. VOLUME XIX. NO. 43 ASHEVILLE, N. C, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 1, 1914 PRICE PIVE CENTS : 5 TOLLS BATTLE NOW IN SENATE Controversy Transferred From House Where Tolls Exemp- tio Was Repealed by Vote of 247 to 162. LITTLE HDPE FOR VOTE FOR FIVE OF SIX WEEKS Senators About Evenly Divid ed in One of the Most Com plicated Contests They Ever Faced. Washington, April 1. Gratified over the success of the Panama tolls ex emption repeal In the house, President Wilson and his supporters turned their Attention today to the senate. The latest poll brought to the White House by an. administration senator who canvassed' his colleagues and ex cluded from his count those ho eon .ifidered doubtful Indicated thut the president's contention would have a majority of at least 16, republicans an well as democrats. Senator Owen, the administration leader In the canals committee, where the measure now "is pending, was at the White House early conferring with Secretary Tumulty. Asked about the proceedure in the senate and length of time for discussion the Oklahoma senator said: "It is natural to assume that if the commiu i e does not report promptly, a motion will be made to discharge the measure from consideration of the Committee. There Is to be no effort at forcing unnecessarily, but we want no dilatory tietfes. The committee stands, I shouipssy, against the pres ident, and I't.tljfnk when the commit tee was organized those--who were in favor of the tolls exemption were in th mn jo rmjmjdmmmmnc com- hilt tee" would be reasonable time for discussion." The president had no comment to make on the result in the house but let It be known that he cherished no 111 feeling over those who, expressing their convictions, opposed the repeal. There was no comment made on the speech of Speaker Clark. Washington, April 1. The Panama tolls controversy, surpassing In inter est any problem that has absorbed the attention of congress In recent years, was transferred to the senate today from the house, where last night the films bill repealing the tolls examina tion was passed by 247 to 161. The measure's appearance was a- cepted aa the signal for the beginning j Of one of the most protracted and ' complicated contests the senate ever faced. Senators both for and against the repeal said they saw no hope of a final disposition of tho issue within the next five or six weeks. Senator O'Oorman, who will lead the fight against repeal, planned today to have the Interoceanic canals com mittee, of which he is chairman, be gin consideration of the measure im mediately. The committee already has before It various other bills relating to exemption. It appeared today that the members are nearly evenly divided on the chief issue. How a vote will result Is regarded as extremely uncer tain now, but unless there Is a change in the line-up opponents of repeal appear to have a majority of one. Senator Lewis of Illinois has a bill tmpowering the president to suspend tolls by proclamation. Senator Reed lias introduced a measure which would yepeal the toll exemption clause and grant to foreign veatols the right to compete with American ships now en gaged In the coastwise trad. Senator Owen's bill, Identical with that passed by the house yesterday, it was expect ed, would be replaced by the adminls trntlon's measure, Its purpose to ex pedite consideration In the senate paving failed. There are other meas ures pending, Including a bill of Sen- E r Thomas and Senator Qalllngera lutlon expressing the sense of ngress that it has the right to do as It pleaaas with respect to regulating skipping In the Panama canal. Corrected Votev. The corrected count of the vote In the bouse yesterday repealing the ex emption clause as announced in the Congressional Record today is 24 7 for the repeal and let against It a ma jority of It for ths administration. Ths count as announoed last night Iras 111 votes against It, Ths name Of Representative Dyer, republican, of fft Louis, Mo., who voted against the repeal, was omitted In the list. NEWS OF LYNCHING LOUISIANA NEGRO SUNDAY RECEIVED Natohes. Mlsa, April 1. News of lynching in ad isolated section of WlnsjfJbarUb, Ijoulalana, Sunday night raacWV her today. According to meatrenBperta, J. 1. McDougall, a farmer, Had a dispute with Allen Turner, a oegro, after which ths negro struck ths farmer with a has, Infllotlng a serious wound. A con labia arrested Turner and while talc dug him to jail was confronted by a hand of farmers who seised and shot th negro to death. 50.0011 BITUMINOUS GOAL nines IDLE Failure to Reach Agreement On New Wage Scale 38, 000 More May Quit. Chicago, April 1. Nearly 60,000 Ohio bituminous coal miners were forced into indefinite idleness today and 38,000 Pennsylvania miners may be thrown out of employment Friday because of the failure oL the recent Chicago conference between the oper ators and officials of the United Mine Workers of America to reach a new wa-ge agreement to take the place of the one which expired last midnight. Pending negotiations for a new agreement, coal miners in Indiana, Illinois and Iowa will continue to work. Most of the mines in the Ohio dis trict suspended operations last mid night In accordance with orders is sued by the operators. In the central Pcnsyrvania district the operators an nounced that unless the old agree ment were renewed before Friday all of the mines in that district would be closed and work suspended indefi nitely. Celebrate Anniversary. Terre Haute, lnd., April 1. Nearly 20,000 miners in the eleventh district bituminous coal field observed a holi day today in celebration of the anni versary of enactment of the eight hour day law. Tomorrow a committer of operators will meet the miners to attempt arranging a scale and adjust ing othe. .vorklnR conditions and it Is r.ot expected that any trouble will be experienced In reaching an agree ment. WOULD LIT SENATORS" TElEoWilLEGES Senator Robinson Also Has Bill to Limit Mail Frank ing Privileges. Washington, April 1. As an out growth of the tight in the senate yes- lerday to cut off free tflocronh nrlul. leges accorded senators, which failed because of lack of a quorum, Senator Robinson of Arkansas, today Intro duced a bill which would limit sena torial mall franking privileges to t600 in any one year. He sought to have an amendment to the same end adopt ed yesterday with the view to prohibit free telegraph privileges for senators, but wns defeated and announced he would introduce ft as a bill today. The contest in the senate arose over the introduction of a committee resolution limiting the annual tele graph exicnnes of any senator to J60 for messages on official business. Sen ator Robinson then sought to have his amendment adopted, but It was ruled out of order. For the com mittee's resolution Senator Kenyon offered a substitute to provide that no senator might send messages by wire even on official business at publl' ex pense. The Kenyon substitute failed of passage only bec ause of the lack of a quorum. The vote on it was 31 to , juet short of enough votes to carry it TO MOVE TENT COLONY . OF STRIKING MINERS Colliers, W. Va, April 1. United States Marshal Smith came here today with an order from Judge A. G. Day ton to move the tent colony of strik ing miners from th vicinity of ths mines of the West Virginia and Pitts burgh Coal company. Attorneys for the striksrs said that this time there would be no trouble and that ths court order would be obeyed. Farmers near the mines refused to rent houses to the striksrs, fearing that by so do ing they would be In contempt, and ths poor authorities of Brooke county were prepared today to take cars ot the striksrs and their families If the plan to buy ths ground on which ths tents stand should fall. URGE IMPROVEMENT OF LOWER RED RIVER Washington, April 1. A delegation of Arkansas business men urged ths senate commerce comti.lttea today to Increase appropriations for general Improvement of ths lower Red river An amendment by Senator Sheppard to ths rivers and harbors bill which Is befrre th committee would set aside f fOO.000 annually for this work The Arkansas men hoped to get a pla" gr appropriation but they suggastsd no specific amount. The delegation constat l Ot N. H. Y. V vnn. C S. Christian. M O. Tllson nd Henry Moore. Representative Aswell and Welkin appeared for Louisiana Interest. MOORE 10 IKE CONGRESS Webster Man Tells Asheville Friends He Expects to Seek Nomination In Tenth. HIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS EXPECTED SOON Friends Say He Will Declare Himself in Few Days As to Commissioner Shipman. waiter is. Moore or Webster was a visitor in the city yesterday and made the statement to several friends that he expects to enter the congressional race in the Tenth district. Mr. Moore, however, did not authorize the publi cation of this statement and he has not yet made any formal announce ment of his candidacy. He left Ashe ville last night for a business trip of several days out of the state and his friends believe that he will formally announce himself upon his return. It was reported in The Gazot.o News a short time ago that there seemed to be a possibility that Mr. Moor would enter the congressional race, but the news was reported then as a mere rumor. The statement's made by him to friends here yester day, however, were very positive and there appears to be no doubt but that he will seek nomination. Reports that M. L. Shipman'. com missioner of labor and printing, will enter the race have lately been de nied, although numbers of his frlemVi continue to urge his selection is fhe democratic candidate. OF ORDERS TO PAGET One of First Acts of Asquith iu jayiaA,iuy ui v ai Secretary. London, April 1. The first act of Premier Asquith in his new capacity as secretary of state for war was to clear up the mystery surrounding the instructions given by the war office to General Sir Arthur Paget, commander-in-chief in Ireland. Sir Arthur was summoned to Lon don to give his chief u personal ac count of the orders he had received and issued and as a result of the con ference ReglnsM McKenna, the home secretary, who Is acting as leader of the house, was abb to Inform the commons today that: ' "The only question General Paget put or Intended to put to the com manding officers In Ireland was whether they were ready to put their duty before any other considerations It was not his Intention that this any such question should be put by the genersl officers to their subordi- ii., - "General Paget informed the gen- eral officers of the promise given by the secretary for war to officers whose ..' - uii.vc. ".. - - homes were In Ulster to permit them to withdraw temporarily from their regiments in the event of operations becoming necessary in Ulster and he requested the general officers to find out immediately the number of officers who will withdraw on this account. "The Irish commander-in-chief was asked If any officer who could not claim this exemption wot d be allow ed to resign and replied that the re sult of any refusal to do 'heir duty could only mean their dismissal from ths army." RURAL CREDIT MEASURE WILL BE READY SOON in Washington. April 1. Senator Hol lla at New Hampshire and Ropresen- tatlve Bulkley of Ohio, ohalrmen of the two subcommittee In charge of; rural credits legislation, told Presl - Aant Wilson today that republican and democrats alike of their commit tees wsro unanimously agreed on fundamentals and that a bill would b ready shortly embodying tfcatr views. Th president Impressed upon hist callers what seemed to him to bo , necessity tor prompt action and thoy wer told In detail of ths pro Lgram. Mr. Bulkley believed rural credits would follow the appropria tion bill In th house In the senate, Mr. Mollis said, th tolls controversy sad appropriation bills would tak muiy weeks but that rurnl credit would b disposed ahead of the trust question. EXPLANATION MISS TYLER'S CONTEST OVER Granddaughter of Tenth Presi dent Surrenders Post Office After BitteriFight to Keep It. REFUSED AT FIRST TO RECOGNIZE ORDER Had -oiicu to Observe Civil Service Requirements Had Held the Office For Seventeen Years. Norfolk, Va., April 1. Miss Mattie R. Tyler, granddaughter of John Ty ler, tenth president of the United States, today surrendered the Court land, Va., postofflee, which she had held for sixteen years and turned over its affairs to B. A. Williams, appointed by Postmaster General Burleson from civil service. Mr. Wil liams bore the endorsement of Repre sentative E. E. Holland of the sec ond Virginia district Miss Tyler re fused to surrender the office when Mr. Williams presented the commis sion after Miss Tyler's- return from Washington yesterday. Mr. Williams telegraphed to Washington for in structions. Miss Tyler today received a telegram from the department di recting her to turh the. Courtland of fice over to Mr. Williams and this she promptly did. Th. postoffice will be established In a building close to the old postoffice pn the main thor oughfare in Courtland. Miss Tyler mad no effort to re tain the Courtland -Office until after a commission had been given to Mr. Williams in due eowrae. She failed to take the civil sei . ice examination along with- other ir.d made no re- auest for suspension of rules as to age limit when the examination was announced lonir aro. To have acted In Miss Tvler'a cane would have mimed violation of all the civil service regu- latlnns covering the fourth class post office appointments. There were also protests from the business people and other residents of Courtland against the retention of; Miss Tyler In office. nrm IQrP CIICCDIPCTTrC H WILLING TO DIE Miss Pethick Says She Was Happy When She Thought End Was Near. New York, April 1. "All the wo men are willing to die. We are fight ing with our lives." These statements marked the defense of militant suf- frage methods in England by Miss Dorothy Pethick, sister of Mrs, Peth lck-Lawrence and follower of Mrs. Emmellne Pankhurst, at a meeting today bf the Equal Franchise society. In answer to a question as to what the British government could do to (the women whom they Imprisoned, Misw Pethick replied: "Let them die." she added that she was never so j happy In her life as when she thought mi- nnu ueoii su nwuvru ujr iqocuiv ! feeding that the end appeared near, i Mlsj pethick told of the first woman Who undertook a hunger strike and who unnenoo a nunger sina ana , ,.. . . ... rrnresent that w untl, , doctor said that he!! WW . " TP i would not be responsible an hour longer for her life. The women are going to oppose Mr. - ' . i-wMii.i iini I'm cioi; tlon, said Miss Margaret Hodge, who; is visiting America with Miss Pethick. ROCKEFELLER DONATES $1,000,000 FOR STUDY OF ANIMAL DISEASES New York, April 1. The now de partment of Rockefeller Institute for study of animal diseases, for the ea tahllshment of which John D. Rocke feller gave 11,000.000. probably will b located at Rahtrsy, N. 3., near the New Jerasy agricultural experi ment station. That became known through passage of a bill In the. New Jerasy legislature yesterday to permit ; outside medical societies to engage In experiments on animals In this stats. antagonism to th president srer It hi understood that on of the big sine the election. These papers de feature of th work of the new de- olaro I am opposing this surrender to pariment will b study of cattle lu- Great Britain aa an opening gun In berculosla To support an tavagtlsa- tlon Into oauM of hog rholeia which It may surprise ths obseqlous courts-said to have killed hogs valued at tiers to know that I never hinted to C"," uuo in tne last year, James J. 1UU ha guaranteed 100,000. Hope for Bennett. Cairo, Egypt. April I. attendance on James Oordoi cuvery from his 111ns SHUNS ATTACK ON T Speaker Champ Clark Fails to Make Expected Onslaught In Argument Opposing Sims Bill. BITTERLY ASSAILS NEWSPAPER CRITIC Scores New York World House Speech Has No HI Will Toward Wilson He Says. m Washington, April 1. Speaker Clark, closing debate against the re peal, disappointed those who expected him to attack President Wilson. He disclaimed any personal issue with the president, declared he believed Mr. Wilson was actuated by the highest patriotic motives and that there was no breech in the democratic party. He argued at length against the president's contention and de clared that "the amazing request of the president for a repeal, like the peace of God, passeth all understand ing." He disclaimed any personal Is sue between the president and him self and added that if the president had reasons "which are not utterly untenable and which compel him to make this request," he had not given them to the house. He differed with the president's statement that toll ex emption was "a mistaken economic policy" out admitting dispute on that point, proposed that the exemption be suspended two years. He contend ed that the president was mistaken In his view that the exemption was repugnait to the Hay-Pauncefote treaty. No Personal Issue. "We want war with no nation," said the speaker, "but rather than I render our right to complete sur-sov- t ereignltv over every square foot of our globe encircling domain we will cheerfully and courageously face world of arms," He attacked the at titude of house democrats who have I led the presidents fight for tne ton exemption repeal. Referring to pud lished declarations that his opposition to the president was the "opening gun of his fight for the nomination In 1916" the speaker declared he had told all to whom he had spoken about the 1918 situation that if the presi dent's administration was a success Mr. Wilson would be re-elected, and If it was a failure "the nomination would not be worth having." As to his own future the speaker insisted he could be happy without the presiden cy or the speakership. "There Is no personal Issue between the president of the United States and myself," began Speaker Clark. "I trust there never will be. I have at no time uttered one word of criticism of the president. At no time, so far as 1 am Informed or believe, has the president said one single word ot crit icism of me. Does Not Desire Breath. "I have never for one moment en ,,..-(.. i .,,.,) th. nnlnlnri thftt Preuldent ,. apt-,.A hv nther than the! highest patriotic motives. "I dp not believe that President , i Wilson has ever entertained any other I opinion as to the conduct of those of us who find It necessary to differ with him on this messure. President I Wilson does not desire, a breach In j the democratic party. I do not destrs jd there g no breach. a breach In tne nemocraiic pany, "I would scorn to believe that President Wilson countensnces for on moment the efforts of some of are seeking to disrupt the democratic party. With most of those who have asserted that I am seeking to disrupt the paYty tne wl,n uther to the thought ' Base Insinuation. Replying to what he called a "scur rilous .and slanderous article In the New York World." the speaker said the charge thpt he had been swayed In his attitude toward the bill by the "ship subsidy. Interests" was a "baas and false Insinuation." "If any man here believes that slander, shouted the speaker, "let him stand up here and now so that ha may bs seen by hundreds of wit nssea" Not a Candidate. The newspaper he named, he said, "along with every editor In America who hopes to bs an ambassador, mln- Ister plenipotentiary consul general i or In soma other fat and juicy job. ! has been endeavoring to place me In my campaign for president In 111. I any human Doing that I would be a i ami tnat l am not a 'cnsequenlly ther. slander gratuitous mental 0Ta- latlon." Hnfsar to "Bolt Platform. Ilowaid the president about Ih Haiti- AW IT DEFINITE T JRREON NEWS mot ,nvention; l wtsn mm wen. i did a. I . could to elect him. I have steadfastly supported him until wo are called upon to bolt the platform. I absolutely refuse to do any such thing. "The fact that I am making this fight for our platform pledges may end my public career. There are many things worse than being defeat ed for congress or defeated for the speakership or even worse than to be defeated for the presidency and one of them is to repudiate the platform on which you are elected. LOCKED IN GAR BOY IS HUNGRY FDR THREE DAYS Tempting Fruit Barred From Reach of 14 Years Old Benj. Wickman. Cranford, N. J., April 1. Locked In a refrigerator car with tempting fruit that was barred from his reach by steel gratings, Benjamin Wickman, 14 years old, suffered from hunger for three days on a journey from Jackson ville, Fla., to New York. He told of his experiences here today in a magis trate's court. A year ago the boy's parents moved from New York to Florida, He said that last week he yearned to be back in New York so he climbed into a loaded refrigerator car in Jacksonville just before its doors were sealed and it was attached to a northbound train. Early on the first day of the ride the boy attempted to get to the fruit but still grantings of the cooling com partments barred the way and for three days he went hungry and thirsty until the car was opened near here and he was found. Notified of Benjamin's adventure, his uncle, Charles Wickman of New York, took charge of him. AMERICAN POSTURE LEAGUE ORGANIZED New York, April 1. American Pos ture league, whose object is to make people stand and sit properly, was In corporated today in Albany. The league is working to have proper seats put in schools, shops and other places where present seats are conducive to unhealthy attitudes. Seats in the new Brooklyn Rapid Transit subway cars are being constructed In accordance with its recommendations. Miss Jessie H. Bancroft, assistant dirertor of physilal training in New Voik schools, founded the league and Is its president. A Trip to Panama for half a dollar COUPON Save it jor Colonel GoerthaUf say: Panama am i y Qazette-Ncwa Wednea. Apr. 1 fjf HOW TO GET TfflS BOOK On account of th education value acd patriotic appeal of this book, Th Oasetts-Nsws has arranged with Mr. Haskln to distribute a limited edition among I's readers for th mere cost of production and handling. It Is sound In a heavy cloth. It contains 400 pages, 100 Il lustrations and diagrams, an index, and two maps (ons ot thsm beautiful blrd's-sys view of the Canal Cons In four color). IT IS ACTUALLY A 11.00 VALUB. Cut th abov eoupon from six consecutive issues of the paper, present them with 10 tents at our office, and a copy of ths book yours. Fifteen cents extra If asnt by mall. OUR GUARANTEE: This Is not a monsy-maldng schema Th Qaxstte-News will not make a penny of profit from this campaign. It has undertaken the distribution of tills book solely because of Its edusatloiial merit and whatever benefit ther Is to be derived from the good will of those who profit from our offer. The Oasetta-News will cheerfully refund ths price of th Look to any purchases who la not satisfied with It Present Six Coupon of Consecutive Dates KlrTKKN CUNTS EXTRA IV sMCMT BY MAIL Reports Indicate That Fight ing Continues But Are In definite as to Status of Campaign. CARRANZA CONFIDENT VILLA WILL CONQUER Both Armies Worn and Ex hausted by Prolonged Fight ingReport of Huerta Reinforcements. Juarez, Mexico, April 1. Juarez - waited today for definite news of General Villa's position in his attack on Torreon. Reports received by Geh- j eral Carranza last night indicated that fighting continued. No idea wasj obtained as to when the relative po- 1 sitlons of the rebels and federals 1 would change. General Carranza today seemed confident that Villa would conquer the federals despite the report that heavy Huerta reinforcements were approaching Torreon. Both armies are said to be so worn and exhausted by continued fighting that the pres ent action lacks the virility of the rebel contest of Gomez Palacio. The new column reported march ing to the relief of General Velasco was said to be under command of General Joaquin Maas and to number 4,500 men. To meet him it was re ported General Monclovlo Herrera was detailed by General Villa. An en gagement between these forces was expected hourly. General Carranza today informed American, British and German con suls that reports of tho fall of Tor reon were premature. No Official News. Washington, April 1. No official dispatches reached npr,. today about the Torreon hattle. Officials were in clined to doubt that large federal re inforcements were nearlng the be sieged city as was reported. BANTAM BOXER IN SERIOUS CONDITION Atlanta, Ga., April It Physicians today expressed grave fears for the condition of James Grant, local ban tam weight boxer, who was still un conscious many hours after his bout here last night with John Eggers, of New York, Eggers, who was taken to police station when the seriousness of Grant's condition became known, was released early today. Grant collapsed In his corner after 10 rounds of Revere punishment at the hands of his opponent. a Copy of Accurst and Dependable
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