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VOLUME XIX. NO. 50
ASHEVILLE, N. C, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 9, 1914
PRICE: FIVE CENTS
?1 RFSHI IITIOIIS
6? DEMOGRATS
Mass Meeting Endorses Wilson
Administration and Twen
ty Progressive Measures
For Platform.
:
STIRRING ADDRESSES
ON PROGRESSIVE IDEAS
Ovations Given Daniels And
Pomerene Governor Craig
Speaks on " Our Party
And Tasks Ahead."
Raleigh, N. C, April 9. The demo
cratic mass meeting held here yester
day, presided over by Governor Locke
Craig, with some two thousand' at
tending, heard stirring addresses on
progressive ideas during its three ses
sions ' from Governor Locke ' Craig,
Secretary of the Navy Josephus Dan
iels and Senator Atlee Pomerene of
Ohio. .
Both Secretary Daniels and Senator
Pomerene were given ovations at night
when they spoke. The address of Sen
ator Pomerene told of the work of
progressive democracy in Ohio and it
was applauded time and again, as was
very reference to President Wilson
and Secretary Bryan.' - ,
Resolutions endorsing the Wilson
- ,1 ... i ..I..,,.,,;.., . ,1..,-.. nn.ntmniiRh'
adopted and with twenty resolutions
bn progressive measures, adopted the
mass meeting at midnight . adopted
resolutions setting forth its views,
those o be presented to the platform
nnmmiiti nf thA democratic state
invention In June for Insertion In
the platform. These resolutions are:
For a statewide legalized primary
Cor county, state, district, legislative
iind .national offices; ratification of
amendment to the constitution looking
to a revision of the tax system; re
striction of private, local and special
legislation by the general assembly;
increased interest In public health and
public morals enforcement of the pro
hibition law with the addition of o
new law holding criminally liable
owners of property who rent It for
unlawful purposes, Increased attention
to public roads and using convicts on
such roads; revision of thepenal sys
tem adding the indeterminate sentence
and the parole system; continuation
of the fight for rsllef from alleged i
discrimination In fire insurance rates,
for rural credits; teaching agriculture
in the schools, prohibition of the em
ployment in factories of any child un
der fourteen years of age and at night
of any child under sixteen or of any
woman or girl .of any age; favoring
the 'reference of a constitutional
amendment for the initiative and ref
erendum to the people; recommending
that persons holding passes or having
remunerative reUUIons of any sort
with public servloe corporations from
being chosen for legislative, Judicial
r congressional positions;, additional
legislation for the conservation of nat
ural resources. ,
No Ulterior Motive.
Special to The Gazette-News.
Raleigh. April 8. Chairman Clar
ence Foe, of the committee that call
ad the convention, stated that the call
for the mass meeting was Inspired by
no ulterior motive or performed of
any personal ambitions of any one.
Oorernor Craig was placed In nomi
nation and quickly elected as perma
nent chairman of the convention and
accepted this position gracefully
a preliminary to hla set speech on
"Cur Party and the Tasks Ahesd of
Ua." The governor waa greeted with
much applause.' He expressed hsarty
ayfhpathy for the purposes of the con
vention. Getting down to his set speech the
governor referred to the paft history
of the party and his twenty-six yeara
Of allegiance and service. He declared i artlll mlaslna, an unofficial complla
that the welfare of the democratic I tlon today of the vote at Monday s
party has been co-exlslant with the ! democratic primary throughout Ala-
Welfare of the state and nation.
If said that the educational ad
rancement In North Carolina Is a di
rect outcome of democratic states
manship; that the party has ornvlded
the advancement in the cause of tam
pers nee and enactment and nloros
ntent of prohibition and many other
measures that mean betterment to tne
people at large.
Freight rate legislation and reduc
tion In passenger fares charged by
railroad companies In North Carolina
were also especially mentioned as
achlew tnent by the democratic party
' be direction of tho affairs of the
lata. ,
.... governor ''iv.n. that' the
i no has arrived for the democratic
part) to face new and greater prob
lems It would not have It appeal to
the people for continuance In power
aft account of what has been acoom
pllstied In the past, but beoauM of
what It pledges Itself to do In tha fu
ture. rferrlng to
Wllaen adr
Ign policy of
Ion. tho gov-
Wilson and his cabinet In
Ign policy, "but I Jo know."
onttnuad on r. so )
FIGHT IT TftMPICO
01
Fletcher Reports That Neither
Side Seems to Gain
Advantage.
Washington, Apr.ll 9. Overnight
dispatches from Rear Admiral Mete It
er reported fighting continued at Tam
pion without advantage to either side.
Because of a heavy northern, Rear
Admiral Mayo was discouraging refu
gees from going aboard ships there.
Admiral Fletcher sent this report,
received from Admiral Mayo yester
day afternoon:
"Mayo reports fighting continues
with no change except that the gun
boat Zaragoza is assisting the Vera
Cruz In shelling Arbol Grande. On
account of a norther and no advan
tage In fighting, am discouraging ref
ugees frpm coming on board. Have
received few on Des Moines alongside
dock. If rebels receive artillery,
which seems to be improbable, condi
tions will be more serious. Reports
circulated on shore that American
battleships
rebels."
are supplying arms to thejager Empress liaruko died at the im-
The admiral added he had directed
Admiral Mayo to give refuge to Amer
icans and other foreigners on Ameri
can vessels as far as possible. The
department today suggested to Ad
miral Fletcher the possibility of taking
marines off the transport Prairie at
Vera Cruz and sending that vessel to
Tampioo to receive the refugees who
cannot be cared for on other ships
without more or less inconvenience.
It is about settled that If an addi
tional ship is sent to the east coast it
will be etther a navy transport pos
sibly the Hancock now at New Orleans
or a commercial vessel. -
Officials here did not regard the
shore report from Tamplco that the
rebels are receiving aid from the
American battleships as worth com
menting upon.
State department officials said to
day foreign properties, especially the
oil plants In Tampico were in grave
danger, but there etas thought to be
little danger to llveW of foreigners in
the fighting zone.
A Torreon .consul report states
Verv good oTder has been re'-estab-
lished there."
Brigadier General Hugh L. Scott at
El Paso, reported today that fighting
was said to be ln progress- at San
Pedro and Paras but he gave no de
tails. WOMEN HELP DECIDE
ELECTIONS IN ALASKA
of the .Japanese armies at war rirst ! rived today fi-..m Massachusetts. They , A rk.. the mercury fell to ' degrw. ; exemption repeal Mtl by Represomtm
PlaV ImOOrtant Part and Aretw'llh China and then with llussla and-.announced that two physicians from'At Jacks.. n, Miss, the temperature th,. Vollmer, of lowa. the newest
J r u saw the complete evolution of Japan Boston would reach the stricken was 3f- . ml at Vicksl.uru 38. member of the house. Later Mr. Car-
Victorious in Certain
Districts.
Seattle, Wash, April !. W..m n
helped decide elections ln Alaska this
week, according to dispatches received
today. It was the first time women
had voted ln Alaska since enfranchis
ed by the first territorial legislature j.
year ago.
In Skagway campaigning brought
ii1 i c" urn tent i ni tie jio t c i n la ii-v
Electors were 4a ken to polling places
by women, who- bought cigars and
luncheons and supplied conveyances
while explaining simple ballots. They
sleeted the entire non-partisan ticket
against th.'. taxpayers' faction which
had been In power six years
In a bitter municipal ftsht In Junes u
women were active and the citizens'
party was able to elect only two al
dermen gainst the people's party
headed by former Mayor Valentine.
UNDERWOOD MAJORITY
IS PROBABLY 30,000
Birmingham, Ala., April . With
seatterlng precincts from six counties
bamu Indicated that Oarar ITnder
wood's majority over Richmond Pear
son Hobeon for nomination to the
United States senate would roach
10,000. The count aa reported today
waa;
I'ndorwood 11,111: Hobeon 46.514.
No changes wera Indicated today In
the relative vote' for candidates for
other offices. Returna from th offi
cial oanvaaa tomorrow will bo neces
sary before th complete vote can be
given.
GUSTAV OF SWI1DBN
UNDERGOES OPERATION
Stock holm, ftweden, April King
Uustav of Hwedsn was operated on
today at tha Hophia hospital here.
Hurgeons found that hs waa suffering
from extensive ulceration of th
stomach. Th operation, which waa In
charge of Professor John Wllhelm
Borg, a wall known Swadlah surgeon.
Iaatd two hours. It was announced
afterward that th m,-1 patient's
condition was satisfactory, although
hla majesty wss wsak. Tho qin or
rupled an apartment In Ihs hospital
during tha olerstloi. and will
stay
tbr until th king I conveleaoesfV
jipU'S FRRMFR
mSS W
Wife of Mutsuhito Suddenly
Passes Away in Presence
Of Emperor and the
Royal Family.
SAW JAPAN DEPART
FROM OLD CUSTOMS
,
Passed Through the Troubled
Period of Japan's Trans
formation to One of
World of Powers.
n .v 1 1 i in i
,, . ,, ,. ;
Toklo, Japan, April 9. The Dow-
iperial villa at Isamazu today.
ronowing me usual custom in nm,he reached sometime. The Mexican
case of the death of a member of the j policy o( the administration has
imperial ramjly. the otneiai
nounoement of the event will not be
made until the body has been trans -
terred to the capital, mis is expected ; ,and had our aamillistraUon ln a,and Virginia.
to take place tomorrow. Her majesty hole Apparently she has taken ad-1 The lowesr temeprature to be re
passed away suddenly in the Presence te f t sltllation ..m, aald to I corded on the gulf was reported from
of Emperor Yoshlhlto, the empress !
and the other members of the royal
lamny wno nao ueen mimnioi.eu uoni.your coastwlse vessels a right to go
me iapiia.
The Imperial patient had developed
deceptive symptoms. She displayed
Increased vigor and asked for food.
A short time afterward her majesty
became unconscious. Doctors in at
tendance applied restoratives but!
without avail and she died without;
recovering consciousness. Her majesty
had been suffering for a considerable
period from angina pectoris, but of 11
fial diagnosis declared brlght's dis
ease was the direct cause of her
death.
The Dowager Empress liaruko was
the widow of Emperor Mutsuhito.
who died .on July 30. 1912. She wu
born on May 28, 1 8 F. 0 and won the
daughter of a nobleman. Icbljo Tada
do. ln 1889 she married the late em
peror and was declared empress.
liaruko by the side of her husband
pasiwd through the troubled period of
of the transformation of Japan at the condition of former Governor Eben S.
I beginning of Mutshlto's regime. She ; Draper of Massachusetts, seriously 111
isaw him transfer his capital from here with paralysis. Attending physl
I Kioto to Yado. which was later re-' clans would make no predictions re-
named Toklo. She watched with curl- ' gardlng the outcome of the attac k.
ous Interest the opening of the coun-
try to foreign commerce, its departure
from the old worlrl cliutfiniM unrt Itu
adoption of western civilization. She
waited In the Uniterm I Maine news
i in a world power.
liaruko was stmnle in her tastes. Hhe
presided over court functions with ' ance upon him Mr. Draper is being
great dignity, on most occasions wear- cared for at a local hotel where he
lng western dress especially when she ; was taken III ,i few hours after h'V
came Into contact with Americans or 'arrival here on Ills way home from a
Europeans. When the function wasHrip to Florida His entire left sic'
purejy Japanese she occasionally re- Is affected by the disease aad be i a
turned to the picturesque costume of la en conscious lya part of th.
her youth. since be was .-nicken.
The dowager empress was greatly j 1 -
affected by the death of Mutsuhito. UMBERGEB PLEADS
l lift' ni'iMif f...- mum- mi.iilltli fiiit., nn
affection of the heart. She tiled at the
mperlal villa at Naina.u, a watering
place near Yokohoma.
"TAP LINES" CONTEND
FOR SHARE OF FREIGHT
Washington. April : - Itepresenta-
' tlves of "tap line" railroads of the
jaouthwest argued before the Supreme
Court lOUAy HKOinm me o r oi llie
Interstate commerce commission pro-
hlbltlng their receding a share of
trunk line rates on lumber owned by
the same Interests as th,. "tap lines."
1 ne government iw wenm. iu imr '"v
.court reverse me oecwum oi me com
merce court holding that order Ille
gal. Counsel argued that the "tap Unas"
are legitimate railroads and not, as
the government contends merely de
rely 4e-
,"'i'o" P'
vices of lumber companies to wrtn
rebates fsbm trunk lines. They
gtat th- little lim a ure .Ii leloplng
sections of the country through
they pass and In truth were co
carriers.
OMAHA BANKS ARE
DRAWING UP PROTEST
Omaha. Nb., April . Officers of
national banka of Omaha today draw
up a protest to be sent to the secre
tary of the trciaury objecting to th
placing of Omaha ln the Kansas CJty
district of tha reoerv banking sys
tem Th protest asks that If omaha
may not hsA-o a regional hank of It
own It b thrown Into the Chicago
district aa tha trend of Its business
in that direction.
for OUoago.
Chicago, April It. Th city of Chi
ago will roaatv ss Ms
share nf the not earnings for the last
year of th surfsce street Imlbrsys. ac
cording to annual reports published
tens
Under terms of a franchise granted
tha surfure lines son eight yearn ago
the city rrcls II pr cat of the not
jaarnlnga
PETERS mCKS
WILSOBJDLICIES,
Says Mexican Policy Is Unin
telligible and Aimless,
In Address Today.
Augusta, Me., April !i. An attack
on President WIIbou s Mexican and i
Panama canal tolls policy was made i
by Representative John A. Peters, o
Maine, in his address as presiding of-i
HCer of the republican state conven-
tod.
I have great admiration and re-
spect for President Wilson," said Mr.
Peters, "but no one but the blindest
partisan or one who has
given the
have the :
matter no thought can have the
slightest respect for the foreign policy
of his administration, especially In
Mexico. Indeed, it cannot be properly
called a policy at all because it is un
intelligible and aimless.
"During this 'watchful waiting,'
process of the administration," Mr.
Peters continued, "lives and property
of, our own and other citizens are
h rtestvrl tv.h,n,i ,m .,,,,.
countTie8 nave acted witri extraordl-
nary "forbearance but the limit must '
an-jcUed the surprlse alld t.ont(.mpt of
! European countries.
1 .,Jt looks ,n Washington as if Eng-
tne preRldonr. 'Kindly have your con-1
gress reverse its action
giving
'through the Panama canal free and
j we keep out of Mexico.'"
j
CONDITION OF DRAPER
Physicians Indicate They En
tertain Grave Fears For
His Recovery.
Greenville, s. C, April 9. No Im-
provement was reported today In the
but Indicated lliey entertained grave
fears for Mr. Draper's recovery.
r Members of the former Lcccrnnr'n
family, summone d by telegraph wben
he was stricken two diivx mm. nr.
man's bedside "ithln a few hours to
aid the four tors now In attend-
GUILTY OF BIGAMY
.
Savannah, 0 i
I mberger enter'
the charge of In
court this morm
! to serve six nr
April ' Jasepr .
a pb a of guilty to
niy in the t
: and raa se
ihs In the
' i ii ii' ii' i i i .
I iu) erger msrri
f .' waitk. N J., gtveral
I month m.iiri.cl
iterg "f 'his
e WOP here to
im K netl I'luher
il that his c llent
leruev wife dead
sis a Hay,
Ml(( , hurloi
rl)v
I mtl
, ,!,, .,
grra
,1(v(.(j
hl,n he
IS it I
'1 MM Wlckenherg.
do
t
no M,il. no ni
1 mborgar had bJW
employed here
by a moving pb lure house
DRYS" PREPARING TO
CONTINUE CAMPAIGN
y
I'hlcsgo, April I. Inspired In riCa
lories In the Illinois local option e!ei -
lions TudM, lemparsitiii c forces lo
day Isaged a cull for a meeting m-xl
Motid. i" plan i wat ami dr vole
itiThlcago at Hi" nkayoralty election
next spring.
Th "dry" "template beginning
the city campaign now and continuing
i It until election dy g year hence.
Revised return from TuesdaCa
local option elect ion la Illinois show
that hi of th 10 J cotsMtes In the stale
me now antl-aal ion ten
I!rrrv -alrpi Deail.
Paris, April :
the most popul.
stories of roma
died today aged
I'lerre Hales, one of
French authors of
and adventure,
i Mo waa originally
a bank clurk, tin a journalist and
afterward a writ, r of novls of pcul
taVriy Parisian Belting.
Mr. Wist.icv.ird Better
oriinao, r is syni V. eiensior-
eieci i nurrwoo' oi Alansms ulll
leave her Saturday far Waahlngton as1
hla father In ls 1 l( Wmnlward. is
much Improved In health and the dor-
, tors say hi
CHI II WF1THFR
m m,
Extremely Low Temperatures,
In Many Cases Breaking
Records, Reported from
Southern States.
FROSTS PREDICTED IN
FAR SOUTH TONIGHT '
Much Damage to Fruit Crop
r
And Vegetables Feared
Snow in Several South
ern Cities.
Atlanta. Ga.
April 9. Extremely I
low temperatures,
many cases
breaking weather bureau records of
1 years standing, were reported today
ex-lover the South Atlantic and gulf
states. Much damage is believed to
have resulted to fruit and vegetables
in Alabama, Georgia, the Carolinas
Mobile where the mereury dropped
from 70 to 40 degrees. Southern
Georgia suffered less although Colum
bus reported a temperature of 44, the
lowest for this section in 15 years. In
Atlanta the lowest point reached was
33 degrees. ,
Snok Hurries were reported as far
south as Greenville, S. t'., breaking
April records of several years. Freez
ing temperatures with frost were ex
perienced over parts of Virginia,
.North Carolina and northern South
Carolina.'
East of Rockies.
Washington, April 9. With cold
weather prevailing generally east of
the Kocy mountains, Spring stumbled
upon I!'." heels of slowly departing
winter today. Snow fell last night at
S,1P,I I"'""" "' "'"""" "'
.-muni atiantic siaies auu iemicrn -
turfs oropped to ireezmg in tne norm
portion of the gulf states.
Heavy frosts or freezing tempera-
lures are predicted in the south hs
far as northern Florida. tonight.
Warne r weather for Friday is pre
dicted in the eastern section of Hie
country excapl on the Atlantic coast
I reo7lng at Mcmphi.
Memphis, T.nn., April 9. Freez
ing and almost freezing tempera
tuures wen reported from west Ten-
nessee, i Kansas, north .Mississpypr
! and Oklahoma today. At Fort Mmith.-
111 Mouipms me ireezing - uiiu was
' ' ' " . iviMivuie ana nattunooga
logreea. Indications are
tv- o oi i he fruit and vegetables
npu plat-us had been billed.
Iks sun is shining with
promts a decided rise In tempera
ture. W' '
Muskogee. Okln.. reported the cold
est April weather in :. o.ii-. From
B'.-rtlepyilie. okla., near the Kansas
tin to liiirant. on the Texas border,
freesltm temperatures were recorded.
Much damage wu'. reported to Hie
irden truck and fruit In Arkansas
pfiere in many sections Ice formed.
Farmers ami orchard owners used
smudge pots during the night in an
'effort to protect the fruit trees.
Snow at QregairilsP. S. ".
j Oreelivllle. 8. C. April . With
I the temperature close to freezing n
i light flurry of snow fell here curly
today. fc
I'rnlt QratMIII IVnrftil.
j Norfolk, Vn.. April . With fruit
! trees In bloom there was a return to
day of winter weather. OrowMfg of
early tnick ss well as fruit growers
i are fearful of Hie unusual
conditions
but no imiterlal damage
has been
dono as yet
siiou In ltl linmnil.
Richmond. i . April 9. Know fell
here this morning for the first time
In .April since April 20. lSitR. The
Mi.l.. ., wer., I ii.'. in. IiIiil- us tbev fell
The weather I'lireau forcasts con-
(ulued Wintry condlUOM for tonight
,and tomorro
Record Westlwr
Columbus. 6a . April . The ther
mometer registered 44 here this
morning, showing the coldest April
weather I nil yesrs, with but one ex
ception. Fears sre entertained for
the vegetable and fruit crops.
I rai kef 'mTrnvd.
Tiarleston. 8. C. April While
the expected cold snap did not de
velop here this morning, truck plant
ers sre concerned over the forecast
for heavy frost tonight nr tomorrow
morning. Freeilng weather Is fore
casted for the upper part of Hoifth
Carolina.
Tsinorers Kill.. I
Toronto, Ontnrlo. April t. Two
laborers were killed and 30 Injured
last nlaut by the fall of a KO-foot
wall of a building previously de
stroyed by fir.
ITof (hambcrlaln Hire.
W
ircrsler. Mam.. April . Dr.
nder f . chamberlain, professor
ithropnlogy since lltll at Clark
rally, died hera today.
' jlIC
ON REPEAl BEGUM
Norris Urges Amendment to
Reaffirm Right to Favor
U. S. Ships.
ashingtort, April 9. Public hear
ings were begun today before the sen
ate canals committee on the repeal of
the Panama tolls exemption.
Senator Norris, republican, spoke
on his amendment to reaffirm the
rignt "f thp rnitei1 States to discrim
inate in lavor oi us own snips ui il
chooses to do so and to direct the
president to submit the controversy
to arbitration. He opposed the ex
emption as a subsidy and said he did
not want congress to construe the
treaty and foreclose the right of the
United States to control the canal.
Senator Thomas, democrat, urged
his proposal to make the canal free to
all ships of allnations.
Senator O'Gorman said witnesses
from New Orleans and he Pacific
.. .,,,1,1 1 . 1,1. ,., .Wm),.
next week.
J ,
FIRST ADMISSION THAT
VILLA TOOK TORREON
jBut Paper SayS VelaSCO HaS
Not Evacuated in "Full
Sense of Word."
Mexico City. April 9. The first ad
mission that General Villa and the
rebel army have occupied Torreon is
made by the Mexican Herald today.
The newspaper states that General
Aflreliano Hlamiliet declares that. Gen
eral .lose Refugio Velasco. the federal
commander, has not evacuated the
j city "in the full sense of the word."
The minister of war says the federal
I commander has made a strategic move
which Is expected to give the best re-
suits on the arrival of the federal col-
j minis now on their Way t
Torreon.
i According t
General Blanquet, a
position has been established by Gen
eral Velasco at Cerro de la Cruz, from
which place he dominates Torreon
j Wjtn nis artillery
The government announced .is
morning through the ncwsj;H-rs its
intention of instituting a enaorshlf
on cable dispatchp.
Washington, Apr' .,w,,jT,
Car-
the
no an inter. ,.,( Pr,eta' r
house s ,ier loony, applauded a
nwfrc'n 'ipportltw the Panama tolls
i negte visuea tne vv ntle House.
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1
Believed at Least One of Four
Men Setenced to Die Moru
day Will Tell of Rosen
thal Murder.
STATEMENT WOULD BE
USED IN BECKER TRIAL
Gunmen Have Not Given up
Hope But It Is Not Likely
That Execution Will
Be Delayed,
New York, April 9. There were
persistent rumors today to the effect
that at least one of the four gunmen
who are to die at Sing Sing Monday
morning for the pari they played in the
murder of Herman Rosenthal, the
gambler, would confess. The rumors
could not be traced to their source.
. Joseph A. Shay, counsel for Charles
Becker, the former police lieutenant
convicted of Instigating the murder
but saved by higher court ruling, said
he might go to the prison some time
today and endeavor to get statements
from the four men to be used by the
defense at the second trial of Becker.
In case the condemned men decline to
make statements to him, he has pre
pared an application to the Supreme
court for an order requiring the ap
pointment of a cimmisslon to take
their depositions. In either event, It
was said, the execution of the sentence
would not be delayed.
Although Governor Glynn has twice
refused to grant a reprieve, the fami
lies of the gunmen and their counsel,
Charles G. F. Wahle, had not given up
all hope today. Every means known
to the law will be employed from now
until Monday, Wahle declared.
Although Governor Glynn has fw-b -refused
to grant a reprieve, the jt)
lies of the gunmen and the'' j:utaL
Charles G. F. Wahle, tu ' glwm
all hope today. V' . means ktic
to the law will r .nployed fi .m
until MnmL.' ahle dec1
Toiiir - will senc niemj
to , en lr Glynn ,c the
trsal to grant a reprMpPT .Hie mem
VltJiJMffc wiii . " Mr' torm of an ar
0H at In anetreto the governor's
reasons for his refusal. Wahle had at.
first Intended to go to Albany today
to maJt1 a personal plea to Governor
jsWrnn but when the delegation of
rabbis failed yesterday to move the
governor to reconsidering his decision,
Wahle determined that the Interests ol
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