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She MM flm OAZBTTE-NKWa BAM TBt MOST Weather Forecast tZPMKSITM ASSOCIATED PRttM SM VICE IS TBM OAjtOlJXAS, RAIN TONIGHT. Volume xix. no. 54 ASHEVILLE, N. C, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 14, 1914 PRICE: FIVE CENTS GAMBLERS' ROW SAID GUNMAN "Dago Frank" Told Warden " Gyp the Blood," "Lefty Louie," Harry Vallon Hilled Rosenthal. BECKER INNOCENT SO FAR AS HE KNEW Ciroflci Admitted He Was in Original Plot But Denied He Was Present at Killing. , Albany. N. T., April 14. Shortly before "Dago Frank" Clroficl went to the death chair In Sing Sine prison iearly yesterday he told Warden Clancy that "Gyp the Blood" Haro wltx, "Lefty Louis" Rosenberg . and 'Harry Vallon, an Informer, fired the shots which killed Herman Rosen thal, for which crime the four gun men paid their lives. "So far as I know, Becker had nothing to do with this case," the gunman also declared. "It was a gambler's fight." Clroficl averred he was five miles away at the time the crime was committed and that "Whitey Lewis"Seldenshner, although present at the scene of the shooting, did not fire, any of the shots. Ciroflci made no attempt, however, to deny that he ws included in the original plot to slap Rosenthal, even admitting hnt two nlirhtfl before the eambler tVD -l.llll mm t ...i.i .111.. ....... lotlm. They were frightened away from Rosenthal on that occasion by men they thought were detectives. The condemned man also admitted .that early on the night of the actual Jtlllliig. he was in the grey "murder tar" with the gunmen, but he insisted that he left them before they shot the gambler. He did not explain pre cisely why he left the other gunmen lust prior to the shooting, but two reasons are advanced. One Is that he liTime frightened, and the other that hi- deserted In order to bail out his sweeihcai-t, Jean Gordon, who had been arrested. The statement which was made verbally In the principal keeper's of fice about 4 a. m. yesterday, was the result of the insistent plea on the part of Clroflcl's mother and his sla ter for the truth. Mr. Clancy came to Albany and told his story to Superintendent John B. Kiley of the state prison depart ment and Governor Glynn. The war den first Issued A formal! atatement rehearsing a part t 1 what Ciroflci told him. andlater added details which in cluded Clroflcl's admission that he was In the "murder car" two nights before the slaying. The warden stated: "About 8 o'clock Sunday night. Rosenberg Hsked me to save Frank, saying he had nothing to do with the shooting, he was not there, I went over and asked Frank why h(. did not tell the truth. He replied that he aew what was going on, but was not 7.... ..I, .U ..I...... advised him to tell the whole story. He said i he did they would kill bis brother. I asked him whom he meant by 'they.' He replied that there were fifty men In New York he could mime. He said I don't care about my self. Its my family 1 care for." Not Interfere With Plans. New Vorkf April 14. "Duigo KYknk" Clroflcl's confession, made a few hours before he was executed for his part In the murder of Herman Rosenthal will nol be permitted to Interfere with the lana, of District Attorney Whitman lieutenant narlee Becker. Mr. Whit- tan holds the confession to be hrar- elthcr In the defense of Decker. murder of Itosenthal. or In the rallon, according to the official ver- of Clrollcl's confession to Warden mcv of Hlng Hlng prison, fired ulie the shots that killed Rosenthal. It iillon's testimony together with hi wivcu oy nr hi r wenner inn In k HM mil lea to in n,nv i ,.n ,.l n Tfinr r inmin ono r. mi-iniyrr. wno was leading tne Willi'' opinion as Whitman con IIIUR H"T n.-iiMllll, Ul llll- VirOIICl Ion as evidence. When Vallon was granted Immunity 1 1 1 V. 1 1 . had actually llred upon Rosenthal ki t it mm i n would no nnnr Mr. Whitman railed attention the provisions of this agreement to- mj when oommenUng on "Dago Ktnk's" confession Arretted for Mnrdrr. fUld (U. litril 11 VAmmrA killing Thoman J. Made. Jr., a deputy county aberirr. Hisde I Ia 4..,v, . m a - . rtttftf in , carriage near thli PREPARATIONS FOR SCHOOLS CLOSING County Schools Will Have Ex ercises Here on Saturday April 25th. Elaborate preparations are being made by Superintendent Hlpps and the principals of the county schools for the graduating exerciBes which will be held here on Saturday, April 25. These commencement exercises will either be held in the Auditorium or the Majestic theater. This will be the first time in the his tory of Buncombe county that such exercises have been held from the county schools. All those graduating have finished the seventh grades, while heretofore students were given certificates when they finished the county school course, but this year diplomas will be awarded to those who have finished the seventh grade of the various schools of the county. It is expected that J. D. Eggleston of the Virginia Polytechnic institute of Blacksburg, Va., will be present and made an address.' Dr. J. Y. Joy ner, sunperltltendent of public instruc tion for North Carolina, and Lf C. Bradman supervisor of rural schools will be here from Raleigh and deliver addresses. Superintendent Hlpps will present the graduates with the certi ficates. Nearly 100 boyB and girls from about 26 schools will have finished the course of the seventh grade and be entitled to certificates. The following schools have already closed and sent in their lists of graduates: Mt. Car mel, Leicester, Stony Fork, Beech, Barnardsville, Azalea, Haw Creek and Avery's Creek. The following will clone next week: Keirview. Tuesday and Wednesday; BHtmore, Wednesday1 and Thursday; Woodwfln and West Ashevxllle, Thursday and Friday; Swannanoa, Wednesday and Thurs day; Hominy Valley High school, same dates, and Sand Hill school on May 1 and 2. The recitation and declamation con tests will be held on Friday morning, April 2 4, at the same place which wlli be decided upon for the commence ment exercise. Three gold medals will be given at these contests. Gov ernor Locke Craig will give a gold medal for the best recitation by a girl; and The Gaxette-Ncws will give a gold medal for the best essay by a girl. According to the rules of the contests only one representative will be allow ed from each school, these to be se lected by the principals of the various schools In any way that they think best. Following these contests in .the morning will come the track meet of the county schools and the western North Carolina Interscholustlc con tests which will be pulled off at the same time on the Blltmore green. A great deal of Interest is being taken In the track meets and several schools in western North Carolina will send representatives here to participate in the contests to be conducted under the nusplces of the western North Carolina Interscholastlc association. ' A com plete program for these meets will lie announced later. KDEHLER SENTENCED TO DISMISSAL FROM ARMY Coast Artilleryman is Found Guilty of Immoral Conduct By Court Martial. Washington, April 14. Major Ben jamin M. Kochler of the coast artill ery, tried by, general court martial laat month at Kurt Terry was found guilty of Immoral conduct and sen tenced lo dismissal from the army. This announcement was made today by Secretary Oarrlaon. who said the aaae had not yet been acted upon by war department officials. It is subject to review before It goes to l'resloent Wilson, who has final Jurisdiction. WILL BOON INSIST ON SCIENTIFIC SYSTEMS Washington. April 14 Frederick W. Taylor, of Philadelphia, told the Industrial relations oommMon yes terday In opinion labor union anon would tnalat upon scientific manage ment systems. There was no such thing a driving the workmen, he said and the difficulty In getting the sys tem started in many plants, he added, ! had been due mora to the employer than lo III workman, H aald that Inn experiment had reduced th cost i of ahn 'rllnglrnn ore and coal from eight cent ton to lea than four ! caata. DEDICATION OF BUn MEMORIAL Augusta Citizens and Washing- ton Masons Unite In Paying Tribute to Titanic Hero. HANDSOME BRIDGE BUILT AS MONUMENT i Bronze Tablet With Inscription By W. H. Taft Attests Excellent Qualities of Major Butt. Augusta, Ga., April 14. Masons i from the Temple-Noyes lodgo of : perished In a fire which wrecked the Washington, and citizens of Augusta Melvin, a five Btory apartment house today united In paying tribute to the 'at Commonwealth avenue and Long memory of the late Major Archie Wll-1 avenue in the Alston district eatly to lingham Butt, aide-de-camp to two i day. It was feared that one other oc- presldents of the United States, whocupant of the building who was miss lost his life in the Titanic disaster. The occasion was a barbecue in con nection with the dedication of the spans the first level of the city canal at 15 th and Greene streets. The bridge proper is constructed of concrete. At each of the two ap proaches are two massive lions, carved from limestone, one bearing a bronze shield engraged with the coat of arms of the United States, another with the Georgia coat of arms, a third with the coat of arms of the Butt family and the fo irth the Temple-Noyes lodge coa! "i arms. Four tall columns sur mounted by bronze eagles, rise from the four corners of the central arch of the structure. In the center is a bronze bas-relief of Major Butt. A brjnze tablet bears the following ln- scrlptlon which was written by former President Taft: "In honor of Archibald Wllllngham Butt. "Born In Augusta Ga., September 26. 18fi6. "Graduated University of the South, 18SS. "Major in United States army, trust ed aide de camp to two presidents. "Major Butt went to his death on the steamer Titanic after the rescue of the women and children from that ill fated vessel, April 14, 1912. "In memory of his noble nnd lova- hie 11 11:1 1 it i.'s lis 11 mnn "His courage and high sense of dut . u Hi. ..,,,1 ,i,.i..,.i ....I,. ...... w , 1 lie servant. "His fellow citizens of Augusta ded , irate this bridge." Former President and Mrs. Taft al ! ready were In the city for the occasion. jThe delegation of more than 40 per- sons from the Temple-Noyes lodge of Washington arrived last night. Many members of the organization j were accompanied by their wives. Early today the visitors were given i an elaborate southern barbecue on a large estate near the city. Later they I were taken in automobiles to various points of interest In the city. A light j rain fell during the greater part of the 1 morning. The Washington delegation Included C. red Cook, chairman of the com- mittee on arrangements, ix'Roy C. Ilerron, master, and Carter B. Kcene, i past master. i Shortly alternoon members of the I visiting party called Informally at the home of Mr. and Mrs. U wls nptt, I brother and sister-in-law of the late ! Major Butt The formal nnvelling of the memo ! rial bridge nnd laying of the corner I stone by the Masons was postponed until tomorrow on account of rain. FIFTEEN GASES BEFORE POLICE COURT TODAY After the heaviest court In the his tory of the local police department yesterday, in which Rl case 1 were called, there came it reaction and to day only fifteen rases were on the docket and four of these were con tinued caaea that had been called up for hearings this morning: The record la as follow: Horace DeBrew was fined IK and the costs on charge of gambling. A nol pro- si. with leave was taken In the oiho again! Jim Patton. Assault caaea against Maggie Ar nold and Baaale Wllfong, colored, were continued. A retailing case against 8yrva Hol land was continued Harry Teatman was found nit guilty of falling to pay hack far. Th assault ease agaln;.t Jack Train r and L. Ruaaell war contin ued Jefferson notldny. Mobile. Ala. April 1 1. Public of fices, banks and many other business houses throughout Alabama wer closed today In ohserranc of th blrthda) of Thomas Jefferson. Th day was made a legal holiday by stale lenaclmc ni several yrk go. SEVEN PERSONS PERISH IN EIRE Apartment House in Boston Burns and Many of the Survivors Have Very Narrow Escape. TWO KILLED JUMPING; FIVE ARE SUFFOCATED Firemen Make Many Rescues; Life Nets Are Used Several Receive Ser ious Burns. Boston, April 14. Seven persons ing several hours after the fire also had been burned. The dead: Mr. and Mrs. J . Raymond Power and their baby boy. Mrs. Alice Shackford. Mrs. Edith G. Bemls. Young woman about 17 years old, probably Mrs. Power's maid. Unidentified woman. Many others amon the 125 per sons living in the house had narrow escapes and several were painfully burned. The loss was $0,000. Mrs. Bemis' sister, Mrs. V. C. Be harrell and Miss Eileen Hazel are missing. The unidentified body may be one of them. Mrs. Shackford and Mrs. Remis met death by Jumping, one from the fourth floor and t lie other from the fifth. The bodies of the other victims 1 were found on the fifth floor two hours after the discovery ol the fire. : All had been suffocated. The fire started in the basement near a waste paper chute, and the 1 flames shot rapidly through the chute i and an elevator well. The whole ' building was nhlaze when the firemen arrived. Miss May Boyd, living next door, was the first to see the fire, j While another neighbor rang In an alarm Miss Boyd rushed into the burning building and rang the bells ' i in till tha at, Una Many were able to escape bv the ! ..,., ruu .. 1 ci ..! Dinnnntg, vmit'in ubti ihc I'M niil'.t 111 ,1. - . v. i - 1 ,u' me mhi mini tin iianit-3 mime nun , s ,. , 1 .'''. '' 1 lie iiit'iiifii '.11 1 Mil a number of men and women down lad , a.. . ' 1 . . :. ...TV uuufi Minus nun ine ine nois Trapped on the fourth floor, Mr. F. Rogers and and Mrs. Clement Mrs. Robert Ail.ims hastily fashioned n ropP from ,f.,i clothing and let themselves down to the ground, mn one had time to dress and there wan considerable suffering from ex- pnsure. A stale police investigation waB Betarted. JACK JOHNSON 10 ! GET ft NEW TRIAL Court of Appeals Reverses Cer tain Counts in Johnson Indictment. Chicago, April 14. Jack Johnson, negro pugilist, today was granted a new trial on the Mann act charges under which the nogro was sentenced to a year In the penitentiary an1 $1000 fine. The United State court, of ap peals reversed the decision of the lower court on certain counts m John son's indictment. SENATOR WEEKS' PLAN ENDORSED BY DANIELS Waahlnaton, April 14. Feasibility fif cHtHtilliihlnff a lino of naval cruinnrs to carry passengers, mall and freight t,,ftl '"ncea. left laat night for Wash between the United Stales and South Ington. where he slated he would be America was endorsed by Secretary e"ged in aonw matter of leglala Danlala today In a report to the aenata ,lon commencing today. Mr. Oudger on a roaolullon recently Introduced by '',0l Ju,t before leaving that he had Senator Week. Th committee on j heen aeveral of the oountle of the naval affair Immediately Introduced I dUtrict during thla trip and expreaaed a bill to ealabllsh on or more auch , hlmaelf as well pleased with the inn- looks of thlnga political, and hla cam- It la the plan to u In time of peace palgn especially, such swift scout cruissra ,aa are llttlaj He will return to the district Just ndd In fleet maneuver. las soon as his affairs at Washington i I will permit him. he Mated and vlalt SHELL BURSTING IN ARMORY KILLS MAN Philadelphia. April 14. On work ins man was probably fatalh Injured. Ave other were badly burned and 1100 woman worker War thrown Into a panic today by the buratlng of ' a shell in the shrapnel department of t th t'nltad States arMnaJ hsr. DEFER DEMAND rIIF. Further Investigation Ma li . rine's Arrest b xican To Be Mac',- ore In sisting . dalute. MATTER REGARDED AS BECOMING SERIOUS Lind Advises President and Bryn to Insist on Salute Report of Huerta's Refusal. Washington, April 14. Further in vestigation Will be made into the ar rest of American murines at Tampico before the' Washington government takes further uctlon on its demand for a salute to the American flag. Latest developments in Mexico, par ticularly the demand by Rear Admiral Mayo and backed up by the White House that the American flag be salut ed by the Huerta commander at Tam pico were discussed in detail today at a conference among President Wilson, John Lind, his personal representative in Mexico for the last eight months, and Secretary Bryan. Mr. Lir.d':, own view was that the salute should be insisted upon. The president himself had made clear to callers that the apology to the United States must be given for the recent arrest of marines and that the Stars and Stripes must be saluted. Reports from Vera Cruz quoting General Maa.s, the federal comman der, as contending that ample satisfac tion had been given in the verbal apol ogy by Huerta and that the saute was ! unnecessary, were received with some surprise here, but so far as could be learned it had no effect on the deter mination of President Wilson that the salute should be llred. It was not known whether there had been official telegrams from Charge O'Bhaughneaay confirming Huerta's reported refusal to order the salute. Mr. I.Ind's counsel at this time was considered opportune by the adminis tration for what had seemed a small incident Is regarded by many ofllclalu hetu PfW grave Pt. When the conference was ended ,, Secretary Bryan and the president i u I , , wciii ut tut- ' iii'iiivi iiit-t-iniK Hi I No one would discuss what took Lt.u ... l, ...... K.. If i.'na 1 until 111 1111 luiui'iciitc 1.1.1 11 mi" Hen mod authoritatively that a thor- oiikIi Investigation of the arrest of the marinas hud been called for before j further action would be taken by the j United States. It Is understood that Huerta, while regretting the incident, I has pointed out that under Interna tional law the Mexican commander t acted within his rights. The Washing- j ton government Is seeking to learn whether the marines were armed or i committed some overt act which might j have enured their arrest. It Is believed that Mr. Lind assured the president anil Secretary Bryan that American marines never went ashore armed nnd always were care ful in their demeanor when they went to get supplies. The entire situation was discussed at length at the cabinet meeting, but the general Impression prevailed that j until more information was received from Rear Admiral Mayo there v mild be no further steps by the Washing- I ton government. Immediate action in the Interval being left to the discretion of the admiral. At the navy department officials were In communication with Admiral Mayo. That there wbs "no news" was the terse and only announcement there. That was generally accepted as meaning that th I salute had not been fired. CONGRESSMAN SUOCER RETURNS TO CIPITOL Congressman J. M. (lodger. Jr., who has been in the district during thn last few days looking after hi poll- the other counties that he was unable lo reach on thla trip, owing to the limited time at bla dlapnenl. Mrs. (lay i. ,.i Marietta. Oa.. April II. Mrs. W. J ''lay. mother of the late I'nlled Statea Henator A. ft. Clay, of thla atale. la dead her home near here. Hhe a II yoara old. HABEAS CORPUS WRIT TO THAW the major mm. l n:r SEASON OPENING Baseball Contests Start Today In Eight Cities of Big Leagues. Detroit, Mich., April 14. The De troit Tigers faced St. Louis today in the opening game of the American league season with a line-up which contained only three men playing the positions they occupied in last sea son's initial contest. New York-Philadelphia. New York, April 14. New Tork baseball fans divided their patronage today between the Polo grounds, where the local American leaguers opened with Philadelphia, and Eb bets field, where the Brooklyn Na tionals faced Boston. Boston-Washington. Boston, April 14. Clear skies, with a temperature more suitable for foot ball than for baseball, marked the opening game of the American league season here today with the Red Sox lined up against Washington. Walter Johnson was Washington's choice for the box and Ray Collins was the Bos ton selection. New York-Philadelphia. Philadelphia, April 14. The weather was clear and everything au- ! gured well for the opening game be tween the New York Nationals, win ners of last year's pennant, and the Phillies, runners-up in the last cam paign. Chicago-Cincinnati. Cincinnati, April 14. Players of the Chicago and Cincinnati Nationals were said to be in good condition for their opening game here today. St. Louis-Pittsburgh. St. Louis, April 14. When Bt. Louis and Pittsburgh Nationals lined up for their opening game here today j fans were anxious to see which team j had profited most by the trading of yipmjcia iitiii jctxi. Chicago-Cleveland. Chicago, April 14. Chicago and C1v eland Americans lined up for their opening game 'oday with teams slightly crippled because of the ab sence of injured players. Double Damsgo Upheld. Washington, April 13. The double damage statute of Arkansas was up held today by the Supreme court. The iaw makes railroads which fail to pay claims for damages within 30 days after their presentation liable for twice the damages suffered. Every question about the big canal answered here. COUPON Save it for THI PANAMA CAT ch ; ; y Gazette-News Tuesday Apr. 14 pj Colonel Goetheuf says: HOW TO GET THIS BOOK On account of th education value ard patriotic appeal of thta book, Th Oaatt-New has arranged with Mr. II ask In to distribute a limited edition among Its readera for th mere coat of production and bundling. It la oound In a heavy cloth. It contains 400 pag, 100 Il lustration and diagrams, an Index, and two maps (one of them beautiful blrd'-eye vlw of th Canal Zona in four colon). IT IS ACTUALLY A 11.00 VALUE. Cut the above coupon from alx consecutive Issue of th paper, preaent them with 10 cent at our offlc, and a copy of th book la yourf. Fifteen cents extra If sent by msIL OUR QUARANTCB: Thla Is not a money-mak'sf m hem. Tb Oastt-Nsw will not make a penny of profit from thla campaign. It ha undertaken th distribution of this book ao'eiy bcau of Its eduoatlonal merit and whatever benefit thr la to b derived from the good will of thorn who profit from our offer Th OaMtt-Nws will chrfully refund th prlc of th book to any purchase who I not atlsfld wtlh 't Present Six Coupons of Consecutive Dates llflM H CENTS EXTRA IP SENT BY MAIL Made For Prisoner's Discharge. LIBERTY NOW DEPENDS ON SUPREME COURT Judge Aldrich Leaves High Court to Determine Peti tion for Admission To Bail. Concord, N. H., April 14. Harry Kendall Thaw's petition for a writ of habeas corpus was granted by Judge Edgar Aldrich of the United States district court today. The court said, however, that no order would be issued for the prison er's discharge from custody until ar rangements had been completed to take the case to the United States Su preme court on appeal. Thaw's petition for admission to ball the court left undetermined, taking the ground that it would be more ap propriate for this to be passed upon by the Supreme court. Result of Decision. The result of the decision is that Thaw's guardianship and condition will be unchanged for the present; but that his petition for a writ of ha beas corpus will go to the highest court in the land with a decision of the lower court in his favor. The decision discusses exhaustively the various phases of the case pre sented in the United States court, con cluding: "My conclusion Is that constitutional right of extradition for crime does not reasonably apply to such a situation as this, where the right of control by the demanding state resides in a de gree of custody based on Insanity and where its papers upon their face neg ative the idea of personal crimnal re sponsibility. It Is further thought that it would involve forced or fictional reasoning to make a flight of the char acter of the one in question the kind of a flight contemplated by the con stitution as a basis for extradition. "It results that an order will be made sustaining the writ and that the petitioner be discharged from the ex tradition process under which he was held at the time his petition for habead corpus was brought upon constitution al grounds. "It has been understood from the beginning that whichever way this case was decided by me it would bo (Continued on Page Nine). a Copy of Accurate and Dependable"
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