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THE GAZETTE-NEWS HAS THE MOST EXPENSIVE ASSOCIAT ED PRESS SERVICE IN THE CAROLTNA8 LEATHER FORECAST: UNSETTLED WEATHER. VOLUME XIX. NO. 57 ASHEVILLE, N. C, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 17, 1914 I! PRICE: FIVE CENTS NEW HUERTA MOVE RENEWS WAR FEAR E OF FUMES CMS EXECUTION BANKRUPTCY CASE LITIGATION ENDED Bank of Andrews Restrained From Carrying up Case of Cherokee Extract Co. WILSOR-nOO BIG II 7 U.S. Must Return Sal ute Simultaneously He Insists CABINET OPPOSES HIS NEW DEMAND Warships Will Now Pro ceed tQ Tampico It is Declared. Washington, D.C. April. 17 lluerta has parleyed again. He demands that his salute to the United States flag shall be re turned simultaneously. This Certain not to accept. This latest hitch at the eleventh hour when officials here expected the situation was as good as closed, was dis closed i n dispatches from Charge 0 Shaughuessy. Pres ident Wilson discussed it with .tLa-l a a a: im luwutri. nuiuiuiotintiuii officials said privately Huer tn's counter proposition would not be accepted. The development confirmed fears of those 'officials who expected Huerta would equivo cate again. Any intention of 1 e 11 Li 1 i: j i m ' . - abandoned and those close to the administration expected to see President Wilson's demand for an unqualified apology hacked up. Make Apology Valueless. The tert of Charge 0'8haughnessy'a dispatches whii not made public hut It became known that Ihiertn's latest proposal was that na hla Runs fired their salute lo the ntara and stripes an n lull (ikv mr i-imi inur.l Hiinnim m United State, that the cannon of American float ahonld reply to Mexican ualute (run for nun. in in iit-ir- wri' r mi i i" n - after It hail been finished, with a re turn nafttte such aa la prescribed In navel custom nd precedent. That would merely he acknowledging an amende honorable, they say. Rut to return Muertn's anlute run for , gun, ibev pointed, out. would make the apologv valueless. Officials described Huerta's ' latest move as an act to preserve hla own dignity before the Metleans of that port of the count rv under his control. While President Wilson nod the rab tee'i wll dec.ldt what shall ho dons, the opinion Is expressed freely In of. flelal circles thnt nothing but a com plete apology and such salute as the United States demands would be ac cepted now. ' . , "i. , Wcw Flay for Time? While fVrretsrf rirrnn when he tonic the latest dWat.-he before the president (eld the altiuttlo,. was '"en cimraglnr hut not finished." Whits Moose OMtplnls ssld the detslls re. mglnlsg In dispute dM rut sffset the "hesr of the mstter." It developed that Muertn's csmnter-prnnosltion for s simultaneous salute was regarded a another plsv for time which pron M would not le countenanced. All the latest dlenstchea wsre laid hefoir the esblnet. Practically all the rnerr'licr" nf the nfflelnl family were reed met mere should rlns rarfeiltbal Hear Admiral nnnd was for a saline I he returned bv Oil van, 'ga pointed out a clenrfng lion relating In an or ient of Itnerta'a promised ilcla ra I Itartgr. 17 -Secrelarv the dispatch Ira I Badger got ' wav for Tarn- " In substance was the ashed te Admiral Badger. ' feed to start for Mex- "This," said Secretary Daniels, "was tho voice of efficiency speaking through space." The order to sail .went out Tuesday afternoon. Wedensday morning found the gray fighters in Hampton Roads and at noon following the two-starred flag of Admiral Badger on the Arkan sas, the ships slipped swiftly seaward to join sister ships hurrying from other ports for the Mexican gulf. , REBEL TROOPS MOVING AGAINST GUADALAJARA Obregon Leading Expedition i Against the Second City Of Mexico. Chihuahua, Mex., April 17. Gen eral Obregon with several thousand rebel troops from southern Sonora 's leading an expedition toward Guada lajara, state of Jalisco, the second city of Mexico. By the time Obregon, moving from the west coast enters the state It Is be lieved the last of the federals will have been cleared out of the Torreon district and Villa will be free to loin the campaign against Guadalajara. General Angeles has reported t General Carranza that the federal re treat from San Pedro was a disorderly route. General Villa Is in San Pedro directing the pursuit from there. Against orcman. Douglas. Arts., April 17. Mass meetings were held lost nlrht In two of the vamps composing t.. munici pality of Cananea, Sonora, by Mexican workmen who demanded that the Can anea. Sonora, by Mexican workmen who demanded that the Cananea Con-1 solldated Copper company discharge ( Robert Hedges, foreman of the Capote j mine, wno naa incurred tneir enmity. This report came from Naco, Ariz. A general strike and suspension of work Is feared. GOETHALS WILL TESTIFY AS TO TOLLS RDPEAL Expected to Favor Repeal Summoned at Request of Senator Simmons. WaahJngton, April 17. Colonel Qeorg OoethaJs has been summoned before the senate canals committee to tcatlfy on the e-":.omlc feature of the Paiioma tnlla exemption for eoastwise vessels. He Is expected n favor repeal. The colonel Was asked to testify at the request of Henator Simmons but may not reach bar before April 14. the day set for closing the heart nga In that event Senator Simmon will not ask for an extension of the hear ing but will either request that Col onel Ooelhals testimony be Incorpo rated In the record or presented on the floor nf tho senate. Sentiment won said to bo crystallis ing in tht committee today for an amendment to the Rlma repeal bill stipulating that the United State will give up no right nf sovereignity over the canal by repeal of th exemption. Huppniiera of that Idea hop to win the president to that view. ; damage REPORT SUBMITTED ON EflRLYCLOSlNE Merchants' Association Hears Good Report Endorse ment for Playgrounds. A report was submitted at the all members meeting of the Aahevllle Merchants' association last night by the committee which has been work ing for some time to promote the movement for earlier closing hours for stores and other business houses in the city, the hour to be 6 o'clock in the evening every day except Saturday and 9 o'clock in the evening on Satur days. The report was to the effect that 70 merchants have agreed to the early closing and that the movement, beginning May 1, promises to be alto gether successful. The following firms have signed the agreement since the last publication of a list was made: Charles H. Honess, Aahevllle Paint & Glass company, Felmet brothers, Asheville Dry Goods company, Pied mont Electric company, E. E. Galer, J. A. I.enardi and J. F. Sims. It was stated by the committee that the members of the Ministers' associa tion have, been ased to speak of the movement from their pulpits next Sunday morning, commending It to their congregations. This association has previously endorsed the movement and it Is thought that such action now, as asked, will result in great good by securing the co-operation of the pub lic. A committee from the city Bar-aca-Phllathea union will cu.ll on all merchants within the next few days who have not yet signed the agree ment and urge favorable action. The association went on record last night as favoring greater facilities for playgrounds In the city and co-opera- rtton witn ms cme Betterment league in securing ucn playgrounds was as sured. Committees were appointed to confer with the city school and alder manic boards relative to the matter. The discussion of the new Federal reserve bank system, which was set for last night, was postponed until a future date to allow the members to give the question fuller study. No other important business was transacted, although two new mem bers were admitted, W. B. Nixon an:l the L I. Alexander Optical company. FEAR ARMED RESISTANCE f Parent and Smith Take Ref uge in Swamp After Run ning Fight. r,...,),, Mich Anrll 17. Fear- )ng arrne(j resistance from Joseph puriM,i and Clyde Smith, suspected of numerous ruilway station robberies, who lute yesterday took refug in a swamp near here after a running fight with the polce. possea guarding the swamp planned to move cautious ly today In efforta to capture the al leged bandits. When Police Chief Iverson attempt ed to arrest the men they fired at him and then fled. The police pursuit led through a hotel where more than 50 shots were fired and a panic cre ated, to a lumber yard where a brief pitched battel ensued and finally to the swamp, where the shooting eon jtlnued until the men disappeared. No one was Injured. CASE AGAINST WALTERS IS ALMOST COMPLETE On Trial For Kidnaping Boy Who Is Claimed By Two Women. Opelouaas, La., April 17. The state today was to attempt to complete Its evidence against W. C Wattera, on the charge of kidnaping Robert Dunbar, five yeses old. and claimed by two women a their son Walters, an Itinerant, was arrested In Mlsaleslppl with the boy .n his pos session. Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Dunbar of Opelousa. Identified him as their on who had disappeared In Kit. Later Julia Anderson of North Caro lina, claimed him as her offspring and mid (hat ah had given him int.. Walters- p nee Baton, Among Mat wftn rosea la a Rerttl Itoo expert who I expected today to aasUrt In unravelling by valentine meth od the dual identification mystery. DEATHS OF 11 Sweep Through a New York Apartment House Four Others Are Seriously Injured. FIREMEN EFFECT MANY THRILLING RESCUES Victims Are Caught Trying to Reach The Fire Escapes Official Investigation To Be Held. New York. April 17. Flames that swept through a five story apartment house at 741 Eighth avenue today claimed eleven victims and resulted In the serious injury of four others. Ten bodies were taken from the theatrical boarding house that occu pied half of the building. Only rour could be Identified, the others being charred beyond recognition. The identified dead are: William Wallace," 46 years old ; Nel lie Wallace, hl wife; Mrs. Nellie Spencer, a cloak model; and Muriel Davis, three years old. Mrs. George C . Davis, Internally hurt, died in a hospital. The Injured' are: Joseph Messer, Martin Welsh and Charles Burke. The Are started in a pile of waste in the. basement of a five and ten cent store which occupied the ground floor of the building, spread rapidly up stairways, shutl... off egress by fhem. There were no fire escapes In the front of the building and the large number of dead and Injured was due to the refusal of the panic strick en people to remain In the front win dows where many were rescued by firemen. All of the dead and, Injured were taken from the rear rooms, and halls where they w ire caught while attemptlngito reach th roof and fire escapes. 1 .One man was killed In trying to es cape over roofs. In the hour the flames raged many thrilling rescues wer made by firemen working from ladders In front and from windows of a nearby tenement building. Captain Smith, who was suspended by his feet ; from a window, prevented Louis Boylan froth being dashed to death when a ladder broke on which he was crawling from th.. burning tenement. Captain Smith seized Boylan and held on to him until both could be dragged to safety. The proprietor of the rooming house, a negro Janitor and several of the rescued occupants of rooms In the dwellings were summoned to appear today before an official investigator. Driven Oat by Fir. Chlcagj. April 17. More than 100 famlllles were driven from their home today by an early morning fire which damaged stables of the United States Exnress company and nearby flat buildings move than $200,000. The fire broke out In the express com pany's stables anil 100 horses perish ed. ONLY IS MEN MIKE UP ARMY ITGEN", COKEY But the "General" Says He Will Not Abandon March To The Capital. Canton, O.. April 17.- Fifteen mem bers made up "leneraj" Jacob 8. Coxey'a army" nf unemployed when It t out tody fur Osnaburg. six mile away. A large crowd,, the "gen eral's" aides assembler (lie "army" from Hoclalist hsll and from nearby saloons to resume th pilgrimage to Washington. "Nontenant' Anderson, th "army" recruiting officer, had acourad th brick yards and railroad Iraoks near Canton In an effort to sign up more recruit and gav out tho names of II men who had agieed to march today but i,n l 15 appeared. While member of tho "army" curl ed up on bench or oa th floor In the Socialist hall last night, "General" Coxey and his son, David, wen- quar tered at one of the clty'a baat hotel. In spite of th meagre proportion of th "army," Coxey aya he ha no Intention of abandoning tho march. CUTHRELL FANNED 13 CONSECUTIVE BATTERS Chartutt. N. C, Atrll 17. Striking out 14 opposing tiatiman In a ata In ning gam with Wet Virginia Unlvar alty at Waka Forest yesterday after - df on three sinli th game I to v. WW (IFF Carrying Out Death Sentence At Least Delayed Many Months by Yesterday's Proceedings. THE CASE MAY GO TO U. S. SUPREME COURT In Event That New Trial Is Denied by Highest Tri bunal of State of Georgia. Atlanta, Ga., April 17. The execu tion of Leo M. Frank for the murder of Mary Phagan, which had been set for noon today, will at least be de layed many months by the action of attorneys yesterday, in the opinion of legal authorities here. It was pointed out today that a tedious process of litigation which may include a decision by the Supreme court of the United States, will now be necessary before the last recourse to save the con victed factory superintendent's life has been exhausted. It was generally expected that of the two motions filed by Frank's attorneys in superior court yesterday, that ask lng a new trial on grounds of newly discovered evidence would be first pressed for action. If, after argu ments on April 22 this motion is de nied, appeal probably will be taken to the Supreme court of Georgia, which already has affirmed the lower court In denying a new trial on previously sub mltted evidence. In the event that a new trial Is again denied by the highest tribunal of the state. It Is believed the motion tiled yesterday for annulment of the conviction will, if necessary, be car ried to the Supreme court at Washing ton. This motion alleges that, In vio I lation of the constitution of the United j States, Judge L S. Roan, who presided I at Frank's trial, advised counsel for j the defendant not to allow the pris i oner to be present In court when the verdict was returned. This action, the motion states was founded on fears that physical violence would result to Frank should he be acquitted. Attorneys for Frank were quoted today as saying that the report of William J. Burns, who investigated the murder at the Instance of the prisoner's friends, probably would be placed In their hands before the hear ing on April 22. BOUND BODIES FOUND IN DEBRIS OF BUILDING Lumberman and Stenographer Murdered and Office Build ing Is Burned. Geddea. S. D., April 17. Bodies of W. U. Menzie, manager of the Karm- ers- Lumber yard here, which was j burned last night, and his bookkeeper, ! Miss lilanche Signal, were found to day In the debris of the yard office. Miss Signal's feet were tied with a I wire and her hands wired behind her. I Her skull had been crushed with a 1 hammere, found nearby. Menzie- feet I were wired together and a wire was found on one wrist, the other end waa broken. Ilsl skull had been frac tured. There le no clue and no known mo- tlve for the murdor has hcen din- covered. Mr. Menzie and Mlaa Signal were lt en alive when 'hay went to the office about :I0 last night to do i me extra work. Mlas Signal had agreed to meet her mother at 8 o'clock. Th flr was discovered at 11:10 but had g nd Irrestible head way. SULZER'S CASE IS NOT IN COURT OF APPEALS Albany, N. Y.. April IT. Appeal In the mandamus proceedings against the state comptroller, through which William Sulser hopes to have the United 8tatea Supreme court pa up on the validity of hi Impeachment, wae auhm!ttd to the court of appeal today, In lengthy brief. Mr. SuhterD sued out the writ to compel the paymant to him of the governor- salary from the time or hi removal last October. Lower courta decided agolnat him. llixIkK Float Ashore Monmouth Beach, N. J , April 17. Bodies of three aaran and that of Mrs. II. u. Hardy, wlf of the can- tain of th schooner Charle K. Murk lay which stranded and went to pieces near here Wdnday night, floated shore today. Ten pereoeia perished In the wreck. On sailor waa raeud Further litigation In the bankruptcy case of the Cherokee Tanning Extract company, which was defended in the United States District court and Cir cuit Court of Appeals by the Bank of Andrews, has been stopped by an order of Judge Frank Carter of Superior court, according to information re ceived here from Murphy. Judge Car ter recently Issued an order dismissing all state receivers in the case and re strained the bank, the funds of which are now held in trust, from carrying the case to the United States Supreme court on the ground that one trust fund should not bo used in the pro tection of another. The properties of the Extract com pany are now in the hands of Vonno L Gudger, permanent receiver ap pointed by Judge James E. Boyd, and the affairs of the concern will be promptly settled up, It Is stated. It is expected that a reorganization will follow this settlement and that the operations at the plant near Andrews will be resumed within the next few months. This case has been one of the most interesting In western North Carolina of late years, a question of Jurisdiction arising between the state and United States courts. It was chiefly on this question of jurisdiction that the case was carried up, and it is understood that the Bank of Andrews had antici pated carrying it to the Supreme court for review before the order referred to was issued by Judge Carter. RECREATION THEATER BURNED BY MILITANTS Great Yarmouth, Eng., April 17. The theater on tho great recreation pier here was destroyed by fire today raused by the explosion of a bomb left under a seat by a militant suf fragette. The explosion occurred at 4 o'clock thls-Tnornliig and a few moments later the theater at the end of the pier hurst into flames. It was recently re built at a cost of $100,000. DEADLOCK ARISES IN POLITICS OF PERU Lima, Peru, April 17. A deadlock has arisen between Peru political par ties over the presidential election to choose a successor to the exiled Pres ident Bllllnghurst. Followers of Ro berto E. Legula, former vice president, today rejected proposals advanced by the Pierola party as a solution of the difficulties. The general public Is pessimistic as to the outcome and commerce la suf fering considerably. The book you want for only half a dollar COUPON Save itjfbr TMS PANAMA CAM T Oasette News Colon! Goatfhals saps: 2 K HOW TO GET THIS BOOK On account of th education value ard patriotic appeal at thta book. The Oasetta-Newa ha arranged with Mr. Hart In to dlstrlbut a limited edition among Its radr for the mr coat of production and handling. It I oound In a heavy cloth. It contain 400 page, 100 11 lustratlona and diagram, an Im1e, and two map (on of thm beautiful blrd'a-y viw of th Canal Zona In four color). IT IS ACTUALLY A 11.00 VALUE. 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The presi dent and Mrs. Wilson announced to day that the wedding of their young est daughter, Miss Eleanor Randolph Wilson, and Secretary McAdoo would take place on Thursday, May 7. The announcement from the White House giving the date of the wedding also said: "In accordance with the wishes of Miss Wilson and Mr. McAdoo tho wedding will be very small, only the vice president and Mrs. Marshall, the cabinet and the Immediate members of the two families are to be pres ent." ,52 YEARS OLULATS WIFE First Threw Her Against Hot Spve Then Attempts To Kill Himself. Boonville, Ind., April 17. Throw ing his wife, Mary, 42 years old, against a hot stov In his home here today, William Folsom, B2 years old. formerly a prosperous farmer, fired two shots into her heart, killing her instantly. Then he inflicted three wounds In his own breast, none of which, doctors say, will prove fatal. The shooting occurred from the wife's denial of infidelity made to Filsom, It Is said, and her refusal of his demand that she surrender her wedding ring. The Folsoms have ten children, from three to 25 years old. a Copy of ft Friday Apr. 17 "Accurate and Dependable"
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