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t , " ' ' '. ' THE GAZETTE-NEWS HAS THE MOST EXPENSIVE ASSOCIAT ED PRESS SERVICE IN THE JVEATHEB FORECAST J ; GENERALLY FAIR ' j! J ' )LUME .XIX. NO. 72 " ASHEVILLE, N.C... TUESDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 5, 1914 PI PRICE: FIVE CENTS )ETTLE PLANS WOR MEDIATION DETECTIVE HELD f. AGED MILLIONAIRE FEDERALS MINE VERA CRUZ R. R. ml in on UNDER S 1000 BOND IS KILLED BY SON v. , : - . - - - t - " . . ' t '. 1 kanza Now Eliminated As V ,esult of Refusal to Agree ' to Armistice With the ; Federal Forces. !,L THE DIFFICULTIES" WERE CONTEMPLATED reasingly Precarious Posi lon of Huerta May Have ' i Some Effect On The -Negotiatfons. -'" ashinKton. Mas- 6. The text . of note soni by the South American imats to General. Oarranza ellmr ng him from f - - participating'' in ! efforts to compose the MexlcanJ turn, made public today, dlscloa ir the first tlmo that the medla i consider "all the difficulties h have contributed toward the xiU situation in Mexico" have a t bearing on the mediation pro i. ? .. , hesc difficulties," says the note, u Id be the subject of consldera- In the negotiations for whose auc 'ul conduct wo have deemed It pensahle to suspend hostilities." fls is. the first authoratatlve co tton from the mediators that they Idered the Huerta-Carranza diffl es as directly bearing upon the i. between Huerta and the United, a. s. :i. r the first time since the-oocu- ti of Vera Cruz th regular, oabl- leetlng today lasted less than an and '. members,, said nearly, the session was devoted to routine 'mental matters. 6rt of -further warlike prppars,- hu lh. foHarnia rtonr ttrn fVll nofflclal reports (t tlhj detention' -nencan i,;onsui siiuman-irt oan Potosl 'caused some apprehen- butf neither themavy. nor, war-tre- nni -announceq any turincr ift ,foV nggrcftsiw actJon.'it was re . .1 ,1 " . . . I A.MfA t 5tu mm lilt; nitiri ivnu luitro 111 outh were sufficient to cope with move that might be. made by, JTu jtroops V Vera'Crus, "yhe. state'' rtment made vigorous efforts to, lain the facts In regard to Con-! jllllman's reported detention, kshlngton. May 6. With the vlr j elimination of the teonstitutlon I from proceedings aimed at a ral settlement of Mexico's Ills, th h American envoys today began to compose differences between ta and the United 'states "govern i that led to the seizure of Vera i Carranza's elimination resulted t his refusal to agree to a truce Huerta. Although the mediators Hied their -proposal that he name presentative to co-operate in me an negotiations, they left open to the opportunity to enter the pro Ings whenever he was. ready , to in armistice. ' ' hlle the abrupt turn In the diplo ic drama led many observers to )v that nH present chance of gert i mediation wm 1oM,! yet sugges- were heard that -Carransa -might age his mind after his troops were nssesston of Paltlllo, the next rebel j Mediation nans, velopments which led the medla- temtorarlly to drop Carranxa f their mediation plans had not j entirely unexpected and the en I went ahead with their original (ram. With the announcement by stale depart mnt of delegates ap ted to act In nn advisory capacity i- the envoys. It was believed thty (i be ready to outline their scheme mediation of the Tamplco dead end other alleged offenses against dignity of the American govern I In federal territory. Huerta had d . his delegates three dlstln v i Mexican diplomats and It expected the AiHeriran delegation would be chosen. Where the ses of the mediators would take had not been determined but In U Circles here today It was be-' I some quiet New England resort I be chosen. The delegates will no executive pert In the prelim- negotiations. They will transmit oitelo of the mediators to their rnments and reply with Intlma t of the lengths to which both ies would, go toward adjustment ifTerences. . ; Carnuixa'a Position. 18 envoys at Argentina, Ilrailt and made known before they resum- t heli leasion .today that they In i d to remain In complete charge lie negotiations. That was fore In their not to Carransa. The I chief was anJd to have replied to envoy today, outlining his posl t l'revlously he had asserted an nipt to adjust Mexico's Internal ,rs was beyond the limit of dlplo, ! activity and charged that lluer illiterately had brought itiml its that led to occupation of Vera I. . ' ZapMt ThiTwtn. trta's position today was da ed to be Increasingly precarious. ta. the southern rebel, according ports In Vera Crux, threatened to k the federal capital today. Vel , one of Huerta's chiefs In opera (Continued on page I) .u. ULVU I L 1 1 111 L. IU FUTURE CONTRACT Cotton Exchange Men Urge the doption of Gbvernment ' St&dard." ' T , ' Augusta, Ga., May. Today's ses- slon of the Augusta cotton confer-1 ence Is expected, to be devoted-largely I to a idlscussioh of the' report on "fu ture .contracts,", which a sub-committee .of six will make the execu tive committee when the session con venes 'this morning. ' . . , ' " "The report of the executive, " or steering committee, which ' was ap pointed yesterday to consider all mat-, tare which should come befoee the conference and make a report 'to the; mam zodly, will be made in full some j tlme today and the conference . will . probably adjourn this afternoon. J Tomrorrow mornjng a conference called by President W. C. Lawson, of ied 4he'T6'xB; Cottofi association, will convene nere, jvir. jawson nas cauea the conference for the purpose of jl lormltig an association of southern ex- changes. t With the disposal of the standardix-1 acion matter yesterday afternoqn, by j.0? the" recommendation that all ex- changes adopt the government stand-j ard and that the government be urg- d -to-adopt the International stand ard, the most Important matter, with the exception of future contracts, was disposed of. PfiEYED ON OF Mexicans Steal Baggage of Of ficial Who Arrives A1 NeW Orleans. New Orleans, May 5. Mexicans did not even except Nelson O'Shaugh-j nessy,. former American charge at Mexico City, in preying upbn Ameri- j can property, after tha.fall of Vera ; Cruz. Practically all of the baggage of Mr. and Mrs. O'Shaughnessy was stolen ' from the special train pro vided for the party. The former charge ' arrived from Vera Cruz today on the gunboat Yankton and will leave tonight for Washington. '" Shown a dispatch from. Vera Cruz saying he had submitted to Washing ton a list of- name of Mexicans who might take charge of th government In the casa of the downfall of Gen eral Huerta,' Mr. O'Shaughnessy said he knew nothing about It. He refuse'! te discuss the Mexican, situation In any of its phases.. KISSES GRANDMOTHER lr AND COMMITS SUICIDE f Herbert : Austin, of High Point, Re rently Married, Takes ( Ills Own I4fc Hulcldes at Hlldebran. Special to The Gazette-News. ' Hickory. May 6. Herbert Austin, formerly connected with a bank In lllnh Point, committed suicide at the home of hla grandmother, Mrs. Noah j Towniend. at Hlldebrand, five miles west of this city yesterday morning, by shooting himself through th. tem ple with a revolver. Austin came here yesterday morn ing on No. 16, which arrives at T o'clock. Afterwards he walked to Hlldebrand and went to the home of hla grandmother. After he had kissed her, she asked him If hi wanted tome breakfast, -i He replied that he was tired and didn't care for anything to eat After talking with her a while he went Into another room, presum ably to rest or sleep a while, and shortly afterwards Mrs. Townsend heard the pistol shot. On Investigating she found him lying In the room dead. Arrangements have been made to bury him at Hlldebrand today, his mother being burled there. Probable causa, for the suicide could not be learned. He was married only a few weeks ago In High Point OPERATIONS IN OIL FIELDS TO BE RESUMED Washington. May I. Operations In I the great Mexican oil fields arc to be! resumed as soon as ths emplpyes can he gathered from the places where they fled for refuge when the military actions bewan at Tamplco. Yesterday British Ambansndor Bpiing-Rlce re ceived notice ffom Sir Lionel Cardan, the British minister In Mexico City, that Huerta had consented to the re turn of the oil workers to the fields and had undertaken to give them pro tection as far as possible, ' The con stllutlonallsta already have given a ilmlUr pledga. Testimony Desired in Connec- ; tion With Affidavit in the Leo Frank Case. Atlanta,' May 6. Dan C. Lehon, lo cal representative of a national detec tive agency, was held here today un der a 41,000 appearance .bond to testi fy before the Fulton county grand Jury In connection twlth the case of Leo ,M. Frank, under death sentence for the murder. in April of last year of Mary Phagan, a factory girt. When the hearing upon the extra ordinary . motion for a new trial for Frank was resumed before Judge Ben H. Hill of the Superior court this morning, Hugh M. Dorsey. solicitor general, opposing the motion, re quested that Lehon be held under rea sonable bond to secure' his appear ance before the grand jury. Mr. Dor sey stated that Lehon's testimony was desired in connection with inves tigation of circumstances surround ing fthe securing of the affidavit of Rev. C. B. Ragsdale, which later was repudiated. The original Ragsdale af- fidavit asserted that the minister had heard. James Conley, a negro factory sweeper, confess that he had murder- Mary Pha.gan. ' Mr. Dqrsey said that he requested " '" this detective's home was in New Or- wana Judge Hill granted the request Jimmeaiately, fixing the.; amount at 1.00. which was promptly furnished the detective. . , . ' ' . , ' Tl ' BL INOOTEO Late Reports to Effect He Has Won Over U. S. Senator E.-D. Smith. - Co.luitTbiars. .'C;'; .May 5. FlrsfTtest of strength between Governor Cole L. niofiu nnA TTnltnrl Rtntn KAnntnr' V. U - Smith, candidates for the United States senate at the forthcoming state primary, was furnished yesterday by l the democratic conventions held in every county of the state. Latest re ports from the conventions indicate Uhat the antl-Blease forces won I sweeping victory and will send practt. cally 800 delegates to the state con vention to be held In Columbia May 20, while less than 60 Blease delegates were elected. Senator Smith was elected a dele gate to the state convention from Je county, while Newberry county, the home of Governor Blease and Fred ff. Domlnlck, assistant attorney general gave neither a place In the representa tion. - .... . The question of primary reform will be given consideration at the state convention, according to resolutions passed in many w of the conventions. About half of the counties approved the policies of the national administra tion. G CONTINUES tT TAMPICO, SMS REPORT Washington, May 8. Firing con tinues daily at Tamplco between con stitutionalist and federal forces ac- cording to a report transmitted from Admiral Mayo by Admiral Badger to day. Heavy guns were heard yester day morning. The steamer Camaguey, which has arrived at Vera Crus from Tamplco reports that Mexican federal forces at the latter port were rein forced by 1(00 men last week. DESTRUCTIVE BLAZE Only Heroic Work of Firemen, Saved IlUHineM Portion rf New Bern Yesterday. Special to The Gasette-Newt. Newbern. May . Herolo efforts on the Part of the four fire companies confined the bias which destroyed the Ready Wear Garment company's place of business early yesterday morning,' to the one building, which Is owned by Mrs, C. W, Blanchard, of Klnston. The owners of the stock are J. W. Sears, of Vanceboro; Leroy Harp of Pamlico: M. L. Jacobs and H. E. Allison, Newbern. Their stock was said to worth iiuo.ovo ana 1th 15.000 Insurance, The building, lp,,,, jutted, wan worth 111,000 partially Insured. Ths stock of D. F. Jarvls, adjacent, was damaged to the extent of several thousand dollars. Collier nrfaaaed. Washington, May l. Harry CollUef a pitcher secured from Georgia "Tech" has been released by the Washington Amerlcsn tram tn tha Dea Moines, j W estem league, team. First Day's Celebration Opens With Arrival of Aged Com mander, General Ben . nett H; Young. FULLY 100,000 PEOPLE EXPECTED BY TUESDAY Forest's 146 Men Are Widely Cheered Meetings Begin This AfternoonTwo Sessions Tonight. ' Jacksonville, FUu, May 5. With the arrival .of General Bennett H. Young this morning the first day of the cele brations attending the Confederate re union opened with a swing and rush that betokens a, lively week. General Young was met at the union station by mayor Van Swearlngen and escort ed to his official headquarters at the Aragon hotel.- Max Morganthau has been appointed his body guard and will . look after the comfort of the aged commander during his stay In the city. As Mr, Morganthau was a for mer sparring partner of James J. Cor bett, the general is safe. Troop A, Forrest's cavalry, 146 men ranging In age from 66 to 82, arrived today and were wildly cheered as they marched to their, headquarters in the camp which extends through Dignan and Springfield parks in the heart of the residence section, of the city. r Fully- 30,000 persons arrived yester day and the morning trains are pour ing thousands into the city. Sixty thousand strangers are ' expected by night and fully JOO.OOt) by tomorrow noon,- ' : " I '; V; .--T'V'"' -. The first meeting of the week will be held at o'clock thia'.alternoon by OiXfonfederitLHain-iModiatlb&i at Morocco temple And the Sons of Veterans will begin their, sessions to night. For the first time In the history of confederate reunions the great parade of veterans will not be afoot. Auto mobiles -will be provided for all and the bands will be hauled In auto trucks. The route of parade Is over three miles In length and the veterans are too old tb walk longer. INSTRUCT MILITIA FOR Disbursing Officers Through out Country Would Get Funds to Move Militia. Washington, May E. Instructions governing a possible mobilization of tho national guard were mailed to all mllltla officers throughout the country by the war department today. The in structions .cover , particularly financial operations Incident to mobilization and methods of securing railroad transpor- t latlons. Local United States disburs ing officers throughout the country would be supplied with funds to move the mllltla. DURHAM LADY BADLY HURT BY AUTOMOBILE Miss Violet CruM'hfleld Run Down on Angler Ave Several Bones Brok cn Handsome Building. Sneclal to Tha Gaiette.News. Durham, May 8. Miss Violet Crutchflcld, a young ladyf East Dur ham, waa Injured Sunday night In an automobile accident on Angler avenue. Ths extent of her Injuries have not yet been determined, but It la feared that her skull Is fractured. Her shoulder and collar bone are broken and her tight are la also broken. In addition to these there are many bruises about her body. Miss Crutohfleld waa run down by Mr. Horton of Raleigh, and all of the witnesses seem to think the accident was unavoidable. Mlsa Crutchfleld erossed in front of th oar and as It waa nearlng the corner where there la a great deal of trafflo, she did not aeem to hear the automobile horn and when aha stepped In front of tha ma chine It waa impoMlbla for tha driver to stop In time tb keep from running her down. I Treaty In Reacting. Bogota, Colombia, May I. The treaty between Colombia and the United State settling th long stand ing dispute over Panama passed It first reading in ths Colombian senate today. " - Hiram Duryea, 81, Shot While Sleeping His Son, 43, Had Been Acting Strangely. New York, May 6. Iri a cell in a Brooklyn police station, Chester Dor yea, who early this morning fired seven bullets Into the body of his father. General Hiram Duryea, mil- lionarle starch manufacturer, killing him instantly, talked incoherently of the events leading up to the shooting and gave evidences of being stark mad. He said he' shot his father when he received a "spiritual message from George Washington." In a saner tone he added: "I was the best friend my father had. 'I loved him dearly. If he were here now he could explain the whole matter. I really don't know why I shot him.. I had made up my mind before shooting father that as soon as he was dead I would turn the automatic pistol upon myself and end my own life. I fully Intended doing that while I was firing at my father. After it was over, though, an Im pulse came over me and I decided not to kill myself, I wish I had carried out my original intention." ' Before his arraignment in court Duryea became violent and beat on the doors of his cell with his bare knuckles. New York, May 5. Hiram Duryea, St. retired millionaire starch manu facturer and brigadier general of the civil war, was killed early, today at his home In the Bay ridge section of Brooklyn by his son, Chester Duryea, aged 43. Seven shots were fired by the son Into his father's body. The killing occurred on the porch of the Duryea home, father, and son were in-the habit of sleeping. About I o'clock this morning Chester Duryea slipped from his cot into the house and secured an automatic pistol and a magazine rifle. Standing near his sleeping father he first fired from the rifle and then emptied the revolver. Chester Duryea would give no rea son for killing his father when taken In. custody. Servants told the police he had been acting . strangely. . Five years ago he showed signs of mental trouble.. ' Chester Duryea ' was admitted to IJKraottMuIaw.Jind had Intended to take up the legal business of the starch company of which his father . was head. Domestic troubles that cul minated In his being divorced by his wife in 1903 discouraged him In this ambition.., ',.-. Although servants said that there had been no quarrel between General Duryea and his son before they re tired for the night an overturned table, a broken screen and books scattered about the floor of the sleeping porch led the police to believe that a struggle had preceded the killing. 'S CLODS OF N.G. TO MEET Sesssions Begin in Fayetteville Tonight Are To Consider Dress Reform. Raleigh, N. C. May 5. The twelfth annual meeting of the North Carolina Federation of Women's clubs will be gin In Fayetteville, N. C, tonight. Miss Adelaide Fries, of Winston-Salem, the president presiding. The federations has a membership of over sotiu. in addition to the election of officers, the Question of reform In woman'a dress will be considered. Suffrage Is not a part of the program. The sessions will continue through Friday. WITNESSES SUMMONED m CASE OF WATSON ? Macen. Ga., May B. While no stat ment would be made at the office ot United States District Attorney Alex ander Akerman, It Is understood that witnesses have been summoned to ap pear before- th United State grand Jury In Augusta on May 1J to testify at a re-hearing of charges against Thomas E. Watson. An Indictment charging Watson with sending ob scene literature through the malls re cently waa dismissed by th court Watson won th case when Indicted on th same charge, the court sustain ing a demurrer to th Indictment APPEAL IS GRANTED 1 IN KILLIFER'S CASE Clolnnatl, May I. Judge Sessions of th United State circuit court of appeads announced her today that he had grant dan appeal In th Federal baseball league's case, relative to player Kllltfer which waa decided against It at Grand Rapid several weeks ago. 'Washington, May I. Joint resolu tion proposing amendments to th federal constitution to extend the right of suffrage to woman and for natlon-wld prohibition wer ordered reported, without recommendation, to the house by th Judiciary committee today. This leaves both proposals to th house for decision without sug gestion from th oommltt. - TUT Explosion of Government Dy namite Magazine Nine teen Seriously Hurt. Panama, May B. An explosion this morning at the government of Panama dynamite magazine resulted In the killing of eight persons. Nineteen oth ers were seriously injured. The prop erty was destroyed. The explosion was caused by a brush lire which made its way to the Interior of the building. Six of the dead and most of the wounded are firemen sum moned to combat the flames. A man and a woman who were watching the blaze from a distance were torn to pieces. The explosion in addition to obliter ating the magazine caused consider- able other property damage In the neighborhood. , UTILE GIRL Pittsburgh, May 5. County detec tives, policemen and several thou sand steel workers today continued their search for the man who mur dered little Florence Dove and , as saulted Elizabeth Klenbjck at North Braddock late yesterday, An all night scouring of the hills on both sides of the Monongahela river and in the industrial towns -of the valley result ed in the arrest of ten men. Four of them 'were released and the others will be .examined by magistrates to day- They are closely guarded fear of lynching. for MR, OLNEY DECLINES TO Boston, May 6. Richard Olney has addressed a letter to President Wil son declining the governorship of the federal reserve board. WARNING ISSUED TO AUTOMOBILE OWNERS Special to The Gazette-News. Raleigh, May 6. Commissioner or insurance James R. Young has Is sued a special caution to automobile owners against the practice of using gasoline for cleaning the machine while it is standing In the garage ror the reason that the escaping or evap orating gasoline will make large areas of space very explosive. He re gards flrea In connection with auto mobiles all too frequent and Insists that if ordinary precautions are ob served the number and seriousness of such fires will be greatly reduced. To cut down the frequency of such fires and the heaviness of the losses in cident to them will furthermore tend to bring about reductions In the rates on such Insurance. BLAS PIMA FREE COOPQN IDEAL PAT.T.ERN TODAYt FKfSCffTATlON IY Gazette-News SIX OF THE ABOVE COUPONS ENTITLE EVERY READER TO THESE TWO GREAT GIFTS GIFT No. 1 IDEAL. ART PATTERN OUTm-OasteUng 11 HwM hToMr7 rTn at ahitrT t Wra, t 1 cU ax, nsalar fata valaa, wouM earf bmp ttiaa ., Boat f CoinM Lwm hi artlliiiriM'T IMUlaui br MM LM raniaa, the aota Fraack expert Meal gaihToldwT Haap watch i n f at af artlf. C1FT No. 2 TODAY'S MAGAZINE f OR ONE TEAR Tfca Oraal Naw Woaiaa'a Haaaataa alTlae m a Math Um Baat ap-to-data Woman1! Journal, Bailee dlnet to nm hncna by tha pahltorMwa of Utc'aMfatina. Brtnf of than Coapona and M Csota M this eaVa and rami nanailiaa raft So, L aad writ saaa and add ram to whlc ran wiafc ladmr'i Manama (Otrt n. tl mllad fou aack month tor on yaar no tha Maak halow. 1 ha i Vat la taeooarthaaxnanot of tr-tilM Cron tha aMfaa-rana' eaot of hantlrne tha rattan. OatM and tha oaat of RMulmf to fom ansa stonta lor a ef Um caxraat laaue af . Taaa.fi Moicaalna. Oi of Town Roadara will add I Canal Rxtr far nnabie and maltine and TODAY! MACAZWB tar Oaa Afa. STKUT rnrnJ fh. . . . CI 1 1 aa TDWN Prepare to Destroy Line From Mexico City in The Event United States Soldiers - Attempt to Advance. GEN. FUNSTON WORRIED BY SUCH PREPARATIONS He Would Welcome Orders to March on CapitalMayo , . Is Anxious to Capture . ,' Tampico. Washington, May 5. Information came from Vera Cruz to the war de- , partment today that Mexican federals '. had mined the railroad tracks from ; Vera Crux to Mexico City preparatory ; to utter destruction of the road in the event American forces attempt a ' march on the capital. No confirmation had been received cf reports that the San Francisco bridge on the inter-oceanlc. railroad ' , had been damaged. ' The mines are reported to be a half a mile apart and Mexican soldiers , have been detailed to touch ofr the fuses should hostilities eventuate. These preparations and the throw- , Ing up of defenses which are daily . making the position of the Mexican federal troops stronger are known to ., be a source of worry to General Fun , ston. It is understood he would wel- , come orders to start for the Mexican capital. Admiral Mayo at Tampico haa In formed the navy department that he would have no trouble in taking Tarn- , plco with his present , forces and It was learned today that ,he has more , tnan once nmtea in nis aispaicnes that It would be advisable to take such action. He has now .under his command, in addition to his llag- cyif. wiv iiwuwmf - j S ' "Of 1 a torpedo boat fleet of nine. ' Arranging Defense. Washington, May 6. Overnight ad vices to the war ' department from Vera Crus were summarized in this statement by Secretary "Garrison to day: , ' . ' . . . ,,, "The latest message received from General Funston came during the night. In' It he reports no change in conditions. He visited the Tejar pumping station yesterday. He reports that he Is arranging for a proper de fense of the pumping station without extending our lines.". To Obstruct Vessels. Washington. May . B. Admiral Badger reported to the navy depart-, . ment today the receipt of word from . the torpedo boat destroyer Drayton at Tuxpam that Territorial Minister Ha clnda there had ordered customs offi- cers not to clear or enter any vessel . from or to American porta. This or der, it was further reported, had been given to all ports In the state of Vera 11 IS Americans Held. The Drayton also reported that 13 Americans had been detained against their will .t Mulaltuyea. In the state of Puebla, about 60 miles from Tux pam. This In formation was given to thA Rritlnh cnnniil at Tuvnnh hv Amer ican refugees who said the Mexican authorities gave as .their reason for holding the Americans a desire to as sure their safety. The British consul has wired the governor of Puebla re questing their release. Caae of Ktlllman. . Washington, May 5. Alarmed - by ) (Continued on Page Nine). ARTv . OUTFIT MAGAZINE t Tuesday May 5 Year to ..- 33 MA. Kim
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