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IHE GAZETTE-NEWS HAS THIS. HOST EXPENSIVE ASSOCIAT ED PRESS SERVICE) IN THE CAROLJNAS , :s :t LEATHER FOEECASTi FAIR WEATHER VOLUME XIX.', NO. 83 PRICE: FIVE CENTS ASHEVILLE, N. C, MONDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 18, 1914. pro HUETA'S WILLING PJLACE tosSesign Delegates Informed He Will Step Down If Necessary TOCOfWEHTlOB NO INTIMATIONS AS TO SUCCESSOR arrival la to complete the plans for the conference which will begin with the Mexican and American delegates on Wednesday. While rooms and a conference hall already have been en gaged at a leading hotel In' Niagara Falls, Dr. Naon desired to make cer tain that all conveniences were pro vided for carrying on the work of the conference with as much comfort and expedition as possible. The minister was accompanied by his 11 year old son. - . ... Take Charge of Lights. . Washington, May 18. The Brazil ian minister In Mexico City Informed the state department today that the Mexican department of communica- .tlons had appointed three men to re sume charge of the Lobos Island light. This information was conveyed to the Brazilian minister through the Mexl can foreign office. J Such Is Present Prospect in Congress Race, Although Few Authentic Reports . Are Received. Diplomats Are Now Chiefly Concerned With Form of Administration. 1 Washington, May 18. Gen dVal Iluerta has authorized tho Mexican mediation delegates to submit his resignation in case such a course is necessary to a settlement in peace nego tiations. This was stated posi tively in dispatches today from a thoroughly competent diplo matic source in Mexico City to one of the foreign representa tive!! here and confirmed inti mations given by friends of the delegates here yesterday. According to.," this informa tion from Mexico jCity Iluerta at first authorized the dele sates to discuss only the ques tion of the Tampico conflict loading to the American occu pation of Vera Cruz. Latpr the Mexican dictator, it is explain od, came to recognize the ne cessity of a broader settlement and then convened to the dele prates assurances that he was prepared to step down should this course be found necessary by them. The problem causing chief concern to diplomats in Mexi co City now is that of the form of administration to be estab lished during the interim be fore a constitutionally elected president could assume office: Xo imitations concerning the name of a possible successor to Iluerta were contained in the dispatch, this subject being one in which it would be nec essary to consult opinion of constitutionalist and other leaders in Mexico. Washington, May II. While the tag was being set In Niagara Falls 'od- for the next big scene- In th Mexican mediation drama, officials in 'liDlomatlc and administration circles 'sirerly discussed the extent to which 'he peace conference mlgnt go in at 'iiiillng a settlement of the southern republic's Ills. Reported optimism or 'he iluerta delegates over chances or mediation found reflection In the cap Hal. I Members of the Mexican federal mission were In Now Tork j todayi Minister Nson of Argentina.,' was In Niagara Falls to arrange for the be nlnnlng of the conference next Wednesday. Ambassador Da Gama. of "rsll was in New Torn "niraa ns u to leav, for the Canadian border town. Mtnlatar Ruares of Chile was 'o leave here today and members of he Amrlcan ml"lon were to aepan Hrect tot Niagara Falls' to reach 'her, Tuesday night hr early Wednaa iY morning about the time the Hu 'a representative arrive from New Vurk, ' ' The Iluerta delegates firm) fHned while here to five out any f'atement of their program." Never, fimleaa, son.. Idea of thilr viewpoint whs believed to have been obtained from reoraaantatlv Mexicans and "I here with whor.i they talked. They were renorlad as feeling that the fed rl administration l disintegrating and that It Is Inevitable that a aaeor must be rhoeen for Iluerta, At 'he tutme time they are vitally Inter red In hul mlaht follow siirh a "what -rusrsntees could be oh ned ssnluat por"'! propfty eon xatloa ty invading constitutional GUDGER IN LEAD IN HAYWOOD COUNTY CQDQ WISHES TO KING OF NORWAY Mr. Reynolds Claims 153 Con vention Votes and Mr. Gudger 148 Vote in ; County Heavy. ists; safeguards against anarchy, and the kind of government that would stand and attract world recognition. Theoretically, the Huerta delegates face an International Issue but they are declared to have privately ad mitted that the real problem con fronting' them Is the pacification of their country. At the same time per-! sons In the confidence of the Wash ington government assert the question for mediation no longer is the Tampi co flag incident or the numerous af fronts to the dignity of the United States, but the broad question of Bot tling the, troubled republic s ills. It Is said, that Funston's troops never will be withdrawn from Vera Crux until a firm, government Is established or as sured In Mexico City. V, , . , , -Speculation was renewed today in the ultimate attitude of "Cftrtanza to ward mediation. Observers who are said to have the confidence of the Huerta' mission, stated that the' fed erals probably would object to the naming as Huerta's .'. successor any msn In the way to power "by arbi trary force," a principle set forth In President Wilson's , Latin-American address. That would eliminate the two constitutionalist leaders Carran za and Villa, although there are men In the northern faction that would be accepted. ' Two Incidents among several of which beclouded the mediation skies during the past week today remained unsettled. One was the fate of Samuel Parks, an American Infantryman re sorted fn have been executed after he h;id ridden Into federal lines outside Vera Crus. The other was the deten tion of John R. Bllllman. American vice consul at Salttllo, Sllllman had not yet reached Mevlco City as had hn nromised. but It was presumed the reason for delay was brogen rail communication. Naon at Niagara Falls. Niagara Falls. Ont. May li. With the arrival here . shortly after 10 o'clock today of Romulo 8. Naon, Ar gentlno minister, the first of the South American mediators to reach the scene where they will formally open their conference Wednesday, the effort to compose the Mexican situation made a real start. Accompanied by Robert F. nose, of the state department Mr. ' Naon motored fron Buffalo this morning. On his way he was taken about Goat Island on the state .eservatlon and was shown various points of Interest around the cataract. When he reach d the hotel where the mediation con ference will be held, he wen at once to his apartment James P. Mee of the Brazilian con sulate In New Tork. also arrived to dv. Amons others here are Mr. io ...tp. urrtarv to the Brszlllan am- k.Mdnr. snd Pennr A. Algsra R. de Terreros. former charge d'affaires of Mexico t Washington. Mexican Rllont. New Tork., May Is. The Mexican nnn delecstes. EmlllO Raossa, au- .....in Bndrliruez and Iuls Elguero, at their hotel here today. They look forward to getting a reai r . n. Vnrv before taking up their work at the mediation conference at Niagara Falls, for which place they will leave tomorrow. Members of the party decline to talk of their piuns. n ain tti vmi nur Itinerary late io. day and what we do while here," said Martlnes del Campo. spokesman oi in purty. "but nothing more. The dele gates do not mean to say anything until they reach Niagara Fall The Mexican came In for no end or attention from the crowds at the sta tlcin last night on account of their foreign look arid the torrents of Span ish that fell from their Hps as they greeted acquaintances or talked among themselves. Nana Arrives. Buffalo, N. Y May tl.Ronnlo R, Naon, Argentine minlstrr, first of the Bouth American mediators to reach here for the Niagara Fall Canada, Mallear mediation conference, arriv ed at t:I0 a. m today. Robert . Hnae. state departlent representative, m.t him and took him to Nlsfara Falls b automobile. - - The purpose of Dr. ?'onm early Rules Exchange Telegrams on ., Account of Centennial In Norway. Washington, . May 18. President Wilson and King Haakon VII of Nor way have exchanged the following telegrams, made public today: . "The White House, May 17, 191 "His Majesty Haakon VII. 'King of Norway, Christiana. ' "In the name ' of the government and people of the United States 1 ex tend to your majesty sincere fellclta. tions on the centennial being cele brated today In Norway. The govern ment of the United States is keenly sensiblo of the cordial feeling bar bored. -in your enlightened and pt gresslve country toward the United States and. In assuring you of the de sire and aim of this government to reciprocate and foster that feeling, avail myself of the opportunity to re new to your majesty my personal good wishes for your continued wel tare and happiness. (Signed)' "WOODROW WILSON. "President of the United States.' i . . " "Christiana, May 18, 191. "The President, Washington: "I thank your excellency very much for your-klnd telegram which my peo pje appreciate very much as wo have so. many Norwegians who are now good American subjects, at the same time not forgetting the old mother country. ' (Signed) , "HAAKON, R, Representatives of Banks in Fifth Regional Reserve District Effecting Organization. MAJORITY OF THE 476 BANES REPRESENTED M. C. Elliott, Member of The Organization Committee, -Delivers Address Other Groups. AT RICHMOND GUDGER LEADER MAKES CHARGES CRITICAL STATE Republican Leaders Worked For Reynolds and Voted Republicans by Scores Says Manager Glenn. IS TO TURN OVEH PAPERS Goes on Stand Tomorrow to Revejal New Haven's Fi nancial Operations. Washington, May 18. Charles S, Mellen, former president of the New Haven railroad, is expected to return to Washington late today prepared to turn over to the Interstate commerce commission Important papers request ed by the commission in its Investiga tion of the acquisition by the New Haven of various subsidiaries. Mr. Mellen tomorrow will resume the witness stand before the commls slon whose announced purpose Is to go into all the financial operations by which the New Haven acquired sub sidiaries. Particular effort will be made to learn the names of the per sons from whom and by whom the various properties were obtained and how murh was paid for them. Chief Counsel Folk did not care to. day to discuss any features of the pending Investigation. He and his as lit ants were busily engaged In com pletlng examination and analysts of evidence ana exhibits aireaay submit ted. S1KE OF (11 GOAL MINERS CRLLEO Columbus, O, May II. Order de claring a strike of all' eoal miner la Ohio went out from headquarter of District Not I, United Mine Worker of America her today. Miner f fflclals today began paying strike benefit of It per week to every member of the organisation. The mlnee have been eolaed since j, Afrl 4 fcl es." l th operators. I With report from the 13 counties of the Tenth Congressional district in complete this morning, no authentic forecast can be made ot the result of the primaries held In, these counties Saturday to' test the strength of the Ave congressional candidates, although it is very evident that Congressman James M. Gudger;; Jr., and Solicitor Robert Tt. Reynolds are the real con testants', with- Judge James H. Merrl- mon of Buncombe, Walter B. Mooro of Jackson and John O. Harrison of Ma. con dividing among themselves a com paratlvely small vote. Neither Con gressman Gudger nor Mr. Reynolds is claiming the nomination on first bal lot, each contends that he Is In the lead. Mr. Gudger claims that he has 148 convention votes now, conceding 145 to Mr. Reynolds, the remaining 42 to be divided -among the remaining three candidates , Mr. Reynolds is claiming 188 convention votes, conced ing 14B to Mr. Gudger. The results from Sandy Musn pre clnct in Buncombe county have not ye)t been officially reported, but with these two butthF vote show Mr. ReyS nolda lacks 74 votes, of having a pleu ralitv. Of the 4210 votes already re ported In the congressional race In the nnuntv. Mr. Reynolds secured iuu, Mr. nuilsnr received 16B7. Judge Mer rlmon polled 433, while Mr. M6ore and Mr. Harrison received i ana i, re dnertlvelv. '-'t The last report received at Gudger headquarters from' Haywood county Is that two small precincts have not yet been heard from and that Mr. Gudger Is leading by T 4 vote. It Is claimed In the opposing camp that Mr. Reynolds will carry the county by about 60 votes. Mr. Gudger claims Henderson county by a small majority, while Mr. Reynold contends that the county is still In doubt. Mr. Gudger likewise claims Mcuoweii oy a. smaii majority, Mr. Reynolds contending that the vote is close. In Rutherford, another of the big counties, Mr. Gudg er claims that the convention vote will be cast equally for himself and Mr. Gudger, each receiving 22, while Judge Merrimon win receivo one. It IS SIBiea i njniu miners that Mr. Keynoias win re ceive 23 votes from this county, 21 to go to Mr. Gudger ana one to juage Merrimon. Mr. Gudger Is Claiming Folk ana rin hv small majorities and nine out of the 13 convention " vote of Tran-J sylvan!. Mr. Keynoias Claims uw Polk will be about equally divided, while he concedes Clay and Transyl vania to the Gudger column by small margins. Mr. Gudgef claims swain o two-thirds, while Mr. Reynolds con cede It by a smaller , margin. Mr. Reynolds claims 10 or the t,neroKee s convention votes, conceding seven to Mr. Gudger snd one each to juoge Merrimon and Mr. Harrison. sir. Gudger has no report from this coun ty sufficiently definit to bate an es timate upon, as he say tnat oniy a few small precinct hav been heard from. The only report received rrom nrihnm at Gudger headquarters is thRt Reynolds polled 17 votes. Oudger 30. snd Merrimon 0. ir. Keynoios claims that hs will receive flv con vention votes from this county, con ceding two eaih to Gudger and Mer rlmon, Mr. Reynold cellmate that Mr. Har rlson will receive hair or tne ennventlon vote of Maoon, whll he will divide the remaining half with Mr. Gudcer In tire ratio of to to . Mr. Oudger concedes the half to Mr. Harrison but olslms hi equal share of the remaining vote. No definite re port has been received at uuager headquarters from Jackson county, wbllo Mr. Reynolds claims that his vote from this county will double that of Mr. Gudger. It 1 Drnbabl that It will be several davs yet before definite anil final re sult ar reported from many of the countle. If the present results, how ever, ar not greatly affeeted by later reports, the fight for the nomination will be on the floor of the convention. which la to b hsld Id Waynesvllle, Friday, May 21. Exhausted Sailors Tossed in Open Boat Since The Fourth of May. ATTEMPT TO VOTE MANY NEGROES MADE Richmond, Va., May 18. Nearly 250 bankers, representing a majority of the 476 banks In the fifth-regional reserve district, of which Richmond Is the oentral city, were called to order here at 11 o'clock this morning In Jefferson hotel auditorium by John M. Miller, Jr., vice president of the First National bank of Richmond, for the purpose of organizing the district Milton C. Elliott, secretary to the regional reserve organization commit tee, delivered the opening address, outlining what the convention was ex pected to do and how to do it Gen eral discussion followed. Governor Stuart and Mayor Alnslee will welcome the bankers formally at dinner at 8 o'clock tonight and Repre sentative Carter Glass, patron of the banking act, will make an address on the Importance of selecting an able board of directors for the regional bank. William Ingle of Baltimore and George VV. White of Washington also are scheduled to speak. . The convention will continue through tomorrow. Representatives of the five ; banks designated by the regional reserve or ganisation committee to sign: the cer tificate and procure the. charter for the Richmond reserve bank met at 10:15 a. m. in the First National bank and completed that formality. H. C. MacQueen, president of the Merchants National bank, Wilmington, N. C, presided. The banks and representatives were: Merchants and Mechanics, Baltimore, William Ingle, vice-president, John B. H. Dunn, cashier; Palmetto National, rnlnmhla- B. C. J. J. Selbels, vice- president J.-Pope Matthews, cashier; First National, Roanoke, Va., H. 8. Trout, resident. J. Taylor Meadows, cashier; Murchlson National, Wilming ton, N. C, H. 8. Mactjueen, o. Granger, cashier: Citizens National, Charleston, W. Va.. W. A. MeCorkle, president, J. N. Carnes, cashier. Meet tn Atlanta. Atlanta, Ga., May 18. Officials rep resenting the First National bank, Montgomery, Ala., Exchange National bank, Tampa, Fla., Hibernian Na tional bank. New Orleans, La., First National bank, Jackson, Miss., and First National bank, Chattanooga, Tenn., met here today to work out the organization plans for the federal re serve bank to be located here. The bank mentioned were designated by th fedral reserve organization board to conduct the work of organizing the Atlanta reserve bank. Sent to Senate. Washington. May 18. Arguments nri hrlafs considered ly tne reaervo bank organization committee In Itaj selection of federal reserve district and cities today were sent to the sen ate in response to a resolution. At w iora. New York, May 18. Representa tives of five banks assembled here today to take the formal action neces sary to call Into being the federal re serve bank of this district Two bank in this city and three up-state insti tutions were deslgnnU 1 to execute the certificate of incorporation which was to be done at a meeting of the New York, clearing house later In the day. Halifax, N. S May 18. The United States revenue cutter Seneca arrived here today with the four survivors of the burned steamer Columbian whom she picked up from their small boat forty miles south of Sable Island at 10 o'clock yesterday morning. The condition of the men is serious but it is believed they will live. A wireless message from Captain Johnston of the Seneca yesterday told concisely of the rescue. Little could be' learned today from the exhausted sailors of their experience beyond the fact that they had beentossed help lessly by the seas since May 4 when fire jn the Columbian drove tnem in to their small boat. There were fifteen men In the craft when they left the Columbian. Eleven companions died of hunger and exposure and the four emaciated men taken aboard the reve nue cutter were almost unconscious. DENIES THE PRESIDENT TRIED TO COERCE 11 Randall Says - He Was No Influenced by Promise Of Patronage. - More Than 40 Registered is First Precinct Alone -Republicans Who Worked For Reynolds. Washington. May 18. Senator Ransdell of Louisiana, today denied on the floor of the senate that Preal dent Wilson had sought to coerce him or his colleague. Senator Thornton, by means of federal patronage, to vote for free sugar. The statement was in response to a newspaper article pub lished yesterday. "I had several Interviews with the president during the consideration of the tariff act" said Senator Rans delL "The president expressed hi views forcibly, as he always does, that party loyalty required me to vote lor the tariff act. I replied In like man ner but there never was any unpleas antness between us.; I am sure he never Intended to coerce me by pat ronage or otherwise." The senator added that the four federal positions In Louisiana vacated since President Wilson took office and naturally falling to the senator naa been filled upon the advice and to the entire satisfaction of Senator Thornton and himself. He said the same was true of the (election of income tax collectors. DR. RYAN REPORTS TO THE STATE DEPARTMENT Washington. May 18. Dr. Edward R. Ryan, who as a representative of the American Red Cross and of the state department, was arrested by Hu erta forces in Mexico and neia ror some time as a spy, reported to the state dapartment here today. A con ference between Secretary Bryan and Dr. Ryan was arranged for later in th9 day. J. Frazler Glenn, manager In Bun-J combo county for Congressman Jameai M. Gudger, Jr., in an Interview with a Gazette-News reporter this morning relative to the vote in this county In Saturday's primary, said that Con gressman Gudger is well pleased with the showing he made in the county 'In the face of the fact that he had to overcome not only the democratic sup port accorded Mr. Reynolds bnt the) support of a large number of republl-" cans." The latter, be said, not only -voted for Mr. Reynolds bnt worked for him as wen. He bases his conten tion on this point on specific cases and on the further fact that approximately , 4000 votes were cast In the primary Saturday, while the primary vote two . years ago amounted to only about 3, 100, and in the ensuing election in November, 1012, Governor Locke Craig received only a little over 8800 vote In Buncombe), his borne connty, al though he led tho ticket. : Negroes Arc Voted. Mr. Glenn stated further today that, although the democratic party dis franchised the negro In North Carolina several years ago. Congressman Gudg er and his Supporters found on the day preceding the Tprimary'that alargei number of negroes had been registered in the city of Asheville. In the first precinct alone, he said, there were over 40 negroes registered. . ' "On the morning of the primary,' said Mr. Glenn, "I attended the first . precinct in person and P. C. Cocke, j one of Mr. Reynolds' manager ami office workers, appeared In the court honse at tho voting place with a largo number of these negroes and urgently Insisted on being allowed to vote them. , The efforts of Mr. Cocke were so tren- ' nous and demanding that it required II my time, or practically all of it. during the afternoon ,to keep the ne groes from participating in the pri mary. "The first voter that presented him-, self at this precinct was a negro and the white men had to stand back while i the examination of this negro wa be- ing made, and while the negro waa being examined there was a number of other negroes standing by, crowding back the democratic voters who werei asking for the negroes to stand aslda and let the white men voto. After great delay this negro was refused hi vote by the Judges of the election, and then the fight was made by other ne groes presenting themselves. P. C. Cocke presented negroes during the) entire afternoon trying to vote them. Six negroes were allowed to vote at this precinct, all of whom voted for' Robert R. Reynolds, and the Judge have so certified to the county con vention. G. Spears Reynold voted four negroes at the Sixth precinct" Relative to the work of republican on behalf of the candidacy of Mr. Rey nolds In Buncombe county, Mr. Glenn had the following to say: (Continued on Page 11)., BEGINS THIRD WEEK No Special Order Before Body Bishops J. 0. McCoy Is Presiding. Oklahoma City, May 11. Without an special order before the body, the general conference of the Methodist Kulscopal churcn, rloum, enterea up. on the third week of It seventeenth Quadrennial senalnn her today. Bishop J. C. Kllgo, the youngest member f the college of bishops, presided, A large number of lay dele galee returned to their home last night and today. FREE CO0PQN IDEAL AR.TI PAT.TERW OUTFIT TO-DAY MAGAZINE fllSMTATIOII lr Gazette-News Monday May 18 TTsywood Return. Bpedal to The Oasette-News. I Mp Arrive. Wavnuvllla. May IT. With returns In from every precinct In th county New York. May II Arrived: Call Haywood 1 placed In the Oudser fnmla, Olsagow; 0.. rmanla. Mar eolumn by II votes. Th vote In the sellles; Rnrhamheau. Havre. oongrea rac wa a follows: Oudger New Tern, any )i,-mn; nun Continued or ptg 111, . . ineiona, ionaon, V.. ' a. SIX OF THE ABOVE COUPONS ENTTT1X EVEKY READER TO THESE TWO GREAT GIFTS GIFT No. I IDEAL ART. PATTERN OUTFIT- ISS llewaat Rmbrnidarr PeMarna aaaatar tha MimMiA, at M Mil (aril. Nvnia alsa, woal4 aart aanva tbaa tiaas, ot CVarw Lmu In gjahrofctarr lBcau kr Umm. D tt mit, iha aotad lnrh swart M Bmbratdary Knap whlrfc eeamt M eat rfawtar. CUT No. 2-TODAY'S MAGAZINE f OR ON YEAR The Ora Kaw Wiaaaa Ma4rHa-aJ1 yaa aarfc Mrtfc ft H mum tha amt tn-data W nain'l Jaanai. awtiad diaaat t rear inm bT tha paMtahar af tha "Bai Brla af tb e Caapno. an t Oarrta ta tta a- M' I aa t Me. I aad wrlta et-i- and eddnas la which rat wlah Tora SUraraa Ht He. it m.itarf rI aar BHMrU MaT"f ?? 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