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LUME XIX. NO. 88.
ASHEVILLE, N. C, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 21, 1914.
PRICE: FIVE CENTS
ELLEN
R.R. MONOPOLY
brmer President of the New
Haven Tells Commission
Such Monopoly Would
Benefit People.
LEIGH'S ACTIVITY IN
TROLLEYS DESCRIBED
Jormer Senator's Connection
With Sale of Rhode Island
Lines to New Haven
Is Detailed.
Washington, . May. 21 Charles S.
ellen.i former' president of the New
tork, New Haven and Hartford rail
lad, told the - Interstate' commene
immlssion today, that .he favored
lilroad monopoly to be controlled and
gulated by the government and that
ich a monopoly would be beneficial to
le .public. . ...
Questioned by Mr. Folk as to his
'esent business relations, Mr. Mellen
'I have not a dollar's. Interest to
ly'ln the New Haven. I disposed of
my stock. I retain a little 'interest
it 1 in 'the Boston and 'Maine and in
le Ontario and Western." .1 ;
f "Why did you' personally favor the
Dnsolldatlon of the trolleys with the
tewHavenT" - " ' . -..- '
"Because consolidation would r fr
it In better service lower 'rates and
eater satisfaction to the public I
ilieve the publlo Is better served by
monopoly of transportation than In
ly other way. I think, however, that
le monopoly should be controlled
id regulated ; by the government"
tWhat do you think railroads gen
lly aro doing about this matter." :
f'l don't know anything a railroad
in do now except to take off its hat
f some government official."
I "If Mr. Morgan had not died how
(r would you have gone into this
ream of consolidation V .-"""; .T"
) "Clone to heaven,'! suppose."
"Didn't Mr. Morgan have more
ower than any state government on
er which you operated T"
1 "That is not so." "'
("Why notr V
I "He never tried to exercise any such
ower."1 . , ;( 4 , ,
j Washington, May 2-. Further de
Mls,of the alleged exploration of the
few Tork, New Haven and Hartford
ailroad through stock mantpula
(ons by which New Haven stockhold
frs are said to have lost millions of
toilers were given the interstate com
merce commission today by Charles
1 Mellen. former president of the
pad. Despite the fact that Mr. Mel
n had unergone two days of almost
mlnterrupted . questioning he be-
ayed no physical strain today, an-1
ivertng promptly and concisely the
uestions put to him by Chief Consul
Ik for the cimmlsston.
Just at the close of yesterday it
rveloped that former United States
nator Nelson W. Aldrich of Rhode
land; was instrumental In selling the
olley.sysUm of that state to the New
laven. Mr. Mellen maintained that
ie trolley lines acquired by the New
laven, generally speaking, were valu
hle and while they had cost a large
mount, he believed the money had
een well invested.
The line of inquiry today was di
rected toward developing details- of
3ie acquisition or the Rhode Island
ind other trolley systems by th New
Haven. The witness was asked what
Insurances United States Senator Ald-
flch had given New Haven directors
n connection with the Rhode Island
lansactlon.
I "I do not remember that he gave
Inv." Mr. Mellen replied. . - .
Mr. Mellen then stated that his Im
oreeslon was that when Mr. Aldrich
aw him at Stockbridg he made some
illusion to bringing -about a mump
idn of ' negotiations for the acqusi
Ion of 'the Rhod Island trolleys, He
ould not recall the date of this meet-
ng but said it was in the summer of
io.
I "Did Mr. Aldrich write you any Jet-
r In regard to the Rhode Island
trolleys?" Mr. Mellen was asked.
I "He did not"
t "Has the deficit that resulted from
lie purchase of the Rhode Island trol
! ever been made up?" Mr. Polk
ixked.. ... 14
I "No. but I am confident It will be,"
Wild Mr. Mellen. '
I "80 von paid 111.000,000 or 110,.
0o,0i).for property worth about
IMOO.OOOT"
I "I do not accept your valuation of
M.000,000. The sum we paid was the
ln of the trolleys."
I Mr. Mellen said that the pries paid
"M In debentures of the Rhode Islands
'f-curlty company, securities gilaran-
"d by the New Haven railroad.
"As this was an Inter-eompany
ransaetion," said Mr. Mellen. "the
"toe was perfectly Immaterial. It aim-
iy was the passing of securities' be
n the Nsw Haven and Its various
nhsldlartes. It was the changing of
eta from on pooket to another,
. Ship Antral.
"W Tor. May J-Antrtd! Ts-
's, rraplea.
FAVORS
II.: BECKER CASE
EVIDENCE ALL IN
Case Will Go to Jury Tomor
row- An Early Verdict. .
, Is Expectd.
New Tork, May 21. Both prosecu.
tlon and defense in the case of Charles
Becker, on trial for the murder of
Herman Rosenthal, rested before noon
today. The case will be in the hands
of the jury before noon tomorrow and
Booker's fate may be decided by night.
After both sides rested court was
adjourned until 2 o'clock, the after
noon being given over to argument by
Martin F. Manton, Becker's chief coun
sel. At 8 o'clock tonight District At
torney Whitman will make his closing
address. ' He will conclude about 11
o'clock and court will be adjourned
until 10:80 o'clock tomorrow morning
when Justice Seabury will deliver his
charge. 1 -New
Tork, May 21. The defense
1n the case of Charles Becker, on trial
for the murder of Herman Rosenthal,
rested shortly after 11 o'clock today.
The prosecution called one witness
lh rebuttal, then rested. Court was
adjourned until 2 o'clock when the
defense will begin summing up.
VOTE ON TOLLS W
Will' Insist on Vote Every
Time No Senator Is Ready
. Tq, Speak:
T - WanirnigtOrtr Mayl t.- Senator Hoot,
the leading figure in the fight to re
peal the tolls exemption clause of the
Panama canal act, spoke in the senate
today in support of the administra
tion's repeal bill. He expressed satis
faction with the way the debate ha l
progressed In the senate. "The inso
lence and rancor so ill befitting a lis
cusslon of this question," he- said,
"found outside this chamber has had
but . little response here." '
Before .Senator Root began his
speech Democratic Leader Kern an
nounced that he expected to demand a
vote on the repeal bill at the conclu
sion of speeches set for May 27.
"I think it Is only fair to warn sen
ators,'.', he said, "that from that time
on we expect to ask for a vote when
ever there is no senator ready to speak
on this subject."
Senator Root declared that since the
United 8tates got Its rights to the
canal from the treaty with Panama
in 1903, which provided that the canal
should be open on the terms of the
Hay-Pauneefote treaty. "There is no
doubt that the conditions of the treaty
with Great frtialn are embedded in
our title to th cinal."
U S. GOLFERS ABE NO
' LONGER
Sandwich, Eng., May 21. America
today lost her last opportunity to carry
off the British amateur golf champion
ship when Charles W. Evans, Jr., of
Chicago and Harold Weber of Toledo,
the last remaining contestants from
the United Btates, were eliminated
from the title tournament here, Ev
ans lost to C. B. McFarlane, a Scottish
golfer, 4 up and 2 to play, and Weber
was defeated by Captain Cecil K.
Hutchinson of St. Andrews, t up and
4 to play.
Harold H. Hilton, the present title
holder, was put off tbe contest today
by Edward Black well of St Andrew
Scotland, who' beat him I up.
Neither of the Americana looked
like a winner at any' period of the
play In tha fourth round today. Efvans
made a splendid effort- in the last
third of his match but he already had
handicapped himself too heavily.
MacFarlans had virtually won at the
turn.' where ha had secured a com-
immA f flv tin and with
TrrdfV
hole. His play was uncannily per
fect-
The defeat of Weber was equally
eonclualva. Hutchison mads the turn
three up and the match ended at the
fourteenth hole with ths American
player six down.
pnTwciAw cxwvicTKn or
VOLrKTART MANSLAUGHTER
' Oreansburg, Pa., May 11. Tt Mar
tin B. UrlfDth of Monessen, Pa was
convicted hers today of voluntary
manslaughter tn having . eaused the
death of William J. Robinson, a
Pittsburgh music teacher. Testimony
for the defense was that Dr. Griffith
had forolbly operated on Robinson,
whom he alleged had asuaulUd Mrs.
Ortmih la her home, .
HE PLEADS
FUR
EH
I!
Rev. J. S. Lyon, Moderator
Preaches Opening Sermon
To Presbyterian Gen
eral Assembly.
GIVES A MESSAGE TO
THE DISCONTENTED
Says Church Has Opportunity
To Claim Those Who Make
Malicious Assaults
Upon It.
Kansas City, Mo., May 21. Declar
ing that "delegations of discontented
people will keep on coming to. the
churches to disturb worship until af
ter a while they will be arrested by
the message they hear instead of by
the police," Rev. J. S. Lyons, .of
Louisville, Ky., in the moderator's
sermon before the Presbyterian gen
eral assembly here today made a
strong plea for higher vision. He
spoke from the text, "Where there to
no vision the people perish." "If the
church," he said, "is equal to the op
portunity of today, many who make
malicious assaults upon It will find
themselves breaking into the kingdom
of heaven."
Dr. Lyons said that the church can
well afford to Invest every energy In
a mighty campaign for an effective
evangelist forward movement.
What is the vlsio today?" he said.
"As we turn to the world today we
see the same dark shadows which ap
peared in all the prophetic visions of
the past. We behold contending forces
In all the varied forms of economic,
social and political foment and strife.
Moreover, wo see the world growing
more and mors weary of Its prob
lem with many hopeful evidences
that f 1b coming to realize that the
proplpm requires for Its solution more
thati 4he elements' of education and
culture and moral influence. Phlloso
phers, statesmen, scientific commis
sions, social betterment enterprises
are pathetically trying to unravel the
mystery of human misery and sin.
The church, he declared, has long
proclaimed that it is the remedy for
all the ills of life and the world is
turning to the church "with a new
willingness to know what the remedy
is.:'
"Men and brethren," Dr. Lyons said
"bear with me while I voice the con
viction:
"That the Christians of the apos
tolic age, who swept through . the
world with the blood of Christ and
the fire of the Holy Ghost, had an
experience and an equipment which
Is sorely lacking in the church to
day;
"That an ever Increasing multitude
of our membership is studying anew
the charter of the holy scriptures
with the purpose of getting back to
the simplicity and power of the early
church."
HOUSE CONSIDERS THE
URGENT DEFICIENCY BILL
Measure Make Provision For
Over $6,000,000 Largely
For Mexican Crisis.
Washington. May 21. The "fur
ther urgent deficiency" appropriation
bill, making provision for more than
1 6.000,000 for the present fiscal year
largely on account of the Mexican
crisis, was before the housg today. An
Interesting statement had been pre.
pared by the war department to show
exactly the approximate amount of
th deficiencies in appropriations of
the quartermaster's department or the
army, due to the Mexican situation, to
June 10 next. This made a total of
14,672,110. It includes 61,100,149 for
subsistence and 62,429,079 for trans
portation of ths army, both along the
border and to Mexico.
The figures presented showed that
lining up cnsrierea snips lor iroupi
shoes and nails alone the bill carries
126,000. The chartering of the steam
ers Saltllla and Ban Marcos to June
60 coat 661,600 and for chartering of
additional steamers to June 60 679,-
900 ws asked.
The" movement of troops to the
Mexican border during April eost
6166,609,
STATION AGENT IS
KILLED BY ROBBERS
New Tork, May It. -Burena Heat.
ling, station agent for tha West Shore
railroad at Tap pan, 4 suburban at
tlon on ths west bank of tha Hudson,
was shot and killed early today by two
men who tried to rob th safe In his
ofDcea
DEADLOCK LIKELY
iNiiiii
Messrs. Merrimon and More to
Stay in Contest For the
Nomination.
The possibilities of a deadlock con
gressional convention in Waynesvllle
on Friday, May 29, are - apparently
growing stronger dally. This is in
dicated today by. a statement from S.
F. Chapman, manager for Judge James
H. Merrimon,. that Judge Merrimon
will enter the convention with no in
tention of withdrawing, but with the
single idea of securing the democratic
nomination; and from a statement said
to have originated from Walter E.
Moore of Webster to the effect that he
expects to fight fpr the nomination
until the very end,
Mr. Chapman stated to a Gazette
News reporter today that Judge Merri
mon has no Intention of entering the
Waynesvllle convention to aid in the
defeat of some other candidate by
controlling his strength for the benefit
of an opposing' candidate. Mr. Chap
man stated further that if the time
comes In the convention whed Judge
Merrlmon's strength Is dissipated, then
his delegates will act individually in
the manner In which they cast their
ballots, as neither he nor Judge Mer
rimon will have any control over them.
He believes that Judge Merrimon will
be the nominee, he says.
An Asheville man just returned
from Jackson county is authority for
the statement that Mr. Moore has no
Idea of withdrawing from the conven
tion In favor of any other candidate.
He says tfiat Mr. Moore has expressed
the belief that after the first ballot the
entire delegation from Jackson county.
voting a strength of 25, will ballot in
his favor. With this would vote as a
nucleus he hopes to eventually win the
nomination.
No information can be had relative
to John O. Harrison's plans, but If
Judge Merrimon and Mr. Moore main
tain their strength An the convention
Mr. Harrison's delegation would not be
sufficiently strong to give the nomina
tion to either Congressman Gudger or
Solicitor Reynolds, If the estimates
given out by either are correct. A
deadlock in th ' ecoftventlon, for a
while at. least, therefore seems to be
a strong prebabllityV -'
RETIREMENT OF BISHOP
WILSON JETS APPROVAL
Conference Votes to Retain
Such Control of Vander
hilt as Church Has.
Oklahoma City, Okla., May 21. The
conference of the Methodist Episco
pal church, South, last night approved
the retirement of Bishop Wilson from
the College of Bishops,- because of
advanced age; granted Bishop E. E.
Hobs a year's release from active du
ties on account of ill health; voted
non-concurrence in charges of mal
administration preferred against Bish
op Morrison, and endorsed the sug
gestion of the committee that no bish
ops be elected at the present meeting.
An effect to reverse the action of
the commute as it applied to Bishop
Wilson, and proposing that he be re
tained on the active list, failed for
adoption, 106 pf the delegates voting
for his retirement and lit against.
The conference also voted to re
tain "such control as the church had"
In Vanderbllt college pending the ac
tion of commissioner appointed to
transfer this control to the eight pat
ronizing conferences.: Several other
reports were read and an Invitation
to hold the 1916 conference In Rich
mond, Va., was presented.
It was announced that the com
mittee on appeals has remanded the
case of Rev. John O. Knot, former
pastor at Warrenton, Va., to the Bal
timore conference, by which he had
been convicted on tha charge of Im
mortality. The commute held that
Mr. Knott had not bean given a fair
and Impartial trial, . . Rev. James
Cannon, jr., appeared as attorney
for Knott
RE-ORGANIZATION OF
WABASH CONSIDERED
St. Louis, liny tli Plans for. the
r-organlsaU6! ktHhe WafcMh rail
road, now In the hands of a federal
receiver,' wera, laid before a joint
mesijlng of tha public aervlca commis
sions lof Missouri, Ohio, low, Illinois,
and Michigan here today.
Tha plana provd for a new stock
home of 666,000,000 and organisation
of a nsw company to .take ver the
Wabash properties, either at fore
oloeure sale or otherwise.- -
Will Apes
Washington, May 21. -President
Wilson decided today, to apeak; at Arl
ington .national cemetery on June 4
when th monument to Confederate
dead la to be dedicated. . Ha made
tha efigagemsnt when Hilary Hernert
submitted to him tha dedication program.
POLICE OPPOSE
Turn
l
To Prevent Attempt of Suffra
gettes to Present Petition
To King George 1500
Men Mobilized.
WOMEN THREATEN TO
SCALE HIGH WALLS
Mrs. Pnkhurst Says She Will
Lead Great Procession to
Royal Residence and
Courts Arrest.
London, May 21. Police today
broke up a largo column of militant
suffragette raiders who were march
ing on Buckingham palace for the
purpose of handling a petition to
lving ueorge. nen uio women
reached the ton of Constitutional
MILETAN
r
mu(L
hill leading to tha palace the police j math of the battle at Paredon but
dispersed them and arrested Mrs. j credence generally was given the re
Emmcline Pankhurst and several I nort from General Villa, confirmed
other leaders.
London, May 21. St. James park
and the grounds of Buckingham pal
ace were crowded with police from an
early hour this morning, the mobili
zation of 1500 men having been or
dered to oppose the projected attempt
by suffragettes to present a petition to
King George. Mrs. Emmellne Pank
hurst had announced she would lead a
great procession to the royal residence,
but It was said that she probably
would lead a great procession to the
royal residence, but it was said that
she probably would be arrested under
the provisions of the "cat and mouse
act" if she put in an appearance.
The police formed a complete rincr
around the palace and Its grounds as
the women had threatened to scale the
high walls enclosing the gardens. All
the detectives from police headquar
ters at Scotland Yard were on duty
and a body, of 1000 patrolmen was
held in reserve in case of emergency.
GIANT LINER VATERLAND
BREAKS FROM HER TUGS
Drifted Over Mile Threatening
Shipping Before Brought
Under Control.
New York, May 21. The giant new
liner Vaterland broke away from tups
convoying her to her dock today and
began drifting down the Hudson car-
rled by the tide. At times she swung
broadside across the river.
In the grip of the strong ebb tide
the big steamship was helpless. She
was carried steadily downstream to
ward the Battery.
When the Vaterland was headed In
for her pier more than 60 tugs had hor
In charge. As her bow neared the
pier the strong ebb tide caught the
vessel at the stern and began to swing
her around. The vessel began to back
under her own power and was soon
out In the stream again almost di
rectly In the path of the Lackawanna
ferry boats.
After the vessol had drifted more
than a mile tugs succeeded In getting
her In tow again and she was headed
upstream, under control.
The Vaterland of the Hamburg
American line, the biggest steamer In
service, arrived In Now York harbcr
early today on her maiden voyace
from Hamburg. Her run yesterday
was 694 miles and her average speed
an hour was 23.9 knots. The Vater
land was launched on April 3, 1913.
She Is 960 feet In length, 100 feet
beam and has a tonnage of 66,000.
She carries one commodore end four
captains and a total crew of 1234,
CONSIDER FEASIBILITY
OF U. S. PIPE LINE
.' Independence, Kas., May 11. Cato
Sella, commissioner i Indian affairs,
and Lieutenant J. O, Richardson of
the navy, began here today tha first
of a series of hearings on tha teaalbll
Ity of the United States government
constructing and operating an oil pipe
Una approximately 600 miles long
from the- mld-contlnent oil fields of
Oklahoma to a convenient port on tha
Gulf of Mexlra to supply tha navy
with Its fuel oil.
Twenty-five loea! oil men appearsd
before tha Investigator and gava tea.
tlmony. The hearing will cover Okla.
homa and Texa and will end June 6
at Baton Rouge, La. .
Kxprranxa' Trip Finished.
New York, May JK Th Ward line
steamer Fsneranxa. which haa been In
the servlc of the navy Vpartmnnt for
tome time, arrived her today. wss
said at th navy yard that thearessel
probably would be turned bark to th
Ward Una.
HUERTA'S HAND
MAY BE FORCED
VILLA
EXECUTED
PEIEROf FICERS
Sanguinary Aftermath to Bat
tle of Paredon Villa Hlts
Advance, Report.
Washington, May 21. More details
of the conflict between Mexican fed
erals and constitutionalists at Faredon
several days ago which culminated In
wholesale execution of federal officers
were received In official dispatches to
constitutional headquarters here to
day. General Carranza's agents, however,
have received no confirmation of re
ports that General Villa has deferred
his campaign against Saltlllo until
the railroad from Paredon has been
rebuilt.
Secretary Bryan and other state de
.nartment officials would make no
thA Rfl.niriiinfLrv after.
by the later report to constitutionalist
headquarters here, which was as fol
lows:
The federals evacuated Monclova
and united with the outposts which
they had in Paredon, making a total
of 3,000 men. The fight took place
between 10 and 12 o'clock. The enemy
were completely routed. Eight nun
dred prisoners were taken. Three
guns, seven macninne guns, an ineir
transports and a great quantity of
arms were captured.
"It is believed that Generals Ar
turo Alvarez and Ignacio Munox were
killed. General Ozorno and a good
number of officers were executed by
shQotting. Our losses were relatively
small. The commander In chief and
his officers behaved well as usual.
They detached a column of four bri
gades toward Zertuche on thn railway
towards Saltlllo tjo preernt the feder
als entering SalUUo,' - - ... -
ROOSEVELT PARTY HAD
At Times in Great Danger and
Faced Starvation, Two
Members Declare.
New Tork, May 21. The discovery
by Colonel Roosevelt of the river Du
vida was not accomplished without
great danger to himself and members
of his party, according to George K.
Cherry and Leo E. Miller, members
of the staff of the American Museum
of Nutural History, who accompanied
him.
Cherry, who accompanied Colonel
Roosevelt on the trip down the Du-
vlda, told today ho wthe part sublsted
on what he called a "monkey diet'
when they faced starvation.
In the 26 years that he has been
making exploration trips to South
America Cherry said his experiences
as a member of the Roosevelt party
had been the most eventful and has.
ardous.
I never would make the same trip
again," he said
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Continued Rebel Successes
Threaten His Downfall Be- ,
fore ' the Outcome of
Mediators' Efforts. ,
SITUATION CHANGED
BY VILLA'S ADVANCE
Absence of News of SiHiman
And Unknown Fate of Prii ,
vate Parks Are Still
Disturbing Factors.
Niagara Falls, Ont May 21.-Th
three Booth American meditor In an
Informal conference today with tha ,
representatives, .of . General Huerta
sought to Iwn IP a. general way the -viewpoint,
of .th,e. Mexican represent-
fives on .various tentative plans for a
solution, of the, Mexican problem.
Hhe medtfitprs .pursued the same
course with the Mexican delegates to
day as they did with the- American
peace commissioners last night. No
formal expression .. of view .waa re
quired but the , mediators suggested .
hypothetical steps looking to a settle
ment of the Mexican imbroglio and
learned th etrend . Of thought of the ,
delegates. One of the principals to
the conference expressed, the opinion
that- it might be several days before a
definite and comprehensive plan would
be submitted for formal, consideration ,
to either side.
Minister Naon of Argentina describ
ed the informal . sessions with each
side as "talks" or "conversations." in
dicating that what was being don was
chiefly for the guidance pf aU, parties
in shaping the course o( th media-,
tlon.
Niagara Falls. Ont, May 21. There
is a feelina on the Dart of nrincloals
1 of the mediation conference her that
the savage advano of th constitution-
allst army under General Villa. Inevi
tably must, hays a bearing -upon tha
settlement of the difficulties between
the United States and Huerta. 1. 1
That the weakeninr situation of th
federal forces may force Huerta''
hand Is admitted. The Mexican del-.
gates came here believing that any
announcement of Huerta'a attitude to
ward proposals looking to a settlement
of the Mexican trouble would be left
to them and their strongest card was
believed to be authority given by Hu
erta to agree to his retirement, condi
tional upon the selection of a tempo
rary government acceptable to the in
terests represented by him.
All this haa been changed by Vllla'f ;
successes. Th federal forces Tuesday
.A1IIUIIBU UV 1UV. UL i 1 K 111 UU Ul ITOU-
era are not expected to offer the stub
born resistance that marked so many
of th engagements with th army
steadily advancing upon th Mexican
capital. As a result Huerta'a support
ers fear that he may not dare await
th outcome of the mediation. It was
because of this feeling that all princi
pals of the conference yesterday ac
cepted unhesitatingly a dispatch -from.
Mexico City saying that Huerta had
himself confirmed reports that he waa
willing to retire if his resignation was
necessary to peace. Later It waa learn
ed that there had been ah error In
transmission and Huerta, had not au
thorized such a statement but this did
nto materially change the aituatlon.
It was evident that some auch an
nouncement waa not unexpected..
With the arrival at midnight of Bd
uardo Cuarex, the Chilean minister,
(Continued on Pag Nine).
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