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THE OAZBTTB-NBWS HAS TBB MOST EXPENSIVE ASSOCIAT ED PRESS SERVICE IN THB tt . CROUNAS it it LEATHER FOEECASTi PROBABLY SHOWERS, i VOLUME XIX, NO. 99 ASHEVILLE, N. 0., FRIDAYAFTERNOON, JUNE 5, 1914 PRICE: FIVE CENTS MELLEN BLAMED BY MR. LEDYARD Contradicts Contention That Mellen Took Responsibility For Orand Trunk Deal To Shield Morgan. MORGAN TOLD HIM HE WAS "NOT WORRIED" Witness Says He Often Op posed Mr. Morgan Would Not Call Connecticut Di rectors Dummies. m N AGAIN E OF L. FRANK On Motion to Set Aside Ver dict of Death For Mary Phagan Murder, PRESIDENT IT.- MY Mr. Wilson Delivers Address To Graduating Class of 154 and Presents Diplomas. Measure to Compel Adoption Of Government Official Standards by all Cotton Futures Markets. SAYS U. S. MISSION IS SERVICE TO HUMANITY Washington, June E. Lewta Cass ledyard, concluded his statement to lay when the Interstate commerce bmmlsaion resumed hearings Into ew Haven railroad financial affairs. At the outset J. W. H. Crlm, attor- ey for Mil Mellen, read Mr. Mellen's uch-discussed letter to former Unlti B States Attorney Wise, assuming re- bonslblllty for the Grand Trunk deal, rider which Mellen ; was Indicated, ollen had testified he took the re )onsiblllty to shield the late J. Pier ont Morgan. Mr. Ledyard yesterday gorously contradicted that conten- pn. Mr. Crlm merely read the letter fid asked Mr. Ledyard, if It accorded ith his recollection and Mr. Ledyard spiled that It did. "I asked Mr. Morgan, if he was orrled ocer Orand Trunk affairs, and fe said 'not a bit,"' said Mr. Led- r rd. Witness said that soon after the ending of the letter the proceedings f the grand jury terminated with ie indictment of Mellen. He said he a,d never gone through the records ad correspondence of the New Haven I regard to the Grand Trunk. I'The last occasion I had reason to now anything about the Orand Irunk matter," said ' Mr. Ledyard, was when the Lackawanna situation .tout differentials was being connld red. I found. Mr, Hays and Mr. Mel n talking about the Lackawanna sit- kitlon. Mr. Mellen remarked to Mr. ays about how Mr. Hays was per k-cutlng him. Mr. Hays denied such crsecutlon." "Do you understand anything you fey may be used against you?" asked Br. Folk. .. : j "Oh, yea" "Your relations with Mr. Morgan fere quite intimate. - xou maae Renting trips with him and you drew s will and were made one of his xecutorsT" "That is correct" Mr. Ledyard said he often opposed II r. Morgan. Mr. Folk asked about a small dm end In connection with the under irltlng syndicate which Mr. Morgan ad urged Mr. Ledyard .to accept, al hough he said he did not want it "Well, you finally took It" "Yea I took it and gave It to i harity In which Mr, Morgan was In vested." So he had his way after all?" He had his way and I had mine," etorted Mr. Ledyard. You did not fuss with him very bard?" "I refuse to answer that question," nswered Mr. Ledyard. "Were the Connecticut directors largely dummies?" Mr. Folk asked. I should not say that," Mr. Led yard replied. Mr. Folk asked about Lawrence Mlnot He was a typical Boston trustee,' Mr. Ledyard replied. "He was care Jul and conservative." ' "What about Mr. Blllard?" "He was practically a stranger to hie. He attended the meetings reg larly but I do not recall his saying tnuch." ................ "How about Edward Mllllgan?" "He made a good Impression on me and when ha first became a member of the board he showed a desire to know about things that were going on but he hesitated to speak out In meeting. This was rather unsual In a Connecticut director. Many dlrec tors of the New Haven for years had a habit of depending almost entirely ion the president of the road." I Mr. Ledyard said J. Plerpont Mor nn, Jr., was not a director during his membership. STRICT GAME LAWS TO . PROTECT BULL BAT Atlanta, Qa,, June S. Hearings to set aside the verdict which found Leo j M. Frank guilty of the murder of I Mary Phagan the little factory girl, for whioh crime the factory superin tendent was sentenced to die, will be held before Judge Hill, here today. The hearings are .based on the con tention that Frank's constitutional rights were violated when the verdict was returned during his absence from the courtroom. Judge L. S. Roan, trial judge in the famous case, per mitted the returning of the verdict while Frank was absent on represen tation of attorneys for both prosecu tion and defense that there was possi bility of a public demonstration. In their fight to secure Frank's freedom, his lawyers, in - addition to making every effort to secure a new trial for their client, determined to' tae the case to the United States Supreme court If necessary. It Is through the motion to set aside the verdict that they propose to do this. Should Judge Hill deny the motion, an appeal will be taken to the United States Supreme court : Hearings on the motion for a new trial will also be held by. the State Supreme court in the near future, Solicitor Hugh M. Dorsey, today said he was ready to oppose the motion to set aside the verdict and that so far as he is concerned there would be no more delay. , Washington, June I, Strict game i'sws. Jn the south to protect the night jaw or "bull bat" whose presence In he cotton sections Is said to be of In etlmauie Value against the boll wee. ''II, was urged to(ay by th depart ,"nt of agriculture. The night hawk j"itn several sorts of swallows, says bulletin Issued by the department. i 1 on the wwvll, while on lh wing, hlle wrens and msrtlns render vsJu ! eorvloe to the farmer by picking i bug from refuse In the cotton nM and from growing plants. Th "pertinent savi the night hawa valu o sportsmen and as food Is very nail, compared to the benefit It ren r eettoa growers, Declares Duty of America Is To Serve The World; Pur pose Is Not One of Aggrandizement, LEVER FUTURES I REPORTED SUBSTITUTE FOR BILL PASSED BY SENATE HOES TO THE THBDH E At Buckingham Palace Presen tation Suffragette Throws : Herself at Feet of King And Queen. REBELS DELAY THEIR ANSWER SWEPT BI STORM Bill Requires That Quotations Of All Markets Be Based On Actual Value of Usable Cotton. Churches in Many Parts of England Are Being Closed ' As Result of the "Wild ' VWomen' ' Outrages. VOLCANO VIOLENT MITCH ISLAND Destruction of 100 Houses Reg isteredNo Loss of Life Is Reported. . Batavia, Jamaica, June 5. A vio lent volcano opened up on the Dutch island of Sanguir 140 miles south of Mindanao, Philippine Islands. Streams of lava poured down the mountains overwhelming forests and cocoa plan tations. At the same time a heavy rain of stones and ashes from various craters fell over the island. Reports do not mention loss of life, but regis ter the destruction of 100 houses. Sngulr is the largest of the group known as Aalauts islands In the Cele bes sea, about 400 miles to the east of British North Borneo. Destructive outbreaks of Gunong Abu, the active volcano have been occurring for many years. SENATE IS SURCHARGED WITH JftLK OF TOLLS Senator Simmons Notes N. C. Democrats Endorsed Tolls " Exemption Repeal Washington, June S. The senate atmosphere was surcharged with tolls talk today as senators began to realise that the end of the long debate on. the repeal of the tolls exemption for American coastwise vessels was near at hand. Senator Simmons, prominent as an admini.trntl&n leader for the repeal. Immediately after the chaplams pray er, had read a telegram announcing the North Carolina democratlo state convention had gone on record for the repal bill. Senator Ashurst of Arlso na asked that there be printed along. Uls the North Carolina telegram, one from 4 cltlxrn from Arisona, who tele graphed all Arisona whs against repeal esoept those who stood with the rail roads. "Is Edward B. Brltton, sender of the North Carolina telegram, the man who held the Baltimore convention spellbound when he spoke In favor of ths tolls exemption plnnk?" Inquired Senator Oapp. j "No, I think Mr. Brltton was not a delegate to the convention," replied Senator Simmons. Annapolis, Md., June B. President Wilson today told 154 graduates of the naval academy, many of whom leave shortly for Mexican waters, that the mission of the United States is one of service to humanity, not one of aggrandizement nor of quest He spoke at the annual academy gradua. tion exercises, and later delivered di plomas to the young midshipmen. He declared the duty of the United States 1b to serve the world. Speaking of the Vera Cruz situation, the president reverently declared that, "I pray God the boys there will not have to fight any more." He added that the real good they will do will be their Impression on the Mexicans. "They are not strutting and bluster ing," he went on. "The people of Vera Cruz, who despised and hated Americans, will think differently of them when our boys leave." The president spoke In a huge ar mory, packed wun more man dvuu officers, midshipmen and relatives and friends of the graduates. He was en thusiastlcally cheered during his ad dress. ' President Wilson said In part: 'It ought to be - one of your thoughts all the time that you are sample Americans,, not. Mnerely navy nlenY'uof-merely samples and - only have to hold up the point of the army and navy, not as me msiru ments of aggression. The Idea : of America Is to serve humanity and trlDps free to the wind you ought to realize that that that Is In itself a message that you are on an errand which otther navies have sometimes forgotten, not an errand of conduest, but ah errand of service. ' "What do you think Is the lasting impression that tholBe boys down at Vera Cruz, are going to leave? They have had to use some force I pray God It may not be necessary for them to do so again but do you thlnn this thought Is going to be the most lasting impression? Have men not fouaht since the world began? Is there anything new In using force? The new things in the world are the thinks that are detached from force, the things that show the moral oonv pulsions of the human conscience, those are the things by which we have been building up . civilization, not by force, and the lasting lmpres slon that those boys are to leave Is that they exercised self-control. You must mear in mind that you are the champions of what Is right and fair all around for the public welfare, no matter where you are, and that you are ready to fight, not merely and the drop of a hat, or up on some slight punctilio, but that you are champions of your fellowmen The president praised Admiral Fletcher, saying he had been on du ty longer at Vera Crus than the other officers and that he had the qualities of a statesman. After the ceremony the president watched the graduates go to their quarters and the former "plcbes" run to take possession of "lovers" lane. He ate luncheon with Captain Full- man, and planned to leave for Wash ington at three o'clock. ... Annapolis, Md.. June 8. Welcomed by salutes from the battleships Idaho, Missouri and Illinois, and the station ship Kelna Mercedes, President Wil son arrived here this morning on ths Mayflower from Washington to take part In the naval academy graduation exercises. Captain W. F. Fullam, superintendent of the academy; W. O. Logan, commandant, and Lieutenant Commander Chaunccy Shackfnrd, went out to the Mayflower in a launch and brought the president and Secre tary of the Navy Daniels ashore and took them directly to the academy armory, where the exercises were held. As the presidential party landed on the bsnk of the Severene, another eft. Into boomed from a shore battery. A bad wind and rainstorm mads the go- Jng difficult for the Mayflower during ths night, but the presidential parly suffered only Inconvenience and had no serious trouble. President Wilson received a long wireless dlspelch aboard ths , May flower at two o'clock this morning from the American delegates at Niag ara Falls. Members of the party re fused to dlsruM ths message save that It did not materially change ths situa tion. , r , : JD SEIZED AND HUS FROM COURT ROOM Washington, June 5 Ths Lever cotton futures bill was reported fav orably to house yesterday as a sub stitute for the bill already passed by the senate. Representative Lever, author of the bill and chairman of the committee Included in his report a comprehen sive analysis of cotton transactions. The bill, says the report, recognizes the' economic value of those cotton exchanges that use a contract repre sentatlve of true value of the spin able cotton and levels Its prohibition against those exchanges, the value of whose contracts are susceptible of violent changes. ' "The object of the bill Is to compel by law the use of such a contract by the future markets, the quotations of the value of which will reflect accu rately and truly the value of cotton of BPlnable and usable quality. In the light of the "best available informa tion the use of such a contract will enhance In the eyes of experts the cotton crop in the hands of the farmers-of the south not less the $100,- 000.000 annually," said Mr. Lever. iMr. Ivwsald'he hoped for pas sage of the bill by the house at this session. The senate measure, which was Introduced by Senator Smith, of South -Carolina, i differs - from the Lever bill only In minor details. Summarizing at length , the pro visions and effect of the house bill, Chairman Lever's report says: '"The bill compels the, adoption of the government official standards by all . future markets. It establishes a uniform standard of grades through out the country and. relieves the trade of the confusion and - abuses growing out of the present multiplic ity of standards In different markets. It prohibits the use. in- the i settle ment of contracts of the illogical and unsound 'fixed difference system and substitutes therefor the system of commercial differences In determin ing" the relative value of grades de livered upon contracts. - It denies to any cotton exchange the use of any contract for the future delivery of cotton, under the terms of which the very low grades of cotton, 'rejections.' 'left overs." 'misfits' and 'dog tails' qualities of cotton entirely ununited for spinning purposes are dellver-J able upon tt It provides that cotton of a staple leas than seven-eighths of an Inch In length shall not be de livered In the settlement - of such s contract. "Each bale of cotton to be delivered upon a contract shall be Identified by grade, with the date when the cotton Is to be delivered to the pur chaser, thus abolishing the practice of long delays and pro-form of deliveries." It provides that the secretary of agriculture shall determine In cases of disputes arising between the person making the tender and the person re ceiving the same, the quality or the grade or the length of staple In dis pute, furnishing as It were an unbiased trlbual to which, may be referred dis putes which Involve the quality or the grade or the length of staple of any cotton tendered under the contract Provision Is made for the determin ing of the relative commercial value of cotton which may be delivered on con tract and the secretary Is given such plenary power as It will be Impossible to manipulate ths machinery by which these differences are determined.. Authority Is given the secretary of agriculture to promulgate and estab llsh standards of cotton by which Its quality and value may be judged, thus. Wind Is Teriffic, at Times Reaching a Velocity of 80 Miles an Hour. Carranza's Reply to Mediators Invitation to Participate Not Expected Until Sunday. , London, June 5. Miss Mary Blom- fleld, daughter or Lady Sarah Louisa Blomfleld, widow of Sir Arthur Blom fleld, was the woman who created the sensational scene at Buckingham pal ace last night, when she threw herself on her knees before King George, and Queen Mary. Miss Blomfleld alone was concerned In the Incident, although her sister, who also attended the court, was re quested to leave the palace after the occurrence. Officials of the palace today were on the Verge of nervous prostration, as the result of last night's scene, and the Lord Chamberlain's department has taken every precaution to circum vent any attempt to repeat the per formance at tonight's court at Buck ingham palace. Persons In the vicin ity, at the time declared the whole scene lasted less ten seconds and that the women had only time to ejaculate audibly: "Your Mujesties, for God's sake " when she was seized and hustled out of ,the court room. King George was the coolest man In the room and the presentations were continued with clock-like degularity. It Is expected no further aatlon will be taken against the woman except to bar her from the court-room. The sisters obtained ad mit Wse. to, the court In the ordinary was' ifirough application to the lord Chamberlain's department. John E. Redmond, leader of the Irish nationalists today declined a re quest by Irish suffragettes that he re ceive a deputation to discuss the in clusion of women as electors of the Irish parliament. In consequence of suffrage attacks, churches In many parts of the country are being closed, except for the usual Sunday services. Following is a sample of the notices posted by the reports: "Owing to dastardly outrages by frenzied crlminajs who have no regard for God or man, this church will be closed except during the hours of di vine service." Derby, Eng., June 6. The ancient and historic church at Bredsall, dat ing back to Norman times, and con- San Francisco, June 5. No abate ment appeared today In the storms which have swept the coast for the last 48 hours. More than 25 north bound boats from this port were hav ing difficulty in making headway in the northwest gale which at times reached a velocity of 80 miles an hour. Radio dispatches Bay the wind was terrific, blowing away every thing not tied down. The vessels were on the lookout for any vessel which might become disabled. Estimates Exaggerated. Cleveland, O., June 6. -Telephone advices today from Helena, O., re ported laBt night to have been wiped out by a tornado, stated that previous estimates of damage had been exag gerated and no lives had been lost. The storm resulted only in minor damage to buildings and oil derricks. MEDIATORS' ATTITUDE " OF DOUBT AND H0PE( Navy Officials Occupied With Plans to Meet Possible At r tempted Blockade by Huerta. a J !;? PRESBYTERIAN CLASS ELECTS OFFICERS The Phllathea class of the First Presbyterian church last night held an election of officers, which resulted In the following being selected: Mrs. R. 8. Carroll, teacher; Miss Edith Mitchell, president; Miss Althea Henry, vice-president; Miss Alexander, recording secretary; Miss Gussie Good win, corresponding secretary; Mrs. Epps, treasurer; Miss Elizabeth Nor ton, reporter. Following the election of officers an informal banquet was given in honor of the teacher, when all the officers of the class and many members were present. Niagara Falls, Ont., June B. Thei( general attitude here In regard to the! expected reply from General Carran( za, chief of the onstltutionalist causal in Mexico, to the note of the South American mediators, is a mixture of doubt and hope. Semi-official statements with re-' gard to the attitude of Carranza, to ward mediation Is that he Is not ready to accept unreservedly the of fer of good offices made by the me diators. No meetings by the mediators with either the American or Mexican dele gates were scheduled for the day. Washington, June 6. Carranza's statement that he would not reply to the last note of the South American envoys until he reached Saltillo from Durango, confined the belief of thef administration officials today that thel constitutionalist's final attitude to- I'Dgcnt Deficiency, Washington. June 5. An urgent de ficiency appropriation of 1425,600 for the parcels post service has been ask ed of congress by Postmaster General Burleson. He wanted 1390,600 for wagon service and $35,000 for indem nity for. articles . lost. ' Duryea Committed. New York, June 6. -Chester B. Duryea, who shot and killed his father, Hiram Duryea, millionaire starch manufacturer, has been com mitted to the state hospital for the criminal insane at Matteawah. Ilaxrhall Rulings. Auhurn, N. T., June 5. The Na tional Board of Bamball Arbitration talnlng many priceless relics, was de- j today disallowed claims of Schwaln stroyed by fire during the night. Suf-; fuss against Augusta, Georgia, and fragettes are suspected as explosions ' Beasley against Annlston, Alabama. similar to those caused by bombs usually employed by the arson squad preceded the fire. A short time ago a suffragette meeting In the village of President on Mayflower. Annapolis, Md., June 5. The May- Rredsall, was broken up by boys and 'flower, with President ftblp Arrives, Most of the familiar licorice root! . . comes from SyLu It la gathered and j piled Into great slacks, where It re-1 New Tork. Jun l Arrived: malha until it : thoroughly dry, rlaUc, IJvsrpooL Ad it is generally supposed that the wo-1 men burned the church In revenge, i Deny Responsibility. I London, June 5. Representatives of the Women's Social and Political union, the suffragette organization, party on board arrived o'clock this morning and anchored off the naval academy: , The commencement exercises of Concordia college of Conover. N. C, deny responsibility for the Incident at! will tnke place tonight In the audito- Bucklngham' palace last night when rlum of the college. The Rev. . D. a woman Interrupted tne presents- reters, pastor or tne iiineran cnurcn Hons by throwing king's feet. herself at the of this city, address. SEA- PLANE PLUNGES IN SEA; TWO DROWN Portsmouth, England, "jue B. Commsnder Rice and LlpVitenant Thomas P. Creswell was drowned yes terday when a sea-plane In which they were flying plunged Into the sea. The sea-plane was engaged with other air craft In maneuvers. A torpedo boat recovered CreSwell's body which was strapped 'to the flying machine seat but the body of Com mander Rice wis not found. The sea-plane was one of the largent In the naval service. It had a wing span of (1 feet carried a 200 horse power engine and was equipped with wireless. It Is believed the accident was due to an explosion caused by the making certain the legality o't th'nU'on of e."r"ln P"tro1 fumM b official standard of grades. , "It is required pf all persons coming within ths provisions of the bill to keep such records and statements of accounts as will fully and correctly disclose all transactions made upon any exchange, board of trade, similar Institution or place of buslnees, "Ths bill undertakes to prevent as far as possible, ths transfer of fli prtsent vicious practices 'of certain exchsngee from this country to foreign countries. -. - "It la urovlded that any person Ha ble to the payment' of soy tas Im posed by the bill, who falls to pay, or evades or attempts to evade ths pay ment of such a tax or any person who otherwise violates any of the provis Ions of the act or any rule or regula- spark from the wireless apparatus. ANNUAL DEBATE WON BY COOPER SOCIETY At ths Ashevllls High school last night the annual debate between the Cooper and Athvnvan Literary socie ties wss held, resulting In a victory for ths Coopers, who were reprWH-uted by W. Randall Harris, jr., and lwri-nce Noland. Clauds fl. Ramsey and Usy Hmlih upheld ths affirmative side of ths debate fof the Atheneans, Rev. Dr. A. F. Campbell, Rev. J. P, Williams and Ed, B. Brown acted as judges for ths debate and their dec-It Ion was unanimous, ths announcement Hop made under It shall be. fined not i of which caused loud applause on ths leas than 100 nor mora than 110,000. "Jpart of ths Coopers. ward entering the Niagra conference would not be known for two or three i days. Optimism expressed at Niagarai Falls that Carranza would take part in the proceedings was reflected here.J The statement oi' Rafael Zutoaran, the constitutionalists' chief representative in this city, attracted widespread at-' tention. Affairs are getting better," he said, when asked regarding the participa tion of Carranza, In the conference He did not expect, however, to receive, aire ply from his chief before late Sat urday or Sunday. J . Meanwhi'.e administration officials continued their conference with ar ranza's agents, urging them to recom mend that a favorable reply b sent to the mediators, . While word was awaited, offcials of. state and navy departments, wera occupied with plans for meeting any trying situation that might arise at : Tamplco, through efforts; of Huerta to establish a blockade to halt shlp- ments of arms for Carranza. It hadU been reported that federal gunboats, had been ordered to Tfemplco. Amerl- can war vessels off Alxarado and.' Puerto Mexico reported, howeverJ that Huerta's ships had made, no! move to lease. They will continue un-l der the surveillance of the American, men of war. Ae report reached the state depart ment that another steamer loaded with ammunition had cleared from New York today from Galveston. In nsmuch as the recent order was to re fuse clearances only to emmunltiort Wilson and, ships for Mexican ports. It was stated. here at 9 there could be no denying clearances to ships billed to an American port i Secretary Bryan reiterated agaln that Vera Cruz is held as an open port, notwithstanding that several ships are enroute there with arms for, constitutionalists. "Will It continue as an open "port when ammunition reaches 'there t" he was asked. (Continued on Page 11). wlU deliver the literary FREE COUPON t . I D E A L A R.TV PAT.TERH OWTFIT Vto-day mAgazi me Gazette-News, Friday, June 5 a TO SOt Or THE ABOVE COUPONS EjnTTLE ETERY READER TO THESE TWO GREAT GIFTS GIFT N. 1 UtAL AJtTtPATTERN OUTFIT Oesnan m Hil KbfWcT PsBtwwi f sbMtnW4r t etea, al is caau nswhr ! wld emt mmn thaa Itasa ajt WCnrn-Liiii la iis)it tUteMm y ttma. 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