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THB OAZETTX-KSWB HAS THB MOST EXPENSTVTB ASSOCIAT ED PRESS BERVICB IN THB t: It CAROpNAS i "it WEATHER FORECAST! PROBABLE SHOWERS. VOLUME XIX: NO. 129 ASHEVILLE, N. C, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 10, 1914 PRICE FIVE CENTS BANDITS T Take Railroad Employe, Away With Them When He Sur- 1 prises Them Looting "Katy Flyer." PASSENGERS FIRED ON AS THEY INVESTIGATE Express Safe Blown Open Of ficers Search Through the Nignt But Find No Definite TraiL St Louts, Mo., July 10. The- two oasked bandits woh held up the west iound "Katy Flyer," near Matson, Mo., ast night, captured a track walker, who surprised them a ithey were rob bing the train, and took hlmarway with them. This wa learned today frnnl trainmen. The bandit are sup- posed to have boarded the train at Matson. A short distance from the station one ot them covered the en i.o, wh two revolvers and ordered him to stop the train. When Ui b wm done the fireman was compelled to run back and uncouple the passenger cars. The engine and express cars were , then run to a point near Klondyke on the river bank.- The bandits tr .tte American Express company forced the messenger. J. G. Nicholson, Jo stand with hi. face to wan wh le they blew both doors the ( While this was going on a tfk er, said to be William Christopher van i , ared and the robbers mad him a "oner: When the train first stopped the oemmand of the bandits, Oon , actor Mudd and William iOh lB auditor, got off to learn the trouble. e were greeted with a f u.U ado of shots." said Mudd. "We weer told to stav in the coaches. ' We stayed In. " Bandlta made no effort, to molest ths passengers but warned them to nought to have recro.sed the Mori ver near the scene of the robbery 4 to have started south. v ;jt. Louis, Mo., July 10. An all ht search tailed 10 "" e trail of bandits who last night d up train No. 6 of the Missouri, nsasxand Texas railroad, bound i 1 St. Louis to tne souiowwH, M .ttson. Mo., ana roDDea m. .' C Railroad officials today could give rm estimate of the amount of plunder v th which the bandits escaped. The v press car was partially demolished when the safe was blown open with dynamite. The crew, who watered the bandits operate while two- of the robbers stood over them with levelled revolvers, disagreed as to the num ber of highwaymen, their estimates running from two to five. The robbery occurred In a lonely spot in the woods where the bandits had compelled ths crew to haul the ' detached baggage and express cars. ROCKEFELLER ADVISES HOW TO GET WEALTHY New York, July 10. John D. Rock efeller has sent his reply to the school teacher who asked him how to make a fortune. His answer was "save your pennies." '' Yesterday while Mr. Rockereller was walking around his Pocantlco Hills estate ho came upon several of ths children of his employes. He unvo each six cents, and said: "There Is a penny to save and Ave cents to spend." - When asked by a friend why he changed his advice, he said: "Oh, well, children have to have candy now and then." Iusitanla ArHvm. New York. July 10. Arrived; Steamer Lusltanla, Liverpool. Ford Sees No Evidence Of Business Depression Washington, July 10. Optimistic Views of business conditions were pre sented yesterday to Henry Ford. De troit manufacturer, during an hour's conference at ths Whits House. Mr. Ford told ths president he saw no evi dences of any sort of business depres sion, psychological or otherwise, and aid that in his opinion, business was getting better all of ths time. There Is absolutely nothing wrong with busi ness, Mr. Ford told the president The only trouble Is that soms people seem pessimistic. "If everyone would only cheer up and attend to their business this calamity talk would stop imme diately." . . - Ths president and Mf. Ford dis cussed the anti-trust bills In a general way as well as ths business situation. Officials close to the president said he wee greatly encouraged by his talk with Mr. Ford, and that he had been further strengthened In his determine- KIDNAP filslItsT IG Eruptions in Alaska Witnessed By Captain Mullen of ' The Dirigo. ' Seward, Alaska, July 10. Further details of the tremendous volcanic ac tivities along the Alakan peninsula west of Seward were today gKen by Captain Mullen of the steamship XH rlgo, which brought first news of the outbreak. A new crater has opened on the north side of Mount Shlshaldin the most westerly of .the three peaks reported In eruption. Flowing lava has cut a wide path , through the snow for miles down the mountain side. Mount Shlshaldin is on Unlmak island and has been in almost con tinuous eruption for years. Pavlof volcano, on the Alaska peninsula,' west of the Shumagin Island and 100 miles southeast of Mount Shlshaldin, alos was active when , the Dirigo passed. The action of Pavlof, was pe culiar, the mountain throwing out a black ash, a light fall of which was noticed on the Dirigo. Pavlof has not been in eruption since 1912, Passeng ere on the Dirigo said fishermen re ported that two of the Six craters of the mountains west of Cook Inlet, known as Mount Katmai, had been emitting dense volumes of sulphur laden smoke. The volcanoes are so remote from civilization that no accurate record can be kept of their activity. It Is believed, however, that the present activity began late in May. SUITE IKS mi Passed 122 Bills and Resolu tions in Little Over Three Hours Time. Washington, July 10. Senate clerks were busy today preparing bills for the printer which the senate dis posed of last night in what is believ ed to have been a record session in the amount of business transacted. In a little more than three hours the senate passed 122 miscellaneous bills and resolutions. Among the more Important mea sures disposed of were Included: A joint resolution authorizing the president to raise the regular army to war strength. ' A bill making it a misdemeanor t use the American flag, its coat i t arms or other insignia as an adver tlsement, trademark or label and - a bill creating an aviation section In the army signal corps with sixty officers and 260 enlisted men. WILL CONSTRUCT AERIAL TRAMWAY AT NIAGARA . Toronto, Canada, ' July 10. The Spanish company, incorporated at Bilbao, Spain, with Canadian head quarters at Montreal, has obtained concessions from the Niagara Falls power commission to construct and operate an aerial tramway across the whirlpool rapids, Ths span across the gorge will be 1.180 feet, the longest of its kind in the world and will be uned for passenger traffic. The car will be hung by six huge cables. tlon to push the trust program during the present session of congress. Mr. Ford refused to discuss his call, saying that talk of business depression was unworthy, of denial. . Ths delegation of Chicago business men who conferred with President Wilson Wednesday, has talked on the same subject with Chairman Cov ington of ths houss commerce com mittee, Chairman Newlands of the senate Interstate commerce committee, and Chairman Overman of the Judi ciary committee, proposing what they considered necessary changes la ths anti-trust bills. Representative Covington told them President Wilson had said to Mm he wished to meet big business half way In the consideration of the trust pro gram and wanted to be fair In every way. Mr. Covington promised to take their suggestions under consideration and lay hie opinions before ths presi dent and house commerce committee, VDLGAN ACTIVITY WOULD CHANGE VILUk TO MOVE SCHOOL SYSTEM ON MEXICO CITY Public Schools Will Lose Hold On Civilization Unless Ad justments Are Made, Says Speaker. "TiiTMi'PV PTTTT T WAG RIGHT TO FREED AM" Educators Endorse Woman Suffrage and Equal Fay For Teachers Regard, less of Sex. St Paul, July 10. Unless certain adjustments are made in the educa tional system, the public schools In America will lose their hold on our clvilldation and continue to exist only as a decaying Institution, was the declaration of J. H. Francis, super intendent of schools of Los Angeles, in an address before the convention of the National Education association which closes a week's session tonight "Every child hca a right to free dom," said Mr. Francis, "in pursuit of his vocation, of religious, financial or class exploitation, in spite of those who are stronger than himself. Ob jection to any system leading to any independence of thought or freedom Is a difficulty menacing those who would Institute a system of schools to meet the needs of the child." Henry F. Cope, of Chicago, speak ing before the ( religious educational association said the teaching of re ligion In public schools was based on the three misapprehensions, as fol lows: "First, that the state map properly teach religion; Becond, that religion may be taught as mathematics and many otlier subjects can, and third;, that teaching religion would solve all' the problems of youthful delinquency and cure the general public apathy to ecclesiastical education. Shorter courses and longer terms were advo cated by the committee on methods of teaching the manual training In secondary schools, in its annual re port submitted today. Women's rights were recognized yesterday to the fullest extent by the National Education association, which passed resolutions endorsing woman suffrage and equal pay for teachers regardless of sex, and allotted flvs of its ten vice, presidencies to women. The delineation of active suffragists left the hall with broad smiles. "We were given- everything we asked," they said. Without a dessenting vote Dr. Da vid Starr Jordan, of Leland Stanford, was elected president of the associa tion, South Carolina members, who were active in behalf of Dr. D. B. Johnson, were first to present Dr. Jordan's name. Dr. Johnson withdrew two days ago. Oakland, Cel., was chosen as the 1915 meeting place. BETTER EVIDENCE IN District Attorney Regards the Case Much Stronger Than . At Arrest. Froeport, N. Y July 10. Attacks on the testimony of witnesses before the Inquest Into the death of Mra Louise Bailey today led Jo predictions that the coroner would be forced to reverse his decision and order the re lease of Mra Florence Carman when she appears before him Monday for a preliminary hearing on the charge of having murdered Mrs. Bailey. Hhis was further bolstered up, ac cording to counsel, husband and friends by ths fact that the district attorney practically admitted yester day that the state's case was weak, when he sought to obtain a postpone ment of ths preliminary hearing until a week from Monday. The district at torney, however, regards his case as much stronger than when the arrest was made and the authorities havs In their possession evidence stronger than that already Induced, he said. ANTI-TRUST PROGRAM ' IS ABOUT COMPLETE Washington. July 10. With the eenate adjourned until Monday, mem bers of committees having charge of the perfection of the administration's anti-trust measures, were yard at work today. It was expected that the completed trust legislation would be submitted to the senate on Monday. CARMEN CASE Will Return to Front as Re sult of His Vindication at Conference Which Set tled Difficulties. TO MAKE STATEMENT OF THE AGREEMENTS Way to Capital Is Opened by The Capture Yesterday of Guadalajara, by Gen eral Obregon. - Torreon, Coahulla, Mexico, July 10. Vindication of the conduct of General Villa, his speedy return to the front of the central advance on Mexico City, with General Felipe Angeles as chief of artillery and clear definition uf Valla's attitude toward Car r ansa, first chief O fthe rebellion are said to tie cardinal points of a promised state ment by representatives of Carranm and Villa, who have been parties to the internal constitutionalist relations conference here. The statement will be based on a protocol covering the transactions of the conferees signed on adjournment yesterday. The Carranza delegates, immediately upon signing the protocol, left for Sal tlllo. It is unofficially known that re cause neither Carranza nor VIP vhs pleased with the trend of soma of the discussions between the representa tives of the factions, the conferoi.ee was prolonged after business was fin ished Sunday. - Just what subjects displeased the first and second chiefs of the crnstitu tlonallsts may be made known in the statement today since it was stated last night that "these difficulties were re moved to the entire satisfaction of both parties. ' " In a brief announcement the con- ferreesvlis lilfrff-WiAde"-known- tha Pilla would resume his advance on tne capital without further loss of time, although it was expected it would he several days before his dlvliloi wuuH be started southward and that General Angeles would assume command of the artillery of Villa's army. It was Intimated that the provisioning of Villa's - forces figured largely In the discussions at the conferences. Reorganizing Forces. Douglas, Ariz., July 10. General Alvaro Obregon, commander of tne constitutionalist forces, who after a three days battle on Wednesday cap tured the Important city of Guadala jara, and took prisoner more than 6,000 federals, prepared today to re organize his forces with a view to marching on Irapuapo, the junction on the Mexican Central railroad, connecting, Mexico City with north ern and western Mexico. General Obregon last night tele graphed F. 8. Ellas, constitutionalist agent here, that ha routed the federal army of 12,000 defending Guadalaja ra under General Mian. General Ob regon said the federal loss was' very heavy, but his own casualties were small. The federals who escaped are being pursued by the constitutional ists and General Obregon was of the opinion that he would obtain several thousand recruits for his army from the captured city. His forces num bered 10,000 men. News was received with the utmost elation at constitutionalist headquar ters, where It' was regarded as pre liminary to the occupation of Mexico City Itself. HUSKED TO RALEIGH TO PREVENT LYNGH1NS Raleigh, July 10. Fletcher Win stead, aged IT and William Holland aged 1. two negro boys, were rushed to the states prison here In automo biles, yeHterday to prevent lynching at Rocky Mount where yesterday they are alleged to have attempted a criminal assault on Miss Nannie May Daughtrldge, aged 16, the daughter of Doo Daughtrldge a contractor. A younger slater and brother of the girl frustrated the attempt, the negroes falling In their purpose. Miss Daugh trldge was thrown Into a ditch and sustained an Injured side. DESTRUCTIVE FI IS Quebed, July 10 fanned by a high wind, flames this afternoon swept over DufTerln terrace, Quebec's fa mous promenade, overlooking the PL Lawrence. At I o'clock the fire ap parently was beyond control of ths firemen, two houses were ablose f.nd the Chateau Fontfao, an ' Imposing hotel, was threatened. Over five hun dred feet of the terrace collapsed, and It Is feared the stone walls over looking Champlaln ward, a tenement district, would soon fall. F. F. SIGNED All Souls Church, Biltmore, Loses Man Who Has Been Organist and Musical Director 10 Years. WILL GO FROM HERE TO RICHMOND CHURCH Resignation Accepted' by Music Committee and Vestry with Reluctance Is a Well Known Composer. F. Flaxington Harker, who for the past ten years has been the organist at All Souls' church, Biltmore, hasiga(,ed t0 marry nim wnen she came tendered his resignation to the vestry of the church, to take effect Septem ber 1, and the music committee of the church, through instruction given by the vestry, has accepted the resig nation. Mr. Harker has accepted the position as organist at St. Paul's church at Richmond. St Paul's church is one of the largest and old est churches In the country and is particularly interesting from a his torical standpoln, owing to the fact that It was the church of General Robert E. Lee and President Jeffer son Davis, when they were in Rich mond. Mr. Harker first came to this city in 1901 from York Minister, England, where he was assistant organist. He succeeded Caryl Florlo, who was the first organist of All SouIb' church. After remaining here for some time. Mr. Harker spent two years In New York, where he had several composi tions accepted. He returned here In 1907 and has since been connected with the church continuously. The departure from this city of Mr. Harker will not only be a distinct loss to All Souls' church, but to all people In- thrp dry who -are Interested - in music. He and his family have taken a prominent part in the social and community life of the city, as well as being leaders tn Ashevllle's musical lifo. Under his direction, the choir at AH Souls' church has gained a wide reputation and thousands of visitors to this city have made the trip to the church to hear his playing and the work of the choir trained by him. He Is a composer of much merit and his compositions have been accepted by several of the leading houses of tne country. Many of the selections he rendered at the church during the time he has been connected with It have been his own compositions. The loss of Mr. Harker will prob ably be more keenly felt that Is with the exception of the members of the church by the young musicians of the city, many of whom have re ceived their first training under him. The present organist at St. Paul's the Richmond church that Mr. Har ker goes to, is Jacob Keinhardt, who has been organist at St. Paul's for 'he lost 36 years. He will be retired, owing to ola age, on a pension for life. The organ in St. Paul's is about three times as large as the one used in All Souls' and the church has a sen'tng caapclty of abou 1,800. No other organist has been accept ed by the vestry of All Souls' to suc ceed Mr, Harker, although efforts will be made to get one who will continue the high standard of Work carried on by Air. Harker. While the resignation of Mr. Har ker has been accepted by the Vestry and music committee of the church, they express themselves as doing so with a great deal of reluctance. The musla committee, composed ot Charles E. Waddell, chairman; Dr. Arthur S. Wheeler and Paul 11. Klnger, has sent the following letter to Mr. Harker: "The vestry of All Souls church has Instructed the Music commutes to acknowledge the receipt of your res ignation, to duvlso you of Its accept ance, ana to Capicss uiianimoui re gret that our cordial relations are to be eevered. Through your efforts All Souls' church for the psst ten years has enjoyed a musical prestige that has been most gratifying. 'Particularly happy and , harmo nious havs been your relations with ths vestry and the choir. The church services have been enriched by your excellent rendition of , the musical parts and by many of your own ex qulalte composition Ths publlo will greatly miss the numerous recitals and oratorios. We feel that not only ourselves but the community at large will miss you more perhaps than any other musician that has ever left here. i "We congratulate you on the call to a large and promising ' field; and In going you carry with you our fond est hopes for, and our belief In, your continued success." Famous CeU-her Die. Philadelphia, Pa., July . Ossle ftrhreCkensost, who won fame as the battery partner of Rube Waddell, when the latter was the star pitcher of the Philadelphia Athletics. dld In a hospital here today from a compiles tlon of diseases, lie was about 40 years old. , ' PRESIDENT TO vpPHP FTGHT . f SAY SHE SLEW HER SISTER Mrs. Nelms Corrects Report Concerning Leter From Her i Daughter. Atlanta, Ga., July 10. Mrs. Nelms today corrected a report that the note from San Francisco from her daugh ter had said she had killed her sister. The note, typewritten, bore the sig nature "Mrs. Eloise Dennis," but did not say she ha dmade away with Beatrice. Mrs. Nelms, after reading the lat est dispatches, said that she and her daughter had believed Innis unmar ried and that Mrs. Dennis was en- to Atlanta. Local police are en deavoring to trace an express pack age -shipped to Miss Beatrice Nelms in care of Mrs. Margaret Mlms at San Antonla, Texas. San Francisco, Cal., July 10. Aid of Victor Innes, formerly district at torney of San Francisco in finding Mrs. Elols Dennis, was suggested to day by Marshall Nelms. He expected to leave today for 1 1 lanta where his mother received a let ter from Elois that she had ' led her sister Beatrice and expected to kill her brother. No one has been able to account for the 'ett;r except tn the tehory that Mrs. Dennis as tem porarily deranged and no una has had trace of her or her sister nince they left Dallas, Texas, some time ar.o. Ihe whereabouts of Innes .vas aim uncer tain today. Advices from Carson City were that he had gone to Seattle, but efforts to find him there were fruitless. Innes was counsel for Mrs. Dentils, in divorce proceeding In Reno about is months ago" and has acted as legal ad viser to her In other matters, PLiHISE OP li C. U Twelve Tracts of 13,575 Acres Are Added to tLe National Forest Area. Washlnuton. July 10. Purchase by v.o D-nvernment of 13.575 acres ot forest lands In North Carolina, has been approved by the national forest reservation commission. The acquisi tion embraces twelve tracts eleven of them In Buncombe, Yancey and McDowell counties, with a total area of 12,400 acres and the other with an area of 1,175 acres In Macon county. All of the tracts adjoin federal res ervations previously acquired and most of them are wooded cith poplar, oak, chestnut and other valuable timber. J. II . Barnes yesterday afternoon filed suit in Superior court against the Southern Hallway company, In which he seeks to recover damnges to the amount of $50 for personal In juries, alleged to have been received at the hands of the company. IIS APPROVED FREE COUPON IDEAL PATTERN .TO-DAY PIIUNTATION IY Gazette-News, Friday July 10 SIX OF THE ABOVE COUPONS TO THESE TWO GIFT Na 1 IDEAL ART PATTERN OUTFIT CostMf tap lltwwt Kihndf fettfiw of sh UWty tW hw4 wSr ttH, t I eaau vaca, Rlar rttaU mJo Meld rami mtn thse iaa tmk ef Cowipt I Is IimntAT Stltoaloe T Mas Be f ere. die eotad KraeHi (apart. PVml gibrntrr H wbtre. imrmt r- af wW. CIFT Ha. 1 TODAY'S MAGAZINE f OR ON li YEAJt Tat Orat New Wmnair! Macula 4f yea ear aorta ar N Mnlki thasmat arvHvdx WoaaVl,ira. aatias aliaol aaanr Sntn hf hm fMMr af th aMamalaa, 9rirm t af thaw CaarxvM and S Cant e tbfc atVw aad avahw rni, at CHt lie, I. and writ nam n4 acl4aa te akkSi ana " TaSar' Hmmim (inn Co, II BMlHd wa aark mtmih nea a aa Ua ataak b4w. TV m Taaaj too lhaati i of fraiM trmm Um a aa an af haaSsas la Pat Oatltl ami th cant ef aaiaa te sect mmHk km raw las at aaaaf Tartar' Maaaata. Oat o Twr martan wfH add I fiairls Wrtre ww 9 mnA riMae. laalTmniUCAZISthtOMTwti , ' ..... tr-fiini,.in iikUT eaW W , ... .. . . ....... .. crrr row ! Will Make No Nomination in Place of Warburg Until Senate Takes Definite Action. i: MR. WARBURG WILL NOT BE EXAMINED Efforts to Have Mr. Jones' Nomination Confirmed on Minority Report Will Be Made. Washington, July 10. President Wilson will make no nomination fbr the federal reserve board for Paul M . Warburg of New York until ths senate takes definite action on his name. The president thus expects to place the responsibility on the senate' for leaving the board Incomplete. There was no chance of the president changing this attitude according to officials in his confidence. Mr. War burg has finally decided that he will not appear personally before the banking committee to be cross-eex-amineu, and the president Is backing him in that stand. In answer to queries today whether Mr. Wilson was endeavoring to get Mr. Warburg before the senate com mittee, White House officials said such an attempt would be useless. i The name of Thomas S. Jones, on which the senate committee voted to report adversely is in a different po sition. A fight for his confirmation may be made on a minority report, ' The administration met defeat in the ifrst stage of its fight to have the senate confirm the nominations of Thomas D. Jones, Chicago, and Paul M. Warburg, New York, as members of the federal reserve board. ' The banking and currency committee' voted 7 to 4 to report unfavorably the nomination of Mr. Jones and post poned -Indefinitely farther '-consider-'" ation of the nomination of Mr. War burg. The Jones report will be submitted early next week and debate over his confirmation will be resumed -n the floor of the senate in executive ses sion. The commltteee will take no further action on the Warburg- ap--polntment unless the New York bank er decides to accept the committee's -invitation to submit to questioning. The next move, according to commit tee members, must come from Mr. Warburg. The committee's action was taken in the faco of the president's deter mined effort to have the appoint ments approved. In his conferencs with newspaper men yesterday . the president made it clear he . would keep up the fight PROSECUTION OF LIPTON COMPANY SUGGESTED London, July 10 Criminal prosecu tion of Sir Thomas Upton and his co-directors In Lip ton limited, was suggested by Sir Arthur Mark ham, a liberal member, In a question ad dressed yesterday to attorney gener al. The question, the putting of which was postponed by arrangement, arose out of the recent conviction of nine army officers on charges of receiving and giving rebates. The court held that the defendants were acting upon a system encouraged by the Upton company. 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