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VOLUME XIX. NO. 130
.ASHEVILLE, N. C, SRATURD AY AFTERNOON, JULY 11, 1914
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THEmORSTAD
HELD 2
Wreck Commission Finds Col
.lier Caused Empress Disas
ter In Which Over 1000
Lost Lives. ' -
PLACES RESPONSIBILITY
ON THIRD OFFICER
Disaster Due to His Change of
Course Without Intsruc
tions From First Officer .
In Charge.
Quebec, July 11. The collier Stor
Btad is held to blame for the Em
press of Ireland disaster, in the find
ings of the wreck commission, handed
down -today.
' The commission held that the dis
aster was due to the Btorstad's change
of course, ' ordered by the third offi
cer without instructions from the
first officer, who was in charge of
the collier at the time. The Empress
was sunk In the : St. Lawrence on
Msy 29, with a loss ot more 'than
1,000 lives. , .-..'.'., , , ,
The Inquiry Into 'the disaster was
begun in Quebec on June 16, by a'
commission composed of Lord Mersey
formerly presiding Justice of the
British Admiralty court, . Sir Adolfo
Rothier, of Quebec, and Chief Justice
McLeod, , of "Tew Brunswick. " The
commissioners were assisted in their
work by Commander Caborne of the
British royal naval reserve. Prof.
John Welsh of Kw Castle, Ind.,
Chairman Demers of the Dominion
wreck commission and . Engineer
Commander Howe, of the Canadian
naval service. . , "
Commander Caborne, . and Prof.
Welsh, were nominated by the British
board of trade. Lord Mersey also-. pre
Bided over the Inquiry Into the. Tl
tanio disaster, ' jv " "- :m
The collier's third officer, found
responsible. Is Alfred Tuftenes. .He
was on the bridge when the crash
came. ,
1'W regret," says the finding, "to
have to impute blame to anyone be
cause of this, disaster, and we would
not do so if It were possible,- but we
can come to no other conclusion than
that by altering his course In the' fog,
as ha undoubtedly did, Tuftenes was
wrong and negligent both in this and
failing to tell the captain when he
saw the fog coming on.
, "It Is not to be supposed that this
disaster was In any way attributable
to any special characteristic of the
8tv Lawrence waterway. It was a dls
1 aster which might have occurred In
the Thames, In the Clyde, in the
Mersey or elsewhere. In similar cir
cumstances.
;"8ueh In the conclusion at which
we. have arrived on the question as
to who was to blame for It:
The Great Question. ,
f But a question of great public im
portance is to be considered,, via:
. "Why the ship sank so suidtly and
what steps, if. any,, can be taken to
prevent the terrible consequences
Which so often, follow such disasters.
"The main difference betweeh the,
officers the officers of the Empress
and the Starstad respectively is to
be found In the description of tho
way In which the two vessels were
approaching' each other at the time
the Empress of Ireland changed her
course after having obtained an offing
from Father Point.
"The witnesses from the Btorstad
say they were approaching so as to
pass red to red, while those from the
Km press of Ireland say they were ap
proaching to pass green to green. The
stories are Irreconclllable and we
have to determine which la the more
probable. Times, distances and bear
ings vary so much, even In evidence
from men of the same ship, .that It
was Impossible to rely or to base con
clusions on them. We have, therefore,
, thought It advisable to found our con
clusions almost entirely upon the
vents spoken of by the witnesses and
upon their probable sequence in or
der to arrive at a solution of the
difficulty. .
- Tuftenea Mlxtakevti.
"After carefully wlrln the evi
dence we have come to the conclU'
Ion that Mr. Tuftenes wm mistaken
Jf he believed there was any Intention
(continued on page 11)
Another Death Occurs
From Bubonic Plague
New Orleans. La., July 11. An
other death from bubonlo plague waa
reported yesterday by public health
officers, making four rases and three
since the outbreak of the dis
ease hers June 27. Yesterdays
victim waa Leeon Dejean, a ,ito
by who waa found III at his home
2217 Bt. Ann street, on July 6, pnd
removed to an Isolation honpttal for
0 rvntlon.
I-r. W. p. O'li'lllr, city hoalih'of
f r, tortny h.iri n order to uivlor-
3 BLAME
ifillPP
FIRING CHAMBERS
Negro Janitor at the Federal
Building in Statesville Goes
Back on the Job.
Gazette-News Bureau
Wyatt Building
Washington, July 11.
Treasury officials started Thursday
that their order, Issued some weeks
ago, to have Fred Chambers, the ne
gro. Janitor at Statesville, restored to
his Job with; full civil service stand
ing, had finally been complied with
by Collector Al D . Watts. Watts fired
Chambers several months ago, and
placed Captain Gregory, a confeder
ate soldier In his -place. - Chambers
appealed his case- and has been up
hold In jsvery particular. Reports at
the treasury department show that
Chambers has the best record of any
man in the service doing a similar
work. ' ' -" " '
"The- discharge of Chambers was
the most flagrant violation of the civ
il service law that has. ever been
brought to the attention of this de
partment," said a higb treasury offi
cial; A similar statement came from
Commissioner Galloway, a South
Carolina 'democrat.
Furthermore, It was stated . that
collector wara acuon in mis :(wo gung each and two will nave
has caused good democrats to feel;three gung each an arrangement.
emoarrassea.
Antlcipatlng that Collector Watta i
will make Conditions unbearable for
ine negro me civu service commis-
sion is preparing to transfer Cham-!
bers to another position. His long I
service with the government, his good
record, together with the' treatment
meted out to him by the collector at
Statesville, has won for him the sym
pathy and respect of the democratic:
officials here. ,; '-'v,..i-,,s
It Is reported- liere In high, "official,
circles that there Is a strong probab
ility that Collector Watts will be ask
ed to resign his position as a mem
ber .of the state executive' committee.
There is no set rule for this proposed
action on the part of treasury offi
cials, but It Is an unwritten law that
collectors and other employes doing' a
similar work shall refrain from en
gaging In political squabbles, such as
Mr. Watts has been identified with.
His political activity has already been
brought to the attention of the treas
ury department, and steps will be
taken In a short time to see Just
what efforts are being made by Watts
to defeat President Wilson's primary
and other Ideas of the democratic
president.
DEFICIENCY BILL .
IS BEFORE
Carries Appropriation of $4,
445,464 Items For N.
Carolina.
Washington, July 11. The general
deficiency appropriation bill carry
ing M.45S.464 last of the appropria
tion bills of congress has been report
ed to the house and will be brought
up for passage today or early
neext week. The bill embraces many
miscellaneous Items, Including Items
for public buildings 'In various states,
1170,000 for transporting and caring
for Interned Mexican soldiers and mil
itary refugees at Fort Wlngate, N.
M., and elsewhere; 15,000 for trans
porting bodies of officers and enlisted
men and $5.01)0 to enable the secre
tary of commerce to employ addi
tional men to enforce the laws to pre
vent overcrowding of patxnger and
excursion vessels.
Other Items lncluded"th following:
North Carolina, Chapel Hill site.
and . commencement of postofflre
17.800: F.denton, postofflce site 17,
500; Thomaivllle, site and commence
ment of postofflre 18.000.
takers that no burial permits ihould
be Issued until an Investigation Into
the ennee of death had been made by
federal officer Notice Was received
at the headquarters of - the publlo
health service that ail passengers ar
riving In the rr.t aon trum New
Orleans, would be detained In quar
antine for seven day
Aliifnnt Surieon General C. V.
AIkn hsa arrived from Wanhlnton
end hM been suMvntd to duty on out
I li:f qunrantl!.
lilt
Tl
Latest Addition to Fighting
Craft Has Heaviest Armor
. Of Any in U. S. Navy
Oil For Fuel
BATTLESHIP NO. 39
TO BE CALLED ARIZONA
One of Two Largest Warships
In Navy Plans For Nos.
40, 41, 42 Are Nearing
Compleiton.
Qulncy, Mans., July 11. Turbine
engines und oil fuel will furnish tho
motive power of tho 27,500 ton bat
tleship Nevada, to be launched at the
vnrrln nf the Fnrn River Khinbuildinir
;cornpany today. This latest addition
j to thetrnlted States navy is a sister
- ship to the Oklahoma, launched at
Camden, N. J., last month. It is ex
pected that , she will.be placed, in
commission next January. The Neva
da has a length over all of SS3 feet,
a beam of 95 feet and a mean draft
of 28 1-2 feet. Her estimated speed
is 20 1-2 knots an hour. .
The arrangement of the main bat
tery of ten 14-lnch guns will be dif
ferent from that on any other Ameri
can battleship. The turrets will carry
which, it la thnueht will erlve a con-
rBntr.t)nn nf ftra ...npHor tn that nf
tne flve 2.lncn n. turrets exempll-
fI(lrt thB Nw Ynrk and Tevas. The
weI(rht of armor Is greater than that
carrled by any 8hlp previously built
for the navy. The muzzle energy of
the 14-lnch guns to be carried on the
Nevada Is about ,65,000 foot tons and
Its shells will weigh 1,400 pounds.
Secretary Daniels of the navy de
partment. Assistant Secretary Roose.
velt. Governor Taskar. L. Oddle of
Nevada and Senator Pittman, of that
state were the principal guests at the
launching. The sponsor was Governor
Oddle's nece, Bvelyn Ann Slebert,
daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Fred A.
Slebert, of Roanoke. -' .
", ry The Arizona.
Washington, July 11. Battleship
number 39, will be christened the
Arizona. She and her sister ship Penn
sylvanla, when launched will be the
two largest fighting craft ever built
for the American navy, it was an
nounced today. Each will have nearly
4.000 tons greater displacement than
the Oklahoma and Nevada, now In
the hands of the builders. The Penn
sylvanla and the Arizona each will
carry two more 14-lnch guns and one
more 6 -inch gun than any of their
predecessors. Their 14-lnch guns will
number 12 in four turrets and they
will be augmented by 22 5-lnch guns,
Tne two dreadnaughts will have a
displacement of 81,400 tons each, a
ength of 600 feet, a beam of 87 feet
and a draft of 28 feet, ten Inches.
The navy department announced to
day that plans for battleships num
bers 40, 41 and 42, authorized for the
government by the naval act of this
year, are rapidly nearing completion
and proposals for their erection will
soon be asked.
Largest Fuel Ship,
Vallejo, Cat. July 11. The launch
ing here today of the fuel ship Kan
awha, adds to the fuel fleet the larg
est vessel of her class ever built at a
United Btates navy yard. The Kana
wan Is steel built, 175 feet long and
with a 67 foot beam. She "Will have a
speed of 14 knots an hour when
loaded. Her fresh water tanks have a
capacity of 324 tons; her fuel bunk
era a capacity of 469.200 gallons and
her cargo tanks 1, 260,000 gallons of
oil.
The Kanawan waa built In seven
months, laid to be a record for con
structlng a ship In a navy yard.
MAY REDUCE OUTPUT DF
Over Half of Kentucky Distil-
leries Favor Such Move
ment -Over-Production.
Louisville, Ky.. July 11. More than
half the distilleries of Ketucky, ac
cording to Information made public
today have agree dto poln In a move
ment that will reduce the 1914 output
20.000,000 gallons on account of Urge
stocks and over-production during the
past few year Ohio, Indiana and Il
linois distilleries are said to be taking
Ilka step Distilleries point out that
decreased demand Is not responsible
for the poposed curtailment. They
titld statistics show consumption of
whiskey has Increased from 20,000,
000 gallons to 38,000,000 gallons for
the past four years, but at the ivne
time production haa Jumped front 10,
000,000 gallons to 46,000,000 gallon
111; E. liMLlS,
Prominent Railroad Man of
Cincinnati Passes Away at
Summer Home at Hot
Springs, Ark.
A POWERFUL FIGURE
IN RAILROAD WORLD
Formerly Headed Directorate
Of Big Four, and Influen
tial in Vanderbilt Group
Of Roads.
Hot Springs, Va., July 11. Melville
E. Ingalls, financier, died here this
morning bf heart failure.
Mr. , Ingalls had been at his summer
home here for some time. Members
of the family and friends say he had
been gradually declining for months,
but his illness had been more marked j
during the last few weeks. Three days
ago he' suffered from an ulterated
tooth and the' shock of treatment was
fatal. He became weak soon after
ward and was roused only once or
twice before his death.
Melville B. Ingalls, Jr., summoned
hurriedly from New York, arrived at
the deathbed and was recognized by
his father once during the last hour.
Mrs. Ingalls, the widow and a daugh
ter, 'Miss Gladys Ingalls, were also at
the bedside when death came.
The body will be tawen to Cincin
nati tomorrow night on a special train
and the funeral service? will be held
at 2 p. m. Monday at "the Unitarian
church there. Burial will be in the
family plot at Cincinnati,
These pall bearers have been select
ed: ,i ,
Charles P. Taft,, PauJ W. Warring
ton, Harry Geeat, Arthur ... Speern;
Frank- Wlbourg, Jjidqoa Harmon, E.
F. Osborne, J. C B. Carborough, W.
W. Brown, Joseph Wilby, William
Worthington and C E. Holmes, all of
Cincinnati, and Joe Simeon, of Los
Angeles. : t
Beside the widow and daughter, Mr.
Ingalls Is survived by four sons, Mel
ville, E., Jr., and Fay Ingalls, of New
York; George H. Ingalls, of Chicago
and Albert S. Ingalls of Cleveland. ' No
statement was made here today on i
behalf of the family as to the extent
of the, dead man's estate further than
that there is a will and that his death
having been anticipated, his affairs
had been set In order.
It was said he withdrew from all
active business connections some time
ago and had disposed of many. Inter
ests to those whom ha wished to have
them after his death. Until two years
ago Mr. Ingalls was chairman of the
board of directors of the Big Four
railroad, the transportation line with
which his narne was closely Identified,
although he was a powerful figure in
what generally are known as the Van
derbilt group of railroads. Besides
his home here he had a home In Cin
cinnati and a new one In Washing
ton, D. C.
Mr. Ingalls was In his 72 year. He
was born at Harrison, Me., in 1842,
was reared on a farm and educated at
Bowdoln and Harvard, He was grad
uated as a lawyer and began practice
at Grey, Me., but soon removed to
Boston and in 1867 waa elected amem-a
ber of the state senate. His career as
a railrond man and financier began
In 1870 when he became president and
a year later receiver, of the old Indian
apolis, Cincinnati and La Fayette rail
road. In reorganizations, he created
the Cincinnati, Indianapolis, St. Louis
and Chicago and later consolidated it
with other railroads, forming the Big
Four system, of which he was chair
man. He waa president of the Ches
apeake and Ohio from 1888 to 1900,
was democratic candidate for mayor
of Cincinnati In 1903 and president of
the National Civic federation In 190ft.
He waa also Interested In banking In
Cincinnati.
MAY TAKE SUITS TO
THE ENGLISH COURTS
New York. July 11. Claimants may
withdraw suits growing out of the
loss of the steamship Titanic from ad
mlralty lltlgciloa and prosecute for
damages In English court according
to a ruling In federal courts here.
Under the English law claimants may
recover (1,000.000 for the aecount of
salvage, freight and pasrsge. money
while the American ataute limit re
covery to $97,000.
PASSENGERS TAKEN
OFF THE INVERMORE
trt. John N. F.. July 11. All
passengers on the costal steamer In
v rmore, which struck on tbe rocks
near Brig Harbor point, oc the Lab
rador coast lest night. Were landed
safely todar. Messages received here
today rom the acrna stats that the
steamer filled rapidly after striking
and waa today resting on the rocks
with only hi-r top deck above water.
CVdric In Port. '
New York, July 11. Arrived:
Steamer Cedrla, Uverpool.
1EBPII
OF mm
Rebel Conferees Changed Pro
visions to Prevent Military
Leader Becoming Pro
visional President.
ELIMINATES ANGELES,
CARRANZA AND VILLA
Amendment Provides For Car
ranza to Call Congress of
Leaders to Adopt Elec
tion Plans.
Torreon, Mex., July 11. At the
conCerence of Carranza and Villa ing the portfolio of secretary of state
representatives here the plan of Gua- i in President Wilson's cabinet and one
daioupe under which the present re-! of America's foremost citizens, will ar
bellion has been operating, has been ' rive In Asheville from Washington at
amended so as to prevent any mill
tary leader becoming provisional
president of Mexico. This would -ell-
minate Carranza .Villa, Angeles, or
any of the leaders now in the held,
as presidential possibilities. This was
stated in a length .official statement
Issued here by the delegates. I
According, to the amendments of
the revolution plan, upon assuming
control of the government at Mexico
City Carranza would call at once a
congress of his military leaders and
representatives of the rank and file,
who would be sopken for by one dele
gate for every thousand men. This
body would adopt a plan for the hold
ing of elections and a program for
what politics should bo put into effect
by the' functionaries, who might be
elected. It was stated positively that
"no constitutionalist chief could lgure
as a candidate for president or vice
president." 1'he official statement showed ' that
the argument had been spirited at
timea, but it recorded a final- accord
of delegates of Villa's. northern mili
tary division and those representing
the division of the east as spokemen
for Carranza .
At' the bcginlng of the session,
which extended over almost a week.
Villa delegates requested that Carran
za choose i "responsible cabln4)t",
naming ' various persons who would
be acceptable to replace the present
members of the provisional cablinet.
The Villa delegates modified their
suggestion and all delegates agreed
to present a Us tot names from which
could be chosen a "directing commission"-
of the government. They
were Iglesias Calderon, Louis Cab
rera Antonia I. Vlllareal, Miguel Silva,
Manuel Bonilla, Alberto Panl, Ed
aurda F. Hay, Ignaclo L. Pasqueira,
Miguel Diez Lomli.irdo, Jose Vascon
cellos, Miguel Alessio Robles and
Frederico Gonzalez Garza.
An important act of the conference
was directed against tho clergy which
had taken part in the Huerta-Diaz
revolution. The statement said:
"Members of the Roman-Catholic
clergy who actually or intellectually
had assisted the usurper Vlctorlano
Huerta should be punished."
Secretary Daniels Decides to
Retain the Weed in Com
- missary Stores.
.Washington, July 11. General sat
Isfactlon was expressed today
throughout naval circles when It be
came nown that Sc-cretary Daniels,
contrary to exepectations, had author
ized retention of popular brands of
tobacco and articles which It had
been rumored would be denied ad
mission to the commissary stores.
The action of the secretary, fol
lowing the enforcement of his order
, abolishing the officers' wine mes of-
Itclnlly upset what had become a gen
eral belief among ,tho enlisted men,
that they, too, would be denied cer
tain proprietary articles which they
had heretofore enjoyed. Under the
new order hot only will those articles
which have been carried Jn the com
missary departments will be retained
but It is Intended to preserve greater
latitude of choice of men by admit
ting additional , brands of tobaccos
and personal commodities.
In announcing his decision. Secre
tary Daniels saldi
"I firmly believe that the enlisted
mm of the fleet should be allowed to
buy what they want. 1 fori that In
purchasing these supplies, I am act
ing as trustee for the men and thai It
Is my duty to make this possible so
far M Ilea in my power."
Ptramcr Arrhrea.
New York, July 11. Arrived:
Steamer Perugia, Napl
PERMITS IKIES
TO HAVETQBACCQ
sectmi
here wight
Will Fill Chautauqua Engage
ment at the Auditorium at
8:30, Subject to be "The
Prince of Peace."
HIS APPEARANCE HERE
CHAUTAUQUA FEATURE
Asheville's First Chautauqua
Opened Most Auspiciously
Yesterday Afternoon
Advance Programs.
Hon. William- Jennings Bryan, hold-
7:40 o'clock tonight to fill tt Chautau
qua engagement at the Auditorium at
8:30. The secretary will be met at the
Southern passenger station b ya com
mittee representing the city of Ashe
ville and the local board of trade, to
include Mayor J. E.' Rankin, members
of the board of aldermen and directors
of the.board of trade, who will escort
him in automobiles to the Auditorium.
Mr. Bryan's address tonight will be
one of the big features of the Chautau
qua week, -which opened most auspici
ously yesterday afternoon, and his
subject will be "The Prince of Peace."
This is one of his most widely known
creations for the lecture platform, al
though' this will be the first opportu
nity afforded Asheville people of hear
ing it. It' has been added to from year
to year as new ideas were suggested
to the Great Commoner, and now It is
said to have received additions through
inspiration aroused by the present
Mexican situation.
The secretary of state will be Intro
duced by Thomas S. Rollins ot Ashe,
villa, one of the leading locirt fcttor
neys and ex-president of the North
Carolina Bar association. Major Ran
kin, the members of the city board of
aldermen and the directors of the
board of trade, as well as a number
of other prominent Asheville people
will occupy platform seats during the
lecture. After the lecture, Mr. Bryan
will go to Grove Park inn, where he
will be a guest of. F. L. Seely during
the week-end
His address tonight will be preceded
by a 30-minutes musical prelude by
the Hawkeye Glee club In quartet se
lections of vocal music. The program
of the evening is one of the best ar
ranged for the entire Chautauqua week
and it Is expected that the Auditorium
will be taaxed to Its cupaclty to accom
modate the hundreds who are anxious
to hear this famous address. Numbers
of parties will come- in from all parts
of western North Carolina for the
event taking advantage at this time
of the special week-end rates offered
by the Southern railway.
This Is Asheville's first Chautauqua
but It promises to be amammoth sue
cess. The attendance at the opening
attractions yesterday afternoon and
last night war beyond the original
hope of hte promoters. The large
audience yesterday afternoon was wel
comed by Judge Thomas A. Jones on
behalf of Mayor Rankin, and In speak
ing of chautauquas and their value as
an educational institution he quoted
Mr. Bryan, tonight's speaker, as fol
lows: "The Chautauqua affords one of the
best opportunities now afforded a pub
lic speaker for the discussion of ques
tions of Interest to the people. The
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TALKED ABOUT
Attorney Innes Says Mrs. El
oise Dennies Told Him of
Intention to Kill Sister
And Brother.
ALSO TOLD HIM SHE .
TRIED TO KILL SELF
Emphatically Denies He Was
Ever Engaged to Mrs. Den
nisIgnorant of Her
Whereabouts. , ?
Portland, Ore., July 4 1.- Mrs. Biota v
Nelms Dennis, who disappeared after
writing her mother in Atlanta, Ga.,
that she had killed her sister- and In
tended to kill her brother, talked
about such a plan to Victor E. Innes, '
former district attorney of Nevada, as
long as a year ago, the latter said here
today. He asserted that she 'told' him ,
on one occasion that she had tried to
shoot herself that when the revolver
missed fire three times "she rather
lost her nerve." Innes was her coun
sel in a successful suit for a divorce
in Reno, 18 months ago.
"I haven't the slightest idea where
the women are," he said. Mrs. Dennis .
had shown great affection for her son
and said she would like to kill herself
so that "$20,000 or $30,000 life lnsur-
ance she carried could go to her boy."
Innes denied reports connecting him
with Mrs. Dennis, except that he had
aided her as attorney in getting her
divorce. -
He eald all he had heard from her -
since the divorce was granted was In
business letters. He denied reports
that he had been in Atlanta and was
negotiating Mexican Investments. ; In
nes emphatically denied the reports
that he ever had been engaged t Mrr
Dennis! "I have a wife tvith.'1o'l'V-i,
I have been ever since we came frorr
isevaaa, ne saio:' -- - , . - ' ,. ,-
audience is a 'select one and always :,
composed of the thoughtful element of
the community, and, as they pay ad
mission, they stay to hear. I believe
that a considerable part of the" prog
ress that is now being made along
the line of moral and political reform
Is traceable to the influence of the
Chautauqua." . .
The entertainments for both after
noon and evening yesterday were of
the highest class. Those present were
delighted with the class of attractions
afforded and this afternoon ' great
crowds are flocking to the Auditorium. .
to hear Frederick Wards In his .
Shakespearean recital, to be preceded .
by a vocal and instrumental prelude '
by the Hawkeye Glee club.
Monday afternoon and evening
Mme. Slbyl-Sammls MacDermld and ,
the Now York City Marine band will (
furnish the entertainment for both ,
afternoon and evening, at 4 and 3:30 '
o'clock, respectively, although there ;
will be a complete change of program
for the two entertainments. These two
considered among tho best of , tha
Chautauqua program and record
houses are anticipated. .
American Aviator Wins.
London, July 11. The aeroplane
race from Hcndon to Parts and back
today was won by Walter L. Brook,,
tho American airman who recently
carried off the aerial derby round
London and the London-Manchestei
air race.
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