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fi ' rs - a THB cTaZBTTB-NEWS HAS THE KOBT EXPENSIVE) ASSOCIAT ED PRESS SERVICE IN THB II it CAROLINAS it li t. .WEATHER FORECAST i GENERALLY FAIR , .J OLUME XIX. NO. 140 ASHEVILLE, N. C, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 23, 1914 :-f PRICE FIVE CENTS HAVEN Ml. GUN GOES OH STH cm Mil FORI !l J HI AGREEMENT BLOODSHED 111 MITOISTS ON HOME RULE RUSSIAN STRIKE IMS FILED jivernment Begins Action to Force Dissolution of Sys n FEARED tem Under Sherman . . . Trust Law OT CONNECTED WITH CRIMINAL INDICTMENTS :rief Charges New Haven Is Unlawful Monopoly Con trolling Majority of New : England Trafflo. New York, July 21. Civil milt to force the separation of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company from its subsidiary rail, trol ley and eteamhlp lines under the Sherman anti-trust act, was filed in the federal court here today by Attorney General McReynolds, . The suit begun today has no connec tion with criminal indictments which the attorney general will ask a federal grand jury to return against New Ha Vert officers and directors concerned In the upbuilding of the alleged unlawful combination in restraint of trade, j T. W. Gregory, special assistant to the attorney general, who wrote or.d .filed the brief," and F. M. Swacker, n expert from the Interstate commerce commission, who has worked many months on the case, are expectoa t3 lay the evidence before a grand Jury here on which Indictments will be asked. It was understood that these officials expected their evidence to re sult in indictments within a few weeks. Such action would mark the be ginning of what may prove to be the most. Important criminal .proceeding ever undertaken indr the Sherman law. ' k '.!' : ' ' The brief In the civil suit charges the NewJJaven with being art Unlawful monopoly, which controls more than 'JO per cent of the railroads and trni Icy traffic of all New England and more than 85 per cent of thesteamshlp transportation of that region. 1 The court Is asked to restore com petition, by ordering the separation' of She New Haven from the Boston' and 'Maine, from Its sound and outside IntcamBhlD lines, and from Its trolley liVBtem In Rhode. Island and Connec ticut The brief suggests appointment of a receiver to take over the property and bring It in harmony , with the law. rf ' Conditions in Haiti and San f Domingo Showing No Improvement. Washington, July 21. Possibility of American Intervention in Haiti and Ban Domlntgo to restore peace con tinued today to be an absorbing toplo of discussion In administration circles. Late official dispatches regarding the situation in the revolution-torn repub lies gave little hop that the contend Ing elements in the two- countries would be able to restore order. Under European pressure, the Amer- lean government's patience practically has been exhausted with the various elements In Haiti and San Domingo and was to demand a restoration of peace or threaten armed Intervention, The gravity of the situation was In creased by refusal of the warring fac tions in Haiti to cease lighting, de spite the American government s warning, and falluro to set'le th Dom inican revolution by diplomacy. The question of a possible movement of marines Into Haiti was up for d'r cusslon at today's conferenco twtweea Secretaries Bryan and Daniels. Ad rices from Cap Haltlen of further righting with Inoreased danger to f ir elgnera were believed to foriooat prompt action by marines now balng concentrated at OuanUnamn. With th 400 marines who are to sat, from Norfolk, Va., for Quantanam-t rtur day th number of marines now there or on American warships In llal'.l'in and Dominican waters Mould be In creased to more than 00. If neces sari reinforcements could be drawn from th nearly 4000 marlnna now In Vera Crus and Mexican gulf wsMrc More declslv fighting at Puerto Plata on th northern coast of th Dominican republlo was foreoast in a dispatch today from Captain Elberle of th cruiser Washington, saying that th fed.rtl gunboat Independen ts had anchored Six mile east Of th town. Oeiinral Vasque also had arrived with a samll body of rrah federal troop Captain Kberl reported only de sultory firing had been In progress during the put few da, INTERVENTION BY U.S. IS PROBABLE Former Wife of Caillaux Testi- fies in Trial of Present Wife For Killing Editor . , Calmette. .. GREAT MANY LIES TOLD, SHE, ASSERTS Witnesses Differ in Evidence as To Letters Defense Claims That Editor Calmette Meant to Publish. Paris, July 23. Judge Louis Al- banei's court in the palace of lustico. where Mme. Calllaux, wife of the for mer premier, is undergoing trial for the murder of Gaston Calmette, editor or the Figaro, was as crowded as ever when the fourth hearing started today. Many had come to see Joseph Calllaux confronted, according to the practice of the French courts, with formur Premier Louis Bar thou, who had sub poenaed as a witness. The testimony was to b concluded today with the evidence of M. Barthcu, Mme. Berthe Oueydan, the first wife of M. Calllaux, and half a dozan other witnesses of lesser Importance. The arguments of Procurator-Qen- eral Jules Herbaux, for the prosecu tion, and of Fernard Labor!, counsel for the defense would, it was announc ed, probably begin late in the day. Mme. Calllaux took her place in the prisoner's enclosure punctually at noon. . She carried a little vial of smelling salts and a note book. Joseph Calllaux and his friend Pas cal Ceccaldl bad visited the prisoner In the Conclergerie before the hearing began.' They found the long strain was beginning to tell on her and that she felt exhausted and 111, but' she showed strong- determination to fane- fcan- W. deal with, calmness. ? , . - 1 The testimony of the first three wit nesses today concerned the two private letters which the defense , socks to show Gaston Calmette intended to publish.- ' ' ' "; 1 Oaston Dreyfus explained: that the scientist Paul Painleve, who yesterday testified that M. Dreyfus had told htm the Figaro . was going to publish a number of private letters, must have misunderstood him. He had referred to the Rochette swindle affair and not to the letters, about which he kn nothing. '' ' 1 . An official of the treasury depart ment, Andrew Reissler, testified to be ing present during a conversation of a group of journalists in the lobby 1 of the chamber of deputies when It was stated that letters shortly would be published. i - Francois esclaux, chief private sec retary of M. Calllaux, when minister of finance, declared that Andre Ver voort, editor of the Paris Journal, told him Mme. Oueydan had proposed to him to publish two letters whlcrt she produced. The rapid succession of witnesses was Interrupted by the confrontation of Gaston Dreyfus and Paul Painleve, both of whom maintained the accuracy of th evidence. Andre Vervoort corroborated the testimony of M. Desclaux but was un able to say whether his Interview with Mme. Oueydan had taken plac before or afjer the marriage of M. Calllaux to his present wife In 1911. "Call Mm. Ouoydan," said Judge Albanel. . Nearly every one In th court stood up to see M. Calllaux's first wife, who has been regarded as the person re sponsible for most of th mlsfortu nates which have ovrcom th French statesman and his second wife. Mme. Oueydan, a slender woman f medium height, then cam into .... Rh was dressed simply In black and wor a small blu hat with blue feather. Bh looked to b 5 or Is year old. Her face was drawn In tragic lines, her black eye now- tn from rreat ocK.ei in nr whi .hki Rh seemed 111. but she walk- d with calm dignity past her for-' ... t.i..hnd. stand ng in ironi oi th turlaes and the Jury. Th witness asked' if h might re fer to her note but th request was Mfuaad bv th Judge. 'Than have been so many lies told," ald Mme. Oueydan, "that my notes ar absolutely necessary If only to fit data Was not M. cainaux ai iowmi n read from papers? I am confronted with a mountain of lies which I must climb and break to piece onj by on. I am alon. I hav no nuaband to defend m." Iit saying this she cast a long glano at Mm. Calllaux who, how vr, did not look at her. K. OF P. PRIZE DRILL . . CONTSTS CONTINUE Terr Haute, Ind, Jily llw Con tltutlon of th prli drill, a wrl mental reviw of th sixth regiment, Indiana brigade, and a military ball this evening wer today" features of th International hlenM'J nrarnp ment her of th UniXorni Ranks of rythla. Most Menacing Factor in Fos sibility for Peace in Mexico Is Villa's Attitude To ward Chief. ARMISTICE BETWEEN FACTIONS IS REPORTED End of Fighting Believed Al- most in Sight An Attempt Made to Compose Rebel Difficulties. Washington, July 23. While minv oDstructions still appeared to bar the way to peace In Mexico, dispatches to day from headquarters of both con stitutionalists and federals expressed views that the end of rghtlng was al most in sight The most menaclmr iacior, it was said, was the attitude of villa toward Carranza. Advices from- Consular Agent Carotters de clared, however, that there had been no fresh rupture between those north ern leaders, and that now they vtere working "more or less In hannony." Carothers accompanied Villa to west ern Chihuahua, where he was to at tempt to Impress upon the general the necessity for co-operation among the revolutionary leaders. John R. Sllli man personal representative of Presi dent "Wilson, was with Carranza per forming a similar office. Dispatches from Mexico City early today told of the announcement ry General Iturblde, governor of the fed eral , district that an armistice ' nad been signed between the federals and constitutionalists, and that peace ne gotiations would b advanced upon a basis "riving full guarantees to every body." 1 . . ' ' ,: '' 'Members of the constitutionalist Junta- in-Washlnjftop- said they fcnw of no one in Mexico City authorized to sign truce terms for the constitution alists, but It was reported that Car ranza had been in telegraph communi cation -with the capital. The constitu tionalist representatives here said they Interpreted the statement concerning safety guarantees as meaning that amnesty would be proclaimed for the deserving. Carranza, they contended, was disinclined to grant amnesty to political offenders. , t To See' Villa, El Paso, Tex., July 23. George C. Carothers, special agent of the state deportment, left her today for Chi huahua today where he will meet Gen eral Villa and convey to him th atti tude of the American government re garding the possible break between Carranza and himself. It was under stood that Carothers' mission Is one of great importance and calculated to avert any repetition of the Carranza Villa split In case such a danger Is pending. Villa's army officers were hurrying to their commands from all sections of Chihuahua state today in anticipation of a general movement southward rf the northern division within ten days. Secretary Bryan, encouraged by hi lateat dispatch from Consular Agent Caruthers, to day Issued this state ment: "Caruthers, special representative of the state department, telegraphs from El Paso that he considers as unfound ed all rumors of another break be tween Villa and Carranza. Also state that border situation 1 much Improv ed." SOUTHERN R'Y PUTS DULANEY 01. GRILL Rigidly Questioned as to State ment That Coal Trust Con 1 .- trolled Road. Washington, July II. Counsel for th Southern railway today subjected B. L. Dulaney, Independent coal op erator of Bristol, Tenn., to a rigid cross examination as to hi recent testimony ebfor a enat commute that th, Southern had been used by th Morgan interest to prevent Inde pendent coal'rrom competing with "trust owned" coal. "Was th object of th Southern In spending millions to Improve t Vir ginia Southwestern and shorten its length 0 mle to prevent th eoal along th rout getting to marketT" queried Attorney Thorn for th Southern railway. "Th rat on ooal has not been re duced alnc th cut off wa mad" replied Mr. Dulaney. In response to a queatlon by Sen ator William Aldn .Smith, a member of th commute, th witness said h would classify thl Improvement as harmful, becaus cheaper rate had uot resulted. Governor Craig Says Ho Will Recommend . Purchase of Summits of Peaks by The State. THINKS AREA COVERS PROBABLY 500 ACRES Belived Lumber Company Will Put Passenger Service on Their Logging Road Very Soon. Governor " Locke ' Craig and party, who went to Black Mountain Monday i morning and thence to the summit of Mount Mitchell returned to the city last night and all express themselves as having enjoyed one of the most delightful outings of their lives. The governor took . occasion while oil this trip to examine the boundary along the summit of Mitchell and the sur rounding peaks, that he will recom mend for purchase by the state in or der to conserve the natural beamy of the peaks and their value to the sec tion as a watershed. When seen by a Gazette-News rep resentative this morning, Governor Craig stated that he does not know the exact acreage of the boundary which he thinks should be purchased by the state but - estimates it to be approximately 600 acres. This bound ary Includes the summits of all peaks from Potato Top, over CUngmon's Dome to Mitchell's peak. If the log ging operations carried on along the slopes of these mountains should be extended to the very summits. Gov ernor Craig feel that the loss to the section would b ' Irreparable, and he will do all In his power to have the state purchase the boinda' referred Those who accompanied the gov ernor on this outing were: Dr. George T. Winston, Major anr Mrs. White- foord G, Smith, Mrs. M. V. Moore, Miss Pauline Moore, Charles A. Webb George Winston Craig and Stanford Webb. Messrs. Perley and Crockett were most courteous to the party in furnishing a special cor fpr them over their logging road, which extends to within a few thousand feet of the summit of Mount Mitchell. Each member of the party who has expressed an opinion about the trip has said that the scenery along this railway Is the most magnificent they have ever had the pleasure of view ing. This view Is also expressed by Dr. Winston, who has traveled prec- tlcally all over the sphere. There has been considerable talk for some tlrge that th lumber com pany will eventually put in a passen ger service on their logging road, and one member of Governor Craig's party stated today that such a service will be Inaugurated before the next sum mer season. He gathered this impres sion from conversations with those In charge of the operations. The com pany has recently purchased three new locomotives and it Is believed that they will arrange shortly for passenger coaches and put on a regu lar schedule for passenger traffic to the summit of Mount Mitchell or rather to the end of the line. The party was entertained Tuesday night on the summit of the mountain by J. W. Dunn, proprietor of the roads that will open to the outside Log 'Cabin inn. Governor Craig stated world all the beauties of this mount this morning that the accommdatlons aln section. There I little doubt but afforded were very comfortable and that western North Carolina will added greatly to the pleasure of the then become the Mecca annually for trip. Thera were several other guests thousands of automoblllsta from, all at the inn and in camp aurround- Ing it, a total of about 40 people sleeping on th summit the night the governor and his party were there One of the souvenir of, the trip brought back to the city by Governor Craig waa a balsam stick, presented to him at The 'To River Gap by Alex Burnett The stick la already on of th governor' prised posses Ion. TO ANTI-TRUST PROGRAM Senate. Democrats Working Toward Early Adjourn ment After Caucus. Washington. July 23. Preparation for putting into effect a definite leg lalatlv program In th senate a agreed upon by democratic senator In caucus, war begun today by lead er In that body. Under th new pro gram enat democrat expect to put through th proposed anti-trust legis lation and appropriation bill vj-.h a view to an early adjustment Kffectlv tomorrow th new pro gram rail for dully avion ot the senate from 11 a. m. to p. tn. A Club Headquarters at Sul phur Springs For Auto Tourists is Proposed Development. FINE TOURIST HOTEL ALSO CONTEMPLATED Interesting Announcements for Asheville Are Made by Re . cent Purchasers of Well Known Properties. The Sulphur .Springs property, sit uated about five miles west of Ashe ville, has changed hands again and there is a strong likelihood now that there will be some developments on the property that will prove worth while. Among the developments con-1 templated are a modern tourist hotel and a national automobile club house, which will be the center, if it mate rializes, of automobile tourists from all sections of the United States. If this feature does not materialize, it is likely that a second - country club house will be established there. The purchase of the property by the Sulphur Springs Park Realty company was made a short time ago but it was announced for the first time today by Otto T. Maler, presi dent of the company, of New Orleans. Mr. Maier made the additional an nouncement," that his company has just purchased the old race track property, comprising about 60 acres, and that big developments are Ike wise contemplated for this property, . The Sulphur Springs purchase will be sub-divided in most part for resi dential purposes, the lots to have not less than a 100 foot frontage. Prlvilt ege o the use the springs will .be granted ' to purchasers, and all who make purchases will have to agree to the erection of residences in keeping with a high class development. In the center of the sub-division there will be a reservation of approximately five acres for a hotel site, The company Itself will not erect the hotel, but it Is stated. Is in a position to interest outside capital In such a proposition. Mr. Maler is confident that within a few years there will be one of the finest tourist hotels in the country on this site. Immediately around the springs there will be another reservation of several acres for park purposes and a driveway will be built around this. It Is within this reservation that It is proposed to erect the automobile or country club house. The proposition of a national auto mobile club is a new one for Ashe ville and Mr. Mater has taken the proposition up with the Asheville Motor club and other local organiza tions. The proposition is to have ou tomobllists of t.11 sections of the country subscribe to stock In the club and erect a club house that will serve as a headquarters for automo bile tourists coming to the section. Mr. Maier feels that this proposi tion will prove successful, since the recent purchase of the Plsgah forest lands by the federal government will mean the opening of a great nation al park In the section, following out the plan of the Appalachian Park association, by the construction of over in tnnea states, ana a ciud house her for their headquarter I would b a feature that would attract them more strongly and make them feel more at home. Local organization will take thla proposition up at once and attempt to make It successful. They will be aid ed by Mr. Maler and succes seems assured. If there should be a failure, however, Mr. Maler states that hi company will see to the establishment of a club house on the park reserva tion at th springs. CONTESTS FOR DAVIS CUP BEGINNING TODAY Chicago, July 23. Play In th In ternational lawn tennis matches for th Davis cup which wer to begin her today between the Canadian and Australlaslan teams had the promise of overcast skies and temperature somewhat moderated from th ener vating heat of th last few day. Two single matches wer bn th pro gram. Anthony F. Wilding and IVor- man ' flrnokiia nf th Auitr.1U.lan ,,,,, WPr, plckti , fac, R B Powell and B. P. Sohwenger. re spectively Th first match waa to start at 1:41 In tho . afternoon. Brooke and Bchwenger taking th court first.. Hot In West. - Chicago, July 33.Chleago and th central west sweltered again today. Th government thermometer her registered 10 degre at 1:10 o'olock. Conferences Will Continue But Possibility of Peaceful Set tlement Regarded With . Misgiving. CONFEREES CONSIDER EXCLUSION QUESTION Suffragette Creates Diversion By Throwing Stones at the Windows in Bucking ham Palace. London, July "23. The absence of the hitherto prompt announcement that the 'conversations will be resum ed tomorrow," at the adjournment of today's home rule conference at Buck ingham palace was generally accepted as an indication that their efforts to And a solution had failed. Extreme pessimism and the antici pation of a. definite break-up of the conference'were not Justified, however, as later in the day an official an nouncement was made that tho con ferees would continue their discutsl-j'is tomorrow. The delay had caused a great deal of misgiving. The meeting was a little more pro tracted than the previous ones. The crucial question of the area to he ex cluded from the provisions of the home rule measure, was the chief ul ject of dlsousslon. After adjournment Premier Asqulth was in audience for 10 minutes with King George. John E. Redmond and John DlU-m. the Irish nationalist leaders, drove direct from the palace to Downing street where they lunched with Chan cellor of the Exchequer, Lloyd-George. i The third session of the home rule conference of the leaders of the lib eral, oonservativje, Irish nationalist and trister Unionist parties, called together by King George, was held today at Buckingham palace. Since yesterday's meeting the opin ion seems to have become general that a deadlock has been reached, and that the possibility of a settlement has al most vanished. The Rt. Hon. James Lowther, speak er of the house of commons, president of the conference, who always walks from his official residence, conversed with the Duke of Devonshire on his way to the palace. A suffragette caused a little diver sion by rushing out of the crowd and through the gates of Buckingham pal ace toward the visitors' entrance. There she threw a stone at a window, but the missle fell short. She stum bled and fell before she had got much farther on her Journey and was cap tured by the police and taken to th? station house. THREATEN TO DESTROY ALBANIA CITY UNLESS WILLIAM ABDICATES Durazxo, Albania, July 23. A note threatening to destroy the capital of Albania unless Prince William of Wiqd abdicated the rulershlp was handed today by the Mussulman In surgents to the representatives or the European powers here. The Insurgent added that If the warships fired at them they would spare neither the Europeon nor the other inhabitant of the city. 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MAGAZIN1 hrn Om STUttT mm4 ra... crrr row... At Least Five of Strikers Are Hilled in Conflict with Cos sacks Several Wound- v ; dedon Both Sides. RIFLE FIRE REPLIES TO ATTACKS WITH STONES Spend Night Marching, Sing ing Revolutionary Songs, , Building Barricades and Destroying Property. St. Petersburg, Russia. July 23. At least five" strikers were killed and eight seriously wounded during tho fighting with cossacks in the street of St Petersburg, which ceased at dawn this morning. - Three police of ficials also are known to have been severely wounded during fighting, i . The figures quoted are official but it is generally understood that the casualties among the strikers were much heavier, as It is thought prob able they concealed a number -of their dead and wounded. Official returns of the number ot men who have quit work give the to tal of 120,000 in the city itself. Thesa include the street car employes, but do not comprise a large number . of unskilled laborers in the building and other trades. . Men carrying red flags spent the night marching and singing revolu tionary songs in the outlying open spaces of the capital, while In the VI borg district they cut down telegraph poles and upset a number of vans, with which they constructed barri cades acroEs the streets. Prom the shelter of these they etpned the police-and 'cossacks.' The rhob Is also cused of having fired some revolver shots. The strikers dispersed only af ter the police and soldier had been subjected to hot attacks with jvolleys of stones In four different parts of the city . and had fired volleys from their rifles In return. Early this morning the strikers at tempted to . set fire to the Samson bridge, lending across the river to the Viborg district, and they also tried to destroy the neighboring . water works, but a strong detachment of police arrived In' time. OLD FORT BOY NAMED TO WEST POINT ACADEMY Hardie M. trgin Gets an Ap pointment; Plott of Waynes ville Alternate. , Washington, July 23. Th 191S appointments to West Point Military academy, announced today by the war department, Included: North Carolina: Hardie M. Burgln, Old Fort: Samuel C. Plott, alternate, Waynesvllle. Virginia: Harry L. Christian, Liter nate, Mint Springs. Thursday Jul. 2 Cent, to rhl. oVe an r.. .ly ernnnlrta nift wbtab, ro Ital.ra Mipuim x.irt t Year U 1