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VOLUME XIX. NO. 294.
ASHEVILLE, N, C, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 20, 1915.
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CONFLICTS ON
LOWERVISTULA
HOT LIKELY TO
HUiEILY
BILL TO FRONT
Senate Leaders Determined
' This Week to Rush Admin
istration Bill Through
to Pinal Passage.
To Close Legislature Within
40 Days, as Doughton Pro
poses, Would Mean Over
work, Some Think.
EXPECT OBSTRUCTIONS
BY THE REPUBLICANS
ROBERTS APPOINTED
TO IMPORTANT PLACE
Senator Simmons Will Lead
the Fight for the Measure
-Night Sessions May -Become
Imperative.
Buncombe Man Heads Appro
priations Committee in the
House Preachers' :
Passes Proposed.
Gazette-News Bureau,
Wyatt Building,
Washington, Jan. 20.
Interest In congress during the com
ing week will center about the deter
mination of administration forces In
the senate, led by Senators Stone of
Missouri and Simmons of North Caro
lina, to push .the ship purchase bill. '
The democratic caucus of the senate
Saturday agreed to make the measure
the unfinished business of the upper
branch and give it the right of way
even over appropriations bills.
Purely for political reasons the dem
ocrats say and in disregard of the
wishes of the commercial needs of the
country, some republicans will seek to
obstruct the measure's passage.
Senators Burton of Ohio and Borah
of Idaho probably will lead the oppo
sition. Senator Cummins of Iowa, who
on occasions has shown an inclination
to aid in the framing of meritorious
legislation, is one republican who may
line up with the democrats. .;
Senator Cummins' attitude, however,
doubtless will depend upon the con-
Bideration given his proposed amend
ment that any ships pudchased by the
government shall be retained and list
ed as naval auxiliaries. He disapproves
of the suggestion In some quarters that
the vessels ultimately may be sold to
private owners.
The house will continue to hasten
final action on the rivers and harbors
bill, which had the call most of last
week, ore than half the Items in the
committee's 134,000,000 bill have been
debated. The large appropriations for
the lssls8lppl and other big streams
are among those yet to be reached.
So far the house committee on rivers
and harbors has successfully opposed
the Introduction of new projects into
the bill, a fact that woitd indicate the
passage of the measure virtually as It
came from the committee room
Frloads of waterway Improvements
realize that additional appropriations
would Injure the prospects of the bill
In the senate.
Even as It stands the bill surely will
opposed by Senator Burton, the
Nemesis of all big waterways except
ing the Ohio, his own pet, and Cleve
land harbor, his particular hobbv.
, There are some who are fearful that
the bill may never get to a roll-call
In the senate this session. This will
depend on the length of the filibuster
almost certain to be conducted against
It.
Just now, however, the senate lead
.era are more concerned with the na
ture of the obstruction to be thrown,
oy tne republicans In the way of the
shipping bill. President 'Wilson
firmly convinced that this legislation
Is absolutely necessary to aid American
commerce In reaching foreign mar
kefs, which are eager to receive our
surplus products.
Ms vlev, are approved not only by
the big democrats of the senate, but
on the house side he has been Drom
ined the support of Speaker Clark and
Majority Leader Underwood. While
there will be some democratic opposl
tlon to tho Alexander bill, chiefly In
. tl house, Mr. Underwood believes It
( can be passed without much delay If
, me senate takes the Initiative. .
rn plan is to report a SDeclal rule
for Its consideration In the house, thus
giving It the right of way and insuring
its passage or defeat In a single day.
This week may develop night ses
sions. This surely will be the result
If the republicans organize a filibuster
against the ship bill. In tke house
night sessions are practically Imperil
live to enaole the passage of the nln
remaining appropriation bills befort
March 4. when the present congress
automatically dissolves.
(By W. T. Host.)
Raleigh, Jan. 20. Gallatin Roberts
of Buncombe heads the committee on
appropriations, and in the allotment of
these biggest of position in the house,
the west fares well.
Yesterday's doing in the house were
varied. Mr. Doughton offered a reso
lution to adjourn the session within
40 days. No debate was expected be
cause the resolution went to the com
mittee on rules. Until the agitation
began, It seemed probable that an
early adjournment might take place,
but old heads declare that every sug
gestion of early quitting Is the unfail
ing harbinger of working overtime.
Gives Preachers Pass.
To the list of beneficiaries at the
handH or railroad companies and other
public transportation corporations,
Representative Stacy of New Hanover
would put the active preachers of the
state. That bill was offered yesterday
and has heen sent to the proper com-
Nettlcs, Coughenhour, Cameron,
themselves of bigger concessions. "l" ol """comoe, .menuge,
Tr.-c, 4., ITl.-M A AWV.
kCKi cariunHYC A llUIJltla UL , 1.1 IS till I
moves to , mako judicial procedure I
TYl rsva It rnnt-nanlon aJ I.e. HHi1l.nJ I
Ha w&nta tw k ' Insurance Pd,
'::: " 'rrr: on. name.
"o j'l iic tuuri j u nil i;t U.IIU iw.i
be
Thomas Making uniform the Jur
isdiction of justices of the peace.
EbbB Amend and consolidate the.
laws relating to the Madison county
recorder's court,
Thomas Provide for a special
commission to revise judicial pro
cedure in this state and make recom
mendations, the commission to be ap
pointed by the' governor and to con
sist of two Superior court Judges, one
justice of the Supreme court and to
lawyers actively engaged in the prac
tice of their profession.
Doughton Joint resolution provid
ing for adjournment of both houses
of the general assembly within 40
days from January 6,- the date the
session opened, Instead of taking the
full 60 days constitutional limit.
The following bills passed final
reading:
Levy a graded school tax in Old
Fort township.
Amend the law as to the graded
school lines in Macon county.
Authorize logging roads to charge
for transportation.
There was Introduced by Represen
tative Clayton of Hyde county, a pe
tition for the protection of the fish
and oyster industries, of Hyde county.
Just before adjournment Speaker
Wooten announced the completion of
the house standing committees, the
final appointments being as follows:
Appropriations Roberts, of Bun
combe, chairman; Page, Seawell,
Kent, Ebbs, Klttrell, Currle, Grler,
Mintz. Doughton, Stacy, Dunning, Al
len, Thomas, Williams of Cabarrus,
Hutchison, Conley, Allred, Pegram,
Mewborne, Cameron, Hanes, Fair
cloth, Carr, Cherry, Noland. ' ;
Finance Doughton, chairman:
Page, Stacy, Dunning, Allen, Valen
tine, Cherry, Macon, Capchart, Falr
e'.oth, Roberts of Buncombe, Allred,
Seawell, Bowie, Currie, Mason, Battle,
Clark, Brummitt, Deaver, King, Kuri,
Small, Blue.
Forests, drainage and conservation
Carr, chairman; Sellers, McBryde,
Swain, Va'ent'ne, Mayo, Carawsn,
BOMBS DROPPED
Enemy Apparently Operated
From Base on North Sea
' Coast and Spread Ter
ror for Four Hours.
UNCERTAINTY RELATIVE
TO KIND OF AIRCRAFT
mi.o Tk ki , . u I Clayton. Wltherspon, Wlnborne,
. ..... "V - - iVnttlea.
repeaien. ministers would simply aval!
The Long Predicted Raid Was
Conducted Within 100 Miles
of London The Towns
; on Coast Visited.
mouth, Sheeringham, Hunstan
ton, Cromer, Ueacham, Deer
ingham and Kings Lynn. King
George had just left Sandrig-
ham a few hourse before the
place was attacked. The most
damage appears to have been
suffered by private houses and
shops. Few public buildings
or docks seemed to have suf
fered. The raiders' evident ability
to pilot their craft, and their
good markmanship, which, de
spite the darkness, enabled
them to find their way with re
markable directness and to
take accurate aim, was greater
than had generally been believ
ed would be possible.
1PRT1TSE
SSI
OFu.milSS'N
Meeting Called for Next Week
to Consider Plans for
. the Future.
Rob-Ren-
I'll RECEIVER FOR
$30113110 CONCERN
Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 20. A pe
tition for a receiver for the M. Rume
ly company the 110.000.000 agricul
tural machinery manufacturing con
cern, was filed n feileio.! court yester
ly. Humors of effort to plaoe the
corporation In the hnml of a re
ceiver as a means of reorganising It
have been current for some time.
able lawyers to simplify matters and
command them to a body for a vote.
' The Scnat
The senate was convened by Presi
dent Daughterldge at 11 o'clock. I
New bills were Introduced as fol
lows:
Ward Provide for the ridings of
the superior court Judges In the twenty
judicial districts so there shall be
three circuits Instead of two thereby
enabling the judges to complete their
circuits In shorter time three months
Instead of six.
Ward Joint resolution with refer
ence to final adjournment specifying
that the work of the session be com
pleted within forty Instead of the usual
sixty days.
Cooper Amend section BBS of the
laws of 1909, so as to permit the pack
ing or meal in any sized packages Just
so there Is stamped In the package the
weight and the fact of whether bolted
or unbolted.
Johnson of Duplin Amend the re-
vlsal with reference to the condemna
tion of public school sites.
Bumgarner Incorporate Wllkes-
boro, Jefferson and Northern Railroad
company.
The pastors and officers of the
King's Mountain Presbytery petitioned
In behalf of the proposed reformatory
and refuge home for women.
Bills passed .final reading as fol
lows:
Repeal the law prohibiting the kill
ing of calves In Rowan, Guilford, Ca
barrus. Hoke, Moor and Warren
counties.
Repeal the public local law relating
to the sale of real estate for taxes In
Cherokee county.
Put th mother on an equality with
the father In the distribution of the
personal property of a child.
The senate considered for some time
the bill to allow full compensation to
oiirrcor in me nrsi ana second Judl
cia! districts In cases where the de
fendants are sent to the roa'lfi. . The
bill was amended to Include the Tenth
Judicial district and then on objeo
tlon to further consideration, the bill
went over to another day.
Tho bill relating to the punishment
for vagrancy and providing that th
second offense shall he of superior
court rather than Justfc of the peace
Jurisdiction. Senator Ward wanted
gamblers to be Included In th bill, he
said he knew people who did not seem
to have dona any work In flv years.
Th bill went over with th suggestion
that an amendment to meet th views
of Banatur Ward would b Incorpor
ated.
Tho House.
Speaker Wooten convened th nous
at 10:10 o'clock.
Flv petition from ctttiena of Gas
ton county were presented by Repre
sentative Mauney protesting against
bills pending for bond Issue for
roads.
New bin were Introduced as fol
lows; Thomas Joint resolution to create
a commission to dofln procedure and
mak reoommendatlona.
lienton Creat a road commission
for Columbu county.
Knawell Amend th law a to
loons hy Insurance companies.
Noland For th relief of th Hay
wood county tax collector.
Committee on Journal for week
Dunning,; Homers, WJtherapooWoKA .
chairman; Vern
on, l'attle. Hall, Coughenhour, sell-
iers. Freeman of Mecklenburg, Valen
jtine. Mason, Allred, Seawell, Bynum,
(Deaver, Vnnn, Carr. Wilson.
Additions to Committees.
On game Humpton, Etherldge,
Clayton.
' On agriculture McBryde, Harrison
Clayton, GatHng.
tin health Dr. Klllian of Clay.
Institutions for deaf and dumb
Vernon.
Institutions for the blind Mason.
Whitford.
Judiciary No. 1 Vann, Grler.
On education Shepard, Puett.
Counties, cities and towns Dun
ning, Ebbs, McBryde.
Trustees of university Hutchison.
Insane asylum Macon.
T
SIS TUHKiSH VESSELS
Report of Raid on Shipping in
Turkish Port in the Black
Sea From Petrograd.
London, Jan. 20. German
airmen have delivered their
long predicted attack on Eng
land. . From a base presumably
on the; German coast on the
North sea, the aircraft arrived
on the east coast of England
and .for about four hours cir
cled over several towns about
100 mile-from London. The
hostile airmen appeared ' to
drop their bombs at will. , So
far as'Wuld be learned ithis
time only four or five persons
were" killed and about the same
number wounded.
' Whether Zeppelins or aero
planes made the raid has not
been definitely established.
There is increasing belief that
it was possibly only aeroplanes
which were engaged in the
raid. There is no news to con
firm tbe report that a Zeppelin
was brought down on ther
coast. On the contrary, it ap
pears that all the raiders were
able to return whence they
came.
The most important towns
which were visited by the raid
ers were Sandrigham, Yar
Skill of All-men.
Kings Lynn, Jan. 20. (By Way of
London) The outstanding feature of
the German aerial raid yesterday ap
pears to have been the skill with
which the airmen aimed in the dark
ness and followed the routes they
wished. They dropped bombs near the
king's house In Sanunngham and al
so near the queen mother's bungalow
at Smettisham, as well as on the
docks, waterworks and railroad sta
tions and the Grlmston ammunition
depot.
It is believed that the raiders hov
ered twice over Kings Lynn. Three
bombs were dropped close to the rail
road station wrecking sheds In which
the coaches of the royal train and
one or more struck the docks here.
The dense darkness and the slight
mist, which prevented effective pur
suit or successful shooting, also hin
dered the efforts of the airmen in ap
proaching some 'of their- objective
Statement Issued by Russian
Army Grand Staff Indicates
Activity on the Right
Bank of the River.
SEVERE FIGHTING IN
VILLAGE OF KAMOPKI
One of the most important meet
ings of the Greater Western North
Carolina association since its organi
zation will be held here next week,
l.;gimiir.g Wednesday afternoon, Jan
uary 27, and continuing through the
following day. Plans will be discuss
ed for continuing the activities of the
association; and it is possible that a
re-organization will be effected. Man
ager Sanford H. Cohen is now sending
out the following letter to members
of the association throughout the sev
en counties included in the associa
tion territory, and a mammoth at
tendance is anticipated:
"There will be a special called
meeting of the Greater Western North
Carolina association at the Langren
hotel, Asheville, Tuesday and Wednes
day, January 26 and 27.
"It is earnestly urged that you at
tend this meeting, whether or not you
have in the past identified yourself
with the association and its work.
There will be a large and representa
tive body of citizens present from all
the counties comprising the Greater
Western North Carolina association.
and suggestions and counsel of all
having the Interests of this whole sec
tion at heart are requested. In order
that the work for this association may
be conducted having In view the reali
zation of very best results.
' "The meeting Is called for the pur
pose of considering plans for the fu
ture of the association, so as to enable
points and also prevented aim of It to get the full benefit of the ex-
maximum accuracy. Thus the visit tnioerlene of ,thj past Ujree y eej. nrt
SttntlruiKfiam' whloh'Kini1 tteo'rge had?. of the' cumulative advertising and ex
lust left about 10 o'clock was not tensive work that has been done, and
very, effective although several bombs I to consider the best method of con
Russian Artillery There Effect.
ively Silenced Batteries of
the Enemy German Of
fensive Is Blocked.
were dropped,
Casualties at Kings Lynn.
Tho casualties at Kings Lynn so
far as known now are two killed and
four injured. These were all gathered
In ground In a house which was
wrecked by one bomb. The casualties
at Yarmouth were two killed and one
Injured.
There Is a difference of opinion as
to whether the Germans came In
Zeppelins or aeroplanes.
The body of a woman, a soMler
widow, was recovered from the ruins
of her home todRy. This made the
second denth as the result of the at
tack by German aircraft.
Earthquake In Franco,
Montbellard, France. Jan. 20. A
severe earthquake was felt here about
11 o'clock last night. It was so severe
that the Inhabitants were shaken out
of their beds and crockery was crashed.
Sebastopol, Jan. i0. (By Way of
Petrograd) A Russian torpedo boat
ha entered the bay of Slnope, a
Turkish port In the Black sea In Asia
Minor, and sunk a Turkish steamer
and three sailing vessels. The crews
of all four of the vessels were saved.
The name of he Ill-fated steamer ap
pears to have been Meorne. No date
of the occurrence la given. Th news
Is trustworthy.
LEE-JACKSON DAY IS
CELEBRATED IN SOUTH
Atlanta, Jan. !. Observance of
th 108th birthday anniversary of
General Robert E. Lea, the leader of
th Confederals force In the war of
the states, was general throughout the
south today. Among the principal ex
ercise commemorating th occasion
were those at Memphis, Mobile, Rich
mond. Jlalelgh, Columbia. Atlanta,
Mncon, Tampa and Charleston.
Th blrthda anniversary celebration
of General "Stonewall" Jackson, was
linked with that of General Le In
North Carolina. Special exercise war
planned for tonight a tllalelgh.
I S
WERE 26 PER GENT HUNDREDTHQUSAI.D
Citizens Bank Shows Remark
able Record for the
Past Year.
SEES NO LIKELJIIOOD" .
OF PEACE IN SPRING
Washington, Jan. 10. President
Wilson sees no likelihood ef th ter
mination of th European war tn th
spring, he told caller yesterday. II
slated that n had not noticed any
judications of peso la th situation,
Reports of the best year's business
In the history of the bank were sub
mitted at the eighth annual meeting
yesterday afternoon of the stockhold
ers of the Citizens bank of this city.
These reports showed that deposits
Increased over 1100,000 last year,
while net earnings on the capital
stock for the year amounted to 16
per cent, or a total of 111,000.
This bank has now been In opera,
tion for eight and a half years, and
during that time a total of $25,000
has been paid In dividends, or to per
cent of the entire capital stock. In
addition to this, the sum of 115,000
has been added to the profit account,
making the earnings of the Institu
tion during this time 120 per cent on
the capital stock, or 14 per cent per
anum.
All the director who served dur
ing th past year were re-elected by
the stockholder as follows: George
A. Murray, W. R. Whltson, Julius
C, Martin, 8. IJJInsky, C. Brewster
Chspmnn, George B. Powell, R. 3.
Woodcock, H. C. Johnson, M. 11.
Kelly, II. Taylor Rogers, F. Bilks
leather, John A. Campbell and Ed
win L. Ray.
At th subsequent meeting of th
director, th following were re-elected
as officers for the coming year:
Kdwln L. Ray, president; Georg A.
Murray, vie president and chairman
of the bosrd; John A. Campbell,
cashier, Wftllam T. Thincan. who
ha ben teller sin re th bank' In
fancy, was elected aanlstant cahlr, ,
STOCK REDUCED TO
American National Bank Re
organizes With Capital
Stock of $100,000.
tinulng the work of the association.
The year of 1915 will require indefatl-
guable and real co-operative work en
the part of all at Interest to bring
about the success we desire for this
section.
The members of the association
will take up the consideration of a
plan for the future conduct of the
work with a view to creating hsr
mony, co-operation, and getting (lie
best results from its activities In 191s
"It Is deemed wise to occupy two
days with the business In view, as such
important matters will be brought up
that It is felt ample time should be
given for their consideration. The
meeting on Tuesday will be called to
order at 2:30 o'clock, and that cf
Wednesday at 9 o'clock, and will jo.i
tlnue until the deliberations and work
of reorganization have been thorough
ly completed."
mmm today
Damages in the Sum of $1050
Awarded Estate of Boling
Manning, Colored.
Petrograd, Jan. 20. An of
ficial statement given out today
by the grand staff of the Bus-1,1
sian army indicates there has
been considerable activity and
fighting on the right bank of
the lower Vistula river. The
statement follows t f
"During the 17th and 18th
of January, on the right bank
of the lower Vistula river and
on the front of the river and
railroad from "Warsaw to Mla-
wa, a portion of our troops
were in close contact with thd
enemy, causing a number of
collisions of secondary import
ance.
Fighting of graver charac
ter and of more serious action
took place in the village of
KamopkC where our Tieavy ar
tillery effectively silenced tho
batteries of the enemy, and at
Bodnadow and Bejounia, op
posite which the enemy occu
pied with well organized de
fensive positions.
"Heavy fighting has also
occurred near Bobizyau, where. 1
an offensive attempt of the
Germans was blocked and the
enemy was- driven back, sus
taining great loss.
British Forts in Arabia Attacked. '
Constantinople, Jan. 20. British
and French announcements today tell
that during the night an attack was
made on the English fort on the Shat
el Arab river In Arable- The enemy
waa taken by surprise arO lost about
100 men In killed and iunded. An
English cavalry troop attempted to
surprise a Turkish cavalry detach
ment near Kurna, near the Junction
of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
The attack was under the protection
of a gunboats' fire; but the English
suffered heavy losses and the gun
boat withdrew.
At the annual meeting yesterday
afternoon of the stockholders of the
American National bank of Asheville,
a resolution was unanlmouly adopt
ed to reduce tho capital stock of the
Institution from 1300,000 to 1100,000.
A thorough re-organlzatlon of the
bank was perfected and this, together
with the action taken In reducing
the capital stock, was accompllnhed
with the approval of th comptroller
of the currency..
Reports submitted at this meeting
showed that the business of the psst
year was altogether sattxfactory, al
though no figures are given out for
publication showing the earning or
Increase In business. The following
men were selected by the stockhold
ers to serve durnlg the coming year
as director: L. L. Jenkins, Henry
Redwood, Jame Q. Merrlmon, W.
N, Cooper, ,T. H. fUTversteln, Frank
R. Hewitt,. Gay Green, A. E. Kan
kin and J. K. Dixon, jr.
Ther waa a meeting of th direc
tor Immediately following the an
nual session of th stockholders, when
th following officer for th Instl
tutlon were selected: President, L. I
Jenkins; vice president, Henry Red
wood; cashier, A. E. Rankin; assist
ant cashier, J. K, Dixon, Jr.; attor
ney, Jamet Q. Merrlmon.
Several Judgments were signed In
Superior court at the morning session
today. A compromise Judgment for
11,050 was signed in the case of Von
no Gudger, administrator of the es
tate of Holing Mannong, colored,
against the Atlantlo Bltulithlo com
pany. About one year ago Manning,
while employed by the defendant
company on the paving of Ittltmore
avenue, waa run over by a rock
crusher on that thoroughfare and
sustained Injuries from which he died
at the Mission hospital several days
later.
A Judgment for the plaintiff on
counter claim for $740.(0 was signed
In the Case of Harvtey M, Dickson
against W. T. Mason.
The plaintiff took a non-suit In
th rase of J. R. Codglll against th
Champion Fibr company.
When court recessed for noon the
case of Amy 8. Edwards against A.
J. Lyman and others, In which soma
land Is Involved, waa being tried. It
thought that. the rase will eon
sum the remainder of th day.
English expeditionary forces oper
ated In the region at the head of th
Persian gulf. According to an official
announcement early In December th
Turk at Kurna surrendered uncon
ditionally and the place was subse
quently occupied by the British, thus
giving them control of the country
from the Junction of the Tigris and
Euphrates to the Persian gulf.
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL
IS W1DVEDTQ STORE!
Reason Unknown Unless for
Better Defense Australian
Troops Unlimited.
KKlftKKt-ltttt
t Black Mountain Murder. It
m ,
t Report received at th sher- t
t iff's office this morning are to t
I th effect that a man was mur- t
t dered it Klark Mountain last t
t night. ' No details could be learn- t
tt ed up to l o'clock, although .
t Bheiift Uiichell and Coroner H
t Mo,rt have gone ther t loves t
t llgat th matter, t
Ther are no case on th docket
ef th JuvnnM court, and therefor
no aton of th court will b hcld l H
thl afternoon. J t . It H H It ft It t H t. H It H def .n.
Melbourne, Australia, (By way of
Ion dun), Jan. 20. The seat of th
commonwealth government has been
transferred temporarily from Mel
bourn to Hydney. Minister Plerc of
Australia declared today ther Is no
limit to th number of troop which
th Australian commonwealth can
end to th front
A Oermsn lieutenant has ben ar
rested at Cloncurry on th charge of
espionage.
London, Jan. 10. Th brief an
nouncement of th transfer of th nt
of th commonwealth government
from Melbourne to Sydney And no
explanation In Indon. Tr Auntrm
llau hlsh commissioner tn London, f'r
Georg H. Reld, say that h la untvl.l
to throw any light on the mov unli
It Is In connection with th question vt