North Carolina Newspapers

A A THE QAZETTE-NEW8 HAS THB ASSOCIATED PRESS SERVICE. IT IS IN EVERT :: RESPECT COMPLETE, t: WEATHER FORECAST: PARTLY CLOUDY. VOLUME XIX. NO. 307. ASHEVILLE, N. C., THURSDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 4, 1915. PRICE FIVE CENTS 4i FIRE MICE BILL PASSED First Measure Regulating Com pensation of Agents Gin gerly Put Through by the House. THE HOUSE ONE VAST PETITION DEPOSITORY Members . Almost Willing to Guess Now That the Fight Against Liquor Bill Will Be Feeble. rank In the other departments of state. i(115i .Ward Prescribe the details for the papular election of United States sen ators by the vote of the people. Bills passed third reading as fol lows: Authorize school bonds by Aurora district, Authorize the signatures of women freeholders to petitions for bond and special tax elections in the counties of the state. Amend the law as to weights and measures on agricultural products. Amend the law as to leins on colts, calves and pips. Itong and Short Haul Bills. The senate at noon took up the consideration of the bills pending for the repeal of the long and short haul clause of the Justice Intrastate freight rate act. First there was declared to be before the senate for discussion the Ward bill with the amendment by Senator McRae, of Mecklenburg, that , would exempt from the clause only those freight rates that apply to freights handled In part by short lines, less than one hundred miles. On suggestion by Senator Snow that ho and others were not in position to vote intelligently in this measure there was a motion to adjourn to 10:30 today. The vote was a tie and thereupon President Daughtrldge voted to adjourn and the house bill and the Hohgood amendment went ov,er as unfinished business. V The House. The house was convened at 10:30 o'clock by Speaker Wooten. From the North Carolina Orphans association there was a petition asking POSITION OF BELGIANS DESPERATELY STORMED 11011 KILLS ILJHOIS ..""" Asheville Man, Aged 40, Met Instant Death at Bailey : 4 . : - This Morning. Germans , Repeatedly Attack Along Yser Near Westende -Unsuccessful, Says C Correspondent. . (By W. T. Bost). Raleigh, Feb. 4. The first Insur ance bill regulating the compensa tion of agents writing fire business, went gingerly through the house yes-, that the exploitation of orphans for terday afternoon, after considerable mercenary motives be prohibited and debate and the start for Insurance that such cases be referred to a board reform has been made. The Seawell bill provides for a dif ferent method of paying the agents, making certain commissions contin gent upon the losses that the compa nies sustain in previous years. The purposes of the bill, Mr. Seawell, Its author and Mr. Page, its sponsor, are the elimination of bad agents and the automatic reduction of fire Insurance by lessening the losses. This was the biggest bill that passed either house yesterday. The senate now In existence. Mr. Brummitt presented a petition from the operatives of the Oxford cot ton mills asking that no further labor legislation be undertaken at this ses sion of the legislature. . There were petitions for Farmers' union legislation presented from Har nett and Alexander counties. The unfavorable majority report and the favorable minority report on the house bill for woman's suffrage were presented from the committee, did somersault itself on the long and! the favorable report 'that gives the bill short haul clause of the Justice act, standing for discussion on the floor of putting Itself In line for agreement the house being signed by Representa with the house which did almost thetlves Thomas of Anson and Long of unanimous thing for Henry Page's! Halifax. bill. On the roll call that passed the J The following new bills were Intro- Page act repealing the objectionable ; duced Hail Thomas, aged 407 of 170 South- side avenue was struck and Instantly killed this morning by the Carolina Special near Bailey, a small station between Asheville and the Tennessee line. According to the report of the accident, as given out by the South ern Railroad officials in this city, Thomas was In the telegraph station at Bailey a few minutes before the Carolina Special was due to arrive, and walked out of the station and down the track. He was on ' the side track and evidently thinking that he was on the main lino, stepped from the sidetrack to the main line and ; was instantly struck by the train, the engineer being unable to stop the train. His body was picked up by the train crew and brought to this city and turned over to the Noland-Brown Undertaking company. Thomas recently conducted a small grocery at 'the corner of McDowell street and Southslde avenue, but closed It about 10 days ago, when he left here for Barnard. It could not be learned why he was In Bailey this morning, or whether or not he had started back to Asheville. He is sur vived by a wife and three small chil dren, who live at 170 Southslde avenue. WILL TRY TO RELIEVE PRZEMYSL GARRISON Germans to Attempt to Succor Austrian Stronghold Where the Situation Is Re ported Desperate. BRIDGE DYNAMITER INDICTED Werner Van Horn Faces the Charge of Defacing Build ings, Caused by Shock. section 103 voted aye and two no. The house was a vast petition de pository. More than 30 counties sent momorlals to the lower house asking that body to pass the. liquor bill now , before the two bodies.- Temperance unions, churches, Sunday schools, or phanages, and individuals far Into the hundreds joined In ; the general Laughinghouse For the relief of Confederate soldiers by permitting them to receive pensions equal to have what It would take to maintoln them at the Soldiers' home. In ..order .that they may remain at home with thefrn wives and receive merited support. Barden Provide for the better en forepment of the state prohibition laws desire. Members are almost willing, by authorizing the county authorities now to guess tnat tne ngnt against; to pay rewards of $10 each for lnfor the bill will be feeble. In many in- j mation that will bring about the con stances, this morning ten petitions ' virtlnn of violators were embraced In one exhibit and in one, fourteen were Included. Walser Strong for It. When Representative Leonard of Davidson brought forward his memo rial, the visit of former Attorney General Zeb Vance Walser was re called. Mr. Walser had been here several days. "Of course the progressives and the republicans will make it hot for the democrats If they pass the law," Mr. Walser was told. "My father did not drink, his father East Flat Rock, Henderson county. did not drink, and 1 do not drink," j Coughenhour Provide full corn Mr. Walser said. "Everybody knows 1 pensation for solicitors and witnesses that liquor Is a bad thing so why In cases In which the defendants are should we be worrying about keeping assigned to work on the public roads. It out of the state. Everybody knowsj Bills passed final reading as follows: Thomas of Anson Provide for co operative farmers' Institutions. Witherspoon Create a highway commission for Murphy township and provide for the Improvement of the roads. ' Deaver Amend the law as to the recorder's court In Transylvania coun ty. Seawell Place solicitors on a sal ary basis and provide a fund for their payment. Valentine Incorporate town of DUE 10 KING LEOPCLO . . . , . - ... : - . .. - - On His Death-Bed Requests the Senate to Pass Mil itary Bill. . that It Is the best thing In the world to let alone and you can just say fnrj me that In spite of what may be done next yesr or the year after, I am forj the passage of what they are calling the Davis bill. I have never been In a republican or a progressive conven tion In which this question came up that I did not take a stand against liquor. Any effort to commit any Jorly to anything that, looks "like li quor, finds me bucking It." Would Pay Reward. Representative Darden offered a bill for the batter enforcement of the whiskey laws now on the books. He will try to put through a measure Improve Jackson county public roads. Ratify a $20,000 bond Issue for Hendersonvllle. ' Legalize standards of grades of cot ton. Prevent stock from running at large In Grassy Creek township, Mitchell county. Representative Page took up the first of the Insurance bills Introduced by Mr. Seawell of Moore. It relates to the compensation of agents. The bill passed second reading. Mr. Brummitt of Granville, stepped before the bill to stop It on third read ing, but Page moved suspension of that will authorize the payment of the rules. The ayes loudly outvoted reward for such evidence as will con-(the noes, the division not being con vict violators of the prohibition law, tended for. The house then adjourn lt la In reality a detective agency ! ed until 10:30 o'clock Thursday morn whlch has all the protection of the' ing. law by making It a misdemeanor for anyone to betray the name of a man who furnishes the Information. It provides a minimum regard of $10 and the reward Is to be taxed as a portion of the costs. The minimum sentence would be three months on the roads In addition to the fine. And Thomas of Anson, offered the third farmers' union bill, one pro viding for co-operative enterprises. President Alexander of Mecklenburg, was In the house when the bill was Introduced. It Is one of the four rec ommended by the termers' union and followed-, by the second which was offered yesterday, the rurat credits bill. These have yet to be reported. When the house opened yesterday, announcement was made that the minority report Jo the majority re FATETTEVIllE SHIPS 75 The Shipment Consists of 1974 Bales, 1600 of Which Were f Bought yin One Day. Special to The Gaxette-Kews. Kayettevllle, Fpd, 4. A single ship ment of 71 carload of cotton la being railroaded out of Fayettevllle. This turn on the woman suffrage bill was' shipment consists of 1.974 balee of Igned by only two men. but the fight j cotton and is the largest single ship will go to the floor all the same. The i ment ever sent out of Fayettevllle. It London, Feb. 4. (Correspondence of The Associated Press) The late King Leopold's personal Influence had a great deal to do with the state of preparedness which enabled Belgium to enter the war, according to an ar ticle written by some of the Belgian officials connected with the relief work here. It reads: "King Leopold, uncle of tfre present King Albert, was an enthusiastio ad vocate of military defense works, and his personal Ideas were largely devel oped in the fortresses of Antwerp, Huy and Namur. But he met with much opposition in his efforts to spend large sums for war purposes, and he feared that with his death many of his projects would be rejected. "When the King was on his death bed, a most Important military bill, which he had labored for years to bring before the Parliament, came up in the lower house for discussion and was passed. Its fate In the Senate was In doubt, however. "The King summoned his physi cian, and asked abruptly, 'How long have I to live.' ' "The physician, upset by such a question, stammered a few words of protest. . " 'I am not asking for fine words,' interrupted the King. 'I am speak ing now not as your patient, but as your King. It Is a matter of state. How many hours have I left. " 'Sire, the end may come early to morrow, although there still Is hope.' " 'Send the Premier to me.' "The Premier came, and the King said to him: '"Sir, I am delighte dthat the Chamber has passed the Mi'ltary law, for as you know, I am convinced that on that law depends the maintenance of the Independence of oar country, I now ask you to take the bill to the Senate today, and to tell the Senators that It Is my wish to see It made Into law before I ' die.' ' It must be done quickly.' , , I'On the same day the bill was adopted unanimously and wltlfout dis cussion by the Senate, King Leopold signed It at eight o'clock and on thw following morning breather his last." Amsterdam, Feb. 4. (By way of London) The Belgian positions on tie Yser near Westende have again been the scene of fierce German attacks, according to a dispatch to the Telegraff from its Sluis corres pondent. The Germans, the correspondent says, repeatedly but unsuccessfully stormed the Belgian positions. The des- Tterate fighting of the last two Jays was indicated by the large convoys of German wounded.' Relief Efforts. Geneva Feb. 4. Determined efforts to relieve the Austrian garrison at Przemysl by the German army are to be under taken, according to a Cracow dispatch which states that the goternoipf 'Crctcow h as been instructed by the Austrian general staff to get ready to receive 200,000 men, who will probably be drawn from the German center in Russian Po land. The situation at Przem- syl is reported to be desperate and the garrison on the verge of starvation. Drop Bombs on Germans Petrograd, Feb. 4. Russian aviatorson February 2 success fully droped bombs on the mobilized reserves and trains of the Germans at Rawa and Zarzacze-Boguszuce, about 50 miles southwest of Warsaw, it wag officially announced today, GEHLlUr NEW PRESIDENT Pancho Villa Proclaims Him self Provisional President and Military Chief of Mexico. FORMER POLITICIANS COMPOSE HIS CABINET Vanceboro, Me., Feb, 4. Werner Van Horn, -who attempted to blow up the International bridge over the St Croix river at this place, was arrested today on a warrant Issued by a local trial Justice. He Is charged with de facing and Injuring buildings in Vanoeboro. The injury to the build- lgs resulted from the nshock of the explosio when Van Horn set off some dynamite in the effort to destroy the bridge. New York, Feb. 4. Werner Van Horn, who attempted to blow up the international bridge over the St. Croix river at Vanceboro, Me., Tuesday, has many acquaintances among his countrymen in New York. According to the statements of these, he was formerly captain in the Bavarian army and claims to be the eldest son of Uuke Karl Van Horn, former war minister of Bavaria. He tried to find passage to rejoin his regiment after the outbreak of the war but was un able to discover a vessel which would carry him to his country. He came to Now York about two months ago. In Message to Associated Pres3 Villa Tells of Recent Ac tivities and Successes of His Troops. DEMOCRATS III DESPERRTE FIX Administration Leaders Still Exerting Every Effort to Save Ship Purchase Bill, However. , "r- RECALCITRANTS FLATLY REFUSE TO YIELD Party Leaders Give Main At tent ion to Castigation of "Recreant" Colleagues Stone Speaks. Grounds, for Extradition. St. John, N. B., Feb. S. Infor mation against Werner Van Horn, on which the Canadian authorities have fixed their case for extradition, it wag stated by Attorney General Baxter to day, Is based on section 282 of the criminal code, which provides for the extradition of persons injuring or de stroying railroad property with the intention of Injuring and endangering the safety of persons traveling. member expect about three day of It. j The Berate. The senate was convened by Lien tenant Governor Daughtrldge. New bill were Introduced as fol lows: Weaver Amend the law as to the alary of the chief clerk of the state department of Insurance. And the hooker and the license clerk In the department of Insurance. These bills are to bring the salaries' of thee clerks up to the standard of aalarlna being reoeived by ciems or similar la being shipped by Hart and Howell, buyers of this city, and will be ex ported from Norfolk by Rogers and company. The consignment Is not go Ing forward as a special train but l large enough to make two good sited trains. It weighs something like 181 000 pounds or 444 tons, and at I cents Is worth about 171,044. Hart and Unwell recently bought 1,100 bales of this cotton on the local market In one day. There are now H.ttOO or li.OOO bales of cotton stored In Fayettevllle. This Is a conservative estimate. REBELS SURRENDER 10 OF BRIT Pretoria, (By way of London), Feb, 4. Rebel Leader Pesuydehaut and the so-called prophet. Van Kensburg. have surrendered to the British forces with Lieutenant Colonel Kemp, It was officially announced today. The com mand which gave up to the Brltlnh also sontalned 48 other officers and 500 burghers. The rebels surrendered at fplngton. Van Kencburgh'a lnflu ence Is credited as largely responsible for the rebellion. The additional surrender la expected of Lieutenant Colonel S. G. Marltz and his men, who will probably give up before the end of the week. W CREEK ROLE OE PERFECT ATTENDANCE El Paso, Tex., Feb. 4. General Vil la, who has proclaimed himself pro visional president of Mexico, as well as of military chief in a telegram to the Associated Press today, describes the recent activity of his forces against the forces of Carranza. The message declared that his troops near San Luis Potosi had captured over 300 prison ers, seven trains and other military equipment. Lieut. Col. Verduge and Lieut. Col. Orendaln had joined the Villa forces with their commands of about 400 1 men. General Estrada In Jalisco state is reported to be active. Francisco Escudero and Diaz Lombaerdo, mem bers of Villa's new cabinet Were pre viously active in Mexico political af fairs. Escudero acted as secretary of the foreign office for some time in the Carranza cabinet, before the "First Chief" broke with General Villa, and Lombaerdo at one time acted as Car ranza's European agent. Francisco Villa has proclaimed him self in charge of the presidency of Mexico. This was announced In a telegram from General Villa, Tecelved last night by his. agents here. .. 1,1 Villa appointed three ministers 'to take charge of the civil government The following is the perfect attend ance report for the Haw creek school for December: Eighth grade Mark Reed. Seventh grade Howard Redfern. Sixth grade -Annie Creasman, Bonnie Crook, Hollia Johnson. Fifth grade Mary Reed, Clara Redmon, Junle Dilling ham. Fourth grade Nell Creasman, Mary Miller, Gilbert Crook, George Whltson, Floyd Miller. Third grade Mary Redfern, Harry Johnson. Second grade Marjorie Shaft, Carmeleta Crook, Lois Guest, Grace Redmon, Attie Pearson, Emma Wilson, Mary Redmon, Bertha Cordoll, Perry Dil lingham, Foy Crook, Louise May, Paul Crenshaw. First grade Nada Scar boro, Carrie Sultle. The perfect attendance report for January follows: Eighth grade Mark Reed, Scott Dillingham. Seventh grade Howard Redfern, Sam Redfern. Sixth grade Annie Creasman, Bonnie Crook, Hol 11s Johnson. Fifth grade Janie Dll HnKham. Mary Reed, Clara Red mond. Fourth grade Nell Creasman. Ethel Pearson, Gilbert Crook, Leslie Johnson, George Whltson, Floyd Mil ler. Third grade Mary Redfern, Harry' Johnson. Second grade Pau line Curtis. Marjorie Shaft, Carmele ta Crook, IjoIs Guest, Grace Redmon, Attle Pearson, Eleanor Shaft, Sadie Curtis. Mary Redmon, Bertha Cordell, Willie Pearson, Francis, Keenan, Er nest Keenan, Foy Crook, Dan Miller, Roy Whltson, Paul Crenshaw. First grade Carrie Suttle, Flossie Dllllng ham, Lora Cordell, Reuben Cordell. Washington, Feb. 4 . Reinforce ments for both sides of the fight over the ship purchase bill arrived In Washington today. Senator Lewis -J hurried here from Asheville, but he was offset by Senator Fall, republican, of New Mexico. The line-up on the vote to re-commit the measure and thus effectually kill it for the session The message added that was so close that Vice President Marshall will probably have to pass the deciding vote. When the senate J met at noon both sides were maneuv- 'jj erlng. , Washington, Feb. 4. Champions and opponents of the administration ship purchase measure today were rounding up their forces for a con tinuation of the struggle and each side was seeking to strengthen It self by rounding up additional votes. Democratic leaders planned to gain support In an effort to save the bill by having it re-committed to the commerce committee with definite instructions as to amendments, while the republicans sought to have the measnjre sent back, to the committee without Instructions, which ., would pigeon-hole- it Wo far as- hlssesshrrt Is concerned. Many leaders fearod they would be unable to muster suf- ilclent votes to carry out the party J program and were hoping for the ar- rival of Senator Lewis, who has J been spending some day! In North Carolina and Senator Smith of South " Carolina. They also ounted on gain- A Ing the support of ; Senators Norrls 3 and La Follette. The republican lead- j ers hoped for the return of Senator ; j Penrose, who would add one more to i their side. They were confident that they would be able to re-commit the measure without instructions and In sisted that in this event the bill would not be brought to a vote this session. On the other hand, the democrats de clared that the measure Is not dead. Plans of administration democrats to drag the government ship purchase bill out of danger in the senate had not been .completed last night, but champions of the measure had not abandoned hope that a way would bo at which they will re-organlze. There Is no opposition to the re-election of hamp Clark and other house oftl- OPPOSITION TO T CLARK Caucus of Democratic Repre sentatives in Congress To night to Re-organize. Washington, representatives Feb. 4. Democratic! in the next congress hn.v heen raiit to . t!, -abandoned nope that a way ,hi,.h .h ,m -.,a,, Tk.,: 1 t00y t" recommit the bill with definite instructions for its amend ment. . i j Recalcitrant democrats flatly re- i of North Carolina has no opposition i "" " ,,c,u " ,cn areen as chairman of the way. and means """ h"nJorlty " secret caucus i..-- .--.i Tuesday night, and admin strut on committee. His election to this place would make him democratic loader to succeed Underwood. The real fight Is between Repre sentative Saunders of Virginia and Representative Foster of Illinois for chairmanship of the democratic caucus. FUNERAL FRIDAY OVER REMAINS OF D. A. BOONE The funeral services over the body of D. A. Boone will be held at his mother's residence. No. 12 Seney street at 11 o'olock tomorrow morn Ing. Interment will be at Riverside cemetery. Surviving him are his wife, mother, five sisters and two brothera The sisters are: Mrs. Jennie Ryan OreenevlUe. Tenn.i Mra Harlle Thompson, Asheville: Mrs. Clarence Maxwell. Asheville; Mrs. Robert Jackson, Candler: Miss Hattle noone. Asheville; Robert Boon and Herbert Boone of Asheville are iHe brothers surviving him, , : - , REVENUE MEN CAPTURE DISTILLERY IN ICON As the result of a raid Tuesday night by Revenue Ofliners J. V. Cabe and C. L Greer of Asheville, lovers of home-made alcoholic beverages near Need more, N. C, are mourning the loss of 1200 gallons of beer and 16 gallons of corn whiskey. Leaving Franklin Tuesday afternoon, the oRI- cers, accompanied by Division Deputy J. H. Robinson, rode down the Llttls Tennessee river about it miles to Mead more, and thenoe up Telllco creek, where, after considerable searching, the distillery was found. The outfit was carefully concealed with brush and leaves, and the dark ness of night an a snowstorm made the task of the raiders more difficult. Robinson's horse fell Into a swamp with his rider, but no Injury resulted to man or beast. The plant destroyed waa a raluablt one. The owner were ont at horn and eould not be found. "DEW DROP 1" IS A VERY PEEAIC SHEW "The Dew Drop Inn," as presented by the De Wo t and Linton Broadway Follies at the Majeatlo yesterday. pleased large audlencea The same bill will be repeated today; and to morrow another complete change of program will be seen. Each musical number Is new, bright, catchy and well rendered, and the comedians keep the house In an uproar of laugh ter. The De Wolf Folllea are a clever company and ar dally pleasing the patrons with their clean perform ances TEAMJRID TODAY Game Tonight With the Local Team Promises to Be the Best of Year. lenders found they could not muster enough votes to defeat the coalition : of republicans and Insurgent demo crats who insist on sending the bllt back to committee without Instruc tions. Thnt would mean its death for the session. Instead of pressing their plan to re commit with Instructions, the party leaders contented themselves with csMtlgatlng In the open senate the seven democrats who overturned the shipping bill program last Mondny.. Senator Stone, selected for this tin dertaklng, held the floor several Uours j bitterly denouncing the seven Insurg ents as the "recreant democrats whi had endeavored to unhorse their party." The members of the Tusculum col- lege basketball team arrived here to day from Greenevlllc, Tenn., and will play the team from the Y. M. C. A. tonight at 8:30 o'clock In the gymna sium of the association. The visitors have a strong, husky looking team and state that they will be able to give the locals the hardest fight It has had this year. It Is expected that the game tonight PALESTINE TRIBESMEN FORCED INTO SERVICE Cairo. Egypt. Feb. 4 Turkish de serters who surrendered to the British, troops Included members representing tribes In southern Palestine. They de. elared they had been forced to entnr the Turkish army against their wills. It was reported that In yesterday's fighting the Turks was , Ineffectual. will bo witnessed by a large number i The canal and railroads were In full of people a the tickets have been sell Ing fast and special chair wlll.be pro vided to seat the people. A. C. Jackson of the Asheville For next week, the Majeatlo . ha school will act as referee ud the line- vp or tne two teams, a announced, follows: Y. M. C. A. Position. ' Tusculum Schartle, Lee L. Fox Right Forward. Stokely, Clin Clemens Ift Forward. Chamber . . Doak, C. Fox Center. Mear Campbell Right Guard. Young, Brown, Lyda Coll Left Guard. arranged to have an exceptionally clever company, to be announced In the next day or so, featuring the "Harmonious Four" and a company of headline musical comedy artists. The "Dew Drop Inn" will be seen to day at regular matinee, and two per formances tonight. Miss Elsie Burr, a well-known Bos ton society girl, ha gone to Paris, where she will act as a Red Cross nurse. operation all day. LOCAL TEAM TO BOWL AT Y. M. C. A. TONIGHT Th T. M. C. A. team of the state bowling league will bowl on the local alley tonight ,the game to begin t HO o'clock. The oral team Is lend ing all of the other team In the state In the number of point mud and In th Individual eoreu. nd a great deal of Interest I being mani fested her In lite game played In th tat league, larg numbers of peoiile wltneaalng each gam on th lo.l alley.