North Carolina Newspapers

j(5 ( , Ell LAST EDITION THB GAZETTE-NEWS HAS THE ASSOCIATED P FIJI S3 BERVICB. IT IS IN EVERT t: RESPECT COMPLETB. M WEATHER FORECAST: RAIN; WARMER. . VOLUME XIX. NO. 308. ASHEVILLE, N. C., FKIDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 5, 1915. PRICE FIVE CENTS A 1 5E IS COHSIHD Democratic Senate Leaders Consider Proposal to Re commit Ship Bill With out Instructions. : THEY LACK TWO VOTES TO GIVE INSTRUCTIONS No Chances Will Be Taken on Its Ultimate Passage, How- ever. Before the Absent Democrats Return. SUFFRAGE VOTE HOT INDICATIVE Sentiment of House Probably Not Shown in Voting to Indefinitely Postpone the Action. RUSSIANS LOSF GROUND IN CAKPAT&AN BATTLE ANTIS LET SUFFRAGE ADVOCATES SPEAK FIRE DRILLS WILL BE HELDJAEEKLY City School Board Last Night Ordered Such Drills for the City Schools. Preceding Repeal of Long and Short Haul Clause, Certain Senators De'end E. J. Justice. Washington, Feb . 8 . Frustrated again yesterday ' fn' their 'plan' tJ re- " commit the government ship pur chase bill with definite Instructions for its amendment, senate adminis tration leaders last night were tenta tively considering a proposal to re commit it without instructions and later to move- the discharge- of . the committee should it fail to act. Champions ,o the bill found them selves lacking at least two votes to recommit with instructions. They ad mitted there was no - possibility of procuring those votes until next Mon- , day, when two absent senators are expected to return . Senators who favor he new plan pointed out that some progressive re P'lb'lcans and some insurgent demo crats are pledged merely to vote for Senator Clarke's motion to recommit without instructions. From these, they believe, pledges of support could be procured for a subsequent motion to discharge the commerce commit tee from further consideration of the bill If it failed to 'return the measure with amendments recommended by the caucus.- ' . Senator Fletcher, In charge of the (By W.' T. Boat.) Raleigh, Feb. 6. In the indefinite postponement by the house yesterday of the suffrage amendment vote, 67 to 38, the vote brought surprise even to the advocates of suffrage for women. They had heard that 95 per cent of all the men, women and children would oppose' any agitation of! this Issue. The action by which the fight is ended In tne state halls now, however, Is not the same action that might attend an open vote on the bill Itself. It Is hardly believed that every man voting against a vote at this session would record himself In favor of suftrasi. The antis let the suffragists do the speaking. Representative Benton of Columbus, who declared a few -U i ago that he was opposed to women no tarles, though favorable to the women if they really wanted any good mens ure at the hands of the house, spo ,e with tremendous gesticulation agalnit suffrage. Representative Roberts, an thor of the bill, extended himself to the limit In persuasion of his fellows and in opposing the motion of Mr. bill, said he would be willing to vote j Doughton to postpone indefinitely. to recommit if assured of enough Messrs. Brummltt and Roberts car- votes to carry a motion to discharge rted the burden of debate and when the committee, He said still another they had finished, all the time having f plan not yet ready for revelation was been conceded the suffragists that was being discussed, but that unless some j asked, the aye and no vote was cast. sure way out could be found, no vote would be permitted until the absent democratic senators returned. The only senators now absent are Smith of South Carolina, and New lands, both democrats. Senator Smith telephoned from South Carolina he would return as soon as Illness in his The debate came up unexpectedly. The minority report had been filed and the common understanding was thnt a special order would be set for this hearing. Everybody appeared to have opposed this course and thnre wasn't anything to do but to proceed. The galleries were empty when It family permitted. Senator Newlands starfd, but the word soon went the sent word he would arrive Monday, rounds and the house was filled when The seven Insurgent democrats , the vote was taken. Then sharpness held out determinedly ana aaminis- of debate was lacking. Bowie and tration leaders, after a canvass of the Roberts clashed and swapped extreme situation, round tnat until tneir iwo courtesies. Roberts had told nf absent colleagues returned they would gorry man, notoriously faithful In 3y be outvoted on any motion they pnng the world with his kind, yet in might make. Counting Senators La- different to religion and the obllqa loilette ana isorrw wun mem, mey tlnns of supporting his famllv. The could muster only 46 votes. The re- woman 8na the children at home lid publicans ana insurgent democrats no redress. THE PLAN SUGGESTED BY THE CIVIL LEAGUE Sowing Classes Will Be Established for Elementary Grades, Miss Sue Robbins in Charge. Forced to Withdraw From Cer tain Positions After Ten Battles in Which Bayo nets Were Used. HOLDING THEIR OWN ALONG THE VISTULA had 48 With the return of Senators Smith and Newlands the administration senators would be able only to tie their opponents, but Vice PresldenVj Marshall is counren on to save tne day for them.' Republican leaders were Jubilant over their coup today by which the democrats were forced to take the floor and talk against time pending the arrival of reinforcements. OF IS GIVEN UNIVERSITY "How does the gentlemart expect to correct such things as this by woman suffrage?" Mr. Bowie asked. "This Is the question that the gen tleman from Ashe always asks about every bill that Is proposed, how jvill It help?" Mr. Roberts said, "and .10-, body la surprised that he asks it noV nor that he Is on the wrong side of this question lust as he Is on all ques tions," and Mr. Bowie repeated It. Mr. Roberts said he didn't understand that there was anything In the question that Inspired thought in the InterriTi tory or the answer. And Mr. Bowie rejoined that he was not responIM for the gentleman's Inability to be In spired." That was the nearest the dehnte came to a lively Interest. The fire eaters just wouldn't say a word against suffrage. They sat "steady in th-i An Important meeting of 'the city school board was held last night in the" office of Superintendent Harry Howell A committee from the Civic Better ment league appeared before the board and requested that regular fire drills be held at each of the city schools. Acting on this request, the board issued a formal order that each city school should hold a fire drill weekly, and it was left to the princi pals of the various schools to work out the details of the drills In their respective schools. ' Sometime ago, Superintendent How ell Inaugurated the practice of holding drills in the city schools, but no regu larity was maintained In holding the drills and the action of the board le.st night was to set the stamp of approval upon the action first taken by Mr. Howell. The fact that the board has Issued the order for holding drills each week will be good news to the. parents of children attending the city schools and the details to eb worked out by the principals will be eagerly awaited by many. The drills will be started at once and will continue throughout each term of the schools. The committee from the league also brought to the attention of the board tho matter of home gardening but, after some discussion, the board de ferred action on the matter until plans of the principals of the city' schools could be secured. Miss Maude Gow ans of the department of education at Washington recently came here and delivered a series of lectures on the subject of home gardening, which aroused a great deal nf Interest among the members of the Wivic Betterment league. It is expected that the board will take some formal action on the matter in the near future and Inau gurate the system In the city schools. The plans of Miss Sue Robbins, teacher of the domestic science classes at the High school, for establishing sewing classes in the elementary grades of the city schools were ap proved by the board and the classes will begin the work at once. It Is planned to have the sewing as a part of the regular work of the classes and to be under the supervision of Miss Robbins. The board again granted permission to the Curry School of Expression of Boston to hold the summer term of the school in the Asheville High school building. This summer term has been held in Asheville during the lst few years and a large number of V'PHs attend the sessions of the school. The term this year will bo held during the month of July. Several matters of a rouflne nature were transacted by the board last night . JOEL E. BOLLINGER OF BUNCOMBE IS Well Known Woman Was 73 Years Old Funeral Con ducted Wednesday. Information of the death of Mrs. Joel E. Ballinger, aged 73, who died last Tuesday at her home near Fletch er, was received here yesterday after noon. The interment took place last Wednesday at Hooper Creep Baptist church cemetery. ; Rev. M. Huntley officiated at the funeral. The deceased was a native of Green ville county, South Carolina, but had been a resident of Buncombe county for many years.- She was well known and belived by a host of friends In the section where she lived. Surviving are the husband, three sons, Willie Caulton of Fletcher, John L. Ballinger of Atlanta and Hamilton Ballenger of Hendersonville; four Wallow, and Mrs. Albert Rhodes of Fletoher; one sister, Mrs. Wiley Rog ers of Weaverville, and one brother, Joseph Page, of Greenville. ' FRDEUI IGjINTAL SHOT Rich Johnson, Aged 15, Re ceived Wound Yesterday Died at Hospital. Ths Jury In the case of the Holmant." as the finance committee ap Thrlstlan university of Black Mount ain against Haywood Parker and others this morning returned a ver- pears to be doing, Section Justice Act Repealed. In the debate which preceded thn diet In which nearly all of th issues, r ' " contested were favorable to the plain-;""ort haul Clause, by 38 to 7, the tiff. The case was Instituted for the i Greensboro author of the. freight bill possession' of certain, lands near"! flxur'd prominently In the debate. Ulack Mountain and has been before !"hn Senator Johnson of Duplin de the ocurt since last Saturday. It waale'"' "" wasn't anything In r,n nf th. h.wrdet foueht cases tried ! the bill, Senator Hobgood declared here In many months. By consent. Judge James L. Webb, presiding, will sign the Judgment next week, t which time ny mo tions will be heard. Judge T. A. Jones was counsel for the defendant, and W. A. Smith of Hendersonville represented the plain tiff, v ' AMERICAN 'VESSELS WARNED OF WATERS that Justice la the peer of any man who has been In public life In North 'Carolina In 25 years. The house has previously voted on the same Issue by 10!) to t. The senate had favorably reported the McRaa amendment. ' The bill as It now becomes law pnts the shprt line roads under the corpor ation commission's ruling ss to viola tions of ths long and short haul clause. R. A. WIUTMIRE WAS KILLED LAST NIGHT Southern Railway Conductor of Brevard in Accident ' Near Rosman. London, Feb. 5. Although references are made sarcastic ally to the German threat to bottle u the British Isles by means- of submarines as a "pa per blockade," England has been stirred by this late devel opment in the war situation as she has not been by any event since the beginning of the. war. The London press was unani mous in subordinating all other nence tO this from Berlin, While Fletcher, Mrs. Charles E. Southers of the foreio-nl' office statement A8hevllIe' Mra' Carrie Rymer of Bear which closely followed the re-! ceipt of information concerning the German declaration, indi cated that the British govern ment was disposed to take the threat as a matter which would require prompt counter action. The statement, while consider ing the stringency of the meas ure minimized, treats it as one of particular urgency. The German press expresses great satisfaction over the proclama tion. , The vcomnients indicate that the newspapers consider that sufficient warning has been given to neutrals that such wa ters will bo considered a mili tary area after February 18 and that any ship attempting to pass on the outside of the limit does so at its own risk. Geneva, Feb. 5. (By way of Paris.) Hostilities against Serbia have been resumed by the Austro-German forces ac cording to reports from sources usually well informed. Desperate Fighting. Petrograd, Feb. 5. Desper ate fighting continues both in the istula region and in the Carpathians, according to an official announcement made by the Russian general staff today. Russia is holding her own along the Vistula, according to the report, but in the Carpa thians, at one point, the Rus sians have withdrawn from certain positions after ten bat tles in which the bayonet play ed a prominent part. Concern ing the fighting in the istula, the statement says: On the left bank of the Vistula the fighting between BprJImow and Wo'ia-Scydlowleckla continues with extraordinary ferocity. The , enemy brought up their forces In compact masses and endeavored to penetrato here, introducing into a sector about ten versts (about six miles) wide no fewer than seven divisions of troops which were supported by 100 batter ies of artillery. The center or the divisions advanced along a front only one verst wide. "A counter attack was begun by our troops on the night of February S, which was followed by a series of ROAD TO COST" wsmm Commissioners Arrange for Consruction of Asheville Weaverville Road at Reduced Cost. "MIXING METHOD," MOST APPROVED, TO BE USED 'Penetration Method" to Be Applied to Fairview Road "Permanent Roads at Low Cost." OUTLINES IDEAS I PUD Boston Man Thinks Business Men Can'Do Much to Bring About Permanent Eu . ropean Peace. WOULD NOT LEAVE TERMS TO DIPLOMATS Believes There Is no Chance of Peace Being Made on Any Terms In the Near Future. The terms of the contract for the construction of ' the Asheville-Weav- erville road have been agreed upon between the county and the contrac tor, and in the event the contract is properly executd by the contractor and the required bond given Washington, Feb. 5. In a discus sion of trade expansion and the Euro pean war, before the Chamber of Commerce of the United States In con vention here today, Edward -A. Filene, work ! of Boston, outlined how he thought will begin on the road. The approxi- : American business men could partictr mate cost of the construction of this pate in nringmg aoout peace. road is given at $37,240, and the county Is to receive $1.50 per cubic yard at the quarry and, $2.05 per It becomes apparent then thnt great exertion and ,?reat expense for foreign trade expansion must be ac- Rich Johnsrm, the 15 years old son I of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Johnson of IJushnell, died last night at the Mis sion hosital from the egects of a rifle wound in the abdomen. The boy was playing with a .22 calibre rifle yester day at Bushnell when In some way the gun was accidentally "discharged, the bullet entering the abdomen. Th(; wounded youthwas brought to Ashe vilel on the first train and taken to the hospital, but did soon ''after arriving here. The body will be taken back Bushnell today for burial there. cubic vard on the road, for all of the eompanied by at least equal exertion stone used in the construction of this , to make the terms of settlement of the road by. the contractor. It Is estimated I present great war such that Europe that when the price of the stone and will not remain an armed camp. ' f the subscription of $5,000 are de- "As responsible business men we. ducted from the cost of construction should ack ourselves: What can w the roadwuy. when completed, will business men do, what can the United eaU for an actual cash outlay on the j States do, to help bring about tho prfrt of the county of approximately j rii;ht terms of settlement of the war .' $22,500. This struggle is so fierce that at pres- lt is understood that the commls- j ent there seems to be no opportunity for any outside Interference, however well intended. Moreover, there is ap pnrrently no chance of peace being made on ay terms within the near fu ture. "The warning nations will not pro pose terms of peace . ,untUhaof tiofj cr victory comes. The netural oun struction of permanent roadways. An tries, although they are seriously af englneer from the department of I fpcted. and suffer seriously from tho sioners have definitely decided to construct this road, as well as the road through Woolsey, according to the specifications of the "mixing method," approved by the United States department of public roads. This method Is sold hy experts to be the most feasible known for the con- to TD GO TO RUSSIA SOON According to telegraphic Informs tlon which reached Southern railway officials here last night, R. A. Whit mire, ot urevara, conductor on' a freight train, on the Transylvania di vision of the Bouthern, was killed In train accident early last night near Rosman.' The report says that Con ductor Whltmlre, while coupling two cars of his train together, was caught ktktXtltltltK t It si AMMUNITION FOU 'ROCMAKIA 1 1 between the cars and Injured In such t It a way that he died soon after the te st Rome, ' Feb. 6. The Rooms- Ulcldent. si nlan government ha placed l Mr. Whltmlre wee severely Injured train derailment near Brevard Shipments Will Begin Going Over When Transportation Facilities Can Be Had. public roads of the United States gov ernment will be In charge of the con struction of this roudway from the effects of the war, can have but little hope that any proposals they may make will be acceptable now. Ten- beginning until its completion. It Is j tativo attempts in this direction have now expected that the contractor j fnllp(j Tne tianRer is, therefore, that will begin work on May 15 and will ppace wm eventually be made by tho hnve the work completed by October j warrjnB nations alone and through 15, and that the county engineer wllltne diplomats who were notable immediately make the necessary sur- tn prevent this devastating war. TC vey and maps or profiles, showing the : that happens it is almost Inevitable work required under the contract. ,nat the termg of 8ettlement will carry The contract under which this j tn Bpeda of tne next war leave Euii work Is to be done Is considered very rnpp an armed camp an)1 wiu keep thrt advantaaeous to the county and an.noIp world fol yearg to come so Jtri. bond of $20,000 with approved i poverlshed that few If any countries cunty is required ny me commis- . b Drofitable fields for trade ex pansion. sioners to assure that the contractor will comply with its terms in every respect. The board of commissioners has been making a thorough investl- "May I add a word of warning. If the United States is to have any direct influence finally In the terms of set- gation for some time wun an uiea oi Pment of thc war, BUcn influence will adopting some uniform memon ror . . larplv on the conndence tho tb maintenance of the ronrts In the warring nations hnve in our fairness Washington, Feb. 6. Russia will begin to absorb American cotton a. Boon as shipping facilities can be had, according to Consul General finod grass at Moscow. The Russian '.Tip for the 1 f i -i and 1915 season amount ed to 1,000,230 bales. Practically no American cotton Is now reaching Rus sia. There should be no more cotton shipped through Gutenbourg, Hweden, to Rotterdam, at present, according to the consul, on account of the conges tion. There is no difficulty about ship ping cotton through Rotterdam Into Germany. Washington, Jb. S. Count Von Bemstorff, the German ambassador to the United States has notified the state department that American vee-t orders In Italy for large qusn- si 'In Explosion Kills Twenty. sels should avoid the waters off the titles of ammunition for April st northwest eoart of France. The state silvery. The orders were mad. It . .... . . si with the consent of ths Italian H department did not regard the notlfl-,, tovnm,t 0aptaln m,,,,, a twtlon ss a formal blockade of the , Roumanian attache here, tu H coast by thn Germans, however. It H Instantly killed yesterday by an H Madrid, Fsb, Twenty persons was said that the mere present of t explosion, while he was expert- Kwore killed and many were Injured (iormtn submarines and the planting H mentlng with a. bomb. H ( yesterday as the result, of the explo- of mines dnee not necessarily oonstl-ist stiilon a boiler In a furniture factory tute a blockade. i H H H It UK H lt n- Quardla. about a year ago, and was In a hos pital hers for some time. engagements at the point of the bay onet. We' were successful In compell ing the enemy to assume the offen sive. Near RorJImow we have taken possession of two lines of the enemy's trenches snd we have driven the In vaders out of Ooumlne." The statement says after two days of desperate fighting tht Russians entered the village of Wola-Scydtow-Ifccke, but that the desperate fighting continues. On the east Prussian frontier the Russians claim progress. In the Carpathians. - In the Carpathians the fighting continues on a front between Dulk pass and Mt. Wysckow. The Russians claim to have advanced Into the La Hortch river valley, and claim to hafts captured 1,000 prisoners at Mt Toukhollksi At Mt, Ueskld the Rus sians resisted the AuNtrd-Osrmsn forres desperately, but after a series of bayonet encounters they with drew to positions previously selected tnd prepared. Ths Austro-Oermani II UU 10 GIRL fl BRUTALLY MURDERED county, and this is the method which an(, jll!lti(.e, We must play the Ramn , It has adopted. When these two , gtralsht and not hit below the belt roadways are completed. It Is the j no( try o t(H unfa,r advanta(?MI of purpose of tho board to continue this , . pxnort ,rad- hPinie..Bness svstem of permanent road building throughout the county. According to the plans of tho commissioners and the system which they have adopted, It Is now possible to build permanent roads In the county and stay within the Income of the present road fund derived from taxation. The Falrvlcw road, consisting of nine miles of newly conotrn-ted. water-hound macadam will. It Is un derstood, be treated according to the of any of the fighting nations. "Put granted that the war Is finally over and the terms of settlement havi been such as will a once or in time make all the warring and all the neu tral nations better fields for trade ex pansion yet there are other fundamen tal factors that must be rightly dea,lt with before any important permanent trade expansion can be ours." Mr. Filene discussed a multiplicity of phases of foreign trade facilities. - , 11 . . I. . 1 H .La ahi.1i. A?::' ocean carriage, banking and credit, spring In order to save it . frotr , de Ur- ,,.,, tnp tnp cIoaed hiratlon. The method used on this! road will 'cost approximately twenty cents per square yard and will result not only In making a first cities road but in an enormous saving to the taxpayers. Upon the advice of tho county at torney, the commissioners refused to execute nn accommodatlort note In the sum of $26,000 for the benefit of the school board. The county attorney was directed hy the board to draw rules prescrib ing thn procedure of business before the commissioners. The Immense i Buffalo, N. T Feb. 5. The bodies of Mrs. Lira Drake, aged (5, Mrs. Irene Ppencer, aged 15, and her daughter, Gertrude, aged 12, were found dead In their beds at their homes In Balamacca today. Their heads hud been crushed In with a alcdge hammer. with a summary of his address. TROUBLES OF THE OS! IS TIE POLICE COURT The following cases were called In, Pollee court today: Charles Prevo was fined 15 snd tho volume of business done by the com- j costs on charges of disorderly com missioners makes It necessary to ey-1 duct. tematlso the procedure before thej not prnsse with leave was taken board, and It Is understood that on , In the case against Clayton Capehart, tho first Monday claims of Indigents ' rhnrged with larceny. will be considered; Tuesday, mad! The case against Haywood Silver, matters; Wednesday, bills snd other colored, charged with violating a city claims. No vouchers for the payment ordinance, was continued. of monny will bo given out before A continuance was taken In the ennn Submarines for fSpaln. Madrid, Feb. I. The parliament Thursday and claims for thn payment of money which are not filed on or before the last Saturday before the trm Mnnrinv will rn over until the ttw tnnnOilv mltnr nf fhn hnard . ! Road supervisors snd county em ployes will he required to mall all purchase four Submarines for the Hpnnlsh navy from American builders. has authorised the government to!Dl11" t0 ,n chairman of the board or county auditor, ana iney win not oe expected to appear bnfore the board Thursday following the first Monday. This, It la thought, will result In an Coal required for one Journe hn. Immense saving to the county In tween New York snd Liverpool by a time, snd will give the commissioners modern liner would fill 22 trains. la more ravorsoie opportunity m oe- rnme rammer wun rxisung conni- Uone over the. county. Another sd each made up of 10 ten ton cars. said to ha' a been present In suit from establishing this procedure against F.lla Patton, charged with dis orderly conduct. John Rills, colored,' was given a sen tence of to days on the roads on, charges of the larceny of a pistol val ued at 110 from F. 8. lawless, with, appeal bond fixed at $200. J. K. Alexander was fined $10 and. the costs on charges of resisting sn officer, and the costs were remitted in a case of auault against htm. Robert Brown, colored, was given, 10 days on charges of assault. ' Four "drunks" were up. county employes will not be present vantage. It Is thought, which will re-(While the claims and demands of the are said to ha' a been present In suit from establishing this procedure, 'publlo are being considered, thus great strength. will he that the public will generally i greatly relieving the present unsitl- Tho, Russians also claim to have understand what buelnees will be be-1 factory and congeeted condition un repulsed the enemy In the vicinity of i fore the board, nd will not appear jder which the commissioners art Mt. Wysckow with great loss,, jsxeept on designated days; and thatjcompell-d to transact busiiiss.