e5
THB GAZETTE-NEWS HAS
THE ASSOCIATED PRIE88
BERV1CE. IT IS IN EVERT
RESPECT COMPLETE. :s
WEATHER FORECAST:
fair
VOLUME XX. NO. 14.
ASHEVILLE, N. C, SATURDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 27, 1915.
PRICE FIVE CENTS!
A BATTLESHIP
FORCES STRAIT
ED
NOW HINGES ON
BRITISH COURSE
Q.rt"A& trim
DOUGHTOH WON
ON ASSESSORS
ARGUMENTS FID
GRHTEH Vrnt
TOBEGIOON
SPECIAL SESSION
At Least One French War Ves
sel Has Passed Through the
Dardanelles, Unofficial
Statements Say.
ATTACK NOT BELIEVED
MERE DEMONSTRATION
Russians Claim to Have Forced
Germans Back Along 25
Miles Front French
Report Progress.
President Virtually Decides
Against Session to Ratify
the Two Treaties.
London, Feb. 27. British
and French warships continue
to hammre away at the door
of : the Dardanelles, which
closes Russia's granery; and
the necessity of releasing the
wheat accumulated on the
shores of the Black sea has led
io the general belief that the
tatack is a serious undertaking
and not merely a demonstra
tion. An official announcement de
clares that after the reduction
of the four outer forts a mine
sweeper was put to work in the.
strait for the protection of the
guns of the fleet. Unofficial
dispatches from Athens and
Rome are to the effect that at
least one French warship bad
actually penetrated, the pass
age. The Germans remain silent
in regard ot their share of mil
itary operations, both in the
fiist and in the west. The Aus
trian statements declare that
the Austrians and Germans
are holding their own in the
Carpathians and in eastern
(lalicia.
Pctrograd, less reticent, an
nounces the repulse of a Ger
man attack in North Poland,
with heavy German losses. As
a result of the desperate fight
ing, the Russian general staff
claims to h'ave froced back the
Germans along a front of 25
miles in the Przasnysz region.
The impression is growing
ing England that the German
advance in Fiast Prussia was
due mainly to political and eco
nomical motives and conset
quently is without great stra
tegic effect on the eastern cam
paign as a whole.
In the west the French con
tinue to claim advances in the
Champagne district with quiet
along the rest of the line.
The ship building strike in
London is causing some con
cern but the prompt action of
the government in ordering a
resumption of work 'during ar
bitration of the difficulty is ex
pected to settle the trouble..
Merchantman Torpedoed,
TMeppe. France. Feb. 27. It Is re
torted that a British merchant ship
has been torpedoed In the Fngllsh
channel off Paint Valery Bur flomme.
A French torpedo boat destroyer has
Rone out from Dieppe to the assltance
of the British ship.
I May VK Ksoapo.
London, Feb. 27. A Pctrograd dls
imtch to the Time says that several
units of the Twentieth corps of the
Ititsslnn army which woe surrounded
by fJernutna In lbs retreat from East
Prussia are still fighting atubbomly
nd will probably be able to re-Join
the main Russian army.
Austrian Atlfance Chocked.
London, Feb. 27. Tha Austrian
Advance Into east dallel ha been
checked and the Russians, driving
osok their opponent. hava recaptur
ed Btanlelau and Kolomea. SaVs an
Evening News telegram from Hertsa,
ftoumanla.
Washlngt8n, Feb. 27. President
Wilson, has virtually decided not to
call a special session of the senate to
consider the Colombia and Nlcat-sua
treaties. At the White House today
It was said that while the question was
still being considered, there was little
prospect of a special session.
The opposition of some republican
senators made improbable action of
the treaties at the present session. The
president expected, however, that at
least some of his nominees for the
federal trade commission would be
confirmed before the fourth of March,
and those not confirmed are expected
to be made recess appointments.
iKLHU
DEATH ON STREET
Young Lady in Aurora, 111.,
Mysteriousyl Beaten to
Death on Street.
Passses Section of Machinery
Act Providing for One Tax
Assessor for County and
One for Township.
IN CRSyFFRftNK
Supreme Court Decision Not
Expected for at Least
Several Weeks.
OVER 1600 BILLS ARE
INTRODUCED IN HOUSE
of Bynum Divorce
Bill on Second Reading
Gives Fright to the
Church People.
Aurora, 111., Feb.
suspects are being held by the police
in connection with the murder of
Miss Emma Peterson, aged 21 years,
who was- clubbed to death on the
street Thursday. Two other women
have been mysteriously killed In a
similar manner within the past year.
An old woolen glove and a piece of
gas pipe were found near the place
where Miss Peterson was killed. Her
hand bag, open and rifled was found
about a block and a half away. The
glove will be given to bloodhounds
for a scent .
As In the murder of Miss Jennie
Miller some months ago a pipe wrench
and a "tall man wearing a long over
coat" are being sought.
John Mason, an eccentric old man
who lives near the scene of the mur
der, is among those detained, but the
police believe now that he 1b inno
cent . Twtnty-flve of those held are
negroes.
(By W. T. Bost.)
Raleigh, Feb. 27. Rufus A. Dough
ton, who wrote more of the machin
ery act than any member of the fi
nance committee, fought all the
amendment mongers o a standstill
yesterday afternoon on section 14 and
passed that barrier when the bell rang
for dinner.
The house took the machinery bill
up Thursday afternoon and went to
the fourteenth section before it had
any trouble. There Representative
Allen offered a change for the new
act by submitting substantially the
1911 act. The Allen amendment play
ed much ot a part. Champions all
over the house showed the opposition
to the Doughton act dangerous. The
body adjourned and after sleeping on
the bill, it won without change.
The talk of centralization in Ra
leigh, of corporation commission con
trol and of making government to or
der was pretty free yesterday. The
ot Tr-t t, ' republicans dl das much oft tt as nny
ei. lony-iwo, .i ... OA , 1V.
house to create the conversation. Mr.
Doughton laughed that sort of lan
guage down. He yielded to no sug-
Washtngton, Feb. 27. Arguments
In the Northern Georgia Federal
court's decision refusing a writ of ha
beas corpus to Leo M. Frank, undqr
death sentence for the death of Mary
Phagan, have been concluded before
the United States Supreme court. A
decision probably will not be given
for at least several weeks
Should the' Supreme court affirm
the decision of the ;owei- Federal court
no legal obsta;:o, it is said, would
stand in the way ot carrying out the
death sentence. If the ruling Is re
versed, counsel for Frank and the
state told the court the case must p o
back to the district court for the tak
ing of evidence on which tha allega
tions for the petition for the writ
were based.
Seven Representatives Named
as Commission to Investi
gate Charges Against
Asheville Judge.
JUDGE 'S DEMANDS LEFT
NO OTHER ALTERNATIVE
MONEY
Germany's Formal Acquies
cence to Latest American
Proposal Expected in
a Day or Two.
Abernethy of Course Included
in Probe Senate Fails to
Reach Vote on the
Anti-Jug Measure.
Adds $8,000,000 to Appropria
tion Bill as Passed by the
House Working Fast.
ENCOURAGING NEWS
FROM ENGLAND ALSO ,
Frank's attorneys informed
Washington, Feb. 27. Congress
worked steadily yesterday and last
night on Its tusk of cleaning up supply
bills which must be out of the way
before adjournment on March 4. The
senate passed the naval bill, $152,000,
000, while the house spent the day
debating the general deficiency meas
ure with interruptions now and then
to dispose of conference reports.
Tho. xpnnto ndiled SX 000.000 to the
(By W. T. Bost), naval bill as It passed the house. pro-
Raleigh, Feb. 27. Without protest viding In the two battleship construc-
against the passage of the resolution 1 tion program for five seagoing submar
the of inquiry into the character of Judge! rines lnste,ad of one' f0! slxtee" in"
Sentiment There Said to Bo
:., '' '"
Divided on Acceptance of
Proposal Some Sug-
gestions Are Known.
court that shou:d the writ be giant-d !Frank Carter and Solicitor Abernathy LIn'
Frank could be tried again under the 1 the house last night acted upon tha
pending Indictment. The state's coun- favorable report of the 'udiciary com
sel questioned this assertion. mlttee No. 1 and will begin the offi-
behalf of Frank, contended that, the
trial court lost Jurisdiction over the
prisoner because of mob violence dur
in gthe trial and because of Frank's
absence through "coercion" by the
trial Judge when the verdict was an
nounced. Notwithstanding this both
sides at times argued the truth of the
allegations, until at last, Chief Justice
White suggested to the solicitor that
he was wasting his time.
Attorney General Grice, for the
state, urged that Frank's petition
showed that the question of mob vlo
lence had been passed upon
trial court and by the Georgia Su
cial investigation soon.
The Clark resolution which pre
cipitated the issue before the house
provided for five men to sit m a
commission. Last night se'en weie
appointed. They are Doughton, chair
man; Grier, Hutchinson, Allred, Dun
ning, Stacey and Vann. The i onv ilt-
tee was unable to announce when it
begins work.
Judge Manning and Col. P. M.
PpnXKHtl. rpnri'HdiiMnff .lii.I.Tn Po.lcf
j declared that their candidate e
manded immediate and L-omplote ln-
I veatigation. This demand before the
preme court and that both found i committee yesterday afternoon loft it
there had been no such disorder as
would interfere with Frank's rights.
COUNTRY'S FMI0V5 SPEED
STARS COMPETING TODAY
Meet in San Francisco With
Good Weather and Track
New Record Possible.
gvstion of change. He said his com
mlttee had done all that It could.
It wasn't a thing to fuss over. Mr.
Doughton and the finance committee
wanted a county tax assessor and
one township assessor In each town
ship but the Allen motion would
eliminate the county assessor and put
three assessors each In the several
townships. That was all that the con
troversy amounted to, but Governor
Doughton called for the ayes and nays
when the Vote -Bias ready and Mr. Al
len lost 50 to 60.
And that was the end of the house
energies. Bills enough to run the
grand total well above 1R00 were pre
sented. Today and Monday will end
the introduction of new measures.
Night Besslons dally will be necessa
ry. The house has not touched the
primary act. '
The passage of the Rynum divorce
bill on second reading gave the
church people a fright. They were
expecting Representative Small's bill
aiming at the double standard of
morality and the Bynum bill came on
first.
It passed safely on second reading
but lacked the two-thirds vote for
suspending the rules. Ministers have
been agitating the lower house to at
tend the meeting In which final pas
sage Is expected. They dope to de
feat the bill which they regard a loose
law.
AT Y.M.G.A. MEETING
Pan Francisco, Feb. 27. The
country's most famous speed stars
competed today In the sixth grand
prize automobile race which started
at 10:30 o'clock on the four miles
course of the Panama-Pacific expos!
tlon grounds. The 25 drivers in
eluded: F.ddle Pullen, Barney Old-
field, Ralph Do Pal ma, Ear) Cooper
and Caleb Iiragg.
It was expected that the 402 mile
grind would require five hours to
tinlPh. The Ideal weather and track
which experts declared to be perfect
It wa it hough a new record might
be made. Two right angle turns and
other Irregulnrltlea of the track of
fered formidable handicaps against
time, however.
Besides the grand prUe cup and
cash prizes amounting to $7,000,
there were many smaller rewards for
the successful contestants.
Attractive Musical Program
Also Arranged for Men's
Meeting Tomorrow.
Dr. Millard A. Jenkins, formerly
pastor of the First Baptist church of
Athens, Ga., will speak to men tomor
row afternoon at 4 o'clock at the Y.
M. C. A. The subject of his sermon
will be, "The Present War and Its
Lessons."
The speaker has appeared In var
ious southern cities before the
Young Men's Christian Associations.
Those present at this meeting are as
sured of hearing a talk that will hold
their Interest from beglnnig to end.
An Invitation Is extended to all the
men of the city to be present at the
meeting.
without choice as to whether It would
proceed. Abernathy was represented
by Rouse and band, J. D. L&ngston,
Pace and Bouahall, T. C. Woolen and
Da.' is (iid ..'is. Neither party to the
controverwy was present.
The hearing before the committee
was entirely private and only attor
neys representing the two contentions
were admitted. The session was a
long one, What took place, of course,
is not obtainable In detail, but (he
purport of the action yesterday is to
put the Carter-Abernathy probe Into
action, the report of the committee
being made upon the showing of
thoKe who would Inquire officially In
to the acts of these gentlemen.
Whllo the Investigation calls for
the dual Investigation, of course the
entire interest is in the Carter side
of It. Solicitor Abernathy asked for
Investigation of himself when he
I made his complaint to the legislature,
i but the hint of scandal followed by
outright declarations aqalnst Jud.ro
Carter drew all the attention to the
Asheville Judge.
Solicitor Abernathy came up from
Greene county court last night and
conferred with his attorneys. He did
not know when he came here that
the committee had set another c'ay
for the hearing and he thought action
had been taken when he came to Tta
leluh. His brothers, Dr. ( O. Aber
nathy, of Raleigh, and Dr. Erie A.
for a gunboat and a hospital
ship, and adding $1,000,000 for an
armor plant and $500,000 for a pro
jectile factory.
Senator Smoot vainly sought to have
authorized the construction of fifty
sea-going and twenty-five coast de
fense submarines, declaring that "no
man can tell when the European dis
turbance will involve this country In
difficulties." This precipitated a gen
eral discussion of the war.
The fortifications bill was passed
without amendment, so it now goes to
the president for his signature. Pome
$250,000 waa added to the. diplomatic
bill and a paragraph calling on the
president to collect from Cuba $6,500.
000, the expense of the American army
of pacification, was stricken out on a
point of order.
The house refused to accept several
of the senate amendments to the army
bill, Including one eliminating the pro
hibition against stop watches and
"speeding up" methods in army shops.
All except one of the senate amend
ments to the executive, legislative and
judical bill were disagreed to.'
Democratic and republican leaders
of both houses held Informal confer
ences on the legislative situation.
There Is some hope that the Philip
pine bill and the general dam bill may
be considered, but Senator Simmons
said that if It was found that they
could not be passed without prolonged
debate, both would have to be dropped.
ELECTS J. FRftZlER
AS
Ahprnnthv. of Chanel Hill are hf re
A splendid musical program has ; ,v)tn j,lm.
been arranged for the meeting and j Tnp wnate argument on the nntl
the following men, who compose the ius; bill of the State Anti-Saloon
DEATH SENTENCE PISSED
OHKELSANK
German Soldier Charged With
Killing French Wounded
and Other Things.
BECKER'S APPLICATION FOR
' ANDTHER TRIAL IS DENIED
New York, Feb. 27. Charles Beck
er's application for a new trial on the
Indictment t charging his with the
murder of Herman Rosenthal has
been denied by the Supreme court.
In denying Becker a third trial,
Justice Weeks limited himself to two
words, "motion denied," which he
wrote serous the face of the applica
tion. (Denial of the motion was entered
when John B. Johnson, of Becker's
counsel, filed his personal affidavit
denying certain charges set forth in
the affidavit and subsequent testimony
of James Marshall, witness for the
state at Becker's second trial. These
charges, Mr. Johnston said, reflected
ea him.
Hennes, France,
Vogelsank, a
Feb.
association quartet, will sing: Almond
Jones, S. P. Unrton, R. W. Hammer
slough and Alva Mclntlre. K. Ii.
Stlmson will be the accompanist
THE ALLIES ARE III ACCORD
OF
London, Feb. 27. -France, Russia,
England, Serbia and Belgium are said
by English officials to be In absolute
accord as to roprisals to be made on
Germany, Austria .nd Turkey In re
taliation for the German submarine
campaign. England was In confer
ence with her allies concerning re
prisals before the recolpt of the last
(American noto making Informal rep-
leuguc, thut has passed the honse,
continued last night until nearly mid
night, without reaching a vote.
LO. GUSH MS CASE
AGAINST P. H. THRASH
.( nor ! . .... A . . L
, ... , reseniauonn tooning iu me aisconun-
uermnn soldier of the , .
Twenty-slxth Paxon Inftntry has been ; , , , , , 7 A u w
, ,,,., . . " "ithe admission of food to Germany for
sentenced to death by a French court. ,,i
martial, bavin been found gul.ty of "TT ....k.-,.......,-
pillaging under arms, of arson and of; . V !7.u . .u ...
dispatching wounded French soldiers, j "tated that ,ne nutU'e of th reprisals
the: .... ... ,. . - . .... . '
' Ha ri. iiiK""u miu iter kiiius finv?
Among the evidence on which
verdict was founded were entries In
Ownership of Cash Register
Was Involved in Case
Thrash Appeals.
Succeeds S. G. Bernard
Prosecutor for Police Court
Other Matters.
as
An Interesting case was heard In the
court of Magistrate T. E. Hunter yes
terday afternoon over the ownership
of a cash register, valued at $40. It
was brought out In the evidence that
W, H. Hush, Pat Thrash and several
others formed a company several
Vnirelsank's own diary, which was
found on the person when he was
raptured last September. Tie dented
that he had killed French wounded
hut admitted the other charges, de
claring that he had acted under orders.
; decided upon the main points which i 5p'irs ai;o called the O. K. (Drug com
NATIONAL PEACE CONFERENCE
OPENS W PEACE PLAN
Chicago, Feb. 27. The National
Peace conference opened here today to
adopt plan by which the Influence
of the American people might be ex
erted for early peace In Kurope.
Peace advocates from all pars of
the Country were present The con
ference Is under the ausploea cf the
Tmergency Federated Facs feres;
probably will be announced Monday
by Premier Attuulth In a statement for
the press.
puny, 'nrorporntcil, doing nuslness
near the depot. Tile firm was In nee'l
of a cunh register and Huth, who at
that time conducted a cafe down town,
offered tho company the use of one
that belonged to him and which he
did not then have use for, It was tes
tified. The company finally dissolved
and Ihe effects were sold at auction
and ere bought up by Thrash. Hush
ufked for the cash register and was
r. . k r R t k
!
m CONDITION CIUTICAU K
st .
I' Raleigh, Feb. 27. The condl- .
H tlon of Kmmet R. Woolen, t
R aoiuker of the house of renresen- R
tatlves of tho North Carolina :! by the buyer of tho stock to ronm
R ireneral assembly, who wan Injur- R '"' 1,u,h l'led his claim of
R ed In an automobile accident a R he register tor over a year anil when
tt few days ago, at noon today was R he finally came to claim It. the holder
R said to be critical. The physl- R refused to give It up, It was stated.
R clans attending Mr. Woolen R. Hush soph red claim and delivery pa
st stated that his condition Is very R. pers for the article and the case was
R aerlou. He was weak after a R heard before Magistrate Hunter c
R bad nli-hl but hit fever had gone R terday. The Justice awarded the cash
R down homewhet. R register to the plaintiff and the de-
R R fondant took an appeal from the de-
RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRjcislon.
I
The board of aldermen last night
elected J. Frazler Glenn as city pros
ecutor to represent tho city at the
sessions of Police court. Mr. Glenn
will take the place made vacant by
the resignation of S. O. lternard.
which was handed to the board lust
week. The name of J. Hcronp Styles
was also presented to the board at the
meeting last night, as an applicant
for the position of prosecutor. Tho
board voted that the prosecutor should
follow his cases to Superior court, and
If nvd be, to the Supreme court at
Raleigh.
Following the recommendation of
the police committee the board or
dered that 00 demerits be rharged
aaliist tho record of Policeman it. J.
Ingle. It was b1m recommended
that the officer be retained on tho
forco.
Several matters of a minor nature
were brought before the board and
many of these) wero passed upon,
along with the usual routine matters
that are brought to the attention of
the board.
Tho board Issued the following
building permits:
Wllburn O. Halrd, three-room res
idence on South drove street: $400.
I Young, storeroom f ir luiHlnces
purposes, 2i',7 Patton nvenui ; $.".,'10.
J. II. IWso, five-room residence on
Pino Grove avenue; $700.
t P. I.lngerMt. live-room reKl-
donce on Pin Grove avenue; f 1 ,20ft.
11 .H. Hughes, six-mom residence
on Rnnkln avenue; $1,600.
fittte Patterson, sleeping porch on
ColU'ge Park place; $1.10.
Washington, Feb! 17. Encouraging'"
reports from both Ambassador, Gerard '
at Berlin have been received concern
ing the attitude of Great Britain and
Germany toward the latest American
proposals lor the safeguarding of neu
tral commerce and the unrestricted
shipment of foodstuffs to the' civilian
population of belligerent countries.
The United States does not expect
complete replies for sevral days.
Germany's willingness to make
concessions and negotiate for an un- ,
dcrstanding on the submarine, food
and mine questions already has been
made known Informally and the Unit- i
ed States expects a formal acoules-1
cence I na day or two. All eyes now i
are now turned on Iondon, where '
opinion is understood to be divided oa
the merits of the suggestions. Somni
leading British cabinet members are
said to be impressed by the military
value of further restricting supplies to
Germany.
The exact nature of the American
proposals Is still unknown because of
the rigid reticence of officials here and,
abroad, but each day adds Information
on tho subject. Briefly, this much of
the contents of the American suggeg;
Hons now has been confirmed: '
The United States asked that 'the
previous rules of interventional law
with respect to shipment by neutrals
of conditional contraband destined to
the civilian population and not tho
belligerent forces of an enemy, remain
unaltered.
A system Is suggested whereby proof
can be furnished that the supplies will
be used by the civilian ppulatlon.
The removal of all floating mines by
Germany and Great Britain, Is pro
posed, except mines used for protec
tion of coast defenses and harbors,
pilots to be furnished to guide neutral
ships, through fields that remain. '-,
Attention Is called to Germany's
promise that If foodstuffs are not de
tained when destined to her civilian
population the submarine warfare on
merchant ships will be abandoned.
The American proposals do not
dwell on German submarine attacks
on enemy merchant ships, as the po
sition of the United States, It Is under-
stood, would not permit Interference
In this mode rjf warfare, except where
the lives of neutrals are endangered. ,
Officials, however, assume that th
promises made by Germany of an In
tention to abandon such warfare on
merchant vessels and confine opera-1,
tlons to those enemy vessels carrying
troops and munitions of war, would
be fulfilled. If foodstuffs were to bo
given unrestricted passage to Ger
many. The destruction of the American
steamers On rib and Kvelyn continued
to be talied about In ofllcial.quarters.
The hope of the American government
Is that (lungers from mines will be
eliminated by an acceptance of somo,
at least of the. Amerlcnij proposals.
SERVICES OVER DR. R. W.
Washington. Feb. 2. Despairing
of amending the government ship pur
chase bill to meet objections of ln
ni lent democratic senators, conferees
on the measure last night agreed to .
a report which would make perma
nent tho proposed government ship
ping board and ship corporation, sub
ject to tho will of the president and
congress.
Senator Fletcher, In charge of the
bill, said later there a nothing to
encourage tho view that the report
would overcome opposition of senate
republicans.
The report will be submitted first
to the house. It cannot reach the
senate before Tuesday or Wednesday.
The conf- rees made no change in
the section stipulating that ships
should not be purchased In any way
to disturb the neutrality of the Unit- j
ed Plates.
COOPER HELD TODAY)
RRRRRRRRRR RRRRRRRRR,
The funeral services over the body
of Dr. U. V'. t'ooper, aged 81 years,
who died at his home at Falrvlew at
an early hour yesterday morning, were
held at 11 o'clock this morning at the
Sharon church. Interment took place
at the church cemetery. The services
were attended by a host ot friends
whom the decease dhsd made In his
long residence la the vlolntu.
FRISIAN'S HILL.
R
' Hi
27. Tha R
con- R '
R
R
R Washington, Feb.
R senate today accepted the
R ference report on the Seaman's R ,
R bill, already adopted by the house R.
R thus ending a two years flirht R
R In congress. The measure now R
R goes to President Wilson. R
R R,
MRRRRRRRRRRRRttRHRKR.
4