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A a TH3 GAZETTE-NEWS HAS IHB ifiOCIATED PRJIS3 SERVICE. IT 18 IN EVERY j RESPECT COMPLETE. JJ ASHEVILLE, N.C., MONDAY AF&RNOON.-MARCJ 15, 1915. VOLUME XX. NO. 27. PRICE FIVE CENTS MYSTERY AS TO YUCATAN STATER PROGRESO PORT 1 IS AGAIN OPEtl GERMAN MOVES i LQSECQHTROL WEATHER FOEECAST: ' FAIR. ROAD COMM SSI 1U DIDN'T C1P1K M CONFIDENT ins CHOSEN PIER CONVENED TODAY British - Observers Believe, However, Latest Advance Must Re< in Decis ive Conflict. GERMAN SUCCESS IN AUGUSTOWO FOREST Russians Initiating Advance Toward Plock Reports Conflicting as to Battles in the Carpathians. Grand Jury Selected and Judge James L. Webb Delivered His Charge. Appointments Made in Accord ance With Recently Enact I ed Law's Provisions. London, March 15. Mystery envelopes the progress of Field Marshal Von Hindenburg's lat est advance into North Poland but Briisk observers believe that the vast forces stretching from the Niemen to the Vis tula cannot much longer be kept from 1 decisive contact. From meagre information re received from the east there are indications of German suc cess in the fore,st of Augusto avo. But further to the south in the Mlawa region the Rus sians are initiating an advance toward Plock. In the Carpathians the des perate Russian counter attacks against the aggressive Aus trians have resulted in success, Fetrograd claims. Vienna, liowe'ver",rep6rts the failure of the Russian counter attacks and the taking of many Rus sian prisoners. Paris declares the British sveesses at Neuvo Chapelle wetfe more substantial than was at first reported; that the French are securing them selves in new trenches in Cham pagne; and that aerial bom bardments of - Westende were effective. - PLIIEOJi WIS Cherokee Chemical Company Has Also Asked for Char terCapital $125,000. The selection of a grand Jury and the charge of Judge James L. Webb to the jurors featured the morning session of Superior court for the trial of criminal oases, which convened I here at 10 o'clock, with a docket con taining a few less than 150 cases, three of which are for murder. The following men were selected as members of the grand jury: W. E. Brooks, foreman. Jack Riddle, E. B. Moore, C. W. Peek, J. W. Johnson, J. R. Hyatt, W. H. Ptnkerton, E. W. Queen, W. R. Reed, R. D. Alexander, W. H. Clark, J. K. Robinson, W. R. Patton, J. E. Spain, W. I Gash, J. F. McKinney, S, R.. Morgan and G. ,W. McDavis. G. T. Anderson of Sandy Mush township was' sworn In as the officer to be In charge of grand Jury. , The charge delivered by Judge James L. Webb, was long-, consuming nearly an hour and one-half, during which he reviewed the criminal ' law I of North Carolina, In such a plain I straightforward manner, as to make the meaning of it understood by ev eryone who heard him. He did not touch on the local situation here, ex cept In a general way, confining most of his remarks to explaining the meaning of the law and the punish ment Of various crimes in this state. Owing to the fact that there are three murder casrs, one of criminal assault, one of arson and. two of hlgway rob bery on the present docket, the court took especial pains to explain to the jurors the meaning of the law govern- ng such cases. - Now that springtime Is almost here. It should be remembered, the court stated, that It is unlawful for a man to burn off f. sage field or burn over new ground, unless he first gives his neigh hors at least five days notice of the fact. Judge Webb stated that he was notified that the overage farmer did not know of this law. The court touched on the new antl- lue law. passed by the last legislature, which allows a person only one-half gallon of whiskey and Hve gallons of beer a month, which goes into etfect April 1. . ; - Cigarette SmoKin?. I believe that there are hundreds. perhaps thousands, of boys In North Carolina today who are killing them selves smoking cigarettes, said Judge Webb, In speaking of the law which prohibits the sale of cigarettes to minors. Judge Webb said the law apalnst minors smoking cigarettes must be enforced and he called upon the county officers and patrolmen of Asheville to enforce the law. "I realie that the cigarette law Is a hard one to enforce, but with the offi cers keeping a sharp lookout I believe great good to the boys of the city can be done," the court said. IIo called upon the jurors to Inspect each of the convict camps, and to see that the men serving them here re ceiving humane, treatment at the hands of the guards. (By W. T. Boat.) Raleigh, March 16. Gov. Craig's appointments on the state highway commission have been announced by him, and the work of making this new Institution effective will begin at once. This was one of the hardest fought measures of the late general assembly, and Messrs. Bowie and Doughton, the two big standpatters, saved the day for the progressives. The original proposal V of Colonel Cameron was for $30,000. Writh this nest egg he believed he could gather $650,000 of the government's money. That brought about the greatest oppo sition. Vann, of Union, the pragmat- ist, wanted the $650,000 which he thought a first rate dividend on $30, 000, but he wanted to get the $650, 000 promised before he threw away $?.0,000. On this appeal Vann broke Into Colonel Cameron's plans so effec tively that just half the house was with him. Bowie broke up Vann's scheme with th evote against him. Then the appropriation was cut to $10,000. ....... The act establishing the highway commission provided that the gov ernor appoint on the said commission a citizen from the eastern part of the state, one from the central portion and one from the western portion. It further provided that one of the three appointees should be a republi can. In accordance with the said pro visions of the act the governor ap pointed on the commission: 13. -C. Duncan, of Carteret county. Col. Benehan Cameron, of Durham county. Guy V. Roberts, of Madison county. The act also provided that he dss lgnate a professor of the university of North Carolina and a professor of the A. and M. college as members of the. said commission. Under the provis ions of the act the governor designated Prof. Marvin Hendrlx Stacy, of the University of North Carolina, , and Prof. W. C. Riddick, of the College of A. and M. Arts, Raleigh.'' The act further provides that the rtate geologist. Dr. Joseph Hyde Pratt, shall be a member of the commission, and that the governor shall be a mem ber. The commission, as constituted by the act of the legislature, and by appointment of the governor is com posed of the governor, Dr. Joseph Hyde Pratt, Prof. M. H. Stacy, Prof. W. C. Riddick, E. C. Duncan, Col, Benehan Cameron; Guy V. Roberts. Young Thinks Well of Legislation. James U. Young, insurance commis sioner of North Carolina, thinks well of the work done by the late general assembly as It affects his department and enumerates the benefits. Capt. Ryan of Ward Line Tug Confirms Report That Mex ican State Asserted Independence. Death of Daring Aviator Due to Structural Defects in Monoplane, Aernautical Experts Believe. WANTS UNITED STATES TO RECOGNIZE ACTION Or Establish Sort of Protector ate Capt. Ryan Tells of Sinking of Mexican . , Gunboat Progreso. HAD PREMONITION OF DEATH, IT IS THOUGHT Did Not Seem Pleased With Monoplane But Was Deter mined Not to Disap point 50,000 People. Managers on Each Side Claim Victory in the Commission Government Election Tomorrow. General Carranza Abandons Blockade Following Urgent Representations Made , By United States. Andrews, March . 15. The An drews Hun savs: The movement for . new national tank of $28,000 capital for Andrews has met with, such eiuouragemu from our manufacturers and business men, that application has already been made to the comptroller of the currency at Washington tor Incor poration papers. The heavy Increase In our factory output and the building of two new railroads Into Clay and Graham counties and the consequent large in crease of the amount of money put Into circulation In this section, al most Insures the success of the new bank under proper management. The new national bank banking Ihws, have grvrn national banks many advantages over state banks which they did not possess, hence It has Wn decided to make the new Insti tution a national bank. Application has been filed with the secretary of state for a charter for the Cherokee Chemical company by J. D. Howard and his associates, with an authorized capital stock of 1125.000. The new company has acquired a valuable mine of decomposed silica which will be the basis of a number of their products, such as Insecticides and various polishing prepsratlons, A factory will be erected at An drews, equipped with modern ma chinery for grinding, mixing and preparing the various specialties which this company will manufac ture, some of which ar already well known on the market. i Colonel Frank ftuell Is planning to thllh an uo to rials hospital at Andrews, for surgical and olher eases which will be modern and thorough r equipped and managed In avery way. All rhylrlan In this section will r expected to use this hopltl for hlr pnllrnts en equal terms. An In stitution of this sort Is bnrtly needed, "Dq will be greatly appreciated here, T HI ill IS BEFORE N. Y. COURT Thaw's Attorneys Seek Have Him Removed to New Hampshire. to PORT AUTHORITIES ARE New York, March 15. Captain W. J. Ryan and nine members of the AVard line tug Auxiliar which had been doing lighterage work for sev eral weeks at Progreso, Mexico, ar rived here today and brought eye witness stories of the sinking of the Mexican gunboat Progreso February 28. Captain Ryan said that the gun boat was blown up by what the of ficers or tne f rogreso thought was a barrel of butter just brought aboard . Captain Ryan stated that when he heard the report of the explosion he rushed to the scene of the accident and succeeded In saving some of the crew. The explosion blew a hole In the bottom of' the boat, killed 20 men and injured about the same number. The Morro Castle of the Ward line took aboard some, of the survivors and sej; sail . The Auxlllar was com mandeered by the authorities of Yu catan and chased to the Morro Cas tle, which refused to stop and the Auxiliar returned to port. The Mor ro Castle was flying the American flag. ' . . Captain Dyan confirmed the re port that , Xncatajrfi! had,,aswrted t Us Independence of the present govern ment of Mexico. He said that the state of Yucatan had about 40,000 men under arms to maintain its in dependence. . Some Influential residents of Yuca tan, who traveled to Havana March 2, said there was a movement on foot to request the United States to rec ognize the Independnce of Yucatan. Another plan was to have the Uni ted States establish a sort of protec torate over the state similar to that over Porto Rico If such did not In terfere with Yucatan's sovereignty. When the Auxiliar reached Havana the' Carranza consul called on the ship's officers and lowered the Mexi can Tag It was flying. Although not ordered to leave Havana, Captain Ryan though It best to do so. The Auxlllar Is now at Havana. 1 3 SHIPS SUNK GY Detention of Two American Sailors by German Comman der, Taken up at Capital Newport News, Va., March 15. Port authorities here are awaiting In structions from Washington regardim; representations to be made to Com mander Thlerlchens, of the German converted cruiser Prinz Kltel Fried- rich, concerning the detention of Charles Frank and Robert Rogge, members of the crew of the American sailing ship William P. Frye. sunk In the South Atlantic January 28, by the (lerman commerce destroyer. Sworn statements that one of these GERMAN 5 Kron Prinz Wilhelm Has Long Record of Destroyed Ships, Say French. San Francisco, March 15. Struc tural defects in his areoplane and not his inability to control the machine are believed by local aeronauts to have been responsible for the death of Lincoln Beachy yesterday while he was flying over the Panama-Pacific exposition grounds. He fell into San Francisco bay and was drowned. The wings of the monoplane crum pled under pressure of banking, after Beachy had dropped perpendicularly for 2000 feet. In previous flights Beachy had used biplanes and his expression was grave as he took his seat, according to his mechanician, as though we had a premonition of trouble, but he was determined to please the 50,000 peo ple who had gathered to see him fly. The mother of Beachy, who lives here, collapsed when she heard of his death. His fiance, Miss Ethel Shu- maker, was not told of the tragedy until today. She had believed he was only injured. Boachy had stated several dags ago that if he ever fell he would head his machine for th sea, so as .not to fall on the crowd and -he kept his word, falling into the water about B0 yards from the shore. His body was found by a sailor from the battleship Ore gon, who dived twice before he lo cated it Beachy was completing his sec ond flight of the day when the acci dent occurred. Having previously electrified the thousands of spectators with a series of somersaults the air man sought to add an additional thrill with one of his sensational per pendicular drops. Lincoln Beachy was regarded as the most skillful and daring American iviator. He earned this reputatipn long before the French flyers began to glide through the air upside down. Ileachy was in retirement when these feats were heralded and was drawn back by his desire to exceed the re, markable flying of the French. With an aeroplane of small wing surface he flew upside down, made spirals while head downward and looned the loop. Beachy was born In San Francisco In September, 1887 and made his first (light In 1905 at Oakland, Cal., pilot ing a dirigible balloon. In 1908 be circled the capital at Washington. He soared over New York City In July 1907. His motor fniled and the wind whirled the dirigible across the river, wrecking It. Tomorrow morning at 8 o'clock the Judges and registrars appointed will formally open the second election In the history of Asheville on the ques tioh of adopting a commission form of government. At 6 o'clock In the evening, the battle will be over and the tabulation of the results will be gin . The weather bureau promises a fair day for the contest and the managers on each side predict that a large vote will be casti However, some voters In the ranks express the opinion that the number of ballots counted tomorrow night will be com paratively small. At the campaign headquarters of both supporters and opponents of the proposed municipal changes, predictions of victory were also made this morning; while on the other hand a great many men have GUNBOAT ZARAGOSA HAS BEEN CALLED OFF Two American Vessels Clear Port Conditions in Mex ico City Are Reported as Improving. Washington, March 15. General Varranza has abandoned the block ade of the nort of Progreso on the been heard to express the opinion I urgent representations of the United that tomorrow's contest will 'be very! States. The Mexican gunboat ;sara nineow. ,.nnoatari "tvioqo TTipn nrene gosa has been called off. Two Amer- that a large number of citizens have 1 lean ships loaded with sisal hemp for not yet made up their minds on this , the united states cieareu. me question, and that such voters will bejSaturday without interference, open for conviction to the most per-! W'hlle conditions In Mexico City suaslve arguments made tomorrow at ' had improved with the food and wa the poles. The preliminaries for the ; ter supply replenished and the capt actual trial of strength are about i tal placed in order zq the Villa- over. On aturday the registrars met !" b"'" iui.-ui, mu at the polling places to record chal- with difficulties for the United States . lenges, but very few were made, j government had arisen at Progreso, Challenges may be made tomorrow5 the east coast port, and at ManZanil- or fVio vntlnir nigra, tn such nropinot . ' lO, Ofl th6 Pacific . and the Judges of the election wilH The American consul at Manzanll-? hear arguments and deelde the right j'o reported a conuitlon or. anarcny of suffrage In each case, according mere, roreigne.s to the laws provided for holding city he declares, and the food supply Is flections. Some sneculation exists as 'decrnsing. while Villa-Zapata troops are investing the towns approaches. Admiral Howard, commanding the Pacific fleet was reported ready to take foreigners away If conditions do Beachy made some flights at Ashe ville a few. year ago, before he had gained his reputation as the most daring aviator In America. Rio Janlero, March 16. The Ger man auxiliary cruiser Kron Prinz Wllhclm, which had on board . 500 (lerman sailors, has sunk 13 vessels since she began her raids on com merce, according to passengers and crew of the French steamer Ouada loppe, who were taken to Pernambu co by the Hrltlsh steamer Churchill. men Is being detuined against his will The Guadnloupe was sent to the bot- New York, March 15. Argument on the motion that Harry K. Thaw be sent back to the Jurisdiction of New Hampshire begins today before the Supreme court. Frank Cook, deputy attorney general said that he consider ed the motion to return Thaw to Nw Hampshire as a strategical move rather htan serloua It kept Thaw In the custody of the trial court until his lawyers were prepared to apply for ft writ of habeas corpus, he said. It Is reported that Thaw has de manded that his counsel seek to have his snnlty established and to prevent i.i. miiirn to Matteawau Instead of having him removed to New Hamp shire. He hopes to have the question of his snnlty tried by Jury. Mr. Cook stated that If the Issue as to Thaw's mental condition came to trial U expected to Include r.veiyn Thaw amonf the state's witnesses, k. York. March U. The While fli.r Liner Arabic, flying the Hrltlsh flstr reached New York from Liver- jinnl today. Khe had on Doarn mi n.eners snd 8264 aacks of mall, nil to have been the largest con iirnrfcent of tnall ever sent to New York from Liverpool. have been made to the collector of customs by other members of the Frye'j crew and the question Is wheth er the-. German commander has a right to tske men from an American ship and hold them for service in the German navy even If they are Ger mans and subject to such military ser vice. The treasury department has referred the subject to the secretary of state. Commander Thlerlchens still delays reply to Collector Hamilton's twice re peated request for formal notification of the time he wishes for repairs to his vessel. He has estimated that C. H. JUSTICE ACTING NTEUL REVENUE ACT. elections. Some speculation exists as to the effect of City Attorney Bern ard's ruling on the question of poll, tax receipts, will have on the num ber of phnllencen that will be made. Manager T. J. Harkins stated this not improve. morning that the supporters of the. proposed charter will not make chal lenges against those falling to exhibit poll tax receipts. At the headquar ters of the opposition. Manager- W. K. Rhuford sad that he and his col leagues onsldered that the city attor ney's ruling Is wrong; but that the opposition leaders had not yet decid ed as o whether they would challenge votes on this ground or not. The friends of commission govern ment announce a final rally In the county court house tonight. Judge Henry B. Stevens will preside, and there will be a number of speakers on the program. A large and enthus iastic gathering Is expected tonight, according to statements made by the leaders this morning. Those opposed to the new charter for Asheville an nounced that t(here will be no public meeting tonight of their followers. The ballots will be distributed this afternoon. Bearing In large letters the words "for" and "against It should be easy for every voter who can read to select the ballot which represents his convictions. So far as can be determined from conversation heard on the streets, the election will pass Into history without any unusu al excitement, and without leaving anv bitter feelings behind it. Rival managers were to be seen on Patton avenue this morning exchanging Jokes with each other over what each proposed doing to the other at the polls tomorrow. It Is evident that hard work will be the order of the day by workers on each side. And those who start to the polls without having made up their minds which way to vote, will have no difficulty In securing advice and counsel on this question. Progreso, the port from, which .vir tually' all the sisal hemp used for -; American binding twine is shipped, had been ordered closed to foreign commerce by General Carranza. The United States cruiser Des Moines was tit Progreso under orders to see that there is no Interference with Ameri can commerce. Officials felt relieved over the en- couraglng reports from Mexico City. The Brazilian minister telegraphed the following to the state department: "Ismael Palafox, who was in com mand of the foreign office of the con vention government, resumed charge again. I have placed before him the full facts In the McManus case and he promises everything will be dono Immediately to cause punishment 'of the guilty parties and arrange to pay suitable Indemnity to the family." It Is exnected that with the return of r.Dnnral Polofov the nnnvenfton 1 which had been removed to Cuerna- vaca, Zapata's capital, when Mexico City was evacuated, soon would b reconvened In the latter place and that Ttoque Gonzalez Garza, tempor ary executive of the convention, would be In charge of the government. With conditions better In Mexico City, President Wilson has been giv ing his personal attention to the sit uation at Progreso as he has been Informed that the entire wheat cror of the United States might be serious ly affected by the Inability of farm ers to get harvesting twine. The many Clarence M friends Justice, In this city of formerly em t , th Kron irin. m ! nlnvrd in the office of the internal revenue agent ai inis cuy, ur,ior mm ihc eastern extremity of Brazil. AT BAT CAVE . K K P. H H H S H l i H P. ' ed Kingdom were military area probably three weeks will be required I"- was mado public toduy. ISK1T1SH ORDKU m.ii: rvniic. London, March 15. The r.rlt- Ish order In council decreeing re- 9 tallatory measures on the part the government to meet the de- If t Ice has been acting agent claratinn mado by Germany that H the waters surrounding the Unit- cuia.n vltnvranh nlnvera under ofll. e was iraiiKierrra ir..m - tne direction of Thomaa Ince. arrlv- W III IIB piRHSPU iu nii'.w intii lie -A Thri. nt l-mirlrla Inn. and acting agent at the Greensboro of- nKRBed )n the production there lice. Several weeks Ago T. H. van-i , dorrord. the c.reensnoro agent W"(ture picture. Ksrlo Williams and An transferred to menmona ana " ,, 8,ewart are the stars In the t hapman. tne lucnmonu ageni, was Rnd ,h8 p,rture promises to be transferred to Greensboro but fl-!cne of the most spectacular ever FIRE DESTROYS LIBER AT GRAHAM GO. PLANT J. W. English & Co. Lose 600,- 000 Feet of Lumber in Mysterious Fire. e- W Chapman was 111 and has since been roduced , we(rtern North Carolina. or ! onnnea xo nw nome nu ojr. gu-. Tne ,t(U Cave ,,cton u popuiar among producers of moving pictures on account If Its picturesque scenery. The Vltagraph company sends a com pany to Hat Cave every year. It Is but has made no speclllc request for time. Tin navsl board of survey will resume ILs examination of the cruiser today to see what repairs are neces sary to make her seaworthy. HENHY H, SESSIONS. AGED 69 I Kl'.ttKlltllllltlKDtftl'. 9. 9. UKVICItSFS WSTTUCT OOVUT k i. cash ni;;isTi:n casf. Ik ;! FUNERAL OF MRS. N.C. HELD TODAYF probable that upon the completion of "The Goddess" the company will pro- iduce other picture!, before leaving Cave. Cincinnati, March t United states Circuit court of sp- H 9 peals hna reversed the district 9. 9. court which found John II. Pat- 9 9. terson and 2A other ofllcluls nf 9 rblrairo. Miirch IB. Henry If. tM the National Cash Itcglster com- Pesslons, Inventor of tha vestibule 9. puny guilty of violation of the 9. nil.ilesvin device used on H Hherman law. The case was sent most railroad cars, an air brake for street cars and several other devices to bt used on railroads died hsra to day. He was burn In 1147. The funeral service C Morgan, aged 6 years, nt the home nf he:- daughter, Mrs. J K y, lavls, KO Penlund street, Haturdsy night, were neici si tne Aiorsan 1 1 1 1 1 Kaptist church this afternoon and In terment followed at the church ceme tery. The deceased was one of the most active members of the Morgan Hill church and was highly esteemed by a larg circle of friends, all of whom will hear with the deepest re gret of her death. Surviving Mrs. Zttrfl S. DUMTS Ml E 9, back tn th district court for 9. m near trial. 9. tMorssn Is on dsughter, Mrs. T, 9. 9. 9. R 9, 9. 9. 9. 9, 9. 9, ft H H j ta v la Washington. March 15. Tentative plans for the two great dreadnaughti recently authorised by congress, pro vide for a second tier of compartments Inside the hull to keep out torpedoes. It Is said that even If a torpedo should penetrate the hull. It Would explode In tha outer compartments and that ths I vessel would Dot sink. J. M. English, of the Plsgah Lumber . company In this city, waa called tn Yellow Creek, Graham county, yes terday by a message saying that about a half million feet of rough lumber at that place belonging to J. M. Eng lish and company, waa destroyed by fire at an early hour Sunday morning. The fire was discovered shortly after midnight, and the men living near the saw mill succeeded in checking th flames before they reached the mill; the message stated also that, In addi tion to the mill, about a half milium feet of lumber was saved. The Ion amounts to practical!; $20,001, part of which Is covered by Insurance. The fire Is thought to have been i l Incendiary origin, ss the mill has not been In operation for several monthN snd the trscks of the Potuhern rail- wsy are eight miles from ths lumli r that was burned. J. M. English and company bontriil this property from Oeorce H. Cli-K-tlan In February , 11S . It Is a l:ir boundary of hardwood, and lur- scale operations were carried on imM within the last few months, when n ws decided to suspend opernil"i until lumber market conditions n Improve. TWo wss about a mini feet of lumber In stock when the m closed down.
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