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"the gazette-news ' . the Associated Press Service. PL in Every Kospect Complete, MktiMt THE HOME PAPER Or AshevlL'o and Western If. C "A paper in the home la worth thousand in the highway." Marshall Field. ASHEVILLE, N. C, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 15, 1915. PRICE 2 CENTS p More. ASHEVILLE SELECTED AS PERMANENT MEETING PLAGE OF PUBLISHERS Were of Southern Publish- ers Association v Voted Unanimously to Meet Here Each Year. VlLL BE GUESTS OP GROVE PARK INN Wrteenth Annual Meeting r Comes to a Close at 1 O'clock This Afternoon Delegates Leave. BRYAN TO ISSUE ES T ICL On War as Is, Injury to Neu trals; Causes of the War; and Means Which May Bring Peace. THEY WILL BE SENT EVERY NEWSPAPER By a unanimous vote the members L the Southern Newspaper Publishers Uoctation at 1 o'clock voted to make UshevUlo the permanent meeting Mace of tne assut.-un.iun. j.ue invita tion to be the guests of Grove , Park Jnn was cxienuea jirounuiiy ujr xi-. Seely, and the members at once voted to accept. The association aajourneo 'at 10 o'clock.: ASKED TO STOP TAMPERING Told to Keep "Hands Off" of Witnesses Summoned by Naval Court. piininir nirm aanoiLLL iviliy OFFEHJQ FLU Henry K. Crowell and Harry K. Noland Willing to Do Aviation Work for N. C. National Guard. NECESSARY TO RAISE FUND BY SUBSCRIPTION CHIHO SEEKS TO Ei SgE Peace Proposals Beir I- .onsid- pred in Many Quai jrs to Stop Strike on Car. Lines. 7f.cx t A tV t. a n rnr t t - ; GREECE CHOSEN fils NOT CAR RUNNING ON SURFACE LINES President Encouraged by Re ports of Possible Peaceful Settlement Betwen U. S. and Germany. , IE ILTH OFFICERS HAVE ft m Hold Three Sessions Greensboro Interesting ; Addresses Delivered. in Greensboro, June 15. The fifth an nual meeting of the North Carolina Health Officers assembled In this city yfsterday with a larger attendance than ever before In Its history. As the health work of the state Is closely allied to the medical profession, this mooting had been arranged for the day preredlng the three-day session of th State Medical Society, which be gan today. The first session was devoted largely to the address of the president, ' Dr. W. M. Junes. In this address Dr. Jones pointed out, among other things, the difference In health work In rural and urban communities. The differ ence, according to Dr. Jones, Is the difference between a republic and a monarchy; In the cities,, health laws can be enncted and rigidly enforced, but In the country the health officer must eilucate, coach, lead the way and finally wait for public sentiment to crystallize and demand a law. Dr. Jones alio called attention to the race Improvement as a result of health ork, and to certain unfortunate ten dencies on the other hand, particu larly to the unsolved problems of In sanity and feeblemindedness. 1 Following the presdent's address was the report of the secretary-treas- W orer, Dr. W. S. Rankin. After this, the association got down to serious badness, on school sanitation, and the results obtained by precept and exam Pie In this work. Discussion of this ubject was led by Dr. Charles T. Nbltt of Wilmington, and Professor TSomas R. Foust of Greensboro. The rural sewage problem occupied considerable attention, discussion be led by Dr. John A. Ferrell, now of Nw York, formerly director of hook- iw-rm work In this state. This subject proved both Interesting and vexing, as "er Is much difference of opinion ven among sanitarians of national "putatlon as to lust what type ol I "ft Is most practical In every cas. The afternoon session was devoted I largely to the problems of contagious oneases, summer anti-typhoid cam paigns and community clean-ups. This morning the sixty-second an nual session of the Medical society of lbs state of North Carolina was to be Pnd In th opera house, with Dr. I B- McTSrayer n the chair. It was PUnntd to hold all the sessions to th tha first day, and only divide the meeting up into sections should lack tim require. Washington, June IB. Former Sec retary of State Bryan did not Issue his promised statement on the "Causeless War and Its Lessons for Us" today, but announced that he was preparing It In three parts. : "Tomorrow," said Mr. Bryan, "I shall submit the first part dealing vlh Ute war as It Is and Its Injury to neu tral nations. Next day I shall con sider the origin of the war and the in fluences which caused It" The third and concluding section will treat of the means that may be employed to restore permanent peace. "As the articles will be furnished Ul the newspapers without partiality,; Mr. Bryan said, "It will not be my fault if any of the papers fall to pre sent them to their readers." ' President Wilson feels encouraged by reports that the pending negotia tions between Germany and the Unit ed States most likely will have a peaceful outcome. Those who have discussed the situ ation with the president and other officials In the last day or two have found a, belief prevalent that chances for an amicable understanding with Germany are much brighter than they have been at any time since the Lust tanla tragedy. This feeling Is understood to be based on both official and unofficial reports from Berlin and on the hope, too, that dispatches carried by Dr. Anton Meyer-Berhard for German Ambassador Bernstorff will Impress German officials with the American point of view. Senator Simmons, of North Caro lina, who saw the president during the evening and who has been, talking with other officials about the situation spoke last nght of finding a general feeling of optimism. It was learned that the president does not plan to send another now to Great Britain protesting against In terference with commerce between tho United States and neutral countries of EuroDe until the discussion with Ger many has shaped Itself more clearly. Annapolis, Md., June 15. A virtual charge of tampering with the evidence of witnesses before the court of In qulry Investigating the Irregularities In examination papers at the Naval acad emy, has been made against Admiral Fullam, superintendent of the acad emy, by Congressman James Hay, counsel for seven of the midshipmen defendants. Hay said that the evidence of mid shipmen "that they have been taken to the office of the superintendent of the academy and that either the su perintendent or his aide had told them If they took a certain position In this case what would happen to them," in dicated tampering with the evidence of the witnesses. "It may be proper," Hay continued, "when these young gentlemen are or dered up here from the ship that they should report to the superintendent But it Is not proper. In my Judgment that the superintendent should.be al lowed to give them his opinion of what they ought to say, or what they ought to do, or in what category they are to place themselves. "I say It shocks the decency of the whole country that these young men should have to undergo a lecture by the man who Is over them and In whose hands rests their fortune as long as he occupies the position he does. It seems to me that the court, In order to protect the witnesses and in order to protect Itself, will take some step to prevent that sort of thing going on." . After considering Hay's request be hind closed doors for nearly an hour. Captain Robert I Russell, president of the court, announced that he had decided that the following letter be sent to the superintendent of the acad emy: 'The question has been raised In this court In regard to persons already summoned for appearance as wit n esses before the court being seen at the superintendent's office, either by himself or by his aide, and Instructed as to their status as witnesses or pos slble defendants. This might lnf.u ence their testimony. . "Therefore It is requested that prior to the completion of their testimony before the court and prior to their be Ing regularly designated as defend ants, witnesses or possible defendants summoned through the superintend ent's office be not instructed at any time or place as to possible status In which they will be placed by virtue of any action they might take as wit nesses or defendants. No State Appropriation For Aviation Equipment Hendersonville Wants Farm Life Schools. (By W. T.'Bost) Raleigh, June 15. Prof. W. C. Crosby, education secretary of the North Carolina Farmers' union, left today for Nash county to Introduce the Mecklenburg Idea of co-operation among farmers In Nash. Mecklenburg county Is the first and only one to try the plan of confining an the agencies that enter1 Into the bartering of cottonseed to the farmers themselves. Adjutant General Laurence W. Young has offers from Henry K. Cromwell and Harry K. Noland of THE WEATHER I2 Ashevllle 64 Atlanta TO Atlantic City 66 Augusta .. ... ..68 Boston 54 Charleston .. ...79 Charlotte 68 Chicago 52 Denver' ....48 Jacksonville 74 DELEGATES IT flTO OF EAGLES ,66 ,70 ,78 ,68 ,61 ,70 .66 74 ' a 7 J 71 ..71 Columbia, g. C Juns 15.-Bveral hundr.d delegates are attending ths nnual convention of the Southeast- fn Aerie of Fraternal Order of -nleh b'an ,0Uy 'nl wh,cn continue thrdough Thursday. The jyollnas, Georglo, Florida and Ala- """ r represo Knoxvllle .. Louisville . Mobile . . New Orleans New York . , Raleigh . St Louis .. Savannah . Tampa . . . Washington Wllmlnrton Normals for this date: Temperature s decrees: precipitation .14 lncn, Fnrerasts until I D. m. weanesasy for Ashevllle and vicinity: Probably tonlsht and Wednesday, Vnr North Carolina: rroraniy showers tonight snd Wednesday, gen tlo wst winds, rnoml (Vmdltiona last 24 Hours. Rains havs occurred In ths gulf states, ths Mississippi valley, ths lake region, ths Ohio valley and ths mid dle Atlantic states In connection with a disturbance that Is oentered over ih. amiern lake region. Another light dlsturbanct is central over Mon URGE ENROLLMENT OF ABLE PERSONS Peace and Preparation Confer ence Considers General Mil itary Instruction. Elevated Plans to Onerate Cars in Day Time Move to Prevent'Use of Strike Breakers. DORSET I m L Prosecutor of Defendant Makes Strong Argument Against Application for Clemency. Venizelos and His Followers : Win Overwhelming Victor In General Elections In Greece. IS TAKEN TO MEAN GREECE WILL FIGHT ' ATTEMPTS TO REFUTE FRANK'S ALLEGATIONS Chicago, June 15. Chicago today began to realize the. seriousness of t.o strike of the 14,000 street car em ployes. Motors, steam cars, suburban trains and other vehicles of transpr tation were crowded to overflowing. Not a wheel was to be turned today on the 1095 miles of surface lines; but officials of the elevated system planned to operate cars during daylight. All will be guarded by picked detectives. There was no serious disorder yester day. Police continued to guard the Denies There Was Mob Vio lence or That Frank Was Not Given a Fair Trial. General Mackensen Has Won Another Great Victory Over Russians Dneister River. on n An ltncr for (Via Ttfnrth I Cal" bamS. rnrnUn, Wlnnal miard In its efforts Peace Proposals were being cor.slcl to put aeroplanes Into the military work. Mr. Cromwell writes of a plan to raise the money for such machines and says: "It Is my Idea that If the state cannot afford to bear the ex pense of the same, (referring to the machines), the money might be rais ed by statewide public subscriptions in the same manner as the French and Herman aeroplane fleets were built." General Young and all the guard ered In many quarters today. The Illinois state board of arbitration s?nt a communication to officials of the traction lines and to union leaders of fering means of arbitration. The a.'. dermanlc committee of which Mayor Thompson is chairman, has taken charge of the situation Insofar as the city government Is concerned, In an effort to effect a settlement. The city council passed an ordin ance seeking to prohibit the employ ment of strike breakers to opsrae the larger Th hum orouslv stated object of the road is 'to restore tho competition hieh the Justice act destroyea. What that really means Is understood In the light of many complaints dur ing the winter months that the short lines could build no more roads and pnuld irnln no business which Is In would not become effective lor scv eral days. If Mayor Thompson should sign It The ordinance would p.-ohitit the enployment-of motormen- urrteBs they have had 21 days Instruction and of conductors with less than 21 days Instruction. The Instructor must be a man of three years experience, and must have been employed during the preceedlng 12 months on Chicago lines. understand that the money must "be cars, but it was said today that It raised by popular subscription. There no aooroprlation for such equip ment now. North Carolina Is under taking nothing new us this plan,' sev eral states having tried It witn buc cess. The state Is merely trying to keep pace. Both young men offering to aid in the raising of money by giving exhi hibltions or by any other plan, have had training with the Curtlss com pany and understand tho flying dusi- ness, , The state council or tne tarmern union will meet here June 30 to name the place and the date for the next Farmers' union convention. The lone and short haul contro versy which han had a noblo rest for three months, again eccupieu me at tention of the corporation commission with numerous traffic officials or tne rnndfi attending- the comer Atlanta, June 15.-r-After hearing reviews of the testimony for and against Leo M . Frank, which was presented at his trial on the charge of murdering Mary Phagan and In subsequent court proceedings Govern or Slaton last night adjourned the hearing until next Wednesday. When It is resumed W. M. Howard will complete his argument in behalf of Frank and the case then finaly will be submitted to the governor. Solicitor Dorsey, in a four hour ar ugment against commutation, under took to convince the executive of Frank's guilt on the testimony of other witnesses than Jim Conley, the negro who wa sconvlcted as an ac- eettsOTy-after-the- murder: Eliminating Conley's evidence Mr. Dorsey sought to show how incidents and circum stances surrounding the crime as tes tified to pointed to Frank as the per petrator. In his brief which Mr. Dorsey read to the governed he said he would dis cuss the case on three points raised by Frank's attorneys. First, that Frank had not had a fair trial; second that the evidence did not show ' thnt the defendant was guilty beyond a reason able doubt; third, that Judge U S. Roan, the trial Judge, had not been convinced of the prisoner's guilt. Regarding the first Mr. Dorsey de clared that Frank's counsel had never moved for a change of venue and that there was no antagonism toward Frank prior to his trial; developments at the trial might have incensed the people agalnBt him because of the harrowing nature of some of the evi dence, he said; and the state Supreme Tho reDort of the condition of the court had ruled on this point that it Federal Reserve bank of Richmond, I had not been shown by the defense T OF OF FEDERAL RESERVE BANK Report Filed up to the Close of Business on June 4. competition with the interstate buel-jwhlch includes this section of North ness done by larger roaus. j Carolina in us territory, win oe oi ui- The little lines were not here con-jtepest to many people throughout spicuousy. Until the Justice act was, western North Carolimu passed things were "wide open" In j According to the report Just re the railroad business and the big and celved here, the condition of the nttiA fellows did business. What Is bank at the close of business on June New York, June 15. An executive planned now Is to return In some measure to the easy conditions of former venrs. The larger roads de clared their purpose to meet the short lines In a reasonable way. The direct, or shortest route caused some of the trouble both In delays and In rates and these details will be alter ed. The men present were: J. W. Per rin. general freight agent of the At lantic Coast Line, Wilmington; L. E. Chalenor. freight trafflo -manager of R.hnfLrd. Norfolk: S. a Bridges, .uittmt Kenenil freight agent of the investments 4, follows: Resources. Gold Coin and Certifi cates $7,584,102.50 Legal tender notes, silver certificates, and sub sidiary coin 94,124.80 Federal Reserve notes on hand 833,895.00 r. . iv-nrfnlk and Western, lloanoKe session oi uit x-eae rreiinrBuun i , . .nt ference was called for the afternoon Ualton, "ll"""tal- r at which It 1. expected recommenda- of the Norfolk Southern. Norfolk. . T. tlons will be submitted. The purpose I f. uoenagen. - " of the session t. to "Inqulr. Into th.fo department . of the Southern RaH- way, wwniniui ' slon freight agent of the Southern, Washington; H. A. Parker, commer cial agent of the Southern Railway. Charlotte; A. W. Sanders, chief clerk of the C. C. & O.. Johnson City. Tenn. All members of the commission were present. necessary steps to bs taken for ade quate defense and If necessary to urge on the president of the. United tates the need of calling an extra ses sion of congress." Ons suggestion before the delegates was contained In the report of the mi litia committee of the National Se curity league which proposed the en rollment and Instruction of every able-bodied man In ths United States between the ages of 16 and 46 years. Today was designated as "navy day." Two former secretaries of the navy were present Charles J. Bona parte and George Von L Meyer were among the speakera Washington, Juno 15. Secretarj Daniels said today that he was not In position to endorse such organiza tions as the National Security league and Navy league, because he must base his estimates as to ths develop ment of ths navy on the counsel of hli official advisers rather than from outside Information, lis said he would welcpms suggestions from all sources , TfrnnerMtnre changes havs been slight In ths southern states except In Oklahoma and Arkansas where it Is slltfbtly cooler. T. R. TATLORf Observer, Total $8,012,122.30 Due from Federal Re serve Banks . . A . . . . ,$1.08,764.13 Bins discounted 7,187,403.21 1,000.00 AI1 other resources. . . .$ 63,262,49 resources $10, 543, 55Z. 13 Liabilities. Reserve deooelts $7,808,007.47 Federal Reserve notes in circulation Capital paid 1n All other 11a? 'titles . Total liabilities . Gold reserve agtlnst 66 per cent Cash reserve agalt . 5.100.00.00 8.368,160.02 77,894.64 .$16,343,552.18 all liabilities, all nst New York Stocks. after setting a.v'd40 per cent gold rihi.., June is. peculation reserve ior reaTiu itesorve nuius again centered around ths war spe-, In circulation. 88 per cent, dailies at ths opening of today's Total amount of bills discounted for fnrlc market. The better known one weeg enaing June lourtn that there had been any demonstra tion which might hve deprived the defendants of a fair trial. Dr. Dorsey said that Judge Roan himself had held that Frank had had a fair trial, and that the records of the case showed that the demonstration by the crowd outside the court room had not been heard by the Jurors. State, federal and the United States Supreme courts, Mr. Dbrscy continued, had held that Frank had not been deprived of any right In that he had been absent from the court room when the verdict was rendered; and had also held that the allegation of mob violence had not been sustained. SALOON WAR IS CAUSE OF RUSH WORK NEGRO SLAYER TAKEN BY ARKANSAS MOB STOCK marKPL a (o yoimi v . vnv- wv . r vu.v.., - - . shares showed little If any changes, j $867,622.71 Wcstlnghoiiss was ths feature of theAddltlonal reserve notes outstanding early trading. Its first tale consisting for which gold Is held by the Fed of 4 600 shares at 984 to 9K. soon eral Reeerv agent ..$8,800,000.00 advancing to iwvw, mM"""i of 2. New York Aalrhrake rose vi nd Oenrral lectrlo rose two poinis sfter an Initial decline. American Lo- molvs and Baldwin were up a point or mors. Minor Industrials and metal shnree recorded early galna Reading. Missouri Pacific and ChesapeaRS Ohio were Inclined to sag. ltftKtttstnsitiR ' WEATHER FORECAST n i , 5 K rnonAnir showers . Plnghampton, N. Y., June 15. In twentv-four hours houses were con structed and tenanted In Bingham ton's residential district In the war to prevent the granting of a saloon 11 cense. The first was begun at 6 o'clock In the evening. At 9 the next morning It had been completed and occupied. The saloon man, whose workmen had completed the cafe, at once began rebuilding a barn within the required 800-foot radius. Two hours Inter the tlnhllltlea' burn had been transformed Into a three-room resiaence ana tenants oc cuDled It Application for the saloon license was then made, the proprietor having the approval of two of the three resi dents. That afternoon the antl-llcense fac tion had fifty more carpenters on the Job and two more four-room bunga lows were completed and occupied. Both sides claim victory. London, June 15. It ia ap parent that Former Premier Venizelos of Greece and his followers have won an over-' : whelming victory in the Gre-' cian general elections. The lat-' est news claims a majority of. two-thirds for the war party in parliament. In the1 opinion of the British press this means a! deliberate choice of the people of Greece to cast their lot with Great Britain, France, Eussia and Italy. Reports from Paris mako mention of slight progress all along the line, but say nothing of the situation north of Arras, where the Germans rallied and recaptured some of the trenche3 they had lost t Germany official reports rep ' resent the recent fighting along the River San in Galicia as having resulted in a groat victory for General Macken sen, who effectively countered a Russian blow at Zurawana on the Dneister river. Italian heavy artillery has begun the bombardment of Malborgeth, one of the pivot3 of the Austrian defenses be tween the Carni Alps and tho upper Isonzo river. Tarvis, an important railway junction 12 miles further to the east is al so threatened. Inquiry into the loss of the Cunard liner Lusitania opened in London this morning. Noth ing will be made public con cerning the order issued to the officers of the steamer by tho British admiralty but testi mony showing tho action of those who had charge of tho steamer after she was torpe doed v.iil be permitted. Attorney General Carson in opening, stated tliat the .Lus itania was steaming at 18 knots an hour at the time she was at tacked, using 19 of her 25 boilers. This was done to save coal and labor, on account of tho liht traffic. Berlin yesterday reported 1915, TJtty Rock, Ark.. June 15. Ley Haley, the negro who shot and killed! Roy lister, a well known young planter of I.a Fayette county several dsys ago, was today taken from Sheriff jloyee of Hampstesd county by a mh, and It Is believed, that he was lynched somewhere In the woods between Hope and Lewlsville early to. day. Ths mob numbered shout 100. The body of th negro has not bon found, . , v Washington. June 15. The general condition of King Constantlne of Greene continued satisfactory. ac cording to Information received by the legation, today. anothei decided success a'long tho eastern line. Northwest of Mosclska, In the region of Klcniawa, the German report sayi thnt along a line extended over 43 miles the entire positions of the Rus sians were taken and that 16,000 prisoners fell into their hands, Ths Russian official report, however, only mentioned the locality where thli action Is said to have taken place In a paragraph declaring the Austro-Ger. mans, after heavy losses In ths region of Mosclska Friday and Saturday, did nut resume the offensive. According to Petrogrsd, the Aus tro-Gcrmans again have crossed th Dneister, where a brilliant cavalry chargse at Zalo Sr.ecsyky resulted In a ocal Russian success, but no claim Is made thnt the Invaders rere push, ed back across the liver. A crossing of the river at this place may not b a serious affair for the Russians si It Is remote from Imberg and an sd vance from It might enpos the Aus-tro-Oerman flank. In ths west ths French contlnm their battering tactics against formld Rowing Km-lotj MitIS able German positions, with some a Mrs. M. D. Johnson will entertain slstancs from tne ncigians, wno nav tho O. R. S. Sewing society tomorrow thrown a battalion across ths Yssl night at hr horns No. 117 South j to the east bank, where south of th French Broad avnue. Poms lmpor-Dlxmuds railway brldgs they destroy tsnt business Is bs transacted at.ed a German blockhouse. They clnln this meeting nrd It Is hoped every to havs retained this position saln jmtmber will b prsssnt, ' . JQerman countsr attocka, . -
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