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jHE GAZETTE-NEWS 0 the Associated Pre Service, I, j. in Every Rest ComptoU. Wemb Audit Burean OrcnlatJoM. 1 1 WEATHER FORECAST. FAIR. VnT.IlMEXX.NO 173. ASHEVILLE N. 0 THURSDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 2, 1915. PRICE 2 CENTS 00 Trto ri ii n if BRITISH ARE CHEERED BY DARDANELLES REPORT; SUCCESS BY RUSSIANS FRANK T N BEING OWIIED Ueneral Hamilton Claims Gains In Turkey All Along Seo tion Held by the Colon ial Troops. RUSSIANS DEVELOPING UNEXPECTED STRENGTH Not Only Holding General Von Hindenburg In the North But Have Achieved a Local Success. 1 London, Sept. 2. The Brit ish public is greatly "cheered by the versoion of the recent heavy fighting at the Dardanelles con tained in the official report last night from General Sir Ian Hamilton, the British commander-in-chief. J was awaited eagerly in view of the assertion from Constantinople that the allies had been repuls ed with heavy losses. Sir Ian claims that his forces operating on the northern sec tion of the line have captured an important tactical point v. commanding the Bucuk Ana sarta valley and to the east and north of the valley, making ap preciable gains all along the Australasian front " If . the British colonials are now dominating Anasarta their guns should have a clear field to fire on one of the main Turk ish supply roads leading to ward Achi Baba. The Turks, however, have an alternative line of communication with that part of their front Con stantinople admits no advance iby the allies. The Russians are developing unexpected strength in the north where it is stated that they are not only holding Field Marshal von Hindenburg, but have gained a local success. ' Various changes have been made in the Russian command, the most important being the return of General Russky to the leadership of the; northern army. i Berlin wireless reports, which usually are in advance of the (reports from Petrograd, an nounce a reverse in the Galician situation as a result of a victor ious assault by the Russians north of Zborow. . . English papers are keenly in terested in the German prom ts of a chance of tactics in wibmarine warfare and attach- w considerable significance to we news that Admiral von Tir Pitz is to have a vacation. Thia It ?erPreted as indicating Chancellor'von eBthmann ttoflweg has wono a definite jlctory ovr his navy col 'ea&ue in the German cabinet Say Wife Hired Them To Kill Her Husband Mrs. Elizabeth Mohr of Providence, R. I., Arrested Follow ing Confession of Three Negroes Charged With Murder of Dr. Mohr No Specific Charge Against Her. Providence, R. I., Sept 2. Mr! Elizabeth Mohr, wife of the physician who was fatally shot while making an automobile trip from this city to New port, was arrested today, after three negroes had signed written confessions that Mrs. Mohr had hired them to kill Dr. Mohr. The negroes are charged with mur der. They are George H. Healis, chauffeur driving the car-of Dr. Mohr; Cecil V. Brown, formerly employed as a hostler, by Dr. Mohr; and Henry Spellman, a half brother of Brown. There Is no specific charge against Mrs. Mohr, who characterized any ac cusation against her as absurd. Healis was detained because his account of the affair contcted with that of Mrs. Emily Burger, Dr. Mohr"s assistant, who was also wounded, Brown was arrested last night after Healis had told the police that he and the hoBtler had started to rob Dr. Mohr. Brown was subjected to a searching examination, during which the police say he broke down and admitted that he was concerned In the shooting, saying that Mrs. Mohr had offered him Grand Jury in Cobb Comity, Ga., Investigating the Re cent Lynching. V TROUBLE WITH BIH CLEARED Marietta, Ga., Sept 2. After being charged by Judge Patterson yesterday the Cobb county grand jury, Investi gating the lynching of Leo M. Frank, examined several witnesses. Judge Patterson was emphatio on three points in, his brief and extem poraneous charge: That the crime should be thoroughly Investigated; that this was not a Bpecial grand Jury as had been reported; and that the Jurors were "not secret service men," and were not expected "to do. detec tive work to perform their duties." He said Cobb county never had needed at special' grand jury, and In ferred that the Frank lynching was not the sole cause of reconvenln gthe Jury that served during the July term of court. The killing of a negro soon after the July term was adjourned was mentioned. Within a short time after the Jury retired witnesses called In the Frank case went before the Jurors but the few mem .uuu 10 kui ou.,u. majority of them remained only a Healis and Spellman corroborated). Toafty lt ls expectedy DrUw..B .,ry. au.uiub l bers of the Georgia prison commission story as given to the police Mrs Mohr wm be lHe(1. The three member8 jjji i;uncu ocvoiai neons Bf kill Dr. Mohr and that she would pay him. n Bernstorff s Statement Ap parently Relieves Strained Relations Between U. S. and Germany. MM REHEAR NOTARY CASE Petition In Existence Asking Supreme Court to Re-Consider Decision Against Wo men Notaries. TRULL SAYS HE rasiiii Youth Confesses to Murder of Aged Merchant and Com pletely Exonerates Com- ' panion Barton. MAKES BOTH ORAL AND WRITTEN STATEMENT Declaration Considered as Cov ering All American Govern ment Has Been Con tending For. WOMEN HAVE HOPES STRONGLY BOTTOMED Have Found Numerous In stances Where Notary Pub-- 1 lie Was Not Considered An Officer. S. A. L. Asks Injunction Against N. C. Assessment Raleigh, Sept. 2. The Seaboard Air Line railway last night applied to United States Judge Henry G. Con nor for a temporary Injunction to re strain the North Carolina corporation commission from increasing Its tax assessment In this state from $17,- f.00,000 to $20,175,000. Judge Connor,! notified the commission of the appll- of the commission were at the state prison the night Frank was taken away. . Of the original grand Jury which: was drawn at the July term of court, three men were excused, two. for business reasons, and W. J. Frey on whose property ' the body of Frank was found, because of the fact that he was a material witness beforie the coroner's Jury, and as the . Judge stated, because of the use of his name In the several publications "concerning the recent Incident In Cobb county." . Among the three men drawn to the case on next Tuesday. The Southern railway's assessment was raised from anDroximatelv $16.- 600,000 to approximately $49,600,000. 'supply the three vacancies is Pierre As yet the Southern has applied for , Cambless, a native of France, who no iniunction but exceptions and ob-icame here some time ago from Phll- Jectlons have been filed. The commis-' adelphla, R.. H. I 111, president of the Mercnants ann j:.rmers oann oi ma.' cation and stated that he would hear by that body. sion will fight to hold the assess ments at 15 per cent increase fixed RUTHERFORD mi AWARDS MAD j. " C. Southers Charged With Uxoricide Here For Safe Keeping. E PUBLICITY PUZZLE 4 ' Winners In Gazette-News Puz zle Contest Were Selected by Committee. Fearing that reports that a mob would attempt to take J. (!. Southers, who Is alleged to have Killed his wife several days ago in Rutherford coun ty, from the county Jail at Ruther- fordton tomorrow night, might be true, Sheriff C. E. Tanner of Ruther ford county last night arrived lure with the prisoner arid locked him In the Buncombe county Jail ""for safe keeping. The alleged killing Is said to have taken place several dayH ago in Ruth erford county and Southers, who Is about 55 years old, - was arres'.od at once and placed in the county Jail at Riitherfordton. It Is stated that he attempted suicide after he had killed his wife. Sheriff Tanner stated to the county Jailor here last night that he had re ceived several reports that a mob was forming In the county and would visit Rutherfordton tomorrow night for th purpose of taking Southers from the Jail. Believing that these reports might be true the sheriff applied to Judge W. F. Harding, Judge of the Fourteenth Judicial district, who is now holding court In the Eighteenth district for an order allowing the re moval of Southers to the Buncombe county Jail. The court at once grant ed the order, it being signed yesterday morning and the officer and prisoner started for Ashevllle. arriving here last night. Souther refused to make a state ment to a newspaper man. but It Is understood that he has told several stories regarding the shooting and the attempted suicide. CONFERENCE MEETS NEXT WEEK mlflUnderatlindlrir mm tn " m - v Uatette- 1 Through tint.... .w. L-aVtt'1 'n The f thV A. ay that th conference oZu.UthJ 8uret "I Casualty today ..wou'a t),l eeiwlons Thunn... " i,a-r Park hotel, 10 Friti September 9 nlnr'n ! 8 dtte" r the eon- In.,,,. than 50 " h IS .mn of tn outhern Ul uth. 01 invention, city of Mel r5rm 'or the meetln In- fcot on Th?"TJ M the Batter7 IM. V1,0 risgah on eatur- THREE 'STILLS SEIZED The committee designated to ad judge awards in The Gazette-News' recent "Who, Where and What" pub licity puzzle Inlshed their work last night and announce the following suc cessful participants: First prize Fifteen 'dollars in gold Mrs. E. N. Harte, 1 Woodfln street. Second prize Five dollars In gold J. W. Smith No address given. Five one dollar awards Mrs. Chas. II. Smith, 94 College street; Miss Lot tie M. Miller, 16 Spring street; Miss Frances Hill, St Genevieve's college; David Levltch, 29 College street; Mrs. C. D. Thorpe, 91 Woodfln street Honorable mention Is given to tho following: Mrs. R. S. Meroney, 171 Haywood street: Rockey T. Newton, Miss Gertrude McCarson, R. F. J. No. 5, Box 81; Miss J. Lee. The work of the committee was very difficult due to the volume of answers and the fact that after those answers containing more than one error were eliminated there remained five abso lutely correct sets of answers and the same number that contained only one error to each set As stated in the rules In the event of a tie the prize would be awarded to the neatest set rf answers containing more than one er ror were eliminated there remained five absolutely correct sets of answers and the same number that contained only one error to each set As stated In the rules in the event of a tie tho prize would be awarded to the neatest set of answers and this was done, with the result as shown above. If the fortunate ones will call at The Ga-tette-News office at their convenience they will find the awards at their disposal.' rietta, was se'ect l as foreman. , Prior to pharg g the grand Jury Judpe Palterion 'lellvered a lecture to the bailiff especially assigned to the grand Jury, F. E. Wardlaw, di recting -4hat he "be .especially cau tious in his care of any papers or documents" entrusted to his care and that "any matter for the transmis sion to the grand Jury should have your protection." While there was an atmosphere or expectancy- when court convened, not an unusual number of persons heard the ' charge. Little ; comment was heard on the charge after the Jury hncl retired. O. B. Keeler, reporter on an At lanta paper who lives in Marietta, wll he asked to tell how he came In possession of Frank's wedding ring, which he says was mysteriously de livered to him with the request of Frank to see that lt was turned over to Mrs. Frank. W. E. Swanson. sheriff of the countv; E. M. Hicks, the deputy Rherlff who took charge of Frank's body immediately after it was found; Mayor E. P. Dobbs of Marietta, and TI. L. Looney, chief of police at Ma rietta, are smong the witnesses sum moned Thev will go before the grand j Washington, Sept. 2. Ger many has accepted the declara tions of the United States in regard to the submarine war controversy. Count von Bern storff, the German ambassador, has given oral and written as surance to Secretary Lansing that no more passenger ships would- be sunk without warn ing. In connection with the letter of Count Bernstorff, Secretary Lansing said: "In view of the clearness of the foregoing statement it seems needless to make any comment regarding it other than to say that it appears to be in recognition of the funda mental principles for which we Forwarded to President. SCOTLAND'S LOW TAX RATE IS EXPLAINED County Is Too Near South Car-' olina Line, Says Chairman Travis Still Working on Tax Books. Jury this afternoon. Mrs. F. M. Robertson, formerly, of Ashevllle. died yesterday at Albuquer que, New Mexico, after a long illness. Mrs. Robertson wa a resident of this city for five years and made many friends here. She was a native of Pittsburgh, belnir a member. of a well known family there. The deceased came to Ashevllle for her health and for several years her condition was much improved. he left here about the middle of July for New Mexico. (English Money Drops Again. l "SI t CHINESE MONARCHY? l t Hj It Shanghai, China, Sept 2. L. Kilt tt.ltllKHK'. li lt t v, H H It It H It New York, Sept 1. English money took another phenomlnal drop today. The pound sterling sold down during the first hour's dealing to $4.60, a break of EK cents over night and a downward plunge of 11 cents within two days. From 9.60, registered at the Deputy Collector J. A. Galloway re turned yesterday from Transylvania county where, he destroyed three illicit distilleries and poured out about 1600 gallons of beer and a small quantity of whlikoy. Mr. Galloway captured five 'stins in the same county about a week ago. In Transylvania and all the oountlee where large ' lumber companies are operating lt appear that blockading ofTers lucrative enterprise to those willing to run the risk of capture and prosecution at the hands of Uncle Sam. The men employed in the woods and at the large saw mills receive good wages and many of them are not avt-rse to Imbibing home-mad drinks at fermented corn. H I. Tuenheng has resigned as rice Hit opening. teriing made it raiter H president of the Chinese re- ! ing way by leaps and falls to H public The Interpretation of his Hi I4 86H in the late afternoon It action is that it ls In preparation H I H and fell back at the day1 end It for the establishment of a mon- n to $4.84. Franc dropped at a It arohy, which Is popularly regard- H t singl strok from 6.01 to 6.09. H d a virtually certain. H H reaching the lowest value. Lines It It hovered around 6.6 4. approxl- It It It It It It It It It It X mately 18 per cent below nor- It mat Reichsmark sig-cagged be- KKKltttKltltltltltltltltltltl H ONE MILLION HC8- It M SIAN9 CAPTTTTtED. H H Berlin, Bept I. An official re- Hi hysteria It view of the eastern campaign HiX close. H given out by the Overseas New HlH The Mg banker, howoror, were It agency estimate that sine May 1 It t the Russian have lost at least t It 100,000 men In killed and wound- H It ed and that 1,100,000 Russian R H have been captured by the Oer- It K mini. t at aOalaJaJUtJalaJJalaXXtllhlllll tween 10 and 10 6-8. The en It tire market waa in convulsions, although the tendency toward lessened toward the inclined to calm rather than hysterical. One foreign exohang expert said tonight he doubted If 10,000 pounds sterling had been bought in this market yesterday. Count Von Bernstorffs letter- was forwarded to President 'Wilson. There was no formal comment at the white house but on every hand there was evidence of gratification that the submarine crisis had passed and that Germany had acknowledged the Jus tice of the principles for which the president has been contending. The announcement that the German policy had been decided on before the sinking of the Arabic agrees perfect ly with the information on which American officials had been depend ing. Soon after the last Lusltania note was sent to Berlin President Wilson understood that there would not be another such disaster. The sinking of the Arabic therefore came as a dou ble shock. Inasmuch as lt seems to be estab lished that the submarine which sank the Arabic was destroyed by a Brit ish patrol boat the exact circum stances under which the Arabic was sunk may never be established other than by the testimony from Brltlsn and American sources. The German government's state ment that before the sinking of the Arabic submarine commanders had been ordered to sink no more passen ger ships without warning may be taken as a disavowal of the act The Question of reparation for the Americans wo lost their lives on tne Arablo and other ships which, were torpedoed will probably be the next step in the proceedings. Secretary Lansing steadfastly refus ed to discuss the Lusltania case with the German ambassador until the Arabic Incident had been disposed of. It ls now believed that the way has been opened for the consideration of the Lusltania case. Apparently the American govern ment has accepted the German declar ation as meeting Its attitude toward the treatment of all neutral shipping as well as passenger carrying vessels. Coun von Bernstorff' letter refers to liners and In German quarters that ls construed as meaning all non-combatant passenge ships. Covers All Contention. At the state department the letter was considered, a covering all the American government had contended lor- that peaceful merchantmen must not be sunk without warning or visit and search and opportunity for non combatants to escape. The German ambassador believes that a formal statement from Berlin remains only to settle the entire controversy. Germany doe not admit on par tial evidence that the Arablo was sunk by a German submarine, but It Is believed the Imperial government will give concrete assurance corre spondlng to the general statement al ready made that the Arablo was not After the brief visit of Count Von Bernstorff Secretary Lansing said: "The German ambassador told me that hi government would accept the declaration of the United State In re gard to submarine warfare. In prlncl pie. The ambassador agreed to re duce hi statement to writing later in the day. Count Von Bernstorff was Informed that the United State could not accept as final an oral transmis sion of the German point of view." Secretary Lansing said that he wou Id withhold comment until the memorandum had been received; that (Continued on par I), - ' Raleigh, Sept 2. Among the petl tions for re-hearing upon appeals that have been recently settled by Supreme court decisions, the most Important and aggressively backed one is the famous woman's notary act lost in the final weeks of the court during the spring term. The district appeals thus far printed by the court do not contain this peti tion but It Is In existence. Last spring lt came up from Ashevllle when Gov ernor Craig appointed Mrs. Noland Knight and the court by a three, to two vote decided the act of the legis lature unconstitutional. The women were deeply interested In it and are encouraged to hope that a rehearing would change the decision In their favor. They have their hopes strongly bot tomed. In only one phase of research kave they been disappointed. They sought a few weeks in ancient admin istrations to find women notaries but the private secretaries of recent gov- emors and old timers too were unable to recall the desire of any woman to serve in this capacity. Major Joe Al exander, Rev. Baylus Cade, Samuel Telfair and Colonel Ealdy Arrlngton and Colonel Alex Field were unable to give the women any comfort But they did flnl that. urchins be tween 1ft and f 1 had been made nota ries publlo and that the woods are full of clerks of the court, lawyer-members of the legislature and magistrates who are notaries In addition to being other functionaries and that solicitors riding circuits In North Carolina are also notaries who have no thought now and never had any that a notary public ls any officer In the sense given by the late Supreme court. Tho court was challenged by Judge Clark In his dissent which has now traveled America pretty thoroughly, to put its finger upon the section of the constitution which the act vio lates. ' The -women will not bandy words with the court on that point But it is said that the three women- lawyers, the four when the present class gets its license, the fad ration of women's clubs and other women's or ganizations will take the case to the court and ask a rehearing on the ground that the decision creates a dis tinction of sex and that it discrimi nates against women in their right to make a living. They believe that an- Ralelgh, Sept 2. Charles E. Trull yesterday evening confessed fully to the murder of Sydney Swain and ex onerates Barton completely. ' Raleigh, Sept., 2.-R. H. Hayes, Fred W. Bynum, James L. Griffin, and other Chatham county men were here yesterday to present Chatham' assessment to the corporation com-' mission and to appeal to it for the statu quo.. I Mr. Hayes again declared that the Raleigh suggestion of a few days ago that Hayes may be the Bweepstakes candidate for attorney general came as a surprise to him and certainly not from his home bar which ls commit ted to Thomas H. Calvert assistant U attorney general, who ls now In the 1 race to a conclusion. Nevertheless, Mr. Hayes awoke the next morning and found himself boosted. It continues, "I have no disposition to assume modesty and therefore do say that I should like very much t o be attorney general," Mr. Hayes said today. "It is a great office and a great honor. But of course I should not think of entering the race so ?ong as Tom Calvert, our fellow countyman, is contesting -with a strong field.- And I do: not hesitate to say that if Mr. Calvert had not gone into the fight I would become a candidate In the light of the. letters and personal appeal. Friends of the assistant attorney general, who Is rated here exceedingly high : a a lawyer, have dropped the significant suggestion that Mr. Calvert would not be averse to serving as assistant un der an attorney general of the agree ableness of the present official. Thl was often discussed in the earlier stages of the contest. , That Congressman Pou's supporter would make an Impressive showlntr for- Mr. Kayes ls undoubted. The Pittsboro lawyer has regained . hi health and ls in superb shape now for such a conJt'st as a congressional or an attorney general's race would be certain to provoke. Col. Isaac M. Meeklns of Elizabeth City, who has been attending the Su preme court here returned to hi home yesterday. The colonel was here Wat week to attend the fellowship meeting of other decision would forthcome if it Messrs. E. S. Duncan, Dan W. Pat- vw.L- Whan a. lMal-fln Knfl A. TPUT others whose conference ls said to have had no republicans who Jumped might be shown that countless papers i "ick, Wheeler Martin, will be Jeopardized by the Improper attestation of records. One trembles to think what will become of that $100 Joan which Representative All- red made to a dummy on ncfitlously described property and attested by j the game In 1912, but was composed solely of the faithful. At this meeting it ls declared by Raleigh republicans that definite un- him.oif Mr Allrert was mavnr and ' demanaing was reacnea mat mr. notary, two in one, but could not gain j Duncan will not make the race for the consent of a tender heart to vote governor Dut tnut ne win again sianu or the notary bill because It was un- for re-election as national commiuee constitutional. man and encourage the party to nom- The woman historian Is at work toilnate a man who will unite ma show that once lawyers were denom- forces. , lnated "officers" and that when the I It even appears that Zeb Vance first woman applied for license thelWalser will be entirely acceptable to courts were unready to give her her j the conference of the few mentioned papora When the court was remind- above. Mr. Walser led the duu moose ed by Associate Justice Bynum that in tne state nut ne nio u goou n the general assemblies are made upituredly and the leadership In the largely of lawyears, a point was con- campaign' next year win ne cneeriuny ceded, not to sex, but to conditions. , given him if the guessers on tne out Certalnly there were eight members islde really have the hunch which of the lata general assembly who held they give the pumic. notary commissions and the point will A Scotland county map in the of be constantly urged. flce of the corporation commission "John Smith, Justice of the peace clerk's room furnishes considerable aad notary public," Is a common sign I speculation for the visitors who read In North Carolina. The women want ,a few days airo that the lands In thnt New county, rich In the culture of melons. are assessed at $3.60 an acres while those less rich In these fruit In Wake county are put up at $11 an acre. The map was a happen-so. The commission received it about the Whltehurst andiBame time that lt read notice of the impending attack upon It for Its in ability to make farm lan pay a more uniform tax. Chairman Travis, whose ! opposition to the tax amendment last TAMA'D-RVnii,T'TrT'pl'ear brpUBht t0 hlm lne voluntft,Tr lUMAJUlX Ux J! IKibD. : (gumption of the burden of explan- . - - jatlon, say there Is nothing hard to York, Sept J.-Mis Hilda understand about this Scotland coun- Mrs. John to hold that ' offlce. The secretary of state ha chartered the Pitt Lumber and Manufacturing oompany, a $60,000 corporation capi talised for the beginning at $10,000. The Incorporators are L, O. Randolph, W. F. Forrest Hortense Ff Moye, J, E. Randolph, T. W, R. J. Cobb. GERMAN GIRL COMES Schwelger, wl arrived here on theity business. . steamer Noordam from Rotterdam, Is "it ls not only not hard to explain on her way to Norfolk to marry the; hut it ls very easy." Mr. Travis said. chief officer of the Interned German auxiliary cruiser Prin Eltel Fried H . . FOUR TRANSPORTS OF K TURKEY TORPEDOED Pari. Sept 2. Four Turkish K transport have been torpedoed by a British submarine. Scotland county is near the South Carolina line. Down there in South Carolina they have been assessing the land so low that Uie evil Influ ence has spread to North Carolina. When you get sufficiently distant from South Carolina, land are very fairly taxed. That' the way it Is. The commission Is working upon lt books and .may have somethlmt of popular Interest this week. The re port show In nesrly all counties jvery fair increase and bj'it f 'loM cf revenue la arjr e"
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