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ISliSVILLE CITIZEN THS WEATHEB FAIR CITIZEN WANT ADS BRING RESULTS LIJQ VOL, XXIX. NO. 66. ASIIEVILLE, N. O, SATURDAY : IORNINO. DECEMBER 23, 1912. PRICE FIVE CENTS. nn AUSTRIA TEMPTS uoinraio with ncptroFFEis Offers Support and Aid In Oc cupying Scutari for Moun . tains Above Cattaro AUSTRIA .WOULD CONTROL ADRIATIC Tmkey's Reply To Demands of Allies Will Be Pre sented Today LONDON, Dec T. Turkey'! reply to the demand made several days ago by the Balkan eJUes as a basis for peace In southeastern Europe will be delivered tomorrow to the peace con ference In St James Palace. Interest, however, again has shifted from this phase of the situation and Is centered tonight t nthe question of what are the Intentions of Austria with respect to the Balkans. The peace delegates are prepared to eonsider the reply of the Ottoman gov- rnment and Its counter proposals, startling though the latter may be, as simply, point for future negotiations. It Is well known that Turkey has not the least hope of obtaining what she ,will demand and also that she has no Intention of resuming a war which may result In further disaster to her, Wants Adrianople. This aspect of the situation seems to receive confirmation from the tact that several attempts already have been made unofficially by members of the Turkish delegation to get the Montenegrin, Servian and Oreek dele gates to recede from the demand that Adrianopl. b. surrendered, promising , in return inu jurey win nui vvjvui . 111 . -. W , . to their respective enlargement terri torially. ' Representatives of the Balkan states hnw.vftF. hav. MutlatMi all tmntftHnM placed in their way and today present as united front as .they did the first day of the negotiations and are 'just as determined as ever to have their . own way in concluding peace. 1 Instead of diminishing excitement la growing among the Servian and Mont enegrin .delegate &Xft what ace con . etdered Austria's plans In the Balkans. That the dual monarchy seems deter. . mined to carry out these plans to eon- mlAaraAt nmml h t K . tm .f that she has not begun to demoblllxe the trig army she recently called to the colors. It Is now considered certain that at the resumption of the ambas sadorial conference January 2, Aus tria will urge the representatives of Europe to make the territory of au tonomous Albania as larce as possible, , Wants the Mountains. Meanwhile Austria is tempting Montenegro by proposing In exchange for Austria's support and the occupa tion of Scutari by Montenegro that Austria be given possession of the mountains dominating Cattaro which thus would become such an Impreg nable naval stronghold as to make the Vienna government the real master of the Adriatic sea. - Italy, the power chiefly Interested, qpposes such a scheme that gives her rival the coveted supremacy on the sea which once was considered a Venetian lake. Russia equally Is anx ious to prevent the Austrian project, Oonttmied on Pare Fowr.l MINNESOTA CQACH SRYS rOOIBUL RULES WERE THE BESTEVEB OUTLINED Declares That Many Diffi culties Had to Be Over come at Outset FUTURE PROSPECTS. NEW TORK. Dec. 2I- Praise for the 1U football rules with the state ment that they "made possible the best game of football ever played by J The weather was very trying to the American colleges" was expressed by Ave marching pilgrims today chang. Henry L. Williams coach of the Unl- lng this morning from rain to a snow, verslty of Minnesota football team in The roads for many miles were a foot his report today before the National , deep with slush and snow. Fifty wo Collegiate Athletic association, as, men enthusiasts with a brass band chairman of the rules committee. The! will meet the tired little army to assoclatlon, with delegates from near-(morrow at East Greenbush snd es ly 0 colleges and universities, met!cort them with much pomp and cere We for Its seventh annual session. imony the remaining three ml'es into Mr. Williams told of the difficulties Albsny. Sunday will be spent In that had to be overcome and of the resting and it is probable that aa many radical changes that were made, audience with Governor-elect Suiter all of- which he said, proved most fortunate. For several years back, he said, the proper adjust of the balance between offense and defense, with Just the right equilibrium between these forces, has been a serious problem. The advantage, he contended, had been on the side of the defense and It had been well recognized that as the goal line was approached the defense became stronger through the bringing in of the back to support hte line so that the touchdowns by equally bal anced teams was exceedingly difficult. For these reaeons he amid the rides wt changed to give four downs Inj ten yards Instead or three, a change which he characterized as the most Important and beneficial Introduced since the 10 yard rule was adopted. 'DYNAMITERS" MAY LEARN THEIR FATE SOMETIME TODAY Jury Has Not Yet tori and Is Again This Morning Carefully Guarded. INDIANAPOLIS, Dec 17. Verdicts In the "dynamite conspiracy" cases will not be reported until tomorrow morning at least After he had been Informed that the Jury was not yet ready to report. Federal Judge A. B. Anderson this afternoon adjourned court it l:0S o'clock until f:S0 o'clock tomorrow morning. AH the deliberations of the Jurere are conducted In a room near their Wring quarters on the third floor of the federal building, which is reached by a private stairway cut off from the rest of the building. On the same floor at another end .of the building are the quarters of the confessed dy nam Iters Ortle E. McManlgal' and Edward Clarke, who appeared as wit nesses for the government That there may be no basis for any reports as to the Jury's progress every approach leading to their quarters Is guarded. Assembled Twice. Twice today the forty labor union officials headed by Prank M. Ryan, president of the Iron Workers union, who are charged with complicity in the HcNamara dynamite plots to de stroy the property of "open shop,' contractors, were assembled in the court room In expectation that their fate at the hands of the Jury would be made known. Crowds of women and other specta-1 tors who ha-1 1-een permitted in, court or In the lobbies for the last three month were prevented byjlettner, Denver. Charles N. Ileum, suarda from even . aDoroachlnr the , Minneapolis. Herman Q. Selffert Mil- court room, so that only those wholwaukee. Michael J. Cunnane. Phlla had business In connection with the! deiuhl. Wm. E. Reddln, Milwaukee, trial or were relatives of the defend ? "LT ttJ W1VCB IIU viuruivie vi mimv v the men on trial, t Brief Sessions. ' The sessions of court were brief. At S:30 a. m.. the defendants occupied their accustomed three rows of seats behind the lawyers' table. Four de fendants were brought In as prisoners from .the county Jail. These were Ed ward Bmythe. and James E. ' Ray, Peoria, 111.. Herbert B. Hockin, ac cused of being the Iago of the con spiracy and John Butler, of Buffalo, vice pmndenf of th-tron " workers union arid all of whom were taken In custody because their bends were set bride. Smythe and Ray have been In cut' tody for almost two' months. Butler was ordered Imprisoned after he had I testified In his own behalf that he, knew nothing of any 11,000 a month appropriation out of the union's funds, to be used by John J. McNam ana, the secretary, for dynamiting. Hockin was imprisoned recently be cause he could not give Increased bond. As a final token that the trial had I SUFFHdEETTE "ARMY" IS III "General?. Rosalie's Pil grims Are Pushing on Footsore and Weary. TWELVE MILES MORE. NIVDRVILLE, N. T, Dec. 27. Af ter a fourteen mile walk from Stock' port In a driving snowstorm "Gen eral" Rosalie Jones and her march' lng suffragettes who are bearing a message to Governor-elect Sulser at Albany decided to push on in the dark this evening for another three miles from Pine Tree Inn to Nrver vllle. There it was decided to re turn to the inn for the night and the commissary car took them back. In the morning they will be driven to N!vrvll!e and from there they will take up their walk again, hoping to mver me remaining 12 mues into Ai bany by early afternoon. will be obtained Monday, grime plan to attend the tion bail New Tear's eve. The pll-Inaugura- CAR JOfFED TRACK. ' CINCINNATI, Dec. 17. Two men were probably faulty Injured and seven others received more or less Injuries tonight when a street ear Jumped the track en the Centra bridge which spans the Ohio river here and was precipitated Into a va cant lot after a drop of 40 feet. THE WEATHER. WASHINGTON, Dec J7. Forecast North Carolina: Fair Saturday and probably Sunday. Reached a Decis- Locked up Until Jurors Are Being been ended so far as the testimony was concerned, bailiffs entered while the defendants were waiting and re moved the revolvers, guns, alarm clocks, pieces of exploded bombs, nl tro-glyoerine carrying oases and ar tides shattered by dynamite which the government had intorduced as exhib its. Part of the exhibits were weapons taken from the McNemera brothers snd McManlgal at the time of their crrest. Thirty five mlnu-.es after convening court . Judge Anderson . adjourned court until afternoon. In the afternoon court re-convened only to again ad Journ after a brief wait The Defendants. . The (defendants whose guQt or In nocence the Jury Is determining are Frank M. Ryan, president of the In ternational association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers. ' John T. Butler, Buffalo, vice pre Ident Herbert 8. Hockin, former secretary. Olaf A. Tveltmoe. San Francisco, secretary of the California Building Trades Council Eugene A Clancy, San Francisco. Phillip A. Cooley. New Orleans. Mich, ael J. Toung, Boston. Frank J. Hlg gins, Boston. J. E. Muneey. Salt Lake Oltv.. Utah. Frank C. Webb, New Tork, Patrick F. Farrell, New Tork, John H, Barry, en. louis. ram i, Morreln. St. Louis. Henry W. Leg Richard H . Houlahan, Chicago, James Cooney. Chicago. James H. Ceughlln. Chloag. Wm. Shupe. Chicago.- Edward Bmythe, Peoria III., James E. Ray, Peoria. III., Murray L. Pennell. Springfield, 111.. Daniel Buck ley, Davenport la. Wm. C. Bern hardt. Cincinnati. Wllford Bert Brown. Kansas City. Wm. J. McCain, Kan sas City. Frank K. Payner, Omaha. Phillip Syraouse. N: Y.' Charles Wachtmetater, DeUolt. Frank J. IfufpTiy. Detroit Fred J.'Uooney, Dti luth. Ernest Q. W. Baaey, llndlana polls. Fred Sherman, Indianapolis. Hiran R. Kline. M uncle Ind., for mer organiser for the United Mrotner- hood of Carpenters and Joiners All except Tveltmoe and Kline are connected with the Iron workers un- Ion. Clancy. Webb, Legleltner. Farrell, Cooley, Bourn and Young are present or past member of the Iron workers executive board and as such are charged with appropriating $1,000 to enable J. J. McNamara, then secre- tary, to pay expenses of dynamiting. EXPERIENCE OF FISHERMEN LUST AT SEnlNSAMLMOTDHBCAT Provisions and Water Ex hausted When Picked Up by Passing Vessel. DRANK SEAWATER. MOBILE, Ala., Dec. J7. With pro visions exhausted and reduced to the extremity of drinking salt water, three missing men of a fishing party which left Coden last Friday were picked up late Thursday evening by the schooner Amethyst off the west ern point of DaupbUi bland. The men. Wm. Wheeler, Elsie Barnes and John Barnes told a harrowing story of bat tle with the waves In a 25 foot launch to Oaptaln Oraham of, the Amethyst. Last, Fridaynjght. the. three men left C)den in the launch, newly pur chased, on a fishing trip with pro visions for two days. That same night the engine broke down. Within sight of !ar. '. the boat tossed about In the gulf, the men working through the night in efforts to make the engine run. Day broke without results. Then they took turns at paddling, making little headway against the tide and wind. Scarcely any of the scant supplies of provisions was left on. Sunday, and, prepared for the worst, the men contented themselves with mouthfula of food. They reached Petit Bols Island, spending Christmas day on the dreary waste, hungry and anxious. . On Thursday morning they made another effort to reach Dauphin Is land after succeeding In patching the engine. But once It failed them and again they were at the mercy of 'a rising sea. When the rescue party sighted the tossing craft, the three men were huddled together famishing, cold and weak. WILLARD KNOCKED OCT. NEW TORK. Dec. 17. Jesse Wll Hard knocked out "Soldier" K earns In the eighth round of a scheduled ter. round bout at Madison Square Garden tonight- . . '- - Wilson Welcome 4 "" I sjiw " ' JMIWWIWIJI!JIBII sswsl SIP "' I SI - VIRGINIA HONORS HER FAVORED SON PRESIDENT-ELECT WOODROW WILSON ? - :'r , , -.- ' h ..... , Bonfires Bla& and Cannon Roar Welcome from the Time Wilson Crosse $ State Ling To Spend Birthday at Hie Birthplace Great Crowd Gathers ! ? ; J ; at Staxmton for Celebration. STAUNTON. Va., Dec. 27-Vlrglnla welcomed homi . tonight , Oovurnor Woodrow Wilson, the eighth of her na tive sons to fee chosen president of the United States. , - - KrooTj the moment the president elect crossed .the state line at Alexan dria In the afternoon, after he had had a ten-minute glimpse of the national capital until I o'clock tonight when he reached the was one or great enthuaiasm, ntty demonstration and spvtacular display. Escorted by troop, of avalry, mtlttla eomaipnles snd , rorohllght procetsoln, in which practically the whole. town participates, the governor and Mrs. Wilson motored through the streets nt Staunton to the home of Rev, Dr. A. N. Fraser, pastor now of the Presby. terlan church, where the Rev. Joseph R. Wilson, father of the president elect, lived in 185. Greets Dr. Fran. With Mrs. Wilson, the president elect paused for a minute on the Illum inated portk-o of the house and greet ed Dr. Prater. The band struck up "Dixie," the governor turned and waved his hat to the crowd and a spon- taenous shout of welcome echoed in the winter air, , ''It's fine to be back again," ex claimed the president-elect as he step ped Indoors. Buffering still from the effect of his cold, .he retired immedi ately to the room in which he was born, to rest for the morrow, when the chief progrm of the Jubilee will be carried out. Outside the crowds surged the streets which were alive with color and flags and electrical displays. From far and wide, native children of Staunton had come to greet their fellow towns man. Except for an Informal visit a year ago, Mr. Wilson had not been here since he was three years old. Bonfires Itlazo. Staunton was not alone in celebrat ing the arrival In Virginia of the dis tinguished visitor. Bonfires blazed the way, fireworks shot across the skies and red tights threw a festive glare at all stations along the routs, THE fRYIHSJAN SHDALS Terrific Gale Prevails Along the North Carolina Coast - May Save Crew. WILMINCSTON, N. C Dec. 27 With a. terrific gale 'prevailing along the Carolina coast tonight an unknown four masted schooner Is reported ashore on Frying Pan Shoals and the Wilmington tug ("sator and pilot boat Penton have gone to her rescue, with what aucceas it Is not known early to night. While the gale Is terrific the wind Is fortunately off shore keeping oown neavy seas ana nopes ior ins Former Police Lieutenant Charles vessel are by no means sbandond as fucker referred to, was recently con yet The revenue cutter Seminole, of; vted of the murder of Herman Roe thls station. Is at Beaufort. N. C, w1th!er.th, th, gambler, and Is now eon the British steamer Alrezar, Juat fined la the death house at Sine Kin. towed In there, and her steering gear being disabled, efforts will be made to secure the Yamar raw from Savannah. Later ft message at o'clock tonight from Southport N. C says that the storm off the roast has increased In Intensity end that the Wilmington tug Castor and pilot boat have been un able to reach the unknown schooner snd It la believed that the crew will be laved, though In Imminent peril of their Uvea Communication with the wireless station at Beaufort Indicates that the revenue cutter Seminole has perhaps repaired her steering gear and nroceeded south to the snslstance of the schooner- Upon His Arrival At The White House. though the train gilded by most of them without stopping. Mrs. Wilson stood with her husband on the rear platform of the train and enjoyed the demonstrations too. ' This is the real president-elect." Mr. Wilson as he Introduced her to the crowd at Alexandria. A great oheer followed; Senator Claud A. Swanson, of Virginia, Representatives Carlln and tones, of this state, got aboard at Alexandria, Mr. Wilson was unable to -peak at any of the stops en route, his physicians having forbidden, unnee-.- sary exposure. Senator Swanson ex- TTt Cniwgr and Mr. Wilson raised hi hat In ac knowledgment of their cheers. "Put your hat on." cautioned on aged Vir ginian on the fringe of the orowd. "Thank you very much," laughed the governor as he took the fcdvloe and leaned forward Instead to shake hands with the crowd. Hello, Woodrow. "How does It feel to be back on the Virginia soil" and "let ms touch the tips of your fingers," "Hello, Wood row," and a series of salutations wars directed at the presdent-elect aa he bent from the platform of the train and endeavored to great s many of the crowd individually aa he could. The governor did not respond to any of the many cries for a speech. The crowds were good natured and did not insist. "I must say they are very gen erous In taking the thing as they do," he said to National Chairman Wm. F. McCombs who stood 'beside hVm on the platform. " " " ' ' , It was at Manassas that the first of the series of bonflres along the route crackled a welcome. The governor peered from his stateroom at the Ores along the way. "Is this the fourth of July," hs queried as cannon roared and skyrockets gleamed at Orange. An other display of fireworks came at Oordonsvllla, but the biggest crowd of all presFd around the train at Char lottesville where Governor and ilrs. Mann and a delegation from Rich mond Joined the party. Mr. Wilson again reached down into the crowd and shook hands. Harry Smith, Jr., and Speaker R. 71 ER OF Says He Had Many Com plaints of Graft While He - Was in Office. NEW TOflK, Dec 17.-Are sure of Becker?" you "I am not sure of any one at po ..ce headquarters." Thla is the question which former Commissioner of Accounts Fosdlck today told the aldermanlc committee investigating the police department hat he aiked Police Commissioner Waldo early this year, and the answer which he declared Mr. Waldo made. prison. Decker headed the "strong arm" squad, which raided many gambling houses. ("ommlaaloner Waldo, who also was witness before the committee, de nied that he had hampered Investiga tors who are probing the workings of his department by withholding po lice records frotr them, "Early In 1U" Fosdlck declare J Ir his ter. Imony, "we began to gt a Urge number of complaints In re gard to a certain police officer. He waa In charge of a squad. It was J Continued on rage fwv 1 Bird, of the house of delegates, both of them classmates of Governor Wll- sob at the University of Virginia law school, greeted the president-elect here. ' He thanked them warmly for their efforts In his behalf In the pre convention campaign. Joseph E. Wll- lard, formerly lieutenant governor of Virginia, had his private oar attached at Charlottesville and the party of for mer Virginians was Increased to near ly one hundred toy the time of arrival at Staunton. WILSOJf STARTS. - TirwncroN; N. TieC:'!7.-rre. Ident-slect Wilson shook off hlg attack Of th grippe and Ittruu itvt.iy iuj,. to Staunton, Va., his birthplace, where tomorrow he will celebrat his I t4rthday. Mrs. Wilson accompanied the governor. He was bundled up warmly In an automobile which took them to the station. A drlsxllng rain was falling and the streets were full of slush. . Dr.. James Carnochan called early to see if the governor was physically fit to make the trip and pronounced him "about himself again," ' Not Risky. He said he did not think It particu larly risky for Mr. Wilson to r tnt advised him to take good care of him self. -The governor's train left tteik ai 10:10, due to connect with a fast train which was stopped especially for him at Princeton Junction at 10:41. Na tional chairman Wm. F. MoCombs and a party of Virginians living in New Tork were aboard the train. Governor Wilson will partlcpata In a celebration given by the tnwnepeonle tomorrow. He will leave Staunton at 11:01 Sunday morning and will reach Prtnoeton riunday night PHILADELPHIA, Dec. J7.-Presl-dent-elect Wilson and party passed through here at 11:61 o'clock en routs to Btsunton, Va, "I feel a tittle bit husky," said the governor, "but otherwise I am all right." The governor said the weakness la (Ormtlniiexl on Page Five.) IS PREPIW TO U IE THRDSEJQF ALBANIA Prince Ahmed Faud Report ed to Be at the Head of 20,000 Troops. r. PARIS, Dec. 27. Prince Ahmed Faud, an uncle of the King of Egypt is preparing to enter Albania at tha head of 20,000 troops snd to pro lalm himself prlncs of Albania, according to a correspondent of the Temps. The place of origin of the dispatch la nut given. The correspondent states that Prince Ahmed Faud Intends to disem bark at the Albanian port of Avlona or some neighboring point on the coast Prince Ahmed Kaud, who Is of Al banian descent recently eichanged visits with Count Von Berchthod, the Austro-Hungarlan foreign minister in Vienna. He was at that time regarded as a senious candidate for the throne of Albania. lamall Kemal Bey, the Albanian leader, when asked whether Prince Ahmed Faud would be acceptable to the Albanians declared that the ques tion of selecting a head of the state would -be decided In accordance with the wishes of the people after the for-, mation of d definite .government Prince Ahmed Faud was later report ed to oe on the wa to London to con duct a personal Campaign In his own half. TUDRIUX! in IU UUillil HE WAS HIRED 10 KILL JAMES KIN9 Wife of Dead Planter Is Ar- lested Following Wll burn's Confession WILBURN SAYS SHE CAVE HIM $600 Also Promised To Marry Him After Tho Murder Had Been Commuted MACON, da.. Dec. J7.-Mrs. Jamea King was arrested at her home near Round Oak, Ua.. today after Nicholas Wllburn, ti in a confession to thepollc Is alleged to have admitted that ha killed Mrs, King's husband becaus she offered him t0Q to commit th crime and promised to marry him af ter It had been perpetrated. James King, a prominent planter, disappeared Dec It. His body wag found with a bullet wound in the heart In a woods where he had gone hunt lng. His bird dog was keeping watch ever the body. Indications were at the time that King was responsible for his own death. Investigation led to the arrest yesterday of Wilburn and, James Barber, ft negro. UHburn (Wnwra. j . j In his confession today to the p Hoe, Wllburn, who Is a farm and saw mill hand. Is quoted aa saying;' "Mrs, King had offered me 1600 ti kilt her husband. She said she wanted; to get rid of htm and -promised to marry me It I killed him. He had 11.000 Ufa Insurance." j "On Dee 11, 1 wes passing the King home. Shs called to me and told mg that Mr. King had gone hunting and for me to go through the woods, find him and shoot him. I followed him and when he slopped to rest I sneaM d up behind him, grabbed his gun and then shot him Just over th! heart He begged me not to shoot hlii any more. Juatt then he fell ever. "I put his gun in his hand and art ranged the body so aa te make It took; like he had shot .himself, then wnt back to the house and told Mrs. Klnij what I had dons. She said I was a good boy and she thought ft lut of me." ' - ' ' ' Barber, the negro ' prisoner, ' stated few minute before the killing WIN burn had told him he was going ta hoot King, He said that hs had fret quently heard Mrs. King tell her hun band she would like to get rid of htm because she was tired of "seeing htm) It around. ' , ( Woman Confessed, ' . ! The widow of the dead man, whd was arrested today after Wllburn had confessed to the police that he hot and killed King because Mrs. King offered him 1109 to commit tha crime and promised , to marry him, also confessed. In her confession Mrs. King de dared that If It had not been for) the 12,000 Insurance policy she neves would have planned to kill her hus band. . . For more than two hours after he arrest the woman refused to discus the tragedy, Deteetivee - related to her details of Wilbern's confession and finally she cnllapsed crying: "Do you' think Ood! will forgive me? Then with Ood aa my helper 1 will tell you ail. For I cannot meet my Ood with ft He on my llpat Asic the people to hsve mercy on me tut for myself but for my children." WOODROW WILSdH FAVOHS 0 M I UFA I1FPFIKF ssv ssmu BP s egp gaag IIVMIIVf Tells Representative Jones of Virginia That He T 4 V trim T11 AMACa AAiA UilU TALKED ON TRACT, 1 STAUNTON, Va., Dec. 27. Presl-dent-eloct Wilson favors provisional government for the Philippines for 'eight years and independence there after, according to Representative) William A. Jones of Virginia, chair' man of the house Insular affairs com mltteee, who discussed the Philippine situation with him on the train today. The president-elect announced merely that he had' talked with Mr. Jones about ths general situation. Asked particularly If he had talked about th bill being pressed by Rep resentative Jones In congrees, pro posing a provisional government for eight years and independence after wards. Mr. Wilson replied: "Oh, we talked about that at See, Girt last summer." Representative Jones, however, had no hesltanry In saying that Governor Wilson already had heartily endorsed to him the pending bill. "We really don't expect the meas ure to pass this congress." said Mr. Jones, "but It surely will go te yoa In the extra session and will be one of the first pledges of the demorrit'n t!onat platform ta be carried 0 rfilllllllfillU UUilu J
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