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HEVliLE CITIZEN r H CITIZEN WANT ADS BRING RESULTS VOL XXIX, 4T0. 220. ASHEVILLE, N. 0., SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 31,1913. PRICE FIVE CENTS AS 'THE WEATHER FAIR AUTOMOBILE RAGE AT INDIANAPOLIS American Colors Follow Closely with a Fairly Good Second to Their Credit NO FATAL ACCIDENTS MARRED GREAT RACE Thousands Sqe Annual Dec oration Day 500 Mile Auto Race Worth 520,000 INDIANAPOLIS, May 30. The United States (ell before France here t today when Jules Goux, a Frenchman, riving a French car, the Peugeoti . on the third annual 50 mile automo bile race in 6:31:33.45 at an average peed of 76.68 miles an hour. No fatal accidents marred the runt nlng of the race, although two were seriously Injured, when the Mason, driven- by Jack Tower, upset, on the back turn, due to a tire blow out. Towers right leg was broken and Lee Dunning, his mechanician, was hurt Internally and three ribs were broken. Charles Men, who finished third in a Btutz, brought the biggest thrill to the crowd, estimated at 100,000, when he drove the last lap of the race with his car on fire. The flames broke out at the upper stretch turn and Mera Refused to stop at the pits until he had circled, the track another time and finished the race. Coming down the home stretch at the finsh, Harry Martin, Men's mechanician, climbed out on the hood of the car and un buckled the straps so the pitmen could extinguish the flames quickly. Four lot the eight foreign cars entered won prizes the other four, being forced out iby broken parts. American Conies Second. An American car, a Mercer, driven by Spencer Wlshart, finished second, seven IapB behind the winner. The Sunbeam, an English car, driven by a Frenchman, Albert G-uyot, came in fourth. The other foreign cars In the money were: Hllets Mercedes Knight (German) whtrh wm fifths and Mulford'l .Mer cedes (German) seventh." Three Ital ian cars were forced out of the con test. The race was a little more than tea minutes slower than last year's con test, which was run in 6:21:06. This was due, It was said in a large meas ure to the Intense heat, which neces sitate many changes of tires. An other thing which caused a slower time was the fact that this year piston displacement wsa limited to 4S0 cubio inches while last year the race was a free for all." All the speedway rec ords for the class of cars were broken up to 250 miles, -when the many stops at the pit began to cut down the average. Goux, the winner, complain ed at every stop at the pits because (Continued on Page Eight). Br OF TIE Commander Refused to En ter Into Negotiations to Cease Heavy Firing. TREATY IS SIGNED LONDON, May SO. Bulgarian ar- Cilery at Prava opened Are on the , Greek positions In the direction of Eleuthera last night, according to the Exchange Telegraph company" rep resentative In Athena The Bulgarian commander refused to enter into negotiations wrtth the Greek com mander for the purpose of stopping the firing. Details of the engagements have not yet been received. Owing to this aggression by the Bulgarians portion of the Greek fleet has bewn sent to ETeuthera. RO.VtK, May JO. The signing in London today of the parliamentary peace treaty between ' the Balkans allies and Turkey caused great satis faction both at the trulrlnal and the vatkmn and the hope was expressed that further complications between the Balkan states) would now be avoided. In government circles it was said Greece Should understand that Italy holds no hostile feelings against her but Is merely desirous of protecting her own lnterewta in the Adriatic, where her position is pre ponderant. SIRS. PAXKHTRST RELEASED. LONDON, May 30. EmmiMne Pankhurst, militant suffragette leader, was again released from Holloway Jail this evening. She was removed to a friend's house. BULGARIA IS READY, BELGRADE. May 30, The Pravda ays Bulgaria is ready to negotiate with Servia for a revision of the treaty of alliance on condition that aii uve ttaisan governments oruer a anbUixxtiou ef their force. , EIGHT BIG NATIONS APPROVE BRYANS PLANS FOR. PEACE Notable Announcement Is Made by the Secretary of State on Annual Memorial DayOctette of Powers in Line. WASIUNGTON, May 80. Secretary Bryan signalized the day commemor ative of the country's hero dead by announcing that eight nations have responded favorably to his peace plan asking that suggestions be submitted In regard to detail. The nations in the order In which they have accepted are: - Italy. Great Britain. Franc. Brazil, Sweden, Norway, Peru, . Russia. Secretary Bryan said that no nation, to whom his peace plan was sub mitted, had replied adversely, al though some had asked more time for consideration. , To each of the governments ex pressing a willingness to enter Into the agreement,- a tentative statement has been submitted embodying de tails suggested by the president The secretary, pointing out that this state ment was submitted for consideration, with no intention of insistence upon any particular detail, declined to make public its contents. ; Progress of Plan. Mr. Bryan discussed the progress of his plan in the following state ment: "It will be remembered that about a month ago a plan was, by the (president's direction, submitted to all the governments having repre sentatives here, the plan being in sub stance as follows: "First, thai the United States is prepared to enter into an agreement with each and every country severally, providing for 'hte investlgption of all disputes of every character and na ture by an international commission, the contracting parties agreeing not to declare war or begin hostilities un til such Investigation is made and re ports submitted "Seaond, the investigation ' to -. be conducted as si mattsr ftoursjupeo the Initiative of the commission, with out the formality of a request from either party. "Third, the report to be submitted within a given time, the time to be agreed upon. Parties to Be Independent. "Fourth, the parties to reserve the right to act indeipendently on the subject matter in dispute, after the report is submitted. 'The composition of the commission was a matter of detail to be agreed upon by the contracting parties; the HE TOOK PART I'l 111 IT More Evidence Said to Have Been Secured Against Leo M. Frank. WITNESS BEING HELD ATLANTA, May 3(K Additional details of an alleged confession ad mitting knowledge of the murder of Mary Phagan, which the police claimed to have secured last 'night frmr. James Conley, a negro, weTe m: public today. Conley wae an enipjuje at the pencil factory where tne firlB body wag touna and has been under arrest for several weeks. According to the police, Conley is alleged to have stated that Leo M. Prank, superintendent of the factory, sent him into the metal room of the plant on the day the gtrl disappeared, where the negro found - her - dead body. In the latest alleged confession the negro is said to have declared that he wrote the notes found beside the girl's body, at Frank's dictation, jus after the body had been carried to the basement of the building. Con ley, this oner noon, was taken to the National Tendl factory by the police and In the presence of several police officers, c!ty detectives, factory offi cials and newspaper men. re-enacted what ne claims 'was his part In the removal of Mjry Phagan's body from the metal room oi the establishment to the baoement. Conley. besides illustrating his own alleged actions in the affair, also de scribed, the part he charges Leo M. Frank, the factory superintendent, took in disposing of tho g!rl's body. A sworn statement, purporting to be Conley"! confession o his partici pation In the trai.dy. was published lire tod.iv. According to this state ment Conley, after finding the girl's body on the floor of the metal room, wrapped It in a piece of crocus bag ging, placed the body upon hi shoul der, and started tjwaro the elevator. Half way to the elevator, the state ment recites, the body slipped from Conley" shoulders to the floor. The negro then, the statement says, called Frank, who. he charges, assisted In carrying the grewsome burden to the nll f rubbish In the basement. where it waa found next morning by (fee negro watchman. time, also, in which the report should be submitted was a matter of detail to be agreed upon by the contracting parties. : ."Eight nations have up, to this time responded favorably, some endorsing the principle and asking that sugges tions be submitted In regard to the de tails, others replying that the propo sition Is received sympathetically and expressing a willingness to consider details. The nations, in the order In which they have accepted, are: "Italy, Great Britain, France, Bra zil, Sweden, Norway, Peru and Rus sia. .) . ' : Willing to Confer.. 'To those expressing a willingness to confer In regard to the details, a tentative statement has been submit ted, embodying details suggested by the president; this statement being submitted for consideration, however, with no intention with insisting on particular detail. ' The exact phraseology of the agree ment may not be the same In all rases. If the principle Is endorsed, the government is willing to confer with open mind, as to minor details. Speaking of the reception his plan has received, : Mr. Bryan observed that within the ipast two months three arbitration treaties have been re newed for a period of five years. The treaties renewed are with France, It aly and Spain, and President Wilson has announced his willingness to re new similar conventions with Great Britain, Japan( Norway, Sweden and Portugal. MEAXS UALKAX PEACE. LONDON, May 30.Dr. a Daneff, the Bulgarian delegate In the course of an interview after the signature of the preliminary treaty of peace, said: "I am .rejoiced. It means not only Balkan peace, but general peace and Europe Is saved from one of the most thorough problems of the age. . M. Popoylch, the Montenegrin -ohlf delegate, after signing th trea ty, made a short speech. "We have signed the preliminary treaty," he said, "becauHe nothing else .remained for us to do. We are glad to have peace but are profoundly dissatisfied with the terms we have been obliged to accept. We have been despoiled of the fruits of our victory. We have been made the whipped boy of Eu rope. Great Britain took the leading part in depriving us of Scutari. We look here to secure a modification of ( Continued on Page Eight. ) qiIESTIDSDF TlfllFF Senate Finance Committee Decides Upon Redaction of 20 Per Cent. REPORT COMES SOON WASHINGTON, May 30. Diamond Importers have scored a victory be fore the senate finance subcommittee In charge of the sundries schedule of the tariff bill, the committee having decided upon a reduction In the pro posed Underwood rate of 20 per cent ad valorem on cut diamonds. The present 10 per cent, rate may be re stored, but It seems more probable that a 15 per cent, rate eventually will be determined upon. When Importer aiter Importer ap peared before the committee and de clareft that any rate over 10 per cent on cut diamonds would Increaa and greatly encourage smuggling, Che members ot the committee began to lnvestlcato their statements. Kinally, when large Importers insisted that a high mate on cut diamonds; assessed with a view of obtaining revenue' on a luxury would force some import ts to ally themselves with the smugglers the committee took the matter up with customs officials. The outlook mow Is that the demo cratic caucus on the tariff will be re ported to the senate about June It. Democrat to leaders predict that the opposition will tire of distributing the measure by July 15, but should the democratio ranks show signs of weak ening on wool or sugar, the republi can would continue the fight The most optimistic estimate at present is that the new tariff cannot become law before the middle of August what ever happens. DENTISTS ELECT OFFICERS. WINSTON, May 30. The North Carolina Dental society today selected Henderuonvllle as next year's meet ing place and elected officers as fol lows, after which adjournment was taken: Dr. Charles . F. Smlthson, Rooky Mount, president; Dp. R. O. Apple, Winston, first vice president; In, J. D. Carlton, Salisbury, second vice president; Dr. R. M. ' Meadow, Burlington, treasurer; Dr. J. M. Flem ingIUJeig1j,rsecretary! "Dr. 'l I' Psmeron, New Bern, statist HEROES OF THE BATTLESHIP MAINE REMEMBERED BY FELLOW CITIZENS 1 - ' 1 -pppj)jjnB8em"e8SSSS Massive Monunxent Overlooking Great City of New York Is Unveiled wfrh Impress" ive Ceremonies-Ex'President Taft Was One of the Principal Speakers. Foreign Countries Were Represented at the Unveiling Yesterday. . , KEW YORK, May . In memory of the 267 officers and men who. wire loBt with the battleship Maine In Havana harbor, fifteen year ago, the national monument wai dedicated here today. From it dqseit American warships, units of the Atlantic fleet at anchor in t the : Hudson - river, a salute of 252 guns echoed from the Palassaldes as the veit- "w swept Mid that revealed the, . country's tribute a pylon forty feet high, that stuAds In Central , park, overlooking Columbus Clrclfc." ,J,rrr-.' ' Noted citizen spoke word of prats for the dead herMg (nf ht war with Bparn and for those, "who live. For mer President TaXV the secretary of the navy, the governors of Main and New York, representatives of the Cu ban republic, and others, took part In the exercises. Big Military Parade. A military parade along Fifth av enue preceded the ceremonies af the monument Headed by Rear Admiral Wlnslow, the grand marshal, 5,000 soldiers and sailors .Inoludlng the veterans of two wars, marcheo through a lane formed by many thou sands of holiday slght-seers. American infantry, artillery, navy yard marines, bluejackets from the battleships, state militia, cavalry, civil and Spanish war veterans, Cuban troopers and sailors from Cuba, the Island repub lic's representative these and others were In the line of march, ., General James Grant Wilson, who presided at the dedication, read a let ter from President Wilson. "My thoughts will be very munh with you, as will, I am ' sure, the i thoughts of the whole country," the! president wrote. "All Americans i muet look back to the tragedy of the Maine with the profoundest sen timents of sorrow for the fine men who then so tragically and unexpect edly lost their lives, and must always feel that to have been one of the turn ing points of our consciousness ot what was Involved in the struggle for human liberty." Son of Editor Acts. It wa late In the afternoon when George Hearst, young son of William Randolph Hearst, a member of the National Maine monument commit tee, unveiled the monuemnt As the fleet's guns boomed their tribute a floral counterpart of the old Maine was released to the Hudson's waters from shore, Around the pylon the crowd sang "America." i Mayor Oaynor accepted the memo rial on behalf of the city. Wreaths were placed at the monument's base. One from President Wilson was laid by the Rev. John Chad wick, chaplain of the Maine when the explosion oc curred. JAPANESE NOT ANXIOUS TO FIGHTHNITED STATES Member of Parliament Gives Out Statement With Ref erence to Situation. TACOMA, Wash., May 80.Japan does not want war with the United S'ates. avrrJ r 10 Y. Yamautiirhi. m&mber of the Japanese parliament tnd a friend ol Karon Chlnda. am bf ssador t the L'nlted Btutes, who arrived In Tacoma today, He Is on his way to can Francisco f ri m Yoko hama to In estlgate the California alien land law and the 'condition of the Japanese on this coast "One-hal uf tJj the Japsnte trades with the United States," said Mr. Yamaguchl. "On this account the Japanese merchants, with th minor ity of the people generally, do not delfre to make trouble with their best customer and friend. "Of course, there are some Jingo in Japan. The Japanese nation as awhola1iowvr. Ul torinflancad f than. - Old Sol Is Too Much For Him. ( MS FOR THf Cj .g, VSfiZ- ; whc its rv" . Ex-Prosldont Heard. William Howard Toft, In his address characterised the dedication a an en during witness to three facts. ' -:'Y ?:'Th first Is the gratitude that our country feels toward the men who went down on the Maine In that they gave their live la her service," he declared. "The second is the birth ot a new people and the founding of a new nation through our dlslntereirtea aid and" sacrifice. ; The third is- the expansion of this nation Into wider sphere; of world usefulness and 'great er responsibility among the nations than ever before In Mr history ' :- Referring -to Cufcir, th speaker 4i clared the island republlo la "our foster child. As she errs in the youth ot her national life, the United States just bear with her and aid her," nt said, adding: Brif-RMX,tlrig Republic "We must hold to a persistent pur pose to maintain her as an Indepen dent and elf-respecting republlp. "The wonderful material expansion in the .development of this dominant between the Atlantic and the Pacific,, th enormous Increase In population and the corresponding growth In na tional power have given at a position among th countries of the world that we must recognize . and that we, must take with It corresponding responsi bilities whether we would or not," said the former president The possession of new territory, In cluding the Philippines,' thrust upon the country, Mr. Taft concluded, "new relations with the rest of the world that we cannot escape. It gives us an Alutlc status, brings us close to China and double our Interest In the Pa cific If we would exercise the Influ ence we ought to exercise for good In the world, we must accept respon sibility commensurate with our na tional strength and opportunities for usefulness." llerotem Displayed. "In the whole range of patriotic history, as It comes to us In tale ot the sea, there Is no finer Illustration of heroism tiwui that exhibited at the time of the blowing up of the Maine." This was the tribute paid by Secre tary Daniels to the Maine heroes: "Why i it," Secretary Daniel asked, "that we seldom see a monu ment erected to a doctor, a teacher, a preacher, or a statesman, except the statesman who served in time of war, while genius and art are brought un der contribution to give us stately figures In bronze of soldiers and sail ors. The common answers are that the enthusiasm and the Imagination are kindled by the bearings of men In fcrms, or that It Is the expression of gratitude to the men who are the de fenders of the national honor. WALTER HINESPME IS PRESENTED TO THE KING New American Ambassador is Received at the Court of St. James. LONDON, May JO. Walter Mine Page, United State ambassador to the court of Bt. Jarnea, wa received today hy King Gerge. to whom h presented his letter of credence. Sir Edward Grey, the British for eign secretary, presented th new am bassador. Then Mr. Page went through the formality of presentlntr to the king and queen the members of the em bassy staff. After the royal audience Ambassador Page called on Paul Combon, the French ambassador and dean bf the diplomatic Corps. THE WEATHER. WASHINGTON, May 80. Forecast for North Carolina: Fair Saturday, prodd try hower th;fttat fiorv "Either reason would be sufficient to win th appreciation of the people. But the real reason lie deeper than gratitude or enthusiasm or patriotism, It ha been found In the eternal truths to which divinity gav 1U seal of ap 1 1 oval when th Maker of Man gav HI son to die for the race, - v ''Ship Blown Up." "I km- thrilled,' th seoraUry con' tlnued, "a I ee with my mind' eye, that picture of 4 cvne In the dark ness of-that dreadful night, of Pri vate William Anthony saluting Cap tain Wgsbee- and-reporting th ship is blown up, and t sinking, air.' The Incident gather "Into a toout the naW loraity to-afe flsg.,, glgbe and Anthony -art representative, and typi cal h on art officer of high rank, (tumbling up from hi cabin through the , dark and over, th dead, to as sert his command and snatch order out of the confusion; the other an en listed man, faithful unto death and performing hi duty at the risk of llf Itself, , . i ;.... "Jf th navy la the strong arm of th government, the protector of our home and the defender of the treas ury," said the secretary, "It 1 be cause of the harmonious and effect ive working together of these two type. , . . , , : "We apeak of heroes of th Main a If they were dad, but ought we not to feel that they llv always by their sacrifices, stimulating u to pa triotic achievement?". Hen or Calderon, Cuban charge d'affaires and presidett of th Cuban commission, expressed his republic' tribute. Governor Hulier spoke on be half of New York state and William: R. Hearst for th commute. , Rear Admiral Blgsbee, who was In com mand when the xi''ft'n occurred. recalled tho February Jil -hi In 18(1 when th Maine went down. XA8HVIUJ5 WOMAN WINS. MEMPHIS, May 30. Mr. E. W. Daley, of Nashville, Tenn., with core of 8, won the title of woman golf champion of th south today by defeating Mrs, F. G. Jones, Memphis, title-holder, by a margin of one hoi In the final of th third annual tour nament of the Women' Southern Golf association. STORM AT NORFOLK, NORFOLK, Va., May 10. Accom panied by rain and hall a cyclonic like wind-storm passed over this sec tion this afternoon and a number of lives are reported lost Twenty house were blown down In Berkeley and South Norfolk, but no live were lot so far as known. TIE HEIGH MEN I AHHESTEDFOH ROBBERY Alleged to Have Taken a Large Sum ' of Money From Express Co. " " RALEIGH, May 30. On wblU man and three negroes were, arrested here this afternoon, charged with robbing the Southern Express com pany of 8700 yesterday between Ral eigh and Loulsburg, Th company reported the missing package this morning and declared that Il.ttfO had been taken. Later tonight the larger package . wa lo cated and a 8740 package wa missed. The company found 8837 with th aecuiied and traced a railroad ticket to Wilmington, DeL Th white man 111, R Kllpatrlok PflESIDENFS TALK THE LOBBYISTS CAUSED Chief Executive Is Being Crltl clsed by Many of tho . Senators THEY CLAIM WILSON ; . HAS BEEN AIDED' Say Underwood Tariff Bill Is Being- Supported by Powerful Lobby ' . (By Geogo U. Manning.) WASHINGTON. May 0.(8peolaJ.) Th tatomnt tasued by, President, Wilson last Monday harshly orltlci-' Ihg tha "insldlou lobby" which ht declared was trying to vain recogni tion ..for certain alterations' in una Underwood taritl bill has vaued con siderable discussion at ; th aapltol unfavorable to ' th president ; on th part of a number' of senator and a larger number of men who have com to Washington to appear befor vari ous subcommittee of th senate finance commute to try to get minor alterations mad to th bill as It cam from th hou. ;' ' " , ; Many of the larg cotton mill own-. r of North Carolina who have' bean appearing : befor Bnaur Simmon' committee at different time within the last month ar considerably ln anncsd at President Wilson's action in firing a broadside In general terms at th persons who have appeared be fore th commltt. t , , k rarUi-ularty Severe, ) ; , Th "sugar and wool", senator and, many of th men representing thus intsrsst who, a a general rule, are opposed to putting Into immediate, effect a bill for admitting these com modities free of duty, ar particularly sovero tn felr . CTltkrm of President Wilson, They maintain that ihey hvj registered with 'the finance commit tee their, -name, wbrf they represent, what their companies want and the, affect the proponed ch&ng, will htiv upbn'ttiolr 'particular tuduHtry; that they have ttistlned at tmbliu heartnes, havt Jl)e 4 Uuir..Utome nt an 4 . b-' -In printed form and ' have . nothing Whatever to conceal. "... ' r - They ay they have 'not used th publlo print,' Slthce by signed article or paid advertisements to aevur what they want, but have appeared In per son accompanied by their cbuneel, Aiding Um) President. , On th other hand, they claim that Jrotoably th M-ggest lobby in th United States' has been working on th president's kid ot th bill' trying to secur free Sugar. They' atate that Frank C. Lowry, claiming to b pres ident of eh Wholesale Grocers' asso ciation, ha spent mor money lobby ing to secur free sugar than all the legitimate manufacturers combined. Lowry has flooded th country with literature contemplated to form a sen timent In favor of Ire sugar. Ths sugar and Wool lntareta'dclar'that th Wholesale Grocers' association Is myth, and represents nothing Wit Frank C. Lowry and C, A. Bpreokles, president of th Federal Sugar Refin ing company, who Is strongly In favor ot free sugar, because he believe Imi ' can, with It aid, put th Louisiana and Mississippi sugar producers out of business. . , Other Objection. ' ' ' 1 In addition to ths manufacturer who have been appearing hers in an, effort to secure a small tariff on sugar and wool, hundreds of others object,, to th insinuation of President Wil (Continued on Page Eight) ' PECULIAR LE9AL POINT IS T Roosevelt Trial Will Pro-i -ceed After Brief Vaca tion by the Court, COLONEL IS CALU MARQUETTE. ' Mtolt, May 10.-4 lawyers In attendance on ths wit si Theodore Roosevelt against Oeorg A, Newett, charging libel, are looking forward with great Interest to a pros pective ruling by Judge Flannigaa construing a section of ths Michigan laws bearing on HbeL The law was designed to protect newspapers from the conseouence of honest mistakes, and provided that demand for retraction of a libelous article should b made by they offend ed part?. Colonel Roosevelt mad ns such demand. It is admitted, and OS this point the legal experts are look ing for Interesting development Th matter will come up when counsel for Mr. Newett attempt to thow that th dltor made his charge of drunk enness In good faith and without malice, believing It to be true. Judge Flanmgan will have to rule. assuming that tho article was printed maliciously, but in ths absence or de mand for retraction, wv r t' alleged bad faith of Mr. : U s ' -taken" tnt srwu-t s
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