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28 Pages Today ASIIEVILLE, N. G, SUNDAY MORNING, JULY 20, 1913. OL. XXLX., NO. 270. PRICE FIVE CENTS T TO FIGHT MALARIA E "Warmer, Followed By Squalls". REDUCTION IN ITS T ill HI FOLIC!! II. S.; Involves Virtual Control of the Affairs of That Repub lic by This Country T BATES THE WEATHER SHOWERS D. J Irs- ini graig TALKS ABOUT THE EXTRA SESSION H WINS SOM BR DUTLIHES A!!D iSl GARQLINA EH Substantial Portion of City's Constitutional Amendments and Freight Rate Regula tion to Come Up Claim Is Upheld by Com merce Commission Dr. Henry R. Carter Will Visit Cities In Eastern Part of the State MALARIA IS GREAT NOTHING ELSE TO BE CONSIDERED Freight Rate Question May be ) Propped if Agreement Is Reached "(Jtvernor Locke Craig arrived here last night from Raleigh, and is' spend Ins the week-end with Mra. Craig at the 'Battery Park hotel. Tomorrow Governor Craig will go to Black (Mountain, for the big "Bally Day" celebration at which he is the prin cipal speaker, The following day, (Governor Craig goes to Gastonla. Asked lost night If tnere was any prospect ot any other matter beside constitutional amendments and freight 'ratea coming before the extraordi nary session of the legislature, which ,has Just been ordered by tre gov ernor, he said that so far as he knows j at present, no other matters will be j taken up. . 1 . May Not Come TTp. i "It Is not altogether Impossible that freight rate regulation will not have to come before the legislature, ac cording to the latest attitude adopted ; by the railroads," Governor Craig de clared. "At tho recent meeting of tho 'corporation commission and othe tate officials appeared to be doing fthelr best to bring about an adjust j ment of rates satisfactory to the jstate, and their figures were very close po the 25 per cent, discount from the present rates demanded by the state, r "North Carolina is going, to have Abetter freight rates, if I, as governor Wnd other state officials can do any thing to secure them, and I believe .the recent decision of the Supreme ieourt in the Minnesota rate cases (gives the state sufficient authority to oompel the - railreads to grant rea eonable freight rates in the state. At the same time. If the railroads, at Jthe conference to be held at Old fPblnt Comfort, should decide to ac cede to the demands of the state oflfi Clajs, there would bo Jio oageaalty.Ior fVmr)riwl m r-w KlehM EASTERN M1LRDA0S AQ TRUCE FDRTHE PRESENT (waiting for Decision of the Mediation Board on De batable Questions. MAY STRIKE YET i NEW YORK, July 19. The eastern (railroads and their dissatisfied con ductors and trainmen today continued the truce which for the past week (has rested on congress' mediation and arbitration steps "towards avert ing the threatened strike of 80,000 men. An anxiously awaited develop ment was the confirmation late today y the sennte of Judge William Lea Chambers as commissioner of the mediation under the Newlands arbi tration law, and G. W. W. Hanger to toe assistant commissioner. They ar fexpected here tomorrow or Monday jfor tho beginning of their labors. The mediators will be confronted jat the outset with a stubborn difter tonre of opinion between the roads p,nd the men as to the debatable tjuestlons. ! W. G. Lee and A. B. Garretaon, (representing the trainmen and con ductors, respectively, are expected to tell the two mediators that they will Dot consent to the grievances of the railroads being arbitrated at the same time ths the demands of the men re takn under consideration. An official of the managers' conference .declared tonight that they still were iof the opinion that their demands should be arbitrated at the same Itlme as those of the men. , If both sides persist In this atti tude a strike may be called within twenty-four hours after a break in the negotiation Good for 5 votes if received by date printed below. 5 VOTE COUPON $2,500 Automobile and Pony Contest. The Asheville Citizen Candidate . . ; Address . . . .1 . . Not Good After .1 ' PROBLEM IN EAST To Rid State of These Two Pests Would be Worth Thousands (By George H. Manning.) " WASHINGTON, July With a view to ameliorating the great suffer ing caused by the malaria and mos quito problems In the eastern portion of North Carolina, Surgeon General Rupert Blue, head of the United States public health service, at the ur gent solicitation of Congressman John H. .Small, has arranged to detail Dr. Henry R. Carter, of the service to visit a, number of towns In eastern North Carolina to make a thorough In vestigation and report his findings and recommendations aa to the best meth od of ridding' that section of mosqui toes and malaria. ' ' Would Help State. Following his conference with Sur geon General Blue, Mr. Small said that be believes that If the state can be rid of malaria and mosquitoes. North Carolina will be enriched many hundreds of thousands of dollars an nually, and that it will be easier to secure the immigration Into the state 'of desirable citizens, besides gaining numerous other advantages. Among the towns to be visited are Elizabeth City, Hartford, Edenton, Plymouth, Washington, Greenville and Newbera. Dr. W. S.Rankin, of Raleigh, seere tary of the state board of health, w'.H accompany and aid Dr. Carter In his ipvestlgatlons. ' In discussing the matter today, Congressman Small said: "Malaria exists more or less every where, but it is more prevalent In the tidewater states aldng ' tho Atlantic seaboard and in the area covered by the Mississippi valley and the section tributary to the gulf. It Is the bane of eastern North Carolina. While not exlstng to any greater, extent In that section than In the coastal plain area ntmned on Page CTght) SECRETARY OF THE NAVY ISSUES STATEMENT ON SPEECH MADE ATSEATTLE Statement Concerning Red Flag Had No Reference to Local Conditions. BALLOT THE WEAPON SEATTLE, Wash., July IS. The following message was received late today by the Associated Press from Secretary of the Navy Daniels; "National Park Inn, Mt. Ranler, Washington, July 19. "The reference I made to the flag and my statement that the red flag meant danger was the same as origi nally made by me at a banquet of the Roilroad Men's Young Men's Christian association at Washington, D. C, a few days ago. It had no reference whatever to local conditions In Seat tle. "I believe In free speech and n free press as the bulwarks of our lib erty. Every evil that exists or that threatens our country can be righted by appeal to the Judgment of the American people. The weapon Is the ballot. The man who resorts to vio lence to redrem evil Is bringing more evil Into existence than he can hope to cure by violence. "Obedience to lawful authority and respect for the flag must precede any reforms. The man who takes tho law Into his own hands Imperils Ameri can Institutions and Jeopardises the hope of securing real relief from con ditions against which he complain). (Signed) "JOKEPHfS tAXTKT,R." 9 August 5th, SOME OF RATES UNREASONABLE Duluth Deprived of Advan tage of Position at Head of Lake WASHINGTON, July Duluth. Minn., won a substantial portion ot Its freight rata dispute before the In terstate commerce commission today when a reduction of class rates to that city from eastern potnts was or dered and the present rate were held to be discriminatory. Duluth'i contention that rates on lake ana rail traffic from th, eaat ought to break at Us wharves, however, was not sustained. The commission held that th present rall-and-lake class rates to Duluth from joints east of the Indiana-Illinois state line were unrea sonable and that the existing scale ot through rail and lake class rates to Duluth was unduly discriminatory as compared with rates to Chicago, Undue Discsimlnauon. The commission held that the present Just through rall-and-lake rates from the east to Duluth de prived Duluth "ot the advantage or its location at the head of the lake," and resulted "In undue discrimina tion against Duluth which will be re lieved In some measure uy the reduc tion here required," Finally the commission held that 'the contention of Duluth that the class rates on rail and lake traffic to the northwest ought to break on his wharves instead of at the Twin Cities (Minneapolis and St. Paul) and that, in fairness to Duluth, the sum of the Intermediate rates is the lowest rate adjustment that Minne apolis and St. Paul should have, Is not sustained. Duluth cannot ask for more than a reasonable scale of rates and a reasonable relation of rates as between Itself and the Twin Cities. To have the rates break at a particular - point la not an inherent xaUClghL" - - Th railroads were ordered by the commission to submit tsrlft by Octo ber 1 containing changes directed and also providing for the discontin uance of discriminations against Du luth and towns adjacent to Minne apolis and St. Paul caused by loose policing of transit privileges and long and short haul violations. EXTRA POLICE AND SHIP PATHOL KEEPING PEACE IN SEATTLE STREETS Attempt of Mayor to Pre. vent Publication of Times Is Thwarted. SALOONS ALSO OPEN SEATTLE. Wash., July 19. Quiet had been restored tonight In trfe streets through which sailor and marines of the Pacific reserve fleet swept last night, wrecking the head quarters of the Industrial Workers of the World and radical socialists, and the police were confident there would be no serious renewal of the disorders. A number of men from the fleet were ashore supplied with money, forty having been permitted to draw pay today; but with the sailors also came ashore a large patrol, under command of one ot the captains of the fleet, prepared to round up the men the moment any disorder was re ported. A large number of extra po lice had been sworn In and another factor for quiet was the fact there were no more places to sack. Industrial Workers of the World said tonight they had received warn ing yesierday of a plot to wreck their establishments and that all their val uable records had been taken away and their men warned to keep out of the way of the mob when U appeared. Tonight the police felt confident ot maintaining the peace, although Judgi Humphries of the Huporlor court, had et aside Mayor CotteriU's order clos ing the saloons, There wa much pat ronage of the drinking places during the afternoon and right and the po lice looked en this as the feature ef danger, Public Interest after the debris of the socialist and Industrial workers wreckage had been swept away, cen tered In the unsuccessful effort ef Mayor Cotterill to prevent the publica Hon ot the Seattle Times today and tomorrow, the mayor alleging that Incendiary articles In the Times were responsible for last night's rioting, Judge Humphries came tu the res. cue ef the Time with an Injunction and the city edition of the paper came out en time and the police guard, which had been put lh nailing CHAIRMAN SIMMONS, OF FINANCE COMMITTEE, AND SEN, CVMMINS OPEN DEB A TE ON NEW TARIFF BILL Simmont Declare, New Bill vmon and Cummint Predict, it Will Cany Democratic Party to Defeat in tU Next National Election. WASHINGTON. July 19. Debate oh the tariff In the senate beran In earnest today with Chairman Simmons ot tne finance committee, proclaiming the new bill a satisfactory answer to the demand for downward revision and Senator Cummins, speaking from a progressiva republican standpoint, pro moting that it would carry the demo cratic party to defeat. . Senator Simmon replied to conten tions that th bill discriminated against .the former. Senator Cummins asserted that th democratic party had treaty tlie farmer as an , outlaw and vigorously assailed i President . Wilson for M .Kicipan:i.frmlnir th bill That ha characterised as abuse of power that had been "coercive," Recounts Farm Products, Senator " Simmons recounted the farm products, the measure would place on the free list, such as wheat, flour, cattle, sheep, swine sugar, wool, eggs and potatoes and said; "Every man, whatever occupation, will be the beneficiary In some di rection, to a greater or less degree, of this general system of reductions. In this respect the farmer has been shown special consideration. Practi cally everything he buys has been put on the free list or the duties have bean greatly reduced. "For his special benefit, cotton bag ging and ties, and materials out of which sacks for grain, wool, fertilizer, etc., are made, wire fencing, and b,i!- 1EEPDISIPP0IIITMEIIT" FELT BTJ JAPANESE American Reply Offers No Solution of California Land Law Difficulty. TOKIO, July 1. (Deep disappoint ment is fel; In Japan in connection: with th AmeTk-an reply to the last two Japanese notes on tho subject of th California alien land owner ship legislation. This does not ac cept any of the Japanese contentions that the bill violates the Japanese American treaty and does not offer any suggestion to a solution ot the difficulty. The situation here has reached a deadlock. Japan has not yet decided on her next stop but is so desirous of j maintaining friendly relations that It I Is not believed she will adopt rctalla- j tory moasurea i The Japan public has been led by the press to the belief that Washing-1 ton would afford some relief to the j situation and therefore th govern-1 ment's position has been rendered! more difficult. The public generally, j however, Is absorbed in the develop-1 mem oi me i;mneae anuauon. umclal advices show that the rebellion in South China has become grave. CHINESE CONpiTNO.NS AIiARMlXU WASHINGTON, July Condi tlons In China are becoming very alarming, according tq reports to ths state department, A separation mov. ! ment In southern China I th eause, The American legation at Pekln re ported that Shanghai had called It Independence of the J'ekin govern ment. It la said that four of th Cen tral province ar believed to have declared their Independence of Yuan Shi Kai' government, and that effort! ar being made to organise an nd. pendent government at banking, Much anslety Is felt at Pekin, Many ef th national assembly havs left fur their home In the south, Th most reliable n formation shews ths ten-, tlnou suceoa. ef th BBKhsra arm. i. I, Satisfactory An$wer to fng purposes, and similar - articles of farm consumption have been put on the free list For his special ben efit plows, shovels, rakes, , mowers, reapers, planters and agricultural Im plements of every kind and description have been put on the free list. Ha will be, in a large degree, the benefic iary of free listing ot building mater lals uaed in construction, ot, roads, school text books, boots and shoes, low grads blanket, harness, saddles, wagons, carta, sewing machines, and other Ilk product. u ... i ''" . fcharo General ileneflt, -V -. "Ha will shara-' general benefits from th reduction ot duty on sugar, and its ultimate abolition, and finally, ha will char fceneXite of the heavy reductions this bill mak on wearing apparel of evsry description, orockory, hardware, hardwood and kitchen fur. nlshlng and utenalla" , Chairman Simmon declared th free list under the present Paymt Aldrlch law was in th interest ot th protect manufacturer t "Undoubtedly there will be In creased importation under this bill That was Intended and provided for In the reductions in rate it make. Tou cannot revise th tariff so as t) give relief from present tariff burdens, ex. ce-pt by enlarging opportunities for importations. "Undoubtedly, on the other hnnit there will be Increased exportatlons under this hill. That was also In Attracted by Shouting, He Leaves Automobile Is Recognized by Crowd. WASHINGTON, July President Wilson today experienced the exalt- ment of a country baawball gam. Ho happened along In hi automo bile at La Plata, Md., about II mile south of Washington, when he heard a series of wild shouts and cheer. The president thought he could watch the game Inconspicuously without being recognised and left the auto molille a short distance from the dia mond A thousand curious eyes were turned up in him and feminine root ers almost immediately discovered his identity., . ... . , "It's the president," they chorused as they swooped down" on him and greeted him. The players paused and the crowd gave three hearty cheers for hun. The president learned that the Ijh, Plata team was In bitter com bat with the Indian Head (Md.) team at a Ue score. The president watched the contest for half an hour but did not wait for the finish. RKN'ATE COMMITTKE RESTS WASHINGTON, July II.. The sen ate lobby committee rested today with less than one third of Martin M. Mulhall's correspondence thus fsr Identified, Chairman Overman will endeavor to push the matter ot Identi fying letters next week, beginning Monday, but It will be at least a week before the routine examination of Mulhall Is concluded. Officers of the National Association of Manufacturers meantlm are wait ing more than one hundred thousand letters to start their defense against Mulhall's wholesale accusations of lobbying' end campaign work on their part. THE WI'.ATHER, WAaiUKQTON, July II. ForeoaM far North Carollnai Local thunder- hirwsrs Innday, eaoept fair In south- PRESIDENT WILSON SEES COUNTRY BASEBALL GAME Demand for Downward R- tended by It framer and la provided for In such way a wa found pos sible and practicable. - L'ntaxM ThinM. "To this end it untaxes th things th farmer employe In making th ming n eu abroad. It untax os th raw materials of the manufai.tuMi "In short, it seek in such way a mrm open m estaDiish upon a broader basil that spirit o comity on whioh International good win rests, to r Biov hampering restriction, to broad. n th tasls at lnarnatl.inl hA. BMIU snabl th Amartaan aroiliina t ..t.. advantage, in greater msaaur than as seen possiDI under xistlng tar iff conditions, of our great national opportunity in th market place of worm.- t . ' Cummins Open. Senator Cummint, opening: tho ds bats, declared that th republican party ion ins onndno of th po pi ana "w driven from power largely Decaus It Insisted upon th uunitnsnot or import duties many 01 wnicn war unnecessarily and op preashaly high," "Th domocratlo party." h as erted. will soon b overtaken with Uk disaster, bscaus It 1 about to lnfllf upon th country a tariff law, whlih with respect to many thing. lnvlthaVaertu of free trad, and which, with Hspecv to many others. (Continued on Psg Eight). IS RAIDED INI OLD BARN Officers Work Clever Ruse and Surprise 300 People Near Belmont. WEttCPSTEAD, N. T., July 19. A sensational raid on an alleged pool room opposite th Beimont park race track was conducted lata today by Sheriff Wyrong and deputies, who, through a ruse, surprised 1(H) men, Including society people and book makers, In an old barn, Sevan men were arrested. Just before th start of th fourth race the rherlff and several deputies In an automobile trawled along a highway toward ths barn at hlah speed. Tralllr the machine, and apparently In pursuit, wer - several deputies, clad a police officer, on motorcycles. The automobile turned In at the barn as its occupant In tended to take refuge there. Th cyclists followed and the building was surrounded before th occupants could escape. Crsp and card games, besides race betting, were In progress, according to the authorities. Cut Out and Send to Contest Department. NOMINATION BLANK Good for 1,000 Votes. The Citizen Automobile and Pony Contest Name ....,..,.,.w....;..,. Address ,. Phone No....:....-., Only One Nomination Blank for Each Candidate will count as 1,000. This contest is open only to Girls and Boys under 18 years of age. , ;. GREAT SURPRISE TO THE COMMITTEE United States Would Securo Naval Base and Exclu sive Canal Privilege WASHINGTON, July II.- A nw policy toward Nicaragua, involving th virtual control ot th affair of that republic by th United States througH a protectorate similar to that xr ' olsed Aver Cuba, was outlined today by secretary Bryan, at a private con ference with members ot the senate foreign relation committee, ; Mr. Bryan' proposal, coming as a complete surprls. to, most ot th member of th committee, ha been taken by many senators a th first ' pronouncement of a general policy on th part of th administration to ex tend American control over th coun tries surrounding th Panama canal, and to assur that stability of Cen tral American ropubllc and th dom ination by th United States ot their ' relation with other great powers, Secretary Bryan went before a commltte with a revised draft of th proposed . Nlcaraguan treaty, negou-, ated first In th Tatt administration, ; oy wnicn tn united State would cur exclusive canal right across Nic- . aragua and a new naval bas In g chang for a 13,000,900 (old pay " mnt ., i-"V ' i .:..-'::..-.''. ; A a new feature of the treaty, how ever, the secretary of itat proposed that language similar If not idsntiaat with tho so-called "Putt - amend- ment," relating to Cuba, be Injseted In th treaty, giving the United Bute sweeping control ot Nlcaraguan af fair and th power to regulate he' foreign relation and her finance. '( Proposed I'lan. . Under the proposed plan, Nlcara-" fua would agree 1n substance) . That war should not be doclared without th consent cf the : United Status." " ;;' " - , ' , , ,'. , : That no treatise would be mad with foreign governments that would tend to destroy her independence, or that would give those government a foothold In the republic ; That no publlo debt would b con- -traded beyond the ordinary resources of th government Indicated by th ord'nary revenue .-. That the United 8tatee should have the right to Intervene at any time to preserve Nlcaraguan independence, or to protect life or property. That the United State should have th exclusive right to build a canal acres Nicaragua and should have a ninety-nine year lease to a naval base In the Bay of Fonsoea and to th Great Corn and Utile Corn island . in the Carrlbean, with the privilege, of renewing th lease. The United States In return would ' pay Nicaragua 13,000,000 to be used in publlo work and aducatlon. It 1 understood the Nlcaraguan government 1 willing to enter Into th proposed treaty because .of the stabll Ity It would give to the preeent Dtas government and to the proposed re organisation of th na:al affair ot the republic. It 1 understood a re funding of the Nlcaraguan debt for which about $15,000,000 I required. does not form a specific part of tho negotiation laid today before th sen' at committee. MILITARY BILL PASSED. . PARJfl, July Th chamber ot deputies lata tonight concluded the debate on the measure which la ' France' reply to Germany Increase In armament, by passing th three years' military service bill. The vote was ICS to 30 4. The bill provide for a three-years' term of eervloo In all branches of th army instead ot two, a hitherto, and will add 310, 000 men, at th lowest estimate, to the peace footing of the army, which . now atanls at 071,733, excluding of ficer On clause provide that tho term of service shall begin at the age of 30. ,. m: ms, PiMUIUHST ARRESTED. LONDON, July II. Mr. Emrnelln Pankhurst, the suffragette leader, who several days ago escaped In a sensational manner from the police at a meeting of the Women' social and Political Union, wa placed un a.t arreat todav. Mra ' Pankhurst wa released recently while serving a thre-yer term of imprisonment. joorq was withdraw'- - Agiang il ptovtneo, - wort BOTtlortl Monday f- -
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