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ASHEYILLE CITIZEN THE WEATHER: RAIN. H CITIZEN WANT ADS BEING RESULTS ASHEYILLE, N. O, MONDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 17, 1913. QrOL. XXX, NO. 26. PRICE 5 CENTS. t: no a iiUEBTA REQUESTS RESIGNATION OF t Man Who Was Practically at Head of Cabinet Is Sum marlly -Fired" WISHED TO ACCEDE TO DEMANDS OF U.S. uerta Declares That He Is gjb - Disposed to Play Out , , the Game MEXICO CITT. Nov. 15. It waa learned today that the American charge had seen Presl-, 4- dent Huerta and from the pre!- V dent himself had learned that he would not resign and would 11-4- ten only to such proposals as were compatible with his own dignity and that of his country. This Is the substance of a re port which It tt said , Mr. O'Shaughnessy has made . to Washington. 4 fHUWff MEXICO . CITY", Nov. 18. What floubt remained regarding Oeneral uerta's Intentions -with respect to mpllanne with the American de mand for his own elimination was removed from the minds of most Mex icans and foreign residents by his per emptory dismissal today of Manf 1 Garza ' Aldape, minister of interior, who was looked upon as the bead of Huerta's cabinet. Manuel Garza Aldape led that group of the cabinet which held the con vlction that It would be best to ac- ! c'jde to that portion at least of Wastr Ington's demands which meant the '.otal' abandonment of power b the provisional president, and he is said to have been the only one. with suf lolent courage, to discuss the Inter flttional situation frankly with his :hief. , ' ' Called on O'Shaughnessy. It was he who called at the Ameri san embassy recently and Induced Nelson O'Shaughnessy, the charge r 3 sff sppea nl for th eoiieliiarrjl -tW tot p- Nations. Benor Aldape' resignation ? -i demanded at a t"btrtet meeting at f-essident Huerta's house -early this morning. '-Huerta is said to have. re iterated at this meeting the statement that he would not resign, that with him it was -a, case of life or death an'", he was disposed to play out the e;ame. Certain Intimate friends of Cen tral Huerta have been-Indicating to aim, it Is said for some time, that the minister of Interior was Intriguing Tor the presidency and that the cabi net had become divided into two camps. Those who opposed Senor Aldape Include Querido Moheno, min ister of foreign affairs; General Blan quet, minister of war, and Jose Maria liozano, minister of fomento. Threatened to Rratgn. MINISTER ALDAP dlt to ese th stated authoritatively 'hat three ministers assured General Huerta that unless the minister of the Interior was removed thoy would re ilgn. Renor Aldape. was designated to- nignt Dy tne provisional preeioerii . to i go to Europe in fulfillment of some I undetermined special mission, S 'nor I Aldape's friends think It possible that :Oontlnned on Pa'3 Five). INTERSTATE GOMMERCE COMMISSION TO PROBE ANTHRACITE COAL ROADS Rates and Practices of the Koads Will be Thorough - ;- ly Investigated. - - - LAST THREE WEEKS PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 18. The 'nterstate commerce commission will egln here tomorrow a sweeping In vestigation Into the rates and prac tices of the anthracite coal roads. The Inquiry is being undertaken with a view to determining whether there have been any violations of the Interstate comerce laws in con nection with the transportation of . ;oal, Including the question as to whether the roads have observed the spirit of the recent "commodities tlause" decision, which held that ' railroads could not transport com modities produced by themselves. The question of the reasonableness of the 'present freight rates on coal, whether the carriers discriminate gainst independent Shippers and whether any concerted policy exists among them in connection with pos 5fcle discriminations, will comprise CJ Important part of the Investiga uon. The inquiry Is'expected to last at least three weeks. Commissioner John H. Marble will preside, and S. H. S.nlth and J. J slop will conduct the examination. HON. W.T.CRAWFORD DIES SUDDENLY AT WA YNES VILLE HOME Seven Times Nominee of Democratic Party of Tenth District Answers His Last Roll CallSplendid Rec ord in Congress. William Tecumaeh Crawford. seven tlmta Ue nominee of the democratic pajSTthe old ninth and new tenth Gesslonal districts of North Car- at night at :S0 o'clock, his aeatn following a sinning spell wnicn seized him shortly after 7 o'clock. The mem tier of his family, with the exception of two sons, who have be en attending the A. and M. college at Raleigh, were at the bedside when death cam. The deceased, who was fifty-seven! years of age, Is survived by his wire and seven children, four boys and three girls. The sons at Raleigh are miliary and Harry and they will ar rive at Wayneeville today. While the final end came to ex Congressman Crawford rather sud- denly he had been sick with stomach was defeated by Hon. Richmond Pear trouble and complications for more son, later United States minister to than a year. While at his evening Greece by a majority of only ltt. meat yesterday he complained of a I From 1894 to 1898. Mr. Crawford severe pain over his left eye, and re-' practiced law at Waynesvllle and In marked that he felt rather weak. ; the latter year he was again nomlnat- Thia was about 7:15. A physician wauled for congress. On the face of the summoned but Mr. Crawford continu ed to sink rapidly and two hours later he breathed his last. Ft Well Friday. Yet his departure was totally un expected by Mr. Crawford himself, for on Friday he remarked that heirtom. M, pr.. . I never felt better in his life and re-; otced in the belief hat he was about , to recover his health On Saturday he took anac tlve part in the W ayne-. c.v.. some legal business of Importance. It was remarked by several who saw him and spoke to him that the ex- congressman naa not oeen in sucn good spirits for a long time and he was congratulated by his friends. Mr. Crawford had Intended to leave Waynesvllle tomorrow for Hot Springs, Ark., .and take a month's treatment there. The news of Mr! Crawford's death will come as a great shock to his hosts of friends throughout the Tenth district, the state and at the natlqna) capital, where his friends were legion. He was Justly-ratedjhe . most. twlaiu sent to Washington, and none fought harder for Its interests In and out of congress, . Speaking of the deceased last night Captain W. J. Hannah. of.jh nm nomination for congress be Waynesv lie. who was the law partner fore he waR a(Jmltt,ea rj , ot Mr. Crawford for ight years, Ce-,,- r.h,., , ,c clared that he revr kniw Mr. rav- tvA'm .H...I 'TI U J .. I US Jl r,;.ua",. 'T "i-'onoiu puniiu i, x.a,,,,,.,, ,,u,,,,uii, mm his many lovable traits surrounded him with Innumerable friends under all circumstances and on all occasions. He was without doubt the best loved BELIEVED THAT DICK LAW REGARD! 1ITIA WILL BL 1TIE0 Lines Will be defended In Report of Judge Advo- . cate General. MUCH INTEREST. WASHINGTON, Nov. 18. The lines upon which the contest over the mlllUa pay bill fight will be fought In the next session of congress prob ably will be clearly defined this week when Secretary Garrison makes pub Ho the opinion of Rrigadier-a-eneral Enoch H. Crowder, Judge advooate general of the army, as to the legality of "circular No, 8." putting Into ef fect the Dick law for the reorgani sation of the militia. Circular No. i, issued by the millt'.a division ot the war department, declares that the federal government will nrt recog nize national guard officers except where the requirements of the regular army as to organization, armament and discipline are fully ooserved. j In military circles here it Is expect- ( ed that General Crowdefs opln;on i will sustain the legality of the ctr- j cular and In that event the. Issue will be put squarely to the militia organ izations Secretary Garrison already has taken the position that until th6 militia consents to an organization similar to that prescribed for the reg ular army, congress should not enact the proposed militia pay legislation which would Increase expenditures for the militia to between 815,000,000 and 820,000,000 a year. The secretary believes that If mili tiamen are to be. paid by the federal government, they should be subject to call for duty anywhere, at any time, regardless of state or national lines. While there has been opposition to the department's enforcment of the Dick law many states have shown a disposition to comply with the regu lations. Florida Is the latest state to report that its militia has been or ganized In conforniiy with circular No. 8, and New York, Ohio. Missouri and Connecticut have made minor ii4haseaw bJch-brjiiKi'their organiza- lions within the law. congressman tlwh the. Tenth district of North -Carolina ever presented, and his going Is a great blow to this din tnct and this community.; The pop ular esteem In which he was held Is evidenced by the fact that he was seven times nominated by the democ racy of this district" ; , : ; . .Eventful Career. , The political career of W. T.; Craw ford was a stirring and an eventful one, His congressional record has few parallels In any section. , He was first nominated for congress In 190 and defeated Judge H. 9. -Swarf ,ei the polls. In 1892, he defeated Judt J. C. Prltchard, now a member of the United States circuit court of ap peals. In 1894, after a most stirring and eventful campaign, Mr. Crawford returns he was elected by a majority of 355, but Mr. Pearson contested the election and with South Waynesvllle and Bla4S Mountain precincts thrown out, "M -Pearson was seated In the spring of 1900 by the elections com mittee. By way of vindication ana ,.,, h i.m.i- ... mnn u... flefcfttej ame year hy MaJor j. M- Moody menAment t0 tne congtUuloll belng princpal factor ,n that campaign. In 1908 Mr. Craw- ford was again nominated and In that year defeated Hon. James J. Brltt, third assistant postmaster general un der President Taft. In 1908 Mr. Crawford was again nominated by ac clamation and was defeated by Hon John G, Grant by a majority of some thing over 800. The deceased never entered the political arena again but settkd' down to the practice of 'aw In his home city. ' Cleveland Elector. ; , Mr. Crawford's career in the state legislature was hardly lew eventful he being sent to Raleigh In 1881, 1881 jm. hl .... - - vv. . i vi vi v s tdti ivfc iv r IVesident Cleveland. , A subject of frequent Comment was i . . ..... u impus tun hi and 1890 and obtained his llcerun? la u.i-,iS91i one year Bfter he h,lt1 ,featJd Jrtro Fanrt In h congressional election. As previously stated, the deceased Continued on Page Revem.1 BIC DEEPER WATERWATS III Governors, Congres s m a n And Other Prominent Men Are Delegates. REPORTS READY. JACKSONVILLE, Fla,. Nov. 18. Delegates to the number of several hundred, Including governors, con gressmen, and representatives of com mercial and marine organizations from practically all the Atlantis states will gather here next Tuesday for the sixth annual convention of the Atlantlo Deeper Waterways as sociation, which win remain in ses sion for four days. Presiding over the. meetings will be United States Representative J. Hampton Moor of Pennsylvania, president of the asso ciation. Whll the Atlanta) Deeper Water ways association has devoted much of Its attention toward the Improve ment of harbors and inland water way throughout the country, Its chief aim is to accomplish the con struction of an all-Inland water route along the Atlantic coast from Boston to Key WV-st. It Is proposed to do this by completing a rhain of canals connecting natural, protected water ways. For many years men who are ac tive In the association have devoted their attention to the problems pre sented by this plan, and during the convention here papers will be read covering every phase of the project. the details of which already have carefully been worked out. Extensive preparations for the en tertainment of those attending the convention have been completed, In cluding an elaborate water pageant here Thursday. THE WEATHER, WASHINGTON, Nov. 18. Forecast for North CroMna: Local rain and solder JfHdaTuesaajrjfJalt, PLAN TO REVISE NATIONAL LAWS ON BANKING MAKES APPEARANCE ' IN THE U. S. LEGISLATIVE CIRCLES It Will Include important Questions Originally Contemplated as Part of the Cur rency BilJ-Progreisives Have Plane for Anti-Trust Legielation Rural ? '---to? WA8HINQTON, Nov; " . Wltli the administration currency bill due to be reported to the senate this week, after lohg delay, plaa Co revise the national banking Uwa to meet the new currency system has made Its appearance In legislative circle ' It will Include . Important questions1 originally contemplated a a part of the currency bill, but let aside ' until the next session of congress when a general revision of talking laws ha been promised by the ,dmtnlstratlon. In connection wlthLthl froposed revision, congress wlf ts,ka up the far-reaching qutstlo ot rural cr&dlts, ths roMent . ot 'pfVlfTlngr ehfeapPT money for the farmer who now mort gages hl land at high rates of Inter est to secure ready funds. The rural credits commission, after an exhaus tive Investigation of the subject, In cluding an examination of farm loan systems abroad, Is at work on a re port to congress which will recom mend some sort of a law on the svb Jsot . Report Next Session. The commission expects to report early In the next seselon. The many recommendations of the money trust Investigating committee of the house, which went Into the question of the concentration of money and credits exhaustively dur ing the last congress, also will be used In the work of revision. Tho regulation of clearing house'assocta Uons and stock exchanges by federal law will be considered In this con nection. One of the provisions which probably will be Inserted In the new law will forbid Interlocking directo rates In national banks. An effort has been made to put this prohibition In the pending currency bill, but the administration has maintained that It should go Into the new banking law. The senate hanking and currency IN Agreement Made at This Meeting tc "Sandbag" Contractors of State. NEW TORK, Nov. 18. Informa- Uoa Mltcernlng a -on ferance declared to have been held In Syracuse last year was given to District Attorney Whitman today in his Investigation of charges that state '.rnt anal and road contractors were "eandbaed" by Tammany Hali into making cam paign contributions At this meeting It was agreed, to It . was staled to Mr. Whitman that contractors throug-hout the utato should b( so licited for contribution. The conferees, the prosecutor was Informed, Included William H. Kelley, democratic committeeman of Onon daga county; Henry P, Burgard, con tractor; George H. MciJuife, a Syra cuse bonding agent; Everett P, Fow ler, a democratic leader accused of extortion, and William Sulzer, Im peached as governor. Burgard waa subpoenaed last week but Mr. Whitman decided not to have him take the stand In the John Doe Investigation for the present. Sulzer volunteered to testify. It was learned today that Burgard and Sulzer will not be allowed to tell their story officially unless both waive Immunity. Mr. Sul zer tonight denied the story of the conference. Confirmation that this conference took place is expected by the prose cutor tomorrow from Fowler, wh was described In the charges of Johe A. Hennessy, Governor Sulzer' graft Speaking of Turkeys ; Credits Ar Cndt?d. administration supporters this week declined to consider schema for guaranteeing national bank deposits, with the understanding that that question would be taken up next ses sion. ';' Advocates of the bank law revision plan are seeking to place their pro JscU ahead of the proposed anti trust legislation In the administration program. The anti-trust program a being vigorously discussed, but ., has not yet taken definite .form, so far at the administration i concerned-, although many individual anti-trust measures are appearing In the house and --ssjurtsi"!' The progressive anti-trust program, the main feature of the third party's legislative plans for the next session, is outlined in three bills which Rep resentative Murdock, of Kansas, pro gressive leader of the house, will in troduce tomorrow. They embody pro posals to create an Interstate trade commission to prohibit unfair com petition and to suppress monopolies. Following conferences held during the pnst six months, they are the Joint production of Mr, , . Murdock, Dean William Draper Lewis, ot the University of Pennsylvania, . Law school; Herbert Knox Smith, former commissioner ot corporations;, , and Donald li. Hlchberg, director of the progressive national legislative refer ence bureau. TkeM measures will be added to the housH Judiciary committee's al ready full docket of antt-trtjirt bills, introduced by members ot all three parties. Would Solve Trust Problem. . Mr. Murdoc said. tonight that his bflle, which he called the "progres sive trust triplets," would solve the whole trust problem, would wipe out monopoly, and create a trade commission that would relieve Ihe court of administrative functions In Jffiy Mn6ETTES 10IUIE1SE Will Seek Support for Con stitutional Amendment to Give Women Votes. j WAHINT N, No. 14, New t.rsey- suffragists will invade - 8h j whit house -and the senate and ' hou, ottb building tomorrow i ' king support fut constitutional amendment ftivlr.z women the right to vote. They rme to Washington today ami fi the uuests of honor at a max meeting held In a local (heater under the auspices - of Che ' congressional union for women suf- frsgs. Bpivechfs were made st th meet ing by several prominent women and the aiitl'-siiffniglst Were attacked by the only man speaker en the program. "ft have come to appeal to the man who conscientiously believe be Is the greatest apostle of democracy In the United fltatrn." declared Mrs. K, F. Feif kert. president Of the New Jersey Huffragp asHociatlon, address ing the mass meeting. "We believe he will help us to bring about fundamental democracy by helping the movement to give eiiffrage to women." i SHORIv UliKHTY. GR.VOA. - Xov,' !. Rear Admiral Frank K, Beattey in command of the United States battleships Connecticut and Kanvaf, gave most of the blue Jackets, shore liberty today thoy might enjoy the beautiful Sunday In business regulation and bring quick, adequate relief to the small business rnnn. i Tho proposed commission would hare seven members serving seven year term at 10,00S a year each. The commission's jurisdiction would be limited to corporations and busl ness combinations having mora than 18,000,000 gross annual receipts from business . In the United States. It would hava - plenary power to get complete Information, to sritlclse and make , public over-capitalization, un fair competition, ! ' misrepresentations or oppressive Use of credit and to wWsthmtrtnforclhforewi of dissolution.: Vy;--.? Interlocking directorates, oppres sive exclusive contracts, localised price-cutting, procuring favor from common carriers and procuring dis honest conduct, from employee of competitors are among unfair trade practice the second bill would put under the ban. , The third bill woUid empower th trade commission to Investigate complaints of any buslne organiza tion exercising a "substantially m,o riopolletlc power," and, I designed to deal with at riot In the measures wrongful but resulting In Intolerable Conditions. It would make "con trary to public policy"' a corporation' control over a sufficient portion of an Industry to control price of raw ma terials or finished or partly finished products, The commission would be empowered to restrain th unlawful acts or to work out a reorganising plan If the act only 'tend to mon opoly." :;""V.':" .' .'". ." ' Administration senator ' hoped to night to begin work on th floor of the senate on the currency bill th latter part of this week. The administration draft of the (Continued on Pag five.) ME USM1I10 Bald on Downing St. Leads to Arrest of Four Leaders After Scrimmage. IXWDON, Kov. 1A suffragette raid on Downing street this evenlns led to disorders and the arrest of four of the leaders. The Woman's Freedom league held a meeting at Oaxton hall tn the afternoon, and a delegation of prominent members proceeded to Premier Avqulth' resi dence to present a resolution. Other suffragettes started to hold a meet ing on the steps leading from Down ing street to St. James park, where shortly thoy were Joined by th free dom league committee. The police interfered to prevent the- obstruction of the tep, but th women refused to disperse and con. tmued their peechmaklng. Polio reinforcements worn sumoned, and after a acrlmmage they cleared the steps and arrested th leader. TO INVESTIGATE WEATHER M.VN. CUSVKLAXD, Ohio, Nov, H.-Con-gressman Gordon tonight telegraphed President Woodrow Wilson, asking him to direct an investigation of the father bureau to ascertain If It wa responsible for Ihe Jos of 254 live In the storm, which broke over the Great Lakes last Sunday. The chief aim of the Investigation, Congressman Oor don says, will be to learn if Inade quate and improper signal ware die MM JIIIO III HO COMER nine in" sir Discuss Cablegrams From O'Shaug-hnessy and Send . Messages BELIEVE HUERTA WILL HAVE TO YIELD Constitutionalists Say . Pros pect of Raising Embargo on Arms Is Brighter WuVSHIXOTON, Nov. li fleer. : Ury Bryan conferred at th whlta' houj tonight with President WIU ion on th latest developments la the Mexican situation. They talked over message received from Charg O'Shaughnessy and despatched torn cablegram to him after their eon- , ference. "W ar not prepared ,io mak nj announcements," said Mr. ' Bryan afterward. - Th official message confirmed ; press report of tns forced resins, tion of Minister Aldan, .who wai endeavoring to persuade, General Huerta to resign. To offlolal Wash. ltigton this emphasised th lfflculi or inoa who were seeking to coun. el Huerta to avwrt complication with the United States. However. tha confldenca that Huerta will have to yield la unshaken. Th prospect that the- tmbarr on arm may' b lifted during the coming week, oonwtitutloneJUt rep resentatives her say has brighten ed considerably and they ar arr ly preparing to buy tarxa quantities of arms for quick shipment to tha border. : f -' ;:,;. Prldnt Wilson and Secretary Bryan atllt' hops, though, that liuar. ta will com td term without th necessity of such measure as lift ing -the embargo on arms, hi Mkejy that the American tavern- , ment will wait tew dy for th effect of foreign firesiuro hefon making any decislv movement for' ward In It policy, . . , , The warning which, ha Wn f 1 en to British ubjcti( to mov out of Inaccessible tnwtM. wn retrnrrV j JJwwi'istitivtriJt ; wnh the situn-" ' tlon a likely to lmpre Hurta thai a drast policy against him might ba In prospect. ; ' , Th continued success of th con. tltntlonallst In the field, th pleiv of financially )tarvfng thrf Huerta regtms, nd th pressure from for eign government r th factor which th Washington government believe Inevitably will force Huerta out of power. Th attitude . of tha administration appeared to b on or patient waning ior tnia result, Xcgntwtlon Continued. - .V.vntlallnnii . hal 1 miiniit If4ittmid on Par five) HE BALIS DOCKS III ST.fiiEE'Siiiflr FUUESEXTINGUISHEO Conveyed by the Conarder Fannonia Which Answer ed Wireless. PASSENGERS SAFE. HAMILTON, Bermuda,. Nor, 16.- The Hpanish steamer Balme with he cotton cargo on fire, wa towid lnt St. George harbor -this morning- by tha tug Gladisfen and Powerful, con voyed by the Cunard liner Pannonla. Th Cunnrder bad on hoard II passenger of th Balmes, taken ofC the burning ship Friday' morning rtt mid ocean, while heavy seas were run- f d . ft Itn' V.A ...nil. answer to wireless call for help. When the Balmes came to anchor In the harbor her hatches wore lifted. Great clouds of smoke belched forth, but powerful pump soon extltigulahed th fire. The steamer I In good con dltlon except for the damage done by the water and tho fire In her cargo. . Tha Pannonla, when she had fin-. Uhed her task of conveying tha Balm, pointed her prow toward New York and steamed away at 10 o'clock this morning, the passengers of -tha Balme lining her deck. The fire on the Balme wa d! covere'd Wednesday night at 11 o'clocld while the steamer was ploughing east ward on her trip to Cadiz, Spain, from Galveston and Havana. The flames were In hold No. f and spread rapii ly, the smoke penetrating to the en. glneroom and the stokehold, Tha second engineer and several mem be.- of tha crew were partially uffocatel but (tuck to their posts. The wlreles operator by direction, of Captain Ruiz then began tending? oui cans ior , asHimam-v. . .- xue i-au reached the Pannula, 180 mile to tha. north, bound fof New.'Tork and Cat tain Robert - Capper answered would comn l tho Batmen' aid-. British cruiser Suffolk also y th steamer' call, but hv'
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