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E ASHEVILLE CITIZEN CITIZEN WANT ADS BRING RESULTS THE WEATHER: FAIR. ASHEVILLE, N. G, WEDNESDAY MORNING, N OVEMBER 19, 1913. PRICE 5 CENTS, VOL- XXX., NO. 28. COMMITTEE FAILS Why Not? 10 BETTHBETHEB MISSli III BIG P Dr. W.L. Poteat. A A. Thomas and Judge M.H. Justice Are Selected Three Reports Submitted to Exact Number Entombed In No 2 Mine at Acton. Ala; Is Still Unknown Principal Feature Considered National Conservation Con gress no Subject by Both Wings of Currency Committee dEMi GRAlb HAME5 MEMBERS OF COMMISSION IE DEAD 101 MEANSTOPROTECT COUNTRY AGAINST MONEY SIBin, just to keep ( ;;n Oil ITER QWER MINE EXPLOSION O. 01 Q APPOINTED UNDER ' THE JUSTICE ACT In Announcing Commission Governor Pays High Tribute to Members RALEIGH, N. t?.,'NOV.-W:-S5vr. nor Craig announcfi the appoint ment of Judge M- H. Justice, Ruth erfordton; Dr. W. L. Potent, of Wake Forest, and A, A, Thomas, of Ral eigh, as special commissioners under the Justice Intrastate freight rate act, to pass upon the table of rates in the Justice act of the special ses lion in the light of the protests and exceptions made to the rates as con fiscatory by the railroad companies and definitely prescribe ; the rates that shall be put into effect. All three have accepted. Dr. Poteat is president of Wake Foreet college; Judge Justice is a prominent Judge of the Superior court bench, and r. Thompson is a prominent mill an of Raleigh, treasurer of the North Carolina Just Freight Rate tssociation. Stands For Iwclf. In announcing the commission, Governor Craig Bald: "The commis sion stands for Itself. I realise that I was charged with the performance f a moBt important duty and I have '.aken thorough and mature consp iration, the subject to be considered ly the commission being of the greatest consequence. It involves a large amount of money directly, and tbove all that, the welfare of the Hate now and hereafter. All will agree that the men appointed are Df the highest character and of first order and ability. They are well known. They are courageous, wise and Just. I am satisfied that they will measure up to the great re sponsibility and that the judgment pronounced by the commission will .tfln"? Ill 11" Teau', nf 'nnaclen -Uous people. No tribunal superior to this has set in North Carolina i id no larger issue has been passed upon." Extends Sixty Days. The Justice act was ratified Oct. 13, and was to be effective within sixty days, thus extending to Dec. 13. Thereafter there will be the first additional sixty days', extension by I he governor to allow time for the special commission to Investigate and ddjust the rates. The act provides that If the special commission finds the rates prescribed in the act con fiscatory or unreasonable they can lower or ralae them as they deem I Continued on Poire Five) 6h PROPOSES PLftll TO END Would Exempt Cotton Sold in Stat in Which Grown From Tax. WANTS HEAVY TAX NEW YORK, Nov. 1 8 Ex-Senator J. Lw McLaurln, of South Carolina, proposed a plan for ending objec- donable gambling In cotton futures, l an address today to a committee m the New York Cotton exchange, ' which is considering changes in the rules to meet criticism directed against present methods. Mr. Mc Laurin said the failure of congress to enact legislation at this session imposing a tax on dealings in cotton rptions was due to the fact that .no plan had been dfevised to destroy gambling In contracts, which does not also Involve the destruction of legitimate business necessary to keep cpen such channels of trade as could not be closed without disastrous ef fects. Mr. McLaurln said the present system was objectionable because cotton prices made on the New York exchange were based upon the sup nlv nf cotton In New York ware - houses. As the stock of cotton is! A new and supplemental writ of la only a comparatively small part of j habeas corpus under the extradition the total, he said, it was possible for proceedings was filed by Thaw's coun peculators to manipulate cotton ,sel. prices for gambling purposes In a j To this the state of New York was , way which would otherwise not be given seven days to reply with Thaw possible. Under present methods to have five days thereafter In whlcn contracts on the New York exchange I to make his reply. call for delivery of warehouse re-J ceiptfl for cotton stored in New York Oarehouses. Mr. McLaurln eug-! isted that the plan for a tax on! ...,; n - . V. : ,i V. ,am ft..iJ cotton options which was consider - ed recently by congress, be amended to provide for a heavy tax ion all ed that cotton deliverd In the state in which It 1 grown b exempt from LIVELY DEBATE IS PROMISED TODAY Unable to Agree no Manner of Granting Water-Power Franchises WASHINGTON, Nov. 18. Unable to agree on a federal waterpower policy, the National Conservation congress waterpower committee pre' sen ted three reports here today at the opening session of the annual meeting of , the congress. One re port was from the majority, another from the minority, and a third enun ciated certain general principles on. which the committee was unani mous. Exceedingly lively debate is looked for when the subject is dis cussed at tomorrow's session, which will be presided over by Walter L. Fisher, former secretary of the Inte rior. Chief Failure. The chief failure of the commit tee was in respect to its inability to agree as to the method of granting waterpower franchises. The major ity favored the Indeterminate fran chise with no fixed term limited. The minority would allow a period ot not exceeding thirty years, during which the franchise would be lrre vokable except for cause. The mi nority specified ownership "by -an unlawful trust, or In restraint of trade," as sufficient for immediate termination of franchise. The committee as a whole agreed that compensation for the privilege reserved to the government state or federal from whom the privilege comes." In making its united report the committee declared that while "fill ing a difference of opinion among Its members as to certain details of the subject," it felt "keenly the consequences which would follow a failure to agree upon a, conaixupjtiye, W'sVrFr of progress." Ts?5H S program Three Essentials. ' Both majority and minority reports asserted that "ther are three esaen tlals of a sound water policy prompt development, prevention of unregu lated mononoply, and good service and fair charges to the consumer. Both said that the "regulation of service and charge Is usually a state or local function," and that It should be "exercised by the nation only in Intrastate industry." The minority declared that the central fact in the waterpower 'situa tion today is concentration of con trol," and argued that waterpower control rather than waterpower de- (Contlnned on Page Severn). K IN FAMOUS CASE " OF HIMI JHMLL TBIW Thaw Again in Joint Custo dy of United States and State Officials. VARIOUS QUESTIONS CONCORD, N. H., Nov. 18. Harry K. Thaw, occupies tonight the same hotel apartments that have been nts home since September IT and now as then. : .. . ... ne i in nitr ;uuu u'ia wavi onen In HHH.H United States Marshal E. P. Nute and High Sheriff Holman A. Drew. But his legal status has been altered material ly in 24 hours. After an all day hearing fcefor Judge. Edgar Aldrlch In the United States court today an agreement was reached between William T. Jerome, counsel for the state of New Tors, and Thaw's leading lawyers, Judge Aldrlch assenting, whereby these steps were taken: The writ of habeas corpusiflled by Thaw at Littleton in September was temporarily suspended. Thaw was arrested by Sheriff Drew under the extradition warrant Issued 1 by Governor Felker. Then all the documents in the case: are to be printed and briefs filed by j both parties. t Then Judge Aldrlch will fix a date n m-Vi icVi final nrirlimpntji wilt hn 1 on which final made before him on the question: Does Thaw's case come under the.ous administration had declared by extradition laws: a- .ppi w,aK tw, M that th case may progress to the, states not to erect defense on the (lotted Bftm Sunrama court. '.great waurway. SYSTEMATIC WORK TO RESCUE MINERS Explosion Believed to Have Been Caused by Dust. Ignit ed From Charge ACTON,. Ala., Nov. 18, rp to 1 o'clock this niorulng 14 bodiot had been recovered from the Alabama Fuel and Iron company's mine No. 2, where ' an - explosion late yesterday afternoon cut off more than a score of miners. Five had been brought out alive at that hour. Several other minora are still believed to be en tombed In the mine. ACTON. Ala., Nov. 1$. Nine min ers are known to have been killed and at least a dozen others were still missing at a late hour flonlght, as the result of an explosion this afternoon In the Alabama Fuel and Iron com pany's mine No. 2, near here. The exact number still entombed Is uncertain, as mine officials are un able to say how many men were at work in the mine when the explo eUon occurred. Estimates of miners employed near the scene of the disas ter place the total number who en tered the mine today at from 25 to 40. Systematic rescue work has been in progress since 8 o'clock tonight and those In charge believe that the great mass of rock and coal Jarred loose by the explosion will be penetrated be fore morning. Up to shortly before midnight only live miners had been taken out alive. They expressed the belief that many of those still entombed had been killed by the force tof the explosion. At that hour oodles of the follow ing had been recovered; . U U Patterson. E. Bright. Burns Klttrell. Two negroes. The usual quota of men employed In mine N 0.2 is 70, but the exact number at work when the explosion occurred Is not certain. Mine officials said tonight that a checking up of the mine records would be necessary before It could be learned definitely how many are still entombed. The cause of the explosion has not been learned. That many of those entombed were killed by its force seems certain, as two men working near the surface at the time were blown several feet from the mine en trance. Officials of the mine, accompanied ( Continued on PageSeven. ) SCOTCHMAN RELIES ON BRITISH NAVY 10 KEEP PANAMIAL OPEN Regards Situation as Seri ous if Not Entire Breach of Faith by U. S. STRONG ADDRESS. LONDON, Nor. 18. "I am voicing the opinion of large merchant ship ping interests In saying that we rely I upon our costly navy . to prepare men M ' r ( n k,n t V. Damo. i " wiai shipping.' declared Charles Stuart Nairne, rep resentatlve or extensive Scottish shipping interests, In an address be fore the Royal United Service Instl tutlon here today. Despite the Hay-Pauncefote treaty," said Mr. Nairne, "the world U now fRced by a fortified Panama canal instead of one entirely for the fonrlt of the commerce of all ja- iions. i regara this as a serious s.tu atlon, if not an entire breach of faith ty the United States government" NOT TAKEN SERIOUSLY. WASHINGTON, Nov. 18. Wash ington officials did not take seriously the speech of Charles Stuart Nairne j In London today, declaring that large mercnant snipping Interests repre sented by him relied upon the Brit ish navy "to prepare meaairres to always keep the Panama canal open to British shipping." Commenting on Mr. Nairne's sug gestlon that the United States had been guilty of a breach of faith in fortifying the canal, Secretary Gar- rison, of the war department, said that "water has passed under the hrMr" The secretary added that a prevl- ; ena rting a law providing for the canal fnrtlflrallon hat (ti Mv-p.iirwff,.. CONSTITUTIONALIST MINISTER VIRTUALLY DEMANDS THAT HIS CHIEF Asks William Bayard Halt to Present His-Credentials Before Continuing Discus sions Further Believed That Carranza Plans Issuance of Manifesto Setting f Forth His Position, - ( Outcome Uncertain. H The outcome, which must be BROWNSVILLE, Tex., Nov. elded within a day or two, was made 18. -Every member of the do- luu more uncertain by the announce- fending federal garrison was killed before the constitutional- Isto Anally captured Victoria, capital of the Mexfcnn state of 4 Tamaullpa, today. . This report was made to con- 4- stltuUonallst headquarter at Matamoraa tonight by Generl Pablo Uonzulea, who command- ed the attacking forces. Cleneral 4 4 Gonsalea describee the battle as 4 4 onot the hlcwOlttrt. 4 ent revolution. -. -. t NOGAXK8, Sonora, Mcx., Nov. IS. Francisco Escndero, minister of for eign relations In the CarraiiM cab- lnet, asked William Bayard Hale, i l -resident wiison agent, iwe looay io . present hi credentials before eontJnu- Ing further with the conferences which have been under way here In- formally for several uay. , This was Interpreted by many as a virtual demand for recognition of the COiisUtutlonallst revolntlon before 'lie exchange between the Carranzlst and the Wawhlngton government u. concluded. "For oar part, nnoffldal negotia tions are ended," Fscudero said. "We have asked Mr. Hale to present his formal credentials. I would receive them as minister of foreign relation and transmit them to my chief. We have been very glad to meet Mr. Hale on terms of friendliness, knowing ot hi prevlon Investigation In Mexico, and in view of his rela tlon with Mr. Wilson and Mr. Bryan. The cabinet member on previous oc casions mt as Individuals only. Each was a member of the cabinet, true, but the cabinet did not meet The ex change of lmpreHHlons now ha end ed." SUIT AGAINST ALLEGED C0MBI JEMS Government Seeks Injunc tion Against Manufactur ers Under Anti-Trust Law NEW YORK. Nov. IS. The gm- ernmenf suit to wipe out an alleged ki..,in. nt 1,m,.!rv msnufac- I tureraand Jobber, was filed today In ,k im.tert state. District court. It aim is to destroy the alleged control now exercised by the middleman over the Jewelry business of the country. The action seeks an injunction un der the anti-trust law "to prevent further restraints or monopoliza tions, or attempted monopolizations of Interstate and foreign commerce In Jewelry and Jewelry products." The defendants ar the members of the National Wholesale Jewelers' associa tion and of -the National Association of Manufacturing Jewelers." ri,ift a. Thorn onon. special . as sistant United States district attor - ney In charge of this suit, said today that 0 per cent, of the defendants already had consented to discontinue the practices complained of. Felix H. Levy, counsel for th Na tional Wholesale Jewelers' associa tion, said that the organization "deemed It to be Its duty to accept Without protest the formal declara tions made by the department of Jus tice." Mr. Levy said that the important trade associations of the country felt they were unnecessarily, hampered by Ifh prent anti-trust law and ex-I receive relief at th approaching raxuiax elon of congress. BE RECOGNIZED BY THE U.S. ment that General Carranza was pre paring a manifesto setting forth his position with regard to the Internal and international relations ot Mexico, It was said the pronouncement of the constitutionalist chief would be, given out tomorrow or next day. Reports of continued military suc cesses today Increased the confidence ot the revolutionary leader and their estimate of the dignity and Interna IJfTPbrtanci ot their cause.' 1 A soon as th parleys with Mr. Hal are concluded General Carransa plans to move his civil and military headquar ters back to Hermoslllo, capital of the mtikim nf Rnnnm. whwrn 4h AnnHtlln. Uomlillt movement was born. Thl mf)v( wai announcedi wouM if folIowwl DJP a vigorous prosecution of tne campalgn against Guayma, th Bonora ,elipm on tn, Qulf of forn, whlch . h . db f ,.ni,.r o.n.r.1 p.h, nt.A. carransia's mllltarv hlfa .r nlng ther c4mpafni , th, ,ntw,0P, STILL WATTma, WASHINGTON, Nov. 18. Absence of any evidence that fresh Instruc tions had gone forward from Wash- ington to John Llnd or Charts O'Shaughnessy wa understood In of- f:clal circles her today to mark th advent of another period of patient i waiting for some decisive develop- ment In Mexico. Tn spite of all the rumors of block ades and intervention coming from Havana and Vera Crus, there ha been no sign of any activity at th navy or war departments which might be expected to precede adop tlon of any such radical steps by the administration. Moreover, it has t-een intimated In official quarters ililUDFlT Said to Have Deserted Bride of Few Hours Known in Asheville. SAVANNAH, Oa., Nov. IS. Mo- lueen A. Bmlth, a prominent young Savannah newspaper man. left this cltV suddenly last night, deserting his bride of several weeks, a former chorus girl In a musical comedy com pany that came through Bavannah. According to an afternoon paper with which Kmlth was connected, he left behind him several bad checks and a note in which he told his wife he wa going to California. Smith formerly worked on newspapers in Birming ham, Montgomery, Mobile and Ashe ville. n years oia ana came to Savannah a year ago to accept a' .u , . . position on th. Morning News, resign- Whll th vew,el "" Ing this position last spring to accept ' dred mlle Bt ' en out from j similar one PreSS. .1 DISCUSS PLANS. MEXICO CJTT, Nov. If. Member cf the German and Austrian colo nies held a meeting tonight and dis cussed plans of defense in cas dis turbances occur in the Mexican capital. THK WEATHER, WASHINGTON Nor. Fore- cTttTTo nesday, warmer east Dortlon: Thurs day, fait that only by direction of oongr would such a step b taken. Officials still decline to fit any information as to what has been a complied by William Bayard Hal In his conference at Nogales with den eral Carranta and his constitutional- 1st cabinet, gtata department advices made public today Indicate that the In urractlonary movement is sprsad Ing rapidly, not only In th north of Mexico, but th outh and east. Thi last development I regarded her a very Important. boau, th success th- constitution! 1st In obtaining possession of th rloh oil field In th east and som deep wa. ter port on th gulf coast would enormously strengthen them from a military point of view, th former insuring them a full treasury and the latter an y mean of supplying themselv with munition of war from European In th Wst Indies. Look For Victoria' Fall The 'ft department I looking for new ot th captur by Insur gents of Victoria, capital of th state of TamauUpa, whloh would corn plot th rebel control of th north ern tier of Mexican states, Consular report today from Vera Cms stated that all bridge bstween Tampico and Victoria had been de stroyed. Train trafflo I totally sus pended and the track to th north and south of Victoria torn up. Th city la about on hundred mile northwest of Tampico, and It I un derstood the safety of a considerable number of foreigner Is threatened by th military operation there, War department strategist ar puzzling over th lack of activity by federal force In Mexico, who appear to be offering no substantial resist ance to the triumphant southward On tinned on Pag) Seven,) MUTINY HEIDUNDER BONO Twenty-one Members of the Crew of Manga Beva are Given a Hearing. WILMINGTON, Del., Nov. U. Twenty-one sailors, members of the crew of the bark Manga Reva, were held, in I!, 000 bail each to answer charge of mutiny, after a hearing today befor United fHate Commis sioner Mehaffey. Samuel fionbohn, second mate, and Otto Tangert, cook, wer held in $600 ball each as witnosse. Bmobohn testified today. that cru elty and scarcity of food and watef caused th. men to ravel on Or. S3 t'niiaaeipnia to Ban Francisco. Onlv two tlllrWr nf JI,lnVI. water were supplied the crew each day, he said. A cup of coffee at 4 o'clock In the morning and two cracker aplec in the afternoon wa th entire food Bupply for the dsy, he averred. The witness said when the men complained he had advised them against - mutiny, and had been tied up at the same time a were the captain and first mate. The cook testified that the men had been furnished with three meals a day and coffee in th morning at S o'clock. The menu, he aald, eon- ar-TaH "lyeaHslsted wr etew twte week, pork aad bean) on Saturday and "salt horse" and potato on ,W4adA BOTH SIDES ADD MOKE AMENDMENTS Object Is to Protect Country While New System Goes Into Effect WASHINQTON, Nov. 18. Meant ol protecting the country against tn possible financial stringency when the proposed new currency : system goes Inou effect was considered todai by both the democratic and repuh- r llcan wings of the senate banklni and currency committee. ' In each case amendment to th administration currency bill agresd upon were designed to cover the "transition period," while banks are transferring their reserve to the pro posed new federal reserve bank. The democrat adopted a change thai would permit local banks to deposit half the required reserve In the re gional bank In the form of commer cial paper Instead of requiring th entire deposit to b In cash. Another amendment would authorise the fed eral reserve board to make the new treasury notes and the present bank note eligible for us a part of th reserves to relieve embarrassment during th transition period.1 Itcpubllnan More judical Th republican and Senator Hitch cock, continuing their' work' on ' draft of th bin, adopted more rad ical change providing that banks need deposit only a on per cent, re serve when the new system become effective, an additional on per cent, to be deposited each six month un til th entire reserv of Ave per cent, ha been provided (or. Th work of th two tranche of th committee was not concluded to' . day and will b resumed tomorrow. Th democratic caucus to conslde m administration om probably win t be. 4ootd4 upon until after th steering committee" which mt to- day ha had another conference next Thursday, : President ' Wilson lei , democrat! senator know in positive term todsy that h wa opposed to the movement to secure an adjournment of congress for the week prior to th opening ol th regular December eslon. Wh!! adjournment talk continued today It wa believed tonight th ipelal a- (Continued on PMr five.) FEDERAL UPPOIflTILIEMTS TOBEiDEINDECEOBEII Thought Best to Hold Pres ent Officials Until Court Term is Ended. TO BE DISCHABGED (By George IL Manning.) WASHINGTON, D. C No. II.- If there la no hitch in th date which) has keen so carefully arranged, Dl trlct Attorney Winston and Hammeg and Marshall Webb and Dortch will b appointed th first week in D cember. This wa the program ar ranged Doday at a conference held with Attorney-General McReynolda by Senators Simmon and Overnjan and Candidate Dortch and Winston. II was decided best to allow all officer m M4al tk !) f. s4 Anurt uni . W II4UOII ssvj asivsu tr-J v wwiw wai ' then dlschaige them. McReynolda was pleased with hi talk with Dortch) and Winston and they will b ap pointed in due time. Hammer 1 detained trying a at Salisbury and cannot be here un til next Wednesday. Senator Over mun said today he did not expect Webb until December. t It leakod out today that Judge Wal ter Moore, of Webster, Jackson coun ty, considers himself still a candidal! for district attorney and yesterday called on Attorney-Qeneral McRey nolda to discuss his candidacy. There Is a suggestion her today that ,th charge against Hammer may make a change in the program which will benefit Moore. ' Judge Moore declared he was elo ly questioned by Mc Reynold regard ing hi former experience, whether : he owned a newspaper, whether h had any other business, and many other question. Hammer at present owns a newspaper. J. J. Karris, editor of th High, Point Enterprise; Dr. W. 0. Brad haw, County Commissioner Arthur . Lyon, and Robert Brockett. all ot High Point, arrived her today ta urge appointment of. Bradshaw a postmaster. 1 They called on Rep resentative - Stedman and Senators! Simmon and Oevrmaa. Although th vaeaaoy ooour la February it Is t-l. Vnamln Bra'bajr. aqut Deeembee 1 1
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