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ASHEVILLE CIT THE WEATHER: FAIR. CITIZEN WANT ADS BRING RESULTS ASHEVILLE, N. C, SATURDAY MORNING, NO YEMBER 22, 1913. yOL- XXX., NO. 31. PRICE 5 CENTS. THE IZEN 0 0 0 O UHIOIIS ENDDRSE ILIi'S VIEWS Tl -Adopt Resolutions Declaring Against Armed Interven tion In Mexico f EDERATION TO WAR ON BRICKLAYERS Declared That They Are Doing IWWEXIGO O Work Belonging to Marble Workers SEATTLE. Wash.. Nov. 21. The American Federation ot Labor, refused today to adopt a resolution condemn in armed Intervention In Mexico. In stead the convention unanimously adopted the following resolution: "The American Federation of La bor condemns attempts being made by American and foreign corpora tions and certain jingo newspapers to force armed intervention by the United States government In Mexico and urges upon the president of the United States the continuance of a policy looking to a peaceful ad justment of the coofjipt amopg the Mexican people." John Mitchell took the' flaor and begged the convention not to hamper President 'Wilson while he was a peace advocate. He oeuevea mere ere conditions that sometimes Jus- fled war within a nation and be tween nations. President Gompers said the subject had taken much time of the legisla tive council, which had listened to representations of both Mexican fac tions and had had much correspond ence on the subject. - He continued: "President Wilson has approached this subject In a statesmanlike way. We ought to strengthen hi hands in trying to find a peaceful solution of the problem,- but I don't think we ought to enable Huerta to say organ ise labor will .not permit interven tion and that he may go on with his bloody record." I The main question was brought up fciter the convention had adopted a declaration In favor of international teaoe, declaring: 'It Is not lack of love of country, which prompts the tollers to protest igains international fratricide, but -''tier wmw11Ua- fri bo MtMrtte'Wte1SkSirw1toi W?CafroWlbicn3h known here today. It r killed for the promotion of pri vate of selfish ends." ' Two resolutions endorsing Winston Spencer Churchill's proposal that the United States, Great Britain and Ger many ' discontinue warship construc tion for a year were adopted. War on Bricklayers. The convention declared war on the Bricklayers'- Maons and Plasters' In ternational union, which was alleged to have made an agreement with the National Association of Marble Deal ers, 'by which the union undertakes to do work properly belonging .to the marble workers. The fight between the marble workers and bricklayers has resulted in strikes in Milwaukee, Lexington, Ky.,' and elsewhere, and Ohreatens to Involve the whole build rig trade. The jurisdictional dispute be tween the steam engineers and long shoremen over the steam shovel and dredge men, whlsti has been before the convention twelve years, was ad Justed. A charter will be Issued to the steam shovel and dredge men and members of the union also may retain their longshoremen and engineer s membership. . S FANCY HOIST TO WILLIAM j. Bay; s He Would Not Invest mJ'oreignCountry Wihle Bryan is Secretary. SCORES POLICY. WORCESTER, Mass., Nov. 21. John Hays Hammond, mining expert, peaking here tonight at the closing warton of the Clark university con ference on Latin America, declared he would not invest a cent In a for eign country aa long as William J. Bryan is secretory of state. He said any man who would make such an investment Ib lacking in sense. "A nation thit does not protect its citizens and Investors Is unworthy the name of a nation," declared Mr. Hammond, after saying that honeat worklngmen, encouraged to locate In Mexico, are forced to throw away the earing of a life time. They are told to get out, flee the country where their all is located," eald Mr. Hammond. He declared, however, that he does not favor intervention and has op- osed it from the first. WARM IN WEST. CHICAGO, Not. 21. Balmy weath accomoanled tV southwmt v1n I which reached a velocity of 40 miles an hour, oonthmed here today. LONDON DECLARES "MONEY GRUBBERS" CAUSE WAR TALK 'If War is Declared" Outlook Says, "It Will Be the First War Waged Solely for Private Greed" Huerta Demands Money. LONDON, Nov. 2 L Under the heading "a money grabbers' war,' the Outlook today publishes a bitter ar ticle on the Mexican situation. "Across the Atlantic,' 'the Outlook says, "there is in busy preparation, If certain forces can accomplish it, a crime against civilization, against, humanity. At any moment we may . hear of its first overt stages with in- evltably the ensuing slaughter of tens , of thousands of young Americans and halt armed peasants, the devastation of ' humble towns and rude country- sides, the sufferings of the helpless and the Innocent and the outpouring . of millions of money. ' "And all for what and for whom? Wars have been waged for military ambition, but who is the Napoleon of the United States? They have been due to colonial expansion, but half the states are sparsely peopled; and they have been fought for liberty -and i what wars have we seen lately shel-1 teeing under this claim. No Pretense. . " l'r " " r J here. A war be ween the United States ,a"'" 1 ; Lm war waged solely for private greed- tha firat mnnev crabbers' war." , After eavinr that the United States hv h.n filnhlnir territory from their neighbors for sixty years and. have reduced weak states to obsequl- A.nanriAnta through the Monroe nnrtrtne. "whlcn means anything it i. .ni.ir. tn mean" the Outlook ore- diets that American dollars will ere- i namely, ratification of the decree of ate revolutions in Tr!n!1ai nl Ju-: October , 1 1, dissolving congress; de malca, at It alleges they did tn Pana- daring the elections of president,. vice ma and predicts the annexation of presneni ana me curiBrcBB ou,u tho northern Mexican states. calling for new elections. ... . , , "If the guides of American opinion. Tor thi reason It is not believed among whom we refrain from men- that the no quorum rule will be cap tioning Dr. Wilson," the article says rled out indefinitely, Government of In conclusion, "get their way, In a few flcials are authority for the statement weeks, perhaps days. Jim Smith, of that there has been Inaugurated be Virginia, will be cutting the throat of tween American Charge O'ghaughnes Leon Ram ires of Morelos, in the sac- sy nd Mexico certain negotiation a nf the nil trusts and the i Confirmation of thto is not obtainable. bank of Wall street hyenas.", HUERTA STIIJi DEFIANT. ;; MEXICO CITY. -Nov. 21.Th bulk Indicate that victorlano Huerta w un- eiB0 was learned that a counter oraer alterably, determined not to accede to was made as the result of an ener tbd demands of the United States gov- getic communication from Secretary ernment for his elimination, as presi-; of State Bryan to the British ambas- dent of Mexico; but there Is somej - , - basis for the belief that he may at1 Continued on page elgM) IITERSTiTE - GBUUEBGE IT Stricken With Acute Indi gestion and Passed Away Suddenly. DEATH UNEXPECTED WASHINGTON", Nov. el. John H. Marble, a member of the interstate commerce commission, died here to night following an attack of acute In digestion, by which he was stricken yesterday in Philadelphia. Mr. Marble's death came unexpect edly, not even the members of his family being warned of the approach ing end. Mrs. Marble and their 18-year-old daughter, who had been al most constantly at the bedalde since yesterday, were not in the room at the time, the family physician hav ing Just been called In. The commissioner returned home from Philadelphia last night, where j lie had been conducting the commis sion's investigation of anthracite coal carrying railroads. He had, been tak en suddenly 111 and hie condition wa so serious that It was decided to post pone the hearings and brlrjg him home. He stood the trip well and appar- ently was much improved when he ; tain equal rate reduictlons tat Vlr reached home. The physician was glnla, as the schedules alter the en- called, but apparently there were no Indications that the patient's condition was dangeroui. Improvement contin ued until thiji evening, when Mr. Mar ble was attacked with nauseating spells. He died at 7:30 o'clock. The news shocked Washington of ficials, particularly Mr. Marble's as sociates on the commission. Funeral arrangements had not been completed tonight, but the body probably will be taken to Mr. Marble's old home In San Francisco for interment. Mr. Marble had been connected with the interstate commerce com mission for a number of years. He first came here In 1906 as confiden tial clerk to Commiiwioner Franklin K, Lane, now sMfc,-y of the Inte rior. Shortly afterward he wm made attorney in charge of division of pros ecutions. Later he was appointed secretary of the commission, and act ed as its legal adviser. He succeed ed Mr. Lane when the latter entered President Wilson's cabinet and had been artlve In the commission's cases, particualrlylu crlmlnaTTiroie cutions last give In .but In such a manner as to leave the impression that he acted of his own free Kill, defying Washing- ton to the last. High-handed parliamentary prac tice in the chamber of deputies this afternoon gave rise to considerable speculation, xm roil 01 mamwn called anal it was" evident that a quorum was present, but Colonel Vic tor Corral, presiding In the absence of Speaker Tamarix, said to be Ul, declared there was no quorum. Not a deputy protested and the chamber stood adjourned until tomorrow, It was suggested that this action might be part of a plan to bring about the death of congress and thus split hairs with the Washington gcvern ment which through John ind. Preei dent Wilson's personal representative, had Insisted that the new legislative body should not come Into existence, Time Valuable. Under the law should there be no quorum three times in succession, the house would be automatically dlaaolv- lating upon the motive for. today's ad- Journment suggested that It was & "time for Huert today Is fine spun gOIO. It became knpwn today that Manuel Garza Aldape, prior to his expulsion from the cabinet, submitted for the consideration of the United State, a proposition by President Huerta that congress should meet merely for the transaction of three or four measures, Counter Order. That a British erutoer squadron was ordered from Barbados tOVers, Our. on rfewntatidni pad Sir .Lionel "Ml CITIES" ASK ENTERVENTIQli IN NDBTH File Petition With Com merce Commission Out lining Objections. INJURES VIRGINIA. WASHINGTON, Nov. 21. -Attorneys for the "larger Virginia cities" comprising Richmond, Roanoke, Lynchburg, Petersburg and Norfolk, following up their petition, filed Wed nesday, to be given a hearing before the proposed new schedule of rates to North Carolina approved by the Inter state commerce commission goes Into effect, late this afternoon filed "a pe tition to Intervene" on behalf of Vir ginia territory. The petition, which covers 1S5 type- written pages, goes into the whole rate situation leading up to the agreement betwee nthe railroads and the state of North Carolina. "Our petition makes It clear that we do not In any way obeot to North Carolina cities obtaining the lower schedule of rates," said the Virginia attorney today, "but we desire to ob- tire relationship of rates between the two states, and while being an ad vantage to North Carolina are a disad vantage to Virginia." Nevertheless the Virginia petition will delay the approval of the com mission to the North Carolina sched ules and may possibly reopen the whole rate situation. NOT COMING TO ASHEVILLE. PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 21. William F. Baker, president of the, Philadelphia National League baseball club, announced today that the Phillies would train next year at Wilmington, N. C. The advance guard will leave for practice February 24, and the entire team will remain fat Wilmington until March 22. Games are planned with Inter- 4- national league teams and the 4 New York National team on the way home. 4 1 1 : M'GUIRE ADMITS THAT HE PARTNER Syracuse Contractor Also tions to State Democratic Gave NEW YORK, Nov. II. George H. McQulre, the Syracuse bonding agent for state highways and barge canal contractors, la a partner of Charles V. Murphy, Jr., nephew of the leader of Tammany Hall. He so testified today at the John Doe- Inquiry' Into' high way graft. He (aid he had an agree ment with Murphy to divide all the bonding buMnea: they obtained. Further, McCIuIre confessed to hav ing attempted to "hold up" at least three asphalt companies for IS, 000 contributions to the state domocratlc committee In return for state high way contracts. McQulre was to get At commission of cent gallon for airthe asphalt the eompanlos rtaa to the state or te contractors, he said, and tho companies were to charge the contributions against the commission. Two Pld Not Contribute. Two of the companies, the Warner Quinlan company ad the Union Oil company of California, did not con tribute, he said. ,.;.. ' Whether he third, the Barber As phalt company, contributed. McGuire said he did not know, bu the Barber company got . the contract. He said he had received I1.J60 ffom Arthur 8. Johnson, sales agsnt of the Barber company, but insisted . that these were not commissions, but money given him as campaign contributions to Governor Bulser. - , McQulre said it was possible he also FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT AMERICAN COMPANY B. G. Hubbell Says Motive of Company Was to Elim inate Competition. CHICAGO, Nov. 21, Further In formation on the activities In 1012 of the American Telephone and Tele, graph company to absorb 20,000 In dependent concerns waa given today by B. G. Hubbell, of Buffalo, In the American company's heating for vio lation pt the Shsrman anti-trust law, Mr. Hubball who Is president of the Federal Telephone and Telegraph company, said he thought the motive of the American company was to eliminate costly competition. The witness also told of an effort by th American company to obtain control of the Btromberg-Carlson company, of Rochester, N, T., re puted to be the second largest manji. facturers of telephone supplies In the country. Mr. Hubbell was asked on cross examination whether Theodore N. Vall's plan for a division of territory between the American and Indepen dent companies had not been to effect a saving In operating the telephone systems of the nation. "Partly." he said, -but back of the Idea I think there was no par ticular Intention of reducing the tele phone coat to the public. In a word, Mr. Vall's point was that competition In some districts was too severe and he was desirous of eliminating that competition." TEDDY AT SANTIAGO. SANTIAGO, Chile, Nov. 21. Col. Theodore Roosevelt and members of his party arrived here this evening from Mendoia, Argentina. V The offi cials of Santiago and an enormous crowd of citizens awaited the coming of the former American president at the central station and escorted him and his party as they were driven 'in 'government cuilags teMthe' Grand bote, t, "Mail Early FOR IF YOU DON T- OF TAMMANY CHIEFS NEPHEW IN BONDING BUSINESS Admits "Holding Up" Other Campaign Fund Contractors Declare That They Up to Tammany "Bag Man, had osught a contribution from the United (Hates Asphalt company un der the same terms. He said that company paid him $t In commis sions on materials sold to the atata highway commission, and still owed him money. So did the Wadsworth Stone and Paving company and the Barber1 company. Last year he re celved commissions also on sale made to the state by the A 1st en Cement company, 1 the Dryden Cement com pany, the Kentucky ' Rock Aaphalt company, . and the Knickerbocker Cement company, he testified. MoOulre Again denied that In com pany with his brether, James K. Mo Outre, he had Men Governor lulssf and John N, Carlisle, commissioner of highways, at Cooperst'own, N. Y., July 5, and discussed pdnlflcatlons under which the Barber Asphalt company would obtain state contracts to the exclusion of all other companies. ' i "Suggested" Contribution. MoGulre admitted having "suggest ed" (o a representative of the concern that It make a 15,000 campaign con tribution to the democratic state com mittee In return for getting a stats contract, "Did you know It was a crime to toilet these contributions?" asked District Attorney Whitman. "I never' knew It was a crime to solicit these commissions," replied Mo Gulre. ASSOCIATION Officers Elected and Con-, vention Adjourns After Hearing Able Address. RALEIGH, Nov. 21. The four, teenth annual session of the North Carolina Literary and Historical as sociation cloned tonight with the elec tion of Dr. Archibald Henderson, of the University of North Carolina, as president to succeed Dr, Few, presi dent of Trinity eollege, who would not accept another term. Other of ficers chosen for the next year wme: Vice presidents, Mist Mary Shannon Smith," Meredith college; Frank Nash, Hlllsboro: W, B. MoKoy, Wilming ton; secretary and treasurer, R. D, W. Connor, Raleigh. The election of officers followed an able and most Interesting address by French Ambassador Jusserand. The auditorium of Meredith college was thronged with lad lee and gentlemen representing the literary and social Hfe, not only of Raleigh, but of nearly every section of the state. CHECK FLASHER CAUGHT. RALEIGH, N. C. Nov. 21. Addison P. Jones, a young man claiming Bal timore as hi home. Is under arrest in this city charged with flashing checks and Is auto wanted for the same offense in Columbia, S, C; Washington, N. C; Philadelphia, Bal. tlmore and several other cities. It Is charged that Jones took the nam of "E. B. Evans, Chicago," dur ing his operations In thai city, and that another of his aliases Is "A. J. Montague." He Is said to have con fessed that he was employed by A. Shaffer, of Philadelphia, to check up banks In f the south for northern bonding houses. He said he turned over all his money to the Philadel phia man. . A Burns detective has been -on his rfswti ww weeks awd arrived a. day Aer Jones' arrest WAS A Contractors for Contribu In regard to his association with Charles F. Murphy, Jr., In the bond Ing business, McQulre said he had an agreement with the Tammany leader's nephew which smbraoed a division of expense! and" commissions en the bonding of all barge, canal, stats highway,' subway and aqueduct con tracts. They both represented the United States Fidelity and Guaranty company, he said, and last year they had obtained about IS per cent, of state highway bonding business. Edward P. Burgard, a Buffalo con tractor, and chairman of the demo oratlo general .committee of Erie county, testified today .that he had a lz,(oo,ooo state oarge canal contract. Ha had contributed $ 1,001 te the dem ooratlc state committee In 1111 and In 1(11 had turned over M.OOO as con trlbutlons from other contractors. '' Three more state contractor test! fled today to having grvsn -aampalgn contributions to Everett P. Fowler, leged Tammany "bag man."' They were John H, Weld man n, Charles O McComb and Guy B. Dlckison, all of flyraeuM,. and enrolled republicans. They produced their checks amount Ing to f 200 each and payable to Nor man K. Mack. - All declared they would not have given the money if It had not been for their state contracts. -The Inquiry will be resumed Mon day. - " :' ATTEMPT TO STRAIGHTEN THE SENATORIAL TANSIES Poindexter Election Law Will be Taken up by Sen ate Committee Today. WABH1NGON, Nor. II. Effort to straighten out senatorial tangles arising under the new direct election amendment to the constitution, tuid to clear up the situations now exist Ing In Alabama and Maryland, will be made tomorrow by the senate com mlttee on privileges and elections. The Poindexter resolution, which would extend present law governing the election of congressmen to cover the direct election of senators,' will be taken up by the committee with a view to securing Immediate leglsla tlon In congress. . The appointment of Frank P, Glass aa senator from Alabama by Gov ernor O'Neal is believed by many members of the senate to be contrary to the authority contained In the new constitutional amendment In the Maryland case a question has 'arisen as to whether the election at which Elalr Lee was chosen was properly authorized by the legislature. EXPERIMENT A SUCCESS. WASHINGTON, Nov, 21. Three weeks of patient experiment culmi nated In success laet night when the United States naval ' observatory here heard the beats of the Paris obser vatory clock, transmitted by . radio signals from the Eiffel Tower to the great naval radio station at Arlington. The American and French commis sioners who are conducting thesei ex periments to determine the difference In longitude between Paris and Washington, and the velocity if prop agation of radio signals were greatly encouraged by their success. . They announced today that the season of the year when atmospheric conditions are best for ardto work te now oom lng ad.tbax thelr.w-arJt.wUl JU-0-, od 3 glstinssV GLENN ACTIVE in E: WRITESLETTEBS Believed He Still Aspires to Senatorship Despite His Prospects GOOD POSITION IS PROMISED TO HIM Can Be Interstate Commerce Commissioner If Ho So Desires ' (By George H. Manning.) WASHINGTON. Nov. 21. Nntwiih. standing the act that almost every one In Washington is eonvineet ih ex-Governor Glenn has been offered an omce as interstate commerce com- mweioner, and that he nas tentatively accepted, word comes from the state mat voters are dally receiving letters from Mr. Glenn asking If he can de-' pend on their support In case he runs for the senate, . This has created a fenllns hr that Mr, Glenn has perhaps decided In his own mind that he would rather be United States senator and believes be can gain election. Morrison Received Letter, ' Cameron Morrison, nf n.rwik who Is In Washington today, admitted that he has received a letter wlthla the past few days from Mr. menu asking hi support I do not bellftW thee la an ,i In North Carolina wh nan tint 1 StfJATORi RAC Senator Overman, even If Mr. Glenn " snouia aeeiae to run," said Mr. Mor. rlson. "I will not myself be a can didate and fully believe Mr. Overman will be re-elected." Charles A. Webb, nf Aahavllt. .an. ed on Attorney General MnRavnni.i. with Senator Overman today and was rormaiiy recommended for United Wates marshal in the west Mr. Mo. Reynolds talked Dleasantiv ,itfc v . Webb and h. will be -appointed In me miaaie or December, Mr. Webb returned to Ashevllle tonight ir had previously wired Senator Over. ' man that he would not come until December 1, but explained today thai he was In Raleigh ana took the Jump unexpectedly. - Hammer l expected here almost W dr w,' : r. Congressman Webb announced to. day that he has decided to recom. mend the appointment of John R, Rankin as , postmaster at Oastonla, and Hunter Patterson 5 t' KlngV Mountain. " John Oliver, of ReMsvtiu vlnoed that he cannot be postmastet owing to me opposition of Senator Simmons,' left for home tonfshi. ir. . declared that over 10 per cent, of th people or Reidsvllle wer In fawor oi ' his appointment. There has been talk of his appointment as Internal revenue stamp clerk at Reidsvllle, hut -silver declared he cannot take the position. Congressman Btedman has not decided whom ha will rernm. mend In place of Oliver. mm win be f ran. if is Chairman McCombs Thinks Progressives Will Be Absorbed. NOT AFTER OFFICE WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 1. William F, McCombs, chairman of the demo cratic national committee, after a . confereyice today with President Wil son, announced that he believed the republican party would be the chief rival of the democratic party for the presidency in 1810." " " : "The recent election, " suld Mr. Mo Comfbs, "have served to strengthen my conviction that much of the pro greselve party will be absorbed either , by the democratic or republican par ty and that the next national politi cal conflict would gnd the republican party the principal opponent of the democracy." Mr. McCombs and the president die- : cussed the general political situation for more than an hour but the New -York democratic situation, the na- , tional chairman asserted, was not brought up. As to his own future Mr. Mc Combs reiterated his declaration thil he sought no public office and that he would not , be the ambassador U Franoe. As to the chairmanship of the rta- Uonal committee, Mr. McCombs sadd: "I expect to be as active In politic aa will be consistent with my business affairs." . Late in the day, the national chair man talked with Attorney General Mc Reynolds. Tomorrow he expects to meet other members of the cabinet THE WEATHER, , WASHINGTON, Nov. 21. Forecast for North Carolina: Fair Saturday Ud-. Sunday;, light to modarn v. liable winds, snoruy swum
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