North Carolina Newspapers

THE . ASHEVILLE CITIZEN THE WEATHER FAIR AND WARMER. CITIZEN WANT ADS BRING RESULTS O n f VOL. 2 XXX, NO. 151. E il Americans Failed to Recog , nize Value Until Market Was Cornered. RADIUM NEEDED IN PUBLIC HOSPITALS Practically Only Cure for Cancer Thousands Die Each Year. WAiULLNCTON, March 22, How ht American people tailed to recog nize the Importance of radium a a cancer cure until European countries had obtained virtually all of the (ireatnt available supply. U graph! eally told In the annual report ot Joseph A. Holmes, director ot the foderal bureau of mines, made pub llo tonight. The report tftlls in de Ull of the bureau's unsuccessful ef forts to obtain a quantity of radium euftloient to supply the twenty or more hospitals of the public health service and "serve. In part, to meet the needs of the various cancer ho itals of the country." Director Holmes estimates that "In the .United StateB "5,000 persons die each year from cancer." Explaining that radium is considered the most promising cure for certain types of cancer, the director says the most serious harrier to progress In demon strating this is the "tcarelty of radium. The report attracted unusual Interest, n conTres Is preparing to enact legislation to 'develop end conserve the country's radium resources. Very TdHV Available. . "There probably Is. not more than thirty (Trams of radium now avallabl for use In such treatments In all c. untrlcg." the report says.. "Of this amount there probably is not more than two cram, of radium bromide In the United g'tnttJ, In the hands of a i few surireons. Probably fifteen prams of radium bromide was pro duced during 1912. and of this 11. 1 prams was extrated In varlom pI"'"-ri'1' countries foffl area sMppei to them from the United States. "Durin 1911 there we 'A total production of 2,140 tons of radium bearing ores in the United States, of hich more than fifty Der cent of the rndium content v:ns shloped abroad. "Meanwhile. American hospitals ere vainly endeavoring to purchase for their own use some small part of this radium, even at such prices as 120.00ft to t 160.000 per gram, or t.iM ono to ssonnoo for th ' Ave prams of rndium that a large hos pital should hn.v or have access to for 'special case. . v. "Sn detniied Information concern In the methods of treating these radium hearing ores being obtainable, the bureau of mine has endeavored r, develop a process-of Its own, which successful, will be made publlo for fneral use. It is believed that with large facilities made available, the bureau can extract from ores) already belonging to the government a qutn tity of radium that will, in part, serve to meet the needs of the various cancer hospitals of the country." The director estimates the unnec essary waste of coal at 150,000,000 tons annually and of natural gas $50,000,000 worth each year. BY IN CHINA MASS!! 1 TOanricr PiifTtlACftlv at Will. j WHITE WOLF LEADER PEEKING. Maroh 22. Outrages by brigands hi Central China are essum ing alarming proportiona (Several bands associated with the notorious outlaw White Wolf, are ravaging varl ous parts of the country, ruthlessly murdering and robbing the people end tourntng their property. The latest bandit exploit was the niasseore lot three hundred townsfolk who resisted their entrance Into aa Important market town In the pro vince of Hupeh. Most of the town was burned and the population ruin ed financially. On the occasion of the recent sacking of Kingtzokwen, province of Honan,' the local troops made no effort to resist the brigands. The troops were commanded by a general, formerly a noted j-lgand ens hold DH1 I'll! SUPPLY OF RADIUM .Trfeal with the situation, and there it revery prospect of further' develop ment of fcrigandege. The revolutloeary element is still strong throughout the country, Ar rents and exwutns are frequent. The IcyoA tn (Dm oapnosston of biingend- ULSTER JUBILANT AT DEFECTION OF BRITISH OFFICERS Claimed That Over Hundred Of ficers Have Resigned Rather Than Proceed Against UlsteritesOne Refused Chief Command. BELIUST, ManJh. II. The defec tion of army officers is die cans ot great jubilation In Ulster and among the offloials of the provisional gov ernment, who are keeping In dose touch with events stt CurragH and oth er military depots tn Ireland througn secret correspondence. The Associated Press tonight was shown a letter which the provisional authorities have received from an of ficer at the Curragh station, saying that more than one hundred oflfloers had resigned. Including all of the caw airy officers. General Sir Arthut Paget, commanding the troops in Ire land, had them paraded and told them according to the letter, that he had an expires order and request from the king himself to ask every officer to go as ordered; that they might never be called on to fight and that if they refused to go there might be a mutiny in the army, which means a revolu tion In England, and in six months there would be no king and no army." Ilofnse to Reconsider. Despite this appeal all the officers refused to reconsider their resigna tions. A general officer high stand ing in the regular army was offered the poet of commander-in-ohief of the force which Is to operate against the Ulster volunteers, when he declined the offer the war offleeinformed him that his refusal meant the severance of his connection with the army. He persisted, and the authorities offered the post to another officer, said ts be General Friend, now in command at Belfast, who accepted. A denial was issued today of the reported mu tiny of the Dorsetshire regiment There has been no diminution In the activity of the Ulster army. Officer of the so-called headquarters staff on duty at Cralgavon, now the center of the Ulster movement, today were busy talcing the ranges of the various hills and other strategic points of Belfast Lough, which the estate overlooks. - WDl Issue Uniforms. The military administration will tter gin the issuance tomorrow of drab colored field unlforme to a special ser vice corps of 4,000 men especially or ganized, as a mobile, striking forco for the first attack, in event of hostilities. A eerUIn number., of mvrtar care are available to transport at 'least 1,0 08 men with rifles and ammunition from Belfast to any threatened point to Ul ster In three hours. . ' Ulster awaits with curiosity the next move of the war office, pending Which the situation remains unchang ed. Absolute order prevails In the city. Eighty special service "minute men,' on duty at Cralgavon, marched to the Preehyterian church at Belfast early toda.v. taklne? their hospital DECIDE MEXICAN POLICY OF THE UNITED STATES No Change Will be Made Until After Battle is Fought. ROJAS FRIENDLY WAJiHDOGTON, March 12. A though full reports of the conference at Vera, Crua between John lind and Ben or portlllo y Rojas, minister of foreign affairs In the Huerta cabinet, have bean received here, the dispo sition of the American government is to make no change in its Mexican pol icy or express Itself on any of the new proposals reported to have been made, until after the battle of Tor roen is fought. This became known tonight author itatively, though officials declaied to say what new proposals had been mad by the Mexican cabinet officer. Reports that a more friendly feel ing prevails between the Washington government and those of the Huerta administration seeking a peaceful set tlement of the difficulty, are borne out by dispatches received here by Charge Algaxa, of the Mexican em bassy, who today asked President Wil son's attitude in welcoming a resump tion of peace negotiations had irade a favorable impression In the Mexi can capital. One of the purposes of the visit of Senor Portlllo y Rojas to Mr. Lind, it Is said, was to acquaint the latter with his personality. President Wilson recently spoke In complimen tary terms of the Mexican cabinet of ficer. Charge Algam has pointed out fhat while Benor Porttllo is a mem ber of the clerical partv. he Is liberal in his views. Constitutionalists here have said, however, that while they thought highly of Senor Portlllo y Rojai. personally, his affiliation with the clerical party would prevent his 'being Accepted fcy General Carranza as provisional successor to Huerta THE WEATHER. 1 TAK1111'U,, March " i1.-TWP cast for North Carolina: Fair sbme- JtenStft fltaasaay Csftv BATTLE OF TDRREGN MAY ASnEYILLE, N. C, oorps and ambulance men, even the surgeons,, but leaving fifty men .Be hind to guard the rifles and psUrol the estate while the others) prayed In Uie pews behind Sir Edward Oarson and other leaders. Sir Kdwnrd to night said he had received letter of sympathy and encouragement from the United States. Replying to the state ment that the troop movement were purely precautionary In consequence of the discovery of an Ulster plot to raid the military depots, he said: "'There never was the least Intention to take any provocative or aggressive action, nor wdll any be takanw" . MOVEMENTS CARRIED OUT. LONDON, March 12. iAn offtaial report issued tonight says all the pro posed troop movements In Ulster have been carried out. "These movements," the report as serts, "were of a purely precautionary nature, with the object of giving ade quate protection to the depots ot arms, ammunition and stores and other gov ernment property against possible risks. There has wot been and is not now any intention to move troops Into Ulster except for these and like pur poses." Conferences between King George, Premier Asqulth and other ministers with reference to the Ulster situation continued all day. Winston Spencer Churchill, first lord of the admiralty, twice visited the prime minister and Augustine Blrrell, chief secretary ol Ireland, likewise conferred with Mr. Asqulth. Audience With King. Colonel Seely, secretary of state for war, had a long audience with the king while Premier Asqulth and Field Marshal Sir John French, chief of the genera staff, spent an hour at Bock' ingham palace, after the prime minis ter had been visited by the Archbishop of Canterbury, head of the English CKurch. In a general way the situation to day seemed easier, the publlo being inclined to await with patience the expected statement In the house of commons: tomorrow regarding the movement of troops and the resigna tions of officer. ..-.-..' - , . Lord .Charles Beresford, . a strong Ulster advocate, in a letter to the press says: -,,-'... "I know for a fact that many naval officers, Including those of high rank, and some of the best men we possess, will resign If ordered to take part In the coercion of Ulster, or even If the army alone is utilized for that "pur pose." Lord Charles contends that the ar- (Conrlnned on Pace Three) E' TO ' BY POLICE CHIEF Amicable Relations Between Police and "Army" Come to an End. MEANS BUSINESS. LOS AXQHLSa, Maroh Jl.Aml cable relations between the unem ployed man encamped in the river bed and the police terminated to night. Morris Rote, leader of the unemployed, after counting collec tions taken up at the two mass meet ings held by his ' men tn the plaza today, announced he would go before the city council and aalc 115,000 to finance the march of 1,500 men some 500 miles north of Sacramento. The total collections of the "army" yesterday and today amounted to $11.50. Charles Sebastian, chief of police, learning of Rose's declaration, visited the camp snd announced that the men there would be offered work tomorrow and if they did not accept, would be driven from the city. Tbe number of men in the unem ployed camp has fluctuated widely. At meal time today there probably were "00 men present, but there hardly were fifty when taps was sounded. GE.V. gOTTGH RESIGNS. LONDON', March 2S, fen. Googh's brother has resigned his commission. He Is General J. E. Cough, chief of staff in the Alder shot command. rin- erat Gough and his brother officers. including Colonel Hogg, from Curragn, arrived here today and vtelted the war office. Colonel Hoirr snhatuiiisnt. ly lunched at the admiralty house with Winston cnurchlll, who once served In Colonel Hogg's regiment. fcXOW IX XEW YORK NEW YORK. March 22. Three and one half Inches of snow fell here to day twenty-four hours after the of' fldal entry ot spring, Seven thousand men. put to work to clear the prln TrpaTfreetsT"'' aided ty sTwarm spring aun,wbioh a p eared as evxa as the snowfall MONDAY MORNING, MARCH 23, 1914. OPPONENTS OF REPEAL OF THE TOLLS EXEMPTION CLAUSE SAY THE Y ARE GAINING GROUND DAILY sbbbs1 Mas Mass BBBMsssssfasat fi Decare That the Delay in Getting ths Repeal Bill Before Congress i$ Materially Aiding Their CausePredict That Some Surprise Will Be Sprung When Final Vote on Question is Reached. WASHINGTON", Maroh I J. 'Believing- their cause Is gradually gain ing ground In eottgrn,i opponents of the proposed repeal of the toll ex emption provision of the Panama canal . act 'jtsvm&jft;nt laf action. t fa day over repeated delays In getting the oontiwajsf directly ' before eon- fress. They are earnestly at worr In the meantime on senators and representatives who still are waver ing. That there are some members In both the senate and house who really have not decided what to do Is claimed by leading opponents of th repeal, despite the repeated publica tion of polls on the Issue tending to show large majorities for repeal, A the fight against the repeal pro gresses, those who are directing the opposition maintain that their pro paganda is producing results and that some surprises are In store for the administration before the controversy is settled. On the other hand admin istration champions, while well aware that the firht Is the most stub born and unyielding that has devel oped since the democratic party came Into power, insist that repeal of toll exemption will triumph and that final action cannot be delnyed many more weeks. Charges Continue. Charges that some of the demo cratic and republican opponents of the repeal in the house are deliber ately filibustering on the rivers and harbors appropriation bill In order to prevent action on exemption repeal aa long as possible, continued to he MISS SYLVIA PANKHURST FAILS TOJECURE SEAT Unable to Obtain Admission to -Westminster Abbey Open Air Meeting.. LONDON, March K.-SyWi PaJilt hurst, carried on a stretcher and sur rounded by about one thousand mem bers of her east end peoplo's arm v. attempted to attend Oils evening's ser vice in Westminster aWbey, but was unable to gain admittance, as every seat had heen taken in view of the faot that last Sunday she announced her Intention to be present tonight The militant suffragette and her fol lowers held an open air meeting In the street. The vanguard of the east end con tingent was led by a church of Eng land clergyman. Rev. Edmund Willis. Clothed In full vestments, he opened the street meeting with prayer and after the singing of "Onward Christ's n Soldiers," by the members of the "army," preached a short sermon. Mist Pankhurst. delivered an ad dress, exhorting her followers to make England "a real Christian country, so that Westminster abbey will become a place for the poor as well as for the rich." After the meeting she was re moved in an amibulance, The demonstration was remarkable for tbe small number of police pros , enLend. f orjhajnl Igtouaj tmosvuere surrounding It. Only occasionally were speakers Interrupted by -cheertnf q4 01 (or oois4 rtbjOom,' ' . - '.'.- When the Fog Gets Thick sT M M-,-..' . . I Si - - - - -r - heard today. Failure to complete the bill yesterday made tt Impossible to take up, as originally planned, the Sims bill and It was announced to night that the repeal cannot be taken no tomorrow. Monday being re- wriiefT f of IHst tQ, vt ColthnWa' leg-' (station. Consideration of. the rivers and harbors bill will , be resumed Tuesday and It 1s possible that the proponents of the repeal bill will not get an opportunity to open their Kn aral debate during the week, .With this prospect, of further delay in the house, democratic equators who are energetically supporting President Wilson in the tolls fight, expect to make another effort to have the Owen repeal bill taken tip fr consideration by the Inter-oceanlo canals commit tee. Senator O'Oorman, chairman of the committee, who Is leading the opposition to the repal, has said he would not call the committee together until Senator Crawford returns from South IakoU, which will be late next week at the earliest. The for eign relations committee of the sen ate will havw before It Wednesday the resolutions Introduced by Senator Jones, of Washington, reinesting the president for Information as to what foreign nations are opposd to toll exemption for American : coastwise ships. There will be opposition in the committee to the resolution, and It may be reported adversely. In that ease Senator O'Gorman is expected li make a minority report. This win precipitate discussion in the senate again, and furnish the opportunity FRANK'S ATTORNEYS 90 IDE U:sing Every Effort to Se cure New Trial . for Con victed Atlanta Man. ATIxANTA, Ga., March 22 Rep resentatives of the tftfense In the ess of Ieo M, Frank, superintendent of the National Pencil company, under sentence of death for the murder here of Mary I'hagan, the 14-year-old factory employe, hate gone to Xew Tork In connection with efforts being made to obtain a new trial for the convicted man. This was made known here today. H. F. Becker, formerly connected with the pencil company here, and Nina Formby, also , formerly of At lanta, both of whom are now In New Tork, havV made statements which the defense believe may be an aid to effort to obtain a new trial. Mrs. Formby. in an affidavit, charze that detectives coerced her to swear 1o a false story against Frank. The Rev. Fred A. Line, pastor of the First Universale church here, today spoke from the pulpit in favor of a hew trial for Frank, on the rround that public sentiment wss so rnflamcd at' the time ofFTahTPi WaTf that a fair hearing for the aecuied man was lrcposaTtle. for another preliminary skirmish en tit Important Issue, Important Matters, Casides appropriation bills, which rapidly are being disposed of, the ent and house will have up several oUtes .impeetaat -teaUers 1urjas the week. The judiciary committee of the bouse , must wWe Impeach ment charges made by Representa tive Park of Georgia, against Judge Daniel Thew Wright, of the District of Columbia Supreme court , Trust conferences will continue be fore committees In both, houses, the senate Interstate commerce sub-corn mittee planning to get together 03 a pain to consolidate into one bill all legislation which it now is pro posed shall be passed for the regula tion of big business. Tomorrow the senate lobb,y Investi gating committee will resume lis In qulry Into the alleged lobbying op erations of Clarence W, DeKntght The pending Nlearaguaa treaty un der which the United States Would acquire exclusive rights to a canal route across that country, a naval base In Fonseca bay and coaling sta tions In the PacUlo and Carrlbbean, is on the calendar of the foreign re latlons committee and Is being pressed for action. The committee postponed Its consideration last week owing to the absence of several members, in cluding Acting Chairman Blvely, It probably will be dismissed at the meeting Wednesday and Secretary Bryan may be asked to explain the amendments proposed by the admin (ContlnnM on Page Three.) IS Laiistaing of Bristol Boat Has Been Set for April 10 Others Growing. BOSTON, March 21. 'Reports from the New England ship yards that are building the three aspirants for the defense of the America's oup against the fourth Lipton 4nveaHon next fall. show the Brlmol yaoht la TS per cent., the Bath yacht 10 per cent, and the Nep onset yacht II per cent eon- pleted. The launching of tbe Bristol boat has been fixed for the week of April 12. The Defiance, whloh a syndicate of Boston, New Tork. and Philadelphia yachtsmen is bulking at Bath, she is expected to go over board during the week of May 10, with May 12 as a tentative date. Although It was announced recent ly that the ya Jht building at Neponset for A. 8. Cochran, of New York, would probably be launched about April 25, it now is thought this boat will probably o Into commission about a week before the ftavt race, which is fled for June i. toff Glen- cove. The three yachts will have morethao JLjeilaenitfnstrate UieirTndiduet jieims to tbe bxw ef defensnf tie map against the Shaunreak IT, ... PRICy5 CENTS IMS FOB' SOUTH TO DIRECT All the Advance Obstacles are Cleared From Path of Rebels. FEDERAL FORCES WELL ENTRENCHED Villa Believes He Will Meet No Resistance Until He Reaches City, TO B REON ATTAG K CONSTTTUTIONALlfiT FIELD . BASE, Bermejdllo, Durango, Mexico, Maroh 8. Having cleared the way . for a direct attack on Torrson by hie . success Friday and Saturday In es tablishing a buss here and driving .; in the federal advance guard In the environs-of the Huerta stronghold, , General FranoW Villa, the rebel ohlef, left here tc'y for the south. The ilg-aag relml front including the Indians who olTui-nd their services , at Chili uhau a month ao, was near-. A est the enemy last night at Drilling -. ham Junctloni, only seven' mUra nortli '. ot Torreon. other columns were ill- ; teen, twenty-two and even more miles away, but all were reported in mo wn iii me OMreotion ot Torreon, Expects. little llealstanoc. Before, leaving far the Iront, Gen oral VUla said he eoubted Whethet the'federaia woulA make further re-; esstance until ha starts his assault ' on their main position. It Is said the manning of Mount lm Pdla. Whknh the federals are ronnrtail to have tortlfled, would be a legitimate ' pan or the defense of Torreon, al. though its eomperatlve Isolation would make support from other parts of the federal defenses virtually lmpo tbte, ... , The Countryside betweea Gomel Palacio and Torreon is laced with. ir. -rtgatlon ditahes and thickly settled. It ! reported the federals have let the -water Into some of the ditches to Jm pede the rebel advance while otlwri are being utilised aa trenches. The first important movement ot the week Just passed took place whet General vnila -set his troops In me Uon early last Friday morning from Yerrao, about J 98 miles north of Tor f00' Ween wllee north f tb! oitj he ni Upon a strong advenes col . umn of the f.'rals who are believed to jiave been under orders to retreat on approach of the enemy. The ep. pearance of the rebels, however, was so sudden that the retreat became almost rout, The federals like the ' rebels, were mounted and the en dounter became a sort of a steeple chase. The fight continued at a gal lop Into the streets of this city and It was here that moot of the federal tosses occurred. The bodies of 101 were ploked up 'j Villlas men, The fedwrai u be- (Ooti tinned on Vnm Btx ) E BY PARCEL POST; TO Postmaster General Already Has Plan Outlined for Ten Cities. IN EFFECT SOON WABIirNSGTON. March 52. (Tre. llmlnary steps were taken by the post offlse department today to perfect its plans for reducing the cost of Uvinat by having the parcel post carry farm products direct to the door bf oon sum ere. - Ten oHles were selected t. begin the work of esta.bLU.hIng direct . connection between produaer and consumer, Postmaster General Bur leson already having Issued an ordor permitting the use of crates and boxe tor butter, eggs, poultry, vegetables and fruit shipped by parcels post. , Orders today went to the postmas ter at Boston, Atlanta, St. Louis, Sasj Francisco, Baltimore, Detroit,' I Crosse, Wis., Lynn, Mass, Rock Is land, 111, and Washington, directing them "to receive the names of per sons who are 'willing to supply farm produce in retail quantities by parcel post" Printed lists of these names will be distributed among town and city patrons. "By the use ef the lints," saUA First Assistant Postmaster General Rope today, "the city oomsumer can get in touch with a farmer, who will All hla1 weekly ordors tor farm produce. The consumer will receive the produce fresh from the country and the far mer will be relieved of carrying hie produce to market, as the rural car rler will make 'calls at the farmers' own door of the retail shipments to city consumer. ' "The point has been raised that difficulty .will be experienced in the return of hampers and other contain era. The farmer may use Inexpen si-re hampers .whose value would not warrant their return, or he may use the big""- gFds Ihampune for whici ; he tnay Include an adVitional charge to be oredited to the consumer ea tee turn let Che b surfer by parcel poeV ,