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... u I lie a citi ather. CITIZEN WANT ADS BRING RESULTS i 'n ? bowers.; 1 iLi -J f XOi.NO.i59. ASIIEVILLE, N. G, TUESDA HORNING, MARCH 31, 1914. PRICE 5 CENTS TOLLS EXEHPTIOrJ noToriLYPUiriKin G0L1L1ITTEE ABOUT T01EDII MB- Some Tonic DEftDY TO DEFINE IS STILL RftGiriG PMPUT E ASKS RE-ELECTION Hi ASQUITH BECOMES SECRETARYOFWAR: DISTRICTS REPORTS rail Ship Subsidies Also Given ; a Particular Mention, President Declares; . n- ' t -- T f- r J n, ' RELIEVES REPEAL 0 MEASURE WILL PASS Wilson Talks Freely Re garding Tolls Controver - fey with Visitors, . WASHINGTON, Mnrch 10. Talk jbg the stanA that certain paragraphs la the democratic platform adopted at Baltimore are contradictory, Presi dent Wilson today declared that, o account of the contradictory state ments, of these different paragraph democrats need hav no hesitation In voting for the repeal oif the-1 Panam canal tolls xmptlhiV4''-;f H" ? M The president reiterated, that the exemption never was a policy of the .democratic house, because' It . was t- - ...IuIam nf .niuih. Iran's fend ft'jnlnortty of democrats; he majority of cmojrats voting k Valnst It on the ground that it was -K subsidy. . . , . . The (Resident explained that even - If the International questions to which he referred in his message (had not arisen he would have been "opposed to the tolls exemption as agnlnsl democrat.o doctrine. He r indicated hpwever that if it were not forahe international situation he did vn'ot feel that It" would have been ' proper t for him to question the acts - of -i previous administration. . Mr. - Wilson talked freely about th . tolls controversy in congress, saying that the story that he had entered Into -a bargain with Great Britain through Sir William Tyrrell, price t Kerielary to lr Kdward Grey, was . one of a' number of Insults that had Iwenihilodueed in the congressional . debut,.,-'. .. The president declared hswanted to express his regret that what had , ' premised, ti -M: v dignified contest ..ltl; genuine , differences of Opinion Seemed to be degenerating in nn'opra Hon.' tnUi an attembt to flisTedlt ths administration. . He remarked : that white It made all the more certain the result In favor of fine adminlstrac tloii, he thought It a great pity that - public affairs should be handled -is that way. He did not think all ths opponents of the repeal felt that wav. but eurh color had been Interjected ' Into the controversy and he did not Understand the motives of It. The president said he had no anxiety over . any political friction in the democratic party over the result, and referred to the repeal contest as not a "capital operation," but Just a ''eonvales. cr nee." - " Mr. Wilpnn let it be known that he was unqualifiedly opposed , to any s om promise or amendment, such as sve been proposed in the senate. H for straight repeal without qiilvocatlon.' The white house later authorized quotation of what the president had (Continued on Pate) Blx). E T Mississippi Valley Suffrage Conference Sends Mes sage to Washington, MF.ETINa OPENS ; DBS MOINES, Iowa, March SO, he Shafroth and Bristow suffraae amendments, now pending . before congress, are threatening a contro- 'Vers at the Mississippi Valley suff .rage conference, which began here today. Although it had Been announced last , week that the subject would not As brought up at the present meet Ing, tS of the women leaders met to j!ay and a telegram addressed to the National American Woman Suffrage association was formulated, it was ' as follows:' . ' : "Many members of the Mississippi conference i.feel that the 8hafroth motion to amend the constitution hould be left in committee until lifter th next convention. '.Were this dona it would avoid a chance for tonfuslon which might come ware wo resolutions simultaneously be ore the country, and would give a for mature consideration of a i aisurs wnicn huui ui u uv . .derstnd. ana wnicn ws want 10 1'?ct on with deliberation." Ths signers then asked the origi nal board to Instruct its congressional gommttre not to push the Shafroth '-IuaonaorJW tafc Jta report from " th senate ommttt. ' Miss Alice Pnlt" of Washington, Slprealdent of the Oangrssslonal suff 'raTa vnlon, wtilch k ml te favor the Srlstow Kmsndmest 'was awong these Limits of Federal Reserve Districts Are Practical ly Determined. MUCH SPECULATION AS TO LUCKY CITIES Committee Declares That Any Lists Published . Are Guess Work. WASHINGTON. March 3 0. After three month of consideration the reserve bank organisation committee. Secretaries McAdoo and Houston and Comptroller of Currency Williams charged with ; laying the ground work for the new currency system. Is .about ready to define geo graph ically the limits of the federal re serve districts' into which the contin ental United States are to be divided for banking purposes, and at the same time name the cities in each district where reserve banks are to bed located. . . -. - It is the general expectation here that the announcement of these eon elusions will be made about April 1, for the committee is known, to have reached a point In its deliberations whers little remains to be done, Conclusions Secret, v The committee has taken precau tions to keep Its) conclusions secret and has announced that any lists made previous to 1 its official publi cation are merely speculative. - . D- splte this fact there has been great interest here In the doings of V the committee and volumes - talked hi those in official life Who are now en tirely within the Inner circle. Opinion is not unanimous among thoss persons as to .the number1 A 'banks to be established. : The law permits the establishment of not less than t and not more than IS bank a There is apparently little ground for bellevelng that the ' committee will name only, eight cities, and : man persons are confident that they will elect the fitll number allowed. The eayeetMtMtM , t W tjt,.t-renrtt that there will be at least four cities on. the Atlantic seaboard. In thw section Boston, New York and Phila delphia have been named many times and Klchmond and Atlanta, Bait! more and Washington have been put down on many of the unofficial lints. Between the Alleghaney Mountain! and the Rockies many agree that Chicago, St. Ixula and Kansas City ar practically certain to be chosen, and many add Minneapolis, Cincin- fOrmtlnwed on Pas His BE BROKENTHIS WEEK Many Anti-Trust Matters Now Holding Attention of Government. SOME SETTLEMENTS WASHINGTON, March 80. Unless there is seme unexpected hitch in the plans of the department of jus tice, this promise to be a record week for activities under the Sher man anti-trust act. According), to present plans, work on a complaint against the : so-oalled smelting trust will be becun; a settlement will be reached with the Metropolitan To bacco company of New Tork, or that company will b the objeot of an anti-trust action; ths Elgin board of trads will oease to' defend the antt trust action brought against it late in 1J12 and a decree against It will be recorded at Chicago, and a final report rt the facts In connection with the charge of violation of the Sher man act In the case of the United Gas Improvement company of Philadelphia,- is expected. It also is regarded as probable that final disposition will be made of the report of the Invest I. gatton into th alleged Wanamaker customs under-valuatlons. , The report oil the investigation o! the "smelting trust" Is In the hand of G. J Todd, assistant to Attorney General McHeynolds, In charge of trust prosecutions, snd It was said that Mr. Todd will begin immediately the preparation of the usual bill In equity asking for the combine's dis solution. " Negotiations between officials of the department and representatives of the Metropolitan and other tobacco companies are in progress In New Tork. Attorney General McReynolds is convinced that these companies are operating in violation of the Sher man act, and the bill s-xalnst them is ready to be filed at once If negotla ttona fall. ' According to reports here, inited States District Attorney Wilkerson, at, Chicago, Is near the end of con ferences with representatives of , the Klgtn board, by which the mill Believed That Federals Are Making Their Final Stand in Big Barracks, ' - VILLA USING GUNS, NOT TYPEWRITERS Tells Newspaper Men; They Can Send No Dispatches Until Torreon Falls. JTXLREZ, Mex.. ' March -The rebel and federal forces at Torreon are still engaged in battle, it was learneA tonight. ' This Information came, from Roberto ' V,?PeMulera, (confidential agent of the constitution allstt In the Un ited States, who re cently arrived her from Washtnsj ten. , Senor Pesqulera : spent the after noon and part, of the evening ln this city investigating -various rumor ani so-called official . reports dealing with the situation at ; th . front.. t ths conclusion' of bis Investlgatlona, - he telegraphed a long report to associates In Washington and later, talked with newspaper men. The constitutional ist secretary f the Interior, , Senor Zubaran was present at the Inter view. ' No Facte, to nirulge, ' 'They had no facts to divulge aave that jrjfbting continued, and that ths battle tfus far has been bloody and stubbort& contested on both sldea Theyt4tateA that no telegram mora OeneTafYViUa had bee received lay ing that general Velaseo bad suggest ed . tottditiensl urrender. a s Tkffy asserted' pdsiUvely, on the other hand, that federal reperta of victory wer absurd. ' 'i v "I believe that the rebels "tonight are making a concerted attack on the federal ' positions," leid r Secretary Zubaran. , "With what uccess I 'do not know' but in ths end I believe General A11U 1 certain f victory. Many of the telegrams credited to General Vflla have not really eeri sssU. Wm. ;4.Wesitsi .iher ram 1 uo noi anow. ;- j :' : ' .v I'eing Guns. Villa Is using guns an hand grenades, not typewriters. He ' told the correspondents) at the front frankly that they could send no dis ipatches until he had taiktyt Torreon. There have been no such dispatches and the conclusion sslds from our actual, though scanty Information, Is clear. Torreon has not been taken. "On the other band every fact at (OonOngtvl on Pagw VARNER NOT CANDIDATE I REPRESENTATIVE PAGE Declares He Would Not . Have Time to Organixe District for Race. THANKS FRIENDS (By Gcofrge H. Manning), WASHINGTON, JVC;, March 10 Henry Varner, of Iexington, will not be a candidate for the congres sional nomination against Congress man Page in the seventh district. The writer received a letter from Mr. Varner today In which he declare! that as the primaries are called for May Is, he -would not now have time to organise the district and maks satisfactory campaign. Mr. Varner'i letter of withdrawal is in part as fol lower "1 have been 'considering becoming a candidate for congress this year, be cause of the constant urging of hun dreds of good loyal democrats from ali parts of the district that I make the race. If a man 4s human be must listen to his friends and consider theif suggestions. Thst and the fact thai as a member of congress I woul4 have an opportunity to be of greater service to the people of this district end of ths state, is ths only reason that I bave had for even considering making the race, for to run would be a distinct sacrifice. , ine state - democratic executlvs An w. rv. 1. .. . vv,,,,,,!,,, nunever, nam caned tna primaries for May 11, which is near ly two months earlier than they are usually called in an off year: there fore, I would not now have time to organize .the district and conduct a campaign that would be satisfactory to either myself or my frlene and I shall not run. I have never led a 'forlorn hope' and do not Intend ta begin It at this date. "I deeply appreciate the many gen erous offers nf supnnrt, , frsm nyti democrat!:! friends in the seventh dis trict and extend to each of them my heartfelt thanks. : , At some future time I may become a candidate. t It I do. f shall ntfrt te win. " VERBAIf ARTILLERY UN LIMBERED DURING TOLLS REPEAL DEBATE; ; ,C WILSON rt:ZZ'f ZM 'l ''-v.', 1 . . ., . . Senator? J Uar Lewis Paints Weird Picture of What State pndjtook to Intervene in Mexico Brings it WASHmpTOIf. 4Tarch I0-On the eve of. the Jot in b house of rep jesentatlvesv on the repeal of the American to exeir.tjon la the Fan amacaatliBt, e?reisi today was osmikctelybscrlK t in ths oontro versy.S5'rb tt.try thundered througbouX, Vj- (n both house and senate, ; .J ? While epponlng roes were clash ing in QralQi ,!"! ,Ms at the eapl tol, Preaidsnt,.Wllm ' took occasion to discuss the sjl-en tossing situation With callers, eire; iig keen regret - - - - - - LM i- st- fKrfleo contest over jsttlpalg nad d generated Into a agM upon the ad ministration. While on the, subject, today President Wilson charac terised; as " crowning Insult of a number f Insults," s the debate, the- declaration of Represen tative Knowland, of California, that the administration bad made a deal to repeal the tolls exemption with Blr William Terrell, secretary to Alt Edward Grey, British secretary . for foreign affairs.' 1 Clark's Bpeach Anticipated. With a final vote on the Sims re peal bill in the house scheduled for late tomorrow, Interest I the con troversy revived, the closing speech of Speaker Clark In opposition to the repeal serving as the chief objective point of anticipation, kittle doubt as to the result of ths vote on the bill is entertained by any one, the majority for the repeal being vari ously estimated at from 10 to It votes. All ears will be strained for the speaker tomorrow, and there Is much speculation as to ths course bis attack en the bill will take. HJs friends do not expect him to attaok the president Some democrats believe that he will i not refrain, however, from allusions to political entangle menta Discussion of the Issue 1n the sen ate today was enlivened by Senator James Hamilton Iewia. of Illinois, who pleaded for the president's cause, urging, however, a comprom ise rteing the president authority to suspend tolla Senator Lewis " aroused mingled GQNLEY WANTS NEGROES WHO TftUCHTO FACE HIM Says He Will Prove They Are Speaking Falsely About Him. ATLANTA, Ga, March 20 "If those negroes who have made dam aging statements against ms will face me, I will show them that they are speaking falsely." This was the declaration here to day of James Con ley, the negro con victed as accessory to the murder of Mary Phagan, 14 years old, regard ing recent affidavits made in connec tion with efforts under way .to ob tain a new trial for Leo. M. Frank, superintendent of the National Pen cil company, under sentence of death for the girl's murder. Conley was sentenced to one year's imprisonment m connection with the crime. He testified at th trial of Prank; that the latter killed the girl In the factory and that he aided th superintendent In dispos ing of the body In the factory base ment The negro was employed M a sweeper In the" factory. . Emll Selig, father in law of Lc M. Prank, died suddenly here today. He was a retired bust ns man, agd !., He was a witness tor Frank it ATTACKED AND DEFENDED Foreign Relations in Debate. astonishment and curiosity among tola collsagues by discussing the for. sign relations of the United States and explaining what he thought the president might have referred to In his message on the tolls Issue, asking congress to granC ths repeal, ft Me drew a vivid picture f dire things that would happen should the United Slates Intervene In Mexico. Referring to the president's fail ure to specify what foreign relations prompted him' to appeal for tolls ex emption repeal, the senator did ooi hesitate to , gtva "what I feet may bars been Ms reasons." ihetri entered upon a recital of sets of ag sneislon on the pat t of ths United States, beginning with the taking of the Philippine M ox lean fiituaMon, Taklnsj up the (Mexican situation and reviewing the operations of the United States in other lands and ths interests In Mexico of England, "France. Japan - and - other, nations Senator - Lewis dramatically ds dared: ' " "Ths Very first moment w more down Into Mexico with a view of executing the "Menroe doctrine against these- foreign " nations - who ihave stationed themselves there upon the theory that we no longer had a right to execute the doctrine because of our past folly, Japan promptly would seme the Philippine Islands. She would then seise Ha waii and then In such conditions our armies in Mexico, the canal not finished, no way to have a Joinder of our navy in what condition would cur country be? "Russia, with her grievance she who sent aid to ths union at a time when It was threatened feels that because of Rngllsh influence, the ad ministration In power ths Isst ten years lent its aid to Japan against her. Russia, remembering this wrong now in an offenslvs and defensive alliance of life and death with Japan, would not lose her opportunity. Japan with her grievance promptly would aid In seizing Alaaka and the north near her. ; Would Dlf Me Army. The north and the south, now HAS NO OBJECTIONS TO E- Simmons Says Men Are Within Their Rights-Is Back at Capital. WASHINGTON. D. C, March ,19. Benstor Simmons when questioned up on hit return here today regarding U orogressivs convention to be held at Raleigh, stated that If some gen tleman in the state wishsA to call a convention to discuss progressive poli cies an plan progressive legislation they were entirely within their rights and that he would make no objection and plate no obstacles in their way. The senator returned today after an absence of about two weeks whica he spent in recuperating at his horns in Newbern. He explained that he returned earlier than he intended be cause of the statement made by Sen ator O'Oorman, chairman of the com mittee on interoceanlc canals, that he would not call the committee ta consider the bill to repeal the canal tolls provision because f the sbsenct p Senator Wmmons and Shield. THE WEATHER. . WASHINGTON,; March HO Pors nt for rth Carol'ns: Ivrr :'Vv:; Might Happen if the United in During Discussion of united, would nU to the north sea to protect Alaska and ths Orient to the Philippine,: Ths army would be divided, one part in Mexico and ths other part moving to our possessions to protect them. England, feeling under those conditions no frlendll ties to us, and South America al ready imbued with a feeling that when, under the administration of Colonel Roosevelt, we performed. caesarlan operation on Colombia and exercised from her the government cr panama, only waits that it may dupllceta th performance upon an llrefenwtmrtMruwrrr 'em- th south near o th etna! gone; fur hlshlnr supplies to ths enemy , and supporting ths assault. In what splendid condition ws would Hand. Sad, indeed, it Is to contemplats." Senator Lewis appealed ' to eon grsa to trust th president, "hoping that we may return to th doctrine of a tru party." , Again today In th house, a crowd ed floor and galleries thronged to a point which broke all record of at tendance.,, listened to th arguments on the Isaue, The president was at tacked and defended by vigorous ora tors. , The foreign policy of th adminis tration was derided and commended Th economic policy of granting American . vessels free tolls was alter nately supported and com mended. Attack on the president brought Representative Walsh, of New Jersey to his feet with a ringing defense. The democrats cheered hU tribute to President Wilson vigorously. Ths importancs of tbs occasion was , impressed on th spectators, when, shortly after ths bone met when, ghortly after th v house met, ' Representative L'Angle, of Florida, a sufferer from rheumatism, was wheeled into the houss in an Invalid's chair and from th chair mads speech opposing th repeal. During the day Miss Eleanor Wil son, ths president's daughter, and several whits house guests, took places In the executive gallery of the house and listened to the debate for (Continued on Pag Ms). MOVE TO DUST STANDARD :oil coupnu ohio Judge Dillon Grants Writ Ordering Attorney Gen eral to Oust Company. COLUMBUS, Ohio, March Id.' Judge trtllon, of ths common pleas court, late today granfed an slterns tivs writ ordering Attorney General Koran to Institute proceedings to oust the Standard Oil company and It substdaHes, Including , th Imperial OH ormpany of Canada, from doing business in Ohio. Th casw Is set for hearing April 20. The suit to compel Attorney Gen eral Hogan to file ouster proceedings was Instituted several day ago by George H. Phelps, . an. attorney . of Flmflay, Ohio, Phelps alleged that the Standard Oil company, Ohio Oil company, Buckeye Pip line com pany, Solar Kenning company and th Imperial OH company of Canada, ar oeing operated in this state In viola tton of the Sherman anti-trust law and the Valentin ntl trust act, si phJo-statute, MfJiogaa Jalan nounced. after an investigation that he. would not Institute th proceed Ins demanded by Mr. 'helpa Ths ieetiranc of the writ b Judge Dillon Premier Springs . Unsuspec ted Solution on House of Commons, RESIGNATION OF SEEL7 ACCEPTED Viscount Morley Is Expect ed to Resign Today Ex citement Tense;' LONDON. March 10, After U the . many solution of th government crisis, which bad been proposed ant cUsoussed, Premier Asquitlv announce a solution to the house of tjommotn looay wnicn none of th prophsts had suspected or even expected. The premier, himself, will aasum th burden of the war office In addition to hi other and almost crushing . duties, lis will resign from th house , at this critical stse. when th sec ond reading of th home rut bill is " ' about to be take up and will appeal for re-election to hi constituent In East Plf. Scotland, within a few days. u No member of th Irish national!. party, of which John ' JO. Redmond la th bead, uttered, a-worA In th houss. Th irishmen are letting th English fight it out alone. Premier Asquith, Vlieount Morley, Colonsi Seely, and . Qanarals French ana Ewart all visited th king during ths dy. Stand by Rex Igna Lions. Field Manshal Blr John Ftsnch. Chief of the Imperial general staff, and General Sir John Ewart, adjutant general. deolined s to withdraw , their resignation in spit of th army ' order Issued Friday, which Visoouw Haldsn (dleverly frm as a plat form on which th general might land with ecnslstensy and honor. It thu - became invpossibls for Colonel J. K, 8. Seely. who was co signer with them uf th assurances to Brigadier Genera! Gough that ths army .would iot b ueed to mipprees ' th Ulster opposition to horn rule, lo ' retain th lecretaryshlp of war. Hi relgntl6n, ; therefore, Was necepted, after he had been for some days ur. der fir from th newspapers of hit own party, which insisted thst h must go, , Vtsoount Morley, of Blackburn, lord president of th counsel, who ws partner with Colonel Seely in drafting the offending paragraphs of th doeui went, stands in th same' position, " and his withdrawal from office is ex pected tomorrow, Bxrtteenent and Suspetia. Thes wr th vint In .today's mapr of th continued story which Is keeping the country at th high, st pitch of excitement and suspense. y (Continued mm rag Qua) , (Continned on Pace sift). RATINGS OF APPLfCA'lTS FOR PflSTMASTEfiSHlFS 1TRUS! Hundred Offices in First Batch Sent in To Civil Service Departmnt. MANY IN TENTH. (By George H. Manning.) WAHINOTON, D. C, March Ths rating of applicant for fourtH class post masterships who took th statewide examination in Nort) Carolina in ' February commenced coming to th postofflc department today with rush, over one hundred offices b4ng in th first batch sent In by the oivll service commission. They contained certifications front every district in the stats and th appointments will hi mads after con sultations have been . held with th congressmen. i- The first office to be certified and the first postmaster appointed was at the horn town of Congressman Fsl scn, namied after htm, wher Chris-' topher H. , Plerc was appointed to day. Pierce was the first man In th list having a rating of over ninety per cent, and : ths first postmaster appointed In the state. ." ; In the tenth district nln post- masters were appointed today, aft el : conference with th congressmen. They ar a follows: Aralea, Eamul T. ' Lesrl, democrat; John T. Mj Klnney; HoUls, , Grady Wlthrowj Etowah, Pearl O. Gash; Horse Bh . Miss Louisa E. Bird; . HigWantia James A. Hlnes; Cllffslde, Charles 'H, Haynes; Varm School, Mrs. Alma R, Joflyn; Falrvlew, p. O. Merrick. Congressman Stedman also had three postnrssters appointed in h',r district as follows: ,I)ot)son,.Joha C. Freeman..,,,..,.:, , Haw River, H. B. Williamson. r Milton, W. T. Bryant. , The president today nmr '. ' ' G. Mr1sey,tO b pw1rrTir f '
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