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THE WEATHER
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BRING RESULTS
VOL. XXXII, NO. 31G.
ASI1EV1LLE, N. C, TUESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 3, 1916.
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WITNESSES TELL
JO NT COMMITTEE
OF TAX INCREASES
Committee From Mining
Companies in Mexico,
Before Commission.
MILLIONS INVESTED
BY THESE COMPANIES
Protest Against "Confisca
tory Decrees" of Mex
ican Government.
ATLANTIC CITT. N- J-. Oct. 2.
A committee representing fifty
mining and smelting companies
operating in Mexico protested today
to the American memben of the
American -Mexican Joint commission
gainst what they called "confiscatory
degrees" in that country, and urged
the return to the old methods of
taxation.
It was the first time that witnesses
have" appeared before eldher the
American or Mexican commissioners.
Statistics Submitted.
In the mass of statistics submitted
to the American commissioners was
a statement showing; the decrease In
the output of metals since 1912. Ac
cording to these figures the output in
1913 was:
Silver, 8!, 000,000 ounces; gold,
243,000 ounces; copper, 74,000 tons;
sine, 49,000 tons, and lead, 68,000
tons. . .
' The figure for the first six months
of 1918 were given as:
Silver, 6,000.000 ounces; gold, 88.
000 ounces; copper, 29,000 tons; sine,
11,000 tons, and lead, 8,000 tons.
They told the . American commis
sioners that the export taxes on gold
and silver had been increased to four
times what they were in 1912, and
that now a heavy tax was placed on
lead, copper and sine, where none
had been imposed. They also placed
before the commissioners figures
showing heavy increases in other
igxes affecting the Industry and char
acterised them as confiscatory since
the low grades of a great quantity of
the ores produced made impracticable
tibo norration of. mines under such
conditions. - Many forfeitures already
have been forced,, according to the
commission.
Millions Invested.
The actual . investment ... of the
companies represented wu placed at
1125.000.000, .;- -rii
vt.Seeretajry 'f .' the 'Interior Lane
made public .the memorandum pre
sented by the mining men and said
that the coirilssioner would. confer
with' .them ,'again tomorrow. Ttoey
came' here ' at the request of the
American commissioners, who wanted
their statement of conditions because
of the mass of contradictory evidence.
The Joint session of the commission
earlier in the day was marked by the
presentation by the Mexicans of a
plan .of border patrol which included
the withdrawal of the American
forces. The Mexicans assured the
American commissioners of their be
lief fhat their government would be
able to carry out the promises they
were prepared to make that in the
future the military forces of Mexico
would adequately safeguard the
border.. The details of the plan were
not disclosed.
s
Nephew of Former President
Zelaya Attacks Group
of Conservatives.
SERIOUSLY WOUNDED
MANAGUA. Nicaragua. Oct. I. In
5 a fight' which broke out here yesterday
"Y daring tne election ,01 General
ft. Emlllano Chamorro as president of
the republic, Salvador Zelaya. ' a
nephew of former President Zelaya, at
tacked group of conservatives, shoot-
tng and killing four of them.- During
the fight. Zelaya himself was seriously
wounded, while a number of other
persons were also hurt. The police
quickly Intervened and quelled the dis
order. The four men killed were given pub
lic military funerals today, thousands
ef conservatives following the bodies
to the grave.
General Chamorro, who was unop
posed for the office of chief executive,
has been for years one of the active
leaders of the conservative party. For
. the . last " three years he has been
Nlcaraguan m In inter to Washington.
Dr. I rtas, the liberal candidate, with
drew from the contest ten days ago,
giving as a reason that the state de
partment at Washington would not
recognise the election of a candidate
who had been connected with the ad
ministration of former President
Zelaya. The liberals offered the nomi
nation to Dr. Carlos Cuadra Paaoa, of
the progressive or government party,
but he also declined to run. -
. Exoept for the fighting in Managua
the election generally was- a quiet
, vn. '
. v - SUPPLIES RACING NEWS.
CHICAGO, Oct. 2. A news service
owned and controlled by Mont-Tennes,
alleged head of the gambKng "trust"
In Chicago, etippliee horse racing In
formation to hand book operators
regularly at a charge ef IIS to S4S0
a week, according to testimony before
Federal Judge Land Is today in his In
vestigation of alleged, wide gambling
operations In the city. .
ROUMANIAN FORCES HAVE
INVADED BULGARIA WITH
APPARENT TWO-FOLD IDEA
If
Sulficient Men Have Been Thrown
Across Danube, Big Seaport of Varna
Would Be Threatened and Teuton Forces
Would Be Isolated.
LONDON, Oct. 2. The
Bulgaria.
On the upper reaches of
tified towns of Rustchuk and
begins its bend northeastward, leaving Bulgarian terri
tory and separating Roumania proper from Dobnidja,
the troops of Roumania have made their way to the south
ern bank of the stream. .
Two-Fold
J ust how many men were
not disclosed in either the
munications, but tne strategic
seemingly two-fold.
Ninety miles eastward
the western extremity of southern Dobrudja, is Varna,
Bulgaria's chief seaport on the Black sea. If sufficient
men have been sent across the river and are sent along the
Dobrudja-Bulgarian frontier toward Varna, not alone
would the seaport be m danger, but the move would con
stitute a serious menace toward the isolation of the Ger
man, Bulgarian and Turkish forces, operating against the
Roumanians to the north.
Teutons Defeated.
Simultaneously with the announcement of the cross
ing of the Danube, comes a
fresh attack along the entire
ed in the defeat of the center
of the central powers.
In Transylvania the Roumanians on both sdes of the
great Kukel river have advanced against the Teutonic
allies, while westward in the vicinity of Ossova and near
Petrosny the Austro-Hungarian3 have captured positions
from the Roumanians. ...
The fighting in Galicia,
resulted in suficesses for the (Teutonic allies northeast of
the GaTacian capital jatd for tto Russians in t&e sotitheast.
Ori the Brody-Zloch6ff road the Teutons recaptured the
ground lost last Saturday, according both Berlin and
Vienna, and made prisoner 2,306 Russians, while in the
Narayuvka and Zlota Ripa sectors, the Russians repulsed
vicious attacks of the Teutons, inflicting heavy casualties
and capturing 1,6Q0 men. In
northwest' of Sviniuskv, a Russian attack was repulsed.
No Notable Successes.
Little additional news of the fighting on the Mace
donian front has come to hand. The troops of both sides
along the front apparently are continuing their attacks
and counter-attacks, with no notable successes for either.
Aside from bombardments which are especially severe in
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ALLEGED
NTHE
WILL BEIESTISHTED
Complaint Made That "Con
spiracies in Restraint of
Trade" Exist.
NEW YORK AFFECTED
ALBANY, N. T.. Oct. J.- A sweep
ing investigation of the milk situation
in the state was ordered tonight by
Attorney General Woodbury. He des
ignated Deputy . Attorney-General
Merton E. Lewis, who was counsel to
the Thompson public service commis
sion. Investigating1 committee to con
duct the Inquiry and announced that
application for the appointment of a
non-partisan referee to take testimony
will be made to the courts at once."
The investigation was authorized
after the receipt of complaints by both
milk dealers, and producing farmers
alleging that conspiracies in restraint
of the milk trade existed.
NO RELAXATION.
NEW YORK, Oct 2. In the face
of - a serious milk shortage In this
city because of the controversy be
tween the Dairymen's league and in
dividual distributors. Health Commis
sioner Emerson declared emphatical
ly late today there would be no relaxa
tion In the rigid inspection of the sup
ply by his department He asserted
he was more interested In quality of
milk than in quantity and that the
standard could not be lowered no mat
ter how acute the shortage became.
Dr. Emerson declared reports re
ceived from inspectors for his depart
ment indicated that about seventy
five per cent of the normal supply
was received in the city today. Mr.
Dillon asserted that the shortage
would become more acute as the week
advanced and that by Thursday the
distributors would be receiving, only
about fifteen per cent of the 2,400,
000 quarts which ordinarily come
dally into the city. The distributors,
however, were hopeful of keeping the
supply up to at least SO per cent of
normal." They -are -developing new
sources as rapidly as possible.
RoumaniaiLs Lave invaded
the Danube between the for
Turtukai, where the river
Value.
thrown across the river is
Roumanian or German com
value ot tne maneuver
from Turtukai, which lays at
report from Bucharest that a
front in Dobrudja has result
and right' flanks of the troops
with Lemberg the stake, has
the Lutsk region of Volhynia,
PAGE TWO.)
FOR BIG
POOL SEIZEO
POLICE
Federal and State Investiga
tions Succeed in Making
Gambling Disclosures.
FUND FOR POLITICS
: CHICAGO, Oct. . While Federal
judge Landis continued today to
draw from reluctant witnesses testi
mony of a highly developed organiza
tion -for gambling, which the police
previously declared did not exist, city
authorities uncovered evidence of a
baseball pool in a raid on a downtown
office building. State's Attorney
Hoyne, conducting an Independent
raid on the Sportsmen's . Club of
America, declared he suspected that
the funds derived from a large sale of
associate memberships was used as a
political fund for the benefit of Mayor
William H. Thompson, former presi
dent of the club.
Assistant State's Attorney Berger
issued a statement that the raid fol
lowed investigations which Indicated
that officials of the club, Including
Chief of Police Charles C Healey,
were connected with the Installation
of slot machines In Chicago.
Police Captain Collins, who raided
the baseball pool, said paraphernalia
seized indicated elaborate prepara
tions, had been made for betting on
the coming world series. :
VIRGINIA GUARD LEAVES.
RICHMOND, Va., Oct 2. Three
batteries of the First Battalion. Vir
ginia field artillery, entrained here
this afternoon for San Antonio, Texas,
for service on the border. .They In
clude battery A., the Richmond bow
ltxers; Battery B, of Norfolk and Bat
tery D. of: Hampton. They number
fifteen officers and 427 men. Battery
C, of Portsmouth, with four officers
and 120 men, will entrain at 10
o'clock tomorrow morning. The troops
carry - full field equipment and am
munition, .i. . . . -.. , .-., . , ,. ,
PllPUllLlll
BASEBALL
fly THE C
All Aboard
7
Puzzle
SITUATION BE! WEEN SWEDEN AND THE
ALLIES BECOMES TENSE AS RESULT OF
-v'ji j. . ?, $
RECENT ACTS OF SWEDISH GOVERNMENT
Swedish Waters Mined on Side Where Allied Ships Have Been Accustomed to Sail and Left Clear
Where German Steamers Ply Mall Question Is Still Unsettled and Swedish Replies
to British Notes Are Characteristically Stiff.
LONDON, Sept ' jWfCorrepond
ence of the Associated Press.)- The
relations between : Sweden and the
entente powers are 'attracting un
usual attention here,' and'' there ; is
every indication thai hi ' situation
threatens to, become somewhat tense.
With the dispute as to malt leisures
still unsettled, there Bow has arisen
the eharge by the ntente allies that
the neutrality of -isjaden r ";,
r-n-tmpurU7ii It should be.
This has drawn from--" Stockholm a
reply as tart and erisp as some of
the notes ln the mail controversy
which were characterised, by Viscount
Grey as containing words not usually
found in diplomatic correspondence.
Using Swedish Waters. .
The new point of contact with
Sweden Is the outgrowth of the prac
tice of belligerent shipping In using
Swedish territorial waters for all
Baltic traffic. Within the safety of
this neutral three-mile limit English
and other ships of the entente na
tions have sailed defiantly into and
out of the Baltic, paying not the
slightest need to the German fleet
looking on from the outer waters.
Similarly German merchant ships
have sailed up and down the west
coast of Sweden, heavily laden with
foodstuffs and Iron ores, while Rus
sian destroyers In the northern
reaches of the Baltic have been im
potent to act.
Heavy Responsimilty.
This practice placed a .heavy re
sponsibility upon Sweden and kept
SYMPATHETIC STRIKE
EAILS TO MATERIALIZE
Labor Leaders Admit That
Men Failed to Respond to
CalL
NEW YORK, Oct 2. Tacit admis
sion of the failure of the "general"
sympathetic strike in New York In be
half of the striking street carmen was
made in a report late today In a con
ference of labor leaders, which dis
cussed the general situation. The lead
ers recommended that every union
member of the city be assessed one
dollar for the benefit of the subway,
elevated and surface car employes
who are on strike In Manhattan, the
Bronx and parts of Westchester coun
ty. Police headquarters announced that
a canvass made by policemen showed
that only 408 men had responded to
the call for a general strike.
More than 100,000 members of the
United Hebrew Trades returned to
work after their three-day holiday, as
did 2,100 brewery workers.
BANDITS LOOT TOWN,
ur. vim Ta, Oct. 2 Following
the battle with the Carranza troops
under General Matias Ramos at Cusi-
hulriachlc on SeptemDer ze, jrancisco
vim Ta.. Tn.r Rnlnxar mnA their
joint command left the mining town
or cusl arter looting n oi iooa sup
plies, killing several civilians and im
ii hi.hnri1ed man into their
command, a resident of the Cusihul
rlachlc mining district who arrived,
reported today.
The looting followed the retirement
r9 a.n.ra 1 RimM And hia' MTTiminrt.
after the Carranza commander had
been wounded. . Many women were
attacked by the Villlsta soldiers, the
followed the retirement of the Car
ranza. forces.
y ; THE WEATHER. ;
OTA TOTWHTdK . Ort I. rMli
tnr TiTnrth farnlfna.! Fair In the west
rain east portion Tuesday with north
east, to norm gates n we coast, vvvu-
negday. prooaDiy xsur. ,. , . ,, :
for the Haywood County Fair I
Find the Only One Who Doesn't
her fleet busy day and night patrollng
the territorial waters in protection of
the belligerent traders, despite which
precaution there were several 'viola
tions of Swedish neutrality. Public
sentiment In Sweden was aroused and
the government determined to mine
the ' waters of Kogrund - channel,
leading out of the sound 4nto the
Baltic. Sweden also served notice
that' her ' naval . commanders load
been instructed to fir Upon all sub.
. -The situation was further eompll
cated by tHtttf fettrro of " the
Swedish government to doe the
Krogund channel entirely to all ex
cept Swedish vessels.
Allies Protest.
' The entente allies protested that
In . rervlng exclusively to Swedish
merchant ships the track across the
mine fields established in Kogrund
channel, Sweden 'had closed the only
route by which English, French and
other entente allied vessels could
pass Into and out of the Baltic, pro
tected from attack by German naval
forces. On the other hand, the note
pointed out the Swedish government
not only lft open in territorial
waters between Kalamar strait and
Lulea a route which is accessible only
to Swedish and German ships under
the new arrangement but further as
sured to these vessels the protection
of an escort against the Russian
naval force.
With regard to submarines the
British protest declared that Sweden
appeared to establish between under
STREET CAR SERVICE IN
ATLANTAJAIN STOPPED
Several Arrests Made and
Two Large Fines Im
posed. ATLANTA, Ga,, Oct 2. ServJce on
all local and suburban street cars was
ordered discontinued at :10 tonight
and shortly after the general publlo
was left to make 1t way home In Jit
neys or afoot There were numerous
cases off interference with car service
in the suburbs today, according to po
lice and street car company repre
sentatives, where striking motormen
and conductors or their' sympathizers
gathered, and service on one suburban
line was discontinued before night.
Representatives of the company said
that service would be resumed tomor
row. Several arrests were made to
day for "disorderly conduct," and two
men were fined 1100 each In police
court and bound over to the grand Jury
for pulling a motorman off his car.
TO REBUILD TOWN.
PARIS, Oct 2. The councillors of
the Commune of Dtxmude began a
special session here today to discuss
plans for the rebuilding of that ruined
Belgian town. M. Goysasrt who is
acting burgomaster of Dixmude In
place of M. Baert, who died In exile in
England last year, presided. As a
compliment to French hospitality, the
proceedings were conducted In the
French language instead of In Flemish.
"ONE NIGHT ONIiY."
SAN FRANCISCO, Cat. Oct J.
Lloyds of London will enter the the
atrical field tomorrow for "one night
only," and will stage an open-air pro
duction of "Aida" in an effort to re
gain $15,000 paid as Insurance against
rain for the production of the opera
which was to have been given here
Saturday for charity. It was said that
all money taken in at the box office,
Ar iis.ooo. Lloyds expenses, and a
! deficit ot 1 2,(00 would go to charity.
Want to Go.
water boat armed for war purposes
and other submarines, a distinction
In virtue of - wihton so-called smb.
marines ef ' commerce, a type not
employed by the entente allies, might
with impunity navigate Swedish terri
torial waters beneath the surface. 1
' The reply of Sweden was char
acteristically attHY r r 'i '
. The ' reply ' declared that all ub
marines are to be treated by 8 wed eh
as) war submarine if their equipment
Jot fioatmesolatv iwiwpoaae 4a net estab
llshed with certainty ' by cemmon
It : was ...asserted, tht ' all
Sweden was doing was to safeguard
her neutrality in the manner h
found most appropriate to .the. object
HUGHES RESTS.
' NEW, YORK. Oct s.-Charle B.
Hughes spent .today resting and going
over correspondence whicn naa ac
cumulated during his latest speaking
campaign. He saw no callers and re
mained In seclusion The republican
nominee went for an automobile rid
this afternoon .
Mr. Hughes will remain here until
Wednesday morning when be will go
to Montclalr N. J., to rest until the
ena or tne week. He win oegin an
other speaking tour next week.
PACKING PLANT BURNS.
OMAHA, Neb.. Oct. 2. Fire In the
Morris company packing plant entirely
gutted the structure tonight entailing
a loss estimated at $760,000. The loss
is covered by insurance, according to
local officials of the company.
c.
Was Grand Secretary of the
Grand Lodge of Masons in
North Carolina.
RALEIGH, N. C. Oct 2. John
C Drwry, grand secretary of the
North Carolina Grand Lodge of
Masons, died this afternoon after
eighteen months' illness, with ttie
end expcted at any time for months
past He was born in Drewryvllle,
Va., in 1260, and located In Raleigh
in 1SS8, as state manager for the
Mutual Benefit Life Insurance com
pany. He had served as grand secre
tary of the grand lodge of Mason
since 18(4.
He was active in clvlo and political
affairs and served repeatedly as presi
dent of the chamber of commerce,
and of the Capital club. Mr. Drewry
was married twice, first to Miss
Emmie L. Mangum, and after her
death to Mrs. Kittle Mebane Holt
i who survives with one son, John C-
Drwry, Jr. A daughter by the first
marriage was Mrs. P. H. Hanes, Jr.,
who died a few months ago. The
Grand Lodge of Masons will be in
charge of the funeral, which will be
held from Christ Episcopal chur h,
ot whlfih lie was m. vestryman. Wed
nesday morning at 11:80 o'clock.
"WILFULLY FALSE."
RALEIGH, N. C Oct 2. Resenting
a charge made by Frank Ltnney,
republican candidate for governor, in
a speech this afternoon that through
bad bookeeplng he had lost track of
seventy-one thousand dollars of state
Institution funds. State Treasurer Lacy
tonight branded the charge as wilfully
false. . That Linney and other republi
cans were afraid to have a straight
audit of 'the state treasury and chose
to rely on "lying reports made up by
1i!credltei1 check flashing crooks."
Lacy Insists that every cent ot the
suite fund has ' been aecounted for.
Linnsys speech was before a crowd
that filled the Wake Court house and j
was the typical campaign address He
has dellevered la many part of the
T
COMPLETES PLANS
FOB HiSJiPlH
Program of Speeches Up to
Election Day Outlined
For Chief Executive
HENRY FORD AGAIN
PROMISES SUPPORT
Selection of Two Important
Boards is Almost Com
pleted. liONO BRANCH. N. J.. Oct 2.
President Wilson's campaign program
up to election day partly was com
peted tonight at a conference that he
held ' with Chairman Vance C. Hex
Cormick. The president, also discus.
ed politics with Hsnry Ford, automo
bile manufacturer and peace advocate, .
and Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo.
Arrangements were completed for ft
trip of the president to Cincinnati,
making four visit that he will pay to
the middle west He will speak to
Cincinnati on October 28, under the
auspices of the City club. "
KPealclng Program. ' ; 'n )
Th president's . speaking 'program'-'.
outlined tonight include the follow
ing engagements; ,, V , V
Omaha. Nab..' October ' B RhaAnW-
Lawn, October ?; Indianapolis, October .
i; .,,rnnayivani uay at un&dow
Lawn, October It; St Louis and Ohio ,
Day at Shadow- Lawn., -October 17t
Chicago, October 18: Farmers' Day at !
Shadow Lawn, October 21; Cincinnati
October 8.t-.--, v. ' . ' .
In addition to these speaking en
gagements the president, will deliver
an address at Shadow Lawn, October
2. and wilt pay two visit to Nw
York tat on data not yet selected.'
Mr. MoCormlck said tonight that this
program win carry th president vy
to election day and that fw.- It
addition wlil be mad.-.c , ...
txxra wild rresiaene. ,
f"Hnry Ford S remained with'; the
president four hour and assured "Mr,
Wilson that .he was willing to do
everything possible to bring about hi
lQtion.., H aald he had made no
jla.ns far . oontrlhutins to the demo
cratic campaign, fund because he 2iI
not believe in suen a course, i tiun
th offl lwwri)oew 4hmm not th
man the of flee," Ceclared Mr, Ford
Secretary McAdoo. who had planned
to t mak,-. ssveral political speeches,
probably will not .carry out hi plan
because of publlo business noltat
Ing hi presence In Washington. ,
The president ha almost computed
th selection of th chipping board and.
the board created by congres to ob
serve the working of th eight-hour
law for ratlroed employe. . Two of tho
member of th chipping board prob
ably will be Barnard Baker, of BalU
mor. and William Denraan, of Saa,
Francisco.'-' ;: '; '
Mr. Wllaon leave here tomorrow
night for Omaha, going by way of
Philadelphia and Chicago, and reach
ing Omaha Thursday morning. Mr.
Wllaon and Secretary Tumulty ' will
accompany him. He will return hero
Saturday morning. ' '
RESULT FROM PROBE
OF WRECK AT DETROiT
Five Arrests Are Made in
Connection With Grade '
Crossing Accident.
EIGHT AEEK1TLED
DETROIT, Mich., Oct 2. Investf
Stlona of last night' grad crossing"
igdy In which eight person wro
killed and more than fifty injured,'
were made today by state and local
official, which brought forth a mas
of charges and dental. '
The wreck occurred shortly before)
midnight Sunday night A croas-town
street car, carrying mor than fifty
passengers, was struck by freight,
train on the Grand Trunk crossing
on Forest avenue. Street-car official
and employes today told Investigator
that the railroad gates were not low-,
ered- and that the approach of the
freight car and the switch engine be
hind them, was not signalled. Grand
Trunk official declared there was a
red light on the freight cars which
hit th street-car and that the en
gine's bell was ringing a th freight
neared the crossing.
Late today an executive official of
the Grand Trunk road charged that
th gataman at th Forest avenue
crossing was about to lower his gate
when the c roes-town car approached,
but that the conductor on the street
car, who was on the tracks, signalled
hi car to come ahead.
County authorities have detained
Henry Gibson, engineer, and Robert
O'Keefe. conductor on the freight
train, and Motorman William Carter
and Conductor Alex Clletre, of the
street-car. Valentine Chotnskt, the
gateman, a cripple, also was taken ln
custody. k .
TRAIN BLOWN UP. - y
1 WASHINGTON, Oct 2. Captain
Burrlage. commanding the battleship
Nebraska at Vera Crux, forwarded a
rumor 1st today that a train from
Vara Cru to Mexico City had been
blown up by bandit Dispatcher from
Captain Burrtaire for several day have
referred to similar rumor ot renewed
otivltleeof bandit in that section but
n ha been unabie to obtain any posi
tive confirmation, - "
PRESIDED
WILSON
DEN ALS