THE ASHEVILLE CITIZEN . THIS WEATHER, fehowers Monday and Probably Tues. i . day. CITIZEN WANT AU3 - BRING RESULTS VOL. XXXVI. NO. 177. ASHEVILLE,. N. C, MONDAY. JdORNINO, APRIL 26, 1920. PRICE FIVE CENTS ED. B. CARRANZA'S PLAN TO CRUSH REVOLT rV M I ill I A 'Uf 1 III A fl IkJ llli Ili l I li l l. LUST NIGHT AFTER EXTENDED ILLNESS CARRANZA PLANS SONGR A CAMPAIGN BROWN DIED mrJm'S ARIZONA r EVy i .SANOlteOVgr' $ v. SAM ?. Beloved Citizen Passed Away at His Home on Furman Avenue M. C. A. SECRETARY HERE MANY YEARS Funeral Arrangements Noti Announced Burial at Riverside Kd. I!. Blown,, secretary emeritus of the local Y. XI. C. A., and for many viais general secretary of that asso iiation. died last night at (i o'dook at his residence. No l:!i Furmun avenue, following an extended illness. Mr. I'.rown was thirty-throe years of age, and caliic here in 1 0 -t from Newton. Ho cnterpil the local "V" as ofTiee secretary in 1905. under Secretary Marks. He wan then promoted to as sistant secretary and in March. 1911. was made general secretary, which position he gave n i a few years ago o ing to continued III health. U was probably due to his (treat executive nhility and power to draw men and hoys to him, that the local association was 'able to enjoy such a splendid Riowth and to accomplish many of the remarkable things which have been done there. While Mr. Brown's death was not unexpected, the hews of his death was received with the. keenest reKret by hundreds of people in the city, and it will be learned with sorrow in many sections of the south. He mude a brave struggle for hid health, but those around him and his close friends never knew him to complain or (five up the fight, being continued with time to help others in thoir struggle all the while. Funeral Not. Arranged Surviving are the widow, who was MIrs Bessie Fortune, of Ashcville; the father," James M. Brown; three brothers. Paul P. Brown, of the .American National bank: James . Brown, of Panama; M. H. Brown, of Washington state; one sister, Mrs. J. 1. Kverhart, of this city. While the funeral arrangements have not been completed as yet, the interment will take place at River-j side cemetery. The deceased was a. faithful member of the First Presby terian church, being a deacon of that chinch. On Monday and Tuesday all activi-. ties of the, local Y. M. C. A. Will be suspended, and while the association, hwtliiing will be open duinjr ' thltf time, bo work will be carried on. 8. A. Lynch was one of Mr. Brown's closest friends- and came- here Satur day to bo near his friend for a few hours, leaving during the afternoon, splendid Secretary. Mr. Brown had been serving as as sistant secretary of tho local Young Men's Christian association several years when, in 1911. the resignation of the general secretary created a vacancy- In that position. His assist ant was the logical choice of the di rectors as his successor, and the elec tion of Mr. Brown as the active head of the organization was by unanimous vote of the directorate. The wisdom of that choice has been demonstrated by the expansion of the .institution aiong all lines and by the Tiigh place tu holds today In the regard o the people of this city. 1 .. Realizing that the chief aim of the organization was to further Chris tianity in the community, the new secretary gave his "principal energies to that object from the day of his election until ill health forced him to retire from active work, in 1918. It was during his incumbency and under his direction that the Y. M. C. A. in augurated the popular and beneficial shop meetings through which hun dreds of men have been led to better lives and without which a great many of them would not have been reached. Bible classes for men, young men and ' boys, taught by instructors carefully selected, have been a potent factor in the teaching of the Scriptures in Asheville. The association weeks of prayer" received the careful attention qnd hearty support oi tne aeceasea. befng a force for good here of ines timable! benefit. Speakers of power have addressed the Sunday mea's meetings as a result of Mr. Brown's willingness to .give liberully of his time and efforts In behalf of this feature ot the work. It is doubtful if there is a city In the entire south which has heard a more eminent array of speakers on relig ious subjects than Asheville. Pro grams of religious assemblies held in this section of the state during the summer months. wero carefully stud led, id speakers were urged to ar range their dates in such a manner as to enable them to come here lor Sunday meetings. Orators from all parts of the country were thus e 'curcd during the summer, and winter meetings have been addressed by those brought here especially for the Y. M. C. A. gatherings. Various other lines of religious endeavor received the attention of the secretary and he was an active member of the local minister's association although he was not a clergyman. Preachers at the various churches found him a splen did worker In all causes for right. Won Boys' Regard.' The deceased made a strong appeal (Continued on Pag Two.) CRUSADE ON WASHINGTON, PLAN OF LEPERS LED BY JOHN EARLY (Special to The Cltlton) WASHINGTON, April 25. Accord- , fng to a story in a Sunday afternoon paper In Washington, a nation-wide plot of lepers to break quarantine end descend on Washington has been dis covered by United States public health officials, with John A. Early, the Try onX. C. leper who ha been so much In the public eye, believed to be the master hand. Early wu confine by the District of Columbia authorities for severs I yearn, but made hla escape some two years ago and after a long search was located at hla home In North Caro lina. - Since that time he has been confined In the Louisiana state leper sanitarium. '' , . Plant for the march on Washington President Carranza has udopted a plan of action to bring the seceding stales of Mexico back into the Mexican union. His first plan is an attack from the north (1). Ho also plans to send a force from Chihuahua City (3) into the rebellious state. At the same time it is planned to send a part of tho Mexican fleet north to occupy (luaymas (2) and surrounding territory. The Carranza army in Hinaloa (4) has been ordered north to meet a Sonora Foree whose objective i3 Cullacan, and which is now well below the Sinaloa boundary. 1 FORCES GAINING STRENGTH Clarkson MuchPleased With Outlook in State Cafididacy Supported ) Men in Every Walk by V ' of ..Ltfe , . ...... (Soeelal t .The Citixen) RALEIGH, April ZS. Heriot Clarkson. of Charlotte, state cam- pa igh manager for Cameron Morri- son, candidate tor tne nemocraiu i eiihernarorial nomination, tonight ex- pressed himself as highly gratified with the progress of the campaign so far. He arrived ,1n Balelgh three weeks ago. was In attendance upon the convention and has permanent offices In room 24 2, the Yarborough hotel. Mr. Clarkson has already be gun to receive encouraging reports from points where Mr. Morrison has spoke. " Discussing the situation Mr. Clarkson said tonight: "I am very" sanguine of the out come on June 8. I, believe from all reports and . from the tide that is turning toward Mr. Morrison, that he will be the next nominee of the dem ocratic party. I say this because when I reached Balelgh I had an im pression that Mr. Morrison did not have the organization that has since developed for him. I have active and enthusiastic managers in almost overy county In the state. Most of them are strong, vigorous young men and thoroughly obsessed with the be lief that Mr. Morrison, on account of party services and his courageous stand on all public matters, is. the logical man to lead the fight against the republican nominee. .Many Morrison Clubs "Morrison clubs have rapid! sprung op in all sections of the stat and their Influence Is being felt i surrounding iconjmunities. I have been very much gatified at the vol unteer service of men all over the state in all walks of life tfcot are en thusiastic in the support of 'Mr. Morrison- I 'have had manufacturers, hankers, farmers, union men. pro fessional men and, men of all walks of life writing me from all over the state, giving hearty support to Sir. Morrison's candidacy. Tlie-so letters .show a deep conviction on the part of the writers that the democratic party owes an obligation to give this nomi nation to Mr. Morrison for service rendered the party without reward for over thirty years. Mr. Morrison Is the Ideal candidate sound and safe on all governmental policies. His remarkable career and campaign jn helping to redeem the state have endeared him especially to eastern North Carolina. A great lawyer in the east said that in . his Wilson speech he had never heard it equaled except, perhaps, by Aycock and that the great gathering was only equaled in the days of Aycock. . "Mr. Morrison would be the strong est candidate that the democratic Continued on Next Page , are said to have been disclosed by' Willard Centlevere. the leper who re cently surprised public health officials by walking Into their office In thl city. . He eaid, that at the proper time Early would effect hts escape from Louisiana and from all parte of the country leper victims would descend on Washington and demand of con gress to present the, need of a national leper sanitarium. They contend there are S.009 In the country, that the die ease la being overcome and la less con tagious than influent. , r Congress has appropriated 2S0.e0 for a leper hoepltal hut It hasn't been found possible to get a site. It being one public building no (tat or com munity wants. SAMUEL COMPES ASSAILS CONGRESS Country Must Elect "Ac tion Congress," He Says 'Says Body Has Failed on; Treaty, Living Costs and. Other Issues WASHINGTON', April 2".. (By the Associated Press) Sweeping charges that the present congress ftas failed the - nation "with completeness and j pers, president of the American Fed- eration of Ijabor, in the current issue of tho American Federationist. "America must get rid of Us veto coitgress and elect an action- con gress," he says. "The 'no' congress m-ust give place to a 'yes'." The labor leader asserts that con gress has failed on the peace treaty, in reconstruction, and the high cost of living, and that It also has "failed us in intelligent comprehension of every great question affecting the lives and welfare of our people." "The sins of the present congress," he adds, "were of commission as well as omission, as there had been almost an-eagerness to do the wrong things." the enactment of the rail road bill being cited as . a "shining example." "There must be a congress which wiil turn its face to the task con fronting the American citizenship in the true spirit of American institu tions," Mr. Gompers says, "a constant genius for accomplishment must re place an ill-considered mania for re striction and coercion. ' "America cannot play forever the part of a peevish child in internation al relations. The affairs of the world are the concern of the United States. There may be proper limits to which this concern may go. but there is no longer any such thing as absolute ivorcement .from what transnlres elsewhere. 'The blind and bigoted action of (Continued on Pago Two.) Something Else On WILL MAKE EFFORT TO ENCIRCLE STATE i City of Guaymas Captured by General Flores Situation More Serious Than Carranza Leaders Will Admit i MEXICO CITY. April 25. (By the i Associated Press.) Tile devclop j nients of tho list two weeks result I ing from the Sonora revolutionary I activities show that , the central gov jcrnment !s preparing to encircle the rebellious state with a steel ring meanwhile crushing sporadic otit ! breaks ill other parts of the republic with a strong hand. A summary of ihe seditious activ 1 ities in various sections of the repub i lie since the northern state broke with the, Carrania administration to gether with the resalts of the govern ment's military lUeasures has been answered by war department officials two weeks after file open break be tween the Obregortistas and the ad ministration and li cited as proof that the government's official state ment characterizing the Konora out break as merely local is well founded The long list of professions of ad- heslon to the central government from virtually every state executive and military leader, would seem to indicate that the republic as a whole is solidly supporting tho present gov ernment. No 1-orgt) Following Aside from the.; Sonora state v - ernment. only twft . stats executive I have repudiated tw: present adminis tration, these belrfc Qeneral Enrique Kstrada, In the atato of Zacatecas, and Pascual Ortis Kublo, in the state of Nichoacan. Both, of these execu tives, however, have failed to n.t'ti jany great following and are being fol- ! lowed by loyal f orcein,- ' . I -l, t 1nwu1f,.MA in 'J .(.... .1 u has repudiated tb attitude of k- Iinuu.tuiu i Ht:u ui- htwpi, v " ' o tHe Nichoacan lecislatur tiaw -ttn- seated Ortiz Hubio nd iiamtf''PrttuW t The ' fesrtte? wlwrea Wu-)'"t3ert-' era! Alvaro Obregon, tho former war minister,, wh-is slated for the presi dency of Meailco by the Sonora rebels, and General Benjamin Hill, his cam paign leader, is uncertain,; the official war ofifce statement failing to locate them, while prcap dispatches are widely at variance. G CAYM.4 CAPTOua) LOS ANGELES, Cal.. April 23 The city of Guaymas, Sonora, on the Gulf of California, was captured April 12 without a shot being fired by 5, 000 Sonora state troops commanded by General Angel Flores, according to Captain N. K. Jacobson, of the Gulf Mail steamer Mehalem, from Corlnto to San Francisco, which ar rived at Los Angeles harbor today. The only move toda toward de fending the city it was said, was when 250 marines were sent ashore from the Mexican gunboat Guerrero, but they, it was declared, joined the revolutionists as soon as the1 Sonora cavalry filtered Guaymas. In addi tion to taking Guaymas the revolu tionists also took over the gunboat Guerrero a'nd had it towed off Mazat lan. There her engines were to Tiie re paired in -preparation, it was report ed, for an attack on Maxatlah. ANOTHER CITY , fEJT ACF.I) AGFA PRIETAij Sonora, April 25. Another Pacific coast port of Mex ico, ' Ma inillo, state of Colima, Is menaced by revolutionary forces, ac cording to an official bulletin Issued by the Sonora military officials hero tonight. SITTATIOX SETUOrs WASHINGTON, April 25. Advices from Mexico reaching here today, in- Continued on Next Page His Mind PALESTINE SRITI Formal Request to Wilson Is Sent by Council Armenian Boundary Ques tion Will Be Left to the President SAN RKMO. April 2.1. (By the Associated Press The supreme council is sending u formal reouest (o President Wilson that the L'nlted Stutes government lake the, mandate for Armenia. The council is leaving to President Wilson tho arbitration of differences over the boundaries of Armenia. The council awarded a mandate for Mesopotamia and Pales-, tine to Great Britain and a mandate for Syria to France. In placing Palestine under a Brit ish mandate, tho council established 1 within the ancient limits of Holy liind what is called "the national home of the Jews." The terms of the mandate protect the national rights of Jewish citizens of other countries, that is to say, af " ' " " " .7'" ;..V ' i, L nationality, ulthough he is also a clti wn of the state of Palestine. The rights of Arabs also are protected, there being tiOO.000 in Palestine a,nd 100,000 Jews. The mandate is limited Bencrally by what is known as the llalfour declaration. British . forces have been in occupation of Palestine since the defieat of the Turkish forces by the British field marshal. Viscount Allenby. . Protector of Christ laps. France 1ms been the protector of the Christians . in Syria since the middle ages, having, been designated for the purpose by the Holy .Sco. The question with regard to Syria 'has been In serious controversy between the French and British governments since the armistice was signed, par ticularly over' the onlnt whether Franco should have 'all of 'what Im ncuo nation later between France and Great Britain. The Mesopotamia mandate is given subject to friendly arrungement with the Italian gov ernment over economic rights. The Turkish treaty is now what is officially called practk'allv finished. The Turkish plenipotentiaries, after receiving it In Paris, about . May 1, will have three weeks to consider It. The allies, after receiving tho Turkish reply, will take a few days;' certainly, to examine it; then the Turks will he allowed a final ten days In which to make up their minds to. sign the' treaty or not. OFFICIAL STATEMENT. SAN REMO, April 25.--Tho official statement given out after the morn ing session of the council says;,, "The supreme council met this morning at the Villa ' De,vacfthn? Premiers Nltll, Millerand and Lloyd George, Ambassador Johnson, Signer Scialoia, M. Berthelot and Earl Cur on were present and discussed the question of mandates over Palestine, Syria and Mesopotamia. They settled the question of the new state of Ar menia. Finally they discussed the question of a resumption of commer cial, relations with Russia as far as they concerned the negotiations en tered upon bs the Russian commer cial mission, which is actually in Copenhagen,',' WAVE DOES DAMAGE SAN SALVADOR. April 25. A Ifuge wave swept over the whurf at Champerico, Guatemala, killing six persons and destroying more thuh 000 bags of toffee ready for ship ment to San Francisco, Calif,, and many bales of merchandise. By Billy Bortfe SR MANDATE TOfm"f"erHln i (tl'tif " ' ' '. "f1 1,1 .'"'J Urded by The boundaries of Syria sn.l Memw -nn . ri-WwiTIS'-i notamla will be determined bv ncuo- I at, "afv an1 "a" "" wlth mi,1Kl- Cannon and Ammunition Concealed by the Huns PARIS, April 25. trge quan tities of arms and ammunitions were discovered by French cavalry entering Hannii, east of Frankfort, according to tho Temps today. The war material was labeled "army of the west." Numerous plans relat ing to maneuvers also were found, purporting to cover military opera tions against France through the zone occupied by the American army at C'ublerix. 250 CAXXOX Fti:Nl. PAItlS. April 26. Two hundred and titty cannon have been dis covered at Koonigsbeig, east Prus sia, by the interallied commission, according to advices received here. hom soo.omi mssiixxs. HKUNK, April 25. There are now In Germany 200,000 Russian prisoners in thirty-live camps, ac cording to a report of the Swiss committee sent by the internation al Bed Cross ti Investigate, tho condition of the Russians. OF R. R. STRIKERS . , . (vftr O fW Wtrlrom Fvndll i WVcr Z,WJ WOrKurB XiXpeil ed From Brotherhood Announcement Received With Cheers and Jeers at Jersey Meeting XBW TOTIK, April 2S More than 2,009 local railroad workers were ex lie lied today from the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen for tho part they have taken In the unauthorised strike In this district, according to Kdward MoHugh, chairman' of the strikers' ex ecutive committee. : The charter of lilne local- unions were revoked, ' hi ed cheers and Jeers. T. H. Dodge, assistant president of the Brotherhood of U illroad Train men, late tonight confirmed the rer.ort that nine local charters of the broth erhood had been revoked, but stated that this action did not necessarily (mean that the 2,000 men affected were expelled from the organisation. Mr. Dodge declared the members of the ousted locals have the privilege of petitioning President William O. Lee for ' reinstatement In other-' locals, whose charters remain intact. ': SERVICE ABO IT NORMAL NEW YORK. April 25. Service on the various railroads operating In the metropolitan district was about nor mal today according to officials of the roads who declare they had been able to handle the Sunday suburban traffic, without difficulty, feeling no effects of the waning unauthorised strike. It was said that Some of the roads now will have ail the men they need, but it will be a day or two be fore everything Is running smoothly Officials declared that a full comple ment of men soon would b avail able for all roads. 1 DISCI'S STRIKE CHICAGO. April 26, At a mass meeting here today representatives of 31,000 railroad clerks and freight handlers decided to await action by the railroad labor board on their de mands for wage increase. SEVERAL HUNDRED FRENCH WIPED OUT CONSTANTINOPLE. April ?4. (By the Associated Press) Five hun dred French troaps are reported to have been wiped out In the, evacua tion of Urfa, In the northwest part of Mesopotamia. Letalla are lacking. American relief workers. 1 among whom was Mrs. Richard Mansfield, are all reported safe. 1 MAJOR ONLY' WOVNDED. PA RIP, April 25. Major Frou mond. In command of a French de tachment In Silesia, wae only slightly wounded in the fighting between workmen and French soldiers st Trzyniels. Rllesfa, and not killed as previously reported, according to ad vices from Teschen today. The' fight the advices say, was caused by a strike in that region and resulted In one person being killed and six wounded. REVOKE CHARTERS .! anhl. :Tbe nirnmincTn4iit. was- murUhiLt POLL .SHOWS THAT N. C. SOLONS , t WILL RATIFY 'SUFF.' AMENDMENT (neslai to The Citizen) WASHINGTON, April !5 A poll of the menibere of tfie legislature of .North Carolina Just rompleted by the national woman's party bears out the predlotinn that the Tar Heel state will ratify tho suffrage amendment at the special session In July, It waa an nounced here tonight. Out nf a total of 80 legislators to answer the ques tionnaires submitted by the woman's party, ill pledged, themselves to vote for ratification. The woman's party campaign In North Carolina, . aa In other states. Is two-fold, being eon. ducted from Washington and within the state. ' Mre. B. St, Clair Thomp son, of Bprvre Pine. North Carolina, la state chairman for the woman e narty and she has been assisted by WILSON PLAN MAY BE ADOPTED TODAY Italian Proposal Meets Op position in Council Stiff Note to Be Sent Germany as Result'' of Agreement to SAX UK. MO, April 25. (By the An soelatcd Press.) Tho Adriatic ques tion was brought before the supreme council i this afternoon. The Italian? premier. Signer Nltll, proposed set-, tlement that followed generally Pres ident Wilson' note of .December 9. U varies, however, to-Include a consti tution for the buffer state of flume, to' which both the French and British premiers objected on the ground that it limited too greatly the rharacter of the new state, . Premier Xittl pointed out that Hie Italian proposal was almost identical with that of President Wilson. Never theless. after considerable discussion, both the French and British delega tions said they could hot accept It. ; They declared Italy should either take President Wilson'e plan or5 abide, bvf. that, of the pact of London; which glvea Flume to . the Jugo-Slavs- - ' Premier Nit tl promised to Rive Tito decision tomorrow. The rcnerar. be lief Is that he-will prefer President Wilson'e settlement to the pact of London, , t . 'NOTE TO (SERMAVY ' BAN REMO, April 25. (By the As sociated Press.) The agreement be. tween Premiers Millerand and Lloyd George concerning Oermanyt was pre sented to . the supreme- council late thai afternoon and will forjn the basis of very stiff note to Germany whlch ! will- be ready f on signature tomorrow Tjy Great Britain.' FVance, Italy, Japan and Belgium ' The United States will not sign (he note, v - Either the declaration or any ttn- hirltlve fondonsatlon1' will be tnnrln publlti' tomorrow Mr. Lloyd fV-nrco fcBmiWHWd'VStltghf. J i.-t.. , ''The'doeumsnt la the result of pri vate , conversations . between Premier Millerand and m, which- resulted In complete agreement, upon the policy to be adopted,'' said the British prime minister. "The document will bo com municated to the press tomorrow and the public can then form Its own Im pressions.", v,- -I ,n'. jt-v. Mr. Lloyd George, replying to ques tlons, also said.' , , i- ! ' "We have discouraged the use ft military means to enforce'the trestv when not necessary to use them. My statement to the house of commons Is perfectly clear. . My view is that Germany ahould not be prevented fro m restoring orler in Germany. The seme thing happened In i Franc In t$Tl,. when Germany prnnosed to .nut down the Commune. - Thiers objected because the Intervention of foreign ers would tend to make the commune popular. No one has the right to esv we are not prepared to use military force to enforce the treaty;'" HATCHET AND GUN USED BY MURDERER OF EIGHT 'Kl-RTLE LAKE. N. D., April 2S Several clues were discovered today -by authorities Investigating the death '. of eight-, persons, whose bodies were found, on the Jacob Wolf farm near her yesterday, apparently the vie--tlms of a mysterious murder,- Wolf. . his wife, their iflve daughters and Jake Hofer.- 13 . year old hired bov. were the victims. A double barreled shot ' gun w found in a swamp one mile north of the Wolf farm today and a pair of blood-soaked overalls was found in the kitohen of the Wolf h,ome. Yes terday a hatchet with which it is he-f llveed several of the . Wolfs were ' killed, was found In the kitchen.- 1 At the coroner's Inquest which be--;. gan this morning, It was bronght out that some of those killed were mur attacked with the hatchet and their Wolf ' , and one of -the two -daughters whose bodies were found ' in the bam apparently had . been . shot. Wolf and one of the two daughters whose bodies were found in the barn apparently had been shot. The others. It Is believed . wers attacked 'wit bthe hatchet and their ' bodies thrown Into the cellar, t The Inquest will be continued to--morrow. Emma, eight months old, the only member of the Wolf family to escape . death. Is being cared for by neigh- ; itore. When found she was lying in a cradle bealde an open window. 1 V Mlse Sue White, of Nashville, ' Tenn, national organizer. Although North Carolina's chances for a place on the suffrage ratification roll are evidently good, the fact that Its legislature does not meet - until July makes-it possible that it will not be counted on the honor roll of the first Is states to ratify. -" Louisiana, where the legislature meets In regular eaealoa en May 10. may race with Delaware, whose leg islature reconvenes on Jfay k for the honor of tllngulnclalr, .eoflmeetsshrd, honor of tlelng the Ssth state. While Connecticut and Vermont are alee possible candidates for that hon or. The woman's party has campaign ed and la contlauliur to campaign lit all theea tatea, .-