the polk oouimr irayra is mad muoim pk ootots eV thAh otuei
LY rinUSPAPEB PUfiLISIIDD.
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VOL. XIX. NO. 45
TRYON, POLK COUNTY, N. 6., FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 1914.
ESTABLISHED MAY, 1894.
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WILSON APPROVES
ANTI TRUST BILLS
PRESIDENT PUTS STAMP OF AP
PROVAL ON BILLS TO AMEND
TRUST LAWS.
WILL STRENGTHEN THE LAW
Substance of Four Measures - Framed
by House Judiciary Subcommit
tee Finds Favor With Wilson. "
Washington President" Wilson, at
a conference with the house judiciary
subcommittee on trusts, put the stamp
of administration approval on the sub;
stance of the four bills to amend the
anti-trust laws' which the committee
submitted in a practically final form.
There will be another conference at
the white house soon, and members
of the committee asserted that unless
protracted discussion should be raised
ia the full committee when the meas
ures are presented, all four bills to
strengthen the Sherman law,' covering
Interlocking directorates, holding com
panies, trade relations and definitions
of restraints of trade, would be report
ed to the house within a fortnight.
President Wilson indicated his be
lief that 'It would be better to consoli
date all the bills into one in order to
expedite legislation. The senate inter
state commerce committee is under
stood to favor consolidation and that
itjrill be effected by the house Judi
ciary committee practically is cer
tain. The president made a number of
suggestions to . the subcommittee,
irhich comprised Representatives Clay
ton of Alabama, Carlin of Virginia
and Floyd of Arkansas. He insisted
that personal guilt of individuals in
control of corporations should be pre
scribed in every bill in order to break
up the evils that have grown up under
the present anti-trust laws. The com
nittee will revise the bills" with this
in view and -talk: with the president
again before submitting the measures'
to the full committee and to the house.
EDITOR OF FIGARO IS KILLED
Drawing Revolver From Muff, Woman
Kills French Journalist.
Paris, France. Gaston Calmette, ed
itor of The Figaro, shot by Mme. Hen
riette Callaux, wife of Joseph Cail
laux, the French minister of finance,
died. ' - . ,
Mme. Caillaux went to the office of
The Figaro to carry out an act of ven
geance against M.iCalmette, who had
been waging a campaign characterized
by great bitterness against the minis
ter of finance. She fired at least three
times, M. Calmette being wounded in
the chest, in the side and the abdo
men. . .
While the editor was being trans
ported to the hospital- he said re
peatedly: "I have done my duty; I have done
ay duty."
Having committed the deed, Mme.
Caillaux submitted to arrest, and while
employes in The Figaro offices were
taking the pistol from her hands, she
said:
, "Since there is no justice in this
ifomtry, I take upon myself an act
ft justice Take me where you will.'
Mme. Caillaux immediately wasr re-.
moved to a police station.
"I am sorry," she said, "for what I
as obliged to do. I had no intenntlon
of killing M., Calmette and I would
he happy to knov that he will re
cover." ' :
At the moment of the attack M. Cal
mette was Dreoarinsc to leave his of
fice in the company of Paul Bourget,
e author. He excused himself to re
ceive Mme. CaillaiK. . ' "
Great Warship's Keel Is Laid.
New York The keel of . battleship
No- 39, laid at the navy yard in Brook-
1yn, marks the beginning of the great
est fighting machine in the United
tes navy and the peer of any ever
tuilt. With a displacement of 31,500
tons she will be slightly larger than
her older sister, the Pennsylvania, and
be the tenth vessel of the super
readnaught class to be added tcj the
fleet Like the Pennsylvania, she will
carry three 14-inch rifles in each tur
t, mounting twelve of these guns
together.
Opinion Is Divided on Horror.
PMladelphia, The . two United
&tes local inseptcof s of steam ves-
who investigated the disaster off
e Virginia coast on January 30, in
hlch the steamship Nantucket ram
ei the steamer Monroe, causing the
oss of 41 lives, rendered a divided
uuon, one holding the captain of the
tucket guilty of negligence and
the ther charging the commander of
dj Mnroe with responsibility for the
EaHSter' The report of the Investi
Uou as forwarded to ' Henry M.
eley supervising inspector. ' .
GEORGE CRUMP, JR.
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George Crump; Jrn of Wewoka,
Okla Is the second ex-con v let to an
nounce his candidacy for the govern-!
orshlp of Oklahoma. He has asked
Al. Jennings to withdraw from the
race and give him a chance .to "beat
it back." Crump was sent to the
penitentiary for forgery An connection
with Indian land 'frauds and was par
doned by Lieut. Gov. 4. J. McAlester.
Governor Cruce denied the pardon
and Crump appealed to the courts and
was released on ; habeas corpus-
PAGE'S REMARKS IN JEST
ASKED BY SECRETARY OF STATE
.j BRYAN FOR AN EXPLANA
TION OF SPEECH.
Declares Condensed ; Report Caused
Americans to - Misterpret
Meaning.
London. Ambassador Walter Ifihes
Page received from Secretary of State
Bryan notification of the resolution of
the United States senate in regard to
his speech on the Panama canal and
the Monroe doctrine delivered before I
the Association of the Chamber of
rnrnmprofi . V
The secretarv.of state requested the
ambassador to cable an explanation of
the sneech. and Mr., Page immediate-
iv beean the nreDaration of his re-
nlv , ? I
AftPr readintr fuller accounts of the i
nroceedines in the senate. Ambassador I
Pace came to the conclusion that the
spnator had been misled bv the ex-1
cessive condensation of his remarks
in regard to his interpretation of the
Monroe doctrine.
ELEANOR WILSON TO WED
President's Youngest Daughter and the
Secretary of Treasury to Marry.
woeinp-ton "Thfl nresldent and
Mra."Wllaoh announce the engagement
nf their ' vouneest daughter, Eleanor
rAni n won William filhhs Me.
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A Tlila announcement was issued
uuv- , "
il. -.kn.-i,-. xrr fZanTotarv Tii.
offr. o linv of sneculation in
capital official and society circles over
the nrospects for another white house
wL1n .Time -
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t? T7eeirH there have been rumors
that the president's daughter and the
secretary of the treasury would be
married soon, and there has been no
denial that an announcement could be
exDected. : x'.';: " ' '-
wjn; ho thA fonrteeiith
M1SO xoW
wMtA house bride and the second of
Ment Wilson's daughters to wed
in the nation's executive mansion. Her
tnuie , , -,i -rrr,i-, TTrn
t o..-Jh
became Mrs. ,-i.TanciB.Dwww
ttTet r6m oTNovember 25 last,
u.. for Pirate Gold.
rr nriofltis Hunt for the treasure
, t Jean LaFitte, is supposed
r1 KzTtaA in the swamo lands of
t ftiVna during his successful oper-
Liouisian. . . ha been re-
Pd and this time by two parties of
newea rKariea 'f'ennev Jack -
gom B , Frederick W. Mc-
son, a uu w 0v nrMoh left for
JvenZlU iwm w .. . j
(ha ewmi)9 where
raxr sain i ev
would try to find the treasure. , A sto
ry accredited to- Jackson ; is that in
1911 he met : an old man who gave
him a rude map showing the location
TRADE ClIMSSl
1BELL MADE PUBLIC
MEASURE APPROVED BY WILSON
AND McREYNOLDS IS MADE
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SUPREMEIN PUBLIC MATTERS
Measure Approved by Republican as
AJm
the Committee.
Washington. The interstate trade
commission bill, bearing the. approval
of President Wilson and Attorney
General McReynlolds was made pub-:
lie, following many conferences among
the . members of the house Interstate
commerce committee. Democrats- ei-
pect this measure to command sub
stantial Republican support, and an
effort probably .'will be made soon to
brin about concerted action ' between
the senate and. house on this phase of
the administration program of -commerce
regulation and anti-trust legis
lation. - c
The new ' bill was unanimously
agreed on by its framers, a subcommit
tee of Democrats and Republicans,
headed by. Representative Covington of
Maryland, and it is approved by vir
tually the full committee. .
"The whole theory of the creation of
the commission," said Mr. Covington,
'has been to make it an efficient, in
dependent body. In most of the mat
ters of publicity it has entire control
of the facts gathered. Publicity is left
to its discretion, and the bill contains
ample authority for it to prevent., the
disclosure, of those necessary trade se
crets valueless to the public in pro
moting lawful competitive- business.
but which when disclosed simply af
ford opportunity for injurious use by I
competitors. Powers of investigation;!
safeguarded by proper constitutional I
limitations against unlawful searches
and. seizures, are taken under the con-1
trol of the, executive and given to Ibid j
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ers and duties of the bureau of cor
nnrations and the commissioner of cor-
ne Dili wouia imnsier a.11 liih uuw i
porations to the proposed commission
,t.o mDmhar. r?oTa1 onn.
tAP siihiAot to confirmation, whose
salaries would be $10,000 annually Col. jonn t. van ursaaie is eiigi
rr,w r tWr,i0,irtora ble for retirement .and his successor
could be from the' same political par
ty- '
I LXAb KAN.utnb UN bUAKU
Conlqiuti's "Army" Consists of Only
Fifteen Men.
Austin, Texas. The entire force of
Texas Rangers, totaling akjsresent fif-
teen mounted men, was assigned to
auiy oumeuu uuim ui ibuw-iubw
can border with the arrival of two
rangers at Raymandville, Texas, m
response to an appeal from fifty-three
Persons tnere ior protection agamsi
cattle thieves andd esperadoes.
U Along with news of the rangers' dls-
position, uov. u. a. Lioiquiu maae puo-1
c a lengtny list or tne Texas ooraer
troubles on which his appeals for more
power to protect the boundary have
been Dasea ana wnicn expiam tne na-
ture of the rangers activities.
These Incidents show the rangers
as peace officers; not as an ""armed
Dower which might cause the United
States government embarrassment.
The timely arrest of a cattle or
horse thief before he has time to es -
cape into Mexico has warded off more
J serious consequences, such as the kill-
ing of Clemente, Vergara, the" Ameri-
I can, which grew out of horse stealing.
I The records indicate aiso inai wane
many 01 tnB lawDreaKers nave come
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I across Uie uoruer m rams uoui
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ico. some miscniei-maKers nave Deeninnerson. ueorgia, auu me mum -u-
residents of American territory in sec-
tions where the Mexican population
is large and have used Mexico as v a
refuge. ' .
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World's Record by Coast Artillery,
Tamna- -Pla.. Announcement was!
made here of what is "believed to be
a new world's record in night target
nractice. The"' Eleventh company of"
the Coast Artillery guard at night fired
LI" . . . " . aaa
seyen- snow -a; a range oi. ,uuu ;wus
in one. minute and fifty -seconds, each
shot taking, effect. Captain Borebeck
iaimo V.at"th time consflnted in mak-
:tiia seven effective shots .is the
....
shortest known in army practice.
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, Wave wneims i,uuu persons. -
i Ekatertnodar; "Kussia, More man
I one thousand persons perished In the
inundation of the 'towns cx StaniUa
and Achtyrskaja by a tidal wave from
the sea of Azov. The wave struck the
towns during; a violent hurricane, that
1 swept the ;province' of . Kuban. More
than -one hundred . and fifty persons
also were drowned in floods in Yasen -
1 4- v- A torn - nnllanced in the tnwil
I K ll. a xti. v.vj". w
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of TemryuK on tne i aman peninsuia,
98 miles northwest of this .city, flood-
ing the greater part of the city and
drowning. many persons. . . '
EDWARD G1LM0RE
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-Edward Gllmore Is one of the Mas
sachusetts Democrats who came to
congress. with the present administra
tion. .He Is In the provision , business
at Brockton. ; :
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TROOP ORDERED TO BORDER
TROOPS WILL RELIEVE CAVALRY
AT EL PASO AND AT
LAREDO. 3
Seventeenth Infantry at, Fort, McPher-
son and Ninth infantry Ordered
j - in Readiness.
Washington. Two regiments? of n-
fahtry were ordered by the" war 4e-
Ins rrtnan t rn tha Marlran nnrrfAl1 ' Tno
seventeenth, now staUoned at Fort Mo
iPherspn at AUanta, and the ninth, sta
. ,
Fort Logan H. Root, Arkan-
SaS, Will gO lO r30 aHU uarwu,
and relieve the cavalry now there.
has not yet been named:
Lieut. Col. Henry DStyer will be
temporarily in command of the regi-
monl Prnnol Van Arsdalo'a Tinmhftr
wm fall to Col. George W. Mclver,
now stationed at Manila, P. I.
Tne explanations given for the trans-
fer of the seventeenth and ninth regi
ments to the Mexican border are said
to be these:
To prevent Mexican marauders from
crossing over, mio xexas; 10 preveni
Texans crossing over into Mexico; to
reoay Senator Morris ' Sheppard of
Texas for his support of the Wilson
administration In opposition- to uav-
ernor Colquitt
Senator Sheppard wanted the addl
tlonal troops sent to patrol tne Dor-
der. Since the dasn or tne Texas
rangers across the international bor-
I der to recover the body of Clemente
vergara, tne American ranenman,
I there has been uneasiness in admin-
J istratlon circles. Serious conse-
j quences might follow a dash by Texas
I into Mexico or Mexicans into Texas.
Secretary Garrison issued this state-
ajment:
j "To allay as far as possible the
fears of the people on the border, the
J president took up with me the question
j of sending some additional troops
there. As a result, I have ordered that
tne sevenieenin mumiry auu me mum
1 mianiry oe seui uicio. , m
ti. "CM-f TV.T
ujbuiu miouu o uun o,w
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fantry is now at Fort Logan H. Root,
Arkansas, and Fort Thomas, Kentucky,
They will be stationed at present at
Eagle Pass and Laredo, and the caval-
I it.... Will Ko M am!)
uuw aw tuwac yiavco yt
for more extended Border worn.
The orders for the dispatch of two
more regiments to Texas will result
in the assembly in that state of nearly
18,000 troops, more. by 3,000 than the
entire force of the regular army that
ou.tt.. Ph. MW 11 AAA
ouaiiei mw, vuU. 4 ..y
soldiers are in camp at Texas City
under command or tJngaoier general
I Funston of PhlllDDine fame. The Oth-
ers are scattered along the border from
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Brownsville, Texas, to Nogales, Ariz..
I l.:: lU. Ilkl.a Al4ni nlr
i riyina ww:j-?"-!,r",
, Atlanta. Boys flyingr a Dig cord Kite
t witii a; long tall and cutters on the
en.d of it, put Atlanta in darkness tor
more than forty minutes & nd threat
ed to tie up traffic, It was betwe
3..30 and 4.30 o'clopk when the lights
went out. Investigation by inspectors
oI the Georgia Eailwaly 'and f Powex
1 comDany showed that the switches at
I Vw. A Dhhv etroot otatiriW -or Viiimerl
I . .... . - - .. .
uir, aouuj , owxw ww. . " w
1 out; possioiy oecause 01 tne extra
j heavy load thrown on them when the
j kite gulled down wires in the neigh
Iborhooa ci the Davis street schooL
SENATOR BORAH WARNS- SUFF
RAGISTS AGAINST PRb POSED
- AMENDMENT.
HAVE OTHER QUESTIONS
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Fifteenth Amendment Which the Sen
ator Declares Was a M (stake, is in
'the Way and Must Be" Removed to
Obtain a Successful Vote. -
Washington.--After a vigorous de
fense of woman suffrage in the senate-
Senator Borah of Idaho ..shocked1 suff
rage advocates on the, floor and in
the galleries by declaring It was im--
practicable and impossible for women
to bbtain the vote , by constitutional
amendment. He predicted that after
15 years of vain endeavor, women
would renew, their abandoned request
before the people -of the state, be
cause In seeking an amendment to the
Federal Constitution they had loaded
themselves down with the negro
question; the Japanese question 'and
a dozen other state's, rights problems
"You: will never carry the required
36 .states" for a constituoinal woman
suffrage . amendment," said the Sena
tor, "until you repeai the Fifteenth
Amendment." : :; " -
Asserting that the Fifteenth Amend
ment, giving the negro the righC to
vote, was a blunder in the first place,
and -now a dead letter, not being en
forced in a single ' state. Senator
Borah asked whether advocates' of the
women suffrage amendment now;
pending C;f or : , a "moment supposed
Southern1 states would add 2.000,000
to : the list of - thos they must dis
franchise".';- - r. '-.-" -
"Violation of laV is a bad thing,"
he added; - "It is demoralizing , to the
negro rate to place m the ConstitU'
ttbn tfietbrmrof; kiiaeCrAiat
not mean to see they shall enjoy."
The Fifteenth Amendment, the
Senator said, was a blunder, engen
dered in a spirit of ""retaliation,, with
the result that after the first blush
of satisfaction the North had conniv
ed atthe South's violations of it. The
amendment, infringed upon state's
rights, and might furnish a precedent
for an amendment declaring the right
to hold real estate or attend school
should not be denied of race or color.
"I have no desire," explained the
Senator, "to bstow the franchise on
the 10,000 Japanese on the Pacific
Slope, or yield up to the Federal Gov
ernment the control of ' the school
questions of the Pacific Coast." .
Fighting in Mexico,
Juarez, Mexico. Heavy fighting,
with the rebels hard pressed, was
reported here. A force of -Federate
is said to have met Villa's arm at Es
calho, an important railroad town, 100
miles north of Torreon, and both sides
have been reinforced. The battle is
said to have raged fiercely all' day; .
north through Escalom to ' Jiminez,
Chihuahua and beyond. On each side
of . the road are mountains. These for
10 miles are marked with rifle pits,
dug in previous revolutions. It Is re
ported that the . Federals moved out
of Torreon in . two detachments, pur
suant to orders from - Provisional
President Huerta. , One detachment-is
said to have moved west of the rail
road, , with mountains between it and
th eroad, while the main body went
directly. by rail to. Escalon. .The East
ern detachment evidently was trying
to get in Villa's rear, as it was moving
i the direction-' of Jiminez, 55 'miles
north of Escalon. -
Income Tax" Returns Coftdentlal. -.
Washington. Warning was issued
to , all collectors, of internal revenue
that income tax returns are "Inviolab
ly confidential" that disclosure of re
turns is in . violation of the ... law and
the,, slightest infraction will be pun
ished. ; The . warning: was in the form
of a letter from Secretary McAdoo to
Commissioner Osborn.
Waterway From Lakes to Atlantic .
Washington. Senator Townsend of
Michigan in the - senate advocate a
deep waterway from the -Geat Lakes
to : the: Atlantic ' through . the : Welland
Canal and the St. Lawrence river. , '
;; Big School Building 'Burns.. . ,
Wellesley, Mass. Perfect discipline
coolness and - bravery on the part of
the students and -' Mculty t members,
prevented loss of life or injury when
College Hall, oldest of Wellesley Col
lege hoilding, was bhrned. Two hun
dred and "fifty young women students,
60 instructors and , 50. maids,.- were in
bed when - the. fire - was discovered.
Every, one was saved,, and not one of
Ihe scores, marched in an orderly
procession through smoke-filled hall
ways, suffered so much as a scratch,
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BUSINESS 106 ALS
ADDUTUS SAUITAMUn
; Tryoni Polk County, North Carolina -
FOR PULMDNAKT .1 HUwottjO , .
Booklet mailed free upon request.
John P. LocMiarf G Go.
CONTRACTORS and BUILDERS :
v New Work or Repairs
Phone No. 74. , Tryon, N, C
John G. Monroe ;
PAINTING,. PAPER HANGlNGJ v
DECORATING, A SPECIALTY..
Estimates by Request. - v
Tryon
North Carolina
Finger Lumber Co.
- v Dealers' in
Building. Material
Everything necessary to build a horn.
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Phone 1. Landrum, S. C.
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Swann's Livery
' At Fisher's Barn.
- TRYON, NORTH CAROLINA ;
Saddle and Driving Horses.
. Hacks meet all trains. . Baggage and"
Express looked after with Special Care
Phones Stable, 106; Residence, 38B
Dr. J. E. llAUTIlOnnH
; DENTIST I
, of Ashevllle, , North Carolina
.Will be at his office over . Orra Store
Tryon, ; Friday, and Saturday of each
J.R.RIGE3G0r.PAV
21 N. Main St.
Phone SS4
ASHEVILLE, N. G.
Plumbmg Hooting Tinning
We have the oldest plumbing and
heating house in the State, and are
prepared to give prompt, satisfactory
service. Call 'on us when in need of
anything in our line. We give free es
timates on new or old work.'5. ':
"The Famous Ford
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Now that' good road building Is ga
Ing on 'all over the count?, every up
to-date farmer and business man
needs an automobile. . , .
' The Ford car can go anywhere that
any other car can go and a good many
places .that the other cars cannot go..
They cost about half as much to keep
as a horse and buggy. They get yon
around about three times as fast, and
do not get tired or too hot to travel.
They cost less to buy, cost less to
keep, and cost- less to run than anj
other . good' car on the market.
v ; 600.00 .for Touring 'Car. .
$550.00 for the Roadster !
. DR. E. M. SAU.EY
- Saluda, N. C.
Agent .for Polk County.
FOR SALE
?INE HILL COTTAGES
A choice hotel property with modem
conveniences. , ' . , ,
Ten acres of land; splendid vieic;
"No better' location for a tourist hoa
ielry in this vicinity. ' '
Dr . Sal ley's Property. u
- One of the very few nice homes witli
choice, location that 'can be bought ia
the heart" of Tryon. A quiet retired
situation, and . yet. in 5 . minutes' walk
of the postoffice. , Very reasonable
terms . can be had on both of these
properties. Apply to . v
DR. E. M. SALLE Y, Saluda, N. C.
RUSTIC, TABLES
' ROCKERS and SETTEES'
Hand-made In tXe mountains. " Stropg,
durable and cheap. - Price ' from $2j0O
each, up. Serviceable souveniers from
theLand of the Sky." ;
-s .--'ir . ' : :
Midwood Rustic Wprfes"
3te them ia News office, Tryos,' N. (R
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