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VOL. XIX. NO. 48.
TRYON, POLK COUNTY, N. Q., FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 1914.
ESTABLISHED MAY; 1894.
SECRETARY DANIELS ISSUES A
RULE
TO BAR LIQUOR FROM ;
EVERY SHIP.
EFFECTIVE JULY 1
ORDER
A Clear rieaa ana oicujr neuu
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Needed, says trie secretary
of the Navy.
Washington. Absolute prohibition
will prevail in the United States navy
after July 1 next Secretary Daniels
made public -a sweeping order which
idrroly will abolish" the traditional
"wine mess" or tne orncers, out will
tar all alcoholic liquors from . every
ghip and shore station or tne navy.
This order, constituting one or tne
juost notable victories ever won by
prohibition forces, was issued on the
recommendation of Surgeon General
Braister. ,
"The use of introduction for-, drink
ing purposes , of alcoholic liqubrs 1 on
toard any naval vessel, or within any
navy yard, or station, is strictly pro-.
hibited, and commanding officers will
be held directly responsible for the
enforcement of this order? , " .
In a statement Secretary Daniels
said: ' . .. ' ..
"I am in hearty agreement with the
views expressed by the surgeon gen
eral. There should not be on ship
board -with reference to intoxicants,
one rule for officers and another and
a different rule for the enlisted per
sonnel. The saddest, hour in my official
life is when an officer or enlisted-man
must be punished for intoxication.
During the past week it has been my
painful duty to approve a courtmar
tial for dismissal from' the service of
an officer for intoxication. He told
me that he never had tasted intoxi
cants until he did so. in the wine mess
on the cruise. Others who have been
disciplined for drinking to excess havH
cade similar statements to 'me.
"Officers now are commissioned at
the early age of 22 .years. Has the
government a right -to permit - this
temptation, which too of ten . destroys
the highest usefulness of young of
ficers? I think not. If there Is one
profession more than any other that
calls for a clear head and a. steady
hand, it is the naval profession. . .
MAN SLAIN WITH AN AX
P. 0. Bonnell Murdered In Sleep at
Milledgevillev.Georgia.
Hawkinsville, Ga. Paul O. Bonnell,
22 years old, was killed here as he
lay in bed sleeping. An ax, apparent
ly, was used in the murder. Harry. Lee,
nephew of the dead man and who
roomed with him, is being held by the
police pending an investigation. Lee
is 18 years old.
The youth denies any . connection
ith the killing and claims it was
done by a negro. He claims he was
awakened by the noise made by the
aegro m time to see him escaping
from the room. Bonnell is survived by
a wife, now living in Florida.'
Lee, who roomed with Bonnell' in his
Place of business, ran out of the store
atone o'clock in the morning and gave
the alarm. He declared that his un-
cle had just been killed by someone
used an ax. He' says that both
ere in bed at. the time and that -he
as not asleep, that-he heard someone
1Q the store and, looking up, saw the
Party, whom he did not recognize, with
krge ax raised, and that the inur-
w dealt the death blow before he
cuid do anything,, and escaped.. "
Boy Killed by 'Mule's Kick. .
Atlanta. Theodore" ' Ford, the four
year-old son of Mr. -and 'Mrs. W. R.
f0"'d, Was rl rlaotH nAa'i thoir
CfiHd had eonp 1ntr.thA fiAlrt with its
pother and approached the mule, when
mot u' : Ji
w,-j a aucuuuu was uiitsukcu tJ
"Wer thanp-o TV. j,ntm.i -n
j . b- a uuuiai iuiucu puu
CUiy and THrlroH V Y.ilA eavarol
unies. whioh j i.f
bn . He was ru'shed to the Grady
ospital, but died. The body was ; re
yed to loomfield's chapel and fun
-""Bcuienis win oe completed
H, uuuy was
removejd to
..viU a cnapei .
:. Feas Cause the Plague,
t,Y Ur Pnna 4, . In
Of e V -
cL! 6 for tne recently reported
Ouho "ubonic plague at Havana,
"-ccordine tc FJnro-enn Tohn Out
rennvi, or 01 sanitauon for the
Oscar n of.Cuba. a letter to Dr.
board ;wlin& or the Louisiana state
tat T "Cdlin- surgeon Guiteras
Ill n 111. -mm .
more tv, S letter that he conducted
lJrv r... J "o uuumcu laMuia'
PUrPose f ? Wltn TSLte3 for tne
hich k v detertniningJthe manner in
uuomc plague germs carried.
ROBERTO V.' PESQUIERA
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Roberto V. Pesqulera, confidential
agent in Washington of the Mexican
constitutionalists, has gone to Juarez
to confer with General Carranza con
cerning the -Benton case.
SENATE HOLD-UP CANAL BILL
REPEAL MEASURE IS REFERRED
TO SENATOR O'GORMAN'S
COMMITTEE. '
Spectacular and Heated Debate
Is
Expected When Measure Is
Introduced. ! ;
Washington. The administration
bill i tor repeal tons exemption for all
American coastwise ships In . the Pan
ama , canal, which passed the house
amid spectacular scenes reached the
senate and was referred promptly to
the committee on inter-oceanic canals
without debate.
Senator O'Gorman, chairman of the
canals committee, who is marshaling
the anti-administration forces, an
nounced definitely that he would call
a meeting of the committee for next
Tuesday. Until that time,' no formal
consideration of the repeal measure or
proposed. amendments can develop. Al
though friends of the president had
hoped to have the canals commit
tee meet earlier, they decided to make
no effort to induce Senator O'Gorman
to change, his plans. They will Insist,
however, upon action within , reason
able time after the committee gets
down to work.
NEW CHIEF OF U. S. ARMY
Wotherspoon Appointed Chief of Staff
.Succeeding General Wood.
Washington.MaJ. Gen. William W.
Wotherspoon, now assistant chief of
staff of the army, has been selected
to succeed Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood
as. chief of staff at, the end of Gen
i Wood's term. April 22. Brig
Gen. Hugh L. Scott, commanding the
troops at Fort Bliss, Texas, will be
assistant chief of staff. . . .
General Wood' will assume command
of the Eastern department, with head-
mmrtfiTs at . Governor's Island. New
York.- - ' :
. The appointment of General Wother
spoon to be chief of staff had been ex-
Dected. as it was In accordance wun
the practice of promoting the assist
ant chief of staff to the first place. So
the interest of the army centered in
the selection of an assistant chief of
staff who might In turn succeed Gen
eral Wotherspoon when the latter re
tires on account of age next Novem
ber. V
"A short time ago it had been about
settled that the position of j assistant
chief should be tendered to Brigadier
Genefal Tasker H. Bliss,, in command
of the Southern department with head-
quarters at Fort sam nouswn,, ieiaa.
Later a report was current that this
tender was declined by 'General Bliss,
$100,000,000 Capital for Reserve. Banks
- Washington. The new federal re
serve banking system will start bus!
ness with a total authorized capital
of about ?100,000,000 for all , reserve
banks, no matter how many institu
tions the organization committee ae-
Hdes to set uo.' This fact became ap
narent when figures weremade public
from all national banks responding to
the last call of the comptroller or tn&
made March 4. : The state
ment giving these figures will be the
last of the' kind issued.
FIGHT IS PLANNED
TO SECURE BANKS
DECISION OF COMMITTEE CAN BE
REVERSED ONLY BY THE
- ' RESERVE BOARD.'
MAY INCREASE THE NUMBER
Federal Reserve Board Cannot Be Ex
pected to. Reverse itself;
However. . .""
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Where Banks Will Be Located.
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; ? Washington. The cities se- .
lected for regional banks are:
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Boston
Philadelphia
Richmond
Chicago
Minneapolis
Dallas, Tex.
New York '
Cleveland '
Atlanta .
St. Louis
Kansas City
San Francisco.
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Washington. There was every indi
cation that the announcement of the
reserve districts arid cities by the re
serve bank organization committee, had
given the signal for a determined
struggle upon , the part of several cit
ies which were disappointed to over
turn the committee on the decision
and bring about a redistrictlng of the
country, or atj least a change in the
reserve cities named. ' ;
Under the law the decision of the
organization committee is not subject
to review except by the federal reserve
board. This board probably will not
be named by President Wilson for sev
eral weeks, but in the meantime it is
believed that those disappointed with
the committee's announcement ' will
bend every effort' toward paving the
way for changes. It was pointed out
that both Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoo and Comptroller of the Cur-
t-rency Williams of . the ! organization
committee, are ex-officio members of
the reserve board, and hardly could
be counted upon to reverse themselves.
The president has given no intimation
as to whom the other five members
will be.
The committee's plan was criticised
in congress and there were reports
of keen disappointment from several
cities which were in the race for re
serve banks and which failed to se
cure them. Three members of the
senate banking and currency commit
tee, two Republicans and a Democrat,
found fault with the plan.' , v
REBELS TO ATTACK TAMPfCO
Admiral Fletcher Predicts Federals
Will Abandon Gulf Port. ,
Washington. Following closely on
official advices from George C. Caroth
ers, American consular agent at ror-
reon, of the flight of the federal troops
from that city, came a prediction from
Rear Admiral Fletcher that the im
portant gulf port of - Tampico proba
bly would be abandoned by the fed
erals without a fight
Administration officials made no
comment on the Torreon -result -and
official sentiment is not likely to crys
tallze until more is known of the bat
tle itself and its effects in Mexico
City and elsewhere.
Mr. 'Carothers' . report of the fall of
Torreon lacked detail, particularly
with reference to losses sustained on
both sides and the movements of the
retreating federals. .
, Torre6n Mexico. Torreon, strewn
with victims of a six-day battle, was
occupied by Villa's rebels while the
federals fled. The capture marks the
climax of the first r campaign of the
revolution to oust Victoriano Huerta
from 'Mexico-.City.,.., It gives the Con
stitutionallsts virtual control over the
whole northern tier of Mexican states.
The fighting began and was almost
continuous. At first Villa attempted
assaults on the strong federal posi
tions in daylight, . but these proved
too costly, so the days were spent
in cannonading and the nights in as
saults.- fc . :
Positions were taken' and lost time
and time .again." Several night at
tacks sent the federals scurrying from
strong positions, but at daybreak the
federals evacuated. ; . '
Gunmen to Be Given ; Reprieve.
Albany, N. -Y. Unless Governor
Glynn changes his mind; a reprieve for
the four NewYprk gunmen, under sen?
tence to die in Sing Sing during the
week beginning April 13, will ; be
granted. If granted, the stay of exe
cution wiU be until 3 after; the second
trial of Charles Becker, who., with the
gunmen, was found guilty of the. mur
der of Herman Rosenthal. District At
torney Whitman has said he Intends
to try Becker s. second time as soon
as nossible. but it will be from three
to six ' months hence,
MADAME DA F0NSECA
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h Madame da Foneca Is the wife of
tho new military Attache of the Bra
zlUan embassy at ' Washington. She
fs the latest addition to that cosmo
politan social clrc& and has become
FREE TOLLS LOSE IN HOUSE
MAJORITY FOR REPEAL LARGER
X-
THAN WILSON SUPPORTERS
EXPECTED.
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220 Democrats Stod by the President
-and Only 52 Voted Against
- ' . Meajjiure. . '
Washington. Th national, house of
representatives, afffsr one of the. most
spectacular legislative struggles in the
history of the nation,-voted to tepeal
the provision - of jthe : Panama canal
acx exempung American vessels irom
the payment of tolfe. The vote on the
repeal bill was 2471 to 161 a majority
of 86 votes in support of the personal
plea of Woodrow Wilson, president of
the United States.!
' This verdict on me Issue which has
absorbed congress! for many weeks
came at the closelof a stirring day,
made memorable til the annals of the
house by a party division which found
Speaker Champ Clark, Majority Lead
er Underwood and other Democratic
chieftains lined' up (in open opposition
to the president on-an issue which the
latter had. declare vital to his con
duct of the nation'f foreign policy.
On the final vot 220 Democrats in
the house stood bythe president, giv
ing him in "ungrudging measure"
what he' had askef "for the honor of
the nation" in its foreign relations.
Twenty-five Republicans and two Pro
gressives also -vo.ted to sustainxthe
president. Fifty-to Democrats fol
lowed Speaker Clak and Leader Un'
derwood to defeatt .
T
NEGRO WOMAN IS LYNCHED
it-
Mob-' at Muskogee, Ok la., Hanged Ne
gress to Telephone Pole.
Muskogee, Ok!a.--MarIe Scott, a ne
gro woman who killed Lemuel Peace,
a young white man by driving a knife
into his heart, wa taken out of the
Wagoner county jal and hanged to a
telephone pole. The mob, which was
masked, overpowered the jailer, a one
armed man, thre-vf a rope over the
woman's head andjdragged her out of
the jail. '
- The county attorney of Wagoner
county has started an investigation.
5 A knock at the 'j-ll door aroused the
sleeping jailer, albie in the office. A
voice outside said .n officer was there
with prisoners. Th jailer opened the
door and faced "twelve revolvers. He
was bound quicklyand his keys taken
from him.. Herthefe was thrown in the
corner. , ,.-.h'
J. H. Woodwarcj Is Seriously III. ;
. Orlando, Fla. & H. Woodward of
Birmingham, Ala., frated as one of the
wealthiest' men off the South, Is seri
ously ill at his winer home here.' His
daughter, Mrs. Oscar W. Underwood,
wife of the? house I Democratic leader,
and other member of the family are
here.-:...: ' k - "
$100 a Month Willed to a Dog.
Boston. "Pete grafts" will continut
to enjoy luxuriesl uncommon among
dogs. The probat court approved the
will ot his late master, v John Chan
cellor . Crafts, which provides a fund
of ?1,200- a year for tne upkeep oi
Pete. Relatives wlho had been cut off
without a cent contested the will, al
leging "undue influence." At the hear
ing witnesses toldt hov. Pete had pre
sided at the hea4 of , the table ' at
birthday paries"liL given n his honor
and
that hlmayter considered the
dog
a - greater - friend than ftny " man
to
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RON THE
SENATE COMMITTEE WILL AL
LOW 15 DAYS FOR'' HEARING
ON MEASURE.
IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Senate Devoted Entire Day to Discus
sion of Different Phases of the Mat
, teK Nothing Complete Until Com-
mittee Passes.
Washington. Confronted by tel
egrams from Gulf and Pacific Coasts
ports urging public hearings on the
bill proposing the Panama exemption
repeal, the Senate Interoceanic Canals
Committee decided to give 15 days to
hearing both proponents' and oppon
ents of the measure which passed the
house. Meanwhile the committee will
hear various senators who have off
ered substitute plfins for the" flat re
peal measure passed by the house.
The commiftee entered into no dis
cussion of the meritfs of. the bill it
self." A long standing rule that com
mittee meetings should be secret was
put aside and - the discussion thrown
open to the public but a few senators,
a group of school girl . tourists and
newspaper "men were the only persons
to take advantage of the departure
from precedent.
In the senate the repeal ftght oc
cupied virtually the entire day al
though formal presentation of the
matter will not come "until the con
clusion Of the committee hearings
.and its deliberations. The first roll
call on the general subject was taken
on a motion to refer to, the Foreign
Relations Committee a resolution of
fered by Senator Poindexter asking
that the President explain-what mat-,j
his repeal messagie- of "n2atic-rs Wt'S
greater delicacy and nearer conse
quence," and what connection these
matters might have with the Panama
Canal regulations and tolls. The ad
ministration forces by a vote of 35 to
27' sent the resolution to the commit
tee, seven;. Democrats voting in the
negative and nine Republicans in the
affirmative.
ASKED TO MODIFY ORDER
American Government Seeks Media
tion With Carranzas.
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Washington. Vigorous reprsenta
tions went from the American gov
ernment to General Carranza urging
him to modify the order of General
Villa expelling Spaniards from Torreon.-
The situation is giving grave
concern to authorities here. The Uni
ted States had. undertaken to extend
to Spaniards in Mexico the same pro
tection it affords Americans resident
there, . and Ambassador ? Riano has
been assured that nothing will be left
undone to assure for the unfortunates
at Torreon every right to which they
are entitled under international law
and usage. -.-
Spain proposes to exhaust every re
source to protect her people it was
madep lain, when Rear Admiral Mayo
at Tampico, cabled the navy depart
ment that the commanding officer of
the British cruiser Hermosino had
been instructed o care for Spaniards
at that port. t)ff icials here did-. not
comment on this development.
, More Ammunition.
Eagle Pass, Texas. Three field
guns, four machine gun?, 1,100 rifles
and 200,000 rounds .of ammunition
were passed through the custom house
here for the Mexican Federal garrison
at Piedras Negras. This equipment
was surrendered by the fleeing Fed
erals at O jlnaga to the American
troops. . . . -.. ' ; - ' "
New Jersey Election.
Patterson, N. J. Thirty-four out of
90 districts In the cities of. Patterson
and Passaic which include four-fifths
of the population of the, district gave
Drukker (Republican) 2,967; O'Byrne
(Democrat) 2,Q67; Demarest (Social
ist, 1,519. :.. .
-. Bryan Confined With Grippe.
Washington. William , Jennings
Bryan, secretary of state, was - pre
vented by the attack of grip with
which he has been suffering for over
a week; from, going to Raleigh to
make the address before the rconven
tion of . the progressive democrate of
North Carolina, i 4
Mr. Bryan's physicians ' advised
against the trip, saying it might re
sult seriously.
Secretary Josephus Daniels was im
mediately called on the telephone and
advised..
HEAR
PANAMA TOLL BILL
Business LOCALS
ARBUTUS SAlllTAniUQ
Tryon, Polk County North Carolina
FOR PULMONARY TROUBLE3
Booklet mailed free upon request
John P. Lockharf & Go.
CONTRACTORS and BUILDEBS
New Work or Repairs
Phone No. 74. Tryon, N. 0.
John G. Monroe
PAINTING,. PAPER HANGING j
DECORATING A SPECIALTY.
Estimates by Request.
Tryon - . North Carolina
er Lumber Co.
Dealers in
Building Material
Everything necessary to build a home)
Phone 1. Landrum, S. C,
iwanns
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, 36B
Dr. J. E. HAVJTHORUE
DENTIST'
of Asheville, North Carolina
will be at his office over Orr's Store,
Tryon, Friday and Saturday . of-each
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J.R.RJCS3COUPAE3Y
21 N. Main St.
Phone 364
ASHEVILLE, K G:
Plumbing Heating 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.
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"The Famous Ford"
Now that good road building Is go
ing 6n all over the county, every up-to-date
farmer and business man
needs an automobile.
The Ford car can go anywhere thats
any other car can go and a good many
places that the other cap cannot go.
They cost about half as much to keep
as a horse and buggy. They get you
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 ahj
other good car on the market. t
600.00 for Touring Car.
$550.00 for the Roadster
DR. E. M. SALLEY ?
Saluda, N. C. '
Agent for. Polk County.
FOR SALE
INE HILL COTTAGES
A choice hotel property with modem
conveniences. ; . -
Ten acres of land, splendid vieir."
Wo better location for "a tourist hos
ielry in this vicinity. , ;
? Dr .8alley's . Property.
One of the very few nice homes with
choice location that can be bought in
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 1 to -
DR. E. M. SALLEY. Saluda, N, C.
RUSTIC TABLES
ROCKER8 and 8ETTEES
Hand-made In Clio mountains. Strong,
durable and -cheap. Price from $2.00
each, up. Serviceable souvenlers from
the "Land -of the Sky."' : i
Midwood Rustic WorW'-
Sea them in News office, Trycr., N C.
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