I
Ieiieiers
w optimistic
IeLPMENTS AT NIAGARA CON-,
'ERENCE LAID BEFORE CAB
INET SESSION. ' ,
ERTA WILLING TO SUBMIT
kannei or new uovernmenx nas
. . i - . . a. I a Z
L- niscjssed. Consider Aczra-
rian Question.
'v. . , ..''.-.,"''
'3?hine:ton. Cabinet members
i optimistic after an "exhaustive
iew of all communications that
e passed between President Wil-
and the American commissioners
Jtlia Niagara Falls Mexican medi-
conference. . N
was declared that " negotiations
progressed so far that a prelimi-
h basis for peaceful solution of
.national difficulties had been
fched. Thi3, it was said, soon would
e the form of a protocal which
bably would be signed by agents
pneral Huerta s Government and
United States. No one would dls-
U what would be the - terms of
lh a protocol.. .-: . ' "
I'hen the Cabinet met-the Presi-
laid before it developments that
become day by day in the ex-
inges between the American com-
sioners and the mediators and the
nations thus far proposed to the
cth American envoys by the repre
latives of General Huerta. .
xong the messages received from
seat of the peace conference was
confirmatory of press dispatches
it one of Huerta's own envoys, had
blared that the agrarian question
hid not be permitted to disrupt the
jernational effort to aveH war be-
I to insure the ultimate restoration
peace to all Mexico. 1 - 1 ' v-- r
pile none of the Cabinet members
hild talk of details disclosed con
ning the progress of mediation, all
peyed the impression that nothing
i occurred to cloud the horlzone of
ce. Secretary Bryan was in an
paally optimistic frame of mind.
retary Daniels, too, was the per
meation of hopefulness The Sec
tary of War, Mr. Garrison, betrayed
evidence of apprehension.
'aihire thus far of the Constitu-
pdsts to indicate willinsme33 to
fticipate formally in the conference
JJ was a subject of discussion, in
cial circles. Some of the Carranza
pts in Washington had expected to
f irom their chief during the day.
se agents regarded it as nrobahle
V- some representative eventually
i-Q ce sent to Nintrara Valla
Pe purpose of the Constitutional-
f ' u was made plain, was to keep
i preiiminarv neerotiaHnna whVh
IUW in any way cheek th march nf
F forces toward the Capital. They
"ce u win not be : many weeks
U1 me Governmpnt of n,Tvtrt
F will be in their; hands. When
fa - M w UAiVV
f 13 accomplished. 'friftnd nf Car.
Pa say he will be ready-; for the
n ut a'i Mexico to send represen-
10 tne mediation conference.
DETECTIVE FINED $100.
P' Manager Charged With Violat
. '"3 Atlanta Ordinance. . .
Quanta n .
uth0 Jjamei Lenon,
a . manager for . William . J.
"6 detective, was fined -1100
f, T f recoer's court and bound
1V , , state courts because of
iesed Violator. r i
Id t, ui mo cuy oramances
I14. state laws in frm-.,w-..
Frank case of Leo
alitv and that the .const!
nine f the city ordinances.gov
s the activities of nnfaM.
n wouw k
larzprt uc auacKea. it was
M t. f inst tne detective that he
Nlar" uen ne .began ...work.
her drtZ. 6 PendIne against five
V.V.l.1 V HO.
Bin pJTT " v J '
W:UmmerWhiteHouMl
the
ler.
pmont v 1 Mont .Wc
Ptte 9 int0 a Summer-
Weather,
White
SenaC "urofled in the S
Senate
owan9on of Virginia.
ndiana rS?e Limit.
Kof th: Jul Goux,
win
F-brok: ru'mue race here
last
t. dian .r one
Ian at
speedway
l:3l.7i ?ed the 2 !-2 mile
He couran
12 miles an aPPF
C0rd8 SPf an,.hour- This
pprdximately
i . ...
beat
the
Tetzi;;1"" ln day;
first trill and Joe Dawson.
ren,1 m elimination
Wlnier in the
by
In
laps
PWitwr 8ent his car down
the
s files ' , a sPeed estimated
.at
PlZ the fastest i
i that
STARR J. MURPHY
-: .
1 s j
Starr J. Murphy la 'the personal
counae! for the Rockefellers and la
assisting and advising John D. Rocke
feller, Jr., In the troubles that have
arisen' over the Colorado mine strike.
EX-POLICE LIEUTENANT AGAIN
ADJUDGED RESPONSIBLE FOR
GUNMEN'S WORK. C
MAY DIE lfI;ELECTRlC CHAIR
Prisoner Now Faces Death Unless He
i Pardoned, or the Court
, . ' Interferes.
New York. Twelve men decided
for Jhe second time that" Qharles
Becker was the arch-con3pirator re
sponsible for the Rosenthal murder,
which nearly two- years ago awoke
New York to a realization of corrup
tion in - the police department and
opened a new era oi police reiform. ;
Becker, one a police lieutenant.
was found guilty of murder in the
first degree. Only a pardon or inter
ference again by the Court of Ap
peals can -save him from following
to '' the eelctric chair the four gun
men who shot Herbert Rosenthal, the
gambler, early on the -morning of
July 16, 1912. The jury decided that
the gunmen were Becker's agents.
One ballot decided Becker's fate
It was taken almost immediately af
ter the jurors returned from luncheon
at an Uptown hotel where they- went
when' Supreme Court Justice Samuel
Seabury had finished, his charge. It
was unanimous for conviction. Tears
streamed down; the foreman's face as
he announced the decision and. tears
stood in the eyes of , several . other
jurymen. They bad agreed that the
corroboration which jthe District At
torney failed to present at the first
trial to support the stories of Rose,
Vallon andWebber, the three--accom
plices who turned informers, had been
furnished by new witnesses at the
second. ' - .
Beckers counsel announced that he
would appeal nd- gained 1 a week's
stay fpr the- preparation of his future
campaign. ; The defendant was grant'
ed & short meeting; with his wife and
his brothers, and then was taken back
to his cell in the Tombs. ?Kv
Becker : and .his, wife were talking
shortly before 5 o'clock in v . a ; room
adjoining the--sheriff's- efilce .when a
court ' attendant announced that .. the
iurv had reached a verdict. Mrs.
Becker was not permitted . to accom
pany her. husband to the ' courts room.
NAwanAnpir men. :? court attendants.
counsel for the defense -and 'District
Attorney Whitman and his staff were
the only other persons, allowed aamis
sion. The defendant's two, brothers,
Jackson and John Becker, the 'latter
a ' detective lieutenant, hurried to a
side entrance where they, stood await
ing the- verdict. "
" r. f LIvina Effects Preachers.;
Tfo-sn CMv. Mo. The effect of the
high cost of living on home missions
was pointed out in the annual -eport
f ko oYMiM-fi committee of home
T-fecfnna nrfisented to the fourth gen
eral assembly of the Southern Pres-
K,rT.on nhnrrh hP.TPi. It WaS aSSeri
a ' that whprA a missionary could
if-o f nr $sn6' a vear ten years ago it
-t' Mm Vnnro than $1,200. For
ior.v funds the committee has on
its hands .250 homeless churches and
at least: 275 . other places wnere or
mm BECKER
INSTIGATED CHE
PEACE CONFER
ENGE
L
ADVANCES BEING MADE TOWARD
AN AGREEMENT , ON ' ALL
j PHASES OF SITUATION. - "
TAKE UP AGRARIAN PROBLEM
Question Has Ariien Whether This
Subject Can Be Discussed at the
Meeting of the Mediators. -
Niagara Falls, Ont. Smooth ' pro
gress toward an agreement on . all
phases of the Mexican problem is be-
ing made by the mediators and the
American " and Mexican ' delegates.
This was stated with emphasis ,by the
mediators after ; a day of conferences
principally -with the Mexican dele
gates. t : - . - .
The three South Aemrican diplo
mats- made it plain that" every aspect
of the Mexican - situation, , both inter
nal and international, had been laid
before the- delegates, no formal basis
had been reached for the treatment
in any specified order of the issues
involved, nor ; has the relative import
ance of the main issues been defined.
The discussion thus far has been
general. The mediators have taken
the position that they are essentially
counsellors. They will not suggest
names for theprovislonal presidency,
nor will they recommend any form ' of
Government, ' - l :;.v l""
From the Mexican delegates them
selves must originate proposals j conr
cerning the "Internal affairs of their
country and these suggestions will , be
transmitted T)y the mediators to the
American idelegates.j -
.The theory under which the inter
nal - questions; re . bfting brought into
tne aiscussion , is mat tne unuea
States has a right to say whom It
will recognize as provisional president
of .Mexico and therefore, can indicate
in ' ad vance who will ; be . acceptable.
On the agrarian problem: too, - sug
gestions must originate " V - from the
Mexican, delegates. Thus far the
question has been whether Mexico's
land problem could properly be dis
cussed in any international tribunal.
The Mexican delegates regard it as a
purely internal question. ";
' The American delegates, on , the
other hand, have maintained that the
land question has bred revolution af
ter revolution and that some program
should be considered with a vi?w td
Influencing a gradual settlement of
the question. The purpose of . the
American delegates, it is said, is to
place the "problem ; so conspicuously
before the world as an obligation of
the future provisional government that
no new Administration could Ignore
Other aspects of the Mexican ques
tion, however, have not been ignored.
The relative Importance which should
be attached in. the parleys " to the
Tampico ' Incident, the personnel of
the new provisional government and
kindred questions incident to the
Irahsition to; another Administration
have been talked over , in detail. No
points have been decided but enough
of the viewpoint of the American and
Mexican delegates has been recealed
to the mediators to warrant them in
expressing . distinct encouragement
over the outlook."
IRISH HOME RULE7 IS LAW.
Measure Is Passed By House of Com
mons; Vote 351 to 274. ' .
" London. Home rule . for Ireland be
came practically certain, it was believ
ed by, supporters of the measure. The
House of Commons :.this afternoon,
on division, passed . the measure by a
vote' of 351 - to 274.7 r:
: John E. Redmond, the Irish Nationalist-
leader in a statement, said that
the action of the Commons; was equiv
alent to the passage of the bi)i into a
jYT ;. - - - r -: '' " " ' v' -
v "I hope that the TJlslerites, who are
gneuinely nervous as to their position;
will abandon - unreasonable demands
and enter into a 'conciliatory discus
sion 'with their fellow countrymen
with regard to the points of the bill
upon which they desire further safe-:
guards," " said Mr. v Redmond. - j -1:
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- !..... . , ' - v.- -
' For the Reserve Board.
Washington. R. C. Simmons, of , St.
Louis is being considered : for the
place on the Federal .'Reserve - Board
declined by Harry A. Wheeler. It was.
said in official' circles that Mr. ;"Sim
mons ; hadu been offered the positiop,
and was"expected to accept. Support:
ers of W. P, G. Harding, of Birmingham-Ala.,
for, governor of the board
have, been told it is said, , that ' he
would ' be given ne of the long-tenn
appointments and , tha't the governor
would get a short term. George- E.
Roberts was brough forward, again.
CAPT. U .S. GRANT III
- CapLU. 8. Grant III, a grandson
Of Gen. U. S. Grant, and son of Gen.
F. D. Grant, Is a captain of engineers
with the Fifth brigade at Vera Cruz.
Mill SUGGESTS
FEDERAL CONTROL
FO R M E R ? R A1 L RO AD - P R E S1 D E NT
SAYS GOVERNMENT REGULA
S TION IS SOLUTION; ' V
x
"MONOPOLY MUST ; COME"
"For Economy and Efficiency There
Should be One," Says Mellen to
Councilor Folk.
.Washington. An absolute monopoly
of transportation under government
regulations and control, was suggest
ed by Charles S. Mellen, former presi
dent of the New Haven Railroad, to
the Interstate Commerce Commission,
as a ; solution of "the American rail
road problem,, To get efficiency, and
economy," Mr. Mellen said, "there
must be a monopoly and this monop
oly is certain to be the united States
Government."
- A moment later Mr, Mellen remark
ed ' "every time a railroad official
comes to Washington he has to take
off: his .hat to some government of
ficial." . '
Mr. Mellen appeared to have recoy
ered entirely from his fatigue when
he appeared '. before the commission
to resume his testimony. He respond
ed to questions fired at him by Chief
Counsel Joseph Folk promptly, never
hesitating a second for. a word. He
told at length the' story of. his steam
ship transactions with ChaTles W,
Morse.. Concerning these Mr. Mellen
explained he felt it desirable to confer
with- Colonel; Roosevelt, then Presi
dent of the; United States. He told
the President he had received an offer
of $20,000,000 from Morse for the New
Haven steamship holdings and felt In
clined to accept it, because, thus the
New Haven would be able to turn the
property ir to cash.
REBELS STILL ADVANCING.
Having Occupied Tepic, They low
Moyeon Guadalajara. -
On board . U. S. S. California, Mazat
lan, Mexico. (Via Wireless to San.
Diego, Ca.rAn army of .5,000. Const!
tutionalists haying . accupled ..Xepic
with :a loss of: 400 killed and an un
known number of -. casulties' among the
Federals : has begun . its v advance on
Guadalajara.. In advance of - the mov
ing; troops; ai flying squadron of cav
alrjr is wording, r destruction to the
Huertoa lines, of communication, its
main object beihgthe crippling of the
railroad from iManzanillo to Guadala
jara,'' .
. The capture of Tepic was accom
plished after a bloody struggle. Al
though the losses of the Federals are
nncertaimit is knqwi i20O .were taken
prisoners. .
-' Mediation -Outlook BrighL -;
Niagara Falls,' Ont. Before attempt
ing In any way. to deal-with the Con
stitutionalists' forces In Mexico, the
three South" American mediators let it
be known that they are content torpro
ceed to' a - bi-partitel agreement be
tween the - Unitedv- States y and i the
Huerta 1 Government; r : The mediators
have not regarded the absence of del
egates representing General Carranza
as a serious detriment to their efforts
to settle questions which - led; to the
landing of American forces at Vera
Cruz. -T - ' - -
SENA
TOR BRADLEY;
OF itENTUCKY. DEAD
r
A v DISTINGUISHED REPUBLICAN
AND FOR FORTY YEARS IN
PUBLIC LIFE. ,
SERVED IN THE' UNI0M ARMY
Ram Away From Home to Enter Into
the Struggle or the Civil War at t
" the Age of 14. " 1
Washington!. -William O. Bradley
United States Senator froni Kentucky,
died here at 9:45 p.-m. after a linger
ing illness aggravated by a fall.
Senator Bradley was one of the
most distinguished "Republican leaders
of Kentucky in his : generation. An
orator of unusual' ability,, for 40 yeaTs
he - had been prominent before the
people of his state and the nation.
- Born in . 1847, he was only 14 years
of age when War Between the States
was declared. Twice he T ran i away
from home to. join the Union army,
only to . be taken from the ranks by
his father - because of v his extreme
youth. As a page of the lower house
of the Kentucky Legislature he at
tracted such attention that at the age
of 18 a special act was passed by the
Legislature; -enabling him to practice
law, if he proved his qualifications be
fore , an examining committee. He
satisfied "the committee, of his quali
fications and made law his profession.
5 Faced with V a strong : Democratic
majority in his .-state Mr. Bradley
often suffered defeat for office. Twice
he.was defeated for .- Congress and
four, times for United States Senator
after .receiving the nomination of his
party. - ; ; ' . ,
In 1887' bQ. was .defeated Jtor. -Ooyer--
nor, but reduced te Democratic ma
jority of the preceding gubernatorial
campaign -from 47,000 to 17,000. - It
was this showing thatied to his prom
inence as - a vice presidential candi
date the following year. .:'
; In 1895 Senator Bradley-was elect
ed Governor of Kentucky. Mctory
again settled on his banner in 1903,
when a Democratit Legislature -by
eight votes, after a ' deadlock .finally
elected him tothe Senate. Tls term
would have expired MaTch. 3, 1915; l.
His last.; speech was delivered on
May 6, when he spoke against the
repeal of the Panama- Canal toll ex
emptlonlaw.
METHODIST HAVE ADJOURNED.
In Session 18 Days the Quadrennial
Annual Conference Closes.
Oklahoma City, Okla. After being
in session for 18 days the quadrenial
general conference of ' the Methodist
Episcopal Church, South, formally ad
journed. The ; selection of the. place
for; holding the next conference has
been, entrusted to : a special commit
tee named for that purpose It is gen
erally believed that either Richmond,
Va., or Atlanta;. Ga., will be chosen,
both, cities haying extended pressing
invitations.. '
Despite the. fact that , strenuous ef
forts were made to clear the - decks
of all business at night ' session, ad
journment came with many petitions,
memorials, and resolutions still on the
calendars The . majority of the dele
gates will remain in the city for a day
or so, numerous board meetings hav
ing - been called to meet immediately
after the- adjournment . of ; the con
ference.". , ; -:
Interest! ln the last-- sessions cen
tered in the decision of the confer
ence to not again submit to the an
nual conference the question of chang
ing; the name of the church i - th e ad
option of a committee report recom
mending stricter regulations of evan
gelists traveling' within the; bounds of
the confqrjence and the adoption of
the resolution that " both sides liave
four years consecutive jurisdiction in
the various mission fields.".. "
At th, afternoon session the; com'
mitteel on education ! recommended
that $105.00$; be : raised j annually, to
be spent ; at the discretion of -the
board ofvedutation and that all money
due the " theological department:; of
Vanderbilt University to June 30, 1914,
be pad. .4, l , " "
:r'ift'-. - - -. . .,..--:J"'-'V::'. zy
Detectives Assert Innocence.
. Atlanta; "Ga. Declaring , their only
crlme "his t been possibly the public
announcement , of - our belief in Leo
Frank's innocence',' Daniel S. : Lebon,
Southern -: manager for 'William j;
Burns, the ; detective,: issued a state
ment -here .defending himself and f el
ibw operatives of the. charge of using
:m proper methods in obtaining affidav
its which were usedin an effort to ob
tain "a new trial for the factory super
intendent. Mr. "Xehon was -indicted
for subordination of perjury in connec
tion with the case .of Frank. - ,
HESS LOCALS
All kinds of Medicinal
Rbotst Herds; Barksr etc
.Wanted- Highest , market
prices paid for WooL Hides;"
Beeswax and -1 Ginsengs ,
Special, attention, given , to
Parcel Post Shipments.
Check -mailed,-promptly on
receipt of goodsl K '
. Write us for price list
and shipping tag3i ; v
J. Q, ncSuire a Go.,
Aslicviiic, 13. C. '
Finger Lumber Co.
, ; Dealers in x . "
Building Material
Everything necessary to build a home).
; Phone 1. Landrum, S. C.
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. Cars
Phones Stable, 106; Residence, 36B
,..' '' ' . si
Dr. J. E-' JI AVJTI.dnriE
Hi;. r D E K-T J S-T- sr
- -,'of Ashevflle, North Carolina ,
will ,be at his office over Orrs Store,
Tryon, Friday and Saturday? of each
week.
J.R.R!GHGGf7PAV
21 N. Main St.
Phone 364
ASHEVILLE, NJ G.
fill'.' l; ii i?"
riufflamg tieaimg i inning
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'eive free ea
timates on new or old work. '' r
"The Famous Ford"
- Now that good road building is . go .
ing on all over the county, 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 co.
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 anj
other good car on the market. '
' v 600.00 for Touring Car. .
$550.00 for the Roadster '
- ": DR: E. M. SALLEY, .
' ' Saluda, N"C.:
Agent for,PolkCounty.: '
FOR SALE
"' V".; v"
.riNE H I LL COTTAGES
A choice hotel property with modrrr
conveniences'. ' r ' " x
- Ten . acres of land, splendid Vlex '
No better location for a tourist hos
telry in this vicinity.
",' ' Dr." .Sallty's Property,---.
One of the very few nice homes with
choice location that can be . bought ln '
the heart of ' Tryon." A quiet retired
situation, and, yet In 5 minutes' " walk
of the; postofflce. . Very : reasonable
terms can be had' on - both of these
properties. Apply to V r - "
DR. E M. SAW EY;. Saluda, N.'C,"
SALUDA ,DiIG GO.
JOHN T. COATESr(jR.f President.
WANTED
PERSONAL ATTENTION TO JOD
" " 1 "WORK. -, V
. - All .Work Guaranteed.
- " Estimates Furnished " Free."
- Members Saluda Board of Trad "
Corner HAIN and 1U.TIT STRIIITrS
j oeen nere.
ganizations might be effectea.: ,