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THE GAZETTE-NEWS HAS THE ASSOCIATED PFiTISS SERVICE. IT IS IN EVERT RESPECT COMPLETE, tf WEATHER FOKECASTa RAIN; WARMER. 'OLUME XIX. NO. 282.

ASHEVILLE, N. 0., WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, JANU 6, 1914. PRICE FIVE CENTS If THERE BE WOOTEN NAMED OCA It TO URGE CAUSE OF SHORT LINES Immense Strnth oj Rsians Apparently Begjnr itg to Tell On Most of the Various Fields Russians Are Victorious and Seem to Be Holding1 Own ElsewhereInterest in the Western Theater of War Still Centered in French Gains in Alsace. where the French are mg. the ngntmg about ba- II?" As General Assembly Convenes, Asheville Business Men Consider Commission Form of Government.

SENTIMENT HAS GROWN IN FAVOR OF CHANGE Organizations at Work Here for the Measure, But Necessary Co-operation Has Not' "Been in Evidence. In the spring, when the North Carolina general assembly meets, th thoughts of the Asheville business man OMMISSIO ri-Kamysh the Russians claim even, greater success, having taken thousands of prisoners in rounding out their victory. Say Russians Fall. Vienna, Austria, Jan. 6.

(Via Berlin and wireless to London) Army headquarters issued the following statement here yesterday: "The enemy's attacks to break through northwest of Gorlice again failed, at the cost of heavy Russian losses. The height south of Oorllce, which Was fiercely contested, was taken and an unusually large hostile battalion was defeated. "A field officer. four subalterns. I If Petrograd dispatches are to be credited Russia's immense fighting strength is beginning to show results in most of the many fields in which the Russians are operating.

The most striking evidence of this, so far as can be ascertained from the available news, is shown by the results in the Caucasus, where the defeat of two Turkish armies is reported. In the Carpathians the rout ed Austrian army, floundering the deep snow, is being har- rassed by the pursuing victors. In East Prussia the Russians continue to keep their lines along the Mazurian lakes, while they seem to be holding their own in the effort to prevent the fall of Again the Russians are drawing nearer Cracow, which has been one of their goals since the first of the war. In the west the greatest interest is still centered in Al and 850 troops were captured, as well last night by the democrats of the as two machine guns. A hostile aero- house and senate of the general as-plane also was shot down." Isembly of North Carolina, which eon- Ivenes today, E.

R. Wooten of Le- quickly turns to commission govern- I ment. The general assembly convenoJ in uaieign this morning, and now the question arises as to whether or not the newer form of government will be provided for this city before the session closes 60 days hence. The qeus-tlon has a variety of sides, and all of them seem likely to enter Into consideration before the matter is definitely decided. A large number of the citizens of the city have been anxious for a commission form of government for many years, and four years ago they were given an opportunity to vote on th matter.

The issue lost by a narrow margin. There was some agitation for such a change two years ago, but nothing came of it at that session of the general assembly. Since then there has been, apparently, an for a change In the pres FIRE DISASTER IN NEW YORK SUBWAY ent form of city government; and dur- Ing the past year there have been many converts in Asheville to thw -stGB i of commission government. It is be- lleved now that the people generally want a change. They want a more economical government; and It seems Hundreds of People Are Overcome When Fire Breaks Out in Train Hundreds Brought Unconscious to Surface 12 Dead Bodies Recovered.

mat ine majority or tnem ravor a commission government. It Is believed now that the people generally want a change. They want a more economical government; and it seems that the majority of them favor a commission form. It is generally understood that Buncombe county's thine legislator this 7 IRE OPTIMISTIC Sxpress Satisfaction With Bus- iness of Past Year and Be-; lieve Prosperity Will Be Enjoyed in 1915. )TATEMENTS MADE BY FIVE BANK OFFICIALS onfidence in Westeen North Carolina Business Condi-.

tions Should Be Helped by Their Views. last year's business conditions 1 Asheville and western Nonh Caro-na were not greatly crippled by the xistcnce of the European war la lndi-ated In optimistic statements Issued 0 The Gazette-News today by Ashe-lllo's bonkers. The bankers of the ountry are generally tho most conser-atlve thinkers and this fact will add eight and confidence to the expres-lons of local bankers to the effect that he past year has been satisfactory, ihd that they are looking forward to in exceedingly good year in 1915. The statement made by an official the Battery Park bank Is short iut very much to the point. This of-Iclal said: "The iinancial and business situation here has improved very mate-dally within the past 30 days; and has improved wonderfully throughout tho country wlthlh the past 60 lays.

This Improvement, of necessity, is slow, because It Is being; mads ilong conservative lines; but we consider the outlook for 1915 business as exceedingly bright" A very gratifying and optimistic statement is made by Edwin L. Ray of th of 1 my knowledge ami belief. 1914 wad the best year Asheville has ever had. The reason therefor I know not, unless it Is that a new spirit has come over us and we are more intelligently directing our affairs and taking advantage of the wonderful resources nature has placed at our disposal. To no great degree have we either benefited or suffered by the European war.

It would seem, then, we ore Improving our opportunities more than ever and, with some outside as-nlxtance and local co-operation, are making every dollar count. There has never been a time when desirable houses were so scarce, nor when real eHtate was on a more stable basis. The merchants have had a good year and; while there is not enough money on hand to give everybody all they want to develop and to Invest. It is hardly (Continued on page 7) LITTLE CHILDREN IN TAR HEEL MILLS Lewis Hine Causes Sensation at Meeting of the National Child Labor Commission. Gaiette-N'ews Bureau Wyatt Building Washington, Jan.

6. Lewis W. Hine, staff photographer for the National Child Iabor commission, made the statement to the commission yesterday at Its eleventh annual conference that while child condition; in the south had Improved he had found two little girls six years of age working In North Carolina cotton mills. The statement caused a sensation among tho delegates. has been a marked Improvement In the general situation during the last five years, but very young children are working today In North Carolina mills," said Mr.

Hine. "I found two little sisters spinning whose grandmother told me ehoy were only six and seven years old. I found two boys under twelve whose hands had been mutilated In the mill. And I. found any number of ten and eleven years old children working an eleven hour day (during the school term) at tasks Involving eye strain and muscle strain.

Is It any wonder, therefore, that I found a whole family, mother and rive children, the oldest one IT, of which not one could write his name? In Alabama mills, things are considerably better than In North Carolina because 'a live wire of an lnpertor la on the Job enroro Ing the 12 year age limit. But I found a frw youngntets below, that age In the mills and scores of nine, ten and twelve years old children legally winking as rush girls, mi'ttsi'iigerit, fd. theater delivery buy" ami ni'wnles." AnUnufTrndPilrn will be nrnl to of a 0j.vcar i.euuiun weaver in me senate. Collector Bailey Will Ask General Assembly to Repeal the Long Short Haul" Clause. MANY BUSINESS MEN ESPOUSE THEIR CAUSE Short Lines Deny They Are Catspaws for Big Roads Much Interest in the Situation.

(By W. T. Host.) Raleigh, Jan. 6. The short lines of North Carolina railways have committed their Interests to Collector J.

W. Bailey of Raleigh, who will present their case to the general assembly. They ask the repeal of section 9 the Justice act, the long and short haul Representatives of numerous roads met here and tllscusBed the situation which is confessedly bad. They took up line upon line the story in which Secretary John C. Forrester of the Greensboro chamber of commerce, alleged a conspiracy to overthrow the Justice act, the longer lines using J'the shorter as catspaws'' to bring ttbottt that end.

The interview of Mr, Forrester wa9 answered by a colossal petition of business men over the state who have been greatly disappointed, according to letters quoted, In the workings of the Justice act. The smaller roads have been here often, so have the longer ones, but the big lines have Indicated no uneasiness. They have asked for the recalWof the ninth section. tiot-ljiauenhf'y-. wouldn't live, nd do well; tinder alleged that It devours other sections and the companies declare themselves unable to obey conflicting laws.

Tate Heads Petition. At the head of this petition which must have 6000 signers, Including substantially every business house In High Point, Is Fred N. Tate, of High Point, president of the Freight association, and one among the fiercest fighters in the rate cause. Mr. Tate writes letter admitting his disappointment with the rate situation.

Hubert Ram-seur, organizer of the association, also signs the petition and business houses fall over themselves to register their discontent. In Halelgh there has been no open movement of the larger roads to subvert the Justice act. In fact, two of the bigger lines passing through the city have declared their perfect satisfaction with It and they are getting a pound of competitive business In this state," Vice President H. P. Edwards of the short line roads association, said yesterday: "I have never heard that the larger lines desire the repeal of this section 9.

I don't see why they should. They get every bit of the business that wrs would get and we cannot possibly get any business of theirs owing to that section. If you attend any of these hearings before the corporation commission, you saw very plainly that those roads did not fear the long and short haul clause. In fact, I believe you said they asked for its application In onef the articles In your paper. We have fifteen thousand signatures to our petitions, I should say, and I.

have never heard one say that he thought it was a hard ship upon any but the small roads." At this conference were Ed wards, M. T. Nichols, general manager of tho Carolina and Northwestern; W. B. Price, general manager of the Car olina and Yadkin; C.

Parker, general freight agent of the Virginia and Carolina Southern; B. P. Terrell, general superintendent of the Warrenton railroad; J. Hawley, general superintendent of the Rockingham railroad. SLIDERS WILL NOT STOP WILSON TRIP Washington, Jan.

Hecretary Garrlron has told President Wilson of General Goethals' report that he could not guarantee passage of battle ships through the Panama canal at the formal opening In March because of slidea Becretary Garrison, however, said that even though the battleships were unable to pass, there need to be no Interference with the plana for the trip of President Wilson, congressmen and diplomats to Panama, and the Ban Francisco exposition. He said thl party could be taken around any slides by railway and the trip continued to San Francisco, Hecretary Daniels, nevertheless said today he wss planning for the dispatch of tho Atlantic rieet to Pan rancinco by way of the canal. He said he had not been advised that the canal might not be pasnable. Troop Lve. liotiltlxr, Jan.

i IKtirteral Lenoir Man Chosen for House Speakership by Democrats of the North Carolina General Assembly. HIS THREE OPPONENTS AGREE TO WITHDRAW Gardner Chosen for President Pro Tempore of Senate by Unanimous Acclama-tion Officers. Raleigh, Jan. 6. At caucuses held I noir was chosen as speaker of the (house, and O.

Max Gardner of Shel- by was seleoted for the presidency pro tempore of the senate, The naming of Wooten for the speakership was the result of an agreement between the other announced candidates for the place T. B. Bowie of Ashe, L. H. Allred of Johnston and A.

A. F. Seawell of Lee who decided to withdraw In fa vor of Mr. Wooten, after promise of a very strenuous fight for the place In the senate caucus, however, Sen ator Gardner was named for presl dent pro tempore by unanimous ao clamation. It had been stated that F.

B. Hobgood of Guilford would oppose Senator Gardner for the sen ate honor, but Mr. Hobgood magnan imously seconded the nomination of Mr. Gardner, when his name was proposed. Senator Btubbs of Martin was chairman of the senate caucus.

Mr. Gardner was nominated by D. Johnston of Duplin county, and Mr. Wooten was placed In nomination by Representative Gallatin Roberts of Buncombe. Other candidates selected by the senate caucus wfre: Principal clerk, R.

O. Self, of Statesvllle; reading clerk, Burnette, of Montgomery county; engrossing clerk, W. T. sergeant at arms, W. D.

Ouster, Cumberland; assistant, George W. Huntley. In the house caucus D. P. Willi ti ger of Gaston and J.

D. Berry Wake, were put up for reading clerk. TFor nger won a vote of 66 to 26. sergeant at arms J. II.

Morlng was renominated, the vote, being Morlng 55, David James, of Pitt 26, and I. J. Brittain. Guilford, IS. For assistant seargeant at arms.

Ellas J. Jenkins of Granville, was chosen. For engrossing clerk, M. D. Klnslanil, of Haywood, was renominated without opposition.

COURT REFUSES TO CUT RUROEDE'S BAIL New Tork, Jan. 6. Efforts of counsel for Carl Ruroede to obtain a reduction of his client's ball of $20,000 have; failed again. Ruroede Is one of twelve men arrested Saturday In connection with an alleged conspiracy to defraud ths government through use of fraudulent passports to which German reservists might travel to Europe. Vnlted States District Attorney Marshall contended that Ruroede had conducted a bureau which fraudulently obtained from the state department passports to be used by Germans serv ing their country as spies or In other capacities.

The plan, he asserted. "would expose every citizen of this country on the other side to great inconvenience and perhaps daDger." He ridiculed the Intimation of Ruroede's attorney that there Is anything of In ternatlonal significance In the case. GOV. ELEASE EXTENDS CLEMENCY TO 9 MORE Columbia, 8. Jan.

Governor Blears yesterday extended executive olemency to nine state prisoners. Two of ths men were pardoned, five paroled and two had their sentences eommuted. During his four years as South Carolina's chief executive. Governor Bleass has exercised clemency toward more than 1,650 prisoners. Jos Bowman, a negro under life sentence for sssault, was among those paroled yesterday.

MAIL SERVICE IS OPEN WITH TSENG TAU, JAPAN New Tork, Jan, 6. The Commercial Cable company announced today that the company had been notified by the Jarsnese postofflos department that mall service had been rs-opened with Tslng Tau, which the Japanese captured from ths Germans. Bingham school will re-open for the I aprlna. Hexalon tomorrow. Many pupils I will return from all points over the isouth and ths attendance extends also to many of the far western states, as Washington, Oregon and others, fighting with such determina tion to take toennheim or Cer-nay and thus open the door to Meulhausen, as to give some ground for the opinion that the allies may atempt to concentrate their main efforts in this region, when they begin the postponed general offensive.

Some ground has also been gained by the allies on the western end of the line near the Belgian coast. Artillery duels continue to prevail, few infantry attacks being made. The Petrograd reports of victory over the Turks are the more readily received since the Russians made no'" attempt to belittle the stubborn valor of Turks. Now, however, Petrograd declares that the Russians have administered a crushing defeat to the Turks at Arda-han, driving out the invaders, who had just taken the town. This column is said to be flee- ping between stations.

More than twenty bodies were placed on the piatlorm at Fifty-ruth street station, firemen going down in to the tube after the bodies. Many others were said to be In ihe tuoe. some of the estimates being as hlith as 200. Sixty of the unconscious peo ple were tayen to the Flower hospital. Other hospitals cared, for many of the victims.

The ventilation grates were taken up at the Fiftieth and Fifty-ninth street stations in order that the injured might be rescued through them. Fire Commissioner Adamson received reports to effect that the fire was confined to two subway cars. In the effort to get at the dead and Injured, Inspeotor Egan of the bureau of combustibles sent large quantities of dynamite to rip open the streets over the subway. All the manhole -covets were removed as well as the ventilation gratings. Into the openings the fire men pushed their hose.

Other squads of firemen crawled Into the tubes, where they worked the smoke In relays. Through she smoke rolling up through the manholes could be seen red flames. Firemen said that the fire started in the train, between Fiftieth and Fifty-Ninth street stations. Some of the hundreds of people who had reached the stations from the train stated that there was an explosion, and that almost Immediately the train came to a standstill, and that Continued on Page Seven. vented consideration of the measure by discussing at length the urgent de ficiency bill.

Senator WorVs also talk ed for three hours on the public health, and announced that he still had left 10,000 words of his prepared address, which hs Intends to deliver today and Thursday. GERMAN SPIES ENLIST WITH THE CANADIANS New York, Jan. 6. Charles Walter, a Toronto lawyer, announced today on his return from England that 43 Gorman spies had been arrested among ths Canadian contingent of troops which sailed for England last fall. He stated that all had enlisted with the Canadian troops.

One of the 4.1 was killed by ths men among whom he had enlisted, when ths charge that he was a spy was mads. Train at Havana. St. Jmis, The St, touls Federal baseball team will go Into training at Havana, Cuba, late next month, according; to announcement Inst night. Killed lu Action.

Parls, Jan. Another son of General Riccoitti Garibaldi and grandson of the great Italian patriot, has been killed in action, according to a semi-official note issued tonight. The French war minister, M. Miller-and, has sent condolences to the family. Lieutenant Bruce Garibaldi, according to announcement made In Paris December 30, was killed while leading a charge of Italian volunteers against tho Germans in the Argonne district' France.

Of OFFICER DEATH German Cavalryman Tells of How Lieut. Von Bethmann-Hollwig Met His Death. Berlin, Jan. 6. One of the German cavalry who was with the son of Dr.

Von Bethmann-Hollwig, the German chancellor, when the young officer was killed while on patrol duty In Poland, uuk uracnucu me manner in wnicn the young man met deatli. uiuuiviiam. uu ntuiiiiiHitn-riuiiwig and 10 cavalrymen were on night pa trol and were riding through a for est when about 30 RusHian Cossacks opened a heavy Are on them. The lieutenant was shot In the head and abdomen. Two of his men held him on his horse while the Germans galloped away and It was onlywhen they reacnea saieiy mat iney uiscovereu that the officer was dead The cavalryman described the lieu tenant as brave and capable, always cheerful and cool while, on' patrol duty.

HYSLOP SHOT TWO AND THEN KILLED HIMSELF Akron, Jan, 8. Charles L. Hyslop shot and killed his wife early today, shot Joseph Schrader, who was boarding at the same place as Hyslop and his wife, and then killed him self. Schrader is not expected to live. Other boarders stated that they were unable to assign any cause for the tragedy.

Hyslop Is said to have fired first at his wife In their own bed room. She sought refuge In Schrader's room, when Hyslop followed and the fatal shooting occur red. PURSUED BY POLICE, HE COMMITS SUICIDE Atlanta. Jan. 6.

Walter Burdette, aged 20 years, sought by the policy on charges of stealing automobiles, was killed on ths roof of the Woman's club early today. Ths police say he committed suicide. Ths young man's death occurred after th police had pursued him during ths greater part of the night. When Burdette was cornered In his room, the police stated, he jumped from ths window to the roof of the club building. The police lollowed.

Burdette fired one shot at the officers and, seeing that escape was Impossible, turned the weapon at his head and knred. URGES A TEMPERANCE LAW FOR MINNESOTA Paul. Jan. Winfleld Scott Hammond was iwnrn In today as Minnesota's eighteenth governor, In his Inaugural address he urged the passage of a temperance law, mm uauaiin xtoDerts ana ti. i xvetties in the house want to give Asheville a chance to have a commission form of government if there is a wholesoma demand for it; but It is likewise generally understood that this demand must come generally, from people In all walks of life here.

It must be, in other words, a very democratic demand. It Is not 'thought that the legis-, lators will lend an ear to any partic- ular organization or any special coterie, of men; but If there Is a healthy co.i operation between Individuals and or ganlzatlons, and the sentiment ex-1 (Continued on page 7.) CERTIFICATION HOT The Plan Pleases Britain But Would Not Stop Contraband, English View. London, Jan. Although ths for-, elgn office regards with high favor thai American government's plan of certl-i GUARANTEE New York, Jan. 6.

More than 100 persons were overcome by smoke, cut by glass and otherwise injured as the result of a fire aboard a train In the New York subway at the height of the rush hours in transportation. In the panic and confusion that followed, the police headquarters first Issued a report that 21 persons had lost thjir live. This proved to be unfounded, as only one death has so far been The entire fire fighting force of Manhatten, every ambulance and every pulmotor that could be found were brought to the scene of the disaster. The fa tcthat scores of people were rendered, unconscious by the smoke led to the early reports of the higher death list. Later, Police Commission-er Wood and Fire Chief Kenton stated that so far as they knew there were no fatalities, but a surgeon at the Polyclinic hospital said that one injured woman had died while being conveyed to the hospital in the ambulance.

Elevated and surface cars were packed to overflowing all over the city with the throngs that were turned away from the subway. New York, Jan. 6. Twelve people were killed In a fire which raged In the New York subway at Broad way near Fifty-fifth street at the height of the rush of commuters this morning. Over 200 people were taR.

en from the trains unconscious. Dur. ing the early tie-up the trains slow' ed to a standstill, some of them stop- SHIPSKHASE BILL Republican Opposition Threat ens to Endanger Administration Congress Program. Washington. Jan.

Continued republican belligerency toward the government ship purchase bill has begun to worry administration leaders. With but two months In the life of the sixty-third congress remaining, all of the big supply bills still undisposed of by the senate, and minority senators manifesting a determination to right the ship bill to the nt ditch, fears were expressed by democratic leaders that the aqmlnw tratinn's legislative, program Is In danger. As result of 'conferences among demorratlo senators yesterday. It is probable night sessions may be i forced In the near future, to test the tying cargoes destined for Europe, it, was said that England cannot accept; such certification as an absolute ruar-J I anty of the nature of the cargo In caw cause for suspicion arises after a vessel leaves America. In other words, ths light of search cannot be waived because of the possibility of shifting car goes at sea.

The waiving of the right of In the opinion of prominent officials would be an Invitation for smugglers to carry contraband to sea in small bonts and transfer It to a ship of certified cargo. The position Is precisely the same as that taken by the foreign office concerning certification of mani fests by British consuls at tnnrlsssl ports. Ths government constantly if communication with representatives of Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Holland, and It Is reported these nations ars taking steps to revise their' lists of prohibited exports to eorr- spond with the British contraband Thst would maks possibls a resnmp- tion of shipping to neutral European, countries from America without delay or dsnger of seizure. A decidedly favorable Impression hss bean produced hers by the Amer-i loan cerltilratton plan. British regard the suKxe.tln as a further manifestation of a Or-ire to 1m- I ten a satisfactory settlement of lu luallon.

Nonh fnrnlina In the near future to'tnmps which he been stationed In endurance or opponents or the the tirrmgclla movement In.llie mrthrn t'olurado iohI fields ping bill. (he titnte. pliu lust Api'U lift lnt night. Republican senators yesterday pre-.