Asheville Citizen-Times from Asheville, North Carolina • Page 1

THE ASHEVILLE CITIZEN THE WEATHER: FAIR AND WARMER. CITIZEN WANT ADS BRING RESULTS VOL. XXXIII, NO. 325. ASHEVILLE, N.

CL, THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 13, 1917. PRICE FIVE CENTS A Continuous Performance I GASTON MEANS GERMAN EANGUAG ARGUMENTS STAR SITUATION STILL ACUTE IN RUSSIA SPENT BIG SUMS PAPERS CURBED BY IN MURDER TRIAL OF ECTOR H. RICH DOGUMENTSSHOW SENATE MEASUR DESPITE OPTIMISM Financial Transactions Ran Only News Prom Petrograd Amendment to Trading With Halted to Allow H. G. Decker to Be Placed on the Stand.

Into Fortune, Officials Discover. Enemy Bill Restricts Such Publications. Is From Adherents of Kerensky. COUNTRY IS STILL PROMISED HUGE SUM PRESIDENT GIVEN ADDITIONAL POWER MISS NELL BLALOCK IS STAR WITNESS UNDER SECOND WILL WITH THE PREMIER Less Activity on the Inquest Into Death of Mrs. King at Concord May Be Re-opened.

Is Given the Broadest Authority Over Imports as Well as 'Exports. Declares That Allison Had Threatened to Kill Rich, Her Fiance. Various Battle Fronts of Europe. WASHINGTON, Sept. 12.

The ad While optimism seems to prevail In Remarks of Mark W. Brown, mak. the provisional government In Russia lng the opening argument fqr the de ministration trading with the enemy bill, which passed the house without a dissenting vote last July, was passed that a successful Issue of the counter fense, led to state' attorneys putting on the witness stand yesterday af- revolution started by General Korni NEW YORK, Sept. 13. Documentary evidence showing that the financial transaction of Gaston B.

Means ran Into a fortune was discovered here today by Assistant District Attorney Dooling In his investigation Into the mysterious death at Concord, N. of Mrs. Maud A. King. loft soon will be returned In favor of ternoon.

H. G. Decker, a Texas by the senate late today with many amendments, including one giving the president power to embargo Imports Li Sv Premier Kerensky, the situation still remains most acute. All the dispatches chauffeur, who had come to be known around the court house as a "dark horse" witness in the case of Ector and prohibiting publication of war comment In German language unless H. Rloh, the young barber, standing trial enarged with the murder of William A.

Allison on Asheland avenue ANTI-GERMAN DEMONSTRATIONS CAUSE last Thursday, night one week ago. State's attorneys had not Intended sending Decker to the stand. District from Petrograd at present are emanating from the provisional government or supporters of Kerensky. March Checked. Reports from Petrograd are to the effect that Kornlloft's march on Petro.

grad has been checked, and that even his retreat has been cut off by forces faithful to the provisional government; also that there have been further defections from the ranks of Kornlloft, and that a great majority of the commanders at the front are still adhering to the government. A statement by the vice-premier said the country undoubtedly was with Keren accompanied In a parallel column by a In English. Cther Important provisions interdict commerce between Americans and Germans or the latter's allies, give the president broad powers to regulate operations of enemy insurance companies in this country and extend espionage powers. Import Amendment. The import embargo amendment, added today at the administration's request, would extend presidential Solicitor Swain rested for the state Tuesday afternoon without having heard testimony from two witnesses WILDEST SCENES OF DISORDER AS THE ARGENTINIANS BURN GERMAN BUILDINGS the wealthy widow for whom Means acted as business agent.

Formal Agreement. The documents Doollng says he found in a trunk in Means' apartment included a formal agreement entered into by Mrs. King with' Means under which he was to receive If certain funds were recovered for her from the estate of her late husband, James C. King. A third party to this agreement was Carl A.

Schuns, who was to receive Ave per cent of whatever sum was recovered. The fortune was to be obtained If an effort to' have probated a newly-discovered will of Mr. King was successful. In this agreement It was stated that "whereas the second party (Means) hv his sole efforts has obtained In summoned. The defense had rested, yesterday and one argument had been oompleted before affairs took a sud- oen turn and Decker was called from powers over export trade to imports as well.

his seat in the crowded court' room. Mark W. Brown had almost com nlfttnri him ft mram tmAafc Several Blocks of German Business Houses Destroyed and Fires Are Relighted as Fast as Ex- The bill passed the senate after two days of listless debate heard by an average of less than a dozen senators. without roll call and virtually without tingulsbed Count Luxburg Given His Passports, and Extraordinary Precautloas Are Being Taken to Protect the German Minister, objection. The amendment restricting publica tions in uerman, by a viva voce vote, was offered by Senator King and is convincing one, and had been delivered lta Mr.

Brown's best He happened to make the remark that if the state's attorneys really wanted to find the "missing knucks" which the defense asserted were used Allison on Rich, they would put Deck-' er on the The chauffeur was Allison's companion on 'the night of the homicide. Mr. Brown intimated that Decker knew where the knucks were, now. sky, "who Is defending the revolution against General Kornlloft, the defender of the reactionaries." Meanwhile the spirit of unrest seems to have Invaded Moscow, where martial law has been declared and government forces are maintaining order. On the bright spots In the situation is the offer to the central committee of the constitutional democratic party to aid In the reconstitution of the cabinet so as to avoid civil war.

Interest In Argentine. Of great interest on the political side of the war also is the action of the Argentine government in sendtn" passports to the German minister for his connection with dispatches sent to Germany through the Swedish lega BUENOS AIRES. Sept. II. The downtown section: of the city was the scene of the wildest disorders tonight ia4 connection with great anti-German demonstrations In which thousands of Argentinians took part.

Many of those in the mobs carried fire-brands, and as result scores of buildings et -on Are. Several formation and discovered evidence tending to show that the first party is entitled to certain moneys" from the estate of King In addition to what she already had received, "the second party is willing and ready" to place these facts at the disposal of Mrs. King "upon such terms and conditions as may be mutually agreed upon." Was to Be Attorney. Under this agreement, Means was to act as Mrs. King's attorney at law and was authorized to Institute whatever legal proceedings he deemed necessary.

The papers found showed actions In cotton in Chicago early this year at a when there was a slumn In that One letter subject to elimination in conference. Senator King urged adoption of his amendment as a "curb against the vipers In our midst" trying to create dissension. The German Press. "There Is no question," said the Utah senator, "that the press the German press, but I don't mean to say all has done everything It could to stir up sedition and strife and make this war unpopular and those newspapers ought to be suppressed." Prior to adoption of the King the senate rejected an amendment by Senator- Myeir-designed to curb W. W.

activities, proposing to penalize seditious discus tion. Argentina has requested a disavowal by Germany of the minister's action, and it Is said, will withdraw The foreign office expresses Its belief that Count von Luxburg will reach here tomorrow. The decision to hand Count von Luxburg his passports was reached by President Irlgoyen after a conference with the foreign secretary this morning, the president taking the step without consulting the cabinet, which had been called to meet this evening and receive Ambassador's Naon's dispatches from Washington. The president maintained the matter was grave Enough and pressing enough to warrant his immediate decision without reference to the cabinet' It is believed to be unlikely that any action will be taken toward Sweden, yesterday's explanation by the Swedish legation, made before a District Solicitor Swain arose and stated that he and his colleagues had no objection to hearing Decker's testi-, mony, and asked that Judge Lane ring for the court stenographer to come' take his evidence. The stenographer, as-it happened, had already left the.

court so LanS- armed himself with pencil and pad and vol- onteered to take notes on what Decker had to say. Decker's name was called. The chauffeur, a wiry fellow got up from a seat on the front row and blocks of German houses In her -minister from Berlin if aoqule' scenes Is not forthcoming, Call Jtt Das Mayo 'Were destroTea: Meanwhile thaBriUah.nUitalaBal rTlmoiig Irie structures "attacked wer government, that government haa decided to deliver to you your passports which I transmit herewith by order of his excellency, the president of the nation. "The introducer of embassies has Instructions to assist you in your immediate departure from the territory of the republic. God keep you.

(Signed) Pueyrredon." Count Karl von Luxburg, envoy extraordinary and plenipotentiary of the. German empire.1', Explanations Asked. Tfifl Xrgentlne-MHTflUfter aflBerlM has been Instructed to inform the German foreign office that Count von Luxburg has been handed his passports to ask for explanations regarding the telegram disclosures. 1 If the German government disapproves of the text of the German minister's dispatches and especially of the word ''ass" which term the count applied to the Argentine foreign minister, the situation may clear. If does not dlavow the minister's course Argentina will recall her minister from Germany but may permit the legation to remain.

I stocanoim nas visitea tne eweaun foreign office and expressed amaze showed that a Chicago cotton broker ad- had asked Means to put op an sions or action and interference with ment over the American state department's charges against the Swedish government and the fact that Sweden (Contlnued on Page Two.) production. In a letter to Senator RamulAll. nf has not given Great Britain any ex tne uerman ciuo, one of tne nnest edifices In the city, and the building of the German daily. La Ulrlon. As fast as the fires in thse buildings were extinguished, they were 'started again.

Mounted patrols and the entire fire department kept rushing from one part of the city to another, in an walked behind the bar. Alt eyes Were' turned In his direction. It was the second time that he had been called' Louisiana, who offered the import em- planation of why coded German mes demand for it had been sent to the cargo amendment, secretary Mc- sages were permitted to pass through legation, apparently satisfying the to appear in open court During Tues Adoo said the authority was heeded the legation at Buenos Aires. government that Baron Lowen acted day afternoon's session, and while J. to "control essential raw materials In.

good faith in, forwarding the tele grams the contents of which were un attempt to quell the riots, and put necessary in the prosecution of the war" as well as to meet conditions of gold importations and foreign exchange. He also said it was desirable down the flames. In several In known to him. During the three days that elapsed stances police who were attempting to while the government was satisfying snoot at those wielding torches were set upon by the crowds and disarmed. C.

Fltsgerald, a state's witness was oa the stand, reference was made to the Texan and he was called to come out of the crowd In order that Judge Thomas Jones, one of the attorneys for the might see him. Decker was sworn and sent to the stand 1 He promptly denied that ha knew where the "missing knucks" were and said he had not seen them on the night of the fatal shooting or In order to "deal with governments imposing restrictions on the export of Itself as to the accuracy of the ex Late reports from Buenos Aires say that the German legation and German newspaper buildings have been attacked by mobs carrying out an anti-German demonstration. On the battle fronts the military activity generally Is far below that of past weeks. On the line In France and Belgium only artillery duel and comparatively small operations by the infantry are being carried out Some further advances have been made by Extraordinary precautions have If Germany expresses a desire to maintain relations with Argentina notwithstanding the expulsion of Count posures made In Washington, the public, despite the gravity of the accusa tions, Itself In hand and responded to von Luxburg, it was said at the for been taken by the authorities to protect Count Luxburg, the German minister, When he arrives here tomorrow morning to receive his eign office, this government would be OF HUGE WAR CREDITS BILL PflBY SENATE Several Minor Amendments Are Added to the House Measure. materials needed in tnis An amendment by Senator Reed was accepted limiting the bill's operation to ninety days after the war.

Broadest Authority. Supplementing the Insurance provisions, which In effect would permit enemy Insurance companies to con- (Continued on Page Three.) the French In Champagne near St tne appeals or government omciais and the newspapers by refraining from any anti-German demonstrations, which on more than one previous occasion during the controversy with Germany had been of so serious a nature as to amount almost to riots. Bouplet where General Petaln won Passports for Luxburg. The Argentine government at noon three lines of trenches. Monte San Ga'brlele, In the Austro- today sent to the German legation assports to be delivered to Count uxburg, the German minister in LIBERTY MOTOR PROVES (Continued on Page Two.i (Continued on Page Two.) Buenos Aires.

The whereabouts of Count Luxburg still is unknown to the The feeling of the Argentine public in the present Instance was manifested today, however, when all afternoon willing to consider the question. Argentina also has asked the German government for a full explanation of Its present policy of sinking Argentine ships. This apparently was settled in the case of the steamship Toro but in view of Count von Luxburg's notes, whloh ante-dated that settlement, Argentina desires a clear statement. A rupture, the officials say. Is not necessary if Germany is inclined to make concessions, but if she does not do so it Is certain there will be a break in diplomatic relations.

Protection Ordered. The government has Issued orders Argentine government immense crowds In front of the news IT CONTROL The foreign office today sent a com paper boards cheered the news that munication to the German foreign WILL PASS SOON. Count von Luxburg would have to leave the republic ministry demanding an explanation of Count Luxburg's action in sending SEC: BAKER ANNOUNCES SOME SECTIONS OF THE SOLDIERS' INSURANCE MEASURE ARE APPROVED OF MEAT PACKING WILL the secret code messages to Berlin through the Swedish legation. The note sent by Foreign Minister Pueyredon to Count von Luxburg, to the police and the provincial gov WILL KTERMINE COURSE. WASHINGTON, Sept.

12. Argentina's course for the remainder of the war probably will be determined by Germany's answer to the demand sent from Ruenos Aires that the Berlin WASHINGTON, Sept. 18. -Unanimous approval of the huge war credits bill passed last week by the senate finance commltee after it had added several minor amendments. BE NEXTSTEP OF BOARD In which the German minister was ernments to protect Count von Lux-tendered his passports reads: burg and his staff en route, as Minister: You having ceased I breaks of the indignant populace are to be persona grata to the Argentine I feared.

Tomorrow the measure will be pre Brains of America Pooled to Produce New Airplane Engine. (Continued on Page Two.) sen ted to tfaer senate to lie over under the rales until Friday. It is expected Heating's Efforts to Raise Voluntary Offer Is Made by to nans by Saturday. Issuance of $7.688, 45,40 worth of OF convertible four per cent bonds, sub ject to Income taxes and excess of Allowances for Dependents Fail. Representatives of the Packers.

ASHEVILLE PARENTS WANT SONOUT OF ARMY GREAT ACHIEVEMENT. war profits taxes, ana or iz.uuu.uuu,-00 ejach of certificates of indebted ness and war savings certificates are Authorised by the bill. WASHINGTON. Sept 1 J. The GOVERNOR GRANTS FULL PARDON JOB KILL! Asheville Man Serving Sentence for Manslaughter Is Set Free.

HOOVER ACCEPTS. PORTIONS APPROVED. Of the bonds authorised $4,000,. 04,000 are for further loans to the allies. $1,000,000,000 to supplant the 8 1-J per cent Liberty bonds recently Liberty motor, airplane engine upon which the ynlted States Is re Extension of- Control to Mr.

and Mrs. Bell Seek Re WASHINGTON, Sept 12. Govern lease of Minor Son, James, WASHINGTON, Sept II. Pro visions of the soldiers' and sailors' In authorised ror such loans, ana tne remaining for conversion of miscellaneous outstanding bonds including Danish West Indies, Alaskan railroad, Panama canal and naval Other Articles Is Recommended in Referendum. ment regulation of the meat packing industry will be the next move of the Prom Army.

su ranee bttffor allowances of from IS to $50 a month to dependents during the service of enlisted men were tentatively approved today by the construction bases. food administration. A voluntary offer of representatives of the packers to put their plants under a licensing Probably the most important changes of the finance committee were in the allowances for floating house. lying to esiaDtisn sennite air supremacy over the Germans on the battlefields of France has passed its final test and is complete and gratifying success, Secretary Baker announced today. In a fifteen hundred word announcement Secretary Baker told how all the best brains and business of American motordom had contributed Its secrets and achievements to the government to produce the Liberty motor which Is to carry the thousands of American airplanes over Germany.

v. "Probably the war has produced no greater single achievement" the RALEIGH. N. Sept If. A full WASHINGTON, Sept.

11. (Addi CINCINNATI Ohio, Sept Col. Strenuous efforts of Representative Keating of Colorado, speaking for the securities. The house expense of one-seventh of one per cent of the tional congressional legislation for government control of the prices of system made to Herbert Hoover, the food administrator, at a conference here today was accepted and a plan Penrose, commandant of the government reservation Ft Thomas and In charge. of the newly enlisted soldiers pardon was granted today by Governor Blckett for John Kllllan, of Asheville, who has served since October 118 on a three year's sentence for manslaughter In the killing bonds and war savings certificates was varidus humanitarian organizations, to have the allowances raised failed.

He maintained that statistics proved that or control win De drawn up shortly. increased to one-fourth of one per The packers, numbering about a there was today served with a writ of the proposed statements would not cent ana tne nouse allowance or one-tenth of one per cent of the indebted permit families to live In ordinary score, came to Washington to take up with Mr. Hoover the threatened meat ness certificates was cut in half. comfort, but administration leaders of George Bates, In Asheville. The pardon is granted because the governor is convinced that Kllllan did not kill Bates.

habeas corpus sworn out by James and Frances BeH of Asheville, N. C. demanding the release of their son. shortage and the subject of rising statement says and relates for the replied that higher payments would Another committee amendment seeks to definitely establish that the seven- virtually all commodities for the period of the war is recommended In a referendum to' ascertain business opinion on government price control which was sent out today by the chanrber of commerce of the United States to business organisations throughout the oountry. Forty-clve days are allowed for discussion and a vote.

make the cost to the government pro hibltive. He sars that the evidence before James, whose enlistment was without prices. They are of one opinion that prices can be brought down little unless a determined effort la made to first time the story of the design and construction of the new motor, which has added a thrilling chapter to billion-dollar bond issue is in addition to bonds heretofore authorized. their consent which was required by In-addition to the government al American engineering records. lowances.

The bill provides that an Some of the committee members contended that the bill's verbiage was equal amount if not in excess of IIS, the jury fully justified the verdict that Kllllan was. guilty and also the acquittal of three other parties on trial. However, new evidence by William F. Church and Mrs. M.

L. Lambert, makes It plain, the governor thinks. increase the production of livestock. The great 'export demand, they believe, will maintain prices at a level until long after the war. Secretary Baker said the motor is "now the main reliance of the Unit the fact that the boy was a minor.

The writ was made returnable on Saturday on which day the courts will pass upon It There seems no reason to doubt that young Bell will be re monthly, shall be given to dependents ed States in the rapid production in from enlisted men pay. not clear on that point and that, strictly construed, the measure would actually provide for. additional bonds of only $4,000,000,000. A licensing system for packing large numbers of high-power battle These are amounts, in addition to that Kllllan is not guilty. In his any sum taken from the pay, that de planes for service In the war.

"In power, speed and serviceability reasons for the pardon the new evi pendents would receive monthly: leased though he himself Is anxious to continue In the service and to go to the front As to whether the boy got Into the service by misrepresenting his age. Col. Penrose would not stats wile, no cnnaren, sis; one cniia. dence is given in run ana tne governor adds that he was personally in I2S; twoxhlldren; I32.E0. and IS ad and minimum weight" he continues, "the new engine invites comparison -with the best that the European war has produced.

The engine was brought ditional for each additional child. One motherless child. IS; two chil about through the co-operation of Asheville some weeks ago and Investigated and gave every opportunity for any opposition to the pardon -to presented and none was forthcoming. He says Andy Bates, father of the man killed and who was in the fight nouses was province in tne rood control bill. Putting ft into operation, food administration officials believe, will go, far toward eliminating hoarding and speculation' and stabilising prices.

Increased production of livestock Is a military necessity, Carl Vrooman, assistant secretary of agriculture, declared in a statement tonight after the packers' meeting ended. "The keeping of more livestock was highly desirable before the war," said Mr. Vrooman. "Now it is a national dren. I1J-60; three children, 120; four children, I0, and IS monthly additional for each additional child.

vvttvtvtttttItt4 FEW VESSELS 8 INK. 4- more than a score ef engineers, who pooled their skill and trade secrets la the war emergency." For obvious reasons specifications 1 The recommendation was made by the national chamber's price control committee, which, after a careful study of the sibject, concluded that price control should extend to alt articles which have Importance la baslo industries as well as in war and whleh enter into the necessaries of every day life; to raw materials and finished products, and to prices the public pays as well as those paid IV the government A small executive board to be named by the president is favored for controlling prices. The committee asserts that nd business can be satisfactorily conducted if it cannot know in advance its own One parent 110; both parents. 1X0: told him that he did not believe that each dependent grandohild. brother or THE ASHEVILLE CITIZEN Circulation Yesterday City 4,638 Suburban 4.779 Country 1,716 KUliaa killed his son.

sister, IV of the motor, details of its perform LOTTDOJT, Sept 1. A mark- ed decrease in the destruction Special provisions are made for the ance under teats ana arrangements allowances of divorced made for its production in quantity 4- of British merchant vessels by mines or submarines la Indies tud in the weekly admiralty state- During the debate Representative are la- conclusion. Gould of New York charged that the BTTLGARIAJT QCEE2C DEAD. meat issued tills evening. Twelve war department Is falling to make lieoessity, flrrt, ben use of the terrible dearth of meat not only in this country, but throughout the world; second, because no further waste of feeds must be permitted, and the only thine .11.133 Net paid good its promise to officers to provide them with quarters where no govern ment quarters are available.

that can prevent waste on the farm costs and prices of material. Control SOFIA, Bulgaria, Sept. f- (Via London.) Queen Eleanors of Bulgaria, died here this after- 4 noon. She had been 111 soma 4 time and reeenflr King FV-rdi- 209 85 vessels of mora than tons 4- and six of lw thn l.ftOO tons wra-e sent to tbe bottom, as com- 4 v- pared with twenty In the Urge and three In the small category sank tbe previous wrrk. To- Service Unpaid Those in charge of the bilk who Baker says: "Progress has already been' msde toward organising the industry for the manufacture of the new machines and deliveries will begin la a comparatively short time" Back of that announcement stands ths fact that American aviators la high powered Amerloan-bullt ma- chines will begin to appear in large numbers on the fighting lines eaxly is tne production of more only of prloes charged to tne government the committee contends, leaves the situation of private buyers, who THE WEATHER, 4- naad and Growa mnoe Dons -r have expected to pass it every day this week, thought tonight the final vote certainly would be reached tomorrow.

The optional Insurance see I Total' .11.427 have to meet their requirements out and Prince Cyril were sommooed night's statement shows that four f- vessels also were tost. ASHINOTO N. Sept 12. Forecast of a diminishing supply, worse than to Her bedside. for North Carolina: Fair mmA warm tion, on which the chief fight is before the to jtae looked for, remains to be disposed of.

Thursday; Friday, fair. (fff jflff 4i-f 4 wars Axed,.