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ASHEVILLE, N. C, SATURDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 14, 1909.
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TEST! HOHY AbJGHARftCTEflS :
IF THE Blltil OEFEIIIITS
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Judse Newman Rules Out Tes
timony, at This Time, as
to Character After
Bank Failure.
OUTLINE OF THE CASE
BY DEFENSE. DEFERRED
District Attorney Holton Make An.
V RMincsment That Mr Pen-.
. , - tana la not en 1
Trial.
The defense made little progress
today-In United States District court
In Ihe trial of the conspiracy case of
'Messrs. Breese, Penland and Dicker
son, contending Itself with the Intro
duction of several character witnesses,
The day's session was little more than
an hour in length. With the conven
ing of court Judge Moore, of counsel
for the defense asked permission of
the court to defer until Monday the
outlining of the position of the de
fence. This request was granted......
It was also stated by the defense
that Maj. Breese and Mr. Dlckerson,
the two defendants who are really on
trial, would take the witness stand In
their own behalf.
The first chnracttr witness, Repre
sentatlve Zehulnn Weaver of Bun
combe, was railed. While Mr. Wea
ver was on the stand and after he
had testified that he knew Maj. Breese
and Mr. Dlckerson; that he had
known them for many years and that
prior to the failure of the bank their
reputation was good, the witness was
nsked by Mr. Craig for the defense If
the witness knew the general reputa
tion of the defendant Breese at the
present time. District Attorney Hol
ton objected. Mr. Craig said with
reference to-the objection by the dis
trict attorney that the defense pur
posed putting Maj. Breese on the
stand and that his present reputation
.ta.an Inane-
FhMArfts -sen;-MruIbeen-M3de of the president's net, rrM""- ' conducted.. ( Any sudden emer
mem OWr mo ijuiui aim wic vuui i -Mini
he did not think that the question
competent: that Breese's reputation or
present character had not been at
tacked. Mr. Craig said that the char
acter witnesses were put on to testi
fy at this time in an effort to save
time; that he knew the evidence in
ndvnnce of the testimony, by the de
fendants was Incompetent but that
while the defense had the witnesses
on the stand he thought it would save
time If they were permlttefto testify
to all matters concerning the reputa
tion of the defendants. The court said
Continued on page five.
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Mr. Duncan Thinks It la Approaching
Stale ol Hopelessness, in
. Slate and Nation.
RECOMMENDATIONS FILED
AS TO CENSUS POSITIONS
He and Mr. Adams Made Endorse
ments Except In the Fifth, Eighth
and Tenth Districts.
H. C. Duncan, one of the receivers
of the Seaboard Air Line, is here to
day, In the matter of the application
for a receivership for the Charlotte,
Monroe & Columbia Railroad com
pany, In which the Seaboard' has :i
bonded Interest.
When a representative of this paper
sought an expression from Mr. Dun
can concerning matters political, that
gentleman voiced the opinion that the
democracy was fnst approaching ti
state of hopeless demoralization, both
In the state and nation. In the coun
try at large, he said, no two demo
crats seem to be of the same mind
respecting the tariff, while at home
the Raleigh News und Observer ami
Speaker Justice are properly lament
ing the shortcomings of the last leg
islature, while Governor Kltchln, to
the astonishment, of his radicnl
friendj, had taken sharp Issuo with
them.
His attention being called to the
fact that the president, according to
the morning dispatches, had approved
the list of census supervisors, Mr.
Duncan, who was one of tho managers
of the last national campaign for the
republicans, replied that this was a
matter that he was not Inclined to
discuss, but since announcement bad
saw no Impropriety in saying ' that
Chairman Adums and he had gone
over the papers of the various appli
cants from this state and the two tiled
their recommendation laHt Monday.
They' made endorsements for all .lls-
trlcts save those applicants from the
fifth, eighth nnd'tonth.
THE WKATHER.
Forecast until 8 p. m. Sunday for
Ashevllle and vicinity: Threatening
weather, with showers tonight or
Sunday.
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DEMOCRACY
THEY HAVE ALL
Not a Member ol the Cabinet at Capi
tal but Department Clerks
Don't Mind.
Washington, Aug. 14. Not a mem
ber of President Tuft's cabinet Is In
Washington today. The capital is In
the midst of midsummer dullness, and
members of the cabinet are seeking
rest elsewhere, leaving the adminis
tration of affairs in tho executive de
partments In the hands of assistants,
who keep in touch with them by tele
graph, telephone or mall, whenevur
necessary.
The situation, while unusual, is not
without precedent. It is a commen
tary on the eusy manner In which the
business of the national government
gency rentiirlng the presence of the
cabinet here would be promptly met
by summoning them to Washington,
or neverly, Mass., the president's sum
mer home, for nearly all are within
thirty-six hours' railroad ride.
FLAG SHALL DESCEND
The Protectors ol Crete Hope Turkey
Will not Send Her Fleet
to Cretan Waters.
London, Aug. H. A Joint note
signed by the four protecting powers
of Crete Oreat HilUiln, Itussiu, Italy
and France, has been presented to
the Turkish government.
It provides that the powers shall
see that the objectlonuble Hag hoisted
by the Cretans Is removed permanent
ly, and expresses the hope thut in the
circumstances Turkty will not take it
necessary to order her lleut to proceed
to Cretan waters.
RAILWAY TUNNEL FI
SEEMS UNDER CONTROL
Both Enda Closed up, and Immense
Volume ol Steam Is Being
Forced in.
Lynchburg, Aug. 14. Every Indi
cation is that the Are In the Bouthern
Railway tunnel here, on a new and
uncompleted route. Is tinder control.
Both ends of the (000 feet of tun
nel, which remain standing, have been
closed and sn Immense volume of
steam now being forced In to make
sure of smothering the fire.
TEACHER COMMITS ftriCIDE
BY Jt'MI'ING INTO A WELL
Fairfield, Ilia, Aug. 14. Strapping
his hands securely behind him, Prof.
Alva Willis, a teacher, of Charleston,
ft C, committed suicide yesterday by
Jumping Into a well. He had return
ed from his work only a few days
ago for a short visit with his mother.
Ill health Is supposed to have caus
ed him to become temporarily de
ranged, .
Memorial to ficrvetus Dedicated.
Paris. Aug. 14. Formef Oovernor
Curtis Guild, Jr., of Massachusetts, was
one of the chief speakers today at the
dedication of a memorial monument
to Michael Bervetus In the town of
Vienna, Department of Correie. Bef
vetus. who was a great Unitarian re
former of Calvin's time, was burned
at the stake because of his too liberal
expressions. .....
LEFT WASH NGTON
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Mcltlla, Aug. 14. nem-rnl Marina, the Spanish commnnder In Morocco,
now has 38,000 men ready for advance upon the Moors, to crush down re
aeiitmcnt against Spain's punitive expedition for murder of Spanish laborers,
which advance ha been delayed by organization of the eonimlsMtry de
partment. The general believes he now has stinVU-nt 'men to put down the
revolt.
MHSEDfl
President Approves ol List at Confer
ence With Nigel. Hitchcock
and Durand.
Beverly, Mass., Aug. 14. At an
extended conference last ninlit with
Secretary Nagel of tho -department of
commerce and labor, 1'nNtmnster (ien
eral llitcheoik and U Puna Durand,
director of the census, President Taft
approved the appointment f 3 :t o su
pervisors of the census. The list li.nl
been prepared at Washington for the
president and I he quail lieu I Ions nf ev
ery man Inquired Into.
There has I "-en marked discontent
among some southern repulllcanH
over tho decision of the president to
divide the census patromiKe in the
"Holld South."
ICacli census supervisor wilt have a
tremendous force of enumerator un
der him. The supervisors will re
ceive a sularv of 2, (lull and their
work will extend over elKlit or ten
months. The slates where the super
vision are divided equally between the
democrats und republicans ure Vir
ginia, South 'ardiinu, Georgia. Flor
ida, Alabama. Mississippi, Arkansas,
Louisiana ami Texas, In most of the
states supervisors are appointed in
euch congressional district. Presi
dent Taft, It Is aald, laid down the
rules, especially In states where a
division has been made between
democrats and republicans, that su
pervisors shall not be active par
tisans and that no attempt should le
made to build up political machines
out of the census patronage.
The time of the president's visit to
Baton Bnuge, Iji., has been fixed. He
will arrive there at S n. m. October
29, and make an address from the
docks of the steamboat on which he
will voyage down the Mississippi,
The Stop at Ilaton Rouge will neces
sitate a curtailment of the time al
lowed at Nathci. '
TO INCKKAKK MEMBEHSIIIP
- OF NATIONAL RED t'BONH
Plan lo Raise Number from 20.000 to
100,000 Apimived by I "res
ident Taft.
Washington, Aug, 14. President
Taft heartily endorses the Idea of In
creasing the membership of the na
tional Red Cross from 10,000 to 100,-
000, and a letter from him commend
Ing the plan Is printed In a pamphlet
Just published for distribution
thrmishout the United States.
Kills His Beautiful Wife
Because of
Columbus, Aug. 14. Ascertaining,
after eight years of married lift, that
nia wire was a negro woman, Alfred
llubermaan, a white man, shot her
twice and then, turning the revolver
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TOBACCO -TRUST
Ware-Kramsr Company Brings Suit
in Raleigh Against
American.
Norfolk. Aug. ,14. Alleging lleg.il
practices dcKli;neil, It Is charged, to
destroy the plaintiff's Independent bus
iness, the Ware-Kramer Tobacco com
pany bos lirouKht suit In the United
States Circuit court at Italelgh against
the American Tobacco company,
claiming I .immi.ooi) damages. Frank
I. Ware of Norfolk, president of the
plaintiff company, whose factory was
formerly bunted in Wilson, N. t'.. Is
raid to have the support of all other
Independent toba manufacturers
in Ills section, which alleges sufferance
of Illegal practices by Tobacco Con
cern to a point past endurance, nnd
asks protection against "unrelenting
persecution."
it Is chaiKi'd the defendant has
brought undue intluence to bear In
congress for the passage of laws
hurtful to Independent tobacco man
ufacturers, and Unit the new luil'-.n.d
tariff bill favors the defendant us
against the Independents.
FIVE PERSONS KILLED
Collision ol Passenger Trains Death
List May Be Even
Largtr.
Pueblo, Col., Aug. 14. Denver and
Rio Grande train No. ft, east bound,
and iH-nvcr and Rio (Irande trnln No.
-, westbound, collided Just east of
Hustled, Col., between Colorado
Springs and Palmer I-nke this morn
ing. Five persons are known to have
been killed and 24 Injured.
Both locomotives and many of the
cars In both trains were badly dam
aged. Fallurj of one of the crew to
observe orders Is believed lo have
caused the wreck.
Explosion on a Submarine.
St. Petersburg, Aug. 14. There was
a serious explosion today on a Bus
slan submarine anchored In the Neva.
Two men were killed aad several oth
ers wounded.
Negro Blood
on himself. Inflicted a wound that will
result fatally.
flhe was a beautiful woman and had
no apparent traces of negro blood.
There Is a 7 years old son.
it
MILLION
STREET HTTEI15
EllEll
AT T il
Juries Ordered on Two Thoroughlares,
lo Assess for Improve,
ments.
CITY GOING RIGHT AHEAD
WITH SEWER CONNECTIONS
Catawba Street, t'lmilxvlaml lo North
Main, Is lo Be Worked
Out, etc., etc.
There was very little to come up
before 'ho regular session of the
bourd of aldermen last night other
than routine business, tho principal
matters being the report of the street
committee recommending thut Cataw
ba street be worked out from Cum
lerland avenue to North Main street
and a culvert built over a stream;
that a jury he placed on Carter street
extension to Haywood street; and that
a Jury be placed on tho Pearson
drive extension and Coiirtland avenue
to assess benefits nnd damages In ac
cordance with profiles tiled by the
city engineer.
When the board was called to or
der by Mayor Campbell all the mem
bers were present exeent Aldermen
Van Winkle and Wood, who are out
of the city.
CnpU W. O. Corpenlng appeared
before the board with the request
that the city ditch out Cripple Creek,
nenr the passenger depot. He stated
that It Is fast lining up with sand and
that when it rises It overflows the
property near the Florence and Glen
Rock hotels. The request was re
ferred to the street committee.
Jim Stanbuck, colored, told the
board that hs was too poor to comply
with the notice which had been served
upon him by the city to connect .with
the sewer On Black street and prayed
exception from the order. The
board ordered that the city make the
sewer connection for him, charge the
costs against his property, and allow
him to pay It when he is able.
lr. M. C. Mlllender appeared be
fore the board to tlnd out the status
of tint proposition to pave a portion
of Pearson drive. It was found by
referring to the minutes that the cltl-
zans from the Intersection of Watau
ga street and Pearson drive to a
point below T. S. Morrison's property
hud agreed to furnish the stone de
livered on tho ground, provided the
city would do the Macadamizing. No
stone has been delivered yet, but the
board told Dr. Mlllender that the city
Is rendy to do the work Just aa soon
as the crushed stone la placed on the
ground. Dr. Mlllender stuted that he
wished It done as soon as possible and
that he would try to have the atone
placed at once.
A motion wus passed that notice
he served on properly owners on that
portion of Pearson drive, which resi
dents desire to have paved, that they
connect with the sewer and water
lines before the Macadamising Is
done.
Alderman Bandolph for the water
committee read the agreement that
had been drawn up between the city
and Blchmond Pearson allowing Mr.
Pearson to connect with the water
line at Blverslde park. Mr. Pearson
agreed to hold the city harmless for
damage to private property raused by
the construction of his private line,
and gives the city the right to rut off
the water In esse of an emergency.
The street committee recommended
thut Catawba street be worked out at
once, between Cumberland avenue
and North Main street, and a culvert
built over a stream which crosses the
street, and also that the gutters along
the Macadam portion of Merrlmon
avenue be cleared out and any repair
work necessary be done to Merrlmon
avenue.
The street committee reported ad
versely ; on the petition of certain
merchants asking that the city draft
an ordinance allowing them to dis
play goods on the sidewalks. The
committee thought It would be unde
sirable and. "not In good lasts." The
reports were adopted.
A pronie of the grade of South
French Broad avenue was submitted
by the street committee and ordered
tiled until the city decides to grade
out tower tiouin French Broad ave
nue. Alderman Patterson, Inquiring
about the proposed change In the
curve at the corner of Oak and Wood
fin streets, obtained from Alderman
ulenn the Information that luat
soon aa Alderman Van Winkle, who
la the attorney for the heirs of the
Oak hotel property, returns to the
city the matter will be taken up. He
reported that he thought the change
could be made with very little ex
pense to the city, as It will be a great
benent to the hotel property. The
city Intends to widen the street If pos
sible, and Just as soon aa possible.
Alderman Patterson, for the sani
tary commlttve, presented a bill for
IIS against Pr. Klutts, owner of the
Qraham property on Park avenue, for
expenae Incurred by the city In Ailing
up a cistern which the board of
health had condemned. The board
ordered that If not paid within a
(Contlnueo. en )ait )
It Is not Too Late to Begin, and
Win a Superb Automobile
by a Few Weeks'
Effort.
RACE IS DEVELOPING
INTO MAMMOTH AFFAIR
And, Now, While the Bill Bonuses
Are on, Is the Time of All
Times to Hustle
. Hustle !
' Another Bonus Offer.
All candidates bringing or
sending to the Qatette-Newa
' office nve yearly RENEWAL
subscriptions to The Oasette
news ($26) to be delivered by
carrier, or six yearly RE
NEWAL subscriptions to The
' Oaxette-Newa to be delivered
by mail between Monday.
August , and midnight Sat
urday, August 21. will be
awarded a voting certtneate
for 30,000 votea In addition to
the regular scale. One two
years renewal will be counted
as two yearly renewals. Thla
Is positively the largest offer
that will be mude on renewal
subscriptions during the en
tire contest, and each candi
date may secure aa many of
these aa possible. In order to
be absolutely fair and Impar
tial, this offer will Include all
Marly RENEWAL business
heretofore sent In.
Bonus Offer on Xvw Subscrip
tion. Every candidate bringing
or sending to The Qasette
' News office nve new yearly
subscriptions to The Oaantte-
Newa, 2B. to be delivered bv
, carrier, or six new yearly sub L
scriptiuns to The Qasette-
News, $24. to be delivered by
mall, between Wednesday,
August 11, and midnight
Wednesday, August 25, will be
awarded a voting certificate
for 40.000 votes additional to
i tho regular scale. One two
year subscription will be
' counted as two yearly sub
scriptlons. and each candidate
may secure aa many of theae
clubs as possible.
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Perhaps you wouldn't thlnJc of ap
plying It to a contest, but the- fact re
mains that development, whlcji la the
order of the age, plays Just as hirga
part In a great popularity race as It
does In the larger affairs of life.
For Instance, had It been your duty
to count the number of ballots turned
Into The Oaxette-News office last
week; had It been a part of your
duty to check up the accounts of the .
various contestants, to Issue the votes
on the new ard old subscriptions
turned In, It might have struck you
that the contest Is no longer an In
fant. The big bonus offer that ended Au
gust 7 meant that enormous buslneta
was done. And this contest child has
grown with such alarming raoldltv
that It requires a new outfit of cloth
ing about twice a week.
That's why the Contest Man la a
rather busy fellow. In fact, It'a why
about six of him la right now tery
much "on the Job," as the snorting
editor would Intelligently put IL .The
new conditions that arise from day to
dny require untiring work In properly
straightening them out.
It's a Big Heat.
But pshaw) who cares about the
Contest Man's troubles? Here la
what he Is trying to say: this contest
has developed Into about the biggest
thing of its kind that ever happened
south of Messrs. Mason 4k Dixon'a
rather troublesome ok) line.
Candidates have shown a gratifying
readiness to grasp the salient facta In
the situation. They know that the -big
bonus offers are growing smaller
each week. They know that a little
hustling. Intelligently directed, la go
ing to mean a nice reserve In the Tote
bank: that there la never going to be
an easier time In the contest to get
both old and new subscriptions. Con-
testanta have shown a readiness to
appreciate the generosity of The Oa-
sette-News which shows that the pub
lication la fully appreciated by the
people of the section It serves.
That la why contestants are deter
mined to leave no stone unturned '
during the present bonus offers. In
which they can secure those extra
voting certificates on both new and
old subscriptions. But. on the other
hand, now la the accepted time to get
Into the race. No candidate has auch
a lead that a few days of patient,
earnest work will not overcome It. It
takes a contest Just about three or
four weeks to get properly started.
And at the end of that time the popu
lace for miles around In every direc
tion haa read and heard about and
discussed the contest Every com
munity haa Its favorite candidate 1
the score of that candidate Is
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