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THS ASSOCIATED ; PRES3 v? ."'.; DISPATCHES LAST EDITION, : 4:00 P. M. , Weather forecast: Partly Cloudy. . VOL. XIV. NO. 169. ASHEVILLE, N. 0., MONDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 23, 1909. 3c PER COPY SHOOT TO KILL" IS THE ORDER IN WEEKS ROCKS SCENES OF TEBII ENACTED I North Pole Still Safe HE PUT IN MORE E From Wellman for a Year THUS FAR AHEAD THAN HLGOT OUT IN THE STREETS LIST T ICR B PLANE 10 DAYS MOB OF BONUS P EHIUD Blood Flowed, as State, County and Special Police Fought With Strikers and Sympathizers; Property Damage to Extent of Thousands of Dollars Done Women and Children In the Melee. PITTSBURG. Aug. 23. Following; one of the most fatal and des perate strike riots experienced in Pittsburg in over a score of years, a quiet but tense situation Is prevail ing this morning at McKee's Rocks, the scene last night of a terrorizing conflict between state, county and Bpeclal police and employes of the Pressed steel Car company. Although the riot is twelve hours old, an accurate list of the casualties is still unobtainable. Unofficially, however, six are known to have been shot to death; two others are believed to have been killed, but carried away in. the confusion; a dozen men, both strikers and police are In hospitals fatally injured, while at least twoscore men, women and children are suffer ing from bullet wounds and Injuries inflicted with clubs and stones. Much Property Damage. Aside from the human sacrifice, property was damaged to the extent of thousands of dollars. Three street cars were wrecked, many vehicles were smashed; the streets littered with window glass, close to 100 doors of houses broken and half a dozen horses shot to death. Daylight chang ed the conditions from a scene of ob solute lawlessness to one of tearful anxiety. While matters are quiet early today every one Is on the alert. Orders have been Issued to constabulary, deputy sheriffs and special police to shoot at the first sign of trouble. The practice of the past several weeks of firing into the air has been abolished and rrom now on, "shoot to kill" is the order. Investigation by the Associated Press shows that the entire trouble resulted from the fuct that three new members of the state constabulary refused to obey the commands of strikers when ordered from a street car. . . . , .., nong the dead are joim w "". state trooper; Harry ;xier, ueuuu sheriff; three foreigners. Fatally Injured: John C. Smith, state trooper; Lucellan Jones, state trooper; seven foreigners. George Kltch and John O'Donnell, State troopers, were seriously Injured. Scores of Arrests. The riot scene was practically In describable. Mounted state troopers galloped Indiscriminately through the streets with riot maces drawn, crack ing the heads of all persons loitering in the vicinity of the mill. Deputy sheriffs and troopers broke In the doors of houses suspected of being the retreat of strikers, and wholesale ar rests were made. From 9:30 until 11:30 scores of per sona were arrested and placed In box car jails In the millyards. During the early stages of the riot ing women were conspicuous. Some of them were armed, other effectively used clubs and stones. These women, all foreigners. Insane with rage, were mainly responsible for Inciting the men to extreme measures. Shortly before 9:30 p. m. a mob gathered about the Schoenvlllo en trance of the Pressed Steel Car works and mado a concerted attack upon thi big swinging gates of the stockade. The attack was resisted by state troop ers and deputy sheriffs, who used riot maces. In the melee Harry Exler, a deputy sheriff, aged 50 years, was shot and instants killed by a bullet fired, it Is said, by a strike sympathizer. In an effort to arrest the man picked out of the crowd as the one who did the shooting, state trooper Smith was In stantly killed by a revolver bullet. Then for the first time since the In ception of the strike the state trooper opened volley fire on the mob. Six strikers fell at the first round. The members of the mob then opened fire with rifles. Two mounted troopers dropped from their horse fatally shot. They were taken to the Ohio Valley hospital In a dying condi tion. As an ambiilunce made Its way from the car plant to the hospital carrying wounded troopers the vehicle was attucked and the driver forced to flee for his life. The frightened team of horses attached to the ambulance plunged wildly in and about the crowd. Two men were trampled under the horses' hoofs. The ambulance was finally driven to the hospital by a de tachment of troopers. Shortly afterwards a deputy sheriff wan surrounded by a crowd of strikers. In a last desperate attempt to save himself the oineer drew his revolver and emptied Its contents Into the crowd. Then throwing the gun away ho yelled: "I give up. I'm all In." The next moment five bullets were fired Into his body. Not satisfied even then, the crowd, beat and kicked the body until the features were unrecog likable. ' Sheriff Humbert, at the county Jail called for 50 men to serve In the strike zone at 10:30 o'clock. 'At 11 o'clock (Continued en page 4.) n the Matter of Speed Bleriot am Latham the Favorites it x Rhelmi. SOME FINE PREF0RMANCES SEEN ON THE OPENING DAY Lefebvre's Daring Flight In Dad WentlMT lias Maris- mill Kx- - ... -trctnrly Popular. f Rheims. Aug. 33. (Bulle tin) Glenn II. Curtiss, . the American aviator, made a rec ord here today. Ho covered one lap, a distance of 6 1-5 miles, In eight minutes and 35 3-&seconds. This is the official timing. I r I 1 1 i VH I n ill1 Nomination Ballot I hereby nominate M. ............ Address District. . My Name is: M... Address... Profession Date.. Hour This nomination ballot, when properly filled out, will count for 1,000 votes. Only one nomination ballot will be credited to a candidate. Under no circumstances will the name of anyone mak ing a nomination be divulged. Win a Q65 Prize $65 COLUMBIA GRAPilOPilONE . NOMINATION PRIZE This splendid prls will bs given to tht person who nominates ths winner of ths Bulck; Touring Car. Tho Gatt-Nw determined to orsrlook no on In this big prop osition, has decided to glvs a valuable prixe to tho parson who nominates tho successful candidate. Clip out tho blank published in this Issue, nil In properly and send to ths Contest Department. Ton may nomlnato yourself.. If you win ths first grand prl, you will also b awarded tho lit Columbia. But you need not neces sarily bo a contestant to win' this prlso. If you r fortunat enough to havo sent In tho namo of ths winner of ths Bulck Touring Car, tho talking machine will bo given you at tho closs of ths contest. Haks as many nominations as you Ilka. It costs you nothing to nil jut tho nomination blank and send It to ths Contest Department of h Qaxette-News. If you do not send In your own namo you may win s. prlso anyhow. This paper feels that this la a magnificent offer and should result In ths selection of nono but tho most acllvo and aggressive candidates. Try to nam a winner. Tho Columbia was purchased from and guaranteed by Rheims, Aug. 23. With Ideal con ditions for the second day of aviation week at Rheims, attracted by the sensational performance of yesterday, when no less than six aeroplanes were seen at the same ttme wrnglng their 11 1 if lit In huge circles over the plain of Betheny, thousands of spectators came down early from Paris. Tlssandler, who uses a Wright biplane, thus fur holds the speed record. The daring performances yesterday of Lfebvre has made him extremely popular, but Hlerlot and Ijithnm still remain favor Ites of the crowd. Ix-fcbvrc's Feat, Saturday's storm spoiled the trials for the selection of the French repre sentatives for the Gordon llennett In ternational cup which is to be con tested for next Saturday. Only Lefe hvre, who less than two months ago adopted aeroplane piloting for a pro fesslon with a Wright bl-plane; Hie- riot, Delagrange, Ksnault-Pelterle and Captain Ferber braved the gusty puffs. t-tfi byre -alone, attceeedftf In negotfat Ing the complete circuit of the course. He remained In the air for 16 minutes in a 35 mile wind, breaking the speed record heretofore held by Tlssander, covering ten kilometers in eight min utes, 66 4-6 seconds. Rain and wind prevented any at tempt In the two other events on the day's urogram a speed contest of three laps and a lap contest for which any round counts until shortly be fore dark. Then suddenly the ruin ceased and the wind fell to a dead calm. The sky pilots soon were busy In getting machines out of the shed and the air buzzed with tho hum of motor exhausts. Six In Air at Once. Latham was first away, ascending high from the start. He passed th cheering tribunes at a height of 160 feet and the ovation which he received was all the harder for his plucky though unsuccessful attempt to cross the English channel. Lambert. Bora nier Cockhurn, Delagrange and Four nler followed In quick succession and as Latham was completing the first round now at a height of 300 feet six aeroplanes like huge gulls, were hov erlng over ths field. Fournier was first down, falling head on Into a hay stack as Lambert swept around Into the second lap, his machine seeming to but into a brilliant rainbow which illuminated the sky. Round and round the aeroplanes circled, disappearing Into the distance, only to re-appear along the course. Meanwhile Fefebvre started and was followed by La Blare, Runau-Varllla, Tlssandler, Ferber, Blerlot and Paulham, until the air seemed filled with mammoth birds. Latham came down after finishing the second round, the others gradually dropping out until only three Wright machines remained aloft. Lambert completed four, Lefebvrs and Tlssen der three circuits each. Lefebvre con eluding with a thrilling demonstration of the maneuvering capacity of his machine, circling around1 the starting, cutting several flgure-of-elghta swooping down over the heads of peo pie In front of the trlbun The Wright aeroplanes also completed the required three rounds. Not a single accident marred the day. sud croANnikusjo la Went 32 Kile Toward It, How. ever, and Than the Expedition Mai Diiatter. r Camp Wcllman, Spitsbergen, August 5, via Hammerfest, August 31. Walter Wellmaa's second attempt to sail over the north polo In a balloon has resulted lit failure. The glunt dirigible balloon America, In which Mr. Wcllman and his purty of three set out upon their perilous flight to day, met with a mis-Imp after It had proceeded about 33 miles from the starting point. Mr. Wcllman anil his party succeeded in making u land ing without Injury to any member, nd returned to this point on bourn the steamer Fram, which also toweil In the disabled balloon. After a long preparation und wait ing for tavorabl weather, the oppor tunity came today and Mr. Wellman decided early In the morning to make the start. ; At 10 o'clock'. In the morning the anchors were cast loose, the airship sccmllng beautifully. The engines were set in motion ami everytninit med to work to perfection. The big air craft was headed north wan! and set out at 36 miles an hour. Af ter hnvlng covered some S3 miles the lenther guide rope, to which was at tached a thousand pounds of provi sions and stores, broke away.. This was jusfas rReaWinfr Was nearing the pack tfe of north Spitsbergen. Relensed from this great welgni the airship shot upwards at n terrific Betides Tha, Mr. Penlard Saye He Drew no Salary In tho Bank's Lilt 13 Monlha. VAiTia wvttfeAtf pace until it was at a great height abovo the clouds. The pilots suc ceeded, however, In bringing her down near tho earth, turned her about and set out to light their way southward against a strong wind. The clrshlp proceeded slowly southward to the edge of tho pack lee where the steamer Frnm was anchored. The Fram started to tow the airship to Spitsbergen. The strain was so grent. however, that It threatened to tear the ear to which the rope was attach ed to pieces, mid Mr. Wellman finally decided to bring the ulrshlp down to the surface of the water. This was effected without mishap and the car rested tin the surface of the water until all the members of the crew. the doK.i end the scientific Instruments could tie transferred aboard the Fram. A fresh start was then made anil the America was towed hack to the land ing stage nml within n short dlsUiiice of where the start was made. liut the ill-luck of tin. expedition was not yet nt an end. Just as the ulrshlp had reached the landing stage and everything looked favorable for Its rescue without serious damage, a sudden xnst of wind caught the big In Hated bag broadside and snatched It away from Its tow lines. It was cnrrled careening over rough Ice hammocks for some distance, and then it exploded. . All Win scattered parts of the airship were subsequent ly recovered, but the damage was so great nt to preclude any further nt tempt to II y over the pole this year. L TOMORfiOWIFTERNOON The Vetiel on Which He Is Coming Over Should Reach Her Dock by 3 p. m. II BIG BULL ELEPHANT SLAIN BY THE COLONEL k TRANSACTION OF $2900 PRESENTS VEXING PROBLEM Attorneys, Witness and Judge clenvor lo Figure Out Jut How It Wat. i What Contestants Do in This Tim.? May Decide II, When Wind up Comes. THE FINE LIST OF PRIZES WORTH EVERY MINUTE'S TIME Better to Have a Million Votes Too Many, Than One Tim Few, on I lie Day. He Is Hunting Today, Without Any Companion, in the Province of Kenya. William Henry Penluml, cashier o the defunct First Nntional bnnk of Ashevllle at the time of the bunk's failure 1 Syears ago, und n defendant charged by the gove: iiiiient with con spiring with Wll'lum 1'.. lirccHo and Joseph K. Dlckcrson to defraud the hank, testllled this niornlrig'nii direct examination that hu had innde a enl- ulutton from the books of the bank and found from January 1, 1S!M, un til the close of the bunk lie hud plac ed in the bunk In actual cush 188.27 more than he hud drawn out; that for 13 months prlo;- to the fail ure of the lunik he drew no salary as cashier, because the bank could not afford to pay; that prior to that time his salary hud been $1700 per yi-ar; that during the last month of the hank's existence he had placed Into the bunk IS.M2.tl4 more titan he drew out; that ho did not count bis dividends; that be allowed Ids dlvi- leiulH to offset Ills Interest account, rather a part of the Interest account; that the remainder of the Interest ho paid in cash, Mr, I'cnlaiid made a good witness for the defense. He spoke rather low ami at tlnu It was hard for the ourt, the Jury and the spectators to hear. He answered the iniesllons frankly and without any effort at hedging. Cross-l'.iuiiilnatloti ltcguu. - The direct examination of the wit ness continued until 11:30 o'clock and then Mr. Putilund wus taken III chnrge by the district attorney. Just prior to the close of the direct examination Judge Moore usked the witness some thing uhout a $2M transaction in which luckerson wus involved. Im mediately Mr. Ilolton landed on tills hit of testimony and for several min utes the attorneys, the witness and the Judgo endcuvored to figure out Just how It all was. Mr. Ilolton con tended that the bunk puld out the 12900 on Dlekerson's check and that the books showed It. Judge Moore said It was not so; that nobody got nnv benellt from the transaction; that It New York. Aug. 23. The latest prospects are that Edward II. Ilarrl man will not set foot on his homo soil again until tomorrow afternoon. A wireless message today from the steamer Kaiser Wllhelm II., on which he Is passenger, stated that thi nner was 120 miles east of Suble Is land at 2:10 a. m. If the steamer continues her average speed of 23 nautical miles an hour she will pass Handy Hook lightship at 12:30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon and dock about S p. m. If the present plan Is adhered to Harrlmun will be taken off the liner about 2 p. in. by tug and landed In Jersey City. T Nairobi, Ilritlsh F.ast Africa, Aug. 23. Colonel Theodore Itoosevelt, who Is now hunting in Kenya, one of the seven administrative provinces of the Itrltisb Kast African protectorate, kill ed a good hull elephant Saturday. The animal s skin Is being taken cure of by Fdmiind Heller, soologlst of the Itoosevelt expedition, and K. 3. Cun ningham, a Ilritlsh naturalist. Col. Itoosevelt Is hunting, without any companion, towards Mweru, Kermit Itoosevelt nnd I-slle A. Ilarlton of Nairobi are hunting along the Wwuso Nylro, the principal stream In Kenya. E Trying to Decide Whether the Trust Shall Run tht Southern Playhouses. FALK'3 IH72IO HOUSE. STORM COMING NORTH FR0MUEX1GAN GULF Torrential Rains .Reported at Many Polnta Between Florida and Texas. - New Orleans, Aug. 2 J. Storm warnings for New Orleans and, Gal veston districts were issued this morn' Ing by the weather bureau. Ths die turbancs Is declared to b of marked intensity and to be central over the gun south of the Loulslnna coast. It Is apparently moving northwestward. Warnings have also been Issued for Corpus Christ! and Point Isabel! on the Texas coast. Torrential rains have been reported at many points In ths gulf states between Florida and JTexas today. , Atlanta, Aug. 23. Managers of all first class theaters In ths south are In session here to decide whether the theaters of the south are to have the open door" on attractions or whether ths so-called "syndicate" Is to have exclusive booking rights. Ths Klaw and Erlanger people are said to havs declared that If ths 8hu berts are given a ehancs with attrac tlona the Klaw and Erlanger company will nut book In ths south. The meet ing this morning was stormy, but no decision was reached. Brush of K tan lards and Moors. COULD DIVORCE CASE - IIP FDRJ1L DECE It la not Expected There Will Be Any Objection Offered to the Granting ol It. was a "klling" transaction. air. Penland first testllled that the truns- tlon was a "kilo" nnd then later hanged and snld he guessed thut it lust did not mean anything; that It us one paper on one side siul an other paper on the other. However, r. Ilolton showed thut on the tint before the bonk fulled Dlckcrson s uc- count was overdrawn $2,vh.'.i0 ami secured from the witness the state ment that the Dlckerson check over drew the account. Judgo Moore said that anybody with a mathematical mind could readily see how the tiling as: Judge Newman suld he guessed e did have that mathematical mind; Mr. Ilolton suld that somebody got the $2,900; Mr. Craig suld the books would show how tho thing whs and tho crosB-exainlnatlon was resumed, with Mr. Dlckerson looking through the books to find out about the matter and to see whether or not the books did really show the transaction. The looks showed the transaction; accord ing to thi ,efenso no money going out of the bank. When the examination of Mr. rep- land was resumed this morning Judge (Continued on page 4) Mellllla, Aug. 23. A Spanish con voy was attacked by Moors today at a point near Sldlmuaa. After severe fighting in which seven Spaniard were 'wounded ths convoy was extri cated from Its position. The Moors are receiving re-lnforcementa In largo numbers, New York. Aug. 23. When motion for flnnl decree of alieolute divorce In the action brought by Mrs. Helen Kel ly Gould against Krsnk J. Qould was called In Supreme court today an ad lournment was granted until tomor row. ' It is not expected there win re inv oblectlon to the granting of final decree when the case comes up to morrow, although there may be some nuestlon about ths custody of the ehlldren. Helen and Dorothy. The Interlocutory decree permitted Mr. Oould to have ths children from Mnv to December, his wife to have their custody for ths remainder of th year. . ASHEVILLE AND COLUMBIA TRAINS ARE ALL TIED UP lorllon of long Trestle Over llrontl llkxr. Near Klwlton, Burn ed Today. Dirigible Kails into River. Paris, Aug. 23. The Bayard-Clement dirigible balloon, after making a night hers today, fell Into ths Seine. The aviators on board ths airship wsrs saved. tTnlon, 8. C Aug. 23. A portion o the long trestle over flroad river, neaf Shelton, 20 miles south of this city. having been burned this morning; trains on ths Southern railway be tween Ashevllle and Columbia - 'are tied up until this afternoon. The amount of ths damage cannot now b ascertained. I i n i i i ri 'r i i"i i i mimi'im ItoniiH Offer on M-w Subscrip tions. Every candidate bringing or sending to The Cluxotte Ne otllce live new yearly subscriptions The Gazette News, $25, to be delivered by currier, or six new yearly sub scriptions to The Gaxette News, $21, to be delivered by mall, between Wednesday, August 11, nnd midnight Wednesday, August 2S, will be awarded a voting certificate for 40,000 votes additional to the regular scale. One two year subscription will be counted us two yearly sub scriptions, and each candidate mny secure as many of these clubs as possible. .. . . J J . .. .. . There is it bonus vote offer contain ed In this paper which ends midnight, : . Wednesday, August 35. The contest man has been trying to say that for the last three days, hut some people either have a few Ideas of their own about how this contest ought to be run. or else they are trying to hand us a little Mulct joke, thinking it was Just the right time of year for It. nnd that they could h are some of tho wide-awake contestants In this race out of a year's growth by making Iheuieljevethat , yicvjjud a, , dead ciiich on all' of "the bono voles that have been, or will be, Issued during this period, hut tho people who are pulling out these ghost stories ran only win one prlxe, and ns there ere 3T others, they must go to 37 others. Some of the candidates reasoned It out with themselves nnd these little stories did not go. They hustled around und collected where they hud promises and will not douht have a nice little liuilch of subscriptions and u few bonuses to send in. Now If they nr..' wise they will go right on nnd get some more clubs be fore August 25, us they have already received credit for whnt they have accomplished and have plenty of time to hind other subscriptions sufficient to 1111 out more clubs. ltemenilier that it Is not long un til Septemlier 11, and every minute counts., (let together with yourself; sit down ii i d tlnuie out Just how val uable thce prizes offered by Tho Gazette-News really are, and what sort of magnificent effort it will take to ' bind tin in. Hemrtnber thut there sr plenty of people who are thinking Just us you are concerning them, and that It will be those who are contin ually thinking and prospecting, for lie the most likely to be found "up here," when the Anal count Is mde. PRC EOF TAKES ft I 1EA T HE Cash Wheat Bretka 25 Centa a Buh- el on Minneapolis Market. Minneapolis, Aug. J. Cash wheat broke 2& cents a bushel today one of ths greatest one day declines on record. New No. 1 northern sold weelt sgo at IMS; Saturday' price wss 11.36. Today It sold er.rly a It tS but when It was found that 441 ears of wheat had been reeclved of which 108 contained old wheat and 1(0 new crop winter and 110 new crop spring wheat, the market broke wide open. Old crop No. 1 northern went down 20 crnta, selling nt $1.05 as compared with 1 1-2 Saturday. Presley Family Reunion. Ksv. P. M. Presley of Skylttnd hel a family reunion at his horn Satur day. There ars 12 children and all of them were present. There were pres ent at ths reunion soma twoscore grandchildren and a number, ot friends, Ths day ws fully enjoyed. TUB) WldATTIEn. Pon't lie "asleep at the switch, m.iko very minute count and you will find hut yon are 1is; ns Tiinch uhcnii of the fellow who thought he could take rest after tho accomplishment of his first bonus period. The contest munnger has lieen hav ing n few nmrn or less original Ideus ml has been arriving at a few con- luslolis. In the tlrst place, be has. long with a number of people, both In the coolest and outside, been forced to revise his figures on this particu lar contest. To begin, he hud his own private opinion Concerning tho ' number of votes It whs going to take to win In this race. He kept It ss- erely to himself and now he Is migh ty glad he did so. If he had not, a large number of this bunch of thor- 1 ougbbreds who ere striving to win, ' would have certainly had him down ; as the rheupest kind of a "piker." Of morse, some of this talk about certoln contestants having eight or ten million votes Is nonsense, but It Is better to have a million votes too ' many, Instend of a thousand votes too ; few. Set your estimate high enough to be sjir of your winning and .then get them, And now is the time to get them. You can accomplish great ; thing during the iBst three days of this bonus offer, even though It Is smaller than the one that was first offered. There are many contestants In this race who started off In Just an ordinary way getting a subscrip tion hey from a friend, snd then one over there, until the dimensions of the affair finally commenced to force It self upon them, then they paused, and considers dthe thing wall. Wsu, now let's1 do th same thing; to begin there ars six thousand flvs hundred dollars' worth of mighty valuable and desira ble prises and even the most popular and ths best liked person In th wore! rsn't expect to gather tn thing of such cost and desirability without making soma effort to get them, flight now the contest man knows ot sub ' (Continued on pag t.) Turecast until I p. m., Teusdsy, for Aslievlllo snd vicinity: Purity cloudy uctuhir tonight und lu's I;- r ii
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