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VOL. XIV. NO. 170.
ASHEVILLE, N. 0., TUESDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 24, 1909.
3c PES CCrY
TELLS 11011 TO "I
xi kj vy ivn. jpmKSUJN ,
FORMERLY MINISTER TO u CE, x
LOST A GOO'jj JOB
A COIJTESJ PRIZE
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A Tale, It Seems, Attaches to
Prompt Acceptance of Re
signation of the Man.
from Ashevitle.
UPON WHOM IS THE JOKE,
SINCE A JOKE THERE IS 7
And "How Coma" Mr. Grant Is Fitter.
edWilti a Formidable Poten.
tial Opponent in Hla
Dittricl?
PERIODICALLY, there haa been
- considerable (peculation, among
. those ; concerned In political
iratter hereabouts, aa to the probable
cause which led to the resignation of
thu Hon. Richmond Pearson, aa min
ister to Greece. ' Some have been led
to wonder whether there is some hid
den cause, which might acount for
Mr. Pearson's presence In these moun
tains, that' Js not related to President
Taft's deslreto give the position to a
New Hampshire friend, and his ap
pnrant willingness to withdraw from
North Carolina the lone positWti of
consequence In the consular or diplo
matic service.
How It Happened.
' A representative of tlita paper lias
been given understand that there In
deed ataches to Mr. Pearson's resig
nation, a tale. The 'fact seems to be
that Mr. Pearson lost - his position
through what may be described,
with a peculiar aptness, as a concat
(nation of adverse circumstances. As
Is well known to those who move ami
have their being In the higher olfl. l.il
circles at Washington, it Is the cos
torn, whenever a "hew administration
assumes control of affairs, for those
folding the more Important positions
In the consular service to send to the
president their formal resignation.
This simple device,, which does not
nui.HB.n miutn snvthlnff in ; nRrttfi-
ular, ! resorted to, to the end that
thja. preslaeni mym w mi i una
should he conclude to make a charge
here and there .
. Well, It seems that Mr Pearson, r-.l-..tveya
aware of what Is the proper
course to nursue under all eireum-
s'ances, promptly forwarded his res-
. lsrnatlnn to the new President Tart.
This n ti a Aaiait that mam n.iHalilv
.attended to by Minister Pearson's sec-
ratftrv. and wm tiromntlv rilNfnlnsAfl-
no doubt, from that gentleman's mind.
. Several Astonishments. . .
"Very great, then, was Mr. Pearson's
astonishment, so the story runs, when
he discovered that his resignation had
(Continued on page 8.)
I1IUHE IS 0!
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WAYTOTHEGULF
There Is Doubt About Its Destination,
However, and Weather Bureau
Is Buessing.
Washington, Aug. 24. Following
closely upon the storm that swept the
gulf coast yesterday, and diminished
In severity aa it crossed the Texas line
going westward, the weather bureau
today gave warning of a hurricane in
the vicinity of Cuba, and east Jamaica,
moving toward the gulf of Mexico.
This hurricane, quite different In
Its nature from yesterday's storm, and
perhaps of much greater severity, waj
this morning making Its way toward
the gulf with a good deal of uncer
tainty as to its destination.
This weather disturber is not as
yet within the Jurisdiction of the
weather- bureau, but Its reported
movement In the gulf Is ominous of
trouble. '
The forecaster at the weather bu
reau today could form no detlnite Idew
as to what would become of the hur
ricane whether It will exhaust its
fury In the gulf, or show up along the
southern coast, or whether it will
reach the United States at all.
HT
FOR PRKENT, AT LEAST
Any Overt Act, However, Would Pro.
bably Precipitate a Street
Battle.'. '
Natchea. Miss.;' August 4-Qulet
prevails at Meedvllle, Franklin county,
today. ..and Sheriff, Jones announced
that 'he cari cope 'with any trouble
that may arise because of the attemp
ted assasinatioh of Ernest Newman,
chancery clerk,. Sunday night. ,
Squads of soldiers are patrollng the
little town and have the situation
well In hands. Meedville la niled with
followers of the Newmans. Few ad
herrents of the Prltchard are about
and the .are appearantly not seeking
trouble. It Is said, however, that
many men are well armed and any
overt act would preclpat a street
battle.
Nomination Ballot
I hereby noxqinate
M.
Address... .
District... ..
My Name is:
M...
Address,
Profession
Date.
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.
tt .
Hour...
Set el Simple Rules, Guaranteed to
Produce Results, Is Given by
the Contest Man.
r;
SOME ONE WILL WIN EACH;
IT MIGHT AS WELL BE TC'J
Thoe Wlio Reallie the Magnitude of
- the Opimrluulty Offered WUl
Be tbe Winners.
New York Herald and The Oasette-News.
WELCOME
BATTLE'S HIED
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Stronger Fight, buHor Less String.
' ant Measure, Against D. R.
; in Washington,
Washington, Aug. i. More deter
mlnod and stronger In numbers,' the
advocates of further restriction of the
liquor business In Washington already
are lining up for their next tight, with
congress aa the battle ground. The
International order of Good Templars
haa Just entered the light and allied
Itself with numerous other organlza'
tions for a vigorous campaign before
congress.
Rev. E. C. Dinwiddle, national su
perintondent of the order. Is engaged
In the preparation of a bill, which Is
not so radical as the total prohibition
measure which the national legists.
ture rejected at its last session, but is
designed to restrict the sule- of whis
key In this city and make the condl
tlons under which It la sold more
stringent -'. .- ;
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J O
IS
MADE TERLIEDT
a
$65.C0LOIA GnAPiiOPHONE
r::::i:iATio,'i fhize
This splendid prlxe will be fivsn to ths person who norainatea ths
winner of ths Buick Touring Car. j
Ths Oasetts-Naws determined to overlook no one In this big prop
osition, haa decided to give valuable prise to ths psrson who
nominates ths successful candidate. Clip out ths blank published In
this issue, fill In properly and send to ths Contest Department
Tou may nominate yourself. If you wm ths first grand prise, you
Will also bo awarded ths $61 Columbia. But you need not nsces
sarlly bs a contestant to win this prlss. It you aro fortunate
enough to have sent In ths name of ths winner of ths Buick Touring
Car, ths talking machine will be given yon at ths eloss of ths
contest Hake as many nominations as you like.
It costs you nothing to fill jut the nomination blank and send It to
ths Contest Department of 4he Gaiette-News. If you do not send
In your own name you may win a prlia anyhow. T,hls paper feels
that this Is a magnificent offer and should result In ths selection of
none but ths most active and aggressive candidates. Try to name
a winner.
The Columbia was purchased from and ri"rnteed by
xv..r:'.;:.: :3 nouss. "
Weslern Railways Win Point In
Well Known Missouri River
. Rate Cases.'
the
Chicago, Aug. 14. The permanent
Injunction sought by ths Western
Hallways against the interstate com
merce commission. In ths famous Mis
sourl Hiver rate case, was granted
here today by Judges Orosscup, Baker
and Kohlsaat. of the United States
circuit court
The railroads In the Missouri river
case ' sought ito have the Interstate
commerce commission enjoined from
enforcing he order of the commission
relating to Joint rates -from tns At
lantlc Seaboard to the Missouri river
that were a reduction from the sums
of local rates. This decision. If sus
tained by the Supreme court. It Is
said, wllf limit the power, of the In
terstate commerce commission to set
tlement of cases of rate-discrimina
tion.
120 TO 300 LIVES
LOST IN THE SEA
OUTLOOK'S BRIGHT
Steamers in Collision at Mouth of Montevideo Harbor, and
One, a German Vessel, Goes Down Quickly-r-Her Cap-
tain, One of Few Rescued, Tries to Commit Suicide.
Buenos Ayrf. Aug. 24. A collision
today between two excursion steamers
at the entrance lof Montevideo harbor
resulted In the drowning of from ISO
to 300 persons, mostly women and
children.
The vessels were the Argentine
steamer Columbia, earning passen
gers from Buenos Ayres to a festival
at Montevideo and a Orrmnn steamer,
also enguge'd In local passenger sit
vice, . ' ' l
The Inter went down so quickly
that all attempts at rescue were prac
tically hopeless. It Is said the cap
tain of the German steamer and a
few of the passengers were saved.
The captain had to-be restrained from
committing suicide.
Negro Shot and Burned
A fter Terrorizing Town
-Monroe, La., Aug. 14. Half erased
either by whiskey or cocaine, Bill
Way, a negro, from Plneville, Ark.,
dashed down the main street of Monr
roe today with a double barreled shot
gun, flrlntr In every direction. Cltl
sens returned ths Are and the negro
nnally fell dead, after receiving a
score or more of wounds. Twenty
one eltlseas were Injured in the fight.
When the negro fell his body was
dragged Into the street and later tak
en to the public square and burned
In the presence of several thousand
people. 4
Four of the 21 cltisens who were
wounded by the negro are In a se
rious condition, while the Injuries tf
the other 17 are of minor nature.
It was feare'd for a time that the
mob might wreck vengeance on other
members of the race, but the authorl
ties took prompt precautions and all
la quiet this afternoon.- . '
t4
Gun Play" Maxwell Dead;
The Other Man Quicker
Price, Utah, Aug. ii.C. I Max
well, known as "dun Play" Maxwell,
was shot and Instantly kilted by Sher
iff Ed. Johnson on a street here last
night Maxwell, who had an Inter
stats reputation aa a "bad man," came
to Price with the avowed Intention of
settling an account with Johnson
which grew out of his arrest by that
officer at Ooldfleld, Nev., a year ago.
Johnson was quicker and Maxwell
fell, with two bullets In his body, be
fore hs could draw his pistol.
FUISHBE Pfflfi '
: III VESTEP.n FORESTS
JIM BARRY AND JACK BURNS
READY FOR TONIGHT'S BATTLE
Jack Johnson Promises to Take on
the Winner Some Time
. Next Month.
Los Angeles, Aug. 14. Trim and
ready. Jim Barry and Jack Burns are
resting today waiting for ths gong
which will start them on a 10-round
battle which will be a feature at Naud
Junction pavilion tonight.
, The fact that Jack Johnson, the
negro heavyweight ehamplon, haa
wired Promoter Tom McCarey that he
would take on the winner some time
next month makes the fight tonight
of supreme Importance to both men.
Considerable . Damage Haa Already
Been Done In Washington
and Idaho.
lOEIDEflEGfS
IN THE COMMERCE AC
Conference to Be Held, Beginning
NextMondsy, in the City of .
New York.
Spokane, Wash., Aug. 24. The for
est fire on tbe east side of Pend
d'Orellls river, Wash., la still burning.
Fires In the vicinity of Port Hill,
Idaho, near the Canadian border, art
stubborn. Several ranchers and tlm
ber owners have had their holdings
swept away. Other farm houses are
In danger.
Little headway has been made In
stopping Are In the vicinity of Naples
and great areas of timber are burn
Ing. The losses In that section Will
run Into hundreds of 'thousands of
dollars.
i'i n 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 m i m m,
Bonus Offer on New Sabscrlp--...
tlons.
Every candidate bringing
or serdlng to Ths Q issue
News oTlce Ave new yearly
subscriptions to Tho Oasette
News. $25, to bs delivered by
carrier, or six new yearly sub-
scrlptlons to Ths Oasette
News, 114, to bs delivered by
mail, between . Wednesday,
August 11, and midnight
Wednesday, August SS, will bs
awarded a voting ecrtincato
for 40,000 votes additional to
the regular scale. , One two-
year subscription will be
counted as two yearly sub
scriptions, and each candidate
may secure as many of these
clubs as possible.
What sort of a story Is necessary
Ito impress the magnitude of The Ga-tette-Ncwa'
great contest offer noon
the people? Any story that might be
beautifully phrased, any pretty com
parison made, any striking lllustra
tlon.glven. In fact, anything out of
the ordinary In the wsy of a story of
this nature could only have one ulti
mate DurDose that Is to Imnrm unon
I The Oasette-News' roarlora anil M.nH. !
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tne raot that Tbe Oasette-News ' Is
running a contest and a contest that
Is worth while. Ths mors Interest
ing ths story, ths more vivid the com
parison, the more startling the Illus
tration, the more enjoyable the read-
I Inv of It. nn -dntiht mnA rn. . a .
impressive ana proa uc live or results
should be.
No one need be told that The Oa-
Relte-News' prises In this) contest are
all worth while; that both the auto
mobiles are looking for a master or
mistress; that ail the district prises -are
musically longing to be tickled;
that those elegant beds ere lying In
wall fn. asimA .wn.vt IV... ikiu. Tii.V-
New York, Aug. 24. Edward H. ,.- ... ., ...
1 guvnsria as. w viuintuis wivii vidm
Harrlman. who Is now approaching Ure at the thought of soon comfort-
SAYS
ill
ii
e Sonde Message to Associated Press
Saying Hie Condition le ,
Good.
Ing some one, and that thoas bank
accounts are only waiting to be placed
to the credit of some particular one.
Further, this being the case, why
not take unto yourself one of these
prises, give It a berth and have your
friends admire it and yourself for
ever and eternally for attaining themT
And how do you go about getting one
of these prises? A very simple ques
tion and one that was answered so
frequently that we can tell you with
very little exertion.
First, get yourself nominated, or get
some friend to do It for you, or do It
yourself. '
Second, call on one of ths contest
men for any general Information and
get him to give you a subscription
book! ' ' '
Third, let your friends know that
you are In the contest sad are by no
means a dead one.
Fourth, use your subscription .book
to the advantage commensurate with
your ability. r,. . ''
Fifth, take down the prise desired.
Get busy and win one or more bo
nus certificates by Wednesday night.
Ths contest has been extended
two weeks longer than first Intended.
owing to the wishes of a majority of
ths osnitlilstiisi This STtsnslon Is the
GRANTED MRS. H.K.GOULD I nrst and last, however, and the con
lest will positively close uepismoerj
11. There yet remains about three
weeks In which to win a prise. Plenty
of time for one to map out an ad
vantageous campaign and plenty of
time for a new contestant to get In
and overcome the slight lead gained.
so to speak, by the "early birds."
Three weeks to attain an alegant
prise. What cannot man or woman
accomplish In three weeks' time!
Think it over. .
New York after a several months so
Journ In Europe, todsy sent the fol
lowing wireless message to ths Asso
luted Press:
On board the 8. S. Kaiser Wllhelm
II., via. wireless to Sagaponack.
My condition Is good. I am going
hack to Arden for after cure to re
gain ten pounds which I left at Gas
tein cure. The condition of Amerl
run crops makes outlook bright and
business conditions for future safe,
Althought the steamer Kaiser
Wllhelm II., on which E. 11
Harrlman ' Is returning from his
trip to Europe In search of health
should reach quarantine station about
1:10 p. m. today, probably It will be
o'clock before Mr. Harrlman Is able
to step ashore at the steamer's dock
In lloboken.
The Kaiser Wllhelm was 15 miles
east of Nantucket lightship at
m. today.
1:10
FINAL DIVORCE DECREE
No Opposition Fjuh Gets Uk Cldkl-
mi Half tlto Year, Gould
May Not Betnarrr.
New York, Aug. 14. Mrs. Helen
Kelly Oould obtained her final decree
of divorce from Frank J. Oould today.
There wss no opposition today when
Mrs. Gould's attorney made formal
application to ths Bupreme court for
the final papers.
. The decree gives custody of the two
children, Helen and Dorothy, to eacn
parent for six months In each year.
Oould Is not , permitted to re-marry
In this state until after the death of
his wife. The papers do not mention
alimony. - . .
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Washington, Aug. 14. Chairman
Knapp and Commissioner Prouty of
the Interstate commerce commission
are In receipt of Invitations from
President Taft toattend a conference
which Is to be held, beginning next
Monday, In New York city, to con
sider proposed changes In ths Inter
stats commerce act.
Attending ths conference, beside
the two commissioners, will be Attor
ney Oeneral Wlckersham, Secretary
Nagle of the department of commerce
and labor. Solicitor Oeneral Bowers
of the department of Justice, and
Representative Townsend of Jtllchl
gan. t ; ,
1.1 BLERIOT CUTS El
record of E. toanss
Bethany Aviation Field,
Rhelms. Aug. 14. M. Blerlot
covered a lap In his mono
plane this afternoon In 1 min
utes and 4 1-1 seconds.
The distance Is I 1-1 miles.
The best record heretofore
was that made yestenlny by
Curt Iks I minutes 1& 1-1 seconds.
DH01D PEIIMI
SGQURGE (SCO
Almost a Panic in Bu'.lar County A!a
five Cead, Three Cytrtj 1C3
Casts la Clark.
Montgomery, Ala., Aug. 14. Wlt'i
Ave deaths from pellagra In Tut: r
county, three persons dying and r
cases under observation, there Is i -most
a panto In that seetu.n. 1
state department of henlth t
Importuned to send help, l.nt
Mnson, the only expert In V
Is Investlitatlpg In Chirk r
more thiin 100 " r
County !."! of