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THS ASSOCIATED ' DISPATCHE3 ' 4:00 P. IL . leather Tort cast: , Fair. , ill! .-. -1 VOL XIV. NO. 171. ASHEVILLE, N. 0., "V7EDNESDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 25, 1909. 3c PER COPY END OF TE&: IMONY Participants: -im-viation : Week Events :;at . '.Rheims (J IN TRIAL OF "BANK 'q .IBS" COLIESSEPT.il I; REACHED Ari LAST Government Closes, Breese ' Testifies Again Briefly for Defence, and Argument Is Begun. DAY'S CHIEF WITNESS WAS GEORGE M. COFFIN Effttct ol . Testimony Wit to Rebut Some of Major Breese's ts to What Comptroller . ' " Knew, etc PAULHAI WRIGH .1 BETTERS IS' RECORD And Glenn Curtitt Ties the Speed Re cord Made Yesterday by BUrloi. v v. G20RGE M. COFFIN wag the chief witness today in the trial of Messrs. Breese, Pen land and Dickerson, charged with conspiracy to defraud the First National Bank of Asheville. , Mr. Coffin was deputy comptroller of the currency during a part of President Cleveland's last term in office and in charge of the comp troller's office about the time of the failure of the First National bank hero In July. 1897. Mr. Coffin testified today that he had known Maj. Breese practically all his life; that they were friends in Charleston; that he was a cousin of Maj. Breese's first wife and that he had) accepted the hospitality or Ma. Breese in Asheville while deputy comptroller of the currency. a witness for the government He was sent here after the failure of the bank and said that Maj. Breese ad mitted that he had got the benefit of the $114,000 of notes in one pile, Mr. Penland the benefit of $77,000 and Mr. Dickerson the benefit of $60,000. The witness testified that after looking over the affairs of the bank; the notes aggregating over $200,000 which Maj. Breese said were practically worth less, he knew that he would have to proceed against the officials and told Maj. Breese that he would have to arrest him. During the cross-exami nation of Mr. Coffin the defense sought nntjithnr"trattOhaTTfthks All . .via mintrv did not nhsedve- strictly the 10 per Cent. loan regula .tlon or law; that It was frequently and often violated and that the comp troller's office knew it; that this was testified to by Mr. Coffin In the Walsh trial in Chicago. Judge 'Newman would not allow the testimony. The court held in effect that the case jhgalnst Messrs. Breese, Penland and Dickerson now being tried would have to stand on Its own legs; that it the defendants wilfully violated the law It did not make any difference if the comptroller or deputy comptroller or even the president did know of such violation: that It would not help the aeienaanis any. Mr. tomn was pui through a rigid cross-examination by Mr. Craig when, the witness' evidence at previous trials was referred to. Mr, Coffin was not always frank In his an swers; his memory was also dim. He .replied quite frequently that it the reports of the examiners showed so-and-io about the matter: or .the re porta of the examiners speak for themselves. He said on direct exam ination that he did not know Maj. Breese owed the bank such a large sum until after the bank failed; that he knew the Barker not was in the bank, and the Hatch note. He denied that ha ever discussed , with Maj. Breese the matter of Maj. Breese put ting up his bank stock as collateral. He said that Maj. Breese had never told him that paper in the bank was Insolvent: that Maj. Breese ha al- ways told him that there was good security behind the notes. Witness did not know that Breese had up his stock as collateral. , When court opened this - morning Judge Moore said that the defense de sired to offer In evidence the reports the published reports of the comp troller of the currency; that this was done for .the purpose ot showing the number of national banks that have : exceeded tho 10 per cent loan limit District Attorney Holton objected. Judge Newman'promptly ruled out the evidence and Judge Moore asked that an exception be noted, saying that he was not right sure whether the evi dence was or was not competent Mr, Holton wanted to put In evidence the overdrafts shown on the bank books for February, 1S1. Mr. Craig ob jected to picking out an Item here and there or a data here and there in the books and putting It In evidence. II; said that It was not right to the de fense; that If one was gone Into all should be and that would take a great aval of time. Judge Nwman at Mr. Craig's suggestion said ho thought It proper that the government having : .- the opening and concluding- argu meat, should say In the , opening what Hems and entries In the books the prosecution relied upon for con viction. Judge Coble, who wni make the first argument for the govern ment objected, to the district attor ney, who will taake the concluding argument, being held down to those Hems and matters to which the assist ant district attorney -might refer In his argument Judge Newman said that counsel could confine their argument to the various entries referred to during the trial and that ths district attorney should say on what he relied for con viction. Mr. Hqlton replied that h relied upon all ths evidence Intro duced. The matter was passed over and J, M. Gudger.-jr., former representative a congress from this district, was Continued on page Ave. Bethany, Aviation Field, Rheims, Aug. 2G. Paulham, the French avia tor, flying over the 10 kilometer course here today, beat the distance record held previously by Wright Brothers. Ho covered a distance of 131 kilo meters (81.35 miles) In two hours and 43 minutes and 24 seconds. The dis tance between turns was not counted He covered the course IS times. His Urn at the end of the twelfth lap was 2 hour, 28 minutes, 38 seconds; the WHght record for distance is 73 miles acording to official measuring. Glenn H. Curt ins covered a lop of the course, 6 1-5 miles, this afternoon at a rate of speed that according to unofficial timing, broke the record for this distance made yesterday by Blerlot, S minutes, 4 2-5 seconds, but when official time was given out It was seen that Curtlss had tied Blerlot The marvelous, prolonged high fllKht of 30 kilometers mllosl in a 20 knot breese by Paulham and the establishment of a new world s re cord for ten kilometers at the rate of 48 miles an hour by Blerlot, was the features of the arelal race meeting yesterday. - Owing to the high wind there prop ably would have been no flight except for the visit of President Fallarles ana his cabinet. The president was ac companied also by distinguished offi cers of the French and British armies. His presence stimulated the sky pilots, and a doxen machines were brought out on the field, but a majority of them were unable to battle against the winds. ' . Young Bunau-Vanilla, however. with his machine- plunging like a ship on a stormy sea, managed to navigate the turbulent air currents tor one round.'.: .. - .. ! .. X , Then Pullman, who already had won a reputation for courage and en durance, began his thrilling flight. He made the first two rounds at an alti tude of 250 feet, but ascending In front of the tribune as he entered the third circuit,' he reached a height of between four hundred and five hun dred feet The spectators gaxed aloft In admiration, mingled with horror, for as they watched, the biplane struck what seemed a dangerous an gle. The machine swayed In the wind but each time righted itself. 1 -' r i , -f - - .A" ,-'2 -' I To 38 ot the Gazttte-Newi Contest People, Who Take the Matter Into Their Own Hands. AND THE BIG BONUS PERIOD ENDS AT MIDNIGHT T0NI3HT WVIl TI55ANDI6R. VT.. .- BLER.IOT OLENK H. CURTIS HUOEKT LATHAM And Opportunity la Still Battering at Your Door, Bidding You Wake v : and Admit Htm. . ':' ,-'.,.,,,v"i i i . ; V" ; ' 'gfxsessMffMiP TH6 IATHAM MONOPLANE IN FULl.FLIQHT HARR1MAN TALKS OP FUTURE PLANS THK VfclWT BIPLANfi Hopes to Take Advantage ot Prosper ous Times He Comes, as He Went, a Sick Man. JUSTICE l STOR E EOR HIT RIDERS They Will Be Punlshtd, Declares Gov ernor ot Kentucky to National Bar Association. ' ' Detroit, Aug. 25. Gov. Wilson of Kentucky, In choosing as the text of his address before the National Bar association, the opinion of the United States Supreme court ot the case of Crowley against Christlanson, "that liberty Is not unrestricted license to act according to one s own will," en tered Into an exposition of Kentucky character and the causes which led to the recent "night riders" troubles In Kentucky and Tennessee. ' The governor said: "My promise to the people that they would need no lawyers If they hurt anyone in de fense of their homes was kept and there will b"e no pardons for crimes of pillaging, plant bed scraping, burn ing and organised murder. But now the people are coming Into their own. and I look for trials and convictions, rare things up to this time. The politician, who parleys with crime in a straight American state like Kentucky, will be rebuked instantly, and woe will come him, believe there can be no renewal or trouble. The night riders are still un- nunlshed but. no statute of limits ttons protects them. The murderer of Hiram Hedges are still at large but the people's law will punish the crim inals In time." The leading feature on today's pro. rram was Oov. Willson's address. The committee on Judicial administration and remedial procedure filed a report ..rflnn a bill regulating tho rtgnc oi appeal to the Supreme court of tho United States from couna ot me um trlct of Columbia and asking that tn same requirements be Imposed1 on the District of Columbia, courts as courts of other Judicial circuits. on Tame Ten Round Fight ls Angeles, Aug. 15. Jim Barry had the best of a tame ten round bout with Jack Burns at the Pacific Arena last night no decision was an nounced from the ring. Barry sent Burns to the floor In the second and sixth rounds, but for the most part the rounds were devoid of anythln, Ilka good or rapid fighting and were replete with clinches and foot racing, Before the fight the winner was prom' Ised a fiKht with Jack Johnson, tho negro champion. Now York, Aug. 25. -Sustained by sheer determination and 'will power, E. It llarrimnn, .after the trying or- de'iil accompnnj'ftig his afrivul front Europe, Is today beginning the after cure for Which he returned to his home In Arden, after vigorous treat ment at the Austrian resort, Bud C os tein. . ., . . Although Mr. Hurrlman talked about his railroad plans with miin fest Interest, he declined to dlscutm the plan fop segregation ot assets of the Union Pacific railroad, which hus been reported as being in prospect. The only thing that concerns mo,' he said, 'Is the development and Im provement of the lines under our harge, and that we may take artvnnt- are of these prosperous times to com' piete these developments." When Hurrlman, genius of finance, leader of men, and master builder of railroads, came back to the United States yesterday, the flnuncliil world stood on its tip-toes In anxiety attd expectancy. Came Back as Ho Ijrft. He came bark as he left on June lust a sick, tired man, peeking htalth. Surrounded by his family and physicians at his magnificent al though uncompleted summer home at Arden on the Hudson, he has begun the "after cure.". Many great Americans have return' ed to their country's shores under ex traordinary circumstances, but pevnr has there been a more remarkable home-coming of a private cllcn than K. II. Hurriman's. Great stock market operators paused as his ship drew near, the stock market Itsxlf marked time and the Industrial world turned Its eyes seawards, as It wero, Although he flashed ashore a brief mersage ot optimism at the request of The Assocluted Press, and convers ed with a time with interviewers nf ter the vessel's arrival at quaranllu It was not until he had come ashore had been transferred from lloboken to Jersey City and been placed com fortably In his private car. that Mr. Harriman talked freely about hlmsel.' his health and his hopes of early recovery. Then, reclining on a 3ouch, pale and enfeebled, with his usu.il op- (Continued on page X.l fjV T f A C H NX ! ' J.JU06BS and eweuisufteTy Lpylqkb I V TfACK TRIED TO MURDER THE VICE CONSUL McMestcrs, at Cartagenu, Victim ol tcad of Dewnber . instead or some nine common place present, wnj HEAVY EABTHQUJVKE SHOCK IN ITALY One Killed, Many Injured in Siena Pro- . vince, Many Houses Thrown Down. FATAL EXPLOSION OF- FIRE ENGINE Brevard Chemical Engine Blows up; One Man Is Killed, and Four Others Are Injured. Siena,' Italy, Aug. 25. A heavy earthquake wu felt thrniiKhout the province of Siena at 1:29 a. m. to day. Practically all houm's In Sun Lorenxomeri were destroyed or badly damaged. Many persons were In jured. The quake wns elt most severely within a radius of 20 miles from Siena. Conxldcrable damage was done at B'MH'nvento, where several houses collapmMl and one person wa killed. Several persons were Injured at Monteronl. A number of houses also were dumnged there, and mnson ry fell Into the streets. The shock was recorded at Plom blno, on the coast about 50 miles southwest of Hlena at 1:25 a. m.. and there was a repetition five minutes Utter, The people fled from their homes In terror but' no damage has been reported. Siena escaped with a severe shaking. The people were badly frightened, however, and rushed out of their hnuset Into the streets, where they wandered about In a state of seml- panlo until nwiured the quake over. was ILL QUIET IN AFTER II NXIOUS NIGHT SAYS INCUBATOR BABY- IS NOT IS. BLEAKLEY'S Mrs. Barclay, Foster Mother, Declares the Lit is One Is the Daughter ' ol an Actreis. Special to Tho (lunette-News. Brevard, Aug. 25. Tho chemical engine of tht Brevard lire department exploded early this morning, killing J. P. Aiken, colored, and ' injuring four firemen J. W. Smith, proprietor of n liar her shop, hurt about the face; J. A. Galloway, chief of police, bruises an leg and hip; 11. Wilson, clerk in drug store. Injuries on face and leg, and J. V. hupmun of the Elec tric Light company, leg crushed at ankle. Mr. Chapman is the most seriously Injured. The fire department about 7 a. m responded to an alarm, a small house occupied by a colored family being on fire. On the hill Just north of the court house tho cylinder of the en gine turned over, rclesslng the pres- ore of the gas in some way. Just as the hose had been connected. The rear end of the cylinder blew out, lowing Jim Alkon ten or 11 feel away, and he was aeaa wnen picaea un. He had been helping to make the connection. Two others were knock ed down by the explosion but not in lured. Aiken was a good cmxen, a goon himlnera man. well to do, active in school and church affairs of his race, and highly respected by white and colored alike. Following Negro's Murderous Ram. pege, People Were in Feverish Excitement Monroe, La.. Aug. 25. All la quiet In Monroe, after a night that caused anxiety to the local authorities, fol lowing the rampage of the negro, William Wade, yesterday, during which 2f persons were wounded be fore Wade was killed. , The entire population -remained In a state of feverish excitement until late last night This was Intentslflsd by the serious wounding of an unidenti fied negro, who la alleged to have said Wade did not shoot half enough white people. Several hours earlier another negro n. imf hut this affair was said to .have no -connection with ths Wade shooting. Kansas City. - Aug. 26. Marian Bleakley, ths Incubator baby. Is not the child of Mrs. J. J. Bleakley of To peka, according to Mrs. Stella Bar clay of Buffalo. N. Y.. foster mother of the little girl. Her real momer, Mrs. Barclay declare. Is an actress. Mrs. Barclay, resting under the charge of kidnapping Marian, says she will fight until she dies to retain pos session of the little one. This morn ing she said to a reporter:. "It I thought for one minute there was a dron of Mrs. Bleakley's blood In the child, I would not hsve her for sn Instant but I know to whom she belongs. She was the child of an ac tress." . Hrnlenre Commuted. Washington, Aug. . 15. President Taft has commuted to one year and a day the two years sentence Imposed by tho northern district of Georgia upon Ed F. Colbert for perjury. H was sentenced April 20. 1107. snd commenced his term In October, 101 GIVE UP POLITICS OR CENSUS JOBS President Says Supervisors Holding Party Positions Must Let Loose One or T'other. I TiiT.iTi.T, T - . . ...... . jtj fc. TTTTT TTTT T'TrTTT TTTT Bonus Offer on New Subscrip tions. Every candidate bringing or sending to Ths Qaxette News offlce five new yearly subscriptions to Ths Oasette News, 125, to bs delivered by carrier, or six new yearly suo hcrlptlcns to The Gaiette News, 124, to be delivered by mall, between t Wednesday, August 11, and;' midnight Wednesday, August 15, will be awarded a ' voting certificate for 40,000 rotes additional to the regular scale. One two year subscription will be counted as two' yearly sub scriptions, and each candidal , may secure as many of these clubs as possible. Are you afraid that Santa Claus will slight you on the !5th of December? If so, why not get busy at once and1 change the dole of Christmas to Sep tember 11 and have a nice little Christmas present delivered ' along about the eleventh of September, In- Anti-American Feeling in Colombian Republic. New Orleans, Aug. 25. Steamship passengers arriving from Colombia re port the attempted assassination anj serious wounding by two Colombians of William B. McMastera of New York United States vice consul at Cartaguna, The attack was the outgrowth of antl American feeling there. McMusters was at his home In Car tagena on the evening of July 24 when Ijira Cc niiuba, editor of an antl- A mo r lean newxpaper in Cartngeno, ac companied by a friend, broke In' on him. The two were armed with knives and revolvers. Mi-M.mtern put up a brave defense but was badly wounded In a doxen places ami left for dead. A bullet graxed his forehead and he wiu stab- not get an automobile? those Bulck cars offered by The Gasette-News for Instance? A present like that Is equal tn value to all the Christmas presents you will likely be able to receive In the next 20 years. It is true ot course, ' that your rrwnfls "Telp"5in" to help yosjrseir to spy of the thlrty-elgnt valuable and costly presents offered by The Oacette News; but It Is done without the 6bll gatlona entitled In exchange of pres ents. When a person gives you a sud scrlption to The Gasette-News he is not only benefiting you, but he Is ben efiting himself more, he Is buying nomethlng he needs and should have, and which he In all probability would buy any way at the regular price. Hememlier the offer of forty thou sand extra votes expires tonight at midnight. What have you done dur ing this bonus period to Increase your score? Get every available subscrip tion and bring them to The Gasette bed in the head and abdomen. It Is I News office or have them In the mail underHtood that tho United Statts le gation at Bogota hns demanded satis faction. MISSING OH LFU rafiED before midnight tonight This Is an opportune time and those who have done their best during this period will undoubtedly stand best chances of winning. Content Gains Ground. The big contest Is certainly gaining - griyind day by day and no one can an ticipate what height this good naturod tug of war will attain! Certain It Is that t6 per rent of the people in the territory of the contest are directly Interested In the outcome and before another week has elapsed the other S per cent will be closely watching the Mrs. LonnleCarren Disappeared from outcome and many win get busy and neip some irirniv wiiu j iu mv Many people are willing to help tne. contestants and are only waiting to bs asked. The first candidate to ask. of course, will be the on to receive the subscription and the votes, so It Is Imperative that those who desire to enlarge their count get among the people and mak themselves known. It certainly does not require any sacii- F Battle Place, on the Mountain, Last Night. Lnnnle Garren, who lives In a small cottage on Dr. Buttles estate on Beaucatcher mountain, this morning reported to the sheriff's office that he nc , th cont(-t, but If you expect was unaoie 10 una nis wue; inn sue , ,wl ynu .nould stick to the cam must nave mysteriously iuwppiru IMi .ut your beat energies be- during the night. While Garren lived In the cottage, his wife, Mrs. Claudia Unrren, cooked for Mrs. Phlnney of Jacksonville, who is at present occu pying Dr. Battle's house on the moun lain, snd In the absence of Mr. Phln ney, Mrs. Garren usually slept at the take and that you are out to win, larae house with Mrs. Phlnney. I before stated, the contest man for your efforts to come out victo rious. The prises are surely worth the little effort required and the time Is comparatively short Just show the people that ynu have the determina tion to succeed In anything you under- As has lamt nlitht Mrs. Garren left herhus-l. number of little ways ot assisting band's cottage about 1:30 o'clock and candidate and their friends. Come to Washington, Aug. 15. President Taft la leaving nothing undone to make It clear that he does noi iniena that the census work and politic shall be mixed. Aotln Secretary Mcllarge of the department of commerce and labor has received a letter from tne secn-mry to the president stating that census supervisors who hold political posi tions, such as secretarysnips or cnair manshlns of county committees, must give up either their political or their nvtrnmint noslllons. In a number of states, and this Is psrtlculsrly true of the south, repub lican politicians hsve been recom mended for appointment as suiervls- nra at the census. Complaint was mads thst as supervisors hsve author ity to appoint enumerators, It would be possible for thim to bt.lld up powerful political positions. wont nn to the other house. Just a imri distance aWttV. to retire. It Is a lil that she was heard go up me stairs about 10 o'clock This morning she did not appear to get the breakfast, and a search was heirun. It was found that she had gone to bed, but had evidently left the tied before morning.. Mf. Oarren searched all over the mountain In the nlirhborhood of Ihe house, but in vain, as no trace of his wife could be found. About 11 ociock mis morn In he notified Deputy Sheriff Mitchell snd with several others they returned to search the mountain. Mr. and Mrs. Garren have been nv Inn at Dr. Battle' place for a number of year and have had charge of the place. They have ueen marnea ior about seven year. Mr. uarren was unable to assign any reason for his wife' disappearance, and Is appre hensive that shs has met with foul play. Nothing has been heard of lh wo rn nthl afternoon t 1:10 o'clock. the office, or write him a letter and he will gladly answer any Inquiries that (Continued on peg B.) skilled riorai tobrm:;e Force of 90, Recruited In Chlci;o, en Way to Car Plant tt KcXee's Rocks, Pa. TUB WBtlTHER. Forecast until S p. tn. Thursday for Asheville nd vicinity: Fair weather with moderato temperature, tonight and Thursday. Chicago, Aug. .1I.--A fore of 10 strike breakers, said to be skilled st. 1 workers snd riveters, wsa recruited In Chicago yesterdsy and sent to McR- n Rock, Pa., to help break the i In progress there against the Pr t Steel car company. They srs due to arrive st U i InU tonliflit or tomorrow iwr foro of ten guards 01 k m-n.
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