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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES LAST EDITION, . 4:00 P. IL Weather 7-orecast: Slightly Cooler Tonight, I ' if'; t VOL. XIV. NO. 176. ' -V,. ASHEVILLE, N. C, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 31, 1909. 3c PER COPY GHILDREH LOSE STEJBJ PLUCK :. ...... .: ; . ;.; .. ; : . ; ; . i 'tpmobile Race Course at Rwerhead 1 Roman Catholic Orphanage at Rockaway LI., Bums Seven Bodies Taken From Ruins. FIRE STARTED IN LAUNDRY ROOM ; CHILDREN ALL ASLEEP More Than 300 Little Ones Carried v From their Colt At First " Thought All Were ; Saved. New York, Aug. 31. The police re port that the bodies of seven children have been taken from the ruins of St. Malachy'a home, a Roman Catholic orphanage tit Rockaway Tark, L. I., which .burned last nl&hti. Other bod ies are believed to be in the ruins At tho time, of (ire It was believed that all of tho children were rescued thVounh a quick execution of the lire drill. . Fire Started In the Lnuiulry. The fire was discovered In the laun dry in the north wing at 8 o'clock last evening. Three hundred, and fifty small children were in their cots on the third and fourth floors of that wing and some of the elder children were attending evening practices In the chapel! As the ularni sounded the older children marched from tho chapel to tho board walk along the beach and nurses and attendants rushed to the work of carrying the little children from their cots on the floors ubove. Firemen aaslsted in searching halls and dormitories and found a few ch'.'.ui-en lingering there, too frightened to leave tho building, . riui ine rescue worn naa ueen con- W 1 1.11 Bum HIM. lll.I I'M Bn I Villi), ot-der that it was believed until toduy that all tho children were out of the building. : Ss jp5c ,:,.,. ...... y ,, , ... , '. "' - f - 1 I 11 t i r,"y ' - r ! ' V ', . i " 'V tff UCUfe-' v"'-' i; " ' I IF " . . '"'-111 l.' - - f w.r"-. . 1,. 1 It ! " ".' - , I 1 1 ' " 'W 4. - M 1 1 Contestants Who Just ; Keep Right on Working Have ; by Far the Best of the Argument. GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY TO LAY AWAY 35,000 EXTRA VOTES Activity Manifotted All Over Western Carolinia Stampt Gazette-Newt Voting Conteit I State Affair. U JIOXVS Or r r.ll ON .J. I. XWV Kl IISC'IUITIOX J. TYPE OF DIRT ROAD ON" RTVERJKEAD Ik-Hove Woman Was Murdered. New York, Aug- 31. New York Is to hnvo at least one road race this year, oven If the Vanderhllt Cup and (rand l'ri.o renewals tails to event uate. Preparations are nlready well advanced for the proposed contest of series of contests over the Suffolk county course, for which permission was given ly tho supervisors n few weeks ago. Made up entirely in' smooth dirt roads, of the kind for which Suffolk county is famous, the course, from the standpoint of speed and safety to the contesting drivers, Is easily the super ior of any circuit ever used for a Vnn- derlillt Cup i race. Practically as smooth as a boardwalk at every part, It presents stlYicties that will admit of tho limit of speed without h.i.atrd. At three points, one In the middle of Itiverhend villa ke. there are turns that will furnish the thrill of dinner inseparable from the road race, hut In general the course could not he Im proved on. It lies, an irregular triangle. In n northeasterly direction from Itiver head, the hamlet of Mattltiiek lylnt; itt the northern apex. It thai place, also in the center of the village, is one of the two sharp turns on the entire circuit. Jt Is a perfect "hairpin" as FATAL ACCIDENT ON no PCIHC New York, Aug. 31. A gold watch, locket and chain and handkerchief belonging to Dora W. Hookey and evidence of a struggle on the edge of Jerome park reservoir near where they were found, led the police to be lieve Miss Hookey was murdered. Passenger and Work Trains Collide; Engineer Dead; Ten Others Hurt. St. Paul, Aug. HI. T'ingineer Walter D. White was killed and 10 perso Injure.! when the easthound limited train of the Northern Pacilic road ran Into a work train east of Detroit, Minn., last evening. ALLEGED "TIGER" 5H0W5 HIS HEEL5 B. Matros Was Arrested Today Charged With Selling an Intoxicating Drink. 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. 4 Under no circumstances will the namo of anyone mak ing a nomination be divulged. HARRIf HE'SJi RIGHT Gives Out Statement and Asks Reporters to "Let Up on Death Watch." H. Matros, a foreigner, who resides on Vunee slreet, was this morning ht-rif-ted by Doputy Sheriff I'rank M. Jordan lifter an exciting race, charged with selling liipior. It .seems that Matrox is In the habit of peddling out a concoction which produces a hilari ous effect. He con II nex his sales. It Is said, especially to people from the country sections who come into town. It is alleged that he carries his bottles around In his pockets and peddles it ant: that ho has sold considerable (Uiintltls of his product and that yes terday ho sold some of II to Jeter Hanks, a resident of thv Kbit Creek section -villi U,e result that Hanks was arrested on a charge of being drunk. Deputy Sheriff Jordan had been on the track of Matros for some time, and this morning In company with Flanks found Matros In the We.it Oollcg" street ffctlon. Matros ran down lexlngton avenue, and out Mer rimon nvenue, and was overtaken by the otllcer between Merrlmon and i Central u venues. lie was given a preHmlnnry hearing before Magistrate Ondger and hound over, to police court, where there Is aim a charge against him for selling whiskey. The Hanks boy to whom lie sold the whiskey is about IS years of age. CAN FLOOD I Disaster More Terrible Thau First Supposed, Says Con sul General Hanna. It stands, with a telephone and a sign post burring tin- way to a rounded curve. liotli of 'these, however, are to lie remove. I, pernilrjilon already havini; lioeii obtained from the au thorities, so that when the race taken place the drivers will encounter only mi ordinary sharp turn with a wide swing to help out. THE HORSE SHOW STARTS .OFF WELL 'ine String of Entries; Good Crowd in Attendance Show a Success. E... ,.,,,;..,,:. wwiinii U..I- iiiii, i auuKMiimmmmmummM I! Win a $65 Prize $65 COLUMBIA GRAPIIOPIiONE NOMINATION PRIZE ThUi tplendld prlia will be given to th person who nominates th winner of the Bulck Touring Car. Th GasetU-Newa determined to oorlook no one In thU big prop osition, hu decided to give valuable prlie to tho person who nominate tho successful candidate. Clip out the blank published in this issue, nil in properly and send to tho , Contest Department Tou may nominate yourself. If you wJai tho first grand prise, you will also bo awarded tho ftt Columbia. But you need not necea aarlly b a contestant to win this prise. If you ar . fortunate enough to have sent tn tho namo of tho winner of the Bulck Touring Car, the talking machine wlU be given you at the closs of the contest Make as many nominations as you like. ' It costs you nothing to fill jut tho nomination blank and send it to tho Contest Department of 4ha Oasette-News. If you do not send in your own namo you may win a prls anyhow. This paper feels that this is a magnificent offer and should result In the snloction of none but the most active and aggressive candidates. Try to nam winner. Tho Columbia was purchased from and guaranteed by FALX'3 irUZIO HOUSE. SONDER YACHTS START SECDNDJT'S RACES Smoother Seat and Softer Air Prevail Conditions Diaappoinl For. elgn Yachltmen. Marblehead. Mass.. Aug. II. With ono American victory in Uerman Anierlean series, six llltlo Bonder yachts Jogged out to the harlsir today for tho second struggle, over waters of Massachusetts bay with softer air I and smoother seas than prevailed at tho start yesterday. These, light con ditions were disappointing tn foreign yatchtamen, who had Imped for strong weather and who- had shown for a tlmo yesterday that their boats wert fairly close to the Americans In what sailors love to call "a breeie of wind." Windward and lea ward race of twelve miles Is on the program. American Again Wins. Marble-Head. Aug. 31. The second race in the series between, German and American boats for Taft and Draper cutis was won by the Kllen owned and sailed by Charh-s P. Curtis, Jr., of the Hoiiton Yacht club; Wolf, second; Joyette, third. Arden, N. Y., Aug. SI. Kiluan1 II, llnrriinau, urged by weary represen tatives of the press who have camped about his mountain home since Wed nesday last, camu out last night wjih a statement (hat he was all right. Though brief the statement is straightforward and explicit. . The message was so characteristic of Mr. HaiTlniHii's affable attitude to newspaper representatives, an atti tude which was marked when he un derwent the strain of a lengthy Inter View on the day of his return, that most of the men who have been here during the scare over his illness re turned to New Vorktonlglit. relying on his word. Tlic Statement. Mr. Ilarrlr iin's statement Is as fol lows: "I am pursuing the course laid out before I went a I. road and udvlM'd by the phsiclans. I Intended taking a rest as soon ns my responsibilities would permit. My treatment a broad reduced my strength and vitality and weakened my digestion. The most ex pert physician In Munich advised me to have an txamlnatlon by surgeons as a matter or precaution. This bns been done very carefully by Itoctors Hrewrr and t'rile In conjunction wi,h Dr. Walter James and Dr. I.yle, and the whole result is that I hey Unit nothing serious, and renew the advice previously obtained that I should have rest and not see many people at one time, and this I am trying to do. "This covers the whole case and later on If the representatives of the press desire and there Is any purpose to be accomplished, I will see them up here, but now I ask that the sur veillance of tho operations of my homo he withdrawn, not so much on nccpunt of my family or myself, but that the coming and going or my friends may not he Interfered with. I appreciate the Interest shown In my welfare by the press and by friends in alt sections and perhaps by some others. If there was or should be anything serious I will let 'the press know, and as I have never deceived them I ask that the press now with draw Its representatives and rely upon mo." Washington. Aug. HI.- 'oiisiiI (len cral Hanna at .Monterey, Mexico, in a telegram sas the Hood disaster was more terrible than was at llrst sup posed. Twelve hundred persons are estimated to have perished and lu.dilll are now homeless. lialn continues and terrible sutTerliig must follow. Washington Bureau Say Ihey Are Centered in Same Locality at Yesterday. THK WCMTUEIl. Forecast until I p. m. Wednesday for Ashevllle nnd vicinity: Tartly cloudy weather tonight and Wednes day, slightly cooler tonight. Killed Trying tn Arrest Negroes. Washington, Aug. Jl lay the seismograph at .Stales weather bureau shocks. The vibrations Again tit- the I'nited recorded were only slight and not so pronounced as those yesterday when the lartlimnike at Panama was recorded. They were not siitm-lcnt to lead the governm-ni 0111 ..lulu to Investlsate carefully the Im-n- llon of shocks but it Is believed III ... i.tere.l iii the same locality as those of yesterday. Home lln a Wkn. rtnine. Aug. 31. Home was visited by an eiirtlKtuake this afternoon Damage slight and no casualties re. tmrted The only damage so far reported Is the rracklng of tile facade of apt1 ton Kanln Anna. The shock was left ........ ImIK- in the higher quarters of lbs cltv. Thero was considerable up prehension In tho crowded districts unit men and women In the city hos nitnls nnd prisoner were In a condi tion bordering on panic until assur nnees wero given that there was no dtinger. All ROOSEVELT Jackson. Ala., Aug. SI. Deputy Rherirr J. I.. Walnwrlght was shot and Instantly killed yesterday while al tempting to arrest Ixiuls and Joshui flalasm, negroes, for assault with In tent tn murder. Morris Kimball, who was with Walnwrlght was slightly wounded. A reward has been offered for the cspture of the negroes. - "Odorless Drunks." "' Nashville, Tenn., Aug. II. For two months the police have been combat ting "odorless drunk" men who are carried Into the station every day drunk with something that leaves no odor on their breath. When they are questioned as to what they have been drinking they almost Invariably say "beerette" and bee ret te Is not consid ered Intoxicating. Skin ol Elephant Shot by thi Mighty Hunter Preiervtd in Good Condition. Kvery candidate bring ing or sending to Tho (l.ir.etto - News ofhea nvo nw yearly subscriptions f to The (iacette-News, 126.00, ! to lie delivered by carrier, or six new yearly subscriptions to The Gazette-News. 124.00. to be delivered by mail, be tween Wednesday. September 1st, and midnight Wednesday, September Stli. will be award ed a voting certificate for SR, 00 votes additional to. the regular scale, line, two year subscription will be counted as two yearly subscriptions, and each candidate may secure as ninny of these clubs as possi ble. Two six-months sulisc nous will lie counted ns tine year and all six months sub scriptions heretofore sent In will he counted In this niagnl tlcent offer, t i-rlp- LAST Itnxi'H OI I KK ON OI.lt llt'KINKSS. I'he llrst nnnual meet of the Mld- Minimer imrse Know association was ushered in at Civerside park this nf- ernoon uniid the blare of the bugle and the prancing of blooded steeds. The ring was opened soon after 3 o'clock and later the first event of the lay was called In. The crowd of rse-lovers that found Its way to the ark was encouraging to the protno ers of the mid-summer rhnw nnd that the show will be an annual fea tire of th summer season Is practi cally certain. There are 30 classes for the two das' show and a total of 170 entries. In some of the Classen there are as many as la entries, louny program calls for 16 events, including several ladles' events and the day might appropriately be called "Ladles' Day" at the show. Many horses are ready for the ring this afternoon who will go before a Judge hero for the llrst time. Among the outside cities represented with entries are nrcen- Ic, Hpnrlnuhurg. Atlanta. Colum bia and Charlotte. A departure from the usunl method of judging la made bv the Mid-Summer association In that one Judge will award all prises. The program arranged for tomor row Is cnuaiiy as inieresiinn it imo more so than today's card, and a iBrge crowd Is expected. Tho llrst entry wns in class V, any shade of liny horse: shown under lean, strati or bridle. Tho prlsta la a cup. Tl.'-rc were eight entries. The blue ribbon went to robin, shown by Mrs. Krank T. Austin ol Ashevllle; the red to Cash Hoy. owned by W. It. llafTney of Hpartunbcrg; tho yellow to Mrs. II. II. Hrlgg's Captain, vhlln Iho white wn won by Mrs. Doylo with her Hex. Kverv candidate bringing or sending to The CJasette-News nmra five TtENKWAI. yearly , subscription to The daxette-Nt-ws,- IS 5.00, to be delivered by carrier, or six RENEWAL yearly subscription to Tho fSnsette-News, $24.00, to be delivered bj- mall, between Monday. August SOth. and midnight Saturday, September Oh, will be awarded a voting rertlllcate for 25,000 vote additional to the regular senle. TWO K1X MONTHS Hi'HSCttlPTIONS Wll.lj BR ft M'NTKD AS ONE YKARLY HCIWCHIPTION. AND A TWO YKAR Si RSCItllTION WILL UK COUNTED AS TWO YEARLY M'BSCRIP . TIONS, and each candidate may secure as many of these clubs as possible. All six months subscriptions hereto fore sent In will be counted In this magnincent offer. . 4 4. 4 ! 4- 4- 4 4 4. 4 4. 4. 4. 4 4 4. 4 4. 4. 4 4 . T . f . t .?. T..Tf . .T. .t .f t t t t I , , . . t t 14 I 1 t With the excellent opportunity . to lay away 35,000 extra votes In addi tion to the regular scale on a club of new subscribers, and 15,000 extra votes in addition to the regular scale on every chib of old subscribers, the activity being manifested by contest ants In all sections of western Caro lina Is stamping this great 16,000 vot ing contest a one of the most Import ant adapts In the state, Kvery club of new subscribers mentioned In the box head gives ho contestant IS.000 extra votes and on every club of old subscriber give them 26,000 extra vote. The ease with which these clubs are secured by some nf the more active candidates In proving more of an en couragement than a . discouragement tn those who have not all the time they would like to devote to the busi ness, an hour now and then frequently accomplishes wonders. There are so ninny Important things about this gigantic contest that tho management would like to talk about but the bonus offer of tho present pe riod which i positively the last oppor tunity to aecure vote nn all the bul ( Continued on paga 1.) - i . 4 Masked Rohhers Hold-up Pennsylvania Fast Mail Kb lorbrl. British East Africa, Aug. 31, Edmund Heller, ono of tho nat uralist connected with the Roose velt expedition, ha been successful in preserving entlr and In good condi tion the kln of an elephant recently hot by Roosevelt The tusks of this snlmsl weigh 10 pounds each. All members of th expedition are well. Lowlstown. Ta., Aug.. St. A lone highwayman held up the Pittsburg and Northern express on th Penn sylvania tallrond at Lewlstown Nar rows this morning: Intimidated the train crew and robbed the t?xprei car In a daring manner. Whllo there were thousands of dollars In the ex press car the robber Is lielleved to have secured only 1 110. With ithls he made good his escspe. The railroad company Is rushing bloodhounds lo the scene and the capture of tho des perado Is believed to bo almost cer tain. , Ofllcutls Confirm Robbery. rittaburg, Aug. II Official of the Pensylvunla rsllrosd her confirm the robbery of train No. II near Lewis town. Pa., early today. "We are sorry to snv the train was held up and rob bed," nay the ofllclals. "From reports at hand now It appears thero was only one robber. He did not get much money. In the express ear was over 16000 tn bullion ss well as a large mount of Lincoln pennies. We un derstand the highwayman was com pelled to drop the bullion In order to escape. The train when near Lewis town narrow when held up by the lono masked hlghwaym. Tho train was halted by an explosion of dyna mite, which slightly damaged the en gine, before It could be realised just what had happened. Th robber with heavy revolver In each hand wa In complete control of the situation. Con ductor PofTonberger of Harrlsburg re fused to obey the order of the high wayman and wu shot in tho hand." Robber Made Fln-mati Help. According to additional rqini'i f -Cclved here the roblier n - i (Contlnuen v '' )
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