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A TIIS AC20CIATED pees3 dispatches LASTEDITICII, 4:00 P. II Weather otecast: Occasional S ho wen Tonight. mm VOL. XIV. NO. 183. ASHEVILLE, N. 0 WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 8, 1909. So PER COPY PEAKY DIRTIES IN MESSAGES R ECMVEa: AY COOK'S d&ilM Messages Contain Direct In timation That Dr. Cook Nev er Reached the North Pole at All. GIB IIS POLE OWNERSHIP QUESTION RAISED TODAY IN ENGLAND The Roosevelt With Commander Ptary Aboard Short ot Fuel-Sue-plclous ol Cook'e ., : Claim. " ' NT EW YORK, Sept. 8. The 1 .N text of Commander Pea ry'a message to wife was made public here today aa follows "Delayed by gale. Don't worry about Cook. The Es quimaux-say Cook never let t sight of land. The tribe con firms this. Meet me at Syd ney." (Signed) "BERT." The Controversy. Commander Peary'a dispatch from Indian Harbor to the Associated Press gives his first expression concerning the claim of Dr. Cook that he reached the north pole almost a year prior to Peary. Commander Peary's latest tel egram Is hardly less notable thun his tirst announcement, which absorbed the attention of the entire' world. It gives concrete form to the Issues a! rea;' v vaguely outlined In scientific quarters of the authenticity of Cook's announcement and the question of priority in reaching the pole. At the same time It Is the first expression of opinion from any one In a position to know the faots of the Arctic region rhlch Dr. Cook's-olaims are based. -Hi cumairts IheV dlrSCt lntlmutloirlnat Vr. Cook never reached, the-pole at ulk The dispatch from Commander Peary was responsive to an Inquiry aent by wireless telegraph to him Im mediately following his first an nouncement . . Peary Met Cook. ' Dispatches from Commander Peary, received for . Herbert U Bridge man in Brooklyn, give some Ce- tails of the explorer's return from Etah: told of the movements of Har ry Whitney, an Arctic hunter of New Haven. Conn., and mentioned Dr. Cook. The message follows: "Indian Harbor, H. L. IJrldgman Brooklyn, N. Y. Took Whitney an board at Etah. Cook has gone to Copenhagen. Met the Jennie off Saun ders Island, August 3; coaled at North Star bay. Whitney went on lioard the Jeanle. Parted company after twenty-fourth. (Signed) "PEART. . The Jeanle la the Peary relief ateamer which sailed from New York this summer to search for the ex- ' plorer and bring him back to New York if the steamer Roosevelt had been disabled In the ice. Don't Take Cook's Claim Seriously. London, Sopt I. The following ca blegram has been received from Com mander Peary, dated Indian Harbor, abrador: ' "Cook's story should not be taken too seriously. The Eskimos who ac companied him say he went a short distance north and not out of sight of land. Other men of their tribe cor roborated their statements." . KtlNpiVloua of Cook's Claims. The challenge by Peary to Cook's claim that he reached the north pole has given Impetus of a growing ten dency to regard the claims of the earlier arrival with suspicion. The Westminster Gasette says there Is no question as to the accuracy of Peary's statements. Question of Pole's Ownership. The question of the ownership of (Contlnuso. oa page 4) REPORT BIT BULLISH 377,852 Balee Ginned Thie Year at Against 402,229 Last Year. Washington, Sept. S. The first bul letin of the directory of the census, showing, operations of cotton glnners for 190, was Issued today. It covers a period up to September 1 and shows that for that time 377.552 running bales have been ginned as agalnBt 402, 229 for the same period last year. , A comparison In also made with the production for 1907 when there were ginned Hp to September 1 200.278 and With 1900. when a total to that date was 407.551. The 377.552 bales, ginned thin season were distributed an follows: Alabama 13,373; Arkansas. 303, Florid 3.544. Georgia 105,927 Louisiana 3.419, Mississippi 1,570, North Carolina 1,068. Oklahoma 1. 367, South Carolina 19,048, Tennewtee 4, Texas 227.869. These figures count round bales half bales. There were 11,137 rouml bales this year, 20.868 last year. Figures Were Expected. .New Orleans, Sept. 8. While the government census bureau's report of the bales ginned .was construed as slightly bullish, the (Inures were about what had been expected by the local trade. Following the posting of the report, the market opened 13 point up but advance over yesterday's close was attributed more to heavy apot sales and Uverpool than to report on ginning. WHISTLE SOUNDS AT - THE !!.! PLACE This Evidence That Nothing of Unuiu, al Importance Hae Iran eplred. Arden, N. Y., Sept. 8. Evidence that nothing of unusual Importance had transpired at the home of E. II, Harrlman during last night was fur nished this morning when the whistle that summons 'workmen to labor on Tower Hill, the Harrlman home, was sounded aa usual. Mr. Ilarriiiutn Recovering. Dr. Lllse sent word there had been no changes in Mr. Harrlman's condl tlon and that Mr. Harrlman was re covering and In no immediate danger. HAND OF HOLD ROItltKltS INVADfrfMlANH, RUSSIA Attack Puatnflice, Kill Four Person nml Kscape With $10,. (Kill. Samara, Russia, Sept. 8. A band of robbers, masked and armed with bombs and revolvers, attacked tho poHtoltlee at Mluss lust night and after killing the nlfiht watchman and three policemen looted the office and made their esci.pe with 140,000. Ten men were more or less seriously wounded Inthe fight. The robbtra cut the tele graph wires and tied up the truck on a locomotive. Crop Condition. Washington. Sept. . The crop re porting board of the department of airrlculture estimates the average con dition of crops on September 1 last as follows: Corn 74.8 as compared wltn 79.4 on the same date last year; spring wheat 88. as compared with 77.8 in 1908, this svtiATHEn. Forecast until S p. m. Thursday for Asheviiie and vicinity: Occasional showers tonight or Thursday. Visi a 065 Prize $65 COLUMBIA GRAMOPHONE ko:.:i:iation prize This plendid prise will be given to tht person who nominates the winner of the Bulckr Touring Car. The Oastt-Nws determined to overlook no one In this big prop osition, has decided to give valuable prise to the person who nominates the successful candidate. Clip out the blank published In this Issue, Oil In properly and send to the Contest Department. Ton may nominate yourself. If you win the first grand prise, yon will also be awarded the til Columbia. But you need not neces sarily b a contestant to win this prise. It you are fortunate enough to have sent In the name of the winner of the Bulck Touring Car, the talking machine will fee given you at the close of the contest Make as many nominations aa yon like. It costs yon nothing to Oil jut the nomination blank and send It to -the Contest Department of h Oasette-News. If you do not send In your own name yon may win a prise anyhow. This paper feele that this la a magninoent offer and should result In the selection of none but the moat active and aggressive candidates. Try to name a winner. The Columbia waa purchased from and guaranteed by TALK'S IIU2I0 HOUSE. Story of the Dash to the North Pole TBI FXAO IS HOISTED.' At Beet ere sad cieNad the' tarsal MM had the An ted sees nisei to tat coaeted faeeeee ei the North Pels. Is day was April ti. teal. The sua ktdV tested tacmlaooa. Jwrtjjlme waa saga tMThst s daeeeleee apet as fcsvs Brassed tk4 ssimuiis of mmm lor at sassy ageal Aa ascBeea said si panto anew Ne In. He had. No ape te latter the ustiaay area. We were tse esly ussausg ceaai tsadaadwerUsf lea m backs M the sate aa April' aaaaj returs eaartA. waattng easterly drift, las esutaa waa With fair weather, goad Ice sad the ftaastre. Jos el the betae rua teag distaste am at W ejees tofaa On aa a eaausaid Oa stay 14 the thy chared leaf aaaugh ft aa a an at abatrvatkona. . . w Sad taacsad (Be tlihrfioan parallel The ic auay opts apace at water. Then rcaniaad aa auf tied scarcely enaagb' load t reach aur caches oa Nanata Sound uakaa are aaeraeed Mteea Kiln dally. With the (Haruptcd "Mack aad reduced atreagth eae am hard! equal aa las aattas daily. At th rad el a straggle ot taraary day' tarousa uitcs lag tat aay iiaaraa aad tra loos eureereea lar saws aa croeaa Prtae Uueta Sea. with opaa we tar and Irnenaetbei email Ic a hiatal Between a ad Haibaeg Ulead Bariy la Jure further aoothward aiuanea harama unpaarlbla and la eaeaet of he aa' creased North Dvs sae Jose Seasad. ' Preaeed hy hunger, saw IrspleiDattaa wer shaped and Cape Spare aw picked aa a afcery place te Sad aft. Oaaje ana located arkh the how and aiiaa, the Una. the last end tha knif. The nauak ox. hear and woraa yielded aaaat tkkaa aad tt Aa sudeniuund das ws prepared, and Is k v itiaslaad asril euariaa al itaa. uarv Aanoetok. With a araty preparad aqutpeaost the Oreealaad aborae war wirhrt a Aaril If. Te iacntate aa early 1 class I saeaed asath.' erard a the Danlih aartlmnal aad reached Vparasvik ob May si. itts. I U Hi sVT r UT' saaaT I B-ew- M M I f . I T II A . A I. X I K II ISousd K TH irrrr ne; 7J l' TV x-j'imMm. V . J I. .. T-ir ' .IV '.'viW :WIXC? I LX-dsTJ sasU aV.',V.'. l l.VM' ' lheTf. . efT-r--vT mW VPT . I If 11 1 -1 - 1 iO rWT -' 7i' ial..U X X . I J.;V;f.aivah. V'-l'l- f:l-.''.-'-iMT-i JTS.-. X X Mha TKT.-U ;l'Aljerwc3:j w - apTca v ....t I. !'- a 1 "a. ' T. ' 1 ssl 1 m . . BaW-al Ia.rAA M a . . . w: .ftr. 1 njh, Ttrr,hV?. !ooptDV,..,y Al euariee ef taol (Petanaary re) tha 1 eapedlUee athaihal tor the poU. KhjMaaaeai ioj soft, aiaaaif eama aaenmy 1 .aad I Ice si The eloeaa of the hMif nifha was reHeaad hy sly s law hour ad daylight. The aUI anatar an lea at aa aank a ti deiraaa hahnr a era! doge anr araaea aad th aaas aaaSared aenarely. la talt anarch earn asaoured 104 aaaak aaaa. ma hean aad 13 hero, aad abas we pitched ol Hethars leaned. Oa March 1 eU Kehuaoa re runted hats here, with raw aaas aad Ineiy is dega. awto lag aiirifiHa lac ajghre day. There waa before ua aa aulae ta aur coal sae of eoa Par eraeral daye ahar'the eight ol known land ana leal the arceel akiat prtvtMed aa accmrate datimuaeiloa tl ear poeitioa. ' Oa March 3a the hot lien aeaa partly claareel ( lis aanoky uHaiioa, and ever the cetera wet waa dtecaveied a new tend. Tha obarrreooae rare oar poairloa aatltuda l deg. 41 asa, ieafHudaa dag. g aaia. Obaeraetlnaa an Aaril t'uleiad am un hUtuda M deg. S eea iBauricndaee dag. a eec la sptt al what aaind like ioaa mairhee adaaaud bat a Iktle nwjro tfaaa 10a mile ui aiae oar Bayoad tha al(hty-lith parallel the IceaeMa caaM mora elanali and baavlar. tha nwricaa fewer and Wee iinalileauiae. with Uttkt Ohearaatiuna aa'rha 14th sea la ah ado St 4ew.ei num. and kawlrade M aVg. ga aala. W. On Asril n'ttM Sri'.n a iii, ttMg.wansia,4t(a LAST DAYS OFTIIE COHTESTPEnFEGT All Cendldttcc Enjoying the Fine Wee. flier end Piling up Thousands ol Bonue Volee. LAST DAY OF BONUS PERI00; ALL READY FOR THE WIND-UP LEFFBVR FRENCH E, MiMOR, KILLED Aeropane, 20 Feet in Air, Dash es to Ground Cause of Accident a Mystery. American Smashes ' one Records GEN CO! Aeropl Capt. F. S. Cody Remained in the Air For One Hour and Three Minutes Traveled 50 Miles an Hour at Times Circled Church Spire and Came Down Because Fue 1 Gave Out. . H. G. PASSES TO REST Adjutant General Dtfring Span ish-American War Wash ington Shocked. Juvls-Sur-Orge, France, Sept. 8. K. Lefebvre, the French aviator, was killed ly a full from his ucroplann In which ho was practicing over the aviation Held here yestcrJuy. M. ' Lcfelivre sustuined mortal In juries when the machine crashed to the ground. Aid waa rendered him but he died soon after. The cause of the accident remains a mystery. The machine left the ground easily and (lew around the aerodrome at a height of about 20 feet, making the turn gracefully. Sud denly without apparent reason It tilt ed sharply downwurd and propelled by the force of the motor struck the ground with groat violence. The aviator was pitched out on his head and lay unconscious umidnt the wreckage of the machine. Willing hands raised him and carried him to shed and a doctor was hastily sum moned, but notwithstanding his min istrations the aviator died within a few minutes. M. Lefebvre belonged to the new school of French avlutors, and came into prominence only a few months ago. He was a contestant at the re cent aerial competitions at Ilheimaand has been known for his daring per formances and recklessness. During one of the Khelms races he was flned 14 for reckless flying. Reveral months ago M. Lefebvre Durchased a Wright aeroplane and started at mice making a scries of successful flights near the Hague. Af ter his demonstrations In Holland M. Lufvbvra dropped out of sight for while but came back Into the arena at Khelms, where he piloted a Wright machine. Business Men Say 'Phone Service Now Satisfactory CRITICISM IS UTTERLY Acting Chief ol Revenue Cutter Service Defends Withdrawing ol Re venue Cutters. Aldershot, RnglitneV Bept. X. rapt, 8. Cody, Anieriiiiaiaeroiiliinlst who hits been In the service of the Itrltltili army for several years, achieved whut is liellevcd to be a world's record this morning for cross-country fllulit In an aeroplune. rapt, t'ody remained In the air one hour and three minutes, covering in that tlms a dlNtitnce of over 40 miles. He crossed over val leys that Intersect the plain of Alder shot; piimcd over nml around the bar racks and circled the spire of the vil lage church. Ills machine, ut times, rose to an altitude of 400 feet, travel. Ing occasionally at the rate of 60 miles an hour, fitpt. Cody had to land bu cause his fuel gave out. Tha committee appointed by the Retail Merchants association mid the lamrd of trade Jointly, to report on the service furnished by the Southern Hell Telephone and Telegraph com pany In Aaheville. made Ita rtport at a regular meeting of 1he Meniutnts association held in the board of trade rooms lust night. Tha report of the committee was us follows: "Your Joint committee from the lle- lall Merchants Hasoclatlon and the board of trade beg leave to report that the telephone service rendered to subscribers sine the appointment of your committee has been, so fur aald committee has been able to ascertain, after diligent Inquiry, thor oughly sntlsfiictory. "Your committee Is assured thut the present' good service will be main talncd, and feels satisfied that there la no reason w hy It should not be. "Respectfully submitted, (Rlgnnd) "H. W. PLUM MER, "M. K. HOFFMAN. "rLAHKNCB BAWYF.lt." J. It. A. Ilobson, general commer cial superintendent, who has been in the city for several days, when seen today said: "My company Is very much gratl fled to leiirn. as a result of my visit of Investigation here, that there Is a cordial spirit of appreciation on the part of our suhscrllers of the efforts thut we are making to furnish Aahe ville with a highly elllclent telephone service. "I am Impressed with the fact that we muHt look for a luhstnntlul growth In our business in the coming year and the company has made ample pro vision for It. We have completed I plunt modern anil emclent In every respect, and have a well organised force to operate It. "A prominent business man, who hns Inspected our plant In operation within the past few days, hits su ges' '(I that It would be well for every subscriber to visit the telephone build Ing and see the ample provision which we have made In the way of equip ment and well organized force to meet the demands of our putrons. "We heartily endorse this sugges tion and hope that as many of our subscribers aa can do so wll visit our plant. Wa are satisfied that their visits would be Interesting and enter tainlng, and profitable both to the subscriber and t othe company." Kvery Ronus You Clot During Tills JmiH Period Adds 33,000 to Your Score of IJoiiiot Votes. BOXUH OFFF.K OS ' XKXV Bl'BMOIUPTIOX Every candidal bring ing or sending to The Qaxette :- News ofTlce Ave n.w yearly subscriptions to The Oasette-News. 125.00, to be delivered by carrier, or six new yearly subscriptions to The Oasette-News, $14.00. to be delivered by mall, be tween Wednesday, September 1st. and midnight Wednesday, September 8th, will be award ed a voting certincato for J6, 000 votes additional to th regular scale. On two year subscription will be counted aa two yearly subscriptions, and each candidate may secure aa many of these clubs as possi ble. Two six-months subscrlp ' tlons will be counted aa on year and all six months sub sorlptlong heretofore sent In will be counted In this magnl flcent offer. C.MTION TO CANDIDATES. eL New York, Sept. (.Lieutenant Orncrnl Henry C. Corbln, IT. 8. A., retired, who was adjutant genernj dur ing the Kpunlxh-American war, died ut the Itoosevelt hospltnl here at 3:30 o'clock this morning following an operation. Keavutly Kcturmil from Kurn. , General Corbln returned from Eu rope only a few days ago after taking treatment at I'urshad. Ills condition was Improved by this treatment and hu went to London In August but suf fered a relapse and went to Paris for further consultation With physicians. Washington, Sept. 8. -The war de partment otlliia la were greiuly mir prlHcd and shocked this mornlDg when Informed of the death In New York. as result of an operation, of UeneraJ II. C. Corbln. It was known that Gen eral Corbln hud not been well for some months, but that his III nets was serious was not even considered. Mrs. Corbln and ex-Governor Iler rlck of Ohio were at the bedside when death ensued. The general had been suffering for two years and on his re. turn from Europe Sunday an opera' tlon waa decided upon. General Cor bln leaves three children by hla for mer wife. Ills second wife waa a Miss Patten of Washington. For conspicuous service as adjutant general of the army during th war with Spain he was promoted to th grade of major general and subse quently promoted to lieutenant gen eral, with which rank he went on the retired list. All contestants are warned ' that they must return all blue. slips and bonus votes before' ale the closing time of th eonJ ate tent. Remember that these U certificates are votes, and thai ale you do not receive credit for - ale what business you have sent 'ate ' in unless the vote are In this , office or In th mall at th atx'' Closing hfi of th contest 'aaV 'i ' - ' !e e'.e .e.e .e-e.e..s.i e e e e e e e a I i . . . ..... t . . . pni I".''" The last week of th contest la now under way, there being only (our mora , days. Only hours of work and ' possible worry, for no candidate ean be too sure they are going to Win any walk away, for every Indication points thut the scores will b very close. The candidates, generally speaking are of the prise wlnjilng kind, and the outsider who can pick the winner certainly has one on th contest man, for never In his experi ence has he seen such a largo number of ranilldntea put up a better fight Th time Is getting shorter every . . . i i , - . ' hour and If you would prevail, your efforts must Increase proportionately. The wise ones are not letting a moment pass without doing some figuring, or better yet Increasing ttielr score In axime way. The weather man has been co-operating with the candidates In all parts of the state on this the last week of The Oasette-News Great Popularity contest. The weather has been per fect for the final round-up. Th con test man 1ms also done his share of offering a bonus of 15,000 votes on every club of new subscriptions, which should bs taken advantage of many times over If a candidal wants to add substantially to their deposit of bonus votes LA8T DAY OF 1JONU8 VOTES. Incidentally th contest man wishes to call the attention of all candidate that this Is positively th last day on (Continued on pag I.) i Automobile Carnival In Seattle. Seattle, Wash., 8ept I. What promises to be th biggest automobile carnival ever held In th northwest opened In this city today under th auspices of th Seattle Automobile as sociation. Th program cover four days and provides for a number of speed trials, parade and hlll-cllmb-Ing contests. IT. Washington, Sept I. Acting Chief Merrill of th revenue cutter service stamps as "utterly unwarranted" cer tain criticism lodged against th ac tion of th treasury depsrtment In ordering nine of the revenue cutters which patrol the Atlantic coast from Main to Galveston, to proceed to New York for participation In th Hudson -Fulton celebration, Chief Merrill ex plains that sis of th nine vessels af fected are regularly stationed at New I York. The Seminole from Charleston and th Qreaham from Savannah are declared by Merrill to be th only ves sel which will be withdrawn from coast scouts. This will necessitate the doubling up of vessel left between Charleston and Savannah until th re turn of the Seminole and th Qresham. Not a Bridgo Rcmilns Over San Mig uel River- One Women Was Drowned. Tellurlde, Col., Sept. t. The dam age from floods of Sunday and Mon day Is estimated at between $400,000 and IJOO.OOO. Not a bridge remains over the San Miguel river, and It will bo some time before normal traffic Is resumed on tha Denver and , Rio Grande. On woman was drowned. MAN KILLEDJNE HURT Both Engines Were Oemoliihed Ac cldtnt Occurred en Norfolk 4 Western. Roanoke, Va., Sept I. In a colli alon between local freight train No. 71 and th engine of another freight train at Rural Retreat on th main line of th Norfolk Western last night Fireman Moor waa killed, a negro brakeman waa Injured and both engines destroyed. Several freight cars were demolished In th crash. Nomination Ballot '4 e ta .. 'e . a. 'a e a; el la ejl Hiatal aee "eel eaeee'iaeeitee.ieeeeeeeeettaei taie at I hereby nominate i M. ...... ... . .ta . rt'ie a e ... ai l. e.aj e .. I. . e e ......OS ve.a) elei Address. . . . . . , , .... e. .. . . . . District My Name Is: f 'attl M... : Address .1.4 Profession ... ... . J --- . Date... . .. Hour.. This nomination ballot, when properly tiled out, count for 1,000 votes. Only one nomination ballot wH 1 3 credited to a candidate). Under no circumstances will the name cf mycrs r.:': lng a nomination be Sivuljed. . e :a . a) I ......... e.e.ie e'et i.ieee a . a .-al a . a.
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