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ASHEVILLE, N. C, SATURDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 18, 1909.
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DR. COOK IS READY,
By Recent Floods in "Mexico
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HE TELLS ASSOCIATED PRESS,
TO PROVE'CLAIMS
President's Most Important Ut
terance Since He Entered the
White House, in Speech
at Winona, Minn.
MINNEAPOUS-ST. PAUL
GIVE HIM BIG GREETING
Representative Tawney's Followers
Give a Mighty Cheer as Presi
dent Warmly Approves
His Course.
Minneapolis. Sept. 18. Flags anl
other patriotic decorations flying In
the brceie wufted a silent welcome
to President Taft while tlio big crowd
which surrounded the exits to the
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul sta
tion gavo the nation's chief executives
a noisy greeting 'as he stepped from
his private car here today. '
B. V. Nelson for the Minneapolis
committee and Frank B. Kellogg for
tho St. Paul committee greeted Presi
dent Taft. They rode with him In the
first of throe big automobiles, which
carried the party from the station.
The president was given breakfast
as the guest of 50 of the prominent
men of Minneapolis.
Speech at Winona.
In the most important utterance he
has made since his occupancy of the
White House, President Taft at Win
ona last night. In a state which Is the
hot bed of "Insurgent" mnvt mrnt
within the republican party, defended
the Payne tariff bill as the best tariff
measure ever passed by a republican
congress and hence the best tariff bill
the people have ever known
Tho president boldly asserted that
the insurgents who voted against the
bill had abandoned the republican
party.
Stands by the Iaync Bill.
"Was it tho duty of the member of
congress who believed that tho bill did
nnt' aooompHnh everything that,,, It
"WrtjTff 'tomeeornpHsh,'-to ' vote against
It? arked the president. "I am here
to JusHfy those who answer this ques
tion In tho negative. I am not hero to
defend thoso who voted for the Payno
bill, but to support them."
To this statement, tho crowd in the
Winona opera house responded with ft
cheer which could be heard far down
the street It was shouted by tho ad
herents of Representative James A.
Tawney of this district, the chairman
of the house committee on appropria
tions, who has been on tho defensive
ever since the adjournment of con
gress because he did not vote with
the oiher members of the delegation
Continued on Page Four.
Doctor Says Johnson Is Resting Easily
and Is Suffering Little Pain,
at 8:30 a.m.
Rochester. Minn., Sept. 18. The
following bulletin has Just been Issued
by Dr. McNevIn:
"The governor's pulse Is 105 and his
temperature 89.2. Respiration nor
mal. He is resting easily and Is suf
ferlng little pain. He Is, however, In
a very badly exhausted condition, but
If, holding his own.
"In two and one half hours from
bow (8:30 a. m.) the tirst crisis period
of 72 hours will have been reached
,. W4 passed. If the governor continues
to hold his own and passes the period
uccttxfully, and continues through
the rest of tho day and night until to
morrow morning In as good condition
at present, his chances for recovery
will be better."
Rochester, Minn.. Bept 18. At 7:30
o'clock this morning tho night nurse
t fit. Mary's hospital stated that Gov
ernor Johnson was sleeping and that
his condition was somewhat Improved.
With his wife at his bedside and
his physicians In constant attendance,
Governor Johnson is swaying between
life and death. . In the offlclnl state
ment given out by Dr. Charles Mavo,
shortly before midnight the surgeon
stated:
"I do not think Governor Johnson
will dlo tonight. If he survives torn or
fw he will have an even chanco for
his life." ,
miss Margaret Sullivan, a nurso,
aid at 7:0S: "I feel much alarmed
for Governor Johnson, t Mrs. Johnson
nys the governor Is very low." Dr
Charles Mayo entered the sick room
t 7 o clock.
Dr. McNevln could not be seen. It
was learned that the governor was. In
another sinking spell. His pulse
dropped from 102 to 7 between 8;J0
nd S;S0 o'clock, when Mrs. Johnson
was called to her husband's bedside.
Is Renting Easier.
Rochester. Minn.. Sept 18. Dr,
wm. J. Mayo Issued the following
bulletin M :S0 o'clock: "Governor
Johnson Is resting easier. I think he
Is getting some little strength. I look
IS STILL FlbHTirJb
GRIM
MONSTER
lor no Immediate chanpe." I
INJURED IN A
CAR COLLISION
Two Cars Returning from Coney Island
Collide Young Women Are
Trampled upon.
New York. Sept. 18. A rear-end
collision of two Htrcet cars heavily
loaded with passengers returning from
the MardUt.irus, at Coney Island to
day, caused severe Injuries to n, doz
en persons. The two cars wero mov
ing at a rapid rule, the forward car
was stopped suddenly, and tho roar
one crashed into it, derailing both
cars. Several young women were
trampled upon by men who scrambled
out of the wrecked cors. and. men
and women were painfully cut and
bruised.
A WAR ON RAGE TRACK
GAMBLING !N NEW YORK
Twenty Additional Warrants Obtained
Today Attempt Will Be Made
to Serve Them.
New York, Sept. 18. Assistant dis
trict Attorney Kldor of Brooklyn said
today thut twenty additional warrants
against alleged bookmakers had been
obtained, from County Judge Fnwcett
and an atempt to serve thorn would
be made at the (iravesend track this
afternoon. Tho eighteen men arrest
ed at the track yesterday were . ar
raigned today and held for examina
tion .September 27. It was said Ihut
prohahly Indictments would be liled
against them in tho meantime. . .
MARTINIQUE POLITICS
AT STAGE OF BLOODSHED
A Mayor Shot to Death by a Policeman
Further Serious Trouble
Feared.
Fort de France, Island of Martin
ique, Sept. 18. The local political sit
uation here Is serious and factional
feeling runs high. Yesterday Freder
ick Norbert, mayor of I Marin, a
town 30 miles from Fort do Fmnce,
was shot to death on the street y li
policeman.
The elections of members of t,Tat:l
council are to bo held September 2d,
and further bloodshed Is feared (hen.
Men are threatening to go vo "lie
polling places with revolvers In their
hands.
COL GEORGE HARVEY
Of
It Is Said That He Was Hurt Today in
Automobile Wreck Editor
Harper's Weekly.
Mnnnhnkkin. N. J.. Scot. 18. An
automobile containing three men and
a boy turned turtle on tho shore bou
levard near here, and one of the men
Inlurod. Is understood to bo Colonel
George Harvey, editor of Harper's
Weekly. He suffered a broken shoul
der blade and Internal Injuries.
. Moving Towards (iulf.
Mobile, Ala., Sept 18. The weath
er bureau this morning Issued, the fol
lowing: "The center of a tropical
disturbance passed over Plnar Del
Ulo province of Cuba last night and Is
now central about 100 miles north of
Yucatan channel and apparently mov
Ing towards the central portion of the
Gulf of Mexico.
lri!iikciincH In NHslnllli.
Nashville. Tenn.. Sept. 18. Tho po
lice records of Nashville show an aver
ago of six and two-seventh arrest per
dav for drunkenness since the prohi
biten law went Into effect on July
18th of this year.
lU'dmoml-Fnriiier Rout.
'.New Orleans, Sept. 18. Jack Red
mond and Kid Farmer are scheduled
for a ten round go at the Royal Ath
letle club hers tonight.
To lc Acton the Rlvrr.
New Orleans, Sept. 18. Pocky Mc
Fnrland and llav Ilronson. will meet
In a twent? round bout Sunday Jus
across the river from New Orleans.
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WATER RA
TO FIFTY
Minimum Put at 50 Cents The
Near-Beer Places Mr. Israel
' Routine Business
Probably tho most Important action
of the board of aldermen for months
was taken last night when the city
dads, on recommendation of the water
committee, reduced one-half the min
imum meter rate for water, cutting
the charge from'$l per month to Do
cents per month. This simply means
that consumers of water who use no
more than tho minimum amount dur
ing a month will In l'liluru li.-ivo to
pay only 50 cents per month Instead
of II. The near-beer pIiiccm also mine.
Into the limelight again during thr-
aldernianle session on a pl'ii of Judge
YV, P. Brown appeuring for one or
more of the near-beerites that tho
llttl" two-foot partition separating the
whiter from the Mucks be allowed to
remain. There was some discussion
of this two-foot partition and in reply
to a (piestlon the corporation counsel
said that under the law these parti
tions are obstructions. It was finally
decided and a resolution was passed
to this effect, to allow the partitions
to remain the helghth of the counter
but no higher. Cumberland avenue
residents In a petition to the hoard
complained of a certain flock of ducks
over In that end of town and earnestly
prayed the bourd to remove or cause
to be ' removed tho said "ouark-
nmickH." This Job was handed over
to the chlnf of police and the corpor
ation counst 1.
The board was called to order
promptly and after the rinding oft he
minutes J. It. Rich appeared usklng
thut some attention be given Gudger
street at u point neur where Mr.
Mich's Is sltmiUxl. lie said the street's
condition at that point is bad. Re
ferred to the street committee.
Apiicnl for Associate! CliurlllCK, ,
Fred Cone, on liohalf of the Flower
mission ami Associated charities, ap
peared requesting thot the fcoard In
crease the monthly allowance of 135.
Mr Cone said that during the summer
months the secrelury of the Associated
charities had been forced to work, ami
relieve as far as possible needy cases.
without funds; that it was the city's
unfortunates tho charity whs looking
after and thut ho thought the city
should pny more toward maintenance.
On motion of Alderman Glenn the
monthly contribution wus Increased to
1.15.
Supt. Tighe spoke ft word for the
Flower Mission but said that he was
before the board primarily In the In
terest of a walk-way through property
lending away from Southslde avenue
to tho Ashcland avenue school for
tho benefit of children attending that
school and who resldo In tho Atktnn
street section for Instance. Mr. Tighe
thought a plank walk would meet the
needs. The matter was referred to
thi street committee.
Mud In Fast A-licvlllc.
A petition was presented from col
orcd rltlxens of east Ashevlllo asking
that they be given tome relief from
the mud. It was stuted that recently
TE ISCUT
PER CENT.
"Jim Crow" Division in the
to Be Made "City Plumber"
of the Aldermen.
there was n sidewalk on Poplar street
but thut, now llo re was none. It was
further stuted that these people were
practically unable to attend church on
account of bad condition of streets
Referred to the street coninilitee.
Harrison Wilson, a negro, complain
ed about not being able to get into ti l
property through Courtlnnil avenue
This complaint hud to do Willi a mat
ter which Ih" board has lc t n wrest
ling with; a matter of condemning and
opening a passage way which Mr.
Courtlond claimed belonged to him
and which he hud fenced. Luler In
th evening the board adopted a Jnr's
report on the mutter anil Instructed
tho street superintendent to open up
the wny.
Judge W. P. Brown appeared In
the Interest of the soft drink places.
Ilia complaint had to do with th" ln
structlonn given yesterday by Chief of
Police Chambers that the two fool
pnitltlons in these places iiiut com"
down. Judge Hrown referred to Ho
rnet that the board of aldermen had
placed 4ts slump of approval on these
places by taxing or licensing them:
that all the d. ulers In such wares
wanted was the "little two-foot" par
tition to separato the negro and the
white man; that they wanted to ob
serve the law but that they thought
that this two-foot partition might bo
allowed to remain , for "Jim t row
purposes. Judge Brown wild that
after the passage of the iienr-beer
ordinance these men had nskeil t niei
Chambers about the two-foot partition
and the chief had told 'cm It would
be till right. Chief Chambers t this
point Interrupted to say that' I." had
told the men IhW bnt conditionally;:
that If there was objection or com
plaint they would have to come down
The chief said thta ther hnd been
complaint and ho yesterday notllled
the soft drink dealers to take the par
titions down. The mnttcr was dis
cussed at some length: the corporation
counsel was asked for and gave an
opinion and finally a resolution was
passed permlltlng the partitions to the
helghth of the counter, but no higher.
Klrcct Kerl.
Clark Halyburton read tho reports
of tho Juries on the Carter street ex
tension snd tho Cnurtlandt alley mat
ter. The Juries In both cases found
that there wero no benelits and no
damages. The Cnurtlandt alley report
wan adopted and later the street su
perintendent Instructed to open up a
way through the property condemned.
W. R. Whltson, appearing for Mrs.
Manner, objected to the adoption of
the Carter street report. He (aid that
Mr. Hamner had certainly been dam
aged; that other property along the
proposed street must certainly be ben
efited. Mr. Whltson bad a plat of the
nrouosed street 27 feet wide with
abutting property. This plat was con
sldered and discussed for a time and
then on motion the Jury's report was
Continued On Page Four.
BAD FOREST FIRES
RAGING
110
Four Fires in the Coeur D'Alcne Nation
al Reserve Great Loss
Threatened.
Wallace, Idaho, Sept. IK. Four (II
iistrous forest lires, two supposed to
have been of Incendiary origin, are
raging In the Coeur li'Alene National
Forest Keserve. 1 1110 hoiuesteud has
been doHtroved by tho Humes anil an
other is threatened. The entire avail
able force of forest employes has been
called to the scenes of tho four llrcs.
tine fire is near t lie town of Mur
ray. another on tho North Fork. (
third at the old mission and the
fourth is near Enuvillu. Tho fires are
reported to have gained considerable
headway and much valuable timber Is
in danger of destruction.
F
He Covered More Than 45 Miles in an
Hour, and in Alighting, Fell
into Water. .
Ostend, Sept. 18. 1Oiils Paulhun
tho French aviator, flying In a Volsln
biplane, won the prise of 15,000, He
covered 73 kilometers, 43 1-1 miles.
In one hour, at an altitude ranging
from 240 to 300 feet. In alighting
the aviator fell Into the Water. He
was promptly rescued by spectators
and sustained no Injuries.
M CARMEN WILL JOIN
Brotherhood Reported to Have Voted
Yesterday to Affiliate, After
Long Fight
Atlanta, Sept. 18. It Is authorita
tively staled that the convention of
the Brotherhood of Railway Carmen
of Amerlra, In executive session, yes
terday voted to affiliate with the
American Federation of Lalior.
This question haa been before the
convention of carmen for years, and
It was only after a hard fight that a
vote was finally taken.
RENCH AVIATOR
WINS THE $5000
REN EG AR DECISION
15
S) It Is Said, of Ma. Breese and Mr.
Dickerson Other Points to
Be Argued.
THE BANK CASE GOES UP
TO CIRCUIT APPEALS COURT
Tint Final Chapter of the Long, Tc.
b us Cmo Ih Closed, So far as
Clrt'tilt Court is Concerned.
After tho ending' of the hearing
yesterday afternoon. Investigating
the charges of alleged Improper re
marks of Deputy Marshal Robert
Ramsey, while in charge of the Jury,
Judge Newman drew up u formal or
der to the effect that the officer never
made any audi remarks as wtts al
leged in tho affidavits of Jurors J. K,
Norton and John tiarren; and denied
he motion of counsel for Messrs.
Ilreeso and Dickenson, under sen-
eni'c to Imprisonment and line, for
a new trial upon the grounds that the
ury was tampered with.
Judge Newman also made nnotner
order In the case, formally oenjuiK
he motion for a new trial upon the
assignment of errors which wiui sub
mitted to the court this week by nt-
rneys for the defendants. Judge
Moore asked the court ior uiou "
submit the bill of exceptions, and It
was agreed that Judge Newman sign
in order allowing the bill of excep
tions to be presented to him ut At
lanta.
To Court of Apouls.
As far us the Cnlted District court
Is concerned the matter is now prac
tically ended, and will be entirely so
uhen the bill of exceptions is signed.
The defendants have given notice of
anneal tCk..tU United States Circuit
Court of Appeals and the case will be
reviewed by that court probably next
summer.
Tho defense Is relying. It Is "said
upon tho recent Renager decision to
have the bill of Indictment qunsneo
Another point which tho defense will
argue before tno appellate cnuri
that which wus argued licrore Judge
Newman here last summer, when the
defense alleged that members of the
grand Jury which presented tho bill
of Indictment at Greensboro In 1897
hnd not paid their poll taxes; In fact
that two members of tho grand Jury
had failed to pay their poll tax. The
matter was thoroughly Investigated
and Judge Newman overruled the
motion to quash the bill of Indictment
upon that ground, holding that the
members of the grand Jury had paid
their poll tax within the meaning of
the law. In Juno of this summer an
other effort was mado by the de
fense, when, relying upon the recent
Rennger decision that the grand Jury
should report tho bill of Indictment
In open court In a body; they argued
that tho bill of Indictment hud not
been properly presented; that It was
simply handed In by the foreman and
was placed away In a pigeon hole un
til last summer when it was taken out
again and the defendants were ar
ralgned upon the bill charging con
splracy to defraud the First National
bunk. It Is said that another point
they will rely upon Is that they will
allege that the grand Jury was not
properly coiiBtltuled, not being duly
summoned.
Should the I'nlted States Circuit
Court of Appeals hold that the Ren
ager decision applies In this case, and
that the bill of indictment was not
properly returned, and quash the bill
then will be written the final chapter
In this noted case which, has been be-
fore the courts for the past twelve
years, es under the statute of llmlfa
lions the finding of another bill or In
dictment Is barred.
Another legal point that will be ar
gued. It Is thought on appeal. Is,
there was a conspiracy na alleged In
the bill of Indictment, prior to three
years before the bill of Indictment wa
found, whether that conspiracy,
Continued on Pago Four.
Ho Rcmaindcd In the Air for an Hour
and a Half This Fore
noon. Berlin, Kept. 18. Orvlllo Wright
made a new record at Tompelhof Held
for sustained aeroplane night with a
passenger. He remained In the air
for one hour and thlrty-nve mlnues,
carrying Captain Englehart He
broke his own record, made July 17.
TnE WEATHER.
Forecast until 8 p. m. Sunday for
Ashevllle and vicinity: Partly cloudy
weather tonight and Sunday.
Ml
WRIGHT MAKES
ft NEW RECORD
Tell the American to Have the
Fullest Confidence In My
Conquest of Pole"
He Says.
HE TALKS QUITE FREELY)
OF PEARY'S ASSERTIONS
Reports That Peary Told Cook's Es
kimos at Annatok That He
Was no Longer r.
Alive.
un noaru me steamer Oscar IL, at
Sea. Sept. 17. -(via Marconi wirelesa
telegraph to Cope Race, N. F.. 18.
"Tell the people of America to have v
the fullest confidence In my conquest
of the pole. 1 have records of obser
vations made by me which will prove .
my claim. I shall be glad again to
set foot on American soil."
This was the brief message Dr. '
Frederick A. Cook asked the Associat
ed Press to give to his countrymen, as
he nears home on the steamer Oscar
H., due to arrive at New York next
Momluv.
Dr. Cook discussed freely with the
Associated I"rees correspondent tho
assertions of Commander Peary that
he (Cook) bad never reached the
North polo.
When be departed from the North,
Dr. Cook said, he left a depot of pro
visions at Annatok, north of Ktah, in
hnrge of Rudolph Franchn had In- '
structions to go niulh aboard a whal
er and return later. This he did
nil missed the returning vessel, owing
to a slight Illness. He was then taken
aboard Peary's ship, the Roosevelt.
"Commander Peary found my sup
ply depot at Annatok." Dr. Cook con
tinued, "and the ICskiiuos In charge
and told him that 1 was dead, which t
they believed to he true. i
"Peary placed two men In charge
of the depot, boatswain Murphy and ;
another. . Harry. Whitney, the New
Haven hunter, also remained there.
Aiurpny nau oraers not to searcn ror
me, but was told he could send Es
kimos northward the following spring;
from tho relief depot. .
hen I returned from the pole
unexpected, Harry Whitney was tho
lirst to gee me and to tell me what
had occurred. Whitney was plnced
In possession of the facts concerning
my Journey to the pole on the condi
tion that he would not Inform Com
mander Peory or his men of them.
At tho same time the Eskimos who
had accompanied me north were told
to maintain the strictest silence.
When I went Into the depot there
was a dispute between myseir and
Murphy, who delivered to me written
Instructions he had received from
Peary although he himself could
neither read nor write. These In
structions showed that he was making
a trading station of my depot, the
contents of which hnd been used In
trading for furs and skins.
fin one occasion Murphy asked ma
abruptly: 'Have you beer beyond 87?
Hut 1 was determined not to let Peary
know of my movements and replied
evasively that I had been much far
ther north. From this statement has
bei n concocted the declaration that 1
Continued on Page Four.
ASK II WRIT OF ERROR
IN B. FJOBERTS CASE
In Which $2000 Damages Was Re
covered for the Death ol Plain
tiffs Son.
Judge James H. Merrlmon, attorney
ror the Louisville ft Nashville Rail
way company In the suit of B. F.
Roberts, administrator for John Wes
ley Roberts, deceased, against the
Itoulsville ft Nashville Railway com-
. , i. . , , 1. n u lln.l Ia fti.lv.. hTawmin
I " .' i " " " -
for a writ of error in the case, which
han been granted and the rase will
be reviewed by the United Statta Cir
cuit Court of Appeals.
The question Involved In the appeal
Is thnt of Jurisdiction, whether the
act having taken place In Tennessee,
tho Vnlted ntatoa court for the West
ern district of i North Curollna had
Jurisdiction.
Tho case was tried before Judge
Newman this summer and Roberta re
covered $2,000 damages for the death
of his rnn, John Wesley Roberts, a boy
about U years of age, who was alleg
ed to have met hut death while em
ployed by the Louisville ft Nashville
Railway company In clearing out a
culvert under the tracks of the I ft
N. It was alleged that owing to the
running of trains over the tracks, tho
earth caved In and crushed the boy so
badly that death ensued from Injuries.
M. W. Bell, Locke Craig and Mr. Dil
lard represented the plaintiffs.
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Contenders for Pennant.
Philadelphia, Sept. 18. With I
"Chief Render, on the firing line, f.
Philadelphia, and "Wild Mil" I ih
van doing the twirling fur Detroit, t
two contenders for the A"
ueague pennant, begins t!. 's n