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ASHEVILLE, N. C, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 1, 1909.
3c FEU COPY
hJT AFT FINDS
Aviators of Dirigible Balloons
Still Hope to Win the $10,000
THE ROOSEVELT
HAVING ARRIVED IN NEW YORK, " ' .
SALIENT FEATURE
. N7sTIIE YAKIMA VALLEY, AN -
SWEETHEART
OLD
Cut the President Sets 'Em to
Cuessing by Telling People:
"Ycu Dan't Know Who
Sh3 Is."
TCCCr.'.A WILL TONIGHT
WELCC.V.E THE PRESIDENT
The President Today Visited the Fair
and Saw Blooded Stock Fav
' ors the Roosevelt ,
Policies.
I
Seattle,., Wash., Oct. 1. President
Tart today paid a visit to the Alaska
Yukon-Pacific exposition, first thing,
to witness the parade of bloodod stock
In a live stock, show. On Jila way to
.the fair. he reviewed the children, of
the Broadway High school. . After a
half hour at the stock show the prest
dent and party were taken to the Beat
tie golf club, where they spent five
hours. In a speech the president said
it was his purpose to carry" out the
. Roosevelt policies; as he understood
them. " ' . - .. .0.'
Going to Tacoma, .
... Tacoma, wash., Oct" 1. Everything
Is in readiness for the; reception of
President Taft, who Is due to arrive In
Tacoma this evening. Six hours will
be spent here,' and during that time
the president will be escorted through
the principal business section to the
opera house, where welcoming exer
; clses are to be - held. - The streets
through which the president wHl
. travel have been decorated, lavishly.
. Hundreds of visitors have come to the
. . ritv to s.-e the nresldent and the out-
. pouring tonight Is expected to be very
. 'great, ...,'-': f
, v A New Bond of Sympathy. ;
"I have discovered a new bond of
ayinpalh with the . Yakima valley."
; - uM the nresldent Yeeentlv. "that volt.
. found an old sweetheart of mine set-
tied in this neighborhood. You don't
know who she Is," he continued, "and
I am not going to tell you? but before
. she gets through she will be one of
the most successful farmers of the
valley, for if she' can cultivate fruit
as she did the' good will of the young
men Of our' neighborhood she will
Succeed.". . '
" To Spend Two Day In Portland. .
Portland, Ore., Oct. 1. Portland
Is putting on her best bib and tucker
in anticipation of the coming of Pres
ident Taft. The president is to spend
V two days in thls-tity, arriving from
Tacoma at 7 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing and remaining here until 6 o'clock
. nunaay evening, wncn ne win nepan
' for California. A program of elabor
ate entertainhent has been prepared
' by the local committee, headed ' by
Senator Bourne and Mayor Simon.
uuring his stay here tne president
will be quartered at thfe Portland hotel
ed for the accommodation of the pres
", idential party. Tomorrow morning
win De aevoteu to an auiomoime inp
, -about the city. In the afternoon the
president Is expected to address a pub-
lie meeting in the Armory and in the
" evening he will be the guest of honor
at a banquet. - He will not attend dl-
' vine services Sunday, but will lay the
? cornerstone of tho new Universalis!
' church Sunday morning. The remain
der of the day probably will be spent
-r : as th guest of Senator Bourne. .
' k" A Big Crowd.
Seattle, Wash., Oct. 30-Speaklng
before the largest audience he has
faced since his trio beran a crowd
that overflowed the national amphl-
'"theater of the Alaska-Yukon-Paciflc
.exposition with Its seating capacity of
nearly 20,000, President Taft yester
day announced that he would urge in
his coming message to congress the
enactment of a ship subsidy law. .
Air. jail UQcwrcu intii inB country
was ready to make such experiment
and that something must be done to
build up an American merchant ma
rlne. His utterances on this subject
,. were received with great applause.
Government for Alaska.
When the president turned to Alas
ka, however, and declared that he was
opposed to granting a territorial form
, of government to that far off posses
' sion, the statement was received
(Continued on page J.)
Jury In the Black Case
Discharged; a New Trial
Columbia, Oct 1. Judge Memmln
ger today dismissed the Jury in the
trial of Major Black, a former direc
tor of the dispensary board, charged
with accepting a bribe and ordered a
The Bristol "Drys" Fear
a '"Deal of Drunks
Bristol, T ., Oct. 1. To protect
the Tennessee half of Rristol, which Is
. "dry" against what he describes as
the "threatened deal of drunks." from
"wets,: or the Virginia half of the city,
rillfllEYTO
IT
Took the Train Last Night (or New
. York, but Would Make no
Statement
DR. COOK TO LECTURE
IN WASHINGTON SUNDAY
Many in Official Life Have Ix-t it Be
Known That They Will Attend
'the Lecture.
, Truro, N. S., Oct 1. Harry Whit
ney, who was with Dr. Cook, at Etah,
arrived last night from St. Johns, N.
P.i and took the train for New York
t,o,seo Dr. Cook. He declined to make
any statement ;
i Passed St. John,
St Johns, N. B., OcV 1. Harry
Whitney, the New Haven sportsman
who has become a prominent figure
In the polar controversy, passed
through here added nothing to tho
statement he already has made, but
re-afflrmed his belief that both Cook
and Peary reached the pole.
Is Going to Washington.
(Special to tho New York Herald
. - Syndicate.)
Washington, Oct 1. That Dr.
Cook will lecture here at the New
National theater on Sunday night is
welcome news. .
Many . In official lifo have already
expressed their intention of attending
the lecture, an" the' demand for seats
Is expected to far exceed the supply.
No Official Welcome.
Because Dr. Cook reaches here on
Sunday it is doubtful if any official
welcome or demonstration will be un-
ortnyi.n- lui f ommlimlolver MafWir.
land and others are desirous of meet
ing tho explorer and hope he will re
main over part of Monday. The Na
tional Geographical society will prob
ably withhold official action until the
scientific data of Dr. Cook and Mr.
Peary have been passed upon.
, Scientists here today brought out
new facts In connection with Dr.
Cook's arctic explorations and ex
plained two reasons why they have
absolute confidence In him pending
the receipt of his scientific observa
tions. In tho first place it Is pointed out
that the Danes, who have Indorsed
Dr. Cook at the first discoverer of
the north pole, were extremely anx
ious that this honor should go to one
of their race and that they would not
willingly give the palm of arctic ex
ploration to Dr. Cook unless they had
practically made sure that he deserv
ed It.
It is remembered that upon his ar
rival at Copenhagen Dr. Cook was
closely questioned about many details
of his trip, and that It was only after
he had given satisfactory demonstra
tion that Mr. Maurice Egan, the
American minister, was In a position
officially to cable to the United States
government that Dr. Cook's proofB
had been accepted.
Danes Have to lie Shown.
"Tho Danes are the hardest, people
in the world to convince," an official,
who will later examine both the Cook
and Peary records, said today. "They
have to be very sure before they ad
mit anything, and this especially so
In Arctic exploration, which Is their
province." '
It was also brought out today that
scientists consider that Dr. Cook's
Antarctic explorations some years
ago are very significant In connection
with the present controversy. When
Dr. Cook went Into the Antarctic re
gions It was not known whether he
h,i made astronomical observations.
i Hevninned that he began making
them after the trip had got some dls.
tan under way. but after his return
thi.ro was some delny about getting
them together and presenting them to
the world.
They Became Bombastic.
Ttecausa of this delay there were
some skeptics who questioned the sue
cess of the expedition and who became
particularly bombastic when Dr. Cook,
(Continued on pap i.j
new trial. This action was taken be
cause one of the Jurors had carried
n - nnvAi-.iaflon with outsiders, and
a newspaper had been thrown Into the
Jury room, containing eauunai com
ments on the graft trials.
Recorder Burrow, beginning today,
will Impose a minimum fins of I2S for
drunkenness, and declares "there Is no
guarantee that the fine will not be
raised to ft larger amount"
COOK
Baldwin and Tomlinson Are not Deterred
by Mishaps That Befell Their r
Airshipi on Wednesday.
BALDWIN'S FALL INTO RIVER
A SENSATIONAL SPECTACLE
Dninnse to His Ship Slight Willinr
Wright, In His Aeroplane, Mdu
Good, as Usual. ;
Special to The Gniette-Ncws. '
Now York, Oct. 1. In spite of their
misfortunes of Wednesday, Capt
Thomas S. Baldwin and George;!.
Tomlinson are still hopeful of winning
the $10,000 prize offered by the ijew
York World, for an airship race from
here to Albany," The time limit ex
pires October 9.
Wright Made Good.
Three times that same day Wilbur
Wright soared from Governor's Island
in his hugo silvcr-gray aeroplane, nnd
In each of these flights revealed a skill
that "amased beholders. Riding the
air; like some giant bird, this strange
ship did bewildering things. It cir
cled the shores of Governor's Inland,
floated above tho masts and funnel"
of big and Uttle -ships, passed high
above -Castle Williams, then waltxed
around the Statue of Liberty, so close
thst the aviator could have almost
clasped 'that proud lady's hand.
Wilbur Wright did all this nnd
more, not as an exhibition of his aerial
powen?, but by way of light practice
for the official flights in store for New
York and her 3,000,000 guests.
Baldwin's Mishap.
Spoctncular as was the start of the
dirigibles, which was witnessed by
hundred!" of thousands mnased around
Fulton Flight square on Riverside i
drive for blocks above the Park and
on the Jersey shore, the unexpected
descent of Capt. Baldwin was the most
thrilling feature of the attempt to
duplicate In tho air Fulton's feat by
water. ' 1 ' .. , '
Capt. Baldwin had risen as grace-
fulb lightly m nmtgulVelrehHt
to tho west of Grant's Tomb and was
swiftly heading up the middle of the
Hudson over the line of battleships on
his course to Albany, when the
throngs on the shores and those on the
crowded decks of battleships and ex
cursion boats saw the airship tremble
as if struck bv a hard blow irnm the
side.
A moment later the propeller was
seen to stop. Slowly the big silver
coated gas bag settled toward the sur
face of the river. Sailors and excur
sionists saw ('apt. Baldwin gesticulat
ing violently as launches from the lmt
tleshlpB New Jersey and North Caro
lina put out toward the Bpot where
he was settling.
A Moment of Danger.
At the Instant of the keenest disap
pointment of his life he reallxed that
those who were trying to save him
were placing him In the greatest dan
ger, far greater than a mere drop into
tho rlcer. As the puffing launches cir
cled closer about the descending air
ship where Capt. Baldwin's voice could
be heard, the meaning or his excite
ment was understood. One spark
from tho funnel of a steam vessel
meant an explosion that would almost
certainty end all attempts to reach
Albany or any other earthly goal.
But the excursion bouts and launch
es heard the captain's orders In time
and left to Frank Kane, steward of
the Peter Pan club, on Barry Point
opposite One Hundred and Ninety-
fifth street, a short distance below the
Inwood station of the New York Cen
tral, the glory of rescuing the air nav
igator. Kane hadn't figured on llfo saving
work, but was on the right spot at
the right time. Tho trouble was that
the framework of the bridgo buckled,
putting the steering gear out of com
mission.
ft
Their Silver Wedding Occurred Today
and Relatives Are at
Lincoln.
Lincoln. Nob., Oct 1. Falrvlcw,
the home of Mr. and M. William J.
Bryan, was. the scene of a great re
union of family and friends today In
..i.hrRtlon of the Bryans' sliver wed
ding anniversary. A dinner party for
which more than 100 Invitations were
Issued was a feature of the celebra
tion. During tho day numerous pres
ents and felicitous messages were re
ceived from friends and admirers In
all parts of the country.
The wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Ilryan
ocourred at Perry. Ills., October 1,
1884. Mrs. Bryan was Miss Mary
Bslrd, daughter of John Balrd, whose
the earliest
settlers of Pennsylvania. The wedded
life of Mr. snd Mrs. Bryan nas uern n
singularly congenial one, Mrs. Bryan
havinir followed her husband In all
his interests and activities. They
have three children Ruth, William
J., Jr., and a race, all of whom were
present to share In the silver wed
ding celebration today. ..
BIG HI '
OF BRYAN FAMILY
CA1T. BALDWIN'S AIRSHIP, BEFORE HIS Tt'MBLE IXTO THE IICD-
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Is Lad Demented,
L Estate ?
Employe of Biltmore Estate Reported to Chief Chambers,
'-'at'it'13by;sXiiiweruig Description of A. C. Churchward,
Who Disappeared from th e Asheville SchooJ Sept.
' 19, Was Seen There Last Night.
The mysterious disappearance Run
day, September 19, from the Ashe
ville School, five miles from Asheville,
of Alexander Gray Churchward, the
petted and nurtured son of Mr. and
Mrs. Churchward of Hampton Iteuch,
New Hampshire, may limit- solution
in a story brought to Asheville today
from the lilltmore estute. Tho story
was, in effect, that a boy answering
tho description given of young
Churchward, made his uppeurtincn at
Biltmore house, the mansion of Mr.
and Mrs. (Jeorge W. Vanderbllt, Inst
night about 9:30 o'clock; knocked at
a rear door of the mansion, and when
tho knock was answered by a laundry
maid tho supplicant rambled and
talked in such manner as to frighten
tho maid and lead to the conclusion
that the pen-on was of unsound
mind.
In fact, the maid could not under-,
stand what .tli" boy was talking about,
and one of the house hoys was called.
Tho house boy asked the lad, who
had knocked at Biltmore House, what
ho wanted, and the stranger In reply
said that he had "come thero to
work." Tho servant of Mr. Vander
bllt asked who hud sent him and
quick came the reply,. "The Lord
sent mo."
Jtculicd Something Was Wrong.
The house boy, realizing that some
thing was wrong mentally with, the
visitor, coaxed tho boy away from the
munslon. The lad .went away and has
not been seen, since. Ttie occurrence,
and a description of tho boy was re
ported to F. M. Patton, nlgfit watch
man at Biltmore House, and Mr. Pat
ton realizing that the oy answered
almost minutely the description of
missing Alexander Gray Churchward,
came to Asheville this morning nnd
reported the matter to Chief of Po
lice Chambers. Chief Chambers feel
ing that perhaps the visitor at 1 11 It
more House last night and young
Churchward were one nnd tho same
person, but sot desiring to organise
a posse nnd Institute a search over
the Biltmore estate until satisfied that
nothing had been heard from the
missing student, sent the following
message to Mrs. Churchward at
Hampton Beach, New Hampshire:
"Have you heard anything from
your son? If not, wire Immediately
as we have some Information of a
strange man wunderlng about In this
section.
"J. K. CHAMBKHS. .
"Chief of Police, Asheville."
' Although tho message was sent
shortly after 10 o'clock this morning
nothing wns heard from It until
noon, when the local Western Union
office received an office message slat
ing that Mrs. Churchward lived snv
eral miles from Hampton Beach; that
the charges for delivery of the mes
sage would be at least $1 and inquir
ing if the delivery charges would be
guaranteed at this end of th line.
Chief Chambers authorised a guaran
tee of delivery charges hut up to 1:J0
o'clock no roply had been received.
May Organise Ponae
Chief Chambers said that In the
event he received a reply to the ef
fect that the parents of the lad had
heard nothing Of his whereabouts a
posse would be organised, and search
made of the Bill more estate In on ef
fort to llnd tho boy that acted In such
strange manner at Biltmore House
last uiKht .,und to establish, as a fact,
whether or not the boy nnd Alexan
der (Sray Churchward are one and
the same person.
The Asheville School tills afternoon
at 1 o'clock said the school had heard
nothinir whatever from the student.
The. school said that the last thut had
been seen or heard of the boy was
ISiinduy, September 19, when a fnrm
lui ml is alleged to have seen young
(,'hurehwiird board a Toxaway train.
AT
NASHVILLE TODAY
White Man and Negro Are Hanged, the
Executions Being the First
Under the New Law.
Nashville, Tenn., Oct. 1. At sun
rlso today Win. Mitchell, a white man
convicted of the murdrr of 'Squlro W.
II. Hindmiin, In Hutherford county,
and Cecil I'nlmer, a negro, sentenced
to death for criminally assaulting n
woman near Lelmnon, Tenn., paid tho
penalty for their crimes on tho gal
lows. These were tho first executions
under tho new law which provides that
nil executions In this stato shall be
hold at the state prison. Both Mitch
ell and Palmer had . been respited
twice.
Members of the National Grographical
Society Will not Attend the Cook
Lecture "Officially."
Washington, Oct. 1. In view of the
polar controversy the board of direc
tors of the National Geographic socle,
ty .today held a special meeting to de
termlne the attitude It should assume
toward Ir. Cook, upon the occasion
of his visit here next Sunday, when
he will deliver a lecture on his arctic
experiences.
The decision was reached that Dr,
Cook, under th circumstances, could
not be recognised in an official way.
The conclusions of the board were
stated In an announcement by Pro
fessor Willis I Moore, president of
the society, in which It was urged
that both Peory and cook lose no
time In submitting their observations.
notes, and data, to a competent sclen
tlflo commission in theUnlted States.
Ail
NO RECOGNITION
IN OFFICIAL WAY
ris;
T
Will Continue Without Modification
Policies Regarding Conservation
of Resources.
SAYS WATER POWER TRUST
IS CERTAINLY BEING FORMED
IC Will Bo Ono of the Biggest Ques
: tlons to Come Before Con
gress Next Winter.
Washington, Oct 1. With full de
termination to continue without tho
slightest modification his policies re
garding conservation of tho nation's
natural resources and national forests,
Olfford Plnchot, chief forester of the
government, returned here today af
ter tho Inspection of practically nil of
the national forest reserves.
Mr. Plnchot stated emphatically
that he would not resign. Pointing
out that there Is water power trust
certainly In process of formation, Mr.
Plnchot declared that It Is one of the
biggest questions which will bo put
up for action at the next session of
congress. '
IN HARRIS CASE
Argument Being Made, and Case Will
Likely Co to Jury Before
Tonight
Wnrrenton, Vn., Oct. 1. All evi
dence in tho Harris-Thompson trial
has now been submitted to the jury.
Just before the case was closed, the
ominonwealth attorney attempted to
have Mrs. Thompson, widow of the de
based editor, for killing whom Frof.
larris Is on trial, and Albert Flacher.
Jr., state whether they had ever
heard Thompson make threats against
Harris. The court sustained the de
fense by ruling this evidence out as
m proper.
At the noon recess the court In
structed the Jury unrt at tho beginning
of tho nfternoon session arguments to
the Jury were begun. It Is expected
tho case will bo in the hands of the
Jury tonight.
Strong lolnt for Vromer tiUnn.
The prosecution scored a point yes
terday when th fiourt sustained an
objection offered when the defense at
tempted to place on tho stand in re
buttal ex-Judge Shumate, foreman of
the grand Jury which Indicted Hnrris.
It was stated that the defense ex
pected to prove by the witness that
Irwin Maxhelmer, ono of tho witnesses
for the prosecution, contradicted his
testimony given before the grand Jury
when he stated that Harris had called
to him to take Thompson away for
fear of trouble which might result if
ho continued his aggressions.
Miss F.tta Anderson, an eye witness
of the tragedy, testified for the de
fense In rebuttal that she did not hear
Harris call for Maxhelmer to take
Thompson away.
Its Tone Was Offensive.
W. C. Marshall, senior psrtner of
the dead editor, was cross examined
as to the trouhls Harris and Thomp
son hnd In October, 1908, over a bill
sent the former for his subscription
to The Warrenton Vlrg; .'in. He said
(Continued on pegs 4.)
PfNCHOT RETUR
in
TESTIMONY ENDS
Spanish, Meeting Moors,
Have Serious Reverse
Force of Spaniards, Reconnoitered, and Returning Were
Ambushed by Moors Fighting Was Fierce and Bloody
General Vicaro, Threo Other Officers, and 11
Men Were Killed. ' t"
Mellllla, Morocco, Oct. 1. A Span
ish force from Zeluan, reconnotterlng
yesterday In the direction of Sokel
Jemls, encountered the Moors, and
met with a serious reverse. General
Dlos Vicaro, thre other officers and
14 men were killed, and 181 men
were wounded. ...
Not Known In Madrid.
Th latest Spanish defeat In Mor
rocco, In which General Vlcarlo lost
his life, la not yet known to the peo
ple of Madrid, and the authorities art
carefully suppressing details of the ac
tivities of yesterday and Wednesday,
which Indicated that the Moors were
resuming the offensive.
It is not known, however, that the
Spaniards retired from the summit of
Mt Guruga because of th sudden ap
pearance of 4009 Moors, whose attack
Whistles Blew and Men Cheer
' ed as the Steamer This
Forenoon Started
up Hudson.
COMMANDER PEARY
ARRIVED EARLY TODAY
He and Crew Took Charge ot Steamer,
and Participate in Hudson- '
' Fulton Celebra- , . ;
- tion. -
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New York. Oct , 1. No
hero returning . from victo
rious battle ever received: , a
warmer welcome than ' tliat
Which came from the; interna
tional wat fleet drawn; up In
tho Hudson when Robert E.:
Peary steamed past In his
arctic ship "Roosevelt." The
men-o-war of eight nations
rose to the occasion and hon
ored the American naval offl-
4 cer as he stood on the deck
it of the staunch little steamer
4 that had borne him toward
4 tho polo. The Roosevelt
J brought up the rear of the
naval parade that sailed up
4.
tU
tho river today to Join In the
Hudson-Fulton celebration at
Ncwbuigh.
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4
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THE ItfWSEVELT STRANDED.'
' West Point. N. Y., Oct. 1. Com
mander Peary's oliip. the Roosevelt Is
stranded In tlir Hudson river near J.
Plerpout Morgan's private: landing be
low Highland Walls. ;
New York, Oct. 1. Commander
Peary arrived from Portland early to
day, and at once took command of
the steamer Roosevelt,, which; ' was
coming up the harbor amid the salutes
of other shipping when Mj.andMj-..,
Peary arrived.
Commander Peary declined to make
any statement bearing on the contro
versy as to who reached the pote. He
was delighted to be aboard the Roose
velt In the naval parade, he said.'
The RooNOvvit Feature of Parade. '
With Commander Robert E. Peary
and every member of the crew that
accompanied him on his quest Of the .
north pole aboard, the steamer Roose
velt Just back from the region of eter
nal ice, was the salient feature of the
naval parade today up tho lower Hud
son to meet the Half Moon and the
Clermont at Newburgh. This naval
parade was the principal incident of
celebration today, so far as Manhat
tan was concerned. . 1
The Day in Brooklyn. -
In Brooklyn the historical pageant
of last Tuesday was repeated, and
there was everywhere the usual expec
tation of areoplane nights, but the
great majority of sightseers flocked to
the banks of the Hudson. There they
saw that great Meet of excursion steam
ers, steam tugs, yachts, motor boats
and other craft which rendezvoused
between Fort Lee and Spnyten Duyvll,
and about 10 o'clock fell Into line for
the fifty mile Journey to Newburgh.
The Roosevelt's progress from quar
antine to her dock at tho foot of West
End street, was marked by a continu
ous blast of whistles and when she
came off Riverside drive, where the
crowd was gathered, and started on
her way up the river the salute was
taken up by thousands of cheering
voices. i .
THE HALK MOON AND CLERMONT
GIVEN WELCOME AT NEWBCRGU
Newburgh, N. T Oct. 1. New
burgh, where for a time during the
revolution Oeneral Washington mads
his headquarters, today gave welcome
(Continued, on past 4)
was expected momentarily.
The enthusiasm that followed the
snnouncement of the possession of Mt.
Guruga Is dampened by th reports al
ready made public, and the people
will be further dismayed when they
hear of the reverse ot yesterday.
The division under Oeneral Tovas,
supported by Oeneral Vlcario's brig
ade and two squadrons of cavalry and
battery of artillery had made a recon
noissance Into the Renl Bulfrua' terri
tory and It waa on their return In th
direction of Zeluan that the PpsnUr.lt
fell Into a Moorish ambush and were
attacked furiously.
The fighting was fierce and bliv.
The Spaniards held their own until t
arrival of reinforcement, with !! i f
which they succeeded lit beat !h ;r
the Moors, but at a heavy tou.t i
dead and wounded.