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THE AC2CCIATZD DISPATCHES - lie Jmh m azette , 4:cor. :i Weather rorecc:: Fair. VOL. XIV. NO. 203.. ASHEVILLE, N. C, SATURDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 2, 1909. ScPER COPY The' of the Hudson-Fulton Celebration in the City of New York -- LI' - - . . - i 1 , i n J ::-ftv" 'J., ' , v. a' ;, .. , Taking Oath or OFnci 1 The Half Moon. ' v .. . li -; ' 1 (( "m:I& ; - PRESIDENT TAFT N' M . IS VERY WARMLY WELCOMED (11 J jvi 11 )f . . wmwvm I lilt V : I S I 1 I I III I 1111 sv q nnniiinirnnu i anin AW 1 i 7 m. ..mmmmxmm hkhohit p fop if. ztfKSym nnwc nrp onn wm . TAf -xcsss-illArm' ftrw. Httrwa II li Mill II I III I 'i 1 1 1 ii i 1 1 1 i niii KUoAtw I sal u. ARE COWIING HERE IS LAUNCHED IN hi -infill nnrriiuii i r i iiinnnni liiiv hhhi-NUii 1 1-man w wiiMmiaaikBtotoii iiii i uu Citizens of Western City Will : Minister to Comfort of Their L Guest by Making Few De ' '. maii(t'rnii ilfanimn . 6 it U TAFr UTTERANCEjS HAVE PLEASED SEATTLE PEOPLE Attitude of German-American Alliance ? ls Explained br President C. J, Hexamer of Philadelphia. They Like His Remarks Relative to the Proposed Strengthening of the Country's Merchant Marine. . Portland, Ore. Oct. 2. The wel come which Oregon has given to Pres ident Taft has been quite In keeping with that of the states he traversed on his westward Journey, noisy as human voices and salutes could make It and as cordlul In words an In other ' manifefltatlons of patriotic Joy. i Th presidential special reached Portland at 7 o'clock this morning and was met by a reception committee composed of Senator Bourne, Mayor Simon and other representatives of the state, the city and the commercial .or ganizations of Portland. The day's program of entertainment began with a breakfast at the Portland Hotel and closes tonight with a big banquet at the same hostelry. Interspersed be ' tween the two gastronomic functions were automobile rides about the city, a luncheon' with a party of represen tative citizens and a public address delivered in the Armory. Throughout the day large crowds congregate! about the hotel anxious to catch a glimpse of the distinguished guest and his every appearance was the signal for an outburst of nthUHlasm. - , . The president Is to remain In Port land over Sunday. Tonight and to morrow he will be the special guest of Senator Bourne, one of his most intimate personal friends. The only public appearance of the president to morrow will be when he attends the laving of the cornerstone for a new tTniversallst church, on which occa sion It Is expected . he will make a brief address. -' fine Taft "Advert Uement." . ' The president's definite recommen dations In regard to the strengthening of America's merchant fleet in the Pacific. will. In the opinion of his v friends, here, be a greater Taft "ad vertisement" In the Pacific States than anything he has done since he became president. Seattle people already have pointed In their mind's eye the picture of the mighty city of the future which the president suggested to them as one result of Pacific ship subsidies, and Similar pictures undoubtedly are be- ' . (Continued a page S.) Cincinnati, O., Oct. 2. With 260 delegates , present, representing 18 states, the biennial convention of the National Oerman-American alliance opened here today. One of the prin cipal Blngans of the organization, anti- prohibition, was souiided by President Dr. C. J. Hexamer, (Philadelphia) in his annual address. He believes the Alliance, with a membership scattered over 34 states, should make Itwlf felt more than ever In the fight against all laws of a prohibitory nature, In dealing with the liquor question. Liberty "Enijighteninqthe. WokLdU . SECRETARY OF WAR, IN AID OF LOUISIANA SUFFERERS, ; : , ! WILL SEND SUPPLIES FIRE THREATENED AN ENTIRE SQuAR E Damage Amounting to $100,000, Es timate, Is Done by Flames in Pittsburg, Pa. Pittsburg, Oct 2. Fire which threatened to destroy the fiitlre square bounded by Twentieth, Mary, Nineteenth and Ha rah streets. In the southsido soctlon of the city, broke out shortly before 1 o'clock this af ternoon. The warehouses of the Mac-Hoth-Kvans Glass company and tin ratterson Coal & Supply company were burned. The flames spread rapidly and af tor burning a number of freight cars reached the Wolfe Brush company and u large lumber yard. Shortly before 2 o'clock the fire was under control. The loss la estimated at SiOO.000. Cutter Crew Wins Cup. New York, Oct 2. The cutter crew of the United States ship Mih nesota won the raoe for the Batten burg cup today. The crew of the Louisiana wns second, and that of the British cruiser Drake, third. THE WEATHER. Forecasts until 8 p. m. Sunday, for Ashevllle and vicinity: Fair tonight and Sunday, with little temperature. change In Number of South Carolina Citizens Will Attend Good Roads Con vention Next Week. Used a Stomach Pump on the Suffragettes "London, Oct. 2. Writs have been issued against Home Secretary Olad . atone, and the prison officials of Bir mingham, In connection with the ac tion for assault, for ' the forcible 1 feeding, with a stomach pump, last week, of a number of suffragettes, who persisted In going on a "hunger strike," while In Jail. ' The suffra gette leaders contend that the forci ble feeding is Illegal. Correspondence of The Gazelle-News. Greenville, S. C, Oct. 1. C. It. Thomas, of Milburn, N. C, , an expert on good roads, who under the employ of the government s in the city for an indefinite time looking over the va rlous county roads and giving demon stratlons as the best method In build ing an economical good road. While In this city Mr. Thomas will person. ally supervise the cnstructlon of a stretch of good road between this city and the country club. Just a mile out side of the limits. To Itc lieu ii n at Oihc. The county commissioners hove or dered the work to begin at once, In the building of this macadamized, tarred, road. With a forty-fout-wlde stretch, and a twelve or fifteen foot macadamized and turret! streak down the middle of the road there will ,be left a good dirt road on each side, thut can be used In fair weather, thus making it In every way conven ient to tie traveling public. Tho ANlievlllc-Grccnvllln Highway J. t Goodman, the county super visor! took Mr. Thomas out over the northern part of the county on the old Buncombe rond, where there Is con siderable work being done and a great deal of work to be done. In the near future. This work Is being pushed on this road for the fact that the good rosd highway between Oreenvllle and Ashevllle Is still being discussed free ly. In talking over the various methods of building substantial nnd economl-' cal roads, Mr. Thomas says to a Gazette-News representative that the ex pense of a macadamized rood used most over the country In this section hnrdly costs more than $3,500 per mile. In many cases where the roads are situated over a rock bedtha coBt Is not so great. ? (rceiitillc Interested. Tho coming good roads convention to be held in the city of Ashevllle Oc- tolier 5-6-7 has created considerable Interest among the good road en thusiasts in this city and as a result the following gentlemen will attend as delegates from this county. Messrs. W. O. 8urrlne, C. O. Allen, B. P. Qondlet of Travelers Rest, besides the commissioners. Extensive prepnrntlons are being made here for the next County Fnlr. which will be held the latter part of F. J. D. 15 P0I1 GUILTY Jury, Alter Deliberating All Night, Re turns Verdict and Defendant Is Given Four Years. Asheville Citizens Join Those of Murphy Division, in the Movement to Secure Better Schedules. Warrenton, Va.. OcL 2. Prof. J D, Harris has been found guilty of the murder of Kdltor Thompson. He was sentenced to four years .In prls on. IMIlMTHtcd All Night. All during Inst night the Jury In tho case of Prof. Harris, who has been on trial here since hist Tuesday, on charge of Imwng murdered Wm. A. Thompsonassociate editor of the Warrenton Virginian, deliberated over the evidence submitted. Anticipating that the Jury this morning would be ready to unnounce its decision nt the opening of the court the little court house was taxed to it sutmost as soon as the doors were opened. The Jury found llurrls guilty of voluntary manslaughter. HAD SIX SHOOTER AND ALSOCAIiflERA Evidently Wished to Get a Shot at the President With One of Them Is Arrested. Portland. Ore., Oct. '. Cupt. Bailey and two local IH-Icctlvcti arretted heavily armed nutn in rout of the I'orllniitl hotel Juwt as President Taft was entering an automobile, to ir tkinnte In the military imnulc. The niu ii refused to give his name but sab he wan from Houston. . Cool. lUilley was BttrnWed by tb tK'iiiliar net Ions of I be man. He had a camera anil was tryintc eseraici lo reach h point of vantage cloxc to the prrNlilciit. Niinmionlnjr two detec tive. Itnllev placed the man undr iirrcxt. - When ws relied a nix shooter wns foil ml tutou liliii ami a quantity of extra ammunition. ' The Society, in Session at Winchester, Will Select a New District Committee Today. The light for better train schedule on the Murphy division of the South rn schedules that will give the peo llo of tho division on opportunity to ome lo Ashevllle, attend to mutters of business and return the sume day has been formally launched by Ashevllle Interem and the commer- 1 it 1 and business interests of Canton, Wayneavlllo and other places along the division. The people of Wnynes vllle and Canton continue to petition the officials of the. Southern to In uugurate u schedule thot will put a train into Asheville about noon; anil returning leave Ashevllle In the af ternuoii about 4 o'clock. The Plans Advanced. Two propositions have been ad vanced; one to break the truln ut IlivHon City, sending one train into Ashevllle ubout 11 o'clock and an other truln westward to Murphy. This nlan. however, doesn't meet with the auprovul of Murphy division people so well us another plan that calls for the train Into Ashevllle at noon, or little before. It Is pointed out that In order to hccompllsh this train No, 20, which no wleaves Murphy at 8:60 a. m., arriving in Asnevuie ai j;zv, mum lio made to leavo Murphy ut B:30 in the morning, arriving In Ashevllle at noon, ncturning No. 19, which now leaevs at 2:26 in the afternoon, could be made to leave at 4 o'clock and thus mnke Its arrival at Murphy only 25 minutes luter thun at present. Commission lo Consider Matter, This train schedule matter will very likely be given consideration by the ' corporation commission next week. Secretary Kerr of the board of trade has received a letter from Corporation Commissioner Stm. Ilogers, stating that the commission will bo in Statesviile Tuesday and Canton Wednesday; that the commls slon will probably spend Tuesday night and Wednesday night in Ashe ville. ' While the commission Is here this train schedule matter will be presented and the commission prob ably asked to grant the relief d mantled. ' While much thought Is now being given train schedules on the Murphy division, train service on the Ashe vllle division between 1 Asheville and Marlon, or Terrells, is likewise claim continued on page t) Winchester, Oct. 2. The district - . m committee of the Burly tobacco so- lety Is In session here, canvassing the oto received from different counties n the Hurley district on the question of the 1909 pool. Tho committee has already ofll lally declared the policy us binding, ut hits extended the time for pooling until October 20. ; Revised reports received at 'head quarters of tho Hurley society here show 1 03,000 acres hnve lieen pooled, and 93.000 acres unpoolcd. A new district committee will be chosen to day. Action of Department Was Tk en After the Hearing from Congressman Brous- i i : , 'A ? i i I", t :f. MR. BROUSSARD VISITED.. THE STRICKEN DISTRICT He Reports That 378 Homes Were De stroyed, While 2,132 People Were Left Desti tute. Hear Admiral CIcImm-iip Dead. Washington, Oct. 2. Medical Di rector t nristopner J. t'leuorne, rear uilinlrul of tho Cnited States navy retired, tiled here today. He was born In Kdltilmrg. Scotland. In 183S and entered the naval service of the I'nlled Stales as assistant surgeon In May, 1861. He served through the civil war and during the Spanish war was In command of tho naval hospital at Norfolk. Washington, Oct. 2. The secretary of war will send 100 tents, (00 double blankets, and 800 mattresses, to tha cyclone sufferers In Terrebonne par ish. La. People are Homeless. ' This action was taken upon tha re ceipt of a telegram from Representa tive Broussard, who states ' that ha has Just returned from a trip through the stricken district He says I7S homes were totally destroyed, and 2.132 people left In destitute condi tion. Congressman Broussard again ap pealed to tho government for assist ance In way of tents, ' blankets and mattresses, and said he was sure con gress could be depended upon to con firm the secretary's action in aendloc the supplies. , Immediate Kale of Norfolk it Southern Is Ordered. Norfolk. Oct. 2. Federal Judge Waddill today directed the Immediate sale of the Norfolk & Southern rail way property, under foreclosure by the Trust Company 1 of America, trustee. Secretary Dickinson's Son ID. Washington, Oct. 2. Secretary of War Dickinson has received a tele gram stating that his son has had an other serious attack of heart failure. The secretary will leave immediately for his home at Belle-Meade, Tena.. where his son Is living. The Spanish, in Morocco to Continue Aggressive Madrid, Oct. 2. It is understood ments to the number of 15,000 men here that the government, after con- wl" be ent to Africa. Mt. Ouniga .,,,. .. ,. ..., , will be permanently occupied, and la .ultotlon lth the commander of the .MltoB tn, Bpn,ara. wlIl hotd a Spanish forces in Morocco, has de- big plece o territory with Tetuan as elded to continue aggressive opera- a base until the payment by Morocco tlons against the Moors. Reinforce- of the Indemnity of 120,000,000. Indians Are Restless; White Settlers Alarmed Cheyenne, Wyoming, Oct S. Un usual restlessness among the 3000 Cheyenne Indiana on the . reservation near Sheridan notlceeeie for several days, has caused serious apprehension among the white settlers in that vi cinity. The red men have been en gaged for four days In the ent i ( t the sun and willow dance. 1 i ernment recently 1!M; i nt. 1 ! among the Indian.
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