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VOL XIV. NO. 208.
ASHEVILLE, N. C., FRIDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 8, 1909.
3c PER COPY
"WML MUST DECIDE"
none mi
A and E. T. Co. Vlif0m,-
.......
000 in Bonds from tN
combs County and $100,
000 from Asheville.
COMMISSIONERS ASKED
TO CALL COUNTY ELECTION
Surveys of Proposed Route to Galax,
Connection With Clinchfield,
Provide for 2 1-2
Grade, Max.
"It is up to the people to say
whether they wish to have the Ashe
ville & East Tennessee railroad ex
tended to connect with the Carolina,
Cllnchfleld & Ohio railway," declared
It. S. Howland, president of that com
pany, this morning. Mr. Howland
appeared before thebdard of county
commissioners today and asked them
to order a special election on the mat
ter of Issuing bonds to aid In the con
struction of the railway. Mr. How
land explained to the board that he
desired the people of Buncombe coun
ty to vote $200,000 In bonds, and
Asheville to vote $100,000 and donate
a site for a depot. The board of
county commissioners and Mr. How
land agreed that the matter should
ho laid before the people. The board
Informed Mr. Howland that they were
the servants of the people, and would
do whatever the people desired In
the matter. They suggested that pe
titions be presented before they took
action; that the board of trade and
the Ketail Merchants' association
and the people of the county present
petitions and then they would con
sider the matter.
In asking for the election for a
bond Issue, Mr. Howland stated that
all he desired was the same condi
tions that were granted the Appa
lachian Interurban railway about two
years ago, when a special election was
-Mm-fliM ordering that .bonds be issued I
to 'aid in the construction of the road.
Mr. Howland further stated that he
was willing to be bound by any kind
of time arrangement; that he was wil
ling to have a specllled time in which
to begin and complete the road.
Madison and Yancey Ready.
There now remains only about 7 1-2
miles to be completed in Buncombe
county. Madison and Yancey county
will be asked to issue $200,000 In
honds. There will be about 12 miles
of road in Madison, and about 19 in
Yancey county. It is said that these
counties stand ready to do all that
is possible to aid In the construction
of the line. While Buncombe Is ask
ed to vote more bonds than the other
counties it Is pointed out that the
property valuation In this countv is
many times greater than that of the
otner counties through which the line
passes. The proposition Is to extend
to this road the same conditions In
regard to the bonds as are embodied
in tho resolution authorizing a bond
Issue for the Appalachian Interurban
railway; that ' the county and 'cltv
are to receive stock In the railway in
consideration for the bonds. In re
gard to the complaint that Asheville
now has about a $1,000,000 Indebted
ness. Mr. Howland stated that he had
a water supply syndicate that was
ready any day to purchase the city
waterwork for $1,000,000; that this
would obliterate all the debts.
Untax the Junction.
The entire road has been surveyed,
and It la found that Galax, Mitchell
county la a better junction point than
Huntdale, and is the place where the
connection with tho C. C. A O. will
probably be made. The line will be
of standard gauge, and laid with 70
pound rails. It will be necessary to
re-locate part of the road near Wea
vervliie. for freight traffic, but the
passenger line will still go through the
town. This will- make a grade of
! 1-S per cent on the entire line; a
much better grade than on any road
now leading Into Asheville. The pro
posed route runs within a mile of
Mars Hill, and about the same, or
less distance, . from Burnsvllle..
Weave Company Will FurnlHh Power
The Weaver Power company Is now
pr.nurrna; to begin the construction
of a new power plant near Marshall,
end this plant Is expected to be com
pleted within the next year. The
Asheville & East Tennessee Railway
company has secured from the Wea
; ver Power company a very favorable
contract for power for this railroad. ,
Continued on Page Four.
I'IO'S OF STORM
ALOr.G HI COAST
Tropical Storm Still Centered Over
Point South of Western Half
of Cuba.
New Orleans, Oct $. The weather
bureau repeats Its storm warning of
last night , i
A tropical disturbance is said to be
still centered over the gulf. Just to the
south of the western half of Cuba.
There Is no danger along the Florida
Foast today.
FAIR ASSOCIATION
PLANS
MS
Haywood's Fifth Annual Exhibition Clos
ed A Notable AII-'Round
Success.
PARADE OF RIBBON STOCK
FEATURE OF THE LAST DAY
Winners In the Ilnby Show Yeslcr
day's Racing Events Attend
ance CimhI Tlirougliont.
Special to The Gazette-News.
Waynesvllle, Oct. 8. The fifth nn
fifth annual Haywood county fair
came to nn end this afternoon. Tin'
attendance today was as large ns on
either of the previous days. Ry night
fall most of the exhibits will have
removed from the grounds. The fair,
from a financial standpoint was most
Successful. The attractions have all
been well patronized. Among thosi
under local auspices was tho refresh
ment booth, maintained by the Indies'
Home Missionary society of the
Waynesvllle Methodist church. The
receipts will be used toward pur
chasing new pews for the church, an
a neat sum has been realized.
To Fnlnrge the Association.
The managers of the fair announce
that tho full list of prize winners in
all departments would be published
ns soon ns completed. A movement
Is on foot to Increase the capita
stock of the association, which ha
conducted the fair for 'five years, and
add several buildings of large propor
tions to those already on the ground
A features of today's fair was the
parade' of ,the blue ribbon stock. A
number of women who had entered
horses and cattle In the show han
dled the lines In the parade and were
Justlfledly proud of their prize win
ners, v
The Baby Show.
The baby show was the attraction
yesterday. H was Western Carolina
day, and the number of admittance
tickets taken was nearly double that
of the previous days. Kxtra attrac
tions were ndded to entertain the
crowds. The baby show was held on
the band stand Instead of the exhibit
hall, because of the Immense crowds.
The judges were ("apt. J. W. Bowles,
l. H. Plott and K. E. Qulnlan. all of
Waynesvllle. They are all fathers and
grandfathers, while Capt. Howies Is a
great-grandfather. The three judges
were thcreforce competent to Judge of
the beauty of tho babies with an un
prejudiced eye.
The mothers of the winners of the
prizes for babies under one year were
Mrs. Harry Hoth, Mrs. Edward Wil
liams and Mrs. Thomas Edwards,
Those between one and two years old,
of which there were nine entries, were
Gussle Francis. Marjory Pcnland and
John Tlfton, Jr. There was only one
entrant in the class between two and
three years of age Love Farmer,
Mulo lUiee. Etc.
A mule race, a mile long, free-for-all,
was run by Charles TurhyMl and
Wado Kingsland, well known young
mules of Waynesvllle. Tho mules
ridden were not of blooded stock, but
were borrowed from one of the
farmers of Qulnlandtown, a suburb
of Waynesvllle. William Smnther
Smothers was the winner of the prize
of $10 offered to tho hoy or man
catching tho greased pig. This was
one of the most amusing features of
the day.
ALBANY EXTENDS
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Half Moon and Clermont Made Vovage
Escorted by Imposing Line of
; Vessels.
Albany, N. V., Henry Hudson, on
his voyage of exploration up the Hud
son, reached Fort Orange, now Al
bany, In the Half Moon on September
19, 1609, and Robert Fulton, the first
to navigate the river by steam,
brought the Clermont to the Albany
dock two centuries later on August
13.. 1907.
Today Albany welcomed both the
Half Moon and the Clermont, as they
voyaged up the river, escorted by an
imposing line of naval and otner ves
sels, and dropped their anchors near
Riverside park, where, earlier in the
day tho welcoming Heet had renaeg.
voused.
A Negro Hanged and Shot.
, Greenshurg, I.., Oct t. That Ap
Ard, a negro, was lynched several
miles from here Tuesday night be
come known today. t
Young Ard, who killed a planter
several months ago, was arrested ear
ly this week and was n his way here
with a constable when a posse over?
took them, and he was hanged and
hut.
HEARTY VJELGOME
New York Herald and The Gazelle -
Alii EARLY RISER
President Starts on His Second Day
Roughing It, With 50 Miles
Journey in Prospect.
Wawonn, Cal., Oct. S. President
Taft was up at 5 o'clock this moili
ng and nn hour later ho had shifted
by stage to see the giant trees of the
Mariposa grove. He will leave tills
afternoon for Glacier Point, at the
top of one the great granite cliffs that
wall Yoseinlte valley. When th
president stnrted out on his second
day of roughing It ho had !i0 miles of
stage riding before him.
PUN FOR PRIZE FIGHT
FAR DUTINIE GULF
Galveston Sports Offer $70,000 for
JeffrieslJohnson BoutScheme
to Evade Texas Law.
Onlveston. Tex.. Oct. S. A local
sporting combination is said to nave
offered a SI 0,01)0 purse for tho Jeff
ries-Johnson light If Johnson win
fight here. The scheme Is to build
pavilion on the rock jetties live
miles out In the gulf, to accommo
date from 10,000 to 20,000 people.
The Texas prize fight laws extend
only three miles from the shore.
OLD STORIES ABOUT PEARY
REVIVED BY A CLERGYMAN
Antarctic Explorer Think Cook's He
cord Should Go First to Geneva
Geographical Society.
Copenhagen, Oct, 8. Captain C. E.
Morchgrevlnk, the antartiu explorer,
oniioses the proposed submission of
Dr. Cook's records ao the University
of Copenhagen and to the American
deorgraphlcal society. He. declared
today that this would not prove satis
factory, both bodies being, ho thinks,
prepossessed In favor of Pr. Cook.
Capt llorchgrevlnk suggests that the
geographical society of Geneva, as on
unprejudiced body, should be asked to
settle the matter.
A Greenland clergyman named Lud
wlgs, a member of the Cape York
mission, acquainted with both Cook
and Peary, has opened a campaign
against the latter, reiterating some old
allegations as to his 111 treatment of
the Eskimos. Among other charges
he alleges that Peary once deserted a
band of women and children on the
Ice without food, because they hin
dered the rapid progress of his expe
dltlon. THE WEATHER.
Forecasts until I p. m. Saturday:
For Asheville and vicinity: Partly
cloudy weather tonight and Buturday
slightly warmer tonight ' .
WIS
News.
"BEVARE OF
ENTIRE
BURN TO DEATH
Fire Started While Occupants of House Were Asleep Sev
eral Others Rescued, But Four Fishmans Perished
Crowd in a Paralysis of Excitement by Horror of
the Thins: Two NeegToes Are Arrested.
NKIIVIU.K. Oct. S i'otir per
sons wi re burned i:i a tin
which destroyed a brick dwell
ing house here today. Several other
persons were rescued from the build
ing. Two m imics have been arrested
on suspicion in connection with the
origin of the live.
The lire broke out while the occu
pants of the iiniise were asleep, and
great headway had been gained when
It was discovered: and so intense was
the excitcniciii caused by the horrify
ing screams of women that no organ-
BE
T
Irving Wanted to Appear as Witness in
the Smith-Williams Hearing
Today or Tomorrow.
Indianapolis, Oct. '8. A subpoena
Jor Irving Hanbr of Washington, I).
C, to nppenr here next Tuesday as a
witness In the hearing or Delavan
Smith and Charles It. Williams, pro
prietors of the Indianapolis News,
churged with having committed crim
inal libel In the Panama canal pur
chase controversy, will be served In
Washington today or tomorrow.
IMPORTER!) OF TOBACCO
T
Have Been Bringing ni $1.85 Wrapper
as 35 Cents Filler, Says Trea
sury Department
Washington, Oct. 8. Strict instruc
tions for the proper classification of
tobacco Importations, which will re
sult In an Increase of revenue for the
government, were Issued jtoday by the
treasury department, following ad
vices Jhnt recent examinations of to
bacco Invoiced as tiller and paying 16
cents duty disclosed a considerable
quantity of wrapper tobacco, taxable
at 11.85.
Officials believe the government has
for some time been defrauded this
way. Instructloha are forwarded to
customs collectors to seise all Impor
tations Improperly clasullled.
D
WASHING
VIDDERS
FAMILY
ied attempt at rescue was made un
til after four lire companies had ar
ris ed on the scene.
In spile of heroic efforts to enter
tlie apartment in Hie face of Haines
bursting from the windows, every
member of the Fishninn family per
ished. The negroes arrested were Jim llut
lev and George Harrison, who have
been banging about the building.
Tin V were known lo have had trouble
Willi .1. A. Tliiiss, a grocer, who occu
pied the ground Hour.
A GREAT WELCOME
IS
St. Louis' Greeting Most Enthusiastic
Since His Arrival at
Copenhagen.
SI. I.ouis, Oct.
S. lr. Frederick A.
explorer, headed the
of centennial week
Cook, the arctic
most impressive
pageants today, the military, histori
cal, and education parade. The greet
ing given the explorer was declared
to have been the most enthusinstlc he
has experienced since his arrival at
Copenhagen.
lr. Cook was surrounded by mount
ed police who kept the crowds from
capturing the explorer.
Another popular feature of tho pa
rade was the appearance of the offi
cers and men of the United States tor
pedo Hot 11 111. The Jackles were re
ceived with deafening cheers.
BY A MADDENED NE6R0
Her Injuries Such That She Will Prob
ably Die Police Searching
for Assailant
Danville, Ills,, Oct. 8. The police
are searching for a negro who en
tered the home of Mrs. Alice White
and kicked nnd heat her so that she
probably will die. '
The man followed Mrs. White home,
forced his way Into the house and
demanded that she accompany him to
a place where, he said, they could
smoke opium. lie seemed Insane.
CROP CONDITIONS
AS ON OCTOBER 1
Corn, Wheat and Tobacco Averages
Reported Comparison With
Same Date Last Year.
uiiKiiiiigtoii. ihi. . I ne crop re-
Milling iHinril of the deportment of I
agriculture today made nubile the fol-
owing estimates of crops on OcIoImt I
I. last:
Corn cobditlnii, 73.H ns compared
with 77.M on the same dale lust year.
Spring ulieat quality. 00.. ns com
pared with NH.I In IIMIH.
Spring anil winter wheat combined,
average quality 00.1 us compared with
HI). I last your.
The average condition of tobacco at
(lie time of harvest was 81.3 against
S4.1 at harvest time 1U08; by Import-
not tobacco states as follows:
Kentucky XI, North Carolina "7.
Virginia SK. Ohio U, Pennsylvania 66,
Tcnncsscc S2, Wisconsin 7f, South
Carolina S4, Connecticut 88. Florida
PUN TO GURTA1L
Discussed by Governors of the A. C. M.
Ass'n Asheville and Many Others
Bid for Convention.
Charlotte, Oct. 8. The advisability
of adopting a plan of curtailment In
cotton yarn spinning Is today occupy
lug the attention of the hoard of gov
ernors of the American Cotton Man-
ufiuturers' association, in session
here. Jn addition to this Important
matter to he decided today, the board
will select the place of meeting of the
next annual convention.
While some slight advance In the
COTTON SPINNING
price of cotton yarns Is now I construction of the bridge, were sub
notlceablo it is believed some curtail- mltted. These propositions range In
ment plan will be adopted; perhaps I l,r,'e from &T.0 to SlK.000. The
two days a week, or one week a
month.
Considerable eomoetltlon Is belns
exerlcsed by various cities for secur-
Ing Its annual meeting. Kesldes Char-
lotte. other cities who desire the con-
ventlon ore ABhevllle. Richmond. At-
i . it..i.u .,, ni. n ..- a.
IIIMltl, DIlllHIVi IU rilllll VUIIIMMI, Ch.
Louis. Cincinnati, Memphis. Nlngara
Falls. Atlantic City and New Orleans.
Charlotte. Oct. 8. Bullotln) Char-
lotte Is chosen as the next meeting
place of the American Cotton Manu -
facturers' association.
TWO E AHTIIQUAKF, SHOCKS
FKLT AT DAITON, UA., TODAY
lloiisos Were shaken Throughout tttc
town, Ilut nn luinagi lias Ileen
Hcnortml. 1,1
Dalton, Oa., Oct, 8, Two distinct
earthquake shocks were felt here this
morning. "
. Houses were shaken throughout the
town hut no damage is reported.
Big Series Between Detroit and
Pittsburg Draws an. Im
mense Crowd Gates
Besieged Early.
AND AFTER BALL GAME
IS MIDDLEWEIGHT FIGHT
Championship of the World in That
Class Will Be Virtually Decided
When Lomis and
Papke Meet,
THE MXE-CP.
Deri. ill.
PlltHbiirg.
Byrne, 3 b
Leah, cf.
Clarke, If.
Wagner, ss.
Miller, 2b.
Abstein, lb.
Wilson, rf.
Gibson, c.
Adams, p.
Jones, 1)., If.
Bush, as.
Cobb. rf.
Crawford, cf.
Dclahauty, 2b.
Morlurlty,' 3b
Jones, T., lb.
Schmidt, c.
Mullin, p.
lUXLFTIXS.
First inning -Cobb worcri for IC-
roll. I'ltlhhnrir, no runs.
Second Inning Neither wide scored.
Third Inning neither side scored.
Fourth Inning Detroit, 0, Fills-
burg I.
Fifth Inning hotroU 0: PIUHbunr
Total wore Detroit 1; lltutbiirg
Sixth Inning Detroit O; Pittsburg
Seventh 0 to 0.
Fight Ii II to 0.
Mnlli 0 to 0.
K. H. E.
4 5 0
1 6 S
Pittsburg
Detroit . .
Pittsburg, Oct. 8. What is expect
ed to bo a record breuklng crowd for'!
the world s championship baseball
began to gather early at Forbes
iirui muiiy, iti witness me opening
game of the big series between De
troit, three times champions of the
American league, and Pittsburg, win
ner of the National league pennant i
Those who were not lucky enough
nor rich cnnilffh in neenrn rfa.riM,l
goats besieged the gntes at an early
hour. The gntes were opened sev
'ri hours before the game was sched
''" " begin. A tremendous rush
for seats followed, and In a short -
time all hut reserved sections and
boxes were tilled to overflowing with a
baseball-mad crowd.
The national commission has an
nounced that Umpire Johnstone
would work behind the plate, with
O'lioughlin on bases.
louiilH-Papke Fight.
At the conclusion of the world's
championship game this afternoon,
sporting Interest In Pittsburg will cen
ter In n six-round bout between Wll-
1 He Lomis nnd Hilly Papke, to be held
here tonight The battle will Vlrtual-
ly decide which one of them is to get
the crown now worn by Stanley Ket
chel, as middleweight champion of
the world. '
m m of aids
ON BETE RH
Commissioners Receive 33 Proposi
tions, And Are Working in
Mass of Data.
The Ivoard of county commissioners.
in session today to consider bids for
the construction of the proposed high
bridge and viaduct across the French
Kroad river near the Park avenue and
Roberts street Intersecetlon, thus con
necting Asheville with West Asheville,
hau not, at 8:45 o clock this afternoon,
l,n Bbl decide just what type of
bridge it desired and at Just what
Prpe.
When the commissioners met today
totnl f " propositions, for the
commissioners, in an eriori to avoid
I complications and to secure the best
bridge at the smallest outlay of
money, referred the many bids to
l'1- lrt P. Johnston, the engln-
T ,n lhe mploy of the commission-
n on lhe bridge matter, to determine
i wnicn wns me oe ma. !
1 '
When the commissioners called up
" mauer mis afternoon at 1:10
ociocg uapi. jonnstnn reported that
I he was unable to say Just which was
I'he best bid; that be had classified
(the bids and the construction and
these classes four classes were sub-'
I mltted to the board. It la now up to
the commissioners to determine which
class or type of bridge will be con-
I structed and which la the best bid
I made.
he commissioners at 8:45 o'clock
were considering the - matter with
I many people from West Asheville In
I attendance, Interested and cencerne !
I In the Hnal determination of the mm-
I mlssloners and the probable ,,
I of the contract