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VOL XIV. NO. 231.
ASHEVILLE, N. C, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 4, 1909.
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A BREAD SHORTAGE
j IN THE OPINION OF SECRETARY WILSON,
NOT TO BE FEARED
Like Famous Tichborne Case
In Some of Its Strange Features
HOOKWORM FOUND,
BROUGHT FROM THE ORIENT AND HAWAII,
ON PACIFIC COAST
But Secretary Thinks
Increm; v Population May
Some Darmbarrass
the Fan. jr.
DEPARTMENT DISAPPROVES
OF WHEAT GROWING METHODS
Practice of Syndicates in Sowing Wheat
Year After Year Is Rapidly
Exhausting the
Soil.
Washington, Nov. 4. Some day the
steady increase of population in the
United States la bound to overtax the
ability of the farmer to provide for
its sustenance; but that day Is very
remote, according to Secretary Wil
son, and it will not be necessary, in
the Immediate future, to Import grain
for bread, notwithstanding doleful
predictions of some publicists. Ev
erything depends upon the disposition
of the American farmer to make the
best of the resources of his land, and
to Improve the methods of agriculture
in accordance with the needs of the
people.
The prospects for a great Increase
in wheat production arc excellent. In
the opinion of the secretary, for two
reasons: first, the greatly enhnnced
market price would surely tempt
American farmers to plant more, and
second, the possibilities of growing
durum, Siberian wheat, in a large
part of the country regarded hitherto
as unavailable, The agricultural de
partment does not like the methods
pursued by wheat growers, the great
syndicates farming tracts of 10.000
acres in wheat, planting crop ;agaln
and again, without regard to the
necessary rotation that would Insure
the soli against exhaustion.
Secretary Wilson did not think It
probable that wheat would go below
ne dollar again, but he said: "There
IL .all! .Mr what mlirht fnllnW a fllB-
HnrfitfnW"'lt' -the. Industrial ana nnan
;Hd world, such as we had In It 07,
and should we agtoln meet surh a
crisis, It is possible that there would
again be 68 cent wheat.".
THE BUTLERS GET
A JEW TRIAL
Such Decision Given by the Supreme
Court, the Opinion Having Been
Written by Judge Hoke.
Raleigh, Nov. 4. The state Su
preme court has granted ex-United
States Senator Marion Hutler and his
brother, Lester Butler, editor of the
Caucasian, new trials Jn the case
against them In Guilford county In
which they were fined respectively
1500 and 1260 for criminal libel
against ex-Chief Justice Spencer B.
Adams of the Chocktaw-Chickasaw
Court of Land Claims, Indian Terri
tory, now republican state chairman.
The opinion is written by Justice
Hoke, and the new trial is granted
because of the wrongful admission of
evidence as to law of a statement by
a District of Columbia judge as to the
famous $750,000 counsel fees, which
the Judge, ku the North Carolina court
rules, merely treated as a fact, and
also the action of the trial Judge In
holding the Butlers as defendants to
admissions that had been made In
the Justice of the peace's hearing
purely for purposes of continuance
and which should not have been held
gainst them until proven In the nnal
trial.
WILL TRAIN VITH GOTCH
FOR HEAVYWEIGHT FIBHT
Chicago Paper Says Jeffries Has En
gaged Champion Wrestler to
Try His Strength.
Chicago, Nov. 4. The Inter-Ocean
says that with the hope of being good
and strong when he meets Jack John
son, In the heavyweight championship
contest, J. J. Jeffries has doclded to
engaga Frank Clutch, the champion
heavyweight wrestler of the world, to
work with him for a few months,
when he begins training.
Two-Cent Faro Hcwring.
Guthrie, OkU.. Nov. 4. Ths p
plication of a number of railroad
companies doing business In Okla
homa for an Injunction to restrain tht
state from enforcing the two-cent
passenger far law and making cer
tain changes In ths freight schedules
came up for hearing today before
Judg Cotteral In ths United Slates
Circuit court, rV
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OFFICIAL
IS
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C. L Warriner of the Big Four Offices.
Cincinnati, Behind, Perhaps
$100,000.
STOCK GAMBLING ALLEGED;
HE ADMITS HE TOOK MONEY
He U Said to Have Admitted, Also,
That Stork Gambling Had
Ik-en His ltulii.
New Yorl:, Nov. 4. C. I Warriner
until last Monday treasurer of the
Cincinnati nfliors of the Illg 'Four
linllroad passenger department, is ac
cused of being short In his accounts.
Whllo the amount Is not given, it is
believed the shortage- may reach J100,-
000. Wnrrlngcr made a statement In j
the. office of Albert H. Harris, vice- I
president of the Big Four Hnd general
counsel of the New York Central lines,
In the Ornml Central station here.
Warriner admitted tnklng money anil
it Is said declared stock gnmhlinir
hnd been his ruin.
For hours the accused treasurer was
closely questioned by Mr. llnrrls In
the presence of I,. J. Hackney, general
counsel of the Big Four: Vice Presi
dent Cnrstensen of the New Yorl;
Central lines and K. V. W. rtossltcr,
flnnnelul henrt of the system.
Leaves for Cincinnati.
After thin searching examination,
tho officers held a long conference us
to the best course to pursue in War
riner's case, Warriner started for Cin
cinnati. He was undir surveillance
anil every movement Is said to have
been closely vatohed although ho was
not under arrest. Mr. Ifnrrlt said
mi n.ineiM, i.i uiu rMiii iuf,r wan cuii -
sldernblc," hut he could not name th
exact figures.
' Carried $50,000 Indemnity. '
"An Investigation is now under way
at Cincinnati," said Mr. Harris, "ami
we shall have to wait until It is fin
ished before we can deal in exact llg
ures. The railroad compnny, however,
carried an indemnity policy In War
riner's case to the amount of $50,000,
Issued by the American Surety com
pany, and a claim on account of the
Iohfcs through Wnrrlnirer is now be
Ing made under this policy.
"The shortage was discovered when
the auditor In Cincinnati instituted u
new system in tho treasury - depart
ment. Mr. Warriner did not deny that
his accounts were short. He admitted
taking money that did not belong to
him. Mr. Warriner has been with the
Big Four for ten or fifteen years. Ho
has a wife ami several children. He
was among the most trusted employes
of tho road."
."Hid he admit gambling In stocks?"
Mr. Harris was asked.
"Well, that Is the way thnie things
generally begin, isn't it?" he returned i
I cannot say wnni .Mr. warriner stated
beyond his admission that he took
the money of the road and applied It
to his own use.
"Is any one else Implicated?"
"N'o; that Is, no one In tho employ
of tho Big Four," answered Mr. Harris.
"Now I have told you all that It Is
possible to tell about this unfortunate
matter. When It has been thoroughly
Investigated and the facts are all
known there- may be something to
add."
E
CENTER DEI SHIFTS
Father of Girl Who Routed Night Riders
Has Made Appeal for
Troops.
Louisville. Nov. 4.-Jackson is unlet
for the present and Mason county has
again taken the center of the stage,
one of its residents having called for
troops as a protection against night
riders.
The suppliant Is Ren Longenoeker,
whose young daughter, some nights
ago, held back attacking night riders
at tho tnussle of a rifle. The farmer
refuses to tell who threatened him
and for this reason Governor Wilson
Is disinclined to send trops.
Cotton Oil Dividend IiMrrawd.
New York, Nov. 4. The directors
or the American Cotton Oil Company,
which has plants In 1 different states,
today declared an annual dividend of
I per cent on cotton stocks, an In
crease of S per cent, over last yesr.
No Money for Burial Expense.
Atlanta, Nov. 4. In order that shu
may procure money to defray burial
expenses, the sister of Jud Elliott, un
der sentence to he hanged tomorrow
for murder, has addressed a letter to
Governor Brown, asking that execu
tion be postponed for ten days.
FOUND
SHOR
CATS MAJVSZ. JTWSJUZ.
Accounting of a Million Dollar Estate
Is Demanded of W. C. Russell, .
i -- . . .
the Heir.
CLAIMANT HAS WITTNESSES
TO PROVE HE'S A BROTHER
iiut
Another Mini Swears llo'w
Itn. titer, mid Nut William C.
ItllXHt'H'N.
Hit
i;nst Cambridge, Mass., Nov. 4.
Recalling in some of Its strange ffut
uri s the llcht for the Tichborne inil
llimi In Kni;luriil, the case of a ninii
calilng li i n-si'l f Punii I llliike ItiiHsell.
but who in eliilnieil us a brother.
James Otlbert Kousm an, by William
UiMissiau, of Brnshi-r, N. Y will b'
he-ird here next month before Judge
Oeorgn F. l-iwrenit In the rrobnte
court of Middlesex county. Kanlel
Hlckf U'tHsell, lis he styles hijiiself,
aswrtH that he Is the son of Daniel
BaiskcII and demand. from William C
Hut-sell, son nnd hi ir of the elder
Russell, an accounting of rn istnte
said to smount tj tl-.ooa.noo. Ther-i
irnk4' is Evolved In tin action tlti- eK
tat'o Of lrs. Panic! Hussell, which Is
est I mated to be worth more than $70.
000. Although the man calling liiin'lf
Daniel Blake lt'issc II hits produced
more than 30 witnesats who stoutlv.
aver that he Is the man hu asserts
himself to be, William C. RtiMsell. co
executor with Ferdinand B. Aliny. of
the father's estate, utterly repudiates
him and nan produced witnesses wlm
suy that ho. was born in Bombay, N.
Y., three years before the true Ininiel
Blnke Rusiell and went west years
ago after learning the blacksmith's
trade.
MR. TAFT AGAIN
He Took Breakfast With Congressman
Bartlett in Macon This Morning
A Warm Welcome.
Macon, Nov. 4 President Tnft
breakfasted this morning with Con
gressman Bartlett, Mrs. I'.artlelt being
assisted in the reception preceding by
eleven Macon ladles. Afterwards the
president was escorted to the fair
grounds, where the welcome extended
was ona of the most enthusiastic on
the tour. Stores, odlees, and
homes were gay with national colors,
mixed with a liberal display of Con
federate emblems. The decorations
were suggestive of "Tart day," live
'possums and persimmons forming
part of the elaborate dlspay.
(lovernor Brown and other state of
ficials left with the president for Ha
vnnnah after the ceremonies at the
fair grouuds.
HcHnIuii In lt)MUCM and Muhry Case.
Blehmnnd, Nov. 4. The Judgment
of the lower court In the esse of
Abraham Acord agnlnst the Western
Pocahontas corporation, appealed
from tho I'nlted States district court
of southern West Virginia, was af
firmed here today by the United
Stales Circuit Court of Appeals. This
Is the case In which the Baroness
Tlmiuea and Mrs. Florence Mabry, her
daughter, have fought so Vigorously
In courts.
iScnbonnl Out of the Woods.
Baltimore, Nov. 4. The Seaboard
Air Une railway, which on January
1, J90H, wac placed in the hands of
receivers because of Its Inability to
meet mulurlng obligations, lias settled
with its creditors and at midnight to
night the authority of the receivers
will end the property will be returned
to the company's directors.
HUM'kholders Take Seaboard.
Baltimore, Md Nov. 4. The re
ceivership of ths Seaboard Air Line
Hallway company, which has existed
since January S, U0, ends at mid
night tonight, when ths property of
the company la to b turned over to
ths stockholders, In acordance with
the decision of tl.s court.
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WISJAV
STEINHEIL CASE
HAS NEW TURN
Letter Signed "Jean Lefevre" Con'
tains Confession of Participation
Mme, Steinheii Baffles Judge.
PA It IK, N'.
was mill
Madami' :
N-. 1. A niu S"i!Mali'ii
l 'I to Hie ti i.il Ol
tilieil. charged w il li
the murder of I" r husband. Aiu iiKie,
and her step-in"' her. Mine. J . 1 1 . Iat-
I this afternoon. hen M. An I o it. tin
j prisoner's alt' ' in-y, suddenly inter
rupted the pri dings to present a
letter received by him, sinned "Jean
I-efevre," in vln.-li the writer stat'-d
that he wished In confess tu partiii
tiallon in the murders of hull
Madame Ktelnle il Is accused.
Hraniaiie In the inii l.
The writer, tbo attorney sai'l. bad
stated that be b: d been tivi n ome by
remorse. Inline ilately after readout
the letter the nllornvy siiiblenly and
ilramatleally introduced the writer.
who hud made b.s way Into the eunit
room. The m weomer proved to be
a man of about 2l years. Amut tiw
greatest cxeltemi
henring.
Ho declared be
nt ho demanded a
had been an lu coni-
PETITION IS FILED
A REHE
Attorneys for John R. Walsh Take
Such Action Before the U. S.
' Court of Appeals.
Chicago, Nov. 4. A petition for a
re-hearlng in tho tin of John B.
Walsh, the convicted Chlcngo banker,
was filed todni- by attorneys for the
plaintiff In error In the United Slutes
Circuit Court of Appeals. The peti
tion sets forth that the opinion of the
court In lis decision upholding the
verdict of "guilty" from the court be
low. Was based "upon misconception
of the case and the rules of the law
applicable." I
Cook Preparing HU Data.
New York, Nov. 4. I)r. Frederick
A. Cook, here after his lecture tour,
Just begun today to assemble the data
of his polar expedition, which he In
tends to submit to tho University of
Copenhagen. He hopes to get his re
port ready In a week.
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j pliee
ill III"
ssassin.iln.il e .dolph
Steinheii ;lii, Madame .lai.v lie said
he was illsitiiised as a woman and bis
aei "iniill
'"miiiitli
ch wore Ion;? cloaks. They
1 the murders, be naiil. and
then escaped, going abroad. ( ine. of
iiis Ira-lids hnd sun e died.
.Madame Steinheii confronted !'fe
Me but was unable to recognize him
as one of the murderers she bad de
scribed. The jmUre unb red that the
man be placed under arrest
Madanic's Consiiiiiiiiate Acting.
Madame HteliihellH examination
was concluded in court today. She
mad' a wonderful siiiKb'-bnniied Unlit
for lo r lite, ilisplaytni; as much sk II
In ,i hi I . hi ml i MK the JiiiIkc its she
had
in luilt'ling the police. The most ex
periem ed court reporters In France
consider the woman tle most con
summate actress ever seen lit the bar
of Justice. Public conviction Is strong
already that while Madame Steinheii
may be guilty, she will not ho con
victed. CORN JUICE ALSO
So Some of the Learned Doctors Say-
The Disease Ravaging Horses
and Cattle, Too.
Columbia. Nov. 4. Addresses at
thin morning's session of the pellagra
confi rence were largely technical. Not
plono corn and the ordinary products
of food made of that cereal, but the
distilled spirits of that grain, corn
"Hiker," plays an Important part In
the cause of tho dread disease, was
declared today hy more than one of
the distinguished physicians In at
tendance. There Is a growing conviction, ac
cording to several of the speakers to
day, that pellagra already Is ravag
ing horses, cows, hogs, etc., as well as
human beings.
THE WKATIIWl.
Forecast until p. m. Friday for
Ashevllle nnd vicinity: Continued fair
weather tonight and Frltiay; slightly
cooler tonight -
CAUSES
PELLAGRA
GAMBLER
T
Hero of Episode Is Lieut. Fortescue, a
Cousin of Col. Theodore
Roosevelt.
CAUGHT GAMBLER'S HAND
HOLDING A LOADED DIE
Then Tln rt Was n I'iglit, In Wblrli
Kx-Army Man ('ami
with Honors.
Olll
New Yotk, Nov. i. While the pa
latial ocean hotel, Kronprinzessin Ce
cille, was speeding across the Atlantic
to her western destination ut this port,
melodramatic scenes were being
played in her smokingroom. It fell
tu the lot of l.leut Granville Fortes
cue, a retired oltlccr of the I'nlted
Stales army, cousin of Theodore
ltoosevelt and formerly social aide
in the White House, to detect and
punish a strapping gambler. The
latter was down on the ship's manifest
as (lllbert A. Hilton, a t.ln fellow
be was above 51) years of age with
a gray mustache carefully trimmed
and waxed. Hilton was liberal and
conipiiiilonnhlc and an adept at all
games of chance.
f.rnilil.'lllv Increased Slocks.
lie threw dice for rounds of beer
and hiKliballs or for a sovereign a
to, lie Kiailiiatly Increased the
stakes to pounds or hundreds, and
was ready for any limit. He appear
ed to In- ulmie. He was generally
successful, nnd was thought to have
won (1,00(1 or so. Those who played
with him are sorry they did so, after
what happened Just before midnight
of Sunday In the green-cushioned,
hnnd-palnted smoking room around a
cozy grate fire.
Among those who had lost li Mr.
Hilton were W. fl. Hay. an ICugllsh
man; 1th hard Roller, who lost alsiut
$70, and a man named Miller or Mi
ner.
"II was only for sovereigns or
rounds of drinks we played for at
tirst," said Mr. Hay. "Finally he pro
posed 'doubles and sixes.' Instead of
three dice a single dice was used for
this with a counting up after every
five throws. 1 lost until I had no
money and I owed him floo beside.
I Rave li in my I. (. I". I bad lost
about $200 in all."
tin Sunday nlnlit Henry Clews, Jr.,
and James do Wolfe Cutting, whose
engagement Is rumored to Mrs. W. B.
U'cria, the beautiful widow of the tin
plate kind, were playing chess In the
shioklng room, l.leut. Fortescue went
into the smokiiiKroom to watch the
game. Mr. CI"Ws save the ex-army
man n wink as Hilton and the mun
! named Miller or Miner began to shake
I dice, roileacne softly approached
and watched the stalwart Hilton.
I i'nobserved. Fortescue learned far
over and looked Into tho bin mnn's
' closed hand and crooked little linger,
j Inside the flner Fortescue saw tils
I tlnctly nil Ivory cube, the player Jub
i Kb d and palmed at will, now cateh-
Ing It on its way out of the dice box
while another die shot from the palm,
j which the cube out or the leather box
; replaced. This was the explanation of
I a five or a six every time Hilton
needed one.
And Thy Fought.
i As be was about to throw again,
Fortescue, who Is of medium height
and iiilte slim, but wiry and unlek as
a cat, grabbed Hilton's loaded hand
nnd smashed it down upon the table.
An Ivory rolled out upon the green
cloth, an oath from Hilton's mouth,
Hilton sprang up. Witnesses say he
struck tho army man, who. In spite of
his smaller slxn, was more than a
match for the dice thrower. The men
fell fiver chairs and went down;
friends rushed to the side of each, and
i
for a minute or two the mlx-up wss
an exciting one. Then Fortescue,
Clews anil Cutting lied from the room
to escape further association with the
encounter.
With his aerusers facing him and
Hilton protesting that he was on the
siliire, Capt. Hogemann was called to
discipline Hilton.
"As for you, sir," said the rsptaln.
"you will not le permitted to enter
this room again, and as for you, gen
tlemen, I beg of you to be cautious
alMiut playing games of chance with
strangers and remember the warn
ings, which are posted with the kind
est Intent, while not Intended to re
strict your liberties."
After the ship arrived Hilton could
not be found. Ha left his hat bog and
a bag on the pier.
The Adriatic Aground.
New York, Nov. 4. The steamer
Adrlstlc, of the White Btar line, ran
aground at the entrance of ths Am
brose channel, whllo attempting to
enter the harbor early today.
Rhe Ilea In an easy position, and
probably will be floated on a rising
tide. Ths Adrlatlo sailed October ST.
from Southampton and from Cher
hoitrg for New York, with a largs
passenger list
Shortly before I o'clock ths steamer
freed herself and proceeded to flock.
Orvllle Wright, the aviator, and his
sister. Miss Kstherlns Wright arc
among the passengers.
CAUGH
CHEATING
Hundreds of Cases of Dejection
and Laziness, Now Attribut
ed to Inroads of tho
Little Parasite.
PEST HAS A STRONG HOLD
IN WEST INDIA ISLANDS
Thousands of Laborers Were Imported
into Hawaii from There and
With Them the
Parasites.
San Francisco. Nov. 4. The hook
worm disease has been brought to.
San Francisco from Hawaii and tho
Orient, nnd hundreds of coses hither
In unexpected of dejection, Inxlness
and supposed lack of moral Initiative,
urc now attributed to the Inroads of
the little parasite.
r Herbert Gunn, who is directing
a campaign apulnst the disease, said
yesterday that he had treated mora
than 100 ease here and recalled ono ,
death. The disease hud not been
known to exist In California except
In rare Instances until four yars ago.
A colony of laborers born in the West
Indies came to the state from Hawaii,
and 45 per cent, were lounil to he
seriously affected. Sugar planters, the
doctor declared, had Imported thoj
snnds of laborers Into Hawaii from
the W'est Indies, where the hookworm
runs riot iimnng tho laboring classes.
Their languor, due to ravages of the
worm, made the colonization In Hawull
a failure, and the laborers began to
drift In small bands to California. H
declared that in addition to the Is
landers, many soldiers of the Philip
pines and travellers and business men
friiin the Orient have returned allllcl
ed with t he ae small vampires.
SUFFRAGETTE IS
PLACEJJ TRIAL
One of the Militant Members Threw
' Acid on Ballots and Election
Officers.
lindon. Nov. 4. Mrs. Chapln. the'
militant suffragette, who made an at
tack upon a polling phiee in the elec
tion last Thursday, was committed for
trial today upon the double charge of
having unlawfully meddled with the
ballot box, and of having caused
grievous harm to the presiding offi
cers. The woman broke a bottle contain
ing corrosive acid upon the ballots
with the apparent Intention of de
stroying them. The acid scattered up
on tho election officers, one of whom
was severely burned.
THREINEGROES
A White Woman, Mrs. Albert Lockwood,
Attacked Before Husband in
West Virginia Town.
Gaasaway, W. Va., Nov. 4. Resi
dents of this place are greatly excited
over the brutal assault made yester
day, by three negroes, on Mrs. Albert
IM'khold, white, nt Kxehange, near
here. The negroes tied the husband.
nanus anu ire, ann, neiore nis ryes.
Ill-treated his wife. Two negroes are
under arrest here in connection with
the crime, nnd a third, Charles Lewis,
wss shot desd near the Look hold
home Inst n(ght. Kvery precaution is
being taken to prevent a lynching.
After the Ihm Cup.
St. Louis. Nov. 4 Miss Julia Hol-
mer and Captain John Berry, who
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, i-.ii.-i,ii ,, iHiiiuiiii, wiin
II., In an attempt to lift ths Lahra.
cup, passed over Hollow Rock, Tenn.,
J40 miles southeast of St. touts, ear
ly this morning. This Information
was conveyed In a message dropped
from the balloon.
Chicago llonrer, J. M. Smith, Dead.
Chicago, Nov, 4. John M. Smith,
pioneer, millionaire, merchant and
KntllUlan .1 fl. Ins n AtA inAm Mat
KVIIIII.mll v. v i ' ,v B,U u IE ,1 iiiu.i, HI.
Smith was a close business associate
of John R, Walsh, and la said to have
Impaired his vitality In sn endeavor
to help straighten out Walsh's tan
gled financial affairs.
Mr Bryce Addresses Farmers.
, Raleigh, Nov, 4. Tho feature of the
session of the Farmers National con
gress, which convened today, wrs a
speech hy Ambassador llryce. 1'
ureus oi ui'ii'khicii iruoi inn v
here.
ASSAULT MADE BY