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V-"J? -HI lizzcd '-l iao tip ri afic in Many Gties r?iotSicr orm Expected i i '1 ii ...... i PLlCES Knmbcr c! r;:::r.s Have V.z WATER FAMINE IN ASHEVILLE DUE iTQ "BREAK" IN PIPE LINE A' 3r:.?i.r.E ATv:nx-v:.s IN KE17 YCHX STREETS business Practice.:' ,, Suspended in Philadelphia', Where Snowfall It -. One of the Heaviest In , . City's History. .'. A CHRISTMAS blizzard has tied up traffic this morn ing in the cities in many east ern states. : . ' It is believed conditions will be normal by Tuesday night, when another storm is expect ed from the west. . , v Many "persons have met death; fve in Philadelphia, a - f 4 T ities in New England are not reported. ; In Philadelphia business is practically at a standstill. The city is suffering from a short age of milk. , , Washington did not suffer severely, but on account of traffic conditions in the north, President Taft decided to post pone his engagement to speak in New York. The storm in New England is worst in New Bedford, Providence. Fall Kiv- er, Newport, Pawtucket arid Woonsocket. ' . In New York city 7000 men are cleaning the streets. The surface lines are blocked and ' the result is heavy traffic on the subway. PHILADELPHIA. Philadelphia, Pa., Dee. 7. Phila delphia Is still hi the crip of the blts sard. General business la tied up, railroad traffic and street car service li In bad ehnpe. The snow fall is one of the 1 1 "it t In the city's history. Mud ,v, t, were stalled and the Penns." , -liu. railroad announced last nlifht that elKht trains had been held at Frazer, Pa., IS miles west of the city, for five hours. Among- them were the Pennsylvania elghteen-hour train from Chicago for New York: the Manhattan express from Chicago for New York, and other fast trains. Two cars attached to the leading train left the track and this. was re , sponsible for the holding" of the trains. The pnaengers were well tak en care of. The elghteen-hour train left Fi r ut 8 o'clock and was fol lowed I y the cher trains. The K'..rm t -n Haturday and at and e.u y hoi.r -rday morning; the lnrnl t- rut t- y company auan dom 1 i '1 traf; . doin 1 t y their ( I i Hons i ( the city e run a i prov llr-t la 1 tHi .f 1 tf:H 1 t rett! 'DO -.V 1 .11 A ' 1 I 1 V C,,r were aoan 1 In all the sec i wengers were i the cars until i I sweepers . nw which n froxe of men md i t her i to , the S a result of a, great tree being hurled by the force of the fierce storm of Saturday night across the city's 16-Inch gravity water main at a point one mile this side of "rock cut,'.' 14 miles distant in the moun tains from Ashevllle, the city yester day and last night was up against a serious water famine, with additional grave danger from Are on account of lack, of water ana exceptionally cold weather. Drinking water was simply at a premium. The trouble at "rock cut" was not learned here until 4: SO o'clock yesterday afternoon, although th city officials, including Mayor Campbell, the members of the -board of aldermen, the water superintend ent the city plumber and all . assist ants in those departments exhausted very known recourse to learn ! just where the trouble was. . When the Indicator In the ' water superintendent's office began to show low water yesterday morning, efforts were made to ascertain the - reason. Attempts to connect with the Intake over the city's; private telephone; line proved futile, the storm and the high wind during th night having put the line entirely 'out of commission. I With the water in city mains running lower and lower, and finally;, with, the indi cator showlng.no pressure; with wa- ted entirely off and peoplo calling ev ery few seconds to know whst the trouble was, efforts were mnoe 10 con nect with Black Mountain that a run ner mluht be sent seven miles acrosi the mountttln t0 the Intake to learn the cause of no water. - , . . - Qukk Work. ' ' It was found that both telephone and telegraph lines to Black Moun tain were down and 1e. situation, at ones' became more grs v. Alderman Wood made request of the dispatch er's office at the Southern railway tntlnn for assistance, and the call was aulckly and cheerfull responded to. A messags was fu'r Black Moun tain through the uJsifetchers omce routed via Charlotte and Greensboro In ten minutes came the wire repl that Black Mountain had been reach ed and that a messenger had started for the Intake. This was cheering news and the belief then obtaining that the trouble was an Ice Jam at the intake. It was hoped tnat som? word would be soon coming anenl the trouble. In the meantime, how ever, line walkers were started through the bitter cold on the.lon 20 miles tramp over the pipe line ant" through the mountains, to locate the trouble U, , perchance, It was on tn line. . i . ' Special Train Offered. , The offices of the Asheville division of the Southern came to tne .ironi manfully In the city's emergency. Th division officials tendered to the cit nnvthing that It might want A special train for a run to Bwannanos n. niontr Mountain with crews of men If need be, were placed at the disposal of the town. The morning houri wore on and afternoon came, bur not a word from the intake or any polnl -!.,,, th. una. Communication wa v,.i0 uh niaric i Mountain but VUUUllvw .. .Aihimi wm . known there of in trouble and in the meantime I0.00C nnnle were without water. At 4:0 o'clock In the afternoon a )i.inhrn meaaase cams ini "r trouble had , been locaieu; mv had blown across the big main near rock cut." While reiievea in nt trouble had been rouna nevertheless those familiar wun y- DlDe line and that section oi in.t.ntlv knew what mont that the trouble was prob ably 14 miles from town; mm and tools and material must be sent k. na. Efforts to find auto- -,Klla with Sufficient lari... strength and capacity to haul ma ...ii men was attempted, wbll' alio arrangemenU were making for a peclal train. The automobile prob lem was given up; me !. -. composed of an engirt, and coach. were accepted rrom ln" ' "u"""" Later It was found that better time could be made on No.. 71 ana .nor.,) after t o ciock uw ''" - 4 for Swannanoa. Arranemenis in i meantime had been made for wagons t Swannanoa. and the force of men under City Plumber Israel and Water Superintendent Francis was not long rXCSlL. In Retting away after the arrival of the train. It was a drive of at least two or three miles through the moun tains to the scene of the "break," and it was a cold, hard drtv ' They reached the scene before 11 o'clock and at once began the work of repair. It' was about 1 o'clock this morning When the break was repaired and water again started through the pipe.. '''.':,'- Trouble Well Handled. The foresight of the city officials made the task less arduous than It would' otherwise have been, At In tervals along the pipe line are placed Joints and sections' of the -11-Inch pipe. One of these sections was not far from "rock cut." - It was " neces- section with "sleeves." This , work ihnn I"i V'Ifa !nra iiaiuiniijr (duii cu hifiiv - ss, 1 1 . ji, wata after midnight oefor the work was ; rr S3. I.e. A. i i ' i .' - C f r 'OF THE UN!Vh'f 'TV i" ""MY C" rl' rmni n ' .iUULU ,11 u.,iL TO ILiiER LCI again f started complete and water through the pipe, The. manner in which the officials of the town worked and bent every endeavor to locate the trouble . and make speedy, repair yesterday denced their thorough Interest their capability. New Yerk, Dec. 27.-When the trial of Mrs. Mary Oould Brokaw's suit evl" for separations and alimony was re- iSey TefVothlng Attorney Baldwin began a undone. Thev realized the situation: cross-examinauon oi-w. uouia reallied that It was grave, and they I kaw. Brokaw . declared he never ai measured up. As a precaution against cuaed his wife of f.lrtlng with Dr. nre a reserve supply tnatnaa wen ch Dr. Pou a wlth doctor, maintained In what is known as. the , " . ., ... old reaorvolr wa , carefultv . suarded. sanitarium In Paris;" neither The new reservoir. With sJ capacity of had he ever taxed her with wrong-do 5,000.000 gallons, was emptied some (n- , He itln naa R fcmdly feeling for time ago in order that inspection and repairs might .be made fo the big re- ceptable. Consequently 'In this emer gency. It was empty:; ,Many people wro..paturally Inconvenienced by be- im- wuheet -ater for ', u! i.t-i-.. hours. but it was one of thK things over! bac to youT" his wife. In fact wius Ht ill fond of her. "Would you be willing to live with her again?" asked Baldwin. I might under certain conditions) was ine p!iy. . . 4.,.j. . w you want your .wiiu. tu l-uuib were i llHil t .' the ele ti . th. re Ih n e-'re trouble 'Since Friday," replied Brokaw, have found out Sopit-thing and now 1 would not care-to. have her back.1 SPECtlliilESTS Gilford Pinchot, Chief cf the Foreitry Department, Makes Interesting Statement which no man held control and the situation was made the best of. A Mart! Nlffht's Work. . . The men who went to the scene of I The answer caused a mild sensation. the break returned to town this morn ing at 7: SO o'clock tired and cold fhey found great stretches of the city's private telephone line to the in- take on the ground and it will require tome time to repair this. - At one point near "Rock Cut" the men learn 3d that the wind of Saturday night was so nerce that it literally lifted the roof off a house while the occu pants slept, and dropped the top of the house In a nearby field When the water came through the pipe early this morning It was con sumed ss fast as It came In. About 4 o'clock, however, some ten feet of wa ter registered In the standplpe while the Indicator showed 70 pounds. Shortly after daybreak the ', demand was so great for water that the ten feet In the standplpe were consumed New York, Dec. IT. Clifford Pin and likewise all the water that came Chot. chief forester, declared In through. Today the situation Is all I IDech here today before the Unlver tight and plenty of 'water Is to bel,tr cuu, that special Interests have had. 1 made repeated attacks on the united Incidents of Water Famine. . I states Forest service, and that the at During the late afternoon yester-1 tacks have Increased In violence In day when the people of the town had Dr0nortlon as the service has offered been without water for several hours I effective opposition to predatory a procession or tnirsiy ones maoe wealth. their way to the fountain in i-sck square, carrying pitchers, palls and pans, and dipped up enough water to meet the emergency Just how many calls were answered at the water superlntenuent's office during the day la not known but those who stayed there to answer the tele phone declare that the calls averaged several every minute. One mon with a noticeably English accent asked about about the water situation and . . . . I I. the pipe and that the water was off One Time Treasurer of Southern Pines became alarmed and Inquired anxious ly: "Why, man, what am I going to do for me bawth?" The "man" said he was sure he didn't know. The Asheville division of the South em tendered equipment end men to the city in the emergency and the city officials appreciate the act to the ful lest. The Battery Park hotel put Into rommlsston Its emergency tank RUSSELIi B. GEYER County Club, K:ar F! .'.Ish, Charj , : , id Y,'ilh EmtiCzJcment 1 1 1 Ll i L II XVX. . X I THE. OCATAT.OLB'4tU CAPTA.C.' W. RYteRi.,,, ttlMVKror th a MiTioRausMCAC CAPTA irXlCMEMSENV. pi aacTOEjLoaxayuaTKsN , The accompanying pictures represent the Copehhage decided adversely to Dr. Cook on tha evidence he subml en committee who submitted on his claim tJ have located the north pole. . They found that his data was insuf ficient to establish his claim as the polar finder. ' His documents, they claim, are lacking In astronomical observations. In the center la shown the University of Copenhagen, wherein the Investigation ' of the . records was made. .' . ' ' EDISO.CCQ ; lijPiTlhbu,j Body of I Boy Is Found in tn Aband- doned House, With His Throat Cut Girl Stole $30,000 FROM HER FATHER'S BANK, IT IS ALLEGED, .-'- - i To Buy a Husband BMBMSBJBJBJI -t Stntnge Story Revealed in Allegations in a Conspiracy Trial in Chicago, in Which a Number of Italians Are Involved All Relatives of Robbed Banker. Chicago, Dec. ST. A strange story was. outlined today In the ' opening tried of eight Italians accused of con spiracy with crippled 17 ' years old Angelina Schlavone to rob her father, a widely known Italian banker. Prosecutor Fleming told the jury that Francisco Schlavone, an uncle of Angelina, three years ago told the girl to get all the money shs oould from her father's bank and bring It to him; he would save It for her and when she had a snug amount she New York. Deo. 17. Russell n Oeyer wss arrested today for the au thorltles of Moore ounty, N. C. rhard with the etnbeislement of or ti from the Bouthern Pines Coua water yesterday and ths hotel s guests try c(uD nwir Kalaigh. Oeyer was were well carea ror. treasurer of the club. His alleged oi Mavor Campbell, the members of ,, WH. mmmltted a year ago. Gey. the board of aldermen, and especially er oec(ared tils accounts with every- ... . . i (he water committee and tne neaoe of city departments were on the Job all day and worked desperately to lo cate the trouble and have It repaired u speedily as possible. body were square. WOMAV nOllllFl) It -TOFFTCE. IS Tim D1.CI.AK IOS OF MAN n i. Mini e ti .;. 1 t In 'encational Trading Today In Roc1.: Id and Common And She Is Arre-i I The Stolen Money Wan 1 oeml Vmler a Urn. . York Dec. .17. A startling- . . . . . i x .it th. air vemeni, mai nuu vomer" came today when U of the Rock Island i five minutes of the i CO t-t to 81. when In to SO. This . . advance, and precipitation to 1 a shiver on Illnghampton. Mm Dec. ll.Mra Ella Miner, 85 years old, has been ar rested for robbery of the Great Bend Vs., postoffloe Hor arrest followed the confession of a man who alleged that the woman considerable short Interert In stock, disunited as a num. committed the . n...MU,t .nnaMFll V WBR ItHUlV QHF ni UM"U. 1 KM 1, '.ley W imui.u ii tnn flirure enor- burled beneath a mum 1111)11 FI or St')( s tami out, ll a violent rein Due enmied. The decline, however, wis steadier than the Vance. The Rock I!nd es ! ubjc-t under ilisni.. 0 clul dlHlrlet. An Inn made by the - fit hatii-e. ( " 1 Hie i I ad- i.de la the rl.li f n In t e ftimn- 'i he 7.e!ya u On Ss.nl Meili-an C.iin Fallmi ( l i leuli ii n t" ..r 11.1 lec. 27.. i. -f -Th 5 i could marry his son, Michael. The a-lrl was employed In her father's bank. It is alleged her thefts ag aregated $10,000 before she was de tected. When money from the bank was found In her possession she de. rlared that being crippled she feared she would be unable to marry and so tried to win a husband with her father's money. The defendants to tho conspiracy are relatives of the banker. Angelina was Indicted and will have a separate trial. . , sioccoaxxxxioaoec mmm KILLED ' 1 Twelve Years' Old Son of "Shad" franklin Shot While Out Hunting on Laurel Creek. News has been received here from Marshall. Madison county, of the acci dental killing In the Laurel Creek section of the county Thursday of the twelve years' old son of "Hhud" IVank lln and the wounding of two other persons. It seems that the lad's death was due to the accidental dlftchargv of a shotgun which one of a hunting party which young Franklin was with was dlxcharged. Only meagre partic uiare of the tragedy have es yet bco; received here. Hurled From Ijt;lne. AuKUPtfl, :.l'lei'1 .ii.-l fr.. On., Per. J7. -Fdwurd A . Ii.xt intly killed t-.er i n em; inn, l.eiie.. Ti I: ' ' V. COLONEL J., ..ES E0hMH. r.r LAU nTSS L GG ESS c : Announcement of the Ckolona Kan't Appointment V.iit by Gov ' ernor Koo!l. Jackson, Miss., Dec. 17. Governoi Noell today announced the appoint ment of Colonel James Gordon o Okolona as United Btfttes senator from Mississippi, succeeding the lat Senator Mcljiarln. The appointment Is only until the leirUlature can elect a senator for th unexpired term and la made with thi understanding that p.natnr Gord will not be a candidate for this term It U a . The appointment v a ton pi'"" I polltl.Iil ,'irrl.t. not wei v ro.o n ! ' ie 1 a I Mvii ti , . I ' i ' Cordon n t!!'-D W " Pittsburg, Dec. S7. PracUcally the entire detective force of Pittsburg la attempting the solution today of the death of James Lawrence Frlel, a 14 years old boy, whose body was found yesterday In an abandoned house In the north aide, partially nude, frosen stiff, and with the throat terribly lacerated with a knife. The crime undoubtedly is one of the most Hand lah murders occurring In thla vicinity In many years. Young Frlel has been missing since December 11. No trace led to his discovery until yesterday, when a small boy, playing In an abandoned house, accidentally stumbled onto the body., , ; ' PEflCICGIO IS BED Oi i w Virginia Man Kilted K!s V.i Entry tr i Wounded His Y.oi and . i ' Children. Hurley, Vs., Dc. 17. Henry Pes nlngton, who killed his old enr v. Samuel Baker, wounded the If wife, and two children was taken by a mob of one hundred and rianl t a steam pipe yesterday. The tr ee curred while the liaker family on the way to a Christmas entertai o-ment i i- V,' rec r I H t l !?4' i i fi o 0 share i-r caused . f Itnck
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