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(1 (1 THE ASSOCIATED ;'v ' PRESS dispatches" LAST EDITION . 4:00 P.M. , Weather Torecast: , Koine what Unsettled. X- ,, '-.XIV. NO. 132. ASHEVILLE, N. C, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 12, 1910. la PEE COPY yfl VAX II ROxLS IS KILLED WHILE COMPETING FOR AVIATION PRIZE A T BOURNEMOUTH CUT. SPEHCER Most Daring and Most Popular Aviator Dashed to Death in Pre sence of a Great Crowd , of Spectators. ' HIS SKULL WAS FRACTURED AND MACHINE SPLINTERED Tailpiece o! the Biplane Snapped Rolls Dead Before Doctors Reached Him-He Was Attempting to Alight upon a Given Mark. Bournemouth,' England, July 12. The first flying tournament In England was brought to tragic close this morn dip by the death of the most daring and popular British aviator, Charles S. Kolls, third son of Lord Llagattock. Before a great company ot specta tors, the Wright biplane on which Kolls was flying fell suddenly, with terrific speed, from a height of 100 fort. It struck the ground close to the crowded grandstand, smashed Into a tanked mass, and before doctors and assistant reached the spot, Mr. Rolls was dead. . Mr, Rolls was competing for the prize for the aviator alighting nearest a given mark. He had rtlsen to a good height, then shut off his motor, and was gilding In a broad circle, when the biplane's tall piece snapped off. The machines gave a sudden, lurch the framework crumpling up In the air. When it struck the ground it was smashed Into splinters. Rolls sus " talned a fractured skull. Mr. and Mrs. Barber! ol Florida Kindly Remembered Because They Have Thirteen Children. Pensaoola, Fla..July 11. Mr. and Mrs. T. Barberl today received from Governor Gilchrist a handsome spoon bearing the seal of the state-of Flor ida. Married IS years ago Mrs. Bar bari Is now only 37 years, but she and her husband are parents of 13 eniidren. Klx children were twins. Governor Gilchrist suggested that the legislature pass an act allowing the parents a pension.. ATLANTIC CITY WORKING FDR HEXTC0IiENT10N Grand Lodge ot Elks Will Probably Re Elect All Officers Except , Secretary-Treasurer. Detroit, July 11. -The grand lodge of Klks, now In convention. It la be lieved, will re-elect all the grand offi cers without opposition, with the ex ception of the secretary-treasurer. Atlantic City is. working for the next convention. An exhibition drill by a picked de tachment of United States regulars from Fort Wayne, a concert by the Windsor Fusilier band, automobile trips into the country, and lake and river excursions formed a part of to day's amusements. HEAD OF AMERIGO flEWS coraris du.it s Henry Dexter, Millionaire, Spent Last Seven Years Trying to Find Son's Murderer. Ntw York. July It Henry Dexter, the millionaire president of the Amer lesn News comnany. Is dead, asred 13. Mr. Dexter spent ths last seven years i nis Ufa n an unavailing search for me murderer of his sou. Orrando. who was killed In tho Adlronaacxa, In 10S. TUB W RATHER. ' Poreoaat until ( p. m. Wednesday for Asheville and vicinity: Somewhat unsettled vntiir, with probably "" I.hi'!,' hi or W!r" 1i For N.imi t rt ri. mh. : Partly cloud .. ,, nr W .- in.. WuGlilA flDSOiSOOi LIVES DESll III FEARFUL FIRE New Brunswick Town Practically De stroyed and Fully 3000 Periom Rendered Homeless. PROPERTY, VALUE $1,000,000, IS DESTROYED BY THE FLAMES Shingle MIIIm, Churches, Banks, Busi ness Houses, and Dwellings Ob literatedWater Mains Fall. Neat hurst, ,'N.' B., July 12. Fully 3000 persons in Campbellton are homeless today as a result of Are which yesterday destroyed a large portion of the town. The loss of eight lives was reported today, but It is Is probable the death list will not exceed two.' Telephone wires be tween Bathurst and Campbellton are down. The information received is brought by trainmen. Campbellton was the largest cedar shingle center in eastern America. Practically all the mills there are de stroyed, including that of the Shlve Lumber company, Richards Lumber company and the Moffatt company. This property. In which American capital was interested, was valued at $1,000,000. Hundreds of cars,' two churches, two banks and other business houses and many dwellings were obliterated. The fire started yesterday In the lllcmirdson Lumber company's mills and fanned by a southwesterly gale spread to ali parts of the. town. ' The water mains failed at a critical time, r , ; As Reported From St, John. , u. ' Vt.',JohB, N. B, July lSv- Seven men and one child are reported killed in an explosion Incident to a Are which practically destroyed Campbell ton. Four thousand people were made homeless. ' The property loss' Is roughly esti mated at 11,000.000. The blaze start ed In the Richard's company shingle mill. The fire was one of the worst In the history of the,' province. ID Cotton Association Directors Will Aid Members in Action Against Knight, Yancey A Company. Liverpool, July 12. The Cotton as sociation directors today decided' to support financially the legal proceed fngs taken by members arising from I owes suffered by dealings with the Alabama firm of Knight Yancey ft Co. Many Liverpool cotton firms lost heavily early In May through having made payments on alleged false bills of lading received from America. Knight, Yancey sc Co was charged with having drawn drafts on Liver pool and other foreign Arms to the amount of several hundred thousand dollars against bills of lading repre senting cotton which had never been shipped. DEMOCRATS OF WISCONSIN ASSEMBLED IN CONVENTION Ailolph J. fh-liiiiMts ami B. W. Jones Are Mentioned to Head the State Ticket. Milwaukee, July 12. Wisconsin democrats gathered In state conven tlon at hoon today for formulating a platform. Adolph J. Schmlts of Mil waukee and B. W. Jones of Madison are mentioned to head the; ticket Defending the principles of the democratlo party and criticising ths present ' administration. Temporary Chairman Rellly outlined tns coming democratic camialgn at the opening of the convention. More government for ths people by the people, less gov arnment by class and for privilege, and a progressive plstform were among ths things he sdvocated. Fight P1ures Are FbrWdtlen. Vnrfnlk. Julv 13. Sheriff Crom well has Issued orders forbidding the Jeffries-Johnson flght pictures at any of the various watering places in this county, because the reproduction of the pictures would bo calculated to Incite race prejudice. ' Firemen and Engineer Probably Killed Ban Franrtliwo, July II. Four cars and the enirliie of a special train car rying members of the American Chem h'ftl society 'of 8uh Francisco were (JU. hed this morning two miles south of Mfi; It I bt'lx-ved the ftrvmnn , I r.i ii -r . k'"i'-i. No E SUPPORT PROCEED 15 New York Herald and The Gazette "SAY, MR. PROSPECT OF LIVELY Crawford Recognizes Posssihility of Disagree ment and, Poskively Refuses to Act as Permanent Chairman. THAT the Tenth district congressional convention may possibly be drawn out to some length was evidenced about 1:30 o'clock today when upon roll call, contests were re ported from Haywood, Swain, and Cherokee and a slight one from McDowell county. After considerable disorder' - and many motions to adjourn, the convention at 1:35 adjourned to meet again in 40 minutes. The Gudger men at', first ap peared to object to an adjourn ment Ex-Congressman Crawford who was made temporary chairman positively refuses to be named premanent chairman, saying that he has three objec tion's. He did not state these but it is understood that his views upon certain parts of the democratic plan of organiza tion are contrary to that held by some of the candidates and he does not wish to be placed in the chair'at a time when a lively fight is evident. Tho plac ing of S. F. Chapman or llun come upon the credentials and appeal committee is regarded as a Cork victory. . Court House Packed. Militant demoracy from all parts of ths Tsnth onngesslnnaj district as sembled at the county court house shortly after noon today for the nom ination of a candidate for congress. Ths court house was packed and Jammed and there were not a few republicans present to the "fun." The county delegations were seated (to gether and marked by signers. Before the convention was called to order there was considerable talk ing among ths friends of ths Candi da tea Chairman Hhtpman . sounded ths gavel at 12: It, and Rev. J. c. Curtis was called upon for a short prayer for dtvlns gualdance in the worg of ths convention. As Secretary P. O. Cocke of ths executive commit tee read the cal lof the convention numbers of other deleautes and on lookers wedxed their way Into the n roll m'l filp'l of the t' - it" I - News. BULL; COULD YOU USE A LITTLE Donald Gillie. Garland Thomason and Junius G. Adams were appointed temporary secretaries. r Chairman Shipman presented the Hon. W. T. Crawford of Haywood as temporary chairman amidst a burst of enthusiasm. ' - Mr. Crawford Speaks. Mr. Crawford stated that he was very glad indedd to have the pleas ure ot presiding temporarily over the democrats ot the Tenth' district "You do not need any speech from me, we are here for one purpose to redeem the district. This district has been misrepresented for about two years. The Gazette-News said not long ago that Jno. G. Grant secured his elec tion through misrepresentation and I believe it Is true. Soma of you may believe that I ami sore because John Grant beat me I em not for when he beat me Iwas satisfied that any one could have dona so. because to begin with, he made the campaign on ground that democrats would ruin the country by putting woodpulp on the free list and ths first vote he cast was for Joe Cannon, and while the second was for free wood pulp. I've got the record on Mm. He fal sified his whole campaign when he did that That is the kind of a represen tative you've elected and I am glad some people have got him. 'He Is a man everybody Is for, but nobody wants. "Senator Dolllver. the greatest man In ths republican party, who has nev er been charged with telling a lie un til he would not stand for greater highway robbery In the tariff matter, said that they have, not lowered the tariff materially. ' "If you could only take the repub llran pretenses as assets and their lu- tentlonS as liabilities, you could or ganize a corporation which would beat the Standard .Oil company, in earnings a thousand per ceut. "They 'are standing between the devil and deep blue sea, and will go down in ths whirlpool of Western In surgency. Thay unhorsed poor Uncle Joe and took hlnv from the rules committee and he got so mad he got to cussing it does not take much to make Mm cuss and said that republicans ought not to be shot, they ought to . be hanged. When thieves fall out as Bhakepear says, lust -men get their dues. Ths people are not going to stand ths tariff law. "Ths republicans have always been In favor of corporations, national banks, etc., end, now they corns with the postal savings bank bill which was drawn for the big men, so that the people deposit their money In the poatofTtoe for 2 per cent and the big men come along and draw it out at 2 1-4 per cent. They can daw this money out and put In bonds. I I. Mn lUt on It Itai k. "Now, "iitli'men. mn've not to ' t . o.;f en-Mov, XYt liuve our own t' "it i il-! i-orty fights best when its on Its back Its there now and Its going to flght. "The republicans have not been traitors to us, we ncved did trust them thoy have been traitors to the honest men In the republican party. "There Is a condition brewing In North Carolina which some way In duces my friends. Col. Lusk and Judge Prltchard to say they would not support the state ticket If certain things happen But they will never have to do It, for tho party.wlll tneved do anything to drive them 'to such lengths. . 'The republicans are messed up Rosevelt Is supporting Bcverldge, one of the rankest of the Insurgents. They are all Insurglng, A Man to Beat Grant. "We are here to put out a man to beat John G. Grant and all his cohorts behind him. They know we can do It some of them want It, (Ap plause.) Aroused democracy can do anything. I have no candidal Uie nomlnoe Is my candidate. It is of lit tle consequence who represents this district In congress for -we know he will do It well. "Some of the people thought that they got some of our votes. He nev er got a democratic vote last year. The man Is not a democrat who will admit that he voted for Grant. I got more votes running against Grant, than when against Hrltt. We've got to get more democrats young demo crats snd recruits from the enemy. We failed to get our proportion of the increase. I got more votes In Hucombe n 1208 - than 1206 but Grant got out the unvntable vote. We want to get the machine well oiled and working, we want harmony we went a man first of all whose democ racy can't be questioned. We wsnt a man who cannot be cuffed and kicked about by Cannon and Taft. We want no more Grant-grart-Taft. . They got In on the wood pulp is sue; ths plea that the old voter and young Illiterates would be disfran chised, and on ths assertion that dem ocrats would paralytse business 1 1n terests. All of which thoy have Hod about. They are meaner than old An anias." "I am done, t have said what I In tended and If you don't like It come down to the Hotel Berkeley and we'll take a drink of soda wsier." He stat ed In conclusion that In n circum stance could he accept the chairman ship ot the convention. He had two or three reasans that he did not state, which kept him from this. Mr. Crawford ridiculed the idea of the republican party appointing a committee to Investigate the high cost of living In foreign countries. He quoted Representative Payne, the man, who he said, bonnes John Grant who stated th other day that It was of no tine for the people to complain of the tarlf Imws and quoted an Incident re- ,! a hn.'.cl et f'tat'M't where Mr OF THIS ?" FIGHT Payne had contended that with no tariff on potatoes, he figured that an American would have to pay a for eigner five cents to get him to buy a bushel of potatoes. It Is understood that Mr. Crawford's ruling on the way the vote of the county should be counted, was the chief reason. Mr. Crawford held, so It Is teamed. that the county and not the precinct should be the unit in the congressional conventive. Some of the candidates had Insisted that the precinct was the unit. The various counties named the fol lowing a committee members: Credentials and Appeals. Buncombe, S. F. Chapman; Chero kee, John II. Dillard: Clay, R. E Crawford; Haywood, G. B. Walker; Honderson, D. R. Noland; Jackson. G B. Hill; Macon, D." K. Moore; Me Dowell, Geo. H. Dalrymple; Polk. W. w. Ntai; Rutherford. W. H. Steams Swain. J. I'. Hock; Transylvania, Jack Coleman. . Permanent Organization. Buncombe, R, M. Wells; Cherokee John G. Britain: Clay, R. E. Crawford; Graham, K. P. Tatum; Haywood, Wm Ledbetter; Henderson, C. Oatea; Jack son, 8. W. Enloe; Macon, J. R. Morri son; McDowell, E. H. House; Polk W. O. Gaines; Rutherford, J. B. Long Swain, A. H. Elmore; Transylvania. J It. Zaokary. Rules and order of business: Bun combe, George A. Shutord; Cherokee, W. H. Meroney; Clay, R. E. Craw ford; Graham. H. B. Slaughter; Hay wood, D. L. Boyd; Henderson, N. W. Posey; Jackson, Holmes Bryson; Ma con, C. U Ingram; McDowell, T. A. Morphew; Polk, F. M. Burgess; Ruth erford, Frank Reynolds; Swain, C Cockran; Transylvania, U W. Whit' mire. Resolutions and platform: Bun combe, L. M. Bourne; Cherokee, John W. Ford; Clay, R. E. Crawford; Ora ham, Hardee Davis; Haywood, J. McD. Mlchal; Henderson, J. C. Sslos Jackson, T. A. Cox; Macon, Sam L, Rogers; McDowell, J. L. C. Bird Polk, J. B. Livingston; Rutherford, M. L. Edwards; Swain, R. L. Ban dldge; Transylvania, William S. Rreese, Jr. (i th call for contests, Cherokee, Haywood, McDowell (smsll contest) and Swain reported contests 'and hot fire ensued over motions to ad Journ for an hour or more the Urn varying as the delegate making- lt but these were voted down. At 1:12 a motion to adjourn for 10 minutes carried. . Ex-Congressman Crawford, who was made temporary chairman, posl lively refused to be named perms nent chairman, saying that he ha three objections, lis did not stm these but It is understood tdfit hi ( I'iluleJ on i i) LOSES HIS LIFE Pi iloting a Party of Students Down the Tuckaseigee River His Canoe Overturns and He Is Drowned. ;:."'. , HRILLING EXPERIENCE OF TUCKASEIGEE CAMP SCHOOL our Canoes Filled With Students Dash ed to Pieces on Rocks All Young Men Made Their Way to the Shore. l ! fr Special to The Gazette-News. $ . Bryson City, July 12. Capt. JU Charles Spencer, who was Jfr drowned in the Tuckaseigee river Saturday evening, was a i resident of Lexington, Va.. and formerly connected with the Woodbury Forest school 4 at Orange, Va. 4 C. F. Spencer was of Lynch- burg, Va., professor of math- ematlcs at Woodbury forest 4 school. He was unmarried, 4 36 years old, and was asso- elate director of Camp Cher- 4 okee. The body, found in the river this morning, was thrown against a rock. , Dele- gatlon from the . camp goes home with the body. . . 1 1 t t I 1 R. L. Sandldge of Bryson City was in the citv today and brotieht news of a sad accdent which occurred Sat urday some ten miles below Bryson, in which Capt Spencer, one ot the instructors of the Tuckasiegee Camp school, located at Bryson, was drown ed in Tuckasiegee river. ' Capt Spencer with a party of young men, was attempting to pad dle down the river to where It meets the Tennessee river " at " Bushneit There were five canoes filled with the teachers and students. " The river be low Bryson is very rough and treach erous and about a half mile above Forney's are the "narrows," a place where the Immense volume of water narrows to a width of not more than 30 feet and shoots between the rocks with powerful force. Captain Spencer and his compan- , Ion succeeded in getting their canoe through this place but It was over turned by striking a rock, and Cap tain Spencer was drowned. His com panion succeeded In reaching the bank. The other four canoes, which, were all of light metal construction, were either overturned or dashed to pieces on the rocks, but all of the other young men, in some way or other, were able to get to shore. So far the body of Capt Spencer has not been recovered. One hun dred men and boys have been search ing ever since the accident with ropes, wires and nets, and attempting so far as they are able to drag the river, but the swiftness of the stream and the heavy rains make It a very difficult matter. They will continue the search as long as there la any hope of discovery. Many men. In times past, have tried to guide boats through these rapids, but so far as Is known none have ever been able to do so without overturning the boat and there have been some narrow escapes before this, It Is evident that the young men did not know the river or they would not have tried the passage. The Tuckasiegee Camp school was established at Bryson City this sum mer by some educators from Balti more, and has for Us object not only the review of studies and preparation for college but also exercise and re creation, such as tennis, baseball. swimming, canoeing, etc. The school is well attended, students coming from all over the south. WITH GOLF AND POLITICS PRESIDENT PUTS IN DAY Senator Crane, His Luncheon Guemt, and Wlckerntiani and N'airW Visit Him This Afternoon. Beverly. July 12. President Taft divided his time today between golf and politics. Departmental affairs at Washington and conditions In Alaska came In for consideration. Senator Crane spent the day In Beverly. He lunched, with the presi dent Attorney General Wlckeraham and Secretary Nagel had appoint ments with the president this after noon. , FIVR PKUHOWa IJfRKT IX AW AUTOMOBILE-TRAIN COLIJHIOX MsM-hin In WUcta Party Was Riding Struck by Illinois Central Train Thrown from Car. Chicago, July 12. Flvs perns were severely Injured last night when an automobile In which they were riding was struck by an Illinois Cen tral train. All the occupants were hurled from the machine. Thomas anil Bride Rail for rurntw. New York, July 12. Thormis end hrM., f" Frank J. t;..nld. 1 ' r I, I I
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