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Commissioner of Corporations
Says Roads Have Hindered
Advance as to Water
Terminals.
THE TERMINALS ARE AS
IMPORTANT AS CHANNELS
The Commissioner, Herbert Knox Smith,
Also Says the Railroads Large
ly Control the Water
. Terminals.
Washington, Sepl. 26. Herbert
Knox Smith, commissioner of corpor
ations, in part three ot his report on
water trancportation in tho United
Mates, made after an exhaustive In
quiry into the harbor situation of tho
country, and an analysis of conditions,
roaches tho conclusion that probably
the tireatOBt single deterrent to water
terminal advance is the present ad
verse attitude of the railroads toward
independent water traffic. He finds
that terminals are as important as
channels, that the harbors of the
country have not fully developed their
terminal frontage; that the railroads
largely control water terminals, and
that there is little co-operation by 1-
lalltios with the federal government
which Improves their channels.
HUE READY FOR
One Witncsr Has Confessed : He Was
Paid $1,000 to Vots for Lttrt.
i mer for Senator.
Chicago, Sept 28. With six of its
seven members present the senatorial
committee la. ready for the Introtluc
tion of testimony In the inquiry Into
the election of William Lorlmer to
the United Hiatus BenaU. State Rep
resentative Charlea A. White, sched
uled to be the first witness, has con
fessed he was paid 81000 to vote for
lorlmer.
BEAUTIFUL YOUNG GIRL
15 FOULLY MURDERED
Body Found, Horribly Mutilated,, Throal
Cut by Search Party Headed
. by Her Father,
Detroit. Sept 26. A special from
Goderich. Ontario,' says that Elizabeth
Anderson, aged 18, regarded as one
ot the nuMt beautiful girls In the city,
whs fouii'l murdered yesterday In
deserted house In the outskirts. Her
father led. searching party which
found the body In s. dark corner of a
cellar under a plls of clothing, tho
throat cut from ear to ear, and the
body terribly mutilated.
The girl disappeared yesterday, at
ter being seen In conservation
stranger.
with a
GOV. HASKELL'S TRIAL
BEGINSJTJ.I1LESTER
The MuskootaTown Lot Cases Called
Before: United States Judge John
: . , A. Marshall. "
UrAlMtH. Ok la.. He nt. 2$. The
trial of Oovernor Charles N. Haskell
of Oklahoma In what sre known as
the Muskogee town lot cases was rail
ed today before Federal Judge John
A. Marshall of Bait Lake City.
In the Indictment returned. Haskell
nnd flvn huainaaa men of Muskogee are
charged with "conspiracy to defraud
the rnv.rnm.nt" In disposal Of about
800 town sites sold In 101 on behalf of
the Creek Indians.
Judge Marshall denied a motion by
Haskell's attorneys for postponement
and ordered the trial to proceed, ana
the selection of a Jury was begun.
Wad an Offkwr of txwh legion.
Chicago. Ra.t I8.-IIarry Pratt
Judson, president of the University of
Chlcaio. Is decorated with tne m-is
tila of orricer of the Legion of Honor
by the French government In token
rf Snnrp, intton nf his Interest In
J"r 1 1 e, pi r "it. i-e and people.
I ST T
he Census Bureau Makes Re
port of Interest to Both Spe
culators and Cotton
Growers.
THE SUPPLY OF COTTON
IS GIVEN AS 11,985,958
The Distribution Is 6,339,028 Bales
Exported, 4,707,J7 Consumed
Half Million Bales Held
by Manufacturers.
Washington, Sept. 26. The census
.reports show tho supply of cotton
as 11,985,908; running bales, made up
of stock at the beginning of the year
i,tS3,b8&; ginnings 10,350,978; im
ports 151,395 bales.
The distribution is 6.:!:!9,o;8 tales
exported, 4,707,127 consumed. Stocks
at the close of the year 939,803 bales,
of which 518,101 are held bv manu
facturers, 421,705 being hold else
where. The number of active spindles
are given ns 2S, 349, 067, of which 10,-
826,829 are In the cotton growing
states.
These figures are for the year end
ed August 3'. 1910.
ARE MARKING TIE
There Will Be Little Stirring at Sarato
ga Until the Mighty Hunter Ar
rives, to Take Charge.
Saratoga, Sept 26. Delegates to
the republican, stats convention, rep
resenting the progresHive wing of the
party, ore marking tlmo pending the
arrival this afternoon of Theodore
Roosevelt. Until tho two Issues of
whether Mr. Roosevelt or Vice Presi
dent Sherman shall preside at the
opening; session, and whether there!
shall be a direct nominations plank
In the platform, the discussion of
prospective candidates will be sec
ondary.
1ST POINT CADETS GIVE
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Are Sent to Bed Without Supper Hop
Which Had Been Arranged
Is Cancelled.
West Point, N. Y.. Sept. 26. Near
mutiny Is rampant among the corps
of cadets at the United States mili
tary academy. Twice administering
the "silence" to Captain Edwin Lan-
don. an Instructor, caused the trouble
nnd Saturday night and throughout
today the cadets have been under se
vere measures of discipline,
It appears that Captain Landon
i.ii.nnH hnre since September 1, as
tactical officer, incurrea tne oib
pleasure of the cadets in some man-
nr and when he entered mess hall
Saturday night he was greeted with
imllcnltv of the "silence. immem-
otely the offending cadets were order-
ed to their rooms supperless, but de-
.,lt. their huriger the 'silence" was
.A a van HUlinilY
.nri onci, more the offend-
ers were 'locked in their looms, after
!!-... i f,.ro..,l to march with
n-v...-.
.. vA na.rmrniii.nre ui nnc
... im a hon which had been
":' ' a ,.. ranoelled. greatly to the
. ... .....,
embarrassment or a numoer """
v..a vnrk. Albany. Poughkeep-
& j nnma i si i nn Mi niiriiij
sle. Newburg and elsewhere.
STRIKING CIGAR MAKERS
WILL ALL RETURN TO WUWi
mam was iiiav," i
. . , mA r.r Ik.1 cla-ar
Joint MT..,."X that
el-
maker.' union Saturday afterlioor 1 1
.. ..... Mr( .bv that bod:
T decided, by that body to
recede from their demand lor a closed
shop, brings a settlement of the sttlke
Tturday ended the eleventh wee ,
irer
111 .-- ,
a .w .- ! la believed, will wel-
come an opportunity to resume
till WUIRIimiM
hk.b h.va been notined ana a sum
cint number to adjust matters are
expected to srrlve today.
Robert McNsmee. a prominent at.
lorney who- I
psturday
.. on the publle square
jnlghti by Mayor McKay,
TIE PROGRESSIVES
IE OF
INEITHIS FULL
Treasury Department Officials Declare
Danger of Financial Stringen
cy Is Passed.
Washington, Sept. 26. It Is unlike
ly that there will be any shortage of
money this fall anywhere in the Unit
ed States. This is not to be construed
as a promise to any particular indi
vidual, but It Is the large, impersonal
view of the treasury department
whose hand is on the pulse of the na
tion's financial and business life, and
represents the opinion of officials who
constantly watch for symptoms of any
stringency. In their opinion the dan
ger mark, if there actually has been
one during several months past, has
been left astern. They give these
reasons for their predictions of plen
tiful money:
Primarily, the banks saw what
looked like a money shortage coming
several months ago. They knew they
could expect no help from the United
States treasury such as they got in
1908, and prepared themselves. They
piled up gold, built up reserves and
cut down risky loans and bonds of
other securities which might not be
easy to sell quickly have been turned
into money. New loans have been
closely scrutinized.
Iiy doing all that the banks have
fortified against an emergency. How
well thev did It was seen last week
whim $10,00,000 was moved fcut of
New York to other banks and done'
very enslly. Panics foreseen never
come financiers say.
Money is plentiful In England and
on the continent of Europe. That is
always said to be a good sign In mak-
Ing a prediction for this' country
Nearly every crop, in the United
States this year is reported to be a
bumper crop. ' ' I
Corn will set a new record, four-
fifths of the crop has been gathered
so the chances of loss from frosts are
small.
The oat crop is the greatest in
years.
The cotton crop will be l.uuu.uuu
hales greater than It was last year.
Nearly all other crops are reported
very large.
Next month It is estimated investors
all over the country will receive near
ly $170,000,000 In dividend cnccKS
from industrial, railroad and other
....r.,r,ratl,na That w ill add. also, to
e"' , ...
ihe monev generally in circulation.
The record crops are one argument
.in.t n monev snortage, uecausr
ii...v men that tho United waiea win
huve a irreat amount ot ioon mm
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...,f,.,.i,,rinir materials to sell to
Iliailuiu, tv-.-a
Europe.
EuroDe In the meanumo win
be
selinB; material to America, but not to
tho extent it did last year ami nu iu
f,.r. will owe Americans money.
Th oiiCHllon may be askea wny tne
treasury department could not help
tha hunk nhw as It did in l'Jus. e
cause it has not got tlie money. The
expense of digging the Panama canal
month and Is a Rroat drain on the na
tif.n'ei rpAiiv rauh.
i ..rn. ti... IntPntlon io puiiu ui'
canal with borrowed money mnmn
t... aulea of Panama canai
But for many reasons bonds could not
ho sold on favorable terms aim um.
8am has lieen paying nis n.i.i.
prg 0t of his cssh drawer until now
th. cana, owes the treasury $125.-
I Ann nflll.
n nf the best reasons why treas-
y ofrcBa believe there will be no
' .trimrcnev Is that the national
" .V ..,.rln themselves to
u.,,. innn n u.uuu ruin tuiv..w
,h. cmergency currency law provides
,h,tf hftVe to. Through the efforts
" . t.h Lanka In
of Hecrcwry
i . T vnn IM r k n iiiitsi -
,h(im.eiVes and the others are getting
I ready.
Of! In a Cat lfciat.
.ii.,,.,h N. J.. Bept. J.-rIn a !0-
foot cat boat, built of driftwood at a
, -tjio. E. If. Carlisle will set
. v.. Vnrk to Bermuda with
ZTW Bho.l? I.land chlcKe rain;
I ircr m k hi li uuuii " '
en irum - . ,
The chickens are for a wermuu-
try raiser.
IUn Hlmoelf to Death.
Hoston , 8ept boot-
innit . ,n hard
was nre. J osep.. -
a M t J AV naMlimi IIS Ml (II 1 unavt
a'c" ngul,hed before It reach
i . ... ... rir.wnnd
' hud7ed Vnd fifty mil-
,,. Is used every year In this coun-
Ions Is usea w ry i
phia la shout one-third of the
total wood used yearly In this coun.
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Battle Practice Over,
T
Vessels Ready to Dock
W.UJ JO sdUijinq si 3iu
'Hupop aqi joj .
! IIV '98 'ld.s 'NOJ,S:,
INIHSV
Atlantic fleet which lias Just completed
target practice on ihe southern drill
Wilful Murder Verdict
In Case of Dr. Crippen
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ON DON, Sept. 26. The coroner's
Jury today returned a verdict of
wilful mirder against Dr. H. H.
Crippen in connection with the finding
In Crippen's Hilldrop Crescent resi
dence last July of a mutilated body,
supposed to be that of Crippen's wife.
known on the ttfiftfa Belle iUmore.
In summing-up (he coroner sanrnne
evidence presented was unusually slim,
STATE' POSTMASTERS ;
WILL COMEHEfiE NEXT
Association in Convention at Winston-
Salem Selected Asheville
for 1911.
Asheville landed another convention '
for next year when the fifth annual
convention of the North Carolina
State Association of Postmasters in
convention at Winston-Salem selected
this place as its next convention city.
Greensboro and Wilmington sent In
vitations but the mountain metropolis
won out and the postmasters nf the
state will ussemble here, next year.
Postmaster Rollins of Asheville is the
vice president of the association.
The State Association of Postmas
ters always draws a large number of
the postmasters of the statt. Thr re la
always present a number of ho post
office department officials from
Washington who deliver addresses on
the various departments of the mod
ern postnfflce. The gaining or tnis
gathering for Asheville means that
several hundreds of men, many of
them accompanied by their families,
will spend a number nf days here next
summer.
BREESE-DIGKERSON CASE
SET FDR NOVEMBER TERM
Famous Bank Cast Will Probably Be
Heard in Higher Court at
That Time.
A anp.-lal term of the United States
Circuit Court of Appeals will be held
at Richmond beginning October M
when several casea will be arguea ana
opinions handed down, i ne reguii
November term promises to oe
interesting to this section as the
Hreese-Dlckerson First rAitional biwik
case Will probably, be argued at that
time. Judge Prltchard will leave here
for Durham October 11 to attend an
imnnrtant meeting of the directors pi
the National Religious Training School
and Chatauqua for the colored raoe of
which board he la chairman, lie win
then proceed to Richmond.
Famous Harpist Dcntl.
New York, Sept 88 John Chesh
ire, the harpist, considered by many
the greatest exponent of bis Instru
ment, died at his home here today af
ter a brief illness, aged 71. .
Suspected Case I Cholera In Home,
. Paris. fieDt. 88. A special dispatch
from Rome says a suspected rase of
cholera has been discovered tnr-.
r - OFF Cl
grounds. Seven will dock at Norfolk;
the others at their home ports. The
Georgia, on which the recent gun ex
plosion occurred, will have her for
ward turret guns replaced at once.
but there was little doubt that the
remains were human. He declared all
indications pointed to the mutilated
flesh being that of a woman. The
Jury remained out one hour, and re
turning announced the erdiet thai
the remains were those of Crippen's
wife, that she had been wilfully mur
dered by the American dentist, add
ing that hyoscln poisoning was the
cause of deiith.
L
TAKE PART IN POLITICS
Delegates Representing 308,000 Men
Vote to Take Concerted Action
This Fall.
N"ew York, Sept. 26. For the llrst
time In the history of railway unions,
members and delegates representing
a08,00l) of the four great divisions of
ralwaly employes in the cast, voted
unanimously at a meeting here Sunday
to take concerted action In national
and slate politics.
"The proper place to settle ques
tions affecting labor Is at the ballot
box," sai l Warren S. Stone, of Cleve
land, Ohio, grand chief of the Broth
erhood of Ixicoinotlve Engineers.
"This is not a political move l all,
as Is generally understood, but a move
to get away from the old lines of par
tisan politics."
in pursuance of this plan, the meet
ing voted to send a series of eight
questions to state and national candi
dates, particularly to candidates for
the legislature and house of represen
tatives, asking for a definition of atti
tude on the universal adoption nf safe
ty applinnees and an employer's liabil
ity law where such do not already
exist company pensions for superan
uated employes; hours of labor, and
other matters of kindred interest.
There were 3,000 members and dele
gates at the meeting today, repre
senting the Brotherhood of Hallway
Trainmen, the Brotherhood of locomo
tive Engineers, the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen,
and the Order of Railway Conductors.
They met by announcement to define
their attitude toward the applications
of railways, now before the interstate
commerce commission for permission
to Increase rates and as had been ex
pected. they passed resolutions favor
ing an increase.
Railroad Man Khoots Himself.
Cleveland, O., Bept 88 The condi
tion of Donald P. Stubbs, general
sgent of the Union Pacific railroad.
In a hospital here witn a pistoi wounu
In his left breast self-lnnicJted; Is
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giave. BtUDns says mo biiuuwoh "
accidental; tho ponce say n w
attempt at suicide. His father, vice
president and traffic manager of the
Harrlman lines, is at his side.
Two Firemen Killed In Collision.
' St. Louis, Sept. 28. A passenger
train and a freight train on the Mis
souri Pacific collided near Herman,
Mo., this morning. Two flremen were
killed and the passenger engineer was
seriously Injured.
THE WEATHER.
For Asheville end vicinity
Fair
weathes tonight and Tuesday. ,
For North Carolina: Generally fair
tonight and Tuesday. '
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1 DENIAL
BY THEHOLY SEE
No Protests Against Nathan's Speech
Have Been Made to Foreign
Governments.
Rome, Pept. 26. Reports that Holy
See has dispatched official protests to
foreign governments against the anti
clerical speech by Ernesto Nathan,
mayor of Rome, at a recent celebra
tion of the fortietli anniversary of the
fall of the temporal power of the
church, are denied in Vatican circles.
It is understood, however, that foreign
nuncios and his!-,:;;::: ara instructed to
encourage world-wide protest against
the mayor's address.
Demonstrations Are Authorized..
Madrid. Sept. 2B. The central com
mittee of clericals has received a mes
sage from the pope, through the papal
secretary, authorizing the holding of
open air masses and catholic demon
strations next Sunday. Tho apostolic
blessing is also sent.
HAD TO TRAVEL
IN THE STEERAGE
Wealthy Kansas City Man Could not
Get Cabin Accommodations from
Glascow Before November.
Boston. Sept. 26. William Joseph
a wealthy resident of Kansas City,
Mo., with several members of his
family and a servant, made the trip
from Glasgow in a steerage steamer,
the Parisian. Cabin accommodation
was not available before November on
any steamer for America from British
ports.
ON PRINCIPAL STREET
Theodor McGraw, Failing to Procure
Laudanum, Produces a Knife and
Slashes His Throat.
Charlotte. Sent 26. Standing on
he curb of one of the principal streets,
Theodore MctJraw, a young white man
about thirty years old. deliberately
and coollv ill' w his knife from his
run! slashed his throat four
times In an effort to take his life, Sat
nrdav afternoon. Bystanders rushed
up and prevented further efforts.
McC.raw had been drinking an
went into a drug store to buy lauda
num. The druggist refused to liinK
the sale and MeUraW begged, saying
bo wanted to kill himself.
He was rushed to a hospital am!
there arc chances of his recovery. He
-nriiii in the North Carolina cotton
mill, and came here from Rock Hill
LANCIA CAR IS WRECKED
GOING AT A HIGH SPEED
ppactleinir on lone Island Race
Course. lllt. a Marquette Ih-tvcr
anil MechaiHclan Hurt.
Mlneola. U I.. Sept. 28 Durln
practice over the vancierniii cu
course today a Iancla car driven by
Rlllv Knlnper was wrecked in collis
ion with a Marquette racer, driven by
Robert Burman, Knlpper and nis ma
rhantclsn were seriously bruised.
The Lancia was making more man
70 miles an hour.
HINDU CONVICT REFUSES
TO EAT OF PRISON FOOD
He Says It Is Contaminated, Because
It Is Not lTe-wwVd by His iTCeu
and Canto.
Vancouver, B. C Sept 88. In man
tlhlnn. a Hindu, under ten years sen
tence In a provincial penitentiary,
fuses to mtrtake of the penitentiary,
refuses to partake of the penitentiary
food, which he says Is "contammatea.
because prepared by outers man xnose
of his creed and caste.
The Question has been submitted
the department of Justice b the war
den. . " ' r'
The Cabinet Assembles, After
Three Months Vacation To
day's Meeting the First
of a Series.
LITTLE CONSIDERATION
TO BE GIVEN TO POLITICS
Secretary of War Dickinson, Still in
the Far East, Was the Only Member
of the Cabinet Who Was
Absent.
Washington, Sept. 26. The first ot
a series of cabinet meetings that will
mark President Taft's stay here this
week was held today. Just three
months after the official family was
last together. The members of the
binet are guests at the White House:
long program of subjects Is to be
nsidered. Each day's sitting is ex
pected to be prolonged.
Among the subjects to be discussed
re the coming Judicial appointments
by the president, foreign affairs, esti
mates and economy plans for the
arious departments; the Inaugura-.
tion of the postal savings banks and '
xtension of the civil service to In
lude assistant postmasters and per-
anent clerks In money order offices.
The only absentee around the cabi-.
et table was Secretary of War Dlcki
inson, who is still in the far east-' It
as said politics would be given little
no consideration at this time. The
cabinet sent to the war department
for full information regarding wages
paid and hours of labor on the Pana
ma canal.
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STILL IS DESTROYED
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Past Week Has Been a Very Busy One
for Revenue Raiders, Especially
in Piedmont
The past week has been one of the
busiest of some months in revenue
circles. As a result of the officers';
activities more than a dozen Illicit dls- ;'
tillerles In piedmont Virginia and .
North Carolina have been destroyed
and about 15 men arrested charged
with running "blockade" distilleries.
It seems that the section east of the
mountains Is trying to robv the
mountain section of the reputa- :
Ion of being a "moonshine" country
for practically all of the Illicit dlstll-
erie.s that have been captured In some
while have been from the section east
of the Blue Ridge mountains. Sev
eral of the Important raids of the
week, of which Revenue Agent R. B.
Sams has received notification, were
made by Deputy Collector Hsndrlx and.
Special Employe Weaver In the sec
tion near the Virginia line,.!
Se tern her 18 they cut up a large Il
licit plant In Pearson county and got
150-gallon "still." September 2S'
they got a BO-gallon copper distillery
near Hurt, Va., and the following day
65-gallon plant near Motley, Va,
About the same time they succeeded
n capttir'n-r a monster plant This -
one was about 'he largest ever known. ;
have been operated as an illicit
distillery, and the 500-gallon copper
distillery Is likely to be preserved as ,
souvenir of the "moonshine business.''
This plant was located in Halifax
county, Virginia, near Vlrgillna, and;
s bv far the largest capture known In .
local revenue circles. Indications
showed that It had been operated for ;
some while. These two officers 'In
their week's work also captured and
bound six men over to court.
While the report In detail has not
been received here this morning of the
been received her this morning of the
capture In Wilkes county by another
set of revenue officers of ten Illicit '
distilleries and eight men.
"SBBBSSBSB" SSSSBBBS
CONSERVATION IS A TOPIC
BEFORE MINING CONGRESS
Can Law Be Drafted That Will Not
Work Hardship on Mining and Oil
Interests, Is the Que tion.
..nra
Ixis Angeles. Bept 28. The great
question before the 1810 session of the
Aniorlcan Mining, congress, which
opens today here. Is can the conserva
tionists draft a law that will not work
hardship on the mining and oil In
terests or In some measure arrest the
development of the treasure fields ot
the west?
The address of Glfford Plnchot to
night Is awaited with Interest - He
will speak on conservation, particu
larly as related to the oil Industry.
Wreck Victims Taken to Their nome
For BmiaL
Tipton, Ind., Sept. 28. hc bodies,
victims of the lnterurban wreck t
miles north of here which was c
it Is believed by the crew of a fr
car disobeying orders and cm
head on Into a limited train on
Indianapolis and Peru dlvlulon r
Indians .. Union Traction coo ,
were taken to tholr homes Buiidu
burial.
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