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dkaettc Nero. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES LAST EDITION 4:00 P. M. Weattter Torecast: Fair; Freezing. VOL. XV. NO. 225. ASHEVILLE, N. C, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 28, 1910. Sc PER COPY. TODAY'S PRIZE Captain Refused to Leave Vessel Dismantled and Sinking at Sea Brave Old Seaman Sent off Crew and Dog, but Refused to Be Rescued Himself Unless His Schooner Was Taken in Tow This Was Refused by Captain of the Harald, but Three Days Later the Parkwood Towed Her In. KAISER'S LIFE IS THREATENED SUE FIGHT; NUN CHECK HURT IN WILDlh Hawiey and Post Reach Quebec, and Give Further Account of Their Record-Breaking Balloon Trip. EXPERIENCE MORE TRYING THAT AT FIRST INDICATED They Never Considered Their Lives in Actual Danger, but the Food Sup pul Ran Short Before They Found Their Way Out. QIXEBKC Oct. 2S. Alan R. Haw ley and Augustus Pott, the heroes of the greatest bal loon fllKht on record, arrived here Inst night after an experi ence that was more, trying than ear lier reportu Indicate but mightily pleased because the cup for which they contested remains In America. The first day after leaving the Ameri can II. at the end of their Journey on the banks of the Perlhonak river, Mr. Hawlcy's leg was Injured so badly that lie was laid up for several hours and he has not yet entirely recovered from the effects of the hurt The arrival of the aeronauts here wns made the occasion of the first formal welcome back to civilization of the men who for several days were thought to b lost In the dense forests of northern Canada. tiehhardt Bmerlcb the American consul and several promi nent men of the city met the men upon the arrival of their train last evening and escorted them to the hotel Frontenae where an informal dinner wa given in their honor. Messrs. Hawiey and Post resumed the Journey to Nlpw York. "There never was a time," said Mr. Hawiey. "when I considered that our lives were actually In danger but our supply of food waa very short and 1 consider that we were very fortunate In reaching Jacques Maltais in .tho cabin In the woods when we 'ild. Taken altogether It was not a disa greeable experience by any means, und best of all the-cup for which we made the flight remains at home." From the plate handed to Lewis Hpindler as a representative of the Aero club of St Louis and the ac. counts of the Journey given by Messrs. Hawiey and Post it Is plainly indicated that the America II. waa favored In catching the eastward sweep of the sale Immediately alter crossing the chain of great lakes and entirely es caped the center of the still air which becalmed several of the contestants. In describing the earlier part of the journey up to the time they were lost sight of over the state of Michlgun Mr. Post said: Paseage of Hie Lake. "We followed a northeasterly course acroes the Mlsslppi and Missouri riv ers and thence along the Illinois river Into the state of Wisconsin. In the morning we were In a position Just north of the city of Milwaukee but over the lake. We descended so that our rope trailed In the water but the air was light and we again rose higher to get the eastern drift. That carried us up over the lake point Au Sable near Ludlngton. At that point the wind veered slightly to the north and we passed over Traverse city. From there we rose high again and again got the easterly drift We crossed Lake Huron during the night and wnro hhrh over Qeorglan Bay and the .,A.n,ii.u initm.rtiuti.lv north of It. We made our highest altitudes at this Mm nt Hi.- i. mi i.. The wind had a strong drift to the northeast and we dropped a trine lower alter pnssiim Lake Nipplslng. The wind was whlp nlni in. alone at a tremendous speed. "We could see from the character ..f n... enontrv below US that It would be Impossible, to move a foot so we decided ot go on and our barograph registered 5000 meters which is the limit We then saw In the distance what we supposed was the town of Norman lke, St. Jonn. inis about .01 p. m.. on Wednesday. The country looked favoraoie iwr a in. i.H decided to come down Th ........ i ..I which we were going, however, carried us beyond the place we had picked out We were carrieu over a small hill. Consldsring the elr ....... i,...... mi. ma.de a very good landing on what we later learned was to the east of the I'crlbon.a river aim i.r n rhain of small laKes. "A very heavy thunder atorm came up and we slept In the basket ,k.i ,,i.ht Th next morning we saw . u imnndhiA to move the l lilt V 11 Hit , ... balloon and we packed up for IBs ....w . f..,.i We stent in the ).,( ,1,7.1 .. wnnHa Thursday tlisht. "Hawiey Injured his leg in the af ternoon. "After we had covered about seven (Continued oi. page S1 Freshman Captain Dies of Injuries, in Game. Ithaca. Oct. II, One of the re. mamlng Cornell football games will be cancelled because ef the death last night of Captain Paine of te lHilnth freshman team, from Injuries sustained In ft recent practice game that with Williams. Aged Man Bnnied to Death In W LnnH j Home. Oswego. N. V., Oct. II Capt. Henry Daggett former assemblyman, aged 10. a retired vessel owner, waa burned to death early today In a fire which dsstroyed his home, where he lived alone. Ryan Special Award for Flight from Belmont Park Aviation Field to Statue of Lib erty and Return. THE TEAMS ARE SELECTED FOR THE GREAT CUP RACE America Will Be. Represented by Brook ins, Drexel and Hamilton in Event of Tomor- B' BLMONT PARK, Oct. 2. Good nights in the International nvia- tlon meet were exneeti-il todav because of the cessation or the wind which yesterday curried Johnstone anil Hovsev thi. Wrtehl tviaiM. r.... Into the Interior of Long Island (lur ing altitude (lights, the former 5,r miles, the latter 25 miles away. Many wore on the grounds early, watching expectantly for the return of Hoxsey and Johnstone. This Is the seventh day of the meet. There was a slight wind from the south west. The American team to contest In the race tomorrow for the Uordon Bennett cup, the big international trophy, was selected lust night by the Aero club of America anil is composed of Walter It. Brookins, J. Armstrong Drexel anil Charles K. Hamilton with John H. Molsaiit. Arch Hoxsey anil Itml" M.u-n nil MIlltHlUnli.v ltr.ti.lt Inu wilt lino Ihi nt.iv Wrltrht 1 h . v..l a lllerlot monoplane, and Hamilton his new 110-hnrse power "liamiltnninn." The Kngllsh contestants are Claude Qrahame-Whlto and James Radlry ; French, Alfred Letllanc. Hubert la- tham und Count tie Lessons. The course is about fi!! miles. Curttss last year at Rhelms, France, brought the International trophy to this country. The contest today was for a special prize of 10,000 offered by Thomus K. Hyan for a 3b miles night from the Held to the statue of Liberty, New York harbor, and return, open to any aviator. Such are the caprices of Oc tober weather that Ralph John stone and Arch Hoxey of the Wright team of aviators went up for altitude at Belmont park yesterday afternoon and bi ought down the record of the day for dis tance. Tim lil'th dav of the international aviation meet opened full of promise and closed in a howling wester that tilled the air with whirling autumn leaven shimmed down benches in the grand stand, ripped out the canvass screens that bar the view of those who have not paid but hope to gaze; and sent such a skirmish line of dust devils "dancing around the truck that the flare lamps had to be lighted out side the hangars for the mecnaiues to find their way about. It was a fu rious end to a day of postponements, disappointments and scattered feats of the most during airships that have yet been shown to and American crowd. Official flights for tho Gordon Bennett elimination trials to pick an American teim w! ich shall defend the lntcrr Clonal trophy won at llhelms last year by Glenn II. Curtlss opered at 9 o'clock but nobody cared to c me out for them in me wino that was blowing. At half past one o'clock the special prize of $10,000 of fered by Thomas F. Ryan for a flight from the held to the statue or liberty and return was open to any aviator but none of them dared to try. They chose to take advantage, Instead of the larifesae allowed them by me committee permission to compete i...tw..t..i I 3ft and 3.45 oclocK any ai- tcrnoon during the meet, provided on i., th.i thnv hnnld finish before 6.30 Thut narrowed tho program down to one hourly event for distance and ,.i....i inkim In an Antoinette monoplane, for distance and his rivals Hoxey and Johnatone, oi me wrigin team for altitude, were the only ones . ....... . iraki of from 20 to 2! miles an hour. It was stiff going. Johnston and tt i, I, ,1 to Imitate the- gull, to ii.itini ...... - ik.i. nlmr. nnd soar into the gali without effort but they showed that the "way of an eagle In tho air" Is still one of the few things man does not understand. They kept their ktt.iitifiiilv. hut although the speed of the biplane they were flying IB Iiuilinmj " " .k.i. .....rini were running wide open ... ii., ,r. miles an I inn ini.t they were pushed steadily out of view and down over the edge of the horl- n-h. ,,,,,...r mile they were Jam- SUM. l ,re " I' mlng must have been more than 40 miles an hour, but neither was wiumi to .ome down before tho imer wm they stuck It out until forced to land i... i, ...... , nmmilslon of the elements. noth were driven miles off their course. Word came troni Hf xsey nrst. that he had landed safelv at . 1 ,.n lalanri. about IB lireomow, -"-a - miles distant Johnstone, still resw .i..oit it nut and was carried miles, to middle Island village. Long Island Thea were the two longest flights of the day. For the fir hourly distance event, the sole entrant was Latham In an Antoinette. He finished the hour wl'h only four laps, f 1.7 miles In 65 min utes 14.1 seconds and the figures show how pereiatent waa hie battle with the gale, but they cannot bring out as did the visual Image Itseli, his beautirul maneuvering. One thous and feet above the grand stand, he (Continued oa pat ) ' .rRxjTTog'me' NORWEGIAN STEAMSHIP HARALD &l LsV Lf V 1 BiaSlftsBV sVlraBBBB. mm WkrM 1L j9 WmWKSmaLm mmm I ssssf aMaTV J mMWD 3' sssssfcsMBI '.1 I SSVSSSSsBt. ' jfl M ICVI LaSBBBBalaaaB Jfl BaX ' Q SBBapPI I ssm sal t ISSiSHKmw'' B k V pA i II m M ssflVcHnWi sssttfl K V SSm. m3 -M aaLJaSSVaal R a0 BBBsV BVlsaSE c-msa GLVLJST tain 'J. or I'el lisTON, Tex., Oct. 28. Cap ri K. Waifs of -the schoon er Uolliviviiiiit who r..fn..,l I.. leave his vessel ,JNn the Haraidi bound for Now ork, took off tb" crew of seven men on October IV. lias l.riuli'l.l int.. ,.rl ..I k.I .1... steamship Parkwood, which had th" schooner In tow. Cnptain Walls had been three davs without food and with only salt water to drink, and was de lirious when rest lied. He refused to come off unless the Parkwood would tow the Hnlliswood In, Stood Uy His Vessel. ttmm Viirk tlet "S Vlfti- tone. -.1 home upon the sen. Captain R. E. vwuis oi tne i loinswooii, a four mast ed schooner found dismantled and sinking In tne Oulf 01 Mux! CO by Cap tain . lieiK. "I ine lllirmil, :t Norweginn steamship, refused to de sert the derelict. This report was made by Captain Berg, who resucod seven men and Tim, a shepherd dog. from Hie wreck. Captain Walls wrote s letter to bis wife, and a brief note to the owners of the Hulllswood. He declared he would go down with the helpless niHK. "I'll stick t her boys," be yelled, but vou must save your lives, Oood- by and good luck. Don't forget to mall the letter to my wife. Bhe Is waiting tip In Maine, and will want to hear from me." Standing on the deck of the water logged ti nt dismasted craft. Captain Walls spoke through n megephone n the lifeboat which rescued bis crew was being pulled through a heavy set to the big Norwegian steamship at an chor B nunrter of ;i mile away. For five days and live nights, while th" schooner was tossed at the mercy of i hurricane, the men had reiniiine.i loyally at their posts. The Holllswood was bound from New Orltans to New York with a enrgo of lumber. That the schooner could remain above water only i few hoilrs after the Harald weighed anchor at 1 Inelt In the afternoon of Monday. October IT. was the opinion expressed Captnln Iteig. Cnntnlti Wall, la fifi vears old. He had been thi;niaster of the HaltlsWSOd for two years. His homo was In llnl- lowell. Me. A telegram was sent to his wife by Captain Berg. Mangold, the mate of the schooner, mailed to Mrs. Walls the letttl bar husband wrole on the deck of his sinking craft. To a reportor Captain Bi rg said: "It was about 10 o'ciocl- on the morning of October 1" irat l sinbted the wreck. We steered lor it to as certain If the crew was still aboard When within a mile of the derelict I could see thnt eight men were on deck. The schooner's llfebonts had been carried away. Several planks In her side were sprung. She was full of water and sinking. "An exceptionally high sea was run ning and we had considerable dlffi eulty In getting out a boat. My sec ond mate talked to Captain Walls and reported to me that he would not leave the schooner and had asked to towau t'i port." Captain Berg sttutn.ud closer to 10 a, h n aer ai.d through the megaphone told Captain Walls that It would be Impossible for the Harald to t'V 10 tske the Holllswood to a port while the storm rag d Mate Walts fa- Itctler. Mtnnriln on ttw- midge of the Har ald Csptafn Berg saw the old sea vet eran bid each or his men farewell as they went over the sids to the steam ship's llfebont Mangold, the mate, remained on deck unit) Cnptain W alls THE-aCHCX3NEl HOUISWOOfJ CAPT-Afff LAST M SS ACr i ,' WRITTEN A3 NlSaJ schoon ec LINKING CASE GOES BACK Railroad not Through Willi Fight to Keep from Paying $15,000,000 or so Back Taxes. BprtngOeld, Ills, Oct. 28 The Illi nois Central railroad, sued by tho itate for baek timet., tentative1' placed Ht llfi.OOO.OIIO. was defeated today when the Supreme, court unstained tho Circuit court of l.iSnih county in over-ruling the road's demuirer. The effect is to aeiiil the case buck (o the Circuit court for a hearliiK on Its merits. Contention of Oovernor Da neen Is tltil l"i i3 years the railrna.l lias been "milking" the state through :i system of no. 'nuntlng for urima earn ings, on which it Is required umler Ita charter to p.i seven per cent to the state in lieu of nther taxes. The ault was tilled hv lln attorney general In 19(17. following i niessago of tlovernor Deneon to Ihe legislature, wherein he asserted that road manipulated ac counts so as to credit millions of earnings to lines not chartered In Illi nois. PREPARING NEW DIVORCE STTOTEJNPOBTUCL Mutual Separation Consent Principle Government Neutral in Re ligious Matters. KttK! mtumtititxn" Lisbon, Oct. 28. The sepa ration of hurch and state is announced in a decree issued by the provisional govern ment today. Another decree published dci larea for the freedom of the press. MMMMMMMtaMaawaMaliM Lisbon. Oct. The government i'o.J fie lined an lnvlt.iiuo to attend n memorial mass for victims of the revolution on the ground that It de sired to remain neutral in religious matters '. ne press generally favors ti e InHiigui .tlon of a government slm ilnr to that of the United mates Among measures bt'..g prepared by the minister of Justice la a new divorce 'law, baaed, tt Is mid, upon the prim 1 ple of separation by Mutual consent ILLINOIS CENTRAL H-t K ! EDWARD M'CANN He Was a Chicago Police Inspector, Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Accepting Bribes. Sprlngneld, ills., Oct. 28. The Su promo court today affirmed I he Judg ment of Cook county Criminal court, against Former I'ollre Inspector Ed ward McCann, In an appeal for a new trial. Accepted Bribe. Chicago. Oct. 28. McCann was con victed of accepting bribes for protec tion of gamblers and denizens of the underworld In the Desplaines street dtatrtct. He was specifically found guilty of accepting $.175 from Frank Hrolhers, owners of several illegal houses. Frank Ttrothers, wealthy from the saloon business and other pursuits peculiar to the tenderloin dis tricts, were the principal witnesses. Immense sums are alleged to have been collected by McCann. Granting of Immunity, it Is said, took place In systematic, business-like fashion. It Is not believed It all went to McCann. There may be a search for "men high er up" who It Is supposed received the bulk of the money McCann was sen tenced to serve one to nve years. Eleven Indictments against him are still pending. A LOAN OF TO CHINA GOVERNMENT Contract Made by Group of American Bankers -Government Bond Security; 5 per Cent. New York, Oct. 28. An American loan of ISO, 000, 000 to the Chinese government has been consumated. It is learned today. The group of bank ers Interested In it consists of J. P. Morgan A Co.. Kuhn. Loeb A Co., the National City bank and First National bank. The agreement as to rate of intereat and terms. It is said waa signed In Pekln yesterday. The bonds will be Chinese government bonds and bear Intereat at five per cent. Postmaster Jailed for Rifling Mall Washington, Oct 28. R. L Par king, postmaster at King George, Va. la in Jail at Fredericksburg, having been arrested by Poatofflce Inspectors I Martin and Suffeii. charged with rl I ning the mall at hla poatoffloe. CASE IS AFFIRMED He Visits Belgian Capital, and Letter Is Received from Mili tant Anarchist, Whom Police Are Unable to Catch. PRECAUTIONS WERE TAKEN OF EXTRAORDINARY SORT Windows Along Rout to Railway Sta tion Closed ss Emperor and Em press Passed, Leaving Brus sels for Berlin. BRUSSELS, Oct. 28. Extraordin ary precautions were taken last night to protect Emperor Wil liam and the Empress of Germany when they left here for Berlin, after visit here. These were explained today when the police announced that a letter threatening the emperor had been received at the royal palace yes terday. The communication was sign ed by a militant liiusseln anarchist. Efforts of the authorities to arrest the writer have been fruitless The windows of houses overlooking the streets through which the royal party passed on the way to the rail road station were ordered closed tem porarily. The railroad station was packed with troops, and the railway line guarded for a considerable dis tance out of the city. FIRST GENUINE TOUCH OF WINTER LIST NIGHT Thermometer Went Below Freezing Point, and Snowfall Is Reported from Craggy Mountain Section. AaheviHa and Buncombe county were given the first genuine touch of winter last night when the thermom eter went down to a point below the freezing mark in the city, with a con siderable snowfall reported from the Crasgy mountain section. It was also reported here this morning that the cold was severe at the clty'a in take in the Black Mountain section, 20 miles from Ashevilie, and that Ici cles of some length were noticed. No snow, however, was reported from that section, although It is said that tho snow In the Craggles fell to I depth of several inches. The cold wave last night was usher ed in with a drizzling rain which ceased during the night and then the thermometer continued downward. The wave came a bit unexpected since the first frost of the season was reported here only a few days ago and tho first frost In Haywood county as late as last Sunday. It Is probable that the early or first frost in Buncombe and Haywood counties wan at the latest date for many years although no few oM-tlmo weather observers declare that this section will witness a more severe winter this year than for many years past. First Snow of Season. Tho first, annw of the season In this section fell this afternoon. It was not by any moans what one calls a snow storm but the flukes came down at Intervals In sufficient quantity to make one realize that winter Is at hand. At ono time during the early afternoon there was quite a flurry of snow flakes. PACIFIC ANO ATEANTIC STEAMER FINE PLANNED It Would Compete With Transcontinental Railways K. N. Baker Is tin Organizer. New Orleans, Oct 28. Plana for the organisation of a steamship line to compete with the traascontlnental railroads were presented to the New Orleans commercial bodies today by Kernard N. Baker, preeldent of the National Conservation commission. It Is aald the proposed company will be capitalized at $10,000,000. It would operate 15 ten thousand ton steamers from the north Pacific coast via San Francisco and Panama and from Colon to New Orleans and New York. Nagei Off on s Speaking Tow. Washington, Oct. 28. secretary Nagel of the department of commerce and labor left for St. Louie last night to begin his campaign speaking tour In Missouri. The secretary will speak In New York state on his return, but all his dates have not been announced He already has agreed to speak In Mob Swoops Down on Eight Wagons Leaving Wells-Fargo Express Company Stables in Jersey City. OTHER CLASHES OCCURRED ON BOTH SIDES OF RIVER Adams Express Company Making no Effort to Send Out Wagons The Striking Drivers' Number Is Swelled. NEW YORK. Oct. 27. -The most serious clash In the express strike going on here ofceurred today when a mob swooped down on eight wagons leaving the Wells-Fargo stables in Jersey City. Scores of per sons were Injured, many being knock ed unconscious before the police fin ally queled the riot Sixteen seri ously injured strike breakers were placed in a wagon and ferried across the Hudson rived to a hospital In Manhattan. There were other lesser clashes throughout the morning on both sides of the river. New Jersey state troops are ready to march into Jersey City if called. The Adams Express com. pany made no effort today to send out any wagons. The ranks of the strikers have Increased several hun dred. Three Members ot Tampa Tobacco Workers Striking Organization Are Arraigned Today. Tampa, Oct. 28. Jose De La Cam pa, J. F. Bartlum. "Brit" Ruaeell end G. P. Bradford, members of the for mer Joint advisory board of the Al lied Tobacco Trade Workers of Tam pa, now on strike, were today ar raigned for preliminary hearing on two charges, the first of conspiring to effect the murder of J. F. Easter ling, bookkeeper for Buatllle Bros., and Diaz, shot down In front of his employer's factory during the early stages of the strike. The second charge is effecting the death of RasterUng. WIFE A MORPHINE FIEND, HUSBAND SUES DRUGGIST Alleges ritlan-ful Sale Was Absent for Years, Returning Found IV moT Strong Woman a Wreck. New York, Oct. 28. Ernest Bllton has sued a druggist for $5000 dam ages, alleging that his wife became a norphine victim through the unlaw ful sales of the drug. Bllton says that after years of absence from hla home he returned to find his wife reduced from a strong woman to a wreck. BLACK HAND BOMB BURSTS IN KOI'R-STORY TENEMKNT smashed Windows and FiigtMeoed Tenants the Only Result Owner Had Received No lx tter New York. Oct. 28. A "black hand" bomb exploded early today on the ground floor of a four-story tenement, smashing windows and throwing 10 or more occupants from their beds. All rushed to the street In panic. John Romano, the owner of the house, said he never had received a threatening letter, but expected one In a few days demanding money. North American International Y. Sf. O. A. Toronto, Oct SS. The thhty venth International convention of the Y. M C. A. of North America opened here today, over 1000 dele gates being registered, and at least 500 more are expected during the day. The mayor of Toronto welcomed them. Next Glnners Report November t. Washington, Oct SS. The census bureau's report of cotton ginned to November 1, expected Tubs dir. No vember 8, will not be announced un til Wednesday, November S at 10 a. m., because of the general election throughout the country. Predlrteal in Far Booth. Washington. Oct IS. Frosts an predicted by the weather bureau to night aa far south as the Oulf af Mexico and on the South Atlantic I'oaat Temperature will be lower In the eastern aectlona of the country. For Ashevilie and vicinity and Colder with freezing Umpef t temperatwrt tonight; Saturday fair Par North Carolina and Saturday; colder . ..gaaiat.
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