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C5fl I ll r xx GVT , LAST EDITION 4:00 P. M. Weather rorecast: Partly Cloudy. Warmer. VOL. XV. NO. 228. ASHEVILLE, N. O, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 1, 1910. $1.00 PER TEAR. BUTLER ENGAGES More Comprehensive Police Measures Taken E THE ASSf ATID DISPATCHES -sJv TENTH DISTRICT JOHNSTONE BROK II HALL IN RALEIGH He Will Speak Friday, Telling About the Bond Advertisment, and Attack ing Senator Simmons. For Preserving Order in Strike; 1 OnOOO Out ALTITUDE RECORD WILL CLOSE Outlook Now Is That the Man Who Wins Will Have no Large Figures of Which to Boast How They Figure It. MAJORITY FOR GUDGER, 650; MAJORITY FOR GRANT, 800 Estimates Made by Their Friends--Chairmen Giving Out no Figures Rival Claims as to the Result in Buncombe. With the near approach of the No vember election the political situation In the Tenth Congressional district in North Carolina a district admitted ly close and claimed by both the dem ocrats and the republicans becames dally more Interesting. The light for a seat in the next congress of the United states between Hon. J. M. Oudger, Jr., the democratic candidate, and Hon. J. O. Grant, the republican Incumbent .Is what one might well term a Titanic struggle. Mr. Oram la seeking re-election and vindication nt the hands of the people. Mr. Oud ger Is seeking vindication of hla claim that he has once before redeemed the district and ran do it again, noth the democratic candidate and the re publican candidate are men "school ed In the game of politics." Each has been before the people on several occasions and each has represent his people In the halls of congress. Each already chdmlng the election. Admittedly both cannot be elected. Vhlch will the people choose' That is the question now paramount in this district and a question on the an swer to which much money has been staked. It Is probable that not so much-interest has been aroused In this sec tion for years and, uccordlng to ru mor, not so much money staked on the result, as In the present contest. The democrats appear entirely satis fled that Mr. Oudger will :v elected ami redeem the district His friends are putting: their faith to the crucial test by placing money on his election. On the other hand the friends of Mr. Orant concede nothing. In fact, the; contend that whereas Mr. Orant was elected by more than 300 majority two years ago he will be elected by more than 000 to give their claims accurate, from 500 to 1000. Some of his staunch supporters claim the election for Mr. Orant by between 1200 and 1400. The tight Is now on in earnest and the result will see many hundreds of dollars change hands. What Each Side Claims. With the election day Just bne week distant neither Chairman Roland of the republican executive committee nor Chairman Owen Oudger of the democratic executive committee would today give out figures for counties nor a forecast of the elec tion of Tuesday, November 8, save that each claimed the victory by from 600 to 1000. From authentic sources, however, tlgures have been gleaned and If the republican figures are cor reel Mr. Orant will be re-elected by a majority of 800 to 1000; If the fig ures from the democratic household are verified on election day Mr. Oud ger will be the next representative In congress from this district with a ma inrltv to his credit of from S00 to 800. The democrats claim that they will carry eight of the 13 counties In (. miner Grant Buncombe 500 Cherokee , 30 Clay 60 Graham 40 Haywood 700 Henderson 600 Jackson 7 5 McDowell B9 Macon Polk 40 Rutherford 0 ... Swain 2 Transylvania SB Republican Figures. According to this forecast, Mr. Oudger will carry the district by f0 The republicans, however, deny that he will carry it by 650 or at all. They dispute the claims as to Buncombe, Macon. Haywood, Rutherford. Swain and McDowell and also Graham and Jackson. Here Is the wsy that lead ing republicans who have been over the district and who profess to have a line on the situation hand out the dope: Orant Gmlgrr 200 Buncombe Cherokee , SIS Clay 10 Graham H Haywood 300 Henderson 600 Jackson CO McDowell it Macon ISO Polk U Rutherfi.nl SS0 Sw.iln 400 Transylvania Should this forecast by republicans he correct It will be seen that Mr Orant will be elected by a majority of a Mttle more than 800. In this connection It should be stated that while the more conservative republi cans concede Buncombe county to Mr. Oudger by about S0 other of the members ot tne re ave that Mr. orant luncombe and that rmblteaa natty bell (Can tinned an Mure 4. ) I turn. page 4. ) ANOTHER POSTPONEMENT ORDER IN N. A W. FREIGHT RATE CASE No Reason for It Given MtaR Keith; Yoiiiir iMiy nt Meildetli Collide, Serimmly Humeri. Oazette-News Bureau, Chnmher of Commerce Rooms, Hollemon Building, Raleigh, Nov. 1. The Academy of Music has been en gaged for ex-Senator Marlon Butler when he appears In Raleigh Friday afternoon to make his political speech ' answering the charges against him as to his relations with the North Caro lina fraudulent special tax bonds and j In which he declares his purpose to i attack Senator Simmons and a nam- ! ber of other democratic leaders. A Distressing Accident. There was n distressing accident at Meredith College. Sunday afternoon as n result of which Miss Aline kelt-t, daughter of B. I". Keith, collector of customs at Wilmington. Is in a very serious condition through having in haled alcohol flames. She and a party of friends were using u chafing dish when a blazing match fell Into n quantity of alcohol that flashed up and Mlss Keith trying to put it out. Inhaled the flames us she did so. The Ral eigh lire department was called out but the bbute was smothered out be fore the department reached the col lege. Everything that can possibly be done for the young lady is being done. And while her condition is serious there Is hope for her recovery. Another postponement, this time to February 1, from November 1, is or dered by tho Interstate commerce commission In the matter of the oper ation of the order of the commission for reduction of freight rates by the Norfolk & Western railroad ftom western points to Winston-Salem and Durham, these being the two North Carolina terminals of thin railroad Notice -of this second postponement enme to the North Carolina corpora tion commission, the reduction Involv ed being the outcome of the suit against the Norfolk & Western brought by the North Carolina com mission in the hope of relieving North Carolina shipping points of the dis criminations alleged to be made by the railroads as compared with the rates that apply to Virginia cities. The ruling of the Interstate commission, however, while It granted a reduction allowed it in such way as to deprive the outcome of the suit of any effect on the rates to other Carolina towns. The first postponement of the reduced rate application was from October l to November 1. No reason Is given for the postponement In the notice that came to the Carolina commission. Members of the three Raleigh lodges of Masons are much pleased over having again made terms with the temple committee of the North Carolina grand lodge of Masons in the matter of rentals that the lodges must pay for the use of the grand lodge hall for their weekly meetings. They disagreed three months ago and the lodges moved out to another building taking with them a large part of the lodge hall furniture that the lodges, or rather, that William C. Hill lodge, owned. Now the rental terms are ad justed through the efforts, more espe cially of th non-resident members of the ttfnple committee of the grana lodge gild the lodges are moving bacK into the temple this week. It had been feared by the Raleigh lodges that the differences would have to be thrashed out In the grand lodge, to convene In January, but such Is not to be the case. THE "NEW POLYGAMY DENOUNCED BY LYMAN He Is a High Official of Mormon Church Next In Succession to Pre sident Smith. Salt Lake City, Nov. 1. Francis M. Lyman, president of the quorum ot twelve apostles of the Mormon church, ard next In succession to President Smith, yesterday denounc ed before his congregation the "new polygamy." frequently charged against the Morman church, and nev er denied. Memorial to Senator Dolllver. Fort Dodge. Ia., Nov. 1. Cltlsens have started a movement to erect a memorial to the late Senator Dolllver The plan Is to erect a shaft here. A Million Dollars Lues by Fire, Alexandria, Egypt, Nov. 1. Fire destroyed several large cotton sheds and (10.000 bales of cotton today. The lose Is about one million dojlnrs. THE WEATHER. For A'hevllle an vtdcmlty: Partly cloudy and wanner tonight and Wed nesday. For North Onrollnn Fair to-night and Wednesday with rising tempera- RK, Nov.. 1. Police measures were more compre- today for preserving order in the strike of several thous and express company employes which lias practically paralyzed express traffic here for several days and been accompanied by serious rioting. Pos sible good results, are looked for soon as the result of a conference held late yesterday by Governor Kort of New Jersey with the strikers' representa tives and express company officials. Tho company1 wagons moved this morning only through specially guarded streets designated by the po lice. More than 10,000 mon are now on strike demanding Increased pay and shorter hours. There have been many small dis turbances In various parts of New York city as strikers attacked wagons manned by strike breakers. Stones and missiles of all kinds were thrown and several drivers and their helpers were badly hurt. William Hoy, a helper on an American express wag on had his skull crushed yesterday af ternoon with a brick and probably will die. All the disturbances were quickly quelled by the police. Many arrests were made and heavy lines impo,ed. Policemen guarded the drivers of the 3 IB wagons of all companies that made deliveries In the city and an escort of one to three mounted patrolmen fellowed each wagon. it was announced at striker's head quarters last evening that a confer ence with Mayor Gaynor had been arranged for today when the repre sentatives ot the International Broth erhood of Teamsters would make for- mftj protest to the mayor against the employment of the municipal polire ns guards on the wagons of the ex- press companies. It was stated also that a meeting of the executive heads of the local unions had been arranged for to discuss the advisability of n general strike or everything on wheels in the city nfflllated with the unions, excepting --nilronds. UNITED WIRELESS CO. S PRESIDENT SENT TD JAIL , He le to Remain There Until a Certain Letterpress Book Is Produc ed in Court. New York. Nov. 1. Col. Christo pher C. Wilson, president of the Unit ed Wireless Telegraph company, was sent to the Tombs prison today by today by Federal Judge Locombe for alleged contempt of court In refusing to surrender a letterpress book which the board of directors was subpoenaed to produce. Wilson will stand committed until the book Is produced. Certain officers of the company aro charged with fraudulently using the mails in furth erance of an alleged scheme to de fraud investors. WHOLESALE MURDER Georgia Man Kills Ills Wife ami Son, Fatally Shoots Another Son and Then Kills lllm-elt Lawrencevllle, Qa.. Nov. I. Joseph Wallace, a prominent merchant, shot and killed his wife and 13 years old son, fatally wounded his 16 years old boy, drove his two daughters away from home, then turned the revolver on himself, ending his life, at his home last night. No cause Is given for the deed. POLICE RIDE INTO A CROWD AND MANY KNOCKED DOWN. Crowd Gathered by Attempt of Chi cago striking Garment Workers U Parade, Without Permit. Chicago, Nov. 1. Mounted police In the. business districts rode into a crowd gathered this afternoon by parade of striking garment workers who were attempting to parade with ut permit Many persons were knocked down and a dozen were in ji.rcd including several children. McQulllen and Bates Sign With Cin cinnati. Cincinnati, Nov. 1. George Me Quillen. pitcher and John Bates, out fielder, of the Philadelphia National league team have signed contracts with the Cincinnati club for next year. Their action in tne tace oi President Fogel's declaration that the Philadelphia chib had not released them Is expected to precipitate an open contest between the Cincinnati and Philadelphia clubs over a trade of players announced last week. Juror Arrested for Accepting Bribe in Murder Case. New York, Nov. 1. Charged with having solicited and accepted a 100 bribe to bring In a verdict acquitting Edward T. Rosenhelmer, a wealthy manufacturer charged with murder. George W. Yeandle, an architect, a Juror In the Reaenhelmer trial, which was to have opened this morning, was arrested and brought before Justice o'Qorman. PuWIUier of Punch Dead. London, Nov. l sir William As new, chairman of Bradbury, Agnew Co., publisher!) of Punch, le dead, aged SI. NEW YO moasur hcnsivc BIGGEST CORN CROP EVER; PRICES OF MEAT FALLING Cleveland, SNtv. 1. Hog prices have clipped approxi mately 70 cen In the past eight days, actfcrdlnK to the latest quotation)!. The biggest corn crop in history Is as signed as the cause. WKRKttKKRKRMMRRRM AT NORTH AUGUSTA SOLD Mrs. Harriman Said to Have Received $5,000,000 tor Electric Line, Land. Light Plant, etc. New York,' Nov. 1. The Equities Securities company has purchased the Harriman property located at North Augusta, in South Carolina, Just across the Savannah River from Augusta. Mrs. Edward H. Harriman, it Is said received $5,000,000 for the prop erty, which includes an electric rail road over 50 miles In length, an elec tric light )dn nt, 3000 acres of la ml and the Hotel Hampton Terrace. It Is the Equities company's inten tion to hold and develop the property. QUIET TODAY III TAMPA FOLLOWING STRIKE FIGHT One Man Shot. Mob Charged by Police Man Circulating Handbills Is Under Arrest. Tampa, Flu., Nov. 1. Quiet provulls here, following an attack by striking cigar makers and sympathizers last night on strike breakers, when one man was shot and the mob was charg ed by policemen using their guns ms clubs. One arrest was made this morning of man who was circulating handbills. The printing office which, It is alleged, was printing such literature for strlk its. may be closed by a court order. BE-tOlNT HI. I ri l Nmvburg. X. Y.. Kicked on 25,471! Census Hep.. n. and Now It is Announced as 37,80ft. Washington, Nov. 1. The popula tion of Newhurg. N. Y Is 27,805, ac cording to a r. -enumeration of that city, made upon protests there after the announcement of the thirteenth census enumeration of 25,473 was announced New Ministers Present Credentials. Washington. Nov. L President Taft received the credentials of Marquis Cusana Consaloniurl, the new Italian ambassador, and Mr. Byrn, the new Norwegian minister, at the White House today. Elevator ami 100,004) Dunltrls of Groin Destroyed. Atchison, Kan., Nov. 1. Fire today destroyed the Blair Elevator com pany's elevator. The Ions is $120,000. The elevator contained 100. 000 bush els of grain. Genernl ICWliou Hi 4'nha. Hsvana, Nov 1. General elections are being; held thn day. Half of the H ouse and No disorder has Y VAGON FROM VH fCH DCJVeiC ANDHELPER.AEE rXJL.LEDMJV vSTEJKE SYMPATHIZERS AVERAGE LOWER UNDER REGULATION; Johnson of the Rock Island Testifies That Freight Rates Were Higher Ten Years Ago. Chicago, Nov. 1. Freight rates av eruge lower than they did ten years ago. according to a statement made at the rate hearing by Stanley H. Johnson, assistant freight traffic manager of the rtock Island road to day. Johnson Bald the railroads were better off in securing lull legal rates tluut they were prior to the Hepburn law, when rebating was a common practice. Commissioner .ane asked him If rales were lower under com petition than under governmental re gulation. "Taking everything into considera tion," replied the witness, "shippers r ec irlng lower rates than they were ten years ago. "Some rates are higher and some aro lower, but the average is lower." He cited the Increased cost of sup plies and lahor us Justifying Increased rates. A GOOD SOUTHERN EXHIBIT AT ILLINOIS STATE FAIR Southern Railway Company's Booth Attracted Much Attention at Springfield. Special to The Osxette-News. Spnngileld, Ills.. Nov. 1 The Illi nois state fair for 1910 which has Just closed had on display, In excellent ar rangement and Interesting variety, a fine exhibit of agrlct 'teral and horti cultural products irom southern ter ritory tributary to the lines of the Southern railway, the Mobile and Ohio railroad, and the Southern and Flor ida railway. Representatives of these railways were In attendance. Interviewing Inter ested callers and distributing Informa tion personally and through special literature. Thousands of people vis ited the booth during the fair. A good opportunity was given them to learn. without Incurring the expense and time of preliminary tours of In vestl gatlon through the south, the charac ter and extent of Its resources, and the opportunities there awaiting far mers who are considering newl oca Hons and who desire authentic Infor mation concerning general conditions in the southeast. This exhibit like the others the Southern railway system has made this year developed much interest among the vlslttors. Justifying the pol icy of the company n giving practi cal demonstration to the people In the north of what may be and Is grown In ths south, and the progress being made In agricultural development. The representatives In charge of the exhibit report thut large numbers o( farmers are considering a removal to the southeast. eeee,eoa fire Lues In Miller ..burg, Ky Lexington, Ky business' section II miles from day with s lose Nor. 1. Most of the of Mllle:sburg. Ky., re. wes burn was caused by sine. hip of the day with s lose of $200,000. The Are found about midnight dh Orant Bou- ("" are being elected, was caused by sparks from a railroad I levard, after Its gasoline was exhaust-j t Arm --- CABINET SESSION IS NOT HELD TODAY L...M - j Most of the Cabinet Are in Ohio, Shell- ing the Woods, or Getting Ready to Start There. Washington. Nov. 1. Lack of a quorum caused abandonment of the regular Tuesday session of the cabinet today Secretaries Nagel and Wilson are in the campaign; Secretary Knox left for Ohio tills morning to speak for the republican ticket; Secretary Mac Vesgh leaves for Ohio this afternoon, and Attorney Wlckersham goes to Ohio Thursday. Secretary Meyer Is In Cuba. Secre tary Dickinson Is on the Atlantic, re turning from his trip around the world. By Friday, the next meeting date of the cabinet, it Is expected that only Postmaster General Hitchcock it nci Secretary Ballinger will be in Washington. CAMPAIGN IN NEW YORK He Is Scheduled to Speak Today at Al bion. Lock-port, Niagara Falls and Buffalo. Rochester, N. Y., Nov. 1 Theodore RooseveltW arrived early today on the last day of his campaign in New York state. Col. Roosevelt delivered spoeches at Albion, Lockport, Niagara Falls and Buffalo. The colouel Is scheduled to leave Buffalo tonight, reaching New York about? nine o'clock tomorrow morn ing. BATTLESHIPS SAIL TODAY FOR A CRUISE TO EUROPE sixteen of the Fleet Will go to Grave- send for Three Weeks, and to Guantanamn. Philadelphia; Nov. 1. The battle ships Minnesota, Vermont, Idaho and Mississippi left the Philadelphia navy yurd at 10 o'clock this morning to Join twelve other ships of the fleet on European tour. The ships making the cruise will spend three woeka In Gravenend, England, after which they will cross the ocean to Guantanamo for winter maneuvers In West Indian waters. Harry Succeeds Harber. San Ftaticisco, Nov. I. Rear Ad miral Edward B. Barry has assumed command of the Pacific cruiser fle'. , relieving Rear Admiral Harber, who proceeds to Honolulu. Ran Off With Minister's Automobile. I ,t. .urg, Nov. 1. While Rev. Dr. Maltland Alexander, paster of the First Presbyterian church. In the cen ter of the shopping diatrVt, waa ducting night services, Joy rd to- made oft with his automobile, it was "nu " "Z2 Climbed Into the Skies 9,714 Feet With a Machine of Only Thirty Five Horse Power. M0ISANT WOULD NOT ACCEPT GKAHAME-WHITE'S CHALLENGE Many Other Sensational Features la it Day of Belmont Park Aviation Meet. Now York, Nov. 1. Aeroplanes of all types that have given spectators at Belmont Park aviation Held many thrills during the past few days are being created for shipment to Balti more, for participation in another aviation contest. The Belmont Park meet had for Its crowning event a new world's altitude record. Ralph Johnstone forced his Wright "road ster" 9714 feet Into the sky or 528 feet higher than any other heavier than air machine had ascended. But Johnstone's sky climbing feat was not the only notable Incident of the closing day of the meet. Claude Grahame-White, the athletic Britisher, who carries away the Gordon Bennett trophy, which takes the international tournament to England, sharpened the sporting appetite with a challenge to John B. Molsant. of Chicago, for another race from the park around the statue of Liberty In New York harbor and return. Molsant, who won $10,000 for his fast flying around the statute Sunday, ignored the chal lenge. Moisant'a winning of the 12000 dis tance prize offered by the Aero club of America, was the other big event of the day. He traveled approximate ly S7'.. miles in two hours. In land ing after winning the event, he smash ed his propeller and broke a running wheel, but escaped unscathed. As the crowds about the judges' stand cheered and cheered the an nouncement of Johnstone's wonderful air feat, J. Armstrong Drexel swooped down to earth. He had been battling in tho clouds with the Wright, pupil, but had attained "anly 8.170 fees." Johnstone had easily won the grand altitude event with Its $5000 prise. The first event or the day began a few minutes after the jlutrp crack of the opening bomb. It was the two hour distance race for a purse of 12, 500, donated by members of thn Aero club of America. The purse was split so thst there were three prises. The echoes of the bomb had hardly died away when far across the field the white wings of a monoplane shot up from the ground and swept toward the starting line. It was Molsant, and he was flying the same machine with which he won the statute of Liberty flight "Bud" Mars, of thn Curtlss team, and Simon and Latham, of the French team, followed quickly and were soon chasing Molsant about the course rounding the red and white pylons at almost a mile a minute clip. Molsant Winn Distance Race. Mars was soon down with a broken engine and after a few laps. Latham's engine became balky and he waa forc ed to descend in front of hla hangar. Molsant and Simon were alone In the air, flying clone to each other. When iliey passed the grand stand, Molsant let out his speed a notch and shot ahead. Simon came to earth before the lap was finished and Molsant was flagged. Then it was announced that that Molsant had fouled him by pant ing too close to him In the air. The Judges penalised the Chtcagoan three laps, but In a few minutes he was up again whisslng around only a few feet in the air. Latham and Simon were once more In the contest and Molsant appeared to be keeping out of hla way. It was a queer race. When the finish flag was put up, two hours after the start, Molsant was declared the win ter. He had been round the course 56 times, a distance of about 67 miles. As he came to earth, victorious, tie accident occurred. His machine swerved, bumped along the green for a few feet, and toppled over on Its side, but Molsant did not get a scratch. Latham was second in this with 35 laps to his crelt and third, with 27 laps Molsant took away $2000; Latham $100, and Simon $590. The speed race between Ornhams Whlte in a monoplane and McCurdy. in a biplane, demonstrated thn sap rierlty of the monoplane as a racer. They both did ten laps of the course, a distance of about 16.1$ miles. Gra- hame-Whlte's unofficial time was 16.- 34.12; McCurdy's time was Jt.4S.S4. Grahame-Whltn had finished thn last lap and was gliding towards the judges' stand when hla propeller snapped. In a moment hn waa buried under a wrecked machine, about which a cloud of escaping vapor arose Helpers rushed upon the field, lifted the broken air craft and hauled the English man from the wreckage. He limped a few steps then was ad Ms hand gaily to the crowds an a signal that he wan not seriously Injured. Five minutes later he gave every one In front of the grand stand thrills by stepping from the hospital tent into a Farnam biplane which he maneuvered uncomfortably near the heads of San spectators But he was happy, having won $3000 by taking thn spend eon test. M. Curdy got $l0t. Unofficial torn: total winnings of aria 1 U I A Cd""M0 Grahame-W
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