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THS ASSOCIATED DISPATCHES ' LAST EDITIC2I 4:00 P. II We&t&er Turecast: FAIR AND WARMER. ASHEVILLE, N. C, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 13, 1911. scpzb Copy mm. is mm ascot heath The FiremenjWero Powerless Be fore the Blaze at Apex Yester . day, on Account of an Insuf , ficient Supply of Water. WARE-KRAMER VS. TRUST ; DAMAGE SUIT IS TAKEN UP All Raleioh June Weather Recordi ;.; Since 1895 Smashed Militia Of ficers Commissioned Re ward Offered for Negro. OGazete-News Bureau, The Hotel Raleigh, .Raleigh. June 13 APEX la In ashes, at least so far as the business part of the town la concerned. The total loss is estimated at least $40,000 with not . more than half insurance. . The ori gin of the Ore, which was discovered about 1:80 o'clock yesterday morning ... by the crew of a freight train, is un known. Some have it that the Are originated In a near-beer place at the corner of Salem and Cabarrus streets; others that it started In the store of J. W. Jenks, used as a meat market The firemen were powerless to pre' vent the spread of the flames because of Insufficient water supply. Much ' of the burned area consisted of wood n buildings, which being thoroughly dry. burned like tinder. It was well Into the day before the fire was un der control. The Bauman's drug store building and the Merchants & Farmers bank building were the only brick structures In the area; these ' were burned also. . The bank vault is .probably safe. The Herring Accident. . While attempting to board a freight train at New Hill to go to the .i. fire at Apex, Offlham Herring, an op- mfflr&Lur ior me r tmmm ill Air 11 iih. whb uivuuui ' ami i J vTUi.u. fiu tiui rou . as a supply operator at Green Hill, "a small station south -of Apex, ; ana ' hearing that 'tis- home , town ,. was on Are he attempted to CaUsn - the frelaht train which ' was DaasinK ' through.' , His foot lipped ana his body was thrown under the wheels of the train running along at a 20 - All. ' III- .0ht crushed and his skull fractured. He was taken to Apex and thence to Uolalorh nnil tilaftAl tn D.Y hnftnltnl. An operation was performed by Dr. Rogers and Dr. McOee his leg am putated. Physicians hold out practi cally no hops of recovery. He is 19 years of age and lived for many years at the home of ex-Mayor J. C. Burns of Apex. Two sisters, Misses ' Elolse and Madge Herring, reside in Ral eigh. The Raleigh Are department was ready to go to Apex but when it wat found there was not sufficient water, -"' Chief Lumsden and three of the flre ment went In an automobile. They cuuia uo mue suuu. Apex Is town of about 800 peo - pie and is situated at the junction f h Bhnrit Air Una and the Durham Southern railway. It is a tobacco market. Buildings Destroyed. . ' Following Is a partial list of the - buildings destroyed: W. H. Harward's department store, HE AAA. I-..mm .9AHA f ll.vvv, iii.ui ntivn v www. H. C. Olive company, general mer chandise, 18500; Insurance $4600. A, V- Baucom's Pharmacy, $$800; insurance $tt00. M mi V. - nt. .nit VanniiMi Rank, fur- nuurs ana nxiurvi, aauuui huuimv. $2000. The vault has not been opened yet but it is thought that the contents are safe. P. J. Olive's law office, $1500; in surance $780. Dr. J. C Mann's office, $400; insur ance, $250. Dr. R. W. Johnson's office, $400; covered by insurance. J. R. Norrls' insurance office, $160; no insurancs. Chan. Weaver, furniture, $60; no insurance. '.;''.' ' i 8. V. Hudson, residence, $2000; $800 Insurance, Pate Company, damage to stock of goods $1760; covered by insurance. Smith's Barber Bhop, $200; no In surance. . Watkins-Seymour Company, hard ware store, loss of goods on lot $400; no Insurance. 8. T. Uennett genU furnishings, damage to Stock $1000; covered by Insurance. B. II. Pates building, $760; no ln- M. H,'. Gunter's near beer stand, $1000; no insurance. Pressing Club $1000; no insurance. Atwatere Barber Bhop, $160; no Insurance. Jenk's Meat Market, $500;. no In surance, Evan's resturant $200; no Insur ance. O. U Kemp's Jewelry store, $300; no Insurance. Apex Iiottllng Works, $1000; no Insurance. Mason building, $760; Insurance jr.oo. a. J. Ilolllng, groceries, $1100; In surance, tJiiO. Johnson Brother, undertaking es ' tsl.l- hment, $:.00; no Insurance. I-. . B'l.otintlng to several hnn- ,! 1 s y--i d'liie ti) (ither bllllit- 0 III CENTER King and Queen Journey to the Meet In Semi-State, With Their Windsor Castle House Party. MANY AMERICANS FOUND IN SEATS OF THE MIGHTY Atcot Never Preiented a Braver Show, and the Attendance It the Great , : eit of Any Opening Day v for Years. ASCOT HEATH. ENGLAND, June 13. Never has Ascot looked bet ter than on this, the opening day of the coronation meeting. The weather was rather uncertain but not sufficiently so to affect the attend ance, which was the greatest in years. The royal enclosure, the club and oth er stands and lawns were crowded with fashionably attired '. persons. while along the rails about the course hundreds of motor cars and carriages formed a solid line. King George and Queen Mary, with the members of their house party at Windsor, came in semi-state in eight lanaaua, each drawn by four bavs. wnne tnree landaus drawn by pairs carried their suites, accompanied' by mounted et(ii. rries. The procession moved Blowly from Windsor Castle to Ascot Heath .thence along the course to the royal enclosure amid cheering, ana waving of handkerchiefs. It is a strict rule of their majesties that the royal enclosure must not be crowded. The Lord Chamberlain and the Earl of Shaftesbury refused thousands of applications for admis sion to coveted places among . those present , Among those' present beside the king's Windsor guests were colonial statesmen, their wives and many dla tinguished persons, from over-sea do mmtons. Scores pf . prominent Araer iio receivea . invitations, among mem . AmDassaaor Reld, Mrs.. Reld. embassy staff, with their wives? John Hays Hammond, special United States ambassador to the coronation; Mrs.' Hammond, their children. Charles P. Taft, Mrs. Taft and many others. Americans entertaining house parties inciuue me uraaiey Martins, the Wal-dorf-Astors, and Mrs. Maldwin Drum mond, who was formerly Mrs. Mar shall Field, Jr. DATE OF THANKSGIVING mm. resident Taft Lets It out That Nation Will Give Thanks November 29, Next Savannah, June 13 Upon receipt today of telegram from President Taft announcing that he will desig nate the fifth Thursday in November as Thanksgiving day, Secretary Solo mon of the Savannah Automobile club has forwarded the official, appli cation of the club to the Automobile Club of America for sanction to run the grand prize race over the Savan nah course November St. . The American Automobile' associa tion has asked permission to. hold the Vandorbllt cup race November 28 here. It Is generally conceded these dates will be granted, , IJliS FOR ENTERTAINING THE AMERICANS AT KIEL Second Division of Atlantic Fleet Ex- . pected to Come ot Anchor r There June 21. Berlin, June 13. German nnvai offi cers have completed the program of entertainment for the officers and men of the second dlvlnlon of the Unlte.l States Atlantlo fleet on the occasion f their visit at Kiel. The American battleships are expected to anchor at Kiel Jnne . 21. Emperor William will receive Admiral Hudger and the commanders Immediately, , The emperor wilt be a guest at a luncheon aboard the Louisiana, Ad miral Badger's flagship, June 24. The mperor will return this courtesy on the Imperial yacht Hoheniollern Jumt Two Dumbs Kxplixle in a CliUago (Saloon. Chicago, June 18. Windows in hniiHi'S covering many blocks were broken ami several persons were In Iiiiim I sightly, when two licunhs ex- 1 I m a Pumping Out Will the Caisions Stand ? Next Pump ing to Be Done Thursday Criti- , , ci$m Subsiding. : .. NeW York Herald Syndicate Corres pondence. H AVANA, " June 4. As the long expected work of pumping out the big cofferdam and revealing the wreck of the old battleship Maine. which had lain hidden under the wa- ters of Havana Harbor for thirteen years, actually begins, criticism of the plan on the part pf American and na tive engineers here is disappearing. Two weeks ago the prediction that the caissons forming the dam 'would burst that they would "blow out" at. the bottom, that they would not stand . the pressure of 1,300 tons of water, each, and the like, were heard 'everywhere, but when it became known that the structure practically, was ready fqr the unwaterlng the critics visited the works and came away less confident of disaster. ; Making No Boasts. Major. H. B. Ferguson of the army engineering corps, "who Is in charge of the worki-makes no boasts.. If any thing he is !ess tmguirte than -many who have kepi In touch with the work since 'last October, but he declares he can see no reason why it should fail. "We are going to take as few chances as possible, but the most we can say is we hope it will hold," he said. "If it doesn't I hate to think of what may follow. The 4000 cubic feet of mud piled into each cylinder had a weight of about 7000 tons, and the water pressure against the cylin ders will be about 1300 tons when the enclosure is pumped out This should give us a good margin of safety, but so much depends on the condition ot the clay inside the cylinders and the mud at their base that the thing won't figure at all. . We are testing the structure carefully as we go along and inspecting every Joint, and everything is as nearly perfect as we can make it" . Interest here in the uncovering of the historic, vessel is general. The harbor is filled with launches, bum boats and skiffs carrying parties around the big cofferdam, and when the wreck is' actually revealed it Is ex pected that thousands will be on hand to view the tangled mass of metal which hides $8 sailors' bodies and which has made much history without ever having really been seen. Major Ferguson expects that hundreds of curio and souvenir hunters seeking bits of the torn metal as relics will visit the scene and Is arranging to see that no one is allowed to approach the wreck. The naval collier . Leonidas is standing by to take charge of any bodies wlhch may be reoovered, as well as sections ot the armor, instru ments, personal effects of the dead sailors and othet articles, which will be given Into the custody of the navy department ' The- compasses, chro nometers, sextants and other naviga ting Instruments recovered from time to time during the work and taken care of by Major Ferguson have al ready been turned over to the Leoni das. The suggestion has been made by prominent Americans here that if it Is found possible to float the Maine she be taken directly to New York Harbor and placed on exhibition there. She could then be taken, to Boston, Philadelphia and New Or leans, and then to Panama, to be the first vessel to pass through the canal when it is completed and become one of the attractions at the San Francisco exposition. It is understood, howev er, that this plan has nut yet been laid before the authorities at Washington. The next pumping begins Thursday. Will He Towed Out and Hunk. Washington, June 13. According to present plans all- objects of value found in the wreckage of the Maine will be turned over to the navy de partment by - the army engineers In oh Rife of the uncovering of the ves sel. This material ot value will be separated from the rest and What re mains. Including the hulk of the ves sel, will be towed out to deep water and sunk. The disposition of the vessel Is fi nal so far as President Taft and the war department are concerned. If congreng desires that the vessel be otherwise disposed of it will be nec essary for that body to Indicate Its de sire Icivv.eii now anil the time the iirmv boiiril finishes Its work. i MKIH-fl US WOrK. jfli be bti!:t mnr the vewl ' .1 ! I,.'. 'Mimilixhlte ((,, the Water to Battleship Maine's Historic Wreck mmmimmmmsm 1 WESTERN: OF 'SUGAR American Refining Company Owns Practically Majority Stock in California Refineries, E. J. Atkins Tell3 the House Investigating Committee. ' , ASHINOTON, June i 13. Ef fort to discover whether non Competitive sones were estab lished by the American Sugar Refin ing company in the effort to control prices marked the resumption of the "sugar trust" Inquiry. Edwin F. At kins, acting head of the sugar cor poration, declared the defining com pany owned practically a majority of stock in sugar refineries In California and - it did not attempt to compete with them. He gave as a reason for this abandonment of the coast busi ness the freight rate difference of half a cent s'pound on sugar transport ed from eastern refineries. ThU he insisted was the principal reason for failure of competition. The witness said 60 per cent, of the Western Sugar Refining company in California was owned by the American Sugar Refining company NO COMBINATIONS IN STEEL, HE SAYS James Oayley Tells Investigating Committee That Formation of United States Steel Corporation Put an End to Pools . and Agreements More About Those Gary Dinners. . W ASHINOTON. Juns 13.-r-The assertion that the formation of the United States Bteel corporation In 1301 put an end to pools and agreements In the Industry was made by James Oayley, former vlco president of the corporation, to day to the house "steel trust" investi gating committee. 1 - . Qaylcy,. telling of conditions existing before then, denied that combination or agreements exist in the steel trade SEVENTY BUILDINGS EUR'J II IITEIISHT, TEXAS Whltewrlght, Tex., June 18. Forty three business houses and 37 resi dences were destroyed, and numerous othef structures damasked, partially ruined today, by fire originating with the burning of a quantity of trash In the rear of a store. The loss is 3300.- ,000. ' Ii'-" Two persons Were Injured. The Reveal ' . .... '.!" 91 INTEREST COMPANY of wliile the Spreckles family owned the other 60 per cent The American also owned, Atkins said, 49 per cent In the Alameda Sugar Refining com pany. ' ; Tariff Helps Western Refineries. The sugar tariff, according to At kins, enables the Pacific roast sugai refineries to make a larger margin of profit than the eastern refineries. Re plying to Representative Baker of California Atkins said the price of sugar was the same on the Pacific and Atlantic coasts, but the Pacific manufacturers are able to sell as far east as Chicago, while eastern refin eries cannot ship further west than Kansas City and Omaha. "The reason is the Pacific coast has free raw sugar' said Atkins. "Re fineries there get Hawaiian and Phil ippine sugars without duty while we have to pay 11.84 duty on each 100 pounds of Cuban sugar." today. Although first opposed to the plan, he now thoroughly approved of the understandings reached between steel manufacturers at the conference dinners Inaugurated by Judge Gary, head of the corporation. Oayley said that prior to 1301 there were agreements by which manufac turers were apportioned certain shares ot the steel business. Those who failed to get their allotted shares were cared for with a proportion ot the general profits. FIRST SERIOUS IB AMEER. Magdenburg, German, June 13. The first serious accident ot the In ternational aviation race occurred to day when Karl Muellor, attempting a landing, fell with his biplane from a helghth of 135 feet. The aviator suf fered conruealon of the brain. It is thought he will recover. I.lndpalnter. Kponig, Hurhener, Ijiltwh and Wlttcii.reln all covered the first Bt:ire from 1't rlin wtiiiin the in grill. tune i,m ,,M . , I I ' .. ; ' i GOuGilESS BUSY M ADGE AS I BEE Both Houses Are Actually in Ses sion at One Time, and a Num ber of Important Commit tees Are Working. CANADIAN RECIPROCITY BILL FINALLY ON SENATE FLOOR House Wrestling With Wool-Grave Doubli of Home' Agreeing to .' Briitow Amendment on" Direct Elections. ' w ASHINOTON, June ,13. With both the senate and house convened and a number of Important committees working, i con gress was busier today than at any other time during the present session. In the senate the Canadian reciproc ity bill finally reached the floor, the finance committee reporting It with the Root amendment attached, but without recommendation. ' A republican caucus to - take ud various matters of senate patronage was scheduled for later in the day. in the house discussion of the Un derwood wool tariff revision bill. It was expected would occupy the en tire day. Investigating; Committees. ' ! The "sugar trust" and "steel trust" Investigating " committees renewed their Inquiries into the operations of these big industries. It was believed that before adjournment conferees I from both branches would be named to take under consideration the con stltutlonal resolution for the direct election of senators, passed by the senate last night There is grave aouDi or tne democratic house agree' ing to the Brlstow amendment for federal control of senatorial . elee tlons. j . . ' SAME OLD STORY Request for Perjury Prosecution Press ed Vigorously; Hubbub Ensues, and Sitting Adjourns. ; Vlterbe, Italy, June ' 13. At . the Cammorists' trial today,- the. crown prosecutor Introduced . several wlt- nah ies to establish that Oennaro Cuoc colo was a member of the Commortsts when murdered. These witnesses de scribed the burglary they said was or ganized by Cuoccolo and executed by Giuseppe Salvl and followers. Salvl, accused ot being one of the actual as sassins of Cuoccolo and his wife, ad mitted the burglary, but denied that participation of Cuoccolo. whdm he said he did not know. He admitted the crime was planned by Caflero, who subsequently confessed and was eon. demned to five years imprisonment. tsaivl asked that the witness be prosecuted for perjury. The defense's counsel supported Salvi's request so vigorously, that a hubbub ensued and the Judge' declared the aittlnsr i. Journed. , '.IE" FBMW $11? He Is Subpoenaed to Explain to the House Committee on State Dept. . Expenditures. Washington. June IS. A for Secretary ot State Knox to anDear and explain the payment to FVederlck Male, son of former Senator Eugene Haie, or 16000 from the Canadian boundary fund of the state depart ment, is Issued by the house commit tee on expenditures In the state de partment. Money, It la said, was paid on the sole authority of Mr. Knox's "O. K." on a piece of paper attached to an unsigned voucher. NAVY TO CEGIM RECHl'ITIN' MANY f.!EN WILL CE K ELD ED mwmm AM Available. Comix-tent Men Will Be , Accepted Itccruittng to Ikln In Chicago July 1. Washington, June'TI. The United States navy oon will need a large number of sailors. Orders have been sent out by the navy department to bruin recruiting at the new oiHee in ("IiIi'mko July 1. Cres fur the new h:: ,)' f sin. I I ,.rh!.i. nt.. I the i . . ,. r ! ' I.t.,1 , , . ; , ? IE DOHEBY SIOIf.1 Wind, Rain Hail and Electricity Leave Trail nf Death sinrl Ruin on the Virginia ; Peninsula, SMALL CRAFT WENT DOWN, " HOUSES UNROOFED OR RAZEO Fifteen Persomt. Manv ofThsm rih. ' 4 B ssanvi - men,' Are Believed to Have Lost . Their Lives in the Vicinity of Newport News. 5WPORT NEWS, Va. June 13. sweeping out of the south- , west with . cyclonic veloe. ' Ity, a . wind, rain. hall and : electrical storm struck the lower end of the Virginia peninsula late yesterday afternoon and left a trail of death and ruin in Its wake. At this hour It Is Impossible to even es timate the number of dead for many small craft with their human freight went, down in the storm at various points along the James river and in Hampton Roads.' Cnnaervtiv uii. mates )ast night placed the dead at not more than . 16. . None of the bodies had been recovered and noth ing was known here of the Identity of the missing people, as most of them were flBhermen from distant counties along, the 'James; Great havoc was wrought in this city, houses being tin roofed, treei wire and telea-raoh poles being : blown down. Half a dozen vessels moored at nlera here broke away and nearly all were damaged. At the shipyard the sub marine Seal was struck by a schooner and badly disabled, and the same schooner rammed a hole in the Old Dominion liner Jamestown. Roofs of shops at the Newport News Ship building yard also ' were torn away and scaffolding around ships In course ' fit .AM1.,M,.I A An . V ... ... - blown down. Part of the metal cov- erinc on ins siae or vnesapeaKe at HkL. Wam..U Y b , . . n uj . , . ... Rough estimates place the property upwards or iioo.ooo. f !8o many live wires fell In the city that It was necessary to cut off all electric current and the entire Benin siila. Including Newport News, Hamp ton Roads and Phoebui, were In total darkness last night Three Killed In Philadelphia. -Philadelphia, Pa., June 13. Three pe-sons were killed, several seriously Injured, wires prostrated, trees up rooted and buildings damaged by an electrical storm last night At Allentown wind prostrated live wires which fell on a frame house with sheet Iron lining. As David 8. H. Backenbach and Hannibal J. Dot terer were leaving the bulldlnV they ... touched the metal and were instantly killed. John Wagner was killed try-. Ing to rescue the men. .The Colonial express on the Pennsylvania railroad, which left Washington for Boston at 6:45 p. m., had a narrow escape from, wreck north of Baltimore, near Mag nolia, Md., the engineer seeing a tree lying across the track. He could not avoid crashing into the obstruction. The crew had to use axes to remove the tree from the tracks. Telegraph wires and poles were blown down for miles. Near Elkton, Ud., the south bound colonial express was stopped by a red light at the signal tower. In vestigation disclosed that the opera-' tor had been struck by lightning. His condition Is serious. Darks In Norfolk, i Norfolk, Va., Juns 13. At least one life was lost, telephones were put out of commission and the city was in total darkness for a short time, trol ley cars were tied up and a number of houses were struck by lightning In the worst electrical storm last night which Norfolk has experienced in years. Casey's broom factory, on Highland avenue, was struck by light ning and partly destroyed. A small boat in which a negro and his small son were fishing was capsized by the storm. The boy was drowned. Two men are reported to have been drowned In Hampton Roads when their boat capsized but this 'report lacks confirmation. Seven electric trains on ths Norfolk A Southern were rendered helpless during the storm, their controllers burning cut. More than an Inch ot rain fell end It is said that this was worth half a million dollars to farmers In Norfolk and Princess Anne counties. The potato crop was almost mine 1 for want of rain and yesterday's downpour saved the day. Ureal Damage by Tornado In a I Second. Earlvllle, N. T., June 13. A t- nado, lasting a few seconds, w path about a mile wide and miles In length here. It nm houses, lifted freight curs frt.ru tracks, hurling them many n. ! Into Chenaniio river, ami hie 600 trees. - There Is r o li.as f 1 AI1 rolltirul 1TK H 1.1 Chlhnn tin: lltlcal luixii liielud.ns: ' i 1 - fanm-d by a i i YT nin th wind, 1 i'...i. I.. -.,1 . .. . 1 ,. , ,
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