North Carolina Newspapers

1 ZD 6 LASTEDITICII. i . . ; 4:00 P. It i i ' - Weatner rurecast: ! TIIUNDERSHOWERS. DISPATCHES VOL. XVI. NO. 132. , ASHEVILLE, N. C, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 12, 1911. ' "' 'if. So PER COPY FIERCE FLAMES TEH PER CEIIT. St. Louis Balloon Pilot Will Join Hawley In Defense of James Gordon Bennett Cup iinm-uiiminr State Library, 18 tl I. H iulii niLimUL wmmm POSITION GIUEM TO E. I; THIS SWEEP FORESTS Three Towns Have Been Wiped Out, and Scores of Mining Camps, in Northern Part of Ontario. MANY PEOPLE ARE MISSING; PROPERTY LOSS IS IMMENSE Villages in Michigan Practically De stroyed Whole Families and 1. Lumber Camp Crawt Probably Caught Aggregate Condition of All Crops July 1 Cotton Showed Highest Average, and Lemons Next. CONDITIONS FIRST OF JUNE ONLY 2. 8 BELOW AVERAGE Taking Acreage into Consideration, Wheat and Corn Cropi, However, Are Somewhat Over the . ' ' Average. ALPENA, Mich., July 12. The towns of Tower and Owanaway are reported to have been part ly destroyed by forest flres, with heavy losses. Many Deaths, Great Loss, Toronto, July 12. A hundred miles of woodland In northern Ontario has been swept by forest flres raging above North bay. .Many deaths have resulted and property loss is enor mous. Three towns have been wiped out; scores of mining- camps have been destroyed. v Several Families and Lumber Crews ,," . . : Missing. . r. . Detroit, July 12. Reports this morning from northern Michigan's fire-swept district say that several families and lumber camp crews near Wolverine and Gaylord are missing. In the towns of Oscoda and Au Sable only a school and two dwellings re main. Casualties, It In Relieved, Will Number . j i ' Hundreds. , North ay, Ont, July 12. The result of forest fires In northern Ontario, 30 lives were lost at Porcupine and many persons injured. A hospital train Is on the way to Iroquois Falls. It is believed the; casualties will number hundreds. ' The -city of Alpena '' fought a disastrous Are ' all yesterday . and with forest tires raging along the line ot-th JtUolt v MacWnaa rain-wad from Au Sable- to Cheboygan : and at other points In ths northern part of the lower peninsula, heavy raw is needed to prevent a possible heavy loss of life. Teeterday'a fires at Al pena and Oscoda originated in the slab yards that were dry as tinder from the long drought At Cheboygan a mountain of sawdust caught Are and the flames threatened to spread through the city. Tto smaller towns of Mets, Mlllersburg and Tower, along the Detroit Mackinac railroad, were reported to be burning yesterday, and Lewlston in Montmorency county and Alger and Turner In Arenao county were said to be seriously threatened by forest fires. v Wire Service Interrupted. Wire service from Au Bable north to Cheboygan was Interrupted yester day afternoon but news of the fires at Alpena, Oscoda and Au Sable was sent to the Associated Press by train. C. A. Lytle, manager for the West ern Union telegraph company at Al pena, who got out of Alpena on a train at 1 P. m., said that Au Bable waa In fl.m.L "I don't believe there are a half rininn houses left standing. Many .fa wore taken from Au Bable ,h. ...mF Konso that was In ...rt loading freight Others flocked to the shore of Lake Huron and were ririv.n into the water by the n.tense heat Many found refuge In the fields along the railroad right of way, stand ing guard over little piles of personal effects that they were able to snatch from their homes as they fled at the approach of the flames. Women and children were crying from terror and hunger, as they viewed the burning viii cm in the distance. A relief train was hurriedly made up to carry the k.miau women and children to v.aat Tawaa." There are rumors that some in es were lost In the fire at oscoaa ana Au Sable but It. was Impossible last niirht a obtain any confirmation. The property loss at Alpena alone ma .all ma tart at 1400.000. Up to noon three bodies were found m the ruins of the villages of Au Ca ble and Oscoda, Fires are reported near Onawey and Mlllersburg. There Is no Indication that any commlnlty is menaxed. CEL. EOEfl J. E!iS is Enraiisi: Confederals Veteran, Virginian, Clerk In Adjutant General's Cilice In Washington. ASHINGTON, July 12.-Cotton showed the highest average growing condition of any crop July i, with lemons and oranges ranging second and ' third. "P In a general review of crop condl tlons for June the bureau of sta tistics of the department of agrlcul- ture says the month was decidedly unfavorable for growing crops in most parts of the United States. The aggregate condition of all crops July t was 10.7 per cent, below the aver age condition, whereas on ' June 1 conditions were only 1.8 per cent, un der the average. A' comparison of conditions of ', various orops July 1 with their average growing condition on July 1 of recent years (past. ten years, for the4 foremost crops) is shown as follows (100 ' representing the average condition and not nor mal) : ; ' "' ' Cotton 110.2, lemons 102.2, oranges 100.E, rice 09, beans, dry, 98.1, apples 97.6, pears 96.2, grapes 96.1, peanuts 96, raspberries 94. t, corn 94.6, canta loupes 94.4, winter wheat 94.3, sugar cane 94.1, rye 94.6, lima beans 92.8 flax 92.1, watermelons 91.6, tomatoes 90.9. alfalfa 90.8. all .wheat 89.6. on ions 81.9, sweet potatoes 88.3, sor phum 88.. blackberries 87.9, .hemp 86.2, cabbage 85, tobacco 84,4, pota toes 44. 1, spring wheat 84.1, . broom orn 81.1. foarler 82,. oats 7.7 timo thy 76.1, Pasture 79.9,, paf !w 76.6, hy;vAH-.,UK!ngH,w,Tf.T, .itftiwr"; com 74.6, clover hay 72.2, millet 69.1. The ( above average Trelata only ftg relative growing conditions, not tak ing Into account changes In acreage. Taking Into account both acreage and condition, the Indications ,- are the wheat crop will be 1.4 per cent larg er than the average production, past Ave. years: corn 4.9 per cent larger, oats 12.3 per cent lean, barley 11.6 per cent less, potatoes 10.8 per cent less, tobacco 22.7 per cent, less, flax 10.6 per cent more, rice 8.8 per cent more than the average production In the past five years. Th average weight of wool per lleece this year Is 6.8 pounds compared with 6.7 pounds last year and 6.6 pounds, average the past ten years. WOMEN SGRl?.1BLE AWAY FOR THE LI. SEE TIL Lawyer Said They Came to Hear. Un clean Things, and They Might as Well Hear More, Chicaso. July 18. The case of Evelyn Arthur Bee, charged with ab ducting Mildred Bridges, goes to the Jury today. Attorney cantweii, cios- ins for ths defense, cnea name at the women who have attended the trial. "Women who have come to mis trial day after day come to listen to unclean, unholy things, iney neara them, they Oiled their low minds ith revolt nff details. Ana so long as this la true they may as well hear tnnra." As the attorney launched into an rrav of unonnianie aetana ut ..... ti,a women scrambled out of the room. E. 6. LEWIS I1CTED 01 CM OF FRAUD Wai Recently Publisher of Severs Magazines, and the Promoter of Various Enterprises. Ht. Louis. July 12. B, O. Lewis, ,ntii recently uubllsher or several I magasines, promoter of various en i.n.riaML was today Inclined iy I rH..r., i irrHml Jury on cnarges oi wu.hi.iutmi. Julv 12. Col. Edward , fraudulent use of the malls. i iiarvi. clerk In the adjutant gen- Lewis has been a great organizer, .I.,-. iri.. ta dealt at his home here anrf at ona time appeared In a fal of exhaustion. He was a Virginian. I way to control, through, his tinliue f..n an officer In the United 1 m.thoda. the periodical subscription Htates army. He resigned at the out-1 business of the country. . .....i. f ih. civil war. enllKllng In 1 - th. .r,f.lera'V. snd serving through-, Ten KUUtl. 0 InJurWl: PjiwiiUle I at lory r.Mn"m S f :haws j. EDWARDS i. ; h . ' 4t :' . : ?ZT-vw v in, - OFFICIAL REPRESENTATIVE. ! ' ' ' ' Y" r x i ' ' - " ' lj :Vvi. - vllfi Ik ' V "" A" '' ' 1 ' ' ; ' ' THE NEW 'VT yf PILOTS " NSthe'st. " ! S rl I I ' '' THE. KIATIQNALHPS I s j II . . i s' RACE. iKY ,..fr, wto.ti .am. ,KJwAatiK;aaw . . ,. 7V,. " V ';wJ 1 ' : . vt; e. tJorTrfwiiiLtl, ' . . ' ' ' mem S1MtOSSAM.cOaMtawt'iaf w tmfnco undSuv-oo. - "THE tSAMSAS C)Ty, DOZEN II DEAD: 47 iii ram ho Federal Express, Wrecked Tester day, la a Train Often Used by President Tafl , Bridgeport Conn., July 12. Tolling throughout the night, 200 laborers with wrecking cranes cleared Up the greater part ' of the wreck which marked the flying leap of the Federal express, Boston-bound from Washing ton yesterday. ' The death list stands at 13. The Injured In hospitals num ber 47. The condition of many is critical. , . , - ,; . lrpNllpnt Vsoa Federal Exproxa.': Washington, July 12. News of the wreck of the Federal express was received In Washington with more than common Interest, -not only.be--cause Washington tesldenta were In cluded among the victims but because of President Taft using this train many times during the year. On hut various trips to Beverly, to New Hav en, and otner points in me eai. i ne president's car is generally attached to the federal express, leaving hero at 1:3 J p.'ni. And circling Manhattan Is land by ferry. The president has nt been In or near an accident during his many trips throughout the country. and heretofore It has not been thought necessary that unusual precautions should be taken on the double .track roads of the east and central west when he traveled. The wreck of the Federal express, however, caused a distinct shock at the White House and It Is likely when ths president next goes to Boston or Beverly a pilot en gine will precede the train to which his car is attached. Such request un doubtedly will be made by White House officials to safeguard the lif of ths president, where open switches or defective rails threaten peril. - Kansas City, Mo'July 12. To St. Louis . balloon pilots falls the right of joining Alan II. Hswley in defending for the- United' States the James Gor don Bennett cup, the race. for which starts from here on October 6. This was decided last' night when ' six of the balloons which started from here Monday 4n an eltmtIOn race to se lect twb entrants for the Bennett con test were reported landed. The two leaders In the race now are the 8t. Louis IV., and the Miss Bona, both of St. Louis. ' The only balloon still In the air Is the Million Population club. The race how settles down to a con test of the three St' Louis balloons for the first two places ' The whereabouts of the . Million Population' club balloon' IS unknown. Yesterday It passed over Mollne, 111., going at a rapid speed and traveling high. It was then headed northwest. Thus far Lieut. Fran B.' Lahm, who piloted the St. Iuils IV has credit for the longest flight. ' He landed at 4:1S o'clock yesterday afternoon, , three miles southeast of LaPax Junction, Ind 14 miles south, of South Bend. BftlLEY PROMISED TO KEEP TALKIHG It Necessary, Until La Follette Could Get His Ammunition Ready Speech making Forced In Senate. Tho distance from here to his landing is approximately .621 miles., The places in which the other' bal loons landed and the unofficial dis tances made by them, follow: V -, ' . Miss Sofla, William F. Ashman, pi lot, and John M. O'Reilly, aid, repre senting the St. Louis Aero club; land ed near Fran kliu Park, a suburb ot Chicago, dlstktitiB 44S -miles. . ..... Buckye, J. H. Wade, Jr.," pilot, and R. H. Hitchcock, aid," representing the Cleveland Aero club, of Cleveland; landed 4 miles east of New Holland, 111., distance 315 miles. Topeka II., Frank M. Jacobs, pilot and Ruffe Emerson, aid; representing the Western association of Topeka; landed near Lu Huipe, III., distance 190 miles. New York, Clifford B. Harmon, pi lot, and Augustus Post, aid, , repre senting the Aero club of New York; landed at Fremont, Iowa, distance 158 miles. . Kansas City, Captain E. H. Honey well, pilot and John Watts, aid, rep resenting the Kansas City Aero club; landed near Lindy, Iowa, distance 150 miles. , . . H. H. CRIPPEN'S LAWYER II Found Guilty of Aiding a Paper to Pub lish Falsehoods In Relation to the Case. London. July 12. Arthur Newton, found guilty of 'prorewional mlecon duct In defending the wife murderer, Dr. Iluwley 11. Crlppen, by a law so clety committee, was today suspended for ons year from practice snd order ed to pay the Inquiry costs. Newton, It was alleged, aided a weekly paper to publlnh false state ments regarding the Crlppen case. Washington, July 12. The proba bility of a move for final vote on Canadian reciprocity ' Is ' forcing speechmaklng In the senate. There Is no program today except continuance of consideration of l the , reclroclty hill, with speeches by Bristow of Kan sas and Borah of Idaho, Insurgents. The situation developed yesterday, when Bailey held the floor several hours to fulfill an admitted promise to L Follette, the republican insur gent with whoB- antk-reciproclty views the Texan Is aligned, to keep talking. If necessary, to prevent ' a vote, until LaFollette Is ready with his address and amendments, stirred sen atnrs to expedite the delivery of their addresses. IKollette expect to proceed In by few days. The early prosect of ad jornment Is more promising. . The house met today with no regularly scheduled business. ; 0 BROKEN Ifl HEATFATALITY Showers Bring Relief to New York and Philadelphia Seventeen Deatha ' In Latter City Today. EARTH OPENEQ UP. IfRl 1 flVII fJP UIPlI 9 CI UllilLLUIIIIIQ II Halifax Man. Close Personal Friend and Political Adviser of the Governor, Succeeds i Commissioner H. C.Brown. RALEIGH'S WATER SITUATION HAS BECOME DESPERATE City About to Face Water Famine Vege i tation Drying up Price of Vege- ' tables Almost Beyond ' Reach. i Castro Mystery Deepens No Trace of 'Him Found In Venezuela, Carnett Says. ; Washington, July 12. The Castro mystery has deepened. Apparently the earth has opened and again swal lowed up the world's most "undesir able cltlxen." Word comes to the state depart ment that 'notwithstanding' contrary reports no trace of Ciurtro has been found In Venezuela. American Min ister Garrett cabled from Caracas that he gets no Information of Castro's supposed return to' his native land. CJarrett declares 'Castro Would be un able -to -regain power, even tf ho should land In Venezuela. ' - VISIT OF KING AND QUEEN TO IRELAND IS CONCLUDED New York, July 12. The break In the heat wave promised - by - the weather bureau has made Itself felt Early showers prevented the temper ature soaring. ' ; But death stalked through, the crowded tenements last night, follow Ing yesterday's maximum ' tempera ture of 14 degree. Thirteen deatha were -reported during' 'the bight caused by heat making ' the total number of deaths since the heat spell began 270, eclipsing, all records. , Seventeen Death In Philadelphia. Philadelphia, July 12. Showers have brought relief from the torrid heat .' Seventeen deaths from prostra tion .were (reported this '. morning. Physicians say most of the deaths are the result of "lost sleep." , , 1 Up e 3 o'clock 82 deaths from the heat were reported to , the coroner. The thermometer then registered -81, with humidity high. ' ;"" ; .?... NAVY PAYMASTER'S CLERK , PLEADS GUILTY; SENTENCED HE IS NOT JDHN HUFF, BUT NOT DUTOF THDiJBLE Negro Arrested In Greenville Is to Be Tried In Easier Three Warranto ' Against Him. "Come Hack Bonn" Cry Was Frequent . ly Heard from Dublin Crowd Kevins Tlutm Off. Agl out the wa as liispet'ior-sei.erai on (ieneral Jns.-i.h E. Johnxton's Stsf. Af'er fiim-ml services tomorrow I pr t " Vlll bs laken to 12 - i I r r t ' 1 1 t-r n -ti t in ll"l I . i ill rort-On-Miiln, U Hii 'rons cro 'rmany, July killed ami i., ii lu ii Man. faun lit In Wire Burned to Ih-alli. I'ener, ;ialla, Cel., July 12. Entangled rar-a barbed wlrs fence, Philip Ault man, axed 1(4, today burned to death. Aultimm cllinbwl throuiih the fence to r'liit'Mih u tire In th ik He v .-4 imii 1:1, n 1 1 ! tin. Pre hh l t'"HIpI, ) II I 1 , Klnstown, Ireland, July 12. King George and Queen Mary today con cluded their visit ' to Ireland and sailed on the royal yacht Victoria snd Albert The Invest ure of the Prince of Wales takes place at Car narvon caatle tomorrow. Dublin gave their majesties a mem orable Send-off. There were frequent cries from the crowd of "come back soon." . Paxeiiirrr 1Ih1 In Mill-Ocean. Philadelphia. July 12. --The captain of the sie.miMhlp linnnver, from fire men, rr porta thut i-hen l.ux. a iaa- - i: , r , r I .!! i , .! . , In in,. I Special to The Oasette-News. Greenville. 8. C, July 12. Tom Long, the negro arrested Monday on suspicion of being John Huff, who shot Officer McConnell In Ashevllle July 2, will be turned over to Easley, 8. C, officers today. They hold three warrants against him for receiving goods under false pretense. D. II. Webb and E. C. Lyda of Ashe vllle failed to Identify the negro being John Huff this morning. Offi cer Condor of Ashevllle will remain In this section several days working on the case. . E. V. Lni Kent to Atlanta Penitenti ary for Term of live Years ami , lined S50O0. Jamestown, N. T., July 12. Ed ward Valentine Lee, former paymas ter's clerk of tha battleship Georgia, from which he absconded st Havana in February with 248.000. today pleaded guilty to the charge ot lar ceny. He was sentenced to five years In the federal prison at Atlanta and a fine of I&.000 Mrs. Marlon Keliey I.ce the Wash ington young woman whom he mar ried shortly after his arrest in Buf falo, was not present In tourt today. HOKE SMITH 15 ELECTED SENATOR El!.! GEORGIA Ha Succeeda Senator Terrell, Appoint ed by Governor Brown to Fill , Clay's Term. Boston, Mass., July 12. Two deaths from heat, 21 In other pints of Mhs nai hiiBetm and llhode Inland art, re ported within 34 houi-M, A l-iiu" i t,i ih --ii Ih i i !; t"d. Atlanta, Oa., - July ,12. Governor Hoke Hmltli was elected United Httttc senator at noon on the first ballo taken by the house and senate In joint session. . . He succeeds Joseph M. Terrell, who was appointed by Governor Joseph M. Brown to All the unexpired term of the late Henator A. K. Clay. . -. ' Gazette-News Bureau, ' ; : The Hotel Raleigh, ' Raleigh, July 12. GOVERNOR KITCHIN announced the appointment of E. V. Travis of Halifax as corporation com- . missloner late yesterday, afternoon. Mr. Travis .served In the senate in 1899 'and 1903, and. was chairman of the Judiciary committee which framed1 up the suffrage constitutional amend-, ment He was In the senate during the impeachment of the judges pro ceedings, and associated with Senator Simmons in his fight against General Carr in 1900. ,s , Mr. Travis Is . av ' close . personal friend and political adviser of Cover nor Kitchln. He was: shot last year in the neck by a man named Powell, (who Is now serving 30 years in prison), because he had failed to, answer a letter. Mr. Travis seems to . have recovered his health, but has a stiff neck. His sister is stenographer to Governor Kitchln. , . Raleigh's DlniiiilKlUng Water Supply. Unless there Is relief within two days by heavy rains Raleigh will be face to fade with a water famine. For days the exceedingly hot -weather has been drvtna out the cnuntrv And veg etation Is withering up. The officials : Of . the, Wake, Water eornnanv whli-h supplies Raleigh 'with. -Water, have be come alarmed at. the rapid dlmlnij li- w-ti i to tbecw of .waters in - W-1 creea, irom wmtn . me city supply comes. The company Immediately cut off all water for the use of tho railroads and ordered the discontinu ance of the sprinkling of the streets. Notices nave been sent out asking the patrons to use aa little water as pos sible and while bathing has not been prohibited that is expected to be the next step. There Is a demand In Raleigh! for 1.500,000 gallons of water dally, while the capacity of the stream has aver aged about 2,500,000, a million gal lons in excess of the dally consump tion, it was estimated yesterday that the flow of the stream was only about 600,000 gallons In 24 hours; thus making 1,000,000 short of the usual consumption. It is estimated that with cutting off the railroads and sprinkling 800,000 gallons will be saved dally, and with only 1,000,000 gallons in the storage basin, which holds- 2,000,000, and with only 2,000.- 000 gallons in the tank for distribu tion in the city It can be seen that tha company Is "up against It" An Unprecedented Condition. Never before In the memory of tho oldest Inhabitants" has there been such a critical water condition In this section of the state. Even the ex perts who examined the Walnut creek: supply some time ago thought It would be enough to last the city for years. The average rainfall la 88.87 Inches In this section .and the de ficiency up to July 1 was 11.48 Inches for this year and a total deficiency to data of 14.80 Inches. Vegetables Scarce. Not only la there a shortage of water supply but vegetables are very scarce; In fact so short Is the crop of seasonable products that the prlca Is almost beyond the reach of ordi nary people. New potatoes are sell ing today for 80 cents per peck while shelled peas are selling for 30 cents per quart and everything else In proportion. All about tha city the grass Is parching up while In some Instances the trees are turning yellow and tha leaves are falling off. The Ilttlo breese that blows ssrvea only to make the drying effect of the heat worse. The drought has extended over three months. Trury It seems that North Carolina Is going dry In all senses of the word. The official record of the heat shows a dally average above 10 degrees, with a probable average of about 84 for some weeks. The Waka County board of equaliz ation after wrangling all day over a resolution to appoint a sub committee to examine the asscHMmcnla ad journed to meet July 84 without Ing the resolution. There apparently la going to be aome crltlciam of tho work of the assistant a"He!ti,r ami already some Instar.ces are beinir brought forward. It tM pointed out that It was remarkably airani,-fl lh.it What some regard aa ons of the b.t renting and bet revenue pruritic hot properties as well as beat loealed In the city the Tucker l,nll.in - h I been lowered from ST,00U to Vi It was pointed out that till loot . I Caught niKKfit MhIi; Died of Uie F.x cltctient j Portland. Me., July 13 A a r.-n't of the excitement In citlenli it tin- I - l-i-Hl fh of the (! i V . ' 1 ' L. ," Ml'. i r l.f H 1 ' - : -It remarkalile In tho face of the 000 Baneiotnient uhlih h , I placed on the 'lti?en Nntlmi.tl luillriinx Jimt propel ty not that produces ninl utor-'. a roK foiif . in-;., i. I the I" I, til I" ' !