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feeiie. Men TH2 IZZZZUL1ZQ DISPATCHES LAST EDITION 4:00 P. 11 - Weather Forecast : . FAIR. VOL. XVI. NO. 157. ASHEVILLE, N. C, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 10, 1911. 3oPER COPY Nil, prniniipl Picture m a laocai oanK i tniuuD The Dwindling of Food Supplies Causes Great Uneasiness Hundreds of Carmen Quit Work This Morning. Reward of $25 to His Captor Will Possibly Wear Scarf Pin and Have Duplicate Display in Some Jewelry Store Window for Inspection-n-Get the "Arrest" -Phrase Down Pat. THE POLICE SEEM UNABLE TO COPE WITH SITUATION Calling Out of Troops Seems Ineveleble Thousands of Tons of Provisions Rotting Mob Rule : . About Docks. LONDON, Aug. 10. The neighbor hood ot the docks li practically under mob rule, with the result that there bos been such a dwindling of food supplies that the metropolis ha experienced great Inconvenience. Unless progress is made in negotia tions looking to a settlement of the strike of dock workers the calling out of troops seems Inevitable. The police apparently are unable to deal with the emergency. Hun dreds of railroad carmen quit work this morning. Strike pickets are pre venting all attempts to handle goods. The strikers threaten to tie up street traffic unless their demands are grant ed within a short time. Thousands of tons of, fruits, vegetables and pro visions are rotting on the wharves and In railway depots. Prices have ad vanced alarmingly. Scenes of vio lence are increasing throughout the city, wagons being overturned and their loads emptied Into the gutter. HERLOCK HOLMES, JR., the Man of Mystery, is already be ginning to be the talk of the town. -. In smokers, restaurants, hotels lob bies and business houses there Is much speculation as to this mysteri ous gentleman, and it Is a safe say that when the bridle is off the fun will commerce In bunches. A prominent business man, in talk ing of the proposition said today: l am glad these people intend to give us the real goods. It Is great f un and where a stranger takes the date of his arrival, for that is Just what Interest." ' " When He Is Expected. When asked about the arrival of Mr. Holmes, a gentleman arranging for his appearance said: "That Is hardly a fair question. I was a little premature in stating in the paper that we would tell the exact date of his arrlvl, for tht is just what we will not do. " And, to be perfectly honest about It, It you can tell you can do more than I can.' Sherlock Holmes, jr., has a peculiar way of do ing unexpected things, and the very t(me that I think I have my Angers on , him is the time I find I haven't. remember very distinctly, upon one occasion In Salt Lake City, when I thought Holmes was several hundred miles away, I stepped Into a cafe for lunch, looking 'over the bill and glancing up, there sat the gentleman right at my side, looking straight into my eyes. However, you can believe that when he arrives he will let the fact be known In unmistakable terms." , Picture on Deposit. As a safeguard to the public, as well as to Sherlock Holmes, jr., his picture will be deposited under seal, HE SAVED SAGES LIFE; OF Standpatters Will Fight To Last Ditch, They Say Uidlow.Behind Whom MUOonato Took Refuge from Bomb, Oies a : Psuper. To Prevent Passage of Any Me asure Over President's Veto- Both Sides Line up for Struggle Hope of Early Ad-; journment Is Abandoned. New Tork, Aug. 10. After suffer ing 10 years from Injuries reeclved When a bomb was hurled at Russell Sage by 'a crank, William R. Laid law la dead at the Home for Incur able, at 18Sd street and Third ave. nue. Ha died penniless and apart from his family. In the delirium of his last two days 'and lghts he lived over again the terrifying scene In which he was maimed and made cripple for life. Mr. Laldlaw was a clerk In the em ploy of John H. Bloodgood tt Co. bankers and brokers, and was dellv erlng soma . documents at the Sage offices at the time an attempt was made on the Ufa of Mr. 8 age. Henry W. Norcross of Boston, who had be come Insane after losing all his mon ey In stock speculation, bolted into the Sas-e offices, and threatened to kill the financier with a bomb unlei 12.000.000 was Dromptly given to him. Mr. Laldlaw entered while Mr. Sage was trying to humor the mad man. Not knowing what the two men were discussing Mr. Laldlaw ap proached them just as Norcross pre pared to throw the bomb. According to the story Mr. Laldlaw told of the Incident under oatn in court afterward, the frenzied lunatic gave Mr. Sage a final warning and not receiving a favorable reply drop ped the explosive. Mr. Laldlaw said Mr. Sage took him by both arms and swung him between the crasy man and himself just as the bomb blew up. Norcross was killed instantly and Mr. Laldlaw. serving as a shield for the wealthy banker, was so seri ously wounded that he barely escaped with hl lira. He was wounded In nearly 100 Dlacea Mr. Laldlaw sued Mr. Bage repeat edlv for Aam&araa. but never recover ed any money on the suits. Several jt disagreed -and one jury return ed a verdict of 140.000 for the plain tiff, but the decision was reversed in a hlffhar court. JoseDh H. Choate reoriented the Inlured man In his action for damages. The legal fight to recover damages cost Mr. Laldlaw and his family ne little fortune they possessed. When reduced to straightened circumstances Mr. Laldlaw and his wife ana sob were supported by his sisters. Misses Harriet and Louise Laldlaw. Miss Louise Laldlaw blamed Mr and Mrs. Base for not voluntarily as slstlns her brother financially after he was Inlured br the bomb. "We mnnagrd to keen our home, at No. ISO West Ninety-fifth street, to gether until last June,'.' she said, "but then we had to give it up and sen my brother to the Home for Incur ablea Had Mr. Sane done one-ha of what he should have done Wll ' Ham's life would have been much , happier. He died without any money and after ynrs of mleery and suffer In. Ilia rt..nth iti directly due to the Injuries he received In saving M Rage's lira." Iir. Lnlilliiw whs 55 ynr old, i Ihounh h lookM 20 ypr ohlor. I I- C. Jon. a, rx' Hi' ul n'i!-r!ntnilnt the ll.mie f r Im-urul !.-. sulci Hi the ,.. . , ..,.. c f h,. Iim. Hwit Ii v t , ,. i I in some prominent bank where It will be kept until after the proposition closes. It will then be withdrawn and placed on display for every one to see. Comparison between the pho tograph and the gentleman will show conclusively that the same man has been taking the part during the en tire time. , A Good Tip. , It has always been customary to arrange- with one of the leading jewel ers In each city to have Sherlock Holmes, jr., to wear a - scarf - pin bought of a local jeweler, a duplicate of which Is kept on display In the jew elry store for all who care to inspect This makes one of the very best tips of the entire contest, "watch for the scarf pin" being a slogan for the en tire time of his stay, and one that creates considerable Interest. This Is Possible. . There is never any telling just when Sherlock Holmes, jr., will be exposed It goes without saying that he will do his best to go as long as he can, but should he .be picked up five minutes after this contest starts the person will be given the $25 cash, for this paper vouches that he will immedi ately acknowledge his identity to the first person springing the phrase cor. rectly as the proper time. Watch The Gazette-News. There Is no telling just when Mr. Holmes will be here and start to give you a run for the money, and it is well to keep posted. Bays He'll Get Him. Trouble Is already reaching out af ter Sherlock Holmes, jr., a gentleman was heard to say today that he was going to capture him the minute he arrives. This paper would just as soon see this gentleman walk oft with the money as anyone. 11 SPIES OF IS l EVIDENCE Startling Discoveries of Perni cious Activity-j Serious Con sideration Given Most Trifling' Reports. BLUE PRINT OF CORRIGIDOR PICKED UP IN CALCUTTA Showed Every, Detail of Detente-Wait- er in Seattle. Hotel Found to Be Foreign Oflicer Other , Instances. W: Washington, Aug., 10. Apparently convinced that there la no prospect of adjournment of congress In the near future President Taft made plans to leave late today for his sec ond week-end trip to Beverly, Mass where he hoped to spend most ot the summer. Following his recent return from a flying trip to Mountain Lake Park, Md., the president intended remain ing in Washington until the close of the session. At that time it was thought congress would adjourn be tween August It and 15. The tariff situation In the senate has become so complicated that the president has determined to take a little vacation trip, visiting his family, play golf and motor along the north shore. Standpatters Ht to White House. Standpat republican leaders or me senate and house today nocKea 10 the White House to Inform the pres ident that they would fight to the last ditch before allowing either sen ate or house to pass any measure over the nresidentlal veto. "We do not propose to let any attempt at maklnr laws over the head of the president so through without a ngnt. said Republican Whip Dwlght Sen utor Crane backed UP this State ment. Honae Cotton mil Report! Adversely The house bill for revision or tne cotton schedule of the present tariff aw was today reported adversely to the senate from the finance commit tee.' Objection was made by Senator Overman of North Carolina to Sena tor Bmoofs request that the bill be made unfinished business. Smoot will erpeat the request later. Attempt to Humiliate President. Dwlght showed plainly that he in tended to fight. "This statehood mat ter," he said, "Is not political in itself. but this over-riding of the president Is intended to make politics against him and humiliate him before the country. Under these circumstances his friends Inside and outside the party will rally to him." It was plainly Indicated that not only were republicans rallying their forces but that democrats, too, were using every means to gather Into Washington all members of both the house and the senate who have been out campaigning In their states or have slipped away for a short va cation. ' It was freely predicted that the lining up of forces meant early adjournment of congress was Impos slble and presaged a bitter fight. In which standpat republicans would seek to prevent any measure that was vetoed by Taft being passed over that veto. i Goes to the President. . The bill admitting Arisona and New Mexico to statehood passed its last legislative stage today when the house agreed to minor senate amend menta The bill now goes to the president who it Is stated will veto It. . - The sub-conference committee In charge of the wool tariff revision bill failed to reach an agreement. All the conferees meet tomorrow to again consider the entire tariff situation. SHOWS lUlATEfslAL SLU1UIP IN ALL CROP PROSPECTS Yesterday'! Crop Report Wat the Wont (or Any Single Month Ittued Since 1901. A RELUCTANT WITNESS Dr. F. U Punlap ruxpiains iiusnj , Case Made no Formal marges Against Dr. Wucgr. Washington, Aug. 10. Dr. F. I Duntap, associate chemist of the de partment of agrloulture, who pre pared the memorandum upon which Dr. Wiley was charged with Illegally employing an expert chemist, was a reluctant witness before the house In vestigating committee today. plained the Ruaby case ana oeniea that he made formal charges against Wiley. , - .' Will Fire II Cannon Shots If Arrival Is a uoy. TOGO IN PHILADELPHIA; INSPECTS THE SHIPYARDS Makes Formal Call on Mayor Iter- burn This Morning, and the Mayo Also Calls on HI in. Philadelphia, Aug. 10. Admiral Count Togo, who arrived last night. made a formal call upon Mayor Rey burn this morning and the mayor re turned the call half an honr later, Togo later Inspected the Philadelphia navy yard, being the guest of Captain Grant, the commandant Ti ls afternoon Count Togo visited the yards of the Cramps and New York Shipbuilding company on the Delaware river. Indianapolis, Aug. 10 to announce the expected arrival of a male heir, Ptntells L. Cafouros. a Greek, has been granted permission by the board of safety to Area solute of 11 cannona The permission was granted after the prospective father appeared and In formed the board that It was a Ore clan custom to fire tl guns whan the drat male heir arrives. The salute will not be fired If It Is a girl. Seven Tunes Identified. Town Tliroalom-d by lire. ll.,nwr rilv, Til.. A ii if. 10. The Mil) e'e- Phlladelphla, Aug. 10. The body of the man killed In a revolver duel with Policeman Barnett on Novem her li, when the policeman also lost his life, was exhumed yesterday an positively Identified by Mra Mary Gately of St. Louis as that of her son John, who had left lloeton shortly btcfore the tragedy to visit her In th WPHt. This Is jfhe seventh Identlflcstlo mndu of the body, which had lo I i r 1 1 1 timUr tli mime of l'Yeil ' , f f-v Y... k. To. I .v t I ! I.. I- I : r !., I . (-. ; manWher The Coming Astor Wedding I ' T ASHINGTQN. Aug. 10. Start ling evidence of the perni cious activity of forelen sdIcs Is in possession of the army general staff. '. . . .. J. This accounts fer the serious con sideration now beli)g given to the most trifling reports of attempts to discover the military secrets of this country. Some of these Incidents are of com' paratlvely recent date, and it was upon the submission bf uch information to a secret session Of the house judiciary committee that legislation was secured at the last session, providing for se vere punishment of spies In time of eace. '.-'? Picked Vp In Calcutta. An Englishman In Calcutta picked d in the streets there a mall package of. blue prints, showing every detail of the defenses of Corrlglder Island, the United States' main stronghold In the Philippines. These prints were proba bly obtained by some one who made a careful investigation of the confiden tial records of this country. The Englishman sent the papers to he war department. Investigation thus, far has foiled to discover the means by which the information wa. obtained. V 1 A waiter In - a Flattie hotel was found to be a ftu fen 'officer in dis guise, possessing many drawings and notes he had made of Pacific coast de fenses. An army engineer recently found a foreigner secretly studying the Panam canal from a strategic tand point. These discoveries have stirred the general staff officers to ac tivity. jest? . csaeea c echmond . In a sermon entitled "The Coming Astor Wedding and What the Epis copal Church Thinks About It," Rev. George Chalmers Richmond, rector of t. jonn s episcopal church, Philadelphia declared .that John Jacob Astor would tlnd but one Episcopal clergyman in America or England who would perrorm nis wedding ceremony. "We abhor this Astor alliance," said the rector. . "It's an outrage on common decency. It arouses all our moral anger. The EDlscooal church Is opposed to this alliance. It is contrary to our canons, and Mr. Astor will uo suciaiiy omrHi'izeu oy me uesi people me minute he contracts tne bar gain already made. ' ".',.. Panic Washington, Aug. 10. A tremend ous decline In the condition of crops, general throughout, the country and traceable to drought and Intense heat, occurred during the last month, as indicated by official figures and esti mates made yesterday afternoon In the monthly crop report of the de partment of agrlcultare. The report Is the worst, as to general crop con. dltlons, that the department has is sued for any single month since 1901. The area most seriously affected ex tends from New York and Pennsyl vania westward to the Rocky Moun tains, embracing all of the great corn, whuat- and hav producing states In the country. In the southern states, with the exception of Virginia ana North Carolina, ample rains served to maintain generally favorable condi tions throughout the past month, These conditions thus far continue to be favorable. Conditions in the Pacific northwest states are reparded as excellent, al though during July that territory suffered from a brief but excessively hot period. The figures contained in the report Indicate a material slump in the prospects of all crops. Wife Has Disappeared, Arrested. Husband Atlanta, Ga., Aug., 10. Buepectlnt foul nlav - In the disappearance of Mra Lyra May Bishop, 1 years old, the police yesterday arrested her hus band. E. 8. Bishop, a solicitor lor telephone company. Mra. Bishop has been mlsslnr from the home of her mother. Mrs, Pierce, near Decatur, a a., for more than two weeka She wan last seen In Atlanta, July tt. The Pierce home Is three miles from Decatur and a thorough search Is being made about the lonely neighborhood for some trace of the girl wife. , .: I 4 .' WILL BE BUILT Convict Forces Will Be Put on Central Highway at Once Actual Adoption of Text Books Is Begun. ' I A TEST CASE TO BE MADE AS TO CO. HEALTH OFFICER Cornmitiionert Refused to Pay Salary A Straightening Out of County School Muddle Newt ' of Capital City. Not Started To Ruin Certain Banks 'Such Charge Is False. Not a Scintilla of Truth in It," De clares George W. Perkins Corporations Cannot Exist As at Present He Says. . .'; v. utitftS W ASHINGTON, Aug. 10 George W. Perkins, director of the United States Steel corpora tion, testifying today before the house steel trust Investigating committee, created a stir when he jumped to his feet and branded as false a charge that the panic of 1907 was started to ruin certain banks. Representative Bartiett asked Per kins whether such was not the, case. 5 T Comptroller Construes That "Every" Employe In Shipyards Mutt Be Given an Eight-Hour Day. Gazette-News Bureau, ' The Hotel Raleigh, . Raleigh. Aug. 10. REPRESENTATIVES of the Southern Express company. In cluding J. B. Hockaday, general manager of Atlanta, Walter Buckner, superintendent of Wilmington and Local Agent Bowen have protested to the corporation commission of the proposed Increase in the assessment of the company's property. The matter was taken under advisement. Capt. Moody of Company B, Third regiment, of Raleigh, accompanied by four 'of his men who are qualified to participate In the rifle shoot at Camp Perry, left yesterday afternoon for Camp Glenn, where he will assist in giving special Instructions to the men from this state who are to partlcruate In the National shoot. The men will be at Camp Glenn for about 10 days. The entire force of the Bobbltt- Wynne Drug company left their places yesterday and closed up the store, fol lowing a disagreement between J. B. Tugwell, autlng manager, and the board of directors. ' During the Illness of the late manager,' C B. Crowell, Mr. Tugwell has been In charge of the business and at a meeting of the ' board of directors, It' was decided to send but a letter to the company's creditors and Mr. Tugwell la said to have disliked part of this letter..,. The otbeg aaipkurea, aiding with him, left their Jobs and today the store Is closed up.. It is expected It will be re-opened as soon as a new manager can be secured. Settling an Educational Squabble. The state board of education, before which was placed yesterday some of the county educational muddles, ruled that Howard F. Jones, the newly elected county superintendent of edu cation, was duly qualified under law to hold his office, the board deciding that he had had three years expe rience. Mr. Jones, who Is editor of the Warrenton Record, has for some years been chairman of the county board of education. Recently he re signed and stood for election as coun ty superintendent to succeed Nat Al len. He was chosen. Mr. Jones' res ignation created one vacancy on the board of education and L H. Hawks, another member, also resigned. This left Tom Carter as the remaining member and therefore chairman, and he proceeded to appoint Carter N. Wil liams, a banker of Warrenton, and John D. ' Newark, a farmer of the county, as members of the board. Protests followed this method of fill ing the vacancy. It being admitted that the board of education could elect a successor to a resigned mem ber, but with two resigned there waa no quorum. Thfa contention. It seems. was sustained by the attorney gen- Mr. Hardwick Believes ThatiStill Higher eral. and cltlsens brought th affair Deiore ine suwe ooara oi eaucaxion The financier was on his feet in a second saying, "such a charge is ab solutely false and there is not a scin tilla of truth in it." The government separation of the Standard OH Com pany into 33 parts, Perkins declared, waa certainly - warning to corpora tiona. He suggested that something should be done to relieve the present condition under which, he contended, "corporations could not continue to exist." . Washington, Aug. 10. Organized labor won a sleal victory today when Comptroller of the Treasury Tracewell construed the last naval appropriation act t" mean that "ev ery" employe in a shipyard where government vessels are building must be given an eight-hour day. Heretofore it waa held by the attor ney general that former appropria tion acts applied the eight-hour re structlon only to work actually being performed on the vessel Itself. Slight changes In the last appropriation act authorizing the construction of four submarines oonvlnced the comptroller that the purpose of congress was to improve the condition of all employes engaged In shipbuilding. Beautiful Heiress Flopr Villi Father's Chauffeur. . Her Announcement of Unfilled Tonnage. New Tork, Aug. 10. Announce ment Is made by the United States Steel corporation thit unfilled ton nnge on tha company's books July tl was 8.584,085, against I, il,0BI tons June t. SiiiMHiol ( liolora RKii at Hamburg. i!n of .I ti1" Newport, R. I., Aug. 10. Detectives employed by the bride's' father are searching New England for Mr. and Mrs. John Edward Paul Oeraghty, who starteJ society by eloping. Mra Oaraehtv was the beautiful heiress, Julia Estell French. She eloped with Oeraghty, her father's chauffeur, aged 31. TO ASHEVILLE BEST EVER Records Will Be Reached Be fore Season Ends. Passenger Trafflo Manager 8. H. Hardwlck of the Southern Railway company, waa In the olty yesterday and in conversation with friends spoke enthusiastically of the excursion bust. ness to Ashevllle this season. Hs said that In no season within his recol lection has the excursion business been so good and that Indications point to still higher records before the season closes. Mr. HardwlcK said further that the Southern had several big excursions In view from the Missis- and asked that these men be ap pointed. News that Alleghany county had voted a special tax district for schools was received here, yesterday by State Superintendent Joyner. This - la th first tax reported from that county. Police Judge Walter L. Watson has announced that he has no set price for ''drunks." He warned his audi ence that while he may be fining tha offenders 150 and costs, he does not want them to think that la all he can do If necessary; that some road sen tences may follow If offenders con tinue to offend. In making a tax levy and adopting a resolution setting lortn tna various percentages to go to the various causes. It Is being charged here that the commissioners have exceeded their sippt valley and that when they are operated the company expects to bring I authority aa expressed in a ruling of to Ashevllle and this section tha great-1 Attorney General BIcketL He re- est number of people ever brought on soeclal trains. While the Southern Has operaieu many per capita excursions Into Ashe vllle from points within a radius ol cently ruled that tha poll tax levy should be: state It cents, school $1.10, county 41 cents. The resolution adopt- ' ed by the board makes the following apportionment: state It cents, school Cummins Arraigns Monetary Commission. over (00 miles this season excursions $1.21, county 4 cents; a total attl.it. have also been operated oui or Ane vllle at very low rates for the pleasure of the residents or vlsltora The ex. curslon from Ashevllle to AtlantlffClty which leaves here August tt Is at' trading much sttentlon and reserva tions are being rapidly made. The excursion which arrived here Sunday from Washington was such a suoceas that the Southern will operate an other excursion September t. The excursions from St. Louis and Clncln nati also proved very popular and will be repeated. It is probable that ex cursion trains to Ashevllle this season have brought 100 per cent, more peo ple than ever before. Washington, Aug. 10. Alleg.-d ex travagance of the National monetary cnmmlnlnn vns arraigned III the s.-n-nt tiHlny bv Mr. Oimmlns of Inwii. "TVift rommlMHlnn." ho rhuiL'. l, "1... .n me a 1 1 : 1 1 fur iiu'ti h.i I'i.-l 1 1 j t . , ,r V i 1 it (,!;, r, li I 1 I ', lreeldrnt Send Congratulations Kcuador. to Washington, Twft toilay sent ii-, Kim to thn , -- ii i:... ,-m. I'll -,- ( I t Aug. 10. rrrnlilf.nt 1 mt':lK of nuii'r-it For county general purposes the board of commissioners reduced the levy from 10 cents to 17 cents per hundred dollars, but this amounts only to a decrease of one cent, since the state legislature Increased the state tax two cents per $100 for school purposes. No news had been received here to day from Governor Kltrhin as to the condition of hi mother who Is re ported 111 at bar home In Scotland Neck. Governor Kltchln went thir yesterday and It Is fired here that Mra Kltchln Is In a critical condition. Adoption of Text Hooks. It la expeeud that the state t't book commission and the sub-t t book commliwlon will bei-ln the - tual adoption of t-t hooks tbis n ' noon. 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