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ASHEVILLE, N, C, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 23, 1911.
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OF CONFIDENCE
NEPHEW, ALLEN TRIVETT
Fatal Shooting at Formers Home,
in Presef TrJvet
and Grauu.injr and
- ' ' a Nurse. "' ' r::M v
BALLEW SURRENDERS;
INQUESTJTILPROGRESS
Trouble Between the Two Men,
and Younger Had Been Or
dered to Stay Away:;
; 7 , from House.
A TRAGIC scene was enacted in a
Ick room at the home of ' En
gineer Pitt. Ballew of the South
ern railway on Park avenue this
morning at 12:30 o'clock when Mr.
Ballew shot and mortally wounded
his nephew, Allen Trlvett, familiarly
known In Ashevllle as "Buck" Trivett,
a man probably 26 years of age. The
hootlpg occurred In the presence of
Mrs. Trlvett, mother of the dead man
and slater of the slayer; a nurse, and
Mrs, Martha Ballew, grandmother of
young Trlvett and mother of Mrs.
Trlvett and Mr. Ballew. Trlvett died
In about two hours ofter the shoot
ing. The Fatal Quarrel.
The scene' of the shooting was In
a room on the first floor of Mr.' Bal
lew's residence at No. 174 Park ave
nue. Mrs. Martha Trlvett, the grand
mother of Allen Trlvett, lay ill on a
bed; a. trained nurse, Miss Bailie
Btlnes, was near, while Mrs. Laura
Trlvett, the mother of ' the young
man,, was seated near by. Mr. .Bal
lew had been, uptown and returning
to the home-entered the room, where
"the-" family . 'was.. gathered Buck
Trivett and Mr. Ballew, who were not
on friendly t arms, began quarreling
and Mr. Hnllew ordered his nephew
from the house. Toung Trlvett is
alleged to have replied that he was
not afraid of his uncle, and, accord
ing to Mr.' Ballew, made a threaten
ing movement toward, him, where
upon he drew his pistol and fired four
shots, the nephew sinking to the floor
with the cry. "You have killed me."
Mr. Ballew went out of the house,
while those In the room carried the
bleeding form of young Trlvett Into
an adjoining room. Dr. Eugene B.
Glenn was called and rendered all
medical assistance possible, but death
ensued about 2:10 o'clock this morn
ing. The police were also notified
and responding placed Mr. Ballew un
der arrest. He was taken to City
hall, where he remained awaiting the
coroner's Inquest. .
Miss Stliwe' Story. v
When the shooting began, Mrs.
Laura Trlvett screamed; Miss Stlnes
fell across the bed to escape the fly
ing bullets. After the affair she said
that It had all occurred so quick that
she couM not remember, exactly the
words that had passed. She was then
cool and collected and gave an Intelll
Kent account of the tragedy. She said
that Immediately when the firing be
gan she fell across the bed to escape
the bullets: that when the noise of
the exploding pistol ceased she saw
Mr. Ballew walk out of the room ana
that she helped carry the' wounded
man Into an adjoining room. '
Trouble Iktwpa the Two Men.
It seems that there had been trou
ble between Mr. Ballew and his
nephew and Mr. Ballew had ordered
Trlvett to eay away from his house.
Yesterday morning Mr. Ballew caused
a warrant to be taken out for Trlvett
on a charge of trespassing. That act
Was probably the oause of the wordy
warfare that preceded the shooting.
After his arrest at his home by the
police Mr. Ballew said that Trivett
had been Imnoslnr upon him for
some time and that he had warned
the yo nan to eta y from
his house. . He said that Trlvett ap
plied to him a vile name and ad
vanced on him in a threatening man
ner which led him to believe that it
was a case of shoot or get shot, and
that he drew his pistol and fired.
Mr. Ballew has been In the employ
of the Southern railway for more than
20 years. He is known as a hard
working man, an Industrious pro
vider for his family and one of the
most popular and efficient engineers
on the division. During the morning
m... ii A . . rMv kail
"W"J I Kill u 'I Hldi wwill Ml V n ....
to visit Mr. Ballew. He deplored the
. . . . . .
trageay dui reels mat ne was juiuneu, niu " --- , , - .
In using the force he did. .Doesn't recall what Buck said. Buck
The Inquest Is set for 1 o'clock this, said something and Ballew raised ur
afternoon. land began to fire. Witness fell across
The tnquft Ithe bed. After firing Buck walked to
The inquest over the body was held the dining room and lay down. Miss
in the parlors of the Red Cross Un-
detanking company this sfternoon
shortly after 1 o'clock. It was decid
ed to hold the Inquest before the au
topey and with the selection of the
jury by Coroner Morris. Incluillng Dr.
, T., M. Mann, T. W. OMeen. J. U Pe,
, J. D. Nuh, X B iMfig and W A Pen
land, the body whs reviewed and then
t.m tnklnir of vtilnnce b'inn. The
coroner's Jury found In reviewing the
body tluit one shot had entered the
eorniT of the . ' t eve; one iil the
Shrm! !. r; .. ... . 1. 1 1 one l.i.lf lot hen
)....;, i , , . . , , '.. ,,, ,., ,.
Poindcxter. Mrs. Trlvett, mother, of
the dead, was not able to be pres;
ent. Ed. Propest, another witness, was
absent.; ' . . . 1
i -Mr. Polndexter First Witness. . ,
Mr. polndexter, Southern railway
engineer, was first called. He said be
tween 12 and 1 o'olock "this- Morning
he . was awakened by a knock at the
door; that Miss Stlnes ran by and said
Mr. Ballew and Mr. , Trlvett had a
fight and Mr,, 'Ballew; shot Mr. Trivett
Mr., Ballew, hollered for witness; wit
ness dressed; 'niece went to the . door;
Bllew said "I want to see Bud." Wit
ness testified that Mr. Ballew said "I
shot Buck and I -had to do It. He has
been Imposing on me and I had to do
it." Witness Wld Ballew to give up
and' Ballew said "I've already, 'phoned
the sheriff." The officers ' came and
Ballew asked witness to search Trlv
ett; witness refused.' . Officers took
Ballew's pistol, and took cartridges
out. Did not see any gun after he
went to the house. Ballew told wit
ness he had taken out warrant for
Trlvett for trespassing saying he had
been imposed upon.
Paul Trivett Testifies.
Paul Trivett, brother of the de
ceased, testified that he lives at No.
174 Park avenue and was in - the
house at , the time of the trouble. He
said: "Yesterday morning Uncle Pitt
and Buck were talking; In the after
noon Buck came and asked Ballew
If he was uptown in the afternoon, if
he had a warrant sworn out for him.''
Ballew said no; they started to have
a fuss and the mother parted them,
and that after that Ballew left and
had warrant sworn out for Buck and
warant for mother for disturbing the
peace. The officers ca,me but the
mother did not go. About 12:20 wit
ness said he went to the house; that
Buck, mother and Ballew had comet
There Was a dispute about the war
rant.- The nurse- mi "ire ent of Mrs.
RnUew'e room." and ' Buck- said
"damn! let's get out of the room.
Witness only saw one shot fired. Wit
ness went out for doctor and officers.
Otilcers came and got Ballew; short
time later doctor said Buck was oeaa.
Ballew had gun; saw no other gun.
Didn't know of any fuss. Ballew
told Buck to stay away and Buck
said he would stay as long as mother
lid the work. Ballew told Buck sev
oral times to stay away. Never haa
a scram but had quarreled. In the
evening witness thinks wanew sam.
"On on. I don't want you here." They
were auarrellng about warrant for
treSDasslne. In answer to questions
by members of the Jury, witness said
that Ballew pays the rent; that six
hots were fired he thinks; last shot
stuck In chest; could see last bullet
hit. Witness said his mother ran the
hmiM for Ballew. Buck had been
i:ta.vtn there regularly; didn't ask his
uncle If he could come. Heard Bal
lew teli him several times to leave.
Norm's Testimony.
Miss Sallle Stlnes. an eye-witness to
the tragedy, testified that she had
been waiting on Mrs. Ballew, moth
er of W. P. Ballew and Mrs. Laura
Trlvett, since June t. She said she
knew the men were not friendly but
didn't know of any trouble until yes
terday afternoon. Saw Buck and Bal
lew together and they were talking
angrily. Witness testified that Mrs.
Trivett called her and Pitt had a
knife and she wanted to take it away;
they went Into the hall. Miss Stlnes
did not see the knife but asked Bal
leW for it and he walked into the sick
room. Mrs. Trlvett began to tain ana
Pitt said "That's all right" Ballew
told witness he couldn't take every
thing. Witness said she told Ballew
she would have to leave if trouble
continued. Soon Buck came to.e
door. That was between stf I
o'clock Mr. Ballew , left the house.
Witness suDDosed he came down town
The next thing witness said they
called nor and Mrs. Trivett saw rm
had a warrant sworn out for her. Pitt
and Mrs. Trlvett and officers naa
some words and Mrs. Trlvett said she
waa voinv away. Buck ana raui cm
and told her to stay. Buck said if
there is any trouble "we'll fls. It In the
mornlnr" and left Ballew came about
ii -in o'clock and asked witness to
open his mother's door. Ballew. went
In and sat down. Witness told him
h did not want to talk about It
Mrs. Trlvett Came In and she and Pitt
talked. Then Paul came In and Pitt
..k.,t wnv Paul was not atworx.
lew talked angrily. Mrs. Trlvett did
most of the talking. In a few minutes
i " , , . . . .
Buck came. Mrs. Trivett
i, ....... .ikrf tn had In the room.
Btlnes then told of going to Mr. roin-
dexters and returning attendea to
the Injured man. She thought she Saw
one shot Did not see any other gun.
Miss Btlnes said she had not seen
any gun before or since; that she did
not look for a gun and had not heard
of any. Bhe said that as soon as the
firing ceased she looked up Snd Paul
was gons. fine said Bu-k did not sit
down when he came into the room.
Helutlve to the positions of the twu
nun M..-H '! said nnt "-y were
!,: M, !i k; tl i.t I'm k sirnli-litened up
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PRICES OF
NOT HIGH ENOUGH
Fanners Are Advised by Conference of Representatives of
: Cotton States to Hold for
. , in'Cotton
Washington, Aug.
23 "Hold cotton '
is the advice - to
for thirteen cents,"
be formally given to farmers organi
zations, by a. committee consisting of
Senators Williams of Mississippi and
Qwen of Oklahoma, .and Representa
tive . Burleson of Texas, representing
a .conference of senators and repre
sentatives from the seven cotton grow
ing states. . i--;, ,, - ' ,-. (-, -:.
The committee will urge state bank
ing associations to co-operate against
the "bearish movement of specula
tors." ... ' .., ; a ,.:'.'.' '
Conference discussed the "threaten
ing condition of the cotton market,"
Among the participants were Senators
Williams and Owen. Representatives
Underwood, Heftin, . Brantly and
Hughes of Georgia, Burleson and Beal
of Texas, Garrett of Tennessee, Hum
phreys of Missslsslppl and Small of
N6rth Carolina. A number of them
are large cotton, planters.
Statement is Issued.'
The committee, .issued a satement
which reads: "It seemed the opinion
of all that there was a preconcerted
effort being made, principally through
the instrumentality of the speculative
element of the New York cotton ex
change, to break down the price 01
cotton. It was the opinion of all pres
ent that the statistical condition of
cotton did not justify the lowness of
present quotations, and the estimate
of 15,000,000 bales was unjustified by
any facts upon which . a prediction
could be safely based, 'end moreover
even if a 15,000,000 bales crop were in
sight the world's supply Is still proba
bly short of the world's demand for
cotton to the extent of more than 1.
000,000 bales, because of exhaustion
of the .present vlsable supply of car
III PISTOL DUEL
One Man Opens Fire on Anoth
er, Near Murphy, and Ag-V
gressor Receives Bullet.
Correspondence of The Gasette-News.
Murphy, Aug. 22. Yesterday after
noon Joe Tate shot and dangerously
wounded a young man named Thomp
son at the Deep cut on the Louisville
4c Nashville railway, two miles south
of Murphy.
One day last week Thompson, while
passing Tate's house drunk. It Is said,
used violent and abusive language In
the hearing of Tate's wife, for which
Tate gave him a severe whipping
when he met up with him Saturday
nght Late yesterday afternoon Tate
and Thompson, together with John
Rogers, happened to meet and after
dUcusamg their differences, made
friends and shook hands, but as Tate
left the others and started home,
Thompson drew a pistol and shot at
him twice, the balls passing through
his clothes. Thereupon Tate turned
and opened fire with a pistol, and al
though Thompson got behind John
Rogers and held to htm, the first ball
struck him In the abdomen. A sec
ond shot missed Thompson and gave
Rogers a close call. It Is thought
that Thompson's wound will not be
fatal. Both men were drinking,
Is alleged.
BE5GDED FE0!1 BBKUSDS
0 THE GREEK FHOIITIEH
'
German Officer Held for $225,-
000 Ransom Is Free, Saloni
ka Dispatch Says.
Berlin, Aug. 23. A Salonika, Tur
key, dispatch says that Dr. Edmund
Rlchter, a German engineer, capturod
by Greek bandits and held for a ran
som of I3J5.000. has been rescued on
the Oreek frontier.
Rlchter was engaged in mapplns) In
the wird frontier region between Tur
key and Greece when he fell Into the
brigands' hands,
Fusion'
finances In Healthy Condi
tion.
Pan Franclixm, Aug. 23. Joseph J
CiiHKMCk end l"riinlc K. Herring are
Humeri SB OPPoMOIT ch n.1 Irllr t g f.'.l
r, r .nil pr,-su,.! t f the I . t m 1 t.r
r , f ' .'I M V ! I
SERIOUSLY HURT
COTTON
13 Cents Manipulation
Exchange. .
ried over spot cotton; in other words,
that with a 15,(00,000 bales American
crop the world's crdp for 1911 would
sum up only 25,000.000 with 140,000,-
000 of spindles, creating active de
mand ' for 26,000,100 bales. This
opinion Is based upon the latest ad
vices from Egypt India, China and
other cotton producing countries."
Statement refers, to the appointment
of a committee to write in the name
of those present a letter to the presi
dent of the Farmer? Union and offi
cials of other cotton! farmers' organi
sation, asking them to advise their
local unions and other - subordinate
bodies to advise farmers generally; to
hold their cotton for 12 cents, and
continue to demand that price until
by convention or agreement "arrived
at in some way. a different price shall
be suggested." . The , conference ex
pressed the view that 13 cents was
seemingly more than Justified by ex
isting statistical ; conditions. The
statement continues: t .. . . i
"Information was given at the in
formal conference that assurances
would be given President Barrett! or
to southern banks- that ample funds
from banks outside of the south could
be had through the instrumentality of
southern financial institutions to 'be
lent at ( per cent per annum to those
who did not wish. to. dispose of their
cotton at a sacrifice upon cotton ware
house statistics.; This committee sab.
sequently met in the office of Senator
Williams of Mississippi and conclud
ed that the best way to carry out the
Ideas suggested and agreed upon was
to give this statement to the Associat
ed Press," - . 'i -.
(Signed) , "ROBERT 8. OWEN, ,
. JOHN SHARP WILLIAMS,
. -. A. B, UmjUBSON." : , l.
SERIOUS FIQEvlfl
WESTJSIIEVILIE
Deaver's Hall and Three Other
Buildings Burned This
Morning.
Fire of an unknown origin, which
started In a building known as
Deaver's hall, broke out in West
Ashevllle this morning about 2:30
o'clock and despite the efforts of the
people of that sectiou It . destroyed
three other buildings. It Is) said that
four families are burned out and that
one of them Is In a destitute condi
tion. Herolo work was necessary to
save other buildings, which were
threatened.
The fire spread to the blacksmith
shop of Floyd Brown, over which
family was living. Bradford's store
then caught and was consumed,, as
was a store building owned by Mrs.
Patterson. Families were living ir
both of these buildings and in the
Deaver halt The scene of the con
flagratlon was about half a mile from
the river.
It Is said that if there had been
plenty of water some of the buildings
might have been saved but as It was
the people had a hard time saving
some other buildings. When the fire
was checked it wus allowed to burn
Itself out on the four buildings.
TIFT REVIEWS FffiDE
of the m mm
Most of the 25,000 at Rochester
Reunion Participate in
the Parade. ,
, Rochester, N. T Aug. 2S. Presi
dent Tart reached here from Wash.
Ington today, and reviewed a parade
of the Grand Army of the Republic
Veteran to the number of more than
It, 00 are attending the annual en
campment most of them participating
in the big parade.
Mr. Taft reviewed the parade from
a reviewing stand in Washington
square. Elaborate plans have been
made for the president's entertain
ment this afternoon. Tonight he
hears camp fire addresses In Conven
tion hall.
Great Paradn of Wixmti Tonight.
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dele, .1.
An. !S. Tn .
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STILL WORN BY
MRS. HENRY C.BEMTIE.J?.'
Ripped off 65 Miles This Fore
noon and Has 135 of the '
1265 Miles Left.
Albany, N. Y Aug. 22. With 125
miles ef the 125 mile Mght-from" 8.
Louis) to New' Tork to be covered
Harry N. 'Atfcood landed today south
ot'Castleton,-' siter flying , (6 . miles
from Ft, Plain, in.l hour and 47 min
utes. He continues to New Tork at
o'clock this afternoon. .! ,
Fort Plain, N. T., Aug. 2. Another
remarkable spin through the air on
his aeroplane flight from Bt. Louis to
New York brought Harry N. Atwood
from Belle Isle, five miles west of
Syracuse, to Fort Plain late yesterday
afternoon and' landed him 25 miles
nearer his destination.
It was almost dark when Atwood
n eared Fort Plain. He hovered) awhile
over the town and then selecting a
clear spot on the opposite bank of
the Mohaa k river, alighted to the
astonishment of a farmer, ' a half
dozen angry dogs and a barvfooted
boy with a wheelbarrow.
On the ninth day of his fight, At
wood proceeded without a mishap,
although he flew moat of the way In
the twilight and all of It in a dense
hase. He flew over 25 towns and
cities, and maintained a schedule
equal to a fast mall train.
SERIOUS ANTI-JEWISH
Hebrew Shops Looted and Wo
men Driven Shrieking'
Into Streets.
London, Aug. 21. An tl-Jewish out
breaks of a violent character, have
now occurred for three days in. sac-
cession In Monmouthshire and are
giving the authorities the greatest
concern, as they are altogether a new
phase In British life. The Jewish com.
munity here has made strong rspre
sentatlona to the home office and
Horns Secretary ChurchlU yesterday
gave them ' the assurance that no
precautions had been overlooked to
prevent a recurrence of the - disor
ders.
The riots and looting of Jewish
shops were of a desperate character
and the riot act had to be read and
the military called out before the
mobs were cowed. Additional sol-
dlera were drafted by Ebbw Vale from
Cardiff yesterday, but similar scenes
to those enacted Monday night, when
Jewish shops were wrecked,, occurred
again last night In Ebbw Vale, Tre
Detrar Rhymny and Bryn Mawr.
The presence of the troops pre
vented looting on such a large scale
as Monday nlKh,t. but the police and
military had to be continually chas
ing the rioters with their batons and
swords. In these charges many per
sons were Injured and large numbers
were arrested. The rioters attacked
women and drove them shrieking In
termr from their Ii.hwh, The only
mi. I've fir i'h (.' '- i. I
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ATWQOO HEARING
END OF JOURNEY
Judge walter Watson
COURTHOUSE WHERE TRIAL IS BEING HELD.
Day Set Apart to Completing Jury That Is to Try Him for
Murder of Wif e--Binf ord Woman " Says She Never (
. Wishes to See Beattie Again He Refuses to Talk.
Chesterfield Court House, Va,, Aug.
22. With 12 jurors already selected,
but with 10 necessary that' the de
fense may exercise' its right of fotr
peremptory challenges, Henry Clay
Beattie jr.'s trial for his wife's mur
der was resumed, today before Judge
Watson in Chesterfield Circuit "court
The day ' was' set, aside 'solely f or com
pleting the iurv. all witnesses bavins
been excused unto. .tomorrow
The examination of 20 talesmen
was all that faced the defense and
prosecution. ' Beattie was brought
from the jail early, and as the task
of selecting the Jury that will decide
his fate continued, the prisoner ex
hibited the same air of confidence
that Impressed the spectators when
he pleaded not guilty, when arraigned
Monday. ' '.'",
ueuian Binrora, the young "woman
In the case," and Paul Beattie were
kept in Richmond jail. The Blnford
girl declares she hopes never to see
again the man charged with murder
ing his wife for her sake.
Henry Clay Beattie, sr., was again
at his son's side during the day's pro
ceedings. Evidence . is not lacking
that he will fight hard to save his son
from the electric chair.
The prisoner refuses to discuss his
case. He poses cheerfully for the
photographers, but when asked
whether he expects acquittal or con
viction he smilingly waves Interview
era aside.
Court was called to order at 12:15.
Beattie, silent and with set face, took
hls seat by the side of his lawyers.
His father sat on his right, Addl-
tlonal veniremen were called, and
their examination berfan. The ex -
amlnatlon progressed slowly.
Two additional jurors were chosen
and a recess taken at 1:15 p. m. Of
the 14 men In the box all but two are
farmers. Beattie appeared haggard
but sat solidly as talesmen were ex-
amlned.
T
No Surrender of . Southern
Pride or Exhibition of Nor
i thern Magnanimity.
Columbia, 8. C, Aug. X 3. General
C Irvine Walker of Charleston, on
whom the supreme command of the
United Confederate Veterans devolved
by seniority upon the death of Gen
eral George W. Gordon of Memphis,
does not see any harm in the proposi
tion for congress to appropriate 150,
000 for a monument at Vlcksburg
Park to the Confederate navy.
General Walker, who is attending
the state veterans' reunion here, when
Interviewed said, that in his opinion
the proposed action would have no
,urr6nder of ,outnern prd, r ny
exhibition of northern magnanimity.
General Walker declared that If the
monument Is reared it should be to
the Confederate soldiers engaged.
POSTAL SAVI2IG3 BANES
Ilenih-roniivlllo, Hickory, Iirnolr and
Tarboro Are leslnmatcd
as ncpoKltorlcH.
Gasette-Nows Unrcii
AVvntt Hull,
V.I !.(!, A
II.
BEATTIE
HEMRY CltVf'BEa.Tr.lE.Jg;.
Blnford Girl Says She Is Done With
Beattie, ,
Richmond, Aug. 23. If Henry Clay
Beattie, jr.. Is acquitted of the charge
of wife-murder preferred against him, '
by the commonwealth there will be
no further friendship .between hlns
and Beulr.h Blnford, the girl .' for.
whose love , the prosecution charges
that the crime 'was committed. . Sit
ting in her. cell yesterday afternoon,
on the eve of the resumption, of the
oase at Cfcealerlleld .court houashe'
not only-, expressed the hope that "i
"whoever Is guilty will be convicted,"?
but added that she Was afraid of Beat-
tie and could never be his friend
again. It was the frankest interview
she has granted since her arrest as a.
material witness more than a month
ago. . .
"I hope that he is innocent," said
the girl.
"Once I would have gone through
fire at his word, but now I would be
afraid to go on the street with htm
after dark. If he comes clear of the
murder charge 1 hope never to Sco .
him aagln.' Most of alt I want to get i
away from Richmond where I know
people will follow me on the streets.
I know absolutely nothing about the .
murder; I do not even recall 'that
Henry ever mentioned 'his wife's name
to me.'' - '
Beattie spent a quiet day In Jail re
fusing to see any one except his young
sister, Hazel, and an aunt. Paul Beat
tie, his cousin, who has sworn that
he purchased the gun with which Mrs.
Beattie was shot, lounged in the jail
corridor, refusing to discuss the case.
Always pictured heretofore as ex-
; pressing absolute confidence of Beat-
tie's acquittal, the statements made by
I the Blnford girl. Indicated for the first
j time that she haa deserted him. Bhe
keeps pictures and cuts of him in a
scrap book In her cell, but she re-
peated time and again as she talked
that she considered, herself a mere
onlooker in the case and was keeping'
a record of events and a diary as
souvenirs.
KENTUCKY BURLEY CROP ;
EiRLIUf REDUCED
This Year's Production Will
Be Only About Five Mil
lion Pounds, It is Said.
Lexington, Aug. 23. The burley to
bacco ciop of Kentucky, last year es
timated at 200,000,000 pounds, will
not be more than 6,000,000 pounds
this year it is believed.
The great shortage Is due to the
worst drought In 30 years, hailstorms,
which recently damaged or destroyed
200 growing crops end failure of hun
dreds, members of the Burley society,
to plant tobacco this year on account
of the large amount of the pooled
crop of other years still unsold.
TWO TIIOUSAND ATTLITD
J. W. CATI
MouriMrs from All Paris of the Coun
tryFlowers In rliBil!i from
DlHtant I'iiIiiI
, New 7ork. Aug. fS. Two thou.,
persons gathered todny t the .
I'lasa to pay the limt tr!.,,t.. m j
W. Gates' liwmnrv. 1 lie t
were from ell vum i f i "
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