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iuocu.no run. uiui uavrvat swwg uma.wz a to. Muaiau axd uini- BPtCUL COXBWBPOXDMm JOVT TBM TAM. LAST EDITION Weather Tore cut '' FAIR. . VIII, NO ASHEVILLE, N. C. MONDAY AFTERNOON, SE PTEMBER 1, 1913. V PRICE 5 CENTS iaW:Z)unsel very anxious i of Judge Hutchinson Determine Whether -tteawan fugitive Vill Be Released. S DEPORTATION GHT THEN FOLLOW f Is Taken from Jail on as Corpus, His Attor ys Would Appeal. ( It Is Said. By Associated Press, rooke, Que., Sept. 1. -Lawyers cry K. Thaw allowed plainly he nervousness; and anxiety hich they look forward to to i's proceedings in the Superior St. Francis county. Jeelsion of Superior Judge Mat tutchlnson, on the right of John iau, chief of police of Coaticook land the freedom of Thaw, i Boudreau arrested two weeks fa fugitive from Matteawan, stermine whether there shall be motion at once the machinery g to Thaw's deportation and pjent extradition from a border or whether he shall be remand . the Sherbrooke jail to remain the session of the King's bench toiler. Superior Judge Matthew Hutch sustains the writ of habeas cor rhich was obtained for Boudreau mnsel acting for the state of New f Thnw may be immediately turn yer to the immigration .authorl or deportation. Against this con rriey, his lawyers have laid plans bitter fight ' furtreau, in applying for the writ mils that Thaw is held illegally, being charged with any crime. e is the added clause that Bou u, conscious of th eillegallty of Ung the prisoner, is apprehensive e- be; Ha6l to dftmasr. ' i the preparation for fighlyig the j in its present status, Thaw's, ad rs have caused him to swear be- !a notary that he contemplates no aire suits, in fact releases Bou lu from any responsibility in the iter, In this way they hope to w that Boudreau is a disinterested ty in the proceedings and has no t to ask for Thaw's liberty. They e gone a step further in having iw swear that he is In no way de ius of being sot free at this time that the proceedings are contrary lie basic principle of habeas cor Should those arguments fail and writ be granted they hope to ap- 1 to the higher courts and stay the cecdings. , - lawyers representing New York tlntiiln today that even should' an oal lie, the prisoner wlU already fve been released, the immigration Jthorities will have seized him and toniplished the desire of the state. IWhen on Wednesiny last Thaw's tv.yers succeeded over the opposition f counsel for New York In wlthdraw iir the writ on which Thaw was then h have been liberated, Judge Arthur lobensky, presiding in the Superior burt, declined to hear counsel repre pnting the state on the ground that ie proceedings were ex-parte and t New York had no standing in ourt. Tomorrow matters will be ' tly reversed. It will be the Nev ork lawyers who are before the nirt with a writ. Those who have ludied the case were wondefng today nether Judge liutcninaon wouia 101 w the precedent set by his brother urlst and refuse Thaw a counsel a earing. Jerome Confident. William Travers Jerome, Thaw's old rosecutor, and now ' chief of the rces seeking his deportation, was ;ick in Sherbrooke today after spend- iiir the week-end In Quebec. He Is repared to stay until he ho" exhaust- Id every effort to get Thaw back to Matteawan. Should tomorrow's writ fiiil there is reason to believe that mme action may be taken through pr. Raymond Kleb, superintendent of Matteawan and, as such. Thaw's legal histodlnm It was pointed out that pr. Kleb could demand that Thaw, as lunatic, be surrendered to him. lemma believes flrrhly that Thaw fill go back to Matteawan soon. He lieves that If further legal entanglo- nents arise hern high Dominion au horlties, branding Thaw's detention vlthout trial a public scandal, will mnnd his release. . intaiiers SUFFER ! DEFEAT BY URIOTIE Ipeclal to The Oasette-News. 1 Charlotte, Sept. 1. In the morning (h me the locals defeated the Tourists y the score of i to S. The score by nnlnics follows: ' R. H. E. Hhevllle.. , , 000 100 0203 4 "linrlotte . . , 040 "00 O0X 4 4 8 Batteries: McKelthan and Frye; Abetter and Neldercorn. ' , . At Wlnston-Sslem 6, Greensboro 4. At Durham 8, Raleigh 4. I TIIK W EAT" Kit. For North Carolina: Unsettled on lie coast: fair In the Interior tonight lid TueJy. TAKES Only a Few Working Base ball , at Oates Park Amusement' at Riverside. The city of Asheville is today having ope of the biggest celebrations of La bor day ever held here, although the street parade of floats, 'which for a number of years was a feature of the duy's celebration, has been dispensed with. Practically everybody Is enjoy ing a holiday, and enough amusements have been provided to give them all, a variety of entertainment. Those not attracted by the amusements offered here have gone on picnics and camp ing parties, and everybody la happy except, perhaps, the handful that re main at work. . , The banks of the city are closed for the day. as are all the business houses that hold memberships in the Ashe ville Merchants' association, with the exception of drug ' store and . cigar storesj the postofftce windows were open only from 8 to 10 o'clock,: and the evening delivery of mail in the city will be dispensed with, the rural carriers having a full holiday; city and county employes are enjoying a full day of freedom; while newspaper employes an a few others remain at "hard" labor. ! The Y. M. C. A.-Mars Hill baseball games for the championship of west ern North Carolina are the attraction at Oates park for both morning and .afternoon, and scores are being posted there fori the it-ague gpmes that are being played on the Carolina league circuit. ) A big program of varied at tractions is also being carried out at Riverside park under the auspices of the Central Labor union. ' At KlvTSidt ' Labor Day dawned fair and prom ising and early large crowds of peo ple started coming In from the small towns nearby ana the country dis tricts, until by noon it was estimated byt hseitin .ihar$. ot aftijr at. Ill v.- j erslde ' park,' "that toduy's crowd was; the largest that had - gathered" ' in ! Asheville for a Labor day celebration in the past three years - . All around the park can be seen farm wagons , with the teams tied nearby, . and at noon the owners gathered by the wagons, for the pic nic dinner, for such it was to many of them. A large number of Ashe ville people went out to the park early in the morning, carried lunch with thein and prepared to spend the day. . Great interest was taken in the raoes that were pulled off this morn ing and- a large number of men, boys and girls participated in the differ ent events. The races and the win ners for the morning are as follows: Hoys' foot race, for boys under 15 years of age Tom Mack, won first prize; Herman Wilson second; Albert Harris, third. Girl's foot race, for girls under 15 years of age Luclle Ralston, first prize; Grace Melton, second. Boy's foot race for boys under 10 years of age Harold Taylor, first prize; Millard Wilson, second; Cline Ingle, third.. Men's foot race, open only to union men, A. J Floyd, first prize; O. F. Meadows, second; Cliff McCall, third. Men's foot race open to all men lurry Guerard. flrsV. Cliff McCall, cond; James Mcintosh, third. Only two were successful in the foot race that was run backwards, Andrew Smith winning first and A. J. Floyd second. ,, The last event of the morning was the sack rare and the number who entered this event was larger than any of the others. In the sack race Cliff McCall won first and Andrew Smith second The afternoon program will be taken up at 1 o'clock, And among other things taking place this after noon will be the baby show for all liable under two years of age; the Indies boat race and a baseball gnme between the carpenters and painters. WIDOW QF GEN. VANCE DIED IT COPPER HILL Mrs. - Lizzie Vance Passed Away Interment at Copper HilL " Friends In Asheville have Just been advised of the death of Mrs. Lizzie Vance, widow of. the Gen. Robert Vance, one of the leading men of his time In North Carolina and a brother of Governor Vance. The death of Mrs. Vance occurred at Copper Hill, Tenn y,t Wednesday and the Interment was at that place-. Mrs. Vance had been III for a long time and her death was not unexpected, but It nevertheless comes as a shock to the many friends he had throughout the state. She was a woman of great force of char acter and of wonderful mental endow For ninny years aAer the death o General 'Vance, Mrs. Vance lived at Iluncombe hull at Alexander, th home of Genera! Vance during his de dining years. ' ASHEVILLE ONE BIG HOLIDAY AMERICAN BAR lEXFDSITIQU AT OPEN MERTETJG KNOXVILLE DPENS Premier Borden Delivers Ad dress of Welcome to Dis- . tinguished Men at : Montreal. - VISCOUNT HALDANE DELIVERS ADDRESS McGill ' University Confers Honorary Degrees on Pro minent Jurists of All - Countries. ' By Associated Press. : , ; Montreal, Sept. 1. Premier Borden opened the annual, meeting of the American Bar ; association today with an address welcoming the most, distinguished body of men ever gathered In Canada. The leading jurists of the United States are here almost without ' exception and besides them there are some of the most prominent members of the bar In Canada, England and France. The session of the bar association this morning was devoted to' the ad dress of welcome by the Canadian prime minister; the annual address of the president of the association, de livered by Frank B. Kellogg of St. Paul, Minn.; the nomination and eteci tion of new members, the reports of officers and similar routine. The event of the afternoon was the delivery of an address by Viscount Haldane, lord high chancellor of Great Britain. The day's program concludes with the conferring of hon orary degrees by McGill university upon the , following distinguished members 6f the legal profession: Viscount Haldane, Chief Justice Ed ward Douglas White of the.. United Slates: "Prime Minister Robert I' Bor- derTff Canada, Maltre F, Labor!, Ba- Qhnicf de LOrdre IJes Avocats a la our de Paris, France; Wijliam H. Taft, former president of the United States; Charles J. Doherty, minister of Justice and attorney-general of Canada; Joseph H. Choate, former ambassador from the United States to Creat Britain; Elihu Root, United States senator from New York; Frank B. Kellogg, president of the associa tion.. . - ATHLETICS TAKE Boehling Wild and Gets Bad Support the . Giants De feat Boston. By Associated Press. Philadelphia. Sept. 1. Philadelphia won the morning game from Washing ton 4 to 1 through passes by Boehling and bud support. 'The home team made only live hits off Boehling, but two of these were mixed with the bat tery and Holding errors of Washing ton and produced all the runa Bender was hit for four successive singles In the first inning, but after that only one safety was made off him. - The score: ' i R. H. E Philadelphia . 300 010 OOx 1 . 7 Washington .. . 100 000 0001 5 ( Bender and Bchang; Boehling, Gal 11a and Henry. Philadelphia 6,.. Brooklyn S. Brooklyn, Bept 1. Morning gnme: n H. E Philadelphia 100 101 300 6 12 0 Brooklyn . . , 000 100 0102 8 Beaton and Klllifer; Walker and Miller. Giants Win, S to 2. New York, Sept. 1. Morning game R. H. E. New Tork ...020 000 000 1 t ,7 Boston . ...000 010 010 02 U 2 Demarree and Myers; Hess arid Whaling. Roston B, New Yoi k 0, Boston, Sept. 1. Morning game: R. H. E New Tork ....000 000 0000 4 BoKton ..Ill 020 000 12 Pchultz and Sweeney: Mosely and Cady. Virginia League, f A't Portsmouth I, Norfolk 0. At Petersburg 4, Richmond 4 (1 Innings, called to catch train. International League, At Buffalo T, Toronto 4. . At Rochester 4, Montreal 2. At Providence 6, Jersey Cltjr 4. Kouth Atlantic League. . At Savannah 0; Charleston 2. At Jacksonville 0; Macon 1. Income Tax Compromise Offer. By Associated Press. Washington, Sept.' 1. An Increase of the Income tax on largs fortunes only when the incomes run above 1350,000 annually Is the 'basis of compromise democratic members of the senate flounce committee will recommend to the caucus tomorrow nit;ht. MORNING CONTEST resident Sendjj Wireless Mes sage of f Congratulation, Formally, Opening Con- . ' servation Meeting. 1 THOUSANDS PRESENT AT THE EXERCISES Addresses of Welcome by Gov ernor jHooper and the City's Mayor Ends November 1. Tly Associated Press. ' Knoxville, TenA.fSept. 1. The first national 'conservation 'exposition was formally .opened hWe today. Organ ized labor Joined with exposition offl- cials In the day's program, which In cluded a .celebratfon . both of Labor day and of the opening of the exposi tion. , , : A - pageant In which thousands of persons participated was the opening feature of the day's exercises. Many displays to be exhibited at the exposi tion grounds were-carried on floats followed by hundreds of members of labor unions. Ther parade proceeded from the down town section to the exposition grounds.- . ' . ' President Wood row Wilson through a wireless message,xtendlng congrat ulations and expressing hearty sympa thy with. the. undertaking, formally opened the exposition. ; ' Governor n. W. Hooper and Mayor S. O. Heiskell welcomed the exposition officials and visitors fop the state and city. : Both predicted . great educa- tlonnl benefits from the exposition. . President T. Asbury ;, Wright ; of the exposition responded. He outlined the purpose of the .undertaking as the promotion of conservation of natural resources, particular reference to be paid to fot-un,rtreains. : .. i-j. The exposition wlU. continue until November 1. ; ; . ' in mw LIS Pegoud Turns His Aeroplane a Sumersault at Height of 1500 Feet. By Associated Press. . Juvlsy, France, Sept. 1. A.French aviator named Pegoud today "looped the loop" while flying at a height of 1500 feet in his aeroplane. He after wards descended without Injury. Pegoud recently caused a sensation by dropping safely from an aeroplane with a parachute. He announced be fore leaving the ground today that he Intended to turn a somersault In the air with his aeroplane and his move ments were followed closely by a large body of observer ' vnen ne reacnea a neignt ol about 3000 feet he turned the nose of his li.achlne straight toward the earth and darted downward with his motor worklnp at full power, . After plung ing about 1200 feet with frightful ve loctty h'j changed the position of hlr rudder and caused the aeroplane to turn a complete vertical circle. " The machine then glided down In a huge iplral volplane and allghtod gently on the ground. ' - -- ' Pegoud will repeat the feat tomor row In the presence of a committee of military officers. CHARLTON SUBJECTED TD II Trial of Young Wife Murderer May Take Place in No vember. By Assocloted Press. , Como, Italy, Sept- 1. Porter Charl ton, the young American whowm re cently extradited from the United States to stand trial on a charge of murdering his wife at Lake Como In 1910, was subjected today to a lengthy preliminary Interrogation. Judge Rononl, the examining mag istrate, and Blgnor Melllnl, Charlton'i counsel, accompanied by a clerk and an Interpreter, appeared at the prison soon after the breakfast hour. Dur ing the examination Charlton was elf- possessed. The prison officials declare that thus far they have not observed any sign of mental deficiency. Th result of the preliminary examination as well an the Investigation of the af fair by the detectives, is to be kept sec ret. In Judicial circles It la under Mood thnt the trial Is to take place In November. ' OOPS THE OOP TRADES UNION MEETING OPENS Over Two Million Workmen Are Represented in World Gathering at Man chester, England. CHAIRMAN SPEAKS FOR UNIVERSAL PEACE Compulsory Arbitration Con- demned and Eight Hours : Legislation Advocat ed by Labor Leaders: By Associated Press. Manchester, ISng., Sept. 1. Unusual Interest is attached to the forty-sixth annual Trades Union congress, which pened in Milton hall today, owing to the, existing unrest in the labor world. The number of delegates is 563, mak ing a . record, and tliey represent a membership of 2,250,000 workmen of various trades. Among the delegates are C. L. Balne of Boston, Mass., and Louis Kemper of Cincinnati, O., who represent the American Federation of Labor.. For the first time In the history of the congress Canada, Germany and France are represented. Somewhere In the neighborhood of 100 resolutions, ranging from the wearing of the trade union badge or utton to ambitious schemes for the nationalizing of the railroads, were programed for discussion. ,' ' ., W. J. Davis, chairman of the par liamentary committee of the Trades Union congress, presided at the open ing session. . In his presidential ad dress he asserted that the trades un ionlHts had Initiated or forced through parliament most of the great reforms of the past half century. He express ed the fervent wish that Ireland's as pirations for home rule would soon be satisfied. The labor movement, he said, had a great task before it In the PfornotionJu -the- interest of. IntAr- .. Mr. .Davla opposed compulsory ar bitration and sold legislation would be Introduced to strike this weapon out of .existence. He advocates the . ad dition of national life Insurance to the existing workman's insurance act and said that pressure should be brought to bear on the eight hours question until this reform also had been se cured. LIGHTNING KILLS ONE L Teacher and 30 Children at Hanging Dog Narrowly Escaped Death. Deputy Collector T. D. Shelton of the Internal revenue service, who has Just reaurned form 'a raiding expe dition In Cherokee county, brings with him a story of the almost mirac ulous escape from death by lightning of a teacher and about SO school chil dren at Hanging; Dog, a short distance from Murphy, last week. One of the hlldren, a little fellow named McDon ald, was Instantly killed, and one small girl was seriously burned, but the others escaped Injury except for a bad shock. The school . building was a small structure and when It was struck dur ing a severe electric storm the n terlor was practically ' demolished Those who saw the building . later "ould not understand how kny of the occupants escaped alive. ' Shocks re ceived by the teacher and children vere Very aeVere; and Mr. Shelton ttatea that he saw one little fellow a hort time afterward, who had gone for a doctor, and that he was almost leaf and appeared then to be n a -vml-consclous condition. . The little girl who received the ";re burns had her shoes burned off 'ier feet, and for awhile there Was loubt as to whether she could re over. However, her condition has Improved considerably, and It Is stab- id now that she will recover. Her lame could not be learned. Only a short time before th storm vnd within two and a half miles of he school house, Mr. Shelton and the revenue officers with him destroyed an lllclt distillery. , SOCIETY WOMEN ARE NOT SERIOUSLY HURT Mrs. Leroy and Mrs. French Were Only JSlmken Up by Autbmo- bile Accident. By Associated Press. Boston, Bept T. Mrs. Stuyvesant Leroy and Mrs. Amos Tuck French of New Tork and Newport, who were In lured In an automobile accident near Canton last night, were resting com fortably at their hotel here today. It was stated by attendants that Mrs. Leroy, for whom grave anxiety had been expressed, had apparently suffered nothing more serious than a bad shaklng-up. Her daughter, Mrs. French, fared no worse, the attend ants mild, and they added that there was no cause for alarm In either case, STOP BUSINESS FORLABORDAY REFUGEES TELL OF One Stabbed with Bayonet, Consuls Residence Loot ed by Bandits. By Associated Press. Los Angeles, Cal.r Sept 1. Ameri can refugees are In force here today, having landed yesterday at San Diego. Sixty persons were brought north from Guaymas and vicinity by the United States cruiser Pittsburgh; Among them was T. L, Flndley, who still is suffering from the effects of a bayonet wound received at the hands of an intoxicated rebel while lying sick in bed at his home In Durango. Flndley gave a graphic description of the raid on the city of Durango by a band of 6000 rebels. ! "There was a colony of about 160 Americans In Durango at that time," said Flndley, "and they suffered like the rest, all, their money, watches and Jewelry being taken from them. The rebels did not even respect the United States consulate. They entered Con cul Ham's residence and forcibly took possession of all his arms and ammu nition, although they did not molest his personal belongings. "Immediately following the raids a number of Americans left for' Mazat lan by way of a mountain pass and have not been heard of. The suppo sition Is that they fell into the hands of the banditi" C. K.: Sigells, another American refugee, corroborated the story. FAKE NEWSPAPER WAS T BY Had. Storyhat ThawHad 'Been Shot While' Trying' ' to Escape.' By Associated Press. New York, Sept. 1. Thousands of New Yorkers pouring from beach trains at Brooklyn bridge during the night were victims of a fake sensa tion when they went down In their pockets for a nickel to buy a "news paper" across whose front page In block letters three inches high they read "Harry Thaw Shot "Trying to Escape. ' The papers sold rapidly and those who bought received an even greater thrill for their money, when they read'below the report that Thaw was "killed" and one or. more men with him in his dash for liberty were also "killed or injured" qualified, however, by the statement that the report was unconfirmed. On close inspection, the fake be came apparent as the Issue, was "vol ume 1, No. 1" of the "Sunday 'Tele gram,'"" printed In Philadelphia where a regularly established paper of that name Is known. The similarity which the name bore to, a New York news paper led to protests to the police and confiscation of about 600 copies which the newsboys then had unsold. It Is estimated that over 100,000 copies of the fake newspaper had been sold In cities between Philadelphia and New York and in this city with a profit of about $2000 to the perpetrators of the enterprise. : .. . The story was wholly unfounded, Thaw not even having attempted an escape. ' , . 8ARNARDSVILLE RALLY WAS WELLATTENDED About Five Hundred Children Took Part in the Educa tional Parade. The educational rally which was held at Barnardsvllle Saturday was reported by Superintendent Hlppa as being; very successful In point of the nifmber of people who attended and the enthusiasm manifested, by those present About S00 children partici pated In the parade, which was head ed by a brass band, and afterward the school house was packed by the child ren and parents to hear the addresses by Dr. W. & Rankin In the morning an3 L. C, Brodgen, supervisor of rural schools, In the afternoon, A basket dinner was served at noon, and among the other speakers of the afternoon were J. D, Murphy. N. A. Reynolds and Dr. D. E. Bevler. Saturday night at the Flat Creek school, Dr. Rankin addressed a large audience on "Inspection of School Children by a 'Whole Time Health Officer." , The next rally will bu held at Hemp hill tomorrow, when the same speak ers will make addresses and practical ly the same program will be carried out At ( o clock tomorrow night Dr. Rankin and L. C. Brodgen will speak at Alexander, to the, parents and ftchool children of French Broad township. MEXICAN Union Men of Various Cities Are ' Observing Holiday and Are Joined by Countless Others. GOVERNMENT WHEELS CEASE TO REVOLVE Senate, However, Continues . Tariff Debate and Depart-. ment Heads Are on the Job. By Associated Press. Washington, Sept. 1. In observance of Labor day in the District of Co lumbia virtually all the wheels of the -federal government today ceased to revolve. The exceptions were to be found in the senate, where the debate on the tariff bill was resumed; and in the state, war and navy departments and the executive office, where the Mexican situation compelled watch fulness. , AU the departments were closed, however, so far as thousands of clerks were concerned. President Wilson la expected to return from his vacation at Cornish, - N. H., tomorrow or Wednesday. Heads of departments interested in watching the Mexican problem were prompt In appearing. The house was not scheduled to meet today, having adjourned from Saturday to noon tomorrow. Many members took advantage of the holi day to hurry to their home districts to take part in the celebration of la bor organizations. . : Gompers Absent. New York, Sept. 1. Labor day was ' observed today with union leaders as serting that the day marked the pass ing of the 2,000,000 point In the mem bership of the American Federation of Labor. The largest number of union workers in the history of the coun try. . ' ' .'-.. -. ;it One feature marred the day, the ab sence'' of Samuel tampers rttm 'presl- " dent of the federation, who is In AN . lantic City recovering from an- illness that attacked him last winter. It Ul the first time In 36 years that the leader has not made a labor day speech. . The principal celebration of the day here was a parade of 26,000 workers who marched up Fifth . avenue this morning. . Rest in Chicago, Chicago, Sept. 1. Labor day was a day of rest to Chicago labor organiza tions. There were no long, hot marchesyof thousands of union men to parks, where in past years they stood for hours listening to lengthy speeches. According to several labor leaders this was the first Labor day really enjoyed by Chicago workingmen in years. There was no official demonstration by labor, but a few unions held meet ings In the morning. - . . Every industry In the city was shut down and all the retail and wholesale stores were closed. - , ? No Parade at Savannah. Savannah, Ga., Sept. 1. Savannah is given over to the observance of Labor day. It Is a general holiday in banking and business circles. The most pronounced observance oi the day takes place at Tybee Island, a summer resort, where the Savannah trades and labor assembly Is putting on a program of sports. The usual Labor day parade of all trades organizations was omitted this year. Raoea In Colombia. , Columbia, Sept. 1. Labor day was ' observed as a holiday generally throughout South Carolina today. Street parades, baseball games and automobile races at the state fair -grounds this afternoon were among, the more prominent attractions in Co lumbia. Jacksonville Observation. Jacksonville, Fla., Sept 1. Labor day Is being celebrated here today by a grand outdoor fete at the Ostrich farm, where It- is expected more than 20,000 persona will spend the day. A grand display of fireworks, the great-,, est ever shown In Florida, Is the fea ture tonight ' At Charleston. " Charleston, 8. C, Sept 1. -Labor day dawned here under fair skies and thousands prepared to go to the Isle of Palms, where an elaborate program will be enjoyed by laboring organisa tions and the general public. Henry J. Hardy of Columbia is the orator of the day. Fireworks, beach races and labor addresses' feature the sea shore celebration. , ' $50,000 CROP MOVING FUND FOR ASHEVILLE " Qasette-News Bureau, ' . '' Wyatt Building, ' ; 1 ' Washington, Sept' 1. . At the request of L. L. Jenkins, president of the American National bank of Ashevillj), Senator Overman has called at the treasury department and secured the promise of 160,000 of the government's crop money for Asheville. The money will be loaned to the Asheville banks on the same terms 'as applies to Greensboro and the other cities which have been loan- -ed money, ' Representative Webb left for Shelby Saturday night to attend the eightieth' birthday of his mother-in-law. Mm M. E. Simmons. i
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