'. '' . - -." ,w'-- t V ' ..--.-i'-y-n. .'-- ' f LAST EDITION Weather Forecast: ' , FAIR. THE QAZETTB-XEW8 BAS TEE MOST XPEXBIVB ASSOCIATED TRESS 8ER ICS IS THE CAROUNAS. ' ' ' ' DL. XVIII, NO. 203,. ASHEVILLE, N. 0.. MONDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 6, 1913. PRICE 5 CENT3 '111 III u I , ' WtOltll IJUll I II 300D PROGRAM ALL ARRANGED .ch of Four Days Will Be Filled with Events of Gen eral and Special ' In terest." '., HYAN AND CRAIG TO MAKE ADDRESSES ' - " . f -:4 Ixhibits Large and Varied Prospects for Record Breaking Attendance . -' from Far and' Near. The third annual aroltna fair will bit imorrow afternoon -".h prayer by Rov. Western' North formally opened at 2:40 o'clock J, D. Arnold of aynesvlllc, with P.-of. R. D, McDow il of Canton, presiding. . The -fair will e In sowlcn for- four days at Rlver- de PMk ard Judging from the many , 17 u , . I , uu"i hich are speakers of rational roputa- tnn; the large nusnbnr, of exhibits In he several departments and- the rec--dhreaklnir atter lance . which i- has en assured Trom all part .of the osierni North Caroline, this will go wn ir. history as one of the greatest id. mo"rt successful- fairs in this, (art f the tifv';Si.'v''V:,-C Since tho preliminary work for this ..r-s fmlr watfarBi-taken inhe ear-l spring- the lnanagempnt -has at all me sndsavored . t'Jr '.ho foun ation for an. . event '''that ywld-' bft prcnsntatlv ar'tho. etir.w.ent(rn rfot the etnte aiid Wth thisc In nd, Ihe nature and -varioty of th .hlblta and the features fo tho dtf rent days promise to fulfill the de- res and .expectations of the lair or olals. . .V; ,.' ; ' " The opening day of sthe fair will e observed as Educational day, when io exercises will be altogether of an ducatlonal nature. The school chil ren of .Western North Carolina have icen invited to participate In the 'ex rclses and' as an encouragement of ducatlonal work it has been decided o admit school children to the fair rounds On this day without -charge. The introductory address will be lellvered by Rev. W. A. Newall. preai lent of Weaver College, following which the Hon., James J. Britt of this lty wilL deliver the principal address f the day, his subject being' "Educa tional and Popular Government." ., ' i Mr. Bryan a Speaker." Secret order men throughout west nrn North Carolina ara looking - for ward with great Interest -to Brother hood day, the second day of, the fair, when Rev. Df. John 8. Rutledge. the Irish orator, platform lecturer and Te tormer. of Cleveland, O.. will deliver his famous lecture on ""Secret Orders and the Church." Dr. Rutledge who has delivered a number of addresses In Ashevil'e. will speak in the after noon at 4:1 B - o'clock lust after the Brotherhood parade, . In which a thousand or more fratcnltjp- men of this section will join In a long parade In competition for a number of excel lent silver cups. The brotherhood tea tures of the day, which will doubtless be the greatest event In the history of the "Traternallsm ' or tnis section, win close with a reception at the Battery Park hotel at I o'clock Wednesday night whn the grand officers of the. various lodges will deliver brief ad dresses of a fraternal nature. . One of the leading and most Important-events of Brotherhood day, al though not In connection with the Hrotherhood program, will be the ad dress of. Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan at 11 o'clock In the morning. Secretary Bryan, who h I.lenKcd a number of audiences In this motion, will be Introduced by Dr. I R. McBrayer of this city. Sute Com minMoner of Labor and Printing M. U Bhipman, grand master of the I. O. O. V of North Carolina will preside over the morning exe'rclnes, while Re R. N. Wilcox, of llendorsonvllle, Will preside during the afternoon. Military Pay. The Militiamen of Western North " iroilna are preps'lng for a credlt ibU exploitation of their forces -in Military day. the third day of the fair, i i n the principal nddres will lie d: i':Vret tiy (nrl Bennett IC Young. :. rfrnnniicr-in-c)il f of the l.'nltnrt : -r.i,fiwi-rati) Venlcrans. of I.nul.-rxille, i v. W hilfv Clenrrul loung In pereon Niiy known by only a few pi-ula In hm siTttoti, he b-ars tho repntntlon of tli:g a ni.t,t Interesting rpeal.er and :,; pi.s.i' e will doubtleis be weleom- t-y lh- l-umlreds "f confedi-rnto ,-rsns 'f e .t,.,n North Carollns. n ar nnxifMiH io h - end h-ttr the Hvrt Tnu who r- ; h. ..1 J. M ' r i .(,1'iMl of the vel-r-in! tho rau.-te of the f . I.. .iii.. will J'i :,. ' T'i -.r I, tyt a parade and march -through, the streets of Ashevtlto en route to the Talr ground. .'' . - ; - v : Speakers for eclosing Day.V" ' x The management baa planned to make the last day of the (air repre sentative of the surounding country and with this in view has named" it tha Western North Carolina day, when the principal address of the afternoon will be delivered by . Governor Locke Craig, who will be Introduced by Fe lix Iff. Alloy of . Waynesvllle. These speakers are well known In this section- and while they - have pleased many audiences it Is highly probable that on this annual outing a number of people will look upon the present governor of North Carolina for their first time. T. T. Ballenger of Tryon will preside during tho afternoon ex ercises with Colonel Sandford H. Co hen, manager of the Greater Western North Carolina . association, will pre side at night, when M. V. Richards, land and Industrial agent of the South ern railway, will speak on "Western North Carolina ' Development" - Mr. Richards will be Introduced by Col. W. A. mlth, of Hendersonvllle. In, selecting men to participate., in the. exercises on the four days of tho fair. and In assisting -with various de partments of tho exhibition, the man tt(rement cnoae men trom the vart()us ' n order to carry-out tho Idea of a, wider representation. . The Influence of these men and the popu larity of the events In which they will participate .In addition to the numer ous unexcelled fair attractions assures record-breaking attendances through out each day and -night as the pro (rTaM t)Kfce' greatly, diversified. v: ".BotW, Babies Contest, ' ; - Among the ettractlve features-this y,. m thol Hotter Babies contest In which 250 "babies were entered and hvwhleh-examinations -were conducted during four? afternoons of the past jv'eel Irv -orar'to-NflUBJlfy' the' contest tant 'Ylfixamlnatlons' -will be:, made at-' Mrs. 'Newton's residence just out- islde the fair grounds on Tuesday and Wednesday this week In order to de termine the prize winners of the- hand some and t 'attractrv . list -of- prizes, ranging from S3- down.,- .- !: v,;, ... The rural, singing r Contests i to be held on the last day of the fair prom ises to bring In a laxge number of people - from - the rural districts of Buncombe and surrounding , counties. Attraotiv0 cash prizes have been of fered tha winning choirs and as sever al entries have been made there prom ises to be 4 number of good choirs present' , ".-.',...'., , -' Considerable Improvements . have been made on the fair grounds for 'the accommodation of exhibits and es pecially Is this true In the preparation for a large exhibit of live stock, as commodious sheds have been erected for sheltering cattle,- thus s providing more ample space for all kind of live Stock.." '"' ;:,"', '"I.,' rln keeping pace with the other de partments of the fair, the machinery department promises to be the most interesting ever seen In this section, A large number of pieces of modern machinery1- will be -. demonstrated, among the most Interesting will be tho electric machine for milking cows. The- Southern railway will have some very Instructive demonstrations In dairying, fruit culture, domestic art, etc.,'- while the Ashevijle Board . of Health will have exhibits and demon strations of exceptional interest . - : ' ' Many Midway Concessions. w. 5 ; The midway promises to be more attractive than ever by reason bt the large number of concessions, the splendid free attractions and excellent side shows. Balloon ascensions wl!I be given daily and a number of other thrilling free acts will be 'given. In cluding the Marvelous Melville, who will give some illuminated aerial per formances, Martin and Gennett In the laughable auto trick house act and the barrell Jumping performance..- The management of the fals associ ation has striven to secure only clean moral attractions that will tend to Instruct please and entertain, and while a number of excellent shows have been' secured, assurances have been given they will satisfy the most exacting rrltlcs and pleiue all wU6 visit them. . ' . - The dslly program , of the four daVs fair follows: ' l-jliiratlonal lay Tuesday, Octobnr T. JMo 8:00 A. M. Kalr Grounds open to visitors. Selections by Boys' Scout Band. , . " 10:00 A. M. Huppy Hooligan and Gloomy Qua In , Auto Trick House Act. 10 30 A. M. -High diving dog Donl ey. ' 11:00 A. M. -Singing contest by rural schools. , " - , 12.00 A. M. Sutton. Brothers'' sen sational acrobatic act on romedy luurs, 12:30 1'. M. -Deolamatlon and reel tatlon contests. I;:t0 P. M. PlHuull u.nlon ISP. M .Amcrlcnn and Carolina ren.Ierert by ich. . . rro?nim ul Aililretica. !10 V. M 1-iirnial opening of i' r. Prof. It. P. Mi l ,ovi. ii.-.illii ,, . riot, by Jt.'V. -I. 1 1. Arnol t. 1 ;) 1 IM it. hy " -h ... I' : li:n, ! lory nil 1 V, , A. Ni ,!!. ii ,) r. i a ,! i i h i i : on. (. ' 'oil. 1 . .-, J S COriFESSES ; HE MURDERED Police Believe They Can Con firm Guilt in Many Crimes . Admitted1 by -Mrs. Rexroat's Slayer. ' ' TERRIBLE RECITAL LASTS THROUGH NIGHT Mr. Spencer Tells ; of One Murder After Another, Saying Robbery Was ; - 5 the Motive. . Chicago, Oct 4 The police . today began their Investigation' of the con feasion of Henry Spencer last,. night that he is the murderer of 18 persons. Possessing evidence to support his ad- mission' that he killed Mrs. Mildred Allison Rexroat, the dancjng instruc tor, on September 25, the authorities are convinced that they wl'l In a short time, confirm Spencer's guilt to many, If not all, the cr!mji of his career, : Following his arrest last night tor the murder of .Mrs. Rexroat", which was made at tho home of a woman who had notified the police of his Con fession, ' : detectives went to - Spen cer's room where --they ' found ; , the rattan suit' case .which the "tango" teacher had taken with her on her fatal trip-to 'Wayne. . She was'lured there on: the pretext thftf. she vtui to InBtruct 4.JlassJn..the..,new dance, ; in, tl 'was part of nor clothing and net far Uway the- revolver with which Spehoer ended hef life, j;" -; . ' En route to .the detective i bureau, Spencer admitted te.Cblcf.of-Detec-i Uvea John J., .Htalpln.r -. t i ,y ? , )' You've got , the goods on, me:' I know I'll swing for thla"'i ;. J' W , .'f .(' Then began . his extraordinary re cital of the murders he has commit ted, the list of victims growing forger' as tne, questioning continued on through the night ' By morning Spencer had asserted that he had sent the following to their graves'and told repeatedly the manner of their going; , Those He Killed. ;.:.-... - One of two farmers, shot near Zlon City, Ills., in the spring of 1003. Peter Nledermeler, : one yOf the - car barn bandits . who afterwards was hanged, killed the-, other, he said.' Obtained $500. . . - -; ... . Policeman flrimothy Devlne1" and Charles Pennell, shot in August 4102, wnen tney surprised epencer and a man named -Murphy breaking into a house.-' Murphy now dead. " " - , Fannie Thompson, body found Jan uary, 1908, gagged and bound In bed in a Michigan avenue rooming house. Robbed of diamonds worth $1200. Former, wife, at . Belle Isle, Mich. Beaten to death and body burned. Former New York wldor, name for gotten. .. ' ':" .'.;; Former wife,' near Fort Montgom ery, N.;Y, Beaten to death In woodsJ Robbed of 1800 and diamonds , worth $800. ' Former maid to Helen Oould. . Aged man In Washington park, last spring. -Shot and body thrown in la goon, , Got 200 In cash. s ', . Two girls at Pawpaw Lake. Mich., In May or June. ..Beaten and bodies thrown In water. ' " , Olrl.at Delavan Lake, Wis.; In June. Killed with hammer and body thrown In lake. ' .' - ' Woman In house near county hos pltal; - tiaed hammer and burn1 clothes. Got $140 and rings. - Woman In house at Fulton and Hal sted streets about eight months ago. TTed hammer and burned clrfthlng; robbed house- '' , . ' Saloon keeper on Van Buren street, near Aberdeen. Shot mnn and wound ed wife while robbing snloon.. - ';.' . lffln, shot and killed In alley under Southslde Elevated railroad about a year ago. . ' ' - - " Mrs. Mildred Allison Rexroat, shot near Wayne. September 25. snd body placed on railroad tracks. - ': Ida Oliver, killed, with hammer. November H, 1012. Body thrown Into drnlnage canal and recovered May 2. -The mnn who claims this almost un. beltevHbln reeord Is a Ohlraio .pro duct He does not know Ms real nurne -and the first, he remembers he was In the home for the friendless. Io. rnted within a block of the scene of his nrrHt last nltfht. He bus snent half his. S3 years In the peiiltentlnry at .Toilet. ' Appears Vnifnoormvl. ' , ;, '. In a manner nn uneonierned es lhmirh he wns Tepestlntf the number of flanepa he hd attended,' Rneneer jrt t 1 villi detectives and newwnaiier men fn 'the fifflce of Tuptnln llalplrt nnd told of llii- lives ho bnil tnkenr Details an a to mmi nnd dates .he epjlf? not al - , wn "iinplv, but an IS nwheiher he , Ic-i 'em I" the he-M'VUh n ham - mi r." or "hot Vni to J-th," hi memory m !-( r. ' ' , Vm m!il h'i did not drink; nor j (' nt:nue. on fin-e I) YII ELECTED I TO PRE IDEIICT On , .Third Ballot . Veteran Statesman .. Getsj Votes ! Necessary to ; Elect " Him China's Head. LI YUEN HENGUITS s , ' AFTER SECOND BALLOT Fiftt President of Newest ' Re public Has Had;'. Long and Distinguished Politi-,- ' cal Car r. - r ,. - By Associate. Press. Pklng. China, Oct Yuan; 8hl- Kal was today elected, president of the Chinese republic . for a term of five years. .-He. received the' neces sary two-thirds votes iof the. United Houses of parllment the-, third ballot, . . . i :Of The . 850 membe lof th,e house of representatives' an senate, .- 76 were, In attendance.. ' , .tlje, . final ballot Yuan' Shi Ka. Vcelyed ,507 votes, only: one l.more Ian . the' nec essary1 two1, thirds- X uehLHeng; provisional Mc,:. presiint received i? "votes,".' . -A 'j :v" v;' . The other ballots' were " Scattered among twenty . minor . candidates. LI Yuen Heng, it was declared, -had aa- erud, that? he-would itot.take the nomination.) J .-."i A; -l . ; '. Theahhou'nc6ment.QJB resuH -was rreceived -as-tth-. enthuaLsm. ' Tftw. pro ceedings, lasted tweiv hours. ;';,'',-' Peking, .China, Oct': .--Yuan Sh) Kai failed to receive a two-thirds vote of the united houses of parliament on the first ballot for president of China today.'- '; . ', r T f ' The vote wasr Yuan Shi Kal, '71; Tsal yuan Heng;. 1 5 The, remainder of thei 769' ballots . were -scattered among 20 other, candidates. The casting of the second ballot u or dered . at on ce. , 4, -, '."';'-?'' ,r ' ' i The . constitution -of- thev republic provides - that at least Wo-thlrds. of the .members of parliament " present must cast, their ; vote ' for a candidate In order- to accomplish his '.election. If also calls for; the presence . at a presidential election of three-fourths of the members of both - houses. In all parts of the country tho great est Interest was manifested-In 'today's proceedings, the ..first i-presidential election in the history of -the -new re public. The new president will .hold office for, five years, 1 .- ' ' "r.!-. .The second ballot resulted In a vote of 497 for Yuan Shi. Kal and 182 tor Le Yuen Heng. A third ballot was therefore necessary, tB9 'votes being requirod for election. ! Before the third ballot was taken, U Yuen Heng, who Is the provisional vice president, declared that the would not .accept a nomination f or the prea- luency. .... s , , 'j,v- y y ;. . '. ' "' .'. '-' k ; Yuan Shi Kal, first p resident, of, the Chinese republic, is 64 years old. He was- born In the province of.-. Ho-Nan In 1869. . During most of hla adult life he. has -been 1 In official' life, i At the age of IS. he was sent with a Chinese detachment to Korea and three years afterward became Chinese : imperial resident at Seoul. He remained there 12 years, until he was expelled during the Chinese-Japanese waft v , On his heturn to China, ha occupied various provincial posts until ,' 1902, when, be became consulting mlnlsur to the government, i - i Yuan Shi Kal took a prominent part In the reorganization of .the Chinese ary on modern lines and in the olos Ing 'years of the empire , became Its most Influential and powerful states man. He ,wns always ' thoroughly practical In his methods of adminis tration and by, this means. worked bis way up to the premiership In 1911. Enrly In 1912 it was he who was given full powers to arrange the terms of abdication of thet hrone. and to or ganize a republican form, of govern ment In conference with the republi can leaders. Shortly i afterward, ,jn February, he was elected provisional president of the republic by the na tional courfcil at Nanking and took the oath of office on March 10, , -.. , t NEW COMPANY' FILE3 iJMJUUrUlXiiXlUil riitiiiiS , Incorporation papers were filed this morning with the clerk of Superior court for the Curnmtrclul Investment Itcalty company. The new company i ' authorized to do a general real - , late, Inve.iltnent and rolenir. biisi- ' n. and tne oni'-es win t.e mcaieu in i this -Ky. The Incorporators are J. Trater Glenn, rreii u Bale nl ueorae ;M. r'eaal.v, nil of this el'v, and the authorise.! ;j.itl la $5l '. illvlde 1 ' In fbai'ea ut 'I'm each. '.1 period , Uml'. 1 for !' ' (in i IQ d - I in i 0 '' ' ' nnrniinrn rnn IILI IIIILU I UN WDRLD'SSERILb Everjrthing Ready for First ' Game at Polo Grounds To- morrow Thousands . of Fans Arriving. THE RESERVED SEATS ARE ALL DISPOSED OF Detectives Looking for Ticket Speculators Betting Has ,- Been Light . on Even '., ; Honey. ' By Associated Press.-' .-. ,' New York, Oct 6.-Baseball enthu siasts arrived here on every train to day at opening of the . world's series tomorrow between New .York and Philadelphia, pennant winners of the National - and American leagues, ' re spectively. -With the .exception, of minor detallB to be disposed of by the national commission everything is in readiness for the opening contest at the Polo grounds tomorrow afternoon. Today's Weather was flawless and the Washington"" forecast for tomorrow- called' for another fair day: , Baseball writers from far and near trooped into the city today, for .their annual meeting this afternoon, -mere was the usual- talk, this; morning tbatj speculators, had secured a' choice al-i lotmenf' of. : reserved "seat and aigtis were -displayed 3rf a"numt)k.r.-of -ticket, agencies announcing 'this, "'"The casual fan who arrived today found all the 8000 reserv;d' seats disposed of,' and nothing left to do but get In line at the. Polo, grounds early .tomorrow morning "when the 80,000 unreserved seats' are thrown open. . ' '. It was said' again today that it was doubtful 'whether Snodgraas, the Gi ants' centerflelder, who Is' suffering with a "charley horse," would be able to take' part 1n the series. Doyle's In. Jured shoulder has completely recov eredi however,' and It Is certain that he will' be in the opening game. If Sod- grass does not play It is probable that Shafer vill take his place in the field and. Hortog will . go to third base, t Betting Light v-.- , Generally, speaking, betting on the series has been light Some few big bets were recorded but neither team can be called the favorite and It was said . that the wagering would be the smallest In recent years. - An even money proposition has been the rule in most bets. . , , " At an exhibition game- with the Philadelphia Nationals today the Gi ants had their final work-out Both Mathewson and Marquard were as signed tor twirl an Inning or two. The Athletics are expected here late today. Nothing had developed today to Indi cate that Connie Mack' would vary from his regular line-up for the pen Ing game. , '. How many tickets the spectators have been able to get was a matter of general discussion prior to the Na tional commission meeting. It was said that if It developed that they had secured any considerable number of choice seats, the commission would In stltuta an investigation at once. ,. All police- arrangements have been comoleted for - handling the . vast crowds at the .Polo grounda One hundred and fifty men have been de tailed for the work. . Fori the opening same tomorrow two lines will be formed., One wwll consist of patrons who have reserved seats: the other for (hose who will buy ' at' tha gates. , - : Hsckmcn Go Tonlglrt. Philadelphia, Pa., Oct 6. Instead of taking the Philadelphia team to New York early this afternoon, as he had originally planned, Manager .Con nie Mack of tha American League ch hiplons, will not leave "here with his players until 8 o'clock tonight It Is his Intention to take advantage of the fine weather today and give his men good work-outs this morning and this afternoon. Mack was at the park early this morning - The sun' was then shining strong on the diamond. "This would have been our day. remarked Mack, as he watched the ground keepers' getting the field Into condition. "Yes, this would have been our day. I wlsb .we were going ... . . .k . .. , -. ... -i ,k. . . . . Inoon." . ) The leader of the Athletics was told that, cold, stormy weather was pre dieted for . this week, after tomor row. " , "That's too bad," Mack remarked "It will be .bad for the playera and had Tor: the spectators. I had been hoping for clear, warm weather." The Athletic playera began rcpnrt Inif at Shlhe park befora 9 o'clock this morning and they -ere on the Hold earlier then almost any time this m-ii-pioii. I'.etoler. ivho la ft peeled to hi the jilh iu-r in the opening Kiiine, fln (C'otiliiiued on puse ID.) :azettewews ISIN NEW HOME OF SULZERDEFENSE Louis D. Sarecky Governor's Campaign Secretary Sum . moned as First Witness. , By Associated Press., Albany, K. TV Oct. This waa the pining day for the defense in'the im peachment trial . of Governor Suler. According to the agreed Monday pro gram only an afternoon session of the court was held beginning at 2:15 o'clock and lasting, until six. -Senator Harvey D. , Hlnnan' made the' opening address. .., -. ':-,,.... , Louis garecky was selected as the first witness. As campaign secretary to the ' governor, - garecky handled much of the money . contributed to the campaign fund and many checks Intended for Sulzer were made out to Sarecky. He said on his arrival here .that he could prove that at least $21,- K0OO -which .the governor is charged wltlv not having reported as a contri bution really was not such, but came to Subter from an entirely different source. - . ;- - , '. v Counsel for the governor have main tained since the beginning of the, trial .that attorneys, for the board of mana-i .gers were jiot anxious to have Sarecky; testify, and today the legal advisers of the defense said they expected his ros-e;3slnatipniV,vpuld bev. , .brief. Counsel -for the managers - -asserted they searched for 21 days for Sarecky before he finally turned, -up, here. and was subppenaed. .- Much was made of his discovery at the time, but they never called h!m to the wltnessstand. No Motive Found for Killing of Miss Ida G. Leegson, .Found Strangled. ! By Associated press.' 4 1 Chicago. Oct. 6. Mystery still shrouds the murder of Miss Ida O Lc(rson, an art student who was lured by a telephone call to the prai rie, southwest of the city Saturday and strangled with a silken oord. Follow ing her identification, little has been found to indicate a motive for the crime. . ' - - Hurried Investigation has shown only that she led an exemplary life, had no men callers at any . of the places. where she -Is known to have resided, and she ts not thought to have possessed any large amount of money. Miss Leegson was a graduate of the University of Chicago, a .. sculpture pupil of Torado Taft and a student at the art Institute. Her murder marked tha end of a long pitiful. struggle' to to make her way as a sculptor." Her. studies at the University of, Chicago were to fit her for work by which she could earn enough to complete her art education. For"several win ters she taught school, returning ' to the city to resume work at the art institute. - - On! a few hours before she was lur'ed to her death she answered an advertisement for a domestic, saying she had to have funds to enable her to continue her studies and was not too proud to do kitchen work. - , Late Saturday afternoon a man wh-j gave the name of Wilson telephoned the rpsidence where Miss Leecson lived and asked her to take a position as nurse In a maternity case. She was directed to go to Seventy-flrt street and Western avenue and wa'ic to an address four miles west The body was found three miles west of the street intersection in a clump i f bushes. The address to which she had been directed does not exist.- Ambassador Gerard In Berlin. By Associated Vrqss. Berlin. Oct. . The lew United Stoles ambawindor to Oerniany, Jamea W. fjerard of New York, arrived here early today 'and at once Informally mm timed the duties of his of) Ice. lie is not qualified to act officially tiriill the presentation of h1 letters of ri ccro e. Ambassador flerarl hm tnlen i p hla resldutii-a for thti pic-, it at hotel. . , one MYSTERY-. SHROUDS'-' WOMAN'S MURDER Task of Magnitud Was Ac complished Without Mis-. " Beginning Sat- urday.' MEMBERS OF STAFF , DID SPLENDID WORK Goss Press, With Stereotype Equipment,' Installed, in , the New Building on j '' College Street. ts - , The Gazette-News Is now. In Its new home and has accomplished the very great task of - moving a task -the magnitude of which cannot be un derstood unless It is. experienced. Tne moving . of a newspaper ' plant and office Is not like most other moves. ' It t differs in that everything; has to be done according to schedule, and it has o be ' done - without . missing an issue of , the paper. Therefore, the process . of moving could not be started Saturday until the, issue of the paper had bfeen Virtually ' put to press. ' Notwithstanding,' the bulk of the heavy machinery and the office books and fixtures, the equipment of th editorial office and - composing rooms had' been moved "before dark; and . by noon - today everything: had ,4 been trafinfeWed.Uj ther new bulldlns erected, ffj,' Thef Gaaetta-News on CoHege;st;:eet. This was accomplished only . by reason of the fact, that- every member of the.' staff, the. business force and the composing .and press rooms worked .with, energy? and.; co operation., ; This morning the, mem bers of the composing roomiwere go ing about their drdlnary tasks, which was true of every other department. . Press Already Up, ; . Happily there, was no press -to be moved. .The .Cox taunlax press which has served 'The Gazette-News' during the past several years has heen dis carded,.! and from now on -the paper will be printed on a big double deck Goss straight-lino press, - which had already been erected in tho, new building.:. The stereotyping room had, also been fitted up. The ereotlng of the big press and the arrangement of the stereotyping room was a mat ter of days, eJVen weeks. - By . far the biggest Job to be done was the moving of the battery of lino types, each weighing about 80Q1 pounds. Not only was this the heav lest part of the moving, but It had to be done with extraordinary care. Despite the size of i the machines,' some of the thousands of parts are al most as delicate as the parts of watch, In part these1 machines were taken down and the smaller pieces were carried ovelr . by hand. The main parts of the machines which bad set the type for Saturday's paper were finally loaded .on wagons, and by dark Saturday night they had be hoisted with ropes and tackle into the now composing rooms through an opening that had been left for the pur pose. . And even then' the lob was not half done.: They had to be placed with exactness; and the thousands of parts had to be reassembled each o a place of its own; besides which there were the linotype motors to be connected. - This not only took a great deal of time but required the attention of a number of skilled me chanics. I ; '' ' k ' . The work of moving the rest of the printing equipment In the composlnpf room was small only as compared with moving the linotypes. "' Of course everything was dumped Into the new composing room helter skelter, and the thousand and one things had to b? rearrange! end re-ady for the printers this morning. This was all done on time The Old nuildlmc. The Oazette-News force did not leave the old building without a so-t of feeling of regret The building hia been used for publishing purposes for so long that there was an atmosphere of newspeiperdom: and many of tha employe regarded It with a senti ment that possibly cou) not he d" flned. Doubtless the ghosts of "forms will walk the floors for many a d iv. The building was used for printii a purposes long before The On .Mi"- News occupied It alnce "way l i the Spanish war, already." A! wi der and Hay published a pi -r t It was also the hum of th ." Home and the .Tonii.ai. N. f ' Halted the old tlazete thorn, the home of the finwtif-M years, sine Ft-pterr.lw-r. f;.--t I-.--OX i tho Tl ' 1

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