North Carolina Newspapers

E. fire. TECllON, Tell XTs, j j BREVtRI); II. a od Wanted at the BromfieliS - lot, Instru«ibns for Dog^ r as it sliould be cuti must not be under 5 ameter at the sniall end. straight and-^hall be cut rooked. The length of 3 feet up to 8, 9er4j() length of timber no ut m,ust not be shorter • , as clear of email kn(h 2 or 3 knots willcondesni^ the sticks TO thatvwben le ends by cutting off <he, < sticks will measure the?'' nded. All wood to be 0 these instructions, * FONl AINE ^ BREVARD, N. C. aujEmSr )NTRACTIN‘- INTER furnished and contracts solicited for^ in air Brandies., lining, Floor Stain, Varnish, etc. Post Office, BREVARD. K. C allow complexions, s and tired, worn- voman’s tdHiJa^ ause its ingredients peds. They act on eded strength and contains "no min- ) glycerin, no dan- nd; oung and old to use. onic d he could for me,** 5, Ark., I took Caj*- elped me so niucn* fered from Jeihaje am in good h^^ Vice in your^i^^ [>ardui. ‘/Tnr it ne Co., it Wom^n.'* ONLY NEWSPAPER IN TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY ' ‘ J.jiWINER,OWNER AND HANAGER A HOME F'OR HOME FfeOFUE—AULi HOMES i»RlNT yoltjme»xvi BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY. JULY 21:1911. NUMBER»29 >4 ''r # mm m K 4 It is alleged interests, believed to be packed by the whisky trust and allies, are trying to force President Taft to ask Dr. JlCWS On&pSJlOlS Harvey W. .Wiley, government food expert, to resign. John W. Gates, who is in Paris, and James R. Keene, who is in London, Wihft were reported to be on the verge of death during the early part of the week. Keene’s condition is that of a convalescent. Emma flflV CCA Eames, the singer, married Emilio de Gogorza, the tenor, in Paris. Fourteen dead and more than fiftj^ Injured is the toll of a railroad wreck near Bridgeport, Conn. The accident occurred when the Federal express, go^g over a viaduct at sixty miles an hour, jumped the track. Augustus Post and Clifford B. Harmon were forced to quit the balloon'Tace which started from Kansas City on encountering a thunderstorm. SEHATTTO VOTE ON RECIPROCi IT Oates Set For Action on Weighty Questions. tlUGMMEIIT IS UNGERTtm Speaker Clark Has Expressed the Opinion That Congress Would Not Put Up the Shutters Before Sept. 1— Action on Statehood Bill. ► Tlie senate will vote on the Cana dian reciprocity bill July 22; on the TTOOI tariff revision bill July 27; on the free list bil^August eongression-* al reapportionment bill August 3; statehood bill for Arizona and New Mexico on the legislative day of Au gust 7 and will adjourn quickly there after. This voting program, decided upon iifter prolonged conference and resulting from conferences that have covered many days, was agreed to by the senate. All the measures mentioned have passed the house. President Taft was quickly acquainted with the senate’s action and expressed his gratifications, especially over the precedence to be given the reciprocity bill. The house democratic leaders are undecided as to whether they will agree to -an a'djournment upon the pas sage of the bills embodied in the agreement adopted by the senate. Speaker Clark expressed the opin ion that congress would not put up the shutters until about September 1. Chairman Underwood, of the ways and means committee, refused to commit himself. He seemed to he of the opin ion, however, that the democrats would not insist upon action by the senate on the cotton revision bill, v;hich will probably be reported next week. It is known that Mr. Underwood is anxious fcr an adjournment immedi ately upon the passage by the senate of the reciprocity bill, the free list-and wool hills and the reapportionment hill. He has taken the position that the house democrats can afford to wait until the December session for ac tion by the senate on the cotton re vision bill and ,other tariff measures. claslT, accor^ng~fo reports received. The commander of the Spanish forces. General Silvestre, alarmed by heavy reinforcements of cavalry and artillery received by the French, has forbiddfen the latter to continue their advance by crossing the river. The Spanish troops have intrenched their position, according to latest advices, advices, and are determined to fight if the French attempt to cross the stream. A report from La Rache sayB thSt the Spanish transport Carlos V. has landed 500 troops and six guns there to reinforce the 200 troops che landed on Wednesday. Spanish military ac tivity at this juncture is viewed' as a menacing factor in® the general situa tion. • , TAFT’S SEA TRIP. • Yacht Mayflower Reaches Washington After DeMghtful Cruise. The president’s yacht Mayflower, w^ith the president and his party of guests, including senators and ©thers aboard, arrived at the navy yard Mon day, ending the two days’ cruisfe that began from Philadelphia. Beautiful weather prevailed during the entire trip, fortunately for Sena tors Taylor and Brown, who were tak ing their first voyage on the open sea. The other members of the party were very solicitous for the comforts of the “lubbers,” but the latter did not have an unpleasant moment. The president and his guests left politics and the cares of state behind and gave them selves over to thorough enjoyment of salt breezes. .21 MEN KILLED IN kmM Psnnsyivanla Mine Hor ror Reported. QCGUHID [N CASCADE MINE RECORD AUTO RUN. COP’S NARROW ESCAPE. Football He Kicked Proved to Be Dy namite Bpmb. Sergeant Michael Lane espied a pe culiar looking object on the sidewalk near Bath Beach station, New ‘York, and after a close inspection he con cluded it was a rubber football. He stepped back ten pa<?es, got a running start and gave the supposed ball a kick. It was a dynamite bomb. Ser geant Lane fell ''to the street iincon- scious and the windows in the station house were shattered. Policemen found that the shoe on Sergeant Lane’s right foot had been blown off and that his clothing had been set afire. Dr. Walter, of the Co ney Island hospital, where the ser geant was taken, said that he was suf fering from serious cofltusions and lac erations. Detectives were aisigned to make an investigation aa to how the explosive found its way to a point »o near the station house. France and Spain May Clash Over Mo roccan SituatlTon. The storm center in the Moroccan crisis has been temporarily shifted to the Moroccan town of Ellfeear, where, separated by a narrow river, forces of French and Spanish troops are drawn up, with artillery sweepi^ e^h oth- poMtiong^on the v^rge of an open Georgians Make Run From Niagara to Amerlcus In 15 Days, Eighteen hundred measufbd miles was the tour completed from Niagara Falls to Americus, Ga., by Walter Rey nolds and J. D. Hooks, under auspices of the Americus Board of Trade. The extended trip of fifteen dayi^ was made aboard a handsomely deco rated touring car from which was dis tributed attractive . literature descrip tive of southwestern Georgia. The tourists report that the finest roads traversed outside of New York state was the Andersonville-Thomas- ville highway from Macon to Ameri cus, a distance of-eighty miles— Three Sets of Brothers Numbered Among the Dead and Father- and Son Also Among the Victims—Deaa- ly Fire Damp. Twenty-one^l;jHiner6 were killed in an explosion, in th^ sh^t^of the Cas cade Coal and ^o^conlpany’s mine at Sykesville, nine miles from Dubois, Pa. The explosion occurred at 9:30 o’clock, but it was after midnight be fore the extent of the disaster was known. All of the dead but three are foreigners. The explosion was slight as evidenced by the small damage done the mine, but the deadly afterdamp is responsible for most of the deaths. Three sets of brothers and father and son are numbered among the dead. George and John Heck; Nick Paelock a^ his 14-year-oljl son, were found by the rescuers locked in each other’s arms, as though they had em braced each other in their dying mo ments. None of the bodies was muti- l::.ted and few showed any burns. Eleven of the men apparnetly had made ready to escape for they carried their diner pails and were headed for the opening. The first intimation of the explosion at the surface was when the safety door on the fan blew open and the machinery began to run wild. It was surmised there was trouble below, but it was almost midnight when rescuers could enter the mine. It took some time to get to the scene of the acci dent a mile and half from the open ing, because the rescuers were oblig ed to carry oxygen with them. i oI3,^fio~absconded with $37500"^5elon^ ing to the First National Bank of En glewood, was arrested in Marengo, 111. He was brought to Chicago. McGooken saj’^s he spent ali the $3,^00 except $7. He said he had purchaJsed two dia monds, was traveling in first class style and “having a good time” with girls. He was wearing a diamond ring and a diamond shirt stud, and had bought a broncho when arrested. McGooKen was employed by the Ijank as a messenger, ^une 3, he col lected money from depositors living in Grand Crossing and fled from Chica go. McGooken had a gay time with girls- in Marengo, taking them to places of amusement, buying them re freshments and lavishing money on them. He finally met his fate in Louise Norman, daughter of a farmer, to whom he revealed his identity, and who later through jealousy betrayed him to the slpriff. ASIATIC CHOLERA SCARE. A PECULIAI^ WILL. Son Must Wed to Inherit Father's Fortune. Charjes Montague, who by his fath er’s will Is to inherit a quarter of a ■million dollar fortune if he marries and has a family by the time h^ is fifty years o^, has received over a hundred propdsals of marriage from young women, who say they offer good reputations and character, but no mon ey to the proposed union. “Forty years I have lived without a wife,” said Montague, “but some of these proposals are so touching^ I may reconsider my determination to con test the will.” SUMMONSES SERVED. . Magazine Publishers Must Answer Charges of Violating Law. Summonses, returnable in the Unit ed States circuit court on Auguiit 1, at New York city, were served upon members of the alleged magaxine trust as the result oV the indictments found by the grand jury on charges of violating the Sher^aai antl-tnist law. A^ong the publishing eoncems in volved are: Doubleday, Page & Co., the' CroweU Publishing Company; McChure & 0<k; Haider Bros., the Le^e Company, The Judge Company, The International Magazine Ckwnpany, and' the Perfodi- cal Clearing House. — FOREST FIRES RAGING. Five ^Hundred Ylves- Reported Lost In Ontario. As the result of the forest fires that are sweeping unchecked through northern Ontario, at least 500 lives are lost, many have Injured, hun dreds are missdflij^ it is feared scores of these tocluded in the fatalities- The loss of life to Porcupine district is known to be sflweraj hundred, and the property loss will reach several millions of dollars* Only three of the eighty-four empiorees of the West Dome mine have f)een accounted for, and 200 miners, EMiokers, ejtc., in the Dome mine have been suffocated. The mines burned included the Dome, North Dome, Preston-East Dome,' Vir pond, Foie/ O’Brien, Philadelphia, United Porcupine, EUiorado, Porcu- \pine. Standard imperial, West ix>me and Success, f Among the dead are Robert Weiss, manager of the West Dome, and his wtfe and child. The Ph'iladelphia mine’s toss is about $60,000; Unit^ Porcupine mine’s loss Is $20,000; Elldo- rado Porcupine, all buildings destroy ed; Standard, about $40,000; Imperial, about $35,000; Suooees. probably de stroyed; West mined, about $75j000. Resident American Dies Near New York of the Disease. The dcatii in New York pf aPtrick Cushing, a resident American and for mer w'atchman at Hoffman Island quaranti;tie station, from Asiatic chol era, has aroused some apprehension in New York of the spread of the scourge beyond the limitations of quar antine. Viogorous steps were taken to stamp out any possible sources of infection, tnough Health Officer Doty saya there is no .reason for alarm. A strict watch has been established at the home of Cushing’s widow and four children. He died at the Swindbume Island hos pital. in the opinion of Dr. Doty, Cushing contracted the disease from a so-called cholera carrier, as there has been no recognized case of cholera on Hoffman Island for 17 years prior to Cusliins’^ leaving there. Profesdoiuil Cards. R. L. GASH, LAWYER 11 and 12 McMinn Bufldiog Notary Public. ZACHARY €t CLAYTON Attorneys-at»-Law BBEVARD, N. C. H./G. BAILEY Civil and Consulting Engineer and Surveyor BREVARD AND HElDERSONNILLE. N. C. County Governments. Representative—Thos. S. Wood. Clerk Superior Comt— Cos. Paxton. . Sheriff and Tax Collector—Fred A. Shuford. Treasurer—Z. W. Nichols. Register of Deeds—B. A. Gillespie. Coroner—Dr. A. E. Lyday. Surveyor—J. C. Wike. '^Commissioners—L. W. Brooks, G1 T. Ly day, Arthur Miller. Superintendent of Schools—T. C. Hen derson. Physician—Dr. Goode Cheatham. Attorney—Robert L. Gash. m-%%% mr m'm-^ m/%-m.%% % Town Government. Mayor—W. E. Breese, jr. Board of Aldermen—W. M. Henry, C. C. Kilpatrick, T. L. Snelson, W. S. Ashworth, J. E. Cox. COMMITTEES Streets—T. L. Snelso^ C. C. Kilpatrick W. S. Ashworth. i Water—C. C. Kilpatrick, W. M. Henry, J. E. Cox. Sanitary—T. L. Snelson, C. C. Kilpat rick, W. S. Ashwortlj, Finance—W. M. Henry, W. S. Ashworth, J. E. Cox. Police—W. S. Ashworth, C. C. Kilpatrick, T. L. Snelson. Lights—J. E. Cox, T. L. Snelson, C. C. Kilpatrick. Mayor Pro Tem.—W. M. Henry. Chief Fire Department—C. M. Doyle, gi Health Officer—W. Wallis. Policemen—T. B. Summey, M. W. Gallo way. Regular meetings—First Monday night in each month. STRINGS I have put in a full line of Violin, Banjo and Guitar Strings. The best quality at moder ate prices. Orders taken for all classes of musical instru ments. P. R. AYRES. ELECTROCUTED ON POLE. BETRAYED BY GIRL. Afbert McGooken Stole $3,500 and Spent Afi But $7. • betrayed to the sheriff by a pretty 18-year-old girl wUh whom he had fal len ta love, Albert McGooken. 20 years Hundreds See Savannah Lineman Shocked to Death High In Air. While working on a 30-foot pole of the Savannah Electric Company, Pe ter Crawford, a lineman, was electro cuted when he became entangled in live-wires. The tragedy was witnessed by several hupdred people at the cor ner of West Broad street and Ogle thorpe avenue. Crawford swayed high in the air for a moment and then his body ‘fell. Hi’S life belt, however, csLught on a apike on the pole before the ground was reached. Two linemen climbea the pole and lifted the body to the ground. Andrew Goliber, aged W, who shot and^ killed his step-father at New Or leans, was panted bail of $5^609 by Judge John Fisher, of the first city crimir^al court. Young ©oMber ple«id- ed not guilty to the charge of murder, alleging th; t he killed his ^tep-father In self-defense. One hundred and fifty famfUes were driven into the street at Chicago'by a fire which deetreyed ^the Norwood^ large apartmeat building at the cor ner of 30th street and biidiazta arr«]we. Two women were serioa^ injizced while being removed firom. the Iwifld- ing. The loss is $100,000. News ct a disastrous fire at Mu&- grave Hsrbor, NewfrnmdlsBd. «1cbs beiea received^ AH the ptlnrtfl of t!^e town, vharves and m&wml resi* dences are resiqrted deslrc^ied. Tha ioM will exceed $106,000. D. A. Kreamer, an amaitenr AV^ator, fell fe^ with hifi biplane at C^iear go aad waa tellej. Be was making tests 'for aea tutematfonal pilot’s li cense. ^Tbe . engine fdS ttpoa. hia erashiitg liim. SOUTHEHN RAILWAY COMPANY Transylvania Division. Time Table No. 11. Effective June 12,1911» N. B.—Schedules figures given &s IhformatioTi only, aud uot guaranteed. No. 6 Daily No 4 Daily - Eastern Standard Time STATIONS No. 5 Dally No. 3 Daily P M •A 31 A M P M 7 20 Lv Terrell Ar 7 .30 5 20 8 20 Asheville i i 30 6 15 6 40 9 2C . Hendersonville 10 25 6 05 6 55 9 38 Yale 10 10 4 45 7 00 9 42 Hors.e Shoe 10 05 4 40 7 03 9 46 Cannon 10 02 4 37 7 09 9 56 Etowah 9 56 4 31 7 16 10 03 Blantyre 9 49 4 24 7 2i 30 10 Penrose 9 42 4 17 7 sa 10 19 Davidson River 9 33 4 08 7 85 10 22 Pisgah Forest 9 30 4 05 7 41 10 30 Ar Brevard Lv 9 24 4 00 7 hi 10 44 Selica 9 06 3 43 8 04 10 f2 9 01 3 S6 8 07 10 55 8 58 3 33 8 11 11 00 Rosman 8 54 3 29 8 22 11 14 8 43 3 18 8 40j 11 40 Ar..Lake Toxaway„Lv 8 % 3 00 West HenderscDYllle and Davis are flag stops for No«. 3, 4, 5 and 6. Galloways and Beids are flag stops fcr Nos. 5 and 6. Nos. 3 and 4—Through Trains between Terrell, Asheville and Lake Toxaway. Nos. 5 and 6—Through Trains, €k>aches and Chair Car between Ashe^le and Lake Toxaway. E. W. CARTER, Ag’t. J. H. WOOD, Dist. Pass. Ag’t, Asheville, N. C Entry No^ 2574* North Carolina—Transylyania Connty. J. F. Cison, a citizen of Transylvania county, enters and claims six acres more or less of land in Duntf s Rock Township, Transylvania county, on • the head waters of Bradley's creek. Beginning on a locust post in the old Stafford line ^d runs west with J. H. Bagwell’s line, ‘crossing the creek to a white oak on top of the ridge, Bagwell’s comer; then down the ridge north to Cison’s stake comer; thence east 75 poles to a stak^ thence to the begin ning. Entered this July 4,1911. B. A. GILLESPIE, ♦ Entry Taker.