North Carolina Newspapers

-V: THE WEATHER FAIR. ,. fll I ' I if IlJ I '" BOARDING HOUSE ADS. U i 1 J l BRING SUMMER BOARDERS. U.-v . vol xx 2?s; :if ASHBVILLB N.C, SATURDAY, MORNING, SEPTEMBER 16 1935 prics five Cents : in 1 t Af, V OAfO, JIU-JITSI) EXPERT i An Hour ol Fast and Furious work Results In Jap's H Downfall. . . ' j JAP 6EATEN AT HIS OWN GAME Olson's Head and His Own Shift Helps' to Defeat the ' Jlu-Jltsu Man. In h ireaencwof a crowd estimated to conslit of from eleven to, twelve hundred people. Charles Olson, fcaiit In North Carolina, went up aguln; the Jlu-jltu tactics et Prof. AOno of Japan and beat .that centleman at his own game af.er an hour of the flerceat kind of work. There were ho love taps given h the match, for, according; to vrof. Schoenfeld the referee. Jlu-Jltsu does not call lor any .It was give what you can, and take what you get, and under there conditions the jiu-jitsu ex. pert found that' be was no. match for the thin legged, but broad chested American. " The victory wis easily Ol son's, for the man from Japan quit iroW, when, after a series- of bombard ments 'from Olson's head, he ftlt his own shirt- tighten rapidly around his peck. '.The Jap's right eye was al most If not entirely closed, and . his face was fast assuming the hue of a nan Whore wind teems to be running Wty. At the outset, when Olson hug sped" the mat wt h 'hls head, while the Jap's fingers wandered Vound his jugu lar, it seemed as If Ono was going :o put, the Swede ou4 of business,. but after-Olson bd passed through several f" these ordeals .'"and emerged rfhere from without diffloul y. It began 6 dawn vn the orowd that the boy wh was born at High Point was jnerely ..TiiwOwii a wcndtr. rThe ork of Olson was a revelation to the people . of Ashevil e. His won Aerfttl staying powers, .his head work. bl lhlhtneas of feet and the ease with which -.he .' extricated, Ijtmself v from dangerooi holds proclaims iim tb be tyhat Pf. Schoenfeld declared him to .bo at thii.'.lWpenlng, ,"6ne pf i.he best ' wrestlers lit America." - t. There -no dull moments in the entire matctt, and from ;.Ule., moman; hat Olson made a quick, tow dive for the Jap's legs It was seen that the tmvcb would be one for blood, with pq holds barred. ... , . , At Opera House.. "-t Around the opera house from 7:30 on stood a great crowd or eagerly. lntr ewed men and boys, of all. classes and, conditions, and small and large bet at ,10 to 7 went freely. When, the doors opened,, there was a wholesale rush for the doors and the trowd blocked Ifcuelt, at i.he head cf the stains because many were waiting for the cheaper t anding room accommodations. When Ono and Olson came there was a cheer from the masi outside and excitement was . high Inside, the house was well filled," 11,235 worth of seats being so d before 8 oVlock, andiwkth the lively music the. spirts, of the assemblage rose; and there was applause for anything , iV At ths Ringside. In the cener of thq sage was the mat, 2 Inchen thick, as compared with the slxilnches of that used by Ono and'Ftlsbee, and 18 feet square, and flanking It on three sido- were the nresF tables and seats for 100 men, .be. (Ween whom and !he ring was a drawn rope encircling the ma . jrith- liberal firce. An the peats were filled with . J:he more ehthtiastlc people, most of mem supporters of Olson. From the vantage ground of the scenery lof: eager faces of opera house employes peered, down-oa tbejingv Vast Audience, The. fact that, the 'Opera houfe was filled, absolutelly . crowded - In main floor,, balcony, and gallery, as it. has nt been In. many 'a.f ear, was appar ent when, with a roar of applause, the cdr aln.' ro.se and disclosed banks, of fei;es, . cleaf.td the .- i:?moJt " gallery, which, eager and excited, -peered foi' yfard to get' Jhe. flrsj sight, 'of the wrestlers, which was, when the ,.cur tiin rope with ,OIm and Quo sea:ed la.1 thew .corners, diagonaty ; opposite: ' each orberV s;-?,' . . n ,,1f.5 ' . Manager Confidant. ' Said Manager Jjarton shortly before the contest: "Olson Is In perfect ehape, ftd we are ready- to win." ' Some one repeated the report that; Ono , "Would i ' (Continued on 'page Three.) T Or JAM GRUELLING ALICE ROOSEViLT AND "fARTY MAKE & ' AN INFORMAL Pektn." tMStr-45. (Nwon.J Miss Al ice Roosevelt,, Mrs. Kockhill. wife of the new American minister. Mrs. New lands.; wife' of United States .Senator Kewlands, other ladies' of Miss Roose velt's TartTi went to the summer pal ace Wednesday and spent the JiighU Tester day 1hey were reeHved in formal adience by the towage emprexs. Mrr. Rocklrin. who wr rt' presented td th emprens. In trod cm Miss Roowvelt , first and afterwards the other ladles of the party. The empress moved among the vinitnrs, chatting Informally SUCGUMBSTO BY C. ' - - - - -r-i-i-iri-ii-innn iuuju Details of the Bout Olson appears In his corner, at 8:40. taking the northwe t wW. Ono: fol lows five minutes later, taking the southeast end. Thi-y shuks hands M(d separaie. Itofercu calls timeand as Ono advances to the mat oio makes a low quick dive for the Jap's . feet. Ono evades and getH nook hold, -forcing Olson to the mat. Olson raises,! the Jap holding tth crosti. grip. The Swede again gws to the mat, but raises and se.ures a body hold. 1 Olron reaches for a half Nelson, but changes to neck lock. Jap evades and secures shoulder hold on Olsen, who Inner Ukpj the mat He raises aud securing body hold starts aggressive work on the Jap. The Bwede tries for a strangle hold, bat misses. Jap essays the -hip Icjck,' btit Ol.on squinna out. O'jan takes , the mat and Vrom 'a square sot hugs the ma: Vith hi head firmly locked by the Jap. The Swede rises and forces the Jap off the mat. Olson reaches tor half i.NWson, but ,he ap avoids. The Swede ures tba head ram and backs his opponent off .-the mat. Ja,j .forces Olsen down with the side fall; the lit ter turns like lightning, but misses hie nian in the reach for a neck hold, Olson tries to rise, bu I? again forced to the mat, where the Jap eisays the ti angle hold. Olsen rises and In au exchange of head play rams the Jap. Olson has neck, lock on his man. bUi Jap gets away. Olson essays tlte strangle, but the Jap' escapes. Olson ;ries the rear hammer lock, but the Jap evades. Ono. Is .again off the mat. Olsonhaisi a neck look and the work of both men assumes, a fierce aspect. Olsun reaches for hammer lock. th bfrcr being followed with a play fer tile hip Jot k by Ono. Olson evades aHu.' looking over the Jap's shoulders. Binlle st'the crowd. Another Interchange of head play and Ono agah tries ttre'hfp Tirow. Olson land?, on his feet and 1 again on the Jap's neck. The Swed and the Jap are perspiring freely aftei 40 minute' work. Again the cross hold and Ojson works for a half Nel son. . Ha- misses. Thf Jap Is again Tammedvby the head of the Swede, who begins operations from thelKop. Olson nariowly mi.es a strangle hold on his opponent. , Ono triesjt-Bfao fling, but the Swfrde ercapes. Olson tries 'ihe tp, but misses, and thre'e minutes .'ater Ono .replies In like kmd. Olsen, forcing the. Issue, secures a shoulder hold. They unlock and the Jap -les the Jlu-Jltsu -hip throw, but misses; Olson take? a bride and later hugs, he mat,-where he rents while the Jap Is feeling for his neckband, ilea, form arch and Ono slips to shoulder hold. Again they arch.. Ono following later with tho elbow grip. They arch again and CK.eon reaches for back hold. The Jap throws the Stfede tu 'the mat and for a stv.ond op two has Olson In a tight place. The latter' regains h(g feet, to take the mat a minute later. Where the Jap again pins his head. "18en. "aas me jap necK nom ana i ion-, x lie u.u(.. .a nui&ing 4Ut U strangle hold and almost succeeds In gtrtlng it. The audience Is cheering wildly a the Swede breaks from his opponent's dangerous f lutch. The Jap again,, gets In a hip throw, Jlu-Jltsu style, and Olsen Is on the mat. He rises and covets... the Jap's fate. with his hand,, fort-lug the head back. Olsonj . .. ... . . m . ... .nil- not get U. Olsen .r.prtngs like light nUig to-his feet. Both men are work ing for the strangle hold. Jap is In a tight place, bu; breaks away front the garrc'fe-llke grip of his opponent. The cross hold once more and - Olson works for the strangle gradually working the Jap's shirt up. to his throat. ,. A long , interchange . of "head plays and again Olsen takes the mat, only :o regain his feet . 'after., some, throat work by the Jap, At this point there Is an Interruption from one of OiiO'a countrymen..; Thefc-poltee car. the stage.A Olson resumes his ranv mlng tactics anjd the Jap leaves the man ! Tbey ' have wrestled t foe one hour, and -it appears as if the Jap Is being ,:rangleda Olson . has bis op portent's shirt , almost tied in a knot round the, Jatter's neck. - The Jap's, eye Is badly swollen, and his fase In-; dl rates that -lit) is'suffertng The Jap shows lgn of distress arid surrenders thfr.bout t the swede.' There fSloifd cheering, and, w h ' difficulty' Prof. Srhofnferd - Is heard aitnoupclng . the vVt' of 01sJn., The Jap refuses to tome back and the match la awarded .to the Swede. - :. :V..-,- 5.-' ' - ',,. ,:-i-. t '""I 4 1 CALL ON THE EMPRESS and' presented them with ha ml some girts of bracelets, and pings. This was followed by. an - Inspect. of the grounds of the summer palace, 'i -, The whole visit whs Temarkale n sccbunt of Its Informallrj-. Return ing in. the evening , to Pekln, most of the party attended an "at home at the German minister's, where Oeneral Cor bin and wife and' Senator Newlands nd.wlf a r being entertained.. sThe party spent the day aeeing the sights I Tien Tain to attend a reception given "by TcTy Tuan Shnlkat . v INSURANCE COMPANY, GAVE LARGE INSURE' SUCCESS OF REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE CITIZENS IN - HIGH IIOPiES Believe Yellow Fever Will Be '"Stamped Out Wlihln ' V hnrt Tlmn WORST OF FIGHT IS TO COME THIS MONTH September Is Always the Try- IngTme InCasosof This Kind. i ' YESTERDAY'S RECORD. . .. New Ok leans. Sept. 15. Re or5 to p. m. today was as follows: ' . New cases.. .. -Total cases to date. .... .2,505 Deathu. . v 3 Total deaths 22.1 .New foci..". 6 cams under treatment 339 ! ' Cases, discharged t,S44 . New Orleans, Sept. 15. The number of new .rases continues larger than was hoped for,' but this has not had any dispiriting effect on the people. The fame air of hopefulness and confidence that the disease will eventually b( stamfad.out exln's, and It Is recalled that September Is always the worst month for visitations such as the present. In 'fact, during th, latter part of AUgust, when the Vftuatlon began to look so bright. Dr. White warned the people In several . .of his speeches that he, worst was stll uheadof .them, add. he pointed to the retorda of jbe previous epidemiofv There :hns been some talk about -ht-posslblllly rf .the' grand encampment of the Knights of Pythias, scheduled to meet In New Orleans September 19. 1906, being transferred to some other city, but- In response 'to a letter from ( ol. iBlakely Dr. White wro e the fel :owlng' statement: ' "That with the work now being done In the city , at the itreent time and projected for the future, I see no reason for changing the place of meeting, and am strongly of Jhe-opinion, on en- tlrely logical grounds, that New Or leans will be In be titer, sanitary condi tion m 1906 than in any preceding year of her history whk-h has Immediately followed an outbreak of yellow fever." (CorlUnued on page Three.) Startling Admission Made Be ts forer Insurance Inves- 1 . ;vtIgators. NW YpKK LIFH GAVE VTHE MOiVEV TO BLISS Almost , $50,000 Was Con trlbute'd In Last Year's J fdllilcal Fight. New York. Sept. 1C. -a -org.- W. Per kins, Tneniber .of the lli'in nf J. P. Mor gan & Co and first vl.-e pttslJent of the :w( Voe'.- Xi.'e In-urance Company, was 'the stss witnss nt today's ses sion' of the- sp.-clal li-Klvlstivc commit- tee Nublne life Irsurjucc romiiar.ifs' nretlioda, and hla tt-tiinony was replete with revelations In (Inane? ns applied by lnsuTanoe-eomp.ini. k. Tba climax came whin Ms. Perkins was asked concerniiiK an entry of M8.70T In a' ledgi, inoi-ked ''Ordered paid br lha president." Mr. Randolph, the trensufr 'of the Npa Tork Life comparer, who hol btcn on' the atnn 1 earllerHn the day. had been sharply questioned as to th? purHtrt of this entry, but 'he was unable to. explain rt. He thrmght rlo one but the presl- loht could. Mt. Perkinn had been call- edo testify as to sonic other transac tions nd after a reetss he -whs asked to produce the check. It was made out oayahle tn J. P. Morgan & Co and Mr. Perkins frankly stated it was a contribution to the national Republi can campaign commltt. e, and had been pwid to Cornelius' i.W Ullss. Mr. 'Perkins snld : "This payniept wuk mude after very careful;- deliberation. It must not be considered an ordinary contribution to the ehmpalgn fund. Jt whs -rah! he- ause w't fult-the assets of the Now York Life .tinsursnce Company would b jeopardlied bjr a Democratic suc cess. ' ,v; Mr. Perkins 'snld contributions were also made, in 1900 and In 1896. . As an Jlliistratlon, witness said the first con tribution made wiuv In 1898 by Prfsl- den-t McUall. w-ho Is a. Dfmocrit . "Tr oontiibuted money' to . the: MrKlnley campaign fund and voted for McKln- ley brcause rw fi it It was In the toejit Interests of the policyholders of h! company." Pursuing the check inquiry further, Mr. Hugties .brought out that this ex penditure ;vbh ni'ver brought to the Tttentlon of the finance committee, thf witness terming It a purely exerutlv ictlon." - It i i-hrnrMl against rush in the bonks of the Hanover Bank of fice or flmimlil ilepnrtment'. Were you i" a position to know m' other eampalirti r.intrihptlona? nskei' Senntor ArmstroiiK. I rton't kno : that i ti inn stioi that ought to In' looked Into. In nl Continued on page four What migKt happen te the Carteeoist if his victims selected SUM TO GLENN PARTY IN AUTO WRECK orth Carolinians Injured By Overturning of Machine In Ditch. GOVERNOR ESCAPES PERSONAL INJURIES Pleasure of Visit to New Eng land States Is Marred By Occurance. Wlnchendon, Ma-s., Fept. 15. An automobile con'ylnlng memberi of ths party iiccompunylng Governor R. TI. Glenn of North Carolina plunged over a bridge on the road to Royal on here today and landed nt the bottom of a ditch, pinioning the occupant un derneath. The Injured are: J. C. MeNf.lll, editor of .-.he Crwr lotte (N. C.) Observer, badly cut about the head. Guy Townsend of Wlnchendon. se riously hurt, t Selectman Henry N. Raymond of Wlnchendon, head cut and bruised. Owen Hob-.ud, lawyer of Wlnchen. don, knee hurt and back sprained. The motor car containing Governor Glenn was directly behind the auto mobile which met the accident, and only the prompt action of the chauffer averted n collision between the two cars ns tho first automobile swerved from lis course and crashed Into the ditch, capsizing in its passage. It is believed that all the Injured will recover. Mr. Townsond was the most seriously hurt two lib being broken- and n badly braised head. Governor Glenn and his .rany arrived "lore.-today to take par In ho . "Old Folks1-Weel:.' Thrt party was return. UK heli the nccldont occurred. The ilghway apptofichlng the bridge which p.-iii? a ravine makes a slmi-p descent, xnvn this road the Car driven by Mr. 'oui'Sdid was speeding when, Ju-( at he end of the bridge, a wagon ob I'rur'ed the passage. To avoid nn vccldcnt Mr. Townsend applied the Tull force of the brakes, at the same time steering to the left to escape the wagon. The motor enr careened on Us two side wheel, s.rnck itho railing of the bridge, and then, turning upside down, crashed Into the ditch. The woft'iiew of the undergrowth prevented i fatal termination of the accident, Time u 11 the occuponts, who were at ilrst pinned down by the machine. Continued on page four the proper punishment. FIGHT FOR CONTROL OF COTTON MILL BEGINS IN FFnFRAi rlpriiif rniii?t SON SHOOTS HIS FATHER IN DARK Mistakes iHIm for a Burglar and Kills Him With a Shot Gun Under This Impreslon. Arlington, G St pt. 15. Roily Mil ler, a prosperous fanner, living twelve mill s from Arlington, Raker county. as shot an. I Instantly killed lnt night by his son. . He had been In a neigh bor's hous.r to get a dog and returning it a ltite hour and not winning to dis turb the sle ping family, did not let hem know of his presence In the house. .Miller went Into the dining room to at btfore retiring and the in. ht m Iiik Home one In the dining room, and thinking It wa a burgler, flipped to the door and emptied the contents of a shotgun Into the father. Aim ist Instantly he discovered his mi't'ike. FUSE EXPLODES; MANY ARE KILLED Employes Penned In Room Wnile Flames Rage on AH Sides. Score are Hurt. Avon, Conrt., Sept. 15. The ex ploslcin of a fuse, lollnwed by a fire In a building of tho Climax Fuse com pany here this evening, caused ft .pan ic among twenty employe In the build ing and resulted In the death of sever, and Injuries that doubtless will provo fatal to several others. There was 113 way of coping wl h the Monies, which won spread ra: Idly, and In less than ;m hour ufier the explosion occurred those who wore unnble to escape wero In , he clutches of a tire that eventual ly burned their IxidleN to imheH. , As the day wore on the greut crowd tho- collected l:i the hamlet w the loilles ot men and women rousting In ih.e lire, powei'less even to chock the (lann-s. j The exact muse of he accident may never be known, liflt It Is the accepted! theory here that In an effort to burn out a stoppage In one of the machine workman caused an explosion of U fuse with the hot Iron he held in ls . mm. io.ic- .,. ..., where tne exriosion oocurreu say inai the explosion was not severe and or dinarily would not have caused a panic Isllainmable material, however, was set on (ire and In n few moments the room wiis a masis of flames. In an instant there was a mud ru'h for the doors and windows, and during the scramble many were pushed buck Into n ho building, while other were severely burned. " i HICKS DIES OF HIS INJURIES - (Special to The Citizen.) Salisbury, N. C, Sept. 15. W. J. Hicks, aged lit years, a brakemati on the Southern railway between this place nnii Monroe, Va., died at Ixing ton last night as a .result of Injuries sustained c that plase yesterdtjv while coupling cats. Young Hicks wa In the h t of fastening the cars together when he was suddenly caught' and fa ally rrlashed about the body, ss well ns Internally, though neither the skin nor a bone was broken. The Injured man was trea:ed in the depot -until death come. He was con scious to the end ond expected to re cover. .'- ' . ' PRINTERS 8TRIKE. iRouhoke, Va., t9pt. 13. ictfteen of thu twenty-seven union Job prlhfeis employed In local job printing1' estab-. Ilshment ..today went on strike jbe- unuw theVeuiplnTers' tefused to sl(n fn agreement for an eight-hour' day. GOVERNOR WILL SUE COMPANIES WHO ' MontApmery. Ala., Bpt. 15. On ac count of nn alleged violation of their contracts. Gov. Jelks. chairman of the tate txt book commission, today in ittucted Attorncy-Gnieral Wilson to bring suit for damage agalrst the wv- ral publishing companies who have greek to furolnh the books for tho public schools of Alabama. As the at torney gentrol t absent from the city the amount to bo claimed of the pub lishers will hot be kno.vn.-for a diy ur two. His Judgment 111 be flep nod, upon after he has thoroughly aant.it ed each of the contractsi. , Famous Case or Lucas vs Djerlng. MilllKen & Co. Up for Hearing. ' ' " U ; i - ATTEMPT MADE TO OUST, LUCAS FROM HIS PLACE New York Concern Would Use Stock to Remove Him from Presidency. Argument was begun yesterday be fore Judge Prltchard In the United Stutes Circuit court on the rule to show cause why William EX Lucas should not be enjoined from further proceedings In the sta-te courts of outh Carolina against IDeerlngr, Mllll iei & Ca, and why the present board 'f directors of tne Laurens Cotton Mills should not be removed. This is an Important stage In the fight of President Lucas of the cotton mills, at Laurens, 8. C, to compel Deerlng, . Mllllkeii & Co., rhelr former commis sion agents at New York to transfer to Mr. Lucas 500 shares of stock which ' he claims to have purchased for the sum of $75,000, and which the com mission men are alleged to be using to , depose Lucas as head of the enter prise. It Is said ''.hat the minmisslon house Is unfriendly to Lucas because i he contract which they htid to sell - the products of the mills was termi nated a few months ago and given to another concern nt two per cent Instead , of four per cent which was changed under the old contract. Nine of the . most prominent attorneys In South Civollna are engaged In the' argu ment which will not be well under way I.-...... ...... AKA,r Aa'inff Ia' Ihn Vfllltm. iiriuu' imiiui i u i ,,' . I nous record. ' History ot Case. . The history of thk case Is difficult to ll In a few words, but in a general way the faHs are as follow?! si , r In 1885 W. K. tucas,' a talenteoi and Industrious business; man of Spartan- hi-i-ir iirvunlzod the Tturens CO ton mills with a capital of IJjO.OOa ; Mr. Lucas t;xk persrmol charge 6f the ran-. strucllon of thmill, bough: the' -machinery and lor a few years began pay- . lng dividend. The mill has had a re markable reford. it stoc k iMrl'.ng ! to-, a share. A fewv years- later-iMr.l Lu cas tB! encouraged .o orgnns"nd r bkild the Arlington mills, tn lanother . Fouth Carolina town, thereaifrier be coming its president. A third mill, the Watt mill at Laurens, was built , a. few years ago and Mr. LOca Is now at the head ot :hls enterprise. For several years pa?t the Laurens and he Darlington mills have sold their products through the commission firm I of Deerlng, Milllken & Co. ot New york a Vt-nry weltby ana old concarn F(ir lhs rnrvlce the mills have paid commission of 3 percent, on the gross salfs of print clo h and 4 per cent, on other cloths. As a matter of fact, . . hese two mills are said' to have made -a small proportion of print cloths, 'so that the commissions -were practically 4 -rer cen . During the fast1 . winter the contract with Deerlng, MUllken'ft Co. expired and- Mr. Lucai -offered to renew i' on a basts of per cent. The offer being refused, a new contract was made wllh P. P. Stevens & Co, a com- . mission firm of equal financial stand ing, for 2 per font., which It Is claimed was a largo raving to the t wo mills. Friction Appears. -M t . It Is at this point tha? friction ap pears tu have developed. The Darllrtg- , ton mills owed Deerlng, Milllken ' ft Co. $300,000 for advancer upon cotton, this being a common practice with, sou'hern mills. About a third of utiles sum was due. Mr. Lucas alleges hat In the latter part of March he had a , conversation with Seth M. Milllken,, the senior member of the firm. In which this offer was made to him: i'.iat If 'the v Dnrllng'on mills would pay the $300,000 : within 30 days he would allow a dls- count or rebate of $25,000. and would sell to Mr. Lucas 500 hare of stock In the Lauren 'mill at the price of $150 per share, amounting to $75,000. At this .'Ime the 500 shares were nearly iail which DeerJng. -Milllken Co. owned. The above propoartlon 1 de nied, but It is shown In the record by letter ond telegram that negotiations had been In progress between the par-' ties with reference to the allegd trans action. 'About :tWo weeks after the conversation referred to above a let ter Is exhibited In the rtweedmgs from t,ifeas On Milllken In which the former ' Continued on page four . FURNISH SCHOOL BOOKS IN ALABAMA The publishers who wilt be made de fendants In the state's suit are: Sil ver, Burdett ts Co.. of Boston; Eaton ar Company.' of Chicago; Kldr'dse Company. Phllortelphia; The -McMillan Company. of New York: Glnn tc Company, Itoston; Rand. McNally & Co., Chicago; American Hook Company, tlncl;uia:;: University Publishing Company, New Yok; Maynard. M--r-rill Co.. New York: H. f. Johnson Publishing Company, Rlrhtnond, V..; Bduoatlonat Publishing ci-.-nv, Cliieago; Newson & Cwi-l r.y. York.