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ASHEVILLE, N. Q., FRIDAY, MORNING, OCTOBER 1, 3909.
VOL. XXV. NO. 316.
PRICE FIVFENTS.
MM
SHORTS IH WHEAT
FOUrJD THEMSELVES
CAUeHTINSQUEEZE
, w 1 t 'V-'-
' Compact Corner on Last Day
.. of Month Is Engineered by v
' Mysterious trader
PRICE JUMPED UP 14
CENTS IN HALF AN HOUR
At Dollar And Twenty Enough
Long Wheat Came Out to
1 Square up Deliveries
. : CHICAGO, Sept. SO. The wheat
' "KUMe" which disturbed the ennui
Mfef speculative buyers routine with a
f fourteen cent advance l the Septem
ber option on the board of trade here
, . today lacked none of the features of
farmer years when "Old Hutch" Cu
dahy, a Bartrldge and others were
wont . to, 'explode bombshells under
: the trade."
. It ww the cleanest cut of any cor
ner in many years. ILcnmc out of a
Clear cfcy. September wheat had been
: lagging, toward- the end with every
evidence" of cbbfhg vitality. For a
month thewsT had ' been practically
nothiug doing in the option, Septem
ber closed yesterday at $1.06 and
sluggishly slept through most of to
day's session slightly above that fig
ure. " In a vague yort of wav there was
i known to be a short Interest out, but
, " that some particular individual or
clique had secured control of the long
side was undreamed of bv all not in
the deal. The trader or traders In
control are said to have held about
1,000,000 bushels while the scattered
ahort Interest ran between five and
ten millions, according to the aver
age expert guess. In volume this does
not begin to compare with some
deals which beard of trade history
- reveals hut In compact efficiency it
is said to be the peer of any .
Lost I ortunc.
8eptembef was at $1.07 when the
'riot ojfbe .shorts began. Conditions
had batk wtlsli and although Sep
tember 0v "Vld sturdily Jn short
" tili lJeBVeB'fhB, break would come.
Slut they did not materialize.
. One long with five thousand btiBh
els to his credit snatched his profit
at 11.10 and then watched what be
came of his sale. In the next thirwty
minutes it chanped hands twenty
eight times. The last man who se
cured It paid tl.20 for it. Kefore It
rested in his hends brokerage coin-,
' (Continued on pSge four.) I
SUFFERERS TO RECEIVE
IT
Secretary of War Authoriz-
es Issue of 20,000 Lots to
the Homeless
SENATORS' REQUEST
WASHINGTON. Sept. SO By di
rection of the si'i retary of war, Gen
eral W. W. VVilhf rspoon. acting chief
of staff, today authorized the issue of
twenty thousand short army rations to
the cyclone su.. tiers in Terrebonne
parish, Louisiana. This action was
taken on the ropiest of United States
Sentaor Fostr and Representative
Broussard.
Sorrje days a no these gentlemen
Joined in a request for government
aid. but suhse'jUf ntly withdrew it on
the ground th.it the people of Louis
iana would he able lo meet the situ
ation without outsidv assistance. Tel
egrams received today however, state
that the withdrawal of the request
was based 01 -. misapprehension of
the facts, ami they aain asked the
department to e.nne to the aid of the
sufferet-s In iccordatu e with the roc-!
ommenditions of Colonel Font, of
Jackson barraein
Complete Imesllgstlon.
Colonel ' l-'o iv Iras Just completed
an Investigation nt conditions in ih"
stricken dUtre t. where lo- found that
the storm h i I d..siro.,l ,.r carri. d
away abut tlrr -e hundred houses
occupied by Mshtonen and tlieir fani
liles. Approxlmatelv niiotv fieople were
drowned and 3 6 r, families aggregat
ing about tw.. thousand pers-ns were
In desperate leed. lb- recommended
that the government furnish one hun
dred tents and mattresses, eight
hundred hlHnkets und twenty thou
sand short rations. '
Secretary Dickenson found, howev
er, that ther? was no appropriation
available by which tents, mattresses
and blankets could lie supplied but
directed that the rations be delivered
a promptly as possible and distribut
ed under the- direction of Colonel
Foot. .
GORDON IS OH!
GUILTYflND GETS
SENTEHCEFOR LlFE
Convicted of The Murder of
William' Faulting. His
Paramour's Husband
WOMAN'S EVIDENCE
SEALED HIS FATE
Her Story on Stand Wednes
day Brought Trial to
Abrupt Close
HINESV1LLE, (la., Sept. 30. For
the murder of William Fanning Jr.,
at Walthourvillo, this county, Charles
A. Gordon today was found guilty and
sentenced to life Imprisonment. Mrs.
liolen Faulling, wife uf the slaiu man
and confessed cause of the murder,
was tried as a result of her confession
of intimacy with Gordon and was giv
en her choice of six months lti Jail or
exile from Georgia. She chose, exile
und before the Gordon Jury returned
Its verdict, was on the way to Flor
ida. No Itotsue.
Iliimor that relatives of Gordon
would attempt a rescue should the
verdict be adverse were apparently
unfounded as there was, no demonstra
tion. Judge Paul K. Xeabrook, Kcntcnc
ing Gordon,j,iold him he should feel
grateful the sentence was no worse.
Gordon killed Faulling, the widow
said, as n result of her husband's
knowledge of her Illicit relations with
Gordon, the slaver fearing that lie and
the woman would be punished.
KNGLAND .JOINS SPAIN
PA It IS, Oct. 1. A morning paper
prints a letter stating that a secret
treaty existing between Kngland and
Spain by which Spain places her
strong holds In Africa commanding
the strait of Gibraltar at the dispo
sition of England In case of war. This,
It Is said, Is In return for England's
support of Spain a program of Afrlpan
conquest,"
VOTE SKCI'KKl).
LOUISVILLE. Ky.. Sept. 30. Re
ports tonight from the tlfty or more
counties in which hurley tobacco is
grown in Ketntucky. indicate Hint the
eighty per cent vote necessary to de
clare thet 909 hurley society pool has
been secured.
E DECIDES TO
IRE RANKS
OF THE WET MD THIHSTY
Local Option llcction Re
suits In Majority of (9
For the Wets
AN ARREST FOR FRAUD
nANKK. a, Sept. 30 Roa
noke today in a local option election,
voted by a majority d sixty-nine, to
retain the llceni i d saloon. The wets
carried three ut of four wards and
got a good majority in all the pre
cincts but two. The total vote cant was
3219 of which Hie wets K"l 1644 and
the ilrys 1"i7"i. .( a local option elec
tion Iieci mber last year, Ihe total
vote was U 1 S 4 . and (Me drvs got a
majority of Mi That elect lua was
thrown out In Judge Staples after a
contest by (he vo Is.
Today Wuftir J Camper, an elec
tion Judte In Kimball ward, was ar
rested on a warrant charging him
with irrt-KVila'-itiec. It was alleged
that Camper did not deposit a ballot
in the ballot be; after it was given
into his hands. He stoutly denied the
charge hut was carried to jail and
later released in jr.ao bail.
The campaign conducted by the
drys was verv live, including many
public spi-a klii';s. free use of the
newspapers, a hiir torchlight proces
sion, etc. tin the other hand, the wets
conducted M ff mi shoe campaign. The
Virginia lsrewin company Issued a
letter which was mailed to the voters
asking that tie saloon be retained,
claiming that should the city go dry
it would mean the confiscation of
their large plant.
IttH KV MOtNlVWFT
ItO A NO K K, Va , Sept. ,10. A local
op. ion election In the Rocky Mount
disirlct nf Franklin county today re
sulted in a victory for the wets by
a majority of three. There la but pne
saloon In the district. It is located
at Rocky Mount and pays-a license
tax of four thousand. The campaign
was hotly contested.
SANTA EULALIA
SAYS SHE CAN SEE
fiOCAUSEFORSUU
Count And Countess Declare
That They Know of no
Agreements
WIFE BELIEVES HER
LORD AND MASTER
Hubby sSays He Did Not Prom.
ise to Pay Commission .
For a Wife
4
PHILADELPHIA. Sr-pt 30 Coun
less Santa Eulalla tonight at her
country place, "Idro." in Elklns' park,
declared inai tne rumors of a suit
against her husband 'on account of
pre-nuptial agreement impressed; her
as quite queer. She said she w Sure
there could be no foundation for such
an action In the court. -
"I do not know such a woman a
Mrs. Josephine P. Ernst," said Mrs.
Stetson, "and a statement that she
brought about the meeting between
mvseif and my husband is simply pre
posterous. I cannot imagine her pur
Kso in circulating such reports or
threatening a suit.
Count u trf'iitlciiiHii.
"J shall pay no further attention to
the matter, and I am sure that the
count will follow the euitin course. He
Is a quiet gentleman a?n artist who
enjoys his work. He bothers no one.
Why should he be annoyed?"
Count Eiilulia, w ho is a member of
the Arctic club and an artist of some
note, was found last night at his stu
dio, No. 119 West Fifty-second street,
where he is at work on a medallion to
lie present I'd to Or. Frederick A. Cook,
(he Arclic explorer, and Is hurrying It
to a Mulsh, lie laughed heartily and
spoke very frankly about the threat
ened suit against him.
'Lea, I know Mrs. Ernst," said
Count Eulalla. "I met her four years
ago at the French Alliance in Chi
cago. I met her several times aftrr
our first Introduction. But I have
Hot h.unt frnm ItMrr Sni onm.' 4(mir,
"All nosh." IK-clures Count.
"Do vou know afcvthing about a suit
lo be brought against vou alleging
thai vou contracted to pav $10.0(10
to he introduced to a rich American
woman, provided a marriage was ar
ranged ?"
"Oh, (hat is all bosh." laughed the
ci nnl. "(if course f never entered
Into such an arrangement. In fact,
(Continued on page five.)
GENERAL F. D. GRANT
IS NOT CRITICISED OT
THE SECRETARY OF WAR
Scc'y Dickinson Holds that
J rant Acted as Individ
ual and not as Officer.
IN RE TEMPERANCE.
WASHINGTON. Sept ,Ki. No criti
cism Is made by Secretary of War
Dickinson in the action of General
Grant in taking part in a temperance
and law enforcement parnrie In Chi
cago In his uniform as a major gen
eral of the United Stales army. As to
such movements Secretary Dickinson
says each soldier and officer has a
right lo deti-rmine ror himself.
Secretary Dickinson in replying to
a letter rrom W. R. Michaells, of
Chicago, received today criticizing
General Grant's riKht to appear In
uniform at the head of a .to-called
temperance parade In that illy lasl
Saturday, says:
"I do not know the fHi-ts, but I have
seen It stated that It was not a pro
hibition parade, but a temperance and
law enforcement parade. Vou state
that It has been iiimored that Ihe
federal government and the army in
general have taken Hides with the
prohibition movement. If the federal
government lias In any way taken part
in any such movement. I do not know
it. What Individual members of the
army may feel about such movements.
I do not know. Kach soldier and offi
cer of the army has a right to deter
mine that for hlni.-rf'if. I do know,
however, and state that the army as
an organization, has takep no side
and will have no right to take sides,
either for or against the prohibition
movement.
"General Grant participated In the
parade an an individual, and not as
in any way representing the army or
the war department."
MONTFOI.: SCHOOL OPENS.
Montford school was opened again
yesterday after being closed for two
day while the heating plant was In
the course of repairs. The pupils at
tended each ii.Drning however and
were credited with attendance. -
The
-4- " yjjyi f yB 01NN morn
THlfa G10KV j feiL SP Ptrt zvoBOOY
ENOUGH FOR L fllf
NEW TtORK'S
FEATURED
Two Million Citizens, Cheer
Nation Pass by in Grand Review.. Applause Without Stint Given to Sons ,
of Foreign Climes
NEW YORK, X8pL 30. Twenty-
five thousand rien-at-arme today
marched past the; massed represents,-.
llvn. and nriAclnl ' entPOVM 'of thll'tv.
seven nations, wbjll wo million tltl-
sens shouted themselves Jijiarsw .-.In
cheers. The great military parade
was the climax ol the Hudson-Fulton
celebration. s'.S : 4
Although there; ttr , tremendous
ovations for each! ody of American
troops and unstinted applause la over-'
whelming volume . lor ! th ltrltlstl
sailors, the most neptcum.rcep
turns of the" rtarTTrtrtr-WH'h nullom
of the German fleet, a picked body
of magnificent men, who as they
reached the reviewing stand, fell Into
the formal slap-slap of the parade
pooso step and burst Into "My Coun
try 'TIs of Thee" with an overwhelm
ing volume of brasses and it fervor
which took away the breath of the
listeners. There ws ample evidence
today that whatever may Isi the In-ten-st
In historic pageants and pa
HE WANTS VIRGINIA TO
LET REPUBLICANS WIN
Brother Taft Is Man of
Heavy Dimensions, Rut of
Modest Desires.
ROANOKE. Va.. Sept. 30. Con
gressman C. H. Slemp. state republi
can chairman, has received a letter
from President Taft In which (he
president says lie has been watching
with Intense Interest the campaign In
Virginia with the earnest hoM- that
"you are enlmtnm in i.ennlf of the re
publican caudal. it,- a large number of
young and pronresslvc men of tin
slate, who, without abating in the
slightest degree I heir pride In their
section and its history are. neverthe
less, anxious to arrange lln'in -Ims on
the progressive side In politics, and
who Is-lleve that by the rehabilita
tion of the republican party In Vir
ginia and the selection of abh and
upright men for candidates upon Ihe
republican llck. t. and tin Ir ch h linn,
(he political condition In Virginia may
he greatly improved."
Mr. Taft adds that he shall not re-
republican ticket, and their i lection,
and that tie writes the letier' al (he
present time to express to Mr Sh inp
his best wIsIicn for a successful result
of the campaign.
PKLLAGRVK FA IKY TALK.
VAI.DOSTA. Ga , Kept. " 0 - Two
well defined cases of pellagra have
developed here and both victims are
dangerously III. The suit, ret are a
prominent ladv and a young m tff '.
Attending physicians today i-albd in
onsiillatlon an Atlanta practitioner
who has had experience in treating
the disease. He pronounced (lie iIIhk
nosis of the kical physicians cornet.
WASHINGTON, Sept. ao. Forecast:
North Carolina: Fair Friday arid Sat
urday, light variable winds.
Man And The Insect
GRAND CELEBRATION
WITH MILITARY PAGE AN!
Themselves Hoarse as the
Who Caught the Enthusiasm
rades of merchant ships past anchored
men o' war gold braid, bugle and
the roll of the drums' have lost none
of their fascination for the great mass
of tho public. For the first time duri
Ing the Hudson-Fulton celebration, all
tho small towns, within striking; dis
tance of New Yorh suspended busi
ness today to watch the parade pass,
tho court of honor and the official re
viewing stand of th saJlors and
marines nf seven visiting nations, the
regular soldiers,, tha rdus-japlu-U. the
national fnard aad the naval militia
New York- elty. e . ' vi
Ho many men representing so many
brunches of tho war department of
tho world have not been seen on
American streets before, so many
wearing American colors have not
been seen since the days of the Civil
war. The total count of those In line
today outnumbered the enlisted roll
of the American regular army before
the Spanish-American war. Four
Compel Withdrawal of Reso
lution to Furnish only Re-
publichn Papers News.
HALKIGII, N. C. jHept. 30. The
association of North Carolina post
masters recorded a storm of protest
agniunt a political turn that was given
their third annual convention here
this iiflcriioon by a motion lodged by
Post master Hancock, of New Herno,
thiil only republican papers of the
stale be allowed copies of Ihe general
resolutions adopted. Tins motion was
quickly withdrawn. The resolutions
adopted express application for the
presence of Fourth Assistant I'oslmas
(er General P. V. DegTaw pledged full
co-operation in tbo campaign of re
trenchment and economy by Post
master General Hitchcock and deals
with technical mailers. C A. Rey
nolds, ol Wlnston-.Hiilcm, whh chosen
president; Post masters W. VV. Rollins,
of A.-b"V ille, llamrlek, or Hickory,
and White, of Mebane, J. O. Fitzger
ald, of pelhain, vice-picHdletit; J. H.
.love. , of Reldsville, secrelary-treas-ii
r- r. posi master Rollins, of Ashe
ville, Wallace, of Wilmington, and
Urigg". of Raleigh, were designated
committee, to strive to bring the na
tional convention of postmasters of
I to- third class offices to North Caro
lina for tie- i convention,
MEXICO ANXIOUS
TO SEE MR. TAFT
F.L PAS . 1m pi
Ilia, has snipned ins
of litem, und his hot
:'i President
ariagrs, three
, to the hor
aslon of his
der for use on the o
tint' with President Taft. Silver
from the Cbapullepcc castle and the
head ihef itl the cadl", have also
been sent here for the hiimjuct which
General Diaz will give Mr. Taft. It Is
declared that the h f once filled
that position for Kinir Alfo iso
UNVEIL MONUMENT
IN HONOR OF DEAD
FRANKLIN, N C Sept. JO. A
handsome mitfiumenl erected In
memory of Iho Confederate dead of
Macon county, was unveiled today
with interesting ceremonies. The
event was attended by a large crowd
that Included several distinguished
guests from Isewhere in North Caro
lina and from neighboring states.
Warriors of Thirty Seven
of the Stars and Stripes.
thousand four hundred polloe kept the
people In line. Tonight marked the
climax so far as apectaolea go, but
though different In appearance It does
not differ In essential from tha hi
torlcal pageant of last Tuesday.
' The airship and aeroplane flight
continue,, but the public haa alrmady
had a first taste of them and tomor
row sees tha departure up the jriver,
of
par at: least Jot the wavai; o6n -
course which mora than any one thing
ha -drawn' the Wawfl and 'given the
eBIenratIomeWaflonr flliuity;"Tflie
torpedo flotilla submarine and naval
auxiliaries, with one of .the light
draught scout cruisers, followed by a
parade of merchant craft will leave
tomorrow to escort the Half Moon
and the Clermont from their present
anchorage to Newburgh, where they
will be formally turned ovor to the
celebrations "upper Hudson division"
which will continue the featlvitlea for
a week to come.
PEARY ARRIVES IN TIE
TO GET SOME NOTICE
His Steamer Reaches New
York to Take Part in the
Big Naval Parade.
NEW YORK, Kept, 0. Looking In
outward appearance little like a ves
sel that has braved the Ice and
storms of the Arctic xone, the little
steamer Roosevelt, which boro Com
mandeer Peary on his quest of the
North pole, entered New York harbor
today. It was barely daylight when
the lookout descried the vessel off
Sandy Hook, coming slowly.
Off the point of tho hook, the
Roosevelt gave three triumphant
screams of her siren and ran up the
Peary Arclic Hug at her masthead,
then the flag of the New York Yacht
club at lu r fore, and the American
ensign at his ml.zen.
Commander Peary's ship arrives In
the nick of time to participate in Oie
losing ceremonies of the lludson-Fu'r
ton celebration. Shn will take part in
the naval parade which tomorrow will
go up the Hudson a far us Ni wburg.
CLAIM THAT SLAYER
WAS INSANE MAN
GLASGOW, Ky, Sept. 30. Norrl-
son Wlleonnscii, who ytwterday killed
John MoniKomety, republican candi
date for the legislature and one of
the most prominent men In this sec
tion, maintains an air of silence In
the Jail here, where he wag lodged
last night. The families of both men
attribute the tragedy to insanity, the
nun being life-hyig neighbors.
PROPOSED PLANS
FOR NEW RAILROAD.
WINSTON-SALBM, N. C, Bep. 20.
A meeting of representative business
men along the line of the proposed
railroad from North Wilkes boro, "N.
C, to Mountain City, Tenn, was held
In the former . . town today when
plans were proposed looking to the
building of the new road, which will
be alxty-flve tnilea In length. 1 ;
The Southern railway Is behind the
enterprise. It, would give this compa
ny a direct Una to the west.
PRESI0ENT1GES
SHIP SUBSIDY LAW
Hil LATEST SPEECH
At AlasKfl-Yukon ExposlUort
Mr. Taft Addresses 20 .
C00 People . !
IS NOW A MEMBER OF -
ARCTIC BROTH "CRHUOD
Does Not Favor Territorial
Government For Far
:t)ff AlasHw V. V
faced til lh:,,'"2,"rt ' he bus
faced , rtne. hi trip beg,n- rrowd
Ih4.OVW?,W1 th ' '"Phl
4I fs ,hB A)ak-Tuko.,.i.clntf
fxpAsitlon'wIih Its wstlng-CBpacij
of nearly' 10,000. President Ta?t to
af announced- that he would tirgs
it- - fmln message' to congress
theeiiactment 'of a ship .ubsidy law.
Mr. Taft deoimed that the country
to malta eueh "xriment
ndtht omatbtng mnst be done to
build tip an American merchant ma
rttie. U utterance on this subject
were received nlth great applause.
. In Hflcarri to Alaska,
When the president turned to
Alaska, however, and declared thnt
no waa opposed to granting a terri
torial form of government to tbst
tr off possession, the statement was
received with sllonra. As th preM
dent proceeded, however and outlin
ed hi policy tor the upbuilding of
Alaska of recommending government
aid in the construction of rsllrpads
of r a ' local govern nWht by
commission of .Ave or more member
appointed by th. president, and co
operating with the governor, and
when ha told of the great possibilities
that He In .lnk, he plainly caught
the favor of til hearer and was
loudly cheered, "t-v " ' '
.Mwnbw Of Arrtlr hrotlierhood. 1
ter in-tin flay when he wan ad-
J mltted to membership in "ih Arctic
Brotherhood, an' International orr.ni-
'l i.,.um - e .oi
Amejicuns interestud in the Uarolnp
ment of Alaska Ihe president J n
nounoed i that Intended to visit
Alaska next mimmer and to go aa fur
Into tha territory a time would per
mit in order tim t he might com in
contact with the people and' see for
himself what might best be done for
their welfare.
Th president , frankly told the
member of th brotherhood that he
did not believe Alaska at this time Is
ready for self-government
I am a much In favor of popular
government ss anybody," declared
the president, "but I am In favor of
(Continued on page four.) s
IT
POINT IN THE TRIAL OF
Judge Sustains Objections
When Defense Seeks, to !
Make a Smart Play.
VERDICT IS FAR OFF,
WARHENTON. Va Bept. ft.The
prosecution in the trial of Professor
D. Harts, who Is on trial for 111
life hore for the murder of W. A.
Thompson, aso;ciste editor of The i
Warrenton Virginian, scored a' point
this afternoon when the court sus
tained an oblectlon offered when th
defense attempted to place on -. the ,
stand In rebut til ex-Judge Shumate..
foreman of the grand jury which In
dicted Harris. " i , , "
It was stated that the defense ex
pected to prove by the witness that
Irwin Maxhelnier, one of the witness
es for the prosecution, contradicted
his testimony given before the grand
Jury when he staled that Harris had
called to him to take Thompson away
for fear of trouble which might result
tf he continued bis aggressions. -Jtr
It was apparent when court - ad
journed this evening that a verdict
could not be reached before Satur
day. ' '.'';.' :;, f-'.)is i.-
Mlss Etta Anderson, eii eye wltnc (
of the tragedy, testified for the -fense
In rebuttal that she did not 1 ar
Harris call for Maihelmer to t.tke
Thompson away. i- ,
W. C. Marshal!, senior, part . r '
the dead editor, was crow mlr
as to th trouble Harris and " he
son had in October, 18, o-r
sent the former for nra sci s r
to The Warrenton Virginia a. V
ld.
that the tone of tf wa or n'
that
Albert Thompson VtesUfK"
Harris remarked after the
ntlllg
shoot .
that he bad botn comp lie '
Thompson. .
mh .l , M H.I .. .
Hlff ffKI'IW V : OIC 'JW T .
panled by fiat bldeet Kf. B? ;
Thompson', sinter rpl"" '' ,1. f
court room for the fr i tu"' :.ht
ternoon - but romelnt"! '"
time.
s