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VOL. XXV. NO. 351
ASHEVILLE, N. G, WEDNESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 6. 1909.
VlllCK FIVE CENTS.
THE BEST FI III
Ldrao Crowds And Fine Ex
hibits The Features of
Fifth Annual Event
DAY OPENED WITH
MILE-LONG PARADE
Races And Horse Show Will
be The Big Attrac
tions Today
With the street crowded with vis
itor and more arriving on every
train on one of the most beautiful
daya in October the Haywood county
fair opened its sates to the throngs
yesterday for itB tlfth annual fair.
' Early yesterday morning the crowds
began to arrive. Many former resi
dents of the county arrived Sunday
and Monday and the. fair made fur
Waynesville a home-coming week.
The first event or the day was the
parade. Sojn after the arrival of the
morning train from Asheville the Une
. of march wag formed, being more,
than one mile in length.
When the parade disbanded.. Hon.
R. D. Gilmer, well known through
out the tate, made the address of
welcome. The address was listened to
with the greatest attention. Hon. E.
Alley of Webster followed Mr. Gil
mer with the opening address. Both
addresses were interesting throughout
and brought forth a great deal of ap
plause. At the Midway.
When this part of the days pro
gram was completed the crowds lie
gon the rounds of inspection of the
xhlblts and the midway. No fair Is
cbmplete without a midway and the
Haywood county fair has a remnrk-
, able wne. With side shows in abund
ance, the visitors found no dull mo
ments. The "spielers" were at their
best. Brass bands and all sorts of
musical instruments kept tip a contin-
, ual din of noise.
- Fine Exhibits.
.A for the exhibits never in the
history of Western North Carolina
has there been a greater and more su
perior collection of the products
grown In this locality Horses Unit
bid fair to rival those of Kentucky,
cattle that nrc equal in grade to those
of any other state ami all the do
(Contlnued on pane four.)
Tin LIVES SNUFFED
OUT BY EXPLOSION IN
H CftNADIAN COLLIERY
Twenty-five Entombed Min
ers Sueeeed in Making
Their Escape
FIRE STILL GAINING.
NANAIMO, V. C. Oct. I". Thirty
'Ives are known to be lost in an ex
plosion that entombed more than fifty
men in the intension mine of the
Welligton colliery here today.
Twenty-four ef the Imprisoned men
v ere rescued but the rapidly spreading
tire prevented tin- rescuers from com
pleting their -vork. ,
Eight bodies were recovered and the
workers late tonight were making
every effort to force further entrance
Into the two eils affected by the ex
plosion in an ehort to save any who
may 1." lr inn and to recover the bod
ies of the dr.; 1 let. ire they are eon
fcU lied
The lire h- -instantly gaining bead
way totiieiit si nd while it continues
there is little hope of the rescuers
being aide to reach the imprisoned
men. All the un n rescin d were l.ad
ly injured.
TK men c'ni.lov. il in lie- eoUlcrii-S i
Oil Vancouver Island are of th. better (
, , ..iiii-u miners, are w ell paid I
and have comfortable homes.
The reciters hoped the Monies would;
die down so as to protect tl" rescue;
of the entombed, but their chances
seemed hopelrsi.
The explosion wis due to tire damp,
the timbers in two levels al once ig
niting and the lire spreaditm with
rreal rapidit.'.
Residents oi Nanaimo hive l.een
prevented from entering the extension
end only rescu-i miners an l nilicials
are on the scene. The mine is situated
blxty miles north of Victoria near the
seaconst. Sonic of the chambers run
under the sea.
More than .",000 men are employed
in these collieries, which are the sec
ond largest lii Canada, anil have been
operated for forts years. They have
been the scene of several disasters In
recent years.
The Wellington Colliery company
which owns the ixtenslon mine Is con
trolled bv British Columbia capitalists.
Meut Gov. James Dunsmuir being
the head of the corporation.
GOUNTY'SHISTORY
CENTRALBANK WILL
BE AS LIVE ISSUE
AS SIXTEEN TO ONE
Congress Will Have Before it at
Next Session Most Important
Project That Has Come up For
Discussion in
WASHINGTON, Oct. 5. The com
Ing congress must meet a situation
born of the panic of l'JOT, when the
Issue of clearing bouse certillcatcs by
the government to supply sufficient
currency to' meet the demands of
the business interests of the coun
try was necessary although Amerl
cat's coffers were "overflowing with
gold.
Foremost among the various pro
jects that have been advanced as a
proper solution of the government's
problem stands the proposed na
tional central bank. -
As It Is the common belief that It
will form the basis or the curutlve
legislation to be recommended by the
monetary commission and because
President Tuft, in his recent Boston
speech, signified his own favorable
disposition towards the project. It Is
timely to disclose to the public what
is believed to be In the minds of the
president and the eHghteen members
of the monetary commission when
they refer to the central bonk.
Open to People.
"A bank of the people and for the
people" Is the detinltion of this insti
tution mad., by George H. Reynolds,
president of the American Bankers'
association In his Chicago speech. He
pointed out that the people were to
bo the stockholders. for anyone
would b,.. I rivilqged to buy the bank
stock Just as he might a government
bond.
A small Interest on such an Invest
ment would be gunrunti'cd by ",e
government; any earnings more I in
sufficient to pay the guarantied In
terest would be shared by the gov
ernment and by the stockholders.
Political control of the great bank
would be made ctrnnely difficult, by
the life appointment of the officers.
Integrity in operation would be as
sured by a board of supervisors, ap
pointed by the president the secre
tary of the treasury and the comp
troller of the currency, (su'bject to
the approval of the senate) for al
ternate terms' of at leant eight years
to bridge, over political mutations.
It Is not Intended that the Central
bank should support the credit of the
nation. If the national government
needs fundi It must continue to bor
row money by salt- of bonds.
Safeguard lo Itii-iiKf-n.
The singh- pnrjio.M' of, tie- bank
would be to safeguard the business
OLD AGE IS MERELY II
DISEASE WHICH MAY BE
CURED BY TREATMENT
Caused liy (lelin and When
This is Destroyed Man
Mav Live Forever
LOOK FOR IIEMEDY.
NEW YOlfk. Oct. 5. Professor
MftrhnikofT, f tin Paris Pasteur i n -stitutr.
in expcrfnit nLs which h- h;us
l en com in-ting for several '''!' rs,
has (fveltH'd the. theory t hat di-at-h
is n disease. du- to the formation of
pntreffic ti e nu teria. Tin s.- hat h ria,
which produce deadly poisons form
in the larste Intctitinen and their effect
to poison t lie hlood, ca living Uhj
hardening nf the Moor vessel walls.
It is a wdl kte n med u-al fact
that hardening of the wails of the
hlood vessels, the ( iuhteniutf of the
arh ries, and other phenomena ,f old
awe often itreiir in very yoiinK per
sons as a result nf certain diseases.
Yonnitf persons afflicted with pro
longed poisoning with such a metal
as lend Ir.-tju ntiy take on the ap-
pe;i r;i tier- ot old il T'-.
liy ana I'ikv. Professor Met hid k off
roneludi s ltr.it consijint ahsorptinn of
some similar prison is r
sponsilile for the early a ppe;u ,iiic- of
old ae in ui en The eminent s- int
Nis conm-etcd with the Pasteur in
stil ui e and other farnMiH Kuropcan
special is Is. accept in? t his theory,
have set to work to discover tho
means of ridding the intestines of pu
tef;i tive hacteria. ,
NORTH CAROLINA
D. A. R. IN SESSION
CHAULMTTR. N. C. Oct. 5 TThe
North Carolina I laughters of the
Am'riian Revolution are holding
their annual conference In thin city
today. Mere than one hundred dele
gates are in attendance. Mrs. Van
landingham. if this city, state re
gent. Is presiding Her annual ad
dress bcenr'teil mitfrt of the morning
session. A reception was tendered by
Mrs. Walter W. Watt to visiting
daughters this afternoon and another
was given at Belwyn hotel tonight by
Mecklenburg Chapter.
Years.
Interests of the people in their pri
vate relations If there were needs
for more money fur business pur
poses, the bank would supply it by
notes and if there were a plethora,
in dull times, these notes would be
withdrawn rapidly.
Governmental aasistunee t'o the in
stitution would be limited to the de
posit with the central bank of gov
ernment funds now in 'national
banks There would oe ni interfer
ence with the most profitable feature
of the banking business for the cen
tral institution Would not receive de
posits from individuals.
The oueKtHin as to how the busi
ness man Is to benefit by a central
bank Is sought to be answered by the
statement that the project would In
clude a provision for the acceptance
if good commercial paper as a basis
for the issue for money. Such money
would represent actual transactions
between solvent concerto all short
time credits and sure to be redeem
ed whenever the transaction the
sale und delivery was concluded.
Such, in brief. Is a bare outline of
the plan, which with manifold de
tails, probably will be laid before
congress, as an accompaniment of
the report of the national monetary
commission. That it will meet with
opposition cannot be doubted and
this ton, in spite of the best efforts
of the administration to have the
matter regarded as non-political.
Hanks Concerned.
The suggestion of a central bank
nlready has agitated deeply the great
banking Interests, the line of division
beginning at the lost bankers' con
vention at Chicago. Many of the offi
cers regarded the project with deep
suspicion. They were told that the
encroachement un their business
was contemplated beyond the with
drawal from their vaults of the ffov-
the measure as the opening wedge
the measure as the opening wadge
for the destruction of the most lu-.
Icratlvo portion of their business and
viewed with anything but favor the
plan whereby the government bank
was to enter into eompetll Ion for the
enormous discount opera! Ions of the
country.
Possibly their objections, can. In a
n'asure. he weakened by a recourse
to num. nth r mi ar.s of securing a
(Continued on page four.)
FOLLOWERS ARE LOYAL
TO MRS. STETSON IN
MpidIhtk of First Clnnvl
(Jivp kcniarkablo Demon
stration of Affpetion.
MRS. EDDY'S PKTUKE
NKW VoKK. Oct. fi. Mrs. Augus
ta Iv Stetson, mil a an authorized
leader, but as r member of the thick,
attended servii i a at the Kirst Church
nf Christ. S cnt'.sl, in Central Park
West, yesterd.'.y.
The eilitic '. n landmark In Its beau
tiful simplicity and built chiefly,
through th- p- r.-nnal efforts nf Mrs
Stetson, held urn of the largest con
gregatlniiH In its hislory. Many stran
ger. wore pri st i.t, and there was a
miiet rustle and air of expectancy
that cauw d ni- n and women to turn
frequently in tin ir pews and those In
the gallery to lean far over to get a
better icv nf the auditorium.
The moment Hie stepped within the
portal cm TV iiFnn in the church
seemed to' be aivare of her presence.
Hhe halt, d a moment, as though em
barrassed by the attention he bad
drawn to hersel .", and as she stool all
had an opportunity to see her as
caught in a p. inc for a picture.
Mrs. Stetson wore a beautiful gown
thnuKh caught in a pose for a picture,
hat of wide bri'T in the softest shade of
cerise reflected a rose-colored glow
over her seren", smiling face. At her
waist was pinned a great hunch of
pink orchids, rare and exotic, mati fl
ing In color tlo' shac of her hat.
while bunches i,r modest llllles of th
valley nodded their bells over the
leaves of the orchids.
At her th'oM was a large bowknot
of brilliants, fashing, graceful line
of fire and from it was suspended a
mlnlnture pamtid on ivory of Mrs.
Mary Baker O Fddy, founder of th
church.
Mrs. Stetson walked to her pew
with her head br wed, neither catching
nor returning the glances thrown In
her direction, la her pew she opened
a small buff-colored, leathern bound
service book and never raised her
eyes from it during the service.
The service concluded, all eye
strain were focjsed on Mrs. Stetson
(Continued on Pago Three.)
Willie Is
CONVENTION
PROVES TO BE A PRACTICAL SUCCESS
many Delegates were welcomed .by Governor Kitchen and Hon. W. J. Cocke
and Heard Instructive Addresses . Spirit of
vails
The Hou thorn
lloads convention
ppalachlan Good
et In the Audtto-
rlum yesterday morning an'4 being
welcomed by Gt-vul
inr W. W. KiU-h-
in on behalf of tl
e stale and lion.
W. J. Cocks on beAlf of Mayor J. A.
Campbell for Ashufillu, proceeded to
active business, he
ring practical ad
dresses on the peudtfor the best meth
ods of obtaining gtfnd roads and later
forming a permskicnt organization
I nown as the BoiNhern Appalachian
(iood Roads, Ussou!
tlon.
Today will bo t
le most Important
of the threw days'
esslons, since tho
convention will Uh action on a def
inite plan C sehli.'lngr Its principal
aim, the ownstrticTion of flOO miles
of improvnd highway in the moun
tains and nf connecting; Knoxvllle
vlth a great hlfchrway to be built
through the Knstern part of this
state, Houth Cumllna, Georgia, and
Virginia by that section. It will be
featured by en Illustrated lecture to
night on good puds by Mr M o
Kldrldge of the I tilted States depart
ment of agriculture, this to be follow
ed Thursday morning by a lecture on
forestry and good roads by Mr. Urls
tow Adams of toe United Htiiten for-
1 st service. Citizens and pupils of
the High school are especially In
vited to the lectures will find these
entertaining :ik well as Instructive. It
is Imped that all litlzens who can will
attend today ." no . ting at 10.30 a. m .
2 Ml p. m. inn III) p. m., as definite
steps for sei uric: good roads will be
taken. A iiiiiiiIm i of additional di le
gates enme y. M iihty afternoon and
others from 'Icnh.sHee will arrive this
morning
Meeting Well Attended.
There wcr.. sciial hundred persons
in the Auditorium yesterday morning
when the mectic-.' was called to order
by Dr. Joseph II .1. Pratt, North Cur-
'.Una stale f i i tist who has taken
the lead in tb;a ei'.tt movement. The
CAREER DIES AT SEA
Woman KYiniiincctl Religion
She Had Hccii Anient!
Altaclicil l".
NKW YUIIK,
'"I. a Tin M;n
. oontieiH-Mcrim die,
uLarrlage wan .li-
f Ixiuisvlllc, Ky and
prominent socially
South, died the
iii'.essln Ceclllc just
I reached ooar.uitioe
'liseaso being the
cjulse. Marl.- lie:
Who before h' I
Mary Caldwell
New York citv
here and in th
steamer Kronpi
before the ves.--.
today. lirlghts
cause of her d- a
th. She was forty six
years old.
Her sister, 11
been notified oi
body will be !
directions are r
gardlng funeral
The Marquise
donees Iodewiiz. has
her death and the
p' on the ship until
- ived from her re
arrangements, had been blind and
'-ars.
deaf for govt ra
WASHINGTON. Oct. 6. Forecast
for North Carolina: Partly cloudy
Wednesday and Thursday with local
showers. light east winds.
I
Very Industrious These Days.
FOR GOOD HIGHWAYS
and Definite Action Will
convention, said Dr. Trotl. had a def.
inlte object which should bo kept be.
fore It always, tho construction of
500 miles of goon roads In the moun
tains and tho building of a highway
to the Piedmont It Is a big under
taking but Its accomplishment means
the greatest work of development In
many years and the convention will
be culled on to decide ways and means
of achieving this result, he said. He
then Introduced Governor Kltchln.
The Governor Speaks.
Governor Kltchln said that It. was
a pleasant tas.t l" welcome the repre
sentatives of four states to the queen
elty of the mountains, en whoso beau
ties lie would not eomntetifVrj-
had some months ago snld about It
all tho pleasant things he could and
there was to follow him an eloquent
speaker who "vonld speak on this
point. As governor, the speaker said,
he represented two million of pro
gressive people anil a state which was
making the i.reiit.Ki ui rides of any In
the union and to get good roads It wns
only necessary to rouse this people.
With tho Komiinn It wns only neces
sary for the few who controlled to
understand the need of roads and
put the burden on others, but here no
few controlled and to secure such
roads is was I ocessary to make the
many sec th advantages, wherefore
the need of such meetings to educate
the people an 1 show them why they
should lax themselves to secure good
roads. There Is no sleight of hand
method, no magical way of getting
wood roads sj e by hard and persever
ing work. Th governor spoke of the
I.eaiitlcH of the mountain country, its
possibilities as the world's play
ground. 'I'll.- greatest resouce, he
cald. was the stranger, and therefore
it must be mad., easy for him to get
in Good roaos, he said, meant pros
perity, country life and comfortable
homes, and while It was nut possible
SENTENCE AFFIRMED
Must Serve Five Years Un
Icnk Supreme !oiii't Re
verses tl m I )ceision.
CHICAGO. Oct Ii John It Walsh
convicted of the misapplication of t he
funds of the Chicago National bank,
must sere the sentence of flic years
imprisonment Imposed on him by the
trial Jury save In tho evni I hat the
.Supreme court upwm the affirmation
of the verdict of guilty handed down
by the 1'rilled States Circuit Court
of Appeals here today. Chjii-1 for
Mr. Walsh lo their appeal laid the
greatest streys on what they alleged
waa a lack of criminal bit' nt upon
the part of the defendant. In the
lengthy brief which they filed, much
law was cjuoled to show that the
convicted banker, newspaper publish
er and railroad owner use. the funds
if th' hank lu what le- considered a
l'gltlmate manner. The opinion of
I he court of appeals w ritten by Judge
Humphrey and handed down by
Judge Grosscup Is brief and confined
almost wholly to the question of
criminal Intent. The allegation that
Juror Palmer was unduly Influenced
is dismissed with a word, and but lit
tle more Is wasted in eliminating the
allegation of Inconsistency and r
pugnarvcy.
Earnestness Pre-
Cope.'
for all rnmm-jnltles to have macadam
roads It was perslbln to hav good
roads almost everywhere. Tho ad
dress carried practical suggestion and
lacking vnguo and visionary Ideals re
ceived tho applause of the practical
men assembled.
Hon. W. .1. Cocke's Address,
Dr. Pratt introduced Hon. W. J,
Cocke who on behalf of Mayor Camp
bell welcomed the delegates In alt ad
dress which convincingly Illustrated
the need of ltj,er ' roads, saying In
part:
vThls distinrulshed tovernor or
North Cerolir. baa spoken word of
welcome on the part of ths state, and
r.ow with a commission from the
most beloved mayor the city of Ashe
vllle has ever had the Honorable
John A. Campbell and speaking for
him and his people, I say to you that
the gates of our city have been taken
from their hinges, t bid you enter,
partake of our hospitality and learn
to know the love we have for the
stranger who visits In our midst.
"I offer you this welcome neither
us a partial payment for the honor
you did In selecting this city as your
meeting place, .nor yet In the dls
charge of a duty which the usages of
polite life Impono, but rather tn this
welcome do I bespeak the heart of a
people whose t hief happiness It Is to
see among them those who come with
missions of public welfare and pa
triotic Hcrvlc.'.
"The chief nlm of the American
t Itlsen Is security, prosperity and hap
piness, anil I say to you today that
more vital to us nttuinment than the
solution of the Philippine policy, the
monetary standard of the tariff, Is the
rlghtrul settlement of the great eco
nomic ouestlon of easier means of In-
(Continued on, page five.)
BIG BALLOONS ARE STILL
T
Smaller Ones ('time to Earth
Hut Ot hers are Trying for
Records.
ST. IH IH. Oct. 5. Absence of re
ports tonlKht as to the whereabouts
of the balloons which started In tho
race of the 7S 00O footers here yes
terday, tends to the belief that all
with the exception of the University
City, competing ,n the I.uhn cup race,
are still In the air. The latter land
ed today near Chlllicnthc, Mo., 185
miles from Ht. Iyoul. The balloons
were expected to remain In the air
forty hours and as the day was not
hot the ucronuul.rt would not have to
use much ballasts. The University
City w'hlch won the Indiapapolis race
was In bad condition when It sailed
i from here, many patches being put on
the gaa bag as it was being Inflated.
The winner of the race for balloon
of forty thousand cubic feet capacity
must be decided by official measure
ment by the Ht, Iuls Aero Club.
The two contenders, Missouri and
Peoria, landed within practically the
same distance of this city today, the
former at Hibcrnla, Mo., about 120
miles west, and the Peoria at Levins,
Ills., north of Cairo.
The Peoria's pilot, J. W. Bern is, re
ported that he crossed the Mississip
pi river four time and the Ohio three
times.
ii
PUrTHEGAM
L
iryQCTIllfJE
Spends Busy Day Around Tlio
Golden Gate And Makes
a Few Speeches
TELLS SOLDIER BOYS
WISHES HE WAS G0IG
Philippines Landed Him In
White House And He
Would go Back
SAN KltANCIBCO, Oct. S After
passing the entire forenoon In the
cities of Oakland and Berkeley, across
tho bay, President Taft was welcomed
In Ban Francisco this afternoon by a
throng which lined the walks in soma
places ten dec along a line of march
extending over nearly three miles of
the principal streets.
Visiting thrro cities besides San"
Francisco the r resident had busy
day today. As he waa crossing from
the Oakland Mole to Sun Francisco
the army transport Thomas was setting
sail for the 1 hlllpplnos and by the
president's request th revenue cut
ter Oolden Guto. on which he was ;
passenger, was rtnuwn up alongside the
big vessel, th sides of which were
lined with soldiers and th families of
oltloers. -, '
Wanted to Go To.
On the brhlgt of the transport the
Philippine constabulary band was
drawn up anl waa playing "Hall to
the Chief," as the president shouted
across tho wt lor to the khakl-clad
soldiers. :
"Oood bye, boys, I wish you a pleas .
ant voyags.
Cheers came tack to the presidents
"Does It make you feel home Sick,
Mr, PresldentT" asked a member of
the president's party,
"Indeed It dors," replied Mr. Taft.
"and I would rive anything If I were
going with them . '
The president never loses art oppor
tunity while on ths coast to speak t
good word for th Philippines. Re
ferring to. his own experiences at Max
ntla In one of his addresses today he
said: -, .
.."Toanevf Sen tell. what lha -future
Is going to lirlnsr MtKJUt, ' trseemed a
long way around to the .white house
to go out 10,0(19 miles In th tropics,
but that Is wher It landed me."
Poctrlne of Compromise.
Berkley had the honor of being th
first city overlooking th bay to wsl.
com the president. At the Greek
theatre of the University of California,'
he was greeted by Professor Bernard
Moses, who ha 1. served with , him In.
th,e Philippines, tn a brief address
he declared that Ideals In popular
government wrre a splendid thing to
cultivate, but that th man st th
helm must be content with a compro
(Contlnued on Pag Three.)
WILL BE BROUGHT OUT
IN PRESIDENT'S HONOR
Mexico Preparing Elaborate
Entertainment on Scale
of Royalty. , A
RUSH PREPARATIONS
MEXICO CITY, Oct. 6. Mexico is
preparing to entertain President Taft
on a scale of royal magnificence such
as has been seldom witnessed on the
North American continent.
That all due honor may be doae th
executive of the United States when
he conies across the Klo Grande ss
the guest of President Dlas, orders
have been Issued to have carried tit
Cluedad Jurez,, the historical and
celebrated presidential silver and
plate, comprising a great, portion ot
the sliver and china forming the ban
quet service of Kmperor Maximllllan.
On October I, a special train Will leav
here carrying the banquet service. Th
last time this service was ' used ws
when Elihu Boot, the secretary Of
state for the United Btates was enter
tallied by President Plsi nt at Chap
ultepec cnstle. The set comprises sev
eral thousand pieces and Is said to
compare favorable In richness and In
splendor with the famed nets of th
old world royal families. s .'
The custody of this famous sllvef
will be In the hands of Alfred Bar.
ron. official Introducer of ambaaado
who will be In charge of ail rrang
merits for the banquet to be tendered
on this side of the Wg river.
Mr. Barron will go with the special
train and will take with him Euttaclo
Amador, Maltre D'Hotel at th iatlon
al palace, and Ramon Balgado, con
cierge at the palace. f , .-
Special florlrtts and huge Quantities
of flowers will also h takrfh, th In
tentlon being to make the Usnquat hall
a scene of floral beauty Unsurpassed
In any banquet tendered In Mexico
during recent years.
The carriages to be used by Pre
Ident Diss mmI hit cabinet hav Si
(Continued onage four.)
DID 01! FOLLOW