THE WEATHER:
SHOWERS
VOL. XXVI. NO. 20.
EXPECT TO SMASH
TRACK RECORDS
Famous Drivers Ready For
The Atlanta Auto Races
This Week
SIX EVENTS HELD
IN DAY'S PROGRAM
One Mile Time Test Promises
to be The Most
Exciting
ATLANTA, Ga.. Nov. 8. If Amer
ican automobile track records are not
broken in the Ave day's' racing which
will begirt tomorrow on the magnifi
cent new Atlanta automobile speed
way it Will bo a surprise to the star
pilots who gave the two mile track a
thorough, test today.
Robertson, Strang. Chrtitle, Chev
rolet and other drivers who are fa
miliar with motor speedways through
out the world declared that the At
lanta track seemed to offer an unu
sual opportunity to clip a few seconds
from previous records. Among the
scores of lighter cars purked In the
paddock are machines built to eclipse
prevtouo performances. Walter Chrix
tle's specially designed machine in
which the power Is applied In front
instead of in the rear, and Barney
Oldfteld's Benz, register 150 horse
power. Kllpatrlck's Hotchklss devel
ops 110. Louis Strang's "Baby" is a
200 horaepower Flat which will re
ceive Its American baptism of lire
tomorrow. In trials at Rrooklands,
England, last summer, 'this car Ih
said to have mode one mile In 2 8
second, or at a rate of about 123
miles on hour. The Brookland's track
Is three miles in length and was In
excellent condition at the time of th'.i
test. Strang does not equal that rec
ord on the two-mile course here as
the straightaway Is not of sufficient
length. He took the big machine four
mHes this afternoon In 8.11 2-r, the
second lap being on three cylinders.
Robertson, also a Fiat driver, spent
most of the day in repairing the car-
The stock cars today made the two
miles at an average of about 1.4".
and finished the day's practice with
out a mechanical mishap.
There will be six events tomorrow,
but the greatest Interest centers In
the one mile time test which will
bring out the high-powered machines,
and the 200-mile Stock Chassis race
(Continued on page four.)
Hi!
FOUNO ELEVEN WILLI
ONESON THEPARTY LINE
Now, Much Accepted Swain
Does not Know Who
Took Him Up.
HUMORS OF 'PHONE.
FAIRFAX. Mo Nov. 8 Henry
Winston, a prosperous younir farmer J
residing Ave miles from here, Is ex-j
pirlenclng all the trouble an 1 annoy
ance that comes from being engaged
at once and the same time to marry
twelve young wiyncn. lie don't know
which one he is to marry because he
don't know to which he first became
engaged.
In this section of the state the far
mers own anil use party telephone
lines, each line having from ten to
eighteen users, all of whom hear every
rail and listen to th? talk of others.
The WInstons are on a party line
having fifteen subscribers, twelve of
whom hae mnrringable daughters.
For months Harry Winston has been
paying some attention to Miss Lorenn
Simpson, whose parents reside some
four miles from his home. They had
planned for a drive last Sunday und
Winston had determined to pop the
question before the drive was ended.
Bat it rained and Winston despaired.
Along In the forenoon, after he felt
certain that the rain was going to
continue and that It would be Impos
sible to have the ride, and while his
people were out of the room, he was
s lied with an inspiration. Stepping
briskly to the telephone, he rang up
the Simpson house and awaited an an
swer. At the same time eleven young
tt'hn a-ere detained at their
homes by the rain heard the ring for
the 8tmpson residence. They, as
briskly as Henry, stepped to their re
spective phones, took down the re
ceivers and listened for they kn-w
that there was going to he something
doing. They did not have to wait loni?
for soon an answer came from the
home of the Simpsons. The i ne who
answered was Mrs. Simpson.
"Is Lorena at home?" asked Win
ston. "Yep, wait and I'll call her," came
back the answer, while eliwen young
women almost died in their efforts to
mother the laughter that tilled them.
UUU1J'UJ'lllllO' "" -i-i-i- -
ifira
S RAGES
(Continued on lawce fonr.)
THE
TAFT PLAYS GOLF;
President Spent a Busy Day
at Augusta Greeted by
Thousands
TALKS ON HEALTH
AND SANITATION
Conservation of Resources
And Merchant Marine A1-.
so Receive Mention
AUGUSTA, Ga., Nov. 8. President
Taft today played at golf with his
In is t In Augusta, Major Joseph It.
Cummlng, defeating him 2 up an 4
to go, opened the Georgia Carolina
Interstate fair, rode over the streets of
Augusta amid the cheers 'of hiH "fol
low 'citizens" and left the city at 3
p. m. for Florence, S. C.
The Incident of the call upon him
at the gulf links, on his invitation
i.f Ty Cobb, t lie baseball player, the
extreme cordiality of the reception of
the president In his "winter capital"
and the good fellowship extended to
his entourage were, the features of
the day. In his address at the fair
grounds the president alluded pleas
antly to the presence of Governor
Joseph M. iirown of Georgia nud
Governor Martin K. Ansel of South
Carolina who had made brief address-
es and expressed his gratification at
having opportunity to Ik- present in
and to again meet and greet the
friends that he had made during the .
two months that he spent in this city
last winter. In his address the pres- i
ident touched upon a number of mat
ters of national importance.
National Sanitation Key Note.
The key-note of his address was
national sanitation, that a national
board of health should accomplish
for the nation Itself what the nation
had accomplished for others in Cuba,
Punnma and other places. This Is the
first time In the South that the pres
ident has addressed himself to this
subject. He also took occasion to talk
ship subsidy and to suggest that the
legislation merited the support of tVw
South especially cotton manufactur
ing community's like Georgia and
South Carolina. In part he said, after
declaring that "then- Is a lady in j
Washington that I am very anxious j
to see und nothing could restrain the
haste with which 1 would go back to
the capilal city except the pleasure
- x ,
(Continued on page four.)
10 DECIDE ANTIQUATED
NORTH POLE
National Geographic Society
Three Scholars to Exam
ine Date and Records.
WILL TAKE TRIPS.
I
WASHINGTON, Nov. 8. To pass
on the (juestlon as to whether or not j
the North pole was discovered before J
1 i 0 '.I . that is to whether Ir. Cook j
reached It a year prior to Commander
Peary, the board of managers of the
National Geographic society today ap
pointed the following committee: J.
I toward Gore, formerly professor of
ninthematic George Washington imi
wrsity; HearrAdnilr.il John K. Plll
bury. of the navy; and Dr. C. Wil
lard Hayes, chief geologist of the geo
logical survey.
A change from the committee
which recently passed on the IVary
records was made in accordance with
the recommendation of the committee
on research of the society and be
cause it was thought that this would
bo fairer to Dr. Cook.
The committee, It wa.' announced,
will not go to Copenhagen, In the
prosecution of Us inquiry, but will
rely on data obtained otherwise.
For this purpose it will ha.e au
thority to interrogate such persons
and make such Journeys as may be
regarded essential to finally determine
the question of the discovery of the
pole.
The action of the University of
Copenhagen in refusing to permit a
committee of the National Geographic
societv to attend the ixaminatlon as
witnises merelv of Cook's records
has caused surprise and regret.
Among exme uf the society there
is a feeling that a grave mistake was
made by Bear-Admiral Chester, one
of the com ml tee who examined the
Pc:irv records, when In a public
speech Saturday night he discredited
Dr. Cook's claims to the discovery of
the pole.
Commander Peary arrived in Wash,
lngton today and proceeded at once
to the navy department, where he met
Assistant Secretary Wlnthrop and a
number of hii fellow officers. It was
the first vis t paid Dy mm to tn
H,imini .ine his return from the
Arc.tl(,
OPENS STATEFAIR
DISCUSSES SSUES
ASHEYILEE CITIZEN.
ASHEVILLE, N.
STAND BY LEADER
TOTHELAST DITCH
Will Leave no Stone Unturned
to Evade Gompers' Jail
Sentence
HIS REPORT SHOWS
MUCH PROSPERITY
Attitude of Delegates Attend
ing Annual Convention Is
a Detormlned One
TORONTO, Out.. Nov. 8. That the
American Federation of Ijtbor In
tends to stand by President Samuel
Gompers und his officers, Vice-Pres
ident John Mitchell npd Frank Morri
son, In their light to evade ..the jail
sentences imposed In the United
States for contempt of court, was In
dicated today by the attitude of the
delegates In attendance at the twcnly-
njnth annual convention. It Is ap
parent that the committee on the
president's report will recommend
that the case be carried to the Su
preme court of the United States. At
least tliin is the exprcsbi'd opinion
of many of the delegates.
Mr. Gompers In his report dlscuss-
od n wide rait?o of labor 1;
ues. and
those of Secretary Frank Morrison
and Treasurer John B. Lennon, which
followed, showed that organised la-
bor has made substantial gains In the
past year and that the funds of the
federation arc at high tide with a
balance .f 1106.303 in the treasury.
The conventio'n attitude toward
the factional strife among the mem
bers of the International Brotherhood
of Electrical Workers was shown to
day when the credential committee
reported in favor of the faction head
ed by F J. McNuity and declined to
seat James J. Reld of the Erie, Pa.,
central labor union, president of the
Insurgents, and othcj delegates from
organizations whose . charters had
beefl voked by ,the federation.'
Sf-'reMticnt Gompers ruled that only
orRanlrnlions In good standing were
entitled to representation In the pun-
ventlon.
It i;i predicted that Ihe dissatisfied
electrk l workers eventually will air
their grievances on the floor of the
convention. Tiny contend that their
charter wire revoked before they
had had an opportunity to eppeal to
the convention.
EIGHT DEAD AND FIVE
FATALLY INJURED IN
FACTORY FIRE IN N.V,
ilron - barml Windows Prc-
vented Escape From
Burning Comb Factory.
OWNER'S SON DEAD.
NEW YOIilC, Nov. 8. Iron-barred
windows prevented the escape from
death by lire of eight workers In
Hubert Morrison and Sons' comb fac
tory In Hrooklyn today and live other
men probably were fatally Injured In
making their escape from the build
ing. William Morrison, son of the
owner of the plant, lost his life In
the flames while trying to reach the'
safe and dive Its doors. His father
was among the Injured.
Luckily there were only forty em
ployes In the factory when the tire
started, for the spread of the llamea
was rapid in the Inflammable comb
material.
Many men Jumped from the third
floor windows and were injured. Those
who rushed to the rear found the
windows barred and there met their
doom. Neatly all of the victims were
Italians.
LARGE LAND SALE
STOPPED BY COURT.
CNION, S. C, Nov. 8. The execu
tors of the will of the late Miss Ann
E. Hlee are restrained In a tempo
rary Injunction issued today from of
fering for sale on November If, ten
thousand acres of farming lands nn.l
a big lot of stocks and bonds, the
property of heirs who are trying to
break the will, which disposes of
property valued at half a million dol
lars, the legatees Including prominent
citizens in Mississippi, Texas. North
and South Carolina.
The hearing on the Injunction will
be before Judge Thomas S. Sease, at
Spartanburg, on November 29.
1IOWAKD WINK.
RIRMINOH AM, Ala., Nov. 8
Howard college defeated Mississippi
A. and M. college here today by a
core of six to nothing. Williams
carried the hall over Mississippi'."
goal in the first half and Wlckhnm
kicked goal.
T
NHL
C, TUESDAY MOKXINfl,
PARISIAN interest in steinheil
TRIAL REACHES FEVERISH STAGE
Central Figure Though Showing Signs of Wear, Appears Calmer as Several Wit
nesses Testify in He r Behalf . American Newspaper Man Called
f . to th e Stand Created a Flurry In Court.
PARIS, Nov. 8. Greater than ever
at the opening of the second week Is
the public interest ' of Madame Mar-
gherlte Steinheil, who is accused of
murdering ber husband, Adolphe
Steinheil and her ttep-mother, Mad
ame Jap;'. '
The prisoner motion looking hag
gard on appearance In court today
waa considerably calmer after pass
ing a. Sunday of repose. Madame An-
tanxlno, Wife of one of Stelnhell's
models and Dt. Ardhary, the Steinheil
family physician, though called by
lha jut, bothajUflrd la faVor of th
aeoused, the former" Insisting upon the
frenzied condition of the woman on
the morning after the crime, and the
doctor contradicting in the most cat
egorical fashion the testimony attrib
uted to him before the examining mag
istrate. Dr. Archury testified that Stelnhell's
death was due to asphyxiation after
WHITLfl KIOIPPER HAS
Asks Re-opening of Cast'
and Hints al Dark Myste
rious Secrets.
PITTSBCRG, Nov. 7. Much Inter
est Is manifested liere over the an
nouncement th:it Helen Boyle, the
Whltla kidnapper now "doing" twenty-live
years In KKerslrte prison, has
applied for a re-opening of her case.
and' that she has an Immense secret
fond behind her.
It Is the general opinion that public
clamor over the way In which both
the woman and her husband, Jimmy
l.oyle, were railroaded to prison
through the Mercer county courts has
Induced certain persona to come for
ward with the money, though secretly.
The Western Pennsylvania public
knows that not onlv did Helen lioyle
beg to be allowed to go on the stand
ill her own defense, but when she was
about to lie si lit. ie .Ml she begged of
Judge Williams ti be permitted to say
"a few words" but this wen denied
t.A. t... t. ....... ii' v itrnii.,.,
j ni tJy j miKe et j. i, iihiujj.i.
Hoyle was treat. n in a similar way,
but Inter got pari of his statement be
fore the public. It is claimed by
ftiends of the imprisoned woman tha
Judge Wllliiinin is n relative of the
family of Willi. Whltla, the kid
napped boy.
Western Pcnnsvlvanla has been of
the opinion that i i t one-tenth of the
ttutli In the Whltla case was ever
brought out. an. I it Is understood It
will be revealed if the woman gets a
new trial.
DFXttKAM: IX BALKS.
WASHINGTON. Nov. The cen
sus bureau today Issued a report
showing that 7.UI2.SI7 bales, count
ing round balep as halves, had been
ginned from the growth of 190!) to
November 1 as compared with 8,191,
557 bales for 1 90S.
'A
SHOWER& l
WASHINGTON, Nov. Forecast
North Carolina: Showers Tuesday
colder In the Interior
Wednesday
fair', variable winds,
NOVEMBER !. 1909.
Got The Coal Man Worried!
rf V-
strangulation and that Madame Japy's
death resulted from asphyxiation.
ISecutiso of the manner In which the
bodies were llgated the doctor offered
the opinion that one person alone
could not have committal the mur
ders. She Weeps.
When the taking of testimony was
resumed after recess Madame Stein
heil wept bitterly while Pierre Buls
son, who broke off his engagemsnt'
to Marthe Steinheil testified, Hs de
clared that his action had nothing to
do with' the queslon of a dowocy.
Another doctor testified thMTlit 4tit
not consider the prisoner' illness after
the crimes were discovered whs feign
ed. An expert who examined the rope
with which Madame Steinheil was
bound testified that they came from
4)i kitchen of the Steinheil house, and
4i clock expert who examined thi
clock In the house declared that ft had
SAYS MILKMEN CANNOT
RAISE PRICE OF MILK
Kind-Hearted Court Steps
in to Put Stop to Public
II old-Up.
KANSAS CITY, Nov. 8. Thoso
responsible for raising the price of
mirk In New York are brewing trou
ble for themselves if the example to
bo made of similar manipulators here
shull serve to show the big city how
to -deal with that kind of Inroad on
the domestic purse. Thirty-one dairy
men ami milkmen who tried the New
York way hero have been blocked by
order of court. The Injunction holds
until lJecembcr 1, when the offenders
must appear before Judge Park In the
Federal court to meet the charge of
combining in restraint of trade. The
action Is brought by the authorities In
the name of the state. Publtc senti
ment strongly supports it.
The local dealers were not so
adroit In their scheme of squeeze as
the New Yorkers. Instead of resting
content with the Eastern schemo of
advancing the price one cent a tlmu
they made a bold first Jump from six
cents a juarl to ten, and were figur
ing on another b ap to 1 2 '4 cents a
ipiurt when the law seized them. It
is doubtful if even the easy stage
method adopted In New York would
have been tolerated here for any
length or time.
Dr. Uoyil Chapman, field Inspector
af t lie city milk inspection depart
ment, falls with the combine. He has
,e. n writing to the newspapers that
Die price id milk should be raised to
nsure a jjood article. On the supposl
lon that his writings started the oom
oini! Idea he has been dismissed from
office. The restraining order Issued
today covers supply sources In Jack
son und Case counties. Mo., and Wy
andotte county, Kan.
(JKXTKV IUKK.
IIIUSTOU Tenn., Nov. 8. Irving
Ointry who was wounded In the (len-try-iiuntner
feud near (in envllle,
Tenn., four weeks go died last night
trom the effect of his wounds. Gentry
had Just recently been acquitted of
the murder of a mun named Kelly,
his plea of self defense having been
sustained.
KKWAXKK WIXK.
SEWANKE, Tenn.. Nov. 8. fW-wan-ne
defeated Castle Heights this af
ternoon on a dusty field. Castle
Heights was almost as heavy as He
wanee and fought every Inch of the
way. Final score as to v.
J m m. r, j s I l u,-a nantiT A I
' Tt '
I SAY. OLD MAN
been mopped by hand, at It was wound
up.
Frederick Burllngham, th Ameri
can newspaper man, who wo arrested
on suspicion at the time of the mur
derm, 4'iited a flurry on belnu called
to the stand, by announcing;:
"I am the man who rata just es
caped the gullotlne." , '
The detective who escorted Madame
Steinheil when aha ucretly vlawad
lturllngham and identified him a ona
of the assassins testified that h wat
so greatly impressed with the pris
oner's sincerity that hs would not
hi.ve believed her If aha had confess
e l that she waa guilty.
Today' proceedings are considered
a distinct victory for the defendant,
us no direct evidence Implicating hsr
waa produced. On the contrary aev
era) of tha itute'n v Itnesses testified
In her favor.
DH. COOK SEEKS QUIET
PUCE TOPBEPARE DAJft
Far From Curious Surveil
ling Public Prepares Rec
ords for Copenhagen.
NEW YORK, Nov. I, Br. Freder
ick A. Cook, the explorer, it at A
"titilet place away from New York
preparing his North polo data tor
submission to Copenhagen univer
sity." A statement Issued tonight by his
lawyer says:
"Dr. Cook's time was o Invaded
while In New York and ho wns under
such surveillance by person seeming
ly Interested In his movements and
those of his counsel and friends, that
he decided to continue the work upon
the data for Copenhagen In a quiet
place away from New York. Whan
his work on that data has been com
pleted, Dr. Cook will resume his ac
tivities In New York and elsewhere as
usual."
II Is denied Hint messages to and
from Dr. Cook at his New York ho
tel were Intercepted, but the state
ment says that the contents of mes
sages sent to Dr. Cook In the West
were "published before they reached
him."
"GUILTY AS HELL,"
SAID THE ATTORNEY.
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Nov. . "I
know they are guilty as hell, but I
can't convict them."
Huch an expresnion. In part, over
the failure of the Jury this afternoon
to convict certain alleged gamblers,
was uttered In the .criminal court
room by Attorney-Qenieral Jeff Mc
Cam, following the discharge of the
lurv In the case of Jim Williams and
others who were acquitted of th
churge of conducting a crap room.
Williams was arrested late Irt tha
afternoon on a warrant sworn out by
General McCarn, charging him with
perjury In connection with testimony
given In the case tried today.-
Williams made bond In the sum of
J,000.
M-XmiXH Ill'XS AMUCK.
LAFAYETTE, La.. Nov. I. Becom
ing suddenly Insane, Nellie fltelaer, I
negro woman, ran amuck here laat
night. Having secured a revolver, she
met a party of ynun neirroea and be
gan an Indiscriminate (ire upon them,
killing two. 8hj waa overpowered
and placed In Jail. '
Associated Press
Leased Wire Reports.
lytlCE FIVE CENTS.
LE
Eugene Cox Issues a State
ment Concerning ThoCaso
of Mrs. Stetson
HE SAYS THAT HtR
STUDENTS DID IT
Also Declares That Some of
,,Stetsonlsms,Dlffer From
Christian Science
NEW YORK, Nov. I. Eugene R.,
Cox, head of tha Christian Bolenaa
Publication aoclety In thlk city,. a
sum a statement tonight in which ha -declare
It waa not Virgil O, Strlckler,
flrat reader at ths" First Church
Christ, Bcluntlst, of Now York, who
Inaugurated the charge of mental,
malpractice which resulted' In tha de
posing of Mrs. Augusta's: Stetson
head of that church. It waa a group
ofMrs, Btetaon'i own student, . ha .
says, and Utter a few of them com''
forward with apeclflc charge to Ota
board of director and the mother
church in Iiomon. Later the board
of director railed Mr, Btrlckler as v
Witness In th ca. '
"While th mntal practice descrlb.
J by Mrs, Rtetson In thl morning'
paper I not th practise of Christian
Science," continued Mr, Cox, "It to
to be obsorved that there is . wide
difference between her practice a da.
crlbed by herself und as, described by
her students. Even her moat partisan
ttidenta admitted t tho recent In-.
qulry In Boston that h WM In the
habit of making mental and audlblo
attack tfpon person In th natur of
Imprecation and cure.
."Th durtlncttott whloh h attempt
to make in favor of mental practice, ,
which shw claim l legitimate eif-'
defense, . I unknown t Christian
RfJenc. : A Christian (Scientist defend ,
himself from all former of evil by
keeping hi own conscience fre from
It end not by hnrlln thmwht at-a
upposed enemy." . .
N!IIIUL'
III
LEGISUTIVE - CHANGES
Pass Numerous Kcsoluti'ons
, . i
on Many ' Important .
Public Questions.' , , .
CONSIDER HOME HFE.
ductlon In tha m'.Uag altowanc of
SAYS
STR1CKLER
N0TRE5PQNSIB
FOR
THE CHARGES
member or congress from ten to fivtt ,
cenu a mil I (ought In resolution
adopted by the ; Farmers' National
congrea here today. ' j
Legislation to establish four na
tional road from th Atlantic to the
Pacific, the trei.gthnlng or the
"Oleo" law, a law prohibiting rail
road from charging a full trip mllu-
tttrja rittu In evnfttt nf tha eatss Af tha
states through which th trip extends,
the enactment or a poniai pang law,
lni,aiilntf th franklnir -ttrlvllncrs tt '
state agricultural schools and college
for the extension of publication work, .
were urged in other resolution.
The congres also placed Itself on
rumril In favor nf the enactment of
a law modernlnlng parcels port yo-
tem, urged congres 1 appropriate
money for denatured alcohol dlstlll
erle at selected agricultural experi
ment stations, and favored govern
ment aid to public roads.
Hntali's Add r ew. '
RAnrMMtntnttva Kmall of thU Stat.
In addressing th congress told how ,
th agricultural Interest Of tne eouin
would develop through tne estaDiisn
ment of inland waterways. Clarence
H. Poe, editor ot The Progressive
SinM nt RalelvhL riolnted out the
great advance made In southern ac
cultural method,; Dr. V, L. Steven.
bacteriologist of the North carotin.
Agricultural and Mrchanlcal college,
told of the effort to get, rid of plant ,
disease, ur, J. i norier
mist of the North Carolina department
of agriculture, aleo spoke. -
That the unrest of women In farm
home I due to a lack of modern Im
provement, to colorlata monotony at
tending Isolation and to a lack ot
Independent earning power waa, the
opinion expreed by Mr. Alic B.
Whltaker, of Washington, D. C in
a paper read before the congress.
The condition ot women would b
vastly Improved, Mrs. Whltaker de
clared. If home lndutrle could , too
Introduced on the trm to make uoe
of It product and to furnish an In
come from congenial employment. The
making of rug, corerleta, patchwork
and baaketr. wera some of the line
of activity that had within recent
year been revived with ucb success
that considerable money had been
brought Into loolated communities
with the reault of greatly adding to
the comfort of the people and the
attracttvene of home life.