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ASI1EVILLE, N. C, SUNDAY MuKXlXO,
3, 1911
VOL. XXTO., NO. 316
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PREPARATION FOR
LABOR DAY GIVEN
CHECK BY TRAGEDY
Seven Men Meet Their Deaths
In Launch on Lake Erie.
Eighth Man Escaping
LAUNCH RAMMED BY
BARGE PHILIP M1NCH
All of The Dead Men Wero
City Employes of Toledo.
In Fishing Party
, TOLEDO, O.. Sept. i. The prepa
rations for the celebration of Labor
day in this city were given a check
today when the citizens stopped work
and expressed their deep sympathy
and many lent their aid In the search
lor the seven bodies of city officials
and employes who met a tragic death
by drowning early this morning when
their little launch, a 35-foot craft,
nas rammed by the barge Philip
Mlnch, hurling seven of the eight pas
sengers to a watery grave. The
drowned are:
Harry Batch, city councilman.
James Wlsler, superintendent of
waterworks.
Thomas Purcell, master mechanic
at the waterworks plant.
. Fred Shane, secretary of Service
Director Cowl.
. William Blatt, waterworks Inspec
tor, Norwood avenue.
William Carroll, bookkeeper at wa
terworks. Rudolph Tunker.
Yesterday Morning.
The accident occurred about 1.80
this morning but word was not re
celvsd In the city until more than two
hours later. Continually professional
divers, policemen with grappling
hooks and local rivermen have search
ed the waters of the baj all day but
In vain.
The party of eight men left a down
,ton dock at mMnlght for Kelly's Is
land in Lake Erie to fish until Mon
day night.- They had proceeded out
Into Maumee bay, near Ita mouth.
Seven of the party were above on the
orward dock, what thsy were ao-
g will never be known- Mayer, the
glneri wHp "-was "below looking
after the gasoline englna. was the only
one of the fumy to escape. Mayer de
clares he did not hear any signals
sounded from the barge. In seven
homes the widows and children of the
drowned men are being cared for by
relatives and sympathetic neighbors.
(Continued on Page Seven)
VETERAN EX-SENATOR OF
TEXAS, ROGER Q. MILLS,
ABSWERSJEATH'S GILL
Author of Mills Bill, Leader
in State and National
Politics
VERY WIDELY KNOWN
CORSICANA. Tex., Sept. . For
mer United States Senator Roger Q.
Mills, of Texas, a leader In state and
national democratic politics for many
years, best known perhaps as the au
thor of the Mills bill, died at his home
here today, aged eeverriy-rlne.
He was a noted Confederate soldier
rand one of the beat known statesmen
i In Texas. When a young man he
moved from Kentucky, where he was
born, to Texas, starting out as a drug
I clerk and studying law at night, until
I admitted to the bar.
He entered the war as lieutenant
;eojonel of the Tenth Texas Infantry,
later succeeding to the command of
that regiment.
At Argansas post In January, I8CS,
he distinguished himself by withstand
ing for weeks a superior fence of
TJnlon troops, fllnally being captured.
'For several months he was a prisoner
of war at Columbus, O. After his ex
change he commanded regiments utt
er Generals Bragg, Johnston and
ood.
His congressional career began In
.1172 as representative at large from
'Texas, followed by four terms as con
'grensman from the old Fourth district.
He was elected United States sena
tor In 3882, serving antll 1898 when he
i resigned and was succeeded by Chaa.
' A. Culberson.
THREE KIMED EC FUED
PEJCSACOLA, Fla.. Sept I As a
quel to a long standing fued and
as a result of which Daniel Cooler.
prominent naval stores operator
of Santa Rosa county, was shot and
, killed last Sunday. Alf. and Mich
Cooler, brother and ' cousin of the
fiend man were shot from ambush
.last night near Milton. The bodies
'of the two men were found lying In
the road at daybreak, a mile apart
having fallen out of a buggy in .which
they were riding. Feeling la said to
be Intense In Santa Rosa county over
tile tragedy and mora trouble is
feared.
BIN FORD GIRL MAY
BE PUT O N STAND
B Y PROSECUTION
As Much is Intimated When De
fense Criticises Prosecution For
Having Her Held in JailBeattie
Didnt Testify Yesterday.
CHESTERFIELD COURT HOUSE,
Sept. 2. Henry Clay Seattle. Jr., who
today was to have told to the twelve
men In whose hands Ms life haroja in
balance, the story of the murder of
his young wife on the Midlothian
turnpike last July, will not go on the
witness stand to testify In his own
behalf until Monday, when the climax
of the trial Is expected and the case
of the defense brought to a close.
It was with reluctance that Judge
Watson, who Is hearing the case,
granted a petition of Beattle's counsel
for an adjournment today earlier than
usual without having placed Henry
Beattle on the stand as had teen
promised. The prosecution was or
dered to permit the accused man and
his counsel to have a final eonferenco
over Sunday. In granting the de
lay Judge Watson asked that Indul
gence of the Jury for the apparent
prolongation of the case, but assured
them that he would hold sessions
both day and night next week if ne
cessary 1n order to bring the trial
to an early close. It seemed pro
bable tonight that the case might be
In the hands of the Jury not later
than the middle of next week.
Two Important Wltnesws
Only two Important witnesses faced
the Jury today, Charles P. Kestleberg
and Wm. H. Sampson, and with the
exception of their testimony, today's
proceedings were quite featureless.
A sharp exchange between the oppos
ing counsel toward the end of the
day revealed that Beulah Blnford,
the so-called "girl In the case." might
go on the witness Stand before the
trial ended. It came after a sarcastic
remark by one xt the counsel for
the defense when Sampson had testi
fied concerning the prisoner's rela
tions with the Blnford girl.
"You were called by the prosecu
tion, too, were you notf" asked Henry
M. Smith, Jr., ef the defense, address
ing Sampson.
"Tea," wa the reply,
. "But never .called te the stand by
them?"
"That makes no differences," In
terjected Prosecutor Wenrlonberg.
"Oh. yes It does." snapped Mr.
Smith, "you have kept Beulah Bln
ford in Jail now for a month and did
not put her on the stand. "
"Well, we'll see about that," re
plied Mr. Wendenberg, with a smile,
VI
BEING MADE IN CANADIAN
STATES FORRECIPROCITY
Premier Sifton of South Al
a
berta Offers Some Very
Strong Arguments
ASKS QUESTIONS
WINNIPEG, Man., Sept. 2. Pre
mier Arthur Sifton of Alberta la keep
ing up a vigorous campaign for reci
procity In tha constituencies of south
Alberta,
At a meeting In Taber, Premier
Sifton said that reciprocity was not
a matter of getting a few cents more
per bushel one day for wheat or a
better price for cattle, It was that
the farmers should have freedom of
trade In the best markets to sell at
the best price offered at tlje time
and to have three or four competi
tors for his products Instead of one
or two as at present. The Canadian
Pacific under its original charter,
had not been aJ loured to build ranch
lines near the United States border,
but now It has been found profitable
to build lines Into the Jnlted States.
Were the stockholders disloyal be
cause of this, he asked.
The Grand Trunk railway finance'!
by British capltol and run by Bri
tish directors, ran another line Into
the United States at Portland and an
other Into the United States at Chi
cago, yet they could not be called
disloyal: but farmers and ranchers
and others who wish to sell their
products to the states are In danter
of becoming disloyal.
Sir Edmund Walker, president of
the Bank of Commerce of Toronto,
Mr. Sifton sajd, hinted that reciproci
ty would endanger the loyalty of th
country, hut the Bank of Commerce
yearly moves three quarters of the
cOfi,!i -rop of the United States and
yet the directors are not disloyal.
SCHOOLER TOWED IS
WILMINGTON N.. C, Sept. 1. The
tng Tormentor today towed Into
Southwort the schooner James David
eon, Charleston to Xew York, with
a cargo of lumber, previously report
ed abandoned at sea In a sinking con
dition, the captain and crew having
taken te Havana bv the American
tramp steamer Northwester.
Intimating that the Blnford girl
might be put on the stand In rebuttal
next week.
"You didn't dare put her on in
the examination in chief, however,"
said Mr. Smith, before Judge Watson
Interfered an put and end to the dis
cussion. Walt for Ik's t tic s Side
It has become evident that the pur
pose of the commonwealth in with
holding the Binford girl from the
stand has been to await the testimony
of the prisoner himself regarding the
girl, whom the prosecution points to
as the motive for the murder of Mrs.
Beattle.
The intention of the- common
wealth, It was admitted tonight, Is to
confront the accused some time next
week with the ninford girl to con
tradict certain statements which It Is
expected Seattle will make when he
la on the etad If he clings to the
story he toldat the coroner's Inquest.
The most dramatic moment of the
trial, ''however, is expected to be
reached ' when the commonwealth
confronts the two cousins? Paul and
Henry, with one another and the
prosecution puts forth Its questions
concerning the alleged purchase of
the gun by Paul and Its supposed
transfer to Henry.
Another Color of Berrrt
Another tale of a mystejirms man
with a shot gun 'waa Introduced today
by P. K. Clements. He declared the
man had a "whitish beard," thereby
adding a third variety of color to
the sandy and straggly and "gray
beards" already testified to by other
witnesses to have covered the face
of the mysterious man. On cross-examination.
Prosecutor Wendenberg
drew forth the admission that It wai-j
not an unusual sight to see a man
with a gun on his shoulder during
the', hunting season or after It close
when ratthtts were plentiful 1n the
surrounding ;woedev In teres ring Aee
ttmony waa presented by William H.
Sampson, a chum of the accused and
his companion on many pre-nuptlal
hours of dissipation. He declared
that Henry Beattle never really loved
tho Blnford girl but when their re
lations were "accidentally renewed.
(Continued on Page Four.)
GOMEZ IS OEFEATEO FOR
THE VICE-PRESIDENCY OF
MEXICO BY JOSE SUAREZ
In Contrast to Other Session
of Progressives' Meet
ing Was Orderly
GEN. REYES ACTIVE
MTXICO CITY. Sept. 8. Jose Pino
Suarez, governor of Yucatan ,won the
nomination for vk-e-presldent on the
progressive ticket against Dr. Fran
umro vanquez omez tonignt by a
final vote of 788 to Many dele
gates did not vote on the last ballot
while a number cast blank ballotn,
these going to the credit of the man
wit hthe majority.
In contract to some of the earllor
scenes In the convention Its close was
marked by an exceptional degree of
orderliness.
Refusal of the majority to cast tn
votes for either of the remaining can
didates for the vice-proMldencv re
sulted tonltrht In the railing of Fran
cisco I. Mndero before the convention
to define hln relations with Dr. Vas
quez Comez, who ran second to Pino
Suares by ninety-nine votes on the
second ballot.
The head of the ticket was sub
jected to a grilling by the delegates,
but after frankly expressing his dis
approval of Dr. VasqueT! he adroitly
turned the tables on the dlseatisfled
element by putting them on rex-oH to
support the winning candidate who
ever he mlgnt be.
Only the most ardent supporters of
! Madero regard his nomination as syn-
onymous with his election. Once the
popular idol of perhaps 85 per cent
of the Mexicans, his selection then
would have been unquestioned. Now
no one attempts to deny that he has
lost much of his popular Influence
and General Bemado Reyes Is a for
midable rival.
Emlllo Vasquez Gomez and -one or
two other ambitious men still persist
In declaring that thev will be candi
dates for the presidency, but up to
this time the race is between Reyes
and Madero.
In-order that he may devote his en
tire time to his 'anipalgn Reyes has
petitioned the war department to
place him on the retired list
Francisco I. Madero.-Jr., presiden
tial nominee of the progressives,
stated tonight that In the event of
hit election be will ask Dr. Oomet
to occupy post in his cabinet
To The
'j.YYf, MY FRIENDS
WOULD QET OUT
HySTE FOR f1
NEW HpTEL AND INCLINE RAILWAY
ON SUNSET MOUNTAIN NOW ASSURED
I
Dr. E. W. Grove, Stili Eager in Pushing Development, of
cides to Rush Two Great Project to Completion
& :
''I
The new hotel to- be operated on
Dr. E. W. Orov'.?fiunet property
Is assured. No longer In the tenta
tive stage, but ,. practically .-an . ac
complished fact It will be In actual
operation before the clpse ef next
summer. Ground b-IU be broken for
it before the coming spring and in
loss than a year Ashevllle's hotel fa
cilities wilt have been added to by
structure for whlph It wilt not have
to apologise. It will be a hotel pat
terned somewhat after those now op
erated on the CJub colony plan at
Kanuga and -y Highland ' lake near
HeadersonvlHe. " Th final plana will
be shortly' accosted 'ter' tide
been"rcelvedJthe competition t ba
op'en"t6vHl ,ecions.' s '; , " 7
But that la not nil of the good
work which Dr. drove has In view;
He will build an incline railway from
the foot t the summit of Sunset
mountain. 'What this will mean In
the way of attractions to summer
visitors can readily be Imagined, and
there la no doubt that lta completion
will witness the urlvent of many ad
ditional tourists to this section. Dr.
Gr jvn has had ewh plans under con
sideration, but It whs not until after
his recent meeting with the business
men and municipal officers of this
city that he finally decided to proceed
with hla two great projects. When
Dr. Grove threw open his magnificent
property to the nubile, and made It
accessible by building a splendid au
tomoble hUhwuy to Hurvset's peak, he
won the heart of the people and con
vinced them that his great wealth
would le devoted to the development
of this section.
Reedy Acceptance
The wide-open welcome extended
mi APPLICANTS FOR
OFFICE ONM BICCS
Resignation Has Not Yet
Beached Governor and
Successor Not Chosen
RALEIGH. X. C, Sept. 8 Al
though telegram arid letters are com
ing to Governor Kltchln urging the
appointment of one and another fa
vorite to tho sup' : !or court Judgeship
for the ninth dlstri. t to succeed Judge
J. C. Crawford Hivx. of Durham, the
tatter's resignation has not yet reach
ed the executive. It was announced
from Durham lost rilKht that JurlK
Biggs has forwnnh'd his resignation
and that he Is r.ilrlng from th
bench on acount of the grent amount
of time that h'f i u'ies lt'eep him from
his family nnd thnt he Is to resume hl
Durham prnct:re and Join the law fac
ulty of Trinity '!..
H. A. Fousho on 1 K. H. Rykes, now
recorder of Iurl!i are being men
tioned for 'hf- i : : e. No informa
tion as to who rw i.elhg urged for the
place could t' ol;;iind from the go -trnor'H
office -x ;it that numorooc
prominent lawyers of the district are
being mentioned
WA8HINOTO.V, Bept. J. Fore
cast: North Carolina: generally fair
Sunday and Monday; light southwest
wind becoming- variably ...
.FAm4jL
Hustler Belongs The Prizes.
A CITIZEN, SURE
J TH INC.-SIGN hit J
UP PtK A J
fi.NP
fore SpringStrong Attraction For
to the Asheville public and the great
guest colony now here, to enjoy the
trails and drives of the six hundred
acres of E. W. Grove park, find
hundreds of acceptances dally. The
use of the park Is Indulged In by pe
destrians' quite as numerously as by
driving parties, and the scenic enjoy
ment of the mountain continues in
the popular favor, - ;
Overlook park has been closed as
a public resort. The former casino
building In the park was remodelled
as a residence during the early turn
mer, and the structure is now occu
pied by Mr. and Mr Seely and their
family; the ground ar private, .
-XheU&jJX '1 .4yeo;t . Thea
brought the top of "unset mountain
Into greater prominence at en Ashe
ville attraction. The early orowdi
that visited Bunset have been greatly
augmented In numbers since the op
ening of the new auto road and the
attendance has emphatically demon
strated the desirability of this or
soma other accessible nearby point
for the early erection of hotel ac
commodations and sn Incline railway,
both of which propositions have now
i been definitely Included In Mr. Grove's
plans.
j Work on the mountain sections of
I the park have.bnen singularly aided
uy uib m-fjni rainn; ins lesi given
the new roads by the rainfall shyowed
up but few soft spots, and these de
fects are being rapidly repaired by
additions of crushed stone and the
services of the ten-ton steam roller:
the development la reaching a fine
point of finish on the auto road and
the adjacent woodlands.
Invite fjongrr Vlxlt
The early fall enchantment of tem
NEGRO FIELD HAND. HIT
BY WORK IAIN, IS DEAO
Brevard Negro Jumps in
Front of Train Starting
Across Trestle
BREVARD, N. C. Hept. i George
Potts, about twenty years of age, a
negro field hand on the farm of Mr.
JefT Wilson of this '-ounty, was struck
shout 12 30 today by a southern work
train and instantly killed. The body
was brought to Rrcvard and Is being
held, pending recelp tnf advice from
his relatives. Tho man Is said to have
been somnwhat off mentally. He was
beside the ra'lroad track grazing a
cow as the train approached. Just as
It was about 120 feet from a short
trestle Potts suddenly Jumped In front
of the train end attempted to beat It
across the trestle. There was not
time for the ttaln to stop, and he was.
. - l . I . 1 . V . J . I -I
ihnkik hiui'im am in' ri'Hi iieu wie enu
of the trestle. Ills neck was broken,
right nldc crushed, right foot cut off.
and tho rlsht ldi of skull fractured.
N'o blame seems to attach to the train)
crew. The coroner's Jury this after
noon returned an open verdict.
WOOMtOW TALKS OF FARMERS
NEW VOItK, Bept. 2 Tr.e Amerl
can farmers Is not helping himself
a.) much as.hs might and as much as
the fanners of many other countries
oro hc'rlng themselves. Such was
the opln'on voiced by Governor
Woidrow Wilson of New Jersey In
a speech delivered st the Btaten Is
land County fair this sftornoon. Gov
ernor W'lson suggested as a remedy
for this a closer co-operation among
American farmers, the country
churab baing used as a medium for
bringing ihls about
This Section, Definitely De
Work Witt Begin - -
Tourists.
perate skies and wholesome breesea
In Aehevllle's surround of eun-klssad
hill country is not with the seat of
living, real living, and nature In her
best colored robe of cooling treen is
tipping the serene welcome to the
tourist family to linger a while long
er In these truly enjoyable days.
In the daily recurring turn of the
guests ' toward pleaauratie outings.
Asheville hes no richer offering In Its
varied and charmlnc scenic attrae
ttone than drive by motor oar or car
riage, or In tramping, by food roads
and trails, to the mountain's top on
Sunset: the limits ef the vision from
this) height ltf,feV pred,of
yant;; beattljrffnat'; eneom jssW rS
delights B sm and ummit.le
perennial In their glorious pageantry.
vaf-yin with eaoh other, whethe
seen once or a myriad of times, tod
undee the magla of it all the com
pleteness dominate and Is satisfy
ing. ' . ' .
The trip invigorates In the mingled
Interest of the oountryslde and the
woods, the odors of the fields and the
sweet breath of the forest, th exhil
arating scent of the mountain per
vsdns, lung-fllllng draft of the brac
ing, tonic air, winnowed and sifted
through the current that sweep from
Mitchell and th Craggles are deeply
and gratefully drunk and the effort
renews itself and expands to fuller
proportions.
Numerous routes of going wind with
the face of the mountain In easy
grades; up the redolent slopes. lux
uriant In plant life; through cove
wher the mosses and fern banks
grow; Into the upper woodlands and
(Continued on Pago Five)
HUSBAND AND WIFE 00
TO PBM TOGETHER
Mrs. Noel Sentenced to Pen
itentiary for Five Years,
Husband for Fifteen
-s-V- ( " 11 '
BALIRRmO. N. C, "ept. I. Five
years In the stste penitentiary was
the sentence passed this afternoon by
Judge Daniels on Mrs. Janle Noel, of
Lexington, convicted yesterday. In Ro
wan superior "ourt, for the abduction
of Clara Belle Glbbs ,aged thirteen, al
so of Lexington, the husband having
been given fifteen years for the same
offense and the couple will go to the
state prison together.
The trial attracted wide attention
on account of the white slave traffic.
REWARD
The Citizen company wiL
pay ten dollars for the ar
rest and conviction of one
W A. 8mitb, who is selling
pictures of Jack Johnson,
the negro pugilist, and
promising to send The Citi
zen. The receipt given by
this im poster in one instance
that has come to our atten
tion is very indefinite and is
really not a receipt at all.
Do not pay anyone for
The Citizen unless you are
personally acquainted with
G0TGHANDRUSS1AN
nraiT
THE CALL OF TP
Their Training Ended World's
Greatest Wiestlers Are Fit
For Tomorrow's Battle
BETTING ODDS NOW
FAVOR THE AMERICAN
tiacken schmldt Has The Aq
vantage In Weight But Gotch
Is Slntw Mjfvel
CHICAGO, Bept, I. Training end.
ed; Ootch and Hackenschmldt tonight
are Just waiting. (' ''
The two giants "at the wrestling '
mat, who on Monday, afternoon will
clash In their world's championship at
the American league baseball park,
completed conditioning themaelve to
day. Neither did much work in the
way of training. Ootch, the cham
pion, merely tried to get up A good
sweat, while Hackenschmldt spent a.
day or idleness, save for a brisk run In '
the morning and ' light exercise in
the afternoon. Fear that Gotch'
would overdo his training ha been
th worry of the champion's camp.
But th champion evidently knew
what he was doing, for never a man,
hla edmlrtre say, looked In better con
dition for a . championship , contest
than did Ootch as he lay on a rubs
blng table after hla final work-out.
' Mac loafa, ,
Out In hla camp on the shore of
Lake Michigan, Hackensohmldt spent
the 'day loafing, although he took
run in the morning and a tew minutes
of txerclae later in the day; ' Trainers
In the invader'! camp declared he was
In the finest possible condition,' and(
tlat- hi work waa done. ' 1 '
Short walka In the morning la the
program mapped out for both Gotch
and Hucksnscbmldt tomorrow, The
balance, of the day will be spent in
absolute rest.
. ' It was unofficially announced that
Qotch'e weight, after hla workout to-'
A. m .hi' .n4 .T..L. ln.Uu ..lUnk. -
, "mm m i , " 4 V m, hi iv; i .. r
enschmldt1 manager, aald the Ru-'
elan tipped :th bm t J!i, which
Is mor than h' ever has weiithed for
previous conteita,'-fJotrn'rf .1. idlers
Pitih to send iilm into thtrlng w,gh '
Ing about 104 pounds, -He will be'
h'evler by eight pound than, when he
defeated Hack here three and a holfs
year ago.' Betting odda : on OotohV
took a sudden) slump today following "
reports of the lowan's superb condi
tion. : Early in the week even money
bis, but today the. best price waa I to
I, while Hsckanichmtdt ruled at T to
C. Betting, as a rule, hsa been light,
few waters of any sis having been
reported, ' " J, '
CTTTKEJf BCTjIjE'tWs. ;
The Cltlsen will have special bul
letins from the arena ' at Chicago '
showing the progress pf ths mstch.
These will be posted In The Clttsen'sr
windows, "
BOTH SIDES STATED IN
ISSUES RAISED BETWEEN
5.P.
E
Representatives of Sljop
Crafts Still Hopeful of
Preventing Strike
ACTION DEFERRED
BAN FTtA?JCI"CO, Bept J All ac
tion toward the calling of a strike of ,
the shop employes of the Harriman
lines as a result of tho refusal of the
railroads to recognise the federation
of shop employes haa been deferred ;
until next Friday and the representa
tives of the shop crafts who were
present at the conference yesterday
with President Kruttsohnitt. of the
Halirlman tlnqp, express the hope
that a, strike will be averted. V
A meeting of the advisory board;
of the' federation of shop employes
(Continued on Page?. Seven)
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