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ElDMLE Clf IZEN. THE ASH THE WEATHER SHOWERS Circulation Daily Over . 8,000 VOL. XXVEL NO. 318 , ASHEVILLE, V; 0, MONDAY MOIiNIKO. SEPTEMBER 4; 1911 PRICE FIVE CENTS WORLDSGREATEST "WRESTLERS MEET THIS jFTERNODN kotch and Hackenschmidt .' Will Tight It Out Until Vic tory Is Gained WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP HANGS IN THE BALANCE BE ATTIE ANXIOUS TO TELL HIS STORY BEFORE THE JURY i Says That Efforts Had Been Made To Keep Him From Testifying but He is More Determined Than ever. Goes on The Stand Today. Greatest Match the World has Ever Seen Comes Off at American Ball Park CrOtch. If year SOS pounds feet 11 In. 71 In. 17 In. 14 l-l in. 45 in. 14 In. in. 17 1-2 in. Hack'schmidt. 14 years 2SS poundi 6 feet a In. 74 1-2 in. it in. 15 in. 63 in. S3 in. 28 In. 17 in. Ago Weight Height Reach Bleeps Forearm Chest Waist Thigh Calf . Facts About Match. Principals Frank .A. ' Gotch. champion, bom April 27, 1878, at Humboldt, la.; George Hacken schmidt, challenger, born Aug. 2, 1877, at Dorpat Russia. Conditions Best two of three falls, pin falls to count, for catch-as-catch-can wrestling championship of the world. Division of purse Gotch, $21,000 and SO per cent of moving picture profit; 'Hackenschmidt, 1 1,000. Place American league baseball park. Time, 8 o'clock. Referee, Ed ward W. Smith, Chicago. A special United States weather bu reau report promised dry weather for the match unless It extends too late in the day. The forecast reads: Monday fair in the morning, with increasing cloudi ness In the afternoon. Showers at night. CHICAGO, Sept. 8. Frank Gotch, Ihe Iowa farmer, and Geo. Hacken schmidt. the Ruslsan student, will de termine tomorrow who Is the might iest wrestler in the world. Tomorrow afternoon at 8 o'clock In the Ameri can league baseball park these two premitr grapplem will meet to settle r WOotch Won their former match In Chicago April 8, 1908, but he did not pin the shoulders of the "Russian I4on" to the mat. For that reason he has never been given universal credit for his victory. But tomorrow tooth contestants Insist that the match CHESTERFIELD COURT HOUSE. Vsu, Sept. 3. Under a wide spreading oak tree in the twilight tonight sat Henry Clay Beattie, Jr., indicted for the murder of his wife in a secluded spot on Midlothian' turnpike last July. Beside him on a rickety bench wa Harry M. Smith, Jr., his lawyer, talk ing rapidly and earnestly to the man who tomorrow will take the witness stand in an effort to clear himself of the grim charge against htm. Willie they talked not less than fifty yards away on the grass under another tree reclined the twelve men In whose hands the life of the prisoner hangs. Comic sheets were scattered around them a-plenty, as well as other Innoc uous sections of the newspapers. The conference between the accused and his counsel was brief. Mr. Smith shook the hand of the prisoner warmly and bespoke his best wishes for .the events ot the morrow. "I'm very glad to get the chance to go on the stand," said the accused to an As sociated Press representative. "Y'ln fact they couldn't keep me off If t tried." "Did somebody try to keep you from the stand?" he was asked. "Yes, some people thought I would weaken my case if I testified but I have told them, and I say now, that I'd go on that stand and tell my story if I thought I were going to be killed the next minute. I want to tell the jury my story and when they hear It I'm confident their verdict will estab lish my Innocence." Shortlived Respite. When he had finished talking Beat tie bit nervously at a toothpick. For a few minutes he stood alone with the Jailer watching his attorney enter an automobile in the road. He waved his hand In farewell and stood for an interval under the" tree. A big collie dog came dashing up and the accused man fondled It for a minute and soon sent it scampering across the mony he expects the prisoner to give tomorrow. "I am sure Henry Beattie will clear himself," he said, as he adjusted sev eral thick folios of manuscript under j his arm. . " "Why, Just consider that what h been said against him has been al most entirely, clrcumstanlal evidence, and Just remember what Mr. Kestle berg's testimony showed about the danger of accepting circumstantial evidence. The discovery of Mr. Kes Ueberg as a witness was an accident, and when we found out what he knew we literally had to drag htm to court. He shows that It was he who the boys saw fixing that automobile on the night of the murder, and does not that cast a big doubt as to other evi dence . which the prosecution has brought out?" " i Their Day Off. OF INTERiT ML ' mtmw- BECQURTDEGISIQfl The International Lawmaking Power of United Stales Will bo Attacked'-:'. MORE THAN TWENTY NATIONS INVOLVED Case Arose , Over Settlement of Estate of Italian Who Did Not Leave Will . - Attorney Confident." The attorney said e was confident that the prisoner would convince the Jury of his innocence, "It's a question ot veracity between Henry and Paul," continued the law yer, "and I reckon the Jury will soon decide the Issue when they hear the A prisoner tell his own story of the fair. "In my experience as a criminal lawyer I always have found that an Innocent man wants to take the atftnd to tell his own story to the Jury, always leave It to the prisoner himself to determine whether or not he snail do this. Beattie has been abundantly insistent from the first that he tell his own story In his own words The accused did not look as bright today as he has on other occasions sine the trial began. His face was pallid and his eyelids sagged as if sleepless. The uncomfortable little cell that he occupied was cheerless. Tonight two dainty little girls, one in pink and the other in white, proudly brought the prisoner his supper. A thunderstorm and downpour of rain soon followed, however,-that did not add to his comfort.- Hs retired early to rest for the ordeal of tomorrows. (Continued cm Pnse Five) side air was short-lived, for soon he sauntered with the Jailer to the stuffy stone Jail, where the yelping of a do en negro prisoners and the midnight pranks of a family of rats furnished his only diversion. Attorney Smith talked enthusiasti cally and hopefully about the teatl- DELIBERATE INTRIGUE TO DISCREDIT HIM OPINION OF AMBASSADOR HILL .2' , green aftejr a, stone that he . tfied.L, JLabor day'r respite for th piib'lo 1. away, out nis excursion uiio in-ui- xpected to bring an unusually large crowd to the court house tomorrow but as its capacity la limited to barely a hundred, there will be a scramble for seats at an 'early hour. The prls oner will take the stand Immediately afteY court convenes at 10.80 o'clock. (Continued on Pago Four.) NEGRO CRUSHES SKULL QF WEALTHY LUMBERMAN WITH II HEAVY CROWBAR 'After Accomplishing This, Made Attempt at Assault UponMan's Wife AT LUMBERTON, N. C. LUMBERTON. N. C, Sept. 3. An ' unknown jiesro entered the home'of 1 Gray Tolar, a wealthy lumberman In the suburbs of this town early this morning and after crushing Mr. To lar's skull with a plow bar, as he lay .sleeping, made a desperate effort . to assault Mrs. Tolar. The negro ' choked the woman nearly Into Insen sibility before her screams frightened him off. The woman then seized her two children In her arms and ran half a mile to the nearest nelghboi to give the alarm. Mr. Tolar wan brought to the hospital here. It Is said he cannot recover. Ho owns ex tensive saw mill Interests here and had his home near one of the mills. Husband and wife occupied the same sleeping room, but separate beds, and , the negro's stfack on her husband did not awaken Mrs. Tolar. Three suspects have been arrested, but Mrs. Tolar Is unable to Identify her assailant, EARTHQUAKE SHOCK FELT IN WASH) N GTON, N.C..AN 0 PEOPLE PANIC-STRICKEN Houses Severely Shaken But as Far as Learned no Damage Was Done SHOCKS GENERAL WASHINGTON, N. C. Sept. 8. Two distinct shocks of earthquake were experienced In this city at a late hour last night. The shocks were several minutes apart and each was of considerable duration. Houses were severely shaken, but so far as can be learned, no damage was done. The people for a time were panic stricken. Reports from nearby points today Indicate that the shocks were general in this Immediate section. NEGRO INHABITANTS OF TOWN FLEE FROM TKEINGRY WHITES For First Time in its History Caddo is Left With no Negroes in it FOLLOWS KILLING PREACHER PAINTED CHURCH; IS FIRED THREE AT A TIME; THEIR FATHER WEEPS HARTFORD. Conn., Sept. 4. Abra ham M. Zlochower. a baker- living at 18 Dean street, wept today. Shortly beforo noon his wife, Rosle, not only fulfilled the expectations of the rov ing stork, but made that bird flap his wings in astonishment. The theoretically happy father's .tears and the aeroplanlc bird's aston ishment arose from the fact that the burden the atork had left at the house In care of Mrs. Zlochower consisted of three little daughters. "It is too much," said the father. "It isn't my fault," said the atork. '".The package was addressed to thin place, DrV.T. W.'Caester, who happened to be close at hand when the bird alighted, ordered the ambulance and the little mother and her triplet daughters were taken to the Hartford hospital where the entire quartet la doing finely, f NEW-YORK .Sept. 4 Should a clergyman paint his own church? The Rev. John F. Stolte, pastor of the English Lutheran church, of Cor ona, L. I., did so and has resigned. H. W. Klrchnter .a trustee of the church. Intimates " the clergyman should have confined his efforts to painting vivid jvord pictures in his CADDO, Okla., Sept. 2. For the first -time In its history, Caddo to night has no negro residents. The blacks have also fled from much of the surrounding country. The ex odus started this morning from the first report of the killing of Horace Gribble, a white farmer by negroes last night, and continued throughout mo umy. .no warning notices were necessary. The blacks took fright st the tem per of the whiten and feared to re main another night. Ail outgotng trains were crowded while extra fa cilities were required for the handling of their baggage-and express. More than 1,600 purchased tickets for Mc Alester, Muskogee. Atoka, Oklahoma City and Bon ham ,and Denlson, Tex., and smaller towns. The ticket sales amounted to nearly a thousand dol- j tare. ! Cattle, hogs and crops were sacri ficed at ridiculous prices in order to raise money while much other per sonal property was left behind. Far mers were In an angry mood follow ing the report of the killing but the community Is quiet tonight since the negroes have fled. A large Sunday crowa at me depot cheered each de Break Hi Long Silence, But Does Not Tell Who he Claims in Intrigue Which he Declared Misrepresented His Reasons For Resigning Letter From Presi-' -; dent Vindicates Hil) on Potash Question. BERLly, ,,'flept. J. David Jayne Hill, the retiring American ambassa dor, on the v f his' departure from Berlin, has broken; the silence with regard to hi resignation which Was aocepted by President Taft last? April. The embassador gave qut ft state ment today intimating that there had been a deliberate Intrigue to discredit htm and misrepresent the reasons for his resignation. "I cannot leave Germany,"' says the ambassador, ""without expressing apreclatlon of th kindness I axp'erl ened Here,, particularly from his ma jesty, wo g eneMHMr iatrmate hi wish to oonfst upon, .me an honor which, the laws of my country forbid mo -to accept. I have, however, thought it proper to receive from his majesty as a souvenir of our agree able relations, a piece of poreolaln from the royal potteries, and I wish to make a pibllc asknowlsdgement of this mark of treindshlp. Duty Performed "At the time Of nay resignation In April there was much speculation re garding the reason therefor, and a legend concerning my course In the negotiations between my government and Germany over the potash contro versy was carefully prepared and widely, circulated, positively declaring on alleged authority that my conduct wis displeasing to the department of tate. Under such clrcumstonces, the' duty of a loyal diplomat is si lence, and faithfully t performed this duty. . ;" ' "I have believed that the Ameri can - people, careless - as they often are of reputations, love fair play, and knowing that the official record there would speak the truth at the proper time, I have taken no notice of either the source or the motive of the-4-legation. I have now no comment to make upon jtlwro. i ,t , a-Wi. . "On lea vitit offles. MX mwflw aftsf my resignation, I believe that it will be a pleasure to the president If I make public at this time an auto graph statement mad by him some months ago, which should effectually silence and exterminate the legend which certain newspapers have en deavored to keep alive. He, says: " 'I write now to assure you that I never had the slightest reason la criticise your course and service at the very important post In Berlin. You have vindicated your appoint ment in every way and It has given me pleasure to deny ejnnphatloaUy and categorically that your resignation grew out ot anw disagreement on the part of the administration with your conduct In this country's relations with Germany In regard to the pots ash or any othar question, I write thte to you for you lira enti tled to have a full statement as to your servh-e written by him whom you have worthily and wU repre sented at the great capita) of Ber lin.' . Wouldn't Teij Wto , Ambassador Hill was not willing to indicate, more closely the persons h believes war Interested In discredit Ing him. The ambassador and Mrs, Ht!l will leave Berlin tomorrow after "lnmrtiwwTwhicwwtft"tw Tftvan in their honor by Hurr ton Klderlen Waschter, secretary ' of foreign af 1m, to which Dr., von Bethmann Hollwng, the Imperial chancellor, re presentative Richard Bartholdt and C. B. Wolff ram, the special ambassa dors of President Taft to, the unveil ing of the Von Steuben monument; Brig. Gen. K. A. Qarllngton, Inspec tor general of the United States army, and Brig. Oen. William W, Wither spoon. V. a. A., president of the army war college, have been , Invited. The porcelain to which the ambuss- dor refers Is magnificent vase, three VneisXfNNe T 1 i in ijl.fi rvirijuxJUuC WASHINGTON ' Sept. ; One ot the most serious attacks ever made upon . the International law making power of the United ' States will mark the opening of the Supreme court of the United States next month.' ' ' The Italian government, ' through Its consul general pa tho PacMo oast will argue that ' the United State possesses byroad enough treaty makin-i power to deal with the set tlement of estates of foreigners who die in this country Without leaving wills. Public officials from California will contend that the federal gov ernment has no such power and win ask ih court to ; do what It never ye: hut done, deo'are a treaty uncon- ( stltutionsl. ; Mor' than twenty na tion with treaties similar to' this on a li tween th United State and Italy will await the decision f the court fn many respect the question In volved resembles the Japanese school ; question In 4 California - during tho I Roosevelt administration gnd tt la said : that the decision would control the latter question should If ever exlrt ! gain. ; Th case which the Supreme ! court will be called upon to consU- I r arose over the settlement of th ; estate of Qulsepp Ohio, an Italian who died In San Joaquin county, CnlU fornla, without ft wIM but with 044 In ft bank, Salvator L. Koceo, Italian consul general in Calif orriu, claimed th right to settle 'th state. Bo did George F. Thompson, puhliii administrator In 8n Joaquin county. The Supreme "court of California de cided against the Itllan official , i'-:loi; Cteunetl Array v,: -:. t , A1 long array of counsel . for th i Italian caus hag presented ft brl.-f of Its argument This brief -point out that the present cm wai In llti- ! gallon In California about the time th Japanese school ' qusslloo was (Coatinoe4 0 I'M Four) (Continued on Page Sis) NAVY NEALETED Florida and Utah are Ex pected to be in Fighting Trim by Nov. 15 at Latest -WABHINOTi S, Sept. t The sinter dreadnoughtH I lorlda and Utah, the mightiest wiirHhiDS la the American navy, will ; lighting trim by Nov. It, accordlriK i calculations of the naval expert Within a week the Utah, Jiut pirn ' I In commission, will ent'-r the d' k nf (he New York navy yard to receh, the finishing touches. The Florida H be placed In com mission atjeut ,-i'pt. 16, and will be ready for b'Mv service simultane ously with Ui- i 'oh. These two f " itlng fortresses will be sttached to !',- irst division of the Atlsnttc fleet, -he Florida becoming the -regular r.xnrtlp of the division; FRENCH AVIATOR KILLED ON WATTO BIG MEET Maron's Motor Failed, Dropped 200 Feet and Machine-Then Capsized CAHTRE8, France, Sept. . The French aviator Maron wag killed near here hist night. He was observed flying over the city, where he was to have participated In an aviation meet today. Latter came the news of a fatal accident to'lhe aviator six mWes away. When seen, Maron was flying fast at a height of about 600 feet. His motor failed and ho sttemid to plftno to the earth. He dropped 200 feet and then the machine capsized. The aviator's chent was crushed In by the steering lever. He was dead when the peasant found him. BRYAN SATS HIS FINOS I Always Told Them Not to Bet When He Ran for the Presidency CARS WRECKED. TWO and the l tl, . eupylng that signal i HURT, RECORD BROKEN sermons. "I 6o not believe It is a minister's j parting train which carried the blacks k " yniiii m wnurcn,- parircniany after union hours," said Mr. Klrchner yesterday. "Just because there was a little stain showing the Rev. Mr, Stolte seemed to think It his duty to relation whem- er her sister rofs to dock for over! inllng. Capt. Hsrr- H Knapp will com mand the Florida and Capt. Henry V4 Benson the rmh. TAFT r;oi.H TO BEVERLY ISLE8BOK'-l"GH. Me., Sept. 3 Taft and Mr Taft today brought their brief "! here to an end. sail ing late thin i''emoon on the May- flnwr fnr H,.erlv - When rh. vanti tr k fciifi negroes sr-1 arrives there tomorrow the president : Hon. The Injure dwere Lee Frayer, .-.... umen in an I purposes to r-ume hi summer rou- driver of the Red Wing first one, Co ! OOH 'MB ITS, O.. Sept. 4 driver and a mechanician slightly lnlured. two cars wrecked and a world's rec ord made for the fastest contest mile on a dirt track by Harry Knight, of Indianapolis, driving a Westcott ma chine, winning In three hours and forty-five mlnufes. tell the story of the JOO-mlle automobile sweepstakes race today. The races took place at the driving part under the sanction of the Amerlcsn Automobile assocla- NEW YORK, Sept. . William Jennings Bryan In a Iscture tonight at Grace Methodist church In "The Old Rellalon," strongly denounced all games of chance. His face lighted up with a broad smile as he con tinued: "During the three csmpalgns when I ran for the presidency I always ad vised mr iia'ls not to bet." "And," he added, amid a shout of laughter, from ths audience, "they al ways appreciated the advice after the election." touch it up with green. A minister I 'ought to stick to his pulpit". To that the Rev. Mr. Stolte retort ed: "I think any honest -work, particu larly tne painting of a church, is countenanced by God- If I did put on overalls and paint the edifice It waa because I wanted to make the church look .more attractive. Anyway, the congregation didn't have enough money to pay for the work. Besides, I wasn't receiving In salary nearly as much as I could earn If I were .a painter." Mr. stolte 1 twenty-six years old. automobile to Tishomingo. ' Officers 1 tin of golfino """" neaitatea to seep the motoring. piwuviB, r.ni a moo wouio pur- I sue them and attempt ft lvnchlns. I There was no agitation here In favor of such a demonstration. THREE KILLED IN COLLISION HOBBLING. N't J gept. 4. Three men weie killed and five other nar rowly escaped drowning late last night when the thlrty-flve-foot lauach Alice collided with a barge Jn the Delaware river. The dead are: George Ledger, aged thirty-four speech writing and SHOWERS" A WASHING TOX. Sept t. Fore- i North Caroline : local showers years. He has been' In charge of th Corona Charles Pecht .aged forty vears ,-fi !?. 1, alnM ttm i . ... . . .... I . u.s...i.tU,u, mni Jtugusius mens, agea inirty-etgnt ' Monaay and probably JTuesdar: mod thr year. ago. , , .:.-. .rat. variable wloda, , , ! lumbus, and lien Lawell ,of Cohim hue, subxtllute mechanician on a FtDl'-k .driven at the time of the ac cident by John Ramey, of Cincinnati, whose machine early in the race went out of commlKSlon. Both men are In horpltals but will recover. Knight, winner of the race, was the only drlvr completing the 200 (correct) miles, who remained In his machine throughout ths long un6 gruelling contest, BntlJK KT COUNTS GATHER. MfH"NTAI LAKE PARK, Md., Sept. I. Bible students from all pru; of the United States and foreign countries are gathered here for the general convention of the interna tional Bible Students' association, which will be in session for the next ten day HOY Ali MARRIAGE ST. PETERSHURO, Sept. 3 Prlnc John Constantlnovltch, son of Grand Duke Constantino Constantlno vltch, and Princess Helena, daughter of King Peter of Servle, were mar ried in ths chapel of the big palace at Petorhof. The ceremony only in minor details was inferior to full grsnd ducal splendor. ATTEMPTS TO AID COLLISION, GOV. DEI.EEfJ IS SERI Sprang on Running Board of His Automoblle: and, Broke His Ankle 1 CONFINED TO ROOM. SPRINGFIELD, HI., Sept. In an attempt to prevent ft collision between nis automobile and ft twe-eatd Con veyance near Glenarm, about II mile from this olty. Gov. Chas. S. Deneen was severely Injured today when he fell, breaking both bone of 111 left ankle. ; .c:.v:'; The governor, t sing that ft' collision was unavoidable, sprang on th run ning board of the machine In which he was riding to grasp th brldl of the horses. He fell with hi left leg doubled under him. He waa hurried to this city and is confined to hi room In the executive mansion. Dra, - Taylor and Patton, who were ealledU said the governor would b unabl t leave the room for five or six weak. KFCtPROCTTY LIVE TOPIC. 1 WINNIPEG, Man., Sept. fTh chief campaigner on both side of the reciprocity election Contest. wr' In the fight last week. Blfton, ot AJ- berta, stumped Southern Albert, and Premier Scott, of Sasketchswan, ad- ddressed gatherings In Manitoba, both favoring reciprocity. V J REWARD The Citizen company wiL pay ten dollars for the ar rest and conviction of one W A. Smith, who is selling a. -r picmres 01 uacK Jonnson. the negro pugilist, and promising to BendThe Citi zen. The receipt given by this imposter 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 the person soliciting you. 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