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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-23
WARRENTON IN RUINS
HOT FIRE SWEEPS LITTLE CITY IN
 VIRGINIA.
Town is Saved by the Use of Dynamite and Militia is Called Out to Prevent Loot-
 fuR.

Warrenton, Va, Nov. 22.--Following a fire that threatened to wipe out the town. Warrenton is tonight under mar tail law and four blocks of buildings in the heart of the city are smoking ruins.
 Only by the use of dynamite was the town saved from complete destruction, for the drought of seven weeks that has held this part of Virginia in it's grip had completely exhausted the wa ter supply, even that needed for drink ing purpSses being shipped here.
 The presence of the militia is neces- sary to guard the furniture. vaiuables ana office and store fixtures now stack ed fin the main street. These were ta- ken from homes and business houses when the flames threatened them and their owners left to aid their neigh bors in the saving of other property.
 So far there has been no attempt at footing, but a strong guard with load- ed rifles is patrolling the scene.
 The fire started in a downtown liv- erv stable owned by Brandburn and Clatterbuck and spread quickly, driven by a brisk south wind'
 The damage is reported tonight nt S75.0oO. with about s5O,o0O insurance.
 warrenton. which is the county seat of Fauduier County has population of about 1900. many Of whom are wealthy Engisn.ann nis estates in that vicinity a,,S rho breed a fine grade Of horses for exhibition purposes.
 warrenton Is noted for Its fine horse shews- many of the fashionable set from New York. Phtladelphta. Balti- .,ora Washington and Richmond. Va, and other places usually attending. The place is famed as a summer re- sort for neiEhboring cities
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-23
WITHOUT WARRANT
BUSINESS HOUSES or BIRMINGHAM M
 ARE sEsAIsCHED.
Police Chaes Hodeke1 Repudlafes Gsu- duct of E4ks lOzliccrs When He Ftnds the Rnblic is
 xhdlHnAnx.

< Birmingham. Nov 2.--(specia1.)-- Two reputable business houses near the heart of Birmingham were raided and searched today by two members of the police force in an unsuccessful search for liquor.
 ], The stores were searched without warrants and 1t Is thought upon in formation furnished the policemen by some enemy or business rival of the men who were subjected to the indig- nifty.
 The stores searched belonged to L.. Balsam and Company and George Hudson. Both stores were located oil Morris Avenue and are recognized as among the most reputable houses in the city. The Balsam place is e pro- duce store while that of Hudson is a large fish business.
 The son of L. Balsam was recently appointed to West Point from this Congressional District. Members of both firms are highly esteemed in Biz mingham.
 Police Chief Bodeker repudiateg all responsibility for the searches. He gave no instructions for the raid. The nished from some mysterious source. went first to the Balsam store and de- manded that they be allowed to search the place for whiskey. No issue was taken with the request and the om SETS were allowed to go int oevery nook and cranny of the place.
 On the same errand they went to the Hudson store where another thorough search was made with the result that no liquor was found
 During the search the officers opened closets, took down drawers and care fully examined everything on the shelves. No arrests were made.
 The search has aroused considerable excitement in Birmingham, illustrating as 1t does the danger of existing laws.
 The search. like that of the Bell home in Bessemer. ten days ago. was made on anonymous, information which may have come from an enemy or some business rival.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-23
GIVES DECISION ON ROSIN
FIX NEW TARIFF ON NAVAL
 STORES.
Asxintnnt Secretary of Treasury Hifics Teias colfertse of Cusfem at Fhslnaeiphsa t$o GhaxGe
 Duty an Products.
Washington. Nov 22.-The ietter Q

Washington, Nov 22.-The letter of Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Hilles to the collector of customs at Philadelphia fixing the new tariff of one- quarter of one per cent per pound and an additional ten per cent ad val orem on rosin. was made public today. The letter says:
 "Tho department duly received your letter of the 7th uitimox, relating to 400 sacks of rosin. which is claimed by the importers to be free of duty, as a crude gum resin under paragraph 659 of the new tariff act of August 5, 1909.
 You state that the appraiser has advlsoriiy returned the merchandise for duty under paragraph 4s0 of the said act as @ non-enumcrated manu- factured article at the rate of 20 per cent ad valorem, and that believing this to be the proper classification. you required that estimated duties be de- posted before permitting the merchan- disc to be delivered to the importer.
 Tn reply, I have to advise you that in view, of the specific provision of paragraph 20 of the tariff act of August 5. 1909. providing the as- sessment of duty at the rate of 1-4 of one per cent per pound and in addition thereto. 10 per cent advalorem on gums and gum resin. advanced In value or condition by any process or treatment whatever beyond that es- sentiai to the proper packing. And the prevention of decay or deterioration pending manufacture it is opinion of this department that the rosin in ques- ton Is properly dutiable under this paragraph. You are therefore hereby directed to assess duty accordingly on such merchandise.
 These instructions will become op- erative thirty days from the date here- of.
 ''The entries covering the rosin above referred to should. therefore. be liqui- Ho& &al 1A It,4x,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-23
snerrv fn AiA Waterrnra.

Washington. Nov. 22.-Admiral Sper- " has been detailed by the Secretary of the Navy to assist the National Wa terways Commission in its work. He will give attention to various ques- tons and will aid the commission In the preparation of it's forthcoming re- port The commission will report to Congress about the first of next Janu- arY.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-23
MONTGOMERY. ABAMA. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER I9o9-TwEI

uatioh from Aanlsfant Secretary Win throp, who he'd been in charge of the Department during his absence, and Rear Admiral Potter, Chief of the Bu- rcau of Navigatfon. with view of de- terminfng how the navy would be able to comply with any request which the State Department might make upon 1t. Tn general, the of1cials told the Secre- tary that the navy was ready for any emergency.
 Rear Admiral schoreder. commander of the Atlantic battleship fleet, has sr- rived in washington and was at the Navy Department today. It Is explain ed that he wab on leave.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-23
kansns City,s New Depot.

Kansas City, Nov. 22.-The directors of inc Kaneas City Terminal Company today accepted the plans for a new union depot here to cost s5.70o.0o Buiiding operations win begin at once.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-23
/ ----.ruER FORECAsT

WnahingtOn, Nov. 12'--Weat Florida .nS AIahamat showers and colder Tuewday, Wednesday fairj moderate northwest winds.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-23
rhn work of RelIef.


 Cherry. H., Nov 22.---Erorts to reaeq mon nossibly still alive In the St Paul mine were made in two directions to- day--eaEt and west
 Tn tha latter section the attempt was mado at the third. or bottom Battery at the earnest request of Duncan Mc- Donald, President of the United Mins Workers of Illinois. and nine otner oi ficers of the organization.
 rha nelanchoiy of the situation here xvaa accentuated today by the weatn- err Rain fell all night and this forex noon turned to snow Scarcely kins- man of the missing was at the scene es any time. But efforts to explore uh- derxround continued with unabateo viror. Dozens of volunteers WofAeo against the most exasperating odas to extend the limit of their expioratlons. rarth and coal were removed only 70 he followed by other avalanches from Ina crumbling NessaEes. but each chec1 was met with a desperate return 70
 "rhey,re still alive down there." was the watch word of every worker ai- though evidence in support or II was pathetically meagre.
 T.ha first tangible .ay of hope came whan men at work in the east work inRs broke through fall or ar.n where if had been expected by experts that n large number Of bodies would ha found. Not one was discovered. instead. in e tool closet hewed out OF earth a great many mining implements ,vere found. as laid down, apparently. when the men came there to eat fact regarded as significant was that not dinner pail remained. From this It was argued that the men, unable to eseapa when the fire was dtscovered' retreated to some extremity or tne nine carving their food with them.
 The next gleam of hope came witn sha discovery that the bottommost gailery west. was not sufncienuy flooded to impede progress.
 Tt was this section of the mine that formed the subject of the conference hetween the union and Manager Tay- for The delegation headed by Presi- dent McDonald insisted that an att temnt be made to explore the third ealIery. generally believed to be of llt- sIe importance. At the time of the cstastrophe little If any work was be- ing done in this section. the men De- ing engaged in the richer coal beds of the second gallery. Mir. Taylor. how ever. was impressed with the theory that the men cut of in the second @aIiery might have found their way into the gallery below where there was no fire
 The tenseness of the nerves of the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-23
VEAL THY MEN ORGANIZE
 TO BUILD AEROPL AYES
COMPANY WILL PUT WRIGHT
 MACHINE ON MARKET.
Vanderbilt, Morgan and Gould show, Their Faith in Ohio Brothers By Going Into Commercial
 End of it.

Albany, N. Y. Nov. 22-Capitalized at slo0.000. The Wright Company of New York, was incorporated today, gro manufacture. to sell and to oper- ate airships." The directors are: Will bur Wright Orville Wright, of Day ion. O.: George A. Stevens. Henry S. Hooker and Alpheus F. Barnes, of New York.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-23

Comes Back in Cnracas.
 Caracas. Nov. 22.-President Gomez. who has been absent from the capital for some weeks. returned today and resumed his executive duties.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-23
,rrr. Astor Learns News.

Queenstown. Nov. 22-Among the messengers on the Lusitania. which touched here today. was Mrs. Ava Willing Astor. who recently obtained a divorce from Colonel John Jacob Astor. Mrs Astor expressed joy and relief at hearing the report that the Red D. Liner Caracas had sighted the Nourmahal at San Juan. P. R., on No- yember IA. This report she took to mean that the party was safe. includ- ing her son Vincent
 Mrs. Astor kept closely to her stateroom during most of the voyage from New York. She did not mention any intention of going to the West Indies as had been reported.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-23
NIIIIIonraIrea Interested.

New York, Nov 22.-In addition 10 the directors named in papers at Albany today for the Incorporation of the Wright Company of New York, are a number of well known capitalists. They are: Cornelius Vanderbilt, August Belmont, Howard Gould. Robert J. Collier Andrew Freedman. Morton s. Plant. F. J. Berwind. Theodore F. Shonts, Allan A. Ryan and Russell A. iAlger.
 Delaney Nicol. counsel for the new company, said today that one of the Wright brothers will be president and that the executive committee would in- cIude the Wrights. August Belmont Andrew Freedman and Theodore F. Shonts.
 The concern will manufacture and sell wright aeroplanes and also will seek to protect the Wright patents and to. give the two Dayton inventors time to devoIpe their machine further.
 A factory will be located at Dayton, according AIr. Nicol, while the general ofices win be in New York.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-23
MINE MAY GIVE UP
 LIVING ONES TODA Y

THE SITUATION TO DATE Number trapped In mine BIO. Rescued alive 20.
 Bodies recovered today t2. Bodies recovered previously 5s.
 Still unaccounted for ls9. The lower vein was partially explored early this morning. the miners are believed to be alive. At 2 o'clock this morning fire broke out anew.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-23
Texa. woman KiII. Self.

Rockport, Texas. Nov s2.--Mrs. L. c. Hubert committed cuicide here by drinking carbolic acid at three o'clock this afternoon. She leaves a husband who is in New Orleans
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-23
FIRE CUTS BUILDING;
 LOSS TOTALS ,$2OO, 900
, srArrsTICs or FIRE.

:, srArrsTICs or FIRE. } Building--Abraham Bros, Own CTS. ! occupants-Berpard Frank Co. Location--Lee and Tallapoosa Streets.
 Cause--Lightning
 Damage--Building gutfed and ! contents ruined.
 Loss on 900.
 ' Loss on contents---tIS0.0oo } Insurance cn Building-32e.e0 .e09.
 Insurance on Contents-Sls5.oo 900. !
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-23
Frank is Notiaed.

Bernard Frank. senior member of the Frank firm owning the stock said that there had been no fire in the struc- ture in two weeks and he could give
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-23

fc0naiaasa aA rAgs xAFsal
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-23

Gc0ntinued on FAEe Nine.l
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-08-14
NEW GOVERNOR

ST. JOHNS, n, f., Aug. l1.-Suc-
c.cdiug Sir william McGrcgor, who
recently drlinquished his office and
sailed for England. Sir Ralph Champ
useys Williams is due o arrive in
newfoundland next week To assum"
The office Of governor Of the colony.
Sir Ralph has been in charge ol IN
government OF the Windward Islands
Sir william left Newfoundland in
order to accept Il promotion to an
important post in Africa.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-08-14
PRINTERS PLAY BASEBALL.

CHICAGO, Aug. 14.-That the In
tcrnational Typographical Union con
tains many athletes and baseball
fans in its membership was evidcn.
ccd today with the arrival OF II larG;
number OF players and "rooters" who
VIII take part In the annual tolirna-
incnt of the Union Printers National
League Of Baseball Clubs. A rccep-
ton to the visiting clubs was given
Today. Two games are cardcd for
tais afternoon, with New York play
.Dg Philadelphia and Pittsburg going
mp against Cincinnati Tomorrow
Chicago will play ST. Louis and Bos
ion will meet Washington.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-08-14
POST FOR GRANT

WASiliNGTON, Aug. Captain
John u. Poole. superintendent of the
state, war and navy building in
Washington has been detailed to the
army school at Fort Icavenworta.
with orders To report tomorrow. and
ed by Lieutenant Ulysses ). Grant.
Third. of the corps OF engineers, I'm
itcd States Army.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-08-14
Los ANGELES ANNIVERSARY

Los ANGELES, Aug. li.-l.os An
gcles will celebrate tomorrow the
l2Sth anniversary of the founding of
the city by the Spanish padres.
There will be special religious ser.
vices and revival of the old Span
ish rites. costumes and games.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-08-14

6udwe'ser. the best beer at the
epot sSi-Sn.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-08-14
TO OUR MAIL SUBSCRIBERS

OF he
OF N and
ed at
We the
ao and BEEN
hcmi n
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-08-14

Sarkley has The best Deer in tae
city -budweiser.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-08-14

THE CONSUMERS now earning
II
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-08-14

SOME the
bu A
puts
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-08-14

WHAT high those bankers first
liability demand
OF
THEN blush
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-08-14

whole unspeakably shkenins
thought
they still thai supes
toni is experience
Fromh o the finish beer
of consideration to
the next to keep
line for the conpasan con
of There
brlh-
(;oreof
has
bad in
the shameessness of representatives OF the in
trres is appalingt-Denvcr
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-08-19
PRESENTS JUDGE PACE
WITH WALKING CANE

I. Judge Pace, may his shadow
never grow less, has been pre-
sented with a handsome walking
stick by the town of Saluda.
And thereby hangs a tale.
The Daily Hustler, a few days
gone, had a little story about
the Judge laboring painfully
under a heavy load of m9rchan-
disc received from Uncle Sam
through the postofice.
Someone in Saluda read the
article, felt a keen pang of sym
pathy for the genial Judge and
forthwith got busy, with the re-
suit that the Judge now has a
good stout cane to help his
faltering CD footsteps the next
time he essays the role of a dray
wagon.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-08-19
Found Dead In Bed.

James Blackwell, AZ years
old, was found dead in bed this
morning in his home at Upward,
Heart failure is supposed to be
the cause.
His wife had been absent over
a week, visiting, with her two
children. relatives at no great
distance from her home, and on
her return found her husband
dead in bed.
Corner Kirk has been notified
but it is not yet known whether
he will hold an inquest.
The deceased was a brother
of Sheriff Blackwell who has
gone to Upward to investigate
the circumstances surrounding
his brothers death. Tuesdays
Daily.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-08-19
Funeral Services.

The funeral of James Blackwell
found dead in bed yesterday,
occnred today. Rev. R. N. Will
cox of St, James Episcopal
Church, conducted the services
at St. John Church Upward, this
marning.
G. B. Hill, that prosperous
farmer Of Edneyville, says he
has the best crops of Ben Davis
and Limbertwig apples he has
ever harvested.
Zeb Arledge continues to i'm
prove. There is no clue yet to
the man or men who attempted
his life.
The Rymer graded school will
open Sept. 5th, with Prof. Gay,
of Va. as principal, and Miss
Maggie Britain assistant.
Mrs. R. B. Grinnan, with lit
tie Miss Katherine, are In Vir-
ginia visiting DR.. Grinnan's
mother. From there they will
go to Patterson, N. j., where
they will be the guests of Mrs.
Kenna, Mrs. Grinnan's sister,
and will return in about six
weeks.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-08-19
PAVED ROADS

The county commissioners have
increased the tax levy for roads
from IL cents to 20 cents. This
will give Mr.. Patton somewhere
about 81, 600 a year for this pur-
pose.
There are eight main thorough
fares leading out of town which
ought to be paved. Mr.. Patton
will endeavor to secure the CO.
operation of the town authorities
in buying the necessary machin-
cry and that road where abutting
property owners offer the most
aid will be the first to be paved.
The capable Supervisor is posi-
tive upon this point.
Good roads mean prosperity to
the County. 1t has bro ght pros
perity to other less favored Sec
tions, and it spells prosperity for
Henderson county in big capital
letters.
Mr.. Patton expected to start
paving the roads two years ago,
when the new road law went into
effect, but as the law became eff
fective on April 1 and no tax was
collected until Sept. 1, he had to
make up that shortage Of six
months, and then the rate was
cut to IL cents, making it impos-
sible to start the improvement
with the amount available from
that tax.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-08-19
Bio Real estate Deal

Mr.. Claude Brown has sold
his brick block on South Main
to Mr.. w. S. Alexander, presi-
dent of the Southern Real Estate
and Loan Co., of Charlotte.
The consideration was $4,000.
The building is to be complet-
ed according to specifications.
1t has SO feet frontage, 2 stories,
two 8-room suits upstairs, with
baths and all modern convenien-
ces.
Z Mr.. Alexander, already an ex-
tensive real estate owner here,
is adding to his holdings, conf
dent that the town has just
started to grow.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-08-19

Ger in bed, in which case he
would have accomplished his
purpose more certainly than in
the darkness of the night,
Mr.. Arledge has been ex-
tremely active in suppressing
the blind tigers of this town.
He is without fear and is an
ideal police officer.
So far there is absolutely no
clue to the would-be murderer,
but it is believed the offer of
one thousand dollars reward will
help to discover his identity.
This is the second time this
officer has been wounded. One
eye was shot out while in. the
performance of his duty, ten
years ago, in front of the Wheeler
Hotel.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-08-19
No Clue Yet to
the WOuId-BG MurdGrG

Policeman Zeb Arledge, shot
and seriously injured by
unknown assassin \ Friday
night, is resting we'll and unless
complications ensue will be out
in possibly a week. This morn
ing he was removed to his moth
er's home on Main street.
No clue Of any kind has yet
been found as to the Identity of
the would be murderer, but if
the fellow had an accomplice it
is believed the thousand dollars
reward will help uncover the
mystery.
Public indignation over the
dastardly outrage continues to
run high and possibly it is well
for him that he has not yet been
caught.
The subscription list making
up the citizens part of the re-
ward was raised in an hour, and
is a testimonial to the esteem in
which Zeb Arledge, brave and
faithful officer of the law, is
held by his fellow townsmen.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-08-19
LEWIS HYDER ESCAPES
From Saturdays Hustler

From Saturdays Hustler
Lewis Hyder, dangerously in
sane, while being taken to Raleigh
yesterday by Sheriff Blackwell
and Deputy Tom Come, jump
ed, handcuffed, from the fast
moving passenger train and es-
capped. He is now hidden in a
swamp about ten miles from
Statesville, and the country peo-
pie for miles around, under the
direction of Deputy Conner, are
now searching for him,
Hyder escaped from the pene-
tentiary at Raleigh last May,
was found in Polk county,
brought to Hendersonville by
Sheriff Hill, and Thursday,
taken to Raleigh, offering the
strongest resistance. The Off
GERS were obliged to carry him to
and lift him on the train.
Yesterday, when near States
vile, Deputy Conner, stepped
out on the platform of the
smoker in which the prisoner
was riding. Hyder asked the
Sheriff for a drink of water.
While getting it, his prisoner,
handcufed, jumped from the
moving train, rolled over and
over on the ground, and then
headed for the distant swamp.
The train was stopped, the luna
tic tracked to the swamp, and
the country around alarmed.
A large crowd of men and
! boys are now searching for the
escaped lunatic, who seemed
entirely unhurt by his leap from
| the train, which at the time was
moving probably 80 miles ar
hour.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-08-19
Distinguished. Guests
Leave TOWn--HaStiIV!

Mr.. and Mrs. Mitchell have
left town. Mrs. Mitchell tried
to leave a little earlier than she
actually did. The delay was an
noying-to her-but unavoidable.
Deputy Sheriff Tom Connor held
her baggage, you know, for an
unpaid hotel bill. and when she
finally did get off she decided to
leaYe her numerous trunks here.
Mr.. Mitchell left on an earlier
train and it is believed they both
have an unfavorable opinion of
this great resort and Of its only
Daily Paper.