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The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-04-03

tract of the Champion Lumber Com
pany's timber lands were moved to the
mammoth band saw mill OF the COM
| pany at SunDurst, last Wednesday,
and within ten days, at the longest,
the mill will begin operations which
will require twenty years to complete.
In this twenty years of operations.
with the large double band saw mill
turning out between $4,000 and 1885,
600 feet of lumber every day, over
CO., 900 carloads of the finest lumber in
The world will pass out of the lnour :
tains of Western North Carolina and
to the markets of the world.
Sunburst is situated thirteen miles
from Canton, on the Pigeon River Di-
vision of the Tennessee d North Caro-
lima Railroad. This is the town form
,erly known AS Penland, the old Sun
burst, three miles further up the west
fork of Pigeon river, being called
Spruce, at the present. The new Sun
burst has grown from small lumber
camp to thriving village within the
past six months. There are already
about 800 people living there and with
the 900 men who will be employed in
the large saw mill and other work in
that connection. the population is ex-
pected TO increase to 1000 or 8, 600 soon.
Sites have been selected for the build
ing of large Episcopal church. a
graded school building and depot for
the L. Il NJ G.. Railroad. AS soon as
the mill can turn out the lumber, work
on all of these structures will begin.
Within the past year the Champion
Lumber Company expended over a
half million dollars in the vicinity of
SunDurst. This money, was spent in
various ways, in the purchase of the
| ~ 900 acres of Timber lands, purchas-
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-04-03
KNOXVILLE
FEELS QUAKE

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fearing there had been some fearful
calamity, and this feeling of uneasiness
was not dispelled until il was learned
that while the city had been visited by
the most severe terrestrial disturbance
in its history, it had not doneany dam
age of consequence.
The disturbance is attributed either
TO sudden settling of portion of the
earth's surface or an interna! explosion
of gaseous substances. 1.-THE opionion
Of Prof. G.. Ill. Gordon, the University
Of Tennessee, the former was tho cause
of the phenomenon.
Preceding the vibration was a quick
report, much like that Of an explosion.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-04-03

ing lumber cars and building railroad
tracks into the mountains, binding
the large plant at Sunburst and pay
ing the large number of workmen who
have been employed. Mr. S. r. Nc
Cammett, the superintendent of the
plant at Sunburst. is authority for the
statement that the sum already spent
here is only beginning in the money
that will be brought to Western North
Carolina. He has been with the COM
pany that Is behind the Champion
Lumber Company many years and
knows every phase OF thelumber bust
ness. The headquarters ofthe concern
are in Philadelphia, the company be-
hind the development work in this
section being the well know firm of r.
K. Whitmer & Company. This cor
poration owns saw mills all over the
United States, Canada and Mexico.
Only recently they made a purchase of
400, 900 acres in Western Canada. Ey-
cry day their different mills of the
country turn out between 100000 and
$50, 900 feet of lumber. This gives an
idea of the business, one branch of
which is situated in Haywood county.
The lumber plant, alone, which has
been practically finished at Sunburst,
is one OF the most systematic and COM
plete factories located in North Caro-
lima. There is large log pond stu
ated above the mill. The railroad
track lies along this lake and the logs
will be dumped into the water from
the cars. From here, long elevator
will carry the rough timber into the
mill where it will be thrown on the
carriages and sawed. Then the differ
eat elevators and carriage chains will
take the several kinds of lumber to
different parts of the mill where, it is
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-04-03
new saw MILL
READY FOR WORK
President Whitmer and Other
Champion Lumber Company
Officials Here.

II. f. Whitmer, president Of the
Champion Lumber Company, and
other officials of that firm arrived in
Newport Saturday night from Sun.
burst, n. c., where they had saw
their big mill at thar place was ready
in operation. Mr.. Whitmerand party
travelled in private car and went to
Crestmont Sunday morning for Stay
of several days.
The first logs from the $4,000 acre
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-04-03
FUNERAL OF
D. W. REMINE
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Garrett, Kan, J. G. Bittle, Maryviil;e
Charles and Ira Bittle, Knoxville; w.
&. and w. w. Reniine and r. 7.
Strain, Johnson City; Sheriff IL. &.
Remine, GreeneviIIe;S. H. Thompson
Athens: Mr.. and Mrs. w. c., Sheets,
Greenville; j. Fain Anderson, Wash
ington College: S. ii. Patton, Jones'
boro, and others.
He was held in such high esteem by
all who knew him as to be easily clas-
sed as the first citizen OF his town and
section.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-04-03

and probably three minutes later,
there was another report, but not near
ly SO loud or sharp as the first, and
these lent color TO the belief which ev-
eryone entertained at the time that
there had been terrible explosion.
But il is explained that such reports,
almost whip-like i'll their suddenncss
and Sharpness, often are caused by
such phenomenon as the crust of the
earth suddenly giving way, or settling.
and the accepted theory is that such
caused the quake of Friday.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-04-03

trimmed and delivered TO the men
for storing in an immense shed built
for that purpose. A finishing plants
also prepared for and when the lum-
Der is dried it will be planed and cut
according to the specifications of the
purchasers.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-04-03

The section gang began work of
placing new ties under the railroad
through town, Wednesday and the
track will be raised several inches as a
result.
Rev. Chas. Brown who has been in
the Lincoln Memorial Hospital at
Knoxville for the past month, taking
treatment for an acute attack of Eczema
returned home Tuesday night, mnch
improved in health.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-04-03

The shock was noticed by but a few
people in Newport, and was in fact
very light, but several Newport peo-
pie who were in Knoxville were given
a scare and thought that they were in
danger Of bodily harm for some time.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-09-06
SHE SEEKS DEATH
AFTER LOVE TIFF
Ethel Zins Swallows Carbolic
Acid, but. Revived, Is
Glad She's Alive.

AS the result of a quarrel she had
last night with her sweetheart, Ethel
Zins, aged 10, of rs Sixteenth avenue
made an unsuccessful attempt today
to end her life by drinking carbolic
acid in her home. She is now a
patient in the City Hospital where
her condition is not thought to be
serious because of the strenuous work
of the physicians.
Miss Zins for the past year has
been keeping company with George
Gordon, aged %, of s73 Morris ave-
nue., clerk in the Weston Electric
plant. Last night he called. Before
he left they quarreled. After dismiss
ing him Ethel went to her room and
shut the door.
This morning she arose as usual,
but appeared downhearted. Her
mother. Mrs. Louise Zins. left the
house for a few moments, and when
she returned she found Ethel lying
unconscious on the floor with her lips
badly burned. A half-flled bottle of
carbolic acid lay at her side. She
was rushed to the City Hospital,
where she was revived.
The patient refused to make any
statement regarding her actions. but
appeared happy that she was alive.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-09-06
CURRENCY BILL
BAD FOR CREDITS
Chicago Broker Says Initiation
Will Result if New Law
Passes. u

WASHINGTON, Sept. George
NJ. Reynolds, a Chicago banker, told
the Senate banking committee today
he believed there would be violent
imitation of credits if treasury notes
were made legal tender and held as
part of national bank reserve funds.
as proposed by, the administration
currency bill.
Mr. Reynolds believed the bills
strongest favorable feature was that
il would provide for proper elasticity
in credits and currency. He believed
the bill would do great good to the
extent that it helps in the mobiliza-
tion of reserves" but he did not
think 1t went far enough.
The committee spent much time to-
day discussing a bill by Senator
Shafroth, TO retire all present circu-
lating notes except treasury notes
and to issue new treasury notes, Sc
cured by a so per cent. gold reserve.
Professor Sprag of Harvard Uni
versity, said there could be no ques-
ton about the safety of such an issue
to the limit of the usual volume of
circulating money. Above the circu-
lating volume. he believed the ma
tional banks were in a better posi-
ton to control the issuance of notes
than the federal treasury. as they
would exercise a better brake on
the imitation of credits.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-09-06
CRACK GOLFERS
ARE ALL SQUARE
Travers and Anderson Come
Through Morning Round \
With Honors Even.
Especial to the Newark star.I

GARDEN CITY, l.. l., Sept. e.
Jerome d. Travers. of Upper Mont
clair, and John G. Anderson, of Bos-
ton. were all square at the end Of
the morning round in the final of the
amateur golf championship here to-
day. 1t was very even golfing all
around. Travers, who is the present
champion, went over the IS holes in
so. while Anderson. who is school
teacher in the Hub. made the links
in rs.
Anderson and Travers met today
after fighting their way through yes
terday's semi finals. when the Bos-
ton man beat the redoubta BILE
Chick Evans. of Chicago, and the
champion put out his old friend anu
rival Fred Herreshoff. The elimina-
ton of Evans made it certain that
the championship would stay in the
East for another year.
Anderson has never enjoyed cham
pionship honors, while Travers is
veteran winner of national tourna-
ments. The Boston mans steadiness
all through the week and his uneN-
pected defeat of Evans yesterday has
given him a large following. Ander-
son plays dogged, careful game al
though he seldom shows the bril-
liancy with which Travers has daz-
zled many gallery.
A slight driZZle of rain did not dis
courage the big crowd that followed
the match.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-09-06
CHINESE SLAYING REVEALS
UNDERGROUND RAILWAY

CHICAGO, Sept. 6.-Discovery of an
underground railway" for the spirit
ing away of Chinese fugitives from
justice and to aid entrance OF Orien-
tails into this country was reported to-
day by detectives at work on the
murder of Charles Sing, a Chinese
merchant. The alleged conspiracy
extends from British Columbia to
Hong Kong, and has branches in
many cities of this country and at
least one in Mexico. Secrets of the
Underground were discovered in a
raid on rooms at the rear of a chop
suey restaurant in North Clark street.
near West Illinois street. The princi-
pal haul was what the police call the
"black book" of the gang, from which
the alleged scheme in aid of fugitives
was learned.
Among the cities listed in the ''black
book as stations on the under
ground" are: San Francisco, Seattle,
Washington, Vancouver, B. c.; Ann
Arbor and Detroit. Mich; Athens, O.:
Boston and Cambridge, Mass; Co
lumbia, Miss; Valparaiso. Ind. and
Ensenada, Mexico.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-09-06
REFUSE REQUEST
. OF Underwriters
. NApPARATUS TEST
Jersey City Fire Commission
Heads Win Out in Fight
Against Inspection.

Director of Public Safety Frank
Hague. of Jersey City, and Fire Chief
John Conway have won their fight
against permitting the National
Board of Fire Underwriters to inspect
the Jersey City fire department and
test the engines in a way to suit
themselves. similar request on the
part of these experts has been denied
by the Newark fire commissioners on
thu ee separate occasions, sound
reasons being advanced by the New
ark authorities for the refusal, against
professions of efficiency on the part
of the experts. ~
1t seemed for a week or so past that
Hague, who is in charge of fire and
police matters, and responsible for
conditions and departmental service,
would lose out, as the Jersey City
Chamber of Commerce. its president,
Senator Austen Colgate. and even his
colleagues on the commission appear
ed to have been impressed by the
arguments of the experts.
Jersey City had suffered heavily,
through the operations of the experts.
some years ago. through the damag-
ing of steamers by extraordinarily Sc
we're tests, and the city was moreover
compelled to pay the cost for repairs.
The department was crippled for a
time. The Newark commissioners
learned of the situation in the city
east of the Hackensack, and, al
though pressure was brought to bear
upon them here to permit the experts
r. explore and experiment they re-
fused. insisting that the experts
should at least file bonds indemnify
ing Newark for all damage caused or
lCanfinued au Pace 2 Column IL
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-09-06
SULZER SEEKS DELAY IN
TRIAL TO GAIN SYMPATHY

NEW YORK, Sept. 6-Just at pres
ent it is not at all certain that the
trial of William Sulzer before the
Court of Impeachment, September 1S,
will proceed at that time. There will
be a contest for delay by Suffers
counsel, it is declared, that may
check the trial.
The Assembly board of managers.
which has quarters in an Office build
ing here, has received word that an
effort will be made for postponement.
This request is not expected. how
ever, until all the preliminary legal
questions regarding the powers of
the court and legality of the i'm
parchment have been decided.
The theory behind the move for de-
lay is said to be the feeling that the
election will show a decided anti
Tammany swing and that some of
those now inclined to hold aloof from
Sulzer will rally to his standard if
things turn out as the Sulzer sup
porters believe.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-09-06
FINDS HER MOTHER
BURNED TO DEATH
Mrs. Regina Reiger Discovered
by Mrs. Becht on Floor
of Their Kitchen.

Mrs. Regina Reiger, aged "a, a
widow, residing with her ,daughter,
Mrs. Katherine Becht, at 81 West
Kinney street, was burned to death
in the kitchen of their home shortly
after 10 o'clock today. No one was
at home at the time.
Mrs. Becht built a coal fire this
morning for the first time in months,
when her mother complained that the
house was damp. Leaving the aged
woman seated in a rocking chair,
Mrs. Becht went out for a few min
utes to make some purchases at a
neighboring butcher store.
She returned a short time later and
had no response to the door bell.
Going to the rear, Mrs. Becht opened
the door to find her mother lying
dead on the floor. the clothes burned
from her body, and the room nlled
with smoke
Mrs. Reiger was making prepara :
tions for the reception of her grand
daughter, Miss Minnie Becht, a
teacher in the Monmouth Street PUB
lie School, who is scheduled 10 ar
rive tonight or tomorrow after a
European trip. A dinner party mad
been planned by the aged woman
and it is believed she was preparing
to cook something for the occasion
when her clothes caught fire.
Notwithstanding her advanced
years. Mrs. Reiger insisted that she
could perform her duties about the
house as well as at any time IN ner
life. Her ambition was remarkable
and was not only commented upon
by the members of her family, ou'
by the neighbors as well.
She is survived by one daughter
five grandchildren and SIX great
grandchildren.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-09-06
ARREST WOMAN FOR
THEFTS IN JERSEY
Cleveland Police Hold Her for
Thefts Aggregating
100000.

CLEVELAND. o., Sept 6.-After
the arrest of a fashionably dressed
man and woman here today, the local
police communicated with the police
of Atlantic City, n. j.; Bar Harbor,
Me-, and Narrangansett Pier. r. L..
in an effort to connect the prisoners
with jewel thefts in these resorts.
which are said to have aggregated
nearly 100000
Among those the pair are alleged
to have robbed were Mrs. c. c. Rum
sey. daughter of Mrs. E. H. Harri-
man, and Mrs. John H. Hanan, wife
of the shoe manufacturer.
The suspects maintain silence,
though they have been subjected to
grilling questioning. The woman
says she is from Los Angeles. They
were arrested early this morning.
when Eugene Bowman, a st. Paul.
Mimi, business man, pointed out the
woman to Detectives Shibley,
Sweeney and Richter, as one who had
robbed him in an Atlantic City hotel
month ago.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-09-06
u. S. GUNBOAT AGAIN ON
WAY TO SANT0 DOMINGO

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6.-F'resh re-
ports of a new revolution in Santo
Domingo have sent the gunboat Des
Moines churning across the Carib-
bean from the Venezuelan coast to
Puerta Plata.
The state department has unofficial
information that Puerta Plata.
Samana, Sanchez and Sasua, all sea-
ports, have been closed, ostensibly
to prevent the revolutionists from
getting materials of war.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-09-06
Woman'S Torso
BATTLES Police

NEW YORK, Sept. 6.-Head, arms
and legs missing, the nude body of a
woman found near Cliffside, N. j.,
yesterday half buried in the sands of
the Hudson proved an enigma to
detectives today.
None of the missing members,
severed from the trunk as if by a
practiced hand. had been found
along the river bank this morning,
though a vigilant search was in prog
ress. The theory was advanced that
the body had been dssected in New
York, and the trunk alone cast into
the river
A sheet and pillow case. wrapped
around the trunk, furnished the
slender clues on which the authorities
were working. To the pillow case,
striped red and blue, was sewn a tag,
apparently by the makers, bearing
the words "Restwell Brand, 20x27,
Chicago, SO cents
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-09-06
CONGRESSMEN OPPOSED
BY LABOR, SAYS EMERY

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6.-James A
Emery. Washington counsel for the
National Association of Manufaotur-
ers told the House lobby committee
today that the American Federatioh
of Labor had been as active as 'he
manufacturers in opposing congress-
men whose views it did not approve
Inhn Kirby. jr., once president of the
n,anufac cturers. declared the methods
of the federation and the /. W. w
were the same. When counsel for the
federation objected Kirby offered to
produce evidence. but the committee
shut off that angle of the inquiry,
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-09-06
Department of Bank
ing Ready to Pro-
tect Depositors by
Legal Action.
ALL THE DIRECTORS. MAY
BE SUED INDIVIDUALLY
New Discoveries in Depositors'
Passbooks Show That $685.
900 Deficit Has Increased
$4,000 and Is Still Going Up.
DEVELOPMENTS IN THE
R0SEVILLE TRUST co.
FAILURE TODAY

State banking department
announces its readiness to
sue each director individual
ly for the shortage.
State Bank Examiner Fer
guson declares the laxity of
the directors was so fla
grant" that it will be impos-
sible to collect on the
$4,000 bond of Raymond
E. Smith, the missing treas
urer.
Deputy Commissioner
Vredenburgh hints at large
increase in the estimated
deficit of $378,O00.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-09-06
NEWSPAPERS AND POLITICS
CAUSED STRIKE, HE SAYS

WASHINGTON. Sept tin the
dual role of chief mine Inspector Of
West Virginia and a coal operator on
Cabin Greek, John Lang testified to-
day before the Senate special COM
mittee investigating the recens la
Dor troubles. He thought the strike
was caused by Misrepresentation Of
conditions by certain newspapers and
that the political campaign prolonged
n
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-09-06
POSSE OF TWO THOUSAND
MEN SEEKS GOLD THIEVES

PARR SHOALS, S. c., Sept g.
Although 1000 men with three packs
of bloodhounds have been securing
the country since yesterday after
noon for the three armed bandits
who held up and took $4,000 in gold
currency and silver from three Off
cials of a contracting company, none
Of the robbers have yet been cap
tured.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-09-06

Every Wednesday until September 10,
inclusive, a special excursion to West
Point and Newburg will be run via New
Jersey Central. with direct connection
at Jersey City terminal with splendid
steamer Robert Fulton, of the Hudson
River day line. Round trip tickets. 90c.;
children, half fare. Good only. on date
for which sold. Last connecting train
East Ferry street. s:S4 q. m.-Advs
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-09-06
ESQ Passengers
Taken Off Ship

SOUTH NORWALK. Conn, Sept. G..
The steamer Middletown, bound
from Hartford to New York, went
aground early today on ledge south
of Goose Island, three miles from
Norwalk.
She had 250 passengers aboard. The
steamer is in no danger.
= The Middletowp's 25J passengers
were transshipped ut sea to the
steamer Bridgeport without mishap
The Bridgeport started at once for
New York;
Four tugs were seat 10 the assist
ance of the stranded vessel
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-09-06
MILITIA GUARDING
2,5OO VICTIMS OF
HOT SPRINGS FIRE
Outside Cities May Be Called
On to Help the
Refugees.
LOSS FIGURES ARE NOW
PLACED AT Sc, 100000
Firemen Still Work to Blacken
Ruins, Lest They Flame
Up Again.

HOT SPRINGS, Ark, Sept G.
Stunned by the extent of the damage
wrought by last nights fire which
swept more than fifty city blocks here
with an estimated loss of s6,000,000,
the people of Hot Springs today took
first steps toward rehabilitation.
Mayor McClendon accepted Governor
Hays's offer of two companies of
State militia and ordered a mass
meeting of citizens for later in the
day, when it will be decided whether
the city will call upon the outside
cities for help.
1t is estimated about $500 persons
were made homeless by the fire The
majority of these are being tenn
porarily camped in the vicinity of
the Oaklawn race track and State
fair grounds.
Grand avenue, leading from the
burned area to the fair grounds to-
day presented a picturesque sight
Hundreds of families with what little
they saved from the ruins were
gathered along the roadway gradu-
ally working their way to the camp
grounds. The militia will aid these
people and guard the devastated dis
trict.
Plenty of Water.
There is no danger of a water
famine, according to the authorities.
Even if the supply were cut off there
are numerous cold springs throughout
the city furnishing sufficient water
for all purposes. 1t was announced
today that the city will oe without
electric light for sixty days.
The Sentinel Record, the moraing
newspaper here, barely escaped de-
struction by fire last night and did
not issue its regular editions. The
New Era and Daily News, the after
noon papers, aresfwithout power and
unable to publish,
Business is generally at a stacd~
still today.
Fear SmouIdering Ruins.
Under personal direction CT Gov
ernor George w. Hays, the task of
providing for those made homeless
began at daylight. Several hundred
volunteer firemen were working to
blacken the ruins in fear thai the
smouldering embers might be famed
into flames again should a wind arise
Under orders of Mayor MoClendon
all saloons are closed and So far there
has been no disorder. Two hundred
and fifty citizens, sworn in as Il spe-
cial police force at a mass meeting
held last night while the fire was at
it's height, continue to patrol the
fire-swept area this morning.