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THE HUH
No Damage Other than to
the Gun Was Done—
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Inquiry Ordered by
C°mmander
Washington, Sept. 23.—One of the
12-inch guns on the battleship Geor
gia burst during battle practice yes
terday afternoon but no one was in
jured, according to a wireless mes
sage received at the Nary Depart
ment today from Rear Admiral
Cchroeder,* Commanding tho Atlantic
Fleet. No damage other than to the
gun was done. An Inquiry has been
ordered by Admiral Schroeder.
HEIESHTES TO
Chamber of Commerce Ap
points Representatives
at Next ^Meeting of
Board of Trade
The chamber of commerco met last
night and in the absence of President
Bbirey, \y., H. Thomas presided. The
proposed municipal code was discuss
ed at some length and the board of
affairs of the city together Wlfh' the
city attorney were on motion aHked to
make a comparison of the uniform
charter and the Bluefleld charter and
come to the next meeting prepared to
discuss the matter.
O. M. Deyerle, George M. Ford, D.
E. French, G. A. Shirey and W. H.
Thornes were selected as delegates
and J. T. Thornton, W. J. Jcnks,
B. Ross, D. M. Easley and E. H.
Easley, as alternates to the state
board of trade meeting at Parkers
burg November Ifith.
The transportation committee was
asked to co-operate with the officers
of the West Virginia Educational As
sociation which meets in Bluefleld
next year, looking to the matter of
securing reduced rates for delegates
on the railroads of the statp.
It Is expected that the delegation
to the state board of trade will invite
that body to hold its next annual
meeting in Bluefleld.
MASSACHUSETTS
ICRACK SHOTS MEET
Wakefield, Mass., Sept. 23.—A gen
eral rifle competition of the entire
militia of Massachusetts* was com
menced today on the range of the
Hay State Military Rifle Association.
Teams of crack shots represent the
various regiments of infantry, the
coast of artillery corps, the cadets,
naval brigade and cavalry.
Today’s program will he given over
tdl firing over the 200, 600, 800 and
1,000 yards distances, while the rapid
Are and skirmish matches will be I
shot off tomorrow. The team making |
the highest aggregate score in the
state match will receive the "tri- ]
color.” The Douglas trophy match,
presented by William L. Douglas to
bo shot for annually for ten years,
will also be decided.
CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS.
** Vontreal, Sept. 23.—Athletes front
al) o<*r the Dominion arc gathering In
the metPPOlls today to contest for'
the CnnadiaL amntei.r track and floid ,
championship4,^*hlc \ will be decided
on the grounds Ot' ft.e Montreal Ana
ttof Atheletlc Association tomorrow
DEWEY ANN'VERSAnV
Washington, Sept :3.-Today Is
the fifty-sixth aniver ary of Admiral
George Dewey'a enKllmdbt In the
United States Navy, the hero of Ma
nila having become connected with
the naval service Sept. 23. 1864.
is row busv
Heavy Docket Faces New
Court of Appeals Which
Began Work this
Morning
Washington, Sept. 23.—After a re
cess of three months, during which
time sumptuous quarters have been
prepared for its occupancy the new
Court of Customs Appeals began its
first session today. A full court of
five judges were on bench on tin*
docket numbered 471 cases, most of
them from the port of New York. It
has enough work to keep it busy for
months without nny new cases.
Sea Gate Near Coney Island
Pictures showing how Sea Gate, the fashionable resort near Cone? Is land, on lower New York Bay, is be
ing rapidly encroached upon by the ovean. The top picture showsw the fog bell tower, which two months ago
was 100 feet from the edge of the bluff it now overhang*. The lowe picture shows the famous lighthouse at
Norton Point, in the vicinity, near to which the sea has made great inroads, in fact the lighthouse one of the
best known along the coast, may be undermined and destroyed. The ravages of the ocean are at the rate of two
and three feet a day. Masses of the sandy soli constantly topple over into the water.
LOWER PRICES
IRE GENERAL
Stocks, Cotton and Wheat
All Irregular, at Open
ing, and Trading Was
Rather Light
Now York, Sept. 23.—The cotton
market opened witii September six
points lower, and other months from
three points lower to three points
higher. There was little trading,
each side seemingly awaiting a move
ment on the part of the other. Cables
steady. Opening September 13.79;
October 13.33; December 13.25; Jan
uary 13.2C; March 13.33.
1 8tocks Dec'ine.
New York. Sept. 23.—Steel, Union
Pacific, Heading, St. Paul and Amal |
gamated Copper were leaders In a de-j
cllne of from one to 1 1-4 points at
the opening of the stock market to
day. The market continued irregu
lar, with prices In almost every is
sue showing declines rnnglng in frac
tions to one poit or more. After the
first fifteen minutes the market as
j Burned a better tone and price* be
| gsn to recover.
—
Wheat Prices Shade Off.
Chicago, Sept. 23.—Weakness In
Liverpool following our upturn, fore
casts of liberal shipment* and con
i (nued fairly liberal receipts, caused
easidi wheat, with prices ofT 1-4 to
3-8 Con firmer, oats shade higher,
■ Provlflona Opening Septemb
» er, wheat 93 S-4; ctr.n 54; oats 34 3-4;
pork 19.05,
RIGHT (CROSS
UPS I FAILURE
Aviator Chavez Numb With
Cold 8,000 Feet in An
is Dashed to the
Ground
Rome, Sept. 23.- Aviator C if a vex
was badly hurt in the sensational
flight across the Alps made today ac
cording to authentic reports. He had
made about one third of the distnnce
aud was about 8.0U0 feet In the air
when he became so cold that be lost
control of his machlno and was dash
ed to the ground- Roth of his legs
were broken. Aviator Paillette made
tbe flight successfully to Milan. Wey
man nmadc only a short flight,
one third of the most hazardous aero
plane Journeys In the hlatory of avia
tlon Chas. t'havez, Peruvian aviator,
was probably fatally Injured today In
his attempted flight, over the Alps,
when his monoplane was caught in a
great wind and hurled agai.nat the
rocks. The aviator had made the
! most dangerous part of the Journey,
soaring over a wilderness of craggy
peaks when he attained the site of|
i the accident. He had flown over'
high mountain walls, eaynons. snow j
rapped ridges and dangerous tree top
ped crests and tho reet of the Jour
ney would have been nothing but j
I lakcfi and plains.
I/ondon, Hept. 22- Two reports were
received hero from Ttomc this after
noon, one raying that (’haver, had
been dashed against the rocks and
other that he bad made the trip in
safety. The report also says that!
i '\ eymann, Amcican aviator, la engag
| od In the same flight.
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BLIND BOSS OF
unit RUN.
General Brayton, Political
Confidant of Senator
• Aldrich, is Dead at
Providence
Providence, Sept, n.-General Hray
ton, known as the "Mind Boss,” of!
I’hode Island, died this morning. !!<■
was seventy • years old and totally!
years old and totally blind. He had
been active in politics for thirty
years and for twenty years of that
Hme was credited with controlling the!
legislatures of Jthode Island complete
ly. He was the political confidant of
Benator Aldrich and did the work In1
Rhode Island that Quay did in Penn '
sylvanla and Platt In New York but1
kept In the hack ground, holding no
political horu>r!i.
WHIPPANY CLUB DOG 8HOW
Morristown. N. .1., Sept. 23—Bow
wows of high degree from al over the
Host are assembled here today in the
second annual bench show of the.
Whlppany River Country Club. Some
!°f the lending dog fanciers of the
[country an- Judging the entries.
PRINCE TO VISIT WEST POINT
West Point. N. Y., Sept 23. Prince
Tsai Hsun, the Chines*- naval eommis-!
sioner. is expected to visit West
Point tomorrow lie will Inspect the
cadets and will be entertained at
luncheon by MaJ.-Cen Thomas H.
Bnrry.
TROY CITIZENS’ CORPS.
Troy, N. Y.. Sept. 23. A nut tonal
salute fir *d at the Watervelt \r«< nal|
today ushered In the celebration of
the seventy fifth anniversary of the
Trov Citizens' Corps, one of the t mat
famous military ntgani/.ntions tf t!ie
state A street parade and a piDlb:
[meeting will he held this aft 'moon. I
HIS MOTOR CIO;
TURNED turtle
I
George Robertson, Winner
of 1908 Vanderbilt
Cup Suffrs Seri
ous Injuries
Now Yok, Sept. U3.- George Hob
orison, who won the Vanderbilt cup
race In 1908, and the winner ol many
record breaking automobile contests,
wns probably fatally Injured today
when the raring machine in which he
was speeding sixty miles an hour
turned turtle on the hong Island mo
tor parkway. Robertson was taking
a trial spin for the Vanderbilt cup
race Saturday. Htcppon Reynolds, a
newspaper man. was with him ai the
time of the accident. He was hurled
twenty feet from the car but was un
injured. Robertson's right, collar bone
and light arm were broken and It
1r thought Ills skull is fractured, be
sides other injuries.
New York Sept. 23. 2 p. m. Doc
tors say Robertson is not fatally hurt,
though injuries are serious.
Robert son was to have raced Do
Raima at Philadelphia tomorrow, as
an earlier dispatch shows:
Philadelphia, Sept. 23.- A match
race between Qeprge Robertson and
Ralph i)e PaJjna, wfth for the
winner end $6#»fo for the loser, will he
the star event of the rtfffe meet to he
held tomorrow at the Helmont Driv
ing Club's track at Narbeth, under
the auspices of the Norristown Auto
mobile Club. In addition to the big
race, there will be ten minor con
tests on the card.
Robertson will drive a Simplex and
De Palma a Flat, find the Issue will
he fought out, best two out of three
five-mile heats, tire trouble counting
a heat off, *
Republican and Democratic
State Conventions in
Illnois—Cannonism
the Issue
Chicago, Sept. 23. State conven
t Ionk of all part lea will be held In
IllltioiH today, the Republican* and
Prohibitionists meeting in Springfield
while the Democrat* are holding their
session in Kast St. 'JxmiIiI. A*lde
from adopting idalformH and nominal
Ing candidate* for three trustee* of
the University of Illinois, the conven
tions will transact, no other ImiKirtant
business. Under the new primary law
all party conventions must he held
on the same day. The candidates of
all parties, other than for university
trustee*, were nominated by direct
vote at tlio state-wide primary of last
week. The Republican convention a*
Springfield fias 1,571* delegates, of
whomrinore than a third are from the
city of Chicago. The Kast St. IxmiI*
gathering of the Democrats is made
up of 1,140 delegate*. The latter
meeting marks the first time an Im
portant state political convention ha*
ever been held outside of Springfield
on Peoria.
Interest in the convention* atachc*
principally to the platform to be for
mnlated hy the Republicans. The leg
Islativo "jack pot” exposure* and the
txtrtmer scandal, together with the
opposition of the progressive* to
Rpeakei Cannon, have so upset. Re
publican affairs In Illinois that the
party leaders are in e. quandry. The
Democrats will make the Kast St.
I.oui* convention an occasion for
lighting the fireworks of th • con
gressional and state campaign. This
minority party enter* the campaign
wlih a great deal of enthusiasm and
vigor, the candidates believing that
the Republican split offers an oppor
tunity for driving home a Democratic
wedge. Animated by a real hope of
ofhee and power, the Democratic spell
Prominent Man of Detroit
Ends Joy Ride With
Manied Woman in
Tragic Manner
Cleveland, Dhlo, Sept. As the
end of a dose acquaintanceship of
unknown duration, M. \V. Yates, a
wealthy Detroit business man, late
yesterday shot and seriously wounded
Mrs. Fred Singer In a llocky River
wine room, and two hours later hang
ed himself In the county jail.
Fast night the woman's attorney,
Frank Hillman, wuh closeted with
Yates’ two sons for several hours.
The result of the interview was not
given out and the three refused to
discuss the shooting nr Its cause. The
young men, A. W. and A. F. Yates,
hurried here from Detroit as soon as
the news of the shooting reached
them, and the body of their father
was shortly afterward identified as It
lay in a private morgue •
Prominent Business Man.
Yates was 4X ycurs of age and mar
ried. He was chairman of tin* hoard
of directors of the Business Men’s
Publishing Company of Detroit, was
owner and manager of a hotel and
possessed extensive lumber holdings
near Bradford, Out;
It is to this latter place that his
body will he removed hy special per
mit of the coroner.
i\lr.\. Singer, formerly a resident
of Detroit, hut lately residing In a
Cleveland hotel, Is the wife of a trav
eling salesman, ad Ih related hy mar
rlage to men prominent in Cleve
land affairs.
The couple spent tho afternoon in
an uutoinohllc.
A policeman and the barkeeper
disarmed the man.
"I fired two of the five shots af
myself, lint missed,” Yates fold Mar
shall Boy Martin, according to that
officer.
While the woman was borne to a
hospital, Yates was taken to the
Cleveland Jail and there he hanged
himself to a low Iron roil In the wash
room, using his handkerchief as a
noose.
Complete mystery surrounds the re
lations of tho man and woman, who
have been acquainted, It Is admitted,
for some time. She has been estrang
ed from her husband for months. Her
condition Is reported at the hospital
as serious, hut It Is added that she
will recover. She was unable to make
a statement, It was announced.
WILL BE AT ROME
New York, Hepf. 23.— America will
play a prominent part In the next
International Tuborrulosls Congress,
which opens In Horne a year from to
morrow. This will he the seventh
treat gathering of the physicians anti
humanitarians of the whole world to
wage warfare on the scourge of civi
lization, the dread white plague. The
sixth congress was held In Washing
ton two years ago. Next year’s gath
ering will he under the direct pat
ronage of the King and Queen of
Italy.
According to details given out to
day regarding fhe participation of
America, the United States official
representation will be vested In r>
Committee of One Hundred. This
committee will he able to give a most
flattering report to the congress. It
\ expected that the number of
tuberculosis agencies in this country
will have t r I pled In the three year?
Intervening between the Washington
and Home congresses. Already rnort
than twice as much money Is being
spent in the fight against eonsump
tlon. public and plvate societies and
In-millions jas *vas available two
years ago.
The congress In the Kternal City
will meet In three sections, that on
etiology and cause of tuberculosis; on
pathology and therapeutics, including
both medical anti surgical treatment
of the disease, and on the social de
fense Against the spread of tubercu
losis.
RANKIN Wllty
III I '
—
Candidate Warmly Receiv
ed by Voters of Both
Parties—Insurgents
Strongly for Him
Tho Raleigh Register of yeatorday
said:
Hon. Rankin Wiley, Democratic
candidate for Congress in this dim.-lot
| «hh In tho city for u coupl-* of days
laHt week. I’e arrived her* «>p Thur*
day afternoon, and staid over until
Saturday morning, when hi* h*rt lor
Rlnevlllc, where lie was honked to de
liver an address to the voters of Wy
oming county on the first day of Cir
cuit Court, which was last Monday.
While in the city. Mr. Wiley was
cordially greeted hy all. many Repub
lican voters pledging him their sup
port. The Democrats called on him In
great numbers those who did not.
know him personally and wore aware
of his fine personality, were more
than pleased to find him such a con
genial gentleman. They Instantly
recognized that in Mr. Wiley they
would have a representative In whom
they could lake u Just pride, and one
that would measure up to the full
standard of the leading representa
tive's of the national law-making
body. *
From every quarter came assurance
that he would have no trouble In
carrying this county at. the Novem
ber election. The friends of Abe Lil
ly nro legion In this neek of the
woods, and they have not forgotten
how tho latter gentleman was treated
In his race against tho lloimhlicun
candidate, Mr. Hughes, last summer.
Then there are hundreds of honest
Republicans who are seeking a
change In representation, even If
their friend Lilly hud not been treat
ed so Imdly and these will rally
around the standard of Mr, Wlloy, and
It can he truthfully said that Raleigh
county le In fine shape to turn up a
majority against tho present Con
gressman, who Is seeking ro-eleetlon.
Although the. 'Dt'l't In l»»ie|y Re
publican or has been at previous ejec
tions, tho result In Maine nnrl else
where gives the Democrats much
hope of carrying It. The insurgents
In thin ^llptrlct who are against
Speaker Cannon will not vote for Mr.
Hughes' return, as they know ho Is a
"stand-patter,” and was one of the
faithful supporters of the Speaker.
20 DAY RACING
AAEET AT OGDEN
Ogden, Utah, Sept. 23.- A twenty
day racing meet, under the direction
of Itlcliard Dwyer, the California
horseman, will open today on the
Ogd<*n half mile track. The leasing
of the local track for a meet follow
ed the- ac tion of the* Utah Jockey Club
in calling off Its announced thirty-day
meet at the Buena Vista track at Halt
l-ake City. This meeting was made
Impossible when the city council pass
ed an ordinance prohibiting pool sell
ing and hookuiaking within the city
illmlts,
SOON TO VACATE
Albany, N, V.. Rept. 23.—Oov.
Hughe s is now engaged in closing up
his affairs a» Albany ntid vacating the?
Kxeetiflve* Mansion, preparatory to
turning over the gubernatorial ofTlve
tc> 1/ic‘utJov. Horace White and pro
ceeding to Washington to assume his
place on the* United Htates Huprcme
Bench. The latter does not convene
for the fall and winter session tintII
October 11. but Oov. Hughes w ill prob
ably go to the national capital within
a week or ten days, ns he wishes to
put in some hard study before he
takes his place on the* bench, and de
sires time to fainiliari/.e himself with
certain details of the operation of
the highest court before lie* takes his
seat.
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