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VOL. LXXXVI KO. 98.
WIUVIINGTOK, K. C, WEDNESDAY MOKNTSTGr, JULY 13, 1910.
WHOIiE NTJMBBB 13,345.
Striking Garment Workers Win
in Great New York Upheaval
PRESIDENT TAFT
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lSgest meeting GERii" dIies
ELKS ON RECORD Ally ANTAGONiSM
ROOSEVELT TALKS
WITH GOV. HUGHES
TALKS POLITICS
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August Herrman, of Cincikin
ati, Elected Grand Exalted
Ruler at Detroit.
LOWERING SKIES DURING DAY
Showers Failed to Dampen Ardor of
Delegates Exhibition Drills by.
United States Troops Oth
er Notes of Reunion.
Detroit, Mich., July 12. August
Herrmann, of Cincinnati, was . today
elected grand exalted ruler at the larg
est meeting of the Grand Lodge, Be
nt volent and Protective Order of
?:iks. ever held. As the last strag
glers reached the reunion headquar
ters, the Grand Lodge went into execu
tive session and a few minutes later
the hundreds of delegates by . accla
mation proclaimed the new leader.
Edward Leach, New York,, grand
treasurer, and P. B. Shields, Clarks
burg, W. Va., grand tiler, were re-elected.
August Herrmann.
The sharpest election contest cen
tered about the selection of a grand
secretary. Fred C. Robinson, of, Du
buqur la , incumbent, was opposed
by David McArron, of Port Huron, and
George D. Dostock, of Grand Rapids,
Mich The largest vote ever cast for
an officer of the order, it Is said, was
Polled in this contest, completely
swamping for a time, the election com
mittee. It was not known whether to
day's ballot would decide the contest.
' Lowering skies greeted the dele
gates in the morning and during the
day heavy showers fell, but failed to
dampen the ardor of the visitors. The
Canadian government having granted
permission for the invasion of Bois
Blanc Island in the lower Detroit riv
er, by armed troops, detachments of
United States regulars from Fort
Wayne gave an exhibition drill, and
the entertainment "programme wapt
carried out as scheduled. .
ARRESTED AT WIFE'S GRAVE.
Horse Thief Drew Three Revolvers
on Posse.
Monroe, La., July 12. Retunring-h'-re
narly today with Phillip Ward,
alleged horse thief. Sheriff Parker and
Us deputies reported that they came
upon Ward while he was standing by
trie half-filled grave of his wife near
Uiachita City. Ward drew a revol
but the deputy knocked it out of
Qis hand. He drew another and it met
tne same fate. As he was drawing a
irl revolver, the posse decided It
a tMiio to intrude still further upon
lie OllKr'flllir.u- nnJ l. 1 3 1.1
drr
i'..o, auu luejr JJlttCeU II 1111 UU
a.rrest and handcuffed him..
u arris wife committed suicide yes
wMday. He says that he had self-de-
ruction in mind when the posse drew
"1' and had no thought of harming
ui in ihne are at least half a. dozen
n"-i'k''.s of horse stealing against him
""a n.- is alleged to have fired on a
'io farmer from ambush several
(ayn ago.
COLLISION BETWEEN TRAINS.
everal Fatally Injured Passenger
Train Split in Twd.
o-tirnt, Mich., July 12. Eight pas
tan.. arp bf'lif,ved to have been fa
' iiijured and 64 were cut and
fh ' ,0(Iay when a special car on
Flint iMrf,it 1Tn'tpd Railways, Detroit
bv , ''"'rif: I-ine was split in two
work train. The collision occurr-.
. n a sharp curve at Wolfs Cross-
ttfui, . """ii. i iulu tuo car auu
'II nnnir 1 n rxi.v a 1 A
i rain
were running full SDeed.
lint .... .
Of the fatally hurt, Willie
liw-t, , "K,'u 1Z- f Flint, is not ex
thf. i, s"rvive the night. Among
Hen rT s' lio'ily injured was Howard
t(''Sy h!1Is;m'ingfie,d- - He ya ln"
a din i C "' 4 -'001 on y laKing
hour. e 0cean'
Cars every half
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.Antnf'nnni Ci. rr .
rrr: wry concerning
Her Relations With The
United State.
BERLIN INDIGNANT AT CANARD
Was Rumored That German Govern
ment Would Oppose United States
Policy in Nicaragua Noth
ing Whatever In It.
Berlin, July 12. Germany has taken
no stand In opposition to the United
States in the affairs of Central and
South America. Germany has issued
no statement that could be construed
into antagonism to the American gov
ernment in what that government has
doners doing, or may do in Nicaragua.
This declaration was made at the Ger
man Foreign Office this evening.
Special dispatches received here
from Washington and other American
cities reported that the German for
eign office had issued a statement to
day that "Germany refuses to recog
nize any right on the part of the
United States to supervise her diulo-
raatic relations with other countries,
Central and South American countries
in general anu Nicaragua in particu-J
tar."
When this report was placed before;
the Foreign Office it was given an em
phatic denial. v No such statement, an
oiucial declared angrily, had been is
sued by the , department or by any
other department of the Government.
He affirmed that no declaration of
such a nature could be made, because
tnere was absolutely no necessity for
that, and anything published in such
a sense was pure invention.
German Government officials are
greatly wrought up by the attempts
made to have this country appear in a
role of antagonism to the United
States, when on contrary, it has
been the desire of the government
to deveiop both the commercial and
The present situation has resulted
from -the. publication of a letter -from
Emperor William to Dr. Madriz, presi
dent of the de facto government of
Nicaragua. .-In several quarters appaxl
ently the significance of this letter has
been misjudged, and it. became neces
sary today In order that a wrong con
struction might not be placed upon it,
to issue a statement, through the For
eign Office explaining mat the letter
was merely a formal acknowledge
ment of a notice received from Madriz
of his election to the Presidency.
This explanation was accompanied
by the statement that Germany had no
intention of Intervening in any way
in "Nicaragua affairs and that the re
ported offer by Madriz of a coaling
station to an European power if it
would Intervene in Nicaragua, was not
made to Germany.
Of late, so flagrant has been the
abuse of privileges, accorded by the
Foreign Office to certain correspond
ents, the advisability of expelling tnem
has twice been considered by that de
partment and one has already been
barred on sensational dispatches
which he has forwarded to the United
States bearing no shred of truth.
TRAIN OVER fcMBANKMENT.
hE'ngineer Killed and Several Passen
gers injured.
Salinas, Cal., July 12. Leaving the
rails while traveling at high speed, a
special train bearing 100 delegates
from the East to the American tjnemi
cal Society convention in San Francis-
fco, today, plunged off an embankment
near Metz, 30 miles south or saunas,
killing the engineer and Injuring four
Vomen passengers and five train men.
One of the victims, Mrs. Charles La
ment, of Detroit, is seriously hurt All
were taken to San Francisco, in a spe
cial train.
Atlanta, Ga., July 12. After debat
ing the question for nearly a week, the
lower house of the General Assembly
today adopted the income tax resolu
tion by a vote of 125 to 45. Fourteen
members present did not vote. A
similar resolution was adopted by the
Senate yesterday.
OUTLINES.
The German Government denies a
sensational story that the Foreign Of
fice is" antaon!stic to the policy of the
United iStates In Nicaragua -President
Taft yesterday conferred with
several leaders concerning" the cam
paign ,and while recognizing that there
is to be . a hard fight he is confident
of Republican success; the President
is . worried over t a bitter Republican
row in Alaska -The embezlement of
Secretary Kopke, of the Fidelity Trust
Company, of Louisville, is said to
amount to $500,000 The British
House of Commons has passed the
woman suffrage bill to its second read
ing and there is strong sentiment for
It- The agreement between Japan
and Russia as to Manchuria was giv
en out at Washington -yesterday
Captain Rolls, the English aviator,
was dashed to death in his bi plane
yesterday- New York markets:
Money on call steady 2 to 3 per cent,
ruling rate 2 3-4, closing bid, 2 3-4,
offered at 2 7-8. Spot cotton closed
quiet Flour1 quiet. Wheat easy. No. 2
red 1.29 1-2 c. 1. f. to arrive elevator,
No. 1 Northern 1.25 3-8 f. o. b. Corn
firm, No. 2, 69 1-2 elevator domestic,
export No. 2, 69 1-4 f. o. b. Oats steady,
mixed nominal. Rosin steady, turpen
tine iqtilet. ' l '
, Ah?A ,,wnr--rr-r-r -H'&M$- 'J, 1 I , IISBBSSMM VgAJ . J&2$k
iMtiw lOilv, Jui ii!. A
em cajue touay anu me ornciais 01
Announcement was made at the
ments, granting the demands of the employes and that i2 more had signified their intention of doing so before
the day ends. v
As soon as the strike committee of the strikers opened sessions at the Victoria Hotel today the manufactur
ers began to arrive to meet theni and sign agreements.
The strike here today caused 1,000 cloak-makers in Newark, N. J., to quit work. They declared that they
feared some of the work undone In New ,York would be sent to Newark shops. They will remain out until the
striKe nas oeen settled m New York
WOMAN SUFFRAGE IS FAVDRED
British House of Commons Passed
BUI to Second Reading Strong
Sentiment in Behalf of Wo,
man's Rights. .
London, July 12. The House of
Commons, by a vote of 299 to 190, to
night passed the second reading of the
"Woman's Suffrage bill, for which Da
vid James Shackleton, labor member
from the Clitheroe division of Lanca
shire, is the sponsor. The bill provides
for the granting of the Parliamentary
franchinse to women who are possess
ed of the property qualification and
who already exercise the franchise in
municipal elections.
The unexpectedly large majority of
109 gives an important impetus to wo
man's suffrage, but many obstacles
'must yet be overcome before the prin
ciple is legalized by the necessary ma
jority of 145. The House subsequently
referred the bill to a committee of the
vhole, which means that the bill will
be shelved until next year.
The interesting debate showed that
many .leading men. including Winston
Spencer Churchill, secretary for home
affairs, and A. J. Balfour, leader of the
opposition in the Commons, who fa
vored the principle of woman suffrage,
objected to the present bill and con
tended that the whole country must
pronounce unreservedly in . favor of
women voting before Parliament sanc
tioned such a change in. the constitu
tion. ;' Premier Asquith in a strong speech
against the bill declared that if wo
men had a vote they must inevitably
have seats in Parliament and might
take the Speaker's chair or sit in the
cabinet '
Mr. Balfour contested this view. He
said it was not government by consent
to exclude a large class of the com-
'munlty from voting.
, Chancellor Lloyd-George, as a strong
supporter of woman suffrage, said that
if 'the promoters of the bin would
promise to re-introduce the bill in an
acceptable form lie would support it.
r Austen Chamberlain opposed Woman
suffrage in any shape or form.
A great crowd of suffragists await
ed the result .of the vote outside the
House, but there was no disorder.
AVIATOR FELL HUNDRED FEET.
Howard Gill, of Baltimore, Seriously
; Injured at St. Louis.
" East St Louis, III., July 12. How
ard Gill, of Baltimore, a novice avia
tor, Tell 100-feet tonight and sustain
ed serious i injuries. He was flying
outside of the aviation field where the
novice, meet Is to open Thursday. A
runaway team of horses beneath him
temporarily took his mind from his
levera and he lost control of the ma
chine. , With a sudden jerk it almost
capsized -and started for the ground.
Gill was -.thrown several feet away
frpm the machine, which was wrecked.
He had just finished a quarter of a
mile trial flight when the accident oc
curred. He sustained a broken rib, a
broken pose and an injured arm..
Washington. July 12. Contracts
were signed by, the Navy Department
today for the construction of a steel
fuel oil storage tank and gasoline stor
age tank at each of the following naval
stations: Bradford, R. I.; Norfolk, Va.;
Charleston, , S. C; Key West, la.;
G,uantanamo, Cuba, and' San Juan,
Porto Rico'.
stamptue 01 manma turrrr. to si c;nl agreements jvith the 80,000 striking garment work"
ciais of the union predicted that the strike would be won within three days.
me union preaiciea mat tnp striKe would
union's headquarters .'hat 125 of the :?mnlovers had already sianed th sctpp-
and they will demand the same settlement as is being secured here.
AVIATOR DASHED TO DEATH
Prominent Young Englihman Meetts
With Terrible Accident Bi-Plane
Plunged to Earth and Was
Demolished fteces.
Bournemouth, Eng., July 12. Hon.
Charles S. Rolls, third son of Lord
Llangattock, was dashed to almost in
stant death today when the Wright
bi-planc, on which he was flying, fell
suddenly with terrific speed from a
height of one hundred feet, the trage
dy bringing to a close for the day the
first flying tournament of the year in
England. He was considered the most
daring and popular of British aviators.
The accidqnt was witnessed by a large
crowd many of whom were personal
friends of the young aviator.
The bi-plane struck the ground close
to the crowded grand stand, smashed
into a tangle mass and before the doc
tors and their assistants could reach
the spot Rolls was dead. The event
in which Rolls was competing was for
a prize for the aviator alighting near
est a, given mark. The goal was di
rectly in front of the grand stand,
where the spectators were massed. He
had risen to a good height, then shut
off his motor and was gliding in a
broad circle toward the mark. With
out warning the tail piece of the bi
plane snapped off. The machine gave
a ' sudden lurch and the frame work
crumpled up in the air. When it
strucK the ground it was smashed to
splinters. The doctors found that
Rolls had sustained a fractured skull.
The wreck of the machine and twisted
stays surrounded the body so that
tnere was difficulty in extricating him.
Immediately after the result of
Rolls' accident was known the commit
tee announced that flying would be
suspended for the day.
Audemars, the Swiss aviator, had
a close shave while making a trial
flight above the Bournemouth field.
His monoplane overturned and de
scended swiftly to the ground, but he
escaped without injury.
Captain Rolls had expected to come
to the United States this Fall to give
exhibitions of flying and to compete
with any meetings that might be held.
After his flight of the English channel
he received telegrams oi congratula
tion from King George and Queen
Mary, was given the gold medal of the
Royal Aero Clubhand altogether was
one of the most conspicuous figures in
England. Captain Rolls is the twelftn
victim of the sciesce of aviation.
NO PRIZE FIGHT PICTURES.
Norfolk Prohibits Exhibition of Jeffries-Johnson
Films.:.
Norfolk, Va., July 12. Efforts were
made at a meeting of the Board of Al
dermen tonight to adopt an ordinance
prohibiting newspapers from publisn-
'ing details of prize fights, but the
measure. was withdrawn after lengthy
discussion because it was feared that
its legality would be questioned. V
The matter came up in the shape
of an amendment to an ordinance pro
hibiting moving picture theatres from
exhibiting fiilms of prize fights. The
amendment was offered by Alderman
Banks and had the support of probab
ly a majority of the aldermen, but' for
the . question of ' its constitutionality,
which was raised by one member. The
ordinance as applied to theatres was
adopted and no prize fight pictures of
any description can be shown in. Nor
folk. ' :
be won within thre davi
PAN-AMERICAN CONFERENCE
Brilliant Assemblage of Delegates at
Buenos Ayres Alliance Against
United States by South -American
Republics. ' -
Buenos Ayres, July 12. The open
ing of the fourth Pan-American, con
ference here today was marked by a
briliant assemblage of delegates, repj
resenting the United States and the
Latin-American Republics. Philander
C. Knox, the American Secretary of
State, and Dr. V. jDe LaPlaza, the Ar
gentine Foreign Minister, were named
as honorary presidents. The American
delegates were warmly received, on all
sides, and reports of a Latin-American
coalition against the United States are
the subject of ridicule.
The conference was opened at 4:30
o'clock this afternoon and there was
a large attendance at the inauguration
ceremony.
In addition to 'all of the delegates
there were present diplomats, Sena
tors, and Deputies, the government
authorities and many prominent rep
resentatives of Argentine commercial
and professional life.
The address of welcome was deliver
ed by Dr. De LaPlaza, and Henry
White, former American ambassador
to France, responded in English, In
behalf of all the delegations. Both ad
dresses were liberally applauded.
The first business session of the
conference then began. The' Mexican
delegate, Senor Salado, nominated
Antonio Bermejo for president, while
Rodriguez Larreta, In behalf of the Ar
gentine delegation, proposed Henry
White for that honor. Senor Bernejo
was elected. The proposal to elect
Secretary Knox and Dr. De LaPlaza
honorary presidents came from the Pe
ruvian delegation. It was decided that
hereafter the various vice presidents
should preside at the successive ses
sions. The conference adjourned un
til 2 o'clock tomorrow.
Dr. DeLaPlaza declared in his
speech that it was the desire of all
America, North and South, that the
light of civilization shall shine every
where and that liberty, equality and
justice for the inhabitants of all coun
tries shall be the dominant sentiment
The basic principle of the Pah-American
Conference, he added is to main
tain the sovereignty and independence
of each State, and such gatherings as
the present serve to draw closer the
ties of union and friendship between
tne different nations which pay hom
age to the Monroe Doctrine.
Mr. White in expressing thanks for
the honor which had been conferred
upo nim responded to the sentiments
pf the foreign minister, saying he was
convinced that the words of friendship
uttered by Dr. DeLaPlaza would serve
as an inspiration to the congress and
the spirit of harmony would prevail in
its deliberations. He pointed out that
the Monroe Doctrine was conceived in
the broadest spirit of brotherhood and
added that the congress would con
duct its work harmon-ously. Nothing
in American solidarity, nor in the In
creasing friendship between the Amer
ican republics, threatens. the interests
ot the Old World.
The newly elected president of the
conference Senor Bermejo expressed
the belief that the congress would
serve to strngthen the tien. that now
unite the American republics.--- -
Come On In. .
The water's fine. Cool -off by. taking
a diD -in the ocean.- Cars every half
hour. ,
They Held Secret Conclave
That Lasted Long Into
The Night
REFUSED TO GIVE OUT RESULT
Will Make Fight to Force Direct Nom
ination Bill on Republican Ma
chine Speaker Wards
worth Refuses.
Oyster Bay, N. Y July 12 Theo
dore Roosevelt and Charles E. Hughes
Governor of New York, met this even
ing at Sagamore Hill In their long ex
pected and much heralded conference
on New York State politics. They
talked in secret and ' no word of the
result was allowed to become known
beyond the fact that the entire politi
cal situation in this State was taken
up. Col. Roosevelt had said frankly
on previous occasions, however, that
the defeat of the" direct nominations
bill by the Republican State organiza
tion would be one of the main topics
of discussion. Whether the question
of a Republican candidate for Govern
or came up Is not known,.
Col. Roosevelt will have more poli
ticians at Sagamore Hill tomorrow.
perhaps the most conspicuous of which
will be Timothy L. Woodruff, chair
man of the Republican State Commit
tee.
Governor Hughes reached Sagamore
Hill from New York by automobile at
6:40 o'clock this evening and received
an enthusiastic welcome from Col.
Roosevelt Col. Roosevelt spent tne
day in New York, motored home,
reaching Sagamore Hill only a short
time before the Governor. Governor
Hughes had dinner with the Roose-
velts. Then the men withdrew to the
Colonel's library where they talked
Until far into the night
, A delegation br correspondehtswehti
that CoL Roosevelt or the Governor
would hare something' to say after
their talk had been fairly started
But the Colonel sent Out word that
neither he nor the Governor would be
Interviewed.
Col. Roosevelt has made It clear
that he will fight for the direct nomi
nation bill and J. W. Wadsworth,
speaker of the State Assembly, said
with frankness, when he called on
Col. Roosevelt In New York today that
this bill was the thing which loomed
up as a rock in the smooth rear ahead
as he was pleased to paint the picture.
The Speaker's chat with the Colo
nel gave Col. Roosevelt, in advance of
his talk with the Governor, a clear
view of the attitude of the Republican
organization to the extent, that the
Speaker represents it.
The Speaker said with a broad smile
afterward that his position was un
changed and that so far as he was con
cerned there would be no sacrifice of
principle."
When Col. Rooseelt came out of
his office a little later, he said.:
"I talked politics with the Speaker.
We discussed direct neminations. That
is all I can say."
It is supposed, therefore, that the
Governor and the ex-President went
over this conference with the Speaker
in detail tonight, and mapped out ten
tatively the programme announced in
advance of taking steps to force into
the platform when the Republican con
tention is held, a plank declaring with
out equivocation for direct, nomina
tions. The general opinion Is that
the first tangible result of the meet
ing between the Colonel and Governor
Hughes will not be made known until
the initial steps in the programme
outlined by them is taken. On the
other hand, it is possible that the full
plan will not be disclosed until the
Saratoga convention has been called
to order.
CAPT. OHAS. SPENCER DROWNED.
Lost Life While Bathing in Swain
County, N. C.
Asheville, N. C, July 12. Word
reached here from tSwaln county to
day that Capt. Charles Spencer, aged
35, of Lynchburg, professor of mathe
matics at. Woodbury Forest School,
was drowned In the Tuckasiegee river
iSaturd ay afternoon white boating with
a party of students. The boat was
overturned by striking a rock. All the
occupants of the boat with the excep
tion of Capt. Spencer', made their es
cape. Capt. ' Spencer was caught In a
whirlpool and sank before aid could
reach him. The body was recovered
this morning. '
(Special Star Telegram.)
Asheville, N. C, July 12. A special
from Bryson City says that the body
lof Capt. Charles Spencer, who was
drowned Saturday in the Tuckasiegie
river while ofit with a boating party,
was recovered today several miles be
low Bryson, where it had been washed
pby the current against a rock. This
is one of the most pathetic deaths that
Jias occurred in the section for a long
while. Capt Spencer was one or a
party of college men who were spend
ing a while at Camp Cherokee. His
home was in Lexington and he was a
professor of mathematics at Wood
bury Forest School at Orange, Va. He
was a graduate of Washington & Lee,
35 years of age and unmarried. The
members of the camp will, accompany
the body. home.
Believes The Next Campaign V
Will Be Hard One For
Republicans.
CONFERENCE WITH LEADERS
Republican Row in Alaska Giving
President Much Concern Willi
Send Wickersham and Nagel
to Investigate. j
Beverly, Mass., July 12. President
Taft talked politics today with Sena
tor Winthrop Murray Crane, of Mas 1
sachusetts; Attorney General Wicker
sham and Secretary Nagel, of the De
partment of Commerce and Labor. The
conference lasted until after G o'clock
tonight. Extreme reticence wag dis
played by everybody and no state
ment other than that the general sit
uation was discussed could be ob
tained. Senator Crane was close to the Pre
ident during the last session of Con
gress and when the President was
hammering away at the programme
which he finally Induced Congress to
adopt, Senator Crane was a daily vis
itor at the White House. In looking
forward to the coming campaign,
which it is admitted on all sides will
be a hard one, it was natural that
Mr. Taft should consult with the Sen
ator from Massachusetts among the
first of his advisors.
The President was reported tonight
to be well satisfied with general con
ditions and hopeful of Republican suc
cess "all along the line."
It was definitely, determined that
Attorney General Wiokersham shall
accompany Secretary Nagel to Alaska.
The situation there has given the,
President much concern. Serious fac
tional fights have' been in progress
there for several years.. Extreme bit
terness has been displayed.
The fights have been carried to '
Washington , from time .to ' time. The
I de1egat?e f rom Alaska, Mr. Wicker- .
Sham, who by the way Is no relation ,
of, the.. Attorney, . General, is . at log- ,
gerheads , with-the;idinlni8'tratl0
The. President' hasrfouhd4Jt nefieU,.
sary lately to remove a. number jot1.
Alaskan officials. Several of the men f
whom he appointed to 'succeed failed?,
of confirmation and made It necessary
for the President to resort to. recess
appointments. Mr. Taft wants as much
first-hand information as he can get
on the situation through Messrs. Na
gel and Wickersham so as to shape i
his future course with reference to
Alaskan affairs.
The two cabinet officers will sail
from Van Couver on the fish commis
sion steamer Albatross. They will go '
west through Canada, leaving Mon
treal next Monday morning.
It has not been determined just how
long the two cabinet ofllcers will be :
away. The trip tvIII consume between,
two and three months.
BANKER SHORT HALF MILLION.
Gambled in Stocks and Dealt in Real
Estate.
Louisville, Ky., July 12. Admission'
that the shortage of August Ropke,
defaulting assistant secretary of the,
Fidelity Trust Company, is "very
large" was made at the Trust Com
pany's offices today. At the same time
it was announced that the directors
of the company had, pledged them
selves to an increase of $1,000,000 In
the capital stock if such lndrease be
necessary.
President John W. Barr issued a
statement in which he says In part:
"Our securities have been found ab
solutely Intaet The defalcation of Mr.
Ropke is very large. The estates are
absolutely Intact Not a dollar can be
lost to any one other than the stock
holders." Ropke's shortage Is placed by cur
rent rumor at about $500,000. His case
today was set for hearing before a
errand jury on Ootober 5th. The pris
oner was returned to jail in default
of $25,000 bail...
The system employed by Ropke is
also as yet unexplained, although it la
generally supposed that he manipulat
ed individual accounts. ' Ropke's oper
ations were not confined to the stock
market. Several years ago, he bought
a building in Evansvllle and convert
ed it into a theatre and office building
at an expense of $65,000. This ven
ture, it Is said, proved unsuccessful
and he sold the building last week.
ANONYMOUS LETTERS.
Have Been Disturbing Town of Apex,
Merchant is Arrested.
(Special Star Telegram.)
Raleigh, N. C., ' July 12. Charged
with mailing anonymous letters con
taining insinuations against the wives
and daughters in tome of the best
familes of town, W. H. Rounsavllle, a
merchant of Apex, was bound over in
$1,000 bond to the next term of . Unit
ed States District Court here today
by United "States Commissioner Nich
ols. These letters have been disturb
ing the social and family peace antf
quietude of Apex and vicinity for a
year or more, and efforts to Identify
the author have failed. Now the citi
zens are asserting that Rounsavllle
Is guilty. They have letters to
indicate the identity of the handwrit
ing. Rounsavllle claims to have receiv
ed similar anonymous letters himself.
Ex-Gov. Aycock is. retained for the
defense.
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