,'"' ' . ' ". . : - . : ...jOV' ,:( mv..,. , -- -vwf - f" .- r " - . 7v " . , Weather Today . Forccnt for North Caro lina: 1-Talr Friday ami Satur day; not iuucU chansro - In temperature? , moderate northwest winds becoming variable. ' . - Weather Yesterda: Maximum tempera 62 decrees; minimum Tem perature, -i Ucfireesur total precipitation for 2m hour ending 8 p. m.t ygSterday 0 inched. -4 VOLUME IiXXXVm, NO. 141 RALEIGH, K. C, 1 HID AX 310BXTXG, OCTOBER 29, 1901) PRICE 5 CENTS News 5 in ...3 - LekdsMf North ,0fl0T0FGHT THE 1 SiflK III DISEASE; John. DV Rockefeller Announces Gift to be Used in Effort to Eradicate Dreadf ul fflalady Which :isso Widespread WW iiuiiuuiuii.iinu PROSECUTE THEVV Mr? KocitefeMer'a Actloir. Was Taken Atte a ; Con reretiee .With Knilnent ' dtXWioxyere Interested. In . thfi?SIatter and Who Mad .Brought ' tho Matter to IH Attention and Impressed pon' IIun the Necessity i for Such ActIo'n-Dr. Oiarlea SUles, Dr. Welch, of Johns llopilns 'Ua!! . vera: If, "Dr. EdwSit Alderman, Su i v. perinteident ' or ' Ptiblto 'Instruction J. Y. Joyner Are Members of , the Cbminl&4on,'-r'' ;ckrrcspoicnceOn " Uie Mauer. ' v' " V' (By, the Associated Press.) v New Tork,' Ocd 28. A" gift of one tnllllon dollars by John D, Rockefel ler to nshtithe.4'hookworm diseaie" waa ", announced at the,-.office .of the Standard Oil Company; lat,e. here Jo ..day.'" ; ',';, 1---A dozen well known educators and scientists, selected lnlanre part from Institutions of leamlngr of' the South where the. parasitemia prevalent-were called In conference "with-Mr. Rocke? feller's representatives at the gtndard Oil Company's otflcs at 26 liroadway last - Tut rday, - and fit;, that ' meetinsr J.Ir. 'Tlr icl : r's. d "fi re -t o ort?tnl?e a 'toinr... ioa to. "carry too" a cmj-r-lsa esalnxt the malady wa3 di5cus3ed. As a result of this discussion of the situa tion the RockefeIler Commissi on for the uradlcatlonr ' of : theHook-Worni ' disease", was organized. - - ; ; ;--.-The" mt-rnhcrs of . this commission, its eslacld. ty 21r. Rockefeller are: .r.v Wro.: It "Vlch.: professor .of Yiil -5lo??y:in." Johns Hopkins Unlver Ity "jre3ident of the -American. Medi csl . i3oclatlon: Dr. ' Simon P. Flex ner, director of Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research; Dr. Chas. W. Stiles, chief of the division cf Zoology. U. S. Tublic Health, and Marine Hos pital Service, and discoverer of the ' American species of . hook-worm, and, the prevalence of the . disease in .America; Dr. Ldwtn 'A. Alderman, president of the University of Vir ginia; Dr. David F.. Houston., chancel lor of Washington University, St. Xouis; -Prof. P. P,-Claxton. professor C education In the University of Ten- i'ref. J. Y. - Joyner,! State Superin tendent -of Education In North. Caro lina,' and President of the Educational Association: Mr. Walfer IL Page, edi tor of TYorld'a Work; Dr. IL B. Frls relL Biincical llampton Institute: Mr. Frederick T. Gates, one of Mr. Rocke-; reller's buslr.csa managers; Mr. starr f , Murphy.-Mr. Rockefeller counsel a benevolent matters. J. ,. ' lit. John D. RockefeHer. Jr la fclso amon" the number. " All but Mr. Claxtou and Mr. Joyner fcvere at the. meeting today, and they have both since accepted places on the boards elected to carry out Mr. Rockefeller's plans. " In calling: these gentlemen together for Tuesday conference. Mr. Rocke feller addressed to each a letter pointing out hla Interest In relieving the human suffering caused by the hook-worm" - and especially because, he. said, if had beeir: his pleasure to spend a portion of each year among the vrarm-hearted people of the South and he -welcomed the opportunity to express appreciation - of their many kindnesses and hospitalities.- The members of the commission, In framing a reply to Mr. Rockerel ler's offer: oi n.OOO.OOO, declared that the proposition met with their heartl est approbation, j - : , V . "Two millions of :; our people . are Infected -with- this parasite," they add ed. "It'ii'by no means confined to one class,, it takes its vengeance in "V' k-'r'i:.' t- .: i .;- J tVJJUK W. IL Jf ANN,' IEMOCltATIC nnMiwn lEOTO uu 01 I Uhe Well-to-do as well as the less fortunate. i The corresppnuence in iuh a follows: ."!,. "Mr. Rockefeller s letter:" ,- "Mr. Rockefeller wrote to the com fereeiu ! - . "New Yrk, Oct. 26. 1909. "Gentlemen: . "For many months my representa tives have been nuiring into the na ture and : prevalence" of 'hook worm disease.' and .considering plans for mitigating its', evils., I have delayed action in this matter only until the facts as to the extent of the disease could! be verified and the effectiveness of its- cure and ;" prevention demon-, strated. ' "The wide distribution and the se rious! effects of this malady, particu larly ! in the - rural districts of our Southern States. tst pointed out by Dr. Chas. Warden "Stiles, of the U. S. Public Health and . Marine Hospital Service, have, now been' confirmed by Independent observations of other In vestigators and physicians as well as by ' educators and public men of the Southv: ' viv -A.y : i '. " " "Know'lng yourllnterest in all,' that pertains to tho veil being of your fel low jmen and your, acquaintance with this BUbject. I have Invited you to a conference In the .hope that it may lead to the adoption of well considered plans for a co-operative movement of the medicaid profession, public health officers, boards -Of trade, churches, schools, . the . press and other agen cies for the cure and prevention Of this 'disease. K ' ' "If you deem It wise to " undertake this! commission I - shall be -' glad . to be permitted to -work with you to that end. and yodnvay call upon me from time to time for such sums as may. be needed durlng-the next five years - for carrying on an - aggressive campaign, up to' a total of one million dollars, ' . r "Wilf ieVw.ould.-ne Ja: prtvilege-ulb. act In any movement which, offerrf As surance ot relieving human suffering, It- Is a particular 'pleasure to me" to feel that the nrinclDal ' activities of 4 your, boara wiu oe actoog re people or our Southern States, r It has hash ay pleasure of late to - spend a portion of each, year In the 'South and I have come. to know and to respect; greatly that part of. our country and to. en joy the society and friendship of many of Its".' warm-hearted -people. ; It will thesefore be ' an- added gratification to me if in this .way I may in some measure' express my appreciation of their- many kindnesses, and hospltali tlesr - '.: ". - ' v'.- 'Very truly, .v.- . v A Signed) .-- . v ' w- ;- " "JOIIN D. ROCKEFELLER. - The reply signed by all the mem bers of the commission was as follows:,-' .'V.-.-V - ft TCew 5Torkv' Oct.'z6. 190S. 7rr.r J-ohn.JD. R0ckefeller.iNew York ,' city. yr.?- ' 'J':r- - Dear Sit: Your eeherous offer to pay such a - sum r as may be needed during the next .five years up. to a total of one million dollars to carry on a scientific, and popular: campaign for eradicating , 'hook worm:.dlsease has our heartiest approbation and we accept your Invitation to administer this trust . with a, keen appreciation of the opportunity that you, give us to do a great public good. - . "We have today taken steps for or ganization and incorporated, for prac tical work and have named this board: The Rockefeller Commission for the eradication of the hook worm disease. "The hook worm so often lowers the vitality of those who are affected as to retard their physical and mental development, render them more sus ceptible to other diseases, and In sec tions where the malady is most prev alent greatly Increase the death rate from consumption, pneumonia, ty phoid fever and malaria. It has been shown I that the lowered vitality of multitudes long attributed to malaria end climate, and ' seriously affecting economic development, is, In fact, largely due In some districts to this parasite. ., "Thei disease is by no means con fined to any one class; It takes Its toll of suffering and death from the well-to-do as well as the less fortunate. It CContinued on Page Three.) :' - .... ' ' ' 1 i STANDARD ilkAlCKK IX VIRGINIA. Carolina. COLONEL JOHN JACOB r cJOHK:-JACOB ASTORS! 4 If- tr- ' I 1 f 1 'h'tttuJh: "5-J is it. Synod Shows $20,000 In crease for Foreign Aid TO MAKE GREATER EFFORT Recommend Tiiat Young People's So ciety Bo Organized Into Mission Study Classest and That Every Church Adopt the General Assembly 'Platform on Foreign 3Ilsslons . 3faking Every Church a Jlissionary Society The Forward. Laymen's IMovement Also Recommended. (Special to News and Observer.) Red Springs, Oct. 28. The time of the Synod of North Carolina today was occupied largely with special orders, and a number of speakers were heard. The Moderator called the Synod to order at 9 o'clock this morning, ana Rev. J. B. Wool conducted the devo tional service. The minutes of yes terday's session were then read and approved. The special order "for 9:45 wa "Evangelistic Progress." Under this head Rev. R. F. Campbell, D. D., spoke on "The Call of the Homeland;" - The Ilctln Demand." v.-a th km1. the address of Rv. W. Mot?. 'fVhtte, Dr. W. J- Martin discussed "What I'ai t Is Done Efficiently Through the Sun day School." and Rev. . n. Mintei!. D, D., "What Part Rests on the Le nominational School." Itov. j. n. Wfclla, D. I).. was thu last speaker during this hour, his tui.ict L, in , The Adaptability or the Presbyterian System to Ktiieicnt Evangelist!'.- ! Wor!;." Much Interest is manifest in the re port of the Synod'3 committee on Foi ielgn Missions and the recommenda tions of the Gins. Tiie report recom mended. 1. That in all of the churches the Sunday schools . and yourir neo- ple's societies be organized into Mis - siion study classes; . That every church adopt the General Assembly's' platform of foreign missions. jpfnlciJ M 5 , Ari-r 1 h3U32 'r- - - ?; - ipi ' 1 :) . :.,fTZ-:.- S-: " T .t' . SjMMaBM"MawaasssBssjBaBSSeawB ' cheat canade 11 in mission work makes every church a missionary ao- tfiety; 3. The committee endof'sca the ! Detailed t AHeod National Coa forward movement and the Laymen's j rcreiwv on IM--1 Ht Columbia. missionary ivioNcmem. itev. u. i. .raiti, i '. yj. t,.atPtj cifrk, submitted to Sj'nod the treasurer's re port for the year. : The fact that no other Synod in the church has made such rapid advance ment in contributions to the cause ot foreign missions as the Synod of North Carolina is a source of much gratification to the body. The pari (Contiuued on Paje Three. j . V -. - I .. Dailies ASTOR AND WIFE, ! WHO HAS SUED 3TORSI i -... -' I THE ASTOR DIVORCE SUIT XA3LE OF MRS. ROBERTA 3IENGES CORWIX ILVLL 31EXTIOXED IN COXXECTION AVITII IT. (The Baltimore Sun.) New York, Oct. "7. Rumors asso ciating the name of Roberta Menges, the former belle of Sheepshead Bay and daughter of Morris Menges, a former Baitimorean. with the John Jacob Astor separation suit brought forth a statement from Morris Menges today. Tho father of the former Mrs. Hal sey Corwin-HHl. who resumed her maiden name of Menges on obtaining a divorce from her husband, Capt. Arthur e. Hill, was at his office in West FOrty-ninth stieet, and appeared to be crushed by the news that his daughter's name was said to be' men tioned in the Astor suit. "If it is true," said the father, sadly, "and I am loth to credit any flash ru mors that may have originated through Roberta's disregard of pub lic opinion, then I can only say that I deeply regret it. Perhaps her ac quaintance willi Mr. Astor, if there was one, has given rise to these ru mors. I cannot verify them, because I know nothing about my daughter except that she is in Europe. "You know what young girls are. TJuy frequently come to grief by dis reganling the advice of their parents. Roberta, has not been under my pro tection tine- her m;urria.ge with Halsey Cor win. he b:'s been-practically in- 'p. tour years. hnct' 1 cdK- of Iia . .. :)' intimate know) her -:. t iatcs or her affairs." ! ' ii n:.i whither she mo ed .: : i.v.. ious to ii'T last trip abroad in June, her maid said today that Mrs. Corv.-in-iril Iia(1 leen in York three weeks oro to open her i aiartn'ent. Viit tli at, she said at that I time th vcre wat no p'ce like Paris and return thither at J onec. I Mrs. Corwin-Hi'l v',s a clDse friend of Mrs. Ruth ho killed hcr- ; elf in London rcecnt' DR. lirXT V.TT.L ATTEND. Terence on .w,oriated Tres..) Wftfchinsrlon. I'- -'t- 2 The Secretary of tli" Tr-ar:- dc-talied Dr. Hunt, of the Plle Health Depart ment, to atte-n.l. the -Vlnal Confer ence on Pellagra to be held at Co lumbia, s. c, tlV,n'ZJt 4- ,U wl'l ma'te pl armacologlcal studies bearing on the ctology end treatment of pellagra. , ' ; '" ; ...-a : 1 . x.-w.,-. n .:: :.'; :;. .: . i- . k 1,:'- I. 5ti News I HIM FOR A DIVORCE; - !. ,7.i Hi i 1 it ?1 1 .: "sr-ai ' It IE I is 2; The Father, theUndertaker and the Minister ALL THREE ARE INDICTED Held Public Over Remains of Child Who Died From Dlptheria As Soon as the City Health Officer of Char lotte Heard About the Matter He Had Warrants Issued The Case Will Probably Coine Up for Trial Before Recorder Today. (Special to News and Observer.) Charlotte, N. C, Oct 28. Indict ments were this morning Issued against J. M. Harry &. Co., undertak ers, Rev. R. L. Patterson, pastor of St. Mark's Lutheran Church, and Mr. S. E. Rogers, for an alleged vio lation of the Quarantine law by parti cipating in a funeral service over the body of a child who had died of dlp theria. The indictment was issued on complaint of Dr. F. O. Hawley, city physician. The funeral was held over the body of the three-year-old child of Mr. S. E. Rogers and was conducted from the home of tho parents at No. 611 North Caldwell street, this morning. I The child had been suffering from i .ll.tk..l,, Vif. 4o..n n tn I ! view of the dangerousness of the dis j ease. Dr. Hawley had quarantine regu I lations placed around the home. ! as soon as rne neaitn pnysician heard that a pu'jlie funeral had been i 'held he made his complaint at the j police station and had the indictments i i ipstied. making defendants on the war- j ! rant the father of the child, the un- i lertaker. u-der whose direction the ; 1 f"ierul toU pi.-.,-?, and the minister j who rop j tc cf the Rf-rviccH. ' The ennrsp as f-tatea in the warrant , i that the d fendmts did violate the : law by r. n--' ln-- the hnusc of S. E. ' Hoprers, wl-ierc thrp va? diptheria, I and the r-rc vill nrobably come up for a hesri"ar. in the recorder's court ! t. morrow Honr'":". stoi.i: iA ' ;fs uqcor. (SprrM! ro N A'-ide5bori. I eril tues 1 -i'i'!y and Observer.) . C, ..Oct. 2 8. Sev t'e Southern Express dij'u o li' ' ! -t li:i 'er pa"ka?e3 and Ager lli.MI' I.n's li"?n on tbe watch. fAe-t iii'bt Mv. remained In the olfiif. At or.? o'clock some one opened the fror 't'oor with a key and entire!. Mr. ' : ' . I .- . o I-, who was be hind the counter, immediately opened l-ro. Tbe bnr:':l.-tr run out through the open door p.nd esc:: perl. Mr. Rlddick ha? the key and a good description of the maai. No arrests have been made. t I' oujSiew aprt QR PV f fly J PUT ONTHE STAND Evoke Merriment in the Court Room WERE MATCH FOnLAVVTERS Mrs. Llnville, the Housekeeier, and airs. Woodruff, a Guest at the Hotel at Hlack Mountabi, Testify In the Trial of Constable Watk'ns Much to ; Ainusement of Six?ctators Set tle Makes the; Opening Speech for the Prosecution. (Special to News and Observer.) Aahevllle, N. C.. Oct. 28. With the completion of the -testimony this af ternoon in the case against Constable Fleet. C. Watkins, charged with kill ing John H. Bunting at Black Moun tain. Hon. Thomas Settle made the opening speech for the prosecution, a speecji full of eloquence, a master ful effort to induce the Jurors to con- ! Met Watkins of the killing of the Wil mington traveling man. He argued that the evidence of the negroes Clem Jones and Burley substantiated in i part by Paul , C. Collins, who was ; wounded at the time Mr. Bunting was i shot, should be believed; that one or j more disinterested witnesses had cor I roborated In part what the negroes said; and that Watkins should be found guilty of murder in the second degree. The ce.ee will hardly reach the jury before Saturday morning as eight at torneys are yet to' speak. The session of court today, while nothing sensational was brought out, was far from uninteresting. It was featured by the testimony of Ms. Lln ville, the housekeeper at the hotel, v ho time and again by her answers produced great Laughter in court. The seriousness of the occasion was at times lost, and' one thought he was seated in an opera house - with Mrs. LmvllVe as the; chief actor;- at times she turned the Joke on the attorneys. Another witness -was Miss Margaret Woodruff. , a guest at the. hotel, who several months..- ago gai ed - a- bit: I notoriety hy riding horseback from Kernersville to Salisbury In tho night time. She tailed to become confused and "rattled" at Mr. Settle's gentle manly - and politely- shaped examina tion. She Is an attractive young wo man, thoroughly - composed, a bit of an actress, and withal a competent and unshakeabJe witness. Just prior to the calling to the stand of Miss Woodruff, Mr. Craig arose and said he- wanted to make a statement to the court. Mr. Craig said that Mrs. Llnville had been sub poenaed by both the defense and the prosecution and that the defense did not care to eall Mrs. Llnville. That Mrs. Llnville had refused to visit the offices of, counsel for the defense; that she had been talking to the ne groes since the tragedy, and that the defense did not desire- her evidence. Miss Woodruffs Testimony. - Miss Woodruff said she was a guest with her mother at the Gladstone Hotel on the night of the shooting; that her mother's room was Just across the hall Ifrbm No. 19, where the shooting occurred; that there were two doors to the room, a screen door and a panel door; that ahe was awak ened by her mother; she heard Uhe men come into the hall before going to bed; she went to sleep and when awakened by . her mother she heard noises; she heard profanity and vul garity; this continued half an hour or more; she heari Mr. Adams say something to the men; Mr. Adams went twice to! see. the men Bunting and Collins add the talking con tinued In No.; 19 after Mr. Adams' second visit. . Miss Woodruff said her mother was very nervous and excited . and that she kept the panel door open; that the screen door: was closed and latched from the inside. She heaNl and saw Mr. Watkins and Clem Jones and Burley Gowan go to No. 19; told of the knock on the door; the striking of a match; that Gowan and Jones backed out of the room; that there was a scuffle; the . door' slammed; then the shot two shots; the room was dark; still; dark when second shot was fired; that when Watkins ap proached, both her mother and Mrs. Llnville called to the officer to hurry. Mr. Settle, on cross-examination. In that cool, deliberate and calculating sort of way that he has. sought to confuse and impeach Miss Wood continued on Page Three.) z 1 WITWESSt .'.-':-iK'W ji:iUKi-: 'i!:W S :," v ..... r. z- I ....... ' -vC'V. -.v : , v--w 1 . N I ikff.y . . ' r i .' -: -'-A'-v' ' I ! i THK LATE GliNO.' O. UOWAJID, WHO DIED, AGK TSEV EN TV MN li, Srculation SANDERS GOES Of! WITNESS STAND Claims Was Home When Tragedy Occurred MADE flO THREATS Explains the Many Accusation- Again Him Denies Truth of-Ev! denco Given by Negro Joshua Carte Rebutting Evidence Introduced bj the States Mr. A. D. Ward Open for tho Prosecution and Mr. Fowler for Defense, (Special to News and Observer.) j Keaufort, N.' C. Oct. 28. In th trial of State against Sanders for the murder of Mayor Newberry the first; witness called after court opened waa W. F. Bell, who said that about half past eight on Saturday morning, tho day of the shooting, he went to Sand ers store and asked for Jack. Was in-, formed that he had gone out to shoot a bird. After returning to his own. store he heard a gun fired back of hi i lot. . - lack Sanders Takes Eland. Jack Sanders took the stand in hU j own defense. Is 46 years old. Hasj i lived in Newport since March 18. Never has made any threats against Y. Z. Newberry, nor had any wish to i injure him In any way. On the night he was killed witness was at; home asleep. He first heard that Mr. New- berry had been killed about sunrlsa . t next morning, from Jimmy Harrison. When he returned from the oyster supper, about nine o'clock, he went to bed; did not hear the report of a gun nor any other noise. i ; Being asked to state his connection v with the death of young Hancock, he said that Hancock was a fugitive from Justice. -whom witness, -as deputy sheriff, -was with. others endeavoring to locate and arrest -s When he came upon him. In Onslow county, he was in a fence corner, ,th.jugh which, he . thrust the muzzle of a Dlrtol. aimlne HAD at the witness. -Witness saw the act -, -and - through the fence: shot him in ' s r thJeffv; After. shooting JaioaV-be. pro- . t eured for him medical attention. Han- J cock -was tried and sent to the peni- iciuiaiy i or two yeaxs. witness aeaied the truth of the evidence ' given by ' the negro Sam Lewis. He always kept , . his gun where Sheriff HancocU found It in the closet under the stairs. , . ' On Saturday morning his sister-in-law asked him to get her a bird for her sick baby. He. shot one behind Bell's store. .He put the gun, back in r " the closet, and has not touched it i since. The first two shells he bought of Mr. Hilliard were purchased direct- i ly after he introduced them in New port, fil Ending to try them, which ha , had not. donoy he kept them under his bed. On account of his brother's vuiiuicu . ne nepv. m gun unioaaea. The two shells under the mattress r were these two, he had never , had any others in tfce house. Those that ;. he afterward bought, for the. purpose i of Shooting a deer, were placed by him y in a box in his brother's store. The U were there at the time of his arresCi He denied the truth of tha Udene given by tha negro Joshua -Carter. On Sunday morning-he got; out about sunrise and went OVor to ; Mr. - Car- roll's to call him up, and as he return- , ed Jimmy Harrison put his head out of the dining room window of tho hotel and asked .him if he had heard ' that Mr. Newberry had been killed. He replied that he had not. He started to go to the Newberry home, -but Mr, Lilly-met him and asked him to taka his place as guard over the tracks, thought to be those of the murderer. He stood guard, as requested, 'until; he. was arrested. Cross-examination: Mr. Carroll did not tell him of tho murder. From -the window through which .Herrjng ton claims to have seen him ! to the corner of the room next to the street Is about three feet; a bureau occupies that corner; it projects slightly past the window; the lamp stands Jon the corner of the bureau next to the win dow. The bed is on the left side of the door as the room ls entered from the hall: the head of the bed ls against the wall next to the door; f the bird shot by him was a yellow ! hammer; he is usually a sound sleeper ;'' during the first half of the night; from ' nis nouse to .ewoerry s is some zvv yards. John Sheoard lives a quarter of a mile away; did not think It was half a mile; from Newberry's to tho (Continued on Page Three.) ': :? I. ' v.