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aid Ofo i Tk Waather Putt data concerning -In weathw will b to ad today en Pact Tare . . Best Advertising . , - Medium In - " North Carolina VOL CL NO. ITU. v RALEIGH, N. C, SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 29, 1918. PRICE 8 CENTS I- t ii FEELING TEIJSE ATWASHIHGTOFl Two Week Have Passed Since Note Was Sent Ger- , . . many. , , y . , . , . FURTHER TENSION CAUSED Rumor That German Subma rine Sank Nebraskan and That Germany Will Answer Note in Series Adds to Grave Feeling of Officials; German Answer Today, :?'C i ' Washington. D. C, Mar IbV-Th passing of two wseks with ' reply from th Germaa government to th not from tha United States conssrn ing violation of America rights la tha war gone baa caused-widespread apeculatioa in official and diplomatic qiubrttra,. " : " : " - - ... -. Two circumstance contributed to th development today of further ten sion, la aa Jready delicate situation th Inslstenc of ra porta from London that tha Amaricaa steams? Msbra ksn waa torpedoed Inataad of mined, and publiahad intimatioaa that Ger many would aead aariaa of notea la aas-wer to th American communica tion delaying . a dlacuaaloa of tha merit of th question antil thai waa an agreement oa facta. PHtovcd Crrntsny Knows F ng. " Whll high offlciala scrupulously avoided comment. It was svldsnt that they war loath to teller th Gor man government had tinder satimat ad tha Inttnaa feeling of th Amort can people on th Lusitaala disaster with th loaa of mot thaa on hun dred American Uvea, or would seek delay tha reparation demanded by th United State. Count Von Bernsterff, th German Ambassador, eonflrmad tha London .,, pftUiai.be hadaeiit wlrl mes- . sages t tha German foreign mc De claring the Amaricaa preaa waa be eomlnc impatient over delay in aend . In the 0rman raply and that th Nebraskan incident had aggravated th situation. It waa explained at tha mbaaey that th ambaaaador waa not expressing hla own opinion in the . messages bat merely keeping tola go- emment Informed a usual on th stats f public opinion in th United Berlin praaa dispatches ayfaa that Ambassador Gerard, had bean in jflotly. conference with German foreign oltiev offlciala and therefor probably had : pent in advanc th mala poinu to be contained in th German reply, wer shown to Secretory Bryan tonight. He "aald that while the Ambaaaador had rat hi own conjectures, nothing; thai could be called aa outline had ba received and that ha waa not aware that any official Information had been given aa to th content of th reply. The general trend of. comment In official and diplomatic quartan waa that if tha preliminary note from Ger many proposed an agreement on tha fact of various eaaea mentioned la tha American note thai would follow Im mediately a eoanter proposal from President Wlleon for a uspenaion of submarine warfare which might en danger American Uvea or veaaela whlla th diplomatic diaeuaatoa waa la prog- f res. : - . .."' Th German government, according ' td puhllahed report, la represented aa Intending to Inquire first whether th JUnettania waa armed or unarmed and whether ah carried munitions of war. Tha position of th United State gov ernment ta that th Lusitanla, Balled unarmed from SM American port and did not reel at eaVture. Whether or not tha vies I carried contraband of any character dfd not In tha American view deprive her of th right under the rule of international law univer sally acknowledged, to be given aa op portunlty to tranafer crew and passen gers to a place of safety before be ing destroyed. Lusltania Unarmed. ' Offlciala pointed out. moreover, that ' the British liner by careful investi gation before sailing waa found to be unarmed and that there waa no denial her of th fact that ah carried mu nition of war. -- This was shown oa her . manifest publiahad th day of Ball ing. Collector Dudley Kiel Male of the port of Mew Tork. who waa In Washington today for a conference . -with President Wilson on whatever described aa personal matters, ex plained that his assistants had made a thorough Investigation of the Lesl lania end that ah had a guna aboard itber mounted or dismounted. Officials still were nocommlttal to day a. bout the explosion aboard th American steamer Nebraskan. Am bassador Page cabled that ho expect ed affidavit from th captain and crew of the Nebraskaa. but did not reveal their nature. As vet th Wash ington government doea . kaow positively whether a mine or torpedo caused tha explosion. Th reports of th naval attaches of tha Americas Embassy at London are expected to throw light oa the subject from a 'technical viewpoint l'ntli such Information la rn diplomatic action will be deferred. Grrmaa Aa ''Today ' London. May - t. An Bvenlng Kewa dispatch from The Hague de clares' Germany's reply to th Amert casunote will be presented tomorrow.1 will be of a temporising Char acter,' the diepetch caatlao. ' "and will ask th United State either to affirm or to deny that th Losttaata carried ammunlUoa destined for ths altleav - - - A wireless dispatch received from Berlin today gives what purports t b a telegram sent by Count Vea Hernstorff, Geraan ambaaaador at Washington, t th foreign erne la Berlin. The telegram as thus given, ays that the America a preaa is "getting Impatient about tbe delay In the answer to the American Bote." and cites that "the tension has been increased by the sinking of the Ne braskan, which la not yet explained." In another telegram to the foreign office. Count Von liemsterff tat quoted as sarin' that American packera and cotton exporters ar urging Wash ington offlriaki to take erjrcetlc measures against England, adding (Continifed on Pag Sii.) UNDERSEA HFF I Recent Numerous--Losses' In Dardanelles to Germans - Impresses Seriousness." THREE VESSELS ARE SUNK ; ; " . . Two British-Steamers and Swedish Bark Torpedoed by ; German Submarine; Italians , Reported Invading Turkey? Germans Claim Further Ad vance on Przemysl. ' I Or aa Aa Siail Peaet. ' i( , " London, ' May II. Th ' Oernaaa submarine menace is bringing offssials to realise th great danger threat ening England if Oermany Increases largely the number of her. undersea craft- This has aeea Impressed on th British mind by th auccass of submarine operating in th Darda nelles, their ever-Increasing activity around th British Ialea and th threat to carry this form of to tbe Bues Canal and trad tarowga -that waterway, Tiv airair r aad Bark Sunk. Today came report of th sinking of th British steamers Cadsby and Bp seal mors and" th Swedish, bark M. Reoavall. aad a statement that th big liner Argyllshire was chased aad red oa by na undersea boat, but es caped to Havre. . . Trad to and ' front British porta goes oa aa If there wer no aubmav. in danger and It Is stated there will be bo Interruptions in th opsratloae of th Dardanelles. Th fleet there will hare to assist th army oa th Oaltlpoll Peninsula, taking chanoes of destruction by submarines and mines f Ukodea. ' Th Turks' and tbi( oljnoera prob ably will have another Invasion to meet before long. Unofficial report reaching her today ar that th Ital ian hav landed on th Island of Rhode, off th coast of Asia Minor. while cruiser has been bombarding Bed rum, which is on th Gulf of Ka oa th mainland of Asiatic Turkey, not far from Rhode. ' This la believed to be th first step la an. attempt to land on th Asia Miner coast.; Thar has bee little or no change la th ituatioa oa th eastern or Western battl front. Th Austrian and Oer mans claim to hav mad a further ad vanc la their operation, th aim of which la th encircling of Pretmywl, although they ar meeting with very stubborn reaistence on th part of tha lusslaii' Ja th west the" Tenon mt- fenstv north f Arras la still la prow res but th advaao by Ui allied troops seemingly Is not so fast aa It was when th a tack waa first launched The British also ar ngagd north of La Bass aad ar almost cwntinuously occupied in reel sting Germaa attacks around Tprea. th attempt to capture which place Is said to hav cost the Teutons aa enonrious number of men. The Italians claim t hav mad further advaaesa into Austrian terri tory la Tyrol, the Trentlno and Istria, but bo Important battle has yet been fought la this southwestern theater of th war. t, Petrograd, (via Louden), May It. Urumlah, Persia, ha been occupied by the Russians after aa engagement wMh the Turks In ths direction of Dllmaa and near Bachkala, according to a statement issued by th geaeraJ staff f th army of th Caucasus. Urumlah, a city of M.a0,-s a cm tar of missionary activity. . It is ths seat of Ftsk Seminary for Girls and of Urumlah College. For weeks missionaries there a well as many 'thousands of Assyrian Chris tiana hav been threatened by Kurds aad Turks. PLftMMOBILE Plans Being Perfected For One of Largest in United" : . - States. (Br Be Sin mill Pssu-I New Tork, May II. Plan for th traction at Mobil. Auw, of one of th largest shipbuilding plants la th Uni ted States war being pel fee fed la New Tork today by Edward M. Hyd. former president of th Bath (Main) Iron Work. Mr. Hyd whs has just returned from tbe South announced th forma tion of a organtsatioa to undertak th project which be hopes r have 'In operation within atx month The concern probably will be called th Gulf City Shipbuilding dt Dry-Dock Company and la undsrutood to have th backing of steel iatsr ts In Blrminrham. . Th project will ba th only on of Its kind In the far South aad la chiefly designed to ear for aad promote the development of American ahipbullding which is expected to grow oat of In creasing South American aad Panama -Canal t raffle At present Newport Mws Is th farthest South point for an Important private shipyard. The new 'plant will occupy about It acres. Mr. Hyd said today, with equipment for: building foot sela. Including an foot dry-dock and marine railroad. Mr. Hyd ex ported t close contracts la New Tork today for construction of th latter equipment. ' Between 4.IM and (. men will be employed, of whom . half will a killed workmen. . la Mr. Hyde's opinion th war will result In the raising of th price of skilled labor In Kurop which will ru mor th chief handicap which ship building concerns in this country Bars to meet in competition with foreign concern He believes, therefore, that taking this factor Into consideration together with the developing Pa Canal trade there should be a future for th shipbuilding Industry In th United Btates and especially in the South. 1 BieJIPBUILDING COHDITIOaSIb CEHPEXICO Presides in to Serve No- tice' fiudumica mo Intolerable. ISSUED NEXT TUESDAY Demand Will be .Made That Warring Factions Feed Starving Population or Else Cease Hostilities; Military ElementsHeld Responsible for Affairs as They Are, tar aw t i ail t twav) Washington, D, C' May II. Presi dent Wlleon has d added to srv notlo oa th waning factions In Mexico that conditions la that country hav become Intolerable and that un less . they themselves compose , the situation soon, some othr means may hav to b employed to aooompllsh th raault , ' ,'aTl4v Aflt stttiaVasUavsaWtu st ,!4 Papaiaslpsfsl tWltthli..apes aunjad from th head of the Ameri caa Red Cross aettlhg forth that Mdus to several years of Internal diaturb. aacea ta many parts it Mexico, hav reduced ths people t th very of starvaXion," aad urging contributions to rwlraf fUBdaV Later ths Whit Hows gave out the fallowing: "When th Prsidnfs appeal for aid for th Msxicana was Issued It waa alee stated at th x ecu tiv offic that a atatsment from th President on th present situation la Msxtco might h expect d wltnia th next few days." This statement has Wen prepared aad will be lawusd after the Cabinet meeting ntxt Tuesday and then com municated to th leaders of .all the Mexican factions. . ' ! Offlciala at ths Whit Hon aad Stat Depart meat declined to say what the President statement con tained, but denied that recognition of any faction was contemplated. Th present action. It was said, waa to demand ta effect, that the Mexi can arttv at aa early settlement of their troubles or at least provide for the sustenance of th starring popu lation. ' . Hlsh efflo rfnd to th Peeel- deat'a forthcoming pronouncement a not wis flint , .mmsnian iistasi''f Uon.M. .......... Th impreastoa In zutrr quar ters would be to plmrm rospuosi blllty for ths present state of asTairs square ly oa th military iments m tn re publie, which hav overrun th coun try and appropriated Its food supply or prevnted th Ulllng of th aoU. reprieved: uexicans SENTENCED TO HANG Were to Die Testerday Clvca If tee Week itrspita. (I aw Si ' lui rsnar ' - " Flore no. Aria. May II. Flv Mex- Icaas sentaaosd to hauag for murder today at almost th last mi nut war given a respite by th. Board of Par dona aad Paroles. With every legal obatael to their hanging set asld, tn woar granted a nln weeks', respite that, ths men might be hanged stnarty Instead of to gether and se recommended t Gov ernor Hunt, wh had opposed Inflict ing th death penalty with every re source at his command. Th aaea took th event of the day calmly and when given aa opportunity to mak their will chaffed ta only on 01 in sm ew vea who pvoeeeesed any property. Even ths sews of th res pits failed t stir their stoicism. It was amid that if tha board had refused to grant a respite Warden SI ma would hav re signed, thus brocklng th baaginga. which under th law must be per formed by tit warden or hia deputy, and there Is a deputy. - -- Ne executions have oc aired ta Arl- sona under Raate auspic since atat hood was granted. Th Board of Pardons granted a re prieve of nln weeks la order that th men might he hanged singly. WILL KEUvOW W. . ALDR1CH PROBATED. Mrs. Aldrirv. Mrfe aaul Has Not Beea lau-orxeed erf Husband's Death. Nsw Tor la, May II. With th an nouncement that ta will f Nalsou W. Aid rich had beea pre bated at War wick, R. L. it bemras known today that hla widow, Mrs. Abby p. Aid rich la so sartouary III at her homo her that she ha not been told ,( her hus band's death, Mrs. A id rich collapead when bev husbaad waa atricfcasi several weeks ago, and her conditio) has not percep tibly improved. Under the will h and three children. Kdward , B. Aid rich, of Mew Tork City; LurT. Aid- rich, of Warwick. R. L, aad Richard g. Ah) rich, of Piwvtdsaca. ar execu tora, and boeom trueteee f th es tate. It I said th estate is worth epproxJinareiy 1 1. . Instead of . as reported. Th entire estate Is left to ntcmbers of the faaa- uy. . -. , .. KEV1KW COXVKTfOW or ' P. DRW CAJIXKErn Cemrt rationed To look lute Action CaiiMmia Pedrvul Court . . aU ssasSaMsl rwsvlr . Wash Inert on. May IS Th Supreme Court was petitioned today to review the cnavtctiow in th California Fed eral Courts of P. Drew tuminetti, son f A. CsminetU, Commaaaianr Oen rral of Immigmtioa. oa charge of Violating th whit niv taw. Former Bealnr Bailey of Texas will bring th case op Thursday and a decision Is expected oa June 14. A aim! tar application may be mads on the lausr dats en behalf f Maury L Dlgga. Caminettl and Digits were convict ed after a sensational trial and ap peals ta higher courts were unsuc cessful. Th case Is tbs first te come before the court aad - the fauras Is whether th law applies to cases In volving no element of profit or coercion. First American Ship to Pass Panama Canal Torpedoed off Irish Coast. - . ..." ...... . '' - 1.' ' , S' '. ' : .. .... v . . ' - Captata 9. aOrNs,' f,.V , K ' ;;,f :.tTbm yrhrasksn ? ';.'." Th Nebraskaa. ths first ship to go through th Panama Canal, waa th victim of a torpod or mln off th ast of Ireland. Tuesday. May II. Th photograph hare shows of ths ssel was taken aa she went through the canal In gala array. She was struck whlls about forty mile south west of r satinet, Ireland, and. down at the bow, sh . started back to Queenstown. 1 Whsa tbs vessel left Ban Tran Cisco la August for her trip through ths T Italians Cannot Penetrate; En- , to apidity.,-- ROME FEARS AEROPLANES Caution Will be Made to Pro ,tect Against Austrian Air ; Craft? Italian Craft Heady to , Engage in Battle Any Time; . Reported 1,300 Italians Held by Austrians. OS w Smililil Pans). Bom May II. Via Paris. Tbs newspapers f Rom, vrhll axpreselng satisfaction at . th reports of rapid penetration pf Austrian territory, point ut that th Initial swift advance can not b kept up Indefinitely.' They audrth Austrians ar wall prepared t offer reehnane wehlnd carefully con structed defenses long since erected. The Tribune says ths Italian advanc to Altlssim Involving a climb up steep hills for a distance of more than nine mile, waa a brilliant feat. Ths Austrians wh had fortified the sum mit of Altisslmo, a position cf strate gic valus, were compelled - to retire hastily, abandoning their munitions. -- Pears that Austrian aeroplanes may appear over Rome have caused offl ciala to taks a pedal measures of pro tection, la th first place a very close watch Is t be kept along th Adriatic coast. Kqual vigilance will be exer cised on the crest of ths Apennines wail Bssrsr Rom observation posts sire to be established at point of van. tag. Station for Italian aeroplanes hav beea established at Centoille. on the Apptaa way, and at Lake Brao otaao, aboat It mils from th cap ital. From these points aeroplane ar ready ta start at a moments' no tice to engage airship from Austria. Austrians Arrested 10 Italians - Verona, Italy, May II. -Via Parte. It Is declared her thai the Austrian authorities whoa they considered war Inevitable, arras sa more tnaa i,i peisnns In aad about Trent whom they oonslderea as aympatnising wun Italy and sent them te deteatioa camp. s - ' .. S ii I in - . V INCREASE EXPORTS FOODSTUFF iBrreaso Almost ttOS.awO OO la Tea Moeuhs la etMpssewts Fvoat U. S. . Is a .mi .si rwaaj . . Waahlngton, May ' 1 1 . American foodatuff exports amounted to al most 4.4. more during the ten months ending with : April this year thaa during that period la th previous year. Analysis of that class of experts, announced today by the Department - of Commerce, shows their value to hav beea 1417,144, I. Tha hug increase has been due chiefly to th European war. The guru do not Include statistics f manufactures aad manufacturing ma terials exports which. - also, have vastly mcroaei d. - Raw eotton ex port during ths period decreased lll.0,4. BROTH KRHOOD .?TC5I JTEERS - FAVOK E.iciS OF NATIONS. Would Red ere) Arnrnasrnia to Baals Isatisstlnasl Polio Fore. Cleveland. 0 May It Tha Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Triennial Convention went oa record today aa favoring "international peace between nations and the reduc tion uf armaments to ths baaia of ah international police force only, i Freak E. Wood, of New OrieansT was elected Bret grand assistant angt-neer. AUS lA PREPARED SAY ROME PAPERS Panama Canal ther" w much eere, mony. Th mayor ehristsasd her for the trip. . She la aa Amsrioan built,' American owned, and American manned vissil. 8h was launched at Camden, N. J., In list, for the American-Hawaiian Una. Sh is of 4,401 tons gross, 14 (set long, and 41 feet beam. Tha Nebraskan left New Tork for Liverpool on May T, with a general cargo, under' charter to th Atlantic Transport Lin, for on voyage. Sh DELEGATES III .5. South ' American Representa- . tlveiWould Have -DclfigatloA. V Visit Their Countries; . :: RESOLUTION WAS ADOPTED Congressman Flood Says Fu ture Leadership ' Rests on Americas! Sec. Garrison De clared Conference Marked New Chapter In American History. :.::J? .: ll as leirli.it rami Washington, D. C. May It other step toward th lmprovament of business, and Onancial relations be tween th Americas was taken at th Pan-American Flnaauial ConfrTo late 'today when delegates from ths Southern republic unanlnmusly ap proved a resolution calling upon th business and commercial Interest of th United States to unit within tbs next six months la naming a delega tion to visit all ths South and Central American countries. - - ' Members of this delegation, th res olution proposed, shall be th guest or th various nation Ths plan was proposed y Minister pens, or Urn guay. . . r . Adoption Of this resolution and a re port from the committee on uniform law for all American relations mark ed today's general session. ' Ths committee on uniform', laws suggestsd a high commission of nine members from each country to con sider uniformity In statute relating to many sunlscts which vitally eon corn business and oommerclal Inter course between th republics. Hoeakrr for th Dy. Representative Flood, rhalrmaa of tn House ommlrtee on Foreign Af fairs snd ' Secretary Garrison of th War Department, wer two f th speaker of ths day. ' .J "I believe' that the Congr.se nf the United Stats said Mr. Flood, "will d all In Its power to carry out the results of the deliberation of this eon. ferenc. - Th leadership of the future rests on the America The world will be blessed with that readership." - -. Mr. Garsjeon -declared ths confer ence marked a new chanter In the history of rn Americas: Other speak ers were Roger W. Rafcenn. 3. Van Vechten Olcott. Wfttam Legend re and W. ft riee, of New Tork. - ' After the seselon. th delegste were guest of Secretary Garrison at a spe rlnl drill on the parsrt ground at Fort Mver. Temormw they will meet In the final general sesatnn of the con ference and In the evening will be guests of Secretary of th Treasury McAdoo at a closing hehnuet. . Rnenrrtlng ArMf rstioav Th Argentina deleeelton today vir tually concluded onidratlon of rec ommendations respecting arbitration nf commercial dispute between mer chants of different nationa Ratification nf th Nlcarasraan treaty was recommended today by the group conference of delegates from Nicaragua and American banker and bu heiress men assigned tn consider the problems of that republic - By ths tresty ths United Btates would psy II. too, See for a canal routs and other concession ' Among the Americans who signed the report was William Hingis, of Richmond. Va. The committee also recommended that the national bank ing laws of the United Btates be amended to permit nationa banks to subscribe te th stock of banks or ganised to do business la other eoun trie ;". VISIT FROM U discharged her esrg aad on May 14 isrt Liverpool ta ballast far ths lla ware Cape. Th charter to tk Atlantis" Trans port Lin expired when the Nebras kan delivered Her cargo la Liverpool. Even though ah might hav taken munitions of war to Kngland en her eastward voyage sh was striekly aa Amsrioan ship, la ballast, bound, tor an American port when aba was dam aged. Before ths war th Nebraskan piia Detwcen Mew Tork aad Hawaii Sec. Daniels Has Named Capt. .-Ucani w wramaiid Mian . i tic Submarine Flotilla,' FIRST-CLASS This Is Purpose In Designating Supervisor to Command FIo- -tilla; Defects Will be Studied and remedies Applied; Sec retary's 'Wishes ."Are: to Be Carried Out. V lay 0 tsisun hal Washington, May II. In Una with hla announced Intention to develop th submarlna arm of the navy and eliminate Ita present faults, Secretary uunieis too ay aestgnated capt A. W. Grant, on of . th bighsst ranking omcers oi nis grade, to command ths Atlantic submarine flotilla and sxr else general, supervisioa A over that branch of th ssrvic. Captain Grant, who now commands th battleship Texas, will assume hut new duties nest month, with head quarter aboard th flotilla nagshin. H will hav as his assistant Com mander Yates Starling, bow com mandlng th flotilla and aa xprt ea underwater craft, whose testimony bsfor a congressional eommitto during- th teat aasstoa gave th pub He some interesting stall about the weakness of th boats andsr his charg. . . HtatrcsKWt of Dopartsscsjt. A department statement issued to night announcing Capt. Grant's dsalg- nation sain: While Captain Grant - will b In immediate command of -the Atlantic submarlns flotilla and . aboard th flagship ansigbsd to th command of th flotilla, bs will also -hav general supervision of the submafin la th Pacific and In ether parts of ths world. Insofar as th general policy of tn. development aad rgaataatloa Is aoncernea. th Idea, being that a determined effort Is to bs mad to put every . unit of th submarlns flotilla In first-class condition to per form all of ths functions for which It is designed, i . In carrying out this policy any ejshrting defects will be studied and the . necessary lrmdls applied. Captain Grant will keep la cine touch with tbs various bureau, the chief of naval operations and the &crtary of th Navy, from whom he will receiv every possible assart anc in order that no time may bs lost la carrying out th wishes f the Secretary la regard te the develop ment of th submarine. He will be given large powers la tbe construc tion work of and th development of th submarine Botllla and Its orga nization so as is bring It up to th maximum stats of efficiency. "Commander Tate Btsrttng will be assigned to duty as assistant to Capt. Grant, a the Secretary feel that commander Sterling's ability, coupled with hi study of and experience with the submarines, will bs of much vain." - - COSiGRERaiMAJf aVITCHIJI H4.R JiOT UntiGD KXTHA HIlbBIOIV. Dcuice Report That He Urges Early Dealing ru n na Mtamtss. Washington, D. C. May II. Repre- entatlve Claud Kltchin. of North Carolina, new matortty leader In th House, la Washington today denied reports that he had urged an extra wion or con grim to deal wirn tba reveb,ue situs Una. Th ncalty or propriety or an extra session is with th President, " said Mr. KitchlB. imLIMPfiOVEOUR UNDERSEA CRAFT FHANKniTNESS ; III DWilE SUIT - . SBWaaawsnssSBwSBsBBwaa , Ic ase Against Pencil Factory foNSI 0,000 for Death of Mary Phagan. conley Also witness Franks Attorneys to. Make Ef- fort to Establish by Them ? That Girl Was Killed in Fac tory; To be Examined Wed f nesday; Prominent Men Ask ing Clemency for Prisoner. . Br ta t iSilil Panel Atlanta, Oa., May 11. Lm. M. Frank, andsr sentsnc of death for th murdar of Mary Phagan, ' and James Conlsy, a negro, who I ssrv Ing twelve months Imprisonment a aa atioasBory to th erlm. wer sum. atoned today aa witness la th ll. 44t damsg suit of the Phagan, girl's mother, Mrs. J. W. Coleman, against th; National Pencil - Factory,- - They -were alted to appear before a eom missloa aext Wednesday. Counsel for the-uiainttff -will seek to -establish by them that th girt waa kUled la the factory. The trial of th suit will not begin for at least two months. It was mid but aa Frank la undsr eentence to dl xt month, and Conley will bo liberated nest Wednesday counsel for Mrs. Coleman decided to hav them xamlned without further delay. While frank la tsstifylng befor th omiiawaoar the Stat Prison ComnUanloa Is sxpctd to b hearing hi petition for commutation of th death eentence to life Imprisonment, Km lor Kewa Ask Cleawswcy. United States Senator John W. Kara, of Indiana today telegraphed to the State Prison Commissioa ask ing ctemeney for Frank. Th tele gram which waa received at Qov, hUatoa's otflc. said: . "I hav followed proceedings In the Frank case step by step with great and Increasing Interest and a a law yer with forty year expert eao I bee; you to spar this man's Ufa, 11 will dl aa a martyr la th estimation of milllona of American etttasaa If yoit parmlt him to be executed. I hav an abiding opinion that th great hearted Georgian of your board will be guided by aentlmant of humanity a well as justice and will give this unfortunate creature th benefit of dog bt which much fill tUt minds of ail impartial men. ,- v . , ; fit limed) "John W. Km, . "Washington, D. C" Receipt of several letter from Uni ted Slates Senators and Congressmen and etusens of Georgia, many of them tawyera, all urging executive clemency for Lo M. Freak, was. reported to day at the efflcer of Governor Slaton and ths Stats Prison; Commission. Among ths letters to th Governor was one from Governor Brewer, of Mississippi, expressing hi belief la Frank innocence and advising th Georgia executive to "take th safe course and th on dictated by hu manity." " John A. Boykln. a prominent lawyer af this city, wrote th prison com missioa that the late Judg Roan Who presided at Frank's trial, had ex pressed tn him grav doubt as to Krsnk'n guilt. "I kaow Judg Roan received threatening Isttero durirur Frank's trial aad whll th motion for a new trial was pending.' Mr. Boykln wrote, "and from con vers tiona I had with tha Judg I believe thess Isttsra Intimidated him." Other letter in behalf of Frank wer received from United State Senators Williams, Mississippi; Mc Laa..Cmta.; Lewis. Illinois, and Brouasard, Louisiana; Congrcssmsn Pyms, Tnn-; Hill, Conn.; Coleman. Penn.; ' Dupr. Louisiana: Klston. California and Cite, Indiana, and Harry Pratt Judson, President Uni versity of Chicago; Mayor James H, Preeton, of Baltimore, aad David R, F organ, banker of Chicago. SWIFT AND OTHER -, PACKERS INDICTED Oaajvod WRh VWaaatlng lateratot) Laws RrgulaUng hltlpmmH, ' Chicago. Ilto, May It. Swift and othsr packers were indicted by th Federal grand jury today, charged with violating tha law regulating In terstate shipment of meats and pack ing hooss products. There wer twenty-Bin counts In ths indictment. f which twenty-five boar a maximum fin ef 1 1. 44 and a minimum fine of 1, each, and th remaining four a ana of II.44 sacb. An Indictment also waa returned against Armou Ca, and Joseph Mtnsberg aad William Keeker man wh ar charged with conspiring to violate a Federal statute la ths ship ment f froaea eggs alleged to hav contained decayed matterlaL BANKRUPT BROKERS MUST PRODUCE RECORDS Wlfi Show Tvunexertioas Whh Rigg Katioanl Bank or OflKwa, Waahlnstoa, D. C. May II. Tbe District Supreme Court today hunted subpoenas requesting trustees of Lswl-Johnsoa A Company. Bankrupt stockbrokers hers, to produce their records of stock transaction with th Rigg National Bank or ita officer. Th action is aa outgrowth of th legal fight betweea the bang and treasury offlciala. whoa, counsel charg. th record shew, six thou sand such stock transaction, th regularity of which they question, u PRESIDENT RECOYEREta Was To Indisposed. Mold Cabinet Meeting, tnr U i III rmaai t . Washington, D. C. Msy Is. Presi dent Wilson had virtually recovered this afternoon from a alight Indisposi tion, which, coupled with th lack of any pi i lug bust see, led him to can cel th regular Friday Cabinet meet ing. Ths President remained In bed during the morning but late todav took aa automobile ride and attended t som Important man era, J
The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
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