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THE RALEIGH TIMES THE WEATHER FAIR LAST EDITION VoLLXXI. No. 128. RALEIGH, N. C, TUESDAY, JUNE 11, 1912. PRICE FIVE CENTS. Double the Nimber of Paid Subscribers in Raleigh of euiy Other Newspaper. sf sf v r Welcome Ye Home-Builders. a r j f PAY THE COST 1 KENTUCKY ABSENCE OF OUTBREAKS WIS III WILL IMPROVE THE BUILDING 0 ON RepnblicanNational Committee Wrestling With the Contest ed Delegations From Ky. THE ROOSEVELT FfGH Kentucky Contests May Fill Vp tho Day Committee May Hare to Hold Night Sessions to (Jet Through Roosevelt Men Hold Conference Last Night and Will Continue Their Fight IJefore the Committee What Garfield Says. Chicago, 111., June 11. The con tested Kentucky delegates held the right of way when the republican national committee began the das work. The four delegates at large, and two each from the first, second, fourth, seventh eighth, tenth aiid eleventh districts are involved in the contests. ; It is probable the Ken tucky contests will occupy the whole day. The committee may be forced to hold night sessions to clear up the contests. The Taft forces are in jovial spirits following the victorious fight yesterday, resulting in seating Taft delegates from Indiana. The Roosevelt suporters held a confer ference, lasting long into the night, preparing to continue the fight be fore the committee this morning. Taft Get Delegates at Large. Chicago, 111., June 11. The re publican national commtttee voted 38 to 11, to seat the four Taft dele gates at large from Kentucky, head ed ty Senator Bradley. : Taft ;ots First District. Chicago, 111., June 11. The Taft delegates in the first Kentucky dis trict were seated. This foreshad owed the committee's action '--In the second and fourth districts where the contests are based on charges similar to tho first district. What Garfield Hays. Chicago, June 11. "We have got them .'skinned' despite the work, of the national committee," said Gar field, who was secretary of the in terior under Roosevelt. "This com mittee cannot stop the nomination of Roosevelt. There will be an up rising against the action here. "This nation has meen aroused as it has not been in a presidential campaign of recent memory, and the verdict is on the side of the progres sives. The convention proper will undo the 'raw' things this committee may put over. Colonel Roosevelt's friends are confident of the out come." , Will Not Holt. Chicago, June 11. The stage set ting for the republican national con vention was completed today with the opening of LaFollette and Cum mins headquarters at hotels. Cum nilns headquarters was. established in the same hotel that houses the Taft and Roosevelt headquarters. The LaFollette headquarters opened by Alfred T. Rogers, national com mitteeman from Wisconsin, is situat ed six blocks from the others. The managers of the several head quarters together with their advisers and : associates, tonight completed plans for the reception of delegates who are expected to begin arriving tomorrow. Special committees to handle the delegates have been named and will be on duty from this time until the close of the conven tion. A direct appeal will be made to each Individual delegate by the cam palgn manager of each candidate for the nomination, despite instructions or pledges. No possible vote in the convention will be overlooked and any Indication among the delegates of shifting sentiment will preeip. (Continued on Pago Seven.) WADE HARRIS EDITOR CHARLOTTE OBSERVER (Special to The Times.) Charlotte, June 11. With this morning' issue of the Charlotte Ob server, Wade H. Harris, for a num ber of years editorial writer on the Charlotte Chronicle takes up the rintlna nf t hft ertltorshlD-ln-cblef of . thA nhnArvAi. Mr. Harris Is widely known throughout the entire state on ac count of his editorials In the Chron Ida Win arrentance of the editor- hln nf th DhanrvAr follnwa on the resignation of Major J. C. Hemphill several days ago. . Beef .Trust Investigation. Washington, June 11. The "beef trust" Investigation will be conduct ed by Chairman Clayton and a sub committee of the house Judiciary committee. The probe beglna as soon as the Archbald Impeachment case li disposed of, Quiet Condition In Cuba Is Encouraging to the State Department Washington, June 11. The ab sence of fresh outbreaks in Havana encouraged the state departnjeut in the belief that measures taken to show the government's purpose to maintain order in Cuba, had proved sufficient. It was decided there will be no additions to the force now in Cuba unless unexpected develop- ents make it necessary. Admiral Fisk, banking othcer at Key west, will remain there for the present, with th linttleshinH New Jersev and Nebraska. The navy department, by wireless, will Keep in constant toucn with the Atlantic fleet's first division after leaving Hampton Roads with midshipmen. It is expected that the planned exercises for that portion of fleet soon will be resumed. Hlue Jackets Landed. Snntinco Cuba. .Tune 11. The United States gunboat Nashville landed at Mayarl, five miles south of Vine Rnv. a detachment of sixtv-five blue Jackets, with mountain guns, to protect WoodCrcd mines. The sail ors will be later replaced Dy. ma rines.' . Resionse to Call for Strike Not General. T.nnHrm .TunA 1 1 The rpsnonse to last night's call for a general strike of transport workers, was not general. Conservative leaders op pose a general strike. The traders union funds are denleted because of the recent coal strike. TO KILL HIS DAUGHTER Washington. Pit.. June 11. With only a few hours to live, Jan Kio arlk, condemned to die on the gal lows this morning, attempted to in crease his victims, when he tried to strangle his daughter when sue appeared in his cell to bid hiin good bye. Antonla Kibarik testified against her father at the trial. T'uib morning when she came to his ce,l and stepped forward to kiss him ho lunged at her, gripping her throat with clutched hands, and was in u desperate struggle when the guards beat him off with an iron bar. L,ater he was led to the gallows and hand ed. He was convicted of murdeiing three neighbors who sheltered his daughter after he had turned nev out of his home. (TMM1XS ItOOMF.KS KKADY Itniss Hands, Vniforms, and March ers U He on Hand in Chicago. lies Moines, Iowa, June 11. 'Rvervthinu is readv for a big Cum mins demonstration in Chicago on 1 K minutes' notice." said Charles S. Wilcox, a member of a committee in charge of the Interests of Senator Albert U. Cummins, before the re publican national convention, who mi ii rn orl fpnm Chlnaen. "The Cummins-for-President Club hn enrolled more than 1.000 mem hnri Hnrlne the nast week. If con ditions never look right for Cum mins, no demonstration win be niaue but every arrangement, including bands and marchiug uniforms for hundreds, has been mado in case they are needed. TAFT'S NOMINATION". Lieut. Governor Harding Will Norn inate, While Bradley Will Second. Washington, June 11. Senator Bradley, of Kentucky, who seeonuea the nominations of General Grant In 1880 and Theodore Roosevelt in Mini will second the nomination of President Taft at the Chicago convention. He has received from Mr. Tuft an invitation to make the seconding speech and has advised the president of his acceptance. Lieutenant Governor Harding, of Ohio, will maKO tne nominating RnAArh Senator Bradley has been a dele gate to six republican national con ventlona. WAlt ON HAG TIME Dancing Masters Hay That Rag Time Music Is Responsible for Rag Time Dances. V Chicago, hi., June 11. Oblivion awaits "Beat Cat," "Grizzly Bear," "Teiaa Tommy," "Boston Dip," "Turkey Trot" and kindred de partures from the conventional dancos, according to an edict of the international association, masters of dancing. It was agreed that rag time music Is responsible for rag time dances. The association voted to begin a campaign against this sort of music, substituting the more quiet waits and dignified dances of former generations. MR. YOUNG TO SPEAK TONIGHT ill Deliver Address On Benefits of Building and Loan Delegates to the ninth annual con vention of the North Carolina Build ing and Loan League began arriv ing in the city today p.nd by the hour of meeting 4 o clock the ma jority of the associations in the state will be represented. President E. L. Keesler of Charlotte will call the meeting to order in the rooms of the chamber of commerce and Rev. H. M. North, pastor of Edenton Street Methodist church, will ;!Toi prayer. Addresses of welcome will be made by Mayor Johnson and Mr W. II. Pace. The response will be by Mr. Chase Brenizer of Charlotte. Tomorrow morning the business session will be held, several papers will be read, and the meeting v.nl adjourn at 1:30 to partake of a bar becue to bo given ly mo enamour i commerce at the fair grounds. At least 75 delegates are expected. In the hall of the house of rep resentatives tonight Hon. J. It Young. Of Raleigh, will deliver the address on "Benefits Derived by the Community." Following the ad dress a smoker will he given In the Yarborough. The public is cordially invited to attend the speaking. COLONKL TALKS Or l'LATFOHM. Docs Not Indicate His -..Position oji Planks Submitted to Him. New York, June 11. Col. Roose velt came to New York from Oyster Bay and conferred with a number of his supporter, among them James R. Garfield, former secretary of the Interior and E. A. Van Valkenburg, publisher of a Philadelphia newspa per. Prof. Samuel McCuno Lindsay, of Columbia University; Homer Folks, of the state chalritics aid associa tion, and John A. Kingsbury, of the society for improving the condition of the poor, also called on Colonel Roosevelt to submit a draft of sev eral planks for consideration in con nection with the framing of the re publican platform. These planks declare for work men's compensation, commission on Industrial relations and on the high cost of living, a bureau to deal with social welfare, and a proposal to make the District Columbia a model of municipal administration. Col. Roosevelt talked over the planks, but would not Indicate what action he would take upon them In case he should have In his hand the framing of the platform. Cotton Manufacturer Meet. Charlotte, June 11. The Cotton Manufacturers' Association of North Carolina will hold its annual meet ing In this city at the Southern Manufacturers Club, Tuesday morn ing, June 11. THE DEMOMC 'DELEGATE CONTESTS Baltimore, AH., June 11. Con tests to be. decided by the democrat ic national committee the day before the Baltimore '.-con vein ion,, probably will be settled within a few hours though the i iinmittee has not de termined how much time it will al low each side for ' submitting the cases. National Committeeman Josephns Daniels, of North Caro lina, said the few contests were simple in character, and the points controverted would cause no friction on their disposition.. '..Danieis an nounced that as the committee meets at noon on June 24, there will not be tine- lor an extended ar gument, but that each side will have a fair and reasonable opportunity to present its claims. The "contests hinge largely upon, the regularity of election," said Daniels, "and have not tile same bearing on "t!- question" of presidential candidates as in the 'cases- at the Chicago con vention." A hoom for Senator Ray- ner, of Mar land, for permanent chairman, lias been star-ted by the Maryland deletion.. Buy tier is one of the state's eight -delegates "at large. APPALV IllAV PARK. Atlanta, .1 line 1 1 Condemnation of ::;,00i a ip's of north (ieorgia land which will form, part ' of ' the Appalachian park reserve was begun by government officials in the Fed eral court heie; The land is in Fan nin, I'nion. I.iiinpkin anil Dawson counties, Coto.ross already has pro' Vided for paying for it. The court appointed assessors who will meet In '111 tie Ridge on Wednes day. They will go over tho land, Inspect and condemn it. The as sessors will be accompanied by Fed eral Attorney Tate of Atlanta. TWO ALASKA VILLAGES Kodlak, Alaska, June -Kodiak and Woody Island villages are buried under ashes as the. result of an eruption of Katmal volcano Thursday. The eruption continued forty-eight, hours. No lives were lost. Many .settlements near the volcano suffered. The revenue cut ler Manning was In port when the eruption began and furnished a refuge for all the Inhabitants, five hundred men, women and children, saving many lives. The naval wire less station was destroyed. Dis patches were sent to Seward for all available craft to come to the as sistance of the people here. The property loss is enormous. VchhoI Couldn't Kail. Havre, June 11. The sailing of the French liner France has been definitely abandoned because of tbe eameng strike. The passengers booked on other liners. CONGRESSMAN KILLED TODAY Representative Wickclif e Vic tim of Southern Railway Train, at Potomac Bridge 'Washington, June 1 1 . -Representative Robert ('.Wickeliffe, of Louis iana, met a tragic death this niorn in. The body, badly crushed, was found on the railroad tracks, in Potomac ' park, at the entrance to the bridge across the Potomac. river. It is presumed he was ...knocked off or fell from a train bound south. . Congressman Wickeliffe had been away lor a day's fishing and was returning home this morning; . wlien killed. A passenger on the train crossing Hie bridge saw the lifeless body beside tile track. WickcliiTo's watch had slopped at !i:L':'. a. in. A number of passenger trains of vari ous railroads cross fhe -bridge about that: hour. .AVic.k'cljlTe was a demo crat, nerving his second, term. . His home, was ft Si. l-'ranvh ville, l.a. lie represeiH'-d 'lie sixth cun-jres-sio la 1 list rid . lie was a lawyer and a Spanish war veteran. Was Killed by Soul hern. Train. Congressman Wickeliffe was kill ed on the Southern Railway tracks, i ne engineer of the trai'i that struck him said h" saw the ciim;i'essiiitiii too hue. How he happened to stray on tile rallri ail tr:icl;s is not yi t cleared up. The news' did not reach Mrs. Wickeliffe before she started for the capitol, her daily ...custom, to watch the house proceedings. The house was about to adjourn out of respect to WU-kcliffe's memory whei several members happened to catch a glimpse of .-Wickeliffe 's wife In the gallery,. A hurried conference follow ed, ijepresentative ' Kstopinnl. ii eolleae.ue from Louisiana. 'made his way to where Mrs. Wickeliffe sat and invited her down stairs to the speaker's ofllco. There as gently as they could they broke the Slows to her. Mrs. Wickeliffe 1'innted. Later she rried to he taken home. Mrs. Champ Clark, a close .'.friend, was quickly summoned. Later the prostrate woman was removed home. Congressman Wic.kcliffe was alone when killed. He was seen to climb the elevation leading to the tracks, apparently unconscious of the on coming train. He was struck and Instantly killed. The body was badly crushed. Tliohouse adjourn ed until tomorrow. , The Harrow Trial. Los Angeles, Cal., June 11. Tho defense sprang a surprise this morn ing in (he Clarence S. Harrow trial, for alleged jury bribery, by declin ing to cross-examine , Patrick J. Cooncy, the McNamara dcDense "In vestigator." Cooney's place on the stand was taken by Keene Kitzpat rlrk, another former employe of the McNamara defense, : It Isn't always tho fast young man who gets there, Fine Will Be Imposed and Held In Abeyaoce No Penitentiary Sentence . '. flrocnshovo, June 11. In the I'niti (1 Slates court yesterday after noon Judge James H.iyd "passed sentence in the . Tf X. 'Glenn Williams .ami .Tho. '. "! rafts,- in dieted, tried ami con i wo years -ago- for consn jointly . " (Ic- fraud 'he government post;, -v. In t.hi! ca-.-e of Cral'is Judge ' announced that no line or penal . ieivce. would lie imposed.- while i, av- something of a surprise by his decree that. Williams pay the cost and then report hack for filial sen tence, giving the intimation that he would then Impose a line and hold same -in abeyance from term to term. The cost in the case, which Williams must, pay immediately, amount, to ?Kimi and the smallest fine- which can be imposed under the statute is s ! .mm. ' .'Prior to the announcement of his sent.. nee t-oiin.el for Will'ams had made amotion for a new trial, bin when the .judgment of the court was made this motion was .promptly withdrawn. Williams went on the stand during the proceedings and gave a frank statement of the con ditions at. th" poslofficc' at Wil liams,. He also told the court that he Was now 'worth .only .-about $-0,-(Mifi; that he had mortgaged his line farm in Yadkin county to defend his rights in the courts and that he had been made to pay $T,7iiii) skimp li cense on a recent seizure of liquor which netted liiia but $.",oi). His story was - oho-of .long' persecutions and prosecutions '.. by the revenue (Continued on Page Five.) NEWPORT KEWS GIVEN SAME RATE AS NORFOLK ashinst-'m,-- June . .1 1 '.-Positive orders were issued by the interstate common:!' commission .requiring sent hern railroads to establish, by October 1, rates to anil from New port News. 'a., for a distance that shall exceed one hundred , and fifty miles, ". Inch co Ueiiiporanoously are in effect, to .'and from Norfolk. The defendant.- roads in t he' -proceed ing, "instituted. -'by the chamber .'.of commerce of .'Newport .News, are the Southern Knilway, the Atlantic Coast Line, Seaboard Air Line-,.-Norfolk Sou'ther-ii Norfolk and Western; I kesapoake and Ohio, Norfolk and Portsmouth 'bolt line, and the New- York, Philadelphia and Norfolk, '.The Newport N'"ws chamber of commerce complained inl'o'riiially that the roads had not acceded jo the commission's reqiiin iin-nts ami today's order followed. Ml sr no pkn in; Young; Couples MaMo (o Weil fiets Tlii-Mi Into a tjneer -Tangle With In' Chut e Ii. Creeiiw ich,' Coiui,, .lime II.- An na Maraiio and Anionia Cabn.o were married by . Justice of the Peace Jitcphcn L. Kadlonf .M-sii-rday, and now they want the knot untied, say i.ng it. was a marriage by mistake Put the justice cannot unt ie the knot so peniiace must lie done by the "happy" couple on their honeymoon The bride is t wciiiv ami the bride groom t weiity-oue. When Town Clerk Wellstood ...gave them a license they asked him if the;, -couldn't be married the;-'- and then. Juste. Radford, who was present, obliged The brides parents went home ami ihi' couple called on Father Ky.in al St. .Mary's rectory and asked him to 'marry them..' When. Father Uyan asked for the license they showed him a marriage t-ertilii ate. The priest, called, with theiii, on Town Clerk; Wellstood, wlio showed the marriage return of the justice, T ie clerk was linked to issue auolhir license so they could he wed by the priest. It was a knotty : roblem, which he evaded by saying the bride was under age; her parents wt-re not present to give their cot .-siif. besides the brides was already u wife. Justice llndford was willing to re turn the . marriage fee, but he could not untie the knot. It was thought wise to refer the matter to Town Attorney Wilbur Wright. He said lie was no Solomon and refused to decide. Finally the couple were told that they wcrm married for keeps and that after doing penance during their honeymoon they would be 'recognized, an married by the church. Senate Hcjiorls Canal Hill. Washington, June .11 The sen ate inter-oceanlc canals committee favorably repor.ed the house bill to open, protect and operate tho Pan ama canal, und govern the canal zone. The bill retains the house provision exempting coastwise ves sels from canal tolls and embodies an amendment strictly regulating railroad owned vessels, Academy of Music Lease Will Not Be Renewed at Its Expiration HOTEL AND STORE ROOM Owners of Property to Expend About ''$20,000 in Remodeling Raleigh's Old Playhouse for Wright's Hotel and for Store Rooms City "Will Have to Look Elsewhere for Place of Entertainment Contract May He Awarded Today Plans for Fine Opera House Did not Mate rialize. In less than two years Raleigh will be minus an academy of music, but will be plus better hotel accom modations. The new owners of the Academy of Music have notified Manager Schloss at Wilmington that , they will not renew the lease at its expiration and have made arrange ments for converting the auditorium of the building into guest rooms for Wright's Hotel. A contract is expected to oe awarded today for the remodeling of the first floor of the building ac cording to plans recently drawn by Mr. Frank K. Thompson, tne arcnl- tect. The plans call for the lower ing of the cafe floor of Mr. Wright s place to the level of the sidewalk, the installation of plate glass win dowstile flooring and modern fix tures. An additional store room will be placed south of the Salisbury street entrance to the academy -auditorium. The store rooms on Martin street will be thorougbly remodeled and placed in first class condition. A tile roof will be placed over the whole building and rooms for a bar ber shop will be arranged for the basement. For Hotel Quarters. When Mr. Schloss' lease expires the second and third floors of the buHding Will be converted into fifty sleeping rooms and these will be rented to Mr. Wright for use in con nection with his hotel. Mr. Wright's hotel -building and the new quarters will' be connected by halls. The improvements will cost be tween is, 000 and $20,000 and will add. greatly, to tho appearance of the building. Plans Did Not Materialize. It will be remembered that the owners of this property offered to form a stock company sometime ago so that the city might have a first class opera house. The terms were regarded by many business men as very liberal and nobody was pessim istic enough to figure that the scheme would not pay. But the plans did not materialize and the owners of the property have made arrangements to close the opera house ; when the lease expires and convert the building into hotel quar ters and store rooms. Mr, H. E. I.itcbford, Dr. J. H. llogers and Mr. Frank K. Kllington are tbe owners of the property. The Haiifoii'i Impeachment Case. Washington, June .11., An im peachment resolution similar to that in the Swaynu case will be presented to the house by the judiciary com mittee, against Judge Cornelius Hatil'ird, of Seattle Washington in connection with his action in the Olseii socialist citizenship case. A sub-committee will hear charges liiaiust llauford in Seattle. William Xoi'thnip Dead. Kichniond, Va., June 11. Wil liam Northrnp, president of the Virginia Hallway and Power Com pany, pi'oniinvni in Virginia railway projects,, died of injuries received i i an automobile accident. SEVERAL CASES IN THE FEDERAL COURT John Gorham, a negro who two years ago escaped from the jail at Washington, N. C, was arrested yes terday and brought to Raleigh and today pleaded guilty before Judge Connor in the federal court to the charge of robbing the postotfice there. Judgment has not been pass ed, j Col-ham's capturer claimed a reward of $100 offered by United States Marshal Dockery. Brock Jackson pleaded guilty to illicit distilling, and Judgment was suspended on the payment of coata. W. J. Hobby pleaded guilty to Ill icit distilling and was taxed with $200 and costs. The Jury In the case of the United Stales against Robert J. Hook, char ged with UBlng the malls to1 defraud, retired shortly after 1 o'clock, and Immediately began arguing the mer its of the ense. A verdict was not expected under a couple of houra, ,
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