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THE RALEIGH TIMES THE WEATHER UNSETTLED LAST EDITION Vol. LXXI. No. 132. RALEIGH, N. C, SATURDAY, JUNE 15, 1912. PRICE FIVE CENTS. Double the Number of Paid Subscribers in Raleigh of gny Other Newspaper. WAITING OH ROOSEVELT THE NEW PLAN ED E FINAL WORK DF 5 S ON K TAKEMLMAN Delegates to National Conven tion Leave This Afternoon Jt T 1 SI His Followers and Others Now .Waiting Eagerly For the Arrival of the Colonel EOF Only Hope For the Colonel Now is By Manipulation of Taft Delegates or Ily Stampeding the Convention To ThiH Knd He Will Try to Get in Personal Touch With Southern Delegates, Will Hold Mass-Meet-in. And Will Invade the Conven tion Hall Itself Will Remain In Chicago Throughout the Conven tion. Chicago, 111., June 16. Declaring the twelve Taft delegates from Tex as entitled to seats In the republi can national convention, claimed by an equal number of Roosevelt sup porters, the republican national committee increased to 183 the to tal contests decided to date in the president's favor. The total contests a the outset were 264, decided 200, Taft delegates seated 185; Roosevelt delegates seated fifteen Contests yet to be decided 54. The Colonel's Coming. Chicago. June 15. Col. Roose velt's arrival here this afternoon overshadowed all preliminaries to next week's convention. Throughout the day, Roosevelt's sudden trip from Oyster Bay held the foreground, to the exclusion of other pre-conven- tion activities. As the hour for Roosevelt's arrival at the Lasalle station approached, the excitement became Intense in many quarters. In the waiting throug at the station were large groups of delegates. All indications point to a lively demon stration by Roosevelt's adherents the station were large groups tonight. The entire convention struggle will center about Roosevelt from the raovoment he alights from the train, arrival of which is expect ed late this afternoon. It will be his power, of political manipulation matched against the strategy and staying powers of the Taft forces To win the nomination Roosevelt must break into Taft's ranks as they now stand, near the settlement of the last contests, or he must win the support of the La Follette and Cummins delegates. His followers are enthusiastic in the belief that they can sweep the convention. Ev erything' from the election of tem porary chairman right down to the final struggle for control, will be directly under the supervision of Roosevelt himself from now on. it is planned by his managers, to have Roosevelt get in touch personally with these delegates counted nom inally as Taft supporters, but are regarded as Roosevelt possibilities. The majority of these come from the . south. Moss-Meeting. Monday night's mass-meeting when Roosevelt will make an ad dress, Is expected to furnish sensa tions. Roosevelt according to ten tative plans, will remain here until the close of the convention. This is such a departure from the accepted proeeduro of past candidates that It furnishes much food for speculation. It seems probable he will attend the convention's sessions. His followers insist if he attends the convention, he will address the delegates on the issues he has raised. Such an ad dress would give an opportunity for the stampede, such as was feared even by Roosevelt himself four, years ago. The Roosevelt followers hope that such an opportunity will arise. The Hall Itcwly. The task of physical preparation for convention is complete. The Chicago Coliseum contains 11,188 chairs that will accommodate the delegates, alternates, candidates, correspondents and a few favored private citizens. The hall Is draped In colors, telephone and telegraph equipment is In place and little re mains but to usher in the spectators and participants to begin the big battle. A police headquarters has been opened In the rear of the hall. Assistant Police Chief Schuettler will have charge of two hundred and fifty policemen who will aid the con vention authorities In patrolling the hall and surroundings. One hun dred trained and well paid men will be engaged to prevent forcing the doors by outsiders or the use of un lawful tickets. Meeting of Committer. Chicago, IU.j June 16. When the republican national committee met It was expected the final decisions In the remaining contests would be rendered before night. The seats of the following . sixty-eight delegates were still In dispute: Texas, thirty; Virginia, twenty; Washington, four teen; District of Columbia, two; North Carolina, two. When the Virginia contest for delegates at large waft called, con testants' attorneys announced they wore not ready, having proceeded on (Continued on Page Five.) Wilmington Pleased With Her Commission GoTerment Many Improvements (Special to The Times.) Wilmington, June 15. Wilming ton has finished one year under the commission form of government and the yearly statement compiled. The statement sIiowb a remarkable change in the trend of the affairs of the city, and is proof positive that the present form excells by far the old and complicated system of gov ernment) of former days. The total expended (luring the year for current expenses, street Improvements, etc., amounted to over $580,000. The fine results of this are apparent on every side. In the present manner of government the executive woi k rests with five men, with each man's work designated, and clearly defined. The people know who to look to, and get what they want without yards of red tape. Under the old form the city government was un weildly. There were about 40 men upon whom the responsibility rested. The result was a conglomerate mass of misunderstanding and misman agement. Everybody is pleased with the commission form and with the present commissioners. Walter Bell, white, recently par doned from the state penitentiary by the governor, was arrested on a capias yesterday in this city as a step toward placing him in . per manent custody, again. He was serving 18 months for cutting a man with a knife, and had completed 6 months of the same, when with the proper petitions before him, the gov ernor pardoned him upon the condi tion that he remain sober and indus trious. It will be charged that he violated his agreement, and it will be requested that Governor Kitchiu require him to serve the remaining months. There is an unstable rumor on the streets of Wilmington that the N. & S. Is formulating plans to enter the city. It is said that the line will be run from Kinston, through Duplin and Pender counties. The report gets its origin from the fact that a corps of engineers were survey ing a line through these counties, saying that they were in the employ of the N, & S. The report may have a foundation. A man with a pathetic tale, named Hasler, has struck town and is mak ing arrangements to work. He says he rescued a party of young people In Charleston, S. C harbor sixteen years ago in a storm, and one young lady was lost. He later drfflee. west. Before he reached California, according to the story, the spirit of the girl drowned appeared to a girl out there and told her of the acci dent and of Hasler and promised to bring him to her. They met, presumably by spiritualistic aid, and grew to love each other. They wished to marry, but the match was objected to by the parents of the girl, and said they would not con sent unless Hasler could bring proof that he is the man the spirit spoke, of. He left the west for South Caro lina, and when he arrived, he sadly related, he found only the- graves of those who could testify. How much of the story is true, of course, is not known. He is working here, and hoping that the men that are work ing for him may soon find proof that he is the man. He will then re turn to his lady love, and live hap pily ever afterward. A mad dog bit a man and a little girl yesterday In this city. They are being treated and it is thought that no bad effects will result. The State Christian Endeavorers are meeting in this city. The dele gates from over the state are coining into the city on every train. A great convention is expected. The dele gates will return home Monday. SHOULD HAVE HOY'S CIAI1S. Ueorgo D. Chamberlain Urges That They lie Substituted For Dunce Halls. Cleveland, Ohio June 16. The substitution of boys' clubs for public dance halls was urged by George D. chamberlain in an address on "So cial Adventures of Boys' Clubs" be fore the national conference Of cnar ities and correction here this morn ing. According to the speaker "no return checks" has been the only club used to induce many rowdies to mit on neckties and shave them selves before attending boys' club dances. "Accustotaied as they had been when attending the ordinary dance halls to refresh themselves at a bar when fancy dictated, these young men at first rebelled against the rule of no return checks, bt-i they were given to understand that under no circumstances would drink ing be allowed, and that anyone leaving the building would not be allowed to return. Reconciled final ly to the new order of things, It was oerfectly natural that sobriety should 1 beget cleanliness. At the tame time a regard for personal ap Dearance manifested Itself, and be fore the first winter passed most of the young men were experiencing for the first time in their lives the fact that a 'good time' Is not neces sarily associated, with rowdyism," HAVE CHANCE TO GET ROAD Government Might Build High way to the Union Cemetery "If Raleigh people would show a determination to secure the road, it is quite probable that the federal government would build a splendid highway from the A. and M. Col lege to the federal cemetery by way of New Bern avenue," declared a well posted Raleigh man today. He went on to say that the gen eral government has built good roads to many cemeteries 'and, with a little urging, might be prevailed on to do the same thing for its beautiful cemetery here. Access to the union cemetery is not at all easy. The streets in winter are almost impas sable and in the 'summer are uneven and rough. The union cemetery is one of the prettiest places in this section and a line highway leading to it would attract many visitors be sides being of practical benefit to thousunds of townsfolk and fanners. GYMNASTS TO MEET Biennial Convention to Meet in In diumipolis, June '----(I. Indianapolis, Juno 15.- The 25th biennial convention of the North American Gymnastic Fnloii, sched uled to meet in. this city June 22-2li, will be attended by gymnasts from every part of the I'nited Elates. This union is one ot the oldest in the country und numbers among its members over 40,000 athletes: June 22, the first day of the con vention will he given over to the graduation exercises of the Normal College of the North American Gym nastic Union, an institution con ducted by that organization for tho instruction of teachers of physical training. Tho exercises will bo held at the German house, where the con vention will also take place. June 23-24-25-26 will be devoted to the athletic stunts of the dele gates. These will compete in every form of test known to strength and skill. Many valuable; prizes have been donated for presentation to the winners. These prizes will be pre sented by the Hon. Hugo Meunch, and Professor Bernard Faust, of Cornell University, both of whom will also address itlie delegates on the benefits to be derived from gym nastics as an exercise. Competing teams and delegates will come from Los Angeles, San FranciBco, 8eattle. New Orleans, At lanta. Birmingham. Charleston, New York. Boston. Philadelphia, Balti more. St. Paul and Minneapolis. In addition to these teams there wlfl be competing athletes from nearly 240 gymnastic societies throughout the United States and Canada. Storm in Nebraska. Boatrlce, Neb., June 15. Late news from the scene of yesterday's tornado in Uage and Lancaster coun ties, show one killed, many hurt The storm blew down many build' Ings. '.'.THE STORM!' UK AGIST (Special to The Times.) Charlotte, June 15. The .prelimi nary bearing lof 'fiautfe rtlaekVelT, the Kershaw, S. C, stock-dealer, charged with llie murder of Dr. Fred Misenheimer, who died Tuesday afternoon of this week from a knife wound in his breast, inflicted by Blackwell May during a drunken quarrel in a hotel room of this city, was postponed until Monday morn ing on the insistence of counsel for the prosecution. The action against C. S. Skipper and W. S. Langlcy of Lancaster, S. ('.. for engaging in tho same affray, was nol-prossed. . . BUILDING AT KIXSTOX Much Work Being Done in That Cily Tobacco Prospects. (Special to The Times.) Kinston, June 15. At no t!me in five years lias there been so tuii'-Ii building in Kinston us at ' prevent. The sums now being expended in construction work will total a '.iit.i dred ".thousand dollars, and almost that much ' more will be involved in buildings to be f leeted during tile summer and fall. Now undergoing construction arc two handsome bri k buildings on Qiieeu street, in the re tail district; a model garage, in i -haps the finest ji the -.eastern part of the state, and a livery stable o:i Cordon street, .belli to cost well up into the thousands; and the thtee buildings of tin' state school lor I lie feeble-minded, just outside of tne city. To be b.-gnu immediately :s the new $40, Ohm .edifice of the Chris tian church and other buildings. I.es idences now under construction and completed 'will -'include several 'hand some additions to the city's litraic.s. The tobacco pm.s'noct is better -than for any crop in a decade. It is s; id, and the fall will see Kinston in u livelier condition than since the boom day of the early "JOs. FREED FROM BLIND HISRAND. "Frances Douglas." Magazine Writer Obtains it Divorce. Tuscon, Ark.. June 15. On the simple ground of failure to provide, without sensational allegations, Mr... Eva Frances Lumiiils quietly oh-, tallied a divorce today from Charles F. Lummis, formerly public libra rian of Los Angeles. Mr. und Mrs. Lummls have been living apart about, three years, tho husband, now practically blind, oc cupying the home reared by his own hands in the Arroyo Seco at Los Angeles, and the wife passing her time in Sun Francisco,' Arizona and New Mexico. They have three chil dren living, the oldest and young est of whom are with MrB. Lummis and the other with Mr. Lummis. Under 'the nom de plume of Frances Douglas, Mr. Lummis has for two or ' three years been doing literary work, including Spanish translations and magazine short sto ries. ' Rebel Leader Killed. Havana, Cuba, June 16. Gen. Evaristo KhIpiios, rebel leader, was reported killed In a battlo with troops under Gen. Pledra, near Bongo. THE CAPITOL IS Many of the Statesmen Have Gone to Chicago For Next Weeks Rict ' Washington, June-. 15. Senators and"- representatives displayed more interest in the fight at Chicago than in pending legislation. The 'repub lican ranks' in, both -houses were shattered by desertions to Chicago. Heme of ihe old guard, like Senators :moot and Lodge and Representa tive Maim and Former Speaker Can non are - watching - the situation at the capitol. - Gossip ' at the capitol indicated there has been some consideration- of a progressive republi can, for second place on the ticket in tho- event of Taft's re-iioniination. The senate chamber is almost de serted. In the house only twenty- two, members' were present, when that body resumed consideration of the sundry civil appropriation bill. XO HOPE FOR .11 IM.KS Senator McCiniiher Asked That Members of Cotnmerre Court' lie (iveii Oilier Assignment-, Hut Members hay No. Washington, June 1.1. To further protect the ails of the Interstate commerce' commission, -'the senate amended the legislative, executive anil judicial appropriation bill to provide that no single federal judge may enjoin or restrain the comntis sion's orders. The-' amendment, offered ..by -Senator'' Cummins, provides that injunc tions and restrains must be agreed upon by a' majority,.-of three judges who shall be the chief justice of the I'nited States and two other jus tiees. An amendment by Senator Craw ford to extend the Cummins' amend ment to injunctions to state admin istrative hoard was passed. Senator McCiinibor asked the sen- ato to assign the live judges of the commerce court to other I'nited States courts, but refused 2." to 2M The house and senate have voted to cut oil the courts appropriation and the senate has .voted to abolish the court and end the terms of of fices of its justices. The senate llnally passed the bill and It now goes to conference with the com mittees. MISS IIAKRIM AX Bill ISED .Narrowly Escapes Injury Slipping (HI Bolting Polo Pony. Newburgh, N. Y., June 15. From llarrlman conies a story of a nar row escape from serious injury yes' terday to Miss Marrlman, the young est daughter of Mrs, K, H. Harri' man. She had taken one of the polo ponies out on one of tho private drives. When the pony tried to tin scut, his mount,i and, being unsuc cessful in this, set off at full tilt for the stable. Miss llarrlman, ut the first opportunity, dropped from her saddle to the ground ami scaped witn a few bi'utses. m o Epworth League Will Hold Final Business Session Today (By S. V. IDF.V.) ' Kinston, .Tune 1G. At the Ep worth League conference this morn ing followed the opening exerxcises a combined and open institute f the second and fourth departments was held by Rev. F. S. Love, the fourth vice-president.-. The second department, that of charity and help, or home' missions' and find that of the fourth, the foreign missionary, were all combined under-, the head of missions. Tin; address of Dr. II. K. Hover, of Stutesville. missionary secretary of tho .Western North Carolina con ference,'" was one of the principal features of . the morning service. The closing business session of the conference will be held Saturday evening as Sunday is the last day of conference,-. Dr. Boycr will preach the annual sermon in the morning. Miss Iver Kill's, in the afternoon will conduct the. model missionary meet ing and the conference will come to a close Sunday night' with the con secration and communion' service, conducted by Rev. W. W. Peele, headmaster of Trinity Park high school. There has been a large attendance of delegates and visitors at the con- terence and a great .many more are expected Sunday just-'.for the day. Yesterday's Meeting. The Kp worth League Conference in session at. Queen Street Methodist church in this city had a full day Friday, interesting and profitable sessions being held. The institute work- of the first and third depart ments of the conference was con tinued. The chief business was the report. of 'the nominating '.committee., the following officers being elected un animously : , President, Mr. M. W, Brabnam, of .'Raleigh. First vice-president, Rev. Waiter Pc 'ton. Second vice-president, Mrs. H. C. Smith. Third vice-president, Miss Ger trude Royster, of Raleigh. Fourth vice-president, Rev. F. S. Love. Secretary, Miss Lizzie Hancock. Treasurer, Mr. V. R. Newberry. Editor, Rev. J. H. Frizzelle. Junior League superintendent Miss lver Ellis. Invitations lor the next place ot meeting were extended by ( ity Road's church, Elizabeth i t y ; Southport. and Burlington. 'Th-j claims of Southport were set forth most invitingly and many felt tlit they would like to accept the invtta tion of the little seaport town. The Elizabeth City district khad sucti a large delegation present that they al most carried things their way, Burl ington, won, however, us tho league conference has been meeting for sev eral years in the eastern part of the state and it was felt that the best inters! of 'the league work would be served by goilig to the western bounds of the conference. 1 he present ;e 01 the con'erence quartet, and their "beautiful selec tion, "Tread Softly," added to the pleasure of the service. Some of the reports of llie delegates were heard at this meeting (ho others 'bo- itig' continued today. One of the most inspiring ad dresses of the conference was made Friday morning by liev. H. t North, pastor of Edetiton Street church,. Raleigh, on "Personal Evan gelisni." It was a subject especial near to the speaker's heart und out ol his own rich experience he ivas able to bring a message and t3 make an '-'.appeal, to the conference that stirred thofc present as (hey had not been moved during the conference. A great downpour of rain be-ran during the day, without any slacken Ing. On leaving. the church the dele gall's found the automobiles and carriages of some of Kinston's hot1 pitable people Waiting to take thorn to their homes. Friday evening a splendid address was made by Mr. M. W. lirabham the newlv elected president. There was music, again by the quartet. MILLION FAILS TO SAVE LII'l- Physician's Offer for Cure of X-ltay Cancer Futile. Cleveland, June 15. Despite his offer of $1,(100,000 to any person hwo would cure him of cancer, Dr, L. Early died today, a victim of his experiments with (be X-ray. The physician six months ago knew death was near, lie offered $1,000,1100 to auv one who 'would cure hint of the dread disease. His case puzzled physicians and none could give him aid." Doctor Early contracted cancer while ho was trying to cure cancer by -means of the X-ray, then in its infancy. He was not sumeiently pro tected from the rays and cancer formed on his hund. No doubt there - are wives who drive their husbands to drink, and there are other husbands who would like to liave such wives, , mil rinTiniin nrr ',.. n rui.niin.N nrr Four Delegates Eloctod From Fourth District, Two by Faction, Start With Sure Ones in Hope That They Will Be Lucky In Draw Mrs. J. C. L. Harris to Visit Rel atives in West and Colonel Harris Will Look After Business Demo crats Have Good Chance. A special pullman attacked to Seaboard train No. 66 bore several of the delegates to republicaa na tional convention away from Ral eigh this afternoon. Among those leaving were Dr. Cyrus Thompson of Onslow and Editor Tom E. Owen of Sampson, delegates at large; John Matthews of Nash, a , delegate elected by the Harris-Andrews con vention in the Fourth district; J. 1). Tarker, of Johnston, a Butler Morehead delegates, in this district:' . and W. S. Bailey, a Butler-Morehead alternate from the Fourth district; Wheeler Martin, a delegate from the First district. Of those leaving to day all Were Roosevelt men with the exception of Mr. Martin, who is undertsood to be for Taft. Col. and Mrs, J. C. L. Harris also left, on the pullman for Chicago. Pne Colonel will go straight through, but Mrs. Harris will stop over at Colum bus, Ohio, to visit her daughter, Mrs. M. W. Crocker, and from thore will go to Louisville, Ky., to visit her son, Mr. Ceburn D. Harrii. Col onel Harris, after attending the con vention, expects to join his wife in Louisville. .. He .will also go ti In dianapolis before returning to inves tigate the estate of Ernest Tomlin- 8011.,'-. a negro who formerly lived In Raleigh, and who was killed there several months ago. It Is said that Tomlinson left an estate worth $1,500 and if this is true his broth-' ers and sisters in Raleigh want to see that the property goes to the right people. ' . , Claude M. Bernard left early to day for Chicago. He is one of the two delegates elected by the Butler- Morehead convention. Col. I. M. Meekins of Elizabeth City, Mr. Wheeler Martin's first district Col league, is already on te scene. Col onel Meekins is also a Taft man. Two Factions. There was much interest among the republicans here as to which fac tion in the Fourth district would bo seated by the committee today. Tho losers expected to continue tholr journey in the hope that the conven tion would upset the work of the committee and seat them. Who Will He Named?" Although the delegates leaving to day were not talking much, it seem ed be the general opinion that Col onel Roosevelt would not receive the nomination, and many of the repub licans seemed to think that Presi dent Taft would also be stood aside for a dark horse. It is almost a foregone conclusion that the presi dent, will be renominated, but no body was willing to venture a pre diction as to. what Colonel Roose velt: woiild do. The convention meets Tuesday. A Democratic Year Surely. Although there has been much doubt among republicans as to whom the convention will nominate, nearly all of them are of the opinion that this is a good democratic year. Tho two factions In the republican party can never be harmonized, they think, and for that reason the man the democrats nominate at Baltimore will distribute the political pie. DROPS DEAD WHEN' ARRESTED. X'egro Throws Up Hands and Ex pires ns Policenuiii Approaches Him. Philadelphia, June 15. James Bailey, &D years old, a negro, fell dead on the doorsteps of a saloon at. Eighteenth and Lombard Btreets last night when placed under arrest on suspicion of wrongdoing, Doctor Banker, of the Polyclinic hospital, who was culled, declared that Bailey hud probably been seized with an attack of heart failure at the policeman's approach. Bailey looked once at - the policeman and then, with a startled exclamation, threw up his hands and pitched for ward out of the policeman's grasp. He was dead when tho hospital am bulance arrived. Policeman Shoot Sheriff. Lexington, Ky., June 15. On the principal business street, before the gaze of hundreds, Policeman M Cann shot and wounded Sheriff Daniel Scott. There had been bad feeling between tho men since the last election. McOunn is under ar rest. An accident policy would be more popular with some men It It Insured against accidental marriage,
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