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JEIGH TIMES THE WEATHER LOCAL SHOWEBS LAST EDITION THE RAI Vol. LXXII. No. 1. RALEIGH, N. C, MONDAY, JULY 15, 1912. PRICE FIVE CENTS. Double the Number of Paid Subscribers in Raleigh of einy Other Newspaper, BIB GIFTS TD COLLEGES THREE YOUNG 1 BOYS DROWN EGG TIF SHOT DOWN IMPEACHMENT OF ARCHBALD (Miner Will Leave Half Won to University and Ten Thousand to A. &M. MANY OTHER BEQUESTS John Armstrong Chaloner Conveys His Property in Trust to the Vir ginia Trust Company of Hiclunoiid to Go at His Death to Various Educational , Institutions Half Million to Vni versify of North Carolina, Half Million to Vniver sity of Virginia and Ten Thou sand to A. and M. Town of Koanoke Rapids Also Given Ten Thousand. Charlotte, N. C, July 15. The Charlotte Observer this morning carried the following special from Richmond, Va.: Liberal plans for aid to southern education are made in the last will and testament of John Armstrong Chaloner dated May 10 last, Mr. Chaloner, fearing that relatives may attempt to contest the will on grounds of alleged insanity, has con veyed his entire property, estimated value at $1,500,000 in trust to tht. Virginia Trust Company of Rich mond, naming the University of Vir ginia and the University of North Carolina as residuary legatees, while 'nine other educational institutions in several states will receive $10,000 each. - ' Control of the property is retain ed by Mr. Chaloner during his life time, and the right to vote stock, ' but he agrees not to incumber any of the real estate or hypothecate .- any of the securities except for the permanent improvement of his "Mer ry Mills" property in Virginia, and his New York estate. To Columbia University, New York, he leaves $10,000 tne inter est of which is to go towards in creasing the Chaloner historical prize. ; -, The Virginia Military Institute, the Virginia Polytechnic Institute, , the College of Agriculture and Me chanic Arts, Raleigh, North Caro lina, the town of Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, the University of South Carolina, the South Carolina College, the Clemson Agricultural College of South Carolina and the College of Charleston each is given bequests of $10,000. The Interest on the $10,000 given the town of Roanoke Ttaplds is to be expended annually for a Christ inas tree for the . school children, and provision is made for tne grad ual increase of the fund. Chaloner alleges his relatives are responsible for his having been de clared insane and placed in an asy lum and for that reason he discard ed the name Chandler and changed his own to Chaloner. By a decree on the court of Albe marle county, Virginia, Chaloner ' was adjudged sane and competent aifd by advice of counsel Mr. Chalo ner has made his will and. the in denture indicating bis purpose naa been filed with the clerk of the si perior court of the county of Hall fax, North Carolina, and has beer, accepted by the corporate authorities of the University of Virginia and the University of North Carolina. Each' of these institutions, if the will of Mr. Chaloner stands the test of the legal contest believed to be inevitable, come Into mcjre than $500,000 each upon his death. A notation in the will says it wilt be impossible to file a copy of the deed in New York before the case of Chaloner against Sherman is Anally (Continned on Page Seven.) STORM DOES GREAT Denver, Col., July 16. Several hundred men, women, and children, are homeless, many deaths are ru mored, and a million and a half dol lars' worth of property la In ruins, as the result of a cloud burst and the overflow of the shallow bed of Cherry creek last night. The. flood is without a parallel in the city's history. Mayor Arnold organized relief parties at dawn this morning to begin a search of the course ot the flood which is a trail of wrecked. dwellings and other debris heaped li the current of the South Platte riv er. This morning the flood was at the receedlng point. Not until the telegraph wires are restored will the damage to the outlying sections be known. " , ' At least six hundred are home less as a result of the cloudburst. Hundreds of homes are In ruins. Some of the dwellings along the creek collapsed like paper sacks un der the water's first rush. i No, Alonso, you can't make both enas meet "7 sireicning me lmagi patlon, ... - - - Were Bathing in Tar River -Is Not Known How the Tragedy Occurred (Special to The Times.) Washington, July 15. News reached this city yesterday of a very sad tragedy which occurred near Farmer's Landing, close to Grimes land, Pitt county, when three prom ising young men lost their lives bv drowning in Tar river. From what can be learned of the affair it seems the three young men Theodore Tucker, Elbert Tucker and Robert Hardy were bathing in the river near the above-mentioned place and in some unaccountable manner were drowned. About two o'clock in the afternoon Theodore Tucker, aged 18, Albert Tucker,- age 13, and Robert Hardy, their counsin. aged 12. de cided to go fishing in Tar river,, and left home with fishing tackle, pre pared for an afternoon's snort. Mil ton Tucker, another brother of the Tucker boys, aged 16, accompanied them to go in bathing. After finish ling his swim Milton returned to his home, about one-half mile away to attend to some work, and what the other boys did during his absence wiH never be known. When1 supper time came and the boys had not re turned Mr. Tucker became inasy and suggested that his Bon Milton go and look for tbem. On arriving at the landing young Milton, to his horror, saw the clothes of the other three boys lying on the bank, also the fishing tackle and the row boat drawn up on the shore, but the boys were missing. He hastened home and gave the alarm and searching parties were immediately orgauiz.Vi and the river dragged all night, but so far the bodies havo not yet been recovered. The two Tucker boys were sons of Mr. S. B. Tucker, n prominent farmer of .Pitt county, and Robert Hardy was a son of Mr. Coon Hardy, : a merchant of Green ville, N. C. The unfortunate occurrence . has cast a gloom over the whole county, and much sympathy has : been ex pressed for the bereaved pare its. PANAMA KLKCTION. All Klectors Belong to lrra.s Parly Ensures Re-Electjon of Dr. Hell sario 1'orras. Panama, July 15. The president ial elections which were held yes terday throughout the republic were conducted in an orderly manner. A!' the electors belong to the Porras party, which ensures the unanimous election of Dr. Belisario Porras on August 30 next when the electoral assemblies convene. Pedro Diaz convinced of the im possibility of election, withdrew nt the last moment. Colon, . July In. Eighty-t.iree votes supporting Belisario Ponas far president for the coming term were cast here, Pedro Diaz, the gov ernment candidate, having with drawn. The election passed off quietly. Zone police and United States Ma rines guarded the polling stations. NATIONAL COMMITTEE MEETS. MrCombg Will be Chairman Wil son Not Present, Chicago, July 15. The new dem ocratic national committee convened this morning to formulate plans for Wilson s presidential campaign. Everything pointed to harmony and it was believed Wilson's plans would be carried out to the letter. W. F. McCombs, a New York lawyer, and Princeton graduate, will be chosen national chairman. Wilson did not come, but sent Robert S. Hudspeth as his representative with a verbal message outlining his position and plans.: McCombs, Senator Gore and Judge Grosscup were among the prominent early arrivals. TO Washington, D. C, July 15. John Mitchell, vice-president of the Am erican Federation of Labor, will be sentenced Wednesday for contempt of court in connection with his part for violating the injunction In the Buck s Stove and Range boycott case. " His attorneys will present a written waiver of his right to be present when sentenced. Gompers and Morrison, fellow labor leaders, were sentenced to a year and six months respectively. The cases of all three men will be appealed. Thaw Allowed Much Freedom. White Plains. N. Y., July 15, Harry K. Thaw, confined In Jail here awaiting the outcome of his sanity hearing Is allowed considerable :ree dom under the sheriff's chaperon- age. He goes dally for a cross country tramp or automobile ride and every morning he has a long visit with his mother. i Underwood to Lunch With Wilson. Sea Girt, July 15. Oscar under wood lunches with Governor Wilson tomorrow nt Trenton, 1 sura 81.111 IS THROWN OUT Judge Ferguson Sustains De murrer to Plaintiff's Complaint Mr. W. E. Stinson, who was suing the board of county commissioners for being ousted from the position of supervisor of roads, lost the first skirmish in his case today, when Judge G. S. Ferguson sustained the demurrer of the commissioners. No tice of appeal was given and t',e matter will be carried to the. su preme court. The commissioner:1,'' through their attorney, Mr. li. C. Peck with, con tended that the complaint, did not state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action, the two big points in the contention of the commis sioners being: I. That. ?Jie '.plaintiff never qualified by taking the oatli and that he was a de facto officer and not a de jure officer; and 2. That he surrendered his office upon demand and was not entitled to re cover for services never rendered. Messrs. Chas. U. Harris and .lolin W. Hinsdale, Jr., represented' the plaintiff. ,"'": The case was instituted last year shortly after Mr. - Stinson was de posed as road supervisor and be claimed pay for several months' work, amounting to something like $800. It was the contention of the plaintiff that he was removed with out cause. Wyoming on Trial Trip. Philadelphia, July in. The groat twenty-seven thousand ton batlle shlp Wyoming left the navy yard for her official trial off the Maine coast. Stockholm, July 15. Gloom was cast over the spectators and parti cipants in the Olympic games, when it became known that the Portugese runner In yesterday's marathon race, F. Lazaro, died in a hospital this morning. He suffered sunstroke dur ing the race and -fell out after run ning 19 miles. The news caused distress to the members of the royal family. An enormous crowd gather ed this afternoon when the prizes were given the winners. Swimming and military riding were lit progress throughout the day. Wage Dispute of Engineers. New York, July 15, The mem bers of the arbitration commission met today to consider the question of settling the wage demands of the locomotive engineers on fifty-two railroads east of Chicago and north of the Ohio river. The engineers' demands total seven and a half million annually. The locomotive firemen asked for a wage Increase aggregating over ' twenty millont " BETTER LATE THAN NEVER IMS. THOMAS 111 Mi: D1KS AT CHAI'IX H ILL. Chapel Hill, July 15 Dr. Thomas Hume, professor emeri tus in the University of North Carolina, died here today. For many years he was professor of English in the university and was a notable Shakespearean scholars. Dr. 'Hume was 70 years old. His health had been bad for t4.t;:al years, The body will be sent to .''.Waynes-; ville, where the funeral takes place tomorrow. He is survived ,by his wife and one son. He was one of the leading mem bers of the Baptist church in North Carolina. ... - .-..- j j .... . -.. .HE IN A SEVERE STRAIN Should Settlement of Issue ltetwecn America and EuiIaiiil Over Pun- ' '-tuna Falls be Referred to The Hague. Washington, July 15. The Hague tribunal would be subjected to the most severe strain ever placed Upon it. in- the opinion of officials here, Should the settlement of the issue between America and Great Britain regarding the use of the Panama canal be referred to it. This strain would be felt in the important initial attempt to secure an impartial court of arbitration.- In this peculiar case, the United States would stand al most alonp, against the nations of the world, in her assertions of the right to discriminate in favor of American shipping. Every maritime power would profit by a decision in favor of Great Britain. . Unless the parties to the arbitration would he satisfied to select the judges from countries absolutely without mari time interests, such as Switzerland, it would be practically impossible to secure an impartial tribunal, 1TSIO.Y IN PENNSY. Tentative Plan Offered Places One Set of Electors in Field. Philadelphia.- July 15. After an all-day conference here between former State Senator William Klinu, of .Pittsburg,: 'and supporters of Theo dore Roosevelt, from Eastern coun ties of .Pennsylvania':-to- consider plans for the organization of the third, party in this state, announce ment was made last night that the concensus of ophiion favored the placing of the same set of presiden tial electors on both the republican and tliird party- tickets. According to this plan the electors are to bind themselves to vote in the electorate college for the candidate on ticket on which the elector received the highest number of votes. It is said that If the tentative plan Is finally adopted it would amount to fusion in this state of the Taft vote on the republican ticket and of the vote of the presidential candi dates on the third party ticket; that is the combined vote of the elector on the tickets would count against the vote 'received by a democratic elector. Great Britain's Request Practically Refused. Washington, July 15. The sen ate has voted to make the Panama Canal bill the unfinished business. This substantially VefuRes the re quest of Great Britain that the bill be held up pending diplomatic nego tiations. Efforts to put tariff legis lation ahead lost, . OPPOSES THE REAL BELL New Orleans Cotton Man Says It Would Be Severe Blow to Southern Prosperity New Orleans, July I 5! Declaring that (lie liiall anti-cotton futures billif enacted.. 'would strike south ern prosperity the severest blow it, lias sustained in .'.many years, former President' .Thompson, of the New Or leans cotton exchange, sent a tele gram to the members of the houso and senate at Washington today. Thompson says the proposed legisla tion would prevent American mer chants from hedging t heir spot nur chases and sales and may destroy American contract exchanges. Wilson Has Only One EngHgenieiit For This Week. Sea Girt,' N. J , July 15 After a refreshing night's sleep, Wilson opened the week by going over his correspondence. The governor de clined to say anything regarding his message to the national committee at Chicago. Wilson expected no Im portant - engagements during the week except a luncheon engagement with Oscar Underwood tomorrow. Mrs, Kenning; Again Examined. Chicago, July 15. Further ex amination of witnesses in the alleg ed plot to injure Clarence S. Funk by means of charges that he alleu atod the affections of Mrs. -.Joscphim Kenning, were con tin tied -- before' - the grand jury. State: Attorney . Wav man further '-'questioned Mrs. lleu ning -'regarding her confession that she never saw Funk. FATAL QUARREL A! Lenoir, July -15.- Saturday after noon at Blowing Rock, two white men, Alonzo Hartley and Lewis Trexler met In the pool room an 1 engaged In a quarrel over some ice. Hartley accusing Trexler, who o.vns a cold drink stand, of taking ice from his house. The men passed some hot words and Hartley became enraged and picked up a billiard cue striking Trexler a heavy Dlow across the head, felling him to tne floor, from the effects of which the latter died In less than three houra Both men have long been resi dents of this popular mountain re sort. It Is understood that HartUy Is in the hands of the officials of Lie law. Trexler was at one time cuief of police of the little town and about 28 years old. He Is survived by a wife. 1'liv at Mannington. Fairmont, W. Va., July 15. Fire of unknown origin, almost wiped out the' business section of Manning ton. The loss Is a hundred and fifty thousand dollars. Hotel Proprietor at Elizabeth City Uses L ;fol On i unuiuei in l Elizabeth Cily. July-. 13. Tik,'j guests of the'. Southern hotel were' startled Saturday- night about il o'clock by the report of a pistol in the -back yard of the hotel plant. A few liiinucSj-urterwardH' Mr. T. 0. Jones,--the' proprietor reported that he had shot a negro. An investiga tion revealed that Luke James, one of his table waiters had been shot in the hack. Mr. .Jones stated' that he had been coin innally missing things front the pantry -.supplies and just could not keep any eggs nt all. so last night lie -decided to lay in wnit. for the thief. He did not have long to wait before James came out-of. the back door with a crate of eggs on his shoulder and started to run. Mr. lones hud a small nistol in iiis pock et and sluil at him to make him slop. The bullet lodged in his back and Mrs: II. T Aydlett. uhd C. A. Sul toil who are guests of. (he hotel were called fo render medical atten tion. They"-probed, but could nol reach the bullet. The negro was locked up in, jail. Funeral services were conducted Sunday' afternoon at 5 o'clock over the remains of Mrs. Lucv Turner by Itev, .1. I). Hundy, pastor of the First Methodist, church and the in terment followed in Hollywood cem etery. Mrs. Turner died Saturday morning after a brief illness at the age of 65- years. She is survived by three children. Attorney R. W. Tur ner, of this city. Captain Archie Tur ner and Manton- C. Turner, both of Norfolk. : She was a most estimable woman, had lived all of her life in this section and was well known. She was greatly loved ' and will be missed greatly by a large number of friends. : "Cupid's" plans hung fire again Saturday or nearly so, for ne came in an inch of losing out in attempt to unite in marriage a youthful cou ple that came here from Norfolk. The young lady, the second party and the most important party to the contract, changed her mind after she arrived here and ''decided that she did not want .to. get. married. The prospective bridegroom, in a dilema, took her to one of the hotels and, ably assisted by a friend or two, ap plied all of the art of persuasion that" he was capable of. to bring her around to his way of thinking. He finally succeeded after he had almost lost, hopes. This is undoubtedly the most novel experience that any couple has ever had here. Would-be bridegrooms have all kinds of experiences and take all kinds of chances with irat.nl parents, but never before has a girl changed her 'mind at the very brink of the marriage altar. PATENT MONOPOLY OI ESTION Washington, July 1 5. Attorney General Wickershani has begun rations to have the full bench of the UnKed Slates supreme court pass upon the "paten; monopoly nnestinn. The issue will be re opened through the anti-trust suit against the "bath tub trust, wnicu to :iinie:ileil to he sunreme couvt by the'' defendants,', who were order ed to dissolve the "trust'' by the lower court.: i lie ultimate uecisiou will affect several nending trust rasc.i and a great number of mono poly investigations under Way. Fleeing; From Tybre Island. Savannah, (la., July LI'." Hun dreils of summer residents of Tybee island are hurrying to Savannah in fear of the storm that 'is puffing around the southeastern --Atlantic stales. This morning the Atlantic is -pouring over the Fort Scrivcn soa wall. - IIBf.lt Fill CAMP The North Carolina soldiers, members of the Third regiment, will return thivs evening from Annis'on, Ala., where for the past ten days they have been taking part in the joint maneuvers. That the- guards men have been doing good work was indicated by the dispatches from the post. The Raleigh Ambulance Com. pany. No. 1. as was staled last week was the first organization to respond to the emergency call when lightning struck and killed two soldiers and injured sixteen others. The Second regiment returned last week from Camp Glenn at Morehead City, and the First regiment will leave tomorrow ' for the . camp to spend ten days. Confederate Veteran Dead. East Orange, July lS-Theojihllus Johnston, a confederate veteran, a native of Portsmouth, 'Va.," la dead. He died a few hours before the plan ncd celebration of his fifty-ninth wedding anniversary. His age was eighty-two. Formal Proceedings Laid Be fore the Senate This Morn ing By House Managers WILL POSTPONE TRIAL Sober Proceedings Witnessed by a Well-Filled Senate and Galleries. Keprcscntative Clayton Head the Long' Document and it Was Then Keferred to Committee Trial Not Expected; at This Time Sen. ate Expects to Get Through Work in Twenty Days Tariff Measures to lieceive Scant. Consideration. Washington, July 15. The im- leachment-of Judge Archbald was formally laid before the senate by the house committee of- managers euded by Representative Clayton. Shortly after convening the house managers walked in a body to the rail before the presiding officer's desk, and announced their mission. The sober proceedings were wltness- d by a well filled senate and gal leries. Clayton formally read the long document, with the house's de mand that the judge be tried for 'high crimes and misdemeanors against the I'nited States." Clayton was a half hour reading the docu ment in which Archbald is accused of securing favors from those inter ested in litigation before the com merce court. When Clayton conclud ed, the Clark resolution to have the impeachment referred to a select ommittee of five was adopted. Clark. Nelson, Dillingham, Bacon and Cul berson were appointed. Postpone ment of the trial seems certain. Hope to Adojurn in Twenty Days. Tweut more days of congress was the senate leaders' estimate today. With the Lorimer case ended and mpeachment proceedings against tudge Archbald slated to go over un til fall, it. was believed at the re convening of the two houses today, adjournment could be reached by August :. The Panama canal bill, against which Great Britaia has made pro test holds the right of way in the senate, but the appropriation meas ures will be put. rapidly in and an effort made to dispose of them dur ing the Panama debate. The house is ready for adjournment any time. Sentiment in the senate indicates that the house tariff measures will receive scant consideration. Til K WKATII Kit CONDITIONS. Xo Indications of Coudburnt for Today Showers in South. Washington, July 15. The weather bureau reports offer no in dication that there will today be a repetition of the cloudburts that played havoc . at several points throughout the country yesterday. The threatened storm on the Georgia, coast which proudly will pass out to sea was the only disturbance indi cated. Storm warnings were issued from Cnarleston to Jacksonville. Cooler weather will cover the middle Atlantic, states Tuesdav. In the south unsettled weather with show ers will continue. Heiress to Mnrrv Tomorrow. San Francfsco, July 15. A small army of detectives guard a hundred thousand dollars worth of presents at the Crocker estate, where Jennie Crocker tomorrow weds Malcoin, Whitman, of Hrookline'. The girl Is worth fifteen million dollars. THIRTEEN KILLED o IN WRECK Chicago, July 15. A rigid probe will be made to fix the blame of the collision of the Chicago, Burlington and Qulncy Overland limited and the mail train at Western Springs yes- : terday, when thirteen were killed and sixteen hurt. The Injured will recover. A dense fog played a big part in the disaster. The conduct of Mrs. Wilcox, tower operator, and Flagman Woodruf, ot the Overland, will he questioned art to their duty of placing block sig nals and torpedo CASK : AGAINST OIHL NOL PHOSSHD. Birmingham, Ala., July 15. The case against Ola Dunter, the nine teen year old girl, brought here from Jacksonville, Fla., charged with murder, in connection with the poisoning of Guy Coleman, and Stephen Strickland, December 10, 1!)10, was nol prossed, the authorl ties having no evidence against the girl. The men, prominent here, died after drinking whiskey sent througtj (he mall. J v
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