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THE RALEIGH TIMES Ll Vol LXXII, No. 2. RALEIGH, N. C., TUESDAY, JULY 16, 1912. PEICE 1TVE CENTS. Double the Number of Paid Subscribers in Raleigh of any Other Newspaper. (ILIT OF THE WAY Had Made Charges Involving New York Police Depart ment, Following Raid T DOWN TODAY Louis Llliby, Arrested, Charged With the Crime Rosenthal Was Shot From Automobile and Wit nesses Say There Were One or More Policemen in the Automo bile Rosenthal Had Charged That the Police Were Grafting on The Gamblers and His Charges Were to Have Been Investigated This Morning. New York, July 16. Herman Rosenthal, the gambling house pro prietor, whose sensational charges that the police were guilty of graft ing and oppression, were to be in vestigated today by the grand Jury, was shot down and killed In front of the Hotel Metropole, early this morning, by Ave men, who escaped in a large touring car. Within three hours after the murder the police visited.. a' garage on Washington Square, known to the police as the headquarters of the taxicab robbers, and captured a man who described himself as Louis Llbby, whom they made a prisoner on the charge of homicide. The police recovered an automobile that they say figured in the murder. Rosenthal was shot Ave times In the head. Rosenthal was killed in Times Square about 2 o'clock. The wit nesses agreed that one or more -of the men In a high power car, that dashed away after killing him, were policemen. Rosenthal sprang into public no tice last Friday, when he hurled a bomb into police circles by filing af fidavits charging that the police were in league with the gamblers through out New York, and that every gam bling house was being assessed a fixed sum for police protection. Rosenthal was for lome time pro prietor of a gambling establishment on West 45th street, which was closed April 15, after a raid by Po lice Lieutenant Becker, at the head of a strong armed squad. The raid followed a misunderstanding be tween himself and Becker, Rosenthal declared. Rosenthal alleged that Becker was his partner In the profits of the establishment. Rosenthal charged that Becker's share of profit amounted to twenty-five per cent. Police Commissioner Waldo and Dis trict Attorney Whitman cut their vacations short to start an inquiry. Police Commissioner Dougherty said this morning that the car was number 41,313, and was positively identified as a car bought by Libby last October, and the one UBed by the assailants and that Llbby was positively identified as the chauffeur and as one of the men who fired at Rosenthal. . Police Lieutenant Becker Joined District Attorney Whitman after he heard of the murder. He said the killing was regretable, but that he knew of no motive. The police efforts to run down the flvo men who assassinated Rosen thal, resulted In tae arrest of three men. The only one whose identity waa established was Llbby. The theory was brought forward that Rosenthal was the victim of the "gambling fraternity" who took the opportunity afforded by Rosenthal's activity against the police to seek revenge for "equaling." WARN AMERICANS TO LEAVE MEXICO Juarej, Mexico, July 16. Over five hundred Americana, together with Their wives and families In towns along the Mexican North western Railroad, are threatened with isolation far from the American border, with scant means of escap ing the depredations of Mexican rebels. Sufficient facts became known today of the real situation along the Mexican Northwestern to warrant the statement that it would cause no surprise If Americans in all towns along tbe line were warn ed to leave Mexico Immediately. Guarded Jcfenon Dvis. " Wllktsbarre, July 16. Michael O'Brien, tbe last survivor of tbe squad that stood guard over Jeffer son Davis while the latter was a priionerf ia dead, Ju h.l 7?rj year. TILLMAN'S PLAN THROUGH THE SENATE Washington, July 16. The senate passed today without discussion the' "terror battleship" resolution by Senator Tillman of South Carolina, proposing that the United States build the greatest warship possible under modern naval con "ons to put an end to the "race for su premacy." Tillman's resolution di rects the naval affairs committee to determine how far shipbuilders can go to "build the very best battle ship or cruiser the world has ever seen or ever will see," and proposes to name the new ship "Terror" and make her the "peacemaker of the world." BKLMOXT GAYti LARGE SUM Said He Gave Quarter of a Million To Democratic Campaign Fund in 1004. Washington, July 16. August Belmont testified before the senate committee Investigating campaign contributions, that he personally contributed a quarter of a million dollars to the democratic national campaign fund in 1904. Belmont, estimating his contribu tion at a quarter of a million dollars to the democratic campaign fund, said he was not 'sure that was the sum, but was "satisfied to let it go at that." "My habit has been that if I feel responsibl for anything," Belmont said, "my obligation is not measured in dollars and cents." Eelmont was a member of the executive committee. Belmont could not give the com mittee an accurate estimate of the total funds at the democratic na tional committee's disposal in 1904. When Senator Clapp asked 1f there were a million dollars he "guessed" it was over six or seven hundred thousand. AGRICULTURAL TRAIN Will Visit Scotland Xeck July 24 Mr. lirynn Gmw to Oxford. (Special to The Times.) Scotland Neck, July 16. The agricultural train operated by the Atlantic Coast Line, will reach Scot land Neck Wednesday, July 24, at 6 p. m., and remain here until the following morning at 10:30. This is the only point in Halifax county at which this train will stop, and no doubt many of the farmers In this section will avail themselves of the opportunity to witness the demon trations by the experts who will ac company the train. Mr. Paul Q. Bryan, one of Scot land Neck's most promising young men, has gone to Oxford, where he will engage in the practice of law. Mr. Bryan was recently granted li cense, and his friends at home feel sure that he will make good In his adopted home. RIGHT OF MIDDLE MAN. Will Figure in Suit Against the Lumber Trust. Washington, July 16. Rights of the "middle man" in business will be fought out and determined by courts, it Is expected. In the govern ment's pending suits against the "lumber trust." Testimony is how being taken against the eastern states retail lumber dealers' associa tion forecasts that the issue will go to the courts largely, on undisputed facts, revolving about the legal scope of the middle man's operation. It will bo the first time the middle man's problem will be presented to a court of justice. Democratic Committee Visits Govcr nor Marshall. Indianapolis, July 16. The demo cratic national committee members after the Chicago meeting came here today to confer with Governor Marshall, the vice-presidential can didate. The conference with Mar shall' was held at the state house at 10. o'clock this morning. The sub ject of Marshall's Ideas for the ap? proaching campaign were discussed. Darrow Trial Will Not End This Month. Los Angeles, Cal., July 16. The hope of completing the bribery trial of Clarence S. Darrow, this month practically, has been aban boned by the prosecution and? de fense. It is believed at least a month or six weeks more will be required. HiUes Goes to New York. Washington, July 16. Charles D. Hllles, chairman of the republican national committee, left for New York to organize the campaign for Taft's re-election. It is believed Hllles will resume his post as the president's secretary soon as the campaign is over. Dramatic Plea for Thaw. White Plains, N. Y.. July 16. Harry Thaw's lawyer made a dra matic plea for the release of Stan ford White's slayer from Matteawan, In summing up his client's case be fore Judge Keogh. Thaw's mother and sisters were in court. The de cision Is expected by the end of this month. West Vtrgln4a Democrats. Huntington, W. Va., July 16. The democratic state convention convened here today. A complete state ticket will be named. Tbe nomination of William R. Thomp son, for governor, will be made with-, " THIRD PARTY What the Statute Provides In Order For Third Party to Qualify In Elections (Special to The Times.) : Charlotte,lIiily 16.- The political wiseacres In this neck of the woods have dfped It out according to statute law that the Third Tenner's progressive party will not be recog nized in North Carolina this year, the members of the party will have no representation on the stale board of elections, nor on the county board of election, nor by judges or clerks at the various voting places. The statute cited is an act of the North Carolina legislature specifying that a party within the meaning of the act of the legislature dealing with elections held within the state shall mean "every political party or organiation whose candidate for gov ernor received as many as 5(1,000 votes in the election held August 2, 1900." . The state board of elections is appointed by the governor and it Is provided by law that he shall not ap point more than three members from the same political party. The state board in turn appoints the various county boards. It will be seen there fore, that unless the governor ap point a member of the third party on the state board of elections the third party will have no representa tion In the election. "The republican organization in North Carolina is regular," said one of the delegates from Mecklenburg county to the state republican con vention which met in Raleigh, "and therefore, will support President Taft.. Chairman John M. Morehead and National Committeeman E. Carl Duncan are both for President Taft, and a canvass of the present state republican committee shows a ma- FATHER TOLD SON TO COMMIT E New York, July 16. Samuel Swartz, the father of Nathan Swartz, the young man wanted by the police In connection with the murder of the child, Julia Connors In the Bronx last week, acknowledg ed In a statement to -the authorities that his son confessed to him that he killed the child, and he told the son to go out and commit suicide. The father stated that he believed the boy had killed himself. Heavy Rain at Jacksonville, Jacksonville, - - July 16. Heavy rainfall without damage was the on ly evidence here of a storm which threatened the Atlantic coast. Sever al ships due to sail today were held In port The forecaster's advices were more assuring this morning, promising clearing weather by night iftllt . .J, . . J,. l m.m. i.tmAl -U. I. STATE LAW AND GET THAT DEVIL FIRST. HELP THE ICE FUND We desire to set before the generous Raleigh public, which never fails to respond to proper calls, the necessity for prompc contributions to the Ice fund of theassociatedcharities. This fund, has been very small this season, and is now practically exhausted and at the time when tne nottest weather of th-? year Is upon us and when the tee is nioBt needed by the sick poor, for wnom it ought to be provided liberally, because it adds so much to their comfort The very careful district nurse, Miss Eva Palmer reports daily a number of cases in whicn there is pressing need for ice. Will not the reader contribute to this fund? Contributions may be given or sent to It. S. STEPHENSON JOHN T. PULLEN, FRED A. OLDS. jority of four in favor of President Taft, according to a poll made by Marion Butler at the meeting of the Roosevelt men at Greensboro re cently. : "The '-republican members of the state board of elections, Messrs. Call and Freeman, are both supporters of President Taft, and It is a dead moral certainty, to my mind, that the republican members of the vari ous county board of elections will lie Taft men, who in turn will see that, the republican judges and clerks to which the party Is entitled will be from the Taft forces, or rather, more accurately speaking, the regular re publican party. You can, therefore, readily see that the entire elect ion machinery of the state so far art the republican party is concerned, Ih in the hands of the friends and sup porters of President Taft. "Another peculiar aspect of the situation is that when the state re publican convention meets in Char lotte about the middle of August ( I am Informed that August 14 is about decided upon) progressives will then no longer be members of the re publican party and will therefore have no voice in the deliberations of the convention which will nominate candidates for state offices, any more than democrats would have. "Now 1 want to call attention to the utter absurdity of the resolu tions adopted he recent Greens boro meeting: " 'Resolved : First That . all voters must say who they want, Taft or Roosevelt, and that we will abide by the decision. " 'Resolved: Second That the electors must be pledged to Roose velt.' "You see that the first section pledges them to abide by the de cision of the republican voters and the second pledges the electors to Roosevelt, no matter what tills de cision of the -oters mav be "There are many In North Caro lina who are hiding behind the re publican party organization and are knifing the regular candidate from that positon it is refreshing to see men like Col. W. 8. Pearson, a Roosevelt leader, st-nd in onen and voice his honest progressive convic tions, and make the tight for his candidate fairly and squarely." In spite of this peculiar situation, however, it Is conceded frankly by the local regular republicans that the votes cast (or Roosevelt at the polls must be, counted as provided by law, and that the failure of the third party to secure Its part of control of the election machinery Is no In dication of the strength of Roose velt and his fight before tbe people lr$V - " WAKE FOREST TAX MATTER Judge Ferguson Hears Argu ment of Advocates and Opponents Judge G. S. Ferguson today began hearing the matter of the Wake For est special tax election and when court adjourned at 1 o'clock, the pleadings had been read and coun sel were ready for the argument. This will be made this afternoon after a blind tiger case is disposed of.- To one not familar with the Wake Forest matter the situation as pre sented to Judge Ferguson was puzzling. Judge Ferguson requested counsel to separate and tabulate for his benefit the matters about which both sides differed. It was alleged in the complaint that the election was carried con trary to law, some of the allegations being that not one-fourth of the free holders signed the petitionthat a majority of the registered vote was not cast for the election, and that persons were voted who had no right to vote. These were denied by the advocates of the school, who point ed out in their answer that the plaintiffs made use- of names of per sons dead, removed and not to be found. , ' The to'yoiiiing Anchored Near Phila delphia. Philadelphia, July 16. The new battleship Wyoming, which left yes terday for her official trial off the Maine coast was anchored this morning off Deep Water point, 26 miles south of her. It was reported last night that the warship was aground but this was denied by the Cramp Company. The Wyoming will probably proceed to sea on the next high tide. T KILLED BY BUFFALO Paris, July 16. Hubert Latham, the famous Anglo-French airman, one of the pioneers of the heavier than air aviators, was killed by a wild buffalo yesterday, during a hunt In the French Congo. Tele graphic advices say Latham was out with several natives In the forest when he shot and wounded a buffalo which charged him and gored him to death. : Temperature Continue High. Washington, July 16. Tempera tures continue high In the heat wave zone, especially In the middle Atlan tic and In the southwest. Unsettled with showers weather continues to night In the Atlantic and west gulf states, with lower temperatures In the north. The Georgia coast storm has movedlnto the extreme .north west of Florida with diminished snW. ....... UNDERWOOD THE T OF Trenton, July 16. Gov. Wilson motored here to devote the day to state affairs, and to take luncheon with Democratic Leader Underwood of the house. Wilson kept an ap pointment this morning with Perry Belmont. The luneheoy with Un derwood was at one o'ct 'his af ternoon. Among WilsoV ' "lers were i nomas .). ityan ana P. Donnelly, democratic leadeK Philadelphia. me meeting oetween wiibom anu Underwood was extremely cordial. The governor rose from the chair when Underwood appeared in the doorway and met him half way, with outstretched hands. There was a hearty handshake, the governor saying: "1 feel almost as if 1 had known you a long time. We both went to the University of Virginia, and al though you entered a year after I left it seems strange, our trains were so close together that they did not collide, but now that we have come together without accident I trust we will run along on parallel tracks." Underwood smiled, saying he quite agreed with the governor. CITY WAS NEGLIGENT Woman Shot, Was Confined in Police Station Without Competent Medi cal Attention. (Special to The Times.) Charlotte, July 16. An act of criminal; negligence on the part of the city officials has seemingly been disclosed in connection with the shooting Saturday night on the streets of the city of a negro woman in a quarrel with a negro man who escaped. Today the woman is at the Good Samaritan Hospital where she was taken Sunday afternoon after having been confined in the police station over Saturday night without competent medical attention. An operation revealed her intestines perforated by the bullet in nine places, and the development of per itionits. Her conditon is desperate and her death is expected at any moment. When the woman was taken to the police station Saturday night two doctors attended her but no opera tion was formed or suggested. Sunday her mother called and beg ged to be allowed to take her home. The injured woman walked out and got into a hack. Later Bhe was taken to a hospital but was refused admittance because no one would be responsible for the cost. Finally one of the physicians volunteered to bo responsible for the woman's ad mittance, and the operation was then performed after a delay of almost twenty-four hours, too late to save the woman's life. It is expected that the matter will be prosecued vigorously to fix the blame for the inexcusable delay and indifference. The city appropriates annually a sum of $1500 for charity cases of the nature of this one, and why this fund was not employed at the outset has not been explained. 1J.AILY ATTACKS TAIT Says He Wast "Officious and Meddle some" hi the Loriiner Case. Washington, July 1 6,-r-Seuati-Bailey attacked President Taft roundly today on the senate floor for his attitude on --.Loriiner case which he characterized as "officious and meddlesome." He was referring to the president's expressions on the case in pre-convention speeches and letters to Roosevelt.-. Bailey was speaking to his resolution declaring any attempted interference in sen atorial contests by the president con stituted "a violation of the spirit, if not the leter of the -consilium and ought to be severely condemned." Ualiey charged th.e president with using his influences In the Lorimer caw. ' TWO WKKK KILLED In Denver Flood Eight Were In jured and Several Are Missing. Denver, Col.; July 16. The cloud burst and flood in Cherry creek Sun day night, left great heaps of debris, the ruins of wrecked homes. The fatalities number two, the injured eight. The mayor's relief commit tee continued searching the ruins. It Is believed a score reported missing are flood victims, Five hundred re fugees from the flood districts are destitute. Storm-flooded foodstuffs are being disposed of at less than half price because of the water damage. HKYIU'RX ItKKAKH OCT Thomas Jefferson This Time the OI Jtrt of His Attack. Washington, July 16. "Thomas Jefferson was not the author of the declaration of independence," de clared Senator Heyburn as he block ed adoption of a joint resolution proposing the purchase of Montt cello by the government. Heyburn spoke of Jefferson as the democratic party's Idol. "He Is about as well bronzed and moss-covered as any other statesman," Hevburn said, "and I do not think he should be deified." k Excursion Steamer Hank. New York, July 16. The excur sion steamer Rosedale, plying be tween New York and Rockaway beach. Is reported sunk. All aboard are reported saved. The way a girl wants to help her mother Is getting money out of fftthvi, OFFICERS DID SOME WORK Last Scene at Camp Pettcs When Officers Took Privates Places and Cleaned Camp '''S - tv "J n, MO DAYS HIKE Third North Carolina Regiment Left Behind it a Good Report Two Days' Hike Over Bought Ground, Carrying Equipment, a Trying One for the Boys Enormous Amount of Ground Covered In the Two Days The Breaking of Camp Officers Volunteer to Clean Vp. (S. L. Rotter.) Camp Pettus, Anniston, Ala., July 16. The firBt tour of the Anniston maneuvers of the national guard with the regulars is over, and the Third North Carolina regiment has struck tents, packed its belongings and gone, leaving behind it a good report among all who noticed Its be havior. One real test of the regiment came with the difficulties encoun tered upon arrival, and how these were met has been told in these lett ers already From a more spectac ular standpoint another test was In the two days' hike, including sham battles and bivouac and the long march. Then finally the trying time of breaking camp and leaving every thing in such shape that the camp site should pass muster before the searching eye of the chief sanitary inspecting officer, who has to be sat isfied before a body of troops is per mitted to quit the grounds in these latter days under army regulations. Early Friday morning, July 12, the boys started on the long hike, fully equipped for the field, carrying haversack, canteen, mess kit, blan ket roll .shelter half, thirty rounds of cartridges besides rifle and bayo net, the sum total weighing close to forty pounds per man. Each battal ion had its wagon carrying the field rations and daversack rations that had been issued to the various com panies the night before. The troops in camp had been di vided into the Browns and the Reds. North Carolina was honored by hav ing Col. J. N. Craig, of the Third, put in command of the Brown forces. This threw the responsibil ity of the command of the Third regiment upon the shouldeers of Llent.-Col. S. W. Minor. Composing the Brown force were the Third North Carolina regiment, the Third South Carolina regiment and the Second Alabama regiment and a troop of the Eleventh cavalry of the First. Tennessee regiment, Third Tennessee regiment, Machine Gun Company of Tennessee, Chat tanooga troop of cavalry and the First battalion of the Seventeenth infantry, IT. S. A., made up the Red forces, commanded by Brigadier General Maloney, of Tennessee. They were distinguished from the Browns by a band of red about the hat. The Reds were supposed to be harrying the country to the north west of the camp site, and the Browns were out on a forced march to Intercept and drive them back. A word about the country; for without it one would not appreciate what, the boys were up against. We have all heard of hilly country, but this is all hills, steep ones, cousins germane to mountains; in fact we are In the foothills of tb Appala chians. And there Is no open coun try; it is all woods and heavy under growth, exhausting to walk through, murii less to scamper, rush and charge through with blanket roll and all the forty-pound accounter ments. And the weather was In tensely hot and humid, the sun blls (Contlnued on Page Seven.) STARR JORDAN WILL LECTURE HERE Mr. David Starr Jordan, of Leland Standfoid University, California, will deliver a lecture In the First Baptist church Sunday night, to which tho public Is invited. Prof. F. M. Harper, superintendent of the public schools, secured Dr. Jordan. The noted educator Is one of the famous lecturers of the world and his message here Sunday will be re ceived by a large congregation. McClung Handled Over Four Bil lion Dollars. Washington, July 16. The cash transaction of Lee McClung, United States treasurer with the business world, during the fiscal year, 1812, climbed to the enormous total of four and two-thirds billions dollars. It represented the combined Income and expenditures o the 9rerQDM