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Jj J" ' - ' ', V " - - -n " - TIMES LAST EDITION LOCAI SHOWERS I h Vol. LXXII. No. 5. EALEIGH, N. C, FRIDAY, JULY 19, 1912. PRICE FIVE CENTS. Doufole the Number of Paid Subscribers in Raleigh of .ny Other Newspaper. THE ARCHBALD CASE I0DAY THE RALEIGH POLICE ARE RESPONSIBLE BIG COMPANY IS BANKRUPT YcMS- oflwefj) a. Murder Plot That Resulted In Rosenthal's Death Brought Closer to Police UP CASE Shapiro Says That When, far Was Engaged He Wan Given to Under stand That Police Knew What Was Going on and That Nobody AVas In Danger District Attorney Getting New Evidence Five Sep arate Investigations Going On. New York, July 19. The murder plot which brought llermon Rosen thal to his death Is hourly being brought closer to the "police sys tem." William Shapiro, part owner of 'the murder car, is giving the pub He prosecutor information which strengthens the belief that Rosen thal's slayer was not one of gam blers clique, . Shapiro admits that when his motor car was engaged he was told that he policemen knew what was going on, and that nobody was in danger. . "Bald Jack" Rose, a gambler and friend of Lieutenant Becker, who surrendered to the police, has given the name of a gun fighter and gam bler in the car the night Rosenthal was shot down near the Hotel Me tropole. Jrlis name is Schlapps, and detectives are scouring the city for him. Becker has been told to remain at police headquarters. He was much surprised at Rose's appearance yesterday in police headquarters. Shapiro is willing to tell more of the circumstances of the shooting of Rosenthal, but won't tell the police. Shapiro hopes he will be dealt wiih leniently if he tells all he -knows about the shooting and the murder ers.' The name of "Big Jack" Zellig" was brought into the case today. The detectives say Zellig was seen talking to Shapiro the night of the killing., This morning a three-hour confer ence was held between District At torney Whitman and a mysterious visitor, said to be a gambler and Rosenthal's friend. Whitman inti mated that he had discovered im portant evidence. Private citizens have provided a fund for an investigation by private detectives in order to clear up the mystery. With the advent of the private detectives five distinct in vestigations will be under way in connection with Rosenthal's murder. THREATENED EXPOSURE OP POLICE GRAFT FOLLOWED BY. HIS ' . MVRDER, ..'.-.;- v. - Herman Rosenthal, the gambler, who, ten hours after he had pledg ed tle New York district attorney's office, to expose the secret channels by which the notorious gambling dens of the metropolis were protected bjr the police, was shot to death by five gun-men, who escaped In an Automobile. The machine in which the murderers made their get away has been identified, and the owners of the car, two hien whose names have been mentioned in other shady automobile affairs are be I lng held by the police. Rosentlial's threut to expose the scandalous rel ' at tons existing -between the New York police and favored gajublers , caused, consternation n the rankg of the gaming houe kerperjj, ,".-' -.'. ... MACK MEET Discuss the Atfairs of the National Committee Campaign Plans Sea Girt, July 19i William F. McCombs, the new democratic na tional chairman, meets Norman E. Mack, retiring chairman in New York this afternoon, to ' discuss the committee's affairs and probably en rollment, and assignment of the committee's files and documeents to the-now officers. McCombs probably will be accompanied to New York by Secretary Davies. McCombs and Davies this morning attended the meeting of the nine members of the campaign commit tee, appointed yesterday evening by Wilson. Wilson did not attend the meeting. The topics discussed were tue appointment of advertising, fi nance, publicity committees and the locution of headquarters in Chicago and New York. The appointment of a vice 'chairman '.-..probably will be made before the committee's ad journment Monday. Roberts. Huds" peth, New Jersey's national commit teeman, is prominently mentioned for the place. There is considerable speculation about the committee's treasurer. Herman Ridder, is being urged for re-election to the treas urership. ROW IN SENATE Opposition t the-' Confirmation of Edwards and Witherspoon. Washington, July 19. Opposition has .developed in the senate to the confirmation' of Clarence R. Edwards as brigadier general and W. W. Witherspoon, as major general in the army. In case of Edwards it is be lieved he has not had enough ex perience in army lire while in the Witherspoon case it is urged that his advancement to the major g3ii eralship would carry him over the heads of several other officers. Woman Killed lly Chnrged Electric Light Socket. Jackson, Miss., July 19. rMrs. N. C. Womack, a physician's wife, the (laughter of the late Senator Mc Laurln, seized a charged electric light socket at her home and was hurlod against a Btove and died al most instantly from injuries. Woman Shot to Defend Herself. Erie, Pa., July , 19. Benjamin Belland, aged twenty-eight, is dying from bullet wounds inflicted by Mrs. L. Lucetia Corgiali. The woman says she shot to defend herself from the attack of Belland while her hus band was working at night. Two Men Killed in Fire. Albany, July 19. Two men were killed and a hundred thousand dol lars dadmage done by fire in the General Film Company building. YOW. YOW!! HURRAH FOR THE PATS MORE SUFFRAGETTES PLACED UNDER ARREST Dublin, July 19.- Eight English women were arrested in connection with last night's outrages on the arrival of Premier Asquith here. The suffragettes have been constantly dogging the heels of Asquith since he left England. The women are charged with complicity in an at tempt to burn the Dublin theatre where Asquith was scheduled to speak today. A blazing chair was thrown into the orchestra from a box occupied by two women, who set fire to the curtains. This caused a panic in the audience. The suffra gettes are charged with an attempt to injure Asquith by throwing a hatchet at the premier's carriage as the party was proceeding to a hotel. Tne police touna quantities oi gun powder, kerosene and other inflam mable materials in the rooms oc cupied by the suffragettes. Officials discovered that the women contem plated serious outrages. ICE FIELDS AND Itl'.RGS. Several Sighted By Steamers Arriv ing: In -New York Today. New York, July 19.- Ice fields and icebergs were encountered by the Mauretania and Adriatic, arriv ing from Liverpool today. The larg est berg was sighted Wednesday within a few hours' steaming dis tance from the Bpot where the Ti tanic went down in April, It was variously estimated at from three hundred to a thousand feet long and couple 'of hundred feet high. AGAINST WAREHOISK SYSTEM. South Carolina Supreme Court lie- liarew I iiconstitutional ew 1my. Cnlnni.liia. 8. C. Julv 19. The South Carolina supreme court de clared unconstitutional an act pass cd at. the last session of the lecisla tnro In crentp nnH nnprntn a slate warehouse system for storing cotton and other commodities, it carried an appropriation for two hundred and fifty thousand dollars. The Allen Trial. Wyethville, Va., July 19. Eye witnesses of the Hlllsville tragedy, testified in Claude Allen's trial. Four members of the Jury that convicted Floyd Allen testified. One of them, C. C. Cain, exhibited bullet wounds received in the fusllade in the court room. ; Wilson May Visit Soldiers' Camp. Mount Gretna, Pa., July 19 Clov. Woodrow Wilson may visit uir camp here where the Maryland and N6w Jersey militiamen are under going Instructions with the United States . troopB. Gov,; Ooldsborough will be here, Gold and Silk Stockings. New York, July 19. Woman's stockings made from real gold thread and silk will be the proper things this autumn. They come from Vienna and cost twenty-flve dollars a pair. Shorter skirts will be in sisted 'upon by the dressmakers. Auto Party Run Down by Train. Wllkesbarre, July 19. An auto mobile party of four, returning from a long ride was run down by a freight train on the crossing at Mooskv Henry Falnburg, a tm- QUIET SUNDAY AT HEW PARK Amusement Fiutures to Be Eliminated at Blooms bury Park The amusement features of Bloomsbury Park will not be operat ed on Sunday, a committee of the Ministers' Union and Mr. David L. Fort, Jr., manager of the park, reaching an agreement today. There was never any conflict and as soon as the management understood that the attractions were objectionable on Sunday, willingly consented to elimnate them. The union will meet tomorrow when the report of the committee will be received. SENATE GETS BUSY WITH WORK BEFORE IT Washington, July 19. The aban donment of the democratic filibuster in the Hciiale following an agree' ment for votes next week on the tariff bills, permitted business to start with a rush today. The sundry civil. appropriation bill was taken up and by the process of skipping pages its formal reading was finished In about ten minutes. Effort was made to pass the bill with little debate. VOTE TO I XSKAT CATMX House Committee Derides There Wa.s Corruption in His Election. "Washington, July 19.- By a strict party vote the house elections com mittee No. 2, voted to unseat Repre sentative T. E CaMin, a St. I-ouls republican, and to seat former Rep resentative .'Patrick GUI, a democrat. Catlln's campaign expenses were so great that the committee held his election was corrupt. The vole was six to two declaring Catlin's election illegal. His major ity in 1910 was nineteen hundred The committee's resolution will be reported to the house. Itrspitc Granted Negress. Richmond, July 19. Governor Mann today respited for two weeks Virginia Christian, a' negress, sched uled to die In the electric chair to morrow for murdering her mistress, Mrs. Ida Belote, an aged and respect ed Hampton, Va., white woman. The respite was granted to give the negress time "to see. her spirit ual advisors and to confess religion." Republicans Will Defend Taft in Congress. Washington, July 19. Repub lican leaders in the senate and house are preparing to defend Taft's nom ination with speeches on the floor, Senator Root may deliver the lead ing speech, Uarthold and Mondell BM Preparing speec&ea la feeuge, AND SKINNYSM ITALIAN BOATS ENTER DARDANELLES Constantinople, July 19. Eight Italian torpedo boats effected an en trance to the Dardanelles this morn ing. The Turkish forts replied yig orously, sinking two of" the Italian war vessels and damaging the other six. The cannonade lasted forty-five minutes. The cabinet ministers were hurriedly summoned to the palace this morning for a council of war. THE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE Men Who Will Wage Democratic Battle McCombs Chairman. Sea Girt, N. J., July 19. The democratic campaign committee, which will have supreme charge of the presidential campaign was named last night by Governor Wil son. It consists of fourteen mem bers, with William F. McCombs, the chairman of the democratic national committee, as chairman. The other members are: Robert S. Hudspeth, of New Jersey; Jose phus Daniels, of North Carolina: Willard Saulsbury, of Delaware; Robert L. Ewing, of Louisiana; A. Mitchell Palmer, of Pennsylvania: Joseph K. Davies, of Wisconsin; Will K. King, of O-.-egon, all of whom are members of the national committee and Senator's Thomas P. (lore, of Oklahoma; James A. (Kiorinan. of New oik, and James A. Reed, of Missouri; Representatives Daniel j. Mc.Cullicudy, of Maine; Albert. S Brudeson, of Texas, and William G. MeAdoo, of New York City. 'Headquarters will be opened with in a few days in Chicago and New York, and at a later date in some western city as yet undecided on. CLOTHES PRICES HIGHER Considerable Addvuiice In Prices of Woolen Clothes Xc.vt Year. New York. July 19. The price of clothes will bo advanced next year The leading cloth '. producers here lifted tho price of cloth for the spring of 19 IS season from seven and a half to twenty cents a yard above those prevailing last year. The most important element bringing about the advance is that the do mestic wool clip this year is thirty million pounds smaller than a yea ago. The price of wool has gone up abroad. WORK OX PANAMA CANAL Seven-Eights of Ecavntion Work Completed, Washington, July 19. Over seven-eighths of the excavation work on the Panama Canal has been com pleted. On June 1 there remained to be excavated 22,063,815 cubic yards, or less than one-eighth of the total amount of earth to be taken out of the canal route. The water way will be ready to open on sched ule January 1, 1915. Picnic in Raleigh. Almost every day people come' in from this county, and have plc-hics at Bloomsburg Park. Today a pic nic party from Inwood Sunday school about Ave miles south of Raleigh was here. It must not be thought that Pullen Park has been abandon ed, for It continues to be a popula place, though of course, not attract ing such crowds as gather every day ke Limit August 3 When All Answers Must Be Filed v. Wa sh i n ctnn .Tnl v - T ud so JVUUL. TV. m tJII ua til , U I l-UU fnurl tlm ninth man ill tho i. Robt. W. Archbald, of the t rce tne House, was reauy to appear ue-yr fore senate for trial when it con vencrt in a high court of impeach ment. Soon after the judge's ar rival from his Scranton home he went into conference with his law yers. The Impeachment court which will trv .Inclire Archbald after a brief session fixed August 3, as the limit for all formal; answers in me case, then adiourned until Julv 29. with out deciding whether the trial shall proceed this summer or be post poned until fall. When the house managers, led by Chairman Clayton, appeared at the senate door they were announced by the assistant door keeper. A moment later Archbald, one of his sons and his lawyer, were ushered in. Archbald followed the announcements of the secretary 'with close attention. A Sergeant at Arms Ransdell made the-formal procla mation: "Robert W. Archbald, ap pear and answer charges made against you," Archbald leaned for ward to listen. Attorney wormingi ton arose and said: "the respondent' was present in person to answer. Worthington then submitted a mo tion for more time in which to pre pare and submit his answer. ine lime limit then was agreed upon. MRS. LAl'RA BLACK WELL DEAD . : - v " Prominent Woman of Washington Dies at Home of Brother at rau fleld. (Special to The Times.) Wnahinn-tOTl N.f C. July 19. News reached this city this morning of the death of Mrs. Laura E. Black well, one of Washington's promin ent citizens, at Fairfield, N. C., where she was visiting her Droiner, Mr. 11. C. Carter. Mrs. Black well was ill only about one hour; dying from congestion. The deceased was 73 years of age, and a consistent Christian woman. She Is survived by a brother, Mr. H. C. Carter, of Fairfield, three nenhews. D. M. Carter, Dr. W. H. Carter and H. C. Carter, Jr., of this city, and two nieces, Mrs. George stnriiiei-t. of this citv. and Mrs. Theodore Davidson, of Asheville. Charlotte Eursion Train Wrecked. Charlotte. Julv 19. Telegrams were received here that an excursion tmin rptnrniiie to Charlotte from Johnson City, Tenn., was wrecked today. Two are reported killed ana fifteen injured. The wreck occurred near Bristol. POLICE L1EITEXAXT ACCl'SED HY SLAIN MAN. Lieutenant Charles (Barker, of the New York police department, whom Herman Rosenthal, the gambler, who was murdered by Are gun men In New York, accused of having liern his partner in the running of a big gambling house which received oliee protection. Ten hoars be fore Rosenthal was murdefed he had pledged himself In the district At torney's office, to tell. everything he knew concerning the manner In which the gambling houses of the metropolis were protected through bribing police officials, and the following morning was the appointed time when he was to have divulged his secrets. Ills murder Is be lleved to have been the result of the frantic efforts Of the iuea whom would have Implicated o "shut htm up," ; Mr. Walter Woollcott Files Voluntary Petition In Bankruptcy ASSETS AND LIABIL1TES mey is Working on Figures and Statement Will be Filed With Clerk of Federal Court in Few Days Name of Woollcott for Many Years Associated With Dry Goods Business Inability to Meet Payments Responsible. Mr. Walter Woollcott, proprietor of the Woollcott Dry Goods Company, South Fayetteville street, filed with the federal court last evening a voluntary petition in bankruptcy. In ability to meet several obligations was responsible for the action. Mr. Wi H. Pace is attorney for Mr. Woollcott. A motion was made to be allow ed ten davs in which to file the Echnrliiles anrt for that, reason the exact amount of the assets cannot he known for several days. jar. Woollcott stated todav that he fig ured the assets at about $26,000 and the liabilities at $23,000. The name of Woollcott has been associated with the dry goods busU ness in Raleigh for 40 years. Mr. William woollcott, tne lamer, start ed the business, and on his death four vparn niro bin Rons. Messrs. Wal ter and Fred, continued it, Mr. Fred Woollcott withdrawing from tne nrm the middle of June. Mr. Walter Woollcott said today that he was unable to meet his bills promptly and concluded to close up before his affairs got in worse con dition. By doing this he expects the creditors to save more than if the business had been continued. Attor ney Pace is at work on the schedules and until these are filed It will not be known when the first meeting of the creditors will be held. NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL Likely to lr a Disagreement Till man Opposed to Any Battleship Appropriation. Washington, July 19. Senator Tillman's refusal to abandon a pro posed improvement at the Charles ton navy yard, and demand of the house that all battleships be cut out of this year's building program, probably will result in a disagree ment over the naval appropriation bill. Effort is being made in the house whereby one battleship will be agreed to. "mil OR' rit- 'J 'Of' .0li o.4 (
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