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......... .--- i . ... . last.:, ' . EDITION " - - - .-. , . IMES THE WEATHEB LOCAL SHOWERS iOL VoLLXXII. No. 7. RALEIGH, N. 0.', MONDAY, JULY 22, 1912. PRICE FIVE CENTS. Double the Number of Paid Subscribers in Raleigh of eny Other Newspaper. it? STRONG E I Dr. David Starr Jordan At First Baptist Church Last Night THE PEAcThOVEHENT Its Objects is to "Keep Unreasoning Anger Out of the Councils of the World" Europe is Paying Today For Wars of Hundred Years Ago Pawnbrokers Have Made War Impossible Between Civilized Na tions. Dr. David Starr Jordan, president of Leland Stanford University, spoke to a large congregation at a union service at the First Baptist church last night on "The Case Against War." Dr. T. W. O'Kelley, pastor, presided, and Rev. A. D. Wilcox, pastor of Central Methodist church, offered prayer. Dr. J. Y. Joyner, state superintendent of public in struction, introduced the speaker. The dates 1812-1912, which Dr. Jordan noted above the pulpit, call ed to his mind another anniversary that of the Russian invasion by Napol eon Bonaparte who left France with 600,000 soldiers and returned, with 20,000 hSreartened and half starved wretches. - The speaker made out a strong case against war. "The aim of the peace movement is to do its part 'to keep unreasoning anger out of the councils of the world,' " declared Dr. Jordan. "The absence of unreason ing anger between nations is the beginning of peace. But our ideals of -peace are not met by 'bankruptcy armed to the teeth,' the state of Europe today, a condition which, as Oambetta once said, finds its final climax in a 'beggar crouching by a barrack door.' " War Impossible. Dr, Jordan declared that'war be tween civilized nations is no longer possible for the reason that the great bankers like the Rotsciulds, whom he designated as pawnbrokers, would not lend the nations any more money, these pawnbrokers already having the countries in pawn. Aside from the loss to the race of its best blood through war, the debt is paid by future generations. And he as cribed the high cost of living to the great amount of Interest that the nations of the world are paying an nually. International Peace. The speaker declared that inter national peace means mutual re spect and mutual trust, a condition which the boundary line between states is not a line of suspicion and hal',e, but like the boundaries of provinces, a convenience in judicial and administrative adjustments. Such a boundary as this, he said, Ib found In the 400-thousand mile line which separates Canada from the United States, an undefended border which for nearly a hundred years has not known a fortress nor a war ship nor a gun. "There is nothing of which the two great North Ameri can nations have a greater right to be proud than this boundary of trust and confidence, Dr. Jordan declared. Wealth and Debt. The speaker told of the tax on the countries of the world by reason of wars, and said without war taxes each man in France could have his home free. Democracy does not ar rest war. A nation can borrow when a king cannot. The entire wealth of six leading countries of Europe is estimated at ? 240,000, (Continued on Page Five.) PICKED UP LIVE WIRE VMS KILLED (Special to The Times.) Charlotto, N. C, uly 22. William A. Pruett, foreman for Porter & Boyd, contractors engaged in the construction of the new colored graded ' school in this city, was in stantly killed this morning by com ing in contact with a live wire In a most peculiar circumstance. A painter wanted a wire loop for his bucket, and Pruett went to a pole of the Charlotte Electric Light and Power Company, about which were lying several pieces of wire. He picked up one of these, gave a cry of pain, and fell to the ground. He was dead when the employees caught hlin. Weather Bureau Bulletin. Moderate temperatures will pre vail over the northern half of the country during the first half of the coming week, followed by warmer weather that will reach the extreme northwest about Thursday, and ex tend eastward to the Atlantic at the continuing in the west. In the south the weather will be moderately warm. The weather will be unsettled and showery during Monday over the northern districts east of the Rocky Mountains, followed by generally fair weather during the remainder of the week except in the northwest where will be a return to unsettled weather by Thursday or Friday. In the extreme central west and in the south the week will be generally fair except in the east Gulf and South Atlantic states where , showers are probable during the second half of the week. FILCHED OF MILLIONS. Hitchcock's Report of Astounding Figures Gotten Through Fraud. Washington, July 22. One hun dred and twenty million dollars was niched from the American people during the last fiscal year by swind lers who operated . largely through the United States mails, according to a report to Postmaster General Hitchcock. This was an Increase of approximately $50,000,000 over the previous year. Of those who are al leged to have operated the fraudu lent schemes, 1,063 were arrested by postof flee inspectors. They in cluded persons in all walks of life, merchant sand mechanics, politicians and professional men, paupers and and millionaires. During the year which ended June 30 last, 452 per sons were convicted and sentenced and 571 cases are awaiting final dis position. Postmaster General Hitchcock's order to inspectors to collect evi dence that would warrant criminal prosecution of the swindlers grad ually is building a wall of protec tion against such frauds among the American people. Before that the punishment was only a fraud order forbidding the delivery of mail tc such operators who worried but lit tle. They merely changed their names, witnesses and title of their "business," continuing their opera tions until another fraud order caught up with them. The report says that these fraud manipulators, who 'usually exploit bogus mines, fake remedies and worthless lands, constitute a distinct class of lawbreakers. Among the wealthy offenders who have, been caught by the inspectors are crimi nals who have posed as respectable citizens, leaders in the communities and personages in the highest social and business circles. Some of them were millionaires, enriched by their plunder. Some of these men now are serving prison sentences. MAY VOTE FOR WILSON In Answer to Telegram From Cali fornlo Progressives, Says He Could Vote For Wilson Persistently. Washington, July 22. The con troversy between Senator John D. Works and progressive leaders of Californlo advanced another stage, when the senator was called upon by telegranh by Lieutenant Gov ernor A. J. Wallace to Inform the progressive voters whether he in tended to vote for Roosevelt, Taft or Wilson. "Will not vote for Taft," Senator Works telegraphed back. "Would have voted for and aided in the elec tion of Roosevelt if he had stood on his just rights to the nomination at Chicago, and run as republican, Will not follow him intor a new parly. Be lieve he has abandoned the grounl that would make his claim invulner able." Senator Works added that whether he would now vote for Roosevelt "depends on how he is Dominated and whether he runs as a republican," he further said that he felt he couia "as a progressive re publican, vote for Wilson consistent ly, If no republican other than Taft is nominated." General Strike Delayed. Boston, July 22. Action in call ing a general strike of all the union labor here, in sympathy with the striking street car men of the Boston elevated railroad, was deferred an other week, by the Boston Central Labor Union. The strike of the trolley men has hAPn mi seven weeks. The strikers claim that three thousand employes are out. The Row In Mexico. Juarex, Mexico, July 22. To re ceive from Orozco final Instructions regarding 'his part in the Invasion of Sonora, Colonel CaBtenada arrived today from Madera. Tomorrow he rejoins his force of eight hundred, distributed along the line of the Mexican Northwestern Railroad. Little progress has been made by the rebels since their defeat at Bachimba two weeks ago, Deeuen Will Support Taft. Springfield, 111., July 22. Five progressive republicans, appointed by Medill McCormlck to ascertain from Governor Deenen whether he would support Taft or Roosevelt were in formed by the governor that he con sidered Taft the regular republican nominee and he felt obliged to sup port his candidacy. Excursion Train Derailed, Baltimore, July 22. A western Maryland excursion train, with four hundred pleasure seekers was de railed at Maple Grove, Md. Spread ing rails was the cause. None were seriously hurt. Gomez Held Under $10,000 Bond. San Antonio, July 22. Emllle Vasque Gomel, was released under ten thousand dollars temporary bond, when he appeared to answer the federal charge of conspiracy to mate m m&mty wit THE TEMPERATURE ROSE TO 92 DEGREES Had there not been a few clouds whisking about between earth and sun, there 'is no telling how hot to day would have been. As it was, the temperature soared to 94 de grees, the highest point reached this year. Shortly after 2 o'clock the mercury fell two degrees, and the atmosphere gradually grew cooler during the afternoon. According to the weather bureau yesterday was a warm day also. The mercury registered 91 degrees. Ral eigh people frequented the street cars in their efforts to keep cool and hundreds of persons took the cars for the new park. THE ALLEN' CASE State Closed Its Case This Morn ing ami Defense Begins Again. . Wytheville Va July 22. Claude Allen's retrial for murdering Prose cutor Foster at Hillsville was re sumed this morning. The bullet pierced clothing of Foster and Sheriff Webb was exhibited to the jury. Ten bullet holes in Foster's coat and trousers and seven bullet holes in Webb's clothes, were shown the Juror. The commonweath closed its case. The defense begun the presentation of evidence after the noon recess. EXIS LIFE IX CONFESSIONAL. Cult Leader Defrauded His Wife Out of $100,000. Los Angeles, July 22. Gorham Tufts, Jr., the Oriental mystic and cult leader, convicted of having fraudulently obtained more than $100,000 from his wife, formerly the wealthy Mrs. Roe, of Fort Worth Texas, was sentenced today to three years in San Quentin prison. The sentence was imposed after Tufts pleaded for probation. WILSON WILL NOT AS Serglrt, July 22. Gov Wilson re turned today from a visit to the home of a friend near Seagirt and announced that he would forego his UBual weekly trip to Trenton, and again go Into seclusion tomorrow to write hiB speech of acceptance. Gov ernor hopes to write the speech within two or three days The gov ernor s friends announced today, but only on condition that their names would not be used, that Wilson had decided definitely not to resign the governorship during the presidential campaign. Wage Controversy. New York, July, 22. The arbi tration commission, considering the wage controversy, between fifty-two railroads and the locomotive engin eers, resumed Its sessions today. The railroad's representatives presented evidence that the wages and work ing conditions of the engineers are all that the present business war JrfMB, AUREVOIR HEAT TERRORS Terrible Affliction to the Young Children On the East Side (By Stanford; McFarland.l- ' New York, July 22. The mother's of New York's East Side are again in the clutch of the old terror, the excessive heat wave. Mothers with infants and .babies facing their des perate second summer are living in frantic fear. They realize full well that before the heat abates hundreds of little lives will be snuffed out and the question is constantly before them, "whose rtilld will it be?" , Despite the great and energetic efforts of organized societies and personal philanthropists looking to the relief of the East Side children there Is no ''human power that can prevent hundreds of them from suc cumbing to this hot breath of sum mer, which annually garners its liar vest; of young and old. With the mercury doggedly hang ing around 1 0 : degrees and no as surance of immediate relief the East Hide-does'; Indeed, present a pitiful spectacle. While thousands of chil dren and their mothers have been taken to the seaside, there seems to be no diminution in the throngs that people the inadequate parks and breathing 'spaces of the East Side, of mothers that sit at open windows frantically fan.iing their naked young and of the old who walk restlessly about pathetically seeking shady places that often are already usurp ed by the younger and stronger. But New York has never failed to respond magnificently to the 'np peal coming from her suffering East Side. Every year the city puts forth increased efforts to alleviate the sor rows of that teeming section, and while it is inevitable that many bahicB will din this summer that might have been saved, It Is equally true thatO thousands will he saved that might have died for the succor ing car afforded by the city, by charitable organizations and private Individuals. This work has become bo well systematized and haB grown to such vast, proportions that It is not stating more than the truth to say that, every sick baby on the East Side can receive medical attention without cost and that before the summer Is over every needy child can have a trip to the seashore. If there Is one thing on which the great city of New York Ununit ed:' that' binds ' the metropolis to gether as by a golden thread, it is the love of babies. In New York, the baby is king, or queen, as the caso may be. , To snve the lives of its babies Is New York's greatest municipal enterprise an enterprise amounting almost to a civic paBsloi. And Blnce most of Its babies are on the East Side and conditions there make their rhanceg of life more pre carious thaa elsewhere it is there fore on the East Side that New (Continued, on, fjgo Seven,,), I jl ROSENTHAL CASE New York, July 22. The Rosen thal case nears a solution. That is the police officials' belief. They ex pect to arrest two or three gang sters hired to kill Rosenthal before the gambler could disclose more secrets about the relations between the police and gamblers. The hereto fore missing evidence was obtained by a police grilling given Sullivan, Weber and Paul, who the police say knew lots about how Rosenthal met his death. Detectives have learned that the gunmen were gathered to gether Monday highi; at Weber's poker rooms, where final arrange ments for killing Rosenthal were made. Weber denies all knowledge of the shooting. Six men are now in custody in the Rosenthal case, one being held as a material witness and five others as being implicated in the crime.. Police Commissioner ' Waldo has announced that Lieutenant Becker has been relieved of the charge of the "strong arm" squad, and trans ferred to det-k duty in C5th police precinct. The country wide search for Rosenthal's slayers is progressing. The slayers' names are known to the police, following a severe grilling of the gangsters band engaged in the killing, after it was carefully planned in an uptown gambling house. It is believed they have fled' the city, becoming convinced that the "police system"' couldn't protect, them. The grand jury pro ceedings were postponed because of the illness of Rosenthal s widow. It developed this afternoon that Rosenthal, when murdered near the Metropole, had scarcely fallen to the sidewalk when some one called the district attorney on the phone, say ing: "You'd belter get down to the Metropole ahead of the police, or a IN SENATE COMMITTEE Washington, July 22, The saloon interests won a victory before the senate judiciary committee today Senator Cummins was authorized to report favorably the bill giving 1he "dry" states power to intercept liquor shipments from "wet. tern tory. Some of the committee mem bers say the bill is unconstitution al and threaten to fight it on the floor. DIES FROM HICCOUGHS Survival for Five Weeks Breaks Record for Disease. Elizabeth, N. J., July 22. Gener al (icorge Washington Stewart, aged 60, who received the name of "Gen- eral" at his birth, died today from exhaustion after suffering from hic coughs for live weeks continuously. Physicians resorted to every form of treatment suggested, but could not relieve the sufferer. No person has been known to survive for bo long the paroxysm?, u ( v , pistol will be found on Rosenthal's body." The prosecutor hurried to the scene and satisfied himself that no weapon was on the body. The dis trict attorney received a communi cation signed "Woman who knows," giving the name of the gunman who fired the first shot. TWO IMPORTANT COMMITTEES Appointed By Southern Commercial Congress Agricultural Finance and Vocational Education. Washington, D. C, July 22. Two important national committees, one on vocational education, and the other to study methods iof cooper ative agricultural finance, were an nounced today by Senator Duncan 1'. Fletcher, president, and Dr. Clarence J. Owens, nianA'-tg di rector, of the Southern 6. 7oia! Congress. n. . These committees "1 assnW v ficials of the congress in two of 01 v most important projects the organ ization is working on, the future in lire in- auguration in this country of some system of co-operative rural finance, and a nation-wide movement for vo cational education. A commission, under auspices of the congress, will go abroad next May to study European methods of agricultural finance with David Lubin, American delegate to the In ternational Institute of Agriculture, at Rome Italy, and there is now pending in congress senate bill No. 3. known as the Page-Wilson bill, which provides for vocational edu cation. The Page-Wilson bill has good prospects of becoming law. The committee on agricultural finance appointed today will assist in se curing ihe foreign agricultural com mission. Investigation of co-operative agri cultural finance and its adaptability to the I'nited States, and an endorse ment of vocational education are contained in two planks of the na tional democratic platform, these planks being written and present ed to the resolutions committee nt the Baltimore convention-by -officials of the Southern Commercial Con gress.. . The committees announced today will assist officials of the congress in carrying out the expressions Pi the two planks of the democratic platform. They will report the re sults of their work to the fifth an nual convention of the Southern Commercial Congress, to be held In Mobile, Ala., in September, 1913, coincident with the opening of the Panama Canal. Following Is the agricultural finance committee: Harvie Jordan, chairman, Atlanta, Oa.; Charles L. Gay, Montgomery, Ala.; C. R. Breck inridge, Fort Smith, Ark.; T. J. Vernon, Gainesville, Fla.; Harry Mc Knery, New Orleans, La.; Henry J. Bowdoin, Baltimore, Md.; Charles Scott, Rosedale. Miss.; Charles' H. Raiifeisen, Sedalia, Mo.; Gen. Julian S. Carr, Durham, N. C; W. D. Bent ley, Yukon, Okla.; S. C. Mitch ell, Columbia, S. C; Frank O. Watts, Nashville, Tenn,; Edwin Chamber lain, San Antonio, Texas; Charles G. Maphis, Charlottesville, Va.; C. R. Tutlow, Morgnhton, W. Va,; O. B. Martin, Washington, 1). C. The vocational educational com mittee includes: W. K. Tate, chair man, Columbia, S. C; Watt T. Brown, Ragdale, Ala.; Henry S. Hurtzog, Little Rock, Ark.; Dr. Lin coln Hulley, DeLand, Fla.; Martin V. Calvin, Atlanta, Ga.; .Barksdale Hanilett, Frankfort, Ky.; H. J. Pat terson, College Park, Md.; W. L Hutchison, State Agricultural Col lege, Miss.; Prof. F. II. Mumford, Columbia, Mo.; Clarence Poe, Ral eigh, N. C; Dr. J. II. Connell, Still water, Okla.; J. W. Hrister, Nash ville, Teun.; J. C. Hardy, Waco; Texas; J. I). iOggleslon Richmond Va.; Dean Sanderson, Morganton, W. Va.; Prof. V. M. Davidson, Washington, L). C. LOIilMKIt IX Al'TO WRECK Deposed Sena tor Cut, Bruised and Stunned When Thrown From Car as it Crushed in Telegraph Pole. Claysville, Pa., July 22. William Lorimer,. the Illinois senator recent ly deprived of his seat by the I'ni ted -Slates senate, was cut, bruised and stunned when his automobile was wrecked late yesterday ut'ter noon one mile west of here. Mr. Lorimer was not seriously hurt, but had a narrow escape. His private secretary and chauffeur sustained scratches. All three proceeded to Chicago by train last night. Mr. Lorimer and party left Wash ington Saturday --morning enroute to Chicago in a large touring car. Shortly after passing Claysville a fractious horse, driven by a farmer, was encountered, in an effort to avoid a collision the steering gear was thrown out and the automobile crashed- in a telegraph pole. The three occupants were thrown out. FOKT- McHEXKY ABANDONED. Flag That Flouted 137 Years Ago In spired "Star Spungled llanenr," -.'Baltimore, July 22. The bugle revillo call, which has ech.ied across the Patasco river and through his toric Fort Mcllenry for the past HIT years, waH sounded this morning for the last time, marking the abandon ment of the old garrison aB a mili tary post. The soldiers stationed there were sent to Fort Strong, Mass.' The old fort over which floated the flag that inspired Francis Scott Key to writo "Tho Star Spangled Banner," has long been regarded by the war department as useless aB a means of defense. It will hereafter be in charge of a civilian care-taker. It takes a woman to cry over her inability to find something to laugh at. - AT ilLII HI FAYETTEVILLE State Firemen s Tournament Begins Tomorrow Antici pating Big Time SOME Ofjl EVENTS . ' Unnrtlnir FvAnt in t.llA YTIrm T-A." " .jV of Favettoville Tomorrow's Six. S' Devoted Entirely to the Business of the Session and on Wednesday and Thursday the Sjectacular Events of the Tourna ment Will Be Run Off Lincoln Heachy to Be Present and Fly Course For Racing Event Said to Be Fine. ', (Special to The Times.) Fayetteville, July 22.What has been called "the biggest sporting event in the history of Fayetteville" will be held here this week, when, for the second time in fifteen years, the State Firemen's Tournament will be staged here. The conven tion of the North Carolina Fire men's Association will meet on Tues day, This day will be entirely de voted to business of the convention, in which each of the ninety-two Are departments of the state will be rep resented by delegates. And on Wed nesday and Thursday the spectacu lar events of the tournament will be ; run off that is unless the entries are. too heavy to admit of their dis posal in that time, as President James D. McNeill, of the firemen's association, fears they will be. It has for some time been the de sire of Captain McNeill, who has been president of the State Fire men's Association for twenty years, to have the state convention and tournament in this city, his home town. Being, by experience, fami liar with the great throngs which attend these events, he was deterred from extending the invitation by a lurking fear that the local facilities for accommodations might prove In- -adequate, But Fayetteville' recent ly enlarged hotel and reBtaurant capacity, convinced him that- thla city could accommodate all who could attend, and when, at a ban quet of the local firemen, the sug gestion was made, the citizens of Fayetteville seized it with enthu siasm. More than 11,600 was Bub scribed for prizes to be offered for the engine, hook and ladder, hose wagon, hand reel and grad reel races in both the state and interstate con tests. Committees were set to work on the problem of housing the dele gates and visitors, with the reBUlt that reservations have already been booked for all the hundreds or fire men who have signified their inten tion of attending. President Mc Neill, whose Interest In affairs ol the volunteer firemen and their or ganizations, is equalled only by his knowledge of the same, has labored with such unflagging efforts for the success of this meet that it is freely predicted that it will be the most interesting and best, attended tourna ment ever held in this state. Old firemen who have recently been here, after inspecting the course for the racing events, one mile long macadam-paved Person street, are declaring it the best that has yet been provided by the city entertaining the tournament. Grand stands have been erected along the course, so that the Interested spec tator may sit in comfort, munch pea nuts and root for his favorite, after (Continued on Page Five.) NATHAN B.SCOTTTELLS OF Washington. July 22. Nathan B. Scott, the former West Virginia sen ator, told the senate committee In vestigating the campaign funds of 1S04 and 1908, that no contributions were made to the Roosevelt cam paign by, the corporations. He de nied that Henry Havemeyer was a contributor. Scott said the largest contribution he knew of, was his own, amounting to thirty or tarty thousand dollars. Scott's contribu tion was used In the West Virginia campaign, George W. Perkins, the financier, gave fifteen thousand. Scott said, "that because of personal relations between him , and Roose velt," Scott knew nothing of wheth er Perkins interceded with the pres ident about taking over the Tennes see Coal and Iron Company. Charged With Frauds. Fishguard, Wales, July 22. Emil Schler, a passenger on the Lusitanla, was arrested today on the vessel's arrival here, charged with allef 4 frauds in America,, . r., riDCMtf mil
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