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IMES A TinrjjTEATnrs LOOALgHOWIins 1 ME IfiA Vol. LXXII. No. 10. RALEIGH, N. C, THURSDAY, JULY 25, 1912. PRICE FIVE CENTS. Double the Nvimber of Paid Subscribers in Raleigh of any Other Newspaper. i edition SURVIVORS BEHOLD PWDESOLATTO ') ';; ' ' ' Death and Desolation Spread Broad Cast In Pennsylvania Counties By Cloud burst Last Night FORCES LINE UP FOR TARIFF FIGHT ELEMENTS LIFTED HEAVY RAILWAY IRON Even Rocks Were Spilt Like Splint ers and Waters Raged Through Streets of Dunbar, Upsetting Mas sive Structures Greatest Loss of Life Was in Mines, Where Many AVere Trapped Like, the Proverbial Rats Railroad Bridges, Believed Impregnable, Swept From Their Places by Hurrying Currents Will Require Months to Clear Some Mines of Water. Pittsburg, July 25. Deaths and desolation were spread broadcast over southern counties yesterday and last night, through cloudbursts and overflowing streams, resulting in three score or more fatalities. Dam age .to homes and industries can not now be estimated. The places and number or per sons reported drowned are: Superba mine No. 2, near Union town, 15; Smoke, Pa., 14; Grindstone, Pa., 12; Linn, Pa., two; Wheeling, W. Va., three; Lemont mine, four; Ellwood, three; New Martinsville, six; Mon ongah, W. Va., one; Fairmont, W. Va., two. . Of this list of over three score drowned it is possible to account definitely for 23. Those known to have met dea are at Unlontown. Wheeling, Fairmont and Monongah. Hundreds of famlles, after desert ing their homes in the mad rush for safety on mountain sides, sought refuge in Improvised shacks. At day break 'shivering women and children gated over sceme ot desolation in upper Youghlegheny and as the waters receded upturned dwellings, shattered buildings, and crumbled piles of mortar were ob served everywhere. It was long after midnight before the waters began receding. Rain had ceased hours earlier, but the heavy precipitation soon made the usually dry beds of mountain stream's veritable cataracts. The Elements Powerful. ; Yesterday's cloudburst came be fore the country recovered from the torrential rains on Sunday with ev ery stream bank full, soon all were out ofvthelr banks. This morning as the waters clear away, stricken communities gaze at the power of the elements. Heavy rocks were split; heavy railroad iron was lifted from almost solid beds and dropped into rivers. Dunbar, near Connellsville, was In undated. -The waters raged through the main streets, upsetting massiv I structures and endangering hundred:, of lives. Disastrous Flood. Turtle Creek valley was visited by a disastrous flood, the damage be ing enormous. Crops were blotted out, railroad traffic through a great territory demoralized. Bridges Destroyed. -With four connections into Union town, Pa., railroad Is unable to get passengers Into that city. Several Pennsylvania ratlroad bridges, also Baltimore and Ohio, were torn from foundations believed to be impreg nable, and hurled into then madden ing waters. Many towns remain cut off from railroad, telegraph and mail connec tions. Among other places suffer ing. the greatest damage from inun dation are Mount Braddock, Con nellsville and Lemont, all of which suffered great damage. Loss In Mines Greatest. The greatest loss of life in any one place was due to flooding of the Superba mine. The total death list will not be known accurately for several days. Meagre reports, which are filtering In, indicate prob ably a heavier death list than now reported. A larger number of mines were flooded. Whether some or all the miners reported missing escaped can not be ascertained. .'. It will take months to clear some mines of water. GLENN WILLIAMS LIQUOR ,, , - CASE IS CONTINUED. (Spclal to The Times.) Greensboro, July 25. ThercaBe of N. Glenn Williams and D. C. Foster, who seek to restrain Rev enue Collector Brown from disposing of about 15,0000 worth of whiskey which had- been seized from ware houses was continued before Judge Boyd from yesterday until next Wed nesday when Judge Boyd Is expected to finally dispose of the matter. Judge Frltchard at Ashevllle had previously Issued a temporary In junction: restraining the eolleotor POLICE FAIL TO CATCH MEN Efforts to Discover Idenity of Gambler's Slayers Have Been Balked New York, July 25. Efforts to discover the identity of the men who plotted Herman Rosenthal's death have been balked by the po lice's failure to capture the gan;; of murderers. Nine days have elapsed since the gambler was slain and excepting Harry , Vallon, who surrendered, none of the passengers In the gray automobile were appre hended. The grand jury today con tinued investigating Rosenthal's charges against the police. Thero are no indications that Police Lieut. Becker intends waiving Immunity and appear before the grand Jury. It was announced at noon that (Continued on Page Seven.) J. H. HE IS ' NEW PRESIDENT Meville Man Elected Presi dent of State Press Association HOLD TWO MEETINGS . i Salisbury and AshevHle Are Points Selected in Which to Hold Ses sions Favor Convicts Working Public Roads Meeting Adjourn ed This Afternoon Many Editors To Take Trip Through Canal. (By J. E. CLARK.) Atlantic Hotel, Morehead City, July 25. H. B. Varner, for the com mittee on resolutions, made his re port when the meeting of the Press Association was called to order this morning. This was followed by a talk by Dr. I. M. Hardy, superin tendent of the institution for the feeble-minded, now being built Kington. He explained wiat is be ing done in the -way of construc tion. He hopes that national legisla tion will give the institution $250, 000 so as .to get the work efficiently under way. . Salisbury and Ashevllle. Secretary Warburton, of the Sails bury chamber of commerce, gave the association an invitation to hold the next meeting in Salisbury. Mr. Jas H. Caine presented an Invitation in behalf of Ashevllle. The association decided to hold two meetings, and accepted both invitations. The business meeting will be held in Salisbury in December, and the summer meeting In Ashevllle. This meeting will be the pleasure and vacation time for editors and their wives. The date at both meetings was left with the executive com' mlttee. The Officers. James H. Cainri of Ashevllle, was unanimously elected president for the next year. The other officers are; First vice-president, W. C Hammer, Asheboro; second vice- president, A. J. Connor, Rich Square; third vice-president, Don Sinclair, Sanford; secretary, John B Sherrill, Concord; historian, B. H. Depriest; orator, J. J. Farriss; poet, H. A, Banks. The executive com mlttee is composed of the president and secretary, H. A. London, K. R Clark, H. B. Varner, R. M. Phillips, D. T.' Edwards. Mr. Calne was es corted to the chair and the meeting turned over to him. M. L. Shipman read before the body the paper, 'Journalistic Ethics,", read before the South Caro. Una Press Association by W. E. Gon zales. The suggestions In it were referred to the legislative commit- (Continued, oo Page gOTfid.l THREE TRAINMEN KILLED IN A WRECK TODAY. Stonington, Ct., July 25. Three trainmen were killed and four were injured, when a New York, New Haven and Hartford express sldeswiped a freight train today. The wreckage took lire. In ono of the freight cars werfe sev eral polo ponies enroute to Narrangansett Pier, and two were bo badly injured that they had to be killed. The failure of the signal appara tus to work caused the wreck. BY Jonesville, Va., July 25. The killing of Dr. James W. Waldon, a prominent democrat last night by Perry Walhn, a republican leader, fanned the political fuod into a threatening outbreak, and clans are lining up throughout the mountain districts. The approaching trial of 200 mountaineers charged with vote sell ing, has caused the authorities to make , preparations to protect the court and jury. They fear an out break. Judge Skeen got this mes sage from the mountains today: "There are thirty-eight in our party. Before we'll submit to going to jail we'll die and go to hell." NEWBERRY NAMED FO RCOLLECTOR Washington, July 25. The presi dent sent to the senate today the nominations of John M. Cheney, to be United States judge of the south ern district or Florida, and uescar Newberry as collector of customs of the district of Albemarle, North Carolina. Train at Rocky Mount. (Special to The Times.) Rocky Mount, July 25. The agrl cultural train which is being operat ed by the A. and M. College of Ral elgh, over the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, arrived here late yester day afternoon, and remained until about 9 o'clock this morning. The train consists of five cars of live stock and farming implements. The Coast Line is furnishing the train and the exhibits belong to the col lege.'. Want Chamber Closed. Constantinople, July 25. A group of Turkish military officers today lodged a demand with the president of the chamber of deputies, that the chamber be closed within twenty four hours. Norfolk Interested. Norfolk, Va., July 25. The Nor folk, city council has designated five delegates to represent Norfolk at the Atlantic Deeper Waterway Con vention, at New London, Conn., Sep I'W'Wi, u. A SUGGESTION!! GAVE MONEY TO TEDDY Morgan and Frick Roosevelt's Campaign In 1904 Washington, July 25. George R. Sheldon, treasurer of the republican national committee in 1908, today told the committee investigating campaign contributions, hia version of the late Edward It. Harriman s WJmmmimwmS'- (George R. Sheldon.) contribution to the Roosevelt cam paign ot lu04. Mr. Sheldon knew unofficially that J. P. Morgan & Company and Henry C. Frick con trlbuted in 1904. The late Cornelius Blias was treasurer then, and Mr. Sheldon as sociated with him unofficially. Shel don could not remembertheamounts the Morgan firm and Frick gave. but classed them as large conmbu tors. Sheldon produced the treas urer's books for 1908, for the com mlttee's inspection. A Goodly Sum. Mr. Harriman's contribution to the Roosevelt campaign was next dwelt upon. Mr. Sheldon said Mr. Bliss went to Mr. Harriman and tnat Mr. Harriman and Mr. Bliss got to gether $250,000 and the money wont to the New York state com mittee. Mr, Sheldon . said of his "personal knowledge" no contribu tions were received from the tobac co, sugar, steel and other trusts, BEVERIDCE CHOSEN TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. Chicago, July 24. Albert J. Beveridge, former Indiana senator, was chosen tempor- ai"y chairman of the progres- sive national convention, to be held at Chicago, August 6, according to Senator Dixon's announcement today. mDJmm SITUATION ACTTE OVER BATTLESHIP. Washington, July 25. No hope of a break in the dead lock between the senate and house over the battleship ap propriation was in sight to day. Chairman Perkins, of the senate naval committee, declared the senate conferees Would not give up the one ship plan unless instructed to do so by the senate. The house conferees are bound by caucus, which last night de clared for no battleships. The situation is acute. : 6 CORNER STONE Arrangements are being made for the laying of the corner stone of the Raleigh Y. M. C. A. building on the sixth of August, an invitation having been specially given Locke Craig, Esq., of Ashevllle, who is to be the next governor of the state, to deliver the address. Mr. Craig says It will give him a great deal of pleasure to do so, Rapid work has been done on the foundation of this handsome and spacious build ing, which will give credit to the state and to the city, in every way. The occasion will no doubt be a notable one. LUMBER MARKET SAID TO BE GOOD Norfolk, Va., July 25. The July meeting of the North Carolina Pine Association, comprising representa tives of all the leading lumber In dUBtrles in eastern Virginia, Mary land, North and South Carolina, Is being held at Ocean View today. Re ports, it is said, show the lumber market steady with increased de mand. Outputs were shown to be on the increase, with larger stocks on hand In many Instances. There Is ho anticipation of increased prices now. uood weather caused increase of supplies during the past month ARRESTED MAX ON CHARCE ABANDONING WIFE AND CH11. (Spclal to The Times.) Greensboro, July 25 The Greens boro police last night after a quiet search during the day arrested a man named A. P. Moore, charged with abandoning his wife and cnild In Richmond. Moore, who, It Is al leged registered here as Moon, was jailed to await the arrival of the Virginia officers although It Is un derstood the man will not return without requisition papers. He is a man of pleasing appearance, neat ly dressed and about 40 years ot age. .. . The Mikado Unchanged. Toklo; July 25. At 5 o'clock this afternoon It was announced that the emperor's condition was unchanged AUGUST Senate Leaders Undecided on Plan of Action As Result of Complication That Followed Introduction Cummins Substitute LU D U JUhX BULL MOOSt Collector of New York Said to Be About to Resign Other Rumors Washington, July 25. Treasury department officials are not inclined to say they believe the report that William Loeb, Jr., collector of cus toms at New York, Roosevelt's for mer secretary, is about to resign his job to join Roosevelt's new party. Reports of impending changes in the cabinet continue. : Nagel is the latest mentioned. The secretary told some friends he would not Berve after March 4, should Mr. Taft be re-elected, and so has Wickersham. This is believed to be the basis for the most recent report that they are to retire. FOR MONUMENT That Colonel Home Will Erect to Women of Confederacy COMMITTEE ACTED Memlers Yesterday Afternoon Se lected Design Representing Elderly Woman Teaching Her Grandson History and Tiiidiliuns of Con federacy Dane to lie of Mount Airy Granite A Description of Monument Colonel and . Mrs. Home. . The committee selected by. Col. Ashley Home to supervise the erection of the memorial to the North Carolina Women of the Con federacy, which he Is to present to the state, met yesterday in the senate chamber to pass upon models submitted by the sculptor,, Mr. Augustus Lukeman, of New York. The members present were Col. J. A. Long, Mrs. F. M. Williams, Col. W. H. S. Burgwyn, Maj. H. A. London and Col. J. Bryan Grimes. Mr. R. D. W. Connor. The scluptor submitted two models, both of which pleased tiie committee. After a thorough dis cussion, the committee selected one representing a seated figure of an elderly lady with an open book in her lap, as though reciting to her young grandson at her side the his tory of the Confederacy, the grand son representing a boy of about nine or ten years of age who, having heard the story, is inspired . by K, bearing in his face the expression of looking into the future as though he in time would likewise emuiaie the deeds of his fathers. The Monument. The monument takes the form of a classic exedra, designed by tho celebrated architect, Henry Bacon. The length of the monumenf will be 43 feet, on a slightly elevated plat form, at each end of which are two classical seats. The pavement in the platform or base, will be vitrified brick. The base on which the group sits Is to be of Mt. Airy granite. Af fixed thereto will be two bas re liefs representing the story as told In the group the one, the departure of the soldiers, the other, the return. To Be Completed in Year. The monument will be backed up by a hedge which promises In the model to be a very decorative and interesting setting to the same. The sculptor promises to have the work completed within one year after the completion and acceptance of the working model which he Is now ready to prepare for the cimralt- tee's final inspection and acceptance I a A ulir In ths full 'Y early In the fall. (tooUuued. on. page flve.l MODEL CHOSEN TALL RECORDS BROKEN BY More Bills and Resolutions Intro duced In Sixty-Second Congress Thun in Any Other Congress Only Fraction of Them Become Laws, However Sugar and Ex cise Bills Are Slated Next for Con sideration Canadian Reciprocity May Be Repealed by Senate House and Senate Are Not Agree ing on Many Things. Washington, July 25.-The democratic wool tariff bill, reducing the ' duties on all woolen products 60 per cent, was taken up by the senate today, under an agreement to vote before adjournment. Washlngton, July 25. Senate leaders today began lining up their forces for the three-day tariff fight expected to begin with the consid eration of the wool bill. With the republican and democratic forces un decided upon a plan, the situation appeared unusually complicated. The Introduction of the Cummins substi tute yesterday had bo complicated the leader's plans that the Intro; duction of third bill was discussed. Many senators thought the. Smoot bill might be brought in. Sugar and excise tax bills are next In order after the wool bill. The prospect of agreement between the senate and house on tariff masurea seemed lessened" by the avowed pur pose of Mr. Gronna to present amendmentsfor repealing Canadian reciprocity. The senate passed an amendment on the metal bill, but the house stoutly refused to adopt it. ' Some indication of the line of action was expected to be indicated by the lining up of the forces after today's session. Senator Simmons of North Caro lina, in bringing up the bill, said the democrats would undoubtedly ac cept a less reduction in the woolen tariff If It were found it was im possible to pass the house bill. All Records Broken. Washington, July 23. With still another session of the sixty second congress scheduled, the number of bills already introduced has surpass ed all records. By March 4, next when the sixty-second congress ends, it is confidently predicted a record will be made to stand for many years. There have been 25,934 bills in troduced In the house and 7,349 in the senate. In both houses 1.003T resolutions have been Introduced, 464 joint resolutions, 73 concurrent resolutions. The senate printed 881 public documents and 962 reports on bills; i tie house 878 documents and 1,052 reports. The extent to which congress is swamped with measures never en acted is shown by the fact that only 235 public laws and forty-three public resolutions have passed. OFFICERS ATTACKED PRISONER BEATEN Birmingham, July 25. A mob of masked men last night attacked Deputy Sheriffs Parker and Bmlth son, near the Dolomite mining camp, overpowered the deputies and beat deputies' prisoner, Jim Wesson, Into Insensibility. Wesson was ar rested for beating and torturing hi daughter. j..j DANVILLE BEGINS FIGHT FOR RATES Washington , July 25. Danville, Va., today began before the Inter state commerce commission at at tack upon all classes and commodity freight rates to and from that city. The existing rates from points in the country were declared preferential to Richmond and Lynchburg, and discriminatory against Danville. .To Reopen Case. Washington, July 25. War de partment officials say the four cadets court martlaled and expelled from West Point a year ago for 'drinking intoxicants" will not benefit by the senate's resolution directing Mr. Taft to reopen the court to them against. John D. Christian of Lynch .a . . . ' burg Is one of the cadets, affected, by tho resolution. , ... -m l4j,
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