RALEIGH TIMES
THE WEATHER
FAIR
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EDITION
Vol. LXXII. No. 34. RALEIGH, N. C., THURSDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 22, 1912. PRICE FIVE CENTS.
Double the Nvmnber of Paid Subscribers in Raleigh of tany Other Newspaper
THE COLONEL
FINAL DAY OF
STATE CMC I
E
MR. WEBB GOES
TO LAURINBURG
AN
SCORES
V
IN
Says He Never Hits When
He Can Help It But
Hits Hard
STATEMENT BY PENROSE
The Colonel Thinks He Disposed of
Penrose's Allegations Is in
Wllkesburre Today Penrose
Tells Senate About the $25,000
Says Archibald Contributed $12.5,.
000 to Republican Campaign
Fund and fTlrot $25,000 Of it
Went Into Pennsylvania Flhin
Also In It.
Wilkesbarre, Pa., Aug. 22. "I
hit hard. I never hit if I can help
it, but I never hit softly." Colonel
Roosevelt go declared, regarding his
reply last night to Senator Pen
rose's statement in the senate.
Roosevelt said he would make no
further statement now regarding
Penrose's allegations, believing he
had disposed of the matter. Father
Currin, Roosevelt's host, planned a
busy day for the Colonel. First on
the program was high mass at Holy
Saviour church. Later Roosevelt
made a brief address from the rec
tory porch. Mine workers escorted
Roosevelt on a parade of the city.
Penrose's Statement.
Washington, Aug. 22. In a care
ful, deliberate speech in the senate
yesterday afternoon, Senator Pen
rose of Pennsylvania replied to the
charges made regarding a certificate
of deposit for 125,000 sent to him
by John D. Archbold of the Stand
ard Oil Company In 1904.
Senator Penrose admitted receiv
ing that sum from Mr. Archbold,
but asserted that it was part of a
contribution of $125,000 made by
Archbold to the republican national
campaign. $100,000 of which
amount, he said, went to the re
publican national committee and
$25,000 to himself for use In Penn
sylvanla. '.',.''
"President Roosevelt had been
advised of the contribution," Senator
Penrose declared. He said that
later Cornelius N. Bliss, then treas
urer of the national committee ask
ed for another contribution of
4150,000 from Archbold and his as
sistants, "interested In the Standard
Oil Company,"
."The demand was urgent, insist
ent I may say Imperative, and it
wag reported that It came direct
from President Roosevelt, declar
ed Senator Penrose forcefully.
William Flinn, Roosevelt leade.'
In Pennsylvania, was scored by Pen
rose. The senator charged that in
1904 Flinn offered him and Israel
W. Durham $1,000,000 or $2,000
000 If they would favor his candiacy
for the senate to succeed Senator
Quay. Senator Penrose declared the
offer was declined.
Senator Penrose showed what pur-
ported to be copies of telegrams
to show that Flinn asked John D.
Archbold to assist him in securing
the election.
Senator Penrose also attacked 13
A. Vnn Valkenburg, editor of The
Philadelphia North American, and
referred to the "effrontery, hypo
orlsy and mendacity of the Van Val-
knburg-FHnn combination. ' -
The galleries of the senate were
filled, and were bright with fem
inine finery in response to the an
nouncement that Senator Penrose
Avas to speak. The floor was crowded
with senators and members of the
house.
At the conclusion of his speech
the senator promised runner ais
closures. Senator Penrose had read by the
clerk a newspaper Interview with
Coionel Roosevelt In which the lat-
( Continued on Page Seven.)
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IIUliiiiiniLU uLniun
'Atlanta, Aug. 22. Approximate
ly comnlete returns from yesterday's
democratic primary show John M.
Slaton, president oi tue senate, iu
ed the gubernatorial nomination. He
..... nnnnaari hv HooDer Alexander
and Joe Hill Hall. United Stater.
Senator Augustus O. Bacon, was re
nominated by fifty thousand major
itv rnnnresaman Bartlett was de-
foatarf for re-nomination in sixth
i.trint hv J. W. Wise, by a plural
Ity of 209. Judge Charles F. Crisp
easily won 'the nomination for con
gress in the third district, also con
rro.amnn Thomas M. Bell, in the
ninth. In the eloventh district
Randall Walker, according to In
complete returns is ahead of Judge
p.rk.r bv a narrow margin. No
contests, other districts.'
State Chairman to Attend
Campaign Openiog Made
Appointments
Chairman Chas. A. Webb will go
to Laurinburg tomorrow to be pres
ent when Hon. Locke Craig and
Congressman J, Thomas Heflin open
the democratic campaign there. This
promises to be one of the most in
spiring meetings of the coming cam
paign and a great crowd is expected.
Hon. Francis D. Winston, who
spoke yesterday at Mackey's Ferry,
will arrive in the city this after
noon to confer with Chairman
Webb with regard to speaking ap
pointments. Governor Winston is a
presidential elector and will make
an active canvass in the state.
WOMAN BELIEVED Ml'RDERED.
Mysterious Death at Broad Creek in
Carteret County.
New Bern, Aug. 22.; The citizens
of Broad Creek, a settlement in Car
teret county, are greatly wrought
up over the sudden death of Mrs.
Davis Dixon, which occurred at that
place a few days ago under rather
suspicious circumstances. About
three years ago Mrs. Dixon's hus
band deserted her and ran away with
an other woman to Florida. Several
days ago he returned .and went to
Morehead City, where his wife was
staying with relatives, and persuad
ed her to return to their home at
Broad Creek with him. Shortly af
ter their arrival there she was taken
suddenly ill and death ensued with
in a few hours. That afternoon her
remains were interred. Friends and
relatives became suspicious over her
sudden death and ordered the coun
ty coroner to take up the body, and
make an examination for the pur
pose of seeing if she had been pois
oned. In the meantime the woman's
husband had gone to Morehead City
and getting wind of what was in
progress he has left for parts un-
known. The result of the coroner's
Inquest has not yet been made pub
lic 300 POl'NI) WEDDING
CAKE FOR THIS IUUDK
Stands Six Feet High and Guaran
teed Not to Crumble for T'.vonty
llve Years.
Philadelphia, Aug, 23. On of the
most extraordinary wedding gifts
ever presented to a bride is a .idii-
pound wedding cake given to Mia?
Mamie Morgensteln, by her father
Bennett Morgen.'In. It is said to
be the largest cake ever baked in
this citr.
Among the ingredients in the
cac are 100 pounds of raisins, 1 .0
pounds of currants, thirty dozen
eggs, seventy-five pounds of jiigar
and twenty pounds of butter.
It stands six feet high and is artis
tlcallv decorated. Mr. Morgensiol.i
and Vs two sons spent two weeks
making it. They say it will laut
without crumbling for twenty-live
years. Miss ftiorgensiein was- i.iar
ried tonight.
GEORGETOWN TO PLAY ROTH
A. & M. AND NORTH CAROLINA
WuRhineton. D. C. Aue. 22. The
Georgetown football eleven's sched
ule calls for the opening game, oep
temher 28. with Randolph-Macon
and October 28, with Washington
and Lee, both at Georgetown.
Georcetown mays at Kaieign, uc-
tober 17, with A. & M., of Nort'
PnrnHna.
One of the south's classics will be
when Georgetown meets North Caro
Una at Richmond, November 2.
Noycs' Funeral Saturday.
Washington, Aug. 22. Arrange
ments have been completed for the
funeral Saturday afternoon of. Thos
C. Noyes, president of the Washing
ton baseball club, and news manager
of the Washingtcm Star, who died
of pneumonia, yesterday, The Wash
ington team, headed by Manager
Griffin, will attend in a body.
CHAGRIN IS FELT
(Special to The Times.)
Lexington, Aug. 22. At noon the
July in the Leonard caBe reported a
verdict of not guilty after being out
eighteen hours. Judge Cook curtly
dismissed them without comment
The verdict was no surprise, but
deep chagrin is felt by decent peo
pie of the county. Some charge that
the verdict was due to political feel
Ing. as the accused was a strong re
publican, as were most of the
jurors.
"Kid" McCoy Holered.
London, Aug. 22. "Kid" McCoy
(Norman Selby), the pugilist, was
discharged from custody by the
extradition court magistrate. McCoy
was arrested July 20, charged with
"PLEASE
larceny alleged to have been com
mitted at Ostend. McCoy was first
arrested on the statement of an in
toxicated woman, who later retract
ed the charges.
GATES LEFT $18,000,000
Appraisal Reduced His Supposed
Wealth More Than One-Hull'.
New York, Aug. 22.- According
to the appraisal of the estate of
John W. Gates, the financier, who
died In August, 1911, hia fortune
totals, in round numbers, only $18,
000, 000, which is less than half tho
figure. he was generally supposed, io
be worth at the time of his death.
It is less than a year ago that the
value of the estate was placed at
about '140,000,000 -by Judge Henry
A. Gildersleeve, his counsel and the
drawer of the will.
From the $18,000,000 appraisal,
deductions for administration ex
penses, debts and commissions
amounting to $2,500,000 are made,
which brings his net estaie to about
$15,500,000.
ATTACK ON DIVES
Irate Women Will Attack Dives To
night iir Council Doesut- Dfto
Tlitm Out of Town.
Hammond, Ind., Aug. 22. Irate
women prepared to, descend upon
the "dives" with axes tonight, if the
council fails to drive the places out
of business before nightfall. A small
army of women was recruited by
Miss Virginia Brooks, and the father
of the girl, who was kept a prison
er in one of the resorts. Whin the
father told of his daughter's treat
ment, dozens of prominent women
joined the crusade.
LI ErT. BECKER ARRAIGNED
Not Ready to Plead Others Plead
Not Guilty.
New York, Aug. 22. Police
Lieut. Charles Becker and four of
his alleged underworld accomplices
were arraigned before Judge Mul
queen to plead to the Indictment
charging th murder of Rosenthal.
Becker's counsel said Becker was
not ready to plead. The court set
Tuesday next for the pleading. The
other tour prisoners pleaded not
guilty.
Two Americans Murdered.
Washington, Aug. 22. Two
Americans are reported murdered In
the massacre at Leon. One, it Is
said, was Harvey Dodd, of Kos
clasko, Miss,, and the other was
named Phillips. The men were
wounded and sought refuse in a
hospital, according to state depart
ment advices.
General Booth's Body.
Londoji, Aug.; 22. General
Booth's body will be removed to
night from Booth cottage to con
gress hall for lying In state. One
of the first duties of General B ram
well Booth, the new commander-in-chief
will be .he naming of a chief
of staff.
Mrs. Edmunds Sorry Now.
New York, Aug. 22. Mrs. Eliza
beth Edmunds broke down and cried
and expressed sorrow, when told that
all hopes had been abandoned for
the recovery of Albert Fach, prose
cutor of Richmond county, whom
she shot. Both lungs are torn by
bullwU. . '
GO 'WAY' AN' LET ME
LIVELY FIGHT
IS PROMISED
Roosevelt and Tfcft Forces to
Battle For Supremacy
In Charlotte
That the 'Roosevelt; republicans'
will ' syvonp down on th'o Charlotte
convention September 4 is 'the
opinion of Ideal' followers .of the
strenuous colonel. They do not pro
pose, they say, lor a few men to say
who are republicans and they will
men, -ire their strength with the Taft
forces. It is predicted, that the Char
lotte convention-will be even warmer
llan the -convention In Raleigh,
where the liooEevelt crowd took
charge and did as thpy pleased.
The convention, over .-which Mr.
Lester F. '. lluiler is chairman will
be held in Raleigh Saturday and
delegates will be elected. The best
dope is that the Roosevelt folks will
send a delegation to Mecklenburg
to contest for seats with a delega
tion that will be dispatched by the
Taft organization, over whose des
tinies Sir. V. J. Andrews was call
ed to preside.
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O campaign .contributions of 11)04 O
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O charges contained in his sensa- O
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O bold correspond -nice. He ask- O
!3t ,ed thai the committee be dl- O
O Verted to call as witnesses all O
O persons . mentioned In his O
O speech. Colonel Roosevelt is O
O among these. The motion was O
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FOR GRAFT EVIDENCE
New York. Aug. 22. All of
Prosecutor Whitman's forces, with
private detectives' aid, were directed
today lo ferret out police graft evi
dence. :
When Justice Goff convenes the
extraordinary session of the grand
Jury, Sop-ember 3, Whitman pro
poses to lay before the court in
formation of police blackmail. With
the filing of this information scores
of subpoenaes will be Issued for va
rious John Does to appear to tell
the truth or go to prison.
Whitman will direct his efforts
during next week to hunting evi
dence to tiJe in this Inquiry. Whit
man has Information that he will
lay before tho grand Jury that at
least four Inspectors and three civil
ians are Involved in the yoltye cor-
SLEEP.
ruption, which netted them hundreds
of thousands of dollars from dis
orderly and gambling houses. ,
Two Mure Arrested.
.New York, Aug. 22.- A perjury
indictment was returned today by
the grand jury against Policemen
Steinert and White, former mem
hers -of. .the -"strong arm" charging
them with "framing" the gun-carry
ing case, against the gang leader
.lack Zellg.
CHILD'S PLEA SAVES .MOTHER
She Had Set Household Goods Afire
To Gain Insurance.
New York, 'Aug. 22. Judge DikO,
in suspending . sentence upon Mrs
Annie Gricz, who pleaded guilty to
having set tire to the tenement house
in'-which she lived with her husband
and children, announced that the
reason 'for his dealing so leniently
with the prisoner was a pleading
letter which he had received from
the woman's children, supplemented
by a request for clemency from Eire
Marshal Thomas Brophy.
When arraigned in court Mrs
Gritz carried a two months old baby
in her arms.
Fi;e Marshal Brophy's investiga
tion in the matter showed that the
family was in dire want and was in
arrears lor rent for the premises in
which they lived. . Their furniture
was insured for a small amount, and
in order to raise $15 due to the land
lord, Mrs. G:-itz set fire to the house
on July 2!i last, having first sat
uratcd her place with kerosene oil.
COl'RTED BY WIRELESS
Seu Captain in Constant Communi
cutiou With Woman of His Choice.
New York, Aug. 22. Capt. Arthur
N. McGray, of the steamship Her
man Frasch, refused to consider dis
tance any handicap when he decided
that he wanted to marry Miss Ruth
Elizabeth Granger, a district super
intendent of the public schools of
Manhattan. When he was in pon
he put In all his spare time calling
on her and as soon as he startoil
out to sea he began to work the
Wireless. -
So many messages did he send
through, the air that Miss .Grange
decided If she did not marry him he
would become a pauper paying wire
less tolls. So yesterday the pul
went down to Huntington, L. 1., and
were married quietly.
TRIPLETS OUT FOR WILSON
Kuril Will Vote for the tlovemor In
Casting First Ballot.
Sprlnk Lake, N. J., Aug. 22. Th
"Burke triplets," sons of the late
Peter Burke, who far a quarter of a
century was the village blacksmith
will visit Governor Wilson today or
tomorrow to assure him that they
will cast their first votes for him in
November.
The three youths, Edward, Walter
and John, celebrated their 2lEt birth
day a few weeks ago.
Edward succeeded his father as
the village blacksmith, while his tw
brothers are drug clerks.
FOl'H NEGROES KILLED
Their View t)bscured By Dust, Wer
Run Over By Southern Freight.
Spencer, Aug. 22. Their view
obscured by a storm of dust, four
negroes, laborers employed on the
Asheville division of the Souther
railway, while working on a hand
car, were killed by a fast freigh
train yesterday afternoon. Two
others were injured, seriously.
Ihinks Republicans Want
War to Divert Attention
From Issue
Washington, Aug. 22. Senator
Bacon, of Georgia, in the senate to-
ay attacked the landing of United
States forces in Nicaragua. The
speech was delivered during the con-
aideration ot the new legislative
executive judical appropriation
bill. -
Senator Heyburn commenting on
the provision appropriating for .'-the
commerce' courtuntil March 4, sug
gested it was an "indication of
rcat confidence on the part ot one
of the great political parties as to its
accessor in November,"
Mr. Bacon replied: "That coml-
denee seems well founded. If in
he meantime we do not get up a
War with some other county to di
vert attention "from the real issues
think the prediction will come
rue. Senator Bacon'-asserted that
500 aimed men engaged' in actual
combat in Nicaragua without even a
tsign of a proclamation from the
president. Senator Br n urged
conrldei ation of his resolution for
an investigation of Nicaraguan situ
ation.
BIG DAY IX SPENCER
Great. Preparations for the Clebra-
tiou of Labor Day.
(Special to The Times.)
Snencer, Aug. 22. Labor day is
to be celebrated on a big scale in
Spencer, September 2. Several
weeks ago about fifty labor organi
zations, fraternal orders, cominer
cial and industrial organizations ap
pointed a central commltlee to ar
range for this event. The commiitee
has literally covered the state with
invitations to visit Spencer, Septem
ber 2. Among the attractions for
the day will be a big barbecue, base
ball, balloon ascension, hurdle races,
sack races, foot races, reel races and
other amusements, including a grand
display of fireworks. A big parade
two miles long, reaching from Sails
bury to Spence;' will be witnessed
by several thousand people.
A (lialtnct feature of the day in
Spencer will be a demonstration .'in
motor plowing. A new plow just in
ven.ed by u Spencer man, motor
driven, and culling a furrow five
eet wide and 20 inches deep, will be
operated lor the benefit of Jthe
farmers,
STONE'S WEALTH Sl'KPRISES
Kx-
ieuleimnt Governor Left More
Tluiii $1,000,000.
Warren, Pa., Aug. 22. Surprise
was expressed here when the will of
Charles W. Stone, ex-lieutenant gov
ernor, which was filed for probate.
showed the estate to be worth more
than $1,0110,000. The entire estate
was left to his wile during her life,
after which it will pass to the chil
dren, of w hom there are six.
Stone was a member of congress
from Warren for several terms. It
was while he was a representative
at Washing. on that he Is charged by
lleaist s Magazine Willi having re
ceived $2,000 from the Standard Oil
trust, according tolletters alleged
to hare passed between him and
John r. Archbold.
Stone died rather suddenly from
heart disease, following the publica
tion of the let;ers.
FALLS FROM CAR; SLEEPS ON
Plunge Fails to Awaken Twelve
Year-Old Georgia Somnambulist.
Tifton, Ga., Aug. 22.-Fast asleep,
Paul Mi man, 12 years old, of Tv Tv
Ga.," walked from a swiftly moving
Atlantic - Coast .-Line train early to
day.
The shock of the fall failed to
awaken the lad, and he did not know
:f the perils lie had survived until
lie wan roused by a parly of search
ers near Willacoocliee. Young In
man bore no bruises.
CIGARETTES FOLLOW
OPIUM IN CHINA
Denver, Aug. 22. The tobacco
trust distributed free over five mil
lion dollars worth of cigarettes in
China, after Hie campaign to sup
press the opium curse in that conn
try, declared Prof. Schneider, of the
I'nited Statse chemistry bureau, ad
dressing the American Pharmaceutl
ciil Association today. Schneider
says tlie opium curse In China has
given way before the cigarette. He
says the boys nnd girls in China
many barely able to walk, are con
firmed cigarettes users. Schneider
believes the use of cigarettes 1
America Is leading to a more genera
use of opium.
Even a millionaire must get ner.
vons when the first of the month
hills lie on tha table unopened be
fore bluij m
Juniors Concluded Work
Session This Afternoon
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OFFICERS ARE ELECTED
Judge. Eure, of Greensboro, Succeeds
State Councillor Gillikln, of
Goldsboro Delegates to National
Council Include Raleigh Man
AY'rightsville Beach Voted aft Next
Place or Meeting Watermelon
Feast.
With the officers elected and the
place of next meeting decided upon
last night, the state council Junior
Order United American Mechanics
today entered on the last day of its
busy sessions, and the 400 delegates
applied themselves with zest to the
business before them. : The meet-
pg came to a close this afternoon
at 2 o clock. The officers elected
were:
Judge N. L. Eure, Greensboro.
state councillor.
J. W. Sechrest, High Point, vice-
councillor.
Sam F. Vance, Winston-Salem,
secretary.
Geo. V. Fulp, Kernersville, treas
urer.
A. M. Noble, Smithfield, assistant
state secretary. .
Rev. Dr. W. B. Duttera, Salisbury,
chaplain.
R. O. Jones, Man teo, warden.
, J. W. East, Spray, inside sentinel.
C. L. Sands, outside sentinel. .
National representatives, U, M.
Gillikln, Goldsboro; A. Telfair Hor
ton, Raleigh; R. H. Fulghum, Wil
son! J. W. Ervin, Newton; L. T.
Hartsell, Concord.
Next Meeting at Wrightsvllle.
The contest for the next meeting
place was among Charlotte, Golds
boro and Wrightsville Beach, the sea
side resort winning easily. As was
Intimated yesterday, the Juniors felt
that it would be more pleasant for
all concerned to seek the brettes
during August. It is likely that
Asheville will be chosen In 1914.
Presented With Cane.
A feature of the meeting last night
was the presentation of a goldheaded
cane to the state councillor, Mr. U.
M, Gillikln, the presentation being
made by Mr. T. G. Cobb, of Mor
ganton. The Juniors took a car ride
to Bloomsbury park last evening and
enjoyed some watermelons made
ready by Mr. D. L. Fort, Jr., the
manager.
Since the delegates did little else
than 'elect officers yesterday, the
work of receiving reports was in or
der today. The sessions will be
brought to a close tonight.
Mobile Man Kills Himself.
New York, Aug. 22. The man
who shot nnd killed himself la front
of the hotel Marlborough yesterday
was identified as Arthur W. Yeareer.
of Mobile. Ala. It Is said he had
told his relatives they would never
see him alive again. His brother is
coming from Mobile to claim the
body.
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Say Match Will Take Place. "
New York, Aug. 22. The Jack
Johnson-Joe Jeanefte match will be
staged September 25, regardless of
any action the state athletic com
mission takes, according to the club
managers. The commission Is sched
uled to meet today to decide the
matter. .
Seventh Day Adventlsts.
.'.-'.Richmond, Va., Aug. 22. Seventh
day adveniists are encamped here
In large numbers, for the national
convention, August 22 to September
1. Rev. W. J. Stone, president of
the Virginia conference, will preside.
REBELS MASSACRED
WHOLE LOYAL FORCE
Washington, Aug. 22. The mas
sacre of loyal Nicaraguan troops
sent to defend the town of Leon, is
fully confirmed In a belated cable
gram from the American legation at
Managua, dated August 19. It was
more disastrous to the government
forces than first reported. The rebels
annihilated the whole force of de
fenders, excepting three or four sol
diers, who escaped by putting on
rebel uniforms.
State department advices today
are that the situation Is critical. Am
erican blue jackets are holding
Managua against the looters. Great
danger threatens Corlnto. The wom
en and children ot foreign families
are sleeping aboard two Unlte
States warships there. A Chinan
dage the situation is reported Urn
Droved.