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Vol. LXXn. NoMl. RALEIGH, N. C, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 30, 1912. PRICE FIVE CENTS.
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WINES ARE
RAISE FUNDS
BUSY DAT FOR
GOV. WILSON
RECEIVER FOR
WAKEWATERCO.
NEAR COEOll
FOR CAMPAIGN
Reach That City Tomorrow
and Will Be at Corinto
Monday Night
MEET PRESENT NEEDS
Marine Will lie Transported From
Colon Across the Istlunus Where
the Cruiser California Will Be
Waiting to Take Them to Corinto
Which It is Hoped to Reach Mon
day Nights-Five Hundred of the
Marines Will lie Sent to Managua
and Others Used to Patrol Rail
road From Managua to the Sea.
Washington, Aug. 30, Seven
hundred and fifty marines who sail
ed from League Island navy yard
last week for Nicaragua are due at
Colon tomorrow. They will be trans
ported across the isthmus on train
and embarked on the armored
cruiser California, due at Panama
tonight or tomorrow morning. The
California is due to leave Panama
immediately, perhaps touching at
Saa Juan Oel Sur to reinforce the
Binall marine contingent left at that
place by the cruiser Denver to make
8ii re that the cable station is not
closed by the rebels. All messages
from the American legation at Man
agua and the American naval com
manders at Corinto (must come to
San Juan in order to reach the cable.
The California should reach Co
Tlnto Monday night if she covers
the 650 miles at top speed. Rear
Admiral Southerland has already
Announced he would send to Man
agua at least five hundred of the
marines she carries. The remainder
will be used to patrol the seventy
two miles of railroad connecting the
capital with the sea. Naval com
manders; believe reinforcements of
two thousand men ashore and one
thousand bluejackets on the ships
will meet all present needs.
Opening Railroad.
San Juan, Del Sur, Aug. 30.
Five hundred American blue jackets
and marines left Corinto to re-establish
railroad and telegraphic com
munication with Maniua.
Colon, Aug. 30. A force of 767
American marines arrived at Cristo
bal at noon : from the transport
Prairie. They immediately entrain
ed for Panama, where they will em
bark on the cruiser California for
Corinto.
FIVE TO RULE NEW ORLEANS
iToposal for Coiiiniisrton Govern
ment Carrie Overwhelmingly.
New Orleans. Aug. 30. A com
mission form of government, includ
ing the right of Initiative and refer
endum, was adopted at the special
election here, 23,900 for, and 2,ll!i
against. Both regulars and reform
ers voted for the new system of gov
ernment. At the general election In Novem
ber a constitutional amendment will
be voted upon, the carrying of which
will mean that the right of recall wBl
also bo made a feature of the com
mission government Just adopted.
Under the city's new governmental
system the executive and legislative
power will be lodged In a mayor and
four commission councllmen. Pri
maries to select candidates will be
held October 1. The municipal elec
tion will be held at the same time
as the general election in November.
WEDS AT THE AGE OF 108
Conplo O.oe Slave on Plantation
Decide on Religious Ceremony.
Patterson, N. J., Aug. 30. All
known marriage records, so far as
the age of the contracting parties is
concerned, were broken here today
when Timothy Griffin, 108 years old,
and Lucy Woody, 73, were wedded
by a minlter.
Griffin md his bride nominally
have been friends for more than 60
years, having been slaves on the
same .planyMlon In North Carolina
before the war, and, according to
the colored man's story, having en
tered Into the connubial state by
the old slave custom of jumping over
the broomglck.
Recently they decided upon a re
ligious ceiv.nony, however belated.
Fight Between ' Turks and Greeks.
Ahens, Greece,1 Aug. 30. Skirm
ishes today between Turkish Bad
Greek soldiers on the frontier re
sulted in a number being killed.
' Virginia Firemen.
Roanoke, vAug. 80. Hose reel
contests between visiting fire com
panies featured the closing day of
the meeting of the Virginia ,8tate
Flramen'a Association.
A maa can be proud of how much
more rationally be grows bald than
Pi&vT. mil .. I -
Finance Committee Plans
Vigorous Campaign For
North Carolina
The Woodrow Wilson finance com
mittee for North Carolina met in the
Yarborough hotel today, perfected
organization and made plans for an
aggressive campaign for subscrip
tions for the national campaign fund.
Hon. A. W. McLean, of Lumberton,
is chairman, and Hon. Hugh Mc
Rae, of Wilmington, is secretary
treasurer. All the members of the
committee could not be present, ow
ing to other engagements, but these
sent telegrams expressive of their
interest in the cause.
The day was spent in organizing
the state into districts and selecting
prominent men in the several coun
ties to push the work of raising
funds. A personal canvass will be
made in hundreds of instances and
the committee was very optimistic of
raising a large amount from North
Carolinians.
The point was made that : hun
dreds of thousands of dollars are
needed to prosecute a campaign. All
the expenses will be legitimate, of
course. Should the national com
mittee send one letter at a cost of
two cents to each of the 25,000,000
voters in the United States, this one
item would amount to $500,000, But
there will be other expenses, such as
getting the literature in shape to be
printed In democratic papers, send
ing speakers into close states and
giving every publicity to the cauBe.
(Continued on Page Seven.)
CHARGES GF FRAUD
AND BALLOT STUFFING
Columbia, S. C, Aug. 30. Charges
of fraud, Including allegations that
the ballot boxes were stuffed, that
twen'ty thousand illegal votes were
cast and that minors and non-residents
voted in many places in Tues
day's, primary, will be thoroughly
probed, according to an understand
ing which prevailed when the stae
committee assembled today. Intense
bitterness has grown out of the fight
for governorship between Blease and
Jones. Blease is now leading by
two thousand on the face of the re
turns over his two opponents, Jones
and Duncan,
Contests wore filed at many points
in the state. From noints where
the county executive committees re-
rusea to near complaints, delegations
came here to air their grievances
before the state committee.
DANCE CAUSE OF SHOOTING
Defender of the "Grizzly Ileur" Is
Mortally Wounded.
Pittsburg, Aug. 30 Michael 'Arm
bruster,' -a former burgess of Spring
Garden, this county, is dying in a
hospital and Albert Slivcn is being
held in jail ns the result of a
"grizzly bear'' dunce at a picnic of
Spring Garden residents yesterday
afternoon.
Sliven objected to the dance, and
Armbruster defended the dancers. A
riot broke up the picnic and the
rioters went into the borough.
Early this morning Armbruster
and Sliven met, and Sliven emptied
a shotgun into Armbruster's chest.
Sliven barricaded himself in his
home, from which he was taken
forcibly by firemen, county detectives
and borough officers. Sliven had
gone to sleep after the shooting. He
offered little resistance to the ar
resting officers.
One Killed in Wreck.
Temple, Texas, Aug. 30. One
man was killed and two BerlouBly
hurt, and fifteen injured, when a
northbound Missouri, Kansas and
Texas train jumped the track, three
miles north of here. The mall coach
and two cars plunged from the tres
tle into a ravine.
.-..'..' Einll Seldel Accepta.
Milwaukee. Aug. 30. Emil Seldel
of Milwaukee, made public today his
formal acceptance of the nomina
tion for vice-president on the social
ist ticket. There was no ceremony
Seldel, It was said, was somewhere
In New England campaigning.
New Flag Ship.
Newport News, Va., Aug. 80.
Rear Admiral Osterhaus, command
lng the Atlantic fleet, today trans
ferred his flag from the battleship
Utah to the Connecticut with appro
prlate ceremonies. I
Mm. II. II. Roger Ienl.
New York, Aug. 30. Mrs. Henry
H. Rogers, the late Standard Oil
magnate's wife, died on a dining
car In the grand central station to
day at the conclusion of her Journey
lr New Ha.mpBb.lr.?, .
" YOU'D BE HAPPY TOO
r Raleigh (joes Forward. r r
, Slnco Raleigh has caught the for
ward step of progress we know of no
city that is keeping pace with her,
not only in growth in industrial
arid material things, but '-'in . things
looking toward civic betterment. She
is growing more rapidly and devel
oping along more progressive lines
than any of her sisters. Some are
still ahead of her because they start
ed first. These have set Raleigh an
example and given her an inspira
tion in many things. Charlotte has
led in Industrial development,
Ashevillo is leading and showing her
how to establish and maintain good
health laws and Greensboro and
Wilmington aro leading in a better
system of municipal government.
Raleigh has learned of all these
things and more from these cities
and others and what has been found
g,)od In their .activities she in adopt
ing into her own and adding 'to -them
of the best things .that "the wisdom
of others in oilier sections have
found.
Two advanced steps are to lie
taken in the public schools in the
next session. Ono is compulsory at
tendance, already commented on in
these columns; the other Is medical
inspection for the school children.
The school board has made provision
for and elected a medical Inspector.
This work has the sanction of all the
leading authorities, both educational
and medical. It is said that many
children do not advance In their
SPECIAL TRAIN
FOR N. C. BANKERS
Mr. Joseph G. Brown, of Raleigh,
a member of the committee of the
National Bankers' Association for
developing and financing the farm
ing Interests, will attend the annual
meeting of the association in Detroit
September 9-13. Mr. W. A. Hunt, of
Henderson, secretary of the North
Carolina Bankers' Association, is ar
ranging for a special train to carry
the Tar Heel bankers to the meet
ing, 'tne national association is the
largest financial organization in the
world and has 12,900 members.
Governor Woodrow Wilson address
ed the association two years ago and
made a splendid Impression.
Woman and Six Children Burned to
Death.
Rutherfordton, N. J., Aug.' 30.
Mrs. Emelle Debaro, and six or her
children were burned to death today
when fire destroyed their home. The
husband and thirteen year old Boh,
escaped by Jumping from an upper
IF YOUR VERY BE
studies asr:r;.jfidly as they otherwise
would because of some little infirm
ity unknown to them or to their par
ents. Possibly there is something
the matter with the child's sight, or
hearing or with the throat, slight
and not noticeable to the teacher or
the parents. It will be a part of the
work of the medical inspector to de
tect these slight infirmities and see
that they are corrected either by
treatment himself or calling the
matter to the attention of the chi'd's
parents so that they can have their
own physician attend to the ailment.'
And of course, it will be a ia-i"of
his duty to look after the sanitary
conditions and arrangements of the
schools and to watch out for the
more serious diseases, including in
fectious diseases, as measles and
whooping cough, which sometimes
gain.-u Wrong." hold in a school and
got scattered all through tlio com
munity before being detected. The
school li.iai d is to be com mended for
this action. It has shown itself pro
gressive and wise nil along, hut never
more so than in deciding to have a
medical inspector.
Another thing that Raleigh is
about to do, we believe will do at
the next meeting of the board of al
dermen, is to adopt ordinances pro
viding for adequate meat and milk
inspection. Ordinances designed for
this purpose were introduced at the
last -meeting of the board by Alder
man Webb, one of the most able and
PRESIDENT OF WOOLEN
Boston, Aug. 80. President Wil
liam M. Wood, of the American
Woolen Company, was arrested to
day on an Indictment charging con
spiracy to distribute dynamite in
Lawrence during the textile strike
last winter. Wood surrendered to
the police.
The American : Woolen Company
which bore the brunt of the Law
rence strike controls thirty-three
manufacturing plants in New Eng
land and New York. It has a capi
talization of seventy-five million dol
lars and employs thirty-five thou
sand operatives. Fifteen thousand
persons are on the company's pay
rolls in Lawrence. President Wood
Is one of the best-known textile men
In the country. Wood furnished bail
of five thousand dollars. He will be
Arraigned, I.ued.ajr, ,.-
ST GIRL WAS COMING ! ! '
progressive men on tho board and
that they will be adopted with but
little if any objection, so thorough
aim -'strong is the sentiment for an
unquestioned sanitary condition of
tho meat and milk supply now seems
probable.
The city just a short time ago
passed a resolution providing for an
abattoir and rendering plant and
plans for the plant will soon be se
cured and the erection of the build
ings begun. The city, too has just
provided for an adequate paid fire
department and we will soon have
a department worthy of tho city and
capable of handling almost an)' kind
of a fire if we can get the water
and that is another thing we are
going to do, get the water. We must
have It, not only to fight fires, but
to drink, and to wash ourselves in
occasionally, and there must and
will' ho no turning back from the
steps 'already ' taken to secure an
ample supply of good, pure water.
These arc sonic of the things we
are doing along the line of civic
improvement. We have done oth
ers, one of the best being that we
have made our city so sanitary that
a fly can't, live in it and now we are
killing the rats. There is still much
to do, but we have made a good
start and one that all Raleigh citi
zens have a right to feci proud of
and indeed we think the whole state
ought to be proud of its capital city
for the work that it Is doing.
WAKE DEMOCRATS
VOTE TOMORROW
Only democrats will vote in the
primary tomorrow, the republicans
having failed to enter. The vote
will necessarily be light as the pres
ent officers have no opposition. The
real fight will he between Messrs. K.
C. Beddlngfleld and It'oy H. Witch
ell for the position of county com
missioner. The polls will open at
sunup and close at sundown. Vot
ing will he done at the usual polling
places. 1
Next to the commlsser's place In
point of Interest is the contest for
constable of Raleigh township, the
Incumbent, Mr. D. R. Byrum, hav
ing two opponents in the persons of
Messrs, Boh Conrad and Ed Fann.
GEO.' WASHINGTON KINSMAN
OK FIRST PRESIDENT DEAD.
Richmond, Aug. 30. Geo. Washi
ngton, a planter and collateral kins
man of General Washington, and a
native of Westmoreland county,
where the first president was born,
died today at a hospital here of heart
disease. S!9 fg. 81 58i
Spoke to 40,000 People and
Was Enthusiastically
Rec'yed
Seagirt, Aug. 30
"drow Wil
son spent one of the iityenuous
days of his life yesterday v "W'V trip
through Pennsylvania.' The r
nor estimated this morning tha fa
spoke to forty thousand people in his
200-mile tour, and shook hands in
one day with three thousand. Wil
son made seven speeches instead of
one as he planned.
The governor was pleased by the
thousands greeting him along the
journey. He liked his Pennsylvania
trip so well, he may make other
speeches in that state. He goes to
Scranton, September 19.
The indications are that he will
concentrate his campaign next month
in New York and Pennsylvania.
The governor had before him to
day more handshaking. He was to
visit Monmouth county fair at Red
Bank, N. J. Senator Shively, of In
diana, came here for a few days' rest
and made a call upon Wilson to
day. The governor discussed the sen
atorial situation in Jersey with
three progressive candidates for the
primary nomination, Judge Wescott,
William - Gebhanr and Representa
tive Hughes, all Wilson supporters.
The governor invited them to talk
with him in view to agreeing to a
candidate to ivake the race against
any anti-Wilson men who may make
a fight. ..'...'';
Y CASES TRIED
IN WAYNE COUNTY
.Solicitor Herbert E. N'orrls return
ed today from Goldslioro, where he
prosecuted in Wayne Superior court.
There were lit; cases on the docket,
among these being a homicide, several-blind
;- tigers and a robbery.
Ernest Cook, a young white man.
was convict e.rd of manslaughter for
killing Ben Coley, another white
man, and was sentenced to seven
years in the penitentiary. A motion
was made yesterday for a new trial
and, on its being refused, appeal was
taken to the Supreme court. Bond
was required in. the sum of $3,000.
Ernest RocbpUo and wife, Leo
Ilochelle, and Ed Wigns were con
victed of robbing a man at their
blind tiger establishment and the
husband was sent to the roads for
two years, th1 - wife, to the peniten
tiary for a year and Wings to -the
road for a year. The woman is a
notorious character and this ac
counts for her being sent to the
state's prison.
Several blind timers pleaded guil
tv and others were found guilty.
Nearly two full weeks was required
in trying all the cases.
Louisbiira X('k.
(Special to; The Times.)
I.onisliurg. Aug'; - l.oiiisbnrg
tobacco -warehouses opened for sales
yesterday. The Riverside and the
Farmers warehouse sold an unusual
ly large quantity of tobacco yester
day. The farmers are nearly don
curing and bad brought in some be
fore the sale, it is said, to be better
colored than the usual first sales,
but is lighter in weight.
With . the lively auctioneers,
Messrs. C. E. Johnson and 1!. T.
Bailey, bids were drawn out instant
ly from Messrs. S. T. Wilder, for
American 'Tobacco-Company.;'--.!. B.
Thomas, for C. B. Cheatham Company;-
T. W. Webb, for British-Am
erican Company; S. J. Parham, for
several parties.
The sales estimated at 35,000 to
40,000 pounds at satisfactory prices
for the quality of tobacco.
We have had but little rain in
two months, and the country people
Say the tobacco crop is good; they
are picking out cotton, but tho crop
Is short; corn has suffered terribly
Culm ii Government Makes Apologies.
Washington, Aug, HO. Ample
aiwilogles were made by the Cuban
officials. Including the Cuban presl
dent, for assault by Journalist Maza
upon Hugh Gibson, American charge
of the legation at Havana and the
state department concluded to jet
the case proceed In the regular way
Senator Stephenson III.
Marinette, Wis., Aug. 30. The
condition of Senator Isaac Stephen
son, stricken with heart failure on a
fishing trip yesterday, was unchang
ed today. A corps of physicians was
dispatched on a special train to the
senator s aid.
Will Observe Labor Day.
New York, Aug. 30. Acting
Chairman W. G. McAdoo, of the
democratic national committee, has
Issued an order notifying employes
of the democratic national commit
tee that Labor Day will be observed
by the posing ot the heafjijuajerg
Mr. W. W. Yass Named
Judge Whedbee to Take
Temporary .Charge Here
ACTION LAST NIGHT
On Petition of Powell & Powell and
Other Creditors Affairs of Wake
Water Company Placed in Court
fr. Vass Spending Vacation in
Atlantic City nnd Will Bo Home
Monday Speculation as to End of
Litigation. :
Alleging that the Wake Water
Company is insolvent, Powell &
Powell, Incorporated, for themselves
and otlvr creditors last night made
a motion for a receivership of the
company before Judge H. W. Whed
bee in Durham and Mr. W. W.
Vass was named as temporary re
ceiver. The Mercantile Trust and
Deposit .Company of Baltimore,
which holds mortgages of the water
company to the amount of $250,000,
was made a party to the action. The
petition is made' returnable before
the presiding judge at Smlthfleld
September 1 7, when the water com
pany will be required to show cause
why the receivership should not be
made permanent.
The action ol Powell & Powell
was the result of a claim for $1,600
against the water company for fuel,
the company not being able to make
payment. Col. John W. Hinsdale
and Mr.. Thomas C. Powell went to
Durham in an automobile last night
and saw Judge Whedbee.
Mr. Vass, who was named as
temporary receiver, ; Is at Atlantic
City, where he went two weeks ago
to spend his vacation. He is expect
ed home Monday, when he will take
charge, it is thought of the business
of the water company. V
The appointment of a receiver has
given rise to a good many specula
tions as to the probable qutcome of
the litigation. Most people are of
the opinion that after the affairs of,
the company are placed in good con
dition, the plant... will bo bought in
by the present owners. Others hope
that a sale will be made and that
the city will take over the business.
It is impossible to make a forecast
of the outcome.
Although the water was clearer
today than It has been in over a .
week, hundreds of persons are avail
ing themselves of opportunities to
secure water from deep wells, the
two ice manufacturing concerns
having extended invitations to the
public to drink freely.
gl AlUXTIXE LAW. '
New Act Passed By Congress In Re-
Kuril to Plants mid Plant Products.
..-'-Washington, 'Aug. u0. The. last
congress -passed a federal plant
quarantine law. The act is described
as van- act to regulate the Importa
tion of nursery stock and other
plants and plant products." The law
nut hinges the secretary of agricul
ture to quarantine' any state, terrl-
ory. or district of the Cnited States.
Before Instituting such a quarantine
he shall give a public hearing to any
interested persons.
The secretary has given notice of
a quarantine against the territory of
Hawaii in the case of the Mediter
ranean fruit fly, and to prohibit tho
importation Ironl Great Britain,
France, Belgium, Holland, Denmark,
Norway, Sweden, Russia, Germany,
Austria. Switzerland and -Italy of
four'' species of pines'.. This is to
prevent the importation of the white
pine blister rust.
The Importation of potatoes, that
may bring the potato wart disease
from Newfoundland and the islands
of St. Pierre and Mionelon and from
Great Britain, Including England.
Scotland, Wales and Ireland, and
from Germany and Austria Hungary
will also be prohibited.
GLEN" X TO THE WOMEN
Objects to Low Neck, Tight Fitting
Dresses Hut Not to Pants.
Pittsburg, Aug. 30,. The spread
of Impurity and immorality was at
tributed to low neck and tight fit
ting dresses worn by women, In
an p.ddress by former Governor
Glenn of North Carolina, delivered
befor; two thousand teachers here
last ntght. He urged the teachers to
use their Influence to secure reform
In women's dress. "My dear ladles,"
Glenn said, "If you want to wear
pants, wear them. Japanese women
wear them and look pretty good la
their. But if you inslBt upon wear-
ng them wear panta with both legs
In them."
Engineer Killed.
Pittsburg, Aug. 30. Kntlneea,
Coughenour was killed and, twq
trainmen Injured and many passes
gers bruised today when PenniyU
vanla railroad train 807 collide
!tfc a, work, tram n yardj feerj,