M TIMES
Clean as a Pin
Outside and In
Ask the Man
Who Takes It
THE
Vol. LXXH. No. 65. The Weather FAIR. . RALEIGH, N. 0, MONDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 16, 1912. LAST EDITION. PRICE FIVE CENTS.
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DR. VEUABLE
HAKES REPORT
a run for
W00LC0TT
ID UPON
ffiUS
ARBITRATION
RENTED
Tells Executive Committee of
University About Hazing
Affair
FACULTY AGAINST IT
Had Dealt Summarily With 'All
Cases Reported, Participants Be
ing Expelled Students, Through
Their" Council, Have Always Op
posed Practice Committee Passes
Resolutions Reaffirming 'Its Posi
tion -Styron Gives Bond.
Dr. Francis P. Venable, president,
this afternoon presented the simple
facts to the executive committee of
the board of trustees of the univer
sity, of the hazing and death of Isaac
William Hand, of Smlthfield, and
the committee passed resolutions
expressive of its sympathy for the
father and ramily of the dead stu
dent. The committee also reaffirm
ed its opposition to hazing.
It was learned this afternoon that
Wilmington friends of A. R. Styron,
the orphan boy who was held in con
nection with the homicide, had rais
ed the necessary bond and forward
ed It to Chapel Hill. The other
young men, Ralph W. Oldham, of
Raleigh; W. C, Merrimon, of Wil
mington, and A. C. Hatch, of Mount
Olive, had already given bond.;
: The meeting of the committee was
held In the office of Governor
Kitchin, the governor as ex-offlcio
president, presiding.
Dr. Venable's Report.
Dr. Venable began his narrative
from the time he was awakened at
1:30 Friday morning, and gave
every detail of the gad affair. When
'he. reached the gymnasium he found
young Rand dead. He at once under-
. took, an Jnwct'gttUpn and ascertaHi-
!,1 ed ' the description -young Werrh
mon. one of the hazers. The prest
' dent at once communicated with
Mayor Robertson, and had Merri
mon taken Into custody, the young
man admitting that he was one of
the four. After Merrimon was taken
evidence Involving the other three
was obtained and they too were ar
rested.":;.,.
Asked Solicitor to Aid.
Dr. Venable requested Solicitor S
M.' Uattls to take part in the coro
ner's Investigation, and this, Mr.
Uattis did. The examination of wit
nesses showed that Robert Wellons
and Billy Hand, who roomed togeth
ed in the Old East building, were
aroused by the four sophomores
shortly after 1 o'clock Friday morn
ing. Young Wellons said he knew
It meant hazing and anwered:
There Was No Struggle.
"All right, wait until I put on my
shoes."
He and young Rand put on their
shoes and went with the party to
the new athletic field. They asked
Wellons to get on a barrel and make
a speech on "The Whichness of
Thus." He told them he could not
speak on that subject, and was then
' asked to sin. "How ureen i Am
He sang It and danced. He skinned
his leg slightly on the barrel.
Pell Prom Barrel.
When Wellons got down Rand
was asked to sing, speak and dance
Wellons was standing near the bar-
rel,' and Rand said he could not sing,
(Continued on Page Five.)
HAYWOOD THREATENS
6EKERAL STRIKE
Lawrence, "Mass., Sept. 16. De
spite the expectation that1 a strike
might be callod last winter's textile
strike operative In the woolen and
cotton mills reported for work to
day. A general strike was advocat
ed at a mass mooting yesterday.
William D. Hrywood, grand or
ganizer of, the Industrial Workers of
the World, wag prepared to appear
In cort today to answer an inaici
ment for conspiracy In connection
with last winter's strlko. His arrest
occurred yesterday after the mass
meeting on Boston common to pro
test tdgalifflu tjhe (Imprisonment of
Ettor and othor leaders.
Haywood's arraignment was de
layed until later today to await the
Arrival of the bail commissioner.
' V Plead Not Guilty.
(Lawrence. Sept. 16. William
Htywood, igeneral organizer of the
Industrial workers oi me worm
iP,ld not guilty before Judgt
Qutnn in superior court here on two
indictments charging mm wun vuu
.niriix in connection with last
-winter's textile strike In this city
ii. held for trial under a thou-
aanrV dollar bond. No date for the
tfiaj was f et4 .
rouble With Miners May Be
Settled No Disturbance
Since Saturday
Charleston, W. Va., Sept. 16. In
terest in the strike situation this
morning centered in the answers of
the operators and miners to Gover
nor Glasscock's arbitration plan. It
was expected the miners would be
prepared to accept the terms at noon
but the operators had not completed
their objections and it was stated
that the governor would not hear
from them until late this afternoon.
It Is understood that the operators
take the position that President
Cairnes cannot control the unorgan
ized miners in the Paint Creek and
Cabin Creek districts and could not
give assurance that any agreements
made would be carried out by the
miners In these sections, where the
principal trouble is centered.
Cairnes, it is stated, says these min
ers will accept the arbitration re
sult. The union miners' officials
ave succeeded communicating with
the miners in the territory where
martial law exists, urging them to
refrain from violence and there have
been no disturbances since Saturday.
Xo Arbitration.
Charleeston, Sept. 16. Shortly nf-
tere noon today the coal operators
in the Kanawha field, under martial
law as a result of the strike, refused
to submit their differences to arbitra
tion as proposed by Governor Glass.
cock, last Saturday.
rne miners accepted the gover-
(Continued on Page Five.)
THE STATE
DISPATCH CASE
Tutied from taft to Roose-
velt-Seek Restraining Order J
From Courts
(Special to The Times.)
Greensboro, Sept, 16. Whether
or not a newspaper incorporated for
the purpose of espousing the repub
llcan cause and its candidates has
right to advocate the Roosevelt
and Johnson ticket is a Question
which is to be decided by the state
courts and which Judge Whedbee
will take a whack at tonight. The
paper in question Is the State Dls
patch, of Burlington, and before
Judge Whedbee tonight counsel for
certain stockholders will apply for
writ restraining the editor of
the Dispatch from publishing any
article or articles that are calcu
lated to boost the candidacy of
Roosevelt and Johnson or to pro
mote the progressive cause. The pe
tltlons, through their counsel,- will
also seek to secure an order from
the court requiring the paper to re
sume editorial support of Taft and
Sherman and to exert its influence
toward the upbuilding of the re
publican party, for which purpose
It is alleged It was organized and
granted a certificate of incorpora
tion under the state laws. In the
matter today the petitioning stock
holders will be represented by Long
and Long, of Graham, while the Bull
Moose element of the paper will be
represented by Parker and Parker,
of Graham.
The case) is one of the most Inter
esting In the political history of the
state and it grows out of the recent
action of the majority of stock
holders of the State Dispatch In ar
riving at a determination to put the
Influence of the paper behind the
new progressive party. Minority
stockholders objected but were ap-
narently steam rollered until a few
days ago. when Mr. Waller consult
ed counsel and came to the determ
Ination to ask the courts for re
lief. The appeal for the restrain
lng order will be based on the fact
that the State Dispatch was formed
and Incorporated as a republican pa
per, that In the papers of inoorpor
ation it was set forth that its ob
ject, aside from printing the news,
would be to promote- republican doc
trine and espouse the cause of re
publican candidates. By Jumping to
the suDPort of progressive candi
dates the maortty stockholders
maintain that the agreement Of the
Incorporation has been violated.
Th state DlsDatch from the day
of Its first issue up to. the reeent de
termination of Its majority stock
holders has been a devout champion
of republicanism and was to all ap-
nearances fulfilling its mission as
set forth in the papers of Incorpora
tion. Editor John R. Hoffman steer-
ed the editorial columns to the mu
tual satisfaction of all until Theodore
Roosevelt made the famous utter
ance, "My hat Is In the Ring." Right
then Editor Hoffman got busy and
it wasn't Jong until be was Jn
FOR THIS
bad way with his stockholders, some
being well pleased, others greatly
perturbed. A result was a meeting
about two Weeks ago, when the
Roosevelt stockholders, In a great
majority, voted to change the pa
per from a republican to a progres
sive organ.
Immediately following that meet
ing Editor Hoffman Jerked from 'the
masthead -of his paper the name of
William' Howard Taft for president
and James Schoolcraft Sherman for
vice president. In their stead he
put this up: "The People Shall
Rule" and "Our Watchword: A
Square Deal to Every Man." There
was, too, an editorial giving reasons
for the change, specific recitals be
ing a declaration that Taft's nomin
ation was obtained by fraudulent
means, that sentiment among repub
licans Is honestly for Roosevelt, that
the republican national committee
had ignored the will of the people
in unseating regularly elected Roose
velt delegates to pack the conven
tion with a fraudulent Taft major
ity. One paragraph of the new
declaration of faith said: "They pros
tituted the republican organization
to the commission of a crime that
smells to high heaven, and now Mr.
Taft and his followers have . the
audacity to insist that all republicans
should lend their support and en
dorsement to this fraud by casting
their suffrage for him in Novem
ber." In another part of the editorial
and with reference to Taft this was
said: "He is a colossal failure. He
has disappointed his friends and
treated North Carolina republicans
like red-headed step children. In
his public utterances and in the mat
ter of appointments he has branded
them as renegades and imbeciles. "By
holding up appointments in an ef
fort to renominate himself he has
degraded his high office to the low
level of a political pawn shop. Ami
again: "We do not so much blame
federal officeholders it tney vote
for him. They are helpless. They
dare nob vote against him and they
are pledged to get others to vote for
him if they can. But, as ior us,
we will not lick the hand that Is
raised to smite us. We are opposed
to political bosslsm."
Since the flop by the stockhold
eri the DlsDatch has waged a vigor
ous campaign for Roosevelt and
Johnson, but after today there may
be another story for Editor Honraan
to write..--
NEGRO ELECTROCUTED
Had Killed New York rWmer and
Attacked Hi Graiuldauglrter.
Aufturn, N. V.. Sept. 16. James
Williams, a' negro murderer, wag
electrocuted this morning. As he
entered the chamber he said.
"Gentlemen, don't kill me.
want, to warn you about the wlm-
mlns. Keep away from wtmmins
That's whot got me here."
As the mask was pulled over his
head he declared: "I'm the one,
but, gentlemen, don't kill me."
Williams killed James Duffy, an
aged farmer, and later attempted to
assault the victims draaddauguter.
. Testimony la Harvester Suit.
Chicago, Sept. 16. The taking of
testimony in the government suit to
dissolve the International , Harvester
Company, the hundred and forty
million dollar corporation charged
with violation of the Sherman act
was begun today before Special Mas
tar Taylor, '
THE RALEIGH MOTHERS
GIRL DID NOT
BETRAY THEM
Kiss froler Denies That She
Betrayed Allen and
Edwards
Cincinnati, 0., Sept 16. -Hand
cuffed,' guarded by three stalwart de
tectives and accompanied by the
gir who unconsciously gave the po
lice the clue to their hiding place,
Sidna Alen and his nephew. Wesley
Edwards, who took part in the shoot-
Ing-up of a court at Hillsville, Va.,
March 14, last, and who were ar
rested Saturday, arrived here last
night from Ues Moines on their way
back to the scene of the crime. The
trip proved uneventful. Chief of De
tectives Baldwin stated that the pris
oners were Ideal In behavior and in
far" from a dejected frame of mind.
With the exception of Miss Maude
Iroler, whose love for Wesley To
wards led the detectives to his hill
ing place, the entire party apparent
ly relished their food and even the
exchanging of Jokes was not infre
quent on the trip.
The younger of the two prisoners
as well as the girl herself were
solicitous in having a rumor denied
that she had deliberately betrayed
her sweetheart, Wesley. Edwards. De
tective Baltdwin corroborated their
statements and told the story of the
events leading up to the capture to
prove that the girl was no traitor to
MODEL EXHIBITED
TOMORROW NIGHT
Because of the presence In town
tonight of the Richmond boosters
and other attractions, the capitol
will not bo open tonight for the in
spection of the model of the Vance
statue, It was thought best to post
pone It until tomorrow night, s
that more people can view the
model. In view of this, Mr. Dunbar
announces that the model will be on
exhibition tomorrow night In the
rotunda of tho capitol from 8 to
1):S0 o'clock, and he cordially In
vites the public to call. Those who
knew Senator Vance are especially
asked to call and make any criticism
they think proper. Of course, the
model can bo seen any time during
the day in the senate chamber, and
the exhibition In tho rotunda tomor
row night is for the accommodation
of a greater number..
Varo Beturroi Hie.
Eevcrly, Sept. 16. Caro, a pedi
greed Italian poodle, the pet ol
Helen Taft, has returned to Parra
matta, and there is Joy in the presi
dent's household again. Card Jump
ed out of Miss Taft's motor car re
cently and disappeared. ,' f;
Actions do not speak half as loud
as written words lu a breuch-ot-promlge
sulk , t ' . ,
HAVE NURSES!!
her lover. He said that when Ed
wards left Mount Airy, N. C, the
girl's home, he had left $50 with her
to be used to Join him when he
was safely secreted. The money was
stolen and then replaced and in this
manner Miss Iroler's father learned
of it. Detective Baldwin stated that
he had two of his men working oh
the Iroler farm and . in this w-iy
Iertrfced of a correspondence between
the girl and Edwards.
"The remainder is easy," said
Baldwin. "We watched her. . When
she left,, these two men, Lucas and
Monday, followed her, and I was
right behind them on the next train.
You know the story of the arrests
and that is all there is to it."
The party left for Roanoke at 8
o'clock last night over the Norfolk
& Western Railroad, expecting to ar
rive there today at noon.
With the exception of desiring to
correct the statement concerning
Miss Iroler, neither Edwards nor Al
len would talk last, night, confining
their conversation to: "It's too warm
to talk."
hooks Forxn
rot-lion of Record Kept By Cor
uelius Bliss Has Been Located.
Washington. Sept. I (i. A portion
of the books and records kept by
Cornelius N. Bliss as treasurer of
the republican national committee
In l!tt)4 presidential campaign prob
ably have" been located and may be
produced before the senate commit
tee investigating campaign expendi
tures, according to a statement by
Senator Pomerene, of Ohio, a mem
ber of the committee.
At the conclusion of a conference
with Chairman Clapp over the work
to be taken up by the committee
whe nit meets September 30, Sena
tor Pomerene said it was believed
"at least a part" of the records kept
by Mr. Bliss had been located. Geo.
B. Cortelyou, who was chairman of
the republican committee during
that year, testified July 11 that he
believed all books and records had
been destroyed by Mr. Bliss before
his death.
The nature of the contribution
known as the "Harrlman fund" and
the facts surrounding the $100,000
contribution tothe Roosevelt cam
paign by the Standard Oil Company
have been the basis for the search
that has been made for the records
which Mr. Bli3S kept during the
campaign.
Gl'KST OF BR VAX
Wilson Will Spend Sunday Oct. 0,
at Lincoln.
Lincoln, Sept. 16. It was an
nounced here today that Gorenjnr
'"llson will be the guest of William
.leanings lyyan over Sunday, Octo
ber C, following his address hpM tie
;i'-3cedlns day. This will bs the
first oppQktunity for a conference the
demo-Trtlt nominee and Bryan have
had sir ce the Baltimore convention.
It was Btated also that B -yau
woiilrt reiurr. from his westsrn v;p
October flrst and would spend three
davs campaigning in Nebraskri cr
on.e adjoining state.
Hearings Begin On 80th.
Washirfton, Sept. H. Sanatois
Clapp and Pomerene, of the penntc
committee Investigating campaign
expenditures at a conference today
determined to call a meeting of tne
full committee September twenty
seventh to perfect plans for heartuss
which re-open for tbe thirtieth.
Jeff Coke and John Hayes
To Use It For a Pool
Parlor
The Woolcott Store has been rent
ed. Judge R. W. Winston, owner
of the building, gave out the inform
ation today that he had closed a
contract whereby Mr. Gavin Dortch
is to take charge of it on October
first. On being asked as to what use
Mr. Dortch would make of the place,
Judge , Winston said that, he under
stood that Mr. Jeff Coke and Mr.
John Hayes would occupy the place
with a "high grade gentlemen's pool
parlor. Coke and Hayes get the
ground floor and basement, the
upper floors being occupied at pres
ent by the Realty Loan and Trust
Company and the United States re
cruiting station.
Mr. C. T. Munford, purchaser of
the Woollcott stock has been using
the store for several weeks and un
less Mr. Munford finds a suitable lo
cation, he Btates that he will not
open a store in Raleigh.
Newspaper. Man Shot.
Guthrie, Okla., Sept. 10. -Frank
Merrick, managing editor of The
Guthrie Leader, was lured to a
sparsely settled section of Guthrie
last night by a telephone message,
shot from ambush and killed in re
venge, it is believed, for the killing
of a negro Merrick shot to death a
year ago. A posse of several hun
dred men and boys with blood
hounds is searching for Merrick's
assailant.
Will Not Tell Anything Re-
garding flight of the
Murder !
New York, Sept. 16. Harry Horo
witz, alias '"Gip the Blood and
"Lefty Louie" Rosenwelg, preparing
for their arraignment today on in
dictments of the. murder of Herman
Rosenthal,-. the gambler, evinced no
more disposition to give informa
tion or make any admissions than
they did yesterday when Assistant
District Attorney Moss grilled them
for three ho'iys regarding the night
Rosenthal was sliot down. The
prisoners declined to talk about the
murder until after they conferred
with counsel.
When arraigned Horowitz and
Rosenzweig's council requested ad
Journment till Wednesday which was
granted. Tentative pleas of not
guilty, with leave to withdraw were
deferred until then. The prisoners
wives and Max Kahn, alleged pick
pocket arrested in the flat occupied
by them, were held in two thousand.
five hundred dollar ball as material
witnesses.
The Arrst.
New York, Sept. 16. "Gyp the
Blood" and "Lefty Louie," the miss
ing gunmen indicted as two of the
actual slayers of Herman Rosenthal
the gambler, were found by the
police Saturday night living with
their wives in a flat In the Browns
ville section of Brooklyn. They
were arresed by Deputy Police Com
missioner Dougherty.- and a squad
of detectives who brought them to
police headquarters and locked them
up. .
The two men had been occupying
the fiat since August 1 6th, and
clone until last Tuesday when they
'ere Joined by their wives, through
horn clues to their whereabouts
were obtained by the police.
The four were sitting at tea when
Deputy Commissioner Dougherty and
his men burst open the door of their
apartment and with revolvers drawn
ordered them to hold up their hands.
Neither of the men made any show
ot resistance.
"Drop your guns. You've got us,'
said "Gyp," cr,mly.
"Give us a little time to get
dressed, will you? said "Lefty,"
with equal composure. Scarcely an
other remark was made to the po
lice by either man until, they were
examined at police headquarters
later by Assistant District Attorney
Moss, acting for District Attorney
Whitman, who has gone to Hot
Springs to take testimony of per
sons who talked to Sam Schepps, a
witness in the case.
The women, however, made
scene, throwing their arms around
their hus land's necks and shedding
copious tears. They bad to be torn
away from the men before the po
lice could, get their prisoners out of
the apartment and were later
GUNMEN ARE
NOT TALKING
brought to hearquarterg,
-I " ' '.' :' '". . -'-i-.' .-'-'-'
Sailors From Gunboat Tacaa
Attacked By Mob at
Bluefields
MARINES PROTECT CITY
Central American Were Celebrating
the Anniversary of Their Irtde
pendence When the Sailors Were
Fired Vpon Mob of Nicaragiuas
Formed and Bloodshed Was Ex
pectcd Rut American Marines Re
stored Order and Patrolled the
Streets During the Night.
Bluefields, Nicaragua, Sept. 16.
American sailors from the gunboat
Tacoma were fired upon in the
streets here last night during an an-
ti-American demonstration Incident
to the celebration anniversary ot
Central American independence. A
mob of excited Nicaraguans was
formed immediatelq and for tbe mo
ment bloodshed was threatened.
Prompt action by Lieutenant Lowel,
commanding t he American Landing:
forces of sixty marines, undoubted
ly prevented more serious results.
He rushed marines to the scene of
trouble and dispersed the mob. En
tire American force of Americans
patrolled Jhe streets throuhgout the
night and prevented the assembling
of natives In groups.
The sailors who were fired upon by
unknown Nicaraguans were not hurt.
Quiet prevailed today but It is real
ized the situation remains critical. A
strong anti-American feeling exists
here and In other parts of Nicaragua
and the action of the mob last night
did ndot come altogether unexpected.
Gunboat to Santo Domingo.
Washington, Sept. 1 6. -r- The gun
boat Wheeling has been ordered to -
Santo Domingo where revolution ex
ists. The vessel left Guantanamo
Saturday and should arrive at San
Domingo city today or tomorrow.
The cruiser Des Moines ,at Key West,
has been directed to continue bar
voyage to Tampico, Mexico in the
absence of immediate need for her
in -Domican waters.
UN BUST IN CANTON.
Rrignndoge Bife and Officials Ar
Apprehensive Call for lr. Eun.
Hong Kong, Sept. 16. Serious un
rest prevails in Canton province.
Chinese notes have depreciated in
value and brigandage is rife. Chi
nese officials are apprehensive and
In spite of the presence of thirty
six thousand troops in Canton they
have telegraphed Dr. Sun Yet Sen,
former provisional president, now in
Pekin, to hasten back to the south.
STORM ON LAKE
O. H. Madison and Wife, Out In
Canoe, Were Lost,
Syracuse, N. Y., Sept. 16. No
trace lia-. been found of O. H. Madi
son and wife who were canoeing ou
Seneca river yesterday when a hurri-
can swept Onondaga lake and vicin
ity, killing four persons and' damag
ing five hundred thousand dollars
worth of property. It Is feared the
Madlsons are drowned. The tornado
lasted only one nynute but was se
vere. The trolley, telephone, tele
graph and electric light services Were
paralyzed.
SETTLE SENDS HIS
CHALLENGE TO CRAIG
(Special to The Times.) 1
Asheville, Sept. 16. Hon. Thomas
Settle has sent the following let
ter to Hon. Locke Craig and a copy
to C. A. Webb at Raleigh: "The
political Issues Joined between the
two parties in North Carolina are of
such magnitude and Importance that
1 feel sure you will agree with me
in the opinion that they deserve to
be discussed before the people fully
freely and frankly. With this oh
Ject In view I ask that you name a
time and place, when' and wherS I
can meet you and arrange a list of
joint appointments covering the state
as fully as the time before tbe elec
tion will permit. With highest re?
gards and personal esteem, sin
cerely. "THOMAS SETTLE." '
Convicted of Forging Draft.
t
Newport News, Va., Sept 18. J.
P. Wood, of Portsmouth, convicted
today of forging a draft oa the Nor
folk bank afterward confessed,
throwing himself on the mercy of
the court. He was sentenced to two I
years. -
The telegraph may annihilate die
tance, but it takes the messeogefl
boy tq kill tfme, ' , .- ... , r7