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o v -4 i r V i EIGH TIMES BE A RIZO AND BOOST BE. A. JHQ : :; AND KNOCK. -I RAL , . , "" ' ' ... ' - . ...... r.. . . i: -jr-y-t-- '. - LUjf4 - ' - I 1 1 'i' ' ' ' ' I i i' i ' i i- 11 ,' J 1 . mi i i , , y , , it -Hj, , jj,- VoLLXXH. No. 06. .. The Weather FA1B. EALEIOH, N. SATUEDAT AFTEENOON, SEPTEMBER 28, 1912. LAST EDITION. PRICE tTVl! tCHTS.' ' Double the Number of Paid Subscribers in Raleigh of chy Other NewspaBSfvJi 1 ' iH 1 I AmERICATlS AIDED uADERO But Are Not Helping Orozco , Is Substance of Senate Committee Report the voircoapiEiE Bald That Orozco Would Have Been In Mexico City Some Time Ago if Ho Had Received the Help Prom America That Madero Received Evidence Points to Necessity of Intervention to Protect American Interest. ; Los Angeles, Cal., Sept. 28. That American arms, ' ammunition and supplies were freely shipped to Mexico to aid the Madero revolu tion, but denied Orozco in the pres ent rebellion, will be the subBtance of the report of the United States Ben ate sub-committee appointed to Investigate the alleged financing of the -Mexican rebellion by American interests. The committee .completed its work here yesterday. The. members will .not discuss the details of the report, but -Chairman William Alden Smith says it will embody evidence since the beginning of the Madero revolution, and that large quantities of munitions of war were shipped across the border.'- Over 600 per sons have been questioned ' at ses sions in El Paso, Los Angeles and elsewhere. The report, it is said, holds that the evidence points to the necessity v for the United States to Intervene ;in Mexico, In order that Americans and American interests receive proper protection. v . Sonator Smith says the testimony lxt every Mexican examined agreed that '.'U.rms, ammunition and sup plies were permitted to nter dur ing the Orosco rebellion the same . as during the Madero . revolution, OroKco would have been in Mexico City long ago." v The evidence la said to show that no American money has been fur nished the Orosco rebellion, but that - American funds were used to fi nance the Madero revolution. LEGAL AID FOR POOR National Society to Be Formed in New York, November 15. New York, Sept. 28. A national organization of the legal aid socie ties providing for free legal service for poor people is to be effected here November 15, at a conference of thirty-one societies now existing In the large cities. The local societies are charitable institutions, the New York organization having furnished legal assistance to 400,000 poor people since organization. The na tional organization will exorcise the functions of a clearing house, ex tending the work throughout the country, , NEW YORKERS TRANSFER MONEY TO ESCAPE TAXES. . New York, Sopt. 28. According to banking officials, more than $50,- 000,000 has been transferred by thc4 New York banks to New Jersey in stitutions' In the last few days and will remain on deposit there until after October 1. Tho transfer of the money was made by; wealthy New Yorkors to aovld heavy personal taxes, collected under New York law on any, balance in bank October 1. FEAR OK VOLCANO DRIVING PEOPLE AWAY-FROM CITY. ::'.iv-.'f':i i ' -;" -- San Francisco, Sept. 28. The fear of an outbreak of a volcano Is driving thousands of people out or the Mexican city of Guadalajara, according to passengers on the Pa cific mail steamer City of Peru, which . arrived yesterday. Many houses' were destroyed by an earth quake on September 1, and there have been smaller shocks since. One third of the popnlaUon of 140,00V Is said to have flod. ; ' .'' COLONEL WATTERSON IMPROVING L HEALTH. :New Y0Tk,rSept.. 28.--Toe condi tion of Col. Henry Wattersoh, who has been seriously ill in a hotel here since Saturday, was greatly im proved today,, and his physician ex pects Jit will be well enough to re turn to Louisville next -week' Mrs. Wattersoa and son, Harvey Watter son, are with . him. Colonel Watter on is 71 year old. -v - , . 1 ...... .T"iy. School BuiliUiwt Open to PolKlcet ' . Meetings. -' -Chicago. Bept, 38. The aWy halls of the Chicago public sohoott w 111 he thrown open for - political "meetings duriag the present 1 cam paign, following out the recommen aation or rreoiaem aicr aincn, o. the board of education. If -aaocess ful, the school buildings probably will be used for general public pur- THE SOLDERS III Ball Meese Meet to Name Ticket and Hear Candidate Meares Speak About 60 or 75 Christian Soldiers gathered in the auditorium, at 12 o'clock for the purpose of forming a progressive organization, nominat ing a county ticket and hearing the Hon. Iredell Meares of Wilmington, the Bull Moose candidate for gov ernor. The soldiers formed a guard about the speaker's stand, but it was thought that when the big gun be gan booming the guard would be in creased fy a company or two. Mr. Everett T. Banks was elect ed permanent chairman of the con vention and Mr. J. J. Basden was chosen as eeevtary. Speeches were called for. and Col. A, V. Dockery, Editor Lester F. Butler and others re sponded, Mr. Butler moving that a committee be named- to nominate candidates. This was done, while the convention. took a recess for half an hour. ' ' It was decided by the convention to defer the matter of nominating candidates to a later date. A delegation waited on Mr. Meares at 1:45 to inform bim that the soldiers were ready to hear from their state captain, but Mr. Meares was at dinner. In - the meantime, the ranks of the company had thin ned a bit, and when the speaker ap peared tho crowd was not as large as it was two hours before. DEATH OF MRS. GILMOUR. IHcd at San ford Early Today Dr. Sanford, N. C, Sept. 28. Early Saturday morning, at her home on Summitt avenue, Mrs. Rosa W. Gil- more, relict of the late James Gil mour, relict of the late James Gil eral months. Mrs. Gilmour is sur vived by two brothers' and one slflr ter. Rev. J. M. Wicker, pastor of St. Paul Presbyterian Church, Hugh M. Wicker of New York and Miss Mag gie Wicker of Sanford. Mrs. Gilmour was for many years a member of the .Buffalo Presbyterian church, but on moving to Sanford changed her membership to the Sanford Pres byterian Church. . The funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock, con ducted by Rev. A. W. Shaw of Jones- boro, pastor of the Buffalo Pres byterian church, the interment be ing in the family burial plot at Buf falo. The following elders and dea rons of the Sanford Presbyterian Church acted as pall bearers: R. R. Carrington, W.. S. Weatherspoon, E. M. Underwood, A. G. Carter, A. L. McNeill and W. II. Fltts. Mrs. Gilmour was prominent In church work in Sanford, being a member of the church choir, Ladies' Aid Society, Home Missionary So ciety and the LadleB' Club. She was loved by all who knew her. A sweet and unselfish spirit has gone to its reward. Rev. Dr. Thornton R. Wilson of Richmond, Va., editor of the Pres byterian of tho South, and relative of Governor Woodrow Wilson, will preach at the Sanford Presbyterian Ohnrch on Sunday morning and ev ening, September 29. mi PRESIDENT or SEABOARD DN JOB Norfolk, Va., Sept. 28. W. J. Haraban, the newly elected president of the Seaboard Air Line, arrived to day with his family; He went Imme d lately to the offices In Portsmouth and formally assumed his duties. He will make his home in Norfolk. TEDDY y ALABAMA Speaks to Large Crowd While Rain rows. . Montgomery. Sept. 28. Colonel Roosevelt today renewed his appeal to the south for the support of the progressive party. Standing on the aleony of a hotel with rain beating upon him, the colonel spoke to the crowd In the street below. "'Man, I'm trying to reach the than who Is for me. but, who votes against -'me he- cause his grandfather voted that way." " ' . ' v . ' ' r " : Special Evaagcikrtte Meetmncs. i There wUl be a special evaagelle tlo aervice at the Baptist Tabernacle tomorrow morning at the 8nday eheol hour. It Is Rally Day i" the Sunday sohool ad Dr. C.,B. Waller wilt speak; at .10 o'clock: All mem bers Di the Sunday school are arged to be present and join in this ef fort to reach the lost. " - 'At' 8:30 la the afternoon,' t tie church auditorium, Dr. Waller mil sneak to men only, on the subject: "The Ms1 We Need." ' . There will be some special music and good old gospel singing. Every man in Hal elgb is Invited. ; ' Many ; a man's good : Judgment crops out when he declines to trust C0I1IIII KNOCKTIir BOOST I ML 7 VERY citizen of Raleigh who believes in Ins. town aud opposes, the Inefficients and the Law Violators is eligible and is invited to join. Every man .with. at; least eighteen inches of Backbone, one pound of Grit and four atoms of Decency, will be allowed to become a Chartar Member . ; , ; ' .POSITIVELY NO DUES WILL BE ALLOWED. , : . Send in your name on the tal card and just sav, "Count on me, and address - ' , EIZO EDITOR OF THE TIMES. RALEEGH GOT Bill III Newspapers Were Pot Up Id Local Postoffice Withont a Break Raleigh Is probably tho only first- class postoflice In the state that did not discontinue putting up the sun day papers because of the recent law by congress. Postmaster Brtggs holding that newspapers were Just as much perishable mall as any other. He reasoned that a newspa per a day old was about the most uninteresting article coming through the postofllco and ordered these placed in the lock-boxes along with hotel mail and other first class mat ter. .;. Tho clerical force was reduced to a minimum, to just enough to work properly tho first class mall and the outgoing mail, and the spare time is used in distributing letter and news paper mall ' in the various boxes. This does not work a. hardship on the clerks. ' Postmaster Briggs said today that the postofflce Is Intended for the con venience of the public and that the Raleigh office will be conducted on this baslB Insofar as the law per mits.' -.'. '-v'-. -' Other postofllces in the state have begun distributing Sunday papers, but the Raleigh office rightly inter preted the order of the postmaster general and did not miss a Sunday In putting up newspapers and hotel mall. . NEW WAITING ROOMS FOR MOUNT AIRY. ' The corporation commission today Issued an order requiring the South ern Railway to build new and .adequate-waiting rooms in the town of Mount Airy "commensurate with that city's Importance and the needs of the traveling public. The road was ordered to submit plans to the commission for the waiting rooms od two sites. The clUzens of Mount Airy had petitioned tor these faclltr ties. Parcels Post Maps. Washington, Sept. 28. Special maps lor the use of postmasters in determining rates on parcels post packages under the new law are be lng rushed to completion. The gov, eminent Is printing 125,000 postage tones marked 1n red, so every post master may know all the parcels post rate. The law Is effective Jan- :;:;'.rV. -".' i .'. '.. v."-; E a Knocker and also a Wster at the same lime PLATFORM: THINGS THAT coupon onage 4 at onw f or If This Is Your Birthday. No great good fortune awal.'s you this yean bo do not undertake riHkv enternrises. To take good care of yourself and malte a steady effort to accomplish someuung win be the best plan. Those born today will have bril liant artistic or literary, ability and will succeed If they can overcome laziness and indecision. ;,, LhIME'SIKE MAY BE CALLEO OFF Lawrence, Sept. 28. The Question of terminating or continuing the tex tile strike called Thursday as a pro test against the imprisonment of Ettor and Giovannltti, organizers of the Industrial - Workers of the World, was expected to be settled at . a mass meeting of industrial workers on Lawrence commons this afternoon. The strike continued to day despite the vote V the opera tives meetings last night, to return to their machines. There was trou ble when the mill gates opened to day, and the strikers posted no pick ets. The labor leaders claimed the stride demonstration had been suf ficient protest. Mill officials say they open Monday as usual. ' PRESIDENT SWICK WLL SPEAK HERE. Clarence E. Swlck, International president of ' the Painters' Union will arrive In. the city Monday to spend three days In the interest of the union. On Wednesday night he will make a public address In the senate chamber, 4 Big Tobacco 8ale. ;: (Special. to The Times.) Zebulon, Sept. 28. Zebulon this week has had the largest tobacco sales in Us history, and is in the lead in pries and quality. - Last Tuesday 69,000 pounds were on the market. Thursday, 42,000 pounds, and Friday. 79:000 "pounds, ; alt houses being crowded with tobacco and f sraisrs. The farmers are NEED KNOCKING BOOSTING iemrshingi; iSgnjJ jos Will MY flllE Jail Sentence of Two Months Stricken Oot By Judge Ferguson Judge (!. 8. Ferguson today struck out the two months Jail sen tence imposed Wednesday on Mr. D Bryant Harrison, ; the well known Wake county farmer who pleaded guilty to an assault on Mr. C. K, Sorrell. a Wake Forest ministerial student, because the latter v had as sisted in the clopenient of . his daughter. This action was taken after Dr. James Mc(!ee had told his honor that Mrs. Harrison, the wife, has heart trouble and that worry incident to the serving of the jail sentence would be likely to affect her fatally. His honor recognized the grav ity of the offense, he saying that Mr. Harrison belonged to that class Of citizens who stand between the upper and the nether millstones of society, and who are the bulwarks of the law. The fact that he had always been a peaceable, upright citizen, against waoni nothing bad ever ' been brought, together with the statement of Dr. McOee that confinement would injure an inno cent family, moved Judge Ferguson to strike, out the Jail sentence. "It is is better to err, on the side of mercy," his honor said id revok ing the sentence. The courtroom was stillness itself -w-hUe the Judge spoke. There was hope that this would be the action of the court, but nobody bad any intimation of It. The simple statement of the physician, who had been in the em ploy or the Harrison i family for years, was the thing that . decided bis honor. ' .' . V. The fine of 1500 and costs itn posed by the court will stand. HOME MISSION. BO AD CHARTERED - A charter was issued today to the Home Mission Board of the South ern Christian Convention. Incorpor ated, of Elon .College. The cor porations shall have no capital stock, The incorporators are J. E. West, Suffolk, Va.; J. O. Atkinson, Elon College; J. W. Holt, Burlington Kemp B. Johnson, Cardenas and H W KlAmr. Richland. Oa. The name of the J. D. Riggan Company of Raleigh. Is changed to the Aldedrman Toy and China Com psay. J. D. Riggan is president and MR. unison fMIWLlAW Disorder Last Night and Citizens Killed By State Guard Augusta, Ga., Sept. 28.' Martial law ruled Augusta today, as a direct result of last night's disorders, when state militiamen guarding street railway property from strikers, kill ed two citizens and wounded one other. Five companies of. guards men are on duty today. The citizens killed and wounded last night were business men, shot by the militia for crossing a "dead line" established - to protect the street railway property from the raids of strikers and their sympa thizers. Alfred Dorn was killed, driving in a buggy and Robt- Christ ie in an automobile for running across the line. Quiet was not re stored until early this morning. Throughout the night strikers as serted they would .try to rush the line and dynamite the power plant, but labor leaders pleaded for cuiiet and finally dispersed the crowds. The Immediate cause of the strike is the employes objection to certain rules. The strike leaders say the company seeks to destroy the em ployes union. GOOD SPEAKERS FOR THE SOCIETY. The North Carolina Literary and Historical Society has secured Ed win Markham, author of "The Man With the Hoe," to deliver the prin cipal address at the meeting ot the society in October, the date to be arranged to suit the convenience of the distinguished author. Mr. Jose phus Daniels will deliver an address on Nathaniel Macon and other ad dresses will be by Dr. K. W. Boyd; professor of history in Trinity Col lege; Dr. Archibald Henderson,- win' ner of the Patterson cupllast year; and Dr. Walter' H. Page editor of World's Work. OPEXIXG FOOTBALL GAMES Most of the Colleges Had Games To- day Test of New Rules. New York, Sept. 28. Today marked the opening of the football season throughout the American col lege world. Through the east, west and south, the most Important col leges had opening games, are ex pected to show the first glimpse or the relative strength of teams, in the south the most, of the games were of the tryout variety. Of the western teams belonging to the "Big Nine" conference, only ihree had regular games, but all had practice contests. Yale, Haravrd,: Princeton and all eastern teams played regular games against Important opponents, The games are expected to give the revlsal rules a rigid test. Mr. Thomas A. Partin has re turned from New York and Balti more, where he went to purchase his fall and winter goods. TENSE FEELING MARKS OPENING ULSTER DAY Belfast. Ireland. Sent. 28. Ulster Dnv. marking the culmination of the Orangemen's protest against the Irish nome rule dim, opened peacec ably today, but with a tensity of interest" which made the leaders of both parties apprehensive of what might happen. All industrial works were closed, and the town gaily dec nrntort fnr the erent manifestation attending the signing of the formid able "League and Covenant," repre senting the Uistei-men's protest, nhlef nroceedincs centered in L'l ,ster hall, where the sinning of the covenant was preceded by religious services. All protestant Denomina tions united. Picked members or the unionist clubs and Orange lodges, brilliantly costumed, acted as a guard of honor about me pui nit. Sir Edward Car and Lord Charles Beresford stirred the crowd lO cneers wiieu uiey, n ivcu. Rev. W. McLean; delivering the chief sermon, declared the Irish nnnatlnn was at the bottom of the war against protestantism, and at tempted to estamisn Koman uaino- llc ascendancy in Ireland, and begin the disintegration of British empire by securing a second parliament in uuonn. FROSTS REPORTED FROM SEVERAL SECTIONS TODAY, Washington, ept. : 28. Barly frosts were reported to the weather bureau this morning from New Kng land, the mountain districts of the middle Atlantic states, the Ohio valley , and the upper lake region Extreme cold waves have started from the northwest: Canadian prov- f 0BACC0 SOLD TOE PASM Over Hscird aid RftjSi illion Pirccds cf Lttf pispesid cf VVINSTON-SALEn M Twin-City BeaU All Rivals by Thir- teen Million Pounds, Greenville and Wilson Coming Next Wale County Markets Make Good Show- . ing Market Fell Far Short . of Year Before When Hundred and Fifty-Seven Million Founds Were Sold The Figures. ' " ; A tntal nf 11C fi1 Ant ..u.i. i - - v,v vu,-a v , yvuuui yi leaf tobacco was sold on the leal tobacco markets of the state frogi AUEUSt .1. 1911 tn Allffuat 1 101: according to statistics gathered by inn norm Carolina aspartment- ei aerfciiltnrA nnH . innrtimiuil tmlkir Winston-Salem, which has long been iue oauner maraet or tne slate,: ld all rivals by over thirteen million pounds, Wilson and Greenville com ing second with nearly ten- million pounds. - - Anex. WenHpll ZAhnlnn anH ffn., quay Springs figure rather prom- Inenflv in thn rannrt . wIiIIa 1n-. boro, Durham and Henderson ' 'are above the five million pounds mark Th-. snlAa fnr tha nnaf no, m tt far short of the sales of the year ending Rugust 1, 1911, when a total 01 ioy,s3,4uy. pounds was sold. Tne records for tne past sjsr follow: Towns. , Total.- . Winston-Salem . . . . . .20,3f-,6?I Wilson .. .. .. .. .. g,S18,$il Greenville . ..... . 8,908,751 Oxford .. .. .. .., 7,7S.b Kinstpn . . . Ijbtl.Ht Rexboro .. . " . . . b,i8,i Durham . . . . . . , ... t, 414,493 Henderson .. .. ,. .. 5843,75 Rocky Mount . . .... , . 6,657,4S Reidsville .. ., .. .. .. 6,369,741 Mount Airy . . '3,962,365 Formville .. . . ... . 2,586,117 Louisburg ... .... .. .. !, 002,215 Burlington .. .. .. .. 2, 014,03 LaGrange . . .... ... . 2,031,907 Fairmont ;. .. .. ...... 1,568,181 Mebane . . . . .. .. .. 1,7-9.3,426 Warrenton .. .. .. .. . 1,475,00 Stoneville . . .... . . 1,546,655 Creedmoor ....... . .... 1,660,6?S Smithfleld . . .... 1,220,113 Snow Hill . . . . . . 1,117,6? Falrbluff .... 1,S98,23 Apex .. .. .. .. .. .. 1.197,520 Madison .. .. .. .. .. l,05,lli Fuquay Springs .. .. .. ti 961,061 Youngsvllle .. .. .. .. 690,785 Robertsonvllle . . .. ... 717.746 RIchlands .... .... 580,120 Wllliamston . . . . . . . 632.39S Leaksvllle .... .... . . 479,344. Zebulon ., .. .. .. .. 450,461 Wendell ,. .. .. .. .. 401,331 Wallace .... 339,849 StateF,111e .. .. .. .. .. i' 377,9g Warsaw ... .. .. .. .. 450,841 Pilot Mountain . ... , . 3I4.S11 Milton .. .. .. . . ;..' 323.80J. Ooldsboro .... .... 259.1M Clinton .. .. .. .. .. 257,168 Washington .. .. .. .. 75,14,8 Total , ... ... ...115, 863, 47 WILSON IN NEW YORK Hpcnding the Day Attending .to P sonal Bunlne(t Speaks Tonight,. Np vnrV Snnt. 28. Governor Wilson planned to spend the day here, attending to personal dubiiiw. He had no engagements until to- .ht whan tia will ftnftflk at S ba4- in honor of National Chairman WMUam F. McCombs, by tne' coi- lege men's Wilson and Marshall Club. He will return to Seagirt , , late tonight. . "The people whom I met person- ? ally seemed to take for granted ttt '- f ' democratic ticket will be elected-, . ' h trt referrtne to his New Eng- -. land tour of the last few days. V ',vri V COMPELLED TO SUPPORT ,' ., CHILDREN OK MAN HE lULLEDj u A Buffalo, Sept. 28, Warren House who killed Valentine LnkOwskl tar turning a compressed air hose o4 htm as a Joke will begin serving aft ' unusual sentence today. .He, was placed In charge of a probation of-' fleer, and compelled to pay (8 A week to support the dead man's chil dren until they are. kbit to support their mother, probably ten yearn. - Rally Day at Presbyterian Churchy Tomorrow morhlng In the Flrsjj 1 Presbyterian church 8uody sehod- room Will he held the annual "RHiy.- day" exercises. These eierelset .tht' A membership of the church are ttrgej to attend and bring is many vis' -o aa muni bin. Dr.. Wht IKs Tiii tr will mtke an addreM on -"tu4! School Work." and there will special music by th Choir. The ei erclses will begin prototoly at 9: SO a. ra. W. A. Wither!, kuDerintehd5 enU The regular ehurth rrle will ft ' .. v-1 AT? WIJWB, ,:,.,tJ plea,sea) wjtlj $be prices, w z.' : . . . i
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