North Carolina Newspapers

WASHINGTON. NORTH CAROLINA. FRIDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 11 1910 THE WEATHER Daily news VOLUME i. NO. 162 DIPLOMATIC GAME Vast Markets of The East The Stake. ; ENGLAND BALKS AMERICA ' Atncric* 1* Playing ? Lone Hand With Japan, Russia and Kngland Arrayed on the Other Side? Ho Fur the Mptter to One of Trade?! ? Knox's Astute Move. London, March 10. ? The main taluance of the open door policy in r China and the preservation of Amer ica's trade, present the- future in the vast markets of the far east are the ? b takes of a diplomatic game which today is agitating the state arid fQr eign offices of four world powers Japan. Rusaia, England and the United States. AmericA is playing a lone hand against a powerful combi nation for the greatest commercial prise that has fever hung in the balance. ? , , Great Britain, ally of Jspan, and Russia, whieh,^uow sees a community of Interests in U ye far e*st with her1 former opponent, are bending every energy, with the aid of the Mikado to balk the efforts of the American financiers who soef n share of tho mighty trade of China. England Is actuated not only by her alliance and her desire to keep tho- United States diplomatically sud urdlnate, but by her fear that Amer ica, with a grip on. Asiatic commerce, would wrest from her her vaunted supremacy of the seas. One solution of the attempt of Sec retary of 8tate Knox to secure the neutralization of the Manchurian owned by Russia and Japan puts American statesmanship tn' a far bet ter light than previously seen here. There 1a the belief current here, that Kaox, by an astute move, has forced the hands of America's op ponents. compelling them to come in to the open. . It\ is now understood that Great Britain, alone, was responsible for the failure of American capital to se cure its share in the Hankow rail nxU ? - Cklneae which dragged along recently for acver&l months. 1 * England, moreover, was the chief opponent among the less vitally inter est powers in preventing the ac ceptance of the neutralization scheme. ? . England is leaving no atone un turned In an effort to discredit Amer ica In the eyes of thp world. Representatives of the four powers fcre In London today, striving to work out a solution of the situation , eaeh to the best advantage of his country. ? THE GAIRTY TONIGHT. The "following pictures will Jm*. shown At the Gaiety this evening: The Duke's Plans, a Blogrsph film, and a good one; Up the Pole, How 1 Cooked Peary's Record, and Tale of the Back Woods. Illustrated song by Mr. Whitten will be "The Garden df My Hteart,". a beautiful ballad. Don't forget this is prlxe night, two prises, ladles' and gents'. Be sure and bring your coupons, drawing prompt ly at 9 o'clock. The Gaiety gave one of the best performances last evening they have ever shown, every picture being of a high-class and absolutely new In the city, n^jrer having been shown here before, and the ones for tontght are of an equally high grade. Don't fall to come tonight. Good muslcand good picture* Is guaran teed." SMALLPOX Jtaay Cases are Reported to Be at Dm leftfcft and the Kspert Wired For to Investigate. Dr. Joshua Tayloe, of this city, State smallpox expert, received a tel egram ibis morning from Mr. John McWIlllams, at Ocracoke. stating there were several reputed cases of smallpox on the Island, and he was requested .to make a visit to that place and Investigate. Dr. Tayloe la now awaiting a decision of the fetate authorities In regtod to the matter. SUVA PHARMACEUTICAL BOARD. Durham, N. March 10. ? Before Judge Biggs here, Charles Thomas, a ThomastUle druggist, applied for Xftaj^unus proceedings forcing the fitete pharmaceutical board to renew b# license. whleh he forfeited last year, when he pleaded guilty to viola tion of the aailnarcotlcs act ^ j 'tP, Thomas Is contending that the board's powers are ministerial, and ?iaat It haa no power to prevent hlS| regaining his license Judge Biggs has reserved his decision. New. reaches this city ol the death at Mr. Samuel Osborne, which in curred at hi. home near Plnejown yesterday morninj in the $9th year of hlsage. The cause at his death has not been leaned. During the years 18te anH 1898 he was chalr man of the Board of County Commis sioners whan the Populists and Re publicans of the county fused. Dur ing hla tern the lire-proof vaults of the courthouse were constructed. Mr. Osborne wa* also a representative In the legislature from this county. The funeral will take place today from his home and the Jntermeat will be Inn the family burying ground. MADE SPONSOR HqHoral b y Gen Julian S. C'arr. Miss Marcla Myera has been ap pointed by General Julian S. Carr as sponsor for. the North Carolina Dl viclon Confederate Veterans at the Confederate reunion to be held in Mobile, Ala., April 26. 27. 28. Miss Myers especially appreciates | this- honor to. bo sponsor in an Ala bama city, as she became a Daughter of the Confederacy partly through respect to the memory of two uncles, brothers of her gfandfather. Judge E. J. Warren, who gave their lives jtor the South. They were residents of Montgomery and warmly espoused the cause Of their adopted home. One uncle, Herbert C. Warren, on Gen. I Wheeler's staff, was killed in Hood's retreat from Atlanta. 1 Frederick Warren died after the war ifrom the effects of wounds. _JH FARMERS Meeting of Farmer, to be Heid i in City of St. Louis Will Be Ma tional in Cliarncter. Atlanta, Ga.. March 10. ? President Charles 8. Barrett of tbe National Faratar* union, tuw catted ^uUoul convention of fanners af'the coliseum at St. Louis to continue in session from May J to 7. It is to have a dou ble purpose- ItuJfb discuss needed national and state legislation and .to establish bureaus at different capi tals, to see that the demands of the farmers are heard, and to devise soiqe means of making tbe. farm more attractive in order that the proposed solution of the econotplC' problems of today? -"back to the farm," may be made possible. Presi dent Barrett in his call says: "This will be af national mass meet ing for farmers unparalleled In pscope, probably in Importance, un doubtedly., in attendance In the his tory of Amcrlca.- I Invite not only every member of our organizations and all American farmers without re gard to locatl6n or organization. . Mljpi ADMIRED. Since the interior improvements have been made to the First National Bank they have been the subject of favorable comment. The decorations dre very attractive. ? IMPROVING. The many friends of Mrs. C. S. Whlchard, of Vandemere, who was operated on at the Washington Hos pital this week, will be glad to know that her condition Improves daily, and unless nothing unforseen' hap pens she will be able to leave the In stitution within the next few days. I TO ERKCT BUILDING. Mr. B. L. Susraan, of tbe Wash ington Hor?e Exchange. Is to erect two store buildings or the vacant lot abutting hla exchange stables. Work la expected to commence within the next few days. H?S AND TEN CE&T STORK. Rumor haa It that Washington la to hav* a flrat-claaa Are and ten cent store at an early data. Rev. Dr. PourtBly ? Brother Hard eaty. In'vlew of your preaent aplrlt u'al coldneaa. how do you think you would feel If you were called upon to diet Brothen Hardest?? I think I'd feel a good deal of curiosity, doctor, to know whether all the thlnga you've told me about the other world were quite correct, nat. ? Chicago Trl bune. .. j Stepping Into a large bookshop hi I stratford-on-Avon one morning. I In quired of tha aVeewoman, "Have you ? copy of Pepyaa Diary?' ? lastantly cams the reply: SEVERAL ARE KILLED Many Workmen Are Buried Under Dehris A NUMBER DEAD Within an Hour After ? the C.Uupec Nine Bodies and Four Horribly In jured Had Ueea Taken Oftt of the Debris? -Accident OrruneS at holt Factory ? <3 rent Crowds Gather. Pittsburg, Pa., March 10. ? The collapse of a wall in u burned build ing today burled between 23 aud 30 workmen. Within an hour after the collapse nine bodies had beon taken out of the wreckage. Four living men were taken out horribly injured. The po lice then said that at least ten and probably more, were dead. The wall was at the bolt factory of M. Lanz & Sons, on the southside of the city. The factory * building was bnrned yesterday. A large force of men were on the site clearing it off and pulling down walls when the collapse of the big pile of bricks came, with a roar that war heard for blocks. There was- no warning, and the trapped men had no opportunity to escape, sate those on the outskirts. Those without the zone of the col lapse immediately turned to the work of rescue, many tearing aside the de bris with bare hands. Within a few moments after the collapse, a fire alarm had been turn ed ip and tl^a trucks from a wide area wore hurrying to the scene. Hos pitals were hotlfled and a dozen am bulances crowded about the ruins be fore the police reserves had arrived. The crowd swelled fast, and extra polite were sent to the scene of the disaster at 29th and Carson streets, i Lines were run ab^ut the debris that the rescuers might have space in which to operate. The contractor in charge of the razing work turned over to the police | his crew of men and the" rescue work wene on in mortar, brick, charred wood r-nd twisted masses of metal der the direction ?f . the firemen. The moans of >lwmwrTyfvtb? vfctitns could be heard above the noise of the rescue work. As the debris was torn aVay here and there a bit of clothing, a hand or a foot could be seen mo tionless. Within a qhort time the rescuers had made an appreciable ?beginning. As the injured were taken out they were rushed. to the nearest hospitals. The dead were temporarily put to one side and then taken to a morgue. SPECIAL AGENT Collecting Htatlstic* Yrvm the Nua factoring Industries For Odiiu _ Rfport PirpoMK. V Mr. C. C. Max wet J hu bean ap pointed specie) agent for the district by Chief Special Agent Foster, for the collection of manufacturing sta tistics for the cenena It is the ob ject of thexensua department to have the most accurate /Census ever yet | compiled. .-V 'The department will appreciate the fact if the manufacturers will aid Mr. Maxwell all (hey can m collecting the statistics. Mr. Maxwell's work in no way conflicts with that of the super visors. COX8EIIVATIVKS t&X AT STATE FEDERATION. New Saatle, Pa., Match 10. ? Every labor union In Pennsylvania will have a chance to vote, ion the question of a genera^ strike sympathy with the Philadelphia tractlonmen before any such action UT to^ken. The con servative delegates won tut today In the State Federation; of Labor con vention and a resolution to delay a State-wide strike wa4 carried. The convention electod i^fficera tonight and will adjourn tomorrow. MAX FORGOT HK #AK MARRIED. ? New Orleans, Maraii 10. ? Joseph Vauthler, thirty-nine fears, old, who was arrested here last night on the charge of bigamy, forgot the fact, he says, that he had a 4rlfe and seven children and married Another woman. He blames his absent mlndness on a spree. "J did not realise what I had done until several days afterward." he declared to loyal i*lfeJ?Io. 1 who ratted on him at his eell' h?*the par ish prison last night. > FORMER CITIZEN ILL. News reaches thi* city of tho 111- 1 ness of Mr. W. H. Albert, a former resident, now residing In Norfolk. Ho Is suffering from an abscess of the throat. Several years ago he was attacked similarly ^ld* was confined to his home severat Veeks. His many { friends here wish for him a speedy recovery. Mr. Lawrence Bland, of George town, S. C., and Miss Flora B. Ben nett, of Edward, N. C., were united in marriage by Rev. J. A. Sullivan, pastor of the First Baptist Church, last evening at 7:45 o'clock, at the residence of the pastor. West Second street. The ceremony was witnessed by a few friends of the contracting ( parties. They left today for their | future home in Georgetown. Twenty More Days in Which to Win the 10,000 Votes?Time to Get Busy i Just twenty more days to take ad vantage of the Daily N'ewtf offer. As announced all those entering the Dhlly News Free-Trip Contest by' ,M>rIl 1 are donated ten thousand votes extra. This shmild be a big Inducement for those Contemplating entering the contest not to delay an other day. If you are thinking serl-j ously of entering for the prize what U? the use , of procrastinating any longer? The sooner you get in the! better chance you have of being sue cossful. The offer of the Dally News Is so1 attractive that no comment seems to the paper necessary. From the timei the party of twelve -young ladies leave Washington as the guests of the pa per until they return every minute of their time will be taken in viewing and seeing some of the most attrac tive things of interest on the Ameri can continent. To vi^Ljtt'ashington City, th? capital of tfl^iatlon, should be ajone sufficient Inducement for every young lady to strive for the price, but in addition the Daily iCews affords the winners the opportunity ALL-FKATl'RK PROGRAM ft s. Masterpieces all^-by the beat or the French and Americah makers ? are the three splendid* pictures to be portrayed for the ,/ criticism of the Gem theater'* atfdlsnce thi* evening. It would Ito hard to arrange a better program, and It* variedness make* it acceptable to all classes. TM sub ject* for tonight are "Man and l*aw." a strong drama which will appeal to Ue highest Intellect; '<Tbe Princess' Lovers." a comedy-drama of the mid dle ages.^ad "The Dentist'* Devices," a roaring farce comsd f. ' Besides the of visiting other places of note. The 'conditions of this trip have already been given, with every detail in thi? paper, and it now only re mains for those contemplating enter ing to begin. If you enter prior to April l the management donates to you 10.000 additional votes. Have you decided to enter? Don't think any longer, but send In your name ? you might be one of the winners. Aaytblng to succeed In this world [must carry with it work. You can't expect to Bit Idly down and wait for success in this contest, but if you will | stir yourself get out and hustle some, nine cases out of ten you will see your name among the successful when the contest closes on the night of June 25. Suppose you make the effort. You will be more than for tunate If you do win out: Remember jyou securer a week's outing to such' places aOwashlngton City, Ocean : View, Hampton, Norfolk. Newport News, Portsmouth, and other points free ? all necessary expenses are -^ald by the Daily News. Send in your name-' now ? don't delay! Ten thou nftnd *AtM hv i t0 au entering. The Order of Improved Red Men Will Worfthlp at the First H#p<Ut Church Sunday Night . NAME NOT KNOWN Mao Shot While Returning Home in Automobile COMMUNITY SHOCKED | A Citizen of Charlotte Flre<l on by an Unknown Negro? -Suspicion Kcsta on the fciaiiie One Who Attacked Mm. Allen In Dil worth ? Wan Ar rested Bnt Later l>l?fharg<Ml. Charlotte, March 10, ? While re turning to his home in his automobile last night Mr. I. B. Robertson was fired on by someone as>he was pass ing through Dilworth. The man who flrcd tho shots, there were flvo of them, was concealed behind a tele phone pole. The street at this point was very muddy necessitating a slow speed. Mr. Robertson Btoppcd his machine and emptied his own weapon at the pole behind which the waylay-: er was concealed. He then went into the^nearcst house and phoned to po lice' headquarters but when officers reached the scene no trice of the would-be murderer could be found. Mr. Robertson thinks that the per son who fired on him was the negro who was arrested here last Saturday on suspicion of being the negro who attacked Mrs. Allen in Dilworth early in the day. He was later discharged when he could not be identified as the guilty one. Mr. Robertson assisted the officers In catching the negro, Allen Patten, and nsed his automobile to carry- him to the home of Mrs. Allen for Identi fication. He thinks probably the ne gro had a grudge against him on this account and that this caused the at tack last night. REPORT Intonating Statistic Relative to Itn thing lieachrx, Zoos and Playgrounds. Washington, D. -C-, March 10. ? It is showji in. the U. S. Census Bureau's special ani?ual report for 1907, now la ,rttott vq ^ Wtlstlca of the 158 largest clttei', tAoh htVlrig' orer 30.000 population in 1907. that from 1905 to 1907, the number of bathing beaches reported increased from 4 4 to 53; swimming pools from 56 to 61; and all the year baths from 15 to 78. The total bathing attend ance increased from 19. 158, 562 in 1905 to 29, 204,838 in 1907, an In crease of 62.4 per cent. More than half of this attendance was reported from New York City, those ranking next in order beii)g->Phlladelphla, Bos ton, Chicago and Milwaukee. New York has the largest acreage (278.5) devoted to zoological parks, followed In order by Washington, D. C. (166.5). and Atlanta (140). In the number Of mammals t^ul birds that such parks contain, New York ranks first, and Cincinnati second; while Washington ranks third In number of mammals and Philadel phia thitird in number of birds. * Playgrounds are maintained In 76 of the 15S cities Included in there port, and the city appropriations for playgrounds Increased from $516,277 In 1906 to (741,912 In 1907. More than one-third of the amount was appropriated by New York, the cities next in order being Milwaukee, Wash ington and Pittsburg. Private con tributions for playgrounds was great est in Washington. The total acreage devoted to playgrounds was greatest in Indianapolis, followed by New York, Boston and Baltimore. In New York most of the area devoted to playgrounds was connected with pub lic schools, while In the other cities named, most of the playgroundVarea was In city parks. MUCH INTEREST" r . ltualneaa Men's Meeting Last Night Moat Knthu*ia*t4r and Much Interest Manifested. The meeting of the representative business men of the city of Washing ton at the Chember of Commerce rooms last night was the most enthu siastic one held recently. Judging from the Interest mani fested Washington will have a to bacco market In operation during the coming season. This means no doubt a decrease in the acreage of cotton and an Increase In tobacco. This enterprise means much for Washington and should be encour aged. __ ARB PREPARING. The students of the Washington Public Schools are now engaged In making preparation for the coming Joint debate with, the students or the 0reenrftlle public schools. Before the ?ebote pobn ow W April lb* ttudenU here wm debet* with iu, for the purpose of MlMtlai the tm M j MARTIAL LAW Tin? Town of CorlotXi, New York. Placed Under Martial Uw oo Account of K1k Strike. Corinth, N. Y.. March 10. ? This town is under marital law todalf Aided by fifty special deputy shorn** the men of Company L. K. O. JhApP are patrolling tho streets. Inf guarded the mill ot-^BB^gffia tional paper Compr 'j*e men are on strike, througV- \T the night. It was declared today that the com pany would again attempt to bring in " strikebreakers, notwithstanding the dynamiting of a strikebreakers' train by rioters and the arrest of nine Imported non-union men on charges of carrying concealed weap ons yesterday. Fresh attempts at dynamiting were today reported to have been frus trated by tho yarili tia who guarded the flume of the mill, previously attacked with dynamite' to prevent the shut ting orr of the water supply on which work depends. Tho strike sympathizers are known to have dynamite in their possession. | GUTS WHITE "Negro Seriously Cuts S. I. Bean in Fife Places. TROUBLE IS FEARED III Keel log ut A?lievll1c Ucault* ln"ii Serious AfTrny ? \egro Had lued | Vile IjinfuaRe to Dean's Wife Feeling i* Intense mid Outcome | Can Only lie Surmised. Ashevllle, N. C., March 10. ? 111 feeling, engenered some months ago In an attempt of white residents of Seney street to obtain the removal of negro residents, coupled with alleged Impudence and vile language by a negro, Pat Morgan, to Mrs. S. I. Bean, led to an affray at l o'clock today be tween P&t Morgan and S. I. Bean, 1ft which the negro seriously cut Mr. Bean back of his neck. The wounds were gashes, five separata cuts being made. bewtf? neglrtfwl toew*i4?p pi his right ear. Mr. Bean will recover. Bear, is a prominent contractor. Today Morgan began the construc tion of a "spite" fence between his property and Mr. Bean'^ and when Mrs. Bean ask him why he was build ing another fence, he replied with vile language. "Keep your children's mouth out." As the negro started awa?, using more abusive language, Mrs. Bean fired at him with a pistol, but missed him. Later, Mr. Bean, hearing of this, started home and met the negro. Some words passed, when Bean fired three times at the negro, but the shots only scalped the skin. Then the negro overpowered Bean and began to carve him up. Peeling in that section has been intense for some time. Some of the negroes have accused Mr. Bean of be ing instrumental in the burning of one of Morgan's houses' but Bean emphatically denies having anything to do with it. Excitement has quiet ed down today. FOUND DEAD Determined to l>le. He Drank I'oison ' -/ And T.Sen/fUt- His Throat Prtfm Ear to Kar. Newport fie ws, Va.. March 9. ? With this throat cut from ear to ear. Thomas Bland, a young machinist quarterman employed at the ship yard, was found dead tonight at his home, 845 Twenty-ninth street. A glass partly filled with a solution of blclorldc of mercury showed that the man made doubly sure of suicide. Dr. R. B. Gary, the coroner, viewed the body and deemed an Inquest un necessary. Bland, who was about twenty-eight. . years old, came here from Petersburg three years ago. He is survived by a widow and a little baby, who are now visiting Mrs. Bland's mother at Ettrlcks, across the Appomatox river from Peters burg. The Petersburg police have been asked to notify the widow df her husband's death. Mrs. Bland and her baby left here last Tuesday. During the latter part of the week Bland began to drink heavily. It Is said. He was seen for the last time Sunday afternoon when he went Into the fiouse. Unusual noises were heard by the neighbors late In the afternoofa, but no especial attention was paid to them at that time. Today tgie suspicions of the neighbors became aroused and the police department was asked to inves tigate. members of the Methodist ra are request i of the c^uretf STRIKE IS GUIDING More Men Join And Movement Spreading &IG MASS MEETINC (ieucml Strike Spreading ? Several . Tliouxnod Workers Went Chit I'm* terduy ? Both Hides Preparing for (lie Greatest Struggle America Hm K'ver Seen hi Llbor Circles. \ Philadelphia, March 10. ? Labor leaders announced at 10 o'clock this morning that at least 7,000 more men had gone on strike today. No disorder was In evidence, deapite the fact that the Philadelphia Rapid Transit had begi^ti running cars on the surfare-subway line for the first time since the strike began. The stores were Letter patronized today than at any time during the struggle and there was little evidence that a -gigantic labor struggle was in The sympathetic strike Is spread ing In* New Jersey. This morning carpenters working in Camden and along the main line were ordered to Join in the sympathetic movement. The notice was issued by Secrotary McDermott, of t]Je nrotherhood of Carpenters, who said that i.ooo men are expected to go out in Camden and jat least 1,50ft in other places. The strike leaders announced at noon today that, despite the order from the policc forbidding such a move, the mass meeting and demon stration planned for this afternoon at the National League bHseball ground would be held. At 12:30 fully 10.000 meu. women 'and boys were crowded about the ball park. Strikers and sympathizers were machlng to Broad and Hunting don streets from labor lyceum hall and other headquarters. Two hun dred mounted police and as many more of foot men were trying to keep the crowds moving, but the strikers only kept walking around the block. The gates were not open, and ball park officials said at that time that they would not be unless Director of Public Safety Clay gave permission. Fully 250 policemen were in the park. General Strike Spreading. Philadelphia. Pa.. March 10. ? The general strike Is spreading. Several thousand workers went out today as the result of the State Federation of Labor action in calling for a state wide strike. Labor leaders declared this morning that between 145.000 and 150,000 men and women had left their shops and officers. General en couragement was manifested as a re suit of the action taken at New Cas tle that may ultimately bring a struggle of national scope. Both sides arc preparing for the greatest struggle between labor and capital that an American state has e\er seen. ? The unions are devoting their energies to forming the work ers. Whether organized now or not. Into m compact body. At the same time, the employers are making preparations for the con test. Today thef prospect of a settlement of the locftl cat strike, on which the general strlkg 4n the city and state hinges, was ' apparently as dim as ever. It is practically certain that the company will refuse toarbltrate. the ?>nly terms on which a state-wide strike can be averted. The employers today claimed many desertions from the ranks of the strikers, particularly among the chauffeurs, who could reap a harvest of fares with the ear service uncer tain. The chauffeurs union heads, however, declared that the members had been ordered tc remain out. On th<? other hand ttu strike lead era claimed that' hundreds even In the union shops and factories have Joined the stride and put the number of men who left the Baldwin Loco motive works up to this morning at 6,000. Officials of the Baldwin com pany admitted the loss of 2,000 men. Various mill proprietors, particular ly In the Kensington district, where the struggle hsa been most bitter, claimed desertions from the strikers ranks. ?- ?? The sixth day of the general strike and the twentieth of the car strike found the situation growing more acute. ? New Advertisements in Today's ? Gem Theater. ? J. K. *