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Full Leased -Wire Service of the Associated Press. Leads all North Carolina Afternoon Papers in Circulation. VOLUME 27. FAYETTEVILLE Paris Police Investigate Mystery of Woman NAME IS ETHEL BROWN Bodj Found in Itiycr Heine and Rec ord Shows That She Was Daughter of John Brown anil Sally (it-achy, of Fayettevillc Peculiar Coinci dence at Fayettevillc, N. C. (Hy 'the Associated Press.) Paris. March .7. The prefecture of police has requested the American au thorities to assist in unravelling- the mysterious death of Ethel A. Brown, believed to be an American, whose body was found recently in the river Seine. A boatman discovered the body floating near the suburb of Charenton. It appeared to be that of a woman of ' means and was elegantly dressed. .Ttw underclothes were embroidered with the name "Ethel A. Brown." On the hands were' two gold rings- , she wore pearl car rings, a gold lorgnette w-as sus pended from a chain around her neck, and she had kid glove 1 on her harms. No money and no papers were found oil the body and there was a deep Wound five Inches long across the scalp. V Tho police are unable to decide whether the wound was the result of an acci dent or of an intentional blow. The body apparently had been in the wa ter several weeks. Tho first clue to the identity of tlu woman was the following entry mad.) In 1903 on the police records of for eigners visiting Paris: "Ettio Brown, American, born at. Fayettevillc, November 21, 1S71!; father, John; mother, Rally Geachy." The entry Indicates that tho maiden name of the deceased was Ethel Geachy. Tho name of the state from which she came was not given. The body remains at the morgue. The French and .American officials DEAD BORN are co-operating with the police In the endeavor to establish the Identity of the woman, ', - '- ' ' " ' " The Evening Times called un Fay ettevillc, N. C., over the long distance telephone and learned lhat , by a sin gular coincidence Miss Etta Br-ra-n o" that place, cl -ughtcr ofv Mr.., John I. Brown, .member of a prolnliif nt fanilly and herself a woman of great cultur. , had spent .several months in Pur;,.-; '". last, year studying, as she has done on previous occasions.. She is how at the Presbyterian Seminary at Red Springs, N. C, whore she has charge of the department of -French. FIGHT A DUEL And a Man in a Saloon Wos Killed, In ' Sliddleslmm, Ivy., Mrs. Alice Moore and Sirs. Lucy tucker 'Met in Front of Saloon. Roth Drew Re volvers and Mrs. Tucker ' Fired Three Shots. (By th'u Associated Press.) Chicago, March 7. A dispatch to the Tribune front Middlesboro. Ky., says: In a pistol duel yesterday between Mrs, Alice Moore and Mrs. Lucy Tuck er, as thwjiesult of 'a long time quar rel, Frank Maden was killed by a bul let ftwrri the revolver ot Mrs. Tucker. Tho women met In front of a .ILloon and after exchanging a few words both drew, weapons. Mrs. Tucker was the flrslito open:fire. At .the third shot Mrs. Moors turned anjljran down' the street unarmed, though her" clothing was two pierced. It was this last shot which struck. Maden, who was near the "saloon door engageA In a gamtfof. pool.: The bullet hit him squarely"ln the forehead; causing Instant death. The cause of the trouble is said, to have been a love affair, r RALEIGH WOMAN BROKE HER ARM Wilson, N. C, March ,7 The Wil son skating rink has met with a chapter, of accidents this Week.' Mon day night Williard Smith, bookkeeper of the, Farmers Oil Co., fell and broke his right arm. Last night Miss Jen- f nie Ellis of Raleigh, a teacher in tho Wilson graded school, and Tom Wil son had similar accidents. . All fell at the same spot and all broke their right arm. The injured are doing '".well. ' ' .'.. . , THE RALEIGH EVENING KIDNAPPED BOY GETS BACK HOME Thrilling Story of Escape from His Captors WAS HELD FOR RANSOM While Guards Watched Him In Room Above New York Saloon, lEo..ulli I Says He Slipped Out and Reached the SI net Safely hike Pat Crowe . CUC. (liy the Associated Press.) New York, March 7. Antonio Hoz zufti, the fourteen-year-old boy who was kidnapped last Sunday and held for $20,000. ransom, returned to his home today, lie had escaped from his cap tors, he said, by stealing out of a room above a saloon In r,!)th street today while one of his captors who had been left alone to guard him, turned his back for a moment. The boy says that it took him but. a sceoad to spring be yond tho man's reach and get down stairs to the street where no attempt was made to pursue hi in. He told how he was terrorized into writing a letter to his father, John Boa xufll an castsldo broker, informing him that $20,000 must be paid and that If the police were informed his life would lie takcn.f lie was induced to enter the saloon by two Italians, who told him they wished him to do srime interpret ing In English, -vhlch they did not speak. Taken to the upstairs room he says he was at tin t bound and a hand kerchief was forced into his mouth. Three men wearing black masks then entered the. room. One of them, tho boy Bald, pressed .1 revolver against his head and coramr nded. him to write the letter to his father. After this j, episode, according to the "boy's story, ho 'was treated kindly. SUSAN ANTHONY MUCH BETTER. (By th3 'Associated Press.) Rotdcstcr, N. Y., March 7. Susan 11. Anthony,' who is ill with pneumo nia, was said by her physician to he considerably improved this morning. She spent a restful night. Tho doc tors now say she has a fair chance lor recovery. CRUELTY IS CHARGED Dead Insane Patient Has 5 Broken Ribs Post 'Mortem on Former Mayor lieatty of Racket IkIohii, X. J- One of the Attendants at Morris Plains Accused Last January and Resigned. (By the Associated Press.) Hucketlstown, N. J., March 7. A post mortem examination of the body of former Mayor Jacob II. Realty, who died at the state hospital for the in sane at Morris Plains last Friday, was inad,,ut, his homo here yesterday by local physicians. According to the doc tors, fivo ribs were broken. . ,As a result of a report that Mr. ftcatty had been ill-treated ut the hos pital when taken there last January, tho Warren county, board of, freehold ers, made an investigation (iid 'exon erated the institution. The Viiafgo of cruelly had bcch made against an at tendant, who afterwards resigned from the hospital. After tho death of Mr. Bcatly on Friday Mayor yVan Syckld of Hackettstown authorized an autop sy, and it was performed yesterday. CHAS M. SCHWAB IS IMPROVED By the Associated Press.) -.'El Paso, Tex., March 7. A tele gram from Corona, N. M., says that Charles M. Schwab's condition was improved this morning. Corona, N. M is 195 miles east of El PftRO, half way between El Paso and Tuoumtart. RALEIGH, N. II FROM WATER CO. Stockholders Willing to Sell Plant THE PRICE IS Stock Offered at .00 on Dollar and Settlement of Outstanding Bonds. A Second Offer Em-hided a Re adjustment of Water Rates and a New Fruncliise With Option to Buy. The stockholders of the Wake Water Company held a special meeting yes terday to consider the sale ot the plant to the city of Raleigh.- A communica tion from the mayor, as chairman ! an aldermanie committee on the sub ject, was read. It asked the stockhold ers at what price they would sell to the city.. Mr. Van B. Moore was cliair nian of the stockholders uiectln.5. A resolution; offered by Mr. "tJco. W. Thompson, was unanimously passed and was sent to Mayor Joohnson to day. The resolution reads: Whereas, The City of Raleigh has In quired whether the Wake Water Com pany desires to sell its property, and If so, at what price; and, Whereas, The original stockholders of the Water Company furnished a supply of water to said City nineteen (19) years ago, at a time When said City could not have otherwise obtained one, and said City has enjoyed the same for the last nineteen (11)) years. during which period said stockholders have maintained said water system at their own risk and at their own ex pense; and, Whereas, A large number of the pres ent stockholders in said company paid over fifty (50) cents in the dollar cash in tho open market for their slock; 'and, Whereas, Said business venture has brought only nominal financial returns to the stockholders up to this time, though a continued operation of the plant under existing conditions may enable -them to obtain some reasonable returns for their money, time, labor and services: but. Whereas, All the forty-two (42) stock holders of said company except one (1) (who owns only 1-10 of its capital stock) reside, in North Carolina, and all of them except four (4) (who own 2-10 of its stock), that Is thirty-eight (38) of them' owning b-10 of its stock reside at said City, and are tax pay ers therein; and, Whereas, The said stockholders, be ing mostly citizens and tax payers in said City, feel that tho best interest of the City will re-ftct to the benefit of themselves as citizen's and tax pay ers, and while expressing no opinion as to the wisdom of municipal ownership feel that if it is the part of economy, prudence and good finance and for tho best interest of all the people that the City of Raleigh should own and oper ate Its own water plant, then that said stockholders should sell said plant to said City on fair terms; now therefore. Resolved, first.'.. That the Wrake Wa ter Company will sell to said Cfty all its property' upon tho following terms: The said City to pay to the stock holders of the said Wake Water Com pany sixty "(611) cents on the dollar for the stock in said company held by them the total Issue of said stock be ing $100,000 face value; to ansume and pay off all the outstanding bond3 of The Raleigh Water Company, aggre gating $250,000 principal (the coupons for interest being paid up to February 1. 130G.) and secured by two dcids ot trust to the Mercantile Trust & Dspoiit Company of Baltimore, -Md., registered in the office of the Register of. Dcec'v for Wake County, N. C, in book 90, nt page 101 and book 112, page 736, re spectively, and all other debts (small in amount outside of tho bonds) obliga tions and liabilities of said Water Com panies; to carry out and perform all outstanding contracts of said water companies and save the said companies! and their officers and stockholders harmless by reason of said bonds, debts, obligations, liabilities and eon tracts. This proposition not to remain open Indefinitely, but the company to 'have tho right to withdraw the same if not accepted within a reasonable time; or Second. That the said Wake Water Company will make a new contract with said city along the fines of tho old contract with a readjustment of the water rates and with an option to th'3 City to purchase a stated periods, all as may be agreed upon after conference. Resolved further. That the president to directed to inform the City of Ral eigh of the action of the stockholders in this matter. Still Near Hickory. Salisbury. N. C. March 7. Revenuu Officer Banks of Salisbury captured a big still Monday twelve miles fro-.d Hickory. The owner Is nameless for evermore, but It was a fifty gallon. ca pacity affair, and with It 500 gallons of beer went. PROPOSITION C, WEDNESDAY, MARCH SCOTT AGAINST THE RATE BILL Control of Rates Part of Government Ownership NEED COIMEVISION Wants Rill Amended no Small Pro ducer Shalt Have nn Equal Chance With the Larger, so Miner, Planter and LumlHTman Can Bispose of Their Pi-odnets. (By the Associated Press.) Washington, March 7.--senator Scott spoke this-xivjornlng in (he sen- jato against the pending railroad rate ibill. j Mr. Hrott's argument Was directed mainly.', against the principle of the j government 'ownership of railroads, i:i j which lie Included the control .of rates j by the government. He admitted that (there are evils . connected with., the railroad Siyslcm of tlv could ry but. said lie would not vole for the pending railroad rate bill.' without '.a provision for ample court review. On the general subject of permitting tho government to fix rtitcs he said: "From an intimate relalionship with railroads as a hlppcr' for .nearly thirty years, I have given thi:; sulijiet my consideration." Asn w-iialn" of the United States I have tti.d lo study the subject of government control from the broader standpoint of the roads and all shippers. As a consequence, '1 am forced to the com-lushm, from every standpoint, that the" roads arc better able to fix rales in accordance I wilh the laws of trade, than a govern I tnent." Mr. Scott, declared that as to the charge "of unreasonable rates, there l practically no inundation for it He referred to tear That the railroad con solidations would have the effect In the future of ireiitly advancing rates, but he expressed the opinion that that question could 'be dealt with when it presents Itself if it ever does; "Should railroads by -'merger attempt to limit competition and thereby lessen the. opportunities lor commerce, I for one," he said, 'would insit on radical action." ":' Attention was called to personal dis criminations, of which the speaker said very little is practiced. He character ized as a very pronounced evil the handling of o:;c shipper's product at the-expense ".of another.' Ho said: . . "This is one of the. whilst evils of railroad managi iiienl today; It should be eradicated, stamped out, even if the I most. stringent measures are necessary j to accomplish tills end. The railroad. as :'. oaiiiiiin run ier.' must and ought I of right give to each shipper his fair share of facilitiis. I .may digress lu re I for a moment to speak of thi gicai coal interests ..of 'the- country and t- express my belief lha,t it . is a. -most dangerous eourst for a rai'road to pur sue, to be foiinil as theowner of, or participating in (lie pron'ts of, any great tract of eotil lands,.' This I would ! hold true with any of the oilier great necessities of lif, anil bclh-.ve that the railroad in the future, as in the past, should . devote . ilself entirely . to its duties as a piihlir carrier." (luiliniiiR hi:; views as to wli.il should be done l!:e senator said: "I w ant the hill ainenifed so th it the coal operators .if West Virginia can open no his mine,, .have .that mine eonr nected with a railroad', have his jusst share or cars, and thus have his prod uct carried lo the best markets, so the farmer of the west Van ship his sur plus grain; the planter -.of tli-n south dispose of his cotton, and the lumber man of the noi-lh his timber, and thai these pi turn can take their shire of the manufactures ''of 'the "cast, and so that it .will be plain that the railroads shalf not be owners of coal lands, grain lands, or any business enterprises, and that the small producer shall have an equal chance wilh the large." Ht closed With the declaration that while he considered the railroad men more capable of regulating rates, he was willing to permit the experiment of a rate making campaign to be made, because of the popu'ar demand. He added, however: "I am absolutely' and unequivocally opposed to giving thean that power without a provision for a broad ami general court revision, to which the shlppeV and carrier can nprieal when the rate' designated Is unfair tq, either."- Mr. Scott spoke for about an hour und when ho closed the president's message on the Joint congressional r?s olution directing an Investigation Into the coal anil oil traffic was read, y Mr. Clapp then took the flooiv to deliver a' speech on the railroad rate blll.j He did not speak specifically in reply to Mr. Scott's speech, hut Rave some attention to the West Virginia senator's remarks. 7, 1906. THE OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT - v Raleigh and Charleston Rail road Plans FAYETTEVILLE APRIL I Capt, ,1. M. Turner, (ieneral Maunder, ; With Headquarters at Marion, S. C. Connect At Fayetteville With R lelj;.'! mid Soiithport. John Skcl ton Williams In Control. Official announcement was made from I he office of John Skelton Wil liams in Richmond today that Mr. William had secured control of the Raleigh and Charleston Railroad Company. An order was also issued appointing J. M. 'Turner general manager wilh hcac'iiuarlcrt at Ma rion, rf. ( . : The Falcigh and ( l:--trleston, the successor of the Carolina t nd North ern, 'extends from Marieo. K. C, to Lumberton, N. C. '.It was recently sold by the receiver! r.nd purchased by'rf company of wht vi John Skelton Williams was supposed to he t!he head. Hi3 annouic;mcnf today proves what has generally boon be lieved heretofore. The understanding is that he road will bo extended from Luinhcrton to Fayetteville, where it will connect with the Raleigh '& Soulh'pnu, which will reach Fayoltevillo In pril, the work of constructio.i now being push'ed with all possible haste. Mr. John A. Mills cf Raleigh, is president of tho Raleigh and Southporc. General Manager Tttrnev was In Raleigh today. He has already been advised of his appointment. He was formerly superintendent of the Sea board Air Line at this politf. and was connected with the Raleign and Pam lico railroad up to the time of the sale of that property. There is much interest in the fu ture of the line over -which Mr Wil liams lias secured control. He is recognized as a railroad man of abil ity whose policy is to push the con struction of any system with which he is identified. The receivership proceedings in the old Carolina Northern are now being wound up in the United States court here, checks for various amounts hav ing been sent out by Major Gran', to day. The road was bought for $250,000. It is forty-two miles and the ro!iin;T stock and personal property was ac quired for $18,000. Capt. V. E. McBoc was receiver. EXPLOSION HILLS ONE AND INJURES FIVE (I'y the Associated Press.) Philadelphia.-' Pa.,' March Adoloh Friedman, aged d years, was instantly killed and live oilier men were seriousVv injured by an explosion today at the I'lintx Degieasing .Works, Magazine lane and the Schuylkill river, the ex treme southwestern section of the city. The men were working In the extract ing -department, wlnre oil Is taken from leather, when a tank of naptha, exploded. Friedman , was )jlown through a 'window and his fellow work men were badly burned. Th build ing, a one story lniek litrueture, whs destroyed by lire '-which followed the exoloslon. FUNERAL OF GEN. SCHOFIELD. (Ry the Associated Press.) Washington, March 7. in the presence of the President of United Statesmembers of the cabinet, jus tices of the supremo court, members of the' diplomatic corps, high rank ing officers of tho army and navy and veterans of the civil war and war with Spain, the funeral services over the body of the late Lieutenant Gen eral John M. Schofield, U. S. A., re tired, and former secretary of war, were held at St. Johns church this afternoon. Rev. Mackey. Smith, bishop coadjutor of ' the diocese of Pennsylvania, officiated, and the church was crowded with relatives and friends dt tho deceased soldier. The interment was at Arlington, where military honors were rendered by the escort in command of Briga dier General T. H. Barry, which con sisted of twelve companifs of dis mounted troops, one ' squadron of cavalry, and two batteries of field artillery. A salute ot seventeen guns, that prescribed for a secretary of war, was fired as the cortege moved into Arlington. TIME'S. AN ERIE TRAIN FELL TO STREET Fearful Accident at Ring 'hampton, N. Y. ENGINEER UNDER WRECK Fngine, Mail, Baggage and Express Cars Plunged Oyer Embankment to Street Fireman Badly Injured. No Passengers Hurt.. Wreck Caught Fire. . (By the Associated Press.) Binghamton, N. Y , March 7. West bound F.ric Railroad train No. 7, trav eling at the rate -of twenty miles an hour, composed of eight .coaches and carrying a train load of emmigrants bound for the west, was derailed at the Erie tower above the Court street dry bridge near Grlswold street today, and the engine, mail, baggage and ex press cars plunged over the embank ment to the street. Samuel Mason, the engineer, was pinned bepeath the wreck of the engine, and is at the hos pital so badly injured that his death is expected. Leslie Jackson, the fire man, was also injured, but hope is ex pressed for his recovery. None of the passengers was hurt. Five minutes after the wreck the en tire lira department was on the scene and was followed in a few minutes by ambulances. The wreck caught fire, but the flames were quickly extin tingulshcd. FEDERAL QUARANTINE Committee Agrees to Sub stitute for Williams Bill . Rurtlett of (icorgia and Russell of Texas Voted in Negative, Essen tially Same as Amended Mallory Rill, Rut Federal Control is E.x- i tended to Interstate Quarantine. (By the Associated Press.) Washington, March 7. By a vote ot 1 1 to 2 the house committee on interstate and foreign commerce agreed today to make a favorable report on ii committee substitute for the Williams bill to extend federal control of quarantine. Representa tive Bartlett of Georgia and Russell of Texas cast the negative votes and will make a minority report opposing the measure on the ground it is un constitutional in that it interferes with the lights of stales. Represen tative Wangor will make the report on the bill. The bill is essentially thd same as the amended Mallory bill reported by the senate committee on public health and national quarantine, with, tho addition of two impurUnt amendments.. - One of these amend ments extends federal control lo in terstate quarantine. The hill in its amended form pro vides for the. establishment of four harbors of refuge, of which Dry Tor tugas is to be one: The secretary of tho treasury is placed In direct con trol of quarantine and is lo adminis ter it. through tho public health and marine hospital service. The bill carries an appropriation of $500,000 to carry its provisions into effect. WILL BE NO STRIKE Southern Settling Amicably With Telegraphers President H. B. Perham of Order of Railroad Telegraphers, Stated To day that" 'There Would Be No Strike on Friday, as Heretofore Announced. .(By the Associated Press.) Washington. March 7. In an aur thorized interview today H. B. Per ham of St. Louis, president of the Order of Railroad Telegraphers, stated that the difference with the Southern Railway Company were be ing amicably arranged and that there would be no strike on Friday as here tofore announced. LAST EDITION. ALL TIIE MARKETS. PRICE 5c. PRESS ANDREW Attorney for New York Life Trustees Delighted WITH TOLL ESTATE Sawyer Milburn Says There Will Be No Relay in Prosecuting the; Suit for Return of Money Alleged to Have lieen Fraudulently Taken from the Company. (By the Associated Press.) Buffalo. N. y March 7. John O. Mil burn, attorney for the trustees of the New York Life Insurance Company, to bring suits against the McCall estate and Andrew Hamilton tor the retuYn of the money alleged to have been fraudulently taken from the company, today expressed surprise and delight at the return of Hamilton to New York. H said: "Andrew Hamilton was sued along with the McCall estate, and the mat ter will be pressed immediately !n the courts for return of the money. I shall return to New York city tonight, and there will be no delay in prosecuting the suit." ; "Will you bring criminal proceed ings against Hamilton?' Mr. Mil burn was asked. "No," I have nothing- to do "with that; that is .the duty of the district attorney. I don't remember the amount involved in the suit, but it is a largo sum, and we believe we have a goort case against the McCall estate and An drew Hanfllton." . ROOSEVELT'S MESSAGE As to Investigating Coal and OitJohopoIies -.-.-v'. , Says He Signed Resolution With Hesitation. Suggests Congress Give Serious Consideration to What It Desires Commission To Io and Put $50,000 At Its l)isK)sal. (Bv the Associated Press.) Washington, March 7. President Roosevelt today sent a message to congress announcing his signature to the joint resolution recently passed instructing the interstate commorce commission to make examination in to the subject of railroad discrimi nations and monopolies in coal and oil. . He says frankly that he has signed it with hesitation, because it may achieve little or nothing. He indi cates, too, that if the investigation proposed by the resolution is con ducted thoroughly, it will result in giving immunity from criminal pros ecution to all persons who are called and sworn as witnesses. In the opinion of the president, tho direction contained in the resolution will remain practically inoperative unless money he provided to carry on the Investigation and the commission lie authorized to take testimony un der its provisions. He suggests, therefore, that con gress give serious consideration to just what it desires the intcrslate commerce commission to do, and that the sum of $50,000 be placed at the disposal of the commission to defray the expenses of the proposed investigation. GRADED SCHOOL BURNER Building at Kernersville Was Destroyed Half an Hour After the Fire Was ' '. Discovered the Structure, Which Cost $1,200, Was in Ashes School Will Have to be Discontin ued for Present. (Special to The Evening Times.) Winston-Salem, N. C, March 7. The graded school building at Ker nersville burned to the ground 'at 11.30 last night. 'Being a frame structure the flames- soread rapidly and half an hour after the fire was discovered the building, which cost $1,200, was in ashes.' The Iobs will necessitate closing f- e graded school, as there is not anol tr suitable Build ing In the town. - HAMILTON NOW
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