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, Only Afternoon Paper Between Richmond and Atlanta With Leased Wire and Full Press Dispatches.1 LAST EDITION. ALL THE MARKETS. THE RALEIGH EVENING TIME VOLUME 30. RALEIGH, N. C, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1908. PRICE 5 CENTS. MILLIONAIRE MORSE IJOSES HIS WEALTH TO BECOME A PAUPER E UNNATURAL MOTHER TEMPTS YOUNG SON TO MURDER FATHER TALKS TARIFF WEATHER IN It OUR THOMAS NSPEAKABL Big New York Banker asd Head UI ice -Trust and Ship Trust Fleesto Europe FIFTH RVEMJE MANSION nriirn rnn nrnTTnniu btlZtU I- Ulf Utd 1 1 UUAI His Large Financial Interests Are Crumbling Into the Sea of Fuilure and Disaster, an'. Charged With Sharp Practice or Worse to Keep His Pecuniary Head Above the Financial Waters That Have lleen Surrounding Him For Some Time, Charles W. Morse Disappears From New York Believed to be on Way to Europe Some Interesting Facts : Concerning His Affairs and Move ments. The Career of C. W. -Morse in Epitome. New York, Feb. 6. In October, 1007 Charles W. Morse was credited with a fortune of at least $20,000,000. He was head of the steamship trust which was capitalized at $127,000,00,0 and which was In control of the coastwise ship- ping trade of the United States. Was managing head, director or otherwise in control of a chain of nine banks and trust com- panles that were capitalized at 9 110,000,000. Was head of the Ice trust, capitalized at $7, 000,000. In February, 1008 Charles W Morse Is sought by the fed- eral government, his real estate 9) property attached for debt. His stocks practically worthless and his fortune swept away. Q Deposed as head of the ice trust, its stock has dwindled to almost nothing. Repudiated f) by the ship trust management. 9 Seven of the banks and trust companies he controlled are 0 either in the hands of the re ft celvers or else have temporarl- ly closed, His dealings with banks are being Investigated by the fed eral grand jury nnd twice he has been subjected to gruelling examinations. v His mansion at 128 Fifth av enue, where he lives alone with his wife, who went through the Dodge-Morse scandal which put Abel Hummel in Jail, Is under attachment. Morse Flees to Europe. (By Leased Wire to The Times.) New York, Feb. 6 Charles W. Morse, less than five months ago worth $20,000,000, head of the coastwise ship and the ice trusts, cap Rallied at $127,000,000 and in con trol of a chain of banks capitalized at $10,000,000 Is today said to be on his way to Europe. ;'. . la the belief that he is on the Kaiser Wtlhelm II receiver Hanna, the official of the federal government who has In charge the investigation that the grand Jury Is making Into the bank Juggling, which led to the failure of the bank of North Amerl ca, has attached his Fifth avenue mansion for $243,321.25 due by Morse to the abnk on promissory notes long overdue. Twice Morse has been before the grand Jury, where he was subjected to gruelling examinations. : It Is , known that an indictment has been determined upon by th9 Jurors, but it Is stated by District Attorney Jerome that he knows of no reason why Morse should flee fearing criminal prosecution. Mrs. Morse, who was dragged through the contest attendant upon the Dodge-Morse divorce case that landed Abe Hummel on Blackwell's Island, is living alone In the mansion at No. ,728 Fifth avenue. This stands the name of Morse and is said 10 be worth $760,000. A servant revealed the fact that he has not been at home for two days and Receiver Hanna, In a sworn statement to the federal court, ex (Continued on Second Page.) Jjj CULBERSON ATTACKS POLICY SEC, CORTELYOU (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Washington, Feb. 6 Senator Cul berson, of Texas, called up in the senate this afternoon his resolution directing the secretary of the treas ury to inform the senate whether'be- twepn Dctnhar 1 nni November 1 S ' which of the New York bank had re- ' Washington. D. C., Feb. 6.-In Ills re fused to inset their obligations to ply to the speech of Representative outside banks in cash. In urging' the 'Payne,- of .New York, defending Pres. resolution (senator tjuiueroon at- tacked Secretary Cortelyou and his financial, policies in bitter terms. ! "The secretary of the treasury,"- o nu.nnn i-f,nt I,-. i,c has sent to the senate as to whether.0110 had dared to affirm that the scope the New York banks used the J 7 5,- of the constitution could be extended 000,000 deposited with them for by judicial construction beyond its speculative purposes; or to meet the demands of outside banks. In . his report he submits a ... number or let ters from the president's clearing house associations on this Imnortant nnocttnn hilt ho tism not Hiilitn II tori ' any complaints that have reached him In letters from national bauks them selves." . Senator Culberson declared he had not introduced the resolution haphaz ard, and he was informed there were letters on file at the treasury depart ment which it was desirable to have before the senate in the interest of truth and of legislation. He pre sented six complaints for violation of the law against the secretary of the treasury. He said the secretary of the treasury had acted illegally in Issuing the Panama Canal bonds; In excluding individual Didders; in the issue of the 3 per cent, certificates of Indebtedness in the manner of use of the proceedings of bond issue in per mitting national banks to issue notes on three per cent, certificates and In the distribution of the public de posits. He asserted that much of the Continued om Second Page.) THAW STAYS IN ASYLUM A! lest He Must RemalnT Iiere Two Months Yet Mother Thaw and Chief Attorney Lit tleton Agree on That and Evelyn Must Submit Harry AVill be Pre vailed on by His Wife and Mother and Littleton Govs South Till April. (By Leased Wire to The Times.) New York. Feb. 6 Following a conference between Mrs. William Thaw, mother of Harry K. Thaw, and Martin W. Littleton, chfef coun sel for the slayer of Stanford White, the statement Is made today that no immediate efforts will be made to get Thaw out of Matteawan. This conference was held Just be fore Mr. Littleton started on a trip to the Bouth where he is expected to re main two months. It is said no movement looking to habeas corpus will be started until his return and during that period Thaw will have to languish In the madhouse unless there be some unexpected step on the part of his Junior counsel, Daniel O'Reilly and A. Russel Peabody. Now that Mrs. Thaw has been won over to the side of the chief counsel It Is believed Thawsand his wife, Evelyn Nesblt Thaw, will be com pelled to wait patiently the legal ac tion that cn hardly be started be fore April 1. Old Mother Yields Reluctantly. Mrs. Thaw had been insistent" at first on an effort to have her son re leased or sent to some private sani tarium. She was told that the great est hurt to be done her son was to antagonize the state authorities. She was told also that Thaw would get accustomed to his surroundings and life In , Matteawpn and the stay would probably benefit htm. She communicated with Mr. Peabody and Mr. O'Reilly without delay after Mr. Littleton's quiet talk and Instructed them to delay any habeas corpus pro- (Continued on Page Two.) Speech Iq Congress Today Re plyinolo Payne of N. Y. DEFENDS STATE RIGHTS Democrats Xot For Free Tra'de, Hut the Party Stands for Revision of the Tariff, and Republican Party Will Never Agree to That He Deprecates and Condemns Federal Court Injunctions and Goes 11 Strong On State Rights. ny Leafed Wire to The Times.) ident Koosevelt's bolides. Remvsen- tative Thomas, of North Carolina, de voted himself particularly to the sub jects of states rights and tariff revis- i:n. ne .Him mat until recinuy no plalu meaning and intent or that the enii ' Kv;rmmt'-; : could.' - exercise power not granted In that Instrument. Roth. President Roosevelt and Secre- tal'j' Hoot however. had declared and promulgated doctrines "new and dan gerous and foreign to all Ideas of the founders of the republic." The doc trine advocated by Mr. Root that the states must surrender more and more of their power to the national govern, ment, said Mr. Thomas, was prolific of the greatest evil. It was the ' Pan dora's box of Ills. In the matter of the issuance of In junctions by federal courts in'. North Carolina, Alabama, and other states in railroad rate cases before a final hearing on the constitutionality of the state laws, he said that such action was an unseemly, exercise of power by federal courts and created dangerous conflicts. . In the recent railroad rate contro versy in North Carolina Mr. Thomas said that his state had vindicated its right to enforce its laws. "The action of North Carolina and other states ia the south, he said, "fol lowing the speeches of the president and Secretary Root, and coming close ly after the California school Incident, makes the old question of states rights cf great interest, not only to the south but to the whole country." Coming to the question of the tariff, Mr. -Thomas said that the democratic pasjy did not stand for free trade, but rather for revision and reduction of the tariff. He declared there was no hope along these lines In any action by the republican party. TODAY'S WORK (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Washington, D. C, Feb. 6. In the senate today Senator Culberson at tacked Secretary Cortelyou for his financial relief measure, charging him with misstatement of fact and viola tion of the law In a number of partic ulars. The senate passed a bill advancing General Oliver O. Howard to the grade of lieutenant general, retired. Senator Beveridge introduced a res olution expressing it as the sense of the senate that a maximum and min imum tariff be established. Senator Gore introduced a resolution expressing It as the sense of the sen ate that a number of articles be placed on the free list immediately. On motion of Senator Stone it was decided to adjourn until Monday at the close of today's session. In the houso Representative Gardner, of Michigan spoke on the Indian ap propriation bill. - FIRE DESTROYS FAMOUS t.i,' - I - .. ... :. : . r . , OLD BLOCKADE RUNNER (By Leased Wire to The Times ) Philadelphia, Feb. 6 Fire today destroyed the steamship Aries, famed during the Civil War as a blockade runner and one of the oldest freight ers in commission, at her pier In the Delaware River today. Three tramps, supposed to have caused the Are, are believed to have periBhed in the flames. They were asleep in the hold. CONGRESS Before Breakfast THE SURGEONS ALL BUSY The Doctors and Hospital Helpers Worked Till Overcome By Evliaus tion On the Great Rush of Injured Patients, Victims of Street Acci dents for the Most Part Some of the Had Effects of Very Bad Day Out of Doors in the Metropolis. (Ry Leased Wire to The Times.) .New York, Feb. 6. Rain pouring down on five inches of snow, under Which' there was enough'- ice to 'make the streets slippery as glass, gave New Yorkers an overdose of unspeakable went her : today. To make conditions worse, a thick fog settled down on "the town ami nearby water. Nearly 213 accidents were, reported to the po'lie before daylight. Bellevue Hospital was jammed full of men and women .WM broken legs and arms, heads cut or constitutions temporarily wrecked by exposure. Ambulance drivers, surgeons and horses from nearly all the hospitals w ere tired to exhaustion. All' manner of traffic was delayed. Extra trains ran on the "Lb and extra cars an! sweepers on the surface lines to keep ; the tracks open. ; During the storm .the .-rivers, and. vayry r.nu, m turn uuiun imu -v creep about, nosing their bows, fright ening passengers and pilots and then backing rfway to stumble along in an other course. Then came the rain and the fog. .. . Doctors say this' Is an ideal pneu monia day-wet feet, -."foggy" aid and a sudden change from zero to 35 or 40 degrees above, make a combination hard to escape. y Travel to New England Continues Under Worst Weather Ever. New London, Conn., Feb. C The steamer Plymouth, of the Fall River Line, which left New York at 5 : 30 o'clock last night, landed 200 of her I passengers who will continue the trip to New England points by train. The captain of the Plymouth reports the worst weather on the sound for years, a blinding snow-storm com pelling him to anchor in the sound until daylight, feeling his way into this port when day broke He re ports the snow so thick as to render navigation impossible with safety. Many of the passengers are .still on board and will continue their trip by the Plymouth as soon as the weather clears . -. BIG BLAZE IN PEORIA TODAY (By Leased Wire to The Tlrne.s.) Peoria, 111., Feb. 6 I a. m. Fanned by a strong breeze a fire, which started in the Watson build ing in South Adams street, the city's principal business section, before daylight today, destroyed one four story, one three-story, and a half dozen two-story buildings, causing damage estimated at $200,000. An unconfirmed report says throe fire men have been killed. Officers Waiting to Arrest Reynolds. Marshall, N. C Feb. 6. Mystery still surrounds the death of Mrs. Harriet Reynolds, wife of John Reynolds, a prominent citizen who' lives near Barnard, N. C. The wo man's husband is accused of beating her to death, and officers are await ing an opportunity to arrest him. LYNCHERS GET JACK LONG IN FLORIDA (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Gainesville, Fla., Feb. Informa tion has Just .been received from New berry, Fla., that Jack Long, accused of the murder of John Sapp, was taken-. from Jail last night and lynched by a f " ' 4 .where the supreme court held that an mob of 200 men. employer was entltleAto discharge an While the evidence against Long employe for belonging to a union: on was not conclusive. It is considered the latter's decision and on the ques certaln that he was the guilty person, tlon of compulsorj arbitration. THE DEAD AND LIVE KINGS OF PORTUGAL (Special Cable to The Times.) Lisbon, Feb. 6. It has been de- elded that the chapel in the palace which had been handsomely deco rated for the lying In slate of the bodies of King Carlos and Prince Luiz is too small for the purpose The bodies will be taken to the Church of St. Vincent 'after, a few simple services at the palace. King Manuel's condition Is much improved although he still carries his arm in a sling. The papers here are unanimous in their praise and fidelity to duty of Queen Amelie since the assassination of her husband and son. She re ceives many requests for decisions In difficult matters of stale. When told by her physician that she should try and rest for several hours dur ing the day she replied: "I have no time to rest; not ew.n to' weep." ..' ..' . It was announced this morning that members of the court and for- eign diplomatic bodies will file pas'. th fflng of the )ate klng and his son, In the palace chapel this after noon. The arbitrary decree of ex Premier Franco have been revoked by the young king, who has an nounced that the country must be governed by a constitutional gov ernment and not a dictatorship. The members of parliament who were arrested by Franco'3 : orders have been released and their sus pended privileges restored. Senor Franco, flora Galicia, '-'Spain, where he has taken refuge, 3ids word that he is still confident of the ultimate success of his policies and that he will take an opportune moment for his re-entry into politi cal life. ROOSEVELT HAS A PLAN To Circumvent Supreme Court Labor Decision. The President Contemplates An Act By Congress Which Shall Except Labor Unions From the Opera-' , tions of the Sherman Anti-Trust Law and Passage of Compulsory Arbitration Act, (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Washington, D. C, Feb. 6. Presi dent Roosevelt has a plan to circum vent the supreme court decision handed down a few days ago in which It was held that a labor union Is a con spiracy In restraint of trade under the Sherman law and the union and Its members liable for the triple damuges provided by that act. The president's programme consists of two parts. They are: First, amendment of the Sherman law so that it shall specifically except labor unions and related organlza- tlons from its operation. Second, passage of a compulsory arbitration act under which big labor disputes will be arbitrated and set tied, under public authority before they develop such proportions as shall make boycotts, strikes, etc., possible or necessary. From the day when the supreme court decided the Danbury Hatters case politicians have kept their eye t on the white house, looking for some sign of what It was going to say In reply to this sweeping decision. On excellent authority It can be stated that the programme outlined here is one which, with some possible modifi cation and certainty much elaboration In details will be presented by the, 'president. '.-.' ' Another message from the president Is coming In the near future. It will deal with this whole situation, with Horrible, Unnatural Crime Committed Id Florida Re veals Great Depravity. PARRICIDE USED THE 6UN OF HIS VICTIM Laid ill Wait for His Father and. Under Mother's Instructions, Came to the Window of the Old Man's Home, Near Which He Was Ac customed to Sit and : Rend, and Fired Both Barrels of Shot-Gim. Death Followed At Once Boy Was Promised Horse and Buggy By the Wife and Mother "When a Woman is Bad She's Worse Than a Man," Illustrated. (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Pensaeola, Fla., Feb. 6. A special here from Bonifay, Fla., east of Pen sacola, tells of the probable fatal shooting of J. A. Strickland, a promi nent planter living near there, by his twelve-year old son, It is said, who is reported to have admitted . that he committed the crime, saying he was promised by his mother that he would be rewarded If he succeeded in killing his father. The boy is said to declare that his mother promised him the family horse and buggy if he would do away with his father, and suggested that he use a shotgun when his father took a- seat by a window near which It was his nightly custom to sit reading. The story goes that they agreed, the boy thinking only of the prize he would receive, and obtaining his fa- : ther's shotgun, he hid behind the house where he waited until his father came home, The father had only been seat ed a few minutes when a gun was fired through the window, Strickland fall ing to the floor with a gaping wound in his nead. Both barrels had been discharged with fatal effect. . No action has as yet been taken in regard to the arrest . of the boy and his mother, as far as can be learned today. . , SOUTH CAROLINA GOOD ROADS' ASSOCIATION (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Columbia, S.' C, Feb. 6 Public officials and private parties Interested in highway construction are here to day for the annual convention of good roads 'association of South Carolina. This morning President F. H. Hyatt delivered his annual address and Governor Ansel spoke briefly In ad vocacy of the organization's aims. President B. F. Taylor, of the Colum bia Chamber of Commerce, also spoke this morning. , PLANTERS AND STSOCKMEN IN SESSION AT COLUMBIA (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Columbia, S. C, Feb. 6 About 100 leading stockmen and planters are present here, with the two days' annual convention of the state live stock association, which opened at noon. Messrs. B. H. Rawl, J. E. Dorman, and A. J. Payne, experts from the department of agriculture at Washington, will deliver technical nririrpaarks Tho nralHonl la Tlinm a a I T Taj,,or Jr . of Columbla. . j HOW SEC. TAFT DISPOSES I OF PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE. (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Washington, Feb. 6. Secretary Taft, .when asked again for an ex pression of his views on the presi dent's message, said: ' "I shall make no statement on that subject except In my public speeches. ' The entire message Will be covered by me In my forthcoming speeches." ; DOCTORS DREW 2,000 . POUNDS OF WATER FROM THIS PATIENT (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Peoria, 111., Feb. 6 Mrs. Martha Anne Davis, aged 60 years, died last I night, after an Illness of dropsy. During this time Mrs. Davis had been operated on eighty-five times and 2,000 pounds of water drawn off at the different operations. Physicians declare the case to be one of the most singular of Us kind In medical hls- 1 tory. .. ,
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