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..' M . . . M ar '' m m m a m mamrn a m aai . mm m - - d V- LAST EDITION. THE RALEIGH EVENING TI VOLUME 30. RALEIGH, N. C, FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 1908. PRICE 5 CENTS. ME8. FOREST RESERVE THING NOT TO BE Committee Reports Unfavor ably Today On Appalachian Mountain Measure NOTHING TO BE GAINED Says Chairman Jenkins, By Passage of Bill Creating Great Park System Washington, D. C, April 17 With an adverse report of 40 printed pages,' crowded with legal lore, the house committee on judiciary today killed the plan to have the United States government buy blocks of mountain from New England to Florida and convert them into a gigantic national forest reserve. Judge John J. Jen kins, chairman of the committee, is the author of the report, which re commends no action on the project for the reason that the federal gov ernment, under the terms of the con stitution, nas no rignt to estmisn such a reserve. Had the project been consummated, it wouia uave cost more than $1,000,000,000 and would have resulted in the government buy ing a large part of the Appalachian and White Mountain ranges. Such a forest reserve lias been, ad vocated by the governors of the states interested, by nearly 1.000 commercial and business bodies, and by a majority of the members of congress from the states affected bv the proposed awendiu'iu'i. '5a addi tion to this, members of the judiciary committee have bseu overwhelmed with, letters from the valleys on both sides of the ranges, urging that the reserve be consummated. , In answer to the argument in fa- in ' regulating commerce since it would serve to preserve the streams In a navigable condition by regulat ing and ninkin tiprnetiinl the flow of streams, Judge Jenkins reports: "Every person interested knows that congress does not intend by the purchase or by the acquisition of the lands to take any steps affirmatively toward the improvement of the ris ers affected; that the improvement of navigation will go on just the same, with or without the acquisition of the lands, and the talk of the in; provement of navigation and the reg ulation of commerce is to secure the land for forest purposes, without reference to the effect upon naviga tion or commerce. It is a matter of common knowledge that the purchase of the lands will not bring com merce; that the increuse of the flow of streams is r.ot called for in the in terest of commerce; that many of the streams have never been used and cannot be made navigable as in strumentalities of commerce. "In other words, the demand for the acquisition of the lands is not in the interests of either navigation or commerce. It is too plain for dis cussion that the sole aim and object, is the acquisition of lands for forest purposes. So the whole proposition must be considered as an acquisition of lands for forest purposes." Turning to this phase of the ques tion, the committee denies outright that congress has the right to go into the states affected and acquire the lands for forest purposes, saying that, if this were done "bars would be let down" and all powerB and rights of the states could be dispeuse with. The committee takes this shot at some of the states affected: "Some of the states of the union have been very sensitive about exces sive federal power, but raise no voice against Its exercise when the benefits accrue to them. Forever hereafter they should hold their peace." RICH BROKER DIES WITHOUT WARNING (By Leased Wire to The Times) Chicago. April 17 Mystery sur rounds the death, early today, of P. Si 8tacham,,38, a wenltby real estate dealer, found dead in bed by his brother, Thomas Stacham. The only evidence of the cause of death was an open gas jet, to which was at tached a long rubber hose, DIVORCED Hl'SBAND ALIVE. So Dp. Clemenson Wants Recent Marriage Annulled. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Chicago, April 17 Dr. Peter C. Clemenson, a graduate of Northwest ern university, and well known, to day filed suit for the annulment of his marriage to Margaret Campbell, his bride of a few months, .because .her. divorced husband, whom they both thought dead, is living Jn Read ing, Pa. ' ' '" " " Dr. Clemenson was so affected to day over the divorce regulating his wife's former marriage that he wept while he was talking. Mrs. Campbell was his housekeep er and they were married a :, few months ago. i ' ' "After our marriage," said Dr. Clemenson, "I was at the audito rium one day when I met a young physician, from Reading, who told me WiK'am Grinder, ray wife's for mer husband, was alive. I sent my brother to Reading and he found Grinder." ' Dr. Clemenson, upon hearing this news sent his wife to her parents' home in Vancouver. When she got there he wrote, telling her of his discovery and telling her he intended to bring suit for annulment of their marriage. Mrs. Campbell-Grinder-Clemenson is on her way here to fight the suit. . MORGAN ON TOP IN BOND DEAL August Belmont and Thomas Fortune Ryan Eliminated From Traction Dictatorship (By Leased Wire to The Tinws) :, New York. April 17. J. Plerpont Morgan, already In practical control of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit, .today will complete negotiations which will put Into his hands the management of the $30,000,000 securities the public ser vice commission gave the Interborough permission to issue. Enough is known of the progress of the plan to make it sure that Morgan has at last obtained the dominating hand in the traction situation, and to ' Indicate that Bel mont is to have.' nothing-; to do with the financing of the new securities and that Ryan's Norton Trust; com pany, which has heretofore almost in variably participated in the Interbor ough's profitable bond sales. Is not to have part In the now Issue. It is the Intention to Issue at once 000,000 of these. '-securities to pay $1j,- 000,000 In notes. The balance is to be used to pay other 'Indebtedness and for betterments. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Carlisle. Pa.. April 17. After con fessing that ho had robbed the Mer chants' National bank of $45,000, John V. Harris, the teller, offered to com mit suicide that the bunk may be re imbursed by the Insurance he carries on his life. The offer has been de clined by President Eckels. It is charged that Harris had been robbing the Institution for several years by fraudulent entiles. Harris was looked upon as a model, and his prominence in Sunday school and varl ous church work was marked. He never smoked nor drank, and his family life was without a flaw. Eefor e his arrest Harris turned over to the bank officers deeds for his fine home and two small farms, to gethcr with what stocks and bonds he held. : MILITARY APPROPRIATION BILL Will Be In Jeopardy if Senate and House ' Disagrees (By Leased Wire to The Times) Washington, April 17 War Is on between the house and senate con ferees on the military appropriations bill. The conferees have been hold ing meetings froiri day to day until recently. They found themselves un able to reach an agreement. ,They have quit trying. They have not formally agreed to report a disagree ment to the house- and ' senate. Should this be done, It would put the bill In serious jeopardy. BANK HYPOCRITE WOULD SUICIDE CARNEG IE Library Donation Specialist Sends Remarkable Letter to Judiciary Committee FORMER MAYOR LOW Presents Ironmaster's Com munication "Combinations That Curtail Competition" ;, -(By Leased Wire to The Times) : Washington, D. C, April 17. Andrew Carnegie, In a remarkable letter read before the house judiciary committee, asserted that new combinations or capital have for their principal object the robbery of the public. It was during the discussion of the civic federation bill to amend the Sher man anti-trust law that the letter was read. -'"' . Seth Low, president of the federa tion, submitted amendments to his bill so altering its provisions t.iat the interstate commerce' commission, in stead of the president and the com missioner of 'corporation.- shall bo tho arbiter of all matters of designation and decision whic h Would arise under the '-opcrato.il of the bill. . Mr. Low laid before the committee a letter from Andrew Carnegie in sup port of the proposed changes. Mr. Car negie's letter was written with ... the purpose of supporting the idea that authority should not be divided be tween the interstate commerce com mission and other bodies or other of ficials. It says in part; "One point seems to be essential without it ..little general progress can be made Ken new combinations are proposed, the first uesttons must al ways be: 'What is the object sought?" In 99 cases out of 100 it will undoubt edly be to rob .'the. -community. 'of it3 right to the benefits of free competi tion, disguise it as we may. Therefore, the commission's duty is to obtain sat isfactory proof that the application is to cover an. exceptional, case, cose:. ; .;;' ' "The conditions must be peculiar, as those of common carriers and steel rail agreement are. If not the application should be denied. If granted, then measures must be taken to safeguard, to insure to consumers the results that competition would bring. Nothing should prevent this. That the combi nations be reasonable is not sufficient." Harvard Off For Annapolis. , (By Leased Wire to The Times) Boston, April 17 Harvard's var sity eight left for Annapolis last night, where they meet the navy crew on the Severn Wednesday. GETS A BULLET (By Leased Wire to The Times) New York, April 17. After frequent quarrels over the hand of Kitty Red mond, of 619 East SCth street, Edward Nestor, 10, a pugilist, living at 350 East 66th street, and William Roach, 21, of 336 East G3rd street, met and fought it out. Nestor is in Flower hospital with - a plstolshot wound In his side which, the doctors believe, will be fatal. , . -'..'.-- The shooting took place In "Mike Muller's billiard room on East 67th street. Muller says Nestor, known in the ring as "Young" Nestor, came In and said, walking up to Roach: "I'm going to lick' you again, as I did the other night." Roach had been going armed, fearing another attack. He says Nestor made a motion to draw a gune and he shot him. The bullet lodged at the base of Nestor's spine. TROOPS AND SETTLERS Harrassed by Gucrrlla Warfare of Maya Indians. Mexico City, April 17 Bands of Maya Indians are waging a guerrila warfare upon Mexican troops and settlers of Qulntana, Roo territory. Advices have been received of the ambushing of a military supply train when two soldiers and a Turkish merchant were killed. A few days before this attack a large band of Indians attacked a force of Mexican soldiers, wounding a number and taking others captive. SURE PUBLIC'S ROBBED LOVESICK BOXER NEW YORK BANK MERGER. National City and Bank of Commerce May be Welded With Ryan's Help. (By Leased Wire to The Times) New York, April 17 rWall street Is busy with a rumor that the Natio nal Cjty bank and National Bank of Commerce will soon consolidate. It is said negotiations are In progress between Frank A. Vanderlip, acting for the City bank, and Thomas F. Ryan, acting for the Bank of Com- raerce, looking to the purchase of the i Bank of Commerce stock from sev-. eral life Insurance companies which hold it for investment and two or three trust companies, of which the United States Mortgage and Trust company, the Morton Trust company and the Guaranty Trust company are tho chief. Mr. Vanderlip is at present in Eu rope, as is James Stillman, president of the National City, and It is not likely that any Immediate merger of the two companies will take place until one of them returns. The combining of those two banks into one would produce an institu tion that for size and Importance would only be rivalled by some of tho greatest institutions of the world, like the Bank of France, It would mean the bringing together of $50, 000,000 capital, or capital and sur plus amounting to $S9, 843,200 and deposits to a total 'of $329,671,200. NO TALK FIGHT Plenty of Literature to Re Cir culated, But no Speakers Will Stump State (Special to Evoning "Times.) Durham, April 17. Information was given'--out 'yesterday that e anti-prohibitionists have determined to conduct the campaign In this state against pro hibiten through the means of bureaus, and that a canvass of the state wll not be. made by speakers. This plan hass just been determined on. and a com plete list of all voters, together with their addresses throughout the state, has been placed in the hands of the executive committee. It is the desire of the anti-prohibitionists nut to stir up any strife, but- to conduct-an im passlonate campaign, which they' be lieve can be done by furnishing the voters -with 'literature, on the subject which they can read ami reflect, thus arriving at their conclusions calmly and impassionatcly. Considerable disappointment will be felt by the anti-prohibitionists' at this determination of the executive commit tee, as some of the best speakers of the United States, including members of congress, were : slated to take the stump, but the decision of the commit tee seems to be based upon good rea sons, and this method of appealing to the people in their npiniuii is the most apt to get an honest and fair impres sion from the ' people of the state on this subject. ." . ' PERSIAN I'RKI'KCT OF POLICE Hum Never I tend Const itution Mob Rule on Top. (By Cable to The Times) Teheran, April 17 Notwithstand ing that constitutional government has been Instituted in Persia, events Indicate that the country Is under mob rule. While the national as sembly is sitting, great crowds gather about the building and their violent demonstrations interfere greatly with the law-makers. The ministry of war Is now en gaged In ' investigating- the case brought against the governor of Te heran and the chief of police, both of whom are charged with violating the constitutional laws. The police perfect candidly admite ho had never read the constitution. While tho po lice chief was arrested on account of his Ignorance of the law he was sworn to enforce, the charge against the governor was of another charac ter. He Is accused of violating laws which he knew the presence of. Calgary Landslide Kills 05. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Calgary, Alberta, April 17. Sixty-five Japanese laborers employed by the Canadian Pacific road lost their lives In one of the worst landslides In tho history of Canada In a canon of the Alberta mountains1 Wednesday night. ANUS WILL MAKE The roar of the thousands of tons of at Magdeburg. Hose Knopfel a beau snow, Ice and rock, carrying before It .'tlful glil, was sent to prison five years debris of all kinds and snapping1 off ago, having been convicted of the large trees as If they were twigs, crime, Shu was released today and could be heard for miles. Telegraph ( returned to her home a mere shadow wires were can-led down by the slide, of herself. While in prison she fell a Only Ave bodies have been recovered, victim to consumption. LABOR AROUSED SAYSGOMPERS Never Has Used its Full Politi cal Power, But Will Do So Now WORKERS ARE PATIENT Yet Congress and Jdiciary Must Remember Confer ence of Leaders .:' (By Leased Wire to The Times) New York, April 17. "The genie of labor has been aroused," '.declared Sam uel Gompers, the foremost labor lead-j i-r. in the country, in an interview here. Uompers is attending a' conference of, labor interests and incidentally arrang ing for big mass meet ing to be held In Manhattan and Brooklyn oii Sunday to protest against the recent decisions of the Supreme Court. "Labor will not allow it -elf to be out lawed by a judicial decision. I wish those who sneer at labor-could realize Mio intensity of feeling that lias been aroused. "t'p to the present, labor has not util ized to the full its political power, but with the recent decision of the Supreme Court has come realization that we must actively assert every power vi possess if our rights are to be recog nized. "The record of ."every . congressman will be .scrutinized. We respect the lawmaking powers, and we respect the judicial y. We are patient, even in the face "f many disappointments and de lays at the hands of congress. But labor is going to be the judge of what is test for labor' in the way of labor legislation. The Value of congress to pass labor . legislation will be a chal lenge to further exercise of our power. Let no one deceive himself as to the real meaning of the recent conference of labor leaders in Washington." JILIA MARLOWK OUT OF IT, Her Name Kliininated From Von Herrniaii Divorce Case. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Boston; Mass,; April 17. Mrs. Clara L. Von Hermann's attorney yesterday moved that her divorce liber in the Es sex county supreme court at Salem against Karl S. Von Hermann, in which the actress, Miss Julia Marlowe, and Mrs. Maude''. Thorburn Backus, of Brooklyn, were naim-d as coiespond cnts, .be. di.Nlj.isxcd..- This menus that the names of Miss Marlowe ..and Mrs. Backus are eliminated from the ease. Attorney lSrigha in stated iliiit nn in vestigation lie believes the source -of information , Upon which Mrs. 'yon Hermann. .based, her case was wholly Irresponsible. TERRIBLE TEDDY TO FIGHT AGAIN '(By Leased Wire to The Times) New York, April 1 7 Terry Mc Govein, the greatest fighter of his weight in his day, will return to tho ring April 30, when he Is carded to light Johnny Summers, the English lightweight, at the old Broadway Athletic club at Lyric hall. The boys are to meet at catchweights, but Terry, according to Joe Humphreys, will tip tho beam nt 134. Young Corbett sends In word ho will back Terry against any man within 10 pounds of his weight for all he owns. Mickey McOonough says he will get down hook, line and sinker on Terry, too. Mickey's bank roll Is huskier than ever theso days. Girl AVrongfulIy Accused. (Special Cable to The Times.) Hamburg, April 17. A farm laborer on his deathbed confessed to having Instigated his son to set fire to a if arm LITTLE SURPRISE IN KOREA Over Murder of Durham Stevens, Jap. Agent at Seoul. (By Cable to The Times) London, April 17 A Tokio dis pateh to the Daily Mail reads: "The murder in San Francisco of the American, Durham W. Stevens, a Japanese agent in Seoul, caused lit tle surprise in Korea. "The righteous army league of Korea was organized mainly for the extermination of Japanese agents. When Mr. Stevens left, for America his destruction was committed to the righteous army league in San Fran cisco, with its agents in various parts of the United States, .. . "Vengeance is sworn against all who help the Japanese in the capita!.": EXTRAVAGANCE AND CHEESE. Lead to I'lidoiiin of Wisconsin Hank Cashier. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Madison, AVis., April 1 7 It was his attempt to corner the Limburg cheese market that led Edward Story cashier, of the bank of Belleville, near here, to embezzle $30, 000 of the bank's funds,. . When accused of the embezzle ment. Story took poison, and is crit ically sick. His salary was only $900'. a year, and his household ex penses were more than that Sum. HAYNORREVENU CASEIS CQM1N Summons Soon tG Be Served in $100,000 Suit of Norfolk (H?.tei U to The fivean-.s Times.) Durham, April 11. The summons in the big suit of the Haynor Manufactur ing Conipiiny, of. Norfolk. a., against a number of rtven .K! otReers , in '.he Eastfcio district of this state, will be served within the next few days,, and it Is probable that a hearing will be at the. approaching tet'm of Wake Su perior court. . The . Haynor company will ask for damages to -the .amount of $100,000. The allegations under which the action was. brought was due to the action of the . revenue officers, in discontinuing the sale of various drinks, known as i Vim, licci ine, and others on complaint that the drinks contained sufficient amount of alcohol to demand license of the retailers. ; A case was brought against the Hay nor company , and the trial in the fed ora! court ' resulted in dismissing, the action, necessarily vindicating the company, who allege that during the time the case was .pending -a .discon tinuance of these sales caused .them, to lose their trade, which amounts to a large sum of money. The suit Is brought against Internal.' Revenue Col lector K; ". Duncan; Deputy t'laudiuS 'Dockory and Deputy ('ollector Adams and John N'ichols. '. The suit : will be ititrreHting and will consume a lengthy hearing. . GROSS DISLIKES R (By Leased Wire to The Times) . Hartford, Conn., April 17. At a meet ing of the eastern ".stockholders, of the Illinois Central yesterday a c'Vmniittee was appointed to secure proxlc,; a. id attend the meeting of stockholders cnlled by the llarrlnia.n officials, to all -Ihorfxo an issue of . $.20,0u0.U'Ki of stoe!. During the fight between Wttiyves'ivnt Fish and Hairinian for con.rol t the Illinois Central the Stockholders herea bouts were practically unanimous In support of Mr. Fish. Yesterday's ac tion Indicates' iliiit , they are . not ' yet reconciled to Harriman. . Discussing the acquisition by. the I'nloii l'acilic of a huge block of Illi nois Central' at $17.1, P. V. Woodward, Vice-president of the. -Connecticut. G' l! eral l.lfo Insurani'e coiiipany, deela'-eii this speculation by Harriman hail cost the Union Pacific, stockholders $10,011, C00 through the decline in the price of Plinois Central stock.. Charles E; tlross, a lawyer, said that hen he leceived a wiuit from l'resldent llarnlmn for. his I)Hy lie threw It In the waste basket. He said he had utterly lost confidence in thrice men. Miss Virginia Iuldridge, who has been learning in flrecnsboro, Will arrive . In the city this afternoon to spend Easter with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Eldrldge, ."'' KING HAR MAN ANOTHER GOULD SCANDAL COMES Frank Jay Leaves Wife and Filth Avenue Home, Both of Them Beautiful HE WANTS A -DIVORCE Goes to Plaza Hotel and Won't See Anybody But His Lawyer (By Leased Wire to The Times) New York, April 17 Jealous be cause of the homage paid his beauti ful wife, Frank Jay Gould, master of $10,000,000, has left his Fifth ave nue home and, it is said, papers have been served looking to a legal sepa ration of the young couple. The actual parting took place Wednesday, when, leaving his wife and hor two children at their man sion, No. 838 Fifth avenue, Mr. Gould went to the Plaza hotel, where he gave orders that his presence was to be denied all inquirers. :': Questioned as to the separatton, DeLancey Nicoll, counsel for Mr. Gould, would not say positively that an action for separation was in prog ress. ,Nor would he deny it. , "I cannot talk of the affairs of my clients unless they wish me to," said Mr. Nicoll, "so I will not discuss this matter in any ; way. I think you understand my position. Some times a client will tell me not to talk to the newspapers, and T cannot. Then, again one will tell me to give the facts to iht newspapers. Then I do. But in thiii case I can say noth- iur." :' Pending the settlement of their marital difficulties Mrs. Gould, It Is declared, has already begun to pack her baggage for a trip to the south. Mr. Gould, It 13 said, will also leave New Yorji until the courts decide as to his future status as a family man. 'On Wednesday Mrs. Gould had tea at the Hotel Plaza, as she has . fre quently '' done. There was nothing to indicate that the relations between her husband-and hersejf had become strained. Later in the night, Mr. Gould appeared at the Plaza and took apartments. In accordance with his plans his presence at the hotel was denied. At his home, which was brilliantly illuminated at midnight, It was stated that Mr. and Mrs. Gould were at home, but had retired and could not be disturbed. Yesterday if was admitted he had left the pre vious day. .-' At. her home Mrs. Gould will re ceive callers, while Mr. , oouid win see no interviewers at the Plaza. In reply to cards, he has sent down word he was out of the city. Later he simply was "not in." After the break Mrs. Gould dined out,'-.'calling at the home of her mother, Mrs. Edward Kelly, at 221 West C7th street, for a short visit. After she had gone Mrs. Kelly re fused to discuss her affairs.' "1 do not think Mrs. Gould needs any statement or defence from me," she said, "or, for that matter, from anyone else." .. "But you know about the report ed suit for separation?" "Well, it's her suit, Isn't it?" re plied Mrs. Kelly. "I have not a thing to say." Although they have been married six years the affairs of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gould have attracted a good deal of attention. From time to time there have been reports of trouble. In October, 1906, they had reached such a condition that it was said pa pers for a separation had been pre pared. V At that tlm Mrs. Gould suddenly left Lyndhurst where she had been with her husband while he prepared for a long yachting trip. If any ac tion was contemplated at that time It was ended by the intervening of one of the Gould family councils. Soon, however, there was more friction, which ended in Frank Gould denying his mother-in-law the priv ilege of entering his h8me. In a statement issued at that time, he said he was going to run the house and no one else, and that as Mrs. Kelly had seen fit to talk about hit (Continued on Page Seven,)