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RALEIGH, N. C, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1908.
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IN THE ENEMY S
COUNTRY TODAY
Mr. W. J. Bryan (Merino
With Leaders Id New
York City
1 H 'Wflff(
MAKES TWO SPEECHES
Great Commoner Arrived in New
York City Prom Wilmington, Del.,
This Morning and is Patting in
Strenuous Day's WorkIn ' Con-
ference With Party Leaders at Na
tional Headquarters'' at Hoffman
, . House Makes Two Speeches, One
to Traveling Men and One to Moss
, Meeting.' .' .'.'; '
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
New York, Sept. 18 William Jen
nings Bryan arrived In this city to
day from Wilmington, Del., prepared
for one of the most strenuous day's
work he has put in since receiving
the nomination for president. Be
sides holding conferences with his
party leaders, the nominee is sched
uled to address a meeting of the Com
mercial Travelers' League this after
noon and then he will speak at a
mass-meeting in Carnegie Hall. The
democratic candidate left Wilmington
at 6:40 in his special car, and ar
rived In this city at 9 o'clock. He
was taken in an automobile that was
in waiting direct to the democratic
national headquarters, in the Hoff
man House.
After a conference with some of the
leaders Mr. Bryan was met at the
Hoffman House by Ferdinand Ziegel,
president of the Commercial Travel
ers' League, and other officers. A
squad of 75 mounted police were Ce
; tailed. toK' escort Mr.- Bryan -to the
headquarters of the leaque, at 597
Broadway.
XOW FREE TO MARRY.
Helen Malonoy Given Divorce in Jus'
, tlce Gerard's Court.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
New York, Sept. 17 Helen Ma-
loney Is now legally frr to marry
her English sweetheart, Samuel
ClarkBon.
Justice Gerard in the supreme
. court today handed down a decision
annulling the marriage between the
daughter of the Standard Oil million
aire and Arthur Herbert Osborn, the
young broker, whom the girl married
in romantic fashion before Justice of
Peace Boyd at Mammaroneck, De
cember 28, 1905, two years before
her elopment with Clarkson.
The final decree clears away all le
gal obstacles, but the church of Rome
has not acted upon the marriage and
according to the church, Helen Ma-
loney and Arthur Herbert Osborn
are still husband and wife. Both are
Roman Catholics, bo neither can
marry again under their faith until
Rome passes upon the matter and
also declares the marriage annulled.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Galveston, Tex., Sept. 18 This
city, from 10 a. m, to 6 pm. weath
ered one of the severest storms ex
cepting the cataclylsm of September
8, 1900, in many years. The wind,
blowing from the northeast reached
a velocity of 70 miles an hour for
about two minutes, and held to a 62
.' miles an hour gale for several min
utes. It was not a hurricane, but a west
gulf disturbance. t
Nearly 6H Inches of rain fell, and
owing to a poor drainage system, the
streets were flooded with water to a
depth Varying from 6 to 20 inches.
The actual damage was trifling, but
the scare prompted many timid peo
ple to go to Houston, 50 miles away,
only to encounter the same stormy
which reached there yesterday even
ing with a higher wind velocity.
Carrie Nation See Candidate Taft.
- y Cincinnati, O., Sept. 17. Carrie
Nation invaded the presence of Wll-
Uoiyi ITowaM Taft toriav and moka
exquisitely of rum and reform. .
' Judge. Taft la an amiable man. He
GALVESTON
GRASP OF STORM
was at breakfast When her . name
was announced,' but he went Into the
hall to see his visitor. There was no
lengthy prelude to the conversation,
no idle wasting of time in airy badi
nage. Urged on by the fever of a
great mission Mrs. Ration glared at
the candidate and said in a bass
voice:
'Sir, I'v come to ask you some
questions." :
Right there was where the judge
began regret having been so amiable.
"Madam," he said politely, '"I can
not discuss these questions at this
time."
But Carrie could and did.
TAFT AND PROHIBITION DE
'. NOUNCED.
Michigan Federation of Labor Adopt
ed Resolutions Yesterday.
(By Leased Wlrfe to The Times)
Lansing, Mich., Sept. 18- Resolu
tions denouncing William H. Taft as
an enemy of labor and local prohibi
tion as an invasion of the personal
rights of citizens were adopted by the
state federation of labor in session
yesterday. Only one dissenting vote
was received when the antl-Taft reso
lution was offered. The republican
platform was repudiated and organ
ized labor called Upon to aid in Taffs
defeat.
EFFORT BEING MADE TO
STAMP OUT CHOLERA.
, (By Cable to The Times.)
Manila, Sept. 18 One hundred
additional sanitary inspectors were
sworn in today in the campaign to
wipe out the cholera epidemic which
claimed twelve victims in the past
twenty-four hours.
Today there are twenty-five cases
of the disease ',and every effort is be
ing made to prevent a spread. Every
effort is being made to have the dis
ease stamped out by the time that
the American battleship fleet arrives.
WOMAN FIRES
HER CLOTHING
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Mobile, Ala., Sept. 18 Lying on a
cot in the city hospital here is Airs.
Mary Bradford, the wife of Captain
John Bradford, a retired shipmaster,
dying from horrible burns about her
head and body, caused by her own
hands. Early this morning 'Mrs.
Bradford poured kerosene oil over
her clothing and applied a match to
her garments. The unfortunate wo
man ran Into the streets for fully a
block before she was caught by
neighbors and her flaming dress ex
tinguished. A big sensation has been created
by the woman's attempted suicide,
and physicians hold out small chance
for her recovery.
London Bar Silver. ':'
(By Cable to The Times)
London, Sept. 18 Bar silver
quiet, 24d; decline, d.
Conimereclal Bar Silver.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
New York, Sept. 18 Commercial
bar silver, 52; Mexican dollars, 45c.
SPEAKS AGAINST
THE MODERNISTS
(By Cable to The Times.)
Rome, Sept. 18 "Flee from these
modernists, and, if they follow you,
cry out, 'Ce't thee behind me, Sa
tan,' " With these remarkable
words, spoken with lmpresslveness
of manner and with deep force of
purpose, His Holiness Pope Plus to
day received the pilgrimage from
Venice.
they form the pope's purpose of
continuing his campaign against
modernism. Ever since the Issuance
of his encyclical some months ago,
when he first began waging open
warfare against the modern spirit he
has cohtinued at Intervals'hls inimi
cal resolution. . His utterance today,
In view of its force and the circum
stances under which it was made, has
caused a deep impression. A num
ber of American pulgrlms are In
Rome to call upon the pope In private
audience and they are prepared to
pledge the support of his holiness.
The Venetians today were beaded
by Cardinal Cavallari of Venice, and
Cardinal Bacllierl. The throne,
which was presented to the pope to
day, la a work of fin art handsome
ly decorated ta gold and Bilk.
TV idiorv A ttiipv innTTin
T
WiLLRECOVER
Injuries Consist of Two Broken
Ribs, Fractured Hip, Bruises
and. Contusions
TESTS TO BE PURSUED
Latest Reports From the Military
Hospital at Fort Meyer Indicate
That the Aeroplanist Has a Good
Chance of Recovery Mon anient
to be Erected in Memory of Lieu
tenant Selfrldge on the Spot Where
the Aeroplane : Fell Yesterday's
Accident Will Not Deter the Wright
.' Brothers From Their Life-Work.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Washington, Sept. IS Latest re
ports from the military hospital at
Fort Myer indicate that Orvilla
Wright, the aeroplanlst who was in
jured in the fall of his machine yes
terday, at the time Lieutenant Thos.
E. Selfrldge met. his death, has a
good chance of recovery. ; His injur
ies consist of two broken ribs on the
right side and a fracture of the left
hip, together with some bruises and
contusions. So far as Can be learned
no vital organs were affected, and al
though Mr. Wright has lost consid'
erable blood the physicians say that
unless, some unlooked-for compiles'
tlon arises he will make a speedy re
covery. '..'. '
The war department this morning
gave Instructions that the spot on
the Fort Myer parade ground where
the aeroplane fell shall be marked
with a view to the erection thereon of
a monument to the memory of Lieut.
Selfrldge,' the brave young artillery
officer who was ;Wright's companion
on the trip which ended so disastrl
ously. "'".'
While the breaking up of tho pres
ent machine and the injury of Mr.
Wright have brought to a close for
the present all efforts to qualify for
the government tests, it is generally
understood that yesterday's accident
will not deter the Wright brothers
from continuing in their life-work
A telegram from Dayton, O., quotes
Lorin Wright, a brother of Orvllle
and Wilbur, as saying that his broth
ers will pursue: the tests until then
machine is as near perrect as it Is
possible to make it, Unless they lose
their lives In the attempt.
Charles R. Flint, the New York
banker, who has been Interested with
the Wrights in their work, and who
witnessed last night's mishap, also
asserted that the tests would be con
tinued as soon as Mr, Wright has re
covered and the machine can be re
paired. Government Will Investigate.
By direction of Major Squler, act
Ing chief signal officer, the entire
membership of the aeronautic board
on duty in this city, including Major
Charles McK. Salzman, Captain Chas.
S. Wallace, and Lieutenant Frank V.
Lahm, all of the signal corps, Lieu
tenant George C. Sweet, U. S. N., and
Lieutenant Richard B. Creecy, U. S
M. C, proceeded to Fort Meyer this
morning and began an exhaustive in
vestigation of yesterday's accident,
They made a minute ' examination
of the aeroplane wreck, examining
the breakages and closely questioned
Mechanics Taylor and Furness, the
officers who were present, and all
other reliable eye witnesses. In ad
dltion to the investigation for cause,
the board will make an Inventory of
the machine and a complete report
as to its exact condition.
. No Arrangements for Funeral.
' No arrangements have as yet been
made for the funeral of Lieutenant
Selfrldge. It is probable, however,
that the lieutenant will be burled
in the Arlington national cemetery,
near the remains of Admiral Sel
frldge, and close by the spot where
he met his death.
"TOO BAD; TOO BAD,"
SAYS WILBUR WRIGHT
( By Cable to The Times)
LeManS, France., . Sept. 18 The
elation felt by Wilbur Wright, the
American aviator, over his Successful
experiments here, has been turned to
sadness by the accident Which befell
his brother. The Intelligence of the
mishap at Fort Myer, which resulted
In the destruction of the aeroplane,
the death of Lieutenant Selfrldge
And Injuries to .Mr. Wright was
brought by a cablegram this morning.
' "It is toe bad, too bad," he com
(Continued on Second Page.) .
ORVILE
RIGH
MR. COX MAKES
KN01H1SVIEWS
Republican Candidate for Gov-;
ernor Tells the People
Where Be Stands
BUSINESS MAN'S PLEA
Would Like to See North Carolina
Break Away From Solid South is
Not Hostile to Labor Interests.
Just and Fair Towards Capital Is
Opposed to Rebates or Any Sort of
Railroad Discrimination Favors
Liberal Policy Towards State In
stitutions Appeals to the Young
Men. ',.,'''
To the People of North Carolina:
It will be recalled that when I ac
cepted the nomination for governor
at the recent republican state Con
vention In Charlotte, I staled that
later I should, in a more formal
way make known my views upon
the Issues between the two great po
litical parties of North Carolina. I
now make the attempt, and hope
every man who reads this will do so
as if it were a personal communica
tion to Iilm. ;
: My life's work has been outside of
politics. ;" I have never for a moment
entertained any political ambitions.
It was with great reluctance I yield
ed to the earnest entreaties of
friends, who persuaded me that I
owed a duty to the state, and many
of these friends are democrats who
feel as I feel that the business men
of . North Carolina are entitled to
more voice In the business affairs of
the state, and In the legislation af
fecting the business Interests of the
state. V
Being a business man and not a
politician I take it that It Is not ex
pected I should enter into any elab
orate discussion of the political1 Is
sues of the day.
As to the national affairs, I desire
first to say that I am la thorough ac-
corn wun tne principles ana policies
of the party as enunciated In the re-
publican national platform adopted
at Chicago, and firmly believe If
North Carolina would break away
from the solid south and cast her
electoral vote for that great states
manWilliam H. Taft it would
bring millions of dollars here to aid
In developing our untold resourced.
Business men know that dollars, like ,
people, need encouragement; ithey
will go where there is an Induce-
ment, but they are not likely to stay
where there is indifference; they will!
livA n-hpra tliov nno HfrVlfr nlvpuri fnr '
profit.- But if the sentiment of a
community,1 or state, is hostile to
them, such community, or state, is
not likely to grow rich.
In view of the untold resources of
this Commonwealth, about which we
hear and read so much, I may say
there never was a more propitious
opportunity for the adoption of a
policy which will induce, attract and
encourage the Investment of outside
capital In our state.
There are certain matters to
which I desire to refer: First, that
of labor.
Not1 Unfriendly to Labor.
I trust I may , be pardoned for
stating that whatever I have accum
ulated of this world's goods has been
tho fruit of my own efforts. The
work of my life and the environ
ments of the field of activity In
which I have wrought, with some
measure of success,, have been such
as to make It impossible for me to be
In any way unfriendly to labor. The
most loyal friends and supporters I
have are men who have been In my
employ for ten to twenty years and
I am willing that the testimony of
these men, irrespective of political
or other affiliations, shall be accept
ed as to my attitude on this ques
tion. I may state further that I have
never discriminated against any la
boring man on account of his connec
tion with any organization, and in
the course of my business life of
more than twenty-five years, devoted
to the upbuilding of tho Industrial
and manufacturing Interests of the
I . I LI. L Y II A ... II
community in wuicu x uve, onu uid
employing a great many men .never
have I had any trouble of any kind,
at any time, with my employees.
Capital. i
I must be equally frank and em
phatic In stating that my attitude to
wards capital ls that of justice and
fairness.
I am in favor of dealing , wisely
and Justly with all classes of our clt -
Izens In the enactment and enforce
ment of laws affecting their Inter
ests. '
I believe also In the proper and
just and strict regulation of all rail
roads and other public carriers, and
j in requiring all corporations to obey
the laws as strictly and faithfully as
the humblest private citizen.
I favor such laws as will "give to
the federal government greater su
pervision and control over, and se
cure greater publicity in, the man
agement of that class of corporations
engaged in Interstate commerce hav
ing power and opportunities to effect
monopolies."
And in this connection I beg to
state emphatically, that I have "not a
dollar invested in any sort of com
bine or trust, or in any line of busi
ness that any man can fairly claim
even savors of a trust.
As to Railroads.
It Is not Improper, since I have
been so misquoted and misrepresent
ed as to my attitude towards rail
roads to state that in 1889 the peo
ple of my community seeing the
great necessity for building a rail
road south of us, to bring out the
large quantity of lumber in that di
rection, organized the High Point,
Randleman, Asheboi'o and Southern
Railroad Company, and at a meeting
of the stockholders, composed of my
neighbors and friends, I was elected
president and a director of the com
pany and devoted much time and la
bor, and some money towards ,the
completion of this road. Soon after
the completion of this road It was
sold to the old Richmond & Danville,
and I have since retained the place
as director in this local company,
and by reason of holding this place
as director, have lawfully Carried an
annual pass ever since. This annual
pass came to me legitimately and I
have never seen any sufficient reason
why I should refuse it.
Outside of the investment in this
local road I have no financial inter-
. (Continued on Page Three.)
SHIPS CAUGHT
IN GREAT GALE
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
New York, Sept. IS Nine ships
are overdue in tins port ana fear is
fet in shipping circles that some of
. them may have foundered In the great
gale tnat ls raging on the Atlantic.
Details of the storm, considered'
the forst in years, were brought to;
port by officers and passengers of ,
the Hamburg-American line steam-'
ship Deutschland. The terrific gale!
with the velocity of the wind fluctu-
ating between 70 and 80 miles an
houri BW(!t down on the big liner at ;
0'clock Wednesday night, continued ;
for elght hours and left as suddenly!
aB it appeared. I
Thls Kmfi hurricane, which lushed 1
a path of gigantic waves from the
gulf stream northward, overtook at
least eight coastwise steamers bound
for New York, and noe of these, due
yesterday, have yet been reported.
FLEET SAILS FOR
MANILA TODAY
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
(By Cable ot the Times.)
Albany, West Australia, Sept. 18
With the Connecticut the only ship
of the American fleet not coaled, or
ders have been Issued for sailing this
afternoon at 5 o'clock. The destina
tion ls Manila, which will be reach
ed about October 2n.
The days that the fleet remained in
the harbor here was a gala occasion
for Albany. A British ship was pres
ent and participated In the reception
of the men and officers. The termi
nation of the fleet's visit marks the
end of the most notable exchange of
International amenities in the his
tory of the American navy.
DEATH OF DR. SHAFFNER.
Oldest Physician of Winston-Salem
Died This Morning of Heart
'.y ''".'...:' . Disease
(Special to The Times.)
Winston-Salem, N. C, Sept. 18
Dr. John T. Shaffner, Winston-Salem's
oldeBt physician and druggist,
died of heart disease at 11 o'clock to
day, aged seventy years. The de
ceased was prominent In local busi
ness affairs. He married Miss Carrie
Fries, sister of Mrs. Walter W.
Moore ot Richmond, Va., and Messrs.
i 3. W., W. F, H. and E. E. Fries, of
(thls city.
MARK TWAIN'S
VILLA ROBBED
Robbers Discovered and Des;
perate Battle on Moving
Train Takes Place
SHERIFF WAS WOUNDED
Cracksmen Diseovered Looting Pan
try Are Fired on by Butler Clins
ed to Station Whore They Board
Moving Train Sheriff Follows and
Pitched Battles Ensues Car Per
forated With Bullets One of the
Robbers Wounded Although
Wounded Sheriff Held on to His
''Man." '.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
South Norwalk, Conn., Sept. 18
A gang of New York crackmen loot
ed the beautiful Italian villa of Mark
Twain at Redding early today and
afterward engaged In a desperate
pistol battle with Sheriff Banks, of
Danbury, and his posse.
During the battle Sheriff Banks
was shot in the leg and one of the
robbers was wounded and captured.
The battle took place on board ; a
train of the New York, New Haven
& Hartford Railroad as it drew out
of Bethel, Sheriff Banks having
traced the robbers to that point. It
was about midnight when Miss Lyon,
Mark Twain's secretary, was aroused
by hearing the crash of glass on the
lawn in front of the house. She
awakened ' the humorist and his
daughter, Miss Clara Clemens, and
the butler, Claude Douchotte, . who
was armed. The party sallied out on
the lawn and found two men rifling
.the. drawers. of a., oaken- sideboard
which they had carried from the din
ing room and which was filled with
souvenirs and costly plate.
The appearance of the family
frightened the men, who fled, follow
ed by bullets from the butler's pis
tol. H. Lalnsbury, a neighbor, tele
phoned to Sheriff Banks and in a
short time the sheriff and several
deputies were on the scene. It was
found that the robbers had gone
away with several hundred dollars
worth of valuables. The sheriff and
his men traced the burglars to Bethel
and overhauled them there as they
boarded a train which was pulling
out, bound for New York., John
Dias, the conductor told the sheriff
the robbers were on board and In the
last car. Where they had deposited a
bag containing a lot of loot.
Six or seven shots were fired by
the burglar who Is known as "Red"
Rooney and the sides and the roof
of the car were perforated. Con
stable George Banks displayed won
derful grit by holding to his man in
Continued on Second Page.)
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LAND SWINDLE
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Pittsburg, Pa., Sept. 18 Harold
S. Bope, son of H. P. Bope, vice pres
ident of the Carnegie Steel Company,
one of Andrew Carnegie's young
partners, who Is worth between $5,
000,000 and $8,000,000 was arrested
here this morning with Frank L.
Steen and W. B. Haugh.
Bope and Steen are general agents
of the Union Central Construction
Company, while Haugh ls the Indus
trial agent of the Union Central Rail
road Company of Texas.
It is alleged that the two compa
nies are engaged in a gigantic land
swindle and that they have thous
ands of victims. Thomas Dlsllvey,
of this city, who went to Texas as an
employe of the railroad company,
makes the charges.
Priest Beaten.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Chocago, Sept. 18 The Rev. John
Tomazwekl, priest of All Saints Polish
Catholic (Independent) Cathedral,
'Robey and Lubec streets, was beaten
and stabbed early yesterday after
noon by a would-be assassin. The at
tack was made shortly after 1 o'clock
J while the priest Bat alone In the quiet
I of his study at the parish house ad-
, Joining the cathedral studying his
bible. !
GIGANTIC