Weather.
SECOND.
EDITION
Washington, D. C, Jan. 21 Fore
cast for North Carolina for tonight
and Friday: Partly cloudy tonight
and Friday; warmer In the west. v-.
ESTABLISHED 1876.
RALEIGH, N. C, THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 1909.
PRICE 5 CENTS
FOR THE
BODIES OF THE
MISSING DEAD
Sixty Lives Were Lost in the
Terrible Chicago Tun
nel Fire
PATHETIC SCHEME
Many Bodies at tho ' Bottom of the
IJaJke anil Probably Never Will he
Recovered Search"" For Missing
Started at Daybreak !ad Will
Number 0 -Forty-seven Bodies
Will Make Investigation Cause of
Fire Unknown Pathetic Scenes
Have Been Rct-ovem! Coroner
Around the Undertaking Booms.
(JJy Leased Wire to The Times)
Chicago, Jan. 21 WUh 17 bodies
of" the 60 men believed to be dead as
a result of the holocaust at the crib
off Seventy-first street. In Murphy's
undertaking-rooms at South Chicago,
Coroner Peter M. Hoffman today ser
about the formal impanelling of a
jury at the South Chicago police sta
tion to embark upon an inquest into
the wholesale loss of life the most
appalling tunnel disaster of recent
years.
Search for the bodies of the miss
ing, many of which will probably
never be found, was started almost at
daybreak by tho orew of the tug T.
T. Morford and city fire boats.
Pathetic scenes were, being enact
ed around' the undertaking-rooms,
where hundreds' of relatives Vand
friends of men believed to have been
among the holocaust victims, pleaded
with unyielding policemen,for an-op
portunity to view the charred torsos
in canvas bags. There was not any
of the bodies, however, in any way
recognizable, and the police refused
to permit the ghastly sight to be re
vealed. '
One woman who had mourned her
husband lost and was comforted by
his return today was Mrs. James
Walsh. He had been employed on
the Intermediate crib and yesterday
.-vrrornlrig left his home as usual for
work. Outside the house, however,
he determined that he was tired of his
Job and Instead of going to his mid
lake task, he went to Hammond, Ind.,
and there secured another portion.
He did hot return until today;
! The rescuers, who have learned the
effects of the exposure and the treach
ery of lce-cakea as life rafts, say that
U the five men were afloat at the time
they were reported seen they have
trarcely a chance for life as against
the chances of freezing to death or
slipping into the water to drown.
The only fact definitely established
regarding the source of the fire is
that an explosion preceded the ap
pearance of the flames by about three
minutes. i
Various theories havo been ad
vanced with this as a basis. City En
gineer Erlscbn believes that a work
man dropped a lighted match or a
ptpc-spark in the magazine-room.
James Shaffer, one of the, survivors,
. describes the explosion ne so heavy
that It rocked tne building, which
might have set off the attro-glyeerlu
. in the magazine. : '
Another survivor says he saw a
negro workman, enter the powder
room a moment before the explosion
miu ium nnvwunui ..u.
The Incidents that' occurred within
the burning building are many and
SEARCH
V thrilling a. they come from the lli,
of survivors and rescuers. . But they
' 1 .-- """" , 'jlng tfhd were duly passed as follows:
for in that time the tinder box caught & B, 10fc tQ the drBBBge
iiie uuU w. "; "' 'lt0f Whlteoak Swamp, In Bladon coun-
burning debris more than 30 men.
"The dead will number not less
than 60," declared Coroner Hoffman
today,5''Some of them will never be
recovred,:.I fear. There are many
bodies at the bottom of the lako, but
Just how many cannot be told and
probably never will b "known."'' v
t Commission For Liberia.
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
Washington, D. CxJan. 20. Presl
' dent Roosevelt has sent to congress
with his approval a letter from Sec
retary of Stata-Root asking authority
' ' for ih appointment' of a - commission
of tnrM Americans to ggo to Liberia
' amVtwhrt that republic in strength-
,' nlnf 1 liW 1V.0I r ut of Ifcnd-owners and bunt
'( Wflnt. . Th prMldant asks for an ap- h" , fc
- proprhUlon of 130,000 to pay the ex.." wch land-owners. .
," penses of the commission. ; . On motion the consideration of the.
RALEIGH CITY
CHARTER BILL
IS INTRODUCED
Bill of the Good Government
Association Introduced
in the Senate
GOES TO COMMITTEE
Was Introduced by Senator Manning
and at Request of Senator Jones
Was Referred to the Committee on
Counties, Cities and Towns Sena
tor Basset introduces Bill to Pro
tect the Karnings ot Huilway Em
ployes nnil Give Them the Benefit
of the Homestead mid Personal
Exemption Lawn Oder Bills.
Senator Leo, of Willies, led the sen
ate jii prayer.
The committee reported' no co mic
tion In the journiil.
Ex-Senator R. D. Reid. of Rocking
ham, and John C. Drewr.v, of Wake,
were extended the courtesies of the
floor.
New Bills Introduced.
New bills 'Wore, introduced as fol
lows: S. B. 204, Senator Manning: An
net relating to more efficient munici
pal government. This is the hill pre
pared by the Good Government, As
sociation of Raleigh. It was referred
to the Committee on Judiciary, but
on the request of Senator W. B.
Jones, of Wake, tho bill was referred
to the Committee on Counties, Cities
and Towns.
S. B. 205. Senator Manning: An
act to repeal section 1303 of Bevlsal.
Committee on Revlsal.
8. B. 206, Senator Brltt: .An act
to amend the charter of the Citizens
Savings and Trust Company, of Asbe
vllle. Committee on Hanks and Bank
ing. ' ' ' v '
S. B. 207. Senator Bassett: An act
to extend the time for the organiza
tion of the Edgecombe Railway. Com
mittee on Railroads.
S. B. 208, Senator Bassett: An act
to project the earnings of railway em
ployes and give them the benefit of
the homestead and personal property
exemption laws. Committee on Rail
roads. S. B. 209, Senator Jones: An act
to establish a speclai tax district in
Wake county, to be known as School
District No. 4. Committee on Educa
tion. ; .
8. B. 210, Senator Dawes: An act
relating to bills of lading. Commit
tee on Judiciary.
S. B. 211, Senator Long: An act
relative to the issuance of franks by
telephone and telegraph companies.
Committee on Corporations.
Message From House
A message from the house was re
ceived and various bills duly passed
by the house were refer.red to the
proper committees
8 B. 115: An act relating to ap
propriations for Improvements and
maintenance of the state schools for
the blind was referred to Committee
on Appropriations.
Bills Out of Order.
Unanimous consent was asked for
the introduction of the following
bills: ' .
S. B. 212, Senator Barrlnger: An
act to create a new Judicial district
embracing the counties of Guilford
and Alamance. Committee on Judic
ial Districts.
S. B. 213, Senator Ormond, by re-
'ftiiat An not tn App-anriA tliA Alintv
Mnilw mil nf nnrhi of the eonn.
ties of Qreene, Wayne, and Lenoir.
.Committee on Counties, Cities and
. Tnwna
Jpj( Knnl King.
m Cftme for ther flna, read.
! ty. On roll-call the vote stood 45
for and none against.
S. B. 148, to allow the town of
Marshall to Issue bonds, amended and
passed, 45 to 0, on , roll-call. 1 '
8. B. 171: An act to prohibit the
sala of quail, pheasants, and grouse
In North ..Carolina for two years.
When the vote was called for there
was some uncertainty about the re
sult and a-dlvlslon was. called for
Consideration was Anally postponed
until next Tuesday. ;
8. B. 118: An act relative to non-
residents bunting In this state, allow.
ng non-residents to hunt on lands In,
this state, nrovidad such non-residents
King Victor
i 0
faamwtimwi4'&li
bill was deferred until next Ue.tacfi
day. S. It. 17:!: An act to rcgtilui" hunt
ing in Anson county.
S. 11. 07: An act. relative to hunt
ing in Rowan count v..
On motion the bill v;is re-reterred
to the Coinniillee on tiiinie l.iiv.s.
S. B. 2: On act to allow tne Stare
University to be embraced wit Inn the!
provision of the Carnegie Foundation'.
Fund. . j
S. B. 133: An act 'relating to Cie !
registering of Building and Loan As-1
soclation deeds In Caldwell countv. '
S. B. .",2: An act to increase Jiie '
powers and duties of the attorney-'
general. i
This is Senator Manning's blil, and
was reported unfavorably. A mlnor-
llty report was filed and will be called t
up later.
Senators Manning, Holding, Nlm
mocks, and Lockhart, of the Coir
mlttee on Judiciary, offered the mi
nority report.
S. B. 153: To prohibit the killing
of squirrels in Chowan.
On objection the bill went over.
S. B. 140, relative to hunting wild
fowl in Currituck county.
S. B. 14: To protect squirrels in
Sampson county.
S. B. 139: To regulate fishing In
Caldwell county.
The privileges of the floor were ex
tended to ex-Senator W. S. Howard,
of Edgecombe.
Leave of absence was granted to
Senators Manning and Ormond.
Senator Nimocks was added to the
Committee on Judicial Districts.
On motion of Senator Hawes the
senate adjourned to meet tomorrow
morning at 11 o'clock.
EXPRESS COMPANIES
MUST PUBLISH RATES
J jurors -Feciirod from the first, panel.
Washington. "Jan. -herniations j AU of hm' '' in 1,10 unlry ami
were Issued yeptminy by the Inter-!"" are farmers, except one. :.;'In going
rtate commerce commisNlou in modi- i through the first panel the state used
flcaticm of the requlreincnts of the act 'four '.'' peremptory "-challenges, ! the de
to regulute comriicrce with respect to j feMse 'f0UP, an(i gve jurors were taken,
express companies Tb,. conieanis . ()f cu, the nniber in ,lu
are given, the opt on of .-. complying i , , , , , . .. .
strictly with the law or accepting the ! "Pxt "lluel llow" to 89' reduol" to
modlncatlons siiKKnst1.d by the com-j I3- After a conference over the sec -mission.
j ond panel the selection of jurors will
The regulations, In brief, ' require . be resumed,
the companies to afford In ' express ! The first Juror to take a seat In the
shippers every reasonable opportunity;,, this mornitiK was James "W.
to know what - the tariffs are and to .,,,,...,,, , , . , , .,j
iii.i. ti...h"n1iw'WhIteworth, one oMhe most prom
tariffs in the stations and the supply-
ing of files of tariffs by agents, thst
will enable the shippers to know In
advance just what any offered shlp-
ment. may cost. These (lies must 'be
accessible at all times to shlpiiers, so
that no misunderstanding may arise
over the tariffs. By tho terms of the
order compliance is 'required not inter
than July 1, 10.
A similar order affecting the Pull
man company and other sleeping car
companies also was Issued by the
commission, v.-,-
DB. BUTLER AT CONFERENCE.
Attends Uu Conference on Veteri
nary Colleges in Washington.
Washington, Jan. 21. Tho commit
tee on ' veterlnarary education, ap-
pointed, by the secretary of agrleul
turo to rate the veterinary colleges, Is
In -session at the department today.
The conference consists of Dr. J. N,
'Farrlngton, : bureau ef anttaal Indus-
try; Dr, Talt Butler, of "Mlsslselppl:
Dn Paul Fliher, state veterinarian . ef
rihlA. Tir .TAaAnh Tflls-hAM. nr th Chi.
cago . veterinary college; Dr.. Richard
P. Ryman," of - Hartford, Connecticut,
Emanuel, of Italy,
v m f W f .
PROCEEDINGS IN
THE TENNESSEE
MURDER CASE
Exeunt -Progress is Being
Made in Ihe Stleclion
ci a Jury
FITH JUROR SE
Believed That Court. Will he Ready
For the -Taking: of Evidence in a
Day ur So Five of the Xeccssaiy
Twelve Me" Haic Already Been
Securwl All the Jurors Accepted,
W ith One Kxception, Are K.inneis.
Lai've Number of Those Summoned
Are Dis.'iiialitied Ih'cause They
Bend Stenographic Reports of the
Kvidence.
; (By Leased Wire to The' Times)-
Criminal Court Room, Nashville.
Tenn., Jan. 21 Tho first panel ol'
102 names were exhausted shortly be
fore 11 '"o'clock this morning In the
selection of a jury for the Cooper
Sharp trial, and a recess from 11:4"
to 1:10 was then ordered, at the re
quest, of the attorneys for the two
sides, in order that each might have
time to look over the list of names
on the second panel. There were five
I 1 farmers of the county in which
the capital of the state is locatscl. The
examination of the jurors by the state
was cautious and guarded 1 and al
though the defense asked the man no
questions, they accepted him only af
ter a most earnest consultation among
counsel and several conferences with
the . friends and bystanders In the
court-room. Mr. Whlteworth was
known to have been against Senator
Carmack In the recent and memorable
campaign fought out in Tennessee,
but . Governor Patterson, : Cooper's
friend and conferee and ex-Senator
Carmack, whom : Colonel Cooper's
son Is charged with having killed- It
developed that Mr. Whlteworth had
no fixed opinion that could not be
changed by evidence, that he was not
opposed to capital punishment. That
he only had a passing acquaintance
with the defendants at the bar and
that he is not taking the paper that
has championed the interests of the
governor and defended the Coopers,
but Is taking the paper that was edi
ted by Senator Carmack at tho time
at Messina.
of his d.aili. I lie acoeprmco of thin
juror crca it.'d (iiulc .ii ripple-oi'-stip-
liressi'il exciiemeut in the court
room. -
H wn: brought out this- morning'
i
j 'hal a large number ot the men wbo
I hud been sunimoued tor jtirv service
I were (lis'iaaliiu'd hccuu.se- thev had
read the sienogrupmc reports of evi
j donee adduced ar the hearing for bail
and all ot winch was published in
tne .Nashville .papers.- A long line of
jurors who laced the nidge were told
i to stand aside after they admitted
Having read 'tie published evidence. I
The crowd that gathered in the
new ' court-room? 'this morning was
hardly, so large as that of yesterday. '
the opening day, although the room
was well tilled at that. As usual lite
i entrance of the noted defendants in
the court-room created much inter-.
.1
! ii, ix'' shhr.. '
panted by his wife and by his brother,
Iteod Sharp: The two Coopers eu-
Merod a motiient later and with them
were several relatives and friends.
Wll.l, MKKT IX DKBA1K.
i Wake Forest and Davidson Colleges
Wilt Lock Honis.
j (S)eclal to The Times.)
) Wake. IWt, Jun s,.ilcs of
! tlM'""' debalus':' h n o been arrnnged.
iVitll DUVillsnll Ciillt S
held 10ale!-. .Mm'iila.v
I (iveensbui o.
. the first to lie
nistit, likely at
i Aecoidiii to the 'terms of the citn
j tract,. Wake .'im est presents the fpies
ition for '.discussion and Davidson has
i choice of sides.'
The ilebt.e coiu eil will meet tonight' "- '''" ,' uciier roaas in macon conn-
to select Mia i .v and urrairg- time for tlllle for the California legislature to , ty, favorably; to control Bpeed of
the preliminary debate for selecting act, but the nation must give us as-jautos in New Hanover county, unfa-repr-sentv
tives.' surances that no more Japanese shall vorabjy; to amend laws of Anson as
Invade California. Their coming Is to autos. favorably: to change bridge
AND THE PRESIDENT
(By Cable to The Times.)
Washington.-. Jan. ""21.- 'oineldent
with. 1'iesiilent ilunsevell's pronounc
ed, efforts lo prevent HiitirJapauese
legislation' in ('iilll'oi nia conies a re
port to the highest, diplomatic author
ities' her., that 'the--president and the
Japanese ." foreign office ' -understand
each -other far better Hum. is known
to the public. It l aNo said Ilia!
PnsMUnt Roosevelt has for some time
been iisIiik every., effort to discount in
advance any action on the part of ilie
Aini'ilcan people which might be con
strued in Tokio as .unfavorable to
Japan.
At the same lime It asKerted that
the Itinerary of the .: battleship fleet
was in the JapHiieso .fore'gn ottleo be
fore It was given out for publication
change here ami that there was a
complete .understanding between Ja
pan and President Roosevelt (hut the
fleet would not change Its Itinerary,
fir. In other words, would not remain
in the Pacific ocean beyond n certain
date. '
Duke
Duke at - Turin.
Turin, Italy, Jan. 21 Th
of the Abruzzl arrived here this after
noon at 12 o'clock. Despite all ef-
forts to elicit from him a statement
with regard to his proposed sever
ance from his title the Duke main
tained an absolute silence.
Bills Held Tp. ;
(By Leased Wire to The Tffnes)
Sacramento, Cal., Jan. 21--By
vote of 43 to 34 the assembly decided slonal delegation has been asked to
to hold up all anti-Japanese leglsla- meet the president today for the pur
tlon for one week at the request of pose of discussing the present Japa
thtj president and-Oovernor Olllett, , nese situation In California.
'' '" : '-...'
THE CALIFORNIA
SITUATION IS
VERY SERIOUS
Calilornians in Washington Ex
press Great Concern Over
the Japanese Situation
T'S VIEWS
Great Interest Was Created In Wash
ington Today. Caused by the Pub
lication ot a lelfgrnni From Wil
. Iiiiiii ISnndolpli Hearst at San Fran
Cisco,, in Which He Calls Attention
lo the Imminent. Danger Arising
l rem the Presence of Japanese in
California and the Possibility of
War With .la-uin.
(Hv Leased Wire to The Times.)
Washington, D. C. Jan. 21 Groat
interest was created here today by
the publication of a telegram from
William Randolph Hearst at San
Francisco In which he calls attention
to the imminent danger arising from
the presence ot Japanese in Califor
nia and the possibility of war with
Japan as a result of the action of the
Caliiornia legislature in taking meas
ures to protect the state from Japa
nese immigration and curtailing the
privileges of the Japanese now - in
this country. California senators
and congressmen, ns well as represen
tative San Franciaco business men
now here tor the purpose of appear
ance before the public lands commit
tee in the niattemf the Hetch-Hetchy
Valley land grant were equally em
phatic in expressing their approval
of Mr. Hearst's views.
Former Mayor James D. Phelan
said:
T 1 . 1 1 . . . - I . 1. 1 1 .. T T ... . 1. . iL.
situation -in California is very grave
and that the Atlantic fleet should
have remained In Pacific waters.
That the navy should he Increased , of land grant In Caldwell, favorably;
and a great fleet as large, ship forjto amend 2721, section 113, laws of
ship,' as that of Japan should perma-' 1905, as to certain boundaries, favor
nently remain in the Pacific. Hawaii ably; to enable men to collect small
hi the key to the Pacific. It is now i debts, unfavorable; to benefit deaf
overrun with Japanese fighting men. and dumb schools, favorably; to re
It should be made by fortifications ' peal chanter 85. section 74 lava nf
the Pacific Gibraltar. In California
and In Hawaii we have today an ene
my within our gates. Tho Japanese
will destroy California if tho imml
grat ion is not immediately stopped
and the right to own land restricted.
California is bidding for a desirable
Immigration and the Japanese keep
it. out. As long as the fleet Is not in
,kn T)nIAn t I. i I - 1, ..I -i. ,1,1.
none the less an Invasion because
they come under treaty rights. The
next treaty must recognize the fact
that racial differences make the Jap
anese a menace to our peacesafety
and prosperity. It is simply a ques
tion of self-preservation with the
Californians. 1 am sure that the peo
ple of the east will accept, our judg
ment on this question. Hawaii has
fallen Into the hands of the Japanese.
California Is in grave danger. What
step shall be next? 1 would tell them
that of our own knowledge that we
can say that the Japanese In field, in
shop and in store have driven the
wiilte men out of business; that we(Bame in Iredell; to repeal chapter
cannot live tilde by side with
the,
Japanese and exist. We speak for
the white race and for American In
stitutions based upon intelligence and
patriotism when we denyind that this
question be settled and settled now."
Representative Englebrlght said:
"You can say for me that Mr.
Hearst has the facts down right. The
Kit nation as he describes it is correct.
I have not seen the San Francisco
papers yet, and nm not. exactly famil
iar with the situation in (he legisla
ture in regard to the so-called antl-
! Japanese bills." ;
I Senator Flint said:
i "I do not care to give an expression
for publication touching upon condi
tions In California as they relate to
the Japauese
question. The condi
tions at this time are too chaotic to
call for public expression. Mr. Hearst
is well acquainted with conditions on
the coast and undoubtedly, Is well In
formed and knows whereof he
speaks."
' It Is reported that the greater part
a if not all of the California congres-
MANY BILLS ARE
REPORTED IN THE
LOIR
BRANCH
Lawmakers Have Busy Time
This Morning Hearing Re
ports of Committees
MR- HAYES ON FLOOR
Work of the Fourteenth Day's Session
of the House Rev. Higbt C. Moore
Conducts the Religious Services
Memorials and Petitions Presented.
Many Ixx al Bills Reported by Com
mittees, Some Favorably and Some
Unfavorably Bill to Help Blind
and Dumb Schools Reported Favor
ably. . . '
The fourteenth day's session of tho
lower house of the North Carolina
general assembly was called to order
at 11 a. m. by Speaker Graham, who
presented Rev. H. C. Moore, editor ot
the Biblical Recorder, to conduct the
morning prayer service.
The Journal committee reported
the proceedings of yesterday as cor
rectly recorded and the same stood
approved.
Under a call for petitions and me
morials two came forward. Petition
from citizens of Beaufort county to
prevent fishing in Furgo creek and
from Durham county by Graham, by
request, to prevent profanity" in cer
tain mills in Durham county, i ,
Committee Reports. ' '' . ,
The chairmen of the various coin
niittees reported bills as follows:. To
amend charter of Wilson, favorably;
...j auicuu vuiinxr iig i , iaws. or iuo.
ravoramy; to regulate the passage of-
ftsh in Watauga county, favorably;
to allow passage of fish in Clay; to
amend chapter 82, laws of 1908, fa
vorably; to amend chapter 20028,
laws of 1905, as to filing Hens, unfa
vorably; to amend charter 2028,
reported favorably; as to surveyors'
fees when testifying; to correct cause
i sua, favorably; to amend chapter
463, laws of 1907, as to labor, un-
favorably; to amend 1661, laws of
1905, as to certain grievances la
Sampson county, and the same as to
Tyrrell county, favorably; to prevent
( live stock running at large In Ashe
; county, favorably; to provide a better
road system in Cherokee, favorably:
A M1.A . . . . .
law in Wayne, favorably; to amend
charter Granite Falls, favorably; to
incorporate Atlantic Conference of M.
E. Church, favorably; to help Blind
and Dumb School, favorably,
Mr. Hayes rose to personal privi
lege as to what paper said be said in
the divorce discussion yesterday, say
ing he meant no reflection on anyone
in his remarks, Mr. Oraham said be
had no grudge.
Bills Enrolled.
The following bllla were reported
enrolled and went to the secretary of
'state: To decrease pay of jurors in
McDowell county and to increase
340, laws of 1903. and 292. laws of
1907, as to schools; to authorize
Carthage township, Moore county, to
Issue bonds; to amend charter town
of Landis In Rowan.
Bills Introduced.
By Rodwell: To amend the char
ter of the town of Littleton.
By Hayes: To fix time of expira
tion of agricultural leases.
By Majette: To amend law as to
land grants, extending time.
By Gordon: To give laundries a
lien on wearing apparel.
By Gordon: To create a library
commission.
By Gordon, by request: To regu
late location of hospitals In Greens
boro. By Warllck: To relieve sheriff of
Lincoln county. ; . ,t
By Harshaw: To drain certain
creeks in Burke and Caldwell coun
ties. . -. . , '
By Butler, by request: To validl-
w mi uuu ivtiavvn auu piuwwii
By Gaston: To revise road laws io
Buncombe and to issue bonds.
By Butler, by request: Te mike
the limit two yean for action against
telegraph companies. ' ' "
(Continued on Veoond Page.) ,