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Weather, j
Washington, March 24 Forecast
for North Carolina for tonight and
. Thursday: . Showers tonight Ad
Thursday; warmer tonight. ,
ESTABLISHED 1876.
RALEIGH, N. C, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 1909.
PRICE f CENTS
SECOND.
EDITION
5
BLAME SHOULD
REST UPON THE
REPUBLICANS
Says tap Clark, Minority
Leader, Id Speech On
Tariff Bill
PLATFORM EQUIVOCAL
Republican Platform, Says the
Speaker, Might be Construed to
,Mean Either Revision Up or Kevin
ion DownWould Go Bond For
Proposition That Not Even Chair
man Payne WU1 Assert That This
Rill Constitutes Everything That
He Desired1 or That it Does Not
Contain Undesirable Things
Warm Speech Made by the Demo
cratic Leader.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Washington, March 24 The Fitz
gerald amendment to the rules of the
last congress came prominently be
fore the house this morning. . Repre
sentative Payne had Just moved that
the bouse go into a committee of the
whole for the consideration of the
tariff bill when Representative Gard
ner, of Massachusetts, made a parlia
mentary Inquiry of the speaker. He
said that under the amendment of
the mleev adopted on the opening day
of the Session Wednesday was sot
apart for consideration of bills on the
calendar,' and that It would require
a two-thirds vote to take up any other
business.
The speaker replied there were no
bills on the calendar, except the tar
iff bill, .and under the rule that could
not be considered on a calendar Wed
nesday he thought - common - sense
Bhould apply inv the construction of
the. rules. . : .
Representative Gardner said that
a Btrict application of the rules would
require the speaker to submit the
question to the house.
The speaker announced that if
there were any bills on the calendar
ho would of course refuse to enter
tain the -motion of Mr. Payne, and
would call the committee.
Representative Gardner said that
in order to srystallze the matter he
would make a point of order. The
point of order was overruled, i
The house then took up the con
sideration of the1 tariff bill.
Before Representative Clark began
his" speech he Informed the house
that he had just received Information
that there has been an arrival within
the last twenty-four hours In the
home of Representative Olmstead,
who presided with such dignity and
ability as ehalrmatf of the committee
of the whole. There was generous
applause at this announcement.
v In beginning his Bpeech Mr. Clark
paid a handsome compliment to
Chairman 'Payne, of the ways and
meant committee. He said he has
written Tils name in history together
with Clay, Walker, Morrill, McKin
ley, Wilson and Dingley. Clark
caused a, laugh when he said the gen
tleman from New York had knocked
higher than a kite the Miotic theory
of Dr. Osier, that every member of
the ways and means committee de
served the thanks of the country, for
they bad worked hard from early
morn to late at night, listening to
the arguments of the manufacturers
of the country, on whose testimony
and evidence the tariff bill had been
framed.
Mr. Clark spoke In part as. fol
lows! ".;"..' ;-;
"It seems from an examination of
the hearings of the tariff bills of the
past that the witnesses were usually
the beneficiaries of the tariff, Btrug
Kilns; to keep what they had and to
secure any Increase they could. Only
two or three manufacturers asked for
a reduction of rate on articles which
they manufactured. One admitted that
the tariff on tin plate should be reduced'!
from 1 cents per pound to 1 cent per
pound, and Mr. Claus SprecWeg, ' one
of the largest Independent, refiners,
said the tariff on all sugars should be
removed. Mr. Miles advocated reduc
tions. The' Massachusetts boot' and
Bhoe many were all for free hides.
"I , am not complaining kabout the
non-appearance before the committee
of what Mr. Boutell felicitously denom
inates 'the ultimate consumer.' The
reasons why 'he did : not appear are :
(1.) In the beginning the public looked
upon 'the hearings as a stupendous
garnet (I.)' While that feeling wore oft
to some extent after' Mr. Chairman
Payne publicly extended an invitation
to all who had opinions to express to
come forward, scarcely one representa.
tlve of 'the great body of ultimate con
sumers appeared, because eaeji one
felt that the' possibility of having his
tariff burden substantially reduced was
o remote: that he did not think It
.Continued, po TW Wxt&4 1
EFFORT WILL BE
MADE TO REDUCE
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PUBLICEXPEMS
Some of the Leaders Don't
Want to Resort to Any
Expedient
OPINION OF ALDRICH
A Determined Effort Will be Made to
Reduce Public Expenditures to
Such an Extent That Revenues De
rived from Tariff Will MeetGovern
mental Needs Without Resorting
to Any Special Tax Schedules
Senator Aldrich, Chairman of the
Senate Committee on Fl mince, is
Opposed to Any Special Plans ot
Taxation as Revenue Raisers.
, (By Leased- Wire to The Times.)
Washington, March 24 That a de
termined effort will be made to re
duce public expenditures to such an
extent that governmental needs may
be met by revenues derived from
duties on imports and without resort
ing to any of the special tax schemes
that have been suggested in connec
tion with tariff revision is indicated
by a remark of Senator Aldrich, chair
man of the senate committee on fi
nance.
Asked to give his opinion of the
plan, erroneously accredited to Pres
ident Tatt, to place a tax on dividends
declared by corporations, Mr. Aldrich
replied that he had not given thought
to It and added "that he would not
concern himself with any of the var
ious plans, to raise revenues by spe
cial taxes until It could be ascertain
ed how much -revenue could be pro
duced by levying duties on imports,
and whether the running operations
of the government should not be de
creased so as to make special taxes
unnecessary. :
. It Is asserted upon what Is thought
to be accurate information that a
majority of the members of the fi
nance committee regard with favor
the proposed Inheritance tax feature,
the proposed Income tax, levies upon
divisions of corporation, tax on coffee
and practically all forms of stamp
taxes. .
SPEAKS FOR VIVISECTION.
Comments on Those Who "Think
They Know"- The Reformers.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Albany, N. Y., March 24 Presi
dent Jacob Gould Schurman, of Cor
nell University, speaking of a legis
lative committee, said the whims of
anti-vivisection reformers should not
be permtted to stand In the way of
scientific research; that morality and
humanity should not be overlooked,
but that Investigation should go with
out interruption. He was severe in
his comment on the men and women
"who think they know", as he put it,
"a. against the scientific knowledge,
experience,' and skill ot the men who
do know." i v
He feared the "reformers" would,
If they could, go back to Darwin's
time and tear down about everything
that has been learned since.
WILLIAM J. M'CREERY, HEAD
OK M'CREERY STORKS, DEAD.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
New York, March 24 William J.
McCreery, managing and directing
head of the McCreery stores In this
city, and fifth son of the late, James
McCreery, founder of the well-known
dry goods firm, is dead in his apart
ments in the Nevada, after a long ill
ness. -He was born In Paris' 48 years
ago, and spent much of his early life
In Columbia, S. C.
IN EUROPEAN PLANTS
. (By Leased Wire to the- Times)
Chicago, March 24. The Interna
tional Harvester Company proposes to
Invest 130,000,000 in the establishment
of -two 'manufacturing plants in ' Eu
rope, one In Franco and one In Ger
many, Bites hav already been select
ed and construction work started. The
plant n Franc is to be a Lille, In the
province' of Croix, near the Belgian
border, while the German plant will be
at TJusseldorf. . "
.High tariffs Imposed by, a majority
o'f 'foreign countries on manufactured
product are said to resptonslble to a
large extent for the decision to build
plant! abtQa.L i .
TOINVEST?30,000,000
Little Willie Whitli From a Recent Photograph.
March IS "Willie" Whitla, ID years old, son of one or tho most prominent lawyers in Sharon, Pa.,
taken from public school in carriage by strange man. who said the boy's rather wanted him. At 2 o'clock in
the afternoon of the same day a letter was received at the Whitla home, saying that the boy would be returned
on payment of $10,000 to his captors, t 10 o'clock that night the carriage in which the boy was taken away
was found at Warren, Ohio, 28 miles from Sharon.
March 19 Frank H. Buhl, a millionaire uncle of the stolen hoy. visited Cleveland, Ohio, on a clue that
proved to be false. Then tho father and uncle announced that they would pay the ransom demanded.
March 20 Police of every large city notified to look for the stolen boy, and the search was particularly
taken up in Pittsburg and Buffalo.
March 21 Pennsylvania stateconstabulary watched woman in Sharon not far from the boy's home, it be
ing finally believed that he was brought back to the town from Warren, Ohio.
March 22 Search continued all day by detectives, Boy returned safe and sound to his parents at Hol
lenden Hotel, Cleveland, Ohio, after the father had deposited $10,000 ransom with a woman whom he met at a
candy store by appointment.
MANY PROTESTS
AGAINST NEWTAX
Washington,.- March 24.' Because of
the memorials of state -.-.legislatures
coming to members" of congress almost
dally protesting against the inheri
tance tax as interference with the state
laws, it is not importable that a small
tax on dividends, perhaps two per cent,
may be substituted. The subject of -a
ooporatlon dividend tax has been dis
cussed by the administration but no
thing definite has been divided on. It
is common talk at the capltol. that
Senator Aldrich,. .who will be the con
troling factor in shaping the Payne
bill with amendments after that meas
ure reaches the senate. 1r outspoken
against the-'' Inheritance tax feature.
The senate will finally decide the ques
tion... ' . - ' . , - - "... .
THE COTTON GROWERS
WANT REPRESENTATION
Washington, Mar. 24. Representative
Hull of Tennessee, yesterday- Intro
duced a concurrent resolution calling
on the secretary of state to inform
congress whether the cotton producing
states are being deprived of represent
ation In the diplomatic service in me
cotton purchasing countries and If this
! a fart tn transmit the information
to the house with a suggestion to rem
edy it. Mr. Hull said he unaerstanos
that there is not a representative In
th mttnn ni'oduelntf states occupying
a position of responsibllltyln tho diplo
matic and consular service.
. I '
,. Leprosy In Massachusetts.
Milford, Mass., March 24 Archie
Thomas. 18. of Unton. Mass.. after
an examination at the Massachusetts
general hospital in Boston, was yes
terday found to have leprosy, and wns
tent to the state leper colony on Pe
nlkes Island.' He was born In Barba
doea and lived in Upton with his
n.otber. He attended the high school.
AHDl'CTION OF WILLIE WIHTLA.
PORTO RICANS
(By Leased 'Wire to The Times.)
Washington, March 24. L. Munoz
Rivera, leader of the unionist wing of
the Porto Hlcan house of 'delegates;.
Eugenie Benltez and Cgy Coll Cuichi,
arrived here today to ask congress for
a change in the Foraker act, on which
the Island government is based. Senor
Rivera declares that the Porto .-Weans
desire to elect their own active body
instead of having It appointed by the
executive council of the Island, as at
present. He claims the offices which
were formerly held by natives are (Hi
ed by Americans. : The two, political
parties on the island are hopelessly at
loggerheads, and one of the reasons
for the visit of the delegation is to
bring before congress tho grievances
of the two political factions, with the
hope that something may be done to
quiet the political unrest on the island.
The delegation will be presented to
President Taft this week.
WITCHES CONVICTED
OF CRIKE IN HAVANA
(By Cable to The Times.)
TTavana. Cuba. March 24. Three re
puted Witches have been, convicted of
miirderlnar a white baby In order to
procure the blood and heart wherewith
to heal the sick.
tm,a ivrtmon tinvp heen sentenced to
death and four others, "convicted as
accomplices have been sentenced to
from 14 to 20 years Imprisonment. : '
This Is the second case of the kind,
three women having been put to death
in 1904 for a like crime.
; , Suffragette Released.
London, March 24 Lady Con
stance Lytton, sister of Earl Lytton
and 25 other suffragettes, were re
leased from Holloway jail today.
They were imprisoned February 26
for raid on parliament.
WASHINGTON
SCHOOLTEACHER
SHOT BY FATHER
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
New York, March 24 Miss Anna
Mugano, teacher in public school -HIS,
on UlSrd street, was shot and killed to
day by her father, Phillip Mangano,
half a block . from the school. The
street was crowded with school chil
dren, who lied in a panic.
Tin' father, after firing two bullets
Into the girl's head at close range,
tried to kill himself, but was prevented
and arrested.
Die nian had been acting strangely
for some time, and a month ago, after
a quarrel, his daughter had him ar
rested and put. -under bond. She then
left him, as did his wife, and went to
live at St. Cella's Working Girl's In
ititute.
PRESENT ZELAYA
STILLWANTS TO FIGHT
Washington, March 24. A dispatch
received at the state department today
from Honduras announces that Presl
dent Kelnya is stil continuing military
activities and Is preparing for another
attack on Salvador. The state depart
ment fetuses to discuss the' situation.
The department Is awaiting the arrival
of John H. Gregory, United States sec
retary of legation at Managua to dlsr
cuss the situation with It-
He Is expected to arrive In Washing
ton within a few days. .
A detailed statement of the Nlcarag
uan situation Is to be given out by
tho state department in a day or two
which will enlighten the public as to
the real condition Of affairs in Central
America. A United States warrhlp Is
now off the coast of Honduras await
ing developments. It is believed the
state department Is purposely main
taining silence, realising that at this
time any of the publicity given to the
situation would hamper negotiations
now in progress between the United
States aud Nicaragua.
OMAN
ADMITS
KIDNAPING THE
WHITLA CHILD
She Was Arrested Last Night,
With Male Companion
in Cleveland
WOMAN IS PROMINENT
Weinnii and Man Were Arrested at
11 O'clock Lust Night Woman
Confesses ('rime After Being Sub
mitted to Third Degree .Man is
James ISoyle, a Steanilltter, of
Cleveland, the Woman of Some
lYominence mid Said to Have Had
An Imaginary Grievance Against
the Whitla Family Hilly Whitla
Taken to Cleveland Today.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Cleveland, O., "March 24 - Mrs.
James Boyle, who, with her husband
is under arrest here for having ab
ducted 8-year-old Willie Whitla from
Sharon, Pa., today confessed.
"You've got us all right," she said.
"There will be some fun at Sharon,
though."
Then she made a further statement
Which the police do not care to make
public at present.
Mrs. Boyle and her husband re
fused to give their names when they
were arrested last evening, Hut af
ter a matron had searched tho wo
man and found $9,848 of the ransom
money hidden in her clothes she
weakened.
Boyle -formerly lived- in Sharon,
where he was known as a ne'r-do-
well. He left there some time ago
and married Helen Foulkner. It is
believed hat the plot to kidnap the
boy has been under way for several
weeks.:.
Cleveland. March 24 After having
been subjected to the third degree for
hours during the early morning, the
woman arrested with a man at 11
o'clock last night on suspicion that
they were the kidnappers of "Billie"
hula broke down and confessed, ac
cording to the police.
The man has been identified as
James Boyle, a steamfltter, who has
been known in this icty for seven
years. Boyle was identified by Pat
O'Reilly, a: saloon-keeper, in whose
place the man and woman had been
drinking just before their arrest.
The name of the woman is known
also to the police. She is said to live
in Sharon, where she managed to get
nil the information she desired con
cerning the Whitla family.
Hoy Will Identify Her.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Sharon, Pa, March 24 Billy
Whitla was taken to Cleveland on the
noon train today: for the purpose of
identifying if possible the man and
woman under arrest there, charged
with having kidnapped, him.' ,. Willie
was accompanied by Detective Grant
ward, Chief of Police Crain, and his
father. -'..This arrangement was made
following an all-night conference at
the .Whitla - home. District Attorney
Lininger was present. He took full
charge of the case.
There will be forwarded to Gov
ernor Edwin S. Stuart, at Harrisburg,
today, for his signature, requisition
papers for the two prisoners now In
the Cleveland jail. These papers are
expected to be in the hands of Gov
ernor Harmon of Ohio by tonight.
Lininger admitted today that
strong guard against any sinister
demonstration is being arranged for
A report was widely circulated to
day that the woman under arrest was
one who had been separated from her
husband and had an imaginary griev
ance against the mother of "Billy'
Whitla. She is said to have admit
ted the kidnapping and to have
threatened that "there would be hell
to pay in Sharon today If she was held
in custody,"
The two kidnappers have just been
Identified as Mr. and Mrs. James
Boyle, of Sharon, according to the
chief of police. The woman, the
chief says, admitted this after several
hours In the sweatbox.
A sensational arrest in the Whitla
case is expected at any moment. The
woman under arrest at Cleveland is
said to have been the tool ot another
woman, who was the real leader In
the Kidnapping plot. -. j . :
SECRETARYOLDS'
REPORT SHOWS
A New Railroad for Raleigh
Among the Possibilities of
the Immediate Future ,
ROAD FROM SPRING HOPE
New Yorkers Are Interested in Hotel
IStisiness Here New Hosiery Mill
Being Erected Great Pro Kress Be
Jng Made Along Every Line Yar
borough House to be Improved
Hotel Glersch Will be Enlarged
Rex Hospital Will be Completed
This Slimmer.
The Raleigh Chamber of - Com
merce held an interesting session last
night. It was not largely attended
owing to a Good Government meet
ing, a revival and other attractions
being on hand at the same time.
The report of Col. Fred A. Olds,
the energetic secretary of the organi
zation, which was submitted last
night, is so full of good things and
the sentiments therein contained so
well expressed, that it is given here
with in full:
New Railroad Coming.
Yon secretary takes pleasure In
reporting that one of the events of
the month was an automobile trip, In
company with President Pearce, of
the Merchants' Association, to Spring-
hope, to have a look at the Montgom
ery Lumber Company's railwaytJind
to confer with its officers in regard
to plans. Your secretary had arrang
ed with Vice President and General
Manager Guy Buell, of that company
to take from Raleigh Vice -President .
Tremaine and his multi-millionaire
friend, Mr. Sikes, of Bnffalo, N. Y.,
on the tour from Raleigh and bo met
these gentlemen here when they came
from Pineluirst and showed them
some striking features of Raleigh
and also procured the necessary maps
and other printed information about
this city and section. The trip was
an object lesson as to the fine roads
in Wake, for we made the distance
from here to Bunn, in Franklin coun- .
ty, in one hour and three-quarters.
1 ne contrast between the Wake and
Franklin roads was found to be sharp
in the extreme. Our party was met '
by Mr. Buell and made the trip in
from Bunn on his road, which is be
ing well constructed, the bridge work
being in progress at Tar river. This
Is an absolutely independent road and
it may be stated in a rather confiden
tial way that it is coining on to Ral
eigh. , . Its relation to this place will
be that of the Raleigh and Southport
Railway, for example, and certainly
any Raleigh man with judgment
knows how important the latter line
is to this town, both in bringing In
and taking out products. As a mat
ter of fact, lines of this character are
vital to a community and this road
will not only be a great thing for
Raleigh but for what may be called
the garden spot of Wake county.
Sixty pound rail Is being used and the
construction Is excellent. The com
pany will have saw mills at various
points, as it has enormous holdings
of timber in this county and In
Franklin, as well as Nash, Spring
Hope being in the last named county.
"We were more than pleased with
the success of our trip. Your secre
tary gave Mr.. Buell the largest and
best map of Wake county, for his use.
At the conference there were various
stockholders of the company and the
gentlemen who went with us gave
opinion of th country between Ral
eigh and Bunn in such a way as to
show Mr. Buell that the outlook was
splendid in every particular. i
Building In Raleigh.
"It is a very great pleasure to be
able to say that more bu'ldlng Is at
this moment In progress In Raleigh
than ever before at one time. Such,
is the opinion of architects and build
ers, and from over thirty years' ex
perience here, your secretary Is fully
prepared to agree with them In their
conclusion. Not only Is there an Im
mense amount of building at the Cen
tral Hospital for the Insane, . ten
structures In all, but the new boa
pltals, Rex and St. Agnes, several
storeB, many residences,, the library
at the State School for the Blind, an
automobile garage, a new. hqslery
mill on west Johnson street, are In
process of erection, while orders have
been made for the erection of a thirty
thousand dollar dormitory at the Ag
ricultural & Mechanical College, to
accommodate 174 students, and act
ive work is In progress on two dormi
tories, flanking the main building at
(Continued on Pag Three. ,
GREAT PROGRESS
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