Eteeiittg duties Weather. MCOKD. y EDITION Washington, April 8 Forecast for North Carolina for, tonight and Fri day: Local rains. tonight and Friday; , moderate northeasterly winds... v ESTABLISHED 1871, RALEIGH, N. C, THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 1909. PEICE I CENTS MOTHER OF If. GIVES EVIDENCE Took 'StaB4 Today Against Her Danghter-lD-Law In . Famous Harder Trial FAMILIES ESTRANGED The Sampson Cheerful Over Pros pect of Acquittal, the Fattier Es pecially Being in Good Spirits. Microscope" tried In the Examina tion of Clothes State's1' Own Wit nesses Testify That Clothes Were Charred; From Powder Burns and Microscopic Examination Will Be Made by the Jury" So They May Satisfy Themselves. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Lyons, N. Y., April 8 A glUten ing brass-mounted microscope was put In position on District-Attorney Gilbert's desk today when court con vened for the fourth day's session of the trial of Mrs. Georgia Sampson for the murder of her husband, Harry Sampson. The microscope is to be used in the examination of the undershirt taken from Sampson's body. Mr- Gilbert's own witnesses testified that the cloth about the bullet-hole seemed charred the day of the rag- edy. Today he will have the jury use the microscope on the shirt. Mrs. Sampson, her father, her twin sister, and her two aunts were in court promptly at 9:30. The entire fam ily showed Its delight over the pros pects of acquittal this week, the father, especially being cheerful and even gay in his demeanor. The court room" was filled with wo men. ,s Mrs. John L. Ebert was the first witness called. She is the wife of the neighbor who loaned the rifle to young Frank AUyn. Mr. Gilbert seems to lay much stress on the point that Mrs. Sampson remained upstairs during the day of the tragedy. He has asked all of the witnesses If they saw her down stairs. "I1 saw her In . the sitting room," said Mrs. Ebert. "She came down stairs and sat in the sitting room by the stove." Mrs. Ebert said she prepared din ner for the Allyns. She served some . unbroken cheese she found in the pantry. This was a blow at. the con tention of the district attorney that Sampson was eating the cheese at the time he was shot. . . At 10 o'clock Mrs. Georgia Samp son, with a son and daughter, all wearing mourning, entered the court room and took seats within the rail ing In front of the Judge's desk. The Allyns gave them no sign of recognt tlon and they gave none to the Allyns. Mrs. Georgia Allyn Sampson seemed slightly disturbed by . their appear ance and turned aside her face. M'ss Gertrude J. Sampson, a sister or the slain man, In deep mourning, took the stand.: She Is the daughter of Georgle A. Sampson and niece of the late Admiral Sampson. "Did you go to the Allyn house the day of your brother's death?" i a h a wn t a 1 Art nuu who nonvu . - "Yos, at dusk. It was about 5:30 o'clock." ' . "Who were there?" "Mr. AUyn, Mrs. Allyn, Mrs. Ebert, and another person; I suppose It was Georgia." "How Is It you are not certain?" "She, sat partly behind the stove - and there was no light in the room. She got up and left the room, going to the dining room." t While Misr Sampson was on the stand Mildred 8ervlce entered the court room. 8he Is a witness for the prosecution and will testify as to the letter written Georgia by Robert Manson, who Invited the two of them to make' visit to Niagara Falls. MUs Sampson showed the family attitude toward the Alljfas when cross-examined. "Did Mr. "Allyn ask you if you cared to see Georgia?" she was : asked. : "Yes." . "What did you aay?" "I said that I did not care to see her;"- --r'y - ,?- -"' Mrs. Harriet Sampson, the mother, wits then called. She was composed, clear of voice and showed unutual dignity. ' ii ";.'"; ! : -'"'.'v "Did you go with your husband to the Allyn house on the day of Harry's Heath?" 'vs.-" '- -"Yes! we got- there before noon ftn4 raia4 UOtU about Q'cIoU." H, W.-JACKSON, Elected Treasurer of the North Cnro lina Sunday. School Association. "Did you dine-there?' "Yes, sir." Mrs. Sampson said Mrs. Allyn asked her If she desired to see Geor gia. . . '.'What did you say?" "I made no reply to that." . "Did you ask to see her prior to that?" V "No, sir." "Were you at the funeral?" "Yes, sir." "Did you see Georgia?" "I saw a person I suppose was she." On cross-examination Mrs. Samp son gave further evidence of her dis like for the Allyns. "Mrs. Allyn said that if I did not want to see Georgia I need not." In leaving the stand Mrs. Samp son's black gown swept the knees of the AUyn family, but she would not glance at them. There was evidence of bitterness on both sides. ' - Perry Sampson, a brother of Harry, was the next witness. : .-, Perry Sampson merely told of his visit to the Allyn house the day of the tragedy; Earl Service, brother In-law of Mrs. Frank AUyn, and fath er, of Mildred Service, followed Perry Sampson. Mr. Service said he knew Robert Manson, whose parents reside in Pennsylvania. Manson is single and is 24 years old. "Manson came to my house In September and stayed there three weeks," he testified. "He met Geor- gla Sampson at my house twice. The first time Georgia drove tip to the house, paid a visit and then asked Manson to drive with her." On the second visit Georgia was accompanied by Mildred. The two and Manson stayed for tea. Mr, Ser vice said that on another occasion he and his wife and Manson called at the Allyns. Manson did not return with them Robert remained at the Allyn house and was later driven to the Service house by Georgia. On cross-examina tion Mr. Service said he had known Manson for 10 years and that he brought him to his farm house when he was stricken with tuberculosis two years ago. Miss Mildred Service took the stand to tell about Robert Manson and Geor gia. tne said she would be 15 years old on April 2Gth. She goes to school. "School term was over in June 'last year," she said. "Do you know Georgia?" "Yes, I've always known her." "Were you quite Intimate with her?' "We were together a good deal and went driving quite often," "How many times did you and Geor gia go to Palmyra?" "About half a dozen times." "Why did you go to Fairport?" "It was the old home week. We went twice. It was a farmers' convention "Did you and Georgia go alone?" "Yes." On one occasion she and Georgia rode on the merry-go-round. She did not know how many rides they took. "Did you have a conversation with two young men you did not know?" . "Yes." "Did you and Georgia invite them to ride?" "Yes, we dropped our whip end they picked it uo." They went to Rochester and stayed all night at the home of a young mar rled couple, friends of Georgia. "Do you know a man whom you met by the name of George Wilson? " '"Yes." . ' "Do you know whether that Is his right name?" "I don't." " "Where did you meet him?" "In Medonla." "How old a ma was he?" "He was a young man and Well dressed." Thl Is the first time that the name of the mysterious "George" has come out, He Is believed to have written the . 1 : .' . . 1. . . J . . teller inai causeu uio u-tmsuy. ninkitiMnn Hots to PananiA Amil 18 , Washington, April 8--Seeretary of War Dickinson wlll'leaVe here for his Panama Canal inspection trip April 18. He will go from Washing ton to Fortress Monroe by steamer and from there to- Charleston by train,'' where he will salll on the May Bower for Colon. .: " . ' ' Ice Destroyed br Ftte. East. Waterboro, Me., April ' 8 Nearly 400,000 tons, of Ice Stored In six' lee houses on the Shores of the BArtlett River were destroyed by fire tact night. The damage Is estimated STANDARD OIL HAS NOT PLAYED ITS LAST CARD fe Slili Fighting for tag- nlillon in the Payne Tariff Measure TRYINGTO RtVERSE VOTE Standard Lost Out In Its Fight Ycr- terdny When Speaker Cannon Ap pealed to the Regulars to Stand by the Ways uild Means Committee, Morris Amendment Fixing Duty on Crude Petroleum nt One Per Cent. Instead of 25, was Carried In Com mittee, Bnt Chairman Payne Hopes to Have the Amendment Killed in the House. ... (By Leased Wire to The Times) Washington, April 8 Because the Standard Oil Company lost out In the fight yesterday, after Speaker Cannon had appealed to the "regu lars" to stand by the ways and means committee and vote for the Vreeland amendment fixing the duty on crude petroleum and its products at 25 cents ad valorem, it does not mean that the Standard has played Its last card The Morris 'amendment fixing the duty at 1 per cert, ad valorem was carried in the committee of the whole without a record vote. It is the purpose of Chairman Payne to demand a roll-call on the Norris amendment in the house tomorrow and the friends of Standard Oil are saying that when the recorded vote is announced there will perhaps be another story to tell. The "joker". as the countervailing duty on oil was called, was In the Payne bill when re ported to the house on March 17, and It was only argued by Payne to strike out and substitute a duty of 25 cents ad valorem, when certain republicans refused to vote for the rule unles the change was made. The Norris amendment was adopted by the help of the Insurgent republicans who re fused to substitute the chair's ruling knocking out the Norris amendment, Friends of Standard Oil, as well as the friends of the speaker, are working on the insurgents today to got enougn cnanges or vites to re verse the action of the committee of the whole on the oil amendment on the record vote scheduled for tomor row. - The members who stood by he Norris amendment yesterday and so defeated the ways and means commit tee are looking for a coup and say they will be on hand when the roll Is called. They profess confidence that the Norris amendment will stand until the Payne bil lgets into the sen ate. ; CASTRO MUST LEAVE FRENCH TERRITORY Paris, April 8. The French govern ment today, acting with Bugland and the United States, decided to order the expulsion of Clprlano Castro, former president of Venezuela, from Martin ipue. Castro Is now at Fort De France. : The order to Castro to leave was handed him today. The reason Is that he had ordered arms intended for use against Venezuela. Castro Will be Kept Moving. Washington, April 8. Although nat urally, no open expression. Is made at the state department regarding the new made public this morning In the cable from Paris announcing that for mer .President Castro was served with notice today to leave French soil forth With, there- Is much quiet satisfaction at the action of the French govern ment and Incidentally amusement Is caused by his decidedly awkward po sttlon in which the aggressive ex-pro ldent now finds himself His steamer Is scheduled to sail from Fort De France Martinique Within a day or two, for Trinidad, from which port the British government has forbidden him to land From thenee the vessel lto proceed to CoroDan and LaGuavra. Venezuela, and later to Columbian ports, but here, too, : Castro will not be permitted to land, by order of the ColUmlan gov ernment. This will necessitate his con tthulng tos Bordeaux,'.' France, 'from whence he will probably be ordered to depart forthwith If he Is not arrested by the Venezuelan government . when SEPARATED BY ORDER OF COURT Sandusky, O., April 8. Valentine Files, aged 18, was torn from the arms of his girl bride, Hazel Brocket Fries, until their runaway marriage last Oc tober a maid In the home of Fries' mother, by order of Common Pleas Judge Charles Reed today. The order, issued in the habeas corpus, by. which Fries, heir to $600,000, wns brought here from his bride's Cleveland home, puts the youthful husband in the custody of his grandfather, Frank Crone, of Cleveland, pending disposition of a suit to annul the marriage, brought in Cleveland at the Instance of Fred's mother, Mrs. Frank Chapin. By Judge Judge Reed's order the girl bride may visit her husband an hour each Satur day afternoon In Crone's parlor. ASK PARDON FOB DEWEY Strong Petition for His Par don Filed Today Mr. J. Y. Joyner Slakes a Strong Ap peal For the Freedom of Dewey, Other Citizens Speak Messrs. Cut ler Ji Blades In Opposition. This morning there appeared be fore Governor Kltchin several citi zens of New Bern asking a pardon for T. M. Dewey, the cashier of the Bank of New Bern, who was convicted three years ago of 'embezzling $110, 000 from the bank and sentenced to six years In prison, Charles U, Harris, of this city appearing for friends of Dewey, con ducted the hearing; before the gov ernor. He made the first speech. Among those who made short appeals for "Dewey were C. S. Wooten, of La Grange; B. F. Aycock, Millard Mial, and J. Y. Joyner. Mr. Joyner's speech was especially touching. He had known Dewey from childhood. He knew him as a clevi young man. He spoke feelingly of Dewey's aged mother, now 82 years old, his wife and three children on whom the pun ishment was hardest. He pleaded for no further prolongation of the suf fering of the aged mother, wife and children and declared that three years to a man of Dewey's origin training and habits was enough. Ex-Judge w: S. O'B. Robinson, of Goldsboro, also appeared as counsel and closed the argument In favor of Dewey's pardon. Hjls speech was short, dignlfld, tender, and impres sive. He ended it with the assertoin that he believed Dewey at heart to be incapable of rascality and that he was a man that he would be willing to trust now with anything. Said he, turning to Mr. Blades, a trustee of the bank, who opposed the pardon: "If I knew that my time had come to die, I would as soon- leave Tom Dewey executor of my estate as to leave Mr. Blades, and God knows I regard Mr. Blades as one of the very best men in the state." Opposing the pardon were L. H. Cutler, president of the bank that was robbed, and J.. V. Blades, a trus tee of the bank. Governor Glenn, after a hearing, refused a pardon to Dewey In the fall of 1908. The application this time is backed by strong petitions and let ters from many prominent citizens. In 1903 Dewey defaulted for about $1.1.0,000." He Is said to have lost this amount in unfortunate specula tion.. He fled the state and was gone fifteen months. He came back in 1905 and surrendered. He was placed under a $25,000 bond and was tried in February. 1903, before Judge E. B. JoneS. He was found guilty and sentenced to six years In the state prison. He has served three. The governor took the matter un der consideration and will announce his decision later. A NEW TORPEDO Washington, April 8 Announcement is made at the navy department that the new torpedo boat destroyer Smith la to be launched at Philadelphia April 20th. The Smith Is the first of the new type and is expected to have a greater speed and a wider steaming radius than any now In the United States navy. It Is named after Capt. Joseph B. Smith, who , was in command 6f the warship Congress when ' that ' vessel was sunk in Hampton Roads by the Confederate ironclad Virginia ' during the civil war. Mrs. W. L. Dremer, the nearest living relative Of Captain Smith will act as aponaor al the nam ing of . the little Vessjn when It slides oft. U) JKWI, " : : DOAT DESTROYED L COME TO CLOSE Last Session of the Three Days Convention Will be - Held Tonight' THE OFFICERS ELECTED Third Day's Session of the Conven tlon of the North Carolina Sunday School Convention a Most Interest ing One Opening S; . rh Made by Rev. Knos Harvey, or High Point. Rev. Plato Durham Speaks on "The Child and the Sunday School." An Interesting Round-table Discus sion Now Ofllcers Klected. (Special to The Times) Concord, April 8 The third day's session of the North Carolina Sun day School Association mot this morning at 9:30 o'clock, President C. Brown Cox, of Burlington, pre siding. This is the last day of the convention, but it Is a most Interest ing one. There were a number of Interesting speeches and discussions this morning, and more for this af ternoon and tonight. . One of the best speeches of the day was made by Rev. Plato Durham on "The Child and the Sunday School". Another speaker of . the morning was Rev. Enos Harvey, of High Point, who conducted the devo tional meeting, speaking on "The Power of the Spirit". Under the general subject of "The Round Table" Prof. S. M. Smith, of Raleigh, discussed "Important Sun day School, Questions" A number of questions came under this head and the discussion was a very profitable one.'' '.. - There were some reports of com mittees this morning that were of in terest. The one showing the enroll ment was of more than ordinary in terest. The total enrollment at the last report of the committee was 465, representing 37 counties, Cabarrus leading with some 200 . delegates. Randolph county has the largest en rollment In attendance of any county outside the count from Cabarrus There are ten denominations repre sented. Wilson was chosen as the place of next meeting, the time being left to the executive committee. A constita- tion was adopted this morning. The election of officers took place this morning and resulted as follows. President, E. Moffltt, of Randolph; Vice President,, W. R. Odell, Cabar rus; J. D. Barden, Rev. J. K, Pfohl; Secretary, Miss Maude Reld; Treas urer, H. W. Jackson; Statistician, S. M. Smith. An executive committee of twenty one was named, one-third for one year, one-third for two and one-third for three years. After the election of officers Dr. Franklin McElfresh made an address on "The Country Sunday School". This closed the morning program The program for this afternoon and tonight Is as follows: 3:00 CONFERENCES. 1. Conference on County and Town ship Officers. In Presbyterian church Led by Rev C, Brown Cox, Burlington; assist ed by H. N. Snow, Durham; E Moffltt, Asheboro; Thad. ; Jones, Kenansvllle; Rev. J. W. Wildman Chapel Hill; J. M. Mitchell Goldsboro. 1. Officers and Their Duties. 2. Departments of Work. 3. The Annual Convention. 4. The Program Character and Im portance. 5. Finances; 6. Round Table. 2. Conference on Teacher Training. In First Baptist church Led by Dr. Franklin McElfresh; assisted by : Rev. H. A. McCullough, Albemarle. 1. Need. 2. Equipment. 7 3. Courses. 4. Organization. 6 Graduation and Diplomas. 3. Conference on Baraca Work. In Central M. E. church Led by C. . W. Wilson, Scoltand Neck. t. Address Rev. A. L. Stanford, Lexington. 2. Address A. H. Eller, Wlnstou- Salem..1 8. Brief Reports from Classes Re pre Rented. '. V,"'.'.'.. v. 4. Permanent Organization of North Carolina Baraca Association. 4. Conference on Sunday School Music. In St. Jaqh3g'- Lulwfran cUurcU Led SUNDAY SHOO CONVENTION WILL N. It. BROVGHTOX, Present Chairman of the North Caro lina Sunday School Association Executive Committee. :- by Messrs. Tuliar and Meredith. Night Session. , 30 -Song Soi'vice Conducted by Messrs tullitr and Meredith. 8:00 Devotional "The Power of Personal Effort" Rev. H.. H. Hulten, D.D., Charlotte. 20 Address "The ' Organized : Class" X. B. Broughton, Raleigh. 8:50 Address "The Evangelistic Mission of the Sunday School" Dr. Franklin Mc Elfresh. ' Reports of committees, reso lutions, Introduction of offi cers, farewell words. NEW YORK AMERICANS ISOLATED IN LYNCHBURG (By -Leased Wire to The Times) Lynchburg, Va., April 8 Disre garding a warning from the president of the board of health the entire first division of the New York American League baseball team was marooned here today, temporarily quarantined on account of the fact that the first baseman, Hal Chase, had contracted sniall pox in Macon, Ga., and is in the pest house at Augusta. The pres ident of the board of health warned the players not, to stop off here, but the warning came too late to make other arrangements, A squad of po licemen were waiting for the team at the station, and near a riot followed, but finally the team was allowed to go to a hotel. Later Dispatch. (By Leased Wire to The, Times) Lynchburg, Va., April 8 The con finement of Hal Chase in the pest house at Augusta will not interfere with the games to be played here and in Richmond, and the team will be on hand to open in Washington on Monday. All of the players have been vaccinated and all of their ef fects fumigated. The local health authorities are satisfied that no harm could come from the visit to this city. The players are mingling freely with . guests at their hotel. Chase was the only one who had never been vaccinated. ZtLAYA MAINTAINING UNFRIENDLY POSITION (By Leased Wire to The Times) Washington, April X The state de partment has not heard from the Nicarngmin government, but it is said President Zelnya Is maintaining his unfriendly position. The depart ment has also discovered that several cablegrams sent by Charge d'Affalreg Gregory wore mutilated by the Nicaragua!! government and the, meaning so changed thai Is la Impos sible to '-understand them. The de partment Is investigating this condi tion of affairs and has asked the Xicaraguan government for an ex planation. In return the Nicaraguan government has asked for proofs that the messages have been tampered with as charged. It Is said the mes sages were mutilated while Pres'lent Zclaya was organizing expeditions into Salvador and Honduras. ( TRIPPI.E WRECK HILLS ONE; INJURES THREE (By Leased Wire to The TImos) Greenville, Pa., April 8. As 'the re sult of a tripple wreck today between a passenger and freight train and single engine on the Bessemer Railroad at Houton Junction, near here, Charles Gardner aged 42, engineer of the 'Greenville, was crushed to death In his cab, and three men, Joseph Craig, engineer of Fredonia, William Tltu- conductor of Greenville, and James Bolar, of Alberton. train man uuirtftlued iwtoua Injuries, .. I ..... . ' . .i LITTLE INTEREST TAKEN IN DEBATE ON TARIFF DERATE House Met At Noon and Be sumed Discussion of the Measure DEBATE ON WIRE DOTY When House Met Today Representa tive Boutelle Offered An Amend ment to the Clay and Earth Sched ules Only Committee Amend ments Were Offered Today and With the Exception of Discussion Over Duty on Certain Kinds of Wire There Was No Interest Manifested. Representative Payne in Favor of the Increase, Saying it Did Not Af fect Farmers. Washington, April 8 The houBe met at noon today and resumed con sideration of a tariff bill. Represen tative Boutelle offered an amendment to the clay and earth schedules, fixing the duty on flour spar, crushed or ground at $1.50 a ton instead of $1.75, as contained in the bill. Only committee amendments were offered and with the exception of an amend ment increasing the duty on Nov lt wire, one quarter cent per pound, there was little interest manifested. This would make the duty on No. .16 wire one and three-quarters went per: pound. Considerable debate occur red on this amendment. Represent- -tive Payne said No. 16 wire was not used for fence purposes, but lit cables, and that farmers would not be injured by an increased duty. - The committee amendment iBCf eas ing the duty on Swedish or charcoal iron from $6 a ton to $10 a ton was adopted. In the bill as reported tha duty was $6 a ton. An amendment was adopted changing the rate on boiler plate from ad valorem duty. CAME TO SETTLE AN OLD QUARREL (By Leased Wire to The Times) , Chicago, April 8. Two persona, an Insane man and woman, are dead to day in Aurora, III., and another woman s dying following the attack of John Anderson on the woman. The dead: John Anderson 51 years old, the mur derer, committed suicide. Mrs. John M. Vlcker, shot through the heart by Anderson, The injured woman is Mrs. John Bel- ford, 376 River street, also shot by An derson. Anderson, who was deranged, enter ed the room of Mrs. Vlcker while the family was at breakfast and said he was come to settle an old quarrel. Almost Immediately.-he-, began shoot ing. E.J. WILL PROBATED (By Leased Wire to The Times), - Los Angeles, April 8 The will dis posing of the millions of the late EJ. ("Lucky" Baldwin, has been pro bated. H. A. I'nruh, his business manager, during his life-time and named as executor, fixed the value of the real property at $20,000,000 to $24,000,000, and of the personal property at $127,600. The net In come from the property, said the ex ecutor, has been only $120,000. - Attorneys for Mrs. Llllle Bennett Baldwin, the widow, and Mrs. ZeWa Selby, a daughter by another wife, were In court, but took no part -In the proceedings, The attorneys de clined to make publto any of the de tails of the settlements , with Mrs. Selby and with the widow, which averted a possible contest of the will. iliree New Submarine Boat. ' (By Leased Wire to The Times V Qqlncy, Mass., April 8-r-ThTe. Hol land submarine boats were launched today at the Fore Rlvef Engine Works. The boats are for -the United States navy, The Stingray, and. Tar pon, each 106 feet long, ane, practi cally duplicates of the Octopus,', The Nwwlial U J30 feet (one;, j .JJ BALDWIN'S