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Section 2. Pages 9-12. Section 2. Pages 9-12. ESTABLISHED 187I. IS NEAR BOMBAY The Starting Point of Expedition to the Him olaya Mountains His AFFAIR MYSTERIOUS Considerable Mystery Envelops the i-ians oi me I meal ipiorei is Supposed to be Kecking Belief From His Ixive Misadventures- First IMaee He Will Visit is Mount Godwin Austin Should He Not Succeed in Sealing This Mountain There Are Othcer Discoveries to be. Made. (Special Cable to The Times) Rome, May 1 The Duke of the Abruazl is either at or near Bombay, which city is to be the starting point of his expedition to the Himalayas. A consderable and ; unnecessary amount of mystery has been thrown around the plans of the ducal cxplor ' cr, who has been romantically sup posed to be seeking relief from his love misadventures by braving the dangers of the Indian glaciers, but the following details can be consid ered authentic: The party which accompanies the Duke of the Abruzzl .consists of the Marchese Negrotto, Vittorio Sella, Cav. Flllppo de Fillppi, Signpr Botta, and seven guides from Courmayeur. The Marchese Negrotto is the Duke's flag lieutenant in the Italian navy. Cav. Sella accompanied the Duke on his former expeditions at Mount St. KHas, in Alaska, and to Ruwenzori; his skiy as a photographer is well known. Illustrations Aided Book. v His illustrations added not a little to the interest of the book published on the Ruwenzori, and were one of tho chief attractions of the account given by Douglas Freshfleld of hit explorations round Kunchinjinga. Cav. FJllppo de Fillppi also was a companion of the Duke on his Polar expedition, and, though he could not accompany him to Ruwenzori, wrote the admirable history of that expedi tion which has since been published. Signor Botta goes as assistant pho tographer to Sella; he, too, was a member of the earlier expeditions to Alaska and Ruwenzori, and has had moreover some mountaineering ex perience In the Caucasus and the Hi malayas. Besides Sella and Botta, four of the seven guides have had Himalayan ex perience. Joseph Petigax, who ac companied the Duke on his former expeditions, was for some time with Dr. Bullock Workman in his expedi tion In 1903 In Baltistan. Alexit and Henri Brocherel were with the expedition of Messrs. Longstaff Mumm and Brace to the Nanda Devi group in 1907; and G. Savol was with the two Swedish mountalneert who established a Himalayan record by climbing Kabru, 24,000 feet, in Slkkim. :; Duke's Plans Disclosed. ' Tho fact that the Duke has arrang ed for the collection of coolies at Srlnagar leaves, of course, 'n..?iiiub as to ilio Karakoram range being the scene of his expirations, and the large proportion of guides among the members of the party would show that his main object is climbing. Now, the western part of the Kara koram has recently been explored by the Workmans. Tho central part of the range, however, contains the highest peaks at ail, grouped around the great Baltoro glacier; and, as It offers the most tempting ground for a mountaineer Of the Duke's ambi tions, one may safely assume that it is here that the choice of mountains to ascend will be made The- Baltoro glacier was explored by Sir W. Martin Conway in 1892, when he climbed Pioneer Peak, 22, 600 , feet to Its south. It was re- " visited in 1802 by the Ecken-steln-GuJllarmod -expedition, of which an account was published by Dr. Gulllagmod on' their unsuccessful at temprto reach K2. To Judge from , the photographs which have been brought back both of K2 and of other " giants of the range, the formidable character of the climbing can hardly be exaggerated. .' 'T First Place tie Will Visit. In spite of the assurance that the Duke of the Abrur.zl has not yet fixed his hopes upon any particular sum mit,' one cannot doubt that Mount . GodTln Austin, or K2 as It In more familiar? called, It the peak which he ', will reconnoitre. Should nearer ex amination prove that, It is hopeless, , even for an expedition so experienced and thoroughly organized at that of Capt. P. C. Ifains, Rmmsliot Taken In court of Cunt. the killin of V. K. Annis, at MusliiiiK. Ii. 1. t'npl. Hains is shown twirl na l.U l.lr uliile wittrliiii!! the clioos Inst of the jurymen. Tliis is consid ered one of the evidences of IiIh allege All Holland Happy Over Heir; The Succession Of Orange Assured Jubilee. (By Cable to The Times) The Hague, May 1 The arrival of an heir to the throne of Holland has brought Joy to the heart bf every patriotic Dutchman throughout' the world, and has laid the ghost that has haunted not only the homes of Hoi;and, but the chancellories of Eu- 10pe the rear or tne 'extinction oi the house of Orange Nassau. Should this house pass out of existence, it would mean either the blotting out of the Kingdom of the Netherlands as a separate entity or else a return to its seventeenth century status of a com monwealth. Ordinarily the Dutch succession is a simple enough affair, as there are no pretenders nor claimants to the throne. But prior to I Ac birth of the present heir, the question of whether or not WUhelmiua would leave a suc cessor as a ruler over the Net herlands was one of grave concern, as her brothers by King William lfl.'s first marriage all died childless, and there was no prospective heir to tho throne up to the time of her birth by her father's second marriage. That oc casion was one for great rejoicing throughout, the kingdom.' Kvery Hollander Happy. So all Holland Is happy over the event which Is to affect its destinies so powerfully. Everything was ready for the arrival of the expected little stranger at the unpretentious Royal Palace at The Hague. The nursery occupies part of the second story of the palace, compris ing six wide and spacIouB apartments, besides separate rooms for the atten dants. The wing of the castlo has been remodelled in Its entirety. The walls and ceilings of all the rooms had been scraped and new woodwork, as well as new floors, heating apparatus and hot and cold water put in under tho Queen's own supervision. She devised . the plans from English and American models, prderlng that everything old-fashioned about the nursery 1 be abolished and Insisting that she would have none of the oM-tlmenursery with Its unsanitary surroundings. The only old-fashioned things about the nursery are the various cradles, heirlooms In the Nassau roy al family, some of them nearly as large' as a Slate coach. The Queen had them thoroughly overhauled and only their elaborate shells remain., . Orange at a Premium. Throughout the country of late there has been a brisk trado In orange paint, in red, white and blue ribbons, In flags and flagstaffs. In upcret 1 many peasants 'have painted their best wooden shoes orange, put ting them aside until the festive mo ment. ,- Careful housewives have, had the flagstaff of their houses newly painted and the flags cleaned bo that everything was in readiness: What with every bouse displaying the red, RALEIGH, N. Jr., Now on Trial yz Sir Peter ('. Hiiins, Jr., now on trial f:r a insiiiilty. of The House , ' ing, the old churches playing their carillons and the crowds singing in the streets, the towns are festive enough. Queen Wllhelmina has signified her willingness to accept the suggest ed work of the pupils of a needle work school at Tlie Hague, who in tend .making six sets of infants' cloth ing, which will be presented to wo men who have the good fortune to become mothers on the same day as the Queen, and numerous gifts have been promised ' to the", lucky babies that were born on the same day as the hoped for heir to the throne. Kveryhody (jives Soinetbiiit. At Wlnsf'hoten it has boon decided to employ all money collected in es tablishing holiday settlements in three .provinces, to which poor and weakly children can be sent to recuperate.- In every tbwn and village commit tees hajl been formed to allow all the women in the place to contribute. A central co'iindl tee was appointed for every province to arrange one gift !r the name of the whole province. In 'his way theio ' 111 be money enough to present.1 the Queen with an article of value r.P'l sufficient will bo ;et! over for ch'iu'y. The p r;n inco of.Zccir.nd, for In-i-tancc, will give a. vhite perambula tor. Tha lace sunshade over It .'or summer use wiU be made by the fa mous Sluls lnce-makers. The Hague gives -a cradle, the embroidery of which Is entrusted to the same hands that embroidered the Queen's corona tion robes and- her wedding dress. Leoji warden giyes a silver book on an antique oak stand, iu which the events of baby life will be noted down --the baby's weight every week, the c'ato of the first tooth, of the first rtep, of little ailments,' etc. Rotterdam gives a silver mug, plate, spoon and egg cup; Amsterdam a washsland with silver, ewer, basin, etc. A screen, painted by Dutch ar tists, an antique oak chest for linen, a press for baby clothes white lac quered ful-nlture, a clock In Hinloper carved wood and a weighing machine are among -the other gifts planned. The larper town preferred not to Join the provincial committees. The East and "West Indian colonies and tho Dutch people living abroad are following tho samo course. The Dutch colony in London hopes to. collect money enough for a free bed in a London, hospital, to be always at the disposal ot, a Dutch patient j ' Prayers From a Nation. V A soon , as the Queen has regain ed hr xtrwpgth the royal family will go to the Queen country residence of the Itoo, where Mie spent the greater part of her happy childhood, under the old tres In the healthy Oelderland air. While the whole nation wa In a fever 'Of,, expectation . the Queen lives the quleteet -of. lives; she performed her duties as head of the state, ice(v ., Coutlpued( 91J f age Twejte, J , f --iT.r"H--'-::--."':--'" ."M'V V. n:"?- C, SATUR DAY, MAY 1, A HALF LLARS Would be Spent in the City of Raleiyti if New City Hail is Built RALEIGH MUST WAKE UP ICiilciKh Has the Advantage of Her Sisler t 'It icb in Mhny Kespeets, But Needs Unkiuir I'p Along Certuiu Lines One of Raleigh's Hest Citi zeens I'raises The Tillies For Its Stand 011 the Market House Ques tion. One of the best ' friends the eitv of ItaleiKh lins ever hudUiml one who hns dune grent things for her, h;is 'ad dressed the tollowing letter to The KveniiiK Tunes: Kditor livening Times: I write to eoiiKratulato you for what your paper is dolus to build up-and beautify our eaptltal vcity in more than one way. I have l'vad with a great deal of in torest your efforts to have , a clean detent -market place, one that we could point to with pride, a plie that ladles eould visit and one to which we woulilnt he ashamed to carry a .visitor to our eif. Our present market house is a difginee and a reflection on its citizenship. t stands In the way of irtigress and It is nothing but a stunililinu block. I am glad our people have an opportunity-,, to rid themselves of this old putrifled sore of 50 years also, am) when you think of it, with the site 11 opennlos oil our nvinelnal street, you begin to bonder to yourself why it hasn't been removed lonff ago. Next, Monday our peoplewill be given an opportunity-of pultlng it out of business, and having In its place a splendid structure-that will be a credit to our city. We mu wakft- up and get ill Une of progress with Charlotte, Orecnsboro, both of which we have advantages of in many ways, but lack ing in the most essentia! progress. The eyes of the people not only of this State, but '-others are upon us, and Greater -Raleigh-' must take ad vantage of Its voting power and wake up from her lethargy. We must go forward or backward.'. By our votes Monday, we can make for a greater Ity, or mar it for years to come. The building of an auditorloum. and munic ipal building and the sale of the old market place, and the building of a new, modenii up-to-date market house means much for our future wellfare. I r fully believe If the proposition Is carried for its sale, and I don't think there Is any doubt about It, and the committee locates it with a view to where- It 'will-develop-the most prop- rty to the licncftt of the city, I believe there will he spiMit for Improvements arising from tin- sale of the inarket house and the building of the city's new building, and will cause to be spent in land and buildings In the next two years a 'million and a half dollars which means .much for Halelgh as a starter, and none tan figure what it will do for its future development. In this connection I want to say if there Is one thing more than another that s stopping the upbuilding of Raleigh ight lu. Its business center it is the ld wooden barns and shacks that are allowed to stand and tie repaired from time to time. I think there are 12 or 1.1 on Wilmington' and IHivie streets at he back and side of the Ynrlmrough Hotel, they are In the tiro district and should they -ruled on fire some windy night,', would. .burn. Up tho-hotel ami many of (air best business houses. 1 understand many of the property own ers do not carry Insurance on account of the high rates caused by these old llro-bugs. I am told rates In this local ity are from $2.(10 to $4.40 per hundred. These old flie-tians should he jmiii demned, such conditions should not exist right in the heart of the city. The wonder Is that a portion of our city hasn't been burned! up by these. long ago, but, It is only a question of time, if they are allowed to remain, when we wilt wake up one of these morniiiKS to lind a part of our city destroyed by these old (tiro-traps) wooden buildings.: I understand the city has the power to condemn them. but up to this time we have had the rlglit behind the power to put it In motion. I hope when our new alder inert are Installed they will take the "bull by Hit horns" and do as our good government movement did, "beard the Hon In his den." Our fire district should be extended, but not until It Is en forced In Its present confines. In regard to our sanitary conditions they, are tvot pleasing to the eye, caf or smell, but anyone would think with three sanitary officers we wouldn't have any of our sanitary organs taxed with unpleasant things. I can't ac count tor such a lack of Industry on their part In keeping our city clean unless they are in the way of each other, too mnny servants In a houshold oftuner than otherwise cause neglect and Idleness, leaving undone those things which ought to, be done and to the discomfort of the household. Ral eigh has needed a good' cleaning up for many moons. She needs an officer that 1 can hold up hl hands and say, like our departed colored friend, Stuart EUlfopf . "petn band,; aj-a cjeanj" find ONE AND MILLION DO 1909. Scheiket Pasha, Leader of the Turks it . Tt This is a picture of Scheiket Pas ha, lender of the nriny of young Turks which recently captured Constantinople and made a prisoner of the Sultan. Scheiket is an Arab and received Ins military framing in the (ierinan army ARCHWAYIS COMPLETED Will be Presented to College by Senior Class The Most uVulahlc Gift Kvcr Made to the College by a Gradual ing Class. -.AVIII.be." I'nvciieil During Com mencement rresentntioii Speech by James M. Adams, of Raleigh. (Special to Tile Tillies) Wake Forest, N. ;,' May: 1. The large and stately arch of gray granite, reeled by the senior class at the. en trance of the campus neiir-the station, now stands complete. -It '.will he vailed next week arid remain so till eoni meneenien when, 011 "class (luy cxei- ises. It will be formally 'presented to (he college by' J. M. Adams,. presiiU nl if the senior class. .. Oil the front of the an li faeiiiK' .the station is curved in large loiters "Wake forest' College," uieh r which i the new'; college, seal which .appeared- for the first time on the cnvei of a recetit issue of the college hiillel In. ... t inier the seal', is -the --College '.motto. "I'ro Hum'aiiitate." The date J:t') apinars at the top. fin the side Taring, tic college Is engraved .the 11a mi' of, each of the sevenly-(i'e ,elliors wlio eo:ti- pose the class of l'-'Ull. The arch is 1.1 feet ldrrh. V) 1-2 feet wide., with a clearing S 1-2 feel square. This Is .the most' costly gift eer pre sented to the college bv a 'graduating class, the value being S'lnn, and marks the beginning of valuable gills by the classes to the college. The- gateway has been moved a few feet Inside of the rumpus walls and llie walls moved foi w'a nl on each side. In the space this made mi each side of the walk there will be a bed or Mowers. The walks have also ln-11 changed in such a. way as to add beauty to the Bate. :. The senior class which ended the arch Is larger by twenty-one than an preceding graduating ehe -s of -the .col lege, and Is the largest in North "Caroline- At a meeting last fall they' de cided upon the arch which lias just lieeu completed, and appointed n com mittee, composed of o. W. Henderson, K.'. V.. Whito, C. J. Jackson, N. A. Mel ton, J. 1. Carroll and A. Ii. ijlllmore, to carry forward the work. The con tract was given to Cooper Rioihers, of Raleigh. In a cavity In the top of the arch are .concealed the history, poem and prophecy of the class, which are to appear in the forthcoming issue of the college annual, together wlih everything published in The Student. The Weekly and the, college bulletin, relating to the class and the ureh. y. lie ought to bo clean through 'and through by nalufo. A ihan that keeps hli home clean, that Would not only set an example for ills neighbors by keeping his home spanking 1 lean, hut see that his example was curled out by the whole city. In conclusion 1 want to thnnk you for "ivhnt yon have done and I know you will ( onlinue your good work. IHir efforts' will put our beautiful city In line with our most progressive-Southern cities. You ar and will be one of Raleigh's great est benefactors to the mechanics and are contemplated means Improvement to, many Idle hands this summer. . JYVRKWaiVtAN, . RON PRICES WILL GO UP Review of Business Condi tions in SGuthern States Will Hardly lie Any Kesuinption in Operations at I'uriinect I'ntil le iniiiul lniiroves .Material Improve ment in 'Movement of Lumber is Noted I bis Week. "The tradesman' this week will say: The month of April goes Hut with pig iron manufacturers in tin' South ern territory having sold more of their product In the -mouth than the make. The prices stiffened considerably dur ing the month also and practically the same pi ice is nowbeing quoted on all sides. .. 'The month closed with none of the Iron maker's- in the Southern terri tory selling iron -under $11.50 per ton, No. 2 foundry, as far us .can be ascer tained. ; The make has not been curtailed any lately. There will hardly be any re--umptiou of operations ..at . furnaces which ale ready for the torch until the demand improves some. There Is an ex pi-elation that by.' .thif , middle of the eiiioin,' inoiilh iron pi Ices w ill go up I ruin ii! ty cents to one dol.ar per ton. Seeial brand iron ami special analysis iron boih being a preinluin over the pn vailing ligures, I Susie, iron is in fairly ynod lieinainl.. ' The cost iron pipe works are still laJ;in;; in business and there is enough bufin' K in sight to warrant a steady .opeiation of sneh 'plants' as are now in operation through the balance of lie year, 'l ie- I'nited Stall's Cast Iron I'ipe and Koundry Cntepaiiy Is divid ing op its big order .recently received fioin San I'Viiiicbco between' .Its plants hi the Southern territory. This will all I'm' a large iiiant il y of the product from each phtee. The retirganialioii committee of the Soul li"in steel Company is beginning to g.-.t busy despite the litigation that is being pushed ami more being Intro duced by the minority Hoe kholders who have been uep.eing the sale and the rrnrgam.atic-u. . Theie is .but a little accumulation of pig Iron In the Southern territory con sideline, (he full make. The accumula tion his caused no apptehcnslou'as to Die f 11 t il re. II a I'll ware Trade. The probable fall demand Is occupy ing tlie attention of the' hardware job b. is and inanuafteiirers more than spot sales just now. for the season of fall iniiulry is almost here. Following the excellent spi ing business and with the jtiiusiially good crop prospects In the Southeast the conclusion of many Is that tho fall trade, will, meet all expectations. There is some uncer tInty,, however, und hardware whole? salers are not as sanguine as condl lions would apparently warrant. The spring trad" has been far better than a yeiir ago and satisfactory in many particulars, '..Collections hve been good to begin with, find retailers have prac ticed caution, relieving jobbers of that nervousness that always accompanies reckless buying. This has been ti sea soil .of small purchases throughout' the South, but orders have Ijeen numerous enough to make the total volume sat Isfartory In the main. Prices have re malned sternly -all the spring with little Indication of changing quotations soon Spring building operation In moat parts of the South have exceeded x poctatlons and builder hardware hat ,. . (;ont;pued, on fajB. TvyelYf,)t , PRICE 5 CENTS GERMANY LEADS AIR NAVIGATION And Sparing No Effort to Keep to the Front in the Matter MANY WAR MACHINES Experimenting AVith Idea of Using Aerial Cruisers as Offensive Weap ons in Case of War Said That Zepiielin Can Carry as Many "Aer ial Shells": as a Torpedo Boat Exhaustive Trials Have .Keen Made Witlif All Kinds of Guns Against Airships But They Are Hard to Hit Mysterious Crime Hag Been Solved. (By MALCHOM CLARKE.) Berlin, May 1 Germany Is spar ing no effort to keep the lead in the realm of aerial navigation. I am en abled to state that plans for her aer ial fleet include the construction of enough vessels of the Zeppelin, Gross or Parseval type to permit of the sta tioning of at least one in every fort of the country, including those ou the land frontiers as well as on the coast. In addition, vessels will be built for service with each ot the four field armies which would be organiz ed in case of war. The recent achievements of the Zeppelin I. have convinced the German military au thorities of the Incalculable value of airships for tactical purposes. The Zeppelin has demonstrated' that it could in a twelve-hour trip cover the entire length of the French frontier, from Muelhauseh, in Alsace, via Fei- fort, to Treves, and cou-!d give in time of war a thorough insif y4fli- whole French strategic deployment. Although German experts profess to think the chief value of military airships is for reconnaissance, the army authorities are experimenting with a view to using aerial cruisers as offensive weapons. - Three distinct types of shells en- er Into consideration. The first Is an explosive shell for use against bulld- ngs, war materials, and .dockyards. The second is a burning shell for set ting fire to buildings, airships, bal loons, or flying machines. The third is a shell emitting .intolerable odors for, use against troops In fortifica tions and against the population of towns. It Is declared that the Zeppelin can without difficulty carry as many ex plosive shells or "aerial torpedoes" as a torpedo boat. These vary in size from three to six inches, and are thus no larger than small calibre land ar tillery ammunition. For operation against small bodies 0 troops or individuals hand gernade will bo semployed. The burning shells weigh .only three to seven ounces. Exhaustive trials have been made, both with rifles, field guns and ma chine guns for use against aerial craft, but it is the general conclus ion that airships will be exceedingly difficult to hit. So far no practical experiments against airships have been possible and the authorities are seriously considering the advisability of constructing dummy airships for next fall's kaiser mimoouvers in or der to test thoroughly the capacity of the Krupp and Earnhardt airship de stroyers. so far experts have touna uiai ui- riglbles can rise easily beyond the range of vertical artillery fire. -' It is announced tonight that sev eral wealthy residents of Berlin have ordered an airship of the Parseval type, to be used for a pleasure trip. This vessel will be I he first aerial pleasure yacht buill . The airship will be .completed Inside of three months, and, according to the con tract, will be delivered before the end of July. Great interest Is being taken In military circles In a new type Of air ship invented by Herr Veeh, of, El berfleld. The kaiser has given orders for the complete plans to be laid, be fore him, and several experts have been delegated by the ministry of war to Investigate the possibilities of the new Invention. 1 It appears that the atempts under taken by Zeppelin I. to sail tWenty four hours without landing are, itn- possible owing to. the heavy lost of gas from the balloon. A telegram from Moscow states that thf mystery of a crime com mitted on August 204807, under ' -singular circumstances ban Jut been Bolved. , ;','. ".- , . ,,. The, widow f a. wealthy, tytvy - councillor vas tpund mUrdofail near her villa at Broniieck. Beside her lay Mme. Berlnsky, his sister-in-law, ) '.(Continue ou Page 1fllve,V j U (A--M. - ,' , fjf I ' . 1 v ' : 1. 9 '. - .- jA-'-V 1 ! 1 it 1 -I '
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