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Weather. Washington, May 19 Forecast for North Carolina for tonight and Thursday: Partly cloudy,' local showers In west portion. ESTABLISHED 1871. RALEIGH, N. C , WEDNEDAY MAY 19, 1909. PRICE 5 CENTS H. H. ROGERS OF STANDARD OIL COMPANY DEAD Great Financial Magnate Died Suddenly at His Home in New York Today DEATH GREAT SHOCK Mr. Rogers Had Been in Excellent Health Recently and His Death Came as a Great Shock to His Family and FriendsWas at His Office in AVall Street Yesterday Was the Builder and Virtual Own er aof the Virginian Railway and Was in Norfolk a Few Weeks Agb at the Formal Opening of (lie Road. (By Leased Wire to The Times.) New York, May 19. H. H. Rog ers, vice-president of the Standard OH Company and the predominant personality in that great corporation and all Its allied interests, died sud- denly at his home, No. 3 East Seventy-eight street today from a stroke of apoplexy, Mr. Rogers died In bed, with his wife the only one near him when he breathed his last. His son, H. H. Rogers, Jr., and his three married daughters reached the home a half 4hour after he died. His' death was so unexpected that the family physi cian was not at harjd at the time, " - The great financier, who suffered a Blight stroke of the malady that Anally killed him about a year ago In his office In the Standard Oil build ing at 26 Broadway had apparently recovered altogether and continued to attend to his manifold affairs up to yesterday. . Mr. Rogers was stricken when he awoke this morning. Mrs. Rogers called for help to the servants and one of them telephoned 'to the fami ly physician, Dr. Edwin P. Fowler! who was at his country place nt Pel ham Manor.. He jumped Into his automobile and came down front Pel ham at full speed, but arrived fif teen minutes after Mr. Rogers- died, at 7:20 a. m. "I was awakened by the telephone next my bed," said Dr. .Fowler. "An excited voice told me that Mr. Rog ers was very, very HI and that I should go to the house at once. I was terribly shocked as I had seen Mr. Rogers only last Sunday and he was then In apparently the best of health. "I dressed hurriedly and got Into my automobile. I told the chauffeur not to mind the speed limit and we flew to the city. I was stopped once by a policeman in Harlem,-but he let me go on when I explained why we were going so fast. "When I reached the Rogers house It was all over. Mr. Rogers had died from the stroke of apoplexy fifteen minutes before. - Mrs. Rogers needed my help and I had to take charge of affairs until young Mr. Rogers ar rived about fifteen minutes later. Then the three daughters of Mr. Rogers reached the house." ' The activities of Mr. Rogers were as great during the past year as they had been at any time previously In bis life. He only recently attonded the opening of his Virginian railway enterprise which was his latest in dustrial development project. -The death of Mr. Rogers became known In Wall street at the opening of the Btock market and the stocks . In which he was Interested and those known as the Standard Oil group showed weakness at the beginning of business. The declines,' howover, did not average more than point for the intrinsic strength of the stocks affected was well known. A rally set In again, however, and re coveries were general. v In 1907, Mr. Rogers suffered a . nervous collapse and for a time with drew entirely from active pursuits. Subsequently ' his health seemed materially Improved and his recovery was followed by renewed activity Taj development of the Virginia railroad -enterdrrsf Mr. Rogers was present at the opening of the Virginia rail road, which he virtually owned. For ' the past year he has been a frequent visitor to his .office In this city at tending to the details of various cor porations with which he was con- ' nected either officially or as a stock ' holder.; " j .; r v ' ' 1 jr 1 Henry H, Rogers was born In Fair Haven, Mans.,, In 1840, There Is ct- Uerahlo mystery as to the exact ? of h!s l.!rth., liO"-rs never ' : i. v t ! r .,v i tell in what year he was born. Once when he was asked, he said: "Why don't you go to the town clerk at Fair Haven?" This was done but the quest was useless, for it was found that a fire destroyed the register that told of his birth. The parents of Rogers were work ing people and did not have much money. They gave their boy a high school education, and then put him to work as a delivery boy In a gro cery at $3 a week. The early ambition of Rogers was to be a machinist. He studied this trade and after he had mastered it he found that he couldn't get a job. In telling of his first work Mr. Rog ers recently said: :- ' "I was very eager to go to work after graduating and In fact did go to work a week after leaving school. My father and I agreed that I should take up the trade of machinist, but thero was no chance. : Apprentice ships were limited even at that time as they are now. The machine shops within reach were full so I had to look In another direction. I wanted to be at work and I found work." Young Rogers remained in the grocery business only a short time. He was restless and aggressive s a wouth. Ho left Fair Haven and be came an oil refiner. While he was n tills business he met John D. Rockefeller, and their acquaintance resulted in the founding of the Standard Oil Company. INCOME TAX UNCERTAIN. Friends of the Amendment Sny It Will be Defeated. (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Washington, May 19. Friends of the Income tax amendment which is to be offered In the senate In a few days, say ,that in their opinion the amendment will be defeated, but they will continue their fight for an In come tax, and will make It an issue In the next campaign. It Is said to day that the Aldrich proposition to refer the amendment, to the judicia ry committee with Instructions to re port back to the senate next Decem ber an Income tax bill that will be in,keeplng with the constitution will be carried. It is added that President Taft, having approved of the Aid rich plan, is responsible for the change In the situation. JANE JEFFERSON CONVENTION. Mrs. Ruth llryan Leavltt and Other . Democrat to Speak. (By Leased Wire to The Times.) ' Denver, Col.; May 19. Mrs. Ruth Bryan Leavltt, daughter of William J. Bryan, has arranged for a conven tion here In July of all the Jane Jef fejson clubs In the state, at which an address by Mrs. Leavltt, the pres ident, on the upbuilding of the dem ocratic party from the feminine standpoint will be the feature. The Jane Jeffersons are putting forth every effort to make the com ing of Mrs. Leavltt next July a nota ble event. Prominent people from all over the United States will be Invited. Besides other political lights to be invited will come the governors of Wyoming, Idaho and Utah and their wives, the three states being those in which women vote. BLACK HAND LEADER ARRESTED Man That Detective Petrosino Was Said to Have Heen Looking For When He Was Killed. (By Cable to The Times.) London, May 19. -The Qlobo's cor respondent In- Rome states that Pie tro Piccolo, a black hand leader, has heen arrested afrfl Imprisoned at Fog gla. He Is wanted by the Italian police- for a triple murder commit ted In 1905. Ho fled to New York, the corre spondent says and there became an active organizer of the black hand and so brought upon himself the at tention of the late Detective Petro sino, Who actually was bunting- for Piccolo when he met bis death in Palermo. In Petroslno's papers the name of Piccolo Is mentioned frequently. ROBBERS GET ALL THE CASH. Bank Dynamited and All the Money Carried Off. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Cairo, Neb., , May 19 The ' State bank of Cairo was dynamited early tolay, the vault and building being completely wrecked by three explos ions. Every cent of cash was secur ed and the robbers made thoir es cape on a hand -car stolen from a sec tion hotiseN The sheriff with posse and bloodhounds la after the dyna miters, 1 ' . Bill Jonea On Trial. (Br Leased Wire to The Times) ' Washington, May 19 "BUI" Jonos who attracted wide Interest , during the trial of Charles Qultesu, tha as sassin, was placed on trlal 'i today, charged with the murder of John Mc pherson, a farm hand on bis place, two miles from here Jonea ' has lived the life of a ivralt foreman? '-'. " .... LAKE MOHONK CONFERENCE PEACE MEETING Fifteenth Annual Meeting Be gan Today With Dr. But ler Presiding SCORES WAR SCARE Dr. Butler Made Forceful Address on Veacc, Scoring Kngland For Her War Scai-e Believes. There is No .Immediate Danger of ('lash Be tween the Nations Believes Great International Court Will . Be Es tablished at The Hague Within a Short Time Dr. Butler Snfd That England's Condition Was Brought About Through Following the Ger man Policy of Naval Expansion. (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Lake Mohonk, N. Y., Slay 19. The fifteenth annual meeting of the Lake Mohonk Pence Conference on inter national arbitration began ' here to day with an array of famous speak ers. Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler, president of Columbia University,! is presiding. . In a forceful address on peace to day Dr. Butler scored England for her war scare and indicated that a great International court would be established within a short time at The Hague and pointed out from- infor mation, which the speaker declared was' the best at hand that there is no Immediate danger of a clash hetween the nations. The morning speakers were Albert K. Smiley, Dr. Butler. Dr. Benjamin Trueblood, Professor Samuel T. Put ton; Dr. George (W. Kirchwey and others. At the" session tonight Mr. Joaquin Nabuco, the Brazilian 'am bassador to the United States, is scheduled to speak. Others on the program for addresses tonight are: Senor Don Ignacio Calderon, Boli vian minister to the United States, who will discuss "the foreign policy of Mr. Root as secretary of state." The Hon. William I. 'Buchanan, of Buffalo, the Hon. A. J. Montague, ex-governor of Virginia, and Pr. Leo S. Rowe, of the University of Penn sylvania, will also speak. Rear Admiral C. H. Stockton is booked for an address on "The Lon don Naval Conference." The Hon. A. J. Montague will speak on "The Contemplated Hague Court of Arbi tral Justice," and Dr. Rowe will dis cuss "The Recent Pan-American Scientific Congress and the Approach ing Pan-American Congress." The attention of the body was cen tered upon the speech of Dr. Butler. In part he said: "Today the most optimistic obser ver of'the movement of public opin ion In the world must confess him self perplexed, If not amazed by some of the striking phenomena which meet his eye. The storm center of the world's weather today is found in the condition of mind of tho Kng llsh people. ; It is hard to reconcile tho exaggerated utterances of respon sible statesmen in parliament; the loud beating of drums and the sound ing of 'alarms in the public press; and the people flocking to view a tawdry scnsatloVial drama worse than third rate." Dr. Butler said that England's condition was brought about through following the Germany policy of nav al expansion. He declared that Eng land should not fear Invasion from any other country and that her wild flight to arms is a reflection upon every nation which has a treaty with Great Britain. ' .. COTTON SUPPLY AND PRICES. Schemes of International 'UnMon Fed eration to Prevent Fluctuations. (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Milan, May 19. Tho congress of the International Cotton Federation has under discussion schemes for regulating supply and prices, with a view to preventing violent' fluctua tions by American nnd other specu lators. It was resolved finally that the time was not ripe for a decision and the matter was referred to an International committee.'. The promotion pf mutual Are In surance companies In countries affi liated .with the International Federa tion on the lines of those nticcessful in 'the 1 United States - and . Great Britain was referred to' a committee te draft regulations. . It Is believed that the formation of an Internation al Insurance organization will be the result." '-' AUTO HIGHWAY FROM NEW YORK 10 ATLANTA, GA. Mr. Leonard Tufts Talks In terestingly of the Great Undertaking SEC. OLDS' RtPflRT Mr. Tufts, of Southern Pines, is Much Interested in the Proposed Auto mobile Highway i'tojn New York to Atlanta Has Informed Himself of Local Conditions Ijocnl Counties Will Aid Not Over $2(,(M) Need ed for North Carolina's Part of the Route Secretary F. A. Olds Tells of Wonderful Development Along Industrial Lines Raleigh on the Up-grade. - Mr. Leonard Tufts the millionaire proprietor of Plnehurst, ' was the guest of honor at the meeting of the Chamber of Commerce last night. His purpose in visting Raleigh and attending last night's session of the Chamber of Cf mmerce was to lay be fore the leading citizens of Raleigh the matter of securing an automobile highway through the state, passing through Raleigh ' and -Plnehurst, a link in a great system stretching from New York City to Atlanta. Mr. Tufts was introduced by Dr. H. A. Royster, who presided over the meeting of the chamber. He seemed to have at his tongue's end definite and e,xat lnforjoatlcux-coacerjilni: lo cal conditions along the proposed line from Virginia to South Carolina. He has seen the leading spirits of Sanford, Rockingham and other towns and is assured of their hearty support. He evinced a wonderful knowledge of road building. He said that good automobile roads in this section could be built for $300 per mile in this section and in the sandy section south of Raleigh, while it. would cost $3,000 per mile in the Piedmont sec tion. He has gone over the situation carefully and has learned that citi zens In every section will help in the work ' -gladlyi He thinks that with the aid that will be given locally the route through the state will not cost over $20,000. He spoke of the great advantages that come to the people through these automobile routes as established in New Hampshire and other states, and declared that the people would receive from tourists each year more than enough to pay for the building of the roads. Rev. Dr. Lay, Hon. R. H. Battle, Mr. Josephus Daniels, Mr. B. F. Mon tague, Mayor J. Stan Wynne, and others, spoke of the great advantages that would accrue to the south by the construction of the highway and on motion of Mr. J. G. Brown a commit tee was appointed to push the move ment. -'. Report of Secretary. Secretary Olds offered his report, which was as-ollows: "Your secretary finds It a very great pleasure to be able to welcome the members of the Chamber of Com merce in what may be termed practi cally new quarters. Commutes rep resenting the Chamber of Commerce and the Merchants' Association, act ing jointly, looked over the city--. to see if any other better quarters could be procured, one of the necessities being a large and convenient room for use not only by the two organi zations, but for meetings of various kinds of people In the city and from other points; sufficiently large to meet tho requirements of any ordi nary convention, such as that of the State Building & Loan Association, which, will bo held early in Juno. Ar rangements wei'o r made with the owner of tho property, Mrs. Fred A. Woodard, of Wilson, for the enlarge ment of the rooms and the Chamber of Commerce and Merchants' Asso ciation loased tne entire norm Biao or the second floor of this building at a rental of $240 per year, the owner making all the alterations, doing the papering and painting, save of the floors ,and sharing the cost of the hardwood floor, which has been laid In the board rooms, also putting In electric light equipment, with the ex ceptlon of the lights themselves; lav atories, closets,- etcs, relaying the steps and hallway and removing the heavy doors at . the ground floor en trance. The organization agreed to divide the expense of the other Im provements made, Including half of the hardwood floors, chairs, electric lights, rugs, and other necessary fur nishings and fittings. Thua we have at last a meeting place certainly not surpassed la this state, n4 ' It la good thing that this is so, for it but i keeps pace with Raleigh's very mark ed development this year. The aim is to make the board room a place In which all organizations holding con ventions of minor league size will feel at home and to make of the room in rear of the building a rest room for ladles, whether from other points or here, with all the conven iences possible for shoppers, etc. The Woman's Club, the largest and most powerful organization of wo men at any point in North Carolina, lias been specially invited to avail itself of the rooms of the two organ izations and has expressed its very great appreciation of the offer and also of the fact that a rest room had been provided which will add so much to the comfort and convenience of women who come to this city. It is felt that everything done has been of a character to promote the best in terests of Raleigh. This city is now attracting more attention and receiv ing more compliments' than ever be fore and has certainly taken on new life. ' Tlie first meeting in the refitted and refurnished board room was held last week by the Wake County Farmers' Union in convention to elect delegates; to the state conven tion of that organization at Charlotte and it expressed very warm apprecia tion of the courtesy shown. A let ter from Mr. VVittkowsky, of Char lotte, expresses thanks .for the tender of 1 he rooms for the use of the state convention of B. & L. Association .1 inio 9th. The uplift of Raleigh this year is' so marked that a visit to any part of the city will show new buildings tin ker construction and the architects report unusual activity, Chief in im portance are the two new city build ings, the Municipal Building and the City Hall Auditorium, which will be a part of it r.nd which will give Ral eigh an auditorium of ample size for the first time and the new market bullring, '-since it is taken for grant ed thet the present market building will b.i soid a; the figure named in the ai t of the legislature, If indeed it does net bring a larger sum. It is Expected that . work on both these buildings will mark the present year and make it even more notable. There are in course of erection three stores, two garrages, a machine shop building, and over seventy dwellings, some of these both hand some and costly. Besides the new buildings under way there Is a good deal of building improvements in the way of additions, etc. Contracts have been made for improvement of the front of the Yarborough House, the installation of an elevator, etc., all to cost $20,000. At the federal building an elevator is being put In and other improvements made at a cost of $10,0,10. At the Agricultural & Mechanical College work on the new dormitory is well under way. At the hospital for the Insane ten new buildings are under construction, one almost com' plete and one occupied and contract lias been let for a congregate dining room there to cost $27,500. At St Mary's school two dormitories are in course of construction. The Wake Water Company has laid Its mains to the Soldiers' Home and to St. Augustine's Normal School and thus given fire protection to a large area In the city's new eastern annex. The various textile mills and var ious other industrial plants are using the water generated electric power from Buckhorn Falls. The Installa tion of tho power line and the gen eral equipment aro unsurpassed in this state, all the construction being of the latest and best typo, entirely steel with no wooden posts. The power gives very great satisfaction and is sure to lead to much new de velopment as Inquiries are coming In daily regarding it. The turning on of this power was made the occasion of a very notable gathering of mem bers of thiB organization, Governor Kltchin being a guest. The fertilizer manufacturing busi ness has been very satisfactory this season, The output of tho Caraleigh Phosphate Mills was 30,000 '.-tons, snowing an increase of about. 10 per cent over last year. This company, extending Its business, has new plants in operation at Wilson and Norfolk. Work has been pushed very rapid ly upon the Rex Hospital, which will be ready for occupancy In tho early autumn. The dean of tho medical staff of tho hospital has In view the acquirement of more property ad joining It for the erection of a build ing for medical students of the State University and these who finish Iheir course nere. i ae ciass naving grown steadily year after year. The dean informed your secretary recently that Rox Hospital will In 'all probability be doubled In size within the next two years. It Is so arranged that this can be done easily. Numbers of physicians In various parts of the state Inform him that they Intend to send patients here and It will become tha leading hospital Id "North Caro lina.-,-;.' . : ..:.,;. - tt The Grimes Realty Company has under way plana tor an Apartment House, perhaps on HILIsboro street, , y (.Continued ' on LPage .) THE PRESIDENT PETERSBURG AT Ambassador and MmeJusse- rand Are in the Presi dential Party STOP AT PETERSBURG Tin- President, mid Party Left Wash ington at -1:20 O'clock and Arrived in Petersburg at Shortly After Nine - French Ambassador and Wife in the Party President the Guest Today of Both Pennsylvania and Virginia Great Preparations For His Kiilcitaiiiinciit Other Distin guished Guests The Unveiling. (By Leased Wire to The Times.) ; Washington, May 19. President raft left Washington at 4:20 o'clock this morning over the Atlantic Coast Lino Railroad for Petersburg, Va., whore he will speak at the unveil ing of a statue, to General Hartranft, and ' the Pennsylvania soldiers who fell there in the civil war. Although she is rapidly recovering, owing to her recent nervous breakdown, Mrs. Taft did not accompany the presi dent.' Those in the party are Am bassador and Mine. Jusserand, Cap tain A, W. Butt, and Assistant Sec retary Mischler. The president is to return to Washington early Fri day morning, after attending tho Mecklenburg celebration at Charlotte,- N. C. Thursday. At Petersburg. Petersburg, Va., May 19. Presi dent Taft and party reached this city by special train from Washington shortly after 9 o'clock this morning to participate in the unveiling at Fort Mahone of a monument and a statue of General John F. Hartranft - erected in memory of the Federal soldiers of the third division, Ninth corps, who fell during the selge of Petersburg during the civil war. The president came as the guest of both Pennsylvania and Virginia. He was scheduled as the orator of the day and plans for his entertain ment surpassed anything of the sort ever undertaken here. Other distinguished visitors are Governor Stuart of Pennsylvania; Governor Swanson of Virginia; mem bers of the battlefields commission of Pennsylvania, large delegations from Grand Army Posts, and a hobt of Confederate veterans. At a luncheon to the president this afternoon the speakers will Include. In addition to the chief guest and the two governors, M. Jusserand, the French ambassador; Rear Admiral Sigsbee, retired; President E. A. Al derman of the University of Vir ginia; former Governors William E. Cameron and Andrew Jackson Mont ague of Virginia; Mayor Jones and W. B. Mcllwaiue of Petersburg. Upon his arrival the president was driven at. onre to the old battlefields so rich in historic interest, He first witnessed at Fort Sled man the un veiling of a tablet. From Fort Stedman the presldont and his party were driven tho mile and a half to Fort Mahone where the Hartranft. statue has been con structed at a cost of $f,0,000. Col onel R. H. L. Goddard of Providence, R. I., presided at the unveiling. The flags were released by a committee of women selected from the north and the south, among them Mrs. William Mahone, wife Of the Con federate general for whom the fort was named. The Day in Charlotte. Charlotte, N. C, May 19.-Today was Governor's Day at the Mecklen burg celebration and Governor Kltch In, of North Carolina, was the host for tho occasion. In the afternoon Governor Kltchln and the visiting governors and lieutenant governors of the southern states make addressos at the fair grounds and in the eve ning the state's chief executive will receive the... visiting executives and tho public genorally. ; . President Taft and bis party will arrive at 10 o'clock tomorrow morn ing. Later In the day the president will review" the military and indua .rlal parade. Awwisloq Day RorVloee, Tomorrow ltj Holy Thursday, or Ascension Day. .There will , be the full service ' for the day, at the Church of the Good Shepherd at 11 o'clock, consisting of service,-s"i j and the Holy Ce- ' UNVEILING