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Weather. Crows Washington, May 29. Forecast for North Carolina: Fair tonight and Sunday; light to moderate west erly winds. ESTABLISHED 1871 RALEIGH, N. C, SATUR DAY, MAY 29, 1909. PRICE 5 CENTS SECOND EDITION CHAS. D. WILDES IS LOCKED UP ON SERIOUS CHARGE Threatens to Take the Life of Mrs. Robert W. Sunn BACCHANALIAN ORGIE Crazed With Drink, a Republican JLeader Threatens to Kill the Wife of a Prominent Business Man Tills Morning Followed a Disturbance at the Residence of Mr. Wildes He Accused Mrs. Dunn of Making Reports to the Police Hilarious V Drinking Bout at Wildes1 Resi dence Participated in by a Crowd of Wildes' Friends Wildes Too Drunk to Pay Any Attention to His Attorney. This morning the leading republi can of Wake county, the big gun In the Young Men's Republican Club, candidate for the senate on the re publican ticket in 1908 and more re cently candidate for Police Justice in the municipal fight, business man ager and mud-sllhger of a scurrilous campaign sheet known as the Eve ning Republican, Hon. Charles D. Wildes, was arrested on one of the most serious of charges and is now resting In the city guard-house. And this is how it happened: A few nights ago Hon. Charles D. Wildes and several boon companions, all republicans in good standing, and full fellowship, held high carnival in the residence of Charles D. Wildes, 118 South Dawson street. It is aald that one of Uncle Sam's mail wagons was- Used to transport the great load of drinkables to the aforesaid resi dence. Whether this be true or not, this paper undertakes not to say. That Is a matter for the nostal au thorities to investigate, uacle Sail in a rigid master and is not aw.ly to' r.pprove of such use being made of his wagons and horses. Anyway the booze got there and also got In its dtadly work. To say that the as semblage of patriots quickly grew inlarious is putting It mild. Repub lican speeches were made and toasts drunk to the accompaniment of pop ping corks and clinking glasses. At first the hilarity was subdued and but little of it percolated through the windows and doors to the listening world. Gradually things warmed up and Joy was unconflned. There Is not a bank vault In town that would have held it, and terror reigned in the immediate neighborhood. It was pandemonium let loose and General Sherman's definition of war is the only word that would adequately de scribe the commotion. An interview with any of the neighbors of this "Wild" man will prove to the most incredulous that the above account Is not overdrawn. It was an orgle that would have done credit to Dead- man's Gulch 'of Arizona fame in her palmiest days. Mrs. A. J. Williford who was at home alone, iter husband being out of town, was terrified. She telephon ed to the Capital Club, to the Police Station, and other places, and it was some time before she could get help. Finally an officer turned up in the neighborhood and things quieted down a little.! Later, it is asserted that Wildes went to Mr. Wllliford's residence, kicked at the door and swore vengeance against the whole family, threatening to shoot Mr. and Mrs, Williford on sight for reporting him and breaking into his fun-maK- ing. He went back to his home and the bacchanalian revelries later ceas ed.: .:' . ' ... Yesterday rumors of the night's doings flew thick and fast and a great many people knew a little about the affair. No definite reports of the matter had been made to tbe police Justice but tho force was work- ing oh the case. Meanwhile the Hon. Charles D. Wildes continued to tank up on ar dent beverages and brood over the kinks in a social system which re belled at orgies dear to the heart of Bacchus. This morning he Ballled forth with blood in his eye. He had picked for hli victim, Mrs. Robert W. Dunn, who lives at 109 South Daw son street- Her. husband Is a mem ber of the firm of Dunn Brothers itnd one' of tho most prominent and wor thy business men of Raleigh, In Wildes' drink-crazed brain the idea had become fixed that Mrs. Dunn had reported his misdeeds to the police ..department. This morning he wuut to the Dunn residence and rang the feel, fVf 4wr M PW4 bJ er vant. He asked for Mrs. Dunn and the girl told him that Mrs. Dunn Was up-stalrs, attending to a sick baby. Tell her to come down," said Wildes, with his hand on his hip pocket. "Tell her to come down now I'm going to shoot h 1 out of her." He also called up stairs for Mrs. Dunn, repeating the threatening statement just given. Some one In the bouse managed to get to the tele phone and call for help. Chief Beast ley and Officer Barrow responded quickly. The patrol wagon was also called out. When the officers reached the scene Wildes had returned to his own house at 118 South Dawson and here it was that be was arrested. He met tbe policemen at the door. He was in his shirt-sleeves and submitted meekly to the officers. He was hustled Into the patrol wagon and was soon In the "Dog Hole." He was so drunk that he hardly seemed to know what was go ing on. His attorney, Mr. W. L. Wat son, could get nothing out of him at all and left him to sober up. And that Is the story, as near as can be learned, of the down-fall of the leading spirit of the T. M. R. C. of Raleigh and would-be police jus tice, editor and senator. Finis. SHORTS GIVEN CHANCE The K!3y pes! Cc?l Closed Notwithstanding Patten's Previous llUmatsun He Gives the Shorts a Chance and liets the lajr Options nlse Without Running up Price of Grain, . (By Leased Wire to The Times) Chicago, May 29 The great James A. Patten May wheat deal closed to day quietly and passed out of exist ence with dignity at the price of $1.34, 1 cents lower than the rec ord price for the deal. The wheat king made his millions and was willing to end his deal with out forcing the shorts into bidding the price up to $ 1.50 or 2.00 a bush el. Despite the fact that he had pre viously declared there would be no private settling, that is just what happened. He gave the shorts a chance and they seized upon it. The end of this, the second suc cessful corner since 1S87, was a sur prise to many. The public galleries of the board of trade were thronged with spectators, who fully expected to witness a scene of excitement that would stir their blood. There was also a feeling of tensity on the floor right up to the stroke of the gong at noon. Then came the sigh of relief. May wheat opened at $1.34, 1 cent higher than Friday's close,: was pegged at that price and remained there until the end. The fact that nobody except Mr. Pa Men held May wheat was empha sized by the receipts in Chicago this month. But 133 cars were received against 1,001 in May of last year. The highest price paid for the May option during the entire 'deaf was 1.35 Vi. It came all the way up from 91 last June. The lowest price paid this month was 1.31 . A week ago today May sold at 1.32 and one year ago today it was selling at 1.10. The other options closed strong. . : Mr. Patten did not go to the board of trade today, but remained at his office. He refused to speak about the wheat situation. He was able to "put a crimp" In the Wall street and Steel Corporation bears which will leave a fringe for a long time. Had Patten wished to squeeze those who were going to "break" him, he could easily have done it by sending the price to 2.00 a bushel or even more. It is estimated that Patten and his associates cleaned up at least $7, -500,000 on the May deal. One of the chief topics today was the com ing July deal. Patten has a good holding in that option also. , OVERCOME Y NEWS. News of Good Job Too Much For Homeless Man. Philadelphia, Pa., May 29. Over joyed by the promise of employment, Richard Flynn, a homeless man, was seized with convulsions in an em ployment office and died before . a physician could be summoned. When Flynn applied for a Job and was told by the agency proprietor that he had good one for him he was so overcome that he walked to a chair, sat down and collapsed. The employment agency proprietor rush ed to his aid, but the man died in a few minutes. : r North Carolina Postmasters. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Washington, May 29 Fourth class postmasters were appointed to day as follows: North Carolina Calabash, Carrie Wilson, STRIKE SETTLED AND ALL TRAFFIC TO BE RESUMED New Movement on Part of Railroad Management In augurated Today. TROUBLE LAST NIGHT First Mail Train Carrying White, StrUce-hretikiiig Firemen Went Ovetr Georgia Railroad Today A Large Crowd Gathered at the De pot to See the Train Start Out Front Atlanta, liut No Violence of Any Kind Was Offered People Along the Route Hoot at Train, But Allow It to Pass Without Any Demonstration Trark Oiled at Lithonia, Where Trouble Occurred Last Night. (By Leased Wire to TTImcs) Atlanta, Ga., May 29-The fol lowing statement w;.s given out at 2:15, following the conference be tween Chairman Knapp, Labor Com missioner Nelll, General Manager Scott, of the Georgia Railroad and Vice-President Ball of the firemen's union. "An amicable adjustment of the differences between the Georgia Rail road and its employes, who have' been on strike, has been reached on a basis entirely satisfactory to both parties. The strike has been called off and complete train service will be resumed iT'tnecli.-.tely.'' The statement 's signed by Chair man Knnpp and Commissioner Nelll. Atiftntn. May '29 The first mail train to be run over the Georgia Rail road, carrying a strike-breaking white fireman, departed from here today at 7:30 o'clock. While there was ao disorder at the depot, a largo crowd was present and there was an undercurrent of Unrest among the striking firemen's sympathizers at the possibility of fatal intervention. ; While the mail trains operated yes Uerday carried negrp firemen the rail road decided upon a bold move and today made the more or less experi mental trip with a white strike breaker. At Lithonia, where Engineer Geo. Downing was seriously hurt last night, the track today was oiled for a distance of five miles in an effort to t'e up tho mail trains. The railroad made an attempt last night to move a train filled with per ishable freight out of the Lithonia yards, but the strikers and their al lies stoned it and severely wounded Engineer Downing. The situation in the towns along the railroad is be coming desperate. They cannot get food except what is transported by wagons and automobiles. In some places the suffering is keen and the residents of the town have petitioned the railroad to make a speedy ad justment as possible. After the Lithonia incident Assist ant Grand Chief Engineer Burgess notified General Manages Scott, of the railroad, that he would not per mit engineers to jeopardize their lives by taking out trains. He modi fied this, however, today amending Mb order to except mail trains. . The situation presented today was a unusual one. The union engineer io guided the first mall train of to day sat. opposite a strike-breaking fireman. The train, in addition to carrying the United States postal em ployes to distribute the malls, car ried some railroad detectives to as sist in protecting the life of the strike-breaker if bodily harm were offered to him. At various points along the line the train was hooted and jeered by throngs of strikers and their friends. . The railroad has instructed its en gineers to act with extreme caution for fqar some fanatic among the strike sympathizers plans to wreck a train. "" : ". As Viewed In Wellington. Washington, May 29. Second As sistant Postmaster General Stewart left here for Atlanta this morning He will take charge of moving the malls In the strike affected area That there Is a movement on the part of the Georgia Railroad officials to bring the (Tnitod States govern ment Into the strike situation In that state Is said to bo tbe belief of the administration. This was shown by the nature of the meeting of the cab! net. yesterday. The annouuceoieut tbftt Chairman Knapp, of the , interstate commerce commission, had been directed to go to Atlanta and assist Commissioner of Labor Nelll in an effort to amica bly settle ihe strike was taken to mean that President Taft does not propose to allow the federal govern ment to become involved in any way. A report has reached the white bouse that the officers of tho Georgia Railroad would refrain from holding any conferences with the strikers, with the hope that Interstate busi ness would become so tied up and mails so delayed that the department of justice would ask of the federal court of the state an injunction to stop the strikers from the continuing the delay of traffic. Underlying all this, It is alleged, Is the desire of the railroad officials to break up the labor organizations in the state. It is also said that the president does not intend to become a party, it is said. The feeling pre vails among the members of the cab inet that were the administration to take such a step at this time It would result in the loss of the following in the south which tho president now has. ' If the strike Is not settled within the next few days, it is hinted In cer tain quarters, the federal government will call upon Governor Smith to enforce law ''and order, even if he has to resort to arms. Senator Bacon of Georgia, called at the white house yesterday morn ing and had a long conference with President Taft in . regard to the strike. On leaving the white house he sent a telegram to Vice-President Ball, of the Brotherhood of Locomo tive Firemen urging upon him the importance of the commission of no act by any one that could form a ground for intervention by the gov ernment to protect the mails. Secretary of Commerce and Labor Nagel was of the opinion that the government had no right : to inter fere in any wayY owing to the road being entirely intra-state. This was not bellevedi to be the case by other members of the cabinet, the carrying of mail making It Interstate. Infor mation received by Postmaster Gen eral Hitchcock Immediately upon his return from Cuba yesterday was to the effect that two mails each way were sent over the road during the day.' . . ' .. Chairman KihtJ left for Atlanta at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Postmaster General Hitchcock is watching the situation closely. Citizens Petition Governor. Atlanta, Ga., May 29. Contrary to all expectations, the mail trains over the Georgia Railroad have been operated today without the least in terference on the part of strike sym pathizers. From most of the towns between Atlanta and Augusta reports tell of large crowds about the sta tions when tbe trains arrived but no move was made anywhere to molest any of the crew or to damage the railroad property. , So long as this condition exists the United States government can find no excuse to in tervene. Chairman Martin Knapp, of the In terstate Commerce Commission arriv ed today and at noon was in confer ence with Commissioner of Labor Nelll. Governor Smith Is conferring with Attorney General Hart, possibly pre paring to take some action. Citizens along the railroad are petitioning the governor to use force if necessary to establish freight and passenger trat: flc. Following written assurances from the sheriff of DcKalb county that he would protect the crew, and a pronv ise from the authorities at Lithonia that the citizehkof that village would offer no opposltifmto tho movement General Manager Scott at noon today sent another engine to Lithonia to bring in the train of perishable freight which was so summarily abandoned last night by tho locomo tive seht out to move It. The mail train from Atlanta pass ed Lithonia without Incident. The train slowed down west of the station and shoved back into tbe Biding, the cars of perishable freight deserted on the main line last night by the en glne crew which wsb driven away from Lithonia. CAR MEN STRIKE IN EVANSVILLE (By Leased Wire to The Times) EvaiiKVllle, Ind., May 29 All efforts of the state labor labor commission ers to arbitrate the differences between the union cur men and the railway company falling, a strike of 150 union men for recognition of the union, was begun at midnight. The street car company this morning had only eight of their of their old employe work In. Twenty of their non-union men Joined the strikers. The company de clare will use strike breakers. The union men are to picket the car barns and shops but pnnlse to use only moral suasion. Bus and wagon lines will be operated by the union. Mavor' Issues m im isan "an r - - General Cleaning- Up-Day Believing that the time is oppor tune for a "cleanlng-up-day". in our city, since June is a month In which there is more or less danger of sick ness, I desire to enlist the active aid of every citizen in this movement. The co-operation ' of . the Woman's Club, the various betterment associa tions, the teachers of the city schools, the pupils, and in fact every one in terested in clean streets, clean side walks, clean fences, and clean bark yards, is urgently requested. I ap peal to all residents of the first ward, living nor'.h of Hillsboro street and west of Halifax street to meet Tues day morning at 9 o'clock at the High school building on West Morgan street so that a leader can be ap pointed and the work outlined. On Wednesday, the residents of the sec- OF OIL READY TO FIGHT Will Fight Attempt to Im pose Duty On Crude Petroleum THE TARIFF DEBATE Senate Convened at Ten O'clock and More Than Two HoiLI Was Con sinned in Trying t tlon an to Wages P( Ilcforc the Senate-? lnforinn iiemiHiiy intor lift .lad Sent of Itefut- follette Said Gcrml ( Statement For Purf ing Statements Made in Tills Coun try ns to German Wages Senator Depew Insinuated That (Jeinmii Government Wus Trying to Influ ence Tariff Legislation. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Washington, May 29. The oppo nents of the Standard Oil Company in the senate are preparing to make a fight against the attempt to impose a duty on petroleum when that arti cle is reached in the tariff bill. Sen ator Cummins and others are mak ing an effort to have the senate fur nished with a copy of the report of Dr. Hayes of the Geological Survey- on the oil supply of Mexico, and its transportation, The so-called inde pendents are busing their demand for a duty of 2b per cent, upon the com petition of Mexican oil. it is assert ed that the report of Dr. Hayes shows that Mexicaj oil does not. enter into competition with American oil and that it is being held back because ot the effect it would have ou tuo effort to take petroleum lrom the tree list as it is in the house bill. The senate convened at 10 o'clock this morning. More tiiau two hours were consumed In an elfort to get OPPONENTS STANDARD before the senate information trans mitted by the German government to the secretary of state showing the wages paid to labor by German man ufacturers. This information was asked for in a resolution offered by benator LaFollette. During the course of the argument, in which more than a dozen senators partici pated, it was brought out that tbe Uerman government had requested that the names of the manufacturers be considered confidential. The Bcn ate wrangled for a long time. Sena tor LaFollette charged that tho Ger man government had sent the state ment for the purpose of refuting statements made In this country as to the rates of wages paid in Germany. Senator Depew intimated that the purpose of the German statement was to get the Information before con gress in order that it might have an effect in fixing the rate of duty in tho tariff bill, the purpose being to show that the difference in the rate of wages between Germany and the United States was not great. In ef fect Senator Depew insinuated that the German government was Becking to Influence tariff legislation in con gress In the Interests ot German man ufacturers. Senator Owen pointed out that the republican platform bad declared that tariff should be barred on the differences of cost of labor at home and abroad and that therefore the sennte should be furnished with the Information. ....' -. .' ' Cull Tor "".. ' "W """' ond ward will assemble at the same place and hour, On Thursday there will be a meeting of the residents of the third ward and on Friday a meet ing of the fourth ward for the same purpose. In the meantime, if every resident will see to it that his back yard is thoroughly clean, that all trash and garbage is raked and piled on the street before this crusade begins, much time will be saved and the city wagons will begin hauling off the rubbish at once. No one's back yard will be entered without the owner's consent, and it should be understood that Ibis is v friendly move on the part of us al'i to show our interest in the cleanliness and increased health fulness of our city. J. S. WYNNE, Mayor. STRIKE OF THE STREET CAR MEN Philadelphia Transportation Service Badly Crippled by Unexpected Strike MOBS ATTACK CAHS Philadelphia '.Street''. Car Employes '.' Take Sudden Action and Strike City's Transportation System limlly Crippled mid Only Attempting to Run Cars on n Few Lines Dlsor der Workes lVogrcss of Strike, Car Tracks Being Piled Full of Ties and Other Obstruct Ions Mobs At tack Cars in Two Places Kvery Available .Man on Strike Duty, (By 'Leased Wire to The Times) Philadelphia, : May 29. Rioting started today within a few hours af ter 3,!00 employes of Philadelphia car lines voted to strike. The action of the union was unexpected and the city's service was seriously crippled. On but a few lines was any attempt to run cars being made earlj, and every trolley that goes out was hin dered by obstructions on the tracks piles of ties, bolts and stones, and timber. Two riots occurred before the day was well started. At 63rd and Thompson streets a mob attack ed a car, raining on it missiles of all sorts. The reserves were rushed to the scene and drove back the crowd after a fight in which many were hurt. in the heart of town, at 10th and Ellsworth street, another mob at tacked a car and was dispersed only after a hard fight with the police. In both instances the windows of the cars were shattered and their bodies damaged. There were many minor injuries from flying brick bats and policemen's club. ''If tiie disorder continues I will close every saloon in the city today said one city official today. "Kvery available policeman was on strike duty, and each platform o every car, surface and elevated, was guarded by police. According to officials of the union 3,500 car men went out. They voted to strike early today after a session which lasted for hours. The strike was unexpected, although , it was known that the men were dissatis tied. It was believed that the com pany had been caught unprepared Officials of the l.'nion Traction Com pany refused to discuss what ineas tire they had taken or would take It was reported today that a large body of professional strike-breakers were In readiness at a point Just out side of Philadelphia, waiting for or ders to enter the city and take charge of the system. Tho lines most crippled were those of the West Philadelphia service These number fifteen or more, the most important being the Angora Darby, Pattington and Overbrook Little effort to run these lines was made. 1 Pickets of the union are on duty at all the twelve car barns of the company and at points where troubl Is most likely. : The chairman of the national ex edit I ve board of the union, C O Pratt, said today: "Our men will preserve order. There Is no necessity for police in terference. NOTING MAKRS THE PRESIDENT THEGUESTOFTHE PITTSBURG CITY Greeted by Cheering Mass of Citizens on Bis Ar rival There HE DELIVERS ADDRESS The President Arrived in Pittsburg at 8:48 O'clock and liarge Urowd Is at the Station to Welcome Him Spends Short Time at Home of His Brother-in-Law, Then Makes Address at Jewish Temple and Later Delivers Address at Arsenal Park Makes Dedication Speech at the Park Had Home Difficulty in Getting Through Immense Crowds Compliments School Children. ( By Leased Wire to The Times) Pittsburg, Pa., May 29. Amid the combined cheers of a large crowd of Pittsburg citizens, mingled with the hardy bull dog "rah rah" yell of Tale men at the East Liberty station. President William Howard Taft alighted from his private ear at the East Liberty station of the Pennsyl vania Railroad at 8:48 this morning and was taken in an automobile tc the residence of his brother-in-law, Thomas J. Laughiin, Jr., in Wood- and Row. After a short Btay at the residence of Mr. Laughiin he was driven to the Rodeph Shalom Tem ple where he delivered a short ad dress, going immediately afterward to the Arsenal Park. He had some rouble getting through an Immense rowd of people who had gathered around tbe temple to see the chief magistrate. The program at the . park was simple and short. Miss Catherine Modlssette March and Master John Steel Phllipps who loosened the veil over the fountain to be dedicated by the president, wore duly presented to Mr- Taft who chatted with them for a few mo ments. The president expressed him self as much pleased with the ren dering of tbe national airs by the children of the . Washington and Oakland schools and said it was a fine example of American patriot ism. . . Mayor William A. Magee, secretary of State Knox and Congressman James Francis Burke did not Join the citizens and Yale clubs escort com mittees at the station to welcome the president and came up very much chagrined to find that they were late, but managed to fall into line and catch up with the Taft party en route to the Laughiin residence. The police arrangements were per fect and there was nothing for the secret service men to do but go with, the crowd. Small Flour Mills Shut Down. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Winnipeg, Man., May 29 Owing to the continued high price of wheat all the smaller flour mills in west ern Canada shut down this week and the larger mills have decided to run on short time. In Ontarla nearly all the mills have shut down.. Wheat : is much dearer than flour and big mills are running at a loss. Kansas I Hue Laws. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Topeka, Kans., May 29 In an ef fort to make Kansas good the new "blue laws" went Into effect through out the state at midnight. The new laws stop the sale of intoxicants by druggists, close all bucket shops, bar child-actors from the stage, provlds that railroads must build "hog tight" fences and st I plate that fruit tree agents must tell tho truth, Itank llohltcd in Wisconsin. ( By Leased Wire to The Times) Merrill, Wis., May 29 Four nten entered the German-American State Bank here yesterday, and while three covered Cashier R. C. Ballsadt with rifles the fourth entered the vault and took all the money in sight, mo ro than $10,000. Two of the bandits were captured, after a running fight, but the others escaped with the money. Bride Weighs 80. fBy Leased Wire to The Tlrrtes Chicago, May 29 Samuel O. Post, 4R years old, a lake captain ani allss Rose nirtst. 40 yenrs old, six fee't tall and weighing 38ft. eloped to rtfrteVS, Ills., and were married. ; '.'He will not be henpecked," sntd the blushing bride, as she tuckeh 'her now huslband's arm In liers KmJ left the office of the Justice Who tiedAhe Knot, . .. i T