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Washington, June 1 -Forecast
(or North Carolina for tonight
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ers tonight ors Wednesday.
ESTABLISHED 1871.
RALEIGH, N. C, TUESDAY, JUNE 1, 1909.
PRICE 5 CENTS
SITUATION IN
PHILADELPHIA
STILL SERIOUS
Wives and Daughters
Strikers Stone Strike
breakers In W.Phila.
ot
MANY ARRESTS MADt
Philadelphia Strike Situation Crlt'ral.
12,000 Policemen Are on Guard,
and Mayor Reyburn Says if Neces
sary He Will Swear in 10,000 Ex
tra Men Traffic Entirely Sus
pended 600 More Strike-breakers
Added to Force Threat to Call
Out General Trade Organization!).
Mayor Reyburn's Stand Being
Criticised, It Being Charged That
He is Working Hand In Hand With
Traction Officials.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Philadelphia, Pa., June 1-The
strike situation today was critical.
Twelve thousand policemen wcro on
guard In the city, and Mayor Rey
burn said that, if necessary, he would
swear In lO.OUit extra men.
Traffic was entirely suspended be
fore midnight and seiious clashes
were looked for If an attempt were
made to run cars.
The force of two hundred and fifty
strike-breakers which has been on
duty since the beginning of the strike
was augmented today ty 600 more
men rushed here from New York. A
general trades organization strikp
was threatened -by John J. Murphy,
president of the Central Labor Coun
cil.'''-;
"If the Philadelphia Rapid Transit
Company does not meet the terms of
the striking trolley men by Thursday
night," he declared, "the general
trades organizations of Philadelphia'
will be on strike by Fi ulay morning."
Under orders from the mayor every
saloon was closed at C o'clock last
night and did not open until 7 o'clock
this morning. This order is to be en
forced until the end of the trouble.
The car barns in west Phlladel
phla, where the strike-breakers are
being housed under heavy guard
continued to be the storm centre.
The police on duty are also living
there, 650 cots having been 'put in
for their use today. .
On many occasions the police were
called out to quell disturbances
Eighty arrests In all were made, the
prlsoiers being held under heavy
bail. ' '
Mayor Reyburn's stand Is being
widely criticised, and It is openly
charged by his political opponents
that he Is working hand in hand
with the traction officials.
"The public will be accommodat
ed," the mayor said, "If the city has
to take the transit company's lines
and run them itself with the firemen
the police and the extra policemen.'
One of the first outbreaks of to
day was In West Philadelphia whero
a crowd of strikers' wives and daugh
ters gtoncd a strike-breaker Bnd
called him names. Two of the wo
men were arrested. Down town sev
eral cars were raided by strike-sympathizers
and the crews beaten.
Many arrests were made.
The police, who are doing all m
their power to discourage the strik
ers and to disgust the public with
the strike, have begun to arrest the
drivers of wagons and busses who are
hauling people up and down th.e prin
cipal streets. The arrests are made
on the ground that the drivers are
not licensed to Carry passengers, or
that they are overloading their teams.
Mayor Reyburn today announced
that It there was the slightest disor
der In the strike he would Immedi
ately have 2,000 men sworn In as
additional police. : The regular force
hag already been raised 12,000 and
the mayor declares If necessary he
will add 10,000 extra officers.
It was announced today that the
company would attempt to run 1,000
cars.
There waB In operation early to
day but 200, running as best they
could with little attempt being made
to maintain a regular service. Every
car carried police, and in the north
east section of the city four officers
guarded each platform of the few cars
In operation.
The steam railroads are running
extra trains and adding cars to thorn.
Bo great la the Jam on them that the
trains are stopped before reaching the
Broad street station that the conduc
tors may collect fares, they being un
able to get all tickets on the. run In
from outlying points.
The subway 04 eleyated lines are
crowded. Extra track walkers have
been put on,' there now being one to
almost every block.
Union men board all cars to argue
with the strike-breakers in charge of
them, and many non-union men have
been won over by the union.
It was reported that a camp for
the strike-breakers was being pre
pared at Willow Grove, the traction
company's park 14 miles outside of
the city. The strike-breakers today
were housed in the barns.
Six hundred men have been rushed
from New York to add to the force
of 2.10 which has been on duty since
the union men walked out. The sit
uation was rendered critical by their
arrival.
Scores of wagons have been turned
into busses and are being run over
the routes of car lines not In opera
tion. Even Ice-wagons were con
verted to the passenger traffic.
BANKER HORSE THIEF.
Has Escaped From Penitentiary
Stole Horse As Soon As He Had
Gotten Out.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Laporte, Ind., June 1 A posse of
sheriffs and citizens Is today scouring
the marsh lands northwest of Valpa
raiso to recapture Robert Greene,
known as the "banker" horse thief,
who escaped from the Michigan City
penitentiary Friday after having been
made a 'trusty" there. Just a few
hours after escaping from the peni
tentiary Greene stole a . handsome
steel gray horse and buggy from the
barn of J. E. Payne, near Wostvllle,
Ind., and was driving away when de
lected. . Several shots were fired at
him and blood in the road Indicated
that Greene had been wounded but
he jumped from the buggy and es
caped across a Meld.
. Greene was formerly vice president
of the Merchants & Farmers Bank. of
AVaynelown. Ind., but lost his for
tune - .speculating in stocks. He then
took to stealing lino horses.
WRIGHT ON AIRSHIP
Discusses Count Zeppelin's
Great Feat.
Says He Is Xot Surprised at the Feat
Accomplished by Ihe Count Yes
terday IiOoks For a Trans-At.
lantic Trip Within a Year.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
DaVton, O., June 1 "I am not at
all surprised at the flight of the
count's balloon," said Wilbur Wright,
when told of the trip of Count Zep
pelin's airship, which ended at Ooep
pingen yesterdnjv
"The only surprising feature of
t.he whole matter is that he has not
done as well or better before this
time. Count Zeppelin has undoubted
ly given the question of lighter-than-air
appliances more thought thaui
any other man, living or dead, and
he has accumulated a vast fund of
information which will prove of in
estimable benefit to other navigators
of the air, whatever type of machine
is used.
"Of course his line of thought and
that pursued by myself and brother
differ most widely, and yet ' there
were subjects In common between
us, such ns the mastery of the ever
changing currents of air and their
different specific gravities. Many of
his discoveries have been of benefit
to us, and 1 hope that we may be
able in a measure to repay him for
the assistance we have received from
him.
"His type of airship will have a
field largely of its own, and there Is
ample reason for the belief that It's
perfection will serve a very useful
purpose."
In reply to a question as to when,
in his opinion. It would be possible
to cross .the Atlantic In the air, Mr.
Wright said:
"Now, all that Is pure conjecture.
No man can say how raiJd the de
velopment of either type ot machine
will be, but there is really nothing
right which would be an Insurmount
able obstacle to such a feat. A ma
chine with sufficient capacity to carry
an adequate supply, ot fuel and oil,
with provisions for the aviator Is the
main requirement, although duplicate
engines would add greatly to the safe
ty of the trip, and, of course, to the
weight ot the machinery and Its
cargo. ..... '
"I think you may look for "an as
tonishingly rapid development, now
that the basic principle has been es
tablishedand a year from now may
see a trans-Atlantic trip successfully
negotiated."
Bicycle Record Broken.
(By Leased Wire to Th Times)
, Newark, N, J., June 1 Spectatars
at the Newark Velodrome saw a
world's bicycle record broken yester
day Ifternoon when Frank L. Kram
er, ot East Orange, th many times
national champion, rode one-sixth of
a ttille, uopaced, Id l$,CCQnds,;- ?
EXPOSITION
AT
SEATTLE OPENS
President Tail Will Press the
Key That Sets Machinery
in Motion
GATES SWING WIDE
Great Alaska-Yulion-Paciflc Exposi
tion Will be Formally Declared
Open at Three O'clock, Washing
ton Time, the President Pressing
the Starting Button From His Desk
in the White House Spectacular
Military Parade Will Mark the
Opening James .1. Hill, the Great
Railroad Man, Will -Make the Prin
cijial Speech Resources of the
Great North.
(By Loused Wire 'to The Times.)
Seattle, Wash., June 1 -The gates
swing wide today. With the pressing
by President Taft.or the gold-mounted
"telegraph key tho. machinery- will
be sot in motion and the Alaska-Yu-
kon-Paclllc. Exposition formally de
clared open.;
Tho great event in celebration,
typifying and in portrayal of the re
sources of Alaska,'- the marvelous
norlhland, and the remarkable devel
opment of the northwest and the en
tire Pacific coast, has been long look
ed forward to with the keenest anx
iety, especially on the part of people
of Seattle, under whose auspices the
big undertaking will lie launched.
The military parade and The 'most
spectacular feature of the opening Is
composed of the troops representing
every branch of the service in tho reg
ular army, marines and sailors from
the American and Japanese navies
under command of Lieutenant Col
onel Woodbury.
Half an hour after the formal
opening luncheon will be served in
the New York building to the guests
of .the' exposition. At this luncheon
the vistors will be entertained by K.
C. Beaton, president of the' Seattle
Press Club, followed by responses
from commissioners representing the
various nations and states participat
ing in the celebration.
James J. Hill, the great railroad
man, will deliver the principal ad
dress of the day.
CLEAN UP DAY
IN FIRST WARD
In response to the .mayor's'- call
through the daily papers, a committee
of citizens met at. the , hinh school
building today at ? o'clock for the
purpose of .lending aid in the-, move
ment to keep Hale Igh's - streets : and
back yards cle an. , A committee made
a hurtled trip through tin' -.first ward
and found at most of the -homes, the
yards hud been raked and' wi re scru
pulously clean. Plies of trash were
on the streets In front of- many homes
awaiting the city : wagons. Mayor
Wynne feds encouraged at the re
sponse to his appeal.'
Tomorrow morning at In o'clock,
a meeting is called at the high school
of volunteers and the second ward will
be visited In a similar way. it Is
vital that all trash and garbage be
removed from the city Imlts. Every
citizen Is urged to see that his own
lot Is overhauled and made present
able. The health of our city Is at
present good and we wish to keep it so.
GENERAL CALL FOR
MACHINEST STRIKE
(By LeaBed Wire to The Times)
Baltimore, Mil, June 1 President
O'Connell of the International Associ
ation of Manhanlcs has sent out a
call for a general strike of the machin
Isto In the repair shops of the Balti
more and Ohio Railroad system.
Every union man has received hlB
orders, which he will follow as soon as
he receives Instructions to do so. Pres.
O'Connell, with Presidents Kline and
Franklin of the blaegsmlths and
boiler-makers, are to hold a final con
ference with third Vice President Pot
ter today. The result of that confer
ence will cither be settlement of the
difficulties between tho men And the
officials or a general strike. '
. One of tha union officials says there
wll be no announcement 'of a strike
but that -- th men will simply, lay
4VW0 Wl!f tWlf ftV appoints Urns.
THIS AFTERNOON
REHEAR NG
IS
CONTEMPT CASE
Members of Supreme Court
Grant the Application for
a Rehearing.
DEFENDANTS ON HAND
Defendants in Johnson Lynchlng
Contcinpt Case Appear Before Su
preme Court at Soon Today and
Ask For a He-hearing of the Case.
After a Few Minutes Consultation
the Justices Announce That Re
hearing Will be Granted Defend
ants Required to (live $1,000 Bond
Kaeh Court Adjourns This After
noon and Defendants Mill Not be
Called Again Before October.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Washington, June 1 -The proceed
ings of the supremo court shortly af
ter noon today in winch It. was ex
pected that, . former .Sheriff'" J. F.
Shipp, Henry Padgett, Nick Nolan,
Jerry (Mison, William Mays and Lu
ther Williams, of Chattanooga, Tcnn..
would bo sentenced for contempt of
the supreme court in the Johnson
lynching-case,.' was -devoid of tho sen
sational features which it was gen
erally expected would attend tho
event. The defendants '.with their
counsel, Judge fJ..W". Chanilee, Judge
Lewis H. Shepard, and M. O. Cliff,
nil of Chattanooga, arrived at ,no
court shortly before noon, ar which
hour the court Was to convene, as
usual.: Immediately after the mem
bers of the court entered counsel for
the defendants spoke briefly in tu rn
on the application for n re-hearing.
The members of the court at onre
retired for 'consultation. They wore
absent but a few niiuut.es. On their
return they announced that It had
been decided to grant the application,
and that the defendants would be re
quired to give bail in $l,00ti bonds
each at the I'nited Slates district
court at Knoxville, Tenn. This is the
same amount 'under' which they have
heretofore been hold.
As the supreme court adjourns to
day until the fall term in October,
the defendants will not be called be
fore that tribunal aga:ii for five
months, nt least. It is not believed
they will be seriously punished then,
but that a fine rather than Imprison
ment-will hu.lmposod, tho dignity of
the most important judicial body m
the I'nited Slates being thus pre
served. The defendants are to leave
here for their homes this afternoon.
JUDGE CONNOR
Federal .court opened here this morn
ing. A big crowd gathered in the
Federal court room for the purpose
of witnessing the swearing-in of Judge
Henry droves Connor .. as. judge '; of
t'uiteil Slates Court for the Kustcrn
North Carolina 'district.'
The ceremony- was very short, digni
fied and : tmplc.
Juilge Connor came Into the court
room accompanied by I'nited States
Marshall Claudius Dockery. United
States Commissioner John Nichols and
I'nited States District Attorney Harry
Skinner.
.Commissioner Nichols administered
the oath of office and court was form
allv opened. Judge Connor did not
wear the black gown with which fed
eral judges are accustomed to conceal
themselves.
As the routine Work of the court was
taken up Judge Connor stepped down
from the bench and --warmly shook
hands with his host of friends
present among whom were Chief
Justice Walter Clark, Mr. Ashley
Home, Mr. It. II. Bradley and many
others.
ATTKMJKH BY Ql'EKN.
King and Queen of Portugal Pick Vp
Injured Cyclist and Attend to His
Wounds.
Lisbon, June 1 An Injured cyclist
lying unconscious In the roadway
was picked up by King Manuel and
Queen Amelle while they were motor
ing throtigh the suburbs today and
hurried to the Lisbon hospital In the
royal automobile. The king and
queen waited until the man's Injuries
bad been dressed and then conveyed
him to his home In their. car.
The queen first noted the huddled
heap at the aide ot the1 road with the
wrecked .bicycle . nearby, ; ad ; called
GRANTED N THE
SWORN IN TODAY
the king's attention to it. Ordering
their chauffeur to stop, they alighted
and worked over the unconscious
man, the queen aiding in staunching
the flow of blood from a wound in
his head. Failing in their efforts to
restore him to consciousness, the
king and chauffeur lifted the man to
the automobile, which was speeded to
the hospital.
Tho vlrtlm'tfwound proved to be
by a severe laceration of the scalp,
which ho said resulted from his tak
ing a header from his wheel. He Is
a young artisan and v.ua almost over
powered when told by whom he had
been attended and was further em
barrassed when the attendants advis
ed him that ho was to bo taken to his
home In the royal car by the queen's
own orders.
MILLION' DOLLAR FIRLV
Nevada Docks At. Port Costa Destroy
ed by Fire Late Yesterday.
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
San Francisco, Cal., June 1- It
was estimated today that $1.(100,000
loss had been caused by the fire
which destroyed the Nevada docks at
Port Costa late yesterday. The lire
held up Southern Pacific trains Tor
several hours. The piers were built,
by the Nevada Bank and James F,
Flood, the "bonanza king" when the
latter attempted to corner the wheat
markets 'of. the world and dropped
I r, 000, 000. Nino hundred tons of
wheat and loo tons of hops were de
stroyed by the fire.
Harvard Favorite in Race.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Ithaca, N. -V,', "-June 1-Harvard Is
the favorite In the boat, race with
Cornell today. The confidence that
the Harvard men brought with them
when they arrived has not been
shaken.
Betting has boon brisk the last few
days and although .close f" $10,000
has been .wagered, tho -odds still re
main 5 to 4 on Harvard, though a
number of small hots at 'even money
have been! put up.
BOMB THROWER BUSY
Gambling Den Blown Up in
Chicago.
Five Story Building, the Home of
iamblers, Wrecked by Bomlt A
Number of People Were Injured by
the Kxplosion Panic Narrowly
Averted In Theatres.
(By leased AVI re to The Times)
Chicago, June 1 The five story
building at 2t!l AVabash avenue,
which the" police" say was one of the
most completely equipped gambling
places in Chicago, was a wreck today
as the result of a bomb having been
thrown into the building. The police
believe that bomb throwing by rival
gamblers again threatens the city.
Just betpre the bomb was touched
off, the bomb thrower called up the
city press association on the tele
phone and hurried made this state
ments"
"Tills is the bomb thrower again.
I've just touched off one at 261 Wa
bash avenue. There is a gambling
place on the top floor there. 1 haven't
done anything for a good while but
I'm starting again. Goodbye."
This startling declaration was
inu.de a few seconds before the twenty-ninth
and most destructive "gatnb
liiig bomb" which has been exploded
in Chicago in the past year, partly
wrecked the five story building, in
jured a number of pedestrians and
caused alarm on the streets and in
the packed Illinois and Studcbaker
tlieatres.
Everything Indicates that the ex
plosion was the resilTt of an effort to
destroy the club rooms of the South
em Whist Club on the fourth floor of
the building. The bomb was carried
to this floor and left prOably with
a time fuse burning.
The Whist Club, It is said, operat
ed one of the finest gambling plants
in the city.
The explosion could bo heard for
blocks around. Buildings In the lm
mediate vicinity were jarred as though
by an earthquake. Pedestrians on
the street were thrown Into a panic
and in several Instances were hurled
to the sidewalk.
The Interior of the building whero
the explosion occurred is so complete
ly wrecked that the tenants cannot
occupy it until It has been remodell
ed. The loss la fully 150,000.
Huge beams were thrown across
the elevated tracks on Wabash ave
nue and the surface line was covered
with dtibrls. Fortunately no cars
were passing at the time. '
The greatest excitement was
caused In tho Illinois theatre, which
was packed with a holiday crowd
The building was Jarred on Its foun
datlons and many women mado an at
tempt td got out of the building. , In
the Studebaker theatre, a short dis
tance away, there was considerable
excitement but panic was avtrted
THE SENATE WILL
PROBABLY HOLD
NIGHT SESSIONS
Proposition Discussed This
Morning But Went Over
Until Wednesday.
OVERMAN'S HEAD TAX
The Time for Adjournment Sot, In
Sight But Members Believe That
Congress Cannot Finish Its Work
Before July Cotton Schedule I n
der Consideration Senator Overman'--Reads
Telegram From the
American Cotton Manufacturers'
Association Kndorsiiig His Amend
ment Tor a $1- Head Tat nn Im
migrants. (By Leased Wire to The Times)
Washington, I). C, June 1 Repre
sentative Payne, of New York, when
iskod today when he thouiYt;. con
gress would adjourn smiled and said:
"The tariff bill will probably be
passed In time to give the members a
ittlo vacation before the re-assem
bling of congress next 'December'
Speaking seriously he said no one
could tell with any degree of cer-
ainty when the senate would finish
tho bill. The opinion among the
members is (hat congress cannot
close up its work before the middle
of July.
I'he senate met at. 10 o'clock this
morning and spent an hour debating
the proposition to hold night sessions
for the consideration of the tariff
bill. On objection of Senator Culber
son, of Texas, the matter, -went oer . .
until tomorrow, when it Is under
stood night sessions from 8 to 11
o'clock, beginlnng AVednesday, will
l)e agreed to.
Senator Overman, of North Caro
lina, read a telegram from the Amer
ican Cotton Manufacturers' Associa
tion, In session in Richmond, Vs.,
May 20, endorsing his amendment to
the tariff bill for a $12 head tax on
immigrants. Consideration of the
cotton schedule was then resumed.
Senator Oolllver of Iowa, renewed
his attack on the cotton schedule, de
claring that the substitution of tho
specific duties for ad' valorem had
served to advance the rate in 70''! ot
the Imports of cotton, as shown by the
book of estimates. Senator Aldrich
of Rhode Island declared that Dolll-
vor was "simply presenting tho briefs
of the importers", a statement ..'-which
Dolliver hotly resented. Aldrich as
sorted that the specific rates were
fixed in order to prevent, the under
valuation made possible by the con
struction of the law by the board of
apraisers.
Senator Cummins, of Iowa, offered
his revised Income tax amendment,
which provides for a flat tax of 2'.;
on all incomes over $.".Oi'0. It also
provides for an income tax on corpo
rations, but includes a feature whlen
eliniinat.es double taxation whore an
Individual derives his taxable income
from a corporation which is likewl p
subject to the tax. The graduated
feature of Mr. Cummins' original plan
is eliminated.
AMERICAN'S STARK. JAPS.
Crowd t'nbidden I'pon Japanese A es-
sel in Seattle Harbor.
Seattle. 'Wash., June 1 Unbid
den and unwelcome two American
young men of athletic build and
roughly drer.sed, stole up over trio
stern and onto the deck of Admiral
Ijirhi's flagship Aso Sunday afternoon
and their unexpected presence for
the moment, created something more
than a ripple' of -excitement among
the Japanese officers and men. Thev
were unceremoniously ordered from
deck. They would give no explana
tion of (heir visit, but descended Into
a rowhoat they had left fastened In
some manner under the very tail of
the ship.
The Aso and the Soya came over
from Tacoma yesterday again and
were received as enthusiastically as
tho weather would permit, for rain
fell continuously. Salutes were fired
and Rear Admirals Sebree, Edward B.
Barry, from West Virginia, and Rear
Admiral John A. Rodgers, command
ing the Puget Sound navy yard,
called on the Japanese commander
and each as he departed was honored
by the Japanese guns and the band,
which played the national nlr.
Admiral Rodgers Is tho grandson
of the commodore who opened Japan
to foreign Influences and whose name
Is held In sacred memory by Japanese
naval officers. Admiral Ijlchl greeted
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