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fSjt IV? ' tYjV V SECOND EP W1IIII CtfE EDITION Weather. Washington, June 2 Forecast for North Carolina for tonight and Thursday: Fair on coast; local showers In the Interior. ESTABLISHED 1871. RALEIGH, N. C, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2, 1909. PRICE 5 CENTS SHOOTING BEGUN IN THE STRIKE OF STREET CAR MEN Marine Guard at the Navy Yard Called Out to Pro tect Property. POLICE USED PISTOLS Chairman of the International "Exec utive Jlonrd 111 Churne of the Strike Says He Was Offered $25,M( to Call Off the Strike and (Jet. Out of tlu City Name of the Man Who Offered the Bribe is Known und As Investigation Is llelajf Made Shooting llegan Today and u Force of City Police Were Nearly Over whelmed by 'the Mob. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Philadelphia Pa., June 2 Shoot ing began in the car strike today. But for the intervention of the ma rine guard of the Marine Island navy yard, hurriedly despltched to prevent Injury to government ; property, a force of city police would probably have been overwhelmed by a mob. As it was, the police used their re volvers and clubs, and before the mob was routed a number of policemen and people in the throng were in jured." Seventy-live workmen employed, the police declare, by the govern ment 'In 'the. yard.' attacked a passing trollev car manned by New ..York strike-breakers and guarded hy two police on each eiid of the car. A vol ley of bricks laid the motornian low. and the policemen jumped olT and started for the rioters with drawn iluha. The workmen stood their ground and threw bricks, pieces of Iron and sticks. The police drew their revolvers and fired over the heads of the mob. Reinforcements came up and as the police charged, tho marine guard, ordered out by the sergeant in command, swooped down nn Hip rioters, who broke and tied. In adidtion to this clash there were disturbances of a minor character in other parts of the city. Offer of Bribe, (By Leased Wire to The Times) Philadelphia. June 2 The sensa tional charge that he had been of fered $25,000 to call off the strike of the niotormen and conductors of the Philadelphia'' Rapid' Transit Com pany was made today by C. C. Pratt chairman of the international execu tive board, who Is in Charge of the strike, - "I was offered $2.",000 by men in this city to call off the strike and get out of town," Mr. Pratt declared "An attempt was made to bribe n Willow Grove conductor, to turn a batch of motormen over to the com pany. He was offered $1,000. The name of the man who offered the bribe, it Is said, is known, and an Investigation Is being made. Mr. Pratt said the offer had been made over the telephone. Mayor ; Keyburn could not be reached early today, but his secre tary. W. F. Gleason, declared that the mayor bad no knowledge of the alleged bribe-offering, "The mayor's only interest in the strike Is to guard the Interests of Philadelphia citizens," Mr. Gleason said. . One of tho most. Important develop mentg of the day was the statement of President Murphy, of the central labor union, that organized labor was ready, If necessary, to declare a gen eral sympathetic strike. This would mean that 73.000 workmen would quit work. The strike-breakers have failed to Improve the service, and It was an nounced that If necessary to enforce the men's demands the power-house engineers and firemen, would be called out by their national organization At the same time Influences are being exerted to have the trouble submitted to arbitration. The first move was made when the Market street merchants' : association petl ' tloned Mayor Reyhurn, urgiug imme diate settlement of the strike. This association represents prominent merchants whose affairs have Buf fered,, as a result of the strike. WILL FIGHT LKASE. fleorire W. Vanderbilt Don't Like Lease of Dr. Schenck's Making. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Ashevllle, N. C, June 2 Declar ing that the head of his forestry de partment, Dr. C. A. Schenck, had no rightful authority to execute the tenf year lease on 80,000 acres of his Pisgali forest, which he1 gave In April at a rental of $5,000 a year to II. F. Addlcks, Jr., of this city, who in turn assigned it to James A. Pugh and J. M. Chiles, of Chicago, George W. Vanderbilt has notified Mr. Pugh and Mr. Chiles to confer with his attor neys in New York. Dr. Schenck made the lease In April and the Chicago men paid two years rental in advance. Then they formed a hunting and fishing club with several hundred prospective members and leased the game rights on 5,000 acres adjoining. Upon hearing that the Chicago men were to charge an initiation fee of $20 and annual dues of $100 to each member of the. club and thus make a net profit of $.r0,000 a year, Mr. Vanderbilt consulted with his at torneys here, and then wont to New York to consult with counsel there. I'lie Chicago men will fight to the last, if necessary, for their rights. II"A1 OF MANY SlICll'KS. Was Influenced by Them to Take Her Own Life. (by Leased Wire to The Times) Indianapolis, lnd., June 2 Tem porarily insane as a result of Illness and through reading of many recent suicides, Mrs. J. W. Meachey, forty- five years old, wife of a doctor, leap ed In front of a street car at 4 o'clock this morning and was crushed. '.to death. Sbe left the house dressed only In her night gown and after trying to drown herself in a cistern, she fled, and while being pursued jumped In front of the car. SOLHIERS ARE READY May Be Ordered to Quell Trouble Governor Gillett Has Soldiers in Head iness to Send to Scene of Luinlici Strike Local ."Officers Say They Cannot Handle Situation. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Sacramento, Cai., Juno 2 Thor oughly aroused by urgent appeals for aid by the officers at McCloud, Shas la county, who are powerless to cope with the situation existing : there among the striking lumbermen,. Gov ernor (iillett has ordered five coin pa nies of the state militia to be muster ed and held in instant readiness for transportation to the scene of .the strike. : .,-'-.-' Special trains to transport the troops to McCloud have been ordered and thi) militiamen are in readiness at Hie armories for the first word of violence at McCloud. That a crisis is imminent 'among, the striking lum bermen Is the belief of the officials here, who are a MIng upon the report of Colonel Bradbury, sent by Adju tant General I.auck to investigate the situation. The threats of employers to operate the mills' despite the strik ers have aroused the lumbermen to the highest pitch of excitement and it is the plea of the sheriff and deputies that unless the militiamen are order ed to the scene immediately they will be unable to prevent the threat ened riot and bloo dnhf d. GOVEKNMENT SELLS SMUGGLED GOODS (By Leased Wire to The Times) New York, June 2 The first ses sion of the government's auction of the $ 100,000 worth of gowns and furbelows seized in connection with the big smuggling plot recently dis covered, opened today with a crush of women at the civil service rooms of the custom house. Two hours be fore the time set for the first stroke of the hammer a crowd of women was gathered about the doors and when they were Hung open there followed n stampede Tor advanta geous seats. And on top of It all the choicest pieces of the lot -went to representa tives of department stores. oNt even New York stores, at that, but Chi cago and Omaha concerns. ; There were accommodations In the auction room for only 300 women, and a crowd of that many again stood disconsolately In the corridtors try ing to catch a glimpse of the goods. Bandits Kill Passengers. (By Cable to The Times) Madrid, s June 2 Bandits killed several passengers and robbed others on a train at Sarlna, province of Huesca. There were several mem bers of the gang, They made a big haul of money and jewels, and held up the train for some time. Postmaster at Kcllervllle. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Washington, June 2 Wiley 8. Harman was appointed fourth-clasB postmaster today at Kellervllle, N. C, SENATE AGREES TO PLAN TO HOLD Beginning Tonight Senate Will Remain In Session From 8 To 11 O'clock THE nUTY QN HIDES Hale l'csoliitiou Providing For Night Sessions of tlv Senate Passed This Morning nl Fxtra. lOfl'ort Will Now be Made to Make Progress on : the TnrilV ISill Senator fiore Speaks on "Cotton Schedule (Quotes From Memory Long 'liist of .Manufacturers Who Have Declared Dividends Kniiging From : to 100 Per Cent Petitions to Keep Hides on the Free List. ( By Leased Wire to The Times) Washington, 'June 2 it wan said today that the finance. committee-will not report the amendment placing a duty on hides until the five list of the tariff bill is reached. In the meantime t lie boot ami shoe luanu fneturers of the-country are pouring In petitions praying the senate to keep hides on the free list., The democratic senators who voted against the free .'lumber 'amendment, offered by Senator MeCumber, will vole, It is said, fur he retention of the Diugley rale on hides, which Is fifteen per cent ad valorem. This will ensure the adoption of the finance commit tee's amendment. The senate met at. 10:20 .o'clock, this morning. The Hale: resolution providing for night sessions from 8 to 11 p. in. was taken up and agreed to.-.- ,;V- Consideration of tin; tariff was then begun. Senator (lore, .of Okla homa, replied to the speech of Sena tor Lodge, of Massachusetts, yester day, in which 4he latter defended the cotton schedule, and 'maintained that manufacturers were not 'making'" ex orbitant, profits. Senator Gore, who is blind, quoted from memory a .long list of cotton manufacturers who had declared annual dividends, ranging from 34 to 100 percent. Senator Nelson, of .Minnesota, as sailed tlie cotton 'schedule, declaring that the rates were too high, and it had been shown that dividends paid by wilton '.manufacturers 'Xere .exor bitant.' He predicted that those re sponsible for this sort of 'protection would soon hear from the people. Senator Lafollolte, of Wisconsin continued the attack on 1 he cotton schedule and made a speech in favor of tariff reduction. He declared i he framers and supporters of the pend ing bill had widely departed from the-true principle or protection as enunciated by Alexander Hamilton and advocated by all protectionists down to the time of McKinley. Senator Lafollette spoke of the great monopolies and trusts -.which had grown up under excessive tariff duties, and said there were--10,220 plants represented in these combina tions, with outstanding stocks and bonds of more than 31,000,000 dol lars, representing every line of busi ness. He complained that the 're publican leaders vacated the cham ber,- and he was obliged to talk; to empty seats. He said he had some questions to ask them, and would do so when: they would he obliged to listen. .- The democrats and progressive ri- publicans gave him close attention but the majority was absent. After Senator Lafollette had spoken for two hours. Senator Money of Mississippi, suggested a recess of half' an hour In order 0to give the Wisconsin senator a respite and en able him to continue his remarks. There was no objection and at 2:00 o'clock the senate took a recess. POSTAL TXIOX ILLFGAL. Will' Have to Dissolve -Within Two Weeks Xot Approved by Postal Association. (By Cable to The Times) Paris, June 2 The Procurer of the republic has decided that the) union hastily formed by employes of the de partment of posts and telegraphs dur lug the recent strike is an Illegal body and must be dissolved within two weeks. This union expressed the other day a wish to affiliate with the general federation of labor, a proposal which the general association of postal em ployes condemned. NIGHT SESSIONS STATE BOARD Of AGRICULTURE IN SESSION TODAY Commissioner W. 1. Graham Submits An Interesting Report NEW BUILDINGS NEEDED Commissioner Graham Submits An Able Itepni't Reviewing the Work of H is Depart incut Receipts From Fertilizer Tags Show Falling oil of $; Totid lieceipts From All Sources, $10(1,000 Legislation Ff- feeting the Department Reviewed Briclly Need of New Building lifted College Debt. The board of agriculture is in ses sion here lodav. The morning -ses sion was taken, up with the hearing of Coinini::: ioner Graham':- excellent re port. - Mr. Graham's report is one of great Interest, and was listened to care fully. - The following is a synopsis, of Ills report : 'Through the instrumentality of farmers'., institutes and practical work of ciuplovees of the department, the whole state lias become acquaint ed with what you are doing to ad vance ..agricultural interests. The de partment is no longer considered as an institution of questionable useful ness U) he employed fluids to be ap plied elsewhere. The call now h niore frequently "come and show me What you can do", even to write and tell us what, you know. The. work of the members of our force on the premises of tile people has shown that they are not a set of so-called scientific men in a build ing in Kalclgh, but are a force actual ly at work in their presence. Financial Statement. Receipts fertilizer -lags . $ 111, SOU. 40 Cotton-seed meal tags . 11, SOU. '.IS Food tags , ... . ... . . 2, SSI, 7:1 Adjustments . . . . . . 344.75 $llMi.:!42.Sl The receipts for fertilizer tags is $:!11.4(i less than last year, but num ber 'of ' exchanged tags Is nearly as great, so that sale of fertilizer seems lo lie about the same. It is .'recommended that the buyers hereafter pay transportation charges on tags. . Mr. Home has been put on the finance committee', in place" of J. J. Laughinghouse, resigned. In February lite Southern ' Kail road Company, at t lie request of Mr. M. V. Richards, furnished a demonstration train,' --which, was operated from Greensboro to Wilkesboro. The at tendance was good and the audiences seemed much interested. The danger of importation of the boll weevil in baled cotton should have attention. The National Farmers' Congress will meet in October in Raleigh Would it not be well for the board to -meet at that time to confer with farmers from the different states of the I'nion? Legislation. The legislature -did not grant an thority for the loan to erect a new building,--- for which there is such need. It received the approval of the three committees who gave it consideration, but the matter was de layed so late in the session that it failed to 'materialize. - A bond issue was a bug-bear to some, Ignorance of the necessity of the building, and of the work of the department, and neg lect to examine the matter Influenced many. . The necessity grows more urgent all the time. In the chemical laboratorywhen analyses are nearly completed, they are sometimes ruined by pieces of plaster or other matter falling Into them. ' The fact that the building has been condemned by architects and commit tees from the legislature who exam ined It, its unsititableness for the pur poses for wlid-h it is used, are some matters which 'show the need for th6 new building. If we expect to have a museum and hull of history to be aid ed by gifts, the state should provide against these contributions being de stroyed by fire, even if they do not value other materials costing many thousand dollars. The Arkansan Philosophy that "It is raining now and the house is not covered, and when It is not raining he did not. need it," or that this val uable collection has not as yet been burned and It it were we would not need a fire proof building to preserve it may be a species ot economy, but should not be adopted as a policy for a great state to pursue. It was pro posed that the department would pay for this building and it would not cost the state, outside of department funds, one cent. By the refusal to grant authority to build it, not a dol lar was saved for any other purpose. The following laws relating to the department were enacted by the leg islature: 1. Authority t,o dispose of tracts of land not needed for test farms. 2. Hoard of agriculture made the rop pest commission. :!. Feed law amended so as to cor respond- with laws of adjoining states. 4. l'u re food law amended -so as to prohibit bleaching of flour. .. Sellers of condiiuental stock and poultry feed and medicine pay tin an nual license of $2i.li0. t!. Kxecution of the law' as to leg;,! weights of packages of meal and .Hour committed to the department. Weights of flour 191!, 9S, 4 S, 24, and 12 pounds. Meal, US, 4S, 24 and 12 pounds. 7. To prevent adulteration of veg etable and agricultural seeds. Whole sale dealers lo pay license of $2t".0'l annually; retail dealers do not have to pay. S. Inspection of illumination oils. !l. Immigration . law .'.'-repealed. .Vol hing further than answering let ters is now done. A few persons from Scotland, induced by our agents ro immigrate, have not yet arrived. The National Corn Exposition will be held at Omaha, Neb , December C- 10. An appropriation of $2,000 was asked to make an exhibit. On the debt for agricultural build ing at college there has been $ 10,- (Continued oh page Two.) WORK OF DUNHARDS Reports on Church and Sun day School Work Reports Show a Gratifying Increase in (iron til During the Past Vear. Doctrines and Policies of Church Will he Considered This Afternoon. (By Leased Wire to Th Times) Harrisonburg, Va., June 2 This forenoon's work of the Dilnkards conference was given over to the completion of the work of the com mit tee on credentials and reports on church and Sunday school work, which -showed that there are now 1, lfii; brethren churches in the I'uited Stales, 1, til:', preaching places',-1,1 :i" Sunday schools, TilJ Sunday school libraries and collections of $4 1,- ;:!". Officers and teachers num ber !i.0tir, and a total enrollment of SI'. 704, an 'Increase of over 12,000 during the past year. Kvery depart ment showed a gratifying increase. . A discussion of home and foreign mission work and an educational meeting followed. All of the prelim inary work is now completed and the conference will this afternoon con sider matters pertaining to the doc trine and policies of the church which will he discussed in open meet ing. The question of whether", the church will consent to the members taking life insurance will again be up, while the matter of correct dress for a member of the church will ai- niost assuredly take an interest in turn.. '.'.". AIR NAVIGATOR STRUCK BY SUDDEN SQUALL (By Leased Wire to The Times) New York, June 2-While making an early morning trial trip of his air ship, Frank Goodall, an aeronaut who has been making ascensions at Palisade Park, N. .1., crossed the Hudson Kiver today and was then forced by a stiff breeze to make a hurried landing north of Grant's Tonrti. Nothing but the skillful handling of his airship by Goodall saved both the craft and lis naviga tor from serious Injury when the airship alighted at the eiiil of Kiver side Olive. Circling out over the Hudson Kiver, Goodall brought the airship to a standstill over the cruiser New York, anchored in inld-streani oppo site' Grant's Tomb. A rain squall suddenly struck the craft and It spun around like a top. In spite of Uoodall's efforts to head it for his anchorage, on the Palisades, it was swept east toward the Manhattan shore, and to tfi'e hor ror of pedestrians on Kiverslde Drive and the boatmen along the shore, It appeared to be driving to destruction against tho dome of Grant's Tomb, In bis haste to make a landing In an open space, Goodall let out his gas too freely and the airship began to descend too rapidly. Finally the aeronaut succeeded In shaping his course to tbe north of the tomb and reached the ground under the walls of the Hotel Clairemont. - US. D, WILDES IS TRIED TODAY IN POLICE COURT Jadge Stronach Imposes Fine of Seventy-Five Dollars and Costs WILDES PLEADS GUILTY Witnesses Tell of Wildes' Conduct at Luiin Home Wildes Pleads Guil ty of All Charges Tried on Only One of Warrants -Judgment Sus pended in Other Cases Willies Makes a Public Apology Will go to Kecley and Ketiirn to Live Down Ills I Msg race. Tlie case of State vs. Charles D. Wililes was the main attraction in tne police court thia morning. . Mr. Wildes walked to the court-room with bis attorney, Mr. Watson, seem- ng to be in his inuial good health. fie faced a -formidable array of warrants ('barging him with disor derly conduit, forcible trespass, etc. I lie warrants were issued both in the Dunn case and in tlie Williford case. Hy consent of City Attorney Jones, Judge Stronacli consolidated the va- ious charges and tried only tlie case of forcible trespass at Mr. Kobert; W. Dunn's residence and judgment wan suspended in the other cases. Mr.- Wildes pleaded guilty of tbe barges as preferred against him and the hearing of the evidence was brief. .Minnie Small, a colored Servant at Mr, Dunn's residence, told of Wildes' unceremonious entrance into the hall and 'his demanding an immediate In terview with Air. Dunn or Mrs. Dunn and also of his threatening to shoor Mrs. Dunn. The witness -testified that she thought W ildes, was drunk. She did not seen pistol. Knox Dunn, colored, who is em ployed by Mr. John Brown, was in tlie ball at Mr. Dunn's when Wildes entered. Ho -'testified'- to practically tlie same state of facts as the first witnness. lie said that Wildes told liiiu not to be scared and patted him on the ' shoulder.' He said: "I am going to shoot h 1 out of these peo ple who are meddling in my busi ness. Klizn Guiiler, another ..'-'colored servant at Mr. Dunn s corroborated the evidence of the two preceding witnesses. Mr. M illies' 'Statement.. When -the evidence was in Judge St ronach asked Mr. Wildes if jie wanted to make any statement, about tlie matter and he replied that he did. He was not sworn. The state ment which Is here given was deliv ered in a : firm, even tone of voice with apparent feeling: May if please your honor, I feel that I have insulted not only Mr. and Mrs. Dunn, and Mr. and Mrs. Willi ford. but. the whole 'community as well. I have disgraced myself and my neighbors and in my humiliation I ' make this public , apology to the good people 1 have so grossly insult ed and to my neighbors.-. It is nor extenuating' circumstance nor is it grounds on which to ask for the mercy of the court to say that I was a very drunk man. I had not real ized in the slightest degree the hold that liquor has on me until my eyes were opened by Ibis occurrence. When I am through with the sent ence of this court I will go to Keeley for t reiitmcnt. When cured 1 shall come back to this city and spend the rest of my life trying to live down this disgrace and regain tlie respect of my neighbors." In passing sentence Judge Stronacli spoke of tlie severe punishment al ready Inflicted on Wildes by the wide publicity that has been given the affair. He said he recognized the previous good character of the pris oner and the good character of a long line of honorable ancestors and In consideration of these things he was not going to send Wildes to the roads. It was necessary, however, to vindi cate the law, and he, therefore, fined him seventy-five ($75.00) . dollars and costs. ' George Kogers and Hilary Dunstou were charged with an affray. The evidence was that Hilary caught Kogers kissing Mrs. Hilary's dusky lips, on the back porch in the moos light. Hilary very naturally object ed to such proceedings and rudely broke Into the moonlight tete-a-tete. A rough and tumble scrap ensued in which Hilary got the worst of It. Rogers was fined $5.00 and costs and Ounston was let oS with costs. i
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