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Weather. 1EC0ND. EDITION Washington, June 3 .Forecast for North Carolina for tontght and Friday: Rain tonight and Friday; moderate south winds. ESTABLISHED 1871. RALEIGH, N. 0., THURSDAY, JUNE 3, 1909. PRICE 5 CENTS ELEVATED AND SUBWAY CREWS JON STRIKERS Colled Out Today and All Transit Lines are Practi cally Tied Up StVERAL CARS MOBBED letter Part of the Night in Philadel phia Marked by Wild, Rioting Be tween, the Police and Strike Sym pathizers Two Hundred, or More People Were Injured and Fifty Had to be Taken to Hospitals for Treatment One Policeman Wan Shot Through the Head and is Dy ing Disorder Decreased With 'the (By Leased Wire to The Times) Philadelphia, Pa.. June 3 - Rioters today wrecked a street car manned by strike-breakers, gave the conduc tor and motorman a severe boating and then defied more than fifty po licemen who charged them. The car was attacked at Front street and Kensington Avenue, in the northeastern mill district, whore scores were Injured during the night by 25,000 sympathizers with the Rapid Transit strikers. .'.. Although hundreds of ' policemen were routed during the night, rioting and many strike-breakers were se verely Injured, the officials of the Rapid Transit Company decided to day to continue their attemp't to run cars. The whole city traffic win he tied up by night, it is believed. 'as the elevated and subway employe were called out today. The first car sent into the north eastern district had several police men as passengers. When it reach, ed Front street and Kensington ave nuc a crowd was waiting. Kill the strike-breakers! shouted several persons. At this the motor man and conductor fried to flee, but they were caught and given a terri fic beating. Then the car was thrown from the tracks and turned so that it blocked traffic on the line. After this it was wrecked with axes hnd huge stones. The non-union men are deserting by the dozens and the strik ers are sure of victory. A squad of police who chased two union men employed at the League Island navy yard back into the yards after they had jeered strike-breakers on a car were thrown out of the yard by marines who happened to witness the chase. The police tried to ex. plain but were curtly told they were trespassing on government property and were hustled through the gates, The 13th street station of the subway practically was closed to the public at 11 o'clock today and passengers were told that It was not known whether cars were running or not or whether they would be allowed to board them if so. Mayor Reyburn Issued a statement today In which he declared he would not ask to have the militia called out. though he had at first planned to do "BO.- -' "The city can attend to this thing," he eald. "It will not even be neces. eary to call on the state constabul ary." Later In the day two more cars were mobbed at Kensington and Le high Avenues and the members of the crews were beaten. Benedict Rice, a motorman employ ed on the elevated road, received a letter In which he was told that un less he gave up his job his house would be blown up with dynamite. He resigned. Philadelphia, Pa., .Tune 3 Wild riots between the police and mobs of sympathizers of the striking trolley men occurred early today. , At least two hundred persons were Injured, fifty so badly that they had to be taken to hospitals. Three policemen and a woman are dying. One of the policemen was shot through the head by a strike sympathizer. Twelve trolley cars were burned In the riots. , The large new trolley barn at Kensington and Allegheny avenues, was set on fire. Several attempts were made to lynch strike-breakers, and the police were powerless to cope with the sit tuition. In fights with the mob the police 'were disarmed and put j to flight. In an early morning fight with a crowd of strike sympathizers In the Kensington district, several pollce- tnent were hurt so badly that they had to be taken to hospitals. ; Tbf pred ?t tbv rtoW nlwawfl of- ficlals of the railway company. An attempt to run the trolley cars at night was quickly abandoned. Mobs ought pitched battles with the police. In many instances guns were brought into play by strike sym pathizers. With the dawn the disorder de creased and it was believed that or der would be shortly restored to stay. The permit to open saloons at night was revol;;il. The most serious trouble occurred shortly nfter midnight In the Ken sington mill district. Infuriated by the interference of a score of mount ed police in thir attempt to lynch one of the strike-breaking motormen. the mob attacked the police. Re volvers were drawn and Policeman Levy was shot through the head. He Is dying in St: Mary's Hospital. An old woman, returning to her home, was struck by a brick and fatally hurt. Six other policemen, and ten strike sympathizers -vcre also badly hurt. It is feared that two of the po licemen will die. It was by far the worst disorder of the strike, Riot, bloodshed and ar son ran rampant and the police were unable to copewith- the situation. They were attacked by the men, dis armed, beaten and put to flight. The woman hurt was Mrs. Mary Wecke ley, sixty years old. 1S.r0 Tulip street. She was rushed in a dying condition to St. Mary's Hospital.. In addition to Policeman Levy, the following policemen were hurt In the fight with the mob: Policeman llamlll. His skull was fractured by a brick, and he Was taken to the Episcopal Hospital un conscious. He Is not expected., to live. Policeman Mayc.run. Struck by a brick. Taken to the Episcopal Hos pital In a dying condition, suffering from serious internal injuries. Policeman McLaughlin. , Broken arm and scalp wounds. Taken to the Episcopal Hospital. Policeman Messie. Struck on the head with a brick. Scalp wounds. Policeman Parker. Scalp wounds and internal injuries. Policeman Mulvoy. Fractured skull. All in hospitals. A score or more of riots also oc curred In the southern section of the ity. and many passengers were hurt as the result of these attacks upon cars. -Stones and bricks were used by the crowd, and the windows of nearly all the trolley cars were broken. The subway and elevated employes of the Philadelphia Rapid Transit (Continued on page Two.) BALLOONS FOR DEFENSE War Departments Planning to Use Balloons Will (iuurd Const From Maine to Florida by Dirigible Balloons Will Establish Stations Kvery iE6 Miles If Congress Will Approve. " (By Leased Wire to The Times) Washington, June 3 The war -de partment is .planning to guard the At lantic coast from Florida to Maine, by dirigible balloons. General James Allen, of the signal corps, has made the plans and Major George C. Squire, of the corps, Is making the drawings to Illustrate to congress what is needed. Congress refused at Its last session to appropriate more money for further tests with air ma chines, but it Is believed in the war department that the success of recent experiments abroad will have worked a change lu sentiment. It is the purpose of the department to establish balloon stations every 250 miles along the coast In ellipses. The sheds for the balloons will be at the landward end of the ellipses, so that they may be protected from gun fire from the enemy's ships. The department plans for the di rigible, balloon corps provided for systematic working with the coast de fen so artillery. As far as the plans have progessed It calls for observa tion work by the airships. A bill will be presented at the next session of congress authorizing the balloon corps and appropriating mon ey therefor. '.,'' Even If the heavler-than-a ma chine meets all the tests of the do partment It Is not t ho machine con templated now for the coast defense work. The achievements of tho Zep. polin airship have convinced the an. thoritlcs here that a dirigible gas balloon is the .thing for coast defense. It would be able to go several miles out to sea and sufficiently high to be out of range of guns. It would be serviceable as a scout, sighting ap proachlng hostile ships 100 miles from land and reporting tnelr move. men tn to tho artlllory defenses ashore. The matter ot dropping explosives has not been considered by the de partment. That Is a matter for Inter national agreement, In case airships as war engines are adopted by any pUoa. ' .. SENATE LEADERS NOT IN HARMONY WITH MR. TAFT Ooii't like lhe Way Progres sives Have of Calling Him "Downward Revisionist" HE INCOME TAX WE Senate Committee on Appropriations is Working in Harmony With Com mit tee on Fxpcnditurcs in Effort At Hcti,eiichnicnt-!ii Opinion of Senator Curtis Material Reductions Will lie Made in Appropriations by the Next Congress Republican Semite Leaders Do Not Enjoy Tac tics of .'"Progressives" Say They Are I'tyiiishlng Democratic Ammu nition. (Ry .Leased Wire to The Times). Washington; June . 3- The- senate committee 'on appropriations is work ing in harmony with tlio committee on. expenditures' which was recently appointed in Hie senate to investigate and report to the senate wherein public expenditures may be curtailed Senator Curtis, of the appropriation committee, has been designated by Chairman Hale to visit the depart ments and confer. "with the officials on the matter of : estimates. Senator Curtis said today that he had visited several of ihe 'departments and the officials. withwhom he conferred were in hearty sympathy with the move, ment to reduce expenditures. In the opinion of Senator Curtis there will he a material reduction In the appropriations to be made by con: gress next winter. In one depart ment he was informed by the secre tary t hat a reduction of at least $r.00,00ft and perhaps $1,000,000 could be. effected in the secretary's department. The work Senator Curl is Is now engaged on is a resumption of the work done by the house committee on appropriations in the early seventies when the cry was retrenchment and reform. The republican leaders in the sen ate are not enjoying the manner in which President Taft is being re ferred to in the course of the debate on the tariff bill, as a "downward re visionist," Several of the republi can "progressives" have cited the speeches of the president during the campaign last fall to show that he then regarded the Dingley --rates as too high and believed that the revis ion should be in favor of lower duties. , . . Senators Beveridge and Nelson, as well as Senators Class and LaKol lette, have been getting much the better of their 'opponents in Ibis re spect, although their argument .had not been effective In lowering the rales. The leaders believe that this lino of debate Is giving the democrats ammunition, and at the same time it illustrates the division within the re publican ranks on the tariff and the fact that the senate leaders are not in harmony with the president on tho subject. It was said today that a vote will not be taken on the income tax amendment on June 10, the day named by Senator Aldrich recently. Senator Aldrich has practically ad mitted that the schedules in the tar iff bill will not bo disposed of by that date, and until they are out of the way, he will not consent to a vote on the Income tax amendment. It was announced today that next Thursday Senator Aldrich will move to postimne the voto on CTIC Income tax until the 15th instant, although It Is not believed that the schedules of the tariff bill will be finished by that time. The senate met at 10:30 o'clock. Senator Stone, of Missouri, revived the controversy over the report of the German government on wages In that country by reading a dispatch from Berlin In which It was stated that the German government had taken of fense at the remark mado by Senator Aldrich, of Rhode Island, that the action of the German government In attempting to influence legislation in congress was an Impertinence. Sen ator Stone berated Aldrich for of fending a friendly government. Aid rich denied having referred to the Gorman government but asserted he had said the action of the German manufacturers was nn Imperlf.tenee. He had Intended no offense to Ger many but was simply stating an ah stract proposition that It would be an impertinence for uny government to attanipt to Influence legislation In this country. ' He sarcastically charg- (Continued. on pap Two.)' THE DAUGHTERS OF CONFEDERACY HONOR MR, DAVIS The One Hundred and First Anniversary Observed at Soldiers' Home. Mil. CONNOR SPEAKS Daughters of the Confederacy Fit tingly Celebrate the One Hundred and First Anniversary of the Birth of Jefferson Davis, the Smith's War-time President and Beloved Leader K.vei'cises Took Place at the Soldiers1 HomeMr. R. I. W. Connor Made Splendid Address- Waller lark, Jr., Master of Cere monies Crosses of Honor Pre sented. Th's morning at 1 I o'clock, in the Keid Memorial Chapel at the Sol diers' Home the one hundred and first birthday of ' Jefferson Davis, the South's beloved president, and leader of the Lost Cause, was fittingly 'ob served by the annual celebration of the Daughters of the Confederacy, held under lhe auspices of the John-son-Pettigrew Chapter.'.' Although the exercises were held in the' morning, the-chapel was-well-filled. with-the daughters-'and the old veterans. ' ' The exersises were presided over by Mr. Walter Clark, Jr., who made a few -'introductory remarks and in troduced the speaker, Mr. R. D. W. Connor, in a most graceful manner. -We-apt"'eeawd- the honor of being there and of looking into the faces of the men who followed Lee and Jack son, He spoke of their great record during the war and of their equally great record during the time of peace or-ditrlng the reconstruction period, The speaker, said Mr. Clark, came from a great .-family-. His father had only recently been honored by a re publican president of the United Stales. He himself has done much for the state in education and in his tory, in preserving the history that you have made. Mr. It. I. W. Connor. Jefferson Davis as an American statesman and a soldier in the I'nited States army was tho theme of Mr. Connor's magnificent: oration. His deeds as a confederate president were too high and far beyond him to relate and he felt that it would be presump tion' for -".hi in to speak of them to ihe men who knew hlni so well and for four long years upheld him. He came to them this-morning in an apologetic mood, for he felt that they should have been addressed by one of their comrades. However, he had accepted the invitation to ad dress them as a representative of the people to whom the future is com mitted. "There are two views," said Mr, Connor, "of looking at life, You men look at life as a glorious mem ory. You have lived your life and made a history. With the men of our generation life is a hope. We look out on the future and have it yet to live. We will live it in the hope of being worthy descendants ot you and your noble .comrades'.' "The two views are entirely dis tinct. Kach has its duties. You have performed yours, we have our to per fortn. - . "One of the most sacred duties that has been handed down to us Is the preserving and immortalizing of the deeds and glories of the men who wore the gray, followed the Stars and Bars and upheld President Davis in his attempt to win the Independ ence ot the southern states. "While of necessity we must fol low the Stars and Stripes and how to the American nation, there Is no more sacred duty than to preserve the his tory of your noble deeds. "We pledge that your history, deeds and opinions shall be written and preserved not only for the south, who loves to honor you, but for the whole country, who will learn to honor you. "The destiny of a country is in tho hands of the people and its great events are the history of the deeds of the people. "Greater glory Illumines your brow than the tenth legion of Julius Ceasar or the guard of Napoleon. Their glory belonged to them nlone the deeds ot the Confederacy belongs to the country. "We feel greater p'lde In what you did than you do yourself. "While we recognize our duty of preserving your deeds and history we also recognize that we live a a dlf orent generation. While we are loyal to the Confederacy we must be loyal to the great American nation, and while we pay respects to the Confederacy we swear allegiance to the re-united nation and in this year 1009 we can do both without being disloyal to either. It Is the greatest fact la the American nation, and has come about within the last two years. The. people of the whole nation can pay tribute to you and you men can lake off your hats to the Stars and Stripes. "Only a year ago the press of tho whole nation joined hands with the south in celebrating the centennial of the president of the Confederacy. "And again only a few mouth:; ago the .north and south joined in paying homage at. the 'one: hundredth birth day of Davis' rival, Abraham Lin coln. "Within (he last few days; we no tice three remarkable events:- "It has been moved and passed in the I'nited Slates senate that from the national, records the words rebel and rebellion be eliminated and Con federate soldier and Civil War be put in. "Tlie president of the I'nited States, through the secretary of war. has ordered Hie name of Davis re stored to Cabin John bridge. : "The United States has had built and launched upon the seas a great battleship named for one of lhe south's fairest stales, who gave Jeff. Davis to the south. The other day that state presented to the battleship Mlssippi an handsome silver service bearing the portrait of Davis. "In .presenting that service the governor of Mississippi said: " 'Jefferson Davis, like men of lhe north and men of the south then and today, stood only for what he thought was right. If you condemn him you condemn us.' "There is one significant thing ibout this 'presentation.-- Every true American remembers with a blush of shame the day that a I'nited States army officer put shackles on the limbs of tlie Con federate president, Con trast that with this presentation, when .Lieutenant-Commander. McCor- mick, in accepting the service, com mented on the fact that Davis' name hnd been. 'restored - to Cahiu John bridge and recognized the propriety of the placing of Davis" portrait on the silver service given by his state. He said: " - We shall not deny the homage due Win. There should be rendered unit. is the homage due Davis," "Tins .lay has already come among (Continued oh page -Two.) J. S. MANNING JUDGE The Durham Man Gets the Appointment. Hon. J. S. Manning, of Durham, Ap pointed by Governor hitchin To day to Succeed Judge Connor on tlie Supreme Court Rciicli. Governor Kitchin annointed Hon James S. Manning today to succeed Judge Henrv G. Connor, who resigned to accept the federal judgeship in the eastern district of North Carolina The governor returned from Ashe villu this morning and within a shor time gave out the appointment. I has been generally understood for some days that the appointment would go to Mr. Manning, as he had a very strong endorsement.. Mr Manning is one of the best knnwr men in the state, and his friends ir Durham and throughout the statt will rejoice over his appointment tc this high and honorable position There were a number of strong am capable men from all parts of tlx state who were applicants for the honor, but the governor made up hi mind very nuicklv and the honor gx to tho man who carried the Kitchin colors to victory. Judge Manning well qualified for the high position and will fill It with honor to hltnse and his state. Five Injured in Hotel Fire. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Chicago, Juno 3 I ive persons one of them a fireman, were injured this morning In a fire that started In the Belmont Hotel, 2fil and 2fi3 Jackson Boulevard. Four of the In j ii red sustained their hurts by jump. Ing from windows. An unidentified woman was so seriously injured by Jumping from tho second story win dow that she will probably die. Hamlet News. Hamlet, N. C, June 3 The Ham let delegation to the Y. M. C. A. Con ference in St. Louis returned laBt night.. The party consisted of Mr, and Mrs. H. W. Pun-Is, C. L. Sauls A. (1. Perry, 11. L. Rrown and K. It Hartsfleld. The annual picnic excursion of the Methodist Sunday school went to Lake, View this morning. A special car was attached to the regular train No. 88 and will return on No. 41 this afternoon. IDE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE MAKES SPEECH Speaker at the Dedication of MacDonald College Near Montreal WORK OF THE SCHOOLS Secretary Wilson of the department of Agriculture the Speaker At tlie Dedication of ; MacDonald College, Affiliated Willi McGill I niversity of Montreal l iiited States and Canada Are Now Reaping the First Fruits of a Harvert of Well-cqulpp-cil SH-cialists As the Result of Technical Training Kach Country Reneliltiiij; by the Other. ( By Leased Wire to The Times) Montreal. June - Secretary Wil son, of the United States Department. of Agriculture, who arrived here last night from Washington, this after noon spoke at the dedication of Mae- Donald College, which is situated at St Anne De Bolleviie, near this' city. MacDonald College is affiliated with McGill University, of Montreal. Sec- etary Wilson said in part: The United , States : and Canada have provided technological - schools lor the training of tlie youth of the farm, and are now reaping the first rulls of a harvest of well-equipped specialists who are getting better rc- ns from the day's work and from the acre. 'Two nations are working along the same lines in this respect. The scienlist knows no boundary lines. We reach across the border for the esulls of your research: you are wel come to ours. Many of your agricul- ural eollege graduates are found in he faculties of our institutions. You are taking heavy drafts of young men nd women from our' most enterprise ing tarm i si mi lies. i nere are no treaties regulating these movements hither and thither: the Canadian is it home with the Americans make homes with you. The lure of your great northwest" is enticing many thousands of young farmers from the ..'upper Mississippi Valley, with millions of. money. ..to 'help you furnish forth what will soon he mighty provinces with intimate knowledge of the work ahead of them in organizing schools, roads, - and other units of local self-government. in addition to the up-to-date farm management." I5FTTKR COXSI LAR SKRV ICE. Consuls Will be Supplied With Card Index, (living Kvery Manufactur ing Concern. Washington..- June 8 -American consuls all over the world are to be supplied with a card index system or catalogues and literature of every manufacturing, concern in the I'nited States, as a result of an agreement reached between the state depart ment and I lie department of com merce and labor. The arrangement is in line with the administration's policy of placing .this country's com merce'. In the first rank through a re organization 'of. the consular service. The service recently was shaken up, and now tlie administration-Is pre paring to furnish the new men the necessary material with which to pro duce results. Kclchcl Knocks Out Caponl. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Schnectady. N. Y., June S Stanley Kclehel knocked out Tony Caponl be fore the American Athletic Club with a left book to the jaw, after a severe) beating. Caponl was clearly out classed from the start. Ketchel was after him from the tap of the gong until he put him out, doubling Caponl up with stomach punches three times. Caponl would not clinch, but would double up and protect his face wir.ir his gloves and his body with his arms. Col. Roosevelt Knroute For Sotlk. Nairobi, Juno 3 Colonel Roose velt, and party went to Kljabe this af ternoon on a special train. Then he visited the American mission and will spend the night In camp, start ing for the Satlk district tomorrow- Bristol to Vote on Prohibition. (By Leased Wlro to The Tlmos) . . Bristol, Tenn., Juno 3 An order was entered today In the corpora tion court for a local option election. In Bilstol, Va.rf July 8, In response to the petition of the whiskey Interests, Both Bristol, Tenn., and Bristol, Vs., hare been "dry" (or two yeri, '
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