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Weather. SECOND Washington, June 10 Fore cast for North Carolina for to night and Friday: Partly cloudy; showers in the west. EDITION ESTABLISHED 1871. RALEIGH, N. C., THURSDAY, JUNE 10, 1909. PRICE 5 CENTS i EDWARD E. HALE FAMOUS DIVINE DIED MY TODAY Venerable Chaplain of tbe United Stales Senate Died of Heart Failure. CLOSE OF GREAT LIFE Dr. Hale H1 Been in Failing Health For Several Months and Had Not Attended to His Duties as Chaplain of the Senate for Four Months End Came Suddenly liut Not Alto. !.'tlier I'nexpectedly Wife and Daughter and One Son Were With Him When He I Wert Watt Kiglity seven Years Old Last April. (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Boston, Mass., June 10 The Rev. Edward Everett Hale, J)., chap lain of the United States senate, and one of the : most famous divines in America, died shortly after 3 o'clock this morning of heart failure at bis home, No. 39 Highland street, Rox bury, Mass. He was. eighty-seven years of age on April 3. Dr. Hale bad been in falling health for several months and has not at tended to his dtlties as chaplain ol the upper house of congress for at least four months. It was noticed for the past few days that he was growing steadily weaker and nothing that his physician could do availed to keep the feeble heart In action longer. At. his bedside as he passed away early today were his wife, his daughter Ellen and one of his three sons, Philip L. Hale, the well known . Boston artist and critic. Philip L. Hale, who Was the only ona of the three sons at hoine, gave out the following statement as to his father's closing hours: "Father passed away at a little af ter 3 o'clock this morning. The im mediate cause of his death was heart ..... trouble although his health had been falling rapidly for two months. We were not unprepared for the end though it came suddenly when he answered the final summons. As lute as yesterday afternoon father had been sitting out on the veranda and he was also out on Sunday afternoon. "The end ceme very peacefully. He seemed to suffer no pain hut sank into eternity as though the frame were worn out. The heart trouble was only incident to the breaking down of old age. "We cannot say much as to the funeral yet until my brothers arrive in the city, rne services win proo ably be on Sunday, however." Edward Everett Hale was born In Boston April 3, 1822. His father was the Hon. Nathan Hale. Captain Na than Hale, the patriot, was his great uncle and Edward Everett, the states man, was his uncle. Voting Hale entered Harvard when he was only thirteen years old, and was graduated with honors at seven teen. He then studied for the minis try, and became the pastor of a : church In Worcester, Mass. Here he met Frederick Creenleaf, the original of Harry WadBworth In his famous Btory, "Ten Times One is Ten." On October 12, 1862, he married Emily Baldwin Perkins. After ten years in Worcester Dr. Hale was called to the pastorate of the Bouth Congregational Church of Boston. Dr. Hale remained ne pastor of the South Congregational church for forty-three years. During that time it became the undisputed center of Unl tarlanlsm in Boston. Although he did not develop Into a story writer until he was fifty years old, Dr. Hale has produced 'many literary master pieces. His "Man Without A Coun try" has been pronounced one of the best short stories e,ver written. He was a prominent promoter of Chatau qua circles and "Lend-a-hand" clubs and wus chairman of the Massachu setts committee for international Jub- ' tire. Taft Sends Message. Washington, June 10 President Taft this morning sent a message of condolence to Mrs. Hale at Roxbury, Mass., upon hearing of the death of Rev. Edward Everett Hale. WILL ASK INDICTMENT. Charging Murder of Leila Hamilton, Girl Who Died From Effect? or I ". " 'Drug. (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Canton. N. Y June 10. It was announced today that District Attor ney Crapser, on Friday, will ask the grand Jury to return an Indictment .(Inst prominent young society nap of tty v vUlMtfr who-li now known to have been a secret admirer of Leila Hamilton, the pretty moun tain girl who died from the effects of a peculiar drug last Friday near DeGrasse, Cranberry Lake. This young man is known to have pur chased at a local drugstore on sev eral occasions poisonous medicines, overdoses of which would produce death in a mnnner similar to the death of Miss Hamilton. The district attorney's mysterious remarks are based upon this fact, it is said: Al though It was reported that young man of the village in which she lived was under surveillance by the police, the fact that the girl had made many trips to Canton has awakened the be lief that it was here that her love affair was started. The secrecy observed by all the of ficials concerned, in the case, however, hns added to the mystery surround ing the death of the girl. District Attorney Crapser Issued summonses today for every member of the Hamilton girl's family to ap pear before the grand jury on Friday. CAl'SKD COMMOTION;1- fly Making Remarks About Rocke feller and the Price of OH. (By Leased Wire. to Thi Times.) Balt'more, Md., June 10. Consid erable commotion was caused in the audience at the Johns Hopkins Uni versity commencement exercises yes terday when a well dressed man made audible remarks about a "raise In the price of oil," when President Ira Remsen was speaking of the Univer sity's participation in the $32,000, 000 fund of the John D. Rockefeller, general board of education. At the mention of Mr. Rockefel ler's name he murmured, "Liar!" 'Thief!" and other uncomplimentary epithets which seemingly were di rected at Mr. Rockefeller. The policemen told the enem.v)f the oil trust that his feelings on the subject would have to be suppressed or he would be arrested. THE. BIG HILL MERGER Will Combine All Hill Roads Into One. lames J. Hill Will Merge Into One Corpoi-ufion All His Railroads Plan to Get Around the fioyent incut Found in Colorado & Houtli- ern. New York, June 10. St. Paul dis- patch brought to Wall street to day the report that James J, Hill has found a way to merge in a single corporation all of his railroads, Great Northern, Northern Pacific, Chicago, Burlington & Qulncy and Colorado & Southern. The St. Paul dispatcher suggest the probability that all of the Hill holdings' will be turned over to the Colorado & Southern, recently bought by Mr. Hill from Edwin Hawley. The Colorado & Southern, lias a very brond charter, does not parallel any of the other Hill lines and Mr. Hill's lawyers have advised him that the government cannot successfully at tack such a combination because of the territorial position of Colorado & Southern. The merge of these properties would be one of the greatest railroad consolidations In the country's histo ry. Northern Pacific has a capital stock of $324,000,000 and a bonded debt, of $190,000,000. Great North' ern has a capital stock of $269,000.- 000 and a bonded debt of $97,000,- 00 (K Burlington lias u capital stock of $100,000,090 and a bonded debt of $183,000,000. Colorado & South ern has outstanding $8,500,000 first preferred, the same amount of Bee- ond. preferred and $31,000,000 of onimon stock. It has a bonded debt arid has guarantees of $83,000,000. This would give the merger a capital and bonded debt approximately of $1,300,000,000 which would corre spond very closely with the capital of the steel trust. MONSTF.R COAL TRAIN. Virginian Hallway Breaks All Kec. ords Willi Us First Train. ' (By LeuHed, Wire to The Times.) Norfolk, Va June 10. By haul Ing Into Norfolk with a new locomo- five of the Mikado type on its first run a train- consisting of eighty fifty ten steel cars loaded with coal, the Virginian Railway broke all records for hauling coal to tidewater. The coal aboard th train amount ed 4,310 long tons, and the weight of the Itself, excluding tender and caboose, was 6,023 tons. The train was assembled at Victoria, 120 miles from here. , . . Big Auto Race, Berlin, June 10. One hundred and nine automobiles started today in the Prince Henry race, which will last a week. The cars will pass through Breslau, Buda-Pest, Vienna ad Munich. PASSENGERS ON STEAMER PASS NIGHT OE PERIL But the Wireless Instrument Brings Succor and Their Fears are Quieted. POUNDED BY HEAVY SEAS The "C..Q. D." of Wireless Instru ment Again Quiets Fears and Re stores. Courage of Hundreds of Pas- sengj-rs on Helpless Ocean Liner Steamer Stranded Fnrly Last .Night and Waves Pounded Her All Night liiuig Was In No Immediate Dau ber Hut Passengers Were FVarful and Did Not Regain Their Coiiitos ure I'ntil Wireless, Brought Reve nue Cutter to Resene. ' V (By Leased Wire toThe Times) New York, June 10 The 'C. Q D." of the wireless instrument today again quieted the fears and restored Hie courage of hundreds of men, wo men and children held in peril on a helpless -ocean" linar when in response to the appeal for aid, the revenue cut ter Mohawk at dawn steamed up to stand by the Spanish steamer An tonio Lopez, which since 9 "o'clock last night bad lain on a sand bar off Fire Island, near Point & Woods, pounded by heavy seas. ' The Lopez carried no wireless hut. the call for aid was sent over the 'In-. struinent of the Point ,0'Woods life saving station, whose men had watch ed the vague mass of the big liner all night. They had made many effftits to get out to her in their boats but were beaten back by the seas and a strong east wind each time. : Five hundred and twenty-six pas sengers were aboard the ship -besides the crew of 139 men, Among the ormer were many women and chil dren to whom the night proved a ter rible ordeal. The officers of the, ship tried to quiet their fears by telling them that land was but little more than a stone's throw away and that the position of the vessel oh the sands made It certain that she would be iloated with the morning tide. But ceaslessly they heard the pounding of the great waves as they crushed Into the ship's Bide and further tremble and shake under the titanic blows a.nd at times their terror broke all bounds and the Bounds of their cries for succor sounded above even the vind and waves. : Cries of joy and thankfulness greeted the appearance of the little Mohawk soon after daybreak as aha steamed as near to the stranded steamer as the rotlfch weather would permit and entered into communica tion" wJth her. In response to her queries the captain of the Lopei as sured her that the liner had stood up well under the night's strain and was In ho immediate danger, The com mander of th. Mohawk advised him that the cutter would stand by as long us necessary. In case the weather turned worse. Many effortB were made by life sav ing crews to reach the vessel. ' The ship went aground last evening on a sand bar off Fire Island In such a position that an approach was diffi cult. When the revenue cutter Mo hawk went to the rescue toduy she found the big liner pounding on the bar and stood by awaiting a chance to take off the passengers. About-t) o'clock it was decided that the passengers would have to be brought ashort and tbe life savers be gan the work. A heavy sea was run ning, but it was believed that the task would be accomplished in a few hours. The Lopez, bound lor New York and Colon, Panama, from Barcelona and Cadiz, was feeling her way along the coast In the storm when she stuck almost bow on upon the sand bar. riierq was o great, shock and Captain Mir backed his engines. The boat was caught fast In the aud, how ever, and would not budge. The steamer has no wireless ap paratus but as soon as Captain Mir realized his danger he sent up rocket after rocket and ' sounded the siren continuously. The lookouts at both life saving stations saw the rockets and communicated with Fire Island. From there the wireless message was sent out appealing for help for the steamer. Ten Per Cent. Advance in Wages. (By Leased Wire to The Times.) v Harrlsburg, Pa., June 10. A ten per cent, advance in the wages of -the 7,000 employes of the Pennsylvania Steel Company la. announced. The increase is to go into effect on July Ut." v. ; ' i ' B.&L.LEAGUEHAS A FINE SESSION THIS MORNING Ladies are Invited to be Present at the Meeting Tonight. BIG BARBECUE ENJOYED President Wittkowsky's Report Was One of Interest, Showing Greut Growth Iterommelids Torren's Lund System and Other Improve- incuts In State l,avs Fuvors Bu reau to Have Charge of Building and Loan Associations Secretury Keesler's Report . Shows Largely Increased Membership .Many In formal Talks Made. The sixth aunual convention of the Building and Loan Associations of North Carolina held an enthusiaalc meeting in the hall of the House of Representatives this mornhig. A good crowd was present. Tonight will be full of Interest to everybody and every man and woman in Raleigh should attend. Good speakers will be 'on the floor and matters of vital interest, to every one will be discussed.-..: . ,s The morning session was called to order at 10:15 by President Witt kowsky,.-' Minutes of yesterday's pro ceedings were read and approved Following tho reading of the minutes President Wittkowsky offered his an nual report. : The report was-well written and well-delivered. In beginning he expressed his pleasure at, meeting the members at this annual meeting. He declared that they were benefactors of the na tion because they were promoting the welfare and happiness of the peo ple, building homes. He said that the American Home is the greatest safeguurd of American liberty. He went on to speak of the stabili ty of the building and loan cause saying that it was the only financial Institution that did not suffer during the panic. . ... He advocuted certain changes in the by-laws of the league, so as to Increuse the reveune. He proposed to make the annual fee $5 for each association having 3,000 shares, and 25 cents on each additional hundred shares. , ' He . mentioned the matter of ap pointing delegates at. the United States meeting of Building and Loan Associations and suggested that a de termined effort be made to have that convention meet In Churlotte next year. - '. . He advocated the formation of a State Building and Loan Bureau to have direct connection with every as soelation in the state, with competent auditors to examine into the work of every association and its finances, making assurance doubly sure. He said he had become a convert to the movement on foot to insure the lives of those to whom loans have been made and advised the appoint ment of a committee to look Into it. After many other valuable sugges tions President Wittkowsky ended with a burst of enthusiastic .hope for the future of the building and loan associations In North Carolina. On motloh copies of the president's speech were; ordered printed and sent to every building and loan associa tion In the state. ; ' Mr. W. 13.. Sharpe, of Burlington, was Introduced by the president and made a helpful address on the subject "For Whom are we Working." He spoke of the ninny men of many classes who crowded his office to pay their dues and said he hud asked the question, "For whom are, they work ing?" He told of the unselfish lubor nf Hiw nfflners of his association nnd of the officers of the stute associa tions and declared that they were working for women and for little children. In the last, analysis, they are working for God. His beautiful tribute to tho Influence of the child on the home and on the heart of the parent was Splendid. A more beauti ful production has never been heard In the historic Old hall of the house of representatives. ' He said that he expected to find written In the book of life the things that have been done through the building and loah asso ciations for tbe protection of the child. .Mr, Sharpa's speech was received with much enthusiasm by the mem bers, all of whom -were deeply touch ed by his eloquent words. The speech was ordered printed 'and distributed Following; bis fepeech Mr. Heriot Clarkiony tfinlrman of tha commit tee on legislation, made his report. He showed the work done by t committee, especially in passing a law limiting the borrowing of money by building and loan associations. He recommended the publishing of the North Carolina Building and Loan law, In book form. His report and recommendations were adopted. Mr. G. H. Hasten, of Winstuu-Sn- lem, took up the recommendations of the president as to the Torren's Land System and also as to the ques tion of Insuring the life of the bor rower and moved the "appoint nieiit of a special committee to take the matters up and report at the session tonight. Meiwrs. (1. II. Hasten, Heriot Clarkson and .las. I. Johnson were appointed as this committee. fe Mr. Cochrane, of Charlotte, read an interesting paper on Building and Loan business in general, which was ordered spread on the minutes. Secretary Keesler's report was call ed for. He prefaced his report with tribute to Mr. Sharpe's beautiful address. His report was long and tilled with matters of vital interest and importance.." It was exceedingly well-written and it was interspersed with brilliant flights 'of oratory. Mr. Keesler is a .speaker of great force ind earnestness. President Wittkowsky brought a shout of laughter and much applause from the house by walking up behind Mr. Keesler, when he had made a telling point, and slapping him on the back, saying: "Bully for you, old man!" He spoke of the importance of trying (to reach the people and con gratulated the citizens of Raleigh on their attendance and made many helpful suggestions to the delegates as to interesting the people and get ting them together. His financial report showed all out standing indebtedness paid and a bal ance of $1-17.50 on hand. He review ed the progress of the building and loan work for the last six years, (Continued' on. page. Two.) MISTRIAL IS ORDERED Wilkins Will be Tried Again in November. (iruiid Jury Completes Work and is Discharged W ith the Thanks of the Court Mistrial ns to Wilkins, the 'lluck Hand" Man H. D. Klling ton Not Cuilty of Peonage. In the federal court this morning only a few cases were disposed of. l'he- grand jury, after nine days of hnrd work, gave notice that it had completed Its labors and was dis charged. Judge Connor, in choice language, thanked the grand jury for its efficient services. In the case of U. S. vs. Charles WllkinB, charged with mailing threat ening "black hand" letters to Mr. .1. W. Cole, of Goldsboro, the jury was unable to agree. A juror was with drawn and a mistrial ordered. Wil kins was placed under a $:!00 bond for his appearance at the next term of court. V. S. vs. J. W. Coltrane, violation of the postal laws. The defendant was a "route agent" between Greens boro and Raleigh, and was charged with opening letters and taking mon ey from them. Through his attor neys, Aycock & Winston, he pleaded guilty. Judgment was reserved. l S. vs. H. D. Ellington, peonage. The defendant pleaded no! guilty and upon a Jury trial was declared not guilty. ' ..-.' ALDRICH WORKING ON CORPORATIOT TAX (By Leased Wire to The. Times.) "Washington, June 1 -Senator Aldrich has not abandoned his ef forts to have a lax on corporation net earnings substituted for the In heritance tax and the income tax President Taft has. It Is said, en dorsed the plan, and the member; of the lliiunee committee are now at work, whipping the amendment lnio shape. Tile progressives who favor Ihe Income tux do not enthuse over the corporation tax amendment, but they will, It is claimed, vole for it as a last resort. Senator Aldrich Is quoted as say ing that his proposed amendment tax ing tho net Income of corporations will yield at least. $30,000,000. The committee will not bp ready to re port to the senate before 'the sched ules In the tailff bills have been com pleted, which will hardly be earlier than the 24th. Emperor Francis Joseph Out. Vienna, June 10. Emperor Fran cis Joseph walked today In the Cor pus Chrlstl procession, 'his first (unc tion sKlce his recent Illness. 1 He bore tha fatigua well. ' v FIFIY THOUSAND GRAY VETERA NS ON MARCH AGAIN Greatest Parade in History of Reunions Took Place in Memphis. FRED GRANT CHEERED Streets of Memphis Lined With Near ly 200,0(10 Speeluloi-s as 50,000 Veterans Minrli Along in Annual I'uriKle -(Jenenil Fred D. Grant Was in the Keviewiug Stand and Veterans ;re, ( Him With Cheers. I'm-ade W'-is One of (ireiitest ill History of Itemiioiis Sponsors' Ball Tonight Will Close the Reun ion Functions. (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Memphis, 'lenn., June 10 Fifty thousand men in gray marched tnrougn the streets of Mempnis tnia morning in ther annual reunion pa rade. Along the beautifully decorat ed streets, lined with nearly 200,000 spectators, the former warriors of ttie Confederacy were greeted with thun derous cheers. In the reviewing tand was General Frederick D. Grant, son of the great northern chieftain. As the old soldiers, swel tering in the hot .summer s'Un, hut game. as they were in the days of the war, passed t lie reviewing stand many was the rigid salute given the son of (lie northern leader and many Itui cheers that greeted him from the gray cl.ul veterans of the lost cause. The parade was one of the great est in the history of the Confederate reunions.'' The survivors of the great Ft niggle, many w ith guns on their boulders, received an ovation at every point or the line of march. Horses were furnished many, and the mounted men, some of them clad in picturesque' costumes of the sixties, presented a splendid spectacle and aroused great enthusiasm. The parade and the sponsors' ball last scheduled for tonight aiv the two functions 'of the reunion. Many of the visitors already are preparing to leave for their homes, while others will '-go to Vicksburg to attend the unveiling of the -monument to. 'General Stephen U, Lee to morrow. FOIIBF.S THF, WIXXKU. Pilots of the Indiana Have Conceded the ltace of Both Distance and Duration to Forbes. (By Leased Wire to The Times.) ..Indianapolis,' Ind., June 10.- Carl Fisher and 0. L. Buinliaugh, pilot and assistant of the balloon Indiana, have conceded time and distance prl7.es t.o other contestants in the national balloon race that started from Indian apolis last Saturday. Though they made a flight of 4 S 2 hours, v they practically admit, in a telegram re ceived from I hem. at Louisville that their two landings In Tennessee dis qualified them. They foresaw a con test and averted it by admitting that they had come, to earth. With the Indiana thus out of con sideration the American duration lligbt of forty-four hours, made by Alfred Leblanc in the St. Louis races in l'.Hi:, still stands, and the winners of the national race are decided. A. Holland Forbes, acting presi dent of the-Aero Club of America, won the race. The distance covered by Forbes in his balloon, the New York, was :!."iS miles, he having land ed at Corinth',- Miss., after spending ililrtv-lhe hours and ten minutes in the air. Forbes was accompanied by Clifford B Harmon, -of this city. The victory gives Forbes the title of champion ' balloonist of America, as li s is the longest flight yet made In a purely American contest. AKMV'S XKW I'MFOKM, Is to Have New Summer Outfit' Rids Opened Todiry. (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Washington, June 10. The arniv Is to Have a new summer uniform, and the first step toward this will be ttiken today, when a special board of army officers will open bids at Phila delphia 'for furnishing the material. At least 8'.0, 000 yards of olive drab cotton cloth are desired. ' Protection of Crete. (By Cable to The Times.)--Constantinople, June 10. Tha porte today requested Great Britain, France, Russia and Italy, protecting powers of Crete, to reconsider their decision to evacuate the island July 13th. 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