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ItALEIGrH, N. C, TUESD AY, JUNE 15, 1909.
PRICE 5 CENTS
MEN BURIED IN
HOWARD GOULD
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THREE THOUSAND
PRESBYTERIANS
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OH PHILIPPINE
TARIFF MEASURE
Sen. Bukeley Offers imEnd
mf d Reduclpg the Numtipr
ol Hpsmppreil Free
MADE 70,000,000
Senator Aldrlch Agrees to Accept Sen
ator' Bulkley's Amendment and
This Leads Senator Bnrkettt of Ne
braska,' to Make An Onslaught on
the Finance Committee Charges
Committee With Attempting", to
Undermine Ifollette Willing to
Play Petty Politics in Framng a
Tarff Bill ' Senator Depew Came to
thi Aid of the Finance Committee.
(By Leased Wire to The Times.),
Washington, June 15 The senate
convened at 10 o'clock this morning.
Consideration of the Philippines
amendment to the tariff bill was re
. sumed. '
Senator Bulkeley, of Connecticut,
offered an amendment reducing the
number of cigars Imported free of
duty from the Philippines annually
to 70,000,000. This was done after
Senator Laf oil ette had offered an
amendment last night to reduce the
number to 55,000,000.
Senator Aldrlch agreed to accept
Senator Bulkeley's amendment. This
lead Senator Burkett, of Nebraska, to
make an onslaught v on the finance
committee, who he charged with an
effort to uqdermlne Lafollette. He
Inquired why it was if the commit
tee was willing to accept the Bulke-
ley amendment it had not accepted
the, Lafollette amendment. The ac
tion of the committee, he said, would
Justify the senate In voting a lack of
confidence In the finance committee,
because in agreeing to the reduction
he plainly indicated a lack of. knowl
edge, or a willingness "to'play petty
pontes iif framlng a tariff bill."
Senator Lafollette asked if the
committee would reduce the number
of cigars Imported free to 55,000,000
in the interests of American cigar
makers. Senator Depew, of New
York, came to the aid of the finance
oommittee. He said that the impor
tation of 16000.000 cigars free
from the Philippines was made on
the recommendation of President
Taft. Since consultation with repre
sentatives of organized labor, the
committee had become convinced of
its error and believed that the num
ber should be reduced to 70,000,000.
Senator Dick, of Ohio, also defended
the committee, and said that the as
sault made on Senator Aldrlch was
In reality a compliment to his abllty.
Senator Root, of New York, adV6
cated the Smoot amendment In its
original form, contending that con
cessions made to Philippines.- pro;
ducts was a part of the duty the
United States owed the islands. He
did not bel We a limitation placed on
the importation of cigars, In view of
the Increased consumption in , the
United States. would affect the cigar
making Industry in this country. He
also discussed the International phase
of the situation as affecting our open
door policy in the- far east.
TIN-PLATE WORKERS STRIKE,
Company Refuses to Recognize Union
After July 1, and After That Date
i T Strike Will Be On.
I (By Leased Wire to The Times.-)
' Pittsburg, Pa., June 167 The tin
plate workers In the Amalgamated
Association will strike on jily In the
mills of the United States 'Steel Cor
poration. This was decided here at
a meeting last night.
. The meeting Included members of
the national executive board of the
amalgamated association and of three
delegates for each of the thirteen
mills affected by the recent announce
ment or the American Sheet and Tin
Plate Company that it would not rec
ognise the union after July 1.
LKUPP HAS RESIGNED. ;
Commissioner of Indian Affairs Sends
In Rjwlgnation Suorfieded ly .
Robert Valentine. :
(By Leased Wire tp The Times.)
' Washington, June 15 Francis B,
Leupp, commissioner flf Indian af
fairs, today tendered nis resignation
to President Taft. It was accepted.
Robert 0. Valentine, now assistant
commissioner, will succeed Mr,
Leupp. Mn Leupn has desired to re-
tirn for some time but was persuad
d by President Aooseveft to continue
until the-Taft administration came
Ml
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
Ashevllle, N. C, June IB. Two
miners,. Woody and English, are dead
as the result of a cave-in of a mica
mine. In Mitchell county.? The men
were not killed outright, but Woody
died before aid reached them, forty
eight hours after the .accident. Eng
lish died in a few hours after being
taken out of the shaft. - .
English was found burled to his
chin, as In an iron ease, unable to
move a muscle. A heavy rain and
storm raging , throughout the two
days, added to his torture.-
A faithful dog with the men re
mained yelping at the mouth of- the
shaft for two days and nights until
he attracted the attention of rescuers.
to Assassinate
Burning Bottle of Kerosene Thrown
: Through Window of the Home
Curtains, Carpets and All Furni
ture. Set on Fire, But Quickly Ex
tinguished. : (By Leased Wire to TheTlmes.)
: Bellefontalne, Ohio, June 15.
yhat is believed to have been an at
tempt to assassinate Mayor William
E. Niven and burn his residence, in
this city, was made at 3 o'clock this
morning, when a burning' bottle fill
ed with kerosene was thrown
through the large plate glass window
of his home. The mayor was away
from home and did not return until
the arrival of a Big Four train, half
an hour later. The bottle filled with
kerosene was wrapped with rags, sat
urated with oil and was blazing when
thrown through the heavy window.
The curtains, carpets and all furni
ture In the room were set on fire, but
the Are department quickly respond
ed an extinguished the blaze.;
Mayor Niven was elected or a dry
ticket two years ago and the only
theory advanced is that some enemies
must; have tried to put him ont of
business. He Is a well known demo
crat politician, a member of the state
committee and last year made a fast
race for congress in this district
against Ralph Cole, of Flnlay. Two
policemen, standing near his home,
heard the crash and the ensuing
blaze and saw a man running away
from the scene, but they thought it
was a man gone to give an alarm and
did not pursue him.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Meadvllle, Miss., June IS State
troops are maintaining martial law In
Meadville today, the result of the pistol
duel yesterday when Dr. A. M. New
man, clerk of the Chancery court of
Franklin county, and Silas G. Rey
nolds were killed and four others were
wounded. The duel was the out-cropping
of a feud which has raged in
termittently for years. Dr. Newman
shot and killed Cornelius Prltchard,
but was acquitted. This served to
arouse antagonism betweet the New
mans - and the Prltchard functions.
The feud had Its Inception in a poli
tical campaign some years ago.
According to the Bt6ry related today
Reynolds, accompanied by Hubert
Applewhite, attacked Dr. Newman on
the same spot where Prltchard was
shot and klled. Sons of Dr. Newman
Who were In the vicinity ran to their
father's aid and several volleys were
exchanged. Two men named Boyd
and Parr were wounded and Apple
white and the junior Newman are In
a nachez hospital today, where their
lives are despaired of. , :
DEPARTMENT GETS PAPERS.
Examining Into Records of Sugar
Trust Aransactlons.
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
WaBhngton, June 14 It wag learn
ed today at the department of justice
that the records of the recent trials
In New York and the other docu
ments pertaining to the transactions
between Adolph ..Segal, the Real Es
tate Trust Company, and' the Amerl'
can Sugar Refining 1 Company, had
been obtained by the department and
were being carefully examined.
No statement could be obtained as
to Intended action by the department,
but It was said that the attorney gen
eral Is giving personal attention to
the case snd . that the matter li rer
fBBEWBURpOBPTIiE
Attempt Wade
STATE TROOPS
AT MEADVILLE
ceiving iou. uga investigation.
Gets Writ of Habeas Corpus
From Justice Jiayhor and
' " Will Make Fifliit
I1QTHER BEHIND CASE
Fight For Freedom ty Slayer of Stan
ford White Promises to be the Bit
terest Me' Has Ever' Waged Writ
Has Been Served, on the Superin
tendent of the .Hospital and He
Will Produce His Patient Before
the Court Thursday Thaw's
Mother is Behind the Ca.se and
Using Every. Effort to Have Her
Son' Released This is the Fourtli
Time Habeas Corpus Has.. Been
Granted to Thaw. "..'"';'
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
New York, June loWThrough a
new writ of habeas corpus issued by
Justice Gaynor, of the appellate di
vision of the supreme court, and made
returnable before Justice Mills at
White Plains at ,10 o'clock Thursday
morning, Harry K. Thaw has begun
a new fight for liberty,
Th!s time the fight for freedom
by the slayer of Stanford White
promises to be the bitterest that he
has ever made since being commit
ted to the Matteawan state hospital.
It was learned from Matteawan that
the writ had been served on Dr.
Robert K. Lamb, superintendent of
the hospital and that he will produce
Thaw in person Thursday before the
court. ''
AThe fact that this is to be a fight
to a finish is borne tfut by the pres
ence of Thaw's mother in the case.
In his previous fights his mother had
not taken an active part and It Is
known that his first attempt to get
out of the hospital was not in keep
ing with her wishes. It was also a
move directly In opposition to the ad
vice of Martin J. Littleton and one of
the reasons, it is said, that led Little
tou to drop the case.
This time, however, the writ, it
is said, was secured with the full
knowledge and countenance of the
elder Mrs. Thaw and she is behind
every move that is made both with
money and advice. It Is said. Because
of this it Is hinted that the mutter
will be fought bitterly. It was learn
ed that the matter of Thaw's sanity
will be the leading point at Issue.
Both he and his mother hold that
heis not Insane nor has ever been
so. It. will be his contention in court
also that were he insane at the lime
he is not insane, nor has ever been
now. '
This makes the fourth writ of ha
beas corpus that, has been Issued to
Thaw since he was committed to Mat
teawan- a year ago last February
HER SON-IN-LAW
Cassaudria Smith, a middle-aged
negro woman of ginger-cake color,
was brought to jail this morning by
Constable I. H. Rowland, of Middle
Creek township. Cassaudria Is
charged with shooting her son-in-law.
Elijah Hill, and admits her guilt.
According to her Btory, Hill had re
peatedly threatened her life and thy
life of his wife. He was a worthless,
mean negro and considered danger
ous. He had gotten In trouble at
Selma and persuaded his father-in
law to go to Selma to fix it up for
him and in the absence of the old
man be sought to make it warm for
the family. 1
He came to the Smith residence
yesterday drunk, started a "rough
house" and refused to leave when
ordered to get out. Cassaudria got
her pistol and Bhot him. The ball
lodged in the negro's shoulder, mak
Ing a serious wound.
; . The woman admits the shooting
and declares that it was, done in self-
defense. -. 1 -
Sugar Refiners on Strike.
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
New Ye.-k, June 16. Over 300
mixers and pound men of the Nation
al Sugar 'Refinery In Yonkers went
on strike for a wage increase or full
time schedule today, and completely
WOMAN
SHOOTS
tied up the plant.
TRIES TO BREAK
THESTRONGCASE
Oilers Several Witnesses it)
Rebuttal to Justify His
Abandonment of His Wife
PROGRESS OF THE USE
Mrs.' Gould Still Wears thk. ' Same
Black Dress Takes Great Interest
In the Testimony and Is Practically
Directing the Case The Defend
ant Busies Himself Reading the
Newspaper Accounts of the Affair.
Lawyer Xiclioll's Sister Says Mrs.
Gould is Guilty of Gross Perjury if
She Knys She Gave Her a Disgard
ed Stage Gown Says She Never
Saw Mrs. Gould.
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
New Vork, June 15 To justify his
abandonment of his wife, Viola Kath
arine . Cleinmons Gould, Howard
Gould, through his counsel today,
called a number of witnesses to re
but the strong case made ont by the
plaintiff.
Mrs. Gould, dressed - as she has
been since the trial began before Jus
tice Dowling, came Into court with
Clarence .1. Shearn, her counsel. Jler
husband followed a few minutes
later.. . :
The millionaire defendant found a
chair near the entrance to the cham
ber and busied himself reading news
paper accounts of the proceedings.
Mrs. Gould sat at the counsel table
making notes of testimony, consult
ing with her counsel, nractlcally di
recting the case,
Before the session opened Delan-
cey Nlcoll gave to the" reporters the
following letter which he said had
been sent to him by his sister:
"My. Dear Dell: If the enclosed
refers to me It is an absolute false
hood. I have never seen the woman
nor do I know any of her associates
If she Is under oath to tell the truth
her statement Is a gross perjury, and
if this Is a fair sample of her testi
mony, the rest of It is probably as un
true. Such an untrue statement in
print is most annoying to me and is
there anything you can do to her?
"Your affectiopate sister,
"CHARLOTTE k WESTON."
The "Inclosed" referred to Mrs.
Gould's report to her husband's law
yer that she had given a discarded
gown to Mr. Nlcoll's sister who was
on the stage.
Maurice Molloy, the Castle Gould
superintendent, accused by Mrs
Gould of persecuting her, garbed in
a dark brown almost brick-red suit
and speaking with a pronounced
English accent, was called as the
first witness.
Says Slit Was Drunk,
separation suit of Mrs. Viola Kath
Howard Gould at a salary of J7.500
for the first year, and J 10,000 each
succeeding year, to manage the es
tate about Castle Gould, took the
stand today for the defense in the
separation suit of Mrs. Viola aKth
erlne Clemmons Gould and swore-
that he had seen her drunk on sev;
eral occasions. Molloy Is one of the
men accused by Mrs. Gould of per
scenting her.
Once, said Molloy, he entered an
apartment in the Gould mansion
where Mrs. Gould was awaiting to
confer with heron a matter relating
to the estate. According to the wit
ness, she ordered him to get out.
"Get out quick," as the testator said
and she staggered when she said It.
She called him an impostor, an alien
and a liar.
Upon another occasion 'Mr. Molloy
met Mrs. Gould in a woodland pas
ture. He was leading, a cow. Mrs.'
Gould approached him, he said, call
ing him an alien, and took the rope
from his hand. . She was drunk, he
swore. ':
POLICE CHIEFS MEET.
Sixteenth Annual Convention in Ses
sion In Baltimore.
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
Buffalo, N. Y., June', 15 The six
teenth annual convention of the In
ternatlonal Association of Police
Chiefs opened this morning at the
Iroquois Hotel. Major Kichard Syl
vester, of Washington, president of
the association, called the convention
to order. . .
pronounced the invocation which was
The Rev. Father Thomas Lynch
followed by an address of welcome
by Mayor J. N. Adams. The response
was made by Major Sylvester. The
onfcy ..business transacted was the ap
OUT ON STRIKE
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
San Jose, Cal., June 15. Three
thousand men, union painters, plast
erers, plumbers, carpenters, and all
others connected with the construc
tion of buildings, even to the team
sters who haul the material, were
thrown out of work this morning
when a lockout of all the union men
and members of the trades council
took place. The lockout Is the result
of the announcement made by the
builders' exchange of this county that
they would reduce the existing wage
scale 25 per cent, after June 14.
TWO PARDONED TODAY
Charlie Yates and Jacob Spi-
vey Ibe Lucky Ones.
Commutation of Sentence- for William
Driver of Wilson Guilford County
Boy Goes Free Must Not Smoke
Cigarettes Pardon Refused to
Highway Robber.
Governor Kitchin - '..today granted
pardons to two convicts, both of Guil
ford county, and commuted one sen
tence. Those pardoned are Jacob
Spivey, serving six months for tres
pass, and Charlie Yates, serving four
years for larceny; The sentence of
William Driver, of Wilson, two years
for bigamy, was commuted to one
year.. - . .
In the case of Jacob Spivey, of
Guilford county, convicted at the Sep
tember term, 1908, of the crime of
forcible trespass and sentenced to
six. months in the workhouse, the
governor offers the following reason:
"Prisoner is a fifteen year old boy,
under six months sentence for for
cible trespass for taking a baseball
mitt. Upon the recommendation of
the judge and solicitor, and also of
the judge of the municipal court of
Greensboro, owing to the youth of
the prisoner, 1 hereby grant htm a
paron, on condition, however, that
he abstain from the use of cigar
ettes, remain of good behavior and
law abiding, and that for a period of
tw'elve months he appear before the
judge of the municipal court of
Greensboro as often as one in every
sixty days and satisfy said Judge that
he Is fairly complying with: above
contions." ; . ; '
Charlie Yates, of Guilford county
was convicted at the June- term of
the crime of larceny and sentenced
to your years on roads. The gover
nor grants htm a conditional pardon
and his reasons for pardon are:
"Prisoner was sentenced to four
years for stealing two dollars from
the "person, of the prosecuting wit
ness. He has served about one-half
of the term.
"The Board of Charities of Gull-
ford county recommend pardon, and
through Its chairman made the ap
plication, after visiting prisoner.
The grounds for it are the 111 health
of prisoner, and the bad effects of
further imprisonment on him. A
reputable physician states that he
has chronic tuberculosis. Notice of
application was published. No ob
jection has reached me to pardon
"On account of his health, and
upon the impartial recommendation
of the Board of Charities of Guilford,
I pardon prisoner Charles Yates, on
condition of good behavior and re
maining law-abiding."
The sentence of William Driver,
of Wilson county, convicted at the
September term, 1908, of the crime
of bigamy and sentenced to three
years on the roads, was commuted to
one year. The governor's reasons
for commutation are as follows:
"There are several affidavits be
fore me tending to show that pris
oner Is not sound mentally. The so-
licitor thinks he is of small intelli
gene. A reputable physician who
has several times examined him at
the suggestion of the Judge, thinks
prisoner is very weak mentally. It
was suggested at the trial but not
satisfactorily shown that prisoner
was weak mentally and that he had
been Induced to believe that be was
freed from his first wife. Two affi
davits before me state that prisoner
hired to an employer who agreed to
get him elear of his first wife; that
he wfcrked six months and the em
ployer then In the settlement gave
him a paper assuring htm that he
was free from his first wife. He
tfiereafter marrtied again. The trial
Judge, with knowledge of the affi
davits herein mentioned, 1 modified
his views of the matter and recom
mend reduction to one year. . I there
fore commute prisoner's sentence to
one-year."- j .,- ..;;.,' .,.-;'!" .:';..'.
The governor refused a pardon to
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FROM ALL OVER
THEWORLDMEET
Ninth Annual Session Began
in Presbyterian Huilding on
Fiftb Avpue Today.
NOTED MEN PRESENT
Organization Effected With Rev. Dr.
J. Oswald Dykes, of Cambridge,
England, President of the Alliance
in the Chair Rev. D. J. Bussell,
of Tew York Welcomes the Dele
gates Who Come From All Parts
of the World Sermon by Dr. Mof.
fatt, of : Washington, Pa. Dr.
Dykes Will Deliver Address To
night Nearly All the Delegates
Have Arrived..
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
New York, June 15. The alliance
of Reformed churches, or Pan-Pres
byterian Council, as it is more gener
ally known, began its ninth council
in the Presbyterian building on Fifth
avenue today. The Rev. Dr. D. J.
Burrell, of the Marble Collegiate
church of this city welcomed the dele
gates who comprise noted ministers
and laymen of the Presbyterian
church from all parts of the world.
Organization was effected with the
president of the alliance, the Rev.
Dr. J. Oswald Dykes, of Cambridge,
England, in the chair, and a sermon
which also was in the nature of a
welcome. to the delegates was preach
ed by Rev. Dr. Moffatt, of Washing
ton, Pa. " :-
Following the roll call of delegates
it was said that there were relatively
few absentees and that tomorrow's
session probably would find practi
cally a full attendance. Tonight's
session will open with a devotional
service after which President Dykes
will make an address. Following this
there will be a reception to the dele
gates In the Presbyterian building.
The feature of tomorrow's day ses
sion will be addresses dealing with
the Calvin anniversary by several of
the church's most noted pulpit ora
tors. HORSE STEALING CHARGE.
John Tvey, of Dillon, Arrested on Seri
' ous Charge Sad Death of In
fant Other News.
' (Special to The Times.)
Lumberton, June 13. The whole
town and community was saddened
yesterday" afternoon by the death of
James Rockan, Infant son of Mr. and
Mrs. Wade Wishart. He was taken
sick Friday of last week. The fun
eral will he preached this afternoon
by Rev. E. M. Hoyle, pastor of the
Methodist church. The remains will
be taken to the family grave yard
near the county home. Mr. and Mrs.
Wishart have .the sincere sympathy
of the community.
John Ivey, of Dillon, S. C, son of
Mr. and Mrs.' Chas. Ivey, of East
Lumberton, was arrested Sunday
morning near Pembroke, on the
charge of stealing a horse from Mr.
A. A. Thayard, of Pembroke, and
stealing a pair of shoes from Jordan
Oxendlne, a Croatan. He also stole
a buggy and harness from a negro,
Sandy McCallum. Ivey he came to
the Lumberton cotton mills Saturday
to see his father and mother, and the
sheriff went down there after him,
but found out he had started back to
Pembroke and Deputy Barnes started
In pursuit of him and when he was
near him he jumped In the woods,
and was not caught until Sunday
morning about 6 o'clock. He was
placed In the county jail to await
court.
The board of directors of the Na
tional Cotton Mills which Is about
two miles from town had decided to
build more on to the old mill. It Is
a 10,000 spindle mill, and they are
going to double it's size making a
20,000 spindle mill. Work has been
commenced on the foundation and
lumber Is being hauled there every
day. It is expected .to be completed
in a few months.
Brotherhood Will Appeal to Gould.
(By Leased Wire to The Times:)
Dallas, Texas, June 15. The re
port Is current here that the Broth
erhood of Locomotive Firemen, has
decided to appeal Its grievances on
the southwestern lines directly to
George Gould in New York.
It Is said that a strlkeSwlll be ordered-pn
all Oould lines In Texat and
the southwest generally If It de-
Amanda are rejected. 1 r.
pointment of several committees.
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