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RALEIGHjtN. C, MONDAY, JUNE 28, 1909.
PRICE 5 CENTS
JOKER FOUND
CORPORA!
TAX AMENDMENT
Senate Has Practically Com
pleted Consideration of the
Tariff Bill Schedules
linnirn uiv nil nir
Cotton Ties and Bagjr'ng Schedul-
let to Be Disposed Of and Aldrlcli
May neiem now as no nun w
Everything Else He Desired, and
Let These Be Placed on tlv b ree
List Corporation Net Income Tax
Llkely to Cause Prolonged and -x-
citing Discussion Able Lawyers,
Who Have Been Analyzing Amend
ment, Say That It Contains Joker I
of Huge Proportions.
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
Washington, June 28. The senate
has now practically completed thn
consideration of the schedules of the
tariff bill and will shortly be ready
to take up the proposed corporation
tax amendment. There still remains
to be disposed of tire matter of cot
ton ties, bagging and a few other ar
ticles which democratic senators are
anxious to have placed upon the free
list. Senator Aldrlch has allowed
these to remain until th last and
now he has got everything that he
fought for in the bill, may yield and
allow cotton ties and bagging to go
on the free list.
The corporation tax amendment is
likely to prove a much longer and
more exciting discussion that was at I
first expected. Since its publication
practically all senators have been
studying it carefully. Some claim to
have discovered a Joker in It In the
way of the exemption from taxation
of dividends received by corporations
from stock held in other corporations.
There Js likely to be much contro-
versy over this matter. Senator Bev-
erldge's amendment readjusting the
internal revenue tax on tobacco, and
whlch will have a material effect
upon tne revenue to oe aenvea irum
the bill, will, by agreement, be voted
upon before the income tax and cor
porations tax matters are considered
That there is a "joker" of larg
proportions in the corporation tax
amendment, is asserted by able law
yers who have been analyzing its pro
visions. The particular feature of
the bill, described as a possible "jok
er"' is found In the fifth paragraph
of exemptions from the gross in
come of corporations that shall be al
lowed in ascertaining the net income.
-ii
This paragraph Wiempts
amounts received by it within
. h,, I
v.r ao rtivlilonrta minn Ktnek of other
" .-w " - - "1 - I
corporations, joint stock companies
or associations, or Insurance compa
nies, subject to the tax thereby im
posed."
The point raised in connection with
the provision is that if it is enacted
Into law It will give legal sanction
and recognition to a practice which
congress tried to legislate out of ex
istence ln framing the railroad rate
law. namely the practice of one
corporation holding stock in another
corporation.
The senate met at 10 o'clock this
morning and consideration of the
tariff bill was resumed.
Senator CulbVrson of Texas offered
an amendment providing that the in-
formation developed and reports state department. The department agam wth tho Amalgamated Assocla
made in enforcement of the law may declines to discuss the matter, which ., Thla , tken to mean that tie
be accessible to congress, or any
committee thereof, on demand.
Senator Clapp of Minnesota offered
an amendment eliminating the clause
exempting holding companies from
the payment ot the tax.
Cotton bagging was placed on the tract lor paving ana sewering n
frh list, and binding twine, already vana, the proposition for an exchange
on the free list, was allowed to re-
main there. The paragraph lmpos-
log a duty of $6 a ton on cotton tieB
was adopted, with the understanding
that Senator Overman of North Car-
oiliyi. win oner an amenumem wu n
ciuao mem in iua ar.w a
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whpn that section is reached.
Various minor paragraphs affecting
Inc. snd other schedules, were per
fected. '
(senator Stone of Missouri offered
0 amendment placing all structural
teel and Iron ore on the free list.
This was defeated.
' Venator Aldrlch offered a new
structural steel schedule, which was
adopted, placing a duty of 6 a ton
00 structural steel valued at $18 or
u. . inn .nri ihnva 11 R a rate of 18
. t. i v i i , ; -
not. r.,mmin. nf Iowa offered
. r .mnmmta r.duclhr ths
it,. m ti nni nrhediilo. - ThoT
wsra defeated.
royalists attack
FRENCH PRESIDENT
( By Leased Wire to The Times. )
Paris, June 28. While ,the car
riage containing President Fallieres
was returning to the Elysees Palace
from the grand prix race at Long-
champs last night, it was suddenly
surrounded by several hundred
youthful royalists, who attempted a
demonstration against the head of
the republic. The royalists clutched
at the heads of the horslas, broke
through the gendarmes and outriders
and were pressing in upon him when
tne crowds lining the route turned
upon the attackers and belabored
tli.jm with umbrellas until the re
treated into the hands of the police.
I'en were placed under arrest. The
police are scouring Paris for thte
others.
The riot caused the greatest sen
sations because the president's car-
rlage was In the midst of a procession
of vehicles carrying thousands of eel-
ebrities, returning- from the races.
Tne racegoers, including many Amer-
icans cnecre(i the crowd loudly when
it attacked the royalists. The presi-
dent remained calm throughout.
TEST FLIGHT TODAY
Wrights Are Ready to Make
Flight
Tests Will Probably : be Completed
This Week and the Wright Broth
ers will Then Train Three Signul
Corns Men in Handling the Ma-
chine.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Washington, June 28 There 'prob
ably will be a test flight of the Wright
aeroplane at For Myer, Va., this af-
hernoon at 4:30 o'clock, or later.
Orvillo Wright said this morning
tint "the aeroplane was ready for a
flight and admitted that he, too, was
ready. He said that the first flight
would 'be a short one and would be
attempted for .the purpose of finding
out t everything about the machine
s ln I)erfect working order.
It ls more' than likely that if the
ma(.nine responds freely, and "finds"
,tsef reaQiiv the tests will be com-
petca- tnis "weeic.
tmmiitelv following the accent-
ance of the machine by the govern-
ment providPd it ls accepted, the
training of three members of the s!g
nal corps In the handling of it will
be commenced by the Wright broth
ers. It is at present uncertain
whether this training will take place
at Fort Myer or at Fort Omaha
It was learned yesterday that a
number ot professional aviators have
recently made overtures to the
Wrights Jooklng toward the pur
chase of one of the aeroplanes for
exhibition purposes. It also was
learned that the Inventors have stol-
id ly roiusea to sen ine iuncuine iu.
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any. purposes,
GOVERNMENT SENDS
WARNING TO CUBA
( By Leased Wire to The Times. )
WashingtonJune 28. According
to information obtained hlare the
state department has recently sent a
very stiff note to uupa concerning
sevjaral things in which this govern-
ment is deeply interested ana wnicn
are not being bandied by the LUMn
government to the satisfaction of the
is one of considerable importance, as
u pracucany consutuies a wihiu8
Cuba.
The note to Lima oeais wun rour
buuji vis Juio vnivcr ruuuuunuiug
contract, Uiij McGivney-Rokeby con-
of property between the United Rail-
ways of Havana, an HiUgiisn concern,
and the Cuban government, and the
construction of certain public bulld-
lngs by the company, and, fourth, the
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I In I.njM fl IT tt rlfk Wllnn II Irl VHIIr
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American manufacturers an opportu-
nly to participate In tho contract.
THE WELLMAN EXPEDITION.
May Have to Be Potrtponed Because
. of Destruction of Airship. i
Trondhjem, June 28. The steam-
er chartered for the Wellmau arctU
expedition has returned to Trouisoe
from SplUbergiiMi. H reports that
the airship shed was octroyed by a
storm at Christinas.
It Is believed that this accident
I mav possibly prevent the start of
the xpMitlon thte Jnear. It will cer-
I talnlr render Wellman's attempt to
Ireacfc U pol more difficult. ; s
TERRIFIC HAVOC
T BY
Many Injured and Thousands
of Dollars Worth of
Property Destroyed
TELEPHONE GIRLS FAINT
9"" Ma y!nS " 26 Others Ser
ously Injured and More Than 2,000
Telephones 1151 Out of Business by
the Terrific Explosion Property
Damage is $100,000 Widespread
Panic Caused by the Explosion.
Wreck and Kuiu Was Terrific,
Heavy. Steel Gates Being Twisted
As if Made of Straw All Build
ings in Block Damaged and Win
dows in the Section Broken.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Chicago, June 28 One man is
dying at St. Luke's Hospital, 26 oth
ers are seriously injured and more
than 2,000 telephones are out of
service today as a result of the havoc
wrought by bomb No. 31, which
caused a property loss estimated at
$100,000, and a widespread panic in
the Loop district.
The Chicago Title & Trust building,
100 Washington street, received the
brunt, of the explosion and every
structure in the block was damaged.
A kit of tools found In a co:idult
back of the telephone company's
building may furnish a clew in the
case.
Tlie wreck and ruin wrought by
th explosion were terrific. Heavy
steel gates at the rear of the Title &
Trust building were twisted as if
made of straw. A heavy sheet Iron
ventilator pipe five feet In diameter,
leading from the kitchen of Thomp
son's rest aurant was crushed like an
egg shell. Many large plate glass
windows on the west side of the Bos
ton store facing Dearborn street
were blown out.
Through the four-story building
at lit Madison street, the explosion
swept like wind through a hallway,
the force taking everything before it.
In every floor the Madison street
windows were blown out.
At the time of the explosion 13 girl
operators, employed in the telephone
exchanges, were at work on the third
floor. Some of them fainted, while
others ran to the street.
Three labor leaders, seated at a
table in Powers & Gilberts saloon,
119 Clark street, were injured by
flying glass.
Employes of Thompson's restau
rant were thrown In a panic, and one
of them perhaps fatally injured.
A nickel theatre at 168 Madison
street, had only a few minutes be
fore closing its performance. Most
of the building in the explosion zone
fortunately, were unoccupied.
STKEL STRIKE THREATENED.
Republic Iron & Steel Compnny Will
Fight Organized Labor, and Strike
Will Result.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Pittsburg, June 28 The Republic
Iron & steel Company has posted
notlces in all its plants that after
n ,dnvht , 3() all jts miuB WM
, onen Khol)g. that it will not deal
Re,)UUnc nag joined the steel corpora-
Uon ln ,tg e(fort to put organized la
bor out of the mills entirely.
Amalgamated Association officials
admit that this move of the Republic
has upset their plans for fighting the
corporation, for they have been lea
to expect that the Republic would not
muko any move until after the fight
with American Steel & Wire Com
pany's plants was over.
A busy Sunday was spent by the
union officials and It ls asserted that
Hnll.,n adheres to Its Inten
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3.000 won at Youngstown, 1.000
at Moline, 111., and 1,200 at East Chi
cago will strike on Wednesday.
NTKl'CK BY LIGHTNING.
Twenty-five Men, Who Had Gone Into
Cave For Shelter, Injured by Light
ning.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
. Pittsburg, June 28 Seeking Bhel
ter In a cave In the Leach farm 25
men were seriously, three of them
perhaps fatally, Injured
by being
I struck by lightning.
The most seriously Injured are
I Filbert Jones, aged 24; Bdword Bor
land, 30; Peter Day, U5.
WROUGH
BOMB THROWER
KELLY WOMAN
IS TRIED AND
FOUND GUILTY
Grant Not Brought
Into the Case at All
This Time
GIVEN EIGHTEENMONTHS
'olonel Harris Stated That if Major
(rant Was Brought Into the Case
the State Would Have to Br:ng
;' Him in Very Few AVitnesses Ex
amined Snllie Crow-son, Colored,
Tells Her Same Old Story Officer
Warren and W. II. Hicks Are the
Other Witnesses Three Drunks.
Bad Boy Sets Fire to the Big
Black Bear at Park.
The case of State vs. Maude Kelly,
set for nine o'clock,- was finally
eached at 9:40 this morning, when
the prisoner appeared in the court
room in the custody of Police Officer
Pool and followed by her attorneys
Mr, John E. Woodward and Colonel
C. L. Harris, : :';'
Mr. Woodward moved to quash the
arrant on account of two clerical
rrors, but Judge Stronach allowed
he warrant to be amended. Colonel
Harris also demanded a jury trial.
he demand being refused and the
rial was begun.
Mr. J. N. Holding and Mr. C. B
Aycock were In the court-room, rep-
esenting Major H. L. Grant. Attor
ney H.' E. Norrls,, wno represented
Tones in the first trial, was in the
court as a spectator.
Judge Stronach gave notice that
if the same line of evidence was in
troduced in this trial as in the previ
ous trial he would not enforce the
rule excluding witnesses from the
ourt-rooni as to Major Grant, but
would allow him to be present. Col
C. L. Harris stated that it was
not the intention of the defense to
bring Major Grant into the case, and
if he was brought into it at all it
would be bv the state.
Officer Warren was the first wit-
ness for the state, and told of Beeing
Jones, the neero hack-driver, go to
Maude Kelly's house frequently, and
he also told of certain conversations
he had heard between them. On
cross-examination he admitted that
he could not say that Jones did not
go to the place to carry passengers
to or from the Kelly place.
Sallie Crowson, colored, was the
next witness and she repeated the
story of disgusting relations between
Jones and the Kelly woman. Sally
was house-maid at the Kelly home
She is a girl of a very low order of
intelligence and it was necessary to
ask her many questions to get the
story and this occasioned much quar
reling among the lawyers, Colonel
Harris and Mr. Woodward kicking
incessantly at the "leading ques
tions" propounded by City Attorney
Jones.
W. H. Hicks, a white man, told of
seeing Jones' carriage at the Kelly
house frequently and also told of the
Kelly woman trying to pawn Jewelry
to him because Jones had quarreled
with her and she was going to leave.
After the teslmony of Mr. HIckB,
Mr. Jones announced that the state
would rest. The attorneys for the.
Kelly woman announced that they
would put on no evidence and argu-
ment of counsel began.
Attorney John E. Woodward, of
Wilson, mude the first speech. His
speech was a strong one, reviewing
the testimoney in an able, masterly
way making a stirring appeal for
the woman
City Attorney W. B. Jones made a
vervuhortsneech. tukinirun less than
ten minutes ln Its delivery, but
making up In effectiveness what it
lacked In length. He ably expounded
tho law relative to the enso by refer
once to supreme court reports asd
showed that the state had proved
every essential necessary to estab
lish the crime.
Col. J. C. L. Harris speech was
also one of considerable spirit. He
attacked the evidence of Sallie Crow
son bitterly; declaring her entirely
unworthy of being believed. He pro
claimed her testimony to be "perj
ured and corrupt" and dismissed the
evidence of Warren and Hicks as
"not worth anything".
He scored
City Attorney Jones for asking lead
Ing questions in the examination of
the Crowson girl and took up much
of hie time atteptlng to disprove her
testimony snd show Us unreasonable-
ue. '. He ftlso took a (all out o( the
state for not putting on more witnesses.
After he had concluded his speech
Judge Stronach pronounced the wo
man guilty - and sentenced her to
18 months on the roads. Her attor
neys gave notice of appeal and her
bond was fixed at $500.
Other Cases.
The Salvation Army case, in which
Captain F. M. Winchester and wife
were charged with holding services
on the street, without a permit, was
postponed till Wednesday morning at
10 o'clock.
Larkln Busbee, White, was fined
$5 and costs for being drunk on the
streets, a charge to which he pleaded
guilty.
W. J. Beddingfield, white, also
pleaded guilty -to the same charge
and was fined $" and costs.
C. W. Williams, white, submitted
to the charge of being drunk on the
streets and was fined $3 and costs,
total of $7.35.
A young man named Johnson was
brought into court charged with an
unusual offense. He! has been a fugi
tive from justice for some time, and
has been a hard one to catch. He
will stand trial tomorrow on the
charge of setting fire to the big black
bear at Pillion Park an offense
:ommitted two months ago. One
Sunday afternoon he engaged in the
pastime of throwing lighted matches
at Bruin, one of which landed in his
thick wool. Ilis bond was fixed at
$100.' '
WOMAN SHOOTS MAN
Says the Man Killed Her
Husbar.il
Young Italian Widow . Shoots Young
Man, Who, .She Says, Was a Mem
ber of. tho Itlack Hand Organiza
tion, and Killed Her Husband.
(By Leased .Wire to The Times.)
New York, June 28. While large
crowds of men and women were hur
rying past Heral Spring and Sullivan
streets today, Mrs. Louisa LaBarccia,
a young widow, drew a revolver and
mortally wounded Doniinico Versa
gia, 19 years old, whom she accuses
of having killed her husband a year
ago.
Mrs. LaBarccia fired four shots at
the youth and each bullet took ef-
feet. The shooting caused a panic
in the crowd
At the police station Mrs. LaBar-
cia made a complete statement in
which she said that several weeks
ago she received an anonymous let
ter stating that Versagia was the man
who killed her husband, and that the
youth belonged to a secret black
mailing society. She took the letter
to the police, she said, but they refus
ed to arrest Versagia. Then she de
cided to take the law into her own
hands,
The wounded man cannot recover,
Mrs. LaBarccia has had six chil-
dren. A few months after her hus-
bit nd was killed another baby came
to her. She lost this as well as the
infant she was nursing
Barccia was murdered.
when La-
INDIANS CELEBRATE
CUSTER MASSACRE
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
Phillip, S. D June 2 S. Without
any attempt on the part of tho gov
ernment to prevent it, the Cheyenne
River Sioux Indians will celebrate on
July 4 the massacre of Gcnl-ral ('us-
tor's band of soldiers. A great coun
cil of all the Indians of the Cheyenne
agency was held recently, and when
the plan was suggested all the clif fs
wltu one or two exceptions spoke ear-
nestly In favor of it
It was decided to hold the mock
ba,tle on Bear Creelf at n I'olnt where
I ul,i vopograpny is simuar 10 mac 01
tne Bcene ot tne massacre, le in-
Qlan8 "av eKn ne preparation 01
their costumes. Under the direction
ot survivors of the battle they
will decorate themselves as did the
redskins ln Sitting Bull's command
thirty-three years ago. . The Indians
will supply themselves with blank
cartridges and circle around tho band
representing Custer's men.
FIBE AT CAUTHAGE.
Livery Stable Burned, Including Ve
hicles, Etc. Loss $5,000.
(Special to The Times)
Carthage, June 28 G. C. GraveB'
livery -stable was burned here last
I night at 11 o'clock. No stock was
- burned but the other contents, In-
eluding a lot Of wagons and buggies
were destroyed. The loss is about
$5,000. No Insurance. ' This Is the
third stable bnrhed on the same site
I la the Ubt (our years.
POLICE BELIEVE
THAT LEON LING
WAS ALSO KILLED
New Theory in the Sigel
Murder Mystery Developed
by Offers
WAS KILLED BY RIVAL
Xew Facts in Case Indicate That
Leon Was Killed by Same Hand
That Slew the Girl Believed That
He Was Killed by Chinese Rival
For Gill's Affections Think That
Girl Was Xot Killed in Leon's
Room, lint Killed Elsewhere and
Taken There Plan Adopted by the
Heal Murderer to Throw Officers
Off the Track.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
'New,. York, June 2S A sequence
of new facts 'hi the great Elsie Sigel
murder mystery that came to light to
day caused a shift in all previous ex
planations of the crime, now indicat
ing clearly that Leon L'.ng, in whose
room the girl's body was found,- is
dead, killed by -the '.same hand that
lew the girl.
These new 'facts-' .lead to a belief
that Leon Ling was killed by a Chi
nese rival for Elsie Sigel's affections
ind one of the men of Chinatown rich
anough and powerful enough to se
cure secret and efficient help in cov
ering up his tracks.
The facts as now obtained by the
,,ollce lead to the theory that Elsie
Sigel was not killed in Leon Ling's
room on the third floor of the chop
suey , resort at . 782 Eighth avenue.
She was killed somewhere else, pos-
ibly at. the home of the enemy of
Leon.
The Chinese who killed Elsie Sigel
saw that the best way of proving his
own innocence was to have the girl's
body found in his enemy's room.
That, 'immediately' led to the suspicion
mai --eon was ine muraerer. mu
Leon aeaa ana nis uoay aisppsea mt
all solution of the mystery must in
he end be impossible, since Leon
would never be found.
The police believe that Chong Sing,
the Chinese who occupied the room
next that of Leon Ling, was a con
federate of the slayer. Chong Sing
lias confessed that he gave Leon
money to leave the city. That, ac
cording to this newest theory of the
murder, was only, to help in throw
ing suspicion on Leon. The police
lielieve that Chong Sing has lied
ihroughout his examinations and his
vnrious contradictions as to his own
actions leave little doubt that most
0f ),s statements are false.
liltOKK INTO POSTOFFICE.
West Italelgh Postoflice is Minus $0
Cash, a Large Amount of Stamps,
and a Revolver.
.Saturday . night the postoffice at
West Raleigh was broken into by un
known persons -and $6.00 in cash,
several books of stamps, and the
post mistress's revolver. The safe
was untouched.
The Job must have been done late
at night. The screen was torn out, a
pane of glass broken to give entrance
for the thief's hand and tlie window
was raised. The officers are work
ing on the case and will doubtless
cause some one trouble.
CAR GOES INTO RIVER.
Young Russian Millionaire and His
Chauffeur Killed.
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
St..Potershurg, June 28. A young
Russian millionaire named Vetchinln
" i-...iuiici.. ,c.r nm-u
while speeding in an automobile by
the river Shoshu. The car skidded
off the roadway where it. is built high
above the river and tumbled fourteen
feet. '
TEN Ill BT IN Al'TO WRECK.
Itig Touring Machine Goes Over Em
bankment and Turns Over.
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
.Pittsburg, Ph., June 28. Ten were
badly, two probably fatally, Injured
at an early hour today when the
largo touring automobile ln which
they were riding crashed through a
fence and over an 17-foot embank
ment on East Ohio treet near Ben
nett station. The machine : turned
turtle at the foot of the embank
ment. The party was bound for the
Elks' picnic at Keystone park.
The mpst seriously Injured are
Mrs. Ida Saylor, agfed 80, condition
critical; Oscar Muel Bronner, aged
1 29, condition vry uerlouu.