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Weather,
. Washington, Aug. 4 Fore
cast; for North Carolina for to
night' and Thursday: ' Partly
cloudy with showers tonight.
ESTABLISHED 1876.
RALEIGH, N. C, WEDNESDAYAUGUST 4, 1909.
PRICE 5 CENTS
SWEDENUPONTHE CHICAGO STREET
GREAT CONTEST
STILL GROWING
THAI APPEARS
THREE CENT FARE
ELECTION LOST
VERGE OF CIVIl
CAR SITUATION
WOMAN SAYS SHE
DOWNCAST AS HE
WASCRAZYWHEN
STRIFEAND WAR
Entire Country Paralyzed as
a Result of the General
Strike
PANIC 15 SPREADING
Revolt Is Imminent and Panic '.i
Spreading Like Wild Fire Through'
out tW.i Country and Troops Arc
Posted in An Important Cities-
Government Has Ordered Soldiers
to Fire Upon First Outbreak anil
Put Down Violence Without Mer
erEntire Nation is Tied Up
250,000 Men Are Out and Kail road
EniDlovees Are Expected to Com
pMe the General Stagnation by
Walking Ont Next.
(By Cable to The Times)
Stockholm, Aug. 4 Sweden is par
alyzed and upon the verge of civil
war today, the result of a general
strike which was extended this morn
lng throughout the entire nation af
fectlng 250,000 men.
'Revolt is imminent. Panic is
spreading like wildfire throughout the
country and troops are posted in nil
the Important cities. The govern
ment has ordered that commander:
of the soldiery to fire upon the first
outbreak and put down violence
without mercy.
The entlro nation is tied up. The
railroad employees are expected to
complete the general stagnation oy
walking: out within twelve hours.
Street car traffic is suspended afld
11 the bridges and railroad stations
are being guarded to prevent their
being dynamited.
General Situation.
- With troops patrolling the streets,
cannon nlanted in the narks and pud
lie squares and cavalry held in the
barracks, all ready to put down the
labor war which threatened to sweep
through this city and all Swedi-n
today, the first city and capital or me
nation resembles an armed camp.
There is a feeling of restlessness
in the air and many of the stores were
closed, the owners fearing incendiar
ism and pillage. At present there
is a strike in effect and recently ran
leal socialists and agitators of anarch
istlc instincts have been among the
disgruntled workmen, urging them
to rise up In rebellion and revolt
against the monarchy and the present
conditions of the country.
The young socialists have given the
campaign a political air and warn
ings have been issued by the gov
ernment. The crisis was expected to
day and both sides prepared for des
nerate stens. The members of the
Sweden parliament, sifmmoned to
Stockholm by King Uustav, are nere,
th last arriving todav. One hundred
thousand workmen are expected to
be Idle by tonight. This numDer
will undoubtedly be exceeded by to
morrow. The cab and street car ser
vices are likelv to be stopped before
night. Plans have also been made to
run the electric light plant and . wa
terworks with soldiers.
The bridge leading to the Islands
adjacent to Stockholm are guarded
by soldiers. The sale of Intoxicants
have been forbidden In saloons and
restaurants.
The labor conflict, which is at the
bottom of the impending rebellion,
began over a dispute , relative to
wages In the wolen and cotton indus
tries. In tne beginning 13,000 nun
were locked out and other industries
since have become involved. The
Employers Federation on Monday
declared a lockout In the iron foun
dries which affected 30,000 men.
The total number now locked out is
over 80,000.
Consternation prevails In the cap
ital. The ferries are not running
and the excursion steamers, which
are always filled with foreign tour
ists, have alsoNtopped running and
their crews have been discharged.
QUEEN IN ACCIDENT.
V! (1,: '. '
Mysterious Report That Queen Mar.
, gam Was Injured In Railroad Ac
cldent.
(By Cable to The Times)
i Rdme, August 4 A mysterious re
port was circulated today that Queen
Margaret was Injured In a rail road
accident, while on her way to Castle
Stupinfgi. The queen has been in 111
Health and journeyed to Castle Stu
pinigni in hope- that the change
Would benefit her. . The nature of the
accident and, the seriousness, of the
queeu'i injuries arc unknown.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Chicago, August 4. Chairman 3. F.
Shadley and Henry M. Powelj of the
state board of arbitration, will arrive
in Chicago tonight In pursuance of
their efforts to bring about a peaceful
settlement of the threatened street ear
strike. Meanwhile, the officials of the
street car men's union are- preparing
for tomorrow's referendum vote, and
officers of the company affected are
arranging to put 5,000 strike breakers
at work the minute the strike is called.
Power houses which had been 'aban
doned are to be turned into sleeping
rooms for strike-breakers. The club
rooms located In the various car barns
will also be utilized.
Employment agencies in various cit
ies throughout the country, have offer
ed to furnish men on a second's notice.
Kansas City is ready to furnish 100
men in a short time. The contracts
have been made with a number of ca
terers to feed the non-union men.
EDUCATIONAL MEETING
Annua! Meeting County Super
intendents at Hendersonville
State) SunprintendLmt Joyner Prepar
ing Letter Notifying Each County
Superintendent of His Duty and
That He is Expected to lie on Hand.
Important Topics.
State Superintendent of Public In
struction J. Y. Joyner is preparing
a letter to be sent to each of the
county superintendents of education
throughout the state, notifying them
that the annual meeting of the asso
ciation of County Superintendents of
Education will be held this year at
Hendersonville, beginning Tuesday
evening, August 3 1st, and endiug
Friday, September 3rd. .This meet-
-tag will no doubt have a full at
tendance as section 4141 of the pub
lic school law makes it absolutely
mandatory upon every county .super
intendent to attend this meeting con
tinuously during Its session, unless
providentially hindered. This is in
deed a good law as Is shown in a sen
tence in Mr. Joyner's letter, which
reads: "We cannot expect others to
obey the school law unless we obey
it." It requires the superintendents
to set the example for others to fol
low.
There are many Important ques
tions for the superintendents' con
sideration and discussion at the com
ing meeting, prominent among which
are teacher training, supervision of
elementary schools, and public
health. Every county superintend
ent Is expected to attend prepared to
give and receive information on these
and other important topics. Most of
the meetings will be informal confer
ences and exchanges of experiences
and suggestions about practical prob
lems of the common work Immediate
ly pressing for solution.
After urging each and every su
perintendent to be on hand, telling
them that any absences will be in
vestigated and explaining railroad
facilities and rates, hotel accommo
dations, etc.. Superintendent Joyner
closes his letter with the following
sentence, which well shows his great
love for North Carolina and her chil
dren : "Come and let us plan to
gether still larger things for the ed
ucation of the children of our be
loved state.'l
ROCKEFELLER TICKET
WINS IN POCANTICO
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Tarrytown, N. Y., August 4. The
Rockefeller ticket has triumphed and
peace and harmony prevails in Pocan-
tico.
As a result of the whirlwind cam
paign made by Mrs. John D. Rocke
feller, Jr., in the interest of the can
didates for school trustes who had been
indorsed by her husband and her father-in-law,
John'. D. Rockefeller, Sr.,
there was no contest in the local school
election. Unable to combat with the
daughter of United States Senator Nel
son W. Aldriqh, republican leader, the
opposition was unable to assemble a
corporal's guard and hours before the
ballots were cast they admitted defeat
and gave up the fight.
Although confident that his ticket
would be victorious, Mr. Rockefeller
early in the day sent out a circular let
ter to his friends and neighbors an
nouncing the withdrawal of harles .
Ramsey, who headed the ticket and
submitted the name of Wlllianf B.
Knight, a lawyer. This action, Mr.
Rockefeller's friends said, was to in
sure harmony. -
POPULARITY
Many of the Candidates Have
Piled Up a Large Number
of Votes
WILL BE CLOSE RACE
More Interest Has Been Taken in
This Contest in the Last Fw Days
on Account of the Greut Bonus Of
fer Wilson Making the Other
Towns Take Notice One-, Lady
Says She Expects to SpendUcr Va
cation in the North at the Expense
of The Evening TinirB .Wilson
(iiving Contestant From That City
Excellent SiipM)rt Other Towns
Should Do Likewise.
Did you notice how the votes In the
great Canadian contest had grown?
The standing of the different candi
dates were published yesterday after
noon and it showed a great gain in
votes. Many of the contestants have
gone to work and piled up a number
of votes In a short while, while others
have been lagging behind some yet they
have shown a gain.
More Interest has been taken In this
contest in the last few days, on ac
count of the great bonus offer which
was announced In Saturday's paper.
Yesterday, Wilson was leading the con
test, and this made many of the other
contestants sit up and take notice, for
many votes have been issued today
and Wilson will have to hurry to stay
in the lead.
The race seems now as if it will be
"nip and tuck" until the last. One lady
says she just must win one of these
great trips, as she expects to spend
her vacation touring the north at tin-
expense of The Evening Times. There
& not a more delightful trip she c.JUld
take than this great 'trip. She could
not spend .a more delightful vacation
anywhere and enjoy, the great sights
she will see. Yet this lady will have
to keep hustling to win one of these
trips, as many of the other contestants
are in the race to stay and they, too,
are working hard to win.
The whole of Wilson has realized
what it will be to send a representa
tive from their town on this trip, and
they are giving the contestant from
their city excellent support. Now the
other contestants should let the people
of their town know what they are do
ing and there is no doubt but what they
would receive the same support from
their town people.
Get in the race to win, and if there
is anything you do not understand
In regard to the extra bonus offer that
is now being made, write tlje contest
manager at once and let him explain
the whole situation thoroughly.
OBJECTIONS TO
LINCOLN COIN
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
Washington, August 4. Objections to
the new Lincoln cent are being heard
although the coin has been in circula
tion only two days.
Most of the objections are that the
initials of the designer, Victor P. Bren
ner, of New York, appear on the re
verse side of the coin in small raised
letters. The initials are close to the
edge of the coin, below the sheaves of
wheat. Coin collectors assert that the
Initials have no legal right to be on tin-
coin, and It is understood that the di
rector of the mint will be asked to rule
upon this point todav.
Other objections are to the face of
Lincoln on the coin. There are those
who contend that It is expressionless
and lacking in the dignity which is al
ways associated with the former presi
dent. The secretary of the treasury has
not taken action concerning the re
call of the new Issue from the Phila
delphia mint.
According to statements made to
day at the office of the director of the
mint the Issue will probably not be
recalled.
President Will Visit Florence.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Washington, Aug 4 President
Taft today promised Sonator Smith,
of South Carolina, to stop at Flor
ence in that State, If he could find
time to do so in his southern itiner
ary. On invitation of Senator Bacon
and Representatives Bartlett, Hard
wlck and Hughes, of Georgia, the
president promised to attend the state
fair at Macon November 4.
CAME INTO COURT
Held Conference With His
Mother and Lawyer on the
Present Situation
INFLUENCE OF JEROME
Result of the Conference Not Made
Known But it is Believed the Orig
inal Lincof Defense Will bo Adhered
to Notwithstanding the New Aspect
Put I'pon the Case by the Advent
of Jerome Entire Story of Kvelyn
Neshit Will Probably be Head Into
die Case Thaw Talked With Je
rome This Morning But Lntr
Moved tit the Side of His Counsel.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
White Plains, N. Y., Aug. 4 An
important conference, participated in
by Harry Thaw, his mother, Mrs.
Mary Thaw, and Lawyer Morsrhaus
er, d laved the open'rg of today's
session of the Thaw insanity hearing
before Justice Mills.
The result of the conference was
not made public. It is believed to
have to do with the 'H"v aspect put
upon Harry's chances by District At
torney Jerome.
Thaw's outlook was 1)1-0.11. sii.g un
til Jerome stepped in, but it is be
lieved that, as a result of the talk
this morning, the lino of defense
which was originally planned will be
continued.
This will entail the reading into
the record the entire story of how
Evelyn Neshit was supnrsed to havo.
been wronged by Stanford White.
Thaw appeared quite downcast as
he walked into court. He first talk
ed to Jerome but a moment lat'jr
changed his seat to the left of his
attorney. He continued... to. make
notes for the information of his coun
sel until his mother loaned forward
and cantoned him to desist.
Mr. Morschauser resumed the
cross-examination of Dr. Austin Flint
in an effort to show thi't the alienist
had testified in other cases that pa
ranoica was curable.
"I think yesterday was my best
day," Thaw said to a reporter while
the expert testified.
"Didn't any of you follows get the
point that religion and psychiatry art-
incompatible?" lie asked, laughing
j-eferring to Dr. William Hirsch's tes
timony, detailing his surprise wh "i
a fellow psychiatrist invoked a bless
ing before a meal.
Dr. Austin Flint did not relish the
(Continued on paste Two.)
WILL BE NO DELAY
IN SIGNING BILL
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Washington, August 4. It Is almost
certain that there will be no delay in
signing the tariff bill. The government
printing office, it is said, has already
nearly every page of the measure print
ed on parchment, and it can be trans
mitted to the capltol for the signature
of the speaker of the house and the
vice- president within thirty minutes
ifter the conference report Is adopted
by the senate tomorrow as expected.
The parchment pages have been read
md re-read by expert proof renders
to discover any possible error. The
only delay that may occur In sending
the parchment copy to the capitol is
the passage of the concurrent resolu
tion authorizing the change in the boot
and shoe schedule of the bill. With
the exception of this language, the
.parchment pages are now ready for
the president.
PRESIDENT'S WESTERN TRIP.
Complete Itinerary Has Not Been
Made Out Goes to Beverly Friday.
Washington, August 4. While the
complete itinerary of the president's
western trip has not been made out. It
Is learned today that he will go first
to Chicago when he leaves Beverly,
Mass., and will bo in the Windy City
for several hours on September' 16.
Upon the assumption that congress will
adjourn late Thursday night or Fri
day, President Taft is making plans to
leave Washington late Friday after
noon for Beverly.
There has been so much delay over
the tariff bill, however, that these plans
are only tentative. Before the presi
dent leaves here he probably will take
up and dispose of the question of "what
ia whiskey?" which he was forced to
lay aside until the tariff fight was out
of the way.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Cleveland, O., August 4. Republican
leaders declared today that the defeat
of the Schmidt traction grant, Mayor
Tom L. Johnson's latest club in his
eight year battle for a three-cent fare,
means the elimination of Johnson as a
popular leader and foreshadows bis
defeat when he runs for re-election this
fall.
The grant was defeated by a major
ity of :i,9.S2 in a referendum election.
The franchise was applied for bv Her
man Schmidt, an ally of Tom Johnson
In the fight for three-cent street car
fares. It curried the right to operate
a three-cent line over Payne avenue.
which was to have been the basis of
extension giants over three-cent lines
over three-quarters of the city's sys
tem. For the franchise 30,!II4 votes
were cast; against it, 34.926.
As a result of the election republican
leaders predict that a republican coun
cil, as well as a republican mayor will
be elected in the fall municipal elec
tion. KILLS CUSTOMS COURT
Appropriation for Court
Stricken Out of Bill
Conference Report on the Urgent l)e-
ncieiicy Hill strikes out tne Ap
propriation .Made to Pay the
Judges Judges Therefore Cannot
Draw Salaries.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Washington, August 4 Immedi
ately alter the house met at noon to
day Representative Payne, of New
York, asked unanimous consent to
suspend for the remainder of the ses
sion the rule which requires that con
ference reports shrill lay over for one
day.
Representative-Macon, of Arkan
sas, objected, saying that the re
ports could be dealt with when they
were in order.
Representative Bartlett, of Georgia,
introduced a bill to amend the inter
state commerce act to authorize rail
roads to grant free or reduced trans
portation to confederate veterans
when attending reunions.
At 1 2 : U 7 , on motion of Represen
tative Payne, the house took n recess
of 3d minutes.
The conference report on the ur
gent deficiency bill strikes out the
appropriation made in a senate
amendment to pay the salaries and
the expenses of the customs court of
appeals, provided for in the tariff
hill. In its stead is included an ap
propriation of $2511)0 for special
fees in defending the I'nited States
before the board of general customs
appraisers.
It is said that this action will not
necessarily prevent the organization
of the customs court, which author
ized by the tariff bill, although the
appointees will not be able to draw
their salaries or the expense of the
court be paid until congress makes an
appropriation for it.
The bonding provision by which
the house sought to restrict the ex
actions of the bonding companies
when security for government em
ployes, is restored with a provision
directing the secretary of the treas
ury to accept bonds at a premium rate
not exceeding more than 35 per cent,
of the rate charged in 1908. The
original house provision was 51) pet
cent. The item of JIG, 000 for automobiles
(Continued on Page Five.)
JUDGES FOR THE
COURT OF CUSTOMS
( By Leased Wire to The Times.)
Washington, August 4. Among the
important matters engaging the at
tention of the president in collection
with the tariff Is the selection of judges
of the court of customs appeals which
Is to be created by the new law.
There are to be five judges, of whom
one or two will be 'drawn from the
board of general appraisers in New
York, which exercises judicial func
tions in the enforcement and interpre
tation of tariff laws. If two members
of the board are chosen one will be
a republican and the other a democrat.
The latter has already been picked. He
ia Marion DeVries, formerly a repre
sentative from the second California
congressional district who was appoint
ed eight or nine years ago by Presi
dent McKinley after the senate re
fused to confirm William D. Bynum,
a gold democrat, of Indiana.
Israel F. Fischer, a republican mem
ber of the bitard, eould go on tills cus
toms bench is he desired, but It is said
he prefers' to remain in" New York.
SHE SHOT CRAIG
Didn't Know What She Was
Doing But Justifies Her
Action
THE WOMAN'S STORY
Mary Scott Castle, the Beautiful Wo
man Who Tried to Kill William B.
Craig in the Waldorf-Astoria Tells
Her Story I teen Taking Drugs
and Was in Highly Nervous Condi
tion Didn't Know What She Was
Doing But Justifies Her Action
Snys Craig Was Responsible for
Her Condition and That it Was His
Kilty to Help Her He Refused
Her Appeal How, ver and Would do
.Vol hiug.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
New York, Aug. 4 Mrs. Mary
Scott Castle, the beautiful woman
who tried to kill William B. Craig, a
wealthy lawyer of No. 2 Rector
street, by shooting him in one of the
main corridors of the Waldorf-Astoria
while it was filled with men and
women, declared today that she was
crazy when she used the pistol.
"1 was out of my mind when I did.
it," said Mrs. Castle, just before she
was taken to the Jefferson street
market court for arraignment.
"I did not know what I was doing.
I hardly know what 1 have been do
ing for tfle past week, 1 have been so
ill."
The woman was in a state of col
lapse in the Tenderloin police sta
tion. She told the matron that she
had been under the care of a physi
cian, who had prescribed what she
now knew to be drugs of a particular
virulent nature. This and the stim
ulants he had advised her to take had
driven lfer into a nervoHS hysteria
bordering on insanity. According to
tlie woman's story to the police she
had appealed to Mr. Craig to help her
in her wretchedness. She declared
that he was responsible for her
troubles and that it was his duty to
heli) her. But she declared he would
have nothing to do with her.
"And I believe now that I was just
ified in what I did,' said Mrs. Castle,
"because this man would not help me
when that was his plain duty."
Hrs. Castle, who lives in
one of the luxurious suites
in the Colonial Studios at
No. :!!) West 67th street, left there
to go to the Waldorf-Astoria, where
she knew Mr. Craig was to be found,
to make one more appeal to him to
help her. She saw him enter the
house by one of the main entrances
on 3 4th street and followed him
through the crowded corridor toward
one of the elevators. There she shot
at him, but his life was saved by a
fountain pen which the bullet struck.
Mrs. Craig today declared her hus
band innocent of any misconduct.
When Mrs. Castle wa? arrested sha
sent a telegram to Captain Henry
Scott, 1'. S. A., Fort Morgan, Ala.,
She said Captain Scott was nor
brother and the only person sue
wanted to come.
HEROINE SAVKS FIVE LIVES.
Already Had IS to Her Cmlit Is 70
Years Old, But Itctuins Her Vigor
and Bravery.
(By. Leased Wire to The Times)
Newport, R. 1., August 4 Ida
Lewis, "the grace darling of Ameri
ca', who from Lime Rock Lighthouse,
off this harbor, had saved the lives
of IS persons, has added five more
lives to her splendid record. The
steamer Commonwealth rounded the
south end of the torpedo station here
leaving another spreading a tumult
ous wave. The wave overtook a boat
with five girls who had ventured out
in it. Ida Lewis saw the girls' dan
ger and jumped into her life-boat.
With a bravery and vigor remarkable
in a woman of nearly 70 years Bhe
rowed to the girls, and one after an
other lifted thenl into her boat,
ESPER A NTI STS MKKT.
Prominent Ksperantists From . All
Parts f the Country in Session.
( By Leased Wire to The Times)
Wheeling, V. Va., August 4
Prominent Esperantists from all
parts of the United States are In at
tendance in the first annual conven
tion of the West Virginia Esperant
ists Association at Mozart Park.'
Among the features of the conven
tion will be a playlet produced in the
Esperanto language, entitled, - "Es
peranto, the Queen of Languages'.
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