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1 DOUpLE TtJE CIRCUlIATIOrlIN -THE CifYiOF RALE(3H OF ANY OTHER-NEWSPAPER. ;V7edtlie& v i )( I AST. ST- , Wasington, Nov. 11 -Fore-cuff or North Carolina for to night andTridayr Cloudy wltn local showery tonight.;, y;j. ,' ESTABLISHED 1876. EALEIQHN. C, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1909. PRICE 5 CENTS ; ,j - - i i. . L i v ' vv.-i m mm mm mm mm mm x . a ' - , " v ; ' x , - , , x ' , PRESW sprasBnsY DAY AT DESK Was U? Early and at Work on Aeccssahtion of 11ADE A SPEECH Delivered Address fiefo're the Wash. , liigton tainen' Missionary Oon venUony But Did Not Tarry After the Address . Hashed Bsck; to Ex ecuuve unices ana l'lnnged into Work AAainIjeft This Afternoon For Connecticutt, Where He Will Speak .Tomorrow Received No Callers Todayw Will Be Ready For Work Again Monday. .. (By Leased Wire to The Times) ( Washington, Nov.; 11 President Taffe, was an early riser today, on the occasion of his first morning at the white house since his departure on his 13,000 mile trip throughout the : rjnlted States. . He breakfasted with Mrs. Taft atfdjper sister, Mrs. Moore, - and by 9 o'clock was busily engaged with Secretary Carpenter and Assist- .' ant Secretary Michler, attempting to clear away the most vital and press ing part of the correspondence which has accumulated at the white house within the last few days, the greater been attended to each day while ab sent, for the president realized that It would be jwt only unbusinesslike, but entirely out of the question to - await ;breturi; txi WasWngtoit-ia aitena to e greater art pi the bus iness affairs of the government which required his daily attention. V: The president was scheduled to de liver an address at 10 o'clock this morning before the Washington Laymen's -Missionary 'Convention, which met today at Continental Hall, , but so busily engaged was he in the new executive offices with his sec retaries that Jt was not until after the hour named that he reached the hall, accompanied by Captain Archi bald W: Butt, his aide, and two secret j service men being whisked from the white house to the hall in one of the big government automobiles at a rate which came very near violating the spued law. The -president spoke briefly, wel . coming , the members of the conven tion and assuring them of his hearty sympathy with the good work which the convention has in view Immediately upon the conclusion of his address the president was driven quickly back to t the white house, where M returned to the exeeutive offices and "was soon deep attending to business affairs. It : was an nounced that he would not receive callers Of any' kind today, owing to the limited time at his disposal be fore his departure .this afternoon for Midqletown and New Haven, . Conn. On Monday be will be ready to plunge into affairs of state and com. mence giving consideration to the many important matters that require his attention. V At the missionary conference Pres ident Taft said in part: V "I don't think the: money we spent on the. Philippines has been: wasted'. It has developed our national char acter fend broadened our views- of na tional responsibilities. ; "I am always indignant with-the men who express their contempt for missionaries, because they are the. outposts of civilisation. , Their in fluence In , the Philippines helped wonderfully in the work of civilizing the government. They were not re h sponsible for the Boxer trouble in ',. China. - --; ' "I was sent to the Philippines by 1 that engaging character,- William Mc Klnley and V know his spirit animat- : ed us all. Including Theodore RooBe- veltand BUhu Root. ' - "We have gone into the : Philip- . pines, for the betterment of the Phil ippines people. It we lookjor undy ing gratitude from them we might as well give the task up now." carolina Mage Second Annual Coition Called to Order in New Bern by President Wilmsen FAyORTRADE SCH00LSFOR THE PUBUC Vast System of Industrial Edu cation Favored by Feder ation ot Labor , J CONGRESSMAN Sf.lALL WHAT IS NEEDED NEWPORTRAIT OF STEINHE1L WAS PAINTED Mr. and Mrs. Paul Jones Woman Shown in New .'Char acters By Her Relatives In Proceedings Today Bon. W. M. Hays, Assistant Secretary of Agricultsuw Make Address Mayor McCarthy Makes Addrees Weicominif Body to New Bcsii Hon. 8. S.i Matin Talkx Iiitenatttur. LXf of "Cooperation as Only-galva. uoa or linunage rrobiem" -Many Delegates Present and Convention Is Expected to Do Mtwh;Go?kd For Cause of Reclaiming Swamp Lands of Eastern North Carolina. .'. ' (Special to The Times) New Bern, Nov. It The second annual convention of the North Car olina Drainage Convention was called to order thla morning at -10 o'clock by John Wilkinson, president of the association. Immediately after the president had announced that the convention was in. session, Rev. J. H. Brown asked divine blessings upon the delegates and the work before them. Mayor McCarthy then addressed the convention on behalf of the city of New Bern, welcoming the dele gates within the gates and turning the keys over to them, bidding them feel' at home whife here and$ assur ing them that they had the earnest eoermttSn-'ttf m? Sotnmunftj'f' is their Work.-'-:?:, Vi After the: appointment of the va rious committees Hon. J. H. Small of Washington made a strong ad dress on the question of "drainage, showing the needs of such a work, and pleading with every citizen to be come' interested and give .this ques tion his consideration and his co-operation. . Next on the program was the ad dress of Hon,; W. M. Hays, assistant secretary of agriculture, Washington, D. C. Mr. Hays' address was made from practical experience as it had appeared - to him from observation. He sighted lands that only a few years back was absolutely worthless to -the people owning it, but after it bad been properly drained it had be come the most valuable lands in these sections. These -conditions he said, were not confined to any particular sections of the country; It had been done in other parts of the country and it could be done here and would be 'done if the 'delegates of this .conven tion, so decreed. Mr. Hays advised: all along in -his remarks, e best course to pursue to accomplish the nest results. Hon. S. S. Mann, of Swan Quarters, followed Mr. Hays, addressing the convention on "Co-operation ' as the Only Practical Salvation of Drainage Problem".-- Mr. Mann's aadress was practical and convincing. He point ed to work of one man-draining-for his own interest, and asked "How much greater would be the result; if every man' to be benefitted by such work would come together and all Work together." Report of Committee Real John Mitchell, Who Was Appointed at Denver, a Year Ago; to Investi gate - Industrial Education and Make Such- 'Recommendations As Were: Deemed Necessary- Favor Establishment of Schools in Con- . section With toe Public School System, Where Pupils May be Taught the . Principles of - the Trades Referred to Committee. A' DEVOTED WIFE ram- j ,-ife ! I Ever ' rim ' INTEREST IN THIKGS POLITICAL PRESS OPERATOR DEAD. " - s Stephen R. RosaeU, Operator on Au gusta Herald Died Today. . (By Leased Wire to The Times) . " Augusta, Ga,.t Nov. 11 Stephen B. ItMHsell, American News Service op erator for the Herald for years, for merly Associated Press operator and ono -of the bestTtnown telegraph op erators in the loufht died here at 11:4 this morning ' from A ttjbercu- ' ' ' U-s (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Washlngtonv ' Nov. U Interest in matters political is rapidly increasing here with the return of the president from bis 13,000 mile trip, the national law-makers are gradually arrivin at the. capital., The . members Who -hare arrived, are busy with departmental matters of & local character and' put1 tin In snap the hills the resolution Introduced during the extra session. At the house postorocs the following mem bers have resorted: : ' r'.. Representatives Lloyd of Missouri Pray of Montana; Campbell of Kan sas; Foster of ; Vermont; Burgess, Qarner, Beali, Gregg and Gillespie, of Texas; Kabn, Smith and NeSdham;rof California; Bingham 'of Pennsylvania; Dwlght of New Tork; Jones of Viiv glnia, Barclay of Pennsylvania and Roberta of Maseaohusetts ; Only three senators so far, have left their addresses at the senate post office They are Bailey of Texas, Cnl- lom of -Illinois, and Cumnilngs ; of I Iowa. ' - v 1 A large . number of members ifrom the -west are expected here early next (By Leased Wire to The times) Toronto, Nov. 11 A vaSt system of industrial education by the estab lishment 'of trades schdols .in connec tion with the public school system H recommended in the report of a spec ial committee made today to the American Federation of Labor con vention. The report was read by John Mitchell, chairman, of the eorn-f, mlttee, which was appointed' at Den ver a year ago to investigate indujK trial education and make sJctJ i.,-o- ommendations as were deeoied n sary. .. , The report says: "It is believed that the futuif wet- fare7 of? $meVlca" largelyetjefchrTSn.j the Industrial .training of our work org and in protecting , jem. '-- - .. "The Inquiries of f.fte committee seem to indicate that, It the American workman Is to maintain : the high standard of efficiency the boys and girls of the, country must have- an opportunity ; to acquire educated' hands and brains, such as may enable them to earn tjteir living in a self-selected vocation and acquire an intel ligent understanding of the duties of good citizenship." V The substantial recommendations of the committee were embodied. in the following paragraphs: "We favor the establishment of schools in connection wMh the public school system, at which pupils be tween the ages of 14 and 16 may be taught the principles of the trades, not necessarily in separate buildings, j hut in separate schools adapted to this particular education, and by competent and trained teachers. ".The course of instruction In such a 'School snoum De tingium, matne- matics,1-physics, chemistry, elemen tary mechanics, and drawjng. The shop instruction for particular trades and for each trade represented, the drawing;-., mathematics, mechanics, physical and biological science appli cable to the trade, the history of that trade, and sound system of econom ics, including and emphasizing the philosophy of collective' bargaining. This will serve to prepare the. pupil for more advanced subjects, and in addition, to disclose his capacity for a specific vocation. ' -x - 'In order to keep such schools in close- touch gith the trades there Should be local advisory boards, in cluding representatives of the indus tries, employers and organised labor. "The committee recommends that any technical education Of the work ers In trade: and industry being a public necessity, it should not be a rprivate, but .a puDiic luneuon con ducted by the public and the expenses involved at public cost." ; ' v ' The report and recommendations were referred to the committee on education With instructions to report as soon as practicable. V ! ; The:' fight of the factions 'of - the electrical Workers will be pushed in the convention. This Was shdWH to day when the Reld faction distributed among the delegates a circular clalm- ing that the tabooed . section of the electrical workers contains " the ma jority of the - old ': organisation. The circular is signed by 3 R. Reld, J., W. Murphy, and' H. W. Pdtter, as phel- dent, aeoretary and executive "chair man of the International Brotherhood Of Electrical Workers, -.w : ' The. circular says that the executive council has placed the . labor .move-1 ment "In an inconsistent and ridicu lous position", ih :- appealing from a United "States court- decision ch the grounds of - a violation " of cotisuto tional Wghta, - whne "they ' hate - en- Jblned ' the majority: of the' electrical worker troift exercising their consti tutional rights,M,rand'-. branded" their frian4- M teceesienista, - "v ' Father-hIaw of Accused Woman Says She Was Devoted to Her Fam ily and a Splendid Housew Brother-in-law Says She Was Kind and Loving Towards Him Brutal Manner in, WWeh the Trial Has Been Conducted Has Caused a Reaction of ' Feeltng and Public Now Sidee W(th the; Woman. : . (By Cable to Th Times) Mme. Stelnheil was painted today at her trial by M. BordetfsfatBer-in-law of Mme. Japy, one of the victims of the Impasse Ronsin murders, and by the prisoner's own brother-in-law, M. Ayres. 1t- was not the accepted pic ture f a scion whose witchery cap tivated a score of France's most fam ous men, that they drew. Their pic ture was that of a quiet housewife, devoted to her family, and with an eye -jnly to her family's Interests." "Mme. Steinheil was a devoted daughter," declared M. Bordet, when he took -the stand. The witness de clared that he had. never; seen any- Itning to Indicate, that the defendant Wtifr not enttreij" -de Vgted "ro'Titoe."! Japy and he asserted that this affec tion was reciprocated. M. Ayres testified to the same ef fect, and, according to his story, the j woman accused of murdering her art- i ist husband was ever kind and lov- j Ing toward him- . ' ' When these two men, who turned out to be no more than character witnesses, left the stand, the deposi tions of several minor figures in the case were' read and others of equal unimportance testified. Mme. Stelnheil received the testi mony of the relatives of her step mother and herself with equanimity. While they were telling their stories, she allowed but scant traces of her emotions to be exhibited in her ex pression, but when they left she smiled with a trace of mockery at the presiding magistrate, M. DeValles. She had taken fresh heart from the developments of the last few days; If she has had behind her subtle in fluences that have refrained from coming to the open, she now Is sup ported by the clamor of the public throughout France. Public opinion, once hostile, Is now for the defense. The brutal manner in wh-h the trial has been conducted has done much to bring this about, but the remarkable woman's own splendid exhibition of coarage has done more. ; i t The reports that the trial is to be stopped for another investigation out of court were more persistent than ever today. Such a move by the pros ecution would' be nothing short of surrender.- It would be an admission of weakness that would swing Mme. Stelnheil into the position of a mar tyr and an idol. No charges more serious than those already -preferred could be made unless - the ',tate would dare all and delve Into the ! WW WMm lb.-All--r if . ' '. . II 111 :VWt" ' ill ? t j , M j MURDERED MAN FOUND Jm 1, ,. . . . " .,ir. jjieuien.int I'nul .Joi.es I . S. A., who taught Mr. ISUGARWUSiv STOLE ABOUT; 30 MILLIONS kvt Facts Reveal the Whole sale Corruption of Customs Officials and Politicians MORE INDICTMENTS i- F.-icts Brought to Light Today Disclose That the Sugar Trust Has Stolen $30,000,000 From ,- the Vnited States Within the Last 20 Years Has Been Stealing From Kive to Ten Per Cent, of the Dty on Ail Sugar Importations Whole sale Corruption of Customs Offic ials and Politicians. - , Simson Coble Young Guilford County Farmer Found With Skull Crushed TWO MEN ARRESTE Dan Coble and Hcitman Elliott Ar rested and Brought to Greensboro, Charged AVith the Crime Body Horribly Mangled and Had Be-eii Near Kiliott's Home Since Tuesday ', Night Parties Had Had Fuss Over Blockade Sti.l AVhich Was Captur ed Along With the Men Coroner and Jury on Their Way to Scene of Crim'ei - ChwU's H. Stenscl, of the leather liiJiimliutui-n lirm of Stengel & Itothsrhild, of Indiannpolis, that love iaiij;lis at locksmith aimost as much as a Lieutenant scorns a partnership in the leather business Mrs. Horton :net the Lieutenant two. years ago. ( v.u-i love at first sight. Her fut'ier "li'ered the l.ii-a(cn:i!l, who v;:s at lac!iel to the coast nrtiilery nt Kurt. 'Col ton, X. V., a partnership in his I. nn as a wedding gift. The Lieuten (By Leased Wire to The Times) New York, Nov. 11 New facts brought to light today disclose that '; the American Sugar Refining Com- ' . panv, better known as the sugar trust,. . has stolen the enormous sum of 130, 000,000 from the United States treaa- , ury within the past 20 years through under-weighing of importations and ! - :? : unden-payment of custom duties. As ' a result more federal indictments ' " -have been drawn up. ' These facta reveal the trusVs : -, wholesale corruption of customB Of ficials and its bribery of politicians . , -v to accomplish its ends. The customs officials underr-weighed the Importa . tions and the politicians kept them ' :: In their jobs. - . t It appears that the trust has been .'. stealing from five to -ten per cent, of the duties on every cargo of sugar broit.jflto .the 'United -States for 4. ' , ffie past 0 yearsT' 4:'-r TT? The present prosecution of the su- ' gar trust, it Is said, Is taking cognl- : 1 zance' of these facts. The methods re- vealed have given the United States authorities cause for considerable ; :f' thought and much planning. It appeared today , as if claims ' would be made against the tobacco ' trust and the Arbuckle Sugar and 1 Coffee concern for repayment of here tofore under-paid duties. . . , ; The accusation is made that the . tobacco trust has been importing the product in bales listed as fillers, which pays a certain duty, when the bales also contained wrapper tobacco. j The latter should pay a considerably higher duty. The government authorities have under investigation the sugar impor tations of the Arbuckle Brothers. It is claimed that there is a discrep ancy between the original invoices Of the sugar and the weigher's returns. It is this on which the claim for re payment of back duties will be made. In the recent developments of the ficht on the trust the corporation has been forced to give up more than $2, 000.000. The exact showing is: ' Fines for rebating, which at the (Special to The Times) . Greensboro, N. C, Nov. 11 Sim- secrets Of her liasons; creating a Sen- Bon Coble, a nrnminent vnt frm.r sation' which would shake the pres- residing eighteen milts from tin's eSf,- goYemmnjt. .If vine' present city.: died "this morninc from the ef- charges were merely reviewed, or fects of an assault committer! t,ip- lome of them withdrawn, ' the result day nieht near hia home in r.rnp would be fatal to all hopes of a con- township, adjoining the . Alamance viction. But there are those who de-' and Randolph county Hues, and his dare that the government Would like father, Dan Coble and brother-in-law. way out of the case .better' than to Heitman Elliott; are under arrest, assure an acquittal". If convicted, charged with the murder. Officers Mme. Steinheil might prove that she are bringing them to jail and will is a woman who cannot keep a sec- meet the coroner with a jury of, Hi ret forever. . quest on the way to the remotn scene l-' ' " ; 'John Amick and H. M. Holt came to 8i0($OO888((!3)Rttl8Ol Greensboro last night and reported B ; : ', I they found Simson Coble lying in a Xt Hookworm In Mew York. B gully ten feet dqep near Elliott's v - - v- ' 8 house yesterday morning, with one $ New York, Nov.- 11 Susan B eye knocked out, skull crushed, dislo 8 Lawreqse Davis, New York hy- O cated shoulder, and unconscious with 8 genie expert, after an investiga- 8 pool of blood nearby, and that Klliot 8 tion through the south, declares 8 and the father, Dan Coble, admitted 8 there are tenHJmes as " niaay 8 while helping to carry the 1 wounded 8 sufferers from hookworm in 8 man to Elliott's house, that they saw 8 Nn. York as in the factory dis- 8 him there the night before and did 8 tricts of the south ' and that 8 not help him because he did not tie tt there are many victims, among 8 serve assistance. The injured man 8 the wealthy classes In the best 8 was unconscious and never spoke be 8 Manhattan residence districts. 8 fore dying this morning? Officers 8 . f 1. f " - 8, went tff the scene at midnight and 88 8 8 8 8-8 3 8 8 8- this morning arrested Coble and EH ant refused ami Mr. Stengel ordered i ume "nposea were tour umes as large his daughter to return the engage--1 as any Prdent, 168,00O. nicnt ring. Kecendy while Miss 1 Punishment for cheating the gov-Slei-gel anil her moilier were on a,ieinn,ent wlth false scales, f 135,000. visit to Newark, X. J., he met the e.M ' Back "ties Paid when the trust nntl they were married at the little waS c(nvicted of defrauding the gov Church Around the Corner" and went ernent with fraudulent scales, ?2, for their honeymoon to Fort Totten. 000, 000. Mr .Stengel threatened to disinherit! Total, $2,303,000. the girl. She don't care. liott upon further ev.denec tliut thuy and ISimsoii (Jol)lo had been enemies for two years; that they had a fight Tuesday afternoon at a blockade dis tillery 1'ound.jiear Elliott's liorfe,-and ' clared today upon a 'phone message ii. .M. Holt, who was here to bring information of the finding of Coble's body yester day morning, was arrested and placed in jail on a warrant, charging owner ship of the distillery. The officers have the captured still along with the two men charged with murder and I two other, attorneys, Henry L. Stimson, deputy United 1 Stales attorney-general,' who was formerly United States district attor-. ney, i3 today preparing to push the criminal prosecutions In the sugar cases, having connected, it" Was de- a high official in the American Refining Company with the - import scales frauds. -, 7 For nearly a year Mr. Stimson has 1 been finishing the work: he began, when United States district attorney: His former' associates ' Winf red Dcnnison and Felix Franwflrter, and Franklin H. will not reach here before 'A o'clock. Mills and Delancey K. Jay, have as- N'nar the waiia M thn fivbt Unit nnri . sisted him. ' ': ' ' , f Amick found Simson Coble's hat and pockctbook, tho latter being open but containing eighteen dollars unmolested. For a week Mr. Sllmson has CAKiilKD TO STALKY. Body of Mnetrie l'oe Will he Interred : At Her Old Homo Xeur Staler. Greensboro, N. Nov. 1 1 The body ot Maggie Poe, tlie -voting wo man who couimittedsmculo Tuesday by drowning herself in Lake W1I1 fong at the Uuiltord Baltlo tr rounds, was carr.ed to Staley yesterday for burlah The father of the unfortu nate young woman arrived here yes terday morning and, accompanied by a number of sympathising . friends, left in the afternoon for Staley,- . in "V almost cohtstaatly before the United v Mutes grand jdry while it was in ses- ston. A few days ago the, govern- , t5 moil t's stand was decided on at ft conlerence held- in New.. York and; participated In by Mf.' Stimson, Attorney-general Wickershatn, Seem , tary of the Treasury MacVeagh, tJol lector of the Port "LoebV United States District Attorney Wise and O. Wlckham Shiilh, a,:spec1ar proseca ' tor In the fig hnd.cheea tfases. f '. Special Treasury Agent 1 Richard Parr, with a corp'of asslBtantshiui been put in fcharger-) of ')the sugar welghingr" ano? h& hai' . ollaborate4 with Mr. Stlmbon. It was'eaid today v that several confessions had been Oh- talnetj, V, r 1 i i i