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STATE1ENT.
ISSUED BY
MR.BR0KAW
' Charges That Divorce Proceed
ing is a Scheme to For ce
". Rloney From Him
DID NOT ABUSE WIFE
Just Before Mrs. ISrokaw Resumed
Stand In Divorce Case Today Her
Husband Issued Statement of His
Side of Case Charges Mrs. Gould
and Family With Trying to Wrest
Money Prom Him Claims to Have
Been Grossly Misrepresented by
Wife Says He Will Prove That
He Did Not Mistreat Mr. Brokaw.
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
New York, Dec. 13 Just before
. Mrs. W. Gould Brokaw resumed the
stand before Justice Putnam, in the
supreme court at Mineloa, L. I., today
In her suit for separation and -$60,-000
alimony against her millionaire
husband, Mr. Brokaw issued a state
ment in writing, charging that the
whole proceeding is only one to force
money from him and that since its
beginning many propositions have
been made to drop the cose if he pay
out a large sum to his wife.
Mr. Brokaw's statement follows:
"I have been grossly misrepresent-,
ed by Mrs. Brokaw and members of
her family. The charges made have
no foundation--ln fact, are made to
injure tae In the public's eye and to
compel a large money settlement.
Proposition after proposition has
been made to me by the plaintiff's
side to abandon- the ease if I would
pay a large sunt of money.-- I have
refused on each occasion. The case
was instituted for only one purpose,
namely: to obtafn money. I have
fully determined not to be menaced.
I sever lifted my hand against my
wife nor did I abuse her. This will
be satisfactorily shown by a number
of witnesses."
Mrs. Brokaw resumed the stand
for further cross-examination by
John F. Mclntyre, counsel for her
husband. Mr. Mclntyre said that he
would be compelled to use the entire
day in the cross-examination and
might not end it with the close of
court today. ,
Mrs. Brokaw settled herself in the
witness chair, as fresh and as pretty
as ever and as free with her wonder
ful liquid eyes. She did not seem to
be afraid of the ordeal before her.
Her husband sat beside his counsel
and kept his eyes away from her as
she answered Mr. Mclntyre 's ques
tions. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE
ATSPRING HOPE
In the worst Are Spring Hope, has
ever experienced, : a number of dwell
ings and stores wer burned here to
day; The building burned wereuHotel
Margaret, , -a . new brick building
one brick store and "the Methodist
bhurch, Methodist !u parsonage," one
dwelling, and a wooden livery stable
with thwo horses.
The - fire was discovered at two
o'clock thfs morning and is believed
to be of incendiary origin:
When' discovered, the stables which
adjoined the hotel were were one solid
mass of names, and ti took hard work
i save theother buildings 'of the , town,
Including the Leader office. t The goods
were carried out, being damaged con
siderably but most of this loss is cov
ered by Insurance.
, . The burning of the handsome hotel
is a hard blow to. the town. Mr. R.
E. Copelahd, of Kington, was to have
sold it tomorrow at auction.
The loss will be at least $15,000, pretty
well-covered by insurance.
ENTER SUIT.
Fos) Failure to Deliver Cotton, Sold at
. . : 12 Cents a Pound.
'('Special to The Times)
" Wilmington, Dec. 13--The cotton
exporting hoqse of Alexander Sprunt
& Son, of this city, one of the largest
cotton dealing firms In the south, has
entered complaints in five civil ac
tions against various parties. The
points at Issue' make these suit of
more than ordinary Interest. 1 It Is
alleged that the defendants, contract
ed some months ago to deliver cot
ton at certain price and have failed
to make deliveries within the speci
fied time.
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Snapshot of Mrs. Mary Blair Brokaw, taken as she was leaving th
court in Mlneola, 1j. I., afU'r her second day's recital of the grounds of
which she seeks a divorce. She told her story In a rich velvety voice
and gazed from lawyers to judge with licr large wistful eyes, which, her
lawyer says are the cause of the whole trouble. Her ' husband fancied,
according to her lawyer, she was "making eyes" to every man she saw.
But she wasn't. '
Snapshot of W. Gould Brokaw, taken as he was leaving the court
room, where he listened to his wife's story of his treatment of her. Mr.
ktrokaw listetied to the recital without
W nYmlXft Bilk liomlfcorrhier frojnjr
hill, that, whh bin onlT fUvm'Mlnn.
JOHNSON WANTS
COLORED JUDGE
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(By W. W. Naughton.)
San Francisco, Cal., Dec. 13 John
son's demand that the referee In the
coming fight be assisted by two
judges and that one of the Judges be
a colored man, has created some little
amusement. Jack Gleason. who ought
to know says that Johnson evidently
conceived the notion after he had
signed articles, and that It is too late
now to embody new provisions of the
Jeffries-Johnson contract.
It has been remarked tht even If
Johnson's wish was complied with, the
negro" would be at a disadvantage un
less a mulatto were chosen for referee.
Then the color line, so far as the
judges were concerned, would be prop
erly observed. It would be a case of
half black and half wliito clear
through.
Tom McCarey of Los Angeles re
marked that all the world loves a game
loser and that it was far from him to
speak disparagingly of the Jeffries-
Johnson mill- because he had failed to
land the attraction.
If Tom had .stopped there we could
have slapped him on the shoulder and
said: "Good boy, Tom," but he went
right along and worked oft more In
nuendo, respecting the big mill than
was contained in the pages of comment
written by the captious criticB of the
east.; .- ..i :.
McCarey said that if he told all he
knew about the affair it would scortch
the colums of newspapers and he gave
It as his opinion that there would be
some Interesting development between
noW and the date of the championship
fight.
If McCarey Is a square sport, it is
up to, him-lb be more explicit. If he
knows any 'reason Why the . Jeffries
Johnson contest should be regarded
with suspicion, he should tell what he
knows In plain words.
Jack Root is the, latest claimant In
the matter of being invited to 'assist
Jeffries in huTtrainlng.
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NEGRO ATTEMPTS
CRIMINAL ASSAULT
Charlote, N. C, Doc. ti The second
attempt intwo days to commit the un
nameable crime wasc made this morn
ing. The1 would be victim a young
working girl on her way to work in
the. half darkness of the early morn
ing. The negro seized her but was
frightened away by her scretms for
help. The first attempt made near
the Same spot on Church sereet Satur
day night and the police believe the
same mad Is responsible for both at
tempts. k
Mr. and Mrs. W.
emotion. Once in a while he drew
tip lofl vQat QJUIicwff Ut JihJwaL n-pgBgWTr' frflii?!f""liarterl
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KING LEOPOLD
AT DEATH'S DOOR
(By Cable to The Times)
Brussels, Dec. 13 King Leopold s
physician today Issued the following
bulletin:
"King Leopold passed a quiet night
but conditions are unimproved."
No hopes are entertained of the Bel
gian monarch's recovery.
All night long Cardinal Mercer, arch
bishop of Mechlin, was by Leopold's
side. It was reported today that ho
had administered extreme unction to
the ruler.
At the bedside, too, were Prince Al
bert, the heir presumptive, and his
wife; Premier Schollaert, and Baron
Gofrlner, secretary of the king.
Princess Clementine, the third
daughter of the aged king, arrived at
the palace early today.
Another consultation of the attend
ing physicians wes held today, and it
was decided that only a speedy turn for
the better would avert an operation.
The knife was considered only as
the last resort because of the ajre and
weakness of the king.
Some mystery was thrown about the
nature of Leopold's illness by the
physicians, who while admitting that
he suffered from Intestinal ' trouble,
Implied also that he was afflicted with
rheumatism.
It became known today, ; however,
that for. time Leopold's right side had
been partially paralyzed.
Dropsy of the legs added to the
.seriousness of the situation. Two weeks
ago the king's, condition first became
alarming. He appeared for a time to
Improve, but yesterday suffered a re
lapse. '
: At that time he Insisted on being
told the truth regarding his .condition.
Then he summoned his secretary, and
with him went over many. Important
details, preparing for the worst. After
that, he put himself In the hands of
Dr. Thiorjar and Dr. Stelnson and their
associates, but proved at best a testy
patient, and on Saturday Insisted on
taking a ride, over the protests of the
doctors. .
Further conference of members of
the cabinet were held today after the
announcement that there had been no
Improvement.
Adrift in a Dory.
,-, (By Leased Wire to xue Times)
Portland, Me., Dec. 13 After be
ing adrift in a fourteen foot dory for
twenty-seven hours and rowing twenty-fly
miles in the face of a heavy
gale, Joseph Bennett, aged fifty-four
and Carl Newcomb, aged fifteen, ar
rived here with several inches of wa
ter , in their craft. ' :
' They narrowly escaped death from
freezing., Bennett and Newcomb left
Chebagne on a fishing trip and were
blown off shore by the gale,
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THE BASEBALL WAR
Still Appears to be Deadlock
of Forces
One Crowd Wants John A. Heydler
for ..President of tint National
Lcugue, the Other John M. Ward
Peacemakers Efforts Fail.
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
New York, Dec. 13 When the na
tional Commission convened here to-
flnV Ut . Ma Hnn a I T AbviTa haailruiarraM
threatened for several weeks came to
a head. With the National League
meeting twenty-four hours away it
appeared as if there would be a dead
lock between the forces that urge
John A. Hoydler as the next presi
dent of the National - League and
those backing John M. Ward. Peace
makers' efforts to smooth matters
over had apparently failed and It was
predicted that the contest would be
a war to a finish.
With President Ban Johnson, of
the American League, giving them
his moral support, Barney Dreyfuss
and Garry Herrmann today continued
to lay their plans for the re-election
of Heydler. The story from Cincin
nati that they were ready to bolt to
the American League In the event of
Heydler's defeat caused much gossip
today, but was not generally credited.
The National League election fight
gives this line up today:
For Heydler: St. Louis, Cincin
nati, Pittsburg and Boston.
For Ward: New York, Chicago,
Brooklyn and Philadelphia.
Ban Johnson is the center of some
mystery today because of his threats
to throw a light upon the much-talked
of umpire bribery attempt Df
1908. With his arrival today it was
hoped that some of the mysteries of
that famous case would be cleared
HP. Johnson, in his first threat to
tell all about it, made, the proviso
that the withdrawal of the opposi
tion to Heydler would Insure his si
lence. Johnson has been quoted as
saying that the bribery case went
higher up than it appeared to at the
time It was investigated.
The National League fight comes
to a crisis tomorrow with the annual
meeting. Tomorrow also the : base
ball writers association meets, and
the next day the American League
leaders get together.
There are a host of well known
ball men in New York. Among the
latter arrivals being Fred Lake, of
Boston; T. B. Murnane, president of
the New England League, , also of
Boston, and James McGuir and!
Charles W. Somors, of Cleveland.
An attempt to draw from Horace I
Fogel, the new president of the Phil-!
adelphia club, the real purchasers of
that organization, was predicted to
day as one of the features of the Na
tional League meeting.
Boy Decorated for Bravery.
(By Cable to The Times.)
London, Dec. .13 King Edward
today decorated a boy, Tom Lewis,
with the Albert medal for bravery.
In the Newport dock disaster : last'
July Lewis went into the collapsing
,onJ ,, I A t,ADfii on Anlnmharf man '
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North Carolina . Postmasters. .
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Washington, D. C, Dec. 13 The
following . fonrthclass postmasters
were appointed today: -
North Carolina: Boonfleld, Wash
ington c. Green.
HOUSE MAY
HAVE BUSY
DAY TUESDAY
Indications Are That When It
Meets Tomorrow it Will Get
Down to Business
WILL BE PENSION DAY
Under Order Made When the House
Adjourned Friday Tomorrow Will
lM' Private Pension Diiy Disli'ict of
Columbia Appropriation Kill Has
Been Completed and is Kcmly to
Report a-s is a Bill Giving Land to
the Aiidersonville National cine
tcry "White Slave" Traffic Bill
May Also bo Reported and Indica
tions Arc That Bill Will Pass.
(By Leasid Wire to The Times.)
Washington, Dec. 13 Indications
are that the house, when it meets to
morrow may get down to business
and do a little work. While the
committees started in last Monday to
tackle the bills that were introduc
ed during the extra session, but lew
measures will be reported between
now and the 21st, the expected date
ot the beginning of the holiday re
cess. Under the order made when tho
house adjourned last Friday tomor
row will be private pension day lmt
there are several matters that may
come up by unanimous consent. The
bill authorizing the acceptance by the
United States government from the
Woman's Relief Corps, auxiliary to
the Grand Army of the Republic, o
a proposed gift of land adjoining the
Anderswwillo national cemetery, in
Georgia, was unanimously reported
to the house last Friday by t:ie com
mittee on military affairs. It is not
improbable that this will be passed
tomorrow.
The District of Columbia appro
priation bill has been practically com
pleted and may be reported tomor
row, in which event an effort will be
made to dispose of it before adjourn
ment for the holiday recess..
Representative Mann, of Illinois,
chairman of the interstate and for
eign commerce committee, may re
port his bill prohibiting the "white
slave" traffic and will endeavor to
make an arrangement for its early
consideration. Indications are that
the bill will pass, practically by
ununimows vote.
The military affairs committee lias
completed hearings on the army bill,
and Chairman Hull expculs tu lmo
that measure ready to report to the
house by Wednesday.
It is the intention of the leaders lo
push the appropriation bills ahead of
all other measures so that the house
will have more time to consider leg
islation recommended by the presi
dent. There Is every reason to be
lieve there will be enough bills re
ported from the committees to keep
the house busy until tho recess ad
journment is taken.
Senator Hale's determined opposi
tion to the authorization of more
than one battleship at this session of
congress promises a stubborn fight in
the. senate when the naval budget
comes up for consideration, particu
larly In view of the fact that both tho
president and Secretary Meyer re
commend the construction of two
Dreadnaughts. When the Maine sen
ator relinquished his chairmanship of
the naval committee to become the
head of the committee on appropria
tions, succeeding the late Senator Al
lison, Senator Perkins, of California,
went to the top of the navy commit
tee's list . He Is strongly In favor of
two battleships. Senator Hale is still
on the navy committee, however, and
is recognized as a powerful influence
in that body. He is also at the head
of the public, expenditures committee
and extremely deBlrods of making a
record for economy in the carrying
out of the president's policy in this
respect.
A plan of compromise has been
suggested and talked over with tho
secretary of the navy. This Includes
the substitution of small craft such
as destroyers and submarines in
place of the repair Ship recommend
ed by the president and Secretary
Meyer, and while it Is estimated would
cost more than $2,000,000, exclusive
of machinery.
Perhaps another million might be
added for the small craft in which it
is shown by the naval year book Just
issued that the United States is not
keeping pace with such naval powers
as Great Britain, France and Japan.
It Is believed Senator Hale- would
agree to this plan if one of the
HOX. HORACE LUKTON.
Dii'iiiliiaugbts were eliminated irom
I I he urogram and which would Urns
Isavi! about ten millions ol dollars in
the appropriations. Secretary Mever
lias indicated a willingness to dispose
j with the repair ship and agree to tho
aiiihorizalion of tin' smaller urn It in
j stead, hut. is unwilliirr to vicld his
, iT'Coniinondatlim lor two big baltle
! ships. Members. "! the naval eoni
j mi ll oo are at work upon a plan to
bring about an agreement bv the
i time the bill roaches the senate.
JUDGE LURTON
GETS JUSTICESHIP
(iiy Leased Wire to The Times.)
W'.-i: hiiiKti'ii. Dec. 13 The president
this iii'il'inas sent lo Hie senate the
names of Judge Uruaee IT. lAUtoii, of
Tennessee, tor the T nited States su
preme enun to succeed Hie late Justice
Peckham. mill (;eoii;e A Carpenter, of
Illinois to he- I "nited .stales district at
torney lo) the northern district of Illi
nois. There are rumors (inlay that the
nomination ot Judge Uurton may be
opposed or confirmation when its con
.'lderut ion is nketi up by the committee
on the judiciary, 't he arguments used
against him ale thai he is unfavorable
to labor niteresis; that, be is too old
and Ibal m one instance lie withold
tudgmenl in a properly ease lor nearly
Hi vi n years.
'this eoiiiolaini collies from lawyers
in I lii district where he has presided.
Furl la rmoi e, there are repuiilicans who
nbjc-1 lo placing a democrat on the
I'nilcl Slates siioreme court bench.
Judge l.iirton's friends are confident,
however, that these objections will be
ov-ei an.- ai'd his noiti hta t ion con
tinued. TRANSPORT DIX
HELD UNDER ORDERS
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(By Leased Wire to The T$mes.)
Portland, ore., Dec. Vi The transport
Dix is today held under orders from
J Washington, having been halted as she
was about to sail for Manila. It is
I l,.li,.-e,l lhal she in to enrrv marines
to Niiaiagua and "'M men of the
marine corps are In readiness at the
Vancouver barracks.
Tim Uix lias hocn relieved of her
cargo.
fjeneral IT. P. Mans, commander of
tho department, of the Columbia, de
clared today that he knew nothing
definite of the intentions of Washing
ion In regard to the marines at Van
couver. Tho men could sail without
delay.
THE WKATHKR.
Forecast till S. p. in., Tuesday.
For Raleigh and vicinity: Kain and
colder tonight; Tuesday! fair colder
For North Carolina: Kain and colder
tonight; Tuesday fair colder.
The disturbance that covered the
southwest ., on Saturday has moved
northeast and Is now central over In
diana. It is attended bv a brisk to hinh
(winds and by an area Of precipitation
hat covers tho eastern portion of the
country. The rainfall has been heavy
over parts of Alabama,. Georgia, and
ance is being followed by colder
j weather over the Mississippi Valley.
, Snow is falling at,Memphls.
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TRANSACTION
The Hebrew Liquor Dealer's
Schems Was Slickest Game
Seen in Many a Day
NEW STILL FOUND
S. Herman is Arrested For Selling
Whiskey and 220 Pints Are Found
in His Possession Officers Saw
Transaction and. He is Nabbed and
Locked Up Revenue Officers Find
Xew Still in Northern Part of the
County No Cine Yet as to Who
Murdered Jim Kimble Noted Ne
gro Poet to Lecture In Durham.
(Special to The Times) "
Durham, Dec. 13 In the record
er's court this morning S. Bermann,
a Hebrew, was up for having 229
pints of liquor about his system Sat
urday night and was caught in the
act by Officers Klapp and Perry.
The Hebrew tiger was before the
court of Judge Sykes Saturday and
was discharged on the same count.
Everybody felt that Bermann had
been convicted, but Judge Sykes took v
no chance. The same officers bad '
made the arrest the day before and
had seen tho sale. Saturday night
they went to his home, watched the
transaction and later took a search
warrant which they read before they
proceeded. They were prepared for .
the revelation then, finding In the
house and behind the walls of the .
room 229 half pints stlUVta the paper, v
case. They think there is still more .
whiskey.
Bermann's way was dead cute. He '
bad a habit of backing to a place
with his hands behind him, while the -purchaser
drew the whiskey from the
rear and laid the money in his hands
so as to frighten off ttye officer who
had to identify the uStmey. It had
worked the first time, but failed the
second. The officers saw iwo saleB.
The fellow was brougnt to the sta
tion and he put up bond In the sum
of $200. The amount found upon -his
was the third largest taken here
in four years.
, Revenue officers have been spend
ing some time in the northern part of
the county, finding new stills and
working with the county officers In
the arrest, of somebody connected
with the recent murder of old man
.Inn Kimball recently.
The belief that he was murdered
by moonshiners is strong, the old fel
low himself fearing that he was to go
that way. But there has been noth-'
ing that even tended to connect any
body else with it, the supposes cases
of reporting not being borne out.
Kimball had been often attacked,
more through mischief, the officers
believed, than allying else, and It is
doubted by them whether a report
from him would have caused anybody
to notice him.
In the meantime the illicit distill
ing has gone on pretty much as it
pleased, and the revenue officers
seem to be the only ones who get the
til often.
James E. McGirt, editor of Mc- '
Girt's magazine, and the most noted
negro poet In the country, will, give
a reading from his own works' tonight
at White Rock Baptist onurch and he
assumes the role of Mephistopheles
in the original theme "Stronger Than
Death".
The colored llterateur has received
substantial encouragement from Ella
Wheeler Wilcox and is unquestion
ably the equal of Paul Lawrence Dun
bar in his own line. He circnlates
the magazine widely and is among
that, style of optimistic writers who,
can see hope for his race in the South.'
Rev. K. D. Garrison, of New Al
bany, Ind., Is here to supply the va
cant pastorate of the Gospel Tabeir- .
nuele church, which had been pasterel
by Rev. E. E. Johnson until recently.
Mr. Farrison is of the Christian Mis
sionary Alliance, and is said to be '
preparing himself for foreign Work.
His father was a minister.- Jtr ".
Johnson Is now in New York City--'
doing evangelistic work.. . i
The funeral services orer tie re
mains of Mrs.. A. G. Mangum, who
died suddenly at midnight Friday,
were held yesterday morning frota t.
the home. on Main street and the but
ial took place at Waverly Hall 3ury -ing
ground, the ancestral home 4ot
the Mangutne., ;-t'r -.j-t"-,;Afv,
Mrs. Mangum was, by marriage
tie, the cousin of tie-Jjtreai !WUBy p, '
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