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rTABLISHED 1876. EALEIGH, N. C, TUE3D A Y, DECEMBER 21, 1909. PEICE 6 CENTO BALUNGER HAS GIVEN NO ULTOIAIUM Has Not Notified President that Price of Staying in the Cabi net is Investigation IS NOT NECESSARY President Taft is as Much Annoyed an the Secretary and Matte Has Reached a Crista That Denianda Congressional Action in Order to Settle it : Definitely Democrats Are Not Pressing the Investigation Because it is a Republican Sore and They Think It the Duty of the j Favoritism Has Prevailed. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Washington, Dec. 21 Secretary Bellinger has served no "ultimatum" on the president, that the price of his staying in the cabinet is a congres sional investigation of the land of fice and of the other bureaus of the government that are related to the land office. Such. action on the part of Mr. Balllnger is unnecessary. President Taft is as much annoyed as is his secretary of the Interior over the continued publication of the stor ies concerning the Cunningham Alas kan coal scandal and the so-caled "Pinch ot-Bal linger controversy." The matter has now reached a crisis that demands congressional action in order to' settle It definitely. The democrats in congress say they have not pressed for an investi gation, of the Glavls charges because ! ,"it is a republican sore," and as this la a republican administration,' they I feel it the duty of the republicans to I take the Initiative. The initiative therefore is now to be taken by the j lt was sa,i that he intended leav republ leans, it waa said today be- ng Canada and hiding either In the cause the president and Secretary United States or some European coun- BallUnger have passed the word to the leaders in the house that the public will not be satisfied until the records are made public. In this entire con troversy between Chief Forester Pin chot and Secretary Balllnger the shadow of former President Roose velt looms up on the horizon. His extreme conservation policy of with drawing from settlement large sec tions of the public domain in the west, as exemplified by Pinchot, created much friction and at the time many hard things were said about Roosevelt. Now it seems the opportunity is at hand for the anti Roosevelt members of the house and the opponents of Pinchot to get In their work, and It will come to the surface soon after the investigation is (started. Western members say that a most interesting condition will be brought to light by the investigation, and while nothing criminal muy be re vealed, it will be shown that favor ltlsntvhas prevailed to the extent of being scandalous. A reorganization o( the methods in executing the land laws, it is asserted, is bound to re sult from the investigation. The retirement of Chief Forester Pinchot would occasion no surprise. EXCITEMENT AT WHITE HOUSE. Automatic Fire Alarm Gets Out of Order and Registers Alarm. (By Leaded Wire to. The Times) Washington, Dec. 2ll7-Surprlse and excitement followed the arrival of .more than a dozen fire engines and hook and ladder trucks with dashing horses and loud clanging of fire gongs at the white house soon after 1 o'clock this afternoon as the re sult of a fire alarm sent out by one of the automatic stations in the ex ecutive mansion. : A crowd of police men also came on the run, but the excitement and surprise soon sub Bided when it was found that lt was due to one of the automatic alarms being out of order. . i ; Nomination of Bacon Continued. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Washington, Dec. 21 The senate in executive session today confirmed the nomination of Robert Bacon as ambassador to France and 26 other diplomatic, nominations sent to the senate yesterday by the president. Nephew of John D. Has Appendicitis, (By Leased Wire to The Times) New JTork, Dec. 21 Percy A. Rockefeller, the son of William Rockefeller and a nephew of John D. Rockefeller, is HI with appendicitis at his home here, it was learned to- day His condition is said to be seri. Qua, -1 - . ' FLETCHER SiVEAf). Fletcher Snead, husband of Ocey Snead, and his son by his tirst wife, who was Miss McLaurin. He believ- ed his second wife died in June mil 11 lie learned of her mysterious dentil a few days n;jo. SNEAD WILL FLEE FROM CANADA New York. Dec. 21 A dispatch from St. Katherines, Can., today stated that Fletcher Knead, husband of Mn). Ocey , W. M. Snead, the Mast Orange batn tub mystery victim, was preparing to I flee from that country. The dispatch stated that sneau was packing; up his belongings and pre- nnrlnn- fnr a. hnntV flifirht. try, because the Canadian autnorities are ready to deport him as an "un desirable alien." I The Essex county, N. J., grand jury ' today considered evidence against Mrs. Caroline Martin, mother of Ocey Snead, and Mrs. Martin's sisters. Mrs. Mary Snead and Miss Virginia Ward-law- who are now charged with hav ing killed Ocey in the unfurnished house In East Orange. Indictments before nightfall were predicted today. Mrs. Snead and Mrs. Martin, who oc cupy adjoining cells in the Tombs prlsop, have had a violent quarrel over their line of defense and they- have not spoken since last Saturday. Mrs. : Martin wanted Mrs. Snead to fight ex tradition. Mrs. Snead replied that she was in the hands of her lawyer, Franklin Fort. Jr., who os anxious to I have the women extradited "Then you must drop Mr. Fort, as I I liave done," replied Mrs. Martin. ! "They ought never take us to New ! Jersey until we have found out what i evidence they havo against us. We can't lind out what that evidence is unless we fight extradition. Forecast till 8 p. m. Wednesday. For Raleigh and vicinity: Fair, con tinued, cold tonight and Wednesday. For North Carolina: Fair, continued cold tonight and Wednesday; light west to northwest winds. WEATHER CONDITIONS. The rain area over the southeastern states has moved to southern Florida, followed by clearing weather from Al abama to Virginia. The northeastern and western disturbances have re mained nearly stationary during tre past twenty-four hours. The position of the high pressure area, extending from Montana to the southeastern states,, remains practically unchanged. The temperature continues below normal In all sections, except south ern Florida. Freezing conditions pre vail along the middle gulf coast. The temperature Is still below zero In the northern Rocky Mountain region. The weather will continue fair In this vicinity tonight and Wednesday with j very little change In temperature. Switchman Commits Suicide. , (By Leased Wire to The Times) New York, Dec. 21 After care fully setting the danger signal against In-comlng trains, Robert L. Judge, I he switchman in the main tower at the entrance of the Lackawanna Rail road yards, in Hoboken. committed mm .' Ill j 11! '.rv';,.- is i J THE WEATHER. suicide tn the tower early today and delayed traffic for more than 20 mln- uteg. Judge's body was discovered by the crew of an ln-bound freight train. He was responsible for a small wreck a lew days ago He was 19 years old. DR. COOK'S PROOF ISNOT SUFFICIENT Copenhagen Scientists are Not Satisfied With the Data Submitted to Them REPORT MADE TODAY Commission Declares That the Doc umentM Do Not Curry Conviction and That the Records und tJbserva ' Hons Arc Entirely Inefficient to ' Warrant the Verdict That He Dis , covered the Pole Reiort Created ' Little Surprise in Official Circle Washington Scientists Rapping Cook Prof. Willis Moore Says the Verdict Was to Have Heen Ex pected. (By Cable to The Times) Copenhagen, Dec. 21 The data submitted by Dr. Frederick' A. Cook to the University of Copenhagen are not sufficient to prove his claim to the discovery of the north pole, ac cording to the report of the commis sion made today to the consistory. The commission's report declares that the documents do not carry con viction, and that the records and ob servations are entirely insufficient to warrant the verdict that he discov ered the pole. The report created little surprise In official circles.' A sensational feature of the find ings is that Dr. Cook had no original observations or documents, not; even his famous diary, on which he based jnany of his claims. ..,-,' . Among the people there was some thing of a sensation in the report, for the adherents of the first claimant to the discovery of the pole were still strong, though their ranks had been considerably thinned since Dr. Cook first came down out of the Great "White North. The tenor of the report had been foreshadowed, however, and for sev eral days there were rumors, in spite of the strict orders to all the nieijibers. of the commission against talking, that Dr. Cook would not be acclaimed as the man who did the feat which baffled the race for cen turies. The charges made against Dr. Cook in America, as well as those of the foreigners, had done much in the last few months to discredit him. The final blow was tho publication of the allegations of Captain A. W. Loose and George H. Dunklc, of New York, to the effect that they had sup plied to order, and for a price whiclt was not paid, the very data which the Copenhagen University authorities have passed on. The doubt thrown on Dr. Cook's al leged ascent to the summit of Mount McKlnley in Alaska and the many at tacks on him by American scientific and naval men had almost completely alienated from him the support-of Europe, except for the little strong hold of the' faithful at Copenhagen. It was reported that only the insist ence of Professor Stromgren led to the continuation of the examination to the end, some of the members of the commission desiring to drop the entire matter after they had pushed the examination but half way through the documents. Today's . action of the University of Copenhagen in effect destroys Dr. Cook's last vestige of standing in the scientific world as the discoverer of the North Pole. He was never offi cially recognized as having reached CHRISTMAS SHOPPERS t You cuii save yourself worry and. trouble and you can save the workers behind the coun ters work and strain If you BUY YQTJR PRESENTS NOW Early in the season, early In tho day is the best time to ' make purchases. In that way you avoid the crowd and choose from stocks at their best J : : : : : s : PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS Baroness Vaughan, Widow of Late King Leopold the "big lrail" anywhere but in the Danish capital and in New Yo.-k city, where he was presented-with tiie freedom of the city after his return from the west. in the full of this year. It will be remembered, that shortly after Dr.. Cook's . famous message from the f cozen Uorth that the work of heroic, explorers of centuries past had finally -borne ' fruit in the .triumph of the Brooklyn-, doctor, U was followed in a few days ly a bit ter telegram from Commander Peary denouncing Cook as an impost er Many Americans and a few Kuro peans took the position that I'eary (Continued on Page Two. : ftltst7 ' J"' , Ns, Wm tij mm;?,' -fr ItaroncjNN VuiigliHii, widow of King Leopold II of licls'lum, wlise inlici-ilain of his j-ivnt fortune will plunge tho Belgian royal family into a scandalous fight. The baroness said sin- uoulil make no scandal if she were left alone, ami asserted she was the king's lawful widow, having Ix-cn ni'ti-ricd to liim San Koino Italy in June last, a 'statement which was later continued by the Vatican. Hut Mm- aliscnce of a civil marriage leuves her hou without valid claim o the throne under Median laws. Imliunalioii auainsl the liai'oness hecaine in tense after the contents of LeOMld's will Iweanie known. It is said the haroness wil ! eM lle(l I'roin the coun try, and the fact that such treatment was accorded to Uarouess Mayer 'il'lcr the death of Leopold II has been brought to her attention. WILL CONTEST ELECTION OF MADRIZ Bluelields, Nicaragua, via Colon by wireless, Dec. 21 The election of Dr. Jose Madiiz as president of Nicaragua is to be hotly contested not only on the battlefield but on the ground that the action of congress was uncon stitutional, the 'rebel leaders today de clared here. They contend that the Atlantic coast towns and settlements Were not represented in the congress that accepted Zelaya's resignation and that therefore the enlii-o program was without validity. The provisional gov ernment's representatives at Managua haye been ordered to take the case up. At the same time, reports received hre say . that the long expected battle between the Estradan troops snd government forces under General Ven quez near Rama has begun. Enthusi asm Is running high not only abong Itho soldiers, but among tho people generally. "Down with Mailriz!" is the" cry on every hand is tjie demand lial the insurrectionary army march on Man agua. The public believes that Rstradu's victory would mean tho triumph of honesty and good government and the eiid of the corruption and barbarism that has marked Zelaya's reigns and Which, according to the provision is ts, will continue under Madrid, whom characterize as the former president's tool. Valuable Horses Burned. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Bangor, Me., Dec. 21 Forty-two horses, many of them valuable trot ters, wera burned with the Bangor House livery and hoarding stables. 6arly tciar'. Tie loss u between j 60,000 aafi 60,ooo. r 7 NO MORE POST SEASON GAMES (By Leased Wire to Thu Times) New .York, Dee. 21 The world "f baseball fans is face to face with a calamity. Will there bu a post-season world's hamphmship series iieieul'i' i '.' That is the question, and a good maiiv of the experts answer in the le galise, declaring that the action of the National league in making tin; season one of ltix games precludes the possi bility of the championship matches. The National season will open about April 14, they point out, and with 168 games will close about Octo ber 15. The American league's season 'of 1.14 games opens about April 1j and closes about Octo ber 6 or T. The champion ship series week, therefore, will be used by the National clubs for the wind-up of the games within the league. f'harh-s IChbelts of I'.roklyn and Charles W. Murphy of Chicago brought uhuul.tle' lengthened season which is causing a good deal of comment. T. J. Lynch, tho newpresident of tin Nationals is familiarizing himself with the details of his work. He .and ex President Heydler, now sicrelary treasurer, have been reviewing the work at the St. James building offices. MOAT It OK MRS. TAYLOR. Mrs. Elizabeth Taylor Died Last Night at .12:80 O'clock. Mrs. Elizabeth Taylor, wife of the late George C. Taylor, died last night at 12:30 o'clock at. the home of. her daughter, Mrs. Minnie Parish, 605 Polk street, i She was In her 7Sth year and leaves four children- E :B. Taylor. Mrs. Ida. Oil!, Richard Taylor ana Mrs. Minnie Parish. ) CONGRESS FAILS TO ACT ON NICARAGUA I Ity Leased Wire to The Times) Washington, Dee. 21 -The adjourn ment of congress today for the holiday H-cess will leave the Niearaguan mat ter sllll in the hands of tin; state dc paitmeul. without congressional action for at least two weeks. In the meantime Secretary Knox who has maintained an optimistic at titude hopes that conditions will so improve -i( to make unnecessary any ihaslie course by congress. Tin- secietary of state for some time has been looking for a favorable turn of affairs, but in t In; opii.ion of many senators Uis expectations are not war ranted. They tear that while the rival claims of Kstracia and Mailriz are oc cupying attention, the fact that two Ann'i leans were, murdered by President .elaya. will In- lost sight, of and that lie- wily Niearaguan dictator will es cape punishment for his offense. The Ka.vnei resolution la still pending' be fore I he committee on foreign affairs, and nller a further lapse of two weeks it may fail to accomplish its purpose even if passed then. The fact that congress has taken no action is dtp; entirely to the re quest of Secretary Knox who hopes to accomplish mort? by diplomacy than by forcible measures. Tramp Steamer Ashore. (By Leased Wire to The Times.) New York, Dec. 21 The North Erlgantine life saving station report ed to the life saving station at At lantic City today that a tramp steam er was ashore ff North Erlgantine Beach Ths J!f6 savers have otb out to tae vessel. MADRIZ PUT IN OFFICE OF PRESIDENT Zelaya sSuccessor took Charge of Nicaragua Presidency Despite Much Opposition DISORDER IN TOWN Streets of Managua Thronged With Inauguration Crowds and Disorder Rife in Many Quarters of the city. Strong Military Force Detailed to Irevcnt An Outbreak Plans for Inauguration Include Much Pomp. Government Tried to Make the Day a Gala One But There Were Many Clashes With the Opposition. (By Cable to The Times Managua, Nicaragua, Dec. 21 With the streets thronged by inaugu ration crowds today, disorder was rife in many quarters of the city. A strong force of military was detailed to prevent an outbreak on the day when Dr. Jose Madriz, elected by congress as the successor to ex-President Zelaya assumes office. The plans for the inauguration in cluded much pomp. The day is a holiday and the goverment did all in its power to make a semblance of a fiesta, in spite of the activities of the opposition . Clashes occurred in many instances, and at times, before the hour set for the inauguration, it seemed us if the situation would get away from the authorities. The plans called for the adminis tering of the oath of office at 10 o'clock this morning before the members of congress -and the asaem Died officials. The appearance of Dr. Madriz on the balcony of his hotel before start ing for the congressional chambers produced wild excitement. He waa cheered madly and there was a lib eral sprinkling of jeers, although the general tone seemed to be more fa vorable than it had been in the past. A strong detail of troops was or dered to escort President Madriz from his hotel and the affair was de signed to be a triumphal parade. it was learned today that General listrada, leader of the provisional government, has ordered his agents here to take steps to contest the elec tion of Madriz, on the grounds that it was illegal because the entire nation- was not represented in congress. MAJOR. ItODLKS DEAD. One of Wilmington's Most Prominent ami Honored Citizens Passes Away. (Special to The Times) Wilmington, N. C, Dec. 21 Major '..'has. P. Bolles, one of Wilmington's most prominent and honored citizens, passed away last night at his home in this city. The deceased was in his S 7th year. He is survived by his wife and a number of children who reside here. Major Bolles was a gal lant Confederate soldier and served throughout the Civil War. He was a remarkably well preserved man. Until a few months ago was actively engaged in work at one of the gov ernment ol'lices at Washington, D. C.. where he had been employed for a number of years. The funeral will be held here to morrow. Schooner Aground At Tuckernuck. ( Ity Leased Wire to The Times.) Boston, Mass., Dec. 21 The six masted schooner Mertie B. Crowley was today reported aground on the Tuckernuck shoals, and two tugs were rushed to her aid from here. The revenue cutter Acushnet was or dered to proceed from Woods Hole to the Crowley's aid and to stand by her in case of danger. The ship is in a bad position and a storm, it is be lieved, would result in her total de struction. She was bound from Bal timore to Boston with a $160,000 cargo of coal. r It was said the cargo may have to be lightered. OMi CHARTER. John T. Biggs Company of Lumber ton Chartered. : The John T. Biggs Corapaflfy of Lumberton, filed a certificate ot. in corporation today tor the purpose carrying on a general mercantile business. The authorized capital stock is $25,006. and will begin bu lness with $10,000 paid in. Jbha t. Biggs, Dfeaals W. S!ss,a34 itollie B, , ' 1 t - . . vu". fr ' 1.'. I! v. '.; v. 'il-
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