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... DOUDLE Ti:Z CKiCULATIOM IN TME CITY OF RALEIGH OF ANY OTHER NEWSPAPER Thera la No Speculation in Newspaper Advertising, if Use Tho Tlmfes. LAST EDITIOFsI '''" E3TABUSnED 1871 . ' RALEIGH, N. 0., FRfl) AY JANUARY 14, 1910. PKICE f CENT3 xoewiiiq: Klines PRES MT TREATS OF RESOURCES Sent Another Special Message Jo the Congress Today cn Nation's Rescurces TEXT "OF I1ESSAC-E Message, Dealing With the Conserva- tion of the Nation, Urges a Con- anil Pay Tribute to His Pivtlws-1 , sor In Mailing 'the Movement I! Asks lrompt Measures to Save the Nation's R-ources Recommends Bond Issue of $:I0,(M)0,00() For the lb-clamutioii of Arid . Lamls-- l?SMmi nn I?au t Itsit i swit ttw t Water Power Sites. , (By Leased Wire to The Times) Washington, Jan. 14 President.' Tail: today sent to con press another special message, this time dealing with the conservation of the nation's resources He urges the continua- tion o theRoosevel policies, and pays tribute to his predecessor for his part in starting the movement. Bas- ing his recommendations principally on those contained in the report of Secretary of the Interior Balllnger, and declaring the present laws inade quate, Mr. Taft asks prompt meas ures to save the nation's resources. He recommends a bond Issue of $30, 000,000 for the reclamation of arid lands, the bonds to run 14 years or more, and the proceeds to be applied to the completion of the projects al- 1 J- '. i. L .. .(. neniais irom -waier gites wuuiu. uk believes, aid clearing the debt. ' He also urges a careful survey of the river improvement work, partic ularly regarding the Mississippi, in . the hope that it may be pushed still further eventually. The deepening of the (Jhlo and the Missouri, now under wajv should be pushed, he holds. ' The message also urges laws to safeguard the nation's water power, Although the message is' of espep-' ial significance in regard to the long dispute between Gilford Plnchot, late chief forester, and Secretary Ballin- ger. the president mentions that con - b ' j , i Lt,t troversy but briefly, declaring that the results of the congressional in - quiry into the case are not needed to determine the value of the new legis lation he urges. One of the principal recommenda tions o( the message is the careful consideration of the improvement of the Mississippi and the pushing of the work If It is found justifiable. Referring to the present situation of the public lands, the president makes the startling statement: "The truth ls that title to the mil lion of acres of public land was fraud ulently obtained and that the right to recover a large part of such lands for (Continued on Page Two.) , COACHMAN HAS BEEN ARRESTED (By Leased Wire to The Times) ' Poughkeepslo," rJ. T., Jan. 14 Frank . Schcrmerhorn, the coachman cmploytdj ny names netir xriuiurm, na si formally charged' with murder in the - first degree of Sara Brymer, the young trained nurse, who was attacked -and - strangled In her bed early Wednesday 'morning. " Schermerhorn attempted,, to cut his throat yesterday 'and is now in -the Vassar Hospital under guard with his arms strapped to his cot to prevent him from tearing the, bandages oft of the razor cuts in h'" throat. District Attorney Mack' and Chief of Police McCabe say they have enough evidence to send the coachman to .the electric har. The doctqrs at Vassar Hospital say that he win ricover from the self-inflicted wounds. , As a result of. the crime, the Comp . tons have .abandoned their beautiful . country home on which they had just spent 150,000 In Improvements. They ,are now stopping with friends and will sell g tepoweemis farm as soon as pos .' sible. , . '. ;":; ;, " Satorl Chasl, the Japanese butler, on whose shoulders Schermerhorn tried to throw the blame, today'toolt steps to appeal to his country for protection. , He wrote a letter to the. Japanese .M .consul In New- York of th. :cliam . stances' and ireferring to the.ieellng f gainst the Japanese In this country. MRS. T. P. O'CONNOR. ' M 11 A , ! Hi,. i I Mrs. T P. O'Connor, the wife of the famous "Tay Pity" O'Connor, the liurlliinient.'ii'y leader. She is on a visit to the I nilcd Stales and has de leaned herself very osilively on the suffragette question. She believes in militant methods since she declares others have failed. "I think it is bet- f smW8Sfu, womal, thml an MIWI)(.t.esKfu m, ls one of icr . s , , "K ' - - " : " ' POLES ARE TRYING TOGETTONEWYORK (By Leased Wire to The Times) aubu.iu. a-f"- " V a , T .are, the guests of thq cit jr. nf Augusta, having arrived here from Washington, Ga.; to which place they had 'come from Jacksor. Ga., in quest of President Taft, thinking the county seat of Wilkes county to be the seat of government of the nation. From a local Pole, who acted as in terpreter, it was learned the seven men were victims of a development com pany and had been nt work at Jackson erecting a dam on the river. I One nf ihem exhibited a worn time cald on wlch it was 'shown ho had worked 230 hours for which ho was to have been paid 15 cents1 per hour, but on the other side of the card a similar amount was shown to be due the company by yie Pole. There was 'dcto b1"' 'fJ It balanced exactly ' with the amount due Wm by company. The tales .of the other seven are similar and it was then they quit "working on the river" and went in search of an in terview with President Taft. One Of them explained his trip to Washington, Ga., ' by saying ho had been , to "Georgy Washington and not Wash ington president." They will be given transportation from here to Charleston and front thence they hope to reach New York. HKLPED KIXG CHARLES. Decrepit Cabby is Dereudant of Man Who Aided Charles Second to Es cape, i (By Cable to The Times) London, Jan. 14 A romantic in cident In connection with tne days ot Oliver Cromwell and King Charles II was revealed in the court the other day, when Robert M'Laren, a poor and decrepit London cabby, made ap plication for a pension of 100 per year, whicn he claimed was granted one of his ancestors for services ren dered the crown during the Cromwell j)ei.od It was staled in the application that the name of this illustrious an cestor was "Honest" Richard Pend rel, a farmer, who, with the aid of the members ' of his family, assisted Charles II in his escape from the arm ies of the Commonwealth under Cromwell, after the battle of Worces ter In September, 1651, and in hid ing him, until he made good his es- cape to France. 8WIXDLED PARIS TRADESMEN. A Cook and His Wife Masquerade as . Memiiera of Noble Family. (By Cable to The Times) Paris,' Jan. i A cook named Gubatto and his wife have recently been sentenced to two years impris onment and a heavy fine as the re sult of a most remarkable experience. They masqueraded as members of the Austrian imperial faintly for two years and during that time swindled tradesmen of Paris out of many thou sands of dollars worth of Jewels, furs and dress wear. " ; ' THE GOVERNOR TALKS Gov. Kitcfcin Ores An Inter view to Providence Journal North Carolina Willing and Able to Pay Her Just Debts, But Will Rf . slst Any lOIVoit to Compel Her-to Pay the "NiMJal Tax Bonds Shall Not lie Paid Unless Ilatilled by the Qualified Voters of the Stale. In response to a request from the Providence Journal, Governor Kitchln InRtnight gave that paper the fol lowing statement relative to the de mand of the State of Rhode Island upon the State of North Carolina for payment of certain repudiated bonds: "Dnr-ing the Reconstruction era fol lowing the, war - between the Slates, many millions of bonds were issued in the name of North Carolina. Some were honest some were fraudulent. The state, by the conduct of those who controlled it then, was cumbered with a. staggering debt, much of Which was fraudulent and only profit ed those who plundered. : "A commission of honosL and able men, after -the most careful investi gation, reported to the legislature a basis of settlement embodied in the acts of 1879. Our indebtedness was particularly divided Info four classes, The first three classes were to he paid upon a compromise basis. Some few creditors refused to accept the com promise, among these were the hold ers of what became known as the Schafer bonds a part of which South Dakota accepted, resulting in the suit against North Carolina, in which the United States supreme acknowledge that the "majority" court, by a bare majority, held in.Were against him. The Insurgents favor of South Dakota. arf, so olated that thev eouit the first "The fourth class, known as the Special Tax Bonds', were not to be paid at all. Our constitution, article i, b, aetuares tnese Donus specifying the acts under which they were issued snau not oe paid unless raunea oy a majority of the qualified voters of it i. . v- . . , i. in m, ha hnmia a tho h,M -w -- " ...ot uuot classes in accordance with the just terms of the legislature of 1879, and most of those bonds have been paid, the creditors generally appreciating the justice of the settlement pro-i posed. "The bonds of the fourth class have not been paid and will not be paid without ratification by the peo- pie. and it is safe to say thjO people will never ratify them as they were 'conceived in. sin and brought forth in iniquity'. "For years the holders of these bonds have been hawking them about the country ' trying to give foreign kota's best citizens regret her action, states a sop to sue a sister state. Great states, like great individuals. Acts of legislatures have been secured should refuse gifts tainted with sin authorizingHhe acceptance by states lster purposes, even though needy of gifts that had for their basis, to circumstances confront them. How the ignorance of many legislators; the I '.(Continued on Page Two.) SPECIAL COUPON VOTES IN T0DAYS, PAPER Secure All You Can and Get a Good Start In The Evening Times Great European Trip Contest The Contest Has Just Begun Enter Today Clip a Few Coupons Get a Few Paid Subscriptions From Your Friends and the Trip May be Yours. THE CONTEST HAS JUST BEGUN, ENTER TODAY, YOU MAY WE . Never before in the history of this section have prizes of such value been offered by any newspaper to its readers. Beginning with today's paper we Will publish a coupon each day for one week good for ten votes in The Evening Times' Great Turopean Trip Contest. It behooves each and every contestant to secure all these special votes possible and send them in. Each one of these coupons count for ten. votes and are good any time within one week from the date they appear in the paper. Quite a number of the- ladies of Raleigh and sur rounding country have already enter ed The Evening Times Great Euro pean Trip Contest and in order to al low each and every one to secure a good start, we publish a voting cou pon In today's paper good for ten yoteB. ; If you want to eu T the contest, now is a good time to get busy,, or if you don't care to enter, nominate one of your friends and assist her to se cure these magnificent trips. The contest has just Btarted, nomi nations are coming in. , If you wish to Secure a good start, get busy at once. See your friends and get them to working for you right at the be ginning. , The European Trips are the most desirable ones ever offered SPEAKfcR CAXXOX. Speaker Cannon, f.r (lie house of representatives, who is .first now en tering upon what must be a suprising phase of his congressional career. The so-called insurgents of the house combined .with .the .democrats the other day and on a test vote beat "Uncle Joe" so that he was forced to nnnortunitv to measure swords airain. The sneaker, however, although con- side,.,.,! tiie, entire "boss- up to the takiuir 0r the vote that disconifltted himi nas 8i,onn enthusiasm with rSIM.et to forcinc Mother fil.t. The ivoto tnut Deat Cannon was 1 I " . . . I " rnmitiittee tn thtt lionse itself, mill ! Ilot to speaker. ' . . : desire on the part of the bondholders to donate a part of these fraudulent bonds for the mere purpose of having North Carolina harassed by litigation in the hope that fear thereof would drive the state into paying unjust bonds. Great states like New York and Michigan, and probably others, have had the opportunity of such gifts and with a high sense of pro- priety declined them. My informa- - tion is that thousands of South Da- by any newspaper for the past ten years. The tireat Passion Play, which alone is well worth all the ex pense of the trip to Europe, will be held this year. The ladies who go as guusts of The Times will see this great. Passion Play, as we include same in the itinerary of the trip. This play is only held every ten years, so that it means the chance of a life time for you to secure these magnifi cent trips. The party will be in charge of Rev. Mr. Pratt, who is Well known all over the entire country, and thoroughly reliable and competent. One of the advantages of going on this trip is that the party will be composed of a small number of southern ladies, and all the details of the trip will be look ed after by Mr. Pratt, so that all the ladies will have to do is to enjoy themselves. The Other Prizes. In addition to the two trips to Eu rope to be given to the lady, securing the largest number of votes in the entire contest, there is a 1 400 Christ man piano, purchased of and on dis play at Daruell & Thomas; a $400 set of furniture, purchased of and on display at'Royall & Borden's; a J350 Ferrand piano, purchased jot and On display at The-Weathers Furniture BIG CIVIC MEETING And Conference of Governors Next Week Three Days Meeting Will be Held in Washington, Beginning .Monday President Taft Will Deliver the Opening Address. (By Leased Wire to The Times) -Washington, .Ian. 1-1 Next Mon day the national civic federal ion is to begin a three days' meeting in this city and Tuesday t he con ten-nee ol governors , will also begin a ihiee days' convention. Both organiza tions are to co-operato in joint ses sions Tuesday and Wednesday lor the purpose of discussing questions of uniform state legislation, it is believed these meetings will he lai- rcachiHg in results towards unilorin legislation for the slates. President Taft will deliver tiie opening address before both conven tions and other prominent men will speak during the sessions. Among the delegates to the civic federation are Andrew ' Carnegie. .foil ii liiiys Hammond. Alton it. Par ker,' Samuel Compers. Thomas I". Walsh, .lames It. tin! field, and .lolin (1. .Milium). ' It. is exported 'that a.maiornv ol the governors of-'ihe various slaiesl will lie present lo alicnd the coiiIim- ence. Topics to be discussed .by the joint sessions of the governors and mem bers of the federation are: Regula tion of qausi-public utilities, regula tion of corporations, compensation 10 those injured by accidents -by com mon carriers, discrimination against married women in laws regarding control of their children and prop erty, conservation of national re sources, taxation, life insurance,.' fire insurance, automobile regulation, vital statistics, good roads, public health, regulation of dangerous ma chinery, factory and mine Inspection, convict-made goods, pure food regu- UlJll V1UL-1I1JHII' . mil III . III! IK 1 1 t1' rmw wnicn pertain 10 tue puouc pertain to the public welfare. There are a large number of bills which the national association of uni form state law- commissioners have, unanimously endorsed, and which are to be discussed with a view to giving them wider publicity, so that the puli lic can better judge of the desirabil ity of having these measures enacted into statutes in all the stales. ' Among' these are the negotiable instruments act, already adopted by 18 states and territories, and the sale of goods act, written in the laws of six states and territories. There is a divorce act, already a law in three states, which many of the delegates believe should be enacted into a federal statute. The way a doctor can get popular with a woman is tolling her she's too young to have what she has. Company; and to each one of the'' four districts a' beautiful diamond ring, four beautiful diamonds in all. These four diamonds were purchased of the well known firm ot Jollv- Wynne and il is useless to the quality iff right. There four King's Business College scholar ships, one to each district. These scholarships are well worth working for alone, as a business educaton might mean a future of comfort for the lucky lady who receives one of these scholarships. It is a very simple matter to enter the contest. All you have to do is to fill out the nomination blank which!""" .,,mB " or ,iUU,uu a appears in today's paper; send same in to Contest Department and imme diately you will receive full details, Instructions, etc. It is a very simple matter to secure these .two trips or one of the many valuable prizes. All you have to do is to secure a few paid in advance subscriptions from your friends. The special voting coupon, good for ten votes, which will appear in the paper for one week, will assist you in getting started. Get your ; friends to save them for you. or bet- ter have th'em sent direct to Contest. Ht home Tor fear grippe or pneumonia nc,,ct week. The investigation of the Department with your name on them. ' WOuld develop ' .ease shows conclusively that the child Now is the time to enter this great! At Mr. Aldrtch's home today it was m"treindr 11 ' 'eviK contest, and get a good start. DonVsal he Is Improving rapidly and i'l.behu delay. .-, (return to tiie senate ia a day or go. to wnceal the facts. '" ' - - . , - -,. ,;.r:"7t- I ADLAI i 14 f4 & hi tin, ir&M , I'Virii.ei- , ii I lined M.ili s, Atllai E. Stev i ns.ui, who was fiis I elected lo congress in IS7I. Hi- refii-ed irinii the n-e-presi- dciii'V ol tin- I nili-il Si:iii-s in ISdT. lie has j list urn ten a lunik nveiiii. hall a eentinv l ret rosiieci. Mis book rovers this period llinroiiglily, but there are many' papers included of a r-trospective character.. He thought Blaine a very great man, and recalls the famous Douglas-Lincoln debutes of ante-bellum times. HERBERTjM'CLAMMY WILL BE A CANDIDATE I Sim i i:il to WilmliiRion; -N. 1 The. .-Times.) W Jan. 14 Interest Lin '.bt.,ra' oralis. Sn'xvefi!onaM fiifitttoTi . fi-ofe"-. ffifyr'tiTri!ix4rr'fl'lBW im.-' fl'frtf-t hax '. been awakened b.v the annointce merit that ll..-1-.bert J1c Mammy, Esq., .of- AVilm'ltiKtoii'. one. .of the- most bril liai'l nttiirueys in ihe riiininal branch nf, tin- law in Kasl-'iii I'arnlina, wl he. i:i tiie i-ai'i' fnc the nuiniiiatini). This aiinniinceiii-'Hl Was maiie here' today ami.' it in -knu.vii .that-. Jlr. Mi-Clammy will'. .make a .-Irona- run. He is very iiilhieni ia I In 'iliis district.. At present he Imlit.-j Mi" H.-.ii ion uf i'it'y'-.Attorney nl' Wilmiiigten. --He- J well knnwii in I'luiriiilie ami-' IlaleiKh ' as will as throughout this territory,.-Mr. Met'lain-mj-: ai;ieai'-d i'.ip the pvirseent inn in the. t 'lggers-1 liieii murder. . -trial at t'harleite fitne montlvs a.ir and he funnei !- r prc-.-fiiti il . New Hanover ci.'Uiity in Hie esi-;Lilnre. ; Among the other piiilile camiiilates fur the nomi nalien in this district, are-tlie present incumbent, Congressman Hannilnil. L. Cmlwin. of lHinn, who will -lie a hard tiian tvi .-defeat- because of his brilliant i i !. A. .MeKinieMi. uf Mexton, II. j.. I'ill,-, nf J-;iyt t. villi'. (I. I., i'laik, of ("aikli'ii, .ami ..several other. ". The i-iingres.ional c-imvention to se lect the nominee fur tins district will be In lil in tiie early summer at a point tu lie deciileil. upon by the executive commit tee. A strong made tn .' have the Wrighlsville lleai h. . l-ffi.ll t will ee-iivcii! inn bo at m:i: eastern crisis. foot a New Turn Today. I'.ecaus Cri-ton Sit nation. of tl!y Cable to The' Times') Constantinople. Jan. 1 IJ The Near Eastern crisis took a new turn today when Turkey, 'fearing that. Crete would carry put. her threat to recog nize herself as a part of Greece- by minis deputies In the t;ri-e. iarlia- iiiu-iit, notified the powers thai such a move would result in the seizure of Thessnly by Turkey, The ultimatum says that Thessnly would lie held In iay that 'guarantee 'lurkish rights I ill I he :iT .s,,j fair was adjusted. Street Railway Company Raise Wage (By Leased Wire to The Times) Boston. .Ian. . 11 For the third time in seven years the Boston ele- vated railway company has nounced a nlncrease in the wages of its employes, amounting altogether year.. B.v the latest. "boost"' practically all the emphnes affected are better off by 10 per cent.. Senator Aldrich 111. (By Leased Wire lo The Times) Washington, Jan. 14 Senator Nelson Aldrich, of Rhode Island, is ill at his home, 1727 Massachusetts avenue, Northwest. Mr. Aldrich con- traded i heavy cold last week and his nhvsicinn advised him to remain THE EXPRESS COMPANIES GET A KNOCK Murdock of Kansas Says They are Infringing on the Gover ment's Monopoly ENORMOUS PROFITS Murdock Says the Express Companies) Infringe on the Government's Mo nopoly in the Transportation of the .Mail and While They Make Enor mous Profits Postofllce Department Shows a DeficitFailure of the Government to Exercise Ita An, Ihorily is Resulting in Enormous Losses lo the Government to the l .nrlclnnent oftlie Express Compa nies Calls on Posfninster General For Information on Subject. (Tlv Leased Wire to The Times) . Washington, Jan. 14 'In a long reso lution introduced in the house today. Representative Murdock of Kansas, arraigned the express companies of the country pointing out their enorm ous profits, ana charging them witn infringing on the government's mon opnly in the transportation of malu This the resolution declares, is made possible through a surrender by the government of its monopoly against the plain prohibition of the law. This comes about, it is claimed, by the er roneous construction of a single word in the status based on an assumption in a foot-note of the rules and regu- UUfrrns of -tho- -'fwttoer dtMirtirten. points out. that, the; WsIIs-Pargo press Company has distributed with in the last year nearly $25,000,000 in dividends among its share-holders while the postofflee department last year had a deficit of 117,000,000, ana declares that, while the postofflee de partment forces the government mon opoly in the transportation of first elnsa mail matter, it falls to exercise thaf power In the transportation of second and third class and fourth class matter, as priveded by law, asserting that the failure to exercise the mon- 1 opoly under the law is resulting in en ormous losses to the government and , to the enrichment of the express com- pa n ios. The question of the carriage of news papers and periodicals is touched up on, the declaration being made more where there are short hauls and profit able remuneration, in carrying ' news papers and periodicals, the express companies complete with the govern ment, but where the haul is long and unprofitable the express companies permit the government to do all the carrying. In this connection the reso lution declares than an increase of postage rates on second class matter when shipped in bulk will enlarge the zone in which companies compete with the government to the enrichment of express companies ami to the injury of the government. The. resolution calls upon the post master general for information on the subject. INVESTIGATE FIND OF NEGRO'S HEAD (Spec Wadesboro, ct:iianneled vevtigate tin il to The Times.) Jan. 14 Coroner Fenton i jury yesterday to in case ot the Crawford R'irl. iwfiro The liinling of the head of a infant last Saturday in the uuoils near the southern limits of the town resulted in the arrest of Nannie Crawford a young negro girl who lives with her parents near the water works. The inquest was postponed until yes terday and the matter investigated. Nannie Crawford acknowledged ves- an-lt4r(Iav. th!1, shn ,, civpn hirth . 'a" child the week before Christmas and that at the time her parents were away from home and that an aunt, Eugenia Crawford took the child from the room. She denies any further knowledge of the affair. The examination of the head showd that is was severed from the body with a sharp instrument, either a knife or an axe. In addition two stabs were found on the head. The coioner's jury ordered the arrest of ! the woman, Eugenia Crawford but she has left the town and is supposed to be in Richmond county. Parents of Nannie Crawford state that she ls only, 14 years of age and she was Dcnnltted to give bond for her appearance be fore the grand jury which will meet I-