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There Is No Speculation in Newspaper Advertising, if Use The Times. LAST EDITION PMCE f CENTS ESTABLISHED 1878. RALEIGH, N. C., MONDAX, JANUARY 17, 1910. SUE GREAT ' FLIGHTS AT LOS ANGELES Glenn Curtiss Makes. Flight, In Strong Wind, of 70 Miles An Hour THE DAY'S PROGRAM Paulhan Expected to Fly Today in Distance and Endurance Test Also Wants to Win From Curtis the Speed Honors Curtiss Makes Record Flight Late Yesterday Sensational Manipulation of His Ship in Wind Paulhan Member of the Aero Club of California. (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Los Angeles. Cal.. Jan. 17-Thous-ands of people went to the aviation grounds today in the expectation of seeing Louis Paulhan, the daring French aviator, make his flight for the Michelon cup which carries with It a prize of $4,000. This Is at the same time a test of distance and en durance. Paulhan has asserted that his machine will remain in the air five hours. ' Early today he took steps to Increase the speed of his aeroplane with the pur pose of winning from Glenn H. Curtiss the speed honors. Paulhan has already taken, off the heavy gasolene tank and substituted a lighter one. Curtiss, resolved to hold his own. 's also exertlns himself to add to the speed of his racing aeroplane. Yesterday evening, -in the gathering dusk, and with a large portion of the crowd ol.40.000 aviation . enthusiasts homeward bound, Glenn H. Curtiss, the great 'American aviator and-holder of the world's aviatory speed record, made perhaps the most thrilling flight any man of the air has yet accomplished successfully anywhere. The flight fol lowed a dar of rain and was made in a stiff Wind, - Rolling out his trim little craft from its hangar on the opposite of the course from the grandstand, Curtiss started his motor. Half a dozen men held the frail-appearing aeroplane steady until the motor had caused the propellers to revolve to their utmost speed and then, wffh a wave of his, hand, signalling for release, the American dare-devil shot off into the air. With a creaking of Its wings, and a straining of Its engine, but withal holding a steady course Under the skilled hand of Curtiss, the little craft started straight Into the 30-mile-an hour West ; wind. His speed was scarcely perceptible at first but after rounding thK north Pylon and into better view St the grandstand, It was seen a speed of about twenty-five, miles an hour was being made. On came the bird-like vessel to the west pylon where - the craft must turn ' inside, to the strong wind and tho multitude or watchers held their breath. Would he make it or would he do apparently the most feasible thing, and make a landing in the teeth of the wind? .... ! . ; Before the question could be an swered In the mind of the spectators, Curtiss approached the dangerous turning point. Those .who had their glasses upon him saw his grip was pteady and unswerving; they knew he was the most skilled handler of aeroplanes, perhaps In all the world, and they knew his craft was keyed to the, most sensitive touch of Its pilot. With a careful turning of a lever, the west wing was slowly and scarce ly perceptibly raised to the wind and the machine shot close te the pylon. With a terrifio quivering and terrible straining, after seeming almost to up set, theship righted itself with Its nose pointed straight out the course. Then the race began. Curtiss' engine was running full speed.; Before the crowd could catch Its second breath after realizing that he had shown the most sensational manipulation of an airship yet seen here, Curtiss flashed past the grandstand. In the fleeting glimpse to be had in hs swift flight, it was seen his face was firmly set and he was as rigid in his seat at a sculptured linage, un no new uiounu uiu buuiii pyron and then to the east, and when his trim craft again heaved Into the wind opposite his hangar he came to earth as an eagle swooping down upon its prey. . , - - The spectators cheered wildly. A number of those who are always In the field hurried to hlnf! ' . "Oh, that was great! the official time keepr announced that you flew at the rate of 70 miles an hour before the wind!' the shouted to htm. , "Oh thank you,", replied the nervy aviator, and he entered, his', tent to tinker with some machinery. Loots Paulhan tyie French aviator, ' has been made a member of the aero club of 'California, and he wlU have become member of the aero club of America, before he makes his flight for the Michelin trophy which 1s scheduled gr JJuesdij; aU ,.'.11.; THE PRINCE OF WALES. Prince of Wales, one of the three royal members of the House of liords. Should tliiw Inxly be mude an elective one, us a result of the present crisis, it is a question us to how it would af fect the three princes of tiie : royal blood. Owing to their royal patron age, it is doubtful if they would be made subject to the voters; but, in the other hand, if the House of Lords is made purely elective, it would eliminate them from participating. NAPLES IN HANDS OF THE RIOTERS (By Cable to The Times.) Komc, JaJn. 17 Naples today Is an armed camp. Troops held every street and reinforcements have been rushed there, yet the disorders continue the duplication of the rent riots In which '20.000 persons yesterday at tacked the town hall imminent. The promise of the mayor that the city would contribute $1,500,000 for workmen's model homes had little ef fect and all night long the disorders continued. Calls for mass meeting and parades today were issued by the lead. ers of the agitation against the gen eral rise in rents. Clashes were fre quent and many were injured In the poorer quarters of the city. A plot to throw up barricades was thwarted with difficulty by the military and the police-. . i - The town hall, which was the first object of the mobs attack yesterday was under heavy guard today sur rounded by an unbroken cordon of troops. The streets leading to it were patrolli-d by several regiments. The miinil'estauts today sent another deputation to the mayor. KICKED HY MILE. Small lioy is Perhaps Fatally Hurt by Animal. (Special to The Times) Lumberton, Jaitr 17 A very sad acident happened near here yester day afternoon when , the son of Mr. Wellington Meares was severely hurt by a mule. The little boy, who is only about two and a half years old, was playing near a mule. In the lot of his father. He, not knowing the danger of such animals,, crept up near the mule's hind feet, whereupon he re ceived a kick in the head which frac tured his skull. Dr. W. A. McPhaul was called in and the little fellow seems to.be getting . on nicely, al though it is feared that he is fataly Injured. SEA LEAVES CANALS OF VENICE DRY Venlve, Jan. 17 Half a dozen of Ven Ive's historic canals ran dry todav when the sea retired,' leaving many vessels high and dry and trans-At lantlc liners lying on their keels. The phenomenon created a panic In the city, and many fled In fear of a tidal wave. The withdrawal , of the sea was ac- , companfed by a heavy fog and for a , time the drying up of the canals was not noticed. Not until vesels began to touch bottom and keel over was the Imminence of the strange danger recognised. Such a condition hns not i been known here before. ' The beauty of some women, is enough to give -a man. paintef coJic, UNIONISTS IN GLOOM liberals are In Exaltation Over Balloting This the Crucial Day of the Election and the Liberals Confident of Vic tory Suffragette Voted at Mor phethe Name Put on the Register by Mistake. (By Cable to The Times) London, Jan. 17 There was ex ultation in the headquarters of the liberals and corresponding gloom in those of the unionists when, balloting opened today in 93 constituencies. The liberals were confident that when the returns of this, the crucial day of the most important election since 1832, were in, they would still hold the whip hand. In sp:te of the gain in the unionist vote as compared with the vote of 1906, the indications were for a liberal majority in the next parliament of between 90 and 100. - . The program today Included the' final contests of some of the most noted politicians in England .includ ing former Premier Arthur Balfour in the city of London and three mem bers of the liberal cabinet, John Burns in Battersea, MacNamara in North Camberwell and Birrell in North Bristol. At Portsmouth Ad miral Lord Charles Beresford was a candidate. One feature that contributed to the importance of today's returns was the fact that some of the most important trade centers of Great Britain voted, among them being Newcastle, of field, Hull, Leeds and Bradford. In all, 104 seats were filled today, 11 of the 93 constituencies electing two representatives each. One feature of the polling so far which has attracted wide attention is the voting of a suffragette at Mor phethe. By mistake her name had been put on the register and the elec tion officials had , no choice but to permit her to cast her ballot when she applied. The value of this inci dent as a precendent wag declared to be of extreme importance by suffra gette leaders today. The activity of the militant women has been more widespread than ever before in this election. Scarcely a town in England had escaped their activity, and many startling moves have been promised by their leaders, to enliven the days to come before the final vote is cast. Suffragettes, howevere, are not the only women who have taken an im portant part in the campaign election. Today thousands of wives, daughters and sweethearts of candidates of all parties canvassed from house to house drumming out the voters. An army of men took part in this work) and every means possible to turn out the franchise-holders in full force was re sorted to. The strength or tne vot ers, however, is not phenomenal, in view of the fervor of the campaign. The total vote at the close of the polls so ,far shows an increase of about 3 per cent, only over the figures for the same constltuences in 1906. NEGROS ARRESTED FOR SELLING BOOZE (Special to The Times.) Wake Forest, N. C, Jan. 17 Four negroes of the town, among them a preacher, were arrested last night and will appear before Mayor Caddell to day on the charge of selling whiskey. Those arrested are J. R. Trent, a negro preacher: Coleman Whitfield, Henry Ruffian and Ransom Baker. Tom Denton, colored, was also ar rested and turned over to two young men deputized to assist Policeman Bob. bit In front of Fowler's stables. They were stopped by C. E. Fowler, who asked them a question about the ar rest. In a moment the negro threw a gun on one of the officers and Fowler is said to have declared he ""would shoot the one who touched him. The negro with the gun backed, off, and escaped . It is said that Fowler was drinking. Other arrests will probably be made later. " Fowler says there was no gun used, that the men In reply to his question field they did not have a wkrrant for the- negro and that he told him to go home. . Tom Denton was found at his home this morning and arrested and tells the same story. Warrants have been issued for seven other negroes who have escaped. The arrests Is the result of work of detective O. W. Burns, hired by the town. Washington, Jan. 17 Tho case of Jules M. Waterbury, charged with ob taining money from prominent men and members of .congress by repre senting himself as connected with a press association, in criminal court No. 1, was resumed this morning. After argument by the attorneys the case Was sent to the Jury, ' A verdict la expected late this afternoon, MRS. CHARLES MORSE. 4 'f f 1 m l - J " W ; i4x i K Mrs. Charles Morse, wile of the convicted banker, who has just been sentenced to fifteen years iu a federal prison at Atlanta for bank fund ma nipulation. She has already licgiin a campaign of pardon that she is work ing along the endless chain method. President Taft is said to have hern greatly affected by her marital devo. tion. CITY PRINCIPALS f ' . ' i-r- City Public School Principals and Superintends to Meet North Carolina AsS JMitMfA Public School Principals and Su perintendents Will Meet in Dur ham January 27-20- A Most In teresting Program Has Been Pre pared. ;'( The anuual session of the North Carolina Association of City Public School Superintendents and Princi pals will convene in Durham Thurs day evening, January 27, and last through Saturday, January 29. The meeting willl open Thursday eevn ing' at 8 o'clock, when- the following program will be taken up: Systemizing the City Schools of the State Superintendent : W .H. Swift. School' Reports and Sen Efficiency Superintendent W. R. Mills. Uniformity of Records of Reports Superintendent H. B. Craven. Friday morning the session will be gin at 9:30. At this meeting the re port' of the committee on course of study will be filed, which will be fol lowed b ya discussion. This commit tee is composed of W. D. Carmichael, Charles L. Coon, 10. C. Brocks, N. W. Walker and Harry Howell. Friday afternoon will he taken up with a round table discussion of the following topics: Writing, supply of text books, results of eliminating marches into and from the school buildings and reducing tardies and absences. The feature of Friday evening's meeting will be an address by Dr. C. W. Stiles. Other addresses for that evening are: Teaching Children Ho wto Study Supt. R. J. Tigho. Standards of Teaching Prof. 14. C. Brooks. Saturday morning addresses will be made by Prof. J. A. Matheson on Systematic Observation and Criticism of Elementary School Work, and Prof. J. A. Bivens on How to Make Teachers' Meetings Most Effective. After these addresses there will be an election of officers, reports of committees and adjournment. The present officers are: President L. C. Brogden, Ral eiglf. Vice , President Harry Howell, Point. Secretary C..W. Wilson Green ville. :. GREAT ICE GORGE IN OHIO RIVER ' v Louisville, Ky., Jan. 17 The federal government was asked today to dyna-' ary. evidence in many Instances during Charles It. Heike, secretary of the mite the great ice gorge which extends the investigation. Mr. Sheridan of the trust's Williamsburg plant, was ro tor sixty-five miles below Louisville in general land office, who has charge leased under bonds of $5,000 and Harry tho Ohio river, and threatens the He- struction of property worth millions and the flooding of ' Louisville and other cities. .. ,'. Great damaae has already been done, tn8 figure being placed today at. $100,- '0W, 4,. -"1 -' WANT ELECTRIC LINE Company Wishes to Build From New Bern to Trenton Application Mude to Board of Alder man for Franchise to Ituild Elec tric Railway From New Bern to Trenton, a Distance of Eighteen Miles Contractors Will Sue City For Work Done On Streets Which Has Not Been Paid. (Special to The Times.) New Bern, N. C:, Jan. 17 -Application has been made to the hoard of alderman for a franchise for, motor car railway which is to be run trom New Bern to Trenton in Jones coun ty, a distance of about eighteen, miles. The proposed line is being pushed by Messrs. W. S. X. Taylor and A. E. Stevens. The promoters wish to come Into the city on Pollock street and to go to the proposed union depot. The line is for both passenger and freight: and will be tsed for motor cars, such as a num ber of railways are now using on ihort lines. There was opposition to f.he franchise by a number of the al-, lermen and the matter was finally referred to a committee of five, which wilt report at the next meeting of the board. Engine No. 114 which was burned in the Norfolk & Southern shop fire last October, has been rebuilt and will be ready for service again in a few days. This engino was almost ready for service after a thorough overhauling . in the shops when 1 lie fire occurred and so has been practi cally rebuilt. Engine No. 41, which was also burned, has had very little work done on it so far, but it. will also be rebuilt and put in service.-: Work on the tower of the- govern- ment building is going along veiy slow during this cold weather. Thus far the tower Is not built up to the height of the clock dials, which w ill be twelve feet in diameter. The work Is very fine and the tower is being built to stay. Alsop & Peaitce, of Newport News; y -g-xO: In "-a ctainr ofr 2 , IlllUiijU which they claim is due them as an adjustment of the sidewalk pavin which the firm did a year and more; ' v -- ago. They claim that the city and the inspectors interlerrod with their j (Sijcciu! (o Tho Times . work, moved them from place to . Wadoshoro, X. C, Jan. 1 7 Jlc place, forced a change in the sand tendon and Thomas, acting as attor used and also required pavement to nevs t01. Kar Qatewbod. have applied be 6 to 7 inches thick, when the con- for;a wri, ,0f habeas corpus and the tract called for 5 inches. They ask -nearfng j Kt,t f0r Tuesday morning the city to adjust and pay the claim uefore Judge Long, and state they will bring suit else- ( O.ltevvoml is cll;l,gea wiUl tne wnere unless me tuaiiu u m.u. u the city will do in the case is not know, but if the claim is paid, it will most likely be after a long drawn , out legal battle. ; Shot and Killed by Son. (By Leased Wire to The Times) LutTington, Midi., Jan. 17 Chas. Smith was shot and fatally wounded by his 1 1-year-old sou, Henry, In his home here when Smith came home intoxicated and threatened to kill his wife. INVESTIGATION IN THE LAND OFFICE (By Leased Wire to The Times) Washington, Jan. 17 Notwithstand ing' that certain political and other interests are seeking to convey .the, impression that the agitation regard ing the coming investigation general land office and the ot the forest service is ro pitlly dying out and that the entire affair may collapse, the fact.- remains that it is the intention of those who favor the- investigation to push it as hard as ever, the talk about pub- Ho and congressional interest in the Investigation subsiding being it is thought,, a case or me wis . -. .(, a case or tne wish ueuiK father to the thought. Since the state, ment issued by Mr. Pinchot nothing . much has been done by himself or his' friends to continue the agitation but -it is known that this is merely due to the fact, that he Piucho side is quietly p'tuing for the Investlga-1 lion. TV resolution providing for the invostip.ion of the general land-office j and ti forest service also will soun,; be ready for adoption. The sum of , $25,000 Is to be appropriated for the in- j vestigation which Is confidently be-. Ueved may continue for three months. It is not Improbable that tho joint, committed will decide It necessary to visit Alaska for the purpose, of making a direct investigation of the Cunning- Ijiam coal claims, for it is assumed It will be Impossible to accept document- of the collection of evidence in the Cunningham case, It Is expected may go to Paris, France, soon, for the pur- pose of obtaining the evidence of cer- taiu. persons and perhaps Inducing them to come to Washington to test-' tf r, ..i.r ..-, CHXElvjBOOTH. , mm MM to w L Viv,i; f. (it-iicl'iil Booth, ol the Salvation Ar my of the -world, who has just an nounced that he believes our. planet is about to be desl royed by fire and that the destruction is imminent. The tiencral quite a number of years ago liiiiiM'hcd his method of saving the en tile world according to the evangcli- ,a idea of salvalion. In the twilight ol- tt very strenuous career he talks j,, ,K.ssinlis(ic way as to what may be religiously accomplished, , .,' ' -.;.''' APPLY FOR WRIT ur ,.,,, Ai-lluh- ' llem-hain who was ussauhed and robbed at Clio, S. , ,,,.,,,, ,, !,,.. o. ( Kmm ,ater ;Meatham and Gate wood were working on a railroad near Clio and started back to their homes '.nere .together.- Later Meaciuim was found in a field near 'Clio badly injured, cut and beaten, and his money was .gone. He was brought to hit father's home here. 'Before "his -'death" ho-' stiitetl that. Gate wood' was I In- guilly'- party. (iaie wood Was arrested and phu-e;l in jail and the South Carolina oHiciiils noti fied bur they gave the case no atten tion mid (hiipwood's iitlorneys asked for the writ. '.Sheriff -.Martin bus re ceived -nut ifiratim from -the sheriff at Clio that he would Come tor Gale wood but will waif now for the out come of the iiclkin lor a i n of habeas i-orpus. .' :. Cleriljinan a Suicide.. (I'y Leased Wire to The Times) Pittsburg. I'ii., -'Jan. ' 17 The. Rev. Paul Axtell, nged '-'2s. pastor of the fashionable First l'resbylerian 'church ill. . Sewic.kliO', I'a., . sliol, liiiuself through Hie lira it in n liai'n.Ht tlin nome of., his-, father, the Rev. J. S. Axte.ll, pastor of the Lebanon I'res- by terian chinch at Leiianon. The u0(jy was 'found, by the .young brother of tie suii.idn this 'morning, il leaith is given as the motive. When thg ngws of the ' .siiic-ide was taken to Hei-cvnun's mother, she fainted. and in falling- broke her arm. TRIAL MAN "HIGHER UP" POSTPONED (By Leased Wire to The Times.) New Yolk. 'Jan. IT Six 'officials ami employes of the sugar trust who were recently indicted c,n the charge of con- spiraoy to dc fraud the government. were arraigned today in the United States court and their trials postponed until next Monday. W. - Walker, formerly superintendent of the Williamsburg plant, was releas- ed under $3,000 bonds. The others have already been- out .unrtor. bonds.. .They are Earnest W. Gerbracht, James P. Bendernagel, Jeab M. Voelker and ' James F.Haiiigajw "RESIDENT SPOKE TO GOVERNORS National Civic Federation Met a Today With Openiug Ad dress by The President FOR UNIFORM LAWS Conference Opens With About 60O Delegates Present Speeches To day by President Taft, Judge Par ker and Seth Low Aside . From the Uniformity of State Legislation One of the Principal Matters to be Discussed Will be the Conservation of State Rights Executives of All the States Expected to be Present. ( By Leased Wire to The Times.) Washington, Jan. 17 President Taft this morning delivered the open ing address t6 the conference of the National Civic Federation, which be gan a three days' meeting today. The conference opened in the Belasco Theatre with nearly 600 delegates, from all sections of the United States present. Seth Low, president of the federation, presided. The president's address was received with great ap plause. Judge Alton B. Parker and Mr. Low also spoke, explaining the pur poses of the conference. Aside from uniformity of state legislation one of the principal mat ters to be considered by the federa tion is the conservation of state rights. One of the most important reforms to be considered will be a uniform divorce law. . One of. tn prQp.osabi.to toe -pftered ganization in each state, which will send delegates annually to a national conference. ! The National Association of Uni form State Law Commissioners will present a number of commercial bills. t hese include the negotiable notes act, adopted by six states, and tne warehouse receipts act, adopted by eighteen states. The delegates to the National Civic Federation are appointed by the gov ernors of the various states, and by the presidents of commercial, manu facturing and other organizations. Members of the National Associa tion of uniform state law commis sioners are Included in all state dele gations and will figure prominently in the deliberations of the federation. The delegations are composed of rep resentative men .including many members of congress, assembly men, and former governors. Among the delegates are. Andrew Carnegie, John Hays Hammond, Klihu Root, Alton B. Parker, W. R. Willeox, Henry Wade Rogers, Sam uel Goinpers, John Mitchell, Warren S. Stone, James Duncan, W. G. Lee, M. 1-1 ingalls, Thomas F. Walsh, W. C. Rrown, Walter L. Fisher, JameR. Garfield, John C. Richberg, Walter George Smith, Amasa Eaton, John G. Milburn, Francis Lynde Stetson, Charles Thaddeus Terry, William Allen White, A. A. Goddard, Theo dore Marburg, Edwin Warfleld, Rome G. Browne, H. E. Miles, Frederick N. Judson,: Seldon P. Spencer, J.. M. Whitehead, Charles E. McCarthy, Ralph" Breckcnridge, John L. Web ster, C. B. Aycock, L. K. Holden, George E. Chamberlain, C .A. Woods, E. E. Hunter, O. M. Barber, Dr. Ed win A Aldereman, W. S. Allen, aud Charles M. Fassett. . .,. The attitude of the states, toward, the proposed income tax amendment to the federal constitution will be the most important topic to be dScassed by the conference of governors which is to begin here at the Willard to morrow. This meeting is a sequal to that called by President Roosevelt two years ago but differs from,. that in t hat it is entirely under the. ausi pices of the governors themselevs, in stead of having white house initia tive. The chief executives of for.tyrfqtp'. states are to be present. ... A tenta-r tive program has been prepared by Governor Hughes, of New York, Fort, of New Jersey, and Weeks, Of. C6nt necticut, which calls for papers from several members of the conference .on various subjects on which, uniformity of legislation may be found practi cable. . . ... William Green, who was capture! In Roanoke. Va., a few days ago, Was brought back here , last night. He Is charged with killing Bennle Young at a festival at Ruth Hall in this city, The preliminary hearing will b held JMlUArjr 27, -;
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