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DOUBLE THE CIRCULATION IN THE' CITY OF RALEIGH OF ANY OTHER NEWSPAPER. LAST EDITION ' "One paper in the home, is ' worth ' . thousand '911 the highway."l-Marshall Field. . ESTABLISHED 1876. RALEIGH, N. C, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 19T PRICE 5 CENTS. Ha ENGLISH AND AMERICANS IN CONTEST Two Expeditions Will Start For The South Pole in The Near Future PEARY MAKES PLANS Peary's Plans For An Expedition to tl Kontli Polo txikml on hv Enur- llsh As a Challenge Peary Will Not Lead Expedition, But Trip Will . Be Made in His Ship Roosevelt and Will be Directed by Him Captain Scott Will Lend English Band of Explorers The Parties Will be Well Matched. (By Cable to The Times) London, Feb. 3 The plan for an American expedition to the south pole outlined by Commander Robert E, Peary, discoverer of the north pole, today is accepted by; British scientific men and explorers as a challenge for an international race. In the opinion of scientific leaders, the British-American contest is on. Dr. Jean Charcot, the French explor er, is already in the Antarctic, how ever, and he may win out ahead of all others. The Terra Nova, Captain Scott's vessel, is rapidly being put in shape for the deparure, which has been scheduled for July. Whether the date can be advanced, advantageously re mains to be seen. If the expedition in Commander Peary's ship Roosevelt,, conducted, as he outlined it in Washington yester day, under the direction of the Peary Arctic Club and the National Geo graphical Society .Is actually started the two chief contenders for the last of the great discoveries will be well matched. Although Captain Scott is trained ai a -leader of expeditions he commanded the expedition of 1901 which made a farthest south record there are men of , daring among Peary's followers who, It is admitted, could meet him as an equ.l in spite of the refusal of the north pole dis coverer to-head another party. The Roosevelt is well watched in the Terra Nova which is the largest and strongest of the old Scottish whalers. She was the queen of the Greenland whalers and did hard serv ice in far northern seas, in 1903 she was purchased as a relief ship to the discovery expedition which Captain Scott led. " In funds, the Americans, with the proposed $50,000 donation of the Geographical Society and the $150, 000 Roosevelt, would have little adz vantage over the englishmen who have been raising a $200,000 fund by subscription. An American congres sional appropriation, however, wtitild put the United States ahead finan cially. " . .". In personnel the parties would be well matched. Peary's plan is that practically all the members of his successful northern trip make the southern journey, except himself. Captain Scott has chosen many of his aides. Dr.-Wilson, chief of his sci entific staff, will also be his zoologist and artist. - There will be more than half a dozen other scientists at least. . tne route or ine proposed Ameri can expedition will, in all probabil ity, He on the opposite side of the bottom of the globe to that of the Englishmen. The American patn would He by way of Punta Aerna, Cape Horn, and the Weddell Sea. NORTH DAKOTA SENATORSHIP. Tossed About From One Prominent Citizen to A not Tier. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Washington, Feb. 3 The Junior senatorship from North Dakota, which was held by Fountain L. Thompson for a period mt nearly two months, and which has been In pos session of William L. Purcell for a period of nearly two days, gives promise of becoming as much a mat ter of interrogation as the case of "button, button, who's got the but ton?" J. - - ..... According to a : report that has reached Washington, Senator Purcell, who was sworn in Tuesday as a mem ber of the, senate, will tender ; his resignation at tho expiration of 30 day8,.and his successor will be named by Governor Burke. Thifrreport has it that Governor Burke has decided to make himself "solid" with leading democrats in the 'state by passing around the senatorshiK every :30 days. JOHNNY $0$Xk ' Johnny Kling, the recalcitrant backstop of the Chicago Cubs, who has been out of the gtmte a season or more and who will not go bark to it although eagerly desired by the Chicago fans unless the manner of ne gotiation is made more huinnnitarion. "I do not intend to be used as a valuable asset by Murphy, the owner of the team, to be sold by him to any club he sees tit," says Johnny, as he gathers in the money at his bil liard establishment in Kansas City. "The club that makes a dicker with Murphy for my services will be wise to see me (irst, to see if I would ob ject to being traded or sold. 1 am a human being and not a chattel." FOR NEW STATEHOOD Arizona and New Mexico Have Chance House Has Passed the Bill and the Indications Are That the Senate Will Pass it This Time Beveridge Hus Changed. (By JOHN TEMPLE GBAVKS.) Washington', Feb. "3 Arizona and New Mexico now front at last the de finite and well known boon of sepa rate statehood. : ';' ; Two weeks ago the house of rep resentatives passed, as it has passed before, the bill for full and separate administration. This bill heretofore has been halt ed and killed in the senate. Beveridge, of Indiana, himself an ex-cowboy of the plains has been, sin gularly enbugh, but with honest ad vocacy, the effective opponent of the plan. Today Senator Beveridge Is with equal honesty the converted friend and advocate of separate statehood, and the senate seems all disposed to pass the measure, senator Bever idge, returning triumphant and elat ed over the handsome vote of confi dence given by the state of Indiana, will report the bill and there ought to be no appreciable opposition to its passage. The senate has taken the house bill and reconstructed it to the senatorial heart's desire. The sen ate holds fast to the lingering sug gestion of central power. The amended measure hps for its chief amendment tho provision that, be fore electing their state officials, the separate states shall . first prepare and submit their state constitutions to the inspection and approval of the president and congress. The aristo- ( Continued on Page Five.) GENERAL WRIGHT FOR COOPERS (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Nashville, Tenn., Feb. 3 General Luke E. Wright, former governor general of the Philippines, today made a final and eloquent plea for a new trial for Colonel Duncan B. Coop er and his son Robin J. Cooper, un der sentence of twenty years for kill ing ex-Senator E. W. Carmack. The crowds that thronged the su preme court on the other two days of the hearing were far outnumbered by the throngs that pressed into the court room today and stood about the building' in a wide fringe. Many prominent women were seated in the front ranks of the spectators. Subscriptions For Flood Sufferers. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Washington. Feb. 3 Subscriptions received overnight by the American Red Cross for the, Paris flood suffer ers, included ,$5,000 from Henry C. Frlck, of Pittsburg, and $1,000 from citizens of Baltimore. The total of American subscription now exceeds $160,000. the largest sum .contrib uted bv anv foreign country. Up to fhfa mrrrnltttr AmWRjuHnr Ttaron had turned over to the French government $120,000.- which is being used by the authorities at their discretion. KLING. CASE AGAINST AMD What Is The Real Secret Of Case VUu is Trying to Conceul the Facts and For AVhat Purpose Secret is Known to the .Women in the Case. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Boston, Feb. 3 What Is the real secret behind the court-martial of Paymaster George Percival Auld? Who is trying to conceal the facts? Will the person responsible for their concealment be successful? These are the questions that were asked to day by those outside the "navy set" who have watched the proceedings since the trial began and have an alyzed the testimony as it was given by various witnesses. The secret, which is known to the "women in the case" was nearly re vealed yesterday when Miss Margaret Ames, hostess of the hop at which the fracas between Auld and Dr. E. S. Cowles occurred, was about to tell the cause of the agitated condition of Paymaster Auld on the night of De cember 11, when he attacked Cowles. The revelation was .averted, how ever, by a quick conference between Judge Advocate Catlin and Major Leonard, one of Auld's counsel. Now everyone is wondering what it was that caused the sudden flurry, Miss Ames was willing to tell, but she was not allowed to. There the mat ter rests for the time being. If Paymaster Auld is convicted the case will be appealed and carried be fore the officials at Washington. Joseph Auld, father of the accused paymaster, declared today that he stood ready to spend every cent he owned to secure his son's vindication. That the outcome of the court martial is being awaited with great interest among those at Washington Is indicated by a request that a com plete copy of the testimony at the court-martial will be forwarded at once to Senator Henry Cabot Lodge and to Secretary' Meyer. It is re ported In official circles that Senator Lodge and Secretary Meyer are far from pleased over the disclosures made by Mrs. Cowles, wife of the complainant in the case against Auld, of what transpired at Washington when she went there to urge the authorities to order Auld's court-martial. . :;. :-. ' : Her declaration that Secretary Meyer said he considered the navy dance us the worst scandal he had seen In the navy und that it should be dropped in order to prevent pub licity, it Is said, has been particularly displeasing to the authorities at Washington. Secretary Meyer, it is said, had no anticipation that what ever conversation he had with Mrs. Cowles would be repeated. Transcripts of the proceedings be fore the court-martial were forward ed today to Senator Lodge and Secre tary Meyer. The findings of Ihe bourt will fol low, it Is expected, tonight or tomor row. This afternoon the officers of the court will hear closing arguments by Major Leonard, counsel for Auld, and Judge Advocate Catlin. i .I i - When a man isn't judged by his money it's by his clothes. Interest never goes on Btrlke. MRS. BROKAW GEtS$15,000 FOR ALIMONY Decision In the Case Of The Brokaws Handed Down By Justice Putnam COUPLE NOT PRESENT Only a' Few Newspaper ,Mon on Hand When Decision Granting Separa tion and $15,000 a Year Alimony ' Was Handed Down Principals and (Lawyers in Case Notified by the Cleric of the Court of the De cisionMrs. Brokaw Had Declared Her Husband's Income Was $00, 000a Year and Had Asked For $30,000. (By Leased Wire to The Times) New York, Feb. 3 Mrs V. Gould Brokaw, wife of the millionaire yachtsman, was today granted a sep aration and $16,000 a year alimony by Justice Putnam in the supreme court at Mineola, L. I., as a result of her suit against her husband for a limited divorce and -$30,000 alimony. Neither Mrs. Brokaw or her hus band was in court when t lie decision of Justice Putnam Watf .handed down. He turned the document over to his clerk and it was filed with the coun ty clerk of Nassau comity. Then the principals and lawyers in the case were notified. Mrs. Brokaw deeclared that her husband's income was $110,000 a year and that she should have one-third of It. The decision is regarded as a compromise. Whearthe-trial came to an end on New Years Day It was generally conceded that Mrs. Brokaw had proved her charges of cruelty and abandonment. The decision today was filed with Thomas Cheshire, county clerk of Nassau county, with almost no notice being taken of the matter, except by a few newspaper men. Judge Put nam declared that it was not neces sary for him to go into any lengthy review of the case. He said that the twenty-four or more charges that Mrs. Brokaw had made against her husband needed no review on his part, nor did he care to Inquire fur ther Into recrimination made on be half of the husband in his answer to his wife's complaint. He said that the evidence submitted at the trial of the suit was wide enough to cover the whole married life of the couple. 4 : . ' ; ' LUMBER PLANT Bt'HXED. Chadbourn Company at Wilmington Destroyed. . (Special to The Times) Wilmington'.' N C. Feb. 3 Fire set by a spark. "from a furnace de stroyed the large-plant of the Chad bourn Sash, Door & Lumber Com pany last night, with a loss of $50, 000. Ten carloads of lumber and five hundred thousand feet in the yards were also burned. Two hun dred men are idle this morning. STATUE TO GOEBEL UNVEILED TODAY (By Leased Wire, to The Times) Frankfort, Ky., Feb. 3 Today, the tenth anniversary of the assassi nation of Governor William Goebel, of Kentucky, a statue to his memory was unveiled in the state cemetery here. After the ceremony the body of Arthur Goebel, who died in Ari zona last week after having spent a fortune in the endeavor to bring the slayers of his brother" to justice, was burled alongside that of the governor. The unveiling was a notable cere mony. : The string wnicn aroppeu tne veil was pulled by Miss Lily Goebel, the beautiful 16-year-old daughter of Justus Goebel and niece of the late governor. Surrounding the' grave were the members of the state legis lature and a throng of representative Kentucklans from every corner of the state. .'.' Former United States Senator McCreary, now president of the in ternational peace conference and also chairman of the Goebel movement commission by which the funds with which the shaft was erected were col lected, made the principal address. The exi-ciilivo committee of the trustees of the University Of North Carolina Is in session here today. 1 f it ' EtM'Y ' J CM " 1 i - , W 'fft fid ri f c. .1..,. : r TMI llllll Mill I 1 1 ' 1 T I J. J. Hill, the multi-millionaire railroad man, who scores the ordinary housewife methods of today as the cause of the increased cost of high liv ing. He declares there is too much telephone ordering;, and that the butcher and the baker and the candlestick maker cheat the woman through and through, and tluit is why she is always complaining she is snort. SITUATION IN PARIS City Working at the Task of Greatest' DaiiKer' Now is Disasters Caused by the Ciiuiihliiii; Founda tions and Falling Buildings and From Pestilence. (By Cable to The Times) Paris, Feb. 3 The authorities to day turned their attention to strengthening the foundations of Paris, which, eaten into on every side by the flood, still constitute a grave menace to the entire city, although the river continues to fall. The sew ers, cable conduits and subways which were turned into a network of streams by the Seine as it rose, art no less threatening now that the river is falling than they were at tiie height of the inundation. Heavy masonry, walls and iron pipes have been torn asunder. Not only does danger of collapse of buildings lie here, but in the clog ged and broken sewers there lurks the specter of pestilence. '-With all the nervous energy of the French, Paris today Is working at the task of rehabilitation. The entire world is aiding with money and cheer and in this .assistance American wo men have assumed a leading part. Almost without except ion the noted American women residents in the French capital are struggling to make the American concert for the licnelii of the flood sufferers the most suc cessful event of its kind. The .con cert, which is to Im.v -given;. 'at IIm opera Coiniijue a week from .'-today, is already assured, thanks, to their efforts of social and artistic success. The program has been partially completed. It includes dances by Isadora Duncan, the California den seuse; the execution of a MacDowell concerto by Ruth .Delgo und other American features. The patronesses who include many well known women, headed l,v Mrs. Rober Bacon, wife of the Amer ican ambassador--hope to 'raise $:!', 000. Unsettled weather today -aroused fear again. Yesterday's rain and snow, aggravating the suffering of the refugees, gave rise to alarming reports of fresh danger which the au thorities have had difficulty in over coming. Much has already been done by the courageous army of. relief work ers, yet no more than the surface of the situation has been touched. Hud dled about the outskirts of tho 'city are dozens of isolated refuge ramps which have scarcely been reported since the first days of the food. There the suffering is Intense. 1 In the larger camps and safer refugees the situa tion is little bettor- The distribution of food and med ical supplies is. being rapidly systcm Ized. The drinking water supply is still dangerously low, however, and is absorbing much attention on the part of the authorities. In tho outskirts where the water has materially receded and In the warehouse districts along the river banks, there Is a new danger. The rats are swarming thick "and fast. Starved into ferocity they have not hesitated In several instances report ed 16 the police to attack men. Be (Continued on Page Five.! - uL. tr " : ft. J.M.CRENSH AW'S WILL The Philomathesian Society of Wake Forest College Will of the Lale 4. M. Crenshaw Pro bated I,cft, An Estate Valued ut '-About '$100,000 Most of it (Joes to His Widoiv aid .Mr. J. M. Klem- The; will of the late John M. Cren shaw, or vVaktr Forest, lias been "pro bated ft disposes of .properly the value of which ''.is-estimated to be about $1 od.iiOO, the greater portion of 'which goes to his widow, Mrs. Louisa 'vonshay and his nephew, Mr. John .M. I"leiiiins. It will be of interest to Wake For est men all over the state, particu larly members of the Pholmathesian Literary Society, that he left $1,000 in cash to that society. Major Cren shaw was a loyal supporter of the Phi. Society, and members of that. so ciety acted as pall-bearers at his fun eral. ' .Mis. Crenshaw gjis .certain tracts of land on the east, side of House Creek amounting to some 900 acres, and all l he live stock,; household and kitchen' furniture, provisions and farm implements, and $2,000 in money, ' : His neiies, Isabelle C. Thompson and (ilovenia C. West, got the tract of (ami mi which (hey reside, amount ing hi alioui J(;T acres. ' Miss Ida S. Thompson, a niece, gets $1,000 in imiuej , and Isali'dle C. Thoinpsou gets $;',iHi in money.': .lones C. Thompson receives $I.IMMI. All the rest of the estate wli;ii -oevei- is left 10 Mr. .1. M. J'leiiiim;, -who is named as Hie ex'-cu- Tbe real eslale is valued at . about $.iii,ii()ii. and alio' personal property at the same ligure. SLAP GIVEN TO MR. BALLINGER ( l! Leased Wire to The Tillies.) Washington. Feb. :; At 'the In stance of Senator' Keybiirn, of Idaho, the senate today figuratively slapped Secretary Hallinger in the face for being too officious, and attempting to interfere in legislative matters. The matter came u; by the vice pres ident laying before the senate a com munication from Secretary Ballinger containing a draft of a bill for the 'are of the insane in Alaska. Sena tor lleyburn objected, declaring that Ballinger was attempting to intro duce legislation, in violation of the rules of the senate. Senator lleyburn' said that only a senator could introduce a bill and that only the president, could com municate with the senate, suggesting legislation, and that even he could not delegate his powers. 1 Senator Bacon, of Georgia, sup ported Senator lleybifn and said there was continuall; disposition on. tae part of the execuve to domi nate legislation; measures were spoken of as administration bills and representing the president's policy. They were' even sent to the public printer, he said, and printed. The matter was finally settled by the de cision to return the- Alaska bill to Secretary Bailinger and call his. at tention to the rules of the senate. -.. THE CRETAN SITUATION MORE ACUTE The Turkish Fleet is Steaming At Full Speed Towards The Island of Crete WARCLOUDS BLACK Not In Years Have the War Clouds' Hanging Over the Jiulkans Been so llhu'k as They Are. Today Covert ly or Openly Every Foreign Office in Europe is Taking a Hand in the Fight in Turkey to Retain Its Hold on Crete British War Ves sels Sail For Freece. (By Cable to The Times.) Athens, Feb. 3 A Turkish fleet 13 steaming at full speed toward Crete, according to semi-official information received here today. The crisis be tween the Porte and Greece is more acute and perilously near the break ing point. Two Turkish army corps are in readiness to be hurled into the plain of Larissa at a moment's no ticethe third corps, whose station is Salonica, and the army, of the Epirus. These have been held un der arms on the frontier for some time. Not in years have the war clouds that ever hover over the Balkans been so black as they are today. Covertly or openly, every foreign of fice in Europe is taking a hand In. the fight, of Turkey to retain her hold on Crete and the sending of a Cretan delegation to-tba'iGreeir-.BatioHai-m- -sembly tantamount to a declaration of war, from the Turkish view point would immediately Involve the continent of Great Britain in a game of war and politics. The resumption or the. armed pro tectorate over Crete by the powers Is today declared to be imminent, j The withdrawal of the troops which maintained peace in the Island was made with provisos which appar ently are flaunted by the Cretan lead ers against Turkish ru'e. England, it is believed, would be among the. first to take such a step for the preservation of peace in the Near East. On credible authority, it Is stated that St. Petersburg Is seriously alarmed over the latest developments and the negotiations undertaken by the Citar and King Victor Emmanuel, of Italy, on the recent visit of Nich olas to Italy are likely to play a prime part in the forthcoming events. That visit was regarded as the forerunner of the disintegration of tho Triple Alliance. Bulgaria alone can benefit materially from the pres ent status and that which is threat ened according to prominent diplo mats. - ' The altitude of Austria whose curbing in the Balkans was the re puted object of the Nicholas-Victor Emmanuel conference may hold the key to the situation in the end. The kaiser, it is believed, will stand firm ly by Austria even if Italy shows abated ardor in upholding the trlplo alliance. Special Meeting Turkish Cabinet. - (Hv Catiie to Tho Times.) Constantinople, Feb. 3 Hakki Bey. grand vizier, today called a spe cial meeting of the Turkish cabinet to c.ousider the Cretan situation. The decision reached was that of firmly supporting the present attitude of the Porte and preserving at all costs Turkish dominance in Crete. Britain Sends Warships. ( By Cable to The Times) , Malta, Feb. 3 A British battle ship, three cruisers and four destroy ers sailed today for Greece as a re sult of the threatened clash between, Turkey and ; Greece. This sudden move on the part of the British gov ernment is regarded as significant of the seriousness of the situation. Henry Heath Killed. (By Cable to The Times) London, . Feb. 3 Henry Heath, probably the most famous hatter lnj the world, was found shot dead in Ills office In the fasblouablo West End this morning. Although the case bore indications of suicide the au thorities began an lnvestigattbn. y :, Heath has furnished headgear fo a. host of men famous In the political; literary and hwhlonRbl0"world8.