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DOUBLE THE CIRCULATION IN THE CITY OF RALEIGH OF ANY OTHER NEWSPAPER. r LAST EDITION "One paper in the home It worth a thousand on the lUghwny." Marshall Field. ESTABLISHED 1876. RALEIGH, N. C, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1910 PRICE 5 CENTS. MR. JAMES . E. SHEPHERD, JURIST, DEAD Ex-Chief Justice Died In Balti more Where He Had Gone For Treatment FUNERAL TOMORROW Raleigh and North Carolina Shocked at the News of the Death of F.x Chief Justice James Kdward Shep herd Which Occurred Suddenly at the Presbyterian Hospital in Haiti more Last. Night Had tione There For Treatment for Some Tliroat Trouble Body Will Arrive Here Tonight Funeral Will ll-olmbly Take Place Tomorrow Afternoon at :t:il O'clock. The news of (lie sudden death of Hon. James Edward Shepherd wlilch occurred In Baltimore last niglif. about oiio o'clock ciisl. :i gloom not. only over Raleigh but the entire state, for North Carolina loses ono of her greatest jurists and citizens. Judge Shepherd was In thut period of life where great men accomplish the most. His Denth. Only meagre details of his death wore obtainable this morning, but so far us can be learned, Judge Shepherd was suffering from some bronchial trouble, and was advised to go to Bal timore ami be treated by a specialist. Ho loft here last Saturday accom panied by Dr. K. P. Battle, and was taken to the Presbyterian hospital. A message was received here yester. day saying that there was some Blight trouble with his throat. Last night another telegram was received an nouncing his death. Further than this no information was oniainauie mis morning. It was reported this morning thai while eating quail a few days ago a piece of bone lodged in bis throat. An examination by local physicians failed . to find the bone, and upon their ad vice Judge Shepherd went to Baltimore to consult specialists. An examination at the Presbyterian hospital failed to loente any obstruc tion. The next news received here an nounced the death. This report could not be verified. . Funeral Tomorrow. The body will be met in Richmond today by Mr. S. Brown Shepherd and Judge George H. urown, wno wm ac company it here, arriving tonight at 12:30. The funeral will be conducted from the Church of the Good Shepherd to morrow afternoon at 4 o'clock. Sixty-two Years Old. Judge Shepherd was sixty-two years of age. He leaves a widow and'one son, Mr. S. Brown Shepherd who was his law partner. Another son, James E. -Jj., died before reaching 'manhood. Associate Justice George H. Brown was a brother-in-law. Sketch of His Life. James Edward Shepherd, son of Thomas S. and Eliza Ann Shepherd, was Krn near Suffolk, Virginia, July 26, 1847. His great grandfather, Solo mon Shepherd, was a member of the Virginia, convention when the consti tution of the United States was adopt i nnd one of the ereat men of Virginia. He lost his mother when he was only two years old and his father ten years later.after which he made his home with "his older brother, William. In 1859 the Shepherds moved to Murfrees boro, Hertford county, where William opened up ai ug business. Ftortuhate ( Continued on Page Five.) MINIMUM TARIFF FOR GERMANY (By Leased Wire to The Times) Washington, Feb. 7 President Taft today signed a proclamation giv ing to Germany the minimum tariff. The proclamation does not apply to the German colonies, as there Is not now sufficient information to show It the colonies discriminate against American goods. General Wood to be Re-operated On. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Baltimore Feb. 7 General Leon ard Wood is at Hopkins Hospital under the care of Dr. Harvey M. Cashing, who will operate upon him for an injury to the army officer's head. Goneral Wood fell from his horse while riding in New Yqrk re cently, was thrown, landing on his tead. ,. ... MRS. FRANK Sirs. Frank Jay Could, former wife Jay Gould, who is about, to marry Ralph Thomas, nephew of Washington It. Thomas, president of the Sugar Trust. Mrs. Gould was Miss Margaret Kelly. She secured a divorce from her husband sonic time ago and was a warded a generous sum as alimony. She has two children, whose time, by order of the court, is divided between the parents. NEW REPRESENTEE FROM MISSOURI (By Leased Wire to The. Times) Washington, Feb. 7 Immediately after the chaplain delivered the prayer this morning in the house the credentials of Representative Clem ent C. Dickinson, of Mjssourl, suc cessor to the. late Representative De Armond, were presented. Mr.. Dick inson took the oath of office. Representative Parker, of New Mersey, chairman of the committee on judiciary, lntroaueea tne administra tion federal incorporation bill. It was referred to the judiciary com mittee. Representative Finley, of South Carolina, rising to n question of priv ilege, said Unit the Valley Paper Com pany, of Holyoke, Mass., lias entered suit against the joint . congressional committee on printing and that, the District of Columbia, supremo court has issued a rule against the mem bers of the committee directing them to show cause why a mandamus should not issue against the commit tee and a contract for paper for flit? government printing office in dispute should not be awarded to the com pany. It was referred to the judic iary committee. The house took up consideration of hills on the unanimous consent calendar. REPORT OX PATEXTS. Commissioner Submits His Annual Report for tOOI. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Washington, Feb. 7 Commission er of Patents MOore has submitted to congress his annual report for 1909. The total amount of money receiv ed from all sources was $2,042, 824.14 and the expenditure was 9.r).r, 151. 14, leaving a surplus for the year of $87,677.00. 1 During 1909, 64,408 applications for the issue of patents were received and 1,234 applications for patents for design. Of these 37,261 letters patent wer,e issued. The" number of applications awaiting Investigation and action by the office is 19,679. New York is the leader in the num ber of Inventors, with 5,232, the nearest competitor being Pennsyl vania with 3,641 patents granted. Of the patents granted to citizens JAY GOl'LD. (K ju-. ijr of the son of (lie groat financier of foreign countries, Germany is in t lie lead with 1,1 Nil, England .being second Willi 879. The commissioner recommends the passage of a bill for the creation of a hoard of patent ap peals.: The declaration of ap"ntent bar is another feature of the recommended legislation. . The repeal of the law relating to caveats is recommended. The commissioner forcibly repeats his previous recommendations for a new building for the patent office. WOMAX STRANGLED TO DEATH. Rody"Hid Under Floor Husband Has Disappeared. (By Leased Wire to The Times) New York, Feb. 7 Mis. Agnes Anderson, a pretty young woman, was found strangled to death today beneath the flooring of an apartment house at 174, 94th street. Her hus band moved from that place last Friday. In , the rooms the Anderson's had occupied there was no sign of crime, hut about the woman's neck was a tightly-wound cord. '" According to neighbors Anderson left the place saying that his wife had quit him forever. PAULHAN PLEASED WITH NEW ORLEANS (By Leased Wire to The Tithes) New Orleans, Feb. 7 Louis Paul han's reception to New Orleans has been marked by such vehement wel come that the daring French aviator has determined to extend his stay to next Monday and during that time he -111 .illnmnt - t rt rr.tt n itnmilnin n Ctr , uur,,,,,. lu set of records in aerial navigation. He is confident he will set new rec ords for distance i and height before the end of the carnival. The dist ance record will be attempted by a flight 'either to'the Gl( f Mexico or to Baton Rouge. ' The latter trip would take him over the most thickly populated French section of the United States The French people uric uiu iiuuiiii ivi. riiiuiiaii uuu wifo. In the French quarters yesterday M. Pnulhan passed the French Opera House and exclaimed: I "Why, it's Paris!" MUCH ZERO WEATHER Coldest of The Year In New York The Entire East, From Hatteras to Eastport, Me., Gripped by Storm. One Death Directly Attributable to The Cold Charitable Lodging Houses Full. (fiy Leased Wire to The Times) New York, Feb. 7 With the ther mometer 2 degrees above zero, New York's coldest day of the year today brought suffering to thousands. The cold snap came all the way from laska, gripping the entire east, yd storm-warning were ordered ou e weather bureau from Ci (eras to Eastport, Me. In New York the death of one wo man was directly attributed to the high wind which, driving at a '4"-niil clip, added to the horror of the piercing cold. ' Blinded by dust and entangled in her wind-snarled skirts, Mrs. Mary O'Connor walked directly in front or a I'niti'd States mail automobile at I'liii'il avenue and 84th street, and was killed. Her clothing became en- tangled in the Kpokefol a wheel and she was dragged for Jnrd.i, her le ad being ci'u-ilied. The river was choked with ice 'and traffic was greatly hampered. The ferry services were disrupted ami thousands of commuters were delayed in reaching the city. Every charitable lodging-house was crowded ,lasl nlirbt. the miinicinal lodging i iiise alone giving shelter to 4 SO men) 'JO women and three child ren, brenl ig all records. Through out the o.o every secluded nook of warmth was occupied by derelicts and homeless. So intense was the cold 'that It pervaded the usually air-tight, sub way and 'the- station employes were forced to swing-their arms like cab men to keep warm. Three early morning fires added to the suffering, each driving fully 100 persons in their night ifjthes Into the bitter air. These fires were at 351 Madison street, 709 EastFifth street, and 189 Rivington ' street Several of the people were frost-bit ten.' . . From the middle of the night on the hospitals began to fill with suffer ers. Overcome on the streets many were taken in suffering from expos ure and the police made special ef forts to prevent death from claiming the tin fortunates who wore compelled to rest in the open. : ; John Walsh, a Pennsylvania Rail road watchman, was benumbed while on duty and fell, his head striking a rail. He was taken to a hospital in a serious condition. August Schannarschiper, an aged engineer on Blackwells Island, was taken to Flower Hospital with hands and feet frozen. He was overcome whfle on duty. ' At the big zoological gardens in the Bronx Park, where there is one of the most famous collections of ani mals in the world, fires were lighted in the cages to keep the exhibits from periBhing. Even the polar bears huddled up to the warmest spots. Today was the coldest February 7 ever recorded by the weather bureau. On February 7, 1875, and 20 years later the thermometer fell to three degrees, one degree higher than it did today. This was also the coldest day of the year and of the winter, the previous record being five degrees. It also came near to the record fig ures of the last, few years 1 degree on February 5, 1898, and February 12, 1907. The coldest February day recorded was the 11th in 1899, when the thermometer was 6 below zero. Frozen To Death At Buffalo. Buffalo, N, Y., Feb. 7 Air cold weather records for the season have been broken in Buffalo. Some ther mometers registered as low as fifteen degrees below zero. ' Herman Snyder, thirfy-seven years old, was frozen to death while fishing four miles out on the ice of Lake Erie. Cold in Vpner Xcw York, Watertown, N. Y., Feb. 7 It was 35 below zero in Watertown early this morning, the coldest in several years. Ogdensburg, N. Y., Feb. 7 At Saranac Lake the thermometer regis- tered 45 below zero this morning, Eight Above In Washington. . Washington, Feb. 7 The ther mometer showed eight degrees above zero today. 4 In Philadelphia. Philadelphia, ' Pa., Feb. 7 The winter's weather records were brok en for cold today when the tempera- tufe fe t(j one degrM above zer0 Eight Below At Boston. Boston, Mass., Feb. 7 Boston and New England are in the grip of a cold wave that is sweeping practically all sections cast of tbc Mississippi and to LADY All MUM. fWfl i4T v j At n y -Z ' ES ' ' I if JWtrM 4 I , , , - ,3 1 . ! f i! iVl?3?! ' . s I b !"j I h f ' t t o 4.i i 'J ii iV I I f - , PlEtfe - iVJ?' m Ifi f vt J- f&iA Lady Miclieinum, ne oi mi cn.i. ..i v weait iv I .nlil. man iist ere ated u peer, wno is being sued by Arthur l;u, a ricli stock broker of London, becaus ot an alleged attempt jnnde by tile l..n- ti disrupt ins domestic happiness, so that lie would tut 11 to l:er lor consolation. .It is cbargel that. Lady Michelhnin sent nteicgt'isph to ( olui signed with the name of a French dancer in ' which '1 lie most erratic kind of love was ex pressed. Colin's wile received the iclev.iym. There uas a siorm. The dancer was nolilied. .She sued Lady M i lieihaoi and got Jjili 4)00 to settle out of court. This convinced Colm l!:al l.ady M ielielhain was guilty, and so he has likewise brought suit in order that Hie at'empl on his domestic happiness may be cpMscd, the west Gulf stales. . At 7' n'elm-k this morning'- the.- .-mercury was !? be- ' low zero, within three degrees of llie coldest Fehruiary day on rei-ord here. Few vessels are ai tempting lo. letue ; the harbor today beeeause of a gale. ("oldest Day In Baltimore. j Baltimore, Md.. Feb. 7- Tin's is the coldest day of the winter, the; thermometer registering- fs degrees above zero -this morning, ... Victim of Secret Society. (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Chicago. Feb. 7 Joseph Loverdo. an Italian employed by the Chicago Railways Company, and a resident of the Northside Italian colony, was shot and killed in a coal shed adjoining his home early today. It is believed Loverdo was the victim of an Italian secret society. First Rctur'is Indicate Strike. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Chicago. Feb. 7 The first returns in the strike-vote being taken by.-Chi cago., switchmen, under the auspices of the: Brotherhood of Railroad Train men were 100 from the Randolph street yards of the Illinois Central Railroad. They were unanimous for a strike. MRS. RUSSELL SAGE SCATTERS MONEY (By Leased Wire to The Times) New Orleans, Feb. 7 Airs. Russell Sage, one of the world's richest wo men, who is here for the -carnival sea son, upset all precedents yesterday by scattering money to the winds. The winds did not get the money, how ever. It was grabbed up by scores ot waifs who followed her carriage on the tour through the .French quar ters. Mrs. Sage left the hotel early in the afternoon and after she had passed through Rue Royale and inside her way through the narrow streets of the quarters, news of her identity quickly spread. Soon scores of gam ins pressed about the carriage crying for gifts. In order to rid herself of the escort, Mrs. Sage dug up all the nickels she could find, even mulcting the coachmanf and the money was thrown to the little nomads, who scampered awav. begging their saints j to bless the uged Ludy Uoumilul. j THE GOVERNMENT FORCE TRAPPED ( I ';. V'Jl; ealle;,-l ;J.e i!i.n Mella' V,-: planm-i) Cable to The Tithes) .1, I". '. 7 ( t '.y.'- Mexican Hie bat tie of Santa Tomas it'iit .'itiny umler General s' li-ait iliio a carefully i Miliar aile. This explains why s. -. 'i'tinieur forces .suffered sio a an "i'k ieiit loss. One man killed and a .few wounded. The -v!t";(or.v lias greaily stimulated the gove.rnnietii tr'.iio.ps which had. lost confidence- 11 per they .we're- defeated at Rama. : ,' 'According 10 official dispatches from Gejierul A'asqiiez every : sixth man anioi.g ih iit.nrgents was either killed or vwiiiiid.'d. Among those In the casualty list on the' government side are. Captain Purinilli, killed, and Colonel Jligtu l and Captain Navarro, wounded. Navarro was formerly gov ernor of .Managua. '.penitentiary and il was he who executed Zelaya's orders for the dogging, shooting and tortur ing of political prisoners. Geneial Menu was. in command of the insurgents at 1 he battle. Toward the -'close of the' fight he was reinl'oived by Colonel Zeledon, with .'300 men and this .prevented the insurgents from being cut off entirely. General Va-em-. in his advices, says 'he is siiU put-suing the enemy. The report that . Nicaragua and Honduras are preparing a revolution against Ouaiepial is a pure, invention doubtless for the 'purpose of discred iting' -.the MiidHz' government... Norwegian Novelist Dying. ( liy Cable to The Times! Paris, Feb.- 7-.- njorusloine Bjorn son, the Norwegian novelist, is rapidly sinking. A bulletin issued by 11. s physicians at .noon today said the pa tient, was then in a coiua and. all hope, had 'been abandoned.- His fam ily is at his .bedside. The Payne Resolution. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Washington, Feb. 7 The house committee on rules todav considered the Favne resolution calling for an investigation into the causes of the high prices lo foodstuffs. Only luioruiul discussion look placo. an CORATION BILLlNTHE HOUSETODAY Administration Bill Introduced By Senator Clark of Wyoming THE POSTAL BANKS Corporation Hill Tabled FntU To. morrow When it Will be Keferred to (lie Committee on Commerce Senator Haynei- of Maryland, Vig orously Assailed the Postal Sav ings liauk Kill Which is One of the President's Pet Measures Based Objections Wholly 1'pon Constitu tional Grounds. (Hy Leased Wire to The Times) Washington, Feb. 7 The admin istration corporation bill was in tra il need in the senate today by Senator Clark, of Wyoming. Senator New-land.-', of Nevada, objected to its se ond reading and to its reference to the committee on judiciary. The ef fect of this was to have the bill tabled until tomorrow. Senator Newlands announced that tomorrow he would move to refer the measure to the com mittee on commerce. Senator Rayner, of Maryland, vig orously assailed the postal savings bank bill, which is one of President Taft's pet. measures, and considera tion of which he has forced upon the senate leaders. The Maryland sena tor's objections were based wholly upon constitutional grounds. TTe; (intended that there wr.s no wnmtnt anywhere in the fundav ' P such .legislation. He .aci JiDercliy from court decisions .1 fretq. writ ers on ' .the constituu'-i.. ' snMniniiie- his own view of the constitutionality of the measure. "I know the constitution under the last, administration was in a state of collapse.' he said. "Upon a number or occasions it received blow after blow until it was almost sent stagger- in;; to its grave. The predecessor of our present president, whatever else lie may liaVe been, was not a student. of the constitution: he did not enre. for its restrictions, and did not con sider himself bound by .its limitations.-' Mr. Tafi, he declared, is familiar with .the landmarks of his power and possessed of judicial poise, but tn liis message to congress on the sub ject of postal savings banks he had not stated under what grant of power in the constitution such legislation could be enacted. Senator' Ravner predicted that the enactment under the "general welfare" clause of thn constitution would be disastrous. The main features of the ineorno- ration 'bill as-made, over, provide for the formation of a corporation by five persons: the commissioner of corpora tions is to pass 011 stocks and bonds, whose .actual '.value must be repre sented on appraisal. The commis sioner has the right to appoint a re ceiver if a corporation becomes in solvent, and an appeal may be taken. Violation of the Sherman law is pun ishable by annulment' of the charter by ; congress or action in the courts brought by the attorney-general. The bill does Hot relieve the registered organizations from state taxation, in- ( Continued on Page Five.) CARNIVAL KING HAS ARRIVED New Orleans, Feb. 7 Rex, the carnival king, with -an escort of a hundred ships, arrived from the mythical Isla Do Luzon at. noon to day. His.'.-..majesty was greeted by thousands, and the great cavalcade marched through tile streets with Louis Patilhan, the, French aviator, flying overhead. The carnival this year is breaking all records. SUNT TO THF. ROADS. For Killing Man in Game of Craps. (Special to The Times.) Louisburg, N. C, Feb. 7 Judge C. M. Cooke adjourned the two weeks' term of court here Saturday. The case of most importance during the court was that against M. Holden for the killing of Walter Hawkins in a game of craps. He was sentenced to two and a half years on the roads. The judge will hold Bampuon cyuuty court next week.