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IN THE CITY OF RALEIGH OF ANY OTHER NEWSPAPER. The Evening Times' supremacy in circulation (ita city circulation being double that of any other paper) make it "Lost and Found' column the most productive of results. ''Jt!jl 'Hi 0,, ESTABLISHED 1876. ') RALEIGH, N. C, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1910. PRICE 5 CENTS. DOUBLE THE CIRCULATION mm twvmm mme& LAST EDITION tei : : L PARIS AGAIN SUFFERING FROM STORM The Whole of France Swept By Disastrous Blizzards Doing Much Damage PARIS THREATENED Coasts Arc Being Swept by Blizzards and ShiitiiK Has Already Suffered Heavily Paris Threatened With a Third Flood Which Mny'Excecd the First in Severity Railroad Truffle lit n Standstill Few Wires IWt In Roundabout Way "Vast Crowds Line Hie Seine. (By Cable to The Times.) Paris, Feb. 1C Tempests 'today swept every part of France, doing tre mendous liavoe and ending off many . -parts of the country from commun ication. Tlie roasts are. .being swept by blizzards and shipping has already suffered heavily,. As a result of storms Paris is threatened with a third flood, which may, according to the estimates of hydrographic ex perts, exceed the seriousness of the first disaster, which did 200, 000,000 damage. Lyons and Jura are threat ened with inundation and a large part of those cities is tinder water as the result of the flood of the river. The Saone has smashed through its dikes inundating a rich country. The Marne is rising steadily. In the department, of Charente the country has been turned into a lake for miles. The rise of the Seine today resulted in the reflooding of Auteuil and troops drove out the inhabitants. Railroad traffic is at a standstill on the major part of the nation's transportation system. The numer ous canals are endangered and add to the menace outside the city. Few wires are left in working order and France can communicate only with difficulty with the other parts of En rope, By heroic work the telegraph sys tem connecting with Switzerland was partly re-established today. An army of men struggled to whip the other wire routes into condition and as a result one was opened connecting with Germany, Austria and Italy. All messages from Paris have to be sent by roundabout routes. The blizzards, breaking all records for severity wipe out new wire lines as fast as they can be constructed in iany parts of the country. The sea has been lashed by a gale for twenty-four hours and reports of disaster were received today. Even the largest ccast steamers are in dis tress, although it is thought that the damage is greatest among the fishing fleets. The danger of a third flood to Paris grew hourly today as the reports from the outlying regions came in. The situation has been got ten in such shape that with good weather all would have been well, when the vast storm that has envel oped all France brok with terrific fury. ' ; ' Troops were sent to all the outer districts of Paris today, driving in habitants back from the danger zone. (Continued on Page Two.) THE BIG LEAGUE SCHEDULE RETAINED (By Leased Wire to The Times) New York, Feb. 16 The magnates of the National League are going to retain the 154 game schedule, re jecting the proposed "programme of 168 games. This was the news that came from the Waldorf, where they are holding their sessions today. The acceptance of the old and shorter schedule by the American League at Chicago brought the assurance of the killing of the innovation. It was declared today that the ac tion of the club owners yesterday at their Waldorf meeting, in allowing the schedule to go over for later con sideration, was not so much the re sult of the bitter fight that has been waged on the topic as the desire ,to see definitely what the American League would do. Although there has been no move in the latter story for lengthening the season, the nationals were waiting for the decision of the opposition to ajoid a conflict over the dates for the post-season championship series. it was promised today by several MISS ELEANOR BUTLER ALEXANDER. p?i ilk i ! wit ill l IMhJ?4 ' Miss Eleanor Butler Alexander, of New York, and Theodore Roose velt, Jr., son of ex-President Roosevelt, who have just announced their engagement. Colonel Roosevelt does does not seem tohave been ..consulted,' nor is it seriously doubted that he will approve, for cable sent to Africa by Teddy, Jr., is the first Intimation of' the happy event. Young Roosevelt is still working in a carpet factory in Thomasville. Conn., learn ing the business from top to bottom. When the newspapers got a hint of their secret, the young couple frankly avowed it and were willing to. talk freely. of the magnates that the schedule would be finally decided on at the afternoon meeting. It was hoped that Horace Fogel, of Philadelphia, would be able to attend today. Yesterday his proxy was held by Charles H. Eb betts, of Brooklyn. Garry Herrmann, of Cincinnati, Barney Dreyfus, of Pittsburg, John Dovey, of Boston, John T.'Brnsh, of A'ew York, Stanley Roblson, of St. Louis, and Chas. W. Murphy, of Chicago, the other mag nates, intimated today severally that there would be no further delay in the schedule decision. THE SXKLL WILL CASK. Supreme Court Affirms Decision of the Lower Court. ... (By Leased Wive to 'The Times) Springfield, 111., Feb. 16 The su preme court this morning affirmed the decision of the lower court on the will of the eccentric millionaire, Col. Thomas Snell, of Clinton, and his big estate will be divided tmong the heirs at law. The final outcome of this celebrated case is a victory for his son Richard Snell, whom the old man cut off with a nominal sum, YOl'NCJ GIRL A Sl'ICIDEi Killed Herself Because She Had Been Jilted By Her Lover. (By Leased Wire to The Times) New York, Feb. 16 "I can't live any more. 1 love Isaac madly and I can't live without him" tiny more. If I can't have him', I can't live." After writing this note lS-yenr-old Jennie Shakolsky leaped five stories to her death from the roof of her home at 1GS East Second street, to day, She had boon jilted by her sweetheart. . Banish Steamer Sinks. ( By Cable to The Times. ) Christiana, Feb. 16 The Danish steamer Cairibonia has sunk off Haf nads. Thirteen men were rescued, but also sixteen missing. SENTENCE OF DEATH. Passed On Two Students by Revolu ,'.' tionary Tribunal, (By Cable to The Times) St. Petersburg, Feb. 16 Sentence of death has been passed on M. Ros enberg, a student, and N. Barit by a revolutionary tribunal which declar ed thorn to he the betrayers of the late Gregory Gershunin, the terrorist. Brief and grim notification of the sentence was given the condemned men today and they are now living under the shadow of the knowledge that their every step is dogged by ex ecutioners, who will kill them when the appointed hour arrives. There is not escape from the sentence. The revolutionary organization extends everywhere and should the doomed men be able to flee the country, it would be but to meet death by bullet or knife in whatever land they sought refuge. A FATAL ACCIDENT Employee of Oil Mill Suffocated By Suds George Wort liom, a Negro, While Working ill Oil Mill, is Suffocated by Suds From a Vat of Boiling Oil. Mrs, Catharine Jenkins Buried. Fire at Hendsrson Cotton Mills. (Special to The Times) Henderson, Feb, 16 In the early hours of last, night there occurred at the oil mill a singular accident which resulted in the instant death of a faithful employe of the plant, Geo. Worthom, colored. While engaged in removing suds from a large bulk, he was overwhelmed by an avalanche of suds and before he could be res cued life was extinct, having been smothered. The funeral services of Miss Cath arine Jenkins were held at the resi dence of her ..brother-in-law,' Mr. D. L. Parker, on Sunday afternoon. Rev. R. C. Craven officiated. Miss Jen kins had been ill for some time. Her remains were interred in Elmwood. There came near being a. serious fire at the Henderson Cotton Mills yesterday morning at. 7 o'clock, which originated in the pick room. Though the damage was considerable it did not necessitate shutting down. MRS. TILLMAN TO GET HER CHILDREN Columbia, S. C, Feb! 16 The slate supreme court has handed down a decision in the Tillman habeas cor pus case, taking from Senator Till man the custody of his grand chil dren and awarding them to their mother, the wife of B. R. Tillman, Jr. The court holds that the act under which young Tillman deeded the chil dren to his parents is a violation Of both state and, federal constitutions as a form of peonage against children and in violation of the established principle of law that the stMe will award the custody of childre for their best interest. The bill chang ing the law under which Tillman got the children will be pressed on to ratification as a result of today's de cision but friends of .the measure hold the change necessary in spite of the court's action. -? The decision wfts unanimous. Not for 'years has the entire state been in such a ferment as over this case. Jt was declared itoday that there were two well formed plots ready to be carried out if the decis- THEODORE ROOSjEA'ELT, .115. Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., 'son of t In former president of the 1'nited States, who has just cabled his fa ther in Africa the news of his-', en gagement to Miss Eleanor Butler Alexander, of New York. While the announcement will come a.: a com plete surprise to Colonel ISoosPVeli. Mrs. Roosevelt and Sister Alice .(Mm. Longworlh) have been in the secret and they have not the slightest doubt of paternal approval. The pic ture shows Teddy, Jr., in uniform as a member of the staff of the govern nor of Connecticut. ion was adverse to Mrs. Tillman'. One was, It is said, the kidnapping of her children from the senator; the other, the tearing down of his por trait over the speaker's stand in the state eapitol before the legislature adjourned, and its destruction by a crowd in the street. - THE HOUSE OF LORDS Members of the Upper House Gather Swearing in of What May be the Lust House of liOi-ds and Certainly the Last as Now Constituted Began Th. day A Brilliant Scene. London, Feb. It! The swearing in of the members of what may be the last house of lords, and what is al most certainly the last as it is now constituted, began today with all the medieval pomp of governmental ma chinery. A great crowd was in the cnamher of the hereditary house and the galleries were thronged, some .of the most famous beauties and society women of Great Britain being in the ladies gallery. The belief that never again would the upper body be convened with the same authority as it now holds, adds a sombre dignity to the historic show which all the trappings and ceremon ies could not lend. The gentleman usher of the "Black Rod, Admiral Sir Henry F. Stephen son, whose duties are much those of a sergeant-al-arms, but who is sur rounded by an inipressiveness "and sternness which no American, even a president, could ever hope to achieve, was much in evidence, conducting peers, summoning, and passing re quests and orders. The Earl of Waldegrave, the union ist whip, was among the first to ar rive. .Behind him his forces grad ually ranged themselves. Lord Den man, the deputy speaker, was also an early arrival. There was little delay in getting down to the formalities. Enthusiasm made itself apparent frequently and there were' many echoes of the past struggle and forerunners of the com ing battle for the curbing of the lords' powers. ..'... One of the most interesting figures in the new house of lords is Herbert Gladstone, son of the grand old man. who accepted a peerage In spite of his former ..connect ion with the min istry and its bitter light on the he reditary house. The royal commissioners designat ed to attend to the opening formali ties In the place of the king, had a busy day of it. In the house of commons, how ever, where the swearing in of the members was under way, there was a general note of apathy The Irish and Laborite members only appeared jubilant because of their power in the present parlia ment. Ramsay McDonald has accepted the nomination of the Labor party as party leader in the commons. Al though the real power among the Laborttes is Kier Ha r die, his defeat MRS. AGNES MAY 11 KM! DICK. Miss Ague;.: Alnv I lemlnck, ami in the .standing pose- in Japanese' robe. Laura. Ringer. Aliss Ituwr is heiiie. sued liv .Mis. lieliili'icK lur f I no. nun lor alienation ol her husband s al. lections. I)i'. diaries C. Hendrick and Miss Bigger are said to be living together on the Pacific coast. Aliss Bigger received $800,000 from tne estate of the late Henry M. Bennett, whom she claimed as her husband, a few years ago. Mrs. Hendrick thinks this money has something to dp with her husband's infatuation and sho would like some of it. The Bennett Bigger inheritance case was-one ot l he celebrities of its dav. at the polls necessitated the selec tion of a successor for the work on the floor. RIOT IN GERMANY Scores Injured In Hand-to-Hand Conflict Two Score Towns and Cities of Ger many Are Scenes of Disorder Ag itation for F.lecforal Reform' by So-. . ' cialists. . (By Cable to The Times.) Berlin, Feb. 16 Rioting was re newed today in the agitation over the socialist demands for electoral re form. -Troops, with fixed bayonets dashed on" the. manifestants at Neu niunster, where the most serious bat tle of last Sunday took place. Scores were injured in the hand-to-hand struggle today. Two score towns and cities of Ger many are the scenes of disorder to day. The demand lor genuine fran chise reform has spread and a wave of anger has swept the radical classes of the nation at the action of the au thorities Sunday in breaking up the manifestations. At Cassel today bands of social democrats fought the police for more than an hour. The struggle was bit terly waged, missiles being supple mented by firearms. Again and again the police and troops jjharged on the crowd and at last succeeded in dis continued on Page Two.) SPINNERS WILL RUN ON SHORT TIME - ( By Cable to The Times) Manchester, Feb. 16 Tile Ameri can section of the Federation of Mas ter Cotton Spinners today decided by a unanimous vote to continue the short time running until April 26. It is rumored that the owners of 4,000,000 spindles outside the fede ration Will co-operate in this agree ment. Hopes are entertained here that the spinners will be able to break the cotton ring. ESTRADA TO TAKE COMMAND. Will Go (o the Front and Take Com mand of the Insurgent Forces. By Cable to The Times) San Juan Del Stir, Feb. 16 Gen eral Estrada will go to the front, take command of the Insurgent forces and lead the attack on Managua. This news came today at the same time that advices arrived telling of the defection, of General Chamorro and his declaration that he is the provisional president. There was nothing to confirm the latter report, but it is believed certain that Estrada will go to the front to prevent the. insurgent troops in the field from get iing bi.-, und hi cuuutil and tu direct the campaign against Managua him self. .Meanwhile, say the advices, Cha morro is hastening from Matagalpa. Strong government columns are pur suing him or 'attempting to Intercept him.- He must fight his way through three armies.' before. renrning the cap ital. .Madriz's generals today fol lowed up their advantage in driving Chahiorro from '- bombarded Mata galpa. ..General Lara is in hot pur suit. General Ramirez was qrdered an l lie Hoaen to intercept the insurg ents and .'Colonel" Valdez, with 600 men. lias been sent to Tipitah to hold the gates of Managua, General . Rivas, commander of all the government forces in the field from Matagalpa, where he has made his headquarters, issued orders to his subordinate commanders, to. push the light and cut ('haiiiorro's army to pieces before the hitter's forced marches can -bring' him within strik ing "distance of Managua. General Chavarria has been disptched to re inforce Lra. From . Managua today reinforcements were sent to Tipitah. MRS. GROGHAX HOPEFl L. Will- of Commander of the Nina St ill Has Hope. ' I By Leased Wire to The Times) .Boston, Fob, 16 "1 still have hope. I am praying' every minute for niy husband." .Mrs. John F. Grogan, wife of (he chief ..'boatswain in command of the missing naval tug Nina, today after sleepless days of constant prayer, clung to hope. . At tile home of Mrs. George Booth, a friend, in Ashland street, Maiden, Mrs. Grogan has wept and pleaded for her husband's safety since the first fears were felt for the overdue little craft. . in the face of discouragement in naval circles and the futility of the search that is being made along hun dreds of miles of the Atlantic coast Airs. Grpghan maintains her optim ism. "I haven't slept for days, but. I know John is all right," she says. "I have begged for him to my Maker constantly, and I know the prayers of a woman will be heeded." Steamer Struck Rock ami Sank. (By Cable to The Times) Madrid, Feb. 16 The steamer Sultan struck a rock while entering the harbor of Aviles today and sank. Seven persons were drowned. More than 100 were saved by small boats in the harbor. John F. Stott Dead. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Harrisburg, Pa., Feb. 16 John F. Stott, one of the chief witnesses at the recent trial for graft in connec tion with the Pennsylvania state eap itol, was found dead lu bed today. CHIEF STELL ORDERED TO STOPSHOW Raleigh Theatre-Goers Stirred As Never Before by The "Girlie" Controversy "TO BE OR NOT TO Br "Will 'The (Jill From Rector's' Show Tonight?" is the Question Asked on Every Side Today Mayor Wynne Says "No" Manager Un church Says "Yes" In the Mean time Tickets Are Being Sold Like Hot-cakes .Mayor Wynne Orders Chief Stell to Prevent the Perform ance The Whole City in An lp. roar Over the Controversy. Well, what do you know about 'The Girl From Rectors"? It. is possible that controversies have come up which stirred the' Raleigh people as much, but it. was a long time ago. And what is it all about? "The Girl From Rector's'' is billed to appear at the Academy of Music tonight. Mayor Wynne told Mana ger rpchureh that it would not be permitted to show here. The man agement of the Academy say that the girls will certainly appear before the footlights in the Academy tonight. This morning Mayor Wynne issued the following order to Chief Stell: "J. P. Stell, "Chief of Police, "Raleigh, N. C. "My Dear Sir: "Taking notice of the general rep utation for indecency and immoral ity of the play known as 'The Girl From Rector's', as reported in the public press, and of the indecent and immoral character of the advertising of said play, I, on February 15, gave notice to the manager of the Acad emy of Music at Raleigh and the manager of the said play that I would not permit the said play to be given here, "As mayor and chief executive of the city of Raleigh I hereby order you as chief of police to station suf ficient policemen at the opera house known as the Academy of Music, so as to iirevent the performance of the play known as 'Girl From Rector's', and I hereby authorize you to ar rest any one who attempts to pro ceed with this performance. "J. S. WYNNE, "Mayor." What the Chief Says. When asked about the show this morning Chief Stell said: "They shall not show." "Will the curtain go up?" asked the reporter, . "I will not answer," said the chief. In the meantime the people are buying tickets' right along, and the indications point to a big house, pro vided the show is permitted. But that brings, up the same old question. There has been a great hullabaloo over this matter, anyway. The Char- lotto papers failed to discover any thing "so awful" in the performance (Continued on Page EiKht.l DEATH OF DAVIS WAS SELF-INFLICTED (By Leased Wire to The Times) Natchez, Miss., Feb. 16 That VI dal Davis, brother-in-law of Presi dent Finley, of the Southern RaTl way, and Senator Chamberlain, of Oregon, committed suicide was ad mitted today. News of Mr. Davis' death was re ceived from Canuonsburg, near here, last night. It was declared he had been the victim of heart failure. To day it is admitted he killed himself with a heavy charge of buck shot. He was 49 years of age. : Heavy financial troubles is be lieved to have been the cause of the suicide. Chamber of Commerce Plan Not Adopted. (By Cable to The Times.) St. Petersburg, Pa., Feb. 16 Be cause of lack of American support, the proposal to establish a Russo American chamber of commerce here has been abandoned.