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RALEIGH, N. C, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1910.
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LAST
EPITIOW
FATE RIOTS
MARK EFFORT
TO RUN CARS
City oMJrotherly Love Pre
sent Anything Bat Peaceful
Aspect
MANY SHOTS FIRED
With First Attempt to Bun Cars This
Morning Rioting Again Broke Out.
Crowd of 400 Pull Car From Track
and Wreck It Two Boys Hurt
Police Unable to Preserve Order-
National Guard Under Arms But
Has Not Been Called For by the
Mayor Arrest of Union Organizer
Inflames the Crowds General
Strike of ,75,000 or 100,000 Men
Threatened.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Philadelphia, Feb. 22 Philadel
phia on Washington's birthday is in
the grip of the worst labor war an
American city has ever seen as a re'
suit of the traction strike. Troops
have been called out. Mobs rage in
the most populous quarters. A call
for a general sympathetic strike, is
sued by President John J. Murphy,
of the central labor union, was sub
mitted to various-organizations and
at noon, he said, 30,00:) had quit. The
order involves at least 75,000.
Scores have been injured in riot
ing today, several of them being bad
ly wounded by bullets. A dozen cars
.have been wrecked. At one strike
breakers' camp the non-union men
revolted and fought with their
guards.
The general strike situation is the
most menacing of all. This is a hol
iday, and the real test of Murphy's
order will come tomorrow.
The strike disorder at 12th and
Market streets led to -the death this
afternoon of an aged man. He was
caught In a crowd of rioters sur
ounding a car, pushed between the
car and a heavy delivery wagan and
crushed to death.-
Details of lfsorder
Philadelphia, Pa., Feb. 22 Pres
ident John J. Murphy, of the Central
LalW Union, announced at 10
o'clock today that he had called a
general strike. Fifteen minutes
later tile executive committee of the
Central Union denied that the strike
had been called.
. From the time the stret car men
walked out it has been constantly de
clared that a general strike, tying up
every trade employing union labor
and affecting 100,000 workers in
Philadelphia, would be called before
the car dispute was settled. Presi
dent Murphy declared a general
strike Inevitable when told of the ar
rest of C. O. Pratt, the car meu's or
ganizer. When be declared today-ahat he
had given the orde?, he said he wns
awaiting the reports of his lieuten
ants. Two boys were shot by policemen
ATTEMPT ON THE
LIFE OF ZELAYA
Port Llmon. Costa Rica, Feb. 22 That
an attempt was made on-the life of
former President Zelaya during his trip
on the steamer Liverpool, was an
nounced in the Ban Jose papers lust
night. The story is that while on the
deck of the steamer, Zelaya was at
tacked by Ignaclro Ruzado, a young
Nlcaraguan, whose father's estate had
been ' confiscated by Zelaya. When
Ruzado struck with his knife, Zelaya
leaped back' and sent a bullet Into
the assailant's arm. The story of the
attack was suppressed and only came
out yesterday afternoon.
WANDERER RETURNS.
Mr. W. If. Sanford, Who Disappeared,
Has Come Back.
' ' ' (Special to The Times.)
Washington. N. C, Feb. 22 Mr. W.
11. Sanford of this city who caused a
sensation here by his mysterious disap
pearance a few days ago, has return
ed to" the city, much to the relief of
his friends and Immediate family who
were exceedingly alarmed over his ab
sence. It seems that he had gone on
a pleasure trip and neglected to inform
his family of his sudden decision to
leave, .i ., -. .
JAMES
i
James R. Keene, who has been
who is now testifying as to the purchase and sale of stock during the pool
of the Hocking Coal and Iron Company, which he formed. The purpose of
the inquiry before United States Commissioner Alexander in New York is
to show whether or not stock was manipulated so as to create false values.
Mr, Keene up to now has successfully resisted all attempts to make him
admit anything wrong was done by the
today when a crowd of 400 men and
women attacked a trolley car at Ger-
mantown and Allegheny avenues.
One of them was taken to the Samar
itan Hospital in a dying' condition,
with a bullet near his heart.
The police, several hundred strong,
gathered from over a wide area and
gave battle to the rioters, injuring
scores with their clubs. Many shots
were fired.
The car was overturned, pulled to
pieces and an attempt was made to
burij it.
With the police reinforced by as
many men as there are in the depart
ment, powerless to curb the disorder.
and the national guard under arms
and awaiting the orders that would
put them on the streets, it was de
clared this morning that today would
prove the crucial day of the car
strike.
Heavily armed with guns and bay
onets and plentifully supplied with
ammunition, as in time of actual war,
he first battalion of the Sixth regi
ment, known as the State Fencibles,
as in readiness this morning to be
sent out to patrol the streets.
The Fencibles were sworn in at the
armory at Broad and Race streets.
his move was decided upon after a
conference between Mayor Reyburn,
Director of Public Safety Clay, Dis
trict Attorney Rotan and Brigadier
General Bowman, commanding offi
cer of the first brigade, national
guard of Pennsylvania.
The arrest of C, O. Pratt, union or
ganizer and the most prominent fig
ure in the struggle, and the refusal
of the police to recognize a release
order Issued to his friends by a mag
istrate, added to the intensity of the
excitement today. The rioters have
made the cause of Pratt their cause,
in spite of his offer to preserve peace
with the strikers. The police have
inflamed the mobs by making a mar
tyr of the strike leader.
Several persons were wounded
hen a squad of police fired a volley
into a crowd of 5,000 rioters at Ger
mantown road and Lehigh avenue at
10:30 o'clock, and many others were
more or less hurt in the scramble
which followed the shooting. Two
:ars filled with patrolmen loft the
barn and proceeded down Gorman
town road. The cars were met at Le
high 'avenue by the mob, which be
gan stoning them. Regardless ot
the warnings of the bluecoats they
continued the bombardment and In
order to disperse the rioters the po
licemen were forced to bring their re
volvers into play. The car crews were
badly beaten.
It was teamed later that the order
issued by Murphy had not been sub
mitted to the executive committee.
It went directly to the heads of the
affiliated unions for their endorse
ment or rejection. The tatter action
would make each branch subject to
dismissal. ..
Pratt Released.
C. O. Pratt was released at 11:15
this morning under $3,000 bail,
1,000 each on three counts: incit
ing to riot, disorderly conduct and
conspiracy. The hearing was In the
central station. : ,
General Strike Order.
President Murphy, in confirming
the issuance of a general strike or
der, said shortly before noon:
The sympathetic strike order is
already effective. Thirty thousand
men and women have gone out and
before the day Is over the whole
(Continued on Page Five.)
R. KEENE.
called the "Old Fox" of Wall Street,
pool.
SNYDER ON FUTURES
Says Rank Speculators Should
Be Barred
He Claims That if 'Margins Were
Eliminated on the Market We
Would Go Back to Time of Joseph.
Says a Corner on Commodities
AVould be Easy if it Were Not For
Margins-. r - " . -';'
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Washington, Feb. 22 J. W. Sny
der, of the : Baltimore Chamber of
Commerce, was before the house com
mittee on agriculture today. He
spoke on the Scott anti-futures bill.
Mr. Snyder agreed with the com
mittee that it would be a good thing
for the exchanges if congress could
enact a law that would eliminate the
rank speculator, but he did not know
how it could be done. He asserted
that the business of the Baltimore
Chamber of Commerce, which he
said controls tho largest export trade
in the country, is legitimate and that
every order is conducted by contract
for delivery of grain. After a custo
mer puts in an order for 10,000 or
15,000 bushels of wheat or corn and
puts up a margin to protect the brok
er, the customer had the right to sell
that staple to any otheY buyer.
Chairman Scott asked what would
happen if the system of margins was
eliminated.
. "If the system was eliminated,"
replied Mr. Snyder, "we would go
back to the time of Joseph."
He added that if margins were not
required it would be easy to make aj
corner on wheat or corn. He assert
ed that nearly all business is specu
lation; the drygoods man, the grocer,
the farmer all speculate, while the
producer is the greatest speculator
of them all. The pending bill, he
said, cuts deep, for it interferes with
legitimate business.
Tried For Breaking Quarantine.
(Special to The Times)
Thomasville, Feb. 22 Monday
morning a young man was tried for
breaking the quarantine law, during
the time small-pox was in his home
some two weeks ago, and Mayor Bur
gin fined him 10 and the costs .and
stated that if this law was violated
again by anyone In quarantine he
would make the punishment a great
deul more severe.
Successful Railroad Man.
(Special to The Times)
Thomasville, Feb.
22 Mr. D.
Romulus Thomas, general manager
of the Wrightsvllle & Tennllle (Geor
gia) Railroad, spent a few days the
first of the week In the city, visiting
his father, Hon. P. C. Thomas. He
is one of the brightest railroad men;
in his state and to winning much suc
cess in his business undertakings.
Rul'us A. Lane Resigned.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Washington, Feb. 22 Rufus A. : rants were issued yesterday by the
Lane, of California, assistant chief of mayor on the affidavit of another prl
the Washington office of the Isthmian! vate citizen, Mr. Austin, and officers
canal commission, has resigned from I went through the establishment of O.
the government service, to take.ef- K. Cotson, but did not find anything
feet uoxt Monday. ! except beerlne, -
MS TURKEY
SPENT SEVEN
:" 3 ''':".'.
YEARS ONICE
Then the Meat Trust Sold I
To the Consumers For
Fresh Meat
LIVES IN JEOPARDY
county Prosecutor ' Garven Says
5,000,000 Jjives Have Been Jcopai
dlzed by Methods of Beef Trust-
Markets Flood With Meat Which
Has Been in, Cold Storage For
lears Indictments Will be Re
turned Against the Directors of the
National Packing Company pros
ecutor's Office Under Guard to
Prevent Leak of Evidence.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Jersey City, N. J., Feb. 22 De
claring that the health of 5,000,000
is Jeopardized by the beef trust, by
its flooding the market with unfit
food which has been held months
and years in cold storage, County
Prosecutor Pierre P. Garven, of Hud
son county, today conferred with his
lieutenants on the evidence to be
submitted at the. grand jury when it
reconvenes tomorrow. It was assert
ed today that indictments already
voted would, be returned this week
against all the Chicago millionaire
directors of the National Packing
Company and that the corporation
would be re-Indicted.
The proescutor'a office is under
constant guard and the evidence col
lected against th Beef trust -is in a
guarded safe; as the result, accord
ing to Mr. Garven, of the trust, try
ing to learn the secrets In the hands
of the authorities. A force of spies,
the prosecutor charges, has besieged
his office and attempted to trace his
work and that of his men. A new-
phase of the fight on the combine
may be taken up the charge that
the packers control the wheat and
hay markets and have put the screws
on the farmers by sending down
prices of those commodities.
-The prosecutor today declared that
prompt action by the Jersey City
board of health and the state board
would have done much to prevent the
trust from withdrawing old carcases
and poultry from the cold storage
houses, but that the dilatoriness of
those bodies had resulted in the
trusts being able to prepare for any
move to disclose the true conditions.
According to the evidence in the
possession of Garven, it is a common
occurrence to take the poultry thai
has been in cold storage from one to
two years, and by the use of chemi
cals and the smearing of blood from
recently killed chickens, to give it
the look of freshness.
One witness exhibited a turkey,
which, he said, had been in cold stor
age seven years, and declared his wil
lingness to eat of it.
Experienced men declared that af
ter a year in cold storage meat loses
its nutritive value and becomes taste
less and say that the limit of safety is
nine months.
HOLIDAY IN THE
NATIONAL CAPITAL
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Washington, Feb. 22 Washington's
Birthday was observed quietly today
in this city. Both branches of congress
held their usual sessions, but the gov
ernment departments, banks, and busi
ness houses generally,, were closed in
honor of the day. Patriotic societies
held memorial services here and In
Alexandria. The districts Woman's
Temperance Union held a service com
memorative of Francis E. Wlllard In
Statuary Hall at the Capitol. The
local chapter of the D. A. R. will
hold a memorial service this afternoon
on Continental Hall. The French am
bassador Is to address "the district
society of the Sons of the Revolution
In the afternoon,
Yesterday exercises
were held In all the public schools of
the city.
More Search Warrants Issued.
(Special to The Times)
Wadesboro, Feb. 22 Search war-
MOHAMMED
I
Mohammed Abdullah, of Somalnand, or the "Mad Mullah," who Is
again on the warpath, killing and
vishes. The "Mad Mullah" has caused England no end of anxiety for
many years. He (Ideated several
him, but at last made an 'agreement
quiet. This was in 1905. Those who
he kept still so long.
NEWS FROM DURHAM
From Rectors" Not
Allowed To Show
Show Plays Before a Board of Cen
sors and is Condemned Trinity
Students Engage in Fight Willi
Fireman Secret Society of College
Celebrates Tonight.
(Special to The Times.)
Durham, N. C, Feb. , 22 At the
meeting last night of the board of al
dermen, Mr. T. M. Gorman, who has
been a member of the board from the
third ward, offered his resignation,
following a change of residence and
Mr. G. C. Farthing was chosen in his
stead. Mr. Gorman has recently
built a beautiful residence on east
Main street and moved into the city
proper, lie had been, on tho -board
since May of hist year -and was gen
erally accounted one of tho cily's
prides as a towu 'Commissioner. - A
mugwump purely, he lias never been
mixed in partisan 'politics nn or off
the board.
Mr. Farthing is one of the cily's
dozen richest men and is now engag
ed with Elder Kimpkins. of Raleigh.
in the development of the piolilic
corn and cotton that' have von him a
state reputation. He was a-candidate
last year; aaginst Mr. Gorman, who
an on the citizens ticket.
'The-Girl From Rector's" Com
pany left this morning at V o'clock
over -the ZSortolk & western tor
Roanoke, where they play their last
irginia date this week, closing Sat
urday night. Tiio debarring of the
play by a Durham censorship yester-
ay afternoon was accounted by that
company the greatest blow that it lias
received. It had come here under
full head of steam and it behaved
beautifully from beginning to end.
Nothing bad was said of tho com
pany's personal conduct, but yester
day morning Mayor Griswold called
the aldermen together and alter de
ciding not to allow the performance
to begin until it had been tried upon
the city government and a few oth
ers, the manager of the show put it
on. The acting was unquestionably
good. There was nothing about it
that would indicate a mediocre com
pany, and bad as the performance
was considered, there was praise of
the players. The story is so well told
and the meaning put so deftly that
the place for the policeman to butt in
is hard to find, but the whole thing
won't do and the management of the
show, agreeing to the censor-ship, lost
its case fairly. Manager Fleck was
deeply humiliated and cried outright
when Mayor Griswold told him what,
the censors had done. They were
composed of Alderman Henry K.
Seeman and Prof. G. W. Bryant.
There was unanimous agreement that
the company has the wrong pfhy and
there was little excitement follow-
ng the trial play. They packed up
and left. ,
There was an almost unheard of
crowd here from afar. Be It said for
Raleigh, the great excursion here did
not come. From many street talkers
there Is said to have been a move
here to assist those suits against Ral
eigh and that the special here was to
have carried good company witnesses, brought to Wadesboro Monday morn
Tho kibosh of the city officials is Rat-1 ing on the early train.'
AlilHU.AH.
burning in all Jnections with his Der
of their, commands sent to capture
"with Great Britain and Italy to keep
knew lunr best have wondered how
eigh's unquestioned' salvation from
worry. '
The players took their defeat
gracefully. They admitted that they
had agreed to the terms and could
not object to Durham's action. But
they did not think highly of Mayor
Griswold's judgment or that . of the
committee.- One of them, however,
does not think the play has much
moral- and says it Was written to
catch, the Americans. He ridiculed
the men who censored the play, yet
laughed heartily at its presentation.
Manager Fleck felt all the while
that he would pass muster and be
tween first and second act reassured
the censors that they were seeing the
pipy as originally put on. The very
first did not please one of the censors
and the second was no better. The
third was raw and it decided the
committee unanimously.
It is agreed that once playing,
there would be no one act that would
justify interference of officers. But
once seen, the blindest will admit
that it's a good show' not to see, es
pecially since its power of attractive
ness lies in its .reputation'- for the
improper.. ' '
Quile a little street excitement last
night' drew" the '.wiri.ous about, the
down town when a triangular fight,
which involved Mr. Wade Brown, of
i lie fire company, and Messrs. W. J.
Hrown and .1. G. Shepherd, of Trinity
College, made necessary the interfer
ence of the police. The first of the
trouble occurred near the station cm
west. Main'. .isl reel, when Fireman
Brown says; four young 'men- brushed
against, him aud upon kiss .addressing '
a few remarks, to .t.lieui, attacked him
and heal. him. He cannot locale two
of I hem and their companions' will
not implicate' them.'- Later, up street,
the twovollego boys were observe,':
by Mr. Hrown and there followed a
fierce list tight, in which each of the
students, who fought at separate
times, bore the marks of battle. One
of tlienv tiled -profusely from a blow
on the nose. All gave bond until this
morning.' Fireman IVown says he
was bruised about the head, though
all agree that there were ho weapons
used. The ease will bo heard in the
recorder's court today.
The !tol!l society will celebrate to
night in Craven 'Memorial Hall and
Rev. Dr. J. W. Lynch will deliver tne
address. Dr. Lynch's subject will be
'Patriotism and the Higher Sellish-
!SS"' t
o'clock. In its recent celebrations,
the society has had Rev. Dr. John E.
White, State Superintendent J. Y.
Joyner, Judge H. G. Connor, Mr.
Charles W. Tillett, Mr. James H.
Southgate and Hon. Henry A. Page.
This is a scholarship organization and
it picks the best speakers it can find.
The infant of Prof, and Mrs. C. D.
Markham died last night at 10:15 af
ter an illuess of several weeks. :
At this hoiir no funeral arrange
ments have been made. Mr. Mark
ham Is a professor In Trinity Col
lego and lives on Dillard street. :
Funeral of Mrs. Boyetlc.
(Special to The Times) .
Wadesboro, Feb. 22 The funeral
services in memory ,ot Mrs. Mary
Adele Boyette, wife of Dr. J. H. Boy
ette, wero held this morning at the
Wadesboro Methodist church, Rev.
J. H. West, pastor of the church, of
ficiating. Mrs. Boyette died at St.
Peter's Hospital la Charlotte Sun
day evenlne and the remains' Were
BREAKERS
AHEADOFTHE
GOVERNMENT
Liberal Party Unable to Com
mand Support of the Irish,
Faces Disaster
UNIONISTS READY
Arthur J. Balfour the Unionist Lead
er, is Ready to Step Into Premier
Asquith's Place and Carry Out the
Program on Which, the Tottering
Liberal Government Faces Disas
ter Unionists Plans Are Well
Laid and if They Come Into Power
Will Support the Budget and Re
form of the House of Lords Irish
Are Standing Aloof.
(By Cable to The Times.)
London, Feb. 22 Arthur J. Balfour,
Unionist leader, is ready to step into
Premier Asquith's place and carry out
the program on which the tottering
Liberal government faces disaster. De
fied by the Irish, on whom they are
forced to rely for power, the Liberals
are face to face with defeat, and there
was heard on every hand the prediction
that this parliament would go down
nto history as the most futile assem
blage of tho century, There Is every
ndicatlon that Great Britain will short-
y be plunged into another general
lection, more bitter than the last. Tho
labor leader, renewed debate In the
Commons today.
The declaration of Balfour after the
eading of the speech show that the
Unionist plans are well laid, and the
way for their assumption of power is
easy.. . . .. ..... .'..-.; ... ,. .......; .
VI believe that the majority of' the
constituencies of Great Britain are pre
pared to support the budget," he said,
"but it cannot be pretended that Ire
land favors it.
"Not only the lords themselves, but
all the parties in the Commons desire
that the upper house be reformed."
In those words lies the promise of
the Unionists to carry out the program
that the nation demands, if the Liber
als, as now appears inevitable go to
pieces. "
The situation has resolved itself in
to a rivalry between the main parties,
almost evenly divided, for the favor
of the Irish. John Redmond, parlla- .
meutaly leader of the Nationalists, de
clared the independence of his party
and gave what is believed to be the
deatli blow to Premier Asquith's min
istry contained this significant pasage:
"The government in passing the
budget will be throwing away Its most
useful weapon, which is the question
of tinain-e. It. the premier will give
reasonable assurance that he Will bt
able to carry the veto bill to a succes-
ful passage tills year the Nationalists
will vote for the budget, but we. are not
willing to - pay that price for
not hing." V
The joker in this open play of politi
cal forces lies in the fact that in the
aid of the-' Nationalists alone lies the
government's ability to fulfill the de
mands the Nationalists demand. Tho
lack of support given Asquith's home
rule 'promise by his su porters, and tho
dislike of the Irish budget because of
the heavy- liquor taxes it contains, has
left little friendship between the gov
ernment and tho Irish.
Redmond, aeording to his friends, Is
(Continued on Page Five.)
TAFT OFF ON
SPEAKING TOUR
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Washington, Feb: 22 President
Taft left here this morning at 11
o'clock for New York City In his pri
vate car, which was attached to the
regular train over the Pennsylvania
Railroad, due at Jersey City t 4:41
this afternoon. Accompanying the
president was his military aide, Cap
tain Burt:' Assistant Private Secre
tary Mischler, and several secret serv
ice men. '.
The 'president is to speak at the
dinner to be given at the Plaza Hotel
tonight by the New Jersey Society of
the Cinnatti. He is to addreBS tho
Newark, N. J., board of trade at a
dinner tomorrow night. He will re
turn to Washington Thursday morn
ing." Before leaving the president said
that if the arrangements for the din
ner of the New Jersey Sofelety of the
Cincinnati will permit he will also
endeavor to attend the dinner Vt bo '
given tonight by the lieutenant! of;
the New York police department at
thjj Hotel Astor. ; k'
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