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New Democratic Representa tive From Massachusetts Talks on the Tariff THE FRIAR LAND MATTER Representative Covington of Mary, land Also Makes Maiden Speech, Hla Bnbtect Being the Friar Lands Makes Thrnst at Wlckersham ' . Representative loung of New York Bays Tariff is Responsible for High Prices But That it Has Also Brought Prosperity Foss Oppos ed in Present Objects of Tariff Commission. (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Washington, May 21 As today was devoted to debates no one sug gested the absence of a quorum when the session began, and the sundry civil aoDroDriation bill was imme diately taken up. Reoresentatlve Young, of New York, gent a shiver through the re publicans by stating that the Aid- rich-Payne tariff bill was respon sible for prevailing' high prices. He added, however, that this was due tho nnrnah nf nmsnerltV Which .nnmv.i nf lth hill bv the ..Mn. h th merchants were un- able to meet the demands of the peo ple for , the neoessary supplies hence high prices followed." He favored the Item appropriating $250,000 to enable the tariff board to secure cer tain data for the use of-the presi dent and declared that the president WOUla po Keep 11 irom cuubicdd. The sale of friar lands In the Phil ippines to the sugar truBt was the subject of the maiden speech deliver ed by Representative Covington, of Maryland. Mr. Covington called at tention to the fact that the house on May 10 has passed his resolution calling on the attorney general to give certain information to the house relating to the sale of sugar lands in the Philippines to the sugar trust and other information in possession of the department of Justice concern ing the prosecution of officials of the trust for frauds on the customs. Ten days had elapsed since the passage of that resolutions, he said, and not one word had been received from the at torney general. Mr. Covington then gave a detailed history of the sale of the friar lands as printed In the newspapers and strongly intimated that the law had not been observed. He also mention ed the attorney general's letter on the Balllnger matter, and said the people would not forget how that let ter had been predated. , Representative Foss, of Massachu setts, the democrat whose election to (Continued On Page Seven.) 17. J. BRYAN SAILS ON TRIP TO (By Leased Wire to The Times) New York, May 21 William J Bryan sailed for England today on the Celtic, on his way to the interna tlonal Missionary Conference at Edlnburg. t He slipped aboard the vessel alone about five minutes be fore she sailed, The crowd lined up on the rail cheered him as he went nn the gangplank. " He was first nuked about democratic chances in the next presidential election. "They are very good, he ans wered, "hut it all depends on what Is done In congress. ; Were a demo- cratlc congress elected this fall and were It to make a good record that would add one million votes to the democratic ticket in 1912. He was then asked about the men who might be named to head the ticket.:':-. . ' "There are a number of good mn." hn answered. "We never had so many good men." When questioned as to Mayor Gay- nor he praised him, out said: ' "A year must elapse before we can Hcrlusly dlHCURfl prosidontini ennui FLEW ACROSS CHANNEL Count De Lesseps Flies From Calais to Dover Frenchman Makes Easy and Graceful Flight From COast to Coast But Few People Witnessed Flight as it Was Not Expected at This Time. (By Cable to The Times.) Dover, England, May 21 Count De Lesseps flew across the English Channel in an aeroplane from France this afternoon, landing near Deal. The first man to duplicate Bleriot's historic feat. De Lesseps started from Calais at 3:30 p. m. It had been expected that the flight would not be attempted today and there were few people on hand to witness his deDartute. For several days he had been planning the trip, but had been forced to postpone it by adverse weather and other unfa- vorable conditions. of England for several ml,eg tiiere was a fringe of peopiei watching for a glimpse of the flyer. Though Dover was announced as the approximate destination, tae nisno descended near . Deal, nine miles northeast of here on the coast. In the channel at the time there were two r renca lorpeuu i which followed the daring aviator. . . , i,ABtd Many English vessels were also In tne vicinity and the aviator was watcnea by crews and passengers, several vessels deflecting to follow his course for some distance. Bleriot made his flight in the early morning. De Lesseps, nowever, started at a much less favorable time, when a stiff breeze was begin ning to kick up the whltecaps. He shot away from tae French shore on the twenty-five mile journey, rising easily, and within a short time was following a straight line across the water. In spite of the -wind the machine seemed to be under perfect control, It sped along at express speed, easily outdistancing the boats that attempt ed to follow It, When nearing the Englisa shore, it swerved gracefully, slowed, and swooped down, gliding the greater part of the last few hundred teet. Though there were comparatively few persons about the landing place, within a few minutes the entire coun tryside had given up its inhabitants t tho thronz that gathered about man and plane. Though the secona man to cross the channel by air, like the first, was a Frenchman, tne wei coming crowtfc. with proverbial Brit ish soprtsmanship, greeted him heart ily . Today's fllgiit in the light of the developments in aviation in the last few months, though daring, u of lit tle general Importance compared with the London to Manchester flight in which Louis Paulnan won $50,- 000. About De Lessep's feat there is little of the glamor taat marked the lllB u. .uc ."-"I. first crossing of the channel, but he is nevertheless hailed as .a nero. tt brines home to Englishmen, how ever, the fact that the breaking down of Eneland's walls of water, long held the island nation s chief safe guard, is not a matter of a fluke but a comparatively easy feat. From Starting Point Calias, France, May 21 Count De Lesseps. amid the cneers oi a com- naratlvelv small number of French men .spend away at 3:30 o'clock in hla attempt to cross tne English Channel by aeroplane, in the path of Louis Bleriot. All day long the aviator puttered about Uismachtne and tinkered with the engine, awaiting an auspicious moment. The crowd that surrounaea his work shop grew Impatient, and by the time he ascended there were few left. As De Lesseps set the motor going and the propellers began to whirr the crowd set up a saout, A moment later the plane glided along the field, tilted its nose and shot up gracefully, The crowd flocked to the very edge of the sea, increasing in size rapidly and the disappearing man bird was watched by an awed company Within a few moments he was but a dot in the air and then the plane and Us daring driver disappeared com pletely, only a few streaks of moke from ships in the channel giving the clew to his passage. For more than a week De Lesseps has been here preparing for today's deoarture. May 17 his mechanics ar rived from Parte and that "day the shed was cut together, Th Rnnt. chosen for the start is the Bame historic bit of ground from which Bleriot rose on the voyage that astounded the world Do Lesseps had announced' today (Contlnrued On Pag Seven.) Frederick M. Kerby, former ' ste. nograpber to Secretary of the Inter- ior Ballinger, who was discharged by the secretary on account of his sen sational disclosures ' regarding tne preparation of President Taft's letter exonerating Ballinger from me Glavls charges. Kerby lias appeared before the' Investigating committee as a witness since his discharge, and maintains the truth of his story, BISHOP VETO ACTION Wm K. Vanderbilts Election as Trustee Legalized The College of Bishops Vetoes the Ac tion of the Conference in Regard to Changing the Name of Methodist Episcopal Church, South. , (By Leased Wire to The Times) Ashevllle. May 21 The general conference of the Methodist Episco pal Church, South, today increased the assessment for educational pur poses from $50,000 years to $95,000, of which $20,000 shall be used for the support of the-Biblical depart ment of Vanderbilt University. The conference voted create a com mittee on appeals of preachers from findings of the annual conference to have jurisdiction to affirm or reverse the findings to meet yearly at Nash ville or oftener and to be composed of one bishop, four ministers, and three laymen to be chosen for four years. The committee on appeals was elected as follows: Rev. J. M. Bar- cus. Texas: nev. i. u. cmo, Georgia; Rev. H. R. Reams, tennes see ;Rev. S. G. Thompson, Oklahoma; Judge McCulloch, South Carolina; Judge E. C. Orear, KentucKy, ana judge M. E. Lawsdn, Missouri, A8ddregses of Dr Napthaii Tuccock, of Kansas City, and ex-Governor J. F. Hanlv.'of Indiana, urged the early nninn fif the "sister churches , Al ter the college of bishops late yes terday vetoed the conference's action in submitting to the annual confer ence the proposition to change the name to The Methodist Church, as it did not carry by two-thirds vote, an other resolution was introduced that the bishops be required to submit to the annual conferences In 1913 the ouestion of changing the name to "The Methodist Episcopal Church of America". A resolution was adopted- - that boards of trustees of colleges may go outside of the Methodist church for selecting 25 per cent.-of the mem hern of the board of truBt. This was done to legalize the election of Wit Hum K. Vanderbilt as a trustee oi Vanderbilt University. Mrs. Hyde Brings Suit. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Kansas City, Mo., May 21 Mrs. B. C. Hyde, wife of Dr. B. C. Hyde, under life sentence for the murder ot Colonel Thomas Swope, has brought suit to have the courts divide the property of her late uncle Colonel Swope. Two suits have been Bled by her. ' In one Bhe aska a division ot the residuary estate and in the sec ond she asks an equal division ot the share which would; have gone to her brother, Chrlsman Swope, had lived. he . ; . Must Allow Fight1. ; . (By Leased Wire to ThflmeiL Chicago, May Zl-udge'Braith tO aay issued a mandatory writ -com- mandlng city officials - to Issue a 21 cense to the pronioters of the Ootch Zbysnko wrestling match on Deeorti- lUooDay. . , , ITS TAIL Halley s Ocset Again a less Affair Tail- Comet Discovered taut Night In the Western Sky But There Was No Tall Scientists- Mystified lfcm't Know Whether Again or Not. ' it Mill Appear (By Leased Wo to 'The Times.) Chicago, May 2v-Halley's comet, the greatest scientific enigma of the age. Is a tailless comet now. Through some mysterious, unexplained cause, this strange, terrifying and erratic' Hying mass has suddenly become inactive. It has ceased throwing oft gas and minute particles of solid matter but whether for good and all time nr mere ly for the time being1 is a question Which the learned scientists at tne Yerkes Observatory at Williams Bay. Wis., 'don't attempt ..to answer. They say frankly they don't know. The great forty inch telescope at the Yerkes observatory was trained last night on the spot in the western but little gas and that the cyanogen comet was sighted through the finder of the big telescope. It was twenty degrees above the horizon, of a red dish vellow tint, not bright by any menns and was without the sign of a tail. Through the finder its appearance was that of a star of the forth magni tude. As the darkness fell it became briffhter and shone like a star of the senond magnitude. It was visible to the naked eye. The come disappeared from view at 8:35 o'lock and set at 9 o'clock. Several spectrographs and photo graphs of the ctmet were made. The gpectographs showed that the comet was inactive, that it was throwing off but little gas and that the cyanogen, from which It was thought by some that danger might come, had almost disappeared. "The fact that the tail of the comet has disappeared is not startling." said Prof. E. B. Frost, director of the ob servatory. - "Tonieht the comet may be a bright an evr anil the tall as long and us lumlnpus as before the head made the transit of the sun. Last nignt me comit was shining only by the reflected light of the sun. To my mind the fact that It has ceased to be active at this time is significant. What that sig nificance Is I cannot say Just now." The cornet last night was 14,300,000 miles away from the earth, according to the calculations of the scientists. Tonight it will- be visible, if conditions are favorable, for two hours and forty- five 'minutes and will set at 8:40 o clock central time. St. Louis Saw Tall. St. Louis, Mo., May 21 The first ap pearance of Halley's comet as an even inz star was a . distinct success. . ac cording to the reports of hundreds of observers today. With a head larger than Venus and described as of tnt: second magnitude, it remained In view for more than an hour, unserves h,.iw saw its tail spread fan-shaped over 40 degrees, thus differing from the Williams Bay stronomers. 'It was the most gorgeous spectacle ever saw," said the Rev. Father Martin S. Brennan today. "From now on, for a lew oays we wm ,11 1 nUa t ,.o iho pomet better each nignt tnougn i FrrwliiE- dimmer. It win use higher ear-h nleht. however. The tail made a semi-circie. accru ing, to the Rev. Father Borgmeyer, oi ai liiuis university, wnue tsiinuei ib- natius of the Christian Brothers Col lege found that the comet rose to i height of 17 degrees above the hori son. . "'''".. Tail islliic. Los Angeles, fal., May 21-Shlning (Continued On Page Five.) BALLOONIST FAILS TO SEE THE COMET (By Leased Wire to The Times) Montreal, May 21 After travel ihg 260 miles through tne air irom North Adams, Mass., and thereby making a new long distance flight record for New England, the balloon Cleveland, with Pfof. David A. Todd of Amherst aboard, landed at 6:3 o'clock this morning at St. Isaacs, o,ia a miles from this city. The balloon was in the air 12 hours. Professor Todd went up for the purpose of getting above the clouds In order to view the comet, nut iauea to get a glimpse of it as the atmos phere was still hazy when he reached a height of 11,000 feet. He took numerous instruments wltn him for the purpose of viewing the comet. He tried out a new instrument to tell when the balloon was falling and It proved successful. In the balloon with Professor road were a. ueo Stevens, pilot,' Charles Sommervllle, e New York newspaper man, and H. T. Sherman, of London. Often the shallowest minds attempt the deepest thinking. v HMOSI Pi'esiilenl Alfaro. of Ecuador, who has :ne from the capitol'of lii South American republic to Machala to take uersonal supervision of the troops which arc expected to engage in act ive conflict with Peru. The war preparations have been developing rapidly of late over the boundary dis pute between the two countries and ull efforts to reach an aniicaPle set tlement have failed. THE RACE CONDITIONS Rules Governing the Races for the Coming State Fair The Rules Governing Kntnes ami Purses for the Races at the Oieat uiv.riav State Kuir- October 17-22 Inclusive. ' The state race program of the Vi einia-Carolina-Georgia fair cureuit nrovides for total purses oi u,ou and as was announced yesterday af ternoon, Raleigh will be the only one to give a purse of $1,000. Tho pntries close June 1, liu. when the horses must he named. The following conditions will gov ern the races: Conditions. Each association reserves the right to declare off any stakes that do not fill satisfactory. Entrance 5 percent navahle as follows: I percent June -i,0 hnreus must he named, i nercent July 15, and balance, t pei- cent, night before race. Money dl vlded 50, 25, 15 and 1(1 percent. Two horses may be named in any one class by the owner on one payment, but r-nn start only one. House to start must be named nigat before the race, at.S:00 o'clock p. in. National not tine Association rules will govern unless otherwise advertised..;-, hoi be distancing tiie hold, or any p.ui thereof, entitled to one money only. Honnles allowed. -Colored uriveis barred. Nominators may declare, out if nM no to time of notice, but otherwise will be held for the full 5 percent. All races will be 3 in 5 mile heats. '5 percent additional from money winners. Special Colt Stake 'Trot. Entrance, $5, payable June 1, So payable August 1. Nothing deduct ed from money winners. Mile heats, 2 to ',',. All entrance fees and the $100 purse paid to winners as fol lows: 50, 25, 15 and 10 percent Two colts may be named and started bv Ksme owner by paying full en trance on each colt. Ralclgli Purses. Trot, 2:17 500.00 . .1000.00 . . 500.00 Trot. 2:25 Pace, 2:25 Colt Trot, under 3 years old and' ., 100.00 Tiie $300 and $400 races for trot ters and narers will be announced later, also the running purses. Threatened Ity Night Riders. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Tintonvillc. Tenn., May 21 Judge Robert Harris, of this place, today appealed to the federal authorities for protection against night riders following an attempt to blow up his home last nlgUt. Private guards frustrated the attempted, discovering dynamite bombs. It Is believed the riders, who have threatened his life, are a part of the gang that in Oc tober, 1908, killed Captain Quentin Kankin at Reelfoot Lake.' COMMENCEMENT WEEK The Day of the Girl Graduate Begins Tomorrow St. Mary's, .Meredith and Peace Send Forth Graduates Three Itaccal aureate and a Missionary Sermon Tomorrow Interesting Events Continue Through' the- Week Commencement at State SchooJ i'or the Klind Friday A. & L Com mencement llegins Sunday, May 29 Many Visitors Come to the City. ifurh v..nr at the beirliinlng ot tne i summer season an over mix eonntrv the colleges are opening i"' Lloni-u and sendina- out Into the world thousands of graduates to begin lire In lifferent fields of endeavor. It is the season of the cap and gown and the "sweet girl graduate and ioi a few short weeks they hold the center of the stage in almost every city and town of anv size all over the country. Raleigh, the educational center of tne state, more than any otner city i" North Carolina adds her line of gradu- ates to the great army. Three girl's colleees and one for young men open their doors annually to send forth large graduating classes of cultured and well- trained men and women. , Commencement time In Raleigh Is to burst forth in full blast tomorrow when the exercises of all three girls colleges, St. .Mary's, Meredith and Peace Institute will begin with bacca laureate sermons, St.; Mary's at the ehol rhnel. Meredith t the First Baptiet and Peace.at the Presbyterian It is an inspiring sight on commence- ment Munnay in miiciKn w nnu-u i" long white lines of students wending their wav to the different cnurnnes, the Meredith College graduates In all tho iriiirnitv of can and gown, the others in dainty white dresses. The exercises will continue the week to Thursday when the graduating ex- ereises of St. Mary s will be held. On Fridav the commencement exer cises of the State School for-the. Bllnc will be held, the graduating exercise: in the morning and the annual concert at night. The commencement season will con tinue on into the next week, the bacca laureate sermon of A. & M. College beine preached at A. & M. Sunday May 29 at 11 o'clock by Rev. David W Howard. D. D., of Norfolk, va. Tnesdav at 11 o'clock the A. & M. graduates will receive their diplomas this being the last commencement events of 1910 In the city. Commencement week brings to the ctv hundreds ot visitors, mi.eieieii narents, friends and relatives or tne irraduates, loyal alumnae returning to their Alma Maters and other.. visuois from far -and near. So -that the week will be one great gala occasion and creat meeting time for old friends. Four distinguished divines win De guests in the city tomorrow and there will be no lack of eloquent sermons to deliirht the church going people t St. Mary s chapel the sermon wui he nreached by Kt. kcv. rtcveriy Tn.-ker n. "n.. Bishon of Southern Virginia. The baccalaureate sermon to th Meredith graduates will be. preaenca at the First Baptist church at U o'clock bv Rev. O. P. Oiftord, D. D.. of Brook line. Masis. At S p. in: the missionary sermon will be delivered by Dr. Sparks W. Milton, of Freemason SI. Baptist church. Norfolk, va At the Presbyterian church Dr. B w Mehane. of North Carolina win meach the baccalaureate sermon 101 Peace Institute. The exercises at Peace began this afternoon at four o'clock with the pres- notation of th; Burwell pmtra its anil the meeting of the Alumnae. The full nrocrram of events ot tne colleges is as follows: St. Mary's' School. Sunday. May 23 11 a. m., Commence nii.ni sermon, in chapel Kt. nc, i-e - erlv Tucker. D. D., Bishop of South cm Virginia. Monday, May 23. 4:30 p. m. An nual exhibit of the 'Art, Department an i, m. c )rche.tra concert m au dltorium. Tuesday. May 24, 4:31) p. in. An nual meeting alumnae. In studio, s.-s" p. in.. Rector's Reception for the Sen lors to Alumnae and visitors in m parlors. Wednesday.' May So. - It a. m. ii9o na v.K.xercises. in the Grove. 3:30 p. hi., Annual Meeting oi Trustees, Library. 8:30 p. m.. Annual Concert Auditorium. Thursday. May Sfi. 11 a. m Grad uating Exercises, Annual Address l.y Rev. 0.' Ernest Smith. D. c, L., Ree tor St. Thomas' Church, Washington n. C.. in Auditorium. The senior class this year, of which MIks Rebn Shields, of Scotland Neck, Is the preldent, is composed followinE members: of the Marv Mitchell Chamberlain, West Raleiith: Juiia Fisher Coke. Raleigh Grace Trueman Deaton, Raleigh; lima Deaton. Raleigh; Lena Payne, Everett, Rockingham; Minnie Tarn nlet Hazard. Georgetown, S. C; Paula Elizabeth Hazard. Geol ctown, S. C Alice Leigh Hines. Kinston; Sarah vemon Hollowav. Enfield: Nannie Davis Lee, Raleigh; Mary Ruth Mar- die. Windsor, N. C: Jjaura aiearcs, Ashevllle; AllceNoble. Chapel Hll Virginia Randolph Boiling Picke Raleigh; Ida Jean Rogerson, JSdsnton; nn Artelo Roitntree. Wilmington; k (Continued On Page Seven.) THREE ESCAPE FROM COUNTY JAIL Jailer Overpowered and Keys Taken From Him Early This Morning OFFICERS IN Three White Prisoners overepwweriru .. a Jailer Justice This Morning About 5 O'clock, Take the Keys and Make (iood Their Kscape One Pretends to be Sick in Order U (Jet Jailer In fell Prisoners Were Waiting Next Term of -'.Superior Court to Answer Charges of Petty Larceny Last Seen Going Towards Apex. This morning about 5 o'clock, Will Holmes, Howard cook ana u. W. Dawson, white, overepowered As sistant Jailer Norman Justice, reliev ed him of his keys and made a suc cessful escape from Wake county jail. The officers are hot on the trail and their capture is hourly expected. This morning about 5 o clock, while Mr. Norman Justice, who Is as sistant jailer, was cleaning up the jail, Will Holmes called out that he was sick and needed attention, wr. Justice went into the cell to admin ister to Holmes' w ants, Cook and Dawson being apparently sound in sleep. As Soon as Mr. Justice entered tne cell, Holmes grabbed him,, and Daw son and Cook went to his assistance, all jumping on the jailer and taking his keys. After securing the keys they attempted to lock Mr. Justice in the cell, but he fought so hard that they gave it up. They then un locked the outside doors and made a dash for liberty. They were seen unning down Salisbury street, and then they separated. iwo were traced to the woods back of the asy lum, where the trail was lost. It is not known which way the other went. '''" : Information was received at the sheriff's office later In the day that the three were together again and were headed towards Apex, and It is thought; they had agreed upon a meeting place before escaping. Dep uties Harward and Warren are hot ....... .Un...-. tl.nl on the track ana it is iihiuruu "io" they will overtake the fugitives be fore long. All the officers ot tne nearby towns have been notifled to be cm tho lookout. Mr.. '.'.Justice, was bruised tip and. scratched considerably in tne tus.ie for the possession of the keys, though ho was not hurt to any extent, Will Holmes was hound over to court, charged wltn ronning james R. Young, of Harnett county, of $J here one Saturday night several weeks ago. Howard Cook was waiting next (Continued On Page Seven.) PRESBYTERIANS AGAINST THE FIGHT (By Leased Wire to The Times) Atlantic City, N. J., May 21--in appeal to President Taft to stop the Jeffries-Johnson championship neavj- weight fight, scheduled to be held in San Francisco on July 4, is being planned by the c'elegates to the gen eral assembly of the Presbyterian church, in session here today, me California delegation has prepared a request for such action. 1 Tho church people, working in uni son with the ministers throughout California, who have protested against the fight, plan concerted ac tion as tho result of the announce ment made by the San Francisco city and county authorities that the fight cannot be legally stopped. This proposed national protest will also, according to the present plana, embody the opinions of the clergy and religious organizations in other sections of the country that hava -demanded the calling oft of the contest. Prof. A. J. Burwlck, of the depart ment of education, delivered the com mencement address before the Graham graded schools yesterday, v..... ' .j dates.". 1
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