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pTE 7EATHER LAST ) -,Fo Raleigh , and --Vicinity i. Fair tonight and Thursday. -For North Carolina: Fair tonight and Thursday; light west winds. J , . EDITION ESTABLISHED 1871 RALEIGH, N. C, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 1910; PRICE 5 CENTS. Double the Number of Paid Subscribers in' the City of Raleigh of .Any OthefoNewspap hnnnriiriT - -llTTMIT PDM'III DDIIinrl AMI,AW81fMR !m niruior nnimnnl (haikm(oxm:ks. I i t nnimimi nrniinnltlTi7 i-iimiTn er. ATTACK CIHI FHIIICE TO CLEANSE POLITICS A.T. 7C' " r" 1J I II II II II II II II II II II 1 1 1 I II 1 1 1 1 II II UVv 1(1 Arur I Mi M S SETS Milt Stirs England by Criticising the Policy of Her Govern ment In Egypt THE ENGLISH VIEWS OFJTf Itoogevelt Given (juncheon Today by John Redmond, the Irish National- 1st, Turning His Attention From World Politics, to the Internal Pol- itlcs of Great . Britain Editorial Opinions Differ as to the Way Mr. Roosevelt's Guild' Hall Speech Should be Taken Some Criticise it Severely While Others Commend 'It.' - (By Cable to The Times.) London, June 1 Leaving England stirred to its depths by the remark able criticsm which he hurled at its Egyptian policy, Theodore Roosevelt, ex-president of the United States, to day turned from the profession of world politics to become a student of England's internal political affairs. He was given a luncheon at the Carl ton Hotel by the Irish Nationalists, as the guest of John Redmond, lead er of that party. . The present king, when prince of Wales, stirred the empire deeply with anxiously ' after .the wounded police his "wake up, England!" speech, it man. The latter was hurried to the is safe to say that the stir which he created was not equal to that which Mr. Roosevelt has caused by his at tack upon the English . policy in Kgypt.ahd his edict, "rule better or get out. There is a difference of opinion to day as to the way in which Mr. Roosevelt's Guild Hall speech should be taken, The press is apparently divided, but the general verdict is that Mr. Roosevelt, by wielding the big stick upon the occasion he did, took a position that should meet dis kpproval even though he told the truth. While editorial comment is large ly a matter, of political affiliation with the papers, the general view in expressed in the comparison of Eng land today and America should au t-x-premier in New York criticise the policies of the United States. "Bitter medicine," is what the Daily Telegraph today calls the bpeech. The comment of this paper is the most favorable of all, saying in part: "We thank him for his action, al though we deplore the state of things which made action of that kind salu tary and necessary." The Dally News, which supports the present government, says bit terly: "Had the Lord Mayor yesterday seized the occasion to give Mr. Roose- - velt public advice as to the line Roosevelt should follow In the quar rel between Mr. Taft and the insur gent republicans, the Lord Mayor would have been condemned univer hally. . "We cannot think the actual breach (Continued On Page Seven.) ( By Leased Wire to Tile Times) Pittsburg, Pa., June 1 For brib ing city councilmen to have his bank named a city depository, E. H. Jen-1 nings, president . of the Columbia State National Bank, was today sen tenced to two months Imprisonment and fined 1500. Ex-President Frank A. Griffin, of the bank, was sentenced to four months and filled $500 on the same charge. Tablets to Gen. Beale and Kit Carson. Washington. June I o commem orate one of the heroic deeds of the war between the United States and Mexico, a bronze tablet ,was unveil ed in the new National museum yes terday to the memory of General Ed- ward F. Beale, a native of this city and a member of a family long con-1 splcuous'ln American patriotism, and! another to Kit Carson, tho f unions led Ironiioraman and scout. . : . 1 Insane Man Tries to Kill Heir to Throne Hurled Zinc' pot at Frederick Wll liutn As He Rode At Head of Troops Would-be Assassin : Cap tured, Identified and Pronounced Insane. (By Cable to The Times.) Berlin, June 1 A Polish Jew at tempted to kill the Crown Prince Frederick William while the latter rode at the head of the Grenadier Guards in the annual review at Tern Ipelhof field today. The would-be assassin was subse quently Identified as Abraham Fier- welss, He was captured after a struggle and doctors who examined him say tliat he is violently insane, That he does not belong to the or ganized band of conspirators was shown by the weapon that he used a large zinc pot. He hurled the clumsy weapon with terrific force, however, and it narrowly missed the head of the crown prince. The miBsile struck the head of a policeman who stood at salute nearby and cut a deep gash in his head. The maniac attempted - to flee through the crowd but was seized by those close by, though he struggled violently. It was only a second be fore the police reached the spot. The man was still struggling against his captors and continued until his bat tle with the police until choked al most unconscious. Even then it was iound necessary to manacle his tegs and arms. '--.-.' The crown prince watched the struggle from his horse and after the prisoner . was carried away inquired held hospital under the direction of the prince and Uia wound was dress ed. It is not believed to be serious. The maniac was finally lodged in a cell. It was found upon examina tion that the pot had been filled with beans."' Fierwelss will probably be sent to an asylum. The crown prince was the repre sentative at the review of the kaiser, who was unable to attend because of an abscess on his wrist. The German-American veterans, here on a visit, were present as was E. M. Emery, of the Tariff Board; Harold McCormick, of Chicago, and Herman Ridder and Mrs. Ridder, of New York. '-.'.' MAY If A VIC TO TAKE PART. The I Hed States Government May Have to Step in and Settle .Matters, (By Leased Wire to The Times) Washington,- June 1. That the United States will have to take an active hand In order to bring order out of 'chaos In Nicaragua is thought to. bo a certainty, today In official circles. Kstrada holds Blueflelds and there is said to be no likelihood of the Madriz forces driving him out. Coin inander Gilmer, V. S. NV, who is the ranking naval officer at Blueflelds, should this morning receive the in structions sent him which virtually command him to prevent the Madriz gunboat Venus from taking an active part against Blueflelds and Estrada's custom house. It Is understood that the demands of Americans who have financial Interests in Nicaragua are becoming so Insistent that the state department may shortly intervene in the Nicaraguan situation. The situation is further complicated by unofficial advices from Nicaragua to the effect that Madrlz's generals are planning an insurrection against him on the Pacific side. - NEW MANAGER FOR JOHNSON. Billy Nolan to Succeed George Little .' as Johnson's -Manager. (By Leased Wire to The Times.) San Francisco, Cal., June 1 Billy Nolan, former manager of Battling Nelson, is to succeed George Little as manager for Jack 'Johnson. It is said that already Johnson is consult ing Nolan and ignores Little's every action. i Nolan has, admitted that he has been indirectly approached on the subject of taking charge, and he de clared that if he is-to become man ager he must have full charge. Three Men Killed by Explosion. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Edwardsville, Ipd., June 1 Three men were instantly killed when an engine on the Troy & Eastern Rall- road blew up at the Donk Bros, coal mine near here today. The men kill- were tho engineer, flremnn an.l a switchman, - IIP! L- t" V Wliitelau- Rcid, 1'nited States Am bassador to Kiigland, who, it is re ported, may give up his official posK tion on account of hi personal rela tlous with King George, with whom he is thought to be persona non grata. The situation is cuusing con siderablc embarrassment to President Taft on account of the constantly growing rumors from Kngliiml. WICKERSHAM TALKS OF HIS GREAT SCOOP (By. Leased Wire to The Times) Washington, ; June 1 -President Taft and Attorney General Wicker sham made a great "scoop" over the twenty-five western railroads against which injunction proceedings were begun yesterday in Hannibal, Mo., and representatives of the western shippers who had a conference with the attorney general. To a reporter for the National News Association to day Attorney General Wlckersham confided that he began to take steps for injunction against the various railroads last Friday and that on Sunday a representative of his office tooft'a train for St. Louis to file the necessary papers. "Last Thursday I received a tele gram from an unknown person set ting out the details of this present case but I paid no attention to it. On Friday Representative Hubbard, of Iowa, called on me and gave a very comprehensive view of the situation. Realizing that this was a case where the government should take action immediately, I began to prepare a bill, using affidavits from tae Inter state Commerce Commission showing the various tariffs that had been fil ed by these western roads. In every instance a Mr. Hossmer acted as agent, of the western railroad asso ciations, I then . discovered good grounds for bringing suit and sent Mr. E. P. Groveuor to St. Louis to file a suit. He filed It there yesterday but owing to the fact of Judge Dyer being at Hannibal, It was withdrawn and later filed at that place, v When I received the committee on Monday, here I could not tell' them what I had done or . where I would bring' the suit as I was afraid that representati ves of the railroads might approach, the judge ahd argue with him to the effect that this was a novel proceeding- and that ' the railroads i-hould be given a hearing before the preliminary injunction was granted." Smilingly, Attorney General"Wick ersahm Incidentally remarked that for obvious reasons he yesterday did not inform the newspaper men of his action. He said that the hearing for the Injunction may be set for this week. . " ' MADRIZ ARMY DEFEATED. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Port LI moo, June 1. A w ireless dis patch from Blueflelds says the army of Madriz hus been defeated and is in full retreat. The final assault on Blue fields failed today. Hundreds were killed In the last cimrge. General Lara's troops, the flower of the Madriz army, which has been At tempting to- capture Blueflelds, has been .defeated by General Esdrada and la now In flight, -: according to a dis patch .received at the navy depart ment late -this afternoon from Com mander Gilmer of the U. S. 8. Pndueah at Blueflelds. - ':,. .' X.":' I 1 Rudolph Speckles Wants Reform Association Millionaire Graft , Fighter or San Francisco Hays Men Who Have Been Fighting the Thieves All Over the Country Are Drowning Together and That , They Will Clean lp the Politics of the Coun try. . ; . f (By Leased Wire to The Times) Chicago, June I Rudolph Sjireckt els, millionaire graft fighter of San Francisco, who is Jin Chicago, today announced the organization of a nation-wide association of reformers to cleanse politics. He came here 'espe cially to arrange -;for .'co-operation with the city's leaders in honest pol itics in furtherance of his national organization. ) In discussing his mission the wealthy reformer said: I ue organization is under way. Men of the same mind who have been fighting the thieve all over the country are drawing together. In September we will ,be ready to an nounce the personnel of the army that we intend shall clean up the pol ities of this country. "For myself I can say-that -I in tend to devote the rest of my life to the movement to restore the purity of American politics and '"'American business." He acknowledged that reform in San Francisco had received a knock down blow In the recent elections, and compared the state of the Pacific coast city with the corruption reveal ed in the Illinois legislature. "Legislators bribed in the Illinois legislature are a fit part of tne gen eral picture," he said.. "American politics is rotten from the top down. We see men in high places buy- ng their seats, Ki'W corporations ke the sugar trust caught red haiui- ed stealing from the government: representatives of the people selling out their offices and we have to ac- nowledge that we are not surprised by any reevlation of corruption. 'Disclosures like those taking place In Illinois politics reflect the state of public honor. "Politcs, capital and labor all are on a basis of corruption. "The sale of a senatorship Is noth ing out of harniony with these times. Every center of legislation from Washington down is now a center of disappointment and alarm to the public. The men we have counted on have failed us. The principles on which they were elected have proved a fal lacy. The Illinois legislative- investiga tion only shows a special feature of the rottenness that has- fastened on our government, "The nation is in real peril. "The unrest and hatred are grow- ng menacing. ve can wait no long- to take the steps to put our poli tics on an honest basis.' ilritisli Antarctic Expedition. (By Cable to The Times.) London, June 1 The British Antarctic expedition, under Captain Robert" F. '.-Scott, sailed from London this afternoon in the Terranova. The immediate destination is Ports month, where, and at Cardiff, sup plies will be laken on prior to the de parture for New Zealand on June lo. where the struggle H gain the south pole will begin. El TO MEET ROOSEVELT (By Leased Wire to The Times) Washington. June 1 The house In surgents will go to New York in a body to meet Colonel Roosevelt If plans now being formulated by Representa tive Carey, of Wisconsin, do not mis carry. This far four Insurgents, all he has asked, have consented to join the movement. They tire--Representatives Poinifexter, of Washington; Norrls, of Nebraska, and Nelson and Morse, of Wisconsin. Huii'iinan Hum Struck by Lightning. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Middletown, N. Y., June 1 Light ning struck the barn on the Harrinian estate at Arden today, killing Rol and Harriman's pet saddle ' horse and severely shocking fifty other thoroughbreds. The fear-crazed horses were taken put and the flames extinguished before heavy damage had been done. William .1. '(Miners, chairman of the New York Democratic State Coin iniltec, wiio bus issued u call for a meeting of the committee at which lie will retire from tile chairmanship. Mr. Connors has lon; been u promi nent figure in New York politics and has also been active in the national affairs of bis party. It is understood that he will seek re-election to the committee from the forty-eight li sen ate district which he now represents in the body. ALMOST A PANIC ON STOCK MARKET (By Leased Wire to The Times! New .York. ' June 1 Conditions closely approaching a panic, were caused in Wall street today by the public, alarmed by Ihe government's action restraining 25 western rail roads from raising their freight rates, throwing its stocks on the market, content to take the first price offered. In the first half "of the session St. Hani sold off 7 Mi points to I lie new low record of 1 29 nearly 10 poiuis under the highest prices yesterday, Reading and Union Pacific, broke 4 points each on heavy sales, Atch ison lost nearly 4 points and' South ern Pacific and Amalgamated Si points each. Smellers was. down ' 2 points. One of. the steadiest issues was Steel, which lost 1 points. Specialties .- were weak in sympa thy with the standard issues -ant! Oe clined from I to :t poinis. Brokers offices were thronged Wil li nervous clients who sold everything they could get a markei for. The big interests tried to support the market and effected n few trifling rallies, but tiie public pressure 'was too great for them. ' Trading-: was tiie heavies! in months. , . . : Banking inlercsls were gloomy over the railroad situation and in some quarters' predictions were made that should the government .he sue cessful In" preventing freight rate. In creases ihe average price of. securi ties would go at leasi 20 per cent lower than at present. SIMMONS AMENDMENT To the Railroad Itill lh-t'etited Otbei ' Amendment. ( By Leased Wire to The Times) Washington. June 1. The KOnate tl(b afteino'm defeated Senator Lafollette's amendment to the railroad -hill provid ing for the physical valuation of railroads.- The vote was 30 to '!' Senator Stone's aniendmt'nt provid ing for control by the interstate com merce commission of the issuing of stuck and bonds by railroads was de feated without a roll call. Senator Simmons, of North t'amlina, offered another amendment providing for physical valuation -of railroads slightly different from th.- Iafolletto provision. It was defeated by a vote of :to t 2S. An amendment offered by Senator Simmons, ut Ninth Carolina, was adopted, providing that Win-re a railroad applies to the Interstate corn men 'c. commission to make a reduction in rates it shall not be granti-d if it destroys water competition. - Norton Succeeds Carm-ntcr. (By Leased Wire lo The Times) Washington, June 1 Announce ment was made at the white house to day of the appointment of Charles D. Norton, of Chicago, as private secre tary to the president. Mr. Norton is at present assistant secretary of the treasury. He succeeds Fred W. Car penter, of California. Argument on the Deraurre Being Heard Today Defendant Asks That the. Matter He Held I'nlil (he Decision by the United Slates Supreme Court Then Demurred to the Complaint on the Ground That it Does Not Constitute Sufficient Cuuse of Ac tion. Today the famous million dollar case of -the Ware-Kramer. Compan against (he American Tobacco Com pany- was called upon the demurrer filed by the defendant. Mr. Junius Parker, of New York attorney for the American Tobacco Company, demurred to the complain saying that it did not constitute cause of action. He stated that it was not his pu nose to cause unnecessary delay in filing this demurrer, as he was anx ious for a trial. All the cases under the Sherman anti-trust act could al most be counted on the fingers, he de clared, and proceeded to cite two or three in which demurrer had been sustained. The rights of a compet ilor are different from those o" stranger. Competition means tryin to get all the (rade you can, and is always war. He then said that tin court should not act in the matter a this time, because the defendant was already in the I'nited Stales supreme court upon a similar case, which would be" re-argued November 14 and a decision would probably be handed down in January or Febru ary." This decision win mrow great deal of light on the question now envolved. . The defendant in the case now be ing argued, said Mr. Parker, does not show that the Federal law has been violated; nor that the plaintiff was injured :no facts of monopoly are al leged, and on the other. .JiuticLJ-iie complaint showed only such facts found in competition. He then sug gested that the demurrer be formally overruled, and the matter held up nn til after the decision by the supreme court. The bill filed by the govern ment, said Mr. Parker, reads almost as much like a magazine article as the complaint in this case. All. Green, for the plaintiffs argued that the case here and .'the' one be fore the supreme court are dissimilar and said that about, as many maga zine articles had been written on Mr Parker's side as on his: The gov ernment's case, said the speaker, does not go into the question of Competi tion. How can 'a- suit to del ermine whether -there, is a monopoly or not affect Ihe question of competition? Judge Connor suggested that the demurrer he argued in full, and by agreement ' each side was allow I wo speeches. The opening argument was made by. Mr. Parker, who presented the de fendant's side in a most forceful milliner, saying in pari as .follows; "Any complaint must show a viola (ion of Ihe act and must show injury, and must bo specific and not deal :n generalities. : Legal activities of even an illegal combination are not sufficient to con stitute a cause of" action'. The cut ting ' of-.'prices' is one of the chief means of competition and I lie Sher man act is for the purpose of eiicour aging compel it ion. Competition sometimes leads to sales of goods oe low cost, for instance sugar, and is not- violating the act, but had the two companies agreed to maintain prices they would have violated the act. All business men resort to ex tra means when a compel (tor is about lo get liis trade. The Wells Whitehead Company was bought by the American Tobacco Company which was brought Into lliis case for the scenic effects. There can he no combination' between a corporation and its employees or agents, and the purchase of the Wells-Whilehead Company was only a method of com pel ilion, though it has been criti cised, but there is a prejudice against Ihe American Tobacco Company-, to such an extent as to necessitate a cer tain amount of secrecy. . ' Mr. Green interrupted to ask if Mr. Parker recognized economic, co ercion, which has the same effect as physical? ' Mr. Parker said that economic co ercion was ihe commonest thing In the world, and is felt by till- No fact has been alleged which is not an oi- dinary fact of competition. True competition has a tendency to hurt someone and means the survival' fit the fittest. Competition is the lite of trade. In the matter of "shutting off foreign trade" It seems that one competitor has secured the other's business. A competitor tries to enter the markets of its opponents and se- (Continued on Page Five.) 4 r- IH Uk " A k j IU UL mtiUL dY AVIAIUKd Sixty Thousand Dollars In, Prizes Offered For Three Long Flights THEFLEGHTSSUGGESTED baring Plans For a Series or. Races That Will Put America in tho Forefront of Nations From the Aviation Standpoint New York Paper Oilers $00,000 in Prises $.'10,000 is Offered For Flight He tween New York and St. Louis, $20,000 For Flight Between New York and Chicago, and $5,000 For Might Between Chicago and Indi anapolis. (By Leased Wire to The Times) New York, June i With G0,)O0 in prizes' offered for flights the lead ing bird-man of America today began laying plans for a series of races that will put -America in the forefront of nations from .the aviation standpoint. The prizes offered are: $110,000 for a (light between New York and St. Louis, approximately 1,050 miles; $25,000 for a race between New York and Chicago, approximately 960 miles; $5,000 for a race between In dianapolis and Chicago. Hither of the two major flights is more difficult than tne tugnt irom London to tjdinblirgh for which Lord NorThcliffe ' offered $50,00o' immedi ately after his $50,000 prize for the London-Manchester flight was woo by Louis Paulhan. The American offers also demands greater ability than -that called for by the principal French contests scheduled. Glenn H. Curtiss, winner of the New York World's $10,000 for the Hudson valley flight from Albany to New York, today declared that he is enthusiastic over the prospects of iviation in America now. "I will certainly enter aeroplanes n both of the long races. New York- Chicago and New York-St, Louis." he said. "It is possible that I will drive myself, although I may let onu of my mechanics take charge. 'Of course the routes will be de termined largely by the official regu lations of the races, but I believe tho best way to Chicago would be to cut across New York state, touching Rochester and Buffalo, and then pro ceeding west in a straight line. 'It would be practicable; of ourse. to go over Pennsylvania hrough Krio and on by way of Cleve- ind. lint I believe (ha! the mountains on this roule would be a handicap. Of course, they would test ihe skill of the contestants. "The period of ten days has been tiggested for the Chicago (light, 'hat to me seems fair, for it. would give adequate time for the repara- ion of accidents. Such long contests have been re- ently broached, but not seriously be- ore this. I liey are perfectly teas- . ble, however, and from now on 1 am (Continued On Page Seven.) REPORTED IN SENATE By Leased Wire to The. Times) Washington, June 1 The resolu- ion introduced in the senate on Sat- rday by Senator Lorimer, of I Hi ols, asking for an investigation eon- erning the matter of the bribery barges involving his election was re- orted lo the senate this morning roni (ho committee on contingent und by Senator Kean, of New Jer sey. It. was (hen relerred to tiio ominitlee on privileges and elections hich will consider the matter of or dering au Inquiry. The reference to the committee on contingent fund originally had to do mainly with as certaining the question of cost. The committee on privileges and elections ill take up the matter at its regular meeting. No special session has been called to consider the matter. The committee is scheduled to meet nei( Saturday. i A-