North Carolina Newspapers

EALEIGH,N. O., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 1910. PRICE 5 CENTS. Double the Number of Paid Subscribers ini the City of Raleigh of if..-- ,,,Qther Newspaper. ESTABLISHED 1870, P3ESIDHJT a sum iio.iE First Act Was to Pay Call On the Injured Italian w ' BEGUN President W. H. Taft Arrived at tho Hummer Capital This' Morning . Wore a Broad Smile and Said Ho , Was Glad to be There First Act Was to Call at Hospital to See the Italian Laborer Whom His Son Kan Automobile Over. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Beverly, Muss., June 29 Wearing too broadest smile that has been seen upon his face within the last year, President William Howard Taft reached here today for his vacation. Despite the fact that he has a vast amount of work before him and his corps of assistants at the summer capital, the president was in a happy mood. - It s certainly good to be here," said tho president, laughing as he descended the steps of his private car. Prosldent Taft reached Boston much after the fashion of the cele bratcd gentleman who "walked right In and ' turned around and walked right out again", only the president was in retirement In the' private car Colonial, which was' drawn Into the Boutu station at 8:18 at the end of out' again at 8:20 by a special en gine. Two minutes after he arrived Id the south station train yard the 'president was on his way out to the Grand Junction tracks and thence to Montserrat. Not so much as a glimpse , of him was seen, even through the car windows. Precautions against the president being disturbed were taken by the police, the station officials and the secret sorvlce men. The newspaper reporters and photographers, who were on hand early, got through the head gates and down the platform of track 18, where the federal express was due to draw In. By the time the train arrived the polic ehad thrown a little cordon about the track 18 gate Bo that the gathering of citiezns, who had an idea that the president would come walking up through the train- Bhed like a commuter from Neponset, could not get by the head gate. The federal express had 10 cars of Its own train with the Colonial bringing up the rear. This left the Colonial out beyond , the train shed when the ex press came to a stop. The group of newspaper men clustered along the side of the private car. Through the window a form could be seen moving "as through a glass darkly", but It was not that of the president. It was some man of youthful and slender body, probably one of the secretaries or mossongors. Not a glimpse of the president was caught by the waiting throng. ,'. '!' ' - A grand hug and a kiss were ex changed botween President Taft and his Bon Charley Taft when the pres ident arrived at Montserrat station, (Continued On PageFlve.) THREE T.1EN KILLED BY Fl (By Leasod Wire to The Times.) Baltimore. ' Md..' June 29 Three men were killed, three probably fa tally injured and three others ser iously hurt by a freight engine run ning tnto a -gang of carpenters work ing on a trestle on the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad at 21st street and the Belt Line Railroad tracks at 7:30 o'clock this morning. ; .:: : The dead: Jacob ' Brandenburg, E. W. Lendermore, Harry P. Gatch Oll. : i . ' Those probably fatally hurt are: Danlol Reuhl, both legs amputated and otherwise hurt; Albert Reuhl. both legs amputated and injuries to the body; Edward Jelghstnlth, prob ably fatal Injuries to head. . Others Injured are: George Am brose. Charles T. Eackle and Iiank Rr. . , ,' mm CLOSi.'.G AT CACuiuDGE Roosevelt Man of the Hou At Harvard Not the Guest Qf Honor Bat Easily Takes First Place In the Minds of Everybody Hughes, and Morgan Given Degrees. (By Leased Wire to The Tflnes. ) 1 Cambridge, Mass., June 29 "Old Grad" Theodore Roosevelt laid aside cares of state, forgot the wilds of Africa, the monarchs of Europe and the political tangles of his country and gave himself up to a: day of en- joyment among his old classmates at Harvard today. Though he was not the official guest of the university as regards the conferring of an honorary degree that honor being awarded to Governor Hughes, of New York state and J. Pierpont Morgan, nevertheless the ex-presldent was "the man" of the occasion Harvard's annual com mencement. . Thirty years ago Theodore Roose velt received his sheepskin Jrom Har- vard and went forth to battle with the world. How he had succeeded was made evident today by the recep- tion accorded him by the officials of the Harvard corporation "Old Grads,' "young grads." and undergraduates. Governor Hugltes received the de gree of LL. D. today while J. P. Mor gan, master ofAmerican finance, re ceived that of doctor of letters. Nine hundred and fifty-two degrees wore conferred on the regular grad uates In addition to the honorary de grees. . Following Is the complete list of honorary degrees conferred: , t Doctor of Laws Charles Evans Hughes, governor of New York, new ly appointed justice of the United States supremo court. Samuel Wiliston, professor Har vard law bc:ioo1. Sir John Murray. English scientist. Richard Cock burn -MacLaurin, president of Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Doctor of Letters J. Pierpont Morgan, financier. Horace Porter, soldier; George Wallace Prothero, historian. Doctor , of Science Theodore Wil liam Richards, professor of chemis try at Harvard; Theobold Smith, pro fessor at Harvard Medical School. Master of Arts Robert Archer Woods, settlement worker; John El lot Thayer, naturalist; Thomas Leon ard Livermore, soldier, lawyer and financier. The much-heralded meeting of Governor Hughes and Colonel Roos evelt took place in the Harvard yard and lasted for ten minutes. While no one knows what they talked about it has been generally understood that Colonel Roosevelt would attempt to Induce the governor to run again for the highest office in his state. During the ceremonies Colonel Roosevelt was fhe cynsosure ofall eyes. He was here In one official capacity, that of president of the alumni association, at the meeting of which he presides tnis afternoon. He spent the night at the homo of President Lowell, but was one of the earliest arrlvalB in .,- Harvard yard when the crowds began gathering for the procession to Sanders theatre for the commencement exercises. Col onel Roosevelt joined the crowd of graduates standing in front of Massa chusetts Hall; where the graduates were voting for men to fill the six vacant places in the line of overseers. This Is the advisory board of gradu ates wlio assist the members of the corporation and the president in run ning the university. Mr, ' Roosevelt wore a black frock coat, striped trousers and tall silk hat. . He could have "worn, had he de sired, the hoods marking the degrees conferred on htm at Berlin and Ox ford, Yale and other universities, but did not do so. A crowd of Mr. Roos evelt's friends and classmates soon gathered about the former president and he seemed "happy and conversed rapidly and laughed a great deal. Among those he talked with were former Secretary of the Navy John D. Long, Dean LeBaron Brlggs, ,of the faculty,, and Judge Lowell, of the United 'States court. Mr. Roosevelt went inside of the Massachusetts Hall, which Is the old est recitation building In the univer sity and cast his ballot for his candi dates' for overseers. He and former President Eliot are among the candi dates who are certain of .' election. Mr.1 Roosevelt wrote his ballot quick ly and passed it in and then came out to the yard again, where the first person he met was Governor Hughes, of New York, who was walking about in his academic gown of black with black velvet Btripes on the sleeves. (Continued On fcage Seven.) r ;( u V I ( 'Postiija.-ter . (.Yncrnl Frank H. Hitchcock,' who, according to Wn.il). lngton dispatches, is fighting for his political life. According to rumors in I I'm I'liiiit::! a determined opposi tinn is maiiot uvei-ing to force him to retire from President Taft's cabinet ami to resign' the liiiinnansliip - of the Republican National Committee. It Is clunked - that Hitchcock is us ing Ws position us cabinet liiemlier him! patronage dispenser and his po. Htiiiii as iiatiiimil ihtiiinian to build up a political machine for his own selfish purposes, and that the inter cuts, of the republican mrty. are "suf fering ut liis hands. , THE FREIGHT RATES Of Western Roads Cat fay : Commission Ordered Cut of About $:t Per Cent on Certain Western Railroads Com. plaints Brought by Commercial Clubs, (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Washington, June 29 The Interstate commerce commlsion today ordered a cut or approximately 33 1-3 percent In class rates over the Southern Pacific, Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe. and Preseott & Pheonlx railroads fro Sac ramento, Cal., to points' in Nevada and Utah. The commission Amis that rates ex isting on .these lines are "practically without precedent or parallel," throughout the United States. Com modity rates are not prescribed by the commission but the carriers are directed to keep a record :of. all . ship ments into" Nevada from eastern de fining territories during July, AuKUst and September, showing certain facts which the commission desires to ob tain. ' - . On the Oregon Railway & Naviga tion Company and the Northern Pa cific Railway Company, : Involving class rates from Seattle, -Tacoma and Portland to Interstate points In Ore gon, Washington, Idaho and Montana the commission finds than lie rates are .unreasonable, and should be. re duced 20 percent. . No final order was made In this regard, however, as a showing Is desired as to the reduction of the revenue under. the new order. Transcontinental freight rates from the 'Atlantic to the Pacific coasts, on trunk. Hne irallroads, , were also re duced, on an .average of about 20 per cent by the commission In one of the most important and. far-reaching de cisions that body has yet made.-The cares have, been under consideration during the past year and a' half. The complaints were brought by the ommerclal Club, the Traffic . Bureau of Salt Lake City the City of Spokane, the Maricopa Commercial Club of Arizona, the The Traffic Bureau of the Merchants Exchange of Sacramento. the Portland, (Ore.) Chamber of Com merce and the railroad commission. Of Nevada against the Southern Pacific, Oregon Railway & Navigation Com pany, the Northern Pacific, the Santa Fe,' Preseott & Pheonlx Railroad and the Atchison, Topeka &. Santa Fe rail roads. . . " The rates were reduced and xead- Justed fwun .New York City, Chicago, Cincinnati,. Bt; Louis, Pittsburg throughout ' the Misourl and Missouri river points to thfe. Pacific ,coast. Drowned in Raging River. ( By Leased wire to TheTiraes) Saylorsville, Ky:, 'June .'29 Four bodies were recovered today on the ilhores " of the Upper Licking river.1 which' has been 'converted Into & rag ing torrent by the recent cloudburst. It. is feared mny other lives' were' lost. The bodies recovered are those! pf two men, a woman and a boy; 3S 1 Were Drowned In Some Un explained Way While Out Bathing TWO IN AND WOMAN Bodies of3Favhers Recovered Bodies of Mrsi Joseph Met". Itowyer DiiUKhter-iullaw of the Siiperin tendent of the Naval Academy and Two Midshipmen Found This Morn- ing--.lt In Believed That the Wo man Got Beyond Her Depth and That in Trying to Save Her All Three Lost Trietr I.Ives Had An ehored in Shallow Water. Annapolis, Md., June 2a The bod ies of Mrs. Joseph McC. Bowyer daughter-in-law ";j of Captain J. M. Bowycr, superintendent of the naval academy, Midshipmen Sherman N Nason, of Newport, R. I., and Grigs- by E. Thomas, t Union Point, Ga., were found drowned this morning near Chink Point, about one mile and a half from thef naval academy, and near where tho sail boat tney left here in yesterday was later found an ehored. The bodies were all clad in bathing suits. , ''. It Is bellevetMiAe "unfortunate wo man and the two young men sudden ly found themselves out of their depth, although the water where the sail boat was anchored is but five feet doejv'. But the bottom Shelves off suddenly a few yards away, and it is thought that not knowing this, the unfortunate woman was attacked with cramps and that in trying to save her Nason and Thomas lost t.ieir lives also. Mrs. Bowyer was a Miss Dean, of Pittsburg, before her marriage sev eral years ago. Her husband, Jos eph Bowyer, died in 1908. She had since lived with her father-in-law and his wife. The bodies were found close to gether in shallow water, that of Mrs. Bowyer in a standing position, while those of the two midshipmen were ly ing on the bottom near her feet. The bodies lay in only about six feet of water and the head of the young widow was only about two feet be low the surface of the water. It was thought by some of the searchers that one of the young men, as well, as Mrs. Bowyer, must have been seized with a cramp, and other wise it would be hard to understand how two strong young men could have drowned In six feet of water, even with a woman in distress cling ing to them. The bodies were found by William Branzell, a local fisherman, who with many others had joined in the search. They, were taken ashore in one of the government launches and the body of Mrs. Bowyer was carried to the home Of her father-in-law, Captain John M. BOwyer. It was only after an all night search, participated in by practical ly every government craft in the har bor, that the bodies were found. The torpedo flotilla, Including the Bag ley, had played searchlights upon the uneven floor of the harbor through out the night while their crews, re inforced by marines and sailors in launches had dragged the bottom sands from the searching craft. 'The discovery of the sail boat yes terday afternoon in which the young widow and her two companions had gone sailing In bathing attire gave the search definite direction. The boat was anchored on 'a bar not far from the Coast with' the young woman's coat In it. An Investigation showed thit the water at the point where the boat was anchored was but five feet deep. -From the appearance and po sition of the boat and the fact thai the young widow's outer coat was found In it, it was believed then that while they were in shallow water Mfs. Bowyer got oft the sand bar in the deeper water which was found to exist a few yards from (he boat that the others went to the rescue and all were drowned In the effort to rescue I Mrs. Bowyer. i Adolphus rmsch, the millionaire St.: Louis brewer, who recently sail ed for his estate iu Landenseliwal. bach, (iei'inany. Before he departed the aged brewer declared that pro hibition was the meanest thing in the whole country. It is a breeder of hypoericy, but its greatest danger lies in the fact thet it destroys mod. eratlon and moderation is what we should all strive for. What we need is' high license and the regulation of saloons. That is the only way to stop tl-e mouths, of prohibitionists and head them iu their course. JURY FAILED TO AGREE In the Bribery Case Against Browne Jury, in Fanmus Bribery Case, After Being Out Since Friday Afternoon, Reported That it Was Impossible to Agree and Were Discharged.'.' (By Leased Wire to The Times) Chicago, June 29 The jury that has been trying Lee O'Neal Browne, the democratic leader in the legisla ture on the charge of bribing Charles A. White with $1,000 to vote for the election of William Lorimer for United States senator, was discharged at 11:07 today by Judge McSurley, when the members announced that they could not reach a verdict. The jurors had been out 115 hours and 37 minutes, having retired at 3:30 Friday afternoon. Foreman Henry Muller was the spokesman when the- jury entered. "Well," asked Judge McSurely, what have you done?" "We cannot agree, your honor," he said. "There seems to be no possible chance?" queried the court. "None whatever," replied the fore man. "Then the Jury is discharged," ord ered the court. Browne and Representative Chas. A. White, who charged Browne with paying him $1,000 to vote for Senator Lorimer, were both in court. Browne was seated with his law- years after a hurried trip to the court room, when word was received that the jury would report. All expected a disagreement, yet there was a feeling of tensenoss and expectancy when word was received after so many hours that the jury would report. Browne looked nervously at. the tired-looking jurors, but when they assured the court no verdict could be agreed upon he seemed dejected. The case will be rushed to a second trial at once, according to State's At torney Wayman. Counsel for Browne assert that he never will be convicted, now that, the first-trial has proved a fizzle. When asked for a statement. Browne said: I believe that the result of this trial is a sufficient vindication for me. I have nothing further to say at thfs time." After the jury made Its announce ment Judge McSurley ordered : the court room cleared. - Juror Charles Spare, who wa3 harged' by the state's attorney with being the only member to be holding but, asserted after the jury was dis charged from service that the jury stood eight for conviction and four for acquittal, practically from the first ballot. At one time they stood five or acquittal and seven for con viction. ! I MANNING STILL LEADS Official Returns Show He Has Small Majority in County Manning Carried Raleigh TownshiiH Itaeetctween Clifford and Daniels Close in Wake With Daniels in the Lead so Far. Thirty-four out of thirty-six pre cincts in Wake county received up until noon today give Manning 2,213 and Allen 2,132, making Mannig's majority 81. It is not thought that the other two precincts will material ly change this. Manning's vote in eleven out of twelve precincts in Raleigh township was 979 against 684 for Allen, mak ing Manning's majority 295. Allen's majority in twenty-three out of twen ty-four precincts In the county was 21.4.. "'''"', One more city precinct and one county precinct yet to be heard from Daniels Leads. Thirty-two out of thirty-six pre cincts give Daniels 2,194 and Clif ford 1,894, making Daniel's majority 300 so far. Clifford's friends say that this will be almost wiped out by the final re turns. Figuring on the Manning-Al len vote, Daniels will have a majority of fifty or even less in tne entire county. Clifford carried Raleigh township by over one hundred. Eleven of the twelve precincts reported 916 for Clifford and 786 for Daniels, making Clifford's majority 130. It looks like that nothing but the official count next Saturday will de termine which of the four will have majority and it is not believed that the majorities of either will reach one hundred. WKAKXESS IX STOCKS..-'.. Renewed fjImridatkMi Resulted in New Low Records. (By Leased Wire to The Times.) New York, June 29 Renewed li quidation today In Wall street after the noon hour resulted in new low records for many standard railroad and industrial shares. Selling was on a heavy scale with Southern Pacific, i'nion Pacific, Reading, Steel and Atchison offered freely in large blocks. Prices fell 1 to 3 points. At the low prices short covering and supporting orders from the bank ing interests caused a rebound from the low level of about a point. The reason assigned in some quar ters for the break was the order is sued by the interstate commerce com mission to railroads calling for a re duction in rates. The weakness extended to the curb market where the leading Investment hares lost substantial fractions. The rally In New York followed announcement by the Southern Paci fic that its net earnings for May had nrreased over half a million dollars and that the net earnings of the Union Pacific for the same month ? 100,000. J.AII.KI) IX DKKACLT OF ItOXD. Preliminary Hearing Held Tuesday. Sent l"p to August Term of Superi or Court- In Default of Bond, Re committed to Jail. (Special to The Times) Louisburg, June 2S The man. Pink Page, alleged to have killed Willie Barham in this county, near the Wake line on Sunday, the 19th nst., was arrested In Wake county tthe same day and carried to Raleigh. On the next day, the 20th, Deputy Sheriff Kearney went to Ralegh and bronght him to the Franklin cobnty Jail here, where he has been kept until today, when he had a prelimi nary trial before Dr. O. L. Ellis, jus tice of the peace, and he deciding the case bailable in default of a $2,000 bond, re-committed him to jail, to be tried at the August term of Franklin county superior court. There were number of witnesses present, but only one woman and nine men were examined. : Kaiser's Yacht Wins. (By Cable to The Times) 1 Kiel, Germany, ' June ' 29 With Emperor William aboard, his Amerl-can-built yacht Meteor' today won frdtn the Germania and Alexander S. Cochrnne's crack Americah '-Bchooner Westward, In 'the Kiel regatta, de feating the Germania by two minutes and the Westward by three minutes. This was the Meteor's first victory Of the present meet and the kaiser was jubilant at the yacht's success. POWELL GETS 30 YEARS III. PENITENTIARY - ' .. i Compromise Verdict ot Second Degree Murder In the Famous Case THE END A The Case Against K. E. Powell for Killing C. W, Ihtnn Came to Jtn Abrupt End Willi the AnnouiieemJent of Counsel for the Defense That They Were Willing to Accept a Verdict of Second Degree Murder Htate Acqufescen-Meet8 trro ."Ap proval of Judge Ward Givee Pris oner Thirty Years. ; ' (Special to The Time3.) Warrenton, N. C, June 29 The case of State of North Carolina vs. E. E. Powell, for the killing of Chief of Police Charles W. Dunn, of Scotland Neck on March 4, last, came to an ab rupt ending this morning when ex- Governor 'Charles B. Aycock, of coun sel for' the defendant, anounced that after careful consideration by coun sel and consultation with the family of the defendant, the defense had de cided to accept a verdict of murder in the second degree and await the judgement of the court. Solicitor John H. Kerr stated that the state was willing to accept this verdict.. Judge G. W. Ward, who is presid ing, stated that, he approve J the ac tion of counsel, say tog that it was his opinion that the jury would not take to the plea Of insanity advanced by the defense and acquit the prisoner. and that while there was some evi dence of premeditation and delibera tion, he had no idea that a verdict of murder In the first degree 'would have been secured. The expense Of finishing the trial would in that event be practically unnecessary. The sentence imposed was thirty years In the state prison. ; The verdict was received here with a little surprise but as far as can be learned at this time, there is very lit the expression of disapproval on the pa'rt of the people. On account of the sudden illness of a juror yesterday afternoon court adjourned shortly be- for 4 o'clock tintil this morning. This it Is thought had considerable ten dency to bring about the action of to day, as it was thought hardly prob able that the sick juror would be able to proceed with the trial. Wealthy Texan Suicides. San Antonia, Texas, June 29 E. P, Terrell one of the wealthiest men of southwest. Texas, prominent republican politician and former min ster to Belgium, is dying here today from a bullet fired into his brain with suicidal intent. Holmes Plead Guilty. Washington, June 29-'EdwHrd 'S. Holmes, the statistician who was In volved in the Theodore S. Price "c6t- on leak"; case, today pleaded guilty n the district supreme court and was fined $5,000. THE ALIENISTS SAY CHARLTON IS INSANE (By Leased Wire to Tile Times.). New York, June 29 A prelimi nary report of the alienists retained by the defense to examine into the mental rondltioirof Porter Charlton, held in the Hudson county jail at Jersey City pending extradition pro ceedings for the murder of his wife in Italy was completed today and pre sented to Charlton's attorney, J. Floyd Clarke in this city. The four alienists "who observed Charlton at the request , of his fa ther, Judge Paul Charlton, of Wash ington1, were unanimous In their opin ion that the prlsbnfcr ' is suffertng from a form-of de-men t la and was tot . mentally responsible when ne beat his wife to death, placed her body in a trunk and threw it into Lake Como. Most reputations get a white-wgf h- Ing: because they deserve It. f -I -