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ESTABLISHED 187. ' . - BALEIOH, W, C, THURSDAY, JULY 21, 1910, , ( PEICE 5 CENTS, i
Double the Number of Paid Subscribers in the City of Raleigh of Any Other Nspaper.
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THE STRIKE
"Missionary Work" Causing
Many Strike-Breakers to
Leave Their Places
FEW TRAlS MOVING
Desertions of Strike-breakers is Ham
pering Traffic Officials 300 Raid
to Have Quit AY'ork, Compelling
Road to Delay Plans for Sending
Out Freight Trains Heavy Ban on
Disorder and There Has Been Very
Little of it Children of the Strik
ers Hostile and Commit Some Dep
redations. (By Leased Wire to The Times.)
Montreal, July 21 Desertions of
strike-breakers is hampering traffic
officials on the Grand Trunk Railway
with the losses to shippers and com
pany mounting to the millions be
cause of the delay in handling freight.
"Missionary work" by the strikers
among the non-union employes had
caused the desertions and compelled
the railroad to delay its plans for
Bending out freight trains. The par
tial victory claimed by the company
in keeping up its passenger traffic
has been practically wiped out by the
loss of fully 300 men engaged to take
the places of the strikers.
The union leaders have put a heavy
ban on disorder and none of any
great moment has occurred. The sit
uation on. this, the third day of the
strugle, seems to have developed into
a waiting game, with each side hop
ing the other will take the initiative.
The expressed attitude of each to
wards the question 'of arbitration is
taken as a "bluff" and It is believed
that both sides would accept any
proposition that Minister of Labor
King would present. -
The children of the strikers are
showing a more hostile front than
their parents. At many places the
children steal away from the home,
and, going to the railroad yards, tear
down signal wiring, remove pacink
from the switches and place stones
in other switches. - Some attempts at
spiking switches have been made.
'"file time is past for arbitration,"
said James Murdock, vice president
of the frainmens Union today. "The
question is being arbitrated by the
public now. I can see nothing for us
but victory" Against this expression
of confidence may be set the state
ment of President Hayes of the Grand
Trunk. '
"The violence1 of the men in some
places Is burning their bridges behind
them. It is making them members of
the 'can't-come-back' club."
Advertisements for men, stating
tne new scale of wages offered the
strikers, are being printed in all the
local papers and some men are being
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OF
EPROCLAI
(By Cable to The Times)
London, July 21 Medieval pomp
and ceremony again held sway m
this city today when the coronation
of George V was proclaimed to the
millions that make up London's pop
ulation.' The brilliant ceremony was simi
lar in detail to that of the proclama
tion of accession, but was marred by
dull and threatening weather. The
streets were thronged, However,
thousand's of American tourists who
missed' the accession proclamation
turning out and beseiglng the various
points where the heralds proclaimed
today. - ''-
One feature that was missed today
was the bright array of troops that
marked the other ceremonies follow
ing the death of King Edward. The
work of holding back the crowds was
turned over to the police and they
lined the streets through which the
heralds passed.
It is estimated that fully 2,000,000
' persons watched th display, today.
Several women were bruised and
fainted in th Jam, but none was seri
ously Injured as tar as known. ,
SITUATION IS
UNIMPROVED
IS READY TO STRIKE
Madriz Has Probably Signed
His Own Doom
United States Bendy to Strike With
Warships and Marines If Press- Ms
patches of Madriz Order Are Con
firmed. (By Leased Wire to The Times)
Washington, July 21 The United
States is ready with warships and ma
rines to strike quickly to overthrow
Madriz. There are enough gunboats
and men under the American flag in
Nicaraguan waters, or in the canal
zone, which Is within striking dis
tance, to take up at once the work
of securing control of Nicaragua,
bringing peace and order to the un
happy country and compelling tile Nl
caraguans to respect American citi
zens. '
Official Washington, shocked by'the
report that Madriz In his enmity ot
this country has gone so far as to call
for the death of United States citizens
now within the country and secretly
prdering the execution of Plttman,
the American captured while fighting
with Estrada against Madriz, is to
day waiting confirmation or denial
from American consular officers in
Nicaragua.
According to those who are famil
iar with the situation, the state de
partment will put on foot the move
ment to protect Americans and Amer
ican interests in Nicaragua the min
ute official dispatches are received
that Madriz has issued an order for
the execution of Americans captured
while fighting against his forces in
Nicaragua. -,' .
This government not only put Pres
dent Zelaya out of commission, but
banished him from the western hem
isphere because of his execution of
tiie two-American soldiers of fortune,
Groce and Cannon. It was thought
at that time that the summary course
followed by this government would
be sufficient warning to Madriz not to
repeat the offense. ' :
Astonishment is expressed in offi
cial circles today that Madriz should
have the effrontery to take the line
of action described in the press dis
patches today. It is thought that he
may have hope of getting support
from some European country, such as
Germany. But this, it is said, would
be a direct infraction of the Monroe
Doctrine, and would not be counte
nanced by this government under any
circumstances.
The only solution of the situation
now Is generally conceded to be the
overthrow of Madriz and it is believ
ed that in writing the order for the
execution of captured Americans he
signed in his own doom.
; Rearranging Naval Stations,
Washington,, July 21 For the pur
pose of having a number of ships in
readiness for any emergency that
might arise at Nicaragua owing to
the alarming reports received frcm
there today, the navy department has
ordered a rearrangement of the sta
tions for naval vessels. The Potomac
arrived at Norfolk today, where she
will be overhauled and coaled, the
Amphritite is at New Orleans, and
the Paducah is at Key, West. The
commanders of these vessels were to
dered to hold themselves in readiness
for any call. The Vicksburg arrived
at Corlnto and the Tacoma at Cape
Graclos today where anti-American
outbreaks have occurred and where
the lives of Americans and other for
eigners have been threatened.
ATTACKED BY ROBBERS.'
Beaten, Robbed and Left by Road-,','-'."
. side.
(Special to The Times.)
Spencer, N. C July 21 ColumbU3
Shepherd, a prominent young man of
Washington, D. C, was set upon by
negro highwaymen a mile east of
Spencer last night, beaten into insen
sibility and robbed of 200. The
highwaymen, to whom there is no
clue beyond the fact that they are ne
groes, made good their escape, up to
this time successfully eluding tue
posse, with bloodhounds, which is on
their trail. " ', i '-.-'- .
Mr. Shepherd, in an unconscious
condition, was found by passerby on
the roadside near the midnight hour
and was removed to the home of Mr.
Lum Kesler, a farmer and relative,
the objective point of his trip, from
Spencer. He regained consciousness
long enough to state to his rescuers
tuat two negroes were his .assailants,
and that they 1iad set upon him and
beaten him with rocks. The most per
iods Injuries sustained by the victim
are in the stomach. It is said by at
tending physicians ' that there is a
chance (ot his recovery.
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A hbw nrimt: mf Mtior-f!cnerl
I.eonmd Wood, who recently arrived
front South America to take up the
duties as chief of staff of the army.
Some of tiie cliniijies which the gen
eral has .advocated in bis letters art;
the shortening of the term Of enlist
ment in the regular army; the organ
ization of time expired men into a
M)werful reserve; the assignment of
regular army officers us instructors to
the National Guard.
BRITISH STRIKE
E
(By Cable to The Times.)
Newcastle. Eng.. July 21 With 100,
000 already'" affected by the Northeast
ern Railroad strike, the situation grew
worse hourly today and the disaffec
tion is spreading so rapidly that it Is
feared the employees of the Great
Northern and the North British rail
roads will join in sympathy and cause
a gigantic railway tie-up throughout
England.
The guards of the Northwestern will
strike tonight in sympathy with the
trainmen because of the failure of the
peace negotiations at the meeting last
night.
Factories and manufacturing plants
In this section are completely crippled
and representatives of the large trade
concerns held a conference with Pres
ident Brixton of the board of trade
today after his arrival from London.
They made a plea that peace be ob
tained at any cost and Brixton prom
ised to do all-in his power.
There Is a growing demand that the
government take over the - Northeast
ern lines, temporarily at least, and in
vestigate the Justice of the man's de
mands for better . working . conditions
while traffic is still being carried on.
This will save milloins to trade In
terests and at the same time work no
harm to either the railroad or em
ployes. .'
Some disorder broke out today, strike
sympathizers stoning a" few. trains.
SEASHORE XKWS.
Bridge Party Given by Mrs. F. P.
Morton Sail by Miss Mitchell.
(Special to The Times)'
Atlantic Hotel, Morehead City,
July 21 This morning at 11 o'clock
Mrs. F, P. Morton gave a very de
lightful bridge party ito the guests in
the hotel. At the close of the game
prizes were given at each table to the
ones holding the largest score. The
prizes were shoe trees, which were
beautifully covered with Persian rib
bon. '.Mrs. Du Val Jones and Miss
Isabella Simmons, of New Berne;
Miss Julia McClung, of Knoxville,
and Mrs.-Norwood Spicer, of Golds
boro, were the fortunate ladies. '
Mbjs Mitchell, of Kington, will
give a sail tonight at 11:30. About
50, couples will enjoy Miss Mitchell's
hospitality. " V '
TIE RAWN MURDER
Both Murder and Suicide
Theory Advanced
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Police Relieve It a Cose of Suicide, Be.
cause They Can Find No Trace of
Any Murderer- The .Motive.
(By Leased Wfye to The Times)
Chicago, July 21 Failure to trace
any fugitive fjoui WiuneiKa, the
Northshore BuburJ where Ira G.
Rawn, president of the Motion Rail
way was shot to death early yester
day, strengthened the belief of the
police today that; -the railroad chief
committed suicide,
For more thaii twenty-four hours
the authorities of Chicago,. Milwaukee
and every town between them has
been on the lookout for any man who
migut have done the .shooting and
lied. Members of the Rawn family
cling to the theory that a burglar kill
ed Mr. Rawn and declare that tiie
bloodstains found a short distance
n-oiri the home indicate that the ma
rauder was wounded.
The police combat this claim with
the declaration that if the man had
been wounded it would be much eas
ier to trace him and he would have
been captured before this.
While Ralph G. Coburn, son-in-law
of Mr. Rawn, today .predicted
an arrest within a few hours the po
lice worked to strengthen the suicide
theory.-.
Rawn's connection with t lie Illinois
Central graft scandal is said to have
furnished the motive.
Members of Rawn's family declare
that two shots were fired in tae hall
wa yof the Winnetka home. Neigh
bors, heard only one and traces of only
one shot can be found.
Mystery shrouded the case today as
evidence in support of each of three
varying theories--that he was killed
by a burglar ! that a se
cret enemy was the assassin, and that
he killed himself was found.
The suicide theory, however, re
ceives most credence, because of the
attitude of the family in refusing to
permit either tiie police of Winnetka
or Chicago to take active part in the
investigation.
Railway men declare Rawn was
largely responsible for the 2, 000, 000
graft scandal in the Illinois Central
and was facing probable criminal ac
tion. They considered it likely he
would kill himself rather than face
the exposure of the inside of the car
repair deals, in the investigation of
which he testified twice within tiie
last week and a half.
Friends and business associates
say that since the Inquiry Rawn has
aged twenty years since it became
known that he held between 500 and
1,000 shares in an Illinois Equipment
Compuny. This company, in July,
paid to the railroad half a million
dollars looted from it.
Rawn twice obtained postpone
ments of the investigation, claiming
that his wife was ill. He evidenced
an unwillingness to testify, principal
ly, it is alleged, because his testimony
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ONLY FIVE LEFT
From an advertise
ment which appeared in
The Evening Times
Tuesday afternoon 45
Umbrellas were sold the
next day, and it wasn't
raining, either.
The Woollcott
Dry Goods Company.
Raleigh, N. C.
July 21, 1910. ..
Mr. Geo. C. Hall, Advertising
Manager Raleigh Evening
Times, City: -.
Dear Sir ".
It may be of some interest to
you to know that on Tuesday
afternoon, July 19th, we ad
vertised for sale In your paper
(and nowhere else). 50 Ladles'
Umbrellas. '
When we closed last night
(Wednesday), we had only five
of these left, and it wasn't rain
ing, either. .
: We find that good values
properly advertised bring good
results.
Very truly yours.
The Woollcott D. G. Co.,
by F. Woollcott.
You can get the same
results. Let us tell you
how.
Mrs. H. (rordoii Doughis (above)
mul .Mrs. Ueiuuld Vnndcrhilt (le
ltw) who were the leaders ill the
Spanish dance to the strain f 1'itiicH
Dos Rosas at (be dinner recently
given by Mr. and .Mrs. George H. Pad
den at Newport. Since then the
dance has become the latest fad mid
nearly ever' one who pretends to
dancing in Newport !s practicing it
and no dinner is complete without it.
Mrs. Ynndrrhilt. and Mrs. Douglas
were the recipients of much applause
for their graceful execution ot the
beautiful ntinil-er.
OF
SOUTH IN TEN YEARS
(Rj
Leased Wire to The Times)
, Washiiigtfin. July "1 The amazing
growth, .in I he ninth anil southwest' al
ivaily is. becoming the sensation of the
llilii census. ;
Complete -returns "for fifty-one coun
ties in Texas show a population of
817,475 in 1H10. as compared with uitt.M
in 11100, a gain -of 46 percent.
This .percentage maintained through
out Texas will mean a gain of 1.4o3.Wi6
people in the state, or a total popula
tion of almost 4.500,000.
Foi- Nueces county the census -bureau
reported, a iiop.ulation of 21,955 in 1910.
an increase of 110 percent.
Ktinv r-nnnlv- hovt.1 n 500 nerc(-nt
advance, and Tom Green county close
to 4uo iiercent. .
Wlthoift exception, the figures from
Oklahoma and from Louisiana, . Mis
sissippi. ..Tennessee,- Georgia and Ala
bama record startling increases.
Oil the present basis of representa
tion in . congress, a member to every
1M4.000 of the country's population, the
f..lii,.nH t't'i.,11 ,1lI- tt't vinin r'ininties
entitled Texas to another member of
the house. If the ratio of increase is
niainlained. Texas will have a delega
tion consisting of twenty-three.
The figures from other parts of the
south and southwest presage a like
advance in political power and Im
portance. For this reason, talk of renewing the
northern demand for limiting south
ern representation is becoming gen
eral. . ' -. -
INFANT K1LI.KIV BY AITO.
Knocked From the Anns of a Child
. and Killed.
By Leased Wire to The Times. )
Chicago, July ,21 Harry Golbus,
two years old, was almost instantly
killed last evening at Garfield Boule
Lvard and South Halstead street after
he had been knocked from the arms
of his cousin, Josephine Nimz, eight,
by an automobile driven and owned
by C. J. Dempsy, a collector. The
Nimz girl was bruised, but escaped
serious Injury.
The girl was carrying her cousin
across the street to where the baby's
mother was sitting on a lawn. .
Mrs. .Mollie Oilbus, the mother,
threatened to commit suicide and had
to.be restrained by the police.-
E
Called to See the Strenuous
Ex-President
Wanted $.",l(l(t to Found An Orphan,
age Asylum at Nazareth, Galilee
Was Turned Hack liv Guards.
(By Leased Wire to The Tunes)
Ovtiter liav, N. Y., July 21 A
crank who attempted to see '1 hcodore
Roosevelt caused several hours ol ex
citement here today. He declared
that he. was-Iter. George Nat.ianiel,
of Philadelphia.- arch-deacon ot the
American Proiestanl C'liurcn and tnat
he waru'ed $.", 000 from the, ex-president
to build an orphanage home in
Nazaret.i, Galilee.
'two guards at Sagamore Hill turn
ed, him buck when he arrivej there
and told him tnat ne would nave to
see Colonel Roosevelt in New York.
He departed in a,nger.
The stranger, swarthy, be whisker
ed and with 'a --.red bandana liandker
Liili't wrapped around his neck,
dropped oft a late train last night.
He carried in one hand a carpet bag
and in the ot.ier a tnick cane. Ex
plaining Ins errand to a hacuinan be
demanded:
"I want to be driven at once to Col.
Roosevelt's home. It is important
that I get the money tonisht.":
. As the stranger : had not. enough
mouev to pay tne fare to the aid,
three miles awav, none ot the nack
men would take him.
His appearance also made I hem be
lieve that Colonel Roosevelt would
not thank them lor taking linn up.
The visitor t.irew his carpet bag
down on the station platform and
angnlv berated the nackmen. Then,
with his hair flying out in the air, he
marie his way to the center ol the vil
lage. T.ie unusual appearance ot the
stranger soon caused crowds to
gather and some one started a rumor
that a hunchakist conspirator was in
town to see the ex-president. This
caused the chief of police to have a
talk with the visitor.
'Tin not a plotter," insisted the
man. "I merely want to get money
from Mr, Roosevelt. I know he'll
iielp hip."
He broke away and started on the
long walk to Sagamore Hill but gave
ii up after he had gone a short dis
tance and put up at a lodging house
for the rest of the night. - : : ".
Early this morning he was up and
breakfasted then proceeded toward
the hill, dangling the carpet bag and
swinging his broad brimmed hat.
Solicitous villagers telephoned a
warning to Sagamore Hill and he was
turned back.
SENT MISI, FADING REltMtTS.'
Clancy, Vice Consul at llluefiolds Ask
ed to Resign,'
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Washington July 21 -Owing to
the fact that Michael J. Clancey.
American vice consul at Bluefields,
sent 'reports to the Norwegian '-government
which resulted in the blockade
ot' Bluefields mix-up between that
country and the United States white
he was acting in a like capacity for
Norway, his resignation has been
asked for by the state department.
Consul Moffatt today reported that
Norway had been misled by inaccu
i ate reports sent by Clancey.
New Orleans merchants 'will be no
tified today by the state department
as to just how far the United States
will protect' Norwegian vessels carry
ing American cargoes to Bluefields.
The impression is gained that the
shipe will be conveyed to port by
bluejackets from off the fleet station
ed in Nicaraguan waters. .
Cannon Going Fishing.
(By Leased Wire to The Times. )
'St. Louis, Mo., July 21 Joseph G.
Cannon is on his way to his home
in Danville, Ills., and is expected to
arrive there today. He says he wants
a rest. , , ;
"1 am going to spend my vacation
at Mackinac," he said, "and get a
taste of the life I enjoyed as a boy.
1 am going fishing. When a boy I
could never get the fish to bite, but
the mosquitoes were inclined differ
ently." Texas Has Hookworm.
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
Galveston, Texas, July 21 The of
ficial report that hookworm victims
are found In nearly 100 counties In
the state has caused the state board
of health to accept a share uf the
Rockefeller million dollar fund to
eradicate this disease. : Some time
ago the state refused the Rockefeller
money through a mistake,
AT
EXPLGSIUN AT
FORT MONROE
Were Engaged In Target Prac
tice When Premature Ex-'
plosion Took Place
MANY OFFICERS THERE
Accident Due to An Explosion and
the Blowing Out of a Breach Lock
Kluborate Plans Had Been
Worked Out for lractiee With the
Big Guns of the Fort and Many Of
ficers Were Present to Witness the
Tests All the Heavy Calibre Guns
Were to le Fired at One Time Upon
.Moving Targets
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Washington, July 21 Ten men are
dead, two dying and five others suf
iering from injuries as the result of
a premature explosion at Fort Mon
roe, Va., today duringthe greatest tar
get practice ever held by the United
States army.
The disaster occurred during the
firing of a 12-inch gun under the di
rection of the student corps of thirty
oflicers soon to be graduated from
the artillery school at the fort.
The official list of the killed and
injured is as follows:
The killed:
Sergeant Harry G. Hess. . ,"
Corporal Charles O. Oadkins.
CorHral AllH'rt Bradford.
Privates Roy Dubbey, John W.
Cradwick, Cleve W. King, Alfred W.
Smith, Andy J. Sullivan, James H.
Turner, H. Adey.
Eight men were killed instantly
and their bodies so badly mutilated
that identification was difficult for
some time, shortly before noon.
Two others died shortly afterwards
at the fort hospital.
The disaster, the worst in United
States army history, has not been
thoroughly explained and an official
board of investigation will be ap
pointed immediately.
As far as can be learned there was
a premature explosion of a powder
charge for the giant gun. The breech
block and powder were blown to the
rear, mowing down or mutilating all
in its path. ."
The body of one of the men was
blown out into the bay with the
breech block and has not yet been re
covered. A large number of prominent army
officers were watching the gun prac
tice when the disaster occurred.
, The .war department made the fol
lowing official announcement. It was
in the nature of a report from Gen
eral Villiam H. Carter, acting chief
of staff who is at Fort Monroe:
"Regret to report accident of stu
dent oflicers battle practice to twelve
(Continued On Page Seven.)
THE FIGHT IS ON
IN SIXTH DISTRICT
(Special to The Times.)
Wilmington, N. C., July 21 The
sixth congressional convention open
ed in a stormy manner at 2 p. m. to
day. A recess was compelled to be
taken for an hour., Harnett county
sensationally protested the entire
votes of New Hanover and Cumber
land counties.
Acting Chairman Bellamy then rul
ed that this matter should be settled
before the permanent organization
was made. There was such a squabble i
ever this that an adjournment was
taken for a short time.
Each candidate Is confident he will
make good.
The different delegations have their
headquarters at Nathan's Hotel,
Wrightsville Beach, only, a stone's
throw from Lumtna. ''.
The different delegations held cau
cuses this morning "prior to calling to
order of the convention. :'
It Is hardly probable that first bal
lot will be taken until late afternoon
on account of many preliminaries to
be disposed of. ' -,! ' :