North Carolina Newspapers

7 RALEIGH, N C-U$SDAY, JULY 26,1910. PKICE 5 CENTS. .-ESTABLISHED 187. r 0 ie the .nrnfl Double More Rioting In the Indiana City Because of Grand Trunk Strike IM1 IN THE FIGHT Many Shots Fired in Second Night of Rioting Women Led the Mob and Were the Most Demonstrative Troops Are Hold In Readiness Hut Not ; Ordered Out leaders of Strike Now Want Arbitration Famine Threatens Towns. ( By Leased Wire to The Times) South Bend, lnd., July 26 Fol lowing a second night of rioting in which many shots were fired and In which the police and railroad detect Ives were openly defied by - Grand irunk sympathizers, the police to- day searched the city for two women who were leaders of the most demon strati ve and dangerous mobs that have formed during the present trouble ' ' Many other women participated in the latest bloody hostilities, Btandlng alongside the men ': and throwing stones or wielding a torch to set fire to box cars, but it is the two unmis takable leaders the police are espe cially anxious, to identify. It is changed that they spurred the men on. the violence at times when the men. were inactive and tired of the game of destruction and assault Meanwhile- word comes" from, In dianapolis that Governor Marshall : is prepared to UBe an iron hand in deal ing with the rioters. ; . - General W. J. McKee, head of the Indiana National Guard' after look ing over the situation today declar ed that four companies pf militia held in readiness by order of the governor are ample to take care of the situa tion. He anticipated an order - for mobollzatlon here today unless there is a decided change before night.-T. The most Borious trouble since that in which a man was killed and a freight train was burned came when a mob of 1,500 invaded the Grand Trunk yards and attacked a train; -. A mob In which there were many wonten--a fact.which .made police handling more difficulty-overtook the train at Harris street and applied the torch to a car in the rear. While some blocked the track others' plied the flames until the engineer was forced to abandon the burning car, uncouple and run for safety. An automobile containing a party of newspaper men and photographers was stormed by a band of strikers and stones and bricks were thrown. In connection wltti the shooting, Frank TabalBkl, a strike-breaker, was arrested when seen flourishing a (Continued on Page Six.) TAFT KEEPS POSTED (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Rockland, Me., July 26 By telegTapli and ' wireless, President Taft today followed every move in the political situation at Columbus, Ohio, where the republican, state convention to to de cide the long fight the administration haw been waging-. Mr. Taft Ig- intensely . Interested In the Situation in his home state, where he sent' Wade' Ellis-,sev--eral months ago to take charge in be half of the administration. The presl- ' dent's program today included an hour ' here, after the yacht-, Mayflower came . up from Dark Harbor. A fifty minute motor ride and ten minutes -for speech maklnr before the public library which had been specially decorated were ' the features planned by the local hosts. The rest. Of the 'program included de ;.- parture 'at noon for Casco Bay, lor an afternoon - and evening cruise.. - .,, ' ' Failure on Stock Exchange. (By Leased Wire' to The Times) i New York July 26-VThe failure of A. N. Lawrence, a commission broker and a member ot the Consolidated 1 Stock Exchange was announced to day. . Only about 2,600 shares of va rious stocks are Involved. . . on mi i - lit Hi UUUIII ULUU i IS STILl III THE llAllDSOFdOB NUfriber of Paid , Subscribers in trie City r't"" ' Innnrnn limn I 1 i:;: :' -:.:fcv,i: ( . r 3 ' i if ' ''. ( -T j -''' - V j 4 .". - 7 t ? "V . a -4 a i - ,Jf'K " I J " " . i - " -. . f : X 'A jj Samuel Gompers, president of the recently' announced tliat the liiu-ks Louis had agreed to abandon its open none but Union labor. James W. Vail and former presld'eft of the National Association of Manufacturers,- died recently after six years of incessant warfare 'against the Federation - of Labor. The settlement of the dlfterenccs -b'vtecn tlse company' and the federation will not affect the cae iinjieiiding in the supreme court. ... POWDER CAUGHT FIRE !- :;-- ' ... Disaster Threatened In the Brooklyn Navy Yard-: Department Lighter Containing J ,800 Kounds of Ammunition Set Adrift and Burned to the Waters Kdge Men Have Narrow Escape Juni ed Into the Wator- Powder Caught Fire. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Now York, July 26 Shipping 'in the Brooklyn navy yard was threat end by-destruction today, when a' big navy department lighter,- containing 1,800 rounds of eight fncli ammuni tion Jrorii .the battleship New" Jersey caught flro at the Cob dock. The supply-ship. Culgoa was set adrift to save her and the receiving ship Han cock narrowly escaped. The lighter was finally burncd'to the waters edge in mld-slream'in the East River. One seaman was badly burned and may die.- ' .,: ..- . The heat of the past two days had affected the powder and some of it, in one of the eight inch shells none of them contained projectiles suddenly' flared with a terrific burst of flames just ' after- it has been;' transferred from thp Culgoa to the lighter. The flame from the first shell immediate ly set fire to the powder in the other. There were fifteen men aboard the lighter at the time, engaged in plac ing the ammunition as it was carried from the supply ship. The flaring powder gave them no chance to es cape t9 the Culgoa .and they all jumped overboard to save their lives. One of them; Everett McDonald;, was badly burned before he jumped and after, he. was picked up he was taken to the naval hospital in the avy yard. He is in a serious condition. - . The "greatest excitement quickly to the naval hospital in the navy yard. The private fire department-sent all Its apparatus to the Cob dock but by the time It reached there, the Culgoa was in Buch imminent danger that the men aboard lief cut the ' cable Hold ing' the lighter fast . and both went adrift in the Cob dock channel The1 tide ' carried" the " burning vessel to ward the receiving ship tlancock. - ; . The. Hancock , was filled with aea ment and petty officers detached from duty. They scurried about. the decks and all hands made ready to shunt the burning lighter out into- the stream -if she-approached too close. But the tide carried the burning ves sel ditectly out Into the East River. Several tugs' were passing at the time and they put about to prevent the lighter -from endangering other pass ing shipping. " ' t ; - Several of . the navy yard tugs also put out Into the river and streams of water turned upon Jhe lighter,. But the burning powder had set Der all re so badly that there was no hope of Aineiiuui Federation of Labw, who Stove alid Ittiii;e . Company of St. shop poiicjjr-' and hereafter employ Cleave, head of the Rucks Company saving her-; She was allowed to burn to the waters edge and then was tow ed - back Into the navy yard. ' The lighter is a total loss. The Culgoa's side was scorched but she was other wise undamaged. , : -' A launcU pf the-Culgoa picked up the metrUTto had jumped overboard fro mthe' lighter and none of them was Injured except McDonald. ' K1LLK1) MOTHER'S MI RDRR. Sixteen-year-old Boy Revenged His Mother's Death. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Lexington, Ky., July 26 Standing over the body of his murdered mother, the 16-year-old son of Mrs., of Mrs. Rosetta Gentry, killed her slayer t Biobmlngton. - Ky., : according to ad vices received here today. In : the presence of the lad, William Ander son shot 'Mrs. Gentry dead. Seizing a shotgun the boy fired both barrels at Anderson, but a few feet away. An derson was 'instantly killed. The cause of trie trouble was not learned by the authorities,' REWARD OF $1,000 Oft'eYed For 1erson Who Assassinated ' Ex-Mayor Houseman. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Richmond, Va., July 26 Governor Mann today offered a reward of 2250 on the part of the state for the ap prehension and conviction of the per son or, persons responsible for the as-, sassinatlon in 'Ridgeway of A. Bous'eman, former mayor of that place. This makes a total reward of $1,000, the town council having of fered a reward, of $500 and the board of supervisors of the county $250. Examination of Rate Hooks. (By Leased Wire to The Times): , - Washington, July 26 Forty ex perts, hired . by the interstate com merce commission,: will begin the ex amination August 1 of the books of the Hill and Harflman trans-continental- and other' lines in connection with' the Rocky Mountain rate cases, recently decided by the commission. ; ' It Is estimated that $100,000,000 is Involved in the rate reductions which the -commission ordered, subject to the results of this test. -' . ' , Disaster to Boating Party. . : (By Leased Wire to The Times); Ppiighkbepsle, , N. Y.,' July 26 Miss' Holen Mack", of1, Brooklyn.iiw'as drowned when -she was blown by. an explosion from a burning motor boat In the Waliklir river, vear Newpalta. Miss Louise Kohn wag saved by Wil liam Thompson and Norvllle Yeaple, who,'' with MIbs Mack had made up the .boating 1 party. All . three were burned. -, ' - "Hotel Fire. . (By Leased Wire to The Times) ': Belfast, July 26--Three persons -'Were killed today when- the Kelvin, Hotel was burned down. Thirty were-Injured,-Including the Rev. W. J. Mc-CHufhnic-and wif, recently from: ?hl cago.v Mny ot h gufnts bad narrow escapes ana nearly all lost their per sonal belongings, r 1 ' .. ' NU ft nULU EIJTIilASi ' LffililG HERE Formal Opening the State Fanners Union Held Tk& Morning SOME GOOD SPEECHES One of the fs'reate(jl Meetings in His tory of the L'nipn Being Held in This City- Attendance About ICO Formal '. Opening Held 1'his Morning Executive Session in the Afternoon publfc . .-Meeting. Tor night at Which lfOn, James Y. Joy ner Will Spoak-Mayor Pro Tcm Joseph G. Brown Extended the Vis- ..... iters ra Most OOrdUl Welconie Cpi. J. Bryan Grimes Made a Givat Speech This Morning Proceedings of the Morning. v- The sixth semi-annual session of the North Carolina division of the Farmers' Educational and Co-opeia-tive Union of America convened in Pullen Hall, A,; &. M. College 1 Ins irorning, and .it proruisiis to be the most successful In eVery respect of any ever held. The attendance Is es timated at 400, tuough.some place it as high as-500, representing nearly all of the sixty-five counties in which there are local unions. - It Is a fine body yt men, represent ing the very best. pf4he greatest class of people in the -south. They-are here to attend to the business that comes before the meeting which Iook3 towards the betterment of the great agricultural class. The, morning session was given over to speech-making and was open to the public. The .speeches were above the ordinary and were filled with rich food for the farmers thought. The principal address was delivered by Col. JV Bryan Grimes, secretary of state, and though he spoke about an hour and a half, he was given the closest of attention and was frequently and heartily applaud ed as he would make some telling point then clinch It, Seldom has ti better speech been made In this stat-3. He laid down a platform that would be well for the farmers and all oth ers as well to stand on. His reason ing was sound, and his blows were straight from the, shoulder. Col. Grimes spoke without manuscript, us ing only a few notes, all of which is to be regretted, for that address should have been placed in the hands of all. . ; ? '-.". -v. The delegates held an executive session this afternoon. Tonight the convention will be addressed by Hou. James Y. Joyncr, and the meeting will be public. The meeting was called to order shortly after 10 o'clock by President H. Q. Alexander, ana me invocation STATE MILITIA TO T (By Leased Wire to The Times) Columbus. O., July. 26 The state malitja is expected here within twenty four' hours to quell insistent demon strations and potty rioting on the part of the street car strike sympathisers. Another reign of mob violence such as occurred last night and the police authorities believe they would be un ahlfl to hnndlp the situation. Confer ences were held between Mayor Mar shall, safety . director " McCuno and Chief of - Police Carter this morning and while none of them would give, out a statement. It is known- that a de cision was reached regarding the call ing of the state aid. " ': About half of the regular run of ears-' was started this morning tana these encountered attacks in: all parts of- the " city. - Children . threw. " stones from behind trees and on several lines they greased the rails making It Im possible for? the cars to sun safely.: 'V ' Wreck on X. & W. (By Leased Wire to The Tltnes) Blueneid,; W. Va., July 26 Brtke- maa Tanner and Thomas Turner, 'a painter, were killed in a wreck on the Nonfolk; It v Western this - morning when twojrelghts collided at a curve. Meeting ot of Raleigh, '" " I Mrs. H. H. Rogers, Jr., (on left) and Mrs. Henry Alexander (on (he right) who recently figured prominently in a ".s))it'-l'omc" war af the fashionable ocean resort, Sea Hright, X. J. . James M. Allgcr, a confec tioner, finding that it was impossible to make his ioc cream Itmigalow pay, owing to the society people refusing to patronize him,' Offered She property to let, "negroes preferred." I'nable to get tenants, lie finally offered the property to gypsies, rent free. This not being very successful, he decided upon the "spite-fence" oil which he had painted many alleged libelous statements denouncing the wealthy residents. Recently lie was arrested for displaying billboard advertisements without a license, the re sult of the above named ladies efforts of having an ordinance passed for bidding that kjnd ot advertising . was offered by Dr. B. F. Dixon, state auditor. , President Alexander then present ed Mr. Joseph G. Brown, mayor pto tern of Raleigh, Mr. Brown regret teS the absence of Mayor Wynne, who is in the western part of the state on a vacation. "It affords me great pleas ure to welcome you, the backbone of our state, to this your capital c I ly. You as North Carolinians should feel as. proud of our city as we who live in it. Raleigh has long been .'known as a residential city, but of late years she has become known along othr lines. Our chief asset is not ovr homes, nor our schools, nor churches, nor politicians, but in the productive ness of the farms that surround us. Take a few hours off from the busi ness of this meeting and see our coun ty. Again I bid you welcome and when you leave we will bid you God speed and be the better that you have been with us." Mr. J. M.: Kester, of Kings -Mountain was introduced as one of the young men of the union, and in an excellent speech responded to the ad dress of welcome. The speaker brief ly reviewed the remarkable '-.progress made by the whole country along all lines, particularly the farmers of this state. "Great achievements of a n cient history and the remarkable' pro gress of the present is due to co-operation." declared the speaker. "Where there is no co-operation there is no advancement. The south, with her sculptured hills, pleasant valleys, singing brooks and balmy skies, is the very synonym of opportunity. North Carolina with her nearly 30, 000 members, lead In unionism. Wo afe glad as farmers to meet in the capital city, and we indeed appreciate your mayor's most cordial and elo quent welcome, and when we leave here we will be Indeed your debtors. Again I thank you for your welcome. Dr. J. M. Templeton, president ot the Wake county organlaztion, ex tended a welcome In behalf of the county union. "I welcome you to a county that has produced the great est yield of cotton and tiie4seco.nd, if not the first, largest yield of corn on a measured piece of ground. We have the light soil of the east and the heavy of the' west, W'e are able to produce most anything that grows on the farm. You, are the democracy of the farmers elected by the tillers of the soli. The farmers are marshal ling their, fortes, not for physical strife, but for progress, but we must have tried and true leaders. We have organized to do what-the gov ernment has failed to doprotect ourselves. - We are organized because legislation has failed' to keep faith with the agricultural; Interests of the country. The lawyer nor the legisla tor has .not yet been found who can draw a bill and pass a' law to break up the trusts. They can enact, laws to catch the robber, who niakes yoa stand to, but they cannot prevent the Sugar trust from robbing every break fast table. We have a code that tits the time of Robin; Hood or- Captain' Kidd but does not suit, now; .'We- f&r- (Continued on Page'Eight.) ; jv,'-;-v-, :: .'y;'i -'4 -.y.y: . ji - r , ' "N M rt f ', k pf Any Other Ifawspaper ' Iniri. n in u Record Breaking Crowd At New Bern Fireiiiens Convention .Met Today Historical Pageant Tonight Hoat Races This Afternoon Hot Weather. (Special to Thg Times) New Bern, July 2G The city's sec ond day of the bt-cente'nnial proved a record-breaker in crowds and enthus iasm.: The streets were, filled ' by masses of people from all North Car olina and other states. The grand floral and industrial parade, this morning, two miles in length, was made up of five divisions, led by the second ; regiment, -Colonel Bragaw commanding, followed by the naval militia, Captain Daniels -commanding. Following the soldier boys were the floral '.division ,the industrial divis ion, automobile division, and visitors in rarrapps Tim t lioimnnrls: nf flne-K fand red and black city colors make the scene a wonderful one. The state firemen's convention met at 11:00 o'clock af the Opera House for a bus iness session; President McNeill pre siding. The firemen 'occupy the pro gram the last tliroo days of the week. This afternoon the boat races on Neuse River are taking place. In dian skiffs and canoes followed by a launch race. Tonight the great historical pa geant, representing two hundred years of city history will he brilliant. The weather is very hot, but re freshments and all possible attention is. furnished the many.-thousands. . ACCIDENT AT RAILEY, Church Roof Collapsed, Hut Xu One Was Hurt. : (Special to The Times) Bailey, July 2li Saturday the roof of the new Baptist church collapsed, but fortunately no one was hurt. Only the day before a high scaffold fell, slightly bruising one man. Earthquakes in Japan. : ( By Cable to the Times) -Tokio, July 2 G- It. Is feared that hundreds and perhaps : thousands have been killed by volcanic eruptions and terrific earthquakes in the south ern part of the island of Hokkaido, Advices received here today, telling of the disaster, say that many vil lages are believed to have been wiped out. - '.'' Race Riot at Ashland. (By Leased Wire to The times) ; Wheeling, W. Va.,' July 26 Two men were fatally injured and sii badly hiirt early today In a race riot near Ashland, W Va. :V Negro work ers' Invaded , a ramp of white work men oh the Norfolk. & Western Rall road ahd a fight followed. ' 1 . hAKKVt s iH&iiin ; Progressive Candidate to the Fore In Ohio Republican State Convention ' TALK OfTm HORSE While Garfield is in the Lead the Sit uation is Very Much Muddled and the Outcome js Uncertain Dele gates Devoting Themselves to the Routine Work Of ; Organlaton-r Standpatters Hope to Heat Garfield With a Dark Horse Garfield Plat form Will lie Adopted and Man Who is Nominated Will Have to Stand on Progressive Platform. ' -:'-.'"--:''' '.-1. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Columbus, O., July 26 With James R. Garfield, son of the martrred pres ident, in the lead as the candidate fqr governor before the Ohio- republican convention, but with the situation very much muddled, the delegates to tut eonyenution are devoting their. efforts to the routine work of the organiza tion today. , Talk of a dark horse by Which the stand patters expect to beat Garfield centered on Congressman E. L. Taylor, of the twelfth district, but the knowing ones believethat hisrname will not be presented to the convention. A distinct centlment for Warren G. Harding has developed In'certatn parts of the state and the "chances of the Marion man being selected as tha candidate by the stand-patters is growing. ' . Arrangements have been made for several, conferences by which some order may be broughout of the present political chaos. . The platform fight Is about over. The Garfield platform, which will contain an endorsement of the good intentions of President Taft but not an endorsement of the admin istration will be adopted without much of a fight. The man who is nominated to head the ticket will have to stand on the progressive platform, . Krye Also to Retire, ' Rockland, Me., July 26 The re port that Senator W. P. Krye, presi dent pro-tern of the senate, is to, follow the example of Senator' Hale and retire today was the chief topic in political circles here. With the state excite dover the choosing of a successor to Senator Hale, the vacat ing of Maine's other seat in the upper chamber would add materially to the confusion. Naval Medical Officer Dead. Washington, July: 26 The navy de partment today announced the death of Medical Director James A.' Hawke. XL S. N., in this city. He was born in.' Bristol. Pa., January 31, 1841 and was appointed an assistant surgeon In the navy June 24. 1867. He served in the Spanish American war and at the New York and toiler navy yards, he was retired in 1003. AVIATOR HAD Sorrow eApe (By leased Wire to The Times) Hempstead, N. T July 26 Speeding along the ground at forty-five miles an hour, an aeroplane today turned a complete somersault, the ' driver, George-Russell,' escaping deah by tho most sensational bit of luck recorded hi the history of American aviatlqn. He was tiling free. The accident hap pened on the grounds east of Garden City. : - ;:'.' A 25 mile breeze which had continu ally caused the plane to skid was the cause of the accident, whipping the tail piece askew. i . Russell was using a Curtiss biplane. Flying at a height of 30 feet, he round ed the course at a fast clip, controll ing the machine In spite of the wind. He glided to earth, landing In tha "grave yard" where for 300 feet the plane gilded on its wheels at a 45 mile speed. ' . "; . :" A bit of soft ground and a gust -of wind combined' to' throw -the machine at the moment the elevating plane were lifted. r The front control was splintered and thre beamtf asndiflv' ribs of the right.: Control were "-smashed, the filane sur faces ' also-being -ripped. , ;,.. "It whl take but a few days to fix, and then Til go up again." said Rus sell when he Inspected the machln j