North Carolina Newspapers

..-' -, ... - - J, - "-...-jVtV!?, 7.-V 7 , l or 1 .'li anil Ti ! ,"y: Show en) toii'Jit and Kun v, " For North Carolina: fc.mw. en tonight and Sunday mode rate font winds, becoming tr able. , 1 - V EDITION .'iv'-i.-r.-v.r';,.. "- , ' ' 7--"- j.:' , ".. 3 established, ic:i vyy. ;: v - r T raleigh, n. 0.(811 axigust.,i3, 1910. g & ; ; PEIC2 5 CENTS, r Double the - Number of Paid Subscribers; in of Any Oth Newspaper.; T : .' . i rV f.v; '' J. P. VJflLICER DESPERADO m m nnnnrnrn onrnirr WIIU WUuULIiLU OHOil STAIIUIiiD BEEIJ White Man Whs Killed the Sheriff Who Went to Ar rest Him, Under Arrest was caughTat cold springs. fla. Walker Murdered Sheriff Stanlaud of . . Brunswick County in December 1908 Was Captured at the Time But Escaped From, Jail and Had Been at Large ITntll -Yesterday When He Was Caught at Cold Springs, Fla. The Chase After Him at the Time of the Murder Attracted Statewide Attention. (Special to The Times.) -Wilmington, Aug. 13 J. P. Walker, a white deaperado, who murdered Sheriff Jackson Stanland, "of Bruns wick county. In December 1908,' and the chief figure In a man hunt of a week's duration when he broke jail later,' was captured ' yesterday , at Gold Springs, Fla., by W. M. Fryar, a detective. A photograph was vsent some days ago of Walker and he was Identified by it. Sheriff J. J. Knox, of Brunswick left this afternoon for Gold Springs . to bring Walker beck for trial. .. Walker Is a desperate character. He was wanted in December 1908 for'aev eral burglaries and Sheriff - Stanland went to his - home i to , arrest him. Walker fireB Inflicting a mortal, wound. Stanland died the following day. Wvlker was JaHed. with a boy named a Dudley -ae meeomplice,--; In - January l09,rW61ker nocked the Jailer sense-' less and isckp'ed with' the boy.;- A man chase of several days followed walker and the boy being hunted through the swamps in- mid-winter. Walker was fired at several times but -finally escaped, but the hardships made the boy surrender. He Is now serving 19 months for Jail breaking. Walker lived In the swamps seven days and underwent great suffering. He formerly deserted the United States army, at Fort Caswell. His murder of Stanland was most atrocious. He will be tried in Brunswick court. The chase after-lilm excited state wide attention at the time. The aggregate. of private, county and state rewards for Walker's capture Is J2.000. CHAMPIONSHIP CONTESTS.; Athletes Meet for Great Field Event. (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Chicago, Aug. 13 With an im mense crowd on hand twenty-one of America's most famous athletes gath ered today at Marshall Field .to com pete for the highest honor capable Of being won by an athlete In the United States victory in the annual national A. A. U.' all-round ciiam- 'plonshiyS. For the first time in the twenty- ' six ;y ears history of the classic, west ern colleges were represented by ath letes, who, critics declare, have ; a good chance , of winning the title. Among them Is William Crawley, of the University of Chicago, who will captain the Chicago football team this year. ,". ; - There are ten events on tne pro gram, as follows: , ; , 100 yard dash; 16 pound shot put; running high jump; half- mile walk; 16 pound hammer throw; 120 yard high hurdles;, pole vault, throwing 1 -pound weight; mile, run, and run ning broad jump. . ' Following are the entries: Wil- r Hani Crawley and r Austin Menaul, -1 university oi cuicauoi ti( luwv 1 son, Occidental College; E.'H. Clark, Boston A. C; John H. OHlas, Van couver,. O.i H. W. Fltspatrick,New Orleans; B, Gish, Seattle; Q. W. Phil- brook, ' Cleveland ; J. redemus New York; B. C. Quaranstrum, Morning Side' College; J. R. Kllpatriclt, New York A. C. ; P. A. Furey, Philadel phla ;. 'James Andrpmmedas, Lowell, Mass.; Wv Q. Cowan and Charles White, Philadelphia; 13 W. -Carroll, Chicago Irish American A. C.;-Leslie Byrd. Avery Brundage, W. A. Draper, Victor Kennard and Eugene Schobin- Permanent Convention City, v (ByXeased Wire to The Times.). Minneapolis, Minn,7 Aug. 13 Ef fort or the, Indianapolis delegation to tb convention of the International Typographical Union to have that city yaamed as the permanent convention irr CAUGHT place was defeated today when the union refused to lend I10Q.000 out of the old age fund to. build the structure. A flat rate of $1 a month assessment on eaSh member was fa vored. . . . ' Wreck On L. & N. ' (By .Leased WirtTtb The Times.) Louisville, Ky.; Aug. 13-r-In wreck on the Louisville-- & Nashville this morning near Covington, Ky., Wlllam Hall, engineer, was killed and ' two brakemen Injured.' The train, which was a freight, 'was de stroyed by fire. : Men and Money Disappear. -Memphis. Tenn., Aug. ' 13 W. ' 8. King and H. McCourt, aleged to have been Implicated In the Illinois Cen tral graft scandals, have disappear ed, together with more than $500, UUO which was withdrawn from their banks ten days ago. C HARLOTTE SAYS B Will Not Permit Circus During Fair Week Ordinance Had Been Passed Against the Circus for Fair Week Ad vance Agent Up Against It The -John -Manufacturing Company to be Sold' at Auction Has Been' in - Hands oi'Recelver. : . (Special to TheTimes) . , Charlotte, N. C, Aug. 13 Facing a sort of double-barrel barricade set up by the Board of Aldermen for the city, and the County Commissioners for the county, to keep clrciises out of the city or county during the week of the Mecklenburg fair;, a represen tative of Rlngling Brothers' Shows is in the city this week, looking over the situation and seeing what can be done, if anything, to secure a date for; his show in the city or suburbs. However, as the directors of the Mecklenburg Fair : Association ' sent" delegations to both the Board of Al dermen and the Board of County Commissioners last . winter, six or seven months before the date of the fair in October, to ask for a special law to protect them,: in case there was an application from a circus to show in Charlotte during the week of . the fair, and as the two boards readily granted the petitions and passed special laws providing against an exhibition "by any circus ,or Just prior to the fair, it looks rather blue for the circus people, so far as get ting a date anywhere about fair week is concerned." , The Board of Aldermen, it will be recalled, after hearing the petition of the fair directors last February or Marchpassed an ordinance prohibit ing or making it impossible, for a cir cus to secure a license or to exhibit during the fair or for a stated num ber of days prior , to the said fair.' The. County " Commissioners, who have the privilege, of granting a coun ty license, which would . have legally given the circus the right to exhibit outside the city limits, also gave the directors the protection which they Y (Continued On Page Seven.) MANY COMPLAINTS ; HAVE BEEN FILED (By Leased Wire to The Times.) . ' Washington, Aug. 1 The Chippewa Valley and Northern Railroad of. Wis consin has filed a complaint with the interstate commerce ' commission against the Minneapolis, St. : Paul . Sault Bte Marie Railroads In which It is claimed thatt he latter' a cancella tion of , a tariff agreement between the two roads has made it Impossible for the complainant to fulfill the con tract It now has. ''.The commission is asked to-requlre the defendants' to con tinue with the- agreement untl!. these contracts have been .completed, ,. other wise- the i complainants cannot - carry them out expect at a financial loss, i Charging the : Missouri Pacific and the Illinois Central railroads with un reasonable rates on barrel stave In carload lots, and asking tor reparation 3. H. Winterbotbam ft Con Of Chicago, have filed a' complaint;, with the inter state . commence commission. . ;',.' The Loulnlana Saw Mil Company, of Whltford.i La), filed a complaint with the i interstate commerce, commission today fn. which the Louisiana Railroad A Navigation Company, .the. Missouri, Kanras ft Texas-Railroad, the Atchi ponv Topeka ft Santa Fe Ballroad, and the Kansas CltX. Mexico & Orient Railroads -are ;ehadged with unreason able rates on, yellow ' pine In carload Ipts shipped to.iwlnts between Louisi ana and OkkJhotna.r'The complainant asks for reoaratlon. The W. K. Henderson" Iron Works ft Supply Company, of Shreveport, La., in' a complaint filed today 'with the Interstate comerce commission charges the Texas Pacific Railroad with enact ing unjuct and unreasonable rates for the continuous transportation of - sash weights In carload lots from S-lireven-port to Marshall. Texas. The commis sion Is urged to bring about a reason able adjustment. WANTS 2,000 VOLUNTEERS. To Police Columbus and Hold Slrik ' erg in Check. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Columbus, O., Aug. 13 Mayor Marshall today called for 2,000 vol unteers to act as special police In the car strike. This' followed the sus pension of the regular policemen one-third of the forto wo mutinied when .ordered to guard street cars and strike-breakers. These men have been given the opportunity .of appeal ing their cases to the director of public safety. " "The cars will continue to' be guarded,", said the mayor today. FIRE CUTH1EN OFF May Have Perished In Forest Fires Party That Went ... Out to Fight Flames nclieved to Have Perished in the FlumesSituation Worse Thau It Has Been. (By I.-eased Wire to The Times) f jMoIm IdjtliOijrA njf 1 jSySweePing aowfl "the'meuntaln sides forest fires between Independence Creek and Iron Mountain have cut off thirty-live men who were fighting the conflagra tion and it Is believed the men have perished. Headed by Roscoe Hales, of the forestry bureau, the men with a sup ply train of thirty-five packs, left Iron Mountain. No news has been received of them since they enter ed' the heart of the blazing moun tains.'. :' The situation today is worse than it has been since the darfger aroused the country and many towns are threatened while the people are pray ing for rain. ; ; v For mile upon mile the - smoke pall is so heavy the sun Is but a red disk. Many settlements are report ed abandoned and it is feared the loss of life will be heavier than In any fire since the blaze of 1908. Vehicles of all kinds are getting big premiums, and wherever possible the inhabitants have resorted to flight.:.' ;; : Thousands of animals of all kinds are rushing before the Are. The peo ple of the affected district are too busy to kill them.' In .one instance, reported today from the Wallace - district, a bear Jumped through the window of a cabin, ' , ' A SCOTCH VERDICT. Elvis Hayes, of Barton's Creek township, was tried before United States Commissioner Nichols today on the charge of selling whiskey without license. - After hearing the evidence the commissioner decided It waft not sufficient evidence to hold the defendant, and he was discharged. RATES ON LIVE .: STffGKs u;;reaso;;ble (By Lea8ed,Wire to The Times) Washington, : Aug.' 13 Claiming that the. proposed advanced rates on live stock, between the Mississippi. River and the. Missouri river is unwarranted. unreasonable and unlawful, the Inter state commerce commission today sus pended this schedule of advances. This order affects ninety , : railroad ; com panies, The advance proposed - was from 14 cents to 17 cents per hun dred pounds and was to Have ' been effective August' IS, 17 and 21 and Sep tember 1 by the various railroads. - The rate of .144 cents' now existing was advanced on April 1 last from 1 cents, and despite several complaints against: that Increase the road In question scheduled an advance to 17 cents without ' waiting for the com mission, to act on the , complaints against the present rates. ra;t is ho-mil fl LLL l - He Is Still Ircving and Is Thought Ee Practically (fc:t cf Danger SLEPT EIGHT Now Believed That the Mayor Will lx , Able to Lenve the Hospital Within Two ' Weefcs-Kats Well, Sleeps Well and "lav'ChwrfuI Some Hu niors That f Wctors Are Not Giving Out the True' Conditions of the Mayor But These Are Discredited. (By Leased Wre to The Times.) Hobokcn, 'Nj-J-,, Aug. 13tlnless complications .waich are not expected by the attenBljlg. physicians develop, Mayor Willilh' I J. Gaynor will be able to leave Sti Mary's Hospital in two week, - recovered from the wound inflicted by James J. Galla gher on Tuesday. The following statement was given today to the National News Associa tion by one pt the physicians, who, however, refused to allow nis name to be used: "Mayor Gaynor has not received any morphine or stimulants since he has been in (he hospital and none has been necessary1. - He was offered a glass of chamuaghe on Thursday but refused it. Jb?, bullet has been lo cated in the tissues over the pharynx and could be. extracted ln"flve''mln-ute''.Tlw--uFmkaWde'(dea'-tti. is not necessary, as it would open an other channel for infection. . . "The wound has been dressed with chrolide of mercury superficially and no antiseptics have been injected, "The mayor sleeps well, eats well and is cheerful, but he will probably remain in the hospital for a couple of weeks." This statement definitely set at rest the alarming reports which had been gaining currency in the last 36 hours. These rumors insistently de clared that the doctors were giving their bulletins an undue tone of opti mism, understating the danger. The rumors were in part backed up, superficially, by the reasoning which demanded to know why the bullet was not removed if the pat ient's condition was so good. The neglect of the bullet, however, is in reality, according to the attendants, a proof of the improvement of. Mr. Gaynor, because it indicates that the lead is hot a menace. Secretary Robert Adamson, who has scarcely left Mr. Gaynor's ; side for an hour since the mayor dropped on the deck of the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, said: " , .. "The bullet Is harmless where it is; why remove it?" ; .;..'; At the same time it was declared that should a sudden change in the mayor's condition necessitate the ex traction of the buljet it could' -.be taken out with no more trouble than the removal of a tooth, local anaes thetics making the operation a trifle. Dr. George D. Stewart , remained with the mayor all last night. This morning Dr. Stewart said: "The situation is practically as it has been. The mayor slept as well as on the previous night. If the case (Contfnued On Page Seven.). s. FEDERAL AUTHORITIES FIGHTING FOREST FIRES - (By Leased Wire to The Times') Washington, Aug. 13 Federal au thorities here arJ at the scene of ac tion are today bending every,' effort , to fight the forest fires In the northwest, especially In Montana and North Dako ta. Major General Leonard . Wood, chief of staff of the army, today held a conference at the war department with represenatlves of the forestry and of the Indian bureau, regarding the situation. Alarming reports to the extent of the fires, especially on the Flathead Indian reservation. In the Coeur D'Alene dis trict, Idaho, and at Clacial Park, . Mon tana... were received today, ,.'''.; "Several thousand United ' States soldiers are now engaged fighting the fires,' said General Wood to a reporter of the National : News . Association to day. v'Tbe forest fires are extremely no UUii.J dangerous owing to the protected drought. ,7 Troops have ' been ordered to-the" arenas , of the-fire's from both the department of the Dakotas and the department of the Columbia. Pack trains, with supplies for the fire fight ers are . on their way to the fire dis tricts from army posts within the stticken zone. ) The; Indalri agent on the Fluthead rel'Vatlon has a force of BOO .men at his 'command, including teamsters, clerks and Indian, who are lighting the fires there. In order that the work be intelligently directed, of ficials of the Indian bureau and of the . forestry cervlee are working to gether through the. wur department." MURDER NEAR LILLINGTOX. Woman is Supposed to Have Been , Shot by Her Husband. Lillington, Aug. 13 About three weeks ago John McDougald, colored, was - up before Magistrate J. N. Fuquay, here charged with seducing Bessie AfcLean. At this hearing he wae 'bound over to court and In order to stop the prosecution he agreed to marry her, which he did immediately after trial. Nothing more was heard of this newly wedded couple until late yes terday afternoon when news reached here that some one had shot and killed Bessie. There was no one near when the killing took place except her hus band who claims she shot herself. But owing' to the circumstances which sur rounded the affair many people think that John did the shooting. , He was therefore arrested late last night by Sheriff J. B. Lanier and placed in jail here for safe keeping. Dr. J. E. Cav Iness has gone to the scene of action near Bunn's Level to. hold the coroner's Inquest. , .... ';' MANY AREJOHELESS Forty Thousand Persons Fac ing Starvation Over Half the Capital of Japan Threatened With Submersion Military Ordered to the Belief of the Stricken. 44t(ByCable to The Times) ";'Tokio;X'ttg.r''"iV-rty"'cmsand persons ard homeless and facing star vation and pestilence and the capital of Japan is threatened with submer sion over half its area, as trie result of the floods of the river Sumida. The situation is desperate today. The military have been ordered to the aid of the stricken. The collapse of an important dyke flooded part of the lower sections of the city this morning. But two em bankments remained, and late in the day there were indications or the col lapse of these. Troops were ordered out to reinforce them and drive the public from the danger zone. The refugees from the ten towns and villages destroyed in the sur-' rounding country in the earlier stages of the flood add to the difficulty of handling the destitute here. Field hospitals have been erected in parks to care for those suffering from ex posure. The ordinary hospitals are filled. 7 t 7 Refuge camps have been construct ed, and temples and public buildings turned over to the homeless. Camps of : military tents were this morning ordered erected on the outskirts. Several relief funds have been opened and large amounts are already subscribed. The authorities have command ered all available boats. Scores of persons have been rescued by mili tary hospital corps workers. Foreigners are leaving the city. Today a hundrej or more Americans and Britons left for safer quarters. The flimsy construction of Jap anese houses, built for safety In earthquakes, makes the disaster all the worse. With the first rush of water hundreds were whirled away. The Americans and European mis . (Continued on Page Five.) POSSE Dlil SEE THE MAN WANTED (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Talladega, Ala., Aug. 13 A large posse were out all last night In an en deavor to capture Ike (Jlover, a negro, who shot Deputy S. M, Venable. All returned ' this morning stating . that nothing . was een of Glover but this morning a negro's body was found near the scene of the shooting which was literally shot up and facial features-obliterated. ,i It is believed that the body Is Glover's. ' .v . ' On Secret Mission, (By Cable to The Times) 1 Paris, . Aug.. 13 The Marquis De Ojeda, the Spanish envoy to the Vat ican, .recalled because of the clash between the church and 'Madrid, ar rived here today from Sao. Sebastian 1BUL 1EC B&' via Hendaye. ' it is reported that he is on a secret mission from Premier Canalejas lo King Alfonso, who is in England. ' General A. J. Warner Ifc'ad. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Marietta, O., Aug. 13 General A. J. Warner, chairman of the Perry Centennial Commission, twice mem ber of congress, Civil War veteran, and one of the chief advocates of free silver allied with William J. Bryan, during the latter's campaign in 1896, died here today after a weeks' illness, aged Nti. Riley Still Improving. Indianapolis, Ind., Aug. 13 James Whltcomb Riley, (he "Koosler Poet", is improving today, ' and. it is now hoped he will eventually recover from the effects of his recent stroke of paralysis. - "His condition is not alarming," said Dr. C, McCulloch. . TAFT WAKES UP Will Cut Loose From the Regulars Slost Surprising Political .Develop ment for Sometimes Roosevelt Believed to be Pleased With the Developments. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Oyster. Ba v., Aug.;13 While no.ata.4e- ment has' been forthcoming from Theodore Roosevelt-' as the result of the report from Beverly tbat resident Tal't has decided to throw Secretary Bnlllnger overboard and cut loose from Aldrich, . Hale and Cannon, neverthe less it can be stated that the ' news has- been accepted as the most surpris ing political development , that has Sagamore Hill since its illustrious ten ant returned from abroad. It Is known that the Taft program, if correctly stated.--has.' gone further than Colonel Roosevelt even dared wish and its announcement will sweep away the difficulties that beset 'his path on the forthcoming western trip and enable him to carry cheer to the piogressive forces Without making himself liable to the charge of incon sistency in that he is attempting. to aid the Insurgents while still maintaining his stand as a staunch, friend 1 of the president and the administration. Close friends of Colonel Roosevelt who are believed to have expressed his opinions, accepted the news of yesterday that Aldrich planned to go into the heart of the insurgents' country and under take the defense of the-' administra tion as little less than calamitous from a sane republican viewpoint. Roose velt's keen Insight into the western character and broad knowledge of the general situation made him believe that the Aldrich invasion would prove to bp one of the hardest blows the party ever had in the west, It is said. Today's developments have clarified. the situation and brought profound relief however. It is taken for grant ed here that in the face of what is generally taken to be the inspired statement made public- this morning in which Aldrich Is virtually dismissed from the party councils that the Rhode Island stnator will abandon the west ern trip. . : Story In Part. New York, Aug. 13 The Evening Post today prints the. following: "From a man high in the councils of the republican party, an intimate friends of both President Taft and Col ( Continued on Page Five.) EVIDENCE IN CASE Cleveland, ()., Aug. 13 Sensational evidence in the mystery surrounding' the death of Attorney Rice, the" mur dered millionaire, has been secured by Coroner Socager at a secret hearing of two witnesses, but It will not be made public at the present time. This was learned when the inquest was resumed today. The coroner ad mitted that he had secured the evi dence and declared that It placed an entirely different aspect on the base. It is said to have come from an un1 dertaer's employe. . , It was Rtated that only a' few Wit nesses would be called today, they In cluding E. C. Meyer, a brother-in-law of John -Hartness Brown's private sec retary. Miss. Miller, and the conduc tor of the car on which Brown testi fied he code home on the night of the murder . . - j Many Are Injured In Coliis!-; sion Between Seaboard Pas-1 senger and Excursion INTO OTHER TRAIN Two Dead and Nearly a Score More . or Less Injured by a Collision at Union Station Early This Morning. Will Jordan Almost Instantly Killed Hugh Perry Died at the Hospital a Few Hours Later Col ored Excursion Had Just Arrived, Returning From Durham, When Seaboard Passenger Crashed Into Into It Investigation Being Made to Fix the Responsibility. , o- . . . a O - :- Dead. '. ' Xf O Will Jordan, driver for W. R, ' O Dorsett; almost instantly O killed. O Hugh Perry, died a few hours O k later at hospital. 0 ;. ,.: ' O Injured. . fif . :".'.:;'.' ; 0 O Joe Blackman, of Norfolk; 0 O internal injuries, 0 O Berry Gunter, shoulder badly 0 ?- .mahed."7-' ;:' , 7 . - fij. O' Alice. Evans, forehead cut. v : 0 O Edward Hinton, gash over 0 O eye. 7.7 : 0. O : Will Harris, arm broken. 0 f. Jaunita Burns, neck injured. 0 0 Maud Utley, broken arm. 0 O Henry Johnson, back injured. 0 0 Violet Wilson, chest injured. 0 0 Joe Hayes, leg hurt. 0 0 Pattle Hinton, injured about 0 0 legs and body. 0 0 ; Frances Pool, leg hurt. 0 0 B. H. Reeves, several briuses. 0i 0 W. C. Christmas, slight injur- 0 0 ies. .. 7. 0: O Archie Hamrick, right arm 0, O broken. 0' 0 Lucy Smith, arms and legs In- 0! O. jured. "0 0 Many others were bruised 0 0 or shaken up. 0 0 : ' -:' 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0. 0 0 0 0 This morning shortly 'after 1:00 o'clock Seaboard Air Line passenger train, No. 84, crashed into a colored excursion at union station, causing the death of Will Jordan and Hugh Perry, and injuring nearly a score. The wreck was evidently duo to care lessness on the part of some one, and an investigation is being made to fix the responsibility. ; The Collision. C T. Hoover, Berry Gunter, B. H. , Reeves, and W. C. Christmas ope rated a moonlight excursion for col ored people from here to Durham last night. Shortly after 1:00 o'clock the excursion pulled into union station on the Southern tracks. Just as it stopped, and as the 250 merry ex cursionists were rising from the:r seats for the purpose of alighting from the train, Seaboard northbound passenger train, No. 84, crashed into the rear-end of the excursion train, both ends of the rear coach being caved in by the Impact of the heavy passenger train. The greatest con fusion immediately prevailed. The terror-stricken passengers began mad scramble to get off the train, many jumping through windows. The air was filled with the shrieks of the frightened women and the groans ct the injured. The crash of the collls-. ion was heard several blocks away and in a short time a large crowd had gathered about the scene. ' Almost Instantly Killed. Willie Jordan was standing on he rear platform when the collision took' place and was caught in the wreck-' age. He extricated himself, stagt gered to the" cement platform, was heard to exclaim, "Oh, Lordy'r and fell dead, weltering in bis own blood. His shoulder and body was horribly mashed, the bones ; protrud log ! through the mangled flesh. Jordan - , (Continued on Page Eight! ' 77(S:- r ' '