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For i&nleigh and ;. vicinity;
Partly cloudy tonight and
Thursday.
For North Carolina: Gcnrr.
ally fair, except showers on
southeast coast tonight
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FIRE SECTION
Rainfall at Many Places Has
Aided the Fighters In
Checking Flames
MANY NEW FATALITIES
Number of Dead Now Estimated at
From 800 to 900 Rainfall and
Snow Aid the Fire Fighters But
Not Enough to Give Them the Con
trol Hundreds Are Still Missing
and Some ' Forest Officials Thinks
. These Will -Number 1,000 Two
InclK's of Snow In Montana.
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
Spokane, Wash., Aug. 24 While
new fatalities add to the -horror of
the forest fires, In which the dead
are now estimated at from 300 to
900, the first hopeful news that has
reached hore-in seventy-two hours
came out of the furnace-like districts
today.. The armyof fire fighters in
Montana, Idaho, Washington and
(Oregon have been given help by a
rainfall that at many places has
checked the spread of the flames.
Snow lias also aided the weary for
esters who have been waging a fight
that looked almost hopeless.
This temporary blessing, while not
causing the belief that the fires are
anywhere near under control, has
given a chance to the troops and for
estry forces to weld strong lines
against a further advance of the
flames. Prayers that the rain may
continue are going up in the four
states.
Hundreds are still missing. Some
forestry officials fear that to total
number of these Is 1,000. A great
part of the work is now given up to
the rescue Of the living.
Besides the forest rangers and
tehir special helpers, the missing In
clude United States troopers, four
members of the 25th Infantry, col
ored, stationed in and about Wal
lace, being reported among those for
whom hope has been almost aban
doned.
The situation in western Montana
was relieved last night by two inches
of wet snow which fell along the
route of the Great Northern Railway
through the Rockies, east of Cul
banlc, Mont., but this was only in a
very small section compared with
that in which the fires hold full
away. -.'
A party of sixteen refugees from
Burge Idaho, arrived In Spokane
early today and applied, to the police
for shelter. They wei-e homestead
ers in the timber tracts and the story
told by them regarding the seets of
flames which destroyed, their savings
of years beggared description. Five
of the party saved their live by im
mersing themselves in a small lake
battling with the flames. Four men
at Burke were killed by the falling
timber and probably treble this num
ber perished in the flames. It is ad
mitted by all that for months to come
charred remains of victims will be
picked up in every section o the re
serve. .
One of the most dreadful sights
possible Is presented in the hospital
at Wallace, Idaho, where many- of
the most serious casos are being at
tended, in one ward, ugntea oniy
'by the faint glow of a kerosene lamp,
lie sixteen victims. Almost every one
of the men will lose his eyesight
Many of them will lose hands and
arms, and some will probably never
recover.
THe dim glow of the lamp serves
only to accentuate the ghastliness of
the scour. The sun Is hidden by
smoke and lights are necessary all
day. : Every face is swathed In band
ages, openings being left only for
breathing. Every man lies still as
death, while bandaged arms are rais
ed as if In heart-rending prayer to
the Almighty for mercy and compas
elon. , For three days the doctors
have worked,' worked until outraged
nature refused to work longer. They
lept last night In turns, an hour or
two each and with their clothes on.
And all thV JIme the endless string
Of pajlents catne, with bandaged eyes
and arms in the air. ,
, It Is Impossible to honor these men
too much. . There haf been no ques
tion of expense, no .question of time
Continued on Page "Seven)
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If
:' Congressman W. I. Smith, of Iowa,
who is said to be favored by Presi.
dent Taf t to succeed Speaker Can
non. It has been no secret that the
president has Ix-en out to side-track
Mr. Cannon for over a year. On
several occasions ho .has been asked
what-republican would make the
best HteHker of the house in the
event of "Uncle Joe" being crowded
out. The president, it Is reported,
has invariably replied that Congress
man Smith would make an ideal
presiding officer. Vp to now Con
gressman Smith's record is one of
energetic accomplishment.
EX-SENATOR CALL
OF FLORIDA DEAD
(By Leased Wire to (The Times.)
Washington, Aug. .24 Former United
States Senator Wilkinson Call of Flor
ida, died here this morning in the
Emergency Hospital.
Mr. Call was stricken with apoplexy
at Ills home Saturday afternoon after
eating luncheon. He was taken to the
hospital where he died without regain
ing consciousness.
Miss Lucy Call, a daughter, who: i:
an actress, and who was spending the
summer at a resort in West Virginia,
arrived in Washington Sunday night.
Mr. Call Was born at Russellvllle,
Ky., January 9, 1834. He had been en
gaged in the practice of law most of
his life. He' was elected to the sen,
ate directly' after the, civil war, but
was not allowed to take his seat. He
was again elected to the senate as a
democrat to succeed Simon B. Conover,
republican, and took his seat March 16,
1S79, serving for eighteen years. After
March 4, 1897. he resumed the practice
of law In Jacksonville.
FKAXKMN COURT.
Superior Court, in Session Judge
Peebles Presiding Pink Page
Will Re Tried Today or Tomorrow
Meekins Makes Usual Republi
can Spell.
(Special to The Times.) , :
Loulsburg, Aug. 2 Franklin, superior
court convened here on Monday, Judge
R. B. Peebles presiding. Solicitor C.
C. Daniels, and Lawyers B. F. Taylor,
of Spring Hope, Hon. K. W. Timber
lake, of Wake Forest; F. S. Spruill,
of Rocky Mount, are here. The Judge
gave a good charge to the grand jury
and urged the punishment of fall viola
tors of law and emphasized the prohi
bition law, citing a case where a seller
of whiskey was arrainged and as the
Justice and none of the lawyers knew
the prohibition law, the criminal was
set free.
The court is for one week only for
criminal cases, one capital case vs.
lnk Page, for murder in- Harris'
township, will be tried for manslaugh
ter on Wednesday, or. Thursday.
Today, I. M. Meekins, made a speech
on the usual republican line, he did
not criticise democratic option.
Thirteen Hurt in Wreck.
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
Euclaire, Wis, Aug. 24 The Chi
cago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and
Omaha Railway's mixed train on
the Mondovi division, between Ossea
and Strum, was wrecked last night.
Thirteen injured persons were taken
to Strum. Three physicians have
been sent from Euclaire on a spe
cial car attached to the wrecking
train.
Priest Beaten By Strikers.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Wilkesbarre, Pa., Aug.-24 Father
Pokarnis, a Polish priest, of Taylor,
was attacked and severely , beaten
early today by striking mine work
ers at Old Forge. He was returning
from a sick call and was mistaken
for t Btrlke breaker.
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Fighting Trim
The Kx-Prcsldent Is Determined to
Exterminate the Vice-President
and the Vice-President Is Defer-
mined Not to lie Exterminated.
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
titica, N. Y.. Aug. 2 4 This is t:ie
battleground of the day in the figut
between Vice-President Sherman and
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt. The
ex-president is determined to exter
minate the vice-president so far as
his political fortunes go, if he can
accomplish it. The vice-president is
determined to hold his ground. The
issue Is clear cut. Roosevelt is bitter
because of tae vice-president's align.
ment with the Woodruff-Barnes-Wadswortii
combination in prevent
ing the naming of the. ex-president-for
the temporary chairmanship of
the state convention. Sherman is
angry because Roosevelt came out
yesterday in his speech before the
Oneida county. Grangers for Senator
Davenport's candidacy for renomina
lion.
Sherman is strongly opposed to
Davenport, who is an ardent sup
porter of tae Hughes policies. Roose
volt wants Davenport 1 to got the
nomination, primarily, because he is
an anti-machine man and also be
caijse his candidacy would so sorely
displease Sherman.
So today these two political
gladiators are arrayed against each
other but one county will not hold
them. Roosevelt is just over the
line in Herkimer county, at the old
homestead of his brother-in-law,
Douglas Robinson, resting up for his
start for the , west tonight, while
Sherman is in Utica.
" The vice-president had a sudden
engagement to go out of town yes
terday just about the time Roosevelt
arrived- ;' He Tecalled that he had
an engagement to go to Watertown
to help launch a new banking insti
tution.,",.: ,
Curiously enough, after Roosevelt
had gone to Herkimer last night,
Vice-President Sherman came back to
Utica. : He had nothing whatever to
say as to the Taft letter, Roosevelt's
visit or anything else.
Colonel Roosevelt could not be in
duced this ' morning to make any
further comment on Sherman, but
he showed by his manner that he
Is full of fight and that there will
be no let up on the vice-president,
ft is apparently Roosevelt's ambition
to get all the sweet revenge he
possibly can.
John A. Dix, chairman of the state
democratic committee, was an opti
mistic visitor in town last night. Dix
has been making the rounds of the
up-state cities and he wanted to see
how the crowds here received Roose
velt. Dix surrounded himself at the
Baggs Hotel with a throng of demo
crats. He predicted that the row
kicked up by Roosevelt and Sher
man in the republican party in the
state will have the effect of splitting
the ranks so wide that the democrats
will have things their own way this
fall. He is sure a democratic gov
ernor will be elected. A change in
the running schedule of Colonel
Roosevelt's special train willmake
it possible for him to accept an in
vitation to take breakfast tomorrow
morning at the Elllcott Club in Buf
falo. The train will leave Utica at
midnight and reach Buffalo at 6:30
lh the morning. The colonel will
have breakfast at the club and re
sume his trip out of Buffalo at ii
o'clock.
No Compromise.
New York, Aug. 24 "There will
be no compromise," Theodore Roose
velt's words, uttered as he left New
York yesterday, have been taken up
by the, state bosses in defying Presi
dent Taft and the ex-presldent in the
light to control the New York re
publicans and it is clear that a fight
to a finish is on. .
William Barnes, Jr., boss of Al
bany, having picked up the gauntlet
thrown down by Roosevelt, today be
gan planning the details of the
struggle which will reach its climax
with the opening of the state con
vention on September 27th. In the
opinion of politicians, not only is
Vice-President Sherman at outs with
the president and Mr. Roosevelt, but
Mr. Taft has given strong support
to the insurgents and the Roosevelt
forces by his letter to Uie republican
campaign managers urging revision
of. the tariff.. This is regarded 'as
finally and definitely allying the ad
ministration, save the vice-president,
with the opponents of the old guard.
' (Continued on Page Six.)
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. 7 Viv ..
David Rankin, Jr. recently died,
who a month before his demise de
voted his entire fortune of $:,(((,
OOO to endow a trade school in liis
home city of St. Louis. For the last
month of his life he kept for himself
just sufficient money to yield him
$250 income for the month. Re was
a bachelor philanthropist and had
the highest lTmf fur the working
man.,'.' The school lie endowed will
bear his name." His favorite axiom
was: "A useful life is made of toil."
He alvvuys encouraged ! young men
in the calling of plumber, cabinet
maker, glazier, iron moulder, shoe
maker and the laboring pursuits.
THE UNION SHED WRECK
Corporation Commission Re
sumes Investigation
A Night Switchman Would Have
Prevented (he Collision at Union
Station One Lock Was tioni' -A
..'.Number of Wituesses Examined
By the Commission Today.
The Corporation Commission this
morning resumed its investigation
of '.cause of the wreck at union sta
tion on the night of August 13th iu
which two were killed and nearly a
score injured. It was generally ad
mitted this morning that the col
lision would have been avoided had
a night , switchman been on duty.
While there were other contributing
causes, the first and principal one
was the absence of a switchman.
Tiie corporation room was filled
this morning' v lieu the commission
ers resumed the hearing started Sat
urday, August luth. Tiie Southern
was represented by Col. -W. B, Rod
man and Mr. Henry W. Miller,
while Mr.. Murray Allen and Mr. W.
L. Stanley represented the Seaboard.
The following witnesses were ex
amined: C. F. Vaden, engineer : of
Seaboard train No. 84; W. B. Tilgh
man, conductor on No. 84; R. N.
Watson, engineer on the excursion;
C. N. Oakley, conductor on tae excursion;-
h. C. Jenkins, flagman on
the excursion; E. N. Bunch, station
master, and Superintendet Gore, of
the second division of the Seaboard
Air Line.
Engineer Vaden testified that he
came into the shed at a speed of
about eight miles per hour, and had
his train under usual control. He
said he knew that the Seaboard was
using the Southern track No. 2, and
when he saw that it was, occupied
by a train he naturally ' supposed
the switch was opened for him to go
in on the Seaboard track, and not
until he was too close to stop did
he see that the switch was open for
him to go Into the excursion train.
He said his headlight' was. in- good
condition, and with a straight track
and an electric headlight a switch
can be seen several hundred yards.
'. (Continued on Fags Eight.)
Lon Livingston Left at Home
As Result of Election
Georgia Reverses Herself and Again
.Sends Hoke Smith to the (.uviT-
nor's Chair Lou Livingston, ()n
of the Cannon Democrats, Retired.
I By -Leased Wire to The Times. )
Atlanta, Ga , Aug. 24 Progressive
democracy swept the state in Geor
gia's primaries 'of '-yesterday, placing
in nomination for the governorslii
Hoke Smith, formerlv secretary of
the interior in President ( leveland s
second cabinet and., defeating Gover
nor Joseph M. Brown, who had de
feated Mr. Smith two years ngr for
the executive honors.
Thomas 8.; Felder' is loading this
morning In the race for attorney gen
eral against the Incumbent, Hewletfe
Hall. O. Ii. Stevens and . Joseph F.
Gray lead for the tw-j state railroad
coiiimissionerships.
P. M. llawes has delegated ".V. J.
Spear, state - treasurer for -thai office
and M. L. Brittain will.be re-elected
school commissioner. Thomas O.
Hudson succeeds himself for commis
sioner of agriculture. Other state
officials were unopposed..''.
In the congressional race !.. K.
Livingston Jias been retired in... favor
of William Schley Howard .after a
most bitter campaign. Livingston
has been in the house twenty years.
Congressmen Howard and Huvd
wick will . remain -'..in the national
house from the eighth and tenth dis
tricts. Congressman Charles Bart
lett, sixth, Charles ; Edwards; first,
Thomas Bell, ninth, and Gordon Lee
in the seventh, were all renominated.
Hoke Smith's majority over. .Gov
ernor Brown in the democratic con
vention will be twenty-five. His pop
ular majority is estimated at: 10
o'clock this morning at about . 2".,-
tioil. ' . '"'-. ;
COMPLAINTS AGAINST ROADS.
Commission Merchant Files Com
plaint Against Express , Company.
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
'"'Washington,. Aug. 24 Asking for
protection and relief from unfair and
discriminatory rates, J. A. Roselior
ough, a conimisison .-'merchant of
Batesville, Ark., today filed a coin-
plaint with the Interstate Commerce
Commission against t lie Pacific Ex
press Company, charging that the de
fendant makes no distinction in rates
on dressed and live chickens. The
complainant specifies shipments from
Batesville to St. Louis and to Mem
phis. W. E. Caldwell Company, woden
tankmaniifactiireis, of Louisville,
Ky., also filed a complaint. with the
Interstate . Commerce Commission
against, the Chicago, Indianapolis &
Louisville, and the Chicago & North
western Railroad, The complainant
names a shipment of wooden tanks
from Louisville to Shawano, Wis., on
which it was 'required to pay an ex
cessive rate. Reparation is asked for.
MORE COMPLAINTS.
Paper Company Says Railroads Make
Overcharges.
(By Leased'. Wire to The Times, i .
Washington, Aug. 24 Citing thir
ty cases of overcharges on the ship
ments of paper in carload lots, the
Graham Paper Company of St. Louis.
Mo., today filed complaint with the
Interstate Commerce Commission
against the Chicago & Northwestern
and Wabash Railroads. It is claimed
that the overcharges amounted to "
and 4 cents a hundred pounds. Re
paration is demanded.
A complaint was also filed by Hie
Hydraulic Press Brick Company oF
St. Louis, against the Toledo, St.
Louis & Western Railroad in which
the latter is charged with exacting
unreasonable and illegal freight rates
on the shipment of enamel pressed
bricks in carload lots from St. Louis
to Chicago. The complainant asks
for reparation.
Taft Will Press Button.
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
Cincinnati, O., ' Aug. 24 Aannounce-
ment was made today that President
Taft will press an electric button at
Beverly, Mass., next Monday morning.
officially opening the Ohio valley ex
position In this city.
MiUion Dollar Fire.
Ogdensburg, N. Y., Aug. 24 The
Rutland Transit Company's elevator
heer was burned today with a loss es
timated at $1.0Q0,000.
Grahame White Coming.
London, Aug. 24 Grahame White.
the English aviator, left today for
Boston on the liner Cymric, to com
pete in the aviation meet in Massa
chusetts. '
A. E. Stilhvell, president ol the
Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Rail
way, who has just written a hook
entitled "Conijdencc or National
Suicide,'' in which he says that "Wall
street wolves should l,e shot." Two
or three ''''enterprises' in which Mr.
Stillucll previously embarked needed
cash and that : cash was sought in
Wall street. Later the "street" lie-
secmlec! upon Mr. .Stillucll and
wipeil him out. He came to the con
clusion i hut lie could create valuable
properly-'. without- Wall street. He
had just linislied building two-thirds
of a sixteeii-hiuidred-mile line 'with
money not gathered in the street.
AT
WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH
I SMU-i.:l to Tin- Ti s.)
Tarr nioie Hotel, Wrightsville
Beach; X. .' ('., -Aug. ' .2.'4.:-Tho State
Council, -'Junior '.Order, Tinted Ameri
can Mechanics opened its annual ses
sion last night it h a public welcome
meeting at the Lnmlna handsome pa
vilion. About (ion delegates are In
attendance. The ''-."'feature "' of the
meeting last, night was the splendid
address of . Senator l.ec. S- Overman.
Subject,;' "Immigration dangers in re
lation to Junior Alders!"
The first - business meeting was
held today at Tan yniore Hotel, head
quarters of the convention state coun
cil. W. Ben Goodwin presided. . Af
ter the .preliiuimirios .much business
was transacted, The council remains
in session through Kridar. .
MALRIZ GDIS OCT.
(iocs With Other Nicaiaguans to Hon
durasSituation (juiet.".
(By Leased. Wit etc) The Times. )
-."Washington, Aug. 24 r Late- news
concerning the Niciiraguun' situation
was received at. tin state departemn;.
The first," in a dispatch' from United
States Consul ..loliii'sou at .;, C'oriiito,
stales that ex-I'resideiit Madrin and
Generals Irias. Ortis. Yasquez, Clia
varria and Toledo and seventy other
officials and private persons sailed
from Corinto for Amiuiala, Honduras
oh" a Pacific Mail steamer Sunday
night. The repot t adds: (Hal Gen
err,! .Estrada ordeord. the release of
Hint political prisoners- 'front a prison
on an-, island near Corinto -that day,
The situation at .Corinto-is reported
as qu iet.
The'-'sofOliil is a despatch from
United States Consul Olivares at. 'Managua,-'
announcing'' that. Gepenil Es
trada has issued a decree admitting
certain ..neeesisties of life to Nicara
gua, free of duty-for a period of six
months, beginning Septcmlie rl.
These include beef, .beans.'- rice, lard,
sugar, flour, kerosene, liaptha or gas
olene, candles,-.-ordinary- soap, tallow,
sulphate of ; quinine, oils, purgative
salts, acids and disinfectants
IH. linlkeley Dead.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
. Washington, Aug. 24 --Dr. J. W.
Bulkeley, the oldest physician in
point of 'years and establishment in
Washington and who attended Presi
dent Lincoln after lie was shot, died
here last night.
Brother of Moissant Hurt.
(By Leased Wire to The Times.) '
London Aug." 24 While assisting
John B. Moissant. at Seven Oaks to
day, a brother of the aviator was ser
iously hurt. ' He was removed to a
hospital in a critical condition. They
were overhauling the motor at the
time of the accident.
III THE SIXTH
UPTOIIIGIff
Democratic Executive Com
mittee Meets to Hear Re
port of Special Committee
FULL COMMITTEE HERE
Special Committee Apiiolntccl Iiy
Chairman Filer to Investigate Sixth
District Muddle Will Report to
Executive Committee This Evening
Report Is Sealed and Its Con
tents Will Not Be Known Until
Tonight Many Believe That the
Committee . Will Declare There
Has Been No Nomination Both
Messrs. Godwin and Clark Will
Abide By the Action of the Com
mittee. This evening at -8:30 o'clock. In
pursuance to a call issued by Chair
man A. H. Eller, the democratic
state executive committee will meet
in the senate chamber to hear the
report of the special committee ap
pointed to investigate the contest In
the sixth congressional district. The
report of tiiis committee will be
awaited with considerable interest
by the people,' not only ot the sixth
district, but all over the state.
The Contest.
When the congressional conven
tion of the sixth district met f t
WrightsvUle Beact several weeks
ago, the two leading candidates were
Congressman H. L. Godwin, of Dunn,
and O. L. Clark, of Clarkton. The
convention-opened up with a display
of feeling by the delegates, and cer
tain rulings of the presiding officer
brought forth protests from tne anti
Godwin forces. The convention split,
one nominating O. L. Clark and the
other naming Congressman Godwin.
Both men, with their supporters,
claimed to be the regular nominees,'
and to get it untangled tne matter
was brought to the attention of the
state .executive, committee.
Special Committee Appointed.
Chairman Eller appointed a spe
cial committee consisting of ex-Governor
Thomas J. Jarvis, ex-Governor
Charles B. Ajcock. ex-Judge A. C.
Avery, ex-Congressman Theodore F.
Klu.ttz and former Lieutenant-Governor
R- A. Doughton to investigate
the affair and report to the executive
comniittee.
' This special committee, except
Hon. H. A. Doughton, who was de
tained at nome by important busi
ness, met at Wrightsville and ex
amined a number of witnesses,
among whom were the two contest
ants.'..:' Findings Sealed Up.
After a thorough investigation the
committee made its findings which
were sealed up and will not be open
ed until ,thls .evening, the members
of the committee" binding themselves
not to reveal the results ot their iu
vestigaiion except in tne presence ot
the executive comniittee.
Thousands of people would like to
know what that sealed package con
tains, but they have had to control
their curiosity, but in a tew more
hours they will know and in the
meantime tViey will. have to content
their minds with guesses.
What Will the Uep"'t l!c?
The general opinion is that the
committee will declare that neither
Mr.. Godwin nor Mr. Clark were
nominated in accordance with the
democratic plan of organization,
which will necessitate anotaer con
vention. If thiB should be the de
cision, doubtless a primary will be
held all over . the district and the
nomination made by a popular vote.
Congressman Godwin proposed to
have the matter settled by a pri
mary, but Mr. Ctark declined, say
ing that he was the regular nominee
and that he was willing for the ex
ecutive committee to deal with the
contest. Mr. Clark's friends believe
that the special committee will der,
clare their man the regular nominee,
while Mr. Godwin's friendB and some
others believe that tfre report will
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