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....' . '.r..r. ( ,.'.v 7EATmnt k Fw : Raleigh and vicinity Fair tonight and Wednesday. , j , i . - , . For North Carolina:' Genet ally fair tonight and Wednes day; light variable winds, ESTABLISHED 1876. RALEIGH, N. C, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1910 Double the v Number of Paid Subscribers in the City of Raleigh of Any Other Newspaper. 1 mm MWlKS'. EDITION ? r zC PRICE 5 CENTS ' MAINE GIVES REPUBLICANS I The State Goes Solidly Demo cratic With Many Votes to Spare COMPLETE LANDSLIDE Frederick W. Plaistcd Carries the State by 0,000 or 10,000 Majority legislature is Democratic and Four Democratic Congressmen1 Are ' Elected I'aync-Aldrich Tariff Fur nished Effective Ammunition For the ' Democrats Taft Imported Representative McKinley to Help J Radicals, But He Was No More Effective in Maine Than at Home. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Augusta, Me., Sept. 13 ''Maine is soidly democratic." This was the jubilant message flashed to all sec tions or the country today from the party hendquart.org here. Returns from outlying districts as they fil tered in today Indicated that the democratic sweep was even greater in the state than last night's retiyns indicated and that the 9,000 majority claimed' for Plaisted would be ex ceeded. These later figures gave' promise that four democratic con gressmen were elected and that both ' houses of the legislature .will be dem ocratic. This would mn the elec tion fpsldttoijratf ja' 'the; United Stato senate to succeed Senator Hale. Tho first 4 democratic landslide in 30 years has caused the greatest po litical uproar throughout the state since the civil war. Mayor Frederick W. Pluisted, of (Continued on Page Seven) HEAVY VOTE IN SC. PRI (By Leased Wire to Tho Times) Columbia, S. C, Sept. 13 An un usually heavy vote Is being polled In the second state democratic primary, important mainly because It will de cide whether Coleman L. B lease, of Newberry, or C. C. Featherstone, of Laurens, shall receive tho nomina tion, equivalent to election,' for gov ernor. Blcase has been fought vig orously by 125 but of the 140 news papers In the state, his opposition In cluding all the dailies. Featherstone was the candidate of the prohibition ists, but when it was seen after the first primary that a local option legislature had been elected and it appeared that Blcase would be Feath erstone's opponent the prohibition ists conceded the defeat of their catise. ' Blcase supporters contend that the Issue is still one more of platforniB on liquor than of personal ities. Two other state nominations are to be awarded today.' The contest for railroad commissioner Is between James Cansler and McDuffle Mamp ton, son of the confederate general. For adjutant-general Colonel Moore, of Barnwell, and Captain Richard son, of Aiken, are candidates. Moore's election is practically certain. Such bets as are being placed on the gu bernatorial race are even. . - The Bollinger Report. ' (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Chicago, Sept. 13 The report of the Ballinger faction of the Ballln-ger-Pinchot "investigating committee likely will not be made until after the fall election, according to mem bers of the committee who are now In Chicago. The committee was not able to hold a session today on ac count of the absence of Senator Nel son, chairman. The senator will ar rive later in the day. Cannon Wants to Swear. 4 By Leased Wire to The Times. ) Dansvllle, Illsi. Sept. 13 Speaker Cannon today refused to make ny comment whatever on the result of tUe Maine election,' saying that he had not yet had ah opportunity to see the complete returns and besides tho Bltuation appeared to bo such an to make printable comment unneces sary. ' "', -1 BAD IJ Case Against Norfleet Stronach Dismissed by Justice Bledsoe Evidence Was Not Considered Suffi cient to Go to the Jury Only the . Unsupported Testimony of One Colored Witness. V The . case againBt Mr. Norfleet Stronach, charged with selling liquor, was dismissed by Justice Bledsoe this morning and the defendant was discharged. Last Saturday a week ago, Bill Bryant, colored, was arrested as he was coming out of Mr. Stronach's store, and when carried to the police station he told the officers that he had purchased two half pints of whls key from Mr. Stronach, whereupon a warrant was issfled and tte case set for trial last Tuesday before tho po lice justice. When the case was call ed, City Attorney Clark arose and stated that because the justice was a relative of the defendant that he should not sit on the case, neither as a Judge nor jury, and, asked that the case be nol prosscd with the un derstanding that a warrant should be sworn out before some justice of the peace. This course was pursued and a warrant was issued by Justice of the Peace Bledsoe and .the case was set for today.. Bryant got on the stand and testi fied that he had made two purchases on the date mentioned, but became somewhat confused under cross-examination. He stated that tho pur chases 'were made in the store over the counter and that there were many customers in there buying groceries. He made other statements just as unreasonable. Mr. Stronach denied the state's evidence and was corroborated by other witnesses. - -; '-.-i-.-- - After the evidence was In; City At torney Clark, wTiO had been conduct ing the state's side of the case, arose and explained that he did not usually prosecute outside of the city court, but as it was upon his suggestion that a nol pros had been taken in police court, he thought it his duty to bring out the facts in the case be fore the magistrate. Mr. J. N. Holding made a short speech for the defense. ' Judge Bledsoe stated that he was only to examine into probable cause, but it was his duty to look after the Interests of the state and the tax pay ers and he did not believe a jury would convict the defendant, there fore he dismissed the case and dis charged the defendant. Will Get All tho Turtles. (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Mobile, Ala., Sept. 13 American canneries have secured control of the entire turtle catch of the Cayman, Is lands, worth J 3,000,000 annually, ac cording to a cablegram received to day from Kingston, Jamaica. The agreement between the turtle fishers and Nicaragua which was disturbed by the revolution, has been supplant ed by a new contract made by the new Nicaraguan government. Shot by Brothers Over Body or Daughter. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Wilkesbarre, Pa., Sept. 13 John Walker, of Edwardsvlllo, near here, was murdered during the night as he was keeping a death watch over the body of his daughter. He is shot through the heart. His brothers, George and Andrew, have been arrested..- E 10 E (By Leased Wire to The Times) New York, Sept. 13 J. S. Bache, banker and .broker, ' whose books are wanted by the legislative graft investi gating committee, today failed to re port to District Attorney Whitman's office at 10 o'clock as 'ordered. His counsel- was in a defiant mood and said that if the banker was arrested for falling to produce the books he would ask the supreme court for a writ of habeas corpus. District Attorney Whitman would make no statement until, after . con ference with former Assistant District Attorney JCrpsel who Is assisting Judge M. Linn Bruce as counsel to the com mittee. ' Later, after his counsel had conferred with Chief Counsel Bruce, Mr. Bache greed to surrender the books of the firm and they will be'on hand when the Investigation is resumed tomor row - , . i , r - ) Mss Marion Oliver, daughter of the Assistant Secretary of War, '-.Robert Shaw Oliver, who lias just set an ex ample for Hie army officers that come under her father's departmental jur isdiction. Miss Oliver travelled nearly COO miles out west, horseback. There was no halting for a day or two nor Jio resting until she might ftel, better. - She kept Tight at it aod seemed to like it the longer it lasted. General Oliver is exceedingly proud of his daughter. Although a grout horseman himself, be says Miss Mar ion bents any male Oliver lie ever heard of. STARTLED BY Blackmailers Set Off Tremen dous Bomb Business Establishment Wrecked and Several Blocks Shocked by Force of Explosion Blackmailers Want $10 000. (By Leased Wire to The Times.) New York, Sept. 13 Blackmailers set oft a bomb today-that-wrecked a business establishment at 982 Sixth Avenue, -.jarred the millionaire section of Fifth Avenue, including the Plaza, Savov nnrl Nether anils hotels, and caused a panic among hundreds';, of people. - - " . Th exntosion took olace in front of the wholesale liqur establishment of Enrico Casabianco, reputed to be one of the richest Italians in New York. 'asahianco said ho had been hounded iy blackmailers tor more than a year nd the demand which . at first was 5,000 had later been raised to $10,000 ihlle the DOlice sought In vain to dis close the identity of the senders of the threats. - Casabianco who has been in America I years, lives In a private residence t 77 West FJfty Filth street. He Is hmw nrnnprtv owner in New York and the blackmailers seemed to be in timate with his affairs. In their last letter they declared thut every piece of property owned by the victim would be destroyed with dynamite, nis wire and children would be put to death, and he himself would bo taken captive and tortured it the $10,000 was not forth coming. The police furnished guards for the threatened family while they worked to get a clue to the dynamiters. : COURT IX ANSON. . ',--.'-.. Jntlgc W. K. Allen Holding Court in Wadesboro This Week. ; ' (Special to The Times) Wadesborp, Sept. 13 The Septem ber term of the superior court for the trial of criminal cases In Anson county began Its work' Monday morn ing with Judge W. R; Allen on the bench , and Solicitor A. M. Stack at the table for .- the state. A heavy docket with "six homicide cases con fronted the court. One of the cases that of Harry Dunlap, a young white man; charged with the murder of a negro wamon -was continued for the term. ; The court house was packed when Judge Allen charged the grand jury. It was a masterful address the best ever heard in thjs court house, WANT . IMPROVEMENTS Citizens Want Saunders Street and Glenwood Ave Improved Special Meeting of Street Committee Yesterday Hear riflwiiN Commit tee Promised. to, do the Best it Could. ' A ' petition to thef mayor ami board of aldermen has. been very generally signed by the property owners and residents of North JSaupdfrs Mreet and Ulcnwood Avenue, asking that this street be guttered aiul curbed and their sidew'aiks be. graded tu 3ir end of the car line. Saunders jStrpet has become one of the main th!orougihfures nf the etly. It and Glenw'0(d Avenue connects with the only important ctuntry road In tile northwest tWcTtlut) : of Wake county, and would be as'tniich traveled as any other inletj 'intvt the city, if they were put in prhper ijpndition. The improvement values' of '.ttf. iiortlnvest ern section of the city, )SmUe the street railway has been (aid, Has.' exceeded a quarter of a million dollars.' This section has not reoeiVpd 'the recogni tion from the city 4 government to which it is -entitled'.: Te ' Olenwood property' has been giaoUsd.arid sewered by Its owners, and V;tte'r-' mains'1 and pipes laid without any , expense to the city. The voters in - this seTtloii , are very much In earnest In asking "(hat something shall bo done. In the winter, Saunders street Is wq!l iglit impass ible; Its side walks,. have never been graded, and are not .-.'.gnly. unsightly, hut In many places: uafe. ' ; A meeting of'.thj; street" e.ommih;ee was called yestVrday- aftoMo"i1n by; the mayor to consider Uhreqnest : :, that enough of the paving, blocks. vhlch are now being taken p , on Fayetevtlle and other streets, be Used 4dr--tljwt tering of Saunders Street and Qh-n-wood Avenue. Mr. Tou. t'ol. Hlnsd'a-le and Mr. Goodwin, reiwesenting a large number of tax payei and voteraap petired before- the ft committee, the mayor being pwent.fthey showed the Importance to the t;at '.iargi and-'to the persons directl jWtef ested, of Ijla. work, '. The petfHoi-'rn'erestKiied hot only by the residents and property owners along this street and avenue, but' by a number of our leading and In fluential citizens. It was made to appear before the committee that this work is absolute ly necessary, and that those who are behind it. are very much in earnest. After a good deal of discussion, the Street committee st.i ted that they would do the best hey could for this street and avenue. The fact is. a stranger who shall be favorably impressed by the beautiful pavement on Fayctteville and ad Joining streets, and who shall ride over Saunders street in a carriage or on the street cars, .will lose much of his ad miration, when he sees the present condition of one of our principal-thoroughfares. The Country Club composed of our own people, which is now erecting a handsome and expensive club-house, will be reached only over tjils street and avenue, and is entitled to have a passible, yes, an attractive street, leading to the property, which will in a short time, .become a favorite re sort, not only for a large number of our own people, but for many stran gers visiting in our city. INDEPENDENT CANDIDATES. ( By Leased Wire to The Times. ) Pittsburg, Pa., Sept. 13 The an nouncement today of Dr. R. J. Black, of McKeesport, who was recently de feated .for the republican congres sional nomination by Representative John Dalzell, that he would run upon' an independent ticket, gave rise to fear in republican circles that the dis trict will go democratic. The tight for the republican nomination was bitterly contested and subsequently Dr. Black demanded a recount. The candidates in the field now are Congressman Dalzell, republican; Wakefield, democrat, and Black, in dependent republican: ' PRESIDENT TAFT TO (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Cincinnati, O., Sept. 13--It was pos itively announced today that President Taft will arrive In this city September 22, 'to spend three days at the Ohio Valley Exposition. He will stop at the home of his brother, Charles P. Taft. 1 :'..; : United States Senator Theodore Burton of Cleveland, will be here to see the president and conferences with several other politicians of national fame are reported to have been ar ranged. : :': - :.-; ... '-- Mr. Mebane Moves Here. Mr. C. H. Mebane, assistant super intendent of public instruction, lias moved his family from Newton fo this city, where he will make his home in the future. . f- '- J: i '. " iy.'. -' . -, v T M l V f r 1 Solicitor (iciieral of the roiled States Lloyd W. Dowers,- whose recent death cast a jiioiii over Newport, Boston ami', everywhere else where fiis iuquaiiitaucesliip and worth were Known anil en'oyed. There is little doubt that had Mr. .Bowers lived he would have been appointed to one of thp I'nitcd States Supreme Court vn- cuticles. President Taft himself is .the. authority for the fact that be yotihl have been so nominated t& the bench "hail opportunity : erfTerpd." Because of the imMrtaiice of the cases of which lie had charge f"r the government.'.'- (''' death of (ioneral Bowers will cause a great ileal of in convenience for some t ime to come. The corporation tax situation will be alTecteti especially. Governor Pardons One and Commutes Sentence of One I'red Brown, of Iredell, is Condition ally Commuted, and John ( loiiin gcr, of (iiiston, is Conditionally Pardoned. Governor Kitchin today commuted the sentence of Fred Brown, of ire doll county, from five years to two years, and conditionally, pardoned John Cloninger, of Gaston county. Fred 'Brown. was sentenced to servo five years on the roads at the No vember terni of Iredell court, 1308, for tho crime of larceny. Reasons for commutation: Prisonoi' was: 17 years old -nt the date of the cl ime. '.Many citizens, in cluding officials, recommend pardon. The trial judge;, writes that, he was not entirely satisfied o" "Tie prison er's guilty intent In'-taking the horse and therefore gave him the. minimum sentence, and that nt the trial ho would have sentenced him to only two years, considering his yoywt.li,. if he had had tho right to do so, and he recommends- a conditional - pardon to that effect. v: ' 1 - therefore . coninuinto prisoner's sentence to two years, on condition that he heraaftor 'remain' sober, law abiding and 'of good .'behavior. John Cloninger was sentenced to serve two years on the roads at the February term of . Gaston county court, J 90S, for the crime or man slaughter. - '. Reasons .for pardon:. I'risonor,; with .two ''others,, were convicted of manslaughter,' the' of fense occurring in a fight in which deceased was struck tho fatal blow by another with a baseball bat. Pris oner has served .three-fourths ''of his sentence with a good record. The trial judge is dead. AH the jurors now in Gaston county, except one, recommend bis pardon. The at torney who aided the solicitor recom mends pardon, as do many other cit izens, Including officials and rela tives of tho deceased. Prisoner Is a young man, now about 24 years old, and under the circumstances I think a conditional pardon will meet the ends of justice. , I therefore pardon prisoner on condition that lie remain sober, law ahihlng, and of good be havior, ,. 'ODD FELLOWS TODAY Eighth District Convention Meet Here This Afternoon Quite a -Number of Delegates in At- tendance Convention Called to Order at 4:00 O'clock Evening Session Begins at 7:30 An Inter esting Program. The eighth district, convention of the I. O. O. F. will assemble in this city this afternoon at 4:00 o'clock, and the indications are that the at tendance will be large. All third de gree Odd Fellows are cordially in vited to attend both meetings, l'i'ogram. The following program has been arranged: Afternoon Session 1 : OO O'clock Called to order by the president. Singing opening ode. Prayer by the chaplain. Roll call of officers. Reading minutes of last session. Enrollment of delegates. Appointment of committee on the North Carolina Odd Follow. . Reports from lodges. Appointment of committees. Where can new' lodges be Insti tuted?, '.'"'"'. What can we do to improve condi tions in the eighth district? Adjournment for supper. Night Session 7:30 O'clock. Conferring of the First Degree by a joint, team of Mantoo and Seaton Gales lodges. . Patriarchial Odd Fellowship, C. H. Beine. Kebeka'h Odd Fellowship, C. B. Edwards, P. G. M. ; The importance of conferring the degrees in a proper manner. Election of officers. Selection of the next place of meet ing. .;- '' ,;:.-:,; ;; ,;: '". MreUanotwak9bx.;t))'4rfU)-. ren. ' '"' . . '' .-'-. Adjournment. Officers of the Convention. Perrin Busbee, supervisor, Raleigh. a. H. Mooneyham, president, Ral eigh. ..-':.- - ;, ', ... S. B. Currin, vice-president. Apex. .1. C. Walker, secretary, Cary. B. W. Ballard, treasurer. Franklin-ton'.-. . E. Ij. Womack, marshal, Selma. J. X. . McRary, sentinel, Raleigh. Lodges of the District. Manteo lodge. No. 8, Raleign. Olive Branch lodge, No. 37, Selma. Seaton Gales lodge. No. 64, Ral eigh. '"-. Talula lodge, No. 185, Cary. ;' Franklin lodge, No. 241, Frank linton. Apex lodge, io. 2f5, Apex. TRINITY CHALLENGED. Wake Forest College Challenges the Methodist Institution For Intercol legiate Debate. (Special to The Times.) Wake Forest. N. C. Sept. 13 Every one on the hill is awaiting with interest the reply from Trinity Col lege to the challenge issued to them for a debate to lie held between the two institutions on Thanksgiving night. The debate council is the one that is particular interesting. The law class today selected the follow ing officers: ' President, .1. B. Vernon; Vice President, J. C. McBee; Secretary, N. B. BrouRaton, Jr.; Treasurer, W. L. Knight; Clerk of Court C. C. '..Brought on; Sheriff, R. S. I'ruitt; xssociate Judge, J. H. Bur nett; Solicitor, C. L. Bailes; Coroner, Wheeler Martin, Jr.; Historian, 0. B. Jenkins: Poet, J. N. Cheek; Prophet, A. J. Harris. ADVANCE IN RATES 10 WINSTON HEIO UP (By Leased Wire to The Times) Washington, Sept. 13 The inter state commerce commission today postponed until November 1 the gen eral advance of freight rates on all railroads running from Cincinnati, Ohio, ami from Roanoke, Va., and Lynchburg, Va., to Winston-Salem, N. C. The rates were increased from three per cent to 25 per cent, and were to have become effective Octo ber 1. The Hague Decision. (By Cable to The Times.) The Hague, Sept. 13 The time limit for an appeal from the award of The Hague tribunal In the New foundland fisheries case expired to day, making the decision recently rendered Irrevocable. BIG BONDS ARE GIVEN BY PACKERS Judge Landis Required the Beef Magnates to Gve Bonds of $30,000 Each TWO ArHn EUROPE Packers Must Give Bond in the Sum of $10,000 Each on Three Counts Bench Warrants Issued But Not Served as the Packers Had Agreed to Come in and Give Bond Two of Packers in Europe Grand Jury ; KcKrted With Indictments Late Yesterday: (By Leased Wire to The Times) Chicago, Sept. 13 Judge Landis today fixed the bond for the ten mil lionaire packers indicted for viola tions of the anti-trust law in con nection with the formation of the beef trust, in the sum of J30.000 each---l 0,000 on each of the three main counts. Bench warrants were issued but will be Withheld because eight of the packers will go to court this afternoon to furnish bond. Two of the ten are in Europe. They are Louis F. Swift and Thomas J, Con- , nors. ' -. :. ',-; . ., '-' Grand Jury's Report. ,. .V; Lfj Chicago, Sept. 13-The' ten Cul , ' cago packers, the multi-millionaire ehtefs ox the beef 'ftustjhf were' BCT dieted late yesterday -afternoon jby, the special grand jury which has been Investigating the beef trust,' today began to plan: for one of the biggest legal battles ever made In the United States courts. Millions will be spent ; (Continued on Page Six.) JOSEPH FERRER IS CHOSEN GREAT PROPHET (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Toledo, O., Sept. 13 Joseph Ferrer of Pennsylvania, was today chosen great prophet for the ensuing term by the Great Sun Council of the Improved Order of Red Men who are assembled here for the 63rd annual session. Other officers elected were: George B. Griggs, of Texas, great incohomle; Carl Foster, of Connecticutt, great senoir sagamore; Wilson Brooks of Illinois, great chief of records, and William Trovin, of Massachusetts, great keeper of wam pum. The reports of the officers were read this afternoon. THE GOI LDS RETURN. Family Home From Abroad Thinks Democrats . Will Sweep Country. (By Leased Wire to The Times.) New York. -.Sept. 13 George J. Gould, bis wife and his children Vivian, Gloria.: George, Jr., and his daughter Xlai jorie, who a lew months ago be came the wife of Anthony Drexel, Jr., of Philadelphia, were passengers re turning today on the Kron Prinzessln Cecllle. The party had been abroad for the past three months automohil ing and yachting and declared that they had had a most delightful trip. "Conditions abroad." said Mr. Gould to a reporter, "are not so optimistic. There seems to be a slowing up of business but this will eventually work itself out." Questioned about the democratic sweep In Maine. Mr. Gould while not over enthusiastic over the victory, said that he believed that the democrats would sweep the entire country at the fait election. "I look for a democratic congress," said Mr. Gould. "Although I am not very well acquainted with the present political situation here because of my. long visit abroad, I believe that the high cost of living iH the cause for the defeat of the republican party. The people throughout the country resent ing the high price of food and other necessities of life." The party was met at the pier by Kinkdon and Jay Gould and Mr. Jef fries, president of the Denver & Rio Grand Railroad. Mrs, Kingdon, Mrs. Gould's mother,' Who went abroad, with them returned with the party today. She appeared to be in anything but good health al-. though it wag declared that her trip . abroad had helped her considerably. ' A man is so cracy to win a bet he' 4 want to do it If It Wiled him. m irivTnp
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