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J HE . For Raleigh and ,Vfcinityt Fair tonight , und'hnrsday; ulightly cooler Jprflght, ; Y For Nortlr Carolina: Fair tonight and Thursday;' slightly copier in the Interior tonight.: ' LAST EDITION PBICE B CENTO Double' the Number 'of Paid Subscribers infilfte City of Raleigh of Any Other Newspaper.: ESTABLISHED 1876. ' RALEIGH, N.,C, WJ DNESDAY, SEPT. 28, 1910. S?V REPUBLICANS ENDORSE TAR Strong Resolution of Endorse ment of the Taft Adminis tration In the Platform TARIFF ALSO ENDORSED Official Graft and Corruption Con demned and Direct Primaries En dorsed Presklont Taft Gets En thusiastic Endorsement Root 'in Taking Chair Makes a Plea for Harmony Adlints That Republi canism is Under a Shadow But Says They Can Vet Get Together and Win. (By Leased Wire to The Times.) .. Saratoga, N. Y., Sept. 28 War on graft was made the keynote of the re publican platform. Following an all night session and a second session later today, the following was agreed upon as the party's pledge to the peo ple in the coming campalgu: The republicans of New York in convention represented declare as fol- lows: We declare relentlessly warfare upon olllcial and legislative wrong doing in this state. .- v : A republican legislature ordered an immediate and searching inquiry to all corrupt practices and this in quiry is now going forward vigor ously, We pledge Its continuance, with additional authority required until nil such wrong-doing capable of ex posure has brought to light, to the end that the guilty shall be punished and tile innocent relieved of unjust uuspicion. . Dishonesty in public ser vice is next to treason, the most fla grant of crimes. In ridding our in stitutions of this cancerous growth, we know' no party distinction. The crimes which have been committed have involved members of both part ies and the fact that some of the wrong-doers have masqueraded un- do the name of republicans neither has gained nor shall gain them Im munity from punishment by republi cans. Not only have they wronged the people, but they have proved themselves the worst enemies of the party. The crook, the grafter arid unfaithful man in public service shall be put out and kept out.; We enthusiastically endorse the progressivo and statesmanlike lead ership of William H. Taft and declare our pride in the achievements of his first eighteen months as president of the United States. Each succeeding month since his inauguration has confirmed the nation in its high es timate of his greatness of character, Intellectual ability sturdy common sense, extraordinary patience: and perseverance and broad and states- . (Continued ou Page Six.) THIEVES ROB STORE AT (Special to The Times.) Washington, N. C, Sept. 28-T.he drug store of D. T. Tayloe and Co., on Main street,; this city was entered and rob bed last night between 12 and 2 o'clock. The thieVes effected an entrance by forcing a side window, opening on an t alley. About two hundred and fifty dollars worth of goods were stolen, consisting of cigars, fountain pens, roda checks and toilet articles.. Dr. Fields, the manager of the store closed at eleven-thirty but had to go back about 2 o'clock to get some medicine for a patient ahd as he -entered the store he heard the thieves escaping through the window. To immediately fired at them and gave the alarm, but they escaped in the dense darknesa of the alley. The local police are at work but no clues have yet been discovered. Mistake In Orders Results in Wreck. 1 (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Waukeshau. Wis., Sept. 28-Flve per sons were seriously injured this morn ing at Vernon, Six miles south of here, when a passenger train collided head on with a freight train as a result of mistakes In orders.- ' 11 ' ' The Injured men were members of the passenger train's crew. 1,1 New York Democrats Looking For a Candidate James S. Havens is Apparently the Leading Man For Governorship Nomination Gaynor - Says Posi tively He Will Not Take it. (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Rochester, N. Y., Sept. 28 The dem ocrats started In today to build a plat form and select a man for t.he guber natorial nomination for the democratic state convention which opens to morrow. Mhyor Gaynor's second letter, In which he- said that he would refuse the gubernatorial nomination has lelt what the leaders term an open field with representative James S. Havens apparently leading, In the estimation of many of the up-state lieutenants. The committee, on platform met this morning to consider a draft which Kd ward M. Shepard brought with him. Some of the tentative planks closely resembled the ipolicles urged by Theo dore Roosevelt In his new nationalism movement, notably the one pertaining to direct primaries. The eve of the convention found seven full fledged gubernatorial booms in full swing with a general appear ance of harmony and Charles F. Mur phy, the powerful Tammany leader, de claring that Tammany had no special preference for any 'one man. The booms were for: , Congressman Sulzer, of New York, Former State Controller, Martin H. Glynn of Albany; Representative James. S. Havens of Rochester; Thomas M. Osborne of Auburn; Justice Gerard of the state supreme court: Edward M. Shepard, of Brooklyn. John A. Bensel of New York. . v The' '"'Withdrawal' of Mayor Gaynor threw the leaders into temporary con fusion. It had been predicted that Gaynor stood a strong chance of be ing nominated by acclamation and it was known that he was not alone vored by Tammany but by many of the delegations and leaders from other sections of the state. A series of conferences started today which is expected to last all night and up until the doors of the convention hull are opened tomorrow, State Chairman Dlx said today that the convention would set a new mark In democratic ranks for harmony. Un til this morning not a single contest had been filed with Secretary Mason of the committee. The Gaynor bombshell had the effect of stimulating the balance of the booms today. There were enthusiastic gath erings and energetic exacting of prom ises. ' ' : ' .MILKS McLEOI) ARRIVKS. One of the First Unknown to he Men tioned as the' "White Man's Hope" Has Arrived McLeod Feels Sure He Con Win. Chicago, Sept. 28 Miles McLeod. one of the first unknowns to be mentioned as the "white man's hope" has arrived In Chicago from his home in Albany, Me., and will at once undertake to show a few persons interested in find ing a man who can , dethrone Jack Johnson that .lie knows something about the fighting game by boxing with Joe Choynski at Gilmore's gymnasium this morning. The "show me" aspirant Tor pugil istic honors is a giant of six feet, five Inches and weights 223 pounds. He is 28 years old and is strong as a bull. while his health has not been impaired In any way by smoking or drinking. McLeod asserted that unless he is, con vinced that he can whip Johnson he will never come forward with an offer to fight him., 'I feeel reasonably sure I can beat that fellow," McLeod said as he posed for his picture, for I have boxed since I was 10 years old, and I know some thing about the fine points of the game." , RECIPROCITY WITH CANADA. State Department Prepared to Take Up Matter of Trade Agreements. Washington, Sept. 28 Under the direction of President Taft the state department is 'prepared to act as soon as word is received from Ottawa that the Canadian government is ready to consider the question of a reciprocity treaty with the United States. It was said today that a communication is expected from pttawa within a few days which will indicate the inten tions of the dominion government. It Is possible a reciprocity treaty also will be negotiated, between the United States and Newfoundlanc While no formal steps have yet been taken in this direction, it is said that there have been . informal inter changes of views which indicate the prospect of a satisfactory agreement. . Demurrage Tariffs Suspended. Wanhlnirfnn. Sent. 28 Demurrage tariffs whloh were to have become ef fective on all the New England rail roads on October 1 were suspended to day until" October 30, by order of the Interstate, commerce commission. The tariffs cut allowance on "dead" cars from four to two davs. . Thirty-five roads are affected by this order. - A a ' 'iyfe- ji i Henry Wcynmiiii, (lie American nvlatr.r who made two unsuccessful attempts to flv across the Alps in the conlcst ,jit ended in whirl) ('have., the French-Peruvian aviator was kill ed. There is n H'-et deal of consid eration expressed for Weyiiiun, be cause at the lust - moment it .'was found his machine was inculpable f the hij-h ilights necessav to clear ihe niouiitains. . His two attempts 'were made with desperate determination hut he could nut make the altitude. SHOOTS HIS WIFE (By Leased Wire to The Times) Baltinibre,Sept.'SSAfter"sho'ot- ing down and killing his wife in cold blooded fashion this' morning, Wil liam Hendricks, of 825 Covington street, sent a pistol-ball crashing through his own head and now lies in a critical condition at the Mercy Hospital. The woman victim, Mrs. Hora Hendricks, was shot through the back and death was practically Instantaneous. The couple were separated, he liv ing in this city, while Mrs. Hendricks lived with her sister, Mrs. John Lenz, at 554 Twenty-third street, Newport News, Va, '. '. Last Monday Mrs. Hendricks and Mrs. Lenz came up to Baltimore to visit Mrs. William B. Groves. Hend ricks hearing of his wife being in Baltimore, went to the Groves home this morning; Hendricks and his wife became engaged in an argument, during which the tragedy occurred. MKD.-VLS FOR SAILORS. Given Medals For Heroic Conduct nt North Dakota Fire, (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Washington,: Sept,-' 2Sr Ten sailors of the navy were today awarded med als of honor and gratituities of money by the navy department for heroic conduct in rescuing comrades and putting out the oil lire in the boiler room of'the battleship North Dakota recently, in .'.' which three men lost their lives. The men are: Thomas Davis, of Brooklyn; John S. Uuinlnn, Charles town, Mass.; George F. Ellis, .Mat Held, Mass.; Arnold J, Smith, Chi cago; Thomas Stanton, New .York; Carl West and Patrick Held, Brook lyn; August Holtz, Glencoe, Mo.; Charles C. Roberts, Boston and Hai ry Lipscomb, Washington, D. C. These men went into the boiler room during the fire, hauled the fixes in the furnaces and took all precau tions to prevent a boiler erplosion. Then they searched for and carried out the bodies of the dead men. AGAINST ROOSEVELT. Knights of Columbus Banquet a Sec- . ond Lorimer Incident. (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Qulheey, Ills., Sept. 28 Referring' to the celebration at Peoria of the Knights of Columbus, at which Theodore Roose. velt Is to speak, the Rev. Father M. J, Foley,, publisher of the Western Catholic of this city, published an edi torial In the issue of August, 5, which directed the attention of the world to the forthcoming Peoria meeting. , The editorial . was headed: "The Apostlfc of the Square' Deal Works the Knights of Columbus," and It asks the Peoria Knights to call off the cel ebration, so far as Roosevelt Is con cerned, unless for reasons of "bigoted articles In the Outlook, for which Ly man Abbott Is censured. Mr. Roose velt, an associate editor, gives his at titude regarding them," MR. STEVENS LOSS UFE IN RUNAWAY Dragged Over Two Miles by Frightened Team of Mules' Yesterday DIED EARlTiiST NIGHT l iidil Itmiauav .( auscd ity An .Auto mobile Mules Became Frightened and Kan More 'lliini Two Miles, l)i'aif!iiur Mr. Stevens the Whole Distance Death Resulted Last . - Myhl Accident Happened Neur Garner I ufortunatc Man Cuught in the Double-tree and Dragged, Head Down,- Over the Rough l!iials Body llmlly MiinghHl Team Stopped nt a Residence. Returning to his' home below Hhilo church, about 15 miles from Raleigh, in Johnson county, lali yesterday af ternoon, the mules' hitched to the wagon of Mr. - Albert '.Stevens took fright at an automobile -and ran from Mr. W. B. V rider's home to (he home of one Jerry Bhilock, :' about two or two and a half miles, throwing Mr. Stevens from the wagon tnd catch ing him in the djuble-tree, drug him the entire distance, causing injuries from which he ilijjd about 9:20 last night. . a-:- . Mr. Stevens came Into -the city, yes tei'ilay..afleinoiH.Uh a,lail otftCtU ton seed. He was on his return home by himself when he met an automo bile coming towards Raleigh. The mules became frightened and in their attempt to get away struck a tele phone post, which evidently caused Mr. Stevens to fall. Falling for ward he struck the tongue of the wagon, or the "double-tree", and his right foot was caught 'iri the chain. With his head dragging the ground under the wagon, and his foot, caught in the chain holding him fast the mules began their run of some two miles. Reaching a side road, run ning across the railroad and leading to the house of Jerry Blalock, the mules here turned. When they reached this point they were merely walking, passing through blalock's front yard they turned and1 went by the side of the house, around the back yard in almost a circle and there struck the side of the house, breaking the wagon tongue and free ing the mules. When the11 occupants of the house reached the scene they found Mr. Stevens still caught in, the chain and in an unconscious condi tion. A messenger was soon on his way to the home of Dr. Buffaloe, at Garnerwho arrived on 'the scene and found Mr, Stevens in a dying condi tion. He was moved to Jthe home of Dr. Buffaloe, where a thorough Ex amination was made and it was found that his entire right side was beaten into a pulp, all the hair on the back of his head had been torn away, a (Continued on Page Five.) HELD AS BEING A SPY (ISy Cable to The Times.) London, Sept. 28 Lieutenant Helm of the German army, who was arrest ed charged with being a spy and with making sketches ot the JfiiiRllsn coast defences of Portsmouth was today held for trial. After his preliminary hear ing on 'September-lii. In the Fareham police court he was remanded without bail. The specilic charge against the officer is "unlawfully sketching the for tifications of Portsmouth harbor." Helm refused to discuss his case. SUIT AGAINST RAILROAD MAN. Charged With Wrongfully Diverting .Money From Proper Channel,; (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Frankfort, Ky., Sept. 28-Sult charg ing George B. Harper, former pres ident of the Frankfort & Cincinnati Railroad, with wrongfully diverting $15,2117 from the' treasury of the com pany, during his tenure of office has been entered here by the Frankfort & Cincinnati and the Louisville & Nash ville Railroads. In a sttttemcnt Issued today. Harper denies the accusation churning that the suit had been In spired by his opposition to a merger of the two railroads, 1 , If -xf' Vv1 w HXLlO ,tovt WAT UID VOUJ L . . BltlNtt MR 7 coT(icpTto i04 sr xenw l. knicht.' Hadji Moliaii'ined Jiiniiiiai Mriim, the Suliaa of Sulu, whose lands and itiitliority . were taken by the I'nitcd Stales when the Philippines were ac iiiied, and who is now in the 'United States. The Sultan used to cut off the heads of those who did not pay li-ibiite or tuiilV that he ordered, and he spit-led not to s:iy supported a healthy-si.ed harem. The harem was cut off' also. -Shortly afterward lie of fered hiiuvcll' to Miss Alice Roose velt, now Mrs. iiongwonli, when .she visited the Islands. He brought with him a great collection of pearls, and it is already reported that he is anx ious to sell them, as he occasionally feels the -pinch, of poverty tinder the i.e vegime. PRINCE TSUI SU1 VISITS ANNAPOLIS (By Leased, Wire to The Times) " Washington, Sept. 'tfS" Wince Tsai Smin, of China, and his retinue wlio have been in Washington since Mon day night, left this morning for An napolis, .Aid., to spend'--1 he day in specting the naval academy. The royal party w ill he the guests of the superintendent of the academy at luncheon and will return to Wash ington tonight. The visitors, ' Imme diately upon their return 'will iro to the Chinese legation, where an in formal dinner party Is to he given in their honor. : . The prince was accompanied to An napolis by Third Assistant Secretary of State Hale. K. T. Williams, of the state.' department, and Captain Potts and Lieutenant. Commander Gillis, of the navy. "; KTF.AMEK OCEANIC ARRIVED. Tlie White Star Line Steamer Oce anic Made 'Passage in Five Days, 15 Hours ai'd 4 li.Minutes. (By Leased Wire to The Times) New York, Sept. 2S The White Slar Line steamer Oceanic, which ar rived today from Southampton, Cherbourg and Queenstown, made the passage in five days, 15 hours and 42 minutes, breaking her own rec ord. Among the passengers, was the following Irish delegation, which comes to ask the pastmaster-geen-eral to assist them in having the Cu nard Line resume the Queenstown stop on the eastward passage: Hon. Michael Doyle, Mayor ; of Dublin; James. H. Campbell, secretary of the committee; William Douugun, Sir Edward Fitzgerald, Charles O'Calla ghan. W. A. Lindsay, Sir James Long, E. J. Long, and Mr, Loughnan. .' ' BROTHERHOOD OF ST. ANDREW. Will Meet in Nashville --Tomorrow, With Prominent Churchmen in At tendance. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 2S The 25 th annual convention of the Brotherhood of St. Andrew in the United States, the men's organiza tion of the Episcopal church, meets in Nashville tomorrow. The national council, which is the advisory board of the Brotherhood, is in session to day, preparing the preliminary work. Many of the most prominent church men, both clergymen and laymen, in the United States, will participate In the convention. . , Census Figures. (By Leased Wire to The TimesV Washington, Sept. 2S The census bureau today made public the follow ing population returns: Massachusetts: Maiden, 44,404; last census. 3", 664; increase, 31.9. Waltham, 27,834; last census, 23, 481; increase, 18.5. Quincy, 32,642; last census, 23,899; increase, 30. 6. 'S Hundreds Pay Tribute to Mem ory of a Great Man One of the Longest Funeral Proces sions Ever Seen in Raleigh Pro- cession Left Capitol at :l:30 Ser vices Conducted at Edcnton Street Methodist Church Tributes by Governor Kilchin and ex-Governor Aycock Burial Services Conduct ed by Masons -Beautiful Floral Tributes. . This afternoon the body of Dr. Benjamin Franklin Dixon, late audi tor of the State of North Carolina, was laid to rest in Oakwood ceme tery. The funeral services were con ducted ut the Edenton Street Metho dist chcurch and were attended by hundreds of people representing every walk of life, many being unable to get into the churcn. The services were unusually Impressive and there were many wet eyes and bowed heads as the tributes were paid to the de ceased by Governor Kitchin and ex Governor Aycock. The altar, before which the body was placed, and tiie casket , were banked with beautiful floral pieces, silent tributes sent by friends from this and other cities. The funeral Procession. The funeral procession started from the east entrance of the capitol at 3:30 o'clock and silently wended its way to the Edenton Street Meth odist church, where the services were hold. The procession was made up of state officials, Masons, Odd Fel lows, Knights of Pythias, Juniors, Maccabees,, veterans of the Civil War, veterans of the Spanish-American War, members of L. O'B. Branch camp, those who were at Oxford Or- lianage while Dr. Dixon was super intendent, Company B. of the State Guard, two companies of cadets from A": & if." College and a. long line of citizens from Raleigh and other places. At the church the ceremony was led by Rev. H. M. North, assisted by Rev. J. N. Cole and Rev. I. McK. Pit tenger. Beautiful tributes of re spect were paid by Governor W. W. Kitchin and ex-Governor Charles B. Aycock. . .'.- After the ceremony the funeral procession marched to Oakwood cem etery, where the burial services were conducted by the Masons. The active pall-bearers were mem bers of Wm. G, Hill Lodge of Masons and the following acted as honorary pall-bearers: : Hon. W. W. Kitchin, governor; Hon. J. Bryan Grimes, secretary of state; Hon. B. R. Lacy, treasurer; Hon. T. W. Bickett, attor ney general; Hon. J. Y. Joyner, su perintendentn of public instruction; Hon. J. R. Young, Insurance commis sioner; Hon. M. L. Shipman, com missioner of labor and printing; Hon. Franklin McNeill, corporation com missioner; Hon. S. L. Rodgers, cor poration Commissioner; Hon. H. C. Brown, corporation commissioner; Hon. Walter Clark, chief justice; Hon. J. S. Manning, associate justice; Hon. W. A. Hoke, associate justice; Hon. P. D. Walker, associate justice; Hon. G. H. Brown, associate justice; Hon. M. O. Sherrill, state librarian; Hon. W.-'A.. Graham, commissioner of agriculture; Dr. Albert Anderson, Capt. J. J. Thomas, Dr. James Mc Kee, Mr. John E. Ray, Judge C. M. Cooke, Judge H. G. Connor, Mr. C. B, Barbee, Mr. E. H. Baker, Governor C. B. Ayco.ck, Mr. Joseph G. Brown, Col. A. B. Andrews, Colonel F. B. Arendell, General Julian S. Carr, Mr. R. H. Battle, Mr. John C. Drew ry, Mr. D. H. Hill, Colonel T. S. Kenan, Capt. W. S. Llneberry, Mr. J. T. Pullen. The IVidy In State. The busy life of the state that goes on In the capitol from day to day was suspended today and there was a strange air of stillness and sol emn quiet about the halls and corri dors that usually ring with the sound of many footsteps and the hum of many voices. Streamers and fes toons of mourning are hung from the entrances of the building and the spirit of mourning seems to per vade even the grounds so that the chance passerby Is affected bj' the stillness. For one of the state's most belov ed and honored citizens and public officials lies in the quiet sleep of death in tne rotunda and beneath the dome of the building that had been the scene of his activities from day to day. , The body "was placed there yester day afternoon and from then until shortly before the hour of the fun (.Continued From Page Five.) PRESIDENT Cabinet Session of House Party Delayed By Visitors to Executive LABOR MAN! VISITOR - . K i: Dolun, a Railroad Employe, Called to See the President in the Interests of the Railroads Doesn't W'ant Freight Rate Increase Prohibited From Going Into Effect Is Assur ed by the President That Railroads ' W ill Get a Square Deal House Party Will Last Another Day? , (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Washington, Sept. 28 Today's cab inet session, was delayed this morn ing owing to a rush of visitors. The first of the white house callers was T. J. Dolan, general secretary treasurer of the International Broth erhood of Steam Shovel and Dredge- men, "The president told me." he said "that he could be depended on to give the -railrouds a square deal regardless of clamor and political Influence and furthermore .lie was going to see that they got it." Mr, Dolan conferred with President Taft relative to the proposed Increase of freight rates. He said that labor organizations had reached the conclu- ' sion that the proposed increases are fair and right. The steam shovel men, he said, are interested because agtta-. non -prompts' me, .ranruna to reduce expenses and discontinue Improve ments, : . "The hue and cry against railroads was all right for a time," Mr.. Dolan continued, 'but since they are con trolled by federal laws they ought to be given a chance to do business without conflict and unfair Interfer ence. ;'"'; Before the cabinet session the pres ident greeted seventy members of the governing body of the- Loyal Guard of the United -States now in annual session in this city. The visitors were introduced to the president by E. O. Wood, the head of the organization who is the democratic national committee man of Michigan. . Following an early breakfast Pres ident Taft received Archbishop Ire land, while the cabinet members visited their several departments. When the cabinet finally met, nearly an hour late, army estimates and the plan to put the postal savings banks in oper ation were taken up and discussed. : The three day house party of Pres ident Taft's Is to be continued through tomorrow possibly until Friday. This was the decision reached shortly after the cabinet assembled today. The pres ident has found It Impossible, it Is said, to finish today the vast amount of work that confronted him and the cabinet members when they assembled for the three days session last Mon day. :'-,'"' -'.-'.. The president today put Into opera tion his plan to institute economy In the government service and place the administration : of government affairs on a sound business basis. Dr., Fred A. Cleveland, who has been at the head of the bureau of municipal re ' (Continued From Page Six.) WAY TO ROCHESTER (By Leased Wire to The Times.) New York, Sept. 28 Tammany be-, gan moving to Rochester today, fifteen hundred strong, the delegates and their friends got a start from the Grand Central station this morning. And it took four special trains with thirty seven parlor cars to get the bunch started. The fiict train got awuy 8:48 o'clock. It carried Charles F, Murphy, Sam Marx, "Big Tim" Sullivan, Tom Foley. John Dietz, and others. In fact .all. the big fellows were on the first train. The first special was made up of onlyr five cars. : ' . i Extracted Bullet From Brain. ' (By Leased Wire to The Times) Washington, Sept. 28 To probe among the delicate nerves . of the brain for a bullet, to extract the leaden missile therefrom, and wit ness the complete recovery of hit; pa tient is the feat accomplished by Dr. E. P. Magruder, chief of the surgical staff of Emergency Hospital. Harry Miles, 24 years old, of Germantowti, Md., is the lucky survivor of the op eration. . i r.
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