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f he 7EATnEir For Raleigh and Vicinity: Pulr tonight and Friday. For North Carolina': Fair tonight and Frlduy; moderate , north and northeast winds. LAST EDITION ESTABLISHED 1876. RALEIGH, N. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1910. PRICE 5 CENTS Double the. Nuipber of Raid, Subscribers in Vthe City of Raleigh of Any Other Newspaper. DEMOCRATS ,. OF IB YORK IN SESSION No Certainty as to Who Will be the Standard Bearer In the Campaign CHEERS FOR LEADERS There Are a Dozen ; Gubernatorial Rooms and No One Seems to Have Any Great . Lend- Tammany Fa vors F.dward M. Shepherd Con KrcsKiiirn Sulzcr and Havens Also Have Strong Following Compro mise Conference' Held But Failed to Agree on a Candidate Galler S ies Parked and Audience Cheers the Leaders. (By Leased Wire to The Times.) ' Rochester, N. Y., Sept. 29 With a dozen gubernatorial booms to draw from and with the powerful New York Tammany, organization appar ently in control, of more than 200 votes out of the total of 450, the democratic state convention opened here shortly after noon tday with the prospect of two bitter fights to be threshed out on the floor of the con ventlon one over the selection of a state standard bearer and 'the other nvAP t!ia riirnnt nrimnpv nlunk In thA platform. As tan convention got under way Charles F. Murphy, the Tamany lead erdeclared that the convention will be an open one and that each candi date had an equal opportunity. De spite this declaration it was bellevstl that the gubernatorial nomination would go either to Congressman James S. Havens, of Rochester, to Congressman Sulzer, of New York, or to Edward M. Shepard, of Brooklyn. Tammany favored the last named man. For upwards of two hours the del egates streamed into the hall. As the various delegations took their seats it was apparent that the morning's com. promise conference which had been going on since midnight, had failed. Leader Murphy's 'baord of strategy" has used every endeajjor to have a candidate picked before the conven tion assembled. ". '; The galleries were packed and the audience took an important part in the noise-making. v ' Kach leader was greeted with a salvo of cheers as he entered. A brass band added to the tumult. The convention was called to or der at 1:05 o'clock by State Chair man John A. Dix. The Tammany delegation had Just entered. For mer State Chairman William J. Con nors bowed in acknowledgment to the cheers which greeted him. : When Chairman Dix announced Al ton B. Parker as the temporary chair man a burst of applause rang through Continued on Page Six.) RIOTING IN BERLIN STREETS OVER STRIKE (By Cable to The Times.) Berlin, .Sept. 2S The situation was tense throughout the glty today fol lowing a night of violence when mobs of striking miners In the Moablt dis trict raged through the streets and more than. 200 persons were iliurt in pitched battles with the police. Mount ed troops patrolled the streets today and orders were Issued for all resi dents of the Moablt district to keep In doors. Soms of the-' wounded are fatally hurt., Harsh criticism was di rected at the police today." It was declared that nearly half of these stab bed and knocked down by the author ities were bystanders who were taking no part In the rioting.-- Four correspondents of English and American newspapers who say; they were attacked without provocation by the polioe intend tarrying their com plaint to the kaiser. They were in an , initoniobile when a man In the street pointed them out and said , to the polioe: ' ' - - ,' "Go for that automobile." The agent provocator took up the. cry r and six policemen- hurled -themselves' at ' the automobile, striking wildly, All of the correspondents were wounded. - Tbu, Berlin authorities admit that they are thoroughly alarmed oyer the strike situation, ' X Miss Margaret Wilson 1 tmnc. who Iuik acted as President of the I nited Slates many thousands of times, in the capacity of signer of particular or non-particular documents requir FLIGHT BY BROOKINS Flies From Chicago to City of Springfield Machine in Perfect- Runuing Order awl Ho' Makes Ootid w Tini''" Kn Route Accompanied By Special Train. 'By Leased Wire to The Times) ; Chicago, Sept. 29-T-Aviator Brook- ins started his flight to Springfield, 111., from the aviation field at Wash ington Park shortly after 9:00 o'clock this morning. Before the start he made a three-minute trial spin. ; '."'' The machine was In perfect run ning order and the boy aviator sped through the air like a giant hawk. He circled over the park and then made straight for Jackson Park, where he is to pick up the special train which : will accompany him to Springfield. Forty Miles An Hour. Kankakee, 111., Sept. 29- Aviator Brooklns, making 40 miles an hour, passed here-at 10:30 o'clock on his flight to Springfield. This is 51 miles from Chicago. V Ooth Mile Post, "chibanse. 111.. Sent. 29 Aviator Bioekins passed here at a height of 3.000 feet at 11:07 o'clock on his flight from Chicago to Snringfield. Chibanse is 65 miles from Chicago, more than one-third of the distance to Springfield. Seventy-six Miles. Dan forth. 111.. Sent. 29 Aviator' BrookinB cassed here at 11:37 o'clock on. his Chlcago-to-Sprlngfield flight. Panforth 1b 76 miles from Chicago. i . Resumed Flight. Gilman, III.; Sept. 29 Brookins replenished his gasoline tank and left here at 12:42. Passed ThawvllUv Thawvnie, 111., Sept. 29 Brookins passed over this place at 1:00 p. m. Stops to Walt For Train. Oilman, Ills., Sept. 29 According to agreement, Aviator Brookins land ed here at 11:45 to wait for the spe cial train which is due at 12:04.. He wilt take on fuel and proceed on his trip to Springfield. ', Gilman is about eighty miles from Chicago. :'..-. ; i At Furmer City. Farmer City, Ills , Sept. 29 Brookins in his' aeroplane passed over this point shortly after 2 o'clock. The distance from Chicago s approximately 130 miles, leaving the aviator about sixty miles to travel to complete his flight. ; Prince Visits Mt. Veruou. (By Leased Vire to The Times") Washington, Sept. 29--Prince Tsai Suun, of China, and his royal retinue, who have been here since Monday night, visited Mount Vernon this morning. In the afternoon the par ty will leave for New York enro'ute for West Point, -where it Will inspect the military academy. - . '"'"HI v ing the executive sicrnntiii''. This power was delegated her during Pres. .dent Itonscvelt s u'lniliiismilion and she signed Ms ntuiie altogether, it is CM imated, '80,000 times. THE NEW YORK TICKET Henry L. Stimson Nominated For Governor Colonel Roosevelt 'Will Tour State iu InM-iesr of the -Tlrkrt MakliiR More Than n Hundred Speeches. , (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Saratoga, N. Y., Sept. 29 Colonel Theodore Roosevelt will make more than one hundred speeches in the at tempt to elect the republican state ticket which was nominated under the Colonel's dominating influence at the state convention here yesterday. The remaining delegates and the Colonel left here today. Before leaving Colonel Roosevelt said that he would stump the state dvjring the campaign, touring almost eveTy county in an automobile, de livering speeches in cities, towns and villages. There was a feeling of apprehen sion that the disgruntled members of the Old Guard would carry their ani mosity into the campaign and work against the Roosevelt ticket. Colonel Roosevelt apparently did not antici pate this, or, if he did, he did not fear it. He was bubbling over with good humor today and predicted vic tory at the polls. , , V The following is the full state ticket which was nominated and for which the Colonel will make his whirlwind stumping tour: For Governor Henry L. Stimson, of New York. For Lieutenant Governor Kdward Schoeneck, of Syracuse. For Secretary of State Samuel S. Goenig, of New York. For Comptroller James Thomp son, of Valley Falls. For State Treasurer Thomas F. Fennel 1, of Elmira. -For Attorney General Edward R. O'Malley, of Buffalo. or Associate Judge of the Court of Appoals Irwin G. Vann,, of Syra cuse. - WILL VISIT PKKSIDKXT. Delegates to the American Prtsoii ." Congress Sec President. (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Washington, Sept. 29 The dele gates to the American Prison Asso ciation and the International Prison Congress " will be received at the white house this ifternoon by Presi dent Taft: - The official opening of the conven tion of the American Prison Associa tion comes at 8 o'clock tonight in the auditorium of the New Willard. The International Congress will not begin tuitll next Sunday at the National Museum. The foreign delegates will, however, attend the sessions of the American Prison Association. in fact as ,well as In spirit, the del egates to the two congresses are the guests of the nation. The United States government Is footing ; the bills incurred by the conventions, re cognising: the far-reaching bonefits which will be reaped from them, . B. F. Dili APPOINTED Son of Late; State Auditor to ..., . Succeed; to the Office i Announcement f III lie Made From the Governor'. Qlhcc This Kvenlng or Toiilghl ,,Mi-. Dixon Will Hold Cnlil Next January. Tlic niiuoiincf-nicnt that lienjamin I". Dixon, son or the late Dr. B, V. Dixmi. lias been uppointod state iiii (I lor will be :;iveji o'lt. from the gov ernor's olllfo Lit f : this afternoon or tonight. Tins iinii'i'inceniont Will not cause any great - surprise, as It mis been generally miked today that tills appointment would be made. Mr. Dixon is it young practicing lawyer of this ciiy and is qualified to assume the responsible position made vacant by the detith of his esteemed father. Tins appointment, besides being put in capable hands, is a beautiful iiibulc oi lospocl. lo lb( late Dr. Dixon.. Mr. Dixon will hold his office until an auditor is elected at. the Novem ber election. PEACH 'GROWERS WIN LOWER RATE FIGHT (Hy Leaser! "Wire. to The Times.) Washington, Sept. 29 It became known . toda$ 'ithatmore than a mild sensatLon Tias .rlejvped in-the hear ing beroiie' Kxliihiner " J;TKdgar"' Smith of the Interstate' commerce, commission In the Georgia Peach Growers case of alleged unfair rates against the Southern Railway! the New Yolk. New Haven Hartford and 25 other common carriers of freight. - The fight of the peach growers is against the present minimum tonnage required by the railroads for a single carload of fruit. The shippers claim an -'unjust and unreasonable minimum tonnage." Vice President ".Campbell- of the New York, Nev Haven & Hartford road filed an answer to the claim admitting ing that the commission give the road the contention of the shippers and ask ing that the commission give the road authority to put in a lower minimum tariff. Norfolk .(Widower,. Marries. (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Washington, Sept. 29 Fred Greenwood, the wealthy 73-year-old Norfolk widower, Who believes that when a man reaches his age he 'mar ries for companionship on simply a business proposition, terminated an uniomantic courtship by marrying Mrs. Rena F. Crowell, 37-years-old his junior at her residence here. Killed by Steam Pipe. (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Pittsburg, Pa., Seiit. 29 One nian was kilrcd and two injured by a bursting steam pipe in the Oriental Works of the H. C. Frick Coke Com pany at Orient, Pa., today. The en gine room was wrecked. CARDINAL VISITS NATIONAL CAPITAL (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Washington, Sept. 29 More than 10,000 Catholics of the leity greeted Cardinal Vannutelli, personal represen tative of Pope Pius X, who arrived at 10:25 o'clock this morning to be the guest of Washington clergy until Sat urday. An elaborate program arranged for the entertainment of the pontifi cal party Includes a reception by Pres ident Taft at the white house tomor-(.-.:.) -: row. Immediately after luncheon, tho cardinal and his party will be escorted on a sight-seeing tour. This evening, at 7 o'clock, Mgr. Falconlo .'will en tertain at dinner for the cardinal. rrincc Fle' For Speeding, i (By Cable to The Times.) Camberly, Eng., Sept. 29 The first time that royalty has ever been arrested for speeding his automobile In violation of the new anti-speed law came today -when Prince Maurice of Battenberg was siimmonednto court charged with recklessly driving hit) motor car throngh this place. Prince Maiirlce was fined ?25. " 1 1 t f 1 8rfU' v v, , I .v M'fc; V. Ml-s .Natalie While, (lie tii-st receive a license iu New 1 ork .City. (nniobilo lroiii the I'libbcr tires upward, what is more she is said to be a inosl prosaic, businesslike person. ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE Eight Prisoners In Wake Jail Tried to Escape Today Two Xegro Prisoners OvcipoHer As sistunt Jailer lUit l'uil to (( Key For , Outside 'Door Prisoners Driven Back by Chief of Police .:' Stell. This morning about 7 o'clock eiglii negro prisoners in Wake county jail made a daring but unsuccessful at tempt to escape by overpowering the assistant jailer and faking liis keys, but fortunately .-.assistance arrived and prevented the delivery. Mr. O. O. Green,, tile assistant jailer, went into the jail to gel some pans to prepare breakfast l'oi- the prisoners. Acy Buini and . another negro were concetaled behind some blankets, and when Mr. Green enter ed they jumped on him and took a bunch of keys from his person. They next put the jailer in a cell and lock ed him up and the' eight .prisoners iu that section made a rush to -.tue out side root. Fortunately for the coun ty, but unfortunately for the prison ers, they had failed to secure the key to the outside door, and while they were trying ' t he various keys they had, .Mr. -Green was calling lor assistance. . Luckily Chief of Police Stell was passing hear the jail, and, hearing the cry, hastened to his as sistance. Reaching the outer door, he covered the prisoners with ais pis tol 'and -ordered them to stand back. At this point a difficult' sitiuation confronted the. officer, lie was on the outside' and-couldn't get in; the prisners were on the inside and couldn't get out and the jailer, who had the outer door key, was locked in a cell. Mr.. Green -couldn't get out of tae cell to open the outer door and the only way to get him out was in possession of the negroes. . Chief Stell, covering them with his pistol, made them unlock the cell door and release the jailer, and the "two ..'offi cials. 'then forced the rebellious pris oners back to their cells. Bunn was convicted in superior court yesterday of stealing money from the Cash drawer at Mr. Julius Heller's place of business and sen tenced to serve two years on the roads. , It was a bold attempt, and had they not overloked the key to the outer door, doubtless there would liavo been eight prisoners at liberty today.' '". Death of Idttle Lucy Parker. (Special to The Times) Henderson, Sept. 29 After an ill ness of several months little Lucy, the three-year-old daughter of Mr. W. W. Parker, died yesterday morn ing at 11 o'clock. Mr. Parker, the present year.. has been sorely be reaved. Only a few months ago the wife, mother of the child, was taken. The 'deepest sympathy of the com munity Is' extended to him in li is great affliction. female chauMeuse to apply, qualily and She is repnrled to liiidcrsttiml the nu BROKER SHOfS RAIDED Result of Recent Bucket Shop Investigation Postoflice Inspectors Lead Raid on ' Brokerage Tlriii of U. H. Sclieflels Ji Co. One Arrest .Made and An other Member of the Firm Wanted .' ; Kscaped.-'. . I By Leased Wire, to The Times) , New York, Sept. 29 Postoffice in spectors, Raided by central, office de tectives, this afternoon swooped down on the offices of B. H. Scheftels & Co., .commission brokers,, of No.. 42 and -14 Broad street. Barney Schef tels was arrested on a warrant which yirevv out. of the government's recent bucket shop investigation. Another partner in the linn, for whom a war rant had been issued, escaped. . , The raid was sensational, and was witnessed by several thousand per sons. Police reserves had to be called out to restore order, Scheftels & Co. were much in the limelight ''about this time last year as a result of. a-dispute.' over -a Ely -. Cen tral". ..a. -western mining stock which had been boomed by the firm. The firm, which advertised a private wire to Chicago," Philadelvh'ia,' ' and Pitis burg, "went.. Into the mining stock game, it was charged-, on "ah extensive and systematic basis and many small investors lost- their money in the slump in. the slocks. Scheftels Was arrested on a charge of criminal libel as a result of; the suit. . The of livers of the company are: Bernard IT. Sceftels, president: Chas. S. Yclser, secrelai'v: George Bowles, treasurer. -. : . The same three '.men -compose the board of directors. The capital stock of the company' is given as $150,000. : The so-called Scheftels issues were hammered on the curb as soon as it was learned that the, offices' were raided. . 'Jumbo Kxleusion, which opened it t t cents, was offered at 30 cents; Kly Central opened at 50 cents, offered at 33 cents; Bovard of fered at .1 cent, Rawhide Coalition of fered at fi without bids being made for the stocks. v -.: Philadelphia Of lire Raided: Philadelphia, Sept. 29 The local offices of B. F. Scheftels & Co., at 1 33 South Broad street, were raided shortly after noon today. BIKMIXGHAM'S GROWTH. Phenomenal Growth Shown by Ala bama City. . Washington, Sept. 29 -The census bureau today issued the following population returns: Alabama Birmingham, 132,675; last census, '38, 415; Increase, 245.4. Not Guilty of Bribery. San Francisco, Cal., Sept. 29 Af ter several hours deliberation the jury in the case of T. V. Halsey, for merly an official of the Pacific States Telephone & Telegraph Company, charged with offering a bribe to a member of the Schmidt board of su pervisors, returned . a vevdict last night of not guilty. TAFT HEARS Pi Tiir nimnni inyiyiLuuiv Representative McKinlay Calls to Give the President Some More Glowing Accounts THE CABINET PARTY ir Taft Hears Reports On the Outlook i niMicmiai ueHiris on me iuiiwk Rweived by President Taft From Representative McKinley and Other l.n)lletuVntli1iif- fla f . lliwit-fn - ---"-J! - . .. . Wo,...! ,,.rl tlivgtn flitt-AII PMh. inet MemlK'rs Still Guests of the President Army Kstimates Con sidered at the Moniing Meeting Cardinal Vannutelli Received. Washington, Sept. 29 President Taft today received confidential reports on the outlook for republican success In tin? congressional elections. Before the cabinet met this morning he received a report from Representative McKinlay' of California, who although defeated in the California primaries by an In surgent has been touring the country in the interest of republican candidates for congress. Other congressional callers who were received at the white house before the cabinet assembled for business were Senator Warner, of MissOul; Senator Penrose, of Pennsylvania, who talked over the postal savings bank system,, aiid Representatives' Graham, of Penn-. sylvania, Austin t Tennessee wood. yard, of West Virginia, ahd Rothermel if Pennsylvania. . Archbishop Blnnck of Louisiana was also received. The president at one o'clock re ceived the delegates to the American Prison Association which begins its an nual session tonight and the delegates of the international prison congress which convene Monday. . One of the attendants of the Sultan of Sulu who has been visiting in Wash ington for. several : days, Taughnia Hadji, today presented President Taft with a gold medal and ivory handled kreese, a Weapon which has been in the family for centuries. ' All the cabinet: members are still the guests of President Taft at the white house although Secretary of State Knox will take up -his , residence tonight in his own home here which has been opened for the season. The iibinet, whim It met this morning. gave immediate consideration to army estimates. It was announced at the white house that some newspapers have prema turely asserted that the new postal savings bank regulations had been completed. They will not be ready be fore Saturday. It is understood that it least two cities in each state will be given postal savings banks' when the system is Inaugurated. '. Following the luncheon at the white bouse. President Taft received Cardin al 'Vannutelli, who arrived in Wash- ngton this morning. The cardinal was escorted to the white house by Arch bishops Ireland and O'Connell, The cardinal is an old friend of President Taft. having met him when the nego- iations concerning the friar lands In the Philippines were being held at the Vatican. : T BEGUN IN WISCONSIN (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Madison, Wis., Sept. 29 Wisconsin insurgents today started on their cam paign on the most radical platform yet adopted by any progressive whig of the party in the '-'United States. The platform Which was adopted at the convention here stops at no recom. mendation-- which likely -would; render the laws better and more acceptable to-, the"' people. It demands a real downward revision of the tariff,, con demning the Payne-Aldrich law. Begulatlon of the railroads and a physical valuation of them is Insisted on and the initiative and refresh ments is coupled with the recall. . The plutform embodies all the pol icies of Senator Lafollette, who dom inated the convention. The conven tion unqualifiedly Indorsed him and promised the support of every candi date. ' Killed In Riot. (By Leased Wire to The Times.) ! . Buena Vista, Col., Sept. 29 Ons. man was killed and much property destroyed by dynamite and fire as the result of a riot among rioters at Monarch, a mining camp. Telephone and telegraph wires are down today.