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1 HE 7E ATntH ' For Raleigh and vicinity: Partly cloudy tonight and Wed. nesday; warmer tonight. For - North i Carolina:' In. creasing cloudiness with show erg in west portion tonight. . 4.v ESTABLISHED 1876. RALEIGH, N. C.; TUESpAY, OCTOBER 4, 1910. PRICE 5 CENTS Double the Number of Paid Subscribers in the City of Raleigh of Any Other Newspaper. r -trri mm Jl LA A' .' JK --J'-V . . -'111'.. a. . A. A. 'A ' - A' I . : I . j,; I I -II II " I J ' II. II, II II II II " , V III II II II II 11 .V W N, ' I ' V IHWJIWU WIWV , EDITION REWARD FOR CRIMINALS Police Believe They Are on Track of Anarchists Who Blew Up Times Building FIRST FUNERAL TODAY ,. ui ev,rus ow aggregate More man im,uuu Kxperts on Explosives Making Investigation. First Funeral of Victim Was Held Today Anarchists Are Thought to Have Hart a Room in An Ad Join. ing House State Federation of Labor Will Conduct Investigation. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Los Angeles, Oct. 4- Under, the stimulus of the vast reward which is growing constantly In size, the police department announced today that the koucio ui iu uuaixuisi uana wnicn demolished the plant of the Los An- geles Times, killing more than a score of persons, and placed bombs near the residences of the ' owner, - General Otis, and F. J. Zeehandelaar, secretary of the Merchants' and Man- ufacturers Association, would prob- amy be behind the bars within 24 nours. cnict oi r once uaiioway said that a new clue, unearthed by W, J. I Burns, formerly of the United States secret service Dureau, naa turned tne iur me icauer lowara aan pan- ... Cisco, wnere ne may De captured. A total of rewards- aggregated M 1 ft A ftftA i- J J I wmu.fuw.uuw lUua nu - uu.uuit.uKi . " lms figures on to the quarter of a million marn. experts on explosives were Interviewed today by Chief of Detect ives Flamer In hope uf ascertaining definitely the Identity of the explosive which caused the catastrophe. Pieces of twisted steel and photographs of the wreckage were turned over to adepts In chemistry and explosives for examination., : V The first funeral of a victim of the nntrnirO tnnlr nlaot trtAav Tf wan that nr r h RMr niht' rtitnr f ' Tfi Tin, who rtinH nf hi Mn within a few hours of the dtsasfr General Otis announced that, if the families of the other victims were willinc he would have their remains interred In a large cemetery plot owned by him and a monument erect- asea lo oruB u -"i'-ed above the grave with all their tnis time the Colonel was trying to nnmos and Suitable inscriptions en- graved thereon. With the removal of debris from the alley behind the fallen structure today tho police declared they had found the actual spot where the bombs were exploded. The nolice formed the opinion that the explosive was Drought through the house" ad- joining The Times building on the Covo Road is used mainly for auto qastern side, which is a rooming mobiles and Its macadamized sur- house.- Leading down from the rooming (Continued on Page l3ix.) FOR REPUBLICANS ; (By Leased Wire to The Times) ; New York, Oct. 4 Ezra P. Prent ice was today elected chairman of the New York state republican com mittee at its headquarters In West 39th street. The selection of Mr. Prentice was unanimous In the first : place be- cause the Roosevelt faction wanted him, and in the second place because the "old guard" believes him to be unalterably opposed to direct prlmar- ies. William Barnes, Jr., made a I speech to this effect in seconding the nomination of Mr.: Prentice. . .. . Mr. Prentice Is a laywer, a grad- iiato of Princeton, and has served in the New York assembly. Bryan 'to Speak Agnlnst Cannon. ( By Leased Wire to The Times. ) Danville, Ilia., Oct. 4 William '' Jennines Bryan will stunm the elgh- teenth congressional dlstriot against Speaker Cannon and In the Interests of his personal friend. , William: L. Cundlff, tho democratic candidate, Bryan will devote at least two daysl . to the district. . . ' 1 nonrnn Had Narrow Escape From Serious Accident Hone Which He Was Riding Was Struck by Automobile and the Col. Was Almost Thrown From His Seat. (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Oyster Bay, L. I., Oct. 4 Colonel Roosevelt had a narrow escape from death at the entrance of his Saga more Hill estate today, when a spir ltcd black horse which he was riding, was struck by an automobile find the Colonel was half thrown to the ground, sustaining slight bruises. Mrs. P. Southback, widow of m 111 1 Jtn a ro ftf mar Vnrl- aa 1 nulnio dea,er wag rld,ng , the autoinobllc rolonp, Roo8evelt,R westrn ex. perience doubtless saved him from a fatal fall upon the macadamized road way. Shortly after 10 o'clock the Colonel iuuo uown uie ariveway irom oaga- more Hill upon . a prancing black horse. The spirited animal was in high fettle and it was all the Colonel could do to hold it In. As he turned Into Cove Road I wHIch skirts the Roosevelt estate an automobile driven by John But trick, a chauffeur,' In the employ of I me oouinoaca lamiiy, anu contain I ing Mrs. Southback, dashed up. Colonel Roosevelt saw the machine whizzing toward him and with quick movement tried to swing the horse out of danger, but lie was a second too late, and the car crashed into It The shock threw the animal upon n8 haunches and the Colonel at- tempted to free both feet from the Btirrups and dismount, but he -was too ae The Coionei managed to free one ,. hllt th nther stuck fast. As the horBe, lurcaed the' Colonel was half - nung across the pommel of the sad- die, sustaining a few slight bruises, Utet. he gald ne wasn.t hurt at and laughed at the experience. At the same instant ' that the Colonel's hors,e was struck, a groom In the employ of Howard Smith, a New York millionaire, was riding a few feet away upon a spirited mount. The chauffeur. In trying to avoid crashing into Colonel Roosevelt s horse, swung the car against the an- imtfl driven by the groom. This an- was sent staggering but manag ed to retain its feet. The groom was badly shaken up but by grasping the anlmal h tne mane' managed to keep nlB 8ea1, Although the automobile was go ln8 at a fast PMe' tno chauffeur man- quiet his plunging horse Mrs. Southback stepped from her W and began to apologize "An accident, madam, entirely un- avoidable," exclaimed the Colonel, clinging to the bridle of his horse A few pedestrians along Cove Road saw the accident and all feared tuat tne upionei wouia oe kiuku. face Is as hard as solid rock. A fall upon Its surface would doubtless be attended with serious consequences. Colonel Roosevelt did not seem to mind his exciting experience. He led his horse back to the. stable and half an hour later sped away in an automobile to speak at. the outing of firemen at Freepo'rt, L. I. IAY ORDER COURT MARTIAL. Naval Officer Is Reiwrted As Object ing to Give His Ship Notoriety riety "Simply Because a Blue- jacket"Was Drowned." (By Leased Wire to The Times) Washington, Oct. 4 Acting Secre tary of the Nacy Wlnthrop today an- nounced that he will call upon Cap- tain Badger of the battleship Kansas, with the fleet In New York harbor, to report upon the facts surrounding the drowning of Seaman Audit, who lost 'his life 'saving that of a woman visitor to the Kansas yesterday morn ing who had fallen overboard. : The department is anxious to know If the newspaper remarks accredited to an officer of the Kansas, to the effect that the battleship should not be given any notoriety "simply because a bluejacket was drowned" are cor rect..:- V ' Naval officers Btatloned here are today indignant over the incident as reported, and if the truth of the news- paper article is substantiated the of- Acer responsible for the remark will nnaounteuiy ne court-martialed A laugh iS)A good thing it it Is on th other fellow. PARIS IS ALARMED Report of Cholera In Marseilles Causes Anxiety All Trains Running Out of Marseilles Will be Fumigated ami All Tour ists Examined Paris Fears L Of Trade. (By Cable to The Timns.) Pans, Oct. 4 Following the alarming report: from Marseilles to- day that the ciiolera had broken out oday immediate steps were taken by tUe government , to safeguard this City;-'- 'A' :.:'-"v.'""' - - It was reported that the minister of public health would order all trains running out of Marseilles to be fumigated, all tourists examined and all baggage to be closely Inspected. The chief fe:tr was that a case of the cholera might be brought to this city by travellers from . .'Marseilles, which is one of the chief stopping places for Americans and other tour ists in France. It was conceded by the authorities that a gigantic monetary loss easily 1,000,000 a day would follow een the outbreak of the cholera in this city. At the first mention of such a state of affairs there would be-a general exodus of travelers and resi dent foreigners in Ptris . As Paris, more than any other city n the world, draws her chief revenue from tourists the authorities looked upon an exodus of strangers as a ca lamity. Orders were hastily 'dispatched to. Marseilles today for the '."municipal authorities to make extra en:leavoifi to stam out all vestige of the plague and to minimize the danger us liuicn as possible in their statements to the press. Americans and other resident for eigners in this city apparently felt no alarm today for Paris was as gay and as cheerful as ever. Absoliile confi dence was expressed in the ability of the public officials to cope with ADVANCE IN RATES HELD UP UNTIL FEB. 6 Washington, Oct. 4 Advances in rates "oh westbound trans-continental traffic from eastern points which, were to have become effective October 10 were suspended today, by the inter state commerce commission until February 6 next. The new schedule contemplated an advance of from 3 to $i per cent, on lumber, 'staves, furni ture, cement, and other commodities, and affected 491 railroads operating in almost every section of the United States. '.-., - '- SOUNDS LIKE A JOKE. But It Isn't Rockefeller Hookworm Commission Decides in Favor of Kerosene. New Orleans, Oct. 4 The Rocke feller hookworm commission, to which John D. Rockefeller donated, a million dollars to Carry on Its re searches has been led by its Investi gations to believe that kerosene oil Is the best weapon for fighting the ravages of the disease, according to an announcement made today. The scientists of the commission declare that nothing Is so fatal to the larvae of the hookworm an kerosene.. So far they have not expressed a prefer ence for any special brand, .- ' ..PKKSENT MEMBERS O THE CJSIfEI) STATlOS KI 'I lie two central figures are the new Associate Justice, ( buries V Hughes, ol .New oik, (on (he ri;;lil) anil As sociate Justice HhiIiiii, ol Kendieky, who will preside when the court opens its October term. IS .tli men are mentioned as likely candidates to succeed the late Cluel Justice 1'iiller. On the left are Assoeiute Justice Holmes, of Massachusetts, (alwive) iind Associate Jrstice Mclvennii, of California. t On the right nee Associate Justice V hlU'i, of Louisiana nnoTAs sociate Justice Day, of Ohio. Ilelow is Associate Justice 1iirtoii, of Kentucky, who took Ins sent last yenr. the situation 111 the south. '1 lie au thorities declare that, no city..- in .the world is better fitted to fight off dis ease than Paris, recalling .that Us preparedness had a severe and suc cessful test following the recent flood. However, it was conservatively es timated today that if the report should be circulated tnat tne plague had gripped Pans, the monetary lows from the tourist . trade alone would approach $1,000,000 a day and it would be a matter ol several weeks at the least to restore confidence. The Report From Muvscills. Marseilles, . France. -t. 4--t.'holi'ni has broken -.out , in France, Introduced liy rtalian immigrants. Three deaths occurred in this city today.. Following tills dlseovei v the civic authorities be gan preparations to combat the disease and prevent the entrance of., further immigrants lmm the plague-infected regions of Italy; The residents of the city were thrown. Into a state of In tense 'excitement - by today's .develop-, mi nts and many made preparations to tlee. . -.:v-:.;..'- v." ' ' simultaneously' an outbreak' ot the plague was reported from North Sar dinia where a number of incipient eases have been found. . The ety department of health started into a state'-nf great alarm, today' when thev learned that, through lax supervi sion of the poi-t. immigrants from Italy had been allowed to enter the coun try 'suffering from the dreaded disease. It is believed that some ol the eases arose tli rough a transmission of germs and that in tlp'se cases the infection could not have: been detected. The fltv deartment of health started a vigorous Investigation In the Italian and immigrant colonies , to ascertain how many cases of the plague exist. Arrangements were also inude for the establishment of a pest house on the outskirts of the city for the treatment of patients. ', , ' Cholera ill Asylum. Caserta, Italy, Oct. 4 Cholera has broken out in the insane asylum at Avorsa. A report from there today said that there had been ten deaths and seventeen detected cases In the past twnty-four hours. The Aversa asylum , is one of the most famous institutions of its kind in Europe. Situated amidst beautiful Italian groves, the buildings are ex amples of classic architecture. In mates are sent there from all over Italy.,1 '. . . - -v ; '; ;- The civil authorities have been re quested b,y relatives of some of the Inmates to segregate those who have not, been Infected, On account of the dangerous mania of -many of the in sane persons the authorities have re fused to do this although they arc taking drastic measures to stamp out tho epldeirfic. - 1 PRTOMR COI RT. C. B. AYCOCK TONIGHT Democratic Speaking In Court House at 8 O'clock First Democratic Speech in Italnl of (lie ('iiiupaijiii VI)I lie Made To night by E.'-iovernoi' Charles IS Ayeoek Kveryliody Invited. Kx-Governor Charles 13. Avcock will address the voters ol Raleigh 111 Ihe court house tonight at ,S o'clock and will preach the sound doctrine of democracy, such as only this well known speaker can. Ex-Governoi' Ayencl: Is easily O'le of the best speakers in the south, and always ..delights ills audience. His familiarity witlrthe important politi cal events of the state and nation, eouided with his ability as an ora tor place In m in great demand tor speeches. Me will doubtless he heard by a packed house this evening, .for all like to hear him. Everybody invited to he at the court house promptly at is. o'clock this evening. KILLED AT XAYV YARD." Explosion of Cartridge Primer Kills Two and liiUies Another. Washington; Oct. 4 The explosion of a cartridge primer at the navy yard tins afternoon killed two ma chinists and injured one other. Two other men who were handling the primer at the time escaped unhurt. Following the loud report of the heavy explosion the fire brigade of the yard, machinists from the various shops in the vard and sailors from tho ships at the near-bv wharf, res ponded. The fire which followed the explosion was 'quickly extinguished.:.' Senator LiiKolletle Operated I pon. Rochester, Minn., Oct. 4 Senator Robert M. LaFollette was successfully operated upon for gall bladder affec tion bv tho Doctors Mavo today. Tne operation was a complete success. BIG FIRE IN JERSEY CITY OIL TANKS (Bv Loascd Wire to The Times) New York, Oct. 4 Following an explosion which was heard tor miles. eight Immense tanks, filled with pe troleum and owned by the Standard Oil Company, caught fire at Eighth street and Hoboken avenue, Jersey City, today. The blazing oil Bwept through tho streets and soon con sumed the big plant of the Colby Stove Company, near-by, One bun dred employes in the stove factory narrowly escaped the flames. Two trolley cars filled with passen gers were almost trapped on the ele vated structure running to Jersey City Heights. The motormen were forced to lay flat on the platforms and rushed their cars through the fire and smoke. The territory now covered by the flames is equal to eight city blocks. Thirty freight cars of the West Shore Railroad, filled with live chickens, were burned. Hundreds of thousands of persons lined the heights viewing the flames. " :. . Heroic efforts of the firemen final ly confined the destruction to the tanks and the Colby plant. The loss was estimated at 1100,000. , TIE JEWISHJEW YEAR Jews Are Today Celebrating the Beginning of Year 5671 Solemn KeIij;ioiis Services All Over the Country The Xew Year Hus ;r4 Days Last Year Hail Today is the Jewish New Year known to the Jews. as. Kosh Has- .lanali. and is observed by Jews all over the world. It began at sunset yesterday, at wnlch time all Jewish places of business closed. Today they gathered at their places of worship and held a solemn religious service. 'Ihe new year is ,r"U of the Jew ish calendar and will have .154 days T;ie year Just closed was an emholis- mic imported year and had i! S 3 days beginning September 16, 1909, The Raleigh Jews were faitliful in observing this da v. their stores being closed. Thev met in their syna gogues and heid simple: hut impres sive services. 1 he now year ot tne synagogue, known in Hebrew as ' Rosh Hashan aa." is a day ot serious and solemn observance.' The principal theme., is the flight of tune, the uncertainty of human lite and the certainty of death. It falls on the first day of the seventh month of the Hebrew calen dar an J is todav t:ie spiritualized development of wnat was a civic cel ebration. It is one of the most sacred of holidays and its observance is almost universal among the Jew ish people. The new year begins a ten-day season of solemn character. which cul minates in the great fast day of the Day of Atonement. The service of the modern syna ogue, while it retains a considerable element of Hebrew and certain tradi tional forms and ritual, Is a simple, earnest and : ,-essive service, con sisting of pr pd. song,; the pray-; eis hiring fi iproseribed ritual, interspersed choral selections. 'Ihe character). feature of the new year service is the blowing of the Shofar or rani s horn, which is simply a symbol ot the voice of conscience. A portion of the Pentateuch read on this ilav contains the account of tlve binding of Isaac. The ram's horn is a .reminiscence' ol tne animal which the patriarch offered in his place. IMPORTANT DAY FOR OXFORD. Regular Meeting of County Commis sioners and the Board of Reduc tion. (Special to Ihe Times.) Oxford, N. C... Oct. 4 Yesterday was an Important meeting day for Oxford. In addition to the regular meeting of the County Commission ers and the Board of Education, the Fanners' l inon and tne Granville County Agricultural Association were in session. Dr. J. M. Templeton, of Cary, president of the Wake county union, made a public address to the tarniers. Ihe following committees were ap pointed: : Educational: D. M. Currin, H. C. Floyd, and J. S. atkins. Legislation: C. N. Knott, G. L. Al len and V. T. Cheatham. Judge A. W. Graiiam, on behalf of the Fair Association, made an appeal to the tarniers in session to do their utmost to make a success of this the first Granville county fair, to be held on tne 26 and 27th ot October. The most intense interest is being manifested all over the county In the fair. About $1,000 in prizes will be given. One ol the interesting fea tures will be a spelling match, par ticipated in bv all of tne schools of the county. Two representatives will be selected from each school and a prize given to the winner. To Investigate Railroad Abuses. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Washington, Oct. -Assistant At torney-general Harrison, of tae ce partment of justice left today for Cleveland, to investigate the alleged abuses in the transportation of coal by railroads In the bituminous coal fields of western Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Indiana. ,The practices of discrimination in rates and the fa cilities by railroads operating coal companies was brought to the atten tion of the department of justice by H. D. Manning, of the Ohio coal ope- ators association. Anarchists Dynamite City Hall. (By Cable to The Times) Paris, Oct. 4 In an attempt to assassinate the mayor anarchists to day dynamited the city hall at Macza in southern Spain. The building was entirely wrecked. More than a dozen suspects have been placed under ar rest. . SEVEIIJi DIE III DISASTER TOJTEAMER Boilers of Steamer Explode and Nearly All the Pas sengers Perish FIGHT FDRlFE BOATS Steamer Cliiriqui of Pacific Steam Navigation Company Plunged to the Bottom of the Pacific Ocean, Following Explosion of Her Boil ers Passengers and Members of Crew Fight, iu Panic of Fear for the 'Lifeboats and Only a Few of Them Get Away From Doomed Vessel in Safety Believed That Not More Thun a Dozen Survived. (By Cable to The Times.) Colon, Panama, Oct. 4 Seventy persons perished when the Pacific Steam Navigation Company's steamer Chiriqui plunged to the bottom of the Pacific ocean following the ex plosion of her boilers, ninety miles from Panama, according to advices received here today from Point Jara chine. - The Chiriqui was being driven un der high pressure in the endeavor to make up lost time, this report states. when her boilers exploded. It was late In the afternoon of September 27 and the vessel was making tOD. speet ' tarbugtr i.'calm 'sea , when. without warning, a terrific explosion shook her from stem to stern, hurl ing everything moving about the decks. The passengers and members of the crew, about 100 in all, were thrown into a panic and a terrific fight took place around one of the life boats, which a few of the cooler members of the crew, under orders from the officers, immediately startejj to launch. ... -. ' Before this boat could be lifted over the side the stern of the vessel lifted and the boat began to sink, the water rapidly creeping up the deck. At least half of the frenzied mob was swept overboard In the struggle. The report from Point Jarachine which is said to come from survivors, says that not more than a dozen suc-r ceeded in fighting their way into the life boat, his report says that some of the survivors claimed that a sec ond boat was launched and manned, but the majority of the dozen who landed at Point Jarachine on Satur day declare that but the one boat got away. If this is so, the loss of life will be somewhere between eighty and ninety. The Chiriqui, which was bound for Callao, Peru, was equipped with wire less but the terrific force of the ex plosion and the swift sinking of the vessel made it Impossible for the op ( Continued on Page Six.) NEGRO CRIMINAL BURNED AT STAKE (By Leased Wire to The Times) Mobile, Ala., Oct. 4 Rush With ers, a negro "trusty" at Henderson convict camp, was taken from the jail at Andulusia today by a mob ot 400 men and burned at the stake. He was accused of having attacked v Mrs. Hiram Stuckey, a white woman of Andulusia. The mob formed quickly and al most before the authorities were aware of Its approach Withers was In its possession. He was taken some distance frotq the jail, an Iron stake was driven Into the ground and he was lashed to It with chains. ' Wood wbb soaked with oil and brush piled about the doomed negro and a torch applied. Withers screamed prayers at the top of his voice until be became unconscious. He was burned to ashes. The mob then quietly dispersed. . Lord Borthwick Dead. " (By Cable to The Times.) London, Oct. 4--Lord Borthwick, the seventeenth of that line, died to-. day and the famous old Morthwlck title expired with him an hejort ho heir. The Borthwick barotiy,t' was ; created in 1452. "," ' . ' :";1l -!! ill r; : J f l Al Si I
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