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JHE WEATHER" For Raleigh and Vicinity:. Partly cloudy tonight and Fri day; cooler Friday. " For North Carolina: Partly cloudy tonight and Friday; cooler; brisk winds. LAST EDITION ESTABLISHED 1876. RALEIGHN. C., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1910. PRICE f CX2TT3 Double 'the Number of Paid' Subscribers in the City of Raleigh of Any' Other rUwspaper. AVIATORS PUN TO FLY TO STATUTE Most Daring Flight From Aviation Park to Statue .' of Liberty THE WEATHER GOOD Weather Good For Flights Today and Sonie Daring Attempts Were on the Program Humiliation Contents, Postponed From Yt-sier-dny, to he Derided Four Aviators Announce Their Intention of Fly ing to Liberty Statue From the Park in Effort to Obtain Prize of $10,000 Offered liy ".'Thomas' F. Ryan A Dangerous Undertaking. I. ' ( Hy Leased ' Wire to The Times)' Aviation Field,' Belmont Park, N. Y., 'Oct. 27 A -light wind, at times reaching a velocity of 12 miles an .hour, but occasionally, dying down to a hreor.c that Idly whipped the array of flags that decorate the field where t tie second international aviation meet is being held gave promise of thrilling flights here today. ", .- In addition to the elimination con testa to decide the American team in the international cup race, postponed from yesterday because of high winds, famous aviators were taming up their machines early for the statue of Liberty flight which brvillo Wright declared to meat) "certain death". lKpito Wrigh'fV prediction four aviators announced their Intention of flying to . Liberty stuttie from the park, In on effort to win the prize of $10,0(10 offered by Thomas F. Ryan to the first ma n who makes tho trip. Three of. these , who said they would attempt the flight were Ameri cans and one an Kngllshtnan, '.Those who announced their intention of litarting were: ,1. Armstrong Drexel, millionaire aviator, of Philadelphia: Bleriot. monoplane. .;-''. .1. C. McCurday, '.'American; Curtis biplane. : , : . . .1. B Molssnnt, American; Bleriot monoplane. .lames Radley, Englishman; Bleri at monoplane. The weather conditions vere pro nounced good for the contest during tlie morning. The wind was grad ually subsiding and even at that it was not blowing at a dangerous rate nf speed. ;.'..,"'' '; It is a significant fact dn connection with the Liberty statue contest that most' of the aviators who have the reputation of being "dnfe devils of the air", declined to enter in it. Among them was Charles K.. Ham ilton, who flew from New York to Philadelphia. The Frenchmen also kept out. "I am not going to take part In the Liberty statue flight because! am not feeling very well," said Hamil ton. "Besides, I think It is a very dangerous undertaking..' If I were feeling absolutely fit I might start up. but I'm, not. "If I were going to try the flight I wouldn't take, a straight course for the statue. No siree. If any man tries that straight course and his en gine goes wrong, it will be goodbye for him. There wouldn't be any place for a landing. "My. Idea is that the best course to follow would be to fly over the road the automobiles take out here, and then turn at the Williamsburg (Continued on Page Five.) (By Cable to The Times.) London. Oct. 27 Another newspaper was fined tojlay for publications about the case of Dr. H., H. Crippen which were offensive to the public officials. A fine of J1.000 was impose upon the JCvenIng News for publishing a state ment during the course of Crlppen's trialthat the quartermaster of the steamer Montrose was In London con sulting with Crown Prosecutor Richard Mulr with a view to testifying. Editor Evans, News Editor Nleholls and under Editors Wards and Bonnflt were held in court until the fine vas paid. ' ' BURIED ALIVE UNDER FALLING CLAY WALL (By Leased Wire to The Times) Atlanta, Oct. 27 A clay wall on one side of an excavation being made for the foundation for a new Sky scraper hotel, at the corner of Pryor and Houston streets, caved In this af-. ternoon, burying one white man, four negroes, and a team of mules. The white man and one. negro were rescued alive. The others were dead when uncovered, nil being hor ribly mangled. Thedead: Martin Ingram, Jim Williams, Will Parkham. 'The -Injured:.. O. C. Upchurch, white; Will Owens, negro, Macon, Ga. ROOSEVELT 52 YEARS OLD. This the Natal Day of the Colonel Made Several Speeches. ( By Leased Wire to The Times. ) Oloverville, N. Y , Oct. 27 Colonel Theodore Roosevelt was flftv-two years old today and he celebrated the occasion in his characteristic manner by working so nurd that no one had time to congratulate .him, viile s it was done on the run. He was born October 27. 1858.'.': Th'j Colonel's schedule for the day Included a long ride by Irolley and six speeches, notfto mention a few siJe remarks ai the opportunity for them arose.' He did 'not' 'allow' the natal day celebration to interfere with :.s work in the republican campaign. Colonel Roosevelt addressed the Crowd of 200 at Fonda from t:ie rear platform of a speciar trolley car. He rode In the car to this, city, stopping on the Vay' at .Johnstown and speak ing in the opera, house there to 1.00(1 people about, the Standard Wall Pa per Company' and 'John A; Dis s de nial V:lat It was part .of the trust. Colonel, Roosevelt remarked: . . "Harry "Stimson never plays 'the baby act. DfX says lie didn't kfiow what his partner was doing. SUra son in the governor's chair will know wiiat la going on. . He don't try to shift the responsibility." Colonel Roosevelt replied to ex- Judge Alton B. Parker's reference at Oswego last night to the circular sent oiit by Tammany Hall to the Wall street interests, asking for money tor the campaign to defeat Stimson. "Judge Parker, I see, called it an alleged 'circular," remarked the Col, "Weil, there's no secrecy about it. The circular was sent to me by Wal ter Wood, "a broker of Wall street." The ex-president spoke to a throng that. filled the opera house here. Al ter his Bpeecli he dined here at a ho tel and went on to Amsterdam in the special trolley car. OHIO REPUBLICANS. Clamoring For Ail Endorsement of the Taft Administration. (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Washington, Oct. 27 In order that Secretary of State Knox may have the last word in the campaign in Ohio where the republicans have now elim inated state Issues' and are calling upon the voters to endorse the rlalt administration, his engagement' to speak in Cincinnati has been changed from November 1 to Saturday night, November 5. The , Secretary ot State's engagement to speak in Co lumbus on November 2 will stann. Secretary Knox will be in Pittsburg, Pa., November t and 4. Secretary of the . Treasury Mac Veagh, who also i!' visit Ohio in the Interest of thf Taft administra tion, will speak in Toledo on Novem ber 3. :., ".'".. ""'"'.'-'": NO ULTIMATUM. Negotiations With Germany Progress ing Satisfactorily. (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Washington, Oct. 27 State de partment officials today denied that an ultimatum has been served on Germany by this country and a tariff war threatened if Germany fails to make concessions with regard to the potash trade. It was said that the matter is being negotiated and Is pro gressing favorably, and that the presB dispatches from Germany to the ef fect that the potash.negotiatlons have failed, are without foundation. Fourteen More Indictments. Norfolk, Va:, Oct. 27 The grand Jury today returned 14 more indict ments against the Judges of elections In the court house precinct of Nor folk city during the democratic con gressional primary of August 23. Out of 115 witnesses 40 said they did not vote though their names were re corded on the poll books as voting. FAMOUS UNIVERSITY 1 f . SWEPT BY FIRE 7 Toulouse, Fiance. Oct., 27 Th fa mous University of Toulouse, found ed in tlie thirteenth century, was swept by fire- todav. Two thousand students helped light the (ire. Tile famous librarv oi the University. Ihe biggest and most compronensive In the world, was completelv destroyed. The buildings of the schools of nied .iiiie ami ,.ii;'riii;.cv and ino:-:e mous ing -the I acuity consumed. Toe -actual loss to uw buildings .Is animated to be pt least $ 1 .oim.iphi, but the loss from the e.-:tr;i( I ion ol rare works of art. boons of medicine, antiquities and medical insirumeiits will be several times great-'", .pro fessors declare that niiinv of I lie med ical works can never bo replaced. Manv ot the prolessors. us well as S 'Jf St F Scenes at opening oi the world's utcnd-sl itviiition inccl :i( iiclinonl 1 'ark. . ., rci cinlv. Ahuve ( aplain Ittlldwin ill his "lied Devil," helou'tlic ;iri !i:il in. nulils liyi-r i-jul ;il (In- ho) torn (he wreck ot llie .slu-ivcr bi plane, which was hurled to Hie ;i'c,,1"1 " lien Avi.-um- i i;d Shriicr (ucd in inakc -.'Dead .Man s ( oi ve." ''I lus tuin is I' tthe eiistcr-' evti-einily ol the mile and .1 ball c 'lii-e and is li-n I'.i rcii Jiya cliimji :l tall lives which caused (be air to form whirliools and tends to loi-ce the niacin'".' cuil i:n-.-nl. .liliiii,i his niiieliine n cinitiplcd up as il it were inude of piislclioui'd, Sliriver was only s!:vt - injui-i-d. the students,' helped the lire nun fif;nt the flames, but, fed by the sreal amount ot paper and woodwork in the librarv building the lire ate its wav with great rapidity, Morrison Flight I-ailed. Paris, Oct. .27: Aviator Morrison made a second iinsuccessl ill attempt to fly from Paris to London tod, i.v. Morrison arose at Iss.v but. had trav elled onlv a tew miles when motor trouble caused 111111 to descend. One wing oi the machine was smashed in the landing. The aviator made .ns first attempt in the flight yesterday and said he would probably try ag;mi tomorrow if he could get his aero plane repaired in tune. Senator Shlvelv Recovering From Op eration. South Bend. Ind., Oct.. 2 7 United States Senator B. F. Shiveley is te covermg todav. front an operation nt Epworth Hospital, a piece of dead bone that had caused Infection was removed and no further complica tions are expected. APPEAL TAKEN IN ' THE CRIPPEN CASE (Bv Cable to The Times.) Llmdon, Oct. 27 Han inter Artlliur Newton filed an appeal today fur Dr. H- It- Crippen under (loath sentence for tin' murder ot his actress wlfi-. Belle Elmore Crippen. The case will be argued within a fori nigh l. it was announced." In the .meanwhile a stay of ' execution will.be granted pending the imtuumt- vf tbt- ciinul. (iii,p.ii Is under sentence to hang November 8. -.- . Cheap men and cheap automobiles make the most noise. n ft i ir , f . ' ft GIFT TO PROF. MORSON Centra! Figure In Interesting Event at High School Old stiideiils f ieseiil I'l-mcipal ol iii;li School Willi 'I okcii - of llicir ltii eeial 1011 ot His Services. ".At the high, --school .auditorium there transpired this .morning a lit tle incident Dial occupied onlv a few minutes: Iml winch wa:i the out-lii-owth oi man v vears.of faithful and conscientious work,.. that is todav re irembered with s;ratentl approcia I ton, the i-c 1 1 iH-csemed being -a beati litiil lesiiiiionial of this "iipprecla 1 1011. , 'lien the school bell rang ior the opening, exercises the - school child ren mid members ot the laciilly were asked to assemble. 111 the ammoi-inm. Just what inc occasion meant none seemed to know, and there was none more at a loss to account tor too sudden assembling and Ihe presence of a large number -of prominent gen tlemen" of the .city than Prol. Hugh. iMorsmi. the principal ot the high school. .. lie was not long to be left in doubt, however, for ho was the center figure in the event, the presentation to him of a handsome gold watch, chain and fob from a number of bis former stu dents as a testimonial of their ap preciation nl his labors with tliem 111 times past. Following the school children and teachers mid the room came the fol lowing genth'men (who had been kept waiting out. of sight uroundithe corner uniil the proper moment Nir rived I : , Messrs. Richard Buttle, .Henry f I & ? ' I I 11 1 ot .school coin mil tee: Y. . A n dp I. 11 1 il 1st los H Jr..- ( iiims V, bile.: Kdgar Henry l.itchlord. Dr. Lotus I'hos. I'owoll. Dr. . C. Car imcui! llowbf. Stonewall Dr...l. .M. rieuiing. Ilarlev ( :i,'siiii-e oiaoie. I'fUKMll; roli,-l r. AdamM. (iieiiii.. and ill rr.irdiug. all former pupils Mr. ilorson in the davs of i'ia : 1 1 1 I Moison and later of Mor sfi'i. .and. Uciism s Male Acadetuv." . i a). ni". their. I Lev awaited til Superintendent. souls on the pluttorni e opening remarks ol F. M. Harper, who said thev had come on verv.-. import ant business tins nioriung and he did not. know how tiniiiv knew what it. was but most ot the old -.hovs ot-Mr. .Morsoti dut. . Mr. -iiarper a. so re marked, m ."passing", that- he didn t know either how manv ol lliese old bovs .Mr. Morton had spanked in the piir.t. fie tlu'ii iiiiiotluced Mr. m. J Amlrews,- who had been largely In strumental 111 arranging lor this pre si'iitat lon.to Mr. Morson. Mr. Andrews 111 a few well-chosen (Continued on Page Eight.) A GRANDSON OF E ( U.v Leased Wire to 'I lie Times) St. Louis. Mo., (let. 27-C,elborte iiladstone who claims to be a grand son of former Premier (lladston. of l-.ngliiinl. and -who iidinils being a loriiier ' rcmittanci! man. ' Is under arrest In this city today charged with liautiiileiitlv securing . two cameras from a st.ere in Wiishington, D. 0. 1 ilastoue .'raid Ins -.remittance was stopped -because he failed In Ids stud ics at Harvard . Unlversitv. He will be taken back to usblngton, 'Si i- . mm - - ADVANCE ON THE ( I!v Leased Wire to 'I he 'I imes) Washington, On. 1" Advances 011 all freight rates 011 i.iD railroads iipei-aling in .southern and southwest ern official territories which were to nave iic-oaie effective November 1 were todav-suspended nv tis inler :ate commerce commission until Ma rch 1 uexi. DKATIIS FROM UFA JIT DISFASF. Nimil-er Ranks Next to Ibal C'aiised llv 'I al erciilosis. 1 i'.v Leased W ire to The l imes) '.'Washington. Oct. 27 Among the 1 Ji-i 11 1-1 i: 1 causes of death among the caitiluHv .einploved male persons in ihe I luted Stales, heart disease ranks next lo tuberculosis of the lungs, which leads all tlie fatal diseases. Out ol the total, luimoer of deaths troni uli (.niees in the census bureau s death registration area 111 190H, heart d-seasc caused 11. !t per cent., according to a census bulletin on mortuliiv- statistics lor 1Dn9 Issued 'odav. At the a-ge : eriod. z't to :14 vears. the deaths from heart disease formed l.ti -per ceiii. or the total number of deaUis f rom I'll causes at this period of. Ills among men in agricultural ;;:;:-:uiits: 4. Si per rent, among men In i:roiessional pursuits: fi.l per centj 111 doniesi ir. and personal service: . 4-7 pey cent, in trade and transportation, and per cent, in niaiiuf acturlng and mechanical pursuits. Ai the age period, to 41 vears Ihe dcntiis from the same cause formed 7.4 per cent, ol the men In agricultural pursuits: 7.2. per cent iiinotiK professional men: S.S per cent, in domestic and personal serv- ce; s.tr per cent. 111 trade and trans portation pursuits, and 7.2 jier cent. n manuiiicturing and mechanical pursuits.: Higher ier cents, mark the higher e periods. At the 45 to r4 vears e .period the deaths -1 rom heart dls se were .11. 0 per. cent, in agrlcul ni! pin-suns: llt.S per.ceni. among prolessional men: 12.2 per cent- in domestic and personal -service:.- 10- per cent, m trade and transportation, and 1 0.7 ..pey cent, in mechanical and manufacturing' occupations. 'Out of the total number of deaths repotted as occurring between 55 and 1)1 .years heart . disease caused 16 S per cen l. among agricultural work ers. 1.1.1 per cent, among profes sional men: 14.7 per cent. 111 domes tic and '.personal service: 15.0 per ccnl. 111 trade and transportation pur suits,, and 13.0 111 manufacturing and mechanical occupations. CAPTAIN WALLS RFSCCFD. Ihiive Old Sailor Who Refused to . Leave Slop (retting Along Nicely. Ga:vestonK- Tex.. Oct. 27 Captain K. K. Wallj. the brave old sailor man who refused to leave his seaoon er, the HoLiswood, when she was w.iecked at sea in the recent Cuban hurricane, and "abandoned bv her crew, was camplelelv recovered today and visited the hulk of the Hollts wood. which : hud been towed into the harbor. Walls had eaten nothing at all and drunk nothing tor three davs but salt water alter the Norwegian liner Harold took the crew off the llollls wood. Walls retiming to leave his vessel. Walls was brought here late yesterday on the Parkwood. W lien the Parkwood sighted the wreck of the schooner she was dis mantled, rudderless,, mast less, her deck house was gone, and she was ai the complele mercv of the seas. High on the deck lav the helpless form of the heroic old captain.' Ho refused 10 leave the hulk until nroniiscd it would he towed ashore. 1 lien the old salt, fell unconscious and .raved lor days in Ins berth upon the Parkwood. shouting orders to his ciew and encouraging them as he had done during the tornado. Walls said today I hut : he would command the llolliswood again when she was put in commission. TIIK 1R. XDI-'ATHKR CljAl'SK. Oklahoma Supreme Court 1 pholtls Constitutionality of Act. Guthrie, Okla., Oct. 27 The Ok lahoma supreme court today handed down an opinion unqualifiedly up holding the constitutionality of the grand latner clause amendment, voted August 2. The court, goes deeply into the question of abridgement of suffrage and declares that the Okla homa amendments has no application to race but puts an absolute educa tional requirement uppn all voters or descendants of voters who did not have or exercise the right ot suffrage in IStiG. SHERMAN HAS GOOD CRM TO HEAR 11 Th Vice-President Royally Entertained While a Gcest In the City MADE WITTY SPEECH Mr. Sherman Royally Entertained AVhlle in tlie City- .Made a Speech at Metropolitan Hall Last Night Which Was Fnjoyed, Rut There Was Nothing to it Praised Taft and the Tariff Audience Largely Composed of Democrats and Dem ocrats Take Large Part in the En tertainment of the Distinguished - Visitor. ," The Honorable James Schoolcraft Sherman, vice president of the United States, has come and gone. He was welcomed to the city and royally en tertained while here, but the political effects of ais visit were nil. Mr. Sherman is a pleasant gentleman so cially, and his visit to the capital city of Xorta Carolina looked more like a social visit, than political, He was greeted mainly by democrats and the various receptions given in his honor were attended principally by demo crats, ' ' .. - ,:';. .':";' His Arrival. Sherman arrived in the city at 4:05 o'clock yesterday afternoon, and was welcomed by a committee composed of democrats and republi cans. After a brief IntVoHueWoa. the party formed a 'parade which pro ceeded up Dawson street to Hillsboro, down Hillsboro to the capitol, around the capitol and down' .Fayettevllle to the Yaroorough House. Leading tiie procession was the band from the blind institution and the following gentlemen followed in automobiles and carriages, the automobiles " In which Mr. Sherman was guarded by a squad of police under the command of Captain Thompson. Vice President Sherman, Congress man Jno, M. Morehead and State Treasurer Lacy occupied tae first au tomobile. Behind were Joseph G. Brown, E. C. Duncan, J. B. Pearce, . Chas, A. Johnson, Jno. "T. Ptillen, T. B. Crowder, A. A. Thompson; John Nichols, Claudius Dockery, Willis G. Briggs,, R. L, Snyder, Wheeler Mai tin, William J. Andrews, E. W. Tim berlake, W. S. O'B. Robinson, Lester Butler, Jno. W. Harden, J. R. Gas kill, W. J: Leary, Geo. Hall. E.. B. Keech, C, M. Bernard, C. D. Wildes, and others, ' At tlie Yarborougli. The party arrived at the Yarbor ough House at 4: SO and a public re ception was held until 5:30. The vis itors were introduced to Mr, Stiermun by Mr. Joseph G. Brown, and during the hour quite a number of citizens paid taeir respects to the vice presi dent. -- At Col. Andrews, At 5:30 o'clock Mr; S.iernian was taken in an automobile to the palatial home of Col. A. B. Andrews, where he dined. The following guests were at Col. Andrews' to greet the distin guished visitor: Chief Justice Walter Clark, Associate Justices Manning,, Brown, Walker and Hoke, ex-Governor C. B. Aycock, Claudius Dockery, Congressman John M. Morehead, Mr. William J. Andrews, Mr, Joseph G. Hrown, Gen. Carle A. Woodruff, and Mr. A. B. Andrews, Jr. The Speaking. At 8 o'clock Metropolitan Hall was (Continued On Page Seven.), ' ARMY AVIATOR KILLED IN FLIGHT (liy Cable to The Times.) ; Rome, Oct. 27 Lieutenant Saglietet tl of the .Italian army, was killed to day while making an aeroplane flight at iCentoselle. . He Is the second Italian army aviator to -meet death in military flights. The machine was overturned when at a great height and the avitop was hurled to the grounif. His skull was fractured and he died In a short time. He was 200 feet in the air.' Agriculture In Germany supports about 19,000,000 of the population.