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Tho Weather FAIR RALEIGH, N. C, FRIDAV, DECEMBER 16, 1910.. LAST EDITION. PRICE JIVE CENTS Double the Number of Paid Subscribers in :the City of Raleigh of Any Hfter Newspaper. Yol.LXVm. - No. Hi riRIILL .ahhIGOF Jurists, Statesmen, Diplcmts and Philanthropists Gather ' Interest of Peace ' OF ES Interstate Controversies in the Su preine Court of the United States Subject of An Address by Justice B. H. Brown Objections to the Present Hague Court by Frederick P. McKcnney Otbrr Speeches on Various Subjects The French Ambassador and Governor-elect Simeon K. Baldwin to Speak To- night. (By Leased Wire to The Times) .. Washington, Deo. 16 A brilliant nrray of statesmen, jurists, diplo- mats and philanthropists assembled today at. the second session of the American Society for Judicial Settle menl of International Disputes, Theodore Marburg, of Baltimore, sec retary of the society, presided. The following addresses were de livered:' "Interstate Controversies in the Supreme Court of the United States.' Justice If. B. Brown (retired). "Objections to the Present Hague Court." Frederick D. McKenney. "The Development of the American Doctrine of Jurisdiction of Courts Over States." Alpheus H. Snow. "Why the Growth of Law is Aided by the Courts More Than by Com missions."- Eugene Wambaugh. : "Some Considerations as to Inter national Arbitral Courts." Jackson II. Ralston. ' "Difficulties in the Way of Suc cess of Our Object." Henry B. F. MaeKarland. "Aviation as Affecting the Judic ial Settlement of International Dis putes. "-Charles Noble Gregory. Henry B. F. MacFarland, former commissioner of the District of Co lumbia, declared that the selfish in terests of nations is the only thing that, nrevents universal neace Theodore Marburg declared , that to end wars an international court of justice is essential. Another session will be held to night with James Brown Scott, pres ident of the society, in the chair. Those who will speak are: The French ambassador, "The Aims of This Society"; Andrew J. Montague, "The Supreme Court as a Prototype of an International Court"; SJmeon E. Baldwin, "Evolution of the Inter national Court"; Francis B. Loom is, "The Price of Peace", and David Starr Jordan, "The Waste of Na tions". :. At a banquet tomorrow night, which ends the conference with Gen eral Stewart Woodford as toastmas ter, the speakers will be President Taft, Joseph H. Cuoate, Major Gen eral Frederick D. Grant, V. 8. A, Representative Bartholdt, of Missou ri; Thomas Nelson Page, Martin W. Littleton, and W. Bourke Cockran. Newspaper Man Died Suddenly. ;nnnlrlrk- iV "V. TW, IB Pwrt MInpr a .prominent newspaper man and a graduate, of Harvard' was found dead on the floor of his rooin In a hotel here today. . ; TWENTY PERSONS E (By .Caible to The Times.) Whitehaven, Eng.,' Dec. 16 Twenty persons were burled alive in land slide here today when a retaining wall ave wAy: A great mass of earth KWept down upon a row of cottages, and a woman, who saw the danger and tried to give the occupants warn ing, was killed. Workmen are work ing with feverish, haste to uncover the bodies. . . . Troop Sent to Field. ':'. (By Cable to The Times.) .. . ConsUntinople, Dec. 16 Thirty thousand Turkish troops were today ordered to take the field In the vila yet of Syria to crush the revolt of j)edouin; tribesmen. ' , ; AM E FLY BATTERED American Gvic Association Lays on the Pests Today "Fly Day" at the Meeting of . the American Civic Association "Why Is a Fly," Discussed by Dr, Woods Hutchinson. - (By Leased Wire, to The Times.) . Washington, Dec. "16 Today was "fly day" at the meeting .of the American Civic Association, at the Wlllard Hotel. The tiny, timorous house . fly and the error of his ways received serious consideration by the health experts of the conference. A discussion of the all-important question "Why Is a fly," by Dr. Woods Hutchinson,'opened the sym posium on the evils of the insect. He was followed by Dr. L. 0. Howard, who talked about the- "typhoid fly," basing his address on studies made as chief entomologist of the depart ment of agriculture. "The newspaper as an educational factor against the fly" by .Leroy Boughner, of Minneapolis, and1 a se ries of motion pictures illustrating the habits of the typhoid fly, exhibit ed by Secretary Richard R. Watrous, of the association concluded the. pro gram. City cleanliness was another sub ject discussed today. Mrs. Carolina Bartlett Crane, of Kalamazoo, Mich., and Miss Zona Gale, of Portage, Wis., talked about means of cleaning up towns. Cyrus Lochner, of the Cleve land, O., chamber of commerce, ex plained legal means of abolishing the smoke nuisance, and Assistant Corporation Counsel Clyde L. Day, of Chicago, discussed "Legal Control o. the billboard." A reception to the deegates to night, given by John B. Henderson will end the convention. THE FIRST FLAREBACK. Pacific Coast. Congressmen Will Dis . t-u TTatlonu) Defence. ( 13 j Leased Wire to The Times.) Washington, Dec. 16 The first flare- back from the sensational Dickinson report on the weakness of the national defense came today. It was an an nouncement by Representative Hum phrey of Washington, that a secret meeting of Pacific congressmen- to dis cuss ways and means of obtaining adequate defense appropriations will be held tonight. ' Alarmed by the "confidential" dis closures of the secretary; of war which were so startling that President Taft ordered them suppressed, the repre sentatives from ithe far west are de termdned not to let the present oppor tunity pass by without asking more protection against invasion than they have at present. It is pointed out that for the price of a single battleship nd excellent systc m of coast def en se on the Pacific could bo begun. Paget Sound is described as a particularly ulnerable. spot and it can not be mined effectively, so that better coast defense is urgently needed. The report of the meeting of the Pacific coast representatives tonight has created a stir in congress. The need of torpedo boats and sub marines to protect the Pacific coast the event of. war ' was impressed upon President Taft today before the cabinet session by Representative Humphrey, The Pacific coast is at the innrcv of an enemv. he said. The coast should be defended. The helplessness of the Pacific $oast states In the event of war Is known to every nation of tho world he told the president. , Representative Hull, chairman of the house committee on ways and means today admitted the unreadiness of the United States for war. He de clares the greatest weakness was the lack of field artillery and also tho lack of a supply of reserve amunltion for the field artillery. I am for military reserve on. prin ciple, providing a satisfactory plan ear be arranged. General Wood's Idea that we shorten the term of en listment to two years and not allow reenlistment. If I -'had .my way, rl ould strengthen the militia by de- taling 'the regular army officer as in structor w-bth every militia organiza tion, I would provide an active officer, not a retired one. Meeting of Commercial Congress. (By Leased Wire to The Times. Washington, Dec. 16 Secretary of Agriculture Wilson, Ambassador Jus serand, Chief Justice White, Colonel Henry Watterson, John Barrett and other prominent men conferred today with the. executive com.ml.tUee of the Southern Commercial Congress, con cerning the big rally of southern- bus iness men which Is to be lueld in At lanta, Ga., at the meeting of tho con- gres next Marcn. A-moassaaor jes serand will speak at the meeting on Old France and New France." Chief Justice White, If possible will deliver an address. The executive committee Is making up the program for the Atlanta meet ing..;;; ;.;!: -. r Famous Animal Trained Dead. Berlin, Dee. '16 William Hagenbeck, the famous animal trainer, died today. 'tip ,-7;;;ii:&f:-,;,p;:. I Senator Joseph L. TSristow, of Kan sas, who a. year ago tillered a joint esoliitlon railing for direct voting for senators which is now iicai-ing fruition, after a long light. The proposition o amend thei consfihi Hon" to provide, for election of sena lors by a direct vote of the people Will probably come before the senate with a favorable report from the com inlttee on judiciary noon after, tin holidays. POPULAR VOTE FOR SENATORS GAIN POINT (By Leased Wire to The Times) Washington, Dec. 16 Election' of United States senators by direct vote received an Impetus.. today,': when-at the meeting of the sub-committee of the, senate Judiciary, rominettee. which has been considering the ques tion of electing senators by direct vote, a resolution was adopted pro viding for the.-' .'submission -to the states to select their senators by popular vote. Flie sub-committee consists of Senators Borah, Rayne. and Dillingham. Senators Borah and Raner voted for tho resolution. Sen ator Dillingham opposed it. It will be reported to the full committee ut its next meeting, which will be held Monday. While the f-esoiution which was pending before the sub-committee was proposed by Senator Bristow that body adopted a new resolution which was framed by Senator Rayner. The effect of the measure is to leave to the States the regulation of the method of conducting' senatorial elections, it is a question now whether the main-committee, will mako a favorable report. The com mittee is said to stand eight to seven in favor of a favorable report, but one of the eight is wavering and may vote withthe opposition. About the senate chamber today, and in the cloak rooms there were animated conferences held with a view to blocking the resolution : if possible Senator Root, of New York, mid Sen ator Hale, of Maine, are among the members who are opposed to the measure. Friends of the resolution say that whether the measure comes to the floor with a favorable report, or oth erwise, they will force a vote upon it, and will make a fight in behalf of it. It looks now as if a great struggle oh the floor of tho senate over this mat ter were certain, with the fesult in doubt. "-' . JAPAN'S NAVY.- Will Spend $41,000,00(1 Next Year in : Increasing Navy. (By Cable to Tbe Times.) Tokio, Dec. 16 Japan Is going to cpend $11,000,000 on her -'navy during the flscal year of 1911-12. This 'was announced in the government budget made public today. This' is- most Interesting in view of the alarm In America over its de fence In explanation, the ministry says .that Japan must keep her navy to the modern Htandard notwithstand ing that "relations between Japan and the foreign powers at this time are peaceful." Next years estimate tor railroad construction, is J26,000,O00. A loan for this purpose will be under taken. Marquis Katsura, premier and minister takes a cheerful view of the financial condition1 of Japan. Tiie budget shows: Receipt, -ordinary. 492,138,000 yen; ex traordinary,' 48,796,973; -expenditures. ordinary, 407,113,274 yen: extraordlnarv 133,821,000. ' A yen is- approximately 60 cents in American money. 1 OR, GI1ES' REPORT Secretary; of State's Report For Two Years Report of Governor Kithm of the Affairs of His Office lor tho Past Two Years--5(eed of .Vdininistra Hon Building Man Important Matters,' i Ker-retary of Stale I Hrvan GWmep has made public his leport to the governor for the two veirs enclnig November 80) 1910. Tim '-report U yi interesting docmnoni. com iiiniii'; much" information anil vuliiahle sun gestions. We' cannot give the entire report here, " ft treats of public lands, supreme court reports, poruui nont roll of registered voters, need of administration, build 11m. corpora tions, etc. Under the head or need of an ad ministration build in a;, the report says: . .. - -'-.',- In the report of tlie -.secret a rv ol state two years aj?o, 1 saui: "FfH more than a giiuner of century each aeerelary ol' slit ie lias called attention to (ho need of a proper place for tbe stnago of t ie many thousands of dollars uorih of hooks belonging to the sime. The books have been corded in pile in various rooms about, t iie iiy and sub ject to damage' and dangers of many kinds. The laws, and supremo court reports are now i.fored on 1 lie i'oirl!i floor of the VvMtM building, in a hall tiOxl.00 feet," for which, die suae is paying a rental of $2 10 a year The number of books is aniuuilly 'iiicrens- mg litul the state should make pro visions for properly caring fo;,- tiie same. . ; "The Hoard of JPuhlic liuildings added the larse room m the third floor of the northeast - side of Hie cap itoi. formerly occupied by the .insur ance Commissioner; to the rooms of tlio Stale Department, but this is now more than ; full of old ; manuscript journals, laws; nd valuable docu ments' of ''many liinds! The secretary of state now shares that , room with the Historical Commission. "The large room on the southwest side of tho third .floor of the capiLol was some years ago made a part of the offices allotted to the Department of State, This room is iilled with of ficial : records, ' maps, manuscripis. priceless .'.documents', old bills and icts of the General Assembly, etc. During sessions of the General As sembly it us used as an enrolling' of fice. In the old closets ol' tite capitol there are many thousands of valuable papers that should bo -.properly; Hied if space permitted. "There Is no space in (lie capitol to arrange for the books 'and'' docu ments that are now overflowing every department, and a fire-proof hair of records should be built to care for the -'.highly '.perishable., property liial the jitate has now on-hand. Many manuscripts, papers, books and his torical relics would be donated to the state if a proper repository was pro vided for their safe-keeping.. Conditions are now wo.-se and wo are even more crowded than then. In addition to the Uzzell btfilding, 1 have rented the second floor of the Commercial Printing Company's building for storage purposes at a cost to the state of $25.00 a month. in the tramped surroundings of the various offices, the state cannot se ine as satisfactory and efficient' ser vice as would be possible with better facilities and more room and more up-to-date conveniences. In my opin ion it. would be to the advantage of our people and an economy for our state to acquire the two blocks bounded by Kdenton and Jones, Wil- (Conlinuod on Page ?even.) ONLY n SDOPPBVG - I DAYS TILL Christmas Recall That Hint About the Gift For Father? ft H ' tiro !,f- Km f if "4 y 1 M lid Harrow, late iiia-iager ot the Mond'eal liascbiili team, who was re. cent ly elect ei! president (lf the KaKt- cm League at its iimiiud iiiccling in New "York. Ibiiimv siiceels Pat. Powers, the mai-aihon king, who bus occupied the cliaic, uilii the exception of one season fur eighteen years. II was decided at the meeting to adopt a schedule ol l.l games next year i.iid 10 open the season 011 April 20. Home opening dates were assigned to li.-ilt iuioi-e, Newark, Jersey City and Providence, ROCKEFELLER'S PROFITS FROM STANDARD OIL ( fly l.('iisi . W'ir Np. S'.r, k. ' X) he . ufiiiiiuci''iei;f in The Times,! .1.1 ..i-('iii!pn:iyir:g toilay. t'lat: the rvny In:: declared a, il-ni.-l 10 shsivhuld- Slanilrii-.!. dl! lYunyi iln.it ifui.iterly dlv rx .am')Uii.i:is to ?!!.'.' i,.'i'ti 1 1 was ca! civtatvdv K. J' a:-. I '.: k. t'.-iii-v. a uu-ncr 01 ni-rci-iit oi the sleek, lias li'iuivri.l irtc l.sj.alwttt $lS'U.ari.iii)ii tjs lis .uvh;i- of .the" iMvi.!..r,ls. Ill !V .Vc-ii-s. it is suiil,. he was ..reppived In .dividend '-over--.S!.Cili.iMi0 while his IH.ity in the t.ilai net pinlHs sime isv-i is .paid to .hiive excvediMl, 2SO.00.- . From '. lfm'2 t.v l!lp ).)i-ln.sin. -the S-tard-n.i -ii Cnnpiiny. h.is d'isbiitwd t'o 'hareholders $:!."iT.'.l::n.(',i;o nut in" the net piulits of ii.:!.2ti:'.!n,.... IcaViUS ii sui-- pins of ::,:ivim.: Since '1SS2 t'n; . company "has .dis bursed. ITnn.SU'.fill on; .' ils pmlits of $1 .129.412.064: leaving a surplus of $119.- 7:,444..' This is the tirst time ' that any real' -Idea-of wiiai Mr. H.H-Uefi llei 's fortune niu?t . be up to date has lieen estiinated to aiiy iieeur.ite degree. ; PIM-'KJHT OX ISi llMl S. Kigbly-lwo Slillioii IXdlais AYoitb of lerchaiidisf Crosses I'niiania. ( Ity . Leased Wire ' to-. The. Times. 1 . .Washington pee'. V, -'lOjghl.vHwn million (lollais Vvurth .of mereiiandUe, originating; in the. I'liited Stan-s. eross-ed- Isthmuses, of. Paiiaina '-aitd Tehuail tepec last year. .Must of this mer ehandise .was moved aeros-s Hie .-'."Isthmuses for. the. ".purpose "of 'transferring It from one sect inn of the Phi ted .States to auoiliei- . .see'.iaii, Tilis traffic between -file, eastern and western coasts of the Cnited States -and between the eastern const. of the I'nlted S'tates and the. western coast of . Central- and Koiilii America, has greatly Increased.-In recent years. The increase, is the result, in part, of the opening in 1907. of the railway across the isthmus" of Teliuantepee, operated lin conjunction with lines of ocean steanirrs at either end, and supplied with facilities for' -transferring freight from steamer to railway, ani from railway tiv steamer. . .. ("old hi Philadelphia, (Py leased Wire to The Times.) Philadelphia, Pee. It! Tho coldest wave of the winter struck Philadel phia early today, accompanied by a terrific wind, which ripped a portion of the roof from the Philadelphia ball park and did much other dam age. The police today suspended traffic on Huntington street in front of the grandstand as the roof was leaning at a dangerous angle. The lowest temperature of the sea son, i 4 degrees above zero, was regis tered at 7:45 o'clock. Heavy Fighting Reported. (By Leased Wire to The Times.) El Paso, Texa9, Pec. 16 Heavy fighting between the Mexican fed erals aud rurales and the revolution ary forces was reported today along the Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railroad in western Chihuahua in the ranges of the Sierra Madre mountains. A report from Chihuahua today stated that passenger trains which should have arrived last night did not got in tint II this morning. 4 ...f. TIE FINAL Election In England Drawing to Close Scattering Scotch and Irish Flections Monday Will Close the Contest I5nt.li I'nionlsts nnd Liberals Made fiiiins Today Constitutional Ques. lions Not Settled. ( !iy Calile to The Times) ,; Loudon,..' Dee; 1C Today saw the linal polling In the general elections in Knglnnd although candidates will he elected In scattering Scotch and Irish constituencies on 'Monday, end ing England's most 'remarkable -elec toral. contest.-. Both Cnionist and Liberals made gains -today and early in the after noon returns showed that the gov eminent coalition forces had a lead of 102 seats although 1 lie complete majority will reach I3S. leaders de clare. ' The Liberals will he strongy en trenched in the next parliament. while tiieir coalition will lie able to block or control legislation. The windiip of the elections makes it evident that the grave constitutional questions can hardly be settled in parliament. The solution must come it is believed, through conferences of the leaders. - The Cnionists gained the seat for Higu Peak electorate in Derbyshire and the Liberals made a gain at. Leek, Staffordshire, : War Minister Haldane was return ed to parliament from Paddingtou- shire, Scotland, defeating the Union ist candidate. Minister Haldane's majority last January was 745 and it was even smaller in the present contest. The independent nationalists sained South Cork. The results at the- close of today's declarations stood:". Liberals, 2(54; laborites, 41; na tionalists. t!7; indejiendent national ists, !. :,.'. , ' ',. , .'-.-. -. : . .- Total government coalition, SSI ; unionists, 2(11; government major ity, - Hit. COOK COMING HACK. Expected in New York Next Week Tells of Trip. (By Leased Wire to The Times.) New York. Ptc. lfi Dr. Frederick A. Cook. ,Ui discredited explorer, "will .ippcar here next week, according- to nessages he has sent to his friends. Dr. Cook will arrive ifroin Europe, fol- owing Ids- self-imposed- exile.. lr. .,'iiok has confessed that-he is not certain whether ho reached the ole or not and in tomorrow's issue if a . local -magazine he tells of his experiences , In tlie article he tills of the hard hip's and tila'Js,. both . -mental and ihjsicul under which 'lie labored on bis ..first trip northward. He. declares here was little to occupy his mind on. the trip, save optical illusions. The-menial effect I find it difficult to analyze," he writes, "Some -of the xaggeraled transformations had the power, to bring lar 011. objects ap parently, near to us. This often caus ed confusion in estimating distances." Dr. Cook apparently blames all his roubles on his- menial condition',, which 10 Pays, led him to believe he had llseovered- the pole. Ilig Iloiler Explosion. (F.y Leosed Wire to The Times.) Dunkirk.. N. Y., Dec. lfi One man was killed, and seriously Injured and damage to the amount of $2S0,O0O was done by the explosion of two big boil ers in the Bondure Heating plant at Fi-edonia.- three, miles south of here, asi night. The d'ad mail, Fred Hiirrill, was night fireman at the plant. He was blown to pieces. Tilie njurod man is William C. Dish-op. The heating plant was wholly demol ished, " Cold Wave Strikes Xew Engliind, ..(lly Leased Wire to The. Times.) .Boston. Ma.ss., Dec. 1G The crest of the cold wave, struck New England today. The worst blizzard of the year lias resulted ill great suffering through out tins section. Two sailors wore nearly frozen to -death this morning after 'they had lost their oar locks and heir open dory ihad grounded 011 the mud flats In Doston harbor. ; Officially the lowest temperature was six de grees above but man;' thermometers oglstered below zero. Several persons were ..overcome. Woman Kills Husband. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Washington, Pec. 16 After kill ing her husband, Cecil Lomax, by shooting him in the head with a 32 caliber revolver in his room at 1828 Eighteenth street, this morning, Mrs. Mattie Lomax walked to the police court, a distance of two miles, aud surprised Policeman Acton, who was on duty at the front door, by asking him to arrest her on a charge of murder. She claims self-defense. i1ai OFEVBE - -'. fcaBBBlBaj i; r t, The Morning Sessica cfGrcrf Taken Up With Coafesd Legal Struggle 1. ballIhewitness FIGHT !) M.. U.. xzflflffH flfi lawyers Wage Hard Contest For and Against the Evidence of Jesse G. Ball State Wants to Prove ity Mr. Ball Something That Happened 13 Years Ago Defense Holds That Testimony Sltould Not be Al lowed and the Morning Session is Taken Up With Arguments For and Against the Admission of tho . Evidence. The third day of the trial of th case against Standard Oil Company for violating the anti-trust law In creased the advantage gained by the state yesterday afternoon and has put the defendant in several tight places. The evidence of the, representatives p the Texas and Indian Refining Com panies yesterday afternoon was in favor of the state, . tending to show that the defendant had cut prices to below a reasonable profit. The evidence of Mr.. J. J. Ball this morning, which was admitted after abotrt three hours of legal argument by the able counsel on both sides. showed that, it was the custom of the Standard to drive out competition, was another hard blow. The testimony oT the freight a'gerite of the Seaboard and Southern rail roads as fo the rates on oils from various points considerably strength ened the prosecution. ' SESSION OPEXS. When court resumed this morning at 11 o'clock Mr. J. G. Ball, the ad mission of whose testimony caused such a wrangle between lawyers yes terday afternoon, causing the court to take a recess until this morning in order to get authorities, was recalled to the stand. . Mr. Pon, for the defendant, stated that the Hight case was in favor ot his client instead of the state, and Mr. Snow read the decision of the su preme court on this case. Continu ing, Mr. Pou read several decisions in support of his objection to the tes timony of Mr. Ball, arguing that evi dence of another offense is not admis sible to show intent in the case at. trial. Contending that only when the case was contemporaneous or contin uous could a collateral matter be in troduced to prove intent. In the case at bar, Mr. Pou argued that the1 pre sumption was that the defendant was iunocent. and was guiltless of intent to ruin a competitor. It is not right, argued -tr. ifa ' bring out evi dence of ID years ago when the com pany was competing for business in a way that at that time was not Il legal, and if there was any doubt as to the competency of the evidence it. should not be admitted and circulated over the state when the defendant was on trial charged with a serious offense. Attorney General Bickett cited cases supporting the state's conten tion that Mr. Ball's evidence was ad missible. The anti-trust statute is a (Continued on Page Two.) T EIGHT LIVES LOST (By Cable to The Times) ' London, Dec. 16 In a collision between the British naval tender El fin and a submarine today on the eas,t coast, eight members of the crew1 of the tender perished and the Elfin was sunk. The accident was reported ttt the admiral from Harwich, The snb- marine was badly damaged. Big Savings Bank Closed. Saco, Me., Dec. 16 -The Saco Bar ings Bank, which was established in 1S70, closed its doors today, follow ing a conference between the trustees of the institution and the state bank ing authorities. The bank deposits are atimated at (1,400.000. 1 .
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