North Carolina Newspapers

Cine. ami II wit ir I Hi - VoL LXIX. No. 28. The Weather FAIR. RALEIGH, N. C., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1911. LAST EDITION. PMCE FIVE CE3TT3 Double the Number of Paid Subscribers in the City of Raleigh of Any Other Newspaper. PRIMARY ELECTION Bill by Spainhour to Provide Primary Elections Through out the State E ANTI PETITIONS 1)111 by Nwart to Muke Klllcioiit the Prohibition "iiiiw of (lie State -Mr, '.Taylor Speaks of Injustice to Pau per Counties Consideration of Sir". Qulckel's Kill Minority Tic. port Adopted SMH'inl Order To niftlit (he Anti-N'ear-beer Hill Pa vornblo Couiiulltce Reports. Speaker Dowd called the house to order at 1U o'clock, Itpv. 1.. F. John son, of Raleigh, offering prayer. Petitions. Pethel: From railroad employees asking the Railroad Rellel Associa tion be pro iilute.1. Battle: From factory employees regarding hours of labor. Another Flood of Xenr-heer Petitions. Petitions against the 6ale of near beer and the use of intoxicating li quor in clubs were presented by rep resentatives of the following coun ties:. Rowan,' Stanly. Durham, Pas .quotank, Richmond, Wayne, David R.rh, Chowan, New Hanover,: Pender, Beaufort," Halifax, Haywood and Washington: from the cities of . Ooldsboro, Greensboro, several church associations and from the Tabernacle church of Raleigh. Fuvorable Committee Reports. Finance: Relating to salary of Henderson county sheriff and reg ister of deeds. To allow Waynesville voters to ratify contract with Southern Assem bly and vote bonds therefor. To allow Concord to Issue bonds. To amend the bird law of Ala mance county of 1909 and provide a sinking fund. To allow Alamance county to.. levy a special tax. To amend the fertilizer law of 1907. To allow special bridge tax for Rutherford county. To fix pay of board of commission ers of Guilford county and refund amounts paid bylhem into the county treasury. ... To amend the charter of Elizabeth Citj Judiciary No. 1. To allow cities and towns to amend and frame their own charter. (500 copies ordered printed.) To amend the anti-trust law of 1907. . ' I flL I THE ROBIN JURY (By Leased Wire to The Times.) . New York, Feb. ,2 Members of the Robin jury wilo found the indict ed bank wrecker sane enough to stand trial, today lodged formal pro test with Judge Swann against t:ie remarks of former District Attorney Jerome, Robin's counsel, who, in his speech before 100 doctors, referred to them as a "rag tag" jury. .Jerome also called Judge Swann "a half baked Judge who holds office by the grace of Charlie Murphy." Story developments were expected when Robin wus brought up for ; pleading before Judge Swann in gen ' eral sessions this afternoon. Jerome was expected to inform Judge Swann that, in view of his client's alleged insanity, he can enter no plea. In this event, the judge will probably di rect that a plea of not guilty be en tered for the accused banker. BILL TODAY Yellow Fever on Gunboat. By Leased Wire to The Times) Washington, Feb. 2 The navy de partment was notified today that , , several cases of yellow fever have 't !, been found on the gunboat Marietta, l t S -now patrolling the coast of Hondu j ' 'rs. fce Marietta has been ordered 1 to Key West for inspection. ; P' tm it -'nhiM ,'itll ' t 11 Ills :TA1t1 ... Jlie most recent photograph ..if Miss Vivien (iould, (laughter of New York iniilil-iiiillioiniirc Ocorge (jould, tvhu will lo niar:ii-;l to 1 IVdes, n peer l F.nluiid, on Folium ry 71 It. Tim preparations lhal being made tor (lie wedding indicate Mini the cci-oinnnv will fie one of most. jhl7Poiis ever held mi lliis side of the Aliunde. - l,id Itech's (ueiity-foilr years (he senior of liss (,'onld. To allow r.iiupi'lis.'u inn In i''iinl veniremen In I ' n ion oit lit To provide for doclcei iiur i! '.cruel ty' cnarges lor partition' proceeding. To incorporate, the Anson Siinitor- ilim."'' "',.".:'".; . .' ' ' .' ..' '; To amend the law relating lo tres pass. Judiciary No. 2. To amend the charter or Wilming ton. To amend the lfllil) law regarding the Wilmington recorders court. Public l!liildliijs. To erect a woman's building at Soldiers' Home. Refm red to commit tee on appropriations. ISills Introduced, Connor: To prevent frauds on merchants. Gay: To amend the divorce law of the revisal. Kennedy: To amend t;ie r.oad law of Sampson county. Brown of Slanlv: To incorporate he town of Locust. Par;iam: To allow Thomasville to issue bonds for establishment ot wa terworks. Parham: For relief of clerk of eourt of Davidson county. Spainhour: To provide primary election in Topsail Inlet in reference to roads and schools. Dillard of Cherokee: To amend the laws of 1905-190!) relaiing to road bond issue in Valley township. McWllliams: To regulate the kill ing of wild fowl m Hvde countv. Richardson: To allow Rutherford to levy and collect special taxes. Allred: To provide records ot the foreclosure and mortgages in this state. Swalu: To regulate killing deer in Wasnington county. liwart: To make effective the prohibition laws of tins state. Perry: To allow Hertford graded school district to issue bonds. Perry: To amend the charter ot Hertford; to encourage killing hawks and crows in Perquimans countv. ' Tavlor of Brunswick: To amend the revisal so as to give towns and cities power to operate and maintain waterworks and other public facili ties. . As to Pauper Counties. Mr. Taylor, of Brunswick, ariHing to a question of personal privilege, called attention to tiie list, of alleged pauper counties filed by the state treasurer. He said the list included many counties tnat would not be there if the figures were to show the- amount of corporation tax. paid direct by the county into the slate treasury. Brunswick would not he excluded by this rule, but a great many counties would. But Brunswick was paying Its proportionate part of taxes, Com pared with otner counties. It had no large industrial city, but has a large county, wita small population, having a great deal of waste and marsh land- It was near the scene of hos tilities during the war, and had many old soldiers or their widows on the pension list. The climate was con ducive to longevity and these widows and veterans lived to a ripe old age, as did other Briinswiek people. It was largely due to the fact thnt Brunswick received more money from the state treasury in pensions alone, than . it paid into the state treasury; that it was classed as a pauper county. Property was assessed at as fair a value as property in. other counties of the state and it paid taxes In proportion to other coun . OHtUued on Fge Two.) the 1 1 rd are I he is HOLLY FOUND GUILTY Murder in First Degree Re turned Against Him urv Out Sixteen Hours and Hi-turned ;i A crdict ol (imlty Against Hul Iv for the Murder of I'dwaiil Crowell. . InKurfUU.t- .C.MtltuisHkmt1 James . V:. VnuriK re'eoi'vi ( u tetiiffram from .Wil mington, iibniu two ; o'c-lot'k, slating that J. (.'. Holly has ben 'found guilty of 'murdei' irv-the first desivtv This lias been -a .very - butty contested 'case,' arid the jurv was out since 2 o'clock - yes terday and much speculation has been on concerning the jtirv s venllcl. .7. ('. Holly was cliarpcd with the murdt-r ot Kdwnvd Cromwell and the Dunlins; of Koek Sirni! hotel to con ceal his ..crime. . several niortths ago. Cromwell-was an adopted son ol Holly, age . sixteen, ami insurance to the amount of $2,ij0l) was taken out on the boy's life by Holly. After the murder and fire,. 'the" boy's stomach was ex amined and 'it was. found to contain 'strychnine,- It wan proven that Holly had purchased the poison and the ln sitrance was given as: the niotive lor the nmrdei'. Jury Out Sixteen Ho-.ii-s. (Special to The Times.) Wilmington. N. C Feb. 2 After (le liheiating sixteen hours the jury in the cmpo of J. ( Hollv, wtnte. murder trial, entered superior court this morn iii?. Judge Peehle.M presiditiK. and re turned a verdict of uitili'r In the first degree. The verdict Was received With in tense interest and seems to meet with public approval. Holly was keeper of Rock Springs Hotel, here last year. It was charged that he poisoned .with mvehnlne, Kdward Cromwell, white, sixteen years of age. Holly s ward. Holly had Si.iiiifl insurance on the boys life, this developed the motive tor murder and strychnine was found in the boy's stomach. It was proved that Holly purchased strychnine several times before the boys death. There was a charge o arson against Hollv as the hotel was set afire the night of the murder. It was charged tluit. Holly set the hotel on fire to hide the murder of the boy whose death occurred several hours before the the. The evidence ol Incendiarism proved Hollv would have-been -tried on arson charge if verdict of first degree mur der had not been returned. Case will go down as one of the most famous in state criminal annals. Holly's attorneys will give notice of appeal to the supreme court for new trial tomorrow. Fifty Indictments Today. (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Danv'llle. Ills., Feb. 2 It was an nouncedi today that the grand Jury was ready to vote approximately fifty indictments against vote-sellers in Vermlll. countv as a result of the twd weeks Investigation here. With the immunity bath granted bv Judg Klmbrough for the prisoners. It Is ex pected nil the vote-sellers will be numud and indicted. City Attorney Jones was the first to take the advantage of the Immunity. " Woman Shot by Hrotlier-iii-law. (By Leused Wire to The Times.) Flint; Mich., Feb. l- Mrs. Nellie Blano was murdered and her sister, Mrs. John Talbott was wounded by a man who called at the Talbott home early today and asked to see Mrs. Blanc. According' to Mrs. Talbott, the man was Frank Cox, a brother-ln-lnw of the woman. The police are now searching for him. DEAD NUU THIRTY In the Terrific Dynamite Ex plosion in Jersey City i:ph sloii Still .1 in .pliiiiicil F.xcepl on the Ground of nicies Ih.nd lni4 ot (he DyiiHinui Several In vent millions. ( I'y Leased Wire lo T lu.Tiines) : Now York, Feb. -2 -Discovery to day tnat a iiundre.l .thousand '-pounds ol iinexploded djnaniiit- is in the ruins at Jersey ;icv wrougiu hv the blowing up of jn.OeO pounds ol ex plosives vesterdav in which iroin -;!0 to ad persons pel isln-d, and upward or alio were injured, caused experts in explosives to declare t iat lower Manhattan had .escaped one of the greatest calamitin ol modern nines. . -Had 'this huge mass.-.ol .-dynamite been -'.detonated oy (lie force of the other explosion, jSifyscrapers;.. it . Is aid, would have ionulod like houses of cards and the' Wall street would have been reduced- to a slate m des olation commensurable with t.iui, of San Francisco alter its di.-. ister. 1 kisens "f laboieift wi re seitrclinig ihrouli lli(. ruiiifi fur bruin-:! Mdav. In .1 In- wrerkfige of n'-y. Nn. T stood two earn -. eontainniu liiil.noo ii.iiiud:; of dynamite,' .-.'A railroad .'po.liceiiiiin said that dynamite was scattered in with the debris. , '. Sam ucj ..'Schwartz, one of the laborers on 'the pier, pried up a hoard with a crowbar 'and nui -lowly missing striking three sticks of the. explosive. . Oflirials of tlfe .Terse v ( entral said tnev would not dare to move the cars continuing dynamite until the wreck age had been cleared away. T.ip resccuc work was in charge ot Lotus Oall'idor, of the Jersev Central. Be lieving that a number ol bodies were under the wrecked pier, he had t:ie fioorin,! ripped -t:-f. . '.- '.' :'..; One of the rescuers today saw a human head, hut it was carried away bv the tide while he was summoning help. Divers arrived at the pier dur ing the morning, and began searching through the wreckage ol the two lighters that; were demolished by the explosion. The schooner Ingrid was sent over to Brooklyn-for repairs. Indictments Asked For. Now York. Feb. 2 ProsocnMr Carven, of Hudson countv, will go before the grand jury in Jersey Cny today and ask for the indictment or the men responsible for the explosion of the thirtv-fivc tons or1 dynamite on pier 7 near the Communipaw station of t lie-'Jersev (ontral Railroad, .yes terday, which caused the death of be tween thirlv and fifty persons and in juries to at least three hundred tun ers, and a property loss conservative ly estimated at. $1,200,000. Alreadv it has been snow n. that the Catherine W., tae steamer on which the dvnamite was being load ed, from a car. was violating the law. She was not a licensed carrier ol ex plosives and Iter owner,; -.Captain James Hewing, will be asked to ex plain why Ins boat was. allowed to carry dynamite. . ' Fear of another explosion caused (Continued on Page Three.) STREAM OF PROTESTS FROM ill CLERKS (By Leas. 1 Wire, to The Times.) Washington. Feb. . 2 KffU-ieney sacrificed for economy" Is the protest from more than" 15.000 railway mad clerks, numerous cities, (it least one state legislator and quite a number of commercial bodies relative to a de termination ot the postofllee depart ment "to lake up the slack" in the railway mail service. Emphatic denials were made toilnv bv heads of the past- office department that hardships are imposed on the clerks or that there is any Intention on the part of the post master general to impair the service, but a stream of complaints has poured into congress. Leading the tight for a betterment of conditions of the rail way postal clerks Is J. T. Canfleld. of Syracuse, Jtf. Y., president of the rail way association. He has interested the American Federation of Labor in the cause, and a bitter tight Is in pros pect, the association comprising virtu ally all the postal employes who sort mall on trains. Want American Doctors. (By Cable to The Times) Manila, Feb. 2 The American au thorities here have bueu requested by the Chinese empire to detail Doctors Strong, Helser, and Stltt to combat the bubonic plague in Manchuria. 1 ; .rr& mU FLOOD '77 ij' r-r V- .Ciia Dare, flic vc!M!Mil' ai'trcss. and most phot oira plied woman In l-,nli!id. 'I l is cliiii iiitiiK Imlv has created (pine a stir in Unj-lisli WM icty i her recent iiiai-na,;e lo ..Maurice X yncr llabol Itreit, tlie second son of iscouiit Fslier. 'Ihc liviilejii-ooni's family, while not opposed lo the Dial ch, desired thai the ceremony he postponctl until (he aelrcss should i-p. t H i- li-nni llii' sl;n;- on (he - ,iil illion cl her conliacls. On (he slime niglil I he couple were married, however, the actios appeared on the stage) In Cardiff. Wales. STUBBS BILUS LOST Calling for Constitutional Con vention is Voted Down Introduced bv Harry Slubbs or Mar tin County Opposition Too (.'rent Many Aiancd it. Would Disrupt Democratic Party in Coining. Cnm pmsns llousthlon Lead Fight Aaninsl Bill. The .stubli's , lilM calling:' for a c.tn vtituiionni .,.eon;i-ntlon - is; dead. Tlie hearing la-it night was too nineii lot it, and.it was killed by a vote of K!i to 2. nen tlie housi-was called to gether'' -last night, and - 'Speaker- Dou d had hardly laid the bill before the meei hig before tlie fun began.. Jlr. Stubbs trit-fl to' save his bill from tieft-at liy sciichii f'irward an amendment Which declared -that the convention shall not disr-nvs.- or ailnpt ir.iy amendmriit -relaiing to prohibition, . and .that it shall not be in session not exceeding 30 days. : The. vote, for the amendments was u tie, 2S to 2S. hut Speaker Oowd voted 111 favor of tlie amendmertt.s. Mr. llonghton opened the debate, by daring hiniself strongly opposiHl' to the calling of such a .convention. He argued at some length its disadvantages, lie declared the democratic party Would be seriously injured if hot disrupted by the results op-such a campaign, that, the etinsecniences might be disastrous to the party and .building so. be wished tit enter his solemn antl earnest pro test against the bill -and trusted, that it will not prevail.- , , Mr. Turlington. Argued in fa vor of the bill. ' He said flov. Kitchin had reeohimetided" twf-pty-two amendments to ottr constitution, and they could, not . be added without such', a convention. .Mr. Battle, of Wake, oiiposet the bill most earnestly and said It 'would be extremely -hurtful to the partv. .Mr. Williams, of Hiincombe. spoke for the bill, saying the constitution great ly needed "patehing-up" and the con vention would hi? . the most practical wav to do the work. 1 Mr Ntubhs then argued for his bill at some length. It .was a '-question of putting ;i con vention :on the people . but that the hill simply asked that the people of North Carolina be given the chance lo go to the polls in l!H2. and say there whether they wanted the convention or not. He argued that this legislation should not deprive the voices ol a chance to sav If they wauled to call it. He tiled the conventions as held In the states of Virginia. (Ic-oi-gia. Tennessee, and .south Carolina within the past ten years, and North Caro lina alone had made . no material amendment to her constitution In the past thirty-five years. He plead with the legislators to not deny the people this right' to sav -whetner thev care for any amendments to the constitution or not. Tt was merely to givo.it up to the voice of the people. Mr. Stubbs made a strong plea to let the bill pass. Upon the roll call, the vote was an nounced, aves 22; noes fifl. The hill calling for a Constitutional Conven tion Is now dead, and Mr. Stubbs has lost the hardest fight he has made dur ing this legislature. D. A. ft. (Jets Million Dollar Hall. i (Ry leased Wire to The Times.) Washington, Feb, 2 After an agree ment that threatened to lead to litiga tion, the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Norcross Brothers Company have reachud a settlement by which Continental Hall, valued at $1, 000.000 has been turned over entirely to the D. A. R. . The society disputed payment of cer tain construction bills, i ' . - CAWOV AfJAlVST IT. llocMi't I .'iior I'l-ojiosi'd ISoi-iproi'ily Agreement Willi Camilla. ". (Ry;lased 'Wir to The Times.) . Washington, , Feb.. 2 Declaring that lo attempt to legislate on the reciprocal agreement with Canada at the present .ession of congress would be difficult and like "hopping, skipping and jump ing into something of which we know too little' Speaker Cannon, last night in an address before tlie National As sociation of oolen .Manufacturers as serted that he still is for "protection and does not know whether such reci procity ,;is suggested in President. Taft's .treaty 'I would be the best thing for the people of the. Cnited States. Speakr et' CHiir.on. i-'ollovveil. Stwiati.rs .Lodge, of Mn.ssai'litisetts, and. War'-en of Wyo lrtiiig. bntli of whom ... s-fppor.ted the woolen schedule o! the. Payne-Aldrieh tariff;-. : .';) - ''..; "It is questionable, whether re;ipro ei:y: v.'ith Canada will work to the gootl ol the country" said Speaker f.annon. ' If It will, that remains to be seen. There mav come a time wnen those who are in such haste to reach ami effect trns reciprocity agreement may be a.saiVd for being the authors ol ii. I don t. Hunk it Is a matter about which we , should be . too hasty. YVe should not 'hop skip and Jump". 'into this legislation. We have only a ; few weeks more In which to consider this matter. Congress,' as you all know, is eery busy at this time, and - W illi, the short time aheatl of us I consider it would be most inopportune to attempt to handle this Important question," CI.AKIv SKNDS HI KUY CALL. Wants Democrats to Caucus on Sub 1 "t t c.t Itcciprocity. ff'.v 1. - - .. rc. to The Times.) Waslru- :. :i; i , ii. Ciiamii Clark has sen 1 -:i:n ry calls to the dem ocratic : f n tat ives, '. requesting the in to. hold -state caucuses on the subject of Canadian reciprocity. .Many of the southern, democrats, however, intend to ignore his call, and disregard aim as minority leader. 'I he reason tnev assign is the fact that CI ant saw fit to indorse the Talt tariff board bill, without consulting t.iem about it. They are angry with the Missourian because of this. There is another reason for the disaffection of (he soutneriiers, par ticularly the Louisiana delegation. Thev claim Clark did not turn a fin ger" in -favor -of New Orleans for, the 19 15 Panama exposition. While the administration 'was actively lining up republicans lor San Francisco, Clark reluscd lo use his influence witn dem ocrats in lavor of the Crescent City. Thev dccclare his indifference will cost hnn the support of many soutii ern states lor the presidential nom ination in l!)12. Mor Morrisey Dead. (llv l.enseil Wire to The Times.) Washington, Feb. 2 Major- George .H, .Morrissey, one of the oldest door, keepers of the house Of representa tives, and one of the most picturesque figures at the national eapitol, died to day at hinergoney Hospital following injuries received on January S, last, when a fall on u slippery pavement threw him beneath the wheels of a street car. He was doorkeeper at the liouse for 2n vears. . Collision On Flevnted. New York, Feb. 2 Slippery weather today- caused a collision be tween two trains on the Second Ave nue elevated road between 127th and 128th- streets, in which one man was seriously Injured. Dozens of persons all over the city were hurt by falling on the icy sidewalks. ' The crash on the Second Avenue "L" wan due to ice covered" rails. . THESHIATE Dozens of Petitions Against Near-Beer Traffic Presented to the Senate TO PROHIBIT CARTOONS (iiaham of Orange Presents Petition From Citizens to Prevent Frequent Change of Fashions, Also to Pro liibit. Cartoons in Newspapers; Resolution From Tabernacle Against N'ear-beer Bill Creating County of Hansom Introduced. Kill to Encourage I'se of Goods Manufactured by Independent Companies. A Hood of petitions against near beer poured into the senate today and Senator Graham of Orange pre sented a petition from a citizen of that county protesting against the frequent changes of fashions and asking that cartooin. n newspaper? be prohibited. The reaulng of the unique petition caused much merri ment among the senators and those in the lobbies and galleries. Senator Starbuck of Forsyth of fered a joint resolution inviting non residents ot this state to visit North Carolina during Octob -f each vear. vv A large number of !?!.;: tit tta troduced, the moBt i:r.:o:-l;r.i being by Senator Cotten o nil, i. chlblt Ing coupons in cigar.rjte. ht.A to bacco packages; by .-ju-iU.i I'horn of Nash, to encouravi tlie "se of goods manufactured "r inceuendent concerns and discou:;so th. use of trust made goods; bv Pnhoi Hawk ins of Warren, to create the county , of Ransom out of Wake, Johnson, Franklin, and Wilson counties, and by Senator McLaughlin of Cumber land, to increase the number of re-. gents of Bnrium Springs Orphanage and allow the orphanage to own more than $1,000,000 worth of property. Another amendment to the char ter of Greensboro passed the senate and was sent to the house. The amendment requires the mayor to give a bond and amends section 70 of the charter providing for a commis sion form of government by limiting the commissioners to the present rate in assessing property for taxes. A great many bills advanced on their readings and the substitute for the bill providing for a more ef fective indexing and registration of (Continued on Page Two.) SENATOR WATSON TAKES THE OATH (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Washington, Feb. 2 Clarence W. Watson, today took the oath of office as democratic senator from West Vir ginia. Senator Watson was elected to fill the unexpired term of the late Sen ator Stephen B. Klkins, and succeeds Senator Elkins' son, Davis Klkins, who has been a United States senator for 23 days. The oath of office was also taken bv A. J. Oronna, senator from North DiiKola. Senator Oronna was elected to fill to-, -unexpired term of the late senator Johnson, and succeeds Senator Pureed, who has served a year under appoint:;!, t.t. iH'utu ol Mrs. Pepper. (Fjy j-"h-d Wire to The Times.) Washington, )vb. 2 Stricken with hear' d:ses v. Hie on a northbound Fourteenth stten car, Mrs. Kittle Rosa Peppei 8,J M years, president of the District. Federation of Women Clubs of Anif i lea, and wife of Charles XI. Pepper, Journalist, and member of the Canadian reciprocity commission, died on the car about 12:80 o'clock this morning. . The body was removed to the family home at 8211 Thirteenth street,; north west. In an automobile. . . ; Mr. and Mrs. Pepper had keen- dtnlnc at the home of a friend. On the car Mr: Popper SpdVe to fits wuewo did not reply and who at .that moment fell forward and.dled almost Instantly. - in - :'t it: